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Year: 1861

this magnificent welcome, and still
more for the generous support given
by your State to that political cause
which think is the whole world. Sol
omon says there is time to keep ST.
len .e, and when men wrangle by the
mouth with no certainty that they mean
the same thing, while using the same
words, it perhaps were as well if they
would keep in silence. The words
coercion" and s'invasion'' are much
used in these days, and often with bad
temper and hot blood. Let us make
sure, if we can, that we do not under
stand the meaning Of those who use
them. let us get exact definitions Of
these words, not from dictionaries, but
from the men themselves, who certainly
deprecate the things they would repre-
sent by the use of the words. What,
then, is coercion ? what is taxation :?
Would the marching Of an army into
South Carolina without the consent Of
her people, and intent towards them, be
Invasion certainly think it would
and it would be coercion also if the
South Carolinans were forced to SUBJ
nit; but if the United States should
merely hold and retake its own forts
and other property, and collect the du-
ties on foreign importations, or even
without the mails from places where
they were habitually violated would,
any or all of these things be invasion
or coercion Do our professed savers
of the Union, but who spitefully resolve
that they will resist coercion and inva-
sion, understand that such things a.
these on the part OF the United States
would be coercion or invasion of a
State If SO, their idea Of means to
preserve the object Of their great affec-
ton would seem to be exceedingly thin
and airy. If sick, the little pills Of the
homeopothist would be much too large
for it to swallow. lin their view, the
Union, as family relation, would seem
to be no regular marriage, but rather a
sort of free love arrangement, to be
maintained only on passional attraction
BY the way, in what consists the spec
ial sacredness Of State? I speak not
of the position assigned to State in
the Union by the Constitution; for that
by the bond, we all recognize; that po-
siton, however, State cannot carry
out Of the Union with it. / speak of
that assumed primary right Of State
to rule all which is less than itself, and
to ruin all of which is larger than itself.
If State and County in a given case
should be equal in extent of territory
and equal in number Of inhabitants, in
what, as matter of principle, is the
State better than the County? Would
an exchange Of names be an exchange
Of right upon principle ? On what
rightful principle may a State, being
not more than one fftieth part of the
nation in soil and population, break up
the nation and then coerce proper
tionably larger subdivision of itself in
the most arbitrary way? What mys-
terious right to play tyrant is conferred
on district of country with its people,
by merely calling it State? Fellow
citizens am not asserting anything,
am merely asking questions for you to
consider; and now allow me to bid you
farewell.
Year: 1861

TO the eommandant Of the regiment and to the
Adjutant and 1nspcctor-Gen of the State,
and for default in making said returns within
ten days after being required to do so by the
order of any superior officer, they shall be liza
bic to a fine of fifty dollars, to be imposed and
recovered as provided for by the militia laws
of this State.


XIV. That every person liable to military
duty under the provisions of this Act, who shall
make default when summoned into actual SER
vice, shall be liable to such punishment, short
of death, as may be imposed by court martial,
according to the articles of war of the Confed-
crate States, said court to be convened by the
officer commanding the regiment to which such
delinquent shall belong, who is hereby author
lied to order said court in conformity with
the usages of the army Of the Confederate
States.
Year: 1861



 The following message from President Buchanan was dispatched to Congress on the 9th inst. After somewhat exciting debate Mir Towards motion to refer it to a special committee of five prevailed:

 "The speaker laid before the House a mes sage from the President. He says at the open ing of the session, he called attention to the dangers of the Union, and recommended such mcasures of relief as he believed would have the effect of tranquilizing the country, and save 1t from the perils in which 1t is needless ly and unfortunately placed. It is not neces- sary to repeat this opinion and recommends tion. His opinions then expressed remain un- changed. He regrets to say that matters in stead of becoming better are still worse, and hope is diminishing.

 Alluding to the condition of South Caro- lina he says there is no other alternative but to collect the revenue and protect the public property as far as practicable under existing laws. lis duty is to execute and not to make the laws. The right and duty to use military and naval force against those who illegally as sail the Federal Government are clear and ln- disputablc, but the present state of things was beyond executive control. We are in the midst of great revolution, and he rccom- mcnded Congress to act in the present cmer- pency. To Congress is reserved the power to declare war and remove the grievance that might lead to war, and restore peace to the country. On them rests the responsibility. After eulogizing the blessings conferred by I ,+ 4, ty will be as severe in Southern as in North ern States. The secession movement is chiefly made on an apprehension as to the sentiments of a majority of several of the Northern States. Let the question be trans ferred from the political assembly to the ballot box. The people will redress the grievance. In heavens name let the trial be made before we plunge into the assumption that there is no other alternative. Let us have reflection Would that South Carolina had reflected He appeals to Congress tosay in their might: The Union shall and must be preserved by all constitutional means. He recommends Con- g6ess to devote themselves to prompt action, with view to peace. A division on the line of 36 deg. 30 min. is suggested as calculated to produce an adjustment. It was an impu- tation on members to say they will hesitate a moment. The danger is on us. In several of the States forts and arsenals have been seized by aggressive acts. Congress should endeavor to give the difficulties peaceful so- lution. He states reasons why he had re- trained from sending troops to Charleston harbor, believing this would have furnished the pretext, if not the provocation, on the part of South Carolina for aggression.

 Referring to Major Anderson, he says that
Year: 1861

IT SEEMS to us that every effort which has yet been made, by those who wished to sec the Union of States perpctuated in honor and harmony, has been misconstrued on both sides of Mason's and Dixon's line, and turned as batteries against the very cause in behalf of which such endeavor was made When those who did not pray for the precipitate dismcm- berment of the government, having resolved to try every means in human power to ar range plan by which the several States could prosperously exist, banded together by com mon Constitution, have expressed themselves, in solemn convention, as anxious for all the Southern States to unite upon some sure basis and solidly demand permanent recognition of all their Constitutional rights, and ask pledges of their perpctuity and in the event that such an effort should be unavailing. the best means must then be devised for uniting the entire South, under the inalenable right Of revolution, to establish a separate confcde- racy for the purpose of protecting and enjoy ing their rights, they have been denounced by the warm-blooded Southerners as being "con- temptibe submissionists," and unworthy the land of their birth, and the report of these meetings heralded forth by the lying, fanatical Republican presses as gatherings which were sympathetic with their own detestable senti- ments, thereby lulling their followers into the belief that their cause had friends enough in the Southern States to bolster up an admins tratlon for them during the next four years

 while they could batten upon the spells of ottce, and wage war in words and deeds upon the institutions of the section which claims the right of property in the African race

 We deeply regret this state of things for two reasons first, because the past Accommodations by the immediate Secessionists, of the friends of the Union in the South, will, in all probability, cause non-concert of action in the dark times which will shortly be upon us and most re- qulre unanimity; and secondly, that the mis- representations of the Union meetings by the Northern press have so misled their peo- pie as to the real state of feeling which exists Tn the South, that it will most likely be the cause Of many bloody fight, and forever place the hope, of bringing together again the States which once composed the Confederacy upon any kind of terms, beyond all possibility.
Year: 1861

The New York correspondent of The Mo- bile Register announces to that Journal that the United States officers in New York are making arrangements to grab the public funds for the benefit of the city on the disso- lution of the Union. Collector Schell and Assistant-Treasurer Cisco are alleged to be in the plot, and Mr. Cisco is said to be engaged in the new occupation of painting the gold bars white, so that they can be removed with out suspicion.
Year: 1861

HE "melanchOy days so long hoped for by the rash and inconsiderate portion of the American people, have come at last The wish of those, both North and South, who loved disunion for disunion's sake, has been at last gratifed by the practical dismember- ment of this once proud and world-independ- ent Confederacy The cloud which now over shadows the nation, has been gathering for months and growing daily darker, although, to the hopeful, real or imaginary gleams of light have momentarily played between its hideous convolutions. But now it has gathered in breadth, width, thickness and bIackness, until no seam remains for the light of hope to struggle through, and utter darkness seems to prevail and move upon the face of the waters of our political sea. The vessel of state has struck upon the reef of sectionalism :; the South Carolina, Mississippi Alabama and Florida blanks have sprung from their fasten- ings, and we fear there is no carpenter, of the good old CLAY school, whose skillful hand can replace the broken timbers and save the ship from disastrous wreck. There is no captain, either, for the sailors to love and obey, and almost the entire crew have deserted their posts and watches to riot in the tap-room unprepared and uncaring for the fate which surely awaits them Whatever that fate may be, the developments of the next ninety days must determine The Union is smashed into fragments and internecine warfare be- tween the Northern and Southern States Is tolerably certain to ensue. It cannot be helped now, that some of the Southern people have been nasty, and that many of the North ern ones have been and are yet, doggedly stubborn in refusing to accept, as basis of adjusting the troubles, what is known as the Crittenden resolutions. It is too late to in- dulge in censure or crimination in regard to the errors committed by any one in this matter

 It is equally as useless to say that it would have been best for South Carolina to have councilled with her sister States upon separ- ating from the Union, as tits to say that ma jority of the Northern papers, Senators and Representatives in Congress, not only oppose the binding up of the national wounds, but have been insolent in their rejection of all applications proposed. It is unnecessary to say that we doubt the policy of separate State action. There are four of our Southern States already passed their ordinance of secession and declared themselves independent, and as surely as the time arrives for the holding of their conventions, Virginia, Louisiana, Georgia and Texas will follow suit And when this is done, no other course remains for the re- maining Southern States but to follow in the footsteps ofthe others, which will have claimed the practical right of secession, or revolution

 or whatever eles any one may choose to term the act. However much We may regret the necessity that impels the Southern States to dissolve their connection with those of the North, yet being native here and to the ma nor born, we are with them forever
Year: 1861

THE steamer Star of the West, which took the re-inforcements for Fort Sumpter, and which was fired upon by Carolnians in the mouth of Charleston harbor, returned to New York and deposited her soldiers at Governor s Island.
Year: 1861

We understand from gentlemen just from Little Rock, that bill passed both Houses of the Legislature, last Monday, leaving it to a vote of the people whether or not a State Convention shall be holden to decide upon the course of Arkansas through the present na- tional troubles The election to ascertain the sense of the people In regard to Convention or no Convention will be held we understand on the 18th of February. If it be decided to assemble a Convention, the Governor will designate its time of meeting.
Year: 1861

WADswORTM is still In tow u with q
big stock Of goods and any lady in van, OF q
handsome Dress. Closk. Shawl Or anything in
the Dry Goods line. villbs sure and ind it at
q low price q. No. 29 West Second street.
Year: 1861

Subscribers who do not give express
notice to the contrary, are considered
as wishing to continue the subscrip-
ton.


If subcribers order the discontin-
uance of their papers, the publishers
may continue to send them. till all that
is due be paid.


If subscribers neglect or refuse TO
take their papers from the office to
which they are directed, they are held
responsible until they have settled
their bills and ordered their paper dis
continued.
Year: 1861

straw, leaves the grain liable to heat OF It.
self; while il such damp state Of the at
mosphcre, as has been experienced for
month past, it is not strange that much Of
it is nearly ruined for all purposes of hu~
man food. In some instances whole stacks
are abandoned by the farmers as yalueless.
This is to be more regretted from the fact
that the yield is much less in this section
Of the country than usual-the range being
only from five to twelve bushels per acre,
while last year, it was twenty to thirty
bushels, and in numerous cases as high as
thirty five bushels.


But the damage is by no means confined
to the extreme Northern portion Of the
State Yesterday one Of our city inspec-
tors informed us that about seven-tenths
of the wheat received by the Illinois and
Michigan Canal goes "rejected," and it is
rather q rarity to find any sound enough
to pass mo. l." The complaints are gen
eral from all sections Of the country, but
rot 50 great as in the Northern part of the
State; and OUT grain inspectors, in order
to keep up the standard Of our wheat, have
to be unusually yigiiant.


This, at the present time, with the fair
prospect Of large foreign demand, and
good prices, is calamity to the North
west; but we trust it will be lesson to
agIicultrrists to use more care in handling
and stacking their grain in future. Much
Of the damage is entirely due to q careless
and "shiftless" system Of farming too
common in the West.
Year: 1861

AN OFFICER IN THE WRoNe PEw.-We
ere credibly informed that on Wednesday even
ing last a man, who claimed to be the agent
Of the Post Office Department at Washing, on,
demanded OF conductor Gonzales, on our rail-
road, an inspection Of the mail bags from
Montgomery. The conductor demanded the
evidence OF bis authority, whereupon he pro-
duced something like a commission from Mr.
Lincoln, which did not suit Mr.. Gonzales,
who said to the stranger that be would see
hin (the CENT? Id before be would permit
him to examine the mails in bis possession.
BE threatened to report Mr.. G. for rsbsllious
conduct, which the latter informed him he was
at perfect liberty to DO. The Lincoln agent
was then informed that il be extended his
trip to Pensacola, his reception might not be
a very pleasant one, hint be promptly heed
ed when reaching the Mobile stage stand,
where be promptly took the stage for the last
nsmed place, instead Of coming to Pensacola.
It is suspected BY some that lie is an imposter,
seeking chances to rob the mail. We do not
remember bis nsme.-PeasdeoiG Observer.
Year: 1861




Secretary Chase. in the course of some
remarks addressed to the New York Bank
ers last week-according to the New York
World-gave strong and pointed assuran-
ces that the Government now saw their
way clearly to quell the rebellion; that they
had information which warranted him in
saying that the public would soon hear
glad tidings of success, more startling end
more effective in their results than those
from Port Royal and the West; that nei-
ther the Government nor Gen. Mcclellan
ever had the least idea of placing the army
in winter quarters, but. on the contrary.
the military plans all contemplated regular.
systematic. and energetic activity in push
ing forward upon the rebels as prudence
and judgment dictated; that Government
had ample funds to supply every liability
until February first. and that all the ma
chinery of the Departments was gradually
working into very satisfactory state Of
of efficiency. Taf ai
Year: 1861

Secretary Cameron while at Springfield
announced his intention to prosecute this
war with all the vigor and power of the
nation. He further remarked "that in fit
tirg out the expedition which had SO re-
Gently sailed for the south. he had direct
ed, tha: an extra quantity Of guns should
accompany the forces. and that the CON-
mander should place these arms in the
hands of ANY MEN who might offer to use
them"
Year: 1861

EDITOR GATE CITY-.Str In your
issue of the Sth inst. notice statement
in regard to the release of one Powelson,
which does great injustice to Lieut.. Col
Holmes, and / have concluded to give you
true statement of the facts in the case
This man Powelson had no authority from
me to recruit for my Regiment, and took
the horses without any authority whatever
from me- And it was done without my
knowledge or consent, or the consent OF
any of my officers, as far as / know As
for the mule Powelson says he traded for
the bay horse sold to Mr. Gum of your
city, never authorized him or any one
else to take horses and mules from my
command and dispose of them, but, on the
contrary, we are purchasing both horses
and mules for the use of the Regiment
From the best information can get, and
from his own statement he made to some
of my officers, he has never belonged to





any organized company. but has been moth
ing more or less than camp follower,
first with one regiment, and then another,
through the whole State


A great many contraband horses have
disappeared very mysteriously on our
march to and from tue Hannibal 4 St Jo
r r., and | believe them to have been
taken by just such men, who have follow
ed us for the purpose Of plundering and
stealing.
only regret that We were SO situated
that we could not appear against him be-
for he was discharged Being so far from
the Railroad, and it requiring SO large an
escort, we did not feel disposed to divide
our forces without it was actually neces
sary.


AS to the arrest originating from per-
sonal difficulty between him and Col. |
Holmes, am satisfied that il is not true.
as Colonel Holmes informs me that he had
an acquaintance with rowclson previous
to he day Of his arrest. and all the words |
that passed between them were in regard
to the horses. And | consider he did his
duty as an officer of my Regiment, and
only regret that Powelson was released
without an examination. !


Yours respectfully,


ID. MORE.
Year: 1861

The Union men of Marion have cover
ed themselves all over with glory. 1t is
no fault of theirs that the traitorous Neal
made Lis home in that county, and what
ever disgrace may unavoidably attach to
the place of his RESIDENCE, is somewhat nit
igated by the fact that the people have
given majority of 800 against him
This, added to the Democratic majority of
100 last year, shows a change Of 400 votes.
And If We add TO this the two hundred or
three hundred Union men who have gone
TO the war from that county, it evinces a
very strong patriotic element in Demo
cratic Marion.
Year: 1861

Compromise, a word which can
now be uttered only by those speaking
openly and directly in the interests Of
the Rebellion. 30 long as the Rebels
have arms in their hands, there is moth
ing to compromise nothing but the
honor of the country and the integrity
of the Government; and who, but he
who is ready to fill towards grave,
is prepared for submission to such hu-
initiation as this i'-[ JosGph Hott, q
Kentucky.
Year: 1861

THE FLOATING BATTERY.-The following
description of this specimen of modern
naval architecture is taken from the Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inquirer


I cannot help once more noticing the
celebrated floating battery. I was invited
yesterday, by one of the workmen-a
Northern man-to 90 on board, and had
time and opportunity to.examine it minute
ly. 1t is in the mud at the foot of Hazel
street, though I believe it floats at high
water. It is eighty feet long by forty-six.
wide, and has four port holes for thirty-six
Founders. The front of it is protected by
palmetto logs, riveted together and forming
a substance of about three feet and half;
the outside is covered by four thicknesses
of railroad iron. The top or {" sky side is
entirely unprotected, the front part being
much the heaviest. The back is ballasted
with some hundreds of sand bags. Between
the RATS lie a few hundred of thirty-six
pound balls. This result of native genius
is not calculated to do much harm, for, iu
consequence Of the construction of the port
holes the guns can point no other way than
at the water, pOise them as they will. Ma
jor Anderson, in the goodness of his heart,
viii probably not trouble it, A company,
however, has been found to man il, and
should a stray shot strike it, or a shell drop
over the top OF it, tremble to think of the
slaughter pen it would become. n that
case the.hospital which is to be towed in the
rear of it. will be of immense service.
Year: 1861

LIGHrSNG.-Lishtningp plays strange pranks
sometimes. During thunder storm last sum
mer il struck schoolhouse in the little French
village of Bouin- The pupils were on their
knees At prayer, when suddenly they saw ball
OF fire bounding among them. One Of the chill
dren who was beneath . suspended lamp was
killed. The ball of Ere disappeared through a
window, making round hole through a pane
Of glass, which was not otherwise injured


though all the other glass in the window va
broken.
Year: 1861

ISYALLiBLK Cure FOR DYsExrERY- Doctor
Page, of Washington, communicates to the Re-
pnbtiean Of that city the following simple remc-
dy, long known in family practice. and which
was recently tried in the camp Of the New York
22d regiment, where there we're from eighty to
one hundred cases daily, and With rapid cures in
every case:


Reeipe-In teacup half full Of vinegar, dis
solve - mach salt a. it viii take up, leaving
little excess Of salt the bottom Of the cup.
Pour boiling water upon the solution ill the cup
Is two thirds or three quarters full. A scum viii
rise 70 the surface, which must be removed and
the solution allowed to cool.


Dose-A tablespoonful three times day TIL
relieved.


The rationale of the operation Of this simple
medicine viii readily occur TO the psthologist,
and in many hundred trials have never known
it TO fail in dysentery and Protractsd darrbsa-