The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1860, Page 4

4 THE CRISIS. | < | Progress of the Secession Movemout in the South. A Dissolution of the Union Appsrentiy [ae tiable, LARGE MEETING IN VICKSUURG, MISS. Addresses of General Henry and Ex. Go- vernor Morehead, of Kentucky. SLPARAPE STIPE SHCESS-ON REPUDIATED, Important Letiers from Gov. Hersehel V. Johnson and Governor Houston, | a, &o., &e. AFFAIRS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Guanumron, Doo, 7, 1960. A bili wae submitted on Thursday, in the Logtslatarer providlog holidays t be observed thereafter ta the State 00 Juae %8, the anniversary of the battle of Fort Moulirie, Good Friday, Cbrittmas, January 1, Thanksgiving and Fast Days, omititog the Fourth of July. ] Toe election count was falrhed tovignt. Judge Magrath leads the succors irket, Mosare Milem, Rhett and Spratt are also electot. There in greet rajoloing to | night among tho (riends of the gentlemen elected {HE REPORTS FROM GEORGIA. Mavox, Doc 7 1869 ‘Tho d susioa feeling ie till iereasiog tu Goorgia. The m of Alabama and uth Ceroting | on the ste siete of this | { the Secretary of the Trea | sw y, speaks bere to night tn favor of dinunion | ra’ Convention wt this city | has deco posiponed wlll next Monday,o #ing to thedelay io the nrriva! of the goods troported direst from Bolgium, | Tho banks {a ihie State have all euepended, Those in Alabama will suspend next week by private agreement ‘Tooy have pledges from leading seceseioniata to reliove | them from (he legal penalties resniting from suspension Me, Fulton, of Columbia, offered | House to-day, requestirg the Congress | to propose to tho Congress of the United s | pointment of GCommisaloners on the part o} | aud the South, whose duty it shall bo to provide for a | peaceable dissolution of the Unieu, and an equiteste dis- | tribution of the property between the two soctious | THS SECESSION EXCITEMENT IN TEXAS. | Naw Orteans, Dec 7,159, | Advices from Texas etate that Mr. Stewart, membor of | the Logisiature of Texas from Goozslon, baa lataed a olr- cular, 1u accordance with the resolutions of mootings held in that place inviting the members of tae Logisiatare to | be in Austin on the third Monday in December, for the | Purpore of holding an extra session gud to lake the neces Bary steps for calling a State Coareution | Governor Houston promises to reajgn if the people of | $ae Stato demand the coavoking of the Logisiatars | ‘Tho hoisting of “Love star’ ‘lage in the towns of Texas continues to goon, and the people throughout the Stato Appear to be united in their fecling of resistance to the | administration of Mr. Lincol OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDEN( | ‘ Wasmrworox, Deo. 5, 1869. | The Feeling of the South, dic | Tam oot to be classed among the croakers when I say | that at this moment the prospects of Unioa bring men are gloomy in the extreme. Tho Presidcut’s glorious Message bes pointed out @ pian | of pacification. But will it be adoptod? Thirty oight | republicans yesterday voted even against seuding it to | a commitice If they will not even take that jnitistory step to accommodation, what ground has the South to | expect that the propose 1 amendments to tho coost!tution will ever be adopted? But my frm convietion ts that the Bouth bas go little confidence ta Northern declarations ‘that if s paper signed by every republican re resontats in olther house, deslara a intention never agai to agitato the slavery question, were presented to the Southern people, they would reject {t, and ort bo diverted | from their purpose of separation. '* That may bo very | good talk,” they would say, “but we cannot aad wil — not irust you ” ‘ | ‘This is, In reality, the substance of the sayiuge, aad, | ‘what is more deplorable, tho fovliog®, of the representa tives of the cotton Hates in both bouses; ant therofire | they are averse to introsueing the ageacy of tims. Tho | loaders of the secession movem sat are resolved upou pre: | Clpitating matters so hastily that there will be no time for | ‘compromise or conciliation. | | MARYLAND. | UNION MEMTING AT REISTERSTOWN. Pursuant tw public notice, a large aod ri le | meeting of the da of the Union, without distinction of party, met at Reisterstown on W: last, the Sib tnatast ‘The meoting was organized by appotating Dr. James J. Given, Chairmas; N. Veneaut, Beorsiary; Jac Bietly, Joweph Woller, Jacob ‘and Thomas K Vice Prosideats. After fated dy the Chair, the following resolutions were pro- | sented by Thomas K. Havgbey and adopted — | Resolved, That we do most heartily deplore the pre | Sect alarming difficulties that overspread oar beloved country } Toat Maryland loves that Uniou which was | bot by acy other means Reeolved, That lané, beving & common Interest with all tbe other old ing . 8 determined | to bave those r which are her due, according to — the provisions the canstitution and the laws of the | Unica Resolved, That \wetet upon the . ‘ylead will repeal al those laws ot wee Northern States which interfere | the faitaful exeoution of the Fugitive Slave law ‘That we now make an caFGost appeal to our Drethres of the cotton Sites pot to desert toe exmeca cause of the South by wNhdrawing her mem ors from | Congress, or adopting measures which may dissever ihe | Crton, without frst conferring wish iheir brethren of the border Seaton After which eicquert and able addreeses wore deliv. ered by Joha S Given and A F. Sbipley, who contended that Southern rights could be obtained under the oon pre pore vy Me Ne ag or La by frequeatly ‘and earnestly appianded. Oa motion, it was Resolved, Tot the proceedings of this moeting be pab- Ivbed ta the county papers and one of Me city papers. After whitch the choir sang, My country tis of thee, Sere liberty, ‘Of thee | sing. Qa motion, the meeticg ajoarned SAGES J. GIVEN, Chatrmaa. N. Vawaawt, Seoretary. UNION MEETING IN FREDERICK. A iar go and rery respectable meeting of tho citizens of Frederick was held at the Coart Howse, in that city, oa Saturday last, and strong anti secession resolutions ‘The gaibering was presided over by Oni mol | John McPherson, aived by Messre, Samuel (0 Walker, | Viiiiiam N. Wolfe, William Mahoney and Etward G. | Golde horoegh } The reatiment of the meoting was expressed in resolu. | ors, which declared tbat the doctrine of teceesion, now | openiy and abamelesely prot/aimed by aumerour indi vida ale in some of the Staics, ts worthy only of the tntignant | goorn of every troe hearted Americaa cisitoa ‘That while the attitode of the fecomionisla, whers the Southern States, ie utterly | the reeotuie bostliiy of those who composed the morting. that of the go called republicans the non slarebolting States ts at least equally indefensible, aad demands sot wil! ro | e And tbe Integrity of the oooatitat eo should be maivtaled | ‘sgsivet the aseaulue of ali miporitice, ant oven agains, at | least @ thrice repeated assault of @ me) irity, if 1 #he ro bappen in the future that the biack republicae pariy emul treasonabie baaner ame the Northern states havo beea feit in Mary- tend te their slaves. These are fancy plotnres in South Cerolina, dread realities im Maryland, yet Mary’ pow that ‘have Steer acer end dent | hich Gonsirain them teresta tater Ubeir moot solemn proton eth [y rps ot greakey we ile the fend fanciee ot thoes, yoo have on, and continue to look on, from solves unaffected, except rentimentally, Sofferings to which they would subject us VIRGINIA. MEPTING OF THE CITIZENS OF HENRICO COUNTY. 1. That \t be recommended to the Lagisiatare of Vig | g1PI&, when It eal meet an Iaswary pert, ty take imme date ale pa to call logetder a cvavention of the people of Figie's Woe MON QC aK ae, Ww | Porson! Liberty bills and | Qorme of uhia | timumnee of the Union is for the | conrre by the ection of | North Care SATURDAY, take teto Copsideration the present couditiga of our be- oved commtry. 2 That it be recommended to the Legistature to lavite e conference of al! (ho 2outhera States to consider of the mode anu measure of redressing Our grtavances; bo init upon such puarunicos a8 abad secare our equtal rights tn the Union, aud protect ws in the iature from the further eeitetion or the slavery question; aud, ta the even! of | fe ure to Secure there objeots, t concert measures for the proteos Ou and defence of our rights. 2. Tha we enrmestiy appeal to ail Southern States to | unite With w@in another and it may be o last effort, to preserve the Unio, wpon terme congietens with the safety and bowor of the South, and if they fail im their ef. forts, then \o atopi euch measures as, in thelr wisdom, Bisy be proper for tho protection of sae South. 4 That we invite the othor counties of the Slate forth- Wish to coll mecting® of the people, and unite with us in the above recommendations. 6. That we wiil fsithfully abide by whatever ection the Btate o! Virginia, in convention, may determ'ne upon snd for this defence we voluntarily pledge to each ober our Lives, our fortunes end ovr seared honor, NORTH CAROLINA, OUR BALESGH CORRESPONDENCE. Rarsuan, N, © , Nov, 80, 18¢0 The Minds of the People Made Up—Plans and Projects— The People Acting for Themseloes— Meetings AU Over the Brate— Arming—The Siate Conservative but Ready for Se- cession, de , de Nothing cf aa exciting pature oocurred here this week; in fect the feeling is too deep and too strong for notsy deciamution, Men of ell parties are too thoroughly con- vineod that there te not only a cortain prospeot of tbe immediate disrolution of the Joion, but that tt ought to Ve dicrolved, unlees we csn have further aad stronger gvarartecs for the protection of our rights, to waate tims in words Ajo nt commitice of hoth houses of tha Legis~ Inture hee been raised, etyted the Committee ou Federal Relations, to whom ali billz and resolutions upon the cou. dition of the cowntry baye beon referred, As ®000 as can be done that committee wil! repurt, and the final action of the Legielaiure be determined upon, The most “moderate”? men, 8 they ero termed, are for non | intercourrs aad retaliatory measures, while others openly avow themsoives is favor ef tecession tmmediately , be | cause they think retaliatory measures can now do no good—that the disercs Las progressed #0 fur that nothing except ine knife of the purgeoa ean cave apy portion of the body politic. Others, again, are for putting forth an vitimatom to the North, requiring the repeal of thelr like obne cious laws, and es ws nay bo agreed upon dto by @ certain day tho State Couven Very few goatie any hope thet the ld bo complied with, bat © this coures ta order to removes from raivility for any conse cemanding such ower gasrant. and if this ultimaram be not 6 ‘hon iwey desire to mm and secete from men of this is reas mbie ston. outed by ail par. mitted to f moment. ‘oduced providing fora oat! of ple wo docide what the State ab ean coded that it oaly tas peopl of each Stale, in convention eseem bled, that have a right to decide what courte cach tovercign State shall pursae. Tere bite b oforred to tha Committe oa Fotera! Relat no doabt come perf their lelaiie frout that committee st a3 eariy a posible. Tho “people” in this Stato are 1a advan any opinion the politictays have exproased on the accession question. Recaesion meetings have Leen bold in MaDowell county, Wilson aud Edgecr ie Pitt county, and in Ca: tb covery gcation of the Ste North Carcliog will go wity the South, and the question now {8 whether ee eholl (ake immediate action or wait for ber Southern sitters to take the load. Toe most sa guine men bere think the only possibis hove for @ coa. Norta to wv fome ultimatum that the South shall propye. If this be not done, and very speedily, immediate dissolution i¢ inevitable. ’ A bill bas been utroduced providing for arming 10,000 voluctecr#, and an * er bili will be intro- duced Ww afew days for reorganizing avd pattiag upon an effective footing the whole militia of tae State. Bi have boon fetrocnoed appropriating laree hundred thoa- sand dollars ior armo'ng the volunteors, aad five hundred thoneand dellars to arm the rollitia of the Stato. Ferctofore North Carolina bat waited to shape her irginta, sue now evidently ta of the courte of well her part ia feuds to rot for berself ex that State. Tho oi¢ b the present emergevey. Hor people are arouses, aut de termined co looger to submit to Northern abolition domi nation, She kno +s that both honor aad policy impel her to cart ber lot with the Sonth, snd whenever her hoor bas beeo involved she has never yot tinched the bas often sacrificed ber interoats to why sidered tbe good of her sleter Staton Not ‘State bas any idea of euvmittiag to Lincota's administers tion, if fe enrries out the principles be and bis #upporvers Dave advocated; #9 that the question hero 18 a question of time only. It is a perfect celarion to suppose that as ie opp wed to secession For manufac- rg resources are too great to make ber ‘ove hey ond Mire A govertment that legisistes ngainst her iute- ‘The North may be aseurod that North Carolian take a prompt and decided stand, end that her voles will be beard ere lorg, loud in the detence of her rigi tori me er Rarmom, Dec 1, 1800 smion a@ Last Resort Only—Seocssion and Conservative Mectings—Specches by Mere H.W. Miller, Vance, Holden and Others— North Oxrolina'’s Uiimadvem—Cieii War iv ihe Demecratic Party—Senator Clingman, de Coprervatiem ts evidently looking op, both ia and oa Of the Legislatare, Mon bave bad time for sober second thought, which second thought, at least in thia good old Blate generally, tends to law and order. Most of the reso lations introducs4 fato the Legivtature, and referred to the Committee on Federal Relations, atvocate either the calling of a State convention or the recommoadation of a Eational one. Nearly all deprecate « withdrawal frou the Union, excepting ax the last resort, aad the proposi- ton to send commissioners to treat with the cotton Sater meets with but litth favor, I believe, if the Legislature wero faithfully oxnvassod, *h. S& | would not be foaud im it & dozen mea who be. Neve |a the abstract right of escession, cxoepting ae another name for rebeliioc- She natural rigat of al! mea On leet evening tbe Hon. Mestrs. Royoo aad Ashmore, of South Carolina, addressed a erowd from the balcony of the Yarboronga House, arging & prompt co operation on the part cf oor State with their own, aud prociate: ing as a fixed fact that South Carolina would leave the Ualon immediately on the aseombiing of ber Convention Tnees rertimente met with little sympaiby from a large 1. ty ef their qudience, and immediately on ttie!r concly ding a counter meoting was called at the Qourt House, It was largely attended, and & strong conservative nxecb, made by Hon Mr. Vance, one of our Weatera members of Qongress, met with enthusiastic epplawe. A committe was appommted to draft reso: letions, aod the mecting adjourned to arsombie in the Commons Ball toalght. From that meoting [ have just returned. The hail, galleries aod lobbies were crowded with (the agual sprinkle of the fair sex. Q Busbeo, ,Brq , was called to the chair, and a number of Vico prestecnts art secretaries ap poiuted. Breck: ridge, Bet! and Douglas men @! jrined im thie demonstration. Tue committee, throogh its chairman, W. W. lioiden, re- ported a sevice of resolations, the adoption of whica he urged ja Doe of the best spescles be over mase. They amert to strong lerms the devermination of our people to maintain their rights at all harwde—pesseadly if they can, forcibly If they muat; that the election of Lincoin is nO jast cause for & Girolulion, though it be hoover ws to watch for and resist the Grst oo croseamente oa our rights oa the part ,of his administration, end declare a8 absolutely ueceseary to tho pretervation of the Uien tho immediate repeal of ail the Personal Liberty bite pow in force im mort of the Nortb ern States. After Mr. Holden had cxnsludet, Hoary W, Miller, Eeq , Was loudly called for. Ho spre for more than an buer, ond gave wt euch a epecch as he always makes. No rant, w fast . Dat a mrong argument, net ‘ | ting forth io Woe most forcible manwer tho utter folly of @ | reaort to secession, for the eure of evils which be con. clusively ehowed could be far casior remedies by remala leg in tan by witharawing from the Union; gare it as his belief that i the Middle States would stand firm they would yet force the North into a repeal of the obnex'vus Inwe Which now digcrace fo many of thoir #tatate books, and are alike \wimical to our jetorest> and oppoved to tne | ‘nod npcoasing hostility, That the Uaion of the -iates | cwstitetien of the United States. He urged moderation, | but couree led firmness, and warned the North that thotr | oply course to avoid dissolution and ciril war wae tho | \mmediate repent of all laws auilfying the Fagitive Siars w. Noi bot thie stronger guaraatecs for tae tecarity of oer slaves the Te would, bok willy I abink, Glecte4’ though there are eb Browr exing on bim By Sithe ww | a content in w: | SOUTH CAROLINA. OUP CHARLESTON COKRE*”ONDENCE. CHancarron, Deo 4 1960 What the North Should Do—The Present Too. of Public Thx M—H. pes of Pdiceful Separation F:ding—3ovtt ern Slaves and Northern Mobs to be Comp ret Medien and Meddlers Must Beware—The Vigitanc: Feeling, dc Ik will be weil for the Northern States at once to begin to think of the oatare of the relations to be o- ‘ablitbed = between the Northera end Soutiora confederates. Lamentations for te as well os thrvate apd concessions to wil! be bat 62 much the wasted. Woh us the Unlow fsatbig of the past Mottoes elm! ar to this, taken from the late speech of ex Senator Ra: tt,now grok tue oye at every street oorner. Cor ee ee LORETO LL IE IIE IDOE: OED COPEL OL COMM OEE) THE! UNION 18 DISSOLYRD = BenCtYORTH MAKE is PROMPERITT, PRACE AND DELIVERANOS Fou 3 3 TRR SOUTH ; Corovonnrersvererncaoncerenscorernesen nine perenne.) ‘Tho ourrent of pubiic thought hore bas anders. 00 8 eingviar change of late. Compromises and peaceful Reparation from {40 gomerai government are &pokon of Bo more. Tho talk is now o” war Peopic bogia to realizo tbat thetr second independence, Uke the frst, must by bought with biood. The hope that the Presideut will, either formally or »aaelvely , reooguise tho offioia! act of the Convention of the people of Sruth Carcilaa, by which tho State will be pisced finally and ‘orever beyoad the reach of foderel laws, 1a growing dimmer day by day. The people foc! that @ collision ts inevitable Nor do they uncerrate in any way tas od4> they have to engous ter to a war with the governmen:. And yot no oe fal ters, and no upe eeems to entertain a roments aprrshoa sion ns to the ultimate resuit You can hear around the botels, in ome'vases, aod on the streeia, the wseculstions that nor occu, y the popaiar ming. The peesibiity of ab mberiment aad occupation of Charieeten by federal troops is cagyassei, sad, in mavy Instances, aduitted, bus shore ia a routed convic ‘ion that such’ @ course’ upoa tho part of the Northern States remaining in the Union would bring down « boavy vengeance. Tbe tavnt #0 common a ehort time ago tha: tho Union t# the cnly eafeguard of the Southerner agatus: flave ipeurreciion, wilt now be praciioally tested The iden is prevalent st the North thet the South fears ite siaves, Oar peope bow gay that the world eball eve which J the more terribiemthe starving (bounaude of the North, whom your capitalists will neither feed uor pro vide withemployment, or the well fed and oouicatet piaptation bands of the Sout, Tas wioter will be the ordeal ‘The wdeiition papers have complained of Soother in tolerance towarca Yankee pedtor® und moddlers fousd tampering about among our elaves Honooforia thoy will bave more cevse. The o'f bitter feeltog, ta North will so0a develop» into open bastit the Yorker keeps from the cottoe States jongervattve and law loving of 2 Inced that we are entering upon nich failure is anvihilation, and you way asevred that there will be short surkft for the traitor over found our people CANDIDATES FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, The "lowing ts @ list of tue candideles for the State Convention ef Souta Carolina who are now in oomtns ticu in Obarieston. ‘They are all plodged to eocossion, bot uly twenty-two cau be choson:— Alston, Charlee, Sr. Midélovon, Wiliams Burret, a. W , Br. Mordecai, MC. Rowis, Langion Mav gaulé, Gabciai Banks, Hugh R. Mara, Wa. K. Conn, Heary W., 8. y, Wa Caldwell, Jos. M. Momminger, © G Carrol, BR Mills, Otte Colooek, Onse. J, Mitcheil, Neisoa Cardozo, J. N. DeTrevilie, R, Br Daweon, Eomund J Eason, Thos, D, Frost,’Ka ward Gourdia, Robt. N ler, ’ Pringe, W. Alstoa Fr, rank J. nye People are getting Apptar to grow bigger and bigger with the importance of the appiosciag oven. Speoulation ww rifo Knead are. eh }, Be least @ large proportion thom, swell with pride al the proepect of Decomiag withia ‘prostitated and corrupt Concerning the Convention of ths 1T:b, upon which de- Ge We weal ur Woo of thia State, i hive heard rumors, od upon good authority, tha the session wilt be oon! ducted with sirtot privacy’ Ihope this will not bo the government of the Usited States. caro, yet there is every reason to beiteve it will ba s0. Many getticmen who have been nominated for the Con- vor tiga ave expressed themeelves ta favor of svoret eus- sens, and there 18 reesus to vail sech opinions will pre- Amc bg others I bave heard ta be favorable to thie lemmioger, the Commi «lover of South Caro State of Virgiota lat yosr. Stropg reasons for Supposing tha; the Couvention wil! bea secret conclave ero barot upon Lhe precedeat set by tie Jonventioa which framed the preeent constitation ef the The pro- cee ings of that body were ket from the id—el tts Work, speeches, resolutions and business ninutes were bj igned to the flames, and nothing but the reepond: , of some it Tein woe eoeaee’ excitement. particularly coeequently mary admirert, oven outsice ere ‘with whom the pobiic are =P a Relnted—sownenrer Teporters. cttars base, however, Of e it might be by | tomotbing, and Isha! therefore essay to gt & ‘ow pketches. geptiemat wards t ry liteness and coartesy. Ho is ia appear. ance quitecommanding. With features clearly cut and boldly etampes, there i a fire in hit eyes strongly at oe the calomess and celiberateness of bis ac ton, The calibre of the body over which be {a pot io avy way above the uaual standard bodies. There are a few men of bere the torko; het eaded ia disposition; but he may be asd avery family, at overy table and fireside, in every parior aud derroow, In the pulpit and the gambling boone is copdaed to no class, pret or grade. Old and young, gray bende avd youth, mea and women avd childroa aad pe Kroes, slaves and free, are Recees! 0 Of it ia the House of Representatives tha elsewhere. Tt ie there, too, though dormant from ex:ces of fatigue and vertiiation. Dut to the eketoh of wen. Haviog no doabdt frequently teen the pare of Mr. Butet, of jeaton, cartoeny may be excited as to bis perevual appearance, You w pass him ov ihe #teoet aa an ordinary looking tndiy LBovgh A glance would inatoste the man of tr’ oil’ ‘This he ts tn a romarkabie degree. He ie withal quite youre, NOt im appearance more than one and twenty, ihouga te restity avove twenty five, He if contidered, and i¢ te really, “emart young man" —that t*, « bril Hoot #peaker and ons well op m the polities of 1 What depth be bat lam anable to youch for, aad wore will test that He ie ter In Chariesta, 2° Ad bere. The ticket a ibe tat election was lod 7, Mr. Wm, Watley, of Charleston, |¢ aleo another wall known character, Lot quile 80 well knowa in the new. paperr, }, a8 bie young oo-delegate, but better kuown in private circles as @ bumoroar genius, full of fen aod ‘anks are embers ate amore iY 8 COMMA pO! JRL gaLaor —TRIPLE SHEET. terable exasperation. Thorefors, {f tha people of thy non #laveholdirg States fatend to adopt apy measures of Japtice and concuiaiioa towards the south thoy must aot promptly ‘There is nut an hoor for delay. Perbaps your people are expecting the President's Mee- Page W produce a soothing efivos upon tho Southern mind. Mf be intends to deny tbe io of sexeasion, a8 is an- poupeed by telegraph, be wii irritate instead of soothe. ‘The grest maus of tbo Southern pronie delieve ta the right of fecestiog , oud they will rot recolve patioatly ita = pegatiin by the federal exeoutive, They are ih oo mood to chop logic with Mr Bogbenen or anybody else Argument ends where revolution begiue Besider, boing largeiy respousible z, DUCEMBER 8, 1860 1HE BTANDABD LITERATURE OF S50UTH CAROLINA, 1 would seem that South Carolias, for tha tims belag, be ebacdoued ber polite and historical Literatare for ths more sanguine brarches of militery science, in view of ber peculiar atsitude with the fuderal government, bus! g our opinion on tho displayed advertisements ta the promi- cont Soutbera papers annoureing tho axle of the (ollowtng stacdard works, ¥i2-— Hardee’s Tactics. 2 vols. Boott’s Techies. 3 vois. for tho fppailing etste of public eflairs, noithor Cava'ry Tactics. 8 vols. Bipopiion ner bes socnasi lo regerdod of any valoe by & Field artiliery, 1 voi. orridoradie portion of the fyuthern poopie. Rifle, and Bow to Une It. 1 vot Kite and Ritle Pract co 1 vol army Regulations, 1897. 1 vel Evolutions of the Line, as Practisod by tho Aastrian Infantry, 1 wot From prevent tedieations, | think the Sonthern States Will have desided upon their courte by tho 41a of Mirch oext. Aileast tho; iethe remotes day to which they cap be thduced to postpove thelr fiual determination Routh Caroiine wii Dot wait so long. Nhe will secede at Mabdan’t Catpost Daty. 1 gol. once; bull incline to the belief that, for the purprse of Mahan's Field Fortieations 1 vot concert of action and of time for Peboo! for the Guarde. 1 voi (he non slarenoiding State ute books, and Bayonet Broreise for tho army. 1 vol. repa party, th head, the President Bauleck's Military Art. 1 voi elect, Or wme one authorized to speak, to announce Barr's Military «nd Nayal Diotiovary. I yot. thaw abandonment of all inteniton to use the power of Cm- Garvver’s Dictionary of tho Army, Volume three Cavalry Tactics. gre againat slavery Qny perpose, the other Mates. mean ¢: wali not act finally unit about the 4th of March. by iens now and thea the Legislatures 0’ most Of the deiirquent Sinks will be tu session and will bo abie to repeal all cbnostous aod unconstitutional reodition of fugitive 1 vol. 2] THE SOUTH CAROLINA BANKS. (from the Charleston Courter, Deo 6. Romors are very ourrens ia Ober States bo tae prejedios of the potes of the banks in this State, eud our bankers and boeinces men are ia daily reo: of letters acking information, aud expreesiog great ‘of our bang | meet tu that time, tho Governors should call exira sos- notes. In some communities, we learn, they are repre. | stone for the purpore of considering the euvject. In the sented to the uninforme.t as utterly valucless. meantuns, , Lancoin would mot violate the of his To ail tbo boldera of the billa of our banks, wo would that they neec Dove no fear whatever, in receivie, ‘ng Or causing }, enen be- pen Arata keeping Our bane notes. The ‘action of Sore his ration. fhe omergeocy is great. Tho our Leg wlaiare, in 01 our beaks, | peril to the government is imminent. ‘The interests at was elmpiy to revit ponalty due toths State bya | stake are . Then does it mot behoove dtatcs bank in « state of doos not in aay way | @td statermen end courervativs patriots to exert overy operate to lessen the ‘of the note holder. No | energy Of nerve and heart and totellect to avert the im- pending calamiticet Tem bot giving you the opinioa of tecure. Henoe 1 would exbauss every moans of redress within the Union before resorting to « disruption of itt Mes; 1 would appeal so aii the consorvstiem of the eoun- uy, North and South, aud ailow 't ample time to rally, tocopeentrate, to orgaaize and epewlr tarongh the ballot box; and if Levuld xiye it dirvorton, it suould assert ant Ove bank are entirely solvent, their owe aasote being lore ly in €xoers Of their liebilities to the pubite. Uader 1) eystem of managemect aod responsibility, we can Pt wb pride to the fact thet no bavk, legally organ: te thie Stato, bs ever failed aud mado a toes to Le.) Creo tore kad stock boluers, the eubject of ale of the several and 8 woop from Une miBtuie bout 0 oiding states toat have passed ge OF an art whi any wie miltistes against the rendition of fogitive slaves This is my plat form It would, Lthiek, save the Uaion. Tdo not kao whe iber it cau be adoptac, por whethr tho re will recede from thetr ruinous pricoiples aot policy. T fear the South will not allow tose for the isene to bo fatly consi tered and decided by the people of the North Bat I sbould have strorg hops of the predominant of the conservatiom of the North if the South would want for GEORGIA. Ate peb!c meeting of the citizens of Greene county, Georgia, eid cn the 161 ult., and which was partiot ated by many iuflcential men of tha} section, resolutions were ecopted asserting that the meeting thought the election of Livooin to the Presidenoy did not afford svill cient Cave for the immediate dissolution of the Uaton. They set forth their views in m series of reasons why is, Our preseut defencoless condition Javites oppression | of the subject and end erareesion; and that we, therefore, heartily concur | logy. Yours, faithfully and truiy, to the recommendation of his Exovile.¢y tae Governor to HSRSCHEL V. JOAN2ON, supp y the State with arms aod munitions of war. And Hoa. Aca Barwont, Now York we forther that a portion of this expenditure be for artiulery,@ able branch of military se: vioc, with whioh our people are almost wholly una qua‘uted; that the most epprove works oo military taoties be par- ebascd and supplied the priweipal officer of every volunteer Company; that the expediency be covsideret of employing, at tho State expenses, one or more offisers who bave seen service and who are well ekillod ia the projession of arms, to inetrnot our voluutesrs; and, als, be made aad ishing, under State or otherwise, manafac. ‘ tories of punpowder and of firearms, within the Naiteot | _Thelr speeches were of ax icfemmatory ohare: this Btate; and, lastly, we recommend our fellow citizens | SDo#ing I.ncoln and the black republicsa party, insisiing tw organize volunteer Companies in every oourty. bat immediate secession by separate Stato action, bofore Lipco'n's \cauguration, was our only remedy. They lay GOV. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON ON eres ot Rave tian antag tae Evsin's [uRsovr, Jeffereon County, Ga, eeparate THE CRISIS, airet ! Southern Convention and against a State Ghovetion, saying we bave not tla... They! aro evident Nov a1, 180." ly ported, and aoting in eohcort with the Soush Carolina My Dask Se—I duly received youre of the 921 inat., i. movement. ‘. ise South Carolina, dud eay abe is clearly right with its accompanying enclosures, for which please accept | and ss iro go wlth her. ey take the At wy thavks. the Caton 1s already dissolved by the action of the North erp Siates, which bave nullified itive Slave law. I fully sympathize with you in the painful approben “After tbey got dove Col. A. 8. 00} eee pao sions which you express for tho fate of the Union, The | against ceceasion, acd especially against the precipitate Southern people are thorovghly aroused and exaspe- | sction of South Carolina, and in favor of a Stete Goarea- rated. It te quite certain thet South Carolina wil! sesede | 100, ta,be goltoa up by & caliod session of the Logie, in Ices than thirty daye from this present writing. The doing ua Dy Becediog without consulting or tendency of popular sentiment in Georgia, Fiorids, Ala. | con'errin; urder States; that it was an attempt bama and Mississippi to the tame policy is jean odes Benak Cities tainanettien te authe Go cams very strong. They wil! certaialy sustain, if they donot | and deliber of the whole South. follow, South Carolica. They will certainty follow, uvless | At the conclurion 8 remarks he announced something can be done to bring the people to more calm thst there would apotber meeting on Wedacsday, reflecticn—to gain time for the heat of indignation to cool, #0 that pradent counsels may be listened to. I have Great confidence in the “ober ecoond thought.” The TENNESSEE. The {iret meeting favoring seceasion in Tounessee came off ia Mapchester, in that State, om the @6ib ult. The meeting wee avumerousty atiended. The subjrct an- nounced for doliberation was ‘‘2eocesiou the Duty aud Prospects of the Sooth.’ A correspondent ta writing of the meeting saye:— ae, § s fi They are sufficiently attached to it, and would prefer tt, if It can be shown that they caa be allowed peace, safety, lopementa baye driven them to desperation. A calm copsideration of a» few pointe will disclose the | THE CADETS OF THE WESTERN MILITARY INSTITUTE, NASHVILLE, TENN. A week or more ago @ portion of the cadets of the hag | Western Military Institute, at the Nashville (Tenn.) Unt- graeped the reine of government and threatens to cousam | vertity, met and adopted reeolutions in favor of resisting pe oy yy ene MISSISSIPPI. sticeme of poison and bate which are poured a.) over the iapa ta ppp mereeney Bye pnd of the anti slavery | G{G@everel Bexxy wae unsnimouriy callod to preside over press, en or cur poople aro ex meotl spoke tet taage Mt ‘they bave endured these things so jou mr tina senate oom long? Does history fornigh any similar example of | *#P0e 88 foliows:— pmticnoe’ The trath ie, Me South is tired of tas agita We bave met hore to-day as Southern men, as Missie. \ion—tis coasclees interference with her domes | sipp'aos, aye, even as Union mea, to express our opinion tle and tanquillity—this eternal efort of | a# to what stoald be the action of our ja thie the Nepublicane ‘of the North to get-power, for | great crisis. M5 yt ded the avowed perpone of aggressing when tor |. | om principles utterly hostile to our Let rights. conserva. | of prepare to mect the blow hurled of live men in our midst is threadbare. They begin to | Bet iet us not act precipttately nor ny. think ard to if there is to be no oad to thie distract. | L*} us go 10 work gaatiouls and prudently ing and ne jast sgitation, it is as well to separate from the | this tous Occasion, 60 it piok—that it is but a qucetion of time, acd therefore ible, be restored to our dWtracted country. eects nongf sings Bs ee Lace eee | wher we semmnay taal tat a onions neee a we aage cannot | # . s ‘A convention has besa portray the radi fee Of th North, unscyuainted | called in our State, and I bope there workings of oar sosial strociaté And the true Of negro labor to oapita!, cacnot fully appreciate what | am seek iog to portray. I bave briefly stated to you the grounds of Southern discootent and endeavored to tupress with the depih, bred th and intensity of that ‘ateconten'. f It overshadows evorythiog. It silenced by the aty eer ighant toanders. The South | + thoroug! ; gk there are differcnces of opinion ato ths po. | Liey of Immediate eeccesion, yet there le but one senti ment in relation to the work of coming to & settle. ment im fail with the repabiioan States of the North “ne time bas come when men North aad Sonth mus) look to the The repobiican prees, ia tho resolution and courage of ihe pie, and ridicale the idea of secersion. A hen Rome was on fro He has his prratiels tn the blind fanatics of the Ni who affect indifference | head be invite: to the dangers which imperit great and wise repab lie. What is to be done? The Union is in danger. fon, but if they ehall agree that oar rights will ve forfeited jm the Union, then @ united South will strike addrows tho meeting. his was oxrriet by acclamation, wher Gov MOREHRAD was escorted to the stand amid great applies After alluding to the cha-ye How cin against Kentucky, by the secessionists, that she wonld be t be eavec? In my judgment there t¢ but 4 slow to vindicate ber honor aed maintain her constita. | fear it t# too late for that. Those soa. Vomal rights, becaure abe did aot ‘oliow the jead of South Staves whose Legwistures bave enacted them must Carolina, ubstacce as follows — sepeal their Personal Liberty bilis, and « Do Kentocky would tamely avd quietly of every kind which obstruct preven fobm! ighta trampled to the aust’ tt execation of the Fagitive Slave | of po,00) Keniuony wou ber say they shouli o thie under the snd intends to main! order State As ‘nQuence of fear, nor even because the South y de regarde the bert policy to be pursued fp majataiati mand It, bat Decante it ie right, pasate ny At gh dh bide pe 1 psa La De fase | the reasons that have arn ton Benge 0! L108 ion, en! people more cud & revival of that spirit of brotherhood rom ‘whieh | the noe of ramp pin the Norte . the Union talatary vpoe the oh bi a} the end of States ‘acoln was elected fa mere se does not prafer (Ap Lend is govern. a FF rH ii : # g 5 | : 25e8F ; o ; 3 2 ot 3 Woeld ory 0 protection of our Fighter {do De GonAuT—=i Wd be vty 5 2 Fs tA dep, may (baa those of South Carolina. Taey are not based | 8m humble private citizes. 1 co not know that the course upon pobite seourtties, which in time of pressare and | I will e effertua! in preventing secession. I :bitc difficulty could ‘only be realized st s heavy sacri. | bope it will, [kvow nothing less will. Thon, i# not the Boo which ihe neic ‘el lor aust bear; but by an article | €xperiment worth makter? It may fail; but lot it be in the ~ arter » this State, the stocghold. | tried tn faith. The non-riavebolding States must not crear ad! “© de4lure of tho bank to pay | Stand still. There is work for them, They alone can save to its © /o° credttore ap amount equal to | the Univa, If, indeed, tt be possible; and they caa do it twiee bao t ck held by them respective- | Only by the course I have ind wsated Are not their patrtot- ly. ay bauge are monvpolies, but owned by | i8m and their devotion to the oonstitution equal to the rary t *, ‘tis probablo that very nearly, if | orisis? Let them arouso and act promptly, | pot qv. (>) 4613 amount thus pledged for thetr sesurt My individual politics m tals orisi¢ are summed up in ty, ee Sized by the eredisors of the baaks, if so | afew words I'regerd the proservatiou of the Uaioe as much a be noo-@nary to eatiafy thotr demands. second only to the rights and tatorer © tt wea inten led to affirm the principle cf bon inter vention by Congress WILD | (ney adopted thas opiuion, anc then close by adding the | its action, : forlowing resolution — Wheo I begsn communiestion I had no ites of That whether we remain in the Union or secede from | laying 0 Je-gu 6 tax upym your paticnes Tha Importauca | dee, solicitudes must piead my apo» | fidl0. Wo do not desire oor con's #9 congas: the North There te no euch thing as ove section congaering th: ther. Ts i tre Lotter for us as pairiote, loving Our com- Bon country, and particularly our own sectioc—iar ‘Detter for veto @ Oilforent course, Sua!l wo inahe teaue our de wt the Nored who pave battled eo maentully for our righte? Ls tt @ot desiranin that we should ‘set eo there will bo @ unity of feeting—immited we a bane of brovhere, that wo might produce «no dsirot effvet? Ie Li just t the border states to say we will ro) out and dreg you after we? (Anoute of “Nat ne”) bo 500 thipk Keatueky is cowardly? (Loud ehouta of «No, Fetoonded curoughdut ie bali) Don't drag hor ob ogaingt her wil (Volos la eudtonoe—Thats right ‘stand up for Kenta hose, et on yau ') she wlll matntain ber rights (Volse—“!'an from Hits ooua- ty. ond endorse your sentiments") Ere the house wis Called to order, and the Benker wont on 1b juet for Mizvigsiopl to ey und give you we voice? Ougb? mI Doew #he pot toeo 100 negroes where Miesiesivp! lozes onc? * We have a right to deman' suck concessions of the Neri ef wilt restore us to peace and happiness. Kea- tucky is willing to work with vou, but work exatiously, Leay, be cautious, fer whe Ms i@ippt, Soath Csrolian 4nd Georgia go ott, Kentucky will thea be foresd by you to besome @ free State. It would be @ severe blow agatves elavers Tk would betog atavery down. and Mis. | aee'ppt rerself would soon beowine « aie. D> you want to go out without couse ‘ation with Kontacry, Desouri, Maryland, Delaware, Virgio's and Teonsn lL think they orght to be tistened to as wot! as South Caro- lina or Georgia Lf wo were to amend the constitution and bave electors chosen tm ean ofstrict, instesd of by Sia €#, BO Fepublican would Ovor Hgein be elected to Od tbe chair whieb Washingtos once esoupied. Ife line were ron ea the [orgy Of 86 30, estadi sing slavery soot and freedom Nertb, !t would take the agitation of siavory out of Congres forever. My fatner fought end fell in the egg ome ge narra Unica, if porstbie, with just equality. Probably party wiil preve upon us and crive ws to the destruction of the Union, but lat us all toge ber, If you burry into it without making any mance from the North or crpaultation with other | Southerp would you be ebie to build up a com- ‘States, federacy that would etana? No, never, What kind of standing army would it take to prowot your frontier? (Here be showed the cost of puch anarmy ae be thougus wonld be necessary, eoolusively tust the States eeoedir oy never be able to gapportit) Lat ur place ourse) an att that the sympathy of the world wil be with us, The fate of anborn millions of burran eouls dependa upon your brine. aod I ogojure you to do what you think will Dest, malutain your righte. We bare only meegert re;orted $nig moat clo ,yeot and powertul effort. Te prado A marke: effect upon the urged lm to proce-d, aud re- gretted when he closed, andienos, who re! After Gov, Mo cheat had chuctadod, load calls wore made for Ju4c@ SHARKEY, and as tbls rene: etek etatosman appeared ALO Saud bo Was greelol with fd ap |" pintze. ppoks for ob ut bef an hour in patriotic and | Cleanant serAios. Me aualt bat gticmpt a report of ble remarks, 08 be mtens, plactng thhm before the pubiic at ou early Cay tu the pDape oF & jeter. Paonél HiceveR, Trairniaa OF Yao Commistes on Roso- vs, mado a yoanimous sopark trom tbal.com ni :toe, of wbidh the follo wing is the gubetance:—They affirm vat | {be election of Abrabam Livootfi 9 the Presicenoy of the Ontted atates by & ecctlona’ party, advocati Noy evowed!y bostile to the alnveliolting Sts'ea, is dexzercus to thelr Pence Bn? Peourity, auc bas procuced a crisis ca | dorpering the etability of the Usion, Tat suph election was effeotes ip uiter disregard of tho rights and prot of the slavebolding Siater, that the combination whi elected him i viclatian of the prinsiple of the equality of the States which ec | enters into the complex _ compositicn of the fedeal government; and that thoy witl reatet tt to the ulmort of their power, They arrort that Slate secestion is 6 deliberate abandonment of all tbe righte and interesys focured by tho valor aad wisdom of our fathert; snd that revolntion, \o be surcessfal in sha preservation of thoeo rights outof tbo Oniva, should have the ssnstioa of every risveholding “tate. Toey approve of the oaliipg of @ convention of the Btate to take tnt 9. pei ition of publin affairs. That nine millions of people of the South are strong Coough to exercise the privilege for taking thme for Cue deliberation, and red not be afraid of being crushed, should they n*t rush precipltatoly tate revolution. They consider it the boundea daty of their Zenatore and Representatives in Coogrest to remain at thelr posta and protect thelr political righla under the cor atilution. That the eeparate saceesion of the Stats of Mirsievipp! at this time’ without consultlcg with her Ponthern b'ster®, would be au ac! of presipttaacy not jas- Ufled by extating clrenmatansee, as well es unjust to the other Southern State pgeais interested with her, and whore co-operation she Id not only doaire, bat soilet:, LOUISIANA. OUR NEW OXLEANS CORBES?ONDENOR. New Oceans, Nov. 30, 1869, Thankspiving Day in New Orleans—Sicession Sermons by the Clergy—Deep Feeling Among the Peoplo—Discouree of Beo Dr. Leacock, and Sermon of Rev. Dr. Palmer—Par- ticulars of (he Accident on the Jackson Railroad—BSlop- page of the Matls—Harper & Brothers— Vigilance Oom- miter of New Orleans, dc. Yesterday, ta accordance with the proclamation of Go- vornor Moore, of this State, was most religiously observed as @ day of thanksgiving by al! classes of our citizens. The public buildings and the stores and offices wore gene- rally closed, A deop under current and most profound eenaation stemed to prevail among our citizens—a feeling akin to that which stirred the people of the British Ame. ricsn colonies in 1776, when thoy shook of the shackles of Old Eogiand. : H H tf H i ‘ES HH iY &' feadlalrtitiss our arms apd do pothin that they will not disturb your own bearts to answer. Perit our fortunes, peril our lives, let os Bever peri\ our liberty aad but ual h * pe AT Ta my I'll never, no never, live a sia ig ii te Hiaki i “ft itp 3 i E fe u a H ” saver bebe, ‘We bave now thoroughly orgao/*ed & Vigtinn 4 of adolltioniste are re! acy Mire pelog Tally wade ta oar mans