The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1861, Page 8

CHE REVOLUTION. & ola just obs! Dar obinias aD, m conned the ‘of the fort cannot, in regard to the State of South Carolina, bo compensated by y consideration of any kind rom'the government of the United States, when ne of 1 by the government im invasive of the dignity and affects the satety of the State, That poases- gion cannot become now a matter of discussion or nego- tiation. You will, therefore, require from the President of the United States a positive amd distinct answer to our semana for the delivery of the fort. And you are ther ai.thorizee to give the pledge of the State to ad- just all mutiers which may be, and are, in thew nature, Susceptible of valuation in money, in the manner most lusual and upon the prinerpl of equity ond justice al- ‘ways Tecogu:zed by independent ‘the ascor- Tesament & their yelative rights and obligations in such matters. You are further instructed to say to the President of the Uisited States, Unat the Governor regards the attempt of the rreadent of the Uaitea States, if avowed, to con- tinne the possession of Fort Sumter, «8 inevitably Joading fo @ Divowy seve; a question which, im the judgment the Goverior, cin buve but one couciusion; reconciluble ‘with a due regard to tae State of South Carolina, the wel- fare of the other States which now constitute the United Bia au that humanity whieh teach 8 all mem, bat particularly those whe i authority control the lives of others. to regaro a revort to arms as the last which should de copsidered. To shed their blood m defence of their Tigbés ts a duty, which tho citizens of the State of South Carchna iviiy seeogmse And in such a cause, the Go- vernor while deploring the stern necassit: may omy! bim to cal) for the sacrifice, will feel that his obli- gation to prererve inviolate the secred rights ot the State of South Car viwa, justify the eacrifies necessary to so: evre that end, The Governor does not desire to remind the President of the res cpa cy which are upon him, Respect! our obedient servant, apse A. G. MAGRATH. To Hon, 1 W. Havye. Sp:cial Envoy from the State of Bouth Caroliua to tho President of the United states. LETTER OF SENATORS OF BECEDING STATES TO TON. 1, W. HAYNE. W ssmycros Cry, Jan. 16, 1861. Bow. Iessc W. Hayne: Sin —WVe are ed that you visit Washington as an wy trem the state of sooth Carolina, bearmg a com- Wunication from the Governor of your State to the Pre- Bivent of tbe United States, m relation to Fort Sumtor. Without knowing i" contents, we venture to request you Wo defer its delivery to the President for a few days, @r unt! von avd be have considered the suggestions which we beg Jeave to eubmit We karw that the possesion of Fort Sumter by troops of thy Tnited States, coupled with the circumstances Uoder which it was tukex, is the chief, if not only, source Of ditficv ity between tbe government of South Carolina apd that of the United States. We would add, that we, ‘too, think it a jnst cange of irritation appl np the part of your State. But wo have aleo assurances, Rotwiibstanding the vircumstanees under which Major Apderven left Fort Moultrie and entered Fort Sumter With the forces under his command, that it was not twken, «ud ig rot held, with any hostile and uniriendly Purpose towards your State, but merely as property the United tates, which the President deems it his duty to protect and preserve. ‘¢ will not discuss the question of right or duty on the patot cither goverment touching that property, or the i acts of either in relation thereto; but we think t Without avy compromise of right or breach of duty either sie, an amicable eijuatiment of the matter ¢ ferenecs way and should be adopted, We desire to see Pp of blood. We represent States which have already ceded fom the United States, or will ha tbe first february next, and will convention on or before the fifteenth of that mo! Peopte feel that they People, and expect to form with them, in tha tion, anew confederation and provisional gov: ‘We inust and will clare your fortunes, suffering with you the evils of war if it cannot be avoided, and eajoyiay with you the blessings of peace if it can be preserved. We, therefore, think it especially duo from Sonth Caro Kina t —t0 say nothing of other slavebolding rs —that she Sta should, as far as she can consisicntly ‘With ber honor avoid initiating buatilities between hee and the United States or any ether Power. We haye the Public occlaration of the Present, that he has not the constitutional power or the will to make war on South: Carolina, and that the public peace shall not be disturbed by any act of hostilit your State, We, therefore, se. ao reason why there may not he a settlement of existing cifheulties, if the tune be given for caim avd deliberate counse! with those states which re eyualiy myolved wi h south Carolioa. We, therefore, trunt that on arrangement wilt be agreed on between you and (he President, at lomst til the 16th of February next; be which time your and our States may, in conventios Gevire a wise, just and peaceable solution of existing dif- ficnit-ex. In the meantime, we think your State should suffer Majar Anderson to obtain necessary supplies of food, fuel or water, and enjoy free cowtupication, by post or spo- era) miosen ger, with the resident: upon the vaderstand that the Pres Wiil not Send him reinforcements 1g the samo period. We propose to submit this Propositie hand your answer t the resident, Tt pot clothed with power to mak» such arrangement, then we trust that you i) submit oar snggestions to the Governor of your State for his tnatrnstions, Until you have received and communicated his response to the Press ent. of couree your state well not attack Fort Sum- ter, and the President will not offer te reinforce it. ‘We most reapecttully submit these propositions, in the earpest hope that you, or the proper authority of your State, may acorde to shem. ve the honor to be, with profound esteem, your va LL, €.C. OLAY, Jr, JOHN HE «PHIL, FITZPATRICK, D. L. YULEE, A. TVERSON, . RK. MALLORY, JOHN SLIDELL, JEFFERSON DAVIS, J.P, BENJAMIN. LETTER OF WON. I. W. HAYNE IN REPLY TO SENATONS FROM SECEDING STATES, Wastivatvs, Jan , 1861. ave just receive! your communication, tant. You represent, you say, States bich have alrea y seceled from the United States, or li have cone so befure the Ist of February noxt, and which will meet South Carolina ip Convention, on or be fore the 15: of that month; that your people feel they ave a common aestiny with our people, and expect to form with them in ‘hat Convention a new confederacy ud provisional government; that you must and will share Our fortunes, suffering wish be the evils of war, if it ean. not be avoived, and enjomning with us the blessings of ot roe of this appeal, and, #9 far as et cheoriuily comply with your peace, if it can be preser 1 fee}, gentiemen , the my authority extends, est, "fam not clothed with power to moke the arrange- aggest, but provided you can got assurances, you are catirely satisfled, that no reinforce te wii be sent to Fort Sumter ta the inter pie peace shall not be aistarbed by any au lina, Twill refer y a and withho dig their communication, with which Iam at present churged, will aw vit thelr instruetiona, Major Av: econ abd be o-mmand, let me assure you, do vow (hte all necessary supplies of food (including fresh meat and vegetshies), and, T Delieve, fuel and ‘water, and do now enjoy free communication hy post, and speob | messervers with the Presidont, @.d wii! con tinae to do eo, certainly, uatil the door of negotiation shall be cleecd. If yuor proposition ‘= acceded to, you may asure the Presiteot that no attack will be made on Fort Sumter, uvtil a reepoose from the Governor of South Carolina hus been received by me, and communicated to bra. th great consideration and profound obedient pervunt ISAAG W HAYNE Envoy from the Governor and Connoil of South Carolina LETTER OF SENATORS OF SECEDING STATES TO THE PRESIDENT. sevote Crane, Jam. 11, 1861 Brn:—We have been requested te t to you copies of a cvrresvendence berwern © Senatora of the ta United “a ex and Colonel leaac W. Hay in this olty, i bebult of the government of ou iow, ant t ack that you will take subject of Paid \ orrespondenc tent pervanie, Very r ’ BEN, BETZUA ERE LUORY, JOUN SLIORLT To Wis Excellency Jism Boctaxay, President United States. LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT, THROUGH THR HON, J. BOLT, SECRETARY OF WAK, AD INTERIM, TO THE SENATORS OF THE SECEDING STATES. Wan Deranrsnnt, Jam 22 fo 20m Hox. Bexsamiy Frrazvariien, $. Ro Mar dep. 8 SIDR Gest oxeN—The President has received your commu pieation of the 10h instant, with the copy of a corre eponidere @ between yourseiyes and oth rs," representing Riuton wich beve atroady erceded from the United states, or will have 20 be! the Ist of Foor pext,” end Col Keane hol uf the , ‘owermment of that Pomter: and you be ood Bey woes n ded Conon the @ulyect of that correspon r hi b wetland, wnd has directed me to commu ve anewe F loner to Col, Hayne, of the 16th just., you » defer tbe delivery of a metsage from 1861. Vv AND tre Governor of oth Caralion to the Present, with Which be was cotrus let, for a few days or until the Pre Pident ent Col, Hh hall have considered the saggss- tiene which y vt It wenecessary to refor spe Gully to these suggest ho twues the Istter ad- dressed to you by OO. Aaym:, of the 17th in- sient. presente & clear ANd epee Ge answor ta them. Io this ho say 1 am moke thearra: gement you iwt provided you es get areas ances with wh rely eatiatied, that no reinfororments will be sent to Ff Wt Sumter the interval, aud that the public peace wil! torbed by any Soutie. Carolia. t will refer your commun ieation to the auth int Mer of South Carchinn, and, witbholoing the commucion ton with which Lam at presont charged, will await fo, Wor in strnetions ”” From the beeinning of the present anhippy tre vbtee, the Presid: nt Lae enceavored ty perform tin exen tive duties in #0¢) @ manner as to preserve tho pones @ the country, and to prevent biovdehod. Chie ie wtill nie ie . Yon, therefore, do bim no more than jurtic.* stating that you have astaranees (from his pub! uns: megre, ] presuine), that, ‘notwithstanding the eirown staners under «Lich Major Anderan left Fort Moultr end entered Fort umter with the forces under bis com mand, it , and is net helt with any Neate or Hn iF State, but morety os ty of the Cited tate h the Presiden Binks aay to protect and preserve,’ you haye oorrestly cloth @ with power to bet be di a ene ee _ . : ; compromise propositions, apd reyvested SHEEP DRESSINGEXTRAQRDINAR what on ” ‘To initiate such hostilities agamst Fort ‘hemter: wont, Deyond question, be an uct of war against the United a. . In regard to the proposition of Col. Hayne, ‘that no reinforcements w ll be sent to Fort Sumter in ‘the inter- val, end that the public pace wilt pot be sisturbad by apy act ot hostility towards south Caroma,” it is im- Porsthle for me to give you any such wseurances. The President bas no authority to eater into euch an agree. ment or understanding. A® aD executive officer, he 16 simply bound to protect the public property, 5 far us this may be preeticuble; and it would 5 lation of his duty to place himself under engagements tbat he would not perform this ‘uty either for an indet- nite or a limited period At the present momept it 18 not deemed neo esary tw reinforce Major Andersen, be- cause he mukes no such request, and feels quite secu his position. Should his safety, however, rqur inforcemente, every effort wiil be made to Br) re. ipply them In regard to ap assurance trom the President ‘thet tho public peace will not be disturbed by any act of bstility ‘towards South Carolina,” the answer wil rea ily occur to yourselves. To Congrese, and to Omgress alone, 8 the power to make war, aad it would be an wot of vaurpation for the Pxecutive to give any assurance that Congress would net exercise this power, however fe may be convieces that no such int ation exists. Jam pglad to be aseured, from tho letter of Colonel Hayne, that (biajor Anderson aud bis rommand do now obtain all pee: seary soppies, welu ing fovah meet aud vegetables, and, I Deheve, furl and water, trom the city of Charles‘on, ‘and do vow enjoy communication by post and eprcial meseenger, with the President, aud wil continue to do 80, certainly until the coor to negotiation has been close Ttrust that these facilities msy still be afforded to Major Ancersen This 1 a8 it should be, Mejor Anderson is not menacing Charleston; ant lam convinced thet the happiest result which can be attamedt is that both he ana the autburities of South Carolina shall remain on their pre cnt amicable footing, nether party being bound by any objigutions whatever except the bigh Christian oxd moral duty to keep the peace, and wo syoid cases of val deritanied fully, you! lent eervant, a Secretary of War, ad in'ecim. LLITER OF se ATORS O4 SECEDING STATES TO HON, 1. W. HAYN' Wasmixeron, Jan, 23, 1891. Ho: Ac W. Tayxr— Simp anewer to your lotter of the 17th nat , we have now to inform you that, atter cemmunicatiag with the President, we huve received ab teer sighed by the ~ecre- tary of War, avd addressed to Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Mal- lor} end Slidell on the gubject cf our proposition, which letier we now enclose to you. Altheugh its terms are not as satisfactory as we could have desires, in relation to the ulterior purposes of the Executive, we have vo tiesi- taticn in expressing our enti-e confidence that no rein- foreements will be sent to Fort sumter, nor will the pab lic peace be Cisturbed within the period requisite for full tion between yourself and your yovernm nt; , therefore. svified in ap- or further instructions before delivering to the : rut apy messvge with which you may bave been charged. Wo tuke this oceasien to renew the expression of onr earnest hope that South Carolina will not deem it incom patible With her safety, dignty or honor to refraiu fom initiating any hostil.es agamst any power whatsoever, or from taking any st pe tending to preduce ¢athsion, uo Ul our States, whieh are to share Der fortunes, shall have op epportunity of joming their counsels with hers ‘We ure, with great respect, your obedient gervants, UIs T. WIGFALL, A. IVERSON, . L. YULEE, JOHN HEMPHILL, rie - emba cein “Pi JUAN SLIDELL, . C. CLAY, Jn. P. &.—Sumo of the signatures of the former letter ad dreseed to yon are not athixed to tho ‘oregoiog communi cation, in consequence of the departure of several Sexa- lore, BOW on tucir way to their respective states. LETTER OF HON. I. W. HAYNE TO SENATORS OF SRCEDING STATES. Washixcro, Jan. 24, 1861. To the Hon, Louis T. Wioran, DL Yours J.P. Buxsa- gun, A. Ivnnson, Joun Hemrunit, Jous suecs.and C. C. Cay, dre GENTI-EN—] have received your letter of the 23d inst. , enclesip communication dated the 22d inet. , ad tressed 10 Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Mallory and SItveil, from the Se- cretary of War ad interim. “This communication from he Secretary w far from veing satisfactory to me. But, ou State that “we (cu) Lave bo hesitation evtive confidence that no reintorcement vt Sumter, nor will the pobiie peace be iv the period requisite for tli communi tlon between yourseli (tnyse!f) and your (my) gover Piance with our previous unserstan ting 1 «tpinunication with which Tum at present reler the whole matter to the authorities of and wil! await ther reply, Mr. Gourdin. of South Carolina, now ‘in this city, will Joaye heze by the evening's train, and will lay before the Goveanor of Carolina apd his Counce the whole co) res po between yourselves aud myzel’, and Ddetween you and the Government of the Unitea states; with « communication from me, asking further instruc wer Tcapnot, in closing, but expre the President shout son of troops at Fort “property” of the South Carol:na scorns the appropriating 10 vereelf the property o snotber, whether of s government or an individual, with ont accounting, to the fast dallar, for everything which, for the protection of her citizens, and in“ vin'ieatioa of her cwn hovor #nd dignity, she tnay deem it necessay to take into her own poesession, As property, Fort Sumter is in far greater joupardy occupied by a garrison of United states troopt, than it woul. be if delivered over | to the State authorities, with the pledge that, in regard to that and all other property claimed by ‘the United States withio the jorisdiction of South Carojiua, they Would ui!y secount upov a fair adjnatment. Upon the other point of the prese: vation of the peace, and the ayoicance of bioodsbed: Is it supposed that ‘he occupation of a fort in the midst of @ harbor, with g: Dearing upon every portwnof it, by a governmer longer acknowier ged, ean be no other thau_ the oce of constant irritation, excitement and indignation? iny deep regret the: garri of the no 104 It creates a condition of things which I fear is but little calculate to advance the observauce of the “b gh Caris- tian and moral duty to Keep the peace. and to avoid all causes of mutual tien,” resommended by the 3e- nication. nue to hold Fort Sumter by United Btates treops, is the worst possible means of pro: tecting it as y ; ahd the Workt possibie meus tor effect ng pew e solution of present diftieul: ies. 1 beg jeave in conelurion, to say that it is ia deference to the unanimous opinion expressed py the Senatare pre sent in Washington, “representing “tates whieh have already croedco from the United States, or will have cope 6 before the Ist of February next.’ that | comply with your Guggestions. And [feel assure thet suggest trea varter will be considered w th pro. found resp sthoritirs of So.th Carclicx, will have great Weigh! in determining their action With high consideration, [ have the henos to b reapeetiully, your obedient orvant, Issac W. HAYNE, Envoy from the Governor and Counell of South Card.ina. very DESPATCH FROM THE HON, A 1. W. AAYN Stave oF BucTH Canousa, Lxnounve Orrick, SraTk Dararninnvr, Coraniasros, Jan. 26 186i) = been receives, covering. with uf the Presioent, theo go Mr Holt, Secretary ¢ od wierim dated the 220 of January, 1861,” © the letter of Mr. Fitzpetrick, Me Mal ry, abd Mr. slidel!, enclosing to hia a correspondan e MAGRATH TO HON. S—Your despatch other papers, the r between certoin Senators of the United Mates, and Cob lewar W. Hayne: the letter of certain Sevaters te you, dated the 25d Jonvary. 1861, and your reply to the dated the ator Ist. mators addressed to you, and date i that "he pomsessio, od dd that th 1d appre of » Uhink it a just cause of ierita Lew on the part of your (this) State.” ther state that they hed assuran yes, not: ther eleamstaners Which seemed inconaia fe that fort Sumter “woe not ken and * \ any ue or upfriendly parp we t wards ar (this) state, bat inere'y as property of the Coiled States, whieh the Pre: t deeme it hie vity protect and preserve.” Under the infiue of K of & Comm fliny whien now ann ves Su 1 twprereed with the earnest de 2 toflave been cherishort in these atates aa paratiou from the t Which they regarded assentinl te + wellare the lle white eiyil war produ f that time should be given for ealin aud ¢ Fe! with Sintex which are equ y inv a the future tesue of thelr yee e the time necessar the counm boa, they propore! that thie state F Major Auderson to cbtwin necessary any , foelor Water aud enjoy (ree com by peat or ppectol messenger with the Presid the wnoerstanding thot the President will not reipforrernenta during Uke same period.’ No rach commun ation wos anticipated by the Go Fertor, jb the inetrucrione with which you wore fur nivbed. Put the discretion whieh you exercised in ‘eta jog the delivery of the lotter t» the Premdeut of the Vuited States, with which you were charged, unter the cireumstanees whch wen ad, commends iteclt to the approval of yverD Sneh @ couree on your part was due from thie State to the representstives of there States, the people of which, in the langange of their Fenators, ‘feet ommon destiny with your (our) Tiople, ond expect to form with them a new ond provisional government,” and who ‘m' share your (our) fortunes; suffering with you (ne) evils ot war, if it canwot be avoided, and enjoying the Diersings of pence, if it can be preserved.’ ‘The reply of the President to tae proparition thie made, referring to the statement of the intectwos with which Fort Sumter is held, ag derived from hie “purhe mos wiewtion sere.” concedes that bis purpose as stated; that is, to Pelt Nort sumter “merely a property of they United whieh be «deems it his duty t protect aod pe CVE)" We correct. He declares it to bo bis enla phject oe * ety on the detensive, and to “authorine’ no len: ie age net the people of South Carolina, uain® Clearly juetified by a hostile morement op their part.” werve, 1 he Vreeiient ‘hep, for uroot of hie deatrette uaa te hin de » prevent the br ” gocbed A, a - i ¢ bie forbearance jo rermort to tuck Ab unermen ver th i a tae oc states"? # the dag of the United ‘authority’ an arrangem: nt or ugderstonding,”” and that it would be Twnitcst violation of bw duty to place himself under epgageme: te, that he would not pe: his duty eituer wiivite or @ limited period” It is alse aided by Lim that ‘at the present momen” it 13 not deowed necessary to reinforce Major Anderson, besause he maki bo such 7 quest, und fee quite secure in bis position. Put should bis safety require it, every effort will be made 10 supply reinforor mevts. ‘The letter from the senators to you, and your reply to that letter, present a inarked and contrast t> the letter of the Presicent of the Upited States. The Gove: nor appreciaies the fueling whieb the letter of tho President niurt have excited is the Sonators to whom tt was uddreseed: their forbearance in the expression of their cpuniou fully as to its ; apd their gene. rosity in still continuing to ente: tain the hope that coi Visio may be avoided until the states they repreernt may ehase tho dapgers which mepaco this State. The Governor concurs also in the juBiiee and force of your reply to those Senators. The rexsene which you have set forth in your reply to the letter of the Senators w you, conclusively e#tablish the propriety of that demand which the letter from the Governor is intended to make uyon the President; whetber the possession of Fort Sumter be corsiderrd merely in d to is preserva tion as 9 piece of property claimec by the Muited States; or the centinnance of i19 retention be referred to & coa- clurion derived from the “obligat ’ which “high Chrietian and moral duty” would make tmpe ative; if they were appeuled to, a& they should be, in tix case, as the sole and proper gat ds tor ta0se whose conduct in- volver the gravest 16-pons: bilities, ‘The ac quiescence of the President of the Unived States in the © acrangement or understanding,” by which be wentd be prevented from sending reinforosments to Fort Supster, wae mtemied, and so declared, by the Senatwrs of the receding States, be binding upoa bim, ia case of the acquiescence of thie State in certain m aru es which they proposed this state should adopt, With the eeun from the Stute of South Carolina they evi xpected a concession from the President of the United States. And they propored that in the interval which was neceseary to erable you to receive a reply frem the Governor, the President shoul not send rein- foreewents to Fort Sumter, and that certain fasiliries new enjyed by Major ‘Anderson and bis garri- ou at Fort sumter should be continued. The soply of the Presi¢ent, therefore containg bis refusal, not only of the xenera) preposition, 10 abstain from doing until the Voth ony of February, the dey name? by the senators in ther letter, tnt which, whenever he attempts, he knows will be regarded by the “tate of Sonth Caroliua as aa act of war, but he refuses alko to abstain from attempting this act, even doing the period pecessary to euable yar to communicate to the Governor the propositions uf these Bepaee ‘All tat the State of South Caroling was desired, in the lever of these Senators to do in relation to Major ander en and hin garrison, it had done; not in its acknowiedg- mertot ats right on the sart of the United States, but in tho diacharge of the suggestions of ovurtesy, aod with a desire te 10 visit upon Major Anderson und his garris' the censequer ces of the irritation which the conduc hia government was Fo well caletiated to produce Nor would thy aequieseence of the government of the United States, in the forbearance required from it have done mere thon to have secured the status, ia which al) mattera withm the harbor of Charieston were at this time, by putting upon the State an obit gition not to attack Fort Sumter, and upon the government of the United States an obhgation pot to Tenter eat with fresh treops, With the supplies which NVajor Anderson and bis gurison wore ro the fuctiities which he and bis garrtgon e1 gard to the mails, po pretext for interference with the harbor of Charleston could be fennd, except in connection with the right claimed to reinforce the troops at Furt sumter , aright which, claimed by the Presi‘ont, a3 involved in a duty, would further involve @ necessity that he should dete mine, when his duty was to be discharged, by his exercise of this right. It istrue that the President, in his letter, intimates that vo reinforcements will be seut, because Major Au- derson hus made no such reqnest, and feels quite secure in bis psivion, It is not, however, to be forgotton that, pt cocasion, When it ig understood that Major n did not call for retntorcements, and may be p eeumed to have felt then as secure ip big position as he reinforcements were sent to him; nor was it e government of the United States that reach bita. de to the President of the wehern Seusters, unso: Wd and anexpected. the evtience of a gone. rous impulse, which, baving anima ed them ip the conti- nai ce ot their connection with the United States, as long ay that connection could be mainte ned with regard to Honghte of the States they represented, was ox hibite’, even in the moment of their tinal separation, to epapxiove desire to avoit collision and ftrive with those wh: m they could net re@ygnise longer as their bre- thren ip thot pehtical Unien whieh had beem terminated. ‘The mo eration ot the terms in which they asked the ac- guuscence of the Presicent of the United States, will be long remembered, Their request was simply that he world sbatam 170m those ats which wee Qunecessary for the purprse be professed, an were eurely calculated to Covelope the ils be declared himseit auxious tO avert. At this period, and under euch eireum-tances, it 18 pot «nly important, but indispeneably necessary, that the Coverner should correctly understand the position whieh be vow mment of the United States intends to occupy cowurcs this State, And the correspondence, which has preouced the letter of the President, serves to dispel much of whatever doubt may bave hitherto existed. If he President of the United states dosired only to protect Fort Sumter as property, what higher assurance of its afety could he bave found than in the pledge of the tate of South Carolina that it should not be attacked? If it was not to be defended as property bit as a mili- ary post of the United States, then, indeed, it would be “a manif-et violation of bis duty" to agree not oreintorce it. ‘The assertion, therefure, that it i only held as property is inconsistent with those require- men's of duty, whieb the President alleges to be obliga. tory npen bun’ bat which are obligatory upon him only fn relation to» military post. the Governor is, therefore, forced to con Inde that, stripped of all disguise, the real porpese of the President of the United states is to keep and ‘etend Fert Sumter, within the limits of South Caro- Ima, of a military pret of the United States. ‘This conclusion of the real purpese which controls the govert ment of the United States in relation w this State, is not the Jese a result of the position which tho Preal dertof the United States hos assumed in relation to the Deopeeition which the Senators of the seceding states sly mnmede, than ot the aerim of the Prost United States i regard to other States which E Jovernor to the Srate of Seath Onrolaa will # duty—one which #0 acks owlwige—to regard all hostile attompts mate by the soverom nt of tho United States upen auy State whirb has soured, ax attempts made direct this 8 ‘There is no donbt, that at thie me purposes. by the goverrment of the United’ Stats, are in operation, which affect Florida or Geor- gin. It doen not wimit cf @ doubt, thet an armed versed of che United States ie now trans- porting, with the purpose of landing, troops of the United States open the soil of one or more of the states which have seceted, with hostile (utentions to- wares eteh State, Another expedition, the oxistence of #hich i» ascertained, but thy precise nature of whieh is Las beep undertaken for «like purpose. ch gives to these hoa'ile attempts a com- east ‘NY ting ia that they are Keeretly andor. their execution covertly an earnest desire to aver nate of While th more cor And tho te ' y Urgiog upod # void all ce ast the government of the United st and waile from the fome State another Coromtsr i ne toma pting t Pecem- mend the aame couracts to the President of the United Suites, a hostile oxpedition is on ite way te attempt the cerreien of @ State, when the government of the United stateg seems to Heten to the suggestions of peace from that urcwnt Commonwenith. ‘The Governor regards jt a8 a happy cireumstance that in devermng Ww the wishes of the Senators who b: terpesed in tho miesion with which you were charg het gord intent hag been rewarded, m lewting to that ‘ Hon ‘ren the Preevlent which, tn every soce ting wil be regarded ws equiv awolaration of prinst th m, and thee save ‘om the conse kererous but ming it proper that it shewd be understood that }re ‘dent is peased to consider a proof of runee should seom to have the wequies the Governor in the correctness of that constroetion of bis eoneuet, under the circum rlances Of a ease wholly utjustiflaMe, and more then aggravat It 1 vot for the President of the Vinsted States een to ¢ ent bere with reinfor the repuise of a vessel A, 8 the attack of the State ef Sonth Carolina upon an warmed veseet If tt had not the enw ttot a vessel inteuded for war, th x: «vent * tte troduee, andor te ebjeld of f penvetultr Foxseuting it nothing ideo of wu purchared «1 the propriety of the the Irtter, with the de- a not only been con the op wien of the Govornor, dimond whieh is contained in fi med by the circumstances which your mieion. has de | veloped. but is now inereazed into x conviction of necow ety The safety of the Stato requives that the . position 61 the President should be distinctly understood. The ty f all the scooding Mtater requires it as mach as 1 it be wo, thet Port Sous perty, then, as property , the rights whotever they muy be, of the’ Suited stator, can he necertamnoa, ane for the eatisfaction of those rights, the pies ge of the “tate ef Routh Car thorized ogive, It Fort Surator is not property, it i« L iM : and fuoh a post, within the limite of thie ‘the jot ived as the ‘eply wot to vek, as to Dis oesert Wcemnents to Fort Sumter. Yon were instrurted ty hiro, if he ap. verted thot right, that the State cf h Carolina regard. t, Wow asserted, OF with aN AtLompt at ite rxererse, ae a declaration of wor. if the President in tends 11 ehail not be eo understood, it is proper, to avoid alt wieconecptian bercafter, That Be should be jatormed @ the mewner in which the Governor will fel bound to regard ft If the President, when you have stated the reasons which prompt the Governor tn making the demant for the delivery of Fort 2omter, shall retut ty dohver the fort, upon the pleeg ineke you have ben authorized to commu feate the refuen!, withont detay, nor, Wi the Preaident etait not be pre’ peted to give You an. immediate answer, you will commenicnte to lim that hie answer imay be trang mitied, WiC.Jo @ roneouahle tine, to the Gove this piace, The Governor doce Bob yonstler It ne » earnest desire which bas recure for the State of Codey yt vapor) the waste Of }ife or loss of blood If counsels shall prevail With the government at Washington, the Gover- nor fetis that, whatever unbuppy results may follow, bis c@uris and the eflorts of those senators wili have been carnestiy made to avert them. A copy of this note to jou the Governor desires you to address to those Sena. tors. Tt will not be Deceasary for the Governor to make any further communication to you than this note. To this he desires me to add the expression of his thanks for the manner 1n which you have executed the duty with which you were charged, Very respectfully, yours, &., &c. 5 RACH To the Hon. 1. W. Hayyx, Special Bavoy from the state of South Carolina, THE LINCOLN REGIME. Uur Springfield Correspondence. Srmncroap, DL, Jan 80, 1861. ‘The Virginia Propositions in the Slate Levislusw: e—Oppo tition of the President Elect—Secret Visit of Judge Pettit. o Kansas—Judge Bats? Third, Vieu—Disappointed Visiters—Artistic Hems, &:. Considerable agitation bas been produced in legislative circles during the leat forty eight bvurs iu consequence of the introduction on yesterday mocning of @ joint resolu- tion, by a prominent democratic member of the Senate, calling for the appointment of five Commissioners to the Convention to meet at Waxbingtp bext week for the pur pose of devising some mrans of adjusting the present difculties. It was offered ip response to the refusal of Governor Yates to recommend similar action. After con- siderable debate in the course of yesterday, the resolu. tion was referred to a committee, by whom it wor returned this morning to be tabled by the republican majority, While the subject was debated in the Senate yesterday forenoon, the President olect most upexpected)y appeared ov the floor, His cul is attri buted toa desire to fee the proposition defeated. The final refusal of bua supporters to accept it ia ascribed to his ipfluence. x ‘That the “powers that are to be’? are opposed to the meoting of tho Commissioners is furthermore denon strated by a strong leader on the subject in this morn ing 8 Daily State Journab, in which the -ground is taken that the appointment of Commiteioners by the republican, majority would bo an incirect ackuowledgment of the Justness of Southern dctpands upon the North, and heac: humiliate and demoralizo the; supporters of the tucoming adininiatration, that stands pledged to the Chicago plat form, The article windg up—~-"“We say to Virginia ond to all other States that are ssking us to compromise and concede something, that we are not aware of having done ‘any wrong to their people, That we propore to do no wrong either to ber 0 them, or to any of the States of the South. That being our position, we do not propose to make either coucession or compromise, fcr in doing 60 we are requirod to yield up every essential part of republican faith.” Considerable commotion was created this morning by the revelation of the fact that John Pettit, Chief Justice of the United States Court of Kansas, was here for a few houre Inst night on a recret visit to the Presitent elect. {f it be true that evii docrs seek darkness, the Judge’e conecience cannot be very clear. He landed here at six P. M., and left before daylight, Most of the evening he spent in private consultation with Mr. Lincoln, He is ou lis way to Washington, where he proposes looking after his nomination for the judgeship created by the amend- ment to the Kansus Dill. It is reportet that he came to sce his friend Lincoln, to whom he bad been £0 remarksbly courteous as to excite general comment, during bis stumping tour in Kansaa in the full of 1869, to secure the endorsement of the new administration of bis aspirations to the sinecure created with a speci view to hisown wants. But it is rather difficult to seo bow the Judge will manage to curry and win favor with both the incoming and outgoing regime. Maybe his cull on Lincoln is intended not to be known to his friend Buchanan. If 80,1 should feel sorry of foiling the Judge’s echemes by thus giving publicity to it. It is true, at all events, that some of his-enemits have been long asserting his inclination to goover to the republican ranks. Almost simultaneously with the rotund Chief Justice of Kapras, Mr. Bates, of Missouri, made his third appearance here. His visit was, of course, conmected with that of Pettit, But the dopar- ture of Mr. Lincoln for Charleston on this morniog’s Eastern train, the presence of Mr. Bates to the coatrary notwithstanding, proved conclusively that the distin- guished Missourian’s visit was not of an offloial character. Quite a number of expectants got here this morning, and wore sorely chagrined to find the Presidential bird flown. Among then were Mark W. Deiabay, a profes. sional wirepuller, and origina’ Lincoln man, from Kaa sag, where he hopes to be elected to the United Stawee Serate, om the strength of his suppo.ed ability to far- nish a commission to every member of the Legizlature that will yote for him and Gen.Wm. Larimer ,Jr., former: fy & promivent citizon of Pittsburg, Pa., but now of Don. ver City, who came all the way from Pike's Peak to make hia wants known to the President elect. They and several others, nothing daunted by thoir disappointment, forth- with copeluded not to be dodged by Abraham, and await bie return from “' Fgypt.’” Mr. T. D. Jones, the well known Cincinnati sculptor, who hue been bere these last six weeks, has nearly com- pleted the modelling of the bust of Mr. Lincola, which, for cepial conception, vigor of handling, pose, fideiity to the original ond elevated expression, tar surpasses all bis prevings works, The bust is cSmmisriones by an associa- ‘ton of genticmen called the republican citizeus of Kea- tucky, Ohio and Indiana, and when finished will be cat ‘uty marble, It will greatly add wu the artistic lustre of its author, already distinguishea for many noble suc es in seulpture portraiture, It will be exhibited in due season in your city. G. F. Wright, tho well knowa “Governor painter,” has seo been professionally engaged here tor some time. Ho 8 commissioned to oxecnte the portratts of the ex-Gover- nora of this Stato, and i now rapioly completing a most creditable gallery of ‘half lengths” patatiags in oil. Srerverm, 11., Jan. 31, 1861, ‘The President Elect and the Virginia Propositions for a Convention of Comnissioncrs—Specch of Mr Bars Be fore @ Repuilican Caucus—Judge Pettit Again—That Letter to Schuyler Colfax—Office Seekers Lying in Wait ing—Perswnal, do. ‘Truth can never be too readily told. Why then the studied attempts of certain parties in Washington to tm press the public with the idea that the President elect is vot only anxious for, but also actively engaged in, pro toting asetviement of the prosent misuaderstandings between the two sections of the country, by making opis. tolary appeala {0 bie Congressional frienas to aecept the border States propositions us 4 basis for such? Why iusist on & misrepregentation of Mr. Lincoln's views in the face of authoritative disavowals of the imp motives and actions? For the eake of removing a false impression thit seems to prevail to a great extent in the political circles of the Fast, I willeay again that the President elect 1s drmly, equarely and imunovably eet against avy Compromize pro- poe tiem that will Involve a eacridce of republican priacl: ples, and that even the proposed Convention of Commis sioner, open the suggestion of the Virginia Logisiature, previous to hits ieauguration, is looked npou unfavorably by bim. He Cestres to cee the eomewhat uncertain die position of the border slave States to yield the rights of the majority and Obedience to the federal constitation aud lawe thoroughly tested by bis inanguration, before hie friends eLall make avy move for a recoveiliation upon the bovis of Congr s* ional enactments of coustitutional amend. monte, ‘The question of the appointment of Commissioners pro mises to heoome a seed of discord tn the republican porty im the Ivgislature of this Stare, as in that of Oblo, New York and Peunssivenia The northern members ao mort vebornently opposed to any action in the premises. Thoro from the central and moro sonthor. ly counties, however, are inclined to'Yeapond to the eall, Caveurce have been held every night for the last four days, and hardly anything eleo is at preeent talked of in the legislative balls and lobbies. ‘The conservatives prevailed on Jndge Bates, whowe Preaeheo OM professional business T mentioned to my last, to address the cau sus held Inet evening. Bat tho Judge disappointed their expectations He mate an altogethor non-o rmittal ppeech. Ho spoke of the valuo of the Union to both sections of Ue country, of his ment to it, and of the dnty of all patriotic men to unite in efloris for ite preeervetion. He denounced th nee sion mow ment with great decision and vigor, and atyo. exted the entreemcnt of tho fetoral s 48 the firet and tain dety of remibiicean 1 Rae he paw Det not to commit hiogelh on ney of the RE ul bold him alone responsible for be to lock upon bie remarks as an authoritative Of the views of the President elect. A prominent Kansas politician, now im this stated operty in the course of yeeterday, in « public resort, that he had written » letter to Trumbull urging the support of Judge Pottit’s aspirations to the Judgerbip created by the Kanses bill. This con- firme what Tutated yesterday, in reference to the Judge’s readiness for conversion to the faith of the party about obtaining porseasion of the federal spoils. But I ventare to say that, this epistolary endorsement to the oon- trary potwitbetanding, be will not be touched by the republican Senators. As to the interference of the President elect in his behalf, that is’ beyond all plau- Ability. Be (Mr. Liveoln) knows that the majority of Kansas republicans detest Jobn Pettit, and will not stultify themselves by buylog with place one of their most relentless and uncom promising foes. There was a great flutter in political circles to-day im consequence of an apparently well authenticated re port from Washington that Mr. Lincolo had written @ letter to Schuyler Colfax, to be used by bim in urging the adoption of the border Stato prepositions upon the repub- ticam members. By those who know the deep grudge the President elect entertained against Colfux ever 81000 the laiter’s advocacy of Douglas’ claims to a re election in 185%, the statement was at once pronounced improba- ble ana absurd. Yet it cbtaines considerable credence until its public and emphatic contradiction this afver- noon by one of Mr. Lincoln’s most confidential frieuds, who thought it incnmbent to disclaim the authorship for tho President elect, as the story promised to afwct the aeton of the republican legislators upon the border State propositions. Applicants for subordinate offices are still arriving, in vain quest of the dispensing power. The pangs of die- appointment must be great, jueging from the loud swear- ing Of a number of them. A horde of the expectants are cepecially chagrined at the untimely absevtation of the President ele® the inadequacy of their ‘ cash on hand” to the unexpected prolongation of thelr hotel Dil's, is doubtlees the main causo of thoir dis- quictude, Joseph A. Nunes, a well known San Francisco, Califor- uja politician, bas just arrived from the East. He also remaing on tho lookout for the Presidential traveller. h i SrRINGHELD, UL, Feb. 1—11 P. M. Mr. Lincoln’s Doings in the Country—His Rdurn—He Accepts Another Invitation—Leyistative Ayitation Abow the Proposition to Appoint Cumiaisswners to Washingion— A Sigmyficant Speech—Passage of Resolutions Upon the Advice of the President Elex, de., de. Ube visit of the President elect to the haunts of his youth, in the vicinity of Charleston, iu the southern part f this State, terminated, ns foreseen, without any inci lenis of great interest, After spending the night at ube esidence of his eld and intimate friend, Senator Marshall, be set ont in @ curriage on Thuraday morning for the residence of bis aged stepmother, who received her dutiful son with the utmost joy and gratification. Several hours were devoted by the affec- thopate two to the contemplation of thy cherished past and the portentous future. The [’reeident elect then visited the gravo of bis father. situated a short distance from the old homestead, and pent some time in prayer. At three o'clock ip the afternoon he returped to Charleston, ac- companied by his mother. In the eventing a public recep tion was bold by him tp the court room, upon the request of bis republican friends. A Jarge astemblage, consisting of gevera) hundred ladies aud gentlemen, congregated to exchange greetings with him, Being called upon tor a epeceb, he stated in response that the time for a pubic definition of his views was not yet come, aud hence he would content himself on the preseut oocasion wish an expression of his gratiication at the manifestation of the kindness end sympathy of his friends, He then shook bands with all present, aud retired amidst the hearty checre of the gentlemen and the waving of hanakerchiefs hy the lacics. Baving cmbarked eorly in the morning, he reuched this place at eleven A. M., in company with Seyator Marshall. At Drentur, some forty miles east of this, be met a committee of Cincimnatians, composed of Messre. Benjamin Feg.estev, Charles 8. Moore avd A. Me Alpin, who wore on their way to “privgfeld, for the pur- pore of tendering bim the hespitaliti¢s of their city while on bis way to Waechington, He immediately ac: cepted the invitation, and after arriving here wrote 4 letter to that effect, with which the commit varted upon their return trip this evening. Tho visit will take place on the 13th inst. A epecial train will carry te President ang his cortege fom Indianapoits to the Queen City of the Weet. ‘The all absorbing question of legislative discussion Within the last twenty-four hours continacd to be the proposition to appoiut Commiesioners to the Wast- ington Convention. The President bewg kuown to be adverse to the appointment of euch, both the Governor and the State officers, and a majority of the republican members of both housee, were at first disin- clived to take actiop in the premises. The example of New York, Pennsylvania, Obio and other Northern States, and the urgent counsels of a number of conservative re- pubhean leaders, however, brought abeut a different view of the case om the part of Mr. Lincoly, as well as the Governor and the Legislature, and hence tho series of jowt resolutions waa agreed upon in a repablicen caucus Inst night, and of tho passage of which you will be ad- vised by telegraph. Mr. Lineoin not belng in town, they were not intro duced, a8 the majority report of a Joiat special commit tee, until atter he had returned.aud expressed his approba tion. Upon the report being made iv the afternoon, a moat lively discussion eprang up in the Senate, in cons-quence of the presentation of a miuority report, im which the appointment of two democrats and three republicans was recommended. Sepslor Marshall mae s vigorous apee rk which derived peculiar significance from the fact that hé had been in close intercourse with Mr Lincoln during the preceding two days. In its leading passages he taid— 1¢ this Union is to be held together, it is not by beimg ready to take up with any proposition that be made, and to yield to any tertos that may be onded. By so dog you will never be dove yielcing, and you will never preserve the Union. Clove the Union as dearly as any man, but there ts something dearer even than Uniou—dearer than peace, It ts mas hood—it is principle. I believe that the preservauion of this government depenus upon our exbiowing Urmoess to this crisis; nut stu /buraess; nut eotie abseuce of cut cillatory feelings; net ston ity, but firmoess wmpered with conciliation.” Ne man, 00 ountey, ever gaiues aay thwe by exhibiting a truckling Weasuese *) @ & © 1 confese that Ihave but tittle hope of anv good frow ‘this Conference of Commissioners. (fear it will amount to pothing, because (he Southern Commiseioners, as far as I know, will demand tern that cannot be co.ceded. ‘The mivority report wus tabled by a strict party vote, nud that of the majority adopted, oaly one democrat— Senator Underwood—votmg for it. In the House the resolutions did not come up until late in the evening. Long and tolling epeeches were made by both democrats and republicans apd the discussion did not terminate until eleven P.M, when tho republican majority carried their paseage, Sreivormern, Ill., Feb. 6, 1861. Tho President elect and suite will lvave Springfield at nine A.M onthe 29th inst. Bat few ste will be made on the way, and Indiaoapoiis rosched at four P. M.; Cimeinnatt wil be made on the following atternvcn. No further appointments are as yet made, ‘The Presidential party will const of fifteen persons A number of outsiders are impatiently exerting them selves to get invitations to ace ampany Mr. Lincotn to Washington, but ail wil be excluded with the exception of the reporters of the press. ‘The EoghthCoveul at Chicago has paid a visit to Mr. Lincoin. Fitz Henry Warren, of Towa, in in town Mie name is fumilianly mentioned in connection with the Poaunaster Generulehip ‘The roport of the election of a majority of Union men to the Virgivla Conveation was recetved with much gratt- floation by Mr. Line Horace Greeley Jett this morning for St. Louis, after Jecturing to « very large audience Inst night, Tho radi- cal republicans derive a good dea) of comfort from the invigorating influences bie emphatic anti-compromise declarations aro presumed to have upon the wavering members of the party, They are in high glee over tho gratifying —aasarance he ie claitned to have reevived of the intention of the President cleot to ndlwre firmly to the doctrines em- Dodied in the Chiengo platform, He (Gresley) axpreaned a fear durieg his stay that ® sufficient numbor of weak backed republem Congressmen could be austerod to Fecnre the pasenge of a compromiss meagure before the 4th of Maret, The soiree at tho private roeidence of tho Prosident elcet this evening (8 a brilliant #Mur, Seven handed la dies and pentiomer, comporing the politionl elite of this Stare and the beauty and fustien of this viemity, are present. Mr, and Mra Pncotn aro in thelr bay pie mood, and do the hovore with much dignity and atfal) lity. — Butcher Boys om Tnety Muscle—~Th Motch Bewees Parby amd German— Gorman the Vi~ tox, ‘The long talked “7 match at sheep dressing between George Mom's, alias Darby, and Rodger Gorman, wok plage iat evening at Kerrigan Hall. The matoh arose from a conversation among Washington Market butchers tm regard to the skill and dexterity of Gorman; and Darby, relying on bis old reputation, sent young Gorman @ challenge, which was accepted. The terms of the match were to leg, pull, ekin and drees fluo sheep, in market sty'e, for Gfty doliare aside. Shaughnessy, the ‘boss’ of Gorman, farniahed the sheep, and feel- ing in regard to the match ran very high. Gorman, whe works regularly at his trade every day, bad the advantage of constant practice; and Darby, whose ekili was admitted on ali sides, though he bad pot worked in the slaughter house for some time, endeavored to reguin bis old skill by a little extra work. Both parties awaited Wednesday evening, therefore, with great confidence. Bets were freely given aud taken, and cach man bad plenty of backers. Kerrigan Hall, where the match was docided, ia lo- cated in White street. Deserted wagons, heaps of mud und ice, pitfalls of dirty water and worse pitfalla of dis solute women, piles of brick and any quantity of @ & long passage the visiter finda biumeeit in a large barroom, crowded by butchor boys of all Bize8 and ages; bi with pictures of famous doge- and prige tgbters, the sawdusted, a small dog-pit coLvenient, and Harry Jenvings, the habdsomest, jo s and toughest of sports presiving over @ mutiey set of roughs aud butchers. Small boys aot with admiration ii ony ae oe dog who has seen jer days, ‘Watohed evi ‘of his tall with silent denght, Men swarmed Ground with pet peepiwg from under their arms or bark their pecketa. A gentiemav with plenty of liquor aud a great deal of sore face wanted to match his dog against wpy weight, and was facctiously acoummodated with a tistecn hundred pounder. - Finally Darby arrived, was buppy to muke our reporter’s acquaintance, began the Bale ce Lice Soe eee the purchasers thereof up stairs z if KERRIGAN BALL, ‘The hail was formerly a celobrated dancing academy, and rejoices in a amentable attempt at freeco painting. ‘mn the centre of the rcom is a pit, thirty feet by fifteen, ius sides lined with zinc, aud traversed av bei by a huge beam, with » single butcher's book, taseoeed fights From this pit rows of seats rose to the ceiling on every side, open for ventilaion, and exhibitwg marke of frequent repair. the room was infected with as many distinct and disagreeable smells as Colericge gives to Cologee. With an ordivary pair of rosttiercne could locate the Dear, the dogs, the ‘coons, the rate und the ferrets without the slightest difficulty: UUr reporter Was accommoduted with @ seat in the or- chertya; the attendant poltely kicked down part of the building to sccommadate him, with a board to write upon, The doors were thrown open, and the spectators began to astemble. THE AUDIENCE was composed mostly of butcher boys—healthy-looking, resy-cheeked, red-handed as the MoGregors, and full of good humor and broad fur, All glasses of butcherdom. were reprevented, from the aristocratic sj0rt, with his ‘ashipable dress, shiny beaver and beautifully dyed mustache, to the rough about-towner, with thus low cap, red shirt, great boots, ano oevil me-care swagger, Man} of the robust, middle aged bosses were present, and theie attend: Lce kt pt excelicut order. A tew rowaies shouted and swore. A few swells looked on over their fur maf- fliers and bet their cautious segars and drinks. Quiet Harry Jeppings was everywhere. One or two City diversified the asseanblage; and altoyeuter about three hundred persons were Seated around the pit, when, after a long Wait—during which the drunken dog fighter tam- bled sbout the pityunc anxiously inquired tf augbody ever seen him whipped—ten eh-ep were thrown into tha ring, aud tbe friends of tne parties began to prepare for the contest. THE PRELIMINARIES took a long time to arrange. The sheep were very large, weighing from sixty to seventy pounds, and as it was a matter of some momeut whien party should get the smailer sheep, a haif dollar was pitched up for the choice, and luck favored Gorman trom start. The boys asound the pit willingly held the sets, the rope-yarn and. the skewers, ured in dreesing thesueep. Tubs and boxes. were aranged to catch the biood. Then the half dolter agsin decided the choice of beginning. Gorman again won and wok the scood heat. Joho MMoesey and Garret Caton were ap- imted judges, ano S B. Spercer timekeeper. Tho = Temen were all ‘well known Waahibgion inarkot butah- ers, and were loudly cheered. 1th scieutide touches Gorman theo sriected his Gve sheep; Darby followed suit; the sheep were placed upon the exgu of the pit, and Lick Slack made the necersdry incisions of the ju- gular apd prepared the lambs for the contest, the boys fitting around willingly bolaing thé legs of those ani- Ruwix which evinced @ desire to kick the bucket, matead ‘of dying quietly. DARBY'S DRESSING. At last Darby appeared—a short, thick-set, red-shirted gentleman, with the mustache and finperix! a la Bowo ry. Tho sheep were propounced sufficiently dead for Darby gave an extra hitch to his trowsera and ap extra edge to his knife, and placed bpself astride ore of sheep; the time- keeper shouted “Look out for yourself—go,” and the work began. Quick «6 4 fash the keen kuife shot end down the legs of one ul ter another of the sheep ch pecustal was cleared of its skin. Tho most yerfect quiet is observed, and 4 a dropping of his knife Darby secms to lose an age. three sheep are le; , aad them one is strung up vn the hook. With skiliful cuts of the koife and blows from the handle and bis elbow the skin w pulled, Then come the fuuey touches about tho breasts. A wipe or two upon the fore acd bind S keeps the body aud oe come the entrails. Le ro cpen, the sheep is borne in triumph ancther ite place. The breaking of th> rope yarn lets the next sheep cown, and the audience tainly holds its breath with auxiety. Now with his kaife in his mouth, now in his haud, sleep aud works with an they cannet command, in a time which seems to the «uinitiated short, tremendous shout pro that the work 18 done. The judges anacunce the irty-two minutes, thirteen seconds—an average Of sbout BX Minvtes and twenty-ex seconds LO a sheep. “ Gooa bye, Darby ;’ “You'co best, sure,” and bets two to one on Gorman, od GORMAN VICTORIOUS, Anotber long wait, and Dan Harrington bleeds Gor- man’s sheep. G Who has been helping carry off the chef Cawre his competitor, now makes his ap- pearance in the uniform red shirt and long bots. A tad elim, well-built, curly-baired, gvod looking young feliow, a8 lively a8 an ec) and as cunftent as Qesar, Frem the word “go.” tt is evideut that he must win. pe five sbeep were kgeed ia rapid succession and oresed with & celerity whieh seemed magical. He ‘ p his werk in the wry best style; blows his weep before he bangs them up; is particular about wipug them down with # cloth; wine applause and wurrobs fiom every ove, Loud cats of “order” quiet the slightest “disturbance. Ouce ths teliow gets nervous, and lovk® all «be koe be bes ip ois mouth. oo & fulls to the floor, the rope arn Breaking, rqatn bie coger bane misses the chore whth tee beside him. Presently he seacies humseit, however. How the tur thes, and with wha: quickvess the ae borne out of the ring! By tbis time the pit has a slaughter house Jook, and smeil not pleasant to outsiders, 5 » cheers, , cries of three secon’s; an average of abont four minutes and iwenly-four secoude—a beat of ten minutes and ten secon 6! there is a grest rush for Gorman, shouts and hand- sbokings. In » momont the young fellow ta chained, ia spite of bs laughing remorsiraners, and borne in stave fo the room bows, Darby good humoretly aimits that it js a ban beat aud that bis opponeat ig the smartest young butcher in the trade. — This betth nt Of Bgxctice won't do, be adds. A frieus Baying, “gBememner old tines, ‘The match is over, ‘man has woo. The crowd, with three cheers tor Jennings, poor into the bar 101m and the street, and Kerrigan Hall 1s deserted. his is the firet match oi the kind ever performed here m public. ane i expecten «@ ‘esd to many more They POT VEY pleawnt OF profitepic to witorss. Perhaps the butcher boys bad better try their musele, in future, on steady Work abo in their own slaughter houses. City Intelligence. ANNUAL REUNION OF THE HiGtLAND GvaRD.—The socond. arnual reunion of the Highland Guard, Seventy-nintte regiment, will take place to-night, at the City Assembly Rooms, when no doubt, there wi'l be a large gathoring of the fair bonnie lads and lus jee of old Seotin, As aw y body the seventy.mintb, since their organiza. oo, Have been winning tir way to public favor, Their pregperity ve titi in the ascendant, and they will, With seoolovs attention to diseiplioe, In a ehort thas rank among the ve corps of the First division. A Stave ANxtUS TO GO sorTH—Verily the times are changed. Not long since a evlored man would goa mile vould rather than pase the | hited States Marchal’s offiee, Nowa daya it ie different, There is a runaway slave almost cally at the Marehals office, aking to be sent beme South, ae the aboutionsts were leaving him to store, Marsha! Rynders has supplied him wih money, ane hing telogray hes to tho South for tis owner, bab ie appears bie master bos removed and cannot be found, Supreme Court—Special Term, Aefore How. Judge Barnard. THE HORSE TAMING CASE, Fee. 4.—~DPenton Offutt ve. John 8. Rosey This was motion to cxamine the defendant de hene cron an alloged compinnt for & brench of controet in the me of the horse Woroitg system U PAWUiT cians to be Dis ivon- von, the ducge denies t 1, with cowte, Thy we beon no aan.) vn olmie Favard 2. Muon vs. Poort Oliver an Order of arrest Giecharge ', Wik Comte of $10. Furbere; with strong brogue and an attempt at incognito, / - ee