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f ^ shall bo repealed or modified; mid all the Ouiccrs appointed by tlio same shall remain in office until their hucccsso s are appointed and qualified, or tho ofliees abolished. 2. All debts jontraeted and engagements entered into before tho adoption of this Cou- j At it.llt.ifin -1l.il lio na WnlS.l .w.?! a. il ~ /I uu i? t.iiiu uie V Oilfederate Slates under thld Constitution as under ttie Provisional Govorniuont. Tills Corrttitutioji, and tho law* of the Confederate States, made in pursuanco thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall bo j made under the authority of tho Confederate State.", snail be the supreme law of the land; I and the judges in cvcry'State shall be bound 1 theriby. anything in the constitution or laws of any State to tlie coutr,"-y notwithstanding. 4. rh<S Senators and Representatives before mentioned and the members of tliescveial State Legislatures, and all executive and : judicial Qfficevs, both of the (Joiiledernle I Mtatoa nnd of the several States, shall bo i bound by oath or affirmation, to support this J Constitution ; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or j public trust uuder the Confederate States. 5. The enumeration, in the. Constitution, I of certain rights, shall not be construed to denv or disrmra?ro ntliors r.>?-iiiw.,l l... !..> - 1 - - i n- "J ??? Fv'?" pie of the several Suites. G. The powers not delegated to the Confederate States by the. Constitution, nor pro- j hibited by it to the States, arc reserved to the j States respectively, or to the people thereof. ' . AUTICLK VII. 1. The ratifications of the Conventions of five States shall be sufficient for the establish- i inont of this Col dtitution between the St.-iti* so ratifying the same. 2. When five States shall have ratified th's Constitution, in the manner before specified, the Congress under the Provisional Constitu- j tion, shall prescribe the time for holding the election of President and Vice President; ami for the meeting of the Electoral College; and for counting the votes, and inaugurating the President. They shall also prescribe the time for boldinir the first election of ninmlwN Congress under this Constitution, find the I time for assembling tho same. Until the as-, sembling of such Congress, the Congress un- : dor the Provisional Ci/.istitution shall continue to exorciso the legislative powers granted tlieni; not extending beyond the time limited by the Constitution of tho Provisional Gov- i eminent. Adopted, unanimously, March 11, 1SG1. Tnr>..r>-P i x--., rv ? ,..i v/ui i r ivv/ u J r.AAH. vr AI.VF.STOX, March 11.?Gov. Houston has refused to reeogni/e the State Convention. lie considers that' its functions terminated in submitting the Secession Ordinance to the people He tells the Convention that lie and the Legislature, which meets on the 18th instant, will attend to public questions. He favors the holding ??f a Convention to change the State Constitution, but opposes Texas joining the Southern Confederacy. The Convention, in J i ? * " * rcp;y, nave passed an ordinance claiming full j sovereign powers, promising to consummate, ) as speedily h.- possible, the connection of 1 Texas with the Confederate States. The Convention will at once rcc|uirc all I officers-'of flhe State to take an oath of nllcgi- | jtncc to support the new (ioveri\mcntand carry out the Convention''ordinances. It is reported that Clark will ho put in (rov. lionston's place, it (he latter refuses to tako the oath. It is also reported that Governor Houston is raising troops on his own account. Fifteen hundred Texan troops arc at and near Hrownsville. Iiu.vzos, March 0.?Arrangements have been made for the Federal troops to leave as soon as means of transportation shall ho pro- | vided. The steamer Daniel Webster is waiting outside. tiik fa at est. New Oiu.kans, March 1 >.?'The ( ialvestoa Civilian% ??f tlio 11th, says that the sur- I vender of Fort Brown was agreed upon qui- j ctfy by the Texas Commissioner# and Cap- j t.iin I fill. Tho News says the fort will be | given up soon, and transportation be found j for the troops. The Texas troops at lhazos | h?>g represented to ho fortifying the island so j .*? (o render it impregnable. Kxumsii Kbkmno Towahus thk Sor riikun Confkdkhacy.?The disposition of the English people to recognize the new (government ot' the Cotton State3 as hooii as possible, may he gleaned from the debate in i M>e Kngl ish Parliament on Mr. Cave's resolu- j dons in reference to the slave trade. Even Mr. I'uxton, the well known Abolitionist, had no objection to offer to its recognition, provided the Southern Confederacy bound itself not to reopen the slave trade. As this has been nlreacly done?not merely by a clause in the Constitution, but by the veto by President Davis of an Act introduced into the Montgomery Congress, rendering the slave traffic a misdemeanor instead of piracy?no : further opposition is to be anticipated in that quarter. The conviction expressed by He- j publican- jotwnah*, that the Kuropean Gov- i DtiiuiuiiKi, uuiy i?iii t luuuiriy mat or iMiglnml, would hesitate long before they acknowledged a Power with slavery as its basis, is therefore about to be falsified. The English are too sensible -ind [ ractioablo a people to sacrifice their material interests tn a philanthropieal abstraction. It is only in this country that fanaticism is published to uch suicidal ex- j ernes.?iSr. Y. HcraUl. Tiik Nkw Comuittkks in tdk North- i kun Sf.NATB.?The following is announced a1* the list of Chairmen of the Senate Committee: Foreign Relations, Mr. Sumner; Finance, Mr. Fcssendcn; Commerce, Mr. J . Mil!*?.. A xi- ura .... v.. 1 vuiiiiuiui } i'linviiij aiiini.i, in i . Tt Hval Affaire, Mr. Halo; .Judiciary, Mr. TrumWull ; Post Office, Mr. Collamcr; Public Lands, Mr. Harlan; Private Land Claims, jVfr. Harris; Indian Affairs, Mr. Doolittle; Pensions, Mr. Foster; Revolutionary Claims, > Mr. King; Claims, Mr. Clark; District of I Columbia, Mr. Grimes; Patents, Mr. Him-! inon?; Public Buildings, Mr. Foot; Territories, Air. Wade; Senate Expenses, Mr. Dix- I on; Printing, Mr. Antbony : Enrolled Bills, Mr. Bingham ; Engrossed Bills, Mr. Baker. All Abolitionists. Tiif Evacuation.?It was noticed that the Washington Stairs said that Gen. 8cott had told a prominent citizen of .South Caroli- i na that Fort Sumter would be evacuated.? j The following paragraph from the Washing- J ton correspondence 6f the Charleston Courier J appears to be confirmatory of (he statement: ! % " Sir. Isouo E. Ilolmcs, formerly a llopre- ! (tentative from Charleston, and lately resident in California, is now in tin's city. He has j mentioned to-day that, ho wrote a note to Lieutenant Gcnc^pUjj Beott, inquiring as to 4-he j truth of tl>nt ^?rt Sumter was to WAS 10 ^,0 "ffifin#- i ,'lat point is fj?| .8P3WWB: ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor. u. a.THOMPSON, 11. YOUKG, w.h. llOLCOMBE. j PROPRIETORS. TKU 60 per Annum, in advance. If payment ho delayed until after tho expiration of the year. $2. For nix months, 75 cents in advance. flHjT* Adverlijcrtients innorted at tlie ucunl rate*. PICKENS C. II., S. C.: | Saturday Morning, March 23, 1861. Absent. From and after this duv, tlic Kditok will be ab.sont until further notice. Failures. The Bachelor's Retreat mail was roturned to this place on Saturday last, on account of tho timidity of the carrier, lie report* "high wntei'" at llichlnnd Creek, as the cause 1 Tin North Carolina and Twelvo Mile mail bags were changed by mistake, at tho post office here, causing a failure on those routes. We regret those things, but they were beyond our control. Tho Court Of Common IMcas and (Joncral Sessions, for | this district, has been in Session tho present , week. Jud^eGLovKH has presided with that dignity ami impartiality characteristic of our judiciary, and so happily illustrated in his person. Tho grand jury was discharged on Tuesday. Tho only case on the criminal side of the Court of any importance, was that of the State vs. Huc'hiif,t'otf.u for killing 15en.nf.tt in December last. It terminated, us public opinion indicated, in an acquittal of tho prisoner by a very intelligent jury. Tho other .State cages' were few and unimportant. The bar from adjoining districts. ns usual, was well represented. Tlio altendance of citii/.ens was numerous, but not so large as we have before seen, (loud order?much better than common?has prevailed. Court adjourned on Friday, without clearing ' the docke's. Wo learn that there will be no Court at Greenville. This is unavoidable, inasmuch as both his Honor and the Solicitor nro members of the State Convention, which moots on Tuesday next. An extra Court will be ordered for that , district, we understand. The Permanent Constitution. We have drawn upon our spaco largolv tliin j week, to lay before our readers (lie permanent i Ooi tiv-'itiou of the Confederate Stales of Amcr- j ica. N'o npol >gy is necessary for this, inasmuch as its consideration, at this time, is very important. We trust the reader will scan it closclv. Altogether, it is the host Constitution yet firmed for the government of man. We have no doubt | it will be ratified by all the seceded Stu.es with great unanimity. Fires. We learn from various sources, that a tie- j structive lire occurred at Laurens Court House, j on Saturday last, destroying both hotels. The ' Denver's Springs hotel was also burned last ! woek. Col. AshmorVs Staff The following appointments have been made j by Col. Ami more, for the 4th Kegimontof Volunteers, and dated Anderson, M.irch 18, 1801: " Samuel M. Wilkes, Adjutant, Joseph M. i Adams, (Quartermaster, Henry A. Cauble. Com- j missarv, II. C. Cooley. M. I).. Surgeon, eaeh j with tiio rank f Captain : 11. llurnhnm. M. I).,- j Assistant Surgeon, Uev. *|*. 1>. (Jwin, Chaplain, eaeh with the rank of First Lieutenant: W. K. Welborn,Sergeant-Major, and B. Karle Seaborn. Quartermaster Sergeant; they will be respected and obeyed accordingly. "The following will compose the Hand of j Musicians: Samuel L. W. Klrnd, Drum Major; : natnuei w* .Mulligan, .James C. Martin. J>din | W. Harris, Marcus L. Mulligan, An?r. N. Mill lijran, John P. Tray nam. Hoxekiali W. Mitchell, ! Thomas S. Watson, David Ij. .M??oro, Win. A. Matin ami bamucl W. Burgess.'' The Weather. This fruitful topic presents itself f ir a paragraph ever and anon. On Monday Inst, it Mas . very disagreeable. Snow, ruin and sleet fell in small quantities. The snow was an inch or J more deep in Columbia, Thursday, a cold, wo-t ! wind was blowing from mountains, white with snow. Fruit and vegetation must, we fear, suffer much in consoquenua of the unreasonableness of the weather. The peach prospect is gloomy onough ; but wo hope for the best. Court, At Anderson, adjourned on Thursday of last j week, after disposing of the process and criminal i dockets. S.wi iio was sentenced to one year's ] imprisonment, and to pay a tine of $300.00. > The Gazette says "other individuals were found ; guilty of sheep-stealing, assault and battery j and the like, to whom the Judge meted out deserved punishment." The Dedication. We learn that, according to ap|? intmcnt, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, at Wal* balla, was dedicated to the worship of God, on I Sabbath last. The unfavorable appearance of j the weather prevented our attendance, which I wo very much regret. Tli' house is n now ono?large, handsomely i finished, and eligibly located; and in furnished ' with an organ, which, with the choir, sends forth excellent church music. The number of Ministering gcnt'.cmen present was gratifying, nnd not confined to the Lutheran denomination. Kev. Mr. Hoinbht, of Newberry, delivered the dedication Sermon, the consecration having neon previously pronounced by Rev. Auo. Axukrbr, the Pastor. Rev. Wm. McWuortbh dismissed the largo and attcntivo audience, aftor pt.iyer and an appropriate benediction. Services were continued, in tlio nftornoon, by Uev. Mr. Anorrer, in (jornmn, and by Itev. Mr. Moser, in KngliMi. The church building in an ornament to the bountiful town of Walhalla, and refloctn great credit upon (.bono by whom it wm -erected.. Tub CadiN'RT of Pkksiucnt Davis.-?The following in the Cubinet of {,! ? Sokiibcnj Confede rnov, an at present constituted : fieeretarv of Htuto. Ilnhnrt. Tnnmlit nt ii? . > Secretary of tlio Treaautyj C. (J. Mcmmingor, of S. C.; Socrctary of War, Leroy P. Walker, of Aln.; Sejretnry of tho Navy, Stephen II. Mallory, of Flo.; Postmnftcr-Goneral. .John H. Jloagan, of Toms; Attornoy-QcnernI, Judnh P. l)opj'.iniin, of La. Tiir young brother# Lathams, who were charged'with tho killing of Mr. Orist, in Washington, Bedford county, N. C., m?mo thne since, worg tried in (ircenviflo, Pittoounty, IrjI week, and ecqjuittod. ?? j_<i?i l-l^-.j.el 11 " .'.t-ef! The Border StatesThere lms boon a great revolution in public tfentiment in tho border States sinco the appearance of Lincoln's inaugural. Especially bus this been tho casein Virginia, l'ho patriotic and biglitoued citizens of tlie Old Dominion, are determined not to submit to the reign of the 1 - ? imiii iv rc])umiicano. j 110 convention in session, nt Richmond, is dipcutfoing what is beet to ho done; hut, as yet, has arrived' nt no definite conclusion. Tho voice of the people, sent up in tlio resolutions of public mooting*, will if heeded, result in the secession of Virginia nt no distant dny. It is perhaps best for U9tl">t Virginia defers hertiiro of action for a brief period. She, with the other border State.'*, is a shield by which wo may have ample protection, if coercion if attempted. When Virginia and ?i ' fun jiiiiiu fuueuu mere will be stirring times at Washington. liesides, tlio other States will then nlno cut loose from tho old concern. North Carolina, according to tho last return*, has failed to call ti convention of the people.? Hot a reaction is taking place in this State.? Sooner or later ?ho bolder States will ho with us. Tho auspicous period i? not far distant. From Charleston. The advices from Washington, in relation to the evacuation of Fort Sumter, arc still interesting. hut partuko of an uncertainty peculiar to the .temper of the tinier. The government'at Washington hesitates ami temporizes, hut it is now believed that Fort Sumter must bo giverf, up from necessity, if nothing else. Wc do not see how Lincoi.n can pursue his present policy for any length of time, lie will be driven to tlie necessity of throwing oft' his iiui.sk. In our columns this week, muy he found the latest news on thi.s ami other important matters. Xoutiikknkks in Favor of Srckssio.n. ? A petition is being circulated in 1$ iston, asking Con- j press to consent to the secession of ihe coiton | States, allowing them? ' To form any other Government which they i deem hest fur their intorept. provided that they i declare freedom of navigation in the Mississippi river, and surrender nil rigltt to a district "f territory, of six miles square, bordering on the Mississippi, and opposite to the city of New Orleans, as a port of "entry of the United States; ami further, that thev rotiom ?11 .....t ..t.:.? to participation of the territories n -\v belonging ! to the United Stilted, and in consideration of | which nil fort/*, custom houses ami oilier | e>tv of the United States, lying within the boundaries of the above named Stntos, shall be mndo over and surrendered to them." The proclamation of Gov. Ellis, contained in the State .Journal, shows that the official vote of North Carolina, (except (lint of Davie county, which was not returned by the sheriff) ill the j recent election on the question of Convention or no Convention, was as follows: For Convention 46.409. No Cmneution, *10,00.5; majority against Convention. 104. "Watch and wait," then try again. Kxtra Session oeC?.N(1HKss.?The Now York Commorouil Advertiser 1ms assurances* from Washington that an extra session of 0<>npioss will ho summoned by proclamation, to meet early in May. The l/uiuolu ad mi o> it rati in is in this unparalleled dilemma : II" they do n.it summon Congress t'i obtain power in executing the revenue laws, the Treasury will bo bankrupt in three months. If they do summon Congress to obtain this power, tliey will bo precipitated on a eourso of warlike policy, involving, large expenditures with insufficient moans, and inaugurating civil war. , > The Departments.?The Montgomery Confederation says : -Tho several Department#Hif tlie Uo\ eminent are organized, or nro j repot-! ing tn complete their organization. The Pwiilunt is fortunate in having surrounded hiuicolf with n body of Mtati'Pinen, di>tinguisl>ed not only for their ability, but for thoir purity of character; and they seem to be \v< rking men. The activity which we obsene in the department*, promises well for the advancement of public i business. Ykisv Kxm.icit and Satisfactory.?Thelv nilnii Telegraph expresses the opinion that the English people have heretofore given too little attention to the politics and policy of the great American nntion. and in view of the uii'u? rsal i ignorance'of its readers, it commences an ex- I planatory o.-.-ay. with the remark that the trouble ii>i\v pending in America is occasioned by thedesire of Virginia to extend slaverv into tho States of Ohio, Jidiana. 11 li11 >ih and Nlioliij^eiii. l*i.ao I'i:k<kntart>in.?Tho Anderson Intelligencer gi\"s an interesting account of a premutation ul' splendid linjj to the ' l'ieivetown tiuaidr," by tlie ladies of that place. The flag is ol'hlun silk. On one side, the palmetto and cve.seent?reverse, the "crawl old mountains." met which are tl>e words, in plain letters. Wf. Stkikk for nun 11 omrs?underneath, "I'iercetow n (Jiiards." Altogether, the design and OX vxuiiuii ;? iiiih|iiu, preuy nnu tasteful. I'i'l.lTlt'AI. CONIHTION OF TIIK FE1>EH Al. SkNAt K,? ! lie I.T.VO ii??W U ii'i tlio Unit oil State* Senate. 'I* liey liavo now twcnty-nir.e votos n/aiio-t twenty four on tlie Democratic wide. Tlio vacancies of Mr. (Sreon. of Miss >urh and Mr. (iwin, of California, liavo yet to he tilled, hut they will he followed probably hy Democratic Huoce^nrs. It is expected that the present officers of the Senate will ho changed, except, perhaps, the venerable Secretary. Mr. Dickens. Tiie New Confederate Loan.?We have intelligence from a relinhlo source, that a large portion of tlie new loan ottered by the Government of ilie Confederate States will he taken iiy tlio citizens of New Orleans at par. Thin con- j fidence of our people in tlio securities of this ! viovdnimriK contrasts qtnro tiivornblv Willi tlmt of the fragmentary piirts of llie late United States in the loans recently authorized bVthe Congress at Washington,?Mont joinery Advertiser. New Orleans, March 7.?The Convention in seoret scsion to-day passed an ordinance ransfcrring to the Government of the Confederate States $fi3f>.0U0. being the nniownt of bullion found and customs seized l>y thu State. There w#8 a highly exciting and patriotic debate. New Oki.kans, March 5.?The recoipts of Cotton continue to fall oft*, nnd a further and important decrease ift looked fr.r in tho next few weeks. In consequence of this belief, there aro few estiinatos of a crop above four million bales i indulged in. while tho maii ritv aift now flutimnt. I ing below that figure. A number of boats ongaged in the carrying trade arc preparing to haul off. A Nation/,r, Fi.au.?Governor Pickenn has ordered a national flag to he madofor the Slate. We lenrn that tlio wn.k lias been entrusted to II. E. Vincent of Charleston. It will be 18J feet long by feet wide. This >8 juH ?$x>ut j the right time hh the flag may be wanted to j raise on the evacuation of Fort Sui iter. From | tlio well known skill and energy of tlio parlies ' having it in ciiargo we may anticipate a beautiful flag. < At Wheeling. Va., on the 12th ult., James McLane idiot Kichard Hodden, whilst undor the influonce of liquor, inflicting a wound which will probably prove fatal. MeLano escaped to Rcllaire, whore he committed suioide. Doth parties belong to respectable families. A handsome young schoolmistress. af -nl.las.. i?hod reputation, named MiflMary Butler, I committed suichio in Wilimffllon, Mi$?., bj drinking corrosive sublimate, and died protest- I uig that ?h? wm very liappy. gj-.'rafc-h-.'l .? . , , j* ?jsi?luj-ul1.-.' --'.ju-jjj Peunings atid Clippings. Death ok Mr Daroav.?IIou. J. A. Dargan, a distinguished .'jwycr of Darlington District, and a member of tlio Stato Convention, died last week. 11 it* loss is universally deplored. Tiir $1-1,000,000 Loan.?Tlio I'eoplo'n Bank of Charleston lias offered for $200,000 of tlio Hrst loan of tlio Confederate States, and tlio Ilank of Chester for $100,000. smitii o'hit ?v li.u ...ii.lmi.n.i i-1?* *? ? ...... ...*n |/u>/n^iicu ii ^aiil|niiut III condemnation of the project for an invasion of Ireland by France, which lias Attracted eoimiderablo ut tent ion. I'ktk.hshuro. March l">.?Thin city, in a vote 1 of tlm citizens on instructing their delegate in the State Convention, bus elected to instruct him to vote for immediate secession. The ma* i jority fur this course wan 117. The oily in February gave 612 majority for the Union candidate.-*. i Bu -keJaii..?J. K. Ilnmilton, who waa tried j for killing bis wife, in August last, convicted <>f murder in the sec-md degree, brokejail at D.iv1 or. I \V?I r#? Inul U'rtftlr .??**! II own, rtii'41 vnvililt'U, 111! WUP nontoncod for lifo. j .Oe>>roi.\ Hatipikh.?Tlio Stuto Convention of i (ioorjria. on Saturday lust, ununhnoii-lv ratified j the permanent Constitution of tlio Confederate I St at iv.. Hakim unite. Pa., March 14.?David Wilmot wn? ch*i:ted ?i?.<h?y ft Senator of tho Unitod Slnto* | in placo of Simeon Cameron, resigned. Tlio i vole w:n il:? in Denou.vck It.?'I'll? entire Southern pre**, ns | fur ?s we'huvc seen, denounce Lincoln's InanI jjurnl Address i?H insulting to the Sou:It. ami : declare time tin? policy it indicate:* cannot bo j 8uliinittcil U) by tlio Soutliorn States. (i\s Work*.?A Western editor, who has ; been to Washington, writes home: "Am we I drove home from the depot, a lady espied the ureal unfinished (bono of tho capitnl?which don't look like a d one at present?nnd innocently Haiti. ,-I suppose those are pas works."? ' Yes. madam, fur the nation," replied a passender. O'ofNTKUKEIT o.vtiir I'kopi f's ll.ivif ?Tl.o Columbia Carolinian says: . Wo learn thai counterfeit $'JO hills, of the People's Hunk, are in circulation? -Juc .<inii/e of tlie genuine?the only difference heing that the counterfoils a-e lighter in color than the genuine. The sig-* natures in the former tire hadly executed. Arr.itxtmf.nt.?-We learn from the Marietta Advocate of the Nth. tliut (Jnv. Brown has appointed 0 >hi!iel William Phillips, of Marietta, IJrigadier (Jeneriil under the act to raise ton thousand volunteers. Starti.int. IU jmk !?We learn that Herring, the New York patent safe man has reeeived an order from Washington, for one of his largest and hest f ir the White House, and th.it it will he for Lincoln's personal use. not only to retrosit to. when assassins arc supposed to he '"around," hi.t to travel in, from placo to place. (Joneral Scott i- to carry the key. So says the New York I>;i\ l>'>ok. Tiik number of persons killed and wounded in ii'xas by Nio Indians. during tlic pay' thrco miiiiilis, isi estimated at -170. A Famii.v AVehuino?A somewhat novel wedding occurred at tins (Jhurehof tho Holy Trinity. Brooklyn, N". V., on Tuoxday evening, Mnreh fith. Ten married sisters appeared wit b their sen hnshands, and a t>innll army of children. to Cld^ratc tho marriage of tho eleventh sister. Ai'cl'sta, Miiroll 14.?Vieo Prosidont Stephens arrived here to-night. A salute was fired on the occasion. lie leaves in to-night's train tor Savannah Vacant Place.?The correspondents note the | absence. I'rniii the Inaugural ceremonies, of the I Virginia Senators. M?>ssi>s. Hunter and Mumn. ! Sixteen Senators, in all, were dumb to the call 1 of the roll. Dank Statbmknt.?The Charleston Mer-1 rnri/y publishing the lhmk Statement for Feb- ! ruary, notes tlie following changer in comparing it witli that of last 111 mth : An increase in circulation to the est nt of 8088,0557.00 ; an increase in sp cie of $38,353 ; an increase in deposits of 81;j0,420.37 ; an increase in j foreign exchange of 8715J.1H57.80, nod an in- ' crease in domestic exchange of 8200,033.551. ! I'knhacot.a, March 11.?Our preparation*; ivj progressing rapidly. We will be soon enabled to resist any attempt at co icioii.? Gen. Hraxton Bragg, of the Confederate Army, is in command to day, and will have things placed in readiness for action. The troups are in good spirits, and ready for a fight." Thadk with Charleston.?Tlic Boston Traveller says: 44 The steam ship South 1 Carolina, Captain Baxter, which arrived hero j from ChurloKton Saturday morning, brought a ! full cargo of (Cotton and rice?1<>00 hales of i Cotton and 200 casks of rice. This is said ! to be .the largest cargo, in the number of pack- ; ?pes, ever sent out of Charleston in a steamer. The steamer, on its recent trip to Charleston, took an uhpreccdentcdly large freight. Cnptniu Baxter xnys the people nnd the authorities of Charleston were highly pleased at the temporary resumption of business relations between the two cities, which had been interrupted for a considerable time." Tiik TjAT?y Davis.?The Charleston Coutiff, of Thursday, says : This vessel was bought by Govfcncr Vickens, at Richmond, and altered for ?e vice, armed with twonty:four pour.ders, and regularly equipped. She stirted Tuesday night on the harbor defence, with her complement of enlisted men?Lieut. T. H. Ilugcr coin manning, with First Jjieutenant l)o;ier nnd Lieutenpnt (irimball. She is ready for her work of dofenco, and Governor l'ickeus has directed her to be named Lady Davis, in compliment to tho lady of the first President of our Confederate States." Tiik " Military Nkok88ITY."?The Abolition Administration, it' it has rennllrxl M?. jor Anderson atoll, lias not doue so with ony purpose, of conciliation. Tito ground upon which it is placed is sheer necessity. 80 we owe them nothing on that score. The French journal Courrier dra JCtatt Unit truly says : " The reonll of Major Anderson might be a great political act; it is only an avowal of weakness." C0r0i'KBATi0N Ov THK WiFR.?No man cv??r yet prospered in the world without the co-operation of his wife. If she unites in mutual endeavor*, or rewards his labor with an endoaring smile, with what eos?-'!?ace will he rcaort to his merchandise or his farm, fly over -n inuun, now ujiiill hiMIH, IllCCt UllllCUIty 011(1 6Ucounter danger, if he kr>? W8 fhnt he in not spending hiii strength in vain, but thpthis labor will be rewarded by the sweets of home. Solitude and disappointment eiiter the history of every man's life, but be in but half provi^ ded for hi* voyage who finds not an associate for his happy houro, while for hi* mouths o( dnrkncs*H?d distress no sympathizing partner is rncpared. i Interesting Montgomery News. The well informed oorrospondent of tho Charleston Evening New# gives the following : j " Tho Constitution jjives great satisfaotion ; j ovnry ono seems pleased. It was unanimously adopted, although it is known that tliero j were several clauses which uiet with n decided j fl opposition from some of the Carolina delocn-I . tion, but tlio majority of the members oppo- j ^ sod these ultra views. As will ho seen, the . Constitution embodies tho Southern construe tion of tho United Slates Constitution, ex pres^ly acknowledging tlie doctrine of State sovereignty, prohibiting a tarilT for nrotoetion , and otherwise promulgating the opinions en- r tortaincd by tho great mass of tho Southern t> people. It is to bo hoped the radicals will not wago a wicked and suicidal opposition to ( any of its provisions, but that every press t within uur borders will bend their whole of-, j forts now to obtain a unanimous ratificntion j of it by thj Statu Con\entioiis, which gauntlet it has yet to run." j. The fame correspondent contradict* the ru- j nior circulated in tho Charleston Mercury, >j that l're?iilent Davis hud vetoed the foreign ^ slave trade Act. We rogrelted the report, and would have regretted tho verification of! it, for wo believe the present act of prohibi- r| tion is wisely framed, so as to accomplish its (i] purpose without attach! tie the basis of the in- . slitution of slavery. On this rumor the cor- 1 respondent of the A*ie? remarks : ^ " I him able to state, on the most reliable authority, that tho statement which occasion- (| ed a great deal of comment and anxiety, that j. President Davis vetoed tho bill prohibiting and affixing penalties io the African slave trade, is without foundation. The author of the statement was egregiously quizzed. A ^, similar statement that the Sccretarvshio of State wns tendered to Mr. liarnwelf before j (j Mr. Toombs, 1 buvc also heard positively do- i ^ nied in tbo highest quarters. To one well ac- . quainted with the facts, such assertions are really calculated to producc a smile. On last ^ evening, the Alabama Convention paid their respects to our distinguished President and ^ Vice-President in n body; eloquent speeches were delivered by both gentlemen, and also by lion. Howell Cobb and others. After the addresses the company adjourned to the din- ^ ing room of the Exchange, where a magnifi- fii uimii uiueriaminent, sucli us tlie Messrs. Dan- ^ i?>l know 8C well how to prepare, was spread out in tempting array?the cvouing- passed ^ most delightfully, wit and humor sparkling j around the bo;.rd. President Pavis plays the ^ host in true Southern style. The War Do- j pnrtinent, to-day, was engaged in appointing E> the officers of our regular army : to-morrow, r(< wo will most likely learn the names of the favored." 81 Montgomery, March 14.?A hill was in- .. trodueed in the Southern Congress to day to establish a Court of Admiralty in Mississippi, the Judge to reside in Vicksuurg. The bal- | 'j a net* of the tiroeeedintrs were iniiu?/>r.>?f'm.r i , ' ?* ' " iii oiKi nnimport .nt. ^ There is news here, f o n apparently' relia- , bio source, tli.-it live war vessels left New Vtjrk ||( Tuesday, well armed, with a iarj^e number of marines, and ample provisions. It is heliev- ^ cd thi.t their destination is some Southern ( ) ^?rt- . . , ? ik Montcomkuv, March 10.?Congress to- 1 day confirmed the following nominations for District Judges : A. (3. Maj?riith, for South Carolina ; If. It. Jackson, for (ieorjrin ; W. jj J. .Jones, for Alabama j Win. Lanier Harris, ^ for Missisippi ; Thomas J. Simin$, for Louis- . 1 f-L IT - - 1,1 miiiij tioiin uempuui, for Toxus; Jesse J. | j'o Kin Icy, foV Florida; nnd McQueen Mcintosh, (j Judge of Admiralty Court nt Key West. ^ David Hubbard, of Alabama, has been up- ^ pointed Commissioner of Indian affairs ; Al* ox. 11. Clitlmrall, of Alabama, Register of (i] the Treasury ; and Doliiug l>akcr, of Georgia, Auditor of the Treasury. The Southern Congress has adjourned. ^ Mont<jomkry, March 16.?The Conven* ,cc tion adopted a resolution to adjourn on Wednesday. It passed an ordinance altering the afl free banking act, and substitute stock of the rc Confederate States fur United States stocks, 1 ..II .1-- : mm nuiMva niu issue oi iwo ior one. iNeitlier j Ml foreign citizens nor corporations ure allowed ' 1,1 to hold stock. The Convention went into 1 election for members of the Southern Congross, to supply tlie vacancies created by tlie fy resignations of Thomas Forn and David I*. Lewis. A. 0. Jonos, of Lauderdale, and ?> Nick Davis, of Madison, were elected. nJr ? -**" " la Fort Sumtkr.?A closc observation with the aid of a largo glass, shows that the para- t| pet guns facing Fort Moultrie have been con- ,i centrutcd on the cast f:icc of this work, to j q, bear on Coining's loint; it is possible, how- H, ewr, that some of these could be brought to ^ hear in the direction of Moultrie, if mounted cj on ti a verses. The guns nro apparently crow- p ded, and this shows that Major Anderson pro- ts posed paying his respects to n consideruble extent to the ugly looking batteries on the point. [ CharlrntoH Mm cury. 0| Dkfexces oy tiik Sim* Ciiannv/,.?\Vo j* are gratified in being able to state that the 1 batteries on the Ship Channel, which are of P. the heaviest kind, nro now in n high state of 11 preparation and ready for almost nny force a | that mny attempt to enter our harbor. We 01 | believe tlio reinforcement of Fort Sumter l>y ^ ! the Government at Washington now to he on c' | impossibility. Our troops on Morris' Island ! and Sullivan's Island are in very fine spirits, ri and in thorough drill. It la '.'stimated that P1 there are in nil about 3000 men at the diffcrcnt/ortlfloations, r^ady for nny emergency w [ Charleston Courier. Etohts of Georgia Cjtizkns Thiom- m nttiuwr V I"-- " 1 i ? tuifiuaiftiii a no rcuvumutii ti News tninounccs, authoritatively, that tlio p runs seized in New York some tinio ago by John A. Kennedy, of the New York Police, d I have hoen released, and arc this time actually t) in the hands of the agent of tho State of (J cor- m gia. Ah soon as they are shipped, and good- lj and sufficient ovidoneo of tho fnct is afforded, it presumes that tho two vessels now h?<M ? fhere will be released. ti A Nior Widow.?The following is from '( I)r. Holmes' now novel: Th* widow Romans wan now in the full , bloom of ornamental sorrow. A very shallow crape bonnet, frilled and froth like, al- 11 lowod the parted raven hair to show its glosBy smoothness. A jet pin heaved upon her bosom with overy sight of memory, or emotion of unknown origin. Jet bracelet*shone . with overy movement of her slender hands, cased in crpM'fittin^ black gloves. Her sable dress was rigid with manifold flounces^ from beneath whfoii a small foot showed .tso'.f from a time i'no# oUd in the same hue of mourn- . iiig. Everything about lior was dark, except ' tho w| of her eyes and the enamel of her *leetb. The effect was complete. Gray's El- [ egy was not a jcuorcj>erfect composition. , pALSt friends are wom than rtpen enomh*. c " 1 111 1 ?f'-il":*-1-!'-1-'." 'I'i1-' ' ? From Washington. Washington, March 18.?In the Scnnto \Ir. Douglas introduced a resolution requestng information what forts, nrscuuly, navy rurds and other publio works in the iiu.it.s of lln Bn/iA(to<1 S ?? <> now tn f>n(n<.l ....iuiib. ion of tlio United States, n.id the nutybur of ucn in each garrison ; whether reinforcement rc necessary to retain tliOm ; if the (Jovcrnncnt has the power and incnns under the exutini; laws to supply .such reinforcement with, n the necessary tiuic" und whether it is necssary and v i?e to i-'tifone them, with the xccption of Tortugas and Key Went, and to eenpture those seized by the receded States xcept with a view to the subjtigation and ceupition ??f those States; and if such bo lie motive for recapture, what force of res;uirs and voluotcors will bo uccegsnry to rcdMco licin t<? subjugation and protect the Federal lanital. The resolution lies over. Mr. F essenden moved n resolution to strike rom the roil of Senators the nauu-wof Messrs tciijnmin, Brown, Clay, 1 >?? v ih, Mnllory an J 'ooinbs. The resolution lies over for Kxecuivfi session. Washington, March 14.?Tho Scnnto reined to take up Senator Douglas* resolution dative I lie policy in reference to the Soulltrn forts, arsenals, <ftc. The- following re8oition was adopted : /{I'mj/i'ft/, That, whereas the seats of Senn>rs lieiiiamin, HrOwn, Davis, Cliiy, Toombs id Mallory, have bccoiuo vacant, therefore le Secretary be directed to omit their tuunea roin t he roll. .Mr. Corwin declines the mission to Mexico. The Supremo Court, to-day, rendered a (lesion ill tlin n.?c> M '! 1 .. ? vv. <vt<v4 v/mi'v v/i i<i i ?! viviu'rii i limes. It w.is in her favor on every point, ho secession of Louisiana does not uficut the i-cisinn, as provision was made in the ordinuce f<* such eases. It is denied in Administrative circles, thnt ly unusual navy, display is to be made in uutlicrn waters. The vessels of war now in ortliern ports, it is said, are preparing for (a, merely for transport service, there beinj^ pwardsof 2,f)U0 troups now in Texas awaitig means to return Northwards. Washington, March 14.?It is undcrood that the Southern Commissioners, yesrday, sent an official note"to the Secretary ' State, asking a recognition, nnd stating that 1 answer wniilH ti? *..itl.>ri ?? - ? - iui lU'UilJ . 1IIO eerrtary of the Commissioners accordingly illed .it tho State Department to-day. The ply was a rerpiest for time to consider their oposition, which request wii8 accorded.? he opinion prevails that tho President will fcr the whole matter to the Senate for lvice. Washington, March 14.?A gl-mcc jit ic Northern State i.nd munictpial elections, I wi.'ll as the futile attempt to repeal obnoxusState laws, only ad'lj Jinotlior and t mviuII tr proof that our enemies repudiate any id :d! c.nieessioti. towards New lltiinplirc, Portland, ISa'ngor, Syracuse and other aces where elections have recently been .11 / " - * mii, ior conrirmution ot tins. Humors from crudihk .uturcoa to Jay *ty nit the Cabinet, or tit least n majority, loathe preserve tho pcsce even in view of the iui)8sihility of carrying on a successful wnr, nl insist upon reinforcing Fort riekons and rown. I believe, however, that "full power is boon delegated to (jor*. "Scott in tho j icioi\? by the President, and it is Uuown by 1:ii iends that he is opposed, from necessity <ir iinanity, to such a course, lie is opposed a war policy, and moreover gives some crcmee to intimations from the South of an atnipt to invade and despoil tlio Oapiiul mi ! her important cities. Tt, nnno.'iv# tTmf. (1><? !?<* ? f1-...? ? | j M v vmv i.'viituci ii V i.'illllllWllMI* s linv'o an abiding fuitli in the int'iition of ie Administration to recognize the iiiuepen;ncc of the seceded States, by ;iski11?r fort'uricr time to consider their proposal to be rcionized. Delay will not impair their cufle. 'J'he Attorney General is now engaged in certninin<? if there is any |?\v to collect tliu ivcnuc outside of o port, and his luhorsthuH v have been abortive'. Ife, however, ias.-iid have satisfactorily ascertained flint no legal cans exists by which to enforce the eolleoon of tho revenue. The ultinwito result of s researches cannot he otherwise than grading to tho Administration. Judge Taney delivered his opinion in thi nndanm* case of the'Qovernor of Kentucky gainst the Governor of Ohio, to compel the Iter to surrender the fugitive slave Anderm, to-day. The Court decided in fuvor of io right of the former to such fugitive, nding that rthio has no right to go into the nest ion whether the fugitive is accused of iy crime or not in Kentucky ; but as (Juures* cannot imposo any Federal duty on tatc officers, nothing but the good I'tiiih and r>od senso of tho officers of the dilfercut tiites are to be relied on. Tho mamlatnu*, icroforc, could not be granted. Chief JuoticcTuuncy rendered the decision f theXupromc Court, to-day, in the cclebrasd ease of Mrs. (Jcnerul Gaines. It was in -II ?i VI III <111 I in: |M)i:iU> IIIVOIVCU. Nie WHS resent, and received the hearty contra tulaons of lior frtondfc. The amount thus/ warded her includes fifty yeuiV back rents 11 tho property in- contort, and Aggregates 2,000,000. In Louisiana, where tlic}roprty lion, the ordinance of* secession declares lat the net >f secession shall not impair the gilts of parties in Louisiana who inuy bo 1 arties to suits in United States CuUrts. Wakiiinuton, March 15.?Tlio yuul no# arc anxiously discussing the Fort bum>r evacuation problem. Somo people nay ?e order for its surrender has been given, ltd others that it lias not. Notwithstaudius 10 confident assurancos of " reliable corrcsondcuts," there is no certainty in tho matter. The Cabinet held a prolonged session toay. It igHuid that Mexican ufT?irs formed lo p'f oipal subject of dirtquwion. * As n veilt, a utf*rer of despatches leaves immediater for tho city of Mexico. There ia 2ome trouble in the Abolition camp bout the vacillating course of the Aduiinislation. Vou may look out for squalls bd'uro >ng. As hood m Soward's note declining an inerviow was received by Messrs. Forsyth und ' Irawford^ they prepared a peremptory de>and for recognition. , - ; This frightened Reward, who immediately eut a request for moia time <or ooiisidiflp* ion- J Mr. Forsyth is now fully roeo^raflMfpt V"j lis indisposition. Mr. \VigfaIl left tho city yesterday. fuft?p(f> 1 miore, wnere lie now in. II? will wturn?n fow days, and then go to MoMgou}erjr. . 0j j The jrtfssrc on the dopurtuiouta t'orjj&U*, i no great here nod olaewhcsro, thsi *o?N?r? t he hoada of bureau* have pgrecd to orafwit >08ima8to.rH oh the recoiv?rtwndiiti<m* of !ongrch?ipnol delegations, ?. being node of afttiafying all pnrtiea,?ud linpoflinp of applicants. \ v :