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jJlE QUEGON AUG US. pV d. V. CKilU. TKRY3 OF SVBSCRIPTIOX. . .rgul mll Jurtithtd at Thru DMari ," V l .... i. V ai. thi mt'tf Pf4 ' anet, . ".ii L, ikar t id if paid in tit Mtmtkt. "ft Ihllft at " ' m DtUtriB'U it tharfti far til mantht V ttttr dinaatinutd until alt arrtaiagtt S,.fU ctfut f'y J" " far thi Argut. Aa Ode far I he Time. In llii her lima of pfww needf Ma. .hall ( lohrr lH.Ki'u. Wlwa her refl" "' mce" Jut tin dreaded alorin piroaelmif , gufifurii'""'11"""'"' Vurkw oa Iheir cplure i encroaching. Vivid d lh li(jhlninr llaah, Nadwtmut mull'riiiir thunder now, Wrath hvr'r cli iiiouuuin brow. Wrll may '" Kr ti u indeed are human might, Hum in witdom, rauiinl, kill, fli erieie baffl Iheir !ifhi. Silent let lh onliop pauee. (jud'a prreene UHiVao bvlnnil III rloud, Ufir bit ok o" ionn, Aiswift il r'll, o'erwheluiing loud. Dirkiennuy Id licaveni ehniud, The aarili Horn it founddtion more, Bouu.l'riM of the deep giv way, .tnJ etrength ef mm but weukiicaa prove. Jliehly kintdoma my dndv, tieiioae like to meteor full, Yet Med r the pl Who m h Lurd Jehevnh call. 'Nealb Hie ehadow wifely dwell, A refute- Hie alniijhty arm, Foe my rego, friiude truilora proi Them f their power II will datum. When Ih Lord la b illbi eme, L'pm ih temiril -if llu'a burn, Vipiira, peetilenee, and (ir The weapon by II I armies wrn. Thnn lnue, 0 God, art great t (Ji into Ihy pavilion luke, Till the wrmli be overpaid Thou wh di.lel Uf a people muke. Fratricidal band conpir Friun allegiaiic lo withdraw, Drallier' dm ea diauvow, And aay their willa ahall be llie law. Ar'M, 0 Lord, and give tia, Be Ihou nur refuge and defense, Lti m nut a by-word he, Hot ruined by uur d.re ofTcnr. A alirewd tii:eain:in'( (omisefa nine To nought were tumid when Duvid prayed, Ji..w a nulion aiiipl.caie That wrulh uf wayward men be atayed. Frain on WgU do Thou thi day Our cliuaeu Chief bo ple.n. d lo bleaa, Give h in wiaium fur the liuiea, And courage lor lh r.glu lo pren. Hi ii fri'm all dinatter ki-rp May Ida counaeliira firmly aland, And lo rebel apir la letch That aura ia elill lh Oveinan'e land. A'uuw ench pilriol'a xral. Bild to pnititt-t hia coiiiiiry'a dug, No ri(lil priiii'ip! In yield. Nur cringe lo a Palmetlo rag. )ly the land b truly fiw, Noslij-ol wiuli in it he fuun I, Pri.ucl.v wave the Slam mid Siripea, , A tignul to tar.h'a ulii.l bound. j That hem live the win- anil hruve, '' A tialiou airong, nil f.irmed by Thee, - FerWe na h. r eale'a lliglil, To which Ihu weak limy ever flu. Then nil praiaea to Thy mime, Wlm alone ha h pnwi-r nl Rivinor Our wt. h-ward, (Jo, I mid Freedom, The Star-Spangled Banner' waving. May Ihia flag of gorgeou b'tit img ti ng ii fold ii'nr hlio:e and en, By llie b rd of henVfii borne. Au unrpilli'd uaiiou c imblem be. March 4, 1861. Zalmona. A Sixoci.ar Stuiiy. Tlio Providpucc Ili'nild 8ujs: A sintilur Rtorj is told uf the apple tree planted over the pruvi-of Roger Williams. This trco Imd pushed downward one of its mnin roots in a slop inj direction, and nearly straight course, to ward the precise spot that had been occu pied by the skull of Rojjer Williams. There, making a turn conforming with its circumference, the root followed tho direc tion ot tho bnck-bono to tho hips, and thence divided into two branches, each one following a leg-bone to tho heel, where they both turned upward to the extremities of the toe of the skeleton. One of the roots formed a slight crook at the part occupied 1J the knee-joint, thus producing an in creased resemblance to the outlines of the ikeleton of Roger Williams, as if, indeed, kioldcd thereto by the powers of vegetable life. This singularly formed root has been Carefully preserved, as constituting a very Impressive exemplification of the mode in "liich the contents of the grave have been entirely absorbed. Great nreDurations are bcinsr mndc t Toulon, France, for an-experiment to 1)9 Wed with the steel-plate frigate " Gloire." This vessel is to be impellled with all the P0"' of steam to strike against a ship-of-He-line, and endeavor to cut her in two with iwbrnnze prow. The steam engines of "e "Gloire" are enveloped in maltrasscs, to pretiii them from being too much shak- "7 th force of the shock. Should it Wweed, several large steamships will bo "lt on the plaa of the " Gloire." r W In one of Byron's letters to Leigh Sunt, the opinion is expressed, that " an idiction to poetry is very generally the t of an uneasy mind in an uueasy body. Diwase or deformity," he add. " have 'w the attendants of tinny of our best Collins mad Chatterton, I think, d Cowper mad Pope cracked Mil li blind." U A stor7 '"Id or a hard shell Bap "V "Haionary in Medina, who had becoiun 'fd np iD Mj apeculutions in Minnesota. wteriug the pulpit recently, he announe J? bis congregation, at the opening of service, that hia text would tie fonud "St. Paiil'g episiij t0 tue Jliiinesotiaus, cut 4, range 3 west." " What's the matter, Jimr aaid I, bi face well brniwd np. " Not 71 Dch, ur," replied Jim, in hi richest - I wit jit down at Bill's lust JW. and him an me we had a bit ot a -A Weekly yewHa.iT, tlfvt.tc.l to the Intm-sts uf tho Lilorii Clfw, and ad vocating Vol. Vf. SmTiT- ? rZ "'"V"""' invl nt .T , T'' 1 ,rtm,' iv,tedL.,r,I Br,.u,h,,to bu pre t at ...M. von, llo, ,,e, in i7.ee..,,.. r uu answered the invitation us follows: UmnciiAii, Nov. 20, 1800. e.. t 1 . 1 1 1 . . . ' atte.,,1 the Boston Conventi,,,,, am lo give my opinion upon the qi.iio,, ow ,,, American slavery bo uIm.I kI,.?" I - ..v.-.ii.i ii, .iir 11. ,1111 , iu I -a a. . a .. .. sn er the application is made lo me ns en., cwymjf me lo represent the anti l,.vry (,,. of luanf And who is there Hint body in tins country j and I In lkvu that I , would not lay down his lift-, a will... snt speuk tlM ir ai i.t.m. iiiK, us well ns my own ,'rilice. to nr.-s. rvo the Union of th.-se 111 expr.'iuiiiig Hie w,d.t dilT. reiici. or opin- ion with you u.iini the uier.ts of tho- who promoted the Iliirmr's Finv exmiliiiun. unil upon the fate of thoae wliosuir rnl for their coiiilm t In it. No one will doubt in earnest desire to see slavery extiniru'shi if; I which it is sUt"d that wheii.-ver n iend Si-nnto lins, cull.-d for a very iiitercstiinr re but that desiro can only be gratified l.y, body was round upon the hLth way, H P"rt mmle by M ij. Jhii Cnrlinn, U. 8. lawful means a si.i. t ri-ganl to llie rights v. hose st. ps l.-d from the spot were brought A presents nbiiinlant evidence ol properly, or what the law dicluns tobe to the cornse uml u. idu to swear that the ll,lut '''e 'ouiitaiii M' n..ws mnssncro of property, and a roiistant r. i!iL'iian,:e to the ehidding of blood. No nun can be considered a martyr unh-sa he not only suffirs, but is witness to Ihu truth; uml lie docs not bear this testimony who se, k a iu wini oniect iiy illegal means. An nther course taken for tho abolition of shivery can only delay the consummation we so de voutly wish, besides expiring the commu nity to tho hazard of an insurrection, per haps less hurtful to the muster than the slave. When the liritish eiuniiciiiaiinu ras finally carried it was iiffomiilUlicd bv step, and Hvo years elapse I between the foiuiiieiiceinent of the nieiisuro in 1?33, and its completion in 1838. Ihu ileclnrat.oii of tho Inw which pro- lioiinced u slave free ns soon us he touched llrilish ground (erroneonslv aserilieil to the Kngl si, Courts nudi-r Lord .Munsfiehl j mav seem to bu inconsistent with the principle now Inn) luw, 1. lint 1 am hnuml to ex press my doubt if such 0 (Ire s'iui would have been pvcli had J. im ilea touched upon the co.ists of this country. It is certain' that the Judges did not iiilriel to (er. ire I that all property in slaves should instantly Cease; 1111.I vet such wouM Imve lieen the inev. table effect of their jttdginent in the isii suppiiseil, wh.ch foim wliut rest mble that or Aincr.cn. 1 1, the elevation of your new President, II friends pf America, of its continued union, of the final extinction of slavery by p iiceful melius, and of utter immediate Xtnietion or the execrable siare-lraile all friend of the liuumn race iii,i-t heartily njoiee. The? will, let ih hope, G'id in h in powerful ally, ns his country muy expect lo find an able, 11 consistent, and an holiest uler. I havo the honor to be your faith ful servant, I'iiolcMaM. James Reilpath, TCsq , Ilostou. What Skc.'.ssiox has Ionk for Ten- xrssF.K. The following is from the Nash ville Democrat. It gives some idea of what the Secession question has done iu its State. And since Secession, when merely talked of, produces such results, what may we ex pect or not cxptct from it if it sliull be consummated? " The Secession has almost ruined every man iu Tennessee. The price of properly is reduced three fourths what it was worth before the diction; the poor are throw,, out of employment, and the r fan,. lies brought to the point of starvation; every interest in llie State has suffered; men al most bankrupt, who would have been weal thy but for the Secession of South Caro lina. The Disunion sts, not satisfied with the ruin they have brought, propose, to make the burden still grcuter by the estab lishment of a staiidini: army, 11 ml, to cap the climax, briuir Disunion, will, nil the ,orrors of civil war. At prrsmt, our poor men can scarce get bread for their children. Men who have lived comparatively com- fortuble heretofore, are now brought al most to beggary. " Suppose this condition of affairs should continue for n month or two, and irrow worse every day, as has been the enso for six weeks past, there would be such n de gree of starvation ns would make men des perate and reaily for the most rash acts. What is to be the result of this pressure, no man can tell. Nashville is losing lu-r population daily, and If this limitation shnuld cease at once, the city could not re cover from the shock for twenty yours if ever." Shipping thk Womex and Ciiilpben from Fort Sumter. The Charleston Conrier has the following: A few days ago Ilenry Missroon, ngent of the New York and Charleston line of steamers, received a note from dpt. Donbleday, stating that it was the desire of M,j. Anderson to have the women und children removed from Fort Sumter, and asking on whnt terms he wonld tnke them as passengers to New York. Mr. Missroon communicated to Gov. Pickens the wish of Maj. Anderson, when bis Excellency at once seceded to the request, and stated that he would afford him every facility in his power to accom plish that object. The next steamer will probably tnke them to New York. Capt Doubleda? recapitulates the proposed pss- sengers thns: 17 women, 12 children under 10 years of age, and 11 years in all 40 persons. !, O luiunia uu.-. Rather Pointer The N. Y. Trihnne asks why is it that the escape of one negro sllmpter without the knowledge of the o- from slavery is practically regarded at!plcil, Charleston, and without it being' ' .. .1 ' . . ,,r 1 .. ti. Washington as of more consequence than i,jclT known even at Washington. There the lawlc, subjection of ten white freemen J ,,rolj... y of this being, a. we be- to constraint, indignity, torture, and even leTe jt t0 he, liU-mlly true. death, at the hands of Southern molis, on j. little Iwy in Ycrmoi.t, who swsl- the mere suspicion (often groundless) that wed c,.llt Kt summer, is .lying slowly they are hostile to slavery? one answer this question? Will annie Wxtm t OKKC.O.V CITY. OKEOOX, MARCH 16, I Archl.,.hp 1WI (C.h...c). of, ''' 'I of Ci,,o,,,,n.i, In remark nlo ,,y )iia , rm.,lt -m of , ! Ct,t;c ,ltM;lt() ,.. ... .... ,..,, It would Hfcm us if the il.-nt ,-kmd of - ""J. ....f .,l..r;..,.- I'.. .... I....I .1 1.I.. .... -I 1 " ii. 1.1, ,11,1, niM-uii ,irv,i i.rnni, iiiiii 11 una r.i 1 im ii ... ...... iu....i H..,i ...... 'into fratf.i.-i.Ui that State aouhlpart Iron, Stll ,,,, cill(.,, fru1( , &UiWt'l0 ,.b; , t"-j vi mi I til, in mr lll'IICI'll l tlmsu men who Ihiw sm-rir...!. nnhli Sut.-,? A Union (hat is iniNl. h d ufter ilmi of mil ('litirvh u' Lift 1 fitlnut i.w..iif 1 If 11 tl tliH llirfr-lawt lillOlftf III atiiiltir li.rl.t aila.1 mil rMUmins lilm wh.n h ..ii.nn.ia '.ill iTh.-m i an 1 I. , t I.. iii. u',;i ;,. ' wern not llie miiribri M If it almuM i be that our Union is to be severed, evi-r Catholic in the laud may come, and, cxinc uinir ins .11,1,11 over tne uicr, say, " I inn gitilil.iM of its dentil." When you look iiroumt this hull uml see the beautiful stars, ami stripes that iidoru it, pray, oh pray, ! Hint tho hideous rattlesnake 111a? never i sting them, but that the rattlesnake of se cession limy be crushed to death, even as the ever blessed Mar? crushed llie serpent that caused our fall," Lincoln's Fitirb Tomcy Tho edito rial correspondent of the S. F. Bulletin, writing from Springfield, III., gives the fol lowing as the probable future policy of Mr. Lincoln. Could we look upon this ns offi cii,!, we might safely calculate 14101, warm times after the 4tl, of March: 1. Ho will, immediately after his acces sion 10 power, iiinke a most thorough sift ing of ihu Federal officers, both civil uml militury; all sympathisers with and abet tors ot the scccss.on movement will bo forthwith Set it'll ill. 2. He will demand the restoration of the Federal prnpei ty unlawfully seized upon ami held by Ihu authorities of thu seceded States. 3. Ho will collect a sufficiently strong iiiivnl force to secure thu eulorcxincut ol' revenue laws. 4. lie w.II reinforce Maj. Anderson at all h izurds, in case he should bo still in possession of Fort Sumter after the 4th of March. 5. He will not itivadu any State with Federal itrmy, to force the repeal of uncoil si tntiounl laws and the overthrow of the iiuthor.ties exercising Federal functions; hut protect, and, if necessary, recover the lorts, arsenals, navy yards, magazines, post offices, mid custom-houses within the l.mits of a Southern State. If this were civil war, then your readers may remain satisfied that the tug of war will come after tho installation of the Re publican Administration. ' t&- Rev. Dr Scott, ot San Francisco, preuehed Inst Suudny, snysthe S.icrumeuto I5ee, of Feb. 18th, 011 the subject of "Na tional Humiliation," and remarked: "That tho present pcilous stute of affairs at the South, would never have come to pass but lor the divisions in the Cliiirch. lioth scct.ons tukiug their cue hum the teachings of the Bible, as they variously understood it, hud bitterly assail ed each ot her until churches und religious so c.clics were rent iu twain, and this bad ex ample was being sadly billowed. It was the sins of the people that had tempted (Jod to lenvu us for uwhile to the driving of our own stormy passions; and umoug these great sins ol' the people ho enumerat ed their profanity more universal than iu uuy other nation 011 the globe; their lewd' uess; their neglect, as parents, to educate their children soberly and righteously. Bui great as our s,s were, he saw no oc casion lor theso dnk-ultics. H did not believe there was to bu a disunion of these Ainericun Slates." OtR Lost Nationality. " Never," says the London Times, iu an article on tho secession of South Carolina, " never, for many years, can tho United States lie to the world what they have been. The rreside.it has dissipated tho idea that tho States which elected him constitute one people. We hare thought that the Federation was of the nature of a nation ality we find it is nothing more than a partnership, if any Statu may, on grounds satisfactory to a local Convention, dissolve thu union between itself and its fellows; if discontent with the election of a President, or the passing of nn obnoxious luw by an- other Stale; or, it maybe, a restrictive tur.ff gives a State the " right of revolu-, ion." und permits it to withdraw itself from the community, then the position of the American people with respect to tor-, eign powers is completely uttered.' Fort Si'mter Reinforceo. We un derstand, says the S. F. Journal, that a private letter has been received Here irom a gentleman whose sources of information ...,, ,.nf ... niMtuiiu-H. which states as a v....'.w " , feet beyond contradiction that the sloop or- - mill . jam ,. p,.,.. -,, ... , . . , . Proinrty 11. land, shives, sad bouses has war Brooklyn did send iu twohundred me., fir Thi, is lhp . i,, bouts, who were safely landed at Fort h ,i.n,r ... snn 11 J lcuS Have UttCOUie i . 1 1 ItlitltSS. " ..,. Many of tl.a lend:,,, jWn .l, of the .North. ppo, lo the IL publiean party, K In ten,. of u,,.,unl IUM praise of Mr UI..o,....l' I. .'. .. It.. ..... ft..... n' "llt Klirrtll. lU JJIIalMII I IBI, Rllt a, .. i ...... .: r ..r i'..,.' I -"' ni'Kl" "i lire u nun, gt, C'l.iaeqnr.iri'S ot u.suii'oi,. nr.1 grand," ami that it is tho ln-st Kpeech yet m. mi, in tii hrimte, ami w.II cause the whole country to breathe easier. A ilrcree of Juarez, dated Vent Cm., Oct. Sfith, extends the tin.i nllownl to the Lnifsiaini Tchiiantepic Company to build a railroad. It tim.-t be cnmiueucid us snuu im April lut, 1B02, uml finished in seven years from that date, unless llie work be im, rnnted by civil war or other J'orcr mV'r- I On tho motion of Mr. Lathnn. tin- overlaml einifrnnts to California was the woik of the Mormons. The Louisville Journal says; " Be- ciinsi! Missouri, Kcniuikv, Virginia, mid Maryland lose fugitive slaves, whilst South Carolina, loses none, she proposes to coerce them into n condition of things iu which they would lose all they have , and bu lu volved in bloodshed, conflagration, and ruin besides." Report said that a resolution would be introduced i,:lo tin. House, on Ihu 7th, to repeal the law milking New Orleans 11 port of entry, and providing for tho collec tion of revenue at the mouth of tho Missis sippi. The Atlanta (Qu.) Confedrrnry says nun there wns never such bullying prac tised since the davs cf Sodom, as in the recent State campaign. Thousands of citi zem wero dragooned into voting for seces- S.OII One of the wealthiest planters in Mis sissippi wr.tes lo a Southern gentleman in New York that, unless he returns speedily, his properly will be seized ns that ol a dNuflVcted person; that he himself is n Union nnui, but dare not say so for fear or mo'i Violence. The Times' Washington correspondent intimates that Fort Sumter has been reil, forced by the Rteiinn r " Brooklyn," wh eh landed upward of 300 troops at the Fort, by means of row bo.its with muffled ours. Tim Emp"rnr Nupolcnn's long an nounced work, " Thu Life of CoBoir," is said to be already in the press, and is ex pected to be out by the middle of January. Gen. .Tames, of Rhodu Island, had contracted with the State of Alabama to funcsli thm w.th some of his famous breech-lo idiug cannon; but since secession he has whiten them Unit nil the money iu A liilniiim would not induce him to send them a gun now. The Chieop-e Arms Company, whose miiimfiietoi'y wns burned recently, hud heavy contracts for nrnn with the South; but since secession have, as we leurn, reso lutely refused 10 deliver them. Mrs. Putspy Allen died n short time since, in Put, mm comity, Indiana, tit the very advanced uge of 1 16 years. She wns born in the year 1744, and has left n daughter living iu the sumo county, who is 93 years-old. Mr. Rleit, in the South Carolina Semite, admitted that the expenses of Ih it State for the coming year with estimated ut two millions, mid the total resources of IheStntH ainonnte.l to only one million five hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars. They must look out, he said, that they were not bankrupt before, tho end of the year. ' Tho Philadelphia Press says that Plymouth Church ( II. W. Beecher's), is the only place of amusement allowed to be open in Brooklyn, on Sunday. The Legislature of Maine unanimously pnssed a joint resolution, requesting the Governor to lender the services of the State to the President to sustain the. Un ion. Important Army Intelligence. Gen. Scott has issued orders to tho following ef fect. 1. Officers on leave of absence, who have been absent from duty foru period of eight mouths, will immediati Ij proceed to join their respective companies or stations. Officers absent for a less period, but whose leave of ubseliCe exceeds eight months, will iii like fiuimifr return to duty ut the expir ution of that number of mouths. 2. Officers absent on account of sickness will present themselves to a medical officer of the army for ix im nution, who, in his report, forwarded to iirniy headquar ters lor decision, will give a in. note history of the case, distinctly stating whether the officer can, wittiout injury to ins iieattn, travel to his station; wle titer the station is iu n section f country I kely to retard his restoration to henlih; and, ulso, whether ,ro r medical attention, in every resiiect, can there be retirlerea - 19 Tennessee nod Mississippi suffer the greatest misery ut present iu consequence of the disruption. Employment lor me chanics or laborers is not to be had. Hard m0liey IH, difcomeiired. Bankers' notes Hre worthless ouis.de of those States; and lood for man and benst has la-cnine so t . , III tuil o( 6fKt lhrpe month of secession. Power of a Swo-oF.sH.-l he steamer Go deu A gi", when lt at Panama, was , ' , , . ' for XZl dr.veii through the copper sheathing, through the white oak outer and inner ph.i.k.ngs, and pricking even the ceiling. 1 uo winu wo duuui iu.iiw uiiuu . I length. 'tile m.le of Truth in every issue 1861. No. 40 Detains Hltla Treaaaa. Ch trgf to the jVria York Crund Jury, by '' Sinttlty, of the United titulti Lireuil Vourt, In occordaure with a previous direction of the court, tho grand Jury wero in at' tcnduiicr, January 14th, and Judge Sum I ley proceeded to deliver to them the follow ing important churge on the law of high treason: Gtiiilcm'-n of the Grand Jury: The court reqliisteil your ntteiidunce this morning, order to cull vour intention to and give you some instructions iu relation to crimes which nave long nccn i.ukiiowi. in our hitherto happy and peaceful country, which. for more than filty years the federal courts have not lu-eu called upon to investiguti and wdiich are, therefore, very imperfect! understood in the community. Yet one of then, is tho highest crime known to the law in any civilized country. It is that of high treason. Recent painful events muke it tin, duty or I ho court to uYfiuc to you what constitutes the lesser entile, ol mispriS' ion or treason, that yon may fnquiru wheth er citlnr huvc been committed by uuy per- sou or persons within the jurisdiction of this court, and Uyou are satisfied that ei ther have, that I hey may be presented to the courts to ba ilealt with according to law; mid clso tlmt those who desire to be gon.l and true cit'Zci.a may be forewarned, ami not ignoraully mid unwittingly be led into the commission of tiny acts iu violation of the laws of their country, and which would make them gudty of either ol those offenses. It is unnecessary ut this time to enter into an clulmrate disquisition of the law of treason. The constitution of the United States clearly defines iu what it consists. Tho third sect on of the third urliclo provides, " that treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war ngninst them, or iu adhering to their enemies, giving them nid and comfort." Again the same section provides that "the Congress shall Imvo the power to declare the punishment of treason." In pursuance of the power thus conferred Congress passed nn act, w hich was approv ed April 80, 1790, which provides in sec tion 1, "Hint if any person or persons, ow ing allegiance to tho United States of America, shall levy wur against them, or shall adhere to their enemies, giving llieni nid and comfort, within the United Stales or clsewherp, uml shall be thereof convict ed, on confession iu open court or on the testimony ol' two w'tni ses to the same overt act or treason whereof ho or they sliull stand indicted, such person or persons shall be ii'ljiidged guilty of trvnson against thu United States, and shall suffer death." " Section 2. That if any person or per sons, having knowledge of the commission of any of the treason aforesaid, shall con ceal, n ml not, as soon us may be, disclose unit ninko known the same to the President of the United States, or snmo ol the Judges then of, or to the President or Governor of a particular State, or some one of the judges or justices thereof, such person or persons, on' conviction, shall bo adjudged guilty of m sprision or trensnii, and shall bo impris oned not exceeding seven years, and fined not exceeding oiio thousand dollars.1' It is well known that war civil war exists in portions of the Union. That per sons owing iilleguiiictt to the United States have confederated together, and with arms, by force und iiitiinidntioH, have prevented tho exeeut on ol the constitutional nets of Congress; hnve forcilily seized upon and hold a custom house and post-office, forts, arsenals, vessels und other property belong ing to the United States, and have actual ly fired upon vessels bearing tint United States flag and carrying United States troops. This is a usurpation ul the autlior- ty or the fedcrul government; it ir high treason Iiy levying war. hither one ol these acts will constitute high treason. There can be no doubt of it. The fact that any or nil engaged iu the commission of these outrageous nets, acted under the pretended authority of the legislature, or a otivent'oti or the people of un? btnte, or ol the officers appointed thereby, or acting thereunder, does not chuiige or affect the criminal chur icter of the act. No man or body of men can throw off their ullegiiineu to the government in that way ; nor can any Slate, or the people of nny State, act- ng in nny capacity whatever, ntisolve any person ii.ereironi, tenner aoum unroii- ini nor nny other btate can authorize, or legally protect citizens of tho other Stipes in waging war ngninst their government, nny more than can ih" queen ol unat Britain or the emperor of trance. Ifiiny sach power is assumed, it is without right, and the deluded individual who niTs under it is none the less guilty of treason, und li able to be punished therefor. That the h,vel,olding States have just cause of com plaint against some of their sister States, is lamentiilily too true; that the legislatures of several States have passed nets which are ill direct conflict with one of the plain est provisions of tlie constitution or the United States, which nets were intended to deprive the slaveholdiiig States of rights expressly guaranteed to, and important to them, is well known. This is deeply to be regretted; uml it is hoped and believed that the wilier, second thought of the (icople of those States wdl induce them to (lo justice to themselves us well as to their southern brethren, and evince their loyally to the co.,titutinn and the Luion ly speedily wiping all such acts from their statute lxiok. But the fact that some of the States have passed unconstitutional acts, can af ford ne justification for rebellion and civil war, or a breaking np of aur federal Union which was formed by the patriotism and wiwlnm, conciliation and compromise of our fathr in which our prosperity as a people hs ben nnparsllel.'d in the h siory of nations. Such Icghdative acts, however, ure not laws. B ' ing in violation of the eonsliigiion of the United Stales, they are m.-ri! nullities, and all who attempt to en- I force them are themselves io!ators of tbe BATES OK ADVERTISING. On aquurc (twlv llaes, or I, brevier meaaur) on inaariion f it 00 Knell auliaequtnt inaertlun 1 00 liuaiiiaaacardaansyear St A liberal de'luctioa will b aiad I thu L0 dvorliac by th yeur. IV Th number of luierlion ahould b noted n ilia margiu uf an adverliatnicnt, aibtrwi it will be published till forbiddtu, and charged ao- cord ugly. t-7r Ubiluary nolle will b charged half lb abi rale uf advrliin. tl Ju PsiNTiaa audited whh neilo sad dia.ileh. I'aymtnt for Jui Printing mutt mit delirtrit of th vork. laws, ii nd can be, and In sowo instance! have been punished as such. What overt acts, then, constitute trea son? A mere conspiracy to subvert, by force, tho government, however flagitious I ho crime may be, is not treason. To con spire to levy war, and actually levying war, uro distinct offenses. If a body of people conspiro and meditate an insurrection to resist or oppose the laws of the United States by force, they are only guilty of a high misdemeanor; but ir they proceed to curry such intention into execution by forco, they are guilty or treason by levying war. In the language of Chief Justice Mar shall: " It is not tho intention of the court to say that no individual can be guilty of this crime who has not appeared in arms ngninst his country. On (ho contrary, if war be actually levied thut is. if a bodr of men bo actually assembled for the pur pose oi cu, ciing uy torce a treasonable purpose all those who perform nny part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued iu the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors." As the court has already suld to yon, tho combination and assemblage of a bod? of men, with the design of seizing, and tho ncluul seizing or the forts and other pubba property in und near Charleston, South Carolina, und in some other States, is levy ing war ngninst tho United States. Coif seqiiciitly, nny and every person who en gages therein is by (he law regarded as levying war against the United States: mid all w ho adhere to them oro to be re garded as enemies, and all who give them aid and comfort, in South Carol um or New ork, or in any other portion of the United States, or elsewhere, como within tho ex press provisions of t lie first section of tho net of the 80th of April, 1790, nnd are gudty ol treason. lint amounts to adhering to nnd giving nid and comfort to our enemies, It is some what difficult in all cases to define; but certain it is, that furnishing them with n viii s or munitions of war, vessels or other menus or transportation, or any niutcr.uls which will aid the traitors in currying nut their traitorous purposes, with a knowledge that they are intended for such purposes, or exciting mid encouraging others to en gage iu or nid the traitors in any way, does come within the provisions of tho act. And is Immaterial whether such acts are in troduced by sympathy with the rebellion, hostility to tho government, or a desire for gain. Under the second section of the act uf 1700, nil who have any knowledge of uuy such acts of treason, and do not, as soon ns possible, inuko it known in the manner therein prescribed oro guilty of misprision of trcr.scn, and subject to the punishment therefor. 1 our inquiries mu.it be confined to of fenses committed within the jurisdiction of this court, Unit is, within tho Southern District of New York, and upon tho high seas. Although there ran? bo a QiieRtion whether the jurisdiction of tho court, in such cases, is not more extended, you will, lor tho present, coulino your investigations to the limits prescribed. Within this limit it is your right and your duty to inquire whether any person or persons havo hrcn, according to the rules of the luw laid down by the courts, guilty of treason or mispris ion of treason, nnd if you aro satisfied thut ither or theso offenses have been commit ted, to fail hfull v ami fearlessly present the offenders, thut they tuny bo punished. It is the duty, nnd 'Will unquestionably be tho sire ut nil good nud true citizens, to do, their respective spheres, everything in their power to suppress rebellion, expose treuson, nnd bring traitors to justice A Louisiana Union Man'. Mr. Bou- ligny, of Louisiana, is the only Congress man from all ol tho seceding Stutcs, who remains true to llio Government. Ho talked after this fashion tho other duy iu Congress: Uo said he was not elected by ihu Secession Convention of his Stute, and should not be governed by their action, Ho wns tho only member elected as an American Union man, and by this princi ple ho should stum) forever. Applause. When I came here I took the oath to maintain tho Constitution of tho united States. Does not that mean tho Union f the States? By that outh I sliull stand. Whenever my immediiito constituents in struct mo to withdraw from this House, their wishes shall bo complied with. I shall, however, not only withdraw, but re sign my seut. But, ufter I do so, I ahall continue to be a Union man, and stand by tho flag of tho country that gave mo birth. Long continued applause on thu floor and iu the galleries. Major Anderson's Forbearance. A grunt many anecdotes and incidents are re lated as connected with the affair of the Star of the West. At the time that steamer went to Charleston Maj. Hipley was in command of Fort Moultrie. The universul expectation was that when Mor ris Islund battery fired on the steamer, Fort Sumter would open on Fort Moultrie, esM-ciully if the latter fired a shot. Maj. H pley's men seeing the firing from Morris hluiid, and comprehending tbe whole mat ter, became clamorous for tbe privilege ol having a shot at the Star of the West. Sumter's portholes Lad beet, opened to eye shot of Ripley's men, and sighted with the most perfect engineering ikill. They kuttr it, but the opportunity was not to be lost. ' Well,' says Ripley, jumping on the para pet, " fire away boys, bnt you will alt be in h 11 in less than five minutes." They did fire; but Maj. Anderson's forbearance defrtted the erificatioo of tbe prophecy?