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nts brackish,) there will be no want of water or food; that, by husbanding the fuel, they can cook their provisions; and, in short, that they can defend themselves; and their stronghold. Great exertions have been made to render it impossible for the Harriet Lane to enter Charleston harbor, by bringing guns to bear on the channel, and sinking a schooner at one spot where she might pass unharmed. Reception of the Mississippi Commissioner by the State of Delaware. Wilmington, Del., Jan. 3. --The Legislature of this State met at Dover and organized on Wednesday. To-day, the Hon. L. Dickenson, Commissioner of the State of Mississippi, was received and addressed the House in a strong Southern speech, taking ground in favor of South Carolina and secession. He, in the name of Mississippi, invited Delaware to join the Southern Confederacy about to be formed. He claimed the right of a State to secede, and said if it was not allowed to do so, war would be inevitable. Th
The Michigan Legislature. Detroit, Jan. 3. --The Michigan Legislature met at Lansing yesterday, and organized by electing Dexter Nussey, of Macomb, Speaker. The retiring Governor delivered his annual message to both Houses. State affairs are represented to be in a prosperous condition. He takes strong ground against the right of secession; charges the President of the United States with misrepresenting the principles of the Republican party, and attributes the present sectional excitement to misrepresentation by the Northern Democratic press, as to the intentions and designs of that party. In relation to the Personal Liberty laws of this State, he says if they are unconstitutional and in conflict with the Fugitive Slave, they should be repeated; but says these laws are right, and speak the sentiments of the people; are in strict accordance with the Constitution, and ought not to be repeated. Let them stand. This is no time for time d and vacillating counsel, while
Georgia. Augusta, Jan. 3. --The Secessionists have carried Richmond county by six hundred majority. In this county, in the November election, Breckinridge received a little over four hundred votes, while Bell and Douglas received nearly two thousand. The Secessionists have carried Muskogee county three to one. In November the Bell ticket had a small majority in this county. The Secessionists have carried Bibb county by 314 majority. In November the Bell ticket had a small plurality in this county. From these indications it would seem that those who favor immediate secession have swept the State.
The Anderson Fugitive case. Hamilton, C. W., Jan. 3. --A large meeting was held last night, in relation to the fugitive slave case of Anderson. Speeches were made justifying Anderson's escape, and resolutions were adopted to use every exertion to prevent his rendition.