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on the whole committee. A report prevails that the Administration has received dispatches from Charleston to the effect that a revenue cutter had arrived in that neighborhood, and unless orders were immediately given for her withdrawal, South Carolina would seize upon her and take the Government forts. Nothing, however, has been received from Charleston confirmatory of the fact. Hon. Caleb Cushing returned yesterday from Charleston. His report was considered important enough for an immediately given for her withdrawal, South Carolina would seize upon her and take the Government forts. Nothing, however, has been received from Charleston confirmatory of the fact. Hon. Caleb Cushing returned yesterday from Charleston. His report was considered important enough for an immediate Cabinet consultation. Mr. Bonham, member of Congress from South Carolina left to-day for his home in that State. McQueen will go in the morning, and Mr. Boyce will start early next week.
ports, and after some unimportant business went into secret session. It is understood that the revenue laws of the United States will be generally adopted by South Carolina, and that the post at laws will remain unchanged for the present Mr. Rhett's address to the Southern States has not yet been acted on. The Commissioners d the communication from a portion of the member of the Georgia Legislature, reported that the communication provided that no secession shall take place until South Carolina. Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida, have assembled in Convention, when final State action shall take place. The committee state that the secession of South CSouth Carolina has rendered the communication useless. Mr. Magrath, from the Committee on the President's Message, reported that they desired a secret session on the subject. The solicitor for preparing credentials for the joint committee to Washington, was sworn to secresy, and ordered to prepare the accredited papers. These
Complimentary dinner. --We understand that a party of gentlemen in this city have extended an invitation to Messrs. Ashmore, McQueen, Bonham and Boyce, members of Congress from South Carolina, who resigned their seats as soon as they heard of the passage of the Secession Ordinance by their State, to accept a dinner in this city on Wednesday next. The letter of invitation was mailed last Saturday night, and will probably be answered this afternoon.
one word of cheer and hope amid this awful gloom; silent as the grave while multitudes of working men and working women are out of employment and in danger of perishing by famine, and revelling on the thought of coercing the seceding States with fire and sword, it may be that this long shadow of coming events, from the other side of the Atlantic, will unseal even Lincoln's lips, unbend his obstinate purpose, relax his Puritan rigidity, and cause him to cry aloud and spare not. It is too late for South Carolina; she has gone, and, we fear, irrecoverably, but, if Lincoln would save the remainder, if he would not see the Union split forever in twain, and Great Britain accomplish by her profound policy what a seven years war failed to achieve, he and they who are with him must speak, and not only speak, but act, and not only act, but give the most complete and satisfactory guarantees that they will observe the national compact hereafter in good faith, and in the letter and in the spirit.
ssion movement Memphis, Dec. 22. --Yesterday, a large and enthusiastic meeting here ratified the secession of South Carolina. A salute of fifteen guns was fired, and at night many public and private buildings were illuminated. Baltimore, Dec. 22.--One hundred guns were fired here to-day in honor of the secession of South Carolina. There is a meeting to-night to urge the Governor to call an extra session of the Legislature. Charleston, Dec. 22.--At a secession celebration tch from Washington says that Col. Anderson has been ordered to surrender the forts to the constituted authorities of South Carolina in case they are attacked, but not to surrender them to irresponsible parties. Macon, Dec. 22.--There is great rejoicing here at South Carolina's secession. Cannons are fired, church bells are rung, and a large procession of Minute Men and citizens, with banners and mottoes, is now parading the streets. Speeches are being made, and jubilation is general. Th