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act which would provoke aggression, but to hold possession of the forts and if attacked to defend them to the last extremity. The South Carolina State government resolves to permit no assault by any unorganized body of men on the forts and to await the assembling of the convention. Mr. Cobb, secretary of the treasury, resigns, assigning as his reason that his duty to Georgia demanded it, and the vacancy was supplied by the appointment of Mr. Philip F. Thomas. Mr. Cass, soon afterward, December 12th, resigned the portfolio of state on account of his disagreement with the administration on the question of reinforcement of Anderson at Charleston Harbor, and Attorney-General Black assumed his place. Mr. Stanton enters the cabinet as attorney-general. Public discussions take place in many Southern States and elections are held for delegates to State conventions. A public meeting was held in Baltimore to hear the speech of a commissioner from Mississippi. The State of South Carolina