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0,000 volunteers. Saturday evening a crowd of two thousand persons assembled in front of the Congaree House. The Minute men turned out and marched down Main street, amid a great display of fire-works. Judge McGrath and Messrs. Conner, Colcock and Cunningham delivered addresses. --Mr. McGrath remarked that the people, the Legislature and Heaven say that South Carolina has a right to secede. If the Government at Washington says she has not, then prove it by taking the right away. Mr.Mr. Colcock said that, although the present crowd was a large one, he wished to see one more person present, and that was Abraham Lincoln. He would take him by the hand, bring him to the platform, and tell him to look upon that crowd, and then ask him if he ever expected to wave the sceptre of President over their heads. He said he had no doubt that "honest old Abe" would answer with down cast eyes, "Never!" Augusta, Ga., Nov. 10. --The Minute Men's meeting adjourned after hearing exciting