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SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
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T« Kilr PrspoalUeii.
We ospy the followiag Mater (n Maj. Hobart
Anders##. lot* of fort Butter, from the Hoar'
Ur7ton."i>***’Wta*17Uln.taUw
th* proyoaitti* of Mo. Cooks a fair on*, but douW
its neceyteu** bj tbs felfont ssldiar:
Nnw OaLsass. M*y W, lit!1
tf.i Robert Anderoon, Into of Fort Butnter,
Booth Carolina:
Bit: You hold 017 thrsa note* for $4,500
eeeh, with about $1,000 eooumuletad toUreti,
all duo in lbo month of Maroh, 1861; which
notes were given in part paymeni<tMgr*0tam
Bias negroes, purchased of ye*-~ii^lAjeM,
Stele*, exeluaiv# of Virginia, I860. Ai I cooaidar /air flay a jewel, I take
Bad tho difference ft Wtirtllr} aotbod to nntify jo* tba* I will not pay
thoao notes; but, as 1 neither seek or wish an
advantage, 1 doeiro that vou return mo the
1 he Hob. Reverdy Juhnsoo mads a strong
Union spoooh at Frederick 00 Tooodej, io
which ho said, "the froo States, aooordlag to
the lato oensus, have 3,77I,$#S veto botwen the
ages of 18 and 46; the slave States have 1,066,
000; the * *“
bad 0UI7 „
proportionate to that of men. With such a
vast dispatfta, the Snd of the struggle is be
yond a douvt. f #r Marjland to enooontor
suoh odds wuuld bo to doom borsolf to desola
tion and destruction. Sven should the Booth
succeed at ffrat, the/ would ultimately be driv
en back, and oor State loft to mourn over her
calamity and crime."
J^In reading tbasa lines, tbs Southern
rasa it not the only one why has cause to blush.
Every philanthropist who roads this must feel
bitter twinges of hopelessness at this awfnl
example of degradation and selfishness in the
person of a man who should have been a lead
er—a prep and stay of his people In the dsy
of their sore trial.
We make great ado about general education,
and the benefits of eulture, but what is talent
and culture without moral prineiple f Rev-
erdy Johnson has bean a man of mark
in hit day and generation. He has anjoyed
the feme and power whioh the charecter of
Senator and a leading lawyer carries with it.
His social position, from these advantages,
has been exalted, and yet see to what a beg
garly, pitiable consummation ba baa brought
all these opportunities. Tens of thousands of
humbls raon in Mr. Johnson's country, un
known to fame, and bearing the load of a hard
fortuna all th ta days, are now glowing, as
pure gold, In t :u rnace which is trying our
souls, while this proud man Is found to be
worse than dross. These poor men rally at
the first call of their country, braving death
themselves, and leaving tbeii little all of earth
behind them to fare as it must, while the pet
of fortune whines at the light of danger, and
skulks away like a poor cor at tha sound of
thunder. Cowardice, rank, pitiful cowardice,
moves Reverdy Johnson to council bis peopls
as he does, snd before raising an arm or strik
ing a blow, he advises abject submission to
wrong* and humiliations that are enough to
startle the self-respect of a brute. Alas 1 for the
Southern name, that such men as Johnson and
Calvert and Hicks and Leslie Combs have ev
er lived. They can never, or hardly aver, be
punished, in their persons, for these panderers
and pimpa always get their pey in advance,
and shuffle off their infamy upon the groaning
millions they betray. But God is just, and so
is the universal sentiment of honor of the hu
man race. The fate that awaits Reverdy John
sou, and that other one of the same name
among us, will be so full of shame and igno
miny, that they will live to envy the lot of the
humblest patriot who suffered or fell in the
cause of their country.
B and the money paid yon, and tha na
—which you will find much improved by
treatment since they came into my poe-
ksssfon—shall be subject to your order.
I feel justified in giving you, and the public,
this notioe, as I do not eaosider it/aw play,
that I Should be held to pay for the property
you so opportunely dispossessed yourself of,
and now seak to destroy both their value and
usnfulness to me. I ask no more than to can
cel the sale, restore to you your property, and
leteach assn me his original poaition. then your
present afforta may be oonsidered leas selfish,
because at your expense and not mine.
JOHN O. COCKS
lion. John C. Breckinridge.
In our paper of yesterday morning, says the
Mt raphis “ Argus ” of the 19th instant, we de
nied the truth of the telegraphic announce
ment so extensively circulated in the North
ern press, that this gentleman has tendarad to
M.j. Anderson bis servieea in the Federal Ar
my. We came to thia couclusion as to tha ut.
ter falsity of the slanderous report, as soon as
aware of ita being made; and our opinion was
based and axpreaaed upon a conviction origin
ating in a knowledge of the honorable gentle
man’s patriotic impulses, that in no event
would be render aid and comfort to the ene
mies of Southern Rights, and the bordea who
propose to plunder Southern soil. We are ad
vised, by a reliable gentlemen who wss in
company with Mreckinridge at Frankfort, Ky.,
when the Abolition canard was telegraphed to
that city, that the charge waa instantly and
indignantly denied, and that there never was
the least foundation for its circulation. Mr.
Breckinridge had just closed a list of appoint
ments in Kentucky, and is now making her
culean efforts to insure her oodperatiou with
the Southern States. There is no more able or
reliable defender of Southern honor this side
of Abolitiondom than Kentucky’s favorite son
—John C. Breckinridge.
General Bragg.
The correspondent of the New Yerk Herald,
writing from Warrington, Florida, thus briefly
sketches General Bragg t
I called upon Gan. Bragg at hia headquarters
yesterday, and found him on the front terrace
of the building he occupies for himself and
staff, engaged with an opera glass scanning the
movements of the United States fleet on the
other side of Santa Rosa Island, and also the
actions of a large vessel approaching, bearing
British colors. From kif poaition, Geu. Bragg
can observe all that U going on la tha matter
of reinforcing Fort Pickens, and also watch
the movements of any vessel that may attempt
to enter the harbor. Gen. Bragg daiisted from
hia occupation to give me interview for a
few minutes. 1 found feta an amiable gentle
man, poeseeetag more cuavltv of manner, gen-
tlenese of voice and general mildness of de
meanor, than I had been led to believe from
the blood and thunder reports published about
him during the Mexican war. Ha looks like a
man who oan de a great thief, achieve a great
undertaking, in a quiet, unoetentationa way-
oca who can put a "little more grape” into
any movement Without disturbing a muscle of
bis features, or tatting his right hand man
know what he is abeut. Although mild in
peace, I think he must be terrible le war, from
the very 0001 nets and self poesession which
iuvariably mark his actions.
taffi-Th# Now Orleans "Crescent” aay*.—
" Thirdly demon Cf -tolly seems 1o have tak
en poesession of the Western Abolitionists.-
The last unmitigated absurdity reported by
telegraph, as committed by thane. Is the
stationing of troops it Cairo to prevent pro
visions being seat Booth by steers boats! 4
" Why, dPA’t the fanatical tali knew that we
can get along very wall if not another ounce
of their pork, pound of Choir flour, kernel of
corn, of peVticlS of anything’ else lbsy raise,
ever rHatit Ike Bduth ? The Bonth la Amply
•applied, and them will bn an overflowing tur
pi” the havqfeti* «rops.
"You poor foeta l you art amply hitting year
own ndnsn ai to spite yewr awn ken, when
you tbit* you nr* Infart ag na. Yen eannet
deprive ni’$r* a teamary af Hfii, #^B
70«r paltry exhibitions oil,serve U rewderee AaEmfinlTr i«-~l«e» avy revolvers, and a
nor. nlf r.ll.nt, u4 ooaarquently atroagar.'r Uix pessd B.WM kwefc.—Msrsbeivy JEijwam.
Letter from Mr*. Preaidant Davie.
Tha Petaraburg (Ya.) Express says the fol
lowing letter, from Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wss
written in acknowledgement of the receipt of
e beautiful work-box, manufactured and pre
sented taker by several patriotic misses of that
city. Gracefully worded and beautifully writ
ten, we present it to onr readers and let it speak
for itself:
Mortcomkrt, Ala., April 29, 1861.
My Dear young Lodic*: Permit me, before
thauking you for your kind present and wish-
es for my husband’s welfare, to congratulate
yon upon the Secession of Virginia—the birth
place of my mother as well as yours.
The elder, and honored sister of the South
ern States, is reoeived with tearful joy among
us, and many hands will fashion stars with
which to mark this brilliant accession to our
galaxy.
The possession of a work-box manufactured
by little Southern girls, so industrious, so en
thusiastic and so patriotic, will be much prised
by me, and I will leave it to my dsughter with
the note which precedes it, as a precious leg
acy.
Long ere you reach the responsibility of a
useful womanhood, may we have united peace
to independence in our Southern Confederacy.
Wishing y on, my dear young friends, a long,
a happy life, 1 have the honor to be.
Yery gratefully and sincerely,
Your friend,
VARINA DAVIS.
General Scott.
The Petersburg Express of the 16th instant,
has the following:
A gentleman was in our office yesterday who
■aw Scott last Saturday. He says he is a com
plete wreck. Infirm, gouty and overwhelmed
with the lashing of a guilty conscience, he has
become a sort or terror to all around him. His
aids tremble in his presence, and his petul
cy prevents him from giving any one a civil
answer. "Old Abe,” it is said, is absolutely
afraid to go near " Fusa and Feathers,” as the
latter hat not forgotten, and never will, the re
mark of Lincoln to Rev. Dr. Fuller, that he
was " Scott’s legal roaster.” Scott, who was
present at the time of the interview, managed
to restrain his passion until the Doctor and the
members of the Young Men’s Christian Asso-
ciation led, but they had scarcely cleared the
room, before he let out on Lincoln. Atone
time it was thought that Cameron and 8eward
would have to interfere to prevent a personal
ocllision. Soott raved like a madman, and told
Linooln ha waa a stupid fool, a meat consumate
ass, and lavished several other choice epithets
upon the head of hia " legal master.” Our in
formant states that ba finally worked himself
up into such a passion, that his nervous sys
tem could no longer stand the shock, and he
waa conveyed to bed.
Diabolical.
The spirit of a fiend seems to possess some
Northern men and pervade soma Abolition
presses. Without comment on .their {atroci
ty, we oommend to our readers a perusal of
tha following exit act, from a spaeob delivered
a few days sines by Gov. Randall of Wiscon
sin, at Cleveland, Ohio:
" An army should go down the Mississippi,
and leave a trail from Montgomery to Charles
ton ; another should go down the tastern
eoast, and the two armiee meet at Charleston.
There ths war began ; there it ought to end,
when ’the city is wiped from existeneo— no
onument left there to show that a human be
ing enoe inhabited it—no plaoe for even the
owl to hoot or the bittern to mourn. [Loud
cheers.”]
And then the following from a new convert
to Abolitionism, formerly a oonservative Amer
ioan party organ—(be Buffalo Commercial:
"If so, and tbe combined forces of the reb
el States dare advance, thia territory of old
tobacco fields, sedge grass snd slave pens will
bo the battle field between loyalify on one side
and treason on the other, it needs no prophet
to predict tbe issue. And, if necessary, the
conquest will extend through both the Caroli-
nas and Georgia to tbe Gulf, and westward to
tha Rio Grands. Towns and cities will bo laid
waste, and plantations ravaged—but women
and children spared and protected from batch-
ery by tbefr own slaves—until treason hauls
down bar flag, and tks rebels beg for morcy.
And (bon 7 'To tho vietore belong (he
spoils.' Confiscation of n traitor's estalo
is the well settlod law of all strong na
tions with rebolious subjects. Their land
may be hardly worth tha taking; but, natur
ally productivo and capable of being restored
from its temporary ettrilily by good culturo,
it may bo rejuvenated and made fertile. Its
elimeto is gtaial and mainly hesllbful. Ths
fine bays, coast and harbors of tho Atlantic
and Golf may be improved, and yield untold
wealth to tha free enterprise of Northern men,
whan not a stave shall potato tbsir borders.—
Lika ravaged England, when conquered by
Ike Invading Normans, tho conquered States
should ba pnraalad out to tbo soldier* who
have subdued them. Oooupiad by them, they
will become richer in material wealth, and mor*
loyal to the start and stripes than ever before.
And eock will be tbe destiny of iht soovdiog
South, so sure as God reigns in heaven, unless
the rebeta take eeunsel of safety—and that
■peedly—and return te their allegiance.”
Tin ”Lmrtn Guar” to **kb vna Fisld.—
Tho Indiana ” Sentinel ” hr are It stated by
Umeo whoso information is entitled to respect,
that tha Hon. Stephen A. Douglas will he an-
pel tied Lieutenant Gameral by Free'idamt Lin-
coin. In view of this announcement, we may
as well add that it ta reported that Senator
Wig fall U to command a regiment of a thous
and picked men, selected from the whole army,
in the regiment to Weigh andor if a
or be ander six Met high* or ewer 1$
years ef eg*. Hash man Will bn armed with
An MUM rUK
Affhlrs in Bt. Louis.
Tbn following private letter from St. Louis
if eopfed from the New Orleans Delta of the
17th Instant, to whieh paper it was kindly fur
nished by ncitisen of tho latter city:
Sr. Loots, May 11, 1861
You have no idea of what is going on boro.
Kota boat is allowed to leave tho city; and
for tho last six weeks, men, women, and chil
dren, have bee a breath)#** with anxiety, wait
ing for something they know not what. Af
fairs, however, came to a crisis yesterday, in
an event which, it ia said, has hardly been
equaled In tha United States since ths troubles
began. Tbe United States have concentrated
a large fores hare, and fortified the Arsenal;
snd they are daily increasing their power by
the enlistment of the Germans, who have
joined tbo Federal troops just to satisfy pres
ent necessities—thousands of them having
been thrown out of employment within the
past few weeks. The State Militia, under eons
mand of Gen. Frost* (a retired United States
officer.) were ordered by Governor Jackson to
go into Camp, at Lindell’s Grove, in tbe sub
urbs of the city, on last Monday, the 6th inst.
They numbered, in all, about eleven hundred
men. and made quite a display as they marched
through the streets on their way to Camp, with
every appearance of health and happiness,
little thinking that a storm wss about to break
upon them, in which all tbsir hopes were to be
wrecked. They remained there four days with
out any molestation, during which time they
were visitod by thousands of the citisens cf
Bt Louis, who went out in the afternoons to
see dress parades. As every body wss going,
we had to follow suit, and yesterday took the
oars for the scene of action. As ws rode out
we could not imagine what was the matter.—
The greatest excitement prevailed—tbe streets
were crowded with people—the housetops
crowded—men were upon lightening rods and
Church steeples, and horsemen were flying in
every direction. Every body wauled to know
what it all meant, and no one could tell them.
We arrived after a short time at the Camp, and
a light met its then which beggars description.
As far as our eyes could reach, we saw nothing
but the glistening bayonets of the Federal
troops ; and as the tun went down upon them,
you can Imagine what a sight they presented.
For miles around nothing could be seen but
people in tho highest state of excitement, who
had gone out to visit a peaceful Camp, as they
thought. Early in the afternoon, the Federal
troops, commanded by Capt. Lyon, (a lion both
by name and nature,) marched out to the
Camp; and forming themselves into four divi
sions, completely surrounded tbe Militia, and
formally demanded a surrender. Gen. Frost
was completely taken by surprise, and, of
course, wss unprepared for an attack, which
would have ended in the annihilation of all
his men, as 1100 could hardly have sustained
themselves against 7,000. Everything was
surrendered to Capt. Lyon, and Gen. Frost and
all of hia men were made prisoners of war.
This wss all done without aDy trouble or blood
shed; but shortly after we left, those of the
spectators who sympathized with the prisoners
gave vent to their feelings by shouting “ three
groans for the Dutch !" *' three cheers for Jeff.
Davis 1” and other like expressions, which so
enraged the Federalists, that, without any
command from their officers, they fired into
the crowd around them, and killed in all about
twenty five, among whom were several chil
dren and two ladies. They then marched back
into the city, took their prisoners to tbs Arse
nal, and took possession of tho depots of tbe
North Missouri, Pacific and Iron Mountain
Railroada. Every man in the city was oa the
streets last night, and this morning tbe people
are hurrying to and fro in the greatest coaster-
nation. It is said that tbe United Statej troops
have gone to Jefferson City this morning to
take tbe Governor, bull do not know how much
truth there is in tbo report. It is expected that
St. Louis will be in ashes before twenty days,
rtud, consequently, every body that can is leav
ing the city.
The Legislature of this State is in secret ses
sion, and if we can believe what tbe papers
say, the majority are Unionists. I suppose
that they will settle their business in a few
days. We boar very contradictory reports from
Pensacola; the news one day is that the Con
federate troops are about to withdraw from
Pensacola, and the next thing we hear, is that
Pickens has been attacked. The Northerners
here make all sorts of fun of the Fort Sumter
•flair, and say that the Southerners are very
? ;ood at taking "full treasuries” sad "empty
orts.” They say it was cowardly in the South
to take such a force against Sumter; bat what
can they say of themselves when yesterday
they took all the force they could muster
against a handful of men, with oDiy their
guns and a few pieces of cannon to defend
themselves with? We dare not say "seces
sion” here—at lea»t in this city—but we can
think without being molested, acd all we can
do is to hope for tho best.
Arrest of Rosa Wlnaus of Baltimore.
The Baltimore -'Exchange” of the 16th,
gives the following account of this gentleman’s
arrest:
Ross Winans, E*>q . was arrested last evening
at the Relay House as he wss returning to the
city from Frederick, where he waa in attend
ance as one of the members of the Legislature.
When tbe cars stopped at the Relay, an 1 fficer
and several soldiers entered the cars, and the
officer approached Mr. Winans and asked
he wae Ross Winans, to which Mr. Winans 1
plied affirmatively. The officer then said,
"You area prisoner of the United States.”—
Mr. Winans asked on what charge, and waa
told that he would be informed of the charge
in the morning. Mr. Winans then expressed
his willingness to accompany the officer, and
he was taken from the car. Gov. Hicks and a
number of the members of the Legislature
were present, and the Governor immediately
proffered any amount of bail for Mr. Winans’
appearance, and requested tbe officer to release
him, but met with a refusal. The arrest crested
a most intense excitement on the train, snd
whan the news reached thia city it spread with
great rapidity, and a universal condemnation
of tha act was expressed. It ia understood that
Mr. Winans will be detained at the Relay
House until this morning, when Gen. Butler
ill have an interview with him.
A Soldier’s Kit.
At this time, wheu so many are preparing
for the wars, a memorandum of the things nec
essary to take along as baggage will not be un
acceptable. Tbe desired catalogue is contrib
uted, by en old soldier, as follows:
Two flannel shirts, red prefersble; 2 stout
hickory shirts; 2 fine shirts, it you can take
them along; four pair of woolen soeks; 2 pair
drawers, white cotton or wool, iudispeuseole ;
b’ack silk neckerchief, very useful; pocket
handkerchief, indispensable; 1 pair stout and
easy boots, if you cau, take a second pair; 2
towels, indispensable; 1 piece of soap; 1 fine
and 1 coarse 00tub ; 1 tooth brush ; 1 butcher
knife, (a good place for it ia in tbe boot;) 1
quart tin cup; 1 button stick ; 1 vial of sweet
oil; 1 piece ot rotten-stone; I button brush,
(nail brush will do;) 1 flannel housewife, for
aad full of needles—throw in a few pins wbila
yon are about it; 1 pair small scissors ; strong
white and black threads in tidy skeins;!
blacking brush, if yon can take it; 1 box of
blacking. Learn to pack vour knapsack tidi
ly, closely and conveniently for use.
To the above rou may add all tbe grub you
can stow away inside and out, and replenish
when you can, without waiting for tha stock
bt head to ba txhaustad.
A young lady in Brandon, Conns# ticuL
•ays if any young man, who wtakes to ” ena
bles an opportunity,” will corn* to Brandon,
•ay da battaa.
MnflHfi sfftav, Higeflx ta tha Kentucky
. L*f Mature.
Wa taka tba following «xtract from Gover
nor Magoffin's McaanfO— beiog nil ibat wc
deem important to onr raadarv:
A call was Mads upon n# for four Regi
ments of militia, lbs quota assigned 1a Ken
tucky of tbls arm*; I promptly responded to
tbs Secretary of War, that Kentucky bad no
troops to furnish for tbo wicked purpose of
subduing ber sister Slates. I have (hue, as
far as lay iu my power, entered tbe public
protest of KapifOky aga oet (big unnatural
measure, and against ber laatimptfon of atfy
part of tbs enormous debt now being eon'
traded. Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes
see, Arkansas, snd Missouri have each em
phatically refused to aontribut* any portion
of the quota demanded of them. Maryland
has not yet responded to the call by tbe ten
der of a stogie regiment. But the n6n-aleve-
holding States, without no exception, have,
with unwonted alacrity, exceeding any seal
heretofore exhibited by them, responded to
tbs call, and eeut forth their troops. More
over, a united public sentiment in the North
era States seems to sustain all these extraor
dinary usurpations of the {’resident with a de
gree of enthusiasm auionuiing to tbe frensy of
fanaticism.
in view of these events, it is idle longer to
rsfuse to recognize the faot that the late Amer
ican Union is dissolved ; (bat teu slaveholdiog
States are 1 ow practically united in a separ
ate aud independent government, and that
war exists between thoao States so ootnbined,
and the nonsluveholding Slates, acting under
the United States Government. The avowed
purpose of the United States Government is to
compel the allegiance of the people of ibe ae
ceded 8tates, and euforce the supremacy of
he jurisdiction throughout their limits Tbe
achievement of this end involves the armed
invasion of tbe seceded States, snd the uu
limited slaughter of their citizens. The sole
object of the Confederate States, as aulhori
lively announced, is to maintain their iode
pendcnce and govern themselves Tbe con*
dition of peace, as avowed by the President of
tbe United States, is the overthrow of the Con
federate States Government, nod the reduction
of the people of the South to unresisting sub
mission to the Uoited States Government, ad
ministered upon principle* of the political
platform adopted by the nominating convert
lion at Chicago, Tbe Confederate States maki
no other condition of the cessation of hostili
ties than “10 be let alone.”
What attitude shall Kentucky occupy in this
deplorable conflict? Shall she continue her
allegiance with the Northern States, adhere
to the United States Government, and assume
ber portion of the enormous war debt being
incurred? Shall she declare her own inde
pendence, and prepare single-handed to main
tain it? Shall she ally herself with the re
maining slave States, and make commou
cause with them ? I do not propose to discuss
this subject. I recommend that these moment
ous questions, affecting so nearly and vitally
he dearest rights, the liberties, the safety,
md tbe honor of cur people, be referred to
heir sovereign arbitrament. Both the Exec
utive and Legislative departments of our
Stale Goverumeul were constituted at a time
hen tbe public mind did not anticipate the
grave issuea now pressing for solution,
were elected two years ago at a time wit*
such subjects ns those now under considera
tion were revolved in ths publio mind.
not attempt to employ our official power
is ucquired tocoutrol ibis mighty question.
Rather let us provide a legal and orderly mode
full, deliberate, and final disposition, by
the people themselves, of their owu destinies
Not only does this plan of action ccmmend it
self to me as eminently juel and right, but I
verily believe it is the surest if not the only
mode, by which can be secured that unauimi-
ty of feeling and uuity of action so necessary
to enable Kentucky to move with the dignity
ana power answerable to her historic charac
ter. la view of the distracted condition of
public sentiment in our State, the violent an**
fagoniom already excited, ami daily becomiog
more embittered, tbe expressions of publio
opinion, through county meetings and private
petitions, urging and demanding that oppor
tunity be given to the people to pass upon this
subject at the polls, and the manifest danger
of internal commotion, 1 can see no other path
of domestic peace and safety than through a
reference of a question to the people. To
1 heir decision, expressed according to all tbe
forms of law, every true nod loyal Keutuokian
will bow in obedience. I cannot err when 1
say that unanimity of feeling among ourselves,
and united action by our people, is not ooly
the first desire of every patriot, but should be
tbe very highest and eontroliog aim of your
legislation. I appeal to you, therefore, as you
hold dear tbe pcsoe of lb* Commonwealth, not
to ignore the feelings of the people in every
locality of the State ; but rather recognize the
existing differences of opinion touching the
duty of Kentucky, aud secure tbe loyal ac*
quiescence and willing allegiance of all tba
people by referring these mighty issues to
that tribunal which alone can command the
obedience of all. 1 would urge no haaty or in
considerate action; would be far from advis
ing soy rash measures; but would greatly
prefer that the action of the people in the pre
miaea be taken with all the thoughtful consid
eration and reflection which tbe subject de
mands. I renew the recommendation of a
previous ineasnge for the passage of a law
providing for the submission to tbe people of
the question of a Convention and the election
of delegates
When last 1 had the honor of communicat
ing with you touohirg tha condition of our
Federal affairs, I signified my ready purpose
to co operate with you in any proper measures
looking first to the restoration of friendly re
latioos between all the States, sod, failing in
that, to their peaceful separation. But at the
same time 1 did not conceal my apprehensions
of tbe futility of all such efforts, aud the ear
ly precipitation of tbe d rolul issues now up
on us. 1 then urged active and energelio steps
to place the 8tate iu an attitude of thorough
military defense. I regret that I was unable
at that time to impress upon you the impood
tag necessity of such j*reparation. Allow mo
again to commend the subject to ycu, as out
demending immediate and energetic atten
tion. The publio necessity has been so dear
ly exhibited by the logic of events as to n*ed
no elaborate statement. We cannot conceal
the fact that our 8tato ia comparatively de
fenseless. Th# very homes and firesides *4
our people ere unprotected against invasion
from without, or servile insurrection within.
Every mail brings to mo the mo»t earnest ap
peals from th* people. In nil looalitiee, for
arms, brave hearts and strong arms are now
eager for the weapons of defence. Withhold
them no longer.
Brutal Outrage on a Citizen of the United
Btatefi
W* dip 1 ho following from tho "CharleMon
Courier :*•
A lata Ueun of the Toronto (Oaaadu) "Lea
der” contains * long nod vivid narrative by
M. F. Loveridgs, publisher and editor of the
Troy '* Morning and Weekly Neva,” of tbe
iodigoities and cruelties he suffered at tbe
hands of Blaek Republican Ruffians. Did
other demands permit we would transfer to
our columns this entire account. Wo nr* ob
liged to oo*6os eursolvee to a limited space.
In the following paragraph ibis gentleman
tells the subjects of Queen Victoxik who be
It and What fie is and what he has don*:
I am the editor and publisher of the Troy
(N. Y ) Morning and Weekly News—an office
purohssed by my own exeriions. My fathor.ihe
late C. Loveridge, edited tbe Troy Mail in 1888
in tbe same place. It won a Whig pa
per that he printed. 61y sheet was Democrat
10. Whether the paper wae able or vapid,
whether it had five hundred or five thousand
of a circulation, does not matter; it was my
paper—my properly—and devoted to tbe great
cause of Nationaal Democracy. It woe my
means of livelihood—and I worked by day
and by night to inculcate such views of na
tional policy as animated my party, which
comprises a very large and respectable minor
ity of the people of tbe Slate of New York.
pT The Nate hen Courier publishes a list of
ninety-Uirwe nompmstes wkick have tendered
their services to Governor Pottos. Twenty-two
bod offered before* and three oddUfonol com,
BUta, making a total of 114 companies.
pm-Roa. JoW lWiyt«f.'o<«lor or A4 ■'Vo-
|0a RagMar,* lma k«M tlaaM Mkjfcr if «o»'
From tbe time of the secession of South
Carolina, 1 have urged the recognition of tbe
Confederate States of the South by the Feder
al Government. Every hour it was delayed
strengthened the secession cause. Mr. Lin
coln’s imbecile policy could have no effect but
to unite tbe entire South. Had I been of tbo
Republicen faith, my policy mast hav* been
tbs same ; for I know what lbs proud, money
making North will not see, that they cannot
ooerce the South. They may protract tbe
war twenty years, and drain tbe Nation of its
bf-st blood aad treasure, but they oan only
crush the South when every man within its
borders hltsches bis bones in Ibe golden sun
shine of its patriotic land.
While the populace was under the madness
aroused by the news of the fall of Sumter,
Mr. Loveridge boldly denounced the war up
on tbe Sooth as barbarous and foolish. This
course brought down upon him the threats
aud curses of the crazy multitude, but iu spite
of tbe danger he coutioued to maintain tbe
ground ha bad taken. Ilia issue of tbe 17th
contained, among other offensive things,
striking letier to Horace Greeley. The paper
had been circulated, aud Mr. Loveridge was
putting up the daily mail, when tbe May
George B. Warren, accompanied by two men
ardoraed with rosettes, cauie into bis office.—
The Mayor advised him to modify the tone of
his paper, snd admonished him if he did not
he would suffer violence, openly admitting
that he had not the means to protect him. A
few minutes after the Mayor left, tho follow
ing scene occurred :
A crowd of twenty men, all weariog ros
ettes of red, white aud blue, then marched up
to tny office. Some of them had small flags
in their caps. 1 recoguizsd the most of them,
as faces I had seen, but could not call them by
name, nor locate them.
Tbe Ringleader—Is Mr. Loveridge io ?
Mr. Loveridge—1 am the man.
| |Tbe Ringleader—We are, sir, a Vigilance
Committee of the Public 8afety to
Mr. Loveridge—Hold up. Your pardon a
moment. Are these numbers invading my of
fice intended to intimidate me ?
Voices—No matter. Yes. What then ?
The Ringleader— We come to warn you, sir.
You must retraot all you have said in your let
ter in this day’s issue, or we will tear your
building over your bead. We give you twelve
hours to leave town, if you will not retract.
Mr. Loveridge— (unfolding a copy of Troy
News)—Cowards! scamps! What is tbe of
fence I have committed ? Tbe Mayor has been
to see me. UU authority I recognise. Toun,
I defy. If I must leave town, so be it. 1 will
not retract.
Voices—(going down stairs) —We will see
we will see !
Mr. Loveridge (to tha Ringleader, leaning
over the banister)—Will you not tell m* your
name ? You are speaking to me like a man
behind a black silk mask. Will you not let
respect your courage ? Your brute cour
age ?
The Ringleader—No, I will not give you my
name. You oan find it out. Every ooe knows
i. You heed my warniog?
Mr. Loveridge—Then I cannot even respect
you for physical or brute courage. Cannot
this crowd furnish one champion, to fight like
a man, with one poor, sick, fragile citixenlik*
myself? I only weigh 118 pounds.
The crowd went down muttering curses,
and " we'll sse.”
1 went ou mailing my papers. A Republi
can grocer, that l will not post, for he ia not
even fit to whip, cetne in and said, "Mr.
Loveridge, please withdraw my advertise
ment.” “Sir,” said I, *• the order is needless
—it has been done.” " How muoh hav* 1 to
pay ?” " Nothing, sir, to you—I do not wish
your money.” " He ! he ! he !” laughed the
grocer ; " then I am so muoh richer !” (That
man will never reach Tophet.) He then took
my mail book. " You are sending papers
South,” said he. " Very well t It it none of
your business.” I seized the mail hook, and
pointing to ihs stairs, whispered—" You go
down stairs, at once.” He left.
On his wAy to the Postoffice with his mails,
Mr. Loveridge was pursued and seised by tk*
mob, and was taken from their hand* by tb*
Mayor. Tbe populace wild with rage wreeted
him from tbe Mayor, and threatened him with
death if he did not demand his paper*, from
the mail. He was again saved by tk* munU
oipal interposition of the Chief Magistral*.
Mr. Loveridge thus closes his narrative of
outrage ard brutalities. It is obvious that
his intrepidity alone saved him from mortal
injury.
1 dor* not, for tk* flake *f other#, toll whn
helped me on nr way. I was watched as
were they. In Syracuse a gallows Is erected
of her wealthiest cititans. Tbe Syra
cuse Courier ta threatened with each tag aad
its editors with the galhtwfl. In Lock port there
Is no longer freedom of speeoh. In Buffalo
the Press is muzzled. I have papers to prov*
this.
Gentlemen of the Canadian press, th* dnty
of ths hour with yon is plain. I do not com#
bars la imarfara In year politic, ditaaM oar
idiiutioni, to plaoil for ,ln.tr/, or do nnj-
thing uttiieooming * ana vbn sookn na MJ
Into from n Keign of Terror. I do aot uk
/ou to indorse m / elslemtnl; but if /on with
corroboration ii is pi.ot/ ia tk« Hepabiiont
prints.
Mr. Dnrnum, of Buffalo, oomos, onl and, ia
nil Iht pnpera, antes be is nooussd nf being n
Seceeeioaiaia when bt is s Ktpnblstaa, and
ban let Ibe nnlariu of kle bands ran na whoa
tba/ went to tbo war. facia like tbits sbsw
cooelusirel/ that Ibla war ia tba Fra nab Has.
olaliaa, with tby additi
aartila .Itfeatf,
9° atop /onr moul
‘must codons tbs wsr. Tsa matt tbty tbs
mob.
Perk apt I am tbe Irat af tbs Mtffttsta from
lbs oUsr aids af tbs Una, bat t Stall «s4 bt
4b# lam. Tbit Kofttmtbl mast aot rM hf
ftasfalUw It iMd Isagar a W>
twesa tbs North aad South aUat bat
be.mas af tba same aeotioa.
Sit Is sot ptssaanl to bt an ai II., bo! it
tar than Is ba a alait af tba ash.'
ft!*”. mm "W®
than,” tba* til l ana an/ ia, I assart
da/a of blood. I bad Jath.r kc„
aad btas a frtn httri, tree though
protection of a throat, (ban fan) |
ard, tba tool or tba rilaat of all
that of a frantic, eisiotu mob, who
limoa like iheaa IS sretk Ibtir coarse
oa truer and batter man.
Tbit recital of orunl wrongs ia a
paper bas disturbed tba Uaoalaitm.
“ Tribuna" ram arks upon It, and tiald],
■swot rut ns sgalast ths radsasm ef th,
•ana of Tro/.
Craamsaesnaswt af tks Haifa af
Tks aubjoinsd etatsmsat ia g a(
Hiked in Bleok Bspublieaa papers,
doubt edl/ true:
A letter from a member of the Bteeatk
gimoot to kia falbar, dated Wuhiertea.
28th, elates that tba Regiment oa that
lag, received an addition of ono koadmg
•event/ ffve net, from New York, all h
kaaltk aad apirila. Tba writer ea/a,
oaaaionUla worn caught /esterdaj, la
able note, and two were shot (hia ■-
tho NaV/ Yard. One is to ba shot la-
morning. Bo wan ia the employ of tha
nanoo Department, and bad been let te
filling bomba ; but ineitad of ebtrgi
with powder, he pul tend to them,
men been been arretted for tearieg m
traek of tha railroad ; aad they will be~
ril/ dealt with.”
A private letter from Annapolla, dated
28th, ea ya: *'Aod now to give/ou an
pis of tbs punishment traitors rsotivt,
aoo from wbero I am writing, about two
from abort, ou tbo /ard arm of Ibo “
Stalea brig Calodoola, two men hanging
for amnggling provisions snd powdvr is
rebels al Charleaton ; Ibe other for pil
Seventh Regiment oa the Cheeapeake
with tho intention that the Balti-
might gat poateeeioD of Annapolis bafsra
Seventh oould land. The/ repeated hit
(entioaa, pul him ia irooe, andeeevejet'
on board tba brig, aad aow be it hinging
hie crime ”
Noara Caaouaa.—Tha Legielatora ef
State adjourned on tbo idtb, offer a kaay
aion of thirteen ta/i. Tbo Acts paeai‘
of tbe moot important character, m ‘
An Act to call a Convention of tb.
which ii to convent at Raleigh to-moi
Act appropriating Five liillione of D
meet the expense of tbo criais; an Aet a
geniso a regular arm/ of ton thousand
an Act to organiae a corps of voluoteeri,
lor/, eavalr/, and infantryan Aet to
poiota on tbe toa-ooaot, and an A.
troope patting through Trout olht
All these look to tho emergency tritie,
the separation of tha State from tba old
and bar oonneotion with tka Southern
eracy. Than than wart A eta aecaesar/
ternal pollen regulations paaead, and
regulate financial difficnltiei arieing from
cneia of tbo times—tho moat impor'r
which ia the Bta/ Law.
Tha Legislators will meet again oa the
of Juno.—Mtmpkit Appeal, 19tA.
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