Sfyt ffltartufo Republican.
Cf.F.AKFlKl.P, TA.
Wednesday Morning April 17, 1861
TTTF nTTTV CV TFWf)nRAT9.
.Now that our country is in an .dual tuL
Hate of Civil War-a fact vhiel. .!' the l.ul. of the so called tonfode e
sure very many of our readers will tind itatos, and a few days after his maugu.a
diflicultto rcAliz it is well to inquire Uon. it was announced with seeming an
what, in meh n emergency, is the duty .thori.r. that such was .s determination,
of r.mccm.s? The answer is best At this I-ros,t. the whole country re
furnished by a reference to the ,st history , ioiced. 1 1 now seen tLat o.U.er l as was
of the Democratic pay. and to the .Inr-! l or else that he has changed
, , , . , i (his mind. a ns order or the evacuation
ouithly notional and patriotic principles m,nu " "
..... :r. . ...! .,l.l,nl. of any of these forts has yet been given,
. ,.i.t ii,nni.ifbut on the contmy, provisions in largo
opinions us to what courso Uemoeiats, " . .. ,
, , , ,., ,i, 'ouantitics were recency sent there by sea,
ihould now pursue may vary ns much as t , , ,. ,, , f
, , ,....,;.,., backed by the who e deposable naval force
they ever have, upon any other question l ) '
'.-...i ... k ....;.. vni n !of U' government. 1 he Southern nuth-
r
atilirctiena t nil tliose who luny couipiu-
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bond, nnd properly appreciate, the pur-u
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poses of its organization, can have no dif-
liculty in deciding what course to pursue.
, ij-'
console l.i.nseli (
n'.lier he nor Ins
r,,.
Every liemocmt can
ith tlio reflection that nei
party is lu any respect responsible for our
present troubles, lleginning with
iI.a lU.Mnn.niln inn it rj-tf"unni It rt l!m POT
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lain dissolution of the Lnion in the event i
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-rii Anti-Slavejy sentiment m tlie Aunun-1
istration of the General Government, wasj
careful to embrace in all its p'utjurmt, the
plain and clear doctrines of the Constilu- j
lion, and which were as cordially accept-,
able in tlio far South as in the Noith. Itsj
competitor the oll Whig party-did the;
same thing. Letween thcto two parties, J
therefore, the country, so far a. the ques
tion of .Slavery, or questions of sectional I
prejudices were concerned, was entirely !
tafe. Tut, te years later, tlie big par
ty, finding itself controlled, in a great
measure, by the Abolition spirits of both
Old Mid New England, ceased to be a Na
tional parly, and its ppewly dissolution
followed and out of its ruins grew the
present sectional liepublicnn party, which
is completely under tho control of the
Abolitionists.
Our present troubles are tho legitimate
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fruits oftl.esucce.se of a party elevated to
the control of the Government upon the
distinctive doctrine of hostility to the in
stitution of Slavery, and for which, we re
jieat, tho Democracy is in no way responsible-
having dor.o all in their power to
prevent tho tuccess of that party, by warn
ingthe people of the consequences that
would certainly follow, and which e arc
now realising.
Tut while wearij thus clearly blameless,
ve still have duties to perforin, ascituens,
anditis well for . crefully to consider
what those duties arc, nd how th"y shall
be performed. What the Future lits in
si ere for ui. a-a naticn. lime can only
unfold.
It is tho mighty Present with
h J '
which wo are now u;aling. V.'c should lo.uls Cllln,; ll0IU Columbia to-night,
reflect that wo nre in imminent danger of There are no signs of the supply ships
losing our nationality ; and not only this, 'of tho licet as yet, but it is rumored that
but that wo arc in oquu! danger or losing , Lane has been seen by a pilot
,., , ' , ,'outstde.
Una nationality only after long years of i A C1,u has been made for three hun
iiitestinc war, bloodshed and anarchy. i drcd mounted voluntters, as an extra pa-
And what a reflection!
heart does not shudder
th.wghtr Six months ago, tho first among j T ,!nil),)U.os uu lhe niililia of charles
tho nations of the earth: now, on tho ; ton not already in the nrmy.
very brink of utter and hopeless ruin ! 1
.Shall Ibis be? Can nothing be done to
avert this dreadful fate? Is there no pos
siblo way of escape? Alas, we can as yet
see no hojie, and can only rely upon tlie
inscrutable providences of the Great King
of Nations for deliverence.
In the meantime, it is our duty to sus
tain "the powers that be ;" and although
we emphatically condemn and denounco
the policy of tLe President, yet we aro not
insensible to the fact that tho Govern
ment at Washington is entitk-d to our al
legiance. Constitutionally elected, Mr.
Lincoln is the Chief Magistrate cf the na
tion, and as such must I e sustained by ev
ery good citizen. But le is aConstiftii
tionid President uot a 1'ictolor and his
duties arc ss clearly defined, and as nice
ly restricted, as those of any of his sulior
tlinate. Beyond these restrictions he
r-iininl mnt'o u iilinnl nnilmrilv fi-nm f'nn . '
nress Hence ho cannot declare war nor
giess. J encc 10 cannot declare war imr
rill out (ho militia, except in case of in-
..!. Should l.n ullv nllein.d ll,.
subjugalion of the seceded Slates, rmd ly
force jf armi undeifake to compel them to
return to their allegiance to the Union,
it would be folly to expect to be sustained,
for the plain reason that the common
sense of every unprejudiced mind would
sco that the end des:red the rostor.
ation of the Union ennnot possibly lie i
niiaiiiea in win nay. iienco we sco i no i
wisdom of our forefatheis in so carefully
nt-mmi ; 1 1 uui nivi iiij ihi rin if.
iiiu vuk'b vi nury i 'uhkichu in me iree .
Ma es, ami wo t.eiieve hi art me Mates
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still in me tnion,i8in lavor ol a res-,
loration of our once great and powerful
Conledeiacy nt the earliest posnble mo-
nient, and upon such a basis ol equality ,
ndjusti-o Ihst it may endure forever.-
rhe romummaiion of this happy result,
we Hunk depend? entirely upon the wis- j
dom and discretion of the present Admin-I
islrati.m. All power is in their hands.
Tho Democrats, as a party, can do noth'
lug-ami it matters not hoir much we
""'J """" """Mitiimiioioii poncy oiior news.
mu , . v.,,. il. i: r
' tlieir nets as long as they are not in open
disregard of Constitutional rigliU or how
'iniuch we might desire they should act
otherwise, our plain -fluty is to yield 8
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willing support iu m wvjivihi
those Bppointod to administer the govern
ment and execute the law holding Ihem,
ns the a hole civil wed world will hold
'them, 'to ft strict accountability for the
! manner in which these heavy responsibil
ities are discharged.
J Looking to swh restoration, vre believe
'the Icmocrats from Main to Texas, tho't
'the best, safest, and the most honorable
'course for Mr. Lincolu to have pursued
'would have been the withdrawal of the
i AJ mih 1nt( mil' i.na firo pnrrnpL nni'fl
.
'commilled another gravo error in resist-
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Forts, and in thus striking the first blow,
must bear the responsibility of in.v.igurn-
m TIlig ;9 tho 0lly view
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w can take of it at present, guided by
the meagre despatches that have already
reached us. It isquite posiblc that when
the details of these terrible events shall
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reach us, the facts may bear a different
icon8truction.
THE WAR BE9UN.
foni)anlmcnt
of Fort Sumter.
IGllOUKS' FIGHTIXG.
rtlE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER1
OF Ft iRT Sl'MTEU FULLY CtN
FIRMED. ''J1C President Calls
for 75,000
Militia.
Message from Gov. Cur-tin.
The News from Charleston.
Cii.Mii r.sTn.v, A iril 11, Ist)l.
A formal demand for the evacuation of
Foit Sumter was made at twelvo o'clock
to-day. No one believes that Major An
(U-rson will accede. Fighting is expected
to commence in less than twelve hours
1 IIO lH'ff 1 Ul IV tiiuinvi huh utiui: 1.
g omJup u jg Mk,yvd sho llas f)(.on
lscizea by Northern vessels outsido the
harbor, and made a cover in which to
throw troops into the lort.
Charleston, April 11 1'. M.
Major Anderson lifts refused to surren
der. His reiilv is to tho ellect that to do
'o would be inconsistent with tho duty
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been wait
ing for hours on the wharves, and other
points of observation, to see the begin-
ing of tlie coniiict, anion
tuem a great
,nu Uf't on tho ,J0US0 iot3
j matching with feverish interest for the
first signal of attack.
I Ho excitement in urn city is intense
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nii cni.tini-4 to Iriwn. I ivioit vl n o ivir
What patriot's trol in the city to-night. Ovei onothou
at tho dreadful '"" llftVp responded. The Sixteeiith
Major Anderson is said to have fired a
signal during the morning, mr what uu-
iject lias iiui ii.iiipjMieu. no iui ieen
busy all day Btrengliening Ins position.
1 he movements at run Sumter are
plainly visible n iih u glat-s.
The Stato has thoroughly prepared for
the event. Tho supply of ammunition
and artillery is adequate to any emergen
cy. The confidence in his ability to do
all that is atlc:i pled is unlimited.
File signals are now buring in the har
bor. Senators WiefalL Chesimt. cx-fiovernnr
Maniiinc, of South Carolina: lion. W, P.
Miles, ex-nieinber of Congress, and Prvor '
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ol" V irginia are on tho stall' of (Jcneral j
ticauregaru, tioing duty to-night.
Advices just received state that Ueorgia
has ready filly thousand men, armed and
equipped for service.
Stirring times aio at hand. The ball
may open at any moment with great
Mllllllll'l .
There have been no
I North for two days. I hey arc supposed
to bavo been stoiniod at Wasbini-lon
An oflicer just arrived from Sullivan's'c
Reamers '
, , ' t) ie const f or B on . ve,Jit
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gun at 10 A. M.
Piiisincis is suspended.
The Citadel Cadets aro guarding the
battery with heavy caunon. Thousands
are waiting to tee the attack commen-
cc'-
Ono thousand mounted men and two
thousand patrols havily armed aro guard-
mg the city.
hx-Scimtor Chestnut, the fpecud aid
sent wiin coi . uisiiomi, and one or Uen.
Meauregard's Stall', have just returned
u uiu i urt oumivr Willi I CO reply 10 lllC
orucr ior uio unconauior.nl urronder.
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Answer at the present is refused at head-
s quarters. Ky ery man capable of bearine
quarters, by ery man capable of bearing
amis is railed out. 6
Absolute secrecy is still observed as to
luture movements. I
The dcrjand for the evacuation of Port
Sumter was made at two o'clock this af.
ternoon, and Messrs. Chestnut, Chisholra
and Leo wero dep itised to carry themes,
sacc from Gen. Peaureard.
Immense ciowds are now at tho differ-
cnt newspaper ofliccs cacerlv watcliimf
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The community are greatly excited,
id are expecting an attack to-night, but
and
up to midnight no demonstration has ta
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ken place, and probably no ai.ac wu; ne
The military in the city are underarms
but all is quiet.
Another regiment will nrrivo here to-J
morrow. I
It is estimated that between o.ikhj ami
7,(MlO men are stutiwryed or. Morris and
Sullivan's Islands and points alon the
coist.
Cjeneral Beauregard wi'l leave at mid-ji
night for Morris Island. itl'tional suwend-T was made. Vho t'ar-
lt is currently reported that r.efetia- 'olinians lial no idea that tho fight T.as at
tion will be opened to-nioricw !)etweenal, en, ,0i O0ii alter the flit stall
Ci-neral lieaiueiaid and Major Anderson, jofMaior Andersor. was shot nwav, Colo
about the surrender of Fort Sumter.
Ullicers commanding unuieiil posts
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the harbor and cost are en tlie alert, ex
pectmg an attempt will oe n ! ''!' : ' ' I
the morning to revision and reinforce
roil on 111 -.ci. . . . I
The Harriet Lane reported iy be pn
the bar. and sitrnals are Uispl.ive 1 by the
guard boats and answercu by the batter
ies. CliARl.EsTOX April 11 Midnight.
Negotiations have been reopened be
tween Geueral Koauregard and Major An
derson. For this reason the expected
hostilitbs have been deferred.
key;
S FIIO-M MONTGO.MEHY.
Monti;omrrv, Ajiril II, lrtl.
The War Department are overwhelmed
unnlin-itimis from reL'iiueuts
"itli applications irom icuaenis,
lions and companies is be taken 1
battal-
Into ser-
,'rr sevo:. t uousmd men have boon of
10ml from the bonier States exclusive of;
Uv0 tbouand warriors from Indians who
desire to co-operate with the Conlederate,
exclusive of
gI'eat number of companies are daily
reaching Charleston, Savanah and l'ensa-
cola.
VIRGINIA VOI.t'NTEKRS KX ROUTE FOK
SOL'TII CAROLINA.
M'isnisOTos, April 11, IS8I,
I leurn from a reliable ourc Hint several mil
itary rouijianici hnre oecrclly left Richmond,
aril other pliices in Virginia, fur EuutH Carolina,
itithiu the few dn.v, anil that muro are romly to
follow upn tho firnt pigu of liratility. This ii in
rather mriking diMouanco with tho pretenJoJ
peace miifion of tho Virginia Coimnitteo of In
iiiirr. Tho ')'. F. V.'" are getting in'lignnnt at tho
impii'leni-e of Ren MiCullo'h in nifuininK to
leml in Virgiaia. bovoral Virginians, in allu
ling to Inn oour.o, to-(Uy qnote't Iho feUewing
language, uttvrei ly Jon. Kumlulph ill Iho Hniio
of representatives: "Virginia will always' he
ilelonJeil hy her truo sons, anil will never necJ
the help of a reneg.i.lo."
Charleston, April I-, 1 SO 1
Civil war has at la-t begun. A terrible
fight is at this moment going on let ween
Fort Sumter and tho lortificatiom by
which it is surrounded.
In my last despatch I stated that nego
ti.itions had been reopened between Gen
eral Beauregard 'ind Major Anderson.
This was done with a view to prevent an
unnecessary elluMon of blood.
The issue was submitted to Major An
derson of surrendering as soon as his sup
plies wero exhausted, or of having a fire
opened on him within a certain lime.
This he refined to do, and accordingly,
hI twenty -seven minutes past four o'clock
this morning Fort Moultrie begin the
bombardment hy firing two guns. To
these Major Anderson replied with three
of his barbette gun, after which the bnt
terries on Mount IMeasant, Camming'
Point, and the Floating Ii.it t cry. opened
.i brisk fire of shot and shell.
Major Anderson did not reply except
nt long inlerviils, until between seven and
eight o'clock, when he brought into ac
tion tho two tiers of guns looking toward
Fort Moultrie and Steven's iron battery.
Up to this hour (three o'clock Frid.-.y
afternoon) they have failed to produce
any serious ellect.
Major Anderson for the greater part
oflhedy has been directing his file
principally against Fort Moultrie, the
.Stevens and Floating Battery, these and
Fort Johnson bein the only five opera
ting against him. The rem tinder of the
batteries are held in reserve
N.mie fifteen or eighteen shots have
struck the Floating Battery, but made
not the slightest impression upon its iro:i
cased sides. The Stevens' Battery is also
eminently successful, and does terrible
execution on Fort Sumter.
Breaches to all appearance, aro being
madi! in the several sides exposed to fire.
Portions of the parapet have :ocn destroy
ed, and several of the guns the. o moun
ted have been shot away.
Major Anderson is ot present using his
lower tier of csseninte ordinance.
The fight is going on with intense ear
ncs'.uess, and will continue all night.
It is not improbable that the fort will
be carried by storm.
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The soldiers aro peifectly reckless
their lives, and at eve:' shot jump upon
', the ramparts, observe the ellect, and then
iomn down cheerin"
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The excitement in tho community
indescribable. With the very first boom
tc the gun thousands rushed from their
uetis to me naroor iront, anu an day ev
ery availablo place has been thronged by
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ladies ar.a gentlemen, viewing tho sol
cmn spectacle- through their glasses.
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mails fromthe'no U fi io
attested tho anxious affection of tho
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n 4 from a .inRle In ividual ,UU,,UUI
The sphit of l i S.inroroM1
C1, villi' K . ilo l""ro..M
,s. "''' vm": rlv0 ouna mutes
rifice that may l,m.il ? horn !
The brilliant ami patriotic conduct Mmr !
Andermn speaks for itsdf, and eitno; the atA
(arks laU
laU-!y made at the Xorth vpon ku char
raml rmhmt;,
acU r ami nahintlxm.
Business isenlirolv suspended. Only
those stores are opcj'which are uecessary
to supply articles required by the army,
Troops are nomine into 'lie town bv
hundreds, but aro held in reserve for tl,
present, the forct. already on the Hand!
being being ample. People aro also'
nri'lV
ing every moircnt on horseback, and;
.orv other COllVPVnnpf W i I hi n nn
bv ovcrv other convevnnro Within
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area of fifty miles, where tlm thunder nf1
the artillery can bo heard, tbn ,wnn U
the artillery can bo heard, tho scone ig1
munificently terrible ,B,
C'imri f.ston April lCT M '
Captain Iv.S. Parker brines" despatches
Irom the Floating Battery statinir that
up to this limo only two hivo been woun-
tied on Sullivan's island ile had l
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Anderson's warmest
fim in .mull ln
Tl,ro shins nrn visil.l,. ;.. n n:....
nmi ii s bo loved an iittrnmi. will K n.n.l..
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i,n n.,,- M;nr.iroimnt Vrto
to-night
Fcrt Sun
nr in Loots,
It is also thoucht, from the regular and
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was supposed,
bravely.
Charleston',
At any rate, be is lighting
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April Li Mum; lius-
ti ities have for the piesciil ceasr
lit! and
(he victory belongs to South Carolina.
With the display of the Mag of truce on
'tlic'ramparls l J-ort huinlcr at InHl pasl
o'clock, the fit in:: ceased and an uni on-
nel WigW
the aid of (ieneral IWaure-
gard, al his co:.,.,:ander s reMest ucn to
Fort Suintfr nv-ifh a tthito nut to oiwr
asitanco :n cxt.nguishing lie fla . es
,a approached the burning for tress fro m
.uoiu JMUini, niinni- hid "'.. ....n,
raging on all sides lie effected a landing
at .Sumter
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and was met by Major Andeiscn,
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The latter said that he just di-played
a white Hag, but the firing was kept up
nevertheless. Col. Wigl'all replied tluit
Major Amlerson must hand d:jwn the
American flag that no parUy would be
granted. Surrender or fight was tho
word. M ipr Anderson then hauled down
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hilling a m u.iajc o o ... . ...g
l.iii All fii--.irr itictonllv ppiioil nil i I
two others of Beau rcgsird staff, r.x Sen
ator Chesnut and Kx-tiovernor Manning,
came over in a boat and stipulated with
Major Andeison t Ii .it Is t-i surrendei should
be unconuitioiud for the present, subject
1 to (Jen. Beauregnrds' terms. Major An
derson was allowed to remove with Ins
men in actual possession of the fort while
Messis. Chesnut and Manning came over
to the city accompanied by a member o:
the Palmettlo guards, bearing the colors
of his company. These were met at the
pier by hundreds of citiinns and as they
marched up the streets o tli general's
quarters the crowd was swelled to thou-1
sands.
Shouts rent the air, and tho wildest joy
was manifested on account of the welcome
tidings. After tho surrender a boat with
an oflicer and men was sent from one of
the four chips in lh oiling, to (ien. Him-. .
mons, commanding on Morris' Island,
with the request tlu.t a merchant ship, or
one of the vessel.-; of tho United States, .
I allowed to enter and take oil' the Com-
mander and ;arrion of Fort Sumter.
(ien. Simmons replied that if no hostili
ties wero attempted during the night, and
no effort was made to 10-in force or re
take Fort Sumter, he would give an an
Mvor at nine o'clock on Sund tv morning.
The officer signified that he was fMisfied
with this, and returned to his vessel.
Your correspondent accompanied the
oflicers of (ien. Beauregard's stall', on a
visit to Fort Sumter None but tlie ol II -cers,
however, wero allowed to land.
They went down in a steamer, and carried
three fill engines for the purpose of put
ting out the llames. Tho fire, however,
had been previously extinguished by the
exertions of M.ijor Anderson and his men.
The visitors reported ti nt Major An
derson surrendered because his quarters
and barracks wim-o destroyed and lie ha I
nc hope of reinforcement as the fleet lay
idly by during three hours and either
woold not or could not help him. Be
sides this, his men woe prostrated from
over exertions. Tliero are but five cf his
men hint, four badly and one it is though!
mortally,
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But the rest were warn out, and phvs-,
ically incapahlu of continuing the fi
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The explosions that were heard mid seen
from the city, iu the morning were caused
by the bursting of loaded shells, ignited
by the fire, which cjuld not be extin
guish.) I quick enough. The fire in the
barracks was caused by the mmutilies ol
hot shot pim.ed in Iron. Fort Moultrie. -
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casenicn's aie in utter rui i. The whole
interior looks like a blackened ma-s of
ruins. Many of the guns are dismounted.
Governor's Message.
Pknn'svi.vasu Exr.cuTivr. Ciiauuer,
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Hai risbui'i-, April 'J, lrfi'd. j
Tu the Semite and lluis: nt' liritn
i x Ifillill '.
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the. Cnmmoiiirctilti nf l'mtusylv ii.i'n ;
Gexti.ejisn'
As the periol fixed for thsadjoiinrment: Lincoln from beginning,
of the Legislature is rapidly appi oaching, j Anticipauug, then, the speedy inaugu
I feel constrained by a sense of duty to , ration ol civil war at Chai lesion, at Pen
call your ntlention lo tho military orgar.i-'-icola, oi in Texas, or, perhaps, at all
station of the State. these places, the inqu irv is forced upon
It is scarcely necessary to say more than , uS, what will be the probable consequen
Ihat the militia system of the State, dil-Iees? We apprehend that, they will ha -ring
a long period distinguished by the,(irsi the secession of Virginia and the
pursuits ol pi acelul industry exclusively, ' other herder slave States, and their union
has becmne wholly inellieient. nnd willt the Confederate Stales ; secondly,
the interlereiice ol the Legis.aiuro is re-! the organization of an army for tho re
quired to remove i:s defieiis, and to ren-! miovhI nf th.i I'niml si:.i. .,,i
der it useful and available to the public
service.
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many oi our vo.unieer companies do
not possess the number of in m required
by our mililut iiuv, and steps should be
lol tliwith taken .o supply theso deficien
cies. There me numerous com par. ies, too,
thut aro without the necessary arms; and
ot tho arms that aro distributed, but few
are provided with the more modern ap-
pliances to render them serviceable.
I reeoln inend t lici-nf. .1 n i m.i l. l f
. . .i-.v me i.eiiis-
revolution. Here we
I1..I llll.l I.II.-II.I.IS i lllill. Ill IMS lirt I i,itf-.l ..... I
uiia 111.su ion icu 10 llioso
l" " UI ou' citizens
"l'?n',J'lllw , , , ' '"'""JT service of
St. te : and hat stops be taken to
c"nge llio gun already distributed, by
the adoption or such well known mill
hV, ""r JT'"
, , al L " -t""J'eni
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I Cs a .lis men I of n Mil . ,, v
Kstai.iishnit nt o a Military Ihireau at the
I .1.1 ill 1
.,.,...., ' 1 1 1 1 . uiiiitia i a 't s ol tho
Commonwealth bo so modified ftd (llnen-
uoinmoiiweultli t.o so modified and amen-
tied as to impart to the military orguniza-
tion of the State, tho vitality and energy
essential to its practical value and useful-
,,
1 rccaulions, such as I havo suggested.
arc wise and nroiier nl. nil i ;.. r- ...
ernme.il like. mi-s: but special a ,d , o
: i ... . !- .in. mo-
ineniuoiis eniisiiiei-oiw.tiij e ..
..,i;.; r . 'i.i " " . luTl ne
'i Zlu..". JrV. 0l,UU0 ol l,,e
limits ret nf i, , , ' l"e
"''Met ol incalculable consequence to
,,,, lim r t M?".l,,1,nfc' 1,10 g''vesl
n a i t i n T- M enusyiva-
tion Ti J'T,, -, whioh yo.ur a -
with III , i V ? com,lu"C3lioii,
Unl v ""7 i M'm !, ,,nl1,,r-
!' iL. , ,nRensl';10 t0 Ihe
latt that serious jealoimies and divisions
thai ii,ir..,.i ,i. r.T.T. :1 ?" T . -M
iuiii Uistract the tmblic tiiinl, and that, in
i'"' V' "sl "ion. tno peaco of the
. " r' "'" . "u"ei n-
ijuiniLrv. ii nr. i in tnbn ir Af (ht 11
i vuuauSerca. uiiiiiiry or-
oanizations of a formidable character, and
which seem not to be demanded by any
exiting public exigency, have been for.
mc.ext these extraordinary military
.preparations may
have been made, no
nunioso that may contemplate retiistanoo
to the enforcement of the laws, will meet
svmpiithv or encouisgenier.t from the
, -.. ., r0miiionwenlth. renntyl -
. ; 1,,., (A.
and lie willingness to jirotecl, by all
needful guaraiiK-es, the conslitulional
right, and constitutional independence, of
her sister Statei, not in lldelity to that
constitutional Union who.-c mieqaled
i is. . i I . I. ...... .. 1 ; I. -
herself and them. j
'J'ho most exalted public policy and the (
. - ;V,r " , " ' -f
,J,t,onisl us, in the existing
, , , ,.r
J shouJ reccive
, fl.oln 10 U.UUJ6lUHi prompt alten-
. , . , ,. v:en ,,s , .f... 0 . lf,
v ,:'" ,,. 10 de-
li.iiiinl aii what mav seem
inanu uiiu n inn. in. i j
U-St adapted to preserve and s.cure
in your
to the i.coi. e ol 1 eiinsvlvama amt tlie
Union the bleming, of pi-a:i and Hie m
tegi it v and htab.Jity of our unrivalled
const it utiona! governircnt.
The govermuenl ol thfs gre.tt Slate w is
etslablishitd ly its illustrious founder "in
deeds of peace. " our people h ive been
train d and disciplined in those arts which
, , j , j..fn of their own moraLmd
1 . '
physical development and progress, and
with tho highest regard for tho rights of
Others, have always cultivated fraternal
relations with tlie peopln of all the Slates
devoted to tho Constitution and the
Union, and alw.is recognizing the spirit of
concession a::d compromise that under
lies the foundation c f the govern nent,
Pennsylvania oilers no counsel, and takes
no rction in the nature uf a menace ; her
desire is for peace, and her object, the
preservation of the political rights of her
citizens, of the Hue sovereignty of States,
and the supremacy of law and order.
Animated by these sentiments, and in
dulging in an earnest hope of tho speedy
restoration of those harmonious and
friendly relations between the varinis
members of this Confederacy which have
brought our jeloved country to a condit
ion of unequalled power and prosperity, 1
commit the grave subject of this commit.,
iii-.a'.ion to vour deliberation.
A. 0 CURTIX.
The War Policy of the Administration
ana the Probable consequences.
Civil war is close at hand. The
that it has been inaugurate J iu :t bloodv
conflict at Ciiarl.-stou may roach us at any
moment. Lieutenant TaMot. of Fort
Sumter, on his return journey to' Major
Anderson, has been delaine... at Charles
ton ; so that the instructions which he
carries to that oflieer a:e cut oil'. Tlius
the gallant Major will be left to his own
discretion, although, from the
signal
lights which nightly nov he displays
from his stronghold, it would up-, ear that
he expects relief and is prepared to co
operate with any relieving force that may
show itse.f at the entrance of tlie harbor.
It also appears that the ell ort will surely
be made, under the Hag of the United
oi-mius to, uu iHviiioiiu'i oi me 11011. e
forts and battei iei which mil: t he p;.spij
to reaeh Port Sumter, ami it is morally
certain that any such attempt will n.tult
in ft bloody c.ndliet, or in the ignomini
ous retreat of our re lieving squ idron..
We aro not dispo.-.ed to conjecture that
'i uu; u I'lciciiie ui iii.t-i to ii nor .inner
, ,. ,. ,. , J . ..
son is mu imnev 01 .ur. jincoin. UUl
1 i -1 i i . .. ,
wai iiKe repu oilcan cotempoi aries ol tins
city, especially tho terrible Horace (iree-
, - '
.-'
assure us that the admini-tialiou is
i it. ..n I'll., si in I 1,1s .. in I ..... I I.... I. ...
i waial an.iiiuons i no lliankless policv ol
foi bearance i,nd indulgence with rooel.s
... I ..." 'I'l . ..... i i
j'1"" , ' " ,i , '' "c'''
sv"d, Wall street has be. u.overre.iched,
il..-. ' l... i i
inn 1 1" i s 1 1 . i .3 i ii.iii:iii vi navo oe-.-i.
led astray, by the late paeillc niaiiil'csta,
I ior.s and professions of the government
at Washington, and particularly by its
doleful confessions of the l.ccessiiy ol
evacuating Fort Sumter. With a roliev-
ing squadron rt ri'c to tJiat point, we aied'oui !
ladmcnislied ol the nece-sity of holding ! ... , . r . i .
In ... . i 1,1,. i .. , . s An extra ses ion of (.-ingr.sa Imi
.111.1 L l'l'31. Kill. II... 111. I IK V I I ' tl'l I
i . . ' ' . . . is
it, even at the haziud of war; an I we
are
further advised that this has been the do
liberate and inflexible iiiirnos of f r
authorities from every fortress orpubIic
1 l...:i.i: :.i.:.. .i.- i:...: .-.i . . .
, muiiuiiijj niunii me. 1 1 111 1 1 s oi me unue i-
elate Slates, including the White House,
the Capitol, and other public buildings al
, Washington: After the secession of Vir
from tlu Unimd Slates, it ;s not likely
that Maryland cm bo restrained from the
same decisive act. She will follow the
fortunes of Virginia, and will undoubicd-
ly claim thut, in withdrawing from
j United Stales, the District of Colin
the
inbiii
' i i ... - . .. .1 . 1.
leveris 11110 nei jiost-ssioii , un'.'a me. su
l.nn.i llM.... a.i.l ..... ..........1. - .... 1
war ol live, ten or twenty veal s duration,
, What for? To 'show that we have a'plnnk m U well spiked down , -fhosnls, tsh
govern.neP-to show that lh seceded iiniM iviti, ten penny uiul.-plunk or kord..oi
States arc Mill incur Union and are still t.. project out over sill ui.re than uo inche..
mil.ioi'l iii I.'m I..U.U .mil mill ;: -t-i.:.. i Sue. 2. Walk tu oniaicncS at Vortiist com
JH.of.t.. mistake of Mr. Lincoln, ami
..m . .um.ci, ami ,m parly. 1 he simple
1 ,ru" 10 "" ",0 1? ""' "al
U ? M. OUt ?r l"U,n' n,ul
aio organized under an independent gov-
il.IV I I'll I IIUI l K II VII-1 1 Is U'M
eminent ol their own. The authority of
the United States within the bnioe.'s f
the United States within the boi
; this indepei dent confoderacy Im
comi-lctely superseded, except ii
tached fort here and there Wc
has been
in a de-
O 1 flkifrt
lo restore this displaced authority of the
United Stales in its full intcs-ril'v How
:...i. ...... 1 : .... . fc. J ' .
war 1 ill the ZZ i ! c
'i " uu uio ! ceiieu Klines lor tlio con.
.-. .... .. .... . ...
tnueu occupation ol those detached torts?
ISo-. A war will only widen the breach
' , 'wr will only widen the breach
and enlace, and consolidate this South
err. Confedenicy, on the one hand, while,
on theothor hand, it will bring ruin
1uIo H'O commerce, the manufactures,
the financial and industrial interests of
of our Northern cities and Stales, and
may tnd in un oppressive military des-
polism.
P sm.
: llov
led Stales t
:tl,e U
We
do it
omy oy conciliation anrl com prom se.
i. -i-
I ho border slave Slates still adherin" t
the Union are anxious to act as niedinfm
with the seceded States. The Union
men of irein-a, in their Slato Cc.ven.
for many weeks nave been luW;
faithfully and earnestly to hold that great
Slate within the Union as affording il.
ndifiensublL base of oiierat ions fjr n,-
Tetetitioii.i-f the border slave Htu'.vi and
the recover; of ull the seceded States-.
' IcrCoDventiim driven at b.ni.il.
t. ;:.. i. ,i. ....... r i ...
'rpinion, has detailed a sprcial commi3,
-pion of three -MessM. Stuart, 1'ivston and
K.-nulol di to n ait upon Mr. Lincoln and
inquire whi ther his i'm'oii policy r.ieani
,,cucv or war. A republican coictniiorar
. .i .1 .1 i:.: . i ?
intimates that these iliMlinguMiocj vin.
tors, who have arrived at NVslnii-Tt,
.. n .:. i i r. . '
i ' .,""'.' . ,,,e
' ..rehended is tho precipitate eeveio.Tf
-U- ; . .... - . .1 "... 1 ,UV 01
hoiH!,1t, . ;'t ir,, 'hor borO rf
for ,uIiUp operation,. "
Thus the only means for the I e.-tniaiii.pt
of (he Union to wit. foi hi-Hfarec, toncil.
: i.ii on mm l-ium homiii- .iii ictr
1m.cii finily d .car.l at W.,
iation and L-omiiroiniHoai.iirar to Iuva
hlngln
1 lie i nion, we nie mm, is worm Hie upf
perate remedy of civil war; rtlii'e
common sense and the experience of all
mankind revolt at this remedy as uttei ly
subversive of evi'iythinj; in the shape of
pre-existing- institutions. Had 'lionojt
Abe i.incoln,' as the first nieasiire ol his
administration, issm-d his call for an early
extra session of Uongress in reference to
the exigencies of this fearful crisis f di
union, revolution and impending civil
war, and had be piovided an rrmiatice
with the seceded States for the interreg
num, lie might have opened tbn way to
us North and Souili, for a happy dolly
eiauce. With the asscuibiin of Con
are-s, a message from him to both houses,
iccommi-ndiiig the Crittenden peace
prop jsitioiis is the ba-is of ii Union tur,
ing compromise, would have initialed th n
good work. B'lt the ibolitiou war fac.
tion rules the republican camp, ami lias
succeeded in gaining the mactciy ovor
the administration. The. theory of the
war policy thus adopted is that (T Senator
Chandler, that 'a little l.loo.l Iciiiiig' mil
bo " good thing, and blood it U to be.
We dare say, too, that the republican
party is ninr. intent up:n some startling
stroke of policy wl iehi ill rekindle the
fierce sectional fires iu the ramp, where
by it has rnin into power, 'ban upon any
plan whatever for the restoration of '.ho
seceded Stati-s to the Union. B.H wliilu
our republican war makers may be dream
'ng of.-, lengthened ream at Washington,
with the. oioiosing South out of the wiv,
nowS(JOy lav ip nve: thrown by a popular re
action at the North. In led our only
hope nov against a civil w.-.r of indefinite
Kluration seems to lie in the overthrow of
j this demoralizing, disorganizing mid do.
. stru. -live sectional parly, of which "Hon
eil Abe I.incoln" is the pliant instrument.
Let the conserval ive pe 3le of the North,
I then, of all parties who have anything to
i r ,- ., ... i. : ,. u., ,. i,.iv of n ivnss
ting civil wi.r, prepare at once for tho
needful woi k of putting down this de-
Istruclive dominant parlv. -Vi J or
Hn-aU.
I
How it is loxt. We
have fit qitenlly
that if the Den ,
; heard the remark lately
ocral have g liii'.'d i ineitibers ot Con
gress in Connecticut at the late election J
the iicp'.ioLcuiis have carried thu Li gisla
ture by a l.'.rge majority, which is true ;
but we need only i cier on-rea bars to
what a con'ini orary says uiion this point
ol Hi' case.
"Tldi fact need erer.te no surprise,
w hen it is considered that a rotten br
ough system prevails in Connecticut, bv
, ilii.it. env I I t.1 . i J .if li.jj
of less limn
1 II. Ill I.. ,. I.! I . - ...,i .1 . .
as man ; Kim-
, resenlat'.' cs as .New llaven, with a pnpu-
I .tion of lo.fl'."'. Wnelhaui count v, with
i . ... -i I ...... i n . . .
,n I'opnia.c.n o, senns wi-
, tatives, nearly all Republicans, wli'leNctf
in i.: inifut:-t..i:..-i.
iiaii-n m nsiiiji, iun t.r,ovM m oaouaius,
sends twa-., and Jian ford wit h .'ill, HlHl, spiuh
! two more: An equal ratio with Windham
' rnim ty in proportion to population. wnuM
' give to these two Democratic towns about
.'ill Hei resentative. They actually hnva
men en eil in l ie ( omroiirnl.nl Mules, to
. .. . . .
meet at Montgomery on (he ll'.tili inst.
ffr Twenty-five to Sixty Dollars nd
expi-niics prr month will ) pul.l dy ih Kri
Si'ivin Murli ns C'liiipniiT to tlioir ARi nti, for
fulling the Krio f-uwini; Mmliino. Tins ins re
.Murhiiic Mill fit simple in its romtructivn tints
clnlil run I i-ti ni In i pernio il hy lndf nn linnr'l
iiiflrui'iivn. It i3 ccind to nnv Family Sewin
.Mucliir.c in iipp. snil they tnkc tlie premium orr
fitly mill ono hundred dollar tnurliinrs Hi'
price i. tut Fifteen Dollars. Tho Compiiny niih
In employ Agents in every county in tho I'niteJ
States. Address, fur pnrticulnrs, Krie .SVinnj
.liir.'n'nc r'o. It. J.vmii, (ieuvrnl Apent, Milan,
Ohio. iinirlit-6m.
N
wTI'.M W ASHINGTON- HOItOl ; II ()R-
HIN'AXCK No. i.
r.l I. lie ll rvarltit hi the io;r oil' J""
Cnunril ttf tlir inroiith oW'-ir ll'iMAlmInn, nn"
t' 1 ici..y Omio'n'i In tltr mttlinritH if f
.., That i ill in fivo months from the dH'
hereof 1 In- owners ol lots innpnc nlonj; the uretl
Hereinafler linmed, ho required to Iny PlfttL
Walk in front of their respective lots in mnnlKi
following, vit :
The iMit-idn oT the walk to lie laid silt fet '
frnin Ihn linn oT lot. ivllli frmil u.mn.l wlilt.i nil'
phi 11k, nr hi iuils, not less than one inch thick,
four Icct wide, Iniil rrosswife on sills, or stringeri
inn ti I in. in I In. .1 i rnnl i 111. of I Ii A at rent Kilts toP
oak. or muc. net Ins than lour hy six hicl.es in-
til0 ,f)ih Vuie of said Vtrect l tlio NorUiwei'
corner . fsniil lot.
Skc". t'oniiiicni itig nt Iho Woft f nd of Jetr
M.tumtnings storo house on .Mniu stroci, wei
nlosH said street to the Northwest corner of Jl'
ill. I'unn's lot ou fniil street.
Pkc. 4. Comniencin at the Ncrthe.ast com'
of Mrs. Irwin's lot on front street, ..South aluif
mi.l str- et to the Hnutlieont corner of snid lot 3'
V'nshinjton itreet. thence west nlouu North iJ'
i,f ii.lmirrl..n tloiol In liA S-nil I ll WS.al COm..!!1
Jotn lliil'llc s lot on sniil street.
fsre. 5. OomineiiciuR t the h'oiilliwesteonir
r.l .-., n,,ui,..r-. iu. K.cnnl sireeL Nortt
"' of said re,t to tho North...'
. r ..1.1 i i'.-,;..i.. .i,ml Tbii
section to l.elui.l five feet from lino of loU
Adonleil March l'.Mh. lsf.l.
JOS. 11. l!RETII,Burgeii.
Alte.st Jxcon A. ltiirin, Soc.
Af I", '61. 21.
VI ) l I M n I It V T HI'S OT I C I- LeIMn
A AJiniiiistrntion having been tliil &1
pniiiliil to Iho ii nilrr.-i irnc J on the eiuH ,:
liOfhb WILSON', late of Huston tp Clm
I' :. ""'7. '. " ! inaeo
rnyment, nnd those hiving claims tcainrt A'
mine will present them duly authenticated
tetilemont. PHILIP IinVEN'KR-
ihv .'i jn. 6i. id: