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CLKAKFIKLl), 1A. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, I8GL
BE OX TOUItOUAKI).
B en yoor guird ! for kindreJ tim
By falsehood may bo broken ;
Ih hnrt may woar a (loop dij;uio,
Though friendship be its token !
Tbt man wammiloi with blunilest gruce,
Perchance may seal jour sorrow ;
for by Lis words 'tis clnr to trao
Tie dullness of to-u:orrotr !
Bs on your guard ! and lnnk afar.
Belters not all thou liitiro.t ;
And look t uiortnln an thy ore
And trust the one who's nearest !
Tb hope that brightens Tiroo and Tate,
May cliarni thee ns i ta flowing ;
Bat like the sun t Il"aven' pate,
'Tit tinkftig nhile its glowing!
Be on your guard 1 lv day und night,
When beauty's smile is glijt'ning ;
Tor though your doed bo nut of sight,
The angles may bo list'uing.
Calm Pleasure has hcrgarlandj wove
By Fancy's inowy tingotn,
And Truth can turn a charm to love,
And music while it lingers !
Bs on your guard ! fur life may end
A youth's gay tire-ami aro shining !
Tfcs chirr on which you lean may bend,
Though jny be round it twining !
Tbe lips that wisper ofl and sweet.
From thence nright woidscomo streaming,
Btlow a wreath whone flowers meet.
And kii-s lovo'isoul while dreaming.
listcllancous,
Tail Holt better than no Holt.
Tbe following laughable affair is from a
book entitled Fisher's F.iver Scenes arid
characters. The incident is located in
Nottn Carolina. It is the story of a man
ratued "Oliver Stanley," who was taken
captive ly wild "Injuns." After some
consideration they put him into tin empty
oil barrel und headed bim up, leaving the
bung-hole open, that ho mifdit be longer
dying. The prisoner relates a portion of
hi experience in this wife :
t determined to get otit'n that or bust
trace; and so I pounded away with my
liht until I beat it into nearly a jflly, at
the en i of the bar'l ; but it were no go
''.'lieu I butted a spell with my noggin, but
I bad Hi) purchase. lik old rants have
when they butt : fur, you know, they back
ver3l'ar whtdi !!"-.v maLo a till. So I
caved in, made my laat will and testament,
and virtually pave u)) the ghost, it win
mighty seiious time with nie, to be sure.
While 1 wur lying thete, balancing ae-
counts with t'other world, and nforo 1 had
all tny figgers mudo out to see how things
'ud stand, I heard sulhin' scranibulating
in the leavss, and 6nor!in', every whip
titcli like he smelt sulhin' he didn't ae
wclly dke. I lay as still as a salamander,
ind thought, muybe thero's a chance for
Stanley j it. So the rrittor, whatever it
Blight be, kep' moseyin' round tho bar'l.
ljst he come to the bung hole, put his
(ioe in, stnolt mighty pertieuler. and gin
Monstrous loud snort. I holt what little
tirHb I iind to keep I If! critter frornsiiiol
lin' the intarr.els of that b.it'l. I soon
wen it was a bar cl the woods the big
king bar of tho woods, who haC lived thar
from time innnor'al. Thinks I, old fellow
look out ; old Oliver ain't dead y it. .list
(lion, he j n t his thick paw i:i jist as furns
lit ecu Id, and scrabbled about to make
'roveiy. Tlie lirv lijough I luulwnsto
Mib his paw, its a drowiitn' man will ketch
itlilrnw; but I soon s(-n thai wouldn't
lp,for you ee lie couldn't then travel.
Ko I jist waited n ;le!l with gio it Hatter
bstion of mind. The next move he made
M to put Iih tail in at the bung-hole ov
be bnr'l to test inttrds. 1 scon that wur
niy time In tr.1,1 k my Jack ; so I seiz-j'! niv
hilt, and ."-honie l '.it i he lop ov my voice:
"Charge, CUcMor, hnrye !
Ou, Hlanly, on!"
And the bar he put, and knowed that tail
holt was bolter than no holt; and no we
nt, btu'l and all, the bar full speed.
Sow, my hope wur that tho bar would
jump ovtr saihc presaepias, bra It tho bnr'l .-.1!
to ahiveratir n, and liberate mo from my
usty, Ftiiikin' ily prison, and sure 'null',
the bar at full speed leaped overa cutnrm k
fy'-y foot high. l)own we wetil together in
riln, cowhollop, on a big rock, Imstin'
be b.ir'I ancl nearly shukin' my gizard
out' me. I let go my tail-holt had no
norense for it and away 'vent tho bar
liks whii lygtist ov woodpeckers wur tif
t'fit. I've never seen tier heard from
that bar sinee, but he has my best wishes
for hit present and future wellare.
Ax irish Discussion. A contractor'
ho was building a tunnel on a certain
Ohio railroad, obscrvod, one morning,
that lh face of a member of his gang had
ibiurface all spotted with bruises and
pluUrs.
"Ah 1 Jimmy," said he, "what have you
wn doin'if"
"Kot varry muchcur," answered Jim
T. "I was jist down at Billy Mulligan's
""night, ur, rn' him an' me we hint a
a discooshen wid sthicks !"
Partington wants to know if it
'"not intended that women should
" their husbands, why ure they put
wrougU the bridle cereniDny T
A soldier was onco wounded in bnttle
"'"P a terrible bellowing. An Irishman,
w laid near with both legs shot off, im
"Miately sung out "Bad luck to tho
iijteaof ye do yer think that cobody is
ailtbutycrself?"
A DriNQ Irishman was asked by bis con
wr i( be was ready to renounce the dev-
T a all his works. "Ocbl yer.
- vi, oulu x ulj -UOn V BSK U1H UUI i iu
ing lo strange country, nd I don't
" io make myBoit enemies I
Fotuni aotnetirues descends as a anew
heaping up a great abundance ; but
- ppearance or a worm aim thaws it to
'"thing. 1
From tho Jtow.Ywrk Herald. J
Sketches of t'-.e Seceded States.
We nil know where tin; free States
stand. The overwhelming uprising of
the Union sentiment, from the Atlantic
to t lie Pacific, emphatically shows the po
sition of the North. But what is the con
dition of tho Southern Slates? This
question is ansvvered Vy the annexed brief
bketch-s ;
VIKG1MA.
Virginia, the hist ot the seceding Slates,
is i;u nine long, ana liUU bcoa- t its
gieatest breadth, containing C1.3.VJ siptare
miles of territory, w ith a population of I,
o'.t.'i.lO'.t, including slaves ; of the whitos,
1!-1 ,01)0 are liable to military duly. The
Stale, from its contiguity to Pennsylvania
and the capital, : now the theatre'of war
to put lo-n icbcllioii. Tho aggregate
number of troops within her border in
the secession army eant.ot be far from ,"0,
(KKI men, and opposed to them is an equal
number of troops loyal to tho American
flag and the Union. " The federal govern
ment occupy several important strategic
military points within ilie oorder of the
Staty, wiiich, for tl e time being, give it a
partial and not an unimportant degiecof
poiaessiun of the H hiilo Slaic. The o-di-natice
cl secession, which passtvl the Slate
Convention on the 17th tilt., will be ub
mitied to the people for ratilicaiijn or re
jection on the .'!d inst. The rebels have
fortified themselves, and are in foixv a,
Norfolk, Harper's Terry, Ui.-hmond and
hynchbuig, Stanton, Yorktown, West
l'oint and the advance fVoni either side
would be productive of a .-eveie context at.
anus.
WESTERN VI KG I MA.
The Western purl of Virginia, caibr.v j
eing twenty-five counties, with the popu
lation of over two hundred ihou-and, of
which twenty thousand are liable to mili
tary duty, opposes the ordinance of st cts- I
sion of llioState and cliiim its loyally ;,,
the Slurs and Stripe. Tho repi"-i iit.i
lives of Western Virginia, ivilli a pitriiU- .
ic do'erniiiiation, avow, in the event of,
the secession oidinance being adopted on !
the '..'lil, they will declare liiem.-elve an j
independent Stale, and claim the oiotiv '
tion, if necessary. ( t i . ? I'nit -d Sta'.e !
military forces. In this drtet n i i t : , , ;
they have rc eivcd the ;c-siiran:v of the
(jnvernor of i'cnnsylvanu that the,- shall
have all nece.-sary succor IV.nn his Siato
nomtii cakolina. j
This State contains an .troa of 13,(11)0 i
square miles, Although it hai taken i.o I
steps to pa-s n secession ordinance, yet.
the action of i:.s authorities ha placed it!
in host ility to the L'nion. The Governor!
of the Slate has caused the secure of Eorts
Casacll and Johnson, seised the Arsenal '
it 1'ayetteville and levied upon the pub- i
lie lumJs ol tlie I nited States, and is now
equipping a force to join the rebel army
to oppose the defenders of law and order
The State has a population of 1.00.S, I II',
and ot that number l.j'j.uuu males arena
bh to military tluty.
SOI'TIl .'l;ii(.!."A. ;
South Carolina. the pioneer of the S at"s
of the Southern Confederacy, is two hun
dred miles long and one hundred nod
Iwelitvlive broad, containing 0M
stptaie miles of territoty, u ilij a total (mu
tilation Iti'lillrreti: lv st it 0' 1 at
nboiil one It ilt of whom are whiles; of
the latter ijM.liUO mules are liahhi to mili
tary duty. ThisState sei-edi'd fiom t I.o
l.'nion I'l'CeirJier 'JO. lsi', i. i tli sie -n
and bonHiardnifiit o! I'm t Somter tins
Stale rallied a torce of belccii ei'-ht and
ten thot sand men. Since tiie evacuation ,
of thai Fort bv the I'ni'ed Slates Loops i
rive thou-.a-i 1 of the former have been re-
tained to hold the forts in Charleston liar-
bor, and tliree thousand have been sent ,
to Virginia to await further operations. (
The harbor of Cha' leslnn is eiVeelually
Idockaded by the I nited Mates iteain
frigate Niagra, nod ail cuinmercc will for
the future lie suspended. Tho blockade
ot Charleston is in effect equal to the oc
cupancy of tho city .
G I.0K1 i I A.
This Stale is three bundled miles I0112
from north to south, and two hundred and
forty broad, and contains a population of
I.OS'J.S'JV, of which number 7('o0 males
are liable to military duty. Savannah,
situated on the river of I hat name, about
seventeen miles from its mouth, is the
great s.oiiport commercial mart of the
State. 1 ho month of theS.ivannah rivet
is defended bv Fort I'ulaski, on Cockspur
Island. This fort is an immense, built of
brick, nnd mounts 150 guns, some of them
of improved make nnd finish. The fort
is zarrisoned by six hundred men. To
the south of this fort, on Tybee island,
tljo secussion tfoo( is luve erected an im
mense sand fort, in which has been placed
a heavy buttery of guns. This work has
nn extended sea range, and will prove n
formidable customer to a blockading or
attacking squadron. There wo npwnrds
of two thousand troops between the city
of Savannah nnd the mouth of the rives.
Fort Jackson, n small fort two miles from
Suvaiifth, has a garrison cf two hundred
men nnd an armament of six or eight
benvy guns. This Stato seceded from
the Union January 10, 18(31, by a voto of
208 to 89.
ALABAMA.
This Stato is bounded north l y Tenncss
ste, enst by Georgia, south by Florida.nnd
west by Mississippi. It contains 50,C7'2
square miles of teiritory, nnd has a popu
lation of 955,914, of which number 11'),
00U are liable to military duty. This State
seceded from the Union, through its Con
vention, January 11, 1SC1, by a voto ofCl
to 39. Mobile, tho only seaport of any
importance in this State, is situated nttho
head of Mobile Pay, forty miles from tho
sea coast. The bay is pro tec tod by Forts
Morgan ami Gaines, tho first situated on ai
prominent sand spit, commandinir all the I
sea approaches. The latter U situated on
the opposite shore. These forts are nov i
garrisoned by 1.500 of the Confederate
States aimy, under Colonel Hardee. The
forts are well equipped and rcidy for a
"ood defence. ' i
IT.GitlJiA. j
This State is ;!! miles long, and from
50 to -50 wide, containing 0'.l,2iiS square
miles ; it has a population of 1 -15,000, nnd
cf that number 0,000 are liable to milita
ry duty. Tito State, from its- petunshla-"
ted position, embraces a largo and exten
ded sea coast, with few harbors, in which
are embraced thoso of Key West and l'un
saeola, both of wiiich are now in military
possession of tho U. died States troops.
Tho State, in her relation to IheSouthern
confederacy, can be of very little a-sist-nnce
in the present struggle, if wo except
the few Hoops she may enlist. Financial
ly she is merely able to sustain a State
government, nnd is not prepared to f'ur-ni-h
money to any extent in the present
civil war. Florida seceded from Hie
Union January ll.lSol.by a vote ofu-to 7.
Mississippi.
The Stale of MisM-ippi secede 1 from
tliel'nion January 9. I Sol, by a vote of fc-l
to 15. Tlie State is "j"!) miles long from
north to i.outh, and 150 Uro.t J, cinlaining
-17,151 sipiare miles. It has a population
of SSil,(i5S ichabitan's ; of lh;it number
71.000 are liable to do military dut;'. Th i
Missisiid river, with its various winding'-,
forms the entire western boundary ofihe
Stati', and ils margin consist of undulated
swamps. Like lo r neighbor Slate Arkan
sas, this State will havn to -i fiord her quo
ta of protection from invasion from the
north of the Mississippi river, and this
force will have to tie ol' such a magnitude
as to detract con-Kloralilv from her force
to be furnished io the rcocl Mo'rilc force.
A KK A NS AS.
This Stale is bounded north by Missou
ri, east by the Missis-ippi liver, which
separates it from Tenne-see and Mississip
pi, south by Louisiana, and west by the
Indian Territory. It is tMO miles long,
and L'Js ivole, containing 5-1. CM square
miles. It has-a populate-!! of -t I',77-i ;
( f this number r,",n 1 1 arc liable to milita
ry dn'y. This Slate bavin:: a hrgeex'.ent
of l i rder lyiso.' on the Mi-.i-.-ippi, and
within a short d slaueu of l he free States,
it ivill require u I,, 14 p o-ii 01 of her mili
tary force togiiMil against any movement
of I'lliled Slates troiqw on the Mississippi
river a measure not at all improbable.
At present, anil in view of the overwhelm
ing force of troops being taised in tho
West, this, stale lias called a lai'ite force
into the field, and fortified important
strategic points on tin- banks ( f the Mi ...
issippi. Arkansas seceded from the Un
ion, May Cth, lS'il, by a vote of O'J to 1.
1.0 CIS IAN A.
This State receded from tiie I'nion,
January HC.th, 1 SO 1 , I y n ..le of 1 1."
to 17. In extent of teriitorv Louisiana is
!llti miles long from north to south, and
tlbi broad, containing 1 1 ,.'! hi square miles.
'J'he population ol the Sin(,. is55li,l.'ll : of
thai number 75,000 ure liable to n:i!ila;y
duty. Th' great Mis-issippi river outlet,
and New I i leans, the great commercial
m i i t of the extreme Southern Slates, bi
ing w iti.in the .juiisilietinii of the Slide,
she will, ir. her ir-ent hostile nttitude tc
t'le federal govern aien1, intlict seveie il'.
jurv or, those within her borders. Willi
the Mississippi closely hhu-ka.icd. and her
coinaicrco with the West and Southwest
cut oil, it will be but a few months before
hvr case will he pitiable- In regard to her
mobile force for duty in the Southern
rebel army, this Slate will be. able to fur
nish a fair representation. A standing
garrison will bo required in No v Orleans,
.111 i the same at the several fi i ts cotnman
ding imp 1 -taut points between the Ib-lizo
and iheGnif to New rb ans.
T 11 X A S .
This State contains .'l''5.0!iil squ are miles
of territory, and a population of liO.'i.'.'-Vi
S-I.0HO of which are liable to military duty.
The .'date, through l convention seced"d
from the federal Union, E. binary ht,
11)1, by a vote of ll' l to 7, and joined her
destinies with the Confederate Slates. At ,
present there slumbers in the State a deep
sentiment tor the Uni n. which require 1;
the whole moral force of tho set essioi;iss
tokceji fro:'i awakening to ne v vigor and
increased life. The huge extent of t 1 ri -'
toiy of Texas, with a sparsely settled pops!
illation, and large inland frontier eon
staidly menaced b hostile Indians ami
predatory bands of Mexican adventurers
and robbers, renders the presence .t" s J
large military lerce within her bnrdeis'
necessary. Now that the United States I
military 10-roes navu neon driven lroni the
State, theCamanolie I ndiaus: will make a
dreadful warfare upon its borders. The
Ci manehc'3 have many iti ievnuces against
the Tcxans, ami are brave nnd desperat.
Their movements are very sudden, and
in warfare mercile s, Cortimis, the Mex
ican bandit, has recently i-e.ippeat ed in
the south of tho Stat and w ill give the
Tcxans much trouble. 'i he anticipated
presence of ft Unite ! Slates blockading
squadrou near tho mouth of the Missi-sjp.
pi river will have a tendency lo isolate
Texas in a ureat measure from the .South
ern Confederacy, as her commerce with
tho ne'ghboring States was by water
principally to New Orleans, land travel
being next to Impossible and a blockade
would ctit off her sea transportation from
New Orleans. It is thought that it will
require the whole military forte of Texas
to keep the State intact from her Indian
enemies, nnd th it even were she ever so
well disposed towards providing her quota
of men in the military operations of the
great body of Confederate States troops,
her loss of sea communication would for- j
bid tho attempt.
KENTUCKY.
This Stale, which still continues faith
ful to tho Union, we place in our pictorial
illustration, in light shaded lines, with
Missouri and Western Virginia, consider
ing them at present as doubtful Stater.
Kentucky in territorial extent Is -100 miles
long nnd 170 miles in breadth, containing
tiS.iiSO square miles- It has-a population
of 1, 14'i,r,t57, of which 180,000 are liable to
military duty. This Sti.te, from its prox
imity to the free Stales, has among it3
citizens inany thoroughly Unior. men. The
eecessioileadt-rs, under instructions from
their nTamerf JcirPavlK,' are endeavoring
to make the Slate adopt the suicidal
couise now being pursued by the confed
erated rebels. How far they will succeed,
time will prove. At resent Kentucky
remains lirni, and we shall not despair as
long as she maintains her present course.
The western jait of this State occupies
one bank of the Ohio river, and the trade
between her and Olno is so intimately
bL-nd. d that a separation would be veiy
injurious to both, out especially to Ken-tucLv.
TENNESSEE.
The territory embraced in lbi State in
mean length U four hundred miles, and
its mean biead'h one nundred and four
teen miles, containing an area of territory
of -11,000 square miles, and cmbracipc a
population of 1,1 Pi, (JO, if which 107. Odd
are liable to military duty. In regard to
the present crisis, 'I'ennes' ee has not ii
reclly severed the bonds which bind that
State to the Union ; but it his adopted a
military league made between its tiover
nor and t hree Coni'nisiours of the Con
federate States, in which it is agreed that
all the force of the State shall tie employ
ed to assist Ihe confederated rebels. The
Leirislature has also adopted a declaration
of independence, And has permitted tho
people to vote upon it. which thev will do
011 Ihe S'h of Juno prox. The -state is at
present without effective military arms,
and some inconveniences may arijo nefore
it can send an effective force iir.o the field.
At present a ftonsidiahle force from this
State, under the command of Mrjc.r Gen
eral I'illow, is assembled at Memphis and
noith twenty niih-s along the bank of tbe
Mississippi. This force, it is reported, is
o.vopei a .ing ,viih a force fi 0:11 Arkansas,
whose ultimate design is to besiege Cairo,
Illinois, n 1.1 w occupied by I States troops.
MISSOURI.
'Ihesta'ii of Missouri con t ains C "1, O.'iV
Square miles of ten itory, i:nd is two bun
dled and eighty seven miles long and two
bundfc and thirty broad. It contains a
population of 1. 1104.21 I, out of tho male
po, ion of which 1,000 are liable to
military duty. 'J'he geographical position
of Mi'-s, .o-i, coo - u'.i'ed a- she is between
'.'. is ;;-! I li.iu 'is, with her great
rivc- :! t 11- r '-. i. eerniiletelv in the
1 . : :
I
rnm-?nt. seems to
I'elcuT
wil li I lie ri I, el c"nfeil -
etacy of the South a li n.ard on s experiment.
1 lie tinloynl conduct ol Gov. Jackson, 111
refi; log to c-mply with the proclamation
.of the Ere-ident for troops to uphold the
dignity of the liws, engendered a morbid
desire among some of the citizens of the
State to 'brow off their nlh giance to the
Union. For a time it seemed t he seceders
were gaining ground: but the Union men
'.fine Stale made a giand rally and de
fence against tlie revolution-try spirit, sod
enrolled themsehesas volunteers of the
Union, despite, of the Governor. A State
Convention will no doubt I e held at an
early day. The jnwero! convening it is
with a c )iiiiiii;tee. who-o elia-rm.m, tho'h
a Southerner, i-s ut'erly opposed to seces
sion. This eoiivnition will beyond doti! t
in its lirsl action depose Governor Jackson,
!i in I the Legislature. n power cl.irlv within
their .jurisdiction. Already four reg'm :-nu
of United Scales volunteer troops h ive do
dared their loyalty to the general govern
ment anil been sworn into the service.
Oilier l-esinients are raising nnd willsonn
take ihe oaih of allgianae to the Union.
How Men Changs.
I.1NC01.V AS AN AIVOCATr. Or Si:( Ts.-UO.S', AMI
vimuM.i as a iii.i Fsnrtt or the i niov.
'I he Watei town f .'nimi has been study
ing pLTsonal t lid political history, and has
uuearlhcd Ihe folloaing extract f 0111 a
tq eech delivered by Abraham Lincoln,
(the ii Lincoln who is now 1'iesident of
1 lie United States) in the house of Heprc
scnlatives. Jar.. Uth, ISIS. And in or
der to enable every leader to assure hinis
self of lis auttienticily, we will t.i'iitiou
that tiie speech may be found in the Ap
pendix to the Con gressional Globe of ihe
edlli Congress, (1st session) pn.-e 91:
'Any people, anywhere being inclined
and hat ing the power, the right to i-i-c up
shake oil tin! existing government, and
form a new one that suits them belter.
This is n most valuable, a most sacred light
a liijht which, wo hope and believe, is
to liberate the woi Id, Nor is this right
c infilled to causes 111 which the whole
people of an existing government mav
choose to exercise it ANY 1'OUTION
of such people that -am, mi; revolution
ize, and make their oici of so much of the
ten itory usj they inhabit. More thar. 1
nityirit; of any pnrtio 1 of such peoplo way
levolutioni.e, putting elown a mimrity, in
termingled with, or near about them, who
may oppo-e their mov-Mionts, Such mi
notity was precisely the case of th 3 To
ries of our own revolution. It is a qiislity
of revolutions not to go by oWJi.ues, or obi
laws, but to break up both and make new
ones"
'I'Lo Washington lntcUye,wr has been
examining its tiles nnd now republishes
an article which appeared in the Etch
mend AVi.fivr of ,'ov. 1st, 1T4. It will
bo remembered that tho objects of the
Hartford Convention were communicated
by tho Legislature of Massachusetts " to
the different Governments of the union"
in official letters bearing date Oct.. 17th.
1814. The following extinct will rhow
how a leading Virginian newspaper then
regarded the threatened secession of New
England :
" No man,. :io association of men, no
State or set of States, has n to with
draw itself from the Union," of its own
accord, The same power which knit ns
together can only unknit. The same for
mality which forged the links o the
Union is necessary to dissolve it. The
majority cf Uinta w hich form the Union
must consent to tlie withdrawal of ant, one
branch of it. Until that consent has been
obtained, liny attempt to dissolve! the
Union, or obstruct the efficiency of its
constitutional law, is treason treason to
all intents, and purposes. Any other doc
trine, such ns that which has been lately
held forth by the Fedeial l!epubicaii.that
any one- State may withdraw itself frum
the Union, as in an abominably heresy
which tstiipH its author of every possible
pretention to tho name or character of
t'etlfni'tst.
" We call, therefore, upon the Govern
ment 01 tlie Ltuon to c:-;ert its energies
when the season shall demand it, arid sei.e
tlie fiist traitor who shall sprit, gout of the
hot lied ol the I onvenlion of llartlord.
The illustrious Union, which has been se
me'ileil b- Ihe blood of our forefathers,
1 he j ride of America, and tho wonder of
the world, intisl be mint ly sacrificed to
the heated bri.ins or the aspiring hearts
of a few malcontents. The Union must
be saved when any one shall dare t as
sail it.
" Countrymen of the East I we call up
on you lo keep a vigilant eye upon the-e
wrelclied men who would plunge us into
civil v.ar and iinn-iubh) disgrace. What
ever may be tho leuipoiiuv calamities
which may assail ua let us swear upon the
altar of our country to s.ivr, th.: Union."
Mr Li icoln is now calling upon citizens
to (uit down sivestiuu by arms, and Vir
ginia is iu anus lo delend eccis-ion.
INTERESTING COERESf ONLEKCE.
It F'.PHKeSI Nil Ht.AVK IXSriU'.LCno.V.s.
W'u give below tho substaot part of the
correspondence that took lace bet iveen
(iov. Andrews of Massiuhm-etts, and Gen.
! Ik- Ti.Eit, ihe eoinmandt r e f the Massachti-s'-lts
volunteers, re-pecting ihe offer of
the latter to Use his troops in the suppres
sion cf a sh c insurrection a few days nfier
Ins arrival id Annapolis, Tin. (invernor
; in his letter t ) 1 lie iec.er.d s iv s
"if 1 rightly undi r.-taud the Icb -raph ic
d spati-h, I think llid your action in leu
dcrmg to Gov. Hicks the assistance of our
Massachuse' ts troops In suppli es n threat
ened scl vile insurrection imong the hos
tile people of Maryland was unnecessniy.
I 1 ope that fuller dispatches, which are
on their way from you, may show reasons
why 1 should modify my opinion concern
ing that paiticuhir instance; but in gener
al I think that tho matter o; servile insur
rection uniting a community in arms
against the federal Union, is no longer to
be regarded by our troops in a political,
but solely in a military point, of view, anil
is to be contemplated as one of the inher
ent weaknesses of the enemy, from the
disastrous operations of w Inch ive are un
der no obligation of h military character
to guard them, in orde; that they mav be
enabled lo improve the seem ily u hieh'onr
anus tMMil I atiord, so as to prosecute with
more energy their traitorous i.ttacks upon
the federal got r uin"ut and t.apin.d.
" The mode in which sue'r. outbreaks are
to be considered sho il depend entire'.v
11(11111 the lovultv or disloyalty of the com
munity in which they o--..ui-, and in the
t icinity of Annapolis e,in, on this ore;;,
sion, perceive 110 reason ol military policy
w hy it for -. -summoned to the defence of
the Federal Owcinmen' at this mon-.ciit
of id I other- should be oll'ered to be d it cr
ied IVeni its immediate duly to help reb
els, who stand with aims in their hands
obstructing it s progiess towards (hechy
of Washington. I entertain no doubt that
w believer we shall have, an opportunity to
interchange our t iews personally on this
subject, we shall arrive at entire concord
ance of opinion.
In his reply. Gen. llutVr s--ys tho tele
graphic dispatch w.-i.s correct, (ji.it he did
oiler to .supples? a 1 umorcd slave insurrec
tion, but f.rlunnlely the rumor of such an
outbreak proved to be unfounded. He
then proceed to justify his course, ?.s fol
lows :
"Assiimin,;, us your Kvcilency does in
your dispatch, that I was c.iiiymg on mil
itary operations in an enemy's country,
w hen a war it 'imAimv tun to be waged,
my act might be a nuttier of discussion.
And in that view, nct.ng in the ligiif of
tho Baltimore murders, and the appalent
ly hostile position of Maryland, your Mx
eellency might, w ithout mature reflection,
have c une to tlie -oaeJusiOH of disappro
bation expressed in your dispatch. Hut
the fatts. especially as no-v aided by their
re.sul's, will cnli cly justify my act, and
reinstate mo in your Lxiellency's good
opinion,
"Tr-e, I landed on Ihe soil of Maryland
against the formal protest of its Governor
and of the co.-pnrate authorities of Annap
olis, but w ithout itnynrined opposition on
their pait, and expecting opposition only
from insurgents assembled 111 riotous eon
tempi of thelaftsof the State, lleloie,
by letter, and at the time of binding, by
personal interview. I had informed Gov
ernor Hicks that soldiers of the Union,
under my command, weio armed only
against the insurgeuts pud disturbers of
the peace of Maryland nnd of the United
Stales. 1 received from Gov. I licks ussti
ranees of the loyally of the State to the
Union assurances which subsequent
events have fully justified. The Miyor,
of Annapolis nl-o informed me that the
city atithoi ities would in no wiso oppose
me, but that 1 was in great danger lroni
the excited and riotous mobs of Baltimore
po ciing down upon n-e, nnd in numbcr-i
beyond the control of hi police, I assur
ed both tho Governor and ilia Mayor that
I had no fear of a Baltimore or other mob,
and that, supporteil bv the tiuthorities of
the State and the city. I shou'd repress all
hostile demons! 1 at imu cii inst the laws of
Maryland and the United States, nnd that
1 would protect both myself and the city
of Annnpi lis from any disorder by persons
r.hatsoet t-r. On ihelivriiinj! following
my landing, I was informed that the city
of Annapolis and environs were in danger
Iroin an insurrection f ihe slave popula
tion, in defiance of the laws of tlie Slate.
"W hat was I to do ? 1 hid promised to
(nit down a white mob, and to preserve
ami enforce the laws against thtit. Ought
I ulluiv a black one any preference in a
breach of ihe laws ? I understood that I
was armed rgainst nil infractions of tho
laws, whether by white or black, and upon
that understatidiri: I acted certaii.ly with
promptness and efficiency. And jour I'lx
colleuey's shadow of disapprobation, aria
ing from a misunderstanding of 1 lie lacts,
has caused all the regret 1 hate for that
action. The question seemed to me toba
neither mildaiy nor political, and. was not
to be so treated. It was simply r, question
of ;ood faith and honesty of 1 uri isr. The"
1 benign effect of my course was instantly
ji-Di n. The gcod but timid people, of An
! napolis, who had lied from their houses at
I our approach, immediately returned ; bu
siness resumed its accustomed channels 5
quiet and order prevailed in the ci'.v : con
lidence took the place of distrust, fiiend
ship of enmity, brotherly kindness of sec
tionid hate and I believe todav there Is
I .... :., , i. 1 1 1 .!...
in, uni 111 uiu uinwii iuuic iv)g 10 loan illl-
napi lis. 1 ihink, therefore, I may safely
jioint to the . ie.'ults for my justification.
I he vote of tho neighboring county of
, vi ii.Mi.nton, a fe.v days since, lor us del
egate to the legislature, wherein 4,000 out.
ot o,udd votes were thrown for a delegate
I fivoiablu 10 the Ui-ioii, is among tho ma
r.y happy f ruits of firmness of purpose, of
: licit ncy uf action cml integrity of mission.
1 believe, indeed, that il will not requiro
' a personal interchange of views, in sllg
'gestcd in jour di.-patrh, to bring our
i minds in accordance ; a simple statement
I of the I act will KiiU'iee.
I "i'.ul 1 inn t j net hereafter, it may bo,
; in an enemy's country, among n scrvilo
population, when the question may arise,
; us it has not yet iuiseu,us well in a moral
nud Christian, ut in a political and tnililary
point of view. What shall I then do?
1 Will jour ll.vceliency bear with me a mo-
lucnl while the question is di'cussed?
j ' l appicci.de. fully your Kxi.'cllency'n
' suggen'.ion as to the inhcicnt weakness of
' the, rebels, ;u ising frum the (u-ep'-ioleranco
I of their so-vile pn illation. Th tpie.st ion
then, is, in rdiat nianner tve shall lake
advauingeof that weak::rps? Ily allows
ing, and cf course M ining that population,
'to lise upon the defenceless women nnd
children of ihucounUy, carrying rapine,
arson and murder nil the honors of .San
Oniiingo, u in. llion times magnified,
'among those whom tve hope to reunite
j with us as brethren, mavy of whom are
already so, and all who are worth prcscrv.
ing will be, when this horrible madness
shall have passed away or be tluashe l out
juf llieml' Would your llxcelienoy advise,
j the troops under my command lo make
I ws.r ih person upon the defemvle-i women
and children in any partof the Union, no
'com.auieil with i)i tit alii es too horrible to
t'C naiiif',1 ' You ttill say, "God forbid 1''
j If we may not do so in person, shall wo
in in otheis so to do, over. whom we can
have m restraint . exetciso 110 control, and
' who, when once t ht-y hate tasted blood,
' may turn tho very iiinis tve have put ii.
j their hands galn-t oorselves, as a jjiit t of
1 the oppi s-iog it i.ite lace ,'
J "The ii-adine cf I istory so fmniliar to
jyour Kxcellenct- wilt led yon the bitterest
e.iu -o ol complaint wiiich our fathers had
j against Great I'ruaiu in ihe war of the
I Kevohilion y '. 1 !i" hriiiin:' lv the lhitish
Miihsliy of 1 In
haw k and the
women and ci)
t hat the pin n-
means which ' i
r -d man with tlie loma
"'p:ng knife against the
dr 1; of the colonies, o
"May W3 not use all the
I ami nature have put in
our power to : it 1 jog. -to the colonies "" has
passed into a legion of in'aniy ntrainsl the
I'.ader of that iii:ni-liy who used it in Par
liament, Shall history teach us in vain'.'
Could we j i-dify oni'.-elvfs to ourselves ?
All hough with armi in our hands amid
the savae wil do ess of cim(i and field, vr
may h.ivn blinded many of the finer mor
al sen-ib:lities, in letting loose four mill
ions of worse tl an savages upon the liomet
and healths of the South, can tve be jusli
lied lo the ' bri-ti.'in community ol Massn
chii.sctls? Would such a course be conso
mint wiih thi leaching rf our holy reli
gion ? I have a very decided opinion on
tiie subject, nnd il any one djsires, ns I
know your Mxeelter.cy does not, this un
hap,y contest to bo prosecuted in that
maimer, some instrument other than my
self must be found to carry jton, I mast,
not discuss the political bearings of th:
topic. When 1 went from under the shad
ow of my roof treo 1 left all polities behind
me, (o be resinned only when every par;
of the Union is loyal lo the flag, nnd the
potency of the Government through tlx
ballot-box is established.
' i'assiiig ilu moral nnd Christian view,
let us e-xamiiie the subject as n military
question. Is not the Stale already subju
gated which requires tho bayonet otf (hast,
armed in opposition to its rulers, to pre
serve it from the horrors of a servile war !
As the least expot it-need of military men,
I would have 110 doubt of the entire sub
jugation of a State brought to that contli ,
tion. When, therefore unle-s I am bet;
ter advise I any coiii'tnuriily in tho Uni
ted litate? who have met sue in h onorabb
warfare, or oven in the prose out j tin f
rebellious war in un honorable mwinei
shall call upon 1110 for protection ngiiinsi
tho naiueh-ss horrors of a fert ile insurree
lion they shall havo it, and from the mo;
uiet't that call is obeted, I have no doud;
we shall bo friends and not onomiei."