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ARLISLE, PA.
Friday, 'March 15, 1861.
To Clorreepondonte,t
Tho article copied for the .11intAmt,` by J. S
S.. is very beautiful as well as truthful,; bu
it has already been published in our columns.
CONTENTS, Or Tara lIERALM. '
Oui readers will find on tholirst p'age, a
- beautiful,article entitled "Thankfulness," ins
lector' for the Ilxrtr,o, by J. D. R.
"No: 10,-Blank Street," is a very interest-.
ing story, pleasantly told.
. "Dance Light, for my Heart Iles`iinder your,
Feet, Love," is thoroughly Irish. fi is only
in Irish poetry that we find such a.blendind
of sentiment, pathos and humor, and like a
"jug of 'punch," it is all Ihe Vetter for the
mixture.
Epitaphs, Post-office oddities, and an inter
esting letter from our friend atm, closes the
first page. On the inside will be found, Wash=
ington correspondence, News, Locals, and a
• number of now adrortisomonts, :to which we.
call attention-.
13=1
Hon. David Wilmot WBB, on yesterdny t _elea-
Led to the United States Senate, to fill The' va
cancy oocasioned by the resignation of Senator
Cameron.
THE BONAPARTE SUIT
Two civil suits in the Courts of England
France, have engaged the talents of the
most eminent jurists, and the decisions which
have been looked - for with much interest,
have at length been published. • The first
is the case of 'Madame Bonaparte, and her
• son Jerome Napoleon, who on the death of
Prince Jerome brought suit for n'division of
the - "estate, and a consequent recognition of
•thelegality of the first marriage., The . de
cision was against the American Bonnpartes .
on the ground that the claim has beets al
ready adjudged by two decisions of the Con
seil de fanae, dated the 4th of July, 1856,
and the 7th of July, 1860; which proclaimed
the nullity of the marriage of the 24th of
December, 1803, and its invalidity even as
regards property deelareethat the demands
of Madame Elizabeth Patterson, and her son*
Jerome Bonaparte, are not admissable, and
mast be rejected, and ordered that the pre-,
•• sent judgement shall be mentioned on the
margin of the deed dated the.:l9th imf Julys
1860, containing a declaration of the accept.
mice by Jerome Bonaparte of the succession
of Prince .Jerome. Time Cciurt further sen
tenced the Claimants to may the costs.
The English case, is that of Mrs. Ryves,
4 ,7110 claims to be the granddaughter of the
Duke of Cumberland, brother of George the
111, by his firetwife, the daughter of an En
gliSh clergyman. The court sustained her
claim, and she is iherCfore, in her own right,
Princess of Cumberland, and Duchess of Lan
caster, with the right to the revenues of the
Duehyf of over five toillions'''of del is o ;ttnd
begasts,froni different Members of the Royal
amounting to hale a million more, as
the grand-daughter and, lineal representative,
in the female line, of of his late Royal High
ness Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland,
who died intestate in the year 1700. Like the
Bonaparte ease; this hinged on a question of
legitiumoy. The facts we have already
=al
. .
• The Legislature, after their retess, met
on the 12th to finish up the business of the
Session. , •
In the Senate, a number of petitions were
° presented,` several bills read is place, and
several bills were passed :
The resignation of the Hon. Simon Camera - it
as-United-States .- Senator - was road; acid utter
fixing yesterday us alb time for holding-the
election of his successor, the following nom.
inations were made: Messrs. James H. Camp.
boll, William D. Kelley, William 'H. Witte,
W. W. Ketcham, Daiid Wilmot, William A.
Armstrong, Morton McMichael, Thomas E.
Franklin, Thaddeus Stevens. The Senate
then adjourned. ••
In the House was received a number of
petitions and remonstrances, after which a
series of resolutions were read inviting Sena
tor Crittenden to Harrisburg. This WIS
postponed ons — motima of Mr. Cowan. The
Hon. Simon Cameron's resignation was re
ceived, and yesterday having been fixed as
the time for,holding, in joint co'nveetion, the
election for ii!suecessor, the following nom
inations Word-lea& :
W. W. Ketcham. David Wilmot. •
Jaines H. Campbell. William- H. Wilte.
Morton McMichael.' William H. Welsh.
RichardNaux. . Richard Brodhead.
Thomas E. Franklin. lilislia W, Davis.
H. Rauch. George M. 'Kelm.
A resolution fixing April 3d as the day for
final adjournment was read, and laid over
under the rules. , The House then went into
Committee, and a number of bills onrthe
private, ealender were to be prepared for
second reading, and the . House then ad:
jeurned.
What_ to There to Quarrel About)
-During the session of Congress which has
just closed, acts'were passed to provide tem
porary governments for three new Territories
'to wit: Colorado, Nevada, and Dacotah.
The act relating td.Colors do has - been. pub
lished,.and it is a noticeable fact . that it con
tains no trace or indications, of the famous,
Wilmot proviso, nor any prohibition against
the introduction of Slavery, but, on the con
trary, the sixth sectioniof,the act. prescribing
the.legislative power of the Territory, ex
' pressly dechires, among other things, thnt
ono law shall be passed impairing the right
of, private properly; nor shall any diserimi•
nation be made in taxing different kinds of
property; but all property subject to taxa
tion- shall be in proportion to the 'value of
the.property taxed." We. presume' that the
acts relating to islevada and Dacotali are of
sie3ilarjuipOrt.
0 Now it is considered that all three
of these Territories are north, of, the line of
St! Mid thitt in the' 'new 'territory now
bythe United States , south of that line,
which is more:than twenty times as large as•
the itole.Statki of Bitiryland; Slavery actual
ly exists and is recognized by the Territorial'
law, the question may well be asked, "Whet
is there to Quarrel about ?"---Bal. Amer..
Hoven Pqrsons 111!Irnt to Death.
On/the 7th inst., a tenement house on West
Fortieth st.; New' York, topic fire, and . a man
named ivuid , hie pifei_tyci 'atom 'and three
daughters'were - au burnt to death:
THE PEACE POLICY.
The probable settlement of the-question of,
Peace or War, by the Administration, in with
drawing Maj. Anderson from. Fort §utriptsr,
has caused some excitement among those
who, not stopping to reflect, on • the state of
facts on which the determination is based,
jump; at once to the conclusion 'that it is a
total rplinquishmont of governmental authority
and a mortifying expression, of iveakness and
timidity. •
People should take it for granted that Mr..
Lincoln and his advisers nro honest men, who
are bound by . ,inclination as well :as duty,
to administer the gevernment pq,as to - ensure
the greatest good to the greatest. number;
and they ehould also be willing to admit that
their, opportunity for correct information is
but limited, compared with the President and
his Cabinet, Who are placed in direct co -
munication with all the feats. ' • .
It is certain that Major Antlijieon requi es
immediate reiuforcemcnts• and,su . pplie . a; and
it is also evident that these , reinforcements
cannot be sent without concentrating a mili
tary and naval force sufficient to dv'ercomo
the opposition that would, be made 'by the
forces at Charleston, strengthened as they are
by formidable batteries along the bay. The
opinion of Gen Scott, whos,q military experi-
ence no man can doubt, is that it will require
a force of at least YO,OOO men, bucked by
several Vessels of war, to relieve Fort Suns
or ; and as Major Anderson had, on the 12
inst., but fifteen days' provi§ion and fuel, he.
must be relieved within that period or not.
at all.
It is well known that the President has no
power to call out the Militia of the States, or
even to accept the services of volunteers, for
such purpose, except by Oct of Congress.
Thal power was denied him by the late Con
gress, and therefore his hands are tied. The
army of the United States amounts to about
17,090 men all told; and they are scattered
over an immense tract of country. Could
This force he, concentrated off Charleston in
time to act effectively ?
.Certainly. not, and
tho attempt to do so would result in a failure
more disastrous and mortifying by far, than
the peaceful surrender of a fortress, not worth,
in a military .point of view, the sacrifice of
human life, necessary to hold it. '
. This determination will, of course, diSsnlis
fy the extremists of the North, as well as the
secessionists of the Sow)), o_tuz . o _playing
into each other's hands for the dismember
ment of the Union. But the, Union . men of
the Border States, and the MOderato men of
all parties will receive it as evincing such a
dispepition for pence as may remove all occa
sion for immediate hostilities in the seceded
States, and give time for a reaction of public
opinion•that will open the way to a tidal set.
ement of the difficulties that now surround
Whatever blame dr disgrace is attached to
(ha surrender of Fort Sumter, must rest on the
shoulders of Mr. Buchanan and his Adminis
tration ; and till that Mr. Lincoln can now do,
is to retrieve the country from the dangerti
brought upon it, by thO timid policy of Mr.
Buchanan, and tho treason of his officials.
011,1t6 and Ofnoel Sockets
Under the impression that all the relics of
a defunct administration will be swept away,
and the Aegean stable thoroughly.eleansed, a
crowd of office seekers are besciging the doors
"of the, various departments at Washington,
for place, and, it• is said, that touch of the
time of the Cabihet office's is taken up in con
sidering the claims of the applicants The
large number of applicants, and their rivid
claims, especially for prominent offices, must
seriously embarrass the administration, in
view of the complication of our public affairs,
demanding so large a share of their attention.
A few removals and appointments have been
made, but it is not very.likely that the politi
cal guilotiue will be.put to4ork very vigor
ously, until more important matters are set
tled.
The first scramble appears to be for the
foreign 11141 ,, i0D5. Despatches Prom Washing:
ton - stittethat 111 e. Bitrlinguine will. be offered
thelllission to Spain, and Carl Schurz that
of Sardinia. One would have supposed that
the career of Mr. Soule, as Minister to Mad
rid, would show.that foreigners are not the
kind of, material to represent this Government
at a foreign ccurt
It is rumored that the President will tondo'
Mr. Corwin ono of the first-class missions,
probably leaving the selection in his own
Lando.
Mr. Sumner is prominently named in eon
neutron with either England or Franc; and.
so is Mr.' Adams.
'Moms C. Thealtnr, ox-Member from Chio
will bo appointed Commissioner of Patents.
It is understood that Mr. Trott, formerly
of Connecticut, but for some years past nn
able and experienced Clerk in the Post Office
Department, is to be Chief Clerk. •
Mr. Defrees will be nominated Superinten-
•
dent of Printing.
The question is not decided as to whether
•Mr. Crittenden wilt be nominated to the va
cancy in the Supremo Vouch by the Presi
dent. It is believed that the idea of putting
this venerable statesman in that tribunal ori
ginated with Senator Sumner, and is indica
tive of liberality on hie part that, does him
infinite credit.
The hesitation on'tlio part of the President
grows out of the opposition of certain Repub
lican Sonatora:to Mr. Criteriden:s nonfil—ation.
By the passage of the bills organizing the
erritories of Daeotali; Colorado, and Nevada
o Prbeident will lie calloclqupon to appoint,
three Governors, throe Secretaries, nine
Judges, three District AttorneysOliree United
Slates Marshalls, three Registers and threes
Receivers, .and three Surveyors General.—
Additional land districts were also- created in
Oregon and Washingtori Territories by the
last Congress, which will require two new
Registers and t}vo new Receivers of publio
lands.
The President has also nominated Lieuten
ant Governor Goodrich, Corrector of the Port
of Boston ; George W. McLellan, Seoretary of
State Republican Committee of Massachusetts,
as Second Assistant Postmaster General;
Archibaffitilliiims, of Illinois, District Judge
for Kansas ;and Mr. Dole, of Illinois, Com•
missioner of Indian Affairs.
It is known to 'be 'Stu intention of the
President to first fill vacancies which
exist, and whieth must be filled during the
present.'session of the Senate. Excepting in
a fe'w instances, the other appointments will
be deferred.until this is dour. In 'the mean.
while applicants are required to filo their
papers in the proper Departments. .
E ltollglour Con*ention.
' A convention .of Ministers and Laymen of
601.11. Church, assembled at
• Staunton,'
Val on Wednesday last, to consider 'the.ac•
tion of thelato General Conference on the sub.
jest of Slavery. Its deliberations will be of,
great interest to Methodism in the Border'
States, and the probability is that some oft,
'the most influential churches and stations
Will be rdprehiented, AS to the propriety and
expediency of the Measere.ppof4, , there is
a very wide'differeact of opinion oughout,
the 'Baltimore and Bast' Bultimero Corder.
enees.
•
1" , " /MOH WASHINGTON.
MondaY, Hob. Simon Cti'meron took
charge of the War Department ; the oath
'of 'office was administered by Judge Grier.,
Mr. Dolt, after introducing his subordi•
bates to his successor, retired, wishing great
'success and prosperity to General Cameron.
Justice Grier and General Cameron are
about the same age. They were boys together
in Northumberland county, many years ago,
and they started life, the one as a. school
teacher and the, other as a printer. During
all the interval between youth and' mature
age they have preseryed the kindest relation's.
It was fitting, therefore, that the oath of of ,
fine should be administered by the one to:
the other. • . ' •
In the case of the abstraction of the Indian
Bonds, the Court discharged W.U.J Rats Sell,
one of the parties indited. This judicial
bourse was in accordance with the laW of 1857,
which exempts witnesses before investigating
Committees froln trial, Russell - having ap
'peered as suckbefore the House recently on
the subject of theSe bonds.
Ex Secretary Floyd to day gave $lO,OOO
security for his appearance at court.
Messrs. Crawford and Forsyth, two of the
Commissioners fronithe - SiMthern Confedor.
ley,- to negotiate with the Government are [IS.
Washington, They will be received by the
President simply as citizens bf the United
States, and not : us representing a' separate
confederacy. • ',
Washington, March 12.—The President
to-day nominated to the Senate Hon. Cassius
H. Clay, of Kentucky, axMinister to Spain,
and Hon. Thomas,Corwin, of Ohip, Minister
to Mexico. The latter is considered the
most important mission under the - govern•
moot at this time, considering the territorial
expansion question as connected with the
confederate States:
The President has also nominated Amos
Tuck, of New-Hampshire, as Naval Officer'
for the port-of Boston ; Willard Philips, as
Collector at Salem, Muss., and Rufus Hostner
as Consul General at Frankfort on thezlllain.
The only nominations confirined to day
where those of Archibald NliaMs as Disirici
Judge for Kansas, mid n. P. Doyle, Com
missioner of. Indian Affairs; both of these
nomination are froth Illinois. The other
nominations, including that of Mr. Littlejohn
of New York, as Consul to Liverpool, were
referred to the appropriate comnitteps.
Washington, March 12.—We are In daily
expectation of a proclamation from the Presi'
dent, calling an extra session of Congress,
in order to deliberate upcin the preSent an.
Omalous yondition of public affairs and di
red the of the goveintnent in the
crisis. There can be no doubt, I think, that
such extra session will bp, called for, early in
May, add that it will be earnestly urged to
provide for Meeting the exigencies arising
out of the rapid progress of the- southern_
• •
Confederacy.
The heads of the variol DapartmairtS
are busily engaged in the re-arrangement of
their respective trusts, and putting' the
various bureaus in order.
The management of the Navy Department .
has left. all business in a most unsatisfactory
state. The Mite Secretary has allowed every
thing to go into great disorder and neglect.
The War Department is also in a had con.
dition. All its business appears to
. have
been transacted in a loose and vary irregular
manner.
The affairs of the Department of the In.
terior are in sadly confused state. No
system whatever seems to have prevailed
The reforms necessary A in these departments
will be very great, and much energy will be
necessary to bring them into d business-like
condition.4`
The overhauling will indeed be general,
and the necessities of the public service will
•
require a much more industrious class of
1 - suliCiedinateoflicers then - foun - dempreyinent
under the lute Administration.
We, give the following summary of news
from Washington, as contained in the papers
of yesterday.
There is no doubt of the'deternifnation erne
goVernment, to evacuate Fort Sumter. A spa
cial messenger has left Washington for the
Fort.
The President has nominated Col. Sumner
as Brigadier General, in the place of General
Twiggs.
Hon. Thomas Corwin, who r has been named
in'oonnection with the mission to Mexico, do•
clines the honor. lie'desires to go either to
England or to France.
Mr. Cassinellreiny desired to go as Min
icier to Russia, and will decline the tender of
the-Spanish mission.
Th,e Southern Congress
ADOPTION OF APERMANENT CONSTITUTION-ITS
OVISIONS'--CONDITION OF THE TREASURY
MONTOOMM¢Y,• Ala., March 11.—Tho.per
rrianent Constitution for the Government o
the Confederated States of America has been
adopted by the Congress, but is kept secret.
According to a statement of one ef the nicm•
hers, the following aro among its provisions:
The Presideat_and Vice President shall
serve for a term of six years. '.
The executive appointments under the
grade of Cabinet officers shall hold office
during good behavior, and be removed for
causes assigned in writing.
The slave trade is prohibited.
" (len. Bettureg.4-4 was very much struck
with the great amount of work that .had been
done and the general pregress slid strength of
the fortifications. They did not visit Fort
Moultrie, hut Oen. Beauregard expressed per
fect confidence that Fort Sumter could' be re
duced, and that it was a question only of lime."
The formidable character of an undertaking
to storm Fort Sumter, may be gathered from
the following grouping of the "obstacles" to
be overcome, in a letter from the Charleston
corresponflmt of the New Orleans Delta.
• Very few, I apprehend, realize to their full
extent the almost insurmountuble difficulties
- which lie in the way of the reduction of its
massive granite walls. In truth, with an ade
quate garrison, it can hardly be douleed.that
the Fort would be altogether impregnable to
any force that the- Slue° of 'South Carolina
Missouri State Convention. would bo able to bring against it,_ Even with
St. Louis, March 11.—The convention met the eighty-six men
,who now constitute Om
at 1] o'clock. garrison to oppose thent,'l doubt whether th'ore•
Mr. Birch called attention to a communi- are many volunteer armies in the world that
cation in this morning's Republican, hinting would not quail when broUght face to face
et the existence of a secreti conspiracy to with the terrible factthat those towering para
force Missouri out of the- Union. lie offered pets have to be carried by assault at the point
a resolution to appoint a:committee to inves- of the bayonet. For the benefit of these who
tigate the subject, and, if possible, to tamer- have never seen the position which the Fort
fain the names of the conspirators, . The occupies in the harbor of Charleston, I will
resolution was passed by LI vote of 52 yeas to recapitulate briefly some of the circumstances
80 nays. which , combine to give so formidable a char
.
The minority report, teem the Committee actor.
on Federal Relations, signed by Mr. Redd Fort Sumter is a perfectlg isolated, work,
and Judge Hough, wee then presented and the nearest point of laud being three quarters
read by-the secretary. - The repprt opposes oftimile distant. .Its walls, which are built
the holding of a National Convention as re: of stone, brick, and concrete, rise,abriiptly
commended by the majority report, and •pro• from the waters of dui, harbor, to' the . height
poses a Convention of the'Border Slave States' of sixty feet. The faces of the walls are pierced
to be held at Nashville, to decide - Ilion such; "with two tiers of heavy, casemate guns, while
amendments to the 'Constitution : 4s will be a third tier, en barb elte, may pit seen with their
'satisfactory to them. It also recommends the 'black muzzles peering jealnitsly , from the top
Critenden propositions to the oonkideration of ' of the parapet. . .
'UM Nashville Convention,' without, •Imwever, The first great difficulty thaVstares us in
making them the ultimatum, and advises the t the-0198'1e that to
,take these walls—unap- .
'hppointment of Commissioners, to .11elawarei proachable by land—we beim no navy ,Storm-
Maryland', Virginia, Konluckk, Tennessee, mg , partios.the'n . would. have to approach the
North.Carolinanna Arkansas , to,•soeurelhoi walls either ire. steamboats or-row boats for '
co•operatiori If these States in- the , nmee-. 1 a diettlneo .01101 three., quarters, of a mile,
N I. mot. . under the fire of shells, - red hot solid shot and
. -7
-•
A clause was adopted 'providing that Cab.
fast officers shall . not ho prohibited from
holding seats in Congress at the same tine.
The Congress has passed an act author
izing the issuance of a million dollars_ worth
of treasury notes.
The appropriation bill to meet current
expenses was passed.
The Secretary of the Treasury finds no
difficulty in negotiating as much of the fif•
teen•milliou loan -at par is as needed at
present
TILE EVAQUATION SUPITiCIt
Our community was startled a fMir days ago,
by a rumor that the•Admiuistration at Wash
ington, had decided to order Major Anderson,
to abandon Fort„Sornier, and' wiihgraw, his
force. The following diunfich gave the first
intiMation'Of the necessity which existed for
prompt action on - the pail of the Adminiotra.
...WA.(IIITON, March 10.—Important in
telligence has just—lvan rooeived 'at, the Mar
Depatl sent from Charleston.
.A messenger who left Fort Sumter on the
afternoon of Tuesday, last, reports that salt
provisions remain for only fifteen days, and
that only a limited• amount of veOetables is
left, in the fortress. Supplies of all kinds nro .
running very low., •
Major Anderson, lwilvever, was still able to
procure fresh nieats and butter from the Charles
ton market.
Rutgers are current, that General Scott will
make a report to the President stating that
the Supply of wood at Fort 'Sumter is nearly
exhausted.
Also, that their broad, snit, .beef, &x., will
be gone by the first of next month, and that
supplies obtained at Charleston cannot be do
psnded upon for the subsistence of the garrison.
To reinforce the Fort andlnsure its defence
will require large land forces as well as a fleet
involvineprobably, the loss of thousands of
hives,
In a military point of view, weighing ad
vantages and effttris, it will be advisable to
evacuate the Fort, and to brevet- the olficeri.
of its garrison for heroic conduct."
A dispatch to the ,Tribune of the same date
says : •
" The Cabinet had a. special session of over
tln•ee hours last night, in which the policy
concerning Fort Sumter - was fully discussed.
Ali informal .conferenee was also - bold this
morning, at whioh several members were-pree
ent:: No decision bas yet been reached, but
the general opinion prevails to-night that the
troops will be withdrawn.
This condition ;...things wns purposely con
trived by Mr. Buchanan, end Mr. Holt declares
openly - that the,present Administration can in
no way be made responsible for any course
that may now be adopted. He says that the
irt chuld have been reinforced. thirty days
ago without serious difficulty, and measures
had been taken for that, purpose, but Mr. Bu
-Oilman positively refused to have' them execu
ted. Ills whole pidioy was to bequeath 11 com
plication to his successor which compelled one
or two alternativeS, either withdrawal or re
inforcement,.with She certainty of civil wan."
An official letter from Major Anderson,was
received on Saturday by the War Department
stating that he had only fifteen days subsis
tence and wood in Fort Sumter.
The question hat, therefore arisen with the
Administration whether reinforcement shall be
attempted or the Fort abandoned. The latter
course it is thought will be adopted, from in
evitable necessity, by advice of general Scott.
There is, however,a conflict of opinion be
tween the Republicans on this 'question, but
no CollolllBiolls in Cabinet council has been ar
rived at. •
Washington, March 11.—Reports continuo
to prevail respecting a contemplated eraouti
iioll of Fort Sumter. They may he true, but
it is certain that the President, up to 8 o'clock
tu•night, had given no Order fur that purpose.
Gentlemen of prominence, however, soy they
hays information which satisfies . them that.
such a course, will, from necessity be pursued.
Washington. March 12.—An inquiry it the
proper quarter warrants the assertion that no
order has as yet been Issued iu rcferenco to'
the evacuation of Fart Sumter. •
The capitol is Ftill in a state of much excite;
meta consequent upon the condition of lajori ,
Anderiln's force, and the micessity for the - ,
surrender of the fort.
There is a prevalent report that the Presi
dent hos tinnily decided to act upon t he coutisel
given hint by General Scott, HMI. to do the only
thing he eau do if - that veteran's views are
purred.
Indeed, the report is freely circulated that
messenger will lqi.Ve this city to-day or to
morrow, with orders for 11Injor Anderson to
evacuate Fort Sumter without further loss of
time. : ,
Here. where thc6 proclivities of (ho people
are naturally witlthe southern people, the
rumored Juovente- -its with much favor;
mid there „. have always been in
favor of rei...orcentnt who scent to ho forced
to the' conclusion that there is now no Alterna
tive but to sarrender.
It is understood here that the other south.
ern forts now in possession of the Federal gov
ernment will still continue to be held bf , the
forces of the United Slates. Confidence in
this, however, is not very strong, seeing how
recently the country was assured lliut they
would all be held at all.hazards.
The following front the Washington corres•
pondent of the Philadelphia iVorth American
gixen.in .fuller . tlutitil„th e _nauseam° w. prone iug
on the Adminietration in relation to Fort
Sumter.
Washington, March I2.—The indications
are that the President will be induced, though
very reluchtutly, to acquiesce in the advice of
General Scott, and withdraw Major Anderson
and his command front Fort Sumter. ,Tho
President and his Cabinet are• still delibera
ting upon the matter, and the belief is that a
messenger will ho shortly (dispatched to Sum•
ter, requesting thedroops there to e.E.acuate,
the Fort immediately. Should the evaluation
be actually decided' upon; the ; troops, it is
thoUght, will be dispatched to Fort Monroe.
It appears that the convictions of any. Scott
were mainly forced. upon him by ail& report
of General Totten, who stated that so exten
sive were the works of defence in and around
the harbor Or Charleston, that to succor the
beoeiged fort. thousands of troops would be,
required on land, as well as on imposing na
val force, and these not being readily accessi
ble, coupled wills the fact that the supply of
provisions and fuel was running low, induced
the concluithip to which Gen. Scott arrived.
Indeed, it is asserted that he regarded it :Is
almost madness to make the attempt. It is
reported that Secretary Seward cordially op•
proves of the proposed evacuation, believing
•that it is the wisest policy that could be.adop
led.
.TOE SOUTHERN REVOI,UTION.
. • •
Brigadier General Beauregard, the newly
appointed commiimi t er of the Southern Army,
under President Davis, has-visited Charleston
to examino the fortifications. The Charleston
Courier, anuouncingdhowisit says :
ME
grope. But; supposing this ardent passed,
and that the assailants have reached in safety
the foot of the walls. Amid the unpleasant
conceinitants of showers of hand grenades nd
volleys,pf musketry they must elevate th it
laddtrs, which, being More than seventy f et
lang.Nust: necessarily be very heavy and un
wieldy. Now another. and very serious
trouble. Where are they to plant their scaling
ladders? The water adja out I the walls is
too deep. and, to prevent. - II: Mince- of the
ladders being Booked on to tie edges of the
parapet, Major Anderson has cunningly had
' his men ht work sloping of the edge, of the
masonry, and removing every ledge of orna
mental briekworlc which might' euedite the
process of fixing the ladders. Thus you see
the only chance.is 1 0 0-have the boats or rafts,
upon which the storming parties approach, of
sufficient strength and solidity toAstain the
foetal' the ladders while the men ascend. flew
ftir it is likely that such a solid structure could
NA brought uninjured under the walls, after
having passed the discharges of the ejght, inch
columbiads in the casemates, I leave you to
jtidge."
The Flag ot.theCourellerate States
TllO follolVing is the official description of
the design oftthe Flag feeently adopted by the
Congress of ths Confederate States.
'! Red, white and red in the three equal
parts horizontally placed.. The white between
the red, blue union, with a - even stare, in the
form of a circle reaching down to the lower
rod."
The Louisiana State Convention has passed
an ordinance' transfering to the Government
of.tho Confederate States the stun of five hun
dred nod thirty six thousand dollarS, the a
mount of customs received and moneys seized
by the State. `,
North enroll nu
North Carolina has pronounced finally and
decisively for I Ito Union. The State has voted
against the holding of a SoE•ereign Convention,
and Las elected to that Convention, if it bad
been held, an overwhelming majority of the
friends of the Union, Our advices from Vir
ginia also give the confident assurance that no
Secession Ordinance can pass the Convention
now in session at - Rielanund. The Missouri
Conventitin also manittsts - a steadfast opposi•
lion tadistudon.
Retaliatory Monialrem Pioposed Against
the United States
MONTOOMERY. Alabama, March 7.-1 h•.
Clayton report eu a -bill providing (lint in the
event of it, conflict or a refusal of the United
States to recognize the independence of the
tNnfederacy, no court of the• Confederated
States shalt have cognizance of civil cases of
the citizens of the United Stales, and all pen
ding cases to be disthissed.
A resolution was adopted authorizing th%
President to instruct the Commissioners to
European Powers to-enter into treaty for the
extension of the international copy-right privi
leges.
Braxton Bragg was confirmed as Brigadier
Ge . neral,•William G. Hardee was confirmed as
Colonel of the Firat Regiment of Infantry.'
Rust' roe. Alcur APPOINTMTINTS.—The Mil
ledgeville (Georgia) Recorder has been reilues
ted to announce (lint the number of al,plica
lions sent to the Executive of that State, for
army appointments, is so great flint it is out
of the power of the Governor to reply.without
employing additional Secretaries.
•
Flotilla Carolina.
The Charleston ..Ifrrctirll vehemently attacks
the Inaugural. It says :
"-If-ignorance coulti add anything to folly,
tI or insolence to brutality, the l'Aident of the
Northern States of America has, in Ids address
achieved it. • A more lamentable display of
feeble inability to grasp the - circumstances of
- this momentous emergency could scarcely
have been exhibited. The mind is held in
doubt at which most to marvel, the vulgar na
-Idacity or the presumptous folly, that pervades
I the whole tone and substance of this effusion.
Were.it 0 new or onex‘pected result, for our
selves, we should suppose the man insane.
At once we would have asked has this vain,
ignorant, IoW fellow
.no counsellors—nohody
of any comprehension to control and direct
him P But the positions assumed and the son
di cents utL4red by him are but what all men
had a right to expect. Ile but represents mil
-1 lions of equally fanatical, ignorant, presump
tuous and vulgar people—men puffed up with
ill, got ten wealth, ragged' starvellings of yes
terday, run wild with the success or to=day,
unbalanced, ungoverned. Of it is fact we have
long spoken. For thls_zeinion wo have long
since abandoned all hope or liesire for the late
Union. In the midst of bitter contention and
difference on this point, even here at home,
we have maintained our views and consequent
policy. We take it events have sustained our
judgment.. The results are before the public.
- The - United - States has become a mobocratic
empire, and the union of States is now dis
solved."
SPECIAL SESSION OF TILE SENATE.
Thrsday March 7,—The Vice President
laid before the Senate a letter from Mr. Chase
resigning his seat as Senator from Ohio, and
asking him to have the goodness to rake
this known to the Senate ands -to The Gover
nor of Ohio.
The Senate resunled the consideration of
Mr. Dixon's resolution, that tWore be printdd.
the usual number of the President's Inaugu
ral. '
Senator Wigfall spoke in reply to. Mr.
Douglas, which is represented as a 'remarka•
ble display, even for him, of gas and impu•
'deuce.' He pronounced the Union dead,
offers to give it a "decent, quiet funeral,
"after.the , Protestant form,iir nu Irish wake,,'
and declafed the time fur "detnagogueism,"
had passed, an assertion which the Senator
still lives to coafute. Mr Douglas replied
with his usual force and ability. sustaiiilyg
the position he hail taken the day previous,
that thelnagural Address of the President
was for peacgf Mr: Mason followed, char,,
acterizing the Lauguiallls a Koclamation_
of war. Mr. Douglas again replied, declar
ing his belief that the President was in favor
of n pacific policy, and that the Republican
party also sustained that p2dicy as the best
under the ei reit instances •
Friday, March Dixon's resolution,
hat there be printed the usual number of
he President's Inaugual Address, was taken
ip and adopted.
Mr. Foster offered a preanible and resole
ion as follows :
Wherelik„the Hon Louis T. wiga, now
a Senator ofthe United States from Texas,
'has declared in debate, that he is a foreigner
and owes no allegiance to this government,
but another State and a foreign Goverbment,
therefore
'Resolved:lint said Louis T. \Vigilsll be ex.
pelted from this body. •
Foker.not_seeing Mr. Wi,gfall in his
seat, said he wonld-let the resolution lie over
for the - present.
Mr. Clingman subsequently moved to amend
Mr. Foster's resolution by striking out all
after the word whereas, and inserting is •
understood that the State of Texas has se
ceded from' the Union, and it is no longer
one of the United States, therefore be it
Resolved, that she is not entitled to be'
represented in this body.
The standing -committees were then'an
nounced add the Senate went executive
session:
Monday, .March 11—The Senate resumed.
the consideration of the resolution to' expel
froji4heSenate. The resolution
Was discusserby.Mr, - Foster favor, 'and
messrs, Clingtuan and Mused in opposition,'
without coming•to a vote, the Senate went
into executive session, and subskuently ad.
jotirned. The Senate in ,executive session,
Confi . rtnedßobort pistrict4Vney;
'fin'. the Northern of -
..Cornovon4onco of the tumult.
11rittutiNoTos March 11, 1861..
DEAR HERALD: Roceiying copy of your
paper latit week, for whi4 accepemy thanks,
reminded me that I had phmised to let you
hear from me occasionally whenever anything
of general interest was transpiring . here. That
there is a uniziersul interest in what is now be
ing dotie here ! . by "dm powers that. he," is
evident from the anxiety exhibited byevery
individual whose haliftation is upon t ho.torth
American Continent,. • ,
'Our country lens been in many dangers, and
our good old ship• of stale line several' times
been nigh, upon. breakers that threatened to
•make her a total wreck, but the political tem•
pests of '6l are the severest and most threat
ening of all the dangers Alio has yet encoun•
tered. In 1832 General Jackson, who was
equal to the times in which he lived and ruled,'
with his iron will crushed, for the time, tilt
men and menus which would, had success
crowned their efforts, have overthroWn .1 he
government. In 1850 'the godlike Webster
poured oil upon time troubled waters, and the
immortal Clay seized the heltil and landed us
in the harbor of safety. But tow where is
the -man equal to the task ? Madness rules
the hour, reason is dethroned, fanaticism is
rampant all over the land, and treason stalks
abroad breathing its poisonous breath into
he nostrils of the people like the simoon of
ho desert. , Prostration, destitution, and de
struction prevail fAtlrilie St. Lawience to the
gulf ofMexico, and war,' civil,. intestine war t
witiLoil its horrors, its privations, and devas
tations, is hourly threatened. In God's name
when will these troubles cease ?
To whom are we to attribute this distracted
state oraffairs at this time of the nations um
terial prosperity. There is certainly no real
cause for it, for since the days of •'76 our
country was never wealthier, stronger, or in
the possession of more elements of poweemnd
greatness. It is attributable only to the mad
ambition of selfish, designing, udprincipled `
politi - dians; who would sacrifice their country,
that in the reign of terror they might stand in
high places "clothed in a littleLrief authori•
V.". It was ambition that mode Arnold a
traitor, it was ambition that prompted the de
signs of Aaron Burr, and it wati authition that
made the Vanceys, the Keno, the Cobbs, the
Slidells and the Wig,falls what they are, for
it was them who created the' surge of seces
sion which has swept like an avalanche over
the cotton States.and which now threatens to
gulf the whole tionth. Jeff. Davis well knew
that lie could never gain the Presitlency of the
'United States,' herice ho labored tor their dis
severance that, he might, at least, be the Presi
dent of a portion of them. livery one of the
men connected with this grand scheme of vil
lainous treachery, knew very well that the
people of the Sonth could get their rightabet
ter in the UniOn !him out of it, but they could
not themselves so easily get place, power, and
money while the great compact remained un
broken.
lint a new' era has just dawned upon us,
Miamian has gone 1101110 " nn old main bro
ken down by the Morino of State." 110 has
much to regret and little to congratulate him
self' upon. Lincoln has been inaugurated and
the Republican party assumes the power and
responsibilities of tho_government, and it i?t
for them to extricate the country from its
present difficulties and threatening dangers.
A wise and discreet policy may yet retrieve
all lessen and bring back the country to
sally prosperous,and harmoniods condition.
Upon Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet.' now rests
the fate of our glorious Union—God grant
that it may' be their wish and their work to
save it. If we any judge by the inaugural
address, a patriotic and peaceable course 'will
be pursued,•which, when rightly understood
by the people, will disperse much of the preju
dice which exists against the Republican party,
its men, and its measures. As we afro not It
candidate Or position, we can speak candidly
and without being liable to a charge of syco
Oland(' adulation, end we honestly believe Ma'
Rewnblicanism does not mean Abolitionism,
andt hat•as soon as the South am assured ci
at fact by the course of aho present ado
stration, n Change will be wrought, no entire
Lod powerful that all discord and contention
• will at once cease; and the feeling of brotherly
love will be rekindled with - .increased vigor
This confidence once re-established among the
people, the stray sheep will soon rettirn from
the fold from which, they have wandered;"and
the scape.goats who led them away (Dayiti,
Yancey, & Co.) will be left out in the cold to
perish. Let us hope that Uncle Abe . pill be a
good shepherd to all. Lot the people try him
before they condemn hint.
The new Cabinet appears to give very gene
ral satisfaction, !hough it Is thought by ninny
that Mr:Cameron should have been" honored
with the Treasury Department, instead of Mr..
Chase. However, Simon is a conservative
mom and will be, found exceedingly useful an
such in the War Department in the present
exigency of its affairs.. His judgment „and
good sound sense will now kayo an extensive
field fur their exercise.'
"The treatibery of GeneVar - Twiggs,in sur
rendering the Military •Department of Texas
to the secessieuists is bitterly denouueed by:,
men of all parties. Ile is branded by all as
a.perjurer and a traitor, whose vitlany bus
nbt one redeeming trait.
Mr. Wigan having declitred in the Senate
the other day that lie owed uo allegiance to
this government, , that his State (Texas) hav
ing seceded'; he was consequently a foreigner,
Mr ; Foster thought it his duly, to offer n rose
lutioh for his expulsion.. It. was laid over for
the pt‘sent, but we Loge it trill pass. 11 is a'
pity that this fanatical 'l'exan ever catered the
Senate, the dig nity of which he has so much
disgraced by his anti Union sentiments.
As may be expected our city is full of stran
gers front all sections,' particularly from the'
North and Northwest. Not a few of them are
of that patriotic class who aro desirous of ser
ving their country in the various positions to
which 'a liberal compensation is attached. The
crowd &office seekers has always been great
upon thw advent of a new Administration, but
it is generally believed that as the government
grows older, the mania for office increases, and
hence every four years we have a greater in
flux of persons who have "axes to grind."
We have only seen one man from your county
who was an applicant for favor, and lie only
deidred a village post office, but suppose there
will be "afire" along by and by. 1 would
advise them not to come hero. too soon, for
Old• Abe has his hands full at present and will
not be able to give them a hearing now or
oven look at their petitions, and this is rather
au expensive place to await his leisure. There
will be but few retrievals or appointmepts for
a month or two, as more important. Matters
will engage the attention of the President and
'his Cabinet.
During the week, delegations from the vari
ous States have called in Is body and paid their
respects to the President, and also to the veto
rin soldier, General Scutt, the veneratile Mr.
Crittenden, Senator Johnson, of Tennessee,
Senator Douglas, and other distinguished in-
dividuals. Upon each occasion strong Unioi
speeches wore made by all the parties. 'rho
President was noted, as usual, fields lively
sallies and good-natured remarks.," General
Scott said that the kale of an old soldier as
pires Co nothing more than the appreciation
s countrymen and he felt grateful for its
bestowal. Ho spoke feelingly of the Union
and said that After fighting fifty years for it
ho hoped ho Wsuld not live to sea it destroyed.
Mr. Crittenden, whose recent labors have
crowned him as the hero statesman of the
said he was about to retiro from. publio
after a term of forty years service, and hoped
that the patriotism of the people,would not
permit our glorious republic to be sacrificed.
Senator Douglas said that he was for the Union
and for the adjustment of all difficulties in the
Union. Ho had given the inaugural a careful
rending, and believed ft: to be an eminently
peaceful and conservative document; and lie
(Mr: Deakins) . had every reason is believe ,
that Mi. Lincoln would give, the South all
their rights under the Constitution.
The first levee of the new President took
place oti.Friday'evenimg last. To give a fall
description of it would be a herculean task.
but I will endeavor to give your readers a brief
outline, so that. they may have some idea of;
What it was and who were there. Many peit ,
eons had, collected upon the portico of the
Whitt) Haulm lonfrbefore the time for the com
mencement 'e l f tfie reception, so, that. by eight
o'clock; wkon-tlce 'doors Were opened, there.
was considerable of a "jam," and the press
ure at the entrance was tremendous, Enter-
hilt the main hall the ladies were handed into,
the dressing•room while the 'gentlemen doffed:
their hats and overcoats,' which wore• loft in
charge
of a - number of waiters' who are there:
fey,lhat purpose. Tho Indies baying:laid-aside
their shawls and re arranged' their' lunette.
Make their exit from the drossing.room at the:
furt herdoor and' are there Joined by ihe gen'
Ileum who men them to the reeeptionyoom
Here fur, the first time wo got a good sight
at " Old Abe," who, notwithstanding.the lino
passing before him which appeared endless,
seemed to be in right good hunior and greeted
each with a smile and a hearty shake of the
'hand. t LikCodarselves e nearly everyone seem
ed to be agreeably disappointed in his personal
"appearance, and the remark went round,'
" Why ho is not so ugly." In fact the
great
injustice,
'circulated do him great
injustice, and be is better looking than auy
picture we lulu yet seen of him. He is rather
beiffrerx feet four, mid his face struck me
as tearing a close resemblanceio that of Rev.'
Mr. Kremer, of your town, though its features
are necessarily somewhat larger than that
gentleman's, corresponding,witlrthesize of the
loan. 'ln facClM.created-quito a pleasant Mi.:
pres.sion . upon the minds of many• who. have'
heretofore been'averse to him. He is fond of
joke, and said notny.lnunarous things during
the evening. A. tall young Virginian, atter
paying his respects, was passing on, when the
reesident called him back saying, that heal
lowed no one taller than himself to pass un
challenged. With a hearty laugh he acknowl
edged himself beaten, forthe,tall chap mea
sured six feet seven, daft inches taller than
Old Abe. ,
•
Mrs. Lincoln is a tittle below the' 'medium
stature. but rather more fleshy than her hus•
hand. She has a pleasant plump face and
figurit; and reminds me of some of your buxom
country lasses. She does the honors whir ease
and grace, and . her dress displayed no lack of
good taste. She was arrayed in a rich crim
son watered silk, with point lace cape, and
her luxuriant hair was decked. with red and
while Camelias; which, with pearl band, pearl
necklace, and a few other ornaments, gave
her-quite a line appearance. She has already
mademarly friends among the ladies lamer
amiability and courtesy. She Wiasurroundecl
by a number of ladies, relativeS and acquain,'
lances. Two of her sisters and tiVt neiced
composed a portion of the Presidential - 11 Kit
They were handsomely 'dressed in blue, brawn
and lemon colored silks, with lace trimmings,
and each wore pearl or diamond ornaments in
their hair.
The crowd of visitors of till claSses was great
indeed and among them many quite distin
guiShed personages. The Cabinet, with the
exception of Senator Seward, who is ill, was
I present; foreign ministers, army and navy
officers, senators and members of the House,
and men of all shadosOf distinction were there.
The display of female beauty was a very fair
one, and the display of handsome dresses was
quite extensive. Mrs. Senator Douglas was
universally admitted to be the reigning beauty
of the 'evening. She was dressed
,in plain
whitm 7
low necked: and short sleeves but such
a neck and such en artn would make a sculptor
despair and hide his marble model that it
might not sull . er by comparison I - She wore
no ornaments except a little bunch of lilao
flowers in her hair, and' moved with such a
queenly grime that more than one envied the
" Little Giant" his treasure. Had Artemus
Ward been there to see her lie would certainly
have forgotten all about his "Betsy Jane," as
he did when kissing the pretty Bhakeress.
'The young America of your
: town was well
represented on the occasion. I was pleased
to meet there Dick McC y, Joe 11—t,
James d, James r, and Wash
the latter now residing at that beau
tiful resort, the Soldier's . Home, a description
of which I gavel :nor readers it cenple of years
ago. There miry have been others there whom
I did not observe or recognize in the dense
crowd. I regret that the female beauty of
Carlisle was not represented, as on other like
occasions.
But I have said enough for this time, and
will close by telling you that in the eonfusiou .
of overcoats and hate on leaving the Executive
Mansion I lost my new five dollar beaver, awl
got instead The Pear an antiquated affair 11111. t
11111(10 nie look ,ti verdant as friend Ichaluol
Who had "just come to town to see the sights." `J
Yours truly,
MAC.
Corrchpondenro of no llntiLD
CIIA3IIIERSIILTIM, PA.
Dlurch 1.1,
.140.
EDITOR: The East Baltimore Confer
ence commenced its labors in this place, on
Wednesday morning, at 9 o'clock, A. M.,
13i:shop Simpson, Breeident: In the organi
ration of the Conference, Prof. J../ Q. C. posh
was elected Secretary, Revs. S. B. Sargent,
It. D. Chambers, and H. S. Mendenhall As
sistant Secretaries.
Some questions of considerable interest
will engage the attention of the Conference.
The people of Chambersburg have exhibit
ed a commendable degree of hospitality in
welcoming the preachers.
gohnt alth fo u nt g '4llaftzrs..
' PASTORAL CIIANOE.—We understruid_
that the Rev. A. H. KREMER, for many years
)?actor of the German Reformed Church, of
this place, has. accepted a call front the First
German. Reformed Church, of Lancaster city,
and has therefore tendered his resignation.
Mr. KREMER, during his residence in Carlisle,
has earned the character of an earnest, faith
ful Minister, whose social virtues are not leis
marked than his christian character, and wo
wish him su6cess in the new field which is
opened to him.
Sr. PATRICK'S DAY.—Sunday next,
the 17th, is the feast of St. Patrick, the natal
'dayof Ireland's patron Saint, and on Monday,
'no doubt, in many places, it will be commemo•
rated with all the honors; when. the sons of
the Emerald Isle, mounting the shamrock,
will surround the f . e ' stire board,, and pledge
the memory of the heroes, the statesman and
poets, who have made her the brightest gem
of the sea. Long live the strains of Erin's
Harp," and speed the day when the epitaph of
Emmett shall be written In letters of gold.
THE FIRST OF APlll6.—This annual
" payday,"' casting its shadow on the
community, and the -face of , every third
maim yon meet carries 'an earnest, wearied
look; indieltive of " tWirtiznes." Lenders_
and borrowers are anztiously looking for the
wherewithal to meet their various engage.
ments. Lawyers are dreaming ofjudgement
bonds and counsel fees and " This Inderfture
‘Vitnesseth," passes before the eyes of the
Scriveners, in staring capitals. It is said,
by those'who are posted in these matters,
that money is easy, and although a good.
deal,of it will change hands on the "first,"
there is no likelihood of a pressure. The
custom of perfecting licit) by giving posses.
sion on the first of April, seems like crowd-
g the business of a wholo . yeatinto on6day,
8 often the source of a panic in the money
MEE
FATAL RAIL RCIATtIeCIDENT—On 1\ ton
, day morning last, a-deaf man named JOSIAH,.
JONES, living near Mechanicsburg, was killed , -
on the Rail Road, y the early brimming train
from Harrisburg. Mr. Joins was seen walk.
lug along the track, some distance ahead of
the train, and the Engineer blew the signal,
supposing that the man would leave the track
in time, but is he kept on the road, tie
Locomotive struck him, killing him instantl „
Esquire PALMER, who was on. the cars, im
mediately,ssummoned a jury, and
... verdict
was rendered in accordance with the fitenr i ..,
'exhonerating the Engineer from any blre.
Mr. JONES was a mason by trade, sad being
Very deaf, was cautioned that • morning by
his wife not to walk on the track for fear he
might be injured, ap ho was near being run
over tome weekq ago. : • •
•
MORE SNOWY.•;—Thq..folls wire enrprie
ed'when they got awoke yeeterdny morning,
le see the ground p.overed Wk.th anon , . The
tlakee eame•doWn.quietly in, the Wight, sooth
ing the springtdg plants to rent, and repress
log their ambitions desire' to "get, up.in the.
world."
TIII,IIOR