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LANUASTERVILLE. S C.
WHDNKdDAY MORNING, April. 10, 1861
The 2d Regiment called to the Field.
Just as wo are about to go to press, (1 o'clock
P. M. Tuesday) a courier arrives Irom
Camden, with orders from Col. Kershaw to
Gipt. Wylie to march immediately to Charleston.
Col. Keiohaw Is in Charleston, being a
delegate to the Convention ; the orders were
transmitted by telegraph to Capt. Kenuedy iu
Cainden, with request to extend them to Mnj.
Dai lies nnd Copt. Wylie. We have no further
oaitlculars : the immediate mine for llie rail i>i
not known to u*.
Capt. Wylie designs starting with his company
fi-om this point on to-morrow (Thursday)
morning. Couriers have been despatched in
vaiious directions to summon his command.
The Constitution Ratified |
The Constitution of the Confederate
States of America was adopted by our State
Convention, in secret session, on Wednesday
la>t. by a vote of 146 yens to 16 nays.
Since its adoption the Convention lias been
principally engaged in adapting our State
Constitution to the new order of things.
It \itw thought that the Convention
would adjourn 011 Saturday.
All of the Confederate States have now
ratified the Constitution, with tho exception
of Florida.
Fort Sumter.
The latest news from Charleston indicate
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cuu ui mc i ixi ouimer uimcuiiy
in approaching. The For la in the harbor
were being furnished, under orders from
Gen. Beauregard, with *xtra .supplies of
provisions nnd the companies on duty ordered
to till up their ranks without delay.
Great excitement prevailed in the city.?
The Mercury of Friday morning says: "During
the whole of yestcrdny afternoon all
kinds of rumors were life ou the streets.?
A vague impression had somehow got abrond
that the long agony of suspense nnd
inaction was to be speedily and abruptly
ended ) but how, or when, or by whose orders.
nobody could tell. We have made
ddigent inquiry ; and, fin the absence of
official information, which, in n juncture
like this, is seldom mude public), we deem
the following facts to be reasonably certain
:
First. That the supplies of provisions
and the mails, hitherto furnished regularly
to the garrison of Fort Sumter, are to be
cut oil'to-day, and thut no further communication
will be allowed between Major f
Anderson and tbe Government at Washington.
Second. Tlmt Hie troops at all tbe Statu '
fortifications are now finnlly disposed, equip- '
ped and piovidcd for, so as to be ready for I
action at u moment's warning. j
Third. That no attack of any kind will ,
be mnde upon Fort Sumter uuiil further
ordera, unless auch an attack should be provoked
by Major Anderson, or by an at- '
tempt on the part of hia Government to )
bring aid to tbe beleugued fortress. t
Fourth. That these measures are taken j
at the instance of the Government of the
Confederate States, which has Ion all confidence
in the professions of tho Lincoln
Administration."
North Eastern Rail Road.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the North Eastern Railroad Company.
held at tho Bank of Charleston. April
3d, the pledge of nid extended by the
Board of Directors to the proposed Central j
mm itoud, wan sustained and continued by
Die following resolution :
Resolved, Ti.ut we hereby ratify and
coutirui the action of the Hoard of Directors
in tbeir subscription to tho proponed South
Catolina Central Railroad, of $145,000, or
$1,000 per mile for every mile of rond as
completed, from or near Gourdin's Station,
upon the terms and conditions expressed
in the resolutions of the Hoard of Directors,
set forth in their report just read.
The following resolution of the Hoard
expresses the terms and conditions referred
to in the above :
Resolved, That this Company do subnet
ibe to the capital stock of nny Company
duly organized to construct the Rond from
Charlotte, via Lancaster, Rishopvilio. Sumter
and Manning, or their respective vicinity
of Gourdin's Station, on this Road, the
sum of 8146.000, or .f 1000 per mile of road
as completed from said poihl of junction, pay
able as fallows : $350 in transportation of
material and lure of machinery for construction
; $150 in cash, and the balance, say
$500, in the capital stock of this Company
It being understood thnt, upon the completion
of each mile of road from the said
point of junction, und the payments, as a
bove stipulated, having been duly made,
this Company shall then receive the amount
of 81000 tor every mile of road so built, in
the cupital stock of the fyatv Company.
Senator Wigfall thinks War Probable.
Mr. Wigfnll, late U. S. Senator from !
Texas, together with his family are noty
in Charleston on u visit. The Mercury reports
n speech delivered by liitn on Wednesday
night in response to a eomplimsntr.6erennde,
in which the following passage
occurs :
There /.re those who tell you we will
have peace, hut I believe it not. Fort Suinter
may or may no' be cwicunted ; Fort
Pickens may or may not be cvacunted; but
take my word for ;t, the fort at Tort n gas
and the Fort at Key West will not be evacuated.
Take my word for it, the jurisdiction
of the United States Government never
will ho withdrawn froin Now Mexico and
Arizona. Take my word for it, your Com
mixainners nria anniaier* never will be recAgr.ized
or received at YVaaliington. Take
my word tor it, Mint the Government of the
United .State* will never nttemptto restrain
the. aitizena of the border Muten from warring
upon you Au their own individual responsibility
. Mr. Abraham ijncoln will
neither cultivate peace nor declare war, and
will not restrain the eitizena of that government
from warring upon ue, and ralda aM I
robberies will, I believe, be of frequent oc- '
ctirrtflice. f believe, therefore, whilat the
Government of the United States will neither
cultivate peace nor declare war, it will
piece tie in * condition before very long,
where we will be lorced In aelf reepect to
deb-are war agam*t them. Then it ia a
Uialler of the leet consequence that we
should prepare for it, aa J the most material
National recognition.
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Another Vessel Fired into.
Our Charleston exchanges inform ua
Ihnt nn \V?Hnvad>iv ln?t ?
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the United States Flag attempted to enter
Charleston harbor, was fired into from the
Uatteiius on Morris' Island, struck and
uiado to put buck. The Courier's report
is as follows :
Yesterday nftersoon about three o'clok,
while tlvfc wind was blowing heavy from the
Northeast, s schooner crossed the bar and
was beating up the Chnnnel abreast of the
beach of Morris* Island, when sh6 having
attracted the attention of some of the sentinels,
one of the batteries fired several
blank cartridges at her for the purpose of
bringing her to, which tho Captain of the
vessel paid no attention to, but kept on his
course, when p shotted gun was discharged,
the ball from which it is supposed struck
her in the bulwarks, when she put about
and proceeded down near the bar and anchored.
| During the firing it is a lid that the schooner
displayed the "United States ensign,**
but as her character and not her nationality
was iu question, she should immediately
have come to and held intercourse with the
commander on the Island, instead of acting
in a manner thRt produced the impression
that slic intended to force n passage. Soon
alter the firing took plnce,a boat froin Fort
Sumter visited Morris' Island, sent by Mnj.1
Andeison to make enquiry into the cause
of the vessel having been shot at, and also
to request permission for his boat to pro
ceed to the schooner ; and it is reported
that the boat did go to the suspicious vev
sel, but ut this we have no certain information.
About six o'clock last evening the steamer
Genl Clinch, with Linut. T. It. Huger.
was sent from the City to look after the
schooner and investigate Iter character, but
alter proceeding souie distance down the
Channel tiiey were unab'e to discover anytiling
of her, and suppose that she had
gone to sea.
The Mercury gives substantially the
above, with the following other facta :
The suspicious part of the u hole proceeding
is, that this schooner, instead of
coming to and establishing her character,
immediately, on finding that she could not
successfully run the gauntlet of the harbor
batteries, attempted to escape. The latest,
and nppureiHly the most reliable rumor Inst
night was, that tho schooner is a coasting
vessel, laden with merchandize. In con
neclion with the suspicion that she carried
supplies for Anderson, it may not be out
of place to state that the usual supplies
went over to Fort Sumter yesterday. <
We are informed that the ugent of one ,
of the lines of steamers to the North sent
an agent to Major Anderson, the other day, 1
stating that he could furnish him with ex- i
cedent accommodations for himself and his
seldiers on their return trip. Major A rider- ,
son is said to have replied, that he would
like to make the arrangements, hut as yet
he had received no orders for the evncua- *
lion of Fort Sumter. <
The above, taken in connection with the
telegraphic news from Washington, which '
we publish elsewhere, furnishes some 1
ground for the impression that Lincoln has 1
nt last in his folly and desperation, resolved
to make an effort to carry out the policy
indicated in his inaugural. These demon 1
itrations have apparently caused but little
:oncern in the Confederate States. Among 1
soil informed circles there exists scarcely
iny apprehension of a serious collision of
irms. The Government of tho United
Stales, in thu present state of public opinion
nt the North, is powerless to wage war
Lo nny considerable extent against the Con*
federate States Souie puny erturts may
be made to reinforce forts within the Confederate
States to keep up appearances and
preserve as far as possible the consistency of
Liucolu and his party.
It was subsequently ascertained that the
vessel above referred to, was the schooner
It. II. Shannon, Cupt. Joseph Marls, from
Boston, with a cargo of ice for Savannah.
Capt. Marls mistook Charleston harbor for
thai of Savannah, and did not discover his
error until after he had passed the bar.?
When hit vessel had nrrived nearly abreast
of Fort Moultrie, one or Iwo guns were
fired from that tort, across his bows, lie
continued on his course, nud ordered his
colors to be run up lo the main peak, supposing
Hint a signification of his nationality
wns what was required. But ?n a few ino- |
ments the fire was opened from both sides
of Ihe channel?from Fort Moultrie snd
from a battery on Morris' Island?the shot
passing fore and uft of the schooner, and
whistling, as he describes it, fearfully over
head. Not knowing what to do, or what
was required of him, lie ordered his colors
hauled down, tacked ship and stood out to
sea. The firing from the fort and battery
sontinued, most of the shot coining in dangerous
proximity, and one ball passing
through his mainsail, only some twelve inches
above the head of s man who was standing
on the house nt tho time. Passing
within speaking distance of a brig that was
going into the harbor, Capt. Marts hailed ii
and asked wliv Ha lir.J 'l'u_ i
j ? ? ill V.M UpUlla I IICJ
captain of the brig advised him to haul his
jibs down and come to anchor, which he
accordingly did and the firing censed.
Tenser of a Regiment.?We learn from
the Columbia (jurdian that Col. James II.
Rion, of the Sixth Regiment of South Car
olina Volunteers proposes to tender his
command to the Confedoralo Stales, in the
following contingency :
"To wit : Thnt in ihe ovent of a collision
of arms becoming imminent, volunteers from
this St ite are needed for active service in
the field, in this contingency we tender
onr services to you for twelve months, provided
that tho Governor of this State will
then consent to our transfer to the volunteer
service of tho Confederate States."
This regiment is composed of eight infantry
of the line and two rifle companies,
averaging eighty men each. All of tho
\Vinnsboro' companies and two of the
Cheater companies have been heard from,
and uoneur in the tender. The Register
says when all are heard from, the tender
|$ill be made.
Sam Houston.? Ex-Gov. Houston has
tent a message to the Texaa Legislature
protesting against tho Convention, and ap.
pealing to the legislature to sustain him.
He claims to be still Governor of the State.
The Legislature took not the slightest no
tica of hia communication.
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LOCAL'S.
The Railroad SubscriptionAlthough
the subscription to tho Capital
Stock of the Central Railroad is tint progressing
as rapidly as we could desire, we
believe that wo may now safety assure our
friends of Kershaw, Sumter, Clarendon,
Williamsburg uud Charleston, that I.ancaater
will do Iwer sjiuro in this work. The
Commissioners at this place believe that
one hundred thousand dollars of Stock will
bo taken in the District within the first ten
da)a. Up to Monday last, nbout $33,000
worth had been tnkeu at this point. This
docs not include many of the larger subscribers
in this place and vicinity, who will
put down before the expiration of the ten
days. We have heard nothing yet from the
Hooks at Mobley's Store, in the viainity of
which are some of the largest and most
zealous patrons of the enterprise. Their
promises may be relied upon. Neither have
we heard from T. R. Magill's Store. Good
material also abound in that section.
All who have yet taken stock, with but
few exceptions, have adhered to their orig
inul subscription. Numbers with whom
we have conversed, regard it as an obligation
from which there is no honorable escape
; and such is the fact. A man who
repudiates his covenant to the railroad, msy
wiih equal propriety repudiate any just
debt that he owes. We fiave yet to hear
of the first palprble "back down." Some
are reported to be on "the fencebut
these will doubtless for obvious good con
sinernions sei lticmsolves riglil belore their
fellow-citizens.
More particulars next week. Will our
friends at Mobley'n Store, and T. K. Magill's
advise us what tliey are doing.
Some inquiries have been inude for the old
Mulmcription I ist. Wo would inform all concerned
that it may be seen at our office.?
So important a District record nhould b#
preserved.
Latest from Charlotte, N. C.
We have just received by band direct
from Charlotte, a letter from n friend telling
us that the greatest excitement prevails
there, and also hi Newborn, N. (J., occasioned
by the frequent fires which have
secured in those places during the last lew
days. The Town of Charlotte, he says, is
guarded every night by fifty or sixty msn.
Upwards of a dozen suspicious characters
ire now in jail and the Vigilant Committee
ire deciding upon the cases of others every
lay. Those who cannot sustain a good
character ars ordered to leave the place.?
Quo of the scamps left here Saturday and
did not pay his hotel bill, lie got otf the
cars at Chester snd has not been heard of
since. He was a small man, sandy hair and
side whiskers. It is time that our Vigilant
Committee and M. M. Association should
again wake up and be on the lookout, for
there in but little doubt but what mime of
tlieru will find tlioii way to Lancaster."
? 11 Habits.
Habits wlien onco contracted. is with
much difficulty thoroughly eradicated. The
character of tho man in often marked in the
traits of the boy. Such natural philosophy
tenches ua. Nature, wo know, is sinfully
disposed, over seeking those nmussincrila
and lusts which satiate tho nppetite of
evil draires. The boy, a fit subject to be
come the entraped prey of thu snares set
by immoral men, to turn his youthful steps
to wickedness nnd crime, should be guarded
nnd watched over with a heavenly and
parental care A habit formed when young
often overcomes the better judgment of
tho victim and follows him to the grnvs.?
Nature is ao constituted that it cannot resist
the temptation of a nursed appetite,
even, perhapn, when its victim uses all l ie
power to dethrone him. Let ua look a
round us for proof of this assertion, la it
not a sad fact, thai wo sen men, trembling,
lame and infirm, brought thus low by habits
of dissipation. What, we nsk, was once
the position of those whom wo now see
leveling themselves to a fooling with the
brute creation T It would be too sad a tsle
to read ! Fond children prattled at thsir
aide in merry tones of lut^sio ; loving woman
bowed to supplicate their favor; friends
congregated around to receiva their approval
and counsel. Even those who have commanded
the admiration and respect of the
whole country, have been found among the
degenerated,'.#!*!* of America. Senates
once nurKciifla to their wisdom and kiug*
dome trembled at their influence ; nationa
have b-en revolutionized and t>rannic
crowns trampled in the duet.
There are but few social circles but what
in time |>nat line felt a sting ; a sting that
has left a vieible mark upon the brow of
fond and loving parents, mothers and sinters.
Woman, noble in her missions of lo''e, have
never tired in the work of subduing so formidable
an enemy, by her examples of virtue,
as that which has peopled graves with
its thousands?the liquor traffic. Much in
time past has baen done to conquor this nefarious
evil, but anon it presents iteelf with
doubled ila former boldness. Still its consuming
fires sparkle and burn, and the present
indications are, that the flitmea aro ascending
upwards with a terrible voracity,
now and then breaking out among the
tender plnnla by the wayeide.
Our tninda have keen drawn from the
mnrpigemanl of local affaire ; matter* have
been neglected which la of vital importance
to the preaervation of our morale aa a community
and an intelligent people. Violatore
of law ehonld meet a epeedy juatice.
What, we aak, tueana all thia drunkenness T
Could men get drunk wjthout liquor ! Ilea*
aon aaya no. Then wheredo?? )t come from?
Everybody eeye, "don't know." Such a
violation of the law of the lend should be
ferreted out. Although It may be unpopular
to noddle in auch matters, which ia by
no meana a desirable and pleasant undertaking,
yet, daty, conscience, obedience to
law and love for man. require it of ua.
The habit of drinking intoxicating liquora
ia on the incre?o ; with many jt haa alnioat
k A S TEH
a.isutiled the shape of compulsion ; with h
others, it lias just begun to create an appe- v
tite. Can no one save them t Where do p
we see tlieiu ? Ou the hack streets?in the 1 t
. A r - .u:-i._ i_ a ? ?
lujjm ui piuv iiiicAcin?iu IIIU cjrnerH 01 i
the fence?around old stables ; yea, and t
more than this, at places of festival occn- 1 11
sions to mar the pleasure and disturb the t
quietude of those who have there asseiu- 't
bled to enjoy themselves. ' *
The ways of Providence arc often mys- j i
terious, and to the finite mind and eye, in- r
comprenensiblo. Wicked men may swav t
their sceptre of destruction for a time !? j :
, Guilt may prosper to day ; trick, guile and I
fraud, uiay acquire position and power, yet t
| these will prove to be but temporary. The t
! future is yet to bo revealed. However ! i
! tempting and dazzling the apparent success i
of crime ; however skillful, polished, and ' t
; phiusable a trickster may contrive to de- <
fraud the law nnd victimize his friends, a |?
day of reckoning will come at last, when i
the responsibility will be of a terrible char- | I
acter. The history of mankind is full of , |
illustrations. Remember, that wickedness f
carries with it its own penalty. Awful in- j
deed must be the malefactors end. J>amn- i
ing his owe soul and sinking with him nutu- t
bers innuuic rsble. The spirits of 'lie lost
now haunt his troubled conscience?the r
cry of the suffering widow and orphan will j \
meet him at the bar of reckoning to add to t
his condemnation. Avful ! awful must he J c
his destination. j n
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[roR THK LANCASTER LEPQKR.] j f
Charleston, S (*., Aj-ril, 1P61. j 0
Mr. Editor.?The deUgates to the Con- I
venlion of South Carolina assembled in | ''
Charleston on the 26t? uit But nothing of i n
special importance 'ranspired until Saturday.
Through the courtesy of Gen Beauregard "
nn invitation was extended to ihv delegates ''
to visit the forts in nnJ around the harbor 1
of Charleston, nnd witness the nkil! and in- "
dustry that have been employed in putting i
ll.? place in a complete stale of defence.? j
At tlie hour of 9 many buoyant spirit* and .
glowing countenances were seen wending !
their way in the direction of the Southern
Wharf. And at the hour of 10 tliey com- 11
tucnccd a most delightful and instructive
cxcurlinn. The day w as most lovely, none
could have wished it more propitious, ilav- w
ill" passed in view of Forts Johnson and i *
. IV
Sumter the first place at which tlicy t uicli- j
ed was the landing on Sulivan'.a Island Ah
early an possible the crowd rushed ashore tt
and commenced the examination ?f the Hat. *
teries, Fort dtc. There is certainly great "
skill and forethought exhibited in the con- '
struction of these places of defence? a
Kvcry apparent place of receiving injury is ''
protected, nnd every point for assault is "
trerglhencd. For the gratification of their '
distinguished visitors the soldiers were re
quired to perform the evolutions requisite '
when they go into un engagement. After '
the delighted visitors had spent in and a. "
louud the fort the time allotted litem on
tSulivan'a Island, they returned to the Bouts#
(for two?the Carolina" and "(?i u. Clinch* c
were chartered for the purpose) and re em- |
barked for Morris Island. They sailed along t
Mallets Channel until opposite Moultrie t
when a salute was fired. Then, the boys ?
to give n practical e*liibilioti of inuniier in t
which the real thing is done, let loose the t
war dogs and gave tlie vessels a full broad- ,
side. Yes, horrible diclu ! the sovereignty
of South Carolina, as embodied in Iter eon- i
"enlion.was fired upon by those instruments '
of destruction prepared for her enemies.? *
Hut mark yuu, they were not charged with .
tlie leaden or iron messengers of death, but
only with vhnruoul, nitre &e. Having sail- *
ed along this channel until tliey crossed the 1
bar, tliey then rounded nnd nailed luick ag in
until tolerably near Humler when they veer- t
ed to the left and entering the Ship Clian I
ncl, Bailed for miles in front of tlie Batteries '
on Morris island. After going nearly the
entire length of the Island tliey again roun- 1
did and retruced the same channel until '
tliey arrived at Maj Stevens celebrated iron '
Battery, when the crew debarked and coin- '
munced (with a few exceptions) the survey
by nature's conveyance. And here it may ,
be said, tliis piece of work is u most lung- .
nilicellt dlSlllllV of . iun? nral i
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dotn. It in so constructed as t<> afford -ate ' |
protection to tlio men both from bull nnd | <
shell. And llio Urge Coluinbiads it con. | j
tains would in a short tiino make their mark 1 ,
on that mighty rampart which now domici!* |
citizens of a foreign Statu. Much tins been .
said in reference to the strength of Sumter.
And it is all true. Old Abe cannot boast
of a stronger fortress. Rut it is not iinprog.
nsble- The day Cutntnings point, Fort 1
Johnson and F?rt Moultrie bring theii pow. 1
erful strength to bear upon it. its pride and 1
glory w ill be humbled. Rut this property is '
and of right should belong to South ('aro- j
line, it is wiao not to injure it it it can I o
honorably avoided. i
Thar# are not less than 19 or 90 finite* *
ries stretching from ('untitling* point to the '
farther exIremuty of the Island. Tno-e at
the far end aro masqued ao that an enemy ,
approaehiog will not know there is d tnger
until these engins of death aro pouring forth
thsir fiery contents. The flatteries have 1
their particular names. Conapicou* among <
the rest is the famous "Star of the West," j '
with which Mnj Stevens let Holt and his ! 1
associates know in language not to be nns- . J
taken that il was not safe to disregard tbe j (
high behests of old Palmetto.
for the further gratification of South I ,
Carolina's embodied sovereignty, Colocd ]
Gregg's regiment were put upon duty.? <
And here it may be said our up country '
mustering ia a burlesque on thu science.? <
I never have seen muttering before, other j 1
eihibitior.s of the kind were only an its per- '
feet imitation. Charleston is certainly well '
protected. With the men, forts, batteries, > |
Jlc., they now have at command, it would j
be peVilous even for the French Navy with (
its iron-cased abips to attempt to enter the j
harbor. If an attempt to enter were mads ,
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alonv Maflet* i-liannal Ilia
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fort on HuliTAit'a IoUtid would bo dan* t
goroos obaUolo. If Iho obip channel woro t
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?ken (buy would bo sidutod at every pane
nth ahot and shell from Morris' until they
wast-d bevond the "Star of the West,"
hen they would have to ruo the gauntlet
retween Morris and Moultrie where they
vould certainly be warmed np to a temperdure
altogether uncomforl.ibl.o- i fell you
lir, "Uncle Sam" might na well undertake
,o colonize the moon as reinforce Anderson.
To give an exhibition of their skill
n gunnery, the batteries tired several
ouiid* ; and i' was astonishing with what
iceuracv they could throw a ball and drop ;
i shell. It reminded you o! the Kentucky
lantern," w ho were represented as vaulting
,he candle nl a hundred yards wilnout put- J
dug it out. Whilst delight was still run- 1
ling at its highest tide the h'jur for leaving
irrived. The company again embarked and
miled quite near the sombre frowning walls
>f Sumter. Whilst approaching the Hand
ttruck the popular air, "Dixie" and no small
nuount of enthusiasm prevailed on board i
.ho Carolina. A number of perrons ap< ]
peared upon the parapet, the most conipieuoiiM
was the Commander himself, who |
rave the excursionists quite a courteous
Military salute and appeared pot iudiil'erent
,o the scenes an I transactions ot the day
The party continued up the Ashley till
tear the bridge. Inning passed the ship hi
vhich Hie hoys connected wilii the N'nval
school were being in-true led in the practical
workings of actual service. It was aiuost
terrific loan inexperlei.eed land latorer,
to see Hie little f.-.'owa forty or fifty
cirt nbuvo the deck, and fir from n,e in.'-at*
in tiie yard arms pel forming uvolutious
icloiiging to their craft. Wurn li.e boats
lasned the bo\s on their return, they were
ear the lie J of the mn?s diligently and enrgeticnlly
engaged in some work All at
lice the Work ceased, the liuic fellows
ulled oir l.ieir caps, p.ivu ;he Convention
l?ree most hearty cheers ; and the next
lomcnt they were as hard at work as ever.
It was n most delightlul affair, and every
hing passed elf orderly and quietly. "Creaure
comforts" were on board?both solid
nd liquid, but moderation in Hu-ir induleliec
was without a known exception prac*
iced.
There is disanlisfaclinn with the cousliution
but it will he ?di pted. The vole
rill lie taken perliapa to-morrow. Many
pceehes have been delivered, llrnsu by It.
V lturiiwell and T. J. Wiluers were
plendid exhibition) of cliuate classic style
nd irresistubis logic i never listened to
pceehes with n.oi* interest. There are
iany ruinors lure about Col. lamioii, Sum*
L*r, mid reinforcing the Florida lurts, but i
in afraid to repeal liietn ; for it is neil'icr
oiiorublc noi proli'ab-e to retail l iisMmodlllll
U lur til red to older for wholesale est.ib*
ishinents
\* tine ?Viiu! Iiiiif l?? Ik.. /*...? t I
MVItMtMV, l/l. v-.uiiru'll,
i?s returned witn the (.teasing iii'.iligencc
lis family was belter and supposed In uo
ml of danger. * * *
Fire* iu UbailotieUp
to Wednesday 1 ml mx lires hnd no
ui red in Charlotte, dating li orn the Friday
irvMUUi. Tlie tires occurred principally in
lUl buildings, tlie loss ot' proper".> has hot
icuii greut, bul the citizens arc alarmed lent
il any moment tlie whole tun u may l>c j
lonsumcd. '1'lint inccndiaro-a arc at work j
here it no room to doubt. '1'liu liulUltn '
?f Wednesday says;
i!u*incss aas almost entirely suspended
ii Charlotte, yesterday, tlie citizens laving i
.een worn liuwu by fatigue, watching and |
uou.eutnry alarms. 'I'hc citizens were on
iuty all day, and tho grest.-at excitement
rrevailod. We tear the end is not yet.
The greatest vigilance is absolutely neelaaary,
as we have no doubt that an organ
zed bund ul' incendiaries ?ro at sunt to
uin the city of Churlotte.
A corps of "Regulators," consisting of
ire in each ward, I as been formed, woo arc
o require all persons .11 each a aid to reenter
itieir nanus and occupation."
It would he well tor otiier cotuinuiiUira
o be on the alert. An unusual number ?l
ires have recently occurred iu various par:?
>1" tl.e country. To be forewarned is to be
ore. rmcd.
TnouPs < ai.r.Kii.?{'resident Davis h is
nade n requisition on the Confederate
Stales for ftooo additional troop* for sen ice
it Fort 1'ickens. The contingents are as
ol.ows: Alabama, 1600 incn; Georgia, IOt)0;
Mississippi, 1000, Louisiana, 1000; and Flordu.
600. No requisition has been made
ipon South Carolina, because *ho has so
urge a force in the held before Fort burn.
,er.
Sot)ntksa Rapxut CoaVKtrriosi.? The
irxl Session of the (icueial Convention
i.f the it.?ptists of ti.e Southern btatvs is
to be held ill Savannah on the loth oi May
ftext It has charge of the Uoard of Mis*
noun, lorpipn ana aoirie*tiC. ami aiao ol the
liible lionra. t'roni an the alavtdinldlup J
Stale*, it will l?rin ? together a nno of tins
lt-;.0iuj< invu ot' Hip denomination. It* toaliotia
uaually rinbrm e about, i'uhi deya inlinliii^
a 8abbutli. Dr. lticnard Kn'ler, of
llalliniore, ia Ino Prwirirnl
Important from Montgomery.
:lKI'OKrKU HRINF lRCKMt.lt Ot FORt PICK'
SMS.
Mon'Toomkhy, April 2? W. 11 Ward,
Kdilor of tlio K?y Wp?t Key of llv Gulf,
irrived here tail night from 1'en* acol.-i ?lie
?ay* that on Hip 26lh u.i., ilia rteatn
sra Daniel Webster and Gen. Hnsk ar.
ived at Kay Weal?the former with 400
LJ. S. troopa, under command of Col.
Joof-cr. l'lte Gen. Hu?k had 200 for
Key Weal and 1O0 for Tortugaa. l ite
Crusader, with sealed orders reached
Key Weal, under command of Captain
Jravan, and well niantiud with marine*.
The Brooklyn wii entering Ke> Wut
>n the 26th ult. No douht waa enterained
that ehe had left reinforcement* at
Fort Pickens. 'J he 1'eiaa Commissioners
iar| atipnlated that the troupe aboard <be
jrrrt. ixuhk :iOUIil t?0 iMItJwJ M ?>? ?
Ifork, HotJ those cnrried l?\ tlie Webster
it Ker Wrtt end TortagM. The coin
ii<*utiers of three f-ti companies on
>onro the Gen. Rusk, bnd * g i*d * do -iineut
exonerating C?pl Smith, ot the
tiusk, from nil bleu**, on mcount ol the
leception employed.?Charleston Met
*rf.
From Washington*.
Washington, April 2.?The bewildernieut
of the Lincoln Administration is
not a whit lessened to day. The outside
pressure both for and against the adop
lion of a war policy is tremendous.?
Meantime it is said that the Southern
.Commissioners, like other people, are
getting heartily sick of Seward's no? uoib
ing tactics.
tijk empty trka8ukt replenished.
There is great rejoicing among the
Government employees at the news that
the eight million loan has been taken up
by the Northern moneyed men. Nearly
thirty ini-'ioua were bid for at an avera.e
rale of 93 1 2 cents on the dollar. This
w.is a rather stunning discount, but tha
Administration is glad to get iu funds ou
any terms.
NEW YOKE COMMSKCK.
A letter received bere from the Collect
tor of N?w York says (bat tliat port is
i.ow virtually blockaded by tlie operation
of the now tariff, whicb weut into effect
[ on the 1*1 instant. All importations
vere suspended, and if a hostile fleet
were outside, the stagnation could not bo
more complete.
Washington. April 3.?Wo have ?t
i last a faint hope of our being relieved
from die perplexing suspense, vacillation
and inaction of the iast tew weeks. Wit
lers to day look uecidedly warlike.
NAVAL MOVI.MKNTB. All
the available vessels are ordered to
prepare at once lor sea. l'he steam fngi
at<* Miuntxoht anu three other* have been
ordered lo the mouth of the Mississippi.
A KM V MOVEMENTS.
The Government seems to bo putting
itself upon a war footing. A movement
< I United State* troops from litis point
southward, lias been made, 'lucre are
well founded reports ibal t.incoin has no
idea of ordering tbe evacuation of Fort
Sumter, and thai the orders for the evac
nation of Foil Pickens have actually been
sent.
FIIKNCH CONSULS IN TIIK SOUTH.
It ban been ascertained ibal the French
Coiimi.* III the ports ot llie Co* 'federate
Stales have received instructions direct
Iroin France, instead of through the M.n'
ister tier?, mh has l?>'?n uhu.iI heretofore
These instructions mi? believed to relate
to the fMC'litntion of Southern couniien-?
witli the French K ii) ?.
THE POKKION KI.KKTR.
Although no official notification of the
coining ol tliu Fiench and English lleei*
It mm freen received, gentlemen in prominent
positions lo re hi? st?(i>lie I (ii ?t those
governments are closely watching poliu*
cal events hi in? South.
New York, April 3.? I'll? Lnciln
Government li.m s?l oil fool the lllo?l v ig
Oioiis prep trillions tor the reinforcement
ol me Southern torts. The garrison of
Fort Pickeri?, it is no* conceded, * to lie
considerably sti?-ngthviied, hut you mat
rent assured tliHt oilier points hw? no*
been overlooked. Several slops hnv?
hei-Q oitlered South, nnd m number of 1(1?
otlicers, who don't relish the ides of co
eromn, hnv? in consequence resigned.
Secie arv Clint? pioiuhits the entering
here of import! for the Confe lerute.
SlMtcl
If y the steamship Xrw York we hive
European dotes to the 'JOth ult. The
London ps|?ers?especially the Times?
denouncer Lincoln's Inaugural. The Loudon
Telegraph savs that England cannot
afford to see the Southern ports hlocka
ded a single day, and that Franc? and
England would Combine to prevent co
ercion.? Charleston Mercury.
New Yoiik, April 6 ?Ine New York
Kvtning Tost, of this day, rays that it m
rumored thai the Government agents
w lio were sent to England and Frnnce
have returned ; that >bolh those govern
iiienls have indicated their intention to
set llieir faces against the Southern Con
iederacy, and will iu no manner recog*
nise or assist it; that ti>e President
^L;n colli) a lid his Cabinet have ueier
urn ed to take iinuieiiale and vigorous
| measures lor eulorcmg the law at all
iiaZtrds ; that the Government has char*
I lered the stwaiusliips Jiallic and Ariel to
carry troops under sealed orders.
1 here is no doubt that the Coercionists
have carried the day, and Ilia: vigorous
lUi-astires are to b? inaugurated against
1 the South. All the vessels now leaving
carry full supplies of shot and shell, it
is believed that an attempt will be made
to reinforce Fort Sumter by attacking tbe
surrounding batteries.
'Ine C mine I era/ Advertiser siys that
a Committer of hading Virginians have
held an mteiview wiib the President and
S<- retary ol S.ate, and were assured inosi
positively lh.it Lincoln contemplated no
in stil? movemou!, ami should not at*
tempt to col.eet the revenue, for the aim
pie le.isou that Congress had withheld
from him the power to do so.
I .? -
I v? yaiiiNuio.N, April 6.?The new?pa
pel i?|>uf. ' iii ml lll? QuUlUdi Guioiiiiv
? nnern bad l.tkeb a li ju*? here, are tin
iruc. They do not by any meant coo
MUer tht:u*elv?*A as fixture* here.
Au umuueily reliable informant it ale*
.bat ibe Aduiintalratiou ia uo? ooucentrating
all lu available lorce at lurUga*
I and Key Went i'ue plan, it it taid, ia
to relieve Fort F token* from that point,
in caie Geo. Biagg should uiake an at'
lack.
It it believedliere now that we will
bare war enough to make the Border
Siate* te^-ede and join the Southern Coii
federacy. Then, at the Administration
cannot now recognise the independence
| of the South by treaty (another infor'
tuHitt sum*), it ia intoiided to blockade
the Miaaiasippi River, to retake Ship It"
land and pernapa other station*.
A very large am mot of army and na*
vy au>ree, altol tud shell, including ttven
I moutuin howhttrt, have been shipped
from the navy yard bera to Fort LI* mil'
I toil, New York It ia not doubted that
iuif AUimtiMiraiiun coQlatnpiaioa laud aa
wall m? Mia oparauona.
Nina Kepuolnau Governor* mat to
coaciava Iter* la*t ni|hu Tbo roault ta
unknown.
Tha aginiU of tba Now York banlata
hero nave taie^iMptuwJ lioina that a col
iiaion i? icovitabl*.
i lia wboia city m in a aula of intan*a
aoiioty and axoitamant.? VKurUtUm
Mercury.
.
I Instructive Fire.?We te#ret to
| learn ibat ibe extensive and valuable
Steam Mill establishment of Mr. John
! Brown, at Liberty llill, wan destroyed by >*
tire on Sunday morning last.
This establishment bad just gone into V
! operation, and embraced, in addition to
a steam saw and grist inili, a baric mill, t
for tanning purpose, planing, eic., and n
was a very great convenience to the com 4
munity, and must of necessity prove a so- ,l
rious loss to tbe neighborhood as well as J
to the owner. 1
The property destroyed, together with h
buildings, is estimated at $10,000, and
| not n dollar insured.
The tire is supported to have been ao- )
i cideolal.? Camden Journal.
???? ^
THE MARKETh.
CualesTon, April 5.?COTTON.?The
trunsactiuna in the aitlcle to-day were e m c
, tinned to 460 bales, at very lull prices ?
Tlie market is very tinn, with an upward
tendency. T!>? particulars ranging froui
10 to 14c.
New Ob leans, April 6.?Cotton quiet. I
Sales 35.0U0 bales, at 12} a. 13. d
New Yohk, April 6?Msrkwts study ?
Sales of Coilou 1100 bales; Middling Up!
Ini ds 12} a 12f
| __ - J
TUB GREAT DRAWBACK to persons emigrating
to the extreme south and western
country, is the fear they have of the Fever
and Ague?the most direful of all diseases.?
Every day wo hear of persons attacked by the
disease and made helpless in a short time,
without any means ot atl'oidiiig iclief. In view i
| of the great demand for a remedy, Dr. ilostetj
ter lots presented his Celebrated Stomach BitI
tors, whose cuialive powers lor all diseases of
1 the .-tomacli have been universally ackuowl1
edged. The Bitters, prepared alter a long ex|
perience and deep study, have received the
encomiums of the most eminent physicians, as
I wed us all cla.<-es froru every part ol our coun- ^
try. To those who doubt their many vii lures, *
all we can suy is to try them, and judge lor f
themselves respectively. April.
Fold by druggist? and dealers every where. j
14! 'See advertisement in unolher coluuin. fl
KtiiiH A W &C0NNU ith.
turahrssu is tub ra actios or
I I. A tV AMI) It! I 1 1 i I T V
..... ? .. . " .. .t v 1 . ? , U
LANCAii EUVILLK, ri. C. I
l-f[~ Will attend promptly to all business
cnliuslcd In llicui.
J. li. KMU>IIA\V, I \V. M. CONNORS.
Caiudcu, ti. 0. Lancaster, U. il.
Aug. lu, 186U.
DAWJtlMS & WYLIfi, t
Attorneys at Law ?
AMU |
SOLICITOUS l.V IHtUIVM', 1
Will pisclice in Lancaster and Uie surrounding
District*. 1
or?ICK IN Til. COURT UOIISK AT "
1. A N c A ?S T B It V 1 1.1. B, 8 . C. J
I'ailicular attention given to collecting claims. ^
COL. riloi. N OAWKlkS. MA J. JOIIN 11. WTL1K.
Union, C. il., S. 0. Lancaster, C. M'., S, 0. 1
March il, IbSO, b ?U
THE
rllK 3UU.SUK1UKR NOTIFIES TUB I
I'ublic gcnerully that lie bee Dominated
uud appointed 'i'liouiaa T. Gregory and
Amos Look Iiis Ina fill ageii.a ahd attorneys
in ui lend and Iran unci ml NiidVkoy of Ilia
business w herein he may bo mcte-i td daring
tiia absence from the Slate. Any per*
soli lulling business With Uie will ^noaso
cull on Hie in und get il arranged. 6
A ILI.lS l.RLUORY.
Murck 10, I SOI. V-tl.
JNotioe.
EX K<: U TORS, AMU I N I .SIR AT< >RS
mid litiardiau*, vlio have not made
lln ir returns to the Ordinary lor all Estate*
in tneir bands out fully settled up to 1st
January, 1861, urn hereby not died to do 1
an by the lirsi of July next ; also to pay
up all fees due to Ordinary , otherwise the
provision of the law mil necessarily bo enforcvd
against Itiem.
F. T. HAMMOND, o. i d. 1
April 8,1861. ?-4i%mJ.
FI KN1TUUE! FUKNiTUitt;!
f|ii 1K SUUSCRiUBU would inform the
1 cdUeU* id Union und the surrounding
counties, that be keeps on hand at his Furiiitoie
Koom A large and extensive assortmen
I of the best Furniture, surli as .
hkauui. aU's, cbntrb tahAh,
SBCRBTARIBS, BOOK CASBrs, AND
UBADMTBADM?common and timOhVVuahelanda,
Cottage and Fre, |
Uudk, of which will sell ^
re.iemiable terms. '1
I have ilia ilnMl UilingiaMHMnil^
willi 51 arbin Sialics. Ai?o
l-oomiij; fjla?soe, and of MichifanS^SEC^-*
furniture.
All orders punctually aod faithfd^^^E
tended to at short nolle*.
I hate alio Full leaf Tables, Room Tables
mid Collins made at the shortest no- sHB
lUg. Cull and examine for yourself.
J A VI KM M KKY.
Monro*, N. C., April 1U, 1861 ?6 lm.
Notice to Insurance A gen to.
Orncs of the CoarrnoLLnt 6enew*r., )
Charleston, 8. t, April I, 1861. (
The ACiBNTS OF INSURANCE COM.
I'ANIKM not incorporated by the Mia la of
Mouth Carolina, are hereby no. died that
their Annuel and Haini-Annua! Keiurna
must hereafter ha hied at the * 'ffiee in Char,
lesion c,nly, and that all applies.ion# for U.
celiacs, or renewal of liceusa, inaal also be
made at th* euioe olljee.
THOMAS J. I'IC'KRNS.
Comptroller tieneral,
tdT"Th? ...rv... ..r W fil-.-i-.
M f|?? vi CWH IIKHICI wnt
copy once.
April 10, 1861. 0-11
bO if TH C A U L 0 1 N A~
LANCASTER DISTRICT,
In Equity?Ljawautr.
Alfred Knight nod wife, ek el. {oT
4jjn ftkioa
Aroo Fhitiipe, et. el.
The creditor* of Klijtfi
rel? Pbiiiipe, deceeeed, ere
q?m?d to pieenot end wntiluA
tive cleiiu* end dttnieiole, before KH e??IK
Uforo lit* l.l d*f of Juno 1861. ?
11? order of Km Court, iuu?
ftb'ivr chMo.
jAd. n torru*iU4KX)NM??S&r
* l.
Omm'rt olftee, t
April J, IMO. te{pftt?Hm