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?KiLEOTEB POETRY,
Beauty and Innocence.1?
ItV I'AliK. IIKN.IA.MI.V.
Tlic star thai gmns lilV's morning yky
Smile's sweetly o'er llico now ;
And flowers around iliy )>i?fliwuy lie,
And roses erown Iliy brow?
1'luit shed flieir delioate perfume
Mill ringlets trembling like ji |?lume ;
While a ilo?]> witehery, soft i?n<l bright,
Is flouting ill those eyes of light.
I'uro nml undinimed. thy angel smile
Is mirrored on my dreams.
I.ike evening'* sunset girded isles
l.'non her shadowed streams;
And o'er mv thoughts thy vision floats,
^ i?ikv inpiii'iy n> spring-niru notes.
When I In- Mite haleyon trenlly lenves,
Ills plumage in (lie flashing waves.
I cannot <c?7C '?i aught tli.it wears
The beauty "I the sj<ies.
Or anjjht that in life's valley bears.
The hues of paradise ;
1 cannot look upon a star.
Or cloii'l that seems a sent ill's rnr.
Or nny form ??f purify,
I'lnninixU'il with a dream of tlioo.
* PgaJflfoOM..
BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER.
Interesting Correspondence.
Montuomkky, Ai.a., A|>ril 1*J.?The following
is a c??py of tin; telegraphic*. correspondence
between the War Department and (ien]}eaure<rard,
nrocedintr hostilities at Fort
Hum tor.
This correspondence crow out of tho formal
notification of tho Washington (iovcrninent,
disclosed in (Ion. Ileaurogard's first dispatch
(No. 1 ) to the Secrvtary of war.
| No. 11 ('11 MU.Ksrtiv, April 8, 1 S(? 1.
To (he lion. li. 1'. Walker, Montgomery:
An authorized messenger from Lincoln has
just informed (lov. l'ickcns and myself that
provisions will ho sent to Kort Sumter peace
ably, Mini if otherwise then liv force.
I-'igned, I'. (!. T. 1?kai'ur.oAitn.
/kfji/t/ of ,S'rcr< hi 11/ of 151/r.
[Xo. 2.] ;Mo.nti;(im:;hv, A|>ii 1 in, 18G1.
To (!i'ii. lieaurenanl, Charleston :
If y<.u li.ivc no doubt of the authorized
character of the nvreut who communicated t<
you the i >tontion of the Washington tlovwn
*' iiHMit to supply K??rt Su'.nter by force, you will
sifc once demand its evacuation ; and if t!iis
is refused, ltroeeed in sueli ni:mimr m vmi
may determine to reduce it. Answer.
Signed, J,. I'. W,\r.ki:?.
(frit. Jictiurean r<l to the Serrrfiiri/ >>/' ll'iir,
[No. C.J (Juaui.kston, April 10, 18(31.
To Hon. Ii. I*. Wnlkor:
The domain! will l??? made to-morrow al
twelve o'clock M. Sijrwd,
I*. <r. T. IJK.M'Ur.ti \IU>.
The Secretory of )}'.// to (!<n. Hen itrnjnril.
f\o. !.] .MdNTdoMKUY, A pri 1 10, 1S (> 1.
To (Jen. IJcmrcj'itrd, Oharleston :
1'nless there are special reasons oonnortod
with your own condition, it i? considered
proper that you should make the demand at
:un earlier hour.
Signed, L. I'. Wai.kf.k.
iie.n. ll'iiUref/itnJ to the S'cretn r>/ of 1 \nr.
rv,. r? n :i ? ? lu.'i
a.j ii mi i.r.r% iip.i, .ijiiii i", J ou l.
To Hon. L.*r. Willi;or :
Tlin reasons nro Fpooial for 12 o'clock.
Si.u'liod, I'. (i. T. liKATitKCARO.
Urn. /{r<nirri/itri/ to the Hrrrrftir// >]/' \Yur.
[No. <>.] On iui.k^ton, April 11, 18ti 1.
r To I Ion. r,. I'. Walker :
Dctimixl sent. :it 2 p. in., ami allowed until
0 o'clock to answer. Sinned,
P. (i. T. 1?K.M IIICAIM>.
TUr &'creturn nj !!'<// to </"/(. Jiennnyurt].
[No. 7.] .Mo.NTiKtMKUV, April II, 18(11.
Telegraph reply of Awlerson.
Signed, I,. P. WAI.KKU.
/' ... t) .. t . .r i< . ,.ii.
' w<//. urnurc-/ur<i m itir mrrrrit? // >>/ ititr.
[No. 8.] ('ii'AHi.Ksrox, April 11, IStJl.
To 11 on. \j. P. Vvalke.r:
Mnj. Amlcrsnn replies : u 1 linve tho honor
i to acknowledge tho receipt of vour commun<?cation
demanding tho evacuation of this foil,
.nml 1 say, in reply thereto, that it is a demand
Avith which I regret that my sense of honor
.nml of my obligation to my government pre' vent
my cwupliiincc." Maj' Anderson iuld>
verbally : " ] will await tho fir.-fc shot, anil it
you ilo not hatter us to pieces, wo will be
.starved out in a few tiny*." Answer.
Signed, IV '! T. l>K.u:i:K<:A">r>.
f\rrrr;u rj/ oj >? // fo lira. Urn 11 nijn rit.
fXo. 9.'] i\I(>NTC.;.MK?v, April 11, 1801.
To lion. Heanregard; f 'harlcston :
Do not desire needlessly to bombard Fort
lr Sumter. It' Major Anderson will state tlic
time at which, aq indicated by liiiu, lie will
cv.i0u.1te, and agree in the nic.iri time, that
lie will not me his guns airaiHst us, unless
ours should bn employed against Kort Sumter,
you are. nuthori/.ed thus to avoid the effusion
of blood. If this, or its equivalent, be refused,
reduco the fort as your judgment decider
to be the most practicable.
Signed, li. I'. W.vr.KKll.
(Jen. lirnurcrjnnl to thr tfrrrhirj/ of
I"No. 10.] t'liAiti.KSToN, April 12,1801.
To lion. ij. I*. Walker:
lie would not consent. T write to-div.
I # '
Signed, 1*. U.T. Ukai jikoaim>.
firn. /Jiiturttf/anJ to tho fiftcrrfti/ // of Witr,
|N<>. II.] (yiiAHr/Ksro.N, April 12, 18(51.
Tho Hon. Tj. 1'. Wolkor :
Wo opened Hro at four o'clock thirty minutes.
Signed, 1*. (J. T. HKAt.'ltKflAKT*.
Notk.?Intorcoptod diBpitolios di?iilo*c the
faot that Mr. Kox, who hud boon allowed to
vinit Mai. Andorson on tho olodcrc that his
' purposo w;i8 p icifio, employed his opportunity
todovisfi a plan for supplying thofort by forco,
i ttti'l thnfc liis pl"U had boon ndoptod by the
Wiicbirfpton (lovcrniucnt, nnd was in progress
of oxccution.
Till'. IiOM?AltI)Mi;NT.
At about. 2 o'clock", on Ciq afternoon of
Thursday, (Jcncral JJomirogard m.ado a demand
dn Major Anderson for the immndinto
fiurrondorof Fort.Sunder, Llifougli his Aid.-,,
Ool, Juuich (vhcfliiut, .) r., Col. ('hi?p|in and
C%\t. Iibo. 7fnjor Anderson rcpV;''u that such
[
ktzM v , jdi..*.
' a course would lu; inconsistent with the duty
lie was required by his (Jovcrnment to perforin.
'J'lie answer was communicated by tlie
(icneral-in Chief to President Davis.
At about !) o'clock, (leneral I>eauregard rc1
ccived n reply from President l>a\is, by
I which be was instructed to inform Major Anderson
that if he would evacuate the fort he
j held when his present supply of provisions
! was exhausted there would be no :?)>]>e:?I to
| arms. This proposition was borne to Major
i^fWersou by the Aids who had delivered the i
i first message, and ho rufused to accept the
condition. The (ieneral-inChief forthwith
| gave the order that the batteries be opened
at half-past four o'clock on Friday morning.
Major Anderson's reply was decisive of the
momentous (jueslion, and (leucral Beauregard
. determined to apply the hist argument.
The stout soldier bad resolved to make a
desperate defence, and the bit ody .trial of
strength must he essayed. The sword must
cut assunder the hist tie that bound us to a
I people, whom, in spite of wronsrs and inius
tiee wantonly inflicted through a long series
of years, we not v. t utterly hated and
despised, 'i he last expiring spark of affection
must be quenched in blood. Sonic of the
most splendid pages in our glorious history
must be blurred. A blow must be struck
that would nnike the ears of cvory lb publican
fanatic tingle, and whose dreadful effects
wifl be felt by generations) yet to come. We
must transmit a heritage Of rankling and undying
hate to nur children.
The crisis had arrived, and we were fully
! prepared to meet it. The work that awaited j
the morrow was of a momentous character, but
iv.. ln.il num.So.1 ll.r. n...l I...1 1?1 ...
: do it or <1 it* in the attempt.
I At tin: pray of the morning of Friday the
! rotrof cannon broke upon the ear. The oxI
p"f tO() souiul was answered by thousands.?
The houses were in a few minutes emptied of ]
their excited occupants, and the living stream
poured though all the streets leading to the
j wharves and battery.
| At thirty minutts past four o'clock the eon*
' llict was opened by ?he discharge of a shell
j from the howitzer battery on dames' Island,
] und'r the command <>f ("apt. (jeo. S. .lames,
wlio followed tlie riddled Palmetto banner on
' , the bloody battle lii-lds of jMexieo.
Theiiending of this liannful messenger to
I Major T\:nl< rson was followed 1 y a deafening
explosion, wliicli was canse<l l?y the blowing
up of a building that stood in front of the
battery.
While the white smolie was melting away
j into the air another shell, which Lit lit. Y\ .
Hampton (iihbes has the honor of having '
! lired. pursued its iioi-ieless way toward the
hostile fortification.
j The honored missive desei ibed its heauti- 1
' I'nl curve lhniii'_rh the balmy air, and falling :
withiil lilt! hostile fortress. si-nf t. i-? 1 its il.vul
ly contents in all direction. I'ort Moultrie ,
t};?>d took u]? the tale of dentil, ami in a 1110 j
ill'.'ill the . mis from the redoubtable (Sun 1 ?jit- j
tery on ('umiuing'.s IViint, from CapUiin Me- |
( 'ready's battery,'from Oapt. .James Hamilton's
floating battery, the infilade lnttery, and
other fortifications spit forth their wrath at
the grim fortress rising so defiantly out of
t he sea.
.Major .\ndor.?on received the shot and
shell in siloneo. J'ut the deepening twilight i
revealed tlic> Stars and Stripes floating proud- |
ly i'i the l>!\:ez;\ The batteries continued at
regular intervals to bdeh iron vonjr<?:?:ic.*o, |
and still tut answer was returned by the (\ic.? !
About an hour after the booming began, two
balls rushed hissing through the air, and
glanced harmless from the stuccoed bricks of
Foil .Moultrie. The embrasures of the bos-1
tile fortress gave forth no sound again til! be- j
hvecn six and seven o'clock, when, as. if;
wrathful fit.m enforcod delay, froni casement j
'and p irapct the I'nitcd States oiticer poured a
storm of iron hail upon Fort Moultrie, 1
I Steven's Iron battery and the Floating Ihitte- ;
I rv. The broadside* was returned with snirit !
I 11y (In! gallant. gunners at tin*important posts. ;
Tlio firing now began in po ><1 earnest.
A boat bearing dispatches to ( Jen. lleaure- j
gird from Morris' Island, reached the city j
i bont iiinc o'clock, reported that all the bat
. lories were working : dinirably ; that no one |
1 was injured, and that the tnon were wild with j
J enthusiasm.
A short time after tlint happy news was rece.ivi
d, the schooner 1'cirii, iiuui Hug Island ;
Channel, rcporteil that the. shot f,vjm Stevens' j
I Iron Battery had told upon the. uvlls of .l-'ort
j ^u'.ntoT. And also that 1'ort .Moultrie liail
j sustained no damnjro.
| About half p'ist nine o'clock, Capt It. S.
| Parker reported from Sullivan's Island to
, Mount IMcasanf that everything was in fine
i condition at Fort Moultrie, and that the soldiers
bad csoapod unhurt.
| The same dispatch stated that the embra'
sures of the Kloatinj; Battery were undamnI
gcd by tin- shock of the shot, and though
' that formidable structure had been struck
I eleven times, the balls had not started n single
j bolt. Anderson had concentrated his fire
I nnon the Kloatintr I'atterv. and the l)ahl??reii
Battery, under command of Lieutenant I lain-;
iltou. A number of shells had dropped into |
i Fort Sumter, and one gun euburbctte had been i
; dismounted.
The following cheering tidings wore brought
to the city by Pol. Kdmund Yates, noting
Lieutenant to Dozier, of tho Confederate
J States Navy, fiom Fort Johnp.'jn. Stevens'
, Battery and tho Floating Battery are doing
: important service. Stevens' Battery has
i iiiikio consnicrnoio progress in iire.iening ino
South and Soutliwest walls of Fort Sumter.
Tlio Northwest wiill is suffering from tho well
nimod firo of the Flouting Battery, whose
shut hnvo dismounted several of the pons on
' the parapet, ond lutide It iniponsiblo to uso
the remaining ones. Tlio Howitzer llnttereconnected
witls the itnprognnblc (Tun Buttery
i ntCumiuing'gPoint, ismannged with eonsuni!
mate skill and terrihlo effect.
| Not n single casualty has happened. The
troops arc in the best spirits. Two of the
guns :it Fort Sunittr appear to bo disabled.'?*
Considerable d image lias been done to the
roofs ot' the oOieor's ((U'U'tcrs.
At one o'clock the following was received
from Morris' lsl:;nd. Two ?rnns in Stevens'
battery temporarily disabled, Anderson's lire
having injured (lie doors of the embrasures.
The damage will be prepairod speedily. It is
thought that fori Sumter will be breached in
two hours. Three steam vessels of war wore
seen off the bar, one of them sunnoscd to be
tlio Harriet Lane.
('apt. 11. S. Parker reached t!io city from
Kurt .Moultrie at halt' past two o'clock, ami
makos the following report: ("apt. I'urker
visited h'ort Moultrie and the iufdadir.g battery
near by, and found nil well and in hi;rh
spirits, lie loft the mortar lo ttery, l.ieut.
Ilollimjuist, at ten minut<s past two. The
sol die re stationed there are giving a jiood account
of themselves. 'J he floating buttery
had been struck eighteen times, and received
no material injury.
I lie vcnen.hle ImIihuikI KufTin, who, as
soon as it was kiinwi a battle wns inevitable,
hastened over t'> Morris' Island and was elected
a member of the Palmetto (lunrd, fired
the lirst 'run from Stevens' Iron Mattery.?
Ail honor to the ehivalric Virginian ! May
he live many years to wear the fadeless wreath
that honor placed upon lii.~> bruW on ovir gloI.'..:
i. ..
i i\?u.> 1 I lUi'N .
Another nohle wii of tlie Old Dominion,
who relink ingly reminds her of her j?as! glory.
was d on (leiKTal I cauregaru'.s
Stnft", o>i Thursday, bore deppatchert to the
(leneral in eoiiunand, from 1 ?ri;radier-(Ictieval
dames Simons, in command of Morris' Island,
during the thickest of the liirht, ami in
the face of a murderous (ire from Fort Sumter.
Col. Roger A. I'ryor, the eh rjucnt
your?*; \ irvriniiin, in the execution of that
dangerous commission, passtd within speakii
ir distance of (In; anjjry :iii<1 hostile fortvt ?s.
Despite the fierce and concentrated fire
from Fort Sumter, the rival fort if! trillion on
Sullivan's Inland rwceived hut slight dainnpe.
Its ,M< rlor.s stood unmoved, and i'ro this
utorninp; ill as piotl a condition as tin y Wore
before their strength was tesb'd by tlie rude
shocks of the sl.ot.
The J-*l??;itinjr Battery entnc out of the i".in
storm without li>siti<; a plato.of its iron cover
or a splint"'!* of its pine.
V liri>:V t:fi> IV'iU lni.t III'. Vi- M (1... 1,
; _ " _" I ' "M v'1'1
ries until ahout 7 o'elook in the evenmir, ' Iter
which I.our the puns boomed t regular intervals
of twenty minutes.
All the l atteries on Morris' Island, hearing
on the channel, let >it up a steady lire for
some time at tliediwn of day. It is reported
they threw their sliut into tho Uanie! I,die.
and that that si'inner, 1 :;\ i::advanced as
far as the renown d J*tar <?f t':io Wi v! I'atiery,
was eri] p'(d by a well iiimed after
which she deemed it prudent to ;.:ivo up tin*
.1..r, ,...i, ..?? ? 1 1 I. - 1 I
u-M.^vumo .uu illKI IUI iU U IR'I .".I'U JI ?'!?\\
(<i the son.
Elevens' Iron Bntto.v |?1:;ycl a conspicn
ous and i id porta 111 part in t lie brilliant., and,
.so far as our men are eoucirned, hlowdbss
conflict, which has placed the; l~t.li of April.
1 S< 1, ainou^ llio memorable-days. Tito calibre
of its guns, its ncsnios^ ? > Fort, Sumter,
its. perfect impenetrability, tin* eoolii'-s and
skill of its gallant jmumkis, in de t!.i-< foitilication
one of the most. formidable of *:,iii>r
Andbrson's terrible opponents. 'i'li" cf?*. *;t of
its Puhlgrecns si ml lj ! pounders wa< distinctly
visible at an parly .vt'igu of the coiiHict.?
Clouds of mortar ami brick dust aroso from
tlio southwest, wall of tlie fort as tin? shot his. cd
on their errand of death. ?^hot after shut
told with terrible effect on the strong wall,
and at about three o'clock, Maj. Ander.on
ceased to return this murderous fire. In the
course of the afternoon the joyful tidings that
a breach had he m efTected in that portion of
the forfress were borne to the eitv.
We d.tr.: not close this brief and hurried
nn.rra.tive of the first cnirajjrcjuent between the
United States and the Confederate St :t<.
without returning thanks to Almighty I Sod
for the great Siurecss that has thus i"ir crowned
our arms, and f<ir the. extraordinary preser
vation of our s ihliers from casualty and deith.
In the llftoen hours of almost. in cos sunt firing,
our oiioipv one of tho. most experienced and
skillful ot artillerists, no injury litis been sustained
by a single one of our gallant soldiers
The result ot' tho conflict strengthens and
confirms our fa'.th in tho justness cd' the
canst: fur who achievements we have suft'i r
cd obloquy, and dared perils of vast nngnitudti.
At tho outset of tho struggle we invoked
tho sanction and aid of that tlod whom
we serve, and His hand has guided and dofended
us all through the momentous conflict.
His favor was inoft signally, we lm?l almost
said miraculously, manifested on this eventl"?11
day. Wo call tlie roll of those engaged
in tlie battle, and each soldier is here t<? answer
to bis name. No tombstone will throw
its shadow upon tbnt bright triumphant day.
If so it seonieth good in tho eyes of llim in
whose hands are the issues of life, we fervently
prav that our brave sons inny pass unharmed
through the perils of the day now
dawning,-? Charleston Cour'cr.
lm'idknts ix i.ks'j' i.v. 5|lcalting oi ulo
firinprfrom I'ort Moultrie, the .V?tc <)',?/miy*<:
"Mnrv of tlio t*liOli4 were droppod into tliat
fort, and Lieutenant. Johp Mitchel, tlio worthy
son of thsit patriot aire, who. ha* ho nobly vindicated
the oiviiho of tlio South. has the? honor of
dHnmnritlnp; two of iM parapet gunx 1 ?v a single
nhot from .ono of the Colninhiad*, which at the
time ho h:i< 1 the oflico of directing.
Two .niciiihoi'8 of thu I'ulmetto On aril pahl
fifty (jollnrn in oa*h for a boat to carry them to
to Slorris Island to join their company.
The Battery. the whnrvbx and .shipping in Ihe
harbor, and every ntcoplo and our lu in the
city, wero crowded with anxious xpCctutoi-A of
the great drama. Never before lin<l such crowds
of ladies without attendants vi.sited our thoroughfares.
llusincss wns entirely suspended. Tlir? stores
on King street, Meeting slreo' nnd Kmt llnv
worn all cloned.
l)r. Salter*, the "damper" correspondent of
ilio Now York Tiinn, vrfts arrocted and l?>ekod
u|> In the guard house, where lio yet remains.
Onb of our special reporters t_. Fort Moultrie
brought it trophy < !' tlio war, in t!io shape of a
tliii: y-two p iMiil ImlI, \\ hicli Aiwlorsi ii luid fired
at l'ul't M?1111 r!c, and which hulked in (lie sandbuje.
It may bo soon at our ollioo.
| An tlier ( I' our reporters lias calculated the
, number el' p minis nf balls li'"1! by b "tlisidcs ? ;<
J to 7 o'clock, tin* hour at which F >rt Sumter
i eeasod firing. Motives asa total75,UDO pounds.
. or over thirty-nix tons of irmi.
| It \vii> currently rumored tlint the Harriot
II ? - - - I I I ?i *-? ? ?
i.nhit wii.< crit>y uic oinr ill UK! W c<t li ittorv.
while trying to run in yostonlav morning,
hut that tin1 Harriot l.ane pnrsnoil tho cnnr.-o
of her proilcopsijor, anil put back to sea minus
Kill' wheel.
Wo ftu<I tho following advertisement in tlic
l/i'/vMiy/ of iSatti!iliiv :
' T!ip lurnitnrp sale advertised yesterday hv
Willnir nnil Son, at No. 170 Meetings! ot. was
i unav.iiiliil.lv )x?11>i;<*il in eonsotpienoe of tin;
I hnmhtuduient of our liarhor hy tho renogndo
j who c.nmiaml< Fort Sumter, altlioiigli ho has
I I>oon nllowpil. lor tho ) :?>t throe months, all tho
i I ii mi rips our city eouM supply him with. Tho
I sale will p .xiiivoly take place as soon as T'ort
i Sumter is takon, ami will ho so uuuouneed in a
| future advertisement."
i ll.vMr.w, April ! !.? Intolligcnoe of 11 j o
! hotnhartlmont nl' I'urt Sum tor was received 1 v
i tlio colonisil fjf>^i.?h\tiiro of Nova Sf>tia ..mid
| intense emotion, and tlis:t 1? ? 1 v pa sod tlie I;>1i
luwin^ resolution:
j I,'* '>/( il, That wo have hoard with the i!t opi
est sorrow and ro.jrot i>!" tlto onthrciik of civil
' war ainon^ < nr. friends and noi^hhnr* of the
1 Cni'.''I Siatf-s, n I. willirut expressing any
! npipion u) on the points in controversy, wo so
' nou?ly lament tliat Ih*? i who speak otir lan'
jjua?*e and have oar ei\ilizatinn should ho shod'
din;* oa- 11 other's hhmd. and desire to oiler our
fervent prayers to the lather ol' the Universe
lor the restoration nf peace.
?
W,\siii.v<;tos\ April 11.?The National Volunteers
l,:>t night. parsed resolution* severely
j dcnout.ilng 11 ?o in i i i t:_v operations ?>f (lie (!ov|
eminent, and expressive of sympathy with the
setfe iitni-ts. This corps musters si .eraI hnn|
dred.
The military piard a 'he He; .ivtments was
largely increased last n'ght.
Hi* intovn. April 11 The donv ns!iations in
li 'iior i.f ih.? M.m m1.'r of l'< : t Sumter lasted
t.!i initlni; !it. A pa:'y ii-eeiuled to the roof nf
the e;;pit. I anil li<>i.~>t<- 1 the federate States
1 v.as- ith c.p. nt'y removed hy the guard.
ilirliMONn. AiiriJ 1 i. I'lio Virginia Oor>
mi.f i.'M>rs I i \\*;t iii ?ii rotuii;? il lo-?!ay.?
Tin'V tiro ciiuiiiuK 1:1 ox i n^ any opinions
I in rr'.a' :>>11 to Ii??v.ill's roj)l v.
Tlio a'taiO; 111k n iiinl sniTi'iitlfr of 1 * >i*t Sumter
\ve:#5*!i-e ! m il in the Convention vcsteniav.
! I>?ir*nt!.o ??< ' :?!? t!>o -eeo>-Monist> a|>|?lan<loil
' t! r\i ! it, iilVi ''I i<ill" -1( (iinl'Mm ? ?I it.
! .11! were i iVi'i i .! I' -It \ i. ?l
unite w :111 ti.i' S n'li. No notion \\;ns tj
ken it. mill tin* Convention a'ljonrneil.
Tliero wpii' i"'i"ic,iii^s here last ni^Iit
at ll:o Mi'i.Mulcr < l" Fort Vunitoi*. Bonfires
wore li.rlucl. on tin n? fi'.vtl. n prooo>Mou, music
iiiul .-p (!. !:? ua!;l past mi'lni^lit.
M -v !'<;.>m:-.uv. April I'2.?The President ami
S.'i" 1'iai" if War wcio sivrnjnlcil last nijflit at
il l' M:;? !? Hotel. Tin* latter was ealleil on
I r a i ll. when In* s!a;C'l tlnit tin- (' >11!*? ?11
as- llaj* v nlil soon I>? waving o\er Fort Sumter.
aail !*; ?:i l!i;' Fo leva 1 t'apitol at \\ a-Iiit:^'
t> n. if tlio intlt'i'iMnli,iioo of tin; Southern Con;
!.'iloiv.i'v was not rocnjjniy.oil, anil hostilities
i l
W \stitv:.rn\, April 1 -i.? Lincoln has returned
an answer to (lie \ ii;;iula ('oimnisMtiners in
willing, lie tirst enpie.s that portion of his inaugural
!i?? hi ilii> f.irts. arsenals. (iuvernmeni
poo orly, n:>;l tiie collection <1 tin; revenue,
! which in; ro-niii: his ; but regrets i!i(! uncertainty
i attached t?? I.is addre-s. lie meant, when it
wan delivered, to i cier only to the property then
in |io;>e.- -inn wl' tho federal government. 'le
declares il'tlie attempt made on I'ort Sum tor lie
! verified, he will re-posse-s the tiovernment of
! all places previously held by it. Ho will repel
j nil csw'i oi' force by force, If Fort Sumter is
I attacked, he will withdraw all mail service?
j the slut;* i f nc'tsal war justifying it. lie remarks
ili ?t all the military posts 11 re as much
in the I'liion a- before secession, lie will not
i:i\ a.! tli.' .-ccciiod Slates to collect lhe revenue,
lnii v. ill I,1 treoiis to relieve the forts. lie
, logouts that he ml!.ores to iho whole inaugural.
1 IIariu hit.;, April KJ- The war hill pr.' ?c<l
iuili ! 11>n??*s uiilioii! amendment, and the (Jov!
ornor >1 it. The nminmiecmoiit <>f the coiu!
iiieiiccinciit ??t* luMililiu* in ChurleMnll ernatrd
a proi'mmd Ruination. In (ho llou.-'p, .Smith
(I'i'iii 'Tat) clma^e.l liis voto to " avi1." i >d ilic
, war hill, iitior t!n' aiinimiK-cisient. All the oth|
or Democrats voted r.; -linst tho hill.
Lot:t vir.uu Kv , April IP..? A despatching
j roefiJvnd, iliioctin;; the Keniiicky regiment
I of v..!an!ecr< ta hoH thetn^ches in readiness to
march at a in"inout'a n^?ti?-o iV in the War Dei)
u taifii! at M >ni'r"i!,.ri,v.
! tin* Stato hi: 1 i(iii. tonucnnjg i'oiiiiiiiiihIs to tIto
1 Governor. An rxtrmno war fooling is <iroii"0<l.
i 11 v. Aiulrows lc*ii\ fni' Washington tn-nior;
row fioriwoh.
Jii.T tvn in in In! too prowl to work. Lot
j no man bo nsltnn.t 1 of a !?iml fist or a huii|
burnt countenance. Let him bo ns'iaincil of
I i^nora- oo nn l slo?h. Let no man be as'iamed
i of povi -ty. hot. liirn only bo nsbamoil of 'dislionoMy
nwl idleness,
Proclamation by Abe T.inoln.
AV.\si!r.\(;ton, April II. <>// //" f'rrsi'
ili 11/at l/i r / nihil iSt'l/i'-i?a /'I'lU'fitmn/iriit.
1?Whereas the laws of tin? Initrd Stales
have Ix'eu for some time past, ami now are,
opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed,
in tin1 St a to of Smith Carolina, (leorj/ia,
1 I lurid:*. M i-sissii>?ii. I iiml Texus.
by combination!? loo powerful to bo Hippross' d
by (ho ordinary caii'sc of judicial proceedings,
or by the powers vested in t!io marshals
by law: NoW, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the I'liited Stat-s, in virtue
of tlie power in mo. vested by the (.'onlti'
tution and tlie laws, have thought lit to eal!
/ ...I. ... 11 .. I .. .1 11 i" .1 .i r
Minn, ii 11 m iifMt'uy lift ini 11 i i >ii 11, in 1 imiiin m
the several States of the 1 nion. to thenpgrcgate
number of seventy live thousand men,
in order to suppress said combinations, and
I to cause the laws to lie duly executed.
The details fur this object will he immediately
communicated to the State authorities
hy the War Department. I appeal to all
loyal citizens to favor, facilitate and aid this
eti. rt to maintain the honor, the integrity
and existence of our national I'siion, and tin;
perpetuity of popular government, nnd to redress
wrongs already long enough endured.?
I deem it proper to say th ' the first service
! assigned t'> the forces hereby called foith will
pvobaldy ho to repossess tho forts, places and
property which have boon seized from tho
I nion ; and in that event, the ntnio>t en re
J will be observed, consistently with the objects
aforesaid, to avoid any devastation and destruction
of, or interference wi *i, property,
or any disturbance of peaceful ci' '/.ens in any ,
part of tho country. And 1 hereby coinmand
the persons composing the combinations ,
aforesaid to disperse and retire pcnoeablv to !
........w.i.i?.
frosn this ib.tc !
Dooming th;:t the present condition of public
::flairs presi nts an extraordinary occasion,
I do hereby, in virtue of the power in mc
vested by the Constitution, convene both
Houses of Congress. Senators and Representatives
im: therefore summoned to assemble
at their r<: poetive t'lrambers, at t\vel\c ' 1
o'clock, noon, on Thursday, the fourth day
: of duly next, then am! there t > consider and
itetermuie such measures as in their wisdom
the public safety and interest may seem to
demand.
In "itnc.-s whereof I have hereunto set my
hand, and caused (lie seal of the i nited 1
States tu In* allixod to. I'one at the City
nt' Washington, this fifteenth day "1 April,
in the y :ir nf our Ijord one thousand | '
eight hundred and sixty one, and of the
1 Ildei1t'lllll'll<>!> 111' t 11 ? 1'llifill ?.(' 1
i America t!ic eighty tilth. ! ]
I- Ar.llAHAM LlNfOI.N*. t 1
1?v tho I'resident :
W.M. II. S i:\v.\itn. Secretary of State. 1
l!r Douglas and the Crisis. '
Y\'e make the following extract from one of
the last cll'orts of Mr. l>ou^;laf in the Inited '
States (Senate, when he hud the whole aholii
tioii crew to e mtond against :
| " Mat. wo arc told, and wo hoar it repeated !
everywhere, that, wo 11 ist find out whether '
wo have irot ;i (lovernment. ' i iavo wo a ' 5ov- j '
eminentis tlto question ; and we ait; told
: wo must tost tli t t|iK*tion 1 >y u-'n p the miii- s
tary power to put down all discontented spirI
its. f?ir, this question, ' havo wo a (lovernnit
at V lia.s boon propounded by ( very tyrant
who has tried to keep his foot on the nocLs of
tlio people since the world bewail. W lion
imc i>:irons uoinanueu jihi/iki i /mr/n irom
Kinj; .John :it llminymcdc, lie exclaimed,
' have wo a (iovcrnincnt V a ml called on his
army Jo put down the discontented Ilarons.
When Charles ! attempted to collect thoship
'money in violation of tho Constitution of
Mmrland, and i:i disregard of tho rights <>i'
1 the people, and was re.si.sted 1 >y them, lie ex- i
claimed, ' have we a (lovcrnim nt'/ We cannot
treat with rebels; put down tho traitors ; i
wo mibl show tl.at wo hive a (lovernment.' '
When James II was drive n irom the throne
of Knglaml for tramplinj; on the liberties of I
the people, he nailed for his winy, and ex- |
claimed, 'li t us show t'.i.it wo havoa (!ov,
eminent !' When (jGorge III cnHod upon j
his army to put down tho rebellion in Anicri!
en, Lonl North cried lustily, ' no compromise I
with traitors; let us demonstrate that wo have j
a (iovernnient.' When, in 1848, the people j
rose upon tlu ir tyiv.iits .-ill over Europe, and
| demanded guarantc s for their rights, every I
I erowned head < xelainud,' have we a (Jovoru- ,
mcnt V and appealed to the army to vindi J
i cato their authority, i nd to enforce the la w. .
" Sir, the history of tlie world does n st j
fail tocond tun the folly, weakness and wick- |
educes of that (Jovernment whinh drew its j
sword unon its own neonle when thev denmnd
I I lm t J
1:11 arm tees for their rights. This cry. that
wo must have a < lovernmcnt, is merely tbllowj
ii)g the example of tho besotted Kovrbon,
who never learned anything l>y misfortune,
never forgive nn injury, never forgot nn af- i
front. Must we demonsr.ite that wchave>
tr??t a f!o\< rnmci t, and coerce ob(..?u-nco'with- j
out reference lo the justn e or injustice of the
complaints? fc.:ir, wlienevor ton million people?
proclaim lo von, with one unanimous
voice, that they apprehend their rights, their i
firesides, and their family altars arc in danger, '
it becomes a wise Government to listen to j
j the appeal and to remove tho apprehension.
ni-iory hops not record an example where
any human government lms been strong
enough to orush ton million neople into sub|
jrolion when they beliovo tW;ir rights and
liberties wore imperiled, without fust converting
the government itself into a despotism,
and destroying the last vestige of freedom. j (
" Tlie people of the S>uth bcllevth<y
nro in danger. Tin-v believe that yon mcd|
itsito on invasion of their constitutional .
! rights. They bvdievo that you intend to stir .
iij> Rcrvilu insurrection, anil stimulate thoir
slaves to cut the, thiol's of their masters,
and their wives and children, llelieving
this, they will act ur?on that belief, unless
| you will remove nil cnuso of nfy'reli^iision.? j
If this opprclionsion !>< i!! founded, if th'M'O
W a11i.vcto.v, A])-.'iI l:'..- Sonaior Sumner tn!
I'nv callisl tn> S Wiiri!. ami urj;t\l ihc io..??jri?iti??u
! of tho imli!|ioml(!iicp of llavti.
X\'i!! vct Ajti'll 1 '.? i".vo o!T-.;ers i f t!if
Navy toiwli'SV'l tl.i'ii- nv-'^imiiniis \o-iorilnv.?
Tln> 1 'i'] :i r( 111 en I |pini'..!'!y n-fn.coii lu rrrme
I Ilioiit. ami ilieir iiain will iirulm'blv i>e strit.-koii
; from the list n< ili.-iiji.--t t!. a* ^ as tloim i:i rocent
eates of anny ofllcors uniior uituiiai* fircmn.<taiicc.s,
Xi:n York. April I I.?The (jorcrmncnt hacliarltve
1 tlic strainers l'olaiU'lj'hia ami Mrricks<iii.
Tl.o former ts rajiiillv llitin;.; out with
jtrnvi-ion ?, army stores, ami munitions of war.
Ii no murr in 11v. 11 hi rr.-ri \r, n?r iin> (mncr^imicy.
It is believed that tho uenGrtil (i>\err.nieiit intomlj
hi bluekaJo every p >rl in ilio Cou'fcdorate
j Stales.
I'ikiVii'K.N'cr:, April -(lov. fprugno lii>s tenj
llpl'dll Id till! 1'l.wk HcJlllbltOall (i'jVCIIll)ICIll <llu>
i iliounii'l infantry it ml ? marine bat levy, and ollur."
! io n< company I lie troops himself.
Washimitov, April 1 1.?Tho War Department
j is busy lo 'lay in tho preparation of (ho details to
ba ooininnnicntc'l t<> Iho f i ito authorities.
An a?l liiioiial number of l >i a-al troops arrived
hero to- lay by ft special train.
rJ'isT 'N, April 11.?Tlio Adjutant CJonernl'i1
ofT; -o was crowded this forenoon wiili officers of
i; no (vmsti f >r it, von art? bouml In ivtnnvu il
It it !>(> woll i"H11ulcil, you liavo 110 ri^lit to
rol'it^ t ? r.-ilioss t lioir p tovar.ccs.
' Tht-ii, i:i t'itliiM' cvont, it is our utily to
:uloj)t HU :il it::l?^:j?llll? tlts t ) t II ' ( 'onslituLtOll
is wii! iu<;uv (IhmIomh li irant|uilits, >il'tit.v.
.... 1 i*/iiit.lit\* .,f :.n tii.. si ? .,c r.
!'.> l!uit,ami the. t :ion will be ri'sti'iod aiul
|>n erv ! to future generations. I ulcss you
do it, disunion i> iin.?v51:iIjIo, whothi'r pcacea
bly or by ep il war, (Jod onlv can till. Th
true way to prove thai wo have a Government
is promptly to redress nil grievances ami t >
quiet nil apprehensions. In this country,
our (''institution has provided the mode for
doing this. The clause whioh authorizes tin*
amendment of tin,' Const it nt ion was inserted
for the ex]'toss purpose of enabling the people
to do ipiii tly and peacefully that which
in other countries can be done only by revolution
and blood. Lit us take warning from
the example of the past. Wherever a Gov
eminent litis refused to listen to 'he coirplaints
of their people, and hnvo attempted
to put down their murmurs by I In: bayonet,
they have paid tbo penalty. Of all those
who listened to the people in l.SlS, and j^;ra::fed
chstrteru of liberty, and took an oath to
support them, only one Ins been faithful ;
mid that ono has born rewarded for his fidelity,
and the others will pa\ the penalty of
their perfidy. The Kinjjof Sardinia granted
:i constitution, took an oath to.support.it, and
never violated his oath, and to-day he is
Kinj; of Italy. It' (Jeorpe 111 bail listened
to the murmurs of our fathers, and granted
their just demands, the war of-the devolution
would have been averted, and the blood that
was spilled would have been saved.
" If we eons: ler this question calmly, and
inn!: i? viipli nnioj mc wi'l ??/ *? lw.
people of the Southern States that 111oy are
sate ami seeure ii their persons, in their property,
and in tlici?* family relations, within the
I'niun, weenn res >re ami preserve it. If we
eaniii t satisfy the people of the border States
that they may remain in the Union with safely,
dissolution is inevitable. Then the simple
ijuestion ' oines back, what shell be the policy
of the 1'nion men of this country??
Shall it be peace, or shall it be war ? The
President of the I uited States holds tho destiny
of this country in his hands. 1 believe
he means peace, nnd war will be averted, unless
he i- over ruled by the disunion portion
of his party. W e all know the irrepressible
con I' i ct is going on in tlieircainp; even debating
whether 1'ort Sumter shall be surrendered
when it is impossible to hold it ;
whether .Major Anderson shall not be kept
I here until he starves to death, or applies the
torch with his own hand to the match that
blows him and his little garrison into eternity,
for fear that somebot1 of tho Republican
party might say you 1 1 backed down.?
What man in all America, ,ith a heart in his
i.tosoin, who knows the facts connected with
Fort Sumter, can hesitate in saying that du
iv, honor, patriotism, humanity, require tliat
Anderson an<l his <:allant band should bo instantly
withdrawn '( Sir, I am not afraid to
say so. I would scorn to take a party advantage
or manufacture partisan capital out of
an ac t of patriotism.
"Thou throw aside thi-s j>ctty Ffpiabble m
nbout how you arc to j^i t snon<; with your
pled. s before election; moot the issues as
l hoy ?;vo presented ; do whsit duty, honor and
patriotism require, and sippcsd to the people
to sustain you. Peace is the only policy that
can .save the country or save your party. Lot
pi ace !>vi proelaimod as the policy, and 3*011
will find that a thrill of joy wiilaniniaie the
heart of e very patriot in tin; land : confidence
will be restored ; business will revived ;
joy will chidden every heart : bonfires will
Ida/.e upon the hill-tops and in the vallovs.
and the church bells will prxdaim the glad
tidings in every city, town, and villagO in
America, and the applause of a grateful pcople
will greet you everywhere. Proclaim the
policy of war, and there will be gloom and
sadness and despair pictured upon the face of
every p'.triot in the land. A war of kindred,
family, and friends; father against son,
mother against d (lighter, brother against
brother, to subjugate one half of this country
into obedience to the other half; if you do
not meat, this, if you menu peace, let this
1...: ..1 1 - . "i 1 > >?
i vaoiui iuii in- r.u'ij icii, an(l give I Ml! I "1'OSKl 'lit
the opportunity, through the Socrctary of
Wnr, to speak the word ' pcReeand thirty
ini!lit)ii people will bloflshim with their prayers,
and honor him with their shouts of joy."
A x 1' .\ i)i:u<; itptx i) 1 \\ ss v:m ; r.tt.?The
agent of tho l iulerground Railroad in this
city (who, by the by, is attached to the /Amocrdt)
reports to that paper a passenger who
was bore yesterday on his way to Canada.?
It is said that he was lil years old, and was
the property of Charles lYascer, of C wirlcs*
ton, S. C. lie says he was employed as a
cook at Fort M< ultrie after that place wiw
tlkdl KfiSSi'Ssii |'I 111 1>V till' SIlilo \ .>?
-- i - ' j ]'v *
fiod, ho h.fr on tho 9th of M;.rch, with ;i lot
of tlio volunteers, who took the ears. There
whs a Northern \nan on tlie train, who allowed
tlris no-jro to olav the part of his servant rs
far as J fait i more, when he was taken aboard
the underground ears.
Tho story may all be true, ln;i it don't
w ar an air of probability. A great many of
these runaways art! bogus chaps, and wo
should not at all be surprised if one i f them
was here yesterday, in the person of this chap,
lie was sure to get assistance ns a nipper of
ilistinetion?one who had cooked at Fort
Moultrie, and whose master was.u hruther in
hw of (Jov. I'iclieus. Suehn "flarkey would
l>c a star almost anywhere. lie 1i!:m gone to
l';,nada or somewhere c?no to fret assistance.'?
We would not permute, or do injustice by a
suspicion to n poor fugitive, and if tho party
wero an impost.-r, what wo might say would
be very apt to induce a certain clasfi to lmg
liiui all the closer?they do so lovo tho race j
[ Rochester In ion.
lV.'.NrFlT your friends, that ''.i < niov lovo
you Mill more clearly ; benolit your enm.ion,
tIt.* t ilioy tic y bor onus Your Fi'ioujis.