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Jijc Dtbbcbiiic j ABBEWLLErB.~C. W_._A._LEE, EDITOR. 1 Friday Morning, May 3.) 1861. L . - . , ... 1? 1 _ gone to Virginia. Oapl. W. W. Ferryman's Company, of this District, has gone to Virginia. They are a noble company, and will \rell represent t!ic fair fatno of the District wherever their coun? try's flag is unfurled. FRESYBTERY. S*TB the ^ickens Courier, convened by appointment. VkfBachelor's Betreat, in this Distrsct, on Thursday of Inst week. Rev. D. MoNkil Turner vrss elected Moderator, and Dr. McBnrpE, Clerk. Wo leurn that the attendance wng largo, and the meeting harmonious. LEFT FOR VIRGINlAf The Salnda Guard.*, C?pt. Gibhes, numbering Tjcaween eigniy ana ninety men, ot:<J a detach merit of the Governor'.- (lunuli, left by special train Tuesday afternoon for Virginia. Lexington i? well represented in this gallant corps of young and active wen. May they rc.urn with glory J PERSONAL. Iti retiring from the chair editorial, the junior nnrtnop mnltoa liin hiitp nnJ back "to the editorial "sanctum" the editor proper. The jnnior's object hns been lo make tlic pflper acccptable to the many readers of lhc'/?rc??. If he lins fiuer:ee<le6 in u reasonable dagree'lie is well pleased with the readers and Irtmscli" too. The editor in returning home eongr itu'tntea himself.upon the pleasure ?n<e again ad i.: 5 r ? _i j t. i uicaviii^ mo i cau ci o uwhi ?is will lO HIS *ts.?oaiate, Mr. Wilson, Ue cannot refrain from returning hio thanks for the efficiency ar.d zeal with which lie hns conducted the management of tlie paper in his absence?and in this expression he is sure that all the readers of the Prest will fblly concur. Trusting that oHr heVoveil country may soon be freed from the dangers which threaten her, Imt fully alive to the itnminency of the peril he can only nwte his fellow citizens in DreDarintrifor the vncertain innu nf tin. fninro ?'" with'heart and hand for every fate." ff 7THE abbeyille' volunteers. \ I Thiefinc company which has bo well repre/ tented our District nt the seat of war on tin eenbonrrd, returned to our Village on/Tuesdaj last, after four months arduous service upur SnlUiiu.'. ..J \f?? 1- T? ? o.iu uiviua loioiiuo. jfn^y wertnoi ?frpe<iCed until tlie day after. nn?r our cit zi*ni somewhat unprepared to e/ve them ' l fit tinV reception. The detentionrof the can be jonii the usual hour nvrnkefed the first ?ur miscW their coming, and tlftn the ehrilI ant protracted whistle of ihe h/comotive an ioun ccd th\ir approach. Our citizens ruahedl ?im ultancAisly lo the Depof, In J received them with enuiusiastic cheers nil) warm greetings Friends Act who hod not Sen each other for months, i^ciprocated the manly grasp, a'jfl tin iy1 r"T1*" The reception? the welcome home?wns an enthusiastic on< and equally honorable to donors and recipients, nad proy?6yhat as \ong ft old Abbeville mnn if?ts ejlx-h a uSsj oeitioty to Jipprecintc theWiei fic?a <* her citi^ns', sfic wjll\flt lack fori {in tri^/oldicrs to in??j/il their ni)kN^fcrdefe\c| The line was ffertb formed, and the compan} marched, under the command of Cnpt. Jainei M. Perrin, to the Public Square and in front o the Marshall House, when at the instance o 11. T _t a n*:? ^? an. uuiiu n. ii ier, inree eneera were enthusiastically given for the Abbeville Volunteers Many epectalors were present, and the ladiei frorajllic neighboring balconies enlivened the o< CBsion with their presence. Thomnl ThoftWOh, Esq., on behalf of tin citizens then addressed tl^JJnipsny in a fee inff ftn<^ ~ * 1 " ?0 ? .lui'ivoonc Pjfccuil wi WCiCUIUO. K1 Blinded in touching terms to the fatigue* of th camp, and the privations of the aoMier'a lif which lied hardmeded their hands apd bronzed thfir cheeks, and in the' natpjh of th< good people of the District he rcturne< their thanks to the company for the gallao t ,1 i. _ i _ -- ~ m t ? ??picu me}- na<i rendered to the State Troublous times lie thought were approaching and he 'fenred that their services would b again needed to meet an armed foe, but in tha went ue icii ansurea inai ilia company woul again rally to a man, at the first call of dut ml patriotism. HMthen invitud'lhe compan to partake of a colla ion, which w juld be pr< Tided by the citizen* on the next d ?y. Capt. Pcrrio rc>p< nded in apprc priate term The,cordial and ei ihuniaatnr gr? eting whig the}* had rcccivrd i as an ampte r< compeme fi the services render id and for ill theprTvi ions of the Cam >, and famished a frei incentive to inspiri the patriotic ardor of t! soldier in defunce >f his chfflishet rights ar institution*. Shot Id the crim dci land it, at tt be^ecessary aga n to take up an i}s in defei* of our,rights lie pledgad himself ?hdhitfbf?' oofBtadec, that the / would be the (first to i*l mt their country's call. ' On Wedoeaday the company again awcmbl ?nd marched to th'eresidenceof their poptil commander, Copt. lPerrin, fur the purpose giving him an evidence of their esteem and i g?ru. aii?r |>BnsKing of bis hospitalities a apeodiog au Lourj of social enjoyment, th VMigMO formea into line, and perform ondry evolutions fir the gratification of < citizen*. Next foil*wed the banquet of wbi \ An aecoant^ill be round elsewhere.; THE PBOGBESB OF EVEHTS. 'In U,. r u .... .iuuij ui hid great secession moi itpept^he^ad. qfelHvine.Providence it fn ' apparent:, and judging from the past, we n vwell indulge*4b* brightest hopes as to the fi ,r?aalU?theglortad* eonsanlmatioD of < ?eoond Independence.* "Whom 'the God* ? to-destroy, thsj ..Sm^ make m*d," is an - -adagf, which finds constant application in jpolioyof the.X??D?ote- administration, and each successive a bl dcr, whioh whilst It fcil \Mj!?imlned it* i mver, haa girap strength and coherence to great flautbew* ?fcoTfni?jit, The tranefe; tf?r?ee by Major Anderson from Fort Mo?l lion (o jaoiion 1 nth e Cotton StetM, and the auShIoOm 0bA fntoWot procUmatta movement, no aingle ?tep*4 of her sisters of tlio South; at the umc time that it held in check the real of our own clti? Bens which tliight have hurried us luto on un- a prepared collision with the General Govern- P ment. With Fort Moultrie in the possession of the ? ir.v, We could scarcely havo kept down tile " made excitement of the moment, hot | v Anderson held the impregnnh'*. Sumter, -rt,c < were taught to husbaD'l our resourc.,.^ j0 enter ' fairly upoD tho work of preparation, to pro- 1 vide arms and nminunition, and to avoid a col- * . I's'V ii until ae6ure-l of success. And then when ' every gun was mounted and every battery 1 complete, ensued that memorable bombard- * ment so fresh in our recollection, and that glo- I rious victory which has Inspired confidence at n>me and given us a prestige abroad; which 1 has assured to South Carolina her place io the ' van of Southern Independence, and made South 1 Carolina chivalry something more than a bye 1 \vord*nd reproach. 1 But above all, to the capture of Fort Samtor. we may in a measure attributo the bellig? 1 erent proclamation of Lincoln which han rallied the whole South in solid phalanx in de- ' fence of their dearest rights and cherished institutions. The insulting requisition upon the Southern States to furnish r.ien and arms to coerce their sister* ill interest and affection has sit last nroused the Old. North State from her sleep of false securi'.y?has awakened Virginia to the dancers of h*r nn.itinn?li?? I ? ? , ? the manly resistance of Mar3'land ? haa uvokcd chceripg word* of sympathy in our betiftlf, where lenat expectcd, and which we trust will soon >~inite fifteen slave States in a determined rvMBtnnco to Federal usurpation. Wiv',1 regard to the final reBult there cau be but one opinion, but to affect that end there ia no telling, through what scenes of violence and 'tloudshud we iuay bo cnlled to pitas. As Mr. Breckinridge has well said, if anything cau avert civil war, it will be union and firm resist, an^eof the fifteen slave States, and we still have hopes that a vigorous demonstration on the banks of the Potomac, will induce the North to take counsel from its feors. The spirit of the North seems to be generally arouscd? but after all, much is mere bravado, am! volun^jnt .ers for the war fail to refpond with their promised alacrity. New England, we presume, will act with her characteristic caution. The spirit of New York city seems to be most j aroused, and indeed it may well be, as she finds i her commercial supremacy tottering to its base Iand the sceptre passing from her gru<p. We liavii nothinir to exnnet from the Lincoln * administration. Old Abe bus neither the moral nor physical courage to take nny decided > step in the way of settling the difficulty. If ' civil war is to be averted it must re?t with * Congress to assemble in July. , jU THE "BANQUET. O . (f The Dinner of welcome given on Wednesday / /last by the citizens of Abbeville to the re? I turned volunteers was truly a magnificent af| fair, reflecting great credit i.pon the public . spirit and liberality of the geuerotis donors? and especially upon the taste and skill of the ludies, who wore chiefly instrumental in providing the entertainment. It was truly 9 tenet of good thing*, in every way worthy of the occasion, and giving evidence of a spirit of grateful appreciation, which constitutes the best incentive to noble deeds and patriotic I sacrifices. At 3 o'clock, the Company obeyed the known roll-of the drum, and were formed into j line and marched under the command of Capt. J. M. Perrin, in front of the dining saloon of the Marshall House, where Mr. Jno. A. Wier, on behalf of the citizens, announced that a [ uiuiicT una ueen provided, to which the vol? f unteers were first invited, after wliioh the oiti. zens generally - would partake?and that the Hon. A. Burt would act as President, and I Thomas Thomson; Esq., as Vice-President on > the occasion. The volunteers were then escorted into the e dining room, which was beautifully decorated. I Wreaths of evergreen, aud f<stoons of flowere e were suspended on all side*, whilst at the exe tremity of the room, a " Welcome Home" fn large letters, indicated the character of the feast MA betokened the tiatft and skill of e woman. But ihe chief point of attraction, ^ werjLthe lofo and spacious table!which fairly ^ groaned unAr the weight of Vood things, | which seeinecmreally crowding ei)h other for preccdence. Meats and Vegetables of every e variety and in real profusion formed the rich ^ feast, and in th abundance of subAantials and j delacacies, we liad ail that could (ratify the y taste or satisfy Lhe appetile. What\ contrast, y thought we to he dinrd {biscuit and^plt bacon 'AlAMwrtlf^MMd I The verv retroanect a are intensity to the present gratification, and ftfbR , a blowing invoked by the Rev. Mr. Johnson, j, the Company discussed tlje feust, with a'gnsto tm - which four months of bard service eoald alone L- ?iveih Upon the conclusion of the entertainment, )e $Tr. Burt in proposing the health of Capt, l(j Perrin ami his Company, made one of bii 1{j happiest efforts, Mkjwhifjiyiprrihflltaraf.rttniifrl . tt? . ~i : i. . i.. gg H DJ UV^PIO. AAV pa I IB i? bnuiibC w UM re privation* and aaerifives of the soldb r, and it ]y behalf of the citizeDswf the Dlatriot extendec to them a cordial wAcome home. We wen gj atill in the midft of threatening dai gera, an< ar should the'State require their aervi es, eitbei Df in Virginia or elsewflra, be felt aa ured tba r?. the Abbeville volunteers would deoire "i Q3 place in the pictu^" ej Gapt. Perrin responded in fitting terras, ant ed pawed a merited encomium upon the generoo >ar and kind appreciation of the people of Abbs ieli villa, which furnished the beet, incentive am most cherished reeompenrs of hie eounnanti He explained #tr we iere not io Yirgioii ' and pledged his men that twy woalo^e read; to meet the roll ejnt of danger wherer^r the! My country'* flsg wns n\far!ed. \. tmy Mr. Thomson nest followed in one<of~ thcM n?l glowing,and appropriate speeches for whieh t oaf i* nofcsd. H* p*id a higMjrlbttt to the 1' ?*? -Regimeat of dMth Oorolin* Alatlioi to i old *$>l4l9rs ltd t\iu offieera. VThoy bad dli the ?h?rged fiithfollVtiii i^teUl flatj for ?hb in tjifcy bid b<ien eellM Into (Im mUui, toft w}1 t?l tho tiimnki <d M?* 3^??ntioSty JLrm oo titled 1 >?n * cordial welcome to Tjbeir hom?4 the Lieutenant* Edwarda, Lythgoe and WW r.of ware next called out?Lient. White re*pon& ltrie UvMoqaeoitorm* -oadSerge^H f m lirthifi T n?1a? J AtklNB on/ Mka4MMr?2li?oi ? ? -? . ti?~i j ""^77 ? "*.*VT " olu- Wi??t. &obW; ^Vnli*^i DrT^j[ww! 1 now . Minhil), WardUw Parrin, B?^hlta^ lto( 2 J?%L&X?Z ?PJK3U p^obw. ';- ; ,. ' fltf-V ema The occasion will long W irstn?mbcr?d 1 ^ Abbavillel ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Wo have read various accounts of the charcter and manners of the the tn?.n whom the eoplc oT ill* North hove called to Ihe Pr'.B',. ential chair,-but the following rer;tabie 8tal(,. tent of an inter* ieW with him, coming from illnesses connot be doubted in the slight:st degree, shows up the man in his true character?a fool?but an ape of the great men Jflio filled the once honored position lie now iccupies. It is from the Bultimoro Sun, and >?ars the evidence of truth in all its statcnenlA. With the Sun, we say, God have inersy upon the country, when the Government is >laced in the hands of a man like this: "We learn that delegations from the Young UeoT' Christian Associations of Baltimore, Kw T">r Pnllnf nf iho Hnntinf. flhnrph riaitod Washington yesterday, and catlcd upon the President, with the view of impressing up jn him the importance of arresting hostilities. They were reoeirod kindly, but with rude familiarity. Dr. Fuller commenced the conversation by seeking.to impress upon Mr. Lincoln the vast responsibility of the position lie occupied, and that upon him depended the issue of peace or war?on one hand a terrible, fratricidal conflict, and on the other peaco. "But,' said Mr. Lincoln, "what am I to do!' "Whv. sir. let the country know that you nre disposeed to recognise the independence of the Southern States?I say nothing of accession ; recogonise the fact that they have formed ? government of their own, and that they will never be united again with the North, and peace will instantly take the place of anxiety and 6U?pen?c, and war may be averted. "And what is to bacomo of the revenue! I shnll have no government?no resources." Dr. Fuller expressed the opinion that the Northern States would constitute an imposing government, and furnish revenue. The conversation turning upon the passage of troops through Maryland, Dr. Fuller expressed very earnestly the hope that no more would be ordered over the soil of this State. He remarked that Maryland had shed her blood freely in the war of independence, she was the first to move for the adoption of Pnnaf itntinn and Knd nnlv Vfildoil clinging attachment to the Union when the blood of her citizens had been shed by strangers on their way to a conflict witb Uer sieterj of the South. Mr. Lincoln insisted that U? wanted the troops only for the defence of the capital, not for the invasion of the Southern States, 'And, he said, *1 must have the troops, and, mathematically, the necessity exists that they should come through Maryland. They caa't crawl under the earth, an4. con't fly over it, and uintncumuuoiijr iuoj iuuio uumo awiuea iv. Why, sir, those Carolinians ore now crossing ^Virginia to come here and hang me,nod what 'can I do !* 'la some allusion to the importance of a pace policy, Mr. Lincoln remarked that if he adopted it, under the circumstances, there 'would be no Washington in that, no Jackson in that, no spunk in that.' 'JJr. fuller hoped that flir. Lincoln wouio not allow 'spunk' to override patriotism. 'Mr. Lincoln doubted if lie or Congress could recognise the Southern Confederacy. With regard to the Government, he said 'he must run the machine aa he found it.' And in reference to passing troops through Baltimore or Maryland he said, 'Now, eirif jou won'l i,;t roe, I we::'1 hit you.' 'As the delegation: were leaving Mr.Lincok said to one or two of the youcg men, !'!! tei, you story. Tou have heard of the Irishman who, when a fellow was cutting his throat with a blunt razor, complained that he haggled it. Now, if I can't have troops direct througl Maryland, and must have them all the waj round by water, or marched across out-of-theway territory, I shall be haggled." "The delegation, on leaving 'the presence, conferred together, and agreed on the hopeless neis of their errand and the aa'd prospect o any good thing from such a source, and the ex clamntion was actually made, 'Ond have mere; od us, when the Government is placed in Ih hands of a man like this."?Guardian. pattkde rr. Dayu.?Crafts J. Wbiohi Esq., who was a clansmate and roommate c President Davis?graduating at West Point a the same time?Has communicated to the pr< some of the trait* of character of the distin ' ^ ^ guiahed Miatfissippian. snys of him ; President Davis is a gentleman?cautiou quiet, firm?acting decisively. The natori inclination of tbe mind of President Davis to military affairs. Aa Secretary of War li , had large-experience. In the line of bis dut ! he haa made himself thoroughly acquaints with the eapacity of the country?its lines < attack and defence, the power of the forte, d , pots, and stations. While performing his dut aa an officer of Government he knew no part he would know nothing but efficiency an ability in the performance of his duty or a[ ! pgjiptment to office. He left bis position wit t otftTa ahadow of a charge. He will not ?< , know anything but efficiency. He will au , round himself only with those who are comp< I tent. I know the most of the prominent ofl 9 tera about bim to be the most effioient in tl j service. 4>??? r th* flag to* somo or thc boot*.?t t . . . ... , _ epienoid trt-eoior wet wave# over n?*o-aay 1 rtall; the ideal of all thatm triiaf ort pat at could deiira. Red, White, and Bine, t ' colore of courage, innocence, and faith, ex '. there in the nobleetind most striking comb H nation that ever wae invented. The oriflami ^ of France and the banner of New Itaiv ha * now their rival in beanty, force, and origini ity, Bat where iepar national aongl Even 7 We never get anything better than tj>* Lend r Dixie. We hove made ? <rr?at exchange anii - * p . .p w Ytakes Doodle. Dixie, oft soul and spirit * it. It is at les?t mupio. But the air liu i '* the aoUmo powtr of. a gr??t national an the it 4. A. !i. -? ?iu_ 1-. _ n up lor Toiof gi nmny maiiimaM. I w piQM ilk God Save th? King, tod the Etnpr mt Germany, might ha narked by tba exploa * of capoon; they ri?a and fall with a eid?i ^ that might thethroata ofmilliona at oa ^ Wb?N b Mm Kotiget da. L'lelo that twill g Ahagraatftanihu J* amtncr. * ? 4 / A lab*ma hu now utnilly in the field, (i e* the Montgomery AihtrHmr, it the M.) i r?. reedy to march, ebowt MOO troope. Notw *. tfc* hM the ww bMj*utbf| r?rU/>4i H^ltho number eonld do jjnereeted to fortj I^jL M f_ Jkf M*L?1'' ?* ? -' V> , or | any inouana in winj a?y?. '* ttauwt I wmf&Z. Jjfctito&ii Btek lUpAbUe?neB?Md ^MMiW JVM? *f Ul " WM taamaa?to sop^won jHi toew<g? i PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Montgomery, April 2a.?The Southern Congress of iho Confederoto States met at noon today. The President's message was read. It announced the ratification of the permanent Constitution by all ol the States forming thu Confederate States, and it only remains for an election to be held for ttie designation of olficers to administer it. It says that tho declaration of war laid against this Confederacy by Abraham Lincoln rendered it ncecasary to convene Congress to devise measures necessary for the defence of the country. The President then reviews at length the relations heretofore existiog between tho States, and events which have resulted in present warfare. Referring to the result of the mission of the Commissioners to WoaKinrrtnn if nnvn tlm r?rnnlrr?i1 tint.hu of HinJn maoy can aoaroely furnish an example so wanting in courtesy, in cundor and directness ns was the course of tho United St*tca Government towards onr Commissioners. Th'i President refers 10 the prudent caution observed by the fleet off Charleston harbor during the bombardment of Fort Sumter ; and pays a high complimont to tho Carolinians for their forbearance before, and heroism, daring and magnanimity after tho -bombardment. IIo rays Commissioners have been sent to England, France, Russia and Belgium, to ask our reeog oition ns a member in tbe family of nations, and to make treaties of amity and commerce. He recommends the appointment of other diplo ill it lic agents. oh)? our v-?u nicucrifccy, uiruu^ii Vice President Stepheua, has concluded a Convention with Virginia. by which that State hns united her power and fortunes with us, and has satisfactory assurances that other Southarn States will soon uuite their fortunes with ours; and saya most of our executive department* are in successful operation. The Postmaster General will soon be ready to assume the direction of po?tal affairs. In conclusion he congratulates the Confederacy on the patriotic devotion exhibited by the nonnln nf (ho Pnn mpn hiirh in nfTl ??r-~ ? ?- j ? ? p ? cifcl and social positions of wealth serving as volunteers in the ranks. The railroad companies aie liberal in tbeir rates of transporlation, both of. troops and supplies, and proffer very liberal terms for the transportation of tho mails, and will receive-i? compensation bonds of the Confederacy. H-e says a people thus united and resolved cannot fail of final success. We feel thai our cause in jtist nnd holy, and protest solemnly, in the face of mankind, that we depire peace at any sacrifice, save that ol honor and independence. We seek no conquest? no aggrandizement?no concession! from the free States. Ail we ask is to he let alone. That nune shall attempt our subjugation by arms, This we will and must resist tc the direetextremity. The moment this preten ion is abandoned, the sword will drop fronr our grasp, and we shall he ready to enter intx troHliesof amil}- and commerce mutually bene ficiul. But so long ?s this pretension is main tnined, with 6rm reliance on that Divine pow or which covers with its protection the jus cause, we'will continue to struggle for our inherent right to freedom, independence, and sel government. FROM WASHINGTON. Alexandria. Va., April 23?Four vessels? two war steamers and two transports?p.issei I up the Potomac this morning, with Norlheri troops. , Governor Ilicks, of Maryland, has issued i ' > proclamation recommeuciing uiuicuuic 10 occu | pv fi neutral posit On. L ThesUamer Adelaide, C* the Norfolk line [ wae fired at the Harriet Lane , ?n -i -"."'ny nigh , off Riippaliaunoclc, in Choaapenke liay. Th ? Adelaide was boarded, and then allowed t _ proceed. Citizens who are suspected of sympnthizin ? with the South are still being compelled t - leave Washington. f A large quantity of shell has been lande 1* at Fort Washington by the Lincoln Govern ? m?nt. J -I"""-3"" e Two persons have been arrested and at now confined in the capitol at Washiogtoi fur being secessionist*. Qua is a citizen c r? Sooth Carolina*?the other of Washingto ,f city. ' 1 The New York 7th regiment deolar* th< !* they will not invade the South. They are co ~ sequently looked upon with suspicion by tl administration. ^ r**The 71st New York regiment, quartored c Inauguration Hall, revolted on account of the 18 bad quarters, and had to be removed to th ' Navy Yard. A man named Boyd was shot on the Islai ^ (Washington) by two men on account of e pressing Southern sentiments. He was otfll ?* out of hivbed at midnight, and shot y y ABE LINCOLN STEALING NEOBCE8. id Montoomkrt, April 28,?It is reported on i >- lfale authority that the governmeut steams h Baltio touched last week at Tortugas, and to w off twenty-two negroes belonging to citizens r- Florida. The negroes worked about the for e- Nothing of interest from PensacttJa. J" ? EAILEOAD CONVENTION. Mokt9<ui>kt, April 26.?At the Conveotli of Bailioad Presidents to?d?y, it wm resolv to carry troops at (wo cent* a mile, and M carry provisions and inanitions of war at 01 t\m half the local rates. The mails- for tlie fl j,e grade of serrioe are to be carried at one hu isV'drad and fifty dollars* mile; second gn pj_ of aarvice, one hundred; and third, fifty di ne l*rtve The question whether the Railroad Co; .1 panics would receive pay in Confederate St . jf Bonds, referred to eoifflnfttee, who will rap Qf to morrow morning. ati Orer forty PrevidenU. were present. 1 jn mo%t perfect bermorry prevailed, 'lad goTeri ]Dl the delegate* eil departments |TOi The city ia fall of troopa. n,' Hoo. ft. Bnmu Roktt, arrived' i ror 0* . ^ ion JUSTTJWr OP AHDY JOHMOH. ' lC?* *qq bte reaped bie home At Gtreenville, T MNMi He VM received with d*Qion*tr^li of indignity it tver; point along the rout Virginia where it Waeon train. When be arrived it Greenvifie be received with nraeh eotdn*M by naeoy who Itfc. b??? bie WfrmeM ?oppor*er% ?n< M?veTy poimtUieflegof the Coo f?de rate 8t K V'"""*-. "... "" '^cksAvmIa',' April '29?^4b?ok liOOO- a ' -iroepeftdkn New York end BN^biaad rived in Weabington to-day, ^ **" Merlial tew wu to-day proclaimed in W j iofton. i3tj?eel haa ?9tbe?M. pten-Wted. gfrte* SJJ: **** BAYMOND'SrPLAN OF 0PE3ATI0N3 The Now York 'fitneg publishes a plan of operations which we presume in from the pen of Raymond, who. at a safe distance, oaw some fi^litiii'4 in Sardinia. The plan in hold and dashing, anil quite extensive. We quote one or two paragraph*: "If accession was incomplete without Virginia, we eun crush it in its gieut leader, who bring* it directly within reach of our blows. Ill dictating terms to Virginia, we can do it to '.he whole Union. HV can Jtctutc thereat Richmond in sixty dtti/n, if we to'll. We can now make the war a short one. It should be ended in one campaign. A column of 25,000 men should, at tbe earliest moment possible, march froin Washington on Kichmoiid. Another, cqtially strong, should proceed from ijimih'b liiver to ron aionroc, uesnuance 10 two well appointed armies would bo impossible." ISut his oporations are not to bo confined to Virginia ; he proceeds to say: "At the veiy moment we are striking a blow nt Virginia, wo should fit out u lar e naval and military force to operate against the Cotton States. Both Charle-ton and Savannah might he threatened nnd captured by a force lnnd<-d at Port lloyal, a deep estunry about eijui-distnnt from thene two cities The taplure of the city of Muhilo, wliioh in almost tinprotected. would be an easy matter. New Orleans might be threatened or a saulted at the same tiire. Such an expedition would keep President Duvis nnd all tho forces he could rui?e at home cohntantly un the look out foi this winged cnein}*, wliieh, beyond reach ?>l attack, could Belect its own time and place to ucai ii uvuioivr wiu w. ouv.ii n m/i vje wujiuuuiu1 pel Virginia Vo fit lit out her own bottles sins?It handed, and with nrubnblv half ol her nuuule loyal, against the overwhelming force of th< United Stuies.'' m FBOM MONTGOMERY. Moxtgoeeht, April 30.?-NoMiing of general interest lius occurred to-day. Congre-H has been mostly in secret session The first liattiillion of the 3d Alabama Kegi ment left here thix taorniny for Virginia. Two companies of dragoons are ready foi Pansacola. Affairs at Washington. 1 Alexandria, April 30?Theriteamfchip Coat zoacolas with tr.iops passed hereto day. The Lincoln Government will call an addi Aitjjuil force of '43,000 troops, which, with tli ^ 'fS.OOO already called out, and the regnla I army and Dnvy, will make a total of abou 1 f 183.00&men at thcdiapoaal of Lincoln. The Northern Sentiment. New York, April 28.?In the Northerr States, cities, Ac., including private aubacrip lions, the sum of (11,239.000 has been conlrit uted for war purposes. BRECXEKRJDGE AT LOUISVILIE. Louisville, April 20.?Breckinridge uddresi ^ ed a large audience at. the court lionae tine a | ternoon, denouncing Lincoln's proclamation i j. illegal, an<l saying that he could not make li seventy?five thousand troops efficient till n ter the meeting of Congres". II?>- prooosc that Kentucky pres-ni herself to the Congre on the *1 tli of July, and through her Sen a to 1 and Representatives protest against the settle 1 mcnt of the present difficulties by iho svor< meanwhile; that Kentucky call a Convention ! i aid her Congressmen in presenting such a pr l. test. Should that fail, the honor, interest ni dutv of Kentucky unite her with the South. >t Gov. Magoffin did notcal) (he Legialatrue t t gether for the 27th inat , ns reported in new e papers. A proclamation therefor was draw o but not issued. g SEIZUEE OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES' o Little Rock, Arkansas. April 21.??Tl steamer Silver Lake, bound lor fort Smith wit d government supplies, attempted to past Pii _ Bluff. Two shots were fired across her bo before she came to. She had 260 tons of su o plies, etc., on board. The citizens took charj } of the boat and stores. .f n CONTBAJAND GOODS SEIZED AT PITT JDUAilt ^ riTTSBL'RO, April 22.?Many lota of contr band good* have been seized by (he coram n tees of public safety. They give notice th >e hereafter no goods of any description for tl ^ Southern States shall pass through Pittsbui 11 The Arkanstf State Convention. ie FAYBTrKViLLE, - Arkansas, April 20.?He David Walker, President of the Arkansas 3te . ... . Convention, to-uuy, in acooraance wiut t provisions of the Constitution, issued hisce e(* requring the conveation to reassemble on t 0th of May. Privateering and Piraoit.?That chief of re- rates, Abraham Lincoln, has issued a ore nr proclamation, declaring that it is his purpose ok treat armed vessels, sailing under letters in mwrque from the Confederate States, as pirat ts. and to hold them, if captured, subject to 1 laws or piracy, lnis, observes the JSnyulr is an absurdity, which could only eman on from a miserable Black Republican lawy . All the ^orld knows that the law of nnti< eu . to recognise? tbe 'militia or tbe sens' an a Irg ^ mate arm of offensive service. For hnndr of years the policy o'f every nation Iim beeD n cripple, np alt available means, the comme of an enemy. In the la?t war 'with Or ^ Britain onr. privateers swarmed upon 006 a. Mr. Marov. secretary of Stat* am ^ . Fierce, io an able paper, maintained, the rij #u and the policy of privateering, anji refumd enter into a convention with the Europi powers to abolish it. The proclamation will haV* no effect id at ted P>?g Privnteer.. Men who go upon eueh < UnnriiM era aith liiMt lirra in tbtir hac and, if the liw^f civilized warfare and whole usage of tbVUolted States arp to disregarded, by H*hging prirateersrasn aa ratea. the Sooth will most awwedly haog their Republican prisoners io Ijka hn- The io*4n? Vhre^t of the piratical Oorermn 'eo- sbowe what is ihcir weak spot, and we si on*- Arike hBtseTiV^ with aH our (orcu.?ftkhm site- JHt/mtfik, it ..) ? , *1 had 10" wmfw j Bt CabiMt ?ar*-in wwUn i faily four boor* l[e| Monday, dipwweingthee*eotaof the pa*t,^) It,Was d/yprrainod upon by theoo to e?tond border States every sympathy and eoopera wr( io the good flyht .which they arc noW mil mp_ against the 0Ser6?qari?tf ifltf -Lnroour, and in ' ? dition to the tfelrty-two tfcoMftnd oa*? alre ash* *???< - twelve thoo^kod mbre. If Lijpoouf intend J... waw avitforons iir*r apon na. ho atone Wil w*"" I ]r(( aAinrned by' #</f !^ formidable foreejsf 1 "^V "1' VIRGINIA ORDINANCE. Wo subjoin, in title form, tlio ordinance of recession us it passed the Virginia Convention, with, us it is generally understood, oniy en Oiteeiiling votes. The ratification now ia only a more matter of form; 'Au ordinance lo repeal tin ratification of the Constitution, of the United State* of America, by the Stale of Virginia, and to resume all the rig hit and powers granted under said Conitilu lion. 'The |>eo|ile of Virginia, in their ratification tif the Constitution of the United States of Aiuerioa adopted by them in Convention, on (In* Lwciit v-ti fill ilnv in llin vnnr of our Lord oil*- thousand seven hundred and eighty? eight, having declared that the powers granted under the said Constitution were derived from the people of the United States, and might be resumed whensoever the same should be perverted to their injury and oppression, an J til*? Federal Government having perverted said powers, not only to the injury of the people of Virginia, but to the oppresaion of the Southern slaveholding States: Now, therefore, we, the people of Virginia, do declare and orduin, that the ordinance adopted by the people of this State, in Convention, on the twenty-fifth day of June, in tho year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred i _.i i... >i.. ..r nuu v.K...j-v.si.u, niicicuv tun wuoikuuuii ... tin: United States of America was ratified, and 1 all nets of the General ANsemhly of tliis State ' ratifying or adopting amendments to said Con' etitulion, are hereby repealed a> d abrogated ; that the union between the SUitte of Virginia ^ and the other States, under the Constitution aforesaid, is hereby dissolved, and tliut the State of Virginia is in the full possession and exvr.-ise of all the rights of sovereignty which belong and appertain to a free and iudepen' dent Mate. And they do further declare, that said Constitution of the United States of America is no longer binding on any of the I citizens of this State. Tliis ordinance shall take effect, and he an act of this 'hty, when ratified by a majority of the votes of the people of this State, cast at a poll, to be taken thereon, on the fourth Thurfiday in May next, in pursuance of a schedule hereafter to he enacted, lJo'io iu Convention, ill tfie city ol" Richni'ind, on the teventeenth day of April,.in tlie year of our L<>rd ond housand eight hundred nid sixty-one, and in tlie eighty-fifth year ol the Commonwealth of Virginia. e A true copy : Jso. I* Eubank, r Secretary of Convention. t AT RICHMOMfc. The Enquirer, of Thursday, nolicea the arrr vul of the first Regiment of South Carolint , Vohjnteers atthatcity, Itsaya: 'Brigadier General M. L. lionham, at th< j. head of five hundred troop* from South Caro lioa, arrived here lust* veiling, hy the Southerr train. \ large crowd of citizens and nn escort of Virginia tronpss awn ted th?-m at thi depot. Cheer after cheer greeted the represen tntives of the gallant Palmetto State. An w. looked along theirrank*. we were struck will their hold n-id manly npperaaee. Every mai j of them looked a hero;, dark and sunhurn from exposure, their fine i-oontwnanees liglit^1 up with martini ardor, their fine phyttiqne. thei perfect equipments, all denoted an invincibl on/t heroic race of men. The Virginians cheei > ed South Carolina, and the South Carolinian! in return, heartily cheuroflHfcr the Oltl Domir o- , . ion, id 0. WILL THEY RUN. We iee it stated I hat the Governor of Ind 8 nna intends to make a tender to Old Abe < n . _ _ # ^ thirty thousand troop* troiniruiisia'.e 10 a>u 6ulijiiKutinj; the South. If the regiments or composed of the same material as the Indian Regiment which, nt the hnltlc of Daenn Vis?t? 16 t:onb.''li-,i'ed discretion the better part of valo and ran i?way tli<?y will not he likely to crcat 16 much conatcrnalioa when they march Soutl ward* if they have.the courage even to cob ^ meuce a march. The Iodiuita volunteers wi b? not need to wear their shields on their breast g. CHIEF JUSTICE TAHEY. It ic currently reported that Chief Justi< a. Taney, and two Associate Justices of the Si it- preme Bench of the Lincoln States, hare r at signed. lie It is also stated that the venerable Chi -g. Justice will give a public explanation of I reasons. One of these reasons is stated to bo that ti ?n. late proclamation and notion of Abe Linco ?ie am uuconaiuuuonai. he m i ? Important noh Wakuington Cmr.r-Wai '^e jncton, April 24.?The ruin<?r is pot ill-found that active ami concealed e fforts and prepar pj. tiona are in progress, especially in Secreta 1Ey SGward's department, for an exodus frc l() Washington upon a ship of-war. The admin 0f tration, especially the President, Seward a: e8i Smith, keep ibemselve* remarkably shady, ai Die very careful as to the individuals admitted er, their presence. Treachery, traitors and vi ate lence are apprehended, for every thief do 'er. fear each bush an officer. hi nt Vnnltsn hireling soldi* i>na ?ne .. .. ? iti- here?the indomitable position assumed a< ndt maintained by Virginia and Maryland, alari to them all, even old ' fuss and f>-athera." Ge rce Scott told the President and Cabinet that t verv flower of the army had departed, and Lbtt this time he wouM sooner have received t ]er resignation of every general officer lhat that jht C?l. Rohi, E. Lee | The best army and oa to officers are leaving in squads, * ! ^ A nrlpAW J'J SftD Lincoln IB BV#iyi?i.Hvj > . sooi who ?aw:h!iif on Monday, eays he in eill op. a knave or fu.il; for, inrtead of talking up 8[I_ the great ocaa?ion, he reiMila,atori?? oat of I ,/^t comto airoapao or Joe MillerJ lb" > *. ~ r*" l,e RmotflftoK or CoMifoDoait Maobt.?The pj. aignaliop of auoh an officer as Maury will ?ai .11 moral weight In favor of the SMthern cai lpr thronghent the civilised world. -^Ebire is 0nt AmiMtn as widely know a in Europe. Wfa e*cr science bsa shed a ray of light oa omi Slob*", there the name of Maury it af famil as * household worJ. Kings tad Cburte, p 4" losophera and statesmen, here #!fd with ? other in showering Conor* upon hl?'bert& ' ^ extraordinary and beuefieent labors of Mac ^ for ths commtrea of the w^rld, hav? a*eocii SV i>i?"?*?oe ths.r?in^ pf. tasnkind will} Un The ?dhesioi . {wJj * man to Urff Southern cause wilTei K Bjer. abi4.*<J ??d wlU e*ert infini ^ nror* fnilaene# thso & ?*?.. * y K>pe is crowded with ttoHiUfy m?p,,4? n * t& ?*( ?* tb?n . who 1* :?nrM|| *i< ii W J**' itgut; Good Nkw9 from Miasouim.?The Atlanta Commonwealth of Wednesday says: Hon. >1r. ToJd, of Missouri, passed through Atlanta this morning, eti route Irom Montgomery to hi? home. f?r the purpose of raising volunteers for the Confederate Stales. Being o?l led ont, he mnde n speech at the depot, in which he snid that Gov. Jackson, by his bold and defiant response to Hie call of the UniWd States Government for troops, and in promptly convening the State Legislature, had covered himself with glory, and tuinao^alixed bimsslt with the people of that Slate. That although Missouri had an extended and exposed frontiar to dofend, she woul^l send five thousand troops to the aid of the C6nf^derato States, aodthftt lie was now ou'Iiis way back to unite io making a call for volunteer^, of which he ?rp*?ted to be one. He gave it as his opinion that in less that twenty days Missouri would unit* I her destiny with that of her sister slave btatM, qnd with them wage a war which should either end in triuinphaut permanent victory, or axtermination. When the train moved off, three olieers.frr Gov. Jackson were proposed, which the larg* crowd present, gave with a will. ^ ^ <WB MILITARY FOR VIRGINIA. The Courier, in addition to companies har*> tofore noticed, hai the following information _ relative to the movements of our volanteri,: ' Captain McManus' company of 90 men atso marched from Lancaster, end start to-day tot join Colonel Rerahaw's regiment. Captain Boykin's company, 100 strong, from Camdaa, started Saturday to !oin Colonel Gregg'a raiment. Captain Canity'a mounted company has been formed into iftfatitry, and will march on Tuesday next to join Colonel Kershaw's r?giment. The Butler Guards, from GjeenYilUt 120 strong, also march on Thursday to. j"it* Col. Kershaw's regiment.. Tho Butler Guards are composed of the very flower of Greenvilla District. Ca^toin Richardson's company started Saturday for Richmond. Captain Perryman's fine comnnnv from A ? and sabre bnyon> nts, 510 in number, start on Tuesday to join Col. Kershaw's regiment. "These additions will make CoL Kershaw'* regiment about 900 in number, and Colonel Gregg's regiment nllout 800?in all between 1600 atid 1701) South Carolina troops thus far r sent to Richmond. It in no**_tliougIit thottha Governor will not, for tl>e present, call on any more troops for Virginia, as those sent will peiH hups be sufficient for the present."' GOOD NEWS FB0M ARKANSAS. We learn from a reliable source that sino* i the reception of Lincoln's proclamation in Ar? knnsas, a great change has taken place in lh? > public mind and that the State it a nnit ftp secession from Republican rule. Tlie Conren? , lion has been called together and it is thought _ will pass a secession Ordinance immedint?ly-% 0 Wi predict that in thirty d?}s we afiadl liar* . fourteen Mara on the Confederate Flag. e h TO LETn The paper* of New YorU, Philadelphia 1 Washington and oilier places North, are filled, ft with adverliyemcnts of 'To Let.'' Deserted*' r* storehouse and' dwellings are natural constre quences of Black Republican rule. A* far* r. ther consequence of their undertaking to gor,t em the country, the Blnclc Republicans mif i- be compelled H> ary out to t>a "lit" alone. MILITARY POWER OF VIRGIHTA. The Stnte of "Virgin in, si}-* the Richmond i- Di*patch. enn bring into the field at leaet >f hundred thousand1 ns brave men as there are in n the world, accustomed from their infhney e the use of arms, and reody and willing to lay a down their livee in dcfence op their hom et. ?. m m r JBiHIUJSH: UUK-BOATS. ;0 The Charleston Courier s?ys that information v bus readied that city, thnt a large- fft-tof [). British gun hoots is now being got ready for ,11 aea at Portsmouth, Erglnnd, and that tbay B will he sent to thia vicinity nt an early day I* protect English shipping should it b? mw sa ry. ,e It ia evident from t'.ie naval preparations at j. the North that Lincoln is about to attempt a c. blockade of the Southern ports. The gunt boats we hope will be in timev ef COMMUNICATED. Call for Cavalry. Mr. Editor:?Please give notice that an order 'D has been received to hold the {Southern Rights** Dragoons in readinpss for soi vice, and for tka present to act as a Reserve Corps. >n' It is very desirable that any one in tba Di? ed trict wishing to serve their country in the e*-. *- pacity of * Trooper, do make it known immti* ry diately to Lieut. M. T. Owen or to myself. ' *_ J. WARDLAW PERR1N, C?ptnin 8. R. IX "d May 1, 1861. Ill ^ ( r to THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA O? th Abbeville District.? Citation. By WILLIAM HILL, Esq., Ordinary of Ahfeti ,r* . tille District ^ "^HEREAS; Robert Jones has applied' tm * ? uio nil ucikQio m nuuiiiimraiiuiJ ?i ?i| m. and aingular the goods and chattels, rights u4 he sreilits of DeWitt Y. Joues, Ut? ol District aforeiaid deccMsad. ' ^ Th?*? are therefor*, to oito and admoaiah at) 0 apd singular, the kindred *ud creditors of ifc* of said deceased to be and Appear before me, at ear tt *>*>u Ordinary'* Court- for tbe said Diatriat, t* be holden at Abbeville Court ^oo*f, en tfc* 8th day of May eiexl, to ihow mhm6,'n any \n~ why the *tiitf adwwiabration shoeU nwt*be ler granted. , bt Given under my hand and Mai. this Ifc* Wd y.. day M April, om ibotmend tight |j|M ud ?MUy on? and in the 85th ye?r of 8ovtr tighty and Independence of tie State ftauk -i Cecelia a. * " HILL, O. A. D. __ Ordio?rv # Office, i * " ' Apr 2*i, !* ?. { ^^..v . 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