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.i.:. .r brails Mibllar MUM
ffifll m.y ui , w-doia may round.
. mh.n totl wlisl werel links of thought
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(,. trarelcr. Ho soys it exist tn llio In-
. . n.iliKt lii Iudia. whore it ii well
KL ta the Inhabitants. It iithosamo
rnimrii of tlio Scripture. nnJ
.nclf-nt writers. It ii lulil
w about the sixo of ',on,i extrciiio
t filJ, sad seldom, if ever, cnught. They
feres liorn projecting irom weir inn-
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M tin bomtrs oi mo ure iiir.
At the dinner at Kri, jrr. Lincoln
i in intn frlasa of wine. Cour-
Iwoily but flrmly Lo refused, remarking
(lilt he Hail Jlu ""
in; inr kind of nlcoliolic liquors, and lie
itamri.t lie would not now leum. Such a
tn will be as ruluublo as ruro in Wa.ih
icdon.
A smart negro In Montgomcrr, Alu.,
luring (lone coineiiung out oi mo nv,
wsj sent to the police odioo, with a nolo
rtntiiu thirtr-nino In.Oicn to be oiliiiini-
bred to the durkcr. llnving an inkling of
Hie olijit't of the letter, lio got a friend to
deliver it, and to tuko the hipping in his
place.
Girls: never bito thread with your
teeth; it will destroy tlio enamel, and
eaa.se you many hours of pain. Never nsu
plus as toothpicks; they arc poisonous!
The pay of Mujor General in tho U.
S. army is equirnlent to sonn-lhing inure
than $:l,500 a year; a ltrigiulier-Gcnerul's
tot little orcr $2,100 a year.
The newspapers that have been most
iIjiisto in their rcriews of the address of
President Lincoln ure tho Anli Sluvery
St.ni'ljrd of New York and the Charleston
ilereury.
Tlio Frankfort Commercial raises the
name of Mr. Crittenden ut tho heud of its
columns us the people's candidate for Con
gress from tho Eighth Kentucky District.
Tom Hood, after meeting sundry
Germans at Colilcntz, dressed in plum col
ored cents, sky-bluo puntuloons, unci ests
of silk piiteh-work, thought they must be
editors, since they seemed to Imvo clothed
tlieniselves in all the ' miscellaneous articles'
(Ley could muster.
Astronomers tell us that somoofthc
comets, while at the greatest distance
from tho .sun, do not move as fust as a man
can walk.
Agassiz inndo a drawing of a fish
from a single scale, nud afterwards, when
the fish was found, tho drawing proved to
be a very good likeness.
Rev. Thomas Whittemore, D. P., one
of the most prominent defenders of Uuiver
salism, and for ninny years editor of the old
est organ of tho denomination, tho Uoston
Trumpet, died at Cambridge, Mass., on the
2 1st March, aged Gl.
JSP" Mr. Pitt was a remarkably shy
man. lie was on terms of the greatest in
timacy with Lord Cumdcn, and being at
!u' house on a morning vist, " Pitt," said
Lis lordship, " my children have heard so
much about you tliut they are extremely
anxious to have a glimpse- nt tho great
nan. They aro just now at dinner in the
next room; yon will obligo mo by going in
with mc for a moment."
"Oh, pray don't nsk mc; what on earth
could I say to them?"
" Give them, at least, the pleasure of
Ittlng you."
And half-led,, half-pushed into the
room, the prime minister approached tho
little group, looked from their father to
them, from them to their father, remained
for several minutes twirling his lint, with
out finding asinglo sentence at his dis
posal, and departed. So mucli for tho do
mestic cloqueuco of an orator.
What an Abolitionist is. The South
ern literary Messenger, published nt Rich-tto-nd,
Va., gives the following definition
of the word 'Abolitionist': "An Aboli
tionist is any man who does not love slave
ry for its own sake, as a divine institution;
nrho does not worship it as tho corner-stono
of ciril liberty; who docs not adore it as
'the only possible social condition on which
a permanent republican government can
'be erected; and who does not, in his in
most soul, desire to see it extended and
Perpetuated over the whole earth, as a
means of humau reformation second in dig
importance, and sacrcdness alone to
ke Christian religion, ne who does not
fore African slavery with this love, is an
Abolitionist."
Backward in Covixo Forward. The
Confederate States find it an easier matter
to talk of raising money than to realize it.
So portion of the authorized loan of 15,
000,000 had been taken at last advices.
Fichtixo Fob Theib Masters. The
Charleston correspondent of the New York
Times says that when the Star of (he Wttt
i fired npon by the Morris Island batte
7. all the negroes threw themselves flat on
H sand and buried themselves in it!
Tb t-rir)r r MiMary.
Iodg No. 237, under the JurUlletion of
the Grand lxlgo of Ireland, was attached,
by a traveling warrant which had been
granted in the year I'tii, to the 4Cth regi
ment of the iSrilitli army, while serving in
Anenea, Uurmg ma war or the Involution. C,M , , vtnK, to 1-01.1. the champion
Hie lodgo chest, at one time, ayi the Lon- 0f sm-lonUt, and to en-ago In the iiell
dou PreeMaioH'i Hw, Ml Into the liaud beU,.,, work of breaking up this Govern
of the Americans; they reM.rtedlhecircuin-'meiit. we Imvo no further oso for such an
stunce to Gen. WnshiiiiTton, who embraced 'organization. Tho look eoiitvrns of the
1110 opportunity 01 twiilying lm estimation
of Mutuary in the inul luurked and grali-
fying manner, by directing that a guard of,
honor, under dintinguUhed officer, should :
lilt plmi'tfA lit llij.'lut itttlli nin.il. rlb.lil
of valuo Mougiug to the 40th, and return
them to the regiment. The surprise, the
feeling of both officers and men, may be
Imagined, when they perceived the flag of
truce that announced this elegant compli
ment from their noblo opjtoncnt, but still
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more mn.io uroiuer. ineguaruoi nouor,
with their flutes playing a sacred march
tho chest, containing tho Constitution
aim implement 01 mo i,run uorne Bion.jhnro b-en so Minded by the iluU Inm cot
liko another Ark of the Covenant, ennallv inn in.i iim ili,.r enn ,. nn nnnA In mr.
by Knglishmeii and Americans, who, lately J
engaged in tho strife of war, now inarched,
through tho enfiladed ranks of the gallant '
recimeiit, that, with presented arms and '
colors, hailed tho glorious net by cheers, 1
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intn hid scnumcni miuertu sacrcu as me
hallelujahs of an angel's song,
A similar courtesy was extended to this
lodgo on another occasion. In the year
1803, while in tho Ulund of Domincin, the
4 tith regiment was attacked bra l-reach
force; and again tho lodge had the mWor-
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iiiiiu iu mm- 11.1 i iirni, w in. 11 n lbiiivu uh
board the rrcncli lleet. Hut three years
niic rwariH, when tho cliaraetrr or the prize
had become known, tho French govern-1
inrnt, at 1110 earnest rtipiesi 01 mo ouicers
who liad command tho expedition, return
ed tho chest, with several complimentary
presents.
In I Ml, tho warrant or constitution 01
this lodge was renewed by tho Grand
Lode of Ireland, on which occasion these
interesting iiicidi'ii's In its history wcro
elicited from the records.
Of tho ultimate fate of a lodgo whose
vicissitudes In war form somo interesting
portion of the annuls of Freennsonry, it is
rortiiunto that wo enii furnish tho history
The linl'o became nguin dormant, but was
revived on the 2Sth of March, 1 '18, and
established permanently in M nitronl, as
" The Lodge of Social and Military Vir
tues, No. 227.''
MAnnn.n. Married! married all,
whut a rich word that is! It is gold on
tho tongues of women and candy on the
ips of young girln; it is silver in tlm
mouths of men and a charming' mystery
to early youngsters; it belongs to the mot
to of nil sensible nr.d nnttirully born pro
pic as well as those who aro not sd well
organized. Marriage is nil tho meaning
of this sweet song, tho dinmonded point
round which nil hope flouts, worships, and
radiantly enjoys. Marriage holds tho jew
eled shrino of loved, and loving, and lova
ble woman; thcro sho kneels with self
nil centered from self; and seeking
there her companionship with confidence
ns pure ns heavenly voices, nono but 0
sntauio spirit will contribute to mnko her
doubt, and fear, and fall! Married, cli?
why yes, married, certainly I Few persons
havo had a right to be born, but nonccx
cepting in cxtremo cases of disability, have
tho right to restruin themselves from mar
riage. This is onr philosophy tipped off at
tho top and bottom with tho rather smart
notion that no man or woman can possibly
bo properly finished by discarding the mar
riage process.
The Love op I5eaity. Tho lovo of
beauty and refinement belongs to every
true woman. She ought to desire, in mod
eration, pretty dresses, and delight in beau
tiful colors and graceful fabrics; she ought
to take a certain, not too exclusive, prido
in herself, and be solicitous to havo all be
longing to her well-chosen and in good
taste; to enro for the perfect ordering of
her house, the harmony nnd fitness of her
furniture, the cleanliness of her surround
ings, tho good style of her arrangements;
sho ought not to like singularity, either of
habit or appearances, or to stand out
against a fashion which hasbecomo custom;
she ought to make herself conspicuous only
by tho perfections of her tasto, by the grace
and harmony of her dress, the unobtrusive
good breeding of her manners; she ought
to set tho seal of a gentlewoman on every
square inch of her life, and shed the radi
ance of her own beauty and refinement
on every material object about her.
SSf " I will bet yon a bottle of wine
that yon shall descend "from that chair be
fore I ask yon twice --- "0B.e-l I
gentleman, who seemed determined not to
obey t , ; o-
to retain this position until tnai pernio, j
came down fro;n the chair, and bii oppo
nent won the iger.
m , , ..litj New Orleans correspondent mat a amy
A Mas. Dr. T. Thornton, a phys.cian ;wenty.four percent, will hereafter be
and gentleman of high standing, stood coIccte( on Tennessee iron in that city.
alono in the late Mississippi Convention in jt jg wonder the gallant city did not col
opposition to the ordinance of accession, lect a tax of twenty-fonr pe ; n T
it. r t t m. n who can nessee muskets in I8I0. asnvtne
which he refused to sign. A 10-n who can
resist such a pressure as he has endured is
a hero. Dr. Thornton is a native 01 Vir
ginia, a slaveholder.
Tb Mtlk4tn Ckartb, Maalb.
Pulton Urowulow says In his lot paer:
" We hare been a memlx-r of the Meth
odist Church for the lat Ihirly-Mit jtan,
and wo have all that time fi It a lively In-
ter-t, and we still do. I!ut if she con-
MelhovlUt Churches, North nud South, In
Cannd and In Kngluml; all the binlmpi
ft4 i,.,,,!;,,., icmlers In the church; and all
the t'hriitnin AJvoeatet south of Mason
and Dixon's line can never drag ui Into
any such wicked scheme as that of break
ing up a Government under which churches
and re!gloiii societies of all kinds bare
procrcd fr near a centurr.
Tlio preservation of this I'nlon Is of In
finitely more Importance than all the book,
Mt-t. niiMionnrr, litcrnry and other con-
iccrim of all tho sects In America. If the
ryM 0f the people of tho seceding States
thing connected with tho Constitution nud
L'niuti hnnded down to ns by our fathers,
neither the InUrs of mtnUtcrs, the teaching
of book concerns, or the graco of God can
prepare them for a liettcr world than tho
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suui hern LonicUeracr. Leave an sucn
ttctional bigots whero they are, end let
them work qui their damnation with greed
iness. Indeed It Is to bo regretted that leading
ministers of diflcrcht churches In the South
are on the stump, advocating secession, do-
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nniincillg 1110 V IIIO.T, BIHI llurnnK irunsumi
ble scntimciits, which merit liungmg."
The Press. Senator linker, In his
great speech in tho United States Senate,
pars the following beautiful tributo to the
Press:
" Sir, tlio liberty of the press is the
highest safeguard to nil free government.
Ours could not exist without it. It Is with
us, nay, with all men, like a great exulting
and abounding river. It Is fed by the
dews of heaven, which distill their sweetest
drops to form it. It gushes from tho rill,
as it brenks from the deep caverns of tho
earth. It is fed by a thousnnd affluents,
that dash from the mountain top to separate
again into a thousand bounteous nud irriga
ting rills around. On its broad bosom it
bears a thousand barks. Thcro Genius
spreads its purpling snil. Thcro Poetry
dips its silver oar. There Art, Invention,
Discovery, Science, Morality, Religion,
may Fnfeiy nnd securely float. It wanders
throuirh cverv land. It is a genial, cordial
sourco of thought and inspiration, whero
ever it touches, whatever it surrounds.
Sir. ni-on its borders thero grows every
flower of graco and every fruit of truth.
I am not hero to deny that that river somo-
times oversteps its bounds. I am not hero
to deny that that stream sometimes becomes
a dangerous torrent, nnd destroys towns
and cities upon its bonks; but I am here to
say that, without it, civilization, humanity.
government, all tnnt muKcs society nseu,
would disappear, at tlio world would return
to its ancient barbarism. Sir, if that were
to be possible, or so thought for a moment,
civilization itself would roll tho wheels of
its car backward for two thousnnd years.
Sir, if that wcro so, it would bo truo that
' As on by ono in dread McJca'i (rain,
Star nftor star fndei oft' the ellierial plain,
Thn at her Mt approach ami ocrt might,
Art at-r art gor out, and all ii night.
I'liiloKipliy, tlint If anrd on Heaven before,
Kiuku lo hcr wtoond ounse, ami ia no more.
!lrliion, bliwliiug, veils her sacred fires,
And unawares, morality esp'res.' "
Weu. Pit. Tho secessionists complain
that somo of tho slaves who escaped to the
North aro not returned. Their remedy
is to dissolve tho Union, so that not a sol
itary ono shall be returned. They com
plain that Northern men hold out tempta
tions to our Slaves to run away. Their
remedy is to provido that fifty or a hun
dred run away whero ono runs awny now.
They complain that the North is opposed
to increasing inu uuiuuvr ui m mam,
Their remedy is, by multiplying tho facil
ities for tho cscnpo of fugitive slaves every
whero npon the border, to chnngo sevcrul
of tho present slave States to free States.
They complain that the Abolitionists con
tcniplato striking a blow nt the slave insti
tution. Their remedy is to strike a blow
at it themselves, more fatal than all the
blows tho Abolitionists could striko nt it in
a quarter of a century. Louisville Jour
nal. The editor of the Norwich (Ct.) Bul
letin has scut Jefferson Davis, the Presi
dent of the " Six Nations," a pen-holder
mado from a rafter of the house in which
Benedict Arnold was born. In closing
tho letter of presentation, t'h3 editor says:
" I havo taken occasion to present you
this pen-holds', ns a relic whose associa
tions are linked most closely to tho move
ment of which you are the head. Let it
lie npon your desk for nse in your official
duties. In the "eternal fitness of things"
let that be its appropriate place. It links
K80 with 1861. Through it, West Point
snenks to Montgomery. Aud if we may
t" hat spirits ever do return and
b her. at p.r.
ith what delight Benedict Arnold', im-
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Nice Disnscnoy. We understand that
one of our iron houses has been notified by
(rnn.)
Scorn men for their deeds never for
their condition.
Tiu DmLoruKXT ok Lanci-aoh.
Language shares in all the vicissitude! of
man. It reflects all the changes (11 the
character and habits of a people, and shows
how they progress or rctrogndo. The scnuo
of word gets abroad by Imperceptible de
grees, until It comes to express a different, '
a reverse signification.. It Is well knowu
that tho word prevent, in its Latin ety
mology, had the sense of anticipation, get
ting the start of, and not to oppose, to ob
struct, as it now signifies. To i.trr liar
turned completely about slnco tho received
version of tho Uiblc, when it meant to op
pose; now to permit. Max stealing with
tho Romans was called ruuirw; from
thenco It passed to designate literary theft.
QcAtKT, according to origiunl usage nnd
derivation, meant scrupulously exact, ele
gantly refined; now it is applied to what Is
odtl, affected aud fantastic, a violation of
tho natural and tasteful. Words get de
graded. Thus siJti-i.r, not double, took a
strango metamorphose In giving us simple
ton; siwi'i.icitv still holds Its charm. We
clcvoto words from their physical relations
to mentul and spiritual ones. Taste, as
applied to tho sensibilities of the palate,
has risen to express a fondness for chaste
ornaments, neat arrangements, love of the
fine arts nnd bello letters. Wo also tulk
of intellectual pyrotechnics nnd morul gym
nastics. Wo enlarge tho circutnferciico of
words. Mr.AT was onco applied to all
kinds of food, now only to meat. Civili
zation once applied to tho inhabitants of a
city only; iiiuanitv, the manners of n city;
villain, one living in a village. Wo limit
and restrict tho meaning of words. Acre
meant any field of whatever size. Fi n
Loxo was a furrow of any length. Yard
denoted no exact measure. Pi:ck nud
hallos were vague and unsettled quanti
ties. Words thnt wero used for botli sexes
aro now applicable to only ono. Nedikw
stood for grandchildren aud lineal descend
ants. Giri. designated all young persons.
Gooo Brkkpixo. It is truly said that a
little gentility Is a dangerous thing. There
are no such sticklers for ctiquctto as the
would-be fashionable, who have heard of
good society, but never seen it. Having
no innate good breeding, they hedge iu
their lives with conventionalities and rules
borrowed from the Handbook of Politeness.
It is unsafe to do an original and sponta
neous act in their presence, or let full a
remark that is not directly common-place,
if you would bewaro of offending their
fastidiousness. On tho other hand, there's
no such freedom nny whero ns in really
good society. Truly well-bred persons
never act by rulo, or fear giving offonco by
tho freedom of their conduct nnd conversa
tion. It is tho high tone of their behav
ior that preserves them from vulgarityi
not tl.o observance of etiquette. Innate
politeness nnd nobility of character show
themselves in every gesture, in every accent
of tho voieo nnd glance of tho eye; humble
dress nnd occupation cannot conceal them;
neither can vulgarity put on those high
qualities, though it be clad in purple and
gold, and housed in a palace.
Newspapers. Show us an intelligent
family of boys nnd girls, nnd wo will show
you n family where newspapers nnd period
icals are plentiful. Nobody who has been
without thesn silent tutors can know their
educating power for good or evil. Havo
you never thought of tho innumerable top
ics of discussion which they suggest nt the
brenkfust table, the important public meas
ures with which, thus early, our children
becomo lamiliarly acquainted, with great
philanthropic questions of tho day, to
which, unconsciously, their attention is
awakened nnd the general spirit of intelli
gence which is evoked by theso quiet visi.
tors? Anything thut makes home pleas
ant, cheerful, and chatty, thins tho haunts
of vice nnd the thousand and one avenues
of temptation, should certainly bi-Vrtrded
when' we consider its influence on the minds
of the yonng, as a great moral and social
blessing. Emerson.
A Gallant Paper. Tho N. 0. True
Delta still stnnds firmly by the Union, nnd
daily thunders forth its denunciations of
the secessionists. It denounces Buchanan
as a traitor to bis country, and Senator
Slidell as having " clung to him while there
was an office to dispense, a job to bo con
summated, or a conutry to destroy," and
predicts that reason and patriotism will yet
return, and the Union live again stronger
than of yore. It conjures the people not
to give up the nntionul airs, and exults
over the fact that they aro received at the
theatres with enthusiasm.
top The official census of the United
States bos just been completed, and shows
total population of thirty-one millions
fonr hundred and twenty-nino thousand
eight hundred and ninety-one, (31,429,
891.) Of these, three millions nine hun
dred and fifty-oue thousand eight handrcd
and one are slaves.
C'uution is the sentinel of reason.
(Krom our Kslra of Ruixlay uitflit lust.
FOL'R DAYS LATER.
TUe War about to Commence !
Mumtrr Hrtforcr4t
By tlio Stugo from the South this eve
ning, we received the following highly ex
citing Intelligence, which wo hasten to lay
beforo tho public. We aro indebted for
the news to the Ilcd Bluff Independent.
The Pony arrived at Port Churchill on
April 21, after night.
Sr. Loris, April 12.
Nn collision yet between Northern and
Southern troops concentrating at Southern
ports.
Northern forces aro mustering.
U. S. wnr vessels duo ut Fort Sumter
had not arrived.
(i en. Beauregard demanded the surren
der of Ft. Sumter nt 2 o'clock vesterdny.
Anderson declined, and negotiations are to
be opened.
Tho floating battery at Charleston is iu
readiness. Troops were urriviug hourly.
Wigfall and sevcrul members ol tlio Nigger
Confederacy aro enlisting In tlio Confeder
ate army. There wcro 7,000 men in the
Border States ready for tlio South.
Great excitement exists in Charleston,
people wniting for the attack.
Tlio Confederate Commissioners left
Washington in disgust, and charge Lincoln
with perfidy. They say the Montgomery
government earnestly desired peneo, nnd
llio responsibility of war will rest with the
Administration. They regard war ns In
evitable. Three regiments of infantry left New
Orleans on the 11th for Peusucola.
Tho U. S. troops in Texas, it is stated,
designed fighting the Mexicans, who threa
ten Brownsville.
A Montgomery dispatch says tho Forts
will not be attacked until tho appearance
of tho fleet. Though sensation dispatches
represent war to bo inevitable, conservative
journals hare hopes that it may bo avoided.
several companies or troops have been
demanded nt Ft. Taylor. Key West, and
ordnance nnd stores from New York.
Tho dispatch probably means " landed.'
Tho President has communicated with
tho Governors of Pennsylvania nnd Ohio,
nnd states thnt an attack upon Washington
is apprehended, and he desires them to call
out their military, nnd hold it in readiness.
Gov. Curtin (ot IV1111.) will cull out vol
unteers nt tho least sign of danger.
The War Department is mustcriu; troops
in the District of Colunibin. Tho Natiomil
Billcs aro being enrolled for service. Some
refused to tuko tho oath, refusing to light
Marylund and Virginia.
Sherman's artillery at Fort Ilidgely, and
two cavalry companies, nro expected.
The N. Y. Tribune's dispatch says three
thousand men nro to bo enrolled nt Balti
more with desperato designs against the
Government. Steps havo been tuken to
counteract them.
Gov. Curtin 1ms sent a message lo the
Pennsylvania Legislature recommending a
modification of militia laws for tho purpose
of making them mora efficient. Pennsyl
vania makes no menaces, but desires pence,
but by preservation of tho persnnul and
political rights of citizens, tho truo sover
eignty of the States, nnd tho supremacy of
law and order. There is little hope of the
restoration of harmony.
Two companies of troops hnrc left Rich
mond for Charleston. Yancey and Boss
have sailed for Europe, Tho persons of
foreigners iu Snvnnuh aro subjected to se
cret surveillance.
Tho Massachusetts Legislature author
ized 3,000 troops to be placed on a wnr
footing for the emergency, uml n fund was
placed at tho disposal ot tho Governor.
It was afterwards withdrawn nt his request.
Tho Virginia Convention finally adopted
a resolution appointing a Commission to
wait 011 the I'resideut, by a vote of 7a to
(ill. Tho following conslitnto the Com
mittee: W. Ballard Preston, Conservative;
Alexander H. II. Stuart, Union; Gcorgo
W. Randolph, secessionist. No informa
tion yet received of tho result of their mis
sion, llio Convention is still in session.
Resolutions embodying tho report of the
Committee on Federal Relations, with oth
ers, were adopted, deeluring against coer
cion, ond in favor of the recognition of tho
independence of the Southern Confederacy,
and indicating that Virginia will go with
tho South if hostilities are precipitated by
tho Federal Government. Tho vote on the
recognition of the Independence of the
Southern Confederacy, was 121 to 20.
Latest accounts reaffirm that an army of
7,000 men, with four Spanish steam fri
gates, was ready to seize San Domingo,
upon orders Irom the (jiiccn.
Corwin has left for Mexico.
The accounts of the reported revolution
in New Mexico were incorrect.
St. Louis, April 128 p. m.
Private dispatches received at Washing
ton to-dnv from the South, leave no doubt
thnt hostilities were commenced at Charles
ton at an early hour this morning.
On the 8th of April, Gen. Beauregard
addressed the Secretary of War of the
Southern Confederacy, stating that an au
thorized agent from President Lincoln in
formed Gov. Pickens and himself that
provision vnuld be tent to Fort Sumter
jtcaeeahly, or otlterteise by force. The Sec
retary of War (of the Nig. Conf.) replied
on the 10th, tilling Bcanrcirard, if be had
no doubt of the authorized character, of
the agent who communicated the intention
of the Washington Government, to supply
Surnter by force, he should nt once demand
its evacuation,' and, if refused, proceed in
such manner as he might determine to re
duce it. Beauregard replied on the same
dnyi " The demand will bo made to-morrow
at 12 o'clock."- The dispatch says
this correspondence grew out of a formal
notification by the Washington Govern
ment, immediately preceding the hostilities.
There are no further particulars as yet.
A Washington dispatch says that Rev-
Ji.pjUh.
I'tyment for Jui Printing must lit mads s
drlirrrn nf ihf rttrlc.
rrdy Johnson entirely approves of tho
present moves of the President, and that
Maryland will give ttfui a cordial support.
A bill has been reported in the Pennsyl
vania Hoiiso appropriating half n million
to arm and equip the military of Ik1 Stutv.
V.irlttti Herat la tkt Heaatr
During the session of the U. S. Senate
of Saturday, March 2, a sceno occurred
such as was never before witnessed iu that
gravo conservative body. It Is thus de
scribed by tho correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune:
Jo Lane had made a tedious, abusive,
secession speech of two hours' length, wea
rying the putieuco of the Senate, und dis
gusting tho thronged spectators iu the gal
leries. Ho hud said as many ubusivo
things of Senator Johnson, of Tennessee,
as he knew how. It was his valedictory,
aud was filled with virulence, hatred, and
treason. All tho poison he could Inject
Into his words, they contained. It was
the meanest speech that ho could possibly
mnko.
Andy Johnson promptly secured tho
floor, nnd proceeded to flay tho old traitor
alive. Ho has hud 0 score to settle with
Lane for somo time. Thcro tins been an
old balance on tho books running on inter
est for a long time, and now was Johnson's
lust opportunity to giro him a receipt in
full. The flagellation was scientific, and
Immensely relished by tho lonnp rs iu tho
galleries. It wus with tho utmost dilllculty
they could restrain their feelings from
breaking out in applause. Onco or twice
some clapping nnd stamping occurred
which could not bo held in. A motion
was mnde to clear tho galleries. Half an
hour was spent wrangling over it. At last
it was withdrawn on tho distinct under
standing, that at tho next manifestation the
peoplo would bo turned out of the galleries.
Johnson then resumed where ho had left
off, and proceeded to administer a tcrrifio
chastisement on the thick hide of tho old
secessionist. He told him thnt when tho
finger on tho clock pointed to 12 (noon)'
on Monday, his political career wus ended
forever; thut ho hud no future, that Pi 0 vi
de neo had no further uso for such a man
even as nn instrument of evil. The Sen
ator from the freo and loyal State of Ore
gon had becomo a mora rabid disunionist
than tho worst lire-enters of South Caro
lina. Who was ho representing on this
floor? Certainly not tho peoplo of Oregon
who had repudiated him, and sent u loyal
mnn to fill his place. In the courso of hi
remarks, ho turned round, fncing Lane,
and exclaimed, " Show me a Secessionist
and I will show you a traitor," and iu
rcferenco to Gen. Twiggs, and those who
havo seized Gorerniuout property at tho
South, ho said" If I wero President of
tho United Stutes I would urrest them,
nud if found guilty of the chnrgo I would
hang them, too. I would put down trea
son, ana iiiuko me icnucrs 01 una nunoiy
crusade ngtiinst tho best government tho
sun ever shono upon, suffer tho penally of
treason."
Tho nudienco could stnud it 110 longer.
Their patriotic emotions were to strong for1
ttieir senso 01 decorum, nuu n voney 01 clap
ping nud stamping resounded nil round tho
ehnmbcr. Old Mason sprang to his feet,
hisfaco livid with rage, and screaming
at the top of his voico, demanded thut tho
galleries bo instantly cleared. The noiso
censed. Tho Vice-President ordered tho
doorkeepers to turn out tho people. For
a minute, no one stirred. Tho crowd hesi
tated whether to submit to tlio order;
finally, a few started; others rose to go.
Then wus heard n single pair of hand
chipping in tho ladies' gallery; then n scat
tering volley with n few rune tl in 111 pings.
Then a big fellow in 0110 corner, whoso fuco
betokened irrepressible enthusiasm nnd pa
triotism, jumped up in his scat aud roared
out in loud accents, " Well, boys, wo mny
as well hong for stealing an old sheep aa
a lamb. If we have got to leave, let us
givo threo cheers for Andy Johnson nnd
tho Union;" ond swinging his lint on high,
bo led tlio cheers iu u stentorian voico.
Tho whole audience, two or three thou
sand in number, sprang tn their feet as ono
man, aud responded with threo times three
of the biggest, loudest cheers ever heard
in tho Federal City. Your renders who
wero in the Chicago Wigwam when Old
Abo wns nominated, can form some idea of
tho sceno. Hats and handkerchiefs
wero waved. Those wiio had canes lifted
their tiles aloft. Tho ladies ulso caught
the inspiration of tho moment, nnd flutter,
ed their cambrics, ond ninny nf them added
shrill treblo screams of delight. When
this outburst, which lasted somo miuutcs,
was over, nnd the noise had subsided, the
Inughinp crowd began its exit. Ken
nedy, Wigfall, Hunter, and other sects
iouists shouted to the door-keepers to
arrest those who hod created tho noiscl
The demand was responded to by groans
and hisses from a thousnnd mouths. No
arrests were made, nor wns such a thing
possible. The order was perfectly idle and
senselcs a weak exhibition of disunion
malice. Oae incident I most not Ibrget to
mention. After the applause had ceased,
and tho crowd was pouring out, nn old
grey benrded man said in a tono loud
enough to be heard over tho Senate Cham
ber, " It is a dd shome thut American
citizens shall be turned Out of the U. 8.
Senate Chamber, built with the people's
money, for applauding words of truth, pat
riotism and fidelity to the Constitution."
He rojiented the remark two or three timci
as he indignantly walked along.
It was a proud testimonial of confidence
and affection for Johnson, who is one of the
rising men of this age. lie ia the Young
Hickory of Tennessee, and if he walks the
path he has marked out, has a brilliant fa
ture before him.
The New Haven Clock Company
makes 686 clocks per day 250,000 per
year. The painting of the glass doors it a
secret.