The Greensborough patriot [April 25, 1861]

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VOL. XXIII. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., APRIL 25, 1861. NO. 1,135,
I lie (kTeensborough Patriot.
„ I .'(iKWOOD. JAHX8 A. LONG.
SHERWOOD & LONG,
EDITORS AND PEOPRIETORB.
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The Opinions of Washington, Jeffer-son,
Hanson, Jackson, Clay, St oth-er*
on the I niou.
READ AXD CIRCULATE!
tho general govemmafnt, the awial conee-ques
< f a final rupture.and dissolution of the
Union should never fsr a moment be loss
sight of. Such a pn.peci. mnsi bo depreca-ted—
must betshuddi'M'd at by every friend
of his country, to a ! ijerty, to the happiness
of man. For, in t ic fever t of a dissolution
of the I'nion, an irctiowsibility of ever re-newing
it is brought home to every mind by
the difficulties eiicoiiltereii in establishing it.
The propensities of 111 communities to di-vide,
when not pressst into a unity by exter-nal
dangers, is a frith veil understood.—
There is no instance pf a people inhabiting
oven a small island,!' remote from foreign
danger, and sometiiris in t.pitc of that prss-sure,
who are not tiifided into alien, rival,
hostile tribes. Th
States is a wonder ; iieir constitution a in ra-acle;
their exampiM the hope of liberty
throughout the woil|. Wo to the ambition
that would meditat«iho destruction of eith-timate
tje good which it has already accom-plished
Who can forsee—who can fonell
the evil that will follow its dissolution ?—
Slrechiig from tho shores of the Atlantic to
the Pac ic ; throwing its mighty arms from
the fr»Z|n regions of tlie north to tho sunny
climes c the South ; with a soii as rich and
varied a the 6un in his course ever shines
upon; titb a population of thirty millions of
-ouls, ptisperous, happy, enterprising, send-in
the scat which he himself had filled and
resigned; and he bowed to it and hailed it as
his rulei, and the ruler of all,—God's only
vicegerent on earth.
Tho hope of humanity was reached—its
Washington had come—and as he descended
into the grave, he called his followers about
him and giive them his parting blessing and
his dying counsel. He told them how much
they bad gained, and how they hai gained
er. .MADISON.
\
I unity of government which constitutes
you 'tie people, is also now dear toyou. It is
-' ; for it is a main pillar in the edifice
ir real indepedenee, the support of your
tranquility at home, your peace abroad, of
safety, of your prosperity, of that very
liberty which you so highly prize. But as
asy to foresee that from different causes,
and mm different quarters, much pains will
!"■ i iken, many artifices employed, to wea-ken
in your minds tho conviction of this
truth—as this is the point in your political
I Ml 'ess against which the batteries of inter-nal
:nid external enemies will be most con-stantly
and actively (though oftwi covertly
and insidiously) directed—it is of infinite
monjent that you should properly estimate
the immense value of your national union to
3'ouf collective and individual happiness;
tbatjyou should cherish a cordial, habitual,
and [immovable attachment to it; accustom-ing
yourselves to think and In speak of it ua
adium of your political safety and pros-perity
; watch ng for its preservation with
What have you to
tensions 'I Delude
lief that a breach M
wards repaired. Jtf
ed, the line of scpan
ain by division and dls-t
ourselves with the be-e
made may be after-ie
Union is one" sever.
ion will grow wider and
wider, and the contiiversies which are now
debated and settle i the halls of legislation,
will then bo trjjsd i.fcelds of battle, and de-termined
by the svtord. Neither should yon |
deceive yourselvesnith the hope that the
first line of separation would be the perma-nent
one, and that Billing but harmony and
concord would be fund in :ho new associa-tions
formed by diatilution of the Union. Lo
cat interest wouldaill be found there, and
unchastened ambiiin. And if the recollec-ng
up Ujeir songs of praise to the Aimighty
Dit-pose; of events for the great blessings
they cnjjy; with a commerce whitening every
sea, andltarrying the fruits of civilization
into every land? W.lh a government which
tor safeguards to human freedom, eurpasses
all that Jvor entered into the imagination of
appv union of these a Plato ir Harrington, thus standing out be-fore
thoworid A GREAT FREE UNITED
NATION, a bright and shining light to the
down trodden, a terror to tyrants and op-pressors:
If this light bo extinguished; if this
planet sjoot madly from its spnere, and dart
into theblack abyss of anar-hy and civil
bloodshed, where, where again will man
look forhopo? What other star of freedom
will piece the darkness?
C'ALcrj.ATE THE VALUE OF Tins U.viox—
THE Wol.TII OF OUR CLiiitloL'S CONSTITUTION ?—
Sixty oid years have elapsed since North
Carolina came into this Union—sir.ee she
put nor seal to I hat constitution. Two years
she reflucted before the step was taken. She
reflected1 long and woll. She signed tho
great indenture. She affixed toit the signet
ol her sovereignty. It was her own volun-tary
at'. Dp to this hour she has perform-ed
faitlfully, and with true and patriotic .
heart, as its obligations. She expects still suit ourselves—we fight no man's battles, we
to perform them. She will never deny her! reap win r>: we sow, and go wither wo list.—
tion ol common difgcrs, in which the people: sgna'UK or repudiate her seal. She desires' A healthy, vigorous, and intrepid humanity
of these United fates stood side by side I to be trie to her plighted faith to her sisters. | baa spring from and taken the place of the
against the comma) foe; the memory of vie- . She demands of them to be true to their du- : diseased and bruised bodies that offend the
tories won by theif united valor; the prosper-1 to—to their pledges—to their obligations. IfI eye in oiber lands; and it has spread its
ity a7>«! happinesijchey have enjoyed under I they are thus true, she will stand with them ! thrifty b ancheslothe limits of the continent,
the present eonsltntion. j the proud name J upon the battlements of this Union; and : I said that at each remove of our race Irom
they bear as CTtiaM of this great republic; I thonghjlhey may rock and totter beneath its birth-place, its condition was improved;
if y'l these .-ccoil-ejtions and proofs of common the attacks of enemies, she will never leap ihat Iron the beginning of its exile it has
t ; and old them how they could retain the
blessing., they nad achieved.
His eye surveyed the extent, tho beauty
and greatness of the country which bad been
partially redeemed from the curse pronoun-ced
on Adam ; earnestly and affectionately
gazed at the busy and happy throngs that
winched for his last benediction ; and his
heart swelled within him as ho solemnly ut-tered
the last promptings of his patriotic
spirit, "Be united and free !" and then pass-ed
forever from the abode of mcrtals.
So far we have obeyed his injunction and
inheritei his blessing. Tho wilderness lias
given away fields and meadows and gardens ;
cities and towns and villages cover all the
haunts <>"" tho deer and buffalo ; our rivers are
crowded with ships and boats; cur people
fly from province to province on the win^s of
steam ; t ur thoughts and wishes are comma-nica'ed
to our friends scattered all over this
fair land by the viewless messengers of the
clouds We aro thrifty—we are free—we
are increasing with amazing rapidity in
strength and substance, and comfort. In the
midst of our abundance wo are secure: wt
are sove "eign, owe allegiance to no man, and
pay tribute to no man. We makj laws to
ted mien and scowling faces, our ancestors
started on their exi'o westward from the
pleasant site of "tho garden of tho Lord,"
but with bands of music, and cheerful songs,
and majestic stride, they approach again
their paternal hearths one, while upon their
flaunting banner flash the words "Liberty
and Union, one and inseparable, now and
forever!" CALVIN H. WILEY.
Our gun practice has been fin-. It has been satis-factory
of Col. Ripley. Every now and then whilst I
wriie seated between two of my Columbians a shot
from Anderson hisses apitefully over my head.
To Lisas, Mitchel. under my commnad, belongs the
honor of having first dismounted two guns lor Anderson
at one shot.
From the Charleston Mercury.
BO.MB4BDME.1iT Of FORT SIMTER!
SPLENDID PYROTECHNIC EXHIBITION
FORT BIOULTBIE IMPREGNABLE.
THE FLOATING BATTERY AND STEVENS
BATTERY A SUCCESS.
"NOBODY HURT" OX OUR SIDE.
&c., &c, &c.
interest an not Krong enough to bind us to-jealous
anxiety; discountenancing whatever ) gethor as one pedpe, what lie will hold uni-may
sugges) even a suspicion that it can in [ ted the new divjKeps of empire when the
any event be abandoned ; and indignantly > bonds have been jrokv.n, and this Union dis- '-units ot fanaticism from within, and tyran-
• of at- severed? The ISM lint of separation would j ny from without.
not last for a sitgle generation ; new frag- If dangers threaten, if perils come, may
ments would beArrt obt: new leaders would I "he cling to that constitution—the bark
spring up; and Mia g"<%t and glorious re- J which carried our fathers through the pc-il-public
would sosj bo bVuken into a multi-1 °us waves of anarchy—and however
cowardly from them, but, clinging the firm- been slowly regaining some of the precious
er to h«r high position, hand in hand with things Ii st by the grand shipwreck ot Adam.
frowning upon the firs* dawning ot every
tempt to alieniate anj portion of our cotin-orn
the rest, or to enfeeble tho sacred
ties which now link together tho various
par!-;.
those sjsters, she will bid defiance to the as-, Modern science has revealved another fact ;
ve now -enow that in our progress westward,
porten
For this you have every inducement of Itode ofpetty stSBS, wtthem commerce, with- j tons the coming storm, may she lash hersell
sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth of ! flm't credit—jea«)us of o
Choice of a com non country, that country 1 for mitaal aggrsssions—I
hi - a right to concentrate your affect'wns.— pay arm/is and leaders—i
I name ofAmerican, which belongs to you
in your national capacity, must always exalt
another—armed
i< ed with taxes to
i-ting aid against
tr insulted and
i of Europe, un-hiiniblcd
and
)c ready lo sub-to
it; and, if destined at last to go down, 1
pray God that she may go down with a bold
and true heart—untainted with treachery,
and with governments unsullied by treason !
I1EXKY W. MILLER
each other i'oin foreign po
. trampled upnncly t,,e "ali
ist joule of patriotism more than any j til, harassed wil coV'll"-:ls
lation derived from local discrimina-j debased in spiifc tbeys^O"
U ith slight shades of difference, you j mil to the absoSte dominT&n of any military J was without one pure patriot ; lor nearly six
; tLi- sail.e religion, manners, habits, and ' adventurer, anl surrender their liberty lor j thousand years our race had been making
po principles. You havojia^^comnjon ' the sale of rep se. It is impossible to" look j progress before it produced a soldier without
' on theconseip-^nces that would inevitably I ambition, astatesman without guile, a ruler
iv the de.rltoifcipn cj_f this government, I wbo preferred to live under equal laws rath-feet
nA™"P.( Ki'nen we hear c^old eal- ! er than to be the law himself.
■V/i^ions abouithe value of tho Union, and1 lie had been looked for ; through the long
I'ut these considerations, however power-1 have so constisltly before us a line of con-1 years of injustice and misrule, ot fraud and
k" they address themselves to your sensi- i duct so well tilculated to w.-aken its ties. force, his expected coming shed a h >pe in
are greatly outweighed by those! There is tminuch at stake to allow prde I the hearts of men. And often it seemed that
<h apply nine immediately to your in- or passion to ffluenco your decision. Never j ho had come : but they who ran to meet him
est. Hoi e, every portion of our country for a momenweiieve that the great body of and laid offerings at "his feet were smote
the most commanding motives for care- the citizens citny stalo or sates can delib- with iron rods and delivered to bondage.—
guarding and preserving tho union of erately intent.io do wrong. They may an- Still this hope gathered strength, and the
the whole.
1 he North, in an unrestrained intercourse
with tho South, protected by tho equal laws
Ol common government, finds in the pro-toffs
ofthe lattor great additional resour-
'f maritime and commercial enterprise,
precious materials of manufacturing in-ry.
rhe South, in the same intercourse.
we have been in fact on the road—a long and
weary o ie it has been—but we have actually
been on the road to the east.
And now, from the borders of the western
sea, the children of Washington extend to
the Southern or Pacific: and just beyond
this Pacific is the east, the starting paint.—
We have; arrived in view of this our first
abode; we have made the circuit of the earth
ii exile, and aro now approaching the pater-nal
hearth redeemed, regenerated, anddisen
thralled Elappy and proud, erect and hope-
For nearly six thousand years the world ' ml, the children ot Adam gaze across the
Pacific, upon the scenes bf their father's glo-ry
and iSisgraco ; and with tree limbs, and
As may have been anticipated from our notice ofthe
military movements in cur cily yesterday, the bom-bardment
of Furt Sumter, so long and anxiously ex-pected,
has at length become a fact >u'complishcd The
restless activity of ibe night before wa* gradually
worn down, the citizens who had thronged the battery
through the nigliT, anxious and weary, had sought
their home-, the Mounted liuard which had kept watch
am! ward over the ci'y, with the first grey streak of
morning were prewiring to reiire, wlien two guns in
quick succession iroiu Fort Johnson announced the
opening Of Ihe 'Irpmii.
l"pon lhat signal, the circle o! batteries with which
the grim fortress of Fort Sumter is beleaguered opened
lire. The outline of this great volcanic crater was
illuminated with a line of twinkling lights : the clus-tering
shells illuminated the sky ubovc ii ; the balls
clattered thick as hail upon its sides; our citizons,
arou«ed to a foreetfu'.i ess of their fatigue through
many weary hours, rushed again to Ihe peints of ob
serration : Hnd so, at ihe break of day. umidtt ihe
I'iii-ting ot bombs, and the roaring of ordidance, and
before thousands of spectators, wl o c homes sad liber-ties,
and lives were at stake, was enacted this first
great scene in the opening drama ol what, it is pre-sumed,
will be a nost momentous military act. Ii
may be a drama of hut a single act. The madness
which inspires il may depart wilh this single paroxysm.
[I i> certain that the people of the North have rankling
Bl their hearts no -ense of wrong to be aveng.d; and
FUBT MOILTBIE. IJ p. ni.—We commenced, firing
this morning at 4J a. m. and have continued a steady
fire until the present and are mil firing The balls
from Fort Sum.er are doing tittle or no damage, not a
person having been injured. Toe Morris Island bat-teries
appear to be doing a grea" deil of injury to their
side of Sumter.
Major Anderson has one gun bearing or Ft. Johnson,
one on each of the lower batteries on ibis Island, ami
five on Fort Moultrie. A: present there are three Dnt-ted
States war-vcsels off the harb-r. Alt ihe guns
bearing on them are loadeii. and manned, ready hr ac-tion.
Mourns ISLAND, 8a. m.—The batteries arc doingexe-cution,
an j have received ■ao injury.
STERF.SS" BATTERS, Morris Island. 0 a. m.
Everything going on well. The battery has been
been truck ten times without being injured. Everybo-dy
in good spirits and no one hurt.
MOBBIS ISLAND, 12 m.—Two ofthe guns on the iron
batiery have been partialiy disabled, but no one injur-ed.
MORRIS ISLAND, 3J p. m.—We have repaired the
injury done the iron battery have eoinmenc«d the fir-iug
wiih the same success. No one injured.
FORT JOU.NSON, 2 o'clock.—Anderson has fire«l two
shots but without effect.
The offic'al reports made to Headqurters last night
from the sereral lortsand batteries, stale that no per-son
wasinjared: and ihat four out ofevery six shells
fired, fell inside For! Sumttr.
The schooner Petrel, J. L. Jones, commanding,
while lying offthemouih of Hog Island Channel, was
fired intofiom Fort Sumtet.abo.il half-past 8 o'olock
One shot took effect in the bow of the schooner, ar.d
several passed over her. Captain Jones reports that
the fire of Sumter is princ pally directed agair.si ihe
Floatting Battery, the Four Quo ll»itery. and ihe
Duhtgreen liatiery on Sullivan's Island, wilh bale ip
parent effect. Moat ofthe shell, from the Mortar Bat
lerjr on Morris Island, are fallir.g in Sumter. while the
shot from Stevens'Battery are breaching the Pert ra-pidjy.
APRIL 13. 1861.—Throughout tho whole of Friday
night the various mortar b uteri -s continued their iron
rain upon Fort Sumter At an early hour on Saturday
morning Ihe gnn batteries, which bail hen silei I dur-ing
the darkness of ihe Bight, reopened their fire.
About eeveej o'clock Fort Boater vigorously retarred
their compliments. The 'umnn'na's Point Batteries
were uninjured by an/ shots which had bees Bred
against them, had not effected anything lik- :i breach.
although battering considerably and to Ihe depth of n
foot, ths pancoupre on the southern corner. Majot
Anderson devoted his attention -o the Sullivan's Island
batteries. Fort Moultrie and the Flouting Batiery.
Forty rounds of hot shct were poured into bisa from
within the fort was to distressing that the men
casemates were constrained to place their mi ,.|
ihe floor for breathing. Maj. Anderson has S»'a»aSSSi
admiration and surf rise at the perfection of jr.oUce
by our batteries. He was almost entirely preti ted,
by this cause, irom ising his barbette guns. »J for
the paucity of his fo-reanei their consequent!.} y to
retire wit'.in the casemates, destruction of Ii r-l*-iU<it
have been frightful Ti.ua protected, they {•■ ip«d
with only five v>und-.\|—none killed. We urn I and
four rasemaie and fite barbette guns have be •. dis-mounted
by our gun«. We also learn that My An-derson
and Lieut, l>avis have expressed their >■ nioa
• bat, had they been Ulowert to uso their six-fou | oun-ders
in bariette.be. rint upon the iron ballet . ihey
"ight have destroyed it. The accurate fireot n. rifle
eannon was verv annoying, and materially assi u 1 in
the defence of Monis Island.
The Battle of For. B«BlUr is a marvellous m ir in
the blojdlessness ot an engagement of thirty-s . hours
and a half. It is »ure the merciful finger of t i. but
to no human ageuci.sengaged in the busines, . grea-ter
praise due than o those who conceived anJ Unned
our dclences, and WLO have erected them in so alihfnt
and substantial a manner To these oauses—it sdmi-rableVfficiency
of oi - defensive preparations. i<d the
handsome manner n which the guns bava be.it «*ed to
annoy and cripple ne enemy—is the wondct A un-precedented
result I'II,'.
We have not, and do n jt pretend lo do justie o the
officers aad men cnjngesl in the combat. '.Ve 1 our
iiii'onipetrncy to do ii—atask of necessary dis uina-tion,
dehcaoy and difficulty. Many, we kt . are
worthy of notioe, and will receive it at the roper
hands, wr jm we thro-igh our ignorance, ! , r not
named in ui r very inperlrct notes. Ihey, as > -11 as
i h. public, must excuse such unintentional sfa :, com-ings.
At I A o'clock, p. in . Anderson was perm: U I pay
his Baiting salute r. the tnileil Slates flag bel . haul-ing
it down, wc In si forever, frcm the ran aft* of
the famous Fort Sumter. The Confederate r i; now
floats i-. iis place.
Major ALderson will go to New York in the earner
iiabel. His command j tins the fleet.
Ifittling
II late,
ssion,
exhibiting to those who expect power to.recon-tru-t Moultrie and ti.is lire was returned by a rapid and
►ugbt and triumphed together
independence and liberty you possessareJL
woi Ic of joint conncils and joint effi...- , -,...
mon dangers, sufferings, and success.
b i tilting by the r,ame agency of the North,
its agriculture grow and i-s commerce
expand. Turning partly into its own chan-nels
the seamen oi tho North, it finds its par-ticular
navigation invigorated; and while it
contribqtes in different ways to nourish and
increase t!ie general mass of tho national
gation, it looks forward to the protection
HI ix maritime strength to which itscif is un-illy
adapted. The East, in liko inter-eoarae
with the West, in tho progressive im-
]H ivement of interior communications by
lai i and water, will more and more find a
pable vent for the commodities which it
bri'igs from abroad or manufacturesat home.
Th* West derives from the East supplies rc-quisitc
to its growth and comlort; and what
irhaps of still gre-ator consequence, it
must of necessity owe the secure enjoyment
o! the indispensable outlets for its own pro-ductions
to the weight, influence, and future
time strength ofthe Atlantic side of the
on, direction, directed by an'indissoluble
munity of interest, as one nation. Any
other tenure by which the West, can hold
this essential advantage, whether derived
truiii its own separate Btrength, or from an
late and unnattural connexion with any
lo.Njign power, must bo intrinsically precari-
>\ hile, then, every part of our country
thus feels an immediate and particular inter-
«•- in union, all the parts combined can not
1 Hnd ii the united mass of means and
«'<! irts greater strength, greater resource pro-portionably
greater security from external
r. a leas frequent interruption of thoir
p^ace by foreign what is of in-ble
valuable, thev tnnat el»rive from uu-ls
and wars
j «'ti themselves which so frequently al-der
the intluiftcc of temporary excitement or race advanced in the attributes ui him who
misguided oiitiions, commit mistakes—they came to redeem it from its fallen estate.
may be misld for a lime by the suggestions . -The Lord planted a garden eastward ir,
of seif-interefcs ; but in a community so en-j Eden," and there he put man, formed in his
lightened anj patriotic as the people of the own imago, the possessor of life and happi
I'niled Slat*, argument will soon make
them sensibblof llu-ir errors, and when con-vinced,
theywill be ready to repair them.—
If they no tfgher have motives to govern
them, they vill at least perceive that their
own inters*] requires them to be just to rental estate, the happy mansion
others as tuy hejio to receive justice at father, behind,
their hand- Westward, still westward they continued
It is true lhat cases may bo imagined dis-' to go : but though they were ever leaving
closing sut i a settled purpose of usurpation their ancestral abode still further in the rear,
and oppression, on the part of the govern-j Ihey wore all the time coming nearer to the
m nt, as wald justify an appeal to arms.— condition which man once there enjoyed.—
These, honsver arc extreme cases, which Their exile was designed to chasten, soften,
we have nvosson to apprehend in a guv- and purity their corrupted natures ;"and at
eminent wsere the power ic in the hand ofa each remove, instead of dragging a heavier
patriotic psfiple and no citizen who loves his chain, their yoke became easier and their
n, ss. But ho was templed and fell, and his
e-tate forfeited ; and, wi'h a curse upon his
head, he was driven from paradise. West-ward
his face was set; and westward his.
children were still driven, leaving their pil-ot'
their;
country wold, in any case whatever, resort
to forcible "os is wince, unless he clearly saw
that the laio hat! come when a freemen
should pilfer death to submission; for if
such a strSgglo is once begun, and the Clll-burdens
lighter. Still onward they went
in their pilgrimage, forbid lo look backward
or turn hack, the avenger pursuing at their
luels; but they earned a covenant with
, them, and they often slopped to read and
zens of otm section of the country arrayed j scan and study its promises.
inar.iis ajiinst those of ano.her, in doubt- Thus they fl-d until they reached t!io
ful conflntv let the ba-.tle result as il may, shores of the (<r-at Western or Atlantic
there willhe an end ol tho Union, and with Ocean ; and on its bordeis they multiplied
it an end Jf the hopes of freedom. [and increased in comfort and knowledge.—
ANDREW JACKSON. | But the spii it of Cain still pressed upon and
— I sconraged them; and then they took sh p-
I have been asked when would I consent ping, and with their covenent and its pron-to
give af this Union 1 I answer, never! ises bade adieu to the eastern land, commit-never
1 Mver! ami I warn yon, my country- ting themselves and their hopes t
renovate d heai ts, ar.d joyful recollections ol
perils pist, of dangers overcome, and crimes
expiated, had the old ancestral home. Na-ture'
there still glows in nil her ancient glo-ries
; tl ere are still the ge hlen skies, the
spicy g ovesand tho unfading flowers of par-radise.
But a brooding curse infects the air
the Hovers still bear the stain of Abel's
blood. And they who have lingered there
are still branded with tho marks of Cain;
death, noral death, still- hovers over and
about liiera. and the dreadful doom pronoun
ceil on he first sinning man and woman has
with iiL'gravuteed horrors, been their con
slant portion. But now, from the east of
them, r light, has dawned upon them , from
them the light of Christianity has dawned
upon their long, long night of gloom. And
with the name of Christ and tin Christian's
hope cmnes anew name ; and ii is wbishper-ed
in the dungeons and castle, in the neo of
wretchedness and the palaces of pride. It
kindle: an unwonted glow in the withered
heart (f philanthropy ; it stings the I i rve-less
arm of patriotism, and awakens a new
son;r on the lips of eastern bards.
Like the shadow ofa great rock in a wea-ry
land, it ia a refuge and a comfort; and
they who have heard it look out and are a-mazed
T'..ey sec a silent coast become sud-denly
alive with a new and noisy and bustl-ing
race of people, building cities, covering
the wi ters with travelling palaces, founding
great status, and administering justice ami
keepil g order without the aid of armies or ol
soldiers. And they see among these people
men, with something of the erect bearing
and n ajestic presence sf Adam, and woman
in whose faces shine glimpses of that spiri-tual
lues which graced the first mistress ol
Eden
Tln-se are the people who cherish that
name which has awakened hope in the east
too people in whose hearts is engraved the
great narfe of Washington, in the centre
of their country stands the city c_lhd for
him; and from it, to the remotest extremes
the wide of that extended country, radian law ami
men, not if, as things seem to tend this sea. steering westward, though nothing hut [ justice,protecting, governing, and support-country
diould be divided into a Union and the bleak waters was before them. Ihey | mg all the vast multitudes of people who
hero now, no matter I found land, a new world ot primeval torests, | cover that wide country with the improve-who
coifpose that party, declare myself a ments, the OOmforvS, conveniences, and orna
memberM the Union party. Whether it be
a Whigor a Democrat that belong to the
party ofthe Union, there I subscribe my
name—there I unite my heart and hand
with that party. J1E.NKY (LAV.
It is belter to die while the honor of th
and h«ro their hopes grew brighter and their
hearts stronger, while their minds expanded
wilh new ideas and happier fancies. Bui
the oppressor still pursued and overtook
them; and they looked again to be driven
westward to find their expected champion
and their resting-place. But he arose in
their midst; and they prepared to stand their
country- is untarnished, and the flag of the : ground, und to fight"here the battle of liber-
Unionatill flV
p -ne nv loreign nations, and, whu
eslable they must derive
i Ji an exemption fiom those broil
b|tweon themselves which so frequently at- Union sltill flying over our heads, than to j ty and of right.
Dfct neighboring countries not tied together i live t. behold that bonorgone forever, and They heard and heeded a word to which
I ;- t.ie same government, which their own that litg prostrate in the dust. human ears had been Btraneers since the
rijvalships alone would bo sufficient to pro-but
wi ieh opposite foreign alliances, at-ments,
and intrigues, would stimulate
litter. Hence, likewise, they will
DANIEL WEBSTER. strife between Adam's sons; they received
and cherished a counter-charm greater than
that "divide and govern" maxim which,
8inee the days ol Ni 111 rod, had worked such
Th* far, under the blessing of Providence
amid ihe terrible events that ev r anon have
1 the necessity of those overgrown mili- j cruslied the rights of men aleswhere—amid
ishmenta which, under any form | angr<stoims and the wildest billows ot par
of government, are inauspicious lo liberty, ty rale—upborne on the flood, our heaven-1 word Union—ii blended the hearts of t
rbieta are to be regarded as particularly , protected ark ot freedom still nWs, on—and common people into one mighty hea.t, whose
i to republican liberty. In this sense amidi.be tempests, at the darkest hour, pulsation; sent a healthful glow over the bjeaef'ibc
• is ihat your union ought to be considered , there) has stiil continued to stream Irom it a whole country: it imSjodied the just impulses
main prop «.f your liberty, .and that the'steaJy light to cheer ami gladden and en- of our belter nature into one living mass of
ottbe one ought to endear to you the , courage. And when the most terrific of tern- opposeleas principle, that spoke the same
-oservationof the other pestlshaU come—(which may God in bis eternal truths with a thousand voices ol
uhOKGE \\ ASHINOT ON. mersy avert)—when domestic fanaticism or thunder, and it bound up in one resistles arm
., . , ,, i party madness shall rage—when the voice \ the whole petnot-sirei nth of oppressed hu-ll
thcio be any among us who would wish 0f patriotism shall for a moment bo hushed ( inanity. This compact heart was a heart of
to i.issolve this I nion or to changn itsrepub-, amil the hoarse clamour ot discordant iac-lican
form, let them stand undisturbed as tionf—when the flood of fraternal strife and
monuments of the safety wilh which error of | sectional hest.lity for a moment deluge the
opinion may be tolerated where reason is j lanJ—si.II may we not Olingto the hope ot
loft free tocomb.it it. ; th,. Father of his country, that when it shall
solute acquiescence in tho decisions of phase Heaven to stay tho storm, our ark
the majority—ihe vital principle of repub- maf also find its sacred restinjr-plice, and
from which there is no appeal but to theft they may be our glorious Union of the
■. the ^ital principle and immediate pa- Stales? JAMES C. DOBBIN.
tn.-II.s of art and science.
And ove r them floats a meteor flag which
none dare insult or touch with irreverent
IIHII. s ; a Hag which on the Andes and rlim
maiayah mountnins, in the deserts of Arabia,
aid in the polar wastes, renders secure from
the Hostile or plundering hand ofman, savage-or
civilized, all repose beneath it. It
is a charmed flag: on its starry folds is
fixed a charm more powtrfui than ever
adhered to sacred stone or relic, to letters
or Qrmans or passports of kings and potcn-tatois.
It is the word wlrch mado us free:
it is the word which has led us to glory and
"o power—it is the ever blessed, Ihe ail-pow-wonders
for kings and politicians. That gra-1 erfiil the all conquering word. UNION.
l secret, that potent talisman was the I l'luiibiis U'IUIII, that is its motto! one
e out of many, that is tho talismania sentence
wli uh protects the American citizen ; the cit-
United S'ates, in all quarters o1
the earth. He is never ung-areled; like a
great monarch, protecting boats march by
his side, hosts that are better than the guards
of kings, for they are hosts of his brethren.
At d on he goes, withersover his interest or
hi* inclinations lead mm; he pushes his re-searches
in all the corners, and nooks, and
In les of this planet ; he plant! himself and
lliscustoms, and lakes his comfort, an 1 fol-rentcf
despotism.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
In all the views that may bo taken of ques-tions
betwoeu the State governments aud
JALCULiTE THE VALUE OF THIS
Who can do it '! What mind tun
inquiry .' What
power and courage; this bended sentiment
was a consuming fire; this united sireoU! an
over-match for any homun force.
M Divide and enslave:" shouted old Op-pression
from beyond the sea: -Un-to and
he tree-:*' wtiVpered the spirit of Washing-ton.
1'liey did unite: and Utis compacl hu-mtnity,
like a mighty Briarcns with a thou
sand arms, struck back at pursuing tyran-ny,
overwhelmed and trampled on it, and
shook off the chain from its sturdy limbs,
Tin- mission of Washington was fulfilled :
he lai 1 aside the sword and thu insignia of
can es-, power, he enthroned law in the seat ol justice,
lows his ties.res, a t'vcf, vigoro is, inventing-in
inagiug, cheerful man, sovereign and inde-p<
ndent in all zones and ali latitudes, ;,|1 fear-ii
g. respecting, and giving precedence ti
h m over whose head is emblazoned that
» ai ning sentence, E Pluribus Uuum ! Harm
Ii m not, for he is ono of many brethren '.—
lhat is the language which our banner
s isaks; that is the language which the- di-v
did and fratricidal in lies of the cast look
i ii with wonder and delight. Wilh hand-rid
with the blood of brethren, with dejec-ilic
shattered Union, iis alter inadequacy to accomplish
a single step in liiai direction, the Administration of
!!.<■ old Government may ubatidon at once und forever
it.-, TSUI and risionarj hope if forciMecontrol over the
Confedera'e States. Uut it may not be so : thev ma-s
persist still longer in asserti ns ol their pnwr, anil if
SO, 111cv will aiouse an independent spirit in Ihe South,
which will exact a merciless and fearful retribution.
Hut lo return to our report The act which we have
undertaken to record was so unique as might be sup-posed
there »,re few incidents to mark it. Below we
have presented the reports as they successively arrived
from tlie different batteries, and which when pliteed
on our bulletin bond, wee received with the most ea-aer
interest ny the mass of anxious friends who at ev-ery
instant ot the day came crowding to our office.
There were seveial circumstances, however, devel-oped
by the d.eys experience which it is important to
notice.
It affords us infinite pleasure to record that Fort
Moulirie lias lully sustained the prestige of its glorious
name. Il tired very neatly gun for gun with Kort
Snmter. We counted the guns from eleven to twelve
o'clock, and found them to be 4° to 40, while the ad-vantage
was unquestionably ui i the side of Fort
Moultrie. In that for! not a gun was dismounted. ne>t
a wound received, nm the slightest permanent injury
Bust lii i 1 by any of iis defences, while every ball from
Fort Moultrie left iis maik upon Furt Sumter. Man)
of its shells were dropped inio that furl, that Lieut.
John MHcOetl, the worthy non of lhat patriot sire,
who has so nobly vindicated the cause of the South.
has the honor of dismounting two of its p'irapet guns
by a single shot from one of iheColunibiads, wtiih al
the time he bad the office ol directing.
The famous iron batteries—the one nt Cumings'
Point—named tar Mr. C II Stevens, the nventor. and
ihe celebrated Floating Battery, constructed under the
direction ol t'apt Hamilton, have fully vindicatedlhe
correctness of the r cone- ption. Shot after shot fell upon
them and glanced harmlessly away, while from their
favorable posimn their sholsfell wilh affect upon Fort
Sumter, and the south-east pane-opee, under the tire ot
the Stevens' buttery, m nightiall. if not actually breach-ed,
was badly damaged. At this batiery the honor of
firing ihe first gun was accorded to the venerable Ed-mund
Kuthn, ot Virginia, who maiched to Ihe rendez
roua at the so in I ui the alarm on .Monday sight, and
who, when asked by some person who did not know
nun. to what company he belonged, replied, '-toth.it in
which then1 is a vacancy." —
It Were vain to attempt an exhibition of the enthu-siasm
and fearless intrepidity oi our citizens in every
department of this evenilul day. Boats passed from
post to post without (he slightest hesitation under ^• e
i. ■in— ol Foil Sumter, and with high and low old and
ye>ung. rich and poor, in uniform or without, the com-mon
, iah and roustant effort was to reach the posts i I
action; and amid a bombardment re«isted wilh the
iiio-i sonaummate skill ami perseverance, and wiih the
most efficient appliances of in litary art und science, it
is a mo.-t remarkable circumstance, and one which ex-hibits
the infinite goodness of an oven ii ling l'rovijlence,
that, so far as we have been able to learn from the
most car. !ul inquiry, r.ot the slightest injury has been
sustained by the defenders ofth»-ir country.
It may be ad led, as an incident that contributed no
little interest to the action of the day, that from earl)
in the fotcnooi breovssaels-of-wa , twool them sup-posed
to be the Harr-n Lam and Pawntr, lay just be-yond
the bar, Inactive spectator*ol the© nteat. Wheth
er ihey will attempt totnier during the night and en-coiu
ter the batteries on either side that line the thore
is yet to be determined; ii so we will present the re-coils
oi ■ '.!.,.. y issue in our next.
Kort Samter did not return the fire of our bitteriet
for over two hour-, and ceased firing ill seven o'clock,
p. m., though our men continued to the hour ..t our
going to press
Annexed ar • the reports shorereferred :o, which ap-pcured
on our Bulletin.
FLOATING BATTBBY, April 12, 9, n. m.. 18'il.—Cap-iain
U.S. Parker reports from Sullivao s Island to Mt.
Fleaanl that everything is in good order at Fort Moul
trie. "Nobody bun. The embrasures have siood
well. The Flca'ing Battery has been struck eleven
times, but the balls tailed to penetrate. Major Ander
son is concentrating hi- tire on the Floating Uattery
and the Dahlgren Battery, under command of Lieut,
J. K. ll'imiiio i. No honseson fire, as has been rumor-ed.
A number ofsheila from Fort Moultrie haved op-ped
into Foil Sumter, and some ofthe barbette gSUM had
been dismount sd. A ateamer, supposed to be ihe Naih
cille, hove in sight abont 8 o clock, but, Upon hearing
Lhe firing, put back lo -• ;t.
Fi.oATi.vii ItiTTKHi*. H'i /clock.—All right here: not
a stan woumied, though Anderses has conceit1 rated a
heavy fire on "us. The battery stands well.
S LOGAN, M. U.
FLOATISC BATTEBT, 11 o'clock.—\oboily hurt up to
ihishour. Three guns a-e woi king. Due ball struck
on the edge or angle ol" the roof, and perforated the
planking. Whon a ball strikes the battery, the shock
i- n it perceptible.
CAMP BOMAB, SCM.II IH'S ISLAND, 1 p, iu—No fleet
in sight yet. Sumter badly damaged in parapet guns
and buildings Lieutenants Kheti and Michel ar* U
Moultrie in command ol the battery bearing on Sumter
Captain Hamilton has a DahHtren gun si lie Cove, di
.ng great miachif, indgetswith th* Floating Battery
Cjmmanded bj Lieutenants laie- and Harle>Ion. near-ly
all Anderson's attention. No one killed yet on our
s.des or inja I
Kipely in his shin sleeves working his guns himself.
I lie work is progressing finely.
LETTEB FROM AN OFFICES IN COMMAND OF
THK SDMTEB GUNS ON Foitf MOULTRIE.
POST Mot LTBIE, 1 o'olcek —We a-e all unhurt, and
if th- war aieamers now off the bar do sol give us
trouble to tighi. I have great expectation of success.
Kipleyia every inch a soidiee. Indeed. 1 cannnot
speak iu too high term* of our oincur, and men.
hea»y cannonaec from the sea girt fortress, riddling
tho quarters. In ihe emphatic language of
an offieer, •■the quarters ware knocked to h 1. but
nobody hurt." During Ire morning thirty or forty
succes-ive shots, rom Sun.ter, were ii red nt (he Daiil
gren Battery, occasioning to much danger to the men
at 'begun thai t'apt. Hamilton temperaarily removed
tln-tn. The Floating Battery, commanded by Lieuten
ants Vates and Harleston. in its turn, received di
attention. Twele indentions are visible: one ball go
ing through rhe edge of thi roofs, loted in tho sund
hags, producing a slight contusion on the head of a
private. The four-sun battery •commanled by Lieul
Valentine, nnd Capt llallonquist's very effective mortar
batiery. were ernes ly at ended to. We lenan thai
Capt. Hollonquist was covered with dirt spattered upon
him by Anderson's tire: no damage, however, wns
done to a single man. eitficer or private, anywhere, and
all performed their duties with t'e same spiiii tad
alacrity. The Mortar Batteries al For; .Libnson. under
command of Captain James nnd Lieutenant Bibbes,
worked steadily and efficiently, attracting an OC<
al shot from their frowning ant igonist.
At ten riinutes after 8 n. m. a thick smoke was scon
issuing from the southern portion of Fort 8umter'l
barracks : the flames broke on: visible lo the eve. At
times the fire appeared to lie eteoat'extinguished, aad
then again would rise Whilst it was in progress,
three explosions occurred from the fall ol shell, smoi g
the service magazines ur combustibles ol the f< rl The
concentrated tire of all the batteries were steadily kept
up; the progress of the flames soatinued, and a'll ihe
quarters were involved in ..-onfl.igration : n dense el I
of black anode issued.
The fire Irom For: Snmter became irregular am:
weak; towards midday it almost entirely eeaeed. still
the flag Hew, and shot and shell lei! regularly i til stea-dily
upon the belcagorcd fortl
At midday, on Fr day, during the heal of the cngi
gement. Maj. Anderson made i signal of distres- in ilu-men
of-war lying off of our iir, and on Saturday
again, while under fire from all th« batteries, ami
tumbled wilh the heat and sm ike of th" burning bai
racks, agnin lowered ihe Hag ofthe United States, as a
signal for n-sisi nice to h sna\al allie« : the ships were
only from three to five m Its off, the day was bright
and clear, the water smooih. But discretion wrs the
better part of valor. The Northern officers ia command
baviug been so carefully selected for their fidelity to
their sectioaiaad superior trustworthiaeae i-i ■† hostile
crusade against the South, were unwilling to incur th.
risk of running ther ships int • ihe barber, and i
ing our batteries. They llionghl it prude it :nt la m
tempt reiuforcements in launches. The soldi- at Abo
litionism were left to their fate,without an attempt lo
reliere their perilous eor.dilirn. The idle a'lies had
ihe pleasure ol seeii i- liiem strike their colors lo I lit-
Confederate States. They are commendable lor then
gallantry, and we trust lhat these brave mariner-' will
rc.civc a suitable commend .lion from their no less
gallant Jackson the Second and bis magnanimous Ca-binet.
At a quarterto 1 o'clock the Bag of the United
States or Fort Sumter vent down with i'- M ill. I'm
some twenty minutes ne Bag appeared above the lot:
t'ol. L. T. Wigtall. accompli ned by ptivate II Qoar
din Young, of the Palmetto Guard, got into a small
boat pulled by negroes' They approached it lion
Morris Island, Col. Hi,.fa 1 holding up bis -«..,,! wtlh
a while handkerchief lied upon it. Before they reach
eel the foil however, the United Slate- flag, acconpa
nied by a white flag, was held open the rampari,
which Col. Wigfall did not see. Tlie Sullivan
batteries, not perreivingthe boat, continued iheir tire
upon the United States flag, the boat appiearfaed the
wharf. Col. Wigfall haviag entered Use fort, called
for Major Anderson, aad stated that he was aid de
Camp lo Genera] Beauregard—that, seeing hi- dia
tress, and the impossibility of holding the posl sad
that, as no flag was Hying, he had some to claim a sur-render,
in the name of his chief. He replied to the
enquiry wli.il terms we uld ne granted, staling that
Major Anderson eould not make hia own t-rms, but
that General Beaurega r and n gen letnan,
knew how to treat agallan: enemy. Major An I
must leave the details of the surrender to Oeneral
Beauregard. Major Anderson then agreed In surren-der
to General Beauregard in the name ofthi Confed
erate State-s, ami at on; o'c lock and five minutes struck
the United Slates flag which had been standing in
company with the w hiie tl ig. The Sullivan'i i
batteries ceased Bring, sm Colonel Wigfall started to
report to General Beauregard in Charleston.
Soon after the l';.i ed-tates flag first ateappi
three Aids de-lamp had b. en dee] itched from Head
quarters: but Col Wigfa] had anticipated ' [ t. Lee
ind Cola M.les and l'ryor.
When the report was made of the capitulation. Ma-jor
Jones, accompanied by Colonel Charles Alston.
SPSS -int to arrange definitely the :erms given. Tbesi
were to lhe following effect
All proper facilities will be affor led for the removal
of Maj. Anderson and command, together with compa-ny
arms and property and all prii ite prensHy.
The fiag which he has upheld so long, and with so
much fortitude, under the most Irving circurrstances,
may be sainted by him on taking i- down.
Major Anderson is allowed to determine the precise
I yielding up tl e post, ami i- permitted to go by
^eiorland according to hi- elecl: in.
This morning word wns sent that he desired to be
removed to the Heel outside of the baa. at the h
I ok, and the Catoi .w was ,!• ■: itched [or the pur-pose.
We understand that a detachment of regulars from
SuUivaa's Island, aid the detachmeat of Major lie
Sausaure's command from Morris Island, h ivi best
deiailed to occupy (lie captured fort.
\Ve learn that roitSuaiter is uniajurad in
ty for ilrfence, no breach being made in the w«l! • .
ihat the quarters art- completely destroyed, nutwith
standing the Palmeiro Fire Ce mpany was ile-patcheel
to put out the fire 'the quaners oh Friday caoghl
three times, and were extinguished by the soldiers;
OJ Saturday il was iinposaible. At one time lhe smoke
For the Patriot. {
TOBACCO.
*Mtsin. Fditort: The Patriot bus been nobly*
in the cause of the Union, and BO incessantly!
has it labored to resist lhe rushing tide of s{
that il seems almost lo have ignored the exisi^ico of
any other fee. We trust its laudable efforts hji*- been
duly appreciated by a numerous class of gn-tij > rea-ders;
and We come to bespeak Ira service, in IL' ; tempt
sat, or impede the career of a dill, i J ,, my,
which, though not quite so noisy, has lung bci;i steadi-ly
nodermining the health, prosperity and hap., less of
our country-moil. His name is "Tobacco.' i l!e ia a
graduate*athe most consummste dissunu'ai-.-'a; and
frequently insinuates himself into the good gjr.H:c9 of
hi- unsuspcctiig voiaiics—making them regal.;hiai aa
a fast friend while ic is secretly ei gaged in d^Jioiling
them of their dearer earthly treasures. Wc ai.f. aware
thai tobacco is a favorile luxury, wilh the j ..'ninaat
elenniM of society, nnd that many regard its \Lt as in-nocent,
or even beneficial; but we have loug bfi * satis-
Aed ihat ihey an i-in.lei W/eareco j
aphorism "They wc'l need no medecine."- j
co is one of the most poteut of all medic i j
very active that the prudent physician scle'uii]
ters it, except as a dernitr rmoH Ii: larg ■ dl
a most virulent poison ! and an empyrcumat'
i, said, sometimes lorms in ihe pipe-stems oj -mokers
dr
which Is so deadly poisonous, that one miajiiiom or
drop of il will kill a dog in a few minutes! Jane drop
will kill s dog, why not two drops kill a m } I Mi ny
cnu«e. Mli | no
iraclcs ? « "t it
-M».ny
not to-
H in-pcrsons
die without any obvious
baeco oil sometimes woik such m
vasions upon the health are, for the greater pM, effect-ed
by slow and unperceptible degrees—by soft land in-si
luuus slops, it steals away the once boaste i.uanhood
ssuspeeting victim. He feels thai he J not him-self,
but he invaiLM, charges Ihe evil lo i :• i causes.
When we consider lhe powerful proper j of the
weed, we arc surprised ihat thedeleteriou ej. j i» 0f its
habiiur.1 u-e are not still more dssJlUlllln.
und logic than to conclude that , calo-m
1 cures one aick rran. therefore, calomel ?i|l benefit
ill men, hath sick and well ll isetideui tun ie Crea-ior
n. \er iiicndcd it to be u-cd ns a luxury, no man
see ever barn with a natural appetite far it j saw as
beast will eoaida nod to taste sf it, Kosh ng, save
one solilary spseiM of worm, (and trose no'.i who ad-mire
his taste, anu ape his habits) will ea.
In ihe wh.le ti.tory of our nnv. il.it 1, nothtng
■ • aiysterioaa, laathaf^rssysiaif^larchsjojrr whisk
ICtlea and use Si IShSO I That a
re to every unvitiai.i -..•■» ,fm.n,
and found in u-o mly among the d grade 1 >. ! umam-ige*
of ihe s-ilderness should betake*! 1BSSM in-
■ J int. con mon use in refined sociei ,', « indeed.
I assiBg atraage. Thu men of the present 'lightened
■ge, should 1 i k mon habitual chewing aifd smoking
with so much complacency, is derogatory ', the char-acter
ofmen. We are aware thai many JSasa Mas tBM
weed who do not aiprme :t—men who co t acted the
liabi: before Use} SOSM to vea.s ofdiscre ii n Y'el I is
astonishing how little effort they make to t.tecl their
children against the formation oi thesansa Unnatural,
filthy, degrading, and expensive habits. I aid it lo
be ihe imperative duty or every parei ! |t^ warn hia
children of the evil tendency of these hit';», and he
who proves himself remiss, is guilty of .. -j. ral delin-quency.
,
Many poor men pay si« times as much Ii r Ubacco,
as ihey pay to support'he government, ajhieh aflords
:"b important protection ! Many pi j-men who
have no money t their childrei? lease them-iubacco:
Many who eajajiever raise
S dime for the support of lhe gospel, aitjtwhcm the
physician has to serve gratis, can. nirrr|iajnsa find
means to pnrchsSI tobacco—it is lndur-?::, b'.e .'
THOMJAfe BLACK.
For the Patriea.
LETTER FROM MlMOk ill.
Apiu'i 1
ay j)-f o
Jny. SB mar being the seen'- } * a terrible
1 "-''"l.v- ! 'i was lhe raisir.,-j easa HarreU
n flag. Missouri a you know i, j, t rorg Union
Male, liy ihe skillful and persistent enjri eer.ng ot a
•"r« n'lie Legislature, and Jin inju.:;
co-operation of some Union members, who believed
that aa autberitative expression of lh.'wews of Ihe
people ought lo be had. a Convention! *as called to
consider our federal relations. Th«. killing of this
Convention by the Legislature, having i-ipower under
the Constitution to do so, was unque:A>ably revolu-tionary
But its action was acquiewejln unoer the
hope aad expectation that ihe conserve elements
which would be lound ,n lhe represei,u!i J-s of original
Enty.woaM «iet all politic* ].■ isgonisms in
le sad indue, a patient wsJUaa) jot ihe develop-menti
of law policy of .he „.« IVesl. aUaad Cabinet,
• course- which the border Stalk] sin,uld lake.
Ho- nneiiaMlM met. There were b*U> lour
Slats al acted. But iu delibe-V.ons have re-vealed
the fact, ihs* those who were sJnj up sa Cm ■>.
men had r» kicd oi Cunning for ^ ,. ion-leaning
tower ol Piaa men—who had an m«y ooaditi-as
cuipled wiih their na.ional part v. thj.jn very little
-u,d would blow then, o,e- The fT, ,,,-io,', w.
ever by a very larg.. majority. n*mmm\ kerlee ot .
luiins. cminenily conservative and ,', n t
charaoier, and adjourned on the ::M i b] It » aa eoaa-
Sini\i:rir.i.ii, Mo., Apiu'll. 18bl.
" ■††† / Our town, the day b-f'ore yester-
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