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! i IT. u 5 I I iji I 'hi r EVACUATION OF FORI SUMTER SECRET HIS . U TORY. , From tha Columbia (S. C.) Guardian. I ' ' Statb of South Caroiiha., Headquarters, Aug. 8d. 1861. j ; I have every reason, from information received by mo in the most confidential manner, (not for bidding publication,; however,) and through one j ' very near the most intimate counsels of the Pre- eident of the United States, to induce me to te ': "v lieve that the following article was submitted, as ; a proof-sheet, to Mr.' Lincoln and his Cabinet; j that a proclamation; in conformity with its gen ; eral views, 'was to bo issued; and that a change " in the decision of the Cabinet was made in one night, when exactly the contrary course was adopted It is asserted in this article, (which, in all probability, is a proof-sheet from a confi dential New York paper, 5 that if the President desired to excite and madden the whole North to . a war of extermination against slavery, and in ' favor of the absolute plunder and conquest of the South, he had only to resolve that Major Ander son and his earrison at Fort Sumter should perish, ' as it appears was well known would i have to be the case. Major Anderson and his men were to be used as fuel, to be thrown in to kindle the flames of fanaticism, and to force. the Northern ' people into a united war, which would give the abolition leaders absolute control over the Gov ernment and country. What must be the feelings of the civiliied world, when it is known that the President of the United States and his Cabinet : did so act, and with a view expressly to carry out - this policy of exciting the whole Northern mind? Major Anderson : had officially informed the ' former Administration that he could hold Fort : Sumterj and, of course, if the object of that Ad ministration was to betray the Government into v the hands of the Secessionists, as is charged in -; the article, then Major Anderson must have been a party to the treason; and if he informed the new lresident, on the fourth of March, as is said - to be the case, that he could uot.hold the Fort, then he acted out his part fully in aiding to place Mr. Lincoln and his Cabint exactly where, they .were, and to compel them to evacuate the fortress, or to use the garrison as victims, to be slaughter ed on the unholy altar of blind fanaticism and mad ambition. : . -'; know the fact from "Mr. Lincoln's most inti ' mate friend and accredited agent, Mr. Lamon, that the President pi the United States professed a desire to evacuate Fort Sumter, and he (Mr( Lamon) -actually wrote me, after his return to Washington, that he would be tack in a few days to aid in that purpose. Major Anderson was in-J duced to 'expect the same thin;:, as his notes to me prove. I know the fact. that Mr. Fox, of the U.S. Navy, after obtainipg permission from tn upon the express guarantee of a lornier ejiillaiit, , associate in the navy, to visit Minor Anderori "for pacific purposes " planned the pretended atj . . I- .i 'if tempt to relieve and reinforce the garrison by a; fleet, and that Major Anderson protested against it.. I now believe that it was all a scheme, and that Fox's disgraceful expedition was gotten upj in concert with Mr. Lincoln, merely to delude the Northern i public into the belief that they in- tended to sustain and protect Major Anderson when, in fact, according to the article nowj pub4 lished for the first time, they decided to do no such thing, and acted with the deliberate inten-i tion to let the garrison perish, that they might thereby eicite the North and rouse them to unite, in this unholy, and unnatural war, by which the! desperate and profligate leaders of an infuriated and lawless prty might gratify their vengeance; and lust of power over the ruins of their country and amid the blind passions of a maddened people: The document now published, and the pecu4 liar circumstances,' show the basest and most in-! famous motives that have ever actuated the rulers of any people, except, perhaps, in the days of the .trench revolution, when history shows that wholesale murder was often planned by insurrec tionists in Paris, under the deliberate guidance of malignant leaders,! whose whole objects were universal plunder and murder, in order to exter-' minate one party and ride into power themselves.! A moment's review of the line of argument pur sued in the artic'e.'will show that the policy final ly adopted in regard to Fort Sumter was intend-, ed and desired by Mr. Lincoln nnu his advisers to lead to a war, not to be regulated by the rules and usages among 'civilized and enlightened peo ple, but to one of Rapine, murder, and utter ex termination of the people against whom it was intended to be waged, founded upon no principle' or right, seeking not to re-establish any disputed, authority, or accomplish any other object than to' gratify a lust for power and revenge. For the purpose! of directly proving the mo tives and impulses of the United Slates Govern ment in the, inauguration of this war, it is only necessary, to make several extracts from the arti- cle in question, as, they will serve also to direct the special attention of the public to those por tions which roost vjvully prove the unhalljwed purposes of President Lincoln and his advisers. One of the chief ends of the article seems to have been the proof jbf treason on the part of President Buchanan, and through all of it run3 -the oft-repeated "alternative" left them by him, of "permitting Major Anderson and his command to s.arve within fifteen days, or of ignomin ously abandoning it to a nest of traitors," &c. This "alternative" (is dwelt upon as ifi to di jrect special attention to it; and this very "al ternative" proves, above all the rest, jhe pur pose which they had. in view when they adopted their no policy. It is argued, and very elabor ately, too, that the purjwse of President Lincoln ; was to "preserve peace',' not to "roakc.Var" "to protect the sacred Constitution" confided to his keeping and to gain over, by his avowedly peaceful objects, those who had defied that "Con stitution" and broken its laws, It is asserted that President Lincoln could not suppress the "tears" of anguish which his signing the order for-the evacuation of Fort Sumter caPed forth; aud it is said, too, that he desired to "discharge his duty, to humanity;" and yet he has chosen to "discharge" that "duty" in the singular way of resolving on a policy, which, in his own words, he. knew would "raise throughout the mighty North a feeling of indignation, which in ninety days would have emancipated every slave on the continent, and driven their masters into the sea." The sacrifice was made; Anderson and his com mand were forced to become liable as victims to fanaticism; Fort Sumter was wrapt in flames; and , yet, forsooth, they tell us that the only man who I could have prevented it was "resolved to dis- charge his duty to humanity," and that his pur- pose was "peace" his '.aversion '"war." : His I "purpose" was changed, and he resolved to bring on this unhallowed war. It is a Government ac- i tuated with these feelings that we are to defend 1 ourselves against; it is Ws kind of war, then, that the people of the South are to meet: and under ; these circumstances it becomes my duty to pub . lish the article in question for the information of Mhe people of the Confederate fetates, and for the i" cool and unbiassed contemplation of the civilized world.. . s i . , A war thus1 inaugurated from such motives ,' aDd under buch circumBtahcca surely caa never j. meet with the favor of Heaven. A people edu ; cated and trained up to constitutional liberty can '; ne?er oT any length of time, sustain such a war. I': , F. W. PICKENS. IfaniTmfnt f FoTt SmtKcuity Knows no inrfT.H lh"f Pri0(l ia the history of nations and ;i. MmduaU U.a tbt for of niq tbii proverb l Ww- (rated. The law, or rather the demands of justice, self respect, national honor, and the vindication of our na tionality in the eyes of Europe, all demand that we should retain possegsion of Fort Samf er at any and every sacrifice; and no man in this nation is more deeply im pressed with the paramount importance of so doing than ia Abraham Lincoln, the PresiJent of the United States. He feels and recognizes his duty in the premises; but the Law otneettsity steps in, put at defiance his wishes and his duty, and sternly forbids his attempting to hold or relieve the noble Fortress bo promptly unatched from the hands of the Rebels and Traitors of Charleston by the timely action of Major Anderson. Buchanan and hia traitor Cabinet had deliberately planned the rob bing of our arsenals under the superintendence of, and with the connivance of ; the roinera'ble fellow Floyd, whose portrait now hangs so conspicuously in the Rogue's Gallery of our city police; and we all know, that when Major Anderson took possession of Fort Sumter, Floyd demanded its restoration to the Rebels, and Buchanan actually yielded to the demand, until threatened with danger to his person if he ventured up on any such act of treachery. He yielded to a stern necessity; but in yielding he determined to accomplish by management and finesse what he had not the courage to do openly. He accordingly refused to permit the fort to be reinforced as it could have been in those days, with the neccessary men and stores to enable it to hold out for a year at least against any force which could be brought against it; and it was not until after Morris Is land had been fortified, that he sanctioned the abortive attempt at succor made by the btar or tne west; anu even countermanded that order j before it was carried into effect. J , . From Christmas until the fourth of March, the trai tors and rebels of Charleston and the Cotton States re ceived every countenance and support from Mr. Buch anan which could be afforded them: and when he retir (d from office on the 4th instant, he gloated over the conviction that he had fostered rebellion and treason until they had become so rampant that they were be yand the control of hia successor. And the one great source of his glorification was, that Fort Sumter was without provisions, and that, of "necessity, the garrison must surrender from starvation before it would bejn the power of the Republican Administration to relieve and reinforce it. Of course, Abraham Lincoln could know nothing of this treason; and when in bis inaugural he spoke of oc cupying the public forts and collecting the revenue, he little dreamed that his predecessor had treasonably ar ranged lo make the abandonment of Fort Sumter a po litical necessity. He was soon apprised, however, lhat the troason of his predecessor had cunningly devised for him the most serious mortification that could be in flicted, and that he bad presented lo him the alterna tive of permitting Anderson and his command to starve or promptly to withdraw them, and ignoiuiniously per mit the fort to fall into the hands of .(he rebels. To re inforce the gaiiiion or to supply them with provisions, are tqually impossible, because Janiea Buchanan and hi a.3(ciie (raitors designedly refust-d to do go-whilr it was in their power to do it, and compelled the co'ni minU'h: of the fort quietly to permit the conslraciion df works in his immediate ticinity and funder the range t.f bin guns, which would effectually prevent his being relieved when an honest man a.-sumed the Government n theMth of March. Buehnnau s final act of treasot has been ci-niumniated. lie' rreven.ed the lte Con gress j a-p aing a law giving power to Ihe Executive to i:all for volunteers to occupy and recapture the public" t'"its i.nd arsenals, and be designedly left Fort Sumter in a Hieiiinn -which 'renders relief physically impossible without an atjuy of from ten to twenty thousand men. and employment of a naval I'orce greater than w can command:! and be and; bis rnjrmiitoiis now exult ingly Hr.d tauntingly t-ay to the Republican President. Do j'our worst. We have designedly withheld from you the means of relieving: and holding Fort Sumter. and we invite ;you to tne pleasing alternative or per mitting Anderron and hia command to itarte within fif teen days, or of ignominiously abandoning it to a net of traitors and rebels whom we have nursed into exist ence a4 the only certain mode of destroy tug the llepub lican party." j i: : Sucli are lh simple facts of the case as they are pre sented! to the: new President upon his astuming the reins of Government; and we speak .advisedly and from knowledge when we say, that while the country has been wickedly; made to believe that the time of the Ad ministration has been occupied with the disposal of of-, fices, four-fifths of all the hours spent in consultation by the Cabinet have been devoted to the consideration of the all-impoi tant question how to save Fort Sum ter and avertj from i tie Government the dishonor of abandoning it to the miserable traitors who for mouths have been in open rebellion against the authority of the Government? .; Generals Scott and Tot.tcn, and all the military and naval chiefs at Washington, have been consulted; every plan which military science could con ceive or military daring suggest, has been attentively considered and maturely weighed, with a hope at least that the work of the traitor Uuchanan was not so com plete as he and hia associates supposed. But all in vain. There stands the isolated, naked fact Fort Sumter can not bt ttluvtd btcautt of (he trtaton of the la Adnunii (ration: ind Major Anderton and hi command mutt pe nt h by ttanation unlet withdrawn. What, then, lis to-be done? Could the President leave them to starve? ! Cui Bonot Would the sacrifice of a handful of gallant men to the treason of thieves and rebels, have been grateful to their countrymeu? But, says the indignant yet thoughtless patriot, .'tbink of the humiliation ana dishonor of abandoning Sumter to the Rebels ne do think of it, ! and weep tears of blood over the humiliation thus brought" upon the coun try by the traitor President who has just retired to Wheatland to gloat over his consummated treason. And we are assured, too, and; do not doubt the truth of the assurance, that when Abraham Lincoln was com pelled ID yield his reluctaut consent la this most humil iating concession to successful treason, he did not .at tempt te suppress the sorrow and tears which; it called forth. But he had no alternative, i "Xecetsitf knotci no law;" and to save the lives of the gallant men, who have so long held Fort Sumter against an overwhelming force of hearties traitors and wicked and unprincipled rebels wnose treason nas Deen neeped in fraud and theft, vul garly known as "Southern chivalry," the President of the United Stales, in the discharge of a duty to human ity, has signed the order for the evacuation of Sumter. . Ilad war, not peace, been his' object had he desired to raise , throughout the mighty North a feeling of in Uignation, which in ninety days woulJ have emancipat ed every slave on the continent and driven their mas ters intq the sea, if needs be he had only to have said "Let the garrison of tort bumter do their duty and perish beneath its walls, and on the heads of the trai tors and rebels of fhe slavery propagandists! be the con sequences." " Such a decision would have enrried joy to the bosoms of Phillips and Gmrison md their fanatical associates, who 80 justly consider abolmonwru- and dis union synonymous; but U would have brought iipon the country pueli bcenes of horror as Ihe mind shrink from contemplating: j. Verily, the blood of the martyrs would have bee,n the teed of ''negro emancipation." For every patriot Boldier thus sacrificed to the revival of the Afri can Mave trade and the establishment of a hideous slave ociacy at the Sotuh, ten thousand negro blaves would have been emancipated, and as many of their masters been driven into the ocean to expiate their crimes on earth. I . But Mr. Lincoln desired to rouse no such feeling of re- - . i . I ... I. r- . -. . . . . veoe among uie people 01 me r ree oiaies. lie Knew po man knew better- t hut he had but to hold on to Fort Sum ter agreeatily'lo the plainly expressed will of the people and leavi'us gallant garrison to the fat e prepared forlhem by rebela and traitors, to iusure an uprising which would at once haya wiped out slavery from the face of the country; and wiiu it, all engaged in this atrocious re t il - : - I r . n . oeuion against, me uoverninem. uut ms purpose is Peace, nut War. j His object is to restore, to rebuild and to preserve the Government, and the Constitution which enacted it; and his great aim is, while maintaining the i i . . . i r . - . , yuuiuiuiiuu aim ruiuruiug liiemws, louring oaCK good men to their allegiance, and leave the thieves and roguesj aud braggarts who compose the great mass of the rebels, under the ccgnomen ot Southern Chivalry," to the uninterrupted enjoyment of their own precious society and tho reflections which time vaunt awake even in theui. j He is niinuful of his outh "registered in Hea ven, to preserve tne Constitution and enforce the laws and he feel thathis mission is to reclaim. and not ex tinguish; or moat assuredly he could have left Fort Sum ter to its. fate: and that fata would have been speedy, certain, ana aDsmuie annihilation to the traitors now in rebellion against the Government, and to the very existence of the institution of slavery on the American continent; But he has been faithful to his oath of office and to the Lonstituti Jn; and by yielding to the necessity of the case and listening to the cry of humanity, slavery has had accorded lo it its bst victory 'over freedom and the Constitution of the United States. " The deed baa been accomplished; the sacrifice has been made; trailers and rebels are again triumphant; and the Stars and Strrpes are again to be dishonored in the sight of the nation and of astonished Europe. The flag of the Union ia to be pulled down, and the bloody uauuer oi pirates, ireeuooters, rebels, ana traitors, is to be run up to wave triumphantly over Sumter and be saluted from hundreds of guns iu the rebel camp, amid the cheers of thousands whose senseless gasconade and braggadocio vauntings, have long since disgusted brave men and honest citizens. And yet, tee approve the act. A traitor President rendered it a neeetsitv; and humani ty demanded that Abraham Linooln should sacrifice all personal feelings, and gracefully yield To that necessity aud tat deliberately plaaaei trwsoa upon irhisU it ij based. Jlis countrymen will sustain iiim in this dis charge of an humiliating but an imperative duty; but with him tbey feel that the account is now closed with treason. There is nothing now to yield to traitors nothing more to sacrifice in order to give to slavery nd the slave trade the odor of nationality. In future, the President of the United States has only laws to eoforce and a Constitution to Sustain; and woe be to them who thwart him in the performance of his duty, and to him self, if be dare to shrink from the performance of bis whole duty. i . ; Impudence and Falsehood . The following paragraph (says the Richmond "Whig,) ia from the New York Times, in reply to an article in the Enqairer. It's rather rich. It's logic is stri king. The loss of less than 200 proves Yankee "skill and valor." ,We concede the skill in kill-1 ing so many of our men, if true, but aa to their val- j or in running away, with a loss ot only 200, we j can't appreciate it. AH the New York papers, and the Times among them, i asserted, when the Grand Army moved, that it consisted of upwards of 65,000. Now ho says it only amounted to .33,000. As to the killed of theirs, our men buried more than 1,500, arid many, had become too offensive to touch. Of some of their wounded, our hospi tals tell a sad tale Washington can tell of oth ers. Of their missing,' the Lord only knows. From the New York Times, i The Richmond F.nquirer of the 27th six days after the battle say that their loss was '-four hundred kill ed and twelve hundred wounded, a total c-f sixteen hun dred." The omcial figures will bear us out in saying that this ia very: nearly twice our loss. Our killed will certainly not exceed two hundred. This most remark able fact bears unequivooal testimony t the skin and valor with which our men fought. Yet our boys killed' twice as many of the enemy as they lost of their own men. Very few parallels can be found to this in the history of war. j '"'! i Gen. Johnson's 15,000 constituted ocly one-third bt the rebel army actually on the field, to say nothing of the reserve within easy-reach. That army, according to (be Enquirer, then, numbered 45.000. Gn. Mb-' Dowell's force engaged, on the other haadj was nothing like fhe 35,000 alleged. His whole army only number ed 33,000. Of thete, 8.000 were left as a reserve at CentrevUle; 2.000 had been left to guard the camp; 5.500 were with "Richardson, at Blackburn's Ford, two miles off. and had nothing whatever to do with the fight. This left only 18,000 in the action and we be lieve the (numbers actually : engaged were less rather than more. These 18,000 drove back Gen. Johnston's entire wing, forcing them out of one battery after a nother, and actually beating them on their own chosen field. It was only when exhausted themselves, and without reinforcements, they were overwhelmed by tresh regiments from the reserve, that they gave way. i i i , 'Something, Rich. Simon Cameron Secretary of War of the United States, has been singular ly exercised about the body of his deceased bro ther, Col. Cameron, of the New lork Volunteers, killed at Manassas. Actuated by a" silly pride about addiessing Gen. Johnston on the subject in the latter s proper official capacity, just as the Hritish authorities were towards our ashington, he has resorted to every device to secure this ob ject. Some arc already known to the public. A day or two agoj a flag of truce came to our pick ets and sent m the iollowincr to CoJ. o. iu.15 Stuart, of the Cavalry, commanding at Fairfax Court House:; i ! WAB DlPAatMKJIT, ' j July 30th, 1861 To whom tt may concern: 1 j The bearers, Messrs. Gorman, of Baltimore, Apple- gate and Sterling, visit Richmond for the single pur pose of obtaining the remains of the late Colonel Cam eron. . ! All United Slates troops will show them the almost courtesy and protection going and returning. Simon cameron, Secretary of War Col. Stuart returned the communication with the following endorsement: r ' IlBADqCAaTEBB, FatBIAX C. II., 4 i August 2, 1861. f The within communication has been sent me, but be ing addressed "4 whom it may concern," is returned for the reason that its objeot does not concern mi, nor any one else that I am awara of, in the Confederate States of America. J. E. B. 8TUART, I Colonel 1st Cavalry, Commanding. The gentlemen were also informed that Gen. Johnston, when properly addressed on the sub ject, would give any aid in his power for the re covery ot Col. C s rema'ns. liich. Examiner. A Private letter from New York.- "July 23. Your very welcome missive was received. I sup pose the news of your great victory; was received with much enthusiasm. The excitement in this city was intensethat of Fort Sumter was noth ing compared to this. People were frantic, and the Republicans had just returned to their senses; every one censuring the President and his vile Cabinet, even the very men who elected him. La9t evening the people attempted to sack the Black Tribune office, but it was prevented by be ing well guarded. The result was that the Black sheet appeared this morning in a new garb, more simple advocating the propriety of overthrow ing the present Administration. The "Union Hefence Committee" also met this day, and de nounced trft actions of the President and his Cabinet as unfit to be at the head of any Govern ment. This fratricidal war may not terminate for months, but I do not think they can get any more reinforcements from this city, as they were chief ly New Yorkers who suffered the heaviest loss. ''One more Southern victory and New York city will be outj of the power of old Abe. That is my opinion."-j Charleston Afercurjf. . i, j ' i . , " From the Richmond Dispatch, j ' " YankcfS Selling Virginia Negroes. It is said that two hundred and forty negroes have been sent from Fortress Monroe to Cuba, j This is; moreover, but carrying out the act of the Yankee Congress for the; confiscation of the negroes tie longing to Southerners. In the present banlc ruptcy of their Government, we see no resource they have, except to pay themselves by the cap ture and sale of our slaves. I I ' Ao Satisfied.- The negroes who have runa way from their masters in the Peninsula, 'are set at work at once by Gen. Butler, and made to keep at it, much to their annoyance. One! of them having been put at it rather strong said -"Golly Massa Butler, dis nigger never had to ' worklao hard before; guess dia chile will secede once moah." Fixing for us Again. The following passage (says the Richmond Whig,) in a letter from W ashington, to the - Baltimore Sun of j the 5th, gives us a glimpse of the vast preparations, which our old Friend Scott is making for us- j There is nothing like having a powerful friend at court. We suspect, that as soon .as the old .fellow has got Washington crowded with supplies he and his army contractors will' stampede again and leave the vast stores to our suffering soldiers. From the Baltimore Sun. Scarcely anything but actual observation could convince one of the abundance of army supplies which are daily pouring into our railroad depots. Food for man and beast, horses, wagons, ambu lances, and carrp equipage. Truly, the resour ces of our country are vast, and ready in greatest profusion. j ' ; ; It is said that the war upon the South has a ready cost Wm. BJ Astor,J of New York,. that fifteen millions ot dollars which they claimed that he promised but did not give. II iq feat estate in the city has fallen that much jir value already. If he had given what they asked he would have had nothing left. As it ia, he is very comfortable yet. It is the peoplethat have nothing to dve and only their daily labor to subsist on. wfcr, fi,0i J Paw M tya jtiag cf Liaco.la'i lriekedn, , rnvn RT.SS. The following resolutions of thanks to Generals Johnston and Beauregard, and the troops under their command at the battle of Manassas, were in troduced in Congress on the 7th and( adopted unanimously: ! 1;. Resolved, ly the Congrest of the Confederate State of America, That the thanks of Congress are eminently due, and are hereby cordially given, to General Joseph E. Johnston and General Gus tavo Ti Beauregard, and to the officers and troops under theic command, for the great and signal victoiy obtained by them over forces of the United States far exceeding them in number, in the bat-. 1 nf th 21st of Julv. at Manassas, and for the gallantry, courage, and endurance evinced, by them in a protracted and continuous struggle of more than ten hours a victory, the results of which will be realized in the futuro successes of the war, and which, in the judgment of Congress, entities ail wuo con in omen wu iv w m g,'"1-'" of their country. - Resolved, further, That the foregoing resolu tion be made known in appropriate general orders, bv the Generals n command, to the officers ana J . i 33 J -I . ' roops to wnom n is aauresseu. j j Richmond, August 8, 1861. Conjrress went into secret, session as early as eleven o'clock in the morning ; The business transacted was of great publio importance, as will be seen by the acts passed, and which have been approved by the Presi dent, full copies of which we are enable to ,give our readers. I " .-' Inereatt of the Army 400,000 Men Called For. A bill to be entitled an act further to provide for the pub- lin defence. ! - Section l". The Congrets of the Confederate State of America do enact, That in order to provide aaauionai forces to repel invasion, maintain the nghtful possession of the Confederate States of America and to secure the independence of the Confederate States, the President be. and he in hereby, authorized to employ the militia, military and naval forces of the Confederate States of America, and to as tor ana accept me services oi any number of volunteers, feot exceeding four hundred thou sand, who may offer their services, either as cavalry. mounted riflemen, artillery of infantry, in sued propor tion of these several arms as he may deem expedient, to serve for a period of not less than twelve month, nor more than three years after they snail ne musterea into service, unless sooner discharged. SxcTids 2. That whenever the militta or volunteers are called and received into the service of the Confede rate States, under the provisions of this act, they shall be orzinixed nuder the act of the sixth of March, 18til, entitled "An act to provide for the publio defeuce, with the same pay and allowances ci earn act, ana uie same time for the service of the militia. Sbctios 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to extend to, or in any wise to alter any act heretofore passed, and -authorizing the president, to receive troops offered directly to the Confederate btates for the war, or for less time, i f . Extension of the Army Organization over Kentucky, Mis i -. touri. Martland and Delaware. A bill to be entitled anct to authorize the President of the Confederate States to grant commissions to raise volunteer Regiments and battalions composed of persons who are or have been residents of the States of Ken tucky, Missouri, -Maryland and Delaware. The Cangret of the Confederate State of America do enact. That the President of the Confederate States be, and he ia hereby, authorized to grant commissions to officers, not above the grade of Captain, to such persons as he may think fit to raise and command volunteer Reeimenta and battalions for-the service of the Con federate States; said Regiments and battalions to be composed of persons who are or have been residents oi the Slates of Kent ucky, Missouri, Mar land or DoUware and who have enlisted, or may enlist, under sid officers upon the condition, however, that such shall not hold rank or receive pay until such' Regiments or battalions have been raised and mustered into service. Legislation against Yankee Adventurers in the South, c. A bill lo be entitled "An act respecting alien enemies." Section 1. The Congrets of the Confederate State of America do enact. That, whenever there shall be de clared war between the Confederals States and any fo reign nation or Government, or any mvasion or preda tory incursion shall be perpetrated, attempted or threat ened agninst the territory of the Confederate States by any foreign nation or Government, and the President of the Confederate Stales shall make publio proclama tion of the event, or the same shall be proclaimed by act of Congress, all natives, citizens, dehixens or sub jects of the hostile nation or Government, being males of fourteen years of age and upwards, who shall be within the Confederate States, and not citizens thereof. hall be liable to be apprehended, restrained or secured and removed as alien enemies: Jy-onded, That, du ring the existing war, citizens of the United States re' siding within the Confederate States, with intent to be come citizens thereof, and who shall make a declara tion of such intention, in due form, and acknowledging the authority of the Government of the same, shall not become liable, as aforesaid, not shall the act extend to citizens of the States of Delaware, Maryland, Ken tucky, Missouri and of the District of Columbia, and the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and th Indian Territory South of Kansas, who shall not be chargeable with actual hostility, or other crime against the public safety, and who shall acknowledge the an thority of the Government of the Confederate States Sec 2. The President of the Confederate States shall be, and he is hereby, authorized by his prnclaroa tion or other publio act, in case of existing or declared war, as aforesaid, to provide for the removal of those who, not being permitted to reside within the Confede rate States, shall refuse or neglect to depart therefrom; and to establish socb regulations in the premises aa th public safety may require. 8te. 8. Immediately after the passage of this act, th President of the Confederate States shall, by proclama tion, require ail ci nens of the United States, being i . i . I . . rt ui&iea oi louncen years anu upwards, witnin tne tjon federf States, and adhering to the Government of the United States, and acknowledging the authority of the same, and not being citizens of the Confederate States, nor within. the proviso of Ihe first section of this act, to depart from the Confederate States within forty days from the date of such proclamation; and such persons remaining within the, Confederate States after that time rhall become liable to be treated as alien enemies: and in all cases of declared war as aforesaid, aliens resident within the Confederate States, who shall become liabli as enemies as aforesaid, and who shall not be charge able with actual hostility or other crime against. th public safety, shall be allowed the time for the disno sition of their effects and for departure, which may be stipulated by any treaty with such hostile nal'ion or Government, and when no suoh treaty may exist, the fresntent shall prescribe such Uma as mny be consist ent with . the pub'io safety and accord with the dictates of humanity nd national hospitality. Sx,C. 4. After a.ny declared war, or proclamation as aforesaid,- it snail oe the duty of, the several Courts the Confederate btates. and of each State having crimi nal jurisdiction, and of the several Judges, and Justices of the Courts, of the Confederate States, and they are hereby authorized upon complaint against any alien or alien enemy a aforesaid, or persons coming under the provisions of this act, who shall be resident, or re maining in the Confederate States, and at large within the jurisdiction of suchJudge or Court, aa aforesaid, contrary to the intent of this act and of the proclama tion of the President of the Confederate States, or the regulations prescribed by him h pursuance of this act, to cause such ' alien or aliens, person or persons, as aforesaid, to be duly apprehended aud conveyed befere such Court, Judge or Justice for examination; and af ter a full examination and hearing in such complaint, and sufficient cause therefor appearing, shall or may order such alien or aliens, person or persons, lo be re moved out of the territory of the Confederate States, or to be otherwise dealt with or restrained conformably 46 the intent of this act; and the proclamation or regula tions which may be prescribed as aforesa'dand' maV luiprieuu ur omtrwist secure gucn aneu person until the order which shall be made shall be performed. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty ofthe Marshal of the District in which an alien enemy or person offending against tho provisions of this' act shall be apprebended,' who, by the President of the Confederate States, or bv the order of any Court, Judge, or Justioe, as aforesaid", shall be required to depart and to be removed as afore said, to execute such order by himself or deputy, or other discreet person; and for such execution the Mar shal shall have the warrant of the President, or the Court, or Judge, as the case may be. . Senator Wilson at Bull Run. It is said that while Senator Wilson was making his masterly retreat in Virginia, on being repelled by a team ster, whose wagon he sought to, occupy, he pro tested, i.Ti plaintive accents, that he was Henry Wilson, ot Massachusetts. The response of the teamster was to the effect: 'Henry Wilson be d d. I have kicked hia .c5 th tragon lix Ur;M already," ! . .-a tt - t w"i m t . - - . ;mt. rr nf TTnmnton. burnt by tne uessians. 'J.ue iweiltlt iteo-imot, ffv Norfolk, Aug. 8. A large fire was discover- Troops -arrived ,n this roJ, V ed last night about 1 o'clock in the immediate Danville Road. -It numbered 1 JifS'? location of Hampton. It continued 1 its flames uort that the old North Stat a i? mS bout 3 o'clock this morning The impres- fore sending. ; The Regime" W & until aDoui Serais haveburned Hamp- Col. Petti.-. " - -3 CrJ' cmn hr IS. luai l"v v-. - - vVriu nna.i, . -i .nij ton. Second Dwotch,! o'clock P. M-iM Durn- . tt i V.oon ennhrmed dv in' "r.ate- nrr nr HHmnLlMI H. v... - 6 . i who have iast reached mentS OI sevcrui yu,.- -- - , y rt "I I C 1 1 Tl f 1 1 ft.imXD DlUuftu V' VI Island. tiere irom tiu; v. i and the opinion is mail uie uuiu- . ' ' 1 inties to ascent ing still continues: 1 The names ,as u.gufc c. c i-? nA rr.i Tpfiection of them on our steeples was plainly visible, i although ' Hampton is about Bixteen miles from Norfolk. The Burning cf Hampton. The news of this . L..V..!4 istma f ra Annrm ast crowning act pi Darwiuy " ed.l The quiet, unollenaing ota viuage, wiucu even th'e British spared in the late war, has been converted ipto a heap of ashes by the Black Re publican inyaders. A more wanton, unprovoked and infernal piece of pure diabolism was never committed. Kichmona vispuicn, 3t. From Acauia Creel:, There is a strict siirveil- ance kept up on the Potomao nver; from five to ten'vcssels, steamers, &c.j pass up and down al most every day. j j There has been no salutation from the. enemy for a week. It is most remark able that, notwithstanding solid- shot fnd shell have been fired every week or nearly so, lor rhnnths nst. vet not a solitary man on our side i in j I L .1 a :,.. moo nas oecn ainea, ttuu m j'j uuw a blood drawn, by a flesh wound on the hand, not at"all dan5erot.r-ff7crii'c;sCur Herald. WtashinqtonJ Auzust 6. The representa tives of the press from several sections have held a consultation with General McvJlellan, Qat 31c Clellan'a suggestion,) and a committee was ap pointed to transmit to the loyal States the follow ing: ; 1 1 1 First: Editors n the loyal btates are request ed to refrain from publishing news from any point, or about any matter, that may give aid and com fort to the enemy. ' i Second: hditor.s and. publisl.ers are requested to signify to their correspondents everywhere to observe these restrictions. ! Washington',' Auir. 7th. In the Senate all the "principal army ; nominations have been con firmed j The bill to punish, certain crimes against Government has pa?sed. j The Senate refused tovote on the bill legaliz ing Lincoln's acts, and ao'jourtied sine die. ! The House passed the fcenate bill increasing the pay of the Federal poldiers, two dollars per head. The House has adit urncd mie.ait i Gen. Butler had returned to Fortress Monroe and it is said that no immediate change would be made at that place i WASlllNGtoNi Aug. 7.- Official advices state that the South Cnrolina, off Galveston, captured the Shark, Virus, Anneyan, .McCaulfield, Loui.a,' Dart, Cavulcus, lalcon, Geo Baker, bam llous ton.! Among the stuff captured were 13 mail bags and a' lot of express matter. Off St. Marks, the , Mohawk .captured-tho Geo, B. Sloat whilst attercmtins to run the blockade. Amon. the pa-sengers were the swife and children of Adju tant-General Holland, ot Florida. .Mrs. Holland claims the Confederate flag as private property S:nce the suppression of Army intelligence, the city swarms with spies 'lliere was a rumor auout tne city yesterday the effect that Lord Lyons had informed Seward that a British fleet would soon be in American waters for the purpose of opening the port of Charleston that the' blockade of that port was no blockade at all, and would not be recogn Wo could not trace this rumor to' any reliable source. e nope it is true. men. examiner. This story turns oat to be false. Another Battle. LouISVrLLE, Aug. 7. A p fight occurred yesterday at Drug Spring, near Springfield. The houtherners evacuated the field during the night,1 Lyon taking possession in the Another battle is momentarily expect e&i The Hessians lost 8 killed and 30 wounded, Of the Southerners, 40 were killed and 40 wound edi ( Five regular dragoons and the Lieutenant commanding were killed. Drug S nrine is miles southwest of Springfield. It is stated that r o 5,000 Confederates are advancing on Springfield trora the west The. New York; papers are changing their tune about privateers.! Lincoln, nci doubt, has the right to bang them as pirates: Jbut Jeff. Davis haa threatened to retaliate in prisoners, and he has enough to make the game yery tdoody. There- iore, it is suggestea mat caution oe ooservea m this matter. - It is thought that no exchange prisoners may be effected without recoe-nizinP' Southern' Confederaev. Puss i-mir rfivitrnitJnnt We don't want it: and won't have it. You nancr away as last as you please we have a goodly uuuiuer oi xans-ees ncre, wno win grace tne gal lows aa well as another! But don't distress vour- seivea about recognition. Vt e will recognize von with a vengeance ion the banks of the Pelaware and Hudson, before many moons have waned. Richmond Whia. W "W - T 4 it 1L.U be recPlveJ until September 15th, 1861, for I T : fornicliinir to the Confederate States of AnM-nca.. t F.iyetieille Armory, Twenty Fi?e Thousand WAL NUT RIFLE 'STOCKS. ! ' j. FuU specifications, ne to siie, shape, q-ality of wood. nu inspections, win oe jurnisnea on application to P uuman, aiaster Armorer, rayetteille, . U. Pattierns will be furnished. ' Aug. 7. 461 m KXCllllIUBIfllOHIiilSDIISTIlV! TIEItt UAiT TAILORING AND Clothing . Jlannfaclaring! Establlshnent. mnn i -l 'iiuc suoscriDer vc-ry respectlully informs his friend A ana me puonc ceneraiiy, that tie will from this dav. hare all hia Clothiug manufactured in his Uouse,''under mo superTision oi some ot tbe best and most skillful i . - - - w article ot Clothing made to measure on the Bhoret notice, ana a perfect bt insured. A fine and choice assortment of CLOTHS. PiSQT. MERES, DOESKINS and VESTlNQS, always on hand an mose wisnmg io make a genteel appearance in a jueu uu euusvanuai uome-.Maae uit of Cloth will . 1 I mm . pieasecauon i i i GEORQE BRANDT, ' ' 'r ' No. 16 Hay St., FayetteVille. ON the 15th inst., I shall want Twenty-fire experienced hands to make Pantaloons and Vema. rnn.u.. employment and liberal wages will te given to nanas; nene other need apply. ; p'rZ, 1860. 7fii," X. MURRAY. D. R. MURCHISON.J, T. MURRAT 'iH. MURRAY c CO., Coiiimissioii Merchants, ' : i' "i i " - AND i : ; . WnOLESALK GUOCERS, .; NORTH WATER STREET, I Wilmington, J c. tS3" Particular attentioa given to sale or ihinment of Cotton and Naval Stores. 0 Forwarding & CoAciissioa Uerehanl. WILL give quick despatch to goods consigned to him Particular attention given to all produoe Bent him for tale. Consignment of Naval fitorw, for sale or shipment, solicited. . of encampment,near. Fnirfit.1(jel m J The regiment is composed of ten J Johnson Pettigrew is Col T n .'.'f'ies n Inn pI n r rl Tlifln,, r. it 0.L , x..u,H uauowav M- ' are no staff appointments. I ; )'Jt- TV Otii Li w An JredtU Brne in 'th' n, TT---' '' n at rim c t i m ' . i '"it . tne u. o. a., was in th V i A.,) was in the J. .M... XT . - V 1( icani, auu icuuvreu ltnrif,rf.. .. and rendered itni -5 . the Hessians. Captain Flill , 'MefJ reinforcement from Winchester t .-..i lUHrpl..J ""-'1 ;,r .(nct.nT,;"1. 'It tant to lien. Mnith nn,i i . "r at. i.. JJ J nt I.: . .vien. Sn,;., nuuuucu anu vjui. 1' isiier lell A.1' thp rTiarcre n'rinn nift .t l . la,,t I! !! ""'u' puruea the P - vr""'ci lJ,a'; prisoners in .1, dent Davis and (Sens. Lea are.ard a. t V P:e5 the lull result ot tne great vwnrr lt 'Victory. , ' rt.t.tf'i is a graduate of West. Point!, aud La on. the frontiers and the fight he escaped un A niiftinmen tjt J.ti sti yj'jVfriK.v : r SI j has made the fallowing appointment- Hon. Charles Manly, member of th Board, in place of Haywood W, M; it ined. ' ! ' rH,!i Capt. John L. Bridcrers. of th v.. v . : unteer Regiment, promoted to Lieut r r ' Artillery.. . - - of font ..e h J r moted to Major. of the 7th RcV1;5 trooria.Ratet'gh St'iidur,l. 0i Ttovp, Troop! General HTTTr; body else, has created a new rsfj!at Southern troopg. Every train caries ft less towards the-seat of war; Sai,gur fM Utoinrr-UH. OOlUierS ' are ornr J th A the 1 ly rUn ft tat, j WilZi Powder and Lead. We -dTe i-bf t, L , vv,. v.ai. .a ms auentimi aiii tle terition of Prof. Eniuious'tokupj.l.es. ot . j " the constituents of powder, so netvn-; v crisis. ie nave ireotientlv ' ,! ...i at:, n;; tins sut.jecc. jCiVcry eietiunt ot de('i -r 'it tt wtaltli exists Hi tins State, an;! nil ,v ... : is scientlhc investigation and the k,- . . . . ' " 1 "H I of government. : The value of the serviclf.D i a man as Prof. Eniinons.'at a time I kVtk; V not be-oversuted: but if the iidviceot hf't'lu. ed politicians had been '.taken, his te vCij have been abolished and his service!? lev -,. btate. We are glad that he has cli.won us. Iu doing so he doubtless i 4 -r u: ... r i . ",c ui uia uu letnngs, ior; ne i a true as well as a thoroughly informed chemist i id po-' logist. Raleig h Standard, j i Socks for Soldiers. pdv.j Moore, of A'.abiai, has issued a oroclamation tn the of ttt to gtate, advising that each of them k nit onen.ir.if bubstantial woolen Bocks, and denosit the with the Jadge of tne Probate Court of the eca ty in which she resides, who will have them for warded to the Governor of Alabama, at Matt-: gomeryfrom whence they will te fonrded tree of cost to the soldiers, before the cold wea:l commences. . j We trust that steps will be taken in this Sxj to provide socks for our soldiers, acj ao Hint ets. Let some authoritative call be made upa the ladies of the State, ana there will be a jLwr of socks frona the seaboard to the mountains. Ai - to the blankets, there are thousands of f.auk'es that can spare one, two, and three. Their t'jca - j can be readily supplied by couifort3 and eaver- l lids, made of cotton and quilted. We ftiat 18 1 that the State r air be held .111 0ctcber,.maii t icith reference lo'the M ants of the SMien. "Jlalftgh Sbwkri. Lieut. Todd. Most people, war resume, ire. aware that" there is a Lieut. TbJd. d, tiuvher-iE-iaw ot Abraham Lincoln, iu the Confederate Krr- The citizens ol Franklin ton, NV C, couiplia of the bad conduct of this Lieu'tcnint at thai f while on his way to Raleigh io charge. of -ce iNortnern pnsouers. 1 he -proceedings ota of He meeting are published in the Journil, iwa. the which we learn that when the Kev. .Mr 'Mavnard I and Mr .T. It Winst nl ' Fra.klintcn. eritcred ruav the car at that place for the purpose, we supp. of seeing the prisoners, Lieut 'luJd orJertaitt-a; off. In response to a remark .,i i:..r. Mr. )jf- - nard that he wa.4 vrrv deal' and did not heir ist . Order at first or he would have i:tten otf t!uf ' . form, Todd stepped up to hini, anJ a!r V111 words had passed, struck .Mr. Alavuardio tLe t- When told bv bvsuudcra that 3lr. .MaviuN a Minister ot the Gospel and a true ftuuiiie"-' Todd said he did not Uelive'it aud dii damn, and otherwu-e behaved badly. lutions passed by the citizens of Franklm 5'! that Lieut. Todd's conduct was outrageous F"6 aud cowardly, and the fact, that he, is a broifier-"1; , law of Abe Lincoln justifies them iu.r',jai l.im mid, o., . ...,.w ti- .j nr.leieJ w - ,,tuj nun OUDpUiUIlt ,KJ'J " i . forwarded to the Secretary ot War aud em newspapers were rtoue.-t.id to j'Uuw" " i - . .. i, 'tme &l'r'')fi. iUr. o. - - has lelt on our table ia package ot seit-rf';"! J I . . vov-wuv. y..- - quite L'twd enough for the orditiarj ,uu , ... of the country. Tne workmanship is good. He is prepared to lurnish- theui 0 twx, or thousand atrmoderate rate?. . ' SalUiurynm'- Fire. We regret to learn' that the College in Jamestown was entirely dttru Bre on Monday night last. Nearly all at ttej lege furniture, the musical instruments, ' . ' . ,.r I . I'.l. . ID ''a.. &c, were also burnt. Lr. W. A. Cob' efforts to secure some valuable propertji ir , ,i T lib A, flames, was slightly hurt- by, the tif' llllg.U' .. eood brick upon hiio. comdioDi . -.1., .-,a . .' The fireSa siipDOsbd to have been ted from a candle which was barningm u , of one of the pupils who was sick. Lossf v" Greensboro ola Ob- . Billy Wilson's Zouates.-The Penc rd to tbis exeffl- server has the following m rega plary regiment:; , - of;Wil It is said that not a single one r M Zouaves have now the clothes they r d, Pickens ip, having stolen each other s all a and that old Harvey ; Brown has but, one clothes left, (the one.he wears,) and has het under a body guard to save -them; 8"a . that Wilson had to put his commission . i powder magazine to keep them from steal w-m " . . ..,a ri? v tO-Sinsle copies of the Oto flan lS r,TH-uMir4l V vtnn.siihaflribtrt 9si its arrival, the Itetriment -t,r-., , ."m, 3, utoinrr-wH. oomiers - are pw.. rough Wilmington, on.their goodly Jiumber went through j est, dav1 , if not wholly," from the. cot tun StU 1 Prici 6 cesU. . r