The New York Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1861, Page 2

2 ‘weari be mistook Charieston for Savande® harper. Be “bed crested the bar and beat up to within one mile of Fort Sumter, when two or three shote were fired across ‘the bow of the schooner from Fort Moultrie. The Cam- mings Point battery also commenced firing, and after dis- phying the American ensign at the fore and afterwards from ihe peak without avai}, he wore off and stood down ‘te channel, when a shot pasged through the mainsail at ‘Me single reef, and two or three feat above the head of a ‘aan who was hauling down the apparently offensive flag. ‘Me captain, thinking it now equally hazardous toattempt 1% proceed or retreat, rounded to and anchored near the “Bebthouse, when the firing ceased. Major Anderson sent ‘B boat aboard the schooner, but they could uot advise ‘@epiain March how to proceed. Winally, after lying six ‘Dears in an exposed situation, with « strong gale from N. Band night coming on, ho weighed auchor at sunset ard went to sea without further molestation, arriving ere at 12 o'clock to-day. The captain is as ignorant of ‘Me cause of the outrage as he was innocent of any reason Ser it, exd was far more happy to get to sea than he had Deon anxious a short time before to make @ harbor after rough, disagreeable passage. | have talked with Capt. ‘Mareh, and you may rely upon the information being perfectly correct in every particular. ©UR COLUMBUS CORRESPONDENCE. Corewnos, Ga., April 1, 1861. Mewhern Regret at the Necessity for Dissolving the Union— The Madness of Punctictom— Reconstruction an Fnpoxi- diddty— Phe Streng’h of the Cotton States—The Importance @f King Cotlon—The Millions Supported by #—insigntji- cumce of Northern Steples in Comparison—Cordias Invir sutton t0 the Conservative Men of the Morth—Prozressof Bowihern Manufacturing Industry, de., de., do. We of the Southern confederacy regret that circom. Meevece have made it necessary to dissolve the govern- “ment of the United States, but want of afflaity between ‘@e Nerib and South makes separation absolutely nec mary. Not nature, but fanaticism, has destroyed this afieity. Let the North return to reason, aa! we may wv be @ homogeneous, united and powerful republic. ‘Bio passage of the Morril) tariff and other acts indicate ‘Mat the North is truly mad. “Whom the gods in- send to destroy they fret make mad.’ We be Were destruction has proceeded woo far. It de too late for reconstruction, Nothing now ean ve done but amicable treaties between ‘tho two republic. The more madnezs diepliyed by the Merth wi!) sink her the deeper in ruin. She will soon Jearn that the cotton States are not weak and insignifi- enoi, Dut that they have 2 great lever power in their pro- @xcte which will command the commercis! world. tee ie king. No raw article passes through so many yawificetions in the commercial world, and supports so many, ss cotton. Think of it in its first raw state, thence ‘ tbe gin, thence to the ship, to the manufacturer; again to the ehip, to the jobbing merchant, thence to the retail merchant, thence to the consamer. Who knows the mil wong <upperted alone through cotton? The boasted ehuck aod hey ie of the Northern States dwindles into i great staple. our thunders at the No eve the summer is past and t ie North. We know there are poiriotisin North; and those we i Southern confederacy. We would be proud to have your ‘prese ai the centre of our Southern government. We in Vite you, with all the manufacturing and commercial men of the North, who are ourfrienis. to leave the black republican North. Unite with us: make our homes your homes, and you chall share the prosperity and hap- pincee in store for us The North speak of us as their plan ke bee favorable a report in manu! gle Manufacturing Company of our city ‘You gave, in one of your last week's issues, a state. ment of the condition, resources, &&, of the Columbus Mills, one of the manufecturing concerns @f our city. The report of the Eagle Company will give ou and your readers @ better idea of our manufacturing erests. We have located in our city and suburbs the following manufacturing concerns:—The Columbus Manu- factory, the Eagle Manuf seturing Company, theGrant Milis, Bwpire Mills, Palace Mills, City Mills, Columbus Mills. ‘The three first are cotvon and woollen mills of first cha- wacter. The last named four are flouring establighments, each doing a large business, bated on a large amount of capital. We have also ene paper mill, with a capital of fifty ‘thousand dollars, having three times more demand for poper than \t can supply. We bave one large manufac: turmg establishment of furniture, two iron foundries, ene gin manutactory; also, two large manufactories of gash, windows and doors; also, one extensive shoe mauu- None of these’ interests are able to supply the nh; but as for us, we ended with tions. Can they sturing asthe @emand at their doors. Our city is loomed at De head of navigation of the Chotahoochee river, giving us a good outlet to the Gulf at Apalachicola, We have a first clase raiiroad to Sa. npah, op the Atlantic. We have constan with New Orleans via railroad and waver, at @irect railroad connection with Nashville, Louisville, @ncinnati, St. Louie and all the great Weet. No ih America affords superior weter power for manu- rtug. Our city is located in a healthy, fertile aod ‘Desurtful region. It is proverbial for healta. We ship about six million dollara’ worth of raw cotton annually from oor marke\. These are only a few of the advantages which our city ‘AB we baveraid above, we invite you, with all our Jal and manufacturing frienda of the North, to a place with ui ‘At some future time, by your permission, I will give you thort articles upon the Superior facilities afforded at wewe points in the Southeru confederacy for manufac- dering. INTERESTING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE. Ouanuestox, April 3, 1861. Me American Flug Again Fired Upon—Major Anderson's Course Thereupow—Conflicting Rumors— Adoption of the Consti‘ution—Senator Wigfall’s Speech—The Fortifica- tions on Sulltran’s Island—Mean Yankee Pricks, dc. de. ‘The city was astir this evening in consequence of ra- ‘mers about another vessel, showing the American flag, Deing fired into from batteries on Morris Island. The re ports were very conflicting, and nothing definite will known until an official report is made to Gov. Pickens— an officer having beeu despatched to the island to aacer- tain the particulers. ‘The ramors are that the vessel wae a regular trading mobooner from Philadeiphia, and attempted to make her ‘way into the harbor without showing proper signals; ‘that she was fired at with blank cartridges, and not pay- ig attention thereto, Col. Lamar gave her ashot in the Dull from his columbiad. She then disphyed the Ameri ean ensign, and that not being « satisfactory signal, another shot was fired at ber, but it was not known at eleven o'clock this evening whether the second shot took effect or not. Capt. Dozier went down in the government steamer Lady Davis, but did not succeed in ascertaining the whereabouts of the vessel. It is supposed she put to Bee ‘When the firing was observed by Major Anderson, it is stated, be deepatched two of his officers—Captains Sey- wour and Snyder—to Morris Island, with instructions to week Colovel De Saussure, commanding artiliery on the iatand, and ascertain the cause of the bostile demonstra. tion against his flag. The reply was that the vessel was ‘endeavoring to pars the batteries witbout coming to at abe first summons. Major Anderson's officers then pro- weeded, with the consent of Colonel De Sauesare, to the -veesel to examine her condition; but their report has not yet reached the city. The aflair is considered of some importance by the highest functionaries here, although it seay eventually prove to be of little consequence, The ethcial report will be made to Governor Pickens early to- morrow morning. ‘The Convention having to day ratified the constitution ef the Confederate states, General Beauregard will soon assume the entire control of the military operations in this section, and thus relieve Governor Pickens of that Baraseing duty. The vote on the constitution will be meade nearly unanimous before the injunction of secresy 4m removed from the proceedings of the body. The unani- mity of feeling exhibited by the members of the Con- ‘vention in relation to this important event causes much satiefaction thie evening in every quarter; and reference to Ht by ex-Senator Wigfall, in his speech from the bal- ony of the Mills House, was bailea with enthusiastic ohgering. Your correspondent returned from a visit to the forti- Heations on Sullivan's Island, in company with the mili- tary secretary of the Governor, Colonel Moore, to whose obliging attentions he if much indebted. The works were found in admirable condition for service, the fort iteelf being strengthened by five new batteries, No. 1 is a masked battery of twoforty-two pounders ‘end three thirty.twos. It is screened by a large frame building, which will be blown up when the occasion ar- vives for action. No, 2 is Captain Halloquist’s battery of two ten inch mortars. Captain H. i# a West Point graduate, and was Jormerly o second lieutenant in the Fourth artillery. No. 3 i ax enfiiading battery of five pieces, three forty. ‘twos and two mortars. itis commanded by Captain ‘Wm. Butler, nephew of Colonel Pierce Butler, of Mexican war fame, No. 4 i @ tive gun battery, commanded ‘Dy Captain §. Y. Tupper, and manned by the Vigilant Rifle, which is a regular fire company in Charles- ‘Den in time of peace. The Vigilante are a fank company Piached to the First regiment of artillery, In action thay eerve either se rifemen or artilleriete ae occasion may require, Qaptain Topper has been in Motion againey NEW YORK HERALD, TUES"AY, APRIL 9, 1861.—TRIPLE SHBEET. the Sem‘noies in Florida. Two of his officers, Lieutenants ‘Thames and Harleston are Weet Point graduates. No. 5 is a forty-two gun battery, and commands) the creek at the east end of the island. There are eight companies of regulars on tne island, Colone! Ripley, an experienced and indefatigable officer, commanding, with Major Dunnovant, algo an experienced soldier, second in command, Major H. was in the United States Army in Utah at the time he resigned his commie- sion in that service, - ‘There is aiso a regiment of rifles, numbering 450 men, under command of Colonel Pettigrew. They are all sharp shooters and can crack the cork of a champaigne botile at a distance of 300 yards. . A detachment of Washington Light Infantry, number- ing 90 men, under command of Captain Simonton, have charge of the battery at the entrance to Bul}’s Bay. Their camp is called Comp Washington, ‘The German Artillery, Company A, Capt. Harriz, have charge of one of the five gun batteries, Martial law prevails on the island. The houses are all deserted by their former inhabitants, and are only here and there oecupied as officers’ quarters, barracks for the soldiery, &c. It ig truly a deserted village. Both regu- dare and volunteers are repeatedly drilied, and the for- mer for raw recruits, with only a few weeks drilling, ex- hibit remarkable proficiency. A Yankee trick was played upon one of the officers in the Quartermaster’s department a short time since, He went North, and in Connecticut, I believe, purchased a lot of some five thourand friction tubes for firing heavy ordnance. On examination the material they were com- posed of was found to be simply paper, with a black coloring, 80 as to make them resembie hard metal. Apother Yankee trick has been made public, and it is a dastardly one. A box was sent to Governor Pickens, and being of a suspicious character was cautiously opened by one of his aids, and found to contain rags and bandages, evidently from a small pox hospital. Cwartesron, S. C., April 5, 1861. The Era Approaching—BPremendous Excitement in Oharles- ton—War Regarded as Inevitatle—Muitary Prepara tions—Oficers and Soldiers Ordered om Duty— Vesseb Fired Into—Departure from Fort Sumter of a Bearer of Despatches—Sentiment of the Community, dc. , e., de. The city of Charleeton, and indeed the whole State, wherever news can penetrate, have for the last two days been excited toa degree of fever heat unequalledsince the secession movement first took place. Events, by their own specific gravity, appear to be rapidly culminat. ing towards a solution of the pending difficulties. Forty- eight hours bave been aseigned by the most coneerva- tive among South Carolina statesmen as the utmost limit of further forbearance, and it is believed that within a week the country will be startled by the announcement of one of two great events—either the evacuation of Fort Sumter or an attack which, in the present state of feeling, is likely to result in a terrible sacrifice of life. ‘This sudden crisis has been precipitated by various canges. The principal of these is the impression thit the administration at Washington do not intend to eva- cuate the forts, but to pursue as far as possible the “ee yerely let alone” policy foreshadowed in the inaugural. This idea is borne out by news just received that the Governors of four Northern States have advised President Lincoln to hold Fort Sumter at any cost. Another cause is the secret and unusual movements that haye been recently made by the administration bear ing directly upon the coercion of the South. By many nere these have been heretofore regarded as a part of an attempt to collect the revenue, but it is now thought tha’ they are of a far more serious character. A third cause is the action of the Convention in ratify ing the constitution of the Southern confederacy. ‘The fourth and last transpired on Wednesday, when a schooner attempted to pass by the forts loaded, as was supposed, with provisions for Major Andereon. Having no colors flying, and her manwuvres being of such a sus- picious character, two shote were fired across her bow, when ehe ran up the flag of the United States, but con. tinued to stand on, deflant of the admonition received. Three more shots were fired, when the yessel altered ber couree and came to anchor off the bar. Major Anderson afterwards sent a boat to the schooner,{but what trans. pired is not definitely known. The next morning she was not to be seen. This incident gave currency to a thousand rumors of the most alarming character. One of these was that Ander- son would open fire at four o'clock yesterday afternoon Another that a formal demand of surrender was to be im! mediately made, ard if not complied with, the batteries would open on the fort. ‘The real facts in the case have since transpired through Lieutenant Snyder, of Anderson's command, who came to the city last evening with a flag of truce, accompany ing Lieutenant Talbot, who had been appointed by the government at Washington Assistant Adjutant General for the District of Oregon. ‘The latter desired permission to leave the city and report himself at Washington. Leave was, of course, readily granted by Governor Pickens and General Beauregard, by whom the two officers were received, but with the understanding that no eflicer was to be permitted to join the garrison of Fort Sumter to supply his place. Lieutenant Talbot is likewise bearer of despatcbes to the general government. The cause of this stringent measure was what is here de- nominated the “imposition” practised upon the authori- ties by Colonel Lamon in forfeiting his pledged honor to return to the city within a week and bring with him the reply of the President, This is one of the delicate points ‘on which your true Carolinian always prides himself, and ‘a breach once made can never be healed. To return to Lieutenant Snyder and the unknown schoongr, however: That officer informed the Governor that she was a Boston vessel, loaded with ice, bound for Sa. vannah, and had put into this harbor on account of stress of weather. He further said that one of the shots had passed through the schooner’s #ail It ig a little remarkable that Major Anderson ahould be #0 particular and so prompt in communicating these facts to the Governos. The inference ie strong that he is anxious to do all in his power to preserve peace, calm ex- citement, and maintain the pieasant relations that have heretofore existed between the people of Charleston and himself. He has hosts of warm sympathizers bere, in a social sense, and it is only his official position that makes him an enemy of the South, It is fortunate for the peace of the country that such a man has filled his responsible situation, for it ig as certain as the sunshine that had a Northern person occupied Fort Sumter it would either be in ruins or in possession of South Carolina to-day. While Lieutenant Snyder was with the Govornor his boat's crew took occasion to lay in a store of individual drinks, together with tobacco and various articles of pro- visions, making in all some thirty packages; but the po- lice bad kept a bright eye upon the soldiers, and when the provisioning was complete quietly seized all the “creature comforts” and transferred them to the guard- house. Speaking of police, there is probably no city in the world at the present time where greater vigilance is ob- served or more is known concerning the movements of strangers than here, Every citizen is in himself « detec. and asice from the ordinary military and civil force of the community, the supervision exercised in every department is of the most scrutinizing character, Never in my life have I seen anything like the deep feeling which at this moment pervades the community and is poured forth at every breath. Coming from New York, which is par excellence the “city of sensations,” and where we are continually floating upon the wave of novelty, one would hardly expect a Hrrann reporter to be unprepared for any excitement. but | must confose that my experience in Charleston is unprecedented by that of even the metropolis itself. Fort Sumter, Major Anderson and the prospects of a fight are the only topics of conversation, and every rumor is dwelt upon with an interest that is almost painful. Enter your hotel, and a hundred or two gentlemen are gathered in knots about the corridors discussing the question of the day. ‘What's the latest’ says one. ‘Fort Morris has just fred intoa schooner and sunk her.” “How did you hear that?’ “Well, Brown told me, and he got it from Smith, who learned it frem Jones, who had it direct from a man who was conversing with an eye wit. ness of the affair, and has telegraphed the facts to Wash- ington.”’ “Let's go down to the telegraph office and ace ‘the Major; he knows everything.” (The ‘Major’? is the | popular Superintendent of the lines.) Accordingly half adozen make a call, “Major, how about this firing busi. ness? Is itso?’ “That's what they say.’ ‘“Whosaya?”’ Why, everybody.” “But baven’t you sent the faots over the wiresy’’ ‘Some of the reporters may have sent rumore,’’ #aye the Major; ‘I don’t know whether thoy are true oF not, ‘But haven't you telegraphed some- ‘thing official to Washington’ Ah! there the crowd are brought up ‘‘all standing.’ The moment the word ‘‘offi- cial’’ comes in down drope the veil of telegraphic samet\- ty, and the Major instantly becomes the most ignorant enow nothing,’’ ina iMeral sense, you ever saw, The party go back to the hotel—empty; but the work of ef- fervercence gore on nevertheless, and from morning til midnight you hear nothing but the most impossible and indefinite statements imaginable, Thee are come of the dideulties of the reporter, In the present emergency, however, the facia appear he Proviietey Campa: be well founded, ana the excitement has not beem without a good cause. What that cause i | am not permitted to state. Certain it is th the companies on duty at the various batter have been ordered te fill up their ranks without delay, and the reserves ordered to join their comrades. The officers in the Convention now in seasion belonging 10 the army have also been summoned to ther posts and or dered to report to their chief. Supplies of provisions and the mails hitherto furnished regularly to the garrison at Fort Sumter haye been ous off, and no further communication will be aliowed vet we Major Anderson and the government at Washing(on. The State was never so well conditioned and ready for a fight ag now, and the measures of the last two Jay® ere taken at the ingtance of the Confederate government at Montgomery. The utmost activity coneequent'y pre vails in all departmente of the military serv tia bo Neved that Anderson, Sinding himeelf in a military © will be compelled ip self defence to precipiiate the cra® and take the consequences of a fight rather than starve todeath waiting for the tardy movements of the goverB- ment at Waehington. ‘This is undoubtedly the object of th administration, since it removes toa certain extent from its shoulders the charge of dieimtegration of the republican party which would be certain to result from an official order to evacuate Fort Sumter. The Convention will probably adjourn to-morrow or next day. The principal business which remains to be done is to repeal the laws relating to the fepara’e mAn- tenance of a Stat> government, and to make ber cot» stitution accord with that of the Southern confedereey. FORT SUMTER. [From the Charleston Mereury, Apr.l 5.) ‘When it became genersily known yesterday morning that the companies now on duty st Sullivan's ieland had heen ordered to ti!) up their ranks without deliy, tnd that the reserves belonging to the several corps Were joi their comrades already on duty by the four’ boat, peopie begun to speculate as Ww what was gob bappen next. The public curiosity grew wre venerst upon the arrival of two of the officersof Major Anderson '# command—Lieutenants Talbot and Sayder—with a tiag of truce. They were received by the Governor and Gevers! Beauregard. Lientenant Talbot, having been appointed by the government at Washington as Assietant Adjutint General for the District of Or , With orders to repuir to that station at once, desired permission to leave the eity to report himself at Washington. leave was of course readily grented to him, with the understanding that no officer was to be permitted to join the garrisou of Fort Sumter to supply his place; and, accomp nied to the depot by Colonel Moses, aid to the Governor, he ieft Charleston by the two o'clock train of the Northeastern Railroad. Meantime Lieutenant Snyder hal men tioned ‘the fact of tho firing into the un- known gchooner (na described in our issue of yesterday), and informed the Governor that the vee tel in question was Boston schooner, loaded with ice, and bound for Savannah, and that she had put ‘nto this harbor on account of a stress of weather. Helurther sss that one of the shots had passed through the schoonr sail. Lieutenant Snyder then returned to the wharf in company with an aid, and went back to the fort. During his interview with the Governor the soldiers who man ned the boat had seized the opportunity to lay in some coveted individual suppliee of whiskey, tobacco, eat.oles and a host of other provisions, making in all no les than thirty -tive eg. The police, however, had kep! a ears Sie soldiers, and when the prov sion'og was complete, they quietly geized all the packages ana transferred them to the guard house. Durirg the whole of yesterday afternow all kinds of rumors were rife on the streete. A vague impression had gomehow got abroad that the long agony of suepense and inaction was to be speedily and abroptly endod; but how or when, or by whose orders, nobody could tel!. We have made diligen’ inquiry, and (in the absence of official information, which, im @ juncture like this, is set dom made public,) we deem the following faste to be reasonably certain; — First. That the supplies of ‘provisions and the mais hitherto furnished regularly to the garrison of Fors Sumter are to be cnt off to-day, and that no further com. munication will be allowed between Major Anderson and the government at Washiogton. Second That the troops at all the State fortifications aro now finally disposed, equipped and provided for, 80 as to be ready for action at a ee warning. ‘Third. That no attack of any kind will be mado upon Fort Sumter until further orders, unless such an attack should be provoked by Major Anderson, or by an a:temp on the part of his government to bring aid to the be Je fortress. Fourth. That these measures are taken at the instance of the goverpment of the Confederate States, whisu pas lost all Confidence in the professions of the Lincoin ad ministration. We have said that this information bas no official sanction; but we have not given it without sifting thoroughly all the conflicting reports prevalent last night, and we think it can be reliea on as affording a fair out- line of the new policy to be pursued henceforth with re- gard to the ‘saucy seventy.” TALK ON 'CHANGE IN CHARLESTON. [From the Charleston Mercury, Ma: at A ‘The mysterious negotiations between the Washingwn overpment and the authorities here engrossed a good deat of public attention yesterday, and en'ered largely into the ossip aniong the merchants. Short crop re- porte still continue to rin up the prices of the staple, and although the European accounts are not as faverable as expected, all the markets in the United States and Southern confederacy aro eterdily advancing, and we have daily confirmations of the opinions expressed in our firet talk on this subject, published in the Mercury seve- ral wees ago. Our New Orleans circular of the 20th makes the tots] deficiency 721,000 bales only on that day, by adding an increase of 55.000 bales this year in tae overland shipments from Memphia. Otherwise the det ciency to day in the receipts at the shipping ports would be 776,000 bales. The receipts after thia date last year were 1,200 000 bales, and the stocks on the first of this month were not one half of what they were at same time last year. Foreign and domestic freighte are also aiding in carrying up the price of cotton. Ltverpool freights are dullat three-cights of a penny; New York freights one-quarter of a cent, The tariit is also becoming a very interesting subject of talk, and our merchants are now studying the new bill. It would be well that they should suggest such altera- tions to our delegates as they may have reason to think would benefit the confederacy. The receipts of all kiods of merchandise usually bought at the Nerth, which have not been made ‘free’ under the adopted tariffef 1857, have been very heavy. The supply of all the leading articles of the grocery trade is fully equal to the demand, The stock of sugars has been increased cxpsidersbly, beth by arrivals from the United States and New Orlians. The same may be said of mo- laseer, from the above ports and Havana, The price vo” this article has a decided aownward tendency, Ishough, wa landed yesterday under our bright n, it seemed to work upwards The supply of gunny increased by recent arrivals about stock in store in Charleston is about pout One-bulf dhe quantity required for he next or The stock imported into ruary of this year reached 14 COO baler, pek remaining on handon the 19th. ‘of March was 17,000 bales in th Our jobbers in Hayne and Si good business. Their stock of the trade is good, but t 4 ply of fancy and tine goods, as they very natarally sup. posed that these would not’ have been in very general demand Checks on New York are dull at 21 a3 per cent, and sterling is in demand at 1070 108 per cens. In stocks there i# but little doing NEWS FROM MONTGOMERY. MATTERS IN THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERA- CY—MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS-THE ISSUE OF TREASURY NOTES-STRANGERS IN TOWN, ETC. our trade fe Boston in J Moytcomery, Ala, April 1, 1861. Nothing of very general interest js tranepiring at pre sent in Montgomery, although we are expecting daily the arrival of a large number of troops from Georgia, Alaba. ma and portions of Miesiseippi, on their way to Pensacola or rather to Warrington, the seat of operations near Fort Pickens, When theee troops reach Warrington a military force of about ten thousand m®h will be cosgregated there The Zouave battalion from New Orleans will probably have an opportunity to exhibit their peculiar mode of mancuvring and ¢xpertness in military gymnastics, which gained the French regiments of this organization such a name in the Crimes and in the last war with Aus- tria, Fighting, with them, is looked upon ag an emuse- ment, and there are #aid to be in the Louisiana battalion, ordered to Pensacola, a number of those who went through the Crimaan war, and who also bear wounds received at the battle of Soiferino. The Postmaster Genera! does not intend to assume the charge of the mail system of the South until the begia- ning of July, which ends the running quarter, unless, in- deed, the Washington government should abandon the service. In the meantime he is energetically organizing the various bureaus of his department, and as Judge Reagan i# a clear heated, methodical, hard working man, the people of the South may now expect, with some confidence, tbat the mail system of their section will be carried on with due vigor and attention to its thorough ard successful working. It i# unnecessary to say one word as to the efficient management of the Treasury Department under the charge of Mr. Memminger and bis assistants, nor of the ‘War and Navy Departments, nor of the Attorney Gene- ral, nor of the Department of State and the bureaus of the several departments, All are occupied by able, compe. tent and working men. ‘There are various reports in circuiation as to the man- ner our troops Are acting near Pensacola, but it must be remembered that it requires some weeks for volunteers to become easily and plearantly reconciled to the severe drill and obedience necessary to be exhibited im active service or camp life. While many of the reports are greatly exaygerated, it is a source of eatiafaction to know that better order and discipline have been ebserved than —_— for with troops so upused to camp life. [frigate Sabine, at anchor ot one © ae of Trex fury notes to an Rot exceeding “ne of dol. lare. These notes were engraved at New Orleans, and reevived on yesterday at tbe Treasury [epartmeat. To- Jay the and registering gcd the Aret that were completed were takep by the jee of War and the Treasury (0 payment of their quarter's fal ary. There will doubtless be ® great demand for theee notes. They bear an interest of a fraction over three and fr per cent, oF ome cent per day for every bum- dred yd ays sae does Ww the government and the 2! 2 alowel. it will be gratifying t the pubic to know that the ewarme of office seekers thas were bere fur sone weeks have pearly ali gone home, ted and dawatafet, sc cording to ci-cumstances. are not exceeliny ten crtwere bundred here ner acd they ore peine pally cocupie! ip aflurd.ng conmla! on lo ach .ther Among the arrivals at the Exchange Motel m thie ety werk, | notice the names of the following Mydend arg tney, EAP Pr Milten, W. P. Mall, Wm. Doryea, Mingle, Jobp Andersom, 1. C. Kumiall Mr, Weeks, !!. A. Telet, Henry ©. Perkins, 8. @. L. Rameour, W. B. finemore, Jebo 2. Pal Newhall, Joseph Le Roywaux, George swith, Jr., James Stokes amd deaghter, L Gearge Randers eed darghter ore BLL bee Prnorsaxs—Clof Wyk, from Sweten, I. Gowiman and A. Goodman, fr , ad the Rew. & B Can! beet, whe registers ame ‘rom St agtae ("ua ACTIVITY OF THE CABINET SBALL PRES STATES BE ADMITTED TO THE CONFEDE- RACY, y Moore. Mowrcomenr, Apri 7, 1862, Mr. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy, suddenly left towa ob important business connected wth bs department. Mr. Walker, Secretary of War @ mmersed io bos.nee#, Pointing to highly important stratey> operations at Charieston end Veps.c ota President Davie, although wearing bimee'f . moet © ck Dy harassing pub'ic duties, tones none of bs uv rey Fis plane are complete, and, with Genera) Hrage at Deo sacola,becan defy the landing of for cnet at either Fort Sumter or Fort Mekens. Miltary movements are ray Ly progre#ing, more with the view to prevent war than \ hasten \t ‘There are enongh appi.capts for army appo ciments to supply officers for @ force of one husdrad thousand men. Three extra trains to day are bringing troops for Pen tacola. President Davie is undecided on the question whether free States in the old Union shall be stsorbed »o the new or whether slave States alone aba) be adm tted to tue Confederney. This will be a prominent question before the peopie at the next Presidential eiection in the Uo derate States, Mecare. Toombe, Memm inger, Mallory and Benjamin oppose the admission of free States. wh Mersrs. Walker apd Reagan, with Prevideet Imyie ax Vice President Stephens. favor the absorption patoy. Although the Cabinet are ind!vidually div ced ce the question of the admission of free States 00 Ofty a) > 4 ci) has yet been held on the subject, Mke ai] the people of the seceded =t measures to promote the intereete cy. The idea of reunion is nowhere ea. tertained The United States steam eloop-of.war Brook! yn arrived off Fort Pickens on the Ist inet. Generals Ciemene and Bragg, accowpanied by Capta'n Duncan N. Ingraham, CS. N., visited the United States ‘ort Pickens, or the 30h ult, IMPORTANT FROM VIRGINIA. OUR RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE. Ricnwoxp, Va , April 2, 196) The Virginia Ci nvention—Ezasperatel Frebing Again: the People of the Free States, de. One would suppose, listening to the debates in the Vir- ginia Convention, now in session in this city, that the people of all the free States of the Unica were infatuated with the one idea of hostility to the cheriebed inet!'u tions of the South, and thought of nothing by day, dreamed of nothing by night, excep? how to destroy aut exterminate the opject of their hostility. A'l other .n- tereste and amusements 0! life are euppored to disappear before the one absorbing passion—Latred to the South and her institution of slavery. The merchact must ne- glect his businees, the lawyer hisclient, the be patients, the capitalist his plans of invesiment, the me chanic his daily occupation, the divine his kooity polnus of theology, the man of pleasure hie amurements, whe ladies their new spring fashions, and the ‘ebild his sports, all for the diabolical parpose of tier muoddling with what is no business of theirs, and so exw. perating their Southern brethren that they fe] they can not stand thie thing any longer, and must, therefore, rep- ture-all their social and politica) relations with the free States. Now, the Heraip is great authority down here, not alone with the politicians, but with the people as well: and if the Hrratp would undeceive them in the matter to which I refer, it might have a good effect. Let politicians of both sections come in for their full share of toat op- pro>rium which they deserve for their incessant efforta vo get up an entanglement; but do tell the ple of \ir- ginis and of the South—what all travoliers know t be the troth—that not five per cen’ of the people of the frew ‘States care a fig about their peculiar tnetitution, and give themselves not the slightest concern one Way or the other about it, ‘And why should they ’ The relations betwaen mit and slave constitute none of their business, and peopl generaliy fxd their own business just aboat as moch as ubey can well attend to. In the active pursu'ts of life, in the incessant struggle for wealtt, for competency or for bread, which goon in free eommunities, there are few indeed who care to bestow serious thoughts matters altogether outside of the scope 0” their int! 161 But IT can well onderstand how people whose whole apxiety is bestowed upon one great and absorbing inte reat c8n bring themeelves to bekeve that there i¢ no other or greater object of interest anywhere cise than that identical epe on which they fix all their thoughts. Hevee it is that in all the pudhe speeches made bere the people of the North are represenied ag one reat political camp, heving for ite watchword ‘“Catns delenda: ast Carthoyo,” like that one pbrase of Mr. Seward’s, “slavery must be destroyed, and you and | must do it ’ There is no word disrespectful enough to apply to the people of the free States. The phrase most in rogue here ie ‘the fanatics of the North; syoa hear that ruog m endless changes, varied with the terms “Yankees, “Yankerdom,’’ “Northern hordes,’ “Northern sho! tionists,”” &e. It is a pity that this hoatile feeling abould be allowed to take such deep root, through the m isrepre. sentations of people woo onght to know better than te fon the flame of sectional discord tp such a way: and | Yhink that the Hxrarp could checkmate al! digunjonis politicians in a very short time by convincing the peopie of the South that, although there are abolitionia's North, just as there aro fire-eating filibusters South, the masses ‘of the people in both sections attend quietly to their own Dusiness, end pay no attention to matters which don't concern them Oh, but, say the leaders of public opinion here, Fremont gota large vote for President in 1856, aad Lincoln was elected in 1860, and does that not show that the people of the free States are abolitionized? Hardly. Poor Pierce began the disruption of the democratic party, and so dis- bene the people with that party that, under the cry of jeese and bleeding Kaneas, the intrepid explorer of the Rocky Mountains, who, if he was an abslitionist, was a rather harmiees apecimen of the genus, came pretty noar reaching the White Houge, It is not very likely either that the Henstp should have given its support to Fremont if his election could have heen prejudicial to the South or to the interests of the Union. and as for the popular vote for Lincoln, who that knows any. thing of the acts of Mr. Buchanan’s Cabinet officers can wonder at it? The only wonder is that, without any reference whatever to anti slavery feeling, it was not still larger. It probably would have been but for the anti- slavery element which obdtruded iteelf into bis support, and alarmed many conservative minds. But yet the election of Lincoln receives no other interpretation hero bot a the triumph of abolitionis n; and on that erroneous theory thie State is about to follow the lead of «uth Carolina and join tne Southern confederacy. if her jo think their interest lies in that course, let them ke it; but let them not do so on the false and mietaken notions to which [ have adverted. The Convention will probably adjourn or tawe a recess next werk. T do not suppose they will prs the ordinance of immediate secession, but they will do what will ily prove woree for the Union cause—they wii! ich amendments to the constitution as w:)! not submi meet with favor at the North, and then a separation #11) be the inevitable consequence. At present the people would vote dewn unconditional secession. Rictrtonn, April 6, 1861, Preposition to Appoint a Commitice to Demami Explana trons from the President—Highly Important Deb's in the Convention— Battle of the Sections, te, A very important movement was made in the Conven- tion this evening, and a debate resulted from it which bas very much significance, | should probably state that the body is divided into two well marked geetions, ‘The delegates from the eastern part of the State, being largely interested in slave proporty, are, for the most part, recessionists; while the dolegates fromthe western portion of the State, where there are hardly any slayos held, do pot participate in th’ feoling of secession, al though they sympathize with their eastern brethren, The western men think more of amendments to tho State constitution of Virginia than of amendmentg to the fode ral constitution, At present all slaves under the age of twelve years are exempt from taxation, and no slave is rate! for taxwtion at more than $300. The western men are determined to insist upon slave proporty being placed on tho same basis as to taxation with all other species of property, affirming that a large por tion of the expenditare of the State is incurred for the protection of that very property which Ia thus partially privileged. As soon as thie matter of the national dit. cultion ie dinpored of, this question of a revisal of the con- ttifetion cemes up in Convention, and the wet has force enough to carry its point. There ie, therefore, between the two sections no very cordial feeling. ‘Near the clove of to-day’s session one of the eastern members, Mr. Preston, of Montgomery county, offered @ preambie and series of resolutions in regard to appoint- ing @ committee to wait on the President of the United ‘State, and demand to know what course he was about to pormse in regard to the seceded States. In a speech of great power and ability, Mr. Preston supported his pro- position. He subsequently, however, at the suggestion of Mr. Bacown, of Augusta county, consented to modify bus proposition 80 as to make it read— Whereas, in the ion of this Convention, the uncer- tamty which preva! the public mind ag to the policy ¥ the general government intends to pursue yards the seceded States is ext injurious to the industrial and commercial interests of the country, tends te keep up an excitement which is unfavorable to the ad- jostment ef pending difficulties, and which threatens the divturbanee of the public eng) therefore, Reesived, That a committee of three delegates ap- po.nted by this Convention to wait op the President of ‘he United States, present to him this ible and reso- wien, aud respectfully ask of him to communicate to ‘hus Convention the policy which the authorities of the ‘ederal government intend to pursue in regard to the Confederate States. Mar. Camiute, a western member, and formerly a mem- ter of Congress, made a strong speech against the adop- tion of the resolution, arguing that it did not even make use of the proviso which Congrees iteelf does when ask- ing the Pxeout for \nformation—namely, «‘ if not in- eompatidie with the public interests’’—and showing that ibe Preeident would not recognise the right of the com- mete t© make such an inquiry. He moved as an amend- ment ‘bate like commitice be sent to the Southern con- federecy for a similar purpose. A Moone suggested that that was unnecessary, as the policy of the Souther confederacy was openly avowed and we!) known. : ‘eroor Wem \uquired whether Mr. Carlile would Ye came meof the committee to be sent to Mont. geomery. Lf ao Uhat would be the last they would ever see of bm. Mr. Cesta declared luis willingness to occupy the po- elton .ndicated, ant felt confident that that would not be ie last they would see of him. “he amendment was rejected, and (then the resolution wae) ( Wo the Convention, and (eclared carried, and eyi- dently by an overwhelming majority. Subsequestiy a wtetern delegate, av old gentleman named J,cnsey, inquired of the Chair what had become of the resolution, and,on being informed that it had beam stopted, he declared that he and his frieads were taxen by ©orprige, and thet they did not know the ques- tion bad been put. vernor Wige soggested that the vote might be over again, ®o as to satisfy them. There being no tom, that was aasented ta, J.case’ bega® to make an carnest and pow- speech agains: the adoption of the resolution. That called wp Governor Wise, who submitted that the question wae to be taken over again, but that that did Bot reopen ‘he debate The Pamsvawe held, however, that it was asif the question bat pot beep put at a!) son continued his argument against the reso- Hie regarded it as a scheme to preetpitate Virgi- secest ion inovement, apd declared that under wstancrs whatever would his portion of the opsent to be bitched on to feoth Carolina. A Masnwrk—Soppose Virginia goes, what then? Mr. Jocnsow smewered that if Vieginia desired to form & middie confederacy they would stand with her; but when they were asked to brea) wp their markets, im- peverish their people, destroy their doraeetic interests, ang stollify themselves wn the sght of the whole world, they id not mean to do it. They would stand by the men «the east x securing proper constitutions! guaran- tees for their protect.on; but if asked to gv farther than that den the west would tell them that tae thing called se cenmon had more sing? than one im it. they would Uerow themselves © own rights onl sand by them, aed take care of hemacives. Vie told bis western brethren that the object of thie resolution was only to intensify the agita: tion, aml throw them, borse, foot and dragoons, into the Soxthern movement; ond then, adieu to the star spangled vanper and al the untold biessings \hey bet enjoyed under \t for the last seventy years. Xr. Moxtavee, Lieutenant Governor of the State, con- feesed the surprise with which be hat heard the deciara tion of the venerabie gentleman who bad just taken his seat. He knew that such were thet gentleman's ideas, Dot be did not think they would be publicly avowed in this Convention. The piain English of bie speech was that while western men stood bere and voted with them they were determined, if a majority of the people of Virginia decided to carry Virginia into the Southern confederacy, to Civide the State and join the free soil confederacy. A Mewmen—flimself ; not they. Mr. Mostacem—Well, do other weetern gentlemen @irciaim it? Mr. Jackson—The gentieman misapprebended me. said nothing of the kind. Mr. Mexmove—(with bitterness)—What do you say? Mr. Jacksox—I said that we would stand by you to se- cure your constitutional guarantees: but that if you in- tended to hiteb ue on to South Carclina we would not go with you Mr. Moxrasvr—You, and not we, were to be the judges of the eiliciency of those guarantees. Mr. Jacxsox—This Convention was to judge them. Mr. Moxtaces—Yoo would stand by us if we would stay in a middie confederacy, or remain in the Northern free soil confederacy; but if we would not do either, then you would divide the State. That is the plain English of it. Now, you have appealed to the west, | appeal to the east to note carefully and mark well what has occurred here this evenis Mr. Mank, of Fauquier county, declared his devotion to the cause of Virginia through weal or woe. But what was proposed here? If the President had a particle of pride or manhood in bim he would say to this committe ae Mr. Fillmore said, in 1852, to the Governor of South Carol pa—'‘ Lam not respepsiblet> you or the Convention of Virginia. Iam responsible only to the nation.” The effect of it yrould be to precipitate on Virginia that state of th.nge which they bad been seeking to avoid. fe ap Peaied to the Convention pot to compe! them on this Sa! Dath eve to give & vote which might precipitate Virginis inte revolution before another Sabbath eve roliet around. Mr. Wouny, of Monongahela county, spoke im favor of time. The measore wee fraught with the deepest ant highest importance. He was much mistaken of it did at precipitate them into revolution before lifteen dey + War \irginia im the condition to meet the com Ungency of their commitiee betng rebate, o making & report adverse t) their hapew A® to Mr, Montag ue’s insinuation about the want of dee! ty im the western character, he huried it beck. a worst came to the worst, western men woukl have, a they had done heretofore, to fight Virginie» Battier fr war on the mountain men that the east would bayer for the vindication of Virginia's rights, her hewer aad her integrity. He asked eastera gentiomen to pawre ay reflect before they alienated their best (riends—thowe friemis of whom they might soon stand om the growtes need. Mr. Batpwrs, of Augusta county, o@ whore suggestion the resolution bad been modified, jowe! Ww the demand for time for deliberation, He would regard it as extreme ly dinestrous to prem the House ta vote in (te preven! temper and feeling, and he regretiod excemiingiy thes the sort cf discussion that had been wudeiged im Finally, the motion to adjourn wae put aed carrie! 1) question comes up again om Monday morning The ot ‘wil, in all Likelihood, be « clese one, OUR ALEXANDRIA CORRPSPONDENCE Asesawoms, Va, April 6, tset De-léne of Criom Sentiment— The Voter of Seewiom Agen Paramownt—The Increase of Produ Te Weert onl Canals Crowded with Grain, be, de of In addition to the details of your oorrempmdents te our. old town, I venture to send you & bre! sectuet of the state of things bere The very strong Union feeling whch prevailet dure the late election of delegates to the Virgina Comwentow has visibly subsided, owing to the feeble set wucertale policy of the government, and secession i agin freely discusned. The strongest secession, howerer, are ot yet to be fouod among our youthful volenteer warriers, who burn for action, The older Duvinens men are tor rouch occupied with the prevailing setivity of the epring trade. Our receipts of produce are enarmous, ant samt be chipped away, even by the four steamers whieh are constantly plying between this and New York «ma Pov delphia, This produce consists of cotton (overland from Mississippi and Tennensee), grate and fear. wh oe por in over our two railroads. Al8, vast qaantithes #f om berland coal, from Maryland by canal, ant piling ey on the wharves mountain bigh Vessels are very eoarrn ee) freighta dear, The arrival of a feet of Vanker coaory would just now be a moet joyfalevent for ihc ty, wad | Delicve that our mort rabid secoPsioni#ts \n trade we | woloome it with @ full ealute of thirty-four pow, faye eroble we if THE DISTURBANCE AT FORT MONROE, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Fort Mosxor, Va., April 6, 1861, Your paper of yesterday contains an article headed “Reported Disturbance at Fort Monroe;”’ and to prevet the public from being misled by such rumors, | will give you the facts as they actually occurred, viz-—The work. men in the ordnance department outside the fort are all citizens—who are Virgivians, and divided in politics-# those in the blacksmith and finishing shop particularly. Some of these men made an attack on the foreman of the shop—a quiet, inoffensive man, who is highly by the people on the Foint—and getting the worst of it the ringleaders were Previous to leaving they hoisted a small palmetto flag on an outhouse, anc then hurried off to the ferryboat to Norfolk. The flag wer digcovered some time afterwards, and quietly taken down by an employé of the urdnance department (citizen), anc during the same day (Thursday) very few of the men. and probably not an officer, knew anything about thr matter, Even if they did no notice would have been ta’ ken of the matter. [ only notice it now that you ma: let your readers know the truth, as the affair is—tike other rumors relatiVe to thie post—put forth for politica efiect. Some of the workmen were discharged at thei own request. TRUIB. WAR PREPARATIONS IN VIRGINIA, According to the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch, the Stat Armory located in that city is in full operation. It turn out from 7,000 to 8,000 musket and rifle cartridges in day. At the Tredegar Works two ten inch columbiadr destined for Alabama, are nearly completed; two fierc looking mortars for South Carolina will shortly be ready In the casting of one mortar and gun last week 23,00 pounds of metal were used. Shell and cannon shot me miscuously and in heaps, and a large number of men. engaged in the manufacture of these destructive gers. Several cannon of the large and small calibre ar * in process of manufacture or already completed; aud i, di ent the gun carriages are getting read: : getting 1 under the Is of competent ' MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF" THE CON FEDERATE STA‘ ‘The following comprises the names and grades i officers of the Post Department:— % ba Jobn H. Reagan, Texas, Postmaster Genera). Henry &t. George Offutt, Missouri, Chief of Contra; Benjamin N. Ciements, Tenn., Chief of Appointmer W. D. Miller, Texas, Chief Clerk of Department. | Joseph F. Lewis, Texas, Clerk. | Jobn C. Bach, Louisiana, Clerk. J. 1, €. Danner, Alabama, Clerk. J. Newton Lewis, Mise. Clerk. Eugene B. Philpot, Alabama, Messenger. THE ARKANSAS CONVENTION. [From the littie Rock Gazette, March 23.] On Wednesday an ordinance was reported by a appointed committee, composed of seven secessi and seven co-operationists, a¢ & compromise measure tween the two parties. It was adopted unanimously; if any votes were cast against it, we did not hear ther ‘The ordinance provides for an election to be held on first Monday in August, at which the legal voters of State are to cast their ballots for ‘‘secoasion’”’? or “co eperation.’’ Ifon that day a majority of the v of the State be cast for secession, that fact ie to be c sidered as instructions to the Convention to pase an — a, oe by ee ye of Re aie pelos UB on the other hand, a majority of votes | the State be cast for co-operation, that fact will be structions to the Convention immediately to take all cemsary steps for co operation with the border or uns ceded slave States, to secure a satisfactory adjustment all sectional controversies disturbing the country. ‘There is to be another session of the Convention on t third Monday in August next, and to insure the vote ‘all the counties being reckoned, each delegate is made ial returning officer to bring the vote of his county tol. this ordinance submitting the “« seceesion’’ or ** co-operation” vo the vote of peop. resolutions were providing for the election of del to the Border Slave State Convention propos * by States of Virginic and Missourt, to be held sor || ring the month of May. So that the proceedin of that Convention will be before the 'y smn g vasred, and, we hope, fully understood, wl the the State is cast on the first Monday of August next, result of the labors of the Convention is Party desired, it is, all things and more nearly sat e been . Time has been given for investigation iberation a8 to consequences. Ours is sf ‘ the people, and, after such notise, and 1 discussion to which all of the questions will be sy we think the expression of their will at the ‘will be received as anthoritative, and put tho qu at rest, let the State declare the one way or On Thursday the Convention elected Hons Alvert E. A. Warren, James P. 2pring, Thomas L Bradley H. Hempstead, as Commissioners wo the Border State Convention. HON. JOHN J. CRITTENDEN ON THE Cl TENDEN COMPROMISE. FRaNkvoir, March 29, 1862 T observed that one of your respectable newspal ‘Cincinnati hes jmiestate? my motives and my course relation to the resolutions which ( submitted oa the 1 of December last to the Senate of the United States. represents me as having “repudiated” them, and having been ‘disgusted’? with them, after, jment they had been made to embrace all y y that which they now possessed. A simple et will correct these errors. Thore resolutions were proposed in the pure compromise, and with the bape of preserving or re@t — the country peace and union. They were the sult of the joint labors o*, and consultations wi friends having the same object in viw, and I beliey those measures thus offered had been, at a suitable tir promptly adopted by the Cougress of the United 1 would have checked the progress of the rebellion devolution and saved the Union. For myself, 1 had no objection to including in ecope all after acquired territory, because that fina) settlement of the distracting question of slavery) all time to come, and because I hoped that such a pre sion, by prohibiting slavery in all after acquired terr: north of the line of 36 degrees £0 minutes of north tude, and allowing it ip al! south of that line, would the efiect of preventing any further acquisition of terr ry, as the Northern States would be unwilling to y Southern scquisitions, in which slavery was allowed, and the Southern States would not be irrense the vance of the North by Northern T hope? that the provision gre country —| total fatlure, ielded modifications of my revolutions that would not, ia | judgment, bare destroyed their essential character 4! ‘ing efleet. Incesd. | 5 bal been ile f i i i | uf : i it 3 g iif z i! ef fe oti codiieten and oe the Meant ible he vertoue vexed