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TIE STATE OF -AFFAIRs.

"A HEDNEsDAY p ~, sisy lS.
THE STATE or AFFAIRS.
Va have passed through the most lesrs
LA.T aud critical day that egefs dswned
upon this State; and. when we consider
The hostile feeling, and the fdll prepare.
ton. ii seems.aliBost miraculous that II
has passed without bIobdshed. The firm.
ness. pradancs and caution Of the g5vern-
pasni. .canno. Be TOO highly commended,
a9dN1ac prompt and eiicent manner il
whicb,sA citizens have responded 10 fihe
i call Of The >csnlnan1e in.chief, il entitled
10 equal prizes We eo2baek beyond
npr. po4,scfi6 Of Sesieraay, aud gire as
clear an ace56ni Of lhe~xhole proceedings
-sas We can furnish. !,
+ Lssi evening, several Of M<. Dott's
NEAR RELATIVES called at bis qaaEteta> and
endeasoted 10 convince HIN Of HE nfssT
impdssibility Of success ii bis mad design.
b aaa urged upon him, by every censifera.
1 ten which ever moved merlal rnah, To
! desisl fro nffhe conflict which could only
end 10 The eiTasioa OF blood and bis owe
L destrucsion, A number Of tile ME mbets
i oi his lsgislainre vera present and joined
ElH AAI E5tAfNA4yN ddds W AtiAti NANA4A AZ
II should BE xal.i@ 4ssAzrhief eAnAselL Lass: AZ y
E ed fheF unanimous opinion against q f3le
i cible movement. Ilsrelnsed tolis,en to
/ my thing. and when those who had call
+ "a upon him Left dhe room, bis own party
1 friends also went and lefi bin tot 4 ms
mfnt alone AZ token Of their disaPpro-
baton lie was asecond time visited BY
Fl iha sane near relatives. aud again urged
/ 10 listen ID reason bls equally ia yaip.
i Nothing could MOVE him, and. he issued
his orders Tor al attack upon the Arsenal.
I The signal gun was fred At midnight;
the force, accompanied. by Dofr 10 per-
], eoa, moved down Love Lane through
/! 0lneyyille; and cpme1up on the north east
/ eide Of the Arsenal They stought six
feld-pieces. and took up a position ID q
small grove, wi,hin long masketshet Of
the Arsenal Thew afterwards approach
I'D even nearer. Their position was Sc
lected. With sing ularimprldenee. Il was
completely within range Of grape and can
mister, sad had they fred a single gun.
4 the return from ths Arsenal would bare
4 been ire mandous--m erderous. N5t bali
their leFce would ever have lsft The field.
tfGlf tQICHs <Nd9AQNSlJ. C1ilNHhtCu tht
Il from two 10 four hundred. A flag oi
truce was thea sent 10 the Arsenal. add
1 possession demanded. on she part Of Colo.
I nel Wheeler. and,ia TIE name Of Cover.
I nor DoTr. The cormanaant replied that
he knew neither Colonel Wheeler NOR
\ Governor Dorf and 10 answerio the d.
kuEance that they should takeil and we're
flliy aSle TO do so,she told them 10 take
II. The insurgents then,fepaired 10 their
gyms, aai lac order vas given by DbEr,i
q Gre KeaTe not certain whether thty
refused 10 fTe< OF whether their igncfsnes
OF gunnery prevented them from making
any effective manifestations probasly-ho.b
reasons operated.
! AT about sunset, orders were issued BY
the Commander in. Chief and the Majori
General 10 the commanders Of volunteer
companies and brigade Generals Of Tbs
Estate. They were Immediately despatch
led sy express, a1asa Steamboat Seat IS
Newport, as soon Is she could Be col Hn.
der way. She returned this mornizs Il
about half past seven o'clock. Bringing
the Newport Artillery. with tEo Geld
pieces Tie Bsistoi Artillery 1R1a.c5mp&
Iny from Wafren In an ab9ds one hun-
ldred and fly men under larms.p They
have responded ptonptIy asd msnfully |
10 The cslt Of he eomma1d der 10 ChIsf. II
1eo much praise cannot be awarded 10 |
the Cadets. Light Inlantys and Marine
Afiillefy OF This city. TIE. gallant fei-
lowain these companies. after night ofl
lfatiguins duty. looked Is fresh if theyhad |
1jass risen from their pillows.
gDeFlpg he day. he Mayor Of Ffstiaease
issued notice. askiug the eisizens To- isy aside
,AeiF business for he day, ard assemble-ss lac
Cadet Alarm Poss. VIII. arms ID their hands =
Tuelveof ihe Senators and Representatives IN
eef he Peoples ceassisnsicn resigned Their
sea:s
Tie miIiisry pissed through Market
Square Al hall past nine O'Clock 10 The
tuorning. II was glorious sight. The
besi BLOOD of he State was ia The Taak :;
Old men, h6aored for their past services
ana young men. The hope aud flower Of
he State. stood side by side and shoulder !.
to shoulder. Three CHEEKS weleoned
Them Is they passed The fopt Of College
street, Il
A6oal 3 o'clock, Il vas runored that I