Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-23

yoa land he asked the reason OF Inc REFUSAL
the officer turned bis back upon him and made no reply we
make this statement the authority c gentleman himself
Il manifest from this that the troops under ORDERS to
treat the people of South Carolina enemies Our core-
sponden Barnwe" oeH advises that accept the chal
enge thus thrown in the face of this community They could
only consider us as enemies they have hostile designs
against u.s. Yet these daily streets, and
MOVE AMONG Us uNDIsruRBED. Are we any longer safe
with such company Is not equally the duty and the po
Icy Of the city e6ecYay to ereiude from her limits
whose purpose Of hostility is longer doubtful and who do
not even affect the conceaent There has been great
excitement IN the community in consequence of these devel
opments and the general feeling demands that something
s6eetua and speedy be DONE Are to SIT doon tamely
and allow ourselves be scorned ana ampled by the
inions of po,cr, the State already subugated
provincel
What now, in plain language, is the fact which
has called forth this burst of " Secession" eo-
quence from the Mercury! What had this COM
mander of small detachment of United States
troops in the harbor Of Charleston done to justify
this coarse insult to the Officers of the Army
this threat of violence should they dare to walk the
sreeIs, and nnally, or effcUual exclusion" from
her limits Why, the very head and front of
his offending is this, and nothing more: that at
fort of the United States, called Fort SUMTER occu-
pied and garrisoned by troops Of the United States,
it has been thought proper to prevent the landing,
without leave, Of persons having business there
This is the Practice believe, all military sta
tons in every part of the United States. 1t used
to be the rule "in the days when we were young"
and if il be not now, it certainly ought to be.
MERcURr.-[A coMMUS1cAT1oSl
Occupation Of Fort Sumter-Lsolencs Of Federal Mnions
MEssRs. EDIroRs Fort Sumter has been occupied fur
lively Unexpectedly, and without warrant of authority,
from usurpiDg Northern President and the subserven tools
Of his Cabinet The object of this of Federal
troops apparent and unmistakeable. Intimidation Of the
waverng, encouragement Unonloving Submissionist,
and preparation to the question of secession, and
defy its exercise. is challenge to the Stale to
up to that issue, and meet the Government upon it.
Shall the challenge be accepted now There is but
way of giving the answer-through the Legislature which
should be INSTANTLY ASSEMBLED. In the time, what
should the citizens of Charleston do Already are her ci
denied admission to the fort, and all for the
peemPoy prohibition contemptuousy refused amid the eers
of veried slaves obedent to the will of official
The people should assemble oscE-put on their arms
guard their city against the ngress Of these myrmdons and
ncendares, and conne the pestence of their presence
temper the anger Of southenert that
few of these Noherners The soldiers Of the Gov
any thing else than Yankees and their deeds
illustrate the courage Of every land Yakeedom Yet
they the instruments of deadly foe-the Government
and such instruments must be placed under the ban of
public crecration. BARNWELL.
THE Italics and in this article not
| ours, but the Mercury's own.
PROM SAME MERCURY,
"ELLEs DouaLAss."-A ady-witer appears in the last
Pendeton Messenger says the Edge6ed Advertiser
this beautiful and appropriate signature. The communica-
ton have been called forth by unfortunate
paragraph written by Mr. Perry Of the Patriot in which the
says she cannot be mistaken in supposng the ladies
be generally favor of the Union" Our fair friend scorche
the gentleman not little for his temery in hazardiug so un
founded opinion. She is evidently the daughter of
spirited house, and would make heroine did the opportunity
offer. 1t is said that the of impulse only.
However this may be, her impulses are ninety mine in
out of hundred pure and noble. The impulses
the of Carolina have condemned submission to
wrong in those they loved. And they do at this day
Brave gentlemen OF Carolina, that your arms be
bright The ladies call upon you to resist yo oppressos
Who can taer at such call? We give an extract from
Ellen Douglass !"
The ladies' of our Fort Hill District are as high toned
and patriotic their sres husbands and sons, and how
could be otherwise when bright and godke spirit has
so long abenaced with His memory alone would
the heart and hand achieve for the cause sanced by the
last exeron of his strength wonders surpassed by the
herones Of Hungary and should fortune be adverse
to the cause Of truth and justice to need their aid feel
doubt Of the energetic response.
"The Patriots correspondent must be dame or damse
cold in blood, and she really and truly fancy subs-
os, and prefer entrustng herself and happiness such
keeping her love deserve the name the
daughters Of Pendleon Of nober mould and have not
yet forgotten the mothers of the revolution and the
ton attached to their memories To will they vouch-
safe countenance smile who do enlist themselves un
der the banner Of gorous Of fire. and pledge them
selves
Never, while breath of life shall live within them,
Never to forgive the whose ruthless chain
Has left upon the South stain
"Men who submit willingly to any and every indignity
injustice that be heapsd upon them and aut
the chains that bind them, make very domestic obeden
husbands OF the Caude school, but would by no means sui
the taste Of high-soued woman"
After the foregoing article was prepared for the
press subsequent number of the aMercury,'
came to hand, in which we find an explanation
the matter in the following terms:
i THE "MERcURr" AUGUST Is.
We publish with pleasure the following in references
upon which commented in yesterday paper
1t completely the gallant officer in charge Of tA
Fort from any participation in, responsibility for the
pleasant occurrence alluded to:
FoRT SUMTER, AUeUsT Ia, 1851.
The circumstance Of respectable citizens Of this State
recently visiting Fort Sumter, having been prevented from
landing the work. from the fact of the sentinel
duty being recruit and clearly understanding his in