Newbern weekly progress., 1860-11-27
The South ArHnling.

The following is from the \. Y. journal OF
Commerce of late day:
EXTENSIVE PURCHASES OF WAR MUNITIONS
FOR THE SoUTH.-Those Republican editors,
preachers and lecturers who think that the
indignation of the South is best put down by
ridicule, and who, therefore, lavish the resour-
ces Of their buifoonery upon every reported at
tempt of q Southern State to arm her citizens
for an impending conflict will find in the fol
lowins, facts more evidence that tn, South is
in earnest, and that the calan1ities Of Disunion,
which they would laugh away Witl their i'll
timed tests, are actually imminent.
Yesterday there arrived by the steamer City
of Hartford, from Hartford, 1SG cases "Sharp'S
patent ca,b.nes, containing 10 pieces each, ina
kim in al arms tor 500 men. and 10 cases Of
con;cal balls each containing 900 blIiit ~ OF,
20, 800 cartridges il the aggregate These
arm; and ammunition were ordered By tclc-
grain from the Governor Of Georgia, and Will
be sent to Savannah by the next steamer
The same factory has also received orders tioE
Alabama for 900 stands OF the same death
dealing weapons.
Cooper & Pond of this city receive from
twenty to fifty orders daily from South Caro-
lima, Alabama, and Georgia-and people who
suppose that the South is not paying Gus
toner NAV be astonished to know that their
business transactions in this line are strictly
on cash basis Cash within thirty days is
their invarabe rule. Most of the orders are
for rifles and navy revolvers, though Cooper &
Pond supply an immense number of flnt-lock
musllets They lately sent 20 gun-carriages
to Georgia, and have done brisk business in
all kinds of small arms and ammunition with
all the principal Southern States.
Another large house in this city has filled
orders for about 5000 stand of muskets of the
U. S. pattern and has sold large quantities of
artillery swords and army pistols. It's orders
come from all the Southern States; but main
ly from those in which secession is regarded
as the only remedy for Southern grievances
A third extensive establishment has supplied
an immense number of Colts revolvers and ri
fes to Georgia, principally to Columbus. All
the wholesale houses and agencies in the city
have been hard pressed to supply the orders
for every imaginable species OF weapon. 10 the
above list may be added Ames's Manufacturing
Co., which has furnished Georgia with cannon
and with 300 artillery swords, and has done
large miscellaneous business with all the ag-
grieved States.
The Southern States, living until recently in
peace and happiness under the roof-tree of a
common Uunion have neglected the establish
ment of fire-arGl factories within their own bor
ders. During the past year Virginia first re-
cognized the necessity Of starting State Ar
mory, and appropriated 800, 900 for the work.
Some commencement has already been made
on it, but it is certain that the Armory will not
be completed within one year, and in the mean
time she must depend on the North. Various
have been circulated about the
present armament of Virginia. It is believed
that she can as asserted, bring $4,000 men in
to the field, but the tremendous batteries of
rifed cannon which have been said to belong
to her, do not exist We understand, from
good authority, that she has but one rifed can
non Indeed, in the matter of heavy ordnance,
all the Southern States appears to be far behind
the North.
South Carolina is the only Southern State
which has an armory of her own. 1t has been
in operation some years, and turns out good
work. though at cost not less probably than
that of the same class of arms at the North.
Important Official Info RIM alton from Kan
sas-Mnrderous Outrages i'm Kansas by
Nlontgomery's Band of Abolition Out
Iaws-A Raid ON the Frontiers of lis
souri, and Arkansas Threatened.
WAsHINGroN Nov 2l.-Oficial information
has been received here that Montgomery and his
of lawless mscreants have commenced
operation by hanging and numbering inoffensive
pers ons in Kansas. This lawless band number
about 500 men, are we'll supplied with arms and
and are in the receipt of material aid
from the North.
The demand to djourn the land sales, which
are advertised to take place during December, |
was it is stated, mere pretext for TINS armed Or
ganization and further, it ls stated that the real
object is raid on the frontiers of Missouri. Ar
kansas aud Texas, to avenge the punishment of
ohm Brown and other abolition emlsar1es orders |
will be forthwith despatched ordering the United
States troops in Kansas to such points as may De
necessary for the protection of the land officers
the performance of their duties as well as OF the
public property menaced, including Fort Scott.
GOV. WISE TENDERS HIS SERVICES TO
SOUTH CAROLINA.
NoRFoIK Nov % GOV. Wise has offered his
services TO Coy Gist of South Carolina. In case |