The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-22

and Geurgia. The bulk of the kOrders
show that they are for military organize
tons, comprising as they do, principally
rifles and navy reyolvers.
Messrs, Al. w. Spies & Co. have not
been forgotten Orders have been re-
Eceived for a supply OF an indefinite num-
Der Of Colts rcvolvcfs and rifles. Most
Of these orders have come from Georgia,
principally from Columbus.
Messrs. John p, Moore Il Co, NJ. III.
have done for the last two months very
largely increased and increasing business.
almost entirely with the South. As with
tho other firms, a large proportion Of
these orders are from South CaroIinai but
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee
and North Carolina have also bought
freely Ia addition to direct orders from
these States, many are received through
Philadelphia dealers. For evident rea.
sons they do not wish 10 state the precise
number Of arms sold by them within Inc
last sixty days, but they can be counted
by thousands Never since the first IL
production Of his famous weapons has Col.
Colts extensive factory been the scene Of
more hustle and excitement. Many and
large orders have been filled direct from
the factory, and the demand isbut slightly
diminished. A somewhat peculiar feature
Of the orders addressed TO Messrs. Moore
d Sons IS the total absence IN them Of
any allusion to the present political ex-
|citement. ;s..
Flags have not been forgotten. Mrs.
McFadden, Of Hudson street, finds her
self unable 10 GIL orders from the South
for the manufacture Of Flags. The ma
Ijority Of orderseomef from South Carolina
and Alabama Unloading demand by the
South CaroIinians Is the palmetto,
flag. Recently, twelve were shipped 10
Charleston in the steamer Columbia. The
flag has q white ground, palmetto tree
:in the centre, and a red star on the right
hand upper correr. Another flag manu-
featured by her has q red ground, with
fifteen white stars in IL She has also
made q large number Of American flags,
with this alteration, there being only one
star in the place of the thirty-one in our
national ensign, The principal flag being
shipped 70 Alabama Is one modelled after
our national bunting, but having fifteen
stripes and fifteen stars in a blue field, en-.
circliug the words: "A united South. .
Within the past two weeks q large ship
,Inent Of american ensigns have also been
made to yarions parties Doubtless other
orders for arms and flags have been re-
eeiged from private parties at the South,
but the lew herein cited are sufficient 10
show the current Of popular feeling. I.
According to On article In the Rich.
mond Dcspateh Of the 18th ult,, Virginia
can at the present time arm efficiently
about $4,000 men, She has at least six
~ bronze and riiied field pieces and hoHit.
zers; A contract has been made for 3,000I
shells aud shrapnells In addition to those
purchased with. the Parrot guns. Five
hundred barrels Of Dupont powder has
been purchased anu stored IN magazines
pn Y ~ lof Inc purpose. Inc model Oh .
1sm His'n,a uusNet y aetsrn''eI Oh.
ot.ier. WABASH preparations arg aiso u
Prs : sss9 2 .>. e.. ..=% I r.
The Charleston Mercury scouts Virginia's
idea Of holding Southern conference, and
Fsays, too late, South CoroIina wants no
conference, but in the convention which
will assemble to frame q constitution,
compel the organization Of u Southern
eonfederacy.
The cannon IN the citadel are being
oserhanled and cleaned up: .. ... +. i.
Inc MILITARY committee have agreed up.
on 2 plan ier arinlng the state, aud will
report TO the legislature Immediately on
It's reasscm bin 81 s .3.s +. l.,
Hon. John Forsyth, Of Alabama, and
Senator Slidell Of Louisiana, have como
out for secession. Forsyth has issued an
order at Mobile, for the enrolment Of
5000 men, to be placed under his CON-
mand for the defense of the State, This
creates serious thoughts at Washington,
owing to the fact Of Forsyth's known con,
seryatiSm heretofore. e..
The Charleston merchants saw that the
people have suffered long enough by con-
tracted, arbitrary plans. The banks have
been undergoing a money pressure during
the past ninety DAYS, daily growing worse.
The policy now pursued Is ruinous. They
recommend all wholesale merchants 10
lhaye meeting TO determine the course
best to pursue. They say il Is due the
community that some relief measure be
adopted by the bankers. r., r.
Tbs Coryi,r Of the 10Th U,t saws.
1sXVo ossi,,rs n,,,. Northern readers .nd bs,,