Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-05-10
THE W A R.

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"There are now, as nearly as can be
estimated, upwards of 100000 organized
and armed men the seven Confederate
States, under orders or anxiously await
ing them, to spring to the post Of danger,
at the word of Jefferson Davis. Within
eight days time, at the farthest, he can
concentrate 10000 of these men--the
best soldiers in the world-at any point
on the northern border, and hurl this
splendid army ike an avalanche on The
foe. If the battle ground be in Virginia
or Maryland, as it probably will, the
grand army of the Confederacy will be
doubled or trebed by the rallying hosts
of those States. We have reason to be-
lieve thathundreds of companies are now
on the move, or will be in twenty-four
hours--all bound somewhere"
The Mobile Register of the 9th re-
marks" Simultaneously the Alabama,
Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana
troops will be thrown into Virginia. In
about twenty days we are going to have
a fight and victory"
The Washington correspondent of the
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer says:
Information has been received at this
point that twenty-five thousand stand of
Minnie rifles will be forwarded by GER
tain parties in Toronto. They will be
delivered in one of the New England
States.
Among the passengers on the Lancas-
ter, from Baltimore, were two ladies Just
from Atlanta, Georgia. They represent
great change in those respects all over
the South, within the last week. They
say that, ten days ago, the South conf
IDENTIFY expected to take Washington
with ease, but that now few there believe
that they can ever take that city, and all
admit that its capture must be after
hard fought ard bloody battle. In some
places the IDEA of taking Washington is
entirely abandoned.
FROM OHIO.-We learn that at Ober-
lin, Ohio, where the anti-slavery senti-
ment has been, perhaps, more controlling
for quarter of a century than at any
other place in the country, the first mill
tary company formed took from the lite
rary institution there one tutor, nine the
illogical students and the flower of the
college. That company is already on
duty, and second is ready at any time
when called for. A Christian gentleman
living in northern Ohio, and very extern
siyely acquainted with public sentiment
at the West, writes to his brother in this
vicinity under date of April 20:
"The war excites our community IN
tensely. The general desire here is that
it may be pushed vigorously, driven into
slave territory, and end in a solid peace.
Ny comfort is that the Lord omnipo-
tent reigns, and, as / believe, hates sla-
very. and, as l hope, has yet mercy in
store for our land, so persuade myself
that the tendencies Of this war will 90
strongly to uproot that monstrous system
Perhaps the war will not end until sla-
very dies. The more mad the South
becomes, the sooner will slavery fall
The Outrages perpetrated upon our citi-
zens who are so unfortunate as to be
found there are awful. Some terrible
retrbution ought to come down upon the
heads of the perpetrators of these vile
misdeeds.
All power of forecasting the future
which can command, fails to reach any
thing very definite. am not sure that
the South are mad enough yet for a war
of invasion upon free territory, especial
ly if it be we'll defended. Then if they
hold their own, only rob and appropriate
whatever belongs to the Union within
their reach, and forbear to march u
our free state soil, will the Federal Gov
eminent do anything more than stand on
the defensive
The feeling of the people all through
the West is that of earnest demand that
slavery be attacked in its own home, and
that our blows should fall on the most
vulnerable point of the South.
Believing, as heretofore, much in
prayer, we are still looking upward for
wisdom and for help. Gods plans are
deeper than mans, and have a far wider
range and longer sweep. do not fear
that they will fail of glorious issues at
length"
In regard to the concentration oftroops
in Virginia, the New York Journal of
Commerce remarks:
"a careful perusal of our Southern