Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-04

The patriotic letter of General Wo
to Secretary Cas-, urging the reinforcement
/ of the Charleston Forts. has been made pub
lie. No appeal, of either Secretary Cas- or
General Wool seemed to move the Presidcn,
to do his duty.
SFoKr roR TER Bors.-During the last few
weeks the boys in the vicinity OF Southern
i Bay West Sedgwick and BrooksyilIe)
i have caught, with hook and line more than
seven hundred iJllars worth Of smclts.
-Mcssrr. DAVIS i Lord have very large
stock Of Hardware, Iron and Steel on hand
Please notice their card.
ERErrRSio PATRIOTISM A dispatch t.
in congress from New York and the North
Vest called on the President in body, and
notified him that If he did not maintain the
dignity and supremacy Of the government
AMI preserve the public property, he need no,
rely on their supper, any longer,
-Mcssrs Lee 4 Marsh are delivering
the maps of this county to subscribers in
this town We know they will lie pleased
with IT,
LINCOLN AND IIAxLIS Horn, \ lumber
iag crew from this county principally, is at
wark in Fomonky, Charles Co~uty Mary
lard Recently some hrc.ca,irE Maryland
ers oallei On Them With they were erecting
camp. 10 see who they were and what they
were after AMI while performing their high
commission, they Intercepted W. s. Carter
Of >urry, rs to VIVA. they were building and
he replied IA Lincoln and lIamlin Hotel. =
They departed declaring that all Yankee in
truders should beexterminatei,
1t will be seen that on Monday that
Congress made some Roadway. The special
committee reported that they had been una
BE To agree and tina, the matter was post
Ionci until Wednesday Mr. Baker Of or
eson has the floor In the House. resolu-
ton that any attempt to preserve the Union
~ force would be destructive of Republican
liberty, was tabled, p to 53. \ resolution
directing the Military Committee to inquire
i.to the sale of arms, the conditions Of the
+ forts. arscnals. and whether further measures
were reauirci for the protection OF paHic
4 property w'~ also adopted. \ resolution de-
! a. - Z ~,
judiciary tommlpee 70 inquire whether laws
are in force TO enabk the government to col.
ieet the revenue was oaered, but after rcfuss
ing TO table it, the House adjourned
-" Some corporations have souls, = as
occasional incidents prove. An officer a,
Fort Moultrie had policy of Insurance on
his life in a New York company, aad wrote
the company that the Fort would be stack
81 and defended 10 the last extremity and in
curing what would Ii the effect on his pd-
icy Il he should fall. lie was answered that
the company was not liable, but if he
should fall while doing his duty, and l.
abanloned hy the government, he need have
no fears his policy would he paid,
HrmLI,rlSc.-The Washington Netc,
states the fact that the.ausust Commissioner
irnn Quattebum demanded of Pn,sden
Buchanan TO know if orders were given t,
Mai. Anderson 70 cracuate Fort Moutrie
and he graciously condesccnded to tell then
that he acted without authority Their
these commissioners demanded 10 have Mai
Anderson pack up and move hack again t
give the State authorities chance - cap
turc them Upon this impatient request,
grave Cabinet Council was held. VIA
next? The President will next turn boot
black to their Highnessess.
e Five hundred cases Of muskcts hay
been shipped from Wateryliet, in New York
to Savannah Georgia, by order of the Secrcta
~ OF War. lie has also issued an order foi
the removal Of seyenty-eight heavy gun
from Aleghany arsenal Pa to Galveston har
Dor, and ship Island, near the BAlize. Tn
Notifications at these points will not be ready
TO receive their pieces for two or three year:
to come and the fact of the guns being order
Ell there, is proof that Secretary Floy,
means to strip the free states of all the COY
eminent arms that he can reach 1t is
part Of the disunion conspiracy.
- One Of the Presidents advisers sug
gests bringing the South Carolina Commits
siontrs beforc the courts on a charge Of
treason.
The New York Times Washington
correspondent says that Postmaster Genera
Holt has sent orders to the Sub-Treasurer a
: Charleston, 10 remit all the balance, S35.
00n, on the Post Office account in his pos
session 10 the credit of that Department
If this demand is not complied with at once
: be will demand that the federal government
enforce his orders. lie is determined to sup
: press mail matter to and from South Carroll
ma if the mails are interiered with
gPriyate, but reliable information state
, the fact that the Merchants of Charleston
have been obliged under threats Of persona
violence 10 become subscribers to the Stat
Loan Some were told that unless the,
paid $1,000 their houses would be torn d2wl