Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-09
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 THE CONDITION of affairs at the Federal Capi- tai does not appear to have changed much dur ing the last few days. The number of troops there has been augmented by the arrival of two regiments from New Jersey, but no movement specific line of operations on the part of the Government has been made. The people across the river in Alexandria have been much alarmed at the recent reports that the Fe- deral troops would soon take possession of that place, and many of them have left their homes in consequence. The Virginia militia who were quartered there have also left precipitately, and taken up new position at Culpepper Court house, little further from supposed danger.- The plans of the Government are kept so secret that it is impossible to tell in what direction the first movement will be made, but it is more than probable that we shall soon hear of the reoccup- ation of Harper's Ferry by the United States troops. .... a-
 IT IS AscERTAINED that the test vote in the Virginia Convention was 80 yeas to 55 nays, and the people of different counties very indignant athaving been hurried out of the Union, withouta popular vote. A strong reaction has taken place, and Union spirit is fast gaining ground.
 THE TWO KENTUCKY REGIMENTS under Colo nels Terrell and Guthrie, have been accepted by the Government, and the people of the State have rendered the command to Major Anderson of a Brigade, of which these Regiments will be part
 Gov. SpRAGUE of Rhode Island, who had made arrangements for a temporary absence from his forces, hearing that they would soon move south ward, at once gave up his contemplated trip, and has reassumed command of his regiment, hold ing himself ready to march at moments warn ing.
 Ir IS BELIEVED at Washington that the frs battle of the campaign will be fought at some point between Washington and Richmond. Lat' intelligence from Virginia incl .ates that Gov fletcher is getting frightened, not only by thu strong measures of the government, and tht blockade of the Chesapeake, but by the extraor dinary manifestations of Union sentiment 1T Western Virginia.
 II IS SAID THAT Caleb Cushing applied in per son to Gov. Andrew for commission the other day, and the reply of the Governor was, "What a commission to the owner of the vessel which first hoisted a secessaon flag in the harbor O Charleston? It would freeze the hearts and pal sy the arms of the soldiers of Massachusetts tc think of such a thing"
 HIRAM WILEY of New London has been ap pointed District Attorney, and D. H. Carr o1 New Haven, Marshal for Connecticut.
 l THE Regimental officers of the Second .Regi- mcnt arc at last announced, to wit: Col. Alfred II. Terry of New Haven; Lieut.. Colonel, David Young of Norwich; Adjutant, Charles Russell, Derby Major, Ledyard Col burn, Derby; Quartermasters Sergeant, Kosky Hodge, Norwich; Sergeant Major, Henry P. Cowlcs, Norwich; Surgeon, Benjamin T. Doug las, Middletown; Assistant Surgeon, Francis Bacon, New Haven.
 HOSTILE ATTITUDE OF VlRGINiA.-Brigadier Gsneral Cooke, commanding the military and de- fences on the Potomac border, Va., in his gencr- al order says, that Gen. Ruggles has taken up lis quarters at Fredericksburg. He (Cooke) is to take his position in front of Washington and in connection with the commanding officer set Har- per's Ferry on his left, thus to cover and defend the Potomac border against an invasion from the North. He adds that the capital has never beer threatened. It is not now threatened. It is be yond and outside the limits of the free and soy ereign state of Virginia. The North has no openly and according to the usage of civilized nations declared war upon us. We make no wa upon them, but should Virginia soil or the grav' of Washington be polluted by the tread of sng man in arms from the North of the Potomac, will cause open war.
 THE RICHMOND TVhig of FridAy last says tha Tennessee has already seeded. by act of legisla ture. The legislature, however, had no author ity to declare the state out of the Union. We give the following extract from letter o the Hon. Wm. H. Seward to Wm. L. Dayton the newly accredited minister to France-as tn best refutation to those who deny the eficiene, of our present administration, or the determine tion to push the present conflict to the bite end. It is conclusive in every sentence of it admirable sentiments and instructions.
 It is not in the hands of this Administration that this Government is to come to an end at all much less for want of harmony in devotion t, the country. NJ. Thouvensl's declaration tha the United States may rest tawell assured that nt nasty or precipitate action will be taken on thu ! subject of the apprehended application of the in | surrectionists for a recognition of the indenpen dence of the so-called Confederate States is en tirely satisfactory, although it was attended by Q reservation of views concerning general prin eiples applicable to cases that need not now b. discussed. In the unofficial conversation Mir Faulkner says that he himself expressed the opi- nion that force would not be rssorted to coerce the so-called seeding States into submission to the Federal authority, and that the only solution of the difficulties would be found in such inOdl- fcations of the Constitutional compact as would invite the seeding States back into the Union, or peaceful acquiescence in the assertion of their claim to separate sovereignty. The time when these questions had any pertinency or plausibiity has passed away. The United States waited patiently while their authority was defed in turbulent assemblies and insidious preparations, willing to hope that meditation, offered on all sides, would concliate and induce the dissatisfied parties to return to & better