The Lambertville press., 1861-01-09


BY golly tits purity, specially the
part covered with calik er." 4
Lieut.. NJ. F. Maury has written
letter in favor of the project which
is now being mooted in New Jersey,
for that State to- act as mediator
between the North and the South
He thinks. no State can do so much
toward saving the Union as New
jersey. You will find the letter in
another column.
The question whether the United
States can lawfully coerce South Car
olina, has been good deal debated.
Why don't some one take up the other
ode of the subject, and consider wheth-
er South Carolina can lawfully coerce
the United States o
A horse attached to a carriage be-
longing to Mr.. John Brokaw, of OK
ford, took fright at the afternoon train
down, on tue Belvidere Railroad near
" Hutchinson's Station" last Satur-
day, ran away, upset the carriage,
throwing Mr.. Brokaw aud bis brother
Mr.. s. j BrokaW, violently out. 5.
J. Brokaw received several bruises
about the face and head. Warren
Journal.
The sentiment of the. Country is
growing sounder every day Even at
Washington, the traitors are giving
way, before the clear and unmistaka-
Bile evidences of public sentiment
Through the North all parties are uni
ting in the purpose of sustaining the
government and the laws. There is
a feeling of national disgrace incident
to the condition of affairs at Charles
ton, and there is confident expseta-
.tion that the honor of the coantry will
be soon protected.
Mr. Holt the Postmaster General,
has sent orders to the sub-treasurer at
Charleston, to remit ali the balance
$35, 900 OH the Post Office account of
that Department. If this order is not
complied with at once, he will demand
of the Federal Government to enforce
his orders. He is also determined as
before suggested, to suppress mail
matter to and from South Carolina, if
the mails are interfered with in that
State.
The Charleston correspondent of
the World, in describing the signing
of the secession ordinance, says
(" 1t may not be out of place to
state here that the table on which the
Declaration of Independence was
q -
signed-a table now in the possession
of a lady of Charleston-was ineffec-
tually applied for by committee of
the convention for this occasion. The
Lady told the committee that sooner
than have the ordinance signed there
on, she would burn the table into
ashes !"
A letter from Sebastopol states that
accidents still occur in the environs of
that place, from shells that did not
explode when fired during the siege.
Quite recently, tive Russian travellers
named Molkeff and Ivanotf, found a
percussion shell, near ruined bas-
ton. One Of them having taken it
up, in throwing it down again caused
it to explode. Ivanoff was killed on
the spot, and Molkoff SO seriously in
jured that his life is despared OF.
Fort Sumter is three and three
eighths miles from Charleston, one and
one eighth miles from Fort Moultrie.
three quarters of mile to the nearest
land, one and hree-eighths miles to
Fort johnson, and two and FIVE eighth
miles to Castle Pinckney. The last
named Fort is one mile from the town.
and Fort Johnson is two and a quar-
ter miles from town.
Maj. Anderson, of the U. 8. A.,
commanding at Fort Samter, is na-
tive of Kentucky, and a graduate at
West Point. In his younger days,
and while lieutenant, he had tempo
rary command of the Kennebec Arse
nal, at Augusta, Maine. Afterwards
he was with Gen. Scott ia Mexico,
and distinguished himself on several
occasions, between Vera Graz and
the city Of Mexico, aud was brevetted.
At the close of the war the Major was
stationed at Fort PEsble, Portland.
Major Anderson is very popular OF.
Ger, of unquestioned bravery, great
prudence, and in all respects well
qualified for the difficult position in
which he is now placed by the War
Department.
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