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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-17
Special Favor.

On behalf of our citizens, we tender our
thanks to Messrs Samuel A. Rosser and
WIN. A. Graham, of Camden, for furnishing
us at considerable Inconvenience to them.
selves With the first joyful intelligence of
The complete success of our State troops in
theli first couf1ict with the Lincoln Govern.
meht. AS soon as il was ascertained in
camden that Maj. Anderson, under the fire
from our Batteries, had surrendered Fort
Sumter and himself and men were PRISON.
ef' IN Charleston, these gentlemen posted
to Lancaster to communicate the welcome
adlngs to their friends here. We beg to
assure them in this public way, that this
distinguished act of Kindness is warmly ap-
preciated.
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The South Carolina Central

The Commissioners inform us that S75,
500 90 worth of Stock was taken in tn,
Central Railroad at this point, during tn,
ten days wherein the books were required
to be kept open. The stirring intelligence
from Charleston, coming with the orders to
the Lancaster Greys to march, operated
against the work of getting subscriptions
Under other circumstances, 100000, the
amo unit we predicted last week, would have
been taken in the first ten days a major-
ity of the larger subscribers reduced their
original amounts to one half, with the un
derstanding that the balance Of their pledges
will be redeemed when times become more
settled.
The Sumter Wa'chman Of last week,
says: ave learn from the Commissioners
at this place that the subscribers of July
last, are n"w ratfving their subscriptions,
and. in some instances, doubling them No
fears are felt for the securemoHt Of the
Charter and the building Of the Road
The Company will. no doubt. oon be or.
ganized, aud the work upon the road actu-
a!ly commenced"
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Movements of the Military.

Three regiments of volunteers, muster.
ing about 5000 men, arrived by the
South Carolina Railroad las, niybt. The
regiments are commanded by Col. Ron,
Col. Williams, and Col. johnson Hago.,d.
--Hercury l2M inst.
TnE FIFTH REGIMENr.-Thisr regiment.
comm nded 10y Col. Jenkins, OF York
numbering some eleven hundred men.
will arrive here to-day. They will camp
ut the Fair Grounds until ordered to
Ch"rleston. Ii is said 10 be one of the
most efficient regiments YET mustered in.
10 service Columbia Guardian l2A
instant
MORE TRoors ORDERED.-We have =
private dispatch FROM official sources, sta
ting the Regiments commanded by Cole
Williams, Ashmore and Bacon hay,
been ordered tor duty Guardian l3M
TBE CoLLEGE CADETS learr
that despatch was received from Capt
Gary, last night, stating lbat bis Compa
ny, the College Cadets. had been received
INTO the service Of the Slate.-.S .SOuu
Carofinian.
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Col. KershaW's Regim snt.

To the Charleston Mercury of Thursday
morning last, we are indebted for the fol.
lowing particulars OF the movements of the
Companies composing Col. Kershnw's Reg
iment:
The two Companies from Columbia (he
Governors Guards, Capt. Casson and the
Columbia Greys, Capt. Wallace.) reached
Charleston At 3 o'clock on Wednesday ard
Immediately put on duty.
OTHER COMPANIES OF THE SECOND REeI.
Besides the Columbia companies there
are now in the field, belonging TO the Sec.
ond Regiment. the following companie,
The Richlard Guard (Rihemen). Capt
Bookter the Salem Company (Infan,ry),
Capt Lacoste ; the States Rights Guard.
| Capt. ID. w. Ray the Claremont Rifles
Capt. Spain as well as detac hments OF
companies which have for some time been
| on service.
The whole of the Second Regiment is
| now in the field, With the exception OF the
Lancaster Company and Major B ;rnes. who
are detained only by the difficulty Of trans
portation, and may soon be expected.
THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE REGIMENT.
The headquarters of Colonel Kershaw
was transferred yesterday morning 1t 10 o
clock to Morris Island. Three companies
OF the regiment rre on detached service at
several important points. AS an evidence
OF the promptitude of The men composing
Colonel Kershuw's command, we may
mention that the order for their coming
down was not issued until p. m on Mon.
| day last, and, although scattered mt the
time over four Districts! lancaster. Ker.
shaw, Richlnnd, and Carendon-they are
already at their respective posts. fully eqip.
ped and "eager for the Fray"
The same paper Of Saturday morning
says: "The Lancaster Company, comman.
ded by Capt. John ID. Wyle, numbering
one hundred men, arrived yesterday by the
! o'clock train from Camden This com
pletes the Second Regiment commanded
by Colonel Kershaw."
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human family like the fox in the fable to
make virtue of necessity.

human family like the fox in the fable to
make virtue of necessity.
Whilst writing the eity is thrown into
considerable confusion by the signal being
given for the regiment here 10 proceed i'm.
mediately to the Island, prepared for action.
This order was predicatcd upon the fact. u
number of war vessels were reported, rs
entering the harbor. | think il in a false
alarm. do not think the number SO great
as reported and that they will probably
prove merchant vessels desiring to put into
port through the tempestuous weather.
When | view The immense work done here
TO for,ify the harbor of Charleston, and the
vigor ana courage which animated the
troops ! cannot think the battle of South.
ern rights and Southern liberty will be
fought upon Carolina soil. That wiley pol
itician, which is the ruling spirit in the cab
met at Washington, would rather risk the
fate Of his cause on Texan or less fortified
soil.
The Commissioners telegraph their mis-
sion is ended and Southern independence
must be subjected to the arbilrament of the
sword.
President Davis has made a requisi;ion
on each of the Confederate States for 1900
soldiers, except Florida--l5oo only from
hcf.
From the vast multitude of rumors ahoat
have endcavored to slit out the best au-
thenicated. But mark you, do not dare
to vouch for the truth OF any.
The Convention will probably adjourn on
Wednesday. -
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Attitude of virginia.

A, hi. ..r;, ..,.t ;...
J""''''' d oar country =
''s'ory' the attitude oi The Old Dominion
Is watched ith no ordinary interest \
minority, if no, nil of IN. Lora.r S,.,,.
viii h. .,o,,r.,Ir.a
r,,,,..,;..- ~, "'' "'''' ''ie'''"' I'er
10 sun III session. IL has ndop-
'cd resolution BY II vote OF Yeas l2S, nays
20, affirming that ia. propI. of Vir,i,,i,,
hereby d.rlor. their r,,,,.n, ., r....,'..;..
iI. s,u,r,,, i,,d.,.
Va '''o s''''eu
''"' '"'y ""a'l be Treated rs inde-
prRdent powers, and that proper laws
should be pnsSrJ d, ,IT.rr ,I,,ir ...,,.,r.,i..,,
On H., In,h ;rs, ...,;
VI '"i"F
> ""' ""'P''' ''''''N' - 'he new policy
oi The abolition President Tnrcc Com
miSsiouers were appointed. who I,rl imr,,.
di,,.Iy for \Noshi,,,o,
H..
'''"' 'ose' a. 'ryor IS now IN Charles
ION OH visit. on "Wednesday nigh: lie
was serena!ed II, the Charleston Hotel and
RESPONDED ia capital sp..rb ,,.ror,.,d =,
tie M.,curv 1, H.. :"
VI "'H ''"'"'hs,
"' says
understand, since have been il, Char
icSton, that there is some apur.b, psio, -.
TO the ultimate decisions of VIrpiui, in ,,is
crisis. Now am not at all au,hor;z.8 I,
speak for Virginia ] wish to Gui / wos n
so, would pot her out bcfor. ~ o'cIoc, n
night, Tremendous applause Bat hid
y"u--and | speak the words Of mos, sober
truth lid yon dismiss all nnn,,h.,.,,n
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Lieut.. J. II, Hamilton. No houses on fire
as has been rumored a number of shells
from Fort Moultrie have dropped into Fort
Sumter, and one of the barbettc guns has
been diSman,led. A steamer, supposed to
be the Ndshpiile, hove in sight about o.
clock, but, upon hearing the firing, put back
10 sea.
The official reports made to Headquarters RS
last night from the several forts and bat
terles, state that no person was injured
and that four out Of every six shells fired
fell inside Fort Sumter
The schooner Petrel, ]. L. Jones, COM
mandng. while lying off the mouth of
Hog Island Channel, was fired into from
Fort Sumter, about halfPast s o'clock
one shot took effect in We bow Of the
schoor"r, and several passed over her
Captm" Jones reports that the fire of Sum-
Ter Is principally directed against the Float
ing Battery, the -Four Gun Battery, aud the
Dahlgren Battery OF Sullvan's Island, with
little apparent effect. Most of the shell,
from the Mortar Battery on Morris Island
are falling in Sumter, while the shot from
stevens Battery are preaching the Fort
rapidly.
Ieiegraphic reports received in Camden
ana which We are possession Of, say that
the firing continued on both sides up 10
abou; O'clock on Saturday, when Major
Anderson, from the rigor with which he
WAS assaulted, the quantity of shel! and hot
shot thrown into his fort and the firing of
his barracks, gun carriages, SC, was cons
PEELED to surrender. Previously, the liar
riet Lane, one Of the war vessels off IN.
Bar, attempted 10 come to his succour. but
Was driven back by the warm reception she
met with from the Batteries on Morris Is
land. No lives were lost on either side -
Anderson and his men were suffered to
depart for the North. Various other rumors
are atioat, which require confirmation, and
winch are Of no material Consequence. TIE
walls oi the Fort are not materially iniur.d:
nj IN the inside thai wuuid burn was cor.
snmed. The prominent aud gratifying fact
HAT our arms have been successful in their
iirst onset AID Fort Sumter delivered up, is
"nques'ioned. Full particulars hereafter.
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Preparations for the Conflict.

President Davis has made q further reaui.
sition upon each Of The Confederate States
Tor 5000 men, with the exception of Florida,
which Is required to furnish but 1900. The
quote from South Carolina is already in III.
the field at Charleston, in Coils. Hagood,
kershaw and Rion's Regiments, and she has
hre other Regiments ready to march at a
moments warning.
Reports from Montgomery say that troops
are passing through that city on the way
to Pensacola at the rate Of four hundred
per day. a correspondent says thu. offers
OF Volunteers to President Davis continu.
to pour in daily that more than forty thou
sand men have offered themselves TO tLe
war Department as ready and willing 10
enter into the service of the Confederate
States, or the Provisional Army. Since
the result of the Connecticut election ha,
been known, and tho probability that The
cocrclonists would prevail! in the Govern
ment at Washington, large number of
companies have offered themselves from
the Border States. M less than seven
thousand men from these States have Ten.
dered their services during the last fe w
days In addition TO these, two thousand
Indian worriors, living on the border, have
sIgniticd their intention of fighting against
the United States army, and in favor Of The
| Confederate States. The offers from the
Confederate States is legion, and the de
This is n voice direct from tho people, aud
in case Of the Border States, shows they
are still with US in heart and feeling,
though their politicians have forced them
to occupy Il false position.
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England and France

The statement that England and France
had set their faces against the Governmen,
of the Confederate States, the New York
Herald says is without shadow of foun.
dation. Later advices received from Eu.
rope. by both the English and French lie.
cations, indicate pretty clearly what those
two powerful governments intend TO do
They will keep hands off and wait the de
velopment Of events. The instructions to
all their agents on this side of the watel
are clear and explicit. 10 no event will
they take sides 10 the difficulties which
now impend over this country.
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The Lancaster Greys.

IL was announced through our last issue
that Capt. Wylie's Company of Volunteers
had been ordered to repair to Charleston.
The orders were received about l o'clock
on Tuesday and within twenty four hours
the Company, though scattered in almost
every part of the District, had rendervouzed
at this point, ready to take up the line of
march.
part left on Wednesday afternoon and
the remainder the next morning all, we bs
iieve, were supplied with proper couveyan-
ces to Camden, which point the company
reached Thursday evening They were
received on the outskirts of the town by n
large delegation OF the citizens, headed by
Col. Thomas J. Warren, the Intend dant, who
In hPirited and stirring speech, welcomed
them 10 the hospitalities of Camden. Capt.
Wylie gave handsome response in behalf
OF his company. The Company then divi.
ded into two sections and marched, one 10
the Dekalb House and the other to the
Mansion House, where ample accommoda.
tien had previously been provided through
the hospitality and generous patriotism of
the people of Camden. Our informant t
states that no pains were spared to render
the company comfortable civilites which
will be remembered and appreciated hy
every citizen of Lancaster.
Ala o'clock the next morning. they left
on the train for Charleston.
We have been credibly Informed that n
good many members Of the Company were
unProv'drd with some Of the essential con-
veniences of q camp life and more, that
they had not the means of procuring them
Let every citizen Of the District ut the an.
nounceneht of this fact, who has not al
ready contributed in proportion to his means
to equip this Company, make n suitable
donation in its favor. They were called
OH at moments warning, and had no
Lime TO provide themselves with even the
actual necessaIies; many of them have not
the means 10 buy. and these at least ,hould
be provided for by those at home whose
rights and interests they are coutendinp
for. We hope this suggestion will not 20
nnheeded
u is said that the Comp numbered,
on leaving Camden 90, rank and file This
may not be cqxaHn,We will procure here.
af,sr and publ lat of those actually
mustered into sefice
The Company arrived in Charleston at
the nsuai hour on Friday. The attack upon
Fort Sumter was then 10 full operation -
The usual channel of communication with
the Islands being cut of, it is not supposed
that they had the pleasure Of Witnessing
the frst battle for South Carolina Indepen.
deEce, grievance which must have been
truly Notifying under the circums mstances.--
The Regiment to which they belong, it will
be seen elsewhere, is quartered on Morris
Island
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SEIZURE OF THE FEDERAL Carnations

SEIZURE OF THE FEDERAL CArTAL.-One
of the flying minors of the day. aud which
seems to have frightened Abe Lincoln and
his miDions, is TO the effect that Major Ben
McCulloch has organised n force Of FIVE
thousand men to seize the Federal Capital
the instant the FIRST blood is spilled.
Character and plausibiiily are given to
the above by the annexed despatch fr.m
Montgomery under date April 18th:
Gen. Reneau and BENZ. McCuIIoch pro.
pose TO the Confederate Government TO
have twenty-five thousand men in Wash
ingnn 10 ten days, and take Lincoln aud
Sect prisoners. Mccullough has ten thou
sand msp nov 10 Virginia, and has purchas-
ed ten thousand sisnd Of arms.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-17
Iron THE LANCAsTER LEuaER.1
Public Meeting.

ron THE LAHCAsTER LEDaER.1
Public Meeting
The riiiz.ns of I,,,..- ,...,iIl., ...,.,II.. ,
in the Court House to-day for ,h, nprr,sa
of t,,n;u,, co,,,,,. g.. a.,
-
o"' "o""e'' ''e "'''e' u VI" i''''''eS u
'hose wa" nave recently eOhc INTO tne
service Of the country fiom this place, and
tne preservation OF publ,, uui., IN o.r Il.
,.,r,,v
| >,
! -" "'o'''"' '"a ''oi' "eo h''>' winner
! spoon was called to the Chair rad AR.
Connors requested TO act as Secretary
| Tb. Chairman !, , t.,, mailman, pam, ID =
|
WV
upon ABOUT ior'y h'e persons ahh" uneed
| themselves ready To CO operate Ia the pro-
posed object anu came forward aud en-
rolled their names.
fon mouon "f Rev L. Wood. a commit
tee WAS appointed by the Chair, To prepare
business Tor The meeting The Chair ap-
pointed, Rev. l.. Wood. William Stevens
and w. NJ. Connors, who retired and sfi.r
the l"pse OF lew minutcs, reformed with
report, which after being slightly amen
dcd, Mas adopted. The report, -, aaopt.d,
/, as follows:
! ReSoired, That the IancasicryilI, U.m.
Guard do now organize. by the election of
~, ~, ~ a"u Cd i'su'ehah'.
pnny. nn, nin. n,.ut,.I' ~ '"S I'm, .,
| the Chair, constitute .u exr.uti,s and ,ut,.
~ c"nn'iI'ee and that seven "f u"t mum.
"'' n',I IA quorum 'of business
,utiv, comm, r,, With nnY ,nrs.. ,a'',,,,'e
OF The Company, shall have autaor,y 20
! cali meeting of the company tor lie
L.5', ~ al! on'''sSs'
for ,,,,. I,,n.nc,,nn ,f h,.;'F.
ond Frid., in each m.uln al .,.,n,L
!, NJ
The committee through its Chairman,
explained that the fourth resolution was
logs oi the company: that il was suppo,s ,sed
ii would meet oftener, the time or times 10
be controlled by The voice of ,h. COMPANY y,
or by circumstances.
The Company then proceeded to bal,o,
for Officers with the following result
L. n. Beik, Capt.
WIN. Stevens, LIST Lieut..
A. MRysr, ID
JR I,rg Al .
=
/ ""'''" " Ne'' j" WOOD that the
Chairman oe one OF the Executive Com.
mit,ee, was adopted Tho co,n,,i,,.
then announced 40 fII,w. n r. ~
ID ~ ~
No' ""oo' Ne'. = N
Craig, }. Adams, Geo. McC Wilherspoon
Jones Crockett, =. l.. Strait and w. N
Common.
Tb. .om,orv ooa =,
e''' '" '''s' "s"h VI
) ""'"'""y oi 'ne present week. When th'
meeting adjourned
Geo McC WITuERSpOON Cb,,.n
w N coyxop. S..,,,
Lancaster - H. y. Z. Thursday April IL
.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Hom
Guard met at the Conr, Hons. tod,
IN. ,,o,.ad;oo ar r,,,-
. e. '"ee''"s
were read Ihe following resolution,
, proposed by Rev L.. Wood, were discussed
and adopted unanimou ousIy:
P.soJreJ r,,, :, I'LL
each member Of the I.anca-ter,iI!e Hom
ooafa 10 provide himself with good gui
ana a suti.ie"t qnahii'y oi ammunition
Resoissa. T"n, "," every 'SSHs, %s%Ss, Of ,s
, company viii regard himself as a .sn,ine,
al ail un'es'
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FoGARTIEs g. STlLLMAN.-Conspicuo
among the large and fashionable retail Dry
Goods establishments on King Street, Char
lesion, is that of Messrs Fogartes g. Still
man. Visitors TO the city should not fail
I" pay them visit. They have received
their usual Spring supplies, as will be seen
by reference to advertisement en- another
column.
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CEN BEAUREoARD, We lesrg, has at
iached to his staff Hon. RooER A. Pay.
OR, Of Virginia, and Hon. WIN. PoRcHEa
Miles, volunteering their services and
these gentlemen, in addition to Hon.
LOUIS 7. WIoYALL, Hon. JAMES CHRs
Nut and Hon. JOHN l.. MASSINe, with
the regular army staff appointments,
we're al busy yesterday in bearing dis.
patches TO the various military posts,
sometimes incuripg the risk OF stray
ball sen, from SUMTER Mercury.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-17

tAvors.-To DIR. Il. X. Cureton we are
indebted Tor special favors in the way of
Geographic intelligence from Charleston,
received at Fort Mills, on the Charlotte and
3. c. Railroad.
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TIE CosvESTIoN.--The South Carolina
Convention adjourned on Wednesday, the
10th, inst, subject to the call of the Presi.
dent, or the Committee appointed for that
purpose in the event of the death or dis.
qualification Of the presiding Office.
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LETTERS Of MARoUs is reported that
Letters Of Marque and reprisaI are to be is
sued Immediately by the Government of the
Confederate States. President Davis has
issued his Proclamation, calling an extraor
dinsry session Of Congress on I9ih inst
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-17

DIsrmouIsHkp voLUsrssRs fIon Low.
- =. WI igfail, OF Texas, and the venerable
Edwin Resiin, Of Virginia. have girded on
their swords sos the defence Of South Car
olina. The sormer, with Senator Chssnut
and Es. Cor. Manning. have been appointed
! ds " Con. beAsssg<rd.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-17

LEcruRB.-We are requested to an
rouncc that Rev. B. w. Whildcn, late Bap-
tist Missionary to China, will lecture in the
Court House at this place on the subject of
The Education, Habits and Customs of the
Chinese. on Saturday evening, the a7th
inst, at z o'clock.
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PENNSYLVANIA AIMING. - Governor Cur
Tin. of Pennsyiva, has asked OF ,he Legis-
lature half . million for srming the Stats.
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Captain X. =. Parker reports from, Sui.
liyaD's Island 10 Mt. Pleasant that eysry :
hing is IN good order Mt Fort Moultrie.-
"Nobody harf.v The embrasures have
stood well. Tho Floating Battery has been
struck eleven times, but Ihe balIs tailed to
penetrate. Major Anderson 10 concsntra-
ling his fire on tie fiosting Battery an q
The Dahlgssu Battery, under command OF
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-02-09
Words Fifty Spoken.

some time ago, at II large public meet
ing IN the city Of New York, Ex-Prosi
dent Fillmore was requested to act n.
commissioner to the Southern States, tc
assure them that if they would pause in
the work Of disunion they would have nc
further complaint Of the North, and that
all their rights in the Union and under
the Constitution would hs fully respected
Mr.. Fillmore dcclined the mission in let
ter tut Of patriotism and tuil Of meaning.
What the Southern people want" said
the cx-Prcsident, and what / want, is
some dSsgraBcc from the Republican par
~, now dominant at the North, that they,
or at least the conservative portion OF
them, are ready and willing to come for
ward and repeal all unconstitutional State
laws, I've up TO the compromises Of the
Constitution, execute the laws of Congress
honestly and faithfully, and treat our
Southern brethren as friends. When |
can have any such reliable assurance as
this to give. | will go most cleerfully and
urge orr Southern brethren to follow our
example and restore harmony and fraternal
affection between the North and the South.
Let us put 01rseires right, and then We
can with more confidence and justice APP
peal to Mem"
What singing rebuke 1t must have
been to Black Republicanistn to see a mis-
sion Of this sort declined by an Ex-Prrsi-
de,.I Of tue United States, and all the
blame Of tire dissolution OF tie Union
thrown upon item, AMI the South fully
acquitted, if not directly justified And
to what drpth Of degradation must they
have fallen, when they have to submit 20
BE- told by the most eminent and yirtuOu9
citizens Of their own section that all this
trouble has lis origin among themselves,
and that the South has no right to BE-
allied On to forbear until they themselves
irst clear their skirts Of the infamy Of their
,wn deeds
Nf. Fillmore did sensible thing in de-
lining the mission 10 the South, as well
or the reason which he 50 forciblv urges
II his letter, IS because it would have
zen simply waste Of time and of labor
0 have attempted the fruilIess undertaking |
I Persuading the Southern States to re-
iain in the Union. it Is needless u. say !
'irt # 10 hid come hr would have 7crp