The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-24
From Washington.

! WAsniSGroS, April 16 Official des-
! patches from Pensacola stale that Fort
Pckens has been reinforced. The CaLi.
net rejniees exceedingly over tins crumb
; ot Comfort.
! Orders have been issued from tie War
Department TO suspend the movements
vi the 10000 volunieefs intended for
this c'ty. The Admins ration WAS alarmed
AT lhv news from Il richmond.
! d,patca from Montgomery. TO the
rit,c, u..t Llncuin's Proclamation had
been read anna n barst of langhter,
caused loud swearing nj The White
! ilnuse.
lie following are the responses, by
! telegraph, IL Tie Governors, Of Nor,h
C"ro!ru" and Kentucky 10 the Lincoln
cah tor volunteers
FmANKrom", KY, April l5,-2o tie
Secretary 9t Var l.: Your despatch Is 70
cenei. In answer, | say, emph,ucaliy,
'nat k"nucky will furnish no troops
Tor The wicked purpose of subduin. her
sister Southern States.
(>'sned) Is. MAoorYIS,
! Governor oi kentucky.
| RALhi0m. April l5.-To tie .Secreta.
ry Of War Your despatch has been
res'vcJ. and, # genuine (which IT, ex
! 'r"vIdinary character leads me 10 dvubi,)
J have " say, IN reply, thM l regard
the levy oi troops Tor the purpose Of
uiJ.gaEIng the States OF the South M
v,oiatIon of The Constitution, and as
All u,uiPnIi"u u power. l can be no
party to thIs wic.ed violation oil the
'""' Ut my country, aud 10 this war
hpon The liberties VI n Tree people. You
can get no uoops from North Carol,na.
J "ni reply 'uore in detail when your
call Is received by mail.
(S.sued) JouS w. ELLIS.
Governor Of North Csroi,ua.
The Secretary VI War indicates that
'ndrpe"denI military compan'ss volun.
tesrns directly 10 him from these
Sia1es, VII! be accepted.
| Gov Hicks has informed the S,cre.
IHry Of War that Mar,la will res.
pad 10 his call with the quota as.
81 ,ued To her.
! IL Is sail that the orders for ths
Rhode Island aud Massacha asetts regi.
menls. under the recent levy 10 pro.
eeed Immediately to Washington, have
been countc,inanded, Tor the reason that
arrangements have not been made for
their accommodation.
WAsnISoroS, April 1.-THE Nation
al f"felfiyencer oi this morsipg throws
OH The mask, and comes o1t tasiar sin
favor VI coercion. tsssf,
The streets are lined with lbs MIIifa,
Y-regnsrs aud yoIuntsssps- snd. "a ~ ilkk
are seen everygbers anxid@el4 "a lsc,l =
sing the probabls xciion 4 ~ mia -
Il Is the impression hene. ~ ia the
Border States secsde4 pso>(lp after
the organization of the o>siedera,e
States Government there Su6}d have
been no collision. As IL 10, tIjt 9eosrs-
tons :or sabjuga.lng the H1 are
pushed steadily forward, sl.lou Any
Of the lead'"g Republicans sesiiE Red
at the iirst results Of Their own - I'D
sympathy Tor the Southern moi ent
Is last on The incsssss in the UT8lr,,
aud The Administration scarcely Ibews
whom to trust o.
It's currently stated, although the gu'
4 'N' '"NS" So"umouous tbat tue dOteIu-
ment Will shortly call (or levy Of ls0,.
goo additional uoops fsom tie Ssases.--
VI course they must s'l be gos from
the North, The Army Engineers in the
Arsenal, winch commands The approach
to tbs city by the Potomac riser, are
busily engaged dsvisinG plans and cboos.
ing their positions for lie defence of ths
city from ths dreaded attack by the
Southern troops.
The administration 10 exultsnt over the
war feeling ia the North, and Lia63la
says, bluntiy, that shs south shalt Bve
war just ~ long 10 the Free SsatclpwiiI
furnish the 'sisewn"-- aud money.
Gen. Scott proposes to COT centrsn 49,
600 men st this point &f.o016k 81.
Louis 5000 10 Weslssn 4 300
at For P,cksns aud i0003io ssss osf
the cossl OF the CsIoIsoas. A.s ~ 1T y
believed that his suggestions
Ted on. =
/ The most isysrsh anxiety 10