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Secretary oil War TO General Beauregard.
MONTGOMERY, April II, 1861.
10 GES. BEAURsuARD, Charleston We do
not desire needicSSly to lombard Fort Sumter,
il Major Anderson will state the tine at which.
as indicated by:him, he vii! cyacuate, and agree
thut, in the meantime, lie will not Use his guns
against rs, unless ours should be employed
against Fort Sumter. You are authorised thus
to avoid the ~cfiiision oi blood. il this, or it:
equivalent, be refused. reduce the Fort, as your
judgment decides 10 nc the most practicable.
tSigned. l.. T. WALLER
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E1tra session ofthe Confederate CoDSresa.
hloSTooAkhT. April Ian rxtrn session Of the Con-
iederstr Congress has been CALLED TO NEE; On til. o?;h OF
hpril.
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ELe Markets..

NEw YORK, April 1.-THE steamship Vanderbilt III,
hsra taken 10 The Navy Yard, and IL supposed 4. ar &c
been chartered by the Government.
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~ LOTTB COUNTY, vA.-wc propose hs u car,!
date, 70 represent us In the next House Of Delegates,
THOMAS d. JEFFRE%J. ESQ. lie Possesses the requisite
qualifications for the Office. lie Is n young gentleman o.
greut personal popularity, thoroughly educated, and ias
large Interests ideulieed with the peoples. We rnerr!
propose, and hope the voters will Gail upon him /" annoutr
himself sr u candidate At ONCE. d VOTER.
AnrII Y-cYII
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~TO REUBEN Il. DAVIS ESQ

REUBEN Il. DAvES, ESQ.,
49, SiE: BY the r.qus., OF . large number OF v-
trrs U: louisA, irrespective VI party, We ask th.t You viii
announce yourself 4 candidate IN represent u Ia The mex;
Genera! Assembly Of 5sinia, knowing as nc 90 that you
are In every way worthy Of the tru,:, aud II t!ccicd will
discharge The duties IN such 4 manner as 10 reflect gr"s:
credit both upon yourself And the good old county OF L1ui-
"a.
April l3-cS. MANY IOTERS.
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.UOO ACHES GF COTTON LAMP ENi:

5000 ACRES OF Cotton LAMB FuiS
SALE OR as 4 PARrNERS!lIP.
NSEt thousand acres OF Grst qitlty OF cotton lands In
~ Washington county, MIss., within eli ,n,'es of Mis-'>'
-ipp. river. hI.o, ~,hir,y-Nyc hundred acres In eun5 "cr
county, Miss, In six miles Of Ylsoo ri7rr. good toads lead
iag to escn tract. They were located III 1921 by III; u'trr.
signed. they will be sold, or placed AZ stock aShins,
negroes each TO be valued. und q parta"Eshp lo!mrj.
Address ". II. PAXTON,
Dec. l9-cw6m New Dries s.
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GREAT BARGAINS.
FIVE THOUSAND fARDS OF
BEAUTIFUL BAREGES, BAkE(iE ASGLaIS, rOULARDS
CIIALEIES.
ERENCH JACoSErs, many Of rhs Spring. importation,
l. bought a.
PANIC PRICES,
20 be sold at % cents per yard. Call ana See them before
they nre all sold.
6uril is SAMUEL ". PRICE 4 CO.
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ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
STATE or VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, Ap'il IDth, ls6l.
T0NMASniSG Officers Uf Foot and Mounted Trocra
- who have procured AIMS from elsewhere than the Ar.
roury ni Rich ont, viii please send To this Depot the 81"
1T their bullets, IN order that ammunition may be pre-.
pared for ,lcta when rrrl-i.
1; suuii he best 70 send one or two bullets, 4 cap or two
;.Ge >ke o.: tie GEE, and tue Maine 81 the maker OF the
piece. CHARLES DlMMOCk,
April ii-Glw Col. Ordnance.
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CESTElI COUNTY, NIIUINIA.
10Y virtue OF a deed OF trust ir"m Arthur T.. li!-s,
ID dated the lyth day OF July, ls56. 10 secure c.ri.:o
ttrb:s 10 Charles Z. Burt!s, 7 shali, oil MONDAY, the :%h
day Of APnlL, 1851, at Gloucester Court House, sell 'hst
valuable tract o; land. lying IN the county Of G.oucsS:"r.
called Wareham.
The sale will be made by Public Auction, 10 tls h'3hc=;
bidder, for Cash.
This Is Il large estate, containing between One T!lcu:a:i
and Twelve hundred Acres. and IS one oftEc n;oSt Yi;G:Iie
highland estates In the county.
Persons de-irous Of purchasing such properly, VII p'ra:e
Examine the premises, or correspond VITA RE oil ;.r -H"-
ject.
The ,i:le IS believed To he iniispntablr, bu: / Will Gay
convey such ~ ID vested in ue BY the said d"ed. ~
WYSDliAn KEMP.
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ADJUSTMENTS,
FAIRY SPELL;
nGlr arl1TIH1nArE

FUF 6SA IIG EN2V1E T..
RI HE Steamer BELTlDERE, Captain w. }sHMS|H h
W.. Kerpc, vii! leave here for Baiti- lh.tss5af
more ut Nix o'clock, A. 81. SUNDAY, line s,.lt4yss
lIih April. @A
Passengers are rrauerted to he IN board h"'ore iha'
hour. DAVID K WA. CGRRlE-
Anil al
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49, ESSEX AND KING ASD QUEf:S
I Al the request of "A!any Voters" announce
myself n Candidate Cor re.errt!on 10 the House Of Del gates.
April 2-if 7. ". GARRETT.
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rs prepared, WITH INCREASED FACILITIES, TO <.sT-IeESa
i perform MI operations In either depart Z.S<
mens OF DENTISTRY, promptly and In theuIT~t
hes: manner. ~
Having been engaged In The study aHd practice OF nus pre-.
fes,ion In this, his native cts. since the year i>is, ne lrsIs
confident OF giving satisfaction to thcIe VITO iA'0s NIX win
their patronage.
April Ply.
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DEER CREEK land FOR SALE.

DEEkS LAND fOIt StLF>
y IhdlN ACRES Of TIE CHOICEST LAND on ir''
A.OOO CREEK, ten miles from G:reLht!le, In M"ssi
inston equity, Mississippi.
There Is not u hner body of LAID In the Mississippi Fsr
ley.
IL will yield, with certainty, III bales % Cotton. OF -
bushels OF Corn per nG'e.
IT II SGT srHJECT 10 ISCNpATIoS, and is naturg! trtipaS"
rer dsIs dtching unE ecessHry.
There I, no finer stock range; as Ia addition TO csur and
the ordinary grasscs. Blue GRASS and RsD CLOVER, do well
On IL.
II is In Il nt!chborhood Of wealthy planters. romo OF
whom are from Virginia aud Tenne:sre.
The improvements consist CT = good Dwelling House. NJ
gro Quarters, Gin House, stable, Cribs, &c; $50 acre. IN
cultivation. md y deaceDirg OF $50 acres, thus a:3.jiag
l.DU acres for cultivation next year.
4 rare oppGrtu nifty Is offered In It's sale. 10 .e;.re tie
finest Cotton Plantation Gu the Mississippi! ilve..
For TtRas, apply TO FARLEY, JEHEY CO.,
March l9--co6R New OrIclrr. L..
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Tx EErcsG GuEGGRY ACTS.
KY pULLIA,5 IL CO. iuct,oneeIa

'sINENTY SEGlIBHS.-This daI. al 10 o'clo,
4 VIC will sell 20 Ikr!y slaves.
BELTS 4 GREGORY, Autts., FTanE!!l street
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WATKINS L. OK l.
AXE OPENING THIS MORNING MORE VI

~ WATKINS L. FlCk y
S>G ARE OPENING THIS MORNING MORE Or
those
Linen setts collars and SirsTe,', at 23 cent'.
Beautiful Broche Bar-ge AnSlal., very cheap.
Elegant Printed French 0rganGirs.
Black Barge t!eruahies.
Brilliant lustered heavy black Silks, o great bargain.
New style black and celor-d Parasuk-with many other
new Spring Goods.
n d. Rich SILKS, Bareges. Earege and Foulard N"he-.
De Laipes, &C, lett from our recent auction, will eG sold OF
our second noVr, 81 Il great sacrifice.
ApriIG. WATKINS rICKLES
- lair DYE! HAIR DYE! NtIii
81 DYE! WM. A. BACHELORS Hail. DfE.
THE ONLY HARMLESS AND RELIABLE DYE KNOWN !
All others are mere limitations, and should be avoided II
you wish TO escape ridIcu'-.
GREY. RED UR RE5TY HAIR dyed Instantly 10 Z hear.
iiiul and natural Brown or Black, withou. the least itjur.
20 Hair or Skin.
FIFTEEN MEDALS * DIPLOMAS have b. en- a~ardrd
TO WV A. BACHELOR since 1859, and over 2O0, rUu appica-
tODs have been made 10 the hair Of the patrons uf ha
faRGu. Dye.
WI. 4. BACHELORS HAIR DYE produces a color m,
20 he distinguished from nature, and IL warranted not tn
irIure in the least, huweyrr long 1t may be continued, aid
the i'll effects Of had Dyes rrmriied. The hal. II iryisora-
ted for HE by this splendid Dre. which Is properly applied
at No lG llo"d Street, New YORK.
Sold In sll the cities and towns OF the CHi!ed States, hy
Druggists aud Fancy Gnods Dealsrs.
The Genuine has The name "Wiiliam 4. Eatclrl0F,' and
address upon 4 steel plate engraving, on the four sidrs oi
each box.
Wholesale Factory. 81 Barclay Street,
April 9-d&TlyxL Late 233 Broadway, New fork.
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4 yOLUNTEERS.-A fine lot Of
"A BEAR ana Lynx SKIN s!iACkoEs, for sale very
eheAp LIEUT.. col. Jo:EPH P. WARNER,
April 5-l@- Baltimore, Md.
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uEWuNVSfCE 'OuIH TIVu'N' 'I6FE' - EF"'
VALUABLE COTTON PLANTATIONS

TWO very vainahle and productive COTTON PLaSrA-
i TONS, 10 the pari.h of C0nrOrl!s, State 81 LDni.!sEa,
Adjoining each other. -lieibly situated m II IA ii ,blr rive:
anl secure from overflow. On enc, about Coo acras ar n
and ane quarters, s,mbles, cribs, asd h,uprr'os
!l,am Cotton Gin and SAW MiIi About ilt a:'s. 49,
:Iear eel on the other, viii! Cotton Gin mad other bu!G.-.'.
For particulars, apply 10
RICHARD NCGEST & CO.,
March 3l-c9m New orleans.
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BACON & BASE ERFILL,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
4 ND DEALERS IN PERUVIAN GUANo M oTHER
"A MASUREs CLOVER SEED, 90
March 1-3rlsy
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From New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, April l2.-The entbssissm among relun-
IoteeTs Is very great Large plumbers are leaving for Pea
scolR- Recruiting = progressing rapidly
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LOVIN !1NU E.d.fD.
A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE Ior sa!e al Buckingham Fr-
N male Institute, we'll irrru 7ed, s acres land, new Brick
Iouse, with all Necessary cut hois-e, a we'll or rrcellen,
water, good Store House, Shoe Shop. &C., all in inl view OF
the Institute. To i person wishing 20 engage :uArore Keep.
Ing u. shoe making, this Offers rare inducements 10 an pE-
terpris.rg mac 10 purchase Il beIut;. vi hom= In a bral:h5
location.
For further Information, adhr,s . he undersigned, Gravcl
Hill T. O.. BurEinyhamc county. ".
Tie, r,s liberal. o. C BRANSFOgp.
,nrI iI-riuuR1
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o. SEER0ES-wc ~iil sri! Twenty-Five lIa-Iy y.
ACsiRoE5 To-Day, y ~ o'clock.
PuLLlA3 + 90, !u'tfs,
Odd fel!ovR' Hall
y. B.-Hou.e Servants, Cooks, Washers ard lrone:,, Z,
sale DIyntrIr p 1 CD,
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TEACHERS WANTED.

l GENTLEMAN and lady to take charge OF = Female
u. Institute, in Ill. city, where there has been a go6L
school for .rv-ra; years under charter privileges. Tie
buildings Are commohious for IL or 10 bnarders hesides III.
teachers family; aud the rent will be moderate TO al A. VI.
graduate. we'll qualified nnd Of some experience. Tie
wholc maiilsrlnrht and income Of the school will belong Ia
The Principal. Having been recrutly vacated. some energy
and linz may be- required In re-gAthcring the pupils The
present session hut al carly occupation will ar1rd grea:
advantages Tor the next. Address,
4. G. STUDIES,
March 30-c2gs Richmond, Va
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PLANTATIONS Or "a
sNOR sale. 10 Monroe couEty, Mississippi, two valuable
& plantations on the Tombigbee rvtr, mostly blact
lands, and Unsurpassed for cytLpn. Doe 1861 acres, and
one l2SJ acres, SUI acr-s m each In cultivation.
Trrin- casy-lYng iims -siHa!l prompt pay ment.
For further information apply 1T tho oiIcc OF the Rch-
nnnd Enquirer. Aprill-cs3m
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, 0D0 BUSHELS PKlnE SEED OATS.
A,OOV l0,uv0 bushels hill ilsL
Family, Extra and %Superhne Pear.
Thorley's Food for Cattle.
OIL Cake; Oh Meal. Por sale ny
BLAIR L HARYlE, Copi-sSiUn M-gch.uts.
Jan Ism Garner NJ llth and Carr sts.
C~IFUATl0N W.ASIED.-A young MAD of IS
y wishes to embark In the Tercsntiit husiuer. ~ Clerk,
either Wholesale or retail. las had two years. experience
and can furnish good reference. eau furnish my cIcpluy.
er with SiatN. For further particulars sdirr:s L. 7. r..
care of the isIllard IIou.e, Richmonl.
April 9-2I-
NOTICE.-yulunteer officers OF the State ATE r.
~ epectfully informed thai, beside the trnds required
by law, ther: Rus be an 6r.i,r from The Adju;Att tie2eraI
70 authorize the Superintendent o! the stat !rmGry 10 b.
sec ARMS &c e. DIMhUCR,
Dec 1S-r g. n. supt. arElnry.
old ANU Il VIRGINIA BACON
" HAMS.-Prrdcns Ia want OF really ine Hans VI Hir-
ginia curing, will ind q large supply. either old ur r=w,
put up by some Of the most c1per. eUced cuTe.s III The
Slate, for sslr by
April l. 2w BLAIR i CHANBERLAfSE.
GEoRGE b. STEEL,
DE r.,
oSce and residence on Main, between It'll snd 9Th Streets,
tFics Doors Abo1o the Spo!.wood Hasl,l
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NO1eCEs
nELlSQUrNTC CONSUMERS OF Gnsfn Monroe Ward are
~ hereby notified that II they .ail 10 pay their -, hill,
before the hour OF 4 O'clnre, +. NJ, today, they viii be
dealt with according t" the requirements u; the following
extract from the ordinance concerning the Gas Works:
by an ordinance passed by the Council Mhy 9th $40, II
any bill remain unpaid for TEN DtS- next after thsi on
which it L. presented, ;ic Aud:t,r FL notify the supe''n'
tendeut, who rhall stop The Gas beinG ed Oh the premises.
In respect to which the default exisfs. I'D II not pntd Eithi.
FIrTkkY DAYS, Ave per cent. will be- added IN The original
amount Of the ILL.,, which shall be Placed In the hands OF
the City Collector.
r. 1. HISRISOS. Tor
April l3-lt VI. l.. II sATToN, Auditor.
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r INSEED OIL, In lots to auIt the trade. also,
IL prime lot OF Kerosene OIL, perfectly clear SD i.rter-
Gus, for sale low, Sor cash. Alcohol, Turp-rtine, bnI r4u-
nhine, for sale BY W. PETERSON 5 %,
March g G~;aTE:..I,
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La D.CAiNsuA. dina i 10, .-;t..

20 hEGROES.-Te will sell T:iis M3i;sI.G. ,
CV eE O'clock. thirty likely Saves
DAVIS, DECpEEt i Co.
Odd Fellows Hall. cnsler Mayo and fEanaiiu 81.
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sts = Es:!S:,Es. Til. p-s, AZ =" "'ri"cs
J. will be sold ~ likely Negroes, .9cs:":'c: c! Asn
scy. aud ;;irls, caL Women I'D Gh..;irrh.
DICKINSON u!L!.s CO., t.rI.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

REPORTED poR THE RICHMOND sNeu.gEA.
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SITUATION Az GOVEItNESS:-.A sce.ch
- Lady, with experience In ,c.;Ion, wishes i situation q:
COVERINGS. she teaches Eagilh, Husll. aud Flsuch ari
Ge.7sn, acquired 10 France and Germany. Has nest q
references.
Address stating terms, Mas. P. P. MAYO, bex u, Rkh.
nopd. VI. Arril t-,Is
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sl;t9TiUH SALES.
HY GODDIN g. hP PERSON, Aucis.
HS As:G1&:y: E.iFk:, NM.

EH NEGHOES.-Th log. ~ - ,'c.a :, ~. :,
~ sold ~ Iieiy :la'e..
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no. ~
Secretary Of War to Gen. Beanregard.
MONTGOMERY, April u, 1861.
Gen. BEAUEEGAED, Charleston:
Telegraph reply cr Anderson.
Signe'l, T.. P. WAl.kER.
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no. 81
Cun. BsAunuGARD to the SccretDr; of War.
CHARLESTON, April ~, 1851.
To L. P. Walker: The dtInard will be made
10 Iio.row al Il O'Clock.
(Sisnei,) q. T. BEAuakGAkD,
Brigadier General.
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trust IL VIII De Tue pleasure I'll thiS nnU3 "
| concur with me in the opinion that 1t is lar
wiser thus to consult with these border States
upon these questions before taking our hnai
| action, than TO declare the position tG be llnally
assumed BY US without consultation with The
other border slave States.
Mr.. VISIT is obviously the purpose o!
this amendment 70 exclude the la.,cr clause Of
the ! it'll section. IL does 1t III express terms,
and i presume Of coarse The intention IS 10
strike out that clause which provides that I'm
the event that this Commonwealth fails TO ob-
tain satisfactory responses to her requeStSlroni
the non-slaveholding States, she will feel com
PEELED 70 resume the powers granted oy iiei
under the constitution Of The United States.
and TO throw herself upon her RESERVED r'Eh!s.
Now, sir, the language USED in that latter
clause, is tho language expressly Used =! Inc
ratification OF the constitution OF the United
States, By this State. Not that we Shall arrn-
gantly undertake to say, what the gentleman pro-
poses to us TO say, that in tue event that 4 deli
nitu" response is not returned ;~uS upon these
propositions Of adjustment tner: shall C. :
~ss,otal" and final" Disruption of the Union.
IF the gentleman wou,d a.oid arrogance in Il
proposition 10 This COMMITTEES, | ash MIN what
could BE- .aorc arrogant than his assau'ii'g
70 speak for all the United Stares ~ the
words "Gnal'' and ~'toraiy" lie wrIli ic,
und :rtake, he says, to say as al Original
prcposition, that in case our requests are
not ccceded to. Virginiasflall resume her grant
cd DOW ers, that she will, in hat contingent.
cy. .sthrow herself upon ner reserved nights
but he asks US to say, tnorc decidedly. that III
c,se she does not receive g 'dttlnltc answer 10
her REQUESTS, there must be and there fought
to bsr-ought TO be is the iansGaSe-a lima
and ~,.total' disruption Of the Union. | car
only say that I prefer the language OF the rasi;
scoti,n of the Constitution OF the United
States to this language. | can only say that
7 ror.rd the language Of the resolution, as 8:
stands nc less arrogant. rs more modest IN IN
anr, lin 10 sneak for ourselves alone, than
FIR everybody else, By saying that the d'srup'
ton shall be total" and "hnai.
Now. sir. I would ask the gentleman what
he means by definite" response ! IL WI, ne
very hard to define the word "t:hnite III 'ias
connection. IL the purpose here 10 propose
that the answer shalt be SO known, 50 distinct
" known, 80 definitely known,, TINT thers
can be mistake about II; that IL must
be so definitely in The negative as 10
compel us to disrupt, totally anu nhal.
II. the whole Union Docs he mean
bv that expression, 'de6nlte" response 4
mental reservation, that if they should rot say
exactly mo" but only something sort 0 50
and sort O not so, aud a little more sorto 80
than sort O. not So, that then he will haFe an
o,her opportunity for another trial, thus put
ting off any definite action for an ,n7enni'e
800 r. that the use be would make OF the
cord 0dedpite Z"
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| siders such a provision necessary. ltcertainly
was not in the contemplation Of any one that
| the popular vote here referred To shonld be the
| vote Of neie mass meetings Ct assemblsgcs
| voluntarily formed in those States, but that
their constituted authorities should recognize
it us the popular Tote, rs the vote Of tire peo-
! pie, and that it should be sent TO Us through
l,Ic.u. We believed that while the Legislatures
If TIC Northern States might be disposed to
giys II negative response to our propositions
nearly all Of them being in the tInnds Of this
Republican ~party-they might still be disposed
to refer the matter to the people in their own
States. 1t is the people We want 10 reach, and
not tine politicians. The gcn,leman's amend.
! ulsnt would authorize a negative response to
be given by the constituted authorities OF the
| Northern people directly. It, in fact, invites
| such a response, for it places the alternative
before them, to answer either by their regular
authorities or by Convention, striking out the
~popuiur vote, which is the main feature of the
proposltiun. TRUST therefore, that the amend-
:rer,t will not bc adopted, as il would defeat
the main object Of the section.
Mr.. MoSrAGuE.-l desire to say just II word
or two in reply to the remarks Of the gentle
men from frederick. AS | before remarked, if
we get any response FROM these Northern
! States, it ought to be such o response US will
! b. satisfactory. How can that response be salts
~iactory unless it comes from the legally consti-
luted authorities of the land7 Is it worth
! anything unless it comes in the form of amend
mruis to the Constitution? Is it worth more
| than the paper upon which it is written unless
il comes in that forInI And Gun it come in
that form unless the popular vote be expressed
in accordance with the forms Of the Constltu-
ton? the Constitution preseribes its w
forms of amendment. | will not stop to speci-
IL what they are, you oil know what are the
only modes BY which the Constitution can he
amended. Then, if this amendment means any
thing it ought to lnean that which gives a salts
factory response; and how can any response be
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Esy tie E'resETcsad OF gzae United
States.
T1DnrT 4 ~ m Tn.v,
A PPOTL4MA TTONy

WHEREAS, The Laws of The United States have
been, for some time past, and now are opposed,
and the execution thereof obstruc:ed in tie States
OF South Caroline, Georgia, Alshama, Florida,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. by combinations
too powerful to be suppressed BIZ the ordinary
course of judicial process dings, Or by the powers
vested in the Aiarshas by law now, therefore, !,
ABRAHAM LINcaLs, President Of the United states,
in virtue of the power in vested by the Conssi-
tuition and the laws have thought lit to call f1rth,
and hereby do call forth the militia cf the several
| States of the Unioh, theaggregae number OF sew
enty thousand III order 10 suppress said combine
lions, and to the laws q be duly executed.
The details for this object viii be immediately
communicated TO the State authorities through the
! W ar Depai hleut 4.s.s,4
! appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate
and aid iii this effort to maintain the honor, the
integrity and ths existence OF Nation al Un,on,
and the pespeuity OF popular government, aud 70
red eos wrongs already long enough endured.
deem it proper to say that the first service assign
| ed to the forces hereby called forth, will probably
be 10 cpossess the forts, places Of property which
have been seized from the Union and in every G.
vent The utmost will be observed consistent
ly with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devas
tation, any destruction interference with the
property or any disturbance OF peaceful citizens in
any taft OF the country. And hereby Command
the persons composing The conbinati ms aforesaid,
to disperSe and retire peaceaby to their respec-
| tive abodes, within twenty days from this date.
| Deeming that the present condition of public at
fairs presents an extraordinary occasions do here
By, in virtue OF the power in me vested BY the
t.Constituton convene both houses OF Congress-
Senators and Representatives are, therefore,
moned to assemble at their respective chant ers at
twelve O'Clock noon on Thursday, the 4th day OF
july next, thel and there consider and adopt sach
measures il ia cir wisdom the public safety and
interest ma. Seem to demand.
! In witness whereof, | have nereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal Of the United states to be ax
ed Done at the City OF Washington this iii teenth
day OF pril, in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred e,ts sAe t,1..p, and Of thy lndepen-
oence Of the United States the eighty fifth =
lSignedl AsGAALa LINCOLN.
BY Tie President
niLLIAM ii. SEWARD,