The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-17
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From south Carolina-A Ds:us:.d Cores
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CHARLESTON, April ., 1861.
The readers of the Tribune will doubtless
have been surprised AT the accounts of the iorii-
fications in Charleston harbor which recently APP
peared in the \. Y. H.raLd From time TO
time have given correct descriptions of the
batteries which have been erected on the islands,
and al this late day the Herald has sent down IA
correspondent to report the extent and strength
of these reasonable and offensive operations.
Tho roeuit of the observations 81 the Herd'ds
representative are entirely at variance not
only with fact but with probability, that feel
compelled to give them contradiction, and TO
state plainly the circumstances under which he
obtained his information. The gentleman has
very correctly stated that he obtained an order
to visit the isla ids from Governor Pickens, but
he omitted to state that Immediately before he
received il he had solicited from Gen Beiure gard
the same favor, and had met with point blank
refusal; the willy General was however, hot TO
be outwitted, and though highly indignant al
hearing that Governor Pickens had granted the
permission, contented himself with taking quiet
but secure means to circumvent the inIusitiSe-
ness of the correspondent. lie imme Giateiy
dispatched his confidential aid to the commander
at Morris Island. and the results OF Gen. Beaure
CARDS instructions were manifested soon
whom he was first introduced insisted that he
should take drink; the gentleman from the
Herald is Just one OF those good fellows" who
cannot say no--and am quite within the mark
in stating that in four hours from the time he
landed he exhuberant, so thoroughly
good-natured, that any description volunteered
by the attentive and hospitable Carolinians was
duly recorded and has already made its appear
ance in the columns CT the paper named.
need scarcely add, that my friend from the North
| was not allowed To get sober, until he returned
| to the Mills House in Charleston; this will &C
| count tor the fact-ahich is much chuckied over
| in every bar-rOOm in the city-that hOwItZets
| in almost every instance have been transnogri
| fed into Coamhad- and the dcienses OF the
! rebels made to appear FIVE ii nes strong a.
they are in reality this also will explain how II
was that the Herald's representative, even with
the aid of his spectacular assistant, distinguished
the rou hest looking set of b'hoys that were
ever forced into livery, by attributing TO them a
martial and soldierly appearance; one ot the
companies, reviewed by my friend, and 20 vividly
and enthusiastically described, would certainly
remind any man with ordinary Imagination
more of Falstaffs recruits, than OF disciplined
American soldiers. Upon the correspondent OF
the \. Y. Times, who went TO the island IN sale
custody, the game of stuffing was successfully
practiced without the aid of whisky, as will ap
! near from his records The Mercury, whose in-
formation could of course contradict these man.
ifest errors indorses them all this morning. but
I at the same time protests against their having
been allowed to set their foot upon Palmetto
soil. This respectable" journal has been get
ting positively funny Of late. The editor mas
produced two labored arguments for the purpose
of proving that no Free States" should be al
h.. fl.-r.a Ttfad.s "A a
The idea of the possibility of such an applica
ton from Free State, is so preposterous, tha
the only excuse | can make for my chivalriC
neighbor, 1.-THE Colonel" is that he Is effected
with the malady attributed TO hares in the month
of March.
A telegraph message was received here yester
dav to the effect that the Tribune. in its leader
was insisting that Fort Sumter could and should
be re-enforced: it has put the whole force o
the officials the qui vive, and the pleasan
!, certainty which on Sunday pervaded all classe
of society, that the garrison would be Withdrawn
has given way to a general expectancy that tbs
United States Government is alive to Its duties
? and responsibilities and that treason and rebel
lion, are not to De allowed 10 ride rampan
over the liberties and prosperity OF the Amen
can people.
have been much amused, during my resi-
dence here, in Witnessing the avidity with wbicl
! they attempt to twist every item OF European
news into favorable recognition Of the South
earn Confederation; there are hundreds her
! who believe that the feet which il Is reporte
: gland and France are fitting out, Is intende
5 for the defense of "Southern rights Th
simplicity of the people in this respect Is maj
velous. / can tell them, If it will CRAFTY then
E how they may get British squadron into Soutt
|. ern waters-and il il the only way at presei
' open to them-let them repeat the treatmei
i used toward British Captain in the port Of -
vannab, few weeks ago. The Consri al TIA