The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-05-09
Eztraycts from tne e0lunDIa Press.

Extracts from the Columbia Press.
Specicl Despatch to the soua. earolaaa.
CHARLESTON, May 2.Ihe news Of the
secession of 7 tennessee was enthusiastic
ly received in this city, Bells are now
ringing and cannon firing.
MONTGOMERY, May 2 22.---in the Congress,
to-day, Mr.. Wright, of Georgia, iintroduc-
ed billsauth orizing the President to ae-
Ecept volunteers without the formality of
a call on States referred to the Military
Committee.
Mr. Barlow offered sundry resolutions,
Ehie,E sre unanimously passed, express
i've of the Southern Confederacy to Gen.
Beaureg gard and the forces of South Car
DINA. for their gallant and successful SER
vices in the bombardment of Fort Sum
ter.
Mr. Barlow offered bill, which was
passed, providing for the appointment OF
as many chaplains in the army as the
President considers expedient; the sala-
ry to be eighty-five dollars per month,
without other allowances. 81
ALEXANDRIA, May Troops are still
pouring into Washington from all quar-
tiers of the North and West, and r1nnors
of an attack on Alexandria are rife.
The bridges on the Baltimore and VII
mington railroad, lately destroyed are
being rebuilt.
Maj. Anderson left Philadelphia to-day
for Washington.
MONTGOMERY. May. 8 "A model for a
seal of the Confederate States Govern
ment was offered to Congress to-day.
Congress will hereafter meet in the
Hall.of Representatives of Alabama. The
business in Congress is generally unim-
portant-as most of the session was held
with closed doors.
MONTGOMERY, May 5-Cbngress was
irr secret session all Of yesterday The
injunction Of secrecy was removed from,
an act passed providing for the formation
of "a regiment of zouaves.
A resolution. was adopted allowing all
persons in the slaveholding STATES desir-
ing patents to filo cdreats with the Atter-
ncy General.
Gen Beauregard and Mr. Russell, cor
respondent of the London Times have ar
rived here.
There is nothing new here from Pensa-
cola.
ALExANDn1A, May s5.-The citizens are.
very much excited by a statenielt that
Alexandria, Virginia will be occuiied by
federal troops tomorrow, who viii adj.
vance from Washington by tie Long
Bridge.
Five transports, with men ara muni-
tions, passed up to. Washington 5-day.
Lincoln visited and inspected Ihe navy
yard to-day.
MOBILE, May 5.-The Coninentals,
l160 strong, left for Montgonerr to-day,
and there were also on board thdsteamer
several resigned federal militalt officers
from Texas, intending to offer heir SER
vices to the Confederate States5oYern-
ment.
ANNAPOLIS, May 3-The Maryland
Senate to-day, by o vote OF fourteen ayes
to eight noes. passed a olutionippoint
ing Governor Hicks, Ezekiel T. Climbers,
John o. u. MclMaaon, Thomas Finans,
Thomas G.: Pratte, Louis Lowe ad Wal-a
ter Mitchell, a Board Of Public Salty. A
depntation agreed to by both Holes, and
consisting of Ctho Scott, RoberFM. Nc
Lane and Wm j. Ross, receive a COM
mission to proceed to Washingpn, and
ascertain whether any becoming grange
ments are practicable in connectln with
the lnaintainance of the peace an honor
of theState, and the security of itinhabi-
tants in regard to occupation its soil
and the property of theState by ie Gen
eral Government.
PATRIOTIC CoNDUor OF a SLFE.A
slavein Lexington, Virginia, has plunta-
rify commenced taking up a subaiption
among his eolored friends in th: place..
for the relief of tle families ofoldiers
who have gone to fight the Nortlrn Alb
olitionists. When last heard ofAe had
raised the sum of 500.
TIE THREAr.-The National sPcpa5zi-s
can" in its issue on Thursday, Wash
ington, thus announces the policpnd the
purposes of the Lincoln Government =
"Therc is to be no pace except pon the
basis of the unqalifed submissionIf those
in revolt. There is.to be no reGnition
of any pretended Southern Conaeracy.
There is to be no peaceble asset to a
separation of those States. Thefovcrn-
mant Is TO be maintained. in tk nlain. |