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DETROIT, April l5.-An immense cisizens'
meeting, held today, to consider tho present
state Of public. Affairs party issues arc buried
aud our people are unit for the maint
OF the Government. Volunteer companies are
enrolling throughout the State, to Be he1d in
readiness for any emel gency. Gov. Blair Is
expected to call an extra session Of the Legis-
1ature Immediately.
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The Senttm ents Of the People In the
Northwest

NSkffHFEAHk /
srERL1Na, Ill, April l5-Ihs excitement
. Intense meetlns u ca!lea 1of to-hof1oH,
tor the purpose o1 enfoAlhg solnotte1s.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill, April a. Tho war news
was received with profound sensation. a /
larye Union meeting was held tonight, In |
which both Democrats and Republicans par !!
ticipated. Our Representative. John A. Nc |
CIernand, made glorious Union speech. |
New members are joining our military com
panies in large numbers. |
pn,n1. II, Anr;1 15-T.era ia a s+rono
,,ar fla;n9 r here meet;no ia coi1rd a. ~
~ ten'a aoninr n nhich 5o.b P.nnh,;asro
nun" na Wta.. ,.11 +ars ,,srt r. - sto1a5
~ thst ~ nsa'or,ot;e H;ion Iii cnna one ~.
suax sao ~ s,,nnort NJ % the administrat; % nv ~
Uott'" ~ nos
MIIWAuKsE, M1s.} aprn Io.-ihe var news
received ny telegraRn cteate5 ih5ense e1elte-
msnt hefe ana ~ LII tn!4nsa 3 tns nta.e, mnnJ
'1nnuential nlsa Aa1o esu9eteu tueal services
TO the aoverao1. tr "; anS 1s'a1uso 10y ~ tns mo'
ton 70 so3ousn Was seseaaSa se1aa aHa 10 e11aos @
o.uaty re- hi +5 NJ +ha I stota
VI tue euun +s,aad hnth Ho1ass ~, SatI-5a,e
"sf 1'>''ue po73eo 49, t-eaees = s@4''3''
ror,ovr,r snr;1 1s-Tha rscent nsw, baa
nons;deranly paTalyzed the people. .,and they
1,sve nor yet recoyered from lis edscts. Lous.
pani.e afa enlistins for the Southern Conted-
eracy. It is rumored that several start to-
morrow. The citizens generally dep}o1e the
poeitlon Of Lincoln's proclamation.
j. :: War Pranar.,,o,.
IT. ,.,.o.1 tar,, - ~rma-t. ..,,,
MAsA1satos, Apsn II 19s-Ga9lS s. ere sIn4
maklng To eoneen.i1S,: r. = iosnaaauie MIItaIy
1o1cs IN aua aloauo washington ~ prepare 1os
al eMe[gsn1ctee. .,ans - =, o,.:,.,s e-.,r,
nloraae.on cvn.tnaes as ~ " Iecs1sgu ngn ~
pdss 70 Me9,,nd - aod IT, ha1ae ~ ~
view The seizure Of the pub:ic property, and
even the persons Of the highest officers q the
Government. Though these accounts are not
Quarters, and hence lis precautionary move
n1e0ts. At all events the7 are considered neg
/ eesary. no one EnoWing what turn events NAV
take during the prevalent e1citement Roads
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LAsAlIE. Ills, April 15.-The river Is rising
rapidly. 20 feet OF water on bars.
PEORIA, Ill.,, April 15.-Fnteen feet ofwater
In the river at lbs bridge.
BURLINGTON, lows, April 15-There is five
feet Of water in the channel at the lower
rapids.
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Ief.. E1avfS,1 a pssFef to FFe8fdent Lfns
coln,a RFoclAxnAaton-, =
MoSTuoMsRr; April 1h.--Jetf n3v1s'a an
swerto Pualdent 1sneoln's proclamation IL
rough ana curt, 1t IL IS tolloWs: fort Sumter
IL ours, and nobody Is hurt t'->.'.- :
With Mortar, pat1han and Petard.. ;,
We tender Old Abe onr Reaute2ar4."
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Fl. KKARNEr, April 15-Col Miner, in
commaud of Eama + companies. aud band I'd
tnian1ry, consisting Of Lieut., Duties, Adju-
tant; Lieut. Hawkina, s Qu%sstes:m,sser; % capt;
file, marched This morning via Omaha to Fort
IeHyeuToTth.
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G11MA17, H., April 15-Augu Frszee, =
young man much re. pected in this COZ mu-
nity, was murdered four miles east of here On
Saturday, By Thomas Fitzgerald. No cause is
assigned for the net. The murderer is under
ArrteE.
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AaBAsr, April 15:.e9y: Morgan ssnt s, a
dens,s proclamation. He earnestly urged the
Legislature, without delay, to confer the power
to embody and equip the militia for public de-
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America has entered second time upon
4 struggle for national eziatsnce. Each
knan must take part in the. conflict, and
bear his portion Of the. burdens. It IS not
to be expected that every able-bodied man
will shoulder musket and march under
the orders of his Government, but it Is
both expected and required, that all viii
narticlpate in the STRIFE with loyal hearts |
and willing hands-that every man will
sid, and none retard, the efforts Of the Gov
ernment--that all will be prepared to lay
down property and life on their country's
altar, if the dread exigency ARISE. These
are palpable, solemn, earnest iacts.
The very life Of tla Union is at stake, and
while the struggle goes on, the blood and
treasure Of her sons must be poured out in
such volume as may be necessary The
merchant must be content with small pro-
6ta the specu}ator must forget hts calling,
The professional man must accept smaller
fens and diminished salaries, and thousands
IN every class and every walk Of Life must
fight under the banner which has protected
them--which Is 70 pfo1ece enet1 en'taisn
after they are gone. 1hese aonee nave
ever been held holy among nat'ons' rnonl
one end Of the land to the otner Inc oio afe
Of the Revolution ls Rndied, and mnhons
Of stout. hearts are beating responsive 10
their country's call
Let it not be believed that the connict
will soon be ended. The traitors and IN
graf 3 who have commenced the war are de-
termined to overthrow the Government and
=: Constitution. They have staked everything
On their fell purpose, and they must bt
erusA<d before they will cease to strike
They must ee put Gown W WIN WIN ;.s snos a.. ~,
shell or hey viii put rs $50 down. .a WIN M
same implements: ana oorn Tue nas'oaa
erphlems over QUE e.aYess I1Al.o.s w.
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jRruHMoEp, April 15.--Llneo1n'e proclamation
IL; received with exeeration.t Tbs public ie
featfuny excited. They say the military Wonan
EooneT Die thAa respond 10 ths CALI
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FEw PosT OTf1cEs.-The following new
Post oniess have been established up to March
1861: 1afxoss: Big Rush Creek, 10 Daviess
county; DudleJville, Bond county; Lively
Grows, Washington county. Indiana: c.
msrgo, Jefferson county Hickory Point, Lake
county; South Retharny, Bartholomew coun-
ty; Rayartlle, Henry county; Storms Greek,
Jennings county. Nichigaa: Liberty Church,
- county. lospa: Nora azsnga, Floyd coun-
II; Forks, sszna county; Pleasant ELL, Cedar
county; st. John, Harrison county. Aana<,
sasa: cross Roads, :Wlnona county; st. Bon
netacins, Hepnsp.n county. xaaaas: Galttasd
Station, Marshall county. Nebraska: South
Pass City. Dako<dh; James River, - coun'
ty. Change Of nan<: Broad Oaks, Pope eoun'
t.. Illinois, TO Glendale; Otter Creek, Jennttnet
county, Indisna, to Nehsaska; Petit, Burear
eountY, Illinois, to Ions Tsee; sao aud 20,
Bsssaua7, xaaass, to Grssavoea: 2: - =
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NEW YoRK, April l4-Advices from San
Domingo say the surrender Of the Republic
to spain took the ptople by surprise, and it
was limited there will be a bloody revolution.
The English and French Consuls protested
aud struck their flags. Up to the ed o1r
REPRESENTATIVES had made no move,
, 1861-04-16

Later From Europe.
NEW ToRK, April 15.-The steamer Fu1ten
arrived this morning, from southampton the
Sd
Breadstnffs dull. Quotations barely main
tained. Provisions dull. Conso1s for mo.
uey 81 S; 91kGM 5,3 for account. III. Centra1
shares recedea. No change In the rate Of dis
count.
The Emperor Of Austria, rejected the Demo
CRITIC programme ofthe Hungarian leader, who
demanded an absolute separation Of the Hun
garian administration from that Of Austria
The Emperor intends abiding by the reforms
already granted
Riots had takon place in Russian Poland.
Q1een Victoria will receive the ambassadors
of The King Of Italy.
1t is rumored that Garlbaldi requested his
officers to assemble In fourteen days, Carl
baidi held conference with Victor Emanuel
| st G. noa on the I'd
Russ1A.--The concessions granted by the
Car, bad pot gsse:s sa+sslasaio4. Military
| wero stiis being couvz.rtsaied- StsaE.e5America
| arrived at Queenstown April 3d.
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SUSTAIN THE G0VEKNmHNTs

-. 4 vote for Rumsey is vote to sustain
the Government. 4 vote for Bryan is
vote to talk about concession" ," until Fort
Piekens falls as Sumter fell. That's the
iiHerencei
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Cbira{l<' Crihtttre.
TUESDAY, APRIL 1e, 1861.
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
FOR MAYOR,
JULIAN s. RuMSEY,

FOR board OF PUBLIC woRHs,
South Dtetsioh-JAEX- G fsfENMx,xr
NoTsd Ncssto"-~4sHNJ. CARpEh+FER.
Kttt Dirisiea-E. h. WARNAH,
FOB CITT TREASURER.
W1LLkAm H. lKICE.
FOR CITY ATTORNEY.
IRA W, RUkLL.
FOR CITY COLLECTOR,
JOAN kkARER,
FOR c1TV suRvE1oR,
GEORGE W. WILSON.
FOR C1LEK OF POLICE COURT.
JOHN ATWATEH.
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:: WAsxxarox, Apri1 15.-The Presidsut haa
'nppolntea Earl Blll IL Aaraha@ Of the North
III phtx.pt et GtQ. = = >-:,-
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Wisconsin Aroused.
fs.aeial foereaDnndeuce 10 the Gh1caE0 lflpQnc.l
ILLINOIS.
Proclamation of Gov. Yates.

spRHaftE4p, ILL.,, April 15 1861.
1, Richard Yates, Governor Of the State Of
Illinois, by virtue Of the authority vested in
ma by ths Constitution, hereby convene the
Legislature Of the State; AID the members Of
The Fwenty-second Session Of the General AS
sen1b!y are hereby required to be and appear
in their respective pluces, OF the Capitol, on
TUESDAY, the OVERWHELMED DAY or
APRIL, L. D. 1861, for the purpose OF enact
irr such laws aud adopting such measures as
nav, te deemed Necessary upon the following
subjects, to Wit: The mora perfect osganiza~'
ton end equipment Of the mtllt1a o. fh1* state
render assistance to the General Government
n preserving the Union, sntofetng tie faEa, .ns
nnopie: also The raising If such money ard
other means as may be required to carry out
the foregoing object; and also to provide for
the expenses of such session.
In testimony whereof I heTennto set ny
hand, and have caused the great seal Of the
State to 30 M; 5a' a,H a 81 ihg
RICHARD YATES.
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TIE CENTRE AROUSED.
SpRISaFIELD SENDS 4 CHALLENGE TO
: :. CHICAGO.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tsibune.l 4
srnmaf1Eln. April Ii, 1861.
The whole population Of Springfield and the |
surrounding country is most profoundly excl |
ted by the news from Washington and the seat !
of war at Charleston. AL former distinctions !!
Of q part7 character are fading ont Of view, |
and men are forgetting that they ever were
Democrats or Republicans, in the overshaaow-
ing crisis npon the country. There are lew
tories in the city, but they are mostly aWed
into prudent silence. Those that do venture
to give utteranee to their dislcyal thoughts
are In danger Of rough treatment.
TIE Capital may be set down as sound to
the core. Gov Yates, after consultation With
the heads Of the State Government, and lead
ing citizens, including Senator Trumbul1 aud
Hon. John 4 McCleTnand, Democratic mem
Der of Congress, Issued his official. .proelama-
ton conventng the Legislature On Tue.day,
April 23d, to organize the militia, call ont vol
unteers, put the State OF waz footing, and
render prompt and efHcteat cid to the General
Government.
The Presidents proclamation was hailed as
timely and to the point, and the only fsult
found wss that he did not call for twice "a
many troopa. McClernand says the call
should have been for not fewer than two hun
ared thousand roo, ,0oo> men, so as to make
sbort work With the rebellion. H..
There will be no vacancy in the State Senate,
~, neither Dr.. Jayne nor George c. Bestor
1,,va RESIGNED their seats ret, having received
-, commissions from Washington for the
n.aces to which they are appointed. The only
g,cancv in the House is that created by the
resionation Of Marshall Jones, which will ba
ane5 hv a sneciaa election,
II ID nronosad to appropriate the half mil
Nm acl1ars of surplus funds due the General
| cava,nnoert towards eouippins- the volun-
,,aa,aaa ts neGosasrv
|E Coy. Yates has Just received dispatch from
A., Cameron. Secretary Of War, calling on I1i-
Ut -. e".s;~ ~s,;.ns,te to tc mustered into tile
W. ,aa ~ va nation forthvfth. The Govern
800 h,a cal1 FIR volunteers tomorrow.
lSot ~ w. .orn,,+ ,nao,y and nat,iot,c stand ta-
1As " T,ono1os o1ves the Democrats great
Aen y! 1snae. ara nronder Of the Little Giant
1'ne
~" ...saat .D. General Mather Ia bus,ly engaged
| s.rsas;,o al 4he available State arms
| n.s hundred beautiful government rifles were
| - - ~ s.crated in stable, The seces
| sxeat,.a had ato,en them. Guards are placed
ss,sasaa ~ tha nnh,;c arms. of which there
/ . n nm .4,nJ 1oc;See eto hf rfecp6 ef
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WARD N0MlNAT1QNS.,
AInEREEK
Isl Hard-I. E. Bo1sxoRD.
end - C. 3. HEARTr,
az i" Il D. T11swoarH.
4M !" Viz. Il. MUELLER.
6{k 81 G. c. P. HoLDEN.
6th IS EpvAnu SALoKAN.
III q l.. H2RvEr-
Sth e VIE. g. WurTE
8kh H. ELI RATES.
10th 't Not nominated.
coNsTaREEs
IT Hkad-CnA1.1E4 CH1LsoN.
2s43 81 JEnHY CouRTR1oHT.
M 81 J. n. BALDWIN,
4M " i. ApcccK.
5tA :. r. D. CAETHEw.
ekh s. 4. KovATs-
III st G. TLn4cH.
Sh 81 G. TuFx1cL1PP.
Hh " SAMUEL Eliza.
10Th " GEO E. MnLEn.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 14-A meeting was
held here to foEm home guard. Resolutions
to resist Northern aggression were adopted.
Several speakers advocated secession; others
argued In favor Of Convention to unite the
Border States.
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The People Ranying for
the Stars and Stripes.
MASSACHUSETTS,,
NEW EORH r.
NEW aERSEY.
PENNSYLVANIA.
OHIO, ......
INDIANA.
MICHIGAN.
WISCONSIN.
Gov. Yates's Proclamation.
Great Enthusiasm In Springfield


Ninety-Four Regiments
Called For:
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w ANTED-A small furnished
~ zsop i4 private family, where The comforts
OF hatna Msy b. enjoy I'd, vita without board a.
moderate Terms. by ktngle gentleman Within ten
minutes Ea1k from Wells and Monroe s9. Address
IF. Il" 81, Tribune Office 4pltL2t'
, 1861-04-16
Indiana Comes Right Up 10 The Work
Especial Dispatch TO the Tribunc.1
ApJUTANT GENERALS OrT1cE,1
INDIANAPOLIS, April IL, 1861.

Second-Each company muat elect the 1ol~
lowing officers for commissions One cap"
tain, one first lieutenant, one second henten+
ant, aud one third ieptenaht. -:
TAard--When formed and organized By the
election of officers, the captain must report
Immediately to this ofHce, sending names Of
officers, company roll, the exact locality OF
their muster, and the particular arm of the
serviea they have chosen, whether infantry,
rife, artillery or cavalry. -
Fourth Notice of their acceptance Will be
fmmedlstely given, By telegraph or In The
speediest possible manner; and when SO notl-
fed, companies must hold themselves in
readiness for instant march to the place Of
rendezvous. -, ..., =:
Fp7h-Rcgf1nents will, Il lime permits, be
formed Of companies from the same Congress
slonal District. II time will: not al1ew it,
companies will be- assigned, to regiments &C.
cordipg to- the aaate Of their report, aa above
Designated - -...- +.
j tazth-Respect for the FIVE regiments sent
from Indiana to the Mexican war and avoid.
:anee of historical confusion hereafter, require
!. that re g.ments should be numbered in order,
beginning with the 9Th
=. &aenA- mpanies not already uniformed,
i, viii take no step about untformingg until they
i. know the regiment they are attached to.
/ Esghth--Arnas will ba, distributed to accep
ted companies as soon as posalble+ IF moi
distributed before marching to tho place o
rendezvous, patience must be exercfaed.
:Nist4,--If practicable, IN Inspecting Office
, 1861-04-16

nISSOLUTION.-Nolice is here
~ bS given that tbs co-partncrsbtp under the d,
name of Anrhai'a Doane, wAs dissolved On Apr.i
ai dema. d sgai6st and receive ali mone,s das Il
parties. ". B. DosIe anG ". y aaribut y III cou-
tnue business Ia the 1f1n name Of DoANe H1fiburL
" =, pUaEE
". AC ELBUT,
j. r. HtT r>LDU l,
D. \. HEELHITT.
, 1861-04-16

Rip Van Wrinkle IS Contenptuous."
WILMINGTON, N. G., April l5.-Ths Procla~
nation was received contemptuously and in
dignantly. The Union men denounce the Ad-
minlstration. Great reioieings at the snzren-
der Of Sumter.
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REPORTS FROM SUMTER.
Lieut. S!emmer Ordered to Fire On
the Rebels at Pensacola.
nsi7Ia~d Fillmore. EFF. Butler,
VIM. Wilkins for the War.
New Mexico True t5 the Union.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS FROM
FORT KEARNEY.
ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK ONSUN
TER By AN EYE. W71,NE7'G


Regiments Called For /
Six Regiments from Illinois. ;,
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trdbune.1 Il
WAsHnayox, april u, 1851.
The Cabinet has been in consultation oil the
morning with Lieut.. General Scott. The
utmost activity prevails at the War De-
partment, Ninety-four regiments have been
called for by the Government, consisting OF
1881 men.
I1LMors wi1l be called On for sir regiments,
comprising 1858 men. Their points Of rem
devious will be Springfield and Chicago. They
are required to be under arms within three
weeks at the farthest~ j.
Two hundred. additional volunteers were
mustered into service here this morning. Tae
war enthusiasm is at the highest pitch. !.
;. At Washinston--Aecou from
Charleston By Eye Witnesses.
WASHINGTON, April 15-The Government
acts With great energy and despatch Prep
aratioas are making On the gsandest scale for
the effective suppression Of the sonthern
rebellion. The Government viii not limit it.
self to the number Of volunteers called for,
but. will accept an the several states may
offer. Up to this morning nearly one hun
dred thousand men were offered by telegraph
by Northaru Governors and commanding
officers.
Scott thinks twenty-five Thousand men will
concentrate here BY the first Of May.
Gov. spregue's offer Of one thousand men
was accepted. The troops aro expected III
Thuraday.'
All forts, arsenals, and arnories in Virginia,
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri will imme-
diate1y receive strsng garsisoEs-
The Philadelphia banks te1egraphed to GOV
Curtin here, rendering all the money he want
ed for arrnfng the State.
Anu,ber of eye witnesses to the bembard
1nent OF Fort Sumter have arrived here. Al
agree that Maj. Anderson fought braVe1y an
earnestly, and did much more 6a1nage tha'
was reported. Several Insist on having gee
boat loads Of dead and wounded brought /
from the rebel batteries.
No more designations In the army and nav
! ! will be accepted after this. Recusants wi1l
> court martiaIed. ..~
/ Cassius n. Clay has arrived. He thini
, Unionisn IN Kentucky is In the ascendant bz
fears conflict between Unionlsss and sece
, sIonists within that State.
. Washington bears decidedly waFlike aspee
The streets are full Of soldiers. Recrultir
parties, with long files behind them, uanrche
mp aud down the avenues to the tune Of f
i. and drum I'll day: r.
, 1861-04-16

II Is now conceded On a1l sides that Judge
Cole Is elected Judge Of the snpremes Court OF
Wisconsin. His majority viii be in the neigh
horhood of RNQ1 .~, .
, 1861-04-16

The BuffaIopIaua Aroused.~.NIfI Hard
FILLMORE comes mp to the Work.
BUFFALO; April little news Of the psst
few days has caused great feeling in this city
"A meeting this evening ut the Court House
was largely attended, and some hundreds have
enl .eted for immediate service. Enlistment is
actively progressing. Tomorrow Eight q
meeting Of citizens to sustain the Government
is called Mi1lard Fillmore will preside.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-16

In reply to a report in Boston paper that
there were now nearly Eve thousand seamen
and fishermen in the Eastern States out Of
employ, the Assistant Secretary of'the Navy
wrote the other day to say that there was
room for all who ship, in United States ships
now fitting out, and that naval rendezvous
we're opened in Boston and other places to
the eastward.
II may be useful to point out the fact that
the men now said to be tout of employ" are
fishermen, who bave returned home after the
close OF the cod AID mackerel season. phs
fishing season begins in April aud ends about
Thanksgiving day. After Fat the vessels
are hauled up in Secure narbOrs for the win
ter, and the crews 90 to their homes on Cape
Cod, C$pe Ann, and along the Eastern coast.
in former years it has been usual for the
greater number Of these men, after short
ssay at home, to 90 upon short voyage, to
the Southern States or 10 the West Indies,
returning home in time to fit their vessels
early in April for the Newfoundland Banks
This winter the Southern ports are closed
and trade to the West Indies and the Mediter.
ranean is not brisk enough to afford employ.
ment-and so il is that they are at home.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-16

Tie most intelligent correspondents Of the
press, residing in Washington, represent the
Presidents views as being decided, and his
position on the question Of the proper way
to conduct the war as fixed and unslterable.
We have, on the authority of correspond.
ent, writing TO a New York journal, the
statement that 1.-THE President is resolutely
determined to veto any scheme whatever,
involving the Emancipation Of negroes, in
such a manner that they are turned loose
upon the Southern States on an equality with
the white occupiers Of the soil. He, on Sat-
urday evening, uttered the following words
Emancipation would be equivalent TO j ohm
Brown raid on gigantic scale. Our posi-.
tion is surrounded with sufficient number
Of dangers already. Abolition would throw
against us, irrevocably, the four States Of
Missouri Kentucky, Virginia and sry;iiaud,
which it is costing the nation sIch efforts to
regain. We have our Lands full as it is, and
if there is to hcS any such suicidal legislation
we light as we'll cut loose at once, ant
begin taking up the arteries to prevent ouT
| bleeding to death.'n
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-16
MIR. MASON and His Friends

The Confederate emissaries had time to
conceal their dispatches before they left the
Trent for the San Jdcinto, but they had no
opportunity to compare their account Of the
seizure with that which the purser of the
vessel had already determined to put forth.
Accordingly the purser, with the proverbial
liberality of sailors in the matter Of embel.
lishments, makes the story of the capture
more narrowing by the assertion that Lieu
tenant Fairfax ordered the guard OF marines
to charge bayonet upon Miss Slidell, who,
with pertinacity which would prove her a
very disobedient daughter, and young lady
of remarkably little sense or dignity, is rep
resented as throwing herself in the doorway,
"resolved to defend her father with her life.
The puIser adds that Mr.. Slidell tended the
painful scene by escaping from the cabin by
a window" and we confess that the picture
of grave and dignified ex United States
Senator wriggling himself through the mar
row window of ships state room caps the
climax of the ludicrous story.
Had any thing of this kind happened, il
would have been recounted, with proper in
dignation, in the careful protest OF the rebel
emissaries. But they mention no word oi
bayonet charges, and only a pragmatical
little purser of a petty British merchant
steamer could have imagined or told such 6
foolish story of an officer of the United States
Navy. An officer of the British Navy woulC
have been ashamed to put out such trast
against q gentleman.-N Y. Post.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-16
The First MILITARY Execution

The telegraph reports the execution at
Washington of William H. Johnston, of the
Lincoln cavalry, for desertion. His crime
was fragrant, according to his own confession.
He enlisted in order to desert, that he might
thus reach New Orleans, where his mother
resides. In carrying out his plans, he got
hey ond our lines, but mistaking our pickets
for the enemy's, ran to them, throwing up his
hands and crying, am deserter." They
assured him that they belonged to The other
side, took his arms, and said that be must
prove his good faith by giving information.
Tbereupen he told them that they could cap
ture part of our men behind him, where they
really were, and gave abundant details
touching our strength and position. He was
taken prisoner, and court martialed as soon
as posslblp