The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-24

Feeling At the South.
A special despatch to the N. Y. Tribune fur
nishes the following news With regard to the
state Of feeling in the South. The correspon-
dent says:
During the last seven days have been through
Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, and Virginia The excitement
10 wild. Railway trains are loaded with soldiers
arms, and uunition. Northerners are fastening
home, closely watched, subject to gross indigni-
ties and often arrested as spies.
The general belief is that Ben McCuuch is
Mr.. Lincoln will be killed; that the North wants
TO sutjugaie the South; that Yankee soldiers,
rs they are called, are coward. and easily de-
feated
There is great wonder that no disunion party
has yet been developed in the North, and there
is expectation daily Of hearing that the masses
of New York will inaugu bloody rebellion
and overthrow the authorities.
Methodist clergymen acting captains
Companies are organized with religious ceremo-
on brothers and husbands.
| The defenceless condition of Mobile harbOr
excited great alarm, and it is being strength
ened
| A Union man Of Huntsville, Ala narrowly es-
capei hanging last Monday.
Companies are pouring into Pensacola. Gen.
Bragg had all his plans laid for attack last Friday
night Sentnels were to be bri5ed, aud it was
expected that they could surprise the fort
The United States forces discovered the plot, so
it was abandoned. The fort can only be carried
with immense loss OF life. The revOlutOnsts
cannon are light. There is great fear of the
Brooklyn's guns.
At Montgomery, on Monday, a clerk in one o.
the Southern Confederacy Departments was ar
rested as a spy.
Throughout South Carolina the charge thai
Major Anderson was treacherous was universally
secuted. They say that to have held out Longer
would have subjected his command to certain
death from the explosion of the magazine.
The commander Of the United States feet wa
declared to be ga id Yankee coward"
Pieces of Major Anderson's flagstaff are car
ried through the country as curiOsities. la the
interior of the State, heard extreme fears ex
pressed that the slaves would be supplied will
arms from the North, aud rebel.
There was great activity still about the defen
ses of Charleston Harbor in anticipation of Sc
attack.
In eastern North Carolina, yesterday, the ex
citement was utterly wild. Six twenty six poun
ders from Charleston for Fort Macon reache
Wilmington last night Troops were pourin
into that and the other forts. One hundred an
sixty free negroes had beer impressed, and ar
now working on the Notifications. Gov. Ellis Wa
about TO convene the Legislature. The State
already considered out of the Union. Their
were laud threats to hang and drive out Mr.. CT
msr and other Union men.
Gilbert Potter, profound Uniouist, of Wi
mington, has donated thousand barrels of mes
pork to the ravolulionsts.
At Richmond there has been unparalleled e,
element during the last three DAYS Bushes
was suspended, Gold and New York exchanc
was Is per cent. premium. One Secession fri
advertises that they repudiate Northern debts
There we're fears Of trouble from the two tho,
sand free negroes of the city. Sharpe's rife
we're being ordered from New York, to be shiy
ped disguised in drygoods boxes.
Union men are utterly crushed out The col
ventiOn is still in secret session. Trouble is al
ticipated in the ant-slavery districts of the Yves
Though the secession ordinance is not to be sui
mitted TO the people till the May election, ii
authorities will act as if the State is already o,
: of the Union. The Congressional candidate
announce themselves for the Montgomery, n.
Washington Congress. Northern men We,
. leaving by every train.
The Enquirer of this morning warns Unie
men to leave the State.
: Baltimore secessionists, returning home fro
=, the South, dare not pass through Washngto
for fear of arrest