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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH from
the Montgomery correspondence of the
Ch~ ~rIeston Courier We make the following ex-
tract
Large numbers of troops, both regulars and
volunteers have lately passed through Mont
gomery to Pensacola, and it is estimated that
in and around the Bay are quartered at teast
four thousond troops. I believe that the Ad-
ministrAtion have little confidence in the pacif-
ic dispatches of every day, and are deter
mined that no deception on the pnrt of I'm
Gle Abe shall catch the Confedcrates nap
Pirg Numerous batteries are being erected
and strengthened, and military men think
that by Thursday Gen. Bragg will be pre-
pared to speak his sentiments to Lieutenant
Semmer.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05
Gass in Charleston.

We take the following from the
Charleston correspondence, dated
March 26th, Of the New York Tri-
bune
The Republican party, | admit,
have to grapple with all the difficult
ties left to them by their traitorous
+ predecessors, but most earnestly hope
that even yet they will spare Us the
disgrace before the eyes of the world
g. of the surrender Of this position. l
know that Sumter can be reinforced
's' without loss. except TO the enemy
In Gods name let it lie done
-: The regular army of the Confcd-
--s crate States are in the Same bad plight
l have before attempted to describe
to you. This morning | had an in
terview with four who have escaped,
who give the most horrible details ae
to the dirt and vermin with which
,. the troops are infested, and fully cor
Foborates all have before said as to
-rr want OF food and shelter.
sa Two Of the men saw this morning
have wives and children, who but for
an honest old Dutch shoemaker, who
rs stFeng Union man, must have
peIished from want. The two men
fe have not received one cent Of the
- thirty-two dollars now due to each OF
them, and have deserted for the pur-
pose, if possible, Of obtaining sufficient
employment to prevent the death of
tEeir children from starvation, and
assure you these cases are not singu-
lar or extreme.
There is scarcely an alleyway in
"a, the city where you may notfiud a
destitute family under the same cir
cumstances. Scenes Of misery, filth,
u immortality, and q hundred other
enormities all arising from poverty
have met my own view nothing that
I have ever seen in the crow ded thor
ougfares of Northern cities can vic
with neighhorhood in Charleston
not three squares from the Adams
Express Office And yet from the
poorest and meanest description Of
Estate pride these things are hidden
from tile public gaze, and the very
advertisement of a benevolent man,
anxious to relieve the distress, is re
fused insertion in the newspapers.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

b The news from Washington continues 20 be
variable and uncertain. It is made up of
facts and differences, the latter largely prepon-
cleraiiDg- comes to us almost exclusively
in the shape of communications to the city
papers from professional letter writers, who
arc in the habit of frequenting the Depart
nients in quest Of news, and if none is TO he
found proceed to manufacture it. Hence it
is that we are one day assured that the order
for the evacuation of Sumter has gone out,
THAT Piekens is to be abandDned, the Calf
squadron is destitute of provisions. &C., which
statements are as positively contradicted the
next day, causing the reader to donbt the cor
rcetness of everything protesting to be ''Wash-
ingtou news" 1t is pretty certain that what
ever policy the Administration has determined
upen in reference to Southern matters, it is
kept profound secret, and will probably only
be indicated to the public as action developes
it. 1t is certain that the troops under An
drrson have not vet been withdrawn from the
harDNr OF IharleStnh, ana from Lhe move
ments in the direction of the Gulf there is
good ground for the inference that there is no
intention to give up the Florida forts. 1t is
equally certain that afTairs cannot much longer
continue as at present. There must be a
change soon and it is not Improbable that
VIC shall ere long have accounts of warm work
il the ncighhurhood of Pensacola. The large
concentration of troops in that vicinity by
Jef. Davis must mean something, and it is
not likely the Government is entirely unpre-
pared for the emergency. If the forts are te
/ be held, they must speedily be reinforced and
| prcNisioncd; and if necessity compcls the
alan lonmcut of any of them, the evacuation
must soon take place,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05
Payment of the State Debt.

A bill has been introduced into the
. House ut Columbus, by Mr.. Baldwin,
to provide for the payment of the
p State debt, providing that in order
Y that the sinking fund may be made
sufficient to pay the aeeruing interest
upon said debt and redeem the prin-
eipal thereof, by not less than $780,
600 yearly, there shall be levied an
s. -nually-ineluding the amount hereto
/, fore authorized by law to be levied
for the same purpose tax Of two
3 mills Oh each dollar of taxable prop
erty, until the year 1872, and there
after until the sinking fund he made
sufficient for the final extinguishment
of the State debt. Section second
provides that so much of the amount
raised By this tax as shall be neces-
:. ,sary to redeem the principal TO the
amount named and shall he set apart
as Redemption Fund TO be used
for no. other purpose.
.a Under this provision the amount
TINS raised in 1862 would be $780,
900, which would increase by six per
cent. each year until 1872, when the
whele amount will have reached $l3.-
495, ,965 .0O,-one half of the amount
raised each year to be set apart on
the first day of January and one-half
on the first Of July.
Nothing in the act shall be con
strued to prevent the application OF
any other fund provided by the Law
from being used in the payment of tho
State debt, the same as if this act had
not passed. The money belonging
to the redemption fund may he used
for the payment of bonds purchased
by the Fund Commissioners the same
j., as for bonds due at the time of pay
ment.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

VALuABTE PosT OFFIcEs.-Lest some of
our readers should believe the exaggerated re-
ports they sometimes hear of the wealth and
the Iiberality of the whole South, and of the
amount they pay into the national treasury,
we give an opmon from the Augusta Sentinel,
which says that many of the little Southern
post Offices are suc1 only in name. 80 For in.
stances we find that for the year, ending Sep
tember 80, 1889, the net proceeds Of each of
five offices in Florida was under ten cents
Three of them received four cents each, and
one of them three cents"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

EARLY OccURRExCE OF THE NAME OF WASH
INGToN-A writer in the Boston Historical
Magazine for the current month gives an early
perhaps the earIiest-authentie notice Of the
name Of Washington. In the first volume of
the Chrnnicon Monasterii de Abingdon. pub
lished 10 illustration Of MEDIEVAL British his
tory. under the direction of the Master of the
Rolls, fr the British Government, at page
357s ne es6na . grant of land from King Edgar,
the Angio-Saxon king, to I" Athelunold Wash
ingatune" The document bears date A. d.
963, about nine centuries ago.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

A llctier written on board the steamer
Brooklyn, off Pensacola. on the 18th nit,
SAYS. ,r
"Wc could al any time possess ourselves Of
all tie government property here il. tie
course of twenty-four hours. Forts McCrca
and Bnrrancas arc both commanded hE Fort
Pickcns, and could be rcs.u-ed in a very Shor1
time Fort SicClra Las settled d'wn some
feet into the sand since ii was first built, and
still continues to do So.
We were all "turncd out" on the evening
of the 81 by report tl,at Col, Fornry IN
tended attacking For Pickens before day
break on Sunday A. NJ. II is said that ihs.
worthy Col,ncl did hold such intentions, but
changed his nlind. We were we're well pre-
Tared ; cur boats we're hoiscd out aud cqnip-
p,d the mnskets were loaded, the soldiers
were ready, and We won!d have been upon
them at a moments warning,
The ship appears 10 be the scaps-goat Of
the squadron. She is termed the Black
Devil of the Gulf, and the secessionisiS have
refused to supply us with water. We arc ali
pretty well satisfied here. and only desire a
few Of the sinners Most of the men say
that if they were paid of they wonld rcjoin
the ship before the end of the week, if she
would want them
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05
DtIafuare Bazeffe.
a. TRoMsoN. Editor
Delaware, April S, 1861.

B1~ We we're absent from town when the
numbers Of the Gazette for March 22d and
29th were iSsued-a friend having charge Of
the Editorial department; and, as is customary
in1sacli cases, Of cou rse he gave utterance 20
his Darn sentiments, without reference to what
may or may not be the views of the Editor
We make this explanation in justice to both
our friend and ourself and especially with re
fereuce 10 the article ON the election Of c. 5.
SenatuF. The 6rst choice of the Editor pro.
TEN, for that responsible post woald have
been the fourth choice OF the Editor among
the distinguished gentlemen voted for dnring
the protracted ballotings.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

SHocSIHG FsxP 81 re OF Two School Chill
.pEES = Tire philadelphia papers give an nc.
count Of a most he;,rt-reRding exposure to the
cold and suffering from want, of two little.
boys named Charles Hill and Frederick Need
low, at a public school-honse in that city. The
Journal says:
Some older boys had induced them to play
q hide and seek on Monday afternoon, after
school session, and, i'll hiding, the little fellows
lound themselves locked in privT belonging
to the school, which WAS seldom used, and
when the door was shut with the spring latch,
the children inside cond not open it, and the
boys all went away not thinking who WAS in
side The school was closed, and the little
ones left there to freeze during the long drcary,
cold and stormy night The former was six
years and the latter seven years of age They
finally cried themselves drowsy, and fell down
in the horrid place to sleep. only however 10
awake and find themselves still in prison. hun
CRY and frozen. The parents Of the children
were, as may be imagined almost distracted ;
they had the police telegraph in operation
nearly all night, but no tidjn9s of their dear
1ones were received. On Tuesday morning
about nine o'clock, little Freddy heard one of
the teachers moving in an upper room. He
madcs what noise he could, and he young lady
teacher came 10 his relief and rescued the boys
from death. Upon examination, the physician
deci,ned7tllltl Charles IL jill WIS so badly frnz u
that he could not survive. Frederick Need
low may 1--we, but his feet arc badly frozen and
will have to be amputeted.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

TROUBLE IN Y IRGINIA.- - Matters look threat
ening III Virginia. The Legislature has passed
an act authorizing the Governor to seize upon
certain guns belonging to the United States,
in case an attempt is made to convey them
out of the State. These cannon were cast at
the Bellona foundry for the Government, aud
in taking them the Government only takes
what is its own. But, of late, whatever be-
longs TO the Government in the Southern
States is considered fair booty for the free.
hooters Of the South, and is held and possessed
by them. What will be done in this case,
remains to be seen.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

REcooN1TIoN.-The Pro-Slavcry Journals Of
the North. in the absence of any more slIb-z
stantial aid and comfort. are deriving great
satisfaction from declaration in the British
House of Conlnons recently -matle by Mr..
Gregory, that ut an carly day he would cali
the attcnjion of her Maj"sty's Government to
tic c&pctliency of apr5mpt recognition Of the
Southern Gonlc;!'racy of America" Il is not
n little s,r:fngc that The party which has al
WAYS pr.d,d Itself on being The anii-BriiHh
party should n1v be 50 exu.taut over the
prospect that The Briiish Gorermncnt will
lend It's cuuMenance aid assistance 10 the
cnenHcSLof the Union Nevertheless we are
compelled ,o-deprige them even Of that qnes-
ti0;iahlc qualification by stating what is we'll
known to all conversant with English ulI,.irs.
that Mr.. Gregory is an Irish member Of very
lnw reputation and no influence, who recently
visited this country, where he consortcd chiefly
Will Shareholders and ProSlavery Northern
ers, ana Plat his motion is of no more cDnse-
qnencc than speech in the Senate by Wigfa!l,
or resolution in the House Of Representatives
by Roger Pryor.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05
QistruEf.

We understand that considerable amount
of gold, of foreign coinage. has recently been
forwarded by bank in New Orleans to a
Philadelphia bank. for the purpose of having
it converted into American coin at the United
States Mint in this city-the reason assigned
for Transmitting il here, instead of having i.
coined at the New Orleans Mint, being a want
of confidence in the latter institution since it
has fallen into the hands of the Secessonsts.
This incident is quite a suggestive one and
shows how much distrust of the Disuuionists
is felt in the financial circles Of the South
Philadelphia Press.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

D.
Houston sent message TO the Legislature,
protesting against the action Of the Conven-
tion aud appealing to the Legislature TO sus-
tain him. claiming still to he Governor. The
Legislature took not the slightest notice OF it
fo T CHARLESTON, April 3.
A special dispatch to the Day Book says
the crisis has at last arrived. Provisions to
Major Anderson were stopped to-day. Gen.
Beauregard is now inspecting the Notifications,
and orders from Montgom cry for the com
mencement Of hostiIities are honrly expected.
The preparations are all compete. .-.a
The Convention voted, l49 to %, 10 ratily
the Constitution Of the Confederate States.
p ''.., - RIcuMoND, April 3.
Mayo was elected Mayor by 900 majority
over Mills, Unionist.
The State Convention reassembled today.
Mr.. Scott made speech expressing utter
hopeessness of the North giving sufficient
guarantees to the South.
Mr., Richardson urged immediate secession.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05
Renswed Ehrea.s against vgashiast0n.

The following paragraph is from
the Charleston correspondence Of the
Richmond Dispatch of the 20th inst.
All the high officials Of the military,
have been called suddenly to Mont
egomery-what for. no one knows,
but it is thought by well informed
men, that it is TO arrange the army,
and have the officers assigned, and 70
consult as to future operations.
hear that in a few weeks, at most,
one hundred thousand men, many of
khem veterans, viii be ready for ertra
ordinary service, and plenty left to
take care of the mercenary, Northern
soldiers, who may be sent off down
South" to get clear of them at home.
IF the people at Washington city only
{ did bat know what a few Of US here
know, they would hardly return
10 back to take their Clothes We'll
s.rnay Gen. Scott keep his hirelings
there-he had better bring more
; there.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05
The correspondent of the N Y Tribune

The correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune.
writing from Charleston, says:
The lnutiny on the islands, which told you
occurred from non-payment of wages, has been
quoted by promises for the time, but the conf
paints Oh the purt of the regular troops are
loud aud long still no beds, and insufficient
food, are the cries, aud very unwilling vol
untecr who came over on furlough this morn
ing, tells me that the scenes which occurred
during yesterday and last night were horrible
and heart-reuding. During the evening it
rained in torrents, and in the night snow
storm came on-the first Charleston has
known for years, and three inches, and in
some places six inches Of snow laid on the
ground till ten o'clock this morning; the
weather was exceedingly cold and during the
whole OF it, the poor men, who, when enlisted,
bad no more idea of fighting against the
United States than they had of engaging in u
crusade against "Vaterland." where exposed
to the piercing cold and the pitiless storm
Information which reaches me, not only from
uudoubted sources. but n great deal of which
comes under my own observation, leads me to
believe that few more weeks occupation Of
the islam batteries will bring sickness, misery
and death, such as will compare unfavorably
with the worst horrors of the Crimean war
will only add, the enlisted men in the "regu-
lar Southern army and let it be understood
by my amusing friend of the Courier-that |
do not speak now of the volunteers-I repeat
the enlisted men are now the subjects of treat
ment such as is utterly unworthy Of a civilized,
not to say Christian land, and all this is in
spite of the most earnest promises that their
health and comfort would receive especial
care, At the same moment that this misery
is calling loudly for redress, the men in high
authority, even on the islands. fare sumptu-
Uusly every day.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05
French and Enei,sh Fleet Coming.

Why the two great European powers have
united in sending squadron of war vessels
at this time TO these unhappy shores-is
question of more or less interest according
as one is or is not interested in the affairs Of
the country. We have seen it suggested
some where that The object is 10 establ lsh an
American protcctorate by France and Eng
understanding like the Mexican proiecto-
rate which the United States, in the days of
the Union. proposed 10 establish. We pre-
sumo this is incorrect, however. The French
and English feet most probably comes TO
Drotect the commerce Of those countries in
the Southern ports. where there is d slight
confusion as 10 tariffs and collection of rev
enues Lord Lyons has already addressed
communication To the Washington Govern
mcnt in regard TO this aspect of our troubles,
in behalf of the British Consul at Charleston.
1t is perhaps humiliating TO have foreign
war vessels lowering upon our shores to pro
tect interests which we should secure. But
We are not sure that it is humiliating either.
1t Elay be only part of a well matured pol
lev. As soon Us we have procured the rec
ignition Of the Confederate States by the
European powers, We shall have killed seces-
sion. Secession may be killed with kindness
as well as anything else. IL that is neeessa-
I ry is 10 keep the kindness up long enough.
We have To fear, however, that the pa
tienee of the Federal Government may be
exhausted, and that it may in some moment
Of extreme provocation forget the policy Of
destructive bencyolence. 1t is said that let
tcrs are constantly received at Washington,
in remonstrance against the evacuation Of
Fort Sumpter and the Governor OF Wis
consin has written that the evacuation would
disrupt the Republican party-in the north
west No doubt the great body Of the reo-
are opposed to surrender but there is yet no
absolute evidence that the Government in
tends TO give up the forts. We notice that
brother Arnold Of the Newark North Amer
can asks for positive policy" We. conn
sci him and other impatient Republicans to
forbcar until Mr.. Lincoln's policy is made
pnhlic, before requiring it TO be one thing or
the other Ohio Statz Journal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

How MrCn CAN Man Eat "A few days
ago bet was made in Leroy, n. Y, upon the
weight Of some h"gs. one of the provisions Of
which was that the loser should furnish TO the
other all The 8teNed oysters hc could cat. At
the payment ofsthe bet, the winner ate whole
gallcn keg of oysters, and then Offered to bet
he could eat hal' a gallon more. The next
morning he was seen in the street. making his
regrets TO those who spoke to him about itl
that he hadnot eaten all the oysters he wanted
whenhe had such good opportunity.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

The World says Our readers will re-
member that the Toronto Leader declared,
some weeks ago, as by authority that the
British Government would recognize the new
Southern Confederacy as soon as formed. we
are authorized by an American gentleman,
now in Europe, TO say that the statement of
the Leadcr~ was placed before lord Palmerston
at his instance, and that Lord Palmerston de-
clared, in the most positive terms, that there
was no truth in the report, and no foundation
for t." a----.--r
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

The secession leaders of Virginia, promi
ncut among whom are Senators Mason and
Hunter aud Ex-Secretary Floyd, are mani
testify determined to force that State out of
the [ MON, and if they cannot effect their OBJ
ject through the agency of the Convention
now in session they will doubtless attempt to
inaugurate revolution, and by violence
1hwort the will of the people, a large major
ity Of whom are evidently opposed to seces-
Sion and if left TO their own free judg ment
would so decide. Richmond, where the Con-
vention is sitting, is the hot-bcd of secession
Three of the journale published there are cd
itcd by seeeSSi0nists, aud the fourth but feeb-
ly sasiains The Union. 1t is the great slave
mart of the United States, and all interested
in the negro trade are advocates of joining
thlsir destiny to that of the Confederate
States to which they look for market for
The sale Of their slaves. The recent election
in the city for municipal officers showed ma
lority of over 1000 against the Uuion candi-
dates, and under the incessant camor of the
lsecessionists il is admitted the disunion senti-
ment is making rapid advance, number of
uiembers of the Convention, elected as Union
men, having recently succumbcd. The signs
Of the times in the O!d Dominion are any
thing but encouraging and if she follows in
the wake of South Carolina, Maryland would
probably be compelled to go the same way,
and with the loss of those two States the
possession of the Capital would be seriously
imperilcd.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

The New York World-a paper that tries
very hard to be conservative-says in relation
TO the Savannah speech OF the Hon. A. H.
Stephens i s5.-s
This Speech ough to convince every rational
Northern man of the utter useiesshess of en-
deavoriug to propitiate and satisfy the Cotton
States by oneession. No concession short of
an absolute surrender, no approach Short Of
literal assimilation, can content 1t will no.
longer answer simply 10 Tolerate slavery, but
we must make it the fundamental law of our
political existence and our supreme social
good.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-05

The recent elections. State and Municipal,
do not in all cases show as favorably for the
Republicans as those held last Spring and
Fall. IN Connecticut, regarded as one of the
most doubtful of the Republican States,
though we loose one Congressman. VIC carry
the State by an Increased majority. elerting
the entire State ticket, and majority Of
mem bers IN both branches of the Legislature.
In Rhode Island, combination of all par ties
and faciions has proved too much for the Re
publicaus, the opposition electins their Gov
crnor and both members Of Congress. As in
Rhode Island, so with number of the muni-
cipal -eleciious-evcry clement of opposition
was united and arrayed against the Republi-
can nominees and IN some cases With similar
results though the returns generally, where
anything like a full vote was cast, indicate no
serious diniinuiion Of Republican strength.