The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-03-13
FROM GIlARLEsTuS.

The Floating Basery Lq.nesed - THE Alarm
about htand Coftpm Hipments-->ober Opi,a
ions concerning the enforcement Of Sa~p-
ter.
CHARLESTON, Feb. %.
II | had asked any Gitdche of the Press il:
Charleston If he thought Lieut. Hanton's non
plated Floating Battery would be launched this
morning from Mr. Marsh'- shipyani he very like
y would have toll ne that he really didn't
know it was talked about; il was uncertain, "
&c. | told one of my specials thar, il he saw
them grea-ing the ways, or doing anything stir
ring this morning, to hurry and tell me 50 AZ :
A VI he rushed 10 ms room aud informed me
that everything was ready, and Lieut.. Hamilton
would give the word in few minutes. Arrived
at Palmetto Wharf, SAW small crowd gather
ing. which .ch moueIt increased. as the news
spread through the town. By Sl4 O'Clock at
least ) 600 people werc present, aud the un-
known quantity, called by many the 'slsughter
pen" relied heavily AID clunisily INTO her new
clement They haven't ct,isicued her, and when
they do, il is NV private opinion thaJ it will BE-
done in the blood oi ali who embark in her. |
none the Richardson Guards in particular. will
say their prayers, even If they never did il be
fore, and make their wills liz some sort of ea,.
mestuess, for they VIII see Charleston again.
IL will be another " BilakIivd charge" without
the glory Of that superb act of daring that Ten
uy sou has immortaiiz-d God help those who
do go, if the tide shoad turn her round and pre-
sent her unprotected side 10 Major Anderson :
death dealers, at ouiy air hurdrtd yards. Only
the gun side is plated and the roof of ina, part
looks very ike an oil fashioned rope walk
The machine te!l into The water with strong list
to starboard, as the sailors phrase it, drorisg o,,
tie gan SIDE Ja!t seU'n t'et, uhiie Oh Ms ot.er
not more than fogr' Lieut.. Hamilton is an
ambitious man, and first brought himsel. into
Palmetto notice by bis extraordinary appeal 10
bis ex brothers o. the American Navy, to tear
down the Stars and Stripes Whenever they had
I, chance, aud after mailing them ignoiniuiously
10 the mast, to briNg the ships TO ANY con'eder.
ate ports. The Liz utesIaut is a brave man even
10 rashncss; he can give 10 better proof OF il
than his intention To herd the boys who are am
bilious OF seeking bloody grave. 1t wi! take
so time TO get her bissted, and TO get her
guns properly mouuteJ, and then We wal; for the
Ides of MAJ ch.
have 40 doubt from all | hear on the subject
that the Southern Congress viii iay al export
duty on cotton OF AZ least one per cent per 10
The late cotton crop was valued at $40 0D0. COO
| anu it IS calculated that this tax on what wil
necessarily be exported from the seeded States
will yield 1t least - ) uUJ.' go per aung:n They
are already becoming alarmed ut Mont gOWery At
the arrangements ,Hy q tferent railroads are ma
king 10 turn the great staple into their owr
hands, to the exclusion of Southern shipping
They Tear thai If This continues, foreign nation.
| will care nothing about the anticipated blockade
oi the Confederate ports; it will destroy all tn,
commerce o. the cities hat line the coast, auC
worst Of all. il will compel the South 10 receiv,
! al 10 a4r l,fri.
been PAID there. They dread this as the deadl,
STAB IA; their national viIals a, the beginning %
their existence. Al Rome, in Georgia, as lean
from leading cotton factory here, twenty thou
-aud bales nave been sent by rail 10 Norfolk
/ Va; and al Pittsburgh, he tells NE, twenty fiy'
thousand blles have been received !. ON the Mss
| i>sippi and us tributaries Il will ~ pretty Il {
| ticuit 10 dam up this new chInnl. but EercaleaI
Efforts viii be made If the European Poweit
will not Recognize their inG Grpendeuce, a i fear
ed flom the tone OF the most ut Ieuii, Easl.'
and French Journals, they wish 10 coetce then
into doing - by making 1t matter OF necessity
10 prevent conyul-iOrs among their own ore L
tives. Thus We 90 further than ever troa
Father Mi!,ei's millennium that Initiated thou
sands believed as close at hand oniy few year
ago.
The Charleston .Nsreary clique are siiterl
opposed 10 a Protective Tariff They think !
Very unfortunate :" that at the Very commence
'Dent OF oUr Rational existence ge should stun
ble into such slough" They even assert wha
they ~ouli 10; have done year ago, " that mi
Yer! point OF taxation has destroyed the Cnio
and forced The Souih into ;ndepeude nee" The
they swore by the uiggers. and it was aiiniscer
now they swear just as sttong on the othe
h';dle string OF the political eow- tharmin
westhercocas
The rebels are row persuaded that it is III
policy OF the Federal Govefnmen; 10 re-enfOrc
Fort Sumpter when she shal have been attack
and that the expedition viii De Planned o
q scale that viii no: admit Of failure. Tn