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1t is said that the South Carolina
Commissioners, in view Of the alleged
stipulations on the part Of the President
that the garrison at Charleston should
not be augmented nor the military status
Of the posts changed, requested the
President to inform them whether Major
Anderson's movement was by his or the
War Departments order. Mr. Buchan-
an responded negatively, adding that
Major Anderson acted on his own au-
thority. The Commissioners then re-
questel the President to remand Major
Anderson to Fort Moultrie, but on this
point the Cabinet had not come to a con-
clusion when it adjourned.
The Cabinet continued in session nearly
six hours to-day, and adjourned until to-
morrow, without coming to a conclusion
with regard to the South Carolina affair.
Major Anderson's proceeding is gener-
ally commended for this among other
reasons: That while the comparative
weakness Of Fort Moultrie might pro-
woke an attack from the mob, the impreg-
nabiIityof Fort Sumter places il beyond
such contingency, as it can be reduced
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MARYLANp.- The following letter
from a highly respectable and intelligent
merchant Of Baltimore TO a merchant in
New York, will be read with interest:
BALTIMORE, Jan. |, 1861.
DEAR SIR--I send you to day a paper
containing, in part, list Of the signer5
10 the resolutions endorsing the course of
our Governor in not calling together the
legislature. The signers are mostly bus
mess mon, and express the views of nine
tenlhs Of the people.
Our Governor arrived in town last
evening, and in company with some Of
my neighbors (merchants) I called on MIN
and had a pleasant half hours chat.
the pressure on him to convene our leg
islature has been very great. Some
eighteen out Of twenty-one senators have
signed paper requesting him TO do so,
but the old man is as firm as q rock, and
says be is thoroughly posted about their
designs. The present legislature was
not elected on the issue now before us,
and it comprises dangerous men. He
SAYS their plans are all maured. and even
the resolutions written; that they design
to force Maryland into The secession
ranks. Their plans are formed to seize
Washington and the arsenals by the 4th
of March, and precipitate he contest.
Their leader is chosen Ga L. S. senator)
who has been a General in the army. and
that Virginia necessarily must come to
their assistance.
The Governor stated that he knew all
this from the most undoubled authority,
and that he was responsible for its truth.
" But" said he, "the South naay 90
the North may 90 bit as long as I hare
life and po1cer NaryiaHd shall not 5s
driUea ont Of the Union, bit shall Be the
home Of he stars and stripes" 4e also
stated that he was IN correspondence with
Governor Letcher of Virginia, who
writes to him that he is decidedly for tie
Union, and that his message viii be too
conservative for the leaders, but not for
the masses. Hurrah for our brave old
Governor, and God save the Union.
Yours truly
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believe it. If however, it must needs
be that ohenses come, then woe be to
that man by whom the ofense cometh'
1t will 60 far to palsy the arms of every
Vermonter when he shall be told = II
was you and yours that did it, your
state first broke the faith, and now behold
the Union in ruinsr With what grace
can we Of Vermont, in that hour-that
terrible hour if in the providence Of God
il should come, when the people Of the
United States in general appeal to arms
against a seeding state-with what grace
can we Of Vermont join in the fight to
force back 3 state into that Union and
that compact in which we obstinately re-
fused her rights It is possible that no
act Of ours can influence at all the pro-
p7ess of disastrous events to come but,
sir. for Gods and our country's sake
let US be right; right upon the record
right in the public eye of the world ;
right in the forum of conscience; lest,
otherwise. the spirit Of American Liberty
when ahrightcd shall flee forever from
Our borders-shall say to our loved and
noble state, at parting in the language
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South Carolina in Conflict ,citd The
Uaion-Forts Houltrie and Pinclney
Capt,red-A PeacaJte Surrender and
no FigFting-zze Palmetto Flag
H0jeted.
CHARLESTON, Dec. %, The Pal
metto flag was raised yesterday afternoon
over the Custom House and Post Office
AT o'clock in the aferr the Pal
metto flag was raised at Castle Pinckney,
Forts Moultrie and Pinckney were
taken by the South Carolina forces last
night.
TIE SURRENDER OF THE FORTS.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 28. Capt. Hum
phrey still holds the arsenal. Castle
Pinckney and Fort Moultrie are occupied
by the State troops, under the instruc-
tions of the Governor to hold peacable
possession of these forts for the protec-
ton of the government property. The
two places had only twelve men, who
peacably SURRENDERED. The excitement
is subsiding.
FROM WARRINGTON.
WASHINGTON Dec.28 The Charles
ton forts and arsenal, except fort Sumter,
are in the hands of the rebels.
General Scott says that Major Ander-
son acted bravely and wisely although
without special orders. The secession
lists say he must be disgraced
It is the opinion here that if the Pres
ident does not sustain Major Anderson,
this government is virtually surrendered
to a southern Confederacy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. The news Of
the capture Of Forts Moultrie and
Pinckuey reached the Government while
a Cabinet meeting was being held. The
South Carolina Commissioners are in
conference with the officers Of the Gov
ernment, and demand that the troops
shall be Immediately Withdrawn, and
unless this is done they will return i'm
mediately to South Carolina aud pre-
pare for ths worst.
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not that DESTROYED bv the Indians. This
gave him Justly abont 90 600 and he
was paid. In 1854 the ca.e waq re-
opened by Congress to admit reiected proof
and the result was that ibg claim was IN.
creased about SI00. but by the allow
ance Of interest from 1925. (which Con.
gress had not aIlogad) about $4,000
was allowed and paid to the attorney of
Fishers administrator. Buttbis was not
enouohl In 1853 the claimant came
ara,n. and Congress referred the case TO
tine Secretary Of War fer a further allow
anoe Of interest FROM 1918, and this act
was procured by a trapdnleat and false
representation 70 the Judiciary Commit
tee that two Attorney Generals had con-
CURED in opinion that The claimants we're
entitled to interest. The case was fully
examined by the Third Auditor. who re-
ported that interest was not due. and that
the claimants had already rot about
$4,000 to which they were not entitled.
Tn seite of fb,s oninion the Secretorv of
War allowed interest from, 1Qf3 and maid
over enough to make $4,000 in all.
But even this was not enough II The
claimant came again at the last session.
and By some sort of legerdemain 20; au-
tboritv Tor the Cacrotarv of yyar - ono,
~ IT >,
'''' .la0 's-''''. a'0 "'' 00 ~ ""uou'
troubling me Auditor Tor another opinion;
and he allowed for all the propertv de-
ytro,,o,l H., tto T,l;or- -.t,;oL f,,r....
-
had expressly rejected IN 1873, and had
never allowed by subsequent acts--with
interest from 1918. which Congress had
nevar o1lawe1 ova ha ,r1srod a. addi-
81 r 80 loo ZOO ~ ~
'',''' 7"'a y ~'',4'' N''''00' u "ii1
70 DO pald 70 the administrator " or attor-
ney in fact Of George Fisher. One
Gordon, who married the widow Of
r;shor oo,lal t,- a., r,o,o, h.. 49,
" va"
l'''o' 'le' 'p"' ne must PFoouce PROOF
from Florida that he was the Attorney
of the Administrator. Time was thus
oa;roa aaa i ,ras ;,,,roral - ,on
~ -
oian OF tue treasury IN applying TO the
Judge Of Probate in Mobile. lie replied
that the Administrator had never rem
dered anv account for money already re-
ceived and advised that moi arotbar dol.
lar be paid without further authority A
SON or Fisher io;ned in his reouast Sfu
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gT The question whether the United
States can lawfully coerce South Carolina
has been doubted; why won't some one
take UP the other part os ,ho subject,
and consider whether South Carolina
can lawfully coerce the United States p
Ne'o York Tribune.
This question may be considered as
disposed of, on the principle of the pro-
found justice of the peace who summa-
rily sentenced " the prisoner at the bar, ''
when he ought to have bound him over
for the higher courts. Why" ex-
claimed the defendants counsel, "that
is beyond your honor's jurisdiction-you
can't do that" " Can't do it?" replied
his honor with the most sovereign con
tempt" don't you see hare done it?"
Don't every body see that South Carolina
has coerced the United States to n most
extent?
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- the wear as follows:

But the removal of which we now
speak is entirely arbitrary and at the
will Of the Secretary Of War lie has
this power Of removal from one place Of
deposit to another in order that the Uni
ted States troops may be more readily
supplied in case of emergency. No 9TH
er honest purpose would justify the ex-
pense Of such a removal from an arsenal
where there is no danger, to points where
treason or negro insurrection would make
them positively dangerous to the peace of
the country and where, in fact, there
were no L. S. troops-not even enough
to protect them from decay. What be-
came of the $1,000 deposited in Charles
ton, we have already seen.
1t will be seen, then, that from the
Springfield armory alone there have
been sent to the points where treason has
made its appointments l27,OOO muskets /;
and not one single musket to any U. S.
arsenal in a Northern State, except
10000 to New York. But what of New
York? These, like those from Troy,
were not to remain in New York, but
were sold to the traitors for the paltry
sum of 81 80 each II anything was
needed to arouse our people to a sense
of the frightful treachery over which
they have been sleeping, let them ponder
on this statement
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WHAT SHALL VIRGINIA DO The
Talsy Democrat thus marks out the
course of Virginia according to its con-
ceptions of propriety and duty during the
present crisis:
"What shall Virginia do? We can
not 90 with the North, nor will self re-
spect permit US to go with the Cotton
States who have 50 little regard for the
feelings aud interests of the Border
States. Let the Border States, then,
confer together. Let them demand Of
the North their rights in the Union, and
if refused then a middle confederacy
should at once be formed. The Cotton
States refuse a general conference Of the
Southern States. South Carolina refu-
ses to wait, aud the Georgia legislature
has rejected the proposition SO that Vir-
rinia has either to act on her own re-
spousibility, or be 'dragged by the Cot
ton States. Her pride and self respect
revolt at the idea Of being kicked and
draqged, and we feel satisfied that she
will consult and form an alliance with
those who are bound to her by the ties OF
interest and self preservation
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ely The feeling is of ten the deeper,
truth the opinion the moro superficial
one.
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g5g- Few men are mach worth loving
in whom there is not something well
worth laughing at.
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G. In character, in affection, the ideal
is the only real
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Gs67 The following nay be considered
rather old news, and II does appear in the
Standard rather late, but it was put in
type for last weeks issue and unayod-
ably crowded out, together with other
matter -
From the Seat Of War.
foLt -1'"'''e Eg0e 1a,s0-4 ne troops
He''sa'ea % run ''""'''' .--'1...'l.'y
companies 0'aslsN cut 0oH'S''"
H1Peclea-fof' -19'.s''s Is So" "e'a
0y u o troops
CHARLEsroS, Dec. -. Fort Mcui-
trie was evacuated ias night and the
guns spiked
Fort Sumter. There is intense excite
mept.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLEsroN, Dec, q Later intel
ligences from Fort MouItrie represent
that only the gun carriages have been
burnt 1t IS reported that a tram has
been Iald beIo" the tort TO DO" 1t up
The excitement and indignation is IN
creasing.
u 80 Major Anderson states that
Ii.ons.ioo obort tL.f most and ., the
s.a,, .,,,. ,t.aa,,,I,.r II. o,r, nos;t;,;o,
rurpn nrsp4rcu.
c,r,prrsrov Der 2z-1 p NJ
-
mp o5'''' va" " 7'''"'' ~ ~ - '''-''''''
IN + ol' llo1''Ii9' 1o'eIAl 'n''''a'y com
P'n'es arc oFuered OUT a e0ii'slon Is
expected
w -n,,-,,o, H. o. zr;,;,...-
man o,-e1.,. t,,at Ara;o. A.3ar..,,
80, hoI5 r,rt cnn,.,r Co.. tr-.o month.
-, 80,
-.
g. NJ, -, ..,
- ~. =, ~
NJ. .,;,.l.,l Ia, r-...a,o3 ,ho ,1,a
,o,.I ,,o,o of u,.saab,.o,t.
PERLEY.
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185 48O


1hV 1'fp"otttN" says
" It should be understood that this re-
moval Of arms which We now disclose,
has nothing to do with the distribution
which is occasionally made to the seve-
raj states of the quota to which each state
is entitled Cor its own militia. For that
object there have been issued to the states
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e. He must be thorough fool who
can learn nothing from his own folly.
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Gs5T The following Fay be considered
rather old news, and It does appear in the
STANDARD rather late, but it was put in
type for last weeks issue and unayoid-
ably crowded out, together with other
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Hon. +. =. Walton, Member Of Con-
gress from the First District, writes 70
his paper rs follows:
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FROaI LOUISVILLE.

LoUsVILLE, J une IL.
The introduction of arms and provisions
from the North, and the previous trans
mission of both South Of this point, have
rendered the Louisville market bare
Bagging and rope only are now progressing
southWard, and it is anticipated that these
will be entirely interdieted within day
or two. Trade is utterly stagnant and
merchants are apathetic, expecting an ut
ter prostratiOn of trade with the South i'm
mediately.
Postal matters as to letters, is entirely
suspended. 1t is supposed, newspapers will
come from the South here till July LIST, and
then be discontinued. The Steamboat Me-
diara from St. Louis 10 Cincinnati exploded
a boiler few, near this city yesterday. s4.
Mr.. Cox was fatally scalded, and two can
al bostmen were drowned. Leonard Streif
a prominent German of Frankfort, Ky, pub
listed an address to his coun-Tymen, advising
them to beware OF all tricks OF the Disunion-
lists, and to stand firmly by the Union
They have sworn to support and vote
for the Union men and measures. Three
citizens of Louisville detained at Memphis
undertook to walk here, and were arrested
twice and one hung; they saw near the
road a man lying helpless and in a dying
condition, with his head shaved and his
ears and nose cut off. His crime was
being of Northern birth. The Macon Tel
egraph says 3 company Of volunteers at
Portsmouth, Virginia, were arrested for
voting for the Union. alafc5 o. .
Tho Louisville Journal this morning ac-
cusss the secessionists with taking oath to
support the Constitution, soas to obtain arms,
and at the same time claiming the oath as
not binding.
The Nashville papers yesterday report thai
at b thel twelve hundred Confe lerates, un-
der Col. Magruder, repulsed three thousand
Federals, with hundred dead left on the
field. g.
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sTEAmRR DRTAINRn.

..ft q. e ST. LOUIS, June IL.
The United States authorities at the ar
senal have been for weeks advised of the
attempt to enlist recruits for the Southern
army. f.s
On Monday the steamer Platte Valley
WAS detained at Dunean's Island Battery,
and sixteen person selected from some two
hundred passengers, taken prisoners. ThiF-
teen Of them we're subsequently released.
Those still held are Col VIM. J. Preston,
Edmond A. Peguero and EdWaFd Blanner-
hassett. i-f ana
10 o. W Barrett, brother ofthe late Con-
gresham Barrett, Of this District, was ar
rested for alleged treason. It is said the
proofs against him are strong, and that 9TH
er pI ointment individuals are involved in the
charge Barrett will be brought before the
United States Commissioner Hickman to-day
for examination. The other prisoners will
be brought from the arsenal and arraigned
at the same time. atI -a
Six companies of Col Sigel's Regiment,
volunteers belonging to Gen. Lyons brigade,
left here last night for Rolla, the terminus OF
the Southern branch of the Pacific Railroad,
and four additional companies oi-the same
Regiment left this morning for the same des-
tiuRtion. Squads of troops will be station
ed to protect the different bridges of the
route, but the main body of the force is de-
signed for action in the Southern part Of the
State. tt~ auiFa.
The Pacific Road and Telegraph lines will
beplaeed under the protection of the Fede-
raj troops. Every effort will be mnde TO
render them effective. Three steamers are
now at the Arsenal taking on troops, whose
! destination is supposed TO be Jefferson City
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wlo have driven ont some Union men, and
intimidated others. Cen Mcclellan had it in
his programme % march two or three thou
sand troops upon that point and hold it,
Judge Summers, however, at one time the
most prominent Union man in the county, but
whose judgment had been all frightened ont
of him, went to the General-being endorsed
to him as perfectly reliable Union man
aud represented that the effect of sending
troops there at this time would be bad for
the cause. Through his earnest appeals, the
order was countermanded. Had it not been
for this, the Kanawha valley would have
been saved to the Union men, as Grafton and
Phillippi now are. Meantime the rebels
have entrenched themselves at Charleston
aud fortified the place, SC that they will
doubtless make fight at that point. When
the Grafton movement was made, these
rebels at Charleston would have fed
at the approach of Federal troops as they
did at Phinippi, but now it wil take prob
ably three thousand troops to occupy that
point. Nevertheless, it will be done, and
if my information is not entirely unfOunded
that number of Federal forces are now on
their way to that pace, and will reach it
before Saturday night So you may look
out for warm reports from that quarter.
am not at liberty to state particulars of the
movement
The Judge Summers mentioned above was
q member Of the Richmond Convection
That Convention, as you know, adjourned to
meet again on the 18th of June, (to-day.) |
Judge ). has written letter to the people of
his district, resigning his seat in that body. |
1t is timid and humiliating letter, apollo
gizing for the ordinance Of secession, and
laying special stress upon the 'fnvasion Of
our western borders by the troops of the
United Srates;" holding that as there are no
forts, arSenals or other public property here
to -re-possess, therefore the Government has
no right or reason to send troops here.
It is pitiablo to see the cringing position
of the writer, as he adopts the language of
JEFF. Davis and says "all we ask is to be
let alone" Does not the poor man know
that Virginia is saved to-day 10 the Union,
and to herself, by these same United States
troops2 And does he not further know
that in no way could he give grester aid
and comfort to the rebels and greater joy to
Letcher and his fellow cOnspiratOrs, than
by this same grumbling lelter2 Let us
hope that Gen. Mcclellan will never again
be deceived by his misrepresentation.
l have no farther particulars of the ad-
vance movement from Phillippi, but every
thing indicates that such movement will
be carried out very shortly. S. D. P.
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The Plan OF Operations, Conventional and
Military. -
WHEELING, Va, Wednesday I
MorninE. June II. 1861. Z


When the Convention meets this morn
ing it viii go to work in earnest. The
speaking viii not be as lengthy anu heated
as at the former meeting. One Of the rules
which will probably be adopted is that
limiting the speaker to ten minute speech
es. This will be = good thing. ~
There are several members Of both the
upper and lower Houses Of the Legislature
here. These, after the election Of Gov.
ernOr, viii convene by themselves in a
hall which is prepared for the purpose, hHd
60 to work. The active business of the
Convention will be done in feE days
All the counties along the 0hiO-e1cepl
Wayne, which is next Kentucky rep
resented here by their legislative mem
bers, and all the counties bordering OF
PennsylVania and Maryland.
1t seems more probable now that Pierponl
viii be Governor, and Carlile one Of the U
S. Senators. Mr.. Pierpont was briefly
sketched 10 your readers at the time of tn,
former Convention. he is next to Mr.. Car
lile-one Of the strongest men in the State
and haSfrEness and executive ability.
A statement was made few days ago il
the LEABER Of the state of affairs in Kanaw
ha county at the junction Of the Elk ant
KAhawhA rivers. Attbe county seal, Charles
ton, there has been an encampment of rebels
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TELEGRAPHIC.
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES !
LATEST FROM WHEELING.
Committee reports in fa-5
VOr Of a PPOVisiOnal
+tlI- Govern nlemt.

Especial Dispatch to the Evening Leader.l
-,, WHEELrNG, Va, June l3-l P. Nj.
The Committee on business, through it
Chairman, Hon. John Carlile, made report
embOdying declaration of the right of the
people of Western Virginia to form a Pro-
visiOnal Government, to take the place of
the one lately abolished BY the act of the
late Secession Convention.
The report goes on to rehearsO the treason
able acts of the Richmond Convention, SOL
emnly declaring the reorganization of the
Commonwealth of Virginia imperatively de-
manded, and State offices declared to have
been made vacant by the act of secession.
The question of the adoption of this re-
port will be made the special order tO-mor-
row friday morning, at IL o'clock. It
will undoubtedly be adopted. Tremendous
on announcement of the report
s.D.P.
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FROaI HARPER's FERRY.
--..- FREpERIcK. June ID.

=TC. 9re FREDERICK, June IL.
A returned Baltimorean from Harper's
Ferry informs me that the number of troops
there has been under estimated. Additional
numbers are arriving by every train, and
they were so distributed that their presence
could scarcely be detected fifteen minutes
after their arrival The probability is that
they are forwarded to other points. They
have abundance of artillery, which is so
posted as in his estimation, to render The place
impregnabIe. 1000 troops were expected
there to-day and tomorrow. -
A Baltimore Regiment is encamped at
Bolivar, armed with Tennessee rifles
The KeItuckians are regarded with gene
ral suspicion and dislike, and are in almost
open mutiny.
Provisions were abundant and the strict
est discipline was enforced.
The BaltiCore City Guards are stationed
at Suffolk near Portsmouth. ..-
The Maryland Heights are to be abandon
ed