Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-05-17


the bombardment of Fort Sumter. She
says she knows that many Of the rebels
were killed, and on the street where she
resided and the adjoining streets, there
were $50 funerals. A gentleman in
Massachusetts recently returned from
there, confirms the above. There is lit
tie doubt that the traitors in that siege
suffered more than they would have ap-
pear.
The following gems of Southern edit
orial writing are taken from the Rich
mond papers Of May Z;
"The drunken beast now stalled in the
Presidential mansion at Washington"
"The North--whose mercenary legions
of pickpockets, burglars, and rowdies,
tape-measurers and pumpkins are now
attempting to organize themselves into an
army
Are relentless, coarse, greedy, and
bloody. They will pillage our houses,
violate our women, insult and murder
our defenseless citizens"
The Pennsylvania Quakers are fully
up to the war mark The Philadelphia
Press says:
In a Friends meeting in Delaware
county, a member was named on a com
mittea to prevent young members Of the
society from volunteering to put down
rebellion. The individual so named rose
and declared he could not serve on that
committee, as he thought It solemn duty
toput down the rebellion at all hazards.
Another member was then named who
also declined serving. lie said he al
ready had a son in "A volunteer company,
and if bis own services were needed to
put down the Southern treason, he was
ready to 60 himself"
The Philadelphia Press gives the fol-
lowing as Buchanan's opinion Of public
affairs:
"A gentleman who saw ez-President
Buchanan a few days ago represents that
he is in a most feeble condition, greatly
depressed at the condition Of public af-
fairs, and yet earnestly in favor Of the
course Of the present Administrations
He givesitas his unqualified opinion that
no foreign government win recognize the
Southern Confederacy, aud declares with
great emphasis chat those in The lead of
chat movement should be put down if it
led to a seven years war and to the ex-
penditure Of hundreds Of millions Of
dollars. He should have thought Of all
this year ago"
New YoEE, May u. Aspecial dis
patch to the Times from Washington, on
Saturday, says messenger by a special
train from the Relay House, says that
.Col. Jones scouts were driven in by a
large force Of rebels from Harper's Fer
ry, and General Butler sent two regi-
ments from Annapolis to reinforce him.
Gen. Mansfield sent 1900 men and
body Of cavalry and artillery from here.
An attack was expected tonight or to-
morrow
A special dispatch to he Herald from
Washington, says that a negro trader
from Richmond states that tits the inten-
ton of the rebels to open the conflict as
soon as possible. They complain that
the Montgomery Government is too slow.
jeff Davis has been expected at Rich
mond for the last eight days. He says
he was informed by Governor Letcher,
that no definite plan of operations had
yet been determined upon, though the
Southern States were concentrating large
bodies of troops in Virginia.
The rebel army is erecting heavy bat
ferries at Jeferson's Rocks, which are
said to command the Virginia and Mary
land sides of the Potomac and Shenan-
doah, and other approaches. When the
Government gets ready to march in that
direction, the rebels will speedily be dis
lodged,
An army officer from Cairo reports
that there is not the slightest apprehen-
sion Of an attack, and that there are
plenty of troops there to hold it against
any force from the South.
A gentleman named shean, from Vir-
giuia, has been arrested for uttering Sc
cession sentiments.
Capt. Meigs has been all day recon-
noitering the nights overlooking Wash
ington, with view to the erection ofior-
Gov. Letcher is said to have written
a letter to the officer commanding at Har-
per's Ferry to withdraw bis forces from
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