Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-04-26
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april ls.-The President suspends APP
pointments to attend to more important bus
mess.
Baltimore has raised two Union regiments,
and two each from Kentucky Tennessee and
Missouri are expected, Notwithstanding the
refusals of the Governors of those States to
furnish.
ExPresident Fillmore has addressed the
citizens Of Buffalo in support of the Govern
ment.
jeff Davis issued proclamation on the
18th for vessels to be commissioned to make
war upon U. s. commerce. SO he makes war
by sea and by land-not against the Govern
ment Of the U. s. but against its citizens and
their property.
A. F. Stewart of New York, has offered
one million of dollars to the u S. Govern
ment.
1t is said that forty-nine were killed and
one hundred and thirty wounded in Fort
Moultrie. If so, Anderson fought WE'LL
Rhode Island has appropriated $780, 900
for war purposes.
Government is fully sustained in all the
Free States, irrespective Of party
Apra l9.-Of the enrolled militia, 1859.
l,629 900 were in the Free States, and ,O9s,-
600 in the Slave States OF population tho
Free States have 10000 900, and the Slave
States 100000, of which one-third are
slaves.
The loss at Montreal by the food was ST.
600, 900
Tho soldiers Of 1912 at Washington are
organizing to defend the city.
In the Canadian Parliament on the 18th,
Mr. McDougal said that if the existing evils
in consequence Of the Canadian Union are not
obyiated, Canada West will join the free
states of the United States.
The Boston Courier has concluded to sup
port the government.
Harper's Ferry is believed to be all right,
rumors TO the contrary Notwithstanding
1t seems that Virginia has seeded. Gov.
Letcher has recognized the independence Of
the Southern Confederacy, and ordered the
milita to be in readiness 70 defend the State.
This indicates that Virginia has not Joined
the Southern Confederaey yet, and is to act
on her own account for the present.
Il sres that that the L. S troops themselves destroy
ed the armory, arsenal and numuhsn ~ Harpers
Ferry % prevent capture by superior force Of NiTgnlns.
II s reported that Fort Pickens contains 500 men
and that u. s. vessels OF war noW lie outside Of the
port
negro instruction Is expected in the cotton states
A gentleman who passed through Tennessee says the
American flag was flying every where
Union men in Virginia threatened with Ign hing.
or course secession has thriycn onlA by violence
At New York the 18Th IL rel oIed that Jefferson
Davis within q hours march Of Washington bur
We don't helieyeit.
wAsuINoroN, April l0-No measures are n pro-
gress Tor disseminating the mails SOUTH but on ihe eon-
tfary contractors have recently been here noon mat sec-
tion and arranged for facilitating the transporAuoE OF
the malls The Postmaster General has distinctions
oply tn suspcnd IN case of ohsrurulns The city this
moininr Is comparatively quiet
The following is copy OF dispatch received by Col
WAsHiSGToN, April 10 1881.
To j. T. GOoDRIcH, Collector -tirant no clearance
for an vessel South Of Maryland ill otherwise ordered
S. P CHASE, Secretary Treasury.
Aprii 20 Major Anderson did not surrender fo't
Sumter but simply evacuated without giving up hs
sword wgfaI could not get in until he gave up his
,word and then he begged Anderson TO stop hns and
lake any terms he wanted The U S vessels did intend
10 reinforce sumter but prevented by the gale