The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-02-06

The Charleston correspondent Of the Phil
adslphia Press says:

The Charleston correspondent Of the Phil.
adslphia Press says:
PRINTER RUE OUT.
A few days previous to this writing,
Philsdelphisn, who wss employed a. q COM
positor in the Office of the Charleston Mer-
eury, had to follow the North Storl He
was foolish enough to let whiskey obtain
ascendency over him one evening, and. In
the exubersnce of his spirit, called for three
cheers for Major Anderson.
DISTRESS AMONG MECHANICS.
had hoped that what distress existed was
confined to the free colored population who
had been discharged from employment on
political grounds. / am sorry to be obliged
to admit that such is not the case, and that
although great pains have been taken to
deny 1t, there are really hundreds of indus
trious stevedores, mechanics, and laborers
who know not whore to obtain the next
meal. Every possible influence has been
brought to bear to induce them to enlist In
the South Carolina army. Two dollars
bounty and eleven dollars q month is q great
temptation to men when hunger is gnswing
at their vitals, and 1t has been the Cause Of
many poor, honest men (who have really no
sympathy with treason) donning the Pal
metto uniform; but then the msrried men,
who have wives and little children looking
to them for protection and support 10 future
years-they cannot afford 10 make targets
of themselves even for eleven dollses Q
month; it 10 amongst them that great and
appalling distress will soon be visible.
have taken great pains in probing this
subject to the bottom, in consequence of the
contradiction given to all statements re-
garding distress, and these may be relied
upon as the real facts OF the case.
i CAREFUL OF PATR1cIAN BLOOD.
One OF the arguments which have induced
the chivalry to delay go long the attack on
Fort Sunpter has beea their inability to fill
the ranks of what they call the Irregular ar
my" Of South Carolina with plebeians; OF
course they do not wish to waste patrician
blood in the encounter; end there are doubt.
less hundreds who will cheerfully pay elev.
en- dollars month, If by 80 doing each one
can find reliable substitute, to fill his place
at the "touch hole" or the "trigger." do
not mean you 10 infer by this that the South
Carolinians lack courage; there are many
brave, but mistaken, men from the country
districts, who will fearlessly die in support
: of what they believe to be their rights and
liberties; but is it not natural, that amongs,
the inhabitants OF the cities there should be
found many willing TO preserve their lives,
In order that they may enjoy the milIennisl
peace and happiness, and perhaps profit
with which the Southern Confederation il
to surround them!
SICK sEcEssIoNIsTs.
Many OF the legislators from the northern
part of the State have not hesitated to ex
press privately their Indignation at the ex
treme peril in which every interest of the
State has been placed by conniving politi
cions. Many, sick snd tired of the whole
matter, have hurried home to their families
and though the Legislature has not yet sd-
jourDed, there are not moro than one.thirt
now in attendance at the sitlings. Ont
gentleman, friend OF my own, who lives
on the borders Of Georgia, read me ette
, from his little daughter, which said, "Deal
papa, do come away from that beastll
Charleston, tor Gods sake, before they Kill
you," and home he went, telling me, as h
said "farewell," that, had he known that tn,
interests of South Carolina were to be "gam
bled for by hcartess und urtful politicians
he never would have engaged in secession
ENTERPRISE
The Charleston correspondent of The New
York Times says:
PLAYING IN BED WITH REvoLvERs.
| suppose there was never a revolution
Chat is the proper name 10 call IT'D befor,
where so many volunteers enlisted from thu
: moneyed classes. There is company OF
: Morris Island OF one hundred men, ever,
, one of whom has either a plantation of hi
own, or will own one by inheritance -
There are men among them who would bt
r worthy Of any stee, but am Obliged L
confess that the boy elements is rather to,
large for strict discipline. There is more
, insubordnation among them than meets th,
eye, and sad Icxity of discipline. Thinl
Of troops when off duty skylarkiDg In be-
with loaded revovers, aad playing war in
!, such harmless manner that one comradt
: mortally wounds his fellow Such was the
case at Sullivan's Island Barrack on
Wednesday. ..." .
: MAI. ANDERSON SOUND TO THE CORE.
1t is a matter Of great surprise here that
certain leading sheet in your City shoult
. give circulation to the monstrous rumors
concerning Mi. Anderson's intended sur
render OF Sumter when Lincoln assumes
the Presidential reins. South Carolinaiane
are brave if they are SO rash, and they wor-
ship bravery in others. They know anc
teel that the commander Of th,t island fort
that sternly frowns on their city, and who
holds the lives of this people in his iron will
/ is perfectly incorrvptible His father was o
J hero. and defended this very city against the
British. His mother was of the same blood
as Chief Justice Marshal, Of Virginia, and
o he himself is allied by marriage to daugh
. ter OF the gallant CIinch, of Georgia. Hi
: being born in Slave State, and allied BY
marriage to one, has nothing to do with hi
patronism now or his fanced posit ion here
after. An author, soldier and a gentle
q man, of strict religious sentiments, MAO
!. Anderson is looked upon here as sound 20 tn
+ core 10 bis devotion to the Union which thg!
q have cast out, and they know he will deien'
II himself If called upon even though he ma!
q hurl destruction on Moultrie, Pickney, ant
q Char lesion itself. a.ss1H .....
T. FORT SUMTER TO BE ATTACKED.
heard on 'chsnge to-day, from reliabl
~ source, though do not vouch for its truth
: that Governor Pickens has despatched
u messenger to Colonel Hayne, requiring hin
- - at given time during the present week, I
~ y demand from the President that Fort Sum