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cause the municipal authorities of their
homes refuse all sustenance to their families.
Boston, May 17.-Ex.President Pierce
is out in favor of a peaceful separation.
MOBILE, May 1.-THE privateer steam
er Ivey, captured, as prize, the ship
Marshall, of Providence, this morning.
Outside the bar, another vessel has been
captured, whose name is unknown.
HARpER's FERRY, May l7.-An attack
is daily expected. Virginians are arriving
in numbers, and every means Of defence is
availed of.
WASHINGTON, May l7.-Orders have
been issued that the rapid firing Of three
guns and the ringing Of the alarm bells, is
to be the signal for the men in the encamp.
ments to be marched to the city.
Eighteen privates Of the New York Fifth
Regiment were drummed out, yesterday,
because they refused to take the oath.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The diplomatic
corps are anxiously waiting the course Of
events. It is rumored that France has an
agent travelling throughout the South.
The expenses of the War Department are
enormous, and fears have arisen of raising
sufficient means.
The New York Tribune is becoming a.
larmed, and says that Virginia is full Of
troops, armed and equipped.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-21

The LONDON TIMEs.-The New York
Herald is disgusted with the views Of the
London Times and its correspondent, Mr..
Russell, on American affairs. The Times
and Mi. Russell are beginning to get
glimpse of the real state of things in this
country, and hence the peevish complaints
of the Herald, which the Times will prob
ably regard about as much as first'class
locomotive does the yelping Of Scotch
terrier.-Richmond Dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-21

FROM NORFOLK. people of Norfolk
are fortifying every approach to the city,
and troops are pouring in daily. They have
declined allowing any steamers to enter
their port, not even to bring the mails, as
the enemy will thereby gain knowledge
of their purposes. All communication is
now cut off by the bay. No visitors are allow
ed at Fortress Monroe, but its garrison is
very strong, numbering about seven thou.
sand men.
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CAN'T STAND LONG WAR.-The New
York Herald Significantly remarks:
The business community demand that the
war shall be short; and the more vigorously
it is prosecuted the moro speedily will it be
closed Business men can stand a tempo
rary reverse They can easily make ar
rangemeuts for six months or year. But
then cannot endure long, uncertain and
tedious contest.
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FEDERAL Troops OCCUPYING BALTI-
MoRE.-The Baltimore Sun, of Tuesday,
says:
Last evening, the United States troops
encamped at the Relay House, being previ-
ously relieved by other troops, were en-
barked on train of cars and quietly ar
rived at ;be Camden station about o'clock.
The police authorities were not notified Of
the movement until the appearance of the
train made it manifest, when Capt. Boyd,
of the Southern District, repaired to the
station with twenty-five officers, but the
number of spectators collected was not so
large as to incommode the troops in disem.
barking. The troops comprised the Sixth
Massachusetts, Regiment, tie Eighth New
York Regiment and the Boston Light Ar
tillery Company, six pieces, making alto
gether 1900 men. The body was COM
manded by Gen. Butler in person.
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TRADE IN THE CoNFEDERAcY.-We are
grati6ed to learn that our merchants are
now receiving large supplies of coffee, and
other merchandise from New Orleans, 0ia
Memphis. Also, that several shipments OF
rice have been made by railroad to Rich
mond, Memphis, Mobile, and other points
in the Confederate States.
We hear that upwards Of 1000 bales Of
Cotton have been sent over the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad, to I'LL up vessels
now loading at Savannah for Liverpool
MercNry.
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Posi- OFFICE STAMps.-There seems to
be anxiety in regard to postage stamps when
the Confederate Government, through the
Post Office Department, takes charge of the
service. There need be no alarm on this
score, for design has been selected and a
contract partially made for supply. The
new stamp is very beautiful, and quite in
contrast with the old. The size is trifle
larger, and in the centre is an elegant steel
engraving of Washington, "a front view,)
taken from his we'll known portrait painted
by Stuart. 1t will meet with universal ap-
probation, and will probably meet the pub
lie eye early in June, or as soon thereafter
as practicable. Montgomery advertiser.
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The Southern Column.

Some $4,000 troops, destined for Virgin
ia, says the Athens (Tenn.,) Post, have
passed over the road in the last ten days
They are generally we'll uniformed, and
most of them we'll proportioned men.
The forces of North Carolina, in large
numbers, are said to be concentrated at
Weldon, ready to advance, at moments
warning, to any point in Virginia where
their services may be needed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-21
CONCORD CORRESPONDENCE.
CONCORD, n. c., May II, 1861.

Editors of Yorkvile Enquirer:
set foot on the soil of the Old North
State few days ago, and, of course, found
everything astir. As I approached the bor-
ders of the Rip Van Winkle Commonwealth,
1 catechised myselfin this wise-"Am l 60
ing to the United States or not ?" The de-
liberate response of my intellect and heart
was-ssNo, 1 am not" North Carolina
has utterly spurned the rule of the despots
at Washington, and is now virtually one of
the Confederate States.
On my arrival in Charlotte, about the
first object that met my gaze was the flag
of the South waving in triumph from num-
ber of the most prominent buildings in the
place, and the soldiers tents pitched on the
grounds of the Military Institute. The red
coats who saluted US, are part of the legion
which is being raised, drilled and equipped,
by Charles F. Fisher, of Salisbury.
On the afternoon Of my arrival at the
"Cradle Of Liberty" a stalwart Company
of about ninety from Cleveland County,
marched through the streets to their quar-.
ters at the Institute.
A native North Carolinian who was ma
king his way back from New York, where
he has resided for several years past, in-
formed me fully in regard to the spirit and
belief of the denizens of Gotham, and of
the North generally.
He says that the whole affair is simply a
matter of dollars and cents. When the first
gun was fired at Fort Sumter, the North
saw that the Rubicon was passed-the
South could never be retained by the coax
ing process Unless whipped back, she
would never return to the old Union. The
North was ruined without the South, and
hence, as the last effort at the old game Of
growing rich out of those whom they ma
ligned, it was determined to coerce the
South into the former fellowship of States.
This it was thought could be easily done.
The South could be conquered in a few
weeks, and glory would cover the Northern
armies. 1t was supposed that as soon as
the Union banner, SO called, was unfurled
South of Mason and Dixon's line, thousands
would rally around it, and thus the Seces-
sion rebels could be overawed and subdued.
Volunteers were only asked for three
months campaign, and the volunteering
was done in the jubilant spirit which char.
acterizes fourth Of July celebration. In
the meantime, the tattered banner shot from
the parapet of Fort Sumter was displayed
as in the hands of Washington, and Major
Anderson sho'ced himself to the excited
nultitudes. The cryof the stars and stripes
was raised; few Of the city companies
enlisted, and the starving thousands were
gathered up from the grogshops, the sew
ers, and the brothels, and marched off il
hot haste to Washington City and othel
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THE SOUTHERN FoRTs.-The New York
Daily News says it is the opinion of the
ablest officers in the federal army that the
Notifications seized by the Southern States
cannot be retaken; that the defeuces of the
Belize are impregnable, and that Fort Pu-
laski cannot be reduced by any fleet or army
the United States can send against it.
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NEWS.
Opened and Examined.

From the special kilograms to the Charles.
ton Mercury, on Saturday morning, we
learn that Mr.. Holland, bearer Of dispatches
to the President of the Southern Confede-
racy from the Commissioners now in Eu-
rope, was arrested at the North and his pa
pers opened and read. He was then suffer-
ed to depart.
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r AND FOR SALE.-THE SUB

/ SCRIBER offers for sale VALUABLE PLANIA,
miles west OF Charlotte, the waters nf Paw Creek ana
the Caawba River The tract contains N0 ACKEs about
GO acres of which Is fine CREEK AND R!FER BOII
necessary oubudings. .
PAYMENT can be made to suit purchasers For furer
particulars address the subscriber ut Clay liil s. =:
May2l ~ 'h
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0bltuarp.

Drsp-In Yorkvillc on Saturday, 18th instant, BESSIE
LAIRD youngest daughter of J. c. and W. E. Mlle aged
II months and 30 days. ,,,
Suddenly, in this District, the 9th instant, Mr.. GILL;
BERT ENl.OE, in the Seth year OF his age
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(because degraded by Coustitutiondefying
fanaticism, stars and stripes. A flag which
now only means, "stars for the Northern,
and stripes for the Southern States"
Montgomery Mail.
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points. This was the commencement of
the insane and hellish crusade. What the
ending will be I leave the reader to con-
lecture. BURKE.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
A Poor Mans Friend.

The last Journal says, {" Shades
refused to give tho Democrat his
printing when solicited to do so--re.
fused to, when it was offered to be
done at price % per cent. less than
now, offering to let Shades pocket the
extra 25 per cent
Now. Me-, Shades did not tell You
all the history tine facts are simply
these: Shades sworo he would not
let McBeth DO bis printing unless be
would stop his drinking ;lthat Nc.
Beth had got perfectly Ornary. About
that time Shades was at us to pay
him some money, and we mentioned
to another person that we would, for
the sake Of paying the debt we owed
Shades, and to that amount, do the
Sheritf's printing for SIS on the 500,
supposing that he was going TO take
it from McBeth. Shades is guilty oi
a breach Of confidence, for the conyer.
satiOn was, as we are told, private and
confidential on the part Of this third
person, a gentleman who was he
friend. ','''o ..'
We did ask Shades to let US do the
printing Of q case where he held an
execution against US, stating We rad q
hard time topay debts, let alone costs,
provided it did not offend McBcth
with him, but this he did not do, nor
did We have much hope he would,
becabseWe werewell aware he would
put himself to Inconvenience to draw
all the money out cfus he could, and
put it into the pockets OF partizan
friends. We believe now he would
do it, even if It beggared us and our
family.
But take Shades at his word, will
the Journal explain why Shades did
not save one dollar out of every five
to the poor men of our county whose
property he was selling under the
hammer? If Shades is the poor mans
f;iend, why not save them all the costs
he could I Answer these questions,
but don't charge on us, for we have
not opened this discussion, nor have
We used any epithets in commenting.
Don't make Shades our tool, that we
cOald compuilnm to pocket S25 on
tho S10O.oda aa '.,.a
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
RepublicRn Tariff. Now.

Since the election the tariff is not
for protection to our manu!actors, as
the Secretary Of the Treasury must
now hold out inducements to Eng,
land to ship over her iron, in order to
raise some money, and as inducement
to bring it in from Europe, Chase
recommends to Congress in his re-
port that the duty be reduced from Sc
to S. per ton on Pig Iron /; from SIS
to Sl4 on Bar Iron; and Railroad
Iron from S1a to $40 per ton.
What now, says our iron men Of
Vintonp who voted for Lincoln and
Horton because they promised you
more protection on iron Had you
not better get up petition to Horton
for that protection that will bring you
a big price for iron, and raise the wages
Of our laboring men Of Vinton eeauty
around these furnaces 7 Did not the
Republicans promise You more than
Sc per ton protection on Pig Iron q
Did they tell you tho truth7 = An.
s~er these Questions to your hearts
content, but first read Chase's report,
aid then ask yourself ifthese men did
not attempt to humbug you Where
is your more protection and high
wages for your laboring men fuoZ @, /,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
No Abolitioniste,

b., Joshua R. Giddings' son, Captain
oftho Ashtabula Rifles. now at Camp
Chase, has been appointed Major in
il tue regular service. a't
This Giddings never served a day
p in the army, but because he is q son
OF sod Josh j" he outranks Captain
Doubleday, and is equal in rank to
Lieutep1t slemmcrs, all Of whom have
served in the army for many years,
and have pfOven, by acts, that
they have the qaalitiss Of Com.
lnanders, 80, ..r
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
LEGAL NOTICE.
The State OF Ohio. VintOn County
COuPt OF Common Pleas.

Juhn T. Mackey. Adminisifs.
tor of the Estate Of William
McPeak, deceased. plaintiff. .D,;o0
Against N""
William r. McPeak and Jena.
than MrPeak, defendants.
THE said defendants whose PLACES Of
= residence Is unknown will take no.
tice that the plaintiffs on the 9th day Of yu-
w. 1851, Med in the Office Of the Clerk OF
me Court Of Common Pleas, Of ViAiOn
Noun'y ONO, petition sgainsl thrm sitting
out hrst. Thar the deceased in his life time,
to-wis; On Ihe 4th day Of October, A. D.
iSol' was the owner In Zee siWple of the
following real estate, to.wit: One hundred
crts of OF The east SIDE Of ths north half Of
the sout h-east quarter and the south half Of
the northeast quarter Of SEE lion numher
twenty.six (No. 26) township number ten
mo. 10 y OF range number nineteen (No.
l9l district Of lands subject 10 sale az
Chillicothe Ohio. commencing at a locust
stake on the north line Of said traet ard
thence running south 10 smother stake on the
south line Of said tract, situaud 10 Vinton
County Ohio. .-a.- r.o
I'd. That said decedeni, on said 2Ist
day Of October, A. D. 1861, bergained and
sold said premises to said defendants at and
for the sum Of tvo hundred dollars (e2o0,)
payable in equal instsllments Of one, two,
three and four years, with interest from date,
no part OF which has been paid BY said de.
PENDANTS, and.said Defendants ore fuFthef no.
tilted that they are required to answer to
said petition on or before the third Saturday
after the 22d day Of August. A. d. 1861.
The prayer Of the petition aforesaid 10
that judgment te rendered against said de.
defendants for said sum Of TWO hundred dol.
lars (S2oo } with interest from October slt,,
1851, and in deibult OF their pa, ing the same
within reasonable time 10 be fixed by the
court, that said premises. be ordered 10 b.
sold and the proceeds arising from said sale
applied to the ray ment Of said debt, andios
other reli (. e..Un,
BixoHAM, HrwITr, HAnILroN 81
Joas T. MAcxEY, Atys. 70, Pl'fs.
July IL, 81, w6. aH.e
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
Gross AIisrepresentalions.

The last Journal in an editorial
says we, for few weeks, have vented
personal spleen upon Shades, Nc
Dowell and Martin, ..and that some
honest Democrat SAYS it was an out.
rage that ought not to be tolerated.
Now, no sane man can say that we
abused the persons alluded to; Shades
! first called us q traitor we, in mild
language, advised him to ask some
body that knew, what treason was.--
Mcdowell said, as Wycof informed
US, that he must take property ont Of
our possession we said the law did
not 80 require, and every lawyer who
reads must 80 admit. We mentioned,
on the word Of two men, what Martin
said, and did not abuse him, but said
if wrong We would correct instead
4
of CORRECTION we arc called a skunk,
&c. Who commenced the abuse O.
The Journal then says we violently
cen8ure the officers for doing their
duty; this is simply lie we never
led an officer astray in our life, and
Mr.. Wycoff will so say, we think. II
is the officers own business to leave
the property in the possession Of the
debtor, if he chooses, even if directed
not do so by the Judgment Creditor.
Again, the Journal says only q
few would have known that cur pro.
perty was levied on, if we had mol
exposed on1selt. Does the Editor Of
the JournaI suppose for a moment
that we will assume any other character
in this community than our true one
No, sir; we don't belong to that class o!
hypocritcs, whose name is legion
among us, who sail under false col.
ors, and pretend to be What they are
not. We are not around getting
credit upon false pretensc, as some
we could name have done. We say
to the journal, roll on this ball, you
cannot do US greater kindness, but
do usthe favor to copy our articles,
or the portions yoa object to. 10
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
pemoerntlo Pola nn,.inr

On the 18th inst, the Democracy
Of HamdsD had the most enthusiastic
meeting we have attended for years.
The hickory pole raised is a fine oEe,
1S0 feet high, with a beautiful Ma.
tional banner floating from il. The
Vinton Cornet Band was in attend.
Gnce, and national airs added to the
general enthusiasm. A Jackson
County Band Of field music was also
in attendance. After the pole was
planted, tie meeting was organized
by appointing o. T. Cunning. Esq,
Chairman, who, in q clear and argu.
mentatiVe speech, laid down the prin-
ciples Of the Democracy, as uphold.
ing the Union and maintaining the
Constitution and enforcement OF the
Laws. Mr.. Cunning was interrupt.
ed by a severe hail storm, when the
people after thestOnn assembled again
in the street, and we addressed them
about an hour, when another storm
came up. After the reading Of o let.
ter from Mr.. Stafford, who was ex.
pectel to address the meeting, and a
letter Of Senator Douglas, the crowd
returned to their homes, without any
disorder or accident to mar the harmo-
ny OF the occasion. The crowd was va.
riously estimated at from 700 to l..
900. There was no public notice
given Of the meeting, or many more
would have been present. Our friends
at Hamden should have forwarded US
q notice in time for the Democrat
Altogether the meeting was credita.
BILE to the citizens OF Hamden, and
shows that the fires of '76 are not yet
extinguished. May the God Of our
Fathers assist us all in upholdihg the
Constitution, in this crisis, in its true
spirit, until all our foes are overcome
and peace once more established.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
Mass Convention.

We call attention to the call Of our
Central Committee for q Democratic
Mass Convention, to appoint dele.
gates to tho State Convention, Avg.
7lh. Let every Democrat that can
conveniently do SO, turn out aid hear
for himself, and add his counsel in
our present difficulties.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
Violent Hail storm.

On last Friday, 12th inst, the south
side Of Vinton and north of Jackson
was, about 81 o'clock, visited by the
heaviest hail storm we have ever
heard Of. North of Ilamden it GOV.
cred the ground seme six inches, and
in PAGES was nine inches deep, the
largest being the size OF a small heb
egg, Killed chickens, knocked down
dogs, pigs and small animals general
ly. At five o'clock we saw it on the
road north Of IIamden some two
miles, froze solid, the hills having the
Of o snow storm. There
was serious damage done to the crops.
Wheat ard grass not yet cnt was lev.
eled to the earth, the corn striped en-.
tirely of it's blades, stalks broke off,
hundreds Of acres ruined, apples
thrashcd of, gardens destroyed, win.
dows sHaPhed, &c. Itextendedsome
ten miles west, as we learn from citi.
zcns OF our county, and north cast
some eigh! miles, how far south we
have not learned. n~'.d u
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
Kentucky,

This State will, as we believe, from
from what we can gather, will be in a
civil war before the let ofAugust. The
Confederates are concentrating force
Of 20, 900 in Tennessee near tho Ken.
tucky line, mostly from Kentucky.-
Tennessee is sending hef forces in
Eastern Tennessee, to head the Union
movement there evidently. We hopo
our proper authorities viii be on the
alert in time. Delay then certainly
10 dangerous, .gl-le -1sal
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
Casualty.

Mr.. Samuel McElroy started foI
hcme last Saturday, and when nearly
out Of town, his horse, from some
cause, started back, and threw him
his foot sticking in the stirrup he
was dragged in this position and
struck against stump, breaking the
ribs from the back bone and seriously
injaringthc left lung. His recovery
is doubtful.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
LEGAL NOTICE.
The S'ate of Ohio, tihton County
COnrt of Common Pleas, v

-- - ~'~N'A"- NAN"~' t. ~
OLIVER TRlPP, whose place Of resi-
" de nee unknown, but who Is sup.
posed to res in the state of Indians, win
take notice that William Patterson, Of tho
County of Vinton. In the state of Ohio, did
on the 18th day OF March, A. D. 1861, flo
his Petition in the Court of Common Plras,
within and for the said County Of Vinton
and State oi OhiO, Ogains, the, said Oliver
Trip. setting forth aud charging the sA id
Oliver Trip with having seduced Sarah
Jane Patterson the daughter and relvant Of
the said Plaintiff, William Patterson, tnd
praying 10 recover judgment ugohstIths
said Oliver Trip, Defendant. for the sum OF
five hundred dollars damages, which the said
Plautiff has sustained BY reason Of said Sc.
ducticn. That an order OF Ottochment has
been issued in said action to the Shcriffs Of
the counties Of Vin,cn end Jackson, 10 said
Slateof Ohio against the property and effects
OF said Defendant and the said De fendant is
further notified that he is required 10 appear
and anSw er said Petition on or before the
third Saturday after the 22d day Of August.
A. D. 1861. .agjisN..
WILLIAM PATTERSON.
BY BrScuAM, Htwirr & HAnnroN,
: 49,. His Att0rn VS..
July.li, 1861, 6Y.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-18
Hurrah for AshtabuIa.

r We are informed upon the authori
. ty ofa gentleman that Jeff Columbus
yesterday, that company foI tho war
o had arrived there from Ashtabnla
county, and that eighty six of the
eighty nine membefs Oft were Dem.
osrah. There are only nine hundred
,, Democratic voters In the county to
fEs thousand Republicans. --EsQ.