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The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27
BETTER THAN PARTY.

~ On Saturday last the news of the
secession of "Old Virginia" was received
here with the widest delight. a SALUTE Of
eight guns was fired on the occasion, under
the superintendent of our chief gunner
Lieut. Russell. The secession Of Vir-
ginia has produced the desired effect, and
all of the border States will soon follow
Cooperation has at last been accomplish
ed.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27
For the Constitutional.
A CALL TO THE CHIvALRY OF THE
SOUTH.

SOUTH.
Ho! gallant Southern gentlemen,
He! proud and valiant band!
Throw out your banner to the breeze,
For this fair Southern land
No lovelier land than yours ween.
No ladies half SO bright;
No boiler cause, no dearer homes.
Than those for which you fight.
The cannon from Fort Sumter
You heard but t'other day,
Fair Carolina takes the lead,
Come arm you for the fray
And Mississippi sends her band,
And Alabama too!
And Louisiana in the van
Has sons both brave and true.
Georgia responds with heart and hand
Her stalwart SONS 60 forth;
She holds aloft her flaming brand
And shakes it at the North.
The Lone Star waves defiantly,
McCullochs in the van,
o! glorious Texas thou hast found
THE hour and the man.
And gallant little Florida!
Pride Of our southern land,
Full many heart beats brave and high
BY Tampa's f!owery strand.
o! haste We to the rescue!
Ye chvalrous brave men!
Nor cease to battle till you gct
Fort Iickens back again
And drive the invader from the shore
Your banner floats above;
Or veil your eyes for ever more
From those bright eyes you love.
o! gallant Southern gentlemen
May God protect the Right!
A sacred cause yc battle for,
For homes and ladies' bright,
For helpless people who depend
On you for daily bread;
Altho' their faces may he dark
Their hearts are warm and red
They look 10 YOU TO cherish them,
To feed their little ONES
Improvidrni as Children are,
o! care you for them as sons
Enliehten their bcnightcd mind
With mild Religions light;
Be kind and patient with them
And God protect the right!
Go forth o. gallant Southcrncrs
Go proudly take yoar stand
Among the nobcst of the earth,
Ic bravest Of the land!
And shout and wave your flag on high,
Rejoice We Southern band.
The dear old Mothers" with us
Shes with us heart and hand
The Border States are staunch and true.
They're with us to man.
God bless our brethren one and all
And help us Thou who can
In Thee alone we put our srns,.
To Thee alone we bend;
BE- Thou our shield and buckler strong
And our Almighty friend!
Iio Sound the clarion, beat tie 1run.
Couch each his quirering lance,
Gall On his God, and Lady bright,
1Een, G'Htlcrscn, advance
DAUGHTER OF LOUISIANA.
Rspidcs, April 9th, Is6l.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

The WEATHER AID RIvER.-We have
several had hard rains during the past
week, and to-day the clouds seem Threat
ening to "repeat the programme" The
river is slowly rising.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

~ The fine passenger packet RA-
PIDES, Capt. j. &. DOwTy, with G. j.
BARsrgw in the Office, will arrive at Alex
andria every Monday, and leave for New
Orleans every Wednesday.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

Lady Blessington said {: The separation
of friends by death is less terrible than the
divorce OF two hearts that have loved. but
have ceased to sympathize, while memory
is still recalling what they once wore to
each other"
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

The annexed paragraph is from a cor
respondent of the New Orleans Crescent,
dated St. Martinsville, April 20:
Mr.. Eddor-There is great excitement
in St. Martnsville Everything, from the
cradle TO the crutch, is in motion. Lincoln
was hanged and burnt in 'efigy here, last
night amidst great rejoicings of the people
On the 18th inst, all the young men in
the town and vicinity of st. Martinsvillc
came forth and registered their names as
volunteers, and are to be seen every dav
since actively operating on the parade
ground from 10 o'clock 4. NJ till night
Their gallant Captain, Alcibiad Dcblanc,
left for New Orleans, on the 10th inst, to
procure the necessary equipments, and en-
roll for immediate service. The ranks are
filling up every day from New Iberia,
Breaux Bridge, and Fausse Pointe. The
colored men here are getting up very
good company.
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"a Trip To PcnSucOln.

On" Of the "force" of the New Orleans
Zee accompanied detachment of Zouaves
from that city to Pensacola for the psrpose
of keeping the Bee posted" with the in
cidents of the journey. We extract from
his first correspondence such portions as
we deem will be most interesting to our
military friends:
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, on the 10th
Instructed the pilots at Norfolk to take out
DO more / :. vessels of war TO Sea.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

The Baton Rouge Advocate announces
that Col. H. W. Allen, of West Baton
tRouge, is a candidate for Congress of the
Confederate States for the FOurt Congre.-
'sional District, composed OF the parishes
of West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, St Ian
dry, Lafayette, Vermillion. West Baton
Rouge, lberville, st. Mary and st. Mar
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

10 We publish in another column, the
latcstteegraphic intelligence received here.
Our readers should not place too much
confidence in them as the telegraph has
become perfect dying machine" and dis
patches are sent over the lines, for the pur-
pose of misleading the people. The re-
ported non-rcSignation of Gen. Scott we
believe TO be false in every particular.
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TERMS

SCBsCRrPTIoN-Four Dollars per annum, in adj
vince if not paid within Six Months from the
time Of subscribing, Five Dollars. No subscrip-
ton taaan for pcriea Of less than six
MO.;ls
kBynRIYsIlS6s- inserted at the
ratc Of One Dollar per square Of ten lines or
less FOR the first assertion, and Fifty Cents for
each additional publication. Advertisements
appearine at intervals will be charged each
time the price of first publication, Upon
yearly advertisements liberal discount will be
rlade.
sOBITu AIRY NOTICES, when over a square, will be
charged at the regular rates Of advertising
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

The following extract, says the n. O.
Crescent is from private letter to a gen
tleman in this city, received yesterday:
LYNcHByRG, April 10.
Old Virginia, God bless herr is out at
last /! From the way the boys are hurrying
up things, Old Abe Lincoln will have a
warm and lively time of it. We have
seized the Gosport Navy Yard, opposite
Norfolk, as well as all the men-6,-war
there, plenty Of guns, shot aud arnmuni-
ton We expect IIarper's Ferry Arsenal
to be seized to-day. Among the ships
seized at GOsport is the splendid steam
trigate 'Merrimac,'
Tho people all over the State are wild
with excitement and eager tor the fray
Lynchburg viii not be backward, and
some Of our boys will make their make
their mark upon the Black Republican
cohorts. We are expecting President Da-
Wis Army here shortly to assist in taking
Washington City.
Of course you are all prepared to fight
the battle of New Orleans over again.
To-day all our militia are to turn out.
The Texas State Gazette has authority
for saying that 5000 men are in readiness
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

r. The city of New Orleans is report
cd to be all astir with the military compa-
MES that are daily pouring in there. New
companies are rapidly forming in the
"Crescent City" and the True Delta esti-
mates that at least 10000 volunteers will
have been enrolled at that place ere the
time expires given us by old Abe to
q" come to repentance"
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

ES' The party which was announced
sto be given at the State Seminary on the
10th May, has been indefinitely postponed
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

gy Col. Lay, recently appointed SUI
perintendent of the State Seminary OF
Learning and Military Academy, We learn
has resigned and intends going to Viz
gina for the purpose of taking an active
part in the service of his native State
We hope the post vacated by him will
soon be filled by one every way as worthy.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

TO LET.-The fine brick building on
Trout street, belonging to G. w. Barrett,
Esq, aud lately occupied by Col. Jeffreys
as Dry Goods store. 1t is desirable
place for business. See advertisement
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

The Texas State Gazette has authority
tor saying that 5000 men are in readiness
to obey any order the Governor may issue.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

At four o'clock the rcveile il beaten and
then comes roll call and breakfast. The
tents are struck, the baggage wagons forn
their long line and then start of on their
march. 1t was raining pitilessly friday
morning, and the men made their first daV =
march through the storm wrapped in them
grey blankets, which covered them nearly
from head to foot, and were confined
around the neck, giving thom more the
appearance OF monks than gay Iou-zouy
| p and down hill, up and down again.
was the order all through the piney wood.
and ia nearly every vale a stream Of watcI
crossed the road and made mash tha
had to be waded through. The road.
wagon track it might more properly Eo
termed, winds about IN the most unncccs-
sarily circuitous manner, and at short IN
tervals is made more deviating rom the
detours that have to be taken 10 avoid IN,
fallen trees which seem to have taken es-
pecial pains to fall in the exact position
that would most vexatiously obstruct the
road. The distance from Halls Landing
to the Pensacola and Montgomery Railroad
is stated to be forty-two miles, but that
must be Decline measurement. Certainly
if the road as it meanders among the trees
and goes up and down the hills was
straightened out, it would measure sixty
miles. Most of those who have travcisd il
are ready TO take oath that II is six hun.
dreI
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-27

ST. JosEPH, Mo, April ga secession flag
was unfurled here to-day, and carried through
the streets by a mounted company. it was sub.
scqnrntly raised in the market square, without
the least disturbance. The enthusiasm and cx
element We're great. That secession sentiments
are prevalent, eau no longer be doubted.
, 1861-07-16
Forward to RIeIaIaend.

Envons TRIBuHE:-1 am now some i've
week luxuriatiug III It be matter Of lu1ury,}
In III the parophernali lia-splint box, straps,
h1ndapes. crutches, &c.-of broken leg;
Broke1. alas! inglor1ously, or to borrow .
fieure, aanacondacally. Would to God it
hai besn In that forward march to Richmond,
supposed to haye commenced some six weeks
e1SGj VIII It be going beyond the truth to say
that HE whole country Is In sympathy with
vonr editorial Of to-day? All honor to the
kcsuer Of bis snakeship, the "Anaconda," !"
but it does seem as though those "folds !"
never would contract. -..
The Grand Army" Ia 1t not enough to
arouse the shade Of Napoleon? Is rebellion
to gain strength morally, and finally to awaken
the sympathy of new traitors at home, and
autccTat5 aLrGad by this mastery mac
In the name Of constitutional liberty, is the
world to lonl much longer upo7 the incapac-
ftY Of tHcnty-1hree 19illions Of freemen, with
! r.sou-ces Unlimited, and . just cause, to put
down, and reduce to order and loyalty, COM
raratively "Eandful' of rebels, without
moneyed resources, and deficient in the engine
~ ct war:
The "Anacondar'-myo own native land,
where rather, is the American Eagie?" Give
US once again her eSultant war scream, the
sHoop of her terrible wing, and the grasp Of
her crushing talons.
Death to the "Anaconda" Forward the
Eagle" to Richmond. G.
Monday 18th
, 1861-07-16

joy the Ircf1ts Of It's cultivation: The only
argument ever employed to justify the
expulsion Of the American Indians from
this country is, that the aborigtnes cannot
or will not use, improve, and cultivate it.
We take the South CarolinlRns at their
word. They say that they -cannot work
in their own climate; they tespise labor in
any climate; they can only eat the pro-
ducts of other peoples labor and after
wards fog the laborers. Why do they
cumber the ground: Why should this
traitorous minority Of idle vagabonds,
whose cole occupation for thirty years has
been to spring at the throat Of The Govern
ment, longer remain in possession of
10000 square miles Of beautiful and fertile
territory?
, 1861-07-16
Further From Missouri.
TFrpm the Drincr Whfp of Frfdny.

Further news received BY the Palmyra train
states that Col. Smith was relieved By Major
Hays, and not by Capt. Burnap's Cavalry, Who
remained there al night, but the main Ecta
n the preceding report are corroborated.
The bridge across the Fabius river WIS satu-
rated with turpentine and fred yesterday, but
was eaved from destruction by the timely ar
rival Of the guard, who, after great excrttons,
succeeded n putting 1t out before it sustain
ed any material damage.
4 report was also brought over that Capt.
Ralston had telegraphed Col. Smith that he
had surrounded q company Of secession que
rilla cavalry at Macon CITY, and wanted rein
forcements to hold them and preserve the
peace in the town, but We could not trace 1t
to any reliable source.
The news Of the woundtng Of Capt. Neal
lister is confirmed, as well as the previous re-
ports concerning the relief Of Col. Smith, by
an officer In Capt. Cahill's company, vino WIS
with Col Smith during his engagement, who
reports that Capt NcAllisteT WAS wounded In
five places, but none Of them will prove fatal /,
and he is now recovering. The first shot fired
by Col Smith, who had the tHelye-p ounder
belorgirg to this city, struck the captain Of
the secession cavalry company, cutting him
completely In two, he falling from his horse
In two pieces. They have now on hand q fine
lot Of horses captured from the seceasionlsts,
who accidentally fell from them during the
engagement. This is reliable, but the one IN
regard to Capt. Ralston is 4 mere rumor and
must be taken for what it IL worth until We
are enabled to give information that can be
relied upon.
, 1861-07-16
Very unrtasonable, aud not likely to be
cepted by the Government.
Condition Of Ell Thayer's Colony In
Vlfelutns


Virginia.
4 letter from Cezedo, Wayne county, Vir-
gtnia, written by one Of Ell Thayer's colo
nists: appears IN the Boston papers. It tells d
cory story:
"Ne are in mlserably confused condition
here. The reign Of terror has not yet COM
menced in this county, but the traitors are
trying it, and would, If they dared, begin to
arrest and drive of Union men. At tie vo-
ting on the ordinance OF secession, the county
gave five hundred aud eighty-slx majorlty
against the ordinance. But many Of the votes
against it were obtained by careful and dis
Greet management {altogother different from
the mode Of anaging such matters In yonr
state,) and the votes cannot be relied upon.
We cannot depend upon more than half tue
"Ihe excitement has been intense here for
three weeks. The camp Of the rebels on the
Kanawha is fifty miles from here, and is de.
signed to tstraighten up things in the six or
eight refractory counties in this part Of the
State. The f bells are constantly drumming
up recruits here for that camp, and theleaaeri
and all prominent tories do nothing else but
! duce them to either join the wrong party OF
refuse to countenance the loyal men. They dt
| turn many. And this is why the paulcs are 81
| frequent and so distressing.
] awe have hopes that Government will sert
In few troops. But there are very ml1.
| placeR in Western Virginia where troops arr
needed as much or more than they are her:
So VIC mean to do MI We can to protect GU.
selves, and good many viii resist TO- tn
death. It is a very bad condition Of thing:
however. Nearly half the crops Of tile conu
| try are totally neglected, and while there is s.
much excitement nc! one can properly atten
to his business"
, 1861-07-16

their OBLIGATIONS, and voted virtually to sutfer
the government to go to destruction The
people will have reckoning with them-and
It viii he eeYere one.
III. Mallory, Of Kentucky, previously to the
vote on these war bills, made q five minutes
speech, heartily pledging Kentucky to the
msfntenance Of the Government aud the Con-
:stitution. This vas 20 clear and satisfactory
to the House, that spontaneous cheer burst
forth from the floor and the galleries, which
the Speaker suppressed with some difficulty.
II the Senate, the day WAS consumed In eon-
sideriug the Military Bill and the bill confirm,
Ing the acts Of the President. II. Ifnmonsl annus
Ing resol1tion for the emancipation Of the
slaves in all States wasing waT against the
Federal Government. It was laid o4er for con
siderntiou, ALPHA.
, 1861-07-16

-aatest news Of our diplomatists, on
the continent, IT,, that 11r. Fogg, Minister to
Switzerland, LEFT Paris on the 26th for Berne,
bis future residence, in company with Mr..
Burlingarne that Hi. Fay, the retiring Minis
ter to Switzerland, is going to trase1 little In
Europe, and then return to Berne to take up
his permanent residence; and that Mr. Harvey,
the new Minister to Portugal, LEFT Paris for
Lisbon On the 9Th.
Mr. Bentley, the celebrated London pub
Usher, has failed for s1SS,o00.
The Presidency Of the Grand Trunk rail
road it is understood has been offered to Hon.
Geo. Brown, Of Toronto. the aefeated Opposi-
tion leader in Parliament.
-Heenan thinks Of fighting Mace, the con-
querer OF Hurst, in the English prize ring.
The Richmond papers make great boast
that the name Of the rebel who killed Capt
Ward, On board Of The Freedom, at Matthias
Point, WIS James sthreshly, OF Stafford, Va
He vas aa11aed with 4 Sharp's rife, aad was q
little nearer to the Freeborn than the main
bod Of the soldiers. He took deliberate aim
ana accomplished his mnrde7ous design.
-Presiten Davis, in behalf Of the ladies ol
Baltimore, recently presented 'Rag to com
| pany from that city, now in the rebel army
In his speech, he didn't refer to the war, but
| spoke Of the ''shackled condition Of Mary
!aud," and ne are told that every countenance
beantd with admiration, and youthful browE
| contracted with stern indignation as the Presi
Cen: elcqueutly poured forth old M.ryland'a
| .wfcngs, and bade each Maryland boy resolve
| f1on his irmoet soul to ayerge his down trod
/ de. State. -' - -
B. F. Kendall, = aai7e OF Kaiae: aud grad
uate Of Bordoln College, has received the ap
I po:ntment Of Superintendent Of Indla7 At
f,.zs IN Washington Te.ritc:y. Ta:s happil,
terminates ioag contest waiod hss been 60
ing On Ia regard to a2polatasah Il hat Ter
! ts.e15.
, 1861-07-16

n NAu1-
dition OF xhe Lad Or Dixie.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Trlbune.]
MAcoB' nls' july II, 1851.
Having been Tor the PAST year teacner IN
Louisiana, ana naV1ng left Nc" ofleans aa
lately aa the ON 1nsl'' BIZ ao"n TO gave you
short ACCOUNT OF tne present conaiuon o1
the southwest nave mad eonsioerabie op-
poFtuultaes Tor examination o1 resources, ano
for the observation OF pupuc 1eellng, and now
ecno you the results OF my experience
Inc boats having, as you Know, stopper
running from st. Louis aud Cincinnati to Ne"
Orleans, there is only one boat NOW Where ten
used tohe. Moreover as Its the dull season.
when all the planters are al nome, anu Inc
crops growing, there can be no conception OF
the apathy that reigns On theriver. The prin-
eipal passengers on the boats are military
companies from the country. VINO are carried
10 ne" or1eans ano 'uen o10''4o@eu W Wv
VARIOUS eafnps' 3aes -ae eo"poseo o. sas
rid.faf OF the to"ns, anu the sons o1 Inc
planters, oyerseeEe, &C.; men OF considef~ole
bravery, undoubtedly, but idle, undlsc'pHned
and broken down, in many instances, BY long
I dissipation.
There il absolutely no trade IN New Orleans:
The streets are toiefa0ig ase4s' Oh course aoa
certain oranehea OF business, saca as hote'
and grocery keeplng' continue pretty ptoa.ar
bic; OUT the olockaoea at cano aua Liz
mooth OF the river, nave, "Ath an i'oo nana'
destroyed al the pursuits WHICH ate no' aoso~
lufel5 necessary 10 1ae e3i7ssnce u Ine peopie'
Ing PARISHES afe alaost osa%..ase -. ~ ,.an5.
Whatever n''le aplouu' lelnso - - 49, 49, ~ rshs1
o. 1nc p,anleis a. 1ue pess ~ @ +xaons
uon nae oesD 90. ea ..1,:e1 =. -. aarEah eonnona
gusu Mm', 49, .s u.s,s,sra W c.nno+ 1a,.,,o,o
Au0 . a1s .-u.1a r-.1 easas;t;o. 49, -uort,,,oss
nur.eo ,, 4o s.aa s.se.t,o .aas 49,,
anu t.4' uisenos w ~ ao r: s,o.t : ~.,a;s-.
oa'e - apou. ~ psl 49, a.,>,a - s .:.,, 1.a,
on 4Ae pl,nA ~ 'e.1 "ai' I1aa.:a.;o~a ".:ss -
.upees y. 'ne Aee, s6u' -. a
'"tle'''a's ptou"'1' n0 ~ s,,1s.lI.
Apply "An in'1s''71 '''se' ~ @A''7A''tpf'
anu Athansas'
- cane " tonau mu, !on -" ~ 1 ~ ~ ~
Hensus aue s.,s;e $50 sAs ~ es-.- ~. 1880 /, -,
.a oyu' ~ en.seo.,a a.d rr,th IL, t,nds orf,cea
,e-saaa - ~ oors stood m +ha nlatfor,na ~
.tst,aas and s+roda throuoh tbe streata NJ
.~ar,, 49, Th. .b,vo,rv ve,, forever mil.
mo tbe;r hearas and dr;nking at everv ava;ia.
h1e mint Thov declared w5th f7erce oestnre,
ana oons;aarah1e nroYan;tv that thew won1d
~ ~. 49, 49, 80, 49, ~ soorod