The national Republican., 1861-05-07

the same localities on the river. How long
shall these Algerne Corsairs be suffered2
P.
THE DANGER OF INsURREcTIoN.-The Mem.
phis Apalanche perceives signs Of trouble from
the negroes in that city. 1t says that on the
cotton plantation no man apprehends any dan.
ger from his slaves, but in the city their rels.
tions are very different, where the household
servants are generally the most intelligent of
the African race, and, hearing Of the pending
war between the North and South, believe that
it exists on their account. They seek for in.
formation from the free negroes, who, in turn,
derive their knowledge from the more degraded
of the whites with their associates. "Through
their intelligence, the slave becomes an assas.
sin, and guilty of the bloodiest deed The
ignorant negro cannot foresec the evils which
must beiall him for his folly and crimes. The
negro can only harm an individual or a fami-
ly the consequence is, that negroes are slaugh.
tered like wild beasts. To avoid such contin.
gencies, it has occurred to us that the necessi.
ties of the public demand the removal Of free
negroes from the city. They can, in the midst
of The impending struggle, do no conceivable
good, and accomplish nothing but harm. Many
of our citizens have already suggested the fact
that their slaves are under the malign influence of
the free negroes. lnsubordination is even now
recognised, and house servants are constantly
informing their mistresses Of the sayings of the
freed men,"
Major Anderson came on to Washington
attired as private citizen. In the Philadel.
phia depot he was first discovered, and COM
PEELED to receive the ovations of troops of
friends. The ladies there insisted upon seeing
him, and he received their attentions with rare
modesty. In the New Jersey cars, q man, who
was not to be deferred, seeing Captain Pratt, Of
the second artillery, concluded at once that he
was Major Anderson. He forthwith COM
menced speech, and would not be checked
until he got through it. Captain Pratt then
addressed the irrepressible gentleman as fol-
lows: 81 beg your pardon, sir, but l am not
Major Anderson. This is he who sits Just be-
hind me- The Jesse May was dumbfounded
when he discovered that the plain country.
looking gentleman was the Major for whom his
speech was intended.
Gov. SPRAGUE TO THE People OF RHODE
IsLAND.-Gov. Sprague, Of Rhode Island, has
issued the following address to the people Of
his State:
TO the People Of Rhode Island: The oppor.
tune arrival of the Rhode Island and other
troops at Washington has saved the capital.
The Government will do all that is necessary
to protect themselves and save the Union, and
will not call upon Rhode Island to exhaust re.
sources until necessity compels it. The first
and second detachments have arrived, and
received the unqualified praise of the Presi.
dent and General.in. chief. The light bat.
terry Of artillery will arrive tomorrow. As there
is no immediate necessity for my presence
L.. hall L.,I- al n..I
Meantime, no further enrolment or eXpendi-
lures are necessary. The Secretary of War
desires my acceptance Of the position Of Gen.
eral, but our Constitution prohibits it. am
desirous of being where can best serve the
country. The officers and men of the Rhode
Island regiment have conducted themselves
like true soldiers. WM. SPRAGUE.
OBTAINING NORTHERN VESSELS AT CHARLES
roN.-The Charleston Mercury of the I'd says,
"Governor Pickens received dispatch from
3 cretary MemminSer yesterday, authorizing
the detention of all Northern vessels in the port
of Charleston, with instructions to the collector
of the port not to grant any more clearances to
Northern vessels, and to prohibit the exporta.
ton of rice to Northern ports. The Governor
promptly issued his orders accordingly"
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA-TwC
FIREMEN KILLED.-The extensive adamantine
candle manulactory of David Thain & Co., in
Philadelphia, was discovered to be on fire al
81 O'Clock on Friday night. The flames origi
mated in the rear Of the building, among Ger
tain combustible materials, which, from spon
taneous ignition, have before menaced the
safety of the property. In ten minutes thi
heavens were lit up with beautifully changing
| lights, that rose and fell in the west, like some
glorious aurora. At one time parties at Third
and Chestnut streets could read newspaper
by the glare of the reflected flames, although
the burning building was more than two mie'
| distant.
just at eleven o'clock, when the scene wa
most beautiful and the flames hottest, the from
wall on Callowhill street fell with a tremendous
crash, involving in its fall two men, one o
whom, VIM. McCay, was instantly killed anC
another, Peter Faulkner, badly wounded, ant
much mutilated. 1t is stated he will die. Thes,
men were connected with the Independent ant
Monroe Engine Companies. Two other men
belonging to the Good Will Hose Company
we're wounded The mutilated bodies wer,
borne away upon a shutter, and the roar of tn,
flames went on. The loss cannot be positivel
known. The place was partially insured.
Hon. Henry j. Seaman, an old New Yorl
dry goods merchant, member OF Congress from
lS45 TO lS47, and private secretary to Governo
King, died at his home on Staten Island on tn
| I'd iust aged sixty.fiy wears, leaving q wifi