Newbern weekly progress., 1861-03-26
NUMBER 30.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
New YoeK. March II. 1861.


Ar. Eiitor Since my last the public have
been duly informed by the various reports from
Washington that Fort Sumter is to be eFseua-
ted on the 18th inst. and its claimed by some
of the friends Of '>OId Abe :" that this move is
not back down from the plans foreshadowed
IN his inaugural, but that 1t is stroke Gt poll
cy that will better enable him to use the Navy
for the collection of revenue, or for blockading
the coast of the "Scuthern Confederacy." But
the rabid Republicans Of the cheYalier Webb
and Greeley school are down upon him like
thousand Of bricks" while the editor of the
Michigan Journal, declares the report q mis-
cradle imposition gotten up II the office OF the
n Y Herald" The true reason for the ev&cua-
tion no doubt is the fact that it cannot be held
much Longer. Thus far though, the war seems
to exist at Washington among the legion Of Of
fce-seekers there, who are greedy beyond pre-
cedent; but they all surely can't get lump
of sugar. The most anxious scramblcT seems
to be the Dutchman, Csrl Schurz, Cor Shirts as
he is called in New York he claims the mission
to Sardinia. I suppose he feels that like the
Vicar of Wasefeld's Dick, be ought to have
Large lump" as he has spoken loud, If he did
not speak first. But according to premier
Seward's'' late decision he'll only get sop Of
South American Molasses at best.
The hacimen and hotel keepers at washing
ton are very indignant gainst the "Eoosieg" "
Office seekers, as they never ride in carriage,
or eat vt a hotel, but travel q foot round Wash
ington, with carpet bag in hand, gnaUiDg giE-
gerbread.
''17ae Times" (Rayrond's paper IS pa-t;cu-
larly savage against Hon. Mr.. Forsythe Of Ala,
Zone of the commissioners Of the Southern Re-
public. now at Washington for the pithy dis
t;nction made BY him between Mr. Lincoln and
Mr. Davis calling them "repressntatgre D2sn OF
the North and South." H SAYS: Zone is a
self-made man, by turns ra-splt-cr, rsfts-man,
Rat-boatJnan, grocer, village attorney, prosper
Gus LAWYER, member OF Congress, and by
strange accident President Of a great nation
the other, (Davis,) gentleman born and bred,
carefully educated, distinguished III the field,
at the bar and in the Cabinet" and asks, care
not the distinguisling characteristics sohlcd
groce US too people sceI represented in these
TWO meny' " The Tines" sorely wincing,
says: The world is too familiar with the
facts in the case to respond other than by
| horse-IaughI' Yet it raves on, manufacturing
epithets, such as Carolina clay-eater, bow-leg
Georgia corn-cracker, plantocracy, Florida mi
norean, Gulf ruf1ians, &c. II the Zta2es means
| the Black Republican worlds horse laugh, ny
opinion is that its seldom heard hat instead
one often hears from them shivering chucke
more ovl-like than human, while the face and
eyes wears a sneating oPossum like expression,
| az when "the varment" wishes to steal away
| from his cator6, but when a Red" does
chance to laugh loud, it is mora Ike an asses
bray than the neigh of : horse.
| It is believed here that plan is being ar
| ranged to give supplies and reinforceUents to
Fort Pickcns and other gaTrisons, and it has
been stated that the steamer Empire City"
now IN the Government employ, has been an
chord down the bay for some days, and, per
haps VIII Qike the Star Of the West" did)
come to the city at night, take on board troops,
! Sc; and further its reported that the steamers
| CRUSADER, Harriet Lane, Mohawk and others,
have really lett with reinforcements. lfthIa be
So and they don't want the stars and stripes
"insulted" again. they had better take Mr..
Rutiin's advice given in his able speech on
State Rights and States Equality" l. C.,
"hoist at their peaks black flag, embla2oned
with the skull and cross bones of the pirate,
and thereby save from insult the old flag"
Virginia seems acting with as little foresight
by her indecision in her invention, as did
| North Carolina by voting mo Convention.
suppose Virginia and North Carolina are
| waiting. for Fortresses Monroe, Calhoun, Ma
con. Sc, to be fully manned by federal trooos,
and every preparation made by the powers at
| WASHINGTON to hold the works and compel 9
submission if needs be to Black Republican
rule. Surely if these two Union-loVing States
are thus supine, because they believe there
will be ga reconstruction" and that the cottcr
States will reunite again, they show credullty
unparalleled.
/ WIS panied at reading Of the miserable
outrage upon Gov. Ellis and family by the Sc
called Jnion-nlen of Raleigh, and was c2ua!
ly shocked that any decent newspaper sh"olt
make an attempt, however lame, to justify tn
| coirse Of these "gentiemen hoU}erS," who II
claimed ,.arc the people," Dr. Johnson orc
) said that "patriotiam was the last Occupation
oT = scoundrel," but that was said so long age
perhaps it don't apply to the patriots OF IN
present day.
It viii be seen by the recent debate in I'll
BRITISH Parliament that there can be L
: doubt of the Southern Confedcracy's being 4
/ cognIzed by that Government, for the only ot
: stacle that made any showing IN the deoat
hung unon whether the slave trade would
re-onencd or not which matter Is already mac
acceptsble by the Montgomery Congress-
; ! Thus the Reds u will be again disappo!ntec
y first, they were sure that "only petty Sout
= Carolina (as they called her, would 60 out
the Union, and she would soon be glad to con
0 in out OF the cold next, their cry was tn
+ the Montgomery Congress would never agr'
Il uDon laws for their Government, and the opc
ing OF the slave trade was the chief desire
the scccsIers and next they said that no 90
h ernmcnl of Europe would ever recognize Il
IS indcpendence Of the New Bcpubtic. In {
70 these they have judged badly. But they 81
that the border States viii not 60 out. VI
> Will see
late dispatch states that Baltirnoreans "
IS are in favor of secession, determined to
1e sist the authority of any Republican who N
:y be appointed as Collector, Fostm:Ster, or ,
"a val officer. in that city city. The Federal L!c
II seems. will be beal dcd almost in his den.
he ..Old Abe has been notified, and the old
en- gers" Scott aud Wool, may have 70 load tn
- Howitzers and stand by with light portfres
was done at Washington.
IL More anon, MAY