Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-15
Foreman. +
MILITARY RESOURCES OF THE sou1H.

mALiiARf hEE0URCES OF THE SOUTH
A. erroneous ''i"a g"neraH, prevails "a, m.
North that the Ne" .s.nir,lr,ucy, III ,rrf,a,,,e
'"r mittary --rre W II .x,,.r .,.c,, s,.:,.. ,If
hr"'t! ~ procuring suppl. ~ artillery Store.
ana mun""ns OF war For ~. information of
thh' class 10 whom We refer We say that tn.
end' rs"n ITon wores. near Richmond ViIpin
IA. are working heir furnn1.. night and cuv
ca ''ng Dahlpreen guns aud G"lu,nhiads Of the
heaviest "ali'r att rxqnrs,. fi.ish. Several
"' 'hsHr guns and hv" ten inch m"r,ar- have
al eady been forwarded TO Chnrlr.ton and b.
fore this time are in i'rt,cry ready tn part,ci.
pate in the hombnrd,nent Of Fort Sumter
Tredegar iron works near Richmond. ar. al
70 ous'iy employed i'll casting hollow shot and
shell Several tons have already been for
warde to Charleston. The Mnchine Shop of
the Atlantic and y orth Curolins RaiIronh u,ar
NewherA, n. c.. has hers transformed ,u,o n
military ARSENAL. where several hundred hands
are n'w employed in Altering n.uskets und
casting shot and shell. The alterations Of th.
old styl- mu-ket to the Minute styl.., compnr.d
with similar alterations made in this Sta,e
give The superiority 10 th. fnrnler in every res
Peet' III" samples Of shot recently exhibited
included sixt, -four ponxier aud six pound
er. and forty p"uud she'la The casting vas
faultless. The railroad company have offered
tn contract with the Confederated States for
an indefinite supply Of both guns aud missiles,
guaranteeing to do the work e9ual,o any done
at the North and at less price. There is o
foundry near Petersburg Virginia, also enga
ged ID casting mortaEs and cannon for Charles.
ton. Only day or two ago mortar from this
foundry. weighing $3.50 pounds was placed
in battery near Fort Sumter. As for powder,
both North Carolina and Virginia have numer.
Gus mlis for the manufacture of this explosive
agent and already have sent 100000 pounds,
per contract to South Carolina After this
statement Of facts who will doubt the ability
of the South to provide itself with munitions
war IN. y Herald
ApyIsING LINcoLN.-The Washington States
and Union gives the following advice to the
Black Republican President:
"Ever since the da, of jackson the trouble
with our Presidents has been tha. each has
striven TO surpass the other in the indomitable
will Of the old hero. The res"li has too fire.
qnently been that lhey have outJackeoued;
jackson; that is to say. that. in affecting
courage and frmness of The some character
and quality ns was su fascinating in the per
sou of the initiated model. they begot stub
hornness very far from either moral force or
decision of character. The ne Prsident
should beware of such de!usions This ia A |
time for cool courage and 6rm devotion; but |
Of all nthers it is not,tbe Lime. Tor the siuh-
hornness of the donkey, wh" brays whilst his |
own stock is on fire A resolve to do right |
ssgacity IN discovering hoy, and the AID Of !
the legitimate powers Of the government should |
be the objects Of Mr.. Lncolns prayer, day
time and night time. .'..
He should seek uDanm;ty. Without it !
there is no pease. no union. Save those States
which are i0 if he can let. the States which
are out go. They cannot be whipped back
and if2thty could be- they would not reward |
ihss cost. A fair, equitable, and peaceful ar
'apgement can easily be effsctet,, whereby all
The business dlsngreements between the cotton
states and their government, shall bc sa,isfac.
'orly arranged. II rs due to the mouevcd.
agricultural, commercial. .atiiNma6nIisuctur;nr
interests Of h,sown section, .as we'll as The nv.,
), devotion Of the borler States, t., establish.
ID dihsti,ntiohs. dat Mr. Lincoln preserve iHefir
ranquit prosperity. s~ ;.Yfs' ~ e,.s't -
The York TrihnIs publish e;s the follow.
ing dispatch from his 'seSsssis,,''t uorresp nd
'hs'@&S4 .-}s,; -eJ tsz. ~ 9 ,sy.. $3.50. -
MhECH "a l80l.--knQ |
Southern conf.derney has received sstisfsc,o-
7 assurances, that it will be recognized blythe
hief European Powers. 1ts presens dash ~
onness' ara ample. .asnd i,sipsaspeets Of loan
lsonarag;gY !..s n * Should Prssident: Lincoln, al
sinpt TO blockade the poftsS o. 10 interiors
inhthestcontnsrse lin eagyGeay, erstalissory
iss.ssss q sSrsass ~ ss 'dprsa E Which '4s ssa,
~ ssa ssbs--- - NJ ss--s.ass+q .sea
! MOBILE sHor.--A quantity Of tbirty-.wo
nd twenty-fOur pound shos. cast for the state r
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spblsa aEssaisg sRsbsst aha ,aS.h aal..g ssss i
a'Pssssd z fey dsya ssipss hy ,Csptain "a,
laury. and ptoaounced aa6ovs proof" Ths
" Rssscribea iEshs HasRaI "a so Aree A. ,ho.
: sm SIS Asights II q e t,xspsy kst ea sa sayl
hsss xs.s dropped iort isst. sRd sSh;bits 4
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