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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

The Rumorsd Evacuation Of Eottsuin-
a .---- ter opinion of tie Press. -.
occaasiondl whites from Wnshinlgton 10

=
2 Occasional writes from Washington TO the
Philadelphia Press: q ,Er.-ea- @.' 'Iaa ,
Late intelligence announces that fifteen days
hence Major Anderson and his troops will be
at the point of starvation; and a. ashighly dis
siringuished authority argues in this wise:--
: "Shalf we let them surrender, ,'and thereby
give the Southern censpiraJors a clIahee to re-
joice? Would it not be better if the Govern
ment shoultl'sdy to the people eESouth GerO-
lima: You have been misIed into the belief
that the Republican party, if in power, would
encroaeh upon your rights and bring npon
the country civil war. We withdraw our
troops, and thus show you that on were mis-
taken. We could have laid Charleston iu
ashes; but We foEbeaf; believmg Z hat time
will teach yoa that you were wrong, that your
best interest is to return to the Union, and
that nothing but humiliation and disgrace
will await you outside OF it, Y6us.aags sliil
our brethren, and, therefore, we do not wish
to shed your blood" i am not .gjving. you
my own opinions. but simply staring 2fdets as
they exist. The responsibility, swfal-and un-
paralleed as il is, must be laid at the door. OF
James Buchanan. It. is for the new Admin.
istration to deal with realities as it fuds
| them. ~I trrS-t va IN = s-~r.-...
The n. Y. Tribune says: - :t.,e.
IT, as is predicted with. some conideice by
| our Washington correspondents, Fort Sumter
| is to be evacuated, no doubt the humiliation
will be great, and the order for such a move
ment will be given by the Government with a
regret quite equal 10 that with which the peo-
pie will receive the tidiIgs But let it be
borne in mind that this humiliation comes, if
it must come, not from any negligence or fee
bieness Of the present Administration; that il
is not an evidence of a retreat from a we'll
defined and strong position; that it is con
cession neither to the Rebel power of the
South nor to the tinlid approximations of the
few in the North whose e6unsels are weak
ness; but that IL is one Of the last bitter drop:
IN the emp LEFT in our hands by the Govern
lnent which has 50 long weighted us down au(
which has now hardfy passed out 6f. sight
The evil which administrations as wen a.
men, do, lives after them, and We must expect
to feel the curse. The duplieity, the NEAR
schclniDg, the inconcevable basencss whicl
have brought us TO the preseDt complication
OF our national affairs cannot lose their poi
son at uuce.
The people will be prepared, if the with
drawaI OF troops take place. for a yell of ex
uItauon from evary traitor in the land, fo
tauuts and swelling self congratulations from
the men who have labOred more earnestly
than any Others for the destruction OF the I'm
ion by crying out for concessions and compro
mises; but let all remember that the strength
has not yet departed from our Tag, and thu
this movement may be only as the croucl
which is to preceed The decisive leap. NJ
matter if the treason which has woven arounC
US its tolls compels step which no one wish
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15
nGsc4s, Il seeessiOn---Letter from
Judge LYON, of South Carolina, to .
friend N Eexzs.


From the Waco CTexas) Gazette y
The following letter from Judge Robert
E.vBn, of Ab6eviIle Court House. South Car
oliua, speaks for itself @-
ABBEvILLB, @. H., Jan "a, 1861.
DEAK SIEs-l desire you to procure for
inc and seull by mail q Texas Aluiauac- Six
months since fvit perfectly willing to remain
in South Carolina bat can remain here no
longer. At the e,ection os Lincoln We. all 1eit
that we mnst resist In this move placed
myself amongst the foremost. and am yet de-
ieTmined 10 resist him 10 the bitter end. /
had my Inisgivings at ffst Of the idea of sep
0rate secession, but Thought il would be but a
short IitmeY sasl at small cost. In this matter,
together with thousands &C other CaTolinians,
we have bcCI mistaken. Everything isin the
Eildcst commotiOn. My bottom land on Long
Cane, faE>7Sticli s ceald haze gotten $40 pet
acre, now cannot sell at any price 4AlEour
young meu nearly arc 10 and around Charles
ton. Thiiher We have sent many hundreds OF
/. our negroes q have sent twenty to work
Crops were very short last year. and it does
now seen, lhat nothing will be planted this
coming season.
All are excited 10 the highest pitch aud
not thought of the fnture is taken. Mes
sengers are running here aud there, with aud
without the GOAernor orders. We have no
money. A fofce,l tax is levied npon every
man. / have furnished the last surplus dollar
! have. | had about $37O00 in bank. Al
/ FIRST gave cheek for ten thousand, then fve
thousand, tLen the remainder. 1t is now es'i-
! mated that We are spending S25,0e0 u day
! and no prospect Of getting over these tines
/ Ii was our full understanding when VIC wont
out Of the Cuion that We would have a ncV,
I Government or allthe Southern States. Ohl
object was TO bring about collision wiilfiLC
authorities at Washington, which all thought
would make all join US. Although We have
sought such collision in every way, We havC
! not yet got flght, and tho prospect Is ver,
1 distant '1 zHs E-7 7q .r.a-'.t-eis'e 3Hlaz
I want an Almanac. ~ order 10 sec Groinia
: what part oF Texas may snit mo. want''I'
! raise cotton principally, bnt n6st raisc. sc0fI
10 do me: 4 &ill need about a thousuibl aetts
/ Of good 4lntL My force * iaeree is ihercas
] ilig; tlnny y6uiis negroes aee'corhidS oa.a
can send to4Be 6tpaboat So, big and little
I shall make no crop here this year. I ehal
start my nj grccs ,irGi7 here to John Brown
lees, at ''rtvtport, about the first Of April--
1 I will leave my lands hire to grow up pihes
aWkeii vet ThreveTs6ft, John Brownlee says h
will &C with us, aIls over TO Texas I came
7 live Eerc and must get away Many are lesAT
: ing now; at Ieist tstl5lhoasand negroes baEl
'iIeit aiready abd Baf6Fec long tme- third lof'th
wealth OF Soiitb Carolina will be is The FFest
= desire yot to loek ;sre,,ndl and help me gst
home. As ever, yours, 10 9'as
aac7-7 @ri p Eqn71aIs4 bad. RoRERT LYoN.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

The throat disease now known as Dip.heria
Is an Old aisesse witha-neE name. Ihe R1rd
Is from Glrek esrd signifyiEg skin, and
should bo.spelsi u diphtferia. usid not. as it :
usually, dipshcria. This disease visited this
country as ioug ago aS 1897, and ragged with
great tioicuce. We Ind, says the Portland
TranscriPa, IL ParsoU Smiths Journal fire.
quent tss,s icts Of It's 'ravsges in this region
Uwler date OF October 81. 1877, he says a
fast was heIa on account OF this throat dis
temper. Il was epidemic and commencing al
Kingston, n H.. SPREAD through New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts, and was two years IN
reaching the Hudson River. Tu New Hamp-
shire not less than one thousand persons fell
victims TO this malignant distemper, and III
Boston four thousand persons had the disease
and one hunJred and fourteen died In May
1T3I, Parxou Smith meHiioHs that seSeRtSy-
FIVE had died Of il in this town CDder date O.
j October l3, 1877. be says The disfrrnper is
still bud at Scarborough. Not one has lived
that has bud it Of late" Il was The most ia
tal srouryc that ever visited New England
and rapidly hurried It's subjects to the grave
/ the throat swelled, became covered with ast
/ eoIored specks. greaat debility and prostraiior
ensued, with putrefaction. Under the irnpro
/ we'd methods Of treatment Of The present day
! It is less fatal. r. -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15
DeGamare Mazeffe.
a. rH0msOx. Ea.tor
pelaware, Mar. rs, 1ee1.

Reports from Washington the last few days
have been to the effect that it has been deter
mined to withdraw the garrison from Fort
Sumpter. The reason for SO doing is Of course
theeonditionfd which it was found BY Mr.
Lincoln on assuming charge of aflirs- Had
Mai. Anderson been permitted to do so he
could have prevented the erection of the bat
terics by which he is now SO thoroughly sur
rounJls,l that to reialsres the fort OF thFe@ 10
supplies is next 10 an imPossibiliiy, and can
only be accomplished by the aid of large
force and at the expense Of a terrible sacrifice
OF life. But his orders forbid his interPosing
any opposition 10 the erection Of batteries in
rended for his destrGction--the cessation OF
hostile demonstrations applied TO Anderson
! ONLY. not to tbe rcbc,s For this Buchanan
| Is responsible, AMI not PresidsBt Lincoln Il
| is generally CONCEDED that in a military point
of vieE or as means Of aiding in the collec-
tion OF the revenue, the Fort is of very little
account TO the lyernnsnt. But it belongs
10 the United States, is coveted by arned reb-
els who thrcateu to take it. and its evacuation
| under the circumstances is to-say the least
anything but Hattering to the National pride
and runs counter to the feelings Of the peo-
pie of the Northern States. It is and has
been the hope of the secessioaists to force
collision With the federal authorities, with the
expectation of thereby forcing the Border
States to make common cause with them
This collision mast come if supplies are sent'
and if they are not The garrison will be starv-
ell ont To prevent the threatened collision
and thereby keep the Border States quiet and
give time for reflection. is doubtless the policy
that will lead to the evacuation if it is deter
mined on but tho danger is that the relief
viii BE 5srt temporary. and that the conces-
sion viii but make the rebels and those who
sympathize with them still more exaciing
while the Florida forts will still invite and in
cite to collision-for those works it is hardly
pro bable will be given up upon any terms II
the present aspect of affairs. As we remark
Ell before the inauguration Of Mr.. Lincoln, he
assumes control of the government underiex
tfaortiinary circumstances-things must II
laken as they are not. as we would have then
l2and his official acts must be judged will
rcfarcuce to his peculiar Surroundings, and ih'
great responsibility and extreme deljcacy
bis position, -.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

ArcHEsoN, KAxsAs, March l3.-Tbe Re
lief Committee have received, to-day, over
5000 bushels Of seed wheat, half of it being
purchased with the New York appropriation
and the other half from Wisconsin. About
an equal amount had been previously received
from various sources. One thousand bushels
were shipped to-day for Leavenworth, for dis
tribution in Leavenworth and Douglas coun-
ties.
The demand for potatoes, for seed, is very
great aud there is scarcely any on hand.
The supply of provisions on hand is also
small. and the receipts lately have been light,
although the applications are more numerous
and pressing than ever.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

There seems to be a conflict between Gov.
/ Houston and the self-constituted Texas Gon,
llSenti0n which has rushed the State out of the
Fthe Union. The Convention wants Texas' c
become part of the JEFF Davis Confederacy-
! Houston wants to establish q confederacy Of
] his own by anpexing portion of Mexico, and
fhimSelf becoming the head of the concern
4EIIe has had the repatation Of being airiOt
] but a recently published letter addressed tt
/ the traitor Twiggs. shows that he was or de-
sired to become party to the Infamous act
by which the Government property in that
1aState was surrendered into the hands of tht
y FehaFs 3-1 .s11I 5as -H414 aa 54a .aaa
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

It has been claimed by the opponents o
Rgpublicanism that if The election were to
he held again Mr. Lincoln could not succeed
7tlIat the spring elections would show reac
;innn thai y ,n!,i thoroughly destroy our party
The facts make different showing. In al
;he rreent Important municipal elections th'
Repub;icansT have nobly maintained their
. s-rvrunl--the New York town elections show
large Republican gains-and the first State
election held since tho November triumph
Ttbat in New Ham pshirt.l shows the Republi
cans, as strong as they have ever been The.
bare made a clean sweep-eIecting their Gov
ernor and State officers by large majority
the entire Congressional delegation, and al
Esovcrwhclming majority. of the members o
both branches of the Legislature
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

The President, In his inaugural, ahoanced
his intention to enforce the laws, protect and
hold the public property, and discharge. the
other duties deyoIving upon hisn, as far and as
thoroughly as may be practicable, Our reg
ular army comprises but a handful Of men,
and they widely scattered +; and while the reb-
els we're arning themselves to the teeth with
weapons stolen from the General Government
and eniisting men by the -thousand aecoinPan-
led with threats to march against the Aatlon;d
Capital, a bill originating with the Military
Committee of the lIo nse, authorizing the
President to accept the s.ryiees of volunteer;
to aid in putting down rebellion and enforcing
the laws. was defeated by Northern votes
The President being thus left without power
to call out troops. it could hardly be expected
that if JEFF Daxis should attempt to executi
his threat to march fifty ibousaUd men Nprte
he could be met and vanquished with Eye thou
sand-hencc, if the necessity Tor it artists, al
extra session of Congress will be required t
do what the last Congress should have done.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15
Sheriff Sale.

pY v1rtre of an exeont

John Noble pY virtue Of an execution
vs. ID to me dtIt tcttd BY the Court
Geo. A. Gaylord Of Common Pleas, Of Faifneld
ConAty OhioJ shall oher sale The door Of abs
Court House in Delaware, On
T Hsnaay, the stt eey g April 1891, - ta'
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock q m and 4 O'Clock p.
m the folowng described real tstste, to- Wit GER
tain piece parcel OF land situated lnC beng IN The
Ci unity OF Delaware and State Il 0hioi and east 0fhs
Of SunbuIy, being part Of lot No. l9 ~ The Oh
or. the sh tp IN the 18th BnRctf thb z. $. Militia
ry LanLs and ceseri hud rs fpltsWs Beginning onnthe
said section quarter at the distance Of
l43 north the south corner OF suid iot /;
thence running Iorth with section line l1lreds 70 hs
north coTLer said lot thence west IS rods 10
the centre Of Big Wunut Creek thence down said
creek to lands claimed by the heirs Of T. 2 Johnes be
ing part of said lot No 10 thence south 81 deg eass
$50 rods the place Of beginning containing S3 aTee
less The levy is upon II Of the above
cicrbco lot OF Ian ana desCr bed as follows toart
IL Uf Ian on tile north part heFet togrher
with the Mil and MIL privilege to the same be.nFEg,
anii nnfth of q line r"nnng Que east west 10 rods
south Of the Mil at near house en- the hilEputh OF
- - '-",7t-'f Bs-oi. H-6EsRs. .shsrIH.
March s. lS6l-fts I.ll s.a-tH 1..I G4,9p' ~.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

Hon. ANDREW JeHNsoN, OF. TBRSEssEE.-
This illustrious patrioI, who crowned the
measure of his glory Oh Saiurdayr By his mo-
BILE Union speech, ANNOUNCES that. with the
three bills organizing Territorial Governments
in Daeotah. Nevada the Colorado, saRtf the
proposition TO amend the Constitution. which
has passed both Houses ay two4thiris, in bis
hand, he can gos before the people of theSouth
and defy disunion. aud bReak down the enc,
mics Of the country. Itwill be observed that
in none Of these Territorial bills Is the -priu7
siple Of prohibiting or protecting slavery in,
corporated. but the great doctrine Of non-ip,
tervention Pcrvalcs them all and they orig
mated in Republican Huuse. PaHa, Press
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15
Washington News.

,.. WAsuISToyr March ,l2.-Gertemen- in
prominent positions in the Government assert
that For, Sumter will be ahandoned in .conse
qpence Of lie pre-emptcry opinion Of Gen.
Scott. Some say. it will be done next u On
day This information, however, is not OIL
cial. The repert prevails that Crittcndcn is
almost certain.l 10 hei nominated to the Su-
Preme Bench- araY .-sg. .e:,-. z.s ami
9- W hat The Southern Commissioners have
done so far has beer. informal, and in the rdi-
.reetion cf.pcace: s:7e- r-.s--.. sss. ,.ssa
Mr. Seward has declined co difference With
lbe Soptherp Commissioners. They viii to.
day address an.ofIicial formal communication
10 him. setting forth the character aud pur-
2pese, Of their nlissien,i Ell. s.
I ..sazz IN, Y. Worlds Correspondence .....-
The question of the nomination ofGAIr. Crit.
tenden to gil Ihe-Eaconcy- i'll tie Supreme
Court is atshEsE kdsbysa votein the Cabi-
net that il shall not be made. sg-~53 =
The Herald C correspondence says, in reply
TO dispatches putting the authorizes on -illrir
guard Gen. BueFeguard .teiegFaphs here to-
day assfelloHsf Neare PEepapcd,a4 all points
and defy llleBl ies EeinfDree Fort SuTter. 4. ,
The I ilRes s.coIresPondenoe says, Secretary
Cameron is understood 10 favor the policy Of
collecting the revenues outside of the ports,
after Secretary Chase shall have drawn requi-
sitions npoH-tbe edieers OF the seeding States,
and they shall have refused 10 comply. s7
The French Minister called upon Mr.. Sew
ard at the State department today, and tcn-
dered the good services Of his Government to
mediate betweeHa The United States and Peru
relative to the difficulties growing out of the
seizure of the ships Lizzie Thompson aud Ge-
orgiana. .-.e- s-.- a7s:
MIR. Seward received the offer cordially.
but Of course did not commit himself on the
subject. All arbitration on This case was re-
jeeted by the late Administration. sz
taa Tribune Correspondence ] : rs Il
The nomination Of Mr.. CeHwin as Minister
! 10 Mexico was quite unexpected TO him, and
was not desifedz9g '0k - ..e....a
It is onlyl three days since lie urged upon
the President die selection OF another person
us peculiarly fitted for this post Mr. Lincoln
nomitiatel hih without any conference what
ever and was Influenced maihIy by the desire
to secure his services in caIrying ont the poll
ey which Nh. Corwin has advocated IN and
out of Congress, as most desirable for our fl.
ture commercial, poiitiealian,l diplomatic re-
1ati6nz with that Repab'it. If he consents to
accept that mission at all, which is yet unde-
tcrmned, it will be for the purpose of induc-
! ing Mexico to adopt this policy, and for No
other rcason..' In this view the mission is now
among the most important IN the whole ser
vice The agcnIs orJef, Davis are there en-
| dsnvoring toaobtain recognition, e 3. i1al
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15
dead, and and every leader in the move

dead, and and every leader in the move
ment ruined.
Geo. G. Fogg. late secretsry Of the
National Republican Central Commit-
tee, has been rendered the position of
Commissioners Of Patents.
f Illinoisians say Mr.. Lincoln's intimate
friend, Col. Lamon, is certain to lie Mar
shall of this District
Jno. d. Deffees. ofIndiana, viii pro-
baby be Superintendent Of the Public
Printing Office in this city.
Secretary Wells contemplates dispos-
ing of the patronage of his department
at an early day.
ben McCullock aud his followers are
organizing for descent upon the north
ern provinces of new Mexico, with the
expectation of uniting them to Texas by
conquest and setting up an independent
I government detached from the cotton
! +6euIeaeracy. This scheme has--been
! planned for some time.
| An animated contest occurred over the
| District Attorneyship for Northern Ohio.
| Robert Paine of Cleveland, was finally
accepted, through decided influence of
Senator Ns ade. Mr.. BallOrd will be
Collector, and Mr. Coles Post Master of
same place,
The Criminal Court, discharged VIM.
H. Russell. who was indicted in connec-
tion with the abFtract of Indian trust
bonds. This judicial course was in ac-
cordancc with the law OF 1851, which
exempts witnesses before investigating
committees from trial; Mr.. Russell hav-
ing appeared as such. before that of the
House, on the subiect of those bonds.
Ex-Secretary Floyd, gave $4,000
security for his appearance at Court.
f. An official dispatch was received from
| Motgomerv, instructing Messrs. Cra"
ford and Forsythe to at once enter uror
the business of negotiating with the all
minixtration, without waiting for tn,
CO commissioner, Roman.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15
'espeearaT ea Scott.


:, The ,Washipgtan, correspondent Of q, tle
Springfield RePubIicap pays the following de-
served tribute te Gen, SCOT al .in. mon
: all the seeding States there is no one
ulaE so unpopular at the present moment as
Gen, Scott, Got even Abe Lineuln, or. Mr..
Seward is the el,iect Of SO much criticism
and Gbuse, as Geu- Scott, He is hatcd By cv-
cry .seccssiunist- in the country, AID for one
rrason only because he is for enforcing, the
laws and defending the property of9be Unitcd
States. The nation owes an immense debt OF
gratitude to Sect, for in The darkest days Of
the Republic, when President and Cabipe'
were in the slough, Of secession, be stood e7ect
-'with The entire administrations against hipa he
was 6rn.7.I Ie did not fear le=7s.5 P am and
bold things 10 Mr. BFN'tal2an, Said he IN r.
Buchanan. Major Andersen, has saved the
country > / oppEs and yours ,rith il, .sisfs
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

WASHINGTON, March I3.-Ihe principal
officers of the steamer Water Witch, at Phil
aeIelphia,. detained for special service, are
Lieut.. ComTmandiinc Botke1dorf. and Lieuten-
ants j. L. Davis, C1shnlar, aud Eastman, and
40, Reed, Master aa 7r'a-a a''a n' i-e5 g
The steam sIoop-of-Nar Pawnee, is still of
Washington Navy Yard with her officers and
supplies on board. E ~f1aa. adi r
Workmerl arc engaged in putting in the
machinery of The Pensacola, which will not
be ready for sea for 'sea for Two or three
months. -t." =- e.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

The editor of the Baltimore Clipper in
review of Mr.. Lnco,ns Inaugural, uses the
following language . -t.-s 2
we heartily eohmend it as genuine UH-
ion address, worthy OF the fullest appreciation
Of every conservative Unon-loying man in the
South as well as in the North, and not in any
way obnoxious TO the ultra, bIt honest adyo-
Gates of Southern Rights. II Mr.. Lincoln'S
Inaugural is an aRgury Of the character of
his administration, the country may be con-
eraiu!atcd upon his election to the Prcsiden-
f.t,'B
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15


The Douglas press of the North generally en-
dorses President Lincoln's Inaugural Address.
The Madison tWis..) Argus, Douglas organ,
speaks of the inaugural thus: .t......-.
We have never heard u public document
sposen Of in terms of more general approval
and satisfaction than that which has greeted
President Tiacolu,s Inaugural Message. / has
touched the right chord in every patriotic heart
Its unpretcuding sincerity, ills b1Id and frank
tone. and its persuasive logic, mcct with but
ono response. Men of all parties ind1rse IT,
;lud we have heard hundreds Of oal Democrats
with whom we have laborcd side by side for
years. say that if that was Rrpab!canis,n they
were Republicans IRE freely echo The ssu'
| iime,H., Only FIVE Democrats in the ASSEMBLY J
yesterday roied against resolution cordially
inlorsing il. re....-.
Wcshall be surprised if the calm. states
manlilc and clear tone Of the message does
not do more to restore peace and confi'lence
TO the country than all the movements OF
| politicians since the election We, do not
sce how even Southern frc-Gaters can object tC
its sentiments, nor why it does not furnisl
common ground upon which measures Of peacs
and concilation may be based. .