The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-02-15
The DisuniOn Movement.

been mostly broken up ana OrHteu OH ny re-
cent storms. leaving only the stones by which
they were sunk in the channel, but these in
teriere with vessels of considerable draft.
Old Ben Wade of Ohio has offered COM
promise He thinks that at least two hum
dred of the secession leaders should he hung
but he is willing to compromise and hang on
" hundred and fifty, if the South will stay
in the Union.
One of the officers wives lately arrived at
New York from Fort Sumter states that Ma
jor Anderson has often been besought as a
southern man. both by his wife and her bro
Their. Major Clinch, to resi- On and retire ere
the bloody conflict commenced. Once when
they were both there on brief visit, their
ontreaties became 50 importunate, that An
derson forbade them both ever to visit him
again, unless they would promise "never to
attempt to inhict on his manhood such an
indelible stain"
a German applied to Judge Lord Of St
Louis for naturalization papers. The Judge
asked him whether he was secessloniSt, and
being promptly answered in the negative, ex-
planned that he had granted naturalization
paIers TO man who had solemnly averred
that he was ATTACHED to the United States"
and that on the following morning he found
the fellow name at the head of lot of trail
tors III secession newspaper, taking steps
to break up this Union. AS lorg as he was
on that bench, he said such fellows would
get no naturalization papers in his co Irt.
\ Palmetto flag made its appearance at
Glasgow. Ky, the other day. 1t was treated
with little respect. A crowd took it in
charge, placed it over barrel of tar, after
dipping it in the same material, and burned
it.
Joe Clark, colored barber of Columbus,
Ga, has written letter to Gov Brown, Of
ferinS to raise a company of free colored men
to be enlisted in the service Of the state of
Georgia i'll the present crisis.
The South Carolina papers deny that there
is any uncasiness among the slaves, but the
GreeEvlle Patriot tells that "Peter, the slave
Of MIR Francis Davenport, was last week tried
and convicted Of insurrectionary conduct,
and was sentenced to be hung on the fourth
Friday in February"
The correspondent of the New York Even
Ing Post at Charleston writes that the attack
on the fort will now be deferred till the
Montgomery convention takes action on the
subject; and if they demand the surrender
in the name Of the southern confederacy, it
will be given up or the general government
must accept the alternative Of civil war
Some other reasons for delay are. that "the
cannon on James and Morris Island lack
gun-carrageS. We want more ammunition,
and the floating battery is Incomplete Wis
tied it Yesterday: it promises to be more for
mdable than had anticipated The taller
end, that where the cannon will be placed,
now presents a front OF over seventy feet in
width, while eight portfolios are prepared for
their accommodation. 1t then rises from the
bottom to a hight OF about twenty ieet, and
is at least seventy feet in width from {. ont to
rear. Carpenters are at work on it continu-
ally" The perp!exity about this floating
battery is whether Major Anderson will al
low it to be brought aDd anchored alongside
the fort without interfering with the opera
ton. If he should cotrce his assailants with
shot before they were ready, it might be en-
barrassing.
Mr. Holt, secretary Of war. has made a We
ry spirited reply TO Gel Hayne. who demand
ed the surrender of Fort Sumter in the name
of South Carolina In treating the demand
as simple proposition to purchase govern
ment property, the secretary says the presi-
dent has no more power to transfer Fort
Sumter to South Carolina, than to sell an
transfer the capital of the United States to
Maryland. In reply to Col Haynes argu-
ment upon the right of eminent domain of
state Mr. 1lclt shows that Congress has the
exclusive right of legislation in regard to
Fort Sumter. The RICH. of the federal gov
eminent over both sol! and fertilization is
wholly Incompatible with the idea that South
Carolina can exercise the right of eminent
domain over the property. That state, bv
its legislature, las ceded its jurisdiction over
the premises 20 the general government
The secretary of war declares that the only
purpose Of fort Sumter is to protect Charles
ton harbor against foreign enemies. He
adds, if that fort be attacked by South Caro-
Ira, and the lives Of the brave and loyal
men shut up within its walls be periled, and
our common country be involved in civil
war, the responsibility will be upon South
Carolina.
1t is stated that Major Anderson has writ
ten to Senator Crittenden denying the charge
that in his movement in retiring from For,
Meult!ie to Fort Sumter, he took the oct in.
iliative Of 4 declaration of war Major An
derson declares that if he had been or is at
tackled under his present instructions, he will
defend the fort to the last. and before he will
blow up the works
Parson Brownlow of Tennessee says he
has discovered the reason for the hostility of
South Carolina to Lincoln: in 1850 Gen
Lincoln refused to surrender Charleston to the
British forces, although the Charleston peo-
pie went for Surrender. land the South Car
olinians have hated the name of Lincoln ever
since"
Both houses Of the PENNSYLVANIA legisla.
ture passed an act. Friday. FOR guaranteeing
50 10000 Of the new United States loan
for S2o.00000O. n wel-written letter was
read in the house, from Major Anderson. in
RESP onse to resolutions complimentng his
bravery, passed some time since and forward.
ed to him.
The following despatch sent by the secre-
tary of tn" Treasury. Mr. Dix, to the special
agent of the treasury department at New Or
leans iii order to secure the traitor Capt.
RrusIlwood, Of TIE lcvenuc cutter McClel-
land. il seems was stopped at Montgomery
Alanama, by order of Governor Moore of
that state, and published as the surest way
to give Hrushwood notice that he might keen
out of reach. Since the rebels sicze thu
forts. arsena.s. minis aud money of the l.. S.
government. we 90 not see how they car be
expected to keep their hands off from the
mails and telegraph lines. Here is the de.
Suatch