Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-31


ANY that lie did moi surrender or go overt
the enemy. The pIaee is. on ,hes banks Q
the Potomac, and the other side of II
river as in Maryland. The garrison de.
J.. troyed the assenal, arms and munitians @
: war; and escaped across the river. con,inu
ing their retrent 1t appears. till they gaipss
the more friendly region of PENNSYLVANIA
But more important event, if true is III,
closing of Norfolk hssborf ty tho virginians
aud the possible eaPtsse: of saUnitet
States ships sof-warGl'ieh are at 'si,at e scele
br"'ed manifestation Among the vessel.
deta'ped is the frigate Merri,nacsg among
the finest in the Federal navy. Tie fac
oEths:channel being cffectualIy closed ia
however, denied. No wondrrlffat abe
news OF these q eat events waaarecaiyet]
with rsioicings at the Senflfsyirginia
from her extent, her popu'ation,ll,er posi-
,ioa, commanding the capital and stAe
Chesapeake, !ies historical reputation, and
her great influence ~i,l,those Staics;to|the
West wlsieh were colonizrd hy her, will be
aGcess'oFsf the creates. Eapos,ahee 10 the
s"uthern Confc,leracv.f The Vircinians,
there can be ne;doubt. have entered INTO
the struggle with extraordinary artlor. They
know ilat their country will be the seat of
war' tEat ON ,h, m the first storm of NoniEs,
ern animosity mus, fall. ,ha. only river
divides them rom sahe city Of Washington
where the troops, of some. dozen Northern
States wiI@be shortly SOLICITED, burni ne
With With desire to affark them; that every
effortswill be made'by sGovern,nent to
save the navy yard afSNcrfvlk; in shor..
that their lives, their property. aud thar
existence as All independent ComnieeweaIth
depend on their courage and resolution du
ring the next few weeks. They will, it ap-
re"rs' lie at once supported by ate Norlh
Carolinians, who though they cannot for: ::
many secede till after Convention meets
have declared war against the United
States, and seizedsihc Federal forts. 1On
,he' other hand, we think it is quite possible
that the western. part Of Virginia will de-
cline to cast in its lot with the rest. The
region, Of which Wheeling is the principal
city, has very few slaves, and the peapfe
are almost as much free soiiess in opinion
as the people Of the Northern States. 1t
may well be that a country will think it
self justified in setting up the same claim
as State and willsseetdeWhen the geueraa
policy does not coincide with its own 10
tions Of duty or interest.
Mr.. E~ar,'s. question issEnight was not
inoppor'une, for the paperSjust RECEIVED
give the Proclamation of President Davis.
authorizing the issue of letters of s.rataue.
The South has few slips the people ofaHe
slave States are no, saii6ra. and allow, ,l,eir
trade TO he carried on in Northern bottoms:
so that the North has ev.ry advantage in
v"g'ng ~asssso far as blockade and:the
transport of1fOops by sea are concerned. |
President Davis now ventures on .tl,e ex-
t.emest net of hostility 10 which n ruler can
r'sort. Privateeriug has been abolished BY
the European powers since 1856; but j,
will be remembered that when, after the |
Congress Of Paris in 1856. England pro-
poset,o the Uaaed States. to jsin IN tl;is1
coabse,agasiop, Secretary MaIsy njects;d tile
p.ep9sa6n theis ground tba. ptiyalsering
wasgastidable in itself and ~tsst neses.
fpry for a nation wlirh did>hot keep up
great naval afmamen.s. In the presen,
cases however. the Goyernmen, Mt Wash.
iingion threatens TO treat privatee,. as
pirates, on the ground tlfsi the authority
they sail under has no legal existence.
slf9ntt this be carried ous,' and Southern
prira,es. be lispged we must looktor bloody
reprisals on the par. Of the Confederate
States. The passions Of al| classes are now
aroused, and u" one can say TO what kIength
the fury Of civil wsf'wil' eery them.
(Ffomt'e Aanehe,ter 0aardAss. Nay adj
PRESIDENT L1HcoIN.S611oY.
We are no longer called dp6h to, dsciife
whether tie Sites ~hieb ,faasosaaaas e.-
ample Of South Carolina had aSIreaseps
able cause for secession, 'or svsp 7iiiksy
arc entillsdro sscede. Tho issfe of.ths
conflict in which life has already seken
saerl6ed, is Whether. be they ih;.ba right Or
be they In the wrong, the Rsdssai Gotern.
.qsns may coerce b. shs Inf vaginis
and tte,her Border sistss 49, ,aeGda6E
IA as negative. Ken,ucEy la. !. ssssd 70
bsis tgoSfs "fef. thss skissed 4pusRQss
ofespStpinG her Aistess sonaLefn Eisses, Oh
10 3sllo~ q Iaaa aseasio S pss afpufka
ass tetrRo;ss Nsfta GfoIipa fi.k se;s
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