The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-07
Tie state Of tho Country.


TmE ESEMY-A traveller, Just returned L
this city from general tour through H.,
| southern states, says that ho can convey II
iica Of the intensity of the war feeling, moi
tho energy Of pr raration in tho states which
he haSuarcrscd. The preparations which he
witnessed on his way hithcr In tho northern
states seem to him langu,d in comparison.
Engineer MYERS, late in charge Of the Wash
ington aquc'luct, who resigned on the secession
Of Virginia, !, now engaged in experimenting
the iortihcaiOnS at Norfolk.
| A SPECIAL rrLhGRAIII line has been erected
% ling hom the city OF Washington to the
h"in bridge connecting with tho picket guard
stationed there. Tho whole thing was the work
Of a few hours. Arrangements are also nearly
complete for keeping the army in constant tele-
| graphic communication with tho head quarters
| in that city, whenever il shall t,ke tho field.
For this purpose, u special corps OF teegraphic
| operators wall he organized, and the proper
steps taken for erecting the lines, a. fast as they
may be wanted, aud for ctiectually guirdul,;
| aud keeping them in repair.
A UNION MAN ~ TESSEssEE -GExrRAC1
| from 4 PRIVATE LETTER. - KISGs ron,
Team, April 2'.-Owing to tho "broken af-
fairs on tho Virginia border, have not heard
fr"w Yo9, in print " otherwise for some tima,
aud fca ing the Old road, ria Richmonl, Va,
now write ,iG Cincinnati.
A. prelude, state that am now moro
than Gycr and ! nave locn con.ilorrd strong
enough bcl,r,; but, just nov, ! tfcnblc for
| I'nuo,scr-u't b. cause Of q want Of u proper
| Union fcclin among tho p.Oplu, hut bccaIuc
| Of iho tact that our cXouutiNr AMI legislative
DrduChcs Of government are ssCo,. ion ~ the core;
and VI fear bat We uc 10 bc Gu scd by n se,cs-
/ ion ordinance from lhcm--iho result will Lr q
/ g,n.ral rebellion, and an exerminlting war
W hygg. In that DNent, Trnuc,s,CaRS will do
but HtII1 hSIlling outside Of their own limits.
1t /, rumured abroad that our people havo all
turned sslcssioriSts. 1t Is false. The people
oi thia county are still loyal. We were unable
10 find one siRgic m,Ll no has changed from
6Ol for the Union In February last, but tho
Lord onl knows what tho wicked rulers Of our
state may impose upon -.
] conyersed with larrr number of our coun-
~ men N yesterday. ThCy say, il they fight
II must be for tho government OF their fathers.
Their ruling desire, however, Is, to act, II pos
sihs as mcdiators.
MoRE GUS BoArs.-The Government have
purchased Capt. DEoRooT's propellers Roso-
Lutte and R'li'nce, and arc now engaged in fit
ting them out IA gun-boats. They will mount
two 32-pOunders on pivots, ono forward and
another aft. They will be each commanded by
a lieutenant in tho Unitcl States Navy, and
will carry u men each. They arc without
doubt the fastest vessels Of their class in thi
county. They are very powerful, and capable
OF towing one OF our heaviest war vessels with
Tie greatest ease.
fVoM BALrMoRE.-Late dispatches from
h ltImorr tate, that large orders are being re-
i rivoI there from South Carolina and Georgia,
Tor -four and provisions accompanied by the
1 statements that tho leoFle arc almost destitute
Of breadstuffs $. No orders are filed, because Of
th, blockade OF the Che tsapeake and the southern
potts. A gentleman from Eastern Virginia
| avs, that great discomfort exists because OF
he prospect Of war being waged on her soil,
al that a counter feeling TO secession Is there
gaining ground. Intense excitement prevailed
NJ Frederick, growing out Of the conspiracy OF
the socessonists in the Legislature to plunge the
state into revolution. The minority are filibus-
terng against the bill to prevent It's immediate
passage, in the hope that sufficient time may
DO gained to bring such pressure to bear from
all portions OF the state as will intimidate the
movers in the conspiracy. Threats were made
to mob iELLoT Senator, and WALLIS, Dole
gate from Baltimore.