Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-05-10

been made for Southern troops. The Cow
crnor is a seces>iouists and the legislature
may not all be OF his way of thinking.
\ lrsc gathering at Frederick. Maryland,
witncssri, on the It'll, the presentation Of a
flag to the Home Guards in behalf Of the Ii
dies, hy Rcycrdy johnson. Mr.. johnson
made strong speech for the Union. The
/ Maryland people, he sail. were for the Union
/ The loss Of the advantages under tho Union
would he utter and irtcmedi,blc rain. Pcac-
able separation is as our wiscSt statesman
predicted. impossible. The government had
given no cause Of resistance to lis Just and
legal authority. The leaders of the rebellion
were actuated hv lust for unholyoIici j power
/ This fact is evidenced hy the elevation OF all
who had deseeratcd their official positions by
/ plotting treason. But their efforts To dis
honor the Government from which many Of
these leaders have borrowed their rcnown.
would E,il. They may us well strike At lIea-
ven with then arms rs against the American
Union. Dc,cIt was certain to belion.
| Maryland should Illustrate this cowarlly
policy Mary lands proper position is to r..
main firm in legality to TIC mon. The first
gun fired at noble and starving garrison
WIS Il blow ut thu nations heart, and uni
trd North sprung to arms in vindcation OF
the hl. and for tie maintenance Of the Gov
ernment. Heaven forbid the duty Of that
yinde1tiln should be t1rg ,ttcn by Mar, land.
Reliable dispatches say that Arkansas has
D sgd tie ordinance al secession
I M,,t tb.,t 1Hh
Applications for letters oil mlrque have been
made. Doubtful
The proceedings Of the Tennessee Leeisla-
turc have been make public. The ordinance
OF secession end alliance with jeff Davis
ConiedrracY passed. subject to vote Of the
people on the Sth Of June.
The Montg Congress have passed an
act recognizing the existing war with tic
United States. \ rrlNisn announces that
- free ships. make free goods. and 50 days
are allowed federal vessels to return to their
lawful homes. The or finance OF Virginia
WAS rre>eHte, and this State was admitted as
one OF the Confederate States. Two of her
Commissioners were admitted as Members of
Congress.
The bridges On the Northern and Central
railroad were to be finished on the sth.
The l4th and 18th Regiments were to
move from Washington the Sth. To give place
for troops from Other States ON their WY
there.
Several arrests were made in Baltimore on
the 1th. Of plrties participating IN the at
tack on the Mass troops, Many suspected
individuals and rioters have disappeared from
the city.
\ private dispatch from Cairo says that it
is believed that body Of Tennessee troop,
are SancinG on that place.
Secretary Cameron aud General Scott com
plimeuted General Butler for his rapid move
mcnt on his present position at the Relay
llouse.
The grratc,t activity prevails At the War
and Navy |. Tmrtments Ieriectins details for
encomIa>>inS and furnishing traitors.
\ eommittc, from + Gilmore has visited
the President and assured him that tie mob
spirit is down aud the Ioyalists are prepared
to welcome I'D raj ,rpors. There will H. Al
least > regiments raised in Baltimore and
rendered II I { Government
The appointment ior The n clllf5r VOL
untcers viii be completed and issued the Sth.
Senator Morrill, Of Maine has tenicrcd the
Government a regiment of mnhcrmen for
the regular army. nqne T. bc less t!an SIN
feet in heis t
Secretary Chase has ordered the st1plage
of all supp lies at Carlo, intended for the re
belliaus states.
Ord,rs have been received at New Yark to
forward all Regiments that are ready Near
" 10 GOO men are ready.
the Government las purchased the steam.
er Atllntie.
Fifty Vert Point Cadets have s5ne to
Washington t. be commissioned q u Lieu
tenants
The Union Guards of St llus. Of the lst
and ID Wards, have been sworn into the vol
unteer service of the United States. Com.
pancs fir IN other Wards viii be sworn il
during the week.
The Louisiana rebel regiment arrived at
Richmond on Monday. HOO hundred Ten
nesee and Il battalion of Alabama troops have
reached Lynchburgh. At Norfolk there are
about 1000 troops. The authorities were
fortiiying Norfolk, including Craney Island.
They are erecting batteries and pressing per-
sons to labor on the Qualifications commenced
at lIatteras Inlet, North Carolina.
At caucus of the members of the Mary
land legislature it was alm) unanimously
determined to abandon the proposition for "a
Convention,