The North-Carolinian., 1861-03-16


- ist.A. Us.l. %. FU4.t SUai Err.
The Wa>t,insio ca:scspo. ..dent of the N. Y. Tri-
6une writes
If tie ;orts about the ,,.tion of Fort Sum
t.-r are rae, taey pro.ab, VII, l, for its
relief has ueen .el, ed long that
can hardly "e Sell, Ia sum -itns numbers l., seasoi
to n.cct necessities. Thc question is w:,oiiy
military one "ni mast b. dec,ded on military
gro...d but the uiurai effect the pupl;c mind OF
orders to Maor Anderson only bc
teracted by i.atl,:n lor extra
Session sf Congress. Leg station To arrest the
tl''n oi the South.ri NOa,eder~cy IN lcgaid to inn
post.tl,s's aos.',ute,y necessary. 1t is well
k"O.. n hAt MloE 1An,ierson UaaiIot Lon bc re-en
iorcci "it hmm. danger OF serious colli-
sion. IwO steamers light DRAFT, win supplies
na&n aiat prOyisIo.ss, have been in readiness tor
tune t..e e,nps whenever orierc.i,
under tue OF officer VINO u wiling
take the risk aud feels ,nii,ient OF Cess. But
the military preparations ami outside ot the ar
b.'r of Charleston render any such experiment haz-
ardous, unless sustained ny Il heavy naval force.
which could be low, the main snip chan
n-i is entirely clear Of obstruction. The War De
partment has obtained detailed statement OF the
stock OF provisions Fort Sumter. ami it is ai.un-
dan for considerable time, except III ore,i, which
is sufficient for over thirty days Ore of TIE
first and most important questions. therefore, be-
fore the Administration VII, be, whether MAJ An
dcrson will be- supplied Withdrawn. Tat ii. ci-
sion cannot long be postpone ss1or, though re now
receives meats and vegetables hom the niar~eis of
Charleston, this PERMISSION may be Cut off at any
moment ny order from Gov Pickcns Gen
Beauregard. whom jefferson Davis has contided
the direction ut military operat there
TIE N: Y. Tribune cdorialy says:
The people will be prepare. if this withdrawal
of troops takes place, for yell OF exul,ation from
every traitor in the land, for tauntS ami swelling
self-congrarulations from the mea wnp have labor
ed more earnestly than any others for the destruc
ton Of the Union by crying out for concessons and
compromises but let all remem ter tat the strength
has not yet departed from flag, and that ms
,noceent may 6c only the crouch aohieh is Ia pre-
cede the dectsirc leup. No matter if the trea
which las around us its tolls comprlS ste p
which NO ore wishes to take no matter II Rebellion
seeing to have advanced its banners or if treason
turns more confidently toward Its braZoh front.
The policy Of the Government remains INC tangea
and lts firm foot jst us innaouabte euer The
Constitution and the Laus.
The Wilmington Journal the withdraw al
says:
So, at present, there will be no blood shed in
Charleston Harbor. This however, implies
cngnition of the Confedcr ,tet States, of the
right of secession, nor does it imply any abandon
nent of the policy of coercion, policy. In war;
a withdrawal of troops from unten ,ble position
for military reasons declaration of peace. The
handful of men in Sumter may be Withdrawn, not
flem any desire to withdraw them, nor from any
acknowledgment of the right dernnnd their
ya nor viii any Psdgs not to renew ts
from want "f the present physical power available
for the purpose carrying . II the coercve designs
OF the party ana section now Tue tnlS country
down to the South Carolina and mississippi line.
FRIGHTENED AWAY BY GHOSTS.
The Crown Point nnd.,) Register is responsible
for the following the last ghost story:
"A little south of Crown Point-probaby two
miles-stsndS II house thst Is to wonder.
The House ii itself is nothing more than hui.i
ing, Say eighteen by tw"nty-four feet ard a story
and half hi ish. Not many months since, a moth
cr and daur rlter who "c.li. pied te house a.
ken 81 X and il few DAYS die l. There n,.tii-
ing peculiar about their death, : one observed.
They buried. and the house left vacant. 500,
after, family moved in. and since th'n it has been
oc...pi-i of the time until within few weeks,
when it was foun.i impossible for family
side there. For weeks they have seen m ,niiesta
tons of supernatural presence Besides the NOV
ing of all movable articles, the tinkling of glasses
ana the rattle OF ii" ware, there were freqcnt and
startling sounds, of whispered conversation,
singing. subdued laughter-atl limitations Of the hui
man voice. These ghosts have been seen at all
hours of the night an old lady, clad in her grave
clothes. has been seen to come hom the adjoining
forest where the wind swept in tremendous gusts,
ratt ing the icy branches Of the trees. She nva-
ri .blv walks around the house and sings doe.ul
tune until she is joinel by young female. when
+, the two unite in plaintivr song. Usually light
footsteps heard in the house, and at times the
ghostly visitors are seen pronsnadlng the kitchen
ana other rooms of the house until late ho,r OF
the night and in some instances havo not left till
dwight. The family became so alarmed and r"'
blci at these manifestations tn. they picked up
| their du,ls and left the premises. We understand
that 10 earthly consideration could induce then t"
return.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT MILITARY
DESPOTISM.
Mr. Lincoln it seems nee Is to he told of this OBJ
vi"us fact; and many Of his party certainly do The
question ~ often asked with pompons and bins
terine air by the roerclons:s. '''avc we govern
ment worth preserving, or one invested with >uffi
cient power to enforce its own lawsy In answer
to the first branch IF that question it IN in truth
be sad that We have no government worth pre>erv
ing if it can he preserved bv other means than
! by an appeal tn tEe ord and havonet And in