Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-17
From Washington.

WASHING TON, April 16.-The special cor.
respondent of the Evening Post says it is re-
ported that the governors of Kentucky, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, and Missouri, refuse to
respond for troops. Maryland, however, re-
spends promptly, and Baltimore regiment
rendered its services to the president, today.
The quota for Massachusetts has been doubled
and three regiments from Boston are ordered
to Washington at once
Gen. james Ii. Lane of Kansas takes com.
mand of thousand men here.
The Commercials dispatch says Hon. Geo.
Ashmun has been sent to Canada on secret
mission.
No orders have yet been issued for a block
ade of the southern ports or to stop the mails.
The president has issued orders to garrison
Harper's Ferry, forts Washington, Monroe
and others. One Of the Massachusetts reg
ments goes to Fort Monroe with New York
regiment. The route between Philadelphia
and Washington will be guarded by western
troops.
One thousand vGomteers from Baltimore
have rendered theiL services to the govern
ment in Marylands quota The secretary of
war says tenders of money enough have been
made to carry on raging war for two years.
Col Lander has been rendered the command
of the district volunteers.
Flags are suspended over many private res
licences, indicating their use by the troops and
batteries, which are posted at each of the
bridges over the Potomac Several officers
have been reported as denouncing the govern
ment, and will be summarily dealt with
WAsHINGToN, April les. L. Bullock has
been appointed naval agent at Portsmouth,
N. ii. The following postmasters have been
appointed Edward A. Brown, Downing, CT;
Geo. w. Rogers, West Meriden CT Charles
Olmnsted, Norwalk; Arthur B. Caef Middle
ton; Chas. G. Morton, Eastport, Me-; Joseph
p Fessenden, Lewiston; Andrew Whiting
Nantucket; Cyrus w. Chapman, New Bed
ford.
Twenty tons of shell and grape shot were
removed from the navy yard to Georgetown,
to day, in view of possible attack on Wash.
ington from that direction. Several additional
companies were mustered into the service, to-
day. The government has directed that no
more copies of the coast survey report shall
be sent to the seeded states. Prominent gen
tlemen of the Uuion party in North Carolina
and Kentucky, now here, aver that the gov
errors of those states misrepresent the people,
and they have been assured by Secretary Ca.
meron that the services of independent COM
panies volunteering directly TO the federal gov
eminent will be accepted. The following is
the reply OF the governor of North Carolina =
RALEIGH, N. c., April 15.-"Your despatch
is received, and if genuine, which its extraor-
binary character leads me to doubt, have to
cay in reply that | regard the levy of troops
made by the administration, for the purpose
of suhjugating the states of the south, rs
violating the constitution and a usurpng of
power. l can be no party to this wicked vio-
lation of the laws of the country, and to this
war upon the liberties of free people You
can get no troops from North Carolina. |
will reply more in detail when your call is re.
ceived by mail JOHN w. ELLIS,
Governor Of North Carolina"
1t appears by Geographic dispatches that
Gov. Ellls sent the following dispatch to Capt.
Grafton; Can you take fort Macon with
your company ?"