, 1861-02-19

Facts and BpecnIasIons from Various
sources


orthe preservation of the capital do not please
the 1re-eaters. The Warrington correspond
ent OF the Charleston oossrier makes the fol.
lowing contemplate attack upon the veteran
commander:
"Old Fuss and Feathers Is concentrating
quite rapidly his regulars In this city, aud af
points neAr by and convenient He has been
1or some Weeks bringing them On IN detaeh-
ments, an6 must now have 500. or coo troops
mere. Ae M has artillery enough here for an ar
my Of 5000 men. You meet Uncle SANS liy-
cry at every tnrn Of the street, and erery~ day
PARTS Of battery 60 galloping down Pennsyl-
Tana aTenue to the great delight OF the cham
hesmaids and children, and the terror of ner4
yous old ladies' and BY the way, I am assured
tnat one oF Two persona hare actually gone
crazy from terror mud excitement, caused by
General Scott's military preparations. Tho
Old gentleman, he goea on with bis pomp
and parado Of war, will either Boon have the
asylum OF the District crowded with 1unatics,
OF be Will strut himself 10 death before the 4th
OF hlarch--the latter contamination deyontr
II to be wished for"
The same correspondent confesses the resul.
OF the late election in Virginia to be e1cees-
ingly u1fayorable to secession:
As for Virginia, suppose the result Of the
election for delegates to the convention Last
Monday has satiE1led you lat Us<7e il no danger
Of her seeediHg. The submissionIsts have car
ried everything, not more than forty seces-
sionists having been elected out Of the one hun
dred aud fifty or more delegates to the conven-
AoFth, for trea 'xhould the Contxntion, by any
possibility, pas ase ordinance Of see<ssion, my
o,c,s opinion IL tie people ,co1ld soteit don7.;
The fact Is the ViTginians OF the present
day are clever enough set Of fellows to smoke
cigar Or drink jnlip with, but they arc ex-
cessivcly incident, fond Of ease and Of federal
Office. In the Old Dominion there are great
many Republicans, open and secret; great
many timid md irres0lute folks, whu fear
change, and 60 into fits nearly at the prospect
Of revolutlon q great many old respectable
itlcs,' who would rather lose liberty than their
money, and prefer any day sacrificing their
principles to their lives. These would all com.
Mark my rord, il Tryinia eusT goa ous &ae ,cin
hausto b pushed out"
THE REAL MEANING OF TIE VIRGINIA
ELECTION.
On the Gzst page Of to-day's EteHing Rbst We
giye letter from a correspondent In Virginia,
calling attention to the salient features Of the
contest IN Virginia, showing That the people
Of that State have pronounced SO emphAtical-
II In favor Of the Union that tue power Of the
secessionlsts Is broken. Tho followi ng
from the Richmond TRhLg Of yesterday, sheds,
additional light on the subject:
"The masses, seem, in great measure, to
have ignored old party divisions and to have
emsnclpated themselves from the thraldom Of
party leaders. Hence, the strongest Wing
ie antecedents, aud on the other hand,
tho stauuchest Democratic counties have
returned men who haye hitherto y0-
ted with the Wings. There il q dep meaning
in all this n 4hoTs that The people are derottd to
The Government tuhieh soas baqAeathed to them BY
Meir jatter& It shown that their L. a patriot
ic chord In the popular heart which needs only
to he touched to produce vibration from the
banks Of the Ohio to the Beaboard. As sooA a
the people toe7x satiGed the country .ods in danger
tAcy ruyc III the majesty Of their strength, snapped
Tie 1'dc': threads q party, and pronounced The
doom c5 de1nagogues and conspfrators who
hn4 brought the erils upon the country.
meaning ln other respects. The Legislature,
wisely rejecting the counsels of extreme men,
who, under the disguise Of devotion to South
crn rights, meditated the overthrow Of the
government, had initiated line Of policy hay
Ing for Its object the restoration Of peace and
harmony to onr distracted country. Reject
ing tho proposition to hitch Virginia to the
car Of South Carolina, TINT body prudently de-
termiued to decline the entangling alliance,
and to place the proud old commonwealth in
the attitude Of mediator, staying tue hands
Of the belligerents, and tenderit E the olive
bf1dch ol peace
THE SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE.
The new "Confederacy" Is In trouble. Eve
ryhody wants Office, The Georgiaus are the
most clamorous, aud next to them come the
patriots Of Alabama. A letter in tho Balu-
more .imc.ican, dated at Montgomery, tells
the story:
"As have hitherto predicted, It Is evident
hat xt.sT 3,n~.n -. -r
honor and offices in the new nationality-one
Of her sons, Howell Cobb, is President Of the
Provincial Congress. Georgia, I begin to
think, is little too greedy. She aspires to
too much nf tho plunder. Thus far she has
lad more than her share bnt unsatiatled with
the lions portion, she would with her energy
swamp all the slower craft Already the
Georgians arc flocklng to tho capital with the
smell Of t;1t offices In their no5trils-And to
make tho object even more attaiuablc, like
Paudals, they viii try to carry off the Capital
to their own StSte.
"Sext foremost in the hunt for Office stands
Alabama. This, however, Is but natural and
Congress are held In the capital Of the State"
TIE SOUTHERN CRY oF HUNGER AGAIN.
We have alreaiy called attention to the cry
for food that comes from the South. The No.
bile 1d.r1f;*er Of Friday last follows up its
counsel to tho plantezs to "raise their own
provisions" and to let cotton 60. We quote:
"Thc fear that the next crop of cotton will
fall very short Ia consequence Of our political
troubles, Is foHing up prices immensely,
and We may look for no depression Of rates,
anu may reasonably expect very can-
siderable appreciation On those already
ruling. We shall sell this crop at lingo
prices; 1,t set ce:|tre our planters net 10 Be 70
uauise!y eneo"'a5c! By it as to put in exry heavy
crops jor mat gear to neglect corn elt1sre and to
buy negroes and lands at high prices on tho
hypothesis that large next season's crop will
sell as well. And for these REASONS, viz: Tho
srlne apprehension (of uncertainty of.fature
Supply which is stimulating the purchase Of
the current crop At any rates, sriu deter the in
tEst'neHt Of more capital in cotton manufacture
which has heretofore been regulated by supply
and prospective supply Of INV material This
failure ol increased British demand for cotton,
aided BY the depressed demand Of the North.
coming; in oorjnnction with q heavy crop next
season, ,etl undoubtedly d,i,e doun p,1s zotcsr
than will be comfortable for planters who have
sacrificed everything else to the one object OF
making q "big crop" We need hardly say
that prospective foreign war influences viii
hnye weight in the depression Of prices audt the
raising OF prices Of fsuppltes. Let tue next crop
DO moderate one, and let the planters raise i
large proportion OF their own proTislons,''
The Washington correspondent Of the Balti.
Letters recelTed IN this city Eom Nnrt'' A.
bama and parts of Georgia represent a great
reaction In progress against the lee e,sion move
meot; so strung is this feeling In some puar-
ters that they are said to refuse to acknowledge
tho secession ordnance, and keen the star9
and stripes lying, The same feeling prevails
u portions OF Mississippi and Louisiana, and
the question naturally arises, will the Southern
subjects?
I Liter Liter from Georgia member Of Congress
was shown around tho Honss Of Representa-
tiy q to-day, In which he deplores the reaction
in the popular mind in the Gulf States, aud
fears its Increase II I compromise Ia effected
satisfactory to the Border States.
FORTRESS MONROE.
As some discussion Is going on about the
armament Of Fortress Monroe, Va, 1t may not
be out Of place to give an account Of It. A
lew pieces OF loose ordnance hare been sent
down lately; bnt the mounted battery remains
almost in Its usual state The number Of guns
mounted Is no less than two hundred and
cighty-1 which throw twelve Thousand four
hundred and seventeen pounds Of iron. There
are, besides, ten rlortaSs and five siege howit-
zers. The new fort, commonly known IS the
Rip Rap, will, when perfectly completed, have
one hundred and eight c'ght-iuch columbiads
and tifly-four forty-two guns, all casemated,
and eight tcu-inch colambiads and forty six
nine inch ditto, all ell 1Hro9te.
or MARTIAL LAW on Sell
LlNAN'S ISLAND.
From the Charleston McrcuzJ.]
WHEREAS, By virtue of resolution adonted
By the people Of the State Of South Carolina,
in Congress assembled, power iB given to th6
GoEernoE, BY and with the advice Of the Ex-
ecQtiye Council, to declare and establish Mr.