The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON
TeIegraphed to the Columbia Carolinian.

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Refusal Of England and France Recognize the South
ern Confederacy- Movements Of United States Vessels
Troops, de-
NEW YORK April 5.-The Post of this city, says that
| 1t IS rumored that the Government agents who
sent to England and France have returned report
that both Governments their faces against the
Southern Confederacy, and will in wise recognize
assist it. That the President and Cabinet have
termined to take Immediate and vigorous for
the enforcement of the laws, at all hazards
Inc frlgate POwhatan goes to sea tomorrow. fully
equipped and provisiOned and will probably take three
companies of troops The impression the Navy
Yard s that forts Sumter and Pickens will be reinforced
The Government has chartered the steamers Baltic
and Ariel to carry troops under sealed orders. The
Baltic will carry Barry's company of flying artillery
and ninety men, and the Ariel seven eight compa
MES of infantry and marines. Both vessels will sail on
Sunday.
A company of 100 men on Governors Island have
received marching orders Others will speedily follow
There twenty-six hundred troops at
different stations at this point.
The Express that it is supposed in well-inform-
ed quarters that Texas is the point where troops will
be landed. They sent at the request of Cover
| nor Houston, to repel the Indians
Four Governors of free States called on the Pres-
dent to-day and urged the holding of the Notifications
at the South.
The Southern Commissioners have made inquiries at
the proper departments to know what is the meaning
of the naval and army movements which in
progress. The Administration will refuse to give them
any satisfaction 1t appears that all the
which they have received from Lincoln and his cabinet
meant nothing.
NORFOLK, Va. April 5.-There are reports of a dis
turbance among the workmen at Fort Monroe They
have planted Palmetto flag outside of the walls of the
For:, and dare the soldiers to interfere with it.
MONTGOMERY April 5.-The first confederate Treas
ury issued to-day. The first bond
issued yesterday and sold at twenty cent premium.
WAsHINGToN, April 5--Reliabe dispatches from
Charleston from private source, state that it is be-
leved that orders have been received from Montgomery
to cut off Anderson's supplies Immediately.
TExAs-Gaveston April Gov. Houston has sent
to the Legislature, protesting against the
of the Convention and claiming still be Gov
The Legislature took not the slightest notice
OF it.
Ee~The United States Treasurer's exhibit for the
month ending 3Oh March, shows total amount in the
Treasury of S. 764. G9 O4 of which there
in the depositary Wilmington n c., subject draft
$6,l78 II, and at the mint at Charlotte $4,000.
MORE RowDYIsM IN notwithstanding the present
week Raleigh has been dsgraced her hearts
As said in last if prompt steps not taken by
the City authorities aud by the law and order portion
of her citizens the mob will riot here An
account of the disgraceful proceedings alluded to is
crowded ont by the lengthy proceedings of the great
Southern Rights meetings here this week 1t shall APP
pear in next. The cause ofthis whole matter was
that the Southern Rights men in Raleigh ives, there
| number of Southern Rights men in Raleigh)
hosted Southern flag presented to them by number
of ladies of this City, private lot and it de-
termned by the rowdy portion of the submissoniss to
it down. 1t not torn down, however, because
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it with their lives, but miserable scoundrel had
the hardihood and the heart to do what Abe Lincoln
and his cohorts dare not attempt-he shot through it
and has given Raleigh the unenviable distinction of
having fired upon the fag Of the South.
In connection with this may state that for the first
| time in experience in Raleigh, extending
period of twelve years, quiet and orderly meet
ing interru pied frequently by the disgraceful
conduct of Of these rowdies The speakers Hon.
| Thos. Bragg, Hon. T. L. Clngman, and Hon. L. OBJ.
Branch interrupted by such ordinations its
! e"-"go to help'-"youre damned liar" &c.
These insults and outrages from drunken crowd
at the door of the Court House, and of were
treated with silent conte npt. Whittier tending?
| Raleigh State Journal.
| DEATH OF THE REV. ADAM GILCHRIsT-We
regret to learn that this excellent divine and ae
colnplished gentleman and scholar, for many years
the Minister of the Presbyterian Church in this
town, departed this life at the residence Of his
in law, Judge Baker, at Lake City, Fla on We'd
nesday, 9th of March. Having been in very
feeble health for than year past, he recently
visited Florida, in the hope of restoration but he
continued to sink until death came, armed with no
terrors, we are sure, for the exemplary Christian
Minister. BY his direction, his remains have been
brought here, to be inferred among people for
whom he has devoted so many years OF his Minis
terial life-FayeaeriUe Observer.
| FIRE-We regret to learn that Mr. w. j. Gu
reton had his saw mill destroyed by fire Satur-
day nigh. last 1t has not been twelve months
since Mr. G. lost by fire his grist and -four mills on
| the Catawba River We have not been informed
of the particulars, but understand it was the work
of an incendiary. 1t was insured Lancaster
Ledger, Apr13.
| THE FAMINE in India is desolating the North
| western Provinces for thousand miles in extent.
Bombay papers to the 18th of February contain
the following:
| Horrible accounts reach us from the North
western Provinces of human beings dying at the
rate of 400 or 500 day while the desolation is
not even limited to the vast expanse of country
from Lucknow to Lahore; for tales now told
equally appalling of the extremities to which the
population of the native State of Travancore, in
the South of India are reduced by the drought,
which has caused all the fruits of the earth to
wither According to Cochin newspaper, moth
ers in Travancorc are selling their children as
slaves for Cd. each, that they may have wherewith
to purchase bread if only for single day."
COLLECTOR OF NEwBERN.-lt having been
announced in the New York Herald, that Mr.
Stephen D. Pool, of Beaufort, is appointed Collec-
tor of the port of Newborn, in place of MIR Single
ton, Mr. Pool comes out in the Progress, and says
he has applied for nor expected the appoint
ment and if officially informed of the fact, he will
decline it-not because he considers it improper
for any southern man to hold Office under the pres
ent administration, but for reasons that will be