Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-03
Intere sting from Charleston aud Fort Sum
ter-A Glance Mt Rome of the SecnasInl

Intere sting from Charleston aud Fort Sum.
ter-A Glance ut Some of the Secession
Chiefs.
The Charleston Is. C.) correspondent of
the New York Tribune writes on the 9th
ult. as follows:
Keitt says that the policy is to get British
capital invested in Southern railways, and
Southern steamships and Southern mines,
and then Cd d-n 'em, we can do as we
please with them. The valiant Ex- Congress
man goes go far as to say that ''if Britain
then kicks up any id fuss about few car.
goes of niggers, they can follows the ex-
ample of JEFF. Daviss State, and repudiate
their debts"
Friend Keitt is very jolly and communi-
cative when in his cups and if he will only
relieve his mind by exposing all these little
back-door arrangements, that have been
taking place at Montgomery, | will promise
to give them wide circulation through the
columns of the Tribune. By the by, / am
travelling away from the Convention, where
l was accommodated with a comfortable
seat, and had good opportunity to see and
hear some Of the great Palmettoans. General
Jamison, the President, performs his duties
with great precision, and appears to be the
best man for the position. he seems to be
worried with the weighty affairs of State,
and looks very bilious.
Mr.. Barnwell Rhett, who sat to the left of
the President, with his arm resting on the
reporters table, and his head on his arm,
seems to be literally weighed down with the
vastness of his own Importance. He appears
to feel that something more attaches TO him
than to common men, aud he is right. He is
not only traitor but a conspirator. Yes,
this man Rhett formerly SMITH has oon-
spired against that Constitution which was
the result of the virtue, wisdom and patriot
ism of the greatest heroes Gods sun ever
shone upon.
Poor Chesnut, the Ex-senator, was also
present. should think Chestnut must have
been glad to slip out of Washington. Ches-
nut it was who presided at a meeting of the
Southrons held to concoct reply to the
speech of Charles Summer last year. Each
man present threw in his scrap Of Billings
| gate, and Chestnut, poor fellow, was deputed
to deliver it. What was il the Senator from
Massachusetts, saidl l think he said he
might print it in an appendix to his speech
as fitting illustration of 'the Barbarism OF
Slavery" l know Chestnut subsidized, and
was never heard of after at Washington.
| Well, looking at Chestnut, and hearing him
| this morning, do think ii was too bad oi
his colleagues to force him into the Jaws OF
the Boston Demosthenes.
The recruiting business is very dull here.
| The reports are 30 general of the starvation
and nl-usage pFacticed toward the regular
troops on the island, that no more men can
be seduced. Little Lieutenant Mitchell, son
| of Yitriol Mitchell, the escaped convict, il
employed in this service. He is paid SC
much ahead, but pIonounces business so in
formally dull that he can not make enough
to pay his board. ,..
You may rely upon the truth of the fol.
| lowing, which has just come to my knowl.
edges A council was held this morning, al
which it was proposed that demand should
be made upon Anderson for the possession
of Fort Sumter. 1t was subsequently, with
drawn and ordered TO stand over for tbs
present on account of General BeAuregart
stating that he knew if such demand wa.
made Major Anderson would open FIRE.
am happy to tell you that the FunOrs whieI
the chiValry started abOHt Major Anderson'l
want of fidelity 70 the Union are now ad
mitted by them to have been entirely false
AN IRISH COMEDIAN CHALLENGED 10 FIGHI
DUEL.--A difficulty between Barney Will
iams, the Irish comedian, and Mr.. Chandler
not unknown to Eastern theatrical circles
which occurred recently at the st. Loui
Theater, was turned into comedy bshint
the scenes, by the determination of Barney
The two had some words about the eostum
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