The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-26
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Hon John Bell. of Tennessee, has gone
over to the enc f.. He told the people of
Nashville Tuesday night that his voice
was clear and loud to every Teunesseean-
to arms to arms +" He declared that Tenn
essee had in effect dissolved her relations
wit the Federal Union.
The Louisville Courier is very much
stirred up about the organization Of Home
Guards along the border in the Free States,
and the concentration Of troops at Cairo
It would have the government pursue the
policy of the late Administration, and wait
until the enemy is upon them and they IN
armed and defenseless. The people of the
Free States, especially along the border, are
determined to prepare for the worst.
The Council of Nashville has appropriat-
ed $500, 900, to arm the city.
A private dispatch from the Mayor OF
Nashville to Louisville, says Gov. Letcher
of Virginia has called on Tennessee for
three regiments. They will be furnished
Two regiments will start from the former
city for the Southern Confederacy this
week.
The State Central Committe Of the South
ern Rights party of Kentucky, have deter
mined to withdraw their ticket for delegates
to the Border State Convention. The cause.
assigned is that the Convention tOiH never be
held
The Louisville Journal of Wednesday
published dispatch from the Secretary of
War of the Southern Confederacy, to Gov
Magofin, calling upon him for regiment
of infantry Immediately, to rendezvous at
Harper's Ferry. The Journal administers
most severe and fitting castigation to the
Governor for his traitorous correspondence
with the rebels, while he claims yet to be
Governor of q State of the Union. The Cour-
Ter of yesterday morning in reply, does not
deny that such dispatch was sent, but
says If 1t lras SEM, the Journal stole it, and
that any one who publishes information so
obtained is too base to be entitled to cred
it or receive consideration" This does not
look much like armed neutrality. Every
thing seems to indicate that Kentucky win
be precipitated out of the Union by such
traitors as her rebel Governor. She will
repent the act " to the latest syllable of re-
corded time"
The people of Pennsylvania are boiling
over with enthusiasm and excitement for
the war. As the people bid the troops
farewell, the watchword is, 90 Remainder
BdZtifpore :"
1t is stated that the Government, in an
ticipation of the impending difficulties, sent
an agent to Europe to purchase arms, and
that large quantities are now being received
in New York from that source.
Sixteen Thousand riled muskets and ffty
pieces of artillery have lately been received
at Cincinnati.
Arlington Heights are believed to be tor
titled by Gen. Scott. The hero of so many
battle fields would hardly leave those COM
handing heights unguarded.
Down South a bounty of $40 per man
is offered for volunteers for the Confederate
Army and a bonus of 81 is paid to every
man who brings in recruit. The
case is different in the North. Four
times as many men are offered as were re-
qHired. Five thousand men were asked
from Indiana more than twenty thousand
have been offered. A quarter of million
of men can be placed in the field in two
weeks if the government asks for them.