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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-25

THE PRESIDENT HAS A CHANCE TO
TRADE.-Ye esterday President Davis went
over to the West Point Railroad depot,
probably to see Mr.. President Pollard, who,
being out, one of the young men invited
the general to seat Now, our young
friend, who did the honors on the occasion,
supposed (drawing inferences from the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-25

OUT uay, WnllSt we nave YET tue power W
resist-the capacity to save ourselves from
its meditated devastation, insurrection and
horrors.
But will Northern hate and fanaticism
fail in its prey? Will it not at least carry
through the South one long track of blood,
which will tell to future ages its fierce in
vasion and stern efforts for conquest? We
answer no
Fortunately for the world, it is never all
mad. The first great result of the medita-
ted invasion of the South, will be to unite
the South together. United together, the
South is invincible The North knows
this as we'll as the South. On this account,
we rejoice at the late demonstrations in
Charleston Bay, and the war policy declar.
ed at Washington. Virginia will soon be
with US; and the other Frontier States will
follow her lead. They are forced to take
sides, by the Abolition Government at
Washington. They must help to conquer
US, or aid US in our defence. We cannot
doubt the result. The miserable fanatics
and charletans at Washington are pursuing
the very course of policy we most earnest.
ly desire them to pursue, and will defeat
and destroy their power for evil in the ef-
fort to exercise it. We deprecate war
but we frankly confess, that if war is ne
cessary to consolidate the South, it is far
preferable to the Slave-holding States be-
ing divided. 1t is very far preferable to a
mixed Confederacy of Slave and Free
States. The demonstration of war upon
the South will, however, prevent war, by
raising up such power to meet it, through
united South, as will ensure its defeat
War between the North and the South can
only exist by the Frontier Slave States
joining the North against the South and
this we deem an impossibility.
But will not Fort Pickens he held like
Fort Sumter ? and will We not be compelled
to she'll them out? Yes! But this will
not be war Will not our coast be blocka
ded? Very probably. But this will be
war on sea, where we cannot reach them
But a campaign war-a war Of invasion fol
conquest, by the North against the South
we do not expect to see. 1t will be most
fatal to the interest of the North, whilst il
may be most beneficial to the South in uni
ting them together in one erclusive desti
tiny; but, in our judgment, it will never
take place. War or no war, the Coufede
rate States are equal to the great enterprise
they have assumed, of protecting tbei1
rights, liberties and institutions.
Charleston Mercury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-25

reHaTkS, iol TIE pIeSeuL, say W Jou dil
adieu. Il. D. S.
The Fall of Fort Sumter---What the
Papers say about it.
The Northern papers are filled with very
amusing comments upon the result of the
bombardment of Fort Sumter by our troops
From some of the leading journals of vari
Gus shades of opinion we make the follow
ing extracts:
THE RESULT.
Fort Sumter is lost, but Freedom is sa
we'd. There is no more thought of bribine
or coaxiug the traitors who have dared tc
aim their cannon balls at the flag of the
Union, and those who gave their lives tc
defend it. 1t seems but yesterday that at
least two thirds of the journals of this city
were the virtual allies of the Secessionists,
their apologists, their champions. The
roar of the great circle of batteries pouring
their iron hail upon devoted Sum er, has
struck them al dumb 1t is as if one had
made brilliant and effective speech, set
ting forth the innocence of murder, and
having just hidden adieu to the cheers and
the gas-Iight, were to be confronted by the
CORY form and staring eyes of a victim Of
assassination, the first fruit of his oratorca
success. For months, before the late Presi
dental election, majority of our journals
predicted forcible resistance to the Govern
ment as the natural and necessary conse
quence ofa Republican triumph; for months
since they have been cherishing and en-
couraging the Shareholders Rebellion as il
it were very natural and proper proceed
ing. Their object was purely partisan
they wished to bully the Republican Ad
miuistratou into shameful recreaucy to Re-
publican principle, and then call upon the
people to expel from power party so prof
ligate and cowardly. They did not sue
ceed in this; they have succeeded in enti
cirg their Southern proteges and somet time
allies into fragrant treason.
There cannot be rational doubt thai
every man who aided or abetted the attack
on Fort Sumter is involved in the guilt Of
treason. That all the besiegers of Forts
Sumter and Pickens have incurred the pen
atty of Treason-which is Death-is iudis
putable.
Most of our journals lately parading the
pranks of the Secesionists with scarcely dis.
guised exultation, have been suddenly So
bered by the elimination of the slavehold
ing conspiracy. They would evidently like
to justify and encourage the traitors further
but they dare not; so the Amen sticks in
their throat. The aspect of the People ap
pals them Democrat as we'll as Republi
can, Conservative and Radical, instructive
ly feel that the guns fired at Sumter were
aimed at the heart of the American Repub
lie. Not even in the lowest groggery Of
our city would it be safe to propose cheers
for Beauregard and Governor Pickens.-
The Tories of the Revolution were relative,
ly ten times as numerous here as are the
open sympathizers with the Palmetto Reb
els. 1t is hard to. lose Sumter; it is con
ISOLATION to know that in losing it we have
gained united people. Henceforth, the
loyal States are unit in uucompromisine
hostility to Treason, wherever plotted, how
ever justified. Fort Sumter is temporarily
lost, but the Country is saved. Live the
Republic !-Nev York Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-25

sacoa, and of the mouths of the Mississip.
pi Any attempt to interfere with CONNER
cial intercourse by the occasional visits of
scattered cruisers will lead to collisions with
the European Powers at time when the
Northern Union is absolutely defenceless.
If the Republican party had been thorough
ly in earnest, vigorous invasion of tho
Southern States might have overpowered
resistance, but there is 20 practical medium
between coercion and passive acquiesence.
Reuiew, March 30.
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can perform for you or your friends, will be
most cheerfully performed. With these
remarks, for the present, say to you all
adieu. Z. D. S.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02

At the banquet given at Boston, in COM
pliment TO Captain Wilkes, Lieutenant Fair
fax, who was intrusted with the duty Of
boarding the Trent for the purpose ofarrest-
ing Mason and Slidell, gave the following
account of his proceedings. tits interesting,
- differs somewhat from the account we
have heretofore had
1t was by no means an agreeable duty to
90 on board the Trent and arrest my old
friend, Mr.. Mason, whose family is connected
with mine by marriage, though we are not,
as some of the papers have said, cousins. |
knew pretty well what | had TO do, and
knew, soon after got aboard the vessel, that
l should have something more to contend
with than the four gentlemen was to take
with me TO the San Jdciato. Mrs. Slidell
and her daughters were there; they we're
womanlike and ladylike; but they were un-
der great deal of excitement, and you may
we'll imagine that they gave utterance to a
good many not very pleasant expressions.
| extended to them the courtesy, agreeable
to the instructions of Captain Wilkes, of the
passage in the San JaciHto, which they de-
clined, and they we're permitted to 60 on
their way to Europe, and l made as short
work Of the matter as could. Laughter
and applause.1 There was nothing at all
self to the captain of the Trent, who received
me properly; but when l informed him of
my mission, he demurred considerably to my
proposition. Seeing Messrs. Mason and Sill
dell not far of, told him it was not neces
tary to insist upon what l had first de-
manded-an examination of his passenger
list-as / had tangible evidence that my
friends were on board.
then addressed Messrs. Mason and Slidell
and told them my mission. They intimated
that they would not go unless force were
used. l told them was prepared for that
[cbeers and in a short time / had suffi-
CIent force on board to impress every one on
the ship with that fact. Lieutenant Greer,
Of the San Jdciato, came on board and took
quite as active part in the transaction as l
did. He was rather apprehensive that the
ladies and the mob would overcome me, and
presented six very iDoffensive marines on
board, to be made offensive, if necessary.
[Applause. That gave rise to the report
about a charge of the marines, with fixed
bay yonets, on the ladies. Messrs. Mason and
Slidell conducted themselves with a good
deal of prop1iety under the circumstances.
| Mr.. Mason was perfectly courteous through
| out. Mr.. Slidell, as we all know, has more
| crustiness in his disposition, but it must be
remembered that he had much more to en-
| baTrass him, having his wife and family with
| him; therefore it was more difficult to i'm
press him with the belief that intended to
carry out the purpose of my visit. He said
he would not go unless | employed more
force than l then seemed willing to show;
but by the aid of the officers the gentlemen
were removed on board the San JdciRto
| where we made them very comfortable.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02
speed the Advance.

Now that the movement of an army of re-
lief into East Tennessee, go long the expected,
hoped for and prayed for, has been sban-
doned, and the troops are being recalled and
concentrated, along with thousands Of others
upon the roads to Nashville and Memphis,
let the columns move onl
1t was a sore disappointment, and the pro-
pIiety of it hard to be understood, both to
the suffering and responding Union people
of East Tennessee, and to tho loyal people
throughout the country, that this advance by
the Cumberland Gap should be Abandoned
at a time, too, when every thing seemed so
auspicious but if as is now alleged to be the
intention, two grand and irresisti ble COL
umns are to be moved direct upon Nashville
an Memphis, and thus give to this gigantic
and wicked rebellion a crushing, if not a
death blow, the friends of the Union, both
in East Tennessee and throughout the
loyal States, will, we doubt not, ac-
quiesce and be satisfied. But let
there be no unnecessary delay. Let the
columns move onl And thus let it be shown
that the Fugitive Government, by its re-
moval from Richmond to Nashville, has but
jumped out of the frying-pan into the frel
Let it be seen that in dodgng the threatened
danger from Manassas and Fortress Monroe,
they have fallen upon the greater danger Of
the advancing columns of the North. west.
This is now what the people will look for
and expect. The wandering Capital will
then have to 90 back to MONTGOMERY, and
die there in the cradle where it was born.
The indications now in Kentucky and
throughout the Northwest all point to an
advance on Nashville and Memphis in two
grand columns and every thing seems to bid
fair for our armies to pass the Christmas hol-
idays in those two rebel cities. Speed on the
advance
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02

PoRT RoYAL.-It is now about twenty days
since General Sherman landed at Port Royal,
and still nothing is done beyond Certifying"
building a five hundred feet wharf, and doing
other things indicatOry of a purpose to stay.
The feet also remains in Broad River. There
has been no progress made toward the interior,
nor even to Beaufort. Meanwhile the rebels
are establishing their lines around the spot
where our forces have gained foothold, and,
by aDd-by, when Sherman is ready to 60 ahead
be will have to fight battle for it. We can
hardly understand why the land force could
not at least have been pushed up to hold the
railroad communication between Charleston and
Savannah-only a days march distant-leav-
ing the sailors and mariners to guard therear
But we must not blame General Sherman too
hastily. Patterson was covered all over with
opprobrium, and after all was able to demon 4.
strate that the great fault lay in another quar-
ter. Has the Government SO hampered Gene.
raj Sherman that he is only able to "fortify"
himself behind earthworks and tender epistles
to the South Carolinisns? The land part of
the expedition has realized nothing as yet be-
yoDd single bale of cotton, They have not
even proved worthy of the companionship of
the navy that gained them the situation.-Ohi-
cdqo Tribune.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02
IL The sou,h Indepondent or The North.

- Wv ENuNh AMuNNouuCAN W wv NNANAA'
The Southern leaders and papers are just
now trying TO convince themselves and the
rest Of mankind that they are entirely inds-
pendent Of the North. Whether they are or
not, time will prove That they did not 80
consider themselves a few months ago, will
be seen from the extract below, which we
take from a speech made by Albert Pike,
ESQ, at the Southern Convention held in
Charleston. Mr.. Pike said:
ut is time that we should look about us,
and see in what relation we stand to the
North. From the rattle with which the
nurse tickles the ear of the child born in the
South to the shroud that covers the cold
form Of the dead, every thing comes to US
from the North. We rise from between sheets
made in Northern looms, and pillows of
Northern feathers, to wash in basins made in
the North, dry our boards on Northern
towels, and dress ourselves in garments
woven in Northern looms; we eat from
Northern plates and dishes; our rooms are
swept with Northern brooms, our gardens
dug with Northern spades, and our bread
knesded in trays or dishes of Northern wood
or tin; and the very wood which feeds our
fires is cut with Northern axes, helved with
hickory brought from Connecticut and New
York;
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02

GENERAL FLoYD's RETREAT.-The Wheel
ing (Va) Inteltigencer tells the story of
Floyd's retreat:
General Floyd, in his recent retreat from
the vicinity of Gauley, destroy ed every thing
portable about Fairfax Court house. He
burned over three hundred tents, and picks,
spades and axes by the hundreds were found
charred and destroyed. At another point
ten wagon loads of ammunition were
captured, and along the road for many miles,
blankets, broken down wagons, tents and
other articles of camp equipage, including
arms, were found cast aside by the rebels in
their hurry to get out of the way of Benhams
men. The victory was complete, and al
though Floyd was not bagged, he was driven
ingloriously from Western Virginia. Floyd's
force consisted of six Virginia regiments,
two Mississippi regiments, and one Georgia
regiment, in ell about five thousand FIVE
hundred men. General Benham had the
Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and five hundred
men from each of the Thirty seventh and
Forty fourth Ohio Regiments, in all three
thousand two hundred men.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02


The Washington correspondent of the
New York World says: 81 will venture a
political prediction touching a matter now
engaging the attention of the ablest minds
in the country. 1t is, that the inevitable
negro, and what shall be done with him, will
be more fercely discussed during the ap.
preaching session of Congress than ever
before; and further, that the proposition to
crown our victories with emancipatory de-
crees, will come from the Democratic side of
the House; that the proposition will prevail
finally in effect, and that the Democracy
will thereupon resume her ancient estate,
with all the powers dignities and emolu-
ments thereunto appertaining. These are
the visible signs of the times. And 1 think
that such of US as live four years will live
long enough to see their verifcation."
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02

LOSING OF RAILROAD CARs.-Since the war
has broken out the freight cars of the different
railroads have been used freely upon one an
others roads. The result is that none of them
know where their cars are. 1t is no unusual
thing to see cars Of the New Jersey Central, or
Williamsport and Elmira and PennsyIvania
Railroad cars standing about the sidings here.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have lost
over forty that they can not find, and have,
accordingly, sent out men all over the country,
wherever a railroad runs, to hunt them up and
get them homo. The freight coming into
Washington every morning would make one
continuous string for two and half to three
miles long. To-day, train nearly half mile
leDg, loaded with wood, came in. Before the
war, wood along the road was poor sale, little
or none being sent over the road; now the trade
is immense, and prices have again gone up for
woodland to almost fabulous rates. Wdshiug-
ton Correspondent Of Philadelphia Inquirer.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02
How the Soldiers PUT in Their Time


A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
has been visiting the camps on the Potomac.
He gives some account of the way the SOL
diers occupy themselves when not on duty.
He writes:
In visiting some two or three handred
tents, found nearly one-half of all the men
then in their tents busy writing letters to
friends at home. This seems to be the chief
occupation when off duty ; and it is certainly
one of the best ways in which they can pass
their time. There is much in camp life to
wear off the social affections and moral hab.
lis of domestic life. But the letter keeps up
the connecting link and the warm affection
between those in camp and the dear relatives
and friends at home. Letter. writing ought,
therefore, to be encouraged. Newspaper
reading forms another mode of passing profit
ably their leisure time. Card playing forms
a prominent pastime in the camps. 1t is
adopted more as affording variety to the
amusements Of their leisure hours than as
leading trait in their social exercises. In
one camp only found q soldier reading his
Bible; he remarked to me that he found it a
source of pleasure, and he made it daily a
part of his study. Many of the men, how
ever, have Bibles and religious books which,
in the evenings and on the Sabbath, are care.
fully read. found the men generally in fine
spirits, quite reconciled to camp life, attached
to the officers, and social and jovial among
themselves.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02
Some of our cotem mporaries are disputing

Some of our contemporaries are disputing
as to which is the more despcable, Seces
sioniet or an Abolitionist. The dispute ap-
pears to be carried on very much in the
Monboddo respecting the comparative merits
of a London shop, keeper and an American
savage. "We disputed" says the Doctor,
recOuntipg in letter to Mrs. Thrale the inei-
dents of a dinner with his Lordship, "in ad
justing the claims of merit between shop
keeper of London and savage of the Ameri-
can wilderness. Our opinions we're, l think,
maintained on both sides without full con-
victioD; Monboddo declared boldly for the
savage, and |, perhaps for that reason, sided
with the citizen" A thoughtful person
could hardly take either side of the dispute
above mentioned without suspecting that he
had got the wrong one.-LouisViLIe Journal.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02

DEATH OF Hon. HENRY WAGER.-HOn. Henry
Wager, one of the leading agriculturists Of the
State, died yesterday morning, at Western, in
this county. He was a member of Assembly
in 1948, and has held other political stations.
1t was, however, as an sgriculturist that he
was best known. In the State Agricultural
Society he was long leading spirit, and was
fer a time its President. He was also one year
President of the United States Agricultural So
ciety.
In the Inception, organization and oonstruc-
tion Of the State Agricultural College, at Ovid,
MIR. Wager was an efficient worker, and did
good service as President Of the Institution in
the time of its trials. Mr.. Wager was bro
tber of Hon. David Wager, of this city, and
uncle of Major General Halleck, of the United
States Army Utica IN. Y Herald.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02
Washington Correspondence of the N. Y. Post.1
Mcclellan and the Army.

Mcclellan and tho Army.
1t is very pleasant to see the confidence
the whole army has in Mcclellan. At this
moment he reigns, or, if he chose, absolutely
dictates, and, l fancy, if the truth wa5 known,
the President and Cabinet are very second
sry. He holds in his hand six hundred thou.
sand men What vast responsibility Yet
he is, all say, fully equal to it; and, better
yet, there is no danger of his abusing this
power. His will is absolute here; he has
brought this huge mass of men into order !;
he directs what they shall do from the most
minute points of etiquette or dress up to the
great movements that are to give us certain
success.
That there will be an advance, and shortly,
l am absolutely certain. The papers have
said this so long that we have almost ceased
to believe it, but by one who stands next to
the Commander-in-C Chief l have been as
sured that ere long this great army around
Washington will sweep VIGOROUSLY South
ward. General Buffers expedition is to
start in about O week, and if you notice, his
troops ave principally raw recruits the
better drilled forces here are retained for
immediate action. 1t has been supposed that
the object of the Government was to send
large bodies of men to various points on the
Southern coast, and so dissipate the army at
Manassas, but believe that not for long will
the rebel flag float there, and it will disappear
in a lost battle. AS | look at these gay SOL
diers here, now all so light hearted and care :
less, it makes me feel sick and sad to think
how many will soon lay their young heads
low in the bloodiest and most desperate con-
test that has ever yet streWed our fair land
with graves.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02

LONDON papers record the death of the man
who saved the Queens life: "Jobn Turner, aged
fifty four, an imbecile inmate of the workhouss,
who about three weeks since accidentally fell
Gown come steps and sustained injuries which
caused his death" He was formerly victual-
er. On the 9th ofJuly, 1887, the four horses
Of the Queens carriage, containing Her Majesty
8nd the Prince LeiniDgen, took fright on the
top of Higbgate Hill and dashed down the
steep. Turner, at the risk of his life, got the
wheel horses by the head just in time to enable
Her Majesty to jump out. On the following day
deceased attended Buckingham Palace, in an
swer TO a summons from Sir II. Whately, who
gave him 9l0, and requested him to put up the
Roy al Arms to commemorate the circumstance,
which he did, at a cost of f20. He was also
informed that Her Majesty would always be his
riend. He had since made constant applica-
items to Prince Albert, but had no further rec
ognition of his services. This so preyed upon
his mind that at last he became an imbecile and
an inmate Ofthe workbouse.