Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-04-24
From Washin0ton.,

WASHINGTON, April 15.-0ur streets presel9s .
scene of unusual interest. Battalions, companieIa
and squads are marching and re-marehing form point
to point, unaccompanied by music, excepting tho
gers all in the dark and all equally anxious
There is no shouting, no rietng, dissipation and
no bravado. All are conversing calmly, but in low
tones, the all-absorbng topic There has been 90
large influx Of Northernefs whose beafng is somej.a
what confident. but not overbearing. There are ,
rumors of expected arrivals of Northern military,
but 1t is doubtful whether they will arrive to-dxy
1t is certain however, that several thousand have
been primarily provided for on their arrival during
the present week. Ten companies Of volunteers
have arrived and been mustered into service Six D
more are required by the present demand The I
deepest feeling of surprise prevails. 80 f'.s'''5
Major Anderson on embarkng for New York ex-a'
pressed great regret at the destruction Of the prop
erty. The first gun from Sumter was fred BY Lieut.
Doubleday. Maj. Anderson complimented Stevens, Il
Iron Battery. He said this fort fired the best. Hs
did not think much of the others firing, and said
he expected aid from South.C Carolina in putting out
the fire at Fort Sumter, adding that this meth
ing more than usual in civilized warfare. He Sas D
likewise surprised thst no blood was shed, which
was the best evidence Of skllul engineering ~ t'
The following quotas Of troops will be reesired
by the Secretary of War: Msine, 1880; New Ham
pshire, 1850; Vermont 1880; Massachusetts, !
60; Rhode Island 7s0; Connecticut 1850 New York,
1880; Pennsylvania. 1880; New Jersey, S12s;s
Delaware, 7S0; Maryland 8, ,l28 Virginia, 2,340;
North Carolina, 1850; Tennessee, 1850 ArkAnsas,
7s0; Kentucky, 1929; Missouri 8, 1873 1llinsis
6S3; Indiana, 1858 Ohio 10, 1853 Michigan, Wis. q
consin, low and Minnesota 780 each. f1i7ss1f 81
The Secretary of war has accepted the services.
by telegraph, of one thousand volunteers from
Rhode Island and directed them to proceed to Wash-
ington without delay 1t is stated that te Govern.
inent has design Of nstituting martial law in
Washington at present Twenty thousand troops {
will probably be in Washington in twenty days.
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WASHINGTON, April 16.-4T6e Secretary Of War
indicates that independent military companisA sol.
unteering directly to him. will be accepted from the
States Of Kentucky and North Carolina. aosspi8se1
Rselution. Of Regret Pa.sed 6y Tie ,Nesa Ssaiss
legislature on hearing Of tie Attack On Togt,
HALRAx, April l1a-Intelligsnc ofl,hs bomhard-
ment Of Fort Sumter reached tbs city this farenoou
Tho Legislature on hearing Of tho event. aasidst
intense emotion passed the following unanimosly:
Resoleed Thste this House has heard with ths
deepest SORROW and Fegret of the ontbyeak Of owl
warameng their friends and neshhors in the Usihsd.
States. is,,ssss ~ :, ss. -;
Resoleed That this House, without expressinsm
opinion upon te points IN controversy betwes1 4ha
contendiug pStissi 6nessely lament that these SAe
speak theirflsnguaee and haze sthsf Ieisilisstea
should be sheddingl each others blood ;saM the1
desiis istAefsrap their fsyyspk pkpsaysestp the RaahSr
ae unlsWe 5w Tho re1torstion Of peask Esa.asl