The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-04-11
THE ACTION ofthe GOVERNMENT

Ill hU HUN vi tllU uUILtlliNIlN
Preparations for war at the North and
South.---The Confederate States Ready
for Hostllities. ---Intense Excitement at
Charleston The Policy OF the Federal
Government Towards the South.---The
rival Confederacles preparlng for war.
From the New York Times of Saturday
The intelli ence from Charleston Looks
warlike, aud indicates that collision L.
likely to take place at any moment The
reports which have reached there relative
to the movements of the Administration
have created much excitement. and the
feeling appears to be general that war l.
ine.itable within a short time. General
Beauregsrd, who yesterday morning be
fore sunrise proceeded to Morris Island
on business connected with the batteries
there located. is understood TO have de
clared that Maj Anderson aud his com
mand must either evacuste Fort Sumter
or be sheIled within forty eight hours
The report that the supplies for the gar
rison had been cut off by authority. is cor
roborsted by the Charleston papers which
reached US last night. The Southern
Co u mi-ioners. now in Washington, our
correspond e OF Informs Us. still express .
belief that peaceful policy will prevail
though their sincerity may with proprie-
ty be questioned, 10 view OF all that l.
transpiriug. On the other band, they
assert that if the policy of tie Admins
tratiou is the enforcement of the Federal
laws. the seeded States are ready to TO-
sist to the better end
The moveme nts in the Army aud Ma,
W Departments. which we're developed
yesterday. created considerable excite
ment. and gave indubitable evidence th at
the Government haze 10 view important
plans touching the military posts and rev.
enue stations in the seeding States. The
United States steam frigate Powhatan
has been fully equipped Tor sea Within
three days. and sails to day at noon
She has been provided With large guam
tity Of fixed ammunition for "a and IL
FOUNDER boat howitzcr-, and shells and
shot for bfDe, ten. aud eleven inch guu-.
She carries several carriages for boat
no witxers, and all the available boats tb at
can be mustered in the yard. which will
supply tran-ports for FIVE hundred neD
at once. Her list of officers, most Of whom
reported for duty yesterday, embrace e
leveu leutenauts, the ships complement,
being only four. Capt Samuc! Mercer
goes out in command. The steamship
Atlantic. Of the North Atlantic Company.
ha. been chactered BY the Government.
and extraordinary diligence bas been used
Digb. end day iD getting her ready for
sea accom- n odations bsve been fitted up
on board for over six hundred troops
She will be ready to sail at an early hour
day. Besides this large steamer. the
Illinois, Of Vanderbit's Havre aDd South
ampton line. which was to have sailed to.
day, has been taken up by the Goaern.
nent for the same purposes as the Allan
tic. and arrangements have been made
with the steamer City of Baltimore to car.
~ out her passengers and mails Circum.
staRces indicate that the Powhattan has
been detailed to convoy the two steamers
to their destination, which, of course, i.
only known to the Government. all the
vessels sailing under sealed orders The
Ataut!c, it is reported, has been provis-
ioDed for about sixty days.
The hope which the SecessioDi>ts have
built upon Virginia are doomed to dissp.
pointment. This is rendered sufficientI,
evident by the action of the State Coz.
vention upon the Report OF the Goa nit
tee on Federal Relations. ou Thursday
and ye-terday. In the Convention yes.
terday, the sixth resolution vas amended
verbally y-the Convention refusing. by
vote Of ga to Ga, to declare that Virginia
ought not to accept form of adju-tnent
that would not prose acceptable to the SO
ceded States. The resolution. as adopted
expresses an earnest desire for the re es-
tabli.hment of the Union in it's former
integrity, and peace prosperity and fra
ternai feeling. Esery effort which has
been made BY Gov. Wise and his CO la
borers for secession, to commit the Con
veDtion on the side Of the Southern Con
federacy, has signaIly failed.
The South Carolina Convention proves
to have been not quite 70 near uoit on
the subject of the adoption of the new
Constitution for the Confederate States,
as was probably desirable. The final
vote was taken yesterday, aud the nun
Der voting in it's favor was lac. while / g
voted against it, and o we're convenient
ly ahsent-the whole number of delegate
eou-istipg OF l72. This is very little bet
Ter than the first vote taken on Wednes-
day, when % voted against the Con,titu
tion-a second trial being determined
upon. in order to give the delinquent 26
an opportunity to change sides, which on
ly three, it appears, syailed themselves
Of.
Another View of the Military Prepara-
tiOns.
Washington, April 6.--Notwiihstand
ing the many rumors of war with which
Washington has abounded for many days.
and still abounds, sm able to assure
you, in the most positive manner, that
neither Fort Pickens nor Suut.r is to be