Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-31

inent are ReqNestedyto meet s4t ssD4phidsvhleA
on Friday, 1.-THE 1th of Jine,: az u o'clock. All
are invited, butthose who ltsvc furnished no
sons for the war. ave specially requested to be
present. The objects ofthe meeting ore.
LIST. To provide old for SUCH families Of Vol
d. Tosiqn;da,s. a5s contract ed il uni
forming our gallant Volunteers, the ''sou.h.
ern Guardss'
Sd. To make suel, other arfsngemesfs for
eStss pfoseotion at home as may be thought
fpsqssssaFy. a.
:, ,..s;s sson sioI4esp; :; -. !:
i .cssg csA siT"s s4M
e. Mh:. EprTon Affst three wetksjof rIrashSteIl
.par,I ,Iimsn uhsas Richmoaa, ,ins wliseh time We;
hsSsa stained oonsiderab ablspsehsieh ii drill:
ing shd prepSrbfgsfpr fsa .ws4 must; bid sour
oIs eepp good 5yes nd up, tlls line of
niafelf sn route for, the North. In accordance
yitiFaxpectntion. we received orders yesterday
evening to hold ourselves III readiness to ,nke
Ftliessafs bound to- Aauassas' Pass or ts- raiis
5r6aa Jiahetioh pesrsbs- poipssof dsstina-
too, is lgap >ipss ifie Blue ssRidge Mauntaips
abopt thirty smilea from Klexsndsia andtth ir,y-
five Wss!iingf Tie Junction Is. about
can asesrta tain ard AM dot stositf yeiy Uniformed
at .wHieR place we.wil De stationed. The. or.
der % prepanasi ops for departure wa.
bailed wi.h mich delight hy the greater part
of oarown} regiment and in prompt obedience
10 tbe call: are aetivolS ;Ingnged this morn
ing in packing sboxes, valises,, pulling down
tentsf -Ereto MORO row4mornipgswe expect
to, bein close proximity TO LbsS3 ee0g tools of
fahaticism. do1centintelsat Washington. Or
mission ,othe Mounts,n Rsss.is tespreyent pro.
vision, military s.ores and 6ppiiesarom REACH
statesaud to repel any invasion that IN ay be
made upon Virginia from the troops at the
Capitol. e.. +
This week ,lias been one of great excitement
not only in his State. but tl,roSgGou. the en-
tireS6ntllegn Confrderscy. 1t hassbasn codfi.
dently expected by the citizens aud sanguInely
by our soldiers,dhat Old Abe would send down
his cohorts on HarpeF's Ferry. Asxan,lria, Nor.
folk. Fredericksburg and Rfshtuond. but The
week is nearly gone and theyhave not sSne
And why noti Tais !ques ,onis solved in ;:dif.
ferent ways by different persons. though the
truthful solution seems TO- be that he was not
Eready-notp'epsred to do it. few weeks
ssgo he'might have invadad Virginia. with sue.
cess md held her in temporary suhjusation as
'Iie is doing Maryland aud in ,hissmar rner
might have rallied strong Union partvsin the
State. But. his day Of grace is over uoyS,ehe
can no longer hemsin The patriots of this State
1,ctt IA paks,a alya al. -.
ginning TO realize the fact that J-ff:aDavis i.
ready to meet him on the threshod; with. the
Maryland Heights 6cqppiel by Kentucky and
/ Virginia sharr*hsotefs aid our preseiif de.
fences Harper Ferry is considered aafe; Nor.
folk and the Nnsy Yard are likewiaessecure and
besides batteries are con,iaunlly being erected
on the, banks Of the James. York, Potomac aud
Elizabeth fivers: so let NorAern cohorts ana
ticirate d: Bloody reception whenever they al.
vance upon Southern territory. If they march
upon us via Alexandria they viii find the Let
aud ed Regiments Of South Carolinians. with
T.nnesseeans ready. 70 entertain them will, a
pal"table dish,s Of lead and steei--ie they al
vance from Fortress Monroe, they will mee,
with. g similar reception. Though We do not
shhticipate auy immediate attack: 10 make my
serious movement upon any Southern neint.
p ?Lincoin isnot prepared. Over one hundred
thousand men are necessary for susaessf, n! IN:
vssien Of Virginia and beaides i would: require
lfdffty 1Aossshd 70 hala ,,We,hjagtop city and
.Fstresa Monsoe. gherenss Iisias no, l,slf. that
number at present, and ti,sy not wei driNea:
most of them are new receuits unfit for ser rice.
and many are only volunteers for three mon this
gho will be directing their coucse I,omew wasss
az the expiration Of tli.ir term of seryice.-
Then .Sey.t cannot collect an army large
enough for a successful invasion1 before July.
and in tha. time Davis will have seventy.five
or one hundred men in Virginia we'll armed.
drilled. andsht tfOr ssrvice-+rntIes formidable.
force for Scott 70 dispsrsesand send to theis
homes. Then3st, the. hero And conoueror Of
Mexico, be unless bis frs. military exeur-
.sion upon thsssolili may prove as disastrou.
and ;fa'al:ss the march of ,hs corsicau hero
Upon the burning ruihs of MGseowg. A Santh-
sefH camraign in Jnly Augast Shd sepfsAber
might nst.bs asheatthy excufsion to NeraSfar
troops, so weanticipnte living ,nka Calls for
three iaonths save the casnsi conflicts between
diminishing ,partics on,tFs. botder st; ;.he State
!. Yesterday was. sneS Of the most o. ON tans
days 9at ersf:,d.snsd1 aPohs svtsgihi.ss-si,,
wa.a,day of wesf osivos tastbsh1: Ind their
posteFitg, though uaIfrel coPd5Snt thats.Nir.
etaia. .hss not faltsrsd. hnt has cast ssss.6zer-
whslmingsote ratifyine the Ordinance af:ss.
dsoipriSaehsr utter severauee from
the Northern despseism which now threatens.
hssssi'h special Vengeance. Along thesohio
sgpeIs ~ the "psn haaale" counties there is
99rsnbmnsDR$rwh VIA vote TO blot from The
EShneE. the arsr tbs. gli,ters 70
HsS eyereieaS Of che Ola 'pominsaA Etsr.
ss lssss] eps ,sas signomy .tassssry voter VITO
S6asd stlitsrats the star of Virgipia's> inde.
Gendenee. lsesing ly the s.ripsasassmbIeuf
Of Der dsstsastioax fsllsn, subjueG.e aos-
aistsu. osshi We oorsd sdsntly hope that the
ksiaaing majority In fayer u seess.ion
AeNf eHe otuaiiy sspsSoaS Che iio.t Of tsrias IN