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THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
At FORT SUMTER.

Dispstches from Washington, under date
Of Monday evening, state that the Govern.
ment Is about to order the evacuation Of
Fort Sumter. We find the following article
in relation 10 this matter in tho Washington
Star, douglas paper) Of Monday evening
In tho course Of fewrcmarks in roloinder
TO Mr.. Wigfhll, Mr. Douglas, on Wodnes-
day, stated that he had been assured by mil
itary authority equal TO any In the country,
the prospective reduction Of Fort Sumter
have rendered its reinforcement with los.
than o force often thousand men on the land
ating In tho harbor Of Charleston in aid o.
the enssrprissy . military impossibility. W.
have TO add thst we have had intimationi
70 the ssne effect from distinguished ofkcer
here.
Iftht be true, AZ matter Of course N,
Government cannot possibly .cssay the un
derteking, ~ II has neither the 10000 mel
required, or o. 1.-THE OF the Navy Of the u
8, at present command for the service; nc,
has It the pecuniaEy means at command witt
which to make prepasstions for undertaking
the movement at some future time.
Dir. Douglas added that Maj. Anderson
stock Of provisions could only last thirty-on
Assuming these facts 70 be correct, Il FOL
lows indisputsbly that Maj: Anderson
command must be Withdrawn nom Charles
ton hsrbor in the course OF tho next month
Is, eyen though Congress were called to
getber 70 grant the supplies requisite to jus
ify The ettswpt 9,feinforce, the requlnt'
fine toylljoyc the fSt sre starvation oyar
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We have so frequently, during our short
editorial career, had occasion to call the at
tention Of our readers to the falsehoods Of
the Gazette man, that we feel 10th to follow
him further but he has made such an effort
to bolster himself up as q Union man, by
quoting anextract from our paper, in which
we designed simply to show the inconsistency
ofhis course, and then appends such an un.
scrupulous LIE to the end Of it for the pur.
pose Of misleading the public, that we fee
called upon again to fasten another upon
him. He says: H
Yet that paper [CHRoNIcLE] has been fol
weeks charging us with being in favor of Sc
cession-a traitor-a tory and various othel
hard names, and threatening us with hang.
ing. The public can now Judge Of the truth
ftlness Of that sheet, and what reliance is tc
placed on its statements.
We wish now to return the compliment,
and soy that while that sheet has been pro-
Tossing to be opposed to secession, yet It's
present Editor while on top Of the council
table in the centre of the court room, tower
ing above tho thousands around him, with
the countenance of hycna, yelled "NO! "
to the passage ofthe above resolution. What
can the people think Of the honesty Of such
a paper? ~f-.
The above is manufactured out Of whole
cloth by the editor. The editor of this paper
did not vote at all on the resolution referred
to, but did try To get division Of the ques
tion (which was bis right in order that he
with every Republican in that meeting
could vote for every resolution offered, OK
cept the one endorsing the Breckinridg
platform, or slave-property-pr protection code
But the Gazette man and his associate trait
ors were more anxious by fraud and force Il
establish political platform than to saw
the Union, and We were not allowed the priv
ilege of voting at all, unless we would vote 70
Southern Democracy, which we are not ye
quite prepared to do.
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don't afford the evidence against such fear
dependence promised by the re-eating pa
triots Of Souih Carolina and Alabama, Is Il ?
They were TO deliver the South from Black
havn't they played the very devil by pre-
OBgafchy ]" We might multiply similar
plenty Of mel il the Cotton States who look
tSem bscL insu IN s"o The 9sn f.cs q i Ut"s thst
the United Stalss sanss Be Destroyed, despite
all the efforts Of fanatics Dowhat they will
the Union-mdst survive neither plots nor
umrpations can convert me loyal nidsses in
20 traitors; and It vim escape IN harm. Il
reminds1is Of the fste Of Fenchman, Who,
having resolved to Be rid flifb, went, . little
side. He had provided himself With lad
der rope, a pistol, bundle Of matches,
and q vol ofpciscn; Ascendingthe ladder,
he tied one end ofthe rope to the post, and
the other end round his neck then he took
the poison, set his clothes on FIRE, put the
muzzle Of the pistol to his head, and kicked
away the ladder. In kicking down the lad.
der he sloped the pistol SO that the ball
missed his head and out through the rope by
which he was. suspended; he fell into the
sea, thus extinguishing the flames Of bis
clothes, and the sea water, which he invol-
unfairly swallowed, counteracted the poison,
and thus, in spite Of bis precautions, he re-
manned unhahged unshot, imprisoned, un-
burned, and undrpyhed. -[Louisville Jour
nal. '.is ,laI btl..-s s.f.
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We have no where met with more enter
taining letters from Washington than those
written to the Cleveland Herald, by its genial
ial aud accomplished editor, Geo. A. Bene-
dict, Esq, and we are sure our readers will
thank our scizzors, after wandering among
these letters, for the following clippings. Mr..
Benedict first describes the sccne in the
Senate, when the heroic and intrepid An
drew johnson replies 10 the beastly treason
Of "Gosef Lane Of Oregon:
Tho galleries were crowded to excess. =
Mr.. johnson opened up by dissertation
on personalities whitening and caustic-bnI
probably having as little effect upon the bru
tai nature Of old 10. Lane as shot upon the
hide ofa rhinoceros. johnson turned 10 Tho
brute that had assailed him, and lookins
the degraded Oregon beast in the eve, said
mo gentleman would insult me, and M
other person can, and without making an,
boast Of personal courage, say here thsI
this eye never looked upon the man tha
this heart feared" The Galleries burst in
TO applause, which vas prompAly snpprosss,
with an intimation from the Chairman, Mr.
Polk, that q repetition would be followet
by an order TO clear the gentlemen gallery
johnson went on addressing himself TO th
question before tho Henate--the adoptiol
OF tho Recommendation Of the Peace Con
Rrcss His eloquence in favor Of the Unio
WAS impassioned and thrilling, and the "a
leries again and ssain almost rose 70 thei
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"a KENTUCKY gentleman, just fro

"a KENTUCKY gentleman, Just from
Georgia, where he has travelled extensively
for sixty days, informs us that he met b,i
ONE man ,cho ,oas wiltiag TO come back mt
the old Union, UPON ANY TERMS. y Courier
We give the above, italics, small caps,
and dmisinformation, just as we find 1t South
Carolina is grumbling; Louisiana says that
the Secession Convention was an irrespon.
sible body that did not represent the popular
will tho Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says,
''the Government organized will not be
binding on the people Of any State, until II
receives their sanction, and adds that the
delegates at Montgomery wero appointed
irregularly, that is to say, not blythe people,
but by State Conyentions, and their appoint
ment, as was understood, was for consulta-
ton, and not for permanent action" and
states also that the people WIN meet the
action with indignant rejection. ~ The
Corinth Mississippi Advertiser starts the
question Of return to the Union, declares
that II will be the great question At the next
State election, states that "the first levy for
the newG Government has 90 exasperated the
already burdened taxpayers, rs 10 only re-
auire leader TO induce them to resist the
collection of the tar" and adds that 'many
now quiet under the belief that the burdens
Of an independent government win be obvia.
ted by reconstruction, will become insubor-
dinate when hope Is lost for rcconstruction
and the Border Slave States refuse to enter
the Southern Alliance" But the most sig
nifcant passage is that whore the editor says.
"By our precipitate action, we have lost the
confidence Of the other States, q we'll ns Of
our own citizens, many Of whom consider
the vhola Droceedino A. illeral and revolu.
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Fort Sumter.

If, as is predicted with some confidence
by our Washington correspondents, Fort
Sumter is to be evacuated, no doubt the hu-
initiation will be great, and the order for
such movement will be given by the Gov
ernment with o regret quite equal to that
with which the people will receive the IT,
dings But let It be borne in mind that this
humiliation comes, if it must come, not
from any negligence or feeblencss of the pres
ent Administration; that It is not an evidence
Of a retreat from q well defined and strong
position; that it il concession neither to
the Rebel power of the Sonth nor To the
timid expostuls,ioi1 Oew IN the North
whose counsels are weak ness; but that il is
one ofthe bitter dropsin the cup left in our
hands by the Government which has so long
weighed us down, aud which has now hard
ly passed out Of sight. The evil which Ad-
ministrations, as well as men, do, lives after
them, and we must expect to feel the curse.
The duplicity, the mean scheming. the in
conceivable baseness which have brought us
to the present complication of our national
affairs cannot lose their position at once
The people will be prepared, If this with
drawal of troops takes place, for yell of ex-
ultation from every traitor in the land for
taunts and swelling so.f. congratulations from
the men who have labored more earnestly
than any Others for the destruction of the
Union by crying out for concessions and COM
promise; but lot all remember that tho
strength has not yet departed from our Gag,
and that this movement may be only ~ the
crouch which is TO precede the decisive leap.
No matter ifthe treasonswhich has woven
around US its coils compeis step which no
one wishes to take; no matter II Rebellion
seems to have adsRhtedsits banners, or Il
Treason turns moro confidently towards us its
braxen front. Tho policy Of the Govern
mont remains unchanged and its firm foot
isjust as immovsble ~ ever on the Constitu-
ton and the laws see ? 'l
In case the predicted event happens, the
people will place ON the proper heads the
responsibility Of the cot. They will follow
the lste President 10 his retirement with q
sharper indignation than they have hereto
fore felt; they will, moreover ask, with an
earnestness which calls for reply, why the
repeated assurances went forth from the
beleaugured fort, that the commanding
officer needed no aid, nosuppies; they will
demand from all who have horne part
in the transaction of ths past Two months,
with relationt TO this Important place. strict
account Of their stewardship, They will
none the less renew their confidence In the
power they have placed over them at the
National Capital, and win by thst confidence
strengthen the hands Of the Administration
for vigorous sctios int th6 future and forward.
|-lNew York Tribune. s@sSbsf W
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! 49, .Il.I-F = n
'As President, In the administration Of
the Government, I hope to be man enough
10 not know one citisen Of the United States
from another. [Cries Of "good.f1 Nor.
one section from another. shall be graft,
fed to havethe good friends Of Massachusetts
and others who have thus far supported me,
in these national vieys, still support me In
carrying them out" - D 80.
/. Mr.. Lincoln excused himself from further
remarks, On account Of pressing business,
sna therefore retired yithouf S further oe
B. General Ssust end SECRETARY Han wsfe
also visited To the gree6ngs of the Penn
sylvania delegation, General Scott made .
brief, patriotic and friendly speech.
Mr.. Holt expressed himself honored by
the visit, and his regret that the brief time
he had occupied the War Department had
not enable him 10 do more for the country
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-14

:. OLD Hickory on SEcEssIos.-Gsy.
I.etcher Of Kentucky, who sympathized with
the nuilifers in 1882, called upon General
jackson 70 learn, If possible, what the Gen.
eral intended to do toward crushing Cal.
houn's conspiracy against the Union. The
Governor opened the subiet mildly, and
jackson only answered by telling Lctcher ia
read certain instrument of writing on the
table before them. Letcher read il, aud found
i to be a warrant for the execution Of John
9. Calhoun. "But, my dear General, YOU
don't intend to carry out what this papel
calls for?" Governor Letcher, Is my name
signed to that paperP" eyes, General, Il
is." Very well, Governor It is very sell
dom that | sign papers merely for effect
Governor, look on the left corner of the pa.
per; is the seal of the United States to it?''
ut Is, General" Governor Letcher yisi
ted Mr.. Calhoun after he left General Jack
son, and awakening him out of his sleep, re-
lated to him his interview with jackson
Governor Letcher alleged that Mr.. Calhoun
assumed the appearance ola ghost, when he
heard what General jackson Intended to do
and notification lost all its venom from tha,
hour. General jackson said on his death
bed that he had only one thing to regret. and
that was that he had not hung John G.
Calhoun.
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~ n
took its nople 2nod Pnhma ous ia, ocv
IN % that ousrter.
In military point Of view, holding Fort
Sumter is serious embarrassment 70 the inc
Tosernnehi ~ ;,e ,s;hI onY, ~ ~ a,u Sa 10y I ,Is
future Of The seeded States : - two steam
sloops-of-war lnyisx ~ Charleston harbor
would be quite as efficient guard on IT'S en-
trance ana, Decades, lar mote e unassa,,so,e Ss.or
""u'f eN'S''s 's's' =" = '"" o''
The infamy Of Buchsoan and Floyd and
Glib sni Tho1ppson and Tcucey isnow 81
the culhina6ng pcint These men hayefo'
months permitted these rebel sooundrels il
South Casolina to 80 on and erect their work
for the reduction Of fprt Sumter, rsghtunde
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u ~
The editor Of the Notwich (Ct ! Bullotin
has sent JefFarsorD Davis, the Presidens Of
the "Six Natlohs /" q pen-holdcr made from
tsftar ofths house u which Bensdict
AEnold wSs born. Ip closing hia letter Of
presentation, the editor ksays. a5elra5i
"Ii have taken occasion 10 present Won
tth pen-holder, IS relic whose assocst ions
are mixed most closely 70 the movement n
which you are the head Let il lie n5on
your desk for use in your official duties. n
the, sekem1f 6tness ef things,p lst thai IL
its appropriate place. Il links 1850 v;tS
1851. Through it, West Point speaks ~, 10
Montgomery And, If We may helieve that
spirits g ever return sAd ,hsunt tEis mum
liSht Benedict Arnold immortal port Vii M
follow this fragment Of his paternal roof traa
70 the hands in which d being consummstei
the work which he began"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-14

We congratulate our readers upon the
discovery Of sure cure for the Rheumatism
Gout and Neuralgia, and an Mercurisl De.
easos, which Is effsctsd without the use oI
internal medicines, which destroy the con.
stitution and give temporary relief only. IL
fact 1t is the only known remedy eifectinq !
perfect cure, and we feel warranted, from
its recommendations, in calling the attention
OF the afflicted and those having friends suf
fering from Rheumatism, Gout or Neuralgia,
or the .pernicious effects Of Mercury, to the
advertisement in another column Of our pa
per, Of DR.. Leland Anti Rheumatic Band.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-14
POLITICAL HONESTY.

AWu opSei'ei va 'iio 'i"'oo nus
no doept noticed the increasing tendency
ON the part Of political leaders to pervert
iorpesty purposes every incident occurrence
or fsct IN our political history. 10 such
= OiesEiu sztent has tins disposition taken pos
session OF tne leaders OF the pemocrati'
parry tnat they are now' many OF them,
not oaiy wiling 70 pervert the record Of
Their country, misrepresent every sentiment
uttered IN defence OF that country put
would 80 mrtaer ana sel, .,na' country in'o
the hands OF traitors IL thereby tney can
defeaf tne party tnat mas triumphed over
them, ana relnsta'e ihto power tne corrupt
tmeving' treacnerous' sycopnanuc party that
mas prousnI tne country 70 tne very verge
OF rum; ana tnen' In the nour OF ner d's-
tress' they would ,a"gh at .he ca'amity their
perndy mas brought upon IT, ;,
There is day Oh ieari"i retriou.ion IN the
future the approach OF which Is beginning
to manifest itsell IN the put han-uttered
sentences Of condemnation that We daily
hear from the lips OF tho honest part On the
rank and file OF that party and the blind
leaders OF the hitherto blind refuse to learn
wisdom at the shrine OF experience, and
from the teachings OF the November lesson
learn that Honesty is the best policy but
continue, with increased stupidity,to prevert
-every fact OF history that tends. to- expose
the perhdy OF their leaders, or 40 justice tt
the party they have 80 constantly and per
sistently misreprcsonted.
They publish and eulogise every senti
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-14

Como INTO OPERATION. The rolling
mill at kittanning, which has been lying idle
TOR number Of years, is about being repair
ed and put into operation. 1t is most OK
tenslve establishment, and will give employ
ment to large number Of hands. So much
TOR the prospects now so fattering since the
Morrill, tariff bill has become law. - Pitts
burgh Gazette, 7th. -
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senatorial 1--Sumored Funion---thg
be soId-smew Y Yeniten2iary itaiEs nat TSiifo to
re %: Bsfsisssiens.:f :fnSsDsnasni sai
CoLu,iBUs, March Q, 1851.
Owing to the fact that the Senatorial
question is now thrust upon this Legislature,
by the appointment of Mr. Chase to the
Treasury department of the United Stasss,
al Jther business here is, to great extent,
oyerslaushed. This one question, however,
WAKES warm, and the contest is still more
complicated by the personal appearance on
the stage, Of Messrs. Schenck, Stanton, and
Delano, who all arrived here yesterday, and
arc stopping at the Goodsle House. Sher-
man stillhas the inside track, and probably
would get a majority ofthe Republican votes
in caucus. His majority, however, would
not be 30 decided as to silence all dissatisfac-
ton at his success. Should Sherman, in
any possible event, be cast aside, on account
ofthe geographical question, / think that
Gurley, and not Mr.. Schenck, will be the
successful man. Ben. Wade's friends here
have ,L;o.4ol -l ~ a,
,'"'o o",eo'cu so"e"hatt 10 mr. sherman,
because his northern location will rather
initiate against his (Wade' 81 reelection. I
learn. however thai M W.do da.;,a. ~.
friends 10 c.st .s;ds III .,,,h ~ I."I.sn5 y n,9
20 for Mr.. Sherman - 'N'A '"''s"'s a"u
Rumors are afioat that somo Of ths anti
Sherman Republicans will go with the DEM
them TO elect some other man than anv nov, now
spoken of; / place no reliance in anv sncb
rumor, however. AZ we have no smcb Re-.
publioans in this Legislature.
Lincoln Inaugural was woll received hero
among the Union men; though some Locos
denounced Il as A weak and r;a;cnlons na ner
! The Statesman was bitter in its Recommendations
of il until Mr.. Douglas sneech endors;ng
it was received, since which time Il has
''cooed gently as sucking dove" in ;ts adj
torials about Mr.. Lincoln. The tone Of the
Message has touched n patr;ot;c &C chord U i;u II
every breast where there IS any such thing,
and Confidence is eyerywhere eYnressed sn
the peaceable adjustment of all our tronbl.s
Tho 4smendment providing for a sale OF
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LrNcoLN's FIRMNEss. The Washington
correspondent Of the New York Herald
writing on Saturday night respecting the
contest for Cabinet Offices, SAYS: M. Lin
coin Isl Gibraltar; terrific waves of politicians
cannot move him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-14

The Philadelphia Pcnnsylvanian says there
is no truth in the report that Miss Lane was
married before leaving Washington.
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feet in restraining their feelings, and finally
out burst another round Of applause. The
Chairman issued his order, but Senators ask
ed that the galleries might be excused, they
were filed with strangers Just arrived, who
were not familiar with the rules, and had
been accustomed to free expression Of their
delight 1t Union sentiments The order
was waived and Senator johnson proceeded
until at one point in his speech, in an apos-
trophe TO the stars and stripes, the galleries
would not be restrained and broke over all
bounds. The Chairman ordered the CALLER.
les 10 be cleared, and as the white head OF
the Sergeant at Arms was seen moving TOR
the galleries, q stentorian voice broke out,
"three cheers for the Union, and three
more for Andy johnson" The burst that
went up was Ike thunder the Senate cham
her rang with the thousand shouts, and the
occupants Of the gentlemen's gallery rushed
for the doors shouting and cheering. Soon
all was still, and in answer to the Chairman 8
direction that the Senator from Tennessee
would proceed, Mr.. johnson arose aud said,
II have done, SIR" There never was a
better place TO stop, and the scene never
will be forgotten by those present.
T. IL. t....-of.ha Ath M Rauedict oivee
ih '''' ie''e.o, '.o -" - -.
US some pleasing incidents conneceed "i'n
that memorable day:
In the Senate Chamber, on the formation
of the procession that marched TO the East
Portico, we did not notice an army ofhccr,
md MANY were the inquiries, rs the favored
few an The Senate aoor studied the pro-
rramme. where is Scott7 where Is Wool ?
| As we stood on the balcony of the Senate
wing Of the Capitol, attention was callod to
| Duncan's battery of six pieces, distant ono
block north of the Capitol, with the men
drawn up in battery, ready. for actiop,-
There were no regulars doing escort duty
to the Peesident-elect, but over the city,
where stationed, they were ready, at a
moments call, for active duty. Duncan s
battery-named from that gallant officer,
formerly stationed at Cleveland, who won
rich laurels in Mexico, but who, alas, lived
but q short time to wear his laurels--as we
have said, was but q stone 70 throw from the
Capitol, and near by, figure in full uni
form, of commanding presence After all
was over, we learned why no officers were in
the Senate Chamber, and we learned where
Generals Scott and Wool were during. the
| ceremonies. Happening to meet the Mes
for of tbe Rennbl;can press. the pattern of
an editor-for he never writes long editor
ial-Thurlow Weed, he entertained us with
the incident we have been too long In intro
ducing. Mr.. Weed. in n carriage, had been
,,;nrr;n, ~ oro,vJ oround tho Stand from
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-14

FREpERIcK W. SEWARD, son Of VIM. ii.
Seward has been appointed and confirmed
Us Assistant Secretary Of State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-14

.jttm sJoBs D. asDkrHxr of Indiana,
has been appointed superintendent Of Pub
lie Printing.
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Letter from Columbus.

6enatoria1-- Fusion--.thc
Public Works not to
6eneca County Hank. Notss--Mon-
roe Go. Observation-Disclosures