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be ID capture Harper's Ferry and Alexan-
dria, and make them mihtafy camps. 1t is
sltogeth probable they took possession Of
the latter place this morning, (the 6th:)
Il is urged by prominent Republicans to
make decisive blow--reduce Norfolk and
Richmond Immediately.
On Saturday two young men from Prince
Georges county, Maryland, were arrested as
Secessicnists, but by the interference Of
Capt. Towers, Of the Washington Light In.
far,ry. who spvlosized for them, they were
let off.
The Pennsylvania troops. quartered in the
Inauguration Ballroom, are reported by some
Of their own members as being half starved,
(having only salt pork and crackers to eat y
also lousy, not having change Of clothes
since they we're mustered into the service.
They are not uniformed.
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Opinion q he AttornsI General.

Nei.,n County. VA Apnl Isih, 1861.
J. K. Ticker. dIoe4,g Gsas,ftg u n, Siai..
DEaR SrR: l'nrre are large number u
Irishmrn Al work in This nrisll5Vrhwd Nhu
w,@I ~ knn. your npinion . regard. their
daty TO Tie State 81 Virginia wl,rn oUt u
tie unian--thry hlsiug taken al Nth 10
support the Constitution ~ tie United
States. Doe, the sere,sinn % The state al
sulse them IRON then paih: W ear rs,,l,
will much v,l,se ypar obr'lispt .ct,,u.
u. G. MlealN.nN.
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THE CONSTITUTION suBvERTED.

We believe the Rail-Splitter. in the brief
space of two months. has trampled under
foot every important provision OF the Con-
stitution. 4 brief summary viii put the
reader in possession OF the facts.
The power to declare war is BY the Con-
stitution expressly confined to Congress; and
il must be war against a foreign nation--not
one Of the States of the Confederacy. The
right to make war on State was emphati.
cally refused to Congress by the Convention
which framed the Constitution.
Lincoln has usurped this dictatorial war
power. and is now waging war against eight
Of the sovereign States by his own authori-
ty.
To raise and support armies is the special
prerogatiye of Congress. Lincoln is assem-
bling an army of IS, 900 men, not only with
out the authority Of Congress, but after Con-
gress had deliberately refused to give him
such authority.
Congress has the power to call forth the
militia to suppress insurrection and repel
invasions. Lincoln has usurped this power
in his own hands.
No preference shall be given by any re.
gulatlon Of commerce or revenue TO the
ports Of one State over those of another,
SAYS the Constitution. Lincoln abrogate;
this provision and declares the ports of nine
States to be blockaded.
Congress alone can suspend the writ OF
habeas corpus ;-martial law reigns in the
Capital of the Republic.
g No soldiers shall, in time Of peace, be
quartered in any house without the consent
Of the owner; nor in the time Of war, bra IN
amGaner TO beprescribed By ialc. " is the clause
in the Constitution. By what law has Lin
coin taken military possession Of Washing.
toni
The right Of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses, papers and effects a
against unreasonable searches and seizures
shall not be violaten," are the words of the
Constitution. The military despotism al
Washington is the practical commentary on
this provision.
The President is charged with the pro-
lection and preservation Of the public pro.
perty. Lincoln has fulfilled this obligation
BY destroying and burning the public pro-
perry at Harper's Ferry and Gosport Navy
Yard.
Lincoln affects to regard acts Of Secession
BY any Of the States as null and void. He ne
yertheless treats the seeded States as foreign
powers, BY subjecting them to blockade, ac-
cording to the law of nations.
North Carolina, which has not yet formal
y resumed its delegated powers, is also put
under the ban and declared in state Of
blockade.
The President is required to conform his
action to treaties-now, by treaties with
England, France and other nations. these
Powers have the right Of entry to all our
ports. Lincoln rePudiates these treaties,
and denies the exercise Of the rights stipu-
lated under them. This is to provoke war,
q power resting exclusively with Congress.
We humbly conceive that the assumption
and exercise Of these vast powers BY one
man, annihilate the Constitution, PROSTATE
the public liberties. and establish an odious
desPotism. Richmond Wig.
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Conueation bet,ceen The Commonwealth Of Yir.
GINA and tae Confederate States Of america.
The Commonwealth OF Virginia, looking
to speedy union Of said Commonwealth and
the other slave States with the Confederate
States OF America, according to the provis-
ions OF the Constitution for the Provisional
Government OF said States, entered into the
following temporary convention and agree
ment with said States, for tire purpose oil
meeting exigencies affecting The common
rights, interests and safety of ssid Common
wealth and said Confederacy.
lst. Until the union Of said Commonwealth
with said Confederacy shall be perfected, and
said Commonwealth shall become member
of said Cdnfederacy, according TO the Gen.
situations Of both powers, the whole military
force and military operations, offensive and
defensive, Of said Commonwealth, in the i'm
pending conflict with the United States. shall
be under the chief contru and direction oil
the President Of said Confederate States, up
on the same principles, basis and footing as
il said Commonwealth were now. aud during
the interval. member Ut said confederacy.
I'd. The Commonwealth of Virginia will,
after the contamination Of the Union con-
templated IN this Convention, and her alop.
ton of the Constitution for permanent Gov
eminent Of the said Confederate States, and
she shall become member Of sand Confed.
Ieracy under said permanent Constitution, II
the same occur. turn over to the said Con,
federate States all the public property, ma
val stores, and munitions os war, &c., she
may then be in possession OF, acquired from
the United States, on the same terms and in
like manner as the other States Of said Con-
federacy have done IN like cases.
3D.. Whatever expenditures Of money, il
any, said Commonwealth Of Virginia shall
make before the Onion. under the Provision
al Government as above contemplated, shall
be consummated, shall be met aud provided
for By said Confederate States.
This Convention entered into and agreed
to. in the city OF Richmond, Virginia, ON the
twenty-fourth day Of April. 1861, BY Alex,
ander IL. stephens, the duly authorized
Commissioner to act IN the matter for the
Confederate States, and John iryier, WIN.
Ballard Preston, Samuel Med. Moore, James
P. Holcombe, James c. Bruce, and Lewis Z.
Harvie, parties duly authorized 10 &C, IN like
AN1uUEI iNE tdlh COMMANDMENTS VI
the whole subject to the approval aud rat
itication Of the proper authorities II bnta
Governments respectively.
In testimony whereof, the parties aiore.
said have hereto set their hands and seals,
the day and gear Aforesaid, and at the place
aforesait-in duplicate originals.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS,
Commissioner Cor Confederate States.
JoHS TYLER,
.~ WV. BALLARD PRRsroS, Commits.
S. Med. MooRE, sou,-s
JAMES P. HoLcoNBE, for
JAMES &. BRucE, Virginia.
LEWIS E. HARvIg,
Approved and ratified by the Convention
Of Virginia, m the 25ih Of April. 1861.
JOHN JANNEY. President.
JoHS L. EuBAsK. sec'y.
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From d. A,l.al. copf.a.nsy. u ID. is.A.
FORT PIcKEys.

Il is reported and believed, that large
reinforcement Of troops, munitions of war,
and supplies. have been pu, into Fort Pick.
ems BY Lincoln. We hear few persons in
abiding 10 this matter, advance the idea
that General Bragg and our troops who are
stationed there should have prevented this
and that, as they have not. they are useless.
~ employed. or course, no one would make
such remarks who thoroughly understood the
matter and il is for the benefit Of such that
We nov write.
10 the first place: lthas been 10 tie pow.
e. u Lincoln TO land troop. there, al any
time since The Alabama and Florida forces
hrst seized the forts, which could not have
been prevented aud IL cannot now be pre-.
vented, W all the Confederate forces at the
place.
~. The sending % az army there by our
government was not intended "a prevent Lin.
cola from reinforcing Pieksns, bot 20 prevent
troops from being landed IN Sufficient nun.
bers 10 re-take from Us Fort MeRse. Barrsn.
cas- Barracks. the Navy Yard. Hospital, Pen.
sseola City, &c. These places contain .
large amount Of arms, ammunition, stores, mil.
itsry and naval property. &c.. Which the en.
smy mustnot get into his clutches and more
than al. these places must no mare be Dol.
luted By the uniallosed tread 81 a. enemy's
foot Oar troops were sent there II protect
these points and interests. They have done
so-they can and will continue 10 do 90 ,ill
the necessity no longer exists.
3. The commerce 81 Pensacola is not large,
and the holding Of Fort Pieksns By the enemy
. not Of 80 much importance as the Forts Al
Charleston Of Savannah. " other large and
important commercial pot,s--henSs tRt CAP
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Cot. J. Fnsrla M,s.n,LL.-The Mont.
snmery correspondent ~ tie Savannah Re.
publican writes:
Gen. ]. Foster Marshall. If snutll Carroll.
na. has irrdefe 10 President iJa,i. I.rgiun
~ rayalfy, for The regular srrvire. 10 serve,
the whole campaign, IL l,rir uwn expense,
and equipped and arrputrrd Tor The field
without any cost 20 TIE GasrrnmeBf. ~
personally advances 10 TIL. end the sam ~
Ten thousand duilar., being the result o, &C..
eumulaliun II his labor fnr some time past,
.nd devoted % The advancement AID pros.
Periiy 81 his idea 81 happiness, namely life
IN Southern CanieJeiaey.
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sI,.m.hlp. IIaIIls. % s.a.Iy naaL.


April ~, 1851. 1896. a. w., via Nes Yosk.
Having defended Fort Sumter Ipr thirty.
four hours. until the quarters we're entirely
burnt. The main gates destroyed by FIRE, Che
gorge walls seriously injured, the magazine
surrounded by flames. and it, door closed
from the effects Of heat; fur barrels and
three cartridges Of powder only being a,aila.
bic, and no provisions remaining but pork.
] accepted ierns o. evacuation offered BY
General Beauregard--being the same offered
BY HIN On The 40 instant, prior to the com
meneement Of hoslilites land marched 0ut
Of the Fort on Sunday afternoon, the 18th
instant, with colors lying and drums bestias,
bringing away company and private property,
and ssluting nv asg with CITY guns
ROBEHr ANDERSON,
hsjur ~ Artillery, commanding
Hon. SIsos casEEos,
secretary u Wa, Washington.
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ANEwDIrFicULrY.- difficulties grow.
ing out 81 the present condition Of things ID
this country are anomalous. and multiplied,
several remarkable ones are stated by tie
Richmond Wing First. the Lincoln admin.
istfa:ion contends that il cannot recognize
secession Or disunion. that M State Or State.
can steede. bat that al The thirty -four are
still 70 The Union yet lhe President issues a
Proclamation d blockade of some u them 10
pursuance 81 the tdy of naiioHsi A govern.
ment, bloekadIng its own ports under Tie
az 81 nations The Constitution provides,
that " No preference shall be given 6y any re
collation. Of commerce or revenue to The parts
81 one State over another" Therefore Il is
perfectly clear. that the government cannot
,ease open ports 10 one State and close them
"a another"
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lure OF Pickens by our forces is not OF such
pressing necessity in any point Of view, as
was that of Sumter. We can take our time
about it. In the end, il must be surrendered
to US, as was Sumter. Ii can and will be
taken by us when the proper time arrives
II not sooner given up.
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NAVAL PEBrARsrIoSs ~ rms sarrHra,
CoSfEpgmcY. The New Orleans papers 81
Sunday state that Commodore RGs,eau had
received dispatches from the government Al
Montgomery, containing orders or fitting
out the Confederate States steamship.pl.war
sumter, late llabanaJ and 70 get her reads
Tor sea Immediately. Lieut.. fry has been
ordered 70 superintend her fitting pui.
Also, the Confederate States brig Piekens,
late revenue cutter MeClellandj and the
Washington. whose repairs are nearly com
pleted. The star the West will No doubt b.
added 70 our little navy, which is already
making fair show.
Great activity prevails al The foundries
VI Messrs. Leeds and the Phnnir, where
guns. shot and shells are being cast lor our
naval vessels.
Marines for naval service are already be-.
ing recruited here By Capt. Van Benthuysen,
and in few days our first ship-of.war will
be ready for sea, and action, il necessary.
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Ami "a. IsfL

aFlN 80 lr1l&
The oath to suapor, tie Constitution ol
the Hnted states i duly binding 50 long a.
man j. eitiLpn oi State IT tie unlon.
When sic srcrdrs lie il na longer bound.
lie "a c,lixenof Virginia. which 10. cess.
ed 70 be mr. ol the United states, and h,s
allegiance j. due 10 Virginia.
FMS IS M selI.setllet opinlop. and &C,
upon IT, For am asan officer bound To- sup.
psrt the Constitution VI the United States
but when Virginia seeedes. feel am ab.OlT.
ed frunmy oath. and am bound only 10 support
Virginia. J.. D. Ttcara
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The State Department u Washington re-.
pile. 10 The inquire. d the Diplomatic corp.
respecting the bloeksde--Pirst.--rhat se.
sells IN blorkaded ports would be allowed 4
reasonable time 10 depart. Second THAT
vessels bringing emigrani. would not be al.
lowed 70 enter, BY; recommended 70 enter
an open pDft.
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Mul RnBeGR iRHE,Dv-N Ne lrarH tlat q
man NAMED Charles u. Sl.uman was ye,Irr
day arrested and Judged IN jail here upnn
uhIarsIionalir evidence nf having tobb.d
tile mail. lie has bsen d,i,,ns tie .aIk.,
m,ll. Tor about year past. ht.t a. Raleigh
via S0mmer,ile, thrn ~ Far Biaf, aud &c
Gently 10 Gilypolis. Whea arrested by IL.
Postmaster AID deputy Sheriff IIaf,Ile, H.
had 10 his bvt lr,rrr 10 die Eiiiur. If ,hi.
vaIrr irrn which he hid aa.traetrai ,rar'.
subscription, and letter 10 y. MIR 4, 4 e.,
towering ,irait inf 1p~arl. II sjlO ~.
confessed 10 numerous rnhbsrie. - ~ IN .un,
~ which ~ Processes :. have no 4 a. Alter
examination bcinre % Driung. E-,t he "a.
conmiiIed TO jail. lie ia native pi Cm.
nretirni.
The frequent lpssrs by mil Il late make
ihls 40 lnprtapt srrrsi. aui 10. pIbiic Il
under obligations igolr efficient r ...ma ter
lanes q erik. l,r The ef,ciuI MEASURE.
be la, aarn % estcb The rngUc. aud /"
Mr..r.. Hanlie and rrsing iw flIcir hearty
r1."perai.nn. Psy. 05s.er,r.
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ola One hdn,lrei UEited States soldiefs uha
der command Of Major sibley, who surren.
dered. The officers Are on parole. The
men have The option If juining the conied.
crate array or taking the oath not TO hght
asfnst IL !,
An order has heph issued BY President
I,fncola, restricting the formers OF Fairfax,
virginia, from visiting the Washington mar
kets.
ON M.,t..-'rhe Charleston Mercury Of
yesterday SAYS; Y . y,
"Mr. Johnsou, Of the Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad. has gune 70 Montgomery.
IN compliance with the request o. pos'masl
ter General Reagan. aud the Presidents ~
the roa,ls connecting east and west 40 meet
| him 10 Montgomery, and artafge faf the CON
tihuance 81 the mails uyer These fnuits. Mr..
johnson says that the road over Which he has
control will carry the lnail whether paid or
not. until further arrangement Is made.
Such q course. We are persuaded. viii be
pursued by all the railroads 10 this State"
The Virginia papers deny that the Con.
ventioh offered Gen. Scott the command ~
The Virginia forces, as stated by MIR. Doug
las Col Lee Is the only person TO whom
the command has been offered. and he accept
ed il as Major General.
The Bank. Of Kentucky have advanced TO
the Governor Of that State $500. 600 i,,r The
purpose VI armipg the State.
THOMAS WHANs. the hmous Baltimore,
Millionsire, has offered his entire iortnne Of
81 .OOo. 900 10 the support u the S"uthen
cause. Three cheers AMI D. lyer for The me-
Bile fellow.
Ovp RauRnaps--rbe railroad eompanirs
~ the Safe will transport trpops aud mnnf-
tons " war for the use Of The State free VI
charge. AID srira trains will always be IN
READINGS, for any emergency. RuL L0
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MARYLAND AND vIRGIxh.-Fron what We
can learn, after weighing things cayefulls,
we have come TO the conclusion that Mary
land will not secede tro'n the Northern 60
yernment. We NAV as well make up our
mind to that fact. The Potomac River and
the Chesapeake Bay must be our teles-Ible
lines. The course OF Missouri hereafter,
NAV be, with SOME, a matter q dootr. II
is not with Us. Missouri il not with the
South.
Virginia will stand up. Il her people
rltify the ordinance of secession. winch they
are sure to do, she will feel her lroaor bound.
aud that she will net SiGlaie. Harper. Fer
rs. Norfolk, Richmond and Alexandria nav
be attacked at any moment. Snihinx Will
infuse the proper life and yigor into the
movements Of the yrginians. or give them
the proper confidence iH themselves and
their cause until they are in the Conielera-
ey, and their troops commanded By Conled-
crate Generals.
The belief i that d. batteries guarding
all the approaches 10 Norfolk are fully equal
to it, protection, but there j. not 50 much
confidence felt IN regard 10 lldrper's Ferry.
Win B.75a Jyuegai.
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PRoa WasHiSeTos.-A gentleman who
arrived here yesterday IRON Washington, a
place which he prudently left 10 avoid the
consequences Of entertaining opiniens favor.
able % the South, furnishes Us with the FOL /.
lowing
Col. Butler. with The Sixth Massachusetts,
Regiment, tsok possession Of the railroad at
the Rsl.y House Washington Branch D. 4
q. X. r., on Sunday.
rhs policy u tie Go,ernmsr, sppes,s 10
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SECRETARY SEWARD ON THE UNIoN.---The
Administration has published Secretary Sc
wards Instructions to Mr.. Dayton, who has
just sailed as Minister to France. The fol.
lowing is The material paragraph:
You cannot be too decided or too explicit;
in making known to the French Government
that there is not now, nor will there be any
the least idea existing in this Government
Of suffering a dissolution of this Union to
take place in any way whatever. There will
be here only one nation and one government,
ard there will be the same Republic and the
same constitutional Union that have already
survived dozen national changes, and
changes Of government in almost every 9TH
er country. These will stand hereafter az
they are now, objects Of human wonder and
human affection. You have seen on the eve
Of your departure the elasticity Of the ma
tional spirit, the vigor Of the national Gov
ernment, and the lavish devotion OF the mn.
floral treasures to this great cause. Tell
VI. Thousenel, then, with the highest con.
sideration and good feeling, that the thought
Of dissolution OF this Union, peaceably
or BY force, has never entered into the mind
Of any candid statesman here. and il is high
time that ii be dismissed BY statesmen in
Europe"
After ten years exhausting war, Mr. Sew
ard, if be should live SO long, NAV change
his opinion about there being dissolution
Of the Union. and NAV possibly think that il
would have been we'll 10 have done justice
now, or TO have consented to a peaceable
dissolution. Faycttsrih .Jserr,e
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.OrR NoRrKRS Aims !'-Elwarll Ever.
EFT, The ehamp,n 81 i've old cnnser, alive
Wings II Massachusetts ami &c New E,.s.
land, The prnirs.rd TREND OF the rights IL ~
Sou'h down to-. very recent prrIud, j. out
i"f the Linroln usrrpation, and has oprpril
his purse 10 bnyml,kets "a b used In -hUH
HsE dusH his late S"ehrrn ,uppericr..
Caleb Cushing, rISe Dmmcralic eirr.ria-i
81 Massachusetts. The peeriiaq l,irrri ~ he
S"nih IN tie last srrsdcutial canvass aa,l
shn originated the phrase. /" ibnliiinnis m
musfbe crashed pni," nv declares IN iar.r
Of crashing uut !" Sourhrw rights Jy Io,tt
Of arms!
Daniel ). Dickinson Hn,l nnnrnlne .Stock
ioH, irrtrer crack cham tiun, Il Sauthrrn
rrshis, Etre gwen 10 tlseir adhesion 10 Ian.
cola anl III! hi works.
We have aifrads anna5ncr,l tir hostility
ii Br,gia.. i'ass. Prrrr. Buchanan and Hui.
Ter. The Northern politicians have al IrIt
u. K.kaoai Ea7aisc.
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rf all the States are IN the Union, Lincoln
has no right to treat any Of them as out Of il.
Again: The Wing says, " BY treaties with
England and France, it is expressly stipuia.
ted that the vessels Of those countries shall
have the right Of entry TO all the ports Of tins
country. This paper blockade comes direct.
" across this stipulated right. Think you
that England and France are the powers to
submit tamely to the denial OF such right
which would operate the exclusion Of their
people from the most profitable commerce
with this continents We take it, that the
very first English or French vessel that may
be molested in its progress to Southern
port will rouse the offended nations to Wig.
orUus measures Of resistance"
Once more: The President lays great
stress upon his sworn duty TO hold and pos
sess, protect and defend, the property Of the
United States. And be performs that sworn
duty by cunning the public property at Cos,
port, Harper's Ferry, SIC. Fay. Observer.