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GENTLE HINTS.
The Charleston Courier, of April 8, says

The Charleston Courier, of April 8, says:
"Some dissatisfaction has, as we know, been
expressed that, on former occasion, persons,
members Of military companies, were forced by
their employers to decide between losing their
situations or leaving their companies. With
reference to the past, we have no complaint to
make. We do not desire to enter into it, but
we earnestly hope that, for the future, no such
impeachment will be placed by any one in the
way of the military. This is not the time for
consulting personal convenience or pecuniary
advantage. The highest duty is now to the
State, and he is doing the best service who is
obeying the orders Of the State. He, there.
fore, who throws the slightest obstacle in the
way of the fullest and most perfect obedience
to the State will merit, and certainly should
receive, the censure Of all good men,"
1t was said at the commencement of this re.
bellion, that the Charleston merchants "patri.
otically" continued the pay of their clerks, &C.,
who were in the military service, just as it has
been since said that the heavy work Of erecting
batteries has been done by negroes, "patriotic-
ally" furnished by the planters in the vicinity
of Charleston. The moment anybody exhibits
lack of that sort Of patriotism" this "cen.
sure Of all good men is brought into requisi-
ton, and everybody knows what that means in
revolutionary times. 1t is the terror of that
"censure" which is at the bottom of what little
subscription there has been to the forced loans
of the conspirators.
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the supreme moment has arrived, and will look
about for their own safety. Virginia made the
Union her fiat can unmake it,
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OFFICERS DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY AND
NAVY Captain William II. Johns, of the Third
Infantry, having declined the command of his
company when ordered on a particular service,
the President directs that he cease to be an
officer of the army from Wednesday.
First Lieutenant Abner Smead, Of the First
Artillery, having, when with his company un.
der critical circumstances, rendered his resigna.
ton, in order TO escape military duty Herewith,
the President directs that he cease to be an
officer in the army.
On Friday, five officers in the navy rendered
their designations, which were refused to be
accepted by the Secretary Of the Navy. Their
names will probably be stricken from the navy
list, as in the recent cases of several officers Of
the army under similar circumstances.
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Tuesday, April 16, 1861.

Tuesday, April 10, 1861.
EXECUTIVE ArporSrxEYrs.-The President
has made the following appointments:
Washington Bonifant, U. s. Marshal for the
district of Maryland.
William L. Marshall, surveyor Of customs
for the district of Baltimore.
Frederick Schley, appraiser Of merchandise
for the district of Baltimore.
John F. Meredith, appraiser of merchandise
for the district Of Baltimore.
C.P. Montague, appraiser of merchandise for
the district of Baltimore.
Francis 8. Corkran, naval officer for the dis.
trict Of Baltimore.
H. W. Hoffman, collector Of customs for the
district of Baltimore.
E. T. Blamire, postmaster at Portsmouth,
Virginia.
John W. Deal, postmaster at Chambersburg,
Pa.
Phiander W. Crandall, collector of customs
for the district Of Genesee, N. Y.
John W. Ingalls,, collector of customs for the
district Of Cape Vincent, N. Y.
C. Elliott, postmaster at Shasta, Cal.
George W. Forrest, postmaster at Lewis.
burg, Pa.
John F. Mclean, surveyor of customs for
the district of San Francisco, Cal.
William B. Farwell, naval officer for the
same district.
Edward F. Beale, surveyor general of Cali
fornia.
Joseph H. Barrett, of o.. commissioner of
pensions Of the United States.
A. B. Waite, surveyor of customs for the
port of North Kingston, R. I.
NJ. s. Salisbury, collector of customs for the
ports of Warren and Darlington, R. l.
NJ. F. Bennett, collector Of customs for the
port of Bristol, R. I.
T. B. Bush, naval officer for the district Of
Newport, R. I.
s. W. Macy, collector of customs for the
port of Newport, R. /.
William Stanley, collector of customs fol
Marblehead, Mass.
F. A. Palmer, collector Of customs for Ston
ington, Conn.
J. s. Webber, collector Of customs fo
Gloucester, Mass.
Andrew Stephen, collector of customs fo
Miami, Ohio.
E. G. Currier, collector of customs for New
buryport, Mass.
c. G. Hildreth, surveyor for the port 0
Gloucester, Mass.
J. c. Baune, postmaster for Cincinnati, o.
E.P. Oliphant, associate justice for the Ter
ritory of Washington.
7. J. Power, Of Penn, Indian agent for tn
Upper Mississippi agency.
J. B. Hoffman, of N. Y, agent for the Ponc
Indians in Nebraska.
R. A. Pendegrast, receiver OF public money
at Henderson, MINI.
F.A. Kenz, register of public moneys at sam
place.
G. A. Metzger, register of public moneys a
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Origen Utley, collector Of customs for tn
port ofMddletown, Conn.
Giles Blague, surveyor for the port of So.
brook, Conn.
Jesse Peck, surveyor for the port of Ne
Haven, Conn.
S. c. Borthe, collector of customs for til
port of Fairfield, Conn.
Stephen Brooks, surveyor of the port of Mid
dletown, Conn.
Alfred Macy, collector of customs for tn
port of Nantucket, r. l.
Charles Bachelor, surveyor for the port {
Pittsburg, Pa.
Thomas Loring, collector of customs for th
port Of Plymouth, Conn.
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Res- The N. Y. Herald Of Sunday leaves its
secession friends in the lurch, and goes in for
sustaining the Government. The Herald never
INDUCES in the chivalry of going down with a
sinking cause.
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Hon. Marvin H. Bovee returned to Wiscon.
sin yesterday from an extended visit through
the Eastern States, where he has been advo-
eating the abolition of capital punishment. He
says that secession, however, has played the
deuce with his prospects, as every man he talks
to now, and who heretofore was in favor of the
abolition, wants to see n few traitors hung
first Madison Wis.) Journal.
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pay- Hon. John Covode yesterday handed to
Gov. Curtin, of Pa, an offer for $4,000 of the
war loan, which was accepted.
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G. w, GOODALL,

Plumber and Gas and Steam Filter
b64 Seventh street, near Canal Bridge, Washington.
A LII orders executed at the shortest notice, in
II the most substantial manner, and on rsa-
sonabk terms.
Personal attention given to every department
of the business nov 26
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permanently maintained against any odds. We
think less than to hold the forts that can be
thus held and collect the revenue, is to strength.
en- rebels aud to dishearten and weaken pa.
trots, and that more is not necessary to give
the people a chance to expel their tyrants from
power and place"
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will "nerer ertend their sympathy to any assault
upon the aog of the United States," and will
"nerer consent, in any rdy tchateper, to cypress
IRISH, hope, desire, or conscat that il shall 90
do,cn before mortal force" Whatever other
objects the attack upon Fort Sumter may ac.
complish, it will not accomplish the object of
detaching Virginia from the Union. On the
contrary, it will arouse the national pride of her
people, put an end to the miserable slavery
agitation Of her demagogues, and unite all her
patriots in the noble work Of quelling treason
and sustaining the Government Of the country.
THE POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT.
That the Government of the United States
is the strongest, as we'll as the freest Govern.
ment on earth, is a maxim long taught, but of
which we have never had such decisive proof
and illustration as at the present time. 1t was
abandoned for months by the men who admin
istered it, but still survived by its own mirac.
ulous power of life. There is no instance be.
fore, where the conspirators against a Govern
ment we're the governors themselves. But the
served the country against even that unheard.
Of and unimaginable treason, and it has now
emerged from its peril and paralysis, and pre-
sents to its enemies on every side, its old front,
bristlng with strength and terrible as on army
with banners.
The President has called for seventy-fve
thousand men. He could have ten times that
number by stamping his foot. And it is with
money as it is with men, the offers being abb
solutely unbounded. The great centres of
wealth come forward with emulous eagerness,
to pledge, not millions, but hundreds of mil.
lions.
The people of this country know, that the
Government founded by Washington and his
compeers is the palladium Of their liberties and
the best and only certain guarantee of all their
prosperity. 1t is their orn Government, and
they will fight to maintain it, as their fathers
fought to establish it, with the courage Of men
defending their 6resides, their possessions, and
their liberties.
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CROP AT TIE right place, and buy your
~ Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, and Caps,
at No. AGO Seventh street, Opposite the Post
Office. feb 2S-6m
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sibity Of sustaining themselves, and when such
hopes are seen to be vain, the contest is ended.

New YORK ClrY.--The Tribune of yesterday
says:
"Most of our journals lately parading the
pranks of the secessionists with scarcely dig.
guised exutation, have been suddenly sobered
by the elimination of the conspiracy. They
would evidently like to justify and encourage
the traitors further, but they dare not; so the
amen sticks in their throat. The aspect OF the
people appals them. Democrats as well as Re.
publibans, Conservative and Radical, instinct
lively feel that the guns fred at Sumter were
aimed ut the heart of the American Republic.
would it be safe to propose cheers for Beaure-
gard and Gov. Pickens. The Tories Of the
Revolution were, relatively, ten times as nu.
merous here as are the open sympathizers with
the Palmetto rebels. The manifestations at the
Stock Exchange on Saturday we're symptomat.
ic of the feeling everywhere. Hencetorth, the
loyal States are unit in Incorporating hos
tility to treason, wherever plotted, however jus.
titled"
The Baltimore Patriot, of yesterday after.
noon, contains the following card:
10 the Voters Of the Fourth Congressional Dis.
frict of Maryland.
hereby announce myself candidate for the
House of Representatives Of the Thirty. seventh
Congress of the United States of America
upon the basis Of the unconditional maintenance
Of the Union.
Should my fellow citizens Of like uie,os mani
fest their preference for diffrent candidate on
that basis, it is not my purpose to embarrass
them. II. WINTER DAVIS.
april 10, 1861.
THE CALL FROM THE WAR DEPART
MENT.
The following is the call for troops issued, in
accordance with the Proclamation Of the Pres.
ident, by Secretary Cameron, and giving the
quotas allotted each State to furnish:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April Is, 1861.
To his Ercellency the Governor Of -:
SIR: Under the act of Congress for calling
for the "militia to execute the laws Of the
Union, suppress instructions, repel invasions,
&c." approved February 20, 1875, have the
honor to request your Excellency to cause to be
Immediately detached from the militia of your
Stale the quota designated IN the table below,
to serve as Infantry or Rifemen for the period
of three months, unless sooner discharged.
Your Excellency will please communicate to
me the time at or about which your quota will
be expected at its rendezvous, as it will be met
as soon as practicable by an officer or officers
to muster it into the service and pay of the
United States.
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PURE COUNTRY MILK.

PURE COUNTRY MILK.
TINE subscriber delivers Pure Country Milk,
l. morning and evening, as usual, to his Gus
toners. Strangers commencing housekeeping in
this City, who desire Milk, ,.can have their orders
promptly attended to by applying at this office.
mar l3-U DAVID MILLER.
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ROOMS TO LET.
A SUITE of Furnished Rooms may be hired
n at one dollar per day, at No. 466 Sixth street.
apr l2--4t
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The RHODE ISLAND TRooPs.-The War De.
partment yesterday accepted Gov. Sprague's
offer of 1000 men, and ordered them to be
sent to this city without delay.
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Our INDIAN Policy correspondent,
" Pioneer" who rendered most invaluable ser.
vice to the Government in the early history of
Oregon, in many respects, and especially in
reference 10 the Indian tribes, proposes to dis.
cuss some points in our Indian policy on the
Pacific coast. We shall be pleased to receive
his communications, as we know that his views
are entitled to high respect. He says:
" 1t is to be hoped that even now, in the midst
of ciyi conflict, this Administration, 'avowed.
ly in favor Of REFORM will adopt some meas.
ures to remedy existing evils, and aid the red
man forward in the paths of civilization
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CHANGE AT THE NoRTH.-Certain men.
connected with the banking and mercantile
interests at the North, have had their eyes sud
denly opened by the attack upon Fort Sumter
They see that nobody is more interested in
sustaining the Government than they are
themselves; and that the way to sustain it is
to take sides with it, and against the treason
by which it is assailed. They see that the
duration of the contest will be shortened, OF
prolonged, Just as the States not disofected
shall erhibh unanimity or distraction in Mei,
councils. These bankers and merchants will
therefore no longer encourage by their patron.
age sheets of the stamp of n. T. Journal OF
Commerce, Express, Herald &c., whose voca.
ton it is to applaud, stimulate, and justify, the
jeff. Davis rebellion. These gentlemen think
that they have lost quite enough already, by
giving countenance to that class of newspapers
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RW~ The Richmond papers of yesterday de.
mand secession, but not much more violently
than for some days past The Richmond Whig
says:
"When old Virginia utters the decisive word,
and formally renounces and denounces the abo.
lition faction at Washington, all will feel that
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THE CALL FROM THE WAR DEPART
MENT

The following is the call for troops issued, in
accordance with the Proclamation Of the Pres
ident, by Secretary Cameron, and giving the
quotas allotted each State to furnish:
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THE PAST AND THE PREsEST.-The revolution i.
accomplished; the old Union is dismembered; the con
suton of the conederated States has been ratified BY
five States and they exist distinct and Independent
power among the nations. Whatever may have beer
ones opinions of heremote or immediate causes which
have brought about such radical change in our poit
cal relations is the duty of all good citizens organ
ise add acquiesce and whloyal hearts perform every
duty enjoned by our constitution and laws.
That there many who deny the necessity of the
revolution, and yet look forward with hope the day
when, through the last seYentyve years the stars
and stripes will again float united happy and
powerful republic is undoubtedly true 1t is time all
such illusions should be dspeled 1t time to be gov
erned by the stern logic of facts. That any reconc
ton will ever take place. is beyond the reach of prob
ability that it would be advisable and wise for the pres
ent at least is certain. The causes which induced
revoluionise exist in their full force The repubi-
party is installed in power and there no satsac-
tory evidence OF any reaction of public feeling in the
north by which it be expelled from its position
Until complete change of public sentiment take place
there the south could have assurance hrt she would
continue subject to perpetual insult her feelings forever
outraged by ntermeddng with her institutions and
rights, ami an unceasng npon us by the northern
press and pulpit The worlds dread laugh, not Glen che
philosopher can bear; how much difficult for
high spirited people to endure the incessant attacks
of licentious press and blatant anatica, clergy
exercising they do and influence almost onnipotent!
Until cordial tTaternal feeling can be brought about
between the north and SOUTH the earlier days of the
repube,-and this will probably never be--a recon
structon Of the old government is neither probable
desirable. It's better to have open enemy than a
false and hypocritca friend.
When the first revolutionary movement began, We
confess opinions not those of the immediate
secession party; thought the whole south should
in concert lay down their ultimatum and if full guaran-
ties could not be secured within the Union then they
form southern confederacy at onCe other counsels
prevailed and the result is before the world We have
constitution, which, in some respects is an i'm
provement upon the old one. We have essentially the
laws and in president and vicepresident we have
magistrates unsurpassed statemen Of eminent ability
and of great purity of character The ship of State
has been launched with success and her officers will
skuly pilot her across the ocean of the future what
storms may blow or breakers lie in her track
Nofc TTrtiOn
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OUR DISTRICT CoURr.-IThe business before this tri
bunal last week, very exciting indeed Young Bal
lard Of Greenwood was arraigaed on a charge of as
sisting in a murder. He was acquitted.
The legality of the coujt itself, was questioned, but
Judge Jones' with iron rnness, sustained himself ant
the dignity of the court lie has dispatched an unusual
quantity Of business often sitting until shutdown, al
uncommon thing in this section Of country We wsl
it distinctly understood that we speak Of the Hon Ro
land Jones, as JUDGE Jones-npt as politician. Nc
man has ever presided over court with more firm
ness and dispatched half Fhe business, judge Jones
The court had during the latter part of the week,
very interesting trial, that of McNannahan, an over
seer, on a charge Of hanging one of the negroes un
der his management. After long and patient trial
the accused was acquitted though it certain the
negro was hung but who did it. not being present Oh
the occasion, we cannot say.
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rFor the Southwestern.


LIFE AND DEATH.-Human beings may be compared
in this life to the many crafts moored IN some great
harbor There are the steamboat and steamship, the
man of war; brig, sloop, frigate, schooner fat keel
sk canoe and pirogue; like the beings who construct
ed them some are sailing under false coors others
with steam up and sails spread launching out upon the
ocean of fame, speculation and gain; some with muied
oars Cess mercifu than the prate) seeking to Wrest
the hard earnings of the honest others cruzg about
the shoals and queksands of avarice and extortlon
whilst others lose sight of the banks OF honest
Independence; some float down the stream OF time,
with the contentment amounting almost 70 that lhd-
ference which never lifts an oar others delye and tug
at theirs until they are forced to see that they have
only been in eddy bearing them back to their start
ing point many are tossed upon the foamng ohloW
and surging wave many are lost IN the vortex ana
Whirlpool which exist the land as well as the deep
and others will glide lightly on IN their canoe oF my
pirogue.
In our journey down the stream Of mortality we
may move separately or sometimes in fleets and con-
vows but here are the words of Sooman made mani
fest the race snot with the swift for wind steam,
tide, sail will assist retard our speed TO the
ocean of eternity The progue may pass the steamer
and the the man-ot-war, but we are all hasteh-
ing with the rapidty which no anchor or cable can ar
rest. Here we erect beacons to the mariner OF
dangers and to lead him security-happy are those
who when their banks cutting loose from thelr
moorings Of mortality will see mountains OF guilty
deeds stretching out to their view as they are recedng
from the Shore but whose beacon OF hope from well
spent life will CLEAN out upon the horizon of eternity
towering up the last link that binds mortal flesh to
ncorruptability No matter how banks float, SWIM
OF hutter, we will 90 alike down that stream. The
king can make greater display at the landing than
the beggar at his door-happy would be, If we lived
as though we were manned for the voyage of DEATH
well as life-that we awaited the time with joy when
the cable should be cut loose and we enter upon that
certain uncertainty. NJ
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A NEW STATE-For sometime we have noticed il
several OF the eastern Texas papers, map of new
proposed State, embracing the Indian nations above us
and part of Texas The Sherman TeXss) Patriot saws
this enterprise is rapidly gaining ground in every d
rection learn from several of the counties above
thelattude ef83 degrees it may be considered fixed
fact and among people the test oath and the dis
position of the school fund and the deposition of Gov
Houston, has added much 10 strengthen the cause
The paper adds that the Indians on the from
tier making terrible havoc with the settlers A
great many persons have lost their lives, and an i'm
quantity of stock driven off The district court
at San Antonio has been adjourned in consequence
Two coaches and horses were taken by main force q
few miles west of this city on the 9TH inst The com
pany consisted Of eighteen to twenty men, The pas
sengers compelled t9 ''foot ii" to town The
property belonged to the overland mail company
We see that influential paper, the GAINESVILLE Stand,
ard, still floats the Lone Star" banner
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Troops WANrEp.-The New Orleans Picayune Oh
the 9Th inst says, 1--WE understandable dispatch
received in this city last evening, from Gen Bragg
asking that five hundred additional Louisiana troops
De Immediately sent on to Pensacola. We also under
stand that in accordance with this demand the two
companies of Zouaves whici; we're TO leave on Thurs
day, will leave to-day, (TuesIlay.y1
This important news together with the demand of
the Confederate government apon Louisiana for 8ooa
volunteers reached Shreveport last Saturday morning
and created considerable excitement We hone an
who pant Tor military glory will be prompt in youn
teerng, without resort to drafting; for if the volun-
teer3 are not obtained, that Must be the final result
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WARLIKE WORCESTERSHIRE New Orleans Crescent
Of the 9th instant says "thf steamship Gen. Mramon
from Havana on the 4th instant, arrived at this port
at an early hour yesterday morning. From her pur-
ser we learn that the Spanish steamers Blanco and
Blasco De Gary sailed some Two or three weeks ago for
St. Domingo with troops the inhabitants Of that place
having called upon EPaia ala. since tf.e., *-o
commissioners have arrived at Havana from st. Do
mngo authorised 1t is sad to treat for the ceding of
that place to Spain On the goth uIt three more war
steamers sailed for st. Domingo with troops. The
papers OF the 3Oth ut contained what is called Santa
mas proclamation 1t would seem that Spain is deter
mined 70 get back as much al possible Of her old terri
tory on this hemisphere Naxtwe shall find her going
TO Mexico, and after that possibly to Florida