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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01
Irish RtGtoes.-We pres,,me tb.

Irish Rtatoes.-We presume tha
it's not generally known that a sec
ond crop of this excellent vegeta
bic can be raised. The seed should
be selected from such of the vinet
as have died down, because they
are matured, and only such will
answer. Cut in two or three pie
ces, and let them become perfectly
dry, by exposure to the air, but
not in the sun, for some eight or
ten days. Let your ground be
well pulverized, and plant as YOU
do in the spring.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01

The fire from this work COM
pletely covers the Navy Yard,
which could not hold out long
against Fort Pickens. The bar
on the exterior of the bay is
three miles distant, and beyond
that there are no facilities for a
hostile feet to lie in safety.
FoRT M'RAE.
This fortifcation is situated on
Fosters Bank, and guards the
west side of the mouth of Pensa-
cola bay. 1t is a Fashioned fort,
built of brick masonry, with walls
,welve feet in thickness. 1t is
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01

Ind insists that we shall no! ep.barrass her
trade;
But who fears the British FL speedily tune
'em
As sure as my na1ne is e PlriIus On m,
For am myself the whole United States.
Constitution and Laws Gf you doubt il, ask
Bates,)
The Star Spangled Banners my holiday shirt
Hurrah for Abe Lincoln there nobody hurt,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01

Some weeks since it was an
nounced in these columns that the
ladies of Little Rock had made
for our volunteer soldiery 5000
suits Of clothes, besides 5000
shirts, 1900 havresacks, and 1900
canteen coverings. Since then
they have been working contin-
ually. We do not know the num-
Der of garments made, but they
go into the thousands. In times
gone by, it was deemed a great
favor for a soldier going forth to
do battle for his country, to take
some little gift from the hands of q,
fair lady, the sight of which IN
spired him to deeds of bravery
and chivalry on the battle field. |
If there be anything In such cot
re'eis8, our army ought to be in
for every soldier goes to
battle panoplied from head to foot
with suit made by the fairest
hands, and has sent UP for him !
prayers from the purest hearts,
Little Rock Gazette.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01

Chase Recommending Confsca-
tton.-The Irrepressibles are not
only bent on subduing the South,
crushing out freedom of person
and speech, but to rob all who
even sympathize with their South
ern brethren, as will be seen by
the following suggestion from
Chase, of Ohio, the Secretary of
the Treasury:
1t Will not, perhaps, be thought
out of place if the Secretary sug-
gests here that the property of
those engaged in insurrecticn or in
giving aid and comfort to the In
surgents may properly be made to
to the expenditures made
necessary by their criminal mis-
as a part of the punish
nent due to the guilt of involving
the nation in the calamities of civil
war, and thereby bringing distress
upon so many Innocent persons. !
Congress may justly provide for
the forfeiture Of the whole or part I
Df the estates Of the offenders, and
Ior the payment of its proceeds IN
to the public treasury,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01
TIE Sta,rGtion Mea Ea,Dlo1ed

TIE Std,rdtion Idea Eaploded-
A gentleman who came from Nam
nassas Gap-not Junction-on
Saturday last, says the Philadel-
phia North American, gives some
decisive information. He visited
the camp at that point, and says,
in point of supplies of provisions,
it is filled like a Cincinnati pcrk-
house. Barrels of first class pro-
visions are stored there by thou
sands, while eighteen hundred
live cattle driven over from Ken
tucky, arrived there when he left.
Our informant says that the rebels
have perfected ample arrangements
in Kentucky for an uninterrupted
supply of food and forage. Ma
nassas Gap, he says, is fortified into
immense strength, and can be ta--
ken only by great bloodshed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01
eurrent G0pits.
Strange Condolences.

1t was mentioned during the
Presidential canvass as a singular
coincidence, that the first syllable
of Hamlin and the first of Lincoln
should, when coupled, make the
name Ham-liR, while the last two
syllables of each make the name
Lincoln. Thus:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01
Hin liam | coin li9

The Abolitionists found great
consolation in this singular coinci-
dence, claiming it as an indication
of Providential interposition in fa-
vor of their cause. Now we con-
fess that the fact, taken in connec-
ton with the great political revo-
luton now agitating our people, is
strange, especially when the word
HIM which occurs in both names,
was the name Of the individual
upon whom the curse was passed,
as the father of negroes, in Genesis
TX; while the word lin from Haea in
latin, means descent or lineage,
descendant Of Ham, the fatler of
We can see III this anal
ysis nothing particularly enviable
Or consoling;
And now let Us see if there is not
something in the word Daci8 equal
Iy striking, and certainly much !
more desirable. The word Da is
IS Latin word from DO, to give;
the word cis is d Latin word and
means strength or poacer. The two
words together as a Latin phrase,
mean literally strength given, or
more fully interpreted-Him to
whom strength, power, or domin-
on is given. Here then we have
he true representation of Japhet,
n the white race, who was blessed
With peculiar favor, and Canaan
hall be his servant" y
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01

Col. Joseph A. Mabry, of Knox
county, East Tenn, generously Of
fers to make present of 100 fine
horses to Cavalry Company of
East Tennesseans which may be
mustered into the service of the
South. He also desires to purchase
several good horses for the above
noble purpose: Long may Mr..
Mabry live TO enjoy the liberty
which he is contributing so much
to achieve! This is the second
contribution from this noble Ten
nesseean-he having equipped
company of Infantry soon after the
fall of Fort Sumpter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01
Cum Misrellany.
Far the Fayetteville Observer
PENSACOLA AND ITS DEFENcES.
PENSACOLA PAY.

Pensacola has rare propertie
Is a >karbor. 1t is now accessibl
o frigates. The bar is near th
,oast, and the channel is shol
md easily passed. The harbo
) perfectly land-locked, and til
very capacious. Their
re excellent positions within fo
building and launchin,
essels, and for docks and dock
ards in healthy situations. The
apply of good water is abundant
Ihese properties, In connection
ith the position Of the harbor
regard the coast, induced the
)vernment to select it as a naval
'ation, and a place of rendezvous
I'd repair. The upper arms o.
pnsacola bay receive the Vel
W Waters of Pea river, Middle
yer Spd Escambia river, eleven
lies from the Gulf.
Santa Rosa Island is situated
ast by Northwest by South four
en- leagues, and completely shuts
it Pensacola from the Sea. 1t
SO low that the sea In a gale
ashes its top. 1t is not more
an one-Gourth of a mile wide.
ne west point of the Island is
the mouth cf Pensacola BAY.
le latter is not more than one
ID a quarter mile wide.
FORT PICKENS.
The principal means of defence
the mouth of Pensacola bay is
'rt Pickens. This fort is a first
lss FASHIONED fort built of New
'rk granite, and situated on low
ound on the east point of Santa
'sa Island. It's walls are forty.
e feet high and twelve feet in
ckness; it is embrasured for
o tiers Of guns, which are placed
der the bomb-proof Easements,
iides one tier of guns ei, bar5etts. !
e guns from this work radiate
every point of the horizon, with
ok and enfilading fire at every
gle of approach. The work was
nmenced in 1928 and finished
1853. 1t cost the United States
nearly one million of
lars. When on a war footing
garrison consists of 1850 sol
rs, its armament, only a por-
4 of which is within its walls,
,sists Of
The national Republican., 1861-05-20
INVADING THE NoRrH.-The New York 7rib

INVADING THE NoRTH.-The New York Trib-
une of Saturday has the following paragraph,
the talicizing being our own:
"A gentleman who has Just arrived here
from Virginia, where he has been for the last
two months in all it's principal cities, estimates,
from his own observation, that there are not
less than AZ, 900 men, well armed aud equipped,
now in the Geld in that State. From Winchester
to Harper's Ferry he travelled in company with
three regiments from Tennessee, as well armed
and drilled as our Northern troops. These
men said they srere to be folloped BY 10000
more from that State, as fast as the capacity Of
the railroad trin permit. The impression
among the soldiers was, that their destination
was Washington, but the better informed
among the officers supposed that $4,000 Of
their best troops rere to cross into Psnnsyl.
rama, and make a rapid march for Philddel.
phia. When this body moves, an equal number,
under Davis himself, is TO threaten Washington,
so that no relief can be spared for Philadelphia.
Our informant further says that the rebels
seem perfectly confident Of success, though we'll
informed as to the state of affairs at Washing.
ton and the North generally,
Moving troops by railroad through friendly
country is very different thing from marching
them through an enemys country.
The idea Of a raid upon Philadelphia
cannot be entertained by the military leaders
of the South. They did mediate a raid upon
Washington, which required no march through
an enemys country, but even that is now prob.
ably given up.
Instead Of dreaming Of conquest, they are
cowed and panic.stricken. 1t is defence, not
invasion, which occupies their present thoughts,
and they are entering upon defence, not with
hope, but in despair. Their game is about
played out, and they know it.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

quiet day; but she keeps steam on oil the
time, and moves rapidly when under way" z
There was Il poetic justice in commencing
the blockade at Charleston, where this rebel
lion began, and which has been the headquar'
ters of treason for thirty years. Not for day
is this blockade to be relaxed, until the'stars
and stripes Goat once more over Moultrie and
Sumter. The commerce Of Charleston is ami.
hilated from this time forward, until her people
submit Internationally to the national author
ity. If they protract their resistance too long,
their city will be given up to the bats and the
owls
The national Republican., 1861-05-20
Fresh Beef and Vegetables for tho Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Rureau NJ Proyiaions and Clothing,

NAVY DbFAFThENTy
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
My ls, 1861.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- office until Monday the nth day Of June,
1861, ct noon, for the supply Of such quantities
of Fresh Beef and Vegetables as may be required
on the Washington station, during the fiscal
year commencing on the LIST day Of July next,
and ending on the goth June, 1892.
The Beef and Vegetables must be OF good
quality, and the best the market affords; and
each article must DO offered for by the pound.
Bond with approved security will be required
in one half the estimated amount d the contract,
and twenty per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each payment to be
made, as collateral security for the due perform
ance of the contract, which will on no account
be paid until II Is fully complied with.
Every offer made must be accompanied las d.
rected in the act Of Congress, making appropri-
alton for the naval service for 1s46l7, approved
10th August, ls46) by written guaranty, sign
ed by one or more responsible persons, to the eff
feet that he they un dertake that the bidder or
bidders, II bis or their bid be accepted, enter in
to an obligation, within Eve days, with good and
sufficient sureties, to furnish the articles pro-
posed " @"" s7r
No proposals will be considered unless accom-
panied by such guaranty. {.
NAV l8-lAW4w .. ...
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

lust RECEIVED, at Smiths, No. AGO Seventh
y street, q large lot of Spring Clothing, Hats,
and Caps. All for sale, at very low prices. All
persons in want of goods in our line will find 1t
greatly To their advantage to call before pur-
chasing elsewhere, as our prices are lower than
at any other house Ia town. feb 28-6m
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

~ Bishop Nottingham, the head of the
Episcopal Church in Maryland, has issued
circular letter, threatening with ecclesiastical
punishment such clergymen in the diocese US
shall omit the usual prayer for the President Of
the United States.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20
CHIEP ASSISTANT QuARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,

Washington City, D. c., May 10, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office, until IL o'clock NJ on the eth Instant
for furnishing at this place (l5O) one hundred
and fifty tons of good, merchantable timothy
hay, pressed, and in bales-the hay to be de-
livered, or before the 18th Of June next at the
wharf at the foot Of G street, or at the railroad
depot. The undersigned reserves the right to
reject all bids that may be deemed too high. The
bids to be endorsed, proposals for Hay"
D. H. FUCKER,
may 2O--tm27 Brevet Major, A. Q. NJ.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

ONE HUNDRED India Rubber Camp Blankets
~ and Capes received this day.
Also, Blue and Gray Flannel Shirts, PEA
White Shirts, Drawers, Hosiery, &c.
NJ To which we invite the attention Of military
men. WALL, STEPHENS, & CO.,
... 322 Penn. avenue, between
may l8-6tif Ninth and Tenth street.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

A LII IN WANT of Clothing should not fail to
n call on Smith, No. 400 Seventh street. to
buy their goods, as he will sell them bargains.
feb 29--8m ..,f
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

49, The recent Convention at Wheeling rep
resented overweight counties. Those coun
ties contained, in 1850, population Of 2o7,665
whites, and 1896 slaves. Their present white
population is about 100000.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20
Monday, Nay 20, 1861.

~ See on the outside, sslegraphic and
other news, and an interesting article, from the
New York Erening Post, on the subject Of fax
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

NJ Ex.President Pierce has written n letter
to the Boston Post, recommending recognition
of the Southern Confederacy, as an alternative
preferable to war.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

D@- Nathan Sargent, Esq, of this city, has
been appointed commissioner Of customs.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20
NO FOREIGN INTERVENTION.

The last hone of the conspirators was for.
elm intervention to save them from the block.
al. ordered bv Pres;dsut Lincolu. They based
AZ. ho.a ,,,o,, ~. .,,n,ood ;rd;snensab;l.
.n'S nope DP'n -
ity OF American COTTON 10 'ne hnghsh anu
French manufacturers. Like all their hopes,
this one has failed them, and they now read
THAR fate in I,ord John Russell,s replv TO Mr..
~. e.. I'D r.. en-.
Hwsr nc "' "o~ 1'''' ""u 1W 49,
sake let as Keep out OF the quarrel ohdouot-
edly, the English deprecate the cutting off Of
THAR (bitberto\ main supply of cotton, but they
- Iii A.. % oss;., ,ho soutbor, -ebelIon
hnHw Te. YIN. " .ha os naaea aud
W." o"' postpone ,Av s.a.. :: 49, -.
'ha' 'ne way ~ Gnu VI. '''n'u's' :" '.o 'n0'
est possible t''ne, " 70 ies'e LUG n'ne,i'an 'I
l'oh uhu's'ufoe' III i'S enoi'' ~ Pu' 'n' ''"''''
non uo~n' T.,
we nA'1 p p''-a.e'.n 80. p .ho Ian
aroe'e III 1oru A,ne','o -. os""' '"' on
aon r0s, o' may o. sui''lns, " INV .une' ,
eA'en,' 'n' ''sD' VI M,
WIN 'oa'n.'" p... ~
a'u'ie, IL VI. 'cno""s p"p
eAPie'' III So'n''"s 'Ds ey 49,,
Lincoln "'ooAa''' ""N ~ "'"s
ship'owhers MOI 10 attempt ""' ""'' III ''''"'
tion Oh ~ ..., :.
10 no, 'i1as"e NM nj. WV ;na'.. 1".p
b"fors ,bs;r eves will he rash enough 10 en-.
deavor to carry on an illicit and lucrative trade
by accepting the protection which either 6ett,ge'
rent may ops. mere can De no eoupt uat
ine reSusH nl, ~ Loi S ~ dscInrs Moelods of
the Southern boris, and treat Southern prira.
teers, when captured, as pirates. With regard
to the one, he has this condition to observe,
namely, tnat tne pioskAue oe ene s, Will oii
o ,%a ~ ub;oh va recognsad nv The late
treaty of Paris.n .. -.
This is admission enough for all present pur,
poses of annihilating the hopes of the conspira,
tors, but it does not cover the case, as it is
likely to be presented hereafter under new
legislation by Congress.
A blockade of the Southern States, viewed
as a foreign Power, to be valid must be sus
tanned by an adequate force. Bat the United
States exercise the same power, as other ma
toms do of des;ynatinp at which of their owr
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

~ The Petersburg (va.) Express describes
the North Carolina Cherokees, some three hun.
dred in number, among the insurgent forces at
Norfolk, as being armed with, in addition to
the rife, "a tomahaVk and scalping knife
If this is true, it justi6es any measure of re-
taliation, but it it is false, in all probability
it is, it is another ludicrous illustration Of the
belief of the secession managers, that they can
frighten the nation out of its fixed purposes, by
threats and bugbears.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

~ Texas adyices report q panic there,
growing out of q report that Captain Mont
somery, of Kansas, with three thousand men,
was in possession Of Fort Ouachita, in the Ca
manche region, on the northwest frontier of
Texas. Nothing is too improbable for these
ignorant people to believe.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

.,.---
p.,;.... I,;.. u.,.
over Gnocbland. Povbatan. Cumberland,
Henrico. Amelia, Fluyanna, and the city Of
R;chmond renort;np at his Office with not less
than the number Of men required BY law, will be
ersl desires that each company shall have at
least seventy men, rank and file.
The counties named, with the exception Of
Louisa, Hanover, Goochand, Henrico, and
Fluvanna, lie south of James river, and some
of them on the North Carolina line.
M. 1.,vco,x At sp,xa,rp Ixsr,ruru-
M ms I;nnoIn ', x;,;,ad ,ha sn;n,ier Institute
NJ. vow On Er;dsv last. vbere a meeting Of
isS;.. .nasa aa In ~ vo,l 81 .nnnlvino Ron.
~ .,nsa.S e. tha arr,r wos hs;nq hsid Sbe
ps ,hs,s introdnced 10 . nnmber Of the wives
vi a.n.h,ars of ,ho r,ost nrom;nent citizens
VI NOV wy, ~.
William Bradford, John wood, ana James
Nelson, are seeking assistance az Newark, y: ..
They were driven IRON charleston, after yihg
"a hours in jail, and robbed OF $3oo que mem,
because they would not JON the repel army.
They were there during the bomoardmen' OF
Fort Sumter, and say that twenty-five were
killed. % We. r..
! n CLAW Pate. of Kansas memory. il organ.
;zinp cavalry COMPANY of rangers at Peters.
burg. va. - ....
Tn ;, c-, :. u,u.
Inc " %. se"me. VLusAue''
from hey west reports .na a. ,he famous yaSn.
o. Lo"'S' ''' '"' 'e''i"' "o'''o""
! N,
n LhLIhH rnoA ihh o ~, S VI "
following 'e"er rom tee secretary Oh was
auare s 70 'ae 0nie. nns"ee., ~ .spy "
a ~ dn,v e., nS Z, wo oa.ss Of f;nan
S.;li;"ns nnor,aJ To- rss of the M;l;,srv
noodag,, :" "p'N
WTIa S.. orw. o,,o, it'll II. u;ow.
&c ,nhi;o 49, a1nrov. hi. Observation-Disclosures ~
a. p Sb;af EHn;nppr ~ oan J;scovar no roo.
VIC oh L .ns i;,,a H. ,o.on. 81. o.ds..
~ ~" w., po;n, shonid no fprn;shsd .;,h 6na
=. Lea ;nstaaS ~ q Jomas,;o msn,Tao'
..pJ s..;ai. 10 AZ "a; CO.,. nd ,r;v.,o. ,o.,
y; o.,.I sa,,;oa :, ,ha Ella mo M, ana; o;.nt,v
III, ss,;Jai III oin,h;na sne,, " 49, s,.H
' Ven pN II. = noraous, aoanIv ;,n,s.sad
~;,t the oonv;o,;nn ,hst ,bs nol;av &c ,ha Gnv.
ernmsnt sbould At ali times be to prefer domes.
t;c mannf.ctures in Iii instances IF nurcb.ses
ma n"Sc ssr,cs and ~ resort po ors;sn
n,a.Ls,. for such articles oniv AZ cannot hs a..
ta;naS i, his conn,rv Sst;s6ad that i;nsn
d.;iI;na. cor he ohta;oed in tba homo narLst
that will answer all the PURPOSES of those pro-
posed to be imported, he feels Obliged to with.
hold his APPRECIATION from this recommenda.
t;on. SIMON CAMERON.
HMav 3. 1861, Sscrstarv of VAR
Tynrs Huvnprn Tuous,x Do,1.ps Wopru
~ pnn,rsry SrJzrnNTbe folIov;nr nr;vata
o,ra.nondence WA rsceveS m Satnsdev nsr
s,aausar Rsit;mors nv a gentleman in Wssb.
;ua,on and NAV he rci;ed mon:
Hampton Roads. Man II. 1861. p.
ru r. g. D.s ~ ,s.l
The national Republican., 1861-05-20
THE SITUATION.

At the close of last week, the number Of
troops accepted by the Government amounted,
with the oil army, to about one hundred and
eighty thousand men. ...m.fF
Major General Butler has been assigned to
the command Of a military district, to consist
of Eastern Virginia and the two Carolinas, and
has left this city for Fortress Monroe, rid An.
napolis. Considerable forces have been ordered
to the vicinity Of Norfolk, and they will be
enlarged to whatever number is necessary for
the object to be accomplished. ,z.r'
We do not understand that there has been
any change in the programme, as announced in
this paper some days ago. At the earliest mo-
ment consistent with the necessary prepare.
tions the national authority is to be asserted by
arms in all those parts in Virginia, which are
within reach of the present means Of transports.
ton. This includes the recapture of Norfolk
and Harper's Ferry. .,. .,..... 81.
At the West, everything is proceeding most
happily. 80 Is %
The secessionists Of Missouri are pounced
upon everywhere, the instant they exhibit hos,
tile manifestation, and that admirable course Of
practice will be persevered in, until complete
quiet is restored. a'
The course of Kentucky is still undecided.
Not that it is doubtful that majority Of her
people are for the Union, but because it is pos
sible for the minority to plunge her, at some
moment of. excitement, into the same vortex in
which minorhies have plunged other States.
There is more reason to hope than to fear in
respect to Kentucky, but if the worst happens,
the Government is prepared.
A question of still more interest, is that Of
the time when the preparations and the season
may permit an adequate national force to be
sent to the relief of those noble men, "the
bravest of the brave" who are struggling fol
the Union in Tennessee. The wsrmest sym
pathes of the nation are with them, and sue
cors for them will not be delayed day, by any
thing but obstacles which cannot be overcome
If there was anything like reliable loyalty ii
Kentucky, the road would be'now open.
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

I%At Atlanta, Georgia, May II, in the
course of q speech at the depot, William c.
Rivss, Of Virginia, said:
"There are no Federal troops on any part Of
the soil of Virginia, except Fortress Monroe. l
will not say that they are afraid to come into
Alexandria but will say that we have trap
for them, into which they will fall whenever
they attempt to come into that city"
The national Republican., 1861-05-20

a$A letter, May 10, from St. Joseph, Mo-,
says:
Part Of the Government troops recently
ordered from the West have gone down the
river to Leavenworth, and detachment been
ordered across Iowa to avoid trouble here
The national Republican., 1861-05-20
"small Stores" Candles" Co.
iS61-'62.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing,
April IT laRl