East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-05-16
Tone Of the Southern Press.

The language of the Southern press
would be amusing, if the occasion that
provoked it was not so serious, and if the
buster and falsehood had not too many
parallels at home The Jim Crow wheel
abouts Of the press are comioal. For in
stance the Richmond Enquirer Of Monday
last says:
Under the pretence Of an apprehondcd
attack on Washington, Mr.. Lincoln has
collected an army variously reported at
from five to thirty thousand men to de-
rend the city--a place of no earthly in-
nortance to the Confederate States, and,
in a political point of view, not worth
tho sacrifice of single life.
Yet on the 18th Of April it had the
following notice:
ArrEXrIoN VoLUNrEERs!--.Nothing's
more probable than that President Da-
Wis will soon march an army through
North Carolina and Virginia to Wash
inoton, Those Of our volunteers who
desire to Join the Southern army, as it
shall pass through our borders, had bet
ter organize at once for the purpose and
keen their arms, accoutremcuts, uniforms,
ammunition, and knapsacks in constant
readiness.
Indeed, one Of the Mobile papers says
that the President is already in flight, OF
rather is now attempting to fly from the
| Capital:
There is no truth in the rumor that
President Lincoln has left for Chicago.
No doubt he would be glad if it were
so, but il all reports be true. he cannot
leave. He cannot force his way through
Baltimore. He will not be allowed tc
PASS through alive. The route by way
Of Annapolis and Malboro' is also closed
even to crack troops. No doubt the
Potomac below Washington is already
so fortified that reinforcemdnts cannot
pass either to or from that point by wa
ter. One OF the rumors is that Gen
Lee has fortified the Arlington Height,
and other points on tho Potomac opposite
Washington, that he had a large force
under his command, aud would com
mencc the bombardment at once.
Now, the Charleston Mercury insists
IL never wanted Washington; Gov
Lctchcr says he will never attack Wash
inoton; aud Gov. Hicks offers to guaran
ty the safety of Washington.
The revolution of tone in regard t
Fort Pickens, reveals evidence OF comi'
agility that would moke the iortuee OF
dancing star of the Ethiopian ballet.
We all heard of Gen. Bragg's promis
TO take the fortress forthwith. No tim
was TO intervene. 1t was to be done III
stanter Bat lol there is a change !
: Since Pickcns has been reinforced. th
Mobile Register takes this tone
The Lincolnitish army on Santa lios
} Island will have an extra agreeble tim
! this summer, and we do not think tina
+. President Davis need trouble himself
run them of. There is volunteer an
gratis soldiery peculiar to the cline thu
arc whetting their weapons for the a
} saut. These are mosquitoes dad sGRaj9a
which will effectively attack the Lincoln
: ties, in utter contempt of their CoiuinD
> ads or rifle cannon, but rush on to IL
attack regardless Of danger, aud al
worse than any one Of tho seven plague
of Egypt. We can assure the Lincoln
r tics Who expect Summer waterin9-pla'
! experience on Santa Rosa Island, thu
they will DO gladly willing to cxchane
the unremitting annoyance OF the'
plaques forthc excitement AMI danger
; regular bombardmcnt. There Is n
G place on the face Of the universe whel
! mosquitoes and sandaics arc more pestilel
TALLY atrocious than on Santa i'osa |
land
We pity those eighty horses Of Il
flying artillery, as tho poor creatures al