Year: 1861

The Pony News up to the 9Th instant, is
rather on the speculative order, mostly founded
on rumor, and, no doubt, much of it got up for
sensation; still, there are portions of it which
look like active operations on the sea board.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is crowded with
fitting-out business, but it is not known that it
is intended for any particular point, but, per-
haps may have been deemed expedent on ac-
count of foreign fleets approaching our shores
and Sensationists and Secessionists think that
every movement, naval and military, has some
direct reference to descent upon their shaky
institution-a guilty man sees his foe in every
shadow hears his name in every whisper of
the wind


The Virginia Convention, just before its
adjournment, stood upon the Secession Ordi-
nance proposition two to one in favor of the
Union, and it is not believed that Mason,
Hunter, Ben Mccullough, et id omne genus,
will ever be able to make the State desert the
Union, until the last effort has been fully tried,
and failed to effect a compromise, should
the report prove true, that General Ampudia,
Mexican of renown, is marching an army
upon Texas, upon the right of reclamation by
his government of portion of her lost terrific
ry, the people thereof having dissolved them
selves from the Government of the United
States, with whom the treaty was, it will
afford fine field for the chivaric Seceders to
rush to the rescue, let slip the dogs of war, y
and immortalize themselves by trying to cool
off a little of their warlike spirit by defending
their frontier against the injured Mexican and
the depredations of the savage Indian tribes,
that Uncle Sam has kept at bay since the
Lone Star was added to the Union standard
If brisk war does start in that direction,
will the Secessionists have much time for civil
war, with their brethren? Have they force
sufficient to guard their sea board, fight on
their frontiers protect their tariff duties on
the line of the Border States? Won't Uncle
jeff have happy and lively time?


The aspect of political affairs, from recent
State and city elections, show decrease of
Republican strength, and such is bound to be
the case until the Democracy has an opportu-
nifty to cast around and give it its quietus


Eas~ We take the liberty of publishing the
following extract from private letter received
at this Office from an esteemed friend in Sierra
county-it has the ring of pure Tetal


Gen. Harris is probably, a good Union :"
man but it takes very strong one to suit me.
| believe ih the Douglas doctrine, but | believe
much more in the preservation of the Union,
without l feel tha. am disgraced as an Ameri-
can citizen. / am for the Union, without an
''if, slaves or no slaves, tariff or no tariff,
bank or no bank without the Union, as
nation, we stand disgraced before the world,
and can never after be able 10 boast of popular
National Liberty. am proud Of the Douglas
men in the Legislature, as a general thing /;
some few seemed to have gravel in their shoes,
but, as a general thing, they have done we'll
| do hope Gen. Harris will be able to make
clear record, but the Douglas men of this
county seem to regret his course. Our own
Representatives, John Dougherty, and Squire
Wright, are true to their trust, and every man
ought to be. | hate traitor, from Benedict
Arnold to a Breckinridger, who will betray
his Government, or Douglas man who will
betray his party.