When the Quartermaster-Sergeant asked for his bill to pay for their keeping, Wandel refused to accept any thing, saying that he would feed a thousand of them if he could, at the same price.-Idem. Weston & Williams, co-partners who sell Northern shoes in Richmond, in the United States Territory of Virginia-two men who came to Haverhill, Mass., probably about four months ago-swindled the shoemakers of that town out of valuable property, giving therefor something like the following lying promissory note: HAVERHILL, Mass., 1860. For value received, we promise to pay to the order of & Co.-dollars in four months from date. WESTON & WILLIAMS. The notes maturing, do Messrs. Weston & Williams pay up? Yes; they coolly cancel their liabilities by sending their unfortunate creditors the following charming letter: RICHMOND, Va., April 13, 1861Messrs., HAVERHILL, Mass.: Owing to the declaration of war against our beloved South, and the necessity of our arming and fighting, instead of pursuing the peaceful avocations of commerce, we have given up ourselves fully and freely to the work before us, and our resources are to be held at the disposal of the State until the issue is finally determined, when, if we have sufficient availabilities for assets left to meet our liabilities, it shall be done. But until this fratricidal war is closed, we shall decline paying any of our own debts due to parties in the North, where they have drawn the sword against us. Hence the protest of our note in your favor this day, which we have the funds in bank to meet. Very truly yours, WESTON & WILLIAMS. -N. Y. Tribune. THE CAPTURE OF WASHINGTON. The capture of Washington City is perfectly within the power of Virginia and Maryland, if Virginia will only make the effort by her constituted authorities; nor is there a single moment to lose. The entire population pant for the onset; there never was half the unanimity among the people before, nor a tithe of the zeal, upon any subject, that is now manifested to take Washington, and drive from it every Black Republican who is a dweller there. From the mountain tops and valleys to the shores of the sea, there is one wild shout of fierce resolve to capture Washington City at all and every human hazard. The filthy cage of unclean birds must and will assuredly be purified by fire. The people are determined upon it, and are clamorous for a leader to conduct them to the onslaught. That leader will assuredly arise, aye, and that right speedily. It is not to be endured that this flight of Abolition harpies shall come down from the black North for their roosts in the heart of the South, to defile and brutalize the land. They come as our enemies-they act as our most deadly foes-they promise us bloodshed and fire, and this is the only promise they have ever redeemed. The fanatical yell for the immediate subjugation of the whole South is going up hourly from the united voices of all the North; and for the purpose of making their work sure, they have determined to hold Washington City as the point from whence to carry on their brutal warfare. Our people can take it-they will take it-and Scott the arch-traitor, and Lincoln the Beast, combined, cannot prevent it. The just indignation of an outraged and deeply injured people will teach the Illinois Ape to repeat his race and retrace his journey across the borders of the Free negro States still more rapidly than he came; and Scott, the traitor, will be given an opportunity at the same time to try the difference between "Scott's tactics" and the Shanghae drill for quick movements. Great cleansing and purification are needed and will be given to that festering sink of iniquity, that wallow of Lincoln and Scott-the desecrated City of Washington; and many indeed will be the carcasses of dogs and caitiffs that will blacken the air upon the gallows, before the great work is accomplished. So let it be.-Richmond Examiner, April 23. THE three commissioners who went abroad to endeavor to obtain the recognition of Jeff. Davis's Government, got a pretty essential snub at Havana, where they went to take ship for Europe. It seems that a day was fixed when Messrs. Commissioners should be presented to Gen. Serano, the CaptainGeneral. The ceremony of presentation was performed by Mr. Helm, the American Consul at Havana, who introduced the trio as "Commissioners from the Confederate States of America." The reply of the Captain-General was as follows: Gentlemen, I receive you as citizens of the United States; but I do not acknowledge any such Power as the Confederate States of America."-Phil. Bulletin, May 1. THE following advertisement appears in The Mobile Advertiser: 75,000 COFFINS WANTED.-Proposals will be received to supply the Confederacy with 75,000 BLACK COFFINS. No proposals will be entertained coming North of Mason and Dixon's line. Direct to JE. DAVIS, Montgomery, Ala.-N. Y. Tribune. Ar the court-house in Milledgeville, Georgia, Martin V. Brantley, confined in the penitentiary of Georgia for robbing the United States mail, was brought before Judge HARRIS on a writ of habeas corpus, sued out by his counsel. It was contended that under the new relations subsisting between the State of Georgia and the United States, the prisoner was entitled to a discharge. The Judge, however, took a different view of the case. He decided that the ordinance by which Georgia had declared her secession from the Union, does not extend beyond a separation from the other States and a withdrawal of the powers she delegated to the General Government; that upon the past exercise of those powers by the latter Government the ordinance does not assume to act, and was not designed to act; and that it does not annul any of its acts. The prisoner was therefore remanded.—National Intelligencer, Feb. 5. THE following despatch was sent, a few days ago, to JAMES BUCHANAN, late President of the United States: Resolved, By a few of the women of New York that we have read with feelings of great indignation the despatch sent to Mr. LINCOLN by JAMES BrCHANAN, late President of the United States, saying that he will "sustain the Administration; " and are determined, though abhorring this type of Southern civilization, unless said JAMES BUCHANAN keeps quiet and silent, henceforth in his cupboard at Wheatland, to provide the necessary weight of feathers and other accompaniments for the single ladies of Wheatland, who, we hear, have threatened to make a "coat" for the man who has, by his imbecility, involved us in one of the most dreadful wars the world has ever reen-the man who now offers to "sustain," yet sustained nothing but the designs of the rebels when he could have sustained the majesty of LAW-who said, that if States wished to secede, no one could prevent it, while knowing that the Constitution distinctly says, "The Union of these States is PERPETUAL the man who permitted the laws to be defied and the flag of his country to be disgraced without raising a hand to rebuke or prevent either outrage.-N. Y. Times, April 24. A PATRIOTIC LADY.-Mrs. Sanford, wife of Capt. Edward H. Sanford, of Boston, drove to the door of the Boston Volunteers' Headquarters, and sent her little son up to the officer's quarters with a handsome little box, decorated outside with red, white, and blue ribbons, and inside with a hundred dollars in gold. The gift was accompanied by a pretty note, of which we give the following extract: "Please accept, with a mother's offering, a mother's fervent prayers. hopes are all with you. God bless and keep our darling boys-old Massachusetts' sons, our hearts' dear treasures, the defenders of our flag. Again and again, God bless you!" The money will aid to maintain the large body of men now in the quarters, and the casket will follow the fortunes of the regiment, as a pleasant souvenir from a patriotic lady. Our Captain Sanford, husband of the lady above alluded to, has tendered to Governor Andrew the use of the steamer Menemon Sanford, to transport troops or munitions from this city to any of the forts in our harbor. He has also offered the services of his steam tugboat, day or night, to tow vessels carrying troops or supplies to or from any of the forts.-Boston Saturday Express, April 27. A PATRIOTIC CHRISTIAN MOTHER. The following touching letter was written by a lady of New York temporarily absent in an adjoining State, on hearing that her five sons had volunteered, and gone South. "MY DEAR HUSBAND: Your letter came to hand last evening. I must confess I was startled by the news referring to our boys, and for the moment I felt as though a ball had pierced my own heart. For the first time I was obliged to look things full in the face. But although I have always loved my children with a love that none but a mother can know, yet, when I look at the state of my country, I cannot withhold them; and in the name of their God, and their mother's God, and their country's God, I bid them go. If I had ten sons, instead of five, I would give them all sooner that have our country rent in fragments. The Constitution must be sustained at We have a part to act and a duty to perform, and may God, our father, strengthen us, and nerve us to the task, and enable us to say, Whatever Thou requirest that will I cheerfully give and do! May He bless and protect our dear children, and bring them home to us in safety! I hope you will provide them each with a Bible, and give them their mother's love and blessing, and tell them our prayers will accompany them, and ascend on their behalf night and day."-N. Y. Tribune, April 28. any cost. PENSACOLA, April 26.-Soldiers still arrive by every train. Three companies from Louisiana arrived to-day, | also a hundred water soldiers (marines) from New Orleans. Gen. Bragg has now under his command about 8,000 troops-a larger number, I believe, than Gen. Scott commanded in the valley of Mexico. They are all in fine health, and anxious for the hour that decides the destiny of self and country. The crisis approaches nearer and nearer. Another day of soldier toil has added to the great preparation. The commander of Fort Pickens is unceasing in his military labors. Like Bragg's, his men work day and night. They have thrown up a battery outside, but near the walls, of heavy guns, obtained from their ships, while on the ramparts they are piling bag upon bag of sand to protect their guns and their muskets, stacked on the beach. men. And all this visible to the naked eye-even The Governor has accepted the tender of the two military companies of Pensacola, as well as that of Little Florida is none behind her sister States in the gallant Capt. Miller, of Santa Rosa county. military ardor and enthusiasm. A shark was caught yesterday morning with a pair of red breeches and a whole parcel of bowie knives in his belly-supposed to be the remains of a Zouave. I didn't see the shark. It will be remembered I re ported the drowning of a Zouave the other day.— Cor. N. O. Picayune, April 30. the Charleston rebels fired into the schooner G. D. befell the Shannon at the time when the relief fleet & R. F. Shannon, of Philadelphia. The adventure was off the harbor, and it appears, according to Capt. Bowen's statement, that the United States vessels all remained outside the bar because they could not get over, and pass through the tortuous channel of six the south side. But Capt. Bowen paid a visit to the or seven miles requisite to reach Fort Moultrie on Pawnee, and while there the commander of that vessel asked him the draft of his schooner, and on finding it but six feet, and that it could be bought for $12,000, bought it at once, and struck a bargain with the captain to load it with provisions and stores for Fort Sumter. Every arrangement was made to carry this plan into effect on Saturday night; and had Major Anderson been able to hold out, he would have got the requisite aid then. But unfortunately he surrendered on Saturday, and the enterprise had to be given up as abortive. Of course, Capt. Bowen did not tell this little incident to the Secessionists, who, after his arrival at Charleston, boarded his ship, and compelled him to make the statement which appeared in the Courier. He kept it to himself, and cleared for Georgetown, for which port he had a freight; but once out at sea, he thought he had seen enough of Southern trade, and made a straight course for home. When on board the Pawnce, the captain voluntarily tendered to the commander of that vessel any aid that he or his schooner could render to the country; and it was in consequence of this offer that the schooner was purchased.-N. Y. Times, April 29. A CURIOUS STORY.-It will be remembered that ANDY JOHNSON'S NOSE PULLED, AND HE NEAR BEING HUNG.-We once heard of a wag that seized hold of an elephant's snout on every occasion, and he always excused himself upon the pretext that he could not resist the temptation to pull a nose that he could get hold of with both hands. It seems that Andy Johnson is such a miserable traitor, that an editor at Lynchburg could not resist the temptation to pull his proboscis. Our citizens heard yesterday, with every demonstration of delight, the indignity offered Gov. Johnson on his way from Washington to Greenville. His presence in Virginia was regarded as exceedingly offensive to Virginians. He was insulted at almost every depot. At Lynchburg his nose was most handsomely pulled, while he was hooted and groaned at by the large crowd. The traitor is meeting his reward. We have heard since, from good authority, that at Liberty, in Bedford county, Va., Johnson was taken from the cars, and a rope placed around his neck preliminary to a proposed hanging. Some old citizens of the county begged for him, saying that Tennessee would do for him what they proposed to do, and he was let off. Memphis Avalanche, April 25. THE Charleston Mercury enumerates the following telegraphic lies which appeared in the Northern papers at the time of the attack on Fort Sumter. The second, about the South Carolinians firing on the men who were endeavoring to extinguish the fire, is being used with great effect by the Northern press: First. That cannonading "is going on fiercely from vessels outside and along our coast." Second. That "Major Anderson has thrown out a raft loaded with men, who are passing up buckets of water to extinguish the fire; that balls are to be seen skipping over the water and striking the unprotected raft, creating great havoc among the poor fellows." Third. That "eleven shots penetrated the floating battery below the water line." Fourth. That "Fort Sumter had unconditionally surrendered." Fifth. That "Major Anderson and his men, under guard, were conveyed to Morris Island." Sixth. That " Major Anderson had reached the city, and was the guest of Gen. Beauregard."-N. O. Delta, April 28. NEW YORK, April 24.-The folds of a superb star-spangled banner were flung to the breeze in front of the store of A. Morton, 25 Maiden Lane, having been subscribed for by the occupants of the building. The "Star-Spangled Banner" was beautifully sung, thousands swelling the chorus and cheering the national emblem. The banner, 20 by 30 feet, was made entirely by the family of a former Senator of this State and city, (Hon. O. Newcomb,) who generously volunteered their services, as the unprecedented demand for flags rendered it impossible for the manufacturers to get one up in less than ten or twelve days. No less than four generations assisted in its construction. One of the ladies (having passed her sixty-seventh winter) is a great-great-grandmother, and was personally acquainted with General Washington. As the needle was plied by her not infirm hand, the big tears would fall copiously on the bunting, as she recounted her many reminiscences of Washington, and her vivid recollections of the war of 1812. "When her eyes shall behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may she still see him shining on this gorgeous ensign of a United Republic; not a stripe erased or polluted, nor a single star obscured!" The crowd dispersed with nine cheers for the Stars and Stripes, and nine cheers for the patriotic ladies who made it.-Commercial Advertiser, April 25. ACCORDING to a Memphis paper, the following is reported to be the answer of the Governor of Arkansas, to Lincoln's requisition for volunteers: "Yours received calling for a regiment of volunteers from Arkansas. Nary one-see you d—d first!"-Charleston Mercury, April 25. BOSTON, April 25.-Touching incidents of the times are hourly becoming history. Humorous ones occasionally find a niche in which they are seen, and afford amusement, but none that are "decidedly good" should be overlooked. One good one that has reached our ears, we will give. One of the Justices of the Police Court, who has seen much service in our Volunteer Militia, was holding court a few days since, when a company of volunteers passed the Court House, marching to the immortal tune of the "Star-Spangled Banner." The spectators sprang to their feet, responsive to the understood order of "Forward, to the door!" Running feet shuffled in the entry. Boom! boom! sounded the band. “O, long may it wave!" screamed a patriotic urchin outside the window. "First Regiment, take the witness stand!" thundered the Court, which must have imagined itself on the green field at the head of its command. The outburst of laughter-unconsciously provoked-which succeeded, is yet going through the bar of the county.-Boston Traveller, April 25. CHARLESTON, April 25.-We are requested by Brig.-Gen. Simons, commanding Morris Island, to state that some firing for exercise, and to discharge guns, will be done at Morris Island to-day, and he gives notice to prevent any uneasiness in the city.Charleston Mercury. A HOME SCENE.-A member of one of the Charleston companies, on leave of absence in the city, received a summons to appear at his post on Sullivan's Island on one of the nights when the air was rife with the most startling rumors of the coming of an overwhelming fleet. With cheerful promptitude the brave soldier prepared to obey the imperative call. He is a husband, and the father of a blue-eyed little girl, who has just begun to put words together. After the preparation for the camp had been made, the soldier nerved himself for the good-bye. Those present thought that the wife felt the parting less than the husband. Lively words flowed fast, and her fair face was as bright and calm as a morning in May. Her heart seemed to be full of gladness. She cheered him with pleasant earnestness to show himself a man, and running on in a gleeful strain, admonished him not to come back if he were shot in the back. With incredible fortitude she bade her child tell papa good-bye, and to say to him that she would not own him her father if he proved to be a coward. The echo of the soldier's footfall through the corridor had hardly died away, when a ghastly pallor was seen spreading over the lady's face. In a voice weak and husky she begged a friend to take her child, and before she could be supported she fell from her chair prostrate on the floor. By a tremendous effort the noble woman had controlled her feelings; but nature could bear no longer, and she fainted. The swoon was deep, and it was some time before consciousness returned. At length she opened her eyes languidly, and looked around upon the sympathizing group, and in a tremulous tone inquired "if she had fainted before her husband left the room."-Charleston Courier, April 16. 1861. Who will not for it die, Out from us he must go! So let them understand. Who that dear Flag disclaim, Which won their fathers' fame, We brand with endless shame! GOD FOR OUR NATIVE LAND! Our native land! to thee, In one united vow, To keep thee strong and free, We pledge each heart and hand; By the sacred soil we tread, A POEM. BY C. F. The morning sun shone brightly o'er a brave and noble band, Who gathered there to bleed and die for their beloved land; They fought against a foreign power who strove, but strove in vain, To bring America's free soil beneath Oppression's chain. Then bravely rose her gallant sons,-they felt their cause was right, And the Stars and Stripes waved over them throughout the deadly fight; And foremost in the fearful strife there rode a mighty one, Whose name we reverence and love-our own George Washington. 'Tis over, and our freedom won-while glorious and fair, Above us the bright Stars and Stripes are floating high in air; No more we bow and tremble 'neath Old England's haughty sway; America stands nobly forth, a nation from that day. And God hath ever smiled upon our own, our blood bought land, And blessings and prosperity we meet at every hand; Our Washington hath laid him down, and quietly doth rest, But he liveth in his people's hearts, in the broad lands of the West. But lo! a darker cloud appears! the sound of war once more Is ringing through the land we love is heard upon our shore; It is not now a foreign power that biddeth us to strife A brother seeks a brother's blood-would take a brother's life; A brother seeks to break the bonds of mutual love and trust; And lo! the Banner we revere, lies trampled in the dust! The sunny South is up in arms, and wishes to divide The Union we have owned so long-for which our fathers died. And shall we quietly submit, and see our country's laws Sung at his church, 21st Street, New York city, May 5, Lie trampled 'neath a traitor's foot-shall we forsake Shall we allow our Banner, revered through all the world, From its proud height of glory, by traitors to be hurled? No, never-though our blood be shed! our eagle stoops not so; His haughty mien is still untamed, his head not yet brought low; He still is soaring proudly above the Northern land; He finds no fitting resting-place upon the Southern strand. Then let us rally round our Flag, nor rest until again The dove of peace unfolds her wings o'er forest and o'er plain; Until again we meet in love a noble brother-band, And sheathe the sword which now is drawn in terror ARMING FOR BATTLE. [INSCRIBED TO GOVERNOR SPRAGUE.] Perchance; and who shall say what more, This strife, that needs some unbreathed name Oh, reckless stroke! oh, impious hand! On History's page, no fouler thing Treason's fierce breath fanned the red fire, Oh, men, who haste at duty's call, We will not say, "Be true! be brave!" We are cast down, to see you go, A foe we called, but yesterday, Come back, With parting words, that say, Yet go! ye bear no wanton brand; That dear old Flag, spangled with stars— No upstart flag the land shall own, W. C. R. -Providence Evening Press. A SONG FOR THE UNION.* England's heavy chains oppressed us, Raised the shout, "Resist the crown!" The brave Thirteen, Fighting for our liberty. All New England's heroes wakened, With the courage wrongs inspire,Nerved themselves to stand the struggle, Dare and brave Old England's ire; While from every hill and valley Thronging came an answering band, The brave Thirteen, Victory crowned their gallant struggle,— Since then have been Oh! the contrast time now shows us ! Our dear Father, Statesman, Chief, Read at a Union meeting at Detroit, Michigan, held Jan. 28, 1961. A full report of the meeting is given in the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 29. |