Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-23
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Reported for the Journal
The Secession Movement,
.BUCHANAN's, COMPLETELY DENIED

=
Northern Publications. sent back from Sou,
Oar0lina- Lincoln Medals and Porsraj
r. Forbidden in Loaisiana, de-, &c.ais gTl
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!. ..a 49, WASHINGTON, Nov. IA.
: Many of the present reports and conjecture
in concerning the action Of the Government al
Il untrue, and most of them exaggerated Th
course of the Administration will afford n
!. just cause for increasing the present excite
! !: ment, either at the South or North, as it wi
= endeavor fairly and impsrtiany to perform il
duty, as cases for its action may arise, a way
= keeping The Constitution and the law in iul
"a view. ..- --.ssg d. ...... .--. 49,, -
The remark attributed to Represent...iy.
9 9 neitt, that the President is pledged to secc.
y sion, has baen received here WITH nue., 4.
u constituent, and his friends ION believe tha
he is correctly reported. 1t is well know,
, that the President has never made such ;
= y pledge in any public paper, and his most in
'' innate friends have never heard ANYTHING from
his lips which would lead TO the belief that he
> entertains any sentiments which are 10,
; warmly in favor of preserving the Constitution
in all its integrity
= The Postmaster at Orangeburc, which Mr.
|
ton as Postmaster, to take effect on the Is,
Of January, unless, he says, his most abused
and best beloved State of South Carolina shall
sooner secede His resignation has been ac.
! cepted, and he has been requested to designate
a suitable person as his successor, who will
give proper bonds for the discharge of all the
duties required by the laws and re ,ulatioDs
OF the Post Office Department. In the event
of no such person being found to fill the office.
it must be discontinued. ss"
Lieut.. Col. Gardner has, in the ordinary
routine Of business, been relieved of the COM
mand of Fcrt Moultrie, and will be succeeded
by Major Anderson, who is next to him in
rank in the first regiment of artillery The
newspaper report that it (Fort Moultrie) is
occupied by a military company of Charleston
is the cnly information received Of it in the
city. The War Department has neither given
an order nor received any information on the
subject ~. =. ..- -
Tne {, 900 stand of arms recently mentioned
as having gone South weru rlr, hased in
Washington by Virginia !or 3; rsa of that
State. They were o! az ;..fcrior. quality.
C;I,n, ssroN, Nov. IA.
The booksellers OF rms city and savan-
nah have returne,. Iarper's weekly ard
monthly publications, and movement is
contemplated to return all Northern books
unless their publishers are known to be
sound. s..r ..
Some foreign cons"ls sre here, wa:;...a
| tor secession to opan negotiations. .sayl
| are said to have full authority ..or thei.
governments.
Northern steamship lines that n 7rn,l,; ~nt !
n i'm Of
unless the companies guaranteed su cir main
| tainance if they become yagrants.
The secession movemenC seems to be in |
creasing and it is row said t.,at South Caro- !
lima will not be in the Union after New
Years.
MILLEDGEvILLE, Nov. IA
Speeches are nightly made by Senator
Toombs, Hon. Thomas r. Cobb and others, |
in favor of secession. Messrs. Stephens, |
Johnson and others, oppose secession.
bitter feud exists in the Georgia Legis-
lature between the friends of Mr. Iversen |
and Howell Cobb, in reiatien to the Senator
ship. ..t
Nothing of interest has transpired here
lately.
CHARLESTON, NOV. H.
The Mereury, in referring TO adispatch in
a Phlladelphia paper abou. tiuo taking of |
Fort Mouitrle, says it is wholly untounded. |
~ nless Northern journals sand out more
reliable correspondents, they must expect
10 suffer IN their pockets, as well as to have
their Tears excited by unJus: appreh tensions"
WASHINGTON, Nov. T.
The President it is said knows tr!ly ali ,
the plans of the Secessionists, and will meet |
the responsibility devolying L pou him when
the hour of action comes.
A grand Union mass meeting is called toi
meet at Staunton, Va, on saturday.
AUGUSTA. Nov Ii.
The South Carolina Legislature previous
to its adjournment rescinued the restriction |
against Bank suspensions.
M"NreoMERY, Gala. Nov. IA.
The Governor pulisces a letter Thu,
day. 1t opposes waiting for other Southern
States, and recommends immediate secession
The Union men of the State wage war upon
the letter.
NASHVILLE, Nov. IA
If the Southern Convention is called, Ten |
nessee will take part. The Legislature will |
probably be convened.
RIoHMoND, Nov. IA.
A Minute Men corps is being formed here. |
@ NEW YORK, Nov. Is.
The New Orleans Della of the 9th, reports |
the discovery of 20 stands Of arms under |
the negro cabins on plantations in Panixana
parish. A consignment Of Lincoln medals, |
from New York, have been returned. The
exhibition and sale of portraits of Lincoln |
SO exasperated the people that the exhibitors !
barely escaped with their lives
AUGUSTA, Nov. Is.
Augusta brokers buy Tennessee and Ken
lucky money at five per cent. discount, pay.
able in Georgia or Carolina meney.
| MoNTGoN -. s4ov. l6.
The State Convention j.; ,.,.,4.s met here,
Wednesday,, aud s"ve. .1a1 mously in
favor OF disunion. .:,.y soIt 5!.eir resolutions
to Gov. Brown.
y AsdiSGroN, Nov. l6.
Amos Kendall publishes another article
opposing secession. He states that the Lon-
stitution refused to pu5!is.. the article on tn,
ground that Its editos s,cessionist.
.r,-ss q ;HAn:lsNoS, iS,p -.
A c0ncourSc Ci &c ding men Of ;s-;...-.
held at Milledgevilie, Thursuav, u.,.s,rial4z.t
agreed to call Il State Cot,ventloo 1t a. Elk
/ day. Resistance Is "a. the ascsTiCau.f IL
the State. Money sht. Banl:s av,-isis@ p
the action of Philadelphia ana New Yo,l, I
a MoalLG, Nov 10.
A meeting of all parties YVES held to-day,
unanimously tavoring secession. Resolu-
tiOns to await the action of otDer States were
voted down and withdrawn.
The 'sE)eclara sis,ll'' in Prisat.
.. Washington, Nov. IL