Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-17
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THE SEC EsslON MOVEMENT.

WAsHNGroH, Nov. IA
Many Of the prevalent reI orts and conjee
lures concerning the sctio ofthe Government
are untrue, and mot Of them exaggerated
The course Of the Administration will afford
DO just cause for inereas ng the pres mt excite.
ment either at the South or NORTH ,as it will en-.
deavor fairly. firmly and impart,sliy to per.
form its duty 90 cases for its action arise, al.
wsys keeping the Constitution aud the Law in
full view.
The remark attributed to Representative
keitt that the President 10 pledged to secession
has been received here with much aetonish.
ment his friends don't believe that he is cor
r-ctly reported. 1t 10 we'll known that & g
Prssident has never made such pledge in any
public paper, and his most intimsts friends
have never heard any thing from his lips which
would lead to the belief that he enterta!us sny
sentiT ent, Which Is not warmly fn favor Of
preserv wing the Constitution in all its int egrity
The Post Master st Or"ng~burg. Dir. Kott's
residence has forwarded his resignation as
Post Master, to take effect on the fret Of jan
Uary, unless. he says. his most abused and best
beloved Stat Of South Carolina shall sooner
secede His resignation has been accepted,
and he has been reque ested to deeignste . suit-
able persOn Eis successor, who will give pro.
per bonds for the discharge Of all the duties
required by the l8ws anu regulations Of the
Post Office Depar rment. In the event of no
such pc son being foun to fill th helotfics it must
be discont nueh
Lieut. Col. Gardner has, in the ordinary
routine of businsss. been relieved Of the com.
msnd Of Fort Moutre, and will he succeeded
by Major Anderson, Who 70 next to him 10
rank ia the first regiment of artillery.
The newspaper report hat Fort Mouliris is
occupied by a military corps Of Charleston 10
the only information receiv ID Of it in this city
The War Department has neither gwen her
order nor received any Information on the
subject.
Ihe 5000 stand Of arms recently mentioned
as having gone South, we're pui chased in
Washington by Virginia for the use Of that
State. They we're of an inferior quality
CHARLESTON. S. c., Nv. lathe Mercury
in referring to dispatch in Philadelnha ia pa
per about the taking Of Fort Mouitrie. says it
is toraily unfounded, and unless Northern
journals setd out more reliable correspondence
they must expect to suffer in their pockets as
we'll as to have their fears excited by uni ust
apprshensio"s.
AUGUSTA Ga Nov. l4.-The South Carolina
Legislature, previous to its adjournment, re-
moved the restrictions against bank suspen.
sions.
MILLEDGEvILLK. Nov. l4-Speeches are night.
ly made by Senator Toombs. Hon. Thomas X
Cobb and others in favor Of sec-ssit n M.ssrs.
stephens, johnson and others, oppose sece sion
a bitter feud exise in the George Legislature
between the friends OF Mr.. Iverson and How well
Cobb. in relation to the Senstorship.
Uniting Of interest has tran-pired kere to-
cay
WAsuINGroN, Nov. l4.-The President, it is
said, knows fully oil the schemes of the sece.
ders. and will met the responsibility dsvolv-
ing upon hiin when the hour of acsion comes
grand Union mass meeting is called to
meet at Stanton, Va. on Saturday.
There was heavy run on the Citizens
Bank of Baltimore, which holds the cit, funds.
1t peid promptly until the closing our.
New YoRK, Nov 10 Letters from Louisville
say Union demonstrations soon to be made
by the Bell AID Everett meu In every county
10 the State.
Mayor Swan. Of Baltimore, addressed large
meeting at the Bell Everett Head Quarters, 10
this city, last event z. He advised a general
convention OF delegates from all the States, at
which the North should guarantee the ell.
forcement OF the Fugitive Slave Law and the
equal rights Of the South TO occupy the Terri.
tories
The Breckinr dge General Committee have
issued an address depr ecat ng secession.
ST. LOUIS, Nov Is Union demonstra tions
are soon to take place in Boone and Randolph
counties.
CHARLESTON. Nov. l4-Bookselers of this
city and Savannah returned Har, er's Weekly
and Monthly publications, aud move ement is
contemplated to return all Northern books, un.
Less publish ere are known to be sound"
Some foreign Consuls are here waiting for
secession. to open negotiations They are eaid
to have full authority from their govern
ments.
The Mayor to-day notified agents Of North.
ern steamship lines that he would not permit
the landing Of sieerage passengers unless The
companies guarantee their maintainaDce il
they became vagrants.
The secession movement seems to lie increas-
ing, and it is now said that South Carolina
vii. Tot be in the Stale after New Years
MoNIGoxrRY. Ala, Nov. l4-lhe Governor
published = letter Oh Thursday. IL opposes
waiting for other Southern States, and recon-
mends immediate secession. The Union men
Of the State wage war ON the letter.
NASHVILLE Tenn, Nov. l4.-If the Sou; hern
Convention is called. Tennessee will he pslt.
The Legislature will PROBABLY be convened.
RIcaMoND. Va. Nov. IA Minute Men"
corps is being formed here.
NV YORK, Nov l5.-The New Orleans
Delta Of the 9th, reports the discovery OF sew
eniy stand OF arms under the negro cabins on
plantations in PaDinixsny parish.
A consigumsnt Of Lincoln medals from New
York have been returned. The exhibition and
sale Of portraits Of Lincoln 60 e1aspersted the
people that The exhibitors barely escaped with
their lives.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 15.-Spec.al correspond
ents are sending exaggerated reports.
A ell mt Reorganization was II sde at the
Citizens Bank yesterday. The demands are
prou pity met and the SHARES sold at decline
but higher than two weeks since.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. l5.-Augusts brokers
buy Kentucky and TsLnessee money at 8 per
cent. discount. payable 10 Georgia and Caroli-
NJ money.
Observation-Disclosures.
New YORK, Nov. Is.
Counterfeit ga on the Bank Of tha Int. rior