Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-16

in South Carolina aud other South 'rn States
giving assurances that there will be no seces
sion at present ur hereafter, unless Lincol
commits overt acts of injustice.
The Cavalry Encampment commenced a
Richmond on Wednesday with fifteen com
panies.
The Lynchburg Post Master has throw
up his Office.
AUa' STA, Ga, Nov. 9.
The telegraph lines are down south Q
Augusta, and We have nothing of conse
quence from Milledgeville.
Meetings are being held all over Georgi
for forming Minute .den corps. A meeting
has been called for Augusta to morrow night
1t will be managed by the most sedate ant
conservative citizens, and measures for th'
secession OF Georgia VIII be adopted.
A nOrtherncr, named Thryer, homeo
pathy doctor and former resident, recent,
returned was charged with uttering aboli
ton sentiments, Thursday nigat He wa.
ordered to leave the city, but refusing, ht
was waited on by crowd. Afterwards, thu
crowd, which increased to several hunGred
was addressed by sew raj citizens, some urg
ing summary proceedings, and others 9
milder course While the crowd was 80 en-
gagged, Thayer was conveyed off and escaped
The citizens aided in securing his escape
the consequence of entreaties Of his wife
and children
The feeling is gradually widening and
deepening into hostility to the Yankees.
Among the parties a military Convention
of State will be held next Tuesday, at Mil
ledeeville.
Gov. Browns special message has been
approved. During its reading in the Legis-
lature, there was great applause
A delegation o! South Carolinians are Wis
iting Georgia Sedate and conservative
Georgians have mounted cockades
Later. We have not a line from Charles
ton. W. II. Aker, Brevet-Lieut. in the army,
who was reported 10 have resigned his com.
mission, will be a candidate for the com
mani OF q volunteer battalion The cleo
ton will be held on Satu day night, and it is
reliably reported that several hundred thous-
and Minute Men are already enrolled at tie
South, and the enrolment continues
CrLUsBIA. s. c., Nov. 9.
In the Senate, to-day, the committee on
General Relations reported bill calling IA
convention for ,ha second Monday in Janu-
III ~ W taSo iti'o tue utHRef
incident to the present position Of South
Carolina on the Union, and take measures
against the same. Ai er briei discussion,
the bill passed - yeas A, rays ; the die
senter differing abcat the time only The
election ls to take place on the Tuesday
previous to the meeting of the convention.
ln the House, 'ictate took place on the
resolution to send Il comm s>ioner to Geor-
sia, some parties speaking in favor of co
operating with other States al others for
separate action. In the Senate, notice was
given OF bill providing police regulations
concerning persons from States hostile to
slavery. 5000 Mute Men are drilling
here tonight. Services of volunteers have
been offered from Georgia. Mississippi
Alabama, ktntucky and Tennessee
Charleston dispatches state hat an un-
attempt was made to-day to
remove the great arms from the arsenal in
the city TO Fort Muu.trie. There was great
excitement in consequence. The shipping
hois,et the Palmetto flag and the steamers
have saluted it. immenge resistance
meetings a-e to te held here and at Charles
ton tonight
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8.
Placarls are posted about the city, call ing
4 convention of those in favor of organizing
a corps of Minute Men.
MopTLE, Nov 0.
A battalion Of cavalry is about organized
and will be rendered to the GoAernor of the
State