The weekly Butte record., 1861-03-09
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Arrival of the Pony Express--Dates to
February 18th.

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sr LOUIS, Feb 18th via. Fort Kearney,
Feb. 10TH
The votes for the President and Vice Pres
ident were counted. The result was announced
without any excitement.
The navy bill has passed the Senate.
The investigating committee on the seizure
of the Capital, report that they were unable
to discover any secret organization 10 seize
Washington.
The only obstacle in the peace convention
is understood to be the territorial question.
The progress Of the President elect from
Indianapolis to Pittsburg has been an ovation.
Mr.. Lincoln made several speeches along the
route He expressed his confidence in a final
settlement of all difficulties for thus far nobody
had been hurt He said that bis policy must
be regulated by ever changing circumstances ;
hence he declines 10 Indicate what 1t will be in
reference to the tariff. lie said that he must
adhere to the Chicago platform. On that and
all other subjects. Mr.. Lincoln's speeches
were very gratifying to the ultra Republicans
at Washington and elsewhere, but not encour-
aging IL those Who have been hopeful OF COM
promise.
Georgia and Alabama accept the mediation
Of Virginia in their differences with the Feder-
al Government.
The Union candidates in Tennessee have
been elected by probably an aggregate majori-
ty of 10000, and the convention defeated by
10000 Very few seeessionists have been
elected.
A dreadful food took place on the breaking
up of the ice on the Hudson at Albany. Part
OF the city was inundated The damage was
immense, but no lives have been reported lost.
Still Later--Dates to February Goth.
SAN FRANcIsco, March 5th
The STATE OF THE CoUNTRY.-Jef. Davis
was inaugurated President OF the Southern
Confederacy on the 18th inst His inaugural
address goes out in full The Peace Congress
at Washington has accomplished nothing yet.
The Virginia Convention has had various
proposals submitted to it against coercion, but
no definite position has been assumed. The
Missouri and Arkansas Convention elections,
so far as heard from have gone overwhelming
ly in favor of the Union unconditional men,
st. Louis gives nearly 10000 majority. 1t is
estimated that there will not be one secession
ist elected TO the Missouri Convention the
great majority will de Union men, conditional
upon the settlement of existing difficulties.
President Lincoln is prosecuting his journey
towards the Capital nothing important has
occurred on the way.
The .. S. House of Representatives has
passed, by large majority, Stanton's Force
BILL Ealing for volunteers to garrison the forts.
The Union men of Baltimore are making
great preparations for the reception of Mr..
Lincoln.
The rumors are renewed that Fort Sumpter
will be attacked before the 4th of March also,
that South Carolina will demand from the
Montgomery Convention guarantees for free
trade, and will oppose any tariff duty higher
than six per cent, which would yield twenty
odd millions of dollars.
The Maryland Convention adopted rcsolu-
tions in favor of a State Convention, and, on a
new understanding on the subject, Gov. Hicks
is disposed to call convention, in the event
that the future Peace Conference aud Congress
shall fail to effect satisfactory settlement
The Convention accordingly adjourned TO the
18th March to await such action. The reso-
lutions also oppose coercion
Nothing has been done in Congress on the
Pacific Railroad business.