Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-13
NEWS OF TIE MORNING.

US, IS OF inc inquest Importance u Is
said the administration has, or will order
the evacuation of Forts Sumter and
Pickcns. We presume the question has
now to be met, whether the forts will be
evacuated or reinforced. Peace or war IS
before the administration: and speedy de-
cison is demanded, for Major Anderson
reports but a few days provisions on hand.
We do not think, therefore, the statement
to be at all improbable. If true, it indicates
Mr.. Lincoln has adopted the Peace policy
Senator Douglas said the other day, that
Fort Sumter conld not he reinforced with.
out a sea and land force Of 1000 men.
! Mr.. Lincoln has no such army at his com
mand, and Congress refused, by defeating
the force bill, to give him authority to
raise it. 10 our mind, lie has no other
alternative than to order the abandonment
Of these posts; and in doing so, he will act
wisely and periodically. The dispatches
state that the news created profound sem
sation in the secession ranks, and leading
men on that side, declared in Was]lingto
upon the announcement Of the news, that
':s2ctssion is dsad onI ere,J hadcr IN H.
n,o:cmcat '"ine7." lfit is true, We believed
thirty days will not clapsc before We hear
of Union movements in The Cotton States
which vii! crush out secession by that most
potent Of all Yankee pvojcctlcs yet invent
ed-thc ballot box!
The Republicans in the Senate, appear
to have got themselves in a bad box, by
proposing 10 cxpcl the cratic Wig!all,
from that body, for justifiying secession.
Mason, Clingnlan & Co.. boldly place them
selves along side Of the Texan, and invite
the honor Of martyrdom. This secession Is
bad business, in whatever aspect it is
viewed.
Congress, at its last session, provided for
/ the carriage ola letter and newspaper mail
six times per week, over the Central Over
land route, vies Denver and Salt Lake City,
to California. The bill annuls the Butter
field contract, but that company is author
lied to carry the daily mail over the new
route, for which they receive Sl,000,ooo
per annum. The entire letter mail is to be
carried through daily in twenty days, and
! the residue in th;rty-fivc days, with the
privilege Of sending the latter by steamer in
twenty five days, at contractors expense
They agree to carry six hundred pounds Of
mail matter per trip, which will take all
the daily papers besides the letters.
The Constitutional Union and Democratic
Conventions in Rhode Island, have ro:nom-
mated Gov. Sprague, for Governor; S. G.
Arnold, for Lieutenant Governor; and the
rest Of the present State Officers. Tho
Democrats have nominated Geo. ". Brown
for Congress in the Western District. The
election takes place early in April.
The reaction still goes on. The election
in Ga|cna, on tie 4,h, for mayor and city
officers, resulted in the success Of the Dem
ocratic ticket. The vote pol!cu was large
one. Robert Brand was elected mayor by
33G majority; his majority last year was 12G
In Rock Island, the election resulted in the
choice OF the entire Democratic ticket. Mr.
Davenport The, Democratic candidate had
1876 majority. The republican majority las
year was 2l0. The aggregate vote was six
greater than last year.
! The Democratic State Convention o.
Michsen, on the 9TH, nominated Charles J
Walker of Detroit, fer Supreme Judge. r.
The flag Of the Con!cdcra1ed States Of
Fl America has at last been agreed upon. Il
will consist Of three stripes, red, white and
blue;. red Union, blue field. 1t Will have
seven stars.