Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-01-15

The Secession Movement and the North w est.

/ That the Secession movement, which
will bring rum 10 many manufacturing
towns al the East. will IN some respect
/ benefit the West, appears TO be the gem
eral opinion. Charles Rogers. Esq of
+ Cedar Rapids, Iowa. now on a visI, to
New York, writes TO the Dubuque Her
ai as follows;
'' IL is an old adage that !, is an i'll
wind tat blows nobody good which is
about to be verified with q; who reside
IN the Norlh-west. | have conversei
with many well-informed merchants cf
Philade.p phia, and Tins cily, and they are
all unanimous IN the opinion that the
Result OF ;he present Southern lmbroglio
Will turn Ihe capital aud the attention
OF all the wholesale Jobbing houses who
have heretofore depended upon the
southern trade. 10 the region of the
Northwest, and everybody who has re-
ilected upon lhis subject, prophesies un-
exampied prosperity aud thrift for Iowa.
and her sister States IN the upper Mis-
stsslppI Valley for the next decade
God be praised for such an auspIcious
proSpecl, for verify during the last three
years we have almost passed through
The valley OF the shadow Of death, and
/ for one shall ha'l with joy the Cay
when we emerege from the slough of
despond."
WILL PosrrD.--The Argus, paper
published IN the city OF Drosheda, Ire
/ land, cooly tells rs readers that The
election hy lke northernS;ates of Amer
Ica OF q bkIck man as President has at
/ length brought about state of feeling
between the Northern and Southern
/ States which for a long time has been
feared. and which threatens 10 end In
the disruption of the American Union.
Since the Confederation was formed no
4 Presidential election has excited Sd
much party feeling as has the election
Of AJrahan1 Lincoln, a Jhack gentle
man httle,tO u1knQlcI out ot the
/ Sue N ic4icb he hrei-or At least I'M
known as a public man IN Europe"
~ The transfer Of the revenue cut
ter 10 South Carolina authorities. is de-
n, unced at Washington as Il mere act
OF piracy. Capt. Coste, IN command OF
The cutter. first resigned his position 10
the United States Government, then dis
charged the crew. aud afterwards swore
them iuto The service Of South Carolina,
aud took possession OF the cutter IN the
name of the State. THIS was a smart,
but hardly cred.,able proceeding.
~ The second Wedne siav in Feb
ruary is the day fixed by law for count
iug lhe electoral vote in Congress, and
declaring the election of President and
Wee President Of the United States. -
Ii is now openly asserted that Il plan IS
under consideration 10 defeat, If 1t NAV
be, the action Of the law by the refusal
of the Senate 10 meet TIE House of Rep
reseulatives, and participate in counting
and declaring the vote.
s.~ The appropriations for the de-
fenSe of the State made by the South
Carolina Legislature amounts to over
- 600 900. The various items are as
follows:
Ii-Id ana other oficers for regiments 1o' 23s
Horses tor alt the move. .-..-...... 5,I2S
I0ooo p-i,4tes pay ra,iols ana clothing $50, %
Aa7iGiin- -------..--- ~ 21J
Alt.i.ery hoIse-,--.. ---.-...-.-.-.-..-... j 2
Total s. 657, ,32s
THIS does no, include the cost Of gum,
pistols. swords, cannon, powder, and
other essential requisites for military
establishment.
~ \ lady who haj been troubled
} some time with feion on her finger
gives a singular simple remedy, from
which she experienced great relief and
which enabled h II obtain sleep for the
first time IN many nights. Il was 10 Gu,
4 hole IN lefnon, and wear il on the
finger like ihimtle-,he feIon being
enca5ed in the fruit"
Esg- The family Of Major Anderson,
commander of Forl Sunpler, consisting
Of his wife aud three children and SER
vdul, are stopping at the Brevoori
House, IN Fifth Avenuc, New York.
where they have spent several winters.
go Mayor Wood. of New York,
has seceded from 81. Georges CIurch.
7 IN consequence Of Rector's crilicIs n and
condemnation of the alleged unchristian
spirit Of Ills Honor recent i Ihanksglv-
ing Proclamation.
80 The census Of 1860 show The
militia Of he Northern Sta,es TO be l..
:226 .5o9 and OF the Southern States,
71o.t-i.
re By the arrival OF the steamer
Ca-nah, from Nassau. til. 81 lns'., we
have accounts Of The wreck of the Anne
rlcau ship, America, with 500 Africans
on board, destined for Cuba
Isaac V. Fowler, late Postmaster Of
New York, ls now n Mexico. Il Is
stated that he Is very poor.
ADvicEs from Texas state !ha, Gov
amor Houston Is preparing ac!iveiy for
the defence Of the frontier, against the
iuiiaus.
Mas. GA1srs' great suit, winch in
volves The i1Ie 10 uear,y lwo-lhirds #
the Cly Of New O.ieaus, is soon 10 come
before The Supreme Court al Washing
ton.
The La Sale Press posts one DR..
! Powers as a bogus Kansas relief agent.
lie not only pockets ali he collects, but
even neg.ects to pay his hotel and liquor
bills.
HEHRY WILxIHs, a tanner in Lo.
don, c. w, died from hYdrophobis. .ha,-
ing il Is Supposed aiken lhe Infection
from ihe ltetla ..hI.. ira ,be nror9sS of