The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-02-07
imposrIttaaat FROM washsugssa.

SIDNGrN tU lle"thcre on the Avn Y icD
runry. and II Is believed that its action
viii c,nmnanA The support Of 4 large
majority of Congress.
The Fugitive Slave Law introduced
10 d,y hv Douglas, Is considered y
thorough and effective, measure. ob,iat-
IN. The objections 10 the present stat
ute.
Senators SIia.,i ard Benjamin will
formally ,acate a> soon - 'i,rt receive
oi.t il information ct The sec.*si'a Vi
louisiana.
It i q "viie,e1 ;tat Il macr't, Of
sryrssi pni.'. viii he elected ia AZ, u
The b"ler state Conventions.
The great poi,; nov aivn,d II !,
IUni.n m.n - TO asu,a al prsieAt In
collision by Seeding States, "a TIE
hope That the Hsqcth,E A,ht r tlnuyst ct
the people, IT aaiusnncn, measures are ]
presented. will induce them 10 resume
their r,ac<s irsl.e srn;du. n Pho teaeal
If the Personal Liberty Bill by Rlsede
Island. and the action Of tl,c Ohio Leg.
islatnrp, are hailed rs. ha,bingers Of
peace. Affairs wear a more hopeful as
pect.
Secretary. Dix has instructed coms
mand,v,S vt revenue cutters. If attacked.
% make the best defence in tni IL pow
or, and il assaulted by = superior force
Ia run their vessels ashore and blow
them up. lie has also written the Col
hector Of New Orleans to apply to the
Gov. of Louisiana to revoke the sciznre
Of the Government Hospital and nulcr-
ing goo patients TO lie removed, Dix
%denouncing it MS III act Of outrageous
barhari>,n, dissraceful to amy age or
country.
The Mayor If Washington has, been
summoned before the Select Committee
to testify relative To the conspiracy to
seize the Capital. lie privately says he
knows nothing about it.
Washington, Jan. Pa special dis
patch to the Cincinnati Gazette says F.:
The guns mounted ut Fort Monroe
pointing inland arc y FOUNDERS.
1t is understood the Brooklyn's or.
dcrs are to intercept Govcrnmcnt YES
sells heretofore authorized to go t.
Pensacola anti, obvialc the trouble which
might ens,c by IN attempt on the par,
Ut the Florilians to seize and hid
them.
An application was made by til.
Mayor toby to lie allowed ~
occupy the City Hall rs i favorable
point tor troops.
Letters from Charleston lead to The
belief that Fnrtfmntcr will shortly be-
attacked. The evaporation Ut tie
public is SO great that the autl,o, tics
are ln>in. con,los.
THE .rptclnn>ipns IT ~ attack On
the Capital are 50 iar verified th..t thu.
names Of sle leaders are known. {;
Scott anticipates truuhle on the 9Th OF
February. when the Commissioners
,i,cl i, Virginia are T. meet.
Col. i,nIne ami ex President I Ter
q nt.nl Ia nigh, tha, til. i.rvsisl,n. his
~,r,lclp,i reinfar,rIneat> u For; I'icken~
lhsr aarr Ill constant ee,,i1lt,afrat.un
WITH t3alfiGSsan
liz &fs4.rntni ii the So't l. rate.s
that the Brooklyn WAS o~:styre,i q, .lt,.
cop ether vessels . VIZ ai.;a.XscI -
I~encni.,i j. con'i'tnr,!. liz .;l.!as.i4@s
from !lef. ilrt. the t5tut Il n, ~, SEPT (,
roiHtfice tot i'iNntils have creased II
Tremendous excitement Ill iiiiis .tp..
mi i. Is f,f,eti VII yesnl;-in I'll a.,agk
~ iSui; ~;:!ntsr.
a~sh.nGt"i,, Jan. - 80 manY slui.
tar. companies are arriving h@,a IL
4 is im.n .sib!e 10 .na iulafp,s. 4 4.
:laat! tiasn. afs expected q morrow.
Senator Mallory, ii i'en>cola, '.in-
-raphcd 81, a;cr Riyler last c>el,ia.
;aa, I1Ja men were III the ground -
resist the reinforcement OF Fort l'ickenh
and that ii the Brooklyn attempted TO
relieve the Fort, i blood. fight will en-
sue.
Washington. Jan. 2s.-Thc Chicago
AMI Milwaukee, Boards al Trade visited
The prcsi,tc't sail III the interview it Mr.
Lincoln shall enjoy his accession to pow
rr ~ mnch rs | shall enjoy retirement.
he wiA.be a happy imam. Mr. Seward
sald !: Heretofore the cry save the
Union, has been raised when there was
no danger tell you. my friends, the
question af slavery will 0 now be In
ken into account. We are to save the
Union, and then sarc all else that is
worth saving.
M. Reynolds, Of New York, from
the Committee on the Presidents Mes.
sage, will tomorrow report q hill, not
only giving. the Executive power, bnt
making II mandatory nl,on him. to call
ont the volunteer mili.ia for the pur-
pose, Of sulspssing im~surrection, nc.
Col. Hayne has made I0 demand nn
the Federal Government for the snrren-
der Of Fort Sumter, and ia patiently
awaiiiug the ACTION of' the Southern
Congress- nt Mont oinery, which will
assemble next week.
Tn" GRAND Of the sloop.of war Brook.
Ign is believed ID. he ri = peaceful char
acter. with a view IL mtercerting hos
tile demnnstrations on. the part ~Qt the
Gulf Squadron. The troops OF board
were destined to the works 1t the Tor
tngas, which are still in possession of
the Federal auth rites, hut without nj.
equafe fyrce to hold Them. Capt Rar-
ron was sen, hy ltnd u week since on q