The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-01-23

to the people.
RIcHnoSD, Va, January l9.-The bill
providing for the issue of State treasury
notes to the amount of Sl,000,000 for the
defense Of the State, has passed the house.
LOUISVILLE, January l9.-Thc Kentucky
Legislature has, thus far, been occupied with
miscellaneous matters.
XXXVI Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-SENATE-ln the
Senate Of Saturday Senator Mason's resolu-
ton to suspend certain laws to avoid col
lision between the seeding States and the
General Government, WAS PISSED at the Sc
cond reading q
The bill for the admission Of Kansas into
the Union was taken up aud discussed.
Senator Hunter was excused from further
service on the Finance Committee.
Senator Latham was excused from service
on the Committee on. Territories.
Senator Yulce, of Florida, announced the
withdrawal of himself and colleagues from
the Senate.
Senator Clay announced the withdrawal of
the Senators from Alabama.
Senators Davis and Brown, Of Mississippi
have Withdrawn.
The Hans, bill passed by vote ofthiry-
six to sixteen.
Senator Biglcr spoke in favor of Crittcn-
den's resolutions
Senator Cameron followed, saying he ap
proved of BigIcr's speech, aud would vote
for his proposition if it would save the
country.
A colloquy cnsucd between Mason and
Cameron, in which Cameron said coercion
was bad remedy, and the last one he
would resort e..
From the Memphis Appeal, Goth inst.
Georgia seeded.
The following special dispatch was received
at this office last night, from our own cores
pondent at MilIedgoville, and may be impli-
city relied upon;
MlLLEDGEvnLE, Jan. 10, 1861.
EDlToRs APPEAL: The secession ordinance
has passed by one hundred and nineteen
majority. One hundred guns were fired, the
bells are ringing and great enthusiasm pre-
walls. III. NJ. 5.
XNXvI C0ngrcss---Second Session.
the lIonsc, yesterday, Buffers amendment to
the army bill, providing that no force shall
be employed against the seeding States, was
rejected, and the original bill was subsequent
ly passed. ,.u4 -
SENATE-The Senate, in executive session,
yesterday, confirmed the nomination Of Hon.
Joseph Holt as secretary of war, by a vote Of
33 against Is. -.. Ed.
Hon. J. J. Crittenden, in discussing the
nomination, said 1.-The Union must be pre-
served either peacefully or forcibly. Ken
tucky will not consent TO be border State
Of Southern eonfederacy Force. used
against lawless citizens of government is
not coercion" His remarks caused great
sensation among Senators.
LATER
HoUsE-The business in the House to-
day is unimportnt The army bill, the bill
for the payment of the California war debt,
the bill for suppressing Indian hostilities
were passed.
ESTABLISHMENTS resolution was adopt
ed, asking the President for all correspon-
dence between the State department aud any
foreign minister, relating to foreign vessels
The Red River raft bin was made the spe-
cia order for Thursday.
NEw ORLEANS, January 19.-The steam
ship Atlantic arrived here yesterday evening
from Pensacola. She reports that there are
two thousand men at the navy yard, and
troops are arriving from all directions.
The United States sloop-ofwar Wyandott
was lying at the entrance of the harbOr. She
was in communication with Fort Pickens,
and the families of the officers of that fort on
board. She was out of coal and supplies,
but was not permitted Il enter the hsrbor
The opinion at Pensacola is divided as re-
CARDS fighting.
WAsHIkeroS, January l9.-Ofiicial infor-
nation has been received at the Indian office
Of the Interior Department, that a band of
five thousand Sioux indians had collected Oh
the north fork Of the Platte river, who
threaten to take Fort KeaTey, destroy the
white settlements, and stop emigration to the
Pacific coast. = p ~ - -
New YoRK, January l9.-Several editors,
ex-Mayor Teman. and Others, have been
summoned to appear before the grand jury,
to answer interrogatories touching certain
alleged movements in this city. g &