Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-31

gis1ng appos01cd ~ the ITesldebt o'
thc Unhed States.
tn. STATE OF KANAwnA..-Th thirty
nine counties OF Western Virginia, pro-
posed BY the Wheeling Convention TO
be erected into a State to be called
Il ansmha, contains an entire population
Of 2sI, 1876, according to the census Of
1860. OF the 100000 negro population
Il Virginia, Ksnawha embraces about
10000; 81 that Virginia by the erection
Of The rev State, will lose abou. one
foa',u Of her white population, which
was, according to the last census, l,o07,-
313
Parry 1iGm TINES Out IN Ncbras-
ks, says MI exchange, "a bushel Of wheat
is given in even exchange for pound
Of coffee. That is getting pretty close
upon hard times The people will have
10 deny themselves OF luxu,ics and come
down to fit principle. We are not
sure that such step would be at all in
curious 10 The country.
Tux CONVENIENT AND THE VAR
Concil,story measures having failed TO
win back the rebels to their al egiancc,
tie time for decisive action hos arrived.
TITUS commences \ long and promi.
rent Article in the albany Jourrol,
s'gnGi HJunns.' The country will he
pleased tG learn that ",hc iiNe for de-
c:sve action has arrived! !"
Tue New York Ueruld insists with a
good og Of sense, too. that the New
York Tribune should be suppressed to-
grther with the other secession organs,
spch as tie Ne,cs and Day Book, in or
der that al end may ie put to c1usplra-
cy with Southern traitors.
SUsPENDAD.-1' The Boonsboro XeraH,
the Democratic organ Ct Boon county,
has suspended pubIication-its editor,
Mr.. J. II. Upton, having gone forth to
fight the battles Of bis country.
Surrender Of u. y. Troops to the Rebels
IN MesiliH.
tx Gov. Grciucr, WHO is now General
Land Agent Of New Mexico, writca to
the Columbus Journal on the 4th:
"Wc have received startling news
from the southern portion of the Terri
tory, known rs ARIZONA. 4 party of
Texans made al attack on the United
States troops in the MesiIa Valley, on
Thursday OF last week, and after orc or
twoskirmishes,in which two Licutcnants
were severely wounded, the command
rctreated to Fort Fillmore, and its com
mander, Maj. Lyndc, thinking himself
unable to maintain lis position, aban-
doned tic tort, and, by basty retreat,
cnGcavored TO reach Fort Stanton, lGl
miles distant. The command, number-
Ing $50 men, reached the San Angus
tine Spring, in the Oregon Mountains,
march Of about 20 miles, when i, was
surrounded 10y the Texan horse, said to
be only 300 strong. Major Lynde,
without firing gun, and without max
ing show OF resistance, surrendered
his whole force into the hands OF the
enemy. This is not the worst. Two
companies from Forts Buchanan and
BrcckinriIgc, in the western part Of the
Territory. intended as reiniorcements Ia
Fort Fillmore, with sixty government
wagons, arc supposed to be OH the road,
and most serious fears arc also appre.
hcndei that this detachment will also be
cut off. This will give the whole OF
the MesiIla Valley and Arizona into the
hands OF the Texans.
81 Fort Stanton is now threatened by
the enemy, but as it is under the com.
mand OF Col. Roberts, gallant officer,
with seven companies OF regulars. and
is withal a strong position, it is not like
" to be given up without some person
being seriously injured. A regiment Of
Mexicans, utder Col. Pine, it is said,
has been ordered there for reinforcement.
50 you may cxf Get, before long, TO hear
Of lively times in this Territory. The
tir.s regiment Of New Mexican vo!ur-
t, crs, nudcr Col. st. Vrain AID 1t. Col.
IL, Carsnr, is now at Font Union, near
y read" for the field. \ regiment OF
mouL,e,l mcu, hear has been o.dcre.l
to be raiscl, the ranks o! which will be-
ced.ly flied. The Mexicans ale Ioval
to the government, and feel holy
hatred (not uu,niXed with tear, | am
sony to say Of the Texans, but when
property drilled they will lie able to give
good account Of themselves in the
! field.
"P. S.-The mail from Fort Craig
has inst az ivcl. DR. STICK comes in ms
a pas. eager, AID verifics the report OF
the vii'ai"o".s conduc, OF Maj II Lyndc.
But little ':onat exists thai the whole
I'll ,:r- the abandonment ot Fort F,li.
n.otc a"d The Surrender of the n.en-was
pv,-arIanged with Col. Loii.g, Tie ic,-
mer commander OF this Department.
~h'n that officer traitorousIy left his
post t.I the south. The men and wag-
ons from Forts Hlcnanan and Hteckin-
'i1ec, on HE route 20 Fort Fillmore. are
under the command Of Lieut.. (now