Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-01-24

by the South Caroliha authorities: but was
undoubtedly taken at their dictation.
On the other hand Mr.. Merriman, Col
lector of the port of Georgetown, Is arres-
ted for treason, because he acknowledges
allegiance TO the United States The
Postmasters certainly are just as much
guilty of treason as the collector, for their
position is precisely similar.
OPPRESSION IN MISSISSIPPI.
The Secessionists of South Carolina and
Mississippi are particularly anxious to keep
the world from knowing some things tha
are going on in those States Yesterday,
gentleman, formerly a member of the
Kentucky Legislature, stated that he was
just starting for Mississippi to endeavor to
relieve his brother in that State. The
brother had written to him that a tax
was imposed upon every slaye-owner in the
State Of twelve dollars for each negro; that,
unless the tax should be paid within few
days, the negro property was to be confs-
Gated to the public use and that his ne
gro tax amounted to 81 500, which he had
no means whatever of paying; and that
hundreds of slave proprietors are hurrying
their slaves out of the State to escape the
intolerable oppression. He moreover wrote
that this was known to be only the begin
nlng of terrible system of taxation, and
added the expression of his perfect con-
victlon that the people would not stand it
that within thirty days they would rise
up in their wrath and their strength and
crush oppression and oppressors alike be-
meath their feet.-LoutsoiUe Journal, Jan. 7.
CONFERENCE WITH MR. LINCOLN.
ST. LOUIS, January 21-A special de-
spatch from Springfield to the Republican,
Of this city, says that Mr.. Kellogg, men,
Der of Congress from Michigan, arrived
there on Saturday night, and is in confer
ence with Mr.. Lincoln. His object is sup.
posed to be in reference to a compromise
in regard to the national difficulties. 1t is
believed that the Republicans, with Mr.
Lincoln's sanction, will propose holding a
National Convention, and the restoration Of
the Missouri Compromise line to Califor-
MIA.
FROM CHARLESTON.
Governor Pickens sent, on Sunday, a
supply OF fresh provisions to Major Ander-
son, with his compliments. The Major,
however, refused to receive it, but return
ed thanks for the courtesy, and stated that
he would decline to receive anything until
he knew what course the Government at
w Washington Intended to order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The post Office at Pensacola, Florida has
been abolished, the mail services discontin-
ued, and the postmasters throughout the
country directed by the Post Office Depart
ment to send all letters addressed to Pen
sacola to the Dead letter Office. This
course is taken in consequence of the inter
ruption Of the mails by the authorities of
Florida.
A special Cabinet meeting was held on
Monday to consider the object of ex-Presi-
dent Tylers mission on behalf of Virginia,
which looks to an agreement, both on the
part Of the President and the seeded
States, to abstain from all acts calculated to
produce a collision between these States
and the General Government pending the
proceedings initiated by the Virginia Gen
SLal Assembly, udfIHg IH FiGU au auJ uSL-
ment of the present difficulties.
KANSAS 4 STATE, PERHAPS.
Kansas was admitted on Tuesday in the
Senate, with an amendment to the House
bill, which virtually continues ex-senator
Petit as United States District Judge.
The House will probably concur in the
amendment,
GREAT HIT.
Mr.. Dawes, a Representative from Mas
after a violent debate in the
House the other day, asked conservative
Southern man, who was appealing to the
to come down from their Chi
cago platform and help save the Union,
whether he (Mr. Hill would take the plat
form of the party with which he acted dur
ing the late campaign, (the Bell party, } viz;
i" the Constitution the Union, and the en-
forcemeat Of the laws"
Mr.. Hill said he stood by that platform,
but added, that it would not do as basis
of settlement, and asked Mr.. Dawes wheth-
er he would take it, to which Mr.. Dawes
replied, amid great enthusiasm, " Yes, sir
every letter Of the Constitution, every OBJ
legation of the Union, and every feature of