Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-02-13
MAss1oHrsrTrs rrrsOsAL LIBERTY Ill

ounce them 10 Mr. Lincoln. But ii is nov,
to be apparent that the President
although not posted as to the actual
of affairs. and thus far surrounded II.
influence, is not disposed 10 sacr;
ice this Union in order to save the Chic.go
p'atform. This takes the men of one A.
and they are a loss what TO do
R~Es1GNArIoNs IN THE NAVY.
Lieutenants Rutedge and Porcber
Carolina, and Reed. Of Niss;ss,
Mid,nanship, have resigned their corfF'
ions. They were on board the powbatnmSt
Vera Cruz, when the secession news 80"
on the 2lst ult.
THIRTY FOUR GUNS FOR KANSAS
About eleven o'clock on SATURDAY. Maori
der's battery of Light Artillery, now ,,9aa.
command Of Lieut.. Fry, left their quarters
and moved past the Executive Mansion ond
down Pennsylvania avenue to Seventn streot
Washington. Then entering the grounds e
the Columbian Armory, the command vbeels5
/ into line, halted, uHlimbered-the no. -
c~aissions taok position in the rear. the 80
were loaded, and as the hall dropped on tbo
observatory, marking noon, bang went the
first gun of a national salute in honor If IT,
admission If Kansas in the Unicn. For d. 4
first time, thirty-four guns we're fired and
after the next 4th of July that number of
stars must deck the National flag.
Col. HAYNES NEGOTIATION.
Col. Hayne, the South Carolina Conu;s.
ioner to treat for the surrender Of Fort Sum
: ter, is folly satisfied that the President will
: send his communication to Congress. Y itbont
replying to him personally stating that he
has no authority to negotiate Cor the disno-
, sal of the property belonging TO the Federal
Government, that power being solely yest.d
in Congress. Lieut.. Halls ~depsrtrre for
South Carolina, with official dispatches, has
been postponed for the present. He expeo.
IN ted to have gone home tonight.
er ACTION OF CONGRESS.
eo Congressional business is sadly in arrears
rs and unless the Senators can stop airing their
ad eloouence, not one-half of the necessary an
"a preparations can be made before the close of
, the session. This will the more embarrass
the incoming administration
Oh THE TARIFF AND LOAN ELL.
us The Senate has made the new Tariff and
av- Loan Bill the special order for Wednesday,
t if at one o'clock, when it will be earnestly dis
the cussed. Senator Gwin has already given
ave notice that he shall oppose it, although he
for regards it more a revenue bill than the House
bill. upon which it is based, and that he pre-
the fers the present tariff. Senator Hunter is
,ers also opposed to change, and Senator Pearce
mo- would like to pass the appropriation bills
nat first. But Senator Simmons says, Let US
lers, first provide the means to pay the a%ppropri-
that ations. and then make the appropriations
) of 1t is understood that Senator Cameron and
the Bigler agree in supporting the new tariff,
gen. and there is a general impression that 1t will
{ en- become sRi = raw ~ . vonr
1t is reported that several military compa
ton, n ~ tha III ~ rT4 Diuh mo Lltlle hock' started
&c Smith ard the U. S. Arsenal near Ltt
Rock, Arkansas.
must TREASON IN GEORGIA.
n or The Georgia State Convention have passe
and an ordinance defining the q lines of treasc
bile, and mlsprison of treason against the "R
ctlon public The punishment for the first nam
, the is death and for misprison confinement Al
the labor in the penitentiary not less than f7
nor more than ten years. Concealment
OF any knowledge or offence Of treasonat
t for nature is made punishable by fine and i
De p%risonment in Jail.
ii'eo EVENTS OF THE DAY.
Con On February 4th, 1899, the American c.
dele. Moultrie defeated two hundred British
Royal Island. South Carolina, and Dire
as- thnnn-af4hA I.luud. Gen. Moultrie had :
mani lieutenant and seven privates killed n
of brush lost most of their officers. and sey
habi- al prisoners were taken.
be a February 4th, 1861. the Peace Convent
-Is a NNNN Ostf III
met IN Washington, to settle the dificnIt
will which threatened The disrnntion of tbo r ;,
recreation of the United States Of Amir
HOPE OF PRESERVING THE UNION
wri- The Petersburg Express. OF Saturday p,
S the fishes a note from ,Jutpe DoroI.s -, ~
and 10 a citlzen OF Petersburg. under date lar
Elk airy Slst, IN which the distinguished Serat
eSent says l have only time, in reply to vonr 2
curry, to say. that there is ho1e of n;,Elrr;
'ne OF peace ana ne Union. All depends upon Il
Zen aclion OF Virginia and tie Border States, =
IN OF II 'hey remain IN the Union and aid in
= II "n dnu yust Settlement, the Union NAV |
.iden- preserved. But if thev secedr nnJar Il
His fatal delusion of a re-constrpction 7 60
inde- tEat all is lost. Save Virginia and We "
Jews. save the Union. "
-. The ARMAMENT OF FORTRESS MONROE.
An officer belonging TO the CARRIE,
rr,u Fortress Monroe sends a denial IN The pi.l
t;nc. mona " hig of the sensation diSDatcb tbs
that guns were mounting at that post and ohe
& nm preparations, for the purpose of intimidatag
pros- ooeiculs' and sufJugating Virginia.
PLOT TO CAPTURE THE CAPITOL.
rta
on Inc plot to capture the Capitol. which ba
ON Of ied TO the warlike attitude and preparation
thern Donoiao oeo1 was dlsciosed 10 Senate
N co douglas by one of tie conspirators. judo
vii of Douglas instantly denounced the plot .
reasonable, and told his informant that I'D
rorlS less be revealed it TO the War Departmer
Pc he himself would. The informer resolved
for 60 SO, and subsequently, disclosed the proje,
So TO Gen. Scott. who immediately took the Dc
eautionafy measures of ordering to Wash
lngton city the additional force Of four con
panics of artillery.
outh-
Ala, fEAcE COMMISSIONERS
Governor Powell, of Kentucky, gave
hers, dinner party on Sunday, at Kirkwood's
Washington, to the Kentucky peace Con
oyce, missioners. There were present. Vice Pres
hett, Ident Breckenridge, General William o. But
Ter, Hon. James B. Clay, and Col. Steven
!, ex- son, OF Kentucky Mr.. Hindman, of W.
sbitt, sas and Others. 1t was a very agrs~"' It.
artin union.
fran UNION MEETING ATphMoND.
ID Ell. ~. at Ricbmond Va
on Saturday LAST ~us very large. Addresse
were made ~ Jno. A. Gilmer, Marmaduk,
!, w. johnson, John NJ. Bolts, and VIM. H. Mac
DIR. farland. Mr.. Bolts entree was the SIGMA
NJ for a welcome. His addrts SIS was the lone
est, strongly characterized by anti-secessioi
n"