Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
T.ELEGRAPHTC,
IOVER THE STATE LINE1
Arrival of the PONY.

The Pony Express arrived at Fort Church
i'll this morning.
The following is from the Bulletin:
The party engaged in the frauds upon the
Interior Department, is GODDARD Bales, or
Bailey, a nephew of Secretary Floyd.
The $4,000 cash reported missing, Secreta-
ry Thompson promises to restore, from his
private fortune. His statement that Mayor
Anderson had received ordes to surrender the
Forts Ct South Carolina is denied.
The Speaker of the House has directed the
.names of the South Carolina members to be
returned on the roll not recognizing seees
| sion.
lie question regarding the formation of a
middle eonlederaey including slave and free
States, is being agitated.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-Fort Moultrie was
evacuated last night. The guns were spiked,
and gun carriages set on fire; only four SOL
dlers were left in charge, the others were con-
veyed to Fort Sumter. The movement crea.
ted intense excitement in Charleston.
The Secession Convention went into secret
session. An attempt having first been made
to pass orders from the Governor to siege the
Forts.
Major Anderson states that he evacuated
Fort MouItre, in order to allay the discussion
about 1t. at the same time strengthening his
own position.
1he Convention in secret session passed an
ordinance on the Goth, appointing the pres
ent Federal as State officers.
The Governor to fill vacancies. The Fed
eral revenue laws are made State laws All
revenues hereafter to be collected, deductng
expenses, are to be paid into the State Treas
ury for the use of the State s1Giect to the or.
der of the Convention of the General Assem-.
bly,, and the officers are requested TO retain
Federal property subject to the disposal of
the State which will account to the United
States
Rhett submitted an ordinance for Con-
vention Of Southern States at MONTGOMERY.
Alabama, to form Southern Confederacy.
aIhe foreign ships in port are now loading
under clearances taken out before the Goth.
Others will take clearances under protest.
The order for removal Of the guns from
Piitsburg recently issued, was through ap-
probation of, and in accordance with, an or
der long previously made, instructing their
removal.
The popular opinion now will result in in
jury to the contractor who undertook to de-
liver the guns at snch points as were requir-
cd, and which has not been moved.
The Secretary Of the Treasury denies that
any defalcation exists in that department.
The South Carolinn Commissioners arrived
at Washington on the 26,h.
Mitchell, Secessonist, was elected to the
United States Senate from Arkansas, over
Hampstead, Conservative
In the United States Senate, on the 9th,
the day was consumed in slavery discussion.
The Arizona Territorial Bill was reported
by the Committee on Territories, but without
action the Senate adjourned to Monday, the
31st.
On the night of the 27th, large force of
the Carolina State Militia took possession of
Castle Pinekney, in Charleston harboy, also
of Fort Moulule.
Captain Foster, who was left in command
Of Fort Moultrie, said that Major Anderson
acted on his'own responsibility in evacuatng
Fort Moultrie and proceeding to Ft Sumpter
Gen. Scott says that Major Anderson acted
without consulting him, but whether in. ac-
cordance with Instructions from the Pres-
dent, he could not say. Gen. Scott consider
ed that, under the circumstances, Anderson
did perfectly right, as he can now maintain
his position, which could not have been done
in Fort Moultrie.