Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-02-28

some Northern men a recognition of seces
sion.
The Texas delegation in Congress expec
soon to retire.
CoNGREss1oNAL.-Int the Senate the ney
Tariff Bill was debated.
In the House, Stanton's Force Bill wa
brought up, authorizing the President to ac
cept the services of volunteers to suppress
insurrection.
Mr.. Stanton said that the object of tn
bill was to defend Washington in case Vir
ginia and Maryland should secede; ant
because the Federal troops are two widel.
scattered to be collected in less than tw'
months time.
The bill was strongly contested by th'
representatives from the Border States
A motion to lay it on the table was lost by
the following vote: Ayes 6S, noes lO5.-
The billwill probably pass, but it is thoug h
that it may be vetoed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The House o.
Representatives, to day, adopted the Senate's
amendment providing for the construction
of seven sloops.of-war, of light draught
evidently for service against the South.
Stanton bill, comforting dictatorial powers
on the President, will pass. The Southern
men held another meeting to-day. They de.
termined, after considerable debate and a
full interchange of opinions upon the prin'
ciples of the bill to permit it 10 pass, SC
that the Southern States might see the pros
pect before them.
The Peace Conference is still listening pa,
tiently to Abolition speeches. An attempt
will be made tomorrow to force vote.
In the speeches of the Southern men in
Congress, to-day, General Scott was rather
roughly handled.
The Postal appropriation bill was deba-
ted. An amendment offered to exclude
the Confederate States of America gave rise
TO violent debate.
Advices from Fort Smith by the Overland
Mail, report the seizure of Forts Chadburn
md Belknap by the Texans-also, that the
of the Mail Company had been Ia
Ken, and the agents imprisoned.
Benton, Sebastian, Washington and
Crawford Counties, Arkansas, give 1000
Union majority, and the same vote against
holding Convention.
Mr.. Bocock, of Virginia, declared in
be House that the passage of Mr.. Stanton's
Volunteer Bill will be declaration of war.
Other Border States men attacked it vehe-
nently. Mr.. Stanton persevered.
tits believed that the Peace Congress
sill adjourn this week. No Importance is
ttached to the result
WASHINGTON, February 2l.-The N.
Carolina Senators and Members of Congress
lave just found out that there has been the
most outrageous tampering with the mails
It the Office in this city. The Postmaster
General has suppressed all documents bear
ng their ,franh. 1t is believed that no
ecession documents have been allowed to
'e sent from Washington. Senator Cling
nan is making an investigation concerning
hese Infamous PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND DIsPATcH.-There is the best
eason for believing that Holt designs re.
nforcing Fort Sumter secretly by boats at
light. The reinforcements haze already
cen sent You may look for them at any
noment
The programme is also to surround Fort
'ickeus with ships. That post is
onsidered iupregnable to the Southern
orces. The whole anxiety of Scott and the
,oerciouists centres now in Fort Sumter.
There the Cabinet has determined that Lin.
olu shall find everything ready to his hand.
The house on Franklin Square, lately oc.
upied by the South Carolina Commission.
RS, has been selected for the use of Lincoln
revious to the Inauguration.
The Government is in terrible way a.
out money. l hear that few large claims
ill be allowed by Congress unless upon
onditiou that government bonds be receiv-
d for them, payable in a long term of years.
Gentlemen just from Richmond inform
he that things look much brighter there
ow than three days ago. The impression
revailed that if Stanton's Coercion bill
,ould pass, Virginia would secede within
week Abraham Lincoln's wayside speech
), too, have done wonders towards opening
he eyes of all spirited Virginians to the
'ue position of affairs.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-The vo-
ng in the Peace Conference has begun
he Northern Commissioners are aiming to
efeat and distract the views of the Confer
nee by amendments. The vote on the main
uestion is expected to morrow.
The Southern men are delighted at the
ews from Montgomery, as coercion seems
} be the fixed policy of the North. They
re watching with increased interest the
lovements of the new Confederation.
Com. Tatuall's resignation has been ac-
epted by Secretary Toucey.
Senator Wigfall and ex-President Tyler
} day received dispatch from Moutgom-
ry, enquiring whether any effort would be
lade to reinforce Fort Sumter before the
tn of March. Senator Wigfall replied af-
rmatively. Tyler expressed doubt on the
lbject.
WASHINGTON, February 23.-Abraham
lincoln, President elect of the Northern
tates, crept into Washington most uuex-
ectedly by the daylight train from Balti-
lore. 1t is well understood that he was
q dread of al attack on the way. To
uard apainst this. he uave ont that he |