The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-12-31
NORTHERN NEWS.

residence, corner of Eleventh and ii Streets, In
this city, on Saturday evening and received from
his admirers the compliment ola serenade.
! The music by the Marine Band, and they
commenced with ''Hail to the Chief" After sew
eral pieces had been performed, Mayor Wallach
introduced Capt. Wilkes with the following brief
speech:
FELLOW citizens: l regret to inform you that
Capt Wilkes is not able to address you tonight,
as be would like to, in response to the compliment
paid to him by this unexpected serenade He
! is known to you; all his past career stands out
clear and lustrious 1t is his last great act, the
seizure of the rebel commissioners, that adds soe-
cial lustre to his name 1t is lustre of which
the citizens Of Washington have just reason to be
proud. Allow me to introduce to you Capt.
Wilkes, the hero of the Trent:
Capt. Wilkes greeted with enthusiastic
cheers. When they had subsidized he spoke brief
ly as follows:
Gentlemen and fellow Citizens-I would like
to say much to you tonight. | feel in my heart
that [ owe much to you for this unexpected com
pment. All our interests identified Com
ing, as the honor does, from you, my fellow cltl
zens and those who know me, appreciate it more
fully than if it came from any other source. at
tribute this demonstration to my having recently
performed an act of public duty [ will not refer
more especially to my course on that occasion, but
only say that should another similar emergency
arise, should do exactly the same thing again
Allow to bid you good night. would speak
longer were | not aboring under a severe lndlspo-
sition.
At the close of Capt. Wilkes speech he was re-
peatedly cheered. The band played several more
pieces and then withdrew. Among those who
were present to welcome Captain Wilkes COM
| mander Shubrlck.
ARREsr.-The New York Herald of the 2lst
inst, says:
George w Jones, ex-United States Senator of
Iowa, and late Minister to Bogota, was taken into
custody yesterday morning, at the instance of Sec
rotary Seward, and sent to Fort Lafayette on
picion of treason
The prisoner expresses great surprise at his
rest, and says he the most confidential
terms with Mr. Seward, and had enjoyed long
conversation with him no longer ago than Thurs
day last the day before his arrest. He had gone
! to Washington to settle his accounts with the
i Government, and having concluded his business
Matters he started for Now York by the evening
train Thursday Immediately the arrival
Of the cars at Jersey City yesterday morning the
eX-Miuister arrested.
SPLITTING.-A Lncolnite correspondent of the
! Cincinnati Commercial, commenting on the article
in the Louisville Journal, assailing the negro poll
cy Of Lincoln's message, says:
| While the article alluded to has proved nothing
and simply mistated the somewhat coaked idea Of
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driven the first wedge in the split which is with
out doubt going to the natural result Of
the handling of the slavery question in the new
| phase in which it has presented tself-the clash
| ing of State and Federal Relations regarding Slave
property. The great split in the Union party, on
which the rebels depended in the beginning, is
not far distant.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Ex- Senator Gwin
and his compan ions have been finally enlarged by
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or not to go into dsloyal State, or III any way
aid and abet the rebellion. Dr. Gwin time
ago sold his property in California, and invested
the proceeds in Mississippi where it is his inten-
ton ultimately to reside.
He declines to take the oath Of allegiance to the
Government, because that act would lead the
confscation of his estate in rebeldom
Austin Z. Smith-son of Extra Billy, of Vr-
ginia--who was arrested some months ago aud
sent to Fort Lafayette, on his arrival from Cali
fornia, is still in durance. He has important
law suit pending in California, involving every
dollar he is worth on earth. Recently he asked
permission of the Government to go to California
under guard or parole, that he may be present
| at the trial of his cause Secretary Seward per-
emptory refused to discharge him on any other
condition than that he should take the oath of
allegiance, which he declines to do.
! A letter from Salem, Oregon, Nov. 5, says that
benjamin Otark, VINO mas Dcen appointed to the
vacancy in the United States Senate caused by
the death of Col Baker, has been an extreme Sc
cessionst.
| RUTLAND, Dec. 20-A lady belonging in
Charleston, South Carolina, arrested Rouses
Point yesterday, by order of Secretary Seward,
and passed through this place to-day for Fort
Lafayette. She will probably arrive in New York
by niue o'clock tonight, the Goth.
CALAIS, ME-, Dec. 20.-Last night the Office
of the St. Croix Herald, at St. Stephens, was bro
ken into, and large quantity of type, &c, de-
stroyed Loss about $500. The editors opposi-
ton to the Government is probably the cause of
the outrage.
DIsAPPoINTED.-The New York Times saws |
there has been considerable disappointment felt
that the landing Of Yankee troops the coast of
North and South Carolina has not produced that |
diversion of the Confederate troops before Wash
ington which anticipated. The expected |!
rush homeward Of the Carolina Confederates to
defend their States has not taken places and !
consequently, Mcclellan has as strong an enemy |
IL front now to fight as he had before the Yankees
landed twenty thousand men at Hatteras and Port |.
Royal
THE FEELING IN EURoPE-The Paris cor
respondent of the Boston Post says
" If the English in England may be judged by |
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