The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-02-13
wards Floyd issued them to the amount of

four million.
Dispatches received by distinguished Sc
cession leaders indicates that export duty
will be laid on cotton.
The confirmation of Horatio Kings nomi
nation as Postmaster, is delayed in the SEN
ate by Republicans until it is ascertained
whether he will execute Colfax's bill relative
to postal service in seeding States. 1t is
understood that the nominee will execute the
provision of that bill to the letter.
VIM. G. Ridgely ofthe Navy Department.
died suddenly Of heart disease last evening
The Court Of Inquiry on the case OF Com.
Armstrong, touching the surrender of Pen
sacola Navy Yard, consists of Com. Stader
Lavalette, Capt. II reel, and Mr. Cressy,
Judge Advocate. They met to-day and ad-
journed till tomorrow.
Gen. Wool, New York delegate to the
Peace Convention, will demand guarantees
that the Capital shall not be attacked, before
he will assent to any plans of reconciliation
Maj. Richie and Governor Andrews of
Massachusetts,, have rendered to Buchanan
% regiments of Massachusetts, troops, ready
to march at a moments notice for the pro-
lection of the Capital. The special tender
of these troops, it is understood, has been
in consequence of information pointing to
the imminent danger of an attack on Wash.
ington prior to Feb. 18th
Col. Hayne, in reply to the President to-
day says Although his emphatic refusal
of my demand closes the mission, he wishes
to correct the impression that South Carolina
wished to purchase Sumter South Carolina
would make compensation for injury done to
the property, but the idea of purchase is en-
tircly inconsistent with the assertion of par.
amount right in TIE purchaser. Carolina
claims to have dissolved political connection
and destroyed all political relations of your
Government with everything within her
borders. 1t is separate and independent
Government, exercising sovereignty over
every foot of soil except Sumter The
avowed intention to hold Sumter as mill
tary post by foreign Government, leaves
the authorities to determine the proper
course to be pursued. He asked the Presi-
dent if he was aware that the holding of
fortress by foreign power against the will
ofthe authorities was the highest insult it
can offer? He says Carolina has not taken
Sumter because of misplaced confidence in
the Government that has deceived her and
thinks the reply to his demand, that the oc-
cupation of Sumter is no cause of irritation
but for the protection Of Carolina, is ironical
for grave subject. He concludes that if
the responsibility rests on Carolina, that
Government is conscious of the fact.
The letter of COL Hayne, in rejoinder to
the Presidents reply through the Secretary
of War, was not received by the President
till after the especial message and accompa-
nying documents we're yesterday ready for
transmission to Congress If the President
had deemed it proper to answer the rejoin-
der, it, together with the reply would have
been included in the document.
Col. Hayne having left the city early yes
terday morning, his rejoinder was returned
to him through the mail, addressed to
Charleston, S. C. ..'
By reason of the receipt of information
to- day of the seizure of New York ships at
Savannah, together with the recent action of
the New Orleans Custom Houses, in obstruc.
ting the interior commerce in effect, of levy
ing tribute, and the declaration of the Mont
gomery Congress of opening the Southern
ports free to foreign commerce, John Coch-
rane, of N. Y, will call up monday and
press to a passage the bill introduced here
tofore by himself, providing for the thorough
execution of the federal revenue laws for the
protection of the commercial interest of the
nation against flagation attacks upon them
by the seeding States
Alex w. Russell, of the District of Col
umbia, and Samuel Cooley, of Conn, have
been appointed paymasters in the Navy,
and Rev. Dabney Ball, of Nd, Chaplain in
the Navy.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb S.-The Con.
gress was in secret session for hours to-day,
and met again tonight, and has probably
achieved important results, which will be
made known tomorrow.
The only public session was half an hour
this morning, consumed in prayer and some
formal business resolutions
Gen. Henningson is here
NOMINAL, Feb. 6.-Thc roads are all
blocaded with snow and will probably re-
main so for some three or four days. No
mails have come in or gone out since We'd
nesday.
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