Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-28

Union. There will not be ten Sc !
,essieuists 10 be Convention. = /
This news created great excitement
Il Washington, the Secessionists
constituting it to mean that Missouri
will not leave the Union under any
FoRr SMITH, Feb. 20-Four couu-
ties in Western Arkansas Benton.
Washington, Sebastian and Crawford
have elected Union delegates to
the State Convention by over 1000
majority. The minority against the
Convention is about the same.
FAYETTEVILLE, Feb. 20 Official
vote Of Washington county--major-
iiy against the Convention 974.-
Average majority Of ticket 400
The prominent Sscessionists are
gradually conceding that the State
has gone against a Convention by
large majority.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.--Tbere is
trouble 10 the French legation
MERCER, who has secession symps-
thies, sent home official advices con-
0ictiug with The Consul's and others.
Explanations have been required.
Stocked, the Russian Minister, also
sympathizss with the Sccessionists.
European dispatches announce the
determination Of European Powers to
recognize no new Government until
lis recognition by the Government
from which it separated.
New YORK, Feb. 20 Private
dispatches from Montgomery state
that so soon rs his Cabinet are m,
uounced, President Davis will dis.
patch Commissioners 10 the Federal
Government to treat for the cession
of the forts, arsenals, &c, and nego-
tate a treaty Of peace. A treaty
will be passed empowering the
Treasurer 10 accept cotton instead o.
money for bonds.
,, 1t is asserted that English agent;
ara now at Montgomery offering lib
eral advances.
Advertisements will soon be ISSUED
for soldiers aud sailors, off, ring larg,
bounties. tits rumored that Robert j
Walker has been offered the Treasury
, Department, and that Texas Wigfal
will be Major General Of the army
Keitt, Of South Carolina. goes a;
Minister to Spain.
Linconln's harangues are received
very unfavorably, and the Rrpubli'
cans are FESTIVE under the charge Of
having elected an ignoramus for a
President.
| LITTLE Rock, Feb. 20.-Arkansas
will 60 for Convention by a small
vote. There will be a respectable
majority Of sect ssionists, on the con.
dilion that the peace congress does
nothing to adjust matters. The i'm
mediate secessionists will b. in the mi
no.it,; so will the unconditional
! Unionists. In Hampstead county the
anti-secession candidates are elected;
in Sabine county the anti.secession
| candidates are elected; 10 Clark and
Dallas counties secession candidates
are elected.
MONTGOMERY, Feb. 20.--The De.
partments Of var, navy, justice, post
| al, State and Treasury, were organ
lied to day. The cabinet will proba-
bly, be nominated tomorrow.
It is understood that MIR. Yaneey
declines a seat 10 the Cabinet. pre-
ferring at the suggestion of friends
to represent the Government 10 Eu-
rope.
New YoRK, Feb. 22.-The Times
SAYS a letter from the British Gov
eminent to a distinguished Ameri-
can, states authoritatively that Lord
Russell brought the secession and
defective clesrances before the Mn
istry, who declared that England
would NOT recognise the Southern
COnfederacy, but would do every
thing discountenancs disunion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.--Montgom-
cry advices indicate that the South
ern Confederacy will authorize in.
stantaneous reprisals Of the United
States attempts to maintain authority
| in the Seeding States. A large
number Of privateers are ready to
commence opera tons at u moments
warning. 1t is reported that ar.
engagements are also made in Cali.
fornis for privateers on the Pacific.
An army officer writes from Sa.
vannab, that privates are enlisting,
and that 5000 applications for COM
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