Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-01
From the SOuth.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 26.
The legislature agreed, to-day, on a flag
Tor South Carolina. The ground is to be blue.
with white oval IN the centre, and golden
palmetto therein. There is also to be white
inner crescent in the upper flagstaff corner.
The Senate has adopted resolution author
lzlng the Governo' to send volunteers to
Florida, in case of a threatened invasion Of
that State.
The steamer Columbia went ashore on Sui.
livan's Island, yesterday, while going out.
RALEIGH, Jan. 26.
The House passed the resolution directing
commissioners to be sent to Washington and
Virginia. The same resolution will also pass
the Senate.
MONTGOMERY, Jan. 26.
The Alabama State Convention has ad-
Journed until the 4th of March next.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 26.
Salutes are being fired for the independence
Of Louisiana.
CHARLESTON, JAM 20.
The Courier and Mercury, of this morning.
say that large war steamer was seen off the
harbor at dusk on Saturday, and that she
showed signals and stood to the southwark.
1t is surmised that she is still lowering over
the neighboring coast.
Last night, negro came to the city and
informed his master that suspicious craft
was seen, yester lay, near Church Flat-stope.
with 20 men on board. The men wore no
uniforms. and appeared to be without arms.
1t is thought from this that an attempt is
about to be made to pounce down en- the
plantations.
The State Legislature adjourned sine die
last night.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 90.
The Convention, in secret session, last
night, adopted resolutions instructing the
deputies to the Southern Convention to insist
upon such measures as will forever prevent
the re-opening CT the African slave trade
The Convention, to-day, passed supple.
| mentary ordinance, authorizing the Governor
to carry into effect q previous ordinance for
| the protection of the defenses in the Gulf.
The Convention also passed an ordinance
| adopting as the law of Alabama the laws of
the United States relative to patents, securing
the rights of convention to the citizens of ali
the slaveholding States.
Adjourned till the fourth of March.
AUSTIN, Texas, JAM a.
The Legislature, to-day, passed resolutions
| repudiatng the idea of using forcble means
l W 0ooAoc eeCeulLS Otate, anu asserting tnat
any such attempt would be resisted to the
last extremity. Only one-fifth of the members
| opposed immediate action. 1t is expected
that the question will be referred to the people.
| GALVESTON, Jan. 90.
| OF the eighty members of the Texas Leg
islature, only II are co-operationists.
| The special committee reported in favor
OF sanctioning Convention. But little
attention is paid to the Governors message,
which favors delay as long as possible.
The Governor approves a peoples Conven-
ton, and thinks the Union can be preserved.
A resolution delaying secession was twice
tabled, and the military committee is pre-
pairing bill to Put the State in complete
defensive position.
There are runners of body of men NOV
ing on San Antonio, to take the arsenal.
Gen, Twiggs has called on the United States
troops to protect it. The Knights of the
Golden Circle have offered him their servi-
ces. He denies the report of his resgna-
ton, but informed tn, President that he
will not use his sword against his country
men. He says when the proper demand is
made by Texas he will deliver the arsenal
to her authorities.