Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-01-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK


effect.
The Kentucky legislature last week decided
against calling a convention to secede from the
Union The legislature then passed resolution
authorizing the display of the national flag upon
the State House, and the firing of thirty three
guns in honor of the Union. The flag was run
up, aud a committee was appointed to call upon
Governor Magoffin to obtain his authority for
using cannon He refused The Union men
then notified him that if he refused the use of
the cannon they would take it. I he governor
then assented, and the salute was fired amid the
greatest enthusiasm of the people.
The U. S. war steamer Brooklyn sailed from
Norfolk, Thursday, with two companies from
Fort Monroe, with a southern destin alton bat
as she had sealed orders her course is not pub
licly known. although it is stated she is sent to
reinforce Fort Pckens.
The convention of states at Washington Feb
4th, TO consider what should be done to save the
Union, will be largely attended from the border
states at least. Gov. Hicks of Maryland has
named Reverdy johnson, A w Bradford w T
Goldsborough, J W Crisfeld and Dixon Ro-
man--aII devoted Union men. The New Jer-
sey legislature has named delegation h eaded
by Robert F. Stockton.
The Chicago Democrat states that move
ment is on foot to call monster republican con-
yenton of 100000 men, to be held at Cincinnati
on the I'D of March. The delegates to this con
venton expected to be armed and equipped
for any necessary service, and will hold them
selves in readiness to go to Washington on the
4th of March, or n any other direction where
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move.
Gov. Pettus has sent a special message to the
Mississippi legislature, saying that he esta blish.
ed the battery at Vicksburg, to command the
Mississippi river, at the suggestion of the gover
nor of Louisiana, to cut off reinforcements from
above for the U S forts at the mouth of the riv-
err but learning that the forts had been. captured
and fully garrisoned by Louisona troops, he had
ordered the battery removed. The minute men
at Memphis, Tenn, are reported to De erecting
battery of 30 Founders at that point, not for
present use, but preparation to resist ,'coer
ciOn."
The dragoon corps at West Point was
ordered few days ago to repair TO the national
capital. They take six pieces Of cannon, of
are howitzers, and seventy eight splendid horses
Cassius VI. Clay made a conservative speech
at Odd Fellows halt in Washington, on Safur
day night. lie sustained the Adams PROPOSE
ton.
The Alabama convention has adjourned
until the 4th of March.
Tie Missouri legislature have passed bill
calling State convention, with a proviso that
none of its acts shall be valid unless ratified by
the people.
Elk Secretary of War Floyd, Baily and Rus
sell, have been indicted by the grand jury of the
District of Columbia for fraud connected with
the abstraction of the Indian trust funds. Ano-
ther fraud has been unearthed in the land office
involving one Dr.. Bowling, of Georgia, former
ly a clerk in that Office.
The Mississippi convention has elected seved
delegates to the southern convention which is to
be held at Montgomery, Ala. 1t also passed an
ordinance to raise eight regiments of troops of
which Jefferson Davis was elected major general
The Rhode Island hose of repres entatives
have conrurred with the senate in repeating the
personal liberty bill, by a vote of 40 to IS.
The Crittenden resolutions have passed the
Senate Of New Jersey by a vote of IL to 6.
The Georgia secession convention have APP
pointed Messrs. Toombs and Cobb delegates at
large to the Montgomery convention.
The new award of the $4,000 900 government
treasury notes was made at Washington on the
18th the entire amount being taker mostly by
New FORK subscribers, at an average of nearly
eleven per cent. The amount bid was S2I ,OOO,-
900. -
Commodore Armstrong arrived in Washing.
ton last week from Pensacola. He says that he
had but twenty two marines under his control at
the navy yard when the demand f. tts Surrender
was made. while the attacking party nauah cred
$50. g.
The South Carolina legislature on Thursday
appropriated $4,000 to carry on the postal ser
vice if the federal government shoultkDres,1me
to suspend the mail service in thar Stme fhe
Catawba Indians had rendered their services 80
Gov Pckens, and the offer was accepted. Gen
jeff Davis was in Charleston.
The Virginia legislature have postponed the
question of adjournment until the 18Th of Feb
ruary. Ten Congressman from Virginia have
sent an address to the people of that State, in
forming them that the republican party Is deter
mined to bring on civil war, and that the oniy
The fort at Ship island, Mississippi, some
twelve miles from Biloxi, was taken possession
of on Sunday, Goth inst, by Capt Howard and
about fifty men from Biloxi. There were at the
fort several United States officers and about fifty
laborers, who offered no resistance. This is the
only fort in Mississippi, and was designed to be
one of the strongest on the southern coast.
Some New York policemen made an attempt
to seize batch of muskets on board the steamer
Montgomery, bound for Savannah on Thurs
day, but the steamer cast off from the wharf and
they were obliged to jump ashore to avoid being
carried off. The day before quantity of mus
kets were seized on the schooner Caspian which
turned out to be destined to South America.
The muskets seized on board the steamer Mon
ticello, belonging to the Georgia revolutonists is,
turn out to be lot manufactured at Windsor
VT, for the British government, which were re.
iected as unserviceable.
The trial of Jackalow, the Chinaman, for
murder, is now in progress at Trenton, N. j.
Alfred Buchanan, who murdered Mrs. Shanck S
in New York a month or two since, has been
pronounced insane by the jury impanneled to
try the case He is to be sent to the Sta te lu-
matte asylum.
A Union petition, having on it nearly IA 600
signatures was sent from Boston to Washington
last week, by special committee composed of
the following gentlemen
Hon. Edward Everett, Chairman Hon Rob-
ert c. Winthrop, ex- Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw
Hon. Edward s. Tobey, Hon, Amos A Law,
renee, and Hon. Charles Woodbury..
II is stated that Governor Letcherof Virginia,
has telegraphed to the Governors of all the
States to be represented at Washington on the
4th of February