Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-06

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an act Of fragrant and atroc;ous spoiiation.
Gov. Moore returned tho letter with the
that when addressed in usual
language OF otliciJintcrcoursc he would con-
slider the matter
Adviccs from Montgomery state that
President Davis has rendered the position of
Commissioner to Europe to William l..
lanccy with power to obtain recognition
.! the Southern Confcderacy
The holly contested election in George
town, y. G. yesterday resulted in the elect
ton Of an anti-Democratic Mayor.
Secretary Floyd recently boosted that he
had so distributed the arms that no consid-
cradle force could be collected against the
secessionsts under two months.
Maj. Anderson writes from Charleston
that no unusual preparations againse him
have been recently made, and some works
already thrown up arc apparently aban-
doncd.
WASHINGTON, IcO. ~.
Last night Ex-senator Bell, of 'Tennesec,
Judge Douglas, Mr.. Guthrie, Mr.. Rives,
Coy, Hicks, and others, earnestly appealed
to Mr.. Lincoln to intcrposc for settle
mcnt Of our National difficulties, This in
terview lasted several hours.
The Commissioners from the southern
contcderacy are expected to arrive here be
fore the clo,e of the week. They are &C
credited to the incoming administration, and
pending their efforts to negotiate, nothing
will be done calculated to disturb TIC public
peace.
-,5 WAsH:NGToS, Feb. %.
Captain Pope, Oh Of Mr.. Lincoln's travel
ling suite, is to be court mar,iaieu for speak
ing disrespcctfu!ly of MI. Buchanan, in a
lecture on fortiti,atious delivered by Him
recently at Cincinnati. The court martial
is to convene at Newport, kentucky. o.
which Major F. S. Lee is to be Judge Al
voca;c, and Captain Hazard, also one o.
Lincoln's travelling suite, is a member
Much Indignation is expressed here con-
corning government proceedings in this az
fair. It is ru'norcd that Secretary Holt is
not responsible for them.
Flag officer montgomery, of the Pacific
Squadron, writes the Department that the
Saranac had returned from an unsuccessful
search for the sloop-of-war Lcvant. liz
still hopes for her safety. The Wyoming
also sent in search, had not returned.
The War Department yesterday received
dispatches from Major Anderson. He ha.
not been sick. He says that work contin
ues on the bomb proof battery at Cum
ming's Point, but he could. with the gnn
effort Su1npter, sweep the whole army in
few moments,
United States stocks advanced AZ PC
ent. here yesterday.
FIX Senator Slidell telegraphs his hmil,
to remain here. Ii is supposed he is on hi
way hither to make arrangements to go t.
Paris as the Minister Of the Southern Con
federacy. '
The Court Of Inquiry has ordered a cour
martial in case Of Capt. Armstrong for sur
rendering the Pensacola Navy Yard.
| Yesterday Mr. Lincoln dined with Mr.
Spaulding, member from the Buffalo District
in company with Gen.. Scott, Gov. Chase
Gov. Seward, Judge Bates, of Missouri, ans
some twenty other notable gentlemen.
Advices from Charleston state that tn
floating battery was launched on Mondny
and the Dahlgrcen guns were hoisted an
inspected, all. troops. on fulough, were or
dered to return by Wednesday.
Tho public business is in greater state {
forwardness than heretofore toward the clos
Of Congress- Several ofthe general appro
priation bills are pending on disagreein
amendments.
The President has approved the bill
Establishing a Territorial Government i
Colorado, including Pixies Peak.
Senator Crittenden had an interview wit
Mr.. Lincoln to day; also several Republica
Senators, and others.
The correspondence on the files Of tn
War Department, show conclusively tina
Gov. Houston was greatly instrumental i
inducing Gen. Twigggs to surrender tn
Government property in Texas.
Mr.. Van Wyck is getting better. Til
attempt to assassinate, as the Republica
journals have it, turns cut to be nothin
moro than an assault by three of the Wash
|inston Roughs, who would have attackc
any other man had he been in Van Wyck'
place.
| AS OppOs1lN'u " CaIllClUll
cupy;ng place in the Cabinet was form,
ally Withdrawn at Philadelphia, while NJ,
Lincoln was there. He will go into til
Treasury or War Department, if he choose
probably the latter. This is general
understood now. The charges against hi,
have all been retraced. Two Ohio mem
bers inform me that Senator Chase proba
bly, will accept the position Of Secretary G
the Treasury. 1t is rumorcd that fourtce
Republican Senators signed to Mr.. Lincol
. protest against Senator Stewards appoint
ment to the Cabinet, which Mr.. Lincol
coolly consigned to the flames.
The President must be satisfied by thi
time that Mr.. Black cannot be confirmed a
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
for notwithsta nling the runor that at leas
one prominent Republican Senator is pre-
pared to vote for him, it is equally wei
known that several Democrats are oppose,
to the nomination, and may be expected t.
vote against it whenever the direct CUES
ton IS presented for their action. !'hos
are understood to be Mcssrs. Douglas
Pugh, Latham, Rice and WigGall.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a.
News to-day from the South indicates dc
cjsiye smovemcnts this week at Forts Sumo
ter and Pckens.
The indianapolis speech of The Presiden