White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-14
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
thursday, 49,: March II, 1851,
NEWS SUMMARY.

plain that no one could possibly misun.
derstsnd it.
The troops at Fort Brown. Texas. re.
fuse to surrender to the State. and bat
tie Is expected.
The Virginia Convention is proceeding
very deliberately. and it is hoped that
wise counsels may prevail.
The Missouri Convention gave Com
missioner Glenn. of Georgia. reception
BY no means aattsring. He and Gov.
Jackson are exceedingly wroth thereat.
and spend their time haranguing crowds
Of secession loafsrs at the hotels and street
corners. The Convention will probably
adjourn this week. without seeding.
The Arkansas Convention has elected
Union officers.
North Carolina has elected more than
two.thirds Union men to her Convention;
but st the same time voted against hold.
ing . Convention. by 9 majority Of over
1000 votes.
Mr.. Lincoln still costinuss to receive
threatening letters.
The Senatorial contest in Californis is
narrowing down between cDougall and
Denver.
The Pacific Railroad bill has again
proven . failure.
The secessionists still continue to take
Fort Sumter. Major Anderson writes
that he does not need reinforcements. but
It is reported that be is getting short oi
provisions.
The Commissioners of the "Soutbern
Confsderacy" are at Washington. but
have not yet presented their credentials.
Il is rumored that whenever they do.
they will be arrested for treason.
It is said that Buchanan left Wash.
ington. in . very detected state Of mind.
No wonder. He ought to spend tho
balance Of his days in a nunnery.
The appointment Of Cameron and
Chase to Cabinet Offices, leave Senatorial
vacancies in Pennsylvania and Ohio,
which will be filed by the Legislatures.
now in session.
The Cabinet appointments were unan.
imously confirmed by the Senate. with
the exceptions Of Bates and Blair. Four
votes were given against them. by Mason
Of Virginia, Mitchell of Arkansas. and
Clingman and Bragg Of North Carolina.
upon the ground that Southern men had
no business in Lincoln's Cabinet. Lots
Of dignity in that.
Mr.. Foote, of Vermont. who is now
the oldest Senator, in point of service.
has been chosen President of the Senate
The traitor, Twiggs. has had an en-.
thusiastic reception in New Orleans.
The revenue cutter Dodge has been
seized at Galveston, and her traitor COM
mnnder has entered the Texan service.
Efforts are being made to have Major
Anderson promoted to the position made
vacant by the dismissal Of Gen. Twiggs.
Crittenden and Bates are spoken Of in
connection with the vacant Supreme
Judgeship. There is strong Republican
opposition to Crittsnden. If Bates is
appointed. Gilmer. of North Carolina.
will probably be made Attorney General.
It is said that Cassius NJ. Clay will be
appointed Minister to Mexico. which is
now considered the most important Of all
the diplomatic missions. Norman B.
Judd. of Illinois, is Minister to Berlin.
Corwin. Sumner, Hale and Evarts are
candidates for the mission to England
Col. Fremont. james Watson Webb,
Fessenden, and several others, for France;
Burlingame and Carl Schurz. for Sar.
dinia and Horace Greeley. for the Liv.
srpool Consulship.
Thos. C. Theaker. Of Ohio. stands the
best chance for Commissioner of Patents:
VIM. P. Dole. Of Illinois. is Commis,
sioner of Indian Affairs and Williams.
of Illinois. is District Judge Of Kansas.
Who is Williams! Heps he in nowiss
resembles Old Joe. the Fiddler.
Senator Douglas indorses the inaugur-
81, and has indicated that be will sustain
the Administration. He and Wigfall
had some sharp sparriug in the Senate.
on the strength Of it.
Wigfall and Hsmphill have departed
for Texas. never. it is to Be hoped. to Be
seen abroad again.
Texas has ratified the ordinance Of &C.
cession BY over 10000 majority. and has
been admitted into the /" Southern Con-
federacy." 1t is rumored that Governor
Houston has resigned. He should now
60 and hang himself
Buchanan, before retiring from the
Presidency. ordered the court martial Of
Capt. Pope to be discontinued.
John A. Kssson. Of lows. has been
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