Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-01-04
Secession News.

indicted for malltasancc in office, and that
Gen. ScoTV will succeed him as Secretary Of
War. The change will be a good enc. Mr.
FLOYD is reported to be nearly crazy.
The opinion gains ground that LrHcoIaN's
Administration will be opposed by force, but
those who favor it have said to much in the
newspapers about the matter. People when
seriously medtating an outrage OF that Aind
do not talk great deal about It.
The Richmond Enquirer &c Examiner are
constantly urging upon Virginians to capture
Washington. Gov. LETCnER, however, says
that no such expedition shall leave the Old
Dominion while he is the Chief Magistrate
and commands its regular military forces.
The same is the opinion Of Gov. Hicks,
regarding Maryland. There arc ten thousand
men in the District capable Of bearing arms,
not one hundred Of whom sympathize with
the seccders. General SCoTr declared ycster-
day, that should such an attempt be made, he
would put himself in uniform and head our
militia to defend the Capital
1t has been ascertained with certainty that
a majority Of the Republican members Of
Congress are ready to guarantee the repeal of
the Personal Liberty Bills. IF the South is
indisposcd to meet the concession proposed
the Republicans contend that it can only be
through the determination to reject all COM
promises
Maj. ANDERSON, the officer in command at
Charleston, recently evacuated TT. Moultrie
and retired to TT. Sumpter. A special dis
patch from Washington to the Cincinnati
Commercial, says:
WASHINGTON, Dec. ~.
ming in this city. sold Kentucky has saved
the Union" is the general cry. Maj. Ander.
sons bold movement of taking Fort Stump
ter has revived the hopes of all patriots,
whilst the seceders drop their heads, charging
him with having violated his orders" 1t
is the hardest blow that secession has thus
far received, and proud South Carolina instead
of continuing to humbug the nation, will
now content herself with looking at tie
ocean-bound granite walls of Fort Sumpter,
which, without heavy ordinance and naval
batteries, cannot be taken. The President is
non-plused. He declares that he has given
no orders to Major. Anderson to take Fort
Sumpter. And (the President) is of course
supported by the boncst Secretary of War,
who has not had time to resign. Both are
now engaged in heavy dispute with Gen.
Scott, who MAINTAINS that Major Anderson,
as a military man, having orders to defend
his position could not do otherwise. AS a
commander he was obliged by the principle
of selfpreservaton and his official oath, to
preserve the lives Of officers and men under
him, and that Fort Moultrie, whilst Fl. Stump
ter remained in the hands of the enemy,
could not be held.
Gen. Scott says further, that if he had
been in Anderson place he would have acted
in the same way. If the President should
order Major Anderson to leave the Fort or
remove him, Gen. Scott will throw up his
commission. The majority of the officers of
the army side with him (Scott), and openly
declare their Indignation against the Presi-
dent, Who coolly would permit brother Off
Ger to be sacrificed in the service Of the Union
by mob of Secessionists.
Anderson being in possession Of TT. Sump-
ter and having about three hundred men,
including the laborers, military men think
that he can hold his position against all the
Sccessionists in the Union,
Mr.. Holt the Post Master General. has sent
orders to the Sub treasurer at Charleston to
remit all the balance, $75, coo, on the Post
Office account, in possession, immediately to
that department. If the order is not com
piled with at once, he will demand of the
Federal Government to enforce the orders
He is also determined, as before suggested, to
suppress mail matter to and from South
Carolina, if the mails are interfered with in
that State.
The Cabinet. broke up tonight after five
hours session, without coming to any con-
clusion relative to the disposition of troops
at Charleston. The Impression prevailed
that a conflict was inevitable. Secretary
Toucey and Mr. Holt, Post Master General
urged defense, the others, a further evacuation
if necessary.
\ dispatch received tonight by member
of the Cabinet says that troops are pouring
into Charleston from all directions.
The opinion was expressed by prominent
member Of the Cabinet tonight that war is
already begun.
Georgia troops at last accounts were called
in to join the South Carolina forces.
Well informed persons say the movement
is good one. Fort Sumpter commands Fl
Moultrie, and is impregnable. The Seces-
sionists are mad, while the other side is ju-
bilant. Gen. Scorr says one hundred men
can hold it three months.
The Seccssionists have taken possession of
Fort Moultrie.