Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-01-30

threaten to seize upon Fort kcwucy
destroy the white settlements in the
ncighborhood, and stop emigration
To the westward,
Ia the Senate, Massachusetts hu,
passed a bill To increase the vulun-
tccr militia ofthc State which will
Immediately pass the House,
Senator Crittcndcn, OF Kentucky,
is now discussing the nomination
of Mr.. Holt, as Secretary OF War
lie said the Union must bc pre-
served pcaccubly or iorcibly, Ken
lucky would not consent to become
Il border State of Il southern Con-
ftdeNcy, adding that force raised
against lawlcss citizens was not
coercion. These remarks have crca-
ted II great sensation among Sen
ators.
sTho Satoat MOVIE.
Our latest adyccs by the Southern mail
of Monday are from New Orleans rs late
as the 10Th inst, with tclcgrnphic items of
the day previous. We condcnsc il all, our
limits forbiIlug the full dispatches.
The troops who had taken pos
session of Fort Pike on the MisSiS-
sippi, returned to New Orleans on
the 18th, and We're received with
salute of ID guns. They left the
Forts in charge OF State troops, and
in stronger condition than they
were before they were taken.
Major llasllins, L. 5. \. late com
mamdcr at the arsenal near Baton
Rouge, left the barracks with his
men on the 18th and proceeded to
Cairo H., where he would await
orders from Washington.
We extract the following from The
New Orleans Delta, Of the 18th.
Through the Adams, Express
some thirty-siX cases of muskcts
have come to this city this week for
shipment to Texas. These arms
arv consigned to Il leading house in
this city, and thereby have led to
the impression that they were IN
tended for this State. They are in
tended for Texas where Il most COM
plctc military equipment is now be
ing made
Kentucky.
FRANKroRT, Jam l7.-'i'hc Lcgis-
Inturc Of Kentucky now in cXtraor-
binary session, is in receipt Of the
Governors message. Gov. Magof-
fin asks the Legislature to express
their appreciation Of Senator Crit
tcndcn's resolution, adding that
eight States will have seeded from
the federal Union before their de
alterations are brought to Il close
That Tennessee has referred the
whole subject to her people, while
Virginia and North Carolina are
now discussing the propriety Of Il
similar course, Missouri too seems
likely to adopt Il similar policy
lie submitted to the Legislature the
propricty Of providing for an cleo
ton Of delegates to Il Convention to
assemble at an early day to deter
mine the future Of the Interstate
and federal relations Of Kentucky.
In the meanwhile he would leave
no experiment untricd which would
have Il tendency to restore tratcrnal
relations between the States. lie
recommends also a convention Of
the border slave States to convene
at an early day in February at Bal
timore.
The Governor says that the has
ty and inconsiderate action Of the
seeding States does not meet with
the appreciation Of our people, yet
kentucky will never stand idly by
with folded arms, while the States
are struggling for their constitution
al rights or while they are ubju-
gated to an anti-slavcry govern
ment.
lie asks the Legislature to de
clare by appropriate resolution the
unconditional disapprobation by
kentucky Of the employment Of
force in any form whateverto coerce
the seeding States.
The message contains Il request
for IN appropriation for the purpose
Of arming and equiping the voIun-
teers and militia of the State.
Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The first
demand o. the South Carolina Com
missioncrs now here was the abso-
lutc surrender by the Federal forts
of all the forts near Charleston and
the transfer Of other L. S. property
in South Carolina. The State en-
gaging to pay its full value. 1t is
now said, however, that after con-
sultation with friends here they will
only insist upon the maintenance Of
of the actual State of things ut
Charleston.
This will probably be accepted
by the Administration.
Negotiations are still pending
As to the commissioners themselves,
they have not vet been received by
the President, in their official capac-
ity, nor will, they oe in any other
than that of private gentlemen.
1t is certain. whatever may come
out of the negotiations, that the
President will not, under any cir
cumstanccs, order the evacuation OF
Fort Sumter.
The President, Yesterday, sent in
10 the Senate the name Of Mr. Holt.
late Post-mastc-General, rs Sccreta-
rv IF War 10 succeed W. Warl
resigned
To, Instructions t5 Major Auder-