Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-15

The court of inquiry in the case of Com
mander Armstrong, touching the surrende
of Pensacola Navy Yard, consists of Com
manders Stader and Layalette, Capt. Herschel
> and Mr.. Cressy, Judge Advocate. They met
to-day, and adjourned till tomorrow.
Gen. Wool, New York delegate to the Peac,
Convention, will demand guarantees that tn,
Capital shall not be attacked before he will
assent to any plan of reconciliation.
Major Richie and Gov. Andrews, of Mass
achusetts, have rendered to Buchanan 1853
regiments.
Col. Hayne, in reply to the President, to.
day, says: "Although his emphatic refusal of
my demand closes the mission, he wishes to
come at the impression that Carolina wished
to purchase Sumter. Carolina would make
compensation for the property, but the idea
purchasing is entirely inconsistent with the
assertion of paramount right in the purchase
Carolina claims to have dissolved connection
and destroyed all the political relations of
your Government with everything within her
borders. Size is a separate and Independent
Government, exercising sovereignty over
every foot of soil except Sumter. The avowed
intention to hold Sumter as military post by
foreign government leaves the authorities
there to determine the proper course to pur-
sue." He asks the President if he was aware
that the holding of fortess by a foreign
power, against the will of the authorities. is
the highest insult that can be offered. He
says Carolina has not taken Sumter because
Of misplaced confidence in the Government
that has deceived her, and thinks the reply
to his demand-that the or cupation of Sumter
is no cause of irritation, but for the protection
OF Carolina-is too ironical for grave subject.
He concludes that, if the responsibility rests
on Carolina, that Government is conscious of
the fact.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
The President has approved and signed |
the twenty-five million loan bill, which pass.
ed both Houses as originally reported with
providing that the remainder of |
the loan authorized by the act of June, 1860,
or 80 much as may be deemed necessary,
shall be applied to the redemption of Treas
ury notes issued under the act of last Dec.
and for no other purpose. The Secretary of
The Treasury is authorized to exchange at
par the bonds of the United States ior said
Treasury notes, with legal interest, and shall
not be obliged to accept the most favorable
bids as provided for, unless he shall consider
hem advantageous to the United States:
Ind any portion of said loan not taken under
be first advertisement he may again adyer-
Use, according to his discretion.
Certain distinguished Virginians have !.
elegraphed to Gov. Pickens requestisg him ,
IT'LL to forbear assailing Fort Sumter. The
Governor replies that ne would take into
'espectful consideration any suggestions
rom them, but he could not give definite
answer till he shall receive the Presidents
and ascertain the grounds of
he latter refusal to surrender Fort Sumter
The letter of Col. Hayne in reioinder to t
he Presidents reply through the Secretary ,
It War was not received by the President G
ill after the special message and accompa- I
lying documents were nearly ready for
to Congress. If the President t
lad deemed proper to answer the rejoinder, !
t, together with the reply, would have been c
Included in the documents. Col. Hayne
:aving left the city early yesterday IN orning,
us re]olnder was returned to him through S
he mail, addressed to Charleston, S. c., by
eason of the receipt of informa ton, to-
ay, of the seizure of New York ships at I
avannah, together with the recent action of c
he New Orleans Custom House in obstructs a
ng the interior commerce and in effect 1
evylng tribute, and the declaration of the 7
Congress in opening the South I
rn ports free to foreign commerce I