Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-08
From WasllingtOn.

10 VAsAiNGTON, Jan ~
- A messenger has arrived with dispatc
- from South Carolina for Col. Hayne.
= The select committee yesterday exami,
g John Formey, Clerk in the Inferior Co,
! baltimore, touching secret organizations
= Maryland for the seizure of the Capital.
denied all knowledge, but asserted that
military companies from the North attem
! cd to pass through Maryland to Washing,
to attend the Inauguration of Lincoln Il
would be stopped.
The House committee on Ways and Mea
have reported a deficiency bill, recommend
the purchase of Wendell printing office, d
countenancing the cheque contract and ,
ducing the appropriation for the returni
OF re-captured Africans to $4O0, ,OOO
Mr.. Cass viii! return to Detroit in a f.
weeks: MIR. Magraw, Of Nd, has resign
the Liverpool consulate to which he VI
recently appointed.
1t is understood that the message fro
South Carolina brings the resolutions pas
ed by the South Carolina Legislature d
manding the surrender of Fort Sumter
Col Hayne will present the demand to tn
President, and, if refused, an attack ON Fo
Sumpter will follow immediately.
The whole Massachusetts delegation, e1
cept Sumner, unite in urging the sending q
delegates to the border State conference.
Private advices from the South receive
here last night indicate that there will be-
fight in less than thirty hours.
Capt. Meigs, commanding the fort o. Tor
tugas, informs the government that he is suf
ticiently reinforced to defend an attack.
Col Judd, commissioner for Alabama, ha,
arrived with power to negotiate for Fedora
property situated in that Stats-srsenals
orts, &c,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
Capt. Randolph is the only naval officer OF
that rank who has resigned, and he was on
the reserved list. His resignation was ae-
eepted before the intelligence reached the
Department of the surrender of the Pensa-
cola Navy Yard
More care is now taken than heretofore
by both the Navy and War Departments
to prevent the secret o7der from obtaining
premature pablicity, which has several
tines frustrated the designs of the admins
ration to the public detriment.
Applications continue to be receiysd from
'ostmasters in the seeding States for sup
'lies CT postage clamps, blanks, wrapping
PAPER, &c., bat they are only given on the con-
litiOn that the post masters will acknowledge
md conform to the laws affecting the postal
ervice.
The President declines to admit that the
ecession authorities in possession Of the oom-
aeicial ports have Gay power to grant clear
ncss or receive payment of duties. In a
etter to Lord Lyons be has defined the po-
ltlon OF the government, and declares that
he revenue laws will be regarded as in full
pera,ion.
Hon. F. j. Judge, the Alabama commits
loner to arrange the property question, has
rived, and is in conference with the Vir.
inia commissioners, Col. Hayne and others.
WAsHINaroN, Jan. 81.
Times correspondence 1t is understood
ere that the first movement in the board of
2limissioners from the States to meet here
!ext Monday will be the proposition of
slrginla for the withdrawal of troops from
he Capital, that State guaranteeing that
here shall be no hostile demonstrations af-
ecting the peace of the Capital.
A Virginian in high standing aud one
Who is we'll posted in regard to the move
nents OF the secession conspirators, declares,
With evident sincerity, that there is no Ion.
er any purpose to seize upon the Federal |
api'al by for ce.
Col. Hayne will send written communi-
ication to the President, prop osing, in the |
anne Of South Carolina, to pay fall value of |
il Federal property within her Jurisdiction,
the President will cause Fert Sumter to |
70 evacuated and the troops Withdrawn.
ie has no hcpe t. at the proposition will be
ccepied, and will wait bnt short time for |
reply. He expects to leave for home on
tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. i.
The President has recognized Mr.. J. De
'ruln as Vio- Consul of the Netherlands for
l"rth Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia,
. reside at Charleston.
Orders have just been issued for the en-
o lment OF all persons subject to military
uty in the District Of Colambia.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
A salute was fred at the National AruoTy,
o-day, for the admission of Kansas into the
Union.
Col. Lander, whose superintendency of the
overland Wagon Road was so satisfactory
o the Government, has resigned that Office.
Special dispatch to the Post: - Senator
summer had an interview with the President,
o-day, in relation to the offer Of military aid
" the Legislature Of Massachusetts for the
Iefense Of the Federal property and the en-
( rcement of the laws. Mr. S. asked, "What
more can Massachusetts do for the Union ?"
The President replied, adopt the resolutions
,fered by Mr.. Crittenden." Mr.. S. reloined,
The public sentiment Of Massachusetts
makes that impossible, and agree with that
sentiment.
Special dispatch to the Times - Col.
Haynes communication to the President was
completed and delivered at late hour last
evening. In it the demand is made for the
Of the fort-frst, on the ground Of
the rights of domain in the sovereign; and,
second, on the ground of the right of the
overeign to condemn to the public use any
necessary for its own protection, by
paying therefor a fair compensation. The
document assumes the complete independence
of South Carolina, and this assumption carries
with it the first proposition. Under the Sec
ond head he argues that the position of the
Administration is absurd, if the fort be re.
garded as property only, and the purpose be
to protect it. He considers the various ways
of protecting property. and shows that col
lision will not afford protection. Whether
the fort be taken or not, the property will b.
injured. This injury, ne says, can be avoided
and every dollar secured, as South Carolin'
pledges herself to pay its full value. Tn
Communication proceeds to consider the resul
of the refusal to settle the question as one O
property-ore of dollars and cents as tn
Government based its whole action on tn
idea Of protecting property. Col. Hayne cor
tends that the question should be considere
as ere involving property alone. AS such
could be easily arranged. He says, further
he is instructed to assure the President ths
any attempt to reinforce will be considered
declaration of war.
The Cabinet are in session, to-day, on II
comnupication. The Anticipation is that tt
President will only reply to Col. Hayne tn
he will send communication to Congress
and reply to the reasons in special messag
This course deprives Col. Hayne of
rejoinder.