Smyrna times., 1861-02-14
Our National Troubles.

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"A great flood of petitions and memori-
ais on the subject of the national troubles are
deluging Congress every day, mostly in faveT
of the adoption of the Crittenden Compromise.
THE twenty-five Million Loan bill
has been signed by the President, and is now
law. There will probably be very little diff
cslty in negotiating portion of the loan i'm
mediatey. in view of the growing Union feel
ing in the border slave States.
Gen. Scott has written a note to Gen.
Ward, commander of the Scott Life Guard of
New York, in response to an offer of the seryi-
ces Of that corps in Washington, stating that
no more military aid is needed there, and that
the Government has not contemplated calling
out more than the District militia, and some
attachments ofregulars.
THE Arsenal at Little Rock, Ark, it
seems, was not seized on the I'd inst, as at
first reported. The seizure did not take place
until Friday last. The Arsenal contains nine
thousand stand of arms. large amount of am
muniton and forty cannon, including the ia
nous Bragg Battery.
THE Peace Conference still awaits
the action of the committee TO whom has been
intrusted the duty Of preparing plan for the
adjustment of the national difficulties. Twenty
one States are now represented. Tie strict
est secrecy is enjoiaed upon the delegates re.
lative to the proceedings.
"A dispatch from Savannah, received
by Gov. Pickens, states that the New York
vessels seized by the Georgia authorities were
released on the announcement from New York
that the muskets seized at New York had been
given in charge to MIR. Lamar.
-Sinse the election in Tennessee,
Messrs Gilmer, Etheridge and Nelson say that
if the North will now do anything to give them
any basis on which to stand at home, the bor-
der States can't be dragged out of the Uaion,
and will undertake themselves to crush out Sc
cession and rebellion all over the South.
THE informal State Convention of
Texas on the lst inst. passed an Ordinance OF
Secession, BY vote Ct 1o6 to The action
of the conve ntion is to be submitted 10 the
people on the 23d, and If Endorsed by them, the
Ordinance is to go into effect on the I'd of
March.
-Since the departure Of Col. Hsyne
from the Capitol, the fear that an immediate
attack will be made on Fort Sumter has been
gaining ground in some quarters. In view oil
the action of TIE Montgomery convention on
Saturday, however, it is hardly probable thai
South Carolina will now assume the response
bility of taking so important step. AS sht
is new no longer sovereign mistress Of he
own actions, Gov. Pickens will most likely bt
glad to forego the honor of initiating wa
against the General Government.
-Advices have been received from Ten
nessee which render it certain that at the ell
ection for delegates to the convention on Sat
urday, that State went Overwhelmingly for III
Union. AS an indication of how sweeping tn
triumph Of the Union men 10, it may be state
that, in one county only, 675 votes were cas-
for secession, while $500 were given agains
it. The Southern Union men in Washingto
are much elated at this result, which is cor
sidered as a great triumph for Mr.. johnson
whose speech in the Senate, a few days age
SO enraged the disunionists.