Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-03
New YoRK- Ayril OF


o and Marylanders waited on the Presiden
and demanded q cessation of hostilities unit
a after the session of Congress.
The Presidents answer was prompt, dicid
ed and negative. sat .5t.
g One of the deputation said $4,000 Mary
landers would contest the passage of troops
i over her soil 1; to which the President replied
that he supposed there was room enough ir
;. her soil to bury $4,000. t-i.s'p.t
A large number of Virginians are in the
city, who have been driven away because
they would not take the oath of allegiance
to the State. 90
The coolest thing yet proposed to the
, President was that made by Gov. Hicks and
Gov. Letcher, that they would jointly guaran.
tee the safety of the lcapitol. The Govern
ment declines such protection, probably very
much to the disgust of tho twin rebles Of
Virginia and Maryland. a
"A gentleman, who was compelled to flee
from North Carolina, says the Secessionists
are carrying all before them, without refer
ence to law and order. They have driven of
many people who do not sympathize with
the movement, and had threatened loudly to
mob and hang Ex-Governor Gilmore, who is
persistently resisting the tide of passion.
1t is reported that Gen. Harnsy has been
arrested at Harper Ferry, and carried to
Richmond.
jeff: Davis was in Montgomery on sul-
day. ...-.., ..
Gen. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, remains
at Annapolis. He has planted battery OH
the heights opposite the town, which can
destroy the city at short notice. ..t
The Herald has dispatch from special
correspondent sent to Pensacola, who was
not allowed to reach there. He derived
authentic information of the condition of
affairs there, and to the 21st there had been
no action, and Gen. Bragg has intimated his
inability TO reduce Fort Pickens. His army
is said to be demoralzel. He has also in
timated that he will act fairly on the defense.
Eight U. 3. vessels were off Fl. Pickens
on the 21st with their guns ready for imme-
date action. 1t is believed :hey would re-
take the navy yards and forts adjacent.
| When the correspondent passed through
Montgomery, on the 22d, Davis was making
Preparations to attack Washington. He saw
troops en- route to Richmond. They receiv-
ed arms and equipments at Augusta. 1.s
Gen. Renan, of Tennessee, was at Mont
gomery, concluding arrangements for send
ing two thousand desparadoes in citizens
dress for Baltimore and Washington, to
secretly operate in an attack near Wash
| ington.
The Confederate States are in state Of.
anarchy. Business is prostrated. Thinking
people are less confident. The country is in
state of mob law, and people escaping.
CHAMBERsBuRe, Pa, April 27.
Passengers from Hagerstown report a
sudden and most wonderful change in the
State of Maryland. The Stars and Stripes
will be raised at Hagerstown, to-day, and
extensive preparations are being made for
further Union dem monstrations
The election, next week, for Representa- |
tives, will result tremendously for Louis P. |
Ferry, Union man.
Alleghaney county has instructed it's rep |
resentatives that if they vote for secession
they will be hung on their return home.
The Stars and Stripes are waving all over
Frederick City,
The Home Guard refuse to parade unless
under the Stars and Stripes, and to the tune
of Yankee Doodle.
At the Clear Spring Hotel the Stars and |
Stripes were waving, and the miners have
sworn to resist secession to the death.
At this time week, no sympathisers with |
southern traitors will dare avow their senti- |
ments at Hagerstown, Frederick or Cum
berland.
Another report says that the eastern shore
counties, except Worcester, are Union to |
the core. The Unionists will raise militia i
ry corps in Hagerstown at once.
BALTIMORE, April 26, Pm.
A passenger says that Gen. Harney was
taken prisoner, at Harper's Ferry, by de-
tachment of Virginia troops, this morning.
The General left Wheeling for the purpose |
of reporting himself at Washington. Before |
the train reached Harper's Ferry it was
stopped, and number of troops mounted |
the platform, and the General being pointed |
out he was instantly taken into custody. He
was in citizens dress, and was treated very
courteously. There is no doubt that as soon |
as the Executive of Virginia is made &C.
quainted with the fact, Gen. Harney will be |
released, as was the case with an officer of |
the U. 8. army who was seized a few day |
since in Richmond.
In the western section of Baltimore num-
ber of American flags was raised this morn
ing.
ST. LOUIS, April 81.
The Republican states that Gov Jackson,
in unreserved conversation with gentlemen |
Of this city, has declared his policy as s
peace policy - that he has convened the |
Legislature only for the purpose of m ore
perfectly organizing the militia and putting
the State in a proper attitude of defence
that he told Sterling Price, President of the |
State Convention, That that body ought not
to be called together for the passage of q
secession ordinance - that he is in favor of
retaining the present status of the State,
leaving it to time and circumstances, as they
may arise, to determine the best course to
pursue.
Five regiments of volunteers are nearly
organized aud another is being formed.
Exchange on New 7 ork is l2A15 per
cent premium for Missouri funds, and very
| scarce.
FREDERICK, Nd, April 81.
| The Governors message briefly details the
events which induced him to assemble the
Legislature. He labored earnestly to induce
the President to forego his purpose of pass
ing troops through Maryland, but his reply
was that military necessity rendered it i'm.
possible He refused Gen. Butler consent to
land forces; protested against his taking pos
session of the Annapolis railroad, nowith-
standing he did transport troops over the
road. His convictions are that the safety of
Maryland lies in preserving neutral posi-
ton between the North and the South.
Maryland has violated no right Of either Sec
tion, and we have done all we can to avoid
impending war. He hoped Maryland
might act as mediator. He cannot counsel
Maryland to take sides against the general
Government until it shall commit an outrage
upon her, which shall justify her resisting its
authority. Our geographical position alone
forces us to this. This had been all the while
the ground work. His conduct, he was con-
vinced had been approved by large majori-
ty of the people. He appeals to the Legis-
lature not to be swerved by passion, but to
act with prudence, and with Christian tenn
per. ..-.....- -.o.l.. -. ..-.....
The Senate passed the bill prohibiting the
issue of notes under five dollars under pen