The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-07
Affairs at the National Capital.
The Plan Of Attacking Fort sumter
WAsHINeToN, Feb. 2.

The Plan oil AttdckluS EO's
WAsH1NeToN, Feb. 9. $
If Col. Hayne does not leave ior nome I
soon. the President will give him his
walking papers tomorrow. ~ h
n ia certain that Fort Sumter VIII De
attacked this month if not surIenue'eu'
Three car loads Of artillery troops IRON
Fort McHenry arrived here this morning
The evidence before the Investigating
Committee 10 regard TO the projected at
tack on this city is not very Posl'lVe 10
its character, but Gen. Scott hnds sum
cient cause for taking precautions
Gov. Lowe and other Marylandiers are
before the Committee OF Five to-day
/, The whole plan Of attacking Fort SIm'
t ter has been arranged. Tie Seressioais's
/. will plant their guns q: Mount Pleasant
in place not commanded by any guns
e monnted at Fort Sumter.
It They thus expect to make Ireacn IN
the walls of the fortress in less than 'weh'
r. ty-iour hours. - !, ho,+s
g. under cover oi the night
ie SECOND DISPATCH.
Sc WAsHISGrOS. February ).
FLOYD To STAND TRIAL.
:. Ex.secreary Floyd has written here
IN 10 announce that he will come to th's Guy
III 10 stand trial, and will not enter on tue
~. canvass with tie Secessionists.
he CAL. HAYsE AND THE PRESIDENT
be The letter Of Col. Hayne, the Sonti
ir- Carolina Commissioner. to the Presldsn
ARGUES the right Of S,uth Carolina enter
of inc into negotiation Eor Ne purchase,
;ol. the nrooerty Of Fort Sumter Of the FEEDER
her al Government. The President replie
will that he has no authority, express or IN
piled, to dispose of any part of the iedel
ied al property. Congress alone has powe
lro- to dispo.e of it. To Congress, therefor
lue' application must be made. This repl.
der Of course, ends the matter.
Tue THE LATEST FROM PENSACOLA.
-, ;.s The latest advices from Fort Picker
';n, ~ state that many Of the secessionlst lroo
,haSt ,S who had crowded in from all parts oi Fi'
'u" u ida. Alabama and Louisiana are leavlI
, III !, in disgust finding that Lieut.. slemmsr
- so strongly intrenched in his poosi,tio
o.l There is no immediate prospect OF night
mpt THE CONFLICT IN AAHihAND'
ARA Party feeling in Maryland is most eI
uttered and ierce. The contest is esI
OIL cially raging between the Convention a
the Anti. Convention men. The lat
den. have the support of the Governor, Tl'
senu the former are determined 70 ho'u u VI
that yen,,ou. whether authorized or not.
ecial 's"'O'' c,,vvvur,oN.
large number Of delegates to
ua Convention to be held 10 this city tom
Fort row. have already arrived. Their SCI
e the ments, as expressed; are conclia'ory'
Mt be Estrong hope is entertsined that the con-
ence will result in the proposal oil sac'
,ritv basis for compromise as will be accel
~ 10 bic 10 the Border States.
wing CANAEp ooNFRADicrED'
He The story that the Baltimore " Z
On he Railroad had stationed guards at
bridges on its line. to prevent the 90
siouists from destroying them. she
Mr.. Lincoln pass over the road IS an
surd falsehood. Nobody has threa'f
I, (two mischief, and no trouble under any
finest cunstances is apprehepded'
Jaw IN GREETING To.KANsAs.
I"a W.. - Thirty -four guAs were fred bere
eui''e e tcrday, 10 honor of the admission Of
,o,,m sas.
lAtO NJ
h Ed. SEIZURE w THE Ne" V"'
D. D., Nearly four hundred thousand dc
ei Ull. falls into the hands of tho Secessionls
.tor in the seizure OF the mint at New ORR
9 Rop' There is no other news OIL imPo'
|, other from the South.
.... RAILROAD RECEIPTS
0 name The receipts ofthe Baltimore and
aua'es' Railroad for January show an :ncre'
1871 Sat. 900 over the same month last
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