Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-06

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an act of fragrant and atroc;ous sroiIa,ion.
GOV. Moore returned the letter with the
endorsement that when addressed in usual
language OF official intercourse he would con-
slider the matter
Adviccs from Montgomery state thai
President Davis has rendered the position Of
Comm :ss!oner to Europe to William l..
lanccy with power to obtain q recognition
q! the Southern Concdcracy.
The holly contested election in George
town, y. c. yesterday resulted in the elect
ton Of an anti-Dcmocratc Mayor.
Secretary Floyd recently boosted that he
had so distributed the arms that no consid-
cradle force could he collected against the
scccsaionlsts under two months
Maj Anderson writes from Charleston
that no unusual preparations against him
have been recently made, and some works
already thrown up arc apparently aban-
|dHneu.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Il.
Last night Ex-senator Bell, of Tennessee.
Judge Douglas, Mr.. Guthrie, MIR. Rives,
Coy Hicks, and others, earnestly appealed
to Mr.. Lincoln to intcrposc for a settle
mcnt cf our National difficulties, This in
terycw lasted several hours
The Commissioners from the southern
|con'cdcracy are expected to arrive here be-
lore the clo,c Of the week They are &C
credited to tlic incoming administration, and
pending thei: efforts to negotiate, nothin.
will be done calculated to disturb thc public:
peace.
NAsl1:NGToS, Feb. IS
Captain Pope, Oh Of Mr.. Lincoln's travel
ling suite, is to be court nlariiaieu for speak
Ing unexpectedly Of Ill. Buchanan, in q
lecture on tortiii 'atious delivered by him
recently at Cincinnati. The court martial
is to convene at Newport, kentucky, OF
Which! h!aior :. S. Lee is to be Judge Al
vocatc. and Captain Hazard, also one O;
i:lncoIn's travelling suite, is q nembcr.---
Muci2 Indignation is expressed here con-
corning government proceedings in this af:
far. 1t is ruInorcd that Secretary Holt is
not responsible for them.
Flag officer Montgomery, Of the Pacific
Squadron, writes the Department that the
SaTanac had returned from an unsuccessful
search for the sloop- ot-War Lcyant. lie
Still! hopes iog her safety. The Wyoming,
also sent in search, had not returned.
The War Department yesterday received
dispatches from Major Anderson. lie has
not been sick. He says that work contin-
ucs On the bomb proof battery at Cum.
ming's Point, but ne could. with the guns
effort Su,npter, sweep the whole army in q
few moments,
United States stocks advanced AZ 2cy
emit. here yesterday.
Fix Senator Siidell tc1egraphs his family
to remain here. Ii is supposed he is on his
way hi:her to make arrangements to go te
Paris as the Minister Of the Southern Con
fcleracy.
The Court Of Inquiry has ordered co,r;
s,art!al in case of Capt. Armstrong for sur
rendering the Pensacola Navy Yard.
Yesterday Mr. Lincoln dined with Mr.
Spaulding, member from the Buffalo District
in compan! with Gen. Scott, Coy. Chase
Gov. Seward, Judge Bates, of Missouri and
some twenty other notable gentlemen.
Adyices from Charleston state that tho
floating battery was launched on Mondny
and the Dahlgrcen guns were hoistcd and
inspected, all troops on fu,lough, were Or
dcrcd to return by "Wednesday.
Tho public business is in greater state 0
forwatdncss than heretofore toward the Close
of Congress. Several OF the general appro
pliation bills are pending on disayreeino
amendments.
The President has approved the bil
Establishing a Territorial Government i,
! Colorado, including Pixies Peak.
Senator Crittenden had an interview witt
MIR. Lincoln to day; also several Republican
Senators, and others.
The correspondence on the files of the
War Department, show concusively tina
Gov. Houston was greatly instrumental il
Inducing Gen. Twiggs to surrender tho
Government property in Texas.
MI Van Wyck is getting better. The
attempt to assassinatc, as the Republican,
Journals have it, turns cut to be nothi0!
moro than an assault by three Of the Wash.
iin.ton houghs, who would have attacked
any other man had he been in Van Wyc!ls
place.
Tho opposition to Senator Camcron's oc.
cupy:ng place in the Cabinet was form
ally Withdrawn at Philadelphia, while Mr.
Lincoln was there. He will 60 into th<
Treasury or War Department, if he choose:
probably the latter. This is generally
understood now. The charges against him
have all been retraced. Two Ohio mem.
bers inform me that Senator Chase proba
bly, will accept the position Of Secretary o
the Treasury. 1t is rumorcd that fourteen
Republican Senators signed to Mr.. Lincoln
. protest against Senator Stewards appoint
ment to the Cabinet which Mr.. Lincoln
coolly consigned to the flames.
The President must be satisfied by thi:
time that Mr.. Black cannot be confirmed as
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
for Notwithstanding the ruror that at leasi
one prominent Republican Senator is pre-
pared to vote for him, it is equally well
known that several Democrats are opposed
to the nomination: and may be expected tc
vote against it whenever the direct CUES
ton Is presented for their action. Those
arc understood to be Atcssry Douglas
pugh, Latham, Rice and Niyial.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a.
News to-day from the South indicates de-
'ciSiyc ssnovcmcnts this week at For;s Sumo
ter and p;ckens.
The Indianapolis speech Of the President
e)ect is viewed as declaration Of war, and
the only question now at Montgomery is,
which one can commence it at best advan-
tagc. President Davis will at once assume
command Of ha trco-c NJ tho ron !niar,t r, I