St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-31
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ranging their cannons. Carpenters are
making ladders, and the utmost hustle
prevails.
y The United States Steamer Wyandotta,
is anchored westward of Fort Pickcns.
under the guns of the Fort, for the pur.
pose it is supposed, of assisting Lieuteu-
ant Bland and pilots have been notified
that they may bying United States vessels
inside Of the harbor, if the vessels carry .
flag Of truce. =. ;:,
CHARLESTON, Jan. 24.:-The Lepisl.-
ture has appropriated SAC, 900 for carrying
on the postal arrans ements Of the Federal
Government. '-.~~ ez~: ..>ses~.~@
Lieutenant Mead has returned to Fors
Sumpter.
The military services extended to the
State by the Cstomba Indians of South
Carolina, have been accepted BY the Gov
crnment.
jeff Davis is in town.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan. 24.-Gov. Brown
at the head of 700 troops this A. NJ, de-
manded the surrender Of the U: S. Arse
raj. His demand was complied with, the
troope in charge saluting the United
States Flag before hauling it down. The
United States troops are to be sent to New
York.
BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. ,26.-At ten
minutes past l o'clock this afternoon, the
vote on ordinance for immediate secession
was taken, yeas 113, nays IT,. The Con-
vention has adjourned to New Orleans.
WAsHIHGTt'N. Jan. 25.--Ih he Commit
tee on Military Affairs have prepared for
the benefit Of the soldiers Of Fort Sump-
ter Sl:l50 to indemnify them for musical
instruments, clothing, furniture, &c., lost
in precipitatc|y leaving Fort Moultrie, and
such remuneration is recommended to all
officers Of the Fort
WASHINGTON, Jon. 26.-Fifty artillery
men from New York arrived this morn
ing. and INN :diately left for Fort Was!.
ington to relieve the marines there TEN.
porarily on duty.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The rumor
was rife here to-day that Gen. Scctt has
received new intelligence relative to tho
designs on the Capital by secession inva-
ders, which caused him much anxiety.
The Grand Jury has made three pre-
sentiments Of ex.Secretary Floyd; first,
for mal-administration in Office; second,
for completely in the extraction Of bonds;
and third, Tor conspiracy against the Gov
eminent 1t is expected that the inaict-
ment will be ready on the action Of the
Jury tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jar. g. HeralTs
Correspondence II learn from gentle
Nah who had an interview with Mr.. Lin
coin, at Springfield, within the past week,
that the latter in discussing the existing
state Of affairs, expressed himself as fol-
lows: Il will suffer death before l will
consent or will advise any friend to con-
sent to any concession or compromise
which looks like buying the privilege of
taking possession Of this Government, to
which W. have constitutional right; be-
cause, whatever l might think Of the mer-
its Of the various proposti MS before Con.
gross, 1 should regard any concession in
the face Of menace, as leading to the de-
struction of the Government, unless it u
the wish, and at the consent Of all hands
that our system shall be brought down to
u level with the existing disorsanized
state Of affairs in Mexico But this thing
will be thereafter as it is now, in the hands
Of the people, and if they desire to call
Convention to remove any grievances COM
planned OF, or to give new guarantees for
permanencc Of vested ri ht,, it is not
min? to oppose"
In this conversation, Mr.. Lincoln urged
no objection to the Border State Of Ether
idge proposition as future basis of agree
ment. if the Republicans, as a party, de-
sire it.
The most intense EXCITEMENT exists in
certain Congressional circles in consc-
quencc of the fact leaking out that the
Howard select Committee of the House
has positive evidence before them of
conspiracy existing in this city aud vicini-
ty to ovcrturn the Government, in which
certain prominent officials aud citizens Ct
Washington were implicated
1t is not true that Mr.. King, the FIRST
assistant postmaster general, refused to
hold any communication with ex-senator
Yulee. He simply declined to show him
the papers ne asked to see, relative to the
abo'tio" Of tie post office and discontinue
ancc Of the mail to Pensacola. The inter-
view was respectful on both sides.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 27.-Thc Kentucky
Legislature yesterday almost unanimously
adopted the Virginia resolutions which
are 50 constructed as t. require the Fedcr-
al Government, to protect slavery in all
the Territories now held or hereafter to
he acquired south of 800 and to gu ,rantce
the right Of slaves through free states.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2S.-The First
Baptist churc', in this city was destroy ed
by fire yesterday morning. Loss $1,000
to $1,000. Insured $4,000.
RACINE, Wis, Jan. IA fire this
morning destroyed the building occupied,