Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-13

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bearer of dispatches to Washington from Gov Pckens,
was in the former city and in ST. Louis ast week. where
he purchased and shipped for home 900 bbls of pork
900 casks Of bacon and several thousand bushels of
corn for the OF the Caroaian army. These supplies
we're forwarded via the Nashville and Chattanooga
| Road.
IMPORTANT FROM FORT SUMTER.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 1861.
The War Department has received advces from Major
Anderson the 7th inst He writes in good spirits and
is fully prepared for any emergencies that may arse
He had heard how the negotiations between the Pre-
sident and Co'one HayDe tad term mated. He knew,
however for he had already been Informed what posi-
ton the administration would take in regard to the d.
mands OF South Carolina. He had received his nsruc-
tons time ago, through Lieutenant Talbot and he
has been preparing and arranging his plans accordingly
II. expects to be attacked Immediately after Colonel
| Haynes return
He SAYS Judging from the activity Of the people and
the extensive preparations which being made that
they will present pretty formdiby display, aud make
most desperate effort to take the fort. He is fully pre-
pared.
Iu very short time after the attack is made the gov.
will attempt TO throw reiniocements into Fort
Sumter They have made all necessary arrangements,
and il it possible to get men, munitions and supplies
! INTO that fort it will be done.
Major Anderson is OF opinion that he maintain his
position and resist attack for indefinite period
| He has been informed by government that
attack is made be will be Immediately reinforced. That
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Navy have been engaged for some time in arranging
matters to that end.
1t appears by letters received here from Charleston
that the people doubt their ability 10 take Fort Sumter
gent there writing TO this city says the impress
sion is very general among military that they would
not be able to take III that whether they take it not
| there must be fearful loss OF life.
The President has received intelligence from Charles
stating that Governor Pokens had referred the ques
I on OF Foit Sumter-t having become a ltiona
,gian tha tha Snr.h nonfa
cy &. Montgomery and that movement would be made
looking attack until action had been taken by the
Scuhern republic But the heels OF this teligence
Information has been received here to the effect tina, the
republic had decided 10 invest forts Pckens and
Sumter.
This latter intelligence was received by secession Sens
tors.
Every effort possible is making here by the secession
lists TO prevent attack Fort Sumter at Chareston-
The fear still prevails that the authorities cannot control
the masses, they being more like mob than anything
ese. II they be controlled there is doubt that
the whole Of attacking Sumter will be referred
10 the Montgomery Convention, to Jefferson Davis the
newly elected President Of the Confederate STATES by
tlat Convention.
The cessionists here are aware that the first gun
against Sumter will not oaly precpitae fight Chsref
tor, hu. at Savannah Pensacola and at the mouth Ct
the Mississippi river, and perhaps a; New leans. They
are not ignorant Of the fac; that the Federal Government
has recalled sufficient number Of naval ships to
present emergencies that recruiting for the army and
navy actively progressing in all tue principal
cGl cities and besides, that army OF fifty thousand
men stand ready in the Northern States to march at
moments warming in the their services wanted
| by the federal authorities.
The new Southern Coniederacy no. ready for any
such demonstration aud their friends here know it, and
| arr shrewd enough to act upon it,
Parties are here whose business it is forward des
patches 10y cOuer to Southern points keeping the lead
there advised in regard to movements ia Washington
On the other hand, the Government using the
service fund in tie employment Of private agents for the
purpose Of keeping itself advised of the movements OF
the secessobs and particularly to keep United States
officers in command Of Southern ports informed OF
| all measures that may be taken TO their prejudice.
THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON
The Washington Star Of Monday afternoon says
We are happy have in our power to say that the
Committee of one from each State Represented 10 the
Peace Convention expected 10 report to-day to-
morrow, plan for the settlement of the trouble of
the times with unanimy rendering it very probable that
it will be promptly adopted by large majority of the
| Convention, from both the North and the South Der
impression is that it will be combination of portions of
various plans the committee have before them,
though unable to say with any degree Of certain
ty what details is likely embrace. Above
what is evidently the understanding to-day among the
| members of the Convention.
| The States aud Union of the same date says:
in harmoniousy and that there is prospect OF agree
ment Oh plan OF compromise carly in the week The
committee on business have not yet reported, but have
under consideration the Crittenden compromise with the
Border States resolutions and endeayorng
bine their provisions together TO meet the approval Of
all sections There is anxiety among the commission
ers from all sections to harmonize and the represc
ves OF Virginia. since the election in that State dis
posed 10 yield TO the voice of the people
The Washington correspondent of the New Y ork
| Herald, under date OF February 10th, says
All the details of the proposition which, it is believed
by the best Informed delegates representing the border
slave States the Convention will recommend have been
agreed upon except that relating TO the Territories-a
though this il will readily be conceded is the vital
to settle NV informant that the majority Of
the Committee will he able to agree upon that part of the
proposition without much difficulty. The points alread
agreed to by the Committee very similar TO those In
the order State propo on and il the territorial lolicy
d down there is adopted By the Committee and report
ed to the Convention it will be assaed in debate by the
Republican leaders in that body and will obtain very fe
if any votes from that party.
Republicans members of the Conference who assert
that they have one nothing except elect President
conslitutonay believe that theIony object Of their DO.
ltca opponents who have nothing lose is to divide
and destroy the Republican parly and to such an end
they think the opposition members of the Peace Con-
gress laboring They openly declare that the propo.
sition which the Cummtee will report is intended 10
sa fy the border slave States aud will divide the people
of the North, and especially the r. publican plrty Other
Numbers of that party however, do not believe that any
such result naturally occur from proposition like
the referred to- On the contrary, they and
believe that this is the primary object of majority of
the committee and that all other are
| to it,
But that is not the principal difficulty in the way of
settlement and it is useless TO disguise the fact Until
the border slave States agree among themselves
be able 10 assert authoratvely to the representa-
tives OF the Northern Stat that they only for
the Union but that they for the constitution and the
enforcement of the laws against all volaors thereof
whether Of individuals States, and cease their cry
against coercion at every attempt made to enforce the
laws thereby denying the ght OF State to secede they
can never propose any plan of settlement that the North
will accept The border slave States declare by their
delegates in the Convention ard by their Senators and
Representatives in Congress, that they want settle
ment that the Union must be preserved, but at the
time they ref:se 10 settle upon any that do
admit the right Of State to secede by denying the
right of the administration to carry the government
within the borders of such State whe the federal
law is violated.
am satisfied that the border States will have to yield
this point first, before the North will consent TO any
raugement. Northern of all parties and some OF
the abest in the South agree that when conced'
ed that State 20 Of the Union at pleasure with
out the OF the other States it 10 admitting that
We have no government Rather than yield this point,
the North will abandon all concessions and compromises
and 20 about the important work OF ascerainng
whether we have government, and whether IL 10 worth
preserving, and u 60 to prsservelt s hazards and Of