St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-19
TEIEcR APHiC.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN
f7 LIVERPOOL =
s-- s..
INTERESTING ITEMS.
WAsn1xcroN, Dec. 10.

! Our Government has replied to the in
vitation Of England, france, and Spain
to ti::ke part in the expedition against Mex
leo, declining to haze anything to do with
lit. -.-- -~ i ~,
A copy Of the N. o. Delta, of Novcm-
Der 24th, which reached here to-day an.
nounces that 'Wm. l.. lancey and Glenn
cnt Z. Clay were elected Senators from al.
ALBANIA to JEFF Davis Senate on the 2ist
ult
The Houston Telegraph of the 10th
ult, announced that Wigfall had been
elected Senator from Texas and that Old
ham, Wall and Hemphill were candidates
to fill the other vacancy.
1t is likely plan for the exchange of
prisoners will soon be decided on. The
Military Committees Of Congress have "a
vored the measure
Mr.. Chase in his report touches upon
the slavery question in paragrarh-ad.
vising the con6scation of ,ehel property
as means Of revenue He excepts slave,
because he says the United States cam It
become stakeholder but he recommends
the emancipation and the employment of
those liberated, to tue service Of the Gov.
ernment.
In tie House on tue llth, Mr.. Blair
of Missouri, offered a resolution declaring
it just to recognize the eminent and patri-
otto services Of the late General Lyon, and
rendering the thanks of Congress to the
brave officers and soldiers under his COM
mand who sustained the honor of the flag,
and achieved a victory at Springfield, Mis-
souri,, and in order to commemorate the
event each regiment*engaged on that oc-
| casion bear on its colors the word "Spripg-
6eld," in letters of gold, and that these
resolutions be read at the head of the dif-
ferent regiments Of the army of the Uni
tod States. It:was adopted.
New YoRK, Dec. II.
By steamer City of New York from Port
Royal, we learn that the 46th N. Y. reei-
ment were to embark for Tybee With view
Of storming Fort Pulaski by land. A feet
was seen off Port Royal few days prior
to rhe 9th, which, doubtless, has since ar
rived at its destination, and startling intel.
ligence may soon be expected FROM further
South.
WHEELING, Dec. IL.
1nlegislature, Mr.. Carksadon, of Hamp.
shire, introduced q resolution prohiv viting
any person engaged in rcbellien, from ev-
er holding Office in this State. =
Mr.. Snyder, Of Mononxahala, .introdu.
ced resolution, modifying those parts of
the Code which prohibit writing or speak
ing against slavery, so a, to tuake them
form to the spirit and genius of our insti-
tutioas.
The steamer Hansa from Bronep. via
Southampton 9th Of November arrived at
Sandy Hook, on the lth, aud brings news
that on the 27ult. the most intense excite.
ment prevailed in Liverpool FROM the 10.
telligence Of the taking Of Mason and Sli-
dell from the British steamer Trent. Al
Indignation meeting was bromptly held,
and resolutions were carried by acclama-
-tion denouncins the insult and calling W.
on Government to maintain the dignity Of
the flag. Some prominent merchants
spoke against precipitate action, and said
the matter had better be left to the Gov.
erument. The feeling Of indi ignation how.
lever was general ,,, .-.-..
Thv eev,vtary OF the Interior in his
Report says: Within little more than .
year, 4,50O Africans, recaptursd by our
cruisers, have been taken into the, Repub-
lie Of Liberia, through the agency of the
American Colonization Society.