The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-12

BY FOXY RxPaEas.
1Azs AND ! oa1Af NEWS

or sArnS 70, IoVV.
ASlspatch froa CHAR ton, Dec. 22d,
sta that MajOt 'Andcls On, cOmmaNder
Fort MOultric, had been commanded 10
surrender the Forts TO the Constitutional
authorities Of South Carolina in case the
Forts are attacked, but not to irrcsponSi-
BILE parties.
At the Banquet of the n. f. Society
en- 2ad, 1t Neg York., SRCtOH Seward
discussed the present troubled state OF
the eoumOVy ~ . halC sssissa NssNWsra~a
predicted that a. the Secession feeling
had been growing weaker ever since the
sixth If November last, 80 in few days
more the whole trouble will have passed
away.
At Baltimore, the Secession movement
Of South Carolina was received very
quietly, CREATING no sensation whatever.
The news was received at Richmond, Va,
with great satisfaction. A movement was
made to hoist the Palmetto flag on the
Hotel. A paper containing request to
Mr.. Bolts to leave the State, was being
signed by many influential citizens
A rumOr is current at Washington that
il Fort MOultrie il taken by the Scces-
SiOniSts the residence Of Mr.. Bucha nan,
at Wheatland, will be burned down.
An immense secession meeting was
held at Mobile, Alabama, on the 22d.
Houses were illuminated in honor Of
South Carolina. A similar meeting has
been held at Memphis, Tennessee. The
New York Tribune states positively that
Mr.. Lincoln Is squarcly opposed 10 amy
proposition Of compromise that shall yield
one iOta of the position occupied by the
Republican party On the subject Of slavery
in the Territories. The Albany Erthi"g
Journal, 24th, (ThurlOw Weeds paper)
has the following: "Since the mewsI,a-
pcrs have made our recent visit to Spring
field the occasion of remark, it may not
be improper to say that all interview with
Mr.. Lincoln has confirmed our statement
and convinced us Of his fitness fur the
high position nc is TO occupy; Of his en-
incnt qualifications for the great trust re-
posed in him; in his proper appreciation
Of the difficulties aud dangers that sur.
round us; Of his desire that the Free
States if at all delinquent should fulfill
their Constitutional duties; Of his drtcrm.
inatien to require from all the States an
enforcement Vf the laws and Obedience 10
the Constitution, and finally OF his earn.
est and inllcxible devotion to the princi.
pies and -SYmpaihies of RcpnblicaniSIn."
1.-THE South Carolina POStmastrrs retire
in \ body rs expected, Mr.. Holt will at
once give public notice, that no mails f;,r
South Carolina will be made afterwards,
as they cannot he delivered at their dcs-
tinatiOn: all such will he sent TO the dead
Letter Office. after = certain date, to DC
delivered to the parties sending the letters.
A dispatch states that SoMth Carolina
Commissioners had started for Washing.
ton on the 9th. Eighty men from Sa-
vanah arrived at Charleston on the 9th,
and rendered their services to the Gov
ernor, in the name Of the Minute Men, or
Sons Of the South. Intense excitement
existed at PittSburg Pa, OH the oath, in
consequence If a report being made pub
lie that the L. S. QuartcrnlaStcr was neg0-
tiating for the shipment Of 7S guns to
New Port, near Galveston Island, Texas,
and &c To Ship Island, near Belize, ut the
mouth Of the Mississippi. There appeared
to he objections made to strip the arsenal
and place the guns where the Secession
lists could get them. Major Remington.
of Maryland, in command Of the arsenal,
declined giving the press any information
on the subject.
General Gushing went to South Caro-
lima, at the request Of the Supreme Count
to consult with the leaders, touching Sc
ccSSiOn.