Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-06
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Additional News by the Overland Mail.

AodItiOnai News Dy the Overland Mail.
ST. Louis, Jan. II.
The report Of an alteration between Gen.
Scott and Senator Toombs is wholly untrue
The facts are as follows: Gen. Scott, Sena-
tors Toonbs and Benjamin and others, dined
at the house of Nr. Corcoran on Wedncs-
day, when the Southern Senators denounced
the Union with insane passion. Mr.. Toombs
wished that the Star of the West could be
sunk, but no discourtesy was offered to Cen
Scott, and no difficulty ensued. Gen Scott
has authorized a denial of the report which
has been circulated.
WAsnINGroN, Jan. 13.-Mr. Toombs and
family left to-day for Georgia.
The arrival two companies of flying ar
tiuery adds to the hostile feelings Of the Sc
cessionists.
Mr.. Pressly, the Sub-Treasurer at Charles
ton, has notified the Department that he is
paying interest on United States bonds.
Speaker Pennington is actively engaged in
urging a National Convention to heal the
wounds of the Republic. Mr. Etheridge, Of
Tenn, visited the Republican caucus at the
capitol on Saturday night, and urged them
to vote for his proposition at once as the
only measure that would retain the border
States.
The conservative Republicans consider Mr.
Stewards speech as opening the door to con-
ciliation. They know that if Mr. Crittenden's
propositions would pass the Senate they
would pass the House. They were postpon-
ing final action on it by encouraging South
ern Senators to speak.
Gen Scott is severely attacked in the Con-
stitution newspaper, edited and owned by an
Englishman, as military director.
If the Alabama delegation goes out on
Tuesday, Mr. Bigler will bc left chairman of
the Committee on Commerce and will report
favorably for McIntyre's confirmation. Ala
bama may not secede till the 4th of Feb, in
which case the delegation will remain.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, is sick with an af'ee-
ton of the throat, and he will retire when
well enough to take leave of the Senate.
Every withdrawal from Congress adds to
the chance Of the passage of the compromise
measures, and tonight the conservatives
hope that measures will be taken during this
week to ensure the continuance of the border
States in the Union.
Mr.. Stewards speech was in print before it
was delivered. 1t is stated that it was not
his intention to speak before the end Of next
week, but the terrible progress Of the revolu-
tion in the Southern States and the seizng of
forts and other Federal property in Georgia
Alabama, Louisiana and Florida have brought
him out sooner than he wished himself. The
disunionists do not ike his speech, as it will
injure them in the South. Hunter, especial
ly who made an undisguised secession speech
the day before, seems to have been over
thrown with his arguments. The entirety of
Union loving men praise Mr. Stewards efforts
expressing hope that he will yet assent to
the adoption of the Crittenden resolutions.
Some radical Republicans danounce Stewards
speech in vehement terms
A great fire occurred at Halifax, Jan. 18Th,
destroying all the principal buildings on the
four principal streets.
Dates from Charleston to the 10th inst.--
All quiet The Mercury says Of Fort sumter
"The strietest yigilence is kept up, and not
even the smallest boat can approach the
walls without the gruff hailng Of the senti-
nela on the ramports. In a former article
uron the defense Of Fort Sumter, we noticed
the fact that the second tier Of easements had
had been walled up We observed yester-
day that the masonry closing two of those
easements fronting towards Fort Moultrie
had been removed, the guns for these case
ments being completely mounted.