Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-01-12

African slavery that Congress nav ". y
and the American people ratify. 'u'N
LEAvENwoRTH, Jan. 5.-Tbe av,a,,
force at Ft Letvenworth consists ~
companies Of light artillery. Ara. 'so
ments have been made with the ,as
company to transport 225 men and ' ,Sa
horses, and they wiIlleave for TT Mol1 .S
on Monday morning.
WEsTcHEsvER, Pa, Jan. 5.-Tbs,, /,
be a meeting this evening to enroll NM v
teers in the regiment Of Chester couD ,e.ua
offer their services to the goyernms:. Y
maintain the Constitution and enfo5s, ', ! Y
laws. The meeting is called by msm, .
of all parties. ''
NEW York, Jan. 5.--A Wasbr.
dispatch to the Commercial saws tbs g.
gressional committee Of the border Sn sr
have agreed upon a conipromis4 NJ
sherman asserting, thus renews coD65.s,.
| in final adjustment.
The sloop Of war Brooklyn has not ~
been ordered to Charleston. !"
The Massachusetts, delegation r0.,.
mended Charles Francis Adams FOR ' ~,
\ in Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet.
A despatch to the Post saws the S,u,L
ern Senators say the Brooklyn, if s,nt i
Charleston, will be sunk in the harbor 4.
Lighthouse darkened, buoys removed ana
batteries opened upon the steamer hn
Morris Island.
Some Representatives from the bora
lSlave States said yesterday their peoD.
would be content with the admissiono
New Mexico and Stewards CONSTITUTIONS
amendments against interfering wihslayer
in the States.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 6.--The Cnuenaep
Compromise seems to be gaining friends
who entertain she opinion that i il vcg
fairly presented to the people it voudh
accepted by them as basis Of settlement
The main difficulty, however, IN the wax,
| is that parties are at present indisposei 70
Offer it, without assurances that Others viii
receive it in Il mutual spirit Of accommOdn.
ton, for both North and South.
Officers from the city of New York an
endeavoring to ferret out the compiGgd
the government officers with the theft and
sale of the State Bonds taken from them
terror department. The Object is to prOs
ecute in behalf of the holders Of the bonds
who are threatened with loss in aseofTY
attempt to recover them.
The enrolment of the District Of Go
llumbia militia viii probably comIpancee
morrow. A plan for its reorganzah@
was matured more than six months ag9
but All the officers were not appcinteda
recently. The movement now is 70 Con-
centrate the militia, SO as to be efficient m \
service, should it be necessary at any tina
to call thcm out to preserve peace.
Not mere than one company Of maune
were sent yesterday to garrison Fort WaS
Iinoton, which is on the Potomac nVs |
about IA miles from Washington In
Fort has had no garrison for several yeN
The object of supplying it with one now
to avoid the possibility Of il being OccaP@
by lawless persons as a rallylng poIA'
mischief.
The Alabama and Mississippi deegataa
held a conference last night and atteFva@
autographed to the Conyentions OF thenN
spective States advising them to secede ID
mediately, saying there is no prospeag'
satisfactory adjustment. They resoVea
remain here awaiting the action o. na
States.
New York. Jan. e.-The Hra''
Washington correspondent says: TheS
der State Convention plan of adjustn"
appears to have at first met with cOnSle
able favor, and it was thought likely
President would commend it to the aH
ton of both Houses of Congress, but
caucus of Republicans, after full and
discussion of the border programme
eided adversely to any and all comPr0nss
whatever, and agreed simply 70 pies
ward the regular business Of the sss"
and then adjourned sine die.
MACON, Ca, Jan. 5.--There VII =
large secession majority in the 0egs
Convention. Ill counties, so tai, W
1876 aecessionists, which is cou'en"
majority Of II and SO co-operationIsS
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 5.-Almost@,J
members Of the Legislature have ARM ""
A call for a Convention will eerllD'
issued the first or second day Of 'n' :