Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-01-05
The Southern RebelIia.@
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The President Refuses. 10 RenonJ
derson-"Ben9 Butler the p,s,;,. a.'
Adpiser-Rsgenue Gutter IL Bs..,,
Hands- Gen. Wool for Onion ''s
SWAsHINGroN, Dec. 29.-Tbo 8.
Of the Treasury has refused to acco .I'''aFy
Of the bids for the $4,000 Nm 4 any
demanded more than 2 per cent ;n, winch
Thus, less than two millions are aooa1 1.eiest
an amount about sufficient, It i sl f'su--
lpay the interest on the public debt Jn .
the first Of January. 1u0 on
As it was never stipulated or ao,,,s
the President that the troops s5o 0SS oy
withdrawn from the forts around CIV, y
ton Harbor, the administration a. r4iles
consider itself under any obligation i 10y
so. AS to the request Of the s q %
missioners, viz, for the restoration o JViL
military status, this is considered w. !. .le
larger portion Of the cabinet as imyo .ue
bic. 'pO~F
Secretaries Floyd, Thompson,andT bo0
who hold to the constitutional ligbt of.
cession, wele separated on the s. q on =
ton, from their cabinet associates S"~'
There was no positive decision 81 i
injecting to-day, although the prosnaot a 'u'
tainly is not favorable to the comm,ssion ~
and this statement is strengthened h , Il,
fact that to-day Secretary Floyd rss;,a "S
his office. 1t is said that Secretary Tbsor w
Ison would also have resigned ,wereit NJ, 7
the investigation pending concerning II,
Iafairs of the Interior Department IS ~.
nection with the abstraction oftbe TnS.s
trust bonds-an investigation which 4
tasked to redeem bis honor and inteoGty
The report prevails that Sec'y Tbcm.,
resigned, bnt r.. lis results from bis india
e,..sson as to whether he shall remain IN the
Cabinet, and his generally believed earnest
sympathy with Sec'y Floyd.
New YoRK, Dec. 30.-The H,og.
Washington correspondent telegraphs t6s
following:
4 WAsHINeToN, Dec. 29.-Ths Cabneb,,
lust adjourned, after a protracted session
Of six hours. The affairs at Cbanpaon
was thesublect under consideration. sssv
Floyd stated to the President in wGtns
that unless Mqor Anderson was withdravs
from Fort Sumpter, he could not rem
ia the Cabinet.
i Secretaries Thompson and Thomas we're
understood TO entertain the same views but
the events ofto-day changed Their minds
somewhat.
The President determines after full de-
liberation not to withdraw Major Anderson
and Mr. Floyd's resignation was therefore
accepted.
Among the persons named as Mr.. Floyds
successors is Benjamin f. Butler, Of Mass,
who has been in confident consultation with
THE President for several days.
A serious division exists in the Cabinet,
and break up may at almost any
lhourbe anticipated Recent ard highly i'm
Iportant intelligence from the SouthreccWsi
10y the Government, may precipiIate he
leyent.
The Secretary Of the Trearury has just
received a dispatch from Charleston, stating
that the revenue cutter in the pot Of
Charleston had been seized blythe author
titles, and chat the captain, who is a native
of South Carolina, has resigned. This in
telligence was Immediately communicated
to the Cabinet.
The navy department at two O'Clock, rs-
ceiyed despatch from Lieut. james. +
oster,capmanding the SLAYER Boyita,whch
was carried into Charleston, stating that
his prisoner, the captain of the SLAYER had
been taken before State Judge by wnt
of hd5eas corpus. that the Judge removed
the prisoner to his custody on the ground
that he had no guards, and on bis way %
the Boyita, with his prisoner, he had Oesn
taken by force from his custody by mob,
The Presidents message is an evasion o.
all responsibility, and contrasts Buchanal'
timid policy with the bold action OF JACK
lson. The Globe characterizes the message
as an appeal to the North TO make conce'-
sions to the South.
Troy, Dec. s1.--The Troy Daily Times
this p. M, contains two letters from Gen
Wool, in favor Of the Union, in favor o.
sustaining Anderson in his position at For
Sumpter,and earnestly urging firm grcunt
be adopted to put down secession. He de
clares that if Fort Sumpter be surrendercd
to the secessionists, in 90 days 20O,OOo
men will be in readiness to take vcngsanc'
on all who would betray the Union into
the hands Of its enemies.