St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-02-07
ELEcRAR Hlc.


the name of Geo. MeKenny Of PenssYlys~
ria, as consul to Liverpool
The Assistant Treasurer At NsWs Orleans
refuses to give up the coin and DulGen in
the branch mint TO- the ,anlonnt=of some
ST.. 900, to, the order Of Secretary Dix, on
*he ground THAT the branch pi,lt has been
taken potsessiip sTof b. il,c. State e E1aisi.
ana. On receipt Of this news, this MORN
ing, the President called an extraordinary
session of|the Cabinet, and the whole sub
jAee%was ,condidered.S Its understood that
|5enatprscBenjamin and a!:de!E we're Sent
t:::, 4; snow: if2:tbeyy:,we,e aware Of this
transaction. The government teIegraphed
to, the collector aud txnsurer to- know the
facts connected with the case? eTj'..
One additional bodyuf federal troops ar
rived AID this mGriiiing s train brought ar.
d}ery, arms and mu lm 10! off war; IA
effort viii he made by a member Of the
committee Of FIVE t. report a j65iint iresolu-
ton. providing; for |: eall:of = national con.
yention, for the adjnstmento of existing dit.
! fcul;ies. ,aHln4,>a 2IcH
An of6cill copy of the Louisiana ort}i-
nance ct Secession has been received and
the delegati'ns from that State III Consrrs,
with! the exception Of "; :B,igliqay will
probably withdraw from further ,deibe5a-
ton in Congress tomorrow. He IL the
only one from the seeding States who:has
taken part in.~the
several ordinances ot1 secessipn,shsvesbccn
passed. he na:ncs Of all the members of
the House from the Seeding States conntiu-
ue to. be called when -yotiug 9. -;
Joshua 4: Giddings is among the latest
arrivals here. ~
" Gov. Hicks, Of Maryland, WIN be before
the select committee to:morro,:,. as a wit.
ness concerning the alleged conspiracy to
seize Wselith g,un. 81 t: X i. = ],
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA despatch:
from L: 4 Rhctt, states that the Slo,t-.
-omery congress will meet tomorrow and
adjour" over till the border States CONFER
,nce bas adjourned, bis is-considered a
,nop' full ,isn. a. ~. ~ I.5.. oi:..c 90
The fact shows that he government is
unable to get any Of its orders south unless
s:"t by special mes>ensers :: The despatch
sent BY Secretary l'ix to Hemphill Jones.
special agcrt IF the treasury department.,
now at New Orleans, was stopped on. The
23tl'. at Montgomery, Alabama, hyaorder
OF the Governor ut Louisiana, ht,+ t'revcnt-
my the arrest OF that notorious tra tor
Captain Bru:hwood. ~~ --~ ~',~
The follo*i1gis'a copy Of General Dfz,s
despatch:4 12:-!-4z:NvU. Y3EEGICs
WASHINGTON, Jan 20.
To HEMpnlLL JOINS TEL Licuicn-
ant Caidwe Il to, arrest Captain. Brushwood.
assume command of the cutter Met Iceland.
and obey orders / gave through you If
Captain Erus hwood, after a,1est undertakes
to Interfere with the c::mn,aud of the cut.
t>r, Lieu'en lit Caldwell viii coasi Ter him
Il mu. i:n ev and treat him accordingly. If
he attempts to haul down the..American
flag SHOOT HIN ON THE SFOT."
lsisned j =" cJoHS 4: DIX,
Sceretary Treasury:
jacob thompson testified befirsthetpe-
cial committee that various plans OF the
sece>sicnists had been discussed in his pre-.
sence. and sometimes at his house BY Lend
ing men, ard others OF less prominence,
which contemplated first, the. seizure Of
this Capital. Second: Means, TO- prevent
Presidential votes being ca.yassed. Third:
Resistance to Mr.. Lincoln's Inauguration.
He regarded these Propositions as foolish
and crimin,l. and; believed they had lately
been abandoned aud all efforts, cone. Mira
ted to separate State action which he JUS :
tilted and approved This -rolicy would ).
lead to the same results by different means.
WASHINGTON. Feb 4 .-Withinr: the last
two weeks about lily speeches have been
delivered in the House IF Representative
on the crisis, nearly all Of them in councc:
ton with the report Of the committee of
thirty three. A number IF gentleman te-
sides have been making preparations ior:;n
expression If their views on this subject.
There arc 50 many contestants 70, 1heio r
that the struggle to obtain it has become
quite lively. 49, '',-'
The Secretary Of State thus far, since
his entry upon the. dutisof that Office, has
performed the duties without the assistance
Of an Assistant Secs etarY. He desired
much to secure in that capacity F. Bayard,
Of Delaware. Owing to this gen:lemau's
peculiar qualifications t"r the place, but
overru ing Considerations led him to decli0c
the prOffered appuintn"nt. - e"
~. The Contention is in session to-day with
c'osed doars. .-.-...-..- .~--..
Mr.. Wright. Of Ohio, is temporary chair.
man., All Suites that have, apl oiuted DELI
cg,:css~ ,rc Represented, except New York,
Tennessee, missouri aud Illinois.
=: A motion to adjourn: Tie convention was
tabled. "A committee on permanent ., gan,
izatiu'' was appointed aud the cuuvea ton,
adj"urned till tomorrow ,loon:s ar~. ~. :
John Tyler will probably be perm: anent
President q It is understood th,t the. eve.
ming proceedings viii ,be conducted in
crct session - ''@<'A'', SO =.