The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-01-30
Secession, Congress, &c.

Secession, Congress, &c.
An election at Newport, KY, on the Crit
tendon resolutions showed 44s votes for
and not one against them.
Alabama has recalled her Congressman
and appointed Commissioners to Washing
ton.
North Carolina is for compromise and
not secession. Virginia, Maryland and all
the moderate States and men of the South
occupy the same ground. The Gov. of
Louisiana in his message says all hopes of
Union are at an end the North is for coer-
ton instead Of concession Gov. Pickens
is in receipt of insulting letters from the
North. jeff. Davis is spoken of as provisi
onal President Of the Southern Republic ::
this word sounds Mexican-ish. Montgom.
cry of Pa, is circulating paper pledging
the present Congress to resign and give the
people chance to re-elcct. The paper is
not signed by many. Gun manufacturers
in New England having furnished the
South with all the shooting irons wanted.
arc now, through the newspapers endeavor.
ing to create war spirit North 50 as to
keep up the demand. Mr.. Sckles has been
unanimously confirmed in his seat, by the
House Committee. A naval officer is sent
to Fort Pickens, Florida, to prevent collision.
Gov. Pickens dispatches to Washington,
that Maj. Anderson and the State authori.
ties are on friendly social terms and that no
collision is anticipated. Bills are being
prepared in the House to increase the army
and navy; the President will be authorized
to call for volunteers. Mr.. Armstrong,
leading Republican Of the Penn. House of
Rep, made a powerful Crittenden speech
which has great effect Mr.. Colfax is work.
ing like beaver on the Com. on Post Off
ces and Post Roads. Mr.. Clemens of Va.
in allusion to the fact that he had been
called "traitor" said he could not afford
to resent the insult he having carried a
bullet in his body for two years and half
as the result Of a duel-"bullets arc not
good to carry in ones body" Mr.. Ether
'dge OF Tennessee, spoke in defence of the
north, in condemnation of the sccessionists
and in favor of any compromise that ten
sensible men would agree to. He said, in
proof of his being peace man, he was vii.
ling to submit to Buchanan eight years
longer. 1.-The worst slavery man south is
Yankee: he comes there, marries woman
with niggers and then becomes loud de.
fender of the institution. The people of
the cotton states are insane and should be
treated as we would treat other FOOLS" Mr..
Lovejoy made war speech. He gloried in
the prospective strife. He thought Lin.
coin would stick to the Chicago PLATFORM
IT he or any angel from Heaven proclaimed
any other doctrine Jet him be accursed ~
MIR. Lovejoy has but little respect for Hea-
ven if he can speak thus of it's accredited
ambassador, or angel; but his position is
only the acknowledged one of all Abolition
sts. Senator Grimes moved that Judge
greenwood, Reverdy johnson and Mont
somery Blair be appointed to settle with
Russel, the Indian Bond stealer. On motion
Of Mr.. Douglas the names of Judd and
I" entworth were struck out of the list of
Pacific K. r. corporators. Kentucky and
Virginia have both signifcd to the North
hat this fashionable tender of men and
money to the General Government or to the
Governors Of States only embarrassed the
Efforts of Union men at the South and led
o state of feeling that would rouse all the
Dad blood of their people. "No body of
men will be allowed to march through the
border States either to shoot southern or
northern people,"