The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-19

culateu u create unnecessary excitement Last
week some hostile intentions upon the arsenel
were manifested by the people of the neighbo,-
hood, but the resollte bearing of the workmen
prevented All attack.
Three companies from Fortress Monroe have
been ordered to Washington Immediately. Witt
The other arrangements making, there need b..
40 approximations felt for the auletuess OF the
Inaugural ceremonies.
Especial Dispatch the Cincinnati Gazette.l
.s Washington, Jan. IL.
The speech of Senator Hunter to-day is re-
sarded as all indication OF the position of vir
gina He is exceedingly cautious, and never
uakes step unless sure Of being backed up at
nome. His idea was, let the Union 90 to pieces
quietly, and then, through general convention,
Or some other mode, attempt the work OF re-
construction. His idea of government is that
Of Mr.. Calhoun, with dual Executive, &c.
Mr.. Harlan, of Iowa, followed in a strong
,peech, in which he told the South that they OF
the North were ready to repea. the legislation OF
1854, AMI 60 back to the Compromise of 1850,
winch the South itself had suggested and car
lied through. He inLiinated pretty clearly, that
| tue Northwestern people never would stand an,
Interference with tie mouth of the Mississippi
River.
great deal of Importance is attached to the
position OF Mary Ian i, as it is admitted that her
action in this crisis, will determine for the pre-
sent, at least, to which section the Capitol shall
belong
An immense Union demonstration took place
at Baltimore last night, at which the greatest en-
thusiasm was manifested, but the resolutions
were not sufficiently explicit to determine how
Tar the Union sentiment of the people would
,ead them. There Is strong and active disun
ION party in the State, but tor the present they
are ovelborne by the Unonists
A conference OF leading gentlemen of Mary
iand has just adopted series OF resolutions, eX-
pressing devotion to the Union, endorsing the
esolutlons OF Crlttenden, aud Pr opposing that
,he Governor shall take the sense OF the people
as TO The calling oil Convention, and be gov
rHed W the Result OF the popular vote
4 hear further that "A meeting will Ue held ii
Baltimore tomorrow night, t. protest against
he occupancy OF Fort AcHcnry by the Govern
nient troops.
1t has byen asccrtaiued to day, in a manner
mat leaves no room whatever tor doubt, that II
$ the purpose OF tie South to seize the Capitol
~ some time PRIOR To, or ON the attn VI March
.iis, IL Is true, Is II rcvlya OF previous Iepu,
out the lntormaton Is now i'll su, II Il shape thai
Northern menue's OF Congress consider 1t thel,
iuty To look rhe danger lady III the lace, and
u.opt such measures may be within then
| reach.
secret society exists tn ouehout the South
,or TINS pu pose, and TIE sec, ssionists, having
control oi the telegraph and ralIO"d they Cab
pour III large force upon the Capitol at short
| hoticc, and With scarcely amy possibility of thei,
movements being reporteu to the authorities
| here in advance. Tue Federal troops now i'll
this neighboIbood, or TO arrive Will not 1t is be
iieved, prove sufficient to prevent the proposed
attack, and partie, =ho are now looking into
The matter, place little reliance i'll the military
| organization OF the District. The matter has
| assumed such a serious character, and there be
| ing 10 doubt about the magnitude and progress
| OF the plot, the facts will be formally laid be-
fore Gen. Scott this afternoon. As matters now
| stand, the public property here Is not protected
| at all aud a few hundred men could take posses
sion OF every public building in the city.
The fact that Southern members OF Congress
have been sending home their wives and dAugh
ters until few how remain, is regarded as indl.
rative that conflict is expected. There are
not now over one hundred lady Uoarders at the
principal hotels. Al Willald's there are not ex
ciusiv,iy OF transient visitors, oyer a dozen la
lies aud the number there altogether, does no,
exceed thirty
The Northern men are firm. They will, whe,
| the time arrives, make proposition that ough,
10 be, and wll be acceptable to reasonable Sou.
lie To themselves.
la the event vi the adoption of Mr.. Corwin's
cepolt, Mary Land may be lehed upon TO stand by
The Unvu. hentucky viii, | think, 10 the same
since Hunters speech, | have less confidence III
Virginia.
There is but little excitement here. Men are
clam aud determined. The even;s tr,ns spring at
the South surprise nobody. Ii the Administra.
ton sends the rig, sort of insti uctiUns to Maj
Anderson, hosthties will commence in CHARLES
ton Harbor at once.
NoTEs FROM THE SoUIH.-A letter received a
day or two since toy gentleman OF this city
from Il lawyer i'll Charleston, gave very gloomy
statement OF the condition of affairs III that
city. He sad .sat there were large number ui
rps ectable, weakly and Influential persons there
who were, like himself, tho oughly opposed to
he whole secession movement, and that they
were utterly Overborne and silenced 10y the mass.
No man dare avow such sentiment there, no
matter what his standing or position. He lad
himself already paid 81, $780, 'chch lad been exact.
ed as a contribution tonards the expenses of tie
increment, and there was every prospect that
these exactions would grow heavier and more
frequent. The condition of affairs, he said, was
perfectly awtul, -suci, he had never expected
to see il this country. The mob had complete
CONTROL and the conservatives were rcpulsed.
Another letter TO 4 prominent public man in
this city states that body OF minute-men enter
ed the house of n well known family in Charles
ton, demanded food and drink, which they re-
ceived, and then erac,ed $40 each as n condition
of leaving. The money was paid.
Another letter to 4 gentleman in New jersey,
from the head of family in the interior of South
Carolina states that a company OF men stopped
there, on their way to Charleston, demanded
"a "a nd IN
money eaongh to procme iotti"g for Tie miole.-
He aids, in his letter, that he was very glad to
get rid of them on thesc t.rlns.
One of the wealthiest planters in Mississippi
writes to a Southern centlem n in this city, that
unless he returns speedily, his property will be
seized as that of a dis .ifrc,ed PRISON; that he
himself is Union man, bu. dare not say so, for
fear of mob violence.
The following extract of letter, written OF
Christmas day, by wealthy cotton planter Ia
Mississippi, to his son in this city, has been
handed Us for publication. The gentleman from
whom we receive it SAYS that the writer is a man
OF nAaencr, and could command some Of the
most honorable fiices IN the State He says:
II have great dread Of the consequences Of
this secession movement The 4th of March
fills me with apprehension. Surely these things
ought not to be. But who is there now to mount
the whirlwind and direct the storm? We have
no Clay or Webster or Gen. Jackson now
Owls and bats fill the high places once consecra-
ted to eagles Mississippi 1os nerer in rorse
condition Than no,c for any 0ioent action she has
no spare resources, credit and ,coyse, nothing 10
eat Much sufferingis inevitable. know many
families who have no corn, nor anything to buy
it with; and none have enough to carry then,
through to the next crop. No debts are being
paid. and CONSERVATION marks the countenance
of all thinking men, Our taxes are already high
and t,.ey are Obliged to be in, rcased one hun.
dred foIt to support the new Government abou,
e. bs iaaugsated."-lN. 7. Times