Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-02-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

on account of his peculiar relations tc Mr.. Lin
coln
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE VIRGINIA observation-disclosures from
twenty counties in Virginia show that II, 907
have voted in favor of submitting the action of
the State Convention to the popular vote, and
1862 against it. In Essex and Kingsnd Queen
nhe home of Senator Huntcrj DR.. r. IL. Cox,
the secession candidate, is elected by 100 ma
iority. George L. Harrison, Southerprights, is
the successful candidate for the Convention from
Accomac, and not GUSTS, unionist, as before an
The correct result in Rpckbridge
county is as follows :-Messrs. D6rAan and
Moore, Union, 1875 Judge rockanbrough
284 for reference, 1875: against
28O The official majority of the HIN. Henry
A. Wise is IS over the Rev. Mr.. Burroughs, a
Episcopal preacher.
THE TWENTY-FIVE MILLION LOAN Bill
The President has approved and signed the
twenty million loan bill, which has passed
both Houses of Congress- as orignally'reported
with amendments providing that thu revenncc
from the loan authorized by the actiof June
1860, or 50 much as may be deemcca,, Necessary.
shall be applied to the Redemption Of treasury
notes issued undo. the act of last December and
Tor &c, no otter Purpose. The Secretary of the
treasury i, authorized to exchange al par the
BORIS of the United States for said treasury notes
at legal interest, and shall not be OBLIGED to &C
cept the most favorable bids as provided for
unless he shall consider them advantageous to
the United States, and any portion of said loan
not taken under the first advertisement he may
again advertise according to his discretion
Dispatches from Washington continue to re-
port favorably of the proceedings of she Peace
Congress. The Committee composed of one
Delegate from each of the twenty-one States
represented, are expected to report to-day or to-
morrow plan Of adjustment, which will be
supported by nearly unanimous agreement:
MIR. Corwin is also represented to be prepared
to adopt this plan as substitute. for ~ report
of the Committee Of Thirty three. Ti1se state
ments undoubtedly represent the prevailing sen,
timept at Washington ; to what extenVhey will
be verified, a patient waiting for the develop
ment of facts alone will determine.
A communication has been recesA I from
Judge Robertson, Commissioner 70 q oh aacedine
States. hu Coy LatGhasL of siisiAr;d O. ..a-
he says that the Governor of Georgia. accepts
the mediation of Virginia, and that she will dur
ing the period contemplated for negotiations,
abstain from all acts calculated to bring on a
collision with the Federal Government. The
Governor of Alabama is also expected to give a
favorable answer to Virgnia's propositions, and
that South Carolina will conform her course to
the action of her sister States.
The returns from the election held in Tennes-
see, on Saturday, though sparse and incomplete,
been overwhelmed and exterminated there by a
popular demonstration of marked significance
and power. Not only has the State chosen a
vast majority of conservatives to the State Con-
veution but it's people have apparently gone
need for a Convention at all to deterine where
Tennessee shall stand. -
The latest accounts state that it is estimated
the State has given at least 10000 majority
against calling Convention. 'r.sg
Considerable interest is felt as to proceedings
at Charleston since the failure of COL Haynes
mission. On receiving the Presidents final re-
spouse, he telegraphed to Gov. Pickens as fol-
lows:
"WAsH1NGToN, Feb. THE Presidents re-
ply through Holt, is not only fat refusal, but
insulting in its tone. My mission would shame
me and disgrace the State if Sumter is held one
moment longer than necessity compels submis-
sion on your part.
By order of the Governor Of Georgia, five
vessels owned in New York were seized at Sa-
vannah on Saturday; but they have since been
released on receipt of news of the unconditional
restoration to G.. B. Lamar of the arms intended
for Georgia, Cor the seizure of which by the au-
thorities of New York the seizure of the vessels
was made in retaliation.
Colonel Judge, Commissioner from Alabama
to negotiate for the transfer to that State OF forts
arsenals, and other public property belonging
to the United States, has been received by the
President as a private citizen, without any re-
cognition of his official capacity.
Mr.. Lincoln left Springfield on Monday en-
route for Washington.
ST. MARY's COUNTY IrEMs.-We clip the
following items from the Beacon of last Thurs
day:
John Thompson f. b., who was committed to
our 1all on the Z9Gu ulCiIIIo, vi Tue CudiSS Vi
being engaged in an attempt to excite insurrec-
ton among the negroes had an examination be-
fore Justice Wathen on Saturday last. Nothing
was elected during the examination to implicate
Thompson or to throw suspicion upon him. and
he was discharged. Curtis, who was committed
on the same charge, is still in Jail.
Henry Holly, f. b., living in st. Georges
neighborhood Factory district was committed
total on Saturday last, charged, in the language
of the committing magistrate, upon the oath OF
Alexander Fletcher, with conspiring and at
tempting to excite to instruction the negroes
of Factory district"
HTAt the late election held in Talbot coun-
ty, the vote stood for Convention 666; against
847 The total vote of the county was 266
short of that given last November. For dele
gates to the Convention the vote stood as fol-