The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-01-12
LATEST NEWS.
LEAvEnwoRrH. Jan. 9Th. ]

Fort Leavenworth, will leave this morning.
for Fort McHenry. They consist of three
companies. numbering about 925 men in
all: and will take with them $50 horses and
40 tons of baggage. They go via St. Jo-
seph. Quincy, Chicago and Pittsburgh
The following is list of the officers -
Brevet 1t. Col. H. Brooks, of Company H.
commanding officer; Lieut.. A. Bsckwith.
Assistant Quarter Master and Adjutant;
Lieut.. Jas. B. Fry, Company 1. ist Arti:-
lery; Lieut.. Thos. G. Sullivan. Co. I. 1st
Artillery; Capt. w. F. Barry. Lieut.. J. C.
TlbbalI. 1st Lieut.. A. J. Perry. End Lieut..
J. B. Barriger, all attached to Co. A. end
Artillery.
Gen. Scott has writes to Major Ander-
son, saying he has behaved like brave
man, and he would stand by him to the last.
He has also addressed a letter TO Mr.. Floyd,
informing him that as he had. during his
presence. in Washington. assumed TO issue
orders in disregard OF his authority and
without his knowledge, he should hold no
further communication with him.
MOBILE, Ais, Jon. 4.
The United States arsenal was taken at
daylight this morning by the Mobile troops.
without resistance. The arsenal contains
73, 900 stand of arms, 1870 bbls o. powder.
TO- 600 rounds of mu-ket cartridges, and
other munitions of war.
CHARLESTON. Jan. 4.
TIE s ,uth Carolina Convention adjourn
ed at u O'Clock this morning, subject to
the call of the President.
Noble, Jan. 4.
Fort Morgan was taken possession of
this morning by the Mobile troops. and gar
risoned by 200 men.
DETROIT, Jan. 4.
Gov. Blair delivered his inaugural adj
dress to both Houses of the Legislature at
Lansing. Yesterday. In discussing nation
al affairs. lie denies the right of secession.
and in abiding 10 the present position Of
South Carolina, says. ''If it could proper
~ be done | presume the country generally
would be willing to let that restless little
nation retire from the Confrderacy forever,
but that cannot be without admitting the
right of secession to exist in all the States.
This done and no Government remains to
us but only voluntary association of
States dissolubie at the pleasure of any Of
them If South Carolina may. of right,
secede, then may also New York aud L III
siana, thus cutting off the free right of way
of The entire north west, TO the OCEAN IN
both directions. The doctrine cannot be
admitted. S-lf-preservation. if no other
reason. would compel Us to resist. He
claims that the Constitution of the United
States is not a compact or league b=lween
independent sovereign States. On the con-
trary, it is foundation of government es
labli>hed by the people of the United States
as whole, perpetual in its character, and
possess ng all the elements of foreign pow
er and nationality" He denies that the
personal liberty laws have had the effect 10
prevent the execution of the Fugitive Slave
Law in a single instance. but. whenever ap-
peal has been made to the courts 10 enforce
that law. it has been done in good faith
He invites judicial scrutiny into the legiels
lion Of the State. and is willing to abide by
the result, but is not willing the State
should be Inundated bv compliance to the
demand to repeal these laws, accompanied
with threats Of violence and war. He con-
cIudes by recommending that at an early
day the legislature make it manifest TO our
R representatives. in Congress, and to the
country. that Michigan is loyal to the Un-
ion, the Constitution and The laws, and will
defend them TO the uItermOst, and to protfer
to the President of the United States the
whole military power of the State for that
purpose.
The representations from Charleston rep
resent the condition of affairs there as de-
plorable. The troops ordered into the field
by The Governor. are said to he suffering
severely from the exposure incident to their
new mode of life, aud much sickness pre-
walls among them: while the merchants are
without business and the mechanics with
out work.
It is stated that South Carolina reple-
sentative told the CommitIee of Thirty
three that if they would sign their names
to blank paper, and allow South Carolina
to write the conditions of remaining in the
Union 20 which they should agree, she
would refuse.
The devotion to the Union evident in
Mary land, and the frmness exhibited by
Gov. Hicks in refusing to array his State in
the secession ranks. is now looked to with
considerable confidence as calculated to
check the purpose of the anarchls s, who
would inauguiaIe civil war on our soil as
the only means of securing success TO their
purposes of disrupting the Union.
Tie report that Cameron is to be one of
Lincoln's Cabinet. is con;radinted.
New Years was the great day fixed for
the emancipation of the serfs of Russia
By the Emperor's ukase. to be proclaimed
on the lst Of January, 1861. forty millions
of serfs were to be liberated. The world
does move. South Carolina to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Lincoln and Major Anderson served
together in the Black Hawk War; now a
son of the former and nephew of the latter.
are chums and Classmates in Harvard COL
lege.
WAsHINeToN. Jan. s.
The rumor which prevailed that the sloop
of war Brooklyn had been ordered with U.
s. recruits to Charleston, has been pro-
rouncet false by official authority.
Mr Haeoar Postmas.ar at Charleston