Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-13
NEWS OF TIE MORNING.


ing, is Of the highest importance. 1t is
said the administration has, or will order
the evacuation of Forts Sumter and
lickcns. We presume the question has
now to be met, whether the forts will be
evacuated or reinforced. Peace or war IS
before the administration. and speedy dc.
'c;sion is demanded, for Major Anderson
reports but few days provisions on hand.
We do not think, therefore, the statement
to be at all improbable. If true, it indicates
Mr. Lincoln has adopted the Peace policy.
Senator Douglas said the other day, chat
Fort Sumter conld not be reinforced with.
out a sea and land force Of 10000 men.
| Mr.. Lincoln has no such army at his com
mand, and Congress refused, by defeating
the force bill, to give him authority to
raise it. 10 our mind, lie has no other
alternative than to order the abandonment
Of these posts; and in doing so, he will act
wisely and periodically. The dispatches
state that the news created profound SEN
Esation in the secession ranks, and leading
men on that side, declared in Washingto
upon the announcement Of the news, that
secession is .lsua, and ecsyJ leader an IL
n,o:cment ruined" Ifit is true, VIC believed
thirty days will not clapsc before we hear
Of Union movements in The Cotton States
which vii! crush out secession by that most
potent Of all Yankee prcjcctilcs yet invent
ed-thc ballot box!
The Republicans in the Senate, appear
to have got themselves in bad box, by
proposing to cxpcl the cratic Wigalf
from that body, for justifiyins secession
Mason, Clingman & Co.. boldly place them
selves along side Of the Texan, and invite
the honor Of nlartyrdom. This secession Is
a bad business, in whatever aspect it is
viewed. ,..,...,-
Congress, at its last session.. provided lol
I the carriage ola letter and newspaper mail
six times per week, over the Central Over
land route. ria Denver and Salt Lake City
to California. The bill annuls the Butter.
field contract, but that company is author.
lied to carry the daily mail over the new
route, for which they receive $l0OO,0Oc
per annum. The entire letter mail is to be
carried through daily in twenty days, and
the residue in tlirty.fiyc days, with the
privilege Of sending the latter by steamer in
twenty-five days, at contractors expense
They agree to carry six hundred pounds Of
mail matter per trip, which will take all
the daily papers besides the letters. VI.
The Constitutional u Mon anu Democratic
Conventions in Rhode Island, have ro:nom-
mated Gov. sprasne, for Governor; s. G.
Arnold, for Lieutenant Governor; and tho
rest Of the present State Officers. The
Democrats have nominated Geo. ". Brown
for Congress in the Western District. The
election takes place early in April.
The reaction still goes on. The election
in Galena, on the 4th, for mayor and city
officers, resulted in the success Of the Dem.
ocratic ticket. The vote pol!cd was large
one. Robert Brand was elected may or by
33G majority; his majority last year was 12G
In Rock Island, the election resulted in the
choice ofthe entire Democratic ticket. Mr.
Davenport The, Democratic candidate, had
1856 majority. The republican majority las,
year was 2l0. The aggregate vote was SIX
greater than last year.
The Democratic State Convention o.
Michigan, on the 7th, nominated Charles j.
Walker Of Detroit, fer Supreme Judge.
The flag Of the Confedera1ed States Of
;, America has at last been agreed upon. Ii
will consist Of three stripes, red, white and
blue; red Union, blue field 1t will have
seven stars. ~"
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