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The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Farm-Mortgage excitement in Wisconsin --
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Larceny.
--A free negro girl, named France Moore, was arraigned before the Mayor yesterday, for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, valued at $40, from Miss Sarah Mayhue.
Owing to the absence of an important witness, the case was continued to the 8th of February.
Congressional.
Washington,Feb. 8--Senate.--The usual number of peace memorials were received.
A resolution to extend McCormick's Reaper patent was discussed and carried.
During the debate sharp language passed between Douglas and Fessenden.
The President sent a message enclosing the correspondence with Col. Hayne relative to Fort Sumter.
Morrill's tariff bill was taken up and read.
Adjourned.
House.--A communication was received announcing that the President had signed the bill authorizing the extension of the Alexandria, London and Hampshire Railroad to Georgetown.
Private bills were acted on.
A message was received covering the correspondence of the President with Hayne.
The House refused to consider the report of the Committee of Thirty-Three.
Mr. Hatton, of Tenn, made a conciliatory speech.
Mr. Kellogg made a speech in favor of his resolutions, amending the Constitution.
He said he repudiated his party platform for the sak
Departure of Col. Hayne for South Carolina.
Washington,Feb. 8.--Col. Hayne, South Carolina Commissioner, and Lieut. Hall, bearer of dispatches to Maj. Anderson, left this morning, carrying with them the President's ultimatum, which it is believed must prove unsatisfactory to South Carolina.
The President will probably transmit his correspondence to Congress to-day.
He has somewhat retreated from the position assumed of "protecting the public property," and now rejects the demand of South Carolina on the ground that the Federal Government has exclusive jurisdiction in Fort Sumter, which is incompatible with the right of eminent domain in South Carolina.
As to selling Fort Sumter to the State of South Carolina, as suggested by Col. Hayne, the President says he would no more sell Fort Sumter to that State than he could sell the Capitol of the United States to the State of Maryland.
He concludes his reply with the following emphatic declaration:
"If, with all the m
From Washington.
Washington,Feb.8.--Capt. Tilton, of Md., of the Navy, committed suicide by blowing his brains out with a pistol.
He had been sometime depressed in mind, in consequence of the national difficulties.
No apprehension is felt of an immediate attack on Fort Sumter, as the question will probably be placed in the hands of a Southern Confederacy.
In the meantime, South Carolina authorizes her military to place stricter guard than ever on the coast, to prevent the possibility of Anderson being reinforced, and that domestic market supplies and postal facilities will be cut off.
The Peace Congress is still in secret session.
A committee was appointed for the purpose of engaging in preparing and receiving propositions for a peaceable adjustment.
Influential gentlemen, of all parties, continue to arrive here, urging a settlement of the national troubles.
Millions of wealth are represented by them.
From Louisiana.
New Orleans,Feb. 8.--The Convention passed an ordinance conferring the rights of citizenship on persons residing in Louisiana from the date of the adoption of the secession ordinance.
The Convention ordered the forwarding of the invitation to join the Southern States to all the States, except New England, to be made the special order for Saturday.
Collector Hatch reported the condition of the Custom-House. Two cutters are in possession of the State.
From Florida.
Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 8.--Both Houses of the Legislature resolved to adjourn on the 14th inst.
The bill providing for carrying the mails has passed the Senate, and will pass the House.
The free negro expulsion was indefinitely postponed.
The Daily Dispatch: February 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Charitable offer. (search)
Appointment of a New York Commissioner to Virginia.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 8. --Thurlow Weed has been appointed Commissioner to the Virginia Convention, in place of Gardner, declined.