THE NATIONAL TROUBLES: More Troops Wanted to Protect the Capital; Editorials-Compromising Prematurely, The Canada Fugitive Slave Case (1/30/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 1/30/1861

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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. 29.

The joint application of Gen. SCOTT and Secretary HOLT to the President, to permit three additional companies of artillery to be ordered to this city, was granted, but before the orders could be made out and forwarded, the permission was withdrawn. So indecisive appears the President on all matters of public importance, that the belief is that his Cabinet generally act without his knowledge.

Gen. SCOTT is said to be very indignant at the vacillating course of Mr. BUCHANAN.

LATER. -- It is now understood that the President has receded from his refusal to allow Gen. SCOTT to order more troops here, and that three additional companies will now come.

Ex-President TYLER left this morning, having, however, addressed a note to the President, asking if it was true that guns were being mounted at Fort Monroe and pointing "inland." The President replied that he would make the necessary inquiries to obtain the information sought, and communicate the same. Mr. TYLER considered the act as inconsistent with the high compliment paid to the loyalty of Virginia in the President's late special message.

Up to a late hour this evening the President had failed to respond to the telegram from Ex-Senator MALLORY as to the destination of the Brooklyn. Mr. MALLORY stated that if the Brooklyn came within sight there, an assault would be immediately made on Fort Pickens.

COL. HAYNE DOUBTS THE TRUTH OF A TELEGRAM.

Col. HAYNE discredits the telegram from Charleston that he would be instructed to demand the evacuation of Fort Sumter instanter on South Carolina agreeing to pay the value of all Federal property. His dispatches will reach here to-morrow morning, and decide the question. Messrs. SLIDELL and BENJAMIN expect to formally withdraw from the Senate to-morrow.

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The National Troubles: More Troops Wanted to Protect the Capital – 2-7
Editorial: Compromising Prematurely – 7
Editorial: The Canada Fugitive Slave Case – 7-8
Editorial: The New State of Kansas – 8

[butlerweave]

To protect DC from the Democrats , I mean Confederates

[chopperk]

Nancy’s senility is the obvious problem.