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_The Preazdeat's Message.
It hair been our fortune to feel impelled by
a sense of duty to comment with what we
deemed merited severity upon some of the an
nual messages 411. r. Bucaesen, but the tone
of his communication to Congress, yesterday,
is 'so 'patriotic, statesmanlike!, and vigorous
that it' affords us much pleasure to commend
it as one of the best State papers that our po
lithe'al• literature has yet produced. Short,
pointed, and emphatic, it will be read
with, pleasure, all over the country ) and even
those who aro not prepared to endorse
all Its suggestions will still acknowledge that
Its author hag addressed his countrymen in a
style worthy of the Chief Magistrate of a
great
_country, in the hour of Its extremest
peril.' We are standing upon the threshold
of great events, with civil war and all its at
tendant horrors looming pp in frightful and
gigantic proportions before us, and a terribly
calamitous future ready to supplant our unpre
cedentedly
,happy, and brilliant pant history-
The I"resident has of late shown a disposition
to diieharge his whole duty with fidelity, and
the Suggestions he now submits to Congress
merit the most attentive and respectful
consideration. At 'a 'time like this the
exigencies of the country demand from' all
men a'' surrender of extreme and extra
-
regent,. opinions which tend to imperil the
unity ;ofilthr nation, and to forever destroy
its ~ gmettniftfit- and prosperity. Embarraising
as billiitlslisithth. in whiehrocent events have
plead Ilti'-linetiestss, the moat prejudiced
mUst.",edehecie that ho now acts and speaks
mach mote, like a patriot than a narrow
minded ; ,partisan; , and surely his example, in
this - respect, le well worthy of imitation. '
. Tits Secession of Mississippi.
By ottr telegraphic , despitchea it will be
a een . that If isisisaippi has imitated the example
ot South Carolina in adopting a secession
ordinance, and that thne another member of
the Coefe:cleracy has rashly sought to destroy
the great Government ,which forms its best
protection and defence. Other States will
doubtless soon join the secession column,
and the grand scheme for precipitating a
revolution has, for the present, proved more
ancceasful than its most sanguine managers
could. have anticipated. As ono star of our
natiOnal Shield after another thus madly shoots
from its appropriate sphere, every patriotic
heart !Mist beat with increased anxiety for
the fate of our imperilled Union, and every
trim American earnestly pray that those in
whose' hands the destiny of our country Is
placed may prove equal to all the fearful re
sponsibilities which devolve upon them.
The Star of the West.
All doubts about the destination of the Star
of ih - o West were dispelled at a late hoariest
night; . by, the receipt of a despatch from
Charleston, announcing the startling intelli
gens:pa ~that she had arrived In the harbor of
that city, but that, in consequence of an attack
upon her froth the guns of the forts in'posses
sion"of the . Secesstonists, she had been com
pelled to put to sea. Actual hostilities have'
thus been Commenced by a rebellious State,
whose only, reliance for protection from the
awalconing wrath of an outraged people,
which she strives so earnestly to provoke,
is the 'insignificance and weakness or her
resources, and. her utter inability to with
stand tor a single day, one earnest attack au
thorized by the GovernMent, which she not
only openly defies, but outrages, insults,
and assails in every possible way. The point
where forbearance ceases to be a virtue has
now been reached, and if it Is once passed,
SoUth Carolina must prepare, as beat she can,
fora tearful The idea that Major
Atinanson shall, be permitted to su ff er for want
of: reinforcements and supplies will not be
tolerated for a moment by the American peo
ple, and it, to secure his relief, blood must be
shed,.woo befall those who render such a re
sort to warlike measures necessary.
tiothamite Arithmetic. '
That amiable journal, the NM York Herald,
matte out, a .daily circulation of 75,000, by count
ing part of its impression twice over. That, is,
Its ciroulation, outside of New York city, le sap
piled by news agents, and the Herald counts that
as city; and again as outside circulation. :heeds
that the London. Times, which patois 80,000
daily, - -aatuaffy 25,000 under the Herald,
"and in point of readers is still farther below
the ntatk., in efoiseqience of the 'Mem adopted
In Engisiol •of hiring the paper out at so
mint' ,per hour.'.' The London system Is to hire
the Times out at two fronts an hour, in farailke
and: at eountin'rhoules • and' offices. MOW some
25,00 papers thee pass into about ten different
planes,' each day, where each has in average
of ;four.- readers, they are' collected and sent,
141, 1 the afternoon, to country subscribers, at a
rwlattifon in the pries. Thus these 25,000, or IMO
than si third of the - Tema' -whale tircolatton,
albite - , hoist a million of readers, against 400,000
elate k ad"for the Herald's wholikeitealation.. That
hLrinta paper out to forty. readmit a dap, instaad
of to' four - should make it less read, ii,ktothamite
arithrietie, -
11;ersa recently stated in some of the Papers that
gfin(Auderson had a sou at sehooi with Mr. Lin
ooltga eon. Thin ia a mistake * as Major Anderson
has only one little boy, who is abtdt two - yam old.
Ne . iti now, or was reepatiy, in New York city With
htitMether: Two of Major Andersen's daughters
belle beett' for the list two years pupila of Madame
Maxima's Yzenth school, in Beverly, near Phil*-
delphle. - , ,
'lecture by Efga • . Edward Everett.
lioetcw;;Jaa. Everett davited,ll,o.
two tirniabton ittravouty. , did no any
anitsion tatollikal
The Fruits of Secession.
ssA. corrupt tree Oringeth forth evil fruit," and
the Secession movement has already abounded
in illustrations of this tratbfttl proverb. It is
nocessanly founded upon a revolutionary and
treasonable basis, and, however much this
may be glossed over by coMPlaints against
Northern aggression, and by pretended fears
of dangers, which are more imaginary than
real, it is, nevertheless, a grave crime to at
tempt the overthrow of one of the best and
freest Governments that have ever existed. It
is true, the name of " rebel" has boon sancti•
fled in some - honied instances, particularly
in our own country, by a gallant and /31.1C4C38•
fnl struggle against outrageous tyranny and
oppression, which - sought shelter under the
forms of law ; but even when the indignation
of . ' our Revolutionary ancestors was at its
highest pitch, they proclaimed, as pait of
their Declaration of Independence, the obvi
ous truth that es governments long•established
should not be changed for light and transient
causes."
While many good men have, as a last re
'iort, when all peaceable and strictly. legal
militias of redress were manifestly unavailing,
taken up arms against the ruling powers of
their country, and fallen back upon their ori
ginal right of revolution, yet in most in-
Aeneas where the public peace has been ills
' turbed, the offenders were disorderly, turbu
lent, ambitions, and lawless—not patriotic--
Spirits. Nothing but a pure, noble, and holy
cause, and imperative necessity, can sanctify
rebellion—particularly in a country like ours,
Where legal remedies for all real political evils
are speedily found, and where redress for any
actual wrong of serious magnitude can be
; much more certainly and securely found, by
peaceable agitation, for it, than by an appeal
to violent and unconstitutional means.
The very idea of secession necessarily bu
llies the commission of the - crime of treason
to the redoral Government, and the Stigma
thus affixed can only be effaced by a success
ful termination of the contest it necessarily
invokes, and by such a fun vindication of the
motives of the Secessionists as will satisfy the
civilized world of the righteousness of their
cause.
• But the Disunion movement is not only
thus founded upon' a sentiment of disloyalty
to the great Confederacy in which every true
American justly feels an honest pride, for it
has _already produced serious business de
rangements from which those who are most
closely affiliated with it will eventually be the
chief sufferers. It is true that it has entailed
no little loss and embarrassment upon inno
cent parties, but if half of the reports of the
dangers and, disorders—the anarchy;dlstress,
and confusion—the harassing fears and per
plexities—which even now prevail in South
Carolina—are true, her condition is already
so pitiable that it should excite rather our
pity than our Indignation, and the madness of
her rulers should be even more deplored on
,account of the ruin they have wrought at
home than on account of the demoralizing
effect of their favorite theories upon our na
tional reputation.
The ultimate designs of the Disunion
leaders, too, if they are permitted to carry
out their programme succesetttily, necessarily
involve the commission of some of the gravest
crimes which have ever disgraced humanity.
The revival of the slave trade, with all its
barbarous and inhuman practices, has long
been a favorite project with nearly every
prominent man in the Gulf States who is now
actively identified with the Secession move
ment. 'One of their gravest objections to the
Government of the United States is that it
will not permit them to incite the African
tribes to war against each other, and thus cap
ture cargoes of gam, one-half of whom
would only gain a temporary respite from de
struction during, these contests upon their
native soil, to undergo the tortures of the
middle passage, and to have their life and
sufferings terminated by aJaorriblo death at
sea.
The Charleston Mercury, which, has for
many Sears been the bold and consistent or
gan,ohtbis whole nmement, and which has
faithfully foreshadow*lingry step which has
been taken, in a recititifieal to the people
of Florida to capture the forts located in that
State, discloses a new feature of their plans.
It gravely. suggests. that marauding expedi
tions should be fitted out against Northern
commerce, and that the gold of California on
its way through the Gulf of Mexico will afford
a rfelrprize to the new piratical organization
it proposes to form. Tho Mercury says : •
"Fat let Florida hold these forts, and the entire
aspect of affairs Is changed. Snob vessels, in time
of war, will have- no, port of entry' and Illuet be;
supplied in every way from a very long distance,
sad that at semi while eke commerce of th e North,
in the Gulf oath fall an easy prey to our told
privateers: and California gold will pay all
such. [stele expenses on our part We leave the
matter for the reflection and deoleion of the people
Of Florida."
Who is the Loritrrs of. this new &Wart=
gang does not yet appear to be fully settled,
but the Secessionists will scarcely gain much
sympathy in our great commercial cities, and
in California, where they most desire and ex
pect it, by this feature of their project.
Another favorite idea is the establishment of
a Southern monorail. The evidence of this
fact may be found is
,occatilonal contributions
to Secession journals, and in the well•known
aristocratic tastes and sympathies of a number
of the Secession leaders. A recent letter in
the Liverpool Post, written by a Scotchman
residing at Mobile, who warmly sympathizes
with the revolutionary proceedings in that
quarter, says;
I hope Queen Vlotorla will lend 128 twenty or
thirty of her men-of. war ebipe to assist oar com
mons. If she keep good faith with us, there is no
telling what might happen. I would not be our•
prised to see good sound conststuttonal monarchy
here in three years. WO are a republican arts
tocracy already, and 8001:10t than allow the country
to be destroyed by emancipation of the negro, we
boldly look to a etrong 'government and who would
suit so welt as one of Queen Victoria's sons? You
then would be our friends out and out. Our eight
States are as large as all Europe, save Russia, and
here Is the foundation of a great people—negrocs
and all. We want foreign commerce, the establish
ment of the useful sae, and we want liberalism,
the arta and sciences, and we have riches enough
for *ll this."
Thus,. treason, anarchy, pecuniary distress
and misery, and projects for the revival of the
slave trade, the organization of piratical ox.
peditions, and for the establishment upon our
free republican shores of monarchical Institu
tions, are the (baits which even now are bud
bins `upon the Secession tree. Under such
circumstances, what good citizen or true
patriot can honestly help to nourish it?
Err' The nomination for State Treasurer
by the Cpposition members of the Pennsyl
vania Legislature, of Hon. Harms- D. Mooun,
formerly representative In Congress from tho
Spring Garden district, le a deserved tribute
to a universally esteemed citizen.
Army and Navy Intelligence.
The U. 8. sloop-of-war Savannah, whisk ar
rived at New York from the Home Squadron,
some time close, has just been stripped at the
Brooklyn navy yard, and, after a careful surrey,
her exact oondition has been reported to Washing
ton. There are no orders whatever to have her
fitted out for sea at present.
The preparations of the storeship Relief, at New
York, are nearly completed, and in a few days she
will be announced ready to take her departure. A
large cargo of provisions,
stores, and other naval
necessaries will be put on board.
_ln compile's°, with orders from the War Depart
rant, one hundred and Mty army troops left the
barracks at Newport, My., on Monday
,morning,
for Jefferson City, Missouri, where they are to take
eharge of Government property. Them man are
repotted (o be in the highest state of efiloiency,
and provided with necessaries for some months.
The troops that left Governor'a Island on Sa
turday consisted chiefly of infantry, with some ar-
Whalen. it is said that the marine., whose de
parture for Washington wo noticed In the latter
part alert week, were taken on board the Star of
the West from Sandy Book.
Army and Ural troops are towel:instil* ra
pidly at Washington. A detachment of marines
arrived there on Bandity morning, and were trans
ferred to quarters at ones. Yesterday, 170 soldiers
left fort Monroe for the same place, and have
doubtless* arrived there by this time. ,
'sr The 'Philadelphia Daily Record calls at.
tendon 16 the feet that, by deolsions of some of the
English courts, and of the Supreme Courts of move•
rat of the States, the dootrino has been laid down
that it Is the duty of notaries public) to present in
person, and tug oso'a
~clerk or deputy, snob notes
mar* allowed to go to protest; and that *here
this has not been done, thei whole prootedtpg is le•
oily void. No' decision has aier been made in
this Mate, we believe; of this character.
Loon liatail op Ins Fats Molopta.-11. P.
Narcissi, auctioneer, 431 Oho Stunt street, has now
arranged for exisraituttiori 200 sets of fare fashions
hie furs, for ladies', misses', and children's wear,
buffalo and fancy robes, he , to be mold this morn
ing, at 10i o'clock.
L lVioro4 Nano!, a erugar-dealer In Now Or
leans, was shot dead, a few days ago, In an affray
with ;Olin :Oyes!, another sugar dialer.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter !rota " OCSahiOnttl. l,
Correepondenee of The Preen.]
WAHUINGITOIf, Jan. 9, 1881.
When Mr. Slidell rose sn the Senate some days
ago, and denounood certain newspaper correspond
eats for reporting that be bad differed with the
President of the United States, and had Stigma
tized that high °Metal for want of independence
and consistency. his denial of the accusation was
riceepted, and the poor newspaper soribe, whoever
he was, cot down by the outside world as a com
mon gossip. But if you will read the proceedings
of the Senate to-day, you will see that this same,
Mr. Slidell offers a resolution of inquiry, which
shows that ho is determined to hold tho President
of the United States to a strict account, because
he lifts net some up to the exactions of the Disunion
leaders. Mr. Slidell, who is, of course, preparing
to go out of the Union when Louisiana goes out--
.whinti le expected shortly to take place—institutes
an investigation whether the notorious John B.
Floyd is Seerotary of War, and If not, who is ?
The Senator from Louisiana has long been asso
ciated with James Buohanan. Their intimacy has
lasted nearly thirty years. They have shared
eaoh other's confidenoa fully and freely,
and Heaven and Mr. Slidell know that no
one man has ever yielded more to another
than James Buchanan has yielded to Joba
Slidell. As far as any Northern man could
go in support of the Disunion movement
James Buohanan has gone. During all the
period that ho succumbed to Mr Slidell, the
'War was hie firmest friend. Now, the old man is
n trouble, one after another of his Southern Cab'.
not ministers Is dropping out, and retiring into
private life, as If for the purpose of assisting to
demolish the only free government upon earth.
The President, recalled to a sense of his duty
to the country, cannot find substitutes among
Southern man to take the plsoes of those who
left, end follows the old custom of detail
ing other members of the Cabinet to fill the
places of times who have deserted him. In tbli
hour of his agony, John Slidell comes forward and
'demands that James Buchanan should tell the
Senate " whether John B. Floyd is still a Cabinet
minister, and if not, who le?" When we consider
that Mr. Slidell is certain to go out of the Union,
and that this effort is simply intended to embar
rass the regular Government of the United States,
am I not authorized In asking whetherbie conduct
is exaotly fair and right?
We have, indeed, fallen upon strange and start
ling times. Under the construotion of the commit
tees in the Senate, the enemies of the Union con.
ttol that body, and can bleak up the whole Govern
ment as it as. They can delay appropriations, de
fect important measures, and so embarrass rho
President in reference to his appointments as to
render it almost impossible for him to carry on his
Administration. In proof of this, take the real&
nation of the Secretary of the Interior, Lion. Jacob
Thompson, of Mississippi. No more conservative
and moderate man ever sat in Congress from the
South than Jacob Thompson was ten years ago ; and
yet he has hold a place in the Administration of
James Buohanan while ryinpathising and co-opera
ting with the enernies,not merely of the Governments
but of the country. Knowing right well that Mr.
Bookman was indisposed to take offensive Steps
against the South, and that he would do all in his
power to prevent violence, Mr. Thompson pre
sumed on hie indulp,enne, and went forth as a Dis
union commissioner to North Carolina, to attempt
to compel that State to follow South Carolina.
And now, after having done his worst, he eon-
tributes all that ho oan to swell the fonatioism of
Mississippi by resigning his poet on mount of the
reluctant determination of the President to rein
force Major Arderson at Fort Sumpter. What Mr.
Buchanan will now do—who In the South will come
forward to sustain him in his Cabinet—are goes.
tone everywhere asked, and but seldom answered.
If he con obtain conservative and Union.lovlog
citizens to come Into his Cabinet, it is more
than probable, owing to.!.tii# construction
of the committees in tifir;,,Benate, they
will not be confirmed. The enemies of the
country remain In that body only the more
eireetually to destroy the Government, and hence
they can put off action on the nominations of the
President until our whole system is entirely Melo
oated.
At this moment of writing l u feel cenvineed that
the peril of the country is greater than ever. ho
nestly believing that the Republicans ought to
agree to the Crittenden proposition rather than
consent to see our fabric of free wil'etriment rent
to pieces, lam atilt not blind to the fact that all
the Cotton States laugh at this preposition.
The Secessionists argue that it never can
bo adopted, because they will not vote
upon it in Congress or in their State Le&la
tures, and therefore, the provision of the Coned
tattoo, requiring that an amendment to that in
strument, after a two-third vote of the Con
gress of the United States, shall be approved by
thrco•fourtbs of the Slate 1(.0h/tit:ea, would be
defeated, insomuch an . the extreme Northern
States would never agree to the protection of sla
very south of 36 deg. SO min.—and ever) if they
did, that thts would not bring the Cotton Staten back
into the Union, and that before the question could
be settled they would drug the border slave States
iota the whirlpool with themselves. :
Thus the Diountonists dispose of the Crittenden
proposition. What, then, is to be done? Shalt wo
eoneent to a peateful separation? Is it possible
that our Government—thegrenteet and best on the
taco of the earth—is to be torn into fragments and
nohand extended to nave it? Yon will perceive
that the ultra slave States mako no propositions
whatever. South Carolina, who started out
with a falsehood in her declaration of Inde
pendence as to the abrogation of the fugitive-slave
law by the free Staten, would not be brought beak
if every Northern t tate repealed He personal
liberty blils end adopted a law to remand fugitives
to their owners by State officers. Nor would any
other remedy propitiate her and those who are pre
paring to follow her. It is not to be doubted that
Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama will be out of
the Lydon in a very short time. What is to be
done to prevent the border slave States from fol
lowing their frantic lend ? Shall we take Governor
Letcher'e remedy, extreme as It is, coming from a
moderate man—showing the power of the disunion
feeling in Virginia? Or shall we agree toe peace-
Rd separation? Many Republicans, and all the
ultra Disunionlots of the South, favor this plan of
settlement. The latter, should it bo agreed upon,
will insist upon an equal division, and the extreme
Republicans might be disposed to yield to this, in
order to get rid of all assoolation with slavery.
For my own part, I am irrevocably opposed to it,
because 1 predict that, like recession, it must end
in a bloody civil war. • OCCAsIoNAL.
Lin. Ilcorn's FAREWELL 2.7.21EP1T TO•11111ET.-
Mr. Edwin Booth, whose joint engagement with
Mies Cushman at the Academy has been pro
ductivo of so muoh real enjoyment to the play
going public, takes bin benefit and makes his
farewell appearance this evening—this being
moat positively the last opportunity the publio
wilt have of witnessing his performance for, at any
rate, many months to come.
Mr. Booth's rendition of Shy/ork lest evening
was an admirable performance ' • the obstructer is a
favorite ono with him, and be rendered it more
ample justice than he has been able to do the
others in which he has appeared during this brief
engagement, and en whioh he has felt less at
home. Ms scene with Antonio and Dassanio—
that with Tuba!, and the trial manes, IMO mas
terly renditions worthy of his name and fame, and
exhibited the posseesion not only of teat and
talent, but its worthier coadjutor, the genine to
conceive and execute. idles Cushman's reading of
Portia woo truly admirable ; the playful railer,
in the &et act, the anxiety manifested In the cas
bet, lest fortune should play her false, wore all
carefully and delleately shadowed forth, whilst in
the trial scene abe perfectly electrified the house—
the enemy speech eliciting a well•metited furore
of whinge.
For Mr. Booth's benefit, this evening, not only
will the Merchant of Venice be repeated, but in
addition, Shakspeare's comedy of Taming of the
Shrew will be given,,with Miss Cashman as Keane.
rine, and Mr. Booth as Petrueltio. Bach a bill,
with any ordinary stock company, would ?be set
client to fill a theatre, but with two ouch stars as
Charlotte Bushman and Edwin Booth appearing in
both pieces, it would be strange Indeed it there was'
a vacant seat in the Academy when the curtain
rises.
WALIII72.BTREET TIIIHATRE.—Mrs. COWOIPB be
nefit, last night, was not as well attended as it
would have been bad the weather, bean loss stormy.
The wet outside the house, however, did not in the
least dampen the ',plate of the notate within, who all
played as well as if the house were crowded. The
fair benefielaire herself never performed better,
and drew down frequent rounds of applause by
her excellent acting. To-night, the French Zott
ves make their second appearance at this esta
blishment, •
MILITARY.--In reply to a telegraphic despatch
sent to Governor Drown, January let, by the com
manding officer of the volunteer companies of
Maaon, oohing if be rival sanction the MOTO
meat of Georgia volunteers going to the aid of
South Carolina, the Governor sent the following
despatch :
BAVANNAII,II. 2 1861—To Captains R..t.
Smith, E. Fitzgerald, T. Parker, L. M. Lamar, and
Lieutenant Wm. R. Roos : I will not. Your first
duty is to Georgia—South Carolina is able, at pre
sent, to take care of herself—you may be nettled
at home very Boon. Jossris Itnovrn.
.NEW PATENT raoCEss OB Etvart-Mdirliva.
—The N. 0. Delta Mates that parties in Houston,
Texas, have made arrangements with the patentees
of a new presses of augar.making, and that an
order has been given to ship from. England the no
°miry maohinery with the least possible delay.
Eager, it seems, commands high prices in Tem,
and soh Is the primitive mode of making it In that
State, that the Milk of it is shipped to New York
to be refined, and by the time it returns is subject
to two freights, with commissions and other Merges,
all or widen will he nrobled by establishing a su
gar refinery at nonetort` This will be the first
blow straok at the trade of the North In Texas.
THE New York Commercial loarna that two
or three hundred colored families will remove
fret that city to New Haven, Comic tloat, in the
oomlng swing.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1881.
LATEST NEWS
By Telegraph to The Press.
SECESSION OF MISSISSIPPI.
GENERAL REJOICING.
JACKSON, BUSS., Jan. 9.—The State Convention
to-day paned an ordinance declaring the Imme
diate aeoeealon of Idirciecippi from the Federal
UNION, It was adopted Icy a vote offil yeas to 15
nays,
A number of public) and private buildings are il
luminated tonight, salutes are being fired and
fire•worke displayed t and other manifestations of
rejoicing exbibited.
The Convention wee in eeoret Fenton this morn
ing.
A retolation wee adopted, amid much applause,
inviting the delegates from south Carolina. end
Alabama to many Bents on the floor of the Con
vention.
All efforts to postpone action on the ordinance of
tntnedloto reoession were voted down.
The fifteen opposiag votes will sign the ordi
nanco tomorrow, making it unanimous.
There is a grand display of fireworks at the
Capitol tonight, in honor of the event. The ex
&tomcat is Intense.
MPORTANT FROM CHARLESTON,
The First Blow by South Carolina,
THE STAR OF THE WEST FIRED
INTO.
FORT SUMPTER SILENT.
CIIARLSSITON, S. 0., Jan. 9.—The steamship Star
of the TVert, while endeavoring to enter Charier-
ton harbor, about daylight tbta morning, was
opened fire upon by the garrison on Morrie' bland,
and alto by Fort Moultrie.
The ateamer put about and went to sea.
We have not been We to learn whether the
steamer, or any Form, on board of her, woa In
kited.
, The toner is that no Injury was sustained by
eithor the boat or those on board.
sort Sumpter did not respond to tho fire from
ho South Carolinians.
Our citisena were drawn in crowds to our
wharves early this morning in consequence of the
frequent reports of cannon from the seaward.
Some twelve or Ws= reports were heard.
Many of them proceeded from %%works= Aforrls'
island.
Visit of Lieut. Hall. of Fott Sumpter,
to the Governor under a Flag of Truce.
CHARLESTON, Jen. D.—Lieutenant Hall, of Fart
boo:enter, caws over to tbo city about II o'clock this
tuornlag, bearing a flog of truce.
. _
Ito repaired to the plattere of the Governor,
followed by a crowd of citisens.
Be was in swot communication with the Go
vernor and Council for two hours.
At 2 &cloak P. M , ho was gent in a carriage) in
company with the Governor's side, to the wharf
and returned to Fort flumpter.
The object of his mission to not known. tt is
supposed that it relates to the Bring on the Sear of
the itrest.
The 'people are intensely exalted, but no domon•
strations were made against Lieut. Ball. There is
a great curiosity to know what was the nature of
Lieut. ILIIng mission.
CraItIASTON, Jan. 13.—Lieut. Hall oloped hia iq
terview with the Governor and Ala council abaci'
two o'olook.
The feats have not tranepired, but we learn
from high authority that they are the moat threat
ening ohmmeter.
[The telegraph wires south of Wllminsten, N.
were not in wo nting condition until midnit ht. and the
details of thin i mportant intelligence ere thereforene
cessarily confined. For the final report th , t is fur
nished, the press and the public are Indebted to the
courtoer, industry and enterpriee of the eleetrieiene
emineoted With the American Telegraph Company.
We era able to Benue the nubile that the news is re.
liable.]
ALABAMA STATE CONVENTION
The Seeessioniets iii a Sinell
Majority.
ASSISTANCE ERNI' , I 0 'FLORIDA
Idoardomonr, Ala., Jar. 9.—The State Conran*
tlon sat on Tuesday and Wednesday tinnily pith
closed doors.
A committee of ordinance was yesterday — ap.
rotated, consisting of seven Sao essionieta and Mx
co•operationieta Thoy will prehahly report to
morrow.
Nothing of intoroat was dono to-day
Five volunteer companies have departed for Pen
Nicola, it is understood at the request of the Go
venter of Florida.
011 n test vote the Baconian ordinance son pro
bably be passed by a few majority.
The U. S. Sloop•of.War Ilrooklyn on
the way to Charleston..
LEER runPosa.
NORVOLK, January 9.—The U. S. eloop•of--war
Broalyn tailed today end put immediately to
atm. She passed the Capes at 2 o'oiock thls altar
pooh.
WASHINGTON, An, 9.---The object of the (leper
tore of the Brooklyn for Charleston is apposed to
be to relieve the Star of ,the irast,ra 0480 the
South Carolina authorities oppose the ingress of
the latter into the harbor, by bringing baok the
troops to Norfolk.
The Virginia Legislature.
Itunnonn, Jan, 9 —ln the betide, yesterday
imitations were introduced, calling a Katona
Convention to propose amendments to the Coast!
(viten.
The Rouse to-day passed the Brat section of the
State Convention bill, designating the 4th of
Febtuary tor the election of delegates thereto.
In the Senate, a joint resolution wee introduced
to appoint a committee to represent to the Presi
dent of the United States that, in the judgment of
the General Assembly of Virginia, noy additional
display of military power on the part of the
Federal Government to the South will jeopard the
tranquillity of the Republic, and that the evacua
tion of Fort Sumpter is the first step toward the
restoration of peace and harmony. The resolution
lies over. -
The resolutiona relating to a National Conran
tion, with an amendment providing for a Canyon
tion of the alaveholding Suttee, to produce a oon
cart of action, ware retorted to the joint Commit
too on Federal Relation'.
Exciting Reports from Washington.
TUB CABINET DBLIIIRIZATING ON ABBESTR POR BUM
TBEAHON-TBE BOA. JOUR A. BM BUICSIONED TO
WARIINCITOII.
New YORK, Jan. 9.—Special despatchee received
here state that the Cabinet is deliberating on the
propriety of arresting Senators TOotnbe anti Wig•
fall for high treason.
no Eon. John A. Dix has been summoned to
Washington, to take a seat in President Dacha.
non's Cabinet
It is alto eald that the President will send a cora.
muntoation to Congress disavowing Cave Johnson's
award to the Paraguay Oaths/ante, and also sus.
taming Minister Clay in breaking off diplomatic
relations with Peru.
Fort McHenry Iternforced
BALTIMORS, Jan. 9.—A oompany of marines,
numbering forty muskets, under Liont. Havel,
name in a speolal train from Washington, this
morning, and took possession of Port McHenry,
raising the stars and stripes.
Lincoln's Cabinet
Ma. AOCAPT.OOB or 'IIIP. BRORETAter
Annear, Jan. 9.—Tbe Albany Journal offiolally
announces Mr. Seward's aooeptanoe of the Seore•
taryship of State under Mr. Lincoln,
The Crittenden Itesolationo.
Lootavitis, Jan. 9.—Doth the Union and Don
ee, Demooratio Conventions unanimently reaom•
mended the adoption of the Crittenden resodutiona
today.
Movement of Troops.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.—The troops from Fort Leaven
worth, numbering 200 men and 20 °Mears, with
127 horses, en route for Fort Moßonry, arrived
here this evening, and wil! leave tonight for Pitts
burg.
Contested Sent in the First District.
Bannisunna, Jan. O.—The eommittee on the
oontested election of Stewart vs. Caldwell, in the
First Legislative distriot, met this afternoon. 2dr.
Oharlea Abbott was chosen chairman of the com
mittee, and Dr. Heck secretary. William 33. Tur
ner, an ex.member of the Legislature, was ap
pointed clerk.
It has been snowing briskly all day.
Interruption of the Southern Telegraph
Lines.
WASHINOTON, Jan. 9 —A northeast storm &Sects
Southern telegrapbto communication.
The operators report the this down south of Wil
mington ; benne, no intelligence oan bo obtained
from Charleston.
Troops in Charleston.
The Evening News, of Saturday, reports that
some twenty additional members of the Richland
Rides arrived in Charleston on Friday.
The Riobland Rifles and the Darlington Gnatda
were placed on duty at the forts on Friday.
The Wee Nee 'Volunteers, obmmanded by J. G.
?reedy, and numbering one hundred men, arrived
on Friday.
The .News states that on Saturday morning the
Governor received a tender of service from the
Emmet Guards, of this city.
United States Senator from Maine.
Amman, Maine, Jan. O.—Ea•Governor Morel
was today elected Senator in place of llatattn.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to "The Press,"
WASUINGTON, Jan. , J, .1801.
The PrenidenVa Message&
The tone of the President's message Is oonsola•
tort', although not very hopeful. At a moment
when all men are proposing remedies. and when
every remedy is attached and oritioised without
moray, the voice et the President should be re
sponded to by the representatives of the people.
Gan it be possible that our free Government is to
melt away without an effort being made to save
it by the true friends of the Union? The reading
of the message created a great sensation in the
Bence, and will, no doubt, be followed by very
important 'melts.
The Sale and Transfer of the Goverha
mont Arms.
Promptly upon the reading of the massage, upon
motion of Mr. UowAnn, of Michigan, a resolution
was adopted for the appointment of • a committee
of floe to investigate the sale and transfer of arias
by FLOYD, and generally to overhaul the doings of
the traitors in the Oablnet. It le believed that
the patriots in the Cabinet have invited tho pas
esge of this resolution, and that the developments
of this committee will astound the country still
more as to the infamous conduct of FLOYD, Cons,
and TrIOMPOON. The Committee ivUl be announced
to-morrow morning by the Speaker. It is sup
posed that it will consist of Messrs. 13nexca or
ETHERIDGE, ADDAIN, BASKIN, and MOO Indiana
or Illinois member, and the author of the resolu
tion.
Probable Resignation of Thomas.
It b not improbable that Booratary Tawas will
follow TROMPBON, as he has not the oonfidenoe of
his associates.
General Cameron and Mr. Lincoln's
Cabinet.
There can be no doubt whatever that Mr. Ids
corm offered a place in hie Cabinet to the lion.
Buret: Oananon. Gentlemen in Washington have
roan the letter from the President eleot to Mr.
CAMtROII making this offer. If Senator CAMEII.OI.I
has declined, does this not augur badly for the
blifiSEMy of the Opposition party in the future?
His opponents may have succeeded in inducing
him to throw up the portfolio of the Treasury De.
partment, but in doing so, have they not deprived
Pennsylvania of any Cabinet appointment what
ever, and era we not drifting into the old rat of
having no friend in the General Administration ?
The Star of the West.
There has been much excitement and many
conflicting rumors here today in regard to the
Steamer Star of the West. Early in the day it
was said that she remitted Charleston harbor
safely last night, and that no attempt was made
by the garrison at Port Moultrie to prevent the
landing of her men at Fort Sumpter; but this,
like the rumor last night, that the steamer bad
been fired into by the Charlestonians, was only
thrown out as n blind to matey pnblio curiosity.
Then great doubts . were entertained by some
whether her destination was Charleston at all.
Some of the knowing ones sold it was not, and
pretended that aim had gone to Florida to rein
twee the fortifications there, while others asserted
that she will turn up in the neighborhood of
Washington to-night, and that the men she carries
are intended for Fortress Monroe, at the entrance
of Chesapeake bay, whore they will garrison the
most important fortification in the country, and ho
near at hand should an emergency esquire their
presence in Washington.
Up to a late hour to-night no oriole] news in re
gard to hos had been received, and the reports to
which T have referred above are probably nil in
correct. It is now understood that sews was re,-
eared hero last night from Major ANDERSON, to
the effect that be bad notified the commander of
Fort hionitrie that be impeded a ship with rein
foreements, and that if it was fired upon, or her
passage through the channel interfered with in
any way, he would fire upon Fort Moultrie. The
commander replied that ho "might fire and be
d---d." This is regarded as an Indication that
the Secessionists intended to atteok the vessel, and
Intense anxiety for bee safety, andin regard to the
probable issue of affairs in Charleston harbor,
therefore prevails.
Reinforcements icor the Secessionists.
It appears that large numbers of armed men are
ponying into Charleston by extra trains from Ala
bama and Tennessee, and it Is, therefore, supposed
that a bostile collision between the Govern.
MOM and the- rebels could 'not long be pro.
vented, even if no attempt ate reinforcement had
bean made. An appeal to arms appears Mbe al
most inevi table, and no ono knows how soon it may
be made.
Thurlow Weed.
• Tiiuntow WEED bee been making great exertions
here to effect a compromise, but tan now returned
to Albany, where it is supposed he will use all the
inflaerree
. he con exert to procure the passage of
instruoliOns to the Representatives ani Senators
of the Empire State, from the New York Legisla
ture, to support any reasonable and proper com
promise measure that may be brought forward
here.
Secretary Thompson.
Secretary Tnoneson was In the eMco of the Se
cretory of the Interior today settling up. lie will
leave on _Friday for Miesiaaippl, whero be will
no doubt prove one of the moot native engineers in
pushing forward and directing the Secession move
ment of that dtste.
Jefferson Davis.
Immediately after the correspondence of the
President with the south Carolina Commissioners
was road io the Emile today, Jarransorr
Dam! rose to defend the latter and assail the
former. lie charged the President with haying
misrepresented the Commissioners, and asked per
mission to read a letter from thorn which he alleged
would place the whole matter in its true light,
The document he referred to was the one published
by them in south Carolina, and which the Prost.
dent holined to receive on account of its diare•
apeotful character. Ile has the floor for tomorrow,
When a bitter attack upon Mr. BUCHANAN may be
eapectod.
Speeches of Minter and Seward.
It is understood that Senator HUNTER of Vir
ginia, will speak on Friday, and Senator St WARD,
of New York, on Saturday. The spooohes of these
distinguished men are looked forward to with much
intereet, and will, perhaps, exert mnoh Influence
upon the crams of the momentous events now
transpiring.
The House Committee of Thirtythree.
11r. Comm will prepare the report of tho
House Committee of Thirty-throe upon the state of
the Union, when it will be voted on by the mem.
bore. It Is soppotod that there will be a minority
report by some of the Itepohnonn members of the
oonunlttee.
Russell Released from Prison.
Wit.t.wt 11. Rusard.t, was this evening released
from prison, the ball having been reamed to
$lOO,OOO, which was given by eltiztns of this dta•
trict. Bail to the amount of snore then $2,000,000
wee offered by parties who reside outside of the
limits of the Distrlot of Columbia.
Good NOWA from Texas.
The Moira from Texas le cheering In Austin,
the State °spite!, the people acorn to have become
tired of the display of a solitary lone-star flag, and
the reign of terror which the Seoessioniste have
sought to inaugurate. Some twenty days ago
Mara( young gentlemen drove through the city
with national Zags displeyed from their carriages.
This atruck the chord in favor of the star
spangled banner, and they wore vociferously
cheered. The spirit, once awakened, received
volume, and on the night of 17th ultimo, Governor
HOUSTON and P. M. W. MIMI, Commissioner of
the General Land Chloe, wore ecrenaded by a pro•
cession of Jive hundred people. They both re•
/mended in enthusiastic) Union speeohes. On the
230 ultimo the largest meeting ever held at the
capital assembled; a pole ninety feet high woe
raised, from which streamed the stars and stripes.
The Taa4lB4 came up from the bills end mountains;
men, women, and children marched In prooession
to Ihe capitol, where they were eloquently ad.
dressed by Judges Tomas and HANCOCK, and the
old, hero of San Joint°. Patriotic resolutions
were pawed aroldst entbuelestle cheers for the
Union. "flail Columbia," the "Star Spangled
Banner," and other pat:loth airs were played by
the German Band, and wing by the ladies. The
°roved would not disperse, but at night formed a
totandlght precession, and marched through the
principal streets. Lettere received by Texans in
this city say that the " reign of terror" is over,
and that the Seoessionleta have thrown aside their
cookades,
The Gnus in Fort Moultrie.
The guns in Fort Moultrie will be of little ser•
'sloe to the Secessionists. It is known that Major
dunrinsort, before be left the fort, had ordered to
tar the gun.oarriages and guru inside and outside,
and then sot fire to the whole. Those few persons
who remained behind bad further orders to pour
upon the guns, as coon as they wore red•hot, sold
water. This order was oho striotly earned out,
and the guns are now full of crooks, some of thorn
imperceptible, and cannot be fired off without
danger of bursting. The South Carolinians pro.
bably are aware of that foot, and, therefore, you
may depend that they will lot Major ANDEUSON's .
forsaken guns alone.
Removal of Troops
About two hundred United States soldiers left
the navy yard last night. They went down the
Pototnao on a steal:her ; but se General BCOTT
keeps Me own counsels, I eannot toll what is their
point of destination.
The Do Groot Clam
There is a new combination forming hero, to
posh the Da Groot claim through the Treasury
Department, the design of which is to completely .
rule out the old De Groot lobby, who, after
watehilig the claim with the moat tender solici
tude, End succeeding in getting the warrant
into the Treatur, Department, where only the
signature of the illooretary wee neosseary to
place in their hands the money, are likely to
have all their hopes disappointed, and pot get
a cent for their trouble. It seems that Mr.
Conn's Assistant Seoretaei of the Treasury, Mr.
ChaVrou, who, rumor says, is interested in the
clam, presented the warrant to Mr. 9110 MAR for
his signature, the first day he was installed as
Secretary of the Treasury. This warrant con
tained an order, so that the different sums to par
ties representing the lobbyists wouii be obtained
before the whole amount *as paid to Do Gutter,
and, on °rumination, the Seorotary coolly de
stroyed it before the astonished Cnarrox, saying
that it was not drawn in proper form, and a new
warrant must be presented. The Senate has taken
the subJeat under its consideration, and it is likely
that General Dn Onoor will yet manage to work
his " little bill" through under moredistinguished
auspioes than have heretofore attended it
krtscellanuous.
WASIIMITON, Jan. 9 —There 8001X13 to be A mis
take or misapprehension somewhere. It is denied
by gentlemen very intimetely petaled to the Ad
ministration, that the /waits for Fort Sumpter
were ordered without the previous sanction of the
President, and further, that the subject was dis
cussed in the Cabinet, and acting Secretary of
War Holt, as well as some of the other members of
the Cabinet, clearly understood that it was the
wish of tho Preeident that the recruits should at
onto be sent.
The War Department is in I.o.9rertaloo of infor
mation that the Governor of'oath Carolina has
forbidden the United States Sub. Treasurer, at
Chariesh,n, from paying the drafts of the paymas
ter, in fever of Major Anderson and hie command )
and the Rub-Treasurer has refused aenordingly.
Dalf a millifil le daily expected froth Nair York
by the Treasury Department.
Commander Maury toys the long passage of the
Levant door not, in hie judgment, jowl'', the sup
position of her loss, and gives the reason for his
belief in her safety.
Commander Rartstene, or South Carolina, has
resigned his position in the navy.
Captain Kearney, of Now Jersey, has written to
recall his latter of resignation, but it appears that
this wee never received at the Navy Department.
It appears, from an °Moist report, that since
April last the Government has sold to various par
ties 34,000 muskets, altered from flint to prone.
slob, at the cost of 22 coots apiece. The amount
realized was mum. They are almost worthless,
and were previously condemned by the ordnance
officers.
A telegraphic despatch from the Navy Depart
ment to an officer at . Rey West woe recently.
tempted et Mobilo by the authorities there.
The United States Agricultural Society cow
monad their annual session at the Smithsonian In
stitute to.day. Cot. Wm. Ware, of Virginia, was
elected President pro tem. The act of corporation
gigen by Congress was accepted and committees
appointed.
Bnetgetle measurer are being mode for the pro
teotton of the public, property in and about the
atty.
Owing to a typographioal error in the list of yeas
on the adoption of Mr. Adralna' resolution, lauda
tory of Major Anderson, eta., the name of Mr.
Joultina, of Virginia, was printed instead cf Mr.
Jenkin, of Pennsylvania. The former was no
then in the oily.
OTII CONGRESS----SECOND SESSION
U. B. CAYSTOL. WARTSING,ToN, jen,9
BENATB.
A message from the President was resolved.
Mr. gib/VA/UP. of iYes - York, prevented the memo
rial of the Chamber of Commerce of /Yew York, asking
far the establiehment of a steam postal mimeo between
ban Ft antreeo and China. Referred to the Committee
on Post Offices and Poet ROWS,
Mr. NEW ARIJ also preeented a memorial, signed by
the moat prominent citizens of New 'York city, onn
corning the present stele and future happiness of the
Union
S ENVARD sot the Moor for Saturday, to express
hie views nn the President's message.
Mr. JUN 'Ch.B. of Virginia, asked that the resolu
tions offered by him be made the special order fur Fri
day. Agreed to.
Mr. YUMA:, of Florida. presented a bill to adjust the
Present difficulties between the states. Ordered to be
Pro fed.
Mr. SLIDELL. of Louisiana, presented a resolatlon
of inattirY, that the President inform the Senate whe
ther John B. Floyd at present fide the Mlles of eeore
buy of War it rot, who fills the office, and lithe ap.
made n and
whenting or provisional r eoretarr has been
made. and and by what authority was it made ;
ano why the feet of much appointment was not commu
bloated to the Senate. Laid over.
Mr. CLARK. of New hampshire. presented a resolu
tion. which, he said, he sheold offer as an anaeminientto
the resolutions of the Senator front Kentuokr (Mr. Crit
tenden.; When they name up, as fallow:
Itesofred, 'that the provisions of the Constitution are
ample for the preservation of the Union. and •he pro
teetioji of all the material interest& of the country ;
that it needs to be obeyed rather than amended, and an
extrication from the present dilfioulties can be looked
(or in the attentions efforts of the Government to pre
serve and promos the paella property and enforce the
lave. rather than in new guarantees for particular in
termit. or oompromlees or oonoessiona to mereakon
able demands.
BeSolved, That all attempts to dissolve this Union, or,
overthrow the Constitution, with the expeetallon
(*nonvoting?' t anew, are dangerous and illusory. and,
in the opinion of the Senate, no reoonstruotion
preeneable, and, therefore, to the roam tansnoe of the
existing Onion and Constitution should be &rioted nli
the energise of the Government.
Orde re tto be printed "
Mr. BIGL.blt. of Fears, !vents, presented sixty-five
memorials from citizens of Plinnsylvanns, asking that
the Crittenden mutations to ettbnittted to the people.
Mr. SBWARU asked for the reading of the Preei
&ore menage. It was read.
Mr. kitVls,of Mississippi. called for the reading of
thetompanyttig papers
The correspondenee with the South Carolina COM
sittestmiers Was then tend. ft bite already heed ebb
befieiL
Mr. DA VI& of Miseleslpm, said that, While the coon
try wee looking anxiousty to South Catches, the oora
mtaslonera of that State bad arrived here with power to
make a peaceable adjustment of the dlflleultes.•'l he
high character et these commissioners war/well known,
yet the report had gone out that they had - violated eti
quette, and it:united the Preeldent. end that the cut-
MUSAIOPOre had retired. The President.intim Ineastine,
doers not even allude to the cause of the failure of the
negotiations: and does not eves tell us that the nom
memorials had gone. Be stops with the letter haunt,
which, he (mr. Davie)must sal, was Panting m(m
u e
n
s. and was a prove of the nanumenta tool Pre--
elated Mr. Davie said he had an autbento copy of the
oommlesioners' reply, and asked that it be read by the
cler.
Mr, KING. of New York, said the Senator talks of
the high character of the commissioners. Benedict
I Arnold and Afiron Barr once also had high obaraoteis.
Mt. DAVIS, interrupting. The Senator from New
York once occupied a higher position than he does now.
ig ta in Vie t :oorgeT were sent hero for tree:tona
-1 h Ier n ISTVIS. I oall tho Senator to older. leant up a
paper to be read, sir.
Mr. KING. I call the Senator to order. I abjent to
the reedine of puma.
Mr. DAVIS. If the Senator hits the menaces to ob
ject, let it come bank.
Mr. KING said chit; he objected to the reading, and
did not want to hear the papers read.
A long disonasion ensued on the point of Wet. and
the yeas and nays were called on the decision of the
Chair that the paper was understood to be nada the
Senatepapers.
Mr. KING sat I that he had objected to the reception
of the papers as he stmoosed It was meant to supply a
defeat in the President's message.
Mr DAVIS explained that he had want up the paper
simply to he reed as a part of his remarks, sna cones
quently he was mush surprised to hear an ablution.
but if the be ate chess to take the paper as a paper of
its own, he had no objection, and as the Senate had
taken eharge of it, tie - wanted them to d spun ant.
Mr. KING said that he simply objeated to the reeep
as he amount It was (Wended to sande a defeat
in the message, and thought it Would be a rebuke to the
President. he was willing that the Senator shonld read
the paper. hut not willing in as y way to disapprove of
the action of the President in Saying nothing about that
I letter.
The decision of the Chair was sustained tlf a Vote of
yeas 31, MOD.
The yeas and nays were called on the readins of the
pact.. It wee ordered by a vote ofSU Year to IS rang
The lest letter of the cietnnnesionere vas then read.
ft as already been published
Mr. DAVID resumed. lie sand thatonore than ever
since the episode thrown into hie retnarhe. he pitied
the Executive of the United Beaten. He must be fel
len Indeed ghee he comes to the Senator from Isew
York Mr.Jtlug I for support and protection. But
when the President received this letter, when the
country was anxious, why did not the President call on
these men for the means h, winch peace ,could he re
stored. He might then have averted omit war. and
the country would not be waiting now to 1906 whether
there would he peace or civil war.
Mr. Davis here yielded to the motion of Mr. Bigler,
postponing the consideration of the mesas." tilt to
morrMro. Cw.
RITTENDI.:N. of X entuelry, moved that his
resolutions,eubmitting omenamonts to tine Constitution
to the people. shoo d be taken no.
Mr tILARK said he smiled to amend by substituting
the resolution's he hed offered.
MT, WI MON, of Mataachusetts. moved to postpone
inn! to morrow.
Mr. PUGH, of Ohio. thought that the question had
Atter be &aided at once.
Mr. BOMB% of Pennsylvania spoke in favor of
voting on the resolution now. tie thought that the
Satiate had neglected tho question too long. lie
thought there we, political power enough here to Cave
the country and that it watt never too late to struggle
for the Union.
Mr. Be ULBRURY,of Delaware, matte an appeal to
the Senate to vote now. co that the country might know'
whether there was pattiotient enough here to gave the
Union by the adoption of the resolutions.
The resolutions were, however, postponed till to
morro__.,w and the Paoific. railroad bill taken up.
Mr WHALEN/30N, of Minneaota, moved that the bill
be referred to a silent committee of five.
Mr. SHOHR, of !instilment. presented the netition
of W. C. Jewett. of Pike's Peak. ionising that Congress
should authorize the election of delegates. by the peo
ple. to a Convention. to form a neNv Constitution,
and providing for a new l'reirderit and Congressmen,
the assomption of the national and state debts, ac
knowledging the rights of property of the South, and
acknowledging our reliance as a nation In an Almighty
Power, for the perpetuity of the Union. and our pros
perity, settee, and happiness! as a people.
Mr. LATBAhIi, of California . entered his ptoteet
against any reference of this bill.
Mr. ft 105 said it wan evident that the friends of this
hilt intended to 'pars it without giving the Northwest
a fair show, and he moved its inoefinite postponement.
Mr. BAKER, of Oregon, neoonded the motion. -
- Mr. LATHAM demanded the ayesand noes.
Mr. LANE, of Oregon. thought It was not tune to
Mee such a bill. He thought it would be better to ear
to the South that we will protect their rights. He did
not believe that this railroad will restore Peace.
Adjourned.
11017Slt OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. BTRATTOtg, of New Jersey,oaked leave to pre
sent the memorial of the citizens or Princeton, N. J.
out he subieot of national affairs. containing prardiem
5 1N 5 . 4 .1i i iNBETT, of Hen guar, °bleated.
The SPEAXEIt laid before the Howie a =maga from
the 'President.
The Preaident nays : At the opening of the session
he called attention to the dangers to the Union, and on •
commended such meaeures of relief en he • brdieved
would have the e ffect of tranquillising the countty and
caving it from the petits in which it had been need
lessly end unfortunately placed. Hia convictions then
expressed remain unchanged. Be regrets to say that
mattersstead of being better. still womb, and
hope is It
diime. ,
Ailed= to tho condition of Swath Carolina, be nape
he him no other alternative but to collect the revenue
and protect the public property as far as practioabla
under the ex:eons laws.
Hui duty is to ascent() and not wage the law. The
right and duty to use the military and naval fomee
against those who illegally assail the Federal Govern
ment are is
'sod indisputable. But the present state
of things is beyond tire Exeoutive control.
We are In the midat of a great revolution. and he re
commends to - ...longreas to meet the present emergency.
go Congress is reserved the power to declare war. and
to remove the grievance's that might lead to war, and
redoes testae to the country.
Oa them rests the responsibility. After eulegising
the blessings: conferred by the Union. he says : Should
It perish, the calamity will be as severe In the Southern
m
se the Northern S tates.
Th• mermen movement is chip/IS/made on en spare.
hension ea to the sentlmente ot the majority In several
of the Northern States.
Let the eueetien be traneferred from twil l ational
Aesembly 'to the baliot.box. The people redress,
their erievanoes.
Ia pe e „. o w s agree, let the trial be made before we
plunge into deetrugton ; there le no alternative,
heLet us have reflection. Would that South Carolina
reflected.
' Hp appeals to Congress to any in their might, " the
Caine shall and must be pesureed" br all onatitution
al meant Be reaommende that Congress devote them
selves to prompt action with a vlew to peace. A dirt
mon on the line of 38 80 is auggested as ealoulaied to
nemesisn adittatment. It was an /mutation on the
to say that they will hesltate for a mom e n t.
The danger is on us. In several of the States the forte
and greettile had been seized ttr aggrtm•ive acts. Con.
greet sho uld endeavor U. ego the d.ffioultlea a peace-
NI rotation, He mates the Menne why he hen TO.
Trainee from sending Berme to Char/mon harbor, be
hey Me that this would have furn ten eir a pretext, if not
a provocation, or, the part of South Carolina, for &Wee.
Rion.
Referring to Major Anderson. he sass tha t officer
could not. before no left Von Motilttio, have held that
pest for forty eight or Sixty hours, ff atteeked
Be the rresident/ had warned hie counter of the dan
ger. Ho telt the tatty devolving upon him had been
faithfully though Imperfectly rid/aerated. He was con
aMoue that he meant well for his country.
mr. HOWARD. of Miehliteh, Moved that the message
be referred to a epeeist committee of Siva, 'with instrue
lo Menne whether MIT executive offieete of the
Hatted States have boon or ere now treating or holding
communioation with any person or wrote foe the
traneler of the forte and other public property, Whe -
Cher any demand for surrender has been made ward if
l e , by whom, and wh at answ er him been given whe
ther any officer or Q 64040 the United States have mi
tered Into say giledge-net - to - and reinfweements of
troops to the harbor ofXbarleston 7 and if so, when,
where. and by whom end on What oonsiderations.
Whether the cutout bonne, Post °Moe. or area al at
tt•tleiston Mee been easedr
and by whom they ars
eld in etwitession. Whether am revenue cotter has
bean seined, and whether Any ororts have been made
to recover it. That the committee have power to send
[ fbr persons and papers, ruse report from time to time
swan facts as may berentilrett by the national honor,
etc.
hip WIUSTC/ft t of mahatna, pelted a point of order
that such inntraotiona went against the rules,
Mr. ROW Attu replied, Mil moved the previousquestion.
M r. GSA WFORD of Georgia. said that there won Pa
e'net , feS. exciter They had passed beyond that
point. , Mace, • Thwe'rt ro eXottemeht herie."l We
are Oftith. Men ehotild lie (fool and undersiand the line
on which they ere going. lie ineffectnalls relight to
oder a subetince for the resolution.
Mr. GARNETT of Virginia. desired td Gaya the Pro
vident's message considered triCommlt tee of the Whine
on the state of the Union.
Mr. PH.F;IrB of Minoan: remarked that the Presi
dent had informed them that they are in the TY 161. Or
revolution, and inviting the adoption of mach mammies
m ratty avert civil war. 'She President appeal. to Con
star/ to make an efort to restore the fraternal relations
which Might to exist. The recoMmendation made by
the President is entitled to the respect of the American
eeople—but the revolutions pending, instead or propos
ing a remedy, Intuit to a 'special committee to indict
eamehody. He would vote against the resolution, as it
did not meet the eniergeno7.
Mr. Pl.O ftbltiC. , . of Penasylvania, believing th at the
resolution would boprodaotive of no Soon. 0PP 0 4 64
Mr. FULL, of Georgia, said that the r.eonnion was
not based on a pacific plan to wiliest the dilitoettle 3 "
Mr Ma ItTlll of Virginia, ivoked on the resolntion
an firebrand to ' ba ttifOrtn Into d omintrY r.crat aimed,
intensely exulted.
The reaulution wan missed—yeas 183 nape 0.
Mr. hi SSG R.G. of Tenneseee, Relied the conuent
the If use for leave to offer a resolution that a Itl , n9rtly
ratiort might ha made from the Committee of Thirty . "
three..
e,r. HINDMAN, of Arkansas. caned on the chairman
of the committee to state what number of members
now kiteno the ineo lags and whether there VAS ADM'
babllitY at making a report, and to state mouth Dalton
lest as would be ca'sulatsd to.,shed some light on the
su Ject.
Mr. BURNETT Said that he understood from the
member from Arkansas that there Wee no probability
of the commutate coracles, and that n number of mim
eo s representing the slave Mates bad withdrawn from
it Wag it therefore p chat. or wise to continue the com
mittee when there wag no proepeot that they ever wilt
he ahie to report? He wanted to discharge the com
mittee. No action was tattoo on the resolution
The R 0106.1 teen went thto aommnittea of the ee hole on
the state of t h e Union on the civil and miseellaneons
a it l i T r ° .tatirdgreiltitinit was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas—Maser.. Adams (Mass ), Adatns (RT.). Adra 4 ri
Aldrioh. Allen. Afier. Anderson (Ky.). Antilay. Babbitt,
Iteale.l3ingham, Blatq Hlate,eBrarton, Drier!, BrintoW,
linffinton, (lurch Burlingame, 'Burnham, Butterfield,
Campbell. Carey. Carter , Clemons, Coburn, John Cooh
raze, Colfax, vode, Co*, Curtis, Davis (Ind.), Damen
De'ano. Duoll, Co Dunn. Edgerton, Rdmarde. Rl3.
M.theridge, Farnsworth Penton. Pew , .. o "e•
Prank, French, Gilmer. (Moen. GioW,tirtfley, gale] H
, amilton. Hoskin, fie.ndok. in.vsme .
Holman, Howard (9.). Howard (Mum.), Humphrey.
Hutchins, Irvine. Junkin, Kelloss (Mich.), Kellogg
itenyon, ROgore. Larrelme. Leach ( Minh.),
L
Lee, Logan. onrneoker, Loomis, Lovejoy, Malay,
Marston. MeC , ernand, Masan. McKnight. MoVher
son,Millward. Illoritgorne y,
3M Moorhead. Morrill. Morris
(Pa.), Morse, Nels,n, IR, Brien, in. Palmer,
Perry. Pettit. Porter, Pottle. Rcimin R. Reynolds
John Reynolt a. Rase, Illysa. Robinson (R. I.),
Robinson (I)l.), Rune, Boranton. Barwink, Sher
man. Romeo, Spaulding, *nu:inst. Stanton. Cavan,
Stewart (Pa.), Stokes, Stratton. Tagpan, T.ktret.
'rheaker, Tompkine, Train. imble, Vandever , ode,
Waldron. Washburn ( W 15.1. Waahbarne (I.l.T.Webeterr
Wells. Wileon.Windom. Wood. and Woodnift.
Mara—Mews. Anderson Mo.), Avery, Barksdale,
.Barrett. Booook Homier, Dmillsnr, Branch. Drown,
Burnett. Clark (Mo.) Cbmton,Conb. Cr.wford,-Deler
mate, Dimmiek, Pdmundson, Hnsiblb, 'Florence, tier
trell, vardrroan, Harps (Vs 1. Hatton. Hawkins, HD;
Houston, Hushes, Jones, Runge), Landrum, Leach
(N. C.), Leaks, Love. Mallory, Martin (Ohio). Morain
(Va.), Maynard. MoKenty, mottos. Millson, Moore
CRY.). Moore (Ala.). IVlbaok, Pendleton. Peyton,
Fheivg, Pryor, (aeries. Rearan,Rost, Siokles, Pump,
Smith (Ya ), Smith (N. 43.),_ Taylor. Vanandiabam,
Vanoe, Whiteley, Winsltrir. Woodson, and Wright.
The committee rone.vrithont coming to a conclusion
on the
on irt 'Goo of Mr. LBAKE. of Virginia. the &lea
Committee DE the President's Manage was instructed
to inquire whether am arms have recently been re
moved from Harper's Ferry to Pittsburg, and if no. by
arhoao authority , and for what reasons. The resolntion
was amended no as to extend the inquiry to the re
moval of arms from all arsenals.
Mr. h ORRIS. of Pentsrlvenia. presented a memorial
from citizen. of „Philadelphia. signed by men of alt par
ties. in favor or Crittenden'. Compromise. Referred
to the Comuniteeof Thirty-three.
She 'lmmo then ectjourned.
THE MESSAGE OP THE PRESIDENT
To Me Sonars and lime of Representotirea
At the circular of yourpresent session I milled your
attention to the dangers which threatened the existence
et the Union. I expressed my opinion freely concern
ing the onginal inures of these dangers, and recom
mended ouch measures as I believed would have the
effect of tra,g maiming the country and saving it from
the peril to which it had been needlessly and most Un
fortunately involved..lbose opinions and recommenda
tions Ido not propose now to repast. My own oonvlo
none upon the whole subject remain unchanged The
fact that a great calamity was unrending over the nation
Wessman at that time aranowledged by every intelligent
citizen. It hail already made itself re t throughout the
length and breadth of the land. The necessary come
cuteness of tee alarm thus_predneed wore most deplo
rable The imports fed on with, rapidity never known
beicire, except in time of war, In the history of our
foreign commerce.
The Treasury wegi anexpeoterlly left without. the
means which it hail by counted Mon to meet
its public engsgrsiente, trade was pettily zed. Manu
factures were stopped, the best proem oeonntles
denty sunk in the market. every species of property de
p emerge more or less, and thonaamie of Doormen vibe
depended on the( y doily labor for their daily bread
Were turned out of employment. I deeply regret that
ern not able to give you any ititormation [Moll the state
of the Uncle which is more satisfactory then what I
was then obliged to communiciate. On the contrary,
mestere a re suit warmest the present time tbnn ;bey then
Were. When Contrast Met a strong hope pereeited the
whole public lined that etyma amicable reftestment of
the sobjecit would be spomitry made by the reelesentea
twos of the Mates and of the rapier. Which might. re
store peace Mittman the conflicting section, t the
country, That hope bar-been diminished by every
hour of defier, and as the pros pee tio a b oodles settle
ment Miles away the pnblio distrait; becomes more and
trove escraVated,
the an evidence of title, it is only necessary to My that
®Ms treasury notes authorize:, by the eat of 17th Pa
cemaker Mat were adrerused according to law. and that
no respoceib'e bidder offered to take any, consicerable
sum caper at a lower rate of interact than twelve per
oent From them feats it appears that. In a Govern
ment °remitted like on». domeatio strife, or even a
welberounded Peer of mod hostilities. is- more de
structive to our pubho and pnvate interests than the
most formidable foreign war.
it my ameasi message I expreasitO the corivietion
which it have long deliberately held, and which recent
reflection has only tended to deepen and confirm, that
no Mate hag the right. by its own act to accede from
the Union, or throw off it Federal obligations at plea
rare. I also declared , me opinion tO rasa even if •
that tight exte ed,autt atimed be.exeromed by any State .
of the coatede mgr. e executive Dep.trameat of, thm
Government haul no authority, under rit e Constitution.
t reemnfee its validity by acknowledging the inde•
pendent* of cinch State This tett me no alternative.
es the Mast executive caster tinder tee Constitution of
the United Stereo, but to tiollece the soblio revenue and
erotism theenolio properti, so far easels might be
m swim
able ne&t: the ertillina awe. Thisieetdimy
_matte:se.
II moat. or toezeen e, not to make the lawn. It
boloose to Cr nfrelet 4.lolneitrell to repeal modtml,or
eMerite their Provurione to meet se they
occur. ' , possess no dispenzleg power. I certainly had
no right to make an sgsressive war upon any State;
and I am prat ot'allotted that the Cor.stwanon bag
wisely withheld that power even from Congress. Bat
the right end the duty to tistaahe military force defen
sively against tome who runt the Federal. officell
In the ezeontien of their legal functions, and seams
those who assail the ,repel ty of the Federal Govern
ment is olear and undeniable. •Bot the dengerons and
hostile Mane of 'Matta towards each other has
already far transcended and east into the shade the
Ordinary Elteciltive dunes already provided for by law,
end bee assumed such vest and attuning Moport ens
as to place the subject entirely above and eityond the
Executive control. eh fate cannot be disguised that
we are in the midst ov a great revolution. In sit its
various tsarina, there areal commend the rotation to
Com/lees as the only human tribune' under Providence
seessing the tower to meet the existing emergency.
'Po them explosively betimes the
_power to declare War.
Or authorize the employment 01 the military tome in
all oases contemplated by the Comaitution ; and they
Meng persecutes power to remove tbeigrlevagetewhlen
Might lead to VIM% and to Mame prate and union to
tuts Mistreated conntry. ttn them, and on them alote.
rests the reitivitelbility. _
he Omen is a sacred treat, left by oar revolutionary
fathers to theta. descendants, nod never did any other
people Inherit so rich a legacy. It bits tendered us
'nonpo in floatedno trinmehent rawer. The na
tional fla g s has with glory overseen gee. Under
its ehedow Americo* citizens have found we
and respect in all lands beneath the ann. ' lf we descend
to considerations of i tinily material mterest, when. In
the history of all cline. has a Confederacy been bound
together with such strong ties of mutual Interests
Each portion of it is dependant On and all upon each
portion for Prosperity one domestic, security ; a free
tr.die throughout the whole euppites the watts of one
portion from the prodnetime of another, and scatters
wealth everywhere. The great planting and farming
States require, and commercial eavigatton metes send
their produotions to domestic and foreign markets. and
furnish a naval power. to render their trenimortattora
severe against tell boatlie.attacka. hhould the Union
Perish in the midst of the present etoiteinellt, we have
already had a cad tereessie Of the universal trafitione
which would result from its deatniation. The otuatnity
would be severe in every portion of the Oman. and
would bequite as reat. to ear the least, in the South
ern as to the Nort hern States.
She greetest eggravatien of the evil, and that which
would place us in a most unfavorable light, both before
the world and posterity, te, as I ant firmer convinced *
teat the secession movement has been obeli, based
rt 4 , 'gilt? rtryeg:67:4ro t fYinerfee t n th eStranntatel
the question be transferrad from political seseutblies
the pallet-box, Dad the People Chenille/Yee Wan in Weer
ly redress the serious grievances which the Boum have
/offered.
But. its Heaven's name, let the trial he made before
we plungelnto an armed oondiot upon the mere as
sumption that there is no other alternative. Tune is a
great oonuerVittiVe vower. Let us minse at this mo
mentous roint, and afford the people of both North and
Routh en oppottanit) for refieetin. Would that South
Carolina had been ommineed c o t this truth before her
precipitate action. 1 thereforeappeal, through you,
to the people of the country to declare in their with;
that • elm Croon MIMS itan sitere. ex maxi:seen "
by all oonsti utional
I most earnestly retiOMMend that yent devote Vier
soiree exclusively to the question bow thin tan he ae
erimplished in peace. All other ettestions,when com
pared with thus, sink Into insieru.oattoe. The present
is no Lme for palliation. Anbon, prompt neaten, is re
quired. A delay in Congress to precentor and recom
mend a dietinot and practice' provocation for ['entitle
lion may drive us to a tom: from which it will be al
moat irnpossible reeede. common ground on which
oonciliation and harmony may be produced us surely
not unettametile.
The proposition to compromise, by letting the North
Intve exclusive control of the territory above a certain
bee s -anti giving Southern Institutions protection below
that Une, ought to receive nnivenral approbation. In
iteelf, =deed, it may not be entirely satisfactory I but
when the alternative is between a reasouable conces
sion on both sides and the destruotton of the Union, it
is an imputatton on the petnotiam of Congress to assert
that its members will hesitate for a moment.
Even now the danger is upon us. In several Staten
which have not seceded, the forte, arsenate, and misra
zines of the Unwed States have been seized. This is
by far the most mulatto step whieh has been to en since
the commencement of the trouble". This pa to pro
perty has lone been lett without garrisons and troops
for Its proteotimt, beoause no person doubted its EMU-
My under the flee of the country in all the states of
the Union. Besides. our email army hes scarcely been I
suffiment to guard out remote frontiers agatnet Indian
inoursions.
The seizure of this priitsttr, from ea appearance'',
has been purely aggressive, and not in ussimano• tie
sae attempt to coerce a Meteor States to remain in the
Union At the heitionier of these onhspey trouniew. I de
term eiedthat no set of,rntne ahouldo promo the excite
meat it either seettoe of the country'. lithe political con
lhotwere to endin civil War, It was MI determined pur
pose not to oomMenoe it, nor even to turniih an excuse '
far it by any Rotor this Government. My opinion re
mains tumben red. that Jaffee, seven as ascend pollee.
requires us still to teak a esetistulsolattottot the mut
tone at home between the North tied South. Entertain
;,e this otraVietepp: I refrained even from - sending re
inforcements to major Anderson. who commanded the
forte in Challeston herboy, until en absolute neoeesity
for dome so should make itself apparent, test it might
unjust.) be reseeded as a memo of military 000TMOnt
And thug furnish, if note erovoostiou a nt least a pretext '
for an outmost on the part of South Carolina. Iwo ne •
density for these reinforeemente seemed to same
I was assured, be distingui•hrd and upright eentlecern
from South Carolina, that no attack on Major Ander
son wag intended, bet that, on the contrary, It was the
desire of the State meliorates, as much an It was my
own, to avoid the feral ammequenoes which must in
evitably follow a military collision. end here I deem
It proper to sebum, for your information. copies of a
communication dated the eeth or rtecem tier, 1860, ad
dreamed to me by . W. Barnwell . I. It. Aden's, and
James L. Orr, comontestonera Item South Carolina,
with aacompanying doeumente, arid comes of my an
swer thereto, dated the list ea December.
In (unbar explanation of Major Andersen's 'removal
from Fort Moultrie to Fort Ftunpter, it is proper to
state that after my answer to the Itlontb C 04011116 nom
mumonens the War Department received a letter from
that malant offieer movement ) , fromth Deciemberateee,
(the day after this
ing cis an extract'
••!will add, as my optnion, that many thfingseonomeed
me that the aatho tame of the State designed to woo eed
to a hostile act" (Evidently reterrine to the orders
dated Deo.ll, of the late Secretary of War.) " Under
this impression, I could not beeitate that it was no so
lemn deity to move my command from a fort which we
could not probably have held Joiner than forty-eight or
sixty hours to this one, where my power of resistance is
increased in a very great degree."
It will he reoolleceed that the couelnding part of three
Orders was in the following terms
" The smattneee of your force will not permit you,
portage. to occupy more titan one of the three forte ;
but as attack on, or an attempt to take poomatilou of
either one Of them, will be teeerded as an not of hos
tility, and you may then put 'out command into either
of them which lout may deem moat proper. to Increase
Its power of reelmenee. Stott are also antheriesd to
take similar defezeive steps whenever ion have tape,.
bl e evidence of e design to proceed to a - hostile not - -
Li It me need tnat serious atiPrehArelone are tO - sortie art
tent, er tertained that the Peace of [hie d istrict Mat be
disturbed before Meath next. Inner event, it will be
my duty to erevent it. and his door steel be perform. a
In contusion it may be permitted to One to remark
that L have often wanted my countrymen of the den.'
gars which now compound us. This may be the b e t
time I shall refer to the en bjeot officially. I feel that
me duty has been faithfully, thongh imperfectly per.
formed, and, whatever the result may be. I "hall carry
to my grave the consoionitneSit that I at least meant
well for my country.
JAMYS BUCHANAN.
WA eirlrerTON CITY, January 8, 18e1.
MtiIiSYLV/4!a4
• = 7laBitiaßliaighila.iB(4.:
Renato celled to order at 11 o'olo.ik by the Opeaker •
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Martz. -
'nut 8r RAKER told velure the Renate the/169 , 0n, of
the Attorney General - twit-80 Abel. the Report of tblr
State Li ttrarma.. a b.,ethe report of the committee OR
the clam of Toomaahloriel.
Mr. MI r. R. ehsirmannf s ersciel toning deft
Pelted a resolution to savor of appropriating dO. Sot
Meting and regatting the Executive ntansioni
teas .„ta
otter some debate, postponed for the , Preiteet
the whole subleet referraft to a joint eoninnttee of •
Rouses. _ -
Mr. ehtITH, of the Jedioiary embroil:tee. Monte Mt
forther supplement to the est moolveretie the Ott ev
Pef (eagle/Ha. el:committed.
Mao. illorporetionet a aapp'.ement to the ID rep
mtiut the tmronch of eirmiusbam.
Mr. P.ZN (Select) reported .I:humbler, the Mk of
linear,. at o'clock e . M., for the openute et tie
Outertatolialatection rettlfna by Me Boehm* oz the
Zeoste, la the heti of the House.
•
511.1.5 IX 'PLACE.
emrrn, ati act to remit the collateral wised:
tense tax upon crenaill charitable tmeneata
Mr. COL.EL. ap Oct IS rotation to Saving rands arid
trust companies.
Alas, a fu•ther trapplement to the act incorporative
the cit of Philadelphia.
Mr. IS y
CIIOLSO/1. a n set to Incorporate the Poem des
Coal Company. •
r, r:R. an act toratify and origin , " the fifty
of certain Teal estate in Barks county.
air. eh:CIL/0, an net to incorporate the Tideonts and
Brokenstraw Railroad Compel'''.
Also, an not in relation to the road laws is Tits'
county, s-
Mr. PARKER. an act to incorporate the Philadelphia
Improvement. Savings and Lean Company.
Also, an act to jucorporata the American and India
Commercial .lompitnr.
?dr. hiTellam a supplement in relation to foreign
insurance, annuit y, and trust companies.
Alec, s supplement to the eat tacorporating the Wilkes
burro ant owanton 11. ti road Company.
Mr. Olt ECG. CI supplement to Ike act relative to the
emotes meat and port or the poor.
tor. LANDON., an act to incorgo.ate the Towanda
Telegraph C. mpany.
aarorreaL airsoLVTiOrts
Mr. EIRIITM offered arming= to appoint s settabhp
pence to tete eagle of the beating arldlentilatins
apparatas of the Caving', at a compensation not- ex ,
evading two &herr a der. Adopted.
Mr. iItSf4SOLY Offined a resolution that 1,000 copies of
the dint. Lateran's Report Ds published fertile taut
of the ttenate, and ltO copies for the woof the lAhrta.-
ran. Adepten.
On motion. Kennedy Mogaw was appointed an Aims
tent se.geant-st-47ing.
On rnoUun ot Mr.liftoo. Daniel Welsh, of Centre
smutty . , was appointed an additional transcribing Work.
Wthiam Maher, James LyndaJl, nod Bauman Xnee
were voted in a 3 foldrs. • '
Notheyous nmendnente, antistittintig the tables of
other persons for these cameo, all of whit& were voted
de-en
A message from the Governor was read, ennonaeled
the reatahatinn or Eli Slifer !state Treamer, •
Mr. McOLUIIe offered a joint
Y rosolation, that both
1' th
Houses meet In Convention In Ito Pan .e ft awe.
op Thursday, the .101 k. et one _p cloak, to ',eel n
State Treasurer in place et' ai miter, peagnod.
Adopted.
The tIP.EaKEYL appointed Mr. "artier taller: oh be
hatter the Senate.
On motion of Mr. i'dcf.',l,UftE, the aettate made gene
ral nommanous
dr. McC LuttE nominated Rent,' D. Moore:
Mr. OttAWFORD nominated John Rowe.
Mr. BLOOD nominated 13eorie W. Miller.
Mr. MOTT nominated J. 0. James.
email bill hi relation to a writ of error in Clarion'
Mtlptr erne:armed ; when.
On motion of Mr. IdIRBLE. the Senate adjourned.
ROUS.
The Range was mi ll ed to order by Speaker Ativte at
3l Prayer by the Rev. Lily. Robinson. neer
dollop! Presby terlan. Journal read.
Reports from the Attorney General and Auditor
General were read, and ordered to be printed.
The annual report of the Western Pavreg Fund of
Philadelphian/is &mailer and lead on the table.
The Report of the State Labotrusu Was read, showing,
*Moog other thing, thar.the b ttangeof money= his POI
!ellen was four dollar:. The Ring of Bavaria bas
written to ,the authorities, retuning Minks for a copy
of Rogers Geology. The report was ordered to be
vatted.
hlr. LEJARNIaIi read in place the following'bill
"A sopp/emen• to au act entitW • AD sot to IniMpro
rate the north Pennsylharlot IM'lread Corneal. all
proved Bth of April, nat.
gentian 8. Be it enacted, 4r . . That the further prohi
along of &supplement to an act to innOrpotate the Lea.-
&Webb& end 1314omoborir Rat road Company, smiroved
211 h of r ebruary. be, anti the salve is hereby, ex
tended Co the north Pennsylvania Railroad lolly and
efiliotually as though the ea d North Pennsylvania Rai/ -
road Company had been originally named as rarefied to
in said soliploment.' ,
Referred to the Committee on Railroads.
I vzgiDa CONTESteD ILteILON
Mr. ARMSTRONG, or Lyoomme. ode - fee& resolution
teat the permission of the Rouse be grentike t iotne Com
mittee on Contested Elections, in the case hews an&
Chapin, of Lozenge cotton . , to proceed to Varatela
take testimony. Agreed to. .
MOHR RESOLUTIONS.
whicPdr. LEIRRNRING offered the foltoiritte reedit/UMW
h were referred:
. . . .
Whereas, Nome ig,ooo eitizerui of Pennsyliania have
petitioned the Legislature of this Commonwealth for
the repeal of the ninety fifth and ninety-myth geotions
of the Venal Code; and.
, Whereas, The Exeoutive of the Commonwealth has
reoommendea the unconditioned reliesl of said ninety
fifth and ninety•stath seetions.•' as their retention cm
out statute. book is calculated to create the in grunion
that the people of this Mate arrilinfavoyable to ttheexe
cation of the fugitive-stave law, and thy discharge of
their oonf.itleitit• duties. and with the melt of ressenrt
ma the subleet of reproaohi" and.
Whereat, Mr. Palmer. speaker of the Bortate in
-
seeress suggests that if any lust canoe ofoomplaing KV . .
nits it should he promptly removed; and,
Whereas, Mr. ilaule, treeeher of the Bound of Rare-
Ben tau aes rays, in hie addrves, that it there is Say LW
upon the statute-),oohs of the fiesta which can many
way be tortured taro an damsel ..for treseon, he westal
advise Ur immediate repeal; and.
Whereas, It great diversity of minion mate as toes,
constitutionality and afoot of s portion of geld MU suing
96th sectimmof the penal o.de referred to taerefore,E.
Bas olred. That the Speaker and oniurinall of the IP
digital Committee (General) be. and theyare hereby,
amiteuted a committee. with instructions SO
any two Bulges of the enigmas Court of Perusal iv
to Tortuga to this body au opinion. In writing. was
in their judgment, there me anything oniony statute
books relative to fugitlvell from service or' labor, that
col:Mots In any particular, or can be oonstmed an all to
conflict, with the Conehtutton or lairs of the Unttsd
Mateo in the trEespirit and meaning thereof,
he yeas and 'nays were demanded oft the second
rending of Mr. Leuseannes resolution, and it was ,
agreed to, yeas 60, nays 47, N Mows : - -
Yard-al &sera. A, matron,. Ashootrißel.' Bagibiltr,
Eisler, Boer, Brodhead. Butler (grialll) L title.
CatosedlL Calling, -Cope, Cowan. Adtviteiv - mellireds
Bonier. Boblela. Damian, Imale,Eilestiorgeg it z
kilt, Oibbonsy.- Heck, Rill, Rittman, trejs.liita ,
yahoo ~Lautennint- , Liohuinwallner "
fold, Moore. Motruien , Myers. Chtterliolifi - lteigteenn• -•
Randall, Rea, Rhoads, Itidglings. , lattq w estr.nn.
ntioppard,linuthAfierki).Bmith (Philadel S). , •
Mina, Thomas, Wildey, and - -
Ailt—tassera Abbott, Sober. altritancier.A . t r .
Amnia, Bartholomew, Bowel, Blanchard, •
Brewster. Burnt. Butler ("rewrote/. p Craig,
nonplus. k Iliott. Frasier. Ooehnna, Gordon, Bra
hare. Ranter, Rarvey,Rayea, .BoErps.. Bgbikaock•
Lowther, Motionlyel, lltarehaltfeenlat, Oher,dreater.
coo, ream , Tone. Robnitem. reltsl,r Ilhaftir,_Ntek.
insn- Stran g. Tit. tar. Teller. Truer. Walker, WM*.
Williams, eind Davis,Bpeaker—ST.
Mr. oltneratill saved to *tribe out the weld
two," and insert • the" judges of the aminesser-
Court.
Mr. GORDON, of derferson, bad no giertiontsre td
lion to the resolution. Put Bruit an eltraordinerf
of py,,egontsg..The ptesamotton was thatemphatic
orihe Legislature understood the lairivor tigusig:
atareserni th.sniate.
Atflturk. of Philadelphia. d the it
Contained -the leadeiumey of the_SArgishipa l „ * 4=',,,
oasis.
Mr. BYRNE. of Itizerne.mudt t was the day of this
Nouse to enact laws, but not to
in
thong.-Ss was
in favor of the resolution',
Mr L,RD3ENBING said there wag much ilversiti of,
opinion as to whether the two sections of the penal
ooae were constitutional or not. *no there-Wan= bet-,
ter authority to apply to than the lthemak Come or •
Pennsylvania.
' Mr. WILL, 4,413, of Allegheny. agreed *Bit other
gentlemen teat the proposition reflected Arta iLe
Lay CA the lienge. Ile and not thinkit worth whigbitogO'
out of our Way to appease the Bonthern States. if to,
Southern thaws here cense of complaint. let thaligemeal
to us through the proper channels, sant vs owl
our amine books. sad if therein anyskung wrong d
in them we will expunge such laws. .11 there 1 Dir.
we will let them remain as they are. Re, for onWoglie
opposed to any unconstitutional law,
cortiteesz sbecivon. .
'Without coining to a vote, tee tone took up MO Gat
tested ignition cue of Caldwell and Stewart.
The committee was drawn in the form PrentrilM4 b 5
law, and consists of Messrs. Fraser. Slunk, s
Abb at. Hoek. Trees. Ihintsp. Blanchard. nail mut.
, r ,
The Ilene then resumed the consideration As
resolution of Mr. teinennng. and a motion being m
to ;uterine the snidest for the pre et. it was le _
to—yeaa 6S, nays Se. .
The resignation of the Hen. Ell Slifer. State Tre
asurer. was announced end Thursday, at noon, , deag
tinted for an election to fill the vacancy.
ltalonUTlOns OF 711t-alteksl3ol4l. ~_,
Mr. ARMentI , NG, of tpamtung went), offered the
following joint reorlettoMl,Whieh WWI read slid field'
over under the rules.
Besotted. That we recognize the CiMightitien of the
United States se the supreme law of the iend,stuttliet
an lawn enacted, either by Contra* or the Legislatene
of the several Btatesoiliteh are contrary is its prowl
emu., are null and void
Resolved, That the laws of the United Btatets wee of
paremouot en thonty in eters btate of the Unice. mot
all matters within the exalt:muse jurisdiction of litia
great, and that any attempt on the Dart of a Btatayby
Mate lase, to annul or hinder their due wanton. le
in violation of both the letter and spirit of the cella,
boos doe from the people of eaoh State to the General
Goren:merit, end to each other.
That the augers of this State, in OOMITIOD with the
citizens of other of the free Staten., have jut Muse Ye
complain that their conetitatonal raids have been de
nied to them in some of the slave ranee—that the
freedom of the preen and speech Liu bees eirwieseos
the rights of personal security have been vtokyteri e -rdag
have been, on frequent ocieestone, armeted. ot r.
gonad. sa d punaed,withent trial, evewla tit _
of life, by bailees violence, and without interference
in tneir bettor by .the constituted *laborites "Of the
State. Yet we believe that the remedy fertile,* sod
all other snowman between the citizens of the qu
eered State a Is is the Union, sad 'alder the isms of Me
tend.
Resolved, That we recognize the right ofevery.sleve
Male to vegetate and Control slavery within her limits.
each mita own way, IMlneet only to the Conettntlen of
the Mated Metes, said that we deny Me right of Sat
een or any of the Arian to interfere with it, maw to
Limit, modify. - abash; or control itliStlllA.llBokMte.
But, on the contrary,. it is the duty of *ogress whet
required, to suppress daurrectiora and Mundo vlcr
levee by military inree if nebular.
Brsereed, That it is orintrary to the . firstertielitt of
amendment to the Constitution to abridge the fitedak
of sunlit or or the saes:hand contrary to the genies of
free government to submit either to any ether control
than the responsibility for its sun, and that we eat
not, in the interests of slavery. oiler so great a sacrifice
evens diird! il i l et a ffiefret e fones of the totted States.
melons to their reeeeniton an Staten. amender the
the ammo et Cabmen, which heath. right to
mate all needful rules and
rage
respecting them;
that whilst we do not recoridee the doctrine that the
Constitution of the United States carries Mayer, into
the Territoriee, or exerunte it from Me control of Con
gress, we are in favor of en adinstmsat of am shots
glutton sh all ery is the TerritMles in not Mat
ner as settle it forever, and to this end we
recommend that a line, not • further north than
the Missouri Compromise line, be established.
and sanctioned sir. an amendment to the Con
stitution, Wherebl, in all territory north of snob line,
elavery or involuntary servitude. exempt for crime.
shell he forever prohibited, and &lath of wit oh, meatier
Congress nor the Te redone! Legislature Abell interfere
wither faintish.
Resolved. That Pennsylvania is loyal to the Moen
and faithful in the otwervenoe of the Coutittnion .apd
the laws, and to mentfestetion thereof, tie Judiciary
Commutes ere hereby instructed to inquire was her
there is env law in faros in Pennsylvania which con
ducts with her oonstardional obligates, to the Govern
ment of the United States, or which mevente or ob
structs the due execution within her junadottou of any
law of the United States; end it there De say salt law,
to moots by biller otherwise.
.I Besotted, That we cherish for oar braille° of th e
Ahicveholdies °totes Me most cordial and fraternal re
gent, end that we are willing ty allow them the enjoy
ment of every right not incomeatent 'ricksha lortererea
-7100 of our own; that we hold the Units to DO the. only
sots basis of our continued prospents end haulms,.
and the enforcement. of the taws ea unnelative midi:i
s...trade duty of the General Government, aseented to
Fats preservation, and to be aotoMpludisti, if seeeleary.
7 its entire civil and military power. ; than enostuon
revolution. IMO Its littetitablikeeltiliZlONMlNlS war, bad
that in each an emergency Penney/yenta tendons to the
President of the United States the whohr seutionet of
the State, .
Adjoutned.
The Nets Jersey Legislature.
TRENTON. Jon. 9.-The Rouse met, and atter Clare
confusion elected F. hi. Lem of Lassa county, Speak
e T and Jacob Sharp, or Warren minor', Clerk, „These
Persona were not the regular nominees, althoagn both
are Democrats. Ihe contest turned between the
Breckintiorge and Douglas Demoorma, the aspubliosas
supportom the latter. who succeeded, the Antenesna
and Or moorata (who haves mority) not, being able
to make an agreement. Fere an versa voted With
the Republicans and produced -' -
After along struggle. lasting,sli MIA , the Douce cent.
plated ire organization at six o clock thin evening. 'The
offyrs elected this efternoon were John ii. Mgak e r,
of 'mei county. for eng roseate clerk ; Alexander Id
Jo nston of Mercer county, for assatent Mork i and
'Thomas Drumm, of Femme, for doorkeeper. -
ne °fuer," are all noughts Demotoats. but were
„ no d for b' the Iteptthltdatis, who joined those Demo
meta who were opposed to the exorbitant demands of
the AUterteans-sun in number-who held the tlaleß6S
of cower, and demanded one-half; BY this movement
they get nothing.
Last went the Republican Senator, whose vote gave
all the drums in the Senate to the Democrats, was
burned in effigy. Tha mouse has, crested mist &vitt
'moot, and be Is strongly denounced try the iteenbueen.
caper!.
taorernor Olden Will deliver his message to the Le
['filature to morrow.
The New York Legislature.
ALBANY, Janata! 9.—The Antra)ly to-day tabled the
Molt:Mon or the Senate to yresteut a award to Msjor
Atolorion. ,
Markets by Telegraph!
,Bar.arraortv, Jan, 9e—float steed! : Eflijard atm .
53a OA Ohio and Ca; MU are he aat [berme Virbeat
steady at 13001.260 for red. MOM for waits._lllLlam 44.
alined 3o; white 6ter62o, !allow a2e63e.,' rroviatese
firmer at_817.40 for Mem Lard Coffee aatillitht
3241.13 e. Whi aky dead/ at 1..aX,15 0 0.
081,71 ans, Jan,O.—COTTOII. -- 1111101; taday of
21 000 bales at uhaeLto for middliallo. Sugar antes at
4,50253i0._ Noleamee 226210. a l t W ky DV.
_1 7 1 . 0110411011
to ton to moo-at Lt-i6C. Bxehaqiie aopoaeoupf,
6.4 tr ma. pram.: on Mar' 'PO tie). qr 0 4111 t.'&57,
000111.