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EIARRISBIi RG, PA
Wednesday Afternoon, January 2 1861
par For Legislative matter see Fourth
Page
n=. Simon Cameron Tendered a
Seat in Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet.
It is with the highest gratification that
we refer to the announcement contained
in another column, of the appointment of
our distinguished fellow-citizen, General
SIMON CAMERON, to a seat in President
LINCOLN'S Cabinet. 'There is no act the
President elect could have done that
would have given such intense and uni
versal satisfaction to the great Republican
party of this State, It was a compliment
alike due to the Republicans of Pennsyl
vania, who bore so prominent a part in
Mr. LINCOLN'S nomination and election,
and to the high character and position of
Gen. SIMON CAMERON himself. This act,
more than anything he could possibly
have done, will attach most firmly the
party of this State to his Administration.
It is a most full and unmistakeable recog
nition of the right of the great laboring
and industrial interests of Pennsylvania
to the fostering care and protection of the
Government, when their firmest friend
and ablest champion is called into the
confidential counsels of the incoming Ad
ministration, and as such will impart a
tone of confidence and assurance to our
business interests that will have a most
happy and beneficent effect, in the present
depressed and prostrate condition of mon
etary and business affairs. It gives
moreover assurance to the country that
while the Administration of President
LINCOLN will be eminently conservative
in its measures, it will be firm, prompt
and efficient in Maintaining tie
lion and the Laws, in enforcing their re
quirements, and preserving the Union at
all hazards.
Another Loeofoco Fraud E xposed.
It will be remembered that Governor
Packer deprived JOHN M. BUTLER, the
duly certified member elect to Congress
from the 14th District in the city of
Philadelphia, of the usual certificate is
sued by him, whilst he held that of the
Return Judges, and that he declared Mr.
Lehman duly elected. Mr, Butler took
at once steps to contest the matter, and
under an act of Congress, Recorder Enue
is now investigating the matter. Mr.
Butler insisted upon the re-count of the
boxes, which have been under the charge
of Alderman M'Mullin since the election,
who is known as one of the most unscru
pulous Democrats throughout the land.
This motion was strongly opposed by Mr.
Lehman's counsel, but the Recorder final
ly decided that the boxes must be brought
and the votes counted. Consider.►ble
trouble was experienced in obtaining the
boxes, but the counsel for Mr. Butler
threatened to prosecute M'Mullin if the
boxes were not produced, and they were
finally brought and counted, with the fol
lowing result, viz :
SIXTH DIVISION
William E. Lehman
John M. Butler....
Edward King
SEVENTH DIVISION
William E. Lehman
John M. Butler....
Edward King
EIGHTH DIVISION
William E. Lehman Ea
211600t5. Tally 1i5t.265
John X Butler 123 119
Edward King 40 41
By the above it will be seen that Mr.
Lehman loses 4 votes in the Sixth Divi
sion, and Mr. Butler gains 3; that Mr.
Lehman loses 126 in the Seventh Division
while Mr. Butler gains 132, and that in
the Eighth Division Mr. Lehman loses 5,
votes, while Mr. Butler gains 4. Whole
loss of Mr. Lehman, 135 ; whole gain of
Mr. Butler, 139. This makes the major
ity of Mr. Butler 126 in the whole dist
rict, and consequently elects him. It will
bo understood that the tally lists above
rgferted to, were placed in the ballot box
es, and duplicates of them were filed in
the office of the Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas, on the day after the
election. In counting off the vote, it is
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usual to put the tickets up in bundles of
ten, which are twisted up and in this
way placed in the ballot boxes. In the
Seventh Division, where the heaviest
frauds appear to have been perpetrated,
more than half the votes cast for Judge
Sing were placed in Mr. Lehman's bun
dles, and counted for the last named gen
tleman; while most of Mr. Lehman's
bundles had one or two of Mr. Butler's
tickets smuggled into them. The candi
dates for Governor, State Senator and Le
gislature were upon the same ticket as Con
gress, and the result to those officers was
affected precisely the same as the vote for
Congressman. Mr. Nichols, the Senator
elect, has his majority, which was reported
to be about 800, largely increased by the
discovery of these frauds.
Gen. Cameron's Visit to the Home
Considerable speculation has been afloat
for the last few days as to the cause, or
object and purpose, of Gen. Cameron's
visit to Mr. Lincoln, the President elect.
Having made inquiry, and being enabled,
from information obtained we know to be
entirely reliable, to gratify public curiosi:
ty on the subject, we feel at liberty to
state, that Gen. Cameron proceeded, on
Friday last, to Springfield, in consequence
of a special request, made by President
Lincoln, accompanied with the intimation
of his intention to tender, in person, a
place in his Cabinet to the General, and
his desire to meet and confer with him on
, the condition of public affairs. We learn,
further, that a very full consultation, on
the affairs which now engross the atten
tion, of the country, was had at Spring
field, between President Lincoln, General
Cameron, and Judge Bates, who had also
been called there, and who, it is already
well known, has been tendered, and ac
cepted, a place in Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet.
Thus called upon to serve the public un
der the ineeming
other position than that which he now
so ably and satisfactorily fills, we have no
doubt of General Cameron's acceptance of
the honor conferred upon him, but have
not yet learned the place assigned him,
though we doubt not it is either the
Treasury or War Department, probably
the former.
g, CONSERVATIVN" AND "COMPROMISE."
These are two words, as now used in the
English language, that we detest. They
ought never to have been put in a Dic
tionary without such an explicit definition
as would have prevented their being tor
tured into meaning everything that is
mean, cowardly and despicable. It has
got to be that whenever a man, a party,
or an organization beoomes so corrupt or
timid as to defend an old.blood-stained
wrong, encrusted with the tears of centu
ries, he yells out at once if any one attacks
his mouldy skeleton, "I am conservative l"
and whenever the Right triumphs the
legions of wrong shout lustily for "Com
promise." Pecksniff never had in his
heart more polished, patented and per
fumed hypocrisy, treachery and meanness
than those two words, as now used, signify.
THE South Carolinian publishes an
absurd story that the Lincoln men at the
North are sending foul rags gathered from
the hospitals, to propagate small-pox at
the South; that they mean to chase the
secession conventions from place to place
with their foul weapons till they become
powerless, and that six men left New York
on Saturday for this purpose.
Ballots. Tally list
. .. 228 282
. . 64 61
. . 6 6
Ballots. Ilalylis
...104 • 280
—.176 44
... 14 5
EDITOR DAILY TELEGRAPH :—Allow me to sug
gest to our respected ministers either of the fol
lowing passages of Scripture as a suitable text on,
the approaching Fast day : The first is from the
58th chapter of Isaiah and the 6th verse : "Is
not this the Fast day that I have chosen ? to
loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the
heavy burdens and to let the oppressed go free,
and that ye 'break every yoke."' The second
passage is from the 84th chapter of Jeremiah
and the 17th verse : "Thus saith the Lord, ye
have not hearkened unto me in proclaiming
liberty every one to his neighbor ; behold I
proclaim a liberty for you saith the Lord, to
the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine ;
and I will make you to be removed into all the
kingdoms of the earth." J.
ArrEnrrox, PARADISE LEGION!—You are re
quested to meet at Head Quarters No. 2, this
evening, at 9 o'clock precisely; to make arrange
ments for the parade, to take place on Inaugu
ration Eve. By order of the grand Commander,
Sr. CRAD, sec'y.
"INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS--NEUTRAL IN NONE."
VOL. XIII:
of President Lincoln.
HARRISBURG, Pt. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 2, 1861
FROM THE FEDERAL CAPITAL
Corrospondence of the Teltgrapb.l
WASHINGTON, January 1, 1861
The congratulations usual on the return of a
New Year were neither as profuse or as sincere,
to-day, as on former or similar occasions. At
the White House, the crowd was small and ex
clusively made up of the political friends of the
President. It was certainly a grand affairs
to observe the Chief Magistrate of a mighty
nation surrounding himself with his political
supporters, on a day, when of all others, poli,
tics should have been eschewed, and a hearty re
ciprocity of kind personal feelings indulged-go
and encouraged by the people of all parties. 7
The fact is that much of the bad feeling s
existing, as it were, as lakes of fire between:
former friends, was produced by just such a dis-:
play as was exhibited at the White House' t4T?
day. From the moment Mr. Buchanan MA
possession of the Executive mansion, a system
of exclusiveness has been practiced which hlia
had a tendency to disgust many honest and
telligent people, while it incensed a great mar*,
more accustomed to the courtesies and-respect
of respectable people. The fact is that Mr.
Buchanan, poor old soul, was both personally
and politically so inflated with his elevation,
that he has been continually soaring above and
beyond his sphere, until he has become com-,
pletely confused amid the strange latitudes int&
which his vanity and ambition seduced him to
stray. His conduct has cost him not only his
former personal friends, but he has succeeded in
jeapordising the interests and the institutions of
the whole country. How different the position.
of this man, who claims he will be the last, and
the man George Washington who was the first,
President of the United States. When George
Washington was about to retire from office, and
on this very day, 1796, Congress presented an
address to the then President Washington, froth
which I quote a few paragraphs, to show in
what estimation he was held by his country=
men :
" The gratitude and admiration of your court-,
trymen are still drawn to the recollection of
those resplendent . virtues and talents which
were so eminently instrumental in the achieve:
ment of the Revolution, and of which that glo..
rious event will ever be the memoriaL *
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As the gratified confidence of the citizens in We
virtues of their Chief Magistrate has eventua.
ly contributed to that success, we persuade our-,
selves that the millions whom . we represent,'
participate with us in the anxious solicitude of
it5e1f,,...„.,„„t-prr„,g-ttastiable that this event, o
ready conspicuously unrivalled by the coinci
dences of virtue, talents, success and public es
timation, yet we conceive that we owe it to you,
Sir, and to the nation, (of the language of
whose hearts we presume to think ourselves at
this moment the faithful interpretors) to ex
press the sentiments with which it is contem
plated.
"The spectacle of a whole nation, the first
and most enlightened in the world, offering by
its representatives the tribute of unfeigned ap
probation to its first citizen, however novel
and interesting it may be, derives all its lus
tre (a lustre which accident or enthusiasm
could not bestow, and which adulation would
tarnish) from the transcendent merits of which
it is the voluntary testimony.
"May you long enjoy that liberty which is
so dear to you, and to which your name will
ever be so dear. May your own virtues and a
nation's prayers obtain the happiest sunshine
for the decline of your days, and the choicest of
future blessings. For your country's sake, for
the sake of republican liberty, it is our earnest
wish that your example may be the guide of
your predecessors, and thus, after being the or
nament and the safe-guard of the .present age,
become the patrimony of our descendents."
Such was the language of the representatives
of the American people, expressed for their
chief magistrate, sixty three years ago, and I
leave the expressions now daily made for James
Buchanan, to prove the difference between that
sentiment and the feeling now entertained for
him.
The Senate committe of thirteen have ad
journed without coming to any understanding
on the "impending and existing crisis." The
fact is not a very important one, - as these
opinions one way or the other, would not be
worth more than the opinions of a like number
of men in less exalted positions. While the
committees in both branches, appointed to con
sider the cause and the remedy for the present
difficulties, the Southern people have been also
engaged in widening the breach of open decla
rations of war against the General Government.
Every offer of assistance to South Carolina is an
open declaration of war, and should be so treat
dn by the Federal authorities.
SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS NORTH of new goods
from New York auction. The greatest bargains
offered yet. Having taken advantage of the
depression of the New York market, I have
now a lot of goods to offer which cannot fail to
please : 2,000 yards the beat Delaines at 20 and
21 cts.; 4,000 yards of Calicos at 8 and 10 cts.;
500 woolen Hoods for 87 and' 50 cts., very
cheap ; 500 pair of gentlemen's woolen Socks
at 12 and 15 cts.; 60 doz. Undershirts and
Drawers at 50, 62 and 75 cts,; 1,000 pairs of
ladies Stockings at 12 and 15 cts.; 10 pieces of
Black Cloth for Cloaks ; a large assortment of
ladies' and gents' Gloves, and a great many
goods. To those who buy to sell aguiu a liberal
discount will be made, S. Levy, at Rhoad's
Corner.
THE PUBLIC Scuoois re-opened to-day, and
the boys and girls will again have to apply
themselves to study. The weather during the
holidays has been very pleasant, and what with
skating, sliding, sledding, &c., the children
have laid in a fresh stock of health, which will
last them,till the next vacation. .
LOCAL S.
Losr•—A small.gold bible and locket either
in Market or Second street. The finder by
leaving it at Bannvart's Drugstore will be suita
bly rewarded.
SABBATH SCHOOL ReATRITION. —The Sabbath
School of the colored Presbyterian church will
have a public meeting for recitations, addresses
and other exercises, at the hall of the congre
gation, on to4norrow evening, at 7 o'clock.
dm - kis:ion free.
RuvrvAL Mamas.—An interesting revival
meeting is now in progress in Zion's church,
,Cumberland county, under the pastoral care of
Rev. Mr. Rightmire of the Lutheran church.
A number.have already professed conversion
and others are seeking the pearl of great price.
THE SLEIGHING continues tolerably good, and
those of our citizens who have the "means and
,appliances" are using it to, the best advantage.
,A large party visited Dauphin last night, and a
number of young folks contemplate an excur
sion to Efighspire this evening.
GOING To Wasancerox.—The Wide Awake
Club of this city, at a meeting held on Monday
evening,. adopted a resolution to attend the
inauguration of President Lincoln at Washing
ton, on the fourth of March next. They will be
accompanied by a brass band.
THE BURGLAR& continue their operations in
this- city. The other night one of them at
tempted to effect an entrance into the house of
Mr. George W. Davis, corner of Second and
Walnut streets. The wife of Mr. Davis, hearing
the movements of the nocturnal intruder, raised
an alarm, when , he beat a precipitate retreat.
Crry Farexcirs.—We have the . authority of
the City Treasurer for announcing that he was
fully prepared to pay the semi-annual interest
on the public debt, failing due on the first day
of this month. It affords us pleasure to make a
statement so creditable to our city and gratify
ing to the people thereof.
IN TEM Sot= Canoun. CEIURCELEB they no
longer pray for the "President of the United
States," but for the "Chief Executive" of the
Independent yahnetto nation. By the time this
"Ch4f Executive" shall get through with the
United States authorities, it is not improbable
lie will bit' belrop#
MOI7IIS_IIIIITARY COI PANT Y
learn from the Pottstownpapers that the
Madi
son Guards, of that place, a handsomely equip
ped and well-drilled volunteer corps, have de
termined to attend the inauguration of Gov.
Curtin, and participate in the parade incident
to the occasion.
goN. Slum CAMERON last night returned
home from Springfield, Illinois, whither he had
been summoned by a special messenger from
President Lincoln. This morning he left for
Washington city. The selection of Gen. Cam
eron for a seat in Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet, shows
good judgment on the part of the President
elect. Surrounded by such men his Adminis
tration cannot fail to be successful.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE COUNTY COYHMSIONERS.
The Commissioners of Dauphin county met at
their office yesterday, and made the following
appointments for the year 1861. Nominations
were made for County Solicitor, as follows :
Mr. Musser nominated H. C. Alleman, Esq.
Mr. Behm " John C. Kunkel, Esq.
Mr. Alleman received two votes, and Mr.
Kunkle one. Mr. AV , NrAw was accordingly de
clared elected Solicitor for the ensuing year.—
Jossm ATTrrarn was unanimously re-elected
Clerk. Wnazeit Emma was elected Mercantile
Appraiser, and DaNrsr, YODER, Janitor.
(Bunn Porsomm—A few nights ago a young
child was poisoned in Chambersburg, from the
effects of a dose of laudanum administered by
its nurse. The child, although previously in
good health, survived but a few hours after ta
king the poison. The lives of many children
are sacrificed annually by the indiscriminate and
improper use of Laudanum, Paregoric, and
other preparations, in the composition of which
opium enters as an ingredient. Parents and
nurses cannot be too careful in the use of opiates
with children. Some will bear three or even
four drops of Laudanum with impunity ; while
in others of the same age one or two drops will
give rise to distressing symptoms and may prove
fatal. Infants are frequently poisoned by less
than half a teaspoonful of Paregoric. "God
frey's Cordial" and "Dolby's Carminative," two
popular anodynes, much resorted to by nurses
for the purpose of procuring sleep in children,
have added to the mortality of infants, in no
small degree.
INQUIRER
ANOTHER ROBBKRY.-A few nights ago the
eating saloon of John Shearer, corner of Mul
berry and Third streets, was forcibly entered,
the money drawer broken open, and twelve
dollars stolen. The next night Mr. Shearer's
stable was entered by some persons, and two
Turkies stolen. It is not known who committed
these bold robberies.
Tns Ltoisnaust now in session is composed
of as fine looking and intelligent body of men
as ever assembled here in a Legislative capaci
ty. Many of the new Members and Senators
are young men possessing abilities of a high
order, who will make their mark during the
winter• The session will be of more than or
dinary importance and interest, and, we have
made asrapgements to keep our readers fully
posted in the proceedings and debates.
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Tim Narroyar. FAST DAY will be generally ob
served in this city. All the churches will be
open for religious service in the morning, and a
general Union Prayer Meeting will be held in
the New School Presbyterian Church, at three
o'clock. The Banks, Post Office, and all other
public offices intend suspending business, and
the Legislature will probably adjourn over un
til Monday next. We 'learn that preparations
are making in most of the cities and towns of
this State for a general compliance -with the
Presidential recommendatiort. No doubt this
will be done everywhere throughout the country.
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BEAUTIFUL WDFIER SCENERY. —This morning
the branches of the trees and shrubbery on
Capitol Hill, were thickley coated with frost,
and presented a gorgeous appearance when re
flecting the rays of the sun, which shone down
from an unclouded dome of blue. The scene
reminded one somewhat of Bayard Taylor's elo
quent description of a snow forest in the Artic
regions ; and the temperature of the atmos
phere as nearly approached that of the same re
gion as anything We have experienced in this
climate. The season is highly favorable for the
ice -dealers, who are now busily engaged in
storing away large supplies of the crystal blocks.
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COLD Moiunxu.—This morning was the cold
est we have experienced since the advent of
winter, and rendered marketing a very unplea
sant operation. The cheeks of the rural lasses
were red as blush roses, and their hoods and
hair thickly ornamented with beautiful frost
jewels. The horses were all of one color, from
the effects of the heavy frost-shower, and the
whitened hair and whiskers of our country
friends imparted to them quite a venerable as
pect. The frost continued to fall until a
late hour ; and when old Sol shoWed his bright
face, the atmosphere was filled with millions of
silvery particles, the reflection of the sun giving
them the appearance of a shower of diamonds.
There is every indication at 'present that the
truth of -.the old and oft-quoted adage will be
fully realised in this region :
"As the days begin to Pngthen,
Toe cold begiis strengi hon.",
TEE OYSTER TnanE.—The folloWing article
from the Baltimore American, will give our
reader's some idea of the extent of the oyster
trade in that city, in the way of preparation
both for foreign export and for consumption
away from the seaboard:
The-trade opened this year with very flatter
ing prospects. We learn that increased
lhebusi y e tin
branch than ever before. The number of vessels
engaged in the trade is over one thousand,
which carry from three hundred to three thou
sand bushels, employing over 6,000 men, exclu
sive of dredgers, &c., and the "stock" is brought
from the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay, the
best being from the lewer parts of it. The num
ber of persons employed in opening and packing
in our city is estimated now to be about 2,000
men, besides a great many women and girls.—
Connected with the business is a large number
of persons engaged in manufacturing tin cans
and boxes, in which the most approved ma
chinery is used. It is impossible to state the
number of cans used, but we are assured that
one large factory turns out this season between
one and a half and two maims of tin cans, of
various sizes. The value of the tin plate and
solder consumed this year is estimated at 8500,-
000. Nearly 1,500,000 feet of lumber are worked
up into packing boxes. Since the political ex
citement arising out of the Presidential election
in November, some little diminution in the
Western demand has been experienced, but this
is more than compensated by the increased de
mand from foreign markets.
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WIDE-AWAKE MILITARY MOVEXECTS.-A few
evenings ago, the Wide-Awake organizations of
Allegheny City held a meeting and approved
of the recomendation recently made by the
officers of the various clubs in Allegheny coun
ty, to equip and arm as citizen soldiers, under
the militia laws of this Commonwealth. The
following, among other resolutions, were unani
mously adopted by the meeting:
WramEAs, The Government is now in a state
of anarchy and traitors occupy the high places of
power; and whereas our material resources are
being removed from those States which are true
to the Government and devoted to the Union,
into States where both the Constitution and the
Laws are openly violated, and where treason
and rebellion are openly proclaimed; and where
as, the time that must intervene before we can
test the benefits resulting from a change in the
Government may develop a necessity for brave
men and patriot soldiers—
Resolved, That ignoring all mere party issues,
and pledging ourselves to each other as Ameri
can citizens, devoted to our whole country, as
our patriot fathers bequeathed it to us, we here
by unite ourselves together as citizen soldiers,
subject to the Militia laws of this Common
wealth, and ready to answer any call for the de
fence of our common country, whether from
foreign foes or from traitors at home.
Resolved, That our members of the Legislature
be urged to make immediate provision for arm
ing the citizens of this State who have now, or
may hereafter, organize according to law.
Resolved, That we cordially invite the co-opera
tion of our fellow citizens of every political
creed, to unite with us in this precautionary
movement—looking only to the perpetuation
of our Government and the integrity of the
Union.
'The meeting appointed delegates to the con
vention to be held in Pittsburg to-morrow, to
take measures for organizing the Wide-Awake
Clubs into military companies. The Lincoln
Minute Men took similar action, and appointed
a committee to ascertain the cheapest and most
durable style of uniform. If our Wide-Awake
friends generally go into this movement, the
old Keystone will soon be able to boast a force
of citizen soldiery equal in appearance and effi
ciency to any other State in the Union, "for the
defence of our common country, whether from
foreign foes or domestic traitors." The Legis
lature, now in session, will make the necessary
akoropriation to procure arms for all citizens of
the State who gay organize according to law,
Cram tinting glum
Haying procured Steam Power Presscs, we are
Prepared to execute JOR audCalfi PRINTING of every
description, cheaper that it can be done at any other to
tablishmeotin the copet.,
.._ iffirrour lines or C'ES CGILS.OOII3 One half square. E g
on , ur more than lour constitute a siatntro,
Ilan ; ''.. , otiore. one day
03C week..
K one moult •••
three mentos 3 00
six months . ~,, . 4 0
ooe year...... u 00
.8.4,11,
One Square One clay ....
60
lope week '2 00
cii one month .... ..... • • ... .. . . : ... 3 00
,u three months 600
six mouths."... . 8 00
•• one year 10 CO
'Business notices inserted in the Leta/ column. or
before Marriages and Deaths, FIVE CENIB PER LINE
for each insertion.
NO. 99.
gay-Marriages and Deaths to ho charged as •regr?al•
advertisements.
Nattst b Erityapl2.
SEE FOURTH PAGE,
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
House.—M.r. Commits, (M 0.,) in place of Goy.
WASH:BM:OTE, appeared in his seat, and was quali
fie.l as a member.
Mr. STRATTON (N. J.) presented a memorial
from the citizens of Newark, N. J. asking Con
gress to recommend amendments to the Consti
tution to the several States, in view of the pre•
sent political condition of the country. Ho
moved its reference to a select committee of
five.
Mr. WASHBURN, (111.,) said we
,have already
got a Constitution.
Mr. STEVENS moved to lay the memorial on
the table.
Mr. MAYNARD, (Tenn.,) called for the yeas
and nays.
Mr. WAUEOURNE withdrew his motion so that
the memorial might be referred to the com
mittee of thirty-three, which was ordered.
Mr. Jomr CocumAsn, (N. Y.) ineffectually
sought to amend the motion to instruct the
Committee to report specifically on the subject.
• Mr. ADRIAN, (N. .T.) presented the resolutions
adopted at a meeting in Trenton concerning na
tional questions. It was similarly referred.
Mr. CLARK, (M 0.,) wished to know whether
the Committee was likely to report at an early
day, or at all. It was important that this should
be known. There was no response. Several
gentlemen called him to order.
The House passed the Gideon Appropriation
Bill.
The House took up the tesolution offered by
Ir. Devis, (Ind.,) ou Monday, instructing the
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into
and report to this House at any, time what le
gislation, if any, has become necessary on the
part of Congress in cons quence of the secession
position assumed by Soutu Carolina.
The House refused to second the demand for
the previous question—yeas 47, nays 72.
Mr. DAvis withdrew the resolution, Mr:HOL
MAN, (Ind.,) having proposed as a substitute,a
resolution against secession, and looking tothe
employment of the army and navy for the pro
tection of the public property and collection of
the revenue.
Messrs. VALLANDWILA-11 and Sircininiv, (Ohio,)
severally contended that Mr. Davis had no right
to withdraw his resolution.
The SPEAKER decided that Mr. Davis had the
right.
Mr. Stumm/ix claimed the privilege to offer
Mr. Davis' original resolution as an amend.
ment.
Mr. Jolts Com:RANA (N. Y.,) said that such
action was plainly out of order.
Mr. Bocoon, (Ga.) took the same view and
others participated in the debate.
The SPEAKER decided against Mr. Sherman,
Irtiklaa" •;_e es vhicir governed Uri:
111rOxcnun, apraLleCr rrom Itte aeCidatl. Of
the chair, saying that it was due to the country
that there should be a vote on the proposition.
SENATE.—AII the galkries were t:s4)Wut...l
bt
fore eleven o'clock, and all the lobliei were
filled with ladies A large crowd was coiketed
outside of the door, unable to obtain admission.
A question of order arose, the Nettie Rail
road bill being the special order, and Mr. BA
KER (Oregon) having the floor ou unfinished
business.
Tile Pacific Railroad bill was made the special
order for Saturday.
Mr. BAKER, (Oregon,) proceeded to allude to
the great responsibility he felt in speaking for
the Mst time in such a presence. He compli
mented the speech of the Senator from Louisi
ana (Mr. Benjimin) as one of the best he had
ever heard, but still it reminded him of what
was said once of a famous book. What. he had
said was the best way in which it could be said,
that which ought never to have been said at all.
The argument of the Senator was to prove that
the government was of no avail, and that thq
Union was actually dissolved. He (Mr. Baker)
hoped that his own purpose was a higher one.
He hoped that he would be able to contribute,
even though by a poor argument, to sustain the
government under which he lived and under
which he hoped to die. He desired to show that
this government was a substantial power, sov
ereign in its sphere.
Message of Governor M3rgan.—Proposition
to tender the President the ;voices of the
Militia of the State, and to raise Ten Mil
lions ef 'Dollars to ✓irm the citizen Soldiers.
The Legislature organized yesterday, choosing
Republicah officers. Governor Morgan deliver
ed his message at noon to-day. He recommends
a brief session to avoid special legislation; urges
the placing tolls on Railroads during the season
of navigation '• advises the amendment of
punishment the
capital law to make it effective ;
recommends that measures be taken to establish
a suitable quarantine' station, and the selling
of the Staten Island property ; he refers to
other State reforms, and devotes the last portion
of his message to the secession difficulties,
closing by saying that it is the duty or the Na
tional Executive to act with promptitude and
firmness, and the National Legislature with
moderation and conciliation, and the public,
press with that regard to the rights of all sect
ions and interests which its vast influence de
mands. "Let New York set the example in
this respect ; let her oppose no barrier, but
let her representatives in Congress give
a ready suppi rt to any just and honora
ble settlement ; let her stand in hostility
to none, but extending the hand of fel
lowship to all ; live up to the strict letter of the
Constitution, and cordially unite with the oth
er members of the. Confederacy in proclaiming
and enforcing a determination that the Coniti ,
tution shall be honored, and the Union of the
States be preserved." He recommends the re-"
peal of the Personal Liberty bills, and also ad ,
vises the other States to do the same.'
In the Senate Mr. Spinelli (Dem.) introduced
a series of resolutions authorizing the Governor
to tender to the President the services of the
militia of the State, to be used as he may deem
best for the preservation of the Union, and to
enforce the Constitution and laws of the coun
try ; also instructing the Alilitary Committee,
if necessary, to report a bill to raise ten mil
lions to properly arm the State.
Mr. SPINOLA said that he believed the time
was approaching when old party divisions must
be temporarily laid aside, and all good citizens
to unite for the preservation of, the Union, and
put down - Northern abolitionism sand South
ern fanaticism.
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New York Legislature.
ALBANY, N. Y., January 2