The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1860, Page 8

8 IMPORTANT FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. {CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE] wists atiached, ond if h@ has done vo be has disobeyed | Ds sustructions. Fort Sumpter is ssven miles Troi Cha:iettn, and tt is very probable that he cammot conmmovicate with the go- vernment, all etamnunieation having been cut off. The President hse net ined what course he will purses. next to impossible for the geverument to pr jpn. When the Governor ‘of Sowth Caroline learns, a& he has ere this, that Major Anderson bes «l/sobeyed bis instructions, em attack will er’ Ht will be ent a coll ‘Wasmroton, Dec. 27, 1960. ‘The House Select Committee on the Crisis to-day re- jected Mr, Rust’s proposition, which as been leug under consideration, by a vote of twelve against fifteen, All the republicans and Mr. Davis, of Maryland, voted in the negative, ‘This proposition was for the extension of the Missouri compromise line to the Pacifio—slavery South of it to be protected while in a ‘Territoyial condition; but States formed on either side to be admitted into the | teen. Union with or without slavery, as the people may deter mine. Mr. Barstow offered a proposition to-day. The | Mr. Gxem, (opp.) of Mo., called proposition of Mr. Nelson is the next in order. Colonel Myers and Captain Donovan, of South Carolina, and My intheermy, The last named will accept the post of Adjutant General of his State, ‘The Post Office Department continues to receive re be made by people there to capture the forts. At ton o'elock P. M. the Cabinet was still in session. The soverument is without any official intelligence of what las transpired at Forts Moultrie oud Sumpter. The impr munioetion with the government have beex cut off. Kt & understood that the authorities ef Charleston have taken possession of the telagraph. 6! oficial \nformation, the government cannot act intelli- eMly. All the information thus far received by the Pre ident is througt third parties, sion is very general that al! means of com- To the absence w What Major Auderson had abandoned ‘nd destroyed the chief material works of Fort Moultrie wwor0N, Deo. 27, 1860. The inteliigenc at the seat of government y forenoon. At first it was diser and pen the ips of every person « on the avenue wore ‘the inquiries, “Has Major Anderson abandoned Fort Moultrie?” “Is the news true from Charleston?” &e., &¢. Au: public epinion was not pettled pen the point until the intelligence wis confirm. ed by despatches received by the government, the South erolima Commissioners, and other persons, The-confirmation of the important intelligence spread ‘With creater rapidity and created more intense excito- Ment ‘than the publication and circulation of the first re- port. Jt was the topic everywhere, and various were Thesenjectures as to the eanse that led to the event, “Hod the President ordered the act to take place in any eontingency?”” was one inquiry. A call upon Mr. Ba- ebanan settled that question in the negative. “Had the Sveretary of War recommended it?” Inquiry in the pgo- per quarter settled this interrogatory also in the negative, «Had Gen. Seott suggested orfsauctioned it?’ Investiga- tien settled the fact that if Gen. Scott had suggested yas the opinion that the private advice of an expe Fienced soldier was to be acted upon when a certain emergence “Have the South Carolina Commis wioners connived at the movement for tho purpose of precipitating the action ef the government upon the snbject of their mission’ This interrogatory was set at Fest peremptorily by a-visit to the residence of those gentlemen ‘After an interesting interview with one of them wo Jearned that, so far fram the Commissioners apprehend- img any hostile movement of the kind, they were utterly netounded when the intelligence first reached them. Be- fore they left Charleston for the seat of government they duad the authority of the South Carolina delegation in Congress for believing that the government had given tho ‘moet eolemn assurances that the forts should remain as ‘they -were, in statu quo ante bellum, until the Com missioners had an interview with the Presidents and hed explained their views to Congress through the medium of the Executive. T these assurances the preparations which the citizens of Charleston were tmak- Jug for their own protection against the fire of the forts were stayed. In fuct, a mutual agreement was entered into, that nothing should be done either to strengthen the fortideations or to capture them by the citizens pending u ations between the federal government and the €or mers. When the fact of the, to them, inexplicable conduct of Major Anderson on Christmas night last was communi- ated to them to-day, their indignation may be imagined. They pronounced it umhesitat ngly a breach of faith on the pert of the government, a violation of the plodges of (he cificers on the station, and declared that the transfor of the troops to Fort Sumpter was eonducted in a surreptitious manner in defiance of those pledges. Moreover, they declared that wales the whole affuir were satixfuctorily explained, or the aot disavowed by the government, their negotiation Should cease, even Before the initiative steps had been taken that they would return to their homes im anediately, without making an effort to accomplish any thing of a pacific character. Tn addition, they said that pnless the act were repudiated, as the government of the United States had assumed the responsibility of cora- mitting the firat overt act against the sovereignty of their State, and that, too, in defiance of solemn pledges, they could appeal to the people of the South fearless of consequences, and with the certatrty that they would be sustained in abruptly breaking off negotiations with « fo ithless government. If the act of Major Anderson is disavowed, the Commis- ehuers will remain to treat with the government, al Abonoh still smarting under the consequences of what they aticge to be a wanton breach of faith. If otherwise, then ‘war may be prociaimed and the worst prepared for, ‘There seems to be no donbt of the fact that troops have Latterly been stanggied into Fort Moultrie in considerable oumbers In the garb of laborers. A party of thirteen re detected by one of the Charleston vigilante a short time sinee, through the admission of one of the number. ‘Thees were all reported as laborers, when, by the confes- +icn of one of their own number, they were in reality fe- feral troops sent from the North to menace the people of South Caroline. The discovery of this served to exespe- te the people of Charleston, and it may not be woibie that some act may have been committed by thew which rendered the suddem and unexpected move- tment ef Major Anderson warranted under the laws of mi- Mary strategy, as well as of self-presorvation. Two o'clock this afternoon was assigned by the Presi dent for an interview with the Commissioners, but the seartling pews from Charleston moantime arriving, the meeting did not occur General Lane, United States Seuator, pronounces the comres of Major Anderson to have been without authority fod onjastifiable, and, furthermore, that be should be tomoediately cashiered or dismissed the service 1¢ is plain to be seen that while those who sympathize with South Carolina and the secession movement geno- rally anresorvedly condemn the proceedings of Major An derson, those who entertain different political views, ee. pecially the republicans, regard his conduct as that of an energene and sagacious offeer. The fotlowing basis of settlement of diffeences bet ween the North and the South will go before tho Senate Com. mittee of Thirteen to morrow. It is preposed by Senator Rice, who is on the committee, and it meets the approval of a large number of Senators and members. By this plan the Territorial expenses and annoyances will be dex! aud the slavery queation will be quieted forever the people of Utah will be compeltod by State Ie « to abondon poligemy or abandon the United Stato — arose, a Territories of the United States, and the imiasion of new States into the Union not all the agitation upan the ques tis desirable that that hotithed from the hail of & political ole as, the rey tory ying north of 36. deg p at On ® ‘oltted inte the Unien n equa) footing with the original States, au! of Wathiagton: amd that all ihe torrit O min. should algo be simittet ae x val foothig With Whe Original Statos. ant ( Jetiereat; Gta Un each exes prow | that whenever any portion of «sit | n within an area of not Tees (han mile d hundred and thirty thouew b tant vew Bate may be ferned and | with eneh — bounda prescribe, And to. carry p into effeet, afl acts hould be repeated, to so AR appropriation < of the conven 2 eho prow ide of each Siat when fe . Another petite alterc sovening, It commenced in tha, Nationa! Ih sreeenton it wearing kato Sud aD Anti.s0o nat, the latter threatening to cut the Smblem of disunion frow mat or the forte par tier repaired to the strect fight enaued, when the er Kade wae clipped wit parties bruised, but nawe ad [KeroUS'y, AMongh a k was teed, No arrest 1 disonseuty Mr. Ra p epee) sto were tmte) fn then tho WO 14 propmition, for which titute thet of Critter lea. sucha the Court wad (tlt sighations of Postmasters in South Carolina, who give a8 | ® Useir reason that they are ont of the Union. ‘The address proposing a Convention ofthe border slave States at Baltimore, moets with general approval from the representatives therefrom, and has «lready obtained bume;rous signatures. ‘The South Carolina Commissioners, 60 far, have re ceived no encouragement a8 to being received in an offi- ciai capacity. The more probable report je that their case will be submitted to Congress by the President. They do not apprehend an immediate termination to their business, as they have hired private quarters, with the privilege of retaixing them till the 4th of Marob. A private elreular has been issued for a caucus to-mor- row night of the conservative members of Congress for consultation on the atfuirs of the Union. The invitation is to members from Kentucky, Tenne lina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Arkansas, Missouri, w Jersey, Pennsylvania, Objo, Indiana, Winois and lov THE LATEST REPORTS. 3 Wasuixcroy, Dec. 27, 1860. No new reports, since my last despatch, from Caarles ton have b wived he ‘This city is quiet, and the excitement about the evad ation of Fort Moultrie is subsiding, although the motives Major Anderson are still dizeussed at midnight. Port Northern merchante arrived here to-night on route for South Carolina, will remain here for the pre- vount of the troubles, THE LATEST FROM CHARLESTON. Oxanieston, Dee. 27, 1860, ‘The military have been ordered out to protect the magavines and arsenals in thie locality. It is reported that military corps from the interior are er route here. T have just had au interview with Capt. Foster, now in command #f Fort Moultrie, He says Major Anderson has acted upon bis own responsibility. Fort Moultrie has not been set on fire. Capt. Foster is still in command of Fort Moultrie, with a few regulars, THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION. TENTH DAY. Caantrstow, Dec. 27, 1860. » Convention reassembled this morning. or prayer the journal was read. ‘The Puesiornt announced the reason why yesterday's ordinance was not printed in the journal, Mr. Mpurrow here moved that the Convention go into secret session immediately, Mr. De Trevinee tried to get in a resolution declaring that the Governor of South Carolina be authorized and requested to take possession of Fort Moultrie, when bac was interrupted by the demand that the motion to go | Spooner) into secret session hal the precedence. VOLUNTEERS FOR CHARLESTON. s ’ Caanteston, Deo, 27, 1860. The Governor to-day has been tendered the services of troops from Georgia, Alabama, and different portions of Carolina, and many companies may be here to-morrow. EFFECT OF THE NEWS IN BALTIMORE. Bavrmaonn, Dec, 27, 1860. The abandonment and reported burning of Fort Moultrie created intense exeitement here to-day, and paralyzed busi Throngs of people crowded the pews marts till alate hour in the night. Very many approve of the course pursued in abandoning the fort, whilst very fow condemn it. ‘ A large Union meeting of onr best citizens convened to-night in the Taw Buildings, and resolved to call a uni versal town meeting next week. Archibald Sterling was President. William Collins, Henry May, William Price Lambert Gittings, Heury Wartiell aud others spoka» ‘The mectiug was composed of all parties, and there was intense enthusiasm. Another large meeting was also held at Barnam’s to consider the propriety of calling the Legislature together, independent of tho Governor, but nothing definite was agreed upon. Governor Hicks has been in Baltimore to- day. He remains firm in his determination not to con. vene the Tegisiature. He has a letter from Governor Letcher, of Virginia, and another from Governor Magoffin of Kentucky, beth of which are highly important end mnarkelly conservative, breathing unbending devotion to the Unien, and hopes of its preservation. The feeling is rapidly strengthening here, favoring a central confederacy of the Northern and Southern border States, if the Union cannot be eventually saved. ee THREATENED ABOLITION DISTURBANCE AT | be 4 crime, and can by its indictment establish of PHILADELPHIA. OCR PHILADELPHIA CORRESPONDENCE. Leer: by the Hom. Charles Sumner cn Lay faystte. A serious disturbance was expected to have taken placy here this evening, h consequence of the desire of Mayor Henry to suppress any strong political remarks being in troduced hy lecturers, in their discourses upon other ap. perently irrelevant eutjects, The Mayor had on former ° xpressed bis disapproval of certain popular political lecturers, addressing audiences at times when an opposite feel ny im polities had been manifested by the peo ple, although to maintain the peace of the eity, he had given them the support of a large police force detailod for tle parpese of attending sueh lectures, It was suspect that a seeret ty had been formed in opposition t Mayor, for the “purpose of maintaining the right of peech to force the remarks of inflammatory I< turers upeu the public; and in order the betier to pre pare (heme , they had determined to atm thenaselyes and attend Summer's lecture on *Latay ete,” thie even! hich lecture, when delivered iv New York, contained many things derogatory to the Seonth wily, wo riot ensued; bat that strong wopted raay be gathered from the fot Pm #4, Doo, 27, 1800. ert Hafi was crowded this evening with Quakers, strong minded women and abolitionists, Passmore Wi! om, and other motorieties of that sort, were con m the platform. Detachments of police guarded fant the sidewalks in the vienity, ant a {side Were soun scattered. ts, which were femarkably t haost unanimous applause of tne were mo manifestations of all the dex crowd whi a gacl “de Mr, Somne pernts audiene wd prevel The pop ed th her exeiten wel emt is centered on the news from jon of all other sensations MERIING IN PITTSBURG, RELATIVE (HE REMOVAL OF ORDNANCE. Premnere, Pa., Dee. 27, 1860. wos hokt to-day in the street relative to the removal of” Wiillam M@binson presided, Seve ered; omong others den. J. K. M sngrees from this district, « were adopted, almost ananimontels + the Union, and ability to defend our si! enemien of the Union, depreesting the shimnent of arms un ier govern ment orders ver inopportane or impolitie the order might appear cing tho existing state of things in with (oe adtotniatention of important the ie service = af to shaken coniidenes “in the people of the free that while Pennaylvanis ic on guard at the federal ai it le her speoial duty to lee Mdetity of her | id in that view Gallon the Pre: Ment, aa a citizon Commonwealth, to a¢e that the publie race!¥e tm mt at hie hart: it Delioores the President to Te net y inter lon nents of deper have States hie Cabinet ef @rery man known te give ald att tt * war ooumtonanc ing the pr. ito” any State sgainst the Buthority of the constitution and From the Tow, Revert MeKmight ashing 0 T resistance, bat aalf for a ene (th gars enti farthor adi War Ofer, wae rend and ont m th » ‘THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. BECOND BESKION, Senat Wasmmncrox, Dee. A number of petitions were preseated. Mr. Roce, (opp.) of Minn., presented « reselution and asked for its reference Wo the Poteet Cominittee of Mhir Tt was so referred without reading. FANLSTION OF THE TLARIDORY OF ARUAONA, for the order of the » WSO. day—Terrftorial business. ‘A bill was reported from the Committee on ‘Yerritories Wayne, of Georgia, have resigned their offices | to provide for the Lerritorie! government of Arizona, &e., and taken up. Mr. Green explained the bill. He said it was in usaul form, and there was nothing objectionable to jt, It was necessity for the Territonai goverument 5 Mr. Brown, (opp.) of Mise., moved to add a section that the act of the Legislature of New Mexico for the protection of slave property be in force in this Territory. Mr. Tremuett, (rep.) of Til, moved to amend that t jaw which was in force in the said Territory at the time of the annexation remain in foree 111 it hecomes a State. ON TH CRISIS. said we have lived Peace was based on Mr. Doomrmn, (rep.) of Wis. together for eighty yea peace, two ideas; one that the federal government nor citizens holding Stites should make no aggression oh the States, and the other that peither the | government Dor the citizens of slaveholding should make any ageressions or undertake to over- ‘erritories, Hf these conditions were broken there cannot be » He said the constitu- tion was the supreme law of land hese fk aamert and if the constitution contains any language which would abolish slavery in a Territory it wonld abeheh it ina state. He then referred to the Dred Scott decision, and claimed that there was nothing in that decision to lead federa States throw freedom iu the see, North Caro- | any one to infer that the conatitution establishes slavery in any Territory; nothing that justifies men in saying that the constitution entcrs the Terriiory ired from Mexico and abolishes Mexican law and etablishes law antecing the right to take and hold slaves in this erritory. He argued that if we should annex Canada the constitution had no power of its own foree to repeal the low there regard to slavery which had been in force a hundred years. He said the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ) was great alarm at the free States, and said he apprehended the time would come when the free States would attempt to amend the constitution so as to extingnish slavery, Why did not the Senator from Tennessee, if he wished to allay the alarm, quote in his speech part of the republican plat- form, which declares au essential iple to be the maintenance of State rights in order to matntain the balance of power; aud denounced the invasion of any Stu on Whatever pretext? Why did uot the Senator quote from the speeches of the President elect, when he had declared over and over again that he did not intend or wish to interfere with slavery in the States? Mr. Doolittle then read from Lincoln's , where he had declared he had no , directly or indirectly, to interfere with slavery in the States. believed he had no lawful right to do so, nor had he inclination to do so, Mr. d ‘cnorsox, (opp) of Tenn., said he had stated that the blican party had expressed a determination to regard rights of Southern men in the States, but he laid down a principle outside of the States which, if carried out, would destroy their rights in the states. Mr. Doorrrrir said he understood the Senator to say that be apprehended the republican party would go in- crvase in power that at last it would amend the constitu- ‘von 86 as o destroy the rights of the South and emanci- Pou Menenees id the policy and principles of the Ir. NICHOLSON Bai policy at Te- publican party, if carried out, fase) giarr es bo slavery, and he bad expressed {he apprehension that if the power of the free States increased, and intended to carry out their parposes, it would lead to ultimate extine- tion of slavery. . Mr. Doourrie'said the republican party as he under- stood it, stood to protect and maintain the rights of States to all powers not expressly delegated, or necessary to carry into effect the powers delegated. it was funda- mental with them to maintain the ty of the several States, and the right to control domestic institu- tions, He would undertake to say that no republican ex- 1 the desire or wish that general government ve power to interfere with slavery in the States.. He he | knew there was a book published by an individual named r, which took ground that the constitution of itself slavery; but it foupd no supporters of any weighte It was precisely like that other fanatical idea, that the pape 4g of its own force establishes slavery any where on e be Mr. Cinemax, (opp.) of N. C., Said he had seen it pub- lished that the Senator from New York (Mr. Seward) had reeommended the book. Did the Senator from Wisconsin mean that this was a forgery. or did be mean the Sena- tor from New York bad no weight? Mr. Doorrere said the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Brown) recommended it. He believed the author was a man of sound sense; but what he (Mr. D.) said was, that the idea that the constitution establishes or abolishes slavery had no shadow of foundation. The constitution was formed by men who knew the meaning of the words they employed, They rr aed right of slaveholding States to persons held to service, and made it the duty of the free States to deliver up such persons, bot left each State perfeetly sovereign over its own laws. ‘The law of the slave States makes slaves property. Tho law of the free States does not make them property. The constitution does neither. Upon the idea that the consti- tution establishes slavery we cannot have peace ou the slavery question, and we may as well know it first as last. people of the United States will never consent that the constitution be so altered as to become by its own foree & slavery extending constitution. But they do not ask s construction pot upon it which wiil make it abolish slavery in any State or Territory. We simply ask, Jet the constitution stand as our fathers made it— neither affirming or denying; then we can have peace. He read again from Mr. Lincoln's apeeches to show that he bad no desire to infringe tn any way on the rights of the States. Tle said he desired to a few moments on what was alleged to be the causes of the existing agitation. One was introduced by the Senator from Keutueky, whieh he very much regretted to see Drought wp. It waa only recently that he had heard of it in connection with this controversy. It is that some of the non-+lavelolding States refuse to surrender criminal-. He said it had generally been admitted, as a rule, that if acrime committed was a crime within the law of the State to which the criminal fled, then he should be sur- rendered, not otherwise. He cited the case of Virginia refuring to deliver some negroes at an early day in the history of the country, and the case of the Governor of Kentucky. Hé | said, aside excitement on the negro jon, and he did not think ton men on that floor would advocate the doctrine @ State could by its own law make what {t conceives & neces- sity the evidence of guilt, a8 well as of - senator froin Kentucky said it was annoying. it was annoying to have negroes kidnapped from Ohio and Indiana, and annoying to siaveholders that their be enticed to run away; but there was a higher prineirle invelved. Another canse of trouble was said to be the nou-rendition of fugitive slaves. He admit- ted the validity of the clanse in the constitution re- quiring rendition. He admitted that that was one of the clanses in the constitution he had sworn support; but he must say questions had arisen as to constraction of this clause, He believed that the Ftitotion should be strictly coustrued, and he it the duty of the States to make provisions, carry into effect this of the constitution, but he acim tae with equal ikners that a majority of the people Of the Vnited States th n the power to legislate te M tiv tion. by fugit the tives, and few are reclaimed. they possess a species of property with a w ‘own, and lege of its own, and desire of fis own to get away. This is no fault of ours, aud the North are not reeponsible for that. The Senator frem Virginia (Mr. Mason), told us that a few years ago Virginia lost annually $100,000, and he > veved be leet the same new. He would concede Tor the sake of argument, Virginia bad about 500,000 , Worth, on an average, $800 t before the ‘tieth of one per cent, or about one quarter of a dollar. ‘bie is less than the risk incurred ia jes of property ip the United States ple of the border States resolve ther. mn insuranes company, bow smalt premiuat to cover the lom, This I property hes special advantages, Tt hw advan. represer tation, and is it strange that snch pro perty should be subjected to peculiar risks? What will thore centiemen gain ng the bond of the Uuion the Northern States will bi Would ten wader no obligations to per cent cover the loss as bond of Union de broken, aud slave perty would of necessity retire from tho border. He the abolitionists of the North stand to- hing with anxiety and praying that the miy be — broken Bat ne North bail They know what the effect would be and desire | en. They know the time is coming when the slave popa- Dp, Ul no longer be compelled’ to return fugit ves. Landes lation of seme of these Stat ill preponderate, so that the phyeteal powsr of the State will no longer Keep them in sutyeetion, and they ant the Union broken up so (hat they y arm the federal government, and not be called put down insurreetion are as anxious for e extremists in the G States, He said other matier he w to refer to. copreme law of the land, and jaw to the contrary notwith zen of the United States, therefore, Ve alirgianee to the federal government, also to: ad may be gullty of treason againet either or If Congress goes beyond the constitution ng a lew, the law ie neil and void: and if a State ‘law axatnat the constitation of the Cuited States, Bull and void ed Asay, (Opp.) of Ta., asked K a citizen conld be mitict between these two so he must of ne- wenn to one or the other, and be oid be could wot, ‘There was no act of a " ineconfict with the United net moke treason, though t jeclare ee, Mr. Peeoman asked what odvantage that could be to the citizen! rrrin said the eitizen must set at his own 1 He went on to argue that it was pot im the sof astute to anwel an act of Congress, If a ton ean diseolye the connection of the federal govern. if one State cen secede from all the reat, then all t can secede from the ore, which gives power ‘o expels Ste the right of seecesion involves the right {.<poision.’ He referred to the wor of 1812 and the Harton’ Comwention, and said if the dectrine was +. the New Fnoglend States could hove resolved Ives owt of the Enter J geome over to the enemy, mt t ate, an kro the fortresses Boston harbor, and other torneg ont own cainet os. Or, if now, ‘boold witheraw, she 4x70 Cold pet go from ne & foreign coentry; 2 sh — ' ith Iinois, people of the Northwest could not get | iNew York, png ey = by ‘t Texas, Louisiana and others, for, jon, had no and become # fore’ given the social inst Jerritories whieh we had Cee ‘Uhat the omatintien So in the territory acqui to take slaves there, He said j fi Ee ih 358 BF He iH 3 i 3 ! | the Territories. Nr BexsaMiy said he did not desire to speak now, be- eaure we a weet: - af s, The w y tre intend to recognize the Le 4 on a State. Mr. Brown said it seemed that Northern Senators Jook the main it at issue. We claim in slaves, and it. Unbil we can basis this question, it is idle to talk of peace. ed that the doctrine of non-recognition slaves was @ new doctrine, He said the South 600,000 in this kind of property. Is it to be that the South would consent to weneer Ler outlawing this kind of property? Can m: at the South copesss 8 an, ee a only recognized when t! had no hope of changing there were some stul the knowledge of their constituents. He referred to the treaty of independenge as of negroes as ont If gentlemen ne ee go back and re under thar treaty there would be peace. He referred to the treaty of the war of 1812 as recognizing the same property, signed by John Adame and J. Q. Adains. Were | ntiemen to-day wiser than thoge statesmen. He read a hk tended that Pro- perty. Are men wiser now than our fathers? “But if the government continue to outlaw the South there are only two waye—separate in peace or by force. He said the South could not take lees than justice, and asked oo mare They reeogn! righ t ernmen jt the’ property of the North, Sat the North would net recogn! the persisted perty of Wea''that "the. governinent would, not rognige erty in slaves, and protect it, then standing im the ve of and before Almighty God, he declared t Enica could not last ninety days, He then asked that the statute of New Mexico, which was intended by his amendment to extend over this Territory of Arizona, be inted in the report 0 that the people might see wi je meant. : Mr. Green said his object was to organise a government for Arizona, and he hoped these discussions of political matters would be postponed. think the amendment of the Senator from Mississippi practically amounted to og a . Under t circumstances he would vote for it. dren Ld nebo oes be be sold for a government claim, as recogni: r property. But if this idea were intended to be upon us Of non-recegnition of property, a had better go home, adjourn Congress and di 5 He compared the Senator from Wisconsin’s of i. ty to the fable of the stork and fox. The fox in the stork to dine, but had soup iu dishes so the stork could not get any. The next day the stork invited the fox to dine, and had food in long necked jars. He told the fox there was perfect equality and telp himself. In fact the fox could not get anything. He denied the right of nullification, but claimed the right of secession, and against the coercion of a State. He ha? amendment of the Senator from Mlinois (Mr. H. Me Doorrriy said that the Senator from Missouri as- sumed that the constitution repealed the laws. of Mexico in this Territory, and took slavery there. ‘Court. Te claim it the doctrine of Mr. fine seautiee. tion recognized slave property, found few supporters at the time of its annoucement. Mr. Mason (opp.) of Va. said that Mr. Calhoun was dead; but he did not understand him to even that the constitution establishes slavery, but that slaves were y, and therefore that the constitution ant eles it. Further discussion ensued between Messrs. Green and Doolittle, and the Senate adjourned till Monday. House of Representatives. Wasmsetox, Dec. 27, 1860. THE TRUST FUND ROWBKRY AND THK BRECKINRIDGE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Mr. SreveNs, of Washington Territory, rising to a per- sonal explanation in relation toa epecial despatch ina Boston paper, said that the despatch states that ‘it ap- pears upon investigation thag the Indian Trust bonds were #tolen for the use of the Central Breckinridge Com- mittee during the late Presidential clection,’’ &c. Mir. Monnis, (opp.) of I., rose to a question of order, saying that it had heretofore been decided that a news- article was pot a privileged question. AN, (OPP. ot Il, said that his coteenne (i ) afew ‘ago asked (9 read an extract a newspaper published in Dlinois, with a view to making & personal explanation in regard to it, but that the Speaker ruled him out of order. ‘The Sreaken explained by saying that im that case ob- jection was made as to its being a privileged question, ‘but that in this case it was a personal explanation to which no objection could be interposed. There was a dif- ference between the two cases. Gr. Locax—My colleague was treated in an indifferent manner, The Srmaxer—tI am sorry if that is trae. Mr. Houston, (opp.) of Ala., raised the point that this was not a priv! «nestion, it not affecting the privi- ungener. ) to be. a. member here. . McChmwasp—I was cut off the other day ously itis true, but the example is not worth; lowed. = 1 appeal to my colleague (Mr. New York Henavy’s despatch, and likewise New York World of December 24, in which that the robbery of the Interior Department some speculation in Washington, and it is some who are deemed au fait faleation of bonds has been going on since ment of the Presidential campaign; that Chub and Secretary Cobb knew exactly were to be used, and for what Vaara were ‘ited as collateral to money the inridge Club. Mr. Stevens said his attention was called to morning. . mittee, arking bim to this matter to the bottom, so that punishment may: on the guilty. In relation the article in the Boston Bent, So speaker said— It appears on investigation young ithe pA a ee ot were interpolated = in Leg cet a dispo. sition most foul, to slander litical par eee, and to break down ap orgentestion supposed to who were foul and filthy eon men, they are not worthy to look. It is the duty of the committee, if they can, to stop this defamation of character. Mr. Mowtas, Copp.) of IM., said that Mr. Stevens on him this morning and expressed his desire that the subject be thoroughly investigated. He had, as the Chisivraap, informed bim that he had no contvol over tho watter bot would lay the matter before the select com- mittee, leaving them to determine what was proper to be done in the premises, Mr. Borook, (opp.) of ¥ service on the commit should be promptly transneted, and he was liable at any Lime to be calles! from the elty in consequence of busi- ness chgagements. Mr. Moma, (opp.) of Til, offered a resolution on be: ba't of the committee, that they have leave to «it daring the siting of the Tas, either jn thie city oF eisewhore, as tony be deemed advimable , employ a stenographer ate of Compensation net exceeding that paid for the reports for the Congreseonal Globe. Mr. Stayton, (rep.) of Ohio, objected to the committee citting elsewhere than in Washington. The Select Kan- sae Committee was the only exception. * Mr. McCieexaxp said there must be some special rea- son for nim to vote for such Poy ory Mr. Mortus replied that he Bad a conversation with the Seeretary of the Interior, wi ‘that the committee might have to hold a session at some other point. For this it would not now be to an explanation, He asked the Honse tg confide in the dis- cretion of the committee. After further conversation the resolution was adopted, with an amendment reepecting the pay of the reporter. ‘The Honse went into committee, and took up = ae Soe MevONTRRANON by iy that there was no qaorum pre- sent; and it was finally that the bill #1 bere. ported to the House on » to which day the House adjourned. Democratic Mee INASY, Deo. 27, 1800, A mecting of aboot 160 prominent national democrats er held at Gongrens Ital! to night, convened by elreulars issued by Jobn A. Green and Mr.’ MeMabon. Forms of petilions were adopted, eo Legislatare to re. peal the Personal Liberty law of 1 and to restore the pine months’ slaveholding law of 1817, to be circulated ia eagh count , asked and was excused from saying that ite business ‘The Ilinots Democratic State Convention, Sremvermenp, Int. , Dev. 27, 1960. ‘The Democratic State Committer of Hlinois have called 9 State convention to be beld fa this city on the U7th of Jonvary, ( confer as to the existing crisis, and to adopt some Hine of policy relative thereto. Extra Sexston of = Kentacky Legtsia- re, Towers, Deo. 27, 1860, Governor effin hut called an extra session of the | Kentucky Tegirlatare ior the 1tthof danvary, to con. | elder the distracted Condition of the commiry. SHIPPING NEWS. Bt ee HIGH WATER. mora 82) eve 525 Port of New York, December 27, 1860. Steamship Huntsville, Post, Sqvannah—H B Cromwell Gibon—C & EJ ser es we Gibbs, Norfolk—R P Buck & Co. ‘Hail, Queenstown—G F v4 Middleton & ate ‘Sabine Pass—J & N Smith Sehr My Rover, Hughes, Wilmington—MeCready, Mott & Sloop Oregon, Rhodes, Providence—L, 5 Hlocp Warren, Stokes; New Maven—S D Bisonard, city of Manchester (tin, Halescay, pee antowan ith with tt tend Mik. Fe eS Se eee me ‘Blears Kou jorfolk, &e, with mdse and coal poguenaess, ho Leadiems & Hel Ship Tere ere Falkenburg, Liverpool, 58 days, with ‘Sons. Wi Port Dec 10, with Se ae at” Lee ee Se ae eectee iOur ina ak Nicclanible, spoke RBs summer hence for Gonaives. a ners chmod, 9 days pear Marys ne ith, Vin ARE gh , Smith batt . Beir Ds Milter’ Cribte, Virginia, 3 dys. Schr Nile, Willies, Viehinia 2 days Sehr Only Daughter @ mass), ikenburg, Baltimore, 4 chr Christiana Keen, Babcock, Sebr Amos Fuikenburg, Wilman, Bal Sebr JB Litebtield, Crockett, Eilzabeth Kehr Genoa, Robi Sebr Fakir, Heath, Elizabethport Sebr Dr Franklin, Arey, Ell Schr Belle, Johnson, Ellzabethy Behr Tangaia, Brambail, Vinal br Howard, Baker, Boston Sehr Sehr Grace Girdler, jED Steamship Huntsville, Savannah; brigs Mar, Barbados; Ianthe, Havana. sunset NNE. diz; Atlante, Wind this morning N zabethy for port Miscellaneous. off Cape saw t coming on, a a wi ‘died on bourd, Jom Mi before re New freight for $64,000. in the Calla, ted burned at sea Nov ve is insurance in Boston on vessel and for Noewich. ee Oop Mu Faget lane ae Baltimore, 3 days, 5 for Betdgeport. ¥ Stewart, Ca- main and f¢ were six obable at ocr Suir Os at San ag moKN Howes Francisco, experienced — fvlland, seaman, native Sup Grongiaxa, Salter, of and from New Orleans for Liv- ALLEGHANRAN, hence at Panama, reports Oct 25, lat Pacific . had heat in® shifted cargo, and recetv 20, was owned in w some Bang B Fountary, before reported ashore al Holmes’ Hole, has been floated off. inst for repairs. ashore 24th near the Borpeavx, Dec 11—Capi Patterson, of bark lola Wylie, ar- from NOrleans via rived struck by a hea’ and lost her chi i, overbourd ot Nov 16 lat five years hie never ore. Kelleran, says that for twenti of bad weather Carcerta, Nov §~The American a lated the same day. Genee Domingo's Hole, but fated Been eaumined and appear ‘and appears to have sustained no Hone Koxe, Oct 29—The carpent TH 4, bel to au F 4 i rf i iH zi i I i i i i Felljie He 3%; 4 i and drowned on *, John Ne Passage from in ship ‘the reports. havi ome bt @ Succession: io She bas ieville, and sea- ‘Whitridge, i i, Fe Re Bi Bes from Boston Sept 16 for San Fran- 8," Now 1, lat 34.8, lon 2822 ini ice oot en ie Rone Se ELE WG See os TTS CaaS Nov 17, lat 24, loo 3. + aad from Lamlash Nov 2 for Ha- from Liverpool (Bardsey Oct 21) for Ship Muan, Eustis, from NOrleans for Liverpool, Dec 19, off Gon Key. m, ea Till, from London for City Potat, Deo 14, ‘hip Ai it, Davis, from Mobile Nov 7 for Havre, Nor Jon a, Allen, from Helvoet Nov 29 for Baltimore, Dec lat . Seip den R Croper, 6 days from Genoa for Boston, Dec 40. lon 73.05, 3 bs) a) Levant, steeri A ship painted black, with In the centre, and American Torgas, . tom 68 28. ine N, Dee 19 tat Freneh Dying with letter 1, ‘set over, Was passed Dee 17, |, Denton, hence Nov 17 for Plymouth, Eng, iy > me from Bremen for Charleston, Dee iyine st ton pare chia An Al ced Sutil, from Maracaibo for NYork, Dee 20, lat bark steering southward show! rivete signal, red fay cub white allt was sigualises’ Nora, pees jon 35 62 W Thetnas, Dee 5, int 18, lon 6s 90. Brig Lydia Ca from Fernando Poy Nov By lat S596 N, fon a0 Brig Volant, from Bangor for W Jon 62 20, Wi 9 days from bad wenther—Dec If, Int 25 4, lon 60 66. A full al tg Of St Job Bee 14, lat 28748, Jon off Capes st a Montre ee, Teeth heaters arrived ac F inde! Forcign Ports. Anprowan Dec 13 Si 40 Fulton, Lovitt, Boston, Astwene, Dee 10—Arr Julia G Eat Coward, New York. Sid days from Ruenos Ayres for Nov 5 for est Ladies, Now 24, iat 2640, EB, trem Gietly for Philadel- 5 oa from Laguayra for NYork, Dee of and fi nee Benen, with water—by bark Irma, Callao; Ith Bos ter, Lowry, : on. Sid from yy J2th, Sam) Watson, Watson, NOrleans; 1Sth, Ger Havana. 1» Genon, Alexaxonta, Ky Sov 27—8l Ocoan Stctty. Aare, Get 14Paeted by. Phi a, rote fasts Reta) fae Peete en a from for do; fom Foodtiow for do; dist, Quickstep, ey Oet BSN Hound, Rogers, adhe a2 pat Miakighi, rosks Melbourne and AnnovO, PR: Deo 1D—No A: in ah ether a ea ar, Bae Bristol), Sid 11th, Pilgrim, Richardson, Serannah; Time, liomer, do. 3ath ‘Off do Lith, Talisman, Honuge, from NYork, for Gloucester Bracny Tran, Dee 12-01, Alice, Greyburn, from Son Francisco, B erin Her, Ga é t wn fee $14.0, Ernestine, Anchidea, Ine GeArt Sireay a Savannah, eivoet, « ne, ow Or Toes, aad shake Moe Coty hartenlon; Hm, Aurelia do: fy Buenaventura and Cato, oO sid fercedor, NOrkeaus, founay, Nov W-Sid Quecu of the Sess, Gardner, Liver Fy Oct 6—Arr Manila. dayee cloacae a, do de Blane Marr: sobre J nan, low, tor ‘trom. ‘ork 3 Ocea- N ‘A Blane! or Wood, for N a tee Queen (Br), for Boston woo poet Milas, Climane, rei Boynwen, Miller, Havana. Aya: Not Sits Rang Beraun Clark, ng. TOF a0; \way, for Bostn , % fend a for Te ey Herding Bids idod Rene, ier oF Jaa, sor do so; Jvnaton, Lane. ing tor a8 ser yetiead for London st, if 6a Ash Glet,. for do, at 22,500 fy ‘Leavitt, from Singapore; “hid hin Baugor Get a Atel ‘Boston: Granive tat, Weett aioe tor Besiony athe oe Mal Gorham, fur Mo. USL Bee IS Arr Gaman, Condure, New York for Tinddty be re PN York vin Queeos- iying Fish, Darien, NYork. 5 from NYork for Autwerp. Seuetger ort ee eels Coke an 3 a agrovesean, Deo 14—sid Almira ‘Couinbs, Delokwater, Car i Levautei ; Abby Eos nareent th uth, Ida, Morrison, Philadelphia, States ‘ash NYore NYork. ¢ Greenock 1th, € A the Clyde Mth, Palmyra, doerianena’ Dee f-Btd NYork. K sm Guxoa, Dec &—Arr Il ined Ligh NOrleans: Alex- Pe velit Say ey Bening are i der, Bain, City Point: "itakaveak, Nor S0-Are for NYork. i ‘Deo 10—Arr Bamberg, Wi few Orleans Vnela Toby, sonle, Mobtie: ei Maital Buen vant Enterprise, MeLean, do. Cid 13th, Maritaia, ‘Williams, Overgnrd, NYork ain pollen: A wh Deo it--Arr Sis R Peel, NYork. polit from Vushaven mh, Elise, New York; 1th, Huamboldt, Meuvorn, Bec 1l—Arr Beaver, Ut M—Arr NYork. Hong Koxe, Oct i Pruiter, Bombay; 16th, A NG Oy gal ag Aig Se a ee, Te ae NSH Get Soak ae before, ship Starr King, a SE ine tee one ae Haze, Holmes, SI Robert P , Robertson, cleeo: fey Coqui i. Dee imbo, Knipe, ithe Gaile’ Robinson do 7 ison, do; houp », Baltimore. Liverroot, Deo M—Arr Northern Chief, Stat 219), NCrlentis: James Nesmith, at Charleston; Aic.te, Zerege, NYork; ‘ony (@), NYork; Annie Buse, 8 Movile;'B id, Trumbull, NYork; McKinnon, New York; achrs Lima, O'Brien, do; 224, Grey: Vea: ‘Sid 11th, Trousides, Chase, Boston; Neptune, Yorn mea Baty Cae Roads; Consul, Hay- eh 13th, Wi iy Bjork: jusse| Abernethy, Sav: Manhattan, Dixon, + =e. Ce Pi eae ers Race A Bee id isth, Elias’ Ants’ Ligle’ Novleana: 23th, Res, Grande, Rorgiks Vaucluse, Kearney, Niork; Mth, Ottawa, Cra Ent ontward 12h, James R Keeler, Delano, for NYork; 13th, 6 B Lamar, Bradley, do; sor Mada 78 Paty: Pp ‘do. did fem Gravesend 1th, § ; Rhine, akiuwics, Dee 6—Sid foorates, Hemmert (from Neweastle Enon, "Dee foAre Davi Chapin, Tucker, NYork; 24, }Orleans : rh Ne rea, eri eae Sete, ead aaee az8 iz i i H : i eaten grees th, Mane Fy, Paul, do, 224, Sea Serpent, Whitmore, American Ports. APALACHICOL ee =! Hees West Cld Sist, Be ea PACA RI oe Wont. . rN ork sehed MISCELLANEOUS. APIS Br commen set I, SEA Wan ta, ene rtm 93 = —— eggs ated wy en G8 FOR SALE.— ror’ ; SOR pat. roUR WR en Nour fg and go Pupe 1, Bs Medison street, Beet dor F°? BALE—TWO SCOTCH Sauk Beet Greyhounds, one Dogs, very 1 Pups, of @ inammoth the to eight weeks olde and one Hound: Dogs of all Address comer of Broadway and Fiftieth etreet, N.Y, ane —-—— Sort. Pa Ow erie mes eee ee