New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
south Cnrolinn and the President on FedcraI
Authority.

Authority.
Correspondence OF The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Tuesday Dec ID
1t will be recoected that some week or two
since, the excitable Legislature Of South Carolina
passed resolution instructing their Governor b
demand Of the Federal Authority the reason tct
occupying the fortress at Charleston with troop
Accordingly the Hon. Whitemarsh h. SeabFoOs
has addressed an inquiry to the President Do
manding the reasons for garrisoning troops ia
South Carolina To this peremptory documeHA
the President through the Secretary OF StaR
has replied in q manner likely to cool the arii
of some of the rampant Legislators. 1t Is In fact
icy to a degree.
IS In lar Commandment in. CHEF Of the N0vis and
A,1ies of the United STATES, and he is not aware
hat he car be hed accountable eitheyt0 Adtpidae;
or STATE authorities for tie manner in Which he
n1y deem II necessary TO perform his dutits He
is alone responsible to a Higher power. The
Charleston papers will doubtless contain this
rich correspondence in the course OF few days
when we may look out for a fare-up in that OK
traordinary little State. WoUTER VAN TwILLER
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Doings In Congress C0nvcntions-The Unioa,
Correspondence Of the Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday Dec. TO-
The Senate presented this morning quite an ap'
pearance of business. Several private bills aud
other matters of little general interest were ran
down the calendar with a great degree of aacH'
ty. Mr.. HAaLIN from the Committee on Printing
reported resolution in favor of printing 500 cop
les of the Patent Report for the use of that Office
and it was adopted without opposition, so that
matter is disposed OF.
Considerable time was spent last session in de-
termining the amount of salary to be paid Cali
fornia Judges. Owing to the parsimony of the
Senate the Government have been unable to ill
the appointments, as was predicted at the timeb BY
the California Senators. Senator GwIS endea'
vored to-day to induce the Senate to let out lit
tie, and California is now likely to have g judi.
ciary.
Mr. HALE put in at the same time for such an ad
dtion to the salary of the Circuit Judge in New
Hampshire as would enable him to live withoutte
sorting to half dozen other kinds of business
This was opposed but Mr. HALE carried hispo III
was nstructing to observe how triumphahty hdl
carried it, There was a time when any motion
from that Senator would have been Immediately
voted down. Now the support came eyldentyifomi
good feeling. There is growing spirit OF conel.
iaton and good feeling among men OF all parties q
This is particularly noticeable among Wings VINO
have been alienated from causes now no Longer
operating to the same extent Men who were
accustomed to pass each other with distant 4
nod, now sit down to friendly chats upon the pres Il
perty of the party.
MIR. STURGEON has made his bill for an AgrGai
tural Bureau the special order for tonorros
week. Upon the Details if not upon the genera
objects of the measure, we are likely to have
discussion of some interest. The majority, how
ever, Il think are determined to have such BIZ
reau attached to the Department Of the lntena
in some shape or ether.
There was an amusing struggle in the HOuss@
get at the bill for the Reduction of Postage ta
sxpense of divers bills standing before it onAs
calendar, and the yeas and nays, by way of var
ety. were called upon the question of adjOga'
ment.
Certain Western men are hammering away@
action on the River and Harbor Bill but it IS not
that members from the Middle and East
ern States are to be caught mapping again Oh the
tariff. They are willing to go with all their might
for rivers and harbors but the tariff must come
first
The report Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
sLiil 1Cid Gu IO4 eHc PNi PoD0N' C1S-i'''-S 49,
ton which it was supposed could be more ready
arrived at 1t may be in to- moro" and may %
DELAYED still longer Quietly disposed peeps
here are deprecating the project OF holding
Union Convention at the seat OF government o.
the o2d Of February. What good such Convex
ton can d. except to stir up agitation when poa,
tieians were beginning to appear disposed to glSs
the country little quiet, and why it shoqld, . ~
held at the seat Of government 1t is little 'i~
cult to imagine.
We have one political cauldron here at 1l'
capitol building, which it must be evident my.
light of the experience of last session. Is q4-@
enough. Another Convention, not more nAsY !"
result benefcially, is also taxed Of to meet as,I
This looks as if we were to have the qo 1ina /,
over again. The Jnjon newspaper ID aoIns =,
tonetber from the four quarters OF the mon es
incendary document, law or resolution IL can a.s'
qG t; Sedi great blaze. that it may throw
Iittl tend water, in the vain endeayor 70 pa'a h,
lrSt'7 i Hod the Uron circulation adequate
out bti tlaa tone it would be productive Of lmsn
mischief " ~ EN- ~