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WASHINGTON, March 2.
The Senate In executive session again dis
cussed without coming to vote on Mr.. Cooks
nomination as Postmaster At Chicago. 9
The War Department has received dis
patches from Col. Johnston, dated Jan. 4th.-
As II is Z matter Of absolute necessity that
supplies should reach him BY the first Of June,
measures FOR that purpose have been taken BY
Gen. Scott. His order, dated Feb. 28, directs
that train to consist Of at least 200 mule
wagons shall be organized with the utmost
despatch at Fort Lsavenworth, to 60 imms-
diately with Col. Hoffman to Fort Laramie,
and to transport from thence to Col. Johnston's
command In Utah, commissary stores, mems
shoes, and such other supplies a. msy be
known to be much needed. extra mules to
provide for casualties, are to be. taken FOR
each wagon. The wagons, and mules, and
everything for the train, will be the best that
can be got at Fort Leavenworth, or within
convenient reach OF it. A company Of cav
airy and Infantry will act as an escort beyond
Fort Laramie. The train will start as early
as the 10th of March.
In an order dated Msrch 1st to the COM
manding officer Of Fort Leavenworth, Gen.
Scott directs that the following be sent to Gen.
Garland in New Mexico by express:
"Col. johnson reports that the Mormons
intend intercepting Capt, Marcy on hts return
with mules and horses, and be was ordered to
obtain in your department, notify the captain
Of this, and see him strongly escorted on his
return march, and we'll provided with what
ever he may require, and You can spare"
The above orders from Gen. Scott were sent
by telegraph to Boonville Mo-, and from thence
they are to 60 to their place Of destination by
express. e
Capt. Marcy is expected to leave New Mex
leo about the 2OtE Of March.
SENArE.--Mr. Hammond, Of s. c., intro
duced joint resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Navy to pay the officers and sea-
men of the expedition in search Of DR.. Kane,
under Capt. Hartstein, at the same rate a. has
been allowed to the officers and seamen OF
Lieut.. Defances expedition.
Mr.. Seward spoke as follows:--
There is at least north side Of tAis Cham.
Der Of Representatives. And a north side of the
Union. as well as south side Of them. Each
Of them is faithful, jealous and resoiute. II 1t
be true, as has so often been asserted, that the
Union cannot survive the decision OF Congress
OF direct question involving the adoption OF
a Free State into this Union, which will es-
iablish the ascendency OF Free State under
the Constitution and draw after it the restora-
tion of the influence of freedom with domes-
tic aud foreign conduct Of the Government,
then the day Of dissolution is at hand.
II you attempt to cOerce Kansas into the
Union under the Lecomrton Constitution the
people OF that Territory will resort to civil
war, If necessary. You are pledged to put
down that revolution by the sword. Will the
people hearken unto your voice amid the thuu.
ders Of your cannon? Let but one drop of
the blood Of free citizen be shed, thereby the
federal army and the eountenance nj every
representative Of free State in either house
Of Congress will blanch and his tongue refuse
to utter the vote necessary to sus'a ain the army
in the bntchering Of his fellow citizens.
All parties in this country that have tolera-
ted the extension of Slavery, except one, have
perished for that error.
Mr.. Seward spoke at great length. He
thought the excitement on the slavery question
due to peculiar circumstances. First, That in
the beginning the ascendency Of the slave
power was absolute, 1t is now being renewed.
Second, That where, az heretofore, the nation.
al government favored this change Of balanc .
from the Slave States to the Free States, i.
has now reversed this policy, and exposed the
change. Third, That national intervention in
the territories in favor OF slave labor, and
slave States 10 opposed to the natural, social
and moral development Of the Republic. He
argued these propositions At some length, and
in course Of remarks alluded to decision. OF the
Superior Court in the Dred Scott case, assert
ing that they and the President alike forgot
hat Judicial usurpation ID more odious and in
tolerabls than any other among the manifold
practices Of tyrants. He Hetraced, step by step,
the history OF Kansas affairs.
Mr.. s. gave concise account Of the natural
Intervention in the territories in favor Of slave
labor since 1870. adding no wonder the ques-
ton before us sxcites apprehension and alarm.
Mr.. s. in closing his elaborate speech said:
am sure that no patriot who views the sub-
jsct % do, wish to waive or delay the trial.
We could only extend slavery At the most
throughout the Atlantic regions Of the CONT
nsnt-the Psei6c shore is free and it always
must and viii be free. The mountain barriers
which seperats US from that portion Of our
empire are quite CROUCH to divide us too wide-
~ possibly to ALLEVIATE Us too soon.
Let 10 only become all slavs holding States
on this side Of three barriers, while only free
States are organized and perpetuated on the
otherside, and then indeed viii come division
Of the great American family into two nations
equally ambitions for complete centrol over
the continent and conAict between them
over which the world would mourn q the
greatest and last to be retrieved Of all calami-
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