Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-01-28
Spirit of Washington Letters.
The New York Posts letter says:

Spirit of Washington Letters.
The New York Posts letter says:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1858.
It has been intimated to me that Gov
ernor Medary is in collision with the Pres
ident in keeping Minnesota out of the I'm
ion until the Lecompton Constitution
comes, in order to hitch her on behind the
the Kansas wagon. The Governors last
message to the Territorial Legislature of
Minnesota would not indicate such course
on his part, for he took ground in favor of
submitting the State Constitution to the
people but his present mission to Washing
ton lets in some light on the subject. l
learn that he is here asking the President
to make him Governor of the new Terrific
ry of Dacotah when it is organized, and in
order to get the place he must show some
signs of repentance for his message doc
trines, and how could he do this better, or
serve the President more, than by keeping
the entire Minnesota delegation-two SEN
ators and three representatives, all known
to be Douglas of Congress.
The Philadelphia Press letter says:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. 1858.
The inaugural address of Governor Pack
er has been death blow to the Lecomp-
ton continuance, which, after being toppled
over by the mastery effort of Judge Doug
las, was once more got upon its legs, and
began to gain strength to totter along
Pregnant with meaning is the fact that
the portion of the democratic delegation in
the House from Pennsylvania which was
heretofore understood to support the Un-
ion view of the Kansas question, now say
that they have not decided on the vote
they will give when the question comes up
for decision. 1t is clear that majority of
the democrats in the House will oppose the
Lecompton constitution.
The N. Y. Iri6une's letter says:
WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan. %.
Gen. Scott will start for California next
week with full powers from Government to
organize in that State an army for the in
vasion of Utah, if the latest advices from
Salt Lake City, which he shall receive in
California, are such as to warrant the pros
ecution of hostilities. In that case he will
employ the regulars now on the Pacific
side, and will also call upon the Governor
of California for volunteers.
He expects to reach Salt Lake in June,
simultaneously with Col. johnson. 1t is
part of his plan of operations to conduct
the army up the Colorado River, which is
believed to be navigable for three hundred
miles above its junction with the Gila, and
in the exact direction of Utah. An officer
of the army is now engaged in surveying
the river, and so far as il has been yet ex-
amined, it has been found deep stream,
without shoal or falls, with current of
three miles an hour.
The New York Commercials letter
says:
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 81.
The vote taken on the 4tb, in Kansas,
against the constitution will have an effect
also to cause some of the Southern men to
hesitate upon the question. They perceive
that if State can be, against her will,
forced into the Union, it may also, by
force, be kept in the Union without its con-
sent. The nullifers and fire-eaters, who
look to an ultimate peaceable withdrawal
of Southern States from the Union, do not
relish this doctrine, nor will they like the
example.
The territorial Legislature of Kansas
will it is believed, call another convention
for forming n constitution or State Govern
ment, and this new constitution, sanctioned
by the inhabitants of Kansas, will be laid
before Congress with an application for
admission as State, long before the Le-
compton Constitution is disposed of. The
arrival of the dog-days will not see the
end of the question in Congress.
The New York Courier Letter says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
l am informed by gentleman whose
relations to the Government would seem
to be a perfect security against any exag-
geration of its liabilities, that the defcien
cy in the Quartermaster's Department, that
is the excess of expenditures over appropri
ations, is seven millions eight hundred
thousand dollars (s7,sOO,OOO.) This
amount will be required of Congress in adj
dition to the very liberal sum provided for
the fiscal year. But the actual deficit is
much greater than this, and will be increas
ed by the amount of the contract just con-
cluded for the transportation of supplies to
the army of Utah, and by such other con-
as the quasi hostilities now wag
ing may occasion. The aggregate, as now
is S9,sOO,OOO.
X X u
The following estimate has been made
of tho vote on the Lecompton Constitu-
ton:
Southern Democrats and Americans. -63
Total affirmative vote in the House 80. -137
IN THE NEGATIVE.
hepuDncans -------------- ----9l
Northern Democrats. ts.
Southern Democrats Observation-Disclosures
South Americans. Observation-Disclosures ll06
Majority for the Lecompton Constitution 81
One Southern Democrat is not expected
to be present.
In the Senate twenty-four Southern
Democrats are certainly for it, and seven
Democrats from the Free States.
The following Senators are considered
to occupy doubtful positions, to witt
Houston, of Texas; Bell, of Tennessee;
Crittendon, and Thompson, of Kentucky;
Pearce, of Maryland; Pugh, of Ohio; and
Mr.. Allen, of Rhode Island. Of the op-