Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-13

men, and report " wiiether the sannc vas at
tended by armed resistance to the author
lilies and public force Of the U. s., and the
murder 81 any cilizens Of Virginia, orany
troops sent there to protect public prop
erty; whether such invasion was made eun-
dercolor Of fany organization intended to
subvart the goxernment Of any Of the
States Of the Union; the character aud ex-
tent Of such organization; whether any
citizens Of the United States not present
were implicated ]. therein or accessory
thereto, BY contlibulions ofarms, money.
'mnniticDs, or otherwise; the .charaete,, j,
and extent of tke military equipment in
tiis hands or uhder the control Of said
armed band; where, how and when the
same was. oblainsd aud trahspofted 70 the
place invaded; also to report what leSisla-
lion, if any is necessary. By the govern
meHt for tls future preservation Of the
peace of the couhiry and The safety Of pub
iic property. The Committee 70 have full
power to send for persons and papers,.
Mr.. TumbuiI, of ILL.,, gave notice that
when the lesolution cams. up. he should
move To- amend BY extending the inquiry
TO the. seisule of the arsenal at Franklia.
mo, ,,,r5 w s9aa i lsI.,sfl ,,li,,ts4 WV
I The customary resolutions we're adopted
to inform the Honss Of Representatives and
the President, that 1.-The Senate is ready for
business: 81. Al ma Aei,II D. asgy
/ Mr,sGwin gave elnotice Of Ia Pacific Rail-
road Bill. The Senate then adjourned. .sslF
TuEsDAY, Des 9 The Sena,e spent
the day i9 discussing the resolution u
Mason, of Va, offered the day before, and
an amendment offered by Trumbull. Of IL
linois, to extend iheinquiry 50 as to cover
the fdrcible capture Of the U. 8. Arsenal.
at Franklin, Missouri. and the seizure. Of
1 tile public, arms by Border. Ruffians
who invaded Kansas At will be recol-
lected thatat thetims OF the civil Feul in
Kansas, an organized band Of Southern
desperadoes. led on BY an ex. United States
Sepator, and other high dignitsries in the
Democratic party, broke open the U. s.
/ Arsenal in Missouri. and seized and car
I ried off the, public arms and used Them in
4 the destruction of the Free State hotels
and br,dees in The Territory; as well as in
numbering the people But as that was
done in the holy cause Of human bondage,
the thing ~as quite different from the 10
ray OF Old Brown in seizing the Arsenal
as Harper's Ferry. And 80 the amend
ment of Trumbull was not 70 The taste Of
4 FMr. Mason and his compeers. Their o.
ice, being TO M manufacture political capital
gu. Of Hsrpers Ferry. it would evidently
spoil the play to have it coupled with a
raid hundred times worse, committed BY
themselves. The day was spent in the ef-
fort 10 kin Trumbul's amendment, and
1 the Senate adjourned without coming to a
VOTE @ II ar o5.-s4
HOUSE The House met at noon and
spent the Who'll. day on Clark = resolution.
The most fanatic denunciations were in
dulged in against the Republican mem
bers. and as usual .ttlreats Of fdissolving
the Union were showered down upon The
reeling heads. of trembling dough- faces.
No.vote was permitted to be taken for
Speaker. and the House ADJOURNED IN no
very friendly feeling. When an organi.
za,ion will be effected is beyond coniec-
tn.a M.,uof iLo jo.d,,n ;n,rno,s of ,,o
-, - ~. 20, .,,. ..-'
oo"'' are e'ahot'"s 'o' '"e '"S'"'' u'Sso'
luton OF tile Union, and the formation OF
4 a Southern Confede,acy. The Governors
of many Of lbe States have recommended
a. IN y, ,,..,,,.o f., .n,h :.
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event III case 'he people eject hepao',-
can President, ard some of them are not
willing to wait until then. TIE feeling is
bacomiry v.rv ;n,ense and ,ba nrocsad.
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'"ss ""' 20 'ooNeu 'o',s'o'" u"y - o"y'
with great interest by the people. r,
y WEDNESDAY. Dec. 7-@Sill no orranii- 1nii
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