St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-12-20
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10

SENSrE. - Mr.. Sumner offered
memorial from Thaddeus Hyatt pray
ing that relief be provided for til,
sufferers in Kansas Referred to thu
f committee on territories.
The Homestead bill passed its fina
reading.
Mr.. Powell's resolution on Fedc
: raj affairs was called up. The resolu
, ton proposed Legislation to give pow
or Tor the correction of evils. Gu
duty to the country requires us to &C
promptly. The llth amendment t,
the constitution was made in 1874
and in 1888 the 18th was made. Oul
fathers acted in emergencies and SC
can we.
Mr.. Collamer moved to strike out
part of the resolution, leaving in only
so much as refers to Federal affairs
and that be referred to special com
mittec.
Mr. Powell accepted Mr.. Collamcr's
amendment to strike out.
House. - Mr. Sherman, from the
committee on Ways and Means, re.
ported a bill authorizing the issue of
ten million dollars worth of treasury
notes of denomination of not less
than one hundred dollars. The faith
of the United States is pledged for
their redemption. The money is au-
thorizcd to be borrowed from time TO
time as deemed cxpedient. The bill
after debate was passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
Mr.. Prescott, just returned from
South Carolina, has definitely inform
ed the President that that State will
do nothing Immediately to provoke a
collision with the Federal Govern
mcnt.
Burnett of Kentucky, and Smith of
Virginia, endeavored to provoke dis
cussion apon the Republican side, but
without effect.
Mr.. Curtis, of Iowa, announced his
determination not to remain silent
when the proper time for speaking
should come.
In the Senate a protractcd discus
sion cnsucd on Mr.. Powcll's res0lu-
ton. Mr. Biglcr made a conservative
speech and was succeeded by the
fiery Ivcrson, who was rcd-hot for Sc
ccssion. He urged the border Slave
States to join the Cotton States quick
ly, so as to preserve Washington as
the seat of Government of the South
ern Confcdcracy. Otherwise, the Cot
ton States would fix their Capitol be-
yond the power of removal
\ long and dcsultory debate ensucd
upon the manner in which the Fugi-
tive Slave Law had been enforced, in
which Pugh, Douglas, Davis, Tcncyck,
Thompson, Powell, Wade, Fitch, and
Wigfall, participated. The latter pnt
very announcement question to Mr.
Douglas. He asked him categorical
~ to answer whether or not he would
abandon his Squattcr Sovereignty
doctrine, and conccdc to the South the
equality she contcndcd for in the Ter
ritorics. Douglas cvaded a reply,
and went into an examination of the
record to show that Wiglall and 9th
ers on Browns resolution had voted
that no protection to Slavery in the
Territories was necessary. Wigfall
denied the fact and pending an over
hauling of the books, the Senate ad-
journcd, Wigfall having the floor.
During the discussion Senator Pow
ell of Kentucky especially arraigned
Gov. Dcnnison of Ohio, for refusing
to deliver up fugitive from justice,
indicted in Kentucky for slave steal
ing. Senator Wade defended Denni-
son, saying that the person claimed
haad never been in Kentucky.
Douglas made quite q good point
on Mason. The latter complained
that the Fugitive Slave Law had
proved imperative. Douglas remind
ed him that he was the author of the |
Law of 1850, and that if the law was
insufficient, lac should bring in amend
ments to render it otherwise rather
than propose to dissolve the Union.
The Union Committee met and or
ganizcd on the 18th inst. 1t was the
opinion Of all the Southern Senators
in caucus, except Mr.. Pcarcc Of Mary
land, who thought they would await
a general convention, that the Cotton
States would scccdc before the incom-
ing Of Mr.. Lincoln but in such a
way as not to bring about an imme
date collision with the General Gov
ernment. The plan maturcd to avoid
such deplorablc result consists in
the quiet withdrawal of the Cotton
States from the Union, leaving the
border Slave States behind to mcdi-
ate in their behalf with the govern
ment. In the meantime. the seeding
States will permit the revenue to be
collected, the mails to be carried, &c,
under protest. If the border States
do not succeed after reasonable
time in obtaining the desired conccs
sions, then the secession will be car
ricd out, and the border States are
expected to join in the movement.