Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-12-26
Latest from Washington and the South

The late news from the South, is deplo-
rable in the extreme. Two important
events transpired on the Goth instant, and
at about the same moment-the one at
Washington, the other at Charleston. As
The yeas and nays were being taken in
the House of Representatives at Washing
ton, on The passage of the Pacific Railroad
Bill, the yeas, l69, (for there were no nays)
were being taken in the State Convention
at Charleston, in favor of the ordinance
declaring the secession of South Carolina
from the Union
The perfect unanimity of this vote
shows that secession is not scheme, ei-
ther of revenge or OF ambition on the
part Of such leaders as koitt, Rheit and
others, but is the universal sentiment oI
her people.
The Railroad Bill passed by the signii'
cant vote of yeas 9j nays "a. The follow
ing synopsis OF the bill will shoa the route
contemplated.
"The committee adopted Mr.. Curtis
substitute, which provides for road star
ting from the Western border of Missouri
and the Western border of Iowa, with tive
converging trains Nestward, meeting with.
in 200 miles of the Missouri river, thence
proceeding by a single track Inc by the
nearest and best route, via the vicinity o
Salt Lake, to San Francisco, or to the nav.
igable waters of the Sacramento. 1t also
provides for road from tho western Dor:
der of the Southwestern States, starting
from two points, namely, Fort Smith, and
tho Western border of Louisi ana, with
two converging lines leading Westward
uniting with the Southern Pacific Rail
road company, chartered 10y Texas"
The Committee of thirteen called for 10y
the resolution Of Senator POWELL of Ky
was announced on the same day, and is a,
follows!
Messrs. Powell Hunter Cri,tcndcn
Seward, Toombs, Douglas, Collam.r, Da
Wis, Wade, Bigler, Rice, Doolit,le AM
Grimes.
Mr.. Davis asked TO be excused on act
count of the position in which his Stat,
stood. and he was excused.
If this committee, in conjunction will
u similar committee OF Thirty-t hree, here
roforc appointed in the House, are unable
to devise plan for the REIMBURSEMENT o
our National difficulties, we may as wei
hang our harps upon the willows" and
the demagogucs and fanatics, in both sec.
tions Of the country, who have brought u
TO this fearfli state OF things, will have a
terrible reconing with tho friends OF Eu
manity everywhere.
Tho following despatch, whicl. we cu
from tho Philadelphia papers ct the 22d
instant, contains about tho only sunsh inc
we have from the South:
Tnr SENATE SELECT CoNNirTEE-SLAvERy
TO BE THROWN OFT er CONGRESS- Wathia9-
ton, Dee. 2l.-rhe Senate Select Commit
Tee on the Crisis met to-day, and had a
free inter change Of opinions, daring which
Mr.. Douglas said lie was ready now to
unite in recommending such amendments
to the Constitution as will take the slavery
question out of Congress. In view of til q
dangers which threaten tho Republic with
disunion, revolution, and civil war, hc
was prepared TO act upon the matters III
controversy without any regard to his pre-,
vious action, and as il hc had never made
a speech or given vote upon the subject.
Senator Digler, who is on the Com nit.
tee, has been for some days maturing q
plan by which the slavery question, by
an amendment to the Constitution, may
be removed altogether from Congressional
control. II meets with the appreciation
of distinguished gentlemen.