Litchfield enquirer., 1860-12-13

SECESSION IfE1g.-There are all sorts of con- tradictory rumors flying about with regard to secession, and it is almost ussless to sudeavol to make even synopsis of them. Startling an nouncemsnts are made one day, only to bs con tradictsd the next, and everybody is on the alsrt to seize some fresh item which has the sanction or authority of nobody.
 With regard to the new "House Committes upon the state of the Union," it is generally feared that it's deliberations may not amount to satisfactory adjustment ofthe difficulties, h. deed it seems..a foregohe conclusion that the South will be satisfied with nothing, and that secession is foregone conclusion. It is pro- posed to raise committee of thirteen in the Senate for the same end.
 The Republicans at Washington maintain q dignifed silence, and have deterninsd upon the policy of attending strictly to business without adverting to tho troublesome state of affairs.
 The House committee had not met up to Tuesday. No southern member, it is thought would be excused from serving on the con- mittee. >.
 Howell Cobb has actually seosded from Bu- chanan's cabinet, and gees home to Georgia to- day, where he will be Q candidate for the Stats Secession Convention, which meets on the 7th of January.
 Cobb leaves the U. 8. Treasury in worse state than it has been for many years-and that it is nearly bankrupt is evident from the fact that even the salaries of the public officers in Washington remain but two-thirds paid
 Cobb is one of those miserable dastardly TRAITORS to his country that poor Buchanan hes had revolving around him since his unluoky en- trance upon the Presidential ofioe-and ia one of the first we should be pleased to see taken care of by Prsaident LINCOLN, in the only meth cd he deserves.
 As if there couldn't be any thing too ii diculous for the imagination of these traitors the following is telegraphed from Washington
 A plan, attributed to Lamar, of Miss., con. templates separate, simultaneous conventions in all the Southern States to adopt the present government of the United States, and invita all other States to join, with the hope that New England will remain out.
 CHARLESTON, Dec. s.-t ia reported that great activity prevails at Fort Moultrie. Tho move. ments of the garrison seem to indicate that an attack from the secessionists is anticipated.
 TIE TONE of the English press does not seen, to please the disunionists, who expected sympa-  thy where they only find animadversion on their conduct. But of Exeter Hall, we pre- sume English sympathy with American trea- son, would be found in homeopathic quantities. Fanatics, only, are in favor of the Southern fire-eatsrs and their plans.
 v Senators and Representatives in Congress are promising to make war speeches. They ought to be taken out and hung up to dry afterwards. Is there no limit to reasonable language? Are we ready to seize upon an assassin, or an ineen- diary, and give him sp to justice, and to allow . black-hearted traitor to his country and the Un- ion to go freef
 A WRITER in the Columbus, (Ga.) Times dc precates the disruption of the Union, but says if it must be destroyed, he is, as he ever has been, in favor of setting up constitutional monarchy. At all events he is for trying nc new experiments"
 WHAT JOHN M. Borrs TH1NKs.-He declares that he will have no part in the proposed wick edness. He thinks that Virginia will not se- cede, and says that the position of South Caro- lima is bold, plain, daring, fatfooted rebellion against the Government, and treason to the rest of the States. He regards the question, wheth- CT it is worth while to keep South Carolina in the Union, as the only one involved in the im- broglo; but if it is decided to retain her, he be- ieves that the Federal laws should be enforced within her bordeEs, in spite of any ordinance of secession. MT. Bolts is decidedly bitter on the secession party in his own State