The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-15
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NEW YoEK, Nor. 80. II is understood
that George Briggs, member If Congress
of this city, has prepared a detailed plan.
for q new compromise, substantially like
the Albany Joaraai plan with the resto,
ration OF the Missouri Compromise line,
west Of the Rocky Mountsins, ~ the.
main feature /;
. Tie Pacific Railroad committee will.
report two routes, one Central, the othor
extreme South. S53s; ..5s ':s..s
Secretary Cobb was absent from the
Cabinet on aereant aof sickaess.
The North Carolina Legislature has
postponed The election Of u. S. Senator
il place Of Mr.. Glingmau.
MOVEMENTS or SOME or orR FRfENDs -
The Omaha Ne5edskiap Of tile 18th nit,
gives the following Information: The
largest congregation we have seen for
months IL elr city, assembled 10 hear Rev.
0rson Pratt at the United States Court
Room on Sunday last. Elder Pratt's dis
course was free from the peculiar tenets
lmah5 had supposed TO charattcrize the
! sermons Of The Saints, and Il was highly
commended for its eandor and logic, eSen
by those WHO differ with him ii religions
sentiments. Hon. w. III Hooper, and
Elders orson Pratt and Geo. q. Cannon,
expect 70 take passage on board the Chip
.Epewa for St Joseph, to-day 81.
DopGLAsos SEcEssIos. Tho Missouri
Republican Of The l1ths ults Publishes q
letter addressed to stephen A. Douglas
Isigned by niaety-six prominent citizeus Of
i New Orleans inviting hilh to address them
ON the present condition 81 the affairs Of
4 the country. Mr. Douglas replies in q
letter, stating that greatly ~ he regrets
the election Of Mr.. Liueoln, Il does not Of
/ itself furnish any Just cause or reasonable
lgroand for a DISSOLUTION Of the Federal
Union, bat should the incoming President
perpetratc any net, hostile TO the south,
q or violate. or Impair the rights Of any
IcitiEeRi or State, for which the Constitn.
ton aud laws shall fail TO provide. ade.
! quate and sufficient remedies, the time
q will then have come for those who think
the Consultation has been disregardedl
ind the Federal power perverted, to con
suit and deliberate on the nature and
: mode Of redress. Mr. Douglas says thai
the being Democratic majority II
both Houses, no bill can be passed either
: House impairiBg or disturbing the right:
or Institutions OF the South unless q por
ton Of the Southern Senators and Repre-
scatatiyes absent themselves 20 as to girt
Republican majority, ia consequence o
their absence. s.s { /:
TaiSds ~ Watt sraEEf Tie south
Fern banks are sending here cotton bills d
4 exchange with bills of lading attached
! Tor sale, and drawing against the proceeds
Of the sales 81 these bills. Those drafts
I often, are moi accepted by their cores
pondents here, because there IS much diff
! heuity IN. negotiating such bills OF ex
change and the consequence Is, that tllV
! soltaera banks having checked for then
, on theie corresponding banks here, oul
I 6eltg } banks have 10 honor their checks
} This cuts off The city supply 81 money i
! New York for ordinary purposes Hence
} the Note BrokerS are checked, aud therI
j. q rush 70 the banks. EFeii drafts OF
/ wheat to thb3West, when for sale 10 IA
street, are With ditiealty eashed Tx
change on London, ns now. al I06 I.
/, Il0Ta viii se1n bti6g specie from Europe
certainly il Exchanges continues 10 fall
Tue eaase Of Exchange being 80 low !
I. want OF llsNty 10 hay, aud distrust o
Il Commercial BIS AZ Y ErPress
E An AcroR MoRI4LLx SrLBDkp " mi
PREsEseE OF MS ArDIEgck,The New
Orleans BeF VI the 2gth plt., records th,
following tragic occurrence on the preyI
? Gus aigiit:7z;At ten o'clock last night, !
: shocking tragedy was enacted - reality
On the stage Of the German Theatre o.