The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-12-26

and promising, but absolutely certain III all
contingencies = Chicayo Tribune.
The National Crisis Committee,
Will il stand by the Umions
Corresdordence Of the Hawk-Eye.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1860. 5
A little over week ago, when it began TO
be demonstrated that the South wanted con-
cessions from the North-not with any view
to conpromise, Col. Curtis, of Iowa, drew up
series of resolutions which were intended
to test the firmness of the North, and inti-
mate to the South what might be expected
Of us. He was prevailed upon, however, by
conservative friends, not to present them at
once as he desired, in order that the issue
might be placed fairly before the country
There were a few faint hopes then of some
circumstance intervening TO prevent the
threatened dissolution of the gov
eminent. Subsequently Mr.. Curtis was ap-
pointed on the special committee of thirty
three, and in that committee the resolutions
were introduced Their firmness greatly
exasperatcd the Southern members, who
had been calculating that there would be
some knee-bending on the part Of the North
They were terribly indignant, and even
threatened multitude Of horrors if the res
o,utions were not withdrawn. But they had
got hold of a gentleman who was not to Se
50 easily intimidated, and the resolutions
will be urged and acted upon in the light,
as their author believes, that they express
the sentiments eff the people of the North,
and they will determine at once whether
Northern members on the committee have
courage to stand by their rights, or whether
they will prefer to see them bargained away
The resolutions are as follows:
Resoloed, That we concur in the opinion
expressed by the President in his recent an
nual Mess age, that "this government is a
great and powerful government, invested
with all the attributes of sovereignty" and
"the. Army and Navy of the United States,
and the Militia of the United States, when
called into the actual service of the United
States" are under command of the Presi-
dent in order to preserve, protect and de-
fend the integrity Of fhc Union.
Resolred, That We coacur With the Prc,i-
dent that secession is neither more nor less
than Revolution" 1t may or il may not be
ijustifiable revolution-still it is revolution.
ResoIDed, That Revolution is an act of war
the most fatal to the vitality of the gov
ernment; and secession, being revolution,
III tio &
of actual hostilites against the peace and
perpetuity of our National government
Resoloed, That while we deplore any re-
sort to force, and recommend rcmonstrance,
expostulation, entreaty, and mutual fcrbear-
ance; we expect the laws to be faithfully
executed, and will clothe the Executive arm
with all the requisite appropriation and all
necessary power, to preserve or restore the
peace of the country.
1t will be observed that some of the
strongest sentences in the above resolutions
are taken from the Presidents message, and
from the oath which he took when entering
upon the duties of his Office to discharge
them fully and faithfully. But the intro
duction Of these sentiments in the meeting
Of the committee on Friday, created great
alarm in the Executive--and win do so rath
er than be authorized by Congress to do one
thing towards maintaining the rights of the
government.
On Saturday, the wife of the gallant Ma
jor Anderson, in command of Fort Moultrie,
visited the President and implored him to
send a Reinforcement Of troops to the assist
ance of that garrison, but he was immovable,
and is intent on sacrificing that company, it
would seem, rather than stand up for the
rights of the country with the possibility of
incurring the violence of the secessiorists
Iowa.