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their adjournment shall ask for process compel your
appearance. Respectfully, your obedent servant
J. N MASON, Chairman &c, &c, &C.

their adjournment shall ask for process compel your
appearance Respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. N. MASON, Chairman, &c, &c, &C.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
TUESDAY MORNING, Feb. 81, 1860
Hon. j. N. MASON, Chairman OF the Select Committee:
SIR-Yonr favor Of yesterday, in immediate response
TO mine Of same date informs me thar you VIII ask pro-
cess TO "cempel my appearance. We're this personal
matter, could not but take oenc at the evolutionary
manner 10 which ind myself dsi osed OF; but being
that with your honorable tee the duty Ia
judicial one, would argue ia the weakness OF
man were disturbed by the treat designed only for
the citizen To me the most painful ct connected with
this affair ID the circumstance that there TO be
way Of arousng the honorable Senate TO full and search
ing Discussion OF question involving deeply the hap
sentias Of liberty itsef But / venture hope that
day, not distant, will come when hs liberty OF Northern
white man will awaken not less attention than the ensave
vement OF Southern black Your favor, sir, OF yes
terday, suggests TO that perhaps State Court at the
North might possibly take some interest in free born
citizen who Claims the benefit OF Article OF the amend
constitution. Az your honorable committee
have seen proper To disregard prayer for ten days
delay am now constrained to ask their indulgence while
test the consutonaity Of this question elsewhere Hav
ing awaited myself OF no copcealments, and proposing
none now take this occasion to cay your honorable
o,,ar u,hars IN :, q, ~ .. 1900, 81 rp, -
whether at New York or Boston.
am, cir, your obediert servant.
THADDEU5 HYATT
Mr.. Hyatt failing 10 appear before the committee yes
erday, requested by Mr.. Mascn Tho latter brought
process to compel Hyas attendance which was granted
by vote OF forty three yeas to twelve nays Those who
opposed granting the power were Messrs Pugh, Toombs
ard Chestnut democrats, and Hale, Sumner, Wilkinson,
Wade, inghau, Hamliu, Clark, Durkee and Wilson.
Among the republicans who voted for the proposition Of
Mr. Mason Messrs. Seward, Collamer, Fessenden,
Trumbu Harlan, Dixon, Foster, Foot, Grimes, Ten Eyck
and Dooitle All the republican Presidential candidates,
except Hale and Wade voted for the proposition Of Mr.
Mason Mr.. King WAS absent Mr.. Douglas left the
Senate when the question opened and took refuge in the
House. Mr.. Chandler, not voting, was approached by
waggsh Senator from New England 70 know if he
also candidate for the Presidency. After the vote, Mr.
Hyatts letter, Of this date, m reply 10 Mr. Mason,
was placed in the hands OF the latter, informing him
where process will reach Hy att 1t is the purpose Of
the latter 10 test the whole question in the Of New
York that TO the interes. of the Brown
raid will be transferred for time from the political
the commercial metropolis of tho nation.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Among the business Of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs 10 day the resolutions Tor the aquisiuon OF Cuba
aud the Canadas and for commercial treaty win Caba
together with the French Spoa,on BILL were referred 10
Mr. Corwn the resolutions relating TO the seizure Of the
bark Adra,ic to Mr. Burjngame; and the bill for inter
national copyright 10 Mr. Morris, Of Pennsylvania
Mr. FLORENCE presented in the House to day memorial
from the Philadelphia Board OF Marine Underwriters ask
.ss ssss 10 pass law for the purchase of selrght
ing life boats and other appropriations necessary for the
equipment OF life saving s!atioas the of Long
Island and New Jersey. was appropriately referred to
the Committee Commerce.
Messrs BARR aud JOHN CocHRANE presented memorials
e citizens of the state Of New York payingfo the
dom Of the public lands to actual settlers. The number
of such memoir Is is largely on the increase.
Some Of the pap.rs enormously represent Mr.. Adams
Of Kentucky ns,ead Of Mr. Adams of Massachusetts as
nAnse, IF the rse se'ect Committee on tie senae,s
bill abolishipg the Thanking PRIVILEGED.