The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-12-06
The soutnern Movement.

The Southern Movement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Times cor
respondent says:
"Melnbers Of Congress from North
Carolina L uisiaDa Tennessee and Ken
lucky represent those States strongly I'm.
ion. '-
,"The Pacific Railroad Committee will
report two routes, one central and another
extreme South.
THE Uuion members proposs that that
portion of the Presidents Message rela,
ting TO secession bs submitted 10 o com.
mittse ofone from each State. and their
decision be accepted as final.
"It is reported that Mr.. Seward will.
this week, offer conciliatory resolutions,
and that John Cochrane, and other prom.
inent members Of both parties, are en-
gagged in compromise arrangements"
New York, Dec. 3.-The New York
Times Washington correspondent says:
Judge Elmore and not Mr.. Yanoey, has
been appointed by the Governor of Ala.
hama to confer with South Carolina.
Judge Elmoro is as ultra secessionis. as
Mr.. Yancey. . Ill.,.
1T is understood that Mr.. Seward will
address the Senate at an early day, and
offer series Of resolutions declarato.
ry Of State rights. iu which he will pro-
pose embojying the Missouri Compromise
| line in the Constitution
"The Republicans are much divided in
sentiment as to Mr.. LinColn's intentions.
All the Republicans | have talked with
say they will not yield the righ. to take
Slavery into the free Territories.
"Neither will they yield the re open
ing Of the slave trade, nor the right oI
Mr.. Lincoln to the unanimous support Of
the country, and to make up his Cabinet
as he sees fit, without explanation or re.
servation. A resolution will be thrust in
at the earliest moment, declaring the righ,
of q State TO secede at will.
"Ths preamble sets forth the grisv-
ancc put upon the South by the North,
and the necessity for an independent
Government. 1t is urged by some, how
ever, that the movement is undigfned.
and It may be abandoned. The resolution
would be overwhelmingly rejected, and
the South Carolina members would then
withdraw"
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. Ex-Governor
Gist has received letter from Major Lea.
commanding the Baltimore National Vol.
unteers, Lighthouse regimen. 1900
strong. saying that the regiment has un.
auimously resolved TO support with their
lives any State or States of the Union in
seeding from this ,curssd leagu,. and
rendering their service in tho event Of
coercion.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 2.--All the banks
of this city suspended specie payment this
morning. The MAXIMUM rate for sight
drafts on New York is 8 per cent. premi-
UNI. ..f
MILLEDGEvILLE, Ga. Dec. Sin the
House to day. Mr.. Sprayberry Of CaloosA
mooed an amendment 10 the IeIaliatory
bill. rs follows: .. r
"And whereas. A compact broken by
one party is no longer binding, political
ly, legally, morally or socially upon the
other parties TO il; aud. ....r....
Whereas, in the opinion Of the General
Assembly of Georgia. the States enumerat-
ed in this bill have grossly violated the
compact of Union by refusing to deliver
fugitive slaycs--bs it enacted, That the
State OF Georgia withdraw It's confsdcrat-
cd faith from all the States which inter-
pose obsticles TO prevent the recovery Of
our rights under the Constitution; and il
is hereby further enacted and decreed
That all the officers OF this State, civil or
military, who have taken the oath to sup
port the Constitution of the United States,
are relieved aud Absolvod from the obi.
cations Of such oath. ia all cases, in the
courts of this State, where the States OF
the citizens Of the States who refuse our
Constitutional rights are parties or other.
wise concerned. ..t....t... .,.
Mr., Sprayberry's amendment was lost
SO to 80. a.,. .s. !s .f..
The Rotaliatory bill then passed the
House,
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