Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.


ment; The word implies power but the
U. S. Government, mean the Executive part
Of it, is palsicd. The word implies various
duties but the Government does nothing.
1t is cowardly and weak because it is cow
ardly. 1t is shinlessly poor. and poor be-
cause it has in the first place neglected to
supply itself in time with means, and in the
ncxt place destroyed that confidence which is
essential TO give 10 credit. Rumor declares
that the President has sent a confidential
messenger 20 beg South Carolina not to rebel
until after the lth OF March and the news
papers have already informed us that the
mighty highnosses of South Carolina have,
ont of great pity for the suiIerings Of tho
President, kindly consented to pay duties and
to refrain from capturing the t. s. forts and
arsenals until after the day named Serious
ly, this is very kind in the South Carolinians
Of three forts in Charleston harbor, but one
is occupied by L. S. troops; and that one
has force of only sixty-fvc available men.
1t has been rumored that these men are not
supplied with ammunition and that recent
attempt to procure some, from the L. s. arse
nal was prevented. OF course fort with
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nresented them NJ the Treasury and demand.
ed payment. They were paid. Then a few
Northern members followed with like sue
cess out on rfiuuy OIL last week the i ica'u'er
ment So IToclc Sam bds e,iIod Rnt ,bey,
is relief On Monday Of this week il was an
nounced that the Secretary Of the Treasury
mad resigned, and on the same day the Honse
passed bill authorizing the issue OF ten mil
mons IN treasury notes lhere Is "a ProSp oc'
CotL - 49,. c'.,,,o.a e.ee;.. ~ .re.',,
ury notes would drao ali tbe heavier were he
to have the management Of the Treasury.-
Just think of Cobb's career he came in win,
twenty-four millions in hand has spent
eighteen millions a wear moro than the re-
ceipts-and has gone out. LEAVING the Treas.
ury emptv and the Government m dobt II.
has seeded from the Treasury to rive hi.
personal aid in the secession of Georgia from
the Union. FinanciaUv he has been unior.
tunate and vet his rcputatiop will suHcr
from another cause. Nv threatenin, In re-
sim. ne induced the President IN chance his
message on secession contrary 10 the views
of that functionary and in one week after
securing that result he executed his threat
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Ou Mohuay the mouse resumed the discus
sion Of Hawkins request to be discharged
from the select committee on the state of the
Irnior HayLirs s,oLo ~, lo,r ,,i,lo.,, ,,;,.
'e any Nv" ''S"' y" 'n' 4"''''o"' "'''n
dlgham OF ONO and McCIernand OF Illinois
scolded the Speaker for neglect'Ds 49, A'~'''''
es,. Democrats, wniie Sickles of New York
defended him-at least dcnouncing the North
and promising the South that no Northern
army shall over mass the frontier Of New
York. There is Just this to te said about
putting Northern Democrats on the commit
ice "t''' 'N"' '"ey are NO, packed oy inc
apny,hina IL - 6o 1ono aa,;sc,, ,ho S ,,',
the Republicans must be parties to the work
1t was amusing to find that on the very
day when Senator Douglass friends, Nallan
bingham ana Mc'Ie'hanu' were STRIVING t'
,sa ' S ,, t;aalt o"e - w."
Of thing in the senate. This cry of " democ
racy democracy !" in the House. while the
Union is going down, they said that)--re
w'nueu me Oh the cry Oh uueI oeei I'M
",o, .'''"ou ul ,ne "H'ni" oi"'o' VI 'no Ne'
o ,u YIN iue,uay' 'uG commute ue'
.n"ty o"' 'no nlo'noSls Iron no,
pou'n N"lol'ha' NtN"nS'S anu loi'Na' ut
rouse ro,usou 10 u'Son"'Se 'ne 9oulh NAro
Mn' any Ii"''"a unei'o ''s' 'nU the 'a''er no
N"eu ,ne mouse tn"l me ""ulu holSeINe'
Is usoi,Ns 70 speculate upon 'nc result TO n
a'l''eu az oy 'no committee mat oouy ma
nov ye' roal'y oeBun us lauors ana rev
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cessioui,ts
There is stir less had temner among IN
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