, 1860-12-17

N'ashtngton 8snsations--kkyyhat,s In
Name 7,'-Adlust1u emit and ConciIfa-
fton-.The Claws OF the Tlger-.The
FREQ Navigation OF the NIis1fasfppl.

"AtAih0Tof. Decetnher IL, l6G0.
An old vout suffering from e,.uui could fin
3 new sensations In this city. We have, 1st, th
l Qnnttlcbum secession. ed, the Blue Cockod
| Movement Sd, the Union-Saving Committe
Of 80. 4th, the Financial Panic. 9Th, the fea
r Of Removal Of the Capital The citizens
this place ore badly scared lost Uncle Sam
COW, which they hayo MIXED SO long, may !,
1novod to soma other stable. Menarc so liabl
to take their impressions from their surround
ings, that it is not to be wondered that til
faces Of Senators and Representatives wear
sumbre and melancholy aspect The horizo
TINT bounds the vision seems to embrace Ill
world, and here public ntfalrs appear peculiar
Is gloomy, and affect members accordingly.
The drc-eateEs have set about neutralizin!
the strong local Union feeling that exists here
| They are proclaiming that II virginia an,
MaTyand shall scce1c and join the Southc,,
Confedesacy, the Capital of the new natio,
| will be fixed in Washington, and Lie accustom
cd prosperity will continue indefinitely. O,
the other hand, they say if eight or ten slay,
States scccdc,f 1t will cause the remaining State,
to remove the Capital into the interior. ucnc.
the safety Of tic populaec Of Washington i.
promoted By taking sides with the southcr.
ultraists. These suggestions ART larin: Incl,
influence with q people who are in sentiment
pEo-eiavery. But the mass ofthe residents arc
in favor of preserving the Union as it is, aud
| are bringing every influence within their rcac1,
to bear upon the Republican members. "Corn.
promise" and "Conccssion" are dinccd into
their ears every hoar they are found out o!
bed. Nobody thinks OF asking the Slave.
holders to concede any right Or privilege they
hare ever enjoyed. It is the Free States that
must give and pay, sacrifice and surrender
The privileges Of the Shareholders are sacred
and must not be touched. But the righfs Of
Of the non-slare-hoIdcrs arc fair and legitimate
plunder for the southern fIlibustcrs 10 ee;zc
aud appropriate. The North, like the negro,
has no rights which the lords Of the lash are
bound to respect
From the brief opportunity have had for
Observation, ! an inclined to believe that the
Republicans will stand firm, as they did las:
winter. Nome Of them have betrayed any ser;-
Gus symptoms Of weakness or vacillation,
though rumor is busy with the names of sc;.
efal who are expected to chow the white featl-
er at the decisive moment The present crisis
is deemed by doushfaccs and shareholders as
their golden opportunity to drive wedge into
the Acpublicanparty and split It in twain. as
1ae Wing party was rent asundcr by the Com
promises during Fllmore's administration
II that powerful organization which has jus.
tf1nmphed could be demora1ized, and its bar-
mohious unity impaired, shareholders woulI
nave little dificultyiu defeating the disco,dan;
northern factions, overcoming each scperatc,y,
anu vanltinG back to the scat Of power, Di-
vide and conquer, is their maxim, It's their
true policy, but no less that OF the Renu,,,i.
cans to stand firmly together.
The un1on-ssvfn. Committee Of THIRTY.
1hfee was devised and brought forth for the
express purpose Of causing distractions among
Republicans. Botelcr Of Virginia moved the
resolution Some Of our side voted aeaips.
aud others for 1t. Republicans who SUPPORT.
ea the resolution did 60 to prevent the Charge
being made Of opposing an "adjustmcnt" Of
the difficulties, or standing in the way Of {. re-
mosa1 Of the dangers that environ The Union.
AT The same time, there were not ten Rcpubli-
cans in the House who believed that any t-oo,}
would come Of il or w1o i1id ,,ot sno +,..t s ,,'
main purpose Of tile authors ofthe contriyancn
WAS 10 ombarras5 and ,fis.r,o, tho cr;an;,. -
Mr, Lincoln by rrc.cn,;nr ,,rono.;,;o,- 49,.
Republicans 7Ton13 ,7;fyar 9ha,,t "N
New words have 7,cc, ,,r,1.,, .-:.,, .,,-,
to bait the trap: In addition to 'sCon1pro-
MISE" which means the surrender OF Northern: |
rights, aud Conservatism, - which ,,..n.
We no hare a11,d q, H..
q Adjustment and .&r,,.;,;,
ion." The former -has tahcn t,,c 7,,o.o ~
). Concession" which mas rat,,cr 10 ,.,.;a
md not sufficiently l,vnocr;t;c,, ,r;, ~. ,.,
cr .upplants "t.on,nron,;.o ~ ,x,,;a,,
ongcr available a. = dcccn,;o, ~. o,..,
pg and delicate they sound to the car, M.
ustncnt. Auythin~ dane IN rrrs,,.nao 1cn...
lca must Of course be al, r;.h, Ard .,,.~
patriotic, bow f@hr;.t;,n,
Like the fccc Of \ tiger. tl,cy arr scf, ,,d ri.
-cty to the feel, tAoun;t concco,;nr s,orz, and
dangerous claws. II, ,ua,tcr what ,-;,,,;,,,-
hr North IN asked to a.,.r,,cc p-c..i,,-
d It is called Al, "adiustment Of a;o,cn1,,.. ;.
vho will object. No matter v,,,t r,onta ~,
'asely surrendered If t,cv t,,, nn,r ha, a,.t.,,a,
: Cancellation" who will onnoscs
What i. there in nameg rrcat ,,.a,
as our own national 1,istorv shove
'or example: BY thu use of thc vorr Cam.
romise, the frec-labor interest 1ost Inn ct.,a
+ Missouri. The shareholders c1a;nrd + ,r,,e
rce-laborers secuted the clair, ,nd r.n,,,a,,
indivnsnt,v. The fo,,.- +,,,',..u,. -
olyc the 1Jn,on Tho 1,,ts~ ,,oaea .,.s. 0.
ryit. Things beean IN 1oo,, s+onn,. .1'.
REQ Statcs vera reso,rc,, to ro,;nt,;n .,..,s
lights, and told the s]ayc.,o,1er. Ma, ,.,,t,,;
Tould accomplish notafn-, n,orox;,;nn
'as offered to adjust III, ,,;f,;cu,tv ~. 49,
ompromisc and not firbt s,,,, ~. ST.
hen they found tia. thr,,tcn;,r ~ 49,, ~,
OF scare the North W. 1:,,, . a'1
'orth, we arc ready to IN WIN. l. r,,-s@, 49,. "e
o Uulou.sarnr com,nittco rc,r 49, 49,, ,"','
ho matched out "comn,om;so y ,r,';s,'
onEisted Of surenderiny to lin s1av.-,o,a.rs
,e very territory In dienute. rh. yor,,, ,s.s
ut off with some cbaff ,yh;,o tlo .,.-.,.,1
IS carried of the wheat. Tho f-sc.,.ho. {
asscs were swind1ed ont Of tbcir inc, -;r,,,s l
i'd basely BETRAYED by portion of thc,r nn.n
eprescntatjvcs wh, r,+,l,oa +,,a 1"A +,
.e rascs1;tr h,l 1,o,,., a,..,.. Au' :
,e PLEASING nomo ~ roa,--".',as o N Z
,oplc swallowed t,,c su~sraaa.s', ~, ''n1 I
Schemes for cheating snJ hat1..,.u t 49, .
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