The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-12-29
! = : {JJJNE, 1880.
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SsAsf 6lhuAIses seeml - heslsE1 iffahe 1er
lno0 1assIluAs ~ vcsiS hoeesahly - nskt
I eoafseeaA And will rspeal IL obaostess lAu
the oshef soashsra Ssatss W. slesrsslly nst
III FIX sR RspAmana va Den u.
Tie eesmieaof aoaaA Oasglia4 rrsns - nv,
Geak Satisfaction here. q movement = ~ top
% hoiss ~ Palmesto 1ag vish lB stars froaa ~
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r li11dst ~ ftsm hlsh autAssay thas -
e. afrne nasNquese ~ N 1cs&a o. leatt
th1 ~ IL bsing circulated FOR .aenatureA 4
hos already received the sigDatufes 0f many r.
| nusn8d citiSens. ~ s4aTss ysst fiiaaf isfsa
ses issoo 4ssas go Ns4phss, DeA -.
An enthusiastic meetiae - held last nighs q
ntify The secession of South Csroliaa. EiiteSs
| guns were Gfed, and Ne Avalanche Olics aAd
other b 1dhes vese llsamfnstrd aalsRsaa4
aaiiuv H7linss4sr1 AisE Baltimore. nee est
Il IL .Ansicsn9f to.nosrow win ronsais IL
eoersspo nce Of Hardy, the Miesiseipfi Con.
IMi0ionsf, and Gov. Hicks The latter rerlies
g ths REQUEST to convene tfe Ek&Saature s1d
lAcc-eperass with Mississippi inafosnilng niw
Consedssacy. this although ANsrylasdI III
identiied with The Soath. shs u devoted 70 De
Union. Her people will Use al honorable meaha
people il almost unanimously % msiAtsin ahdir
rights ID ,the Union. and helisving ,hss- their
rights viii be admitted and secured not until all
honorable and constitutional and lawful Efforts
tall viii 'AafyIxnd consent 70 dsseolutlcn. He
aays What6sae I've does will Be donc after eon-
sultati0n, With other border States, Who really
have the most to complain OF. He is nov await
ing with solicitude the result Of the correspon
dencs with the Governors Of the border States
relative toths course tObe pursued BY them.
M Il ae ncl,ss Wilmineton, Dsc 81.
One hundred guns were 6red In honor OF South
CarolinA's Secession to-day, IL we're fred as
Portsmouth, and the Palmetto wss hoiated
astf &C. -s@ Washinetnn, Dee -.
The aslecs Commitses of the Senats, on the
crisis, met te-day and had . fires Interchange Of
opinioD, during which NJ. Douglas said that be-
was ready now 70 unite in recommending such
IN amendment 70 the Constitusicu % wUUld take
the slavery question cut Of Congress. In view of
the danger which threatens the Republic With
disunion, revolution and civil war, BE- VAS pre-
pared 70 act on the matters In the cpnsroyeray
without regHrd % his previuus actlOat md d. II
he had never made a speech or Riyen ! vote On
the subject --@r--s- Al
Senasor BigleF, who Il on the Committee. has
been tor some days maturing plan BY which
the Slavery question, by an amendment Of the
Constitution, may be removed altogether from
Congressional control. X meets the approba-
tion Of dissinyuished gentlemen. G "a
Asa atsa#a Cape Race, Dsc. 22.
The Steamship City Of Manchester il reported
to have passed Cape Race ibis morning en- route
to New York. Her dates are one day later than
BY the Fulton. We expect 70 receive the news
By telegraph in season for the morning papers
3fHds s4'j Charleston, Dec. -.
The House yesterday adopted resolution in
structing the Military Committee to make pro.
vision for feeding and transporting troops also
establishing Telegraph lines to al exposed points
Of the State, giving the Governor authority over
all telegraph lines in case Of war or apprebended
invasion. Il was made the special order for TO-
day Nj
a resolution was offered making searching il.
qury into the business vi the banks of the Slate,
bank books, &c. The Convention will prob ably
take . recess to-day till the 18th Of Janu4ry. a.
Mobile, Dec II
There Il IN immense secession meeting here
to-nighs-ibe widest enthusiasm is displayed.
The oldest men are taking . prominent part III
the proceedings Many places are Illuminated
in honor Of South Carolina, tonight.
sAsi.t a.-f Washington, Dec. FL.
A dispatch from the editor of the Miasissiopi.
an and State Gazette. published at Jackson, to
the Mississippi delegation in Congress, dated this
evening" states that Mississippi has elected dele
gates 70 the State Convention, in favor Of sepa-
rate State secession by very large majority;
Say 10 in the Convention Of loo delegates, by .
popular majority Of three thousand votes
New York, Dec. %
The steamship Bienville, from Havana and N.
Orleans, has arrived. No news. 3q= 1.s@s \
The Tribune states positively, that NJ. Lin
coin ID utterly opposed !, any concession or COM
promise that shall yield one lots ~ the position
occupied BY the Republican party, on the sub
jcct Of slsvery in The Territories. -tyse y
Com. KeaEney has resigned his position In the
Navy. -
A letter from the African Squadron reports
the cpptare Of the Mohican, another SLAYER
with 0l2 slavea.
The Times Washington correspondent says,
that NJ the meeting Of the committee on Union
to day, the following propositions were discnss-
ed: An enabling act tor Pixies Peak and New
Mexico. and admission OF KAnsas. would settle
the difficulties concerning that territory. The.
committee adjourned TO the 7th Of January, sub.
sequently, the Republican members held can
Gus, and eans 70 the conclusion shss no psoposi.
siOn Satisfactory 70 the ultra Southern States, By
way ot amendment 10 the Constitution, could BE
S41RNSN
ceSeAfy TO prepare. -
TSe same correspondent says the CabiHet wss
in session Ill day, discussing Ne nstional crisis
He Also says Gen. Mclean ui0 on Monday, an
n0unce the passage of the accession ordinance.
and the South Carolina delegation VIII retire,
Tho Nlesissippi and Alabama meuhers con-
snlsed q 10 the propsiety OF withdrawing At the
same time. and deci1sd 70 awsft the action of
their State.tA N ss#4 ssil N staH
Hsfald corrsspondehce saws the Prssidest viii
eena = special Ressage to Congrese on Monday
y ksersnce - Seesasiob.
1ho same correspondent has doubtfal report
thae letter from = prominent citizen u Lam
ca1eef, Pa, ssyt Slas As sure . Fort Moaltrie II
taken BY thr ssieslonists NJ. buchapau1 resi-
dcnce at WhsAtland will be burned 10 ashes.
Adyices per Empire City fro0, Havana. state
that two America .veasela landed cargoes of
slaves in CubS, Uhe VI which was captured with
fOOnngross~i gsatad hsS s,ass e-ssi sa
.s.e 4 n ;stnsaIg Charleston, Dec. q.
The Convention met At noon.
Several reports we're received and referred
No report lbs VT been made on postal mat,
ters and the custonM abut it is generally consed-
go thai yheR tits made, il will provide ~ fol-
lowSs. That the revenue laws Of the United
States be adopted. That the Collector II the
port take oath Of allegiance % South Carolina,
and that postal matter remain unchanged.
Mr. De SAuesufe, on the committee 10 whom
was referred the cOinmunication irons portion
Of the members OF the Georgia Legislature, re-
ported that ths communication, aeFeceived, pro
sides that occasion SHOULD not eshs plaes until
Alabama, Nisalesippi, AMI Flerida assembled
their Conventions for fnal State action, but that
The communication was now OF no avail. As the
sseesion Of South Carolina had alrsaay tAken
pInCas& sssK& af&Es sg# &#Ss.s#8 sA
Ar. 1cGrath, from the committee on such par-
tion .Qf the President's message q referred 70
the property Of the United States ID sAs limits
od South Caroline, sald that hs pFsSerred ina-
king hisrpoJs insscre4 scesion- T lsA,
n The COnysRtlcD then went into secret session,
and continued %. fur two houra Il = reported
that vesy ant&itet discussion tool place On
the reportu sEsd 1aus d al @s88 Ag'
y NJ. Rhsste sddrssate The peopls q ihe Sou.
Ethsrn States, haa NOT yst been scssa upon.
~. @. D. Milton, appointed % prepare he
credentials f0t 'ths Joint Commission ~ Wasls
inton, Was sworn % Keep the strictest secrecy in
regard 10 thgIn. 4sA 60 81 f#A
ne accrs1tssd papers were deliseFsd % 10
0asnMissi0nesi to-day, 70 70 70 Warhingt0n wish
foil power. The Commissioners take \ SecFetA-
~ with them, who il allowed $40 per day aud