Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

SECRETARY COBB TO RHsIeN

From Warrington.
SECRETARY COBB TO RESIGN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.
A special dispatch from Washington says
Mr.. Hamlin will tender his resignation, to
take effect on the 1st of February, with q
retiring speech, which will, it is thought,
reflect somewhat the policy of the incoming
Humphrey Marshall, Of Kentucky, arrived
to-day. He has oonversed with Mr. Brock
inridge, and believes that Kentucky will |
stand firmly by the Union.
Mr.. Regain, of Texas, has arrived, and
says that the Legislature of that State will |
certainly be called together at an early day, |
to consult on the secession movement.
Gov Letcher, Of Virginia, is arranging
for q commission to South Carolina, to urge
delay in their action 1t is said that ex-
President Tyler, Senator Hunter and w. @. |
Rives will constitute the commission. The
Union men of Virginia express great confd-
ence in the success of this move.
The Governor of Kentucky 10 understood
to contemplate the same STEP and Mr..
Breckinridge, James Guthrie and Senator
Crittenden will be appointed a commission.
This example will probably be followed by
oil the border States, including North Car
DINA, Tennessee, Delaware ard Maryland
New YORK, Dec. 6.
Times Correspondence The Governors
Of Virginia and Kentucky are arranging for
Commissioners to South Carolina, to urge
delay.
Secretary Floyd has written letter for
publication defending secession and joint
action in the Southern States.
1t is now said Philip R. Clayton will sue
coed Secretary Cobb.
Tribune Correspondence - The Govern
ment is we'll informed of the design of the
Secessionists to take Fort Moultrie at
Charleston by a coup de main, as soon as
secession is accomplished.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6.
Mr.. Dsndas, the Second Assistant Post
master General, has been ill for two months
past, and is still at home, in critical con-
dition.
Commercial houses of New York and 9TH
er cities have already ordered of the Post
Office Department, in advance of their dis
tribution among the post Offices, over one
millios of the new ruled letter envelopes
about to be issued-probably Monday-with
the one cent stamp attached. This has been
done with a view of taking advantage of the
prestige of the new invention and the gener-
al curiosity respecting it, by enclosing their
circulars addressed to the trade in these
envelopes.
WASHINGTON, Dec 7.
Correspondence of the Times :--Mri Clay,
late Minister to Peru, has called on President
Buchanan, and the documents are being pre-
pared to accompany special message to
Congress on the Peruvian claims This
message will probably be sent in about ten
days, at the same time that the case of Para.
quay will be disposed of.
Senator Latham gives it as his opinion that
there would not be five hundred in California
favorable to Pacific Republic, and that Cali
fornia will 60 with the Northern States.
Although it is constantly denied, l an
confident that majority of Republicans viii
be ready for any compromise not involving
the loss Of the personal selfrespect of those
who voted for Lincoln, and the dignity of thu
Northern Strates.
Tribune Correspondence - Information
here states that a force OF 5000 strong was
organized in South Carolina for the purpose
of taking the forts there, whenever the Gov
eminent shall refuse to relineuish them aftel
secession. Notwithstanding the threatening
attitude of South Carolina, there is reason t.
know that the most discreet advisers her,
have written to the managers there, counsel
ing against any demonstration whatever by
which collision might be precipitated o.
blood shed.
Mr.. Cobb has neither resigned nor left tn,
city, as reported. He is confined to his hous,
by painful indisposition.
( An informal conference of several Senat
will be held, to-day, at which Messrs. Fes
sender, Bgler, Pearce, Pugh and others viii
present. They seem to favor the extension
Of the Missouri line to the Pacific as basil
of compromise, assigned as an amendment t.
the Constitution, to meet the difficulty inter
posed by the decision of the Supreme Court
Mr.. Secretary Cobb has had repeated inter
views with Mr.. Hunter, and finds himsel
unable to extrloate the treasury from it,
present bankrupt condition; consequently
he proposes to resign at once. Mr.. Hunter
as a matter of fact, will have to resign hi
position as the Chairman of the Financ,
Committee in the Senate. Both are South
erners and secessionists. Mr. Holt, the pres
ent Postmaster-General, it is said, will sue
coed Mr.. Cobb as Secretary of the Treasury
and Mr.. Fessenden will succeed Mr.. Hunter
The caucus which was held, last evening
at Browns Hotel, was composed exclusively
Of ultra men from the South. None Of tn,
moderate men from Georgia, Mississippi, AL
ALBANIA or Louisiana were invited. They
came to no determination. The opinions ex
pressed were decidedly adverse to meeting
with the Committee of Thirty three. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow.