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% with the Northern States, although It is
constantly denied. "
am confident TINT majority Of RepublI-
ans will be ready for any compromise not In
'olvtng the loss Of the personal se1frespcct Of
hose who voted for Lincoln, and the dignity |
If the Northern States.
Tribune Correspondence
The weekly statement Of the Treasury shows
! worsc condition than ut any time during the |
,cight Of the panic in 81. Receipts, $8l9.dl8-
%. Drafts issued &, ,4G3, ,453, n; net balance
81 090. 465.n. Besides this balance, there IA |
present receipts from oil quarters are less than
me half Of the recent expenditures
The Committee on Ways nn1 Means meet
tomorrow to consider what form and whnt
manner Of relief ehall be needed. Tic first
question will be whether to convert the $12,-
aud to give the Secretary the cit, 900 900 addi-
tloual, as asked in III. report, or 10 make
investigation of the Treasury, and
proyidc at once for its full wants.
Mr. Secretary Cobb has had repeated inter.
views with Mr. Hunter, and finds himself un-
able to extricate the Treasury from its present
bankrupt condition consequently he proposes
fact, will have to resign his position as the
Chairman Of the Finance Committee in the
Solatc- Both are SoutheeDe1s and seccsslonists
Mr. Holt, the present Postmaster General,
1t is said, will succeed Mr. Cobb rs Secretary
Of the Treasury, and Mr.. Fesseuden will sue
cccd Nj. Hunter.
The caucus which was held last evening ut
Browns Hotel, wns composed exclusively Of
rItra men from the South None of tho
moderate men Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama,
OF Louisiana, were invited. They came to no
determination. The opinions expressed were
decidedly adverse to meeting with the COM
:nittce Of 33. Another meeting will be held
WASHINGTON, Dec. a-The Scnntors from
the slayeholding States arc in conference to-
dny ut the Capital with reference to the politi-
raj state Of the country. The meeting is with.
out respcct to party.
Information here states that a forcc Of 5000
he n,'rnose ~ taE;no fi,e Forts there when
,.rHf tt,c Envenmen sfa1l ref,se tn reIfrnnfsh
fl.cm nftcr secc.sion.
N0tvfthstandtug the threatening altitude Of
SOUTH Carolina, there Is reason to know that
the most discreet and trusted advisers here
have written to The managers there, counsel
lng against any demonstration whatcyer, By
blood shed.
Mr. Cobb has neither resigned nor left the
cltv. as reported. He Is confined to his house
by 4 painful indisposftion.
IN iniormal cot1fcrencc of scyeral Senators
was held to-day. at which Wcssrs. Fesscndcn.
FfHFrE
Tnry seem TO fayof the cxtensfon Of fhe Mis-
boufi line to the Pacific as basis Of compro-
mise. ana rs m amendment to the Constitu.
tion, TO meet the difficulty ipterposed by the
decision of the Supreme Court.
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Il.terestln. News and Uumors from
WashtnRton.
V,st1scroS. Dcc. THE Pre,fdcpt sent
to the Uonse yery large tnass Of documcnfs
in re,nonsc tn A rcso]nf7on of thc former scs.
sion From cursory clance of their contents
II ia shawn that thr mt ncr annnrr, nj the Ar
rican Sunadrun fro u he wear 1873 to 1850. wos
s3s4 0V: The cost for the present ycar is esti-
mated about $500. .O0O. owing 10 The minority
Of the vessels EMPLOYED being war steaucrs,
In the Instructions to the nag officers Of the
AfsIcun Souadrou. the Secretary Of the NAVY
soys tl,e 4. q. does not claim the mere hoist.
Ing Of our flar 10 eiyc Immunity to those who
haye tue right 10 wear IL Such pretence
wonld suhiect It to derradation nnd dishnnor.
hecause # wnu1d fhns },c made n corrT fnr nj.
her avn citizens Who rirhtfnily disnlay It nre
entitled fo absolute immnnItv and nrofers;nn
You viii thrrefore hc nrnrnnf to prevent the
star,.l, Or ,1etent,nn Of The vessels of the n
IN lie hir1 scas in time If ncsce hy tbc @ armed II
~ rnt."is ~ nnv o,her no1rcr md sInn11 a res.
.,thcr ration t. unn1d const;fnte m nr9t tcct;o1
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sn;I;nr un1.r tho an.Tican fac 1fn odds ~,
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fortn~oi anJ Rr,1,1 har1 naIo,,e-staI ~, ti,
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when the saiety Of The rast interests Of ou
III Casa n,o;nlr ' ~. 1h,t ~ Pras;Ssnt ~ =.
Sead with s,lr1.fise and tisfaction. certai,
srt,sf nf1;c;aTs ra1,rese1t sfIons With +, ~
ind,rn,cnt nf fhe EYccntire nre nnt snnno,te,
},v fhc farts adranrc,J nor arc thev cnr1 rot;h3
With the m resnect which Is dne fr3rn nnc in;if
ueni1cut nntinn to onother
pcHufn- f,.+'.or nou s-naarS ~ % f.a,, +b.. ,+
tbat the Rr1tisi Eovcrnmcnt has frcoue1ti
comn11;net1 fo onr orn about the inr5case =
the slorc tr1f1c. so Sccrctnrv Gas. Vritcs 4
Mi,;sIcr ns11as n fSct ohcr ias} ~ sasnre % + or
.Iohn RnssclI tbnf thc Fnrc;on f1ff7cc has bcc
osanred 11.nre rh,n mrs Ecfnre Thai rnrtnf
dinlomatic surrcstions are rs unneccssary .
fley are Understandable. and to c.nrcss the iiop
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