Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-01-21
washin gton News.

The Washington correspondence Of the
Tribune says Mr.. Slidell advised the Presi-
dent recently to invite several Eastern Re-
publican Senators to private conference
upon the Mexican treaty, with view to
presenting considerations which might iunu-
ence their vote. Il is now admitted that
if the treaty fails Juarez must fall.
The Senate of the 10th had an execu-
tive session on Mr.. Faulkner'S nomination.
When called up, Mr., Wilson produced
the extract from Mr.. Fauikner's speech, in
which he recommended resistance to the in
auguration Of Republican President.
Mr. Wilson urged that the nomination
should lie over until enquiry could be made
into these sentiments, saying that he could
never vote for any man who entertained
them.
Mr. Doolittle considered Mr.. Faulkner's
sentiments as treesonablc, and would have
the Senate treat them with their condemna-
tion.
MIR. Mason said they reflected the opini-
ons of Virginia, and also, he believed, of
the whole Sonth.
Mr.. Wigfal made his debut in q fierce
speech promising that Texas would unite
with the South in the EXTREMIST measures.
He justified Mr.. Faulkner's declaration in
every sense.
Finally the division stood-30 for confir-
nation aud 81 against.
Three Republicans were absent impaired.
The New York Times correspondent
Says-Rumor says that a Cabinet officer
will gprObabably resign soon. The al
legged reasons are i'll health and pressure of
private business, but the real reason is
difference with the President as to the pro-
scription policy to be pursued by the Ad-
minstration against Mr.. Douglas The
eX-member has not for some weeks been on
good terms with Mr.. Buchanan.
The Herald's correspondence says the
executive session OF the Senate to day was
probably the most violent that ever dis
graced that body Mr.. Clingman made
severe speech against the election of Mr..
Seward.
Mr. Doolittle replied to Mr.. Clingman
and charged upon the South with severity,
when Mr.. Toombs gave the lie to Mr.. Doc
little and the latter flung it back. Con-
sternatiOn followed, aud then hurried ad-
journment.
Old Senators say there has not been so
stormy an executive session since the ques-
tion of Mr.. Van Buren, and the attempt
ed rejection of Edward Everett,
That difficulty grew out of the charge
brought by Mr.. Wilson, that Mr.. Faux
ner, nominee to the French Mission was a
disunionist
Three thousand five hundred men are now
in New Orleans ready to embark for Vera
Cruz. They go out as immigrants and will be
received into citizenship by the Juarez Gov
ernment, when they will be mustered into
service under American officers such as
Gen'ls Ring and Wheat, and will sustain
the Liberal Government until the Senate
ratifes the McLane Treaty. The leaders of
this expedition expect as reward for their
services the renewal of the grant for
railroad from Aranzas Bay to Mazatlan,
the original charter for which was granted
under Santa Anna. They immigrants are
to remain as laborers in constructing this
railroad, keeping up meanwhile their mill
tary organization for selfprotection
The Senate Harper's Ferry Investigation
Committee commenced to-day the examina-
tion of Mr.. Army, member of the Kan
sas National Commtte. He informed the
committee that he was acquainted with
matters appertaining to Browns business
in Kansas, which may throw some light
upon his subsequent movements at Har-
per's Ferry, but that before testifying he
would be obliged to return to Kansas
to procure certain books and papers,
so that he could give more full and accurate
statement placed in his hands by indivdu-
ais and committees, and how it was appro-
priated, thereby showing definitely how
much was paid to Brown, by whose order
and for what purpose.
The Senate refused the trip 10 Kansas, and
prodeeded'with the examination but elicitod DO.
thing new