Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-14
From W nshingtOn.

New YuKK. Dec. Is.
10 the Senate yesie. day, Mr.. Miglsl u,adr
the most violent seeessiob spe-ch oi the s-s-
sicn speech Of the s.s.on The nu~d.sr.
rause OF sec, scion he said 10 the election 10 III.
P-esld. ncy Of Black k-pubcsn. The people
Of the North mu.t know tnat the present sat.
Of affairs has been broug t about by tie
Helper 5 ok b> he tese inss # the o.natof
frou, New Yo,k (S-w. .rd) b, Il e ,r-actuus
of this pretended folinwers o. Christ. sud y
teaching 10 ,our schools rvn The chi dr-u, TO
hate ur The ) Snat from Ne. York hsi
tol1 the Wide Awake that their service cou d
not be dl.pen-sd with after he election but
that they would be needed to secure the .rutt-
Of vie ory. There are half = mil.iou II uni
formed men ell DR. Id atd The purp'-e OF
their orgsLix tiun 10 10 s~eeI the couD.ry III
v which i've will fire and the sword
Mr.. Seward rose and said, want To know
the ground and place where II lie TO take place
Daughter and applause 10 ,ht & lleriss.)
Mr. Wigfsl ssid he had seen i. reported in
the ne~spap~rs
Mr.. Seward epiied that he did MT say ~baV
vas published 10 the newspaper, | do re-
member 70 have received from some uDknov'
pess o OF . SoutIern State. protesting TO IN
plicaie something | es,d IN come sprecii cf
mine, bet cant tell what | may nave s.ui
that could be perverted so be to imply thst !
ever esid or iDtinst.d that the Wide Aaak -
we're being kept argsnis.d, or disciplined, or
,niormef, or as-ocisted at oil to secure The
f-ui OF their victory. | think l eau sair!y
say thai ! have never ssid anything vhict
could. hope the Senator vii excuse me /
hope he will not deem i necessary for me 10
put myself under any obligation to explain
any thing Hereafter.
Mr. Wlgf4i continued and said the deuia I
tie Senator is all l AK oniy saw repor
of hi. ereech.
Mr.. Thomas unanimously continued a. Sec.
retary Of the Treasury, a. wAs Gov. We,ler as
Nin,-ter t. Mexico.
Neu York Times Wa.tinaton Corr..pon.
denee Tire COMMITTEE On the State Of The
Uuson me TO day
Dsyis, Of Miss, Davis, Of Md Kellogg. Of
IL, Curtis, of Iowa. and Humphreys, Of y. I \,
talked, hut No conclLsioD was arrived al. 1ne
talk va. generally concilia,ory.
The G mmit,ee meets again to m rrou ,when n
propositions for a compromise uilI he Iut in
Hn wkin-, of florida. ass the only absent
m.nber OF the Committee
Boz ce, Of 5. c. was present as specta tor
only.
An ex member Il Congress from n c.. on
motion Of Mr.. Wilson. WAS elected Clerk.
qnes,ion il the ooiy one at issne, a satisfactory
re.ult i. Z nerally hoped for,
Riggs d Co., express the opinion that tha
treasury notes will not be at di. connt a. sug.
gesied recently. but that they Will be st pre-
MUM.
The reputed sppoiotment of Phiip p Thom
as as the Sec. Of the Treasury, aud its cot FIR
matiop surpri-es every one.
40 effort vi be made 10 the Hou e, tom or
row, TO relieve the bidders tor ,he loan under
the Act Of June last. They have lost herviy
already. through the action o. Cobb and 9th
er di.ur ioArs's connected with the Aiu'u .,rs-
tiop. Untl these bidders ar released the
treasury notes. it is thought, will avail hut lii
tie
Application vii. be made, hy South Carolina.
to Sec Floyd TO purchase quantity % rif-d
musk.ts with word .ayobe Mr. M,i~s, ~ho
applied IN person, vas answered that tn. Sec,
OF War h, no lover TO cell the pubic arms
except those condsm" ed On i, spec'Ion.
l, is reported tha, Wescott, be Asst Sc OF
State. had resigned II 80. great trouble vii
ari.e a. Sec. Cas- knous very little or noth
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