Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-13

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10, 1860.
special Cabinet meeting was called by the President
this morning. which Mr. Cobb Secretary OF the Trea-
sury, resigned and the resignation accepted. This
is 10 longer a rumor, but positive fact obtained hom
the highest authority or speculaons plenty
as 10 Who will succeed NJ. Cobb. Mr.. Alexander ii.
Stephens Of Georgia. is named as most likely TO be the
man. but his friends spurn the idea Of h mixing n the
complications Of the present Administration Collec-
tor Schel Of New York, think, viii succeed Mr..
Cobb.
Mr. Cobb leaves here on Thursday evening and takes
the steamer from Baltimore Friday for Chalastou, s.
O. with the intention Of visiting the secession convention
in that State at Columbia, the l7th inst.
No successor to Secretary Cobb has yet been desgna
ted The names of several have been suggested, among
them Mr. Guthrie, Of Kentucky, and Mr.. Corning Of
New York Its barely possible that the President will
arrange Il without going outside OF lis Cabinet, putting
Mr. Holt in the Treasury and allowing llorato hpg,
now first assistant perform the duties of Postmaster
Gen, raj.
Mr. Hawkins, Of Florida, to-day excused himself for
not serving on the Commit of Thirty three in an enb-
orate speech defending the South and the right Of
sion Il Is rumorcd that hc WI, resign his seat il the
House refuses to excuse HIM The galleries crowd
cd aud the House gave The utmost attention to what he
said.
In the House. after Nc Hawkins of Florida, had spok
his hour but not exhausted his su ct the young and
active Northwest took the arena aud Ar Nallandigham
of Ohio and Mr. AcClernand OF Illinois, delivered pow
e-ful appeals the North for justice the Soutb and
showing the injustice and pirtiaity the Speaker exhibit
cd in the construction OF the committee of thriyhrte
nearly il not entirely guOrcd the existence OF one
million six hundred thousand Democrats. Mr. Nllan6gr
ham particularly happy and glowing in his remarks,
defining the iOn Of the great West in the present cr
sis and closed by declaring that she would never sut
mit placing the Mississippi river in the hands of for
ecn Power ii she had to clcayc her way to the Gulf o
Mexico with the sword.
Mr. Sickle, of New York, followed and declared that
il separation occurred the Imperial Cy would never sub
nit to becOmc the appendJgr OF u Puritan government
but would dc,llre her oyn Independence aud become
free city for commerce with the whole world hr ).
was severe upon The Republicans OF the STATE for nlct
ing the oppressive they had upon the city Of
New York referring particularly the standing army of
policemen who psiro.lcd the city night aud day sup
pressing the outbur;s OF the indignant feelings OF the
people at this crisis
Among the numerous p suggested 70 the coun-
try il one that the President Of the United States recon-
mend the calling OF u National Convention TO be
posed Of members Nho ,hal reflect as possible
the sentiment Of the people changed during the past
four weeks each State sending its representatives TO the
Hall cf Independence at Phadclphs that the Conven
ton unite in AN alteration of the constitution meeting
the of the country Restoring FAST possible the
feeling existing before the present troubles by sending
fresh representatives to Washington.
Agreeable TO my dispatch To that eject Mr.. Sherman,
from ths Committee Ways aud Means presented his
measure for the issuing of Treasury notes. exceed
ten millions at any time. Tols allI enable the en-
ployees of the government here aud elsewhere to get
their pay.
The attempt Of Mr. Crawford OF Georgia to pledge the
public lands for the redemption ol the notes, was re.
reiyed "A A nlan In Lii Lha u, a. 49,
~, wv rs Srstitd by AL lho secessiouiss but under
the exposition Of Mr. Grow showing that the faith OF The
government enough 10 secure the redemption OF the
notes aud that the public lands should not be looked TO
az source OF revenue quoting Andrew Jackson 10 sus
tain him. the proposition of Mr.. Crawford WAS voted
down two 20 on.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0-ll 7. NJ.
am informed that Mr. Bu,' anan has epdered the Of
fee of Secretary Of the Tia TO Mr. Guthiie, ,xScc
re ary Of the Treasury under President Pierce and that
he has accepted by Telegraph My authority IS Of 80 high