Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-10

Saturday Afternoons Report
FRoM W~AsnINaToN.

WAsHSsTON, Deo. l.
Correspondence Of the Times:
Mt. Clay, late Minister 20 Peru, hAs calico on
President Buchanan, and the documents are pc
Ing prepared 20 accompany Especial message 20
Conrress on the subiectof the Peruvian claim
This message will probably be sent IN about ten
dayl AZ the same time the case Of Paraguay
sesStss Isf6am gives i g. his opinion that
there would not be so men In California mVora-
BE 20 q Pacifc Republic, and that Caliiornia
viii 20 with the Northern States, although u h
confidently denied.
any confident that a majority Of Republicans
vii be ready for q compromise not tnvonlhs
the losso Of the personal selfrespcct q those Nho
voted for Lidcoln, and the dignity Of the MOTH
ern states.
Tribune correspondence.
ne weekly statement Of the Treasury shows
q worse condition than AZ any ume Al the neisnt
Of the panic of 1857, Reoeipts are soks ~ Bsoi
drafts paid, Slte,lIl,So9 drafts Issued etao
ance thers Is Sl6l ,6ss ,466 In the mint and ~
branches. The present receipts from all quarters
an less than one haifofthe recent expenditures
Tue COMMITTEES 0 n Ways and Means meets 20
morrow to confder whaf form and what manner
on relief shall be needed The drst question Wlli
b whether 70 convert the Sl2OOOiOyO OF uncah
celled loans into treasury notes, aud 70 give fae
Secretary the sl0loooQW additions rs aSkea IN
hE report. o. 10 max q thorough investigation OF
the Treasury, and provide a. once Tor hA iuii
Ws1h
hare states LuaA 2 loIee " eesu
strong q organised In South Carolina, Tor tae
purpose OF taking the fort there whenever the
Government shall refuse 20 relinquish them atieI
secession.
Nofwithstandlng the threatening attitude OF
South Carolina, there ia reason 70 know thatltns
UoEt Discreet and trustworthy advisers mere nav,
written 20 the MANAGER thtre counselling afMnsl
any AUGMENTATION whatever BY which q collision
msFht be preclpiiatsd, OF blood shed.
Mr. cobb has neither resigned nor len the city
IS rcported. He Is confined 90 his house by pain
IL. MnuMuuNLLlNls
Az ini5rmal conferences Of several Senatou wa
held to-day az which Messra. Eclsenden, hlgler'
Pearce, pugh and Others were present. hey seem
20 hVor the extension Of the Missouri Compounds
Line % the Pacific as a basis Of compromise, sssigr
elmcnlV interp0aed By the decision o. the Suprem'
~. Secretary Cobb has had repeated interview
With Mr. Hunter. ard finds himself unable Z
~eTfrieats tie Treasury from its present bankrupl
condition. Consequently he proposes 70 resign q
oncTs Mr.. Hunter, as . matter Of TACT, VIII nave Y
rssiGn bis position as the chairman Of the tinenc'
Mr. Holt, the present Postmaster General, ~ u
said will succeed Mr.. Cobb as Secretary of th'
Treasury Mr.. Fesssn0en will succeed Mr.. Hun
Ter.
The caucus which was held last evening a
Browns Hotel, was composed exclusively Of nj
ira men from the South. None OF the moderate
men from Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama OF Lou
siana were invited. They came 70 no determin
alton. The opinions expressed were decided.
adverse to meeting with the Committee Of Tin
Another meeting will be held to morrow.