, 1860-12-06

Various Facts and Speculattonx.
Especial Dispatch to the n. Y. Times

quorum OF both branchcs of Congress Is
present, and business Will therefore commence
at once. All the New England, Pennsylvania
and ncarly all the Western, New York and Cot
ton State melulers have arrived. Senators
Chcsuut and Hammond arc not here. and wilj
not be. South Caro1ina will not reup,niut
them nor choose successors.
There arc two lines Of policy marked ont
aad discussed in political circles respecting. tic
course to be pursued by the Republican and
Democratic parties in Congress at the opening
Of the present session. Amunp ti,c Rcnuhis'
cans, one is to propose com1]romiscsl and
make leading conciliatory speeches. az men.
TONED in the dispatches Yesterday: the othe,
to maintain silence aud allow tic Eouth tn
spcak, and, if possible, let the two nart;cs
from the South discuss the matte. themselves.
and settle it among themselves exclusively.
The Union party in the South is strongly
represented on the floor Of Congress. and tiicy
having Ill thcis interests involved. can sncal
freely and without fear Of provoking tlcir on
ronents. But 1t is feared that the Southern
men, both for purposes Of intim;daion and
etfcct, will pursue exactly the samcline ofno)icv
keeping silence, and declaring, in the la,lt.,,aSe
ofthcir leading orators that 'Iic time for Morris
is past-1hey desire and intend Immediate IN.
compromising action. The Union men nj
the South, however, will not nrr1n;t tl,;s m
the Part Of either party, They iure deter
mined to call for pro1nnt e1nlanafIonx mi :,
settlement of the presgnt difficulties Iefween
the North and the South, and will nut both sec
tions Oh the defensive, thereby making them
speak Such find to bc the opinion of lead
ing men with whom have conrcEsed.
1t begins to look as though 4 majority OF
Tue Republicans would compromise in any
honorable way: but heit, Of South Carolina,
says distinctly that South Carolina will not
compromise except upon her own terms tlmt
"'Ic will not yield m iota; that she desires sep
aration, peaccably if she can, fUrcitly II she
nust-'
they will not yield the right to take Slavery
into the Free Territories; if it comes to that
Issue alone, all the Cotton States may 70 .ad
welcome; neither will they yield the rc-opcninc
nf the African Slaye-sradc, nor the right 81
Mr. Lincoln to the unanimous support of tic
country, and to make up his Cabinet rs lc sees
tit. without explanation or reservation.
l am satisfied that they will stand firm and
nndlnchingly By their party principles, al.
though the fact Etarcs them in the facethat the
Cotton States will, beyond doubt. attcm,,f 4
rupture and notification. Every one looks So
bcr. in view Of the great events which nust
probably soon tr:1nsiire.
viii not continue three weeks. This is not
plausible, however, IS surpostn. MI the South
er1l members retire, there will still be quo
rum, and business will proceed
4 resolution already prepared will be thrust
in at the earliest moment, declaring the right
of a State 10 scccde at will The preamble sets
forth the grievances put upon the South by
The North, aud the necessity for an indrpend-
ent Government The whole subject will thu5
be opened 1t is urged by some, however. that
the movement is undignifed, and it may be
abandoned. Tile resolution would be over.
whclmingly rejected, aud the South Carolina
members would tlc, withdraw, 1t is not vet
settled who shall introduce It, No State viii
vote unanimously for secession but Soutl,
Carolina. An attcmpt will be made bv fhc
Republicans to sct ti,c Appropriation bills
through first Several f-rnftamcn advise tho
withholding Of The nav Of ncmbers until these
bills ,,ass. Mr, Sherman. Chairman If thc
Committee Of Wars and Means. is fully nrc-
pared to prcss them,
several ncrsons anncarc,, vcstcr,,,v xn,r+;,,
the rockade and Pa1tnetto otthon..i, 1,oat =;
thosc nosscssin., then, hove sensc nrnuIb ~
carry fhen, in fIcir IsocIcts. T,c n",r i'a,Ho ~
to b. worn m thc cnst l. y s;1rcr po,,n.t;a
with blue BACKGROUND. II !. ncat and show shnwv
Wr I,c,ch ri Torth Caro1ne sars lie St";c
will stand 1,v Tho f:nfnn nn,,cr s,i e;-o''a ose
Sauces ~N''A
III. Boulicny. Of Louisiana. savs n, HE c,r.
rcsnnnlence in.,icatcs undivided I7r;nn so,,.;
,ncnts. and tnat thc Sortf con m n,nr,s rc1,nai
their obnoxious measures under Threat. linn HIM
MESsfN. Anderson OF Missouri AHana rf