The New York herald., 1860-12-11
OUR NEW REGIME.
Our Spring field Correspondence.

SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 5, 1860.
Reception Of Mr. Buchanan's Message-Amziay About the
I)oings Of Congress- Prediction VerifedA77irdl Of
FIR. Governor Reeder, Of Pennsyrdnid-Otget Of HIS
Tisist-Fdling If in Mr. LincoIns Correspondence dc
In the course Of last evening sent you special de-
spach rejecting the Of Mr.. Lincoln on the last an
nual Message his predecessor They were the result
understand the perusa Of the unsatisfactory synopsis
sent out by Washington agent Of the Associated Press
on Tuesday afternoon. The second, complete and
correct condensation, disseminated late in the evening
Of the day, showed the passages relating to Mr.
1Incolns position to be much milder and less
personal than they were inferred to be
from the first. have reason, indeed to belive that
after the proper digestion of the Message in oo in the
course of today, the opinions of Mr.. Lincoln and his
friends somewhat modified to the bearing of the
document upon the President elect II is true the same
severity of comments still applied to that portion of
1t that charges the republicans with having been the
main agents entang the present political crisis upon
the country. But this alleged indulgence in msrepre
sentng insinuatons to the anecedens of Mr. Lincoln
is no longer insisted upon.
The attitude assumed by Mr.. Buchanan towards the
Secession movement much boder than supposed
10 be by Mr. Lincoln's intimate friends Several
among them have already given expression to the
belief that the practical test OF secession, viz:
Resistance to encroachmments on the part Of
after all devove upon the outgoing administration This
desire to see the explosionf is to at atake
place under the latter, is Of natural with the
friends OF the succession
AS the session advances the intensity of the feelings
with which the dongs Of Congress are watched In the
State House appears to increase The appearance OF the
South Carolina members their seats not looked
as Indicative of that delicate of honor and proprety
that usually claimed by the Southern chvalry. The
resolution offered by Mr. Morris Of Illinois construed
into sign that the socaled antiLecompton democrats
would cooperate with the republicans in Offering strong
Union front to the sedtous predictions of the majority
OF the Southern members. 1t is however known here,
that Morris is and always was somewhat Of Dougaste
In regard to the slavery question.
In a former letter / ventured the prediction that
the republicans would content themselves with the defen
sve and rather avoid than push the all absorbing
pic of the day" The proceedings of the first three days
prove it's correctness The programme carried out,
It is said was agreed upon in Chicago
Not little excitement produced last night by the
ndvsnt OF exov Reeder of Pennsylvania The tongues
Of political gossippers at set in full motion,
and before he had retired he already connected with
seat in the Cabinet foreign mission and United States
Judgeshp Some pretended to know him to be bearer of
dispatches from Simon Cameron Others said that he had
journeyed hther the purpose procuring Mr. Lincoln
endorsement OF his claims 10 the United States Senator
chip about o be vacated In his State But give both the
President elect and the Ex-Governor too much credit for
good sense TO believe them TO have anything TO do with
any such transaction. Mr. Reeder understand on the
contrary, is his way~o Kansas, and simply stopped
over day to pay his respects to Mr.. Lincoln
Since the meeting Of Congress Mr. Iincolns correspon
dence has undergone very gratifying decrease II 4;
evident that the attention Of politicians Is monopozed for
the time being by the events at Washington
GUotf ~ tna ala aar
This State viii start Tor Washington morning
Senator Trumbul is expected to return here in a few
days 10 attend to his reelection
Senator D. Baker Is said to have written letter OF
oongratuaton to the President elect his arrival in
New York.