The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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Progress of the Harper's Ferry Investiga-
afOs-Exa "a n. i'm sion OF ReA by tho Conn
natvsec-- senator Wilson to Appear Be-
fore that Body ON MoDdAy-The Rec
publicans nt Loss for Another Candf-
date for Speaker, &c., sc.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, JAM q, 1860.
TESTIMONY RRAIF N RELATION THE HARPKRs YERRY
AFFAIR
Mr. Rear bas been before the Senate Brown Raid In
vesNgahng Comm it,ee to Gay.
WILSON'S LETTER HOWE.
He testified tina, Senator Wilson wrote letter 10 Dr.
Hsws in 1857 or 1885, stating that bs learned from Mr.
Forbes thai Brown about 70 make RAID into some or
the Southern States for The purpose OF Bberatog slaves
I'D that he would money furnished him BY parties In
Massachusetts, for his hansas work TO aii him in his new
Wsjcct and that in hs (Wilsons) opinion was matnes;
n Brown 10 attempt such thing, aud that he (Hova
must withdraw all furnished intended 70 be tu
nsAos HIM for services in Kansas, If they 70 be
uniaappiied in tho manner indicated by Forbes
ResK tesines that Howe sent copy Of Wilson's letter
10 Brown nior ming The latter that the and money
which had been furnished him for the protection Of the
seers Of Ksnses, would he withrA ia consequence
Il Me revelations made by Forbes through Wilson; that
Brown became enraged and abandsned his plan for
while, but some time subsequently pursued some pro-
slavery men into Missouri sud carried back with him
several slaves.
SENATOR WILSON Will ApyK.R myoRs COMMITTEES ON
MONDAY.
Senator Wilson was notified Today by Senator Mason
Nat RsaH had alluded to him in his testimony, and mott,
eed wilson be could be present Monday and read tho
ssssmspy ReaN concerning hs (Wilsons) correspcn
Aense with Howe, and make such explanation as he
Yasascs learn that Wilson viii appear and state what
Ae Knows about the matter.
WB. B. Newton, . member Of the National Kansas Aid
0samis&ee Arny's testimony arrived here
To- day. and will be the next witness after Reaf AND
Wkson.
OLD nowS NOT \ QUAKER.
Tbe statement in the Herald few days since, that
Brswn was Quaker when he Hrst went 10 Kansas, was
AssvYcct; but he was q non resistant.
NO NEW ENGLAND RxPuBlIcASs IMPLICATED.
AeaN will not imphcste any members Of the republican
party in New England although there persona who
belcsg other organizations vino may be slightly
yrsmised
TIE DEMOCRATS AND SOUTH AMERICANS WON'T UNITE
Another effort has been made to-day 70 unite the demo-
sass and South Americans, but 10 no purpose.
nkPpRIioAss AROUND FOR ANOTHER CANDIDATE
THE sPEAKERSTrP, But FIND NONE.
Since Mr. Sherman announced the Aoor Of the House
yesterday that he wouldlwithdraw his whenever
h sscertaned that any other concentrate
vstss than he republicans have canvssscd the Hed,
and And that there is for whom the republicans
san vote who will command the strength concen-
ksted upon Sherman.
Our Washfngton Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1860
pregvess Of Ac SiJCnYious and Disclosure fhs
Rvxse--7he Tariff Question and ue Peoples Pariy cf
P<rnsy,uamia-xr .ln,er cad the Sixsees Pennsylvania
yhr.r and American Votes for Him the Key to ne Elsc
ks, Of Conservative Speaker and The Dissolution Of the
Rrutltcan Psrt, DC.
The siege OF the republicans for the plurality rule is
marked with many Of the sortes repulses disasters
ehAt attended the siege Of Seoastoooi Yesterday be-
tween Carter, (Iepublean) Of New York, and NcFae,
u Nssissippi between Coz, (democrat Of Ohio, and
Hndnan, {democrat) OF Georgia; between Montgomery
tnaepepdent democra) Of Pennsyivania, end his COL
leagues Of the peoples party, No,eheai and Oovods
thsre were constitutional passages .. arms, and
bufng and Dragging and crDss exaninstions and
recriminAops iundenty, INCONSISTENCY and officiating
Mat highly entertaining to the galleries, and ELECTED
mon them frequent Of applause. Tne nigh fights
q Burton Tocdles his terrible denuncations of
TtOmpeen his door plate ectpsed by the mag
a8cens charges Of Mcae upon Carter the glorious ssts
faction Of Macauf IN meeting with the bloody Macbeth,
was ecpsed by The exalted pleasure Of Carter in his
tn With Mcae upon the constitutional status OF slavery
The li,.le gcp,man from Mssssppi hourrsned ;he
bisde SAiaddn the venerable and stately looking
N~aan from New York wielded his broa iaxc With he
emphasis OF Crusader. The House ooied ana iurned,
sno roaeusd and reared aroun1 them od' above tue
and camor Of miBgler voices Of
s,tsd partsaDs on Do:n SIDES, and above the
rejoicing o:tsursts OF tfc excited galleries, these
spl.naid polemica giad.asofs Continued for
hour, almost rbiD striking distance OF ach other, 10
bsng the House. Carter saved himself from
classification with the regular "bgosr law aDononists
BY taking shelter under State sovereignty and STATE
tights and Rae gained his pon, in divsftlng his yer
say this ssue nom the ioconvcnient question 4netner
ts Em0cras this session ntsacGa 10 ASST or resist the
aoD,sejob 81 Kansas
The b-tSeen Montgomery the side aud his
tvo republican colleagues the other cumplranvey
farce siter first class comedy aod whole
ala rested upon the allegation tha slter having been
sec;.a by republican votes, Montgomery had oeirayst
tne understanding WITH the republican party, ma.
~ enc AFFAIR with brief notice o the l,in. made
spcp the atf Put TO the qaeston why b. hal voted for
GiEar, oi N for Speaker. the largest ssyeao.cr IN
tns House, Ar. Mureheau nall ana half american sdd
republican, stated that be- had voted for him 5ecaase Ar
Eimer had voted for the y'tsBtsn Mon's Kansas
b, AMI because be was sonnd upcn ie question VI pro
kc.ion 10 American adas.ry the iaes-fn a'on wncr
slightest dncuy all men favoraoic 20 ce enca1r
Of American industry coa:a only % brought To-
gsshsr
thus perceive that the sixteen American republicans
Of Pspns " ane including ThaiJsns Stevens. RADICAL
sbnhs,on,st hare vo;sn .wo cnras tuss Tor Nc
ftnar fos So sser, could in all proosohty be aro9ght
Sask TO him II democrats oooid ooiy raise
seventy votes; tbe-a with the twenty three S,uh
Auerksre To. sixteen p ani.:s ana two
North Americans ready 10 cuaiesci cr; o. sufficient 70
eec, G.imer Speaker, oy majority Of tie Bnase. Su:
tie Nor democrats are Restrained from this m,ve
ysent from resr Of their German .rd Irish Know
N.sLrg Constituents: sad The free pa1e South
s,sc, have eh-uak from ice ee:2on sf Giimer les, IT
mxn. rv..a ~ 4 pawcrf; t--'s p ~ "a the onuu,ry
ub The nucleus q tac southern appossu party ana iae
peose's parry q fenhts'ssSl
And yet Giimef IN tho only soe The dstn5Tats
x0a: Lay can elect om, way snoHia iaey no elect
Amy He southern utra caan tos an ston
nuh.rD democrat, Ia fact, and opoa Kno~ Solhiag!s
she arin neither his prsrir'-s his party strength
are TO compared for mciues With .A- p~incl ces or
a tsSs.o~ log po~-s ~" bsck --,-ns ct ne re
publican party III. ccc,pc Of ii Speaker T1u.t
slscet r-sul. N The rsao
bean party upon oass Or 10 as separation
ths peoplss party ~ f-ness sivaai. aud is co-ls9
sAhsr event the 'ls-u-ssioie ccnlic,' yoali rc-
pressed, and Seward REVOLUTIONARY abolition pro-