The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-05

yns NSws.
In our columns his morpior We spread before
the public m. following imporr.nt state papers:
The animal M.s-ap. ~ the President show
ing the condition of the affairs of tho nation At
home and abroad.
2Tb. ANNA, report of III. Secretsrv nj the
Treasury. giving An exhibit q, the aoances of IN.
country.
3-The annual report of the Secretary OF War.
embra sirg u history OF the movements Of the army
during the past year
4-The anpuai report of the SECRETARY Of the
Navy, showing the condition and movements Of
the naval service for The past twelve months
5-1he annual report Of the secret sry of the
Interior
6-The annual report of the Postmaster Gene.
raj.
And in the editorial columns may he found con
yeniept syuoptic.l references TO the above men.
toned docup~u,s
AT noon Yesterday the auxiously looked for Mes.
sage IL the President Vas read nef,~c beth houses
efCoprr.s. and Notwithstanding that . saow storm
eysiled the galleries were well nil-d With spec.
tators. who evinced the greatest ih,-res,
in the proceedings. In the Senate Aessrs.
Clinemsn, Of North Carolina. and Crit
tenden, OF Kentucky, commented upos the
Message, the former dissenting from some Of the
Presidents views regarding the secession question,
aud the latter In defence VI the Union.
Ia the House, ~ soou ~ the Mess .gs
vss read. Mr.. sherman moved the usual
refereace To the Committee Of the Whole. There.
upou Mr.. join Cochrane, OF New York, rose. hut
gave way 70 Mr. Botsler, OF Virginia Who moved
as an amendment tn AZ 20 much Of the M~..avc "A
relates to the perlous condition Of the country ne
referred 20 select committee Of sne from each
stale A discussion ensued, during which several
members from the southern States freely gave ut
tsrance 90 eisunion sent n,ents. Finally Nv. Bo,r.
ler's propos,t,on Wa adopted nv vote az "a, to
IS, there being 81 absen,e-s and noa.y voters Mr..
Bo,eer declined the pn-itiop of charnaa Of the se
Iect committee 70 which he WA by courte-v en-.
u,led.
Our r-ports rom the South are interesting In
Al.,an. IN. d,-union movement il ss,d 10 he
s,esa,,v progressing ard IN. STATE Conv~ut,on
nil he largely Ia favor Of separ.ts State actos.
The Grand Iury Of Montgomery. Alabama. 70
c.ntlv ,r.x.nted the Union a. A assistance. rne
M;ss,sa,up; eri.,s ute before its adjournment O.
,hs so,b MI, unanimously uss.ed the Conventioo
hi, the s.ce,sion resolutions. ard IN. bin author
;v;or a.. ...oin,me,, q, Commissioners 70 co.o.e.
"a. x,b a.. other si.xet,ldipy -t.tss. From
c,.,.e.,o, ws /. arm tb,, the .c,sr m. ~ IN.
pr.s,a.,,. v.s..g. b.d c.,...d ,o,.asr. MI. .ur.
orss 1bs ron,m.,aant of For, xool,r,, IA. an.
-, - va t,e,.r,r.,, far ,s,n,orc. c,.,,.
h,, i, l. h,iiv.d t,x, the appl,cs,ion win NO, be
respopa. a Ia. AZ the force already taere IA con-
sid.r.d -rr5ci.ot
W. have received An ,nt~rcsripQ letter Of Senator
Hunter on the crisis, but. owing "a the great de.
n, and upon oar columns by the Preridcnts Message
and Other political news are compelled To omit It.
He says N there be . remedy for The catastrophe
which nov seems 40 imminent, IL rests chiefly vita
the korlh to provide it." speaking Of The ssits-
ton made ny the snti-siavery party ~ the North,
be ssys;--''Th. sseds thus sown have already
borne their hitter fruits. and Who can nov ssy that
the nns result will not be found In The d~rupuos
Of 'he Un,on'' Further, he ssys:-"t u now al
mott certain that one q the slAveAoldins States d
about TO secede from the Union -Four more Of
them lying near her ~ soon follow her ex-
ample" With regard 70 The threat OF CO
ercsng by force the recenng states, he says
'sGppo-e they could succeed snich he regards .
inproosh'e, even 'mposs'o'e' " What sors o. Union
voali That &c winch could onv MAINTAIN itsei y
Dragging song a'er nse or more o' '" members
10 captivity spd ooA'nr' fuf'ner'- me very nS-
tnre o' ths compact o. government n'o Vh'cn ne
United states entered implies INC nsn' !" seeeae