St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-27

!, IN E1E2Y3I!ATES4s
New YORK. Dec. %

! - "A New YoRK, Dec. %.
! The Uerald,s Washington Correspondent tele-
graphs that Senators Davis and Wigfall recci-
we'd dispatches this afternoon stating that the
Forts would be taken in less than "a hours
Mr.. Davis Immediately communicated this to
the President and Cabinet, who, together with
several. leading Southern Senators have been
in council. 1t has mot yet trans PRED what
course the Government will pursue. A naval
fleet will probably be forthwith despatched to
The Committee of Thirty Three were in scs-
sion to-day 81 hours, considering serious prop
ositions tosarrest- the progress Of Dissolution
and give peace to the country. The amend
ments to the constitution proposed by Mr.
Crittenden to settle the controversy between
the North and the South finally and forever,
by division Of the country from ocean to oce-
an, on the parallel Of the Missouri line, was
the great subject Of discussion After long
debate it was lost under the rule of the Com
mittee requiring a majority Of both Democrats
and kepubl leans ) the SLATER voting in the neg
/ alive. Several OTHER propositions were made,
but without acting on them the Committee 3D.
journed till Monday. ,.....<: ,,rr;,s,.,
-~~}'~l / %I1 ,)N'@ New YoRK. Dec 90
Times Correspondence. The Senate Com
mittee Of f3 will report Tomorrow, when Sem
ator Toombs will Speak in denunciation Of the
Republican party, and will repudiate any fur
Their efforts at reconciliation g = ~ = & =
Mr.. Toombs sent this evening the following
address to the people Of Georgia:
81 came here to serve your Constitutional
rights, and to demonstrate to you that you can
get no guaranty for rights from your Northern
confederates. The whole subject was referred
to a committee of Is in the Senate: I was
appointed on the Committee, and accepted the
trust. submitted propositions, which so far
from acceptance by single member Of the
Republican part Of thu Committee were all
treated with derision contempt. a vote Was
then taken in the Committee, on amendments
to the Constitution, prepared by Hon. J. J.
Crittenden, and each and all voted against,
unanimously, by the Black Republican mem
bers Of the Committee. In addition to these
facts majority of the Black Republican men,
bers of the Committee, declared distinctly that
they had no guaranty to offer, which was ST.
lently acquiesced in by the other members of
the Black Republican part of the Committee
and the representative men Of that party and
section, and to the extent of my information,
truly represent the course Of the ''thirty-
On Friday they adjourned for week without
coming to any vote, after solemnly pledging
themselves to vote on all the propositions then
before them on that day.. It is contended> by
the black Republicans, your enemies, who on
~ seek to amuse you with delusive hopes un-
til your election. If you are assaulted by them
fairly and frankly 1t is; decisive against you
Now tell you upon the faith of true man
that all further looking to the North for secur-
ity for your Constitutional rights in the Union,
ought to be abandoned. 1t is fraugbt with
nothing but ruin to yourselves and your pos
terity. Secession by the 4th Of March next
should be Numbered from the ballet box by
the unanimous voice of Georgia, on the I'd
day of January next. Such voice will be
your best guaranty for liberty, security, tran
guilty and glory. r. TooMBs.''
Gen. Gushing went to South Carolina at the
request of the Supreme Court to counsel with
the leaders touching secession. He reports
that State as acting with a view to cooperation
! Of all the Slave States The report that Coy.
Pickens had threatened an attack of Fl. Moul-
trie if the Revenue Cutter wos not withdrawn
from Charleston harbor is fabrication. The
Committee from South Carolina are expected
on Wednesday, when President Buchanan will
send special message to Congress communi-
eating the fact. 1t is now generally understood
that the Committee will not be admitted to the
floor of the House or Senate, nor be recognize
ed by either branch. - :'.:>'
...>-..- New YORK, Dec. "a. ~
7+i6une's Washington Correspondence says
if the South Carolina Postmasters retire in a
body, as expected, Mr.. Holt will at once give
public notice that no mails for South Carolina
will be made up, because they cannot be de-
livered at their destination. All such will be
sent to the dead letter office after certain
time, to be delivered to the parties sending the
letters.
The Union Convention met at the office OF
Mr.. Richard Lathers, on Saturday last, when
| a letter was received from Hon. Willard Fill
more. The Committee do not deem themselves
at liberty to make the letter public without
Mr.. F.'s consent, which, though written for,
has not been received. No other business has
! been transacted.
ThermOmet rical Record,
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