The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-25
THE CRISIS OF THE COUNTRY.
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PACIFIC REPORTS FROM CHARLESTON.
Arrival OF the South Carolina Commits
sieners al Washington.
Proceedings Of the Senate special
Committee.
SENATOR sEWsRD's PROPOSITIONS.
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AIR. TOCNBY PROGRAMME EEJECTED.
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Speech OF Senator Nicholson ON
the Condition Of Affairs.
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The Manifesto Of the South Carolina
C0nvontiOn
The Manifesto Of the South Carolina
Convention.
The Sovereignty Of South Carolina
Proclaimed to the World.
THREATENED OUTBREAK AT PlTTSBURG.
Ae.. &C., &c.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1s6'

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1850
Dispatches have been received to-day from Governor
Pckens Of South Carolina He states that matters were
queting down. The excitement produced by the ap
pearance Of he revenue cutter subsidized when
certared that cutter old one, and not one
that had been recently sent there by government
1t is not anticipated that any attempt Will be made to
take ths forts At present They viii wait until the Com
miss oners have completed the object Of their mission
and made their report the Governor Of South Carolina
Governor Pickens has given to his friends
here that this course will be pursued The Presi
dent has also been assured TO the same effect. The
Commissioners will reach here tomorrow morning The
President is understood viii refer the whole matter
TO Congress- for them take such action in the premi
az they may think proper.
1t is toleraby well demonstrated that Is beyond the
power of Congress avert the dangers Of the crisis
The House Perlous Committee viii be split by two re-
ports emanang from its two political sides The Senate
committee win be amentabIy nehcacious Having
voted down Crittenden's propositions successive
w. the country longer expects anything from
them What shall be done2 The politicians either can
derstand the necessity Of compromise, or dare not
No politicians saved people, the people must save
themselves. Let them be- conyoked in Convention at
Gnce. Let New York state lead of Let the principal
mon of ali parties call state Convention Governor
Morgan viii not ana ct II set concurreutiy with the
ADJUST basis Of compromise which may satisfy all and
to which all must submit This idea IS sustained b.
nearly all moderate men IN both houses.
The bin for the suppression ~ nvasions by State
from another, introduced IN the senate today by
Senator Bigler, is considered important measure,
and was referred to the Committee Of Thirteen.
The meeting Of Northern Governors ID New York, with
their intense artisayery programme as announced IN
the HERALD creating considerable feeling here It is
regarded as the divulgemcnt Of their ntensions
quring power, which hostile to any compromise
existing points q difference
Governor Andrew Of Massachusetts says he win resign
his Office if Mr. Rusts proposition should be carried be
fore the House special committee.
The Committee of Thirteen are entirely hopeless for
good Senator Wade exasperaed senator Crtenden at
late by saying TO his republican colleagues Let
thesr gentlemen 20 Let them ax up matters, I'll
Of them and the Union after the sh OF March,
Mr. George b. Lorng, OF Massachusetts, has arrived
here with the expectation Of patching up peace
promise with the aid Of President Buchanan
Senator Bgler entirely despars Of any satisfactory
suit The Of the President is contrary TO his
pressed views 1t difficult 10 tell who are the Presi
dents friends in this extremity
gentleman, just arrived from Texas says the Lone
STAR tag everywhere h that state that the Lone
star cockade is by than twothrds Of al the
citizens Of that State including business men, and that
is in Mississippi He says Texas Is determined upon
''going il alone" they neither ask nor desire CO.
operation, and he thinks tic State will not join
in Southern confederacy but will form independent
state. Sam Houston has made himself unpopular
that is believed Il would be dangerous for him to show
himself sections OF tho State When Lac
Galveston they had meeting and determined that
Houston should not be allowed 20 speak. General
Houston has friends at Galveston. The excitement
Ant nF ~
the leading soundest Of the state the leaders
Of the sccession movement, and the most determined
advocates Of an independent government.
The louisiana Legislature Is thoroughly dsrnlon.
There Is not much difference the cotton States All
evidently determined to leave the Union. louisiana
much determined upon individual secession as South
Carolina.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1880.
The national capital belcose than usual tonight
The Christmas holidays are initiated by dissipation
strong words of personal encounters are fire.
quenty heard public places, but as yet withoat fa-
tai result
The Commissioners have arrived here from
south Carolina for the purpose Of demanding
Of the President a surrender Of tho forts and
other property belonging to the United states
They VII make their proposition in writing, and the
President has determined TO receive their communication
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next week " not at all likely that there will BE-
quorum Thursday, 70 which day the House has al
iourned In that event there viii be another adjourn
msnt 10 Monday Of mex, week when the subject
viii come Up.
The republicans greatly cnraged at the fact that the
Commissioners be received, Ia any way recog
nzed by the President representing any other power
than sovereign State in tho Union and not a foragn
Power claiming 70 exist outside and Ia violation q the
federal constitution and upon the soil Of the United
states I, win be charged upon the President the mo
ent he receives the Commissioners tha, be psrt patcs
in the work c treason and have doubt that proceed
ngs VIII be commenced against him In the House shoiid
he send the Comm ssoncrs communication TO that body
Tho coercie sentiment IL stu paramount in republican
councils tonight George q. Fogg, Secretary % The
Republican National Committee, insists upon this posi-
tion, and he carries with him the New Hampshire dclc
CATION, and y supposed TO speak for Lincan
The Italian Opera q associated artists gave abant
performance tonghi, which largely attended ~ the
elite Of Washington Il was perfect success.
The Speaker has directed the names OF tho south Gro
lima members 70 be retained the ro thus no, rccorni
zng the conduct of their State scver their ooauec
ton with the House, they themselves maintain
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE Crisis