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fHE DECISION UPON THE LoAN-Tbe s.eret,rv
of The Treasury holds that the law give. him
authority 70 reject any portion Of the bids opened
yesterday In his Department the acceptance Of
which IN his Judgment may not be advantageous
for his charge-the Treasury Of the United States.
He has accordingly refused to accept all the said
bids that demanded more than II per cent. inter-
est from the Government; accepting the balance
ssne 81, go, ooo-an amount about sufielent to
pay the Interest upon the public debt, to be due
on Tuesday next, Jan. list
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DiscHARsED.-over six thousand mech,ntc.
were disc harged rom employment In Cincinnati
experienced by thousands Of mechanics ma \.
Ing men every city In the Union,
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AUCTION SALES.

By WALL q BARNARD Aqs,icn.er.
RAtLttf'S SALE or HOUSEHOLD FUR
okSnrgsas &C: A. .ueiieS.,On MONDAY
81 the bosrcins house No. 81 sou eide OF Penn
avsnne, between a. and 6'h stS.. ell the Househcd
Hair SpuIg seAt - q and Pa lSr Chairs,
MAhog sny Msrble-top Center and Side Tnb,ss
Carpets, Oiloioths, step CARPETS sni Ruts,
Makos any Etoxsrs, n ocker sud Arm Chnirs
Cane end Wood seat ca airs sns Loanfe,
Curtains, Glasses and - sdes,
Dining Table. clceboard.
Csina. 6lass and Crootery Ware,
beestesds, Bsrssa Msrdrotes aid washstln3s
aair and SIN. Mattresses,
Holsters and Pillows,
Blankets, ComfSst. AID 9th BEDDING,
Cooklnt. CHAMBER ssOvss, Kitchen Utensils. Az
Terms cash. J. ii WISE Rsiis
De sd WALL 4 BARNAR ID, AScts
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The CONSULTATION MEETING at w lizards last
night was very fully attended by Senators and
Representative from fourteen free and slave Dor
der states. Some seyenty-hve or more being pre-
sent. The meeting, as already stated, was held
with view TO mutual consultation as to their in
teraoo In the Union, and for the deyisal. IL posi-
BILE, Of some arrangement whereby the present
differences between the two sections might be
composed.
Mr.. Crittenden, Of Kentucky, was called to the
chair, and Mr. Colfsx, OF Indiana, and Mr. Bar
rett, Of Missouri, were appointed Secretaries
Propositions for an adjustment OF the existing
difficulties were offered az follows: By Mr. Bar.
rett, OF Missouri: Eleven amendments to the Con-
stitution on the slavery quertion. By Mr.. Pryor,
ofVirginia: That an attempt to preserve the MON
between the States Of this Confederacy by force
would be equally unconstitutional impolftic, and
destructive OF republican liberty. BY Mr. valan.
dighan, Of Ohio: The Crittenden resolutions
BY Mr.. Colfax, of Indiana That the laws of the
Union should be enforced and the union of the
States maintained; and that Ii 10 the duty Of the
Executive to protect the property Of the United
States with all the power placed In his hands by
the Constitution. BY Mr. Morris, of Illinois: That
In maturing any plan for adjusting the existing
dlmculties OF the country We will keep steadily
In view the preservation Of the Union under the
Constitution as a paramount consideration
After a desultory debate, in which Messrs Cox
Of Ohio, Pryor Of Va, Smith of Va Jenkins Of
Va, Clemens Of Va, sherman of Ohio Stanton
OF Ohio, Colfax Of Ind, Noell Of Mo Hindman
Of Ark Montgomery Of Pa, McClernand of nm .
Harris Of Va, and Harris Of Md, parti cipated
all the above propositions were, on motion OF the
from each OF the fourteen States represented.
which committee IL to report at future m Getting,
TO be called by them, IL they shall agree upon an
basis Of settlement. : y
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FUTURE DAYS.

TWO Two, Lace Il Esasoi LOTS 3Fc PIG IRON FOR
eyder Of d.trsin from w lillian A; Brady at Amos
hsvs levied on two icts Of very fne Pc lion snd
hereby give notice that on MONDAY the sstS
81 december, 1859, ~ 70 o'clock D. m on the prem
mill Of Messrs. Doyoe, Taylor 4 Co I will os.r
ior ale the sed iron % public sucton to the high
den 81 r. II. TRUNNELL. Baiif.
UrHE ABOVE SALE rs POSTPONED
u9ni MONDAf, Dec 81, same hour and place.
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TIE OK DIR OF THE DAY, Immediately around
N, IN that Secretaries Floyd, Thompson, and
Thomas, all Of whom believe In the alleged con-
stitutional right Of secession, 1t will be remem-
oefed, have formally notified the President that
they will resign their respective portfolios unless
he aceedes to the demand Of the South Carolina
Commissioners, that orders shall be issued to
Major Anderson directing him to 60 back to Fort
houifrie from Fort Sumter, with all his force Of
co1rse thus abandoning the latter 10 the seces-
Bionists
This rumor Is probably true. To II we may
NOS inappropriately add, that IL such orders are
Issued 70 Major Anderson, Secretaries Toucey,
HON, Black and Stanton will probably resign.
But We have not the least idea that the President
wiz accommodate the secession commissioners in
this coanection-none whafexer
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1851 SUBSCRIBE
sHlLLlssroS's NEW ,r.rEr .0oi
1861

MAeAziNk Az sNcY.
odses Bssldias, ssrnSr ~ 80 D. ....x
The place in th,s city to- .,..,,,.. N an, of ,hs
siaB xcrks "a ., tbs old. TelI,Seovn. and eI-
osss. :crS and 81 ss...s Store
s-SS il ,rk and PhlS .dephis Daily Papers deliv
eve .medisteiy o. the arrival OF the train every
-aing. ,,,,,
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In the City Of New York, on the above dste viii
be made pu Bile, the above all-excstns al aSsorD-
ing incident. OF which almost every one ANXIOUS
to hear or know something.
Be 1t known, therefore, that John Ross DIX.
Esq has written most remarkable New Years
story-remarkable alike for its intensely amusing
cannot fail to carry With n delight and amusement
into the household Of every family m the lsnd.
suited for universal perussl st the commencement
Of q new year. The records Of the wonderful tales
told by the pilgrims and pedlars who were Gil
showed up together on the memorable occasion
referred 20, are oil happily blended together by the
author IN style st once genial attractive and en-
pertaining, In this new story.
The above Story has been written specia " for
the Household Journal, oommenoing IN No, 10, IN
vii appear exclusively
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II The Richmond Enquirer is undertaking
to dragon Gov. Letcher, Of Virginia, into its own
crazy policy, by denouncing him in advance as
ga traitor and deceiver Of the people who have
recently elected him." IL certain rumors aaoat
respecting his forthcoming message are true.
"Rumor Is widespread" says the Enquirer,
''that his message will oppose secession and re-
sistance, denounce South Carolina, oppose State
Convention, and advocate the formation Of Cen
trail Republic with the Northwestern States. But,
not satisfied with these reports, rumor attributes
to the Executive efforts to prevent State Con-
vention by agitating the question Of taxation
writing to Eastern men that the West will de-
mand taxation Of slaves, and to Western men
urging them to demand taxation. 1t 10 idle to
attempt to prevent rumors at such time as this;
the most the press can do is to warn the public
against the belief Of these reports
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THIS AFTERNOON q To- MORROW

BY WALL 4 BARNARD. Auction sr..
A kICH HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
. and 18th streeis.
skGE D. fuo ftSss oS ssbbo;yINs 3UT
and SATURDAY MORNiNss and EvESiSt,s
Fl faroT Goods, Parian and Bisa net aud IhIEa
.FpRs. WOODEN GOODS, scARFs. 40, on
deSd WALL BARNARD, Auc,,.
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THE BORDER -SrArxs MRxTINe, last night, re
suited In nothing positive All the various propo-
sitions submitted were referred TO q committee Of
one from each State. We see no reason 81 this
time TO hVpe for more harmony Of action between
the Republican party and their opponents, who
composed the meeting, than has been 90 far at
tained In the Senate and House special COMMITTEES
rooms. The propositions Of Messrs. Seward ana
Charles Francis Adams, tbesors the congressonai
special commIttees) upon which all agree. simply
affirm that the North cannot constitutionally In
terfere with slavery In the States, and really en-
brace no advance whatever towards a settlement
of the only question that continues to prove a
stumbling block-the coequality Of the South In
United States Territories. f<s -~
We trust that the border States Senators and
Representatives viii continue to meet and inter-
change views, IL hut on account Of the fact that
the best conceivable temper prevailed In their
| meeting last night, which may possibly lead to
| the desired concert OF purpose.
The hopeful cure for the evil of the times. how
ever, remains to be tried. IL Is simply the pro-
posed Convention of the border slaveholding
States acting In their sovereign capacity, to NEE
in Baltimore In February next. II 1t be held,
with all the border slaveholding States duly rep
resented in II by delegations formally chosen by
/ State authority, whatever IL may propose TO the
/ North ana the extreme Soutn Will eventually De
acceded to. There is far too much at stake In the
preservation of the Union, to permit the success
Of ambitious politicians, North and South, In
their schemes for its destruction, when the ques-
ton comes before the people of all the States upon
any well-matured and really conservative plan of
| settlement upon which all the border slavehold-
| ing States formally and officially demand a de-
cision by each other State acting In its sovereign
| capacity
The true cause Of the inability Of the presen,
Congress to solve the difficulty is, that too many
Of ih members are mere politicians, PLAYING, now
heretofore, to strengthen themselves personally
by pandering to extreme opinions at home. Our
life on Il, whenever the question can be brought
directly 10 the people, whether they are willing
to surrender all the privileges, rights, prosperity
and blessings resulting to all the citizens Of all the
States from the Union, sooner than incorporate the
Missouri Compromise In the Constitution, they
will so unanimously choose the latter alternative
(and the question Is already thus narrowed down.
hiatt hot-headed, or partizan- blinded publ,
men who venture to oppose such a settlement seri
ously, will be as effectually buried beyond tn,
reach Of redemption in Massachusetts and Mis-
sissiPPi, as surely as in Kentucky and New Jersey
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SELLING OFF SELLING OFF!
- FOR CASH-FOR CASH
Our entire stock Of Winter Dress Goods.
Shawls in great VARIETY.
Ladiei Cloaks, Fancy Dress Silks and Silk Robes,
Plain and F. epch Merinos. Poplins and Reps,
Fine Bed Blankets, all at cost for cash,
Also, full stock a ssners Staple Goods for family
cash. ], w. Coz LEY & co
de 9-2w s23 Seventh st., above Pa. sy.
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NOTICE.
l. BEG Most respectfully to inform our customers
that their bills for January LIST now ready, and
! would be OBJ iged by their calling and getting the
same.
de % X, G. STEVENS.
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Corner Four.snd . lhslfst spd Pa q.
nisksd eas sssr Tor Is. ~ a. 2S.s. WIS.,
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~ UNIVFRSALI5M.-MAT AT
U9 FICTION, WOMAN'S INFLU ENCE,
AND WOMAN'S WORTH.--TBEoPHILus FIsKE
will deliver discourse upon the subjects Indie
at the First old Triuit. Church.
next SUNDAY EVENING, at O'clock. showing
conclusiysly and irresistiSly that the iafe'
deduo bic thersftom go to prove the final holiness
and happiness of the whole human race. seats
free. de S7-St*
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HF BANk UF IHE Nj IhUfULiS, WAsH-
will not be open on Tuesday, the 25sh December,
(Chri stmas Day D nor on Tue.cay, the LIST Janua-
ry, 1t req uested tn at notes due at tho Bank
those days be Iaid on the Mondays Immediately
preceding. de q q, sB,.9
oC@FAIR.-Ths ladies ef Fletcher Chapel will
tween L and sts., from 20tk TO slst December,
inclusive; Come enjoy ourselves aud procure or
gentleman and lady, 50 cents; single admittance 10
cents. dc l8-I2tS
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IN NOTICE.
j He Bills of all our customers have been made
of, and will be rendered between this and the LIST
We earnestly desire an Early settlement OF ALL
our accounts, and especially those that were oar
ried over from July last.
de Ss 81 M. w. GAIT BRO, Jewelers.
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r~COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, CITY HALL,
H WASHINGTON, December 6, 1850.

H WASHINGTON, December 6, 1850.
TAXES ON PERSONAL PROPERTY,
SLAVES, &c-Notice is hereby given that the tax
bills for Household Furniture, Stocks. Slaves, O.,
out and ready for delivery, and are payable at this
Office, Tho who do not call and settle their bills
within twenty days from this date will be called on
by of my ASSISTANTS, aud if tho bills not paid
within sixty days from this date shall proceed to
enforce the COLLECTION in the manner REQ red BY
law. JAS. F. HALLIDAY,
de IS 2Nt Collector,
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ULrrTxRs MUST IN ALL oAans N PREPAID.
Dec . VIM ZONES. p NJ
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25
TuE TIMES AND. MIR. REssKNDEN.

Then. y. Times in commenting on the demonstra-
ton for the Charleston Convention made by Mr.
Douglas on Monday, very grayely assumes that he
is earnestly in favor Of such Legislation as he adyo-
Gates. No doubt he is, just to the extent and just
for the same reason that he was when he introduced
the bill to repeal the Missouri Compromise. de
fsyors it as ladder to the Presidency, just as be
favored the Kansas-Nebraska bill. His first ladder
broke. and 30 will this. But Tie Times proceeds to
lament that this bene6cent measure Of the Illinois
Senator should have been opposed in any quarter
Thus it says:
1--WE cannot but regret therefore, that Mr. Fes.enden
Maine debate Of yesterday should have even apparently
committed any portion Of the peat party WHICH he 70
what must regarded attempt eysde which no
Il Mr. Fsssenden instead Of pstronzing and com%.srsts
s ssw on M k IN %
irepresbe conflict into single phrase WHICH eveyoIay
taken up the proposition o. the Senator from Illinois ia the
p in which offered and to the Senate spo tne
to extend the guarantees Of the Constitution in the
spirit conuion wherever the pr0gss: events shall
Senate might be contemplated with unmi1ed satisfaction by
every patriot"
O,.verdant Times! Do you not understand a
bid for the Charleston nomination any better thap
this If you will carefully peruse the speech OF
the Maine Senator, when it shall come to hand in
The Congressional Globe, you will probably see FUR
ther into this grindstone than you do now. That
gentleman is very apt to understand what he is
about, and in declining to be caught by any OF Mr.
Douglass tricks or to sit still and allow that gen.
tlemans effort to 90 forth unscrutinized and un.
scorched he performed very necessary duty, and
we have no doubt did his work well. The skeleton
of his speech which came over the wires, and was
published yesterday in our columns, justfes this
conclusion. His remarks we have no occasion to
review They need no defense; and we are sure
every Republican in the country will thank DIR.
Fessenden for the pungency and the force with
which he so promptly reviewed the Presidential de-
monstration of Mr.. Douglas, and the boldness and
ability with which he charged the disorders which
it is now attempted to heal by extraordinary
legislation, directly upon Mr.. Douglas himself. At
the same time, Mr.. Fessenden protested his viii
lngness to go as far as any to prevent the in
vasion of one State by another or to extDguish all
conspracies for that purpose He did not, as The
Times asserts undertake to eyade an act for that
purpose. He met the proposition squarely by this
admission, and he went further, and suggested that
when Mr.. Douglas perfected bis measure, he
would do well to provide in it for the threatened
contingency of dissolution of the Union in case
Republican should be elected President. All that
The Times is pleased to impute to Mr. Pessenden,
touching Mr. Stewards phrase of the irrepres-
sble conflict is wholly gratuitOus. Mr.. Fes-
sender did nothing but explain and defend Mr..
Seward in manly and generous manner.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25
CONGRESS-.

SENATE, Jan. M.-Mr. Sumner introduced a bill to
secure wages to seamen in of wreck. Mr. Brown,
bill to provide for the public printing. Mr. Rice
moved that bill be framed for the organization of the
Territory of Dacotah, which was laid over. Mr..
Kings resolution relative TO paying for the public
printing was adopted. Mr.. Iverson offered joint
resolution relative to the pay of retired and decrep
officers of the Navy, which was adopted The Presi-
dent sent in the information called for relative to the
Perugia affair. Mr.. Douglass resolution was then
taken up, and Mr.. Toombs Dem, Ga. addressed the
Senate. The debate continued by Messrs. Foster
Rep, Conn.,, Mallory Dem, Fa. and Benjamin
Dem, La }, when the resolution was postponed; an
Executive session was had, and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE, Jan. PA personal matter was brought
up and discussed relative to the Douglas Democracy
of Illinois, by Messrs. McCernand Dem, ILL.,, Farms
worth Rep, NJ, and Logan Dem Ill.,, when Mr.
Corwin Rep., o.. resumed his remarks commenced
yesterday, and speaking four hours, the House adj
iomned without a vote for Speaker.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25
LEGIsLATURE.

SENATE, Jan. 27.-Mr. Ramsey brought in bill APP
propriating 81 OOO be paid in nsalments in aid
of the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad. Bills were
parsed authorizing School Trustees in Orleans to raise
money by tax and authorizing satisfaction of Judgments
to DO entered in certain cases The bill relativeto Wills
was ordered to be reported complete.
ASSEMBLY, Jan. 24.-In Committee of the Whole the
claim of Luther Wright was somewhat warmly debated
by the Speaker, Messrs. Conkling Coleman, Law,
Miller, Ellsworth and Arcolarius, and progress was
finally reported. Progress was also reported on bill
for the relief of VIM A. Hubbard, involving the
principle as the foregoing bill to release the in
erest of the State TO- certain lands in the City Of New
York to Daniel Lord was ordered to third reading.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25
XXXVIrH CONGRESS.
gpseisl Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. "a, 1860.
MIR. CORwIN's SPEECH.
FIRST SESSION.



SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1850.
! MIR. SUMNER tRep., Mass introduced bill 70 90
cure their wages 70 seamen III CAGE Of wreck. Re-
feIred.
Mr. BROWN Dem, Miss introduced bill to pro-
vide for the public printing binding thogrphing, and
ar gravipg. Referred to the Committee on Printing
Mr.. RICE Dem. Miss.l introduced resolution in
strueting the Committee on Territories to bring IN q
bill for the Organization of the Territory of Dakota.
Mr.. KINGS REP, N. " resolution to appoint
Committee Of five to investigate whether any money
paid by the public printer for the support Of newsp
pers, etc, Was taken up and adopted ,;, .o,,;o
relative to the pay of retired and deerept officers OF
the Navy. Referred to the Committee ON Naval Al
fairs. :.
message was received from the President comma
ncating information relative to the Peruga outrage.
Mr. DOUGLASS tDem', Ill., reso'u'''h "a' sAns1
Mr. TOoMBs Dera., Ga. said the Governmens had
hitherto been able to meet all the dimcmues wnNn
heset h The spirit Of common nationality han CAT
ried them through the kevoueion. ooen s.'S. AL
formation of the Government questions aroes winch
deeply moved the pablie mind bat when they were TO-
ferred TO the ballot box the agitation passed away,
and society felt secure: Now all this schan2ea Inc
feeling of loyalty, the feelngef oomwos
common interests. is fast fading away. Men no longer
regard the compact by which they are es9n OIL
hoS;es Of them sspise and trampA II andsr loot We
bave arrived now at period IN our nstefy "uon"
felt tbrouehoss this land that there Is seenoaa'
party which brings US ase 70 ss the
esnpt,y and 10 becomes American Senators 70 eamnA
in,o this and provide remedy. No threats .sea ~
senators will unrest this feelng neither WIN the ioea
Of putting il down by millions Of men nave sny enect'
Snrh threats had better be reserved til they have re-
nned from Che battle instead OF being made before
CONG into II. Prudence would sugeest they should
aye au event 80 uncertain free from at lsaat abuss
and threats The sufficient .eason for oil this ia thai
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25

Mr.. ToOmbs of Georgia made his first speech of
the session yesterday. 1t was broad comprehen
siye radical, reckless, and violent as his speeches
usually are. Mr.. TOombs is at once one of the
ablest and rashest men in Congress. His reputa-
ton and usefulness as a legislator and statesman
are greatly abridged by the circumstance that he
yields his understanding to the mpetuous dictates
Of passion. Judging from the telegraphc report
of his speech, we conclude that Mr.. Toombs went
TO the extreme boundaries Of Southern extrava-
garce and folly in his remarks. He was one of q
Southern delegation who once visited Gen. Taylor,
during the brief term of that heroic mans civil
career, and informed him that he was expected to
recede from the position he had taken in regard to
the boundary Of Texas 1t was modest proposal,
and Mr.. ToOmbs suggested, as he does now, that
the South would go to war If she could not have
her own way, which, in this instance, was not Gen.
Taylor's way. Gen. TaylOr's response was one Of
the most memorable things Of his short adminstra-
ton. The interview ended suddenly. Gen. Taylor
did not recede, and Mr.. Toombs and .his colleagues
subsidized In the most remarkable manner. We
have no doubt that the subsidence OF all this moth
Of discussion, and all this bullying about throat
cutting, and usurping the national capital in the
event that these gentlemen are disappointed by the
election OF Republican President, will be as sud
den and remarkable as that which Gen. Taylor
Treated with such coutsmptuous decision. "Do
"you not fear they viii execute their threats,
" Gensrsl9" asked friend Of President Taylor.
"NO, Sir" WAS the reply But, on the coz
+" trary, fear they will not"
Mr.. Corwin addressed the other branch for four
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25

CONFEDERATION which Is to consume the noble fabric
of the Union, unless vigorous conservatives mako
arrangements to check the irresponsible names."
The value of this indignation is somewhat impaired
by the facts that The Herald carefully reproiuces
all these "lurking combustibes," as It calls them,
under brand new incendisry headings and that IL
gives in its editorial columns an excellent synopsis
of the obnoxious intelligence, which forms ono Of
the best condemned Anti-Slayery arguments that
paper has yet issued.