Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1860-01-02
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WAsHISsTeS, sAiur 'ay, December %.
The Senate Select CoBmittes OF Thirteen bad
before them 70 day Mr.. D0uglss Proposition a.
presented to that cody on the 24.h Of December.
Also one BY Me. BigleF viz: TIE establishment
By the Constitution of the line 80 deg 30 mia
Eight Territorial Governments 90 be established
north AID four scuh Ct that line, the geograPhi-
cal area being greater ia the lormer than 10 the
lstser- Wheu each Territory has a populahoa
sufficient for one Representative In Congress il is
to be admitted AZ a 5 ate By the proclamation OF
she President, thus renewing she question from
Cong sss. slavery 30 be inEsFdeted north and
tolerated south. The proposition OF Me- Rice,
tie establishing OF q similar line; to admit al the
territory north of this line a. ere State to be
called Washington, and al territory south o. this
line as one State to be called Jefferson, ard ad-
mItted With slavery. All these we're rejected
The Commi.tee finding they can nOs agree on
sny recommendation, will report to the Senate
at an early day.
The House Committee considered the propcsi
ion OF Mr.. Adams, of Massachusetts,, on amend
ment Of The Constitution. preventing Congress
from passing lAS interfering with slavery II
the States Where Is exists. Is was agreed 10 BY
nearly an unanimous vote. though several dis
seltsd. considering that the Constitution already
gives that security
TIE statement relative to the demand Of the
Commissioners frum South Carolina, on the Cab
met, vas Obsaiued from a source believed 10 be
reliable, but there is no means Of verifying its
absolute credsbility.
.Fbe Cabinet continued in session nearly six
hours and il is certain that il adjourned til to-
m0rrog without coming 70 conclusion on the
sf.irs of South Carolina before them.
The act Of Major Anderson is geaerally con-
mcpdsd ior among other reasons that While Fort
MoulIEie cemparatiyely weak AID migbs not
prevail sgainss the assault of a mob, the impreg-
nabls defense Of Fort Sumpter placed il beyond
such contingency ss iscould be reduced only By
sregulsr and prosracted seige, thus avoiding i'm
-nedi1le collision.
Anothsr statement ehich seems to be truthful,
a thas the SeuiA- Carolina Commissioners, IN
xiex = the alleged sspuI2tio<ren the part OF the
President that The gsI<Ss0n Of Chsrlesion barber
should not be au..ksated nor the military status
Of the fOrts Gagged requested the President TO
infoFm sem uhsther Major AndeFsOn's move
mers<eas in consequence of any order issued By
IA Ct from the " At Department. The Presi-
dent responded negatively, and added that Nj
Anderson acted Gu bis own responsibility. The
Commissioners then requested the President 70
remand Asj Anderson 10 Fort MOultrie, tut on
this point there vas 10 conclusion when The Cab
met adjourned
About seventy-fEe border State Congrsssmen
met in caucus to right senator Crittelsen pre-
sided, and Colfax and Bnret we're the SecretA-
ries- The following propositions were offsrsd:
Ry Mr. Btrret-Eleven amendments 70 tie
G. Ititution on the slavery question.
81 Mr.. Prycr-Taat any attempt to pr serve
the UnioD betN cen the States OF the Coniederacy
BY force would be tqually unconstitutional i'm
p0itic, ard destrustive OF Republican liberty.
b. DIR. Fallandigham-The CritteEdsn resolu-
don
By Mr.. Colfsx--That the laws Of the Usion
should be enforced and The Union OF the States
maintained, snc thsE Il is the duty Of the Exgcu
tive 70 protect the property of the United States
with all the power placed in his hands BY the
Constitution
By Mr.. Morris, Of Ilinois-That in maturing
any piaa tor the adjustments of the exciting d iii
cultiSs We will keep steadily in view the preser
ton OF the Uaion under the Constitution as a
paramount consideration.
After desultory debate, in which Cox, OF
Ohio, Pryor and Smith. OF Virginia, Clemens,
Sherman, Stanton, Collar, NOEL, Hickman,
Montgomery, McClernand, and Davis of Mary
land participated, the pending propositions were,
on motion of tie lstter gentlemen, referred 10 a
COMMITTEES Of one from each o. the fourteen /
States represented, TO report at a future meeting
to be called By them if thus agreed.
Mr.. Holt, Postmaster General, has sent orders /
to the sub treasury At Chelsstoa to remit all the
balance 1886 000) on the Post0ffce account IN
possession INN edistely, 20 the credit OF the De-
psrsment. II this order is not complied With al
once, he will demand Of the FEDERAL Govern /
me0f to enforce his orders He is also deer
mined, s. besors suggested, to suppress mail mat
ter 10 ard from South Carolina, if the mails are
iztsrfered with IN that State.
The CAbinetbroke Up 20 night, after I've bouTs'
session, Without coming to any conclusion rela-
tive to the disposition of troops at Charleston
The impression prevails that 3 conflict was in
evi,sb,e. Secretary Toucey and Mr. Holt urged
defense; the others, further evacuation, Il
necessary.
A disoetch received to night BY member Of
the Cabinet says that troops are pouring into
Charleston from ell directions
The opinion was expressed by prominent
member OF the Cabinet tonight that Wsr is be-
gun
Georgia troops, as last accounts, we're called on
to Join the South Carolina forces
a dispatch from Charleston says the proposed
State loan is already psrceled Gus amongst the
veaIthiest Een Of the State-mainly in C1arles-
tor; and that each 10 expected TO furnish his share
under the penalty Of being considered disaf-
feefad