The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-12-19
Correspondence Of the Hack e!
From WaSlliMgtON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-To-day Commo.
dore Shubrick, who conducted the recent
Naval engagement against Paraguay, and
Capt Ingraham, of kozsta rescue celebrity
both sent in their designations to the Navy
Depai tment, to take effect on the secession
of South Carolina from the Union. Both
these officers have been highly esteemed in
the military service of the country, and their
resignation was quite unexpected.
Secretary Cobb has finally resigned his
post after bringing bankruptcy upon the
Treasury by his mismaDagement, and leaves
with the odor attaching to him which Par.
son Brownlow protests the man in the moon
notices in passing over this Ubiquitous city.
Yesterday and to-day both Houses have
been occupied in discussions relative to the
crisis committees, and accomplishing very
little work of Importance The Senate has
set apart Tuesday of next week for the spe-
cial consideration of the bill for the admis
sion of Kansas. ..
The House refused to excuse Hawkins OF
Fla, from serving on the special committee,
and also Mr.. Boyce of S. G., and Morrill, OF
Vermont. Some Of the Southern members
voted against excusing members, in order to
smooth over their real intentions OF, if posi-
BILE, bringing out some concessions on the
part of the North. There is an under cur
rent of feeling, which the South has tried to
conceal, intimating desire to draw the Re-
publican party through its representatives
int, retractions from the position it now oc
cupies before the country, and hence the pro-
tracted debate in both Senate and House, and
which in the former to-day was the source
running fight in which that faction came
off considerably worsted, from the hands
not only of the Republicans but the Opposi-
ton. The hope of succeeding in this has
been looked forward to as preventative OF
difficulties likely to ensue in the secession
movement. The conservative members of
the Republican side of the House, under
standing this, have kept remarkably quiet,
so much so as 10 exasperate the secessionists,
who to-day discovered tie whole idea by
getting badly out of humor, and accusing the
North Of a questionable bravery in meeting
the issue So from this time on, they will
probably find that they have stirred up a
power which will be very far from retraction.
And although most of the Republican mem
bers have advocated course of letting the
quarrel severely alone heretofore, and tele-
graphic dispatches say that they still adhel G
to that determination, it will doubtless trans
pire differently before the session advances
much father.
Mr.. Curtis, Of Iowa, as Chairman of the
Pacific Railroad Committee, will bring up
his bill next Tuesday AS it is now, it con.
templates the building of two roads-one
from Texas, via Ell Paso to San Francisco
and the other for the construction of the
Central route, already well known. 1t is
uncertain what will be the fate of this i'm.
portant measure in the face of the excit
ing issues now dividing the country. Col
Rabe, of San Francisco, is here, sent out by
those interested in the success of the enter.
prise in California, aud will stay during the
session of Congress to look after its inter.
estS.
Keitt, of South Carolina, leaves Washing.
ton. tomorrow, for his State, and says he
will not return. Lamar, of Mss, will prob
ably retire from the House soon. There is
much feeling here, and the suspense becomes
more intensified as the time for the appoint
ed secession If South Carolina draws near
Iowa.