, 1860-04-02
From TaA1xtQ.son.


WAs.1sc1os. March 81.
The President spcci:l message spronounccd
the most extraordinary document ever laid be-
fore II Legislative body by IN Executive officer,
and is the assertion Of kingly 2rere gative,
and must arousr the Indignation Of tl,e country.
great propriety, rs strong presunptirc evidence
Of the presilcn,'s = compsicity IL the gross cor
ruption with which it las been charged that lie
was connected.
The Harper's Ferry Investigating Committee
had another meeting yesterday. TLeSersra,,t-
al.Arms, who has been in search Of John
brown, Jr-, has returned, and informed the
committee that be is in Ol,o, Tut refused to he
taken. lie detics tic committee, mud Congress,
and sAys lis friends will not permit lin to care
the State. The Sergeant ALARMS havinE no
power to act, md being nfraid Of getting inio
difficulty, did not press the matter, but reported
the fncts as above to the committee, who 1,nvc
again Friday, wien the luatter will probably be
reported 10 the Senate.
Certain parties here are making movement
to hare the Democratic Convention transferred
from Charleston to New Orleans. It is argued
TINT the Western members would be greatly ac-
10 down tue Mississippi on steamers and flat
buats, and live on bourd much cheaper tllnn in
Charleston. Some adrucate tie change because
there is chance tint yellow fe yer will do muctt
good to the country By sweeping or Tie pcli.
ticians.
Covodc's Investigating Committee nc: ycstcr-
day. and examined Collector Schcll in reference
to efforts made hy him and others in New York
to mise money i'll the campaign Of SO. .crcral'y
known a. the New York 1loie Committee. The
Committee desired 10 know what amount nf
money bad been raised by said committee, and
what portion had been scnt to Pennsylvania.
lie replied that between twenty and thirty
thousand dollars had been forwarded thither,
and most of it was put into the hands Of The
State Central Committee. They desired to know
whether Forney received any Of this money.
Tiny wished 10 know the names Of subscribers
to The fund. and called upon lin' to furnish the
names, whcl. lie was not prepared to do. They
requested him to furnish list, which he was
under thu impression was among his papers.
Ther aIso asked him whether Senator Slnlell,
Buttcr~orth, Robert j. Walker, George San
dcrs and Hart uni contributed. Ills Impression
was tha. the three former had. Int did not rccol
lect it regard 10 Sanders and Hart The on1-
miltee then branched off on uustiu'S election,
aud desired to know whether he tschcll} had
contributed money 10 assist hcmble's election
in Haskin's district. His impression was ,hat
hc had given to some person who had called
upon him $50 or $100 towards the expenses Of
some meeting in that district.
They alsu desired to know whether he was in
an organizatinu, the abect Of which was TO raise
money TO defeat HaskiiI, Or whether money was
raised in tlc custom huusc for flat ruipo$r.
lie replied, not to Ills knowledge. They desired
further TO know whether Lc had any converse
tion with the President in regard to raising
money for tile campaign Of Sc. lie replied thut
he had not.
The subject Of receiving the Japanese Coas-
missiuners is under consideration by the Gov
ernmcnt. The Administration il rather embar-
rasscd on account OF The great number t7V) Of
them. 1t appears there are tw o p1inces, caci Of
Har ft,br fo,,
What tho duties Of the latter are is somewhat
mysterious. The government is considering the
propricsy Of reutin. large house. where n1s,plc
Accommodation will be provided for al Of them.