Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-12-28
FROM WASHINGTON.

Of the President and Cabinet to reinforce
the forts in Charleston S. C. harbor Gen
Scott recommended a reinforcement some
weeks or months ago, and now deems it
necessary. The President refuses on the
ground that it will provoke a collision. Then
achievements will not be sent. and when
South Carolina chooses to bring about "col-
lission," the probability is that she will blot
out the little garrison Of sixty-fve men and
take the three forts 1t looks like pre-
mcditated surrender by the President to the
secessionist. of South Carolina, Attorney
General Black is now Secretary of State.
Secession on the Sabbath
On the first Sabbath after the opening Of
Congress, the Chaplain Of the House preach
ed a sermon on the kingdom Of Christ, in the
course Of which he indicated anti-secession
sentiments, and declared that there will be
no secession in the kingdom of Christ -
This sentiment was resented by the "seces
SION of two Southern members from the
hall On the next Sabbath the Chaplain
preached on the kingdom Of Satan-perhaps
with suspicion that secossionists would
hardly raise a question about secession in
that quarter. lie was right nobody seeded.
The tmoH.
On Monday the House showed a commend
able zeal for the Union. and voted nearly
unanimously for no less than three Union res
olutions The irst condemned all unconsu-
tutonaI State legislation, including personal
liberty bills This seemed TO be an nsinu-
alton that personal liberty bills are unconsti-
tuional, and on that ground fourteen Rcpub-
licans voted in the negative. The fact, how
ever, is that the resolution condemned only
such personal liberty bills as "conaict with
or are 'in violation of the Constitution. -
For that reason the great body of the Repub-
licans voted ave NJ Ioveiov then intro
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won't over to the next day. when, in couso-
quence of the embarrassment arising from di-
vidins the question: the House laid the reso-
luton on the table lie killed it
The CHioa lH me Senate.
Senator Wade opened the ball on Monday
in a straightforward. strong and frank speech
on the Republican side OF the question. OF
course it will be published in the Paioin'an
and therefore simply add that the Senate
was crowded, and the speech made strong
impression Every body felt that anything