Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-12-06
DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
We End the following dispatches in the
Mercary and Courier:
WASHINGTON, December 1.-The Presi-
dents Message is quite long, filling eleven
columns of the Constitution newspaper. 1t
is positively certain the President recon-
mends a Convention of the States to recon-
!. struct the Constitution. 1t is also certain
that he announces bis purpose to enforce
the Federal laws, while deprecating seces-
sion.
MI. Wagner, Chief Clerk Of the Census
Bureau, resigned yerterday. He will i'm
mediately return to South Carolina, to
share the fortunes of the State.
The Abolitionists held acaucus tonight,
and had a division on a proposition which
Briggs, of New York, will introduce into
the House of Representatives, and which
ia, in effect, a restoration of the Missouri
compromise, and modification of the Fugi-
tive Slave law. The majority present favor
ed it, but the party as a whole, is against
it. The Americans are also favorable to
this compromise, but the Southern delega.
tons Indignantly spurn it. The proposition
is understood to emanate from the Seward
wing of the Abolitionists.
The Abolitionists intend to thrust for.
ward VIM. Fl. Seward as their Great Paci-
fcator. He is preparing to make a set
speech very soon after the session opens
Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, in-
tends introducing a proposition to appoint
. committee of the House, consisting of one
member from each State-thirty-tbree in
ALTO which all questions relating to slave
ry shall be referred. Mr.. Nelson, also
from Tennessee, will propose a compromise
similar to that of Briggs, but not immedi-
stely.
Gov. Brown, of Mississippi, is here, and
says we need have no fears in relation to
the cause of that State-that her secession
is certain. Hon. VIM. Phillips, commits
stoned by the Government to try the sla-
vers at Key West, returned to-day. The
trial had been postponed. He reports Flori-
da unanimous for secession.
Acaucus of the Douglas party has de-
cided to take the Union side against the
States Rights men. Douglas made a Uni.
3on speech last night.
Mr.. Breckenridge is not for immediate
secession. He favors the co. cooperation of
1.-The Southern States and a general confer.
ence upon the question of dissolving the
Union, to be followed by a demand of
Southen rights, with the alternative of i'm
mediate dissolution presented.
The us. revenue last month, was $780,.
900 less than during November last year.
The corporation of Washington City sus-
pended payment Saturday.
Mr.. Breckenridge, with Senator Green,
of Missouri, and several members of the
Kentucky delegation, has arrived, and is
stopping at the National. He will be sere-
naded tomorrow night, when he is expect
ed to make a speech defining his position.
He will take the GROUND that the North
must make concessions to the South, and
give satisfactory guarantees that the Con.
stitution will be carried out in good faith.
There is much conversation here at the
hotels on political topics. All parties a
gree that South Carolina will secede.
Col. Keitt and Messrs. Ashmore, Bon
ham, Miles and Mcqueen, of the South
Carolina delegation, have arrived. Gov.
Brown, of Mississippi, has also arrived. He
is for secession, and declares that Missisip-
pi will certainly secede.
a caucus of the Southern Congressman
has been arranged for tonight. Important
matters will be discussed. The meeting is
to be strictly private, and none but Southern
men will be permitted to participate
The President sent his message to the
printer on Thursday but that portion re
ferring to the secession question was sub.
sequently withdrawn, and, tits understood,
= is still under consideration privately 10 the
Cabinet. 1t is thought that the President
may yet be induced to withdraw the anti
secession argument, at the earnest s~olicita-
ton of warm Southern personal friends -
He will not, under any circumstances,
change its purport, though he may consent
to modify some of the expressions.
There are rumors in official circles that
the annual message will not now be laid
before Congress till a movement for COM
promise is made. There is a good deal Of
speculation as to the mode and parties who
shall ~naugurate this new movement
A letter from Gov. Letcher to a gentle
man of this city declares for a Convention
of all the States.
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