Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-18
PROM WASHINGTON
fRY Telegraph

sirnntion OF one ofthc CnbInct-Big-
Ier's Bill.
New YonK, Jan. 1.-THE Washington
correspondence of the Tribune says:
| Mr.. Slidell advised the President, recent
i1v tn invite several eastern Republican
Senators to a private conference upon the
Mexican treaty, with view to presenting
Considerations which might influence them.
1t is now admitted that if the treaty fails
Juarez must fall.
The Senate yesterday had an executive
I session OH Mr.. Faulkner's nomination.
When called up Mr. Wilson produced the
! extract from Mr.. Faulkncr's speech III
which he recommended resistance to the
Inauguration of Republican Fresiuen..
! Mr. Wilson urged that the nomination
/ should lie over until inquiry could be made
| into these sentiments, saying that he couIu
never vote for any man who entertained
Mr.. Doolittle regarded Mr.. Faulkner's
sentiments as reasonable and would nave
| the Senate treat them with their condem-
Mr.. Mason said they reflected the opin-
! ion of the Virginians and also, he believed
I of the whole South.
| Mr.. Wigf;.ll made his debut in q fierce
speech, promising that Texas would unto
with the South in EXTREMIST measures lie
/ justified Mr.. Faulkncr's declarations IN
! every sense.
Messrs. Clay and Toombs followed in
the same temper. Finally, the division
stood 80 for confirmation and II against.
Three Republicans were absent impaired.
No Developments have yet been made
before the Senate Harper'S Ferry Com
mittee. with which the public are not al
ready familiar through the trials.
The Times correspondence says there Is
rumor that Cabinet officer will proba-
bly resign tomorrow. The alleged real
sons arc i'll health and pressure OF private
business; but the real reason is n difference
with the President as TO the proscriPtlve
policy to be pursued by the Admintstra-
ton toward Mr.. Douglas. The cX-mem-
Der has not for some weeks been on good
terms with Mr.. Buchanan.
The President to-day received letter
from Mr.. Hughes, of Ind, accepting his
appointment as Judge of the Court OF
CLAIMS. when his nomination was lmmc-
diately sent in and referred.
The protest of the Miramon Govern
ment is considered offensive in terms by
our Government, and it will probably be
returned Ii is said TO have been written
bv the French Minister in Mexico. 1t Is
not true that Mirnmon has agents here
operating against the success ot the treaty
now pending.
respondent saws the executive session OF
the Senate to-day, was, probably, the most
violent that ever di5graced that body.
Mr.. Clingman made severe speech
against the election of Mr.. Seward.
Mr.. Doolittlc replied to Mr.. Clingman,
and charged upon the South with severity,
when Mr.. Toombs gave the lie 10 Mr..
DoolittIc, and the latter flung it buck
| CONSERVATION followed. and then hur-
ried adjournment. Old Senator'S say there
has nor been so stormy an executive SeS-
sion since the rejection of Mr.. Van Buren
and the attempted rejection OF Edward
Everett The difficulty grew out OF the
1 charge brought by VIZ. Wilson that Mr..
! Faulkner, the nominee to the French Mis-
sion. was q disuniOnist.
/ Information was received here to-day,
/ that :. 500 men are now i'll New Orleans,
ready TO embark for Vera Cruz. They 90
out as immigrants, and will be received
! into citizenship by the Juarez Govern
ment, when they will be mustered into
/ service under American officers, such as
/ Generals Ring and Wheat, and will sus-
! tain the Liberal Government until the
/ Senate rutifiCs the McLane treaty. The
| leaders of this expedition expect as II re-
ward for their services, the renewal OF the
! grant for a railroad from AranZas Bay to
! Mazatlan, the original charter for which
was granted under Santa Anna. The i'm
/ MIGRANTS arc to remain as labOrCrS in con-
! structing this railroad, keeping up, mean
| while, their military organization for sell
protection.
The Senate Harpers Ferry Investigating
! Committee commenced to-day the examine
| alton of Mr. Army, member of the Kan
/ sas National Committee. He informed the
| Committee that he was acquainted with
matters appGrtaiuing to Browns business
! in Kansas. which may throw some light
upon his subsequent movements at Har-
pers Ferry, but that, before testifying, he
| would be obliged to return to Kansas to
procure certain books aud papers, so that
he could give more fail and accurate
statement of money placed in his hands
bv individuals and committees: aud how
it was appropriated. thereby showing, de-
finitely, how much was paid to Brown, by
whose order, and for what purpose.
The following is q synopsis of Mr. Big
Ier's bill:-The first section provides that
whenever any State or Territory is iuva-
ded or in imminent danger OF Invasion,
| from external or internal foe, it shall be
| lawful for the President to call out the mi
. litia Of the State or States nearest the
| point VI uUuSCIi hlso ~ S'Hp''! W. ''NNN
and naval forces of the United States
Section second provides that any person
actually engaged or participating in car
/ rving on hostile expedition from one
State or Territory against another, shall
be adjudged guilty of treason, and suffer
death. Section third provides that any
person having knowledge of such treason,
and who shall neglect or refuse to disclose
the same at the earliest moment, shall be
adjudged guilty of misprisou of treason,
and shall be fined not exceeding $1,000
and imprisoned not over years. Section
fourth gives power to the President to
seize and dctain, any vessels fitted out by
one State against another for hostile pur-