Litchfield enquirer., 1860-12-20
NEVIS OF THE WEEK.

tulfIy VT mOFc. Eo yOS SSS ''S - -'~,' singing ourselves out.
 NEWS OF THE WEEK. SECRETARY GAss has left Buchanan's Cabinet and Attorney General Black, the blackest o Buchanan s sycophants, reigns in his stead. The venerable ExsSecretary, who was in JAcksoNt Cabinet, and who was brought up in the Schoo where traitors were treated as traitors, and no, as friends and advisers, could no longer hold himself responsible to the present generation and to posterity, for the part he was allotted ir this traitorous administration. It is ono of tho gloomiest signs of the times that even Iewis Cass is compelled to leave the councils of Bu chanan.
 HE CRIs1s COMMITTEE do not seem yet tc have accomplished any thing of great impor tance. The Republican members stand firm up on their principles of letting Slavery alone where it exists, and punishpg all sec essionist. who would prove traitors to their country. A milk and water resolution was passed by the Committee on Thursday last, declaring that the growing hoetility among the Southern people to the Union is greatly to be regretted" and that whether such feelings are without just cause or not, "any reasonable and constitution al remedies. and additional and more specific and effsctual guarantees of their peculiar right, and interests as recognized by the Constitution necessary to preserve the peace of the country and the psrpetuation of tho Uuion, should bs promptly and cheerfuy grantod,'
 We "ro glad to see that our reprosontativ. Mir. FERRY, not satisfied with this ambiguous and lcft-handed acquicscence in the idea that tn, North was to be blamed for the present stato o affairs, introduced the following amendment providing for the protection of the eonstitu tional rights of aH sections of the country-not leaving an inference that the present agitation did proceed from any "just cause"
 "Resoired That whatever grievances exist which affect the rights or interests of the citi zens of any part of the Confederacy, and are capable of removal by the action of Congress ought to receive full and appropriate remedies ny the speedy action of the Federal Legislature either by Resolution, by statutory enactment, by proposed amendments to the Constitution, Or by recommendation for call of the Genera Convention of the States, as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes aforesaid"
 But this amendment wEs voted down. the si1 New England members, and Messrs. Humphrey of New York, and W'ashburne of Wisconsin alone voting in its favor. The original resolu ton was then passed by the following vote:
 YEAs-Messrs. Corwin of Ohio, Stratton o N. J., Campbell of Psnn., Howard of Mich. Dunn of Ind, Kellogg of H., Windom of Minn. Curtis of Iowa, Burch of Cal, Stout of Oregon Whitey of Del, Davis of Md.,, Millson of Va. Winslow of N. C., Houston of Ala, Love o Ga, Taylor of La, Rust of Ark, Hamilton Of Texas, Phelps of Mo-. Bristow of Ky, Nelson of Tenn.-22
 YEAs.-Messrs. Morse of Me, 1'appaa of N H., Adams of Mass. Ferry of Coun., Robinson of R. l., Merrill of Vt., Humphrey of \. Y. Washbarne of Wigs.
 AnsEsr.-Messrs. Boyce of 5. C., and flaw kins of Florida.
 Nor VorIsG.-Mr. Davis of Mississippi.
 But this wouldn't do, and the Secession mem bers of the Committee immediately assembled in caucus, and passed resolutions denouncing it and joined in dispatch to their several States recommending immediate secession and declar ing that argument was passed, ande no hope remains of getting their demands from tho North"
 Their demands" appear to be from resolu ton offered by MT. Rust of Arkansas, the pas sage of law leaving open all territory South e1 the Northern line of Missouri and. extending tc the Pacific, to the introduction of Slavery, anc he protection of Slavery in the Territories.
 There the matter rested on Tuesday-and az the Republicans do not incline to take bacl track, eat dirt, and go down on thelr knees te repudiate their principles, it is probable that the Southern members of the Committee will SC cede, as Mr. Haskins of Florida, Boyce of So Ca and Mir. Davis of Mississippi, already have dons-and the Committee dissolved without { recommendation to the House.
 Is CoSoREss.-On Monday, Senator WADE o Ohio, proceeded to discuss the present state ot affairs in most able and eloquent speech. He discussed the points at issue between the North and South, and averred that as the Republicans have not committed, and do not propose to com init any aggressions, he did not think they would be bullied into retraction of their principles With regard to the question of Secession, he denied tho right of any State to secede, and that secession would be revolution and rebellion
 In the HousE en sMonday, MT. Adraln of N J. offered preamble and resolution, declaring the Constitution the supreme law of the lana and recommending in effect the repeal or tne Personal Liberty Laws-which was passed. Ar rewards, another resolution was introduced by MT. Lovejoy of H., and passed-recommendins the repeal of all nullifcation laws. Mr. Morris of Illinois, introduced a resolution plodging the members to the support of the US1oN-which was passed by vote of ll5 to A. Mir. Craw- ford of Ga., offered resolution, declaring, smong other things, that the Constitution re- cogpizes property in slaves; pending the con sideration of which the House adjourned. TIE SOUTH CAROLINA State Convention called to consider the question of seeding from the Federal Union, assembled at Columbia, on Mon- day. After electing the President of the Con- vention, (not of the Confederacy) the Conven- 1 ton adjourned to meet in Charleston on Tues day, owing to the prevalence of small pox in Go.