Nebraska advertiser., 1861-01-31

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So as to give six sections Of land per mile
instead Of one. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilkinson moved to amend BY
making the amount paid the Central
route fifty million instead Of sixty, and
that to the southern ioute % instead Of 80
millions. Disagreed 10.
Nh. Wilkinson moved another amend
menl, the effect Of which IS 10 provide
for the northern route. He said he did
not see the propriety Of voting 50 mil
lion to a State Just in the act Of secession
and not granting a cent to States true
and loyal to the Constitution. He char
acterized the bill from the House as a
bill of a~bominat;on. The amendment was
agreed to, yeas %, nays IS.
Mr.. Wilson moved al amendment so
as to give so millions to the central
route IS to the northern route, and that
the southern route, instead of going to
San Francisco, 60 by the nearest route
to the Pacific ocean.
Mr.. Gwin asked the Senator to with
draw it, for the purpose Of moving 10
strike out all except the central route.
Jan. 80.
a delegation Of 33, representing 3d.
600 working-men of Philadelphia, this
morning waited on Senators Crittenden
and Cameron at their respective residen-
ces. They were received by Senator BIZ
gler in a brief and appropriate address.
Mr.. Nicholson responded for the delega-
ton e%loquently and periodically. He
stated the object Of their visit to be to ties.
tify to the appreciation Of the Union by
themselves. They presented their desire
for a settlement of our national difficult
ties on a satisfactory basis, and that the
proposition of the Senator from Kentucky
whose character they revered, and whose
patriotism they admired, was heartily
endorsed by them, and that they wished
its adoption urged and secured. The
Senators cheerfully and hopefully res
ponded.
R1cHmoND, Va, Jan. 90.
Recent proceedings at TT. Monroe
have emblttered public feeling.
The following was adopted at a large
meeting last night:
Whereas, the Legislature has formally
declared that any act of coercion against
a southern State will be regarded as an
act of war, and resist it with all the
means in our power, therefore
Resolved, That the attention of the
Legislature be hereby called to the fact
of an overt act Of coercion now actually
being perpetrated at Fit. Monroe.
ST.. Louis, Jan. 30.
In the House Of Representatives of
Missouri; resolutions reported by the
Committee on Federal Relations, taking
strong ground against coercion, and in
response to the tender of men and means
by the New York and Ohio Legislatures
were rdopted.
Delegates were appointed TO The Con-
vention to meet in Washington in Feb
ruary.
CHARLESTON, Jan. %.
The Mercury and other papers say that
large wal steamer was seen Of the har
Dor, on Saturday, and that she made sig
nails, and stood of to the Southwest. 1t
is supposed that she is still cruising in that
vicinity. On Saturday night a negro
informed his master that a singular and
very suspicious looking craft was seen on
yesterday, with about 90 men on board.
The men wore no uniform. They APP
peared to be without arms. 1t is thought
from these appearances, that an attempt
is about to be made TO Pounce down on
the plantations.
M~oHTGOMERY, Jan. %.
The Convention in secret session, last
adopted resolutions instructing the
deputies to the Southern Convention to
on such measures as will forever
prevent the re-opening of the African
slaye-trade. The Convention to-day
passed a parliamentary ordinance auth
the Governor to carry into effect
a previous ordinance for the protection Of
the defencas in the Gulf. The Conven-
vention also passed an ordinance, adopt.
ting for the State of Alabama, the laws
Of the United States relative to patents,
securing the rights of invention to the
of all the slaveholding States.
M1LLEDGEvILLE, GA, Jan %.
The Convention refused to reconsider
the secession ordinance. Resolutions
introduced giving the Governor power
under certain circumstances to grant let
Lers of marqe and reprisal. An address
to the citizens of the South and of the
world, was drawn up giving the cause
Of the secession Of Georgia. An ordi-
nance was passed, declaring it to be the
fixed policy Of the State to guarantee the
security of all the States.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan "a.
The Legislature Of Texas to-day pas
sed resolutions repudiating the idea of
using forcible means to coerce a seceed-
ing State. Asserting that any attempt
DE- the kind would be resisted TO the last
extremely. MOI one fifth of the mem
5ers opposed immediate action. The
question of secession will be referred 70
he people.
BosroN, Jan. 80.
A resolution from the General Assem-
bly, of Tennessee proposing amendments
IF the Constitution. and from the Legis-
AZURE Of Pennsylvania in favor Of the
ard Constitution asi is, were also
received. The bill authorizing the treas
Irer Of the State to redeem the notes of
he United States were passed.
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