Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-01-01
Increasing from Washington.

two wear, 10 run. The alleged acceptance of
the Secretary of War said to consist OF
illssfrss5ss4sda, stating that much money
would be- due ON The execution OF certain ser
vice under the contract for iis' Transportation
Of army supplies, which Russell used .rum
time TO time collateral security IN borrow-
ing money. Such Memorabilia or certificates
haee heretofore ben given toy the other de-
partmeni- under like circumstances.
(iut.aId Bailey, IA hI> letter ot confession 10
secretary rlnnpsou says hat 10 officer 81 The
Governments had any completely or the slight
esl know ledge of Ihe fact of his having ab-
stracsed the bonds and tlal II WAS confined To
The persons directly implicated aud hrret"iore
named The huud>men ui Mr. Bailey suTreu
dcred him tu-dal, aud i.e j. bow jasi. A. Ia
the ba>l required tor Russell, Il having been
agreed - take ) 001OU outside of the Juri>die
ti,,n OF the GuurI, seuaIur Green and Repre-
taIIves Wuo1iSnan and Barrett. all of Mis-
>pUrI. have gone hI> srcUTlty tor the amount
Fue retms iuIus so uJ0 Is being made up 10y
clItzrIis of " AsIan- ton.
Il - not kuoNn or believed here hat any
tr,~.b- have letB orderei To The. Fur;s IA
Charleston ilafbur. nor - It "a present the la
teuriou uf the Administration to q" -. On
tie contrary. asserted tnsl the President
heiIeve> tn@- such a course would serve IL ~
Ii;.uIt- the >vuthef ~autIu,-Bt, which - par
tIcIaily 10 be avoided ~ Tie present mo
uIeui.
In relation 20 the AFFAIR - ne E"h>"' ''tN-
oufS"' tue 'n''hi'e'''eI e''''''''''" - '''',''
'he'h a' sue" P''u'S "ue'e reg 'i>''t'" A.
made, and opposition or RESTRAINT il their
delivery bv cIfIrrn- vail result Ia he injury
oi the Contractor oaiy, s"ouIi tie service sui
fer by dalay-
! Al" address OF fee"'l'h'h''a'Ieh mas nee"
/ prepared by Authority !" suHihii 70 Inc mem
/ oe's 81 '"e '"'-'eT Save 7'''e-' '"' ''''' TX
! hA' uTt>' requiring me respective otA''S y
/ enactment ur o,hersy I>t.. Ia appoint m ais
si"ners 10 n"l,iih"fe on ne t''h 81 80 I'l
e""ei'hee' iei'''N 80 ''e - ~ 49,
/ C"to" a'e~, and devise a programme 81 ae-
i TON Tor the border STATES II! case 81 sue" an
ehefS th'E' II ! 'i''''E''' Nv e,e '''' ~ :,
/ "il me ih''""rFs Viii .'Sh H. o"' ''e'e sun
/ "lh De- enough ""'" e''0i "o'e 49," ~ ~
"uoe h'N"'ao'e e7i''"Ss 't''" '"e''
! ave o'a,e-'
! Ne '',7''"c' ca n"hus are uiHirtu - l'i-
/ lows ~. D >Si'.9oJ y y o January
and July. S2'o'QOJ; y. =. o., = ri aud Oe-
'"oer S'4''o' ''''''' - ,9i4'ado'
/ l"'s "n5ion 'rre'pon.."uee OF the y Tim"sl
WA-HISGroS. Dec 26-Int Senate Com
| mI;tee a.. T.nrfeeu Mr. Grimes of Iowa
/ s-Ecd It Or Tuou,.,,'s provision recognizing,
J ~. rr,,,,t Of pu,f,-rtv Ia t,rii. VA, The ultin-
s,,,,, 1f rh. S,,ih , II So. tiev should aa-,
/ ,n .,,r,.,,-pt to that effect and the Repubti-
/ ,.,n. yo,,id = II one reuutliaiinr A. Mr.
/ T,n,n,,S refused 10 answer. and would no.
xt,tt. what M. ultiuatuul would be
| Mr. Seward offered a resolution covering
pretty nearly the same grounds - his prevI-
Gus plopnsitinn IN the Republican caucus.
Th ~. ttm',.art,nanI 81 Mr. Floyd. secretary
OF Wor, j, freely alked OF Tonight IN tie
ho, eli, and political circles. on account of the
| recent fraud developments.
In the committee OF 50 Mr.. Adams o.
Mass. offered the proposition respecting New
Mexico, and wall report the same 10 The com
mittee himself coming IRON 'h' mos iA"-
ic'l man Oh me NORM 'i'S - ''>e'' : 1
o'S ~. 90 Lsdii.,,.,frl .st.1 = ,bax warn n
ol,,,co.t. -, ,I,I,h s tho Ranuhlican Platform
viz mot r,ve uo everything demanded re-
-p.ctinn the Territories. especially :s the sys
! TEN OF slavery IN New Mexico Was The worst
of any on the continent
Me4sr9. Kellogg OF Ill. Iappan OF y. II
and Wasl.bufne OF "ls,, voted against H.
The District J hd|e OF New AeN'c" "PPe''f-
ca oeinFe Ahe o"lH','''ee I"s' eNtn.AS' ""''
a'ale" '''A1 me i''p1' w" - .' ~, ,
az. ~ ',,.f,. , - -
-. -. 51 .l,,,.s VII, ~ <..rv,u ni
,r,,,, ma t..,.,.r.,l ,,tfic..r.
Ti. question WA, ,,I.,,d in caucus if New
Mexico should be ADMITTED. with only , 80
whl'e citlzeus, what excuse could be given for
keeping Kansas With liOOO0E
Considerable ireiinE exists l"-Hi&ht among
the i'ep"nican~' ana t"e 'c'i"" o. lAe liITe
VINO N''e' '7'"s' -A'-"''' r. ~" .
10 % DC s''',el,,''! 0''''''
mA,ulxGroS. Dec. 27.-The House Select
Comuittee on the Crisis, 10 day rejected
Mr.. Rust's Proposition. which has been
long under comSldrrIi on, by woe OF u
against 10. All III Republicans, d Nj
Davis Of Maryland. vuted / the NEGATIVE.
his proposluUn was for the extension oi
tie Mss uH Compromise aac u t's F~cl,
tic. Slav. ry so1th -oi II 70 be protected
while IN trrrltor al conditions but States
rmed on either ; de TO b admitted 10 ne
Union wlth "f without slavery Is the lr"-
pie may determine Mr.. BHst"w "irfrd
d P.opns iion. ne proposition o. VI
Nelson Is next in order
The dispatch ffo "a Charleston r+iauve |"
NaJ'' .deFNoH movements. e''eu ~
tense a"d nv II 'A'''e''l IL Ia " e'o'7
aud ~ ""gh""' Tue 81 J.
90. hye al Cait DAWSON 81 H"u'"
Carol ia, and MAJOR " ayHe - te"fs'd
have resigned their "Ihres III the ''tmy :
ne latte VIII accept ne post u AZ QUAINT
1entrai 81 ms '>''te'
hr pos Once ut ID l'''t"' c"''''"sS q
receive me resign u''S Oh poSI,hd>'erS 10
South Carolina. VII" give - their reasons
that they ar ouI "t the nIon.
VI Thomas Of Inn ssee has ben aP
pointed OIL the House commit - t. 'nves-
g.. g. ,uupf-t % with he a IT c