Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17
NEWS SGUTBS.

MN, bBNAND uhs hGCtlNth INV pOo' " NV
retary of State under Mn. LiSooLS's Ad.
ministration. 1t says that tho department
was rendered to Nm. SEWARD early in De-
cember last, and after consultation with
friends on whose affection and judgmen'
he is accusomed to rely, he accepted the
position -. On the 9th inst Mississippi |
passed the Ordinance for immediate aud |
unconditional Secession by vote of lo0
10 "a. Those who voted in the negative
did not object to secession, but the terms
proposed in the the ordinance-thcy were
for cooperation. Hon. LYMAN TruM-
BULL has been reelected to the U. S. SEN
ate by tho legislature Of Illinois. The
vote stood. TRuNBu1i., 54; S. s. MARSH
ALL, 46. There is some prospect that
Boston may yet become conservative
city. At meeting ofthe Common Coun-
Gil, a short time ago, resolutions were
unanimously adopted, expressing nation
al sentiments, and requesting their Rep
resentatives in the Legislature to use their
influence for the repeal Of the Personal
Liberty bill. Tho Republican State
Treasurer Of the state of Michigan has de-
camped, leaving the State minus Sl3o,-
600. Tie was irst-rate freedom shrilier
and an advocate Of the 'irlepressiOle' doe
trine Of the higher law fanatics. 80. Hon.
JACOB THoMPsoN, Secretary of the Interi-
or. has resigned because the President
iustfcs the conduct OF Major ANDERsoN.
MosEs KELLY, Chief Clerk in the Depart
,nent, is now acting Secretary. The
New Haven (Conn. Register says not one
Of the Republican or Abolition papers
Of the State has the courage if they have
the inclination, to face the Abolition ele-
ment of the party and take a stand for the
repeal Of the Personal Liberty Bills. ....
A bill has passed the lower House Of the
Ohio Legislature to lease or sell tho Pub
lie Works. If this had been dono year
ago, as the Democrats desired, it would
have saved the State 800, ,000.. The
Vice President abandons all hopc Of peace
unless the CRTrENDEN propositions are
adopted, ... In some quarter n Southern
Provisional Government is talked Of and
Senat'r HUNTER is mentioned as President
JEFFERSON DAVIS as Commanderin. Chiel
Of the army, and Senator MASON as Sec
rotary of Foreign Affairs. ....Tho South
Carolina Commissioner to Alabama, Just
chosen by the Convention, is Col. AND
REV Z. CMuouN, son of the late JoHN G
CALHOUN, and one Of the ablest men in
South Cnrolna.. One of the strongest
objections that the Republican leaders and
Members of Congress make to agreeing
to any concession or compromise is that
it will break up the party. What viii
the country think Of the patriotism of mel
who would sooner break up the Uniol
than disbandon their party? And again
we might ask-What sort Of a party tha
is, and how worthy tho name of Repab
Acaa, which ccnnot be kept together with
out causing dissolution of the Republic
-. Rev. Mr.. MAY, SUSAN b. ANTuoNY
and other Abolitionists, attempted to hol,
meeting at Rochester, N. Y on Frida,
evening twas broken up by the citizen
and resolutions in favor Of the Unio
were passed. aud cheers given for Genera
Soorr and Major ANDEnsoN. A fla
bearing the inscription, "No compromis
with Slavery was not allowed TO be sus
pended across Buffalo street. The author
tiles prevented general not. "A Tn
ion meeting was held by the Republican
few evenings ago, at Cleveland. A. G
RIDDLE, tho Republican Congressman el
ect, male an eloquent speech in favor O
Union. coercion Ec. a little over n yea
ago this same RIDDLE was President of
JouN BRowN meeting in the samo Hall
llc then made n long speech which con
clnded in tho following language; "Bu
this event has also developed and exhib
tied tho noblcncss and greatness of Brow
and his associates. Tie Hreliea aRogi,.
alton falls 10 show as tile bliness of III
lessen oiich has been taaght on tie scogola
as he Pea'|y gates opened and as pure
soul entered as has passed into tie AereaJ
IN he eiaSt thousand gears" He's crcu
Union man..,.. EX Governor Monpr1I
has been elected to the L. S. Senate b
the Legislature Of Maine. to Gil tho plac
OF Mn. liAMLM resigned. uon. Jprr
DAVIS, of Mississippi, made farowe
speech in the Senate on Thursdap Ia,
which was both eloquent and bitter..
MR, SEWARD made his promised speec
In the Senate on Saturday. 1t was MOI
conservative and patriotic than anythin
else that has eminatcd from the sam
source, but it amounts to little in the wa
Of concession--too little To be OF apy So
vice in saving the country. Gener.