, 1861-02-19
From WRShturton.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial
WAsHlSG1oS, Feb. 16th. 1861

WAsHlSG1oS, Feb. 18Th. 1861.
The Republican caucus, last night, had uu-
der consideration the policy to be pursued TO-
wards the seeded States. 1t was agreed with
Bill, providing for collecting revenue by
armed vessels, stationed outside every harbur
where custom, house is located It WAS re-
solved to support bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to receive volunteers in aid Of the cxecu-
ton Of theslaws. These two measures in aG-
dition to Holt and Co1faxs bill, providing for
the d!scontinnaucc Of mails wherever they are
violated, or the accountability Of postulasters
repudiatcd, (tle Last has already passed,) 1t is
thought will enable the Executive to test the
question whether We have I government or
not. They will paas the House by large
mIjority, rs. nearly al the Republicans and
such Democrats Us John Cochrane, will vote
for them, besides number of Southern Ameri-
cans. Their fate in the Senate is doubtful.
The Senate now consists of tweuty.six Repub
lfcans and twenty-eight Opposition, counting
the Texan aenators, who have not yet with
drawn. It will require two oprositiun votes
to carry them, which must come from Pugh,
Douglas and Crittenden. Should two Of these
vote, 1t still remains doubtful, whether the
present Executive has the courage to approve
any measure looking toward the preservation
Of the rights or authority OF the Government
Nothing Of public interest was done in either
House to-day,
Lincoin's tariff speech at Pittsburgh tiekles
the Pennsylvania Republicans, whom the III
dianapoGs speech rendered neryous. These
wnyside remarks are doing the new President
no service here. He Is too nnsophisticated
politicians. Tie people like him better, but
no man who wears his heart upon his coat
sleeve Gun pass as Statesman in Washington.
Judge Kellogg Of Illinois made violent as-
sault upon Joseph Medill, one Of the cditors
Of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, last night, lntIe Ma
4nfn Eo1t, Il -
ton Of remarks in lie Washington corrc.p.,,:-
dence Of the TR1BCSE, denouncing him for his
compromising course. Mcdill refused to ex-
plain, or hold any CONVERSATION on tho subject,
Whereupon Kellogg, who Is much larger uan
than Mcdil, struck him severely, knocking
when bgs,anaers separated the parties.
Some parties declare Senator b:,1er ready to
vote for the revenue collection bill. douglas
Is pledged to cocfcion by his Norfolk speech,
but his course now is doubtful 1t is said Bu-
chanan will accede to Secretaries Dix aud
Holt's policy, both Of whom are strongly in fa-
| vor of collecting the revenue at all hazards.
| He is virtually pledged to this By his appoint
ment Of Mcintyre for Charleston Collector,
| which failed to receive confirmation By the
Senate. but wonla now be put through.
| The Associated Press dispatch Of Saturday
greatly misstatcs Guthrie's proposition, in say-
ing it applies the principle Of the Missouri
| Compromise north Of 3U deg. 20 min, and
| popular sovereignty south OF that line, In
| truth II does neither
Letters from Minister Dallas represent most
Rtmo!y .ae anJur5 anu o,sstace 3ua.c'eo ~. upon
tiono1 insanitr ~ nnrt;on If 1n- - ;con,e .rd
The imhec;Ie nttitnds of the Goyernmept H.
is daily humiliatea by British coincidence.
The everlasting Gaines case Is concluded in
nnest;an 1nnotci ahnnt Federal ;nTisd;..;;on IN
| ~ caes s;nee 'on;s;an1 soccss;nn ia thans.1,1
sattis,1 ~ the ordinance raco0n;z;n1 iii ,,ee;s.
Ina 1.ror c;v,i nrncess NJ tI7e Iin7t,d statsa
f,onrts S'~0
1nc Peace Conference viii probably have .
WE'LL ,n1. laas ~ ueua. on.nIS :, ~ ~
EtoJau1 i 1t;o a,,a - ~ T+hMs.. .u 49, ;s~
U1J, oJ SaG ~, a., u
snns1,!an;a P a., c1,sssd a. aonhtfn, Ercr 1u
if adopted, it will be by such narrow MAORI,
y Us 10 nave no weight peio1e congress OF tne
country, ana on Us oWn Mellte' II eeltalnls
souln nese. d'sss tnc nGuss os eaat5 .ntee,
loaftns .! lae STATES 10 Incorporate II III Inc
eVns.l.uuu;,' n,ss;a aa so,,.,
sitlon will be pressed to yote Monday OF TUES.
day. The out-siylogs from Eastern cities that
nobouy VIII 1oacn Inc government loan Jnt
advertised, are, unaoupteu'y, base stratagen'
to grab II ut the h'ghes! posslo!e dhcount.
Everybody Nno isnt irlgntened out OF hls
senses, KNOWS thAt Inc securities OF the An1eri.
can people would be good beyond peradycn.
tnfe, even were tne Union 10 lose nitcen alaEe
States instead OF Blk.
re+er,,, n1s,,tcb IN ,be f,,ur;,n,+i ,,,,..,7
~ s--.aa.- e., ~ 17~s1
nAsh1ao1Vs, rev. lf.SLatse - n1moe!s o.
eEitoss asllseu to.ua1, anu tne Guy 70 Ft7'dsy
hung up. GIeat p'el'a'atlons arg oeing made
g tae notel keepefs anu oInefs 1or lne lush ~
ne lnausnias4on. 1ae loenI co.nmltsees @ on
Ter, lave made complete. and ample arrange.
ments for the forthcoming event. The Mayor
will appoint one thoufand extra police, to pre-.
serve the peace OF the city.
xoy1u c,po7,x. coxrrppr,r,.v
-. ~o W.. 80. el1 -
One o. t1e nos1 a5aens aeeessionleta N
Superintendent Of the Census, his regrets that
North Carolina will go for submission.
.ao1-7 arx.7or aru.pn
0i'" Ano|
learn to-day that the etor1es that Senator
Seward h:H taken Genefal Cass's house, aud
that Mr. Lincoln will De his guest, are untrue
as likewise Is the report that Senator Seward
IL soon to make another speech.
povrvrrr op rpoop,
D.-1-..
the "M UeVaitueut sa}s tne eIe1seF pof'
non OF tne troops "nlca 1elt new orH on
si1da!, are oolhu 10 tenlolce tne iorts OF
washington, AIo1eh4e, ano CoDo, "mch were
reported oy te4egfaph1 gpa1.e 70 oe u M danger Of an
attack from the secesslonists: INC remainder
weaE Xrronmod,i;,ne "a ~ - -, - -. - =
II Fort Jefferson having been complsted. The The
defensive preparations Of the frontiers are