Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-01-10
Spirit of the Washington Let.
terS.
The New York Worlds telegraph says:
VOTfu 8 teIeSrapn says:
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 6.

The New York Worlds telegraph says:
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 6.
1t is understood that if, after reasona-
bic delay, the Senate refuses to go into ex-
ecutive session, the President will send Mr..
McInlire to discharge his duties as COL
leclor, and his confirmation is not necessa-
ry to enable him to act officially only re-
fusal to confirm him renders his appoint
ment Of no effect.
We have reports from Charleston by
travellers which indicate the existence of
much distress there. The troops who have
volunteered and presented themselves for
service for camped in unhealthy locations,
and, in consequence Of rain, swamps and
miasma, are suffering from disease. No
vessel loading, no business doing, women
weeping, and men overcome by sickness,
and The city in the hands of a mob, is the
bulean travellers present of the condition
of things at the present time in Charleston.
The New York Times telegraph says:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.
The Committee appointed by the caucus
of the Border Slave and Free States agreed
Sherman, of Ohio, alone dissenting TO
a proposition substantially the sane as
Crittenden's compromise, except in two
points. lst. 1t guarantees jury trial TO
fugitive slave in the Stale from which he
may have escaped. I'd. In the territorial
clause, it provides that Kansas be admitted
at once; the remaining Territory TO be d.
vided by the Missouri Compromise line
all north to be forever free, and all south
10 be organized into Territory, in which
neither Congress nor the Territorial Legis-
tule should interfere with Slavery; but
when any sixty thousand square miles has
hundred thousand population, it is to be
admitted as State, free or slave, as its
people choose. . .-. ....f.
Mr.. Sherman would have excepted this
if the Committee had adopted his amend
ments tr the Constitution, providing that
no more Territory shall be acquired except
by a lwo-thirds vote of both Houses, and
that the act Of acquisitions shall admit I'M
mediately as State, so as TO prevent a flu
ture dispute over the Slavery question:
Mr.. Sherman also proposed to admit New
Mexico immediatel y as State, which was
rejected.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. =.
The Richmond Inquirer of to-day rec
ommends the Southern members of Con-
gress to defeat any act of coercion by va
eating their seats, and leaving the House
without quorum. By this means, it says,
there will be postponement of civil war,
and the prevention of the official announce
ment of the late Presidential election by
the Vice President.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.
The seizure of the Forts and Arsenals
in Georgia and Alabama, is only part of
the programme long since blocked out
here, and with the connivance of spies
and traitors in the Cabinet. Secretary
Floyd ungarisoned them purposely to aid
the conspiracy, and the Disunion Governors
were fully apprised of their intended con-
dition. The plan was to make simul,a-
neous movement throught the South, but
that has failed.
The President remains firm in carrying
out the new and vigorous policy which has
been adopted. He said recently, in reply
to the suggestion of apprehended difficlry
in inauguiating Mr.. Lincoln, "lf live till
the 4th of March, will ride to the Cap
liol with Old Abe, whether am assassiua
led or not" .r....