Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-01-24
Rebellion in the south.
Military Preparations at Washington
Virginia--P Pittsburgh ariH .fght Tor
the Union- Wendell Philips SPEAKS
IN Boston, de-, de-


gress.
Appearances Of any difficulties attending
the inauguration OF President Lincoln only
exist to 4 limited extent. However, to
guard against possible disturbances, ample
means have been taken to preserve the
public peace.
With the probable action this week the
secession movement will be retarded as to
the Southern States.
Last week a large number OF Republican
Members Of Congress from New England,
the Middle States and the West united in
strong recommendation to Mr.. Line 'ln to
appoint Mr.. Colfax, Of Indiana, as M.
General.
PlrTsDuRGH, Jan. l9-The Union
Meeting last night was ono of the largest
ever held here. 1t was very disorderly.
A large portion Of the meeting was OPP
posed to the Crittenden or any other COM
promise. Several sets Of Resolutions Of
devious tenor were offered. Amidsf the
confusion it was difficult to decide the real
sentiments Of the meeting, which broke up
in confusion, the lights being extinguished
by order Of the Mayor.
MILLEDGEyILLE, Ga, Jan. 19.-The Or
dinance declaring the secession Of Georgia
from the United States, passed the State
Convention at p. NJ, by yeas 20s, nays
So The Convention has been in secret
session nearly 10 days. Benz. Hill intro
duced substitute for the benefit Of all the
secessionists but it was lost subsequently,.
He voted for the ordinance, declaring as he
did SO that as Georgia had determined for
secession 5e could share her fate for veal
or woe. Judge Lindor said that while he
approyedIof the ordinance he saw no rea-
son for its adoption now; be therefore
would not vote for or sign it. A motion
to postpone the operation Of the ordinance
until the Sd of March was lost by about
80 majority.
A. Ii. Stephens and H. Y. Johnson are
among those who voted against the ordi-
nance.
+ resolution was adopted to continue
the present postal and revenue system until
it shall be ordered otherwise; also to con-
tinue all the Federal stiices.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 19.-SENATE.-
The consideration of the report on Federal
relations. contemplating National Con-
vention, was resumed. The second reso-
luton in the report was amended by APP
pointing John Tyler, VIM. G. Riyes. John
w. Beckewn, Geo. w. Stamers and James
A. Gedon, Commissioners to Washington
on the 4th of February, to meet the COM
missioners from other States.
The fifth resolution was amended by
Criltenden's proposition to give
additional protection anu security TO slave
property.
The sixth resolution was amended b,
appointing john Tyler committee to wait
on the President Of the United States, and
Judge Robertson committee to South
Carolina and the other seeding States, TO
request them to abstain from all hostile
acts, during the pendency of proceedings.
The report was then passed, ayes so,
nays 40.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 20.--The minority
report from the committee of 33, signed
by Taylor of La, Phillip of Mo-, Rush Of
Ark, Whitley of Del, and Winslow Of
N. c., embraces in substance the following:
The report says the present difficulties
,an only be remedied by amendments to
the Constitution, and suggests that the
amendments proposed in the Crittenden
if adopted, would restore tran
guilty to the country, and place the Union
on such foundation that it could never be
shaken. Those amendments, the committee
assert, would not in reality change the
Constitution.
They would only have the effect Of re-
storing it by the added provisions of what
il was in point Of fact on the day of its
adoption. Through the operation Of the
circumstances which then surrounded it
and which erected the barriers against the
present sectional contest as constitutional
would now. If constitutional
majority cannot be united in the support Of
the Crttenden resolutions, or the substance
Of them, then dissolution of the Union is
The report recommends that steps be
taken for calling a convention Of the States,
with a view of peaceful separation, by pro-
siding for partition of the property Of the
United States, settling terms by which the
commercial intercourse between the sepa-
rated States shall be conducted, and making
a permanent arrangement with respect to
the navigation of the Mississippi River.
The report gives what the sjgners Of it
consider full account of the rise and
0 the slavery agitation, which
has produced the existing difficulties.
WAsnINeToN. Jan. 2l.-HoUsE,-Mr.
Lovejoy asked leave TO present a memorial
from certain Methodist clergymon of Ill.
Mr.. Burnett object; let them attend
to their business.
Mr.. Florence-Lct us hear what they
have to say.
Mr.. Burnett think Congress capable
Of managing the Legislation Of the country,
and with due respect to the clergy, think
they ought to attend to the business with
in their legitimate sphere, apart from pol
itics.
Mr.. Loyejoy-The memorial asks for
protection from religious persecution. One