The national Republican., 1861-01-31
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Later from Europe.


Il 2ii Later from Europe. ct. .r .
Portland, Jan. 30.-The steamship Bohe.
mian, from Liverpool on the 18th, via London.
derry on the 18th, arrived here this morning.
FRANCE. ,.
1t was expected that decree will soon ap.
pear, TO the effect, that If Piedmont make, war
upon Austria, she need not look to France for
any assistance. ..... > .sEs
Great military preparations are progressing
- -y.- III. %. SPAIN. .-... g..
The Spanish Government has iss ued instruc.
tions to maintain strict neutrality at Gaeta
and Naples. r.1. .,..'
. ..... tr.. ITALY. .
The bombardment Of Gaeta is to be resumed
on the 2lst. r.r
Commecial.-sales of cotton for the week
were 1900 bales, including $1,000 to specu.
lators, and 10000 to exporters. The news from
America caused an advance of "a fd. on fair
and middlings, and I'd. on common, which was
scarce.
The estimated sales on Friday were 10000
bales, and the market closed active and buoy.
ant.
Breadstufs ruled quiet but steady.
Provisions ruled dnll.
Consols closed at 9la "a Oh.
The London Times deprecates the sece ssion
movement in America, and says, should the
Southern Confederacy become the real United
States as far as the present and prospective ter.
rtory is concerned, it is difficult to prophesy the
connection between New York and New Eng.
land on the one hand, and Illinois and New
England on the other hand could long survive
total separation from the South.
Kansas News.
Ledpen,rorth, Jan. 29.-The admission of
Kansas into the Union creates considerable
enthusiasm among all political parties. One
hundred guns were fred to-day, by order of the
Republican Central Committee, to celebrate
the event.
The Position Of the President Elect.
Springfield, Ill.,, Jan. 29. This mornings
Journal contains an authoritative contradiction
Of Washington dispatch to the press, stating
that Mr.. Lincoln had written to his Congress.
sional friends, recommending concilatory
measures. II says the country may rest assur.
ed that in Abraham Lincoln they have a Re.
publican President-one who will give them
Republican Administration. Mr.. Lincoln is
not committed to the border.State compromise,
nor to any other. He stands immovable on the
Chicago platform, and he will neither acquesce
in, nor counsel his friends to acquiesce in, any
compromise that surrenders one iota Of it.
Mr.. Lincoln will leave tomorrow on two
days visit to his mother, living near Charles.
ton, in this State.
The tender of the services of Colonel Sum.
ner and Major Hunter upon the Journey to
Washington was made by General Scott.
Union and Compromise Meeting in De-
troit, Michigan.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. pa large meeting Of
citizens favorable to the plan Of the border.
State committee assembled in the City Hall
last evening, pursuant to call OF the Mayor.
The hall was densely packed, and hundreds
were unable to gain admittance.
The meeting was addressed by prominent
Democrats and Republicans.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the ad.
mission of the territory south Of thirty. de.
grees thirty minutes as q State, with or without
slavery, and all north Of that line as free; the
amendment of the fugitive slave law, to pre-
vent kidnapping; the repeal of the personal
liberty law; the prevention of interference by
Congress with slavery in the slave. States, in
the Southern dockyards, &C., and with the in.
ternal slave trade; proclaiming non.interfer.
ence with slavery in the District of Columbia,
except with the consent of the people of Vir
ginia, Maryland, and the District; and in favor
Of the perpetual prohibition of the African
slave trade.
Three delegates were appointed to proceed to
Lansing, to urge the Legislature to repeal the
personal liberty law.
The New Jersey Legislature.
Trenton, Jan. 29.-The House to day agreed
to concurrent resolution, inviting Abraham
Lincoln, President elect Of the United States
to visit the capital of New Jersey, and extend
ing to him the hospitaities Of the State on his
route to Washington city.