New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-31
uoUsF OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WAsmINGT0N. Mednesday, jan. 5O.


The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter from
Mr. Cobb, stating that he had receive the certified
Secession ordinance Of Alabama, and therefore ne iet
II hs duty 20 decline any further participation IN the
business OF tie House He adds that he need not eX-
rer his deep regret the circumstances which renders
ts step necessary his part. God save tho country
II Houee gave unanimous consent for Mr. COBB
n rraks few Ike He said his colleagues had
Gel, Il their duty 10 leave this body but he had not
agreed it'll them in this and remained here not how
ever participating in the proceedings Of The House,
meth or drawing pay Having received certified copy
Of the ordinance Yesterday he wac now constrained 10
rerrr 10 IL native land lie had eerved here four
teen wears and all would bear witness that he had en-.
deavcied Al all times 10 discharge his Duty and had
done a. much human nature permitted TO be c0us.
teous 10 bis fellow members. He had thought and
hoped Il at something might be done by the House and
SeDate that he might impart 10 bis constituents such
intelligence as would give them JOY and giadness On
the 18th # last month be said here that bis STATE would
feCede unless something could be speedily done. Moth
ing DONE and the 18th Of this month"; according
70 il prediction Alabama seeded. When he returned
hon should he not tell his people there IL yet nope
shal lie tell them there il no hope He had seen ac-
quition after acquisition by his country, by purchase
and proves the battlefield until he had seen the
s,aI- ard stripes leap across the Rocky Mountains ana
Wanted on the Gulf Of Mexico. lie had seen them,
TOO take their Western flight and they iost IN China
and Jan o. He rtpe lted he had permitted himself n
believe that something could be done that the States Of
the Confederacy might remain together. lie lad
wished the Cotton and Manufacturing States wolld
uninferTuptedly and peacefully move III tiT lJHOpl
,te cIann Ia in view Of tie great benefits whici have
cir adv resulted but in this lie had been deceived liz
Lad seen savage nation after nation yield 10 the civil
za;i,n f the white nan. Ho bad seen state aiteT
STATE and Territory after Territory constructed out OF
annexed country ,inee he had been member OF Con
eress, and 6nt recently seen star ioter gar
IAN from the political horizon. Wouh that
thew rad such lnminaries "a Clay, Wooster
srd Adams to tell them what their duty ia If we had
,bcp here to-day we might settle this vexed qnesioni
bnt canno. Others be found equal in patriotic desire
that some arrangement may be made " wlitn Ps4fSe
and harmony may again reign ihrongeou lie h aia
He deeply regretted to take biz leave OF this dehbe
tive asssmbly-the greatest earth the creates. on
which the sun ever shoDe. lie would now say, WIN
elevated hands, God save his country. How many
here TO-DAY were willing 20 adjust the matters 10 con-
troversyi He mad to leave the s4bact Ia their own
hands II they should do something, tue measenpo',
sant South would be hailed tho bearers "a ehd
iidipQs; bat send not your messengers Win coercion
lest The South may have written on their m9nneas
,onI rights though we have fallen. After he had gone
fr0u Tbs rlses the public mind would slded LIE