The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-03-09

sInSbf, the Union into four sections Cur
sslf III Virginia, ddrfng the debate d
~ navy bill, offered proviso that Iii
.lrops shonld not DO used 70 execute III,
Psdsfal laws IN seeding States. II,
1Sssldered that Mr.. Lincoln's speechel
srd private conversation foreshadowed /
{ soetciVe policy, and the intention Of max
No war on the South. Hcexprcssed MI
T w;sh for the Immediate secession Of Vir
s,nIa. which was Kissed aud apptanded Il
~ galleries. Tho Senate amendment,
nasse5I Inc House, IA i against 2s. Dur
Ing tlle evening Mr.. Rniiin Of North Car,
alma made a strong secession speech. If.
The Tariff Till passed the Senate on the
ooh: yeas 23; nays a. On the 2lst, q
asbatc sprung up on the bill for the discon,
sinaance oI postal service IL the seeding
states Mr.. Hunter opposed the bill a.
4 coerciyc measure. Mr.. Doolittlc con
landed that Il was measure Of peace,
Not sgnf; Mr.. Powell opposed the bill hs
giving the power Of q despot 70 the head
n liz department, Mr.. Fessendeu
tbonrht that the Senators were drawing
LARGELY mon imagination was a
measure of peace. Douglas 50 regarded
Il ard said that he believed there was a
deliberate plot 10 break up the Union on
me pretcxt Of devotion, and that there
were As many iiislnionists North as South.
MI. Dawes from the select committee
of S. to whom the Presidents message Of
ne Sth January had been referred, made
1 report to the House which greatly re-
aected on the administration for neglect
ine the defence or the whole Atlantic
coast during the prevalence Of lawless vi
olsnce. There we're % ships lying dis.
nantfed, unfit for service; in the aggre-
gate mounting ST4 guns. None Of the
vessels could be repaired and put under
sail short Of several weeks, and some Of
them would require atleast six months;
and vet nothing had been done to put any
: Of them in readiness The committee
considered that the Secretary OF the navy.
was deserving Of censuFe for accepting
without delay or inquiry the resignation
Of officers who had gone with The seces.
sionists and or those who wanted. to be re-.
leased FROM their commission in order to
fghtagainst the constituted authorities
81 the nation IS .s.... 3; i. ...! Z .::t
lnthe House, on The Esd, the Tariff
Bill was taken up as returned from the
Senate with amendments. During the
Discussion, Mr.. Garrett, of Virginia,
took occasion 10 allade to Mr.. Lincolnis1
hSsty passage through Baltimore, sarcas-
ticaIly said the President elect was afraid
d meeting Bill Yancey, and JEFF. Davis
who we're there with a six FOUNDER; aud
suggested additional pay to General
Scott, that be might have an additional
peacock's plume, and made call for mon.
ey to raise a body guard for Lincoln toI
protect him from JEFF. Davis and Gov.
Wise. His speech was responded to BY
Kisses, % II. .
On the 25th, the Tariff bill was consid-
cred inthe committee of=the whole; after
which the whole subject was reported to-
the House, Mr.. Sherman urged the ne
cessity Of eoncprriug. He Was opposed
10 much Of il, but he believed that the
very existence of the government deren. |
ded upon the passage Of the bill When
Mr.. Bnchaiian took the reiIs Of Govern.
inent the public debt was $4,000, 600.
with nearly SIS 900, 900, in the Treasury;
but now the public debtwas $96; oOU, 000,
and the smallest possible amount for tile
Government to get along with for the next
fiscal year, was SOS, 900, 900; all OF the
Senate amendments, except that oftaxing |
Yea and coffee were concurred III; a com.
nlttee Of conference was adopted on this
amendment.
In the Senate, the bill relating to the
postal service in the seeding states, pas.
sed By 81 to u. II 7s...,-
WASHINGTON AMBASSADORS AND THEIR
GOVERNMENTS
I The French and Russian ministers at
Washington arereported to be III favor Of
secession, and the government Of the for
mer had called for explanations from M. /
MelcieF as he had sent home reports con
others. q $3.50. -,
Dispatches from Europe announce the |
determination Of the European powers to |
abide BY the liked policy, Of recognizing
no. new government before its recognition |
" tne government from which il had |
separated. I'M, :. = =,
DECISION OF THE INDIAN BONDS.
The Y. s. Circuit Court, at New York.
Snthe 10Th in the case Of tho Indian trust
Sooas, fraud dissolved the injunction, deei-
a,ng that the government was bound
J, snere the holders Of the bonds received
y mem without notice OF fraud and the
United States had no redress.
GEN rNiGGs suRRESDrRs |
ten Twiggs had announced 10 the war
apartment, that he has surrendered "a |
!. ts4as, all the forts. arsenaIs aud mum. /
aOns Of war In that State. The federal
s9ops were rendered every facility 10 |
ave The State. The property slrren. I
Vs amount to 81, 500, 900
e. FoKr SUMTER.
Va the 2ls., General Scott was in re.
S ~ 2! Information from Major Anders
.Se winch led the COMMANDMENT. Chief to
49, NJ the attack on the fort that day.
; zinc same time the government received
msS .1 \ i that the attack would not be +
Ss, ss oelore the Fourth Of March. The |.
s sal,soe stood in need of meaey, but ii
a., net DC conveniently conveyed to the
- AssAULTise CONGRESSMAN. l II:
,,, ~, Van Y Wyck, Of New York, was