The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-10

WASHINGTON, Jan o, 1851.
Up 10 q late hour this evening the government had
received intelligence from Charleston. No dispatches
have been received by Of the Southern Senator'S
members who are In communication with the people Of
Charleston and may be, Is asserted that the wires
are down. such however, is not the general belief.
gentleman who has just arrived here staos that the
authorities have entire control OF the telegraph and will
permit dispatches to be received sent until they
have been examined by agent who is designated
sergeantatArms. He states that there is a perfect
despotsm existing in Charleston.
Grca. anxiety manifested all sides 70 learn some.
thing respecting the steamer Star Of the West. The
Southern delegations who are in the secrets Of the plans
and purposes Of the Charleston people have doubt
that the moment the vessel attempts the bar and
enter the channel she will be fred into, and possible
sunk.
There is little doubt that the State authorities Of Mis-
s,se ppi Alabama and other States controlling go
vernment dispatches and this being the case govern
melt Inspector should be placed the wires in this
city intercept reasonable dispatches from this city 10
,hose who are hatching treason in Southern States.
The Navy Department notified to-day that des-
pach which tley had sent TO Pensacola stopped in
NobBs. Tho people refused 70 let II 70 any further
South II was simply giving some instructions TO the
commander at that port The government cannot ge,
their dispatches through any Of tho Southern States with
any certainty
The House to-day received the Presidents Message
probably the most important State paper ever presented
40 any Congress " the United states and then promptly
disposed Of IL to a select committee, the chairman Of
which win be Mr. Howard, Of Michigan, who chair
man cf the celebrated Kansas investigating Committee
n the Thirty fourth Congress
The House thcn, without any undignned buster pro
ceedcd to the consideration Of the Civil Appropriation
bill, and made considerable progress
Tho senate offered insult 10 the President by inoor
porating with the correspondence accompanying the Mes
cage insulting paper. This business accomplished,
the Senate proceeded TO kill the Pacific Railroad b and
nearly completed the work when that body adjourned
Senator Baker put the attempted slaughter upon record
The House Select Crisis Committee Of Thirty three have
adjourned until again called together by Mr. Corwn the
Chairman, who authorized in thesmeantme 10 draw up
report TO the House embracing the various propositions
adopted nom time 10 time, as reported In the
RkaiiD The principal proposition agreed upon BY
the committee, and the one deemed Of the
greatest Importance, that submitted by Mr. Adams
Of Massachusetts, In favor Of the immediate admission o
New Mexico as State, with b constitution admitting ar
excluding slavery, as the people may, by fair vote
decide. This report Of Mr.. oorwins s hrat 10 be sub
ntted to the committee before II goes 10 the House
md IL IN question whether the COMMITTEES vii, endor.s
The mode which Mr.. ocrwn will reocmmspd u submit