The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-12
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Washington, Jan. I.
learn from reliable source that at meet
ing lately held of Southern Representatives, and
Senators. it undetermined that the latter should
remain even after the secession Of their States in
order to embsrrass legislation, and, possible,
defeat the appropriation bills
The temper prevailing to-day is worse thsn
have ever seen it since the commencement Of IN
present session Of Congress Nothing will sat's' J
the Gulf States except entire submission 70 all
their demands. Mr.. Toombsdeliveredi in the Sen.
ate one of his most violent harangues. He was
extremely hoarse, which prevented large por-
ton of his speech being heard, but when he came
to hurl defiance and invectives against the North,
he managed to make himself audible. After he
concluded, motion for an executive session was
renewed, and with success. This time the bitter
Southerners in vain resisted. The session was
not long one, and the Senate adjourned until
Wednesday.
The proceedings of the House were exceed
ingly interesting. After the passage of the leg.
isative executive and judicial appropriation bill,
which, by the. way, gives twenty four thousand
two hundred dollars for re-furnishing and i'm
proving the White House, Mr.. Etheridge got up
his resolutions, which are the same as those
adopted by the Border State caucus. which he
proposed as amendments to the Constitution. He
moved to suspend the rules in Orderto have them
printed, and day set for their consideration
The motion did not prevail. the Republicans re-
sisting it, they not being prepared to swallow
some things contained therein. This greatly
dampened the spirits of the South Americans,
and they are very much incensed at the result.
Following this came the adoption of Mr..
Abrams resolution endorsing Maj. Andersons
course, and proposing to sustain the President III
the enforcement of the laws.
l have seen the House excited and noisy, but
never since the famous row between Pryor and
Lovejoy have seen greater turbulence manifest
ed than to-day. Barksdale, Moore, Hindman
and Rust led the van and denounced the Presi
dent in unmeasured terms, calling him traitor,
violator of sacred pledges, &c. &c. They dis
covered no boldness in Anderson's act, but rather
looked upon it as piece of cOwardice. Nothing
could restrain their eleouuence; they insisted
upon speaking in defiance Of all rule.
Barksdale, particularly, would proceed to as
sail Major Anderson and the President, though
raped to order, by the Speaker to an extent
which drowned his voice. The Republicans call
ed on the Sergeant alarms to perform his duty,
but Barksdale, needless Of all remonstrance, pro-
ceeded, and got through with bis GRAFTON. II
hardly can fnd place in the Congressional
Globe.
The South Americans made short speeches,
expressing admiration of Anderson, but declin-
ing to vote for the resolution, as they thought it
looked to coercion. The decisive vote-l24 to
56-by which the resolution was adopted, will
doubtless be peculiarly gratifying to Major An.
derson.
There is rumor in circulation to day. that in
consequence OF Toombs' dispatch, recommending
Georgia to seize the Forts, he may be appre-
hended for treason.
Thurlow Weed is here, and, learn, is en-
deavoring to arrange some terms of settlement
between the North and South. If am not mis-
taken, he is disposed to urge the acceptance OF
Mr.. Crittenden's propositions, or the calling OF a
Convention. Mr. Toombs, however, indicated
to-day that the Gulf States would not be salts
fed with Mr.. Crittenden's resolutions, and the
Republicans say they concede more than is con
sistcnt with their position-so do not exactly
see how extremes are to meet. Perhaps gen
rral Convention of the States may yet be acceed-
ed to.
Its certain that in the Republican caucus on
s. turday the view was taken that the South
was demanding too much, and that the North
must remain firm.
There has been another protracted session of
the Cabinet, and it is rumored that decisive
measures were determined upon; looking to the
of Major Anderson, the protection
Of forts now almost defenceless, and the secu.
rity of the District of Columbia. A message is
expected shortly.
THE OLD FASHIONED FIRE.-The truth of the
following incident can be relied on. The other
day at the dinner table of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York man from the extreme South |
was INDUCING in noisy talk and making himself
conspicuous and offensive by the utterance of |
the most radical disunion and tratorous sent-
ments against the Government. A quiet gentle
nan, who sat nearly opposite him, waited till he
mad nearly exhausted his TRACE, whan he cleo
.rifed the table by add essing the braggart thus:
Sir, don't know who you are, nor where you |
come from; but if you were aboard my vessel |
and uttering such sentiments, would hang you
10 the yard arm in five minutes" The traitor |
arose after little and inquired who that gentle
nan was. THAT is Captain Faunce of the re-
venue cutter Harriet Lane II Hartford Press.
A. Brooklyn doctor of some eminence-so
he story runs-has had the delightful surprise
If finding a diary kept by his wife, in which
'ecord is made of her amours during long
line past, the amounts received, and the invest |
nent made of the money. Nearly hundred |
names appear, of merchants, professional men |
md men of family, in New York and Brooklyn, |
md quite handsome little property had been &C.
,umulated, all securely invested in the wife's |
Iame The doctor knew she used to visit the |
,ity rather often, and he repeatedly objected to |
t; but he was old and she young and brilliant, |
md so she always got the better of him. Tie |
wife has gone to Boston, and the husband has
broken up housekeeping. Moral-husbands
shouldn't pry into their wife's papers, lest mis-
axes happen.
PRENTICE ON KENTUCKY SECESSION" Oh,
low shall get out out of this ?" cried horse
browning in the river. "Take hold of my tall"
answered a mouse upon the shore. Perhaps
South Carolina thinks that Kentucky, involved
n all the horrors of revolution and bord war,
night find safety in taking hold of her tail.