The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-12-10
NORTHERN NEWS.

| The Northern Congress assembled in Washing
ton on Monday, Dec. I'd. A Geographic dispatch
! from Washington to the New York Herald, dated
Both ult., furnishes the following items:
| There is evidently less excitement than hereto
fore on the eve of the rc-assembling of Congress,
and comparatively fewer arrivals of members
among whom is Senator Powell Of Kentucky.
Senator Green, Of Missouri turned up in Wash
ington to-day, to the surprise of every loyal citizen.
! 1t is said that he is on parole
Vice President Humlin and family arrived this
morning.
\ strong effort has been made by the political
friends of Caleb Gushing to induce the President
to appoint that erratic statesman to the position
OF Brieadier General in the army, but it has not
and probably will not be done CaeL's record is
not sufficiently Clean it is thought, to entrust him
with brigade Of loyalists.
GEN. FREMoNT.--There is evidently great
trouble in the Federal Wi gwam about Fremont. All
the Abolition press abusing the Administration
in good wholesale Billingsgate about its treatment
Of the Pathfinder, whist the sour krout of St.
Louis have their back up high in his defence
They raising ten cent Subscription to present
Fremont with ii sword, and have headed the pa
per with an appeal which plainly shows which
way the wind blows. Bennett says: "The jour
nails of st Louis openly declare that the intention
of this movement is hostility, and perhaps armed
hostility, against the governments and that the
conspiracy is wide spread one, is manifested from
the fact that preparations have been matured for
a torchlight manifestation in Broadway upon the
arrival of Gen. Fremont in New York, and from
the manner in which the Tribune, Post 1ndepend-
ent, Anti-Slavery Standard and Liberator are con-
tinually making his name their watch-word, in
their present assaults upon the government The
Herald is very severe upon Fremont, because he
does not forbid this faction the use of his name.
ENGLAND AND THE NoRTH.-A latc Wash
ington despatch says:
BY the arrival Of the steamer City of Washing
ton we have information Of how the late CORES
pondence between Secretary Seward and Lord
Lyons relative to the arrest of British subjects in
this country, was received. 1t made very I'M
favorable impression. All the leading London
papers assail Mr. Seward and our government with
great bitterness. 1t is reasonable to conclude that
the arrest of Slidell and Mason from British
steamer will not improve the temper of these jour
mails or of the British Government.
The New York Herald of the LIST, received at
Norfolk, says that Cameron's report has been
pleted, and gives detailed view of the war Over
six hundred thousand Federal troops are in the
Federal service, splendidly appointed and in
fair condition, and the people of the North
thusiastic for war. lie proposes employing slaves
for building Notifications, bridges, pontoons, &C.,
and says that the slaves should never be returned
to their rebel masters
Authentic information has been received in
Washington of the capture of Canadian vessel by
Federal cutter. The former was loaded with arms,
clothing and munitions Of war for a Southern
port.