The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23

age stamps. before the oIoefs arc nlIou un L
affirmative response is necessary to the
question, "Whether they do now and will
continue to hold themselves responsible to |
the Government In conformity to the exist |
ing laws for all the postal revenue received |
by them 2" The orders have been filled
accordingly. The postmssters following the |
example OF the Charleston Postmaster.
Thus far postal. communication with the
South continues uninterrupted.
Judge Greenwood still has the tender OF
the Secrstsryship of the Interior under con-
sideration.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
The following is the letter OF the Alabama
Representatives,, annSuncing their withdraw
from the House:
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 81, 1861.
Hon. VIM. Pennington, Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives:
Sr-HaVing received inform nation that the
State OF Alabama, through a convention rep.
ressntng her sovereignty, has adopted and
ratified an ordinance by which she with
draws from the Union OF the United States
of America, and resumes The power hereto.
fore delegsted to the Federal Government, it
is proper that we should communicate the
same to you, and through you, to the House
of Representatives over which you preside,
and announce our withdrawal from the fur.
ther deliberations OF that body. The causes
which in the judgement OF our State-render
such action n0cessiry. We need not relate,
1t is sufficient to say that duty requires our
obedience to her sovereign will, and that we
shall return to our homes, sustain her action
and share the fortunes of our people. We
have the honor 10 be, very respectfully, your
obedient servants.
Signed, Geo. s. Houston, Sugdenhsm
Maore, David Clapton, jas. L., Pugh, J. l..
M. Curry, Jas. A. StaIworth.
The communication was laid on the table
in oroer to be printed
WASHINGTON, Jan 81.
HOUSE, Eir. English offered solution
that The Comm ittee OF Thirty.three be in
sruc'ed to take the necessary measures to
carry the Critic den compromise into prsc
tica effect, aud moved suspension of the
rules. L,st-67 TO 90.
The repor, OF the Committee OF Thirty
three came up, and Mr.. Corwin addressed
r the House.
Mr.. CorWin said the withdrawal OF D
State does not necessarily make the enforce
: ment Of the laws subversive Of peace, and
showed that personal liberty bills do not
, affect the rights OF the Sluth, arguing that
r laws tor recDpture depend on the Federal
! Courts -uch laws h4viog been approved
! by the Supreme Court, render opposing
, State laws null. Southern newspapers and
orators have msgniied hundred times. i'm,
aglnary dangers apprehended from the Re
publican Administration. He showed the
tesTs OF omendnent to he Constitution to the
? detriment the S}u'h BY the Republicans
W're groundless, saying twelve more free
States gere necessary to furnish the requi
, site votes for such sn end.
Toe Committee, as an amendment that
, any change relative to slavery be dependent
on the action of every State, asking Wha
more WIS demanded. He shaved the con
diion OF a large portion of the Terrtorie;
= which precuded slavery Savyry is alfea
: dy established in New Mexico. Why not
admit her Vt once, thus ba0ishing foreye,
this Fl .ebraad! L the dfHcultias are Do'
removed he would not sttempt to lift the
curtain from the tuiure snd ths consequsn-
ces which may follow. ...
U Mr.. MilaoD sid the worst sign wRs tht
i levity with which diSunion was regarded -
He had been asked if Virginia should sub
init TO Lincoln. He said no, never be-
ceuse Lincoln NUT submit to Virginia an,
other States which framed the Constitution
Il whirh limits the power to BE- eXerrised.-
Whoever receives a majority of the Eecto
e raj vote must, u1dar the Constitution bt
President. He saw nothing IN the Persona
u Liberty bills jus,ifying dissolution. There
was o disp p3sitian in the Northern Lngisla.
lures to a.'ko them from tho statutes, bu
; the South wos apbrshensive of the future.
The territorial question was already set
tied by existing laws~-settled by the Con
u s,itutiou, end settled in favor OF the South
and therefore sGppo ed no danger Ws AP'
L pretended frcm that source, and consequent
tly there wss no Justification in d ugi3r. -
He would have Virgins defend her rights
> secured her by the Constitution, 10 the las
u end but some States rights mon want he
to throw away these blessings il only tt
show her right to do SO. He thought South
Carolina instead of Withdrawing shoul
y = have called convention with confidence
state and make known her grievH noes ant
= her purpose TO withdraw, but having with
drawn should not b. coerced in any orm.-
r He advocated convention to see Wha
!. should be done with seeding States. Il
Il approved the general tone Of Corwin ;
speech, while he dissented from the ndmls-
Q zion OF New NJ .xico He deemed her uaf
+ for so responsible position. He CONCLUDED
= with on earnest hope that the Uni0u woult
e still be preserved and seeding States re-
5 stored to their original position.
SENATE. Mr. Hunter, from the Commit.
$ tee on France, reported the Indinn Appro-
+ priation bill and usked to be excused ron
y further service on the Finance Committee
J. He said it was eviden, that the party in tn
a majority in the Senate would soon
changed aud he thought itjustice to himse
and the Senate that he be excused. N
+ Hunter has bsen Chairman Of the CDmrlt
5 lee on Finance for l5 years. H. WAS ex
o cusad.
e Mr. Bigler presented petitions asking tn
e p ssage Of the CrittenGen resolutions. Lai
Q on the table.
It Mr.. Polk presented q petition from th
cpjzans of Missouri, the signatures occupy
= ing iteen quires OF ioolscap, aud was wr"p
g ped in the American fag, inspired With low
} to the North, South East and West, askin
It the passage OF the Crittenden resolutiont
). Laid on the table. H.'
M. Slldell asked the Senate to take u
the message OF the President in nnswer I
: bis reso luton in relation to the appointment