The constitutional union., 1861-01-04
Summary Of News by Telegraph.

NEW YORK, December 3l. The steamship North America arrived at Port land to-day from Liverpool. She brings twodays later advices than the steamship Kangaroo. LIVERPOOL, December 2l The sales of Cotton for the past week amount to l33,00 bales. Spectators took g, 900 bales, and exporters 5000 The last steamers accounts from the United States and the conclusion of ! peace with China, caused an advance of Id. The market closed buoyant and active. The sales of to-day amount to F GOO bales, of which specula- tors and exporters took 4,000 The market closed ] firm at the following quotations: Fair Orleans : sid; Niddling Orleans 7ld Fair Mobiles, i 7!d; Middling Mobiles, l-8d; Fair Uplands 73-4d; Middlng Uplands, d.
 LONDON, December 19. American stocks have declined. The money market remains unchanged.
 WASHINGTON NEWS.
 WASHINGTON, December 31 .9 l. is not certain that Col Anderson and forces will remain at Fort Sdmpter. They will be re- manded 10 Fort Moa,trie if south Carolina gives
 
 them.
 \ majority of inc members of the Cabinet have decided tiat the restoration of the military status of the United States forts at Charleston is impossible. Secretaries Floyd, Thompson and Thomas heId that the right of secession is con- stitutional
 There was no positive decision made yesterday . Int IL, Carolina commissioners. WASHINGTON, December 30. It is believed that Gen. Scott raccntly submit ted to the President a plan for the blockade of Charleston harbor and the strong reinforcement of all Southern garrisons. This was however unfavorably received
 Hon. John B. Floyd. Secretary of War; has re- signed his seat in the Cabinet It is reported that lion. Jacob Thompson. Secretary of the Interior would have resigned, but for the investiga tions which are progressing in his department relative to the distractions of the Indian trust bonds. A report prevails that Hon. Phillip r. Thomas Secretary of the Treasury has resigned, but its attributed to his sympathy with Secretary Floyd The President has accepted Secretary Floyd re- signation.
 l Tine Washington correspondent of The New York Herald says: |" Hon. E. r. Butler, of Mas Iaachusetts. is among the persons named as sue cessor to Secretary Floyd" This correspondent Buchanan would not withdraw Col Anderson from Fort Sumpter.
 WASHINGTON, January l, In the Senate yesterday Senator Douglas an nounccd that he would postpone lis remarks till Wednesday,.
 At the close of Senator Bcnjamins speech on the affairs of the Union, he received tremendous applause from the galleries
 On motion of Senator Mason. the galleries were cleared
 1Ir Hooper, Representative from the Territory of Utah, presented a memorial from the people of Utah, asking admission intotbe Union as State. Referred to the Committee on Territories. Hon. Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, offered a re- solution to the effect that attempt to preserve the Union by force is impracticable and dcstruct- i've to the liberty of tle people of the United States. The resolution was laid on the table af- ter a sharp discussion. The vote stood 9s against | D.
 { Several resolutions were introduced Lat moi disposed of Hon. William $. Holman. Demo cratJ of Indiana, offered a resolution denying that State Lad the constitutional ri eht seccde. The motion of Hon. Joshua Hill. ol Gaorgia, to 1 lay this resolution on the table Was ncgatiycl by a vote of U a. TheIoase was then adjourned until Wednesday.
 HAnpIsDyRa. Pa. Jan l. telegrsph,c dispatch received in tlis city anouuces that Hon. ~iaou Cameron has received the arrgiataeat of Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln cabinet.
 Nlw ORLEANS. Dec. q. Advicc3 received from Texas say that nine hundred Indians are cncanpcd within fifty miles of Da.a.. Coopanie- ot Rangers are being organized near the scene O: danger.
 TaoI. N Y. December @1 3Ia,or Genera. #y.l publishes a letter in Thc Daily Times, n which he says If Fort Stump ter is surrendered 10 the Sccessjon-ts, t%o hun dred thousand men will Ja r44ly ill twenty days to take vengeance oa al. who gill lctray the Un- aa .-to the hands of it's cnemies.'
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