Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-01-25

thousand rifles

thousand rifles.
The Secretary of the Treasury has notified
the Committee of Ways and Means that he
will need 20,00O. 900 before the 18th of July
It is reported that the Macedonian has gone
to the relief of Fort Pickens.
The election in Charles county, Maryland,
has gone fora State Convention by large
majority. It looks as if onel would now he
called in Maryland, without the action of the
Governor.
The Select Committee of Five on the Pres
ideut's Special Message have been daily in
session, but as yet have taken no testimony on
the important points submitted by the Chair
man, Mr.. Howard, of Michigan. Several
high officials win probably be summoned, and
it is believed the evidence will take a wide
range. Reynolds, Of this Committee, has not
presented the bill before it which he has draft
ed. 1t gives the President authority to abol-
ish the ports of seeding States, when he be-
comes aware that he cannot collect the revenue
therein.
The question whethsr the withdrawal of the
Senators of seeding States constituted re s
ignation, occupied the attention of the Senate
for considerable time to-day, growing out of
a motion to amend the Journal. Seward and
/ Fitch thought they could return at any time
and take their seats, but Fessenden, Hale and
! Douglas contended they could only do so up
on reelection. The subject will shortly come
up on the question of determining what con-
stitutes a quorum. Southern Senators are
anxious in some form to obtain a recognition
of the right of secession.
Powell made long, dull speech upon the
Crittenden resolutions, in which be rehearsed
Southern grievances.
He misrepresented Lincoln by saying that
he had pledged himself to oppose the admis-
sion of any more Slave States Trumbull cor
rected him by record. He next aasaed Ohio
for refusing to appeal her unconstitutional
Personal Liberty Bills, and her Governor for
declining to respond to acquisitions of the Gov
ernors of Kentucky and Virginia. Wade re
PEELED these attacks as unfounded and untrue
Mason coming to Powelrs assistance, Wadt
turned the tables upon him by showing that
Gov Dennison had acted upon precedent es
tablished by Verginia in 1891, and that Oaio's
bills to prevent kidnapping were copies O
Virginia laws He said there is no reason tC
repeal them, and did not deem any comprom
Use necessary. No organization existed il
Ohio to interfere with the execution of tht
laws. Southern men reduced to extremeties
find reasons for destroying the Government
The debate was sharp, and considerable tenn
per manifested.
Colfaxs bill to suspend mail facilities will
seeding States, will be strongly pressed, auo
in the present temper Of Congress will likel,
pass it. 1t will canse great embarrassment il
the Southern States, and add largely to the
already heavy expenses.
Sldell and Benjamin expect to be ont of th
Senate this week. This will give the Repub
licans at once the control.
Secesionists are greatly annoyed at tn
steady concentration Of troops here and ap
pearance Of military men in the lobbies Of III
Capitol. Dragons from Carlisle Barrack
were expected to arrive to-day. The enroll
ment of the militia is also going on vigorously
The police force at the Capitol has heci
doubled. Under these energetic measures, ap
prchensans Of an outbreak at the inauguration
are disappearing.
There seems to be a growing impression, mp
on what dciuite grounds l cannot say, tina
there will be some arrangement effected thi
week of our difficulties. Senator Pcarcc o
Maryland, expressed this belief to-day. Prob
ably Rice's plan OF ofatjustmentto divide the Tel
ritores into two States sabject to rc-livision
may be adopted, But the question s, whethc
States that have gone will come back.
Mississippi goes out of the Union mucl
more conveniently than South Carolina, as sh
has no port of entry to bring her i'll collision
with the Government, and kindly allows Uncl
! Sam to furnish her with mail facilities at
heavy expense.