Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-01-03
WashinsfOn News.

from the President he could no say. He
considered that in a stfatigetical point OF
view Major Anderson had done perfectly
right, as be was o in a position which
be could maintain, and which was not the
case at Fort Moultrie, where his small
force could have been overcome in a short
time. ioh3A~ ID
II remains TO be seen whether Major
Anderson has acted under orders or on his
own responsibility. ~ Il I0rA
1t has been as~sertained with certainty
that a majority of the Republican mem
bers of Congress are ready to guarantee
the repeal of the Personal Liberty Bills.
If the South is disposed to meet the con-
cessions proposed, the Republicans con-
tend that il can only be through a deter.
mination to reject all compromises.
1t is understood that Gov. Brown, oil
Georgin, has solicited from the Secretary
War, and had obtained a years leave Of
absence for Col. Hardee, late commandant
at West Point, to go 10 Europe to pur-
chase guns and munitions of war for the
State of Georgis.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
The House Select Com. on the crisis to-
day rejected Mr.. Refs proposition, which
has been long under cosideration. by a vote
of IL agst Is, all the Republicans and
Mr.. Davis, Of Nd, voting in the negative.
This proposition was for extension of the
Missouri Compromise line 10 the Pacific,
slavery south Of it to be protected while in
a Territorial condition, but States formed
on either side to be admitted with OF
without slavery as the people may deter
mine.
Mr.. Barstow offered a proposition.
The proposition of Mr.. Nelson is the
next in order. r
The despatch from Charleston relative
to Maj. Anderson's movements, created in
tense and fererish excitement in Congress
and throughout the city.
Col. Myers and Capt. Donivan, of S. c.,
and Wayne, of Ga, have resigned their
Offices in the army. The latter will accept
the post of Adjt. General in his own State.
The P. o. Department continues to re-
ceive designations of Poslmaslers in South
Carolina, who give as their reasons that
they are out of the Union.
Mr.. Thomas, of Tenn, has been appoint
ed on the House Com. to investigate the
facts connected with the abstraction of
bonds, in place of Bocock, resigned
They may bold some of their meetings in
New York.
The address proposing a convention Of
the Border States, in Baltimore, meets
with general approval from the represen-
tatives therefrom, and has already obtain
ed many signatures.
The Administration having received a
despatch to-day relative to Maj. Anderson's
movements, a Cabinet meeting was call
ed, which remained in session several hours,
and adjourned till 8 this evening.
The S. C. Commissioners SO far have re-
ceived no encouragement as to being re-
ceived in an official capacity. The more
probable report is that their case will be
submitted to Congress by the President.
They do not apprehend any immediate
termination of their business, as they have
hired private quarters with the privilege of
retaining them till the 4th of March.
A printed circular has been issued for a
caucus tomorrow night for the conserva-
tive members of Congress, for a consulta-
ton on the Union. The invitation is to
members from Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Arkansas,
Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. %.
The sentiment as to the conference be-
tween the South Carolina Commissioners
and the Cabinet was obtained from a source
believed to be reliable, but there is no
means of verifying its absolute credibility.
The Cabinet continued in session nearly
six hours, and it is certain hat it adjourned
till Tomorrow without coming to a con-
clusion on the affairs of South Carolina
before them. =
Another statement which seems to be
truthful is, that the S. G.. Commissioners,
in view of the alleged stipulation on the
part of the President that the garrisons of
Charleston Harbor should not be augment
ed, nor the military states Of the Forts
changed, requested the President to inform
them whether Maj. Auderson's movement
was in consequence of any order issued by
him or from the Wal Department. The
President responded negatively, and added
that Maj. Anderson had acted on his own
responsibility. The Commissioners then
requested the President to remand Maj.
Anderson back to Fort Moultrie, but on this
point there was no conclusion, when the
Cabinet adjourned. .- s,
The act of Maj. Anderson is generally
commended, for among other reasons, that
while Fort Mountrie was comparatively
weak and might provoke the assault of a
mob, the iInpregnable defenses of Fort
Sumter placed it beyond such a contingen-
cy, rs it could be reduced only by pro-
tracted siege, thus avoiding au immediate
col lislon.
The Senate's Select committee of Is
had before them to-day Mr.. Douglas pro-
position as presented to hat body on the
oath of Dec. Also one by Mr.. Bigler,
viz: The establishment, by the Consli,u-
ton, of the line of SO deg. 80 min. eight
territorial governments to be established
north and four south of hat line, the geo.
graphical area being greater in the former
than in the latter. When each territory
has a population sufficient for one Repre-