The Nevada journal., 1861-01-04
Washington News.

Washington News.
The editorial correspondent of the Bulletil
gives Us some very important items relative t,
the feelings and saying Of prominent meu il
the present crisis of Affairs. We collect tn
most important in brief form for our readers.
First, among the opinions Of the knowing one
I it il conceded that the interests Of the Pacific
I Coast viii be only affected favorably by the Sc
cession movements. The Pacific railroad bill
making a provision for both rontes, it i.
/ Thought viii pass more easily on account of th'
withdrawal Of some fre-eating members wh'
are always found in opposition to the road
Col. Baker regards every blow of the secession
/ ISIS as blow for the railroad
/ Senator Latham begins to reflect the senti
ments of his constituents, and gives an earnes
/ of laboring for the true interests of the State
Gwin and Scott are supposed to be ready tc
unite their voices with the secessionists. LanC
is thought to be with them, and Burch ant
Stout viii probably be guided somewhat by cir
cumstances as they occur. The Bulletin wri
ter, however, Claims the latter to be ultimately
found with the uni0nists.
/ Douglas is reported in favor of putting down
secession by force and charges Buchanan with
treachery. Douglas is preparing Himself for a
union speech.
Il Is announced on high authority that Lin
coin viii make an cut aud out Republican Cab
net. lie is determined to show tLat thorough
" Republican administration can be just and
conservative 10 all sections.
Icis reported in Washington that tho Doug
las leaders have sent out }. c. MeKibben to be
elected L. s. Senator in place of Gwiu-
The correspondent from whom we collect :he
above information, speaking Of southern griev-
aace Of the Tariff, says;
TLis subject. ia all its aspects, is one of such
interest and importance that / have little fear
Of giving your readers too much upon it. Let
US then consider one more flllaey in the seces-
sion movement. One grievance Of the Cotton
States fer years bias been the tariff, which com
pels them 20 pay duties upon the foreign articles
such as blankets, shoes. tools, &C. consumed on
their plantations and thus enhances the price
10 them for the sole benefit" as they persist
N saying "of TIE ankee manufacturers" !"
They seem to lose sight Of the fact that they
9. nj run a government on not-inr, and the
Cotton States DO not to day contribute to the
revenues Of the government their due proper
ton. Souta Carolina for Instance does not
pay 10 the feder-, Treasury one-Gfth her share
Of the cost Of government, reckoning her share
to bo proportiouatc to her representation. And
yet she proposes to establish military govern
ment far more expensive than that she now has;
and she proposes 10 increase her expenses four
fold, and at the same time cut OF all revenues
from imports. OF course she must become bank
rupt in less than a month, or else resort to di-
rect taxation twenty-loll more burdersone to
her people, and imposed in a manner bringing
the burden more directly home to every man,
woman and child in the community! How long
can such system last ?
4 smash up is said to be close at hand in
New.Yorlz. The South owes one hundred mil
lions Of dollars to the North and cannot pay
till the cotton Is sold, and secession has put this
commodity at so low price, and the demand is
SO slight. that the planters will not sell. The
consequences must be disast-oas. 1t is in this
way that the South pays New Tsrk city for her
thirty thousand fusion majority Of November.
The course pursued by the South IS making
no friends for herself in She North. Where one
Republican taihs Of compromise and conees-
sion there are ten Democrats who are indignant
at the cotton states and disposed 10 show them
no sympathy or favors. Many northern Dem
ocrAts denounce ths action Of the seceasionists
as the height Of moral eowarlics. leaving their
northern allies in a hopeless minority to be
tOr4a lla " etl 10 usp the lanoIara Of La
than, without mercy.