The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-01-23
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Fran Washington.

festo for indicating the laws and govern
ment vet made. The sentiment Of Northern
members of all parties is in favor of protect
ing federal property at all hazards.
Corwin's report is printed this mnrning,
ana falls pretty dead. The Committee Of SO
neither saved the Union nor their own repu-
tations Tnterminable debate sill proceeds.
Penile'on s2ca!;s tomorrow, ais, Sherman.
Corw.n will probably make his first speech
Monday. The rumor Of fight between
Senator's Wade and Green to-day Is a ridicu-
lous canard.
Mr.. Adams Of Massachusetts, %ithdraws
his assent to the majority report Of the
Committee of Thirty Three, because South
ern members have generally retired, thus
showing unwil!ingness to compromise. Love
and Hamilton unite on the Crittenden basis
Nelson, Terry, Stout, and Burch, have some
thing else, making five reports in all
Our Mayor has written to the War De-
partment protesting against issuing arms to
various ward volunteer associations, on &C
count of the political character of the move,
ment. .
!. Lieut Hall dill not leave with dispatches
for Charleston, but on mere visit to his
friends in New York.
Lieut. Talbot left this morning with des-
patches for Anderson.
, Doug'as is in bad fix. His best friends
are dissatisfied McClernand, Cox, Morris
Logan and Adams are against his temporiz-
ing policy. His enemies, Vallanding'lam,
Niblack, English & Co., are now for him
, The Seceders are afraid of the Northwest,
fearing an avalanch of Union mn coming
!, down. .... ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.--The question dis
cussed over Hollis nomination was whether
he was a c,ercioni>t, his friends denying it
/ and maintaining that it is his earnest desire
to prevent boodshed but to maintain the
laws by every possible and peaceable means.
During the debate on the nomination Mr.
, Crittenden is said to have taken the ground
that as Kentucky is now a Central State,
and enjoys all the prosperity consequent up
on the present union and form of govern
ment, she would never consent to its break
ing up, and the formation Of a Southern
Confcderacy, ofwhich she would be border
F State, exposed to AL the dangers and losses
. OF such position 1t is stated that he was
much excited during this portion of his re-
marks, and the manner in which he uphraid-
ed the Southern men who defeated his Com
promise in the Senate was very severe He
took the position that the Union must be
preserved at all hazards, either by peaceable
means or force and that force used against
the lawless citizens of a government is not
coercion Of State The speech being un-
exp cted, it created great sensation among
the Senators.
Mr.. Dowell of st. Louis was confirm ID as
Consul at Lyons.
The Indian Office is in receipt Of late intel
ligance that 5000 Sioux are collected on
fork of the Platte, and threaten to take Fl
Kearney, and wipe out the white settlers,
and stop all westward emigration.
The story about the personal rencounter
in executive session between Senators Wade
and Benjamin, is a sheer fabrication.
Gen. Harvey has been challenged by a
late officer in the army. Both are in Wash
: ington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Col Hayne
: called on the Pre- ident last evening and was
politely received. He stated, verbally and
fully that the purpose of his mission was TO
demand the unconditional Withdrawal of the
garrison at Fort Sumpter. The President
heard him through, but then requested him
to submit it in writing when he would con-
slider it and communicate his reply. This
was all that occurred, and Col. IIayne Is per-
fectly in the dark as to what the reply will
be. He has been busily engaged most of
to-day in preparing the document, but the
urgent solicitations of a large number
of Southern Senators, / understand
have induced Col. IIaync to modi-
fly his views, and he has telegraphcd this
fact to Governor Pickens, and asked for fur
Their instructions, and these Southern Sena-
tors insist on South Carolina ing no act
f which will involve collision.
: Senator Davis has dictated and forwarded
a letter to Governor Pickens, which was
written by another Senator, in which he
duplicates them to abandon any policy
which would involve hostilitics.
The Cabinet has determined against hol-
ding auy intercourse with any South Car
olnians as Ambassadors.
1t is rumored, and apparently upon good
authority, that Mr.. Buchanan has assured
the South that while he can never recognize
the de .tacto government of South Carolina
or any other separate State seeding, it
would not be inconsistent with his former
position to recognize a government dc .facto
if embracing three or more States combin-
ed.
! WASHINGTON JAN Although the
Republican Senators yesterday voted against
the Crittenden Compromise, their chief OBJ
lection was to that part which proposed to
divide the Territories which may hereafter
be acquired, but measure ofthat character,
confined to the present Territory, meets with
some degree Of favor by the Republicans in
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