The national Republican., 1861-01-30

DAY evening. Ihe resolutions deny the right
Of secession, but advise concession. They
pledge the support of the city Of New York to
President Lincoln, SO long as he conforms to
the Constitution. A resolution was passed
providing that three Commissioners from New
York city be sent to confer with the seeding
States. The Hon. Messrs. James 7. Brady,
Cornelius X. Garrison, and Appleton Oaksmith,
were appointed the Commissioners.
The principal speaker was Mr.. Brady, the
breckenridge candidate for Governor, who was
eonciatory but firm. He said the South was as
much to blame as the North for existing diff.
culties, and concluded by calling for three
cheers for Major Anderson.
Upon the whole. these procet dings do not
indicate that the Northern Democracy will fight,
with either zeal or unanimity, in the cause Of
South Carolina.
pa~ A correspondence is published between
Mr.. Ashmore, ,'member. of Congress Of South
Carolina, and Mr.. King of the Post Office De.
partment. Mr.. Ashpore inquiries if he can
frank for distribution the ten or twelve hun
dred volumes of public documents sent to him.
Mr.. King replies, that he can do so, as the De.
partment does not recognise the secession OF
South Carolina, but that Mr.. Ashmore must
Judge for himself, how far his exercise Of the
franking privilege is consistent with the views
of secession entertained in South Carolina.
A DUEL-Dr. Jones, of Louisiana, gentle.
man well known as connected with the Doug.
las committee, left the city on Monday morn
ing, to meet Lieutenant Wilson, OF Tennessee,
for the purpose Of fighting duel. The quar-
rel, it is said, originated in some remarks Of
Lieutenant Wilson in relation to Judge Doug.
las. The parties met on the dividing line be-
tween Delaware and Pennsylvania and pri
vate telegraphic dispatch, received last night,
states that DIR. Jones had wounded his antago.
mist in the thigh, and that he (Dr. Jones) was
slightly injured by the breaking of his wagon
while leaving the field of honor.
Seeding PORTS AND CLEARANCES
Ships which have lawfully entered seeding
ports, have no alternative but to take clearance
papers from the authority existing de .tacto in
such ports, and if as is said, Great Britain de-
termines to recognise such clearances, it is a
correct determination. Any other would in.
volve monsrous injustice and hardship to
ship.owners. So long as the authority of the
United States is not actually enforced, it is in
allegiance by their own default.
The United States may deal with these ports
by repeating the laws making them ports Of
entry, or may enforce their authority within
them, either by taking forcible possession, or
by men-ol.war lying off harbors, with collectors
on board.
The case of foreign vessels hereafter entering
these ports with dutiable csrgoes, is not likely
to be frequent one, at present. But even in
that case, if the Government here neither pro.
hibits the entry of such vessels, nor maintains
revenue officers TO collect duties, the right to
collect them ought to be considered as yielded
by default.
But as before long the authority Of this Gov
ernment will be enforced at all points, these
questions are only temporary, and not i'm
portant.