Nebraska advertiser., 1861-01-24
NyILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY "a, 1861.

States. The 9th resolution was amended
by modifying Crittenden's resolution, SO
as to give additional protection to slave
property. The 9th resolution amended
by appointing John Tyler a commissioner
to. wait on the Presiden; of the United
States, and John Robertson a commits
sioner1 to South Carolina and the other
seeding States, to request them to alb
stain from all hostile acts. The report
was passed, ayes 40, nays s. krf safTaf
Mr.. Bruce offered the following which
was unanimously adopted: ars5 si oli
Resolved. That if all efforts to recon-
Gle the differences between the two sec
tions Of country shall prove abortive, then
every consideration Of honor and interest
demands that Virginia shall unite her
destinies with her sister slaveholding
States. I,g ~ rsI
The House %concurred in the amend
ments adopted by the Senate above gi-
ven,
On the 18th the Georgia House passed
a bill to provide against the Invasion of
the State by sea. 1t makes pilots liable
to fine and imprisonment who may bring
vessels into the harbor of Mobile, and au-
thorizes the Commands of Fl, Morgan to
destroy the beacon and land marks at bis
discretion.
The Tennessee House, on the 18th,
accepted the Senate amendment to elect
delegates on the 9th of February, to as
semble iu Convention on the 25th. sT
BosToN, Mass, Jan. 90.
Wendell Phillips spoke this afternoon
in Music Hall. He declared himself to
be ad]isunionist, and was glad that S G
and other States had practically melted a
disunion movement, and denounced the
compromise spirit manifested by Seward
and Chas F Adams with much severity.
Phillips was escorted home by a few
policemen and a great crowd rushing
about him. ,..a, as-sl -e
~ ST. LOUIS, Jan. 81.
Washington dispatches received this
afternoon stale that the Speaker LAID be-
fore the House a letter signed by the
Alabama delegation, Withdrawing from
further participation in the deliberations
of the House.
Numerous applications continue to- be
made bp postmasters in seeding States
for supplies of postage stamps. Before
the orders are filled an affirmative res
ponse is necessary to the question whether
they hold themselves responsible to the
government.
l M1LLEDeEv111E, Ga, Jan 81.
The Governor sent to the Convention
this morning the threatening resolutions
adopted by the Legislature of New York.
After the reading, Mr.. Toombs offered
the following: 70
Resolved, AS a response to the resolu-
tions of the Legislature of New York,
That this Convention highly approves the
energic and patriotic conduct of the Gov.
of Georgia in taking possession Of Fl Pu-
laski, and that this Convention requests
him to hold possession Of said fort until
the relations of Georgia to the federal
government shall be determined, and that
a copy of this resolution be transmitted
TO the Governor of New York.
The resolution was adopted unanimously.
es1lf3 BALTIMORE, Jan d.
A dispatch says that the steamer Will
liam jenkins, Of the Baltimore Liue,
which was chartered by the government,
has been burned at Savannah. Particu-
lars are not received, but it is understood
the burning was accidental.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
Senate.-Mr. Hunter asked to be ex-
cused from further service on the Fin
ance Committee. The request was grant
ed.
Mr.. Latham was also excused from
serving on the Territorial committee.
Mr.. SlidelI offered aresolution that in
the opinion of the Senate the reasons gil
ven by the President in his message for
not communicating to the Senate the ap-
pointment Of J. Holt acting Secretary of
War, are not satisfactory, and that the
grounds for making such an appointment
are at variance with the whole spirit Of
the Constitution, and at variance with the
true intent and meaning Of the act Of '95.
Laid over under the rules.
The Senators from Florida, Alabama
and Mississippi announced that the sepa-
ration of their States terminated their
functions here. AS the Senators left, all
the Democratic Senators crowded around
them shaking hands. Messrs Hale and
Cameron we're the only Republicans who
did so.
The Kansas bill was taken up and pas
sed. AYES SO, nays 10.
The Crittenden resolutions were then
taken up. Mr.. Bigler spoke at consider
able length in favor Of their passage.
A running debate thep took place be
tween Messrs. Cameron, Iyerson, Mason
and others.
WAsHIEGToN, Jan. %.
In anticipation Of official information Of
the secession of Georgia, a majority Of
the Representatives have already signed
a letter Of withdrawal from the House.
MEMPHIS, Jan. %.
A battery of sixteen 80 Founders j:
being erected here, and a mandatory
Of cannon and shells is to be established
FRANKFoRT, Ky. Jan %.
The House has passed a resolution BY
81 against g., declaring that in view o.
men and money being rendered by seye.
raj Of the Northern States to the. genera
government, the people Of Kentucky act,
ing with their brethren of the South, vii
resist such invasion to the last extremity,
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