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ccy, and have so informed the President. The oh
leet Is 10 prevent collision for the present in the
! nope tnat some mode of adjustment may vet be
ADOPTED ayerting civil war and the long catalogue
OF calamlties that must inevitably follow it. The
! ooutn 40 not desire, and will do everything to
aVolc, the happening of such a calamity under the
| present administration. II civil war must come
| say they, let it happen under Black Republican
administratOn-never have it said that it 0ccnrred
under Democratic one. This is the result of a
free conference by Colonel Hayne with the Senators
and Representatives from other seeding States to
the effect that no decisive step will be taken until
the concurrent action of all the Gulf anG Cotton
states, which are to meet on the 4th of March.
The President has been engaged all day in his
library, preparing a reply to Colonel Haynes let
ter. The course of policy which the President will
adopt has not transpired. The understanding now
between South Carolina and the government is en-
trely satisfactory.
VIRGINIA
MT. NJ. Z. Jewett has just returned from a visit
TO Coy: Letcher, of Virginia Gov. l.. expresses
himself, In behalf of Virginia as favorable to ey-
cry possible conciliatorv measure before resortiup
to secession. He has telegraphed to the Cover.
nors OF all the States to be represented at Wash
lngton on the 4h of February and if not responded
to, will deem it marked indifference to the rights
OF the South, as he does already the absence of
public meetings in the North. Although Mr. Crit.
tenden's plan will mainly meet the wants of Vir-
glnla, many of the Legislature regret reference
10 IL IN the resolutions for Conference Convention
l. IL
Ihe Governor and leading men are remarkably
determined as to ultimate secession if their present
eHort to restore harmony be unheeded, and the
Governor is firm in his belief that force used
against secession will prove an eternal barrier to
reunion.
THE SECESSION OF GEORGIA.
Inc terms upon which Georgia has seeded, pre-
serving the postal and revenue laws, and retaining
the ohcers OF the United States, have excited much
comment here. This course is calculated if not in
tended, to draw off the trade ofSouth Carolina and
bulld up avannah to the ruin of Charleston, which
mas already sacrificed all her foreign mmerce and
is fast losing the domestic trade This sham is like
She was pned % irritation in South Carolina
ne :" as urged on py Nlr. IUUn'hs and others, WHO
are now prohting by her precipitancy.
THE PRESIDENTS SPECIAL MESSAGE.
III Is understood that the Special Committee of
rive on the Presidents last Message have measures
IN readiness to report to the House. Inasmuch as
the principal topics of the Message were the coec-
ton OF the revenue and the defence of the Federal
property it is not Improbable that the bills first re.
ported Will be on these subjects. 1t is known that
tne committee are very generally inclined to a
peaceful solution of the present differences and that
while unwilling needlessly to exasperate they are
nrm In their resolution to assert the dignity of the
Government. They unwilling, nevertheless.
to adopt any measure which may lock to the CO.
erclon OF State or to a collision between oppos-
ing forces.
THE MAILS THE SOUTH.
Numerous applications continue to be made by
posmasters in the seeding States for supplies of
Pns'dse STAMPS before the orders are nlled an
alnrmatlve response is necessary to the question
whether they do now and will continue to hold
themselves responsible to the government in con.
ormty to the existing laws for all the postal reve.
nues received by them. The orders have been
nied accordingly, the postmasters following tho
example OF the Charleston postmaster. Thus far
postal communications with the South continues
uninterrupted, with the exception of Pensacola,
Florida.
KANSAS.
in tba L.
senator Green withdrew his objections, by desire
on on the part OF the Democracy, excepting Judge
douglas to secure the single fe-ofice of Judge the
supreme Bench. Before this amendment was offer
ed by Senator Fitch canvas was made, and enough
Senators were considered in favor Of the bill to
pass 1t by one ma iority. This calculation included
senator Latham who was committed as sure against
the Judgeship amendment, and in favor of the bill;
out when he came to vote, his record was right the
other way. He voted for the amendment and it
sends the bill back to the House. either to be re-
Jeeted or adopted. If rejected, the bill goes again
to the Senate. 1t is not probable however that it
Will be reached in the House for one CT two weeks
THE TREASURY.
General Dix states, in letter to the Committee
on ways and Means, after careful examination o.
the condition of the Treasury, so far as it is now
practicable. that S20,000,000 will be required to
carry on the Government till the 1st of july in ad-
dlton to the ordinary revenue from all sources and
Treasury notes already granted. This amount is
provided for in Mr.. Morrel's Tariff bill in the shape
OF a loan, which the Secretary of the Treasury,
probably, will be authorized by Joint resolution 10
convert into Treasury notes at his discretion.