, 1861-02-07
Anntrs at the National Capital.
FSnpcia1 3iapatcl TO the Cincinnati Gaxette


Affairs at the National Capital.
Especial dispatch to the Cincinnati Gaxctte,1
WAsuHoros. Feb. 3. 1860.
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Gen Scott received several threatening let
tiers yesterday. He las changed quarters from
up town to the National Hotel.
THE souru CAROLINA coxAr1ssrosrR.
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COUNTING TILE VOTES.
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, the Senate
and House will meet in joint Convention, In
the hall Of the House Of Representatives, with
the Vice-President in the chair, to count
tac votes for President aud Vice President,
On that dag Lincoln will be declared to be
elected President, l,y Breckinridge. q:
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1nent Of tue 1awg.
Senator Wade presented petition Of tbs
citizens Of Philadelphia, nn1ncrous1y signed.
urging Congress to stand firmly In support Of
tue Union, the Constitution and the laws.
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The virginia election las greatly elevated
the hopes Of onlon men; eut It Ii important
ut this time that the result should not bG ms.
hEueretoou' Inc great putk o. flloee electeu
i: Unionists are for secession In case certain
measures Of compromiEe are not adopted.
ltow far their demands 60 cannot now be
stated, but they will require some action by
Congress before the lst OF March, looking to
final settlement Of existing troubles. This
obtain from a we'll informed source, and itmay
be relied upon. It is confirmed by views ex-
pressed hy John Tyler in the Conference to-
day, upon the occasion Of being chosen Presi-
dent.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAJOR ANDERSON.
Lieut.. Hall takes out instructions to Major
Anderson tn maintain III. nns;t;on hnt In
make make no a.1rrcss;nn nnlcss fassailcd liz is
,,romisei1 rcjf,forcem ents. in case they car, be
rot to him.
Scott aud Holt hnyc brought the President
un to lis former policy.
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DoTTs DEFEATED.
Rof4s 3,az hc.n defeated for the viro;n;o
| Convention.
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An important caucus Of Republicans, Last
night, developed the fact that there are s. Rep.
| rc5cnt tasflycs who will vote against all com
| promises. The Washington Conference is not
likely to do much but specchify for some t me
The exclusion Of the public creates much dis.
| satisfaction. Dix gets no answer from Louis
| lana about the seizure Of the Mint, and fhc re
| fuk'u to pay drafts. The Administration will
| probably retaliatc by stopping the mails. Con
grcfs will doubtless repeal tht sugnr duty.
Senator johnson OF Iennessee made very
powerful s1eech Today. 1t was ITO falling o1
strengthened by many new arguments against
s@cession- tic made M st effective USE Of tht
withdrawal yesterday OF The Louisiana Scna
tor, which ht treated sarcastlcaly, saying ht
allncst thought Mark Anthony had come back
to bid Senators III they had tears prepare t.
9hea them now, What had me union done te
Lonisloha! IL hao 1onsnt nef pattlcs, paid hel
millions on millions protection on sugar, bnil
her forts, arsenals, dock yards, custom houses
hospitals! These were her wrongs, to redress
| Which, she had seized forts, arssnals ane
everything cse, ana had ended by pocketne
tie Federal Mlnt, containing half million o.
treasure. and th's is the way the Govern
nsnt is depressing Louisiaua.ly letting hel
take everything WIN lmpnMfy! johnson
charged tue seccsslonlsts with treason, i'll un
qaiasthcd terms-fhelr grievances and oppres
Eiohs were mere lretInces and nothing more
They were alarmed Lest something would b
done 70 satisfy the pubic mind, and SO "er'
llurrgIng virginia into secession. But h
thanked t!od they were checkmated there
lie proved, hy numerous historical citations
tha1 South Cafoi!na never favored governmen
ny the peoTle- sue Wah1ed 70 ceas lfom ILL
caa7e oi INC COLONIES N Inc hevolntien. an'
return 10 t1c rl1c oi dEcat hrltaln. johnson
dlsSccted doe Lane OF oregon IN mercues
and unans"efanle' argument ne {Johnson
haa trasclsed tennessee IN re LAST cam
lmSn, 10 prove Lane ano bfceRlnf1asc Wcr
not the emboulinent OF dlsunon, but were "a
| einu If iii tho s,otas 2onth ans ohns;rc- r.,
Inh,,sonA 49, st.'naiTo IL +ha T1,;rS,, ~
T.n'. had stoni, t1,ree sEo1rt n,onns Avn ,.bor
| be docs now, he could not have gottcn
thousand votes in Tennessee. johnson pro
duced records to prove that at the Last sessio1
Of Congress the Senate voted down Brown
resolution that protection of slavery In tn
territories Was necessary: Only five vote
we're for it. Only last May al these seces
! sionlsts, Hammond, Chesnut, Sildell, Benja
min, Clay, Clfngman, Hunter and Lane, Dc
clared under solemn sanction OF an oatl
*'Irotcction 10 slavery was not necessary.
| Now thy break up the Union because Cor
,rcss will not protect slavery. What right
have the South lost since last year? Lane {
Oregon swore on the 25th Of May last tia
slavery didn't need protection. Now he get
up here and tells the country the South mus
stcede because she can't get what he swor
she didn't need.
ihcse ann otaer h!tS maze the sonthcr
~ = tnrkoy schiller anil Mason strntte
about the Senate Chamber in 2 towering rag
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