, 1861-03-01


OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Tariff Bi11--T11a Force BllI-Tha a
XreaADn of Gen. TEcfrgs--Wbat tho
president and Cabinet Concluded TO
..Ehc Latest Cabinet-.Ehe s s1Caye.
1nners,'' ~ Interview with Mrs Linz
IFsoEa sur own Correspondent
WAeR117oS, Feb &c, 1861.
Ihe House WIS engaged neazly al day on
the Senate amendments to the Tariff bill
hundred and gixty in numher-and fualJ7
passed the bill after striking out the slight
duty put on tea and coffee, sent the bill back
to the Senate, and called for committee OF
conference, which will eettle the mattcr cf
difference, and this important bill will bea Law
before the week closes
Ihe Force bill, authorizing the President to
call for volunteers and order ont the rni1itia to
enforce the laws and repc1 An invasion Of the
Capital, Was called up, and after q shnrp con
test, made the special order for to-day at 2 r.
IL The Republicans hope to pass it through
the House before adjournment.
The Senate WAS engaged most of the day On
the miscellaneous and deficiency appropria-
ton bills, and after making numerous amend
nents, passed them both. Colax's bill anthor.
tzing the President to cut off the mails in the
seeding States was taken up and debated for
several hours. The words ii rebellion u and
" insurrection ~ es the alleged cause for die.
continuing the mails, were stricken out, and
the words "f impcded or endangered by any
eanse anywhere" the President may dlscon-
tinue, &C. The bill thus amended passed bv
q strong majority The House 57f1l concur,
and 1t WILL becou,e law. Very few days after
the 4th OF March will Intervene t,efore 1t will
DC put In fozre in six or seven States. It will
bring some disunion people to u realizing
sense Of the advantages Of the Union Who
have been in ignorance on that point.
a report reached Washington yesterday
from New Orleans that Gen. Twiggs, VII, has
been in command Of the United States troops
In Texas. had disarmed2 2, 500 American soldiers,
made them prisoners Of war in the. name of
the nat'ou OF Texas, and then dismissed them
on parole to shit for themselves. After this
exploit, he turned over the forts; arsenals,
arms, ammunition, ordinance and other proper
ty of the United States to the Beccssionists, val
ued at three millions ofdollars What do your
compromisers think Of this piece of business
VIII standing the pound Of flesh" placate
the Texas robbers and restore The plunderesl
property to the government9
On the receipt Of the news, Oldbuck con-
Eened his Cabinet, and after three hours grave
consultation, they came to the conclusion tha.
the best thing to bo done was to turn the affair
over to Old Abe and his Cabinet. The lata,
seizure Of three mercantile vessels in the har-
bor Of Savannah vas disposed Of In the SAINT
way. Information was received that Fort
Pickens, In Florida, would be aseailed this
week. Buchanan h6ld TINT it Was inexpedlent
for his administration to pay any attention 10
it, utleave that also for his successor to look
after.
The compromises conclave had q long
and acrimonious session yesterday. It WAS in
regard to slavery and The slave trade in the
District Of Columbia The report Of the Com
ruittee Of Twenty provided that slavery should
never be abolished n tho District while it ex-
listed in Maryland and Virginia. One amend
ment was to strike out Virginia" which
prevailed after d bitter opposition from Tic
Secessionists and their Northern allies.
Another amendment foroids the slave traffic
In the District. This WIS also sharplv on
posed, but it was carried notwithstanding,
One Of tho Illinois de,egatea voted steadily
! with the ultra South on these as On all o1hcr
questions. He has gone entirely over to tic
conditional secessfonists and fanat,ca1 s,.ve-
codeites.
ExGov. Wood and B. c, Cook stand N,
/! straight and firm. Thos, ]. Turner was con
sidered shakey for time. But 1t Is believed
be will be sound and tlue On the tiual test
question. The rote Of Illinois was cast right
to-day on every point. d.
Ohio il behaving hadIv. Fonr Of her seven
de1esntea. nn7er tho lend of Tom EuIpo, rotn
with the conditional secessionista. The ereat
free soil State Of Ohio ia made tn NAV the
part of a douphface and vote for Slavery ex-
tension md decentralization Ttoa Ewinc. Ir
from Kansas. votes rfrbt was mI.taken in
clssstfgfne him with the scared cornnronpfsers.
Kanaas vas ,ecorded m the r3obt e,3a of er.
ervouestion Yesterday. On test vote tbe Con-
vention now ,tands e,ave, atsta. fo- roos.
,ne slavery a constitutions, ;ns+,tnt;on ana
cyixiYcr II Narv heY1ro erd ri and fe+
s,,+as .o.,,.t hot,, +h... ,,e,,,o, .,a,,,s;
. t,ons r. a{,noeaota W;acon,,r ~ nJic,,;.
r,n had sent romm,sa,on.sr. 80 Inv anoht -
S.ve aone and n. al 4ha pan.h,,rsrs 70 con-
t,ress earnestly de.ired th,m Ia do The mt of
dev;,e, hroth hetng cooked in wi,,ord,s h,1,.
room won1d have basn snofled md serer1,
N an vho have +ha-o ,,-,,-,n .,ss1, u 80 1oars
/. and cav.d in 1ron,d h,vs stooa fast =, .he,r
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