Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-03-02
Later from the Atlantic Side,


eats Washington dispatch says, tho
Senate Committee Oh Commerce by ;
vote of three Southerncrs against two
Northcrncrs, has decided not to report
Mr.. Mclntyrc's nomination for Collcc
tor of the Port of Charleston to tho
Senate.
The President, to-day, sent to tho
Senate the name of Mr.. Holt as Secrc
tary of War. Confirmed.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 19.-Lieut. Talbot
arrived here last night with gloomy
tidings.
The Governor and members of his
cabinet were in consultation to the lat.
ter part of last night, on the intelligence
communicated by Lieut.. Talbot.
Hon. VIM. Aiken of.South Carolina,
has been forced to contribute $40, 900 to
the revolutionary government, under
threat of confiscation of property in
case of refusal.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 19.-Thc steamer
AMbama from Pensacola, yesterday
afternoon, arrived and reports the navy
yard in possession of 1900 men, and
that troops were arriving from all dircc-
tiOns.
MILLEDGEv1LLE, Ga, Jan. 2Oth.-
The Ordinance declaring the secession
of Of Georgia from the United States,
passed the State Convention at l o. clock
p. NJ. yesterday. Ayes, POS; nays 9S.
Judge Linton said that, while he ap-
proved the Ordinance, he saw no rca-
son for its adoption now; he therefore
would not vote for or sign it.
A motion to postpone the operation
of the Ordinance until the 81 of March
was lost, by about eighty majority.
Alexander II. Stevens and II. V.
johnson, are among those who voted
against the Ordinance.
Pacific Railroad.
Jan. 18.-Thc Pacific Railroad bill
has been several times up in the Senate,
and is not yet disposed of. An effort
was made by Mr.. Rice of Minnesota,
to have the bill indefinitely postponed; !;
but it failed, more than two-thirlls hav-
ing voted against the postponcment.
The bill was amended SO as to require
the consent of the States and Terrific
rics through which the road passes
and Congress to have time to ratiiy or
reject such legislation.
There arc no further hostile proceed
ings in the South to report. Matters
are more quiet in the country.
Clark -Crittcnden A Amendment.
The U. S. Senate has adopted Clark s
amendment to Crittenden's comprom-
Use resolutions, declaring that the Con-
stitution is amply sufficient for the pres
crvation of the Union-by a vote of
25 to 90. The Senators from the scce-
ding States did not vote. Mr.. CAM
cron of Pennsylvania moved recon-
sideration of this vote, which, on the
18th was carried by three majority, and
Clittendcn's resolutions were post
poncd till January 21st. Petitions still
pour in tavoring it.
The House OH the 18th, passed the
army bill.
Senator Davis, of Mississippi, has
forwarded letter to Governor Pickens
urging the abandonment of any policy
which would involve hostilitics.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Thc ques-
ton discussed over Holt's nomination
was whether he was a co-opeMtionist.
During the debate on his nomination
his friends denied it, and maintained
his earnest desire to prevent bloodshcd,
and maintain the laws by every possible
means.
MIR. Crittenden is said to have taken
the ground that as Kentucky is now a
central State, enjoying all the prosreri-
ty consequent upon the present Union
and form of government, she would
never cons cnt to the breaking up and
the formation Of a Southern Contcder-
acy, in which she would be a border
State, exposed to all the losses of such
position. 1t is stated that he was
much affected during this portion of
his remarks, and the manner in which
he upbraidcd the Southern men who
defeated his compromise in the Senate,
was very severe. Hetook the position
that the Union must be preserved ut
allhazards, whether by peaceable means
or force; and that if force were used
against the lawlcss citizens of a govern
ment, that is not the coercion Of a State.
DR.. McDo we'll, of St. Louis was con-
firmcd as Consul to Lyons.
The message Of the Governor Of
Kentucky recommends convention OF
the border States to meet in Baltimore
early In February. and opposca hasty
inconsiderate action; submits the pro-
priety of calling State Convention,
but would leave no effort untried to