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the NATIONAL CRISIS.
THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3I.-The House TODAY passed 3
resolution appointing Waldo p. johnson, Judge
nouEh, Col Doniphan, Judge Buckner and John
~ coulter commissioners to the Washington Con.
'en''oh' and the Senate Immediately concurred,
"Nu Tue UoVernor was requested to notify the said
commissioners without delay, of their appoipt-
ment.
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSIONERS
! Providence, r. l., Jan. 31.-The Governor has
appointed the following commissioners to Washing.
ton: Chief Justice Ames, Alexander Duncan, Gov.
Hoppin, Geo II. Brow ne and Samuel S. Arnold.
THE INDIANA COMMISSIONERS.
INDIANApoLrs, Jan. 3I.-The Indiana Legislature
has authorized the Governor to appoint commits
sioners to the Washington Convention, and their
names will be announced tomorrow.
VICE CONSUL OF THE NETHERLANDS TO RESIDE AT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ISSUED FOR THE ENROLMENT
OF THE MILITIA OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON, Febl-The President has recognized
D. DE Bruyn Reps as Vice Consul of the Neither
lands for North Carolina South Carolina and Geor-
! gla, to reside at Charleston
Orders have just been issued for the enrolment
OF all subject to militia duty in the District of Co.
! lumbia.
THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1.-The commissioners ap-
pointed by this State to attend the conference at
Washington, will be instructed to procure an ad-
! Journment to the 4th of April, If possible
! NAMES OF NEW YORK COMMISSIONERS RECOMMENDED
ALBANY, Jan. 81. The majority Of the Joint
Select Committee on the Virginia resolutions. pro-
posing conference of commissioners at Washing
ton on Monday next, will report the names of the
following commissioners:
David Dudley Field, of New York; William Cur
tis Noyes, of New York; James Wadsworth. of
Buiialo James C. Smith, of Canadaigua; Greene
Z. Bronson, of New York; Erastus Corning, of AL
Dany; Ex-Lieutenant Governor Addison Gardiner.
OF Rochester; William L. Dodge, of New York; and
General A. B. James, of Ogdensburg. Five Of
these are republicans, and four are democrats
together the commission includes some Of the best
ana most conservative men Of the State.
FROM OUR IFISHIVGTON CORRESPOyDENT
WASHINGTON, February l.
Col. Hayne has not yet left the city, but it is said
the President will send him such an answer to his
communications tomorrow as will render his fur
ther stay at the Capital unnecessary. The action
on both sides with regard to the South Carolina
imbroglio are kept very quiet and it is difficult al
ways to arrive at the exact facts but those | have
communicated to you are in the main correct.
One thing is certain however, and that's, that
Fort Sumter will either be surrendered or taken
before the lst Of March, as South Carolina is de-
termined that it shall not pass under the control
Off Government which has Mr.. Lincoln for its
head.
This morning four carloads of artillery arrived
by special train from Baltimore, having been or
dered there from Fort Hamilton, New York A
large crowd assembled at the depot drawn together
by motives of curiosity, and observations by no
means OF complimentary character to Cen Scott
and the President were freely INDUCED in The gen.
era expression was that the garrisoning of the Capt.
tai on so extensive scale entirely unnecessary
NO testimony going to show that any design against
the Capital has been seriously contemplated has
been ELECTED before the Committee of Investiga-
ton. Gen. Scott merely spoke Of letters which he
had received, some of them anonymous which
gave utterance to the suspicious only of their wr-
ters. The preparations for the defence of the CITY
have been made these grounds.
The House Committee the District of Colun.
bia had before them tOday the bill granting the
right OF way through the District to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, to enable
1t to form close connection with the
Southern roads 1t being pretty gen
orally understood, after full examination.
that The amendments of the Senate were tackled on
at the instance of Mr.. Cameron, to promote certain
private and persona! interests, the committee de-
tcrmlned to cut them oil and report the bill in its
original form. Ii will be brought up some day
next week, ard there is a strong prospect of its
passage.
The long contested boundary case between Rhode
Island and Massachusetts came before the Supreme
Court to day, the States having agreed to abide by
the decision Of that tribunal 1t would be well il
these States would agree to respect all the dec-
sions Of the same Court.
MIR. Latham speech in the Senate to-day, in IA
vor of compromise, and against coercoa, was quite
eloquent, and was esteemed important iadicat-
ing the position Of California in the event Of dis
fupuon OF the COncderacy.
LOUISIANA CONVENTIONS.
New ORLEANS, jan 3l.-In the State Convention
to-day resolution in regard to the cxpediency of
sending reinforccments to assist in taking Fort
Pckens was offered, but laid on the table subject
to call.
resolution passed asking tn at the military
board report their progress to the convention.
Resolutions were offered instructing the dele
gates to the Montgomery Convention to assist any
attempt re open the African slave trade. Tabled
yeas S3, nays 2S.
Mr.. Walker, of New Orleans, offered a resolu.
tion that this was not expressive of the sense
of the Convention on the question, but simply in
dicated that it not thought proper to hamper
the delegates with instructions. Much exciting
debate followed, but finally the resolution was
passed.
Mr. George Williamson, member of the Con-
yenton, was appointed a commissioner to Texas
CONSERVATIVE EFFORTS or TIE NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
ALBANY, Feb. 1.-The Committee Of the State
Democratic Convection have agreed to report res
olutions to-day entirely free from anything of
partisan character; opposing coercion and favor
ing the Crittenden compromse, and exhorting all
men to unite with them in submitting that compro.
mise to a vote Of the people of the States exhort-
ing the seeding States to refrain from any acts of
aggression any course calculated to plunge the
nation into civil war; and the non seeding slave
States to use their influence with their brethren of
the South to that end.
FROM sPBISGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 3l.-A report from Wash
ington, that Sir. Lincoln has written to Schuyler
Coliax and other Republican Congressman, urging
the passage of compromise measures is authoritn-
lively cont radicted.
Judge Belts made speech last night before a Re
publican caucus. He expressed himself STRONGLY
against secession, but did not commit himself on
any OF the compromise propositions, and disclaimed
to speak for Mr.. Lincoln.
Governor Yates is not absolutely opposed to the
appointment of commissioners in response to the
Virginia invitation, but objects to their meeting
before Mr.. Liucoln's Inauguration. This is known
to be the view of the President elect There is a
good deal of agitation on the subject in the Legs-
lature, and commissioners may yet be appoint
ed.
Joseph A. Nunes of San Francisco was here to-
day to see the President.
WASHINGTON RUMORs.
From TIE Washington Correspondence Of the Courier des
EtatS UniS, Feb. L.
The horizon is very dark; however, ! do not en-
trey despair of seeing it brighten. | believe that
a proposition will appear in a short time emanating
from MessrS. Seward, Douglas and Crittenden. Ii
these gentlemen agree upon concerted action,
their plan will rally the Middle States-Virginia
Kentucky, Tennessee. North Carolina MARYLAND,
Delaware and Arkansas-perhaps Texas also. The
cotton States will resist for time but will in
the end yield to the instances of their friends-the
border States.
If this collective proposition does not assume a
form, Mr. Seward will then present one in the name
of the future Cabinet of Mr.. Lincoln. Naturally
this will be accepted by Congress, but in this case
the consent of the South will be much less certain
than in the one first mentioned. Mr.. Seward, who
alone has the secret of the compromise he proposes
to offer, affects to regard it with great confidence
[Frontte Charleston MerclTy.l
THE NAME FOR THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY.
Several suggestions of names for the new league
confederacy of the seeding Southern States,
have appeared through the press. A correspond
"Apaachia," or the appalachian League" as
might be preferred.
Alleghania, Columbia, Chicora and other SINH
lar names have also been proposed as single titles
if it should be decided to adopt common and SIN
gle name.
1t is remarkable that, although without single
United States perverted into a Consolidation,
objection urged by many against the adoption Of
name.
The magazines and papers, some years ago, were
the names then proposed may be appropriate for
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