The national Republican., 1861-01-25
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.

the special committee upon the Morrill, tariff
bill.
In the House, during the morning hour, the
postal bill was further considered. Mr.. Colfax
made judicious and interesting explanations in
respect to the proposed daily overland mail to
California at cost not exceeding $sOO,OoO.
We hope it may be agreed to, but not without,
in the same BILL abrogating the Butter6eld
route, as the country will not bear a tax Of
$l,400,00O for two mails to the same point.
Mr.. Colfax attaches too much credit to the
worthless opinion, made to ORDER Of an Exccu.
tive officer, that the Butterfeld contract cannot
be sbrogated. That contract was made, not
in execution of any law, but i'm express def
ance of law, and Congress not only has the
power to annul it, but is bound by every con-
sideration of self-respect to annul it.
The morning hour having expired, the de-
bate upon the report of the committee of thirty
three was continued by Mr.. Rust, of Arkansas,
who now thinks that his State will secede, if it
cannot have new guarantees in which opinion,
We trust he is mistaken.
Mr.. Ferry, of Connecticut, followed him, in
an earnest and able speech. He protested
against the propositions of Mr.. Crittenden, or
any similar ones, which should pledge the Gov
ernment to the establishment and protection of
slavery in the Territories, as not to be enter.
tanned under any circumstances whatever.
KENrUcKY-Laest!-A telegram received
last evening from the Treasurer of Kentucky
brought the glorious intelligence that the Leg
isature of that State has rejected the bill call.
ing State Convention.
RSr The Tribune correspondent says that
Mr.. Lovejoy's speech was freer from bitterness
than had been expected" Mr.. Lovejoy has no
" bitterness" in his composition, and none need
have been "erpected," as none was displayed,
in his speech.
Dds- Mr.. Rust has, it is said, sent note to
Mr.. Dunn, in consequence Of the colloquy
which occurred between them yesterday in the
House of Representatives.
pay" correspondent, in reference to the
passage in Senator Malory's valedictory in re.
spect to "he Union made by our fathers"
says that the Senator's father was never in this
country, that the Senator himself was born out.
side of it, and that it is doubtful if he has ever
been naturslized.
HG- Ion of tie Baltimore Sun says, Jan.
uary %, of the Crittenden propositions in the
Senate:
I" 1t will be useless, and more than useless,
to take them up again, until it shall be ascer-
tanned that something can done with them be-
sides making them the subject Of the calling
and exciting discussions Of the past week,
which have dene much to obstruct any plan
of adjustment"
CHARLEsToN.-Havingi in some way incurred
the dispeasure of the Charleston Mercury, we
no longer receive it as an exchange, but we
find copious and interesting extracts from it in
yesterdays Baltimore Sun.
The Mercury denies that ex Governor Aiken
has been reluctantly compelled to give nything
in aid of the secession movement to which he
was opposed, the truth being, that he has been
in favor of secession since the election of Mr..
Lincoln. If Mr.. Aiken was well out of the
State with his person and property, he would
tell very different story. That he has made
contribution to the State is not denied. The
assertion that it was voluntary, will pass for
what it is worth. 1t is of the same stamp as
the following description of Charleston society
by the Mercury:
We are cool, staid, and remarkably sober
and religious community"
The Pacific RAILRoAD-The passage BY
the House, of the bill for two roads, in both OF
which Kentucky is interested, although her
people have participated most in the promo
tion of the Southern road, has greatly assisted
in bringing about the Union position of thai
State. This bill secures the West and South
west, and with that region loyal, the Southeast
ern seaboard will be easily brought back to the
line of duty. The indications are that the Sen
ate will pass it, and that the disagreements O.
the two branches of Congress upon details, viii
be reconciled in some Of the parliamentary
modes.
The BLoCKADE-The Louisville Journal saws
that a Kentucky gentlemen from Vicksburp
reports, that the object of the battery estab
lished there, is to stop the steamer expected
from Pittsburg with ordnance, long since coun
termanded by the War Department, and to stol
any steamers going down the river>with Fed
erdl troops. But it is we'll known at VicksburJ
that no such troops are on the way dow
the river, and this report is no explanation
of the fact that several steamers, laden will
produce and merchandise, have been stopped
and detained.