The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-01-30
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xxxvI Congressional se..io,

wAsHRGroS, Jan. 2s.--The resolutions pass
cd by the legislature of the State Of Tennessee
were presented, laid on the table, and ordered to
be printed.
The committee Of Ways and Means are in
structed to consider the expediency of repeating
the duties on sugar.
The bin for the admission Of Kansas into the
Union, was taken mp, and passed by vote Of
III against Al.
A bill for more effectuaIly organizing the mill
tia in the District of Columbia was passed by a
vote Of | Is against AZ ~
The Speaker submitted a message from the
President commencing the peace resolution pass
ed by the Virginia legislature. The President
recommends that Congress pass no law calcula-
ted toprovoke hostilitics asserting that defense,
and not aggression, has been the policy Of the
Government from the beginning. lie does not
yet despair of the power of the Republic. lie
says he does not possess the power to abstain on
the part Of the Federal Government from acts
calculated to produce collision. He concludes
by saying is his duty to supply constitutional
means for the protection of the property of the
United States within the seeding States, and
preserve the rubiic peace at the scat of Govern
ment -
SENArg.-Senator Iverson took leave Of the
Senate, saying that if the Government blockaded
Southern ports, other nations would interfere,
and. il the North declared war, war of exter-
minaton would be necessary, for the South
would never be suhjugated.
WAsuIHGroN, Jan. 2s.-Judge Robinson, who
was sent by Virginia to the Southern States to
induce them to keep peace, telegraphs that If
the United States sloop-ofwar is destined for
Pensacola, his mission will fail.
New ORLEANS, January 2s.-Judge McCaleb,
of the United States District Court has resigned
in consequence of the secession of Louisiana
from the Union.
RALEIGH, n. c., January 2S.-A resolution
was passed in the house on Saturday, appoint
ing Commissioners to the Convention Of South
ern States in Montgomery, Alabama.
louisville, January 2s.-Tle Legislature, on
Saturday, adopted the resolutions recently passed by
the Legislature Of Virginia. Messrs. VIM. o. Butler,
James b. Clay Joshua j. Bell, c. s. Morehead,
James Guthrie, and Charles A. Wickliffe, ap.
pointed commissioners to meet commissioners from
other States at Washington on the 4th Of February
Baron RoUGE, January 2s.-A resolution instruct
ing the Senators from this State to vacate their seats
and requesting Representa- to do the same and
all return home, was after much discussion adopted
Standardization were passed In favor of the
right Of secession and declaring that any attempt to
coercc a sister Southern State from any quarter,
would be regarded by Louisiana as hostile act
wAsmsoroS, January 9s.-Thc grand jury have
made three prescntmcnts against ex-Secretary John
D. Floyd, for maladministration, completely in the
abstraction of the Indian trust bonds, and for
spiracy against the Government
CnARLEsrox, January pa resolution was adopt
cd by the Senate to-day authorizing Gov Pickens to
send volunteers to assist Florida, il required.
wAsHISGToS, January 2s.-A rumor is rife that
Gen Scott has received intelligence Of further designs
upon the capital by secession invaders This rumor
Is the cause of much anxiety to Gen. Scott