The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-14

{ the MN Is Suggested MS calculated 10 produce
Ith mi adjustment Vi was nm imputaton on
tlics members % say they win hesitate mo-
the nlent; the danger Is on us III seyefal 81
to the States, forts and arscnals have been
& tolscitcdiby aggressive acts Congress should
for endeayor 70 give tho difficulties peace
Theffal solution He states reasons why he
I Sc had fcfrained from sending troops To-
the Charleston Harhor, believing this would
made have furnished thc nrctext, u not the pro.
gees vocation, on the part Of South Carolina
Cor aggression referring 70 Major An,
dcrson, he saJs that officer could not lie.
s. fore be left Fort Moultrie have held that
iaien post fortycisht q sixty hours; he had
fahsl wAFNea Ms rrantfTmcif ut ttsr danger lie
,tted felt that the duty was faithfally. but i'm.
= fcv perfectly performed, He was conscious
he meant wcll for his country
The House went into committee of the
MING whole on The state u the Union. On the
civil and miscellaneous appropriation lin
II the committee rose without coming 10 i
!. :. teonclusion on the bill On motion 81 Mr.,
! g. Leake, the special committee on the Pre-
sidents special message RcrS Instructed
20 inquire whether any arms have recent.
~. " been removed froni lIarper's Ferry to
- Pittshnrg; and II 50, by whose authority,
and for what reasons The resolution.
was aEnended 50 NJ to extend the inquiry
VA IS - the removal of arms from all arsctt
i lalss Mr. Morris, Of Pa, presented Il
memoriai from the citizens Of Philadel.@
8 phia, signed BY men Of Ill parties In favor
mcesl LOT Mr.. EFttendens compromise. Refer
q Rsifed to The committee Of 80 Adjourned.
lmina SENArE,A message from the Prcsi
rncut dent was received .--nMf. Seward pre
u intSented the memorial OF the New York
ltion Chamber Of Commerce., asking the cstab.
udg- lishmcnt IL steam postal service between
cept. San Frarcisco and China Referred 10
3 itE the committee on post Offices and post
the roads Mr.. Seward also presented q
lbs 4 memorial, signed By the most prominent
Pied tcitiEens Of New York City concerning the
deli present state and future happness q the
Z In Union. Mr.. Seward rot the floor 10 "
We lpfess his views on the Presidents Mes
hont sage. Mr., Clark presented resolutions
that which he said be should offer as an amend
arre Iment TO the resolutions Of the senator
that from Kentucky, Mr.. Cfittcnden. Whsh
Hess. thay came MP as follows: Resolved that
GIVE the provisions Oi the Constitution arc
ample for the preservation of the Union
and protestion of Gil material interests OF
Q. the country, that II needs to be obcyed
ance rather than amended, and our relense from
4 to our present difficulties Is 10 be looked for
-; IrrFI
orks tect the public property and enforce tho
ions laws rather than III new guarantees for
we're particular interests, OF compromise, or
ton concessions. Resolved that all attempts
oted 10 dissolve the Union or overthrow the
will Ccnstitution, with the expectation II CON
" Il structlng q new one are dangerous and
snss illasory, and IN the opinion of the Senate
mo reeonsttuetion 4 practicable, md
therefore 10 thc maintenance Of the OK
a listing Union and Consultation should BIO
,o,fy directed all the energies 81 the govern
~ ( meTt The resolutions werc ordered TO
avn. be printed Mr., Hunter asked that the |
,nry resolutions Offered BY him be mate the
q ',itspeeiaI order for Friday. Mr.. Iulee
s.sl presented q bill 70 adjust present difficult.
d b. ties between States, which was ordered
ORTIZ 70 % printed Us. ss.asi presenter :
.nry inform che Senate whether Jno; b, Floyd
.J.t, at present ellis tile Office Of Secretary Of
+" War; IL not, who ellis the Office; aud "
r II, the appointment Of acting or provisional
d o. secretary has been made, aud whom and
yesto by what authority II was made and why
Is OF tue tact OF ,such appointment was MOI
fairs communicated 10 the Senate. Mr., Rlgltr
mi
4 bs. xens of Pennsylvania asking that the
presh Crittenien resolutions be submitted TO
! 80. the people. Mr. Seward called for the
~ m reading q the Presidents messnge, and it
men. was read The railroad bill was then
have taken up. Mr. Wilkinson moved the bill
' and be referred 10 select committee. Mr.
need. Gwin said he thought il would destroy
IL n the bill ifit were referred 10 committee.
, and Mr., Latham entered his protest against
there any reference Of the bills. Mr. Rice sNitl
,Vrets il Maa evident that the friends Of the
,minr bill wanted 70 pass Il without giving the
iimin. northwest n show he moved les indeRn'
South ito postponement MI, baker seconded
alter. the notion Mr.. Lansaaald this was not
4 nro. the time to pass such 6ill He thought
,ssibl. lie was better TO say 10 tho South that
= exe. their rights should be protected. liz
n aud Lane) did not believe the railroad would
rainst restore peace, Adjourned t.E"A
!, lint IMPORTANT FROM CHARLES
eyond '"7 @a@ s.@'s. TON 2-g
midst Star Of the West was fired npoh aut
mend driven back 70 sea. Fort Sumltereilcnt
NJ EN-. ~'.aha .'s'ls~ - CnLmHsToS, Jan y.
d the The steamer Star Of the West, ID "a
griey. Ieas erihg 10 enter our harbor about day
estore light this morning, was opened upon D.
IL the tile garrison on Morris Island, and alsC
bless Ivy Fort Moalti4e. Tho steamer pu
should about aud went TO sea have not bcei
crc int able to learn Whether the steamer or ua,
The person on board was Injured 'ftie boHe
on All Is that no injury wns sustained For
! Of Sunipter did not respond Lieut. Hall
itates, Of Fort Sumptur. came over 10 the eli!
M the about II o'eiVck, With fiag Of truce
Dx the lie repaired 10 the quarters ot the Gov
b In ernbF followed By q crowd OF citizens