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The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
Knnsas Throneh the srnnlr

KRnses ThrOogh the senate.
The bin fvf tho admission Of Kansas
iglo The Union, which pn,se1 he ilodse
some time slhee has 4, last rot through
The sona,e, sis southern Eenaiors hpv.
Jog retired Dom nc dsiihcfallons Of ihot
body, N consequence of The secession Of
their States, Il only needs the sigma
iuro Of the President 70 become d law,
ndthls he will hardlyrefuse.
Il viii be remembered that the people
Of Kansss some time since, adopted and
fptihcd Foe State Constitution az W.
an5ottc, be basis Of Government
Thus they arc ready TO assume all the
funetlons Of state sovereignty, aud will
soon be represented in Congress by two
~. g. Senators.
Tho admission Of konsas, as free-la-
Dor statc, unless thwSried by the prssi-
dent viii overbalance, il benefits to the
Union, The seesssion orhalf dozen such
petty Staies as Florida Or South Carolina.
Wos say, welcome much abused and ptrsc.
euisd Kansas.
=. $. The bill, as passcd by the SEN
ate, was materially amended on motion Of
Mr. Fitch, aud must therefore 20 back 70
tho House FOR ratification or rejection.
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ANWAA WV - RWMWAeMNNs
lfrsmths Aulrfn rAlosl
Cehefai segoine hos Kindly permitlci
us 10 publish the follovlng letter re.
esived by him On ss,arasy last, ron
Capt Abher Doubleday, who h with
Major anderson u Fort Sumter. n
speaks for ITSELF
FORr SUMrER, s. C., Jan. 9, 1861.
MY DEAR BR.-lt Is matter Of
great satisfaction 70 mo 20 sec that our
movements here have been approved BY
my former townsmen, and that the heart
Of New York still beats warm aud truo
for the Union. We have been 80 long
surrounded with tfimmors and traitors,
that ! began 10 fear tho love 0f the Ma
tional Flag was dying out in our country
You cannot imagine the Annoyance Of
thc South Carolinisns on finding them
selves forcstalled in the possession Of
this important work II IL tho KEY of
the harbor, and In the very center Of
their communications.
AtFort moultrio everything had boen
prepared for desperate stand; but we
could hnve dono but little npainst tho
powerful batteries OF this Fort, which
would haYo boen turned against us in
addition 20 an rrmy Of 10000 men, who
would have assailed me- on tho lend side.
Our own lives wero Of little consequence
but our defeat would have involved the
loss OF this harbor 70 the United States,
n loss that would have been irrepurnble.
The State still continues her aggressive
Actions The Chwlsstoni0us are sur.
rounding ~ with batteries on every
point Of land ia the vicinity, and aiming
them with guns from forts they have
seized. This is done with the hope Of
preventing any vessel from coming TO
our assistance, aud also with view 10
lurce ~ ultimately 10 surrender from n
lack oi supplies. In this ! think thoy
viii be disappointed, for there Il no such
word as surrender IN Major Anderson's
composition. The war garrison Of this
Fort il coo mon. We have about 40;
but should they attack us, | hope the
country at large will have no reason 20
find fault with our defense.
Ono OF our boats and some Of our men
have been captured. The lights IN tho
herbor have been put out, and the huoys
taken up, all communication has beon
cut OF with us, except such az tho Gov
ernor chooses 10 authorizei and yet We
hesitate to fro upon them. Major An
dcrson still hopes that visor councilsmay
prevail amongst thom, and thnt some
hing nny occur TO prevent the impend- |
ng strife. May God grant III but Il war
must como, let the people rise In their .
night, and muiDtain the integrity Of tho
Union. That cause will carry the hearts
lf thousands with Il, even In the slave
States themselves. shall not probably .
Ioon have an opportunity 10 ncna another |
letter TO any person north must con-
'lude abruptly, as the gentleman IL about
ouving who will take this.
In haste, yours very truly,
a. DOUBLEDAY, Capt. U.S.A.
MOjor-G SEGoiSE.
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VARIOUS ITEMS.

or Judge Greenwood, Of Arkansas,
has been appointed Secretary of the In
terror in place Of Thompson resigned.
The Governor Of North Carolina offers
to roS1orc the forts seized in that State,
aud to apologize for the outrage.
Vice President Breckenridge has ap-
pointed Senator poorce OF Maryland
Chairman of the Finance Committee,
vice Hunter Of Virginia resigned
II is pretty certain the Postmaster
General to-day will cut of mail facilities
70 Pensacola and all that coast, letters
70 sl'at point to 60 to the Dead Letter
oniee'--O'ap Gas. Washington cor. 22d
Our dispatches sta,p that a strons Of.
fort Is being made to secure tnu urraint-
ment Of the Hon, Schuyler COlfax OF
Indiana, as Postmaster General, ia Mr..
Linoolnb Cabinet.
0tyThe Ohio Editorial Association
held It's meeting at Painesyille on the
10th inst The literary part Of the pro-
ccedings were the delivery Of an grafton
by Il. q. Washbun Of the Elyria Dem
oerat, and a poem by j. Ii. A. Boee, Of
the Cleveland Herald. The attendance
was quite large, and the whole affair ap-
pears 10 haYc passed on quite pleasant
ly
0Sy-lts asecrtaned that. by some
management in Washington, She money
IN the Sub-Trcasury at Charleston, SEX
ed 10y Gov, Pickens, aud supposed to be
only $4,000, actually reached S3l ,OOO.- -
THIS fact was not communicated 10 the
President BY Mr.. Thomas until obtained
elsewhere.
The ITibVRe's Washington cones.
] pendent Gays i is stated Mr. Dayton has
been, or VIII be, rendered the Interior oI
Navy Department.
Senators Fitzpatrick aud Benismn
think Il dishonorOble for Senators OF 50.
ceiling States 20 remain IN their seats af
ter their States have seeded SRdel
aud Toombs think differently, the latter
saying q Is revOluiion, and hai Coiio,
Siaia Mea shouldbc "a and ,0in "A,
said Senators must stay in their seats an,
thwars the Government in every possibl,
lway,
\ The Old Soldiers Convention at Col
umbns On the 7.h inst, passed tho fol
lowing resolution;
\ Received, That rightor wrong, sink o
y swim, live or DE, wo are forthe Oniono o
! our eonpiry now ana'foreYor We hay
, lorght TO preserve il, and viii die Ia Dc
iending t.
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Incidents OF Secession.

ttfom NE ~ y Itmet.l
Several gentlemen have arrived IN this
city within few duya who have, for a
long time past, bocn engaged in trade at
Charleston. One OF these kept a provi-
sion and grocery store. A demand was
made upon him for nm cxorbitant sum 10
sustain the State authorities. Ito offered
them State stocks, but they would uc-
ccpt only moderate amount of these
securities, and finally they removed bV
force one hd1 Of all NE goods from Ais
store. Ho did not dare 10 demonstrate.
but ho quietly sent his slaves to Rich.
mond, Va, and, between two dhys, pack-
sdpR th9,IgWoipler Of BIZ. nrppsrty and
a sample Of muititudes Of others. IL il
no uncommon thing to notice a closing o {
stores, when an inspection Of tho prem-
iscs reveals the fact that all the mer.
ehandizc has been removed.
The insecurity uf persons and proper-
tyi tho difficulty Of getting into harbnr
on account Of the removal of buoys and
coust.lightsi the danger Of having vessels
seized by the State when they do got IN,
and the greatly enhanced ratcs Of marine
insurance upon vessels bound 20 Charles
ton, combine 70 prevent vessols from go-
ing there. large quantities Of goods
iinonded for their current supplies are
sent 10 Savannah, whcro business has
largely increased and they are then sent
10 Charleston by railroad. Six dollars
per ton is paid for freight on coal from
Savannah TO Charleston. On the whole,
the Savannah merchants arc highly
pleased with the course Of events at
Charleston, aad advise them to, 90
ahead. There Is no intention, at pres.
cn,, however, 10 put out the lights and
remove the bUoys in Savannah harbor.
IniosmOtion from Georgia, which will
Ne fouad in detail in another part of this
mornings 7fnes, gives an Interesting
account Of the several classes Of the pop
ulation who are most active IN the socos.
sion movement. II in also stated that
the Governor has prohibited the depAr-
ture Of any moro volunteers for ChaFlca-
ton, partly because 40 many Of those who
have already gone thither have sickened
and died, aud partly because II is feared
that thoy moy all I've required at home to
suppress insurrections,
A gentleman recently from Charles
ton express the opinion, ia cenvers ton
yesterday, that whisky had great deal
TO do with the Secession movement In
Chorlcston. The entire population, no
said, seemed TO &c on perpetual tie
bauch. Bar-rooms, restaurants, stores,
shops, all public places were crowded
necessarily with drunken blasphcmlng
mob, This il tho material which con-
stilutes the principal strength of the Sc
cesslon movement. The orderly and
conservative portion OF the citizens are
completely oyerNNed by them, and care
fully avoid taking any stops which might
excite their disPleusurS. ~
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The Record Of On Ohio Trai-
tor tm congress.

Congress passed the following patriot
ie resolution tho other day, by vote Oi
l9l yeas to SO noySi
Resolred, That we fully approve the
bold and patriotic act Of Major Auder-
son in Withdrawing from Fort Moultrie
to Fort Sumpter, and the determination
of tho President to maintain that fearless
officer In his present condition, and wo
will support the President in all consti-
tutional measures 10 enforce the laws
and preserve the Union.
Every Northern Representative voted
for te above resolution but two-Yal-
laRdigham OF Ohio, and Florence Of
Pennsylvania. What a pity thS, Ohio
should furnish d'sunion hunky, who
should have the bold efffontery to vote
against a resolution to enforce che laiSs
aud preserve The Union The resolution
was offered by Mr.. AdrAin, Democrat
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
Determined ~ RebeI, Anyhow

AZ the conclusion Of his speech in the
Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Hunter Of Viz
ginia was asked BY Mr. Baker Of Oregon
whether, II a constitutional majority Of
both Houses Of Congress should pass
amendments 10 the Constitution such AZ
would meet the vtewB Of Southern sena-
tors. he (Mr. Hunter would support the
I Government, the Constitution, and the
laws, until the people could decide upon
accepting or rejecting such amend
msnlsl DIR. Hunter replicd:-" That is
a question | cannot answer. I am not
authorized 70 answer for Virginia" On
boing reminded by Mr.. Baker that he had
not been asked about Virginiu, but about
his own readiness to support the Govern
ment and the laws, Mr.. Hunter declined
to reply, saying, If the gentleman is
not satisfied, ] cannot satisfy him" The
evasion on the part Of the Virginia Sc.
nator strikingly illustrates tho spirit that
now governs the shareholders. They
are determined on rebellion, and no con-
Icessions, not even amendments TO the
Constitution dictated by themselves.
will satisfy them. What is the use Of
talking about compromises with such
traitorsl--N. Y. Tribune.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
A NEexirnn IN Rrineiple.

a dHexicnm lla lsrlnciplc.
0ur ncighbor Of the A AdUsrhssr ,iustead
Of giving his voice Cor the Union, now in
pegil, as every true American shouid, is
ContinUslly trying % upolceiss fsr ,rca.
son and juNIics armed rcsisiancc gnina
Tho government, 6tcaass Rspu6iiean
Prssideni 3 sieniedl This is s,c only
sScuse--no other prctgxe uadrs Lcayen
van BE trumpcd up. WHOM No suys the
Republicans have ever uansgtesscd or
essf in,ohd to trausgress upon The
constitutional rights Of the South, he
says what he knows 10 b. false and What
every intelligent man, who can read.
Knows to.bs falle.. No ono but an iono.
ramps or a kaaps will mako such an No..
sertion. Tho Republican party have a
right 10 Be judged BY their principles and
we defy any one 20 show wherein they
are sectional.
tits cvidsurihal The Adr,rfiar's love
Of ofico is greater than H. patriotism,
aud here Is tho great secret Of secession.
50 long a. they oan control the Offices, Il
IL all Figh,--"my gurrsat purriHeipl,"-
"iet hc people rule", &c; but let tho Of.
fees be taken away, and tho cry Is Gag.
gre@ioa," "rcroluiicn," and a resort Is
had to the Mexican policy Of settling all
such questions By an appeal to the bullet
instead Of the ballot
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
Congregational

The Army Appropriation bill has at
ieogth passed the House.
Mr.. Surlcy made an able speech, rec.
Nnlmcnding the bloekadinr nf Southern
ports ondho prompt suppression ot re-
bcllion.
The Crittcndon Revolutions were IN
bled in the senate, by small majority
pending motion to take up the Pacific
n. RtbHl.
IN the House, Ptndleton made an anti.
coercion speech, recommending abjeot
submission TO tho South. Ne was fol-
lowed by John Sherman in the speech Of
the session. Itwts bold, manly and ir.
resistable.
Mr.. Corwin, from the Committee of %,
has made majority report, synopsis of
which WILDE found elsewhere. II rec
Ommends tho immediate admission Of
New Mexico, modified Fugitive Slave
law, and an amendment to tho Constitu-
Ten in one particular. Three minority
reports were submitted.
MIR, Corwin mado an able speech in nd-
viCtey Of his report, on Monday.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
Missouri Legislature.

ST. LoUis Jan. 10.
The House Convention Bill was slight.
ly amended by the Senate Yesterday, in
which the House oencurrcd and the bill
finally passed. The amendment reads
thus, no act ordinance or resOlutio n shall
be valid TO change or dissolve tho politi.
cal rotations ofthis State 10 the Govern
ment Of the United States, or any other
State, until majority OF the qualified
voters Of the State sLoli ratiy the same.
Mr.. Russeh the Commissioner from
Mississippi, made strong secession
speech before tho Joint session Of the
Legislature, last night.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
Cnn bod IndIvIdnnI secedcl

am a citizen Of West Hompfeld
township, Lancaster county. Our taXes
are heavy, mine amounting TO about 5000
a year. wish 10 know whether have
not as good a right 20 secede as South
Carolina or Nei0 York , desire to es-
iaIish a monarchy IN a small way, myself
10 Be king, and to be entirely independent
Of the world. have very many frieRds
in numbers about equal to tho white pop
ulation OF South Carolina, two guns,
revolver and three bulldogs, six months'
provisions, dc. alfyon think am right,
say SO, and willfght tito the bitter end.
WEST HEMPFIELD.
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1ho ,shlb satant Of
NY. Ifibw
r0sr6rnot Cha.h NIH ft|In hr af
IN tho Sonnte immeiiately aoonuoff. |br
Mr. lfncoln Of re occorianco of ihc
Treasun Departmfut, n order that ne
Lefislatnro mny AZ once olcct HE sue
ccsgor. The general expectation h, that
W. sherman will be chosen in his place
as being eninently qualified, and having
acquired peculiar prominence as the cam
ddate for Speaker Of tho present House.
liis election would doubtless satisfy both
the local interests in Ohio, and be 6ccep-
table here and to the country"
Whatever may be the result Of the
contingency here spokcn Of, very fcw
will deny the justice Of The correspond.
ent's opinions Of Mr.. sherman's excel
lent ability and deserved success as
public man. To the same efToct Is the
following, from Forncy's Press, a Dem
ocrutio pupcri
ole (Mr. Shormnn) is ono Of the most
efficient Legislators IN the country, and
hos really been animated by the SINGER
est desire TO promote the best interests
Of tho people. With sagacity and abili-
" Of the highest order, he has demand
cd and secured action upon all leading
measures. Under his wise cOunsels and
those Of tho party that have submitted
to them, he has already sent to the Sem
ate the Homestead bill, the Tariff bill,
the Post Office bill, the Deficiency bill,
the Civil Appropriation bill, and other
great measures; and he ~ now ~ ark.
ious to carry the Pacific Railroad bin as
the warmcst Of its friends. Tho Sem.
ate is therefore, far behind tho House,
and must work TO earn a due share Of
the public confidence. Mr. Hunter must
look 10 his laurels. John Sherman bids
fair 20 eclipse him, aud toput severe
comment on tho text that madc him an
enemy of the South, and friend Of ex-
trayagant expenditures.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
No ComRT oHaiss with Armed
Traitors.


No ComRT onntse with Armed
Traitors.
We sincerely hopc that no Republican
In Congress will submit To any compro-
mise or terms with the South, so long as
they are in a state Of armed rebellion
against the Government. To offer terms
70 such mcn, now, would be 10 surrender
eey principle Of honor aud manhood,
and make ourselves spectacle in the
eyes OF me world
Until the rebels lay down their arms,
erase their warlike aud trcasonable prcp-
sralions, walk back into the Union and
assume an attitude Of loyalty and dcyo-
tion to law and order, they should be
treated as feIons, deserving the hultur,
aud to offer terms to such mcn would be
an act Of sclf-degradHtion.
Lincoln Ia constitutionslly elected the
President Of hs WAols United States,
and such he 'oiH BE-, if thero is power
enough lot in this Government to On.
force the laws. That man who will got
on his kuees To the South, because we
have elected Presidcn, they do not like,
is not fl to live in free country.
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VIII the people IIccdI Will
they take warning.

.~aT6o,u TfiSBas Of f,uWy Wyq9Bfea'Eg gitl4Gssii tl4ssi
the schemes which arc making head at
Washington:
Certain men at atWsshirgton, Of whom
the Republican party has a right to de-
mand better things, arc doing their ut
most to induce Republican members OF
Congress to vote for the adoption Of
Compromise measures which will hum
Bile tho Free Spirit of the country. And
certain Senators and Representatives,
whose constituents do not dream ofthcir
lack Of fidelity to principle and duty, are
yielding gradually to these scduetons.-
Lot the People of the North ply their
servants at Washington with home in.
nuences that shall encourage the faith
ful, strengthen tho fOltering, aud recall
TO their senses those who mediate de-
feetion. The crisis impends.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
scccsslon of Gcorrln.

To the four States which have aEDudy
passed ordinances Of secession, Georgia
is now added by the very decisive vote
of her Convention, tho scoessionists
standing in majority Of threo to one
The conservative men struggled hard but
in vain. Mr.. stephens and Hcrschel v.
Johnson Sidedwith the minority,
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25
mr.. LincoIm's Escort.

Col. Ellsworth, of tho Chicago Zou-
avcs, has formed and drilled company
Of some sixty young men at Springfield,
I'LL, in tho peculiar tactics Of that corps.
They are said to rival that company in
their efficiency. They purpose doing
escort duty TO Mr.. Lincoln on the occa-
sion of his Inauguration. II s said a
regiment Of Zouaves is organizing in
Chicago, to be ready for action by the Ith
of March, should their services be re-
quired
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Jon. Uideon NYoIIcs.

a private correspondent at Hartford
Conn, writes:
Enclosed ! send you tho wishes Of
the Connecticut Republicans relative to
the selection Of Cabinet minister from
New England. lam firmly Of tho opin-
ion that in these perilous times the Hon.
q ideon WellCs, Of our State, tho friend
and companion Of Andrew Jackson due
ring the eyontful days Of nullfcation, by
the very State which now seeks to rc-en,
act those scenes, will, If appointed by
DIR. Lincoln, provo vSluable adviser
saf', conservative, honorable, and just
political writer, he has no equal in New
England, and for political sSgScity, no
superior, in my judgement in the Univp:"
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The Chnrles,on Comml..lon


The object Of tho mission at Washing
tn, ofCOl. TTayns, on the part Of South
Caroline, and Lieut.. Hall, on tho part Of
Maj. Anderson, is not definitely known.
The rebels show a disposition TO back
down somewhat aud avoid collision iG
possible, II Is believed that the demand
for the surrender Of Fort Sumter has
been modified into a request, The Pres
ident has backed down 50 far as to agree
not TO send reinforcement, 10 Mai. An
dsrsOn at present. aud the BrooIyA has
returned 70 Norfolk.
The telegraph informs us that Maj
Anderson is on friendly terms with the
chsrlestonians and that tho FREQ nayi-
cation Of the chanRel is not interrupt
ed
Lieut. Hall will soon return with full
instructions to Mai Anderson. In the
mean time, the most war like preparation
are going on in the seeding states.
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ArrIvnI or lhe Pony Express.

The Pony Express with San Francis
co dates to the 9th inst, passed here at
D o'clock this morning. Sacramento
was crowded with politicians of all
grades, in anticipation Of the meeting Of
the Legislature on the 7th. Gov. Denver
seems to have the most positive support
for the Senatorship, but Il is stated that
there ire friends Of the late Senator
Droderick among Douglas members who
will spare no effort TO defeat Denver.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25

CLEVELAND, Jan. IA oolored wo-
man, olaimed as fugitive slave from
Va, was arrested here to-dsy.
She will be examined ON Monday. Judge
Iilden issued ha6eas corpus, which will
bereturned ON Monday morning. There
was bot little excitement, which was en-
tircly ooSfned TO eolored people. She
admits horself 10 belong to the claimant.
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Too Coon TO KEEP.-We heard eou-
pie Of politicians on Thursday, sighing
over the affairs Of the nation. " wish, 8
said one Of them, "Old Jackson was in
old Buchonan's place" :" | amt so par
ticular about that" retoTfcd the other;
"I'd be satisfied if old Buchanan was in
old JacksOn's place. ."-BoSion Courier.
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StHrtIInE IufOrInniIon from the
Plains

WASHINGTON, Jan. I0.-Nfr. Mcdowell
Of ST. Louis, Was confirmed as Consul to
Lyons,
The Indian Office ia in receipt Of late
Intelligence that 900 Sioux are collect
cdon fork Of the Platte, and threaten
to lake Fort Kcarney, wipe ont the whito
settlers,and stop all emigration westward,
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Sr. LOUIS, Jan. 2l.-A special dispatch
from Springfield to the Republican says
that Congressman Kellogg arrived there
on Saturday night, and is in conference
with Lincoln. His object is supposed to
be IN reference to a compromise of the
national difficulties. II is believed TINT
the Republicans, with Lincoln's san ction
will propose holding National Conven-
ton aud Che restoration Of the Missouri
line to California.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-25

MfLLEDeEviLLE, Ga, Jan. Is.--The
Convention was in session till 4 o'clock,
when resolutions were adopted declaring
II TO be the duty of Georgia to sccedo,
and appoint a Committee Of II to draft
an Ordinance of Secession.
The resolutions were adopted-l6O to
IlO
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for south Caro-
lima.

PETEEsBUReH, Va, Jan. l0.-One
hundred kegs of powder and 1000 lbs of
shot and shell from the Trcdegar Works,
Richmond, left this morning by special
train by the Weldon g. Wilmington
Railroad, defined to Charleston to the
order of Coy. picksns.