The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

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Washington, Dec. 81.
| cannot GiSe you % adequate nea 81 sae pse-
vsiline excitement. The Southern men are Zero
cious and menacing, while the Northern men are
Arm and determined. aS s.,3a
The Government 10 out of money, neither Con.
sressmen or legislative attaches being able to
obtain . dollar.
\ The Southern men say they want an imn,edi
ate issue, and the Northern men say they are
prepared TO meet it. Members of the Penpsyl-
vanis delegation state positively that their Stste
will vote large amount of money and one hun.
| dred thousand men TO sustain the Union ~ soon
- the Legislature meets, which believe, 10 this
week. q q 500 ia
The COMMITTEES on defalcation met to-day, but
have resolved to keep their proceedings strictly
private. It il understood that they did little
business Of consequence. f
| The defense of Floyd in his letter to the House
to-day, about the acceptances of Russell, Majors
l. Co., is considered rather lame. He complained
Of the perversion Of the .cceptancss from 'ne
usual course, and thinks the issue OF the paper
resolves itself into consideration of the Admin
istrasion only. He speaks of the contractors IN
the most fattering terms, and thinks their pune.
tuality and large wealth justified MIN 10 exseno'
ing to them accommodation. .g
| NJ. Pryor's resolution against coercion was
laid on the table by very decisive vote, on
which Southern men assisted.
Resolutions of inquiry into the management
of forts, arsenals &C., were particularly dstaste
full to Southern men, and after wsarying, profit
less day, the House adjourned.
The Senate galleries were densely crowded to
rk,h a. 81, n hahn
one of the finest orators in the Senate. At the
close Of his remarks, when he proclaimed against
coercion, there was . tremendous outburst OF
mingled applause, yells, Misses and other noises
which would have disgusted ths pit of circus.
With great propriety the galleries were cleared
The Charleston Mercury says the Superinten-
dent Of the south eastern section of the Ameri-
can Telegraph lines has given orders that all
messages in which the State of South Carolina is
coueerned, shall have precedence over all other
messages, and be dispatched in the most expsd.
tiogs way to their destination. l55
Besides Scott, Adjutant-General Cooper, Holt
and old Joe Lane are spoken Of for Secretary Of
War. The latter would play right into the hands
of the Secessionists.
l hear that Pugh OF Alabama designs, as soon
az possible, to make violent speech in the
House, md will DO seconded by Pryor, Edmond
son and others. ttlt
Certain New Workers. hold out to the Southern
ultras the promise that if they will take posses
sion Of w ashington, and establish provisional
government, they will be backed up by Southern
New York.
The Bank of Republic, N. Y, takes the bal
| ance of the new loan at Is per cent
The Charleston papers are furious about An.
derson'e change of position, and charge bad faith
upon the u S. Government in permitting it,
n Al h.l ;ob So loI;
the statu quo would be maintained until their
commissioners had received definite reply.
learn that the moment the President con.
sents to remove the garrison (if he should do SOY
Of Fort Sumpter, his impeachment will be set
on foot
TREASON IN NEw York The Federal officers
here meet several nights in every month. They
are consulting eminent lawyers, and are advis-
ing with each other in reference to dissolution
of the Union. Mr.. Schell, the Collector has cor
responded with Attorney General Black. The
latter has written to the Collector that if South
Carolina secedesit is a virtual dissolution Of the
Union, and the Collector of the port of New
York and his Federal assistants are relieved from
all further accountability, and have q right to
collect and retain the revenues accruing here,
and keep them until the Legislature of New York
or the city authorities attach the same.
II = single State goes ont of the Union, Mr.
Schell regards it IS broken up, and Gays "Ar.
Lincoln is not President" and neither he nor
any of the Federal officials will resign or surren-
der their power or the public money to any ex-
cept to the city treasury.
Mr. John J. Cisco, the Sub -Treasurer, takes the
sane view. He has several millions at his dispo-
sal A large portion is in bars of gold, valued at
1000 each These are being painted white, 50
as not to attract attention III case OF being re-
moved from the sub-treasury vaults, in case of
riot, or of Lincoln claiming to be the President.
Mr.. Buchanan approves of all the proceedings.
His nephew and late Private Secretary, Henry,
attends all the Federal caucusses at the residences
of the Collector, Sub Treasurer, and other Off
cials who are in the conspiracy to prevent eur
render of the Custom house and Of the public
treasure to the Black Republicans next March
OF course, all the people are anxious for the
Southern States to 60 out, in order to give them
an excuse for selling upon the public treasure
here N. Y. Correspondence Of the Mobile Reg
lister.
QuARREL WITH GEN. Scorr.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Philadelphia Press'
writing under date of Dec. %, says:
The President was entirely unprepared for
such decisive action on the part of a subordi-
nate, and at once sent for the Secretary of War
and Gen. Scott, to know what it mesnt At the
meeting quite an angry dispute arose, the Presi
dent and Secretary of War denouncing Major
Anderson's conduct, and declaring that he had
violated orders by forsaking Fort Moultrie and
taking possession of Fort Sumpter, while Gen.
Scott defended his conduct, and pretty plainly
ntimated his contempt for these who not only
seemed willing to sacrifice the lives OF in
nocent men, but also exhibited disposition to
see important defences fall into the hands of the
of tha In
Anderson had done exactly right, and could not
have acted otherwise, sworn as he was to pro-
tect the lives of the officers and men under his
command, and under strict orders to defend his
position. The principle of selfpreservation re-
quired the occupation of Fort Snmpter, which
entirely commanded Fort Moultrie, and if Ma
jor Anderson had not taken possession Of it, he
would have been placed at the mercy of the
South Carolina disunonsts, whose intention it was
to have thrown sufficient force in it to force his
surrender, or insure his destruction. Imme-
diately after this meeting, Cabinet Council was
convened, but nothing was done. Mr.. Buchan-
ans advisers exonerated each other from all
blame for the consequences which might follow,
and united in the conclusion that Major Ander-
son and Gen. Scott had determined to act for
the Union, and not for the President, under
whose orders the laws of the country placed
them. The treatment Of this characterization,
in the present state of the country, is delicate
matter, and there is reason to hope that Mr..
Buchanan will not dare to punish it BY recalling
Mai. Anderson. If this should be done, learn
that Gen. Scott will Immediately resign his Off
cia position, and offer his services to his coun-
try. Should an attempt be made to take Wash.
ington, as the Enquirer and the Examiner Of
Richmond, Va, constantly advise, he will no
doubt place himself at the head Of the militia of
| the District, who are all devoted to the Union
Our citizens talk of serenading "old Chepul-
tepec."
Coon ADVICE BADLY FoLLowED-Nesrly ev-
cry Republican editor in the country, has given
his readers some good and wholesome advice
about the improperly Of Office seeking, the en-
joyments of domestic tranquility, and the bitter
dissppointments which are in store for those
who importune the new President for place.
Not few Of these political moralists have ia
ken occasion, before the ink in their ethical
homilies was dry, to slip quietly down to Spring
field, in order to warn the new lessee of the
White House of the swarm Of selfish office. hunt
era that WAS coming and to advise him to be on