, 1861-02-12
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


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QUE WASHINGTON LETTER., :: !:
1r.,o: so,car1ed: :.Pcarc C,onreronce.----Iu.
teresting .edings--Kemarks Of
sssinnnnrtanf int m.ucmcntsIn mMrcvI II e Gnmsse.s
---senator Johnaon's speech.
rFror, f,r- f,,rn roIIr..,,oraont -
wA,u1noroa. Feb. y 1851. =
The secret conclayc called the Peace Confer.
ence held a short session with closed doors
vaatardav They saontpd tn. Know KnothinT
risna, M r1oori1s nntlict,y. The rules for the:
government or The order of bns;ness arc stiff,
T,rr,,, .,5 oa-a,,or;o,, and con,ed from the
o,d r.na,, +,,n.a Il, Enrone Members are pre-
,1ndoa fro,,, ,oodfn, or wiring. or crossing
~ ~, ,,,,,o. o,'a1a s,,e,r,;nv Al, rnrst
-. ~. ~ ,r,,an ynt, Tr,.r rosses mt Hefsent,t1ea
~ ,..r. :; rst ~, ,d,onrnmenf md af,era mem
,,a-.1n-o,ch che. .he throne ofh;s bichm;oh,iness
.,o ,,,,tst -a,,ra toc1:w,rf,a l'ow,no ~ 1a poes
1ha.. ara i,resnmea In he anne al the ~ aeon,.
,,ro,n;ae.n that arc iIeemed peeessarr 10 saye
tho nn,n, The cororr,nart Ina bccoroc +oo
Re,nh,Icou In ;ta farms There must he more
er4ha ,,,..:.,,,, .,.,,,or. ~ 1ass ~ +ho f-oa
s,a essv hebavior ~ +nc n,cheians or thc
Union vii, 1osa t,,e ,nacn,ficent society," of tina
FFv,.
Tho 1,1;no;s 5a,o,r,t;o-, ia e437,ected to.;,av.
Thomas r TURNER o9,;voa yesterday TheNew
vor,. -rd 1r,s.,oot,, eat+s+ +ro,nm;ssfoners will
he .,.r,- ,.to-a ,,,o ,<os1- -cas 1t;R re1retted
Nv go 49,. ,r;oh,;.,n 1r;scona,, md Mime
: o+o ,-o ,,ot ronresonted
v,ro,,,, aa,aoatc nresentci, the slave code
th,+ Il ba ,1ont ea "a +hc has,s of settlement.
II tv,z nromntlv ass,ilcd nv Calsb D. Smith.
f,ov Ch,sc Amos Tuck and others. and de-
fecded hv thc Southern rltras. Smith yesy
49,, ,se,.o1 ~. sort,,s~n d.,ao,,tea thot
paaanty 1ni'1 1nisu 40 ooa.Ae'A 1'4A1
If that odious and degrading pfoposltlon vas
presented rs tie ultim.tum Of the border
slave States thc Convention nirbt as well ut
e'@'o ~S..S~o' 49, .,-1.srA' ~
once ""Joutn aAu 1Ae uenAoeAe ~ noeDe'
The Free States would. never agree to any
| such basis Of adjustment, and It were f,lly to
| 80. g.. a;..-ss;,. - 7e u;~1.;.; /,
Dc washing ome o'seassinG H. 'Hs'n'a
| would not remain IN the Union except on the
| conditions spec;iled in the resolutions of her
I.ep{a,at,-e e1,c might a. veil prenarc to FIJI.
| sc~..> 1--sr-s ~. 80 ~ .s.-;e..s
10" oooln tefolna' LUZ Not1n ''ilo sacflncso
much for the sake OF the Union, and was vii
ling to do ANYTHING in reason to restore har
mnnv bnt It wna not a ocn to be- robbed md
4.1 .4 "A1 IVY -
daEgraccd In the same operation tor TIC sake
Of purchasing fragile and treacherous peace
With uconditional secessfonsts.n Ex.Goy
t:-es,.. -.
Als own mlna INIT II the border states were
really desirlous Of staying in the Unior
4ho, xr,,,1a b.ro "a 1n,ver +ba,- do,,snds
ss ~ .,a "oI Ma..h '0 ~ ~ s ,ras .aan.,asa - I 49,,
W 'Ae 1'o'N ".l' 'n1' =,
no settlement could be made Oh the
| hoetz IF or;+tardao,a e1avo co;a mammal
| . 49,
tioas, or bglcr's, or the virginia resolutions
| or any other that required the cstabNshmen
~ si:vcrv % n tI,e Terr;tnries now nosscaaeI -,
- Us n aea,iroa '
heEcAlef 70 DC acquired. Non!ntelseptlon 3
he presumed, IVES the utmost 1m1ts OF NORM
ans Compromise, lie understood, was tb,
most the North would give. If anything va:
to be done by This conference t4ey had bette
M tx .Igl, wsa y pnnnd .h a
il5at ne nag !udlcalea. ne nopea INT aelegat
rom xlrsn@ woa!a WI wlanuraw Us n,ase o. soa
.ota ,'nn1, thno. 1uh;.S, 1oIS res,;1t i, +e;
srn,,norp raecs;nn ~ he faliowod hv - inrne
Hota sats is!sta, ~ n ~" as3,t;.' sn.
an.e snts ~ ,ta, ~ 9.; u
"sle s,t;i "ISn H.. .ng ianr1aS ~ r,r
cess untn toNa! 10" learned Inc Lore 1rl 6
Solng !acte, ~ - AoL neesssa'J ~ usm. lhs
ns aus @ ~ ~ y, M taa ., s,.a ~
pofled, WILL Hot pe oen4ea ny tAo6c "ho Wet
present. !.
..o1ot;a;, 70 H. 10 esaad;ns52 Stoteo ,,;1, -.
tatbn Gn.aso g. tetroJ,sa,r n ~ rofaraas 49, =. 80:
lotc Ius 3en1.c, ~ tutt uunccu ~ coaa,HSi. cuat1
man o. inc finance COMMITTEE, Wiich confer
abolish the porls of entry in seeded States
and to withdraw the mails and close up th
Pnst 0f1icss tharefn II n1orides IN rtor5ra - !.
1s, ~. e.. F,.o;m 4-ofS. - D '>e0~N
cie1saneeS Aux 1ofeE'u sesee1'
*'That where 4 vessel bound to foreign POI
departs without delivering her manifest and ol
tatning Clearance: andes Tue aet . OF 1!9s TIE ma
1T ad os, ~ ~ w fuu VI ' aa aas :e
that of ina NAV be taken into aMy port Of entry
the United States, to be proceeded agaitst nccor
ing to law: and the District or Circuit Courts
the United states shall exercise the eame pow
osGs sHea ssssei as IL snS naa neen ec'zfa ~ IL
hsi ~ 1he ~ fz o an n " t6e as
l,,sa 1t he Initcd Srates thc Prr.iient * M snth
lied 10 e,7;oy, IN addition to Tie yereaus cutter
sucl other puGiic rcsse,s as il hts Judgment rnsy
, required"
THIS act will pass the Senate after g. storm,
: debate, The DISTINGUISHES will propose sui
: stitute to recognize the independence Of eec
. | State that scccaes, and 10 appoint a commi
sion to ascertain their share Of the publ
debt. and to give to each It's portion of tie :e
torg! or course lhis impudeut propoeitio
viii be voted down. Mr Colfax called up Ii
bill III relation to postal services in the sece
c inr States.
The main section reaIs rs follows:
That whenever IN the ontuton at III. poatrcc
7 ter General. tic postal ecryice cannot he safe
continued and the postal revenue collected, and Il
postal laws Haiutained, and the contents of II
mail preserved tnviolate, and be dchsered to the
ploper aaaleSs On any postal Ionte' ~ bs reason G
~ aanara s nnthn1iz.a r. e ~ W.,
service On snch r,ufe or anr nnrf;nn ri # F' ~
any postoflicc thcrron rnti The sane can be 81
u restored; and that the Postmaster General phs
T. report such action to congtess.
:, After short debate the previous questic
!, | was called. and tho bill passed The House
Il | 131 ayes to 2G noes, 1t will pass the Scna
c Whenever 4 vote can be had o. It, Noth;t
!, will bring the secessiouists to their senses b
/. the enactment Of Collamer's md Colfax's bill
All Government telesraphic communicate
G with New Orleans Is cut Off by The rebel
l. Secretary Die has received no reply to his d
n | patch to the Assistant Treasurer at New c
: | leans, inuuiripg into the facts respecting II
i seizure OF the Mint, containing $3.50, COO. a,
g the Sdc0. 600 more in the Custom House. n
z Secretary Is highly Indignant, and will do {
: In his power, not ouly to compel restoratit
- Of the money, but to punish Ibis p;ratico1 q
! Of spolIation. The measures of retaliatif
c | which he PROPOSES are. 1t. send vessels
IA ysr and blockade The mouth Of the river =,
stop ull commerce. ID. c,t otf the mails. n,