Year: 1860




| of any Territory numbering twenty thousand shall
have the right elect all officers necessary for its
government under the rules prescribed by an act
of Congress and the Legislature thereof may determine
whether to recognize slavery not during its Territorial
existence Third, Whenever any Territory, preparatory
to its assuming State sovereignty having white nhabi-
ants equal 10 the number required for representative
In Congress and having submitted its constitution
vote of the people, applies for admission it shall be ad-
mtted into the Union, whatever may be its provisions in
regard to slavery upon equal footing with the original
States Fourth Congress shall interfere with slavery
where it exists under the sanction of law, shall
prohibit the transportation of slaves from slave State
10 another.


WASHINGTON, Dec Q, 1850


An absurd report circulation that Mr. Lincoln sent


elegraphc despatch TO Southern freeater informing
him that he Lincoln is declared by theSacton of
the Electoral College to be President elect, he shall
longer hesitate manifesto will be perfectly
satisfactory to the South There not the oun
daton for the report Mr. Lincoln does not make his
views known through any such sources.


Considerable interest is manifested here to the let
ter OF John NJ Bolts, which appears the Alexandria
Gazette tomorrow morning. the subject Of secession
He will take strong ground against the right to secede
and will appeal Virginia stand firmly by the Union.


South Carolina democrat, holding Office under the





co, and who would prefer to in the Union if his
State would do So said yesterday that South Carolina
would have to take Fort Moultrie of
~ and hold it, as her principal point of defence against
what threatens that State the Of secession,
which all declare TO be her solemn intention.


! learn from direct that the
already picked and are principally concentrated
in Charleston, who TO be assigned the
duty Of taking Fort Moultrie. ladders 70
scaling the walls are constructed preparations
made for the attack The assaulting party are only
awaiting orders strike. In the meantime the fort is
manned with force weak in numbers, with strict orders
from the President to act only on the defensive which
dcprves them Of the privilege of preparing to meet
enemy who approaches them under the petence Of peace
when effective preparation will be out Of the question


II is stated by persons here that General
Scott advised the President time since, to
strengthen the force at Fort Moultrie but instead
Of complying with this advice, the President
caused the troops stationed there to be ordered
TO California, when there plenty Of other
troops who could have been detailed to that duty North
ein people here well Southern writing letters
denuncatory OF the administration for what they aege
be its datoriness in tho present state of affairs


1t is rumored here to-day that Governor Hicks, OF
Maryland has decided TO call together the Legislature Of
that State to consider the present national crisis


1t is said by many to-day that the Union feel
ing is strengthening THIS partly grows out of
the fact that deveopes itself that the dsunion
panic now prevailing results mainly from the action of
ambitious politicians South and from spectators in
stocks North and South who have succeeded by misrepe
sentng the views of the conservative republicans Of the
North and also by giving currency only the South to
the most intense aboltionism of such Garrison
and Phillips who antrepublicans and denounce the
republican party in stronger terms than shareholders do


Complaints frequently made that the present times
do not produce the for the occasion, as
has been the case former troublesome times
The answer made TO that by the republicans
generally that the past has always found ready
compromise away the cherished principles Of the North
and thus succnmb to the South Hence their greatness
They say that the present crisis docs not demand tha
style greatness that compromises unpopular and
obnoxious besides that there is nothing left for the
North to compromise away the people 20 Inclined
that the North has committed unconstitutional act
nor made any threats that she will do The repab
cans insist that the South have got everything They
have Fugitive Slave law Senate, supreme Court with
lis Dred Scott decision and in the Congress they
will have both houses in their favor The North have
nothing but state governments, and on the sth Of
March next they will have President with all the above
influences against them.


The republicans do not believe that the south demand
the surrender Of their state organizations their Pres
dent elect The inquiry naturally arises in discussing
this qaestior--what do the South dcmand' The
swer generally follows the surrender OF fugitive
slaves To this demand the North do not seem to
object. They only ak that the federal officers
viii do the work, and not attempt to impose the OBJ
noxious duty upon the local officers Of the several states
nor violate constitutional state laws in the Niger
catching business


The people of New England said 10 be strongly i'm
pressed with the idea tina, nearly not all Of the fugitive
slave ha, ever occurred within their limits,
specially gotten up for political effect, aud TO humite
New England and Massachusetts, especially.


believed here that the people of Massachusetts, and
every other state the North, would not object
10 The execution of the Fugitive Slave law IL
the federal government viii do II fairly, ia accordance
with the law, and not IN spite oi twill execute
modoaty with the simple intention Of doing what may
be claimed justice the slave claimant and not with
air of arrogance, display of troops, and with the
avowod purpose Of hunatng and disgracng the North
This Is the Of the prevailing feeling here
Further than ths do not thnk tie republicans will 20.
They very rcsclute, are very united and positive
against right Of any state secede peacefully With
them v " Union and peace; secession and tight. There
Is no halfway talk abou, the matter with them and il
deception the part n any attempt to disguise IT,
II is proclaimed night from the highcs, that
Secretary Cobb has decided to resign The Uuou
vativcs are congratuatng themselves aud the country
upon the fact


Another report Is n circulation tonight 20 the effect
that Lord Lyons has taken exceptions 10 the recent letter
Of Secretary Floyd and has demanded OF the President
know whether the sentiments contained in that letter
relative to England endorsed by the administration,
and f So has signincd HE intention Of demanding his
passports. I satisfied that there is not word Of
truth in the rumor, as il known that The President
docs not entertain the sentiments contained in Secretary
Fioyd's letter.


Members Of tho Committee of Ways and Means expect
be able TO put through the Housc to Treasu
~ note bin to tho amount Of ten millions.


wtsmvorov. Dec 900 r NJ


Upon investigation, learn from the most responsible
hat there Is foundation IN truth vr the report
that Secretary Cobb has resigned Besides his future
engagements with gentlemen 10 transact business with
the department foTbids the possibility of such being the