IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON; How and When Mason and Slidell will be Taken to England; Defensive Preparations in South Carolina (12/31/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 12/31/1861

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WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. 30.

WHEN MASON AND SLIDELL WILL GO TO EUROPE.

Lord LYONS was in conference to-day with Secretary SEWARD relative to the time and manner at the release of SLIDELL and MASON. They will not be released for some days, as there is no British vessel likely to leave for some time. They will probably go in the British mail steamer which leaves on next Wednesday a week. It was proposed that they should go out on a British man-of-war, but our Government decided on a less ostentatious mode.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

The Senate did nothing but meet and adjourn to-day. In the House, no business of consequence was undertaken. THAD. STEVENS sustained the action of the Government in the Trent affair, which surprised those who looked for an attack on the Administration in that matter.

THE SCHEME FOR A NATIONAL CURRENCY.

The Sub Committee of Ways and Means are still considering the scheme of a National currency, and to-day have adopted and agreed to report the following aditional section, which is important in view of the suspension of the banks in the Northern cities.

SECTION 79. That for temporary purposes, and until the circulating notes authorized by this act shall be issued and put into circulation by corporations and associations to the aggregate amount of one hundred millions of dollars, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized to issue fifty millions of dollars of Treasury Notes on the faith of the United States, payable on demand, without specifying any place of payment, and of such denominations as he may deem expedient, not less than fire dollars each, which shall be receivable for all debts and demands due to the United States and for all salaries, dues,

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Important from Washington: How and When Mason and Slidell will be Taken to England – 2-3
Affairs in Rebeldom: Defense Preparations in South Carolina – 4
The Mississippi Fleet: Great Importance of the Proposed Expedition – 4-5
History of the Rebellion: Chronological Record of the Leading Incidents of the War – 5-7
Editorial: The Escape of Two Traitors – 7-8
Editorial: International Law and the Case of the Trent – 8
Editorial: England and the United States – 8-9
Mason and Slidell-Vale! – 9
A Word for the Times Correspondent – 9
The Great River Fleet Almost Ready – 9

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The Sub Committee of Ways and Means are still considering the scheme of a National currency

Yikes. Talk about burying the lede!

Thanks for posting. These articles are fascinating.

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