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From Washington. [special Correspondence of the Dispatch.] Washington, Jan. 3, 1861.
Although the papers of this morning smell strongly of gunpowder, there are indications the other way. Baker and the Abolition Governors of New York and Pennsylvania talk largely of coercion; but at the same time advocate the repeal of all Personal Liberty bills, and Packer goes so far as to urge the right of the slave-owner to retain his property during a temporary sojourn in or while passing through the State.
This is what New Jersey has always permitted, and shows a return of the right spirit.
Again, the Northern Democrats, who were supposed to be warping round to the coercion views of Lincoln, exhibited yesterday in the House a kinder disposition than at any time during the session; declaring their earnest desire to fight for the rights of the South, if Southern members would give them just ground to fight upon.
Moreover, General Lane has received hundreds of letters from Iowa and othe