, 1860-12-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.
~ 1t~uT.1s.

From Warrington.
NY. Worlds Correspondence
TAsu1SoToS, Dec. 1S-ScccesionEsts and
anti-srccs-iouists have been in great excite
lncnt ovcr the news which las leaked out flou,
the Capitol today, concerning the rcnuisition
OF Maj Anderson, commander at Fort Mou1-
trie, for more mcn and ammunition, aud the
actUn Of the Cabinet thcreupon- It Is stated
ou authority which think is not 10 be dis
puted, that Maj. Anderson has decided upon
tho Necessity for :: reinforcement to Ills COM
rua1ld aud Ills supplies, f,ccaueo when tho se-
ecssion ordinance is Ilsscd, there il no secu-
rity that Charleston mol, Will not Inhkc
possessions. The question Of acceding to Maj.
Audcrtun's request has been up befHrc the
Cahinct aud 1t was decided not to grnntit.
Secretary Cass. it is slated, strongly asserts
tho llroprit1y or the Necessity Of the opposite
course. Eithrr Maj. Anderson was justified
in making rrtliisitiou or not. 1fjustiied, his
request should lie grautcd at once. If not,
then hc is incompetent to ill his place, and it
should BE- supplied l,y sunle ouc who would
not make J, dangerous demand in troublesome
1iurci. So long ~ he is iu authority, the means
~: asserting Lis authority should be conceded
to him
Ii n;ltc Of tllcsc arguments, which are TN.
auswcrablc, the Cabinet refused 10 send any
more lnen or ammunition to Fort Noultric,
aud thus the matter stands.
r.. 7. Trisunes Washington Correspondence
i s intinatcl that Gen. Cass will resign In
consequence OF the action OF the Cabinet.
IL. y. NcralI's Washington Corrcspoadencc.1
At Tie request Of lion. Reuben Davis Of
Mississippi, i anE1nber OF tue Committee Of
States, tic Southern Members Of Congress as
ecmbfct IT lis ron1ns tonight, and adjourned
1t II o'clock, at which tho following dcclara-
,ion was made and signed bythosc present. 1t
hid already been presented to the Committee
o; T!iirty-ihrec:
TIE eoCTuERS MANIFESTO.
WAsu1So1oS, Dec. t3.
10 our Constituents: Tile argument is c1-
.austcd. All hope Of relief In the Union
through the agency of tho Committee and
Congressional legislation or Constitutional
:::4ondnrnts, is cxtinguissled, and we trust the
The prctct<c Of ncw guarantees. The Rcpub-
l!cat.s arc Ttss'liltc in their purpose to grant
nothing that will or ought to satisfy the SOuth
In our Judgment, the honor, safely and inde-
rcndencc Of the Southern people, are to be
luund only in a Southern Confcdcracy-the In
t1itable result Of Southern State secession
tLat the sole and primary aim Of each shve-
:-olIiu3 State ought to be its speedy and abso-
!H'. separation from a:l unnatural and hostile
Onion.
In.s manifesto Is sigued by Pugh, Ctopton,
Moore, Curry, S:aiwort!i Of Alabama Irerson,
N1ASIN Nbbut &t'tlliS4ls tACAeNuy DUuC6 u1lu
Crawford or Georgia; Hawkins Of Florida;
llindman Of Arkansas; Brown, Barksda!c,
Singleton and Reuben, Davis Of Mississippi;
Craig and lsut1ln OF North Carolina; Benjamin.
and Laudru1n Of Louisiana.
Senators futcc, Sebastian, johnson OF Ar
llansas, Sli1cll, Wl.tall, aud lc,nphlll will sign
It..
The manifesto will be Immediately commu-
nicated to the several constituencies Of the
| gentlemen named by telegraph.
r.. y. 1lcralds Correspondence
Il is understood that Kansas will tc admit
| ted next week. The Democrats not designing
! nor desiring 10 interfere with the wishes vi
lits Republicans.
| The Senate Territorial Committee will bring
forward n territorial organization for Pixies
p'rl}.. Mr. Grow, from The House Committee,
will bring forward similar bill.
Nr. john Cochsane to-day offered to the
ilo;'s. the report OF the commissioners ap~
!! pointed aud empowered 10 inquire and report
upoi, lic course Of instruction, tho organiza-
ti"n aud system Of discipline Of thc Military
-tca,A'lny 1T West Point, It recommends Il
hoard oi revision and j 1--WE years course Of in
| strnctiuI.
| WA=H1SGToS, Dec. 14.--Thcrs Is good rea-
Roi to believe list Gen. C:,es intends resign
ing his position lis Secretary Of Slate, indeed
il IS rcl'ortcd th,t the President las been SO
informed, but that he will cndcavor to dis
l
There is uo doab. that the Assistant Scc1c-
tary ri State, Mr. Tre>cott, has resigned.
This being The anniversary Of Washiugton's
death delegations of Free Masous FROM differ
est States luct here to-slay 10 honor his 1ncln-
ory. a.l pledge their influence il, the promo.
.!on ef harmony and fratcrual feeling. The
"'.'rct is l'raiscwoCthy d all patriots must
feel.
Secretary Cass's resignation has made a pro-
fund impression here.
Thc Committee Of Ihrty-1llrcc and the ma
jori'y in Congress- will stand by Mr.. Nuss's
resolution Us basis Of compromise. The CT
| lrc1ne Republicans AID Secessiotists Oppose.
There is \ ru;nur that Senator Douglas will,
in tIc Senate, declare it to lie tl,c duly Of the
President 10 resist secession by forcc Of arms
I The Secessionf.ts.
CHARLESTON, S. e., Dec. 13.-TAc Charles
ton Courier believes 81 compromise impossible.
coLuNn1A, 5. C.. Dec. 1'.-Thc Senate has
adopted reput arpropriat ne half million
a"llars for the ezisencics which secession may
create.
| GEoRGlA.-La4rge secession meetings were
svid list night ai Savannah, Columbus, and
| -stlansa- So far the meetings have been moro
conservative than secession. All, however,
arc in favor Of resistance in some form.
The Montgomery f-t!a. -4t'tc1iser yesterday
! 1'uhtisttd q lrcsrntuit MT OF the Grand Jury oi
| liz, Federal District COurt declaring the Fed
| cr!i Government worthless and iuipotcnt-n
! ',,.slne.', for committing violations Of the
Constitution, nuliifyinS the Fugitive Slave
law anu other causes.
WASHING roS. Dec. ia letter from dis
tiugulslsed source just received from Alabama,
says ii is now certain that the co o;etationists
or conservatives, will carry every county il,
Northern Alabama, i'll tile election OF delegates
to tlc Convention, ard tcn or nlorc iE Middle
! or Southern, A.a5arla tins rendering doubtful
the q..vst!,sn as to whieA side will triumph il,
the Cony.nii.an.
Col, Taylor. a leading Bell HIN Of Alabama
has published 7 letter strongly 1ayoring co
oyer'tson. II, I.owrycr, the ordinance Of SC
ccssion te l,assel, the conservatives will insis1
that il TIC submitted to the people for ratitica
| lion.
Private accounts from Georgia STATE that ths
conservatives under The lead cf Stephens
Johnsutl, Jc:l!iiRs, and others, arc lit strong
hopes ct ea1ryin. majority Of tic nlc,n'rr.
uf tue Stait Convention. and that The concili:.
tory tone o.! the i:cruIlirans will 10 much Il
strengthen conservatives.
notwithstanding tie denial to tlc contrary
the rtcsi;;eat did receive j week ago tho mos
distinct and explicit assurance that South Car
ulina would not resist the Federal autAoritie: