New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-26

THE RESERVATIONS.
The President has determined to withhold
action upon all designations of Federal officers
in South Carolina until further Developments are
made. After that State passes her ordinance OF
secession. some Of the ncumbents will refuse ~
perform their official functions, whether the
President accepts their designations or not
ABSENCE OF SENATOR sLIDELL.
Mr.. Sldell has sent word here he will not
attend the Senate this SESSION. unless the Presi
dent should desire his vote on some special
occasion. His absence will not cause much
SORROW.
THE MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION.
Private dispatches yesterday announced that the
Senators and Members from Mississippi had met
at Jackson and unanimously agreed upon seces-
sion and Southern COnfederacy. They did not
state. however, who gave them any authority In
decide the question. That State emphaticaily voted
such scheme down in her Convention OF 1851,
and rebukcd the Legislature for an attempt 20
slpersede an expression by the people. The
managers are now trying the same game with the
expectation of making the masses follow their
lead.
DIR. BRECKISRIDGE.
Nj. Breckenridge is expected here this week.
and will have full opportunity of understanding
the Presidents policy in bis Message, and Of de-
Gliding whether he will sustain it.
THE NEW PAPER AT WASHINGTON.
II il understood that newspaper at the seat
Of Government, no matter under what auspices
if NAV be started. will have any authority or
privilege to speak for Mr. Lincoln or the incom-
inc Administration. Organsbip is about played
out.
FOREIGN MAILS.
Propositions have been received by the Post
Office Department, from Messrs. Vanderbilt a.
Co., owning the Adriatic and Collins steamers,
for carving foreign mails under the present law,
allowing hostages for compensation, but both
name the same days, and neither will yield, 30
as to enable the Department to alternate.
THE GAME OF SECESSION.
The game of some of the leading managers OF
the secession scheme is to take the Cotton States
out unitedly, and to leave the border States in As
negotators for their readmission under new guar
antics. This dangerous experiment may get
beyond their control.
TIE ARRIVAL OF MEMBERS.
Very few members have arrived yet, and the
city is unusually dull, considering the near ap-
roach of Congress.
To the Associated Press.
~ ''' WAsHIsGToS, Saturday, Nov. "a, 1860.
Tho Attorney General has recently given several
or;nops n be Departments for the most part relating
to points Of little n ortance to the pubic, though in
voiyno large private rests. In an opinion to the
Department Of State he holds that Governments de-
manding the return Of fugtiyes from justice under the
several exraditioa treaties, must employ their own
COUNSEL and that the Distrct-Attomeys are not re-
quired officially to conduct their at the expense
Of the United States though there is nothing to prevent
them acting for the Government demanding the sur
render OF the fugitive.
In the OF Forest and Rust, it has been decided
that person who holds 80 Of land by equita-
bic title, although he has received patent for it, il
nevertheless the of such land within the mean
ing Of the Presumption Act of Iof1 and consequently
not entitled to make presumption entry, by virtue Of
settlement and Improvement under that law.
From Alabama, there comes Il voice Of hope for the
Union. The Hon. j. l.. NJ. Curry, who won at tbs
E'st session reputation for judgment and information
worthy of the best day of tie Republic has taken the
stump, and will oppose the Secessionists.