The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-12-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Times Washington correspondent says
'The clerks in the departments from South Car
DINA have decided to resign On the 18th.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois was refused hi
pay at the Treasury yesterday, but On threaten
ing to have the draft protested, was paid tn
whole amount. Secretary Cobb is not to b.
found.
Parties holding large claims against the Gov
eminent offer to take pay in stocks or securities
but are refused. The revenue this week is sew
efal hundred thousand dollars less than last week
| Mr.. Stephens, Of Ga, has written letter to
friend here, urging calmness aud delay in the Sc
cessiOn movement, deprecating it, and urging {
reconciliation and continuance in the Union.
Bonham, of s. c., declined to appear on the
Committee of Military Affairs to-day, and viii
he declared to day.
Mr. Etherdge, of Tenn, declared that peace
able secession is utterly impossible and out OF
the question, which substantates Senator Hsle's
position.
The Southern Senators will hold a convention
sometime this week, and Mr.. Crttenden will
make, he says, great and last effort to save the
Union.
The House special committee seems to satisfy
nearly the whole Of the Union men. Speaker
Pennington is cOmplimented for 1t. Senator
ivcrson was severely reprOved to-day by Messrs.
Cfi,tenden, Douglas, Hunter and Humphrey
Marshall, for his ill-advised speech of yesterday.
The announcement of Southern merchants
that they will not repudate their debts, is hav-
ing good financial effect here, and acts favora-
bly, for them.
An intimate friend OF Mr.. Lincoln, Who left
him within the past week. states that he was AZ
sured that no member of his Cabinet had yet
been determined on. All speculations sent ont
from here inspired by personal objects
rurnor is current that Senator Hunter will
resign his position chairman of the Finance
Committee, owing TO the state OF the treasury.
He despairs of accomplishing any thing under the
circumstances.
Senator Wade will next week make "A speech
showing the impos-ibty of peaceabls secession
caucus OF Southern Senators and Represen-
tatives is being held this evening. This is the
first that has been held Its object il 10 cOnsid.
er what action ought to be taken in regard 10
the committee OF 80, and whether any OF the
cotton States should meet with this committee.
There is strong repugnance among the Repre-
sentatives IF the five cotton States To meeting at
all. No decision, however, up to a late hour, has
been arrived at The Democratic Senators have
not gone into caucus 10 select their usual COM
mit,ees, and it is doubtful whether they can com
rland a majority at present in the Senate. Ii Is
under TODD that several members will refuse to
recognize Mr.. Douglas asa member Of The caucus.
The appeal OF Mr.. John Cochrane to-day, TO
Mr.. Hawkins, Of Florida, not to decline 10 serve
on the Committee Of SO, produced deep impress
sion. IL was a burst of thrilling eoquence, and
the applause in the galleries attested the sinceri
ty with which the popular heart chersheS the
love OF the Union
Mr. Dundas, the secound assistant Postmaster
General. has been i'll for two months past, and is
still at home in a critical condition.
Commercial houses of New York and other
cities, have already ordered of the post office de-
partment, in advance of their distribution among
the post Offices over one million OF the new ruled
letter envelopes about to be issued, probably on
Monday, with the one cent stamp attached
This has been done with view of taking advan-
tage of the prestige of the new invention, and
the general curiosity respecting it, by enclosing
their circulars addressed the trade in these en-
velopes."