Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-03-25
OUR WASllINGTON LETTER.

W ASHiNGTON, haFcH -t.--1N Tue OeNIte,
yesterday, the .WliJaSleriiy las opposition
speeches, proposed amendments, raising of
questions of order, motions for po5tp0nemcat,
and other Legislative expedients is ternedl
was successfully carried out. Che dominant
party were DESTROYS Of carving into effect
| the decision Of the caucus, 10 remove the
! Sargeant-at-A and some other officers
of the Senate, to make room for their Repub-
| Lean friends. The minority succeeded this
time, but the final day Of conflict will pro-
baby come.
| The Cabinet was in session yesterday at
least six hours, occupied, no doubt, upon
matters of grave public Importance. We
have many rumors about the subjects before
them. II is said that Secretary Seward had
drawn up an elaborate paper upon the visit
Of Messrs Remain, Forsyth. and Crawford.
the Commissioners from the Confederated
States, near the Court Of Washington, and
! that he Submitted it TO the President and his
| other constitutional advisers for their appro-
val or disapprova!.
1t is also believed that the deliberations
Of the Cabinet were not confined TO our cri
! teal relations with tie Davis montgomery
government but that another matter Of
| pressing and lnomentous interest was up for
| discussion.
1t would seem that by the mail q: yes
terday morning, copy CT the "Aeslila
Times" L paper published in the town
OF that name, in the territory d Arr
IONA, was received by member Of Congress
now in this city. The '.i'imes' contains
letter addressed By the Hon. i. L. Herbert,
| formerly member of Congress from Cali
fornia, and the Hon. Simeon Hart, of Texas,
to Governor Owings. the Provisional Cover
nor of Arizona, in which they style them
selves Commissioners, appointed by the
''Independent and Sovereign State of Tex
as" and announce that they had been IN
structed by Texas to proceed to Arizona
and New Mexico, and invite the people Of
| those territories to unite their political for
| tunes with Texas in Il Southern tonte!erarv.
Governor Owings, in his reply, speaks APP
! proviug!y of the revolution, as suggested,
! and informs them that = Convention will
assemble in short TIME, when the impor-
| tant proposition will be submitted.
Of course | am as yet uniaiormed as 10
| the steps the administration will take 10
remedy this new and alarming detection Of
the territories acquired by the common
blood and treasure of the country; but
unless something be promptly and vigorous
| ly DONE our government will have proved
an utter failure, and We Will lie sco1ted at
and derided by the nations of the earth. \
strong remedy for this evil would not con
| fict with the sentiments, or Scn&ihiilties, %
State Rights men in the South OF elsewhere.
| The eiite Of this School everywhere would
cheertully con1ela the power of the Govern
ment over the territories. those llustrl0us
men, Judge Spencer Rpane, ard jain Fay
lor. if alive, would be Of the number.
1t is my pleasure 10 communicate an
agreeable Incident. Col. Alfred barbour
| Superintendent Of the United States Arma-
ry ut Earper's Ferry. you know 10 De It dem
| ocrat and d conservative member 81 the ~
ginia Convention Actuated by the most d.
licate and honorable motives, he transmitted
to Hon Simon Cameron Secretary Of War,
the resignation Of The Federal Office. y day
or two after this few gentleman from .)etler-
son County, Wings, Democ rats, AID slavehol-
ders, waited upon ten. Cameron, and re-
quested him not to accept the resi@natlon.~~
| The Secretary Of War replied. give your
selves no uneasine>s gentleman. Col. Ba:-
| bour is good Union men, 4 faithful ulilcer,
and have no idea OF accepting his resigna-
| ton.
President Lincoln was waited unon by
gentleman Of Fauquier county. Va, few
| days since, and the conversation iurnjrg
| upon shc selection Of officers, MIR Lincoln
remarked that he thought il unsuitable and
unwisc TO appoint Republicans 70 Office III
| Virginia. that he had determined not 10 80
so, because it would conflict VITA Tie public
sentiment. The gentleman who was c":.-
versing with the President is said 10 have
boen the only voter for Lincoln a"d ;ami:n
in Fauquier.
The operations Of tE.r g"ii!o$i"s were >uS-
pended yeSterday--tIie cabinet officers haT-
ing been engaged III grand council. They
will probably be resumed in Il day or two.
GODDARD Bailey has retu"uet TO the city,
and it is thought his trial vii! come oiI this
week.
Among the removals noticed in the Gazette
was that Of Mr.. Eitnard G. Guest, late an
assistant Examiner iii the Patent Office.
| From what can learn this gentleman WIS
removed under a mistake. On the Jui"n
question Mr.. &. is as sound as q Spanish pill
lar dollar and moreover he is an honorable
and excellent gentleman and Il valuable pub
lie officer. 1t is believed thar Secretary
Smith will restore him. HOMO.