The Shasta courier., 1861-01-19
Late Dates from the East.

The Pony arrived on the 18th inst, last Mon
day, with dates to Dec. 3lst.
Senator Baker had warm reception at
Springfield, Ill.
David Wilmot will be one of Lincoln's Cabi-
net, it Is said.
Secretary Floyd had resigned, and is likely to
be succeeded by B. F. Butler.
general breaking up of the Cabinet is an
ticipated.
South Carolina resisted the forced loan. The
FIVE hundred thousand loan previously ord9red
has been apportioned among the wealthy men
of the State, under the penalty of being con-
sidered dis4ffected.
December 29th the Collector of the Port for
warded communication stating that all the
officers of the customs had entered the service
of the State, and had commenced receiving du-
ties.
! No progress has been made in the Commit
tees of Compromise. Republicans manifest
great disposition for concession, but it is not
satisfactory to Southern sxtremists. 4
Seventy five bordsn cossressnenpet in pu-
Gus on the night ol zxember zsdE We iOus
propositions were submitted n zsferq she
subject to comuittee Of one ffsp eacS ate
represented.
Several army officers Of South Careaisa kve
resigned and designations of Postmasters Of lst
State are daily recorded.
The Committee of Thirty-threa have rejected
Rusts proposition by strict party vote.
Three hundred men have been sent from the
Charleston Navy Yard to the ship Macedonian,
at Portsmouth, Va.
Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinckney were in
possession of the South Carolina State troops
and under instructions from the Governor to
hold p.aceable possession for the protectioneoi
Government property. The two Forts were
held by about twelve United States troops, who
! probably surrendered without resisting. No
collision was anticipated. On the 2Sth, Capt
Humphreys was still holding the arsenal
i The Cabinet was in session six hours, Dec
2Sth. The Commissioners of South Carolina
were present. There conflicting reports ol
the proceedings. One is that the Commission
ers demanded an immediate withdrawal of she
troops, or they would return to South Carolina
and prepare for the worst. Another is that they
asked the President if Major Anderson's move
ment was by his orders.
The President responded negatively, and said
that Anderson acted on his own authority.
They even requested the President to order
Major Anderson back to Fort Moultrie, ON which
no action was taken by the Cabinet at adjourn
ment.
The act of Major Anderson is generally COM
mended by the Union men at Washington, and
all over the country, for this, among other rea-
sons, that Fort Moultrie was comparatively
weak and might be AIKEN by mob. Fort
Sumpter is impregnable, and could be reduced
only by siege, thus avoiding an immediate
conflict.
On the night of the 2sth, troops weref =
into Charleston from all directions.
The Georgia troops had been called to 4
the South Carolina forces. ~
Postmaster General Holt had sent orders to
the Postmaster at Charleston to remit the bal
ance due from his office, and if not complied
with, the demand of the Federal Government
will be enforced. lie will also order the stop
page of the mails if interfered with.
!. Major Anderson has discharged his carpen-
ters, because they refused to bear arms against
South Carolina.
The Harriet Lane was getting ready for sea
with sealed orders.
Charleston dispatch to the Secretary of
War states that the revenue cutter there had
been seized by the authorities. The captain,
who is native, resigned.
Gen. Wool sustains Major Anderson in two
letters, and urges firm stand against rebellion.
He says that if Fort Sumpter is surrendered to
the secessionists, in twenty days two hundred
thousand men will take vengeance on those who
betray the Union into the hands of its enemies.
In the U. S. Senate, Benjamin (the great
Breckinridge gun of the last canvass) made a
| speech in favor of secession.
Baker then got the floor and would speak on
the day following Douglas to speak on We'd
nesday.
The o-operationists, who are opposed to the
out and out secessionists, have ten or fifteen
majority in the Alabama State Convention.
There is strong opposition to the appoint
ment of Cameron to the Cabinet
Lincoln has telegraphed to Alexander H.
Mcclure to come to Springfield
How CHAxGED.-A few months ago any edi-
tor who dared doubt the wisdom and greatness
of Buchanan was pounced upon by the Breckin-