Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-13
washington News.

Washington News.
WAs,r1xGroS, March G.-Maio- Anderson
has been rendered the position of Brgader-
General in the United S te Army, lately
h Id by General Il Eggs.
Senator Stewards son waS confirmed tc lay
as Assistant Secretary Of State.
+ Secrc.a.t F.oy, arrived herr to-day.
FL. .cr.S hat il. intends t" cXlr,-r some q:
e transactions I'll tic late ADMINISTRATION.
1t il thought that lis ctpoSe will place old
Buck and lis Cabinet il liz, very e:;rla!I!r
light before the country. Mr.. Floyd is !nt:s.
nant at the charges mad: against Eiln.
Hon.. Martin j. Crawford and John For
syth. two of the Commissioners OF the Con-
,,,ierue States. are both here. hlre 80 ri
rcason to believe tha, Lincoln will hold M
off :al intercourse whatever with them. The
mo e violent of tie cucrcionists talk OF arrest
inr them as traitors, but Seward is too Gun
ming for that.
4 s;.cIisl messenger leaves he city to-day
for Pensacola His mission is to aiinui ALI
the arrangements rlalc by ex Secretary lou
cey.
The Republicans in the high places say
that heavy reiuio; ccIIents will speedily De
sont both 10 Forts Sumter a d ? ckens
The nau.cs Of John Sherman, john Ei:k-
man, and John e. Fremont, are spoken OF
in connection with tie respective missions q
Eus!and, Spain and France. Fremont lel
for Europe in the last steamer from Ne"
York, and. it ia said, vas uil, red, before li'
started, a place in Lincolns Cabinet which lc
declined.
The friends Of Seward say that he is pre-
pairing a plan Of policy far Tie administration
looking to the prrserya!i.rn of peace: bat
te,rs are entertained that Chase and Greeley
will defeat the whole schcn. l:civce ii ca" b.
laid before the Cabinet, and ruin Seward witt:
his party besides.
II is said Oh the streets tonight that AM
dcrson has been appointed Brigadicr Gen
eral, rice lwiggs, but the rulnpr needs contir-
nation.
1t is reported that tie naval constructor
said that in less than thirty days orders will
bc issued ior the building of ten lightdransh:
steam rcrciuc cutters, tw" OF which will be
Constructed here. If true, this i, strongly
j. !c.tivc Of the intention of .i:e present a.!
r.;iistratJn tv COLLECT tLir ir"%nue III South
crI ports
Marcl. 1.-Senatnrs ilemphiil a!it! WigE.l'
lave concluded 10 remain h"rc untiii ti.ry
ca receive rf.icial nuil:i'niipa of the cu'iir.
ma,itn of tho secession OF I.Xs.i. Their PIE
s,nce here at this critic.:! .imctur.: is dc men
ve~v desirable hy Southern men. MtsSr-.
Crawford AMI Forsyth. two of the Mnntg"nl
c:r Commissioners, held a long interview wit
tie rcX.s Senator's t::i, morning. and dine
With tLcm this afternoon. Mr.. Roman has
not yet arrived.
understand that Il Is intended to post
ponc, for few days, the opening of neGotia
lion, although Wig;.!l WIS in lav"r Ut inme-
tlia.u action. in order to give the S"nth fair
c:aucc 70 take Forts Sumter aud l''ckrns be-
fore tAev are reinforced. But whether th'
Commissioners present their credentials la'c
or e,.;ly, the result will bc the same the,
will ;rt hc rcc"gnizrd
i';.c ::cw Cabinet WAS i'll session all day. y
l,..c ,u'nber ii uo;aiiatiu"s wcrc agreed Oh.
" i.icl. are :; ~ to the Senate on Monday.
r.. re,nsri,ls have already begun. y
tro,heri.,-ll.w Of Senator Douglas, General
Grange. Recorder oi the General Land Office.
was Tue first to be decapitatrd. This wa
uuara:efu, after Douglas dc'ence OF the ln-
algural.
Cri;,cndcn has no. vet been nominated to
the vacant Supreme Judgcship; nor. if morn
mated. is it certain that he will accept. He
fears that the Abolitiuni>ts might defeat his
confirmation, becau he upholls the D,td
S ott decision.
WASHINGTON, March Sin the Senate, Mr..
Foster. of Connecticut, offered the following
preamble and resolution:
Whereas, Senator Wigfall has declared, in
debate, that he is foreigner and owes h's
allegiance to Texas aud foreign Govern
rnent. and not to the U.ilcd States: therefore
be- it
Rsso|rsl That lie be expelled from the
Mr.. Clingman, of North Carolina, offered