Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-18
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-The Senators and
members OF Congress from Alabama have been
In suspense for several days, anxiously awaiting
the ofhcial announcement Of the contamination
OF The ordinance Of secession, and IL now appears
there 10 trouble in the Convention. They were
notified TODAY by telegraph from the President
further informed. The trouble 10 In the refusal
Of the delegates from North Alabama osign the
Ordinance unless the time for secession 10 post
poned until the 9TH Of March.
The nomination Of Mr.. McIntire as Collector Of
Customs In the neighborhood Of Charleston 10
still suspended in the Committee Of Commerce,
to which 1t was referred.
In the deficiency bill which passed the Senate
to-day the appropriation of $3.50 90 for carrying
the mail from New York to San Francisco, In the
name OF Vanderbilt, was stricken out, Senator
vices rendered by the Panama Railroad Com
pany and the Pacific Steamship Company.
MAJOR ANDERSON AND THE NAIL SERVICE.
The Postmaster g eneral has written to Governor
son and his command are allowed free access to
and from the Post Once, the mail service will be
cut off entirely. While IT is pretended that his
correspondence will be delivered, no messenger
master at Charleston says he delivers the letters
as opportunity occurs" which means when a
flag Of truce 10 occasionally sent to Fort Sumter
The government 10 paying nearly s150, 600 annu-
ally, above receipts, for maintaining mail service
In South Carolina, and yet has not been allowed
to communicate with its own officers.
All the rumors Of mutiny or disaffection mong
Anderson's command are fabricated, and without
the least color Of truth. Lieutenants Hall and
Talbot who are just from Fort Sumter, speak in
the highest terms Of the devotion and affection OF
the garrison to their commander, aud the eI-
pressed willingness and desire Of every man to
share his fate, whatever 1t may be. He has re-
sorted to no punishments, as charged, but on the
contrary has had every reason to extend the ut
most liberty consiste mt with rules Of the service
| SO faithful and ready have the soldiers been In
ischarging every duty.
TELEGRAPH1C MIsREPREsENTATIoNs.
The telegraph is burdened with communica-
lions to the South warning people there to aban-
don all hope Of Cancellation. Virginia and Ken
lucky have been particularly appealed to. On the
other hand, the Northwest is urged to stand by
the Union more firmly than ever. Dispatches TO
Ohio, Illinois and Iowa, forwarded tonight will
set the war spirit there already aroused Into a
blaze Fresh Intelligence from Mississippi of in
terruption and ndignities to Western steam boats
and passengers, add fuel to the excitement. We
have reports that one steamboat has been stopped
that others have been subjected to rigid examina.
ton, that worthy citizens have been sent back,
and that cannon have been planted on the banks
Of he river to enforce the decree of the Common
wealth Of Mississippi.
Messrs Bragg, Slidell and other extremists have
telegraphed the defeat of Mr.. Crittendens propo-
stion, 10 the South for the purpose Of exacerbat.
ing feeling and proHloting the revolution.
1verson and some other Cotton State Senators
with held their votes on MIR. Clark's proposition,
for the very purpose Of having Crittenden's prop.
ositon fail, that they might use it to further ex.
cite the South.