Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-01-15
From Washington.

reported that Judge Campbell of the [.
/ ). Supreme Court will resign when \ J.
ALBANIA secedes.
A special despatch 10 the CONNER
! ctal Adrert1ser says the President 5
/ message is 20 decisive in favor of the
enforcement Of the authority and laws
I of the Federal Government In rebel
+ lous States, that it must necessnale the
/ retirement OF Secretaries Thompson
and Thomas. II also says II IS now
pretty certain that Mr. Hlckmau's reso-
/ iuIi pns viii pass he House by large
majority.
WAsHISGToS. Jan. S.-The repor;
circulated in lhis cHy fer some days past
and leiegraphed to Northern papers, 10
The effect that forty tons of shot. Shelf
md powder were recently shipped 10
New Orleans by Adams x Co.'S En-
press Is wholly incorrec:.
The Times Washington correspcn-
| dent says Com. Shubrick, who has jusI
arrived from Charleston. states that The
greatest anxiety ard terror prevail
there, enhanced by every fresh report
/ of the moTemenls al the North. 1t is
/
/ against the dlsunUns's must soon take
/ place, unless Georgia speedily adopts a
course 10 infuse new life into the Seces-
/ sion movement, and give the already
waverlng peop.e a new accession of
courage.
The Correspondents betwee1 the
/ South Carolina commissioners and
4 President Buchanan appears in the
/ Charleston papers Of Saturday last,
/ having been submitted to the COuYeu-
/ lion III secret session the evening pre-
/ vious. 1t consists of three letters, the
/ first dated December %. from the
| Commissioners to the President, in
which they demand as a preliminary
to all negotiations, dIsnpproval by the
| Pres dent OF the act oil Majur Andersen
in seizng Fort Sumpter; the second
dated Dec. 30th.. from the President.
In which, wAIle admitting thai MAJOR
| Anderson acted without express orders,
he Yet refuses 10 repudIate the act; and
the third, dated january lSt, IN which
/ the Commissioners attempted TO refuie
the allegations Of the Presidents letter
which he jusuhes Major Anderson
couiuct 1nIs last ietler the Prtsldenl
returned TO the Commissioner. with the
following endorsement Oh the back
This paper, presented 10 the Preei.
dent. Is OF such a character thai he lie
clines 10 receive IL.
The first movement OF Mr.. Holt, o
the War Department, was to reiustat,
Col. Young as Inspector OF Ordinance
a gentleman of acknowledged ability
removed 10y Floyd for political reasons
Others Of Floyd's sci of appointment:
viii be removed for more Irusty men
The million bonds offered by the trus
tees 10 fiud security for Russell Will no
be accepted. He is stIll III Jail.
The Senate, ~ executive session
confirmed Mr. Walsh as Secretary O.
Legation 10 Parls, aud number OF uu.
Important post masters. The nomina-
ton of Mcintyre as Collector a:
Charleston, went 10 the Committee OF
Finance. No one asked immediate ac
ton on H.
The delegation from Mississii pi cal
led Oh Secretary Thompson yeoter1ay
aud desired 10 know his posiuon IN III,
Cabinet aud his views on The subject oi
endorsements. lie promptly pledgec
himself 10 resign II Il single soldier /:
ordered South, with his knowledge. II
done without such knowledge, he wi
resign, when The fact IS ascertalned, ..
TWO grounds-frsl. because II would bt
u violation of good farh; second, be
cause of The act itself. Tbs WAS con
sldeIed satisfactory.
Ii IS understood that prominent mem
bers of diplomatic corps have advised
this Government IN reference 10 the
cOtumerclai Interests of their respective
countries, III view of the present poiltl
cal troubles. and what degree of protec
non may be expected, or something to
lhls efirct. The Government, however
has not yet replied.
Returns are daily received at the
proper office from The South Caroline
Postma showing that business !;
progressing As heretofore, including the
houOring OF contractors 5 orders for pay
and purchase of pos.age Stamps.
Saiulee were fired here to-day IL
honor of the anniversary Of ;he battle
of New Orleans.