New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-09
q Great Rebel Victory---0n Paper.
DUR TROOPS NOT YET MOVED.
epecia Dispatch to The n Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 8, 1861.

SECESSION OF TENNESSEE.
TODAY Tennessee assumes formally the atti-
tude of rebellion. In the western and central
divisions Of the State the result cannot be doubt
full. There little or no opposition to the ordin-
ance Of Seces sion can have been permitted to
show itself at the polls, which were guarded by
All armed soldery. In Eastern Tennessee, where
q full expression of opinion is allowed; where
Andy johnson, Nelson and Maynard reside and
have been speaking, q large majority of the votes,
perhaps twenty-five thousand, will be given for
the Union. This section will soon be in the pO-
sition of Western Virginia, will call upon the
general Government for assistance, and institute
provisional State government in place of that
which has prostituted its functions. Rebellious
Tennessee, instead Of threatening Cairo, viii
have enough to do to hold its own. Before many
weeks, how soon it is not easy to say, since
means of transportation must first be provided,
he forces collecting at Cairo viii move upon
Memphis, and the Richmond Ct the West will,
ike her sister of the East, be cleansed and puri'
ED.
GUN-BoATs FOR THE MISSISSIPPI.
Shipbu;lders offer to construct gun-boats, to
operate upon the Mississippi, within forty days.
Probably the contracts will be divided between
81. Louis and Cincinnati although Louisville
nay have a share, if she remain firm for the
Union.
STOPPING THE SHIPMENT OF PROVISIONS.
Collector Cotton of Louisville notifies the
Treasury Department that the shipment of pro-
visions to the Rebels by the Louisville and Nash
af thn tar tnna
and will speedily be stopped at the two functions,
Bowling Green and BOndstOwn, where it is still
loing on.
TROUBLES OF COLLECTOR.
Collector Cotton has done his best to make the
pmbareo efIectual, but has been prevented by
official delays, caused through Secession agencies.
ge received his commission on May Z, spent
week in ousting the old Collector Halderman, Of
The Louisville Courier then Guthrie frightened
,is sureties by threats of holding him and them
70 personal responsibility, and he was obliged to
procure new ones in the interior. More than
three weeks elapsed before he could satisfactorily
get through all the red-tape formalities and be
really installed in his Office.
Ex-sECRETARY GUTHRIE DOUBTED.
It ia tine belief of the Union men in Kentucky
hat Guthrie is playing q deep game into the
aands of the South, that while talking Union he
q al heart for Secession. Recently he threatened
that if the old managers of the Jefiersonyille
Railroad, who were, as he thought more helpful
10 his policy than new ones would be likely to
be. were turned out, the track should be torn
up within thirty-six hours.
FORCE OF VIRGINIA.
Gen. Butler has recently expressed the opinion in
private that although Virginia may have one hun
dred and fifty thousand men capable OF bearing arms
wshn her borders, she cannot bring into the field,
armed and equipped, more than fifty thousand at
the utmost.
LETCHER REFUSES PASs-Goy. WISE.
A bearer of dispatches sent by the British Consul
ut Richmond to Lord Lyons was refused pass by
Gov. Letcher, but succeeded in getting through
under the protection Of his communications He
reports that Ex-Governor Wise is to be placed in
command of the Northwestern Division of the Vir-
ginia Army.
RUMoR THAT GEN. DIX WILL RESIGN
1t is reported here, upon very good authority,
that Msjor-Gen. Dix will resign his commission.
MORE ACTIVITY.
An unwonted activity prevails in all the de-
partnents of war service to-day. The Admins
tration is becoming fully imbued with the spirit
Of the people, Full regiments, ready for action,
will be accepted at once. The ensuing week
promises to be an active one both in the field
and the Cabinet. We trust that our duty will
Ds to communicate most grateful intelligence to
an anxious and grateful country. The Govern