New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-28
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field officers for this duty are detailed every
second year under the supervision Of the com
handing general. If there be any good reasc.
why they should be employed elsewhere, etbsn
are substituted. In this particular case, if Maj
Anderson should be relieved from Fort Sumter.
he will assume the recruiting duty, but the ar
rangement does not necessarily presuppose thae
be is to be called from that post. 1t is merely
contingent upon the relief. ALI the specuIatons,
therefore, which have been predcsted upon this
abstract fact are erroneous for it is very we'd
known here thst it was mere matter Of routine.
of which even the Secretary of War had no
knowledge until his attention was called to it
to-day.
RETURN OF COL. LAMON.
Col. Lamon, who went to Charleston for the pur-
pose of making personal nyestga Of the condition
Of affairs at Fort Sumter aud in the city, returned
this afternoon. He visited Major Anderson, ana
found him well, and determined on the discharge
of his duty, whatever it might be. Some OF the
men in the garrison were sick, but its general
state of health was good, considering the close
confinement and regimen to which it had boca
SO long subjected. After obtaining the best infor-
nation accessible under the circumstances, he II
fully satisfied that reenforcements could not be
introduced without invoking serious COLLISION.
and then the experiment would probably fad,
even if sustained by large naval force. The
excitement in Charleston was intense, growing out
of the belief that the Government was still drtib-
Grating upon the policy of sending in supplies OF
men and provisions to Major Anderson.
The Convention was about meeting when no
left, and the presence of the delegates bad In
creased the popular feeling. Notwithstanding the
strong sentiment which peryaded the community.
he was treated with courtesy by Governor Pick
ems and all the State officials. No evidence Of
dlsrespect was manifested though the object OF
his visit to tie Fort furnished the occasion for
much comment aud criticism. The people seemed
10 hun in earnest about secession, and the nib
tary preparations exhibited completeness aud
skill which gave proof Of their conviction that
the most serious consequences might happen
No signs Of tumult or disorder were discovered.
The prevailing tone was one of fixed and resp
Lutte purpose.
1t can hardly be doubted, after the reports Of
Capt. Fox and Col. LamOn, when taken IN
connection with the recommendation OF Geo.
Scott aud the highest engineer officers, that the
President will soon approve the order for Major
Audersons withdrawal, which the sensation pa
pers have repeatedly announced as concluded
a week ago. He has no other alternative. The
responsibility Of this act is neither his nor that Of
his Administration. 1t results from the treason
aud treacbery of his predecessor and Mr. Floyd.
who refused to allow reenforcements TO be sent
when no danger would have been incurred. The
withdrawal now is determined by military neces-
Sity alone, and has no political aspect whatever.
THE RUSSIAN MISSION.
Winter Davis has not been nominated for thu
Russian Mission, as confidently stated elsewhere
strong disposition has been manifested to ten
der him some such compliment. but be has sigRi-
fed no inclination to receive -.
MOVEMENTS OF MR.. CoRwIN.
Mr. Corwin proposes visiting bis family in Ohio
for few days before starting upon the mission
TO Mexico. His instructions VIII bo prepared
immediately, and he intends reaching his desh-
nation as soon as practicable. Events in Mexico
already begin to indicate another reaction, and il
is necessary that our Government should be- well
and encrgetcally represented at the capital. II
we are to have an American policy on this CONT
nent, as was foreshadoae ed in the Presidents re-
cent speech, upon receiving the Minister from
Nicaragua all the missions to the Spanish-Amer-
;can republics should be filled with picked men.
and none Others Inferior agents viii do more
harm than good.
THE PATENT COMMISSIONER.
The Senate confirmed Mr.. Halloway's nomiua-
ton as Commissioner OF Patents upen formal
division, by "a to g. and thus terminated o
protracted struggle.
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
All the pending nominations were passed, and
with 80 much expedition that q full quorum
was not present during part of the sitting. They
will meet tomorrow and close up whatever
nominations the President may see fit to com.
municate, under u suspension Of the rule reqGr-
ing them to lay over one day.
THE TROOPS IN TEXAS.
Orders were sent from here ten days ago To-
the officers in Texas TO retain portion Of tho
dispersed troops there, subject to the order Of
Gcv. Houston, in REFRESHING any attempt 10
overthrow the State authority. Other orders
were also sent to officers in remote parts of ths
State, to concentrate at q given point an
prfc-mptly as possible, for the purpose Of CO.
operating in TINS movement. II he has beea de-
posed, as reported, ard made no resistance,
these troops can be Of no service, size they
were detailed for special purpose and can ~