The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-05
INTERESTING WASHINGTON NEWS

ing message from the President sa
TO the Senate of the United States: asg.1
have received copy of resolution of the
Senate, passed on the 25th inst. requesting
me, if in my opinion it is not incompatible with
the public interest, to communicate to the Sem
ate the dispatches OF Major Anderson to the
War Department during the time he has been
in command at Fort Sumpter. On examination
OF the correspondence thus called for. have,
with the highest respect for the Senate. come
to the conclusion that, at the present moment,
the publication of it would not be expedient.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Correspondence of the Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March ~.
RETURN OF COL. LAMON. l
Col. Lamon, who went to Charleston for
the purpose of making personal investiga.
ton of the condition of affairs at Fort
Sumter and in the city, returned this after
noon. He visited Major Anderson, and
found him we'll, and determined on the dis
charge of his duty, whatever it might be-.
Some of the men in the GARRISON were sick,
bnt its general state of health was good,
considering the close confinement and regi-
men to which it had been so long subjected.
After obtaining the best information acces-
sible under the circumstances, he is fully sat.
isfed that reinforcements could not be in.
troduced without involving serious coils.
ion, and then the experiment would proba-
bly, fail, even if sustained by large naval
force. The excitement in Charleston was
intense, growing out of the belief that the
Government was still celebrating upon the
policy of sending 10 supplies of men and
provisions Tor Major Anderson.
The Convention was about meeting when
he left, and the presence of the delegates
had increased the popular feeling. Not
withstanding the strong sentiment which
pervaded the community, be was treated
with courtesy by Gov. Pickens and all the
State officials. No evidence of disrespect
was manifested, though the object of his
visit to the Fort furnished the occasion for
much comment and criticism. The people
seemed to him in earnest about secession,
and the military preparations exhibited
completeness and 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 reso.
lutte purpose.
1t can hardly be doubted, after the reports
of Capt. Fox and Col. Lamon, when taken
in connection with the recommendation of
Gen. Scott and the highest engineer officers,
that the President will soon approve the
order for Major Anderson's withdrawal,
which the sensation papers have so repeat
eddy announced as concluded week ago.
WISCONSIN ON sUMPrER.
The g Jvernor of Wisconsin has written
to friend of bis in this city that the evac-
uation of Fort Sumpter at this time, will
tend to disrupt the Republican party in
that State, and divide the entire Northwest.
He says the people of that section are, al
most without distinction of party, opposed
to the policy of abandonment, and, rather
than see it adopted, would prefer to sink
every man-of>war in the Navy. The Gov.
errors letter is very decided in tone, and
only one of many received here recently of
the same character.
Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer
WASHINGTON, March %.
All the necessary details for the opera
tions of the Post Office Department have
been forwarded to Mr.. Reagan, Postmaster
General of the Confederate States, including
blank books, schedules, &c.
VIM. 81. Russell, correspondent of the
London Times, arrived in the city this
morning. He to-day visited the Senate and
some of the departments. He will leave for
the South in few days.
President Lincoln gave his first State
dinner at the White House this evening.
The following named persons constituted
the party: The President, the Vice Pres.
ident, Lieutenant General Scott, Commo-.
dore Stewart, VIM. II. Seward, Salmon P.
Chase, Simon Cameron, Gideon Welles,
Caleb B. Smith, Montgomery Blair, Ed.
ward Bates, John G. Nicolay, Private
Secretary John Hoy, Assistant Secretary;
F. w. Seward, Watt Smith, Richard Bate s,
G. A. Kellogg, L. Nj. Todd, Colonel Lamon,
Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Hamlin, Mrs. F. Sew
ard, Miss Chase, Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs.
Grimsley, Miss Woodbury..
Parties arrived here from Richmond to-
night say that the citizens of that place
will not allow the removal OF the United
States arms to the North, as ordered by
the Department. Trouble is apprehended
if they attempt to carry the order into
effect.
Cassius M. Clay having at last peremp-
tOrily declined the mission to Madrid, Carl
Schurz has been appointed to the place.
Clay is expected to 60 to Russia, and not
Winter Davis, as l said yesterday.
j. s. Pike, the notorious correspondent
of the New York Tribune, goes as Minister
to the Hague.
Postmaster General Blair, in the case OF
the Philadelphia Post Office. has decided
that Postmaster must be appointed from
the place where the Office is located, and
not from any other section. This relieves
the Department, in many instances, of a
pressure for post Offices from persons who
do not reside near the Office which they
seek.
Mr.. Defrees, the new Superintendent Of
Public Printing, has taken possession oil
the Office, and commenced operations. The
old fogies are rather indignant at his ex-
pressed determination to have them read
proof at the Office, instead of having it
sent all over the city after them.
New YORK, April 2.
The Tribune cOrreSDOndent saws that Gen.