The national Republican., 1861-01-28

is considered among the best of the conserva-
tive speeches made from the South, and has
greatly strengthened the hopes Of the patriotic
portion of the House.
Mr. Alley, Of Massachusetts,, followed in an
able review and vindication Of the positions Cf
the free States upon the pending topics of pc.
litcal controversy.
SOUTHERN ARMY AND NAVY OFrIcERs.-A
correspondent sends us the following:
"Commodore L. Rousseau, ofthe U. s. Navy,
resides in New Orleans, Captain Victor M.
Randolph on hi farm in Mississippi, and Captain
Newell in Georgia. 1t is contrary to the regu.
lation for an officer of the United States to re.
side in a foreign country, and especially
country at war with the United States. Why are
these officers not ordered to return to the Uni
ted States or dismissed from the United States
naval service? desire to know why Commo-
dore Kearny's commission has been returned to
him, it, under no circumstances can he be in
duced to lift an arm against Carolina" No Off.
Ger Of the army or navy should commit him
self so far as to pledge himself not to lift
against those who seize United States forts,
and fire on the United States flag, unless he is
willing to give up his commission, and give
place to an officer who will lift an arm against
Carolina, or any other State that makes war on
the Federal Government"
This appears TO US to be dealing harshly with
gentlemen who are really entitled to commisera.
ton in the circumstances of embarrassment in
which they are placed.
Of course, those Southern officers Of the
army and navy, who have countenanced and
stimulated secession, and especially those who
have aided it by an abuse of their power as
officers, deserve every severity Of condemna-
ton. But it is not resentment, but sympathy,
which should be inspired by the case Of off.
GERS, drawn in one direction by their allegiance
to the Federal Government, and in another, by
the family and social ties which bind men
specially to their own States. Where such men
have resigned, upon sense Of honor, even if
upon mistaken sense of honor, it is an error Of
Judgment, but one which is made respectable
by the personal sacrifice which it involves.
In the event of that restoration of harmony,
of which we are steadily hopeful, we trust that
these cases will be treated, not with severity,
but in large and generous spirit, which shall
consider all the embarrassments in which men
have been placed by an extraordinary condi.
tion of public affairs.
If Messrs Rousseau, Randolph, and Newell,
do nothing worse than to remain quietly at
home in New Orleans, Mississippi, and Louisi-
ana, it will be some time before they will be
treated as residing in foreign country, {" con.
trary to the regulation" Commodore Kearny
would have been wiser, if he had been silent.
No Secretary of the Navy will ever order him
into service against his own State.
Da~ General Noell, member of the House
from Missouri, has written an admirable letter
to his constituents. He says that the Gulf
States are dictatorial in their manners and
aristocratic in their tendencies" and that he de.
sres no lot or part in a miserable little Sec
tional Contederacy or military despotisna."
pY" kilograms from this city state that "it
is not true that Mr.. King, the First Assistant
Postmaster General, refused to hold any COM
municaton with ex-senator Yulee. He simply
declined to show him the papers he sked to see,
relative to the abolition Of the post Office and
mails to Pensacola"
Dan The House of Representatives of New
Jersey, on Friday, by vote of 81 to i, ordered
the appointment of commissioners, to confer
here on the 4th of February with those appoint.
ed by Virginia.
beg 1t is reported that Fort Neil, small
but strong little fort, lying on Pamplico river,
between Washington, N. c., and Pamplico
Sound, has been seized by citizens of the former
place, and the Palmetto flag raised over it.
DD- Forced contributions have already com.
menced in Louisiana, as will be seen by the
following from the Baton Rouge Adcocate:
"Governor Moore received yesterday letter
from F. p. Duconge, druggist 80 Chartres
street, New Orleans, Offering loan in mer.
chandse, at Wholesale prices, to the amount of
100000, terms at the States option also an
offer to loan the State $4,000 in cash from
Messrs. b. & A. Soulie, 81 Cont street, New
Orleans, leaving to the State TO fix the rate of
interest"
pD- The Jefferson (Missour) Inquirer of
January % says:
Every paper in the State so far as our
knowledge extends, with the exception of four
the Examiner, Bulletin States Rights Gazette,
and Milan Fdrmer-denounce secession as trea.
son."
p0- Ex,President Tyler is expected to leave
here for Virginia to-day.