The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-27
From Washington.

inactivity" OF both the Southern Comnis-
s'uners aud The Administration continues,
TO the great dissatisfaction of the gussips
aud woudsr'mouySfs. Tue Southern
Commissioners received no coinmuu,ca
tlon from the Administration to-day, as
had been anticipated. II is to be hoped
it will come to.iuorfuw.
Hon. a. b. Ro,nso, the third South.
ern Commissioner, arrived to-day, b6s>
WAS 80 fatigaed that he retired immediate-
Iy, without holding any conference with
his colleagues.
Executive officials state that no order
has yet been issued for the evacuation Of
Fort Sumter. Others, who pretend 10 be
vel informed, say that Scott, having
osen duly empowered TO act In the prem
ises, has issued the order. The Aujutant
General to day held u long conference
with tue Secretary Of the Navy. Their
dchuerat Jus are said to have refsrred to
the removal OF the garrison Of Fort Sum.
ter.
Samuel Archibo!d, Engineer iu Chief
Of the Uuited States Navy, resigned to-
day. lie is II citizen of Maryland.
THE SENATE,
The resolutions OF S,asto, Douglas
weIa taken up Tor discussion. Breckiu
ridge spoke for and Hale against IT.
Bnsht presented JOINT resolution Of the
lndana Legislature pelIlIonng Congress
10 call - Convention vi the People oi all
lne States To rons'der the rropsIety Of
amending the Constitution. The Seuate
thea went Iulo Executive Session, during
which the following nomination were re-
ccived
For T. 5. Minister to England
Charles Fraucis Adams, of Massachu.
selts.
f"' Y. :. Minister to France-W. L.
Dayton, oi New Jersey,
For L. >. Minister to Sardina-Geo.
Z. Mars, oi Vermont.
For y. >. Minister to turkey
WATSON Webb, Of New York.
The nomination Of Dayton is the only
Iir,nrL.
WAsIiINGroN, March l0.-The Com
mIssluncrs from the Confederate Govern
Iment have changed their poIcy. They
I'D not no" require or expect au answer
from the ADMINISTRATORS on tue subject
of therr recognition for week OF ten days
hence.
GOVERNOR ROMAN.
He'd his tirst conference With lis col.
leagues ~ day. Messrs. Crawford and
fursy til, II Is understood, conceded in the
po.icy of delaying the issue uulll The mai.
ter OF Fort Sumter shall be qu.s,iy set.
tied, and the post falls into Tie hands Of
the Confederate States. This course ia
said TO Ue pursued at the instance vi
President Davis.
TuE ABOLITION ADMINISTRATION
Is ruundy abused by friends aid foes
inc"In IS Iow universally admitted 10
Ue weak, vHcci.lasIng aud Unreliable. lie
Is afraid 10 take the responsibility snher
ut opposing the Southern Government, or
Of acknowledging it.
DIPLOMATIC TRICK.
am reliably Informed that the new
Mr',ters will be inslructed TO propose TO
Engiand, France aud Spain forinai guar
"ntee OF Their lalked'oi proteciorate over
Mexico, and also assuraBccs 10 spain of
the unGisIurbed possession Of Cuba, pro-
vided these great powe,s wild refuse 10
Tecognlz, the independence Of tho Cou.
fedeIate States.
IN THE SENATE,
Mr.. Dougiss' resolution was taken up
Ciinyngn. 4 North Carolina, argued
that the inaugural meant war, anG that
war was the real purpose Of the Admin.
islra'ion. Within the last three days, he
said, he had been Informed toad asayy
guns and large reIpiorcernen,s txd bS5G
sent South To take possession Of tks bsis
in North Carolina, Virginia shd ekset
where. 20
Hale, Chandler and Summons rerfied.
And then, alter an executive session, the
Senate adjourned. .
WAsHIxoTos, March 2O.--Tbe South
ern Commissioners received dispatches
from Monigomsry, but they contain
nothing OF spec'ai interest.
rug FORT SUMTER IMBEoGLIo.
The Com missicbers ire exceedingly
anxious to hear from Charleston to uight,
IN order 10 know whether the Admins
uation sactiny in good faitb. They
have received semi official inlima.ions
that the Federal roops would be with' :
drawn TO day.
VOLUNTEERS FROM WASHINGTON.
Que hundred aad fify volunteers from
this city nave offered their military ser.
vices 10 the Confederate Ststes. They
are ready to leave rs soon rs sa xnswsr
Is received that they viii DO accepted.
An EXTRA sEssIos.
II is now generally conceded tha, an
extra session Of Congress must be called
TO get the government on, OF ils present
plight. Nobody believes that LsncoIn
means to shoulder the responsibility either
Of ofsu,rendering or attempting 10 hold the
Southern forts. The problem Of repienish.