The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-20
BY Telegraph.
From Washington.

D. Ia n ri
miiinat ell his Willingness and anxiety TO
consul, with the Southern Commissioners.
but this morning he addressed tL,u a
hIie declining an Interview, from motive.
OF high pubic considerations !"
THE RUMoRED EvACuATIoy.
NO orders have as yet been issued for
the evacuation of Fort Sumter. |, Is b.
IIeved to he yet under consideration l.v
The Cabinet. The rumOrs of the BRETON.
ded evacuation Of Fort Sumter sr.
'ho"Sht i" be only plot for IFS reinforce
ihehl IL is stated that - meeting of the
army officers was held 10 day on the sub.
jeei.
WHAT the COMMISSIONERS ARE DOING
Commissioners Forsyth aud Cra,f,,d
have received such assurauccs from hi,l
sources oi the pnc'hc nlen,ipus Of The
Administration il. reference to Sou,h,rn
ioris, that at present they will make uo
oi!icIai demand. pendiug the movements
'"ok' 20 the evacu,tIon of For, Sum,er.
they viii remain quiet, Their instructions
are SAID to con'emplSIe sacrifice Of forms
aud etiquette 10 the attainment of . G,
voIahle result.
| WHAT THE SENATE IL DOING.
Ia The SsnaIs, to-day, Douglas. offered
= resolution requesting information as TO
"ha: ior's, arsomais. navy wards, and 9th
er pubii; works, within the limus of ,bs
secrdIng States, Ere now in actual bosses
sion OF The United States also. the mum
Der o' men forming the garrison Of each
also, whether reinforceiuenis ar. necsss.
~ to retain them +; whether the Cavern
meht has tie power aud the means. uu.
der existing laws, to supply such rein.
iorce'neEts within the Lecessary time
whether 1t is necessary and wise to rein.
iorce them (~ith the exception Of Tor,u.
gas and Key West); aud To rrcap,u,s
nose seized by the seeding States, ex
cept with view 10 the suhiuraliou and
occupation OF those States and il suob
be the motive for recapture. what (orce Of
regulars and volunteers will be necessary
to reduce them to jutjuga,ion. and to
protect the Federal Capital.
lhe resolution lies over for copsidera.
ton to morrow.
Fcssenden, Of Maine, the mos, able
and cunning of the Abolition Senators.
moved the adoption Of resolution 10
sinke from the roll of the Senate the
names Of Benjamin, Brown, Davis, CLAY.
Mallory and Toombs.
! This resolution also lies over.
he Senate then went into executive
se>sion.
N. B.-The object Of the resolution
offered by Douglas was to disclose offic,
ally the fact, that there is no adeoua,.
power to retaks and hold tho Southern
iorts, now IN the possession Of the sece
ded States; TO show that such proceed.
ing would involve large additional mil
'tary force and great expenditure, and
therefore must necessarily Le postponed
until the meeting Of Congress.
OPINION OF DOUGLAS.
Douglass will address the Senate upou
bn resolution to morrow. lie will lay
down three propositions for compromiss
the only ones. he says. by which the
present complications can be solved
First. Such amendments to the Con
sutution as will guarantee to the seceded
states their rights, and bring them back
into the Union.
Second. A recognition Of their ipde.
Pendence and commercial treaty. with
them.
Third. A war Of subjugatiop. 10 be
followed by military occupation.
These he considers the three horn. Of
the dilemma. He believes the first TO be
tho bes. aad the last the worst.-CHar.
lesion Mercury.
WAsHissros, March i4.--Tbe Com.
In'ssloneEs from tho Confederate States
have flsd an official communication With
the Secretary OF State, but no repIy Ia,
yet been received, the Department init.
mating that IL desires time.
Toe Cabinet is in extraordinary .a..;o,
to night, on the Southern moy.men,.-
One was held this morning, on the ones.
ton Of collecting the revenue Of the %.
cedsd States.
Mr. Tom Corwin has declined the mia.
s'on TO Mexico. Caasius NJ. Clay has ac.
cepted the appointments.
II President Lincoln decides that hs
must collect sbs revenues Of The seeded