, 1861-04-19
Miscellaneous News liens.


The Times Washington dispatch says
Mr.. Crttenden has postponed his eastern
tour till May or June, going home, in the
meantime, to fight secession gin Kentucky
The secession leaders at Washington arc
much exercised on account of the rumored
] withdrawal of troops from the Southern
forts. If it is done, they say there is no
shadow of a chance to push secession any
further, and every Southern man who fa-
vored it will be tomahawked.
The report of the intended Withdrawal
of the troops has scattered CONSERVATION
among the secessionists. Wigfall, who is
undoubtedly honest, however fanatical, eX-
presses the greatest concern on the subject,
and says if it is done he and his friends are
all ruined.
A dispatch from Washington says great
weight is attached, in political circles, to
the declaration of Fessenden, in the Senate,
that the Administration contemplated
policy of peace, and would exercise no au-
thority not strictly in accordance with law,
and not until ample time had been taken
for the examination of the question in all
its bearings - !
The Southern Congress has adopted o
permanent Constitution. The President
is to be elected for six years. The officers
in. the Cabinet during good behavior.
Cabinet officers to be eligible to seats in
Congress
A dispatch from Washington, Mrch II,
has the following 1t is said, on good
authority, that Messrs Crawford and For
syth, the Commissioners from the Southern
Congress, entertain the strongest hopes Of
preserving the peaceful relations between
the two governments There is no doubt
but that their diplomacy is judicious."
Between the President of the larger and
the Vice-President of the smaller American
Confederacies, there appears to be con-
siderable difference Of opinion The Presi-
ident says "there is no crisis except such
rs may be produced at any time by design
ing politicians" and the Vice-President as
serts Of the crisis, that " the hope Of q re-
construction Of the Union mast now be
abandoned" Quite difference.
The Aag adopted by tia Cnnfedernted
States consists OF a red field, with white
space extending horizontally through the
CENTRE and equal in width to one-thrd the
width of the flag, the red space, above and
below, to be Of the same width as the white
the union blue extending down through the
white space, and stopping at the lower red
space; in the centre Of the union eirce Of
white stars, corresponding in number with
the States in the Confederacy.
The Savannah Republican publishes On
naammutory appeal to the Border States
to come to the rescue. In tone altogeth-
er uuaccustomed for so mild-mannered a
sheet, it says: The sending Of Federal
soldier to the South after the 4th Of March,
should be the signal for conaagration at
Washington, and An utter route Of the
Vandal invaders from the North"
A Western paper announcing the death
of gentleman in Iowa, says: He was
a great admirer Of Horace Greeley, but
otherwise very respectable man,
The New Orleans Picaysne asserts that
the only National Convention in which the
seeded States could take part would be
one which they could enter as independent
States, "with entire freedom from obliga-
lions to occept its conclusions or demon
stration Of force to eonstrain acceptance"
Intelligence from Charleston states that
there exists q pretty strong party in South
Carolina opposed to ratifying the Mont
gomery Constitution, who will resist il at
every point The Government Of the sece-
ded States has appointed w. L. Yancey,
P. A. Post, A. w. Mann and T. Butler
King, special commissioners to England
and France, to obtain a recognition Of the
Independence Of the Confederated States,
and to make such commercial arrangements
as their joint interests may require.
A special Washington dispatch Of the
10th March says that the President and
members Of the Cabinet, foreign ministers,
Senators and Representatives in Congress,
Judges Of the Courts, Supreme and others,
the Mayor and citizens OF Washington, and
large number Of visiters, have arranged
to wait upon Mr.. Crittenden and lady at
the National Hotel on the following even
ing The visit will be a parting entertain
ment, given to the distinguished Senator
from Kentucky, after forty years Of honest
public service for the whole country
Among the combinations reported in
the Senate are ]. NJ. Edwards, Commis-
sioner General Land Oflice j. n Spinner,
United States Treasurer; j s. Holderman,
Minister to Stockholm; Col. Thomas, Ad-
iutant General.
The following appointments are also an
nounced: Green Adams, Of Kentncky,
Sixth Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department; G.. A. Hale, Of the Dis
trct Of Columbia, Postoilice Agent for
Virginia and Maryland.
| In the Missouri Convention, on the 10th,
the amendment declaring tho State will
never aid the Federal Government with
men or means 10 coerce a sister State was
voted down by 6l to 80
In the Virginia Convention, on the 18th.
Union resolutions, wrapped in the Ameri-