The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12
WASHINGTON ITEMS

New YORK, March 1l.-Washington cor
respondents state that political circles %er'
feverishly excited Sunday, by the repor
that the evacuation of Sumter and Picken:
had been determined on in Cabinet coun
ell Saturday night 1t is now certain thai
the stock of provisions in those forts is al
most exhausted. Republican Senators re-
peatedly declared that such policy was de-
cided upon, while leading Southern Demo
Gratis call it master stroke of policy.
The leading appointments for New York
are said to be decided upon. Hiram Bar
ney is said to be Collector Wakeman, Sur
veyor; Webb, Naval Superintendent; Hoxie.
Postmaster, and Nye, Marshal. Delafeld
Smith, it is said, stands fair chance to be
appointed District Attorney.
The Timess correspondent says, l heard
! distinguished secessionists confess tonight
thar if Mr.. Lincoln does withdraw the troops
! from Fort Sumter secession is dead, and
| every leader in the movement ruined.
Geo. G. Fogg, late Secretary of the Ma
tional Republican Central Committee, has
| been rendered the position of Commissioner
/ of Patents.
nlinoisians say Mr.. Lincoln's intimate
| friend, Col. Lamon, is certain to be Marshal
of this District Hon. Eli Thayer is urged
TO accept the governorship of New Mexico.
Jno. D. DefreeS of Indiana, will probably be
Superintendent OF the Publ Printing office
in this city.
Secretary Wells contempIates disposing
of the patronage of his Department at an
early day.
The Michigan delegation have. agreed to
recommend the following appointments in
that state N. G. Isbel OF Livingstone, for
Collector of Detroit Hon. w. A. Howard,
Post Master of Detroit; Hon. D. G. Leach,
Indian Agent; Col. Dickey, Of Calhoun,
Marshal Mr.. Strengthen of st. Joseph, for
District Attorney.
Ben. Mccullough, and his followers, are
organizing for descent upon the northern
provinces of New Mexico with the expecta-
ton Of uniting them to Texas by conquest,
and setting up an independent Government
detached from the Cotton Confederacy.-
This scheme has been planned for some
time.
He defended the course of WigfaIl, and
said if it be punishable offense to allege
constitutional truth, then the resolution may
be well founded. For one, he (Mason) rec
ognized no allegiance to this government
None whatever, and he here took his posi-
ton alongside the Senator from Texas. He
owed allegiance to Virginia-no one else.
Did the Senator from Connecticut resist the
doctrine of constitutional law and hold the
government of the United States still sOve-
reign If he did, God help him. So far as
the Senator from Texas has committed an
offense by saying he owed no allegiance to
this government, he stood by his side, and
should be unfaithful to Virginia if he did
not. Allegiance here is that which is due
from one citizen to a sovereign, and he knew
no sovereign except the states.
1 II a. 4.
a nullity, and said that not only Virginia
denied it, but six states denied such a doc
trine, and have formed government
which is prepared to sustain itself if
attacked.
Hunter considered the resolution as one of
censure for the mere expression of opinion,
the Senator from Texas having done moth
ing more than declared his belief in seces-
sion, and continued at length advocating
state rights.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE National
Intelligencer of to-day contains a long
article recommending the REIMBURSEMENT of
Forts Sumter and Pickens as an act Of con-
Citation aud says that the new Admins
istration might by moveing first in the di-
rection of Cancellation do infinitely more to
consolidate its power than by Passively
awaiting the progress of events.
A cabinet meeting was held at l21 o clock
to-day to take into consideration the pro-
posed evacuation of Fort Sumter.
Archibald Campbell, editor of the Wheel
ing Inelligencer, has been nominated for
P NJ. of that city
Lieut. Walter Stevens of N. Y, the en-
gineer in charge Of the light houses in
Texas, has resigned his commission in or
der to enter the service of the army of the
Confederate States.