The national Republican., 1861-03-20
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The Senate has confirmed Benjamin Mr..
Trumbull as receiver Of public money at Oma.
ha, Nebraska Territory, and ex.Congressman
VIM. A. Howard postmaster at Detroit, Mich.
igan.
W. S. Thayer, of New York, has been nomi-
mated for consul general to Egypt, and Pat
rick j. Dimie, consul at Cork.
Since the 18th of December last, the sum of
$l9,32O,4 ass in specie has been imported into
the United States from Europe.
1t is stated that among the immense guam.
titles of grain now in store at the West, des.
tined for shipment to Buffalo and Oswego, on
the opening of navigation, there is at present
stored in the great warehouses Of Sturges,
Buckingham, g. Co., on the Illinois Central
Depot grounds, in Chicago, the amount of near.
ly million and a half bushels of grain.
Major Samuel II. Lockett, of Alabama, has
been appointed second in command at Pensa.
cola with the rank of major of engineers.
Major Locket graduated at West Point Militia
ry Academy, and was late second lieutenant by
brevet in the United States corps of engineers.
John Van Ripper, suspected of being an
abolitonst, was ordered to leave Petersburg,
Va, last Saturday.
On Saturday the steamer Columbia sailed
from New York for Charleston, with a cargo
o. merchandise valued at 100000, and the
steamer Yorktown for Richmond and Norfolk,
with large number of muskets and rifles in
cases, a ton of gunpowder, and other munitions
of war.
The annual report Of the Petersburg and
Weldon Railroad Company shows falling off
of nearly 81 900 in gross receipts, as compared
with the previous year, threeiourths Of which
is in the passenger department, caused by the
interruption of travel arising out of the dis.
turbed condition of the country during the lat
ter part of the year.
We see by the late California papers that
Fort Point, at San Francisco, has, by order of
Gen. Scott, been garrisoned by Capt. Landrum's
company of the third artillery. Fort Alcatras,
opposite the same city, is garrsoned by two
companies (l2O men) under Capt. Stewart, of
the sixth infantry. Three companies (250
men) from Oregon were daily expected to ar.
rive, to still further strengthen the defences of
the harbor.
Cadets Moreno and Semmes, the former from
Florida and the latter from Alabama, have
both resigned their appointments, and will
leave West Point Immediately for Montgomery.
There are now no cadets at West Point from
the seeded States.
On the 18th ult., schooner was hauling out
from wharf at San Francisco, California, and
hoisted the Palmetto Gag. A crowd instantly
assembled on the wharf, and by well.directed
fire of potatoes compelled the would.be seces.
sionists not only to haul down the obnoxious
colors, but to hoist the stars and stripes in
their place. The new Notifications at Fort
Point are now occupied by United States
troops.
ANOTHER SOUTHERN REMoNsTRANCE.-The
Raleigh IN. C.) Standard has this hit at the
leaders of the secession movement:
There is no Democracy in the action of the
Southern oligarchs. The people were rushed
out 0fMe Union without the privilege of being
heard at the polls; and in Georgia the idea Of
the people having the right in the last resort to
shape their own destinies was sneered at by
Cobb and Toombs. Such things cannot en-.
dure. A revulson will take place sooner or
later, which will vindicate the majesty and
power of the people, and sweep the oligarchs
| from the face of the earth"
SOUTHERN DIssATIsFAcTIoN.-W find the
following paragraph in the North Alaban,iaa
of the Sth Of March:
Sour neighEor of the Constitution rather
Pethshly suggests that if the editor of the
AOTM Atu6amian is net satisfied with the Gov.
| y, .''C nv" Sohleueracy, nc hau Detter
leave 1t. II all were to leave who are dissatis.
fed, we fear the remainder would soon have to
leave or do worse, for they would have few left
on whom they could safely rely for selCprotec.
ton. 1t is remarkable fact, and why it is so
we know not, that the substantial, physical
force OF the country-the hard listed, hard
working men everywhere, who are expected to
do all the fighting when their country calls
were from the beginning opposed to the ordi.