Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-12

we make the following extracts from the Wash
correspondence Of the New York Herald under date
of April 7th:
Mr. SEWARD AND THE SOUTHERN COMMISSIONERS
L is said that the Confederate States Commission
ers bow mere assert that they have had assurances
from MT seward that it was not the intention of the
aammklraton 70 reinforce Fort Pickens, but on the
contrary 10 evacuate Pickensand Sumter both. am
authorized to say that if Mr. Seward has had any
communication with the Confederate State Commits
slcers whatever that he has dene so on his own I'M
dlVldual authority, and that il was never the inten
ton OF this administration to abandon any military
post In the United States unless It became military
necessity to do so.
DANGER IN THE CABINET.
The fatal resolution TO reinforce Fort Pickens and
thus inaugurate civil war; which has unfortunately
been taken by the Lincoln Cabinet is producing d
degree of cornraotlon in the capital which has no
! parallel in any Of the events that have preceded
it. 1t is an indlsputable fact that both the Presi
dent and Mr.. Seward are pledged in honor to the
Southern Commissioners not to alter the status quo
of five weeks ago. No explicit official promise has
been, perhaps, made; but the misunderstanding has
been none the less complete, and the Commission
ers have, therefore, had nc hesitation in sayin
that no aggressive movements against the Cult
States were intended. They have been deceived ;
and even if it were true that the large forces which
are now being dispatched to some ostensibly un.
known destination are not intended for the bay OF
Pensacola or the mouth of the Mississippi, it was
the duty of government to make their intentions
more explicit and unmistakeable.
Mr.. Seward is incensed at the course which things
have taken He feels that he has been trifed with
and used cats paw by the Administration, and
| that the latter are imposing upon the public, and
| undermining confidence and national prosperity
He does not hesitate to express his entire disappro
val of coerciye policy, and to say that he is not
responsible for any measure which tends to blood.
shed. He has, however, been compelled to sue.
cumb before the superior weight of Messrs Blair,
and Chase, who rule the Cabinet. Neither
Seward nor Cameron can retain their places
long. The latter may not resign at once: but
the former will find his position untenable, and.
be forced 10 do SO before .the lapse Of
many weeks. He looks pale and haggard,
and is worn out by the anxiety of mind
he has lately endured. His want of moral courage
and slowness of decision greatly TO be deplored
Had he the energy to step forward into an indepen.
dent position and denounce the treachery by which
he is surrounded, he, still might make himself the
ralying point of such conservative party in tho
North.as the exigencics of the period requires
Chase finds hinseifIn very false position. His
refusal to accept bids below 81 will probably keep
the treasury in comparatively depleted state for
some time. Advices from New York represent thai:
capitalists viii not lend now at higher rate than
81 90, and Treasury notes cannot be advantage.
ously issued. The Morrill, tariff WILL clearly enough,
produce no revenue and the frantic efforts to block
ade Southern ports of entry that are being made,
will not prevent goods being distributed, via New
Orleans Charleston and Savannah throughout tho
North and Northwest. The cGSdrd that England
and France are favorably disposed towards the
North has deluded no one The feeling here is thar
the independence of the Southern Confederacy will
be recognized, and that speedy commercial ali.
ance with the European powers win be rendered in
evtable by the interests of the latter revolution
both in England and France would be the conse
quenee of their not doing so.