Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15
Waahinrtnn News.

WI>ers is a Ieunesseean.
"a repott is prevalent that Qlartermas-
tsf General johnson cf Virginia, is
about to resign. but he said this morning
that the occasion for such q course has
not arrived.
The resignation of Adiutant General
Cooper has, occasioned genera, ,Iegret.-
lie was appoiAtet from and is native
Of New York.
The Southern States are making over
tures for some of the best officers in the
ser, ice. 1t is krown that several officers
of the army located here. have been off
ered lucrative appointments under the
Government Of the Confederacy. Chas.
Jones, late of the Register office, in
the Treasury, has left tor Montgomery,
ITO take place under that Government.
The Senate in Executive session con-
firmed Norman B. Judd as Minister to
Berlin; Herman Christman, also of ILL.,
inoiS, as Secretary OF Legation, and. j.
! A. KaSson. lot Iowa, as First AS sistant
Post n aster General.
EesThe following are the Senate Commit
tees. .or Ia e .2ai .e
ss On Foreign Relations-Sumner, Col
klanidr, aDoolittte. Harris, Douglas, Polk
sana4 Bfeck iaridge. - tazrs
pa On Finance Fessenden, Simmons,
3 w ade. Powell, Hunter, Pearce and
Bright Llss .' r--.
lsw olnunerce-Chandler.K King, Nor
brill. Wilson, Cliu.tni an. Saulsbury and
johnson. =H- 27
pa-On Military Wilson. King, Baker,
t.lane, Rice latham and Breckinridge.
! Ll.On Naval Affairs II ale, Grimes,
pFoot. Gowan, ~ Thompson. Nicholson
and Kennedy = + .31.a.z alf a=17}e
81 oa5Judiciar y-'F'ram hull. Foster, Ten
lEyck. Cowan, BAyard, Powell aaud
FCiingman. a7 elsi.--l a-e7 9a' 9i1i
kn On Post Ofiee-Gollamer, DixSp.
W ale, Trun bull, Rice, Bright and La
than 7a1 faz t.s1a =s.L
- OnPublic LanA<-Haran, Bingham,
CLARK. Wilkinson, johnson, Mitchell
and Bragg zas-D- Hat 1sf
+ On Private Lands Harris, TenEyck,
Sumner ami Bayafd f szla1
On Indian Affars-Doolittle. Baker.
Cowan, Ten Eyck, Sebastian, Rice and
NeAmith.
On Pensions--FoSter. Bingham. Lane
sSimm ons, Salisbury, Mitchell and Pow
ell.
f. On Revolutionary Clairns-King,
Chandler, Wilkenson, Nicholson and
Nesmith. So.
On Claims-CIark, Simmons, Howe,
lCowan, Bragg and Polk.
On District of Columbia--Grimes,
Anthony, Morrill,. Wade, Kennedy,
ClingmaH and Powell.
fa1a On Patents--Simmons, Doolittle,
Sumner, Thompson and Sebastian
T. Od PHbic Buildings Foote, Dixon,
! Chtidler. Bright ant Kennedy
4 OA rerritories--W a,le. Wilkinson,
! Cowan, Hale, Douglas. Sebastian and
I Bragg.
/ O6 Aulit Expenscs-Dixon. CLARK
andLJ plinsnn.
Iha' ON Printing Anthony, Harlan and
! Nicholson.
On Ehgrossed Bills--Lano, Mitchell
and Merrill - lrs
On EnIolled BiIls--Binghn BAk Ell
! and salisbury. t.
On Gibfary- Peareo, Collamcr and
Fessendeh -.
+ The subject Of the collection Of the rev
7 enue and the reinforcing OF Fort Stump
RI ter has nor yet engaged the attention o
/ the Cabinet
Great eff9Fts are being made to effect
tpeacefnf solution Of the question of tht
forts and revenue.
Elk Secretary Floyd has published &
statement vimdicatorv of the acceptance,
iii favor Of Russell, NIeigs & Co. ant
Of their legality Instead of their being
st6. 600 600 OF tIren, ont Standing he show,
-:iIefe are only 500, 600, and declares th,
Contractors havesseture,! them by assign
, lFnents Of property ample for their pro
lection, and that if the Government Ill
permit the earnings of the trains fol
A 1861 to be applied to the acceptanccs
: they will be Iiqui,lated in that way with,
:, -oitr fecourss-to tho assignments - ..t
1t would seem also that the Govorn
mcnt owes the contractors upwards o
I $500 000, which is equivalent tos the
cash value Of the Ihlian Trust Bonds. 0
\ the abstraction ofwhich Mr. Floyd re.
: puaiates all previous knowledge.
Z He denounces the conduct and pro.
-agceetliugs of the Select t'ommittee with
severity, and says the sole Object
Z tr,vas poiitical persecution and defamation
r % Breveta Lieutenant Colonel Loremzo
5 TT1roTn as. seeent in rank in the Adjutnnl
General s Ofice, has been promoted TO be
y "A diutant General nice Cooper resigned
'tA Among the prominent candidrtes 4 oi
> Co6sdlto Loudon, is Colonel Schouler
of Massachusetts. HTe
> ~ An official letter from Maj. Anderson
tfeceived Saturday, says he had only IL
: days subsistence and wood, The ones
: tion has therefore risen withthe admin
D. istration, whether reinforcement be at
tempted or the fort abandoned. The lat.
& Ter course it is though will be adopted
from inevitable necessity, by advice o.
= aLieut Gen. Scott There is however, a
: conflict of opinion between Republicans
on this question, bur no conclusion was
Z arrived at in Cabinet Council.
The Cumberland and Pocahontas have
acc0rriiHg to official advices. left Vers
r Cruz For Norfolk aud the Powhattan i,
a on hersway-to o New York. The Macedo
nian is the only vessel left at Vera Cruz
il ~ Tile -YTtjonUl EatsiljgeRcer contains a
n long article recommending the relin
u quisl ment OF Forts Sumter and Pickens
-7 as at FACT of coficiiation, and says tina
ef1hea new Administration might, by mo
!. wing first in the direction of Cancellation
! lido more 10 consolidate its power, thar
r 'oy' passiveiy waiting the progress o
: events, with heart prepared for any
o fate '-z a#
) "A Cabinet meeting was held at half
: past II O'Clock on Monday, to take into
. reconsideration the proposed evacuation o
y Fort Sumter.
: 4AfelliBald Campbell. editor of tn,
y Wheeling Intelligencer, has been nomi
mated for Postmaster at that place .
Lieut.. Walter Stevens. of New York
the Engineer in charge of the Light
/ ohses in Texas. has resigEed his com