, 1861-01-09

NEW YoaK, Jan. GA special Washington
despatch To tho. Rd says Il Is reported that
Judge Campbell Of the U. 8. Supreme Court
will resign When Alabama aecedes-
ttser says the Presidents message Is 80 decisyc
In favor Of the enforcement OF the authority
and laws Of the Federal Government In rebel
uous States, that 1t must necessitatc the re-
tiretnent bf Secretaries Thompson aud Ihom-
so 51ys II + oT R6e p9ss he mouse as
by large majority.
WAau1xoToN, jim. a-The report circulated
In this city for some days post, and teiesraphed
to Northern papers, to the effect that forty
tons Of shot, shell aud powder Tere recently
shipped to New Orleans BY Adams 6 Co.'S
Express, is wholly incorrect. =
/. The 1lp1s Washington correspondent says
Com. ShubFick, who has just arrived from
Charleston, states that the greatest tan1ietyand
terror prevail there, enhanced By every fresh
believed that revolution Of feeling against
the dlsuniontsts must soon take plnce, unless
Georgin speedily adopts course to lntuse new
life into the Secession movement, and give tho
already waser1ng people new accession ot
Tho correspondents between tic South
Carollna Commiss ioness md President Bu-
chanan appears In the Charleston papers Of
Saturday last, having been submitted to tho
Convention in secret session the evening pre-
vious. It consists Of three letters, the first
dated December g, from the Commissioners
preliminary to i'll negotiations, q disapproyal
| By the President Of tie net OF Major Andcr-
son In Eclzing Fort Sumter; the second, dat.
! ed Dec. 30th, from the President, in which,
| without express orders, he yet refuses to re-
| pndiate the act !; and the third, dated January
lat, in which the Commissioners attempted
to refutc tho allegations Of the Presidents let
ter, in which he justifles MINOR Anlerson's
conduct. This last letter the President Return
ed to the Commissioners with the following
| endorsement on the batk:
"This paper, presented to the President, Is
Of such character that he declines to receive
! The first movement Of AR. Holt, Of the
! War Department, wns to reinstate Col. Young
| MS Inspector Of Ordnance, Il gentleman Of
acknowledged ability. removed By Floyd for
political reasons. Others Of Floyd's set Of
appointments will be removed for more trusty
| men. ....
The million bonds offered By the trustees to
find security for Russell will not be accepted.
lie is still in JUL.
The Senate, in executive session, confirmed
Mr. Walsh as Secretary Of Legation to Paris,
and number Of unimportant post masters.
The nomination Of Mcintyre as Collector
at Charleston, went 10 the Committee. OF
Finance. No one asked immediate action
On It.
Inc delegation from Mississippi called On
Secretary Thompson yesterday and desired to
know his position in the Cabinet md his views
on the subject OF endorsements. He promptly
pledged himself to resign If single soldier is
ordered South, with lfs knowledge: If done
without such knowledge, he will resign, when
the fact is ascertained, on two groonds-dIst
because 1t would be violation of good faith
second, because Of the act itself This was
considered satisfactory. ..
It is understood that prominent members O,
the diplomatic corps have advised this Gov
crnment in reference to the commercial inter
ests Of their respective countries, IN view q
the present political troubles, and what degree
Of protection may be expected, or something
to this effect. Tho Government, however, hat
not yet replied.
Returns are daily received at the proper Of
fce from tie South Carolina Postmastcrs
showing that business is progressing as here
tofore, Including the honoring Of contractors
orders for pay and purchase ofpostagge stamps
Salutes were fired here today in honor Q
the anniversary Of the battle Of New Orleans