Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-03

North.
MAJOR crN WOOL AND CRISIS.
The Springfield Republican makes the following inter
esting statement;
resrv o. Safe wrote 70 Gen. CtSs when the secession
umu va, lust beginning, and, commander of the De-
rerfmert OF the st aud in charge Of the Charleston
forts aksd him to obtain permission Of the Cabinet to
throw few chosen into the forts aJ Charleston and
,e other poin s. promising 70 DO without exciting
observation Gen. Cass brought the subject up at meet
ing Of tbe Cabinet and the permission was refused Tn,
,.i,s.l s,s communicated 10 Gen. Wool who wrote at
once TO General Clss telling Lin that TO adopt this do
,thp, course was treason the couatry and an insult
IN the army and calling on him. BY all motives Of pttr
ots and regard for his reputation IN future 10 insist up
on il or resign. en Cass took this advice mace sec
oed ,lort IN the Cabinet failed ard resigned General
Scott has since pressed the subject repeatedly on the
Pe,5epf and when the latter gave his final Ser in
the negative Gen. Scott became very much excited aud
fol NJ Buchanan in as strong language as one gentle
man could vel use TO another that he considered him
traitor and that he (Scot) we're not restrained by
sense Of duty aud PATRIOTISM he would refuse 70 hou
commission under him another day
rosr-oFFIcss II SOUTH CAROLINA To HE DiscoNrINUtn
Postmaster General Holt Il was announced, would Is
sue orders the ls oil The month, to tue poSmAster'
throughout the remaining States, TO cease all PoS'a n-
tercourse with South Carolina, and not TO make up any
mail matter for the ,ict- within her borders, on the
golnd that there pOstmasters there IN the ser
vic. of the United States Mail matter VIII De sent 10
Georgia through South Carolina, and if its transit Is ln
terfered with will be subject for the two states 10
settle between themselves.
CHARLESTON HE DECLARED NOT A PORT Of EAf"f'
Itis said bill will be Immediately introduced into the
House Of r. presentavCs declaring Charleston no long
er a port Of entry and it VII then become the DUTY oi
the President TO enforce the aW by strict blockade
now GEORGIA STANDS.
The Chronicle and Sentinel says In eghytour countes
in Georgia included in list published on Tuesday J0r
ff9r have nominated only cooperation tickets, Jour
ie, onv immediate secession tickets, and IN tHsHtySt
there are two tickets
CAPT. HAErsrEIN.
Cant Hartstein. L. 5. N Of Arctic expedition lame,
i in Savannab on bis way TO South Carolina. Inc ne
pubcan Of that city learns a: he Is about 70 resign
his commission.
PENNSYLVANIA TO BE ARVED.
TIE regular correspondent OF the Philadelphia NCrtA
4,rieqr writing from Harrisburg where the LegsiA-
ture have inst met says;
81 have lit;le doubt hat the armng OF the militia per
han. 20 the amount Of 100000 men viii be authorized
nromp,v. To arm so many men viii require at leas'
To ~ dollars Additional taxes must be laid to sup
DIV this prospective outlay. The members lroIl @ rue
poorest counties seem wiling to take the respenSi'hy
at present Of eyyug such increased taxes 10" 'n'y
NAV act when the question comes up Tor decision i
different natter doubt whether they will uneh from
their professions The Administration democrats o'
both Houses will doubtless oppose the passage OF sucu
proposition fercely But there IA two-thrds ma
ory both Of the Republicans, they cannot delay It's
plssage matter how vigorously they may assail IL
HOW rHE CABiNEr STOOD
The vote the question OF the withdrawal OF Asjor
Anderson iu the Cabinet yeas-hessrs. Thomp-On,
Thomas and Floyd Nays-Messrs Holt Black, Stanton
aud TOuuey.
WHO NAREED ASD WHO cAN MIND.
The Nss York EIPfess says; FOR the disruption 90"