The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-15
Affairs at the National Capitol,
w ARLINGTON. March /

" ARLINGTON, March B.
The President has accepted the resicna.
tons of Adjutant General Cooper. and
Assistant Adjutant General Wi,hers.-
The resignation of Cooper has occasioned
general regret. lie was appointed from,
and is native of New York.
4 report is prevalent that Quarter
Master General Johnson, OF Virginia, IS
about to resign.
1t is known that several officers Of the
army located here have been offered lucra-
tive appointments under the Southern
Confederacv.
Charles Jones, late of the Registers Of
fee in the Treasury, has left for Mpntrom.
cry, to take a place under that poyern.
ment.
Forsyth and Crawford, from the South.
ern Confederacy, are daily expecting the
arrival of their colleague, Rowan. Much
solicitude is expressed as to their business
with this government
The Senate has confirmed Norman 3.
Judd, of Chicago, as Minister to Berlin.
Herman Christman, also of Illinois, 40
Secretary Of Legation, and John a Kss-
son, of Iowa, as First Assistant Postmas-
ter General.
Washington, March s.
PROPOSED EXPULSION OF SENATOR WIoFAxL.
Quite little excitement was created in
the Senate to day by the introduction of
resolution for the expulsion of the netori-
Gus Wigfall, on the ground that he no
longer believed that he owed allegiance
to this government. The resolution was
not considered, as Wigfall was absent
from the Senate.
After Executive session, Mr.. Clingman,
of North Carolina offered substitute,
basng the proposal for expulsion on the
ground that Texas had seeded from the
Upion.
The resolution comes up tomorrow,
and will create a lively debate, in which
Wigfall will take, without doubt, an active
part. 1t is we'll known around the city
why Wigfall was not present 10 the Senate
to-day. There was large dinner party
last night, which he attended. On this
subject, will say more hereafter,
MOVEMENTS OF THE SECESSION COMMISSION
Tie Commissioners from the Confed-
crate States Intended presenting their Gre
dentals to-day to the President, but on
being informed that Secretary Seward
WAS i'll, and tina: there would be no Cab
met meeting to-day in consequence, they
postponed it till next week
They state that Major Anderson will
evacuate Fort Sumter from necessity be-
fore the expiration Of twenty days, and
confidently express the opinion that this
Administration will recognize the inde>
pendence of the Southern Confederacy in
less than three months.
SUMNER AND THE FRENCH MISSION.
1t is now conceded that Senator Sumner
will receive the appointment of Minister
to France. His only competitor being J.
G. Fremont. The friends of Sumner are
making desperate efforts in his behalf.
JUSTICE CAMPBELL NOT RESIGNED.
1t was apparently authoritativey an.
nounced, yesterday, that Justice Campbell
of Ala, had resigned his position in the
Supreme Court, but it was an error. He
cantemplates resigning at an early day,
but not from political reasons.
THE OFFICES.
The contest for the mission to the Court
of St James continues animated among
| the host of applicants. 1t seems narrow
! ed down 20 Mr.. Corwin of Ohio, and Sem
ator Hale of New Hampshire. 1t is quite
impossible to say which of these two will
be chosen.
Henry Winter Davis is understood to
have been rendered either the mission to
St. Petersburg or that to Constantinople.
He will accept neither.
Washington, March 9.
Important intelligence has just been
received at the War Department from
Charleston. A messenger who left Fort
Sump.er on the afternoon of Tuesday last,
reports that salt provisions remain for
only fifteen days, and that only limited
amount Of vegetable is left in the fortress
Maj. Anderson, however, is still able to
procure fresh meats and butter from the
| Charleston market
Mr.. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury.
informed a Senator to-day that the Col.
| Iectorship for New York had been decid-
ed. Hiram Barney is the lucky man.
The other New York appointments will
be made early next week
Wakeman will be Surveyor, Webb
Naval Oncer, and Hoxie Post Master.-
The others have not been settled
1t is believed that General Nve will get
the MarsEaship.