The national Republican., 1861-01-22
Items Telegraphed from Washington.

cess as those OF the United states, " Will be
useless for others to try, if they fail"
Items Telegraphed from Washington.
A gentleman Just returned from Memphis
says that all the Southern roads between Cairo
and New Orleans are running with light
freight trains and must suffer tremendously by
the panic. Even the Memphis and Charleston
road, the immense profits of which have made
it one of the best paying concerns in the coun-
try, is shorn of its principal carrying trade by
the panic, and is comparatively idle.
An intelligent gentleman, Just returned fiom
an extended trip through North Carolina, re.
ports the Union sentiment to be immensely in
the ascendant and that the planters and others
near the South Carolina line are selling out at
sacrifice and moving away.
Mr. Holt will retire from the Post Office, and
take charge Of the War Department exclusive
ly. Mr. King will continue TO act in the former,
under the law.
Commander Brent and Surgeon Spotswood,
now hailing from the Republic OF Florida, have
resigned their commissions in the navy.
About forty cannon and mortars were seized
by the rebels at Pensacola some Of which may
be found more dangerous in the rear than in
front. They also appropriated 10000 pounds
Of cannon powder, 1000 pounds of musket
powder, 10000 thirty.two.pounder shells, and
large quantities Of other sizes.
1t is quite generally believed that the grand
jury will fail to find an indictment against Mr..
Russell in connection with the Indian bonds
affair. There is nothing yet in all the testimony
taken by the House committee, which impli.
Gates him in the slightest degree, so far as his
honor is concerned. Such testimony is, of
course, more accurate and complete than any
which the grand jury can obtain.
During the debate on the nomination of Sec.
rotary Holt, Mr.. Crittenden is said to have taken
the ground, that as Kentucky is now a central
State, enjoying all the prosperity consequent
upon the present Union and form Of govern.
ment, she never would consent to its breaking
up, and the formation Of Southern Confed-
eracy, of which she would be border State, ex.
| posed to all the dangers and losses of such
position. He took the position that the Union
must be preserved at all hazards, either by
peaceabe means or by force, and that force
used against the lawless citizens of Govern.
ment is not coercion of State.
Aspecial dispatch from Charleston says there
is a " conflict" going on here, between the SOL
diers from Georgia, the interior of South Caro-
lima, and the Charlestonions, and the Governor
of the State. The outsiders demand an imme.
diate assault upon Fort Sumter, no matter what
may be the cost of lives to take it. The insiders
here, that have houses, and property, and lives
to save, are for delaying the assault.
NAVAL News. The United States marines,
who arrived here from the Pacific fleet, a few
days since, left the Brooklyn barracks on
Saturday for Washington, in compliance with
official instructions. 1t is understood that they
are to be retained in service for the present.
The steamer Water Witch will be reported
ready for sea next week. Her next duty will be
performed at home, as she is supposed to be
ordered for commission for special purposes.
Preparations are making at Brooklyn to re.
ceive the United States storeship Supply, hay.
ing on board the officers of the Pensacola navy
yard. There is report that Commodore Arm.
strong will be tried by court-martial for surren-
dering his command to the Floridians.
Orders are daily expected at the Philadel.
phia navy yard, for the equipment of the three
men Of war which are ready for active service
there. The Pawnee gunboat, the sailing irigate
ST. Lawrence, which last served as flagship on
the coast of Brazil, and the frst-class corvette
jamestown, are all in good condition, and could
be put in commission in ten days.
REFUSING TO TRANSPORT ARMS FOR THE
SOUTH.-Orders were issued on Saturday, by
the President Of the Hudson River Railroad
Company, to the superintendents on the road, to
refuse receiving as freight all cannons and other
arms intended for transportation to the South.
1t is believed that the recent action the United
States Grand Jury, and the charge of Judge
Smalley, has induced the issue of this order 1t
is supposed that the Harlem Railroad will fol.
low suit in this matter, in which case weapons
Of warfare and warlike stores destined for the
South will have to be sent from the North by
some other means of transportation than those
now existing
Charleston etter-writer says: Disguise it
, as they may, the South Carolinans know that
as long as the stars and stripes float above the
heads of the brave Kentuckian (Anderson) and
his hundred men, their act, the secession OF
South Carolina, is virtually unachieved"
The Louisville Journal says: Yancey and
Rhett are very joyous over the dissolution OF
r the Union, but they are not half SO vocferous
: in their Joy as Garrison and Wendell Phillips
' The two former smile very compacently, but
the two latter burst forth into shouts and roars
+. OF rrepressible merriment."
f The Hon. John Bell, in letter to the Hon
II. S. Foote, dated January IA, expresses the
opinion that the designation of Mr.. Seward to
} fill the highest place in the Cabinet is rather
! auspicious and favorable in the present con
, dtion of affairs to q satisfactory solution M