, 1861-03-26
!, Ahatn at the National Capital.
Especial Dispatch to,the Cincinnati Gaxette.1
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Affairs at &hs National Capital. :
Especial Dispatch to, the Cincinnati aazette:1
Wasu1saros. March n
TEE pEMocaA11c SENATOR'S F1r11upsrKR1Ee
:, The Senate to-day presented q singular scene
there being no less than the most determined
resistance from the Democratic members ts
the Proposed change In the officers OF thai
body When it>became evident that the Re
pnb1eans intended to elect new 9ergeantat
Arms, the Democrats, headed by Breckenridge
Bright, and Powell, dllibustered, by making
d1latory motions, and speaking on them til
two hours had passed, when the Senate went
Into executive session.
The opposltion Senators claim that 1t Is moi
usual to make changes In the Senate on q
change Of administration; there having been
1.-TWO secretaIies end three Sergeant -atarme
from the foundation Of the Government,
Rather than have had the resolution pass, q re.
have taken place, and the Senate would have
found itself without the Necessary QUORUM.
This was . we1l-credited rumor about. the
Chamber this morning. ::
. TIE OFFICES.
William Jayne Of Illinois was nominated ID
the Senate to-day for Governor Of. Dacotah.
Geo. I. Brown Of Alton, ILL.,, has been 'sgree ed
On n the Republican cancus for the position.ot
Wh}ttlesey Of Ohio, to-day, was appointei I'd
Clerk Of the Pension Bureau.
Twelve clerks haye been removed from the
Census Office The Senate Committee on ra.
tents hare thus far refused to 1epoatt the nom
ination Of Holloway Of Indiana for Ebmmis-
sIoner Of Patents The nomination Of Geo. F.
steyens as Postmaster at ober1tn, Ohio, is
Hon. C. F. Adams, Mintster to England, pro-
tests against the appointment Of Charles L.
Wilson, ofGthe Chicago journal, as his secreia:
ryof LEGATION. He preferred his own SOD, g
very brilliant gentleman, and 1t Is puderstood
Will insist on Wilson's removal.
TIE EVACUATION OF FORT sUMTER-ynws OF
MAJOR ANDERSON.
The Charleston Courier Of yesterday says
that Major Anderson has hada conversation
with Hutt, and stated that he was in dai]y:fx-
pectation Of of:feceivng by mail the orders Tor
the evacuation Of Fort Sumter, and hoped to
get them that day. His supply Of fuel and
provisions was nearly exhausted, 80 much so
that if not speedily relieved, the garrison
would be compelled to burn some Of the gun
carriages for fuel. Mnjor Anderson expressed
York line Of steamers, to public Eessel, Itsr
the embarkation OF, :. his troops, the former
having better accommodations. He stated
that the fort would be given up to the.Sou1h
Carolina authorities, after m examination hy
the authorized officer aud q receipt taken Tor
tue properly. =. =:
NAVAL MATTERS.
Commodore strinsham is to be permanently
attached to the Navy Department in positi.n
similar to that q, ,Ad9tntant- General In The
War Department He will detail officers aud
assign stations to the vessels-of:war.
TIE UNITED STATES TROOPS IN TEXAS.
Il Is thought that The United States troops
will not be Withdrawn from Texas, but will
remain there to serve as ., basis for Union
Increment.
WAaHnsTos, March p, 1861.
.0ABMET MEETING. - >
The Cabinet yesterday had long eesaioa,
when not only were the subjects Of the 1mpe r.
tant appointments considered, but the lo,sg
pending question Of the policy to be pursued
towards tue Confederate States.
TEE GOVERNMENT AND THE CONFEDERATE
sTATEB.
It seems to be well understood in circles
that mny be credited, TINT Gov Seward will
reply In few days sothe Southern .Commis-
stoners. The letter will be addressed'to IL q
people Of the ,seceded States through ;the1a,
and while intimatirg the continued peace
policy Of the Administration, will most ear.l-
estly solicit peaceable and conciliatory co.,-
duct in return. He will avoid the ige ue Of t}:e
recognition Of the Confederate States, and a,,-
peal to the people North and South to me-
in National Convention for settlement If
difficulties
The moment the Commissioners recef,
this reply, they will return to Montgomery
and communicate with the new GoveTnue1 t.
Matters will then be allowed to rest until Il o
mission to England and France from tie
Confederate States ID recognized or rejected.
In the event Of recognition, Of which the
Commissioners are perfectly confident, IT,
init $aI Efafa will Lac 1rt e.
low that COURSE in accordance with the law 1T
nations, and recognize them as free and liz
dependent Government, and proceed to NAL
q treaty Of peace azd a1nitJ with them - -
All Of the public men writing from Mon.-
gomery, aa we'll as those here, represent thet
possible, but these views of conrse cannot fui.
1y represent public sentiment.
1ow THE SOUTH CAN TROUBLE TUE NORTH.
to by the Confederate States to the detrimetlt
OF this Government, as learn from uuque:-
tionable authority, aside fro:n the low tariff
md export duty on cotton a law will lo
passed as soon as the Government Ia recot-
nized, fixing the standard Of coin lower thsn
the present one, thus inviting immense qua,.-
titles Of our coin for 1emelti9g; Should per.
centage be even slight, the difference W0ull
be immense IN two or three millions.
The Court Martial case sof Commodore
Navy Yard, which has been In session here fer
several days, Will close its evidence by To-
Some Of 1t is very strong, aud
verdict Of guilty will probably be rendered.
Two important witnesses are In Fort Pickens,
md Gen. Scott Gays their attendance ;cauntt
be had.
The evidence demonstrates to military mcn
that .he United States had ample force to de-
fend the yari at the time Of Its surrender.
FORT P1cKENs Nor 70 BE EVACUATED.
Gen. Scott adds that Lieut. Gilman, one Of
the witnesses alluded to, cannot be had frCn
Fort Pickens for Fix months which shows that
the Government Is not going to evacuate thct
fort. There ID sufficient authority for assert.
log that the Administration iuteuda to hold
Fort Pickens, neither reinforcing nor evacua-
dnR. -
TIE CENSUS.
The official census Of the United States has
Just been rompleted, and ehows q total popu-
lation Of thirty -one millions four hundred aud
ty-one, Isl 40 891.) OF these, three millions
nine hundred and fifty-oue Thousand eight huls-
ared and one are slaves,
THE OFFICES.
The President has informed thdSocrefary CT
State that be ahau decide On no more appltca-
aous for consu1ships at present.
Tho President has decided not to appoint
any OF his Illinois friends to tho marshalship
of this district: He wi1l give 1t to some old
and respected citizca Of position ndinfuence
The Office Is worth abort twelve thousand dol
lars per aunun.
DAzaEn or TIE sEcEss1os OF r1aas1A..
Hon. George ". Summers of Virginia has
telegraphed to the President from the VIr-
~ frn f,1,vo 80 H.