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scedy seceders scramb1ing for Office,

Whether or 10 1t be true that black sheen
are greelicr than white ones, is still subject
uf dispute. But the wild scramble now going
On at Montgomery for every phantom Office
created By lis dictatorship Davis, shows con-
c1nslve}y that the lust for office down there
has already attained development that dwir,-
dies into insignlfcance even the greed Of the
hungry hordes which HOW besiege Washing
ton: Great numbers Of offlce-seekers have
docked to the new capital within the last
Louisiana But, unfortunately, there are
found to be far more applicants for places or
spare cash and the disappointed fre-eaters
wander about the muddy streets ofthe village,
careworn, disconsolate and mad.
The other day, some uncllivalric wag posted
an advertisement in the Post office Of the Con-
federate Capital, announcing TINT 'twentY-flye
competent accountants" were s4wanted by the
Executive at No. 10 Government Building"-
the Treasury Office Of the new Government.
Tie whole Of the inhabitants of the village,
and all the otficeseekers within its gates, were
Immediately thrown into the greatest commo-
ton. Everybody rushed to the barber's to
get shaved, everybody hastily donned clean
shirt collars, and all the little negroes in town
were quickly set to work polishing boots and
shoes. In less than half m hour an immense
array Of nicely-dressed Fire-eaters were cou-
grtgatcd at the doors Of the Government
Building" anxious to see Cobb, or Davis, sor
any other man, privately, for d few moments.
For two hours the procession kept streaming
up the steps of the building, yainly attempt.
ing to gain access to No. ID. Finally It was
officially announced to the painting, hungry
beagles, that the advertisement was q hoax.
and that no competent accountants" were
wanted. The eleanshaved gentry, however,
Immediately had an Invitation extended to
them to enlist in the regular army Of the Cou-
federated States, which magnanimon5 offer
scattered the host Of applicants Us rapidly as
the first Invitation had gathered them.-N. 7.
Times,
, 1861-03-16

Lieut. Hudson, the officer in command Of
Betloc's Island, New York harbor, is about to
have proper and efficient battery mounted,
US much for the purpose Of drilling his artil-
lerists as for any other purpose. There is a
large quantity Of ordnance rubbish now On the
island, bnt only about eight cannon are III good
order. There are about sixty men towork the
guns and garrison the place, the greater part
Of them being experienced soldiers. Il de-
tachment Of 40 men was yesterday sent to
Bedloe's from Fort Columbus.
We have late Western army news by tue last
California steamer. A detachment Of United
States Dungeons for Companies B and E, Of the
First Regiment, arrived at TETON on the 5th Of
February. Capt. Davidson, q Virginia Union
man, Who Ind been home on visit, had also
reached the Fort with his family. Lieut. Nc
kee reported for duty at Tejon; Lieut. Riley
went to Mojaye, aud Lieut.. Worth to Yuma.
TIE troops 1T the different stations were in
good health.
The Army Register for 1861 has been issued.
It gives the total cnlisted force of the army at
II, 7,0o5-aggTegatc 1Y,12oo.' There are 1893 com-
panies in the different regiments. If all these
were subject to the increased allowance Of the
regiments serving on distant stations, lie
total enlisted would be Il, ,549, and the aygre-
gate 1865.
The distribution Of our naval forces through
out the world, IS given in the Naval Register
for 1861 lust iSSuet is as follows:
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Mr. R. 4 McGitony, who has just returned
from the Publications near Pensacola, Fa., H.
forms us that tho troops (12 months stationed
there under Col. Fo1ney, are busily engaged in
making active preparations for defence. There
are now almost completed, three sand bat
terlcs, large and SECURE in the first one, bear
ing on the front Of Piekeils, is mounted two
large eolumbiads: on tie second, four sea-
coast howitze1s and on the third also four
guns, making in all ten guns on the batteries,
each one in . different position Of attack to
Pickens. and Independent Of Forts Barrancas
and sEcRae aud the Navy Yard Lieut. Slem-
mer, Of Pickens, fearing his fort wus not Of
sufficient ayail, is also building sand battery
to bear Immediately on the Navy Yard. It Is
fhonsht By somet that he is being assisted In
bis preparations By men from the BROOKLYN.
Our troops are IN good health, and work With
a viii, and in a. short .time Will doubtless be
ready for almost any emergency. There are
now stationed ut the Barracks at Barrancas
about 500 Alabama troops.-AoHfgom 1fal,
8h.
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We hear it confidently stated that o novel
arrangement is now on foot between a class
OF Submisslonists from Eastern Virginia on
the one part, and another class of Submission
lists from Western Virginia on the other part,
by which the mutual convenience Of tlese
gentlemen, when called hereafter to the task
ofsettling accounts with their respective CON
stituencies, can be satisfactorily adjusted.
The arrangement is in tlls manner, viz The
Eastern gentlemen bind themselves to sustain
~ ordinance Of submission repugnant to their
slaveholaiDg constituencies, on condition thot
Tie IFestc1m gentlemen aoiN agree to oppose on
td1 on SLAVES. The manner in which this
arrangement will dovetail with the personal III.
terests Of delegates, can be easily OWNED.
1t will be remarked that the Western men
who enter into this arrangement, impute to
their constituencies q desire for submission to
Black Republican rule, so intense that they
are willing to pay price for it. We commend
to these Western constituencies, that they can
best vindicate themselves by holding their
delegates to strict account for this imputation
Of Antf-Slayery sympathy.
Let Western men also bear 1t in mind that
they and their representatives have nO neces-
sity to enter into Eny bargain with any party
on this subject of slave taxation. The Nsa
has majority 77oce7. in the State .c}ich it Gu.
aoeid at any moment for the yeadust1sent Of tuxu-
ton. Moreover, there is not q loyal slayehold-
er in Eastern Virgiuia who would not prefer
to have all his negroes taxed nd valore11, ra-
ther than be compelled to submit to Black
Republican rule,
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Dur;nn aii Thnrst3nv the 9vi,d is1l,,. <,,,,. ~,
hills at Nnrvnna VIII ax+rao-1;nn ~" o'Gl lAe
Hcss f,51 aro;nst tho fra.,+ ~ ~ ae!ee
to.rar1i rGndon Tbat i =, -,,a tn' an.se nelns
here than in nthar anburhan s 5;;sts;ata ;tolea'
iIence h1 tha hrolan hronahea rh astlts f Is eS
nol;nus anT 40 e,.o,, ,ror1oo a1ie u .tses, 19c
The neinhborhoo Dut n7thonnh thc nrss., uosn ~
Of tie Saln mon tho rhno 49,. ~ eae prSssurS
1he Pa3rc o1cuntaa IN t1,o ns,soszat ~
e.l thousand tona ~. he s1;SStost a.I ~ seg'
lie etlsct vas nrs,lncc; u,,on Il tx geEsep.l
layo stated. nnt sino1a nana ~ , o.a 20 ~, =
I,rol5en ~, stoo vi +;Es fAab ~ flaSs "as
seTsn n,,.,nat m 77n'rst,,. ~ 4;erIt 4l:
rirs onr ~ t1,n faorf;,1 n,,afs +.h;ah+., en, ~.
over The h;1 son,a non ~ VIZ tha enen sWep.
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The distribution Of our naval forces through
out the world, IS given in the Naval Register

Total .......::.H T,sa7 Tor 4a.oso
The T. 8. steam-iriyate Powhatan and the
corvette Cumberland sailed from Vera Cruz
for New York or Norfolk on the ed ulk., and
will be due in the States this week. The Pow
hatan was commissioned some months since
At Philadelphia, q few days after her return
froa China, and the Cumberland was recently
dispatched to relieve tha Sa;yannali as tlag-ship
VAS looked for, but no reason is assigned for
the recall Of the latter. The Macedonian Of
the same squadron is leaking badly. The
steam-t tender Pccahoutas Is almost due at Mar
folk frbm Vera Cruz.
Commodore Breese, the Conanaat7ant Of the
brooklyn Navy Yard, left yesterday for WASH
ington TO sit on the Armstrong Connrt-Maairtial,
which convenes to-day.
There Is reason to believe that the Empire
City did not 90 to Tezas, as reported.
No such orders as stated in morning 1a-
per haVe been received at the Brooklyn Nayy
Yard.-N 7. Tribune,
, 1861-03-16

Richmond, Virginia, the an,y place in Amer
lea where the Prince Of Wales vas icsulted.
seems to be under the control Of a miserable
mob. Rhc Washington Star says:
The nichmond piannionists, not content
with the violent abuse which their disuniun
newspapers are showerlng upon al ffieada Of
tbc Union IN the Virginia Convention, lave
inaug1}:-atcd system Of mob violence against
those gent;snen when they appear on the
streets. Hardly Cue Of them Gun now ven
tzre out without expecting t. ts tnsulted with
taisses and SCOTS from the street mob Fhich,
complete Possession Of the city as the Plugs
ever bad Of baltimore l. times past The mp.
shot Of their proceedings is. tlat instead Of
succeeding in overawing the representatives
Of the people Of tic State in Contention, they
succumEIne to the purposes Of those who
propose to govern Virginia hereafter after
that fashion-the fashion r9w prevalent In the
seeded States, where, to speak snd ect-in f.
EoF of the Union, as made By our 1fhers, Ia
now adtudged crime worthy Of the punish
ment Of death, Sa=oFdinsg TO the threats Of
Their disunion press aud 6fstQE,
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DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDs-uu

million papers Of vegetable and flower seeds
have been put up at the agricultural division
Of the patent office within fhe past sixty days.
and sent to members Of Congress for diztribn,
tior- The seeds were selected in Europe, by
hon. I. G. Clemson, with great care, and COM
this continent. Each collection eornurises
one hundred and dfay-four different varieties
Of flower seedsrthe number Of papers Of each
variety varying from one to forty, as the be-
culiar soil or climate for which fhcy are des-
tined may make them more OF less desirable,-
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Bite Of n Knttlesnake Cured In Two
Hours.


1ne fetefsoHrS express publishes the fol
lowing from reliable correspondent:
4 carpenter while engaged q few days ago
in pulling down an old house, and removing
some Of The rotten timber near the ground
was bitten hy rattlesnake. In few
moments, his finger was swollen to four
times its natural size, and a red streak
commenced running up his hand and wrist.
4 deadly languor came upon him, and his
vision grew dim, clearly indicating that the
subtle poison that was courslng through his
veins was rapidly approaching the citadel Of
life. But remedy was tried, merely by way
Of experiment, which, to the surprisei Of all
present, acted like charm, the component
parts Of which were onion, tobacco and salt.
Of equal parts, made into poultice; and at
the same time cord was bound tightlyabout
the wrist. In two hours afterwards be had 10
far recovered as to be able to resume his work.
| knew an old negro who cured a boy that
had been bitten by q mad dog, by the same ap-
plicatjon,
, 1861-03-16

The Secessionlsts pretend to believe that
Lincoln intends to attempt the collection Of
revenue at the Southern ports by force. How
can he do it? He has no power to collect rev
enue outside the harbor, and he will not at
tempt to force nonresident officers upon an
udMilling people. But the TACT is there will
really be no revenue to collect ut the Southern
ports, worth the trouble. Tie movement Of
the seceders has failed, thus far, to secure the
sympathy Of = single foreign Government
Suppose Mr.. Lincoln notifies the representa-
tives from abroad at Washington that the
clearanecs glTen by the seeeders will not be
recognized by the Fedenal Government, and
that faet is Communicated BY these ieprescu.
tatiycs to their respective Governments, and
by the Governments to their people, will not
that ltaye the effect to efIectua1ly cut of the
trade Of all the Gulf Ports Most certeinly it
viii, and will be as efiectual blockade Of their
ports Is could be accomplished by armed yes-
sels- Lincoln has no power to recognize the
Southern Ccnfederacy, and could only do so
b violating his oath. Hhe cannot recognize
the Government, no more can he recognize its
acts VIII the Seceders say that refusal to
recognize them is "coefcioa, ,''-Naahpaze ~ Ban
, 1861-03-16

4 FIRST RATE OPENING FOR A COMPROMISE.
The New Orleans True De7ta reports 4 new
instance Of secession In st. Charles College,
at Grand Coteau, Parish Of st. Landry. One Of
the professors Of the college having reproached
some OF the students in language which they
deemed altogether too disrespectfu1, md as
the alimentary department Of the Institution
Was deficient In That gustatory merit which
they deemed their due, about fixty Of tile
students decided toErebel. Accordingly, on
the day appointed, aud Just as ono Of the un-
suspecting professors had said grace for the
dinner spread before them, the students, in
stead Of Saying amen, broke all the plates,
threw down the table, smashed the dishes and
glasses, and left the hall, ere ttlsir amazed
professors could find word to say. The next
day they left for home, and Us most Of them
are "mustached young men, the Rscawtne
thinks they will not be coerced back again, and
that perhaps the professors will offer CON-
promise
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IF Southern papers begin to distrust the
fIina.,fs1., ,e.ff osn

@ Southern papers begin to distrust the
republicanism Of their Star chamber Congress,
and complain Of the Constitution. The Sec
tion Of farticle g provides that 'sthe President
aud Vice President shall be e;ected by ballot
by the States represented in The Congress, each
State casting one vote, AMI 4 majority Of the
whole being requisite To olect;'' and section 1
ofartieie says "thc Congress may, by rote
of two-thirds, at auy tine alter or am-nd this
Constitution Now, there are six States in
the confedraey. any tour Of which being
msjorit5, will also constitute a twothlrd
vote SO TINT four States can change the entire
Government from representative Republic
to q Monarchy or whatever else ia deemed
best
, 1861-03-16

We record with great satisfaction the
appointment: of Archibald Williams, of Til.
Williams Is one of the ablest LAWYERS Of lis
etate, and sound, clear-headed, honest and
rc1iaase Man. We have every confidence tha,
Justice will tes4ly and fmpaStially administer
@ IN the federal court q the new State, to
be most weacome,-Nationai RxpaUiaan,
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AehInekians and IS Very levy Class
Of Western Virginia Hoostefs."
CAH4wBl, Ala. Feb. Is, 1851.

AenInekians and g Very low Class
Of Western virginia Ho6siets.'s
CAHAwBA, Ala. Feb. 28, 1851.
To the Editors Of the Louisville journal:
GENTLEAEN: You may exult as much as you
please at what yon call the conser vatlye action
Of Kentucky in the present cr1sfs-out here
We are not much disappointed We expect
~ better from astate settled By hoosdefs from
>Tessevn Virginia, very low class altogether.
You have behaved like dasta1ds and deserveto
be slaves. Lincoln fs welcome. to Jop, and as
many more such as You and Tennessee have
shown yourselves to be. That State WAS set
tied by poor class Of North Carollnians. I
do not believe there Is q particle of-well de-
scended. chiyalrous blood in the whole Of
State Of Virginia should foll0w'y your example
she Will be beneath contempt. 30 you may
glory In your accursed Union aud your miser-
uble rag with your stars aud stripes. We will
punish you By not allowing you to sell your
negroes out here-the most you make is by
and refuse to buy your corn aud pork we can
reduce you to starvation very, soon, and you
Will then wish you Ind Joined our glorious
and powerful Southern Confederacy, but it will
be too late L. B. MANNING.
What think yon of this, Kentuckians; you
the descendants Of "a very low class of West
ern Virginia hoosiers,' y and you Tennesseeans
t4c NSeGeAAstuI6 OF "a poor Class OIL MOTH
Caroiinians ?" You, whose fathers were the
pioneers Of Anglo Saxon Western civilization,
Mnen Alabama WIS oTeFrun by tiuhustering
SpauiaFds and French traders, will Of course
ne gratlfied with the eulogistic heraldry Of
Manning, the Carter King-at-Arms The
memories Of Boonesborough and the Blue
LICK Springs, the repulse Of Duquesne with
MS Canadian and Indian army, and the perils
u the Kentucky pioneers used to claim FOR
you well descended chiyalrous blood" The
curly struggles at Fort Loudon and the
mauy intervening glories down to the time
Wien the Hermitage and the name Of Andrew
jackson were deeply engraved on the Atneri-
c,1 heart were formerly proudly associated
with Tennessee, this "accursed Union and
your miserable rag with your stars and
stripes." Now Boone, and Shelby, and Cot-
zee, anu jackson. and Grundy, and Polk, are
" very low class' and "yery poor class' of
men, and their descendants are to be punished
hy Alabama BY her not allowing them to sell
the1r negroes out there; not only punished,
but starved into recognition of the Il glorious
and powerful Southern Confederacy," when it
refuses to buy our corn and pork. Did NOR
ia! man ever before write such nonsense as
this fellow Manning? Why he's perfect nlI-
ny, and we don't belicye he ever had grand
father! lie ezhaled from cypress swamp or
Was spawned in Niger Jacks Cave on bed
OF saltpeter: He may look down the vista Of
the past for his family tree without finding It,
but us to his future destiny, the pallows tree
looms up with beam sinister, 4 traitor pen
uant, anu the motto from Alaba,na's name,
u Here We Tnst -
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Il SUGGESTION TO NILWAUKEE.
Unlike several Of our contemporaries III
this city, re have never had any quarrel
with Milwaukee, I'VE rejoice in her pros
perity, for that is direct and positive ad-
vantage to our own city. She is about as
far from us as Philadelphia is from New
York, and experience Inns long since
proved that cities so situated are mutual
customers, and by no means necessary ri
walls of each other. In many things Mil
Waukee is our customer, and certainly our
citizens are at times large purchasers from
Milwaukee.
The suggestion we have to make to our
Milwaukee neighbors is that they at once
grant to tile Lacrosse and the Prairie du
Chen railways the right to connect their
tracks with that Of the Chicago and NIL
waukec road. Wemake it, not that we ex-
pect Chicago to derive one particle Of atl.
vantage from such connection; but in our
judgment it would greatly promote tile
interests Of all the people along the line OF
the Lacrosse and Prairie du Chen roads
and the people beyond them that rely upon
three roads for the delivery Of their pro-
ducts. In suggesting this policy, We refer
with pride to the example Of our city. All
those Of our great Eastern lines have free
connection with all other lines centcring
in this city. Where the gauge corr:s-
ponds, freight cars can pass directly
through tie city, and where it does not the
cars can be run by the side Of each other
and the freight is transferred with The least
possible cost,
Previous to the last winter there ilas
been comparatively little freight uror the
Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad, for the
reason that its transfer at Milwaukee was
SO expensive that it remained in first hands
till spring or Ia store at Milwaukee for
shipment by lake when navigation opened.
During the past winter arrangements were
made to pro-ratt, the freight from Milwau-
kee over most Of our Eastern roads, and
large business has been done When in
Milwaukee early in February, we saE large
quantities Of freight in process of trans-
shinment from onc 1enot IL Tho o,ber Tic
cost must be virtually charged back to the
nroduccra Now It ID Main to ns that
While a few warehouse men md toamstors
IN that c;tv m;pbt he lenpfittei7 hv 1hc nrex.
..n+ .n.tem. i wo,,a 1e v,et,y ,no-a ~
-. ~ ;,,o-art ~ ,t;1u,,,1-as ~ r,,t +,,;.
~tee 1~sst N14 Wv - ~ P~@ 'H@@7
, 1861-03-16

Horace and Thurlow, hunters twain,
S5rewd lads ia eTar frightened rein,
Hsye had Wildwood race;
But though each worthy claims the goal,
Not either one can tell-how droll -
To which belongs the-Chasel
The Boston Traveller says 8 A runor has
been IN circulation several weeks that the
Hon. VIM. Appleton, member Of. Congress
elect from the Fifth District, contemp1ates
reslg1ing On account of impaired health, and
that e. E. Durant, Esq, Wilt probably be the
candidate to I'LL his place His friends expect
that he Will receive the nomination, which, In
their opinion, is equivalent to an election.
We have not yet heard the name Of d Republi-
eau mentioned to be put in nomination il case
Mr. Appleton should resign"
-solon Borland has retired from the Acn-
phis Enquirer, and it has been united with the
4ra|aneAe. The bad condition Of his wife's
health IS said to be the principal cause for the
step he has taken.
Richard Sands, the wellknown circus pro-
pr1eter, whose body was brought home last
week from Havana, left an estate valued at
about three hundred Thousand dollars. His
viii is deposited in the Broadway Bank, and
will not be opened until his former partner,
Avery Smith, returns from Havana, which viii
be dnring the present week. Mr. Smith is,
understood to be one of the executors. Mr..
Sands Was unmarried It is said the estate is
devised to his relatives, and number of old
friends and former employees.
Secession seems to be growing popular in
Rochester, N. 7. At d supper party few
evenings since, two gentlemen present (Col.
Amsden and afr. Parsona,) we're announced as
seceders from the Democratic party. This Ia
q kind Of secession that We c24 hea7tily en-.
doEse. ~
) The Washington correspondent. Of the
Philadelphia Press, writes tha. Col Fred. ".
Lander, well known for his energetic prosecu-
tion ofthe wagon roads to California, has been
lying quite i'll for the last ten hours, at Fitz-
, 1861-03-16

Majority IN favor Of the Water WORKS, 334
F1ENDIsH-We learn from the Salem Ipd
Times that an inhuman wretch in an adjoining
county to Washington deliberately plotted the
following, By which to put his wife to death.
1t seems that to accomplish his hellish work,
it Was necessary to employ his OWL son, q
small boy, to assist him He set his fence On
fire, and Instructed his little son to perpetrate
the deed. After he had set the fence On Are.
he sent the little boy to the house after his
(the boy's) mother, to come and put the IRE
ont, while he (the father} secreted himself in
the woods near by, telling the boy before this
that while his mother was engaged in extip-
gushing the fire, to approach her from behind
and set her clothes on fire, which he did, an3
before che was aware, her clothes were in a
blaze, burning her to death. The Times does
not state that the inhuman wretch has heen
arrested. ~~0