The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-03-26

BY the forces under Gen. Butler. The head
quarters viii be movable wherever the General
commanding may be.
new department viii also be constituted
out Of Maryland and portions If Virginia, under
command Of Maior General Dix. Its boundaries
not yet determined.
The correspondent Of the n. Y. Times, Wash |
ington, March .lst, says Gen. Fremont has re-
ceived his final Instructions to-day at the War
Department, AMI leaves Tomorrow. His bsdy
guard, under Z.ggny. will accompany him, and
reorganize the cavalry.
The New York HeralGs correspondent, Wash
ington, March 2lst, SAYS q meeting Of the citi-
zens Of Fairfax county, Va, ID to be held at
Fairhx Court House tomorrow, for the purpose
Of recognizing the civil institutions Of that
equity. They have nov No county officers,
everything having been revolusionizsd BY the
rebellion. The industry Of the country is de-
streyea-fences have disappeared from the
farms-and it is necessary that some regulations
should u instituted respecting the control OF
the her1s and aocks, in order that the farmers
may rase crops this season. Gov. Pierrepont
will doubtless authorize the loyal Inhabitants OF
Fairfax t. hold an election.
The Anes are about leaving Mexico.
Six hunGed negroes at Port Royal have the
small pox. 1t has not yet attacked the whites.
The news from Europe, by the America,
which arrived at Halifax on the 22d March. 90
far as relates to- American affairs, 10 Of very
satisfactory end encouraging nature.
There has been An important debate in the
House Of Commons Oh the American blockade.
Ar. Gregory thought it the duty Of the gov
eminent to interfere
Mr.. Foster replied that the blockade was a.
efsctual as any that had occurred for years.
Upon investigation the 300 vessels reported by
Mr.. Mason ~ having run the blockade had
d~indled down to 10, and those had escaped on
dark and stormy rights.
Sir James Ferguson called on the government
to interfere in tse matter.
Mr.. Mines could not agree in tho final disco
luton of the great American Union, and so long
a. it existed be deprecated any interference by
England in the struggle.
The Solicitor General strongly opposed any
interference The blockade had been a. efficient
as other blocka1ss in former years.
After further debate, Mr.. Gregory's motion
for the correspondence on the subject was mega.
lived without division.
The House of Commons passed a number of
the fertilization votes was one Of &c, 900 for the
defence of the River Mersey. A vote of slO,.
90 for the enlargement Of the Sandhurst Mill
tary College was rejected BY % majority against
the government.
Sir. G. c. Lewis, during the debate, gave a
complete denial to the reports of the failure of
the Armstrong gun. He said that 2,4OO of this
description had thus far been manufactured, and
with very slight exceptions, they had answered
every expectation entertained of them. He also
showed that the government stores of war nate
rails, ETC., we're equal to any emergency.
During the debate on Nr. Gregory's motion,
Mr.. W. E. Foster denied that the blockade was
ineffective, and stated that the list of over 800
vessels which had been handed in by Mr.. Ma
con as list Of vessels which had broken the
blockade, had, on examination, dwindled down
to nineteen, and most of these had escaped on
dark and stormy nights, thus cvincing the strin-
ade. He also reminded the House that during
the war between Great Britain and her revoIted
colonies in America, no less than 500 privateers
had succeeded in getting cut of American ports,
He warmly eulogized the conduct of her Msjes-
tvs government in reference to America. He
trusted that no temptation, not even the suffer.
ings Of portion of her population, would in.
duce the government to depart from the strict
neutrality hitherto observed.
| The London Times has an editorial showing
that the present phase of the American war ex.
hibits simply contest for the border States,
and says that the Federsls will simply have sue
ceeded in the tenth month of the war 10 placing
themselves where everybody expected to see
them at the very beginning. They will stand
on frontier Of States which rejected their ALI.
ance, and will be called upon to commence the
work Of subjugating an enormous territory. in.
habited by hostile and e1asperated population.
~ l. rressmed that thew have sained
"~.e TOR these oneratinns- f~- Tennas-
see, Though not purely sscessonist in sentiment,
is certainly not purely Unionist, and the proba.
bility is the Nertherners, if they do overrpn the
State will have to hold it as they hold MARYLAND.
BY the sword, at cost proportional to the extent
Of territory. That is the position to which the
Northerners, on the most favorable superstition,
will be brought, whereas if the reverse should
bsfall their case the result would be most seri.
Gus to them. They have undoubtedly asserted
what had been % long and unaccountably oh.
servsd, their military strength, but in such
work as the re-eslablishment Of the Union
mere military superiority will be of very little
avail.
The Daily Ners regards the successes in
Tennessee Of immense importance, and predicts,
now that the North is organized and on the |
move, it will continue to show its superiority |
over the South, and dspel the illusion that the |
Southerners are inviacible 1t has not the |
slightest doubs that the next three months will |
show many more capitulations.
The Arry and Navy Gazeas suspects the
strength of the Southern army in Virginia,
when it 6nds them 80 easily disposed of in Tea.
nessss.
The Herald complains of the fate of Mr..
Grsgsry's motion a. showing that England hss
NJ rule Of conduct, no principles of policy be-
yond the dictates Of self.intersst.
The Daily Ners ealogizes Mr.. Fosters speech