The New York herald., 1862-01-26

that all the towns on the lake coast are being de-
serted and the Inhabitants, with their negro slaves
are moving into the interior.
A telegraphic despatch to the Richmond Dis
patch, dated Charleston S. c.. JAN %, states that
twenty federal vessels were seen that day of
Charleston bar The federals were busy stripping
the rigging from the hulks, evidently intending to
sink more stone-laden vessels.
| The Burnside expedition is exercising the minds
of the rebels to fearful extent. Their newspa-
pers pretend, however, to ridicule the whole al
fair; but now and then they express their appre-
tensions of the operations of the expedition on
the North Carolina coast. We publish In to-day's
HERALD some interesting articles from the rebel
newspapers on the subject.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship North Star. from Aspinwall 18th
inst, with the Pacific mails, passengers and
s6O2, ,767 in treasure from California, arrived at
this port last evening. She brings also interest
ing news from the United States of Columbia and
the South American republics, full details of
which may be found in the letters of our CORE
spondepts, published in another part Of to-day's
paper.
In our State Senate yesterday, petitions were
presented in favor of half of Bellevue Hospi-
tai being appropriated to the practice Of homeo-
pathic physicians; for the incorporation Of the
State Homeopathic Society, and for the regulation
of places of amusement in this city. bill was
introduced to prevent the sale of swil milk.
private bill for the payment of canal damages was
discussed. good portion of the day occu-
pied in debating the bill relative to unauthorized
banking. 1t received various amendments, and
ordered to third reading. The Senate ad-
journed to seven P. NJ. on Monday. In the Assem-
bly, the bill to repeal the act authorizing the publ
cation of legal notices was reported upon favora-
bly, by the Ways and Means Committee; but
their report was laid on the table. Among
the bills introduced, the New York and
Brooklyn Passenger and Baggage Express
again made its appearance, it having been
already rejected by the Judiciary Committee
After some discussion it referred to the Cities
Committee, Bills were also introduced to regu-
late the Office of the Clerk Of New York county;
to punish frauds on laborers to authorize justices
the Firemen's Savings Institution and for the in
corporation of academcal and juvenile reforma-
tory institutions. A communication was received
from the Governor in regard to volunteers honor
ably discharged after medical examination.
lengthy debate was INDUCED in over resolution
adding butter and cheese to the volunteers ratons
and it was finally adopted. The concurrent reso-
luton already adopted by the Senate, assuming,
on the part Of the State, its quota Of all national
taxes, and requesting Congress to pass law i'm
posing similar assumption on all the States, was
adopted. The bill enabling the Kings county Su-
pervisors to raise money for the volunteers fami
lies was moved forward to the first Committee Of
the Whole. The Assembly adjourned to eleven
A. n. on Monday.
Thirty years ago, when Andrew jackson was
President of the United States, the fathers of the
getters up of the present unhoy rebellion inaugu.
rated the work in South Carolina of destroying
the Union. They were permitted to go on in their
outrageous attempts to disturb the peace and quiet
of the country until the 1lth of December, 1882,
when Old Hickory discharged bombshell from the
White House at Washington, in the shape of q
proclamation, which landed in the centre of the
city of Charleston, where it exploded, and so
frightened the cons?irators that they did not re-
cover from their fear until twenty ycght years had
elapsed, when they and their offspring again COM
menced their rebellious operations, which, through
the imbeclity of the President then in power, they
had been enabled to work up into formidable pro-
portions. The nullifers of South Carolina in 1882
had the whole framework for Southern confede-
racy cut, hewed, fitted and ready to put together;
and, if Gen. Jackson had not destroyed it, o few
months would have suficed to have given the
fabric proper proportions. As an evidence of this
fact we give below the names of the President,
Vice President and members of the Cabinet that
had been selected for the formation of Q provi-
sional government
President-John c. Calhoun.
Vice President-William c. Preston.
Secretary Of Stdte-George McDufie.
Secretary of the Iredsury-Thomas Cooper.
Secretary of Wdr-James Hamilton, Jr.
Secretary of the Ndry-H. l.. Pinckney.
Postmaster Generdi-Robert Turnbull.
attorney Generdl-Robert G. Hayne.
The Southern confederacy was to have been in
augurated and the above named gentlemen duly
installed in their respective Offices by South Caro-
lima Convention, which had been called to meet on
the first day of March, 1888; but President jackson
spoiled their fun, before stated in the month of
December previous.
Since the breaking out Of the rebellion the
Southern confederacy have lost the following
named rebel generals:-
Maj Gen. David E. Twiggs, resigned.
Brig. Gen. Henry B. jackson, resigned.
Brig. Gen. Robert S. Garnett, killed.
Brig. Gen. w. II. T. Walker, resigned.
Brig. Gen. Barnard +. Bee, killed.
Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, resigned.
Brig. Gen. Thomas T. Fauntleroy, resigned.
Brig. Gen. John B. Grayson, died.
Brig. Gen. Felix X. Zoicofier, killed.
Brig. Gen. Philip st. George Cooke, committed
suicide.
The following is the letter upon which Hon. Jesse
D. Bright, United States Senator from Indiana, is
arraigned for treason before the Senate, and on
which is based the resolution for his expulsion
WASHINGTON, March 1, 1861.