The National Crisis.
from Charleston--Union meeting in Michigan--Washington dispatches — movements of U. S. Troops--the Brooklyn and Fort Pickens, &c., &c.,The State Treasurer of South Carolina acknowledges the receipt of $1,000 from James Bolan, as a gift to the State. The Charleston papers of Wednesday have the following items: ‘ Capt. Dexter, of the schooner Louisa, from Santee to Charleston, reports having seen off Cape Romain, at 9 o'clock A. M., on Sunday, a large man-of-war screw steamer. She stood in, made Cape Romain Light-House, took her departure, and stood southwest under all sail and steam. The distance from Cape Romain to Pensacola is about 1,100 miles. The Brooklyn will probably be at Pensacola by Friday evening. Mr. C. T. Haskell has been dispatched on a special mission to Washington, with important dispatches and instructions from Col. I. W. Hayne. Mr. Haskell, it is thought, will reach the above city to-day. Mr. Hayne will await the receipt of these before taking any final action on the subject with which he is charged. ’
Union and compromise meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 30.
--A large meeting of citizens favorable to the plan of the Border State Committee assembled in the City Hall, last evening, pursuant to a call of the Mayor.
The hall was densely packed and hundreds were unable to obtain admittance.
The meeting was addressed by prominent Democrats and Republicans.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the admission of the territory South of 36.30 as a State with or without slavery and all North of the line as free; the amendment of the fugitive law to prevent kidnapping; the repeal of the Personal Liberty laws; the prevention of interference by Congress with slavery in slave States, in the Southern dockyards, &c., and with the internal slave trade; proclaiming non-interference with slavery in the District of Columbia, except with the consent of the people of Virginia, Maryland and the District, and in favor of the perpetual prohibition of the African slave trade.
Three delegates were appointed to proceed to Lansing to urge the Legislature to repeal the Personal Liberty law.
Movements of United States troops.
‘ On Tuesday afternoon one of the companies of the United States Artillery, recently arrived from Fort Leavenworth, and quartered at Fort McHenry, took its departure for Washington in a special train, which left Mount Clare at a quarter after 3 o'clock. Yesterday morning, shortly after 3 o'clock, the early train from Philadelphia brought on to this city two companies of United States Artillery, under the command of Major Elestine and Captain Allen, who were previously stationed at Fort Hamilton, New York. The companies immediately proceeded to Fort McHenry, where they are comfortably quartered.--’ Balt. Amer.The Brooklyn and Fort Pickens.
Mr. Mallory's dispatch to Governor Bigler states that, if the Brooklyn is to reinforce Fort Pickens, an attack will be made upon the fort by the 1,700 State troops which are at Pensacola; that his counsel is against attack, even if the fort be reinforced, but the troops are impatient of restraint. The Government has answered to-day that the provisions on board the Brooklyn, destined for the fort, must be landed; that the soldiers will remain on board the Brooklyn, which ship, with other United States vessels, must remain in the harbor. If the fort be attacked, the Artillery companies are to be thrown into it, and a general defence against attack is to be made.Washington dispatches.
Acting Postmaster General King has received complaints from Northern gentlemen that their letters from the South have been violated. One writes that six addressed to him by a lady in Mobile, and not on political subjects, have evidently been opened by unauthorized parties. The Department has promptly instituted an investigation. Lieutenant Sanders, of the United States Army, will leave Washington to-day with dispatches from the War Department for Florida. The Senate's Select Committee will report a Tariff bill on Friday. It is Mr. Morrill's bill, essentially altered. The warehousing feature is amended so as to allow goods to be in store three months instead of thirty days, before the duties are paid. They can remain six months thereafter, and when taken out for exportation the duties are refunded. From private accounts received here the indications are that Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, will be pressed for the office of Provisional President in the contemplated Southern Confederacy, the object being to conciliate the conservatives of the seceded States. The friends of the Pacific Railroad are congratulating themselves that the decided vote by which it passed the Senate secures its approval by the President. The amendments, however, have to be acted on by the House. Quite a scene occurred yesterday between the President and General Scott upon the declination or the former to authorize orders for an increase of the military force on the occasion of the inauguration.Later from key West.
Key West, Fla., Jan. 22.
--A Spanish man-of-war arrived yesterday from Havana with the Spanish Consul, and returned in the evening.
Dr. Cormick, U. S. A., has arrived from Old Point.
He has joined Capt. Brannan's company.
The following list of officers are attached to Major Arnold's command: Br. Maj. L. G. Arnold, (N. J.,) 1st Lieut. H. Benson, (army,) 1st Lieut. M. M. Blunt, (N. Y.,) Surgeon Dr. McLane, (Pa.,) Capt. M. C. Meigs, (Pa.,) engineer corps, is also at Fort Jefferson.
The U. S. Marshal for this district, F. J. Moreno, Esq., has resigned his office; also, John P. Baldwin, Collector of the Port, has resigned. 