BEDFORD INQUIRER. BEDFORD, Pa. Friday Morning. Marcb 15, IS6I. "FE\RLESS AND FREE." j D. OVER-EtHtor and Proprietor. Treason in Bedford. The Bedford Gazette, in an article last week, on the "Inauguration of Liucoln," under cer tain contingencies, announces itself in favor of "revolution, peaceable if it can be, forcible if j it must." The editor comes to this conclusion : aftor reading the Inaugural Address, the po licy of which be contends would justify a re sort to such extreme measures. The following is toe opinion of the Inau gural, exoressed in the United States Senate, > on the 6th inst., by STEPHEN A. DOULAS, late Democratic candidate tor President, who j was supported for that office by the Gazette , i and by the large majority of its party in this I county, aod throughout the whole North : •(Douglas) had read the Inaugural carefully with the view of understanding what the policy of the Administration is to bo, as therein vindicated. It is characterized by great ability, and uith great directness on certain points. 'A critical analysis is uectssa ry to arrive at the true construction. He bad partially tnade an analysis, and had come to the conclusion that it was a peace ra'Ler thao a war message. He had examined it candidly and critically, and thought there was uo foun dation for a different opinion. On the con trary, there is a distinct pleJge that the poli cy of tho Administration shall be conducted exclusively with reference to a peaceful solu tion of our national difficulties. "The Inaugural was much more couserva- j tire than be had anticipated. It wis more j paoifio and conciliatory than be bad predicted. He repeated, after a careful examination aud analysis, be was cle .rly of tho opinion that the Administration stands pledged to a peace- j i'ul solution, and will do DO act that will lead | to war, and make no change of policy unless j necessary to preserve peace. He thought the i President has stated the cause of the troubles j clearly, and indicated a remedy. The Presi- I dent, iu a manner peculiar to himself, pro- ■ oeeds to show what did not produce the trou bles." It will be seen from the above extracts, '.bat Mr. Douglas prooounoes the Inaugural, as "characterized by great ability, and with great directness on certuin points.." It " was much more conservative than he bad anticipated," and that "He thought the President has stated tho oause of the troubles dearly, and indicat ed a tetnedy." The Gazette is not satisfied with the Presi dent's recommendation of a National Conven tion for the purpose of enabling the people to settle their difficulties in their own way. Is the Gazette afraid to trust this matter to the people themselves ! or, is it willing to preci pitate the whole country into revolution aud civil war ? POST MISTER. It was decided on Monday evening last, iu the Republican Meeting, that t'uo Post Master question should be submitted to a vote of the Republicans of this Post Office district. The only questions to be asked, is, "Did you vote for Lincoln?" "Do you get your mail matter in Bedford? All of the Township, aud parts -of St. Clair, Napier, 0. Valley, Coleram, Snake Springs, will have the right to vote if they be in town. The candidates are, Wilacn P. Mower, A. S. Russell, W. W. Shuck, S. J. Way, S. Radebaugh, \V. 0. Kiecr, John G. Miuniob, and probably others. Spring Election. The Republicans of Bedford Borough, met in the County Hall, on Monday night last, aud plaoed in nomination tbo following ticket: Judge of the Election, Martin Miiburn. Inspector, R. D. Barclay. Constable, Milton Spidle. Assessor, James McMullin. Assistant Assessors, V. Vooderriuiib, P. 11. Shires. School Bisectors, S. L. Russell, Francis Jordan. Supervisors, Edward M'Muliin, G. VV. Rupp. Town Clerk, Samuel M. Barclay. BOROUGH TICKET. Chief Burgess, George D. Shuck. Assistant Burgesfl} Colin Loyer. High Constable, J*g. A. Henderson. Councilman, W. VV. Shuck, John L. Les*ig. Auditor, F. D. Saupp. Tbo Governor has signed the bill commut ing tho three mill tax on the Pennsylvania Hail Road Company. He has also signed the TJAI ry and Erie bill. It is generally believed in Washington that orders have been given for the evacuation of Fort Sumter. It is said that Major Anderson has provisions only for a few days, and Gen. Scott says that it would take 10,000 men to reinfoice the Fort. This is a terrible state of affairs, and the administration of Mr. Bu chanan will be held responsible. The N. Y. Tribune on this subject says : FORT SUMTER. If, as is predioted with some confidence by our Washington correspondents. Fort Sumter is t be evacuated, no doubt the humiliation will be great, and the order for such a movement will be given by the Government with a regret quite equal to that with which the people will receive the tidings. But let it be borne in mind that this humiliation comes, if it must come, not from any negligeuce or ft ehleueea of the present ad ministration, that it is not an evidence of a re treat from a well defined aod strong po.i ion! that it is a concession neither to the Reble pow er of the South Dor to the timid expostulations of the lew iu the North whose counsels are weakuess; but that if is one of the last bit er drops iu the cup left in our bands by the Gov ernment which has so loug weighed us down, and which has now hardly passed out of our sight. The evil which Administrations, as well as men, do, lives after them, and we must ex pect to feel the curse. The duplicity, the menu scheming, the iuooueeivable baseness which have brought us to the present oomplicatiou of our uatioual affairs caunot lose their poisou at once. The people will be prepared, if ibis withdraw al of troops takes place, for a yell of exultation from every traitor in the land, for taunts and swelling self-eoDgratulatioiis from tbe meu win) have labored more earnestly than any ethers for the destruction of the Union by crying out for concessions and compromises; but let all re member that the strength bas not yet depart ed from our fl tg, and that tbis movement may be only as tbe crouch which is to prectde the decisive leap. No matter if the treason which has woven around ua its tcils compelo a step which no oiso wi-hes to take; ao uiattir if Ite beliou seem* to have advanced its banners, or if Treason turns mere confidently toward us its brazen front. The policy of tbe Government remains unchanged, and its Gnu foot is just a immovable as ever on tbe Consti'.ution and the laWs In ease the predicted event happens, the peo ple will place on the proper heads the respon sioility of the ;.ct. Tiny will follow tho late President to his retirement with a sharper in dignation than they have before felt; they will, moreover, ask, with an earties'aess which calls for a reply, why tbe repeated assurances went forth from the beleagurad fort that tbe ootn mandiug officer needed no aid, no supplies, they will demand from all who have borne a p.rt in tbe transactions of tbe past two months with relation to tbis important place a strict ac count of their stewardship. They will noue the less renew their confidence in the power tbey have set over theui at the National Cap ital, and will by that conddeuce strengthen the hands of the Administration fcr vigorous ac tion in tho future and forward. The following ariiole, commenting upon tbe Iwaugural Address of President Lincoln, is from the Baltimore Jlmtrican, a Southern Bell paper, which opposed Mr. Lincoln and the Re publican patty bitterly. It neveitheless bas the candor to do justice to tbe President : TIIE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Tho anxiety with which the luauirural Ad dress of Mr. Lincoln has been looked for and waited for betokens ibc public estimation of the importance of the questions whioh the new President was expected to discuss. Every separate sentence has -been or will be carefully read wherever there is a man in the country able to tead and able to apprehend the na ture of the orisis that is upon this people.— The whole of the Address is taken up with the discussion of the aii-eugrossiug topics of tbe times, and we proceed to give our impres sions of the entire document without attempt ing, at present, to examine in detail the sepa rate sections or to inquire into tho possible constructions that may be placed upon any individual announcement of doctriue or pol icy. The tone of tbe speech is pacific, that is to say, Mr. Liucoln avows his determination to preserve peace, so far as it may be done, in the performance of bis duty as he intends it. He denies that be has the power to reoogn'ze the right or tbe fact of secession, and there fore denies that the liberty to refrain from the performance of what would be plain obliga tions if no such right or fact had been assum ed to exist. While, therefore, he announces h'B intention to collect the revenue and to possess and defeud the forts, be distinctly de clares that he will do these things in Suob a manner as to avoid the necessity for strife, if it is possible to do so. It is perfectly evident from tbe whole tenor of bis Address, that he does not iutend to be the aggressor, if peace may not be preserved. In defence of this position he appeals to the fact that his oath of office leaves him no lati tude. lie sweats to uphold a Government that comes into Lis hands unbroken, so far as .he admission of th*; Government itself is con cerned. Me professes to find iu tbe laws that are to govern him in Lis official conduct no loop-hole through which he can escape from the pressure of enactment* that have been left for his guidance. And, if we understand bis argument upon this part of the discussion, be simply asserts" his inability to do anything also than enforce the laws which "resolves and ordinances'' cm neither nullify nor render in operative. He consequently excludes all ; questions of policy and all avowal of his per : sonai preferences in this matter, and corneals i himself with a statement of what he believes ito he his duty iu tbe premises, and an an nouncement of Lis purpose to perform it. No one will deny that he has met the issues presented with a firmuess and frankness that are in themselves commendable. He does uot j expect to be misunderstood, aud be foreshad ; ows his policy with a directness that provides [ for no future evasion* or change of programme. : It is hardly probable thai the citizens of tbe ■ Southern confederacy have waited for tbis In augural with tbe expectation that it was to ; contain a relinquishment of Uuited States au tka. ity in the seocded States, or a promise to recognize the Government there set up, and if ! tbey have, il is uot probable that the Address I will leave tbetu in doubt upon this subject. BIBFOBB ITOIJIREIL Whatever may bo the differences of opioioo { throughout the couutrv upon the various sub jects of which the Address treats, it will be very generally received as au honest and out spoken avowal of the policy of the new Ad ministration. It is certain that it furnishes no pretext for aisuuiou that has not existed since the November election. Mr. Liucolu refers to bis own speeches, which he says he has never recanted, io which ho distinctly de clares his inability and his indisposition "to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists;" he also quotes from the Chicago platform, iu which there is a re solution that contains the same general doc trine. He does uot profess to address argu ments, motives or appeals to the Ihsunionist per se, hut with a simple eloquence that ought to be genuine, he appeals to the feeling of bro therhood tbut should exist wherever there is a heart to be touched by a recital of the his tory of our eountiy. As the representative of his party, we do uot see h"w Mr. Ltnooln could have said less that was likely to be of fensive to thoso holding different views from bis own. And if wo regard him us the repre sentative of the nation, the ouly portion of 1 his Address that can be onnstrund offensively is that portion which uioet emphatically insists upon the essential unity cf the nation whose destinies have been cou6 led to his hands. . , SHARP! Some three months ago, we gave our note for S7O, payable in par funds, at the Hanking House of Kecd, liupp & Schell.— VVm. hchafer, Esq., Treasurer of Bedford County, who is a heavy depositor with thiui, and had funds at the tuue iu this Banking House, gave us his olteuk for s7l on Heed, Rupp & Schell, and on presentation, intend ing to lift our uote, they wanted to shave this depositor's cheek on themselves! Are these banking rules, and if so, isn't it sharp prac tice ! Oar readers will see by a dispatch that we publish, dated at Philadelphia, March 14, that ou? young friend, Dr. VVm. H. Watson, Jr., has graduated at the University of Pennsyl vania, and received a diploma ss M. L\ He passed an excellent examination, lie iutends locating in Bedford. Hon David Wilrnot has received the caucus i Domination for U. S. Senator, in place of Hon. Sioion Cameron, resigned. THE IRREPRESSIBLE NIOQER IN TIIE GAR DEN OP EDEN. —Sioee the llev. Dr. Kaphal) provnd the antiquity, jtislioe; anil righteousness of Slavery, certain o f hi* brethren have grown jealous of the learned Rabbi, and have rushed into print with hot baale to reap the hoaora filling upon his snored head. The last of these rivals turns up in the Legislature of Ohio, and with ono sentence of pithy statement carries Slavery out of Egypt, through the deluge, across Shinar and the Land of Nod right 'tvo the Gardcu of Eden, thus getting about 2,000 years the start of Dr. Riphall, knocking his tory and ethnology into cocked bat, and com ing on in a blare r.s from any of the States of this Uoiori t-> said territory, uor to impair the rights ar-sing from said relation. Aud the same shall be su'jeet to judicial coguiz uce iu the federal courts, ac cording to the eouise ot common law When any territory north or south ot saii due, with such boundary as Congress umy prtsorif r, shrill coaiaia a fsoj ulati a equal to that tequired for • a monitor ot Colore*.-, it if its form i f government be republican, be admitted itvo the Union ou an equal footiug with the original States, with or without involuntary servitude, as the Constitution of- such Statu may pio vide. See. 2. No territory shall he acquire.) by the United fttites, except by discovery su i fur naval and commercial stations, depot", r,i ii'iUMt routes, iMttiout the cuneurreuc© cf it majority of all tho Senatots (root the State which all >w involuntary servitude, und a ma jority at all toe Senators from States which p ohibit that relation, nor shall territory he ac quired by treaty, unless tho votes of a ruajoii ty of the Senators from each cUss of States oereiu before mentioued bo oast as a part of the two-third ntajottty necessary to the rutiti oation of such treaty. Sec. -j. Neither the Constitution, nor any iimendmeui thereto, shall bo construed to give Oongresajpower to regulate, abolish or eoutr.d, within any State aud Territory of the United States, the relation es'.abii?lied or by the laws thereof touching persons bound to labor or involuntary service iu the Di.tr.ct of Columbia, without the consent of Maryland, aud wi'hout the consent of the owners or ma king to owners, who do uot consent, just com peusHtioo; nor-the power to interfere w.th or ptobibit representatives aud others from bring ing with them to the city of Washington, re taining aud taking away, persons so bound to labor or service; nor the power to interfere with or abolish involuntary service in places under the exclusive jut indict ion of the Uuited States within those Stites ami territories where the same is established or recognized; nor the puwet to prohibit the removal or transportation o! persons held to labor or iuvoluutary service in airy State or territory of the United States to any State or territory Thereof whrre it is cstab itsiied or recognised by law or aud the right during transportation by sea or river, of touching at pos a, shores and lauding?, and of landing iu case of dittrcss, but not for sale or traffi-, shall exist: uor shall Congrus have power to authorize any higher rate of taxation ou persons held to labor or service thau on Und. The bringing into the L)istrict of Co lumbia of persons held to labor or service for sale, or placing tbem iu depots to be afterwards transferred to ...titer places for sale as merchan dise, is prohibited, aud the right of transit through auy Stito or territory against its dis scut is prohibited. feec 4. The thirl piragraph of the second section of the fouitn urticlo of the Constitution shall not be const rued to prevent auy of tbe S'iites, by appropriate legislation aoJ through tbe action of their judicial aud ministerial offi cers, from euforoiug tbe delivery of fugitives (roui libor to the persou to whom sued service or labor is due. Sec. 5. The foreign slave Wade is hereby foreigner prohibited, and it shall be the duty of Cougress to puss laws to preveut the impoiia tion of slaves, coolies, or persons held to ser* vioo or label, into the United States and Ici ritorus fioia places beyond tbo limits tiiere of. Sec. G. The first third and fifth section* to gether with tiiis section six of these amend ments, uud the third paragraph of the second section of the first article of the Constitution, and the third paragraph of the second section of the fourth article thereof, haii uot be a mended or abolished without tbe consent of at) the States. Sec. 7. Congress shitl provide by law that tns United States shall pay to the owner tbe full value of bis fugitives from labor, in all eases where tbo Marshal or ether ulßcer, whose duty it wis to arrest such fugitive, wis [re vcuted froui so doiug by violence or iutiiuida liou from mobs or riotous assemblages,or when, after arrest, such fugitive was rescued by like violence or intimidation* uudtheowuer thereby prcveuted auti obstructed in the pursuit of his temetly for tie recovery it such fugitive.— (Jougress shall provide Oy law for securing to the citizens of eacti State theprivilgea and no* muuuies of the several States. Suoi'e of the Commissioners --ay that if their conference has been productive ot no other good result, it ha* produced a most irieudiy feeling among them. AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT-— Attracted by bis red wagon, a herd of buffaloes attacked 001. Claiborne whifti traveling iu tbe wilds of Arkansas lately. Tbe phalanx blocked bis road, aud as be turned to flee they rushed wildly no after him as be urged onward the terror stricken burse. Tbe Colonel threw out successively bis overcoat and a cushion, which the animals paused to trample upon, but thej soon gained upon him, and their horns were already clashing against tbe back of the buggy when he plunged bis horse's breast deap into the hollow of a large oak, and there he was safe the back of tbe buggy being the only porut of altatk. Discharges from a six-shooter, two bottles of brandy, acoli turkey, and finally a bottle of Scotch snuff at last sent them oft sneezing aud bellowing. For the tnquiier. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA, March 14, 1861. The influence exeraised throughout our country by the university of Pennsylvania has h.-n ackuow (edged. Its varied departments have been con ducted very successfully as schoi is of inst'uction tor a |>erioj of over a century, and are rem.wued tor their talent. In the catalogue published tor this year, we note til >t there were in the depart, ments of Arts, Medicine, Law, See., a total of eight hundred and twcntr-six scholars, a nuinier that will compare favorably with any other educational establishment in the country. The prosperity of the medical Department is espe cially grsfitying, and shows a larger class of pu pils than any other medical school in the United .States, the whole number being four hundred and sixty-five students. The Annual Commencement w*s held at Musical Fund Hall, to day, at noon. Amongst the names of the graduating class, upon wh UJ toe degree of Doctor of .Medicine was conferred, is that ot H's. 11. WATSOS, son ot Dr. IL X. 11. WATSON, of your place. It is the intention of young Dr. W., to re. turn to his home in a few days, and locate in his native town. .May he meet with that encourage ment in his profession to whicu his talents so etui, nvully entitle liiui. D. J. C. For the Inquirer. "Local," MR. EDITOR; '• V Puppies cranium will never explode, Witliout a crevice or a ciack." An appellation, applicable to tue venerable, wise, witoy .m,j satirical "Tjro" of Fattens vill-, whose fancy flights of imagiosuou wan ti suiting iliv icgtohs of the starry heavens, aod to the "bright and brilliant comets That course their way around the sun.*' to the idle fuuoies of rural nonsense sueb a "pop guns, pilnietto fi-g*. blue eook-des" sou a Dumber of silly and ironies 1 expressions ot contempt an I derision no' inserted in my vo cabulary. Tyro's mind must have been a little delirious, and bif head filled with the chaos of H surd images when he wis peuning bis f.nanus critique upon the seces.iion movements of Mid dle Woodberry. lie might as well engage his prr. scrapes iu diawing pictures of the Punic wars, the Birth- louiew mnssacre, or try to paiut the dying groans of Prometheus wheu "chain ed to the cold reeks of Mount Caucasus" us to try to give an adequate idea of the internal commotions of our Township. Tyro's glowing description of their literaiy advancements and the developments of their numerous societies will have a bio. ujing bear ing towards other localities, and may God speed her in the right way that the needy may pioiil by her emergies, *o "let her rip." Oh! yp eoeision -t, 'Soothe your throbbing passtous into o- acc" and become more calm and sedate, ai d when the 4tb of July comes We will be ready to drink bumpers with you, aud sing the (not yet written) sougs, aud to gratify your io-at-able appetites for the good we would not obj-ct taking a mess of oysters w.th you upon the expeusea of "Tyro." And should the 4th of July prove too far distant fur yau :o express >our exirtuie friendly let lings towards us, and your excited digestive organs beeouie too indige-tible, I would suggest a prescript ou as a tmi ,iu tne shape of ewe milk cheese; made jaukee fashion, and if ibat will not make your coercion mauia convalescent, add a little whiskey "tatter," or uiola-sos puucb, which will Gleet aa int,liable cure. ii. O. VVoODBKRRir. Pa. A MKHITKB KEBCJLK—HOLT AND THHPA-Ul. Mr. Holt, late Secretary of War, publishes in the National Intelligencer a long and severe reply to the statement recently issued by ex-Secretary Thompson from bis retreat in Mississippi. Mr. Holt is indignant at Thompson's declaration that the movement for the 'einforcement of Fort Sum ter wa "a concealed trick." Ou the contrary, ho a.stertß that the project of reinforcing Major An derson was repeatedly and frankly discussed iu the cabinet, and adds : > " IVhen a conclusion was finally reached, the re solution of the President was announced in terms as emphatic as he probably ever addressed to one of Ins Secretaries, 'it is now a l over, and rein forcement must be sent,' was his language; and these words were spoken in open coutieil, the hon orable Secretary of the Interior himself being present. It was iu strict accordance with the com mand thus giver, that the Stir of the West was chartered and the reinforcements sent forward. In il these circumstances the public will look in vain i lor any traces of 'trick' on the part of Gen. Scott or of the Secretary of War. It is true that, in the hope of avoiding a waste of human life, an endeavor was mad* to 'conceal' the expedition troiu the hostile troous in charge of the forts aud bat teries in Charleston harbor ; but this endeavor the vigilance aud zeal of the Secretary defeated." The followiug extract froui Mr. Holt's letter ex plains a point which has given rise to dispute : "The -countermand' spoken of was not more cordially sanctioned t>v tbo President than it was by General Scott aud myself. It was given, not because of any dissent from the order ou the part of the President, but because of a letter received that day trout Major Anderson, stating, in etl'oct, that he regarded himself as secure in his position, and yet more because of intelligence which late ou Saturday evming reached the Department that a heavy battery had been erected among tbe. saui hiils at the entrance to Charleston harbor, which would probably destroy any unarmed vessel (and such was the Star of tbo West) which might at tempt to make its way up to Fort Sumter. This important information satisfied the government that there was no present necessity for seudiug te inforcements, and that when sent they tiiould go, not in a vessel of commerce, but of war. Hence 1 the countermand was despatched by telegraph to N'ew sfork, hut the vessel had sailed a short time 1 Tiefore it reached the officer to whom it was ad dressed." Mr. Holt adds tb it "this plain statement is sub mitted in the belief that, before an intelligent and candid public, it will afford a complete vindication of my conduct, as well as of too conduct of that Hu*trious patriot and soldier, Lieutenant-General Scott, whose stsin'ess honor certainly needs no de fenct at my hands against the aspersions of the present or of any other assailant." The following noble vindication of his own con duct cor eludes Mr. Holt's explanation ; "If this explanation shall secure to me the con fidence of those truc-heartod patriots who wili love our Union bettor than all the sjioils and power which revolution can promise, then I sba'.l little re gard tbo condemnation of men who, for the last two months, have incessantly denounced me throughout the South, simply and solely because I have refused to blacken my soul with perjury, by butrayiug the government of my country, while iu its service. Pkrson Brownlow repudiates the assumptions of Louisiana and I lorida in their ordinances of se cession i But the rebels who have proclaimed themselves independent of the government, gravely declare tliat tbey " resume the rights and powers keret firt delegated io tin Government of the United States."— indeed! Better have sail, "resumed the rights heretofore sold at the prices," sc. And what right have they now 7 Why the right of becoming French and Spanish Provinces, and of .selling out to the first cash purchaser that comes along —the only political lights which they ever posaesa'od at any period of their history. Special Dispatch to the JV*. Y. Tribune EVUHITION_fIF SUMTER! Effect of Delaying Re-Enforcements—Cain net Session on the Matter—Buchanan's Perfidy. WASHINGTOS, March 10. If the reports about the evacuation of Fort Sum tvr are not true, thy probably soon will be, f or its reliel lias been delayed so long that reenfoic merits can hardly ho sent iu sufficient numbers fa season to meet its necessities. The qufi.,n is wholly a military one, and must be decided on mil itary ground ; but the moral effect on the public mind of orders to Major Anderson to retire can only be counteracted by the concurrent proclaim, tion for an extra session of Congress. Legislation to arrest the actiuu of tbe Southern Goatederacv iu regard to importations seems absolutely necei * AR Y- J. s. p. " WAsiitsorox, March 10. Much sensation was produced this morning by a Teport, which obtained currency aud credit in im portant circles, that Major Anderson would be withdrawn from Fort Sumter. As no official ac tion has been taken by the Administration, this minor is not entitled to the weight with the public though it has made some impression here. It ii well known that Major Anders, u cannot now be re enforced without imminent danger of a serious collision. Two steamers of light draft, with up | F'fies of men and provisions, hare been in readiness for some time to nnke the attempt whenever or dered, under the command of an officer who is williug to take the risk, and feels confident of suc cess. Hut the military preparations in and out. side of the Harbor of Charleston render any such experiment hazardous, unless sustained by a heavy naval force, which could be used now, as the main ship channel is entirely clear of obstructious.-L The War Department has obtaine i a detailed statement of tbe stock of provisions io Fori Sum ter, an i it is a> undarit for a considerable time, ex cept In bread, which is not sufficient for over thirty days. One of the first and most important ques tions, therefore, before the Administration win be, whether Mj. Anderson will be supples I oi with drawn. Thit decision cannot long be postponed for, though lie'now receives ineits and vegetifL-s from tbe markets of Charleston, th's permission may be cut off at any moment by an order frotu Gov. Pickens or Gen. Beauregard, to whom Jef ferson Davis bas confided the direction of military operations there. Tho Cabinet had a special session of over three houis last Dight, in which the poiiay concerning Fort Suiuter was fully discussed. An informal conference was also held this moruing, at whieh sevetal members were present. xVo decision has yet been reached, but the general opinion prevails to night that the troops wiii be withdrawu This condition of things was purposely contrived by Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Holt declares openly that the present Administration can in no way be made responsible for any course that raiv now be adopted. He says that the fort could have been reeiitorced thirty days ago without st-rioue difficul ty, and measures had been taken for that purpose, out Mr. Buchanan positively refused to have them executed. His whole policy w.ia to bequeath a complication to his successor wnich compelled one or' two alteraa tires, eiiher withdrawal or re-enforco ment, with the certainty of civil war." Tit A GARDENS IN JAPAN.- A correspondent of the Tribune thus writes from Japan: The beautiful tea-gardens were more attractive From a side door of the temple we crossed a narrow street to these. Embosomed amid shade, and screened by rows cf living hedge, were numerous cottage', charm nglv situated amid gardens and fl -wers where the neatest of mats invited to rest and repose. From tho city's diu and confusion without we were in a moment transported, if by magi.', to a scene of sylvan quiet. Every cottage has its st ric tractions, ;t may be a grove of cypress and fir, with winding walks, or irimrows of shrubbery and blossoming hadges trimmed in a doacn fan ciful shapes of urea, candelabras, tables, birds, beasts, and monsters; or parterres of flowers, seperated by gravel walks; or landscapes in minature, will,little vistas of closely cropped turf,spreading under imoiuture pines and dwarf ed yews; or artificial rock-work, covered w:ib creeping plants; arbors covered with the pur ple racemes ef the wistaria; ponds of gold in rooky basins; or several of these attractions combined. Wo passed several of these pretty Swiss-like oLalt to, where well dressed people were taking meals, or quietly smokiug in ih* open verandahs. We selected one for ourselves where the tall hedges as effectually screened us from observation without as though wo bad been pic nicking on Fusi's summit. Tea, pipes, and tobacco were immediately brought us, while we awuited the preperati-u oF a more substaniial tepast. This, when set before us consisted of bard-boiled eggs, prawus dipped in butter and fried iu oil, boiled rice, relishes of pickled vegetables, hot cake and fruits, pears, insipid and indigestible, and persimmons large aud fair as Havana oranges. Everything was cleau and nicely served on little stands, a few inches high, ami squatted a la Japan, on the mats, we did it justice. X tray of sweetmeats followed, among which were candies wrapped in mottoes, whose tender language was hidden undet illegible characters. H. translated some of theui for us, and tbey proved to be as sentiuientil as those we pass to sweethearts at home under the gas lights. NAPOLEON PERSONALS.—Louts Napoleon is the pivotal centre ot half thu floating gossip of the foreign press. By late mails we have ail sort* of items about him. It is stated that, before put ting the finishing stroka to his great work, "Tie History of Julius Caesar," which has been JO long announced, he desires to have some local inform*, tion from Asia Minor, and has selected a young architect of Valenciennes, M. Edmotid Guillatime, a laureate of the school of fine aits, and a first Roman ptizeman, to go out for him to that country to make inquiries. We are next told of bis purchasing, for 2i,000f., one of the last paintings executed by M. Ingres. It represents the scene of Louis XIV. receiving Moliere "at his table iu pre sence of all tho geutieraeu of the court. Again, soiue of the Paris journals state tb it, by order of t lie Emperor, the Chinese curiosities sent hy tns army in China to his Majesty, are to be exhibited during teu dwysin thu pavilion Marsan.of the palace of the 'i'uilleries, and the public are to be admitted without cards. His Majesty has, besides, directed that a catalogue of the articles shall bo drawn up Among tho articles sent are said to be seventy-fits splendid pieces of fur for the Empress; also soma beautiful corals and a pearl necklace of unpara 1 leled beauty. Finally, the Paris correspondent of the Independanct states that an interview has taken place within the last few days between tho Emperor and the yonng Bonaparte, grandson ot Prince Jerome by Ids first wife, Miss Fatterson, and wtioss father is the plaiutiif in the action which bas oc cupied so much public attsution. This 'iuterview has led to tbe supposition that before rbe decision of tho court is pronounced some friendly arrange i meat will be c fleeted. Vive Nspeleon)— JF- For* World. —• v— ■ - John George Nicolai, the private secretary of President Lincoln, is a Gorman, and was born is 1832, in tbe village of Essingen, in the Palatinate- In 1X37 he came to this oountiy with bis parents, who settled in Ciaciunati. In 1842, hismittiar having died, bis father removed to Pike county, Illinois, where young Nicolai was apprenticed to tbe printing business. He subsequently published a paper at the county seat, PittsviJle, cell.d 'he Pike County Advertiser, from which he wks called 1 to a position In the State treasurers office, wiiere i he took an active part iu ferv eting out Governor I Matteson's delinquencies