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Will not accept Office under Lincoln.

--The Rockingham Register, of the 24th inst., states that Mr. Samuel R. Sterling, lately appointed Postmaster at Harrisonburg in place of Robert H. Smith, will not accept the office tendered him by the Lincoln Administration. Mr. Sterling's commission was promptly returned to the Post-Office Department. He has since received a duplicate of his appointment, which also goes back. The office was unsought by Mr. Sterling, and his appointment took him utterly by surprise. Considerable indignation was felt in our community at Mr. Smith's removal, occurring as it did just as Virginia was retiring from the old Union, which has been disgraced and dishonored by the Lincoln dynasty.

The Daily Dispatch: may 29, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. may 29, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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