The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-03
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'1E-EIEcTIoS OF Mr.. FORD As HOUSE, PRINTER.
explanation Respecting the Reception
Of the Seventh Regiment.
PRIVATE BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE.
from Our Ministers in
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Central America.
TUE MEXICAN TREATY BEFORE THE SENATE,
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Oar Special Washington Despatch.
WASHINGTON. March 2, 1860.
ELECTION or GOV. FORD AS HOUSE PRINTER.
Gov. Tom Ford WAS reelected Printer to-day. He will
proceed at once to the duties assigned him.
Tns HSRALD has created sensation town regard to
Tom Ford. And opened the eyes Of some in the hin
that he would put ali tho spos in chs breeches pocket
for widely reported here that before his Late election
ma had committed himself division Of the spoils
say into many q dozen shares and some into I've
equal shares Ford reservng only one share to himself
ARMY MOVEMENTS.
tbs Secretary Of War Ii preparing order for
that general movement OF troops in Of the depart
asns, which will be issued In day two The depart
asn Of Utah. the department OF Texas, and the depart
aent Of New Mexico, are most affected The force in
Jtah will be reduced to ten companies Of different
the Fifth, Seventh and part Of the Tenth regiments Of
Infantry will be withdrawn. The principal part of them
It'll go to New Mexico and of the regiments in
Sew Mexico viii go 10 Texas and occupy the Rio Grande
Besides these general movements, there will be con.
siderabie change in the arrangements in New
Mexico. Some posts will be established, and
several Of the old abandoned The posts generally
will have larger garrisons than heretofore. Active
operations are to be carried against the CamRnche
aad Kiowa Indians, who have for many years been in
safe Of with the frontier Of Texas and have recently
ltptcoatous OH mall Otner porue6 on the
ANITA Fe road The department Of the West the depart
zen. OF New Mexico, and the department Of Texas will
@h seDa Gu, column for this service. Tho regiment
to the Rio Grande from New Mexico, with the troops
esdy in Texas, WIN constitute force OF nearly three
iusand men OF different arms which will be available
he Mexican frontier. Additional instructions are In
,aratio1 and will be despatched to Colonel Lee, com
ding the department Of Texas, by Ben. Mccullough,
viii leave here with them in day or two. The 60
nent are determined ut all hazards TO put end to
-ouSies which exist along the Mexican frontier
\ ordets Of the War Department direct the with
Il of two regiments from Utah as soon n the move.
,an be effected. The first column will march by
srs Pass and take the eastern foot Of the Rocky
los IN the advance toward New Mexico, near Fort
1iusetts. The other column will pursue the route
elich Col Loring returned from Fort Brdger. These
Ire to scour the Plains in the regions of the hostile
and where the mails have been INSTRUCTED in
Nsv,o country They will then be posted in strong
Se,achr1rts in New Mexico. The troops now stationed
there wtea thus relieved by those forces will march to
the Texaarcuter and take post in the regions where
the greatest disturbances from Indian hos.iles exist
In ADDITION these arrangements and the ordering of
battery Of Light artillery from Fort Leavenworth to Fort
Brown all the companies already the frontier will be
Oiled UP With recruits It is supposed that Colonel Lee,
who will hayo the direction of the troops has by this
time arrived on the Rio Grande.
The new steamer Pocahcntas at Norfolk, has been
offered to the Gulf Of Mexico, under the command Of
Commander Hazard. Her other officers are Leutenans
Morgan, Lowry and Kernon; Master Evans and Purser
HAYWOOD The steamer Brooklyn will return
tl::her.
TIA en'rsr foroc Of the Home Squadron will consist Of
twelve or sieen vessels, steam and SAIL carrying over
two hundred guys, with thoroughly instructed In
~aa.-
in toe OF al known the military service in
order that they may be prepared TO ngns
SIS 90 seabos-d in Of necessity.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
TIE Mexican treaty, executive session to-day, was
roa poped I'll NoDday account oil information which
had been called for. but which had not been received
Tie treaty Is locked upon dead Mr. Mata the Mexi
can Minister has not resigned stated The health Of
MS tay requires that he shall take them to Vera Cruz,
arseS which lie viii return again.
ABOUT THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Senator's are daily conference with the President aud
ss never withou, being Heightened the fair
ress justice and good policy Of the treaty. You may
remember that IN the peace negotiations with Mexico in
1888, Mr. Buchanan very anxious to the
right of way the thmus Of Tehuan,epec but
induced to abandon in consideration Of the ceson to us
of California New Mexico aud Rio Grande boundary.
auctd in this Fay hands of the Tehu,p
teyec Company Of ReDjAmin & Co. s all moonshine.
That Tehusutepec route even before the Mexcan war
was fayorite idea with Mr Buchanan.
OPPOSITION TO The MEXICAN TREATY.
TIE opposition to the Mexican treaty not confined to
nIy particular party in the Senate. Many OF the repub
doubtless opposed to because Of The territorial
feature but several democrats also against because
ci the armed intervention which /. contempates. The
amount OF damages Claimed by bone fde American csed
tors against Mexico is about FIVE hundred thousand dol
Lars leaving fifteen hundred thousand dollars to be dis
ced between the Tehuantepec Company and the lobby
Sam Colt has arrived here TO press the treaty through
George n. Sanders is also here working for It,
DOUGLAS AID THE PRESIDENCY.
The friends Of Senator Douglas calculate that thirty
cut OF the atty four Pennsylvania delegates elected TO
Charleston are for him They gorify the that
Collector Baker beaten the Senatorial candidate by
Montgomery the Congressman and that Foster, the de.
rnocrs;ic nominee is Douglaste. In the midst Of the
rejoicing Of Dougas friends the friends Of the admnstra
ton are equally satisfied with the complexion OF the Penn
syivans delegates.
MODIFICATION TARIFF.
The Committee on Ways ard Means have under con-
alteration tara bill, which they will complete next after
dspos.pg of the regular appropriation bills 1t is mposs
he to say whether the manufacturing interests Of New
England viii be satisfactorily cared for, whether wool
will receive due share II attention; but and coal
from ali accounts, viii be carefully looked after.
An INTERESTING INVESTIGATION.
resolution wiz be offered in day two calling for
special committee to inquire whether the public money
las been used for whether any officers Of the govern
mert have been engaged in, carrying elections in any
STATE or Territory by corrupt and unlawful This
VII open vast field for investigation going back to 1856,
ord including the mode and manner in which the ecomp
tor constitution had its origin
CIRCULATION OF Stewards SPEECH
learn that $1,000 copies Of Stewards speech have been
uoscrbed for already o- general circulation This gene
RAJ subscription however, must not be considered as en-
tey for the benefit Of Seward prominent object IA
to show FROM Seward himself that the republican party is
not half black it has been painted The friends OF
Seward beweyer SAY that the speech dominates him and