The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-29
From Washington.
WARRINGTON. March 81.

0uVS1CtScT says tuc NUCtOnQL 1ntGUigG0CeT
of this morning, had an editorial of six COL
umns entitled "The Past, the Present and
Future" which is causing some sensation
in political circles here. It reviews the
action of the seeding states severally and
jointly, and takes positive grounds against
coercion or the employment OF force in any
way to restore the federal authority. The
Intelligeneer's opinion is that the existing
difficulty can only be settled by the interpo.
sition of general convention of the states,
and that the relation of the seeding states
to the federal government can be changed
only by their voluntary return to the Union,
failing to do that, the editors see no way
open but to acknowledge their independence
out OF the Union. 1t lie said that many
Republican leaders have expressed similar
opinions, but tits equally true that they are
determinedly opposed by others.
WASHINGTON, March 81.
DIR. Galloway has been reappointed sur
geon at the Marine Hospital at Paducah.
The Senate has confirmed VIM S. Carr
ter, of Ohio, second lieutenant in the marine
corps, Cornelius F. Buck, Marshal for
Minnesota; John Lockwood, Postmaster at
Milwaukee; Elias w. Leavenworth, Com
missioner under the convention with New
Granada: Charles w. Davis, of Maryland,
Secretary of the Commission; Calvin HUI
| son, of New York, commissioner under the
convention with Costa Rica; Charles Howe,
Collector at Key West; and Samuel Long,
Consul to La Haine.
The President has nominated Charles L.
Wilson, OF Illinois, Secretary of Legation
at London; VIM. L. Pennington, of New
Jersey, Secretary of Legation at Paris; j.
I. Edgar, of Tennessee, Consul at St.
Thomas.
The President has determined to call an
extra session of Congress. ~.
| WASHINGTON, March %.
The Senate confirmed j. w. NYe, Gov
ernor Of Nevada Bradford R. Wood
Minister to Denmark Arson Burlingame
Minister to Austria Elisha O. Crosby
Minister to Guatemala James o. Putnam
to Havre !; Freeman H. Morse Consul to
London; James II. Anderson of Ohio,
Consul to Hamburg Francis H. Moody
Receiver of public moneys at Little Rock !;
Lieut.. Hartseuff Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral, with rank of Captain.
The following Postmasters were confirm.
ed: Warren N. Huntington, Galena Ed
ward @. David, Dubuque; James F. Abra,
ham, Burlington, Iowa; Sidney F. Won
Bonhorst, Pittsburgh; David g. Rose,
Marshal of Indiana; William 81. F. Cur.
ley, District Attorney for Iowa; George
A. Nourse Attorney for Minnesota Alex
ander @. Sands, Marshal for the Southern
District of Ohio Herbert N. Hoxie, Mar
shall for Iowa.
The following nominations were made for
the Territory of Colorado William Gil.
pin, Governor Lewis D. Wells, Secretary !;
Benjamin F. Hall, of New York, Chief
Justice Newton Pettis, of Pennsylvania,
and Charles Lee Armour were made Asso-
ciate Judges Copeland Townsend, Mar
shall VIM. L. Stoughton, Of Michigan,
Attorney /; Francis M. Case, of Ohio, Sur
veyor General. Marsh E. Dunnell. of Maine,
Consul at Vera Cruz Joshua r. Gid
diDgs, of Ohio, was nominated for Consul
General to British North America. Thos.
Corwin having withdrawn his declination,
was confirmed Minister to Mexico.
The proposition of the British Govern
ment, to refer the San Juan question, to
some foreign government, was submitted by
the President to the Senate. The matter
was understood to have been debated in Ex-
ecutive session without conclusion. Sena-
tor Nesmith, of Oregon, opposed the prop
osition, being unwilling to agree to any plan
involving the possibility of giving up the
| island.
| From the Correspon depce Of n Y Papers
| WASHINGTON, March ~,
The administration will reply to the
southern commissioners in a few days, sta
ting that it has no power to treat with them,
and they can be regarded only as agents of
| disatfected people, but will refer them to the
next Congress.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ad.
vertised for proposals for the $S,OOOOOO
loan to-day, which will bear six per cent.
interest, payable semi annually, to be REIN.
bursed in twenty years from the first of
January last. No offer will be received for
any fraction of thousand dollars, or con
sidered, unless one per cent. be deposited,
subject to the oroer of the Secretary. Pro-
pOsals will be received up to noon of the I'd
of April.
The Senate to day confirmed the follow
ing nominations Jas. M. Burgess, Post
Master of GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin Archi-
bald Campbell, Post Master of Wheeling,
Virginia Albert Todd, Post Master Of
Lexington, Kentucky; VIM. N. McNash,
Postmaster of Nashville, Tennessee; Frank
lin Spaulding, Collector at Niagara Jas.
L. Mcdowell, OF Kansas, Marshal for that
State; VIM. L. Dayton, Jr., of New Jer-
sey, Assistant Secretary of Legation at
Paris; Chas. L. Wilson, of Illinois, Secre>
tary of Legation at London Jno. T. Ed
gar, of Tennessee, Consul at st. Thomas !;
Jno Harris, District Attorney for Indiana.
In addition to the above, number of land
officers and army promotions were confirmed,
including that of Lieut.. Col. Lee, to be
Colonel in place Of Sumner, promoted.
| MINNESOTA MATTERS.
Mr.. Ripley, of Minnesota, who was NOM
mated as Assistant Secretary Of Legation
to Berlin, is not likely to get the Office, at,
ter all. His confirmation has been recon-
sidered, on the ground that he was appoint
| ed to enable him to forward EurOpean