St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-03-07

House, waited On Lincoln and Hamlin to.
night, furnished them with certificates
from Breckinridgo and Speaker Pcnning.
ton, Of their election: They formally ac:
cepted. - -:...>.. - l:rC
A memorial was received to-day; gned
by all the Republicans of the New Jersey
Legislature, recommending Colfax for
Post Master General: 20: i y
Major Bowman has been appointed Su:
perintendent Of West Point. -.
Senators Seward and Sumner, the New
York, Pennsylvania and Indiana dclegga:
tions, called on Lincoln to day. A num-
Der Of Virginia gentlemen also had an in
terview and are highly pleased with the
President elect,
A resolution was submitted to the Peace
Convention by Sims, Of North Carolina, to
protect free speech and freedom of the
press in the territories, and was voted down
by. a small majority. !. 49,. .:.
. It is understood that the Government
intends toinstitute proceedings immediate
'Iy in treason cases. -Gsn. Twiggs' move
has greatly damaged secession N the bor-
der States, The secretary Of War and
General Scott favor immediate action in
his case
Governor Boutwell, and a delegation Of
North Carolina men are here urging Gov
ernor Banks as Secretary Of War
Memorials signed by all printers, pub
fishers, and booksellers in New York and
Boston, urging the appointment Of Schuy-
lcr Colfax as Post Master General, were
presented to Lincoln yesterday.
Mr. Yaa Wyckc is still quite i'll, but
out Of danger. -.
Sixty members of Congress have signed
a Recommendation urging Thomas G..
Thraker, member from Ohio, as Commits
sioner of Patents,
Caleb Gushing, by request, has given
his opinion on the question Of the legality
Of the acccptances issued by Secretary
Floyd. He. holds that authoritative de-
cisions Of the Supreme Court in previous
cases of, Il. like nature, the Governments is
liable for these acccptanccs.
- Secretary Hall has addressed a letter to
the Governor Of Louisiana, demanding the
restoration of the government property
seized in New Orleans. lie denounced
the seizure as an act Of fasrant and afro
cious spoliation. Gov. Moore returned the
letter with the endorsement that when ad-
dressed in the, language of official inter
course, he would consider the :natter:tc
Advices from Montgomery state that
President Davis has rendered the position
Of Commissioner to Europe to Williani L..
Yancey, with power to obtain recognition
OF the Southern Confedcracy. ,s.s.*}
The holly contested election in George
town, District If! Columbia, yesterday, re-
suited in the election of All anti-Delnocra..
ic Mayor. !. ':..''. q: 4Iio'h'1 !
Secretary Floyd recently boasted tlat1 c
had SO distributed the arms that no copsid-
cradle force could be collected against the
secessionists under two months.
Major Anderson writes from Charles
ton that no unusual preparations aSaih<t
him have been recently made, aud some
works already. thrown up are apparently
abandoned. ).
WASHINGTON, Fer. 27.-L,st night
Ex-senator Bell, Of Tennessee, Judge
Doug;as, MIR. Guthrie, Mr. liivc<, Cover
nor icks, and Others, carnes ~ appeal. d
to Mr.. Lincoln to interpcse f,r y settle
ment of cur National difficulties. This
interview continued several hours.
s. The commissioners from the Sou hern
Contederacy arc. expected to arrive here
before the close of the week. I hey are
accredited to the incoming Administrations
and pending their efforts to negotia:e,
nothing will be done calculated to disturb
the. public peace. Nv. .. r.
HARRlsBuRa, Feb. 26. private de-
spatch from: Washington confirws the IL G.
bort that John Bell will have seat in
:Lihcoln's Cabinet. ..:.'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The follow
ing is an abstract Of the resolutions Of the
Committee Of thirty three. ,-:
'' Resolved, In the opinion Of the con-
,nittee that thc existing discontcnt among
southern people, and the hostility among
them to the Federal Government, arc
greatly, to be regretted, aud whether such
are without Just cause Or not, any rca-
sonablc, constitutional remedies and add
itional specific, and effrctual guarantees OF
their pccc:'1ar rights as recognized by the
tonstl.utIon, necessary to preserve the
peace of tho country aud perretnity fthe
Union, should be promptly and cheerttoqliy
grauted, d." '''''
Resolved, by tho Senate and House
Ithatln attempts Of Legislatures to obstruct
the recovery Of fugitive slaves from service
arc in, deroyation Of the Constitution, il
consistent with The country, and the good
feeling that Should prcva;l among The
States, und dangerous to the peace Ut tae
Union. ~. i IN ul;., ,4r,', liz \vvs>>zE
Resolved, That the several States be re-
questea t" cause their statutes to be re-
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