Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
MUSCATINE IOWA, MARCH 49, 1861
From Washington.

IOWA,
From Washington.
10 The Southern Commissioners -Dismissi1
il Secessionists from Office -Appointmsl
~ Of Ministers, &C., &c.
:, WAsuIxaroN, March 6.
Messrs. Crawford, Forsyth, and Roma
the Commissioners from the Southern Co,
. federacy, are in Washington, and, it is sal
10 will make known the object of their visit ;
. the President on Tuesday.
q A number Of Senators of the late Congres
left to-day, among them Ex-senator Bgler,
y Pennsylvania.
Q Commodore Stewart has been appointe
President of the Court Martial for the tria
. of Capt. Armstro' &. CONS Shubrick
+ Pauldng, jarvis and Reed, with eight CAP
. tains, " II compose the Court The charge
] against Capt Armstrong are: LIST, Disobe
di.nce Of orders; I'd, Failure to reinforc
Fort Pickens when requested by Lieutenan
! 5 emmer; Sd, Failing to supply the for
with provisions.
Hon Andrew johnson says publicly thai
! he wants nothing more for Tennessee thar
Mrs. Lincoln was, to day, presented with
a span OF magnificent horses, upon the psrl
Of several New York gentlemen.
The feeling among t diplomstists is that
the inaugural w.li be very acceptable to the
European Powers.
Judge Douglas received the following dis
patch, to-day, from Richm nd:
IL there any hope p can We remain in
the Union p
10 which Senator's Douglas ar Crittenden
replied: "Yes, there is hope; stand firm,
aud all will yet be right"
| shows that Lincoln has myre to say about
what is right, platform or no platform.
'iefeni the inaugural, bel ewing it an ema-
nat on from the brain VI, heart of a on riot"
Mr. Douglas strongly favors the appoint
Bench.
Judge Wilmot and others are urging s. n.
Pitts for Governor of N ebraska.
Carl Schurz will doubtless have the Sar-
dinian mission, Mr.. Burlingame, the only
other applicant, having Withdrawn in bis
favor.
A Mr.. Clapp, Of the Buffalo Express Co
is to have the Buffalo Pot Office.
WASHINGTON, March 7.
The War Department, to-day, received
letters from Major Anderson, dntsd the 4sh,
hut they COR tsined nothing of special i'm
por'ance. Tne most friendly feelings ex.e,
,etwesn him and the South Carolina author
'ties. The postal facilities are still cpen to
him Privileges to DO marketing to a limited |
xtent Col tnue.
Jn". A. Jous., ofIll., VAS to-day appointed
superintendent of Statistics in tho Stat. !
Department, vics II. C. Mclaughlin.
Dispatches from d z ofioer Tribling were |
received at the Navy Department to-day
lie says that in consequence of the disturbed |
tate Of China, he had not, until the 1t "i
january, considered it proper to sehd any
vessels 10 the outward. The John Adams
had sailed FIR Manila, Sam and Singapore.
rhe comm rec Of the United States with !
Siam he says is Of oan1iderable Importance.
and an occasional visit Ut msn-ot- var ;"
that country is advisable. At all the conn
tries around 'hs China sea and Japan. the
frequent presence ot men-OfwSr is benetici.l
20 our commerce. rs well rs to our country.
men residing there. lie expected to 70
North with the Hartford and Saginaw.
The New York P,cayuas "f the I'd COT.
taics Gs weston daies OK The 2 ith. The Tex
ss forces, under Col. Ford, accompanied
~ Commissioner Nj, hos, f und at Rr.z,=
~ soldier, qoder Lieut.. Tnomp,op, nbou.
20 heavy guns. and plenty Of artiler,
torres, anmnnitirns. &c. Capt. Hill had
r.viou>ly withdrawn his light battery. II.
.as en- route IT, Br. p g, to des.rpy the CUR
carriages and innvea bles there. On demand
ing OF Capt. Hill the surrender cf For,
Brown, lie called Cept. Nichols and lis Ine',
tors, snd sent to Fort Riuggoid for 200 /
men.
Capt. Hills men ssY that le is determined
To defend Et. Brown to the lAs., aud would |
cot obey any orders from Gen. Twggs t"
The troops a. Ft. Brown were 10 excel ent
health and spirits.
Texas tro 'ps are being sent from Calves
ron to reinforce Dol. Ford, who was q,
Brown>ville.
The appointment of J. ]. Crittenden to
one Of the vacant seats on the supreme |
Court Bench VAS warmly favored by SsnA-
tor Sumner AID Others. They take the rnsi |
tiun that hs appointment will bs pesce offer !
lrg to the isor.ler s ates, and significant oi
hr. LincoIn's regard to the S,uth. Senator /
rrumbnll and others oppose Mr.. Crittenden't |
.ppoinim. nj. Latterly, it is understand |
shat Mr.. Lincoln il dc ernined TO pr sent II"
appointment which shall have Q tendency to
divide the PARTY.
Mr.. Crittendcn was serensded o.pight by |
citizens of Washington. There was an im-
lnense crowd Of people, who most enthusi-
.,stically applauded his utterances Of ferven,
Union sentiments. lle expressed his conf
fence in the intelligence Of the people who
NJ. ctroo he
troubles are prompted and kept alive by
serve the Union and the Union will preserve
lis. The Roman veteran was permitted to
retreat at TIE end Of thirty years. but he haG
pected his friends to uphold the Union anu
Constitution which had conferred innumera-
ble blessings on us all.
Presidest Lincoln said to Southern gentle
men, who called upon him tonight to know
now his inaugural was to be understood, that
it meant peace.
The Commissioners from the Southern
Confederacy are, this evening, dining with
Senator Wigfall. They held conference this
morning in Wigfall's rooms, where it was
agreed to postpone q few days their commu-
n;cstion to Mr.. Lincoln until Mr. Seward has
an opportunity to develope his programme Of
policy towards the seeding States ito act
immediately and bring the commi-sionlA>a
close, in order to allow President jeff Davis
an opportunity to capture Forts Sumter and
Pickens before reinforcements can reach
them. Mr.. Forsyth ignored the proposition.
and some high words ensped.
| At the diplomatic visit, last night, Mr..
Lincoln made the following reply to the ad.
:ress made in behalf Of the corps;
Gentlemen Of the Diplomatic Hody Please
accept ny sincere thanks ior your kind con
gratulations 1t aflor Is me pleasure to con-
iirm the confidence you so generously express
in the friencly disposition Of the United
States, through me, towards the sovercign>
an1 governments you respectively represent.
With equal satisfaction [ accept the ass:r-