Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-03-06
WASHINGTON. Tuesday. February %

much discouraged, but comtorted by the assur-
ance of those from other sections that they will
endeayor to reconcile conflicting views on slavery
to morrow The Senate portion of the Commit
tee of Conference the tea and coffee amend
ments agreed to recede and recommend concur
rent action which will probably result in the pas
sage Of the whole bill
Mr.. Trumbull on the part of the Senate, and
Washbume, of ILL.,, and Burlingame on the part
of the House, waited on Lincoln and Hamlin to-
night, and rnished them with certificates from
Breckenridge and Speaker Pennington Of their
electOn-they formally accepted.
The first proposition to be voted on tomorrow
in the House is that of Burch and Stout, recon-
mendinS National Convention.
4 memorial WAS received TO-DAY signed by all
the Republicans of the New JERSEY Legislature,
recommending Colax for Postmaster General.
Bowman has been appointed Superintendent of
West Point.
Senators Seward and Sumner, the New York,
Pennsylvania and Indiana delegation, Judge
! Harris, Gov. Hicks and others, called on Mr..
Lincoln to-day. A number of Virginlans also
had an interview and are highly pleased with the
] President elect.
resolution was submitted to the Peace Con-
vention by Mr.. SOmes, of Maine, to protect free
speech and freedom of the press in the Territories
| and voted down by small majority.
! 1t is understood that the Government intends
| son case OF Gen. Twiggs. His movements has
! greatly damaged secession in the border States.
! The Secretary of War and Gen. Scott favor i'm
! mediate action in his case.
GOV. Boutwell, and delegation of New England
men are here urging Gov. Banks as Secretary of
War
Memorials signed by all the printers, publishers
and booksellers OF New York and Boston urging
the appointment of ColfaX as Postmaster General
vverp nra spnted tn lincoln vesterfav
Mr. Van Wyck is still quite i'll, but out of dam
ger
] Sixty members of Congress have signed a re-
! commentator urging Thomas G. Theaker men,
Der from Ohio, as Commissioner of Patents.
Caleb Cushing, by request, hos given his opin-
ion on the question of the legality of the accept
ances of Secretary Floyd. He holds that au-
thoritative decisions of the Supreme Court in
previous cases of a like nature the Government is
liable for their acceptances.
Secretary Holt has addressed letter to the
Governor of Louisiana demanding the restoration
Government property seized in New Orleans. He
denounced the seizure an act of fragrant and
atrocious spolaton.
Governor Moore returned the letter, with the
Endorsement that when addressed in the usual
language of official intercourse, he would con-
slider the matter.
Advices from Montgomery state that President
Davis has rendered the position of Commissioner
TO Europe to VIM. l.. Yancey with power to OBJ
tain recognition of the Southern Confederacy.
The holly contested election in Georgetown,
ID. c., yesterday, resulted in the election of an
anti-Democratic Mayor
Secretary Floyd recently boosted that he had
so distributed the army that no considerable force
could be called against the Secessicnists under
/ two months
Major Anderson writes from Charleston that
no unusual preparations against him have been
recently made, and that some works already
thrown up are apparently abandoned.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, February u.
The CITY authorities waited on the President
this p NJ, to take leave of him.
A complimentary short address, by the Mayor,
was pleasantly responded to by Mr.. Buchanan.
/ The authorities then called on Mr.. Lincoln who
warmly welcomed them.
In response to the Mayor Mr.. Lincoln said
much of the bad feeling between the North and
| South through misunderstanding, and he
begged to say on this occasion, that he never had
feelings other than kindness toward his fellow
citizens, he had no desire or intention TO withhold
any of their rights, and expressed the hope that
| they would be better pleased when they come to
! know each other better.
The Peace Conference has adjourned sine die,
and many of the Commissioners have already left
| for home.
The propositions before the Peace Conference
was voted on by sections.
The first was in reference TO dividing the ter
ritory, and was barely adopted. Indiana did not
| vote ut all; Kansas and New York were divided;
| North Carolina, Virginia and Missouri voted neg
atively. The result was s to 7, and but for the
temporary absence of one of the New York Com
msSioners it would have been tie vote.
Elk President Tyler communicated to Congress
the proposition, but the House has not been
officially informed of its contents.
Some of the Commissioners say if the confer
ence has been productive Otno other good results,
it produced a most friendly feeling among them.
A soldier killed seargent in the Capital Hall
this afternoon by shooting him, the latter having
had the former punished.
The heads OF the departments, clerks and
judges of the Court of Claims paid farewell visits
to Mr.. Buchanan to-day.
The Senate, after an executive session on army
appointments, directed them to be returned to the
President.
Later private teegraphic advices from Texas
say the arsenal at San Antonio, has been taken
| possession of by Texas troops, as well as some
military ports in northern Texas, and cannon aud
other munitions at Brazos, Santiago and Browns
vile were also seized.
a report is prevalent here to-day that General
! Twiggs has been shot by soldier, but these adj
vices don't mention it.
| Partial returns from Harris, Galveston and
Austin counties, give an overwhelming vote for
secession.
Gen. Scott has ordered salute of 100 guns to-
day in honor of the Peace Congress
Gen. Cass left yesterday for home.
The leading members of the Peace Conference
from the border States express satisfaction with
Franklin's plan of adjustment and express the de-
termination to make it leading issue at the APP
preaching election. They mention that their
States can be held in the Union by it,
| Crittenden is confident that the Virginia Con
| vention will acquesce.
At meeting of railroad officers held Yesterday
to arrange a schedule, the great Southern mail so
to avoid the seeding States will probably go
! by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Columbus
and Cincinnati and across Kentucky direct 70
| Memphis.
Advices from Charleston state that shortly af-
ter the arrival of jeff. Davis at that city he paid
visit to Fort Sumter and had long interview
/ with Major Anderson. 1t afterwards given
out i'm Charleston that there would be no fight at
Fort Sumter
| The Virginia Commissioners left much dissat-
| sfied with the result of their labors here. They
maintain, however that Virginia will not secede
unless coercion be attempted by the admnistra-
! ton.
A member of Gen. Twiggs' staff now here says
that Gen. Twiggs had declined entering the ser
| vice of Georgia and will also decline serving in
the Southern Confederacy.
The rumored death of Gen. Twiggs was received
! here from several sources. The story is that
! Gov. Houston sent his aid to Twiggs to remOn-
strate against the meitated treachery when an
alteration ensued which resulted in the aid shoot
ing Twiggs dead. The rumor still lacks confir-
nation.
The Senate to-day was in session upon the cor
respondence between the United States and Great
Britain concerning the case of the fugitive slave
Anderson.
The Postmaster General was this morning adj
vised by telegraph from Fort Smith that the over
land mail was stopped by the Indians, and not by
! Texans, reported.
The postmaster mt Madison, Florida, is using
domestic manufactured postage stamps, contrary
to law. The Department has been furnished with
a specimen
The select committee of five on the President
special message, in their report on the general
subject, agree against the doctrine of secession,
and assert the duty of centTalizng the powers OF
the Government to enforce the laws over every
part of the county with military if civil authority
is insufficient. Messrs. Cochrane and Branch
dissent