New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-21
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From Washington.
| Special Dispatch TO The \. \ 1Ii1aAe. -. 80,
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 20, 1851.
LIErI. sLrMNER.
| The President proposes TO confer an honorable
breyet on Lieut.. Slemmer, for courage, zeal, and
efficiency in maintaining his position at Fort
| Plckens. This recognition VIII DO appaUded
throughout the country as fit and deserVed.
GOV. HOUSTON AND rHR CONSIDERATIONS.
Private information received here from Texas
| owes reliable assurance that Gov. Houston In
tends to resist tie consprators VINO aim at the
| possession Of State power by dePosing hin from
the Executive chair, in order TO carry out their
designs OF dsuniOn. He has refused 70 recos-
nize the proceedings Of the bogus Convention,
| representing a factou5 minority in the State, and
tho malcontcnts intend 10 coeTee him If possible.
This experiment may involve a collision in Texas,
and, if the Governor formally calls upon tie
President for aid in suppressing rebellion, OF the
proper execution Of the laws, he cannot refuse
TO furnish it. Some sucn requisitiOn Is expected,
| unless affairs should assume IN unexpected phase
| ia that region. Since Cos. Houston addressed
| NE letter to Gen. Twiggs, he has repened OF
| that error, and now seems willing TO retrieve IT,
TIE TROOPS Ar WASHINGTON.
The troops Stationed in this city viii not be
| moved for some time, at lcast not before tie
! virginia Convention has determined upon il. nc.
| ton. Their presence here has e1erted service.
able influence upon the Sec ssionistS, aud been
beneficial 10 TIE community in a pecuniary point
of'yiew.
TIM MEXICAN MISSION.
Dir. CorHin indicated bis intention 10 accept
the Mexican Mission to-day but has not formally
announced it 70 the President. from the move
meDts which arr making by Ben McCulioch AID
ard others for a demonstration upon chihuahua
and tie northern provinces, the carly presence
OF our Minister at the capital il desirable, il not
essential, for the purpose Of at once establishing
proper relations between the two Republics.
There IL no probability whatever OF recosni-
ton of the Southern CORfederaoy ii Mexico, or
Of any diplomatic or commercial intercourse
which will be injurious to us But tie basic OF
our future connections has h. be laid, and il
ought to be done quickly, IN order 20 arrest aud
deter the flibus.cring expeditions which are now
projected BY the willing instruments OF Jefferson
Davis.
TIE NEw-YORK MAESHALsInr.
No Marshal for the Southern District Of New
York has YET been appointed though urgent
Efforts have been made for several days to get a
decisisn. Mr.. Rynders viii probably have gen.
eral jail delivery before his successor is installed.
THE NEW TARIFF.
The Officers Of the Treasury, with the assist
auce Of experienced aud able adyifers, are now
preparing the Instructions for collectors to exc
cute the new tariff strict examination, thus
far satisfies them that all the alleged difficulties
are maginary and only fabricated for the pur-
pose of producing a clamor. The law can be as
easily carried out as any other which ever passed
Congress, and Ri6 more sats!aotion to honest
importers, and the Cu,tom-iIOuse officials.
Mr.. DAYIoS'S APPOINTMENT.
IL was first intended 10 offer Mr.. Dayton tie
Mission to England, but that purpose was
changed subsequently By a nov programme.
which the President adopted.
mir. ADAAs's APPOINTMENT.
Mr.. Adams had no knowledge or expectation
of being rendered an appointment, and his name
was used without any communication with him
TW FOREIGN APPOINTMENTS.
The Foreign Appointments to-day have excited
some stir in Republican circles. Mr.. Burlngame
70 Austria, Henry S. Sanford Of Connecticut TO
Belgium, Rafus King Of Milwaukee, TO Rome,
Bradford Il. Wood Of New-YorL, to Denmark,
Thomas J. Dryer OF Oregon, Commissioner 70
tho Sandwich Islands, aud James o. Putnam of
New.York, Consul at Havre Massachusetts thas
aets two leading missions. Mr.. eumaor had Mr..
sanrords nomination Immediately confirmed, as.
signing as o reason that Some commercial arbit-
ranent was pending which required tie Minister'S
presence.
TUE TERRITORIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The appointments for the new Territories were
under consideration by tie Cabinet this after
noon and vii probably be completed tomorrow
or next day. General Nye of NewYCrk was
nominated as Governor of Nevada. The appoint
uept for Governor Of Nebraska lies between
David Cartier and Mr.. Saunders Of Iowa. The
former ia generally regarded as tho bost selection
that could be made.
oTihR APPOINTMENTS.
y. G.. Ross was appointed Marshal tor lldi'
ana. Mr.. Dcfrees was cOn6rDied as Snpocul-
ten1eat Of Printing without any show Of oppos''