, 1861-03-09
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serenaded tonight by the citizeup If Wssa,, "ts
tngton. There WIS m immense rrnwd of neo.
PIE, who most enthusiastically resnonded /,
5ls uttcrances- Of fervent U.,ion sentiments
He expressed his confidence in the intelligence
ai. q NE people, who now alone cnn settle the
nantsJ Ks quess,ons 1s The troubles were 70
politicians for selfish purposes. Preserve the
Union, and the Union viii preserve Is, The
roman Vete1an was permitted to retire at thr
emu OF t9lrty years, but he had been in public
service iofly years.. He expected his friends
% npno1d INC Union and the Constitution,
Which have conferred unnumbered h]essings
on Us al, 0'.0o''S'
Gcn. Scott, Senator Johusou ind others
were aterwafas serenaded, land oratorlcallv
responded to the compliment
>, resident Lincoln said to Southern oen-
tiemen, who called upon him to-night to know
hoW his Inaugural VAS to be Understand thrt
it meant Iedce '-A.
me Commissioners from the Southern {. ,,r-
ieaeraey are this evening dining with g. ,ota.
" Wiglal M They held conference this n,orn;re,
N W1gfhils room, when it was ayr cd ~ nnaf, ,s
Ppesdent 5en Hs Tsw gays tneir nunication to
opportunity to develop hs 1roTrs ~ ~ n'9 ~
icy towards the I'M sfatca ,v;dR, e Ro51
u1gea tR then them to act in1msdiateIy and bTina
fneM n.aa,n mlss3on 20 close, in order to ALLOW
Fn@1s asn. s,,-nt 4a. IN opportunity to capture
manto W e .er and PicEens before reinforce
tha =. III reach there. Mr., Forsyth ignored
~ the proposition, and some high words
/ At the diplomatic visit las! night, Mr.. Lin
coin made the following reply to the address
made By Mr. Figaniere, in behalf OF the diplo-
"Gentlemen OF The Diplomatic Body
flease accept my sincere thanks for your kind
| congratulations. It affords me pleasure tn
confirm the confidence you so generously ey-
press in the friendly disposition Of the Uniteil
| States through me towards the aoyereicus and
| governments you respectively represent With
| equal satisfaction Faecept the assurance yo1,
aro pleased to give, that the same disposition
Is reelprocated by your sorereigns, your Gov
eEnments, aud yourselves. Allow nae TO cS
press the hope that these friendly relations
may remain nndisturbed, and also nv ferye:I1
wishes for the he:tltll and happiness Of your-
selves personally"
t s5eins to II Pe cpas prettx generally understood
to Mexico: This is regarded by the Adminis.
trat1on IS y being at the present juncture of af.
talrs in that country and our own as the most
important mission in the Government.
Emerson Etheridge Of Tennessee is strongly
urged for tue mission to Spain.
Several removals occurred to-day. The so.,
Of Mr.. Smith, tSecretary Of tie Interior.
was appointed Librarian to the Interior Dc.
partBlent, vice Lester Of Mississippi. a secps-
sionlst. Gen. Granger, Recorder Of the Cen
erai Land Office and hrother-in-1aw to Senator
-Donglas. was removed to-day. The Secretary
to the President to sign land patents. MI.
Leonard, received notice that his services were
no longer required. =:
henable information was received this eve
ming that Coy. Houston has resigned and re-
tires to private life.
Major Anderson has not yet been promoted
and the Army interest oppose it earnestly
The correspondence which reached ~ Wor
department today, shows that General
TWiggs received the order Of Secretary Halt
relieving him from the command. three flays
before he surrendered. Al the statencn
therefore, representing that be was unable to
tseStsaan Inc News OF the Department, are en-
infamous "No
Col: Cooper, Adjutant GaneraI. W;thers-
Aes1slant, aud Capt. Maclin, Paynastcr, re.
slsned thelr: commissions to-day. Cooper ia
orother-1n-law Of Senator Mason, and his re-
signa!1qn mas been expected for some time
Je1L Davis has sent a secret agent to Mexico
With view Of recognition Of the Cotton
Confederaey. 'N'O ~0''o'
WASHINGTON, March 8.-The President bas
accepted the resignation Of Adjgtant- Gcueral
cooper and Assistant Adjutantc General With
ers. cooper Is connection Of Senator Ma
son and his resignation is attributed more TO
ffaamily ffaa than political influence. Withers Is q
1enneseean. A report is prevalent that Quar-
termasteE-Gene johnson Of Vireinia j.
about to resign, but he said this morning tho
occasion for such a [course had not arrived.
me resignation Of Adjutaut Cooper has oc-
casloned general regret. He was appointed
from and is native Of New York. Tie South
erners are making oyerstrcs for soma Of the.
best officers in the service. It is known that
several officers Of the army located here lays
been offered lucrative. appointments under
the Government Of the Coniederate States.
Chae. Jones, late Of the Registers oitice in
the Treasury, has left for Montgomery to take
place under that Government
large crowd at the State Department this
morning were much disappoia4 ed ut the ab
sencc Of Mr. Seward, who is detained at home
BY indfspositfon,
The United States Supreme Court has ad
journed over till Thursdav, when various de-
cisions will be delivered. -:
Commissioners Forsyth and Crawford, from
the Southern Confederncy, are daily EXPECTING
the arrival Of their colleague, Roman. Mucl,
solieitute is expressed as to their business
with this Government.
The Senate IN Executive Session to-day con
Grmed Norman B. Judd as Minister to Berlin
Herman Kreismann, also Of Illinois, as Sccre
tary Of Legation, and John A. Kasson Of Iowa
as First Assistant Postmaster General. The
President did not send III any nominations