Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-07
TELEGRA APHIC!
REPoRTEp FoR THE sTATEsmAN.
From Washington.

| WAsHINaToN, March 6.-Mr. Chase called O,
the President last evening, and expressed hi
hesitation about leaving his seat in the Senat,
to accept the Secretaryship of the Treasury
MIR. Lincoln urged Mr.. Chase to accept it, bu
required an immediate decision, as he desired
to have every department of the Government
filled at once. Mr.. Chase accepted, definitely
the office this morning, and was present at the
Cabinet meeting at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Seward was at the State Department this
morning, promptly at 9 o'clock. His son, Fred
erick w. Seward, who has long been the assist
ant editor of the Albany Euening Journal, was
nominated and confirmed as Assistant Secreta-
ryof State.
Gov. Floyd, Ex,secretary of War. arrived to.
day to stand his trial before the criminal courts
on the charges growing out of the Indian trust
bonds defalcation.
federacy have arrived. John Forsyth, of the
Mobile Register, is to be the writer of the dis
patches to this Government. -t
jeff. Davis has ordered Gen. Peter G.. T..
Beauregard, recently Major in the US. engi.
neer corps, to proceed to Charleston at once, to
take command of the forces now raised and to
be raised for the investment of Fort Sumter
Previous to the 4th of March, Gen. Scott and
others received telegraphic dispatches caution
ing them to be on the lookout for gunpowder
plots at the Capitol, in consequence of which
there were diligent searches by the police of
the building.
The report that Mr.. Crittenden is to be ap-
pointed to the vacancy in the Supreme Court
is generally believed, but it is not certain that
the nomination has been made.
The Vermont delegation to day called on
Gen. Scott and Messrs. Seward, Dix and Bates.
Gen. Scott made speech in which he thanked
Vermont for her Presidential vote in 1852.
The California delegation paid their respects
to President Lincoln this afternoon.
The debate in the Senate between Mr. Cling
man and Mr.. Douglas was quite lengthy to day.
In the course Of his remarks, Mr.. Douglas said
he did not desire 1t to be inferred that he sym
pathized with the Administration, or that in
any contingency he and the President would be
associated, for he expected to oppose his Ad-
ministration, on those great principles which
separated parties in former times; but on the
questions Of tho preservation of the Union by
peaceful means, and the settlement of the slave.
ry question by amendments to the Constitution,
il he understood the Presidents true meaning,
he was with him.
Commodore Stewart is appointed President
Of the Court Martial for the trial Of Captain
Armstrong. Commodores Shubrick, Pauld.
ing, Jarvis, and Root, with eight Captains, will
compose the Court. The charges against
Armstrong are: 1st, disobedience OF orders; I'd,
failure to reinforce Fort Pckens when requested
by Lieut.. Slemmer; Sd, failure to supply the
Fort with provisions.
Andrew Johnson says publicly he wants moth.
ing more to go to Tennessee upon Corwin's joint
resolution. iA
Mrs Lincoln was to-day presented with
Hnan nj 0nifannt hardoa ha of
several New York gentlemen. q
The feeling among the diplomatists ia that
the Inaugural will be very acceptable to the
European powers
Judge Douglas received the following des-
patch to-day from Richmond:-"Is there any
hope2 Can we remain in the Union2" To
which Douglas and Crittenden replied: 60 es,
there is hope; stand firm, and all will yet be
right?"
Mr.. Douglas said to day, "The Inaugural
shows that Lincoln has endeavored to say what
is right, platform or no platform. defend the
Inaugural, believing it an emanation from the
brain and heart of a patriot"
Mr.. Douglas strongly favors the appointment
of Mr.. Crittenden to the Supreme Bench.
N B. Judd, Of Chicago, is nominated Minis.
ter to Berlin; and H. M. Krisman, Secretary OF
Legation to the same post. Jno. A. Karson,
Va OhioI 10 numiuuteu rir5b hsslStHnt OSJ-
master General. ',
No nomination is yet made of successor 10
Gen. Twiggs. ...t' t..
The President has Major Anderson under ad.
visement but the probabilities favor Col Sum-
ner.
Judge Wilmot and others are urging S. N
Petis for Governor of Nebraska ..t.
Carl Schurz will doubtless have the Sar-
dinian Mission; Burlingame, the other ap-
plcant, having Withdrawn in his favor.
A. M. Clapp, of the Buffalo Express, is to
have the Buffalo Post Office.
The Californians, LA strong, called upon the
President this evening. Eugene Sullivan, l..
Stanford and DR.. Robe, committee on their
behalf, introduced them to the President. From
the White House they proceeded to the residence
Of Senator Latham, of California, who invited
them in, and after toast in California wine to
himself andwife, he made stirring Union
speech, closing with the expression of the hope
that all his visitors would get offices. This was
received with hearty concurrence, They then
called on Senator Baker, Vice President Ham,
lin and Senator Johnson. Their visit to Gen.
Scott is deferred till tomorrow.
Numerous other State delegations were en-
gagged in visiting to-day. General Scott was
called upon to make two speeches in the course
of an hour and half.
Crawford, Forsyth and Rowan, the Commits
sioners from the Southern Confederacy, are in
Washington, and, 1t is said, will make known
the object Of their visit to the President on Tues
day.
A number of Senators Of the late Congress
lett to-day-among them Ex-senator Bgler,
Of Pennsylvania.
The Republican Senators contemplate hold
ing O caucus to agree on new (fficers for that
body.
WASHINGTON, March THE War Depart-
ment to-day received letters from Maj Ander-
son, dated March 4th, but they contained moth
ing of special Importance. The most friendly
feelings exist between him and the South Caro-.
lima authorities. Postal facilities are still open
to him, and privileges Of marketing to limited
extent continue. no, ~, ,7t sstr
Gen. Cameron leaves here to-day for Pennsyl.
vania. He has not yet been qualified, and will
return probably on Monday. In the meantime
Mr.. Holt, by request, win continue to discharge
the duties Of the Secretary of War.
Jno. A. Jones, of Illinois, was to-day appointed
Superintendent of Statistics in the State De-
partment, uiee H. G.. Mclaughlin. Ho
Numerous visitors were at the different De-
partment this morning, and many applications
| for Office filed.
The new Cabinet held their first meeting
to-day. 'ssqs...He ma -r,- 3
/ Dispatches from flag officer StribliDg were re
ceived at the Navy Department to-day. H,
says that, in consequence Of the disturbed stat
Of China, he had not, until January lst, consid
cred it proper, to send any vessel to the south
ward. The John Adams had sailed for Manila
Siam and Singapore. The commerce Of tn
United States with Siam, he say, is of consider
able importance, and an occasional Wait of