The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-03-28
Political News.

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cago Journal has been nominated
Secretary of Legation to London.
The following appointments have
been confirmed ! William L. Slough.
ton, District Attorney of Michigan
Francis M. Case, of Ohio, Surveyor
General. Washington e. Dunnell, Of
Maine, Consul to Vera Cruz. Joshua
r. Giddings, of Ohio, Consul General
to British North America. Thomas
Corwin having Withdrawn his decli
nation, has been confirmed Minister to
Mexico. iga.osss g t,Gs ,lli7T uao W
The New York Tribune of the 18th
inst, says that in spite of the opposi.
ton of the Pro-Slavery Senators, the
following resolution, offered by Mr..
Fessenden of Maine, and amended by
| Mr.. CLARK Of New Hampshire, was
yesterday passed by the United States
Senate, by a vote of "a to 10: o aial
l. Whereas, The seats occupied, by
Messrs.f Brown and Davis, of Missis.
sippi, Mallory of Florida, Clay of Ala
bama, Toombs of Georgia, and Benia-
min of Louisiana, as members of the
Senate, have become vacant; there
fore, 4a 81 ''5-iaa 3'
Resolved, That the Secretary be di-
rected to omit their names respectively
| from the roll.
Now that all the European missions
of an, important character are disposed
of it appears that Col. Fremont, who
has been prominently mentioned for the
mission to France, was not an applicant
for any one, and, doubtless, would not
have accepted, had it been rendered to
him. Ef5 + - asiosila 800.
1t is understood that the nomination
of Henry Winter Davis as Minister to
Russia, is pretty much settled upon.
The Senate have been discussing,
during the week, resolutions introduced
by Mr.. Douglas, calling on the Presi-
dent for declaration of intentions.
The republicans deem these resolutions
unnecessary at present, and they will
probably be defeated. Meanwhile they
afford the Senators the means of ex-
pressing their sentiments. Itseems to
go hard with Clingman, Hunter, Mason
and one or two others to be where they
never have been before, and that is in
the minority. They have not got used
to their new position yet, and they don't
feel good. Due -i.-'.,--.i .a
The secession Convention of Texas,
has passed an ordinance declaring va
cant the Governors chair, and that the
Secretary of State account for his re-
fusal to appear before the convention,
as did other officers upon due notifca-
ton to take the oath of allegiance.
Lieut. Governor Clark was to assume
the functions at once, and the Secre-
tary of State was to be called on to
hand over the great seal of Office and
his official records. fe
The Legislature met on the 18th.
1t is not known what Houston will do.
The secession ordinance is reported
to have been defeated in the Arkansas
convention by SO to 35. Statutes were
fired at Van Buren, in honor of the de-
cision. @ .''
At-e Memphis, Tennessee, r. w.
Snowden has been appointed postmas-
ter. There are reports that a mob will
be concocted when he takes his office,
but it is not likely that the people of
Mamphis will permit gang of black
legs to interrupt their mail arrange
ments. - .+
Hon. John Sherman of Ohio, was
elected United States Senator for six
years from the 4th of March, by the
Legislature of that State on the 21st
inst. L9H @..-o'
General Nye's nomination as Gov
ernor of Nevada territory is very much
liked. He accepts the position. ea
The two indictments which has been
issued against Floyd, the late Secretary
of War, have been dismissed on tech,
!a%tsssiitiss Of law. The charge of con-
spiracy; to defraud the government,
could not be sustained for want of evil
dence, and the charge of malfeasance
for issuing illegal aeceptances was
luashed by the fact that guilty party
called to testify before Congressional
cannot be tried for crime
touching the matter upon which the
party was. examined. So it appears
hat sworn officer of the government
nay commit all sorts of illegal acts,
nay be. traitor, a thief and cheat,
md yet not be amenable to any law.
What a fine thing it is to belong to the
privileged classes!s saa 9gagd9 { y .
Carl Shurtz having been offered the
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