The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-15
FRON W4SHINGTON.

sioners arrived in this city this morning, and
during the afternoon they visited the Pres
ident, but not in their official capacity, and
were received by him directly after the Cab
met meeting adjourned.
The President has made the following
Massachusetts appointments Charles A.
Phelps, Surveyor of the Port of Boston, in
place of Fletcher Webster, who was remov-
ed at the earnest request of the Massaehu-
sets Congressional delegation; Eugene l..
Morton, Navy Agent at Boston Richard H..
Dana, District Attorney; John S. Keys,
Marshal; John a. Goodwin, Postmaster at
Lowell c. G. Baldwin, Marshal, George
Howe, Attorney for Vermont Aiken, Mar
shall, and Bradford, Attorney for Delaware !;
l.. G. Vance, Postmaster at Morristown, Pa;
Hermon Bennett, Postmaster at Norwich
New York.
1t is denied that any portion of the Con
federate States loan has been offered in New
York. More than the entire amount has
been arranged at par within the limits of
the Confederacy.
WAsHGNGToH, April I3tb.-The President
has directed that Capt. VIM. 3. St. Johns, of
the Sd infantry, and Lieut., Abner Smead,
of the lst artillery, cease to be officers of the
army.
The regular troops here have been ordered
to the outskirts of the city to watch every
avenue thereto. The volunteers recently
mustered, guard the armories and public
buildings. Videttes are constantly seen
riding through the streets.
The president, in the exercise of his dis
erection to designate newspaper here in
which the executive advertisement will be
published, in addition to two papers pub
II, L II L.
designated the National Republican.
WASHINGTON, April lat is said that
the expedition to reinforce Sumter was
against the advice of Gen. Scott, who urged
the evacuation of Sumter and Pickens.
WAsHINGToE, April dispatches from
Col Waite, of the Texas forces, state that q
strong Union feeling is gaining ground
Gov. Houston predicted the return of the
secessionists to their allegiance. They are
terribly taxed Houston has been offered
armed support by the Germans in every
part of the State, but declined it.
A Washington dispatch to tile Tribune
says that Commander Fox commands the
vessel with provisions which IS to lead the
expedition into Charleston.
The President received the war news
calmly, and with confident feeling that be
had done bis duty in the matter.
Senator sherman arrived from Ohio, aud
reports the Republicans there ready to stand
by him to the last.
The opinion prevails that an attempt viii
be made before sunrise to run the light draft
vessels up to Sumter with reinforcements
and provisions.
WAsHINGToN, April I3.-The Commits
sioners from Virginia had pleasant inter
view with Lincoln this morning, The re-
suit was simply a statement by the Presi-
dent that be will act according to the
inaugural programme, to hold the public
property, maintaining the defensive. The
Presidents reply was gwen in writing. It
will be recollected that the Commissioners
came here under instructions to the Presi-
dent TO communicate to the Virginia State
Convention the policy to be pursued in re-
gard to the Confederate States.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The reply of the
President to the Virginia Commissioners
repeats his purpose to hold, occupy, and
possess the property and places belonging to
the government, and collect the duties on
imports, but not to use force except when
necessary for this object.