Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.

" AauAAAAbFt ~ -
Tn. r.rort of the Select Committee on the
Presidents Message concludes ey s.yis ~, M, y,
thev ere not able 10 resist the inference that IN
fhehevinninr Of the movements aealnst tle DCf-
ernment there were relations OF an eAtieiisiy
friendly character between those eonteIhpl.alils
rebsiion and those whose duty Il was 70 suppress
John Cochrau's Minority report Is virtual de-
fauce Of the President, and denies that ne re
eopnI-ed The Commissioners otheially, and et n
61tss re eqpsure Of the President to party feel
The Senate to day was in executive session session
upon the correspondenee between the ol,i's9 :
States and Great Britain concerning the case OF
the fugitive slave Anderson wit.
Mr.. Crittenden Is confident that The Virginia
Convention will acquiesce ,,
Al meeting Of Railroad officers was held yester
dev to arrange schedule for the great Snnthern
rneft 60 as 10 avoid the seeding States II VIII
Trohahlv % BY the Baltimore and ONO hallroau
fe Columbus and Cincinnati and across hentueky
kSvises from Charleston state that shortly af-
,s- the arrival Of JEFF Davis az that city he paid
a visit 70 Fort Sumter and had long interview
with Major Anderson. lt was Afterwards given
Sumter. q.
Gen. TwiFrs had declined to enter the service IN
the Southern ConfedeTacy-
lT-T,e rum-r.d desth CT Twiggs was received here
'fron several sources The story Is that Governor
Houston sent his Aid to Twiggs TO demonstrate
ccafuef the medlEnteQ LredCuef1t Wueu IN liArl-
cation ensupd, which resulted in the Aid shoot
ing the General dead The rumor stll lacks con
frmation.
The CITY authorities w1ted on the President
this afternoon to take leave Of him. A compli-
7,e1farv short address bv the Mayor WIS pleas
sntiv responded TO BY Mr. Buchanan The au-
fhnrities then waited on Mr.. Lincoln who warmly
Welcomed them and in response to the Mayor.
ssid that much of the bad feeling between the
ry-o secfinus g owing 70 misund erstaneing, and
ne availed himself OF this occasion 70 assure MS
visitors that he never had other than feelings Of
kindness towards his Southern fellow citizens.
He had no desire or intention 10 withhold any Of
their rights and expressed the hope that they
would he better pleased when they come 70 know
one,another better. -
A soldier killed a Seargsant on Capitol Hill
this N by shooting him, the latter having
had the former punished
Heads Of Danartments clerks. and Judges OF
~ Court OF Claims. paid farewell visits TO Mr.,
Rr~hsnan today.
~ senate. after hours OF Executive Session
o. t-v,c a1uOlutnaents directed them 10 be re-
furncd % the President
Lq-e felrr-suh adviees from Texas say the ar
ssnal ~ Ssn Antouis bss been faken possession Of
bv Trxan troops as we'll as some military posts In
Northern Texas and cannon and other munitions
at Brsz0s Santiago, and Brownsville, were also
seized.
The report Is prevalent here TO day that Gen.
T--s- os hae been shot by a soldier, but these ad
vicss:do n { u ntio lit, o-,-..- -,
.ai returns from Harris, Galveston, and
Austin counties give an overwhelming vote tor
secesgion.7
v,v-crTrs,T7T-TT n VOBTu CAROTTNA,