The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-11
Freln Washinglon.

WARRINGTON, MaFcn &.
MIR. Crittenden was serenaded tonight by
sitizeus Of Washington. There Was AZ i'm
mense crowd OF people, who most enthusi-
astioally responded to his utteranccs OF FER
vent Union sentiments. He expressed his
confidence in the intelligence Of the people,
Who now alone can settle tho distractinR
question. The troubles were fomented and
kept alive BY petty cross.road politicians 10!
selfish purposes. Preserve the Union, and
the Union will preserve Us. The Roman
veteran was permitted to retire at the end Of
thirty years, but be had been in public ser
vice forty yearp. He expected his friends TO
uphold the Union and the Constitution,
which have conferred unnumbered blessings
on Us all.
Gen. SCOTT, Senator johnson, and others,
we're afterwards serenaded, and responded
to the compliment.
President Lincoln said to Southern gentle.
men, who called upon him tonight TO know
how his inaugural was to be understood,
that it meant-PEACE.
The Commissioners from the Southern
Cenfederacy arc this evening dining with
Senator Wigfall. They held q conference
this morning in Wigfall's rooms, when il
was agreed to postpone for few days their
comm unication to President Lincoln, until
Mr.. Seward has IN opportunity to develop
his programme OF policy towards the sece
ding States.
Wigfall urged them to act Immediately
and bring their mission to close, in order
to allow President Davis IN opportunity to
capture Forts Sumter and Pickcns before
reinforcements can reach there. MIR. For
syth ignored the proposition and some high
words occurred.
At tho diplomatic visit last night Mr.. Lin
coin made the following reply to the ad-
dress made BY NJ. Figsniere in behalf Of the
corps:
Gentlemen Of the Diplomatic Body: Please
ACCEPT my sincere thanks for your kind CON
gratulations. II affords me pleasure to CON-
firm the confidence you 90 generously express
in the friendly disposition OF the United
States, through me, towards the Sovercigns
and Governments you respectively repre-
sent.
With equal satisfaction accept the assn
rance you are pleased to give that the same
disposition 10 reciprocated by your Sovsr.
eigne, your Governments and yourselves
Allow me to express the hope that thcs,
friendly relations may remain undisturbed
and also my fervent wishes for the health
and happiness Of yourselves personally.
1t seems to be generally understood tina
@. Nj. Clay will receive the mission to Mexi
co. This 10 regarded by the Administration
as being, at the present juncture OF affair
10 that country and our own, the most i'm
portant mission in the Government.
Emerson Etheridge 10 strongly urged fo
the mission to Spain.
The son Of Mr.. Smith, Secretary OF the 10
terror, was appointed Librarian Of the Int
| rior Department.
Gen. Granger, Recorder Gen'l Land Ofhce
and brother -in-law Of Douglas, has been re
moved.
Reliable information was received to da
that Gov. Houston has resigned and retire
to private life.
Maj. Anderson has not been promoted, %
the army interest oppose il.
The correspondence which reached th
War Department to-day shows that Twigg
received Sec'y Holt's order reducing hill
from the command, before he surrendered
/ All statements that he could not ascertai
the views of the Department are false. Iii
trcachery was deliberate and infamous.
JEFF. Davis has sent a secret agent to Mex
100 with view OF obtaining recognition Q
the Cotton COnfederacy.