Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-21
8g telegraph.
From Washington,

| WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Southern
communication for 10 or II days. They be.
lieve meanwhile the military status in the
| seeding States Will remain unchanged
| They have received Geographic assurances
| from Montgomery OF ample arrangements to
avoid trouble AT Fort Pickens.
| WAsHINGroN, March l9.-Orders have been
| forwarded Tor the evacuation OF Fort Sum.
| ter.
| The Herald's Charleston dispatch says Ma
| jor Andersoh's command will leave by the
steamer Columbia, Saturday.
France and Spain will recognize the South.
| ern Colfederacy.
No reconstruction, even by the extinction
Of the Republican party will restore the
| South to the Union.
| Commander Ingraham and Capt. Hartstein
| have LETT on secret service.
Some excitement is caused by the appear
| ance of Northern steamer.
The Excel was left to reconnoitre.
The Tribune says Carl SchurZ has been Of
tered the Portuguese or any South American
| mission.
1t also says that since General Beauregard
| took charge of the Charleston military, An
| derson has been deprived of communication
with the city.
WASHINGTON, March 2O--Crittenden will
undoubtedly be rendered the vacant Supreme
Judgeship.
Dimity has been recalled from Nicaragua.
New Granada advices say the principal
towns are in possession OF Mosquera.
The Panama delegation to the Congress at
Bogatta were made prisoners
The Case of the schooner Restless confsca-
ted by the New York collector, is before the
Cab net.
Additional nominations: Burlingame, Min
lister to Austria; B. r. Wood, Minister to
Denmark; III. S. Sanford, Minister to Belgi-
um; Tallman Fl. Morse, Consul to London.
WASHINGTON. March 20-SENATE.-Hale
offered a resolution which lies over, for the
Senate to adjourn sine die, Saturday.
Douglass resolutions were taken up.
Bayard considered a reunion impractical
BILE. and intended to offer a resolution autho-
rizing the President to conclude treaty
with the Confederate States acknowledging
their independence. He argued that seces-
sion was breach of contract, but it is a re-
volution of the people themselves, and war
or peaceful negotiation are the only alter
natives.
Adjourned.
The following appointments have been
made:
to the Sandwich Islands.
James o. Putnam, of New York, Consul to
Havre.
R. King, of Milwaukee, Consul to Rome.
Ex-Gov. Bentwell, of Mass. declines the
Treasury Comptrollership.
1t is understood that nolle prossguia has
been entered in the Floyd case.
Large quantities of cotton have arrived at
Alexandria, via Memphis, going North.
From New York.
NEW YORK, March 19.-Webb declines the
Turkish Mission.
The Herald's dispatch says the Administra-
ton has instructed the commanders of yes
sells off Pensacola not to make a move until
further advised.
An armistice of ten days has been agreed
on between the Southern Commissioners and
the Administration.
NEW YORK, March 2O.-The World says
Schurz will accept the Portuguese mission.
Virginia Convention.
RICHMOND, Va, March I9-The Commit
tee on Federal Relations to-day reported the
proposed amendment to the Constitution
II is Franklin's Substitute changed by using
the expression involuntary servitude" in
stead of persons sold to slavery
The rights of foreigners not to be impaired
by Congressional or Territorial law, or the
pre-existing law of Mexico.
In territory hereafter to be acquired, in
SCI sieuues Except IOf crime, Is pro-
hibited north Of 80 deg 80 min, but shall
not be prohibited by Congress or any Terri
torial Legislature south thereof
The third section is altered for somewhat
better security of property in transit.
The fifth section prohibits the importation
of slaves from places beyond the limits of the
United States. a1 - - AZ
The sixth session makes verbal changes in
relation TO remuneration for fugitives by
Congress, and the clause relative to securing
privileges and immuuities.
The seventh section forbids the elective
franchise aud the right to hold Office to per-
sons of the African race. -
From New Jersey.
BURLINGTON, N. J., March 20.--The whole
Democratic Union ticket was elected yester-
day, being great gain over the opposition
GALVESTON, March l9.-GenI Houston
and the Secretary Of State refused to appear
on the 10th before the Convention, when
summoned after one notice to take the oath.
The other State officers took the OATH
Lieut.. Clark was to assume the Governors
powers on the 18th.
1t is was not known what Houston would
do.
The Convention is rapidly maturing de-
fensive force for the frontier.
The Indians in large numbers are on the
Western frontiers.
Ford is organizing military force to pro-
tect the Bio Grande-
The Convention passed an ordinance con-
tinuing the State Government ofIcers who