New-York daily tribune., 1861-03-04

waTed, tetnre tl- precautionary measure wgs adopted
until he could obtain proof that secret conspiracy ex
ioct COMMITTEE, this 4" in n time OF high excite.
mebt consequent uron revolutionary events trans
ing ell aronnd u.s. TIE very air filed with runors
and indi yiduels indulgng in the most eEtraya-
giant eXpression OF fears and arrests Uuder thcse
circumstance, which the President says be need no:
detail as they appear ia the testimony of the Select
Committee, he was convinced that he ought TO act.
The ssety of the immense amount Of public property
IN this city, and Of the archives of Ct toverrme
which all The States-and especially the States. iu
which the public lands sdated-have deep inter
est, required that he should do ''Ibe peace and
order Of the Cty se and the security Of the naugu-
ration Of the President elect subjects of such vast
importance TO the whole ,ntry that could Dot he-i-
tate TO ADOPT precautionary and defensive measures.
AT the pescnt moment, when all Is quiet II m 'iilcnlt
TO realize tie state Of alarm which prevailed when the
troope first ordered 10 tins city Tbis almost in-
stsny subsded after the arrival Of the first company,
aud feeling Of comparative peace and security ih"
since existed both in Washington and throughout the
country. Had refused 10 adopt this precautionary
measure, and evil consequence ts-wblch many good
men at the time apprehended--had followed never
should have forgiven mVEelE"
The SECRETARY of War received Late ast evening the
order OF Gen. Twigge surrenderng the fos and Pnnhc
property Of his department, which was Tie First au hem
tic information received by the Government OF his
treachery, ana thereupon The order 9isissg BIN was
Immediately made. II apreaIs that Cen Twiegs
ordered the troop ont Of the barracks at San Anonio
Tcxasthe United States troops in the meantime en-
cau,ing NV n ground outside oil the town.
Tie Intelligence from Virginia s rather Encouraging
for the friends Of the liun in that STATE. II Is pcsi
lively asseed that II Congress ad"ufns without pass
ing come plan Of adjustment virginia viii JON hsr
sister States In the Southern Cnfederacy in less than
thirty dayz. Tio information Gomez from tho sUbis-
eionists IN that State
The President was in great doubt for come time az
10 whether To wuuld tgu the tiiii bill He el,l
be Lhd examined some If s Important teatures,
and he regarded il IA very imperfect ard loosely
drawn bill He yielded however. 10 the per-
sussons OF If his FeDbylv lvaiis friends, and TO-
day signed il.
In Justice to the President and Secretary Of War,
il is proper state that tie conduit Of Captain Pope
was Ir.nifert viola ion Of the fifth article Of war,
and 1t wis matter Of rouTSe TO order CoGhln
TO invest gate the charge In auHwor to the lmpnta'
ti"n that this fling at tie President elect, u r
proper to state further that neither tie PIesidet LOT
Secretary Of War, at the time the Court na'tial wa
ordered had any ledge that he was with the
PIoeideit elect on lis way 10 Washington.
Captain Pope las bee Tiled thHt he will not be
required TO appear for weeks. This locks ike au
a,know ejpment on the pat OF the Adni iii.tTaiiob
thar they were hasty al lea.t
The PItaiIelt has signed the Army ArpropriaiiOn
bill, and number OF private ills. The Civil and Di
plumatic bill is noj eigued.
The Honre took u recess from this evening to 10
o'clock +. m. OF Monday.
The officers Of the Army and Navy, in separate bod
es waited Oh lie Pretiicul and be rsspec'i,e Setre
aes OF th,r bancer Of tie public service a'd for
mally took their leave Of them iei rleecher wefe
made and mutual rcgrots expressed
Liegt.-Col. G. W. la, Nif-ilii aidde-camp 10
Gen. Scott reeiSued from the United States service to-
day.
has resulted in oIdeIirgs court martial which will
as,embe In tls ,ity the ith Oi Mach aid Ce con-
pos4d Of auch siirgui-hcd navy oihgcIr ~ Com.
Stewart, Shubick, Sriingham, Hicholson Jarvis
Gregory, Psuldrg. herwin, Reed, &c. The judge
-. A. l..
More than dUutlt tie auiuuu, Of bu-iuess Las been
transacted III tie War Department Ills te,son thpn
during ,imilar reIhd ioI sisht years past.
Cn,t. Duruinptpn of the Capitol icice - very busy
milking selection Of proper persons to act ne sleiI
uu the day Of the Inauguration. n numerous iof,e
WA'HsGros March g. 1861.
Minister Dallas in commuricHi Q TO the President
information relative to tie proc, eGss lo!oro The lnrd
Clief JUrioe OF England in The Andersen fugitive
case that the au0rnt 0f "gH arcuricn and aiu'c
De-s LoOgi l.. H. supOt 81 the liriiish iDi'TTEs
tation Of the tenth sics Of the oxtrGiii rcaiy was
astonishing. bui not account Of the s,ui n Z" hi"n
hell by Great Britain concerning tie tOcih cn.d.tbn
OF slavery.
TIE coifeerondenee has been sul tied tie senate
The matter W II lie ,utiec for the oouriter alton OF
the incoming Administration.
A new Convention will probably be tho resuii Tor
mutual and, siruGiug Of tie article IL question.
The Hon Gideon Welles has arrived, aud nll the
other gentleneu named in connection with Dir. liz
coins Cabinet are IN Was iugton namely; Nessif.
Seward Cha,c, Baier, Smith q Iudi ma, Cameron,
and Blsir. The relative cat Of petitions, however,
with regard 70 OF them, II mere matter II sprc-
uLaiuii 49,
A number Of conservative members Of the Virginia
Convention have arrived here. TIER object boug To
gin information tOung tie I,tii'c state OF aiialr-,
and to report the sanie TO that body. They hre hot
encouraged to the extent that Trey ahiIPatod ihey
return to Richmond tomorrow.
The Prci lent has approved the Tarh bill, ard the
ts establishing the Territorial Governments oi Col
n L ....IN In tl--. Hgil llitK hat
ever is taid about Slavery.
Tho President will leave Washington on TueGdny
afternoon, for WI, atliud. HE secretary, Mr Gt -
brcuntr, will reuain here several days. 10 attend to
private buress for Mir BuchsnHn.
Senator, Hemphill aud WigmI, Il TeNas, leave
Wa, ington Tor Montgomery Tuerday, TO join af'
Reaain and other nenters Of the southern Convention
from that State. ~
The inaugural address il not to be delivered into mo
hands OF the printer until after Its delivery II viii be
phonogTap ed or tie Ar-o,i1ted Piers. "
The senate galleries are densey occupied Tonight
and MANY are unable 20 procure hdn,lltance.
The Pacific Railroad bill Ia beyond resuS'i,a'ion.