Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-27
Fron Washington.

From Warrington.
WAMrSGroN, Feb Is.
The third clsuss of Gu.hsis's proposition
vse debated by The COZ fererce to-day without
vote. A ssa~ion is nov beng held ton ht.
Strong efforts are making to coms to : conclu
sion Of the subject.
The War Department to-day received cor
robof stive disl atchss that General Twixgs
ssJ surrendered to the Tsxss rebels all The
government nsiiilsry properly i0 bic charge.
Secretary Holt had dispatched orders to r..
lievs him. hut they could not have arrived.
The most relisbis report. Of the coostsuc.
tios Of Lioeoln's Cabinet 10 seward - Score
tsry OF state. Bates as Attorney General,
GiImer Of N. G.. secretary u the Navy, C b
Smith - Secretary Of tie Interior, Wells a.
Poet Aaster Gene, u, Cameron % Secrt tsry OF
ths,Trsasury.
Dispatches to the gcvsrnment also report
large expedition leaving Galveston for the Rio
GrAnds. consisting Of six companies from Ga.
weston aud Houston, aud two from the interior
The object is dsc,srsd to be protection 70 the
fsontiss ia The event OF the tied Statse
troops being Withdrawn. Col Ford, IN old
ranger, commando the regiment.
II l. presumed here among many circles
that Col. E F. Sumner will te promoted TO
the commission dish0nored and abandoned BY
Gen. Iwiggs.
Despite the existing rumors brought to the
city last night, Mr Lincoln slept and rested
veil. To-day President Bucbaoao. Mr Stan-
ton and other prominent Democrats. .called on
him Lord Lyons aod tbs hinis,srs from
France. Russia, Pru-sis. Spain aud elsewhere
left their cards with Mr. Lincoln. as did siso
the Secrstari:s OF the various legations Gen
Scott, Mr. Seward. and several prominent r..
s>,,kHl G. - L
morning concerning the cersmonies connected
with the inauguration, At . general lsvcs
givsp by Mr.. Liacon. several hundred gentle
men from oil sections Of the country paid their
respects to him This P. II he visited the Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives..
Mr.. Wood. the manager Of the Presidential
trip, called to report this morning TO General
scott. Ths General t,ld him that everything
had been done a. II should have been that l..
approved Of every step. and said Mr. Lincoln
did exactly - he should have done when hs
left Harrisburg aud came through via Bal
timcre.
Information is before the proper authorities.
tending to prove that an original baad OF 500
,Lsn have sworn that Mr. Lncol shall never
step into the White House. detective Who
joined them, aays the plan i a. follcws: Tue
entire band ars to occupy position as near
the President. on inauguration day. As they
can obt,in. One Of their number stan 10
the center Of them is to shoot Mr. Lincoln with
an air gan-when the crowd OF men around
the assassin will 90 hide him - 10 render de
lection impossible. Fu,thss d.,aiis NAV be
Obtained tonight, though for many re.,on. il
is deemed advisable 10 withhold d. flute infor.
nation.
A document was handed to Mr.. Lincoln to.
day. sigoed ty majority Of the New York
State Senate. headed by the Lieut.. Governor.
recommending NJ. G .liax for Post Master Gen.
ersl Mr.. Lincoln observed that this was very
strong and that there seemed . very general
desire in many psrts OF the country, that Mr.
Go fax should have the position indicated.
Ths Peace Convention has beer in session all
day. The debate Was the nost spirits1 which
has yet occurred.
Mr. Guthrie and some Of his friends became
90 mueh offended that they left the Hall and
signified their intention of not going beck
The Convention at one time was very near
breaking up, but better connseis prevailed.
Guthrie subsequently returned.
There 10 no hope Of a0 adjournment to-nor-
row.
The Gov vsrnmsDt hes made more than one
effort to get possession Of the bullion in n o.
Mint.
Wv ~ssei 0cucsat AIu8s OH the lStO 1u1t
drew on Ar. Guirot. sssstant Treasurer Of
Louisiana, for $500. 900, but bic draft was dis.
honorsd.
WARRINGTON, Feb &c.
The Dispatch received yesterday BY the Sec
retary Of War. informing him that Gen. Tviggs
had surrendered the military property to III.
RevOluti0nists in Texse. vas from the con ms.
cary Of subsistence. aud dated at New Orleans.
He adds that 40 a loan, the Use Of the govern
msnt means OF transportation was allowed to
take the federal troops 10 the sea board, and
they we're permitted 10 take with them three
csDEoD sDd their eide arms
The Seer. tsry received this morning the
documents from Texas sho wing that as early
% the 7th v Feb. Gen. Twiggs was entering
into negotiations With the Texans for the
surrendsr Of the u,iiitary property. Col.
Wsits was several weeks ago appointed to
succeed Gen Twiggs % chief Of the military
department Of Texas. but it appears be had not
reached III re st the time Of Gen. T~ igg's eur.
render, which 10 considered by governm mental |
authorities here - one ot the meet disgraceful
acts comm tied by the sessss,oniste.
The Peace Conference was in session until
one or two o'clock this morning. The :, irited
debate previously eommenced, continued. and
during the night proceedings. many II not al
the amsndments we're voted down. leaving
Substantially Mr.. Go.hriss propositions With
modified verbisye. This was - ia Comnistee
Of The Whole. but it will be voted on definitely
to-day,