The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-03-30
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nance declaring vacant the Governors chair,
md that the Secretary of State account for
his refusal to appear before the Convention.
3 did the other ofiears, upon due notifca-
ton, to take oath of allegiance. Lieut.. Gov.
Clark was to assume the functions at once.
and the Secretary of State was called upon
to hand over the great seal of Office and bis
official records.
John Sherman was nominated IN the he
publican caucus of the Ohio Legislature. for
TT. Senator from that State, on the 10th
ballot. Sherman had IS votes. Dennison Is,
Schenck 10. Sherman was subsequently
elected.
A resolution requesting Congress to call
. National Convention has passed both
branches of the Ohio Legislature.
Thomas ]. Deyer, of Oregon, has been
appointed Commissioner to the Sandwich |
Islands Joseph o. Putnam, of New York,
Consul to Hayre aud Rufus King, editor
of the Milwaukee Journal, Consul TO Rome.
The President has sent the following nom
nations to the Senate Anson Burlingame,
Minister to Austria B. Z. Wood, Minister
to Denmark H. s. Sanford, Minister to
Belgium; and F. II. Morse, Consul to
London.
The Senate confirmed Charles Francis
Adams as Minister to England. George P.
Marsh as Minister to Sardinia, WatsonWe
as Minister to Turkey, II. s. Sanford to
Belgium, Eli Thayer as Consul General to
Egypt, Patrick ]. Devine as Consul to Cork,
Green Clay son of Csssias n as Secre-
tary of Legation to Spain, VIM. L. Dayton
as Minister to France, and John Defrees as
Superintendent of Public Printing. He
viii Immediately organize new Govern
ment Bureau. ]. w. Nye, of New York,
is confirmed as Governor of Nevada. Ex-
Boutwell, declines the Treasury Comptroller
ship r. H. Dana, Jr.. is urged fol- District
Attorney of Massachusetts.
New Hampshire has gone Republican by
about the usual majority. Her Governor,
| Legislature, and all her members of Con-
gress, are Republicans.
Connecticut elects State officers and mem
bers of Congress next Monday, and Rhode
Island on Wednesday.
A New Orleans dispatch says Gen.
Twiggs declines Brigadier Generalship IN
the confederate army, on account OF feeble
health.
The proceedings of the Missouri Con-
vention indicate that the Union feeling IN
that body is strongly predominant.
In the Louisiana Convention, on the 2lst,
after lively debate, the permanent Consti-
tuition of the Confederate States was adopt
ed, by ayes 101, nays Z.
! Col. Sumner has been appointed Briga-
der General U. s. A., in place of ex-Gen-
eral TWiogs, who has become disciple OF
Benedict Arnold.
The Senate has confirmed j. w. Nye
} Gov. of Nevada, Rufus King Minister 10
Rome, Bradford R. Wood Minister to Den
mark, Arson Burlingame Minister to Aus
! tria. Elisha o. Crosby Minister to Guate
mala, John o. Putnam to HaVre, Freeman
H. Morse Consul to London, Jas. H. An
derson, of Ohio, Consul to Hamburg, Fran
els II. Moody, Receiver of Public Money
at Little Rock, Lieut.. Horduff Asst Adl'i
GENT, with rank of Captain.
A number of Postmasters were also con
firmed, among whom was Sidney r. Won
derhurst, for Pittsburgh; W. II. +. Gurley
s Attorney for Iowa, and V1eo. A. Nourse fol
e Minnesota, G. F. Burke, Marshal for Min
h-.~.~ IT Harris, Marshal, Iowa, A. q
a s,.,,us. Marshal Southern District Ohio
a The following nominations were made To-
: the Territory of Colorado: VIM. Gilpin
Governor, Lewis L.. Weld, Secretary, Benz
g F. Hill, of New York. Chief Justice. S
d Newton Pettis, of Pennsylvania, AM
Charles Lea Armour, were made AssocIat
b Judges, Copeland Townsend, Marshal, WIN
d L. Stoughton, of Michigan, Attorney, Fran
u els M. Case, of Ohio, Surveyor General
J, Marsh E. Dunnell, of Maine. was Eomlna
ted AZ Consul at Vera Cruz. J. X. Gid
70 dings. of Ohio, was nominated for Consu
If General to British North America. Ihos
s Corwin, having Withdrawn his declaration
v was confirmed as Minister to Mexico:
J. The Senate has also confirmed E. w
= Leayenwcrth, of n. Y, Commissioner
New Grenada, and Chas. w. Davis. Q
s. MARYLAND, Secretary; Calvin Huson, of Ne'
IS York, Commissioner to Costs Riea; Charlie
Howe, Collector at Key West, and Samu,
i, Long, Consul to Lahaina; Charles l.. WI
Of son, of the Chicago Journal, has been nom
ne mated Sec'y of Legation to London; v
e. s. Pennington, of New Jersey. Secresar
in of Legation to Paris, and Jno. 7. Edgar,
Tenn, Consul to st. Thomas.
r There is some hitch in the New York al
y pointments, which, for cause, are held BAG
al for the present.
g. H. J. Raymond, of the New York Time
n. will be Consul to Paris.
D. Mr.. Farmer has been appointed Minist'
lis to Ecuador.
a Washington special dispatches state th
a the Administration has dispatched me
eS sengeF to hlchmono 70 CouIeE wa" ~
Summers in regard to the Supreme Cou
as Judgeship.
as The nomination of H. Winter Davis
he Minister to Russia will be sent to the Sc
nd ate Monday.
,r- VIM. Jayne, of Illinois, is nominated
D. Governor Of Dacotah.
of The Missouri Convention has adjourn
ed until the day named in December next.
ngI The response to the communication ire
". Georgia, has been postponed till next me-
m ing. There are two reports upon the su
of iect for consideration then, both exPressi
his an unwillingness to secede from the Unit
To- A resolution was adopted CONSTITUTE
emit the President of the Convention and
AIR member from each Congressional Dlstri
ted Committee, of which majority sh
the have power to call the Convention togot
Iult in the interim, if deemed necessary.
ing A resolution was also adopted providi
thy for the election, by the Convention. OF se'
delegates to such Border State Cow
we ton as may be recommended by the '
neil ginia Convention.
hat The following are the delegates: Han
er. ton r. Gamble, of St. Louis. VIM. A.
of Randolph, Jas. H. Moss, of Cooper
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