The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-19
APPOINTMENTS TO FOREIGN MISSIONS.


Mr.. Dayton nomination and confirmation fo- the mig
sicn 20 France 10 DAP without the usual reference
committee was IN consequence Of the fact that he
formerly member OF the Senate and only the usual
act Of courtesy extended in ouch cases.
The President also sent to the Senate the following
nominato ns;-Charies F. Alarms, OF Massachusetts D,
Minister to England James Watson Webb Of Ne York
Resident Minister 10 Coustannope George p Marsh, Of
Vermont, Minister 10 Sardinia: VIM 8. Thayer OF New
York, Consul General 70 Alexandria, Egypt.
This programme rules out schurs, Sumner aud Bur-
ingnme, and changes the whole European programme.
Scharz, It ia said viii 60 Brazil but neither Sumner
Bnrlngame can have either the Russian Austrian
mission Massachusetts cannot have but European
representative.
Burpgame win probably be offered the Office Of Go.
putting him into the Senate.
Fremont may be tegdered the mission 10 St. Peters
burg Vienna, but it is doubtful, the Caforn,ans
charge ha, be did not declare himself with the Repub
during the las. campaign and did vote for Lin
coin and Hamlin
William 4. Howard, Postmaster OF Detroit Michigan.
William S. Thayer, Of New York, was nominated for
Consul General 20 Egypt and Patrick Divine as Consul
et Cork
Doctor locke, OF Indiana has been appointed Chief OF
the Agr icultural Bureau of the Patent Office.
SPEECH OF MR. BRECKENRIDGE
WASHINGTON, March Is, 1861.
Senator Breckinridges speech to-day upon Mr..
Douglas resolution was mastery effort In the
OF his remarks he took occasion give what he under
stood to be the meaning OF Mr. IincoIns inaugural In
some aspects he regarded it a peace document, the
construction OF his Cabinet however, did not Indicate
peace. There w1 but one way, Re said, that peace
could be preserved, aud that by removing the
troops now occupying military posts IN the Southern
feteracy and throwing the whole matter open nego-
tiaon The attempt TO maintain this Union by force 0.
arms he regarded as die and preposterous Such policy
would destroy the last hope and preclude the pos
sbty reconstruction AS to the collection Of the re-
venue, he said, under existing laws had been clearly
demonstrated ss impossible.
Tho speech was able eloquent and statesmanlike and
made deep impression upon the Senate.
OR NEW MIaIsrER - TURKEY.
The appointment. OF Jam ss Was4r Webb minister to
Turkey surprises everybody rsriously commented
diplomatic crces His frerAs hare assert that he
will rot accept. They regard it attempt on the
part Of the administration TO SEM him into coventry
Webb accepted first class mission
The MISSION TO GREAT parrArv
The appointment Of Charles Francis Adams to the
Court Of s.. Ieres has been fixed fact for sometime,
although there nsye peer strong ehrts by radical
republicans 10 defeat Il.
TROUBLE ABOUT niE MISSION FRANCE.
Tie appointment OF Mr. Dayton u the French Mission
has greatly ncensed Fremont friends IT onder
stood mat position had been igned him. Fremont
informed before he went Europe tina, he would
certainly get IL.
THUNDER
The greatest indignation is manifested by the German
eli men in this city, at the failure Of Carl schurz
get the Sandman mission. They threaten destroy and
wipe out the republican party. THIS IL terrible disao
pontmen. TO Greeley lie insisted TO the last that
SChutz should be appointed.
post.
Mr. Oaut chief clerk in the Sixth Auditors Office re
signed today He goes South 10 take important post
under President Davis He II the abest aud most
ofcient men III tho department Davis Is constantly
taking the oest officers from this government giving
them important positions under his administration.
Mr.. Archibald Engineer in Chief in the navy resigned
today. il understood he has been rendered mpor
tant position under the Southern coniederacy