Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-14
Extra Session of the United States Senate.
WAsmyGroN, Tuesday, March s,

On motion Of Mr. Hale, committee Of two
was appointed to inform the President that the
Senate was ready to receive any communication
he might wish to make
Messrs. Hale and Douglas were appointed
said committee, and the Senate took recess un
I'll halI-past T.
On relssambling Mr. Hale reported that the
Committee had waited upon the President, who
would forthwith communicate message in
writing.
Soon after the Private Secretary of the Prcsi-
dent appeared with message, and the Senate
went into Executiyy session. when The following
gentlemen were confirmed as Mr.. Lincoln y
Cabinet
For Secretary Of Stato-WILLIAM II.
SEWARD Of New York
For Secretary Of the Treasury SALMON P.
CHASE Of Ohio
For Secretary Of War-SIMON CAMERON
Of Pennsylvania
For Secretary Of the Nayy-GDEON
WELLES Of Connecticut
For Postmaster l-MONTGOMERY
BLAIR Of Maryland
For Secretary Of the Intefior-CALEB B.
SMITH OF Indiana
For Attorney Gonerl.--ED WARD BATES
OF Missouri
THURSDAY. March r.
\ l,tJar vas received from MIR. Chase resign
iog bis seat, which was accepted, and a motion
Va. carried to notify the Governor Of Ohio.
ihe consideration Of the resolution to print
the Inaugural was taken Up.
Mr.. WigGl proceeded to speak "a the lnA1g
uIul Ilc said il was impossible Tor the Admin
is,ratioa, dealing ~ generalities to give peace to
the country. Seven States have established a
government, and its representatives arc now
here. prepared 70 be received az tins court and
matters IN this controversy must be settled hy
treaty or by the sword Hc argued that the on
ly way to secure peace was to recognize the on
fed rated States and withdraw the troops from
tie ioqs. II hc Northern States would reform
their ws,there was possibility Of recoustruc-
l1u H. said that neither Fort Sumter nor
lltaen- would be allowed 10 De held but short
time, and any vessel With flag Of 81 stars win
b. fred into
Mr.. Doughs replied in substantially the same
terms as Yesterday lie feared that Forts sum.
TER ana Pckens could not be held much longer
hy tle Federal troops There was time when
For, Sumter could have been reinforced H.
did not believe that it could he now without the
use Of TEA thousand men by land and sea -
There we're bat d few men to serve the guns
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Mr. FJsnr OF Fred the following RESP luton
Whereas, Mr. WigialI now senator from
Texas has declared in debate that be is for
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resolution Law over
Mr. Brirf, nr.ssntel Estortb, stauln,
committees which was ad5rtei.
Foreign GsIltlon.-Saauer. Csu.mer. p1o-
ltt,. Harris. noe,las. palk and i,rac,inrid, o..
Fln4nc-F....r4ea. summons. Wade. Hove.
IHutaI. P..fca and Bri,ft
C,mmoree- handler. kim. Morrill,. Wils,n.
C.urm.n. Sllsaarg..ud johnson.
Ndury-Wlsiu. KIM. Baker. Lane. Rica.
latham ana B-sckinri3ge
NavI Aa.ir.-llale. Grimes. Foot. C,w4u.
Thomson. Nicholson and Kennedy.