Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-03-06
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The three clauses of Guthries proposition was
debated by the Conference to-day without q vote.
A session is being held to night. Strong efforts
are making to come to a conclusion on the sub
ject.
The War Department to-day received corrobo
rative dispatches that Gen. Twiggs had surren-
dered to the Texas rebels all the Government
military property. Secretary Holt had dispatched
orders to relieve him, but they could not have ar
rived.
The most reliable report of the construction of
Lineolns Cabinent, is Seward Secretary of State;
Bates, Attorney General Gilmore, of North Car
DINA, Secretary of the Navy; G. B. Smith, Sec
rotary of the Interior; Wells Postmaster General;
Cameron, Secretary of the Treasury.
Dispatches to the Government report large ex-
petitions leaving Galveston for the Rio Grande,
consisting of six companies from Galveston and
Houston and two from the interior. The object
is declared to be protection to the frontier in the
event of United Stains troops being withdrawn.
Col. Ford, an old ranger, commands the regi
ment
1t is presumed here in army circles that Col. f.
V Sumner will be promoted to the commission
dishonored and abandoned by Gen. Twiggs.
Despite existing rumOrs brought to the city last
night, Mr.. Lincoln slept and rested we'll.
To-day President Buchanan, Mr.. Stanton and
other prominent Democrats called on him. Lord
Lyons, tlle ministers from rance, huSSl IruSla,
Spain and elsewhere, left their cards with Mr..
Lincoln, as did also the secretaries of various Le-
cations.
Gen. Scott, Seward and several prominent Re
publican Senators were closeted with him this
morning concerning the ceremonies connected
with the Inauguration.
At a general levee given by Dir. Lincoln seve-
raj prominent gentlemen from all sections of the
country paid their respects to him.
hThis afternoon he visited the Senate and House
of Representatives.
Mr.. Wood, manager of the Presidential trip,
called to report this morning TO General Scott.
The General told him that everything had been
done as it should have been-that he approved of
every step, and President Lincoln did exactly as
he should have done when he left Harrisburg and
came through ria Baltimore
Information is before the proper authorities
tending to prove that organized band of five
hundred men have sworn that President Lincoln
should never sleep in the White house. A de-
tective, who joined them, says the plan is as fol-
lows The entire band are to occupy position as
near the President on Inauguration day as they
can one of their number standing in the center
of them is to shoot Lincoln with an air gun,
when the crowd of men around the assassin will
so hide him as to render detection impossible.
Further details may be obtained tonight,
though for many reasons it is deemed advisable
TO withhold definite information
y document was presented to Mr. Lincoln to day
signed by majority of the Indiana State Senate,
headed BY the Lieutenant Governor, recommend
ing Mr.. Colfax for Postmaster General. Mr..
Lincoln observed that this was a very strong
recommendation. There seems to be a very gen
erll desire in many parts of the country that Mr.
Coliax should have the position indicated.
The Peace Conference has been in session all
day. The debate was the most spirited which has
yet occurred.
Mr.. Guthrie and some of his friends became
SO much offended that they left the Hall, anu
signifed their intention not to go back.
The convention at one time came very near
breaking up, but better counsels prevailed Mr.
Guthrie subsequently returned. and business pro-
ceeded.
At seven o'clock some members thought that
night sessions were probable There is no hope
of an adjournment to morrow.
The Government has made more than one
effort to get possession of the bullion fund in the
New Orleans mint Postmaster General King
on the 18th, drew on Guisot assistant treasurer
of Louisiana, for 100000, but his draft, like
that OF Secretary Dix. was dishOnored.
The dispatch received Yesterday by the Secre-
tary of War informing him that General Twigcs
had surrendered the military property to the revO-
luti0nists 1T Texas was from the Commissarv of
Subsistence, and dated at New Orleans. He adds
bii't 10 u iVdll tht use VI the means
of transportation was allowed to take the Federal
troops to the seaboard, and they were permitted
to take with them three or four cannon and their
side arms
The Secretary received this morning the docu-
ments from Texas, showing that as early as the
9TH OF February Gen. Twiggs was entering into
negotiations with the Texans for the surrender of
the military property.
Col. Waite was several weeks ago appointed to
succeed Gen. Twiggs as chief of the military de
partment of Texas, but it appears he had not
reached there at the time of Gen. Twiggs' surren-
der, which Is considered by the Government au-
thorities as one of the most disgraceful and
atrocious acts committed by the Secessionists
The Peace Conference was in session until one
or two o'clock this morning. The spirited de-
bate previously commenced continued, and du-
ring the night proceedings many if not all the
amendments were voted down, leaving substan-
tally Mr. Guthries proposition with modified
verbiage This was in Committee of the Whole,
but it will be voted on definitely to-day.