St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-03-07
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received yesterday. by tho Secretary joi
!. War, Informing him that. General .Twigss
had surrendered the military property to
the rcvolutionists in Texas. was from the
commissary OF subsistence, aid dated at
New Orleans. 49, ...:.;:u u'i' &:
He adds that, as loan, -tbeouse, Of the
government means Transportation was III:
lowed to take :he federal troops to the sea-
board, anl they were permitted to take With
them three or four cannon and their side
arms. =, asa; ~: H. ,.s>H =, ~: Is",
The Secretary received this morning thc
documents from Texas, showing that as
carly as the 9TH OF February Gen. Twiggs
was entering idto "jnc gotiations' with the
Texans for the surrender Of the military
property. Colonel Waite was several weeks
ago appointed to succeed General Twiggs
as chief Of the military department of Tex
las, but it appears he had not reached there
at the9titne: Of General Twigss' surrender,
(which is@ considered by government au-
tthorities here as one, Of the most disgrace
full and atrocious acts yet committed by the
secc>sionists. '''z'
The peace conference was7ft1: session un-
til one r.two 1o'clock this morning The
spirited debate previous y, commenced, con
tinued, and during the nights proceed.
ings, many, if not all the amendments were
voted down, leaving substantially MIR.
Guthrie's proposition with modified .ycrbi-
age. This was III committee of the whole;
but it will be voted on definitely to day..
The third clause in Gulhrie's PROPOSE
tion was ncgatived by the peace conference
to-day without vote :: ,:.;, = ;:-''
A sc,sion is being held tonight: and
strong efforts arc: MAXIM, to come to: a con-
clusior on the subject.
The War Department to-day received
corroborative dispatches that Gen. Twiggs
had surrendered? to Texas rebels all Gov
'erpment military, property III his charge
Secretary Holt had despatched orders to
relieye him, but thy could not have ar
rived. - ~ '"'' = = ''|'-
Dispatches to the Government also re.
port large expedition leaving Galveston
tor the Rio Grande, consisting of six COM
panics from Galveston and Houston, and
two f:om the interior. The object is de-
clared to be protection to the frontier in
the event Of the United States troops be-
ing withdrawn. Colonel ;Foull, an old
ranger, commands thc regiment. .,.
1t is presumed here in army circles that
Colonel =: v: Sumner will be promoted
to the commission dishsnored aud 'aband-
oned 10y General Twisgs.', ,.-.arj, >:,,'
fDespite the exciting ,rumors brought to
the city last; night, MIR. Lincoln slept and
rested we'll today. President Buch,,rln,
Mr. Sa1ton and other prominc,it Den,o-
Gratis callc oi, him. Lord Lyons, and the
Ministers, from France, ,liSussia,. Prussia,
Spain and elsewhere, loft their cards with
Nfr. Lincoln, as diid also the Sccrctarys' OF
the various legations G Gencral Scott, Mr..
feeward and several Republican, Senators
lswere closeted with him this .nnorning oo,l-
corning the, ipauguratiun.> ~ su1afo 81
An general !cyee given by Mr.. Lincoln,
several hundred gentleman from foinEl Ill Sec So
tons Of the cofttry" paid their rcSPects to
him. th4us,!!' 7o79n VI, 1iuir3H -jiN, SiN
This afternopn:he visited tho Senate and
f. hSasY st .Repfaag8.stiyes; 'PH M:: W9Gd,
AAegpp66ft AtAegpp66ft His d64htn to General Scdt:-