New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-23

all the means Of transpcftasaun 70 .. .od, leav.
ing less than enough to move one company, 10 a
to prevent this force from being called into reouI
sitlon when his reasonable conspiracy cuImi.
! mated in Secession.
fEl1 THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Sherman will make an effort to eet IN
the Tariff bill tomorrow. Two thirds will b.
required TO supersede the preceding special or.
ders. The Pennsylvania delegation had meet.
ing tonight, Judge Hale in the chair, OF which
most of the members present expressed On intep.
ton to oppose the Senate amendments for ton
and coffee, and warehorsipg. They determined
to change their votes if necessary rather thsa
send the bill to conference The general dis.
position was to take the bill as il came from Tia
Senate, and not risk the contingencies between
the two Houses
THE COyPRoMsERs.
The " Peace Convention opened ito proceed.
ings to-day by reconsidering what it did yester.
day, and extending the time for discussion to
10 minutes. This determination opened the
whole field of debate, and there was general
rush for the floor as in Congress. ,s
Mr.. Seldom moved that the Cherokee Treaty
Grant, which is South of $50 30, shall be In.
cluded in the recognition Of Slavery.
An amendment was offered to exclude it, which
was adopted, ii to o. Then the amendment a.
amended, was rejected. 90
Mr. Reid Of North Carolina afterward pro.
posed the distinct recognition and protection Of
Slavery, which.was defeated by IL to 8.
Subsequently, Mr.. Curtis Of Iowa moved to
substitute the Missouri line, pure and simple, for
the section reported by the Committee relating 10
Slavery in the Territories.
Mr. Guthrie opposed it, upon the ground that,
as the Committee recognized the principle Of oh.
rogating Slavery north of the line, it was only
fair that the legal status of Slavery, as decided
by the Supreme Court, south of it, should be
acknowledged. The people Of the Border States
required that much
No vote was taken, and it is believed division
viii be postponed till Monday or Tuesday; in the
hope of receiving some encouragement from Mr..
Lincoln.
Some controversy in regard to the admission
of Mr.. Stone from Kansas occurred. Mr.. Cleve.
land and others contended that as his credentials
came from the National Legislature he was not
entitled to seat in the Convention. On mo-
ton to recommit, the delegate withdrew.
To the Associated Pr.ss
Ia WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. y, 1861.
Philip Clayton ex-Aseisant Secretary of the Treas
ury Of the United States, will leave for Montgomery,
having been appointed to similar position under the
Southern Confederacy.
It il a general holiday here. All the Government
and Municipal offices are closed. The military display
l. large and imposing. National flags are flying in al
directions. Bells ringing and salute of "a guns
is being fired, one for each State in the Union.
The Senate has confirmed the following Presiden.
tial n9pinations, among many others; Lieut.. Col.
ant-Colonel Cap,s. Bomford, Whiting, Winder, Sack.
EFT, and f. X. Smith to be Majors Lieuts Charles s.
Stewart, Blunt, Foster, Bryan, Derby, Rsus, Near
thur, Hatch, Eddy, Wilcox, Blake, Fink and Mar
Colonel; Asst. Surgeon Head to be Surgeon.
The following-named Assistant Surgeons Of the
Army were also confirmed: Short OF Pennsy lyanla,
Michen and Wagner of Maryland, and Ramseur OF
North Carolina
The following were confirmed as Leu,enants in the
Navy to supply the vacancies occasioned by rsgna-
tons viz; Dalton, Bigelpy, BradfOIs pythan, GSss
SLy0ck, FITCH. EdetInAn, Ndhsco, iiatnSiut
McDougsl, Porter Perkins, Phillips, and Lonsdale.
Samuel j. Jones and Thineley were confirmed as
Assistant Surgeons In the Navy, In place Of thoee who
resgned.
Thomas Means of Kansas was confirmed as Attorney
Of tie United States for the District of Kansas.
The following named Collectors of Customs were
confirmed: Thomas X. Lane, at Saco, Me-; George
z. Bowden at York, Me-; Jacob G. Hewlett, at Cold
Spring. N Y; Alexander e. Baine for the District OF
San joaquin, Cal. Charles c. Phillips, at Pcget's
Sound Patrick Pagan, at Mi3dletown, Conn; Geo.
b. Hail. Consul at Gusyamas, and Talhferro Hunter,
Sixth Auditor of the Treasury.
The following named Postmasters were also con.
frmed: Virgil Whitney, at Binghampton, N. Y, and
Hiram b. Swarr, at Lancaster, Pa.
The Federal troops in the afternoon, paraded apart
from the District military, but in detached bodies, and
not in mass, as contemplated by the official pro-
gramme there having been countermand Of the orders
Ia the premises. The Flying Artillery, in detachments,
fired salutes in three different parts of the city.
The Peace Conference did not conclude their business
to-day, as anticipated.
Col. :. S. English has been appointed Surveyor OK
Customs at LonIsville, Ky, vice Halderman.
II il anthoritatiyely denied that any documents or
letters for the South elsewhere have been improp
erly detained in the Washington Post-0fice. What
delay may have occurred has been south Of this
city.
Numerous petitions are being presented to Congress
pr;sy nc for the passage of General Bankrupt law.
Gendemen from a distance are here, urging ener-
getc, prompt, and combined action.
XXXVITH CONGRESS.