Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-07
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u1ss.seros. March s.

~ "noe1eoos Up - Voe Sto o. Aotco, nae
eeeeanosd 10 speak of his eoodition % ssfs. end
70 express h's opinion thst - isforsspspts had
better not b ssus 70 hin.
aeoses . ths bill s-ssuasisisg the Patsst OF
&c., ves 10 ssfssssss % The extension Of pat
emu. The House ameu}n,snt provided thst NO
patent shouId b rsissqpd, when The Coomis-
s'oesr is satis6ed thai both ths inventor spd
sss'snee bad Dstssd 6t000VO. The Senate
amended the bin ~ eco1sSring that smouns Of
peons 70 the inventor ajoee
The Ce0mittso Of esafersoeo soosi-tsd oi
Assssa DouglA.. Camsess ssd Fitch. q the
senate. asd Cox, FFAek AID Bsrs, ef The
house. Who adopted IN plaee Of what il above
stated. the following All patents hereafter
granted. shall remain 10 force II ears from The
dats Of issus, and sll exteasiop Of sueh patents,
y hereby prohibited 1bs bill vas thus passed
It stops al the corruption and intrigue o to
present patents 10 Cosersss. and al patents
granted after this passing cannot Be re-issusd
- the Pstent Office. Wy
The drsfts drawn by Rz-Seerstary Dix o,
the Asistsnt Trssssssr. - New Orlssas, 10
pay tor work done on The CnstQ0 House, and
Aiso the draits BY Ex Post Mater General
King, on the came ofiasr. in connection with
the postal service. smeunting to between
| unpaid. sf
The resignation 10 Nr. Buchanan Of his
Cabinet officers, were to take effect ON the 4th
OF March. or not until their successors we're
appointed. consequently tAev have been a.
tending to the business until the closing Of
their respective dspsrtmsnts here to-day.
Gen. Dir will return % New York on Thurs.
day.
Judge Bl-sk will not lsavs Washington for
the present. Hs rsmsiss on private and pro-
fsssionsl business. and will probably continue
to practice law here.
Ex-PrssidsDt Buchssan departed on his
journey to Whsatlsnd shis n. lie was
escorted to the Railroad depot BY two mounted
and two infantry companies, together with
the Commissioner from thst locality and prom
inent citizens Of WashinetoD He exchanged
many farewell hsod-shskiogs. and appeared
to be deeply affected By The manifestations Of
friendship. and when As bade adieu 70 the
large cro~ds. - the tr>in VAS about to start.
they further testified thsir respect, BY vigorous
cheers
The resignation Of II. Preston. Minister to
Spain, was this morning fi!ed in the 5tate De
partment.
Capt. Lsy. Of VirginiA. BY local rank Brsvst
Lieut.. COL, - % cid 70 Lisut.Gen. Scott, has
resigned.
The Republican Senators held caucus THE
morning. to arrange the Standing Committees.
large number Of citizens from Kentucky
and Indiana are hsre, urging the promotion OF
Maj. Robert Anderson - Brigadisr General.
vies Gen Twiggs. takss from the rolls, % re-
Gently published officially. tor treachsry.
Safe dslsRsticns have sll day been calling
on the President and Gen. scott, and othsr
distinguished gentleussh. Gen. Scott. in ad-
dressing some Of the lllinois men this +. NJ, ex
hortcd them to stand BY the Union, and to
chsrish feelings Of fraternity towards al citi.
sans. Representative LOvejoy, who occupies
apartments in the same b. use o Gen. Scott,
said among other things that Scott saved
the union 10 1881 and ssO.paying an eloquent
tribute 70 his bravery and patriotism.
The newly confirmed Cabinet are over.
Gro wdsd With visitors to-nigh;
Martin A. Crawford, one Of the Commission
ere from the Southern Confederscy. accredited
TO negotiate With the Administration has ar.
rived here.
Greedy and Senator Grimes had long inter.
view with Lincoln to-day, during which Gree.
ley pressed Fremont for French Mission. and
received assurances there would be no trouble
on that point.
Illinois citizens called to day on Seward. v no
among other matters said: Gentlemen, if you
want to save this administration and have it
successful and profitable to the country, i'm
plore you 10 remember that the battles for
freedom have been fought and won, and now
hsncefor,h forget that freedom was ever 20
danger, sad exert your best influence now to
ssve the Unicn Let i not be ssid that the
Republican party won its 6ret. last and only
victory over the dissolution Of the Union Re-
member that the way to maiutsin the iniegri.
" Of the Republican party 10 to maintain the
Union. The point at which ths enemy strike Z
| 10 always the point you should defend. Ere.
dom 10 always within the Union.
1t is said, but doubtful. that John Bell de-
nounces the Inaugural - declaration Of var.
al = he will urge Tennessee to prepare
for -, .iic.
While the objection able portions o. The ad-
dress we're being delivered, sew eral Southern
gentlemen tslegraphed Gov Piekens not 10 at.
tack Fort Sumter until after the actions Of ths
Confederate States.
M. Seward. 10 reply to the Massachusetts
delegation. s@id be hoped and believed that BE-
fore the close Of the present administration
Massachusetts and South Carolina would again
grasp hsnds Of fsllo wship.
The Treasury will not nay anything until
Mr.. Chase assumes HE position. A large
+ amount of dsims hvvs raced since Friday
when Mr.. Dix declined paying more.
Mr. Lincoln requests Cameron % appoint
Col Eilsworth Chief Clerk Of the War Depart.
ment.
An, saimatsd diseu ssios took place Mt the
White House to-day on the proprissy Ut trans
fsrrin9 natss 70 the supreme Court and put.
ting N. c. 0ilmer in the Cabinet.
Mr.. Seward VS. summoned to the White
House lsst night The imprsssion is the call
rslatsd TO nsvs from Foss 6umtss.
Mr.. Buchanan yestefdsy ordered procsed
ines for the court martial q Capt, Pope to b
Discontinued.
OfIicisl dispatches from Mexico announce tn
appointment Of Gen. Etrsgo - Envoy "a
Warrington.
The difisultiss bssv cen France and Mexico
bad been satistaetortiy arranged, but that With
Spais teoehiag the expulsion Of Ssnor Fashiec
remained unsettled.
1t 10 understood that NJ. Lincoln will do.
| cline asy sopterssss vteA The Ceuuissiopsr,
from the Southern Contsderscy, on the ground
that he resasds the seeding States - still in
the Union.
WAsssnoror. March 8.
The delegations iron Indiana and Maine
| PAID their respects 70 The President this morn.
iog. In rsspcuse TO their greeting be made Z
brief bot evidently satisfaetory address.
The Connsasieesgs = slhe ssvy ,Osbiasst u.
fiessv have been Stg6sd. = A.
Seward vas the & ?: 70 enter upon tho dutis,
Of hiSolies % the sim Department.
II was expected that Secretary Dix veuid
vssats be s0es = dAy, bet q he rsose.t Il
bic sssseesos, Gov. CAass,bs holds over iii 70.
morrow.
! Vhea Mr. Din en>sssdspsa, bis idaties the