Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-02-28
NEW York. Feb. 26.

NEW YORK, Feb. &c.
The Kansas Legislature before their ad-
journmeht adopted a memorial to sister
States setting forth that 80, 900 persons are
dependent for subsistence upon outside re-
sources, that snow covered the grass of the
prairies, causing starvation of a great num-
Der of cattle, and ask for 100000 bushels of
tatoes for spring planting. They state that
the committee located at Atchison has the
confidence of the country, and funds sent TO
them are faithfully and equitably distributed
to tie sufferers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-InformatiOu is be-
fore the proper authorities tending TO prove
that an organized body of 500 men have
sworn that Mr.. Lincoln shall never sleep in
the White House. A detective who Joined
them says the plan is as follows:
The entire band are to occupy q position
as near the President on Inauguration day as
they can obtain, one of their number standing
in the centre of them is to shoot Lincoln with
an air-gun, when the crowd of men around
the assassin will go hide him as to render de-
lection impossible. Further details may be
obtained tonight, though for many reasons
il is deemed advisable to withhold definite
information
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
The despatch read yesterday by the Secre-
tary of War informing him that Gen Twiggs
had surrendered the military property to the
revolutionists in Texas, was from the Com
missary of Subsistence, and dated at New
Orleans. He adds that the use of the Gov
eminent means of transportation was allowed
to take the Federal troops to the seaboard,
and they we're permitted to take with them
three or four cannon and their side arms The
Secretary read this morning the documents
from Texas, showing that as early as the 7th
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negotiations with the Texans for the surren-
der of the military property.
Col White was several weeks ago appoint
ed to succeed Gen. Twiggs as chief of the
military department Of Texas but il appears
he had not reached there at the time of Gen.
Twiggs's surrender, which is considered by
the Government authorities as on, of the
most disgracefully ATTRACTIONS acts committed
by the secessionists-
The Peace Conference was in session till
or 2 o'clock this morning. The spirited de-
bate previously commenced continued, and
during the nights proceedings many if not
all of the amendments were voted down.
leaving substantially Mr.. Guthrie's PROPOSE
ton, with modified verbiage. This was in
Committee OF the Whole, but it will be voted
on definitely to-day.
WASHINGTON. February Is.
Senator Seward has so far had charge of
MI. Lincoin's arrangements. 1t Is not be-
ieved that any influence will be able to dis
lodge him, or bring inharmonious elements
into the Cabinet.
Lincoln still holds private conferences on
all sides, listens attentively to all, bat Is nom
ctmmittai yet to all.
Among those who called on the President
elect. to-day were Buchanan, Breckenridge
Cas-. Senator Powell, and Gen. Scott. Lin.
coin, according to custom, called upon the
Judges of the Supreme Court
It 10 authoritatively stated by Baltimore
residents, that it had been determined to
lynch the committee Of Baltimore Republic
cans, had they attempted to escort Lincoln
through the city. As it was, hrs Lincoln
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