The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

VAsHInCToN, March 5.
The resignation OF Mr.. Preston, Minister
to Spain, was this morning filed in the State
Department.
Capt. Lay Of Va-by local rank Brevet-
Lieut.. Colonel, ss an aid to Lieut. General
Scott-bas resigned.
The Republican Senators held a caucus
this N orning TO arrange the standing COM
mittets.
A large number Of citizens Of Kentucky
and liz diana are here urging the promotion
Of Maj. Robert Anderson Ms Brigadier GEN.
eral, vice Gen. Twiggs, stricken from the
rolls MS recently published officially, for
treachery.
State delegations have all day been calling
on the President and Gen. Scott, and other
distinguished gentlemen.
Greeley and Senator Grimes had a long
interview with Lincoln, to. day. during which
Greeley pressed Fremont for the French mis-
sion, and received assurances that there
wouid be no rrUubte on that point.
Illinois citizens called, to-day, on Mr..
| Seward, who, among other matters, said:
| "Gentlemcn, If you want to save this ad-
ministration, and have it successful and
profitable to the country, ! imnlore you to
| remember that the hattlea for freedom have
been fought and won. Henceforth forget
u hat freedom was ever in danger, and exert
your best influence now to save the Union
Let 1t not be said that the Republican party
won it. first, last and only victory ever the
dissolution of the Union. Remember that
the way to maintain the integrity OF the
Republican party is to maintain the Union.
The point at which the enemy strikes IL al.
ways thapont you should defend. Freedom
is always within the Union"
II q. .koA Aost mi hat I'm potI
prom the inaugural . declaration OF
var, and declares be will urge Tennessee
to prepare for the conflict. While the OBJ
jectiona Bile portions OF the address were be-
ing delivered, several Southern gentlemen
telegraphed to Gov. Pckens not to attack
Fl. Sumter until after the action OF the con-
federate States.
Mr.. Seward, in reply to the Massachusetts
delegations, said Gle hoped, he believed
that before the close Of the present admins
| traton Massachusetts, and South Carolina
would grasp hands Of fellowship"
The Treasury will not pay anything until
Mr.. Chase assumes bic position.
large amount Of claims have passed since
Friday, when MIR. Dix declined paying moro.
Mr.. Lincoln requests Cameron TO appoint
Col. Ellsworth Chief Clerk of the War De-
partment.
There was an animated discussion at the
White House TO day on the propriety OF
transferring Mr.. Bates to the Supreme Court
and putting GiImer in 1.-THE Cabinet.
MIR. Seward Was summoned to the White
House last night. The impression is, the
call relates to news from Fl. Sumter.
Mr.. Buchanan yesterday ordered proceed.
ngs for the conrs-martial OF Capt. Pope to
be discontinued.
Official dispatches from Mexico announce
the appointment Of General Uraga Is Envoy
to Wash ington.
The difficulties between France and Mexico
had been satisfactorily arranged, but that
with Spain, touching the expulsion Of Sena-
tor Fachico, remained unsettled.
lit is understood that MIR. Lincoln will de-
cline any conference with the Commissioners
from tie Southern Confederacy, on the
ground that be regards the seeding States
as still in the Union.
WASHINGTON, March 6.
Fred. w. Seward was confirmed as Assist
ant Sec'y of State to- day.
The President has nominated Norman B.
Judd OF Ill. minister to Berlin. The report
that Mr.. Crittenden is to be appointed to the
vacancy in the Supreme Court 10 generally
believed, but it IL not certain that the Domi-
nation has been made.
Gov. Floyd, Ex- Secretary OF War, arrived
to- day, 10 stand his trial before the criminal
courts, GA the charges growing out Of the
Indian trust bonds defaloation.
The commissioners from tho Southern
Confederacg have arrived. John Fortyths,
Of the Mobile Register, 10 to be the writer of
the dispatches to this governments.
JEFF. Davia has ordered Gen. Peter G. r.
Beauregard, recent Major in the United
States engineer corps, to proceed to Charles
ton at once, and take command of the for
ces now raised, and n be raised, for the in