The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1861, Page 1

. THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8946. IMPORTANT FP’sq WASHINGTON. The “ew Administration in Consultation. THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW CABINET AFFAIRS AT FORT SUMTER. Interesting Debate inthe Senate on the Inaugural. Speeches of Messrs. Wigfall, Douglas and Mason. Visit of the Diplomatic Corps to President Lincoln. ~ THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SPOILS, The Candidates for Prominent Positions Under the Government. Speech of Mir. Crittenden on Our WMational Dificulties. THE NEW TARIFFE, &e., &e., &e. AFFAIRS AT FORT SUMTER. ‘Wasntvotoy, March 7, 1861. Adespatch was received here to-day stating that an attack on Sumter was shortly anticipated. This change ‘@f policy, it is understood, ia not caused 80 much by the Imangoural as from the fact that Chase and Blair are mem- bers of President Lincoln’s Cabinet. The Inaugural, taken in connection with the construction of the Cabinet, fe regarded as a declaration of war. So says the intolli- gence just received from Charleston. Tam informed by an officer of the army that informa tion has been received from Major Anderson to the effect ‘Wat it is useless to send less than twenty thousand sol. diers to Charleston. Less than that number cannot enter ‘the harbor and destroy the batterice on either side. This faformation, it is said, is also in possession of the govern- ment. ‘The Charleston Courier of the 6th inst. states that Bri- @adicr General Beauregard has expressed perfect conil. dence, after viewing the fortifications in Charleston har- ‘bor, that Fort Sumter can be reduced. He says that it is only a question of time. Wasiascroy, March 7, 1861. The War Department to-day received letters from Major Anderson dated the 4th, but they contain nothing of especial importance. The most friendly foelings exist ‘Ddetween him and the South Carolina authorities. Postal facilities are still open to him, and privileges of market- ing, toa limited extent, continue. THE COMMISSIONERS FROM THE CONFEDE- RATE SCATES. Wasumoron, March 7, 1861. 4n informal communication was borne by a distin ‘guished Senator to the State Department to-day, touching the mission from the Confederate States. In the event of non-teception of the Commissioners, they are instructed to retire and return at once t» their goverumeut, whea ostile relations will at ance exist. The Southern confederacy desire to cultivate peaceful relations with the present administration, but are pre pared for the exigency of war if this government s0 will n. THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, Wasmvatox, March 7, 1861. The Cabinet officers severally took chage of the de partments to-day. At one o'clock the first formal Cabinet meeting was held, and lasted two hours. The President fmmediately after closed his doors against all visiters util eight o'clock, notwithstanding he had apsoint- ments with a large number of persooal friends and dis. tinguished citizens from different parts of the country. ‘This fact gave currency to numerous reports, which spread like wildfire through the city. Everybody ‘was on tip-toe to know whether the nomination of Crittenden was withdrawn, some of the radical Tepublicans having caucuased last night against him; hether Sumter was to be reinforced, and the captured property of tho United States in the secession States was to be retaken, or whether Mr. Lincoln was preparing a new batch of appointments, or issuing a warrant for the arrest of Crawford and the othor representatives who fre here claiming to be accredited from an inde- pendopt confederacy created by Syuinéfi States within the Union of thé Valied States. In short, ali sorts of speculations were indulged in. There is no dowbt that among other things the Cabinet had under’ consideration the present state of the postal affairs of the country, and expecially in the seceding States. The reorganization of the government by re- moving as soon as possible all the representatives of the Buchanan administration, and fling their places by new appointments, was also a subject of diecussion. Thee is no doubt but the absorbing question was the considera- tion of the country South, especially with reverence to Texas and the froo navigation of the Mississippi, and the propricty of issuing a proclamation for an extra session of Congress; but it is not known what conclusion was arrived at, if any. An offort is making by the administration to avoid call, ing an extra sczeion of Congress, It will not be done unless it is found to be actually necessaPy; This looks like peace, . Tho President intends to fill the exfsting vacancies in the government beforo tho Senate adjourns, as it cannot be done in the re Thore are a iarge number of this class in tho navy, army and civil departments of the go- Vornment. Other appointments will be made as soon after the Senate adjouyrs as ls goneistant with the other duties pf the adppiniat Alt appiicatioug will be roferrod to the heads of tho several departments to which they holong, and they will be held responsible for a faithful distriyution of tho patronage, Without governing their judgment by relationship, friendahips) or pergonal spites. ‘Tho President says he shall see to that himself. CALL OF THE DIPLOMATIC BODY ON THE PRESIDENT. Wasmsoron, March 7, 1861. Tho diplomatic corps, in full costume, this afternoon pald an official visit to the President, by previous arrange- mont, ag ‘a custoraary on the incoming of anew atminis tration. They were accompanied by Secretary Seward to the White House, who first presented to the President Commander Figaniero, the Minister from Portugal, and the longest” im diplomatio position in this country, wi! made an address in French, a translation of which had previously been furnished to Mr. Lincoln. It was of a complimentary character, and expressive of the good wil! and feelings of their re- spective governments towards that of the United States, ‘and for the success of the administration. All the diplo- matic corps, he said, entertained the best wishes for the peace and prosperity of the country and for a continu. ‘ance of the friendly feelings now existing. The Preaidont briefly replied with much warmth, heartily reciprocating, oth officially and personally, the friondly sentiments oxprensed. The commander, Figaniere, then introduced, reepec- tively, the other foreign Ministers, and then the several foreign Secretaries of Legation. This part of the coro. monies having been concluded, the members of the Ca inet, by invitation, entered the reception room, ani wore introdnte’ to the diplomatig corps. Mrs, Lincoln was afterwards presented, and for some mftuted there wer a general oad unrestrained sopial conversation. © Tr. 1961. Pi ag the Dast man for the place. Alt other Massacha 1 APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE NE“; Govern- MENT. ‘Waser cton, March 7, 1t fe understood that (har -pranc's Adame is to succeed Mr. Dallas at the Covrt of St, James, Fessenden and Corwin have both ‘o¢en spoken of in the same connection. ‘There has been a fierce onslaught made upon President Lineoln to-day by the radical republican Senators and members against the appointment of Senator Crittenden to the Supreme bench. It was positively determined yesterday to send this appointment to the Senate to-day. Whether be has yielded to the radicals remains to be seen. There was an almost universal feeling of approba- tion among all conservative men here when it was given ‘out by certain members of the Cabinet. It was regarded as a grand stroke of policy, and as one‘that weuld be re- ceived asa peaceful construction of the inaugural It is now asserted that Secretary Holt’s name will be sub- stituted for that of Orittenden. This is the last dodge. Lieutenant Governor Goodrich, of Massachusetts, wil be Collector of the port of Boston, Tho whole Con greseional delegation in caucus have agreed to present ‘Betts appoidtzlents are to be held within the State. They decline to act upon them until some tine next woek when they will mect in Boston for that purpose, Geo, W. McLellan, of Cambridge, Mass., has been ap- pointed Yecond Assistant Postmaster General under Mr, Blair. Wm. |. Dayton, of New Jersey, is spoken of and urged by many of the republican leaders for the mission to England. Colonel Fremont, who was on his way to Europe, stands a good chance to be appointed Minister to France. Carl Schurz, of Wisconsin, will be clothed with the powers of a first class mission to Sardinia, ‘The President did not send any appointments to the Senate to-day. Hence that body held no executive ses- sion today, and Judd, Kasson and Kreisman stil lay in fhe Senate unconfirmed. Mr. E. 8, Cleveland, of Hartford, Conn., who accompa- nied Mr. Welles, Secretary of the Navy, to Washington, returns to @onnecticut, accepting no office under Mr. Welles, A. B. McCalmont, Assistant Attorney General of the United States, tendered bis resignation to Mr. Bates upon his aesuming the control of that department of the go- yernment. The Attorney General politely requested Mr. McCalmont to continue to serve as Assistant until his successor was appointed, which Mr. MoCulmont consented to do. John Defrees, of Indiana, has been appointed Superin- tendent of Public Peinting. * John A. Jones, of TWinols, was to-day appointed Su- perintendent of Statistics in the State Department, vice H. ©. McLaughlin. . Nothing definite bas transpired in regard to tho New York appointments, They are awfully mixed up. New aspirants are springing up hourly. Nearly all the State officers gre here pressing their particular favorites. Bar- ney, for Collector; Wakeman, for 2urveyor, and Heury Bennet, for Naval Officer, lead their competitors. he President to-day stated that he intended to fill the vacancies before he made any appointments. Thero is a large number of appointments which the Senate refused to confirm, made during the lact two months of Mr. Bu- cbanan’s administration. A son of John W. Forney was to-day appointed Second Lioutenant in the marino corps, Tuek, of New Hampshire, has been tendered the oifice of Cormmiesioner of Patents. Hie friends suy be will not necept. The departments were crowded to-day with place seekers from all parts of the Union. The different heads were all subjected to their importunities and received armefull of applications and recommendations for office during business houra, In the General Post Office the jam was to great as to compel hundreds to wait vainly all day for a heartog by Mr. Blair. Several thousand pe- titions for postmastorships and mail agencies are al- ready on file. Senator Lane, of Indiana, is untiring In his efforts to provide for his needy friends, His great, gaunt form frequently darkens the doors of the President and mem bers of the Cabinet.. But he is not always successful. Last night, on presenting © monster petition, signed by nearly all Hoorterdom, in favor of tho appointment of Ew M. ©. Lomback as Minister to Berlin, ho was a little sar prised to hear from Mr. Linoola that the post bad already boen assigned to Judd, who, to use tho President's own words, was, although not the oldest, yet so devoted and eclf- sacrifictng a friend as to make the distinction of an early nomination to that mission a well due tribute. Better success will probably crown the Indiana Senator's appeals in behalf of Thos. H. Nelson, the well known ro- publican American of Terre Haute, for the Brazilian mis- sion, Nelson is strongly backed by republican leaders of Western States. Cassiug M. Clay has written a letter urging his appointment. Schurz’s chances for the Sardinian mission are im- proving. Burlingame is said to have withdrawn, but the report is hardly credible. F. Hassaureck, of Cincinnati, is up for Minister to Switzerland. He is endorsed by Chage and most of the Ohio leaders, who say that he has done as much as, if not more than, Schurz for the cause. Robert C. Schonck will consent to be Minister to Paris, if not elected to the Senate by the Ohio Legislature. Captain Cook, of Ulinois, is amxious to be Consul at Valparaiso, Wm, 5. Dole, of Minoia, {8 & prominent applicant for Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Judge Davis supports his claims. Wm. H. Waliace will be Governor of Washington Territory. Dr. Jayne, Senator Trumbull’s brothor-In-law, is unant- mously recommended by the republican Congressmen of Illinois for Governor of Dacotah. Col. Thomas, of Cargon Valley, and Gen. Larimer, are the probable Governors of Nevada and Colorado Terri- tories. Dr. Evans, of Chicago, will be Governor of Nebraska. Ex-M. C. Theaker, of Ohio, and Dr. Chaffer, of Spring- field, are leading candidates for Commissioner of Patents, A remarkably large number of California office hunters are here, attending to their respective interests with much industry. Ira P. Rankin will be Collector of Cus- toms at San Francisco, and Jos. A, Nunos Surveyor General. Dr. Blakely, of Sacramento, is working faithfully for the Honolulu Consuiship. SPEECH OF SENATOR CRITTENDEN ON THE UNION. : Wastxeton, March 7, 1861. A large number of the citizens of Washington, and others, desiring to testify their respect and high appre- ciation of the services of the venerable statesman, Mr. Crittenden, they this evening, accompanied by a full band of music, waited upon him at his quarters, and ten. imeet you. by of my 'ife that I foe! quite at home in feol that { am with (Applaure.) Tam aboot to quit about to be separated 335 of my countrymen, me Fritonce that I i 5 You ore giving me this er ee that you think I have now giving t hope in vain. served my country at faithfully and well. (Loud applause.) And for this approval on your part I make to you my mont aincereand cordial acknowledgments. Peek nothing from my Sa Sy now but their Will—but their approval, {( of “¥ou baye | from every barge’ My oom A ase of plato citizens turning asi from their Li: § aE Fl 5 & a Fa ae be aS i 5 z i is g £ i Be 3 a i 2 z g: &¢ i i A Gi ef s be ae Bi ge £28 Fellow citizens, I cannot to you. “Go on; ‘go on.” take care of the Union and the Union will take caro us. Leeper meg ep eyed that’s it. Ina word—and could add to if I were to address you for an bour—do not be deceived, let no delusive scheme or gltt- ‘that may be held out of advantages to bo ‘om our a repre | up into little States lot no idea of that sort delude you for a single moment. Tho people—the working people—the chanics of the country—the bone and sinew of the | Jand—is withered and wasted “in a condition of | that War comes—you are called upon | for taxes—yon are called upon for military | service, Armies concentrate in your little villages, anil | ‘ou are made the pack horses and burthen bearers in | th: That's iime of war. 10, Liberty is to be found and on- | fered only in peace. My fellow citizens, there isa rest- | clas of people among us who are fond of disorder, | and take pleasure in living upon the honest labor of | others, who thrive by disorder and by war. But you | bonest people, who Hive by the proud ‘earnings of your | labor and iu the ‘liberty and freedom of this land, can hold up your heads with as much pride as the proudest wabob in the land. You are men who desire peace. That's it and applause. These other characters that I have al- Iuded to can only live by eating up your substance. (Laughter and great applause. That is the whole amount, ofit. You pea ere, the principles of the Union; Fed shontd love this Union, for here is the seat, the vary eart of it, and always will, You may not vote—and by the way I have often heard it said by residonts of Wash- ington we have no vote—but thank God we have a voice; ‘aud with that voice we proclaim the principles of Wash. ington the principles of the constitution of this country, ana by than ‘we. will stand. (Applause.) ‘That 4 is your true position. It t in the vation and the Union Leap id safety, your success in life and your prosperity depends. Be not deluded from that. It is the ark of your safety; thorein are your real hopes and you real fortunes treasured up. Seventy years has proved Hike Uni over s people wasitiptos and’ pronpered ie ever a je mu! ane We have in’ that seventy years? No. You ea toe one ie el eB ad jou cogent to ite potheards ad eartl Nee there ie Ou what would be ashamed to be questione’ in foreign land. about the present condition of your country? Not ove of you. I bave bad gome thought myself, somo little cu riosity to look abroad upon foreign lands. 1 am a natiy born man from the Western woods; but so help me God if avy one should offer to bear my expenses now I would pot go to a nation of the world to be qnostion ed about the condition of my country. I would b ashamed to answer. (Laughter.) Fellow citizens: | | shall be led into a speech presently. (Go on.) Let me } offer you my sincere and most cordial acknowlédgements. | 1am going to part with you. I shall be often back to see you. I pever parted with a friend in my lifetime tn apy peril and danger that my heart did not swell with the hope that I should meet him again. Providence permitt: I shall often see you again, and all the while I shall wieh for your roeperity and welware. bem ee my cordial acknow- Kagments: for this kind visit, and my farewell. After various cheers for the Union, the constitution and Senator Crittenden, the serenading party proceeded to the residences of General Scott, Senator Johnson, Sena- tor Douglas, Senator Baker and one or two others, by all of whom they were briefly addressed. MISCELLANEOUS WASHINGTON ITEMS. ‘Wasuretox, March 7, 1861. President Lincoln said to Southern gentlemen, who called upon him to night to know how his inaugural was to be understood, that it meant peace. Adjutant General Cooper has tendered his resignation. He has been induced to this course owing to the political troubles now agitating the country. Col. Cooper is bro- thor-in-law of Senater Mason, of Virginia. Capt, Whithers, of Texas, has also resigned. He is in the Adjutant General's departmeny General Cameron leaves here to-day for Ponnsylvania. | abolighed the office He has not yet qualified, and will return probably on Monday. In the meantime’ Mr. Holt, by request, will continue to discharge the duties of Secretary of War. Jose Marcelino Hurtado, late Intendente General of the State of Panamd, and so distingnished for his notivity and energy in support of the federal government of New Granada, has been appointed Commissioner for the Con. vention under the Cass-Herran treaty. He is cxpectod here by the close of this month. Judge Campbell, of the Superme Court, has not resign- ed, as reported. Passed Assistant Surgeon Carrington, of Virginia; I lou tenant Simons, of South Carolina, and Midehipman Hall, of Georgia, all of the navy, have resigned. ‘There is to be apublic reception at the Ex mansion to-morrow evening UNITED STATES SENATR. EXTRA SEESION, ‘Wasurxoron, March 7, 1962 ‘The Vick Parement laid before the Senate a iettor from Mr. Chaeo, revigaing his sent as Senator from Oblo, and asking him to have the goodness to make this known lo the Senate and the Governor of Ohio. On motion of Mr. Lawn, (rep.) of Ind., a copy wae ordered to be furnished to the Governor of ‘The Senate then resumed the consideration of Mr. Dixon’s resolution that there be printed tho usual num- ber of the Presiderm's inaugural. MR. WIOPALL'S SPRROT. Mr. Wiorart, Copp.) of Texas, anid that ae Mr, Douglas yesterday had entered into a discussion of the meaning of Mr. Lincoln’s inaugural addrage, it was propor that his (Wigfall’s) construction of it should also be given to the country, It was impossible for an administration dealing in generalities, whether glittering or not, to give peace to the country. Tt im @ fact that even States have withdrawn from the Union, entered into a compact, and established a government, Though the fact is not officially aunounced po Bie hoon nn? A alle wide representatives of the Sou confederation are now hero, prepared to bo re- ceived at this court. Waiving all questions of regularity on fo ee ne art ant, Ciny of ee enter into a treaty with in must be cithor By treaty or by the sword, It is oasy to about enforcing the s any istration. Withdraw your tr: then; make no to collect tribute, and enter into a treaty with ‘these ‘Dothie, and you will have peace. Send your tag thirty-four stars toither and it will be fired war j or will you ait stupidly and idly nothing, until @ conflict of arms ‘| use §=you cannot compromise with traitors’? Let the ‘re States reform their the Southern —, you may enter into, will satisfy South you recognise slaves as a a other ol proper: impression that Mr. “masterly inactivity” ction | action {us the You You answer policy cannot pre’ Atbonian orator said, is now longer serve God and Mammon. juickly the question, “Under which ou must w ww your fiag from allow us to have our own, and enter us. Do thie,or make fot See sternest aspect and with Rian me- | tor | could not be got together | volunteers into the fleid, to suc! PRICE TWO CENTs. force is to be ewployed. H the Union is broken. He should have admitted it. He nized the separate existence of tlic Bece- ded States and withdrawn the troops from their forts. As to Virginia, he could say that if any attempt should be made to use the public force, under the policy of execut- ing the laws or of taking session of the forts and is rthor discussion. of tho. subject Str. Siason argued that Mr. Lincoln regarded the Chicago platform aa Ww. Mr. Dovaras, replying to such parts of Mr, Mason's speech as referred to him, attempt would not that it was impoesible, while he had ne knowledge of the views of any ly connected with the mnt, hay- Ing contro} of the question as to Fort Sumter. Ho took itfor granted an army as large as would be required r for some months, as tho raising of it would require a seesion of Congrees. Mr, Mason—What would you do with the fort? Mr. Dovotas—If the Senator had voted right last No- yember I would tell him what is to be dono. I must re- fer him to those who have the control of constitu- tiopal dutics. Tho revenue could not be collected with. ‘out further legislation, and this Mr. Douglas proceeded toshow, and he said it was not designed to. do so by means of military force. Aftor the arrival of the Pro- ident elect the fores bills were not pressed to a yoto in Congress, and this was fora patriotic purpose. Con- gress, which could have passed them, withheld the oy to do these very things, even if the President iad desired to possess if. No doubt not only the sident is infavor of a pacific policy, but algo the repub- Hican party, believing such a policy, under progent cir- cumstances, would the best. If the administration anticipate the use of arms wo hall soon see ® proclama. tion for an extra session of Congress, in order that Inwa may bo passed inercasing the regulat forces, and calling an oxtent a8 the mill- | tary authority may estimate to be necessary. of ought to rejoice im the belief that peace can maintained. if ho wero allowed , to judge of the various speochcs of the Scnator from Texas (Wigfoll), he was foroed to the conclusion | that the Senator d | denominated as “Laws of the United States (Vablic, hey peace and war, and that be did not care, but he (Douglas) cared. Therein consi#ted the difference between the Senator and himself. Because he was desirous of © he was anxious to ai certain what was to be the policy of the new administra- tion. He had arrived at his conclusion candidly and fair ly, and bad oxprereed his gratification at the rosult. If ho had arrived at the conclusion that the inaugural moant war he would have denounced it. He was with the Pre- sident ag far as the President was for peace, and would be against him when he departed from this line of policy. The Senator from Texas was right when he said words will not answer much longer. Wo may ag well look at the facts im the case. He ferred that forte Pickens and Sumter could not remain in porsersion of the federal goyerument much longer. There wos a time when Fort Sumter could have beea re Ho believed it could not be reinforced now without the uge of at jeast 10,000 men by land aod sea. There were but few men to serve Os pew would aw ayer se be proarp , ays. 7 : notion im the ¢ Of peas. How should it Lo cous He thought the President must mean peace, or it w. time for Congrere to be in session and two huadre | t sind men in the field, and that arrangements were ma for war. 1 If peace we can ali rejoice, but if war he could not contemplate or predict what will be the state of the country. The Senator from Texas raid he remained here because his name continves to be called; but, ac cording to his own dectrine, he is a foreigner.’ His ailections were with his own country, while his (Dow plas’) ee with bis own. Mr. Wicratt explainod that why he remained bere was that he had no oflicial information that Texas had of United States Senators, When he should be so notified he would file notice of his withdrawal at the desk, and if, after being so informed, his name should centinue to be callod, he should anéwer to it if it suited his convenience, and if’ called upon to vote, he would probably give his reagons for voting, and regard this as a very respeotable Paton meeting. As the senator {rom Illinois seemed to #peaking for the administration, and as ‘masterly in- he would ask whether the Sena- (od would advise the withdrawal of the troops forts Sumter and Pickens, and the withdrawal of the federal flag from the borders of the Confederate States, and that no eflort be made to levy tribute on foreign activity’ would not do, sentiments whi on ‘Yet, while he was not in ite counsels or con! should not tender it his advice until it was asked to one who may #0 soon be fn the councils of the enemy apd commander of an army. Mr. Wiuvars (int ing) Said that the Senator from inois made a #peech at Norfolk inst aatumn, in which it was reported that bo remarked that he would hang a “good many people of the Sov As the administration May be acting on this principlo, and as ho (Wigfall) did not believe thet the sound, genuine, simon pure consti tution loving and constitution understanding peopls of the South sympathize with any such sentiment, and as “masterly inactivity” will not do, he trusted that the Senator from Dlinois would gtve them a new revelation. The revelation on Mount Sinai, amid the mcttering of thunder and the dashing of lightning, recognized slavery. The Cuam made a remark having reference to slight disorders in the galleries. Mr. Wicwais remarked—You will be fortunate if the jot clear tho Senate before long, and which recone!les mo to a chango of the ‘ould the Senator from Lilinois sepport ‘awing tho federal troops ena? It would no doubt withdrawing the troops and adie President what to do I ghould have no hesitation ke myself, and pro felt tect and defend the 7 iebing to become possessod of information which might be weed against us. As tomy November epecch no roasou to change or modify any sentiments theroin expressed. I believed then, as I do now, that I expressed tho sound constitutional prin. ciples. ou which alone the government can exist. As to hanging the Senator, ho was under some mis»ppre- bension, or his mind seems of a character which magni- floes one man to two men. I only spoke of hang! De person, and that in @ certain contingency, aud 1 did eay that if Mr. Lincolm should bo elected Prosidont scoord! to tho constitutional forms, he must be inaugurated, under my constitutional duty I would sustain him {a the exercise of all the legitimate duties of the station. 1 then eid if, after he was elected, he should violate the constitution of the country and commit crimes against tho laws of the land, I would be for punishing him so- cording to the laws; and {f {t was the penalty under the constilution to him, he would, hang him higher than Haman. I would havé Said the samo thing of any other man who might thus abuse the trust repored in him L2 the American people. I ft as a general prince! > Mr. Wievati—The Senator (Douglas) then was not oor- rectly reported. Wo were to be hung if we dissolved tho Unie and Lincoln, too, i he wo¥lg not carry out Mr, Dovetas—I beg pardon, the speech the Norfolk papers. I said no such for Purposes waa ‘thi : 3° i i pate tt Without further action the Senato adjonrnod. THE NEW TARIFF. The official copy of the tariff has boen issued, and is No, 22."’) It varies in eeveral instances from the lengthy | document pubMshed in the Hkenatp of Wednosday, February 27. a the first section the dato of reimbursing money borrowed by the United States on loan is fixed at “two” years instead of ‘ten,’’ and the words “without notice’ bave becn entirely expunged from the end of the same section. See. 4. And be it further enacted, That in case the pro- poeals made for said loan, or for so much theroof as the exigencies of the — service shall require, shall not be satisfactory, the President of the United States ehull bo, and hereby \s,anthorized to deciine to accept such offer if for less than the par value of the bonds constituting the eaid stock, and in lieu thereof, and tw the extent and amount of the Joanauthorized to be made by this wet, to ieee Trewury notes for sume not less than fifty dollars, bearing intoréet at the rate of #tx per ceutum por annum, poyable semi-annually on the let days of January and Joly in ench yoar, at proper places of paymeut to be pre- reribed by tie Secretary, with the approval of the Presi dent; and, under the lke circumstances and conditions, the President of the United States is hereby author to substitute Treasury notes of equal amount for the whole or any part of avy of the loans for which he is now by law authorized 16 contract and issue bonds, And tho Trexsury nto #0 ieeued under the authority herein given shall be received in payment for all devts due to the United States when offered, and in like mannor shall be given in payment for any sum duo from tho United States when payment in that mode is roquosted by the person to whem payment is to be made, or for their par 20 value in And the faith of the United States is hereby pledged for the due payment of the interest and the redemption of the principal of the stock or Treasury notes which may be iesued under the authority of this ‘act; and the sum of twenty thousand dollars is heroby appropriated out of any moncy in the treasury aot o'hor- wiee appropriated, to pay the expenses of preparing the certificates of stock or Treasury notes herein authorized, to be done in the usual mode and under the restrictions as toemployment ond payment of officers contained in the laws anthorizing former loans and issues of Treasury notes; and it ehall be at the option of hoklers of the ‘Treasury notes hereby authorized by this act to exchange the samo for the tock herein authorized, at par, or for bonds, in lieu of which said Treasury notes wore iesued: Provided, That no certificates shall be exchanged for ‘Treasury notes or bonds in sums leas vhan five hundred dollars: And provided further, That the antbority to iasue the said Treasury notes, or give the same in payment for debts due from the United States, shall be limitod to the 30th day of June, eighteon hundred and sixty-two; and that the same may be redeemable at the pleasure of the United States, at any time within two years after the es of this act; and that said notes shal! cease to interest after they shall have been called in by the Becretary of the Treasury under tho provisioas of thus In section 6, first clauge, the duty “on raw sugar, com- monly called’ muscovado or brown sugar, nov advanced beyond its raw state by claying or other progess,”” has been fixed at “one cent per pound,” and the following words have been struck from the end of tbe same clavse:—‘‘on molasses two cents per gallon; on oonfeo- tlonery of all kinds, no! otherwige provided for, thirty per centum ad valorem.” The following clause Las been added to this section — Second. On coffee, on tea, when imported fro port or place be: Cape of Good Hope, fi nts per pound; when im from any point or place this sido of the Cape o! Hope, other than in the country where produced cente per pornd, and in addition thereto ten per contum ad valorem: Provided, That whenever the Treasury notes and bonds of the ted States which have beon or shal be issued under tae authority of avy lawe or parts lnwe, paszcd between the 4th March, anno 1 min! eighteen hundred and fifty-# of March, aono Domini elghtoen hundre shall bo redeemed and paid, the Presidont of the Uuitea States !2 hereby authorized to male proclamation that the aforenaid articles of ton and cofiee m nt and a half per p y be imported m the spocitie at the duties on tea and after the Into the United States oxen. duties herein imposed: Pro and coffeo hereby tmpore 20th of June, dightéen hi In section 6 the words ‘ i per centum ad valorem,’ have bee: ok out of the drat Clause; and in tho eecond clause of section 10 the words “or linseed” are inverted, for the clearor dednition of the denomination ‘‘dax good.’ The commencement of tho firat clauee of section 15 should ree First. On Wilton, Saxony and Aubueson Axminster patent velvet, Tournay tapestry, velvet carpets and on’ wrought by the Jacquard machi: whole carpeta, valued at one dollar and twenty-five conte or under per squere yard, forty cent per square yard; yalued at over one dollar and twenty-tive conte Ee square yard, “Atty conts per square yard,” provided no carpet or rugs of the above deroription shall pay a duty of lesa than twen\y-2ve per centum ad valorem, &o. Section 14 bas been #0 far amended that the additional duty of tex per cent on “printed cottons’’ is not now made ‘ad valorem,” # words having boen strack from the Orat clause. he fourth clause the words “oot bottom canvass’ Bavo been altered to ‘“‘oot bot- Ls “Sulphate of ammonia’ and ''caustic soda’ have been taken out of the list of spocifled articles in sections 19 and 20, and the ‘ol! of cubebs and the oll of cloves’ from fection 22. See, 21 should now read as follows:—And be it further enacted, That from and aftor the day and year aforessid, bey me bo levied, collested and paid on copper ore an i ail kinds, forty - ‘animal carbon’ has been more clear. iy efeet by the words “bose black”” beng tngerte roasbottealy Stel eamene”™ od inmigzaaie tre el and 4 Pfude “merchandise? CARL SCHURZ IN Wisconsin, demanding to be made « commissioner in the Peace Convention, as follows, viz-—« ‘Send Commiesioners; me’ one of thems, to streogthem our side? Mr. Schurz ia barely acitizen of the United States, ty is ap exile from Anatria, said to hay country to avoid a prosecution for aiding tnd abetting the encnys of SEWARD’S PEACE POLICY. [Washington Cessenpcntencs of Charleston Mercury. | vs Pano Feb. 28, 1861. The patchwork comprom passed At likely to do 80. Indeed, “the clanole ake gute thee no settlement while CJ wer. 6 he is dethroned peace will r and the honor of saving the country will ‘not tothe repadlicins, Convention will remodel the whole structure: of the EB vernment in such @ way as to bripg back LS place the Union on a. enduring- foundation. “uch is the grand ‘which Seward con between free. and save society be hus not vouch Safed to inform us, r Acapamy or Mcsic.—The admirers of Verdi's charming opera, ‘Un Ballo in Maschera,’? will not forget that it is to be given for tho very last time this evening. Oa S1- turday, for the matinee d’adieu, ‘Linda’ will bo sang with Miss Kellogg as the heroine, Brookiyy ACADEMY oF M ‘To-morrow evening there will be a grand gala performance at the Brooklyn Academy, for the benefit of Miss Hinkley, Madaine Col- ‘son will make her first appearance on this occasion ia the role of Norma, and will be supported by Miss Hinkloy and Signors. Stigelli and Susini. Tho last act of ‘Rigo- letto”’ will be given afterwards, with Miss Kellogg in the role of Gilda. The attractiveness of the programme ané the fact that this will be the last night of the season, will no doubt cause a more then usually full attendance- The Great Change of Weather. FREEZING OVER OF THE HUDSON—SNOW SQUALL—- STEAMER AGROUND—THE WEATHER BELOW ZERO— STATE OF THE RIVER, ETC, . Since the sudden change of weather on Tuceday noticed in our Hudson river report the following tay, t has suddenly grown colder, with the exception of three or four hours on Wednesday afternoon, when the fros abated; but at six o’clock P. M. a sudden squall of snow came on, which brought the thermometer to within a few degrees of zero. Thé wind was sharp and cold, blowing a gale all night. At diffrent points along the river, from Albany to New. York, the squall raged more or less fury, Snow did not fall long at each place, doparting as suddenly as it came. It reached Peekskill about fifteen minutes to nine o’clock, and from Rhine- beck to that villago'exceeded any storm that has pre- ceded it this winter, so thick and fast did the snow fall. The ground was scarcely more than covered when it left for further south, keeping pace with the express train at Hudscn, Rhinebeck, Fishkill, Peekskill, Yonkers and New York. In the latter city it arrived at a quartor past ten, and by half-past ten the snow had ceased to fall. ‘The cold continued to increase along the river all night and yesterday. At Hudson and Albany the thermometer yesterday morning at six o'clock varied from zero to five degrees below. The steamer Oregon, one of the Huadsou boats, left that city on Wednesday night for Now York, with a na aber of passengers on board, She was struck by th» squall about balf-pest ex o'clock and driven aground between Tivoli and Rhinebeck. The extent of her ifijuries our re- porter could not learn, aa he only aw heras the train parsed, and learned the other particulars at Hudson. ‘The fouth America, the other boat, Hea at the dock, at Hudson, having weathered the storm ia safety, though rhe looks as if she had a roagh time, her puddles. being thick with ice, and the «ties of her whecihoures on each side covered with ice, #0 that the’ name South America cnn scarcely be seen. Alorg the dock at’ Albany lay the m: it steamer New World all right, with flags tlying every mast, and steam up, together with two propellers, also stoam ing. From New York to Aibany our reporter did not ob- gerve either steamer, echooner, sloop, or even a row boat. The rivor is very rough, Ice in considerable quantities, formed iast night, is floating or driven the shore oy the wird, {rca Poughkeepsie to New York, and in some plnece between Newburg ard Poughkeopsie the river i Wl! from shore to shore, From the latter place it ie full of tce, much of # boing stationary and froz Uroly across. ’ It looks all broken and 1, but isa solid mass—the roughness of the river commence- ment cf its formation causing It to look ‘the water and erceks along shore are frozen over; and the bay at Hugavn, open en Wednesday afternoon, aud en Tuoslay rfectly free 0: ice, was frozen over so firmly that when e express pseeod that city yesterday morning at clevem o'clock, some eight or ten men and boys wore skating upen it, From {Hudson to Albany (at the same time) the river locket aa if a largo steamboat had cut tts way through the ico qite recently, aa in only two or three places was it frozen over, while below thia ta the case for miles be- tweon Hudson and Pougbkeepsie, between the former city end Albany is full of ice, somo of it being very thick, caueed by the waves throwing cake upon cake. In front of Albany the ice is moving down with a strovg tite. Many of the cakes are very large and thick, and offer considerable resistance to the Hudson and Boston Railroad ferry boats; but after a little maneuvering and loss of time they manage’ to cross. If the weather centinu:# another day as it is now (two o'clock P.M.) the Hudson and Mohawk rivers must be clored their entire distance, and Albany stand a good chance to have another t. When the train left Albany last evening at five o'clock the weather was about the samo as at two I’. M—ftom three to five degrees above zero. The ice in the river had materially increased during that time. The rivor, however, Coroners’ Office. Bony Recovensp—Searicion or Four Pray.—Tho body of an unknown man, very much decomposed and some what mutilated, was found floating in the North river au the foot of Christopher street yesterday morning. It was made fast to the pior by tho police, and the Coroner wes notified to hold an inquest. Subsequently tho boly was identified as that of Hugh Duffy, who has bee: mixx ing from his home for several months, and. in regard w whom suspicion of foul play had been entertained. Co. Toner Schirmer, on being notified of the alfair, or dered the remains to be rent to the deadhonse at Belle yue Hospital, where an ioqueat will be held this morning at nine o'clock. Deceased was a consbman, in the em it of Mrs. Parish, of Union ‘square, and lived with bis wife at No. t Unien court. The body was di by a maw named Andrew Galligan, who gave information of the fact to the ferry master a the Hoboken ferry, by whom it was mate fast to the pler. Dufly had been missing since the 30th of December last, and when laat secn ae he Rae ng a — friend pane +A nue. The invest! to-day will probably clear up mystery attending the death of the unfortunate man, and show thet but little foundation existe for the many rumors which have been cireulated regarding his disap pearance. Fara. Acctpent oy Smvsoanp,—Coroner Schirmer he'd an inquest at the New York Hospital, upon the body of « riggor named James Leigh, who died from the effect of injuries accidentally received on Wednesday afternoon, by falling from the main topmast ri of the clipper ehip Sea Serpent, at pier 20, Kast river. Deceased was ‘the main mast to the deck, engaged tt lo when he missed footing, falling below was 30 soverely injured that he died in a short while afterwards. Verdict, “ Accidental death.’” was & native of England, forty-two years of age, and lived at No. 7 Lewis street, Kiuep Write Fovra Fis Kire.—Thomas Nalum, a lad about ten years old, while flying a kfte on the roof of hit —- in Mott street, a fow days ago, missed his bal- noe fell to the sidewalk, injuring himself #0 serious he died yost at the New York Hospital, im py AD, Goroner echirmer held an ioquest on ‘tha body. Verdict in accordance with the above facts. Kotzende’g, Mi Tan Pentord, Hien orgs ‘daughter, Jae r ' ret, K Jabouies and i eel a mayer, Andrew the steerage.