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THE -NORTH -1 CAROLINA! STANDARD SATURDA Y, A MARCH 9t 1S61. ? m i. t tania rb. RALEIGH? 8ATORDAY, MARCH 9, 1861. SPSCIA- NOTICE -Tha Staxdard it conducted ttricUf upon the Iksb tjelem. AU paper art diteontintctd at tht szyirtio 0 tht Umefer which they hat been paid. Sb teribert witi 'be mtifrt root tun beor their tint it out, by a ceobs M thir papery; and unites tht subscription it renewed the peper will bt discontinued. Tkii it a rule fromvhick tkert will bt no departun. Watch for thterott mart, and renew your tultcrvption. fTtehif Standard $2 per annum, in advanet. $rtni- VFttHf, 14 per annum, in advanet. Subscribers desiring their papers changed most gseiuoa the Post Office from, as well as the one to, which tscf desire the change to be made. ELECTION RETURNS. Madison County. J. J. Gudger, Unionist, elected. Majority against Convention 300. Henderson. W. M. Shipp, Unionist, elected. Ma jority against Convention 74. Haywood. John Y. Hicks, Unionist, elected. Majority against Convention 38. Mr. Hicks former ly tesided in Wake County. Jaciton. T. D. Bryson, Unionist, elected. Where is Mr. Thomas ? Macon. Rev. C. D. Smith, Unionist, elected. Cherokee. Mr. Davidson, Unionist, elected. The Unionists have made a clean sweep beyond " the ridge." Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Jack son, Macon, Cherokee, and Yancey have all gono for the Union. . Where, oh where is Mr. Clingman ? Where is Mr. Avery? His own District voted against him by 500 majority, and yet he declared in the Senate that a vast majority of his constituents were anxious to leave the Union. Where is the Xeirsf Who is the best Democrat now, Mr. Atkin? You, who have been repudiated by your own people, or Ilolden, who polled his largest votes in Wake at the strongest Democratic precincts t Hyde. E. L. Mann, Unionist, elected by a ma jority of 324. Majority for Convention 315. Martin. Elder Cushing B. Hassell, Disunionist, elected without opposition. For Convention 662, against Convention 22. Richmond. Walter F. Leake, Disunionist, elected by a small majority. Majority for Convention 150. Montgomery. S. II. Christian, Unionist, elected. The County has voted largely against Convention. Bladen. George Cromartie, Unionist, elected. Cromartie 589. Purdie, Disunionist, 415. Jones. W. Foy, Disunionist, elected by 123 ma jority. Ahe. Union delegate elected, and 700 majority against Convention. Judge Rnffin. We learn that Judge Ruffin made a profound im-pression-on the Peace Conference by his learning, ability, firmness and patriotism. In the language of a friend who had opportunities of observing and judging of the value of his services in that body, "he was a head and shoulders taller than any man in the Conference." Messrs. Reid, Barringer, and Davis differed with Judge Ruffin and Gov. Morehead on several sections of the Franklin substitute, and the vote of the State was cast accordingly. When the vote was thus cast against the first section which relates to slavery in the Territories, Judge Ruffin rose to enter his uis sent and that of Gov. Morehead to the vote of the majority. He said, among other things, that he had taken his seat in that body with a sincere desire to establish justice and restore harmony between the States ; that he not only hoped that this would be done, but he would labor to accomplish it; that he was older than the" federal Constitution and Union, and did not wish to survive them ; and that, as he had lived tinder them for more than seventy years, and had enjoyed their protection and benefits, he desired to die and hi buried under them, and to transmit them as a precious inheritance to coming generations. These remarks were greete-1 with en thusiastic applause by the Northern commissioners. and indeed by all who were anxious to settle exist ing difficulties. We do not propose to-day to discuss the Franklin substitute. We may do so hereafter. But we will say this, that for one we will accept it It gives to the South quite as much as was claimed by the last Democratic State Convention of North-Carol in a, and quite as much as was claimed by the Tennessee res olution in relation to slavery in the Territories ; and we will show this to be so by the record itself, if necessary. We will not go with Messrs. Barringer, Reid, and Daris in demands and movements which will still further excite the public mind and still further divide the Union, against the opinions and views of such men as Ruffin and Morehead. Our only purpose at present is to refer to the im pression produced by Judge Ruffin on the Peace Conference, and to express our own wish and that of all with whom we have conversed, that he would furnish to his fellow-citizens of the State, by letter or otherwise, a full account of the action of that bo dy, together with his views' on the various sections of the Franklin substitute. The nominal Editor of the State Journal calls attention to and endorses an account of the late Union celebration in this place by a correspondent who speaks of those who were in the procession as "a horde of fanatical howlers." The correspon dent also calls on " geittlemen " of the Union party to check these "fanatical howlers." This is just like the oligarchy. They have no respect for the people. The great mass of the procession referred to was composed of honest and intelligent laboring men, and the oligarchs appeal to the "gentlemen" against these laboring men. When the oligarchs find a laboring man who will serve them they use him and pet him, but as soon as they are done with him they cast him adrift and no longer think of or care for. him. When such men differ with them they call them "fanatical howlers," and appeal to "gentle men " to make these " howlers " know their places. This is a specimen of the rule which would be established if these oligarchs and enemies of the people could have their own way.- We now tell these exclusives, who are offended whenever an honest working man happens to " come between the wind and their nobility, that the people have the tower in this State, and that it would be well for them to understand and act accordingly. We arc not in South-Carolina, but in JVorfA-Carolina, where an honest working man is as much entitled to his opinions, and just as good as the owner of Bank stock or of hundreds of negroes aye, better by far than the giddy-brained upstarts who would de prive them of freedom of action and of speech, and many of whom, by tho way, have never earned a dime for their own support. We repeat, the oli garchs who are at the head of the disunion party, do not care for the people any longer than they can use them. They are a very good people as long as they can lead or drive them through the agency of cliques, caucuses, and conventions ; but they become at once a very bad peoplea set of "fanatical how lers " whenever they claim and exercise the right of thinking and acting for themselves. ' Tfce Reaalt la tbl State . . . j Our feble in another column if ill show that the Unionists have carried the Stata Convention by large majority. - ' . . .. The vote for and against Convention is very dose. The majority thus far for Convention is 1,519. We still incline to think that the people have authorized the Convention by a small majority, but the official vote will be necessary to determine the result If the Convention should be called it will probably assem ble about the 20th or 25th of March. Mr. Lincoln's Inaugural. ?' Our readers will find this document in our paper of to-day. On all sides we hear the question, whit -do you think of the Inaugural t We have read it with the utmost attention we have formed an opinion upon it, and we intend to express that opinion. We shall do this fearlessly and firmly. Our opinions in relation to the Chicago platform, Abraham Lincoln, and the black Republican party are well known. We are as hostile to Mr. Lincoln and to the sectional party that elected him as any reasonable man in the South. We will never sub mit to the administration of the government on the principles of thtit party so far as they relate to slave ry in the Territories ; but while we say this for the hundredth time, we also hold that justice should be done even to Mr. Lincoln and his party, and that he who would deliberately fan the the flame of section al strife, instead of doing all he can to put out the fires of discord which threaten to consume the tem ple of the Union, is guilty of an inexpiable crime. We want peace, not war. We want Union, not dis union. We want justice for the South, but we must do justice to the North." We long for light, not darkness. We believe that the Union can be pre served, and we are willing to bear and forbear to watch and wait to labor in a fraternal spirit to achieve this most desirable result When the ene my offers us the olive branch we will not reject it When he approaches us pointing to his oath, yet in a spirit of amity, we will not rush upon him with the sword. When he pleads for the Union we will point to the Constitution ; and if both of us should then pause, we would then go with him to the foun tain of all power, the people of the States, and seek there, and establish there, if possible, new founda tions for equality and brotherhood. So far as coercion is concerned, Mr. Lincoln occu pies the very ground occupied by Mr. Buchanan. We have compared the Inaugural in this respect with Mr. Buchanan's message, and the fact is so. We cannot, as an honest man, denounce in Mr. Lin coln what we approved in Mr. Buchanan. The man had just taken an oath to support the Constitution and to enforce the laws. What was he to do? Was he to say to the seven cotton States, you are out of the Union ? Who gave him that authority ? Has Congress said it? No. Have the American people said it No. The mails are still furnished to these States, and Mr. Lincoln says he will continue to furnish them unless they are repelled. But he says he must execute the laws, and in the next breath he virtually omits the cotton States as Mr. Buchanan omitted South-Carolina, for the simple reason that he has no officers in those States and cannot execute them. He says that in " interior localities" where competent resident citizens will not or cannot hold the offices, "there will be no at tempt to force obnoxious strangers" on the people. But he says he will collect the revenue in the cotton States. How He must do it, if at all, at the Cus tom Houses, for he has no authority to do so on shipboard. The law provides only for the collection of the revenue at the Custom Houses. Congress has made no other provision. What then ? Why he can do nothing in this respect Mr. Buchanan could do nothing in this respect in South-Carolina, yet he said, as Mr. Lincoln says, that the laws must be enforced. If Mr. Lincoln were mad enough to attempt to subjugate the Southern States, or even if he wcredis- posed to do so as his Inaugural shows he is not he has no army at his command. He might spare a thousand troops from the forts and frontiers, but what could these do against the armies of the fifteen slavcholding States ? Then he has no money. The Treasury is empty. Then he has no authority for raising troops, even if he had money to pay them with. The " force bill " so-called, was defeated in the House of Representatives. What then ? He is powerless. He is not only powerless at present, but the tone of his Inaugural shows that he is alarmed in view of the calamities that impend. Will he be stronger in future? We do not believe he will. Ilis party is already demoralized, and in addition to this, the great body of the Northern people will never consent to an aggressive war on the South. If the seven cotton States had remained in the Union, both branches of Congress would have been against Mr. Lincoln by large majorities, and the Senate could have dictated all his important appointments. But they abandoned the Union abandoned it sel fishly and for no sufficient cause, and left us at the mercy, at they tay, of a dominant sectional party. Shall we go out simply because they did ? We trust not. Have we of the middle States no self respect no will of our own We think we have tome will of our own, for we ire still in the Union. Mr. Lincoln will have no more power to enforce the laws in the " Confederate States" than the late President had ; and we all know that Mr. Buchanan enforced no law in South-Carolina after that State assumed to secede, and the only coercion be attempt ed was in the shape of letters and newspapers which he showered from his mail batleriessM over that State. Mr. Lincoln is inclined to favor a Convention of all the States. We' think the condition of the coun try and the progress of events will compel him to assemble Congress at an early day. If he should do that, a Convention of all the States could be call ed, and such a body, we make no doubt, would be able to reconstruct the Union on an enduring basis. Failing to do that, however, it could at least provide for a peaceable separation of the States. We do not propose to comment further on this document. It is before our readers, and each one of them will read and study it carefully for himself. We approve portions of it, and we disapprove other portions, It i not a war message. It is not, strictly speaking, a black Republican mes sage ; for while he recognizes slavery in the States as perpetual, and as never to be interfered with in any way by the abolitionists, he deliberately refrains from pressing the main principle in his platform, to wit, the exclusion of the South from all the Territo ries of the Union. It is not unfriendly to the South. It deprecates war, and bloodshed, and it pleads for the Union. That any portion of it will be approved by the Disunionists we have no idea. If it had breathed violence and war if it had claimed the government for the North exclusively, and had threatened the South with subjugation, the Disu nionists would have shouted for joy, as they did in Charleston when they learned that Lincoln was elected, for they would then have been sure of the attainment of their darling purpose, the permanent and final disruption of the Union. ' ' : jS- J. H. Reagan, .of Texas, has been appointed Postmaster General of the Confederate States, in place of Mr. Ellett, of Mississippi, declined. . ... , GoT.'Ellla a fTlltniiigtoa. .-J . We learn from the Journal that Gov. Ellis was in Wilmington' on the 5th, had a reception at the bands of his brother disunionists, and made a speech. The Journal says : ... ... . 1 " The Governor referred to the position of public affairs in Congress and throughout the country to Mr. Lincoln's declarations to his sneaking into Washington to the total failure of all plans of ad justment to the coercion policy of Lincoln's mes sage to the necessity of resistance, and to the in evitable course of things leading North-Carolina to join her fate with her sisters of the South, and that at no distant day. He did not know how the elec tion in this State had resulted, but however it had resulted the march of events was still onwards. If we had not a convention now, we would have one very soon. When he looked around and saw the spirit manifested here he felt that the spirit of re sistance to oppression which animated the men of '76 was still alive, and its fires still burning. Neither the law nor the constitution gave the President power to coerce any State, and the attempt to do so would be an act of usurpation that the peo ple themselves had the natural and indefeasible right to resist, even should it be necessary to do so with out waiting for the forms of authority. Old Virginia could not accept the so-called com promise or adjustment She had put her foot down, and her terms had been rejected and she must either go out or back down. Would she back down ? He did not believe it" Gov. Ellis referred to the "coercion policy of Lin coln's message." Now there is no more coercion in Lincoln's Inaugural than there was in Mr. Buchan an's annual message; but it did not jump with the Governor's unholy designs against the Union to ad mit this fact The Governor also referred to " the necessity of resistance." But what if the State should not re sist. Governor, until an attempt shall have been made to subjugate the South, or until some uncon stitutional act shall have been passed by the general government what then ? Are you for "resistance" now t We believe you are. Try it, sir. You also declared "if we had not a Contention now, we would have one soon." That is the report of what you said as given in the Journal. The Herald reports you as saying that if the people had defeated the Convention they would be driven to the necessity of reconsidering their conduct by circumstances about to transpire, over which they had no control." Great respect for the people, indeed, has the Gov ernor! They must " reconsider their eondvet " they roust resist! they must do as John W. Ellis tells them to do! The servant has become the master. Our readers will now perceive that what we said in November last is true, that Gov. Ellis is a rank disunionist Indeed, so deeply is he committed to the schemes of Yancey and others, and so thorough ly is he bent on destroying the Union, that if a Convention should not be called according to the Constitution, we believe he will give his countenance and his aid to a revolutionary movement for a Con vention similar to that threatened to be set on foot in Wilmington and Goldsborough. Let hun at tempt it, and let the disunionists attempt it if they dare ! Reverence for the law and for the Constitu tion is still uppermost in the hearts of the people of this State ; and if John W. Ellis or any one else should attempt to trample on the Constitution, or to act the part of the usurper, the people will rise in their might, with arms in their hands, and con sign the traitors to condign punishment A similar threat was uttered in the Senate of this State by Messrs. Thomas, Burton, and Erwin ; and this speech of the Governor proves what we thought then, that these gentlemen were acting with him and under his advice. And yet Gov. Ellis claims to be a Democrat He is not a Democrat He is an oligarch. He has no respect for the will of the people, and the fact is proved by this speech of his in Wilmington. No man can be a Democrat no man can be a Republi can of the JetTerson and Jackson stamp, wbo treats the will of the people, as Gov. Ellis is doing, with contempt The people must " reconsider their con duct !" Why, this Governor is as arrogant and as inpudent as Gov. Tryon ever was. He is -the mas ter, and the people must move as mere automatons in obedience to his gracious orders ! Mr. Clingman issued his orders from Washington that the State "must" secede or take part with Lincoln in making war on the South ; and now we have the chief oli garch himself lecturing the people for having voted against a Convention, and telling them they must " reconsider their conduct " and do better ! The Herald also reports the Governor as compli menting George Davis for his casting vote in the Peace Conference against the Franklin substitute. "He would as soon," says the Herald, "see the Chicago platform inserted in the Constitution as the Peace Conference plan." This is a gross reflec tion on Judge Ruffin and Gov. Morehead, and other distinguished and patriotic members of the Con ference from both sections, including Messrs. Rives and Summers, of Virginia, who voted for that plan. But we will not pursue the subject further to-day. What a sad spectacle, to see the Governor of thin patriotic, Union-loving, conservative old State, with the oath to support the ftdetul Constitution fresh up on hit lips, conspiring against the Union which that Constitution established and exerting himself to the utmost to increase the Utter feeling already ex isting among our people, and to hurry them into the vortex of revolution and civil war! ' '.pet -akare the hettetl ;: i J On the day before the ( recent election Mr. Lewis read to' the people at Green Level, in , this County,, a letter addressed to bim by Hon. L. O'B. Branch, -in which the latter endorsed the disunion, tielei in thit County, and in which hi also charged that tie courts of the Standard and other Unionists in thit State was tending to unconditional tubmitsion to black Republican rule. This is the substance of what Mr. Lewis read from the letter as well as we can remember it Let us have the letter, Mr. Lewis. The State Journal of the 23d February classes Mr. Branch with the States Rights party. States Rights with the Journal means disunion. A man is known by the company he keeps. Mr. Branch's constituents hare a right to know his opinions. He struck at us in the dark through his letter to Mr. Lewis, and we again say, Mr. Lewis, let vt have the letter I Slavery In the St tea. The House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, before they adjourned, passed by a two-thirds vote a proposed amendment to the Con stitution guaranteeing for all time to come slavery in the States. The proposed amendment passed the House by 135 to 65, and the Senate by 34 to 12. The people of this County and State have been told that the Republicans intended to abolish slavery in the States and to reduce the whites to an equality with the blacks ; and about the time, or soon after the people were thus told, the amendment referred to was passed by a Senate and House controlled by the black Republicans. The following is the joint resolution, with Mr. Corwin's amendment : " He it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-third of both Houset con curring,) That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amend ment to the' Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said Legis latures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of said Constitution, viz: Art XII. No amendent of this Constitution, hav ing for its object any interference within the States within the States with the relation between their citizens and those described in section second of the first article of the Constitution as " all other per sons" shall originate with any State that does not recognize that relation within its own limits, or shall be valid without the assent of every one of the States composing the Union." Corwin's amendment : " No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of per sons held to labor or service by the laws of said State." ...v It has now to be sanctioned by three-fourths of the State Legislatures, when it will become a clause of the Constitution of tha United States. JJT" We learn that Mr. Bell," of Tennessee, and Mr. Gilmer, of this State, were offered seats in Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet. Mr. Bell replied that under the circumstances he could not accept unless the incom ing President would furnish him with a written pro gramme of his policy ; that if this should be done, and he should be thereby assured that no move ments would be made by the President and Cabinet inimical to his section, and he should be also thus assured that he would be able to act harmoniously with the administration, he would accept a place in the Cabinet A special programme was not furnish ed, but he was referred to the Inaugural as embody ing the views of the President Mr. Gilmer, we learn, made the same reply ; but in both cases the positions referred to were at first declined, and the terms as above given were not required until they were pressed a second time- to consent to occupy seats in the Cabinet We give the above as rumor, but we have no doubt it may be relied on as substantially correct J. W. B. Watson. Esq. A communication having appeared in the Stand ard during our absence on the campaign, stating that J. W. B. Watson, Esq., had been nominated by the Disunionists of Johnston, and the impression having gone abroad that that gentleman is a Disu nionist, it is due to him that we should represent his position correctly. The nomination referred to was made against Mr. Watson's wish, and he declined to accept it The fact that he declined was well known in Johnsten, and was stated by the Union candidates on thej stump. At the precinct he attended on the day o ' election no vote was cast for him, he having urged. the people not to vote for him but for the Union ticket Mr. Watson was urged to accept the Unionj nomination, but declined it, not because he was nod thoroughly with the Unionists, but because he did not desire a seat in the Convention, having served! the County in the Senate for some three months to the neglect of his private interests. Mr. Watson is a devoted aiid thorough Union man, and all statements to the contrary are calcu latcd to do him injustice. ', 'Bishop AtklnaoVs ApyoiatmenU. - March 17th, Tarborough, " .19tWSobUand'Nekv"'tV 'Xi" -? . 21st,. Woodville, Bertie county, ; '!-.- 22d,-Windsor,- ; - v -f-, - 24th, Williamston, V ,., " 26th, Greenville, . . . . ' - ,. " 87th, Trinity, Beaufort county, 28th, St Johns', Durham's Creek, 29th, Bath, . ' M " 30th, Zion Church, Beaufort county, " 81st, Washington, t April 3rd, St Luke's, Washington county, " 4th, St David's, " 5th, Lake Chapel, 7th, Plymouth, " 9th, Gatesville, " llth, Lassiter's Chapel, " 18th and 14th, Elizabeth City, ICth, Currituck, - 18th, Woodville, Perquimans county, 19th, Hertford, 21st Edenton, 23rd, P. M. Murfreesborough, 25 th, Jackson, 26th, Burgwyn's Chapel, 28th, Wilson. VOTE OF JiORTII-CAROLINA, For Delegates to a Contention, and for and again a Convention. COUNTIES. c Ashe, Alamance, Anson, Alexander, Burke, Buncombe, Brunswick, Bertie, Beaufort, Bladen, Caswell, Cherokee, Currituck, Chowan, Carteret, Cumberland k Harnett, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Columbus, Cleaveland, Craven, Chatham, Camden, Duplin, Davie, Davidson, Edgecomb, Franklin, Fwsythe, Greene, Guilford, Granville, Gaston, Gates, Haywood, Henderson, Hyde, Halifax, Hertford, Iredell, Johnston, Jones, Jackson, Lenoir, Lincoln, Montgomery, Martin, Macon, Madison, Mecklenburg, Moore, McDowell, Northampton, New Hanover, Nash, Onslow, Orange, Pitt, Person, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Rutherford & Polk, Rowan, Richmond, Randolph, Rockingham, Robeson, Stanly, Stokes, Sampson, Surry, Tyrrell, Union, Warren, Watauga, Washington, Wilkes, Wayne, Wake, . . Yadkin, Yancey, 1 1 1 1 o T i i i i 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 79 2 H ; 2 5 is r. S o ago Q o 700 284 1116 1 71 S 273 1219 389 1 C27 61 138 632." 597 650i 480 460" 692 137 1 800 204 2221 4 1038 59j 1 592 ...J CO' 1 018 15 1 621 8 2 1270 11 2 911 36 283 179 2 1252 7 263 73 3oG 181 2 1588 1 1 794 7 280 1H 1 457 1( 113 277 .. ' 1056 74 1 864 10 276 ... j 315 - ... 1049 S 216 26 191 182 741 02 1 200 1 447 19 1 708 b 1 662 2 3d 2 1443 25 135 125 638 21 576 32 2 1781 21 1 989 8 1 631 8 45S 143 986 17 593 16. 180 . . . . 160 430) 2 920 .... 882 115ij 1 150 ... .1 45 24611 808 57(ij 454 8171 "460; 2 950 53 207 1136- 1 548 "483' 2 774 83 238 418 55 1875 2 1250 242 .. .' 1406 1240 34 1483 88 89,236 87,717; . .. 87,717 - 1,519 41 tl 41 THE INAUGURATION ON MONDAY.' The thousands who bad, for several days been pouring into the city, were astir bright and early; In fact many perambulated the streets during the whole of Sunday night, having found it impossible to secure any accommodations or sleeping conven iences. The morning opened with a threatening sky. fol lowed by a little rain, but soon the sun peered forth and shed his genial rays (obscured occasionally by passing ciouGsj upon tne surging, restless, and anxious throng, seen wending their way along Penn sylvania avenue, between Willaird's Hotel and the Capitol. The only drawback was the clouds of dust created by tho high wind. At an early hour this city began to wear the ap pearance of a gala day. The stars and stripes were thrown to the breeze at an early hour, while in numerable Hags and banners were displayed in ; almost every suction of the city. In all the govern- i mental departments, corporation offices, banks and ' other places, there was' a general suspension of busi ness, whilst the closing of all the public schools and private seminaries, crowded the streets with joyous juveniles, all in holiday attire. By the hour of nine, the thoroughfares were all rendered lively by the marchings of the several military companies to their headquarters near the City Hall, whilst thousands upon thousands of visi tors were availing themselves of the very best op portunities to survey the imposing pageant and pro ceedings. MOVEMENTS OF THE PKOCESSION. The grand pageant enlivened by several fine bands of martial music the new, appropriate and brilliant uniforms of the volunteer military, ninny of toe companies recently organized, moved off at 12 J o'clock. The warlike bearing and equipments of the government soldiery, all of whom had at some period been engaged in actual service, attracted great attention. A hundred new and splendid flags and banners in line, with apparently a forest of bristling muskets and bayonets, rendered the scene intensely interesting. The procession moved on to the capitol amidst the hearty enthusiasm of the thousands who thronged the avenue on each side, as far as the eye could reach. SCESES AT THE CAPITOL. Whilst the imposing procession was occupying the attention of the thousands outside of the capi tol, the doors of the Senate were opened at 11 J a. m., and in a short time the vast chamber was thronged with a brilliant array of distinguished men, including the Diplomatic Corps, Judges of the United States Supreme Court, Senators, officers of the Army and Navy, Governors and -ex-Governors, Officers of the several Government Departments, Mayors of Cities, tc. all of whom were admitted at the north door of the capitol. The families of the Diplomatic corps occupied the diplomatic callerv. The ladies' gallery presented a brilliant array of fashion and beauty. President Buchanan and Mr. Lincoln occupied seats in front of the desk of the Secretary of the Senate, with the committee of arrangements on their left, and the Judges of the Supreme Court on their right The Senate was called to order at twelve o'clock, and the oath of office administered to Mr. Hamlin, Vice President elect by Vice President Breckinridge. THE IXAl'GCKATIOX CEREMONIES. After the ceremonies in the Senate Chamber, the assemblage therein formed in procession and pro ceeded to the platform on the central portico of the cnpitol. The procession was . headed by Col. Win. St-lden, Marshal of the District of Columbia, and accompanied by Senators Pearce of Maryland, Foot, of Vermont and Baker, of Oregon, of the commit tee of arrangements, and judjres, diplomatic corps, and the other distinguished persons wbo joined in the escort of the President and President elect from Williard's Hotel to the capitol. On reaching the front of the portico, the Presi dent elect took the seat provided for him on the front of the platform. The President and commit tee of arrangements occupied a position in tho rear of the President elect Next in the rear of these the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of the Suprvme Court occupied seats on the left, and the Vice President, Secretary and members of the Senate, those on the right. The diplomatic corps occupied the seats next in the rear of the Supreme Court Heads of Department Governors and Ex Governors of States and Territories, and ex mem bers of the Senate, ex-members and members elected of the Uoe of Representatives in the rear of the members of the Senate. Meanwhile thousands were assembled to witness the august ceremonies, and the greatest anxiety prevailed to see and hear the President elect The capitol grounds swarmed with the immense multitude, and windows, roofs, trees, and every other available spot were lined with men, women and children. Those entitled to seats on the platform having taken the places assigned them, and order having been somewhat restored, Mr. Lincoln arose and delivered the INAUGURAL ADDRESS. The reading of the address occupied about half an hour. Its delivery was loud, earnest and em phatic, and though but few of his words reached further than to the middle circle of the multitude by which he was surrounded, yet the whole mass evinced their interest by frequent outbursts of ap plause. THE OATH Or OFFICE. As soon as Mr. Lincoln concluded, Hon. Roger B. Taney, the venerable Chief Justice of the United States, rose, and in a solemn and impressive man ner, administered the oath of office to Mr. Lincoln, to the effect that he will "faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." Having administered the oath. Judge Taney con gratulated Mr. Lincoln, amidst the loud applause of the assembled spectators, and the stirring music of several bands. MR. BUCHANAN AND MR. LINCOLN. When the escort reached the Executive Mansion, Mr. Buchanan, stepping on the threshold, said to President Lincoln that having conducted him aafely through the ceremonies and introduced hint to his new home, he would bid him a farewell, wishing him Heaven's blessing upon his administration. President Lincoln with deep feeling acknowledged this kind expression, and the great pleasure it would ever afford bim to see Mr. Buchanan at the execu tive mansion. They then shook hands, and Mr. Buchanan re-entered his carriage, and left for the residence of Rout Ould, Esq., where, he remains until to-morrow afternoon, when he starts for Balti more. - . - ; ; y. : - l. ,u.,i um. -nUaf 'tp 'The NewCaAiseUj AlXboullt Ended Chase Secretary of tie Treat J ;; V-.J. : " f!A V -. "c -WASBnroTOK, March 6. The Senate was in secret session an hour and a half to-day. They made the ' following confirmations:: n t -: f .,Jt William H. Seward, of New York, Secretary of State. Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio,' Secretary of the Treasury. Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Sec- retary of War. Gideon Wt'.lea, of Connecticut See" retary of the Navy. Montgomery Blair, of Mary-" land, Postmaster General. Caleb Smith, of Indiana, Secretary of the Interior. Edward Bates, of Mis souri, Attorney General - -: The votes were unanimous for all except Bates and Blair 4br 5 votes being cast against each of them, that number objecting to them because they were unwilling that any man from the alave States should go into the Cabinet A large crowd was assembled around the doors of the Senate anxious to know the result of the secret session. - ' - - - OmcAL Vote of Orange. At the election on Thursday last for delegates to the proposed Stat Convention, the Hon. . Wm. A. Graham and Capt. John Berry, the Union candidates, were elected. Henry K. Nash, Esq., and Dr. Pride Jones were the Secession candidates. A Whig and a Democrat be ing on each ticket ld party prejudices had little influence on the result and tho election rested al most exclusively upon the merits of the question immediately before the people. All parties amongst us are unanimous in the determination to assert all their just rights ; but it will bo seen by the TOtea given, that the people of Orange, by a very large majority, have expressed their belief that they calk more effectually maintain those rights in the Union than out of it, and that they wish to perpetuate the government under which war have so gloriously prospered, and which commands the respect and ad miration of all nations. Hillsboro1 Recorder. Makbiaob or Miss Harriet Lanx. Miss Lane celebrated the close of her uncle's administration by being married yesterday to Mr. James Carlisle, the most brilliant lawyer in Washington. World. Important from Washington. Washington, March 6. Several-days anterior to the 4th, Gen. Scotland others received telegrams cautioning them against a gunpowder plot to blow up the Capitol whilst the Inauguration was progress ing. He therefore ordered the police around th building to make diligent search in order to satisfy his informants that no danger existed- Frederick W. Seward was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State to bis father. ...... Norman B. Judd, of Illinois, baa beta nominated Minister to Berlin. It is reported and generally believed that the Hon. John J. Crittenden was nominated fo-day for , tho vacant Judgeship in the Supreme Court- - i Arrival of the Southern Commissioner!. ' Washington, March 6. The Commissioners from the Southern Confederacy to this government ' have arrived, and will make known the object of their mission to the President on Tuesday. c 'C' Action of the Confederate Congress Desires and . Plans of the Leaders. Montgomery, March 4, 1861. The propositions of the Washington Peace Congress will not even be taken into consideration here ; and in no event will the rule of Lincoln be submitted to. The permanent Constitution of the Confederacy is now being elaborated, in order to be submitted to the Congress and to the States. I am enabled, in advance, to state some of its more important fea tures. It will provide that South of Kansas and of Utah slavery shall be established beyond the power of Congress or of the Northern States ever to abol ish it or in any way interfere with the rights it confers. The idea which has prevailed to some extent in South Carolina that only slave States can be admitt ed to the Confederacy, is repudiated by the control ling men, and by the majority of the Congress. Tha Constitution will provide for the admission of. free States, of course with suitable guaranties. - Full powers will be given to the Congress to levy duties on imports and exports. The tariff recently enacted will immediately be amended, and will pro bably be made to impose an export duty of one per cent on cotton, tobacco and rice. The duties on most imports will be fixed at ten per cent, and these rates will be made to take effect on January 1, 1862. second dispatch. Montgomery-, Ala., March 6. The flag for tha Confederate States has been definitely determined upon, and it was hoisted over the Capitol at 4 o'clock this afternoon. It originated with the committee. Mr. Mallory, of Florida, has been confirmed Sec retary of the Navy. . Senatorial Proceedings. Washington, March C. Mr. Dixon moved that the usual number of copies of the Inaugural Ad dress be printed. Mr. Clingman said that although he would vote for the proposition, he could not endorse the address. Its sentiments he believed would inevitably lead to war. It was a war document It was hostile to all peace. " - Mr. Douglas considered the Inaugural as emin ently peaceful in its character. He believed that the administration would be marked by conservatism and peacefulness. The South has nothing to fear from a President whose inaugural was so concilia tory and mild under such peculiar difficulties. He could not see how the President could carry out one portion of the law and neglect another. He did not understand how he could collect the revenue in one port and pass by another. Mr. Clingman rejoined, and then Mr. Wigfall ob tained the floor for to-morrow. The Senate Went into Executive session DIED, In BrownnTille, Ark., at I be residence of ber fiUber, Uriaa Forxyih, Ann Mildred FnrsTtb, nged ten years, six months and twenty-one days. She was torn in Orange eonnty, N. C, July 81st, 1850. Tennessee. The . vote on the Convention ques tion in Tennessee resulted as follows : 1 Convention. . No-Convention. 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