To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Amos Tuck to be naval officer for the district of Boston and Charlestown, in the State of Massachusetts, in the place of Charles G. Greene, removed. WASHINGTON, March 11th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Rufus Hosmer, of Michigan, to be consul-general of the United States at Frankfort-on-the-Main, in the place of Samuel Ricker, recalled. WASHINGTON, March 12th, 1861. The messages were read. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered, That the nominations of Cassius M. Clay and Thomas Corwin be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Ordered, That the nominatins of Willard P. Phillips, Amos Tuck, and Rufus Hosmer be referred to the Committee on Commerce. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1861. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate George Harrington to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, in the place of Philip Clayton, resigned. WASHINGTON, March 12th, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Francis E. Spinner, of New York, to be Treasurer of the United States, in the place of W. C. Price, resigned. WASHINGTON, March, 13, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William C. Butler to be collector of the customs for the district of Camden, in the State of North Carolina, in the place of L. D. Starke, resigned. WASHINGTON, March 13th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Nelson G. Isbell to be collector of the customs for the district of Detroit, in the State of Michigan, in the place of Robert W. Davis, removed. WASHINGTON, March 13th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate John W. McMath to be collector of the customs for the district of Michilimackinack, in the State of Michigan, in the place of Jacob A. T. Wendell, removed. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Christopher Gore Ripley, of Minnesota, to be secretary of the legation of the United States at Brussels, to fill a vacancy. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WASHINGTON, 13th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Elijah L. Hamlin, of Maine, to be commissioner under the reciprocity treaty between the United States and Her Britannic Majesty concluded 5th June, 1854, in the place of John Hubbard, recalled. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WASHINGTON, 13th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : I respectfully request that the nomination of Jesse Corwin to be dep. uty postmaster at Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, vice Troutman, removed, be returned to me. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WASHINGTON, 13th 1861. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Joseph Russell Jones, of Illinois, to be marshal of the United States for the northern district of Illinois, vice Thomas Hoyne, resigned. WASHINGTON, 13th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate James M. Edmonds, of Michigan, to be Commissioner of the General Land Office, vice Joseph S. Wilson, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate John M. Richardson, of Missouri, to be agent for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, vice Douglas H. Cooper, removed. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate McLane Tilton, of Maryland, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, from the 2d March, 1861, vice 2d Lieutenant David M. Cohen, promoted. William H. Cartter, of Ohio, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, from the 2d of March, 1861, vice 2d Lieutenant Becket K. Howell, resigned. John H. Higbee, of New York, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, from the 9th of March, 1861, vice 2d Lieutenant Henry L. Ingraham, resigned. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Master Joseph W. Alexander to be a lieutenant in the Navy, from the 11 March, 1861, vice Lieutenant Horace N. Crabb, deceased. WASHINGTON, D. C., 12 March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Passed Assistant Surgeon James F. Harrison to be a surgeon in the Navy, from the 5th March, 1861, vice Surgeon Thomas Harris, deceased. WASHINGTON CITY, 9 March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate the officers named in the accompanying list for regular promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, March 8, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WAR DEPARTMENT, March 8, 1661. SIR: I have the honor to lay before you the annexed list of officers for regular promotion in the Adjutant-General's Department of the Army to fill vacancies consequent upon the resignation of the late Adjutant-General Cooper, and as the public service requires that the office of adjutant-general should be filled with the least delay practicable, I respectfully request that the early action of the Senate on these nominations be invited. PROMOTIONS. Adjutant-General's Department. Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo Thomas, senior assistant adjutant general, to be adjutant general with the rank of colonel, March 7, 1861, vice Cooper, resigned. Brevet Major Edward D. Townsend, assistant adjutant general (the senior of his grade), to be assistant adjutant-general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1861, vice Thomas, promoted. Brevet Captain William A. Nichols, assistant adjutant-general (the senior of his grade), to be assistant adjutant-general with the brevet rank of major, March 7, 1861, vice Townsend, promoted. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. To the Senate of the United States: J. HOLT, Secretary of War. I nominate Colonel Edwin V. Sumner, of the First Regiment of Cavalry, for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WAR DEPARTMENT, March 12, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the name of Edwin V. Sumner, colonel of the First Regiment of Cavalry, to be brigadier-general, vice Twiggs, dismissed. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. To the Senate of the United States : Secretary of War. I nominate the officers named in the accompanying list for regular promotion and appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, March 11, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WAR DEPARTMENT, March 11, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following list of officers for regular promotion and appointment in the Army of the United States : PROMOTIONS. Adjutant-General's Department. Brevet Captain Don Carlos Buell, assistant adjutant-general, to be assistant adjutant-general with the brevet rank of major, February 25, 1861, vice Deas, resigned. Medical Department. Assistant Surgeon Lewis A. Edwards to be surgeon, February 19, 1861, vice De Leon, resigned. Assistant Surgeon John F. Hammond to be surgeon, February 25, 1861, vice Moore, resigned. Corps of Engineers. Brevet Second Lieutenant William E. Merrill to be second lieutenant, February 20, 1861, the date of Captain Beauregard's resignation. Brevet Second Lieutenant Chauncey B. Reese to be second lieutenant, February 20, 1861, the date of Captain Whiting's resignation. Ordnance Department. Second Lieutenant George C. Strong to be first lieutenant, January 25, 1861, vice Sill, resigned. Brevet Second Lieutenat Thomas G. Baylor to be second lieutenant, January 25, 1861, vice Strong, promoted. Second Lieutenant Thomas G. Baylor to be first lieutenant, February 1, 1861, vice Boggs, resigned. Brevet Second Lieutenant John S. Saunders to be second lieutenant, February 1, 1861, vice Baylor, promo ed. First Regiment of Dragoons. Brevet Second Lieutenant Josiah H. Kellogg to be second lieutenant, Second Regiment of Dragoons. Brevet Second Lieutenant Wesley Merritt to be second lieutenant, January 28, 1861, vice Berry, resigned. First Regiment of Cavalry. Brevet Second Lieutenant John R. B. Burtwell to be second lieutenant, October 30, 1860, vice Church, resigned. Brevet Second Lieutenant Charles S. Bowman to be second lieutenant, December 2, 1860, vice Riddick, promoted. Second Regiment of Cavalry. Brevet Second Lieutenant John J. Sweet to be second lieutenant, January 31, 1861, vice Minter, promoted. Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. Brevet Second Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler to be second lieutenant, September 1, 1860, vice Edson, resigned. First Regiment of Artillery. First Lieutenant Truman Seymour to be captain, November 22, 1860, vice Winder, promoted into the 3d Artillery. Second Lieutenant Charles H. Webber to be first lieutenant, November 22, 1860, vice Seymour, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Alanson M. Randol to be second lieutenant, November 22, 1860, vice Smead promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Cornelius Hook, jr., to be second lieutenant, November 22, 1860, vice Webber, promoted. Second Regiment of Artillery. Brevet Second Lieutenant John M. Wilson to be second lieutenant, January 28, 1861, vice Jones, resigned. Brevet Second Lieutenant Alexander C. M. Pennington, jr., to be second lieutenant, February 1, 1861, vice Butler, resigned. Third Regiment of Artillery. Brevet Second Lieutenant James M. Whittemore, jr., of the Second Artillery, to be second lieutenant, September 27, 1860, vice Lyon, promoted. Fourth Regiment of Artillery. Second Lieutenant Richard Lodor to be first lieutenant, February 1, 1861, vice James, resigned. Second Lieutenant John R. Waddy to be first lieutenant, February 4, 1861, vice Gill, resigned. Brevet Second Lieutenant William W. McCreery, of the Third Artillery, to be second lieutenant, January 1, 1861, vice Hallonquist, resigned. Brevet Second Lieutenant Stephen D. Ramseur, of the Third Artillery, to be second lieutenant, February 1, 1861, vice Lodor, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Francis W. Seeley, of the Third Artillery, to be second lieutenant, February 4, 1861, vice Waddy, promoted. |