. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . ewisa of armed Secretary of tho Navy ; Caleb B. Smith, of In-diana, Secretary of the Interior; MontgomeryBluir, of Maryland, Postm aster-gen end ; and Ed-ward Bates, of Missouri, Attorney-general, Theseiioi niu at ions were all confirmed by the Senate, andthe Cabinet entered upon the discharge of theirseveral duties
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . ewisa of armed Secretary of tho Navy ; Caleb B. Smith, of In-diana, Secretary of the Interior; MontgomeryBluir, of Maryland, Postm aster-gen end ; and Ed-ward Bates, of Missouri, Attorney-general, Theseiioi niu at ions were all confirmed by the Senate, andthe Cabinet entered upon the discharge of theirseveral duties. A SOUTHERN COMMISSION. On the 12th of March, Messrs. John Forsyth. of Alabama, Martin J. Crawford, of Georgia, and A. B. Roman, of Louisiana, requested au unofficial through a National Convention, to be assembled inconformity with the provisions of the Constitu-tion of the United States. ThiB communication,though written on the 15th of March,was withheld, with the consent olthe Commissioners, until April 8th, when it wasdelivered. Tho fact of its receipt, and its char-acter, were instantly telegraphed to Charleston, andit was made tho occasion for precipitating thorevolution by an act which, it was believed, wouldunite all tho Southern States iu support of I-ouifliuoB. John Forsyth, of Alabama. Mnrtin J. Crawford, of Georgia. THE COMMISSIONED TL> WASHINGTON FHOM TIIE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. force, he would nevertheless do nothing whateverto provoke such a demonstration, and would step which would look like violence or offensivewarfare upon tho seceded States. In tho BorderStates its reception was in tho main as a matter of course, in those States, as else-where throughout the South, tho secession leadersgave it the most hostile- co etion. The Presidents first act was to construct hisCabinet, which was formed by the appointment ofWilliam II. Seward, of New York, Secretary ofState; Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, Secretary of theTreasury; Si
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