Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-20
WHAT THr ooRREspoNpENTs SAY.

hopert uulpery, HC Jones,
Vim NJ Whitlock.
WHAT THE CORRESPONDENCE SAY.
From Telsgraphic Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
The New Force BiII-Mr. LincoIn,s Way
side Remarks---Jadge KcHogg,sa Attack
upon the Editor of the Chicago Tribune
Prospects of Carrying the Force Bill,
WAsH1SGroS, Feb. 16.-The Republican caucus.
last night had under consideration the policy to be
pursued towards the seeded States. 1t was agreed
with great unanimity to support Bingham's Force
Bill, providing for collecting revenue by armed
vessels, stationed outside every harbOrs where a
custom house is located 1t was resolved to sup
port bill authorizing the President to receive vol
unteers in aid of the execution of the laws These
two measures in addition to Holt and Cofaxs bill
providing for the discontnuanee of mails wherever
they arevolatedor the accountability postmasters
repudiated, (the last has already passed) it is
thought will enable the Executive to test the ques
ton whether we have government or not They.
will pass the House by large majority, as nearly
all the Republicans and such Democrats as John
Cochrane, will vote for Them besides a number of
South Americans. Their fate in the Senate is
doubtful The Senate now consists of twenty-six
Republicans and twenty-eight Opposition counting
the Texas Senators, who have not yet withdrawn
1t will require two opposition votes to carry them
which must come from Pugh. Douglas and Critten-
n.
doubtful, whether the present Executive has the
courage 10 approve any measure looking toward
the preservation of the rights authority of the
Government. Nothing of public interest was done
in either House oday.
Lincoln's tariff speech at Pittsburgh tickles the
Pennsylvania Republicans, whom the Indianapolis
speech rendered nervous. These wayside remarks
is too unsophisticated and simple hearted to meet
the standard of politicians. The people like him
better, but man who wears his heart upon his
sleeve can pass for q statesman In Washington.
Judge Kellogg, Of Ilionis, made violent assault
upon Jas. Medll one of the editors of the Chicago
Tribune. last night, in the National Hotel. kellogg
demanded an explanation of remarks in the Wash
ington correspondence of the Tribune, denouncing
him for his compromising course. MediL refused
to explain or hold any conversation on the subject;
whereupon kellogg, who is much larger man than
Medill, struck him severely, knocking him down,
and was following up attack, when bystanders
separated the parties.
Some parties declare Senator Bigler ready to vote
for the revenue collection bill Douglas is pledged
to coercion by his Norfolk speech but his course
now is doubtful. 1t is said Buchanan will aecede to
Secretaries Dix and Holt's policy, both of whom
are strongly in favor of collecting the revenue at
all hazards he is virtually pledged to this by his
appointment of Mcintyre for Charleston Collector
which failed to receive confirmation by the Senate,
but would now be put through
WASHINGTON, Feb l7.-Guthrie's scheme of Com
promise as carried in the Committee of the Confer
ence by II yeas to nays, was changed to read as
follows on Territorial Slavery In all the terri
tory of the United States not embraced within the
limits of the Cherokee treaty grant, North of line
frem East to West the parallel of &c deg. 80 min.
North latitude involuntary servitIde except in pun
ishment of crime, is prohibited whilst 1t shall be
under terFto ial Government; and in all the terri
tory South of said ne the status of persons owing
service or labor it exists, shall not be chang
ed by law while such territory shall be under a
Territorial Government; and such government shall
not have power to hinder or prevent the taking to
said territory of persons held to labor or nvounta
~ service within the United States, according
to the laws or usages of any State from which
such persons may be taken; nor to impair the
rights arising out of said relations which shall be
subject to Judicial cognzance in the Federal Courts,
according to the common law; and when any terri
tory North or South of said line. within such boun-
dairy as Congress may prescribe, snail contain a
population required for a member of Congress, ac-
cording to the then Federal ratio of representation,
if its form of government be Republic be admitted
into the Union equal footing with the original
States. with, or without Involuntary service or
labor, the Constitution OF such new state may
provide"
This efectually denies the power of the people of
the territory to exclude slavery About the only
difference between this plan and Crttendens, is that
the latter compes protection while the former takes
away prohibition.
The Associated Press dispatch of Saturday great
y misstaes Guthries proposition, in saying it ap-
plies the principle of the Missouri compr Omise,
North of sc deg. 80 minr and popular sovereignty
South of the line. In truth, it does neither.
The Peace Conference will probably have warm
time debating Guthrie's report. In all probability
it cannot be carried. All New England Ohio, and
the Northwest, are against it, and probably flr-
ginia. New York and Pennsylvania are classed as
doubtful Even if adopted, will be by such mar
row majority as to have no weight before Congress
,ao rrr1fru nd pOnld
never pass the House carry three-fourths OF the
States, to incorporate il in the Constitution.
The report that Seward and Lincoln disagree ma
terially to policy is idle pretense There arc
great efforts making by such reports and by WORK
ing on personal jealouses to deceive the Republl-
cans Seward especially has bitter enemies, who
would leave no stone unturned to cast him from the
Cabinet, by making harmony impossible Their
chief cue is to represent him as compromising and
caving in whereas no fact is more conspicuous than
that he has voted with the radical Republicans on
every point involving slavery and secession, while
his speeches. although conciliatory in Tone abandon
not solitary principle and contradict in no degree
the tenor Of his whole life.
From the Special Dispatches to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, February l6.
TIE SECESSION CoN0REss AND FORT SUMTER.
Information has been received here that the Sum-
ter question has been considered in the secret session
of the Montgomery Congress. The South Carolina
ueiegatOn urgcQ an uuueF llc war HldhluS
power given by the Constitution, but the majority of
the other delegations opposed 1t on the ground that
there was no policy in making war on another Gov
eminent IN the absence of any international rela-
tons and cOntended that after the inauguration OF
President Davis Minister should be sent to this
Government So Lincoln will have some difficulties
to encounter on this question.
|. THE PEACE CONVENTION INHARNoSIops.
The session of the Peace Conference today was
ANYTHING but harmonious. Messrs. Tyler, Seldom
and Brockenbrough of Virginia have agreed on a
minority report dissenting from the Guthrie plan,
and opposing it inIthe Convention. There is like
wise opposition from some Republicans. Wilmot
of Pennsylvania opposes the Guthrie proposition,
and there is every prospect OF a long and excited
debate, without any decisive results. The opinion
is quite prevalent to-day that the Peace Convention
will end i'll nothing. No little excitement has been
cansed by these developments. The Virginia and
| Missouri Commissioners demand Of the Peace Con-
| ference an immediate settlement. otherwise they
will Withdraw. The Republicans say they must
have time for discussion,
PROM PENSACOLA.
The Navy Department has official information of
the arrival of the Sabine at Pensacola, She is one
of the ships belonging to the Home Squadron. All
the national vessels are lying outside the BAR
THE SOUTHERN FORTS
The Daniel Webster lid not sail from New York
Yesterday for Fort Pickens, with troops. She
merely left Tsith gupplcs for Fort Jackson at the
| Tortugas.
No assurances have been received b. the Govern
ment that neither Forts Sumter Piekens viii be
attacked as stated in the morning papers. This is
authoritative.
ABOUT SENATOR SEWARD.
WASHINGTON. Feb. III learn to-day that the
stories that SeEatoy Seward has taken General
Cass' house, and that Mr.. LnopB Eil be his guest
are untrue as likewsa the report that Senator
Seward is soon to make another speech,
THE CABINET.
There is a movement going on, urging Senator
Simmens of Rhode Island, foF the post of Secrea-
~ of the Treasury but it is believed Cameron vii
yet be chosen.
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS
The War Department says the greater portion of
the t.ooas which left New York on Friday, are
bound to reinforce the forts Of Washita, Arbuckle,
and Cobb, which were reported By telegraph to be
in danger of an attack from the SecessiOlasfs. Tie
renalndeg of the soldiers ordered to Florida will
leave next week. Accommodations for the garri-
son at Fort jefferson having been completed, the
defensive preparations of the frontiers are now
perfect. Additional pieces of heavy ordinance,
which were landed few DAYS since, have been