The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-03-08
wAslnvorow, March 2

WAsmNGroN, March 3,
This is a delightful morning. Such a
continuation Of warm days was rarely
known in this latitude, at this season
The city is packed--stowcd full ofliying,
b eutliing humanity, and 'oomaHtty, too.
Not only ore the public houses full, but
most Of tho private dwellings orc tccm-
ing with life from cellar 10 garret, ond
rooms command high premium. The
streets arc swarming with life, its nigh
ty, noisy cutronts tbb and flow upon
Pennsylvania Avenue. The bcauty,
loyclincss and fashion Of the country, as
well ne It's stern, rugged men and syco-
phantic politicians, ore concentrated
here.
Tho weather and all things else augur
we'll for tho morrow The Inauguration
will bo attended by ono Of tho grandest
military "rd civic demonstrations over
witnessed in this country. Tho mon Of
mark nro hcre--men who enjoy high
national reputation. and who Hro honorcd
throughout tSo country. Among them
ure Gov Chase, Gov. DCnnison, r. c.
schenck, Tom Ewing, D. X. Carter,
Hon. J. h. Giddings, and othors from
Ohio.
Spoculations about the Cabinet arc as
ohangcablc as tho wind, but on this sub
jet | forJeur, asyour renders will know
the result in a day or two.
The labors Of tho Peace Congress
have resulted in an abortion. Their re-
port seems to please mother the Rcpub-
leans nor tho Border States. On Fri
day Hunter and Mason Of Va, made Vi
oleut speeches in opposition to il, declOr-
ing TINT their State would accept no such
compromise. In fact, tho Virginia dele
cation have gone home to denouncc It,
and to urge thoir State to sceedo at once.
This elbows tho folly Of all attempts at
compromise. The Socossionsts ,riH ac-
cspi no terms, and what is the use OF fool
ing with them The only practical plan
ia to call convention Of oil tho States,
and even that Is of doubtful propriety,
Mr., Cnttenden made mob Union
speech on Friday, in reply to Hunter,
which elected applause from the CALLER
ics. lie saidho had but one desire and
that to save his country in the hour of its
peril. He should therefore abandon bis
own proposition for that proposed by the
Peucc Congress. The old mans soul
seemed aroused and to burn with indig-
not on against tho traitors that would
wreck the Union. Col. Baker of Orc
gon made a iino speech in behalf of the
report.
Corwin's proposuons trum inc Com
mittce of 80 have mostly been defeated
in the House. That, proposing an
amendments of the Constitution, was car
ried but will hardly pass the Scnaie,--
The bill for the admission of New MCXi-
90 was defeated by decided vot D., as was
also that concerning the rendition Of h-
pitvcs from jurucc; but the proposition
orWmtor Davis, modifying the Fugitive
Slave Law, passed.
Through the eXOrtions Of Mr.. Grow,
chairman of the Committee on Tcrritor-
ice, tho bills organizing the territories Of
Noyado On3 DacutUh have finally passed,
while Mr.. Shrrm0n's untirng energy has
got all the important appropriation bills
thrt uph the mill. Smnton's bill has fail
ed for want Of time 10 consider il,
The passage between Gen. Lane and
Andy Johnson, on yesterday, was one Of
the most exciting ever witnessed in the
Senate, Lane got the floor and deliver
ed himself Of a dry, prosy hRrangue, OF
nearly four hours, 10 an array of empty
seats, making violent personal attack
upon Johnson and out-lIeroding Herod
l in defense of treason and secession, dis
! pustng even the Southern members. The
! latter listened with great coolness, until
Lane got through, and then administered
to hin one ofthe most witherinp, scorch-
ing, crushing rebukos that ever an old
traitor received. Johnson when In earn
est, is irresistible as the mountain tor
ront oud ludy eloquent. The magnet
ism Of hi words electrified the dCnscly
crowded galleries, which gave vent in fre'
quent outbursts of applause, SO, much 81
l that IN vy had to be cleared, Johnson
dug up Lanes record, held him up in all
| his naked rottcnuoss and convicted him
OF treason and iulamy, II is 70 be re-
| gard0d as one Of tho finest orutoricN et
] f,rfa aNp~ ,ytinpHanl hRFa.
But | must close this brief epistle
! pith tIO hope that you will hear from m,
! again. NJ
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OsTTho name OF Gen. Twiggs ho
T been stricken Gom the army roll
0s- Tho editors in Florida are exceed
, iugly indignant because the members {
ltha latp SpCpRgion C0nyphtiun, utter dt