Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-02-18


cannot meet its obligations, and must 60 to
protest Mr.. 81 erman will attempt to put
the measure through the House under the op-
Grafton Of the previous question early next
week.
PROGRESS OF THE PRAcE CONFERENCE.
The report of the Committee of One from
each State to the Peace Conference to-day
was presented and ordered printed. The
members ofthe Committee who disagree with
the majority, stated at lengh their objections
10 the propositions of settlement, but deelin-
ed making any minority report Col. Sed-
don, of Virginia, Judge Rufin, Of North
Carolina, and Gen. Doniphan, of Missouri,
refused TO sign the report, and il is understood
hat the delegations from these States will
vote against it. Maryland, Kentucky and
Tennessee will vote for it, and it will proba-
bly, be adopted by majority of States repre-
| sented in the Conference It is understood
that Messrs. Tyler, Seddon and Brocken-
brough will urge the Virginia Convention to
reject the proposition. Messrs. Rives and
Summers viii recommend its adoption
Information from Richmond leaves the
character of the Convention there in great
doubt. Both parties seem to be somewhat
disappointed, so far as any views have been
expressed, and the purpose Of the Convention
cannot be known until the propositions have
| been submitted and action had thereon
An intelligent member of the Conference
| informs me that their proceeding may be ter
minated any day, but cannot continue more
than three or four days longer. Mrs. Tyler left
ior home this afternoon, and Mr.. Tyler expects
soon to follow. The plan reported BY the
/ Committee is a mixture Of Guthries and
Orittendeu's and will stand no chance Of
adoption by the present Congress
Gov. Dennison, Of Ohio, has appointed
Attorney General Wolcott Peace Commits
sioner from that State, Uiee Wright deceased
/ Wolcott is here to attend to the Ohio
Kentucky fugitive slave case before the Su-
preme Court
The President dined with the Committee
| to day and ten other members of the Peace
Conference.
/ / just learn from another source that the
death of Wright is likely to carry the Ohio
delegation against any plan Of compromise,
| Wright having sustained Guthris's PROPOSE
ton, while Wolcott is against it. It is said
that the report made to-day, in 50 far as
/ Guthrie's plan Is concerned, does not repre-
sent the views Of a majo ity of the Commit
tee as now constituted, said portion Of report
having been agreed upon before Wright s
death.
TIE FoRLoRE HOPS OF SECESSION.
/ Thesecession movement is clearly checked,
and will not extend beyond the Gulf States.
Such, to-day, is the opinion of some who
| know thought month ago, that before this
time the fifteen Slave States would be iited
in Southern COnfederacy. If the seeding
States persist in their rebellion, their only
hope for the future rests upon recognition by
European Powers, to be followed BY active
support from the same quarter in whatever
war measures the Southern confederacy mqy
ind it necessary to open their ports to for
! eign commerce. If the seeding States do
not already understand the relying upon any
such aid the secession question will soon be
transferred to the other side of the Atlantic
from Washington and MONTGOMERY to
London and Paris from Republicans,
&" Union. savers" aud "Fire-eeters,p to Her
Majesty's PriTy Council and Louis Napoleons
Imperial Cabinet-or, perhaps, to the Brit
! ish Parliament and the French Chamber of
Deputies This will naturally follow an ap-
/ plicatiOn on the part of the Southern Con
/ fsderacy, by its ambassadors, for recognition
and the opening Of its ports, as already
noted
TEE FAILURE OF FoRMsN AID BRINGS REPEE-
l!H.l. TAEcE.
But the 'ecession leaders here begin to ac-
| knowledge to each other at last that, as Louis
Napoleon phrased it, No Government of
Europe, in this nineteenth century, will
dare 70 recognize Republic based purely on
human Slavery, and certainly, then, none
viii fight for it. When the people Of the
seeding States once aSmit as they soon
must, that neither England nor France VIII
force their ports open to get cotton, tue poll
ticians cannot long keep their citizens up to
the standard of active rebellion, in which
event the recreant States must return to their
allegiance To the Union.
Special Dispatches to the N 7, Herald.
PROSPECTS OF WAR.
Intelligence received here to-day through
private sources from Montgomery, indicate
that the Southern Congress have been most
vigorously at work in secret session for a
l week past. Arrangements have been made
/ by which the sum of fourteen million of dol
lars wiz be at their disposal on the lst Of
March. BY that time it is contemplated they
wilIhave ready for the field ffty drilled regi.
ments Of troops. The object Of this extern
sive preparation is 70 resist federal coercion,
and, in case of blockade, 70 march on Wash
ington.