Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-01
WASHINGTON, Fn &c. From ,A, Time.

WASHINGTON. Fan &c. From the Times
eorrespondenec
Mr.. Bates started from -. Louis to-
dAy Cor the purpo~e Of takin: his seat in
tie new Administration.
At a eraeral isyee gwen by Mr.. Lin
coin. SEVERAL hundred gentlemen from oil
s,ciion. Of the country paid their respects
- him.
TIL. afternoon be visited the Senate
and House Of Representatives, n the Tor.
ucr placr he Was greeted heartily by one
ani all When be hr,t vent upon the Anor
of the House h, was taken fr>I % the Re-
publican slde whers. OF eour-c, he "a.
greeted warmly. then he turned - the
Democratic side, and . great majority OF
the msmbsrs Instant, arose AMI shook
LANDS with bin.
Mr. Wood. the manager Of the Prcsiien.
tal irip. called O. report this morning %
Gen scott The General told him that ey.
,rvthinc had been done a. 10 should have
by,n that he app roSed Ut every step. and
SIR Lincoln DID exactly a. he should have
done. when be Lett Harrisburg and came
through VIA Baltimore.
Mr.. DouslAs having With graceful cour-
toy ed the way IN calling upnn Mrs. Lin.
coin. deserves gseat credit Tor the initiation
ofthe long series Of receptions given by Mr..
Lincoln to-day Nearly e,crybndy u the
Opposition. either social or political. hA.
called upon her this afternoon. This e,co.
ING she gave a reception in the public par.
llr-. supported by the beautiful and accom-
tIishcd lady Of Capt. Hazard The room.
wsrr crowded, and every one vas delighted
with the ease, dignity and eminen, good
nature With which Mrs. Lincoln sustained
the iuaict,on.
WILMINGTON. FEB. -. The city author.
lite. waited upon the President TO take
leave Of him. \ short complimentary adj
dres- was made BY the Mayor which WAS
pleasantly ruspoudci 10 BY the President,
The ctty authorities then waited upon
NJ Lincoln, Who warmly welcomed then,
and in response TO the Mayor, aid, &" Much
q toe bad feeling between the two sections
was owing 20 Misunderstanding. and be
avaiicl himself % the occasion - assure hi.
vsit1r- that be never bad other than feel.
ing u kindness towards his S0athern Eel.
loo citizen. lie had no dc-irr % Inieniinn
Of Withholding any Of their rishis. ana eI.
Try--i the hope that they would be better
I.ea.i when they c0me ~ kn0~ one az.
other better.
The Prsce COnierence aii1urnei today
.ins die Many Of the Commissioner. have
already left Tor home
The proposition before the Peace Confer
encr Was voted On nv se-tiOns. The h,rt
with reference 20 dividing the territory, was
barcly adopted Indiana did not vote AZ
ell. Kansa. and New York were divided.
suJ North Carolina, Virginia and Missouri
voted ~ the negative. Ths result wa. : IN
h,#r 20 : against 10. and bat Cor the ten.
Iorary Ahssncs Vt one oi the New York
Commissioners, 10 would have been tie
vote
EI.Prosijent Tyler communicated 10 Con.
grc-- the proposition, but the House Ia. not
Vet hem 0fscially informed Of ils eonteuu.
Sue " the commissioner. say, Il the eOn.
terence has beeu productive Of no other good
result. 10 has produced the most kindly feel
ifg' am0ns them.
The head. of departments, clerks and
igtsc- Of the Court o. Claims, pad a fare
We. visit o Mr.. Buchanan to-day.
The senate. after az hours executive So.
slon on army appointments, returned them
O. the President.
late private Ad,ice- from Texas say that
the arsenal AZ san Antonio Ia. been taken
y1.ssSsion OF by Texan trOoTs. as well a.
sHme military To-,s 10 Northern Texas. and
-, cannon and other munitions of var at
Brat-. santiago and BrowuVillo have also
byr ser q.
IT,, thought GOV lIjas,On Of Texas will
80 d, ohi,-~i u call up1n the friral
rnmtni for sii IN behalf Of the miunri'
" o. the people, Who are friend. % the
clntinuancs Of the UNION. IA rcsisiin: the
ef'rt. 81 the majority - overasc aud con-
qusr them.
Ny,'. IRON the Sluth 10 rea.sirin;. U
there does not appear - BE- the leas, proc
pet % collision.
President Davis has appointed iaHey
minister d Europe.
Ss,retary Floyd recently boosted that the
Gftay "a. - distributed that no e0nsilera.
DE force could be brO0gh, to bear upon the
seceSsi1nists.
MAJOR Anderson write- that no unasual
Preparations have reccn:ly been made: and
tLAt some work. are APPARENTLY abandoned.
Nav YoEK, FEB IA special dispatch
O. The Esening Post says that the Franklin
proposition passed the Peace Conference By
svjts u 10 TO ;. The other proposition,
Of the committee were also passed.