Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-28

! Special Dispatch 10 the CiDcinn8 hhquftI'l
WASHINGTON, February 25.-Tae peace cons
ference has done nothing to-day. The anti
oo-npromisers are endeagoring by debate to
sfsye off a final vote. The vote on Saturday
last Is, however, considered an indication OF
the result.
The only question upon which there has been
a serious difference is concerning slavery in
he United States territories, and up to Satur-
dav no vote had been taken from which a
positive conclusion with reference 70 the exact
/ terms that would be finally settled upon for
! dispoaing Of that had been taken, though Il
was evident that . majority would eventually
agree upon something near akin tothe Guthrie
proposition.
The voting on Saturday renders it plain that
what is known ss the Franklin Eersion ofthat.
the Guthrie proposition is the one that is to be
adopted, toe vote for Il being a close one.
This proposition is simrly that of Mr., Guthrie
Invested Of les verbage. It Is understood that
while it is acceptable to Messrs. RiVes and
Summers, Of the Virginia delegation, Messrs.
Tyler and Seddons are opposed to Il, and that
Mr.. Broekenbrough has net yet taken ground
upon IL. livery much fear that the conference
could hardly adopt anything that would be ac-
ceptable to Messrs. Tyler and Seddons, who
favor secession. If the majority CT the Viz
ginia delegation vote against il, l believe they
will stand alone Of the border siaveholding
States with the contemporaries Republican
party delegations. There still remain many
/ propositions Of amendments to be voted upon
which may, with the consequent numerous ten
minutes speeches, protract the laoors OK the
convention until some time tomorrow.
The Union men are very hopeful that Con-
gress will speedily adopt the convention re-
mort, but / fesr that they calculate without
] their host. unless Lincoln advises his followers
TO accept the propositions.
Tbs Republicans are much mortified at the
elapdestihe movements Of the second Wash
ineton. The southern papers all unite IN de-
ponncing him as a coward, a more than cow
| nd because Of bis sending bis wife and family
over a railroad and in a train in which he was
afraid 10 travel himself. The Tumored plot to
assassinate him, which the Republican jour
nails seem so ready to believe, is without foun-
| datiou. The people Of Baltimore would have
turned out en ma5se 10 protect him from in
Jury; but they could not have prevented his
Baltimore partisans, who are despised by the
citizens, from being booted at and possibly
nHitreated.
Crowds arei constantly around Wizards.
At LaIf-past II O'Clock tAis morning several
gentlemen, with whom Mr.. Lincoln had ap-
pointments, called on him, and during the
next hour be remained invisible to all comers,
save such as had special engagements with
him. Afterward he received visitors again TIL
2 P. II. Among those whe called on him to-
day were Mr.. Seward, Gen. Cas- and ladies,
Hon. Preston King, Senator Doolittle, Vice
President Breekinridge, Gov. Powell OF Ken
lucky, Commodore Spaulding, and others Of
note. Between 70 and 1 O'Clock President
Buchanan called on Mr.. Lincoln and remained
some fifteen minutes.
A throng Of ladies called during the morn
ing 10 paw their respects 10 Mrs. Lincoln, who
held quite a leVee up TO 2 P. N.
I have Just learned from the most unques-
tionabie authority that neither the peace con-
ference nor Congress are expected to do any
thing with the exciting questions OF the day.
Since Mr.. Lincoln arrived here he has deter
mined to throw overheard Greeley and the
anti-compromisers, and to follow the course
advised by Seward, Kellogg and Thurlew
Weed. He now believes hat %coercive meas
ures would produce civil war, which be says
must be avoided. He viii take strong Sompro-
mise ground in his inaugural and, 1t Is hoped,
relieve the country Of the terrible suspense
hat now is impOveTishing millions.
Among the on dts Of the day is one that
President Buchanan had an interview y%ester-
day with Ex-PFesident Tyler, to ascertain
whether the sudden VISIT Of Mr.. Davis 70
Charleston means peace or war, and that Mr..
TYLER expressed the decided conviction that the
mission there OF Mr.. Davis was a peaceful
ene-to prevent an attack upon Fort Sumter
until the policy Of the incoming atministra-
ton bad been defined.
Thear good many rumors on the street in
relation to war ReWs from the South, but l
could not trace anything to a responsible
source.
believe that the South Is waiting to hear
from Lincoln, and il be says war, shy, then,
war. If peace, alps well. He can have that,
too, but the seeding States are an independent
nation, and must De recognized as such.
The State Department has received no dis
patches from Major Anderson advising Of bis
illness, as stated BY some correspondent.
Mr.. Van Wick is getting better. The at
tempt to assassinate, as the Republican jour
nails have it, tsrns out to be nothing more than
an assault by three Of the Washington roughS,
who would have attacked any other man had
be been in Van Wyek's place.