Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-01
From Washington.

Gen. 7soiggs' Surrender to the Rebels Con
| .tf5med 4 Detective Reports Plan
Assassinate Lincoln -Kembers Of the Peac
Congress "Seceding," &C., dc.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
Gen. Scott returned Mr.. Lincoln's call a
P. Nj, and was warmly greeted.
At 4 o'clock the Illinois delegation, with
out respect of party, headed by Senate
| Douglas, called upon Mr.. Lincoln and pait
their respects. The meeting was less forma
perhaps than would be the case at an inter
view with any other delegation, from the
fact that they were all friends and acquain
tances before. The interview between Mr.
Lincoln and Mr.. Douglas was peculiarly
pleasant.
Among the callers of Mr.. Lincoln this af-
ternoon were the venerable Frank Blair and
his son Montgomery Blair.
at 6 o'clock DR.. Puclesto, Secretary of the
Peace Congress, presented communication
to Mr.. Lincoln, announcing that the mem-
bers Of the Congress were anxious to pay
their respects to Mr. Lincoln, and requested
the latter to name the time when he would
receive them. Mr.. Lincoln replied that he
should be happy to receive them at O.
clock.
At 7 O'Clock Mr. Lincoln left his hotel and
proceeded in q carriage to the residence of
Mr. Seward, with whom he diHed. At 9
o'clock MIR. Lincoln received the Peace Con-
gress. Gov Chase, of Ohio, introduced Mr..
Tyler. Mr. Lincln received him with all
the respect duo his position. Several mem
bers were then introduced to Mr.. Lincoln by
Coy. Chase, in the usual manner.
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this afternoon, in company with Mr.. Sew
ard. 1t created considerable stir. Many
crowded around to welcome him, especially
in the House. He remained but few min
utes.
Mr. Lincoln also visited the Justices of
The Supreme Court in their consultation
chambers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.
Secretary Dix has recently issued the fol-
owing order:
"Jno. G. Brushwood, captain in the
'evenue service, having, while in command of
he revenue cutter Robert McClelland, in |
7iolation of his official oath and Of his duty to
he Government, surrendered his vessel to the
State of Louisiana, and L. B. Caldwell and
Thos. D. Foster, Lieutenants under his COM
nand, having been parties to the surrender,
t is hereby directed that their names be
tricken from the rolls of said service.
"By order of the President of the United
tatcs. [Signed,] JNo. A. DIX,
"Secretsry of the Treasury"
A distinguished Albanian, who was idon-
fed with the Bell party, but who is now a
scessionist, writes to friend in this city:
You may suppose that there is chance to
,build the Union which has been torn down.
here is none. Not only is there no proba-
lity, but 10 possibility of such an event.
Re do not believe that the North will give US G
~ substantial guarantees, and we could not
ust them if they did. The idea which c
ems to have taken possession of the Peace
ongress, as it is called, that we will be salts
ID with the prohibition north of $50 30>, and |
uatter sovereignty south of that line, is a y
oss insult to our understanding. assured :
c have no idea of accepting such terms.
he truth is, and our friends outside of the n
ceding States ought to be appraised of the e.
ct, we have lost all hope of an amicable 81
justment, and are looking to the bayone:
the final arbiter of the dispute" q
Col. B. Z. Stephenson, President of the q
uthern Pacific Railroad Co., has arrived in al
ashington. Before he left Paris, he made
arrangements for building the
i'd, but the contract cannot be closed during fl
g present troubles of the country. sc
The third clause of Guthriess proposition
IS debated by the Conference, to-day, with