Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-02-21

property now In the hanus OF tne au'horities ot
the seeding States, and to ''colcct the reven
ue" He declares himself opposed to coercion" "
but all these gentle measures must and shall be
carried out The news of this pleasan, pro
gramme so coolly cbalked out by the ruler OF
the Abolition States, has fallen like bombshell
in the ranks of the Paci6cators here. The Co
ercionists are highly elated.
Lincoln yesterday asked distinguished Ken
tuckian whether the Legislature of his State
were seriousi in passing anti i-coercian resolutions
The Kentuckian having replied "Undoubtei
w." Lincoln rejoined, "Then, sir, Kentucky had
better prepare for war;"
The Committee to arrange the terms of paci
fcation have not yet reported, being unable to
agree. am reliably informed to night that
there is not the most distant prospect OF any
agreement. The Southern Commissioners are
becoming restless, aud talk Of leaving for home.
The proceedings in the Senate to day were IN
important. At one O'Clock Congress proceeded
to count the electoral votes. When South Care
lima was called the, Abolitionists INDUCED in
laughter and jeers Nothing of any consequence
was done in the House. During to-day's ses
sion the Capitol ,ras surrounded By strong guara
of the htrelng troops lately concentrated here By
Scott. The Black Republicans were terribly
scared lest some attempt should be made to pre-
vent the count of the electoral vote.
Gov. Floyd says that now that the floating
newspaper rumors of his completely in the alb
straction of the Indian Trust Bonds have culmi'
mated in the report of the Committee of the
House, and can be traced to responsible sources,
he will meet them so soon as he can have time
to examine the evidence adduced by the Com.
nittee. "..--
The credulity of the Administration has been
exercised to such On extent as to lead them to
believe that q scheme is on foot to blow up the
Capitol and other buildings. For some weeks
past military night guard has been established,
and frequent searches are made in the vaults
of the Capitol and of the Departments.
Hicks, the notorious Governor of Maryland,
testified to. day to the effect that he had been
imposed upon by anonymous letters and news
paper reports. He says he does not now believe
that any such scheme exists as that which he
once dreaded.
WASHINGTON, February l4.-The Sub Com
mittee agreed on kind of compromise with re
gard to Territorial matters. Other points ore
still open. 1t is doubtful whether the full com
mittee will concur even upon the point decided
by the Sub Committee.
The Peace Congress itself is doing nothing
The Northern members cry out violently against
the committees proposed compromise, which, ii
is said cocedes to the Border States their rights
in portion of the Territories yet to be acquired
tits evidently the purpose of the Commission
ers from the Abolition States 10 distract the
councils of the Conference, and to delay any
action whatever until Abraham Lincoln gets con
troll of the Federal army and navy.
Several Commissioners from Kentucky, Ten
pessee and Maryland are consid. red unreli-
able.
Lincons intimation of the war yolicy contiu,
ues to excite the public mind.
In the Senate to-day, Wilkinson presented a
memorial, signed by every Republican member
of the Minnesota Legislature, in favor of coer
oion, and no compromise.
In the House, Pryor, of Virginia, offered re
solution, which was adopted, to ascertain wheth-
er the report be true, as published in the N. Y.
Times, that the seeding members OF the House
had stolen books from the Capitol Library for
the benefit of the Southern Confederacy.
The Conspiracy" Committee reported that no
conspiracy sgainst the Capital exists.
Branch, of North Carolina, made "a minority
report, which, while concurriDg in the report OF
the majority, adds resolution providing that
the troops be Immediately withdrawn from
Washington.
WASHINGTON, February 15.-In the Peace
Conference to-day, the Committee-or majori-
ty of them-succeeded at length in making a
report. Messrs. Sedden, Of Virginia, Rufhn, OF
North Carolina, and Donphan, of Missouri, sta
ted, at considerable length, the grounds of their
opposition to the report. They declined, how
ever, making any minority report. 1t is under
stood that Virginia, North Carolina aud Nilsson
ri will vote against the proposition suggested by
the Committee, which is kind of mongrel com
promise, combining some of the features of the
Cri,tanden with the Guthrie proposal.
1t is rumored that the proposition of the Com
mittee will be adopted by the Conference, not
withstanding that some of the border Southern
States will kick at it.
Messrs. Tyler, Seddon and Brockenborough
will urge the Virginia Convention to spurn the
proposal of the terrified Abolitionists. Rives
and Summers will recommend its adoption.
The action of the Virginia Convention is con
sidered here to be very doubtful. In Congress,
however, it is very clear that the Conference
Compromise will be Immediately rejected.
The Conference will soon adjourn. Mrs. Ty-
ler left this afternoon, and Mr.. Tyler will soon
follow.
The plan proposed by the Committee has been
ordered to be printed.
Reliable (?) information from Montgomery
says that there will be no attack either on For,
Pickens or Fort Sumter until Lincoln shall have
been inaugurated, and not even then, unless 9
coercive policy shall be foreshadowed. or an at
tempt be made to send reinforcenents.
The war frigate Sabine is reported as having
arrived outside the harbor of Pensacola. She
is lying there with the Brooklyn The latter
vessel had landed neither men nor supplies.
The Republican caucus tonight unanimously
approved the force bill authorizing the collection
of the revenue on ship6oard outside the insurrec.
tionary ports. 1t will be pressed upon its pas.
sage next week, beyond doubt.
In Congress to day, the Seuate Tariff Bill was
debated and amended. In the House, the report
of the Committee of Thirty-three was discussed.
WASHINGTON, February lit is now ascer
tanned that the report Of the Committee of the
Paei6cation Conference will receive the votes Of
only fourteen free States. The Southern States
regard the proposition as ambiguous, unsatis,
factory, and will try to amend it. They will,
however, support it whether amended or lot.
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, II.
linois and seven border slave States give one
majority for the report over the other ten free
States represented. The adjustment is support
ed only by small minority of the free States,
morrow will be appropriated for debate in the
Peace Conference. The vote on the committees
report will be pressed for on Tuesday. The re-
port of the committee provides, that in the ter
ritory of the United States not embraced within
the limits Of the Cherokee treaty grant, north of
line from East to West on the parallel of $500,
involuntary servitude, except in punishment for
crime, is prohibited whilst said territory is un-
dor q Territnrial Government. and in the terri
tory south of said line the status of persons own
ing service or labor, as it now exists, shall not
be changed by law while such territory shall be
under Territorial Government and neither
Congress nor Territorial Government shall
have power to hinder or prevent the taking to
said territory of persons held to labor or invol-
untary service within the United States accord
ing to the laws Of usages of any State from
which such persons may be taken, nor to impair
the rights arising out of said relations, which
shall be subject to judicial cognizance in the