The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-06
By Telegraph.
Especial from the Charleston Mercury.1
: From Washington.


dread Of an attack on the way. To guard
against this, be gave out that he woald ar.
rive by to-nighl's train, and, in the mean.
time, he took measures 10 come f4cOgniio
twelve hours earlier. Everybody here n
disgusted at this cowardly and undignfied
entry.
A despatch announcing the arrival of
President Davis in Charleston filled Pres
dent Buchanan with alarm, and lie hastened
To Mr.. Tyler's hotel TO inquire what il
meant. Mr.. Tyler assured Mr.. Buchanan
tha, the mission of President Davis was
one Of peace and not Of war-that no at
tack would be made on Fort Sumter until
The character of Lincoln's inaugural was
known. fits tone should be pacific, 40
attack. he said. would be made. Ii warlike,
the attack would begin immediately.
Especial from the Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-Mr. Line oln
visited Congress to day. Messrs. johnson.
Of tennessee, and Kennedy, of MARYLAND,
were the only Southern Senators who no.
ticed him at all. lie WAS also coolly re-
ceIved In the House by Southern men.
The Senate has passed the Civil Appro-
priation Bill, including appropriations for
the Southern coast, light houses, beacons,
etc. "
The peace Congress, TO the utter aston.
ishment of every bod, hns agreed on Com
promise ut last. The plau of settlement
liked upoa is the old Missouri Compromis.
with slight notifications. I'ny ami. Com
promise Republicans are now endeavoring
/" dssnadc the Congress from making any
report until after tho Inauguration OF Lin.
coin.
IT. is understood that the conservative
branch OF the Republicans have ,riumphed
over the Radicals IN the formation of Mr.
l.incoln's Cabinet. Mr. Seward will be rr
tanned ns Secretary Of State. This il II ter.
rbie blow TO Greeley.
The Senate has passed the House Dill
for ii. continuing the Postal Service in the
States whore the mail is interfercd with.
WASH GToS, February 26 In the House
to-day Mr. Siautous Force Bill has been
/ lostp"nrd until Thursday, which is rqniva.
lent to its defeat should il pass, IL will
comc under The operation of The Presidcnt's
veto. Some Republicans voted for the
pc ztpOn.m-nt
The House also passed the Army Bill,
with an appropriation Of $3.50 0OO for forts
Jrihrs"u nd Taylor. Ola
NA.HNGToN, February 26.--The war
oeiwvrg ulc Abolition factions has grown
fierce 10 day. III, extremists threaten 10
rebel againet the new dynasty if Seward
goes INTO ihe Cabinet. they suspect that
Seward is opposed to the. coercion policy.
hase il furious Tor war. The opinion il
gaining gruund ;hat Cameron. may beat
him IN the srrub race for Cabinet appoint.
mrnis. Ii Sew ard and Cameron bo,h 90
ia" tie Cabinet, il is conceded that Lincoln
viii cool dnAn ani pursne n "puarp" policy.
The extremists are still pnrsuing the Furre
bi'I through Congress. Notwithstanding
ih"t TIE Virginia ilirnbers have given ~.
iIcc thai thry "il regard II as y d,eiar.llio"
OF war, II IS c"nsideTed ceri.in thai III. bill
will p..,,. rhr b,Ii roads us follows:
he II ENACTED by he Senate and House Of
Reprcsenatresc5 ihe Uniied States of Ameri.
ca, az Congress assembled, THAI ihc pro,is-
tons ~ .n act approved the 2Sth day Of
Frh:uary. ia the year 1873, entitled -An
act to pr''iGe Tor calling forth the miiilla
10 eAccuic ihe laws "f The UuiUn, .mppr-s.
lrsurrccti"n, "nd r-rv! inyasion,, and TO r..
pc.d ..'r ~ h"w IN force for those purpo.
9tS, "nd pi The yc; approved the Sd day uf
A!arcn, IL The year 1907, entitled IA act
"u'M":!z,ng thc emp.oymeu. Of the .uud
ard naial forces Of the United States in
case OF inatr"cIions." are hereby extended
|" the case u! INSTRUCTIONS against the au
luOrIIy ~ lite Ch!icd States.
SIC. , And be Il further enacted. That
the President, IN any case IN wh,c, ii may
tr lawful iu use either the militia or tn.
military and naval force or the United States
Tor tns PIfpose aforesaid, may accept the
services OF such volunteers as may utiur
their services, us cavalry, infantry or artil-
lery, organized in companies Of the maxi
mum STANDARD, squadrons, and regiments,
respectively, according 10 tie mode pre-.
scrihed Tor the Organization Of the respcc.
1--WE arms in the MILITARY establishment OF
the United States aud il shall be lawful
for the President TO commission the officers
"i such companies, battalioDs, squadrons
add regiments, IN :heir respective grades,
10 continue until discharged from the ser.
vice of the United States and such vol.
onteers, while 10 the service Of the United
States, shall bc subject TO the rules and
nr,Icscs Oi wal, and shall be entitled to The
same pay and emoiumepts as officers and
$, ldicrs Of the same grade in the regular
service.
WASHINGTON, February 81 The Peace
Conference resurrected and passed, by a
vote of o ioS lprobably voting by States
the FTlnAiu substitute for the Critlenden
resolutions. IL is understood that Virginia
Of each Delegation being against it. Mr.
FraRklIu's plan is spbs tan tally the Missouri
Compromise. The Conference has recou..
nemdcd thai il be Incorporated in The Con.
slitution. The President pf the Conference
Tx President TJ ,er---has been requested
TO communicate il to Congress.
A resolution OF thanks to the officers
was passed. and the Conference adjourned
SINE die
IL Is understood that Mr Lincoln approves
Of the compromise adopted. TherS Is much
rejoicing here over the sction Of the Con.
terence, and Ihe Conservatives tl,ics il will
save the Union Vain hope
As We understand il, the plan adopted
was origjninally offered by Mr.. Franklin, Of
Pennsy ivania, as a substitute for the report
of the Committee, and rejected. Il viii be
seen that it is prop, sed to incorporate il In
tile Constitution Of the United States. The
following is the substitute as offered at the
night session Of the Conference last Satur-
day IiQhL--EDs 4