Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-02-24
8g telegraph.


WASHINGTON, Feb. e. Senate.-Proceed-
inRs unimporfant.
The Peace Conference did not conclude
business.
Col. S. s. English Is appointed Surveyor of
Customs at Louisville.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga fraction over
ninety cents on the dollar is offered for the
eight millions loan, by about 160 bidders.
HousE,-Fhe Oregon aud Washington bill
passed.
The Tariff bill passed by vote of 50
against &C.
SESArE.-The bill making payment for the
suppression of indian hostilifies in Utah
passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-The advent of Lin
coin early this morning. created sensation;
he was met at the station by several distin-
guished gentlemen without formality, and
taken to Willard's Hotel.
Lincoln yesterday was advised to come
hither without delay. At 10 O'Clock, Lin
coln, accompanied by Seward, paid his re-
spects to President Buchanan Spending
few moments in general conversation, when
he was introduced to Senator Bigler and Jno.
Cochrane, who happened to be at the White
House.
G. 81. Van WICK, member of Congress from
New York. was assaulted by three assassins
last night on returning from Preston Kings
room to his own residence.
Van Wyck shot one of the assailants, and
was considerably injured himself.
From Baltimore.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 23.-Lincoln arrived
here at 8 O'Clock this morning, incognito,
and went direct to Washington.
The ruse Occasioned much excitement.
Reports were circulated at Harrisburg
that plot existed to assassinate him while
passing through Baltimore, but such a state
ment is not believed.
A large crowd greeted the arrival of the
train bringing the Presidential party.
Mr.. Wood announced from the rear car
that Lincoln was not aboard.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 23.--The apprehension en-
tertained regarding Lincoln was that certain
disreputable parties bad lately attached them
selves to the Republican organization, and
were expected to make a demonstration which
would have aroused bad feeling.
The Baltimore Committee are very indig-
nant at the want of confidence in the people
of Baltimore evidenced by Lincoln's course,
though it is understood he was opposed to it
himself, but was overruled by other parties
who have assumed control of his movements.
The crowd at Calvert Street Depot greeted
the train with groans when they found Lin
coin was not aboard.
From Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-The Soldiers Con-
vention, composed of the soldiers of 1872.
the Black Hawk, Florida, and Mexican wars,
met to-day. Nearly every county in the
State was represented.
The Convention is strongly Democratic.
Resolutions were adopted requesting all
citizens to throw aside partisan prejudices
and consent to any plan for the adjustment
of difficulties, recommending division of
Territory for free and slave labor, and Ma
tionai Convention. if the Peace Congress does
not adopt some plan of settlement.
The resolutions deplore the condition of the
country, and believe it to be the duty of the
Government to refrain from warlike acts;
and also deprecate attempts to maintain tho
Union by war, and ask the citizens to refrain
from eliminating aud irritating language to-
wards the South.
Another set of resolutions were adopted
by the soldiers of 1872, by vote of Al
against 8, and by the soldiers of the Mexican
war by vote of IS against Is, approves the
protection of the Capitol by the executive
authorities, and promises tn 1t the old soldiers
will throw themselves into the front ranks to
meet treason in any section of the country.
to sustain the flag of the Republic and the
present government