Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-06
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
WAsuINCToN, Feb. %.

W -A"hA.''LNN,
Quite unexpectedly Old Abe dropped
down in our midst this morning atouc nine
o'clock. He was expected this afternoon.
The cause Of his anticipation OF the pro-
gramme may be thus briefly explained:
Pinkerton, the famous Chicago detective,
has been in Baltimore for some time past,
taking notes and pcno tratins the secrets of
the sccessjonists Of that city. lie satisfied
himself that plot was maturcd to make
the attempt to assasinatc both Lincoln and
llamlinc, while passing through that city,
llamline was appraised of this benevolent
design on him, and stole q march on the
williams: and quietly passed through the
place one day sooner than :hcy expected.
But it was for Lincoln that the chief pre-
parations had been made.
While he was at Harrisburg yesterday,
air. Stewards son arrived with a coniiucn tial
message, advising him to take the night
train to Philadelphia and thence to Wash
lnt?n. AS the proper moment, without
attracting any attention, he took his seat in
the cars and i'll few hours was in Phla-
del phia, while The .icnizens Of Ilalrisburch
supposed that he was still in their midst.
10 avoid suspicion of his movements, his
family and suite remained at tic lodging
places. Arriving. at Philadelphia at the
the time the New York train came in, he
stepped aboard, and in a few more hours
was in Baltimorc-passing through that
city at the hour his wou|d-be assassins were
dreaming Of the execution Of their bloody
design. When they awokc the bird had
flown, and was already in his quarters in
this city. He was met at the depot b;
Senator Seward, who took him in his car
riagc to his private residence, where he will
spend the day. It is reported that he will
take suite Of rooms at Wizards to- morrow
instead Of the Private house engaged for
him by the Illinois members.
1t is said that Mr.. Lincoln takes ground
that, aside from The salvation Of the coun-
try, he is in favor Of compromise now, and
must exist by other issues hereafter.
Mr.. Lincoln was asked last evening bv
some OF the ultra Republicans what he
thought of the plan Of adjustment as report
ed by the Peace Conference committee? lie
said he had not thoroughly examined it,
and was not therefore prepared to give an
oplnon. If there was no surrender Of prin-
clplcs IN it it would be acceptable to him.
A copy Of the resolution introduced in
the Peace Conference Oh SATURDAY, was &C
cordingly placed in his possession, together
with the other sections agreed upon, and it
is understood he will inform his friends to-
morrow in regard to them. If he desires
settlement: it will b. made at once. If not.
all is lost, and the Peace Conference will
and as it commenced. Upon Mr.. Lincoln
rests the hopes Of thirty millions of people
-pcacc or war. What says Old Abe?
In regard to the Cabinet the contest
between the factions is waxing hotter and
hotter. In the meantime Mr.. Lincoln is
calmly surveying the field, listening attcn-
lively to both SIDES. Cameron, it is said,
will be Secretary Of the Treasury, notwith-
standing the opposition Of Greedy and the
IriIuie
The Republicans are much mortified at
the ciandcstinc movements Of the second
Washington. The Southern papers all
unite in denouncing him as a coward, a
more than, coward, because Of his sending
his wife end family over railroad and in a
train in which he was afraid to travel HIM
SELF The rumorcd plot to assasinatc him,
which the Republican Journals seems 50
ready to believe, is without foundation. The
people Of Baltimore would have turned out
en- 1'osse to protect him from injury; but
they could not have prevented his Balti
more partisans who are despiscd by the
c'''zens, from being hootod at, aad probably
malt:eatcd.
/ have just learned from the most un-
questionable authority that neither the
Peace Conference nor Congress arc expected
to do anything with the exciting questions
Of the day. Since Mr. Lincoln arrived here
he has determined to throw overheard
Greedy and the anti comp:omiscrs. and to
follow the course advised by Seward, Kcl-
loSS and lhur!ow Weed. He now believes
tl'at coerclve measures would produce civil,
war, Which, he says must be avoided. lie
VIII take strong compromise ground in his
Inaugural, and it is hoped relieve the country