The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-02
RUMORS FROM WASHINGTON.

From the Correspondence Of the Northern Journals
MR.. LINCOLN AND MOVEMENTS.
1t is said that the President elect was much de-
pressed to-day by of the responsibility de-
voiViDg upon him, and BY the irrepressble conflict
now gong on between opposing interests among
his political friends
Mr. Bates arrived tonight Gov. Boutwell, and
Cen Wool had pTotracted interviews with Mr..
Lincoln today lie has also received several hun
dred callers.
Hon. Mr.. Spaulding of the Buffalo district
New York, dined with Mr.. Lincoln to day at the
National hotel. Mr.. Hamlin, General Scott, Gov.
Chase, Messrs. Seward, Sumner, Bates, Weed, Crit
tenden, Cameron, Caleb B.. Smith, Speaker Pen
Preston King, Hale, William E. Dodge, of New
York, Judge Davis, of Illinois, and other guests
were present. The dinner was undoubtedly, the
most complete affair Of the season. There is much
excitement at the hotels tonight which are crowd.
&c so that 1t Is difficult to pass through them.
CABINET FACTS AND RUMoRs
Gov Hicks, OF maryland, is making very earnest
efforts to procure Cabinet appointment for Henry
Winter Davis, much to the alarm of many we'll
Wishefs OF the new Administration, who foresee
that, while Davis's selection would add no sub
stantial strength to the Administration, it would
be rejected by Maryland as not meeting the wishes
OF any respectable body OF her citizens and would
on the contrary, be highly obnoxious to a large
majority. Besides, his radical Known othingism
could not fail to make his selection very offensive
to the Northwest 1t would be far more udicious
to ignore Maryl altogether, than to offer her
such a selection.
John Bell denies, rs unfounded, the report that
ne mad been offered, or desires, seat in Incon's
Cabinet
ONE OF MR.. LTNCoLN's TRAVELLING SUITE TO BE COURT
MARTIALED.
Captain Pope, of the United States Army, one of
Mr.. Lincolns travelling suite, delivered a lecture
fortnight since in Cincinnati, upon Fortiications,
which was published the next day, in the Gazette
MIR. Buchanan, thinking that Capt Pope referred
d{isrespecttully to the President of the United
States and thus violated the fourth article of war;
has ordered him to be court-martiaed. The trial
will take place at Newport, Kentucky, on the 4th
OF March. Capt. Hazard, another member of the
suite, with Major Heintzman, have been ordered
there in connection with the same affair.
The first specification is that Captain Pope did
at Cincinnati, Ohio, osthe 9th day of February
1861, in an address to a literary club in that city,
use the following language:
1t Is impossible to control the astonishment and
Indignation which every American must feel when
he considers in what position few months of the
administration OF bad or a weak man have placed
thlS great and prosperous country. If we over
come this danger it will at least serve as a warn
ing, and most impressive one to the American
people to be careful for the future in the selection
of a Chief Magistrate.
DISPATCHES FROM MAJOR ANDERSON.
The War Department. this morning, is in receipt
OF dispatches from Major Anderson, who denies
that he has been i'll, as reported. He was never
IN better health, or better prepared to meet any
emergency. lie says the work continues on Cum
iAluS PoluI III erecting the DOmb-prOOt battery,
but that, when occasion demands it, he can sweep
the whole of it away in a few moments with the
guns of Fort Sumter.
CAPT. ARMSTRONG TO BE COURT-MARTIALED.
The Court OF Inquiry in the matter of Captain
Armstrong, late Commandant at the Pensacola
NaVy-yard, has resulted in the ordering of court
martial for his trial, for having surrendered the
NaVy-yard to the State authorities. The officers
to compose the court-martial have not vet been
named.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS
Many of the Northern Commissioners went home
this afternoon, for personal reasons but most
OF them to avoid the pressure upon them by appli-
cants for office. The great majority, however, will
remain until after the 4th of March
RECOMMENDATIONS OF PEACE CONFERENCE NOT
LIKELY TO PASS.
The prevailing opinion among members of Con-
gress seems to be that the recommendations of the
Peace Conference cannot pass Several who voted
for COrwin's proposition say they can go no fur
ther.
HOW THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE Is RECEIVED.
Many Union Congressman from the Border States
meet tonight, to discuss political topics Several of
them to-day expressed the opinion that the amend
ment which passed The House will not be satisac-
tory to their States and that nothing less than the
Franklin proposition of the Peace Convention will
Several Senators express the opinion that Corwins
report will pass the Senate.
MOVEMENTS OF EX-SENATOR sLIDEIL.
Ex-senator Slidell has telegraphed to his family
to remain here, instead of going South as they had
intended 1t is supposed that he is on his way hth-
er, to 90 to Paris Minister of the Southern Con-