Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-26
Exciting EnteIIiaence.


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Exciting EnteIIiEence.
From the special dispatches Cincinnati Enquirer
WAsHIxGroS, saturd@y February %.
To the Editor of the Enquirer:
This morning, shortly before stS o'clock, Mr.. Sc
ward wended his way down to-, Wizards Hotel,
where he remained almost solitat and alone in the
hall in front of the Office, to the yonder of the few
persons about at that hour, evid%ntly locking for
some one to arrive by the train n1tnentariy expec
ted. When the trains passengersior the house did
arrive the mystery of Mr.. Sewatst's so early ap-
pearance at the hotel instantly cleared up, for
the tall figure of Abraham Lincoln was seen con-
spicuous among them. He was accompanied by two
friends only-Mr. E. J. Allen, q New York, and
Mr.. Lennon.
Accompanied by Mr. Seward h. Immediately re-
tired to parlor No. of the hous : which, with the
suite of apartments attached = it, had been
quietly engaged for him yexsrday, and pre-
pared for his reception thR morning. He
left Harrisburg at two o'eloKl this morning,
having kept his intention of THIS coming straight
through and so soon 10 Washington entirely to him
self. His earlier arrival here tsan was generally
expected was we have every reaSon to believe, the
result of advice sent him yesterday by telegraph,
urging his presence in Washington at the earliest
possible moment, as being absolutely necessary, fer
the success of his administration, n restoring peace
| and harmony to the country, as Enthusiastically de-
monstrated by the proceedings IN the Peace Con-
| gress on that day and the day before So quietly
did he travel between Harrisburg and this city that
none of the railroad officials knew he was on their
train Thus at eleven j. NJ. to-day they were pre-
pairing to send the contemplated extra train over to
Baltimore to bring him to this city this after
no0n and were astonished on learning he was GER
| tainly here.
AS soon as Mr. Seward left him. the President-elect
retired to rest and up to P NJ. had received no
visitors though the halls of the hotel were crowded
for hours by gentlemen on the anxiousbenches about
Office &C. in prospective ,nervously pacing to and fro
and -holing every man from the proprletors
down to the servants, likely possibly to know when
old Abe would be ready receive his 50 interested
friends At halfpast nine Mr.. Lincoln breakfasted
! in his sitting room. Mr.. Seward again Joined him
shortly before eleven A. NJ. and taking carriage,
| they proceeded to the Executive mansion, to call
! quietly on President Buchanan, who was then in
| Cabinet council the Cabinet having been called to
meet to-day at half-past nine.
Mr. Buchanan is said 70 have been greatly sur
prised on having Mr.. Lincolns card Unexpectedly
| sent up TO him. He received him and Mr.. Seward
| in his private parloP, where they had a social and
agreeable interview of fifteen minutes duration. at
| the termination OF which Mr.. Buchanan conducted
his 90 unexpected guests up stairs to his office room
ana introduced Mr.. Lincoln to his constitutional ad-
visepS By all of whom he was cordially greeted
| On retiring from that chamber, they met MesSrS
| Bigler and John Cochrane in the house, and Mr.,
Seward presented those gentleman to the President
| elect. From the Presidents house the twain drove
to see General Scott, with whom they renamed for
perhapS fifteen minutes in social intercourse. They
returned shortly before twelve, NJ and Mr.. Lincoln
Immediately retired to his chamber to rest giving
directions that he not then prepared to receive
! any of the numerous crowd of Intensely interested
friends who had been waiting in the hotel hall for
some hours in the hope of getting the earliest inter
| view with him.
Taking the hint, the latter soon made themselves
scarce and quarter of hour after his return Il
| the hotel its main lounging hall was actually emp
tier than during the current session of Congress
| IT il not to be disguised that the Republicans
around of the aRti-compromlse school, carried
their noses this forenoon about Wizards, if they
smeled a very decided mice in Mr.. Llncon's suddeI
appearance here.
The greatest diversity of opinion exists as to I'M
probable cause of Mr.. Lincoln's hasty change o
programme Some say that he was summoned by
the President Others that the Republicans wished
TO have his views the propositions before tn
| Peace Congress but the most general opinion eX
| pressed Is that he had intimatOns Of threatened
disorderly proceedings in Baltimore.
That Chase is overheard, every body p9Y be
| lieVes.
The question of the admission of the delegate claim
inc TO represent Kansas in the Peace Conterenc
was sent to their Credential Committee yesterday
after an excited debate. Those VINO opposed the ad
mission were the very party who had invoked heaYe
and earth as it were to get Kansas to send represen
tatives to the body in the beef that they would &C
with the antcompromise party. The Representa-
tive sent being for compromise, however, they op
pose his admission. The friends OF comproms
among them complain bitterly that their opponent
are striving to defeat any final vote until too lat
for Congress to act upon the Convention recon
/ n.endations. The numerous propositions to amen'
! being offered oy lie minority seem to prove tina
they are correct in attreung 10 tag latter that Dc
sign
/ hear that Mr. Chase this morning offered a pro
position setting forth that it is inexpedent to Pre-
coed to the consideration of the grave matters IN
cluded in the Legislature of Virginia until all IN
States participate, and ample time has been aHorae
for deberation, concluding with a resolution ina
the Convention adjourn to the 4th of April An eA
citing debste Is going on up 70 the present WTluns
and it is believed thai if wHl be adopted II ~ !
adopted am satisfied that it wall be after the VIII
| drawal of some of the Southern members. 10 az
fer the settlement until after Lncops inaugurauo
/, is the determination of the Republicans, and ma
say the almost entire body Of Northern COMMISSION
ers,
The plan adopted in the Conference is to talk ever
q thing to DEATH The rule that was agreed to o
Thursday contemplated just fifteen minutes speak
ing on any point that might be proposed-iiVe 10
the person introducing proposition, five for repl
= nv a member of the committee who reported I'll
: Guthrie plan and five for a rejoinder; vote wa
i then to be taken. But yesterday the rule was ne
observed AND teF, Hlpptes has Oeen gwen 10 an an
n4rson who desired to speak upon motion In
occasion has been improved, there Ge,ng nearly .
much disposition to speak as exists in Congress- :
hope is fast dying out of successful issue OF u
: Governor Brown, of Georgia, has seized NOR
New York vessels in retaliation for the late sezuI
y of arms in New York He is deterained t. no.
Q them until the munitions are delivered up. Up
u Republican Governor of New York and his polio
Y viii in the course of time learn that there is
Y Emn;re SAFE OF the South as well as the North.
= The New York Tribune Of to-day has doup
loaded article on Mr.. Lincoln's Philadelphia speed
from which, it seems it has received much cOmfor
copy the following! 'Let it be read by ever sI
hearth and pandeped by every American, until IL
hart even Of childhood shsllgiow with its spiFl
and the nation be brought realize that it is to
saved saw by truth, not dssimulatiOn-by cherishn
the shirt of liberty and Justice, not trickling
: slavery and wrong Thank God that the hour
trial has found the man who is to plot US mob