Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-06
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
WAsu1NGroN. Feb. %.

Quite unexpectedly Old Abe dropped
down IN our midst this morning about 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 pene tratins the secrets of
the sccessionists Of that city. He satisfied
himself that plot was matured to make
the attempt to assasinate both lincoln and
llamlinc, while passing through tina: city,
Hamline was appraised Of this benevolent
design on him, and stole march on the
Williams. and quietly passed through the
place one day sooner than they expected.
But it was for Lincoln that the chief pre-
parations had been made.
| While he was at Harrisburg yesterday,
Mr.. Stewards son arrived with confidential
message, advising him to take the night
train to Philadelphia and thence to Wash
inton. AS the proper moment, without
attracting any attention, he took his seat in
the cars and in few hours was in Phla-
del hia, while the denizens of Harrisbureh
supposed that he was still in their midst.
To avoid suspicion of his movements, his
family and suite remained at the lodging
places. Arriving: at Philadelphia at the
the time the New York train came in, he
stepped aboard, and in few more hours
was in Ba!timorc-passing through that
city at the hour his would.bc assassins were
dreaming Of the execution of their bloody
design. When they awoke the bird had
flown, and was already in his quarters in
this city. lie was met at the depot b;
Senator Seward, who took him in his car
rage to his private residence where he will
spend the day. It is reported that he will
take suite ofrooms at Wizards to- morrow
instead Of the Private house engaged for
him by the Illinois members.
It's 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 by
some Of the ultra Republicans what he
thought Of the plan Of adjustment as report
ed by the Peace Conference committee? He
said he had not thoroughly examined it,
and was not therefore prepared to give an
Ioplnlon. If there was no surrender of prin-
Iciples in it it would be acceptable to him.
A copy of the resolution introduced in
the Peace Conference on SATURDAY, was &C
Icordingly 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 be made at once. II not,
all is lost, and the Peace Conference will
and as it commenced. Upon Mr.. Lincoln
rests the hopes Of thirty millions of people
Peace 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 atten-
lively to both SIDES. Cameron, it is said,
will be Secretary of the Treasury, notwith-
standing the opposition Of Greedy and the
Tribune.
The Republicans are much mortified at
the clandestine movements of the second
Washington. The Southern papers all
unite in denouncing him as coward, a
more than, coward, because Of his sending
his wife and family over railroad and in a
train in which he was afraid to travel him
sell. The rumored plot to assasnatc him.
which the Republican Journals seems so
ready to believe, is without foundation. The
people Of Baltimore would have turned out
en- @losse to protect him from injury; but
they could not have prevented his Balti-
more partisans, who arc despised by the
citizens, from being hootod at, and probably
maltreatcd.
l 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
Greely and the an;i-compromiscrs, and to
follow the course advised by Seward, Kcl-
logs and Thur!ow Weed. He now believes
that coerciye measures would produce civil!
war, which, nc says must be avoided. Lie
will take strong compromise ground in his
Inaugural, and it's hoped relieve the country