Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-02-21

this afternoon, from the South, To the effect
that no attack will be made on Forts Sum
ter and PlckenS until after Mr.. Lincoln's 5
inaugural address is delivered, and not
then unless it foreshadows coercion, Or an
attempt shall be made to reinforce these
forts.
OUR FINANCIAL TROUBLES.
Secretary Dix assures the Committee
Oh Ways and means that unless Congress
will promptly pass Mr.. Sherman's ten
million bill, offered on Tuesday last, the
Treasury cannot meet its obligations, and
must 90 to protest. Mr.. Sherman will
attempt TO put the measure through the
House under the operation of the previous
question early next week.
PROGRESS OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
The report of the Committee of One
from each State to the Peace Conference
to day was presented aud ordered printed.
The members of the Committee who dis
agree with the majority, stated at length
their objections to the propositions Of set
tlement, but declined making any minority
report. Col. Seddon, of Virginia, Judge
Ruffin, of North Carolina, and Gen. Doni-
phan, of Missouri, refused to sign the re-
port, and it is understood that the dele
cations from these States will vote against
it. Maryland, Kentucky and Tennessee
will vote for it, and it will probably be
adopted by majority of States represent
ed in the Conference. 1t is understood
that Messrs. Tyler, Seddon and Brocken-
brough will urge the Virginia Convention
to reject the proposition. Messers. Rives
and Summers will recommend its adoption.
Information from Richmond leaves the
character of the Convention there in great
doubt. Both parties seem to be some
what disappointed, so far as any views
have been expressed, and the purpose of
the Convention cannot be known until
the propositions have been submitted and
action thereon.
An intelligent member of the Confer
ence informs me that their proceeding may
be terminated any day, but cannot con-
tiue more than three or four days longer.
Mrs. Tyler left for home this afternoon,
and Mr.. Tyler expects soon to follow
The plan reported by the Committee is a
mixture of Guthrie's and Crittenden's and
will stand no chance of adoption by the
present Congress. .--'H.s-.
Gov. Dennison, of Ohio, has appointed
Attorney General Wolcott Peace Com
missioner from that State, vice Wright,
deceased. Wolcott is here to attend to the
Ohio Kentucky fugitive slave case before
the Supreme Court. 1.If . ...
The President dined with the Com
mittee to-day and ten other members of
the Peace Conference. .r
l just learn from another source that
the death of Wright is likely to carry the
Ohio delegation against any plan of com
promise, Wright having sustained Gu,h-
rie's proposition, while WoIcott is against
it. 1t is said that the report made to-day,
in so far as Gulhrie's plan is Concerned,
does not represent the views of Il majority
of the Committee as now constituted, SAID
portion of report having been agreed upon
before Wrighls death.
THE FoRLoRN HOPE OF SECESSION.
The secession movement is clearly check
ed, and will not extend beyond the Gull
States. Such, to-day, is the opinion Of
some who know thought month ago,
that before this time the fifteen Slave
States would be united in Southern Con-
fedracy. If the seeding States persist in
their rebellion, their only hope for the fu-
ture rests upon recognition by European
Powers, to be followed by active support
from the same quarter in whatever war
measures the Southern confederacy may
find it necessary to open their ports TO for
eian commerce. Ii the seceed ng States
do not already understand the relying np-
on any such aid the secession question will
soon be transferred to the other side of the
Atlantic-from Washington and Mont
gomery to London and Paris-from Re-
publcans. "Union-savers "and"Fire- eaters" I"
to Her Majesty's Privy Council and Louis
Napoleon's Imperial Cabinet-or, perhaps,
to the British Parliament and the French
Chamber of DEPUTIES. This will natural
ly follow an application on the part of the
Southern Confederacy, by its ambassadors,
for recognition and the opening of its ports,
as already noted.
THE FAILURE OF FOREIGN AID BRINGS RE
PENTANCE.
But the secession leaders here begin to
acknowledge to each other at last that, rs
Louis Napoleon phrased it, "No Govern
mcnt of Europe, in this nineteenth century,
will dare to recognize Republic based
purely on human Slavery, certainly
then, none will fight for it. When the
people of the seeding States once admit,
as they soon must, that neither England
nor France will force their ports open TO
get cotton, the politicians cannot long keep
their citizens up to the standard OF active
rebellion. in which event the recreant