The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-03-08
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
ynIroR1AL CORRESPONDENTS
WASHINGTON, ID. c..
February -, 1861. }

n.,,;. o,inion seems to have very generaii!
- doru in thinking that the President elect
in.om,ur here hastily iromiiarrisourS, passing
,hr,urh B,l,ipore in the night, acted wisely
T.Iouh,.lly there was plot. hnot to assas-
-, IN subject him to indignities which
h.,,sr for him TO avoid giving the
.,onrb,, Of Ban opportunity oeommi'' There
%. no obligation resting on him To stop III
o',,,,.,,. ,o receive marks Of respect. He had
-~..i,sl no invitation from the city authorities
:, .o,sp, their Inequalities, and IL received at
mi, mus, be by his political friends The
,,o,.r,s and outrageous conduct OF the mob
uhich surrounded the train containing Mrs.
Tincolp and the presidential party when it did
live shows very clearly that there was good
foundation for the apprehended troubles.
This mob, so 1t is said. surrounded the cars,
.,,m,ered on their sides and tops, yelling and
.hou,ing, using indecent language, and when
ar ,,aies and the atteadents left the cars,
rre,.ei closely upon them and actually -
Moekel the way to the Horse cars which wer'
40 take them to the station ON the other s.deo'
,As City, as to render the way dangerous. a
g., only of the police were present, and their
ssorts 10 restrain the outrages were very weak
Som. of the Baltimore papers endeavor to soii-
an their acts Of lawlessness by saying that tho
noliee were called of after II was known than
Mr.. Lincoln had passed through and Was In
Washington. But plot or not, II there was TN
slightest fear OF assassination or violence MIR
Lincoln conducted rightly. His life is Of too
much consequence to the country to be jeopar
di,ed. HiJ public position demanded of hin
the greatest caution in this respect, and IN
country have the right to call for the exercis
ofthis caution. lie is now here, and the fac
tia, men Of all parties here generally agree b.
approving the course he took, takes away III
necessity for any further discussion Of the mat
ter.
We find in our return here a very dihersn
feeling from that existing when We lei sewers
weeks since. Everybody Is now hopeful AMI
sthe weather is delightful, in good humor
The worst Of secession is regarded as over, an
II is thought that patience, and ooneillator.
conduct will in good time restore fra,ernal al
fiction. No farther secessions are expected.
The peace Congress ss it is called have adopt
ell a modified form OF the Guthrie proposition
and |, has been lail before Congress by d'ree
ton Of the Convention. The Convention
itselfadjourned yesterday in good humor an
probably with great dissatisfaction. III
.slafi. na ~ III hn1 thpi.
way through Congress are very small III
House has accepted the declaratory resolutions
ofthe COMMITTEE Of Thirty-Ihree, rejected the
Kellogg and Crittenien propositions, passed.
the resolution subm,ttinsan amendment to the
Constitution, to the elect that no alteration
ofthe Constitution shall be allowed interfering
with slavery in the States, and will adopt prob
ably the Adams proposition relative to New
Mexico. 1t is doubtful il any proposition to
amend the Constitution in the manner propos-
ell will get through the Senate.
speeulations about the cabinet are rife, and
there is something OF a contest going ON be
tween men respecting It's formation. The
chief object Of interest is the Treasury. The
latest rumor is that Mr.. Chase of Ohio will be
the Secretary Of the Treasury, and that the
other members will be men Of conservative
tendencies. All sorts Of stories about the com
position Of the cabinet are aaoar We imagine
that Lincoln in this matter is exercising his
usual shrewdness, rs we learn that he hears
very patiently but makes no signs Of his ulti-
mate intentions. A few days longer and he
will satisfy public curiosity, and until tina,
time let the virtue Of patience be exercised.
Active preparations are being made for the
Inauguration. and little or no fear is appre-
hended OF trouble. The city is rapidly filing
with strangers. Every train brings fresh &C.
cessions. Tho hotels are crowded. buchanan
has set the White House in order, bid adieu to
the Government employees, said farewell to
the City authorities. and will soon be Oh will
the approval of the country. to Wheatland.
LOG.