, 1861-04-05
Letter from the National Capital.
rrRox OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1851.


WAsHrNGroN, Feb. II, 1861.
Editor Pioneer and Democrat
The convention of the Gulf States have
met, established Provisional Government,
and elected President and Vice-President
A convention of the Northern and border
Slave States has been in session in this city
eight days, 10 deliberate on the present
crisis, and to suggest measures Of concilia-
ton end peace The border Slave States
have themselves determined not to Join IN
this immediate secession movement Of their
more southern sisters, but to make the effort
to arrange the terms Of q cordial and fra
ternal Union. The majority in both Vir-
| ginia and Tennessee against immediate So
cesson is Overwhelmingly large--the effect
of which has been, and will be, to give
great weight to the views and suggestions
of their representatives in the Peace Con.
gress with Northern men. The course Of
Virginia and Tennessee has been most dis
Greet and noble In the Peace Congress
there is great good feeling and an earnest
purpose to reach conclusions which shall
bring concord to all portions Of the land.
Indeed since the Congress met hope has
sprung up anew, and no one now depairs Of
the Republic. All Union loving men feel
that the time has come for them to unite
for the sake Of the Union Thus IN Con-
nectieut the unfortunate division Of the De-
mocracy has been forgotten, and the old,
brave party, gathering to itself the Consti-
tutiobal union men and conservative Re.
publicans, Is now organizing victory for the
April elections A similar state Of things
exists in Rhode Island. The same oEgaui.
zstion will probably be brought about id
New Hampshife. The Democratic party
has ever been the bulwark oftho Constitution
and the Union in times past, and il viii not
fail to be so at the present time In tho
Peace Congress ITSELF men have been aston
ished at the general aaiNus Of men from The
strongest Republican States. The great
issue involved has brought back the patrl-
otism and selfsacriicing Sentiments Of the
olden time. A prominent gentleman Of
that body from The North assured me this
evening, that he had no doubt q proposition
would be hit upon which would have the
assent Of all the representatives Of the bor-
der Slave States, and large majority Of
The representatives Of iho Free States.
They viii conclude their labors In h|I this
week. Their proposition, Il Is believed, win
be adopted by Congress and submitted to
the States This win be consummation
which viii gladden. al cafisfhroughout the
land Virginia will indeed have most glo.
riously succeeded in her mission, .and We
shall sec her, with sister border States
using their best cxertions to bring back tho
wanderers to the fold. rs
Whilst the secession Of Ihc cotton States
has been consummated by The oIsanlrailor
Of a Provisional Government am firm in
belief that. II our hopes as to The Peace
Congress bereallzcd. there viii be no lnsu-
perablo difficulty in causing their separate
government 70 come 70 On end By The one
year for which L has Professionally organized
The mediation Of The border Slave States
viii very urgent and very elective The
election Of Jefferson Davis 10 the Pros'dcnr
cy Of the Southern Confcdcrncy is fortunate
for peace and concilialion He Is not se-
cessionis; per s,. He has prudence as well
as courage. Although champion Of South
cru rights, he Is attached TO The Union Of
these States. The great advantage 70 be-
expected from The Organization Of t1o South
eIu LNuIUMU|uUI Over I.N NI| |ININN- IN. III.|@
pendent action Of tho six States Of which It
Il now composed. Is that no further aQqress-
ions viii. in an likelihood. be made upon the
public property Of The United States. cr any
attempt be made by them to decide By
force what must be mutually agreed up0n
as between the parties trust that on
both sides the doctrine Of coercion viii BE-
abandonol. L I1.
Since last wrote you, the Indications
are more hopeful 10 Congress ecunrd Is
still moving towards National position.
He appreciates that the highest principles ii
70 preserve this Union and prevent bis coun-
Try from being theatre of strife and car
mage. Had pot Mr.. Mason, Of Virginia.
attacked him in reply, he would have been
attacked By ultra men Of bis own party.
Kellogg. Of Illinois, made a speech 70 he
House n few days since. breathing most
admirable spirit, and which won oncomiums
from all parties The neces1ii|ls Of admin
istratiOn will compel Prcsideut Lincoln to,
side with the conservative branch Of h'. own.
party, and the breach nov apparent IN tho
Republican ranks, and daily widening, win
become an impossible gulf on the iih Of
March next. Lincoln elected on Hcpubli
can dogmas, viii win have 70 abandon them
to carry on the Goycnmfnt lrE
JEFFEnsos.
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