Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-01

CABINET KUMoRs.
WASHINGTON Feb. 26.-Dame Rumor has her
whole Thousand tongues now in active employment
with reference to the Cabinet appointments.
Lincoln yesterday at one time declined to see Ho-
race Greeley, and it is understood the latter has not
sought another interview He was present on the
floor of the House today, as was also Joshua Cid
dings
Seward and TrumbulI visited Mr. Lincoln to-day
and learn from authority sufficiently reliable, that
no changes will be made Lincoln having finally de-
cioed on Seward for Secretary of State and Bates
for either Attorney General or Secretary of the In
terror. Cameron, therefore, is set down by many
for the Treasury, and Smith, of Indiana for the War
department In Republican circles, opinion gener-
ally prevails that these appointments will be made
Efforts are being made to coneiiate the discordant
elements and restore harmony
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT ELECT.
The President elect had large public reeention
last night and oday, therefore he is not ANNOYED
by curious crowds. This morning be was occupied
In filling engagements with his friends many of
whom called between A. NJ. and p NJ At I01
O'Clock ne rode out for his health and was oona till
IL. Among those who called today. were Gov.
Seward, Senator Sumner the New York Pennsyl-
vana, and Indiana Congressional delegations Judge
Harris, of New York, Vice President Hanllin. and
others Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, also called and
held protracted consultation with him. as rumor
says Cabinet place, but more likely on the
state of the country. The only exception made to
the rule prohibiting the admission to strangers was
in the case Of number of Virginia gentlemen. who
called and were at once admitted to an interview
They afterwards expressed themselves much pleas-
ed with the President elect.
A carriage from the citizsns of New York intend
ed as present to Mr.. Lincoln, has been received
That, and a span Of horses already here. will be
given him in q few days after inauguration.
TERRITORIAL BILLS.
The Senate passed bills for organizing the terrific
ries of Nevada and Decotah, and also concurred
in the House amendment of the Colorado bill thus
placing three territories in far way for govern
ment. Grow, the Chairman Of the Territorial Com
mittee of the HOUSE, will press these bills to an
earlysVote. There is one proyiso in all these terri
torial bills, which provides that the Legislatures of
Territory shall enact no laws calculated to impair
vested rights in property of all kinds. This effect
ually kills the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty.
ARRIVAL OF JOHN BELL
Hon. John Bell arrived here iast night. and had q
long inteFvleW with Ar. Lincoln. He urged the
Conference Commissioners to hurry up and deter
mine whether any compromise can be made or not
From elegraphc Correspondence the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Cabinet imbrogllo
grows exciting day by day. The antagorisms of
the Republicans are being made manifest The up-
peruost feeling, hitherto since LincOll's aSeiyal,
has been that Seward holds the Administration in
the hollow Of his hand and IS master of the sItua-
ton. This however, is based rather upon the fact
of SeWard's having from the start had charge Of
tincclns movements than from any INDICATION of
the Presidents leanings in the matter. They have
not been manifested in any authoritative manner.
Greeley, Giddings, and others are here working
like beavers for what is known the irrepressible
wing of the Republicans.
The House today has hadsa protracted struggle
Stanton's volunteer militia bill and the report
of the Committee of 49, The first was debated
iercely in behalf of the fire eaters by Roger A.
Pryor, of Virginia, and Burnett, of Kentucky.
They declared it to be open declaration of war
against seeded States Pryor said its passage was
already decided in the council Of relentless ma
jority, He hoped il would pass. He defantly
charged gentlemen on the other side to proceed
with their bloody designs He knew the Repub-
can party determined never to recognize the indie
pendenee of the Southern States; never to surren-
der to them the forts planted within THEN borders
for their protection, but to hold them to the out
rageous alternative of submission or subjugatou-
through the Machiavelisn policy of divide and
conquer, the South had been divided againat her
self
Liucolns inaugural will recommend no eompro-
mise measure other than the call of National Con-
stitutiodal Convention.
To the Cincinnati Enquirer:
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, Feb. 26.-The Peace Con-
ference had a protracted and stormy session last
night. 1t IS reported that test vote was had on
the Guthrie resolutions, and that they were lost by
one vote when the vote was announced.
Mr. Guthrie arose and took his hat and said that
he saw that there WSs determination to vote down
all eonpromises, and that il Was no use to longer
continue the sessions of the Conference and that he
would withdraw. Several members approached
him, and persuaded him to remain, The vote was
then reconsidered and than was iAaugurated an i'll
tempered dispIssian, which continued until two
o'clock this morning, and was resumed at the meet
ing at noon to-day This discussion is INDUCED in
on the amendments proposed to the Guthrie plan.
The conservatives object to them ALL while the anti
eompromisers vehemently urge the adoption of
them l have reason to know that up to nine
o'clock tonight all such propositions had been yoted
down. None of the amendments offered are of Ma
tional Importance, and s7e only offered to defer a
final vote,
1t is, however, expected to be reached before adj
journment tonight