Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-21
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WAsHNeroN, Monday, Feb. Is.
10 tie Editor of the Egqiarer;--The excitement OF
to-day was occasiOned not By Lincoln. but by the
speech of the President of the Southern
jeff Davis Its war tone and statesmanllke lam
guage have reused all Of those who have been
dreaming of peaceful solution Of our dIthculties
Davis is not only statesman, but soldier OF yalor
who would lead his army against any enemy. In
telligenee received here indicates that they are
making every preparation for expected hostlltles
The following, / hear stated, will be President
Davis Cabinet:
Secretary Of State-Herschel V. johnson, of
Georgia.
Secretary of WARP o. Herbert Of Louisiana.
Secretary of Nays. R. Mallory. Of. Florida.
Secretary of Interior-W. Porcher Miles, OF South
Carolina
Post Office Department.. H. HemphiIl Of
Texas
Attorney General General John A. Elmore, of
Alabama. .
Messrs Slidell and Toombs will probably be sent
as ambassadors to France and England, respee-
lively.
The Southern Republic will not be free trade
Republic, as some would hayeit The men OF sound
Judgment in the Congress know that it is the most
equitable way to support government, and hence
will adopta tariff making the duty about twenty per
cent I'D Ualorem.
This, on one hundred and eighty millions of i'm
ports, will raise revenue of about thrty-six mil
lions of dollars, which will be ample even if war
occur.
The tone of the ultra Republicans has not changed,
and fear that they are still making accessions
from the conservative ranks Some OF them say
they will be willing adopt any one of the compro
misses offered in the Peace Congress, provided the
same shall be submitted to the people for approval
If majority of them agree to this, the question
would be practically settled but / see no hope of
such an offer of Cancellation, for they know that if
they allow the people to speak their platform will
be gone and with it their party. / know that over
fifty members have determined that any such meas
ures as those proposed shall not become laws and
they will endeavor to obstrue all Legislation looking
to such end until the 4th of March, when they viii
have their President in office.
The Peace Conference to-day is to be given to
debate, and tomorrow there viii be an effort to
bring the Conference t. a vote, which, from the
demonstrations yesterday, will probably stand
thus; For the Report-Rhode Island, New Jer-
Eey, Pennsylvania Illinois, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennes-
see, and Missouri-l1. Against the Report
Maine, New Hampshire Vermont Massachu-
sets, Connecticut. New York Indiana, Iowa and
Wisconsin-l0. This vote would carry the re-
port of the committee BY one majority, but there
will be only four out OF fourteen free States voting
for it. The vote Of Ohio would have been for the
report had Judge Wright lived He held the casting
vote of his State, and advocated Mr.. Guthries pro-
position,
The first article prohibiting slavery north of the
parallel of 80 deg. 80 min excerpts from its opera
tions Il e Cherokee Grant, which extends north of
this line nearly one degree. The same article, in
recognizing slavery south of that line is silent as
to the Cherokee limits. which embrace an immense
extent of the finest territory in the Southwest.
Should the Indian title to this territory be hereafter
extingulshed by the United States, it would be
braced within the provisions of this settlement.
The Virginia Interpretation seems to be that it |
would not and hence the territorial issue would be
re-opened.
Tie Virginia Commissioners desire to leave no. |
thing to construction and in this they are sustained
by Maryland AMI the other States hence efforts
will be made to clear up all antiquities by amend
ments, before direct vote IS taken on the report
Mr.. Tyler has also proposed amendments 10 the |
effect that the President shall appoint all territorial
officers for Southern Territories upon the recon- |
mendation of twothirds of the Southern Senator'S |
and those for the Northern Territories upon SINH
lar reaomm endation from two-thirds of the North
ern Senator's. This is designed to guard the South
ern territory from anti-slavery propagandists in |
the way of Federal offices.
The States of Rhode Island, New Jersey and |
Penns ylvania anxious and determined to have
satisfactory settlement and express a perfect will |
lngne to support aAy and every proposition look
ing TO that end, and their Commissioners threaten
the Republican party if they do not come forward
and prevent dissolution of the Union, that their
States will go with the South. This is ridiculed by
the ultras, but the sSoutherners say that they will
take any State in with them if they in their
terms.
The position taken by the Republicans on the |
Force Bdi has led many here to dispar of peace
full settlement. Coercion, or the forced collection
of the revenues in the seeded States, means war
with .hem and will be so met. 1t Is said that Mr..
Buchanan will veto every measure of Congress
looking to coercion He does not include the build
ing O. the seven sloops-of-war in this. Governor
DIX expects to get his eight million loan at about
ninety. CLEVELAND.