The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-11

The national cauidron continues to boil ana
bubble with all its heterogeneous contents. and
what the forms and shapes that may emerg0
from it, perhaps one man can tell as well az
another As all sorts Of prophecies are made.
some of them must be realized nope ana
dependency are by turns aroused, and mel
Their is long In the ascendant
During the past week the Peace Congress
has been the subject Of great deal of specu-
| lation II adopted resolution of secrecy,
and sat with CLOSED doors This was very
| proper but we felt satisfied that some borer
| would perforate the wall between Il and the
| public, and let the world know what il was
! about. The letters from Washington to North
! ern journals prove that this has been done.
| We learn from them an interesting fact. viz
that Mr. Seldom introduced proposition
basSd on the Crittenden compromise which
he sustained and which was seconded by Mr.
Rivgs in a very able and decided speech. in
which he intimated that Virginia could take
nothing short OF it. The subject was referred
TO a committee. We have another interes ting
fact from the best authority that on the day
following distinguished Southern member of
the Convention declared that he believed it
would agree upon plan of adjustment,
With these facts before ii would seem
probable that the Peace Congress, as it is
called, will present scheme for the settlement
of our troubles.
The next move will be the submission of
that scheme to Congress. 1t will require a
vote of two-thirds of that body-and in the
absence OF the seeded States of nearly an
unanimous vote-io submit it TO the States Ii
will next require majority of three fourths
of the States-ana counting the seeded States,
who will not vote, nearly the unanimous vote
of the remaining States-to make ii a part of
the law of the land. So that there is great
deal yet to be done after the Peace Congress
makes beginning, shonld it do so and the
result is anything but certain
Relative 10 the disposition of Congress little
has transpired during the week From the
Northern side the voice of coercion has been
strong, and two southern Representatives
Senator JOHNSON, of Tennessee, and Mr.. WIN
TER DAVIS, of Maryland, have, like traitors
rs they are, re-echoed it in the most decided
manner. The former has been skinned alive
by Mr.. WIGPALt, of Texas, for his treachery.
The papers afford but poor idea of the dread
ful and well-merited punishment he received.
Yet, very remarkable speech of the week
was that Of Mr.. KELLOGG, of Illinois, who re-
presents Mr.. LrNCoLN's district. II was highly
conservative, and was, perhaps, uneNccption-
able, as we hear, save for the deduction of I'LL
innate resort to coercion, from his declaration
tina 1.-THE Union must and shall be- preserve Ell. "
He might have only intended this rs consis-
tent with his previous announcement, that
parties and party platforms must BE- buried in
oblivion 20 SAVE the country. Ey this means,
and HE resort ie compromise and consultation,
he aVeTr'>i ;ha' 'a.e SIN would &c; rise and set
five shines ANAL l,este MAS restored II the
spscs; ard ~ szRosS>9as ~ Nj N. animated his
eaaGrevss .: shs Republican SHE, The Union
magyar ~ vczH la~asaatly restored, About that,
However, sAfTs ><~ reports nos At all eneour-
&S1as he IS S@I3 - have provoked great
Seal q asiie- Se2uneiation from them, by his
liberal and natioaal views.
The Springfield Journal denounces Mr.. KEEL
LodG. and declares that he speaks not for Mr.
LINCOLN. Other authorities favor the idea,
that Mr.. X. and Mr.. LINCOLN understand one
another and that the olive branch held out
by the former, on Friday, meets the approba-
ton of the latter We shall soon see.
In the meantime the Southern Confedera-
ton Is getting rapidly afioat. A few days
viii see its Provisional Government fully or
gained II is reported TO have adopted a
constitutional provision in favor of free trade
This would be blunder, and affect the views
Of the border States, who, although not in IA
yor OF protective tariff are in favor of mod
crate duties for revenue levied indiscrim-
inately on all imports. We have not yet
received details of its proceedings to make
their action clear on this point.
The Southern Confederacy is also reported
to have repudiated all compromises.
CHANGING over these various points, it is
hard to tell whet her they more encourage hope
or dependency. Let ardently hope that,
gloomy rs are our national affairs, those into
whose hands they are entrusted may yet sue
coed in bringing order out of chaos