Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-02
WASHINGTON IrEHs.
Toe following items are taken from the Washington
,t-y of Thursday attC moon:

Tae following items are taken from the Washington
>.sr Of Thursday afternoon;
SpsscH Fgov Mr. LIScoLN-In response 70 the ad
dre,. OF ur Mayor WHO with the City Couuci. had call,
20 nav cir respects 20 the President elect Mr. L., il:
ST. Mlv.r. thauh You, and through YOU the muatc-
ra aua1 ,es OF this city who accompany you, Or This
Wi. me- And as u is the FIRST time iu my lie since the
ur s a,e of pol,,> Eas presented itself IN this
cl.ar v t5- have said anything publicly within re
g1a O country where the institution OF slavery exists,
wiz take this occasion 70 say that tbink very much OF
the IN feeling that has existed aud st exists between the
people in the section from whence came and the leope
here IS dependent upon misunderstanding Of one al
other therefore avail myself OF this opportunity to
assure you Mr. Mayor and all the gentlemen pr Sc :
tac Llyc lotn0w and never have had any other than
kajly feel ugs towards Won 10 ;he people OF my ov
section. have NOT now and never have had, any dis
po>iCa Treat Won iu amy respect otherwise than rs
mv own ueghb1rs have not any purpose 70 With
hold from yol any ct the b ueits OF the constitution
under any circumstances, that would not leei myself
trained 10 withhold from my Own nelshoOrS; ana
hope IN a wori that when We shall become better ac
qutn.-j-aai S. .yi- with great cOnddence-we shall
lae each other better
Sg LINCOLN oS rIE Plan OF SE1TLENENr.-We were
t5li yeste'dty, by leading Republican, that IN the
course Of the interview between the President elect and
tie WaSlUc9 Councils the former took occasion 70 say
IL familiar conversation with those around MN, That
though the plan o! settlement. adopted by The Peace Con
veuti0U no, the lie w0gld have suggested, be
regarded very fortunate for the country toat ls Ia
bors bad thus eye1tused tremendously, and sincerely
hopei tbat Congr. would accept the Conventions ae-
ton and thus promptly restore harmony and give peace
TO the country Though not his precise words sucn Is
the substance Of his remarks the occasion, We have no
do1bt.
Mr. BEo,E rSEEoUcU REGRErs.-Nc were Informed yes
t,iay evening that Mr. B.oekeubrough freely saws that nc
regret H. did not the part Of Virginia, vote for the ac
p-arce OF 'he settlement adopted 10y The Peace Couyen
lion. /; that be misunderstood the meaning or
effect of some portion Of the clause (hc hrss secuon)
AGAINST which Nlrgiuil's vote stands recorded.
Ar,fl OfrcsES EssrGNND capt Nathan Il Evans
Of ). G., SECOND cavalry; Second Lieutenant Geo A.
Cunni ghlu ot Ca SECOND cavalry; First Lieutenant l.
Stockton, o. n J first cavalry Second Lieut. Horace
Randall OF Tenn. first drtgOOn,; Second Lieut. Sannei
W. Ferguson OF :. G., first Dragons; Capt Crawford
Fletcher, Of Tenn ninth infantry; First Lieut. Thomas
NJ Jouss OF Tenn eighth infantry-all OF the u 8 ar
my-h1yc resigned.
We understand that Capt NJ C. heigs, of the Corps OF
Enginecrs recently restored the charge OF the Wash
ugton Aqu5duct Yesterday also placed in charge oil
the Capitol and Post Office extensions and of the new
dome. Capt Wu. T. Franklin thus relieved, was trans
errcd the Bureau Of Construction of the Treasury
Department
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