Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-05
wha, the Corre.pondents say.

tam our union Win the ADOluon otases nave Wagel
such relentless war Into what unnatural extremes
do our passions lead US?
what the Correspondents Say.
From the dispatches to the Cincinnati Enquire r:
WAsHINGTox. Friday March 1.-The struggle for
Cabinet portfolios wakes warmer hourly. The
movement of a majority of the Repub leans Of the
Senate, made on the day before yesterday, has evil
IDENTIFY settled the question whether Mr.. Chase does
or does not go in. That majority virtually demand
ed for him. in writing. the Treasury Department
and it is understood that positive pledge on his
part that his friends will cordially support the Ad
ministration, even though it be conservative upon
the great question of the times, determined Mr. Lin
coin to accede to that demand.
Mr. Cameron was with Mr.. Lincoln last night, ans
had long interview with him to-day Mr.. Lincoln
wishes him to take the Interior Department, and
although PennsylVania insists that he should have
the Treasury, have every reason to believe that
he will accept the former position. 1t has been
positively determined that Mr.. Q. b. Smith, of lndi
ana is to be of the Cabinet, and the chances are
now four to one that Mr. Montgomery Blair will be
one of its members. The earnest labers of Horace
Greeley have transferred TO him the support of the
entire Republican party of Maryland, represent
ed here, leaving Mr.. II. Winter Davis only the sup
port of Governor Hicks. So far as Maryland is
concerned, the Maryland Rspqblcans among US
came hither to induce the appointment Of Mr. Davis
but have changed front, as explained above, nndeF
Mp. Greelay's manipulations.
To suu UP the case as it stood at ten A. NJ to-day
may safely write that the Cabinet is probably to
stand follows:
Stdte-Mr. Seward.
Treas1uV-Mr. Chase.
InteriOr-Mr. Cameron.
Warm. Blair.
| NdUl-Mr. Smith.
PoSt-Ofice-Mr. Welles.
Attorney GeRerdl-Mr. Bates.
| There may be some changes in the positions
respectively assigned to these gentlemen, but they
all will doubtless be Of the incoming Presidents
| official council.
The Tribune of to-day assigns to Mr. Cameron the
War Department and TO Mr.. Smith that of the Int
rior and in notice of the Cabinet composition as
thus cast, says of these gentlemen, two are from
slave States, namely Missouri and Maryland; three,
namely, Mr.. Chase. Mr.. Welles and Mr. Blair, are
uncOmpromosing Republicans, while, SO far as we
are aware, Mr.. Bates and Mr. Smith have not de-
| clared themselves on that subject and Mr.. Seward
sho we'd yesterday that he will not consent either to
| the Crittenden or Franklin proposition, and Mr..
Cameron is beved not to be inclined to &C any
| considerable length in the way of concessions.
It is said that the President elect has been much
depressed to-day, by sense of the responsibility de
volYing upon him, and by the irrepressible conflict
now going on among hiR political friends.
1t is now conceded that the recommendations of
| the Peace Congress cannot pass through Congress.
| The Union men of the border States say that the
resolutions adopted by the House yesterday will not
satisfy the people. The New York Commissioners
are going to publish statement Of their course in
regard to the Peace Conference Compromise. Mr..
Field will make a special explanation. Il is said
| there was misunderstanding among the Commits
| sioners as to the vote of the State. If New York
had voted against the adjustment, it is alleged that
| other States stood ready to vote in its favor.
Several of the Democratic Senators express hos
tility to the Conference plan-such johnson, of
Arkansas, CliDgEan, Of North Carolina, and La
than, of California.
! 1t is asserted that Governor Hicks, Of Maryland,
told Mr. Lincoln to-day that if Mr.. Chase Sot seat
| in the Cabinet Maryland would have nc confidence
| in the incoming Administration, and would leave
the Union in less than thirty days. There is con-
siderable excitement in political circles in conse-
ouence of these and other reports.
BIZ. John Bell has not yet, according to his own
statement beea tandered Cabinet apartment. He
is still unwilling 10 believe that Lincoln will throw
away the chances of becoming great conservator
of the public welfare by appointing Mr.. Chase, but
intimates a possibility of his doing sc.
From dispatches to the Cincinnati Gazette:
TIE REPORT OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, March /.
That subject mas occHpied al the day, and the
debate upon it, which presented no pew features.
has demonstrated that the Virginia SeRatogs are
opposed TO this report a1d that ii Is quite
for it to be adopted by the tYothrQs vote necessary
to send it to the people for ratification as an amend
| ment to the Constitution.
Senator Hunter endeavored TO substitute CgitEeG-
den's proposition for the Conference report, aud
Grgned at much length against the adoption of the
atteF, cOntending that it was inefficient and obec-
| tiona0e TO the South.
MIR. Mason thought that the Conference report had
not only failed to gave gCarantees TO the Border
States but took away what little protection remain
ed at present. 1t will thus be seen 1aa( his views
are peculiar, and that so far as the Senate is con
cerned and the House eyen the report of the Peace
! Conference amounts just to nothing.
! The seventh section of the Conference plan was
adopted the ground that it embodied grand
emancipation scheme and that the last two lines of
that section could compel the recognition as citi-
zen of negro of Massachusetts, in Virginia as emit
tied to all the privileges and immuntes of the white
| citizens of the latter State.
AN EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE
TIE Eew Introduction of other subie It's. and the
fact th"t only about thirty more working hours of
the session remain. seem to change the prospect al
together for extra sesaon land to-day it appears
quite unavoidable.
MAJOR ANDERSON AND FIs OFF GERS 10 EESIoN.
The War Department has information this p NJ
that if + TT Sumter is not attacked by tae 4th of
March, Major Anderson and his Lieutenant will re-
! sign.
| From dispatches to the Cincinnati Commercial,
| WASHINGTON March 1.-The Constitutional amend
ment which passed the House yesterday bv one vote
! more than the requisite two~tairds w drafted by
! Mr.. Seward. IT Is probably the ultImatum o. the
Administration, and Of the moderate Republicans
| taken in connection with Sevagj's resolution re-
commeddng st te Legislatures to aopsiuer the snb-
| ject of a National Constitutional invention.
1t was supported by Republicans on the ground
that it merely re-affrms what the Constitution AL
ready contains. The proposition is something like
that celebrated fox who out of the same hole
he went in az. 20 provide by amendment that no
amendment shall be made empowering Congress 10
abolish slavery in states, is siRpy putting in the
Constitution what everybody assents to eEoept per-
haps Mr.. Lysander Spooner and few abolitiouists
Some Republicans voting for it, declare that no
amendment profering the least additional guarantee
to slavery could ever RECEIVE their sanction. They
voted simply to maintain the CONSTITUTION it is.
The irrepressbles who opposed il did 80 on
grounds that they wouldn't make any even seeming
concessions in the face of rebellion, nor would they
attempt to bind future generations by irrepealable
law. They were not allowed word of argument
against it on the floor.
The Speaker asked leave after the House COM
promise measures were disposed of to present to
the House the Peace Conference resolutions He
was about opening the envelope when objections
were made on all sides, and it was rot received.
Thaddeus Stevens said he didn't want 10 hear auy
thing that came from John Tyler
The yste of tie Peace Conference has been
strangely mixed up in reports 20 different papers
No two New York papers agree. The following,
from the Secretary's record, may be relied on~the
,ain pronositnn being the first sectian on territo-