HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS: Tennessee Gone Overwhelmingly for the Union; REPORTS FROM SPRINGFIELD: The Traveling Suite of the President (2/11/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 2/11/1861

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TENNESSEE FOR THE UNION.

The Tennessee Delegation are in receipt of dispatches, to-day, showing the result of the election in that State yesterday. The Union men have carried everything before them by overwhelming majorities. The Union men of the South here express great satisfaction at this result. In Mr. STOKES' District one county gave 5,700 for Union, and only 675 for Secession. The Union members from Tennessee, Messrs. STOKES, HATTON, QUARLES and NELSON, have been warmly congratulated here on all hands upon this victory. It is regarded here as a strong indorsement of ANDREW JOHNSON, against whom the fight has been very bitter, and oftentimes grossly insulting.

THE PEACE CONVENTION.

Judge ALLEN, of the Massachusetts delegation of the Peace Convention, arrived last night, and the representation is now complete. The Peace Convention yesterday passed a resolution, binding all members not to tell even their opinions of what is likely to occur in Convention, nor express their sentiments upon any proposition in such a manner as to expose what had or would be likely to be discussed, or as to the probability of the adoption of any particular measure. From conversation tonight with one of them least disposed to concession or compromise, I am convinced that there will be a strong effort to close some proposition during the present week, but others of them say the Convention may continue for several weeks. The general feeling is quite hopeful this evening. The best feeling prevails. The views of delegations continue to be made known. Messrs. CHASE and HITCHCOCK ignore all compromise until after the inauguration, without pledges as to what they would then be willing to do.

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Highly Important News: Tennessee Gone Overwhelmingly for the Union – 2-3
Important from Montgomery – 3-4
Reprisals by Georgia – 4-5
Important from Arkansas – 5
Editorial: The New Administration – 5-6
Editorial: The New Confederacy – 6-7
The Tribune of Conciliating the Border States – 7
Editorial: Georgia and New-York – 7-8
First Thoughts and Second Thoughts – 8
Editorial: Protecting Corruption – 8
General City News – 8