The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-14
AGM1xd THE TEXAS MILITIA.
Domestic Intelligence.
DEMOCRATIC STATE ooNvEyrIov.

bLMOGRAfIC STATE CONVENTION.
BAToS RoUGE, March 5.-The Democratic
State Convention met again at 8 o'clock this
afternoon. A. G. Carter, President, in the
chair
Mr.. Lewis. On behalf of the committee on
credentials, reported that all the parishes in
the State Were represented except Calcaseu.
Dir. GusInan, of East Baton Rouge. offered
4 resolution pledging the delegates elected to
the Charleston Convention to support the
nominee Of that convention, be he Dickinson,
Douglas, Davis, Slidell, orany othergood Dem
ocTat.
Mr. Lott offered a resolution requesting the
delegates Of this convention TO use their best
ondeayor to embody at the platform of the
Charleston Convention, the principles set forth
in the resolution offered by Hon. Jefferson
Davis, of MissisSipp, in the United States
Senate on the I'd of February 1860, and if
unable to secure the recognition of thsse prin-
ciples relative to slavery in the territories, the
delegates from Louisiana are to retire from
the Convention and refer the matter to the
people.
Mr.. Tucker moved that committee Of z
te appointed on the resolutions
Mr.. Gault made motion to lay the resolu-
tons on the'table subject to call
Calls We're then made for an indefinite post
ponement, and vote was taken on re latter,
which resulted as follows: ayes to 19apoes.
Lost
The President appointed the following gen.
tlcmen as the committee on resolutions:
Messrs. Mouton of Lafayette, Talbot of
New Orleans, Pratt Of St Landry, E. ].
Senmes Of New Orleans, c. H. Morrison OF
Ouachta +. C. Davidson OF Sabine, and Mat
thews of Morehouse
The Convention then adjourned TO meet at
6 o'clock this evening.
PROBABLE REJECTION OF THE MEXICAN TREATY
DETENTION OF MINISTER MLANE.
vWAsHryGroN, March THE Admiuistra-
ton anticipates the rejection of the McLane-
0campo treaty, in which event Mr.. McIane
will not return TO Mexico.
His departure from New York has been
postponed in consequence of the anticipated
rejection of the treaty.
The President says that in case Of the re-
lection of the treaty he cannot hereafter be
held responsible for anything that may hap
pen in Mexico touching the interests of Amer
lean citizens, as he has no power to act, and
American citizens and interests in Mexico
must take care Of themselves
1t is understood that Mr.. Cox win soon
open the discussion of the treaty in the House,
and as all secrecy in relation to the treaty has
been removed, the Senate will also openly dis
cusS it.
DRAEnFCL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
PHILADELPHIA, March "A terrible acci-
dent occurred at Easton, in this State. yeSter-
day, by the explosion Of the boilers Of a new
steamboat just completed at that place,
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March I'm the House
yesterday the bill providing for the protection
of female passengers on emigrant ships was
passed
An invitation from the ladies of the Mount
Vernon Association was received by both
Houses of Congress to visit Noun. Vernon on
the 9TH.
The invitation was accepted
The bill submitted by Mr.. ColIax. from the
Post Office Committee, provides that postmas-
teis collecting less than one hundred dollars
per quarter be allowed pay to the amount Of
four hundred dollars per quarter, instead of
/ the present commissions.
THE TAvANA-MExIcAN EXPEDITION.
/ "9HhiNNIoNs " MaFch f.--1ne adV1ceS re-
eeived from Cuba via New Orleans, that two
steamers, the Marques Ia Habana and Gen.
Miramon, had sailed from Havana under the
| Mexican flag for some port in Mexico, excites
much attention here.
| 1t is stated that three steamers we're fitted
out by the Spanish authorities Of Cuba, TO CO.
ioperate with Miramon at Vera Cruz, Tampico
or Alvarado aEd that it is but the first INSTALL
meht Of the expedition.
1t is believed, also to be only the first step
in the proposed Intervention OF Spain in the
affairs of Mexico, to be sustained also by the
aid of France. .
The Mexican news due.a New Orleans
by steamship Indianola, from Vera Cruz, is
anxiously locked for here and at New York.
TRoors ORDERED TO TEXAS,
! NFw RRSeNIarch I'm pursuance Of in
/ structions from the War Department, Lieut..
| Gen. Scott issued orders yesterday for five
| hundred troops, under command Of Capt.
Palmer, to leave on the 18th. for the Texas
I frontier.