The national Republican., 1861-03-16
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Election of Hon. David WiImot.

BY IELEGRAPH.
Election of Hon. David Wiimot.
Harrisburg, March l4-Hon. David Wi'mot
was elected United States Senator to-day, in
place of Mr.. Cameron. He received ~ Sena.
torial aud SO Representative votes. Hon..
William H. Welsh received 8 Senatorial and
70 Representative votes. Scattering, q
The Confederate Congress--President
Davis Vetoes an Act relating to the
Sale of Africans.
Montgomery, March l5.--The Injunction of
secresy was to-day removed from the act in rela-
tion to the sale of African negroes. The President
objected to the 9th section Of the act, which au.
thorizes the sale of Africans to the highest
bidder, as being in opposition to that clause OF
the Constitution which forbids the African
slave trade, and a mandate to legislate effsctu.
ally to prevent the same.
The vote to pass the act over the veto was
yeas l5, nays "a.
Nothing. of interest transpired in the open
session today.
Congress will certainly adjourn tomorrow.
The Virginia Legislature.
Richmond, March l5.-The House to-day
passed bill for the transfer of the James
River and Kanawha canal to the French Com.
pany. 1t has yet to be acted on by the Senate.
The Virginia Convention.
Richmond, March l5.-In the Convention,
to-day, Mr.. Conrad advocated the majority re.
port. He maintained the legal right of seces.
sion, but thought the proper policy was to
make proper demand for amendments to the
tntt n,l hn - al - IL
accede to them. He stated that future report
would make these propositions, and he had no
doubt they would be acceptable to the Con.
vention.
Secession in Petersburg.
Petersburg, March l5.-The polls closed at
sunset. The total vote was l,64l, as follows:
For secession instruction .S79
Against secession instruction = 1852 .
Majority for instruction III I.
The vote in February was
Against Union 427
Majority against secession 6l2
At the closing of the polls, an immense pro-
cession, headed by band of music and seces.
sion flag, escorted Hon. R. A. Pryor to the depot.
He speaks in Richmond tonight.
Surrender of Fort Brown to the Seces-
sionists.
New Orleans, March 1.-THE Galveston
Ciuilian of March IL says that the surrender
Of Fort Brown was agreed upon quietly be-
tween the Texas Commissioners and Captain
Hill, on March 6.
The Ne,os says that Port Brown will be
given up as soon as transportation could be
found for the Federal troops-the latter tc
take to their post of destination two light bat
teries of artillery.
The steamer Daniel Webster was still Of
Brazos, waiting to take the Federal troops.
The Texas troops at Brazos are represented
to be fortifying the island so as to make it i'm
pregnsble
Reports from Louisiana, Alabama, ant
Texas.
New Orleans, Mach, l4.-The House o
Representatives at Baton Rouge to-day passed
a resolution transferring the regular Louisiana
military to the provisional Government, with
the munitions deemed necessary. Also allow
ing volunteers to take service under the provis
ional Government.
The ordinance presented in the Louisiana
Convention, submitting the new Constitution o
the Confederate States to the people, will NEE
with great opposition. Much objection is mad
to this course.
The Louisiana delegates to the Southern
Congress are expected to return here to.mol
row with the Constitution. The Constitution
meets with general appreciation.
Ben McCulloch arrived today from Texas
en- route for Montgomery. He reports tina
Governor Houston left Austin to avoid furthe
communication with the Convention. II Gov
Houston refuses to take an oath to support tn
new Constitution, he will be deposed.
A private dispatch from Montgomery to.da
states that bill has beef introduced to Great
a Court of Admiralty.
The Congress will adjourn on Saturday.
The South Carolina Convention meets wee
after next.
Gov. Roman, Commissioner to Washington
is detained by sickness.
The Louisiana Convention will adjourn i'm
mediately after the ratification of the Const
tuition.
The Virginia State Convention.
Richmond, March, l4-Mr. Tyler closed HI
speech against the peace propositions. Il
desired Virginia to put forth an ultimatun
demanding full and ample security, as the on
condition of remaining in the Union. E
thought such security, if granted, might even
ually bring back the cotton States. Virgin
cannot live without them. His speech WI
generally conciiatory, but unequivocally fl
Southern rights. The propositions were refe
red to q committee.
The Convention agreed to take up the repor
of the Committee on Federal Relations II
morrow.
The Missouri State Convention.
ST. L0uis March l4-In the Conyention 4