, 1861-03-01
SUMMARY OF LATE NEWS.


WASHINGTON, January 30. &,
A resolution was pending in the Penn
syIvania Legislature for the appointment
of Commissioners to the Convention at
Washington on the 4th of February.
The Georgia Convention and the South
Carolina Legislature are still at work car
rying ont their secession programme. JEFF
Davis is in Charleston.
North Carolina has not yet called Con-
vention. The result is doubtful.
Judge Robinson, the Virginia Commits
sioner to the seeding States, teegraphed
that if the Brooklyn be destined to Pensa-
cola, his mission Of peace will prove a fail
ure.
The Grand Jury Of Washington City has
indicted Ex.Secretary Floyd for maI-ad-
ministration, conspiracy, and completely in
abstractng bonds.
Secretary Dix has issued orders that
captains Of revenue cutters shall not deliver
up their vessels to rebels, but defend them
to the last, aud if overpowered, to blow them
up. He has also written to the Collector
OF New Orleans, to apply to the Governor
Of Louisiana to revoke the seizure of the
Government, Hospital, and the order for
removing 260 patients, Mr.. Dix denounc-
lug it as an act Of outrageous bOrbarity,
disgraceful to any age or country.
Senator Mallory, at Pensacola, tele-
graphed 10 Senator Bigler, last evening,
that 700 men were on the ground to re.
sist the reinforcement of Fort Pickens, and
that if the Brooklyn attempted to relieve
the Fort a bloody fght would follow. The
The errand Of the sloop-of-war Brooklyn is
believed to be of peaceful character, with
view TO intercept hostile demonstrations
on the part of the Gulf Squadron. The
troops on board were destined to the works
at the Tortngas, which arc still in posses.
sion Of the Federal authorities, but with
out adequate force to hold them. Captain
Barron was sent by land week since on a
similar errand, and has probably arrived
there by this time. His dispatches to Fort
Pickens and the naval commanders in the
Gulf were Of pacific character.
The report is erroneous that boat from
Fort Sumter had been fred into from one
Of the Charleston forts.
Col. Hayne has made no demand on the
Federal Government for the surrender of
Fort Sumter, and is patiently waiting the
action Of the Southern Congress at Mont
gomery, which will assemble next week.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE BY THE PRESIDENT
The annexed Message from the President
of the United Statss was communicated
January. 18th to Congress In the Senate,
the Message was ordered to be printed, and
the subject postponed till tomorrow. In
the House, consideration of the Message
was postponed till the 29th:
To The Senate and House Of RrpreSenfa-
tires of Me United States:-I deem it my
duty to submit to Congress a series of reso-
lutions adopted by the Legislature of Viz
ginia on the 10Th instant, having in view
the peaceful settlement OF the existing
questions which now threaten the Union.
They were delivered TO me on Thursday,
the oath instant, by ex-President TYLER,
who has left bis dignifed and honored re-
tirement in the hope that he may render
service to his country in this its hour of
peril These resolutions, it will he perceiv-
ed, extend an invitation to all such States,
whether slaveholding or non-slaveholding,
as are willing to unite with Virginia in an
earnest effort to adjust the present unhap-
py controversies in the spirit in which the
Constitution was originally formed and con-
sstently with its principles, so as to afford
to the people of the slaveholding States
adequate guarantees for the security of
their rights, and appoint Commissioners to
meet on the 4th day of February next, in
the city of Washington, similar Commis-
sioners appointed by Virginia to consider,
aud if practicable, agree upon some suit
able adjustment
1 confess l hail this movement on the
part Of Virginia with great satlsfaction.-I