The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-08
Affairs at the Southern Capital.

The Montgomery correspondent OF the Col
umbus Times, writing on the lst inst, gives
the following account of the affairs at the
Southern Capital
The Congress met to-day at l0 o'clock, thus
appointing some of the reporters, and the
visitors generally who We're NOT advised OF
the change of hour; and 4 third OF the Deputies,
too. failed to come To time; the President hiln-
self had to quicken his gait greatly TO his own
Inconvenience, TO get TO the Capltol by the
hour of meeting. L could but langh at 1hr'
Cobb as he came pufhnS ana blowing up
Main street, as if in haste for physician.
} He called the Congress TO order, the min
utes We're read, the States called, ana reports
from Committees asked tor, but not a resolu- :
ton, memorial or any other thing OF a pubic
character Submtted--not even model nag or
design for a seal. Then followed secret session,
and reporters felt relieved and disheartened
relieved from the suspense OF writing, with
pen in hand for items, and dlsuearteneu De-
cause they had obtained nothing OF interest,"
or event OF III terest, important or unlmport-
ant, TO report. This, the twenty third day OF
the session, may be set down as a blank day
III the public proceedings OF the Southern
Congress The public Will agree, too, that
on several of the other days OF the session
what was done in open session was OF little
interest or Importance.
fracas occurred on Wednesday last be-
tween two OF the Charleston reporters,
which resulted rather discouraglngly TO one
of them, who III consequence is connned 10 MS
room.
Information has reached here that the Hon
Mr. Elicit, appointed Postmaster General
has declined the honorable position. Mr.. Writ
Adams a citizen of Mississippi, and a com
mission merchant of New Orleans, and Late
Commissioner from Mississippi to the Louisi'
ana State Convention, is mentioned now as
the next appoin tee for that Cabinet onIee. u
p Blair, Esq, Special Post-Otice Agent fol
Alabama and Northern Mississippi, Is also
spoken OF for the place. l am advised that the
Hon w =. Chiffon, of this city, and Deputy
in the Congress from this District, was ten
dered the Office by President Davis. M
more competent gentleman for that post car
be found in the Confederate States or any
where else. He possesses Il superior intellect
sound practical sense, much experience, en-
Iarged views, pure private charac ter, ana Is
emphatieally q working man, and wlthal is
Chris tian gen tleman. 1t would prove greatly
tn the interests of the department ana The
public interests if he would accept. presum,
his large practice as a lawyer, his regard Iol
the interests of his clients, Is the bar In th'
way of his acceptance. Again, he Is the part
ner of the Hon w. l.. Yancey, who. you arr
advised, will leave next week as the head O
the important Embassy TO the European
| Powers so that if Mr.. Chiffon should take th'
seat in the Cabinet, no one would DE ieit "
attend to the numerous causes IN Which th'
firm is engaged.
The members of our yolun teer companies
lately at Pensacola. are busily engaged to-da,
in rubbing up their weapons, which Woult
look as If they were preparing for another ex
pedition, probably to Charleston, to partlei
pate in the attack upon Fort Sumter.