The Van Buren press., 1861-03-20

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force Of arms, and she is willing to do So
The inpost on negroes. imported from the
Border States, win probably be 30 per cent
President Davis vetoed the African slave
trade act-objects to the sale OF Africans
to the highest bidder. as in opposition to
the clause in the Constitution. forbidding
such trade. The vote to pass 1t over the
vetoe was Is ays to "a nays.
A large Southern rights meeting was
held at Louisville last night.
The following nominations are said to
have been made at Washington, &c. Cros-
by, Minister to Guatamala; Hollaway of
Indiana, Commissioner OF Patents.
A vote was taken in Petersburg, Va. yes
terday, which resulted in 819 for and 762
against secession-fag was raised and a
great glori6cation had.
ST. LOUIS, March. Is.
The Herald's correspondent of the 10th
says dispatches were received that day from
Montgomery. indicating . momentary ap-
prehepsion of Q collision at Fort Pickens.
Brooklyn and Sabine can land no supplies
or have any further communication with
the shore, there are 500 troops Opposite and
marines in various vessels lying off the har-
Dor, tbs said that on an attompt TO land
fight ill commence. Rumor says that the
desth1stion of the troops now in Texas, for
whom steamers have been sent, is Fort
Pickens.
On Saturday last. there was also flying
reports in Washington, that Gen. Beaune-
yard would not permit Maj. Anderson and
his command to leave Fourt Sumter except
as prisoners of war. These reports are per-
haps justly regarded as absurd.
The Cabinet have not yet come to any
definite conclusion in the Fort Sumter af-
fair.
The regular Washington dispatch of the
11th has the following: 1t is said on
good authority that Messrs. Crawford and
Forsyth. Commissioners from the South
ern Congress, entertain the strongest hopes
hopes Of preserving the peaceful relations
between the two governments-there is nc
doubt that their diplomacy is judicious
Those best Informed s,lative to Southern
movements, discred:t the report that Fort
Pickens has been attacked, or that such an
act will be likely to occur. 1t is not as yet
ascertained that any order has been issued
by presidential authority in regard to the
evacuation of Fort Sumter.
A Special Washington dispatch of Sat.
urdsy, says the President and members o.
the Cabinet, foreign ministers and repre-
sentatives in Congress, Judges of ths
Court. the mayor and citizens OF Washing
ton and large number of visitors, have
arranged to wait upon MIR. Crittenden and
Lady at the National to- night. The visit
will be a parting entertainment given to
the distinguished Senator Of Kentucky
after forty years of honest public service
for the whole country.
| Among the combinations reported il
the Senate are j. NJ. Edwards, Commission
er of Land Office, j. NJ. Holdurman, Min
lister to Stockholm, Lieut.. Col. Thomas
adjutant General. The following appoint
ments are also announced, Green Adams O
Ky. 9th auditor of the treasury; for Pos
Office Department. g. A. Hale, of Dist
Columbia, Post Office Agent for Va. ant
In t65 10. Convention on Saturday tn,
amendment declaring the State will never
aid the federal government with men OF
means to coerce a q sister State was votet
down by 80 to 81.
In the Virginia Convention on Saturday
Union resolutions wrapped in the Ameri
can flag, and anti-secession resolution.
were offered and laid on the table. Goggir
offered an amendment to the report of ma
lJority OF the Committee on federal relation.
proposing secession, with view to the
eventual reconstruction of the Union-tht
amendment was ordered to be printed.
The vote in Petersburg. Virginia, here
tofore reported. was to ascertain whe the
delegate from that town in the State con
vention, should vote for or against the ordi
nance OF secession,
An adjourned Southern Rights meetin.
was held in Louisville, KY, Saturday at
ternoon, when delegates W ere appointed t.
mass convention, at Frankfort, Ky, OF
the 10Th March. In the evening, Hon
JAS. Guthrie addressed Union. He coun
seled moderation. and said that Mr. Lin
coin was honest and that the north woult
ultimately accord all the demands of th'
South.
The frat war yessol of the Southern Con.
federacy, was commissioned at Charleston.
on Thursday last. The Lady Davis arriv-
cd with "a Founders under command o.
Lieut.. T. B. Huger.
| Adyices from New Orleans, March 10th
state that Capt. Cooper has surrendered to
Texas. The officers and soldiers were per.
mitted to march with transportation and
subsistence necessary to San Antonio at
which place the public arms and property
were to be delivered to the Texan authcri-
ties.
A Galveston dispatch of March 18th,
says Rusk returned this morning from Bra
zos with State troops. The federal troops
evacuated Fort Brown, on the 18th. They
got on the Washits for Key West and Tor
:ugas. Several hundred State troops have
enlisted for SIX months to seven under Ford
on tie Rio Grande occupying the various
forts.
Tho Convention is discussing measures
for military defence. Maj. Mclean, U. S.
A. had resigned and rendered his services
to tbs State. Camp Colorado on the north
ern frontier has been taken by the State
troops. Col. Sayre, Of the Confederate
army. has arrived to muster . regiment of
rangers for the frontier. according to the
orders of Davis. Nothing further about
Gov. Houston. The federal trosps 20 to
ToItngas and Key West where it il expec-
ted they win embark for the North.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
LIVERPOOL, March I'd, 1851.
The America has arrived. The missing
steamer Australasian had arrived 1t Queens