The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-31
ITEMS FROM SOUTHERN JOURNALS.

l1EMS FhOM SUUTHEHN JOURNALS.
WORD FROM CAPTAIN NGRAHAN, CONFEDERATE
STATES NAVY.
Captain Ingraham. Of the Confederate States Navy
has published the subjoned card relative the exten
sivey published conversation which abolition paper
has invented and attributed TO him -
TO Hn EDITOR OF THE CHARLESTON MERCURY
to have been held Southern senator and myself and
now going the rounds Of the Western papers, will you
please state in your paper that such saon
occurred D. N. INGRAHAM.
NAIL AGENT IN TROUBLE.
The Lynchburg va) Republican states that Mr.. Crook,
lately appointed by the Lincoln administration mali
turday, and in passing Charlottesville awaited by
committee OF citizens, who informed him, in the pc.
est manner possible that he had better throw up his
commission and retire from the public service, he
would be dealt with according to his deserts repub
can who would never be permitted to scatter his foul
teachings over Virginia SOIL Mr. c. thinking discretion
the better part Of vaor consented to resign his
turn to Alexandra, and he was permitted to pass"
BLACK MILITARY COMPANIES.
The Tribune thinks IL oue of the noticeable features of
the military phreDzy now ruling the South that at
tempt 10 made TO the blacks and organize them into
military companies The simple s that have
white men enough ready to volunteer to whip out any
thing the abolition government at Washington is likely to
send against US But II Greeley wilt volunteer on that
Savannah Republican, March %.
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE
The clause in the permanent consttution prohibiting
the African slave trade it is said, adopted in the
Montgomery Congress by the vote OF four States to
South Carolina and Florida opposed the restriction while
Georgia. Louisiana and Mississippi Advocated it,
GOOD PRICES FOR NEGROES.
The Memphis Avalanche says that a. sale OF negroes
belonging 70 Mrs Ganett, Of Lafayette county, hisss
spp the following the sums paid, the sale being
made upon nine months creditWson, four years old
$917 so; john sixteen years cid 81 77s Andrew four
teen old 81 527 Susan forty EIGHT years old and
child four old, $967; Ellen, twenty-five years Old
0d and hos and
years old 81 225 Nary eight years OLD 1914 Becky,
years old, $76l Jaoe twelve years old, 81 601making
total OF 81, 404 SO.
eLittle Rock Gazette says:-rhe following was cleaned
from the returns of the late election in
vote 20 e26; secession, 17927-Unon majority, $500
The foregoing the result comparing the number of
votes for the leading candidates on each side There
were scattering votes given for both Union and
reduce the aggregate VOTE do not
materially vary the result There probably 20 900
in the State who did not turn out 20 the ,tion IL
would be fair ee'imate 10 y tAAt NJ least wothirds
Of the non voting citizens Union men.
The Holly Springs Miss Herald learns that the county
OF Cbckasaw in this State has already ton companies Of
volunteer soldiers ready mustered into the
Of the state AIDE that in addition to these, the
young ladies' who have pledged themselves In the event
that u: men ere called into service TO protect their
h6faes and families during their Peseuce ana SEQ -. LAT
the farms properly cultivated An IN c-ope raised
for the support not only Of the country Of the armies
Of Mississippi"
The Columbus (Ga) Enqir has an article in favor of
that city As the permanent capital Of the confederacy 1t
Rays-In ofmsr article suggested considerations
that might make desirable that the capital Of the Con
edeate States should be the line OF OF the principal
States instead Of being located In the interior Of any
state,
The Port Gibson Miss Rereile does not appear exact
ly pleased with the The term o. Pre-
sdenta service six years) thinks is not lOns enough
the basis OF Congressional representation not right
that Of three Hfhs Of the slaves not being sufficiently al
vaptageous and the African slave trade should not have
been prohibited.
The Wilmington On CO. Herald says,-In the course of
few days a custom house officer viii be dscnargng his
duty the Confederate States the line Of the Whining
ton and Manchester Railroad enters the State Of
South Carolina Then every passenger going or coming
will be liable TO have his trunks examined and his bag
gage ransacked and every freight train viii be compelled
undergo the scrutiny What will be the effect OF
this the business Of that road and Of the town Of VIII
mngtonS THIS a very interesting question 10 peo
ple-the merchants and business partcularly-ard
we would like hear what they have to say about II.
win anything be "going wrong or will anybody be
hurt by the new order Of thngss