The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-02-23

E; 4 w ITtSfutUbb tuite rCHittiHttu VI ~ W.
Nicolay, Esq. HE private secretary, and
between twenty-five an6 thirty gentlemen.
including Judges, hon1rables coioaels, ma
iors, editors aud Influential men II the
State. Mr. Ifncof6 spoke briefly III sry.
eFaE stations; wi,ere crowds were ready
TO greet him on bis passage a 5.3-
AT MontgoHetysoa Eel. 9th, sreat ill+
terGst was manifest futhe proceedings 81
the Soutlprn Congress Tie hhil az The
eousehtioa and gallery vas crowded Nh.
5Memningef presented q beautiful niotlFl
flag, tiafie fiyt ie i9C,iies 81 South Cafalirii
This Gag has i lllie cross oti i rcd FIELD.
and seFea sturs. II was highly admired,
He also presented anotber model flag ty
a. gentleman Of Charleston. lt biis a
cross and fifteen stars oil d iieilof stripes
y committee was appointed 70 report Oh
d Hag and seal, and d eSat.of arms. and u
motto foF the Southern Ci'6aistieiacy. The
President las hetn. directed 10 appoi1r
commissioners on foreign affairs aud. 4:
nance ,sOn military and nEsat Affairs. com,
MERGE aud on patents Hon JefltFsg5
Davis Of Miss. was then elected President,
and Hon. Alex III !. Stephens Of Georgia,
Vice President Of lie Southern EonGelgfl
aey The vote was ,illiuiniols.
h "A resolution was Haopted appoint,
ing Il eumulittee Of three AiabaHla tepu,
ties toinquire and report oil what terms
suitable buildings III Montgomery Ter Ills
use, Of the several executive department.
Of the Colifcdefaey under the PROVISIONS
government, could DC obtained. An or
.dinance was passed continuing in force
until repealed or altered by the s;ontilerg
Congress, all laws OF the United States
ia force or IN lise on tbs FIRST II November
last. III is understood that under Iii;
law a tariff VIII be laid on oil good
brought from the United States A reso
luton was adopted authorizing tile ap
.pointment Of d committee 10 report d con.
sstit1ttoii, for the permanent gogernneni
OF the oonfedcraey. The congress Wal
about two hours III secret session, and til
rest q the proceedings were conducted
openly @% Isl. z: ...s -
Col. Judge, the. commissioner from Ala
balla, visited Mr. BuGhauan}on the 10th
but the President, though receiving him
as d distinguished citizen 81 that State
would not receive Gin. IN 4 Il Official esipl.
city; nor would lie eater into discussion
Of the subject Of his mission, 10 treat fol
/ the surrender o. tie aissaals and oflei
property ia that State.
The members 81 the Moutcomefs Coa
gEess had advised their friends hi WASH
Einstoti, that ministers Ind been sptIointe,
ID represent the interests Of the sg,atl ri
tConfsderacy ia. Europe. I... &.
Tie Peaee Congress fad vRF:eas plan
Submitted For confederation. tJu{ lie prslie
raj Immersion Was titat lie ljUY,tcf stat
/ resolutions had fugt wiIll the most favor
and that some such, plan. would 10 ad
/ et,iteli lletu,iinr the diy vision or the Terrr
TORY Is The Iiac of as. north Of whicl
slavery would be trohibitclt; SoICh,s d. !
tto be determined ty tie. people W.thqu
t (,Jarrcssiodai oh fjtlier legislative intel
t fS.rci,Ea : ...: #
-Tbc musk ..,;5,,l liy .t,r". -
4 n,,li6e an tbe. steamer Monticello = Ma
i been delivered nm 10 Inc agent 81 tseor..i
4 and an being letagtlpI,ed <l6 that efTee
+ the Governor released he vessels rtfsrfl
!. to il, former igrrf Of tits SUMMARY. !, !.
Al dispatch from If.tttlG R4Gki;. Ark itBsa
Z on the och. states that Tie arsenal co.
ltaiaiug. 90 stand al aims ard. d hlEe
i anonIit CT afili,atrftitu and / 0 @aopoas il
I ciuiing CAPT. Bragg !: BIeta Vista lial
4 terry, was surrendered to@{he State auth,
n rit.cssthc day:beIOrp. and wgs then Fnrf
Esoaet ~ 100 volunteers, Il: ..-s ss..
F. The Louisiana committee on past;
i affairs lad reported that they would Il
Ecoenige the government at. NaShiugte
1fof the present business, until Al Soutlier
I Congress, hereafter. caIled. shall Eri
4 postal arrangements. ,Tbe uction. or HI
Il Montgomery convention was approve,
land n saiate OF 100 guns WINS. tir6d,in Ne
Il 0rleaus. in hoaor of thu: President a
Eyice-P President Gt. the SauihcFa. ronlfede
! EJey. 49,. ( F.: =. =. +. =. ~ r..
II + The bark, Ephraigi Williams put iu
! Norfolk on tha ). ID6h, with Que mn
!, frozen to death and Eve Of her crew fros
bitten =: ,... %.
In the House on the gtht Mr.. q
, fofferctl amendments 10 tAe Senate. hill 4
i Temporary government iari tie Terrific
!. of Colorado. 1t proposes 10 allow Il
EpeepIe to ASSEMBLE and form tlfea,selp
i, Inn organized law aud territorial Cover
J ment 10 consist Of a legislature, iulici
: and executive departments, Sc. order,
, tnrinted. : s. .-..... .:...i...
Mr.. Corwin, chairman Of. the Hon