The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-04

0lH6OlVou CO0noCtlOn
lima, IN Convention Charleston adopted thor Declare
ton 81 Independence, which closes with the following
words -
We therefore, the people Of South csronn. ~ enr dsls-
pats IN Convection s.sembed appealing 70 " su1.
.ssmny oeclaiod ha he hs,stoia1s ssiss
hat the state q south csrons has sssss1 81 20
uon among the nations Of the world fee an1
pace ct esabsS e "a g a. 3
DO and fos the supper Of hia dscisisn, with Sn 3
n:ncs on the pr.sss.n q Divine musy
bono. 'A'A ''nsf our ana our 'A''
80. Tho Governor Of South Carolina issued the FOL
Nv ss E,o.ncv Si..so c. Rs "a sS
msnderinC Chief in and the state Of South Caro-
the good people Of this State in C0nysnon
~ and oSsr Sc SnS under
he name Of The United states q AmsIos Therefore az
South 6,S q ,S T. herr,
g.. ana @ sss.s s.
such has right to levy conclude peacc, negotiate
Ss ss d
cSarss.On ,Sa day Of Dsosnbsa in he year
Lo Thousand eight hundred and and IN the
SSss mo
26An ordinance making provisional arrangements FOR
Carolina passed the Convention held in tha State..
Baynwell, j. H. Adams and James L. Orr, Commission
srs from south Carolina appointed 70 negotiate with the
the ordinance Of secession, adopted by convention OF
that State arrived IN Washington. Fort Aoure In
Anderson and his men, who repaired to Fort Sumter
about throe quarters of mile distant, which Ia much
az & o
trio the government soldiers spiked tho cannon and
2s-rhe Authorities Of South Caro:na seized Fort Mou
tre and Cste Pinckney in Charleston haTbor, and took
possession of the Custom House, Post Office and Arsenal
In Charleston
20-John Buchanan Floyd, of Virginia, resigned his
station as Secretary Of War in the Cabinet Of Mr.. Bu
chanan.
JANuARY-ls61.
1.-The Missouri Legislature assembled.
2The Legislature Of Delaware passed joint resolution
decidedly in opposition to secession. Tho Florida
State Convention mot at Tallahassee.
S-Forts Pulaski and jackson, in tho harbor Of Savan-
nah taken possession of by the state troops under
tho orders Of the Governor Of Georgia Tho Commits
soners Of South Carolina eft washington their
home the President having returned to them communi
cation which he deemed 10 be couchcd in dscourteous
terms. The Florida Legislature assembled
4observed az day of fasting and prayer on the
commentator Of tho President. Fort Morgan, in the
harbor Of Mobile, taken possession Of by State
troops. The United States Arsenal was also taken .
Governor Pckens, OF South Carolina appointed the follow
ing Cabinet:-Secretary Of State Hon. A. G. Magrath
Secretary OF War, d. T. Jamison Secretary Of Treasury
c. O. hemmnger Secretary OF Interior, A Gerlington
Postmaster General, W. W. Harlee.
tIhe south Carolina Secession state Convention ad
jsurned subject TO the call OF the President.
Extra session Of the Legislature of Virginia
vened az Richmond. The state Convention OF Alabama
met 81 Montgomery State Convention of Mississippi
met at Jackson Legislature OF Tennessee met at Nash
vNlo In session
Cabinet Foris johnson and caswen We're taken ., the
uDH Aawtk
bled in Louisville, at the call of the Governor acting
der the Instructions Of tho Legislature OF Kentucky
9fhe steamship Marion, belonging TO the limo Of New
York ana Charleston steamers, was seized at Charleston
by tho State authorities. Steamship star OF tho
West, Captain MCGOWAN, which had been chartered in
New York convey troops and supplies Major Ander
at Fort sumter fired into by batteries erected
Nv South Carolina at the entrance OF Charleston harDor
rue Star OF the West struck twico and forced
10 retire The STATE Convention Of Mississippi passed
ordinance for immediate by vote OF "a TO
To- The following ia the ordnance
Thopeopeoi Mississippi Convention assembled doorain
and decre and is hereby ordaned and declared as fol
section l. That Laws and ordinances BY which the
,ad stare q Mss,ssspp became member q The fedel
hereby repealed hat ali Obligations part
he said s sIi The
gh functons ard powers which ~ any Of said laws and
United s.stes ana 3 Dissolved from nc obIeaons re-
rha. q he sscion 81 Inc seventh
Of the Lessature aud ali Onoors Legislative and judicial
he h sss al
q se ~ % ss Of
pssssd In Sf gndor under any law o. this
force and have the Same effect as this ordinance had not
1n ne people e the STATE stat Of .is hereby
states Of America upon the basis q the present
brace other portions than such seeding ssstos
lo-Forts 81. Philip and Jackson, the Missis-
sippi river and Fort Pike, Lake Ponchartrain To-
al Hafrp Rna
were seized by the troops OF louisiana The Pre-
eident transmitted special Message TO Congress the
1.-The ordinance Of recession passed the State Con
vcnton Of Alabama BY vote Of 81 ayes to 30 1t
reads nc follows
smp the oces q PRESIDENT and Vice President Of The
ni. states Of America y sectional party nyowsdy hos
Of the people Of the Alabama following upon the
q he unsd states 5y many States "a psoPs @
= v n a q 20 Of ss and
Arssrs tho adoption Il prompt and decided measures
s Pss sRe andy peop. the
Of Asbams now itodTswa aod IL hereby Withdrawn from
he Union known ,thc United sisics q Ame,ca and
and Of sht ought . be soyereisn and ndspenaon, state
pl ~ The state Of Alabama in Convention assembled That
ss oe s s S A ss s asa
tse niied states of America 30 and they hereby with
ssss ne ps e the and
A4 20 ss nas p who may %
prove purpose order provisional we'll
permanent government tho principles Of the consu
| ton OF the United Atates,
BE q. Resolved BY lhe people Of Alabama
assembled That the people Of the States Of Delaware Mary
a Mississippi louisiana Tcxaa, Arksnsas Tennessee Ken
lucky and Missouri be and hereby invited 70 meet the
people the Alabama by their delegates In Con
vcnton the sh day of February d. 1851 the city
Montgomery In the State OF Alabama for the Of
constng with each other az to the most enecua mode Of
aud action
be deemod most desirable for our common
and security
ventjop and Ia hereby Instructed transmit forwh
copy the preamble ordinance and uons
Governors Of the several states named AZ said rcsolu
tioug.
Dorv by people OF the Of Alabama In convention
bed at Mcntgonre this the nth day Of January
A. ID. lS5l.
Tho T1orGa State Convention passed the ordinance
Of secession by vote Of OF TO T. Tho following the
ordnance
We the people of the STATE OF Florida Convention
sembed do slemey ordan, publsh and declare that the
For1da hereby whd lersaf from the conf cd
erscy states Existing under the name o. the United steee
IN America and from the existing OF the ead
Saars: that a political between the
of sid states and the here
deald nfA "a sk.