New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-13

The Collection of the Customs.
THE OCCUPATION OF FORTS, AEsENALs, ETC.
[Ey THE SOUTHWESTERN 1IEE.l
MosTGoMERY, Feb. l2.-Congress met at the
| usual hour this morning. after prayer and the
reading of the journal of yesterday, the President
| announced the standing committees.
The President received and read telegrap1ic
| message from the Convention of Louisiana, cordi-
| ally approving of the nominations of Hon. JEFF
Davis and A. H. Stephens to the Presidency and
| ce.Presidency Of the Confederated States Of
| America.
The designs for flag and seal for the Southern
| Republic were referred.
| 4 resolution was offered, that until otherwise
| provided the several officers connected with the
collection of customs in the several States of the
| Confederacy be and the same are hereby author
ized to continue to hold office under the new Gov
ernment: Referred to its proper committee.
| The following was then submitted
| Resolued, That the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs be requested to inquire into the proprety and
necessity, as soon as the President is inaugurated
of sending Commissioners to the Government of
| the United States Referred.
| Congress went into secret session, during which
the following was adopted and removed from Sc
| cresy:
ResoEUed That this Government take under its
! charge the question and difficulties now existing
| between the sovereign States Of this Confederacy
| and the Government of the United States, relating
| to the occupation of forts, arsenals, navy yards
and other public establishments, and that the Pres
dent be directed to communicate this resolution to
| the Governors of the several States.
Maltreatment of the British Consul.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. ia telegram received
| here to-day announces the matreatment of Fl. B.
MS Consul at Mobile.
The Stolen Bonds
| The Committee on Stolen Bonds will report to-
morrow, duplicating Bailey criminay and Floyd
| and Russell inferentially.
Withdrawal of the Virginia Delegation.
| A resolution will be offered tomorrow in the Vir
| gina Convention, requesting Messrs. Mason and
! Hunter to vacate their seats in the Senate of the
| United States On account of the secession senti
| ments. ....
Georgia and the General Government.
| RICHMOND, Feb. 12.--Judge johnson, Commis
soner to the seceeding States, says the Governor
| of Georgia accepts the mediation of Virginia be
| tween Georgia and the General Government.
Commissioners from Kansas.
LEAyENwoRTH, Feb u. - Kansas will send
Commissioners to the Peace Conference now in ses-
| sion in Washington.
More Reinforeements.
New YORK, Feb. l2.-Another detachment of
troops left the Brooklyn barracks yesterday for
Washington, to reinforce the Navy Yard.
Proceedings of the Federal Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-In the House of Repre-
sentatves Mr.. Sherman of Ohio, introduced a bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to ac-
cept of States the guarantee of United States notes
to the amount of public money deposited with such
States. Mr. Sherman demanded its immediate pas
sage.
Mr. Garnett, of Virginia, objected to its passage,
and the bill was laid over.
The Service Roll.
The resignation of Capt. Morrison, of the rev.
enue cutter Lewis Cass, was this day received.
!, Secretary Dix has issued an order striking Capt
Morrison from the service roll for surrendering h
tTth oraifr al to nf 10 nhon
} 1t ia understood that the same course will be pur
sued in similar cases.
The Election in Tennessee.
, NASHVILLE, Feb. 12.-The election returns whic
come in to-day are very meagre. There are ind
cations that the Union candidates will have an ag
e gregate majority of over 1000 votes. The Con
y vention itself is defeated by probably 10000. A
far as heard from, only two secession candidate
are elected.
Arrival of Lincoln at Indianapolis
. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 12.-Hon. Abraham Lincol
, arrived here last evening from Springfield, and me
} with an enthusiastic reception.
In the course of his speech, he asked Woul
marching an army into South Carolina be invasion
I think it would, and it would be coercion also,
, South Carolina was forced to submit. But if tn
United States should merely hold and retake he
own forts and collect her duties, or withhold th
! mails where they are habiually violated, woull
any or all these things be coercion or invasion?
the professional Union lovers, resolved to ress
coercion think so, then their idea of preservation
is exceedingly thin and airy.
. Mr.. Lincoln further took the ground that Stat
had no more right, upon the principle, to break th
Union by withdrawal, than county, by with
r drawal, has right to break the Union.
f. Lincoln concluded that he not asserting any
thing but asking questions for the audience to de
eide upon what was right or wrong.
Proceedings Of the Peace Conference.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-lt is generally conceded
I that the peace conference will recommend the re
i ference of questions to National Convention.
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), New YORK, Feb. l2-The liabilities of the firm
of Frederick Squires u Co., which failed on Friday
are put down at 81 l,0OO,0OO.
e Adjournment of the Kentucky Legislature.
FRANKFORT, Feb. l2.-Both branches of the Ken
), tucky Legislature adjourned yesterday at noon til
II | the 20th of March, without transacting any bust
= | ness Of a national character.
y Domestic Markets.
y New YORK; Feb. ll.-The prices of Cotton wer
u irregular and somewhat lower. The sales amount
e ed to 1900 bales at III to llsc. for Midding Up
a lands Flour dull, and prices to l0c lower; sale
to-day of 5000 bbls. at S. to S. 10 for Superfn
- - State Corn declinng-sales 10000 bushels a
Ii 63 to Csc Pork closed steady, with sales of 10
e bbls. at Sl7 so for Mess. Sugar steady; sales c
s. New Orleans at to G5c per lb.
CINCINNATI Feb. ll.--Flour nominal. The price
l. of Corn range from 35 to SIC. per bushel Whisk
is quoted at 1899. Lard in kegs is quoted at l0t
d Sugar. sales at 81 to 7c. per h. Molasses is wort
- 80 to 3lc the gallon. Coffee sales at l3 to 13t
~ T.. New YORK, Feb. l2.-The Cotton market close
Il dull and heavy, with sales of 900 bales at III
10 1lsc. for Midding Uplands Flour declined 8,
re the barrel sales to-day, $500 barrels at $5 90
- IS 10 for Supertine State Corn closed dull wit
u sales of $4,000 bushels at 81 to roc. Pork rule
y dull at sl9 25 the barrel for Mess. Sugar; sale
g $50 boxes Cuba at 44 to 54c., and 100 hhds. Ne
" Orleans at G3c. the pound.
> CINCINNATI, Feb. l2.-Flour closed dull, wi
p sales at 81 so and 81 GO the bb for superfne I'll
s. prices of Corn range from soc. to 33c. per bushe
f. Oats are worth 273c. the bushe Whisky is quote
ii at 1890. the gallon Lard-sales at SIC to 93c. tt
~ lb. Western Mess Pork was sold at SIG 75 to s
IL the Dbl.
Id River Intelligence
LOUISVILLE, Feb. l2.-The Ohio river at Il
re point falling this evening, with seven feet nj
a. inches water in the canal by the mark.
Cor IT AGAIN.-For the past two weeks our ci
m has been filed with strangers, most of whom we