The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30

Wa mNot l-T1in - 10 note for,

We NEST husin aw to note foreign
neNs frOa the eouleF Confederation.
To ell appsaralce4 the United States
Unisn hss bees dissolved, and . govern
mental system ms been fairly put in OPP
Grafton by the withdrawn States. The
central government Of the slave State
Union is composed - follows: President,
Jefferson Davis; Vice President, A. H.
Stephens; Secretary Of State, Robert
TOOmbs; Secretary Of Treasury, C. 8.
Ns@@iasss; sss+sAsSy - IaHssios, ~
caACy; Secretary q War, L P. Walker |;
Secretary Of Navy, John Perkins, Jr. /;
Postmaster General, H. 7. EIet; AttOr-
Hey General, J. p. Benjamin. These, TO-
ssthes with houses Of Congress, ere at
work upon details, and experiencing no
difficulty. The New York Herald states
that the COnfedeTacy has already decided
upon most Of the fiSancial, military, ma.
val and postal measures neCessary to It's
defense and consolidation. II has author
lied the issue Of loan Of $4,000, 900 to
provide for the immediate wants Of the
Government; II he's adopted measures for
the formation Of 9 small navy, sufficient
to protect its harbOrs and coasts It has
organised IN army Of 80, 900 drilled men,
and It has laid In On immense supply Of
provisions and breadstutfs, thus giving the
lie TO the Republican organs which have
been telling their readers ct the North
that the Southern people we're already
beginning to suffer from want Of FoOd,
and would soon be starved into submiss.
lon. This accounts for the large amount
CT gold which has found its way to the
North West, and which has been, to .
certain extent, benetitting US here, by
helping to alleviate the embarrassment
OccasiOOed to the mercantile community
by the stringency Of the money market.
10 addition N thesr. the Southern Congress
R8-A4A
| ita foresight aud selcsefaneA a has adopted q
tarid. proviasoDal IN IL Application, bot which
will answer ito purpose BY giving the new gov.
eminent q portiOu u the revenue that Il will re.
quire. The national loas n el6 .O0O, 900, which
has Oaly been eulitteA within few days, has, Il
10 StAted, besa all takea uP. 10 addition 70 this,
Georgia haa appropriated 81 900, 900, South
Carolina oS7S. 700, Louisiana eS00, 1000, and Al.
abama eSo0, 900. for me necessities oH the Con-
federation. IL 10 amply saPplied With mum.
tioa0 Of wAR l0e, % the NOrAharu journals have
been taking care 10 inform the public, the -.
ceding States have eei1ed on war material be.
longing Ia the nation, amounting 10 value 70
about TX. 00O, 00O. bet which, Il 10 true, they
offer 70 pay = reasonable price faF when the %.
counts between the twa aoveEumsals e0sus 70
be squared M. IL that would ever take place.
The Act passed BY the Montgomery ConVen.
ton, entitled "An act IN declare and establish
the FREE navigatioa d the Mississippi NVer,"
oetabhaAoe The free navigAtioo e ths Missiosip.
pi "a The citiesns nG eng a The States. uDos ils
but prohibits, under heavy penalties, ne dls.
po~al q any paint Of any bortioa Of their car.
goes. 1fiI 10 desired n enter ths EOods q aay
port vpaH the river wilma NE kwits of tho
Confederate States, the privilege l. gruatsd m.
der certain forms. Veaaels arriving 81 the frat
rovt Of entry In the Confederate States, having
az koasa eeOdA su6,oes N the paSNDeut ~ d.
tiess aTe required 70 deposit With ths CnlIseaaF
. mauifeSt Of the cargo, and the aid Culleetns
may. " be thinks II necessary. place On Inspect.
OF m the Vessel 10 accompany her N tha iirsI
port NJ entvy 10 which her cargo may be con.
sleaed. A tailure N fHrniah Ae msM6sst o.
70 receive the inapectOr 10 70 b visited with q
penalty Of ave hSndred dollars.