New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-02
foshs receipt direct and sale Of their

foshhs receipt direct and sale Of their
wares.
The Newark Adrertiser of the Goth March saysi
eve are permitted to make the following extract
from letter Of young man at Fort Pickens to bis
father n this city. The young man was one of thirty
marines sent from the y. s. sloopofwar Brooklyn ION
which be had been shippet) TO the fort:"
have devoted my life topphold the star spangled
banner, which waves over FORT Rckens. Two or
three DAYS before the Eavy-fsrd was surrendered
thirty Of the ordinary seaIeH wers picked gu. TO pro
arms for the last three four months AID don't know
the minute we may be attacked. The rebels talk
strongly Of opening fire from the other two rts Bar-
rancas and Nc Rae opposite u.s. There are av rebels
around US. The two forts and the yard are mile
apart Fort Pickens Is night between them. WeNe
LOO strong and defy the whole South. Every met
since have been here have been stationed win an
other sailor teninch gun which carries ~ poones
fire out of It grape and canister. We will fight till
the last is killed before will surrender though
we hope the trouble win be settled pesceaby. have
not had any money for the last three months. We
shall get extra pay for our services here.
Those who imagine that since the secession Of the
Cotton States from the Union ell the suffering from the
crisis Il confined to the trading and manufacturing
North should observe such paragraphs as the following
from The aberdeen Conservative, paper published IN
the northern part Of Mississippi:
We attended the Sherif's sale Of Monday last, and
were perfectly astopshed TO see such sacrflce OF
properly One gentleman actually purchased 100000
acres of land for $40, another bought half interest IN
brick law Office for $50; $l25 buggy was sold for
$50, and other property sold equally low.
"A wealthy gentleman Of Decatur County, Ca au-
thorzes The Southern Press to say that be Will DO ono
of fifty TO present 81 600 each TO President Davis, 70
aid in fitting out Southern navy.
The Little Rock Gazette says: The following was
cleaned from the returns Of the late election In
Arkansas: -. ......
Union vote, @ 626; Secession, 17,9N-Union ma
jorty $685. The foregoing Is the result OF comparing
the number Of votes for the leading on ecn
side There were scattering votes given Tor both
Union and Seces don candidates; these reduce the az
gregate vote, but do not materially vary the result.
There were probably 10000 in the State who dld not
turn out TO the election. II would be fair estimate
TO cay that at least twothirds OF the nonyoting c1
zens are Union men. la
The Holly Springs Miss Herald learns that the
county Of Chickasaw in that State has already ten
companies of volunteer soldiers ready to be mustered
into the service of the State. In adds that in addition
TO these:
"The county has regularly. Differed and drilled
company Of young ladies, who have pledged them
selves In the event that the men are called INTO sery
ice to protect their homes and families during their
abeence and that the farms properly cultivated
and full crops raised not only for the support OF the
country, but Of the armies of Mississippi"
The citizens Of Tuscaloosa the old capital Of Ala
bama, held public meeting on the 10th inst. and ap
pointed a delegation of three Commissioners to set
forth her advantages proper location Of the capitol
of the Confederate States. A correspondent OF The
Tu,ca,oosa Monitor, writing from Mobile, says: In
q conversation with member Of the Mississippi Con-
al far- ofO Ia
our own lovely Tuscaloosa has been settled upon by
that Convention az the permanent location Of the eap
toll of the Confederate States Of America
The Supreme Court Of Missouri has pronounced
the Stay Law recently passed by the Legislature to be
unconstitutional. The question came up in the case Box
ley agt. Stephens, in which Judgment was rendered
last October by the Supreme Court against the defend
and for $lI ,76l 66. portion of the sum had been
paid without levy and execution had issued for the
remainder Under these circumstances, motion was
made to prohbit the Sheriff TO sell the property Of the
applicant the motion being based upon the Stay Law,
which provides that all executions issued at the time
of its passage shall be retunable to the second term
after the date Of the writ and that real estate shall
be sold within fifteen days of the return day. After
citing former decisions Of the Supreme Court of this
State, and decisions of the United States Supreme
Cont bearing on the case the Court oyeuled the mo-
ton on the ground that in its application to past con-
tracts upon which judgment has been obtained, and
execution issued, the act is unconstitutional. The fol-
lowing paragraph contains the gist Of the decision;
IL may, indeed, be said that IL the lawl applies
-" execution 10 past contracts only Tor new s9nJacs
and suits brought and prosecuted Judgment and
cution issued, before the expiration OF the act. How
ever this may be- have now TO speak only In refer
to the effect Of the law on past contracts which
Inan rsraAt in tufOrn VI
cuions have issued prior to its passage The object OF
the act il make temporary suspension Of the rene
dies or the collection Of debts aud this appears ON its
face II the act had in many words declared that
the execution in the OF Boxley VS.. Stevens,
issued BY the Clerk of this Court on Judgment rem
dered last term should not be by law ana on s face
was returnable at this term but should be re-
turnable six months thereafter 1t Is not perceived that
would have been substantially different from the en-
actnent as IL now stands. The Legislature have as
much power 20 interfere with all contracts In the STATE
as they have 10 nterpose between the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT in this case and 10 include all executions tm
ary situated with the present does not alter the valid
ity Of the law" Motion oyerruled. Ola
Per Contra.-In the State or Empire Of Georgia
there has been very different decision: q
owe learn from The Elteton Star that the co.,
sitntionay of the law passed by the last Legislature
suspeuding the collection Of debts In this State until
December next, came up for adjudication By Judge
Thomas at the recent term Of Ebert Superior Court
The Star says; The Judge decided the law to be
valid, and pedieates the decsion upon the fact that
the Georgia Convention recognized the binding force
of this particular law by an enactment Of theirs, We
under stand tie Judge to hold that the Legislature
could not enact such law, but that the Convention
could. We believe The Judge has consistently main
tanned that the Convention has the most ample, and
almost indefinite power Being the sovereignty Of the
PEOPLE, they may do what the people might do, were
they present en- mdsse.'"
The Port Gibson (Miss.) ReveiHe does not appear
exactly pleased with the proposed Constitution The