Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-26
TEL EGRAPHTC,
lover THE STATE LINE
The Pony Arrived--Dates to Feb. 18th.

| The POny Arrived--Dates to Feb. 18th.
SAN FRANcIsco Feb 25th.
The Bulletin contains the following tele-
gram received by Pony Express this after
| noon.
ST. LOUIS, (via Fort kearny,) Feb l2th.-
Nothing has occurred to change the relations
of affairs at the South since the departure OF
the last Pony Express.
The President has communicated TO Con-
gress the correspondence between the South
Carolina officials and the Federal Govern
ment in which the latter adheres to the DO
sition already indicated, ard says that if hos
tilities are commenced, South Carolina alone
will be responsible.
The idea of negotiating for transfer of
government property cannot be entertained
The Southern Confederacy has elected jeff
Davis President, and A. II. Stephens Vice
President of the New Republic.
Davis has telegraphed to Col. Hayne urg-
ing him not to preciptate matters relative to
Fort Sumter What action South Carolina
may take has not transpired. The impress
sion is that she will turn over matters to the
new Southern government, though sensation
correspondents predict that an attack will be
made on Fort Sumpter
A. II. Stephens was nominated at Mont
gomery, and made speech congratuatlng
the people upon the formation of the new
Confederacy.
Congress has done nothing yet tending to
settlement of the existing difficulties A
vote will be pressed on the resolution of the
Committee of Thirty-three, this week. The
| proceedings otherwise are entirely devoid of
interest.
The Peace Congress at Washington is in
session daily, with closed doors. More dele
gates are constantly arriving.
The twenty-five million loan bill has been
approved by the President Bankers at the
North manifest disposition not to take the
loan unless the National difficulties are set
tied
The Governor of Georgia had seized sew
eral New York vessels at Savannah, in re-
taliaton of the seizure of arms in the city of
New York. He subsequently released them
on being informed of the restoration of the
arms
Returns of the Tennessee election indicate
the triumphant success of the Union party
for the convention of that State.
The Pennsylvania State Legislature guar
antees portion of the new government loan.
President Lincoln started from Springfield
yesterday. on his way to Washington. A
number of friends accompany him. Before
leaving, he addressed few feeling remarks
to his friends, referring to the Importance OF
his mission and the necessity of divine aid to
enable him to perform it successfully. He
was enthusiastically received along the en-
tire route. AT indianapolis lie had a recep-
tion given him where he also made speech
in which he advocated the proposition that
to march hostile army into South Carolina
would be invasion, but that to hold and re-
cover the forts and other property of tn,
Federal government would not be coercion
Several propositions in illustration of this
view were advanced, among which, was on,
that the State resisting was the party engag
ed in the work of coercion. lie, in conclu
sion said that he was not asserting any
thing, but asking questions for the people t.
consider and decide what was right an,
what wrong
The Texas Convention has declared in fa
vor of the Southern Confederacy.
Five war vessels are reported as off Pen
sacola.
Gov. Weller, the IT, 5 Minister, has arriv
ed at the City of Mexico. The Archbishop
and Bishop were stoned in Vera Cruz Mira
mon has arrived at New Orleans