New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-21
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The Southern Congress.
MnNTGO&ERY, Feb. 20.-In the Southern Con |
gres8 yesterday, fMr. Brook, Of Mississippi report
e,l a BILL for the organization of Department OF
State the consideration of which went into session.
1t is understood that the President is awaiting the
organization of an Executive Department, which
will probably be formed to-day: The members OF
the cabinet will be nominated the day following.
President Davis has not yet determined upon
single member Of his cabinet.
Proceedings Of the Federal Congress-
WAsnIHGToH, Feb. l9.-In the Senate Mr.. Rice,
in presenting petition signed by II 600 citizens OF
St. Paul for a settlement of the national difficult
ties said he believed the people Of Minnesota were
in favor of peaceful separation, ii separation must
come.
was postponed till Thursday.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.. tenton Of
fared a resolution for reference OF the existing
difficulties to convention OF delegates from the
States in the mode prescribed by the Constitution
The report of the Committee of Ihrty-Ihree
was again taken up to-day and postponed
Louisiana Legislature.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 20 The House spent its
morning session in bringing up various local bills,
which were laying over.
The Judiciary bill came up for second reading:
There was much discussion in regard to the second
section Mr. Hamilton offered an amendment that
it apply to all cases except probate, which was
lost.
The Appropriation bill came up. Mr.: Beggs
made an ei9qoeht speecn III desn, " .nI % @
ruption. He read letter from prominent citizen
OF 1&chSon, 10 prove ms "sse' ItUi % ,iiI Iid
much excited o'scusSioh' Ou' 'D7 '''i was +"''
over.
A communication was read from the Texas
Legislature in regard to the railroads connecting
| Louisiana with Texas. Referred.
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and ne oi no importance al sossior with c1oso:
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The streets were decorated with flags. All the
hotels, except the New York Hotel; all the news
| papers, except the Day Book, displayed the Amer
| lean n4g. There were great cheers from the i'm
NEW YonE, Feb. 20 Mayor Wood, in officially
welcoming Mr. Lco snpae o. tIG ] tt+olssp T
LIES ot H'I dsoorI ,rnprnt 70 rocnr
Po"EL WY "aI :, Iit+1 d hs; "oI,le r.
| SWuel 4liu d "4SEon'0H'I" az" n0"'"s P1'P'0 u
Fof2LCaG' r,,7 10 t1ir -,,h;oo+ rooo,eo Now
,1 1n3 et,t I Irs oor1I' itad ana IHNIs far
rr-tnratf1n If tLe ty.ienAIy relations between tbt
| States. on1v to be accumulated BY Daaccfu! ans
| conclatorv means aided bv the wisdom of the Al
mighty Aurmur of half suppressed app!ause.l
Sir. Lincoln expressed lis deep gratitude for Iht
IN WhSn @ ne t was ieGfFe% a. ana ana SH s' '
+ o,o. 1itI, his nolitirol sentiments hut wa
~ tu ~, ti,st acconnt hnnanea his racrn
ti "a IN o1,idencn that tho nc1nIe are ncf,r
"Danimnne!in rcroT(] 10 the nresent diCicultes
Nti nId iIrn ,,n willinr1v to consent +,
destruction of the Union, under which, not only
New ork, but tne "hole country mas acquire,
greatness, unless II DC inc 4oSS ol tnaI lol "Hloi
Inc unlon was MADE. - .,,o oo
50 long as the prosperity I ana lloetty VI tlie peo
pr G"n ne pauSV, tnt ITnn W my
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4ho EO'I1nss'oi" atA 'a11 @ "Go0e''u stt''T''
NA$HINGToN, teD: z0:-lhe foStoIhee Depaf'
ment has informed the EoSIinastef5 III the Stce!lh
StGtcS, lnat thtE "op!I DC PAU py uldlt9 u6"lna
the postal receipts IN those states.
| 1lncoln IN troy, N Y,
TRoY, N. Y, Feb. 19.-The President elect Al
rived here to-day, and was most ehthuslaallca!i
welcomed lie disclosed no new points III III
) response.
Llnoo4n az fon6hkoepSle
PorGIIEI:lPSIE' rep: zo.-ln ms speech yG5tGi1
u'9 t1t' A1ItN az t} ,ti.iti n;,I nf tln 'Li
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D1crr,Io<D Feb. 2O-AIr Preston made a spoecl
/ which was received with great interest lie sal
that if the Union could not be reconstructed, Fl
gnia must join the Con!edGTacy. resolution, a:
serting the egai rght OF Irgih4 TO TO ScGeae, wa