Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-06
Loulsana Seeded.


Louisiana Seeded,
The Louisiana Convention met At baton
Rouge GA the 2llh, Ez-Goyernor Man
ming and Gen, Winston Commissioners from
South Carolina and Alabama gere ia at
tendance ON the Convention, Both address
ed the Convention On the 2iih inviting
houisana to send delegates to the Monrgom-
cry Convention,
Both addresses were much applauiel.
4 communication Was received from SEN
alors Slidell and benjamin, dated Wash
cessiOn, and upon being read $500 copies
we're ordered to be printed,
The ordinance OF Secession WAS called
up on the same day, and Substitute offer
ed calling for Convention Of all the slave
holding State at Nashville, GA the 18th Feb
ruary, to demand of the Northern States
equality, aud in case the difficulties are NOT
settled To farm Southern Coniedeaey.-
This substitute WAS rejected by vote Of
lOl nays - ayes, \ resolution thanking
the Governor for his action in rcganl to
the Louisiana forts, was passed by vote or
lis ayes to . nays,
On the 2d,h the Convention met at Q
o'clock,
The vote an tie final passage n the orli-
nance Of secession stood lla yeas 10 l /
nays,
Immediately afIer the announcement Of
the vote the President declared the eonnee-
ton Of Louisiana with the United States
dissolved, and the federal authority null
and void,
A beautiful Pelican Flag was the unfurlcd
on the Presidents stand amid immense ca
thusiasm,
The Rev, DIR. Enfield afterwards offered
up u most fcrvent prayer Of blessing IN
english, another clergyman offered SINH
lar one in French, Much confusion and eN-
eitcment prevailed for some time, whom the
following resolution, accompanying the or
dinancc, passed unanimously
Resolrcd, That we the people Of the Stale
Of Louisiana recognise the right Of the free
navigation Of the Miss. River and its irihu-
tarics, by all friendly States bordering
thereon, and We also recognise the right al
cgress and ingrcss to the mouths Of the
Mississippi by all friendly States AMI pow
crs, and We do hereby declare our willing
ness to enter into stipulations TO guarantee
the exercise Of those rights, This rcsoln-
ton is intended asa message Of peace IN
the men OF the West and the natural friends
OF u,e e'"'e W Lo"''n"", ~ " ,hn az
J;rancc far which nnrross the roll was
fi
c"i,eu' rs, an a.. mann
DAWN Hv'"", Jun -V'" Wv
bers nave signed ,he ordnance OF SVo''a,""'
except Ten Inc iis' was ,"''er""rus ~ -,
cd to be kept open some having re'useu "
sign uhuer ih"'ruc.lohs' VINO were ~,
posed TO annex their names a re'o'" NV,
passed 'hAt ,he rrcsluent appoint In
missioner TO the IeSas convention Nnien
meets on Monday, also resolution, o'"e''"E
the PRESIDENT 10 FORWARD cer'l"e"'1 Top!
OF the ordnance 10 the senators anu up
resentatives IN congress, ana TO INV eUt
crnors OF the southern STATES MI 'a.''
ferro asked leave 10 give MS reasons ~,
voting against the ordinance, pu' was ,'o'
allowed. resolutions were lhen p pSs,s :.
P "9 81. "su, vi rOs;s,ont Soorot,.
loo uoi,aTs james "e,sn' aSs's'" M IL
rN oo uo'tars, NM snv ais s', onMo;",od +,
e"on: ~ oo G ""s ,5 I ,ho Sno"rorS y,
nv, .io'' Se Wv 1870 INV He nf Rpnrcsonto,
'ne oen" ~, "nu 'no t.V ,i' .I;o M,
yves ol .ne pnss.s1 u WV o y, ,"o, w. Nnr
Convention '" T "aJ"u'meu " NJ, -, n,'
n,a,,,ha.. I "" tom;cht
w,shinr,o,
wAsurycros' Jan. 25'WMr. Buchanan "a
an interview with ex-Prcsidcnt Tyler cy.
pressed belief that no collision would or-uI
between Federal and State force during
his administration.
lie said every effort would b. made o
his part to avoid one.
House to-day resumed the considoriio
of the report of the Committee OF lhu
Three. No conclusion was howeycr arrive.
ut, and the House adjourned ovcr TIL 10
morrow. The Senate was mainly occupied
in the discussion oi;private bills and adj
journcd over till Monday.
Washington, Jan, 2o.--ln the Senate ya'
terday Mr.. Crittenden denied having advo
Gated coercion. In the House yesterday
Mr.. Hamilton thought that Texas would re
main III the UNION.
Washington Jan. 2i.-Thc House is oc
cupied to-day in considering the report o
the committee of Thirty-Thrce.
Sharp words passed between Mcssrs Rus
| of Arkansas, and Dunn, of Indiana, which
Irotcnd somcthineEerious. Mr.. Rust char
ged the John Brown raid upon the k'p"b
lican party.
"A Subsequent dispatch says that the diff
r;.r,.,, or,d ho om;c,b,v scttled I
'."' a ;o.
washington, Jan. @i.--oloers "ciI is''t ",
| from the navy department !es'o'o'y ~
the immcdia'e increase oi 'hc li"ta' io,.
at Pensacola Gen SOFT, however, Is oouo'
full whether Fort rlckens can no" DC relic
we'd or the other 1orts recaptureu' .
The House select committee appointed u
consider the relations OF the federal govern
ment to the seeding Stases, nave uecioc'
not to report IN favor oil the olockaue o
their ports. they recommend, however
the imposition OF heavy hnes Tor the VIOLA
ton of the revenue laws.
The proposition OF inc state OF virginia
of which cX-preSident TYLER was the beare