New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24


10 the NJ .s,,'SeYoy "wednesday, Jan % 1851
The following paper prepared py d ,ko
Mo,tgonery DEM Pal, was to-day clrc9isIea Ia lle
Ii ia anon, others has been signed by Aessrs
Rooori Martin, Va, Si,kes, Florence, montgomery
ard Clemene; , 49,. ,F tho YXXIVth
60 CONVINCED by the various votes taken on tho
rsyel ,ropositions presented for our coiNiieratlo
from dine 10 time that there Is no hope thsl any meas
- ,,Lirb will reconcile the existing differences De-
tween the sections OF our country can IeCe.e voo ~
s,itutiona majority, and as none OF the preseh'
be,s were elected in view OF the existing troubles
and believing that in time OF so great perm, II Is
ouer 10 refer this question TO the people OF our eE
VT I,.triets propose that the Members OF this
Cen,r,ass shall resign, 10 take effect on the
SIx ~ February next, aud that we Imnedl-
stely provide for the election OF our successors
NV he PEOPLE who shall assemble here on the I'd day
IS February next and 10 these representatives, bearing
The instruction Of the people, the various propositions
NJ compronise nov pending aud hereafter 10 be pro-
std anal be referrei the election i not to interfere
with the officers and employ eee OF tins House.
The Houre Committee on Elections to-day agreed
mon an unanimous report confirming Mr. sekles III the
naval officer lett Washington several days ago for
Fot pickens with euch instructions as may prevent
collision with the Florida authorities
disnsteh received from Gov. Pcsens says that the
best understanding exists between MAJOR Anderson
and tbe South Carolina authorizes and thoIc l. no a
prehensiou Of immediate bosltes
The friends Of the Virginia peace proposition ass, On
rs reason for pressing II OF the attention o. uJhef
Border Shave States that ii will have the elect Of pre-.
venting them from Joining the Cotton States, ana
adopted by them, viii afford an opportunity ioi 'no
latter 10 return to the Union.
Capt Armstrong Int in command OF the fensacoh
NAVY Yard arrived here to-day lie represents 70 Tue
Navy Department that of the sixty officers aho MGa
who were at that place with him, about tlfeeOuIlhs
we're Secessonisrs who would have rtvolled had nc
ATTEMPTED resistance the over 4OJ under Maj Chase
who demanded the surrender. Therefore opposition
by him would have been useless
The secession feeling 30 rife as TO silence the
Union men. This was illustrated by the Case Of one
who the day before thus ayOwlng himself, wac stab
he'd Shortly before the surrender the Seces5ionlss
we've by DO means dominant 10 Pensacola, bat MAJ
Chase, through public meeting, al winch secession
resolutions ere passed. inilsmed the minds OF the
people and drew them generally into the movement.
When. under tie order Of Lieut. Renshsw the Amer
i,au flag was lowering, it suddenly fell into Ihe dust,
when a loud shout went up from the eA-
infant multitude, led by an officer attached TO the
fteamer Wyandotte which will proceed 10 Phil
adel,hia Lieut. Sanders who was the bearer OF dis.
Iatcbes to Gait Armstrong, had them demanded VI
him u bis quarters by secession officers but he refused
20 comply with their request. He was then Informed
this, they would be taken from him. He replied that
that would be an act Of % inst the United SJaes
He was fttrwad conducted Into the Navy lsfd ana
in the presence Of Capt Armstrong, who hao already
surrendered. Perceivng the CONDITION o. aiaire iar
thsr rafusa 10 surrender Lis dispatches unavshng
At Fort Pckens there are only about 50 men 10 ;4o
tuns Lieut.. SlemmeT commanding The post mas MS
family with him. After he had abandoned orr DC
Rae bis wife went thitber TO procure some OF ~ "ed,
l st inc she herself On her return to Fort Plckcns,
would nan one OF the guns
Senators Mali ~ and Yulee, aud Representative
HaW kins have been appointed Commissioners I9r flor
ida whose duty it is TO negotiate with the auho tues
al WASH gOn for the surrender to the State OF All the
1avy-yards forts aIsenals, magazines, and Oil other
publc: property within its lirits.