New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-11
A NEW LOCAL EXCITEMENT.
GEORGIA RETALiATEs.
Seizne Of New-YOrk Ships at Savannah.
THE tONTRABAND mUsKErs.
They ara not yet Surrendered.


on the 9TH ut, after formal complaint about IN
friendly laws adopted by Northern States, used the fol
lowing language:
Let us meet unjust aggression and unconstitutional
State Legislation with just retaliation To this end
recommend the enactment Of q law authorizing the
Governor OF this State in any citizen of this STATE
shall in future be deprived of his slaves or other prop
erty under the operation of the aggressive Legislation
of Massachusetts, TO which have referred or Of LIKE
Legislation OF any other State, or by neglect Of any
such State TO fulfill her constitutional obligations u
Georgia her citizens by delivering up the owner
on demand his slave which may have escaped into such
State, to call out such military force az he may deem
necessary for the purpose, and to seize such
of such offending and faiihless State, which
may be found within the limits Of this
State, may be amply sufficient fully TO indemnify
such citizen Of this State who may have been robbed
of his property by the failure Of such fathess State -
discharge its constitutional obligations, and forthwith
to notify the Governor Of such State of the seizures In
the Governor Of such State shall fail, within
thirty days from the time be receives such notice, to
the property OF citizen to be returned to
him. it, full value paid to him. that il shall then b
the duty OF the Governor Of this State to deliver snsh
quantity of the property seized TO the injured citi
of this State may be sufficient fully TO indemnify
him against all damages sustained by him
The Legislature Of Georgia has not granted any such
power yet Gov Brown takes the responsibility, and
on Saturday the merchants of New-York were thrown
into Juror of excitement by the news that number
of New-York ships lying in the harbor Of Savannah
had been seized by State authority and were to be con-
scated in retaliation for the sezing Of certain boxes Of
rifles and muskets by the police Of New-YOrk.
The taking of Government forts and arsenals, tho
seizure of Cusom-Houses the plunderng Of Sub
Treasures, and robbery of the mails had been borne
with almost stoical indifference by the magnates of
Wall and South Streets but when they heard that their
own properly had been seized, matters assumed very
different ASPECT and meek indifference suddenly gave
place to nervous anxiety.
As the affair is Of very grave import, we present
recital Of the facts, gathered from official sources- Il
is Necessary 10 90 the ground from the beginning,
az most of the accounts given by cotemporaes ss
quite unreliable.
THE FIRST SEIZURE OF ARMS.
On the I'D January, little before ?. M, Omee1
Conley of the Third Ward he was passing through
West street. observed three carts loaded with several
long boxes, which he suspected contained muskets.
This he communicated to Officer Quigy of the Hsrbey
Police and the two determined TO watch the drsy, and
see where the boxes were discharged. After follow
ing the cartman for some distance, they him turn
down Pier No. IL, North River, where the Savannah
steamers Of H. B. Cromwells line take their departure.
1t was then the hour appointed for the sailing Of tho
steamship Monticello. She was lying in the dock,
with full steam up and laborers engaged hosting
in number of boxes similar to those brought by the
csrman. Officer COnley fastened to the First Ward
Station House and the facts were Immediately tes-
g1zphed to Superintendent Kennedy, who, in few
minutes, returned the following reply:
q Seize all muskets being shipped on board OF any
vessel bound TO the seeding States az conIraband
goods. john A. hNhEDf.
Sergeant Denton then accompanied Officer Conley 70
the pier and after little inspection Of the boxes they
were convinced that they contained muskets when the
following conversation ensued between Sergeant Dea-
ton and the clerk of the Monticello:
!Sergeaat-Will you be kind enough Sir, to inform
me what those boxes contain
Cisrk-Merchandise.
SergeaGt-What kind Of merchandise!
Cierk-Merchandise: the boxes are shipped a. msr-
Chudise.
ScrgtdRt-Then shall take possession OF that mef-
chandse.
Cleyk-[wi.h a look of great astOuishmentl-Youn
do uh0t, SIR ?
Sergeant-I shall seize upon these boxes as contrs-
band goods Officer Conley, take charge Of them and
do not allow them 10 be removed.
The muskets Of which there were % cases, with %
in each-67O in all-were accordingly seized, and sub
sequcutly by order Of the Police Superintendent sent
10 the new armory, corner Of Thuty-ffth stree, and
Seventh avenue TO await claimant, the officers Of the
Monticello discaiming any knowledge Of the parties
ordering them shipped
TELEGRAMs OF TWO SECEsSIONIsTs.
Information Of the seizure was immediately tels-
graphed to Georgia. which resulted in the following
correspondence passing over the lines:
MmLEDGEvILLE, Jan. a. 1861.
To kiI Honor, Mayor HOod.
l. that intended for and consigned 20 the
State of Georgia have been seized by public authorities
in New.Yorkl Your answer Is important 10 us and 70
New-York. Answer at once. K. Toonss.
Mayor Wood returned the following reply:
Hon. Robert Toomb' MliedSertlIe Ga.
In reply to your dispatch, regret to say that arms
intended for and consigned TO the State OF Georgia
have been seized by the police Of this State but thst
tie City of New-York should N no way be made re-
spOnsible for the outrage: As Mayor, have no 90,
thority over the police. If had the power, should
punish the authors of this illegal and unJas
tiiiable seizure Of private property; o ,,.oor ~
ANOTHER DISPATCH
To Cromwell s Co., the agents Of the steamship
Monticello the vessel from which the were taken,
bearing the same date as Mr.. Toombss dispatch,
as follows;
S,vASsAH, Jan. "a, 1861.
The seizure of arms from the Monticello causes ex-
element here. Can you get them back2 We fear 70
taiatiOn.
GOV. BROWN AND GOV. MORGAN.
1t is stated that about the time Gov. Brown of Geof
ga at the head of 700 troops took possession Of tho
United States Arsenal at Augusta he sent a communi-
cation to Gov. Morgan demanding the instant surrender
If the seized muskets. The Of this state
meni however is doubtful and still so the reply
said to have been made by Gov. Morgan that as the
arms were designed TO be used TO subver the Gover-
ment which his official oath bound him to sustain, no
could not 30 far as he had any control permit arms
which might be turned against own citizens to leave
the State.
GOV. MORGAN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE