Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-06
Telegraphic News.

through the AurileTil States, ou his way 90
Washington, Our las, dispatches let, him
at Newark, ~ j., oa the 2lsI Feb, His
/ speeches 10 not indicate any further in-
sishi into policy Of his administration, o,h-
60 Than that iOgeshadoSed by his lndisnsi-
oils speech, in which be declared that he
'hauld use coercion, Il is ramored Ilisi
Seward will not aseaPi the sseFe'sryshlp
of Slslsi he being opp lsed TO so-ereion,
PrssideHt jefferson Davis Was iRausura-
tel President Of the Provisional Govern
meni " the Confederate States Of America,
at Montgomery, Alabama, on Monday, the
18th Prba amid great enthusiasm, aud be-
fare large and orderly erunl Of persons
a number Of whom we're from other S,a,t.
There was large parade Of troops, from
many places in Alabama deosgia and Mis-
slss'Ppi, The Inaugural address Of Pr,sl-
dent Davis will be found entire in to-lay's
paper,
Il is said that the Missouri Convention
is largely in favor Of unioa, aud that the
Convention .of Arkansas has been voted
down.
Our latest sl'leos rgom South Carolina
A.. 10 The 2lst up to which time no attack
had been made on Fort sumter, but rumOr
had gained currency that an attack would
he made on il before The Ilh of March.
We have nothing later from Pensacola.
GALvIsroN, Feb. l9lh, 6iO Pm.
The force. which left this city this eve
nlus on toad The steamship Gen. Rusk,
consisted OF the following companies,
The artillery, Capt. Van Buren, the Lone
| Star Rifles, Capt. Red wood; the Coast Guards,
Capt. Davis; and Galveston Rifles, Capt
Yard. FROM Houston the MILAN RIFLES,
Capt, Edwards; HE Davis Guards, Capt,
Ollam. From Fort Bend county the Rich
monl Rifles, Capt, Conner. The staff o's-
csxs are Col. Ford, iiont, Col, II. Mcleod,
| Mior L. u. Nichols Quarter Master aud
| Commissary, DR.. WIN. II. Smith, Chief Sur
yean, and j. IL. Love AdjutanL The Gen
ersl Russ, Capt. Wilson, has in tow r0Omy
aud fast sailing schooner with some Of the
troops on her.
A large assemblage witnessed their de-
,rture, which was accompanied by an ar
cheers by those on shore and aboard. II is
rumorcd here that several companies from
the intcsior have already started for the Rio
Grand, by land. The entire force will be
about nine hundred men.
The Southern Congress
MONTGOMERY, Feb l7.-'fho.trip Of Pres
ident Davis, lom Mississippi to Montgom-
cry, was a continued ovation. lie made
twenty five speeches on the route, returning
his thanks for the complimentary greeting
at various depots, salutcs were fired by the
military. The Committee of Congress, and
the Montgomery authorities, met the New
President about eighty miles off, and form
ally received him. Two fine military COM
panics, from Columbus, Ga, joined the cs-
cort at Opcleiks. They all reached Mont
gomcry at 10 clock, last night, amid shouts
from the enthusiastic populacc, and tho
firing Of cannons. A large crowd then AZ
scmblcd at the depot and called upon the
new President to speak
MONTGOMERY Feb. lSth.-Thc following
important act. Of the Southern Congress-
has been sent by mail to the collector Of
the customs of the Confeleratcd States as
also to all whom it may concern.
Section !. BE il enacted by tie Congress
of the Confederate States Of America, That
the following articles shall be exempt from
duty and admitted free into said States, to
witt bacon, corn, hams. lard, beef, fish of
all kinds, wheat and -four of wheat and
Hour of all other grains, Indian corn and
\nea, barley and barley flour, rye and rye
fonr, oats and oatmeal, gun powder and all
fEe materials of which it il made lead in
Iall forms, arms Of every description, and
Ilmunitions and military Announcements, per-
(eusson caps, andliving animals ofall kinds,
\llso of agricultural produce in their natu-
ral state.
Sec. 2. IT is also enacted, That ill goods
wares and merchandise, Imported from any
tIof the late United States Of America, not
being now member of this Conicderacy,
into the Contederacy before the 4th OF
| March next, which may have been bona ntc
purchased heretofore, or within ten days
after the passage Of this act, shall be eI-
empt g'i free from duty.
ea@ Il nisO endctsi, That the State
Of Tgs.s b 4ad il hereby exempted FROM
be opera n. Of the tariff laws, heretofore
; passed. Joptcd H. lnis Congress.
ISL HOWELL COBB.
President.
s3.u p de 1sM IF Febrnary, 1861.
N9NrGoAERY, February To- 1861.
An o,t NJ copy OF the secession Ordinance
OF lyNa rs presented with the credentials
Of The Texas deputies, only one of WHOM
/ has yet arriVed4
Objections we're made to their being adj
lnittcd as members on the ground that the
ordinance of Texas had not yet been ratiii-
| ed The delegate present is Judge Gregg,
hO in, tp1 I'm lIn pr I IN
Convention. The papers were referred.
MONTGOMERY, Feb 20.-Thc War, Navy,
Justice Post Office State and Truasury De-
pnrtment were organized to-day. The mem
bers of the cabinet will probably be NOM
mated tomorrow.
1t is understood that Mr.. Yancy declines
scat in the Cabinet preferring, at the
suggestion of friends, to represent the new
Government in Europe.
,, MONTGOMERY, Feb 21.-President Davis
has made the following Observation-Disclosures
which were confirmed by the Congress to-
day: ~
Secretary of State Hon. Robert Toombr,
of Georgia.
Secretary OF the Treasury, c. C. Mem
minger of South Carolina.
Secretary of War, L. Pope Walker of
ALABAMA.
Post Office Department.. H.. HemphiTl,
of Texas.
No other appointments were made By the
President
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted.
Rssoired, That the Finance Committee be
instructed tocnquire into the cxredicncy of
laying an export duty on cotton, exported
from the Confederate States to any foreign
country, other than parts of the Confedcra-
cy.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The proceedings
OF the Southern Congress, at Montgomery,
have led the border States people at WASH
ington to talk of the expediency of sepa-
rate Confedcracy.
Mr.. I. Kingman, formerly Representa-
tive from South Carolina, has received q
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