New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-01
dred. Of similar case. many of which have come
under my personal observation"

The Lite Rock True Democrat Of the 10Th hsl.
says that all adyces received up TO GATE Indicate lh'
the State has gone for Convention overwhelmingly
SO far az heard from" says The Dcm0cTot, " tue Se'
cesson ticket has been successful and the vote Io
Convention very large. This county voted for ool
venon, and elected Union Delegates py h a,so one
iority Conway County Is also reported to have aune
for q Convention and elected Union delegate we
are confident that the State will vote Convention,
and that by the 4th OF March, the day appointed ior
assembling, even the Union deie8a'es WI. 70 JIG 40 AZ
secession When we speak of Union delegates we 90
not mean submissionsts There viii be but few SUP
missonists elected in the State. Tie failure OF We
Peace Congress at Washington viii make many Smoh-
ists wheel into the ranks OF the immaculate oece7-
sioniss. We look upon The secession OF Aihsao as
fixed fact for the 4th Of March next
THE "HoN." JUDAS p. BENJAMIN.
The bogus Attorney General of the land OF Leg1te
and the home of the slaves who graduated rom 'ae
College as q thief disgraeed Washingtons birthday by
a misrepresentation speech at New Orleans, III the
course Of which he said:
al sneak gentlemen, in the belief that our inde-
pence Is not b. Le mautsiued without the shedcng oil
our blood. know that the conviction II not -hared
hy others. Heaven grant that may prove mistaken.
Yet fearful isfe ordeal and Hllcl ~ war IL 10 De
Geplored il is not the nmixed evil Which many cou-
slider il to be. BY beneicent disIeDsition Of the
Creator that which TO mortsls seems most ctlaInous
is not wGrequen,ly converted Into bleeeiog at his
hands. The fire sweeps over the aubble, and Tie
rgyGge. Yet little while, end the spring Mains de-
seend and the heated earth qmokens into yigoTous
growth the gems that Gle had lan dormant IN s bo'
som. Even 20 the hot passions and the hery excuses
Of martial strife, willie seeming 10 destroy, OF times
but serve to stimulate into active development The
nOtler impulses and more elevated sentiments which
else had remained torpid III our souls so the berce
assaults TO which the principles OF Free Government
arr now exposed but TO insure their iniinor-
tally just ne the torrents Of molten lava which threat
eped the total destruction OF the miracles OF ancltLt
sculpture have Teen the very means OF preserving Tor
poseIiy in marvellous perfection the beauty OF Their
forms, and the harmony Of their proportions.
The simile s apt. The principles of free Govern
ment in case Of the OF the Slavery rebellion,
will be of about as much vital effect in Cottondom ss
the Sculptures of Herculantum under the eternal
darkness Of the lava Of Nesuvius.
REPORT OF vIRGINIA's COMMISSIONER.
In the Virginia Legislature on Tuesday, message
was received from Gov. LeCher, communicating re-
port and accompanying documents from the Hon. John
Robertson Commissioner TO Visit the seeding States
The documents ere: Letter OF Mr.. Robertson 10 ihe
Governor of Florida dated February Il letter TO the
Governor of Mississippi, dated 18th February; letter
from do, ss1lIe date; letter TO the Governor 81
Louisiana, dated February II; letter from do,
dated February Is and letter from Judge Robertson
| to the Governor. The latter reads as follows:
RICHMOND Feb rs, 1861.
SIR: have the atihcatOe Of ann ,uneh The ec.s Of
i.ey withdrawn Eor Tie federal UsOr My mission bs,
be- protBccd by crcuns not anticipated but Je hueh
nc, apSns nedsn, U TO 90 long 1t. ss without
entering ino detal. will be found sufficiently dis
Montgomery the correspondence with the authorities q south
NOBLE ss sgG notes to the
,ns and Mississippi together with the replies Of the two M
yet been received On the Governor Of Florida owing most
probably to the inssuy Of the mails to and from that state
The confded by the General Assembly cheer
fully accepted and earnestly endeavorns to the beat Of my
and fse
assuming for these humble eudeavOr special men, OF In
a TO ds the
including south Carolina from whore authorities was not si
ted In asking formal pedSe after being Informed BY eTPIet
den TyI that none such would be gwen BY rL.'den bu
that this policy have been adopted or Psued IN Difference
70 their in;ercessiOn.
1S5 be 70 Ps. G pep. ssd .a5os. Of the
Southern Conederacy resolved nhe Iiby and with unP.a
have taken Judging hOm the same opportunities believe that
h. tune they sdeoty dse to &c reunited with the ssie.
States. with them only For Vi rn.
most especially they express aud n.nie me hshe speos
Conceived BY BIRTH bone Of end aeh O her h.h
With which h.y, been honOIsd ey
oSassd but not on that
the less grateful dOuoly ssiefn because eve hs 20
hold our old yeueIsied and truth and justice
pe to say by hone have these feeling Of respect been
nsne.ted more than y the Psops iIa authorities 0 'Ou
C"'iinA '"' '''p''' -IHE ROBERTSON.
CANT TRUST THEhSLlNtS.
Tie Charleston correspondent of The ProrideHee
Journal says:
"Our great wonder, the floating battery, is not yet
launched For the Last two days large crowds have
gathered for the purpose Of witnessing the expected
occurrence, but have been coolly told that 1t would
probably be launched tomorrow. Fran hT JeaT Of
rs bene SCI on fire. it is closely guarded ana
but the workmen allowed within the lDclosure. While
one policeman is considered sufficient TO keep on the
crowd which throng the place every pleasant day, II
takes ten TO watch II at night
THE NAVIGATION or THE MISSISSIPPI
TIE act Of the Confederated Congress concerning the
navigation Of the Mississippi River is as follows:
sKcTIos The Cougess the Coniedeaed States Of Amecs
enact es e psafe e Of any The % Il.
borders upon the borders Of lie nAysGe tributaries and al
such regulations as may established by Authority Of law
under police IesuioLs be established BY The states
SIC Req Iltier snaeied All ships. boat, or which
may Of the said within the limits OF this
Conedracy from pom or place beyond the said INIT, nay
freely pass with cNgoe any other pat place beyond
the limits Of this Confederscy without any duty or hndance
except light money piOtsge and other like charges but shall
be lawful any such ship boat weasel to sell deliver
in any way dispose Of any part Of he cargo or Land any
Til. CoLfedesacy and IN portion Of such cargo
shall be delivered landed for ts purpose IN Nslson
provisions Of this tn shall be forfeited aud shall
&c seized and 1y Rlo.sesas s p when
the may be found and the ship boat or v'ei oI.s
Of the value Of the duties chss able on
Of in Of the provision. act TO be
proper proceeding in Admiralty before the said Court in TOE
the Of the Of the district who shall institute AID
Govement Of the Cosrderate States Provided any
such rhp boat vessel a be stranded or IRON cause be
unable 20 proceed voyage the thereof be landed
am the same may be entered port Of eLy in the
goods and merchandise regularly Con
entitled to the benefit Of drawback Of duties Of wshou.n
,sd goods aud merchandise provided By law In other
sKc Bet further enacted any having the charge