The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-03-16
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

voted by ayes lOT to nays l6, the thanks q
the State to the Hon. JohnJ. Crittenden fol
his patriotic efforts to bring about just ane
honorable adjustment Of our national diff
culties
NORTH CAROLINA has declared, by 4 large
majority, in favor Of the Union; and against
a Sovereign Convention; and at the same
time elected to that Conventions if it had
been held, an overwhelming majority Of the
friends Of the Union.
Ex-SEcRETARY Floyd has published de-
fence He asserts that there are only 5000
OOO instead Of Sc, 600, 900, Of his acceptan-
ces out, and makes it appear that the Gov
ernment owes the overland mail contractors
sum nearly equal to the amount Of the ab-
stracted bonds.
a GENTLEMAN in Mobile writing to bis
friend in Washington city, under date Of Feb.
p, says Times are looking much more pa
cifc, we think, here, and We are greatly re-
joiced at it. Ny own private opinion Is that
if matters are rightly managed the Southern
States may Be pacihed, and we may become
one people again
Gov LETcHER has laid before the Legis-
lature the report Of the commissioner to run
the boundary line between Virginia and Ma
ryland. a. ". Mcdonald esq who went to
England fiji the purpose of obtaining yalua-
bla information about the rights Of Virginia,
particularly on the Potomac river This re
port covers twenty eight pages.
GEN TWIGGs was enthusiastically received
at New Orleans on the 5th tile members Of
the State Convention participating, III con
formity to resolution passed the day pre-
yious- I'll reply to the reception, Gen. Twiggs
said he hoped Providence would grant him
strength to take part i'll the momentous strug-
gle which threatens the country
PRESIDENT Davis, Of the Southern Confed-
cracy, has vetoed the act recently passed b.
the Congress to suppress the African slave
trade This act Is i modification Of the laws
of the United States upon The subject which
we're adopted, with all the other Laws of the
United States, BY the Congress of the Con
federated States The laws of the United
Statesmake the importation of African slaves
puncy This act Furnishes il as high mis-
dcmcanor. TO veto the latter il To keep in
force the former Can this ID the object of
the veto2
TnE st. Louis Republican has letters from
Tucson, Arizona, to the 9th nlt On the 4th
the citizens Of that place held public meet
ing on the political crisis, when the principal
speaker took ground in favor Of Arizona uni
ting herself with the Southern Confedcracy.
He was listened To with attention, but failed
To carry his point for the resolutions adopt
Cd express an abiding faith i'll the conserya-
tive feeling Of the great mass of the Ameri-
can people to adjust the dangers now threat
ening the Union. It will thus Be seen that
the alarm expressed about the Territory is
destitute of foundation.
IT APPEARS that Fort Sumter received the
first shot from the South Carolnians Oh Fri
day The Charleston Mercury of Saturday
has the following account of the lombard
ment AT al early hour yesterday morn
Ing, while the gunners were firing blank cart
ridges from the guns Of the iron battery at
Cumming point one Of the guns loaded
with ball, the men not being aware DC the
fact. was discharged The ball struck the
wharf of Fort Sumter; close to the gate
This, il appears, caused some excitement in
the garrison Of Sumter, for three or four Of
the ports fronting Cumming ! Point were soon
after thrown open. No warlike reply ID the
unintentional shot was given, however, and
about two hours afterwards boat was sent
over to explain the occurrence u Major An
derson The Major received the message in
good part and thus the matter ended, after
having caused 10 little talk at the harbor
forts and il the city
TIE ACT passed by the Montgomery Con
vention. entitled An act To declare and e.
tabl1h the free navigation Of the Mississippi
river. establishes the free navigation nf the
Mississippi 70 the citizens Of any Of the States
upon is borders 81 upon the borders of it.
tributaries. Dul pTpnlDlfs. under HeaTv penal
ties, the disposal At any point of any portion
Of their cargoe@ If It is desired to enter
the goods at any port upon the river within
the limits Of the Confederate States, the pri-
vilege il granted under certain forms YES
sels arriving at the first port Of entry ID the
Confederate States, having On board goods
subject To the payment Of duties, are required
to deposit with the Collector manifest Of
the cargo, and the said Collector may, if he
thinks it necessary, place a inspector o. the
vessel to accompany her to the first port Of
entry to which her cargo may Be consigned
a failure 70 furnish the manifesto or to re-
cere the Inspector IS 70 Be visited with .
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