New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-12-21
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DISPATCHED TO THE NEW ORLEANS CRESCENT
Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Wilson gave
notice that he will introduce, to-morrow, a. reso.
luton for the abolition of slavery in the District of
ColnInoia, and paying the local owners the value
| & General Bankrupt Law - =, ?.
4 A general bankrupt law is under consideration
| in Congress. = -. - : :
Lincoln government Firm in Holding Mason
| g=s -rd and slidell. ,..sss-s =, & - .g
i WASHINGTON Dec. lS.-The Lincoln Govern.
ment are firm in adhering to the arrest Oh Mason
and SLldell, andseem to fear no war with England
| The Washington correspondent Of the New York
Times, under date of theI7th inst saws the diplo.
matte corps are more concerned about! matters
than the Linceinites.. ~4s-eg., - .,.- 37I-,.-
| -, 4 se-slisz Feeling il, Canada, AZ r stp.rss,.gs
/ MONTREAL, Dec. l6.-The news by the Furona,
creates much excitement, and strong British
ieeips exists throughout the Provinces relative to
ToaoNTo, Dec. 1s.-Mueh exc;,enoant ex;st.
here, and the Home Government is strongly an
i proved in their action on the Trent outrage ::
| s-,st7@-s Northern Feeling. .zgl.a5ss- SO
RICHMOND, Dec. 19.-Dispatches from Detroit
Cleveland, Baltimore, Pittsbnrg, Cincinnati Hart,
iord' Buffalo, Chicago, Milwaukee, all dated 10th
4 r.
pared to sustain the Administration in resisting the
demands of England. ur. q :. =" -, :,
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Mr. Vallandingham in
I follows: = ~" 80
Resoloed, That It is the sense Of this House
that it Is the duty of the President now firmly to
maintain the stand @ taken in approving and adopt
ing the act OF Wilkes, in spite of any menace of
the British Government, and that this House
pledges fun support to him in upholdng our honor
and Vndlcatlng the courage of the Government
and people OF the United States against foreign
Nallandingham moved the previous question. but
the House decided, by vote of lO9 to l6, to refer
the resolutions to the Committee on Foreign AT.
| fairs. h.. d. f. 4, 55 E, l-E--- : - -'-'rl
Much anxiety is felt in Washington, as they fear
the jail IN Charleston containing the Federal pris.
/ .oners was burnt. ,f- - :. : - = y
/ 3 RICHMOND, Dec. 19.-The news at Washington
= that Senator Polk of Missouri, has gone over to
The New York Times says neither Lincoln nor
| any member of his Cabinet is committed in
| FAVOR OF the course pursued Id arresting Mason
| trouble.t & 5j j7ss 5Is 5s47'I 'f w." - -
me Tribune urges the suppression of the re-.
6eilion and the completion Of the blockade, and
thinks the English difficulty will lead to a long
1 diplomatic correspondence. sgti jr@ -rat,7ea.' :,
The Philadelphia Enquirer considers that diff
Guilty between England and the United States is no
holiday diversion to be engaged in without refec-
The Ledger urges that the river defenees be mt
| IN the best possible condition. t " -
me Morther1 papers state that 24o Fort Warren
prisoners wonld leave for Fortress Monroe On the
fdn, bound Southward, to be exchanged. y
The report about Minister Adams applying for
| his passports is only rumor. The Northern
| papers do not mention it. t. - "
| :. All the coffee and teas at New York are with.
drawn, or only offered at enormous prices =g.
The announcement of a general suspension at
| the North is premature r. = So ~
| Chas. J. Faulkner arrived this morning, and was
| met at the depot by Gov. Leteher, the Mayor of
| the city, and large eoncourse of citizens with
music he was escorted through portion Of the
| city, when the crowd increased to thousands.
! the ladies saiuted the procession with smiles and
waving handkerchiefs; cheers from thronged side
| walks also saluted the procession. The grand
| procession moved along their route to the CITY
| hail, where Mayor Mayo introduced Mr. Faulkner,
| who made spirited speech detailing his captivity,
Imprisonment and present position on parole and
referring to his position and that OF the United
states, he said II Lincoln recedes from his present
status on the Mason and Bdell affair the force Of
q !Apoiit,on sentiment North will overwhelm him
ne does not, they will be involved in war with
England. Mr.. Faulkner said he was fellow
prisoner with Mason and Sdell at Fort Warren,
ana SAID they never wavered, but felt confident
mat England will prci-ptly vindicate the outrage
Coy. Leteher made a few remarks welcoming
dispersed. - 0'o"N
7 The Enquirer of this morning reports, on the au-
nng, that battle has been fought at Leesburp
and 400 Yankees taken prisoners Passengers,
TINS morning from fredericksburg report heavy
nrlng on Tuesday in the neighborhood, they be-
eve, of Alexandria. The Adjutant- Generals Of
hee has no report OF any battle. 79-s.-g -
congress passed to-day, and the President has
approved, an act actsuppementary to the act author
,zlng ahe issue OF Treasury notes, and providing
war TAX ior their redemption also, an act for re-
crulung for the service of the Provisional ARMY, |
Nothing from the camps. ~ III.
Especial to the Richmond Dispach1
\, NORFOLK, Dec: 19.-New York papers of the |
iolh received The Africa was detained few |
days to take out Lord Lyons response to the dis
patches from the British Government The Queens |
messenger, and the messenger from Minister |
Adams left Boston Tuesday for Washington Eng |
iish dispatches have been sent in haste to the |
Admiral Of the North American Squadron at |
Havana. The Confederate States steamer Sumter |
oyerhauled the ship Montgomery, bound for Bath |
Maine, but was ransomed for $4,000, and allowed /
weeks there will not be dollar left in the Federal
replensh it.
Wall street is in confusion, and stocks have
greatly declined, together with general stagna-
tien Of business in the city. The Herald urges the
immediate enrolment of all the abe-bodied men
in the city. "a s~ra,... -, - -.
RICHMOND, Dec. 29.-A report was brought here
this morning that two Yankee regiments mistook
each other, near Fairfax, on Wednesday. killed /
some hundred or more Of each other and wounded
many, when bothparties retreated and the Con-
federates coming up at the time took sixty prison
ers, and the wounded will be brought here. - -sts
49, Louisiana Legislature. re.---
BATON RoUGE, Dec. 20. In the Senate the House
bill for the relief Sheriffs and Tax Collectors
was passed; also the House bill to suspend judicial
proceedings against persons in the military and
naval service.
y, Mr. Gantt's bill to exempt certain amount of
slave property from execution was defeated-ayes
10, noes z. 7se'r4 5s4 nv sssssgs5I }sEsa. os
& Mr.. Ladlaw offered a billfor the resurvey of the
township on which New Orleans is situated.
In the House the bill was passed suspending iu-
dlclal proceedings against persons in the military
and naval service joint resolution has been
adopted by both Houses to adjourn on to- morrow
to the 9Th Of January. r''4s- ~''eiSH-T |
r The Senate bill approprating 50 500 600 to raise
a naValforce to repel invasion, was taken up out
OF It's order and passed don second reading and laid
on the table subject to call .-- 1s}24---$3 rst
: Mr. Robinson introduced a bill for the relief of
sugar planters, similar in its provisionsto the Cot
ton Planters BILL ,s, $50 |
Mr.. TapE ans bill to suspend forced sales, COM
monty called the Stay Law, was adopted-ayes 40 Il
noes 40. - : -
The substitute provides for sales of property
When1t brings nine-t e-tenths of its appraised value
to be appraised according to the standard of
valuation on the lst of June, 1860. The first and
second sections were adopted.