Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-06

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derson and the authorilies Of that STATE
CHARLEsToN, Jan. .i,-fhe Legislature
Of South caralina has appropriated 0llN1
for postal arrangements.
tennessee.
NA,uvmLE, Jan. 25.-The legislature of
Tennessee this day elected twelve delegate
10 a Convention OF The Southern States,
Rhode Island.
PH0yIpESCE, Jan. 25.-The House OF Rep
rysentaiiVes has eoncurrel with Ihe Senate
ia repeating the Personal Liberty lill,
Georgia
MILLTDGEyILLE, Jan, 23.-li has been lie
tcrminel by ihs convention 90 elect ten
delegates a. morrow 10 the proposed t"n-
vcution az Montgomery, Ala, oH lhe ilh ul
FEBRUARY next,
An the Southern States will he Invited
u send delegates u the same convention.
The ordinance in reference Ia the slave
trade, which Was Rale the special order
in the convention to-day, WAS 50 amended
as To make il M longer piracy, hut only
felony,
The passage of this ordinance has been
received with general expression NJ sat
isiAetion,
An ordinance was also presented by
Mr. llill, ~ TNup, providing inr the SON
tinuanre anl observance of the present
postal revenue and other Federal laws, Il
speaks Of the rights and privileges NJ nom
residents, aud al thc,prohahility that new
Federal Government will soon be formed
On the basis NJ the old one,
Judge Coming also presents an ordinance
having reference u lie Interstate slave
trade,
Mr., Cobb, of Clarke, also today reported,
in bchalr of the judiciary Committee, an
ordinance reyoking tho Federal iurls lie
ton over all lands eedel to the Govern
ment by the States Of Georgia, or author'E-
ing the construction Of Federal arscunls
Notifications and dcpots for stores within
her limits, Laid over.
\ resolution was then pasTcd, authorize
ing tic appointment Of commissioners toall
the slayehOlling States, To urge their co.
operation in the formation of II Southern
Coniedcmcy.
Much prcplcNity iNists In regard To the
election Of these delegates, The present
members of Congress are scarcely mcnti0n-
cd IN this connection,
Many rImOrs are also current in refer
cnoe to the probable representatives Of the
State IN the Southern congress, ut
Montgomery. Ills believed, however, that
Mrssrs. Toombs and Cobb will be chosen to
represent the State at large,
AuGrsrA, Jan. 2j.-Thc United States
Arsenal has been surrendered To Governor
Brown, of Georgia.
Montgomery Jan. 2i.-Thc Senate Of
Alabama now in session, has passed hill
requiring all FREE negroes To leave the State
Of Alnhama by the first of January next,
under penalty of being sold.
Miscellaneous Items.
On the 18th the Tennessee state Senate
adopted, by / I -, the House Resolutions
cQndcmpin. the Legislature of New York
for adopting resolutions rendering the Pres
dcnt of the United States men and money
to sustain the General Government in its ct-
forts to enforce the laws.
The Charleston Mercury dcnounces as n
lie the assertion that the authorities of
South Carolina, had LEVIED forced loans on
the property of some of the wealthy in
habitants of tho State,
The L.. $. sloop-of-war Brooklyn, which
returned to Hampton Roads on the 10th,
reports that on her arrival in the oiing of
Charleston harbor, she learned from crul-
ser in the service of the State, the particu-
lars of the Star of the Vests reception and
returne, and her mission having exclusive
reference to that steamer she herself im-
mediatcly turned back.
Gcv. Pickcns has issued notice that
no flag and no vessel will be disturbed or
prevented from entering Charleston harbor
unless bearing hostile troops or munitions
| nr for Fort Sumtnr
New YORK, Jan. 22.-rhirty cases Of
muskcts, together with considerable guam
titv Of powder and balls, were seized by the
police Di his on board the steamer Monti-
cello when about leaving for Sa8nnah
It, s inner expects the frigatc Moecdon-
ian TO enforce him. Mrs. Simmer has
been aIIcstcd in Pensacola as spy she
had boon ordered several times ont to come
ashore A mutny occurred ON the 18TH
anon. the troops in Fort Pickcns, which
was put down by force. The State troops
are " polling for a fight but Gen. Chase
win Try to avoid bloodshcd.