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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-26

New ORLEANS Saturday, March 20, 1861.
me Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
The Hon Alex, Mouton in the chair, and seventy
eight delegates in attendance.
The iournalof yesterday was read and approved.
Mr.. Walker moved that the "Constitution of the
Confederate States of America" adopted and rati
fed by this Convention on yesterday, be spread
upon the journal Of its proceedings, which was
carried, and is as follows, viz:
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-26

IoURNA AL oEFICIEL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

MUsICAI--The announcement Of Mr. Schustcr's
annual Concert occur at the Town Hail on Monday
evening of next week, will give pleasure to multi
tude of this gentlemans friends, and to all lovers of
good music in this neighborhood. The programme of
this entertainment embraces as usual representation
Of the vocal ard instrumental talent of our village
under the tuition Of Mr. S., and the array is unusually
promising That the tastes of all may be gratified
the assistance of the Echler Brothers from Boston,
has been secured for this OCCASION the elder of whom
long known the leader Of the Germana Band of
that city, enjoys the reputation of being one of the
best violin players in the country; and the younger
as a cornet player is second to none. The latter will
perform for the first time, a composition of Mr. Schus
ters, "Naratons Dxe's Land" for the Cornet
and with a Cornet, Sax-Horn, Trombone aud Piano
performance, (operatic,) also Gungs celebrated Rail-
road Gaop by the full company, Included in the BILL
consider the instrumental department particularly
well furnished. Mr. Ap,elbaum will favor us again
with some sweet songs of 'fatherand, and selected
Quartette of male voices will spice the whole in the
rendering of Il few College songs
The entertainment, as sketched above, needs no
word Of commentator ut our hands, its attractive
and ineritorious features are apparent. We would
gladly believe that growing appreciation of Mr.
Schusters weldirecel and persistent efforts in main
tanning high standard of cultivation and taste in
matters musical throughout community, will secure
for HIM generous patronage in this essay to please
ind the expense and labor which he bestows thereon
be fully met in its results. ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

"Solitary and alone" one only kept the Presi-
dents Fast in Dummerston, by closing his store,-a
thing he never known to do before, even on Sun
days.
The above scandalous paragraph first appeared in
the Springfield Republican, and it has since been going
the rounds. We think it time to give it a check be-
of its untruth, and the gross injustice therein
done to of the best citizens of Dummerston. Mr.
Randolph A. Knight, merchant and postmaster at
Dummerston, closed his store on the occasion of the
Fast recommended by the President excepting for one
hour at noon. So much is true. His store is also
closed Sundays, excepting one hour at noon when it
is open for the delivery of mail matter, rs is usual in
all country villages. Mr. Knight is gentleman, and
is observant of all the proprietes of life. That he
keeps open store Sundays, as the above paragraph
more than intimaes is wholly untrue, and it is doing
wanton injustice to a most worthy man to circulate
so dastardly report
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

upon the secessonists and helped them, and
who have done more than any other agency to
degrade the North in the eyes of the South by
holding out inducements for the demand Of dis
graceful compromise" They will declare the
democratic party harmless" and go home--this
is all they can do but their action will only
tend to feed the flame of southern passion.
This is the time for action-the action of the
patriot that goes first for his country, and second
for his party-who sees in his country his real
party and rises to the duty of the hour. The
true democratic principle is obedience TO the
laws and fealty to the constitution, and we need
no convention to teach us this
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31
THE SECESSION OF LOUISIANA

On Saturday noon, Goth inst, the Louisiana
Convention at Baton Rouge adopted the ordi-
nance of immediate secession, by ll3 to II, and
president Mouton declared Louisiana "a free
and sovereign republic" The delay ordinance,
moved to be substituted for the above, was first
voted down by heavy majority, and afterwards
a resolution to submit the secession to peo-
pie was lost by 45 against "a. During the vote
on the main question the galleries and Hobbies
were densely packed, dcath-like silence pre-
vailed and many members were in tears. AZ
ter the result had been declared Capt. Allen en-
tered the hall with q Pelican flag, accompanied
by Gov. Moore and staff, and put the flag in
the hands of the president, amid tremendous
excitement. A solemn prayer was then offered,
and hundred guns were fired. The conven-
ton adjourned TO meet in New Orleans on the
seth inst
Before the convention adjourned the resolu-
ton accompanying the ordinance, declaring the
right of free navigation of the Mississippi river
and tributaries to all friendly States, and the
right of egress and ingress to boats of the Mis-
sissppi by all friendly States and Powers, passed
unanimously. A gold pen was given to each
member with which to sign the ordinance OF
secession.
1ut puonuSc vi tht otNtoSlOh ny
the Convention is hailed at New Orleans with
the greatest JOY. The Pelican flag is displayed
everywhere throughout the city, and sslutes
have been fired in honor of the event. All the
federal officers in the State will Immediately re.
sign, except such as may be necessary to con.
tinue the commerce of New Orleans until Other
provision is made
The State troops of Louisiana have seized
upon the United States barracks situated about
two miles below New Orleans, which has beer
used as marine hospital for treatment of sick
sailors. At the time of the seizure there wert
two hundred and sixteen invalids and GONZALES
cents in the hospital. The collector of New
Orleans was required to remove the GONZALES
cents Immediately, and the sick as soon as prac
ticable. The only reason assigned for this dis
credtable conduct on the part of the State au
thorties is, that they wanted the buildings TO
quarters for their own troops. 1t is said tn
Federal Government has no authority nor mean
to make provision for the inyalids, and they ar
consequently thrown upon the charity of per
sons more merciiul than the authorities of Lou
isana.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31
GREAT SPEECH IN THE N. Y. SENATE

DEMOCRAT pENoUNcEs "DEMocRACY."
Senator J. Mcleod Murphy, representing the
Battery New York; district, and democrat,
made a powerful speech in the New York Sen
ate on Friday, against concession or comprom-
Use, or even the sending of delegates to meet
Virginia and other states at Washington, as pro-
posed in Gov. Morgan's special message. He
denounced the people of the South as traitors
educated from their birth in the school of dis
loyalty. He photographed the Southern peo-
ple-among whom he had once liyed-as men
without moral sense, whose occupation is some
game of chance, whose stimulant is liquid, whose
politics is treason. Theirs is the demand of
the libertine on the yirtuous woman. Every
conciatory act will he looked upon as a sur
render of northern manhood, and for one he
would not consent to bow before such masters
or to recognize them in any way. Because they
own negroes they must NOT think they own u
great free people because they wear out their
own lands by thrhless cultivation they must
not think they can also ruin the virgin soil OF
the great West. Slavery is so intolerable a
curse that We must not yield hair to it, but we
should rather take this opportunity--than which
none other can be more favorable-to eradicate
il forever from the face Of America He hoped
the Legislature would cease to talk of plans Of
concession, but arm the state at once, arm it,
If need be, to the teeth and await the issue
lie denounced the call of democratic conven-
ton at Albany to take the action on the state
of the Union. What can q democratic or any
party convention do in this hour. Men will
come to this (democratc) convention who hay,
cherished treason in their hearts, who have
dared to talk il if not act it, who have smiled
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

The CoAsrING TRADE.-The secession Of South
Carolina was scarcely noticeable in the coasting trade
For several days it continued to flourish if nothing
had happened Our shippers piled their business
with as much vigor and energy rs though there was
no such foreign country as South Carolina and no
palmetto flag in existence. But since the other cot
ton States left the Union we have noticed marked
decline in the number Of coasters afont. We do not
think our brave shippers are restrained in the pursuit
of their avocations by the menacing attitude Of the
seeding States, by any fears for the stability and
pemannncy of the general government. We are
more inclined to believe that the depth of the snow
and the bylaw of the village as posted by the baililis
have operated to bring about this declinA Occasion
ally Mt ten O'Clock at night few low, rakish looking
crafts may be consting along the sidewalk, hug
gng close to tho shore, and keeping sharp look out
for breakers and the senior baii.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

ILLINoIs-The democratic members of the
Illinois legislature do not feel well in minority
True to the instincts of modern democracy they
attempted to prevent the reelection of Mr.
Trumbull to the Senate, by absenting them
selves and thus depriving both branches of the
attendance of quorum-two thirds of all the
members. After two days trial they found
the thing wouldn't pay, so they gave that up.
The State is now to be re-districted for Mem
bers of Congress and members of the legisla.
ture. 1t so happens that the Republican coun-
ties have gained much more largely than the
democratic portion, and consequently re-dis-
tricting Of the State will be quite likely to give
the Republicans the ascendancy permanently.
To prevent this the democrats are resigning their
seats but this sort of flbustering won't pay,
for Gov. Yates will issue special election writs
in their several districts which will be likely to
result in the return of an additional number of
Republican members. The Republicans have
the power and they are bound to use it. They
do not propose to stop short of stringent reg
istry law, which is already in shape for passage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

SINGULAR CASE OF DIsEAsE.-Emma Jane Cooper
who died at Dover last Saturday, ut the age of four
teen years, was at the age of eleven large girls
usually for her years, About that time the growth
of her body arrested from deficient nutrition, but
Ill her decease. What occasoned this lack of suili-
cient nutrition was more than her physicians were
able to discover The amount Of food she was able
to gradually diminished, until for nearly
year she had been unable to take any solid food and
for three months previous to her death she lived on
two spoonfuls of buttermik or whey per day. She
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

KANSAS ADMITTED INTO THE UNIoN.-On
Monday the House of Representatives agreed
to the Senate proposal of amendment to the
bill for the admission of Kansas into the Union,
Ill to ID So the bill has passed both Houses
and gone to the President Gov Charles Rob-
inson, elected under the Wyandotte constitu-
ton in 1859, will Immediately upon the approval
of the bill by the executive, convene the Legis-
lature for the election of two United States
Senators, and the organization of the govern
mcnt. These Senators will be on hand TO take
their seats with the other 30 Republicans in
that body on the 4th of March. The amend
ment proposed by the Senate was uniast, but
the House wisely thought the evil OF delay
would be worse than that of the amendment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31
STATE OF VERMONT.
Genernl Orlcr M. 10.

ADJUrANT & INSPECTOR GENERAL's OFFICE.
Rutland Jan. 25th, 1861.
1t is hereby ordered that the commanding
officers of each company Of Uniformed Militia
ascertain at once whether any men in their COM
mands are unable or indisposed to respond to
the orders of the COMMANDMENT Chief, made
upon any requisition of the President of the
United States, to aid in the maintenance of the
laws and the peace of the Union, that they may
be discharged and their places filled by men
ready for any public exigency which may arise.
If any companies have not the number of men
allowed by law, the commander of the same
will make proper eXertons to have the vacan-
cies filed and the men properly drilled and uni
formed.
Commanding officers of companies will also
cause the name Of each member, together with
his rank and place of residence to lie properly
recorded, and copy OF the sameto be forward
ed to this office.
BY order of the Commander-in- Chief
ii. HENRY BAXTER,
Ad7t and Hnsp'r General.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

range the documents and report at the Special
Meeting in Brattleboro, II Of July, 1861.
J.. L. Dickinson Of st Adams presented the
Society with 200 copies Of History of the
Congregational Church in st. Albans ID. w.
G. Clarke with 100 copies Of Whites memoir
of Mathew Lyon, and Hagar's Marbles of Ver-
mont J. 4. Goodrich with rs copies of the
late Zadock Thompsons address upon Boston
Society of Natural History or "The Natural
History Of Vermont.
Rev. Wm. S. Balch was chsen orator for
the next annual meeting, and Hon. Asa Owen
Adds substitute. Eighteen new members were
added to the Society, and Gen Ethan Allen
Hitchcock of st. Louis and Sir William +. Lo-
gan of Montreal were elected Honorary mem
bers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31
FATAL ACCIDENT.

Luther Dickinson of Northampton, an en-
gineer on the Connecticut River Railroad, was
killed near Holyoke, on Thursday evening.
Two locomotives were attached to the train, and
as it was passing around the sweeping curve
above the Hoyoke dam, on one side the river
and on the other ledge Of rocks-at about 8
o'clock, when further progress was stopped, and
they ran back to get under Roadway. They
went back further than usual and on coming up
again with great speed the ice lifted the wheels
from the track and the locomotive was dashed
with tremendous force against the rocks. Mr.
Dickinson was caught between the locomotive
and the ledge and instantly killed. His body
remained crushed between. the rocks and loco
motive for nearly six hours, before rescue was
possible. There were three other employees OF
the train on the engine with him at the time,
including the fireman and baggage master, and,
although scattered around pretty roughly, none
of them were seriously injured AT the mo-
ment the engine was thrown from the track, one
of his companions told Mr.. Dickinson TO look
out for himself, and in an instant more found
him lifeless. 1t is not supposed he attempted
to Jump from the train, but that the sudden
pitching threw him off, and in an instant the To-
connective struck and killed him. Mr.. Dickin-
son was 20 years cd, and leaves wife and a
single child only years old. His funeral was
largely attended at Northampton on Sunday,
special engines draped in mourning being run
over the road nom South Vernon and Spring
field for the conveyance of his friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

A CONVENTION OF STATEs.--Nrginia has
proposed a convention of the several states to
meet at Washington on the 4th of February, to
consider the state OF the Union, and she has
appointed delegates for that purpose. Mary
land, Kentucky, New Jersey and Delaware have
already named their commissioners, and propo-
sitons to the same effect are pending in New
York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee
and Missouri. Some other states will perhaps
follow this example. The President favors the
plan as will be seen by reference to his specia
message sent to Congress on Monday, which is
reproduced in another column. The conven
ton of the seeding states meets the same da,
at Montgomery, Alabama.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

LOOK TO THE RooFs or YouT BUILpTNos.-1he
accumulation of snow the roofs of houses and es-
pccially of ont buildings is great to occasion
well grounded fears for their safety, unless they are
very strongly built. On Tuesday last the roof of
barn on the farm belonging to the brothers Estabrook
of this village, fell in rendering it necessary for them
to remove their cattle and hay. few days since q
similar accident, we are informed, befel the barn OF
John Robertson of Putney 1t will be wise prccau.
ton for al farmers to clear the roofs of their out
buildings from show for if q rain should set in and
saturote the snow, the damage would very likely be
considerable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

The Drogheda Argus, provincial paper in
Ireland, informs its readers that the disturbance
in America is owing to the election of Abraham
Lincoln, black gentleman, hitherto unknown
out of the state in which he lived. This is not
more absurd than the story circulated and be-
lieved by many at the South, that the vice
president elect is a mulatto.
We think it highly probable that tho Irish
paper derives its information from its namesake
in this country, for the Bellows Falls argus has
never failed TO call Lincoln black Republican
and in the issue of January 18th, that paper
publishes the story of Hamn's having negro
blood in his veins without contradiction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

A SURPLUS OF GovERNoRs.-lndiana elects
her Supreme Executive Magistrate"-as Mar
Gus Morton of Massachusetts was wont to cali
thcm-for a term of four years. yet within the
last three months she has had four gore'wors.
Gov. Willard died in October and his place was
filled by Lieut.. Gov. Hammond. On the 4th
inst, Gov. Lane was inaugurated at the instiga-
ton of the people. Two days afterwards he
was elected United State Senator and gave way
to Lieut.. Gov. Morton. -Four governors legal
ly and constitutionally holding the same office
within period of three months is novelty
even in this "fast" country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

JAMES BUcHANAN.-"Old Poutice,' as some
irreverent persons have named the President, is
again ntrouble. While surrounded by traitors
Il he did-all he conveniently could to abet seces-
sion; but as one after another Of these left and
their places were supplied by Union men, his
back bone Strengthened up considerably, and he
was quite sensible for a few days. Having been
closeted with Ex-President Tyler, who is a
moderate secessionist, for a few days his old
weakness has returned and his knees shake
violently. The man who sees him last has all
the advantage. We trust that with the aid of
starched bandages and plasters he will be kept
upright about thirty-two days longer, and then
he may slide. Poor, old, WORKOUT broken
down Public Functimary" We trust never
again to see so much imbeclity in the Presiden-
tal chair.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

BRooKLISE.-A sle'gh-ride from Brookline to Cam
bridgeport and Saxtons River, on Tuesday Of last
week, was the occasion of great enjoyment to twenty
couples of young people. A supper at pcrham's lo-
tel in Cambridgeport was part Of the programme,
and Of course not omitted The supper and the
ride were both voted "tip top by the participants
Speaking Of sleigh rides in the country who has
evidently "been there and spent the evening" thus
graphically discoureth:
"What pleasure in n night slegh-ridel Good gra-
cous! Six steaming, spanking horses and a driver
furry polar bear his nose Just visible above the
daSher Two or three dozen girls and boys, muflled
to their eyes, slowed away with hot bricks under the
builaoes. The amicable fight Of pairs Of lovers for
the coveted back seat where no curious eyes TO
overlook the young man who, tying his lady loves
tippet under her chin, ties his heart in with it; or
tuckng the buffalo robe closer about her shoulders
lorgets to remove his arm after the operation.
What pleasure, with the warm blood tingng in
cheeks beneath eyes that flash like diamonds; what
pleasure, when powdered trees fences and hou
ses fly past like magic to the merry sounds of musical
bcls-spet with and without an e. What pleasure,
when the country inn is reached, where your supper
was bespoke the day before, and rolling out of your
manifold wrappers, you lift to your lips ioamng glass
es of hot mulled wine. What pleasure, when we
her round the table, laughing at each others rosy
faces, and discuss oysters and fowl and more 'mued
wne, till bones and empty glasses alone remain; we
have good old-fashoned 'blindmans buff or an I'M
ceremoniOus dance in comfortable winter dresses.
What pleasure, when after being deliciously warmed
and fed, pile into the sleigh again, nesting close
to the like best and telling the driver to go the
longest way home look up mt stars that cleaned
so brightly and defy fate to make us shed tear
for anything"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

A COLLEGE FOR GIRLs.-There is a bill be-
fore the New York Legislature to incorporate a
college at Poughkeepsie exclusively for girls.
1t is to be endowed by Mr.. Vassar of that place
to the amount of 100000, and it will take its
name from him. It is intended not as an ordi-
nary boarding school, but to furnish every ia
City for more complete and robust education
than is now within the reach of women. The
classics and sciences will be taught in the rigid
college methods. Such an institution is one oil
the demands of the age. A woman who de-
sires an education up to the standard which is
deemed liberal for a man should have like op.
portunities.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

WASHINGTON TO BE PRoTEcTED.-Thanks
to Gen. Scott the city of Washington will be so
protected that the numerous hordes of conspir-
ators will be unable to carry out their program
in plundering the public archives and taking
possession of the public property. The troops
are under an organization so perfect that they
can all be effectively concentrated within short
time. The Southern press howl over their dis
comfture, call Scott dictator and all manner
of hard names, and wind up by whining The
country owes a large debt to the prudent gal
liant and patriotic old General, who is every day
proving that if not elected President in 1852,
the loss accrues not to him but to his country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

LOUISIANA has seeded, and her Senators
and part of her Representatives will leave
Congress as soon as they receive official notice
of the secession. One of the latter, however,
stands firm for the Union. Mr. Bouligny de-
clares that he was elected as a Union man by
Union men to represent the Union. He has
not changed if they have, and they cannot take
him into the secession movement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

THE MILIrA.-In another column we pub
fish the directions of the Governor and the Ad-
jutant General of the State in reference to the
Militia. All interested therein will take due
notice thereof A correspondent of the Bur-
lington Times says that the Governor is in err
ror; that according to the act of 1856, p. SO, it
is the duty of The listers of the several towns to
make the enrolment of the militia referred to.
The Town Clerk of Brattleboro having done his
country some service as "Brigadier General
may properly be called a military officer"