The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-18
THE TROUBLES OF THE NATION.
Adjournment Of the Congress Of the Confederate
States Until the Second Monday in May.
THE SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
THIRTY-FIRST DAY.
Na~xsn oxx~pv Ala Marnh II 12Rf

THE SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
THIRTY-FRsT DAY.
MoSrooNEsY, Ala, March IL, 1851.
Congress met At ten A. N. Prayer offered by Rev.
Basl Maney.
The PREapKT laid before Congress tie following COM
munication,
TO Hon HOWELL Com. sssa Non
ins,ruc.ed sy the Provona coness The eaeiSsed
resolution IhAvs the honor 70 be your oesdePs
s.s.sS,s' CSsyssr1Ss ga * Ms1ss ssessaiis Z i.S
Resolved That the people OF Georgs in Convention assent
%Hss Ss
1 1 IN the HS ID n he
the duties q which positions their
" - 'A' A. r. LAMAR Secretary.
Mr.. WRIGHT Of Ga, moved that The oommuu cat,n and
resolution just be spread tho minutes Of Congress
Adopted.
Mr.. WRIGHT, Of Ca said that Mr. Henry slebbs, citi
of Savannah, Ga present In this city with
invention Of breech loading cannoa which has received
the favorable appreciation Of intelligent and experienced
military gentlemen. He asks to be permitted to place
model Of bis the Secrotarys desk to MORROW
morning Permission was granted
Mr.. KEvNER, OF La, sait-Nr President, | have no
resolution 10 Offer but desire II call the attention Of this
Congress and Of the whole Southern confedcracy to an
ana and which has aed the delegates OF that State with
PLEASURE they conscer this ordinance evidence of
the LOYALTY Of that state 70 The cnedsr,cy and Of tue
the Congress 10 IT, believing that this ordinance viii
be received with as much gratdcaton by Congress as 1t
been by the immediate delegation OF that state oa
| this 1oor l now proceed 70 read the ordinance
AN oRpISAscK TO InAssrks ofnrS FUNDS TO THE GOVERN
Section Il Is hereby orda aed Ths, the Of three
haDar.d and eighty nine thoassnd two hSndsa and sixty
Guro ate Depostary, and known the bullion Fund be
America and that said state Dsposary and he hsrey
aps Of se S % a ns % Of
see IL further ordaued That the q one hundred
and cents Being the baanas BY sad Stats
last transferred 70 said government paid b. De-
| positary upon the order Of said Secretary
II win be that the aggrs gate punt thus
feyred 1886 900, In order u appreci
ate Mr. President fully the force and merit Of this ordi
nance is necessary that should cali the attention Of
Congress the condition Of forts and other OF
defence when the state Of louisiana determined 70 70
assume her sovereignty, and secsle from the federal
| UnioU. On examination o. the forts and armsments
which designed protect the cornnerce Of New
Orleans and the property OF he citizens or tho State Of
Louisiana from INVASION 1t found that these fo-ts
were, the point OF saying 10 diapdsted cond
ton Perbsps SIR that may be not absolutely true but
they had certainly been much neglected by the 70
deral authorities ia Washington While the forfs which
protected the New York and Boston and other
Northern mars were aqd ae IN proper conu,soa Tor in
gotten by tho War Department at Washington WIS in
formed by Gen Boauregard as he passed through Mont
Ponery his way TO Charleston tina. trees as large as
mons az growing the parapots that few OF tho
10 place, and that many Of them had neither
the carriages cbSrsies necessary for their immediate
To place these forts in order required the espend
ture Of large amount OF money. I0aslnn did no. hes
tate moment to the policy and proprety OF placing
these forts in defence and this has
in process Of being DONE Now sir hold that there Is
rot fair or candid man who would have found fault
With our state authorities f they had applied part or
all Of the proceeds of customs received at New Orleans
for the defence Of our city for need not Inform you
| Louisiana Womb have projected that which, II not
the very life blood Of our system, Is certainly one Of
Guf ntp nj nlr nrOan tu hyt
the nice OF honor OF the ima5ediate ropcesen
atves of the people assembled in our State Ccnveatoa
and in State leg stature that all the funds necessary
the armipg and equpping psop'e aud the
ing OF forts have been supplied from Stale
think ike amount for the latter Bat STR
altogether for the purpose Of hning the oourse Of
louisiana this subject that call your atec toa q her
finance. beg however here 10 State thai her ex-
ample worthy OF imitation, AMI ~ remark that as yet
fhe the only State that hs thought proper to place tho
funds accrung customs, bet the time of
sion and the form iton OF new onfeleracy 10 The Gre
ealing your attention to the ordnanoe is to express the
| hope that this spirit of loyalty and regard or
the interest Of the whole will be met by q
corresponding spirit Of regard for our in-
| teIest and its dcfs0ce In caso that war or any
attempt to change our commerce should be attempted
by the lately formed Cabinet ut Washington Mr. Pfesi
dent am free to confess that Of those who did
not believe that the administration meant war aud
coercion until read the inaugural Of Mr. Lncon and sir
IL he has thenerve carry the manifesto OF the 4th
OF March, IL but lead TO collision between the people
! Of the North and south. Sir, we viii allow The
and occupy; our forts or the fleets Of any Power TO
blockade barbors without resortng TO every means
known to civilized warfare for their protection II Is n
Of this condition Of things and the Importance OF the
port Of New Orleans TO the commerce Of the whole con
federacy that particularly claim 10 call the attention OF
the President to the necessity Of adopting such
Of defence win insare the desired protection; and
this sir is what mean whom that hope tue spIrit
Of lberality which has marked the policy OF louisiana
the ordinance have just read may be met by cores
dtss % o. " 20 y. pa M as
ing TO tho policy any mstrust CT the int utons OF
President Davis TO the defcncce at the mouta Of the
Mississippi river appreciate too highly his sense Of the
necessy Of these offences, knowing ~ he Dies their
great Importance We feel that ntercss safe in
does not i've in our STATE il true but he lives Ia sight
OF IT, ana from his long and intimate intercourse with
I0uisana make no motion, sir, with regard % tho
dinancc have read but only desired " call the attention
s @ 'cs Os So s O., % odered the following rcsolu
i tion;-
nssSe Tsss Y high ser 2, the
.psssS Il sSs dssaee @ hsr e
ws has s s Of y
bot Il 10 noshisg more than what night havo been
sire 70 say one word in this connection in respect 70 my
state Her commerce. not large u is true; thesum
%,dn nd believe n' p0ps ns ali spou 'l
keeping up the buoys, lighthouses and other thugs
ndspen';els 70 an easy and & safe Navigation & ne, e,
have appropriated 70 hersel the from cue,
II she had occupied The same situation as other Sates
u Is well known that the condition OF affairs In South
Carolina after the time OF her secession on tho 2Jh NJ
recember, 1860, such 10 render IL ndispcasa =
for her TO apply all her funds 10 the deence OF her
pie. Large expenditures also necessary m coasS
quence OF the occupation by the eiera troops OF fot
sumter. So far tho SUB Treasury was concerned,
there was not in IL more than forty thousand doass
Up 70 the 3ist OF December largo drafts had been
| drawn the Sub.Treasury, aud tho Convoution
OF South Carolina thought II due 70 tao rights
| Of inosiduais 70 release all claim - that money.
our necessities have been great our people have been
heavily taxed ana the Convention determined 10 use
revenues the support and defence OF the state.
Mr KESsIR said he hoped nothing he hd salt would be
regarded rejecting any sister state lie did not 80
| intend.
| gentleman.
| Tho resolution then adopted.
| Mr. HARRros, OF Mss. presented com nun';ation,
which no. read. on motion IL referred % tue