Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-24
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From New York.


kets and considerable quantity of powder
aud balls were seized by the police on tie
steamer Monticello, when about leaving for
Savannah.
New YoRL, Jan. 23.-The steame. Arago
has arrived at New York with liverpool
dates of the ninth
Cotton, sales of days $4,000 bales, of
which spectators aud exporters took $500
bales, closing steady. Breadstuffs quiet, but
! steady. Provisions dull. Consols 91s.
Foreign.
New YORK, Jan. 23.-The steamer North
Briton has arrived at Portland, with Liver
pool Gates of the lIth.
Cotton sales of the week 81 900 bales, of
which sp' culators took s 500 bales, and ex-
porters 900 bales.
The market opened with an advancing ten
dency, at fully last weeks prices.
Sales Friday $4,000 bales, Of which specu-
lators took 1000 bales-closng active. Or
leans Fair 72; Midding 72; Mobile Fair 7s;
Middliug SIG; Upland Fair Is; Middling
Z I6.
Stock at Liverpool $40 900 bales, of which
373 400 bales are American.
Hewitt IL Co. say Fair and Middling quail
ties have improved !, others say quotations
are unshanged.
Flour has declining tendency.
Wheat declined per cent and holders are
pressing on the market.
Corn dull-quotatons nominal
| Provisions dull.
LONDON Friday-Consols 91sa9Ia.
The Chinese ports have been opened to
foreign steamers to trade on inland waters.
LIvERPooL-Arrived from New Orleans ].
L. Chapman and Sanford.
The money market is steady.
The weather has been severe in England
and fears are entertained of bread riots.
New YORK JAN % The steamer Arago
brings $685., 900 specie.
The general affairs of the Bank of France
are discoura ging.
The American panic has effected France
and England American stocks dull.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 23.-Measures will be
| taken to- prevent Massachusetts, manufac-
tarers selling rifled cannon to South CARROLL
| ia for the reduction of Fort Sumter.
The Military and Naval Committees, and
the Committee on Ways and Means are pre-
| pairing bills for Immediately placing the
| country on war footing. They will auth
| or.Ze the President TO call for AN enlistment
of volunteers, and order the construction OF
a considerable number of war steamers FORTH
with.
From Washington,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--House-The report
of the Committee OF 50 was taken up.
Etheridge announced that if the House
failed to meet the public expectation, he
wonld move an adjournment of the question
10 the people.
From North Carolina.
RALEIGH, Jan. PA call for a Conven-
ton is more doubtful on account of disa-
greement as to the time.
North Carolina is conservative but not
Submissive.
nI,,; SCI or
From Rhode Island.
Providence. R. l., Jan. %. The Senate
has repealed the personal liberty law by a
vote OF Il against 10.
From Ohio.
CLEVELAND. o.. Jan.23.-Iu the case of the
| fugitive slave, Lucy. the defence was with
| drawn and she will be returned to Virginia
tomorrow.
Prom New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 23-The VIM. G..
| Herves. from Havana GOTH has arrived. She
experienced a rough passage.
| Sugar wus dull, quotations nominal.
The new crop was coming in.
The drouth continues throughout the
| Island.
Stock Of sugar, $4,000 boxes.
From Baton Rouge.
BAToN ROUGE, Jan. 23.-The Convention
| organized after fervent prayer Elk Gov.Mor-
ton was elected President viva voce by vote
of 81 against Al. He was conducted to the
chair and made the customary speech of
thanks, and advised calmness and irmness
| in the deliberations of the Convention.
A resolution was adopted for the appoint
ment of committee of fifteen to report ar
ticies for secession of Louisiana from the
Federal Union.
Several plans were offered.
The Commissioners from South Carolina
and Alabama were invited to seats.
The Legislature adjourned to the 4th of
February.
LATER--The chairman named the commit
tee # fifteen to report secession ordinance
tomorrow.
The committee on rules &c.. reported the
following officers as necessary in addition to
the President. A Secretary; Assistant Sec
re airy; Doorkeeper, Warrant Clerk and a
suitable number OF enrolling and translat-
ing Clerks. The Secretary was elected on
the fourth ballot.
A committee of three was appointed to
wait on the Commissioners from South Caro-
lima and Alabama.
The Convention adjourned till 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
LOUISVILLE. Jan. 23.--Th river is falling
with IL feet water on the rocks on the falls.
Markets by Telegraph.
New ORLEANS. 23.-Cotton sales to-day,
$4,000 bales; middling l03a114. Receipts at
this port less than at the same time last year,
1882. 900 bales. At all Southern ports $685.
600 bales. Flour steady; 81. Lard in bbls
lie. Other articles unchanged.
CINCINNATI. JAN 23.-FIour d iii 4 4Oa4 As.
Corn active. 38l40. Whisky, sales 1,2OO
bbls. 49,. Mess pork IL 90. Lard 9aa9f.
Sugar 4sa62. Molasses 2sa29. Coffee 13a
13s.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
lSelate-Mr. Salisbury presented memo
riais from the Legislature of Delaware, di-
recting the Representatives. and Senators to
use their best efforts for the passage of the
Crttenden resolutions. or some other meas
ures for saving the Union. Ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Bigier presented petition, asking the
House for the passage of the Crittenden res
olutions. Also, the proceedings of GER
tain meeting in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Crittenden's resolutions were then
taken up.
Mr.. Powell argued that a division of the
Territories. as proposed by bis colleague,
was just and equitable, and thought it emil
nently proper that a settlement should APP
ply to future acquisitions, SO as to take the
question ont of Congress. He commended
that it would liz no way encourage fillibus-
tering, for territory couldn't be acquired la
that way He claimed that the Constitution
recognized slavery and there was no need of
advocating protection, for protection was the
plain duty of every government. He said
that the Senator from Ohio a-ked what the
changes were, that they might be repealed.
One was. that bands were organized ia the
free State to steal property in the South.
Mr.. Wade asked for the proof. He did not
believe word of it.
Mr.. Powell said the Underground Railroad
was we'll known. Hespeke of no slas es car
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