New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-06
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1861.
drawal Of troops from Washington before taking
empt to Poison Artillery Horses.

drawal Of troops from Washington before taking
action.
Attempt to Poison Artillery Horses.
Gen. Scott has received letters that an attempt
will be made to poison the artillery horses in the
District.
Union Meeting in Boston,
B0sToN, Feb 5.--A large Union meeting ad-
iourned till evening after instructag it's officers
to urge the Legislature to appoint Commissioners
to Washington
New York Legislature.
ALBANY, Feb. 5.-The Democrats have nonI-
dated bIr. Seymour as successor to the Hon. w. H.
Seward.
| Demand from the Governor Of Georgia.
| New YoRK, Feb 5.--The New York Herald's
special Albany dispatch says Gov. Brown, of
| Georgia, has demanded of Gov. Morgan the imme-
date restoration of the muskets seized on board
the steamer Monticello. .af.
| Gov. Morgan has not yet replied.
Congressional Proceedings. '."'
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--The Loan Bill passed the
House on Saturday without amendment.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Slidell sent to the
| clerk Louisiana's Ordinance of Secession for a
reading. He said the new confederacy would re-
cognize the obligations of all existing relations,
especially those relating to the African slave trade
Referring to the blockade of ports, Mr.. slidell
said the South would permit no interruption to
commerce, and thought foreign nations would
interfere if not admit. He said the South would
not commence the fighting.
The Hon. J. P. Benjamin argued against the as
sertion that Louisiana could not go out of the
Union because she was bought as property OF the
United States. He claimed she had special rea-
sons for going ont, because the Government had
broken the treaty stpulations under which she
was acquired He paid tribute to the friends Of
the South in the Northern States, and followed
Mr. Slidell in bidding the Senate farewell.
| The Presidents message then came up.
Mr. Clngman said the movement for peace mus
come from the Republican side. The South wonlt
initiate Sampson rather than submit
Mr.. Hale denied that the North was making war
He said if war did come the first thing we woult
do would be to take care of Northern traitors.
. Mr.. Lane-They are fighting for the Constitution
> and the rights of the States. I will allow nobod,
:. to call them traitors.
The bill for the government of Idaho, changing
its boundaries and name to Colorado, passed
The House went into a committee on the senat
amendments to the Deficiency bill
The Chiriqui amendments were rejected
j., An amendment appropriating sl52, 900 for Mi
" Wenden'B establishment for a printing office wa
= adopted
" WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--In the House to-day Nj
i Miles Taylor, of Louisiana, withdrew, saying thG
upon the first attack against the South the people
u including Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee
would come to the rescue and civil war would RI
a suit.
" Mr.. Bouligny said he should withdraw and resigl
| +o IN 111np I
r. union sentiments.
Tie Senate was mainly occupied in the presel
tation of petitions.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE Feb 5.-The Ohio river at tll
point was rising this evening, with feet inch
le water in the canal.
THE EXILEs OF SIBERIA-The average numb
~ of persons exiled to Siberia yearly is about $50
exclusive Of the women and children that accol
9 pany them. To get to the station of Tobolsk tn
have to travel from 927 to $500 verstes accord
to the district they start from. From Tobolsk
"a Tumen is journey of eighty five days, to Krasn
m iersk one hundred and sixteen days and to Irkut
one hundred and seventy-seven days. Most of Il
eXies 60 through Irkutsk to Merchinsk. This lor
Journey, made by the criminals promiscuously wi
the women and children, has lamentabe efe
on their morals
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v MEN AND ANIMALs-How superior are men
d. intellectual and moral qualities to the amin
m creation! For example, let bird discover ste
Of seeds or fruit, and the foolish thing goes q
tells of his good fortune, and all the birds in t
sh neighborhood fock to enjoy it. Even little &
ng will bring his whole tribe TO feast upon new
discovered dainty. But let q man discover mi
of gold, or any kind of valuable treasure, and
if will keep it to himself as long as possible, and ia
of the greatest care to conceal it from others.
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Hotel Arrivals Yesterday.
he Sr. CHARLES HorEL.-J NJ Brown. John Raw,
ID, Burrows, j H Doherty, A King, W NJ Smith, =
ost King and lady, Opelonsas, j l. Bayman, l. s