Spirit of the age., 1861-04-10
sonthern ConfeaeracY items.

,ne day last week, the ship Nelson, hom i
having on board consignment OF :
firearms and munitions Of war, sent as pre- !
sent to tthe city Of jackson. Miss. by Mr., !
Smith, of Glasgow, Scotland. Mr.. Smith is !
a Scotchman. who came to this country, re-
sided several years in jackson, and then re-
turned to his native land He voluntarily
sends per ship Nelson, from Liverpool, three
cases and one cask, containing % QAitman
rifles, with sword bayonets. l six FOUNDER
gun, 30 rounds Of shot, II rounds of canis-
ter shot and IL canisters, and, not to do the
things by halves, he paid the freight on them
across the ocean to that city,
HONEST AND PATRIoTre CITIZENS. The
New Orleans Crescent thus Describes the
manner of lodging the revenue laws The
way Of it is simple. A New York importer,
for instance, viii! have his cargo landed at
Charleston or Savannah, pay the duties ofthe
Southern Confederacy, which are only one
third IS much as the North, and then re-ship /
his goods to New York. Inasmuch as the /
Northern Confederacy still refuse to recog-
nize the Southern States as out of the |
Union, no duties can be collected on goods |
carried to New York from Charleston. Thus
instead of paying thirty per cent, the i'm
porter can get his goods by paying ten per
cent. to the South, with only the trifiing ad-
dition of the cost of carriage between the
two ports. When New York importer by
paying upwards of fifty thousand dollars at
Charleston, can get the same merchandise for
which he would have to pay one hundred and
| fifty thousand at New York, we hardly think
his patriotism viii prove strong enough to
resist the temptation.
pa On the 21st ultimo, Governor Hous-
ton and the Hon. A T. Hamilton delivered
speeches at Austin, Texas strongly denoun-
cling the Texas State Convention, the South
ern Confederacy, and its Constitution. On
the 22d, the Convention adopted the Confed-
crate Constitution.
CAPITAL COMING SoUTH.-A few days ago,
four wealthy planters from Maryland, one
owning hundred slaves, passed through
this place, on their way to Alabama, to pur-
chase plantations, with the intention of set
tlng in the Confederate States.
Rome (Ga.) Southerner.
SUPREME CoURT JUDGES OF THE SOUTHERN
CoNFEDERAcY.-By the appoi ,tinent of the
President, and confirmation of Congress, the
following Judges constitute the Supreme
Court of the Confederated States
Hon. A. G. Magrath, of South Carolina.
Hon. r. II. Jackson, of Georgia.
hon. w. y. Jones' OF ALABAMA.
Hon. w. L. Harriss, of Mississippi.
Hon. i. j. Semmes, of Louisiana
Hon. j. Hemphill, of Texas.
Hon. j. j. Finley, of Florida.
MONTGOMERY, April 1.-The President has
made requistion on all the Confederat.
States for 5000 additional troops for service
+ at Fort Pickens.
MONTGOMERY, April 2, 1S6i.-Fort Pickens
advices received by the State Department
from Washington, give the most positive as.
surances that Fort Pckens will ultimatel
be given up. 1t is believed chat provisions
are already scarce at Fort Pickens. Mean
time the Southern Army is daily growing il
strength by large accessions of men, provs
ions and munition which are constantly ar
irving
Two thousand additional troops are expec
ted in Montgomery this week
The rumored reinforcement of Slemmer'
garrison, is pronounced unfounded upon tn
best authority.
JACKSON, Miss, March 26-The Mississip
pi State Convention ratified the new Consti
tution to-day. The vote stood seventy-eigh
in the affirmative and seven IN the negative
SIGNIFIcANr-The Charleston Courier ha
Many members of the Convention arrive
yesterday evening and with them man
friends and visitors, who expect to visit Fol
Sumter very soon. The Convention has tn
war-making power of South Carolina, an
Fort Sumter must and shall be under tn
: Palmetto flag before any questions of Federi
accession or alliance are considered.
GEN. BRAxreN BRAGG PREPARING Fo
LIEUT. SLEMNER.-A correspondent of II
Charleston Courier, writing from Montgon
cry, says
Lar e numbers of troops both regala
and volunteers, have lately passed throug
Mont somery to Pensacola, and it is estim;
ted that in and around the bay are quartz
ed at least four Thousand troops. | belie1
that the administration have but little col
fdence in the pacific dispatches ofeVery ds
and are determined that no deception on Il
r part of Uncle Abe shall catch the Confed
rates mapping Numerous batteries are t
} ing erected and strengthened, and milital
: men think that by Thursday Gen. Bra;
will be prepared to spe,k his sentiments
Lieut. Slemmer."
The steamer Daniel Webster, ira
sport vessel, at New York fromirexas, ,repor
having landed at Fort Jefferson (Tortug;
: coast Of Florida) companies L and NJ ii
t Artillery, and at Port Taylor (Key We.
e companies and K of the same regiment
e He also reports that the Indians are co
: mitting great havoc among the people
l. IeXas-killing some, running off their sto
dc. Major Sibley chastised some savae
: recently.
r Cortinas, the Mexican bandit, is unde
r stood to be awaiting the departure of troo
S to recommence operations on a larger Sc
s than heretofore.
1t WHAT Gov. PIcKENs ExpEcrs.-A corr
it pondent ofthe New York Herald, wing t
tc result ofa conversation between Yancey a
4 Gov. Pickens, Of South Carolina, mentie
,e the views entertained by that functionary
N tothe course which England France a
Of Spain arc likely to pursue in reference
30 the Southern Confederacy. Gov. Picke
v says:
le II believe the Confederate States will Sc
er be recognized by most of the foreign powe
er The intelligence from France and England
rs favorable. Spain and Denmark have aires
ir expressed sympathy. We have no fears
ne Russia, Prussia or Austria. That We 81
is have the support of the French GovernmeT
er feel assured, for in the event of the No
lie attempting to colonize Mexico, we shall j
lis with Spain for the division of Mexico, and
ID. securement of Cuba to the Spanish crown
on England, or any other foreign power int
to feres. France will certainly.supportS Spain,
lie the re possession of part of the old coloi
= will stimulate that country to unprecedel
re exertiOnS for the attainment of her lone cI