Nebraska advertiser., 1861-02-21

: + had never attempted the coercion Of tht
E South. When Il does the people w0u!,
: resist
( BUrFALo. Feb. l6.
2 The Presidential party arrived. here
today. Their progress and receptiol
almost same as at other places. SIR
] i. made a similar speech 70 those made
/ on previous occasions
& HAMILTos, Canada, Feb. I6
: The final decision IN the fugitive slave
I case Of Anderson was gixen to-day. The
! Court insianced the decision Of Queen:
bench. The court was unanimous in dis.
) charging the prisoner on technicalities II
4 the commitment. Anderson is therefore
free. Great Joy is manifested especially
among the colored population.
FT. SMITH, ARK, Feb. Is.
4 terrible tragedy occurred here to-
day. Last night fight occurred be-
| tween a grocery keeper and his friends
I and several stage drivers. One man on
each side was killed. Several men were
arrested, and were being tried to-day,
when a mob demanded them, and shot
one Of them dead.
bAsHIYoToz, Feb. II.
Special agent, Jones, who was des-
patched by Sec Dix to New Orleans, has
satisfied himself that the revenue cutter
Rob't McClelland, was surrendered to the
authorities Of Louisiana through COM
( plici,y between Collector Hatch and Capt
Brushwood before tie ordinance of seces-
sion passed.
About 80 speeches were delivered in The
House on the crisis, nearly two-thirds of
them were Republican, there are still on
hand al least enough to make an even
hundred, the great part were written out
in advance of delivery, and many of them
read TO empty benches during the form
ality of night sessions.
The most hopeful and beneficial results
from the Peace Conference are beginning
to be seen, and some of the Commission
ers have advised their distant friends ac-
cordingly. An effort is being 10 avoid
Congressional action on all peace propo-
sitions. Another despatch says it is un-
derStood that delegates from North Caro-
lima, Virginia and Missouri will vote
against the report of the Peace Confer
ence committee; Maryland, Kentucky
and Tennessee will go for it. 1t will
probably be accepted by majority Of the
States represented.
Representative Niblack, of Ind, has
been nominated by the President for Chief
Justice of Nebraska.
February Is
The Congressional cauSus tonight
unanimously approved of Bingham's force
bill which authorises the collection of
revenue outside of insurrec;ionary ports;
it will be pushed to a passage next week.
HOuSe-The House adopted the report
Of tie committee of conference on dis
agreements or amendments to the Legis-
lative, Executive and Indian appropria-
ton bill; by this bill the Secretary Of the
Treasury is authorized to discontinue re-
fning at the mint whenever he deems it
expedient, but leaves the place for coin
ing rs it now is.
Senate-The tariff bill was taken up.
The question being on Mr.. Stewards
amendment, extending the time when the
duty shall be paid to three years the eff,
feet of which is to leave the system as it
is now, after discussion agreed % to Is.
Mr. Seward moved to strike out all in the
bill relating to the warehouse system.
which is manly the tariff of 1916.
Many amendments were offered but
nothing definitely agreed upon.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. II.
The trip of Mr.. Davis from Mississip-
pi to Montgomery was one continued ora
ton, returning thanks and complimentary
greeting to the crowds of ladies and gen
temen and military at the various depots
To a committee of Congress, the Mont
gomery authorities, military companies
and an enthusiastic crowd, who received |
Mr.. Davis, he said he felt proud to re-
ceive the congratulations and hospitalities |
Of the people of Ala. He briefly reviewed /
the present position of the South he said |
the time for compromise is passed and we
are now determined to maintain our po-
sition and make all who oppose us smell
southern powder and feel southern steel;
f coercion was persisted in he had no
doubt as TO the result we will maintain
our right of government at all hazards;
we ask nothing, want nothing, will have
no completely if other States Join our
they can freely come on
our terms our separation from the old
Union is complete, no compromise no re-
can now be entertained.
Mr.. Davis, on his arrival at the Ex-
change Hotel, was waited on by large
and enthusiastic crowd being called, he
appeared on the balcony and said Eel
.ow citizens and brethren of the Confed-
crate States Of North America, for we
now are brethren not in name merely but
fact, men Of one flesh and bone, one in
.erest, one purpose aud of an identity in
our domestic institutions we have hence
[ trust the prospect of living together in
peace, with our institutions subject TO pro-
ION net defamation; it may be that our
VIII be used in the midst of
storms, it may be that as This morning
opened with clouds, mist and rain we
shall encounter Inconvenience at the be.
lining, but as the sun rose it lifted the
mist aud dispelled the clouds andle the
pure sunlight af heaven, so VIII the pro-
5ress of the Southern Confederation carry
tself into the harbor of Constitutional
liberty and political equality [upplause]
Thus we have nothing to fear al home,
because at home we have perfect unity. 1
We have nothing to fear abroad, because
{ war should cOme-if we must again