The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-10
THE SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
VETO OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE ACT.
IL'roxsa tho Chs EioStou MoxcsaExx MaEch


from the Charleston Mercury, March 81
said that the President has vetoed the act recently
e the sss no
ference between Congress- and the Executive on such
subject Slavery ia the immediate Of the existence
Of the confederay. That differences should arise
Cernng it, in its councils s very much to be depIored.
That Congress expected such thing is plain from the
fact that removed the injunction secresy and pub
lshed the act 70 the world. This act Is modification OF
the laws Of the United States upon the subject which
were adopted, with all the other laws Of the United
ates by the Congress OF the Confederate States The
laws Of the United States make the importation Of Afr
10 veto the tssr is to Keen Il IN force the for
mer Can this be the object Of the victor
am not able TO send you the veto OF the President
act passed by Congress TO suppress the African slave
trsde nor am aware Of the vote in Congress upon the
veto For some incomprehensibe reason although the
injunction Of secresy taken of OF the itself and
published to the world the veil Of secresy kept over
enc Veto That Congress has acted on it, the consu
ton requires, suppose there be doubt Will the
publication Of the veto be injurious to the public in
tereetss We must suppose will not tell you what
hear Of this veto, because may be erroneous and
may thus Internationally nure the President The truth
must soon appear, for it is impossible that so high an
sAicial act can be concealed or suppressed.
The Congress is working very diligently met last
light at seven M and, understand, passed. the Army
bin, authorizing ten thousand men to be raised The
understand, contains the pay as in the army
the United States but looping off some of the abuses.
The permanent constitution is daily considered in Sc
oct session. How far they have got in it, and when
will be finished, your correspondent cannot ascertain
IL
fought that 1t would be finished this week. Your mem
hrs fighting hard for constitution such as the peo
e Of South Carolina win approve Of but is doubtful
they will succeed. If the frontier States in the
Ongress their failure would not admit Of doubt BY
al means the black republicans keep them until your
constitution ia made and adopted Bolts, Andy Johnson
&C., unwtingly doing (like their kindred spirits
,tle ab0tonists) the South immense service.
On yesterday morning. before the Congress went into
secret session. significant debate on the tar look
pace Your reporter, doubtless, has sent 1t TO yon
nose on resolution Of instructions offered by Mr. Harris
o Mississippi Mr.. Toombs, the Secretary Of State, Is
supposed TO have spoken the policy Of the provisional
administration He opposed any essential reductions oil
fl tariff of 1867 any essential alterations in Its two
and Discrimination He advocated large standing
aI;ny--ffty thousand men--wh proporonate revenue
for its support This is not very surprising Neither MI
Toombs nor President Davis free trade men, Both OF
them voted for the tariff Of 1867 and Mr. Toobs was one
OF its godfathers The President like most soldiers has
resue great confidence in strong military org anzaton
As an instrument Of government To morrow was nti
mated tariff bill Of some sort would be reported Mr.
Toombs ia Chairman Of the Committee on Finance as well
"a Secretary Of State and will report the BILL lear ~
WI raise strong opposition, as well as intense disgust
Bot suppose It will pass.
The nomination of Mr. Mallory for the Secretary OF the
Navy is strongly opposed by the Florida delegation They
openly say that Mr. Mallory was opposed 70 the Cause Oh
secession would not get more than one vote in the
Legislature OF Florida for any position that he has been
In concert with the government at Washington to pre-
vent Fort Pckens being aken and is dstrusted py the
whole State.
rope, has not been confirmed