New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-25

with traffic under the circumstances named they 70
reserved to Themselves the right Of doing 80 at TIER
pleasure This amounted TO absolute a, sertiso Of
the claim OF sovereignty, or eminent domain jursS
term it-an assertion which struck at the very exit
ehce of the commerce and prosperity Of the entire
Wes. Were such an assumption to be tolerated, he
trade OF all the territories which border the Mfssp
the Missouri, and their tributaries might be ct oass
annihilated.
"Wben, however, the announcement Of the impxsl
preteDtion on the part OF the two States referred 70
was made, 1t was not suppored 10 be OF very seriooo
import, and feeling beyond that of indignation =
the preposterous assumption was manifested at The
time nor wa IL commonly supposed that In any event.
those States would be rash enough to give II prscs-
cas application. But in this il the public were
egregiousiy mistaken for it appears that just few
Gays since quantity of merchandise cODsi2Ded -
messrs. enid, Pratt & Fox Of this city, has bean
seeo ana detained at NewOrleans until shall hsso
pad a special duty to the State of Louisiana.
IL Is unnecessary for us to point ont TO the peopls
OF ST. Louis In particular and to those Of the Wsa
generally tue serious import Of this step as regards
their most vital interests. The right Of free tyasss
on the Msstssipi inrolres the question II their proc
party or decline in its fullest erten In magnitude
and Importance ii is the grsvest yet submitted 70
their consideration. The act of Louisiana this
sion amounts, in point of fact to one of downrighs
Pracy-such might be expected from the coairs d
the Bey of Tunis, or the Dey Of Algiers IN former
times. Furthermore, II IS an net II U0r upon tke
Stote Of Missouri whose imprescnptible right to the
nmpeded navigation Of the river is too obvious for
action they viii take in the premises"
IMPORTANT DISPATCH.
The following dispatch is published in The augusta
Chronicle:
MONTGOMERY, Feb. 19-The acts Of the Provisional
Government not TO be submitted TO the State Con-
vention. The plan Of the Permanent Government win
not be binding until ratified by the State Convention.
ALEX. II. STEPHEHA
THE SOUTHERN MAILS.
A letter from Montgomery says
q. H. L.
So to make the postal system seif-sustdiRiRg. Ac-
cOTdng TO the report of the PostInaser- enera the
excess OF expenditures over receipts in the FIX seed
ing States represented in the Southern Congress, for
the fiscal year ending Both Of June 1852 was 81 666,
595 49, In order TO make the receipts and expendi-
lures equal Ill be proposed to discontinue the use-
less contracts change the bids for the other contracts
to Star" bids, abolish post-ofices that are an ex-
pense, raise letter postage TO tire cents, double the
postage printed matter, and abolish the frankilg
privilege"
THE BORDER STATES DIsGUsTED.
Louisiana is visited with such denuncistions from he
Border States this, which copy from The Louis
rille Democrat of the 10th inst.
The determination Of Louisiana to collect the du-
ties upon imported goods destined for the interior ctes
Of the Mississippi Valley, is very unjust to our ner
chants Kentucky Missouri, and Tennessee are Slave
States, and sympathize 10 proper extent with the
Seeding States but such acts Of aggTesslo9 upon
their merchants cannot but create an uarora6e feel
ing toward the Seeding States IL Is an attack upon
the free navigation of the Mississippi River, and not
ustifsblc upon any grounds of fairness and right"
DIREsT TMPORTATIONs.
0ur readers will recollect that we chrOniced, LAT
year. the arrival of cargo of 5000 bales Of Ganny
Bagging imported direct byO Cohen 4 Co. ~ tots
city. We are glad to learn thai Pc ',.. % Jog
firm have another cargo Of 900 J.les Uu ne way,
which may be shortly expected. Savannah News.
THE Election IN ST. LOUIS.
The official vote Of this county for Delegates TO ts
Ia hnpt apI
Of the Unconditional Union Ticket about 4,5O0.
THE FREE LIST.
The following act has been passed by the Southern
Congress.
n, enacted BY ne Confederate StateE Of dnyo. That the
following articles shall be from duty and admitted es
the said States 10 wit: Bacon pofk hams ND beef nah o.
kinds and -four OF s other srain Indian end
barley nd barley four nee and rice -four oss and osx
powder and al the materials Of which II Is made had
dssrpti,n and munitions OF var and
military percussion caps and living aptnAh
Of an kinds, Gil agricultural product, In their natural state
SEC all goods and merchandise imported nom
one United States Of America not being row
this Confedefscy before the 18th Of March nsxt,
(which have been bona fds purchaser heretoore,
within days after the passage Of this sc shall Do exempt md
free from duty.
Sac That the State Of Texas be aud hereby eIemvsl
nom the OF the ah laws heretofore passed sdop
By the Congress.