The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-16
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York, Saturday, February no, ls6l


The News.
The committee of the Peace Congress at Wash
ington. yesterday agreed upon plan Of adjust
ment, substantially the same as that presented by
Mr. Crittenden in the Senate The vote stood IL
too.
We continue our accounts of the progress Of
the President elect and party towards the White
House. Mr., Lincoln made a speech at Pittsburg
yesterday morning, which, as it was carefully
considered effort. demands more consideration
than is usually bestowed upon ordinary oratoricai
displays. He spoke upon the crisis and the Tariff
bill now before Congress. With regard to the
crisis he advises everybody to keep cool, and
predicts peaceful settlement Of all our troubles.
Respecting the tariff, he confesses his unacquant-
ance with the subject, but is Of the opinion that
the subject should remain over for the next Con
gress to act upon. The Presidential party will ar
rive in this city on Tuesday next.
Accounts from Montgomery, Alabama, received
ct Washington, state that the Southern Con
federacy have made arrangements hy which they
will have, on the LIST of March, fourteen millions Of
dollars, and fifty regiments Of troops ready to take
the field.
We publish to-day an official copy of the Z" Con-
stitution for the Provisional Governmen of the
Confederate States of America" As we have
heretofore remarked the instrument follows in
the main the original constitution of the country
The first article relates TO the powers Of Congress-
with reference to its own body and the confede-
racy at large; the second TO the duties of the
Executive the third to the judicial authority; the
fourth TO the duties of the citizens of the
States; the fifth to future amendments of the con-
stitution, and the sixth to the constitution and
general government itself as the supreme law of
the land.
Governor Brown Of Georgia, has again address
ed Governor Morgan, of this State, on the subject
of the recent seizures Of arms by the police of
this city. The missive this time is not telegraph.
ic despatch, as on the former occasion, but a let
ter; and Governor Brown hopes that Governor
Morgan will now find no excuse for not replying
on account of the unofficial character of the docu-
fnent. The letter is said to be very bitter in its
tone.
In Congress yesterday the Senate took up the
Tariff bill. With regard to the warehousing sys-
TEN, Mr.. Seward moved to amend the bill by al
tering the me for the payment of duties from
ninety days, az provided in the bill, to three
years. 4 discussion ensued; but without taking
the question he Senate adjourned. The proceed
ings Of the House were unimportant.
The ammunition seized on last Wednesday by
the Metropolitan police on board the steamship
Huntsville, OF the Cromwell line, was yesterday
given up Ivy Mr.. Superintendent Kennedy in ODE
dience to the demands Of the Sheriff. Mr.. Ken
nedy was repleyiped by Mr.. Cromwell and, there
fore, only submitted under the compulsion of the
law.
A conrt martial was organized at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard yesterday for the purpose Of examin-
ing into the charge made against Commander
Wake, United States Navy, for disobedience Of
orders; but az one of the members Of the court
absent the examination was deferred until to-day.
The steamship City Of Baltimore. from Liver
pool on the 30th and Queenstown on the 3lst ult.,
arrived here last night. She brings over 800 900
in specie. Her adviccs are two days later than
those previously received. The political news is
of no great importance, with the excep-
ton Of that contained in despatch from
Naples Of The 10Th ult, h. the effect
that flag of truce had been sent from Gaeta the
attacking sardinian feet, and Immediately there
after the firing on both sides was suspended. The
American crisis continued 10 engage rhe attention
Of the English people and journals. mother
circular had been addressed to the va.
rious courts Of Europe by the ministers Of Fran.
ANFNA ~"@'s"N
to hold ont TO the last. The London money mar
ket wa more buoyant, but consois remained about
as last quoted The Liverpool cotton and produce
markets were dull, but the breadstuffs market was
more animated. In London American railway Sc
curites were in active demand.
The Bonspartepaiterson suit was commenced
before The Tribunal Of the Seine, Ut Paris on the
2oth uit The case was opened by NJ Berl yer,
the counsel OF Madame Bonaparte, who, In the
early portion Of his remarks, referred in most
eloquent manner to bis client. We pablisb today
the speeches Of the counsel on both sides a. f,lv
m we possibly can-ir fact more fuzzy than anv
OF the London papers have given them. No, hay.
ing received the French report Of the con.
GLIDING portion Of NJ. Atoms remarks. we
have been obliged to give II iu hrisfcr
form than we should otherwise have done
considering the interest Of the case. Al.
pended to the above mentioned report we give a
Paris letter TO Le Noyd, exhibiting the liberal
policy which the Emperor and the Prince Espo
leon have shown in bringing the suit before
common tribunal instead OF beeDre the Imperial
OonseN de FdmSUe. An English journal, how.
ever, publishes the following Offset to this gene.