New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-15


blue cockade." "Cockade," echoed the minister;
"coekadeP' eyes, Sir, blue cockade. That's all
right amt it, srP' Eyes," said the minister, "all
rigbt; all right the goose" The young man has
The Charleston Mercury ssiyises South Carr lima TO
hold TO her cotton six months 30 as to sarve Great
Britain and the North INTO an acknowledgment OF her
Independence lis bright suggestion. why CON-
you keep Your clothes in a trunk, Pat T. "What'
an 60 nakedp
THE WHIPPED IN ACCOMAC.
We publish this morning full returns from Acconac
Comfy ich show that Custis Unioni,t has been
elected nv IS majority Garrison, Southern Rghs
The full returns from the county caueed great excite
ment in the lower parishes where Custs received very
few votes, ana where lie regarded as very little
better than Free:Soer IL If reported that IN the
ear he snayed the shareholders against the
sveholders and by that carried the upper part
Of the comfy where there are few slaves and plenty
| of Northern squaters.
A Convention of the people Of the lower districts
has been hed since the result known, and Tesou-
tions were passed expressing want OF conhder &c In
The delegate elect Mr. Custs and requesting Miers
w. Fisher esq, and the Hon. Henry A. Wise 20 act as
their representatives IN the Convention, ana make
| know n their true sentiments.
There was great excitement at Pungotesgue Sat.
urdsy last ". III. B. Gusts (he Union candidate,
lg.s were burned in cilgy by the people, who thus
sropely expressed theiD deesaton OF the submission
sentiments of those individuals. The entire vote Of
| this precinct t239) was poled for Garrison,
Tie feeling in Accomac 10 an eVldeDce OF the e4cite-
uent in the breasts Of thousands OF Virginia soDs at
| being Obliged (even temporarily TO submit TO tie
| wrongs and dishonor Of their loved Commonwealth.
The burning OF these submissOnists III efngy may DC
the beginning of movement that Will result III revo-
lntion If Virginia is not soon released from Northern
bondage and restored to her Southern children, "no
now freed from sectional rule await her coming with
outstretched arms to enjoy g9yerEme1Ws Oh egmsyb
PATRIOTISM AND TRADE.
The merchants of Mobile take rather practical view
Of the secession business and somewbat differing from
that entertain ed by their clerks The latter were the
frst 10 volunteer "to take the forts" IL was hne
frolc, as there no danger and week . hoidAy'
In their absence however of the merchants sup
Piled their places with other clerks, and tbe volunteers
| have nothing but their patriotism TO subsist upon.
THE CoCKADE CoUCHANT.
All the blue cockades that adorned the bats Of our
citizens before the election have been removed lhoee
who them cay they have done all they eond 90
by voting for secession dhaving thus gwen pnonc
exhibition of their sentiments there Is 10 use 10 keep
ing the ribbon upon their hats. lNorolk Day DooS'
MEAN AND CONTEMPLATE.
The Mississippi members Of Congress who lately re-
tired left a monument of meaDness behind them wien
should perpetuate their names Az continual awiui
| EXAMPLE of what life in Washington may lead to.
They directed the officers of the two branches lot 10
eend any letters documents 10 them on account OF
their relation 10 the United States Government but TO
get them frsnked by some menber who does not reeog
nize that Government. That ia, they Will not have
the packages ranked with their own Names az coming
from the General Government, but too email TO pay
their own postage they will compromise with Their
honor by begging some disunlon meihoef 70 p". NJ.
frank upon Their letters and documents. IL that lent
The concentration of meanness, then it would be dill
cult 10 find it.
TIE PUERILrTY OF MADNESS
TIE Montgomery tAla.) MAI says; " We observe
that the students OF Franklin College Georgia. burned
Gen Scott in efigy few days ago. as traitor TO the
South" This il we'll If any man living deserves
such nIamy il is the Lieutenant General OF me fan
q. a laun UVnU
make thereanent, TO all the young men CT the south
wherever rcattered at school colleges and that 10
that they burn this man in egy all through the sou
on The evening Of the 4h OF March next. Inc sluuen''
of the south are an important class OF our Tlng gene
ration Let them make epoch in the history oil ON
sunny land TO which legend, and tale, and song shall
point after Cen SSS' Ys J Sh.s graz
10 "a the principles Of the commonwealth which nnr
turcd him the tool, willing plant and GiooSy, Of
our oppres.o. and il If meet that his name should de.
soend to our pos,erily u word oi eAecrationI What
gay the stufen'sI'
mR BoTrs THREATENS TO sECEDE.
The Hon. John Minor Bolts writes TO a friend in
Wheeling that when Eastern Virginia gees out Of the
Union he Intends 10 take up bis residence Ia The west
ern part Of the State, provided that remains IN the
United States.
NAVY ron SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Richmond correspondent Of The Potersbur 4
Ersyess states that South Carolina bias purchased Of
the Virginia Towing Company the james Gray. the
lsges, and most ,eryiceate Of iis own steam tugs.
!
SCENE.
An interfering incident transpired in the Lower
Uonse Of the Legislature Of Alabama on FEB. 2. Mr.
Cilhera in the course Of i remarks denouncing the
Stay law just passed by the Legislature took oc aslo
10 say that had he supposed sucn measure would be-
come law be should have preferred TO live for -four
years under Mr.. Lncoln's rule. Thus eh'iled biss
IRON some member, aud Mr.. Chtheal retorted by OBJ
serving that IL the gentleman who hissed would show
himself be- would put hi, mouth in such condition
that he would not repeat the operation for week TO
! come Thereupon Mr.. George G.. Heory Of Mobile
arose from bis scat and stated that be was he sibant
individual and that he held himself responsible for the
method In which he had drapproyedof Mr. Chtherall
r.merk Tie next moment lie was lodging an inkstdnd
WI ich that gentleman launched his head. Az the
conbsants were about coming TO elose quarters, the
bystanders separated them.
| FORT GIBSON.
The telegraph might as well have announced that the
| Dutch had taken Holland as that the CherOkees bad
| captured Fort Gibson This fort was abandoned by
the United States come three years ago. ana Turned
| over 10 the Cherokee people. They have ever snce
been in possession and have dsposed OF IT, by lots to
individuals No troops have been quartered there Tor
| four years.
| FRTIGHTs MOVING - SECESSION FEELING - RE-
| VERSE ARMS - NsURRECTIoN - PRICLs--RE-
ACTION
We had short interview yesterday with friend
lust from the Louisiana low lands who informs ne that
business had taken quite start agsin ON the Ml-,s-
spli, the passengers mainly travelling North and TIE
freight being heavy both ways. The nnanimty OF the
| SouIh on the question Of secession remarkable
Such thing hardly known as friend to the stals
and stripes as they All the yonng Indies even in
the seniDares wore the cockade, di,cTded Northern
manufactures and the delegates TO the Secession Con-
| vcnton all woe homespun. lhk friend was al Baton
Rouge at the time the Arsenal taken by the State
aaly