Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-30
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Priyate and reliable
| letters from Lincoln. urge his friends to con-
citation and compromise, and indicate the
border States resolutions as a reasonable ba-
sis of adjustment.
| Soon after the electoral vote is counted on
| the 18th of February, be will give the public
his views on the present crisis. IA ~
The Union men are much encouraged by
| the prompt response 10 the Invitation for
Commissioners to meet here on the fourth of
| February.
A Fugitive Slave Law was introduced to-
day by Douglas, which is considered thor
oueh and effective. obviating the objections
| to the present statute.
1t is not believed that any border State
will elect majority favoriug secession.
| Affairs are more hopeful.
/ Secretary Dix has instructed the command
| ers of the Revenue Cutters to defend them
selves if attacked, aud if the assailants are
| superior in force, to run the vessels ashore
| and blow them up.
| Dix also wrote the Collector, at New Or
| leans to apply TO the Governor of Louisiana
| TO revoke the seizure of the Government Hos
| pital. and ordering 2G0 patients to be re-
moved. Dix says this was outrageous, bar
barity, disgraceful. to any age or country.
I, WASHINGTON. Jan 800 many military
companies are arriving that il Is impossible
| to find quarters for them.
Mallory telegraphed Bigler from Pensacola
last night that seventeen hundred men were
on the ground to resist the reinforcement of
Fort Pickens. and if the Brooklyn attempted
| it, bloody fight would follow.
| Reynolds of New York, will tomorrow re-
| port a bill making it mandatory on the Pres
| ident TO call out volunteer-militia TO suppress
| Instruction,
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Hsyne has as yet
made no demand for the surrender of Fort
| Sumter. He awaits next weeks action of
| the Southern Congress at Montgomery.
| The Breoklyn's errand is supposed to be
| pacific, and not with view of intercepting
hostile demonstrations by the squadron. Her
| troops were destined for the TOrtugas works
| Capt Barrow's dispatches to Fort Pickens
and the Naval Gulf Commanders were of the
most pacific character.
SENATE.-King introduced bill for the
employment of volunteers to aid in the en-
forcement of the laws. and protecting the
public property. Referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
The Hospital affair at New Orleans has
been satisfactorily arranged.
Capt. France, of the Gutter Harriet Lane
is here.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 -HoUsE--Biscussing
the report OF the Committee of 33.
SENATE-The Pacific Railroad bill was
! taken up. Chandler's amendment giving six
sections of land per mile and Wlkinson's
ame idment providing for Northern route
were adopted.
From New York.
New YORK, Jan. 2S.-Tammany Hall re-
solved that their delegates should hereafter
be recognized as the only delegates of the
city Democracy.
A large meeting of citizens at the Cooper
Institute recommended the adoption of the
Crittenden Compromise.
The Chairman appointed JAS T. Brady Cor
nelius K. Garrison and Appleton Oaksmilh
| commissioners to visit the seeding States i'm
mediately and report the result at the ear
| lest practicable moment.
From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 29-The Revenue cut
| ter Gen. Cass received orders to proceed to
| New York. Capt. Brushwood refused to take
| her out of the river
The bark Citizen. from New York, has ar
| rived.
The Convention met at 12l o'clock, and
| after salute OF l5 guns were hred, went into
secret session at l233 p. m, on the Mississippi
river navigation question.
From Texas.
AUSTIN, Jan. 22.-The Texas Legislature
met to-day. The Governors message was
read. II favors the calling OF Convention.
| Both Houses repealed the Kansas resolutions
| passed by the Legislature in 1858.
| The House took up and passed the Senate
| bill, directing the Comptroller to proceed to
| Washington TO recover SlS0,000, due the
| State.
A resolution was unanimously passed, de
| claring that the Federal Government has no
power to coerce sovereign State, after pro-
nouueing her separation. The Senate will
pass the same resolution by a similar vote.
The Legislature favors Immediate seces-
sion by three to one. R
AUSTIN, Jan. 24.-The Legislature pass
| the resolutions repudiating the idea of
| using forcible means to coerce seeding
State and any such attempt will be resisted
% the last extremity. Only one-tifth of the
members of the House are opposed to imme-
| date action. 1t is expected that the ques-
ton of secession will be referred to the peo-
| pie. eE
From Charleston.
| CHARLESTON, Jan. 29-The steamer Col
| umbia has got off the bar and come up to
the city. Her damage is slight.
! CHARLESTON, Jan. 29-The Legislature to-
day declined an interview with the Virginia
| Commissioners, their separation being final
and irreyocabie.
| From New Orleans.
| New ORLEANS, 29.-The Convention re-
| sumed deliberations at II O'Clock.
| A great crowd was present. A motion
that a committee be appointed to receive the
! Commissioners from the seeding States. was
adopted. The Committee on Federal Rela-
lions, presented a series of resolutions for
| immediate consideration, but they were post
! poned and the Convention went into secret
session to consider the resolutions of the
| Committee on Commerce; supposed to be in
regard to the free navigation of the Missis-
sippi river, and the principles of free trade.
The Convention is stillin secret session,
9 O'Clock, p. NJ. ~ Z
Markets by Telegraph. =
| New York, Jan. 29-Cotton steady; sales
to-day 3,3OO bales; Middling Upland 12k
Flour active at 10a5 rs Corn-saies 49,
600 bushels at 67a70. Mess Pork dull; sales
600 barrels at Is 75a1S S74. Sugar-sales
1850 hhds at ST ,5A, rs bids. Orleans at
| Auction SIS. Molasses-Orleans 36a3S. ~
CINCINNATI, Jan. 29.-Flour steady; sales
| 1000 bbIs at 55a4 60. Oats 27. Corn dull
| at 80. Whisky IA. Mess Pork--sales 1000
bbls at II 0Oal7 III. Lard dull at 81. Su-
gar--sales $50 hhds. at 81 az.
| New ORLEANS, Jan. 29.-Cotton The
steamers news caused an advance Sales to-
| day $4,000 bales; Middling 1lalll: sales of
three days 81. 900 bales; receipts of 3 days
| A 600 bales against az. 600 bales during The