The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-31

The reports from Washington are again warlike
II is stated that the President has declared that he
had no doubt Fort Sumter would be attacked in
less than week and he also gave il as his opinion
that owing to the number Of the batteries erected
by the south Carolina forces, it Is impossible TO
relieve the fort.
Among our telegraphic dispatches from Wash
ington may be found the programme Of the south
ern Congress, which IL 70 meet n Montgomery
next week. II : believed that Alexander z.
Stephens, 81 Geor-a, VII b. chosen provisional
Prs-iisr. q The nev C91teierasT lnd iiar Jatfir-
soa nav. VII b. Cammsnder me- Chief u -ie
srEy.
Or View Orleans correspondent teiegrapas thit
tie rsTsEas cutter Levi. CLss a.ss been sgrreG1er
ei - the Lo-asftza secs=siou1s-s.
Il ccczrsss yesterday. he senate passed the
Paefc EAiiroad bin By vote Of thirty -four TO
fourteen II goes back TO the House for concur
renee IL The Senates amendments. The remain
der Of the session was devoted to the presentation
Of papers relative to the crisis and a discussion
on the bill to provide temporary government for
the Territory of Jefferson, which includes the
Pixies Peak gold region. In the House Mr.. Cobb.
of Georgia, having been officially apprist.
of the secession of his State from TIE r1lu.
withdrew from Congress. message vas rs.s.r.
cd from the President, stating that lie had s:y,.i
the bill for the admission Of Kansas: whereupor
NJ, ,~-uwsy, the representative from ths, State.
ara. ,ual,seo and took his seat. The Committee
on Elections reported resolution unanimously.
that no testimony has been presen..sd impeaehns
the right Of Mr.. Sickles to his seat and asked 10
be discharged from the further consideration Of
the subject. The report was accepted. The de-
lat .l.a af ha
three was then resumed, and speeches were made
by some half dozen members.
A rather formidable looking squad Of policemen
were detailed at pier North river yesterday af.
ternoon, to prevent the shipment Of any arms or
ammunition on board the CHI rleston steamer Nash
ville There proved to be little need Of the force,
however, as ne freight of "contraband" nature
was offered The Brave Metropolitans were not
permitted TO distinguish themselves, and the Nash
Vile proceeded quietly to sea, much to the salts
faction Of some Southerners who had assembled on
the wharf.
A duplicate of the wild scenes in fremont
Temple, Boston, last week, was produced yester.
day in Convention Hall, Syracuse. On the pre-.
yious day Miss Susan d. Anthony made an at
tempt to deliver q speech, but was prevented
Yesterday again, however, the abolitionsts
assembled in force, determined to have their
sav out Various attempts were made by
excited abolitonists to harangue the crowd
but the crowd preferred not to be
harsngued by them, and kept up scene Of
wild excitement, till finally the John Brown wor.
shippers were completely routed, and their oppo-
nents took possession OF the hall, when Union
speeches were made, and the people finally formed
in procession and marched through the streets Of
the Salt City, bearing trsnsparencies with ehigies
of Rev. Mr.. May, Miss Anthony and other noted
abolition agitators. Altogether II was quite q
spirited affair and no doubt the Syracusans feel
much indebted TO the abotionsts for the enter.
tainment they afforded them.
The proceedings in the Albany Legislature yes.
terday were OF no great Importance. The pro.
ceedngs were principally confined TO local bills.
An unsuccessful effort was made in the Senate
TO make the bill submitting the Crit,enden amend
ment TO the people the special order for Friday.
The bn was referred TO the Committee Of Peae
raj Relations. The bill relative to increasing
the efficiency of the militia was under considera.
ton but no vote was taken. The resolution 70
elect United States Senator on the 5th OF Febru
airy was adopted. The Joint Committee agreed
on the plan Of electing Commissioners to th,
Washington Convention Of MONDAY next.
The steamship Bohemian, with European advice
g. the 18th inst, one day later than those pre-
Viously received, arrived at Portland yesterday.
The London money market remained withou
change $4,000 ia soycreigns were taken fror