, 1862-03-19
IL SCRAP OF HISTORY.
Bocumeuts found At Fernandez
Better of Senator Yu1ee-a~W Seees~
sion WAS Eng1Deern3.

IFron the II. T. Times, Saturday.
Our correspondent. with: the expedition
which lately took possession Of Fernanaiaa,
Flu, transmits us number Of letters, 1cu@
mcnts, memoranda, ETC., which be picked up
in the town after the hasty hesfra Of the ~
habitants on the approach Of the Union force
Among theEe. cHsiouslJ enough. turns up =
by Tulee, then United States Senator, ad-
dressed to "Joseph Fineyan, Esq, Ttllahas-
see, Florida" which gives US j most iu-
teresting glimpse Of the secret doin3s
of the chief secession conspir1.ors At that
period. The telesrspnie columns Of the
tanned tile following Washington dlspatch
ssThe Southern Senators List night Jan. y
held conference, and relegraphed to tie Con
ventions Of their respective States to advise
immediate SECESSION Now, the present let
ter is q report Of Yulee, who was Present at
lutions adopted Oh this occasion, transmitted
TO the said Finegan, who, by the way, WAS q
member OF TIC : Sovereignty Convention Of
Florida, then sitting in the town Of Tallaha:-
see. The original Of this re:alarkable hisrori-
cal document, which VIZ probah1y written ty
fulee in his sent in the Unit; d States Senat
is now before Us. Il is Is follows:
WASHINGTON, Jansasy :, 1851.
MY DEAR S1a:-On the other side IL copy Of
resolutions adopted At consultation OF the SEMI
lGls from tne SEca1sHEss Stake3-1H H1CA 0eoI:5la
Alaban,a, Louisiana Arkansa=, Texas, Mississippi
| and Florida were present. ..l
The idea Of the .E.eeting was that the Ststes
should 60 oct at orre- and provide for the eary
| sanization ofa ContsdsEase Government not later
Than February 18th This time ia all ,rel TO ena-
Bile Louisiana and Texas to participate 1t se-msd
| to be opinion fsicJ that # NC left here, force,
loan ard volunteer bills might be passed. which
would put Dir. Ircoln IN inmedia:e condition for
places until the 9TH Of March It Is th04gM
Stsp th* hands q lt. BaIeaH1s tied, and disable
tie RtRxNieans f}un1 9UscftNg 1Hy legislation
zchith lslN strengthen the Azadf Of he incoming
The resolutions viii be sent By the delegation te
the president Of the convention. haze not hseE
able to find air. Mallory this morning. Hawkins
[lhe member rou1 Floridal is IN Conueetie1:
I have therefore thought it best TO send yo1 thf:
copy Of the resolutions
! D. L. YELEE:.
| JOSEPH. FNEGAg, Esq. e Sovereignty Confer
| ence') Tallahassee, Fla.
! The following were the resolutions rrferre
to:
| Hs<Qxea, That in our opinion each Of th
Southern States shoald~ as soon as may bey seced
| f1om the Union.
| Resoite.l, That provision should he made for
| Convention to organize 4 Confederacy OF the st
ceding Ststee. the Convention to meet not late
than the 18th of February, AT the city OF 3fontgou
cry. in the State Of A1ahaIna~
Resozred, That IN view of the hostile legislatio
that is threatened against the seeding States an
which may be consumated fsic in original. for hi
I secession mania extended even into usthogr1phE
| before the 4th Of March. we asS instruction
| whether the delegations are TO remain in Congres
until that latc for the puIposs: OF defeating sac
| legislation.
Esselred, That Committee be and are hercb
appointed. consisting Of Messrs- Davis Slacll an
Mallory. to carry out the objects Of this meetin: