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Journal £ WlcsscngtT. J. KNOWLES and S. lIOSE, EDITOR* AND MitM'KII .TORS SOI TWERN ( ONLRKSS. Fil'ili Day. Feb. n, 1.-*.!. CtOgrM uiri, pwwul to tdjtuHineiit, at 11 o’clock, and *as opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. I’eiaeier, of the Roman Catholic Church of thU city. The journal of ywterday wj-i read and confirm cd. The Secretary was directed local! the Stales for resolution *, Ac. Mr. Chilton, of Alabama, Chairman of the com mittee appointed to arrange with the clergy of this city for opening the Congress each morning with prayer, reported that the committee had discharg ed the duty assigned them, and presented the fol lowing communication from the Rev. Mr. Petrie, on behalf of the clergy of Montgomery: MttHMiritT, Ala., Feb. 6. 1961. To Horn. U’. T. a-.1t,->., ff.-n. .1. /.. J/. (Wry unJ /Jon. S. P. Hate, Committee of Southern Con .n't**. G(nllar,in ; Your communication of this dale to the clergy of oar city, containing a request of the Conc’-eas to open its daily sessions with pruver, has been received by us, and it gives us pleasure to inform you that we w;li comply. We wiil make arrangements among ourselves lor *<> regular performance of the service. With high coWMderabon of yoursetve* per'on tlly, xnd with frrieat desires to Almighty fifld for trie body yon represent, we are Your obedient servants, GkoROK H. W. Petrie. In behalf of the clergy of Montgomery. The communication was laid on the tatde. Mr. tlill, of Georgia, chairman of the commit tee appointed to prepare a proper response to the communication received yesterday from the Leg islature of the State of Alabama, made the follow ing report: The committee to whom was referred the com munication from the Genera! Assembly of the State of Alabama, enclosing a copy of an Act to appropriate live hundred thousand dollars to lhe cause of Southern inde;>endence, have had the same under consideration, and lwg leave to re port the resolutions following, and recommend that they be adopted by the Congress: 1. R, saii-mi. That this .Congress accepts the liberal offer of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, to place at the disposal of this body tae sum of five hundred thousand dollars, a* a loan to the Government to trie Confederacy now being formed. 2. Ji-.tdced. That this Congress place the bigh ts! appreciation upon this generous, jatriottc and considerate action of the State of Alabama, and reaiue *n it the zealous devotion of the people of that State to the cau-t- of Southern Independence. 8. J-- *‘A. ed, Tnat the Secretary of this body be instructed to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the General Assembly ot the State of Ala bama. The President laid before the Congress a com munication from lion. A. J. Adams, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama tendering to the members of Congress the use of the libraries of the Supreme Court and of the States with free access to the library rooms. The communication was read and laid on tiie table. On motion of Mr. Miles, of South Carolina, the thank 9of Congress were voted to the Supreme Court ot Alabama. At a little before 12 o'clock, on motion of Mr. Memminger, of South Carolina, the Cougress went into secret session, and all except the members of the body and its officers were requested to retire trom the ball. Sixflt Day. UoNTfiouDf, Feb. 9, 136'*. Congress mot ia open session, pursuant to ad journment at 11 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Manly, Castor of the Baptist church of this city. The Journal of velerday was read and confirm ed The President announced that the firt business in order would be the administration of the oath to the meiubets ol the Congress to support the Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America. The oath was then administered lo the Presi dent by Hon. A. J. Walker, chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The oath was then administered by the Presi dent to the delegates of the respective States ep- | arately, each delegate approaching the President s : chair, and the entiie Congress -landing in silence. , Oath. — lou and each of you do .solemn!) swear that you will support the Constitution ot the Pro visional Government of the Confederate States of America, so help you, God. The stales were called and took the oath in the following order : Alabama. Florida, Georgia, !.ou i-iuna, Mississippi, South Carolina. The President announced that the next business would be the call of the States for resolutions, j memorials, or other matter which any member may have to present. Mr. Meounmger, of South Carolina—l conceive, j Mr. President, this a fitting ooca-uon to discharge : a commission which was entrusted to me by some of my constituents in South Carolina. I have Im fore mo a Hag which some of the young ladies of South Carolina to this Congress as-a mod el Hag lor the Confederate States of America.— ; This ting, a* will be seen upon inspection, em braces the idea of a crooS —a blue cross upou a 1 red field. The idea of a cross no doubt was sug- j geated to the imagination of the young ladies by the beautiful constellation of the Southern Cross which the Great Creator Inis pl aced in the Southern heavens by way of compensation for the glorious constellations at the North Pole. The imagination of the young ladies was doubtless in- j spired by the genius ot Daute and the scientific . skill of Humboldt. Hut, sir, 1 have no doubt th.t j there was another idea associated with it in the minds of the young ladies—a religious one, and although we have not seen in the heaven* the a. hoc xiffJ.-J wince* written n|Hn toe Le Huron of Con ‘ stanuue, yet the same sign has been manifested u> us upon the tablets of the eatth : for we ail j know that it has been by the aid of revealed reli- , gion that we have achieved over fanatic t-*tii tbe 1 victory which we this day witness: and it is be comiug upon this occasion that this debt of the *outl to the Cross should be thus recognized. I have also. Mr. President, another commission to thisCougress from a gentleman of taste and skill to the city of Charleston, who oilers another mod el tor a flag, which eutbiace* the same idea ou cross, hut upon a different colored ground. The gentleman who offeis lhi> model appears lo be more hopeful than the young ladies. They pre sent us a banner with fifteen stars, six lor the States already represented, and the •evenih tor Texas, whose deputies we hope will soon be on their way to join us. He offers a flag which em braces the whole fifteen Ftules. God grant that this hope may soon welcome their stars to the glorious constellation of our Southern Confeder acy. Mr. Meiniuinger submitted the flags for the con sideration of the Congress. M:. Miles, ot South Carolina, moved that a com mittee of one from each State be appointed to consider and report a dag for the Confederate States of America. * Applause. i Mr. Stephens suggested that each delegation nominate its meir.bet j of the committee. The roU being called, the following gentlemen were appointed the committee on tnc tlag : Mr. Shot ter of Alabama, Mi. Morton of Florida, Mr. Bartow, of Georgia, Mr. Sparrow of Louisiana. Mr. Clayton -of Mississippi, and Mr. Miles ol Snuili Carolina. Mr. Miles after*aid*, in secret sea-don, al*o of fered the following: lieaAc.’i, Thai Utc rouimiltee raised to report a plan for a tlag for the Conl’edeiate >t.-te* of America, be also instructed lo report a device lor a Great Seal ot State, and also anna and a motto for the Confederacy. (Adopted. I , Mr. Crawford moved that the Convention now go into secret session. On motion of Mr. Stephens, the motion for se cret w>ior, w*_- withdrawn to enable him to oiler the following: KetUetU, that the President proceed to ap point the following standing committee, to coniht ol five members each : On Foreign Affair*; on Finance; on Military and Naval A (fairs; on Ju diciary ; on Postal Affairs; ou CouMaorotal Allairs. Oti Accounts; on Engrossing ; on Patents ; and ou Printing. (Adopted.) Mr. Crawford renewed his motion to go into se cret session, and all but the inenibers of the laxly and its officers retired from the llall. After sitting in secret session for some fifteen or twenty minutes, the galleries were again open ed to the public, and the Members ol the Legisla ture and the press admitted to the Hoor ofCon (tf. Tne Piesidcnt announced that Congtess would proceed to the election of a President and Vice President of the Confederate S'ales of America. Mr. Curry, of Alilianra, and Mr. Miles, of Sonih (sriilina, being appointed Tellers, the delegates proeeeiied to vote by ballot tor President, the del egates casting tne vote of their respective States. On counting out tie- ballots it appeared that lion. Jefferson Davis, ol Mis*i'*ippi, had received six votes, being the entire vote of the Congress, whereupon The President announced that Hon. Jefferson Davi*. of Mi*i~*ippi, was elected President of tbe Confederate States of Nortf America. (This announcement wafl hailed with applause on the Hoor and in the galleries, which hroivght down ihe gavel of the Pre.dent. J Mr. Toombs, ot Georgia, moved that a commit tee of three be appointed to inform Mr. Davis ot his election. - The President appointed tbe following gentle men on that committee: Mr. Toombs, Mr. Khett and Mr. Morton. The President announced that the next business in order was the election of a Vice President. The roll of the States being called, the votes were again announced by the Tellers, when it ap peared that Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Geor gia received six votes, the entire vote of the Con gress; whereupon The President announced that Hon. Alexander H. Stephens was unanimously elected Vice Presi dent ot the Confederate Stales of North America. [Genera! applause. | Mr. IVrkins, of Tennearee, moved that a com mit.ee of three be appointed to inform Mr. Ste phens of his election. The President appointed the fallowing pentle mt n that committee : Mr. Perkins, Mr. Harris and Mr. Shorter. Mr. F.bctt moved that the Congress a rain go into secret *t*cion. Accordingly the galleries and the Boor were again cleared The Congress remained in secret session tills o'clock, when it adjourned to meet ou Monday at 11 o'clock. st<-Rkr srsstoa. The injunction ol secrecy was removed to-da v from the following proceedings which had trans pired during the secret sessions of Congress: Hy Mr. Riieit, of South Carolina lit *oltrd, That a committee consisting of two from each State, to be nominated by the dele gates from the States, shall be appointed to take into consideration and report to this Congress a Constitution for the permanent government of tLe States represented in this Congress. (Passed.) By Mr. T. 11. 11. Cobh, of Georgia— lit soletd, That a committee oi three be appoint ed from the members of this Congress represent ing the State of Alabama, which shall inquire and rei*ort to this body upon what terms suitable buildings in the city of Montgomery can be secur ed for trie use of the several Executive depart ments of this Confederacy, under the Provisional Government. RiaJetd, That the same committee he charged with the duty ol estimating and reporting to Congress the necessary expert es of fitting and furnishing such apartments lor the official business of such departments. The President appointed Messrs. Shorter, Chil ton and Mcllae said committee. Mr. Harris, of Miss., reported a bill to continue in force certain law -of the l iiited States. Be it enacted by the Congress of the Confeder ate States of America, That all the laws of the I'nited State* now in force and in use in these Confederate States on the Ist day of November last, and uot inconsistent with the Constitution of the same, are hereby continued in force until re pealed or altered by the Congress. (Passed.) By Mr. Memminger— Re*,Ace./, That the committee of Finance be in structed o report as soon as possible a tariff for raising revenue for the support of the Govern ment. (Passed.) Seven Hi Dav. Montoomlry, Feb. 11th, ISGI. Congress met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock, and was o|>encd with prayer by the Kev. A. J. Battle, of the Baptist Church of Tuskegec. The Journal of Saturday was read and con firmed. Mr. Perkins, of La., from the committee ap pointed to inform Mr. Stephens of his election as Vice President, and invite his acceptance of the same, reported that the committee had discharged that duty, and that, at their request, Mr. Stephens would reply to their tetter in person to day at one o’clock, ar which time the committee recommended that the doors of Congress be opened to the pub lie. Mr. Conrad, of La., offered a resolution for the appointment ot a committee of five, to be Domi nated by the President, whose duty it shall be to report a bill providing for the establishment of the Executive Departments of the Provisional Government. Mr. Stephens, of Ga., moved that the resolution adopted on Saturday for the appoint merit of stand ing committees of Congress, be reconsidered, with a view to add other committees. It was deemed inexpedient to unite the Military and Naval Affairs in one committee, and the creation of additional committees on Territories, on Public Lands, and on Indian Affairs, was considered necessary. He, therefore, moved that the committee on Military and Naval Affairs be distinct, and that the addi tional committees named be included in the reso lution. The resolution was accordingly reconsidered and adopted with the amendment. Mr. Perkins, of 1.i., then mored that Congress go into secret session. One O'clock P. M. A little before one o’clock the doors of Congress were again thrown open, and the lobbies ami gal lery were soon densely tilled with citizens, among whom were a large number of ladies. The President announced that the hour had arrived for hearing the rexjwmse of the Vice Pres ident to the committee of Congress appointed to inform him of his election, and to invite hi-> accep tance of Vice President of the Confederate States of America, whereupon Mr. Stephens rose from his seat and addressed the Congress as follows: “ I have l*een notified by tbe committee of my election as Vice President of tbe Provisional Gov ernment of the Confederate Suites of America.— The committee requests that I shall make known to this body, In a verbal response, my acceptance of the high position to which I have been called. This I now do, in this august presence, before you, Mr. President; before this Congress, and befoie this large concourse of people assembled here under the bright sun and brilliant skies which now smile so auspiciously upon us. “ i take the occasion also to return my most profound acknowledgements for this expression of confidence ou the part of Congress. There are reasons why 1 place an unusually high estimate o.i it. The considerations which have induced me to accept it, 1 need not state. Suffice it to aav, that it may le deemed questionable w hether any good citizen can refuse to discharge any duty that may te assigned to him by his country in the hour of it? need. “It might he expected that 1 should indulge in remarks ou the state of public affairs, tbe dangers which threaten us, mid the most advisable mea sures to be adopted to meet these preying exigen cies. But allow me to say, in the absence of the distinguished gentleman called to the Chief Execu tive Chair, i think it best to forbear saying any thing iu regard to such matters. We expect him lo arrive here in a few days—by Wednesday of this week, if be is not Providentially detained. — When he comes, you will hear from him on these difficult question* ; and I doubt not that we shall cordially and harmoniously concur in the line of policy that hi* superior wisdom and statesmanship shall indicate. ‘ In the meantime in reference to these matters, we may vert profitably direct attention lo mich as the providing necessary postal arrangements mak ing provi-i hi for the transfer of the Custom 1 Houses from the jurisdiction of the separate States to that of the Southern Confederacy, and the im position of such duties a* may be necessary to meet present and expected exigencies. “ In the exercise ol tiie power to raie revenue, we are limited to tbe object of revenue—a small duty, not exceeding ten per centum upon impoit ations, which, it is believed, will be sufficient for the purpose. “We can aUo be devoting our attention to the Constitution of the permanent Government, which should be stable ami durable, and which is one of the objects of our assembling here. lam now ready to take the Oath of Office.” F.igktb Day. Moxtuomihv, Feb. 18th, 1881. Congress met pursuant to adjournment at 12 o'clock, and wa3 opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Miu-hell, of the Episcopal Church. The President announced the following Stand ing Committees of Congress : <h. KxcchTi <■ Dejxvhitfiit.— -Messrs. Stephens, Com ad, Boyce, Shorter and Brooke. Oh Eorti.jn Messrs. Ilhctt, Nisbot, Berlins, Walker and Kent. On Military Affair*. —Mosers. Barlow, Miles, Sparrow, Kenan and Anderson. ifn Aural Affair*.- Messrs. Conrad, Chesnut, Smith, Wright and Owens. () Finance. —Messrs. Toombs, Barnwell, Ken ner, Barry and Mcßae. On Commerce. —Messrs. Mem min gcr, Crawford, Morton, Curry and Declouet. On Audi, lacy — Messrs. Clayton, Withers, Hale, T. K R. Cobb and Harris. On J‘o*tn/ Aff’nii'*.— Messrs. Chilton, Boyce,] liill, Harris and Curry. Uu Patent*. —Messrs. Brooks, Wilson, Lewis, Hill and Kenner. On Tcrritorir. —Messrs. Chefltiut, Campbell, .Marshall, Xis bet and Fearne. On J'hliHc Lands. — Messrs. Marshall, Harris, Fearne, Anderson and Wright. Oh Indian Ass airs. —Messrs. Martin, llale, Lew is, keift and Sparrow'. On Print lug. —Messrs. T. R. R. Cobb, Harris, Miles, (’billon and Perkins. On Account*. —Messrs. Owens, Craw ford, Camp bell Euiiih and Deciouet. On Engrosaactd. —Messrs. Shorter, Wilson, Kenan, Mcßae and Bartow. The President submitted to Congress the follow ing teh graphic despatch, received this morning, which was read by the Clerk : New Orleans, Feb. 9, 1861. ll on. How eli. Cobb, J‘re,*iJ*nt Moi.tgoaiory l'oMenliu: •Sir.: I am directed to communicate to yon that durin the session ol the Convention o| the State oi Louisiana ihi* morning, upou tbe of the despatch informing us of the election of ihe Hon. Jefferson Davis a* President and the lion. Alex ander 11. Stephens as Vice President of the Pro visional Government of the Southern Republic, Mr. President Moulton immediately suspended the regular business of the Convention then under consideration and announced the agreeable intel ligence to the Convention, whereupon the follow resolutions were offered and unanimously adopted : Jit solved, That this Convention receives with the most cordial approval the intelligence this day received by telegraph of the election of Jefiersou Davis, of Mississippi, a* President and Hon. Alex ander H. Stephens, of Georgia, as Tice President of the Provisional Government of the Southern Republic. Resulted, That the Secretary of this Convention he instructed to communicate the foregoing reso lution to the President of the Convention at Mont gomery. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant. J. Thomas Wheat, Secretary of the Convention. Ou motion of Mr. Bartow, of Georgia, the com munication from the Convention of Louisiana was ordered to be spread upon tbe journal of Con gress. Mr. T. R. R. Cobb submitted designs for a Great Seal h ll <i (ti a (Fig for the Confederacy, which was referred to the select committee on Hags. Mr. W. P. Harris, of Miss., offered the follow ing resolution : JltmAt'td, That until otherwise provided, the several officers connected with the collection of customs, duties and imposts in the several States of this Confederacy, be and they are hereby con firmed and continued in otiiee in the various ports of this Confederacy. [Referred to Committee on Commerce.] Mr. Nis bet, ofGa., ottered the following resolu tion : R, solved. That the committee on Foreign Af fair* be requested to inquire into the propriety and necessity of sending as soon as the President elect is inaugurated, a commission to the Govern ment of the United States of America at Wash ! ingtoii, for the purpose of securing the recogui i tion of tiie Confederate States of America by that | Government. j Mr. Crawford, of Georgia, would submit to his ; colleague whether it would not be as well to ; strike out the w ords “for the purpose of securing 1 the recognition,” i;c. As instructions to a com mission to any European State, these words would be necessary and proper, but the commission to I the Government of the United States, would have other important matters in charge, and he thought, therefore, that foe words which would serin to limit their powets might a.* well be omitted. Mr. Nisbet accepted the modification, when the resolution was adopted. Mr. Stephens moved that the Cletk be instruct ed to have printed one hundred copies of the committees of Congress for the use of the mem bers. (Adopted.) Mr. Stephens—As the standing committees have just been announced, and as there will be no bus iness before Congress until they shall make their reports, I move that Congress now adjourn to meet at 12 o’clock to-morrow. Mr. T. R. R. Cobh requested Mr. Stephens to withdraw his motion for the purpose of going into secret session. Accordingly, at half past one, the Hoor and gal leries were ordered to be cleared. At the close of his address, which was listened with breathless attention by the immense auditory, save when a suppressed sign of applause marked his allusion to a low standard of import duties, Mr. Htcptarni appioaclied the President’s desk, where lie received the sacred volume from the hand* of Mr. Cobb, I'rrridrnt of tk IWmlm,! Congress, and who administered to him the follow ing solemn oath : You do solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office ot Vice President of the Con federate State* of America, and will to the best of your ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution thereof. During the administration of tiie oath to the Vice President the members of the Congress rose fi otn their seats and remained standing, while the utmost silence prevailed throughout the crow ded Hall. When Mr. Stephens had taken his seat, Mr. : Barnwell, of South Carolina, moved that the let ; ter of the committee, together with the response | of the Yioe President be spread upon tbe journals | of Congress. On motion of Mr. Perkins, of Lousiana, Con gress adjourned till 12 o’clock to-morrow As 1 close my letter, a salute is being fired in honor of the inauguration of the first Yhe Presi dent of the Confederate Stales ot America. T. P. S.—The following members have been ap ■ pointed by the President of the Provisional Con \ gress to report a Constitution for the Permanent Government of the Confederate States of America, viz : Messrs. Khett and Chesnut, of South Carolina. “ Walker and Smith, of Alabama. “ Morton and Owens, of Florida. “ Toombs and T. R. K. Cobb, of Georgia. “ Sparrow and DeClout, of Lousiana. “ Clayton and Harris, of Mississippi. The standing committees will be announced to morrow. Istkrkstisi; Events ok tiie Day.— On February 4th, 1790, the American General, Moultrie, defeat ed two hundred British at Royal Island, South Carolina, and drove them off the Island. General Moultrie had one lieutenant and seven privates killed. The British lost most of their officers and several prisoners were taken. February 4th, 1794, the French Convention gave the fraternal k iss to the deputies of Saint Domingo, one of whom was a black, one a mulat to, and one white. At the same time they de creed that all men of color, whom a tyrannical force had made slaves, were still free and equal citizens as whites. February 4th, 1861, the Peace Convention met in Washington to settle the difficulties which threatened the disruption of the Confederation of the United States of America. On the same day, the Southern CoDgress met in Montgomery, Alabama, for tbe purpose of organi zing a Provisional Government, and adopting such measure* as may be necessary for the maintenance of Southern Independence. —date City O'uar dian. LET US BE JUST. The National Intelligencer says: It is a remarkable fact that though the letter ad dressed by Lieutenant General Scott to the Sec retary of War, as recently published in our col muns, distinctly and expressly “eschews (we quote its language) the idea of inxading seceding States,” and proposes by a policy of mingled “moderation and firmnes*” to exrocise the danger of secession “ without one contlict of arms, one execution, or one arrest for treason,” yet not a single disunion journal, so far a* we have observed, has given in formation of the fact to its readers. The veteran and patriot chief continues to be denounced in some of their columns as a “coercionist,” as “dis loyal to the South,” a “tiaitorto Viiginia,” and a* “ Butcher Scott.” What are we to infer from s tch a species of editorial conduct ? It is that a portion of the press on both tides, at the North as well as at the South, would seem to delight iu any representation or misrepresentation which can serve to keep keen, deep and precious the sentiment of public haired. fiwoxsnti'iTtoN. —A test vote was taken in the Mi-'i-issippi <*nvolition on Friday the2sth, tqinii the question of forever excluding the non-slMveitolding State* from any Union which might be Ibruied by the seceding States. It was upon a motion by Judge Gholsou, of Monroe, to eiretwiseribe the new I nkm within shtvelioldiug limits. The Convention voted by a large majority against the resolution to exclude our law? confederates of the non-slnvehold ing section. “ Tommy, my son, run to the store and get me some sugar.” “ Excuse me, ma, I am somewhat iudisposed this in truing; send father, aud tell him to bring tuu a plug of tobacco.” MACON, GEORGIA : Wednesday, February 0,1861. ( OT TO > .11 A£ I*. KT . But few sales have been made within the last two or three days, owing to there being but little offered. Prices p*id have generally ranged 7to H 4 cents. There is a market for all ottered at the quotations. Much cotton lias been for warded recently and the *tock on hand in our ware houses is about ball what it was last year at this time. It i9 probably now from 9 to 10,000 bale*. The last Liverpool dates by telegraph are to the sth iust., two days >ater than previous account*. Sale* of the last two days, 15,000—prices advanc. ed from a 16th to an Bth, but closed with a de cline. ALARM OF FIRE About 8 o'clock on Monday night an alarm of lire was given. The cause was located iu the attic story of the Floyd House, and for a time it threat ened serious consequences. By the usual prompt and active exertions of our firemen, it was soon subdued, but with considerable damage to the building and furniture. Had it occulted at a late hour of the night, the destruction of that exten sive building would have been inevitable. It is believed to be tbe work of an incendiary. Owing to tbe detention of the mails, the inaugu ral address, which we find in our Savannah Ex changes did not reach us until just a* we were go ing to press, consequently we are not able to pub lish it in our present issue. It is substantially giv en in Ids reception speeches. The card of E. W. Allen Esq., was received after our paper was prepared for the press, and w ill be published next week. Other communications are also necessarily deferred, under the pressure of important political news. RESULT IN TENNESSEE. In the late election in Tennessee, but three se cessionists, we believe, w ere chosen. The major ty against Convention is some 20 or 30,000, so that all the candidates are triumphantly “elected to stay at home.” The ‘iouth-west Georgian, a well conducted paper, has changed its location from Lumpkin to Cuthbert. Messrs. Watkins and Wright, Editors and Proprietors. COMPLAINTS Are being made by several of our subscribers at different post offices on the railroad that our paper is not regularly received. We can assure them it is regularly and punctually sent to the post office in this city on Tuesday night. On enquiry at Atlanta last week, we found that up to Thursday noon the Messenger had not reached that place.— We have this subject under investigation, and hope all cause of complaint will soon be removed. HOME CIRCLE Rev. Mr. Burke has kindly placed in our hands the January ami February numbers of this excel lent Periodical. In its table of contents and the tastefulness of its typography it is not excelled by any work of the kind in the country. Our friends could not secure a more pleasant and useful family companion. Price $2.<K) tier annum. Apply to the Method'*!. Depository wituout delay. The Home Circle is published at Nashville Tenn. SUDDEN DEATH. We learn that Mr. William Daniel, of Jones county, died very suddenly on Thursday last, at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Singleton, some eight miles front Clinton. He was in bad health and said he would go out to the family burying ground and select a spot for bis grave. He had scarcely left the ground he had marked out for chat purpose before he fell and. expired, almost on the very place ho had chosen for his sepulchre. IMPORTANT MOVEMENT. Our eon. v K*e tliat in IWomhor last, a circular was issued, signed by several of our wealthy and enterprising fellow-citizens, call ing for a Convention of Cotton Spinners and friends of direct trade, to meetfin Atlanta on the 13th inst. As we happened incidentally to be in Atlanta on last Wednesday, wc were, on especial invitation, present, and witnessed some- of tbe deliberations of this meeting, which were of a highly interesting character. \\ e regret that so few delegates were present— none from our city. E. Steadman, Esq., was called to preside, and Mr. W. J. Russell to acta* Secretary. We w ill endeavor to publish the pro ceedings in full next week. GEORGIA UNIVERSITY. The Athens Watchman says the State Univer sity is doing better than its friends expected.— The vacant Professorship has been filled by the election of Dr. Jones, who resigned some eight years ago. The faculty is now an able one, presided over by Dr. Gipscombe, whose talents, energy autl learning would he an honor to any literary insti tution in tiie land, assisted hy the learned and able Dr. P. H. Mell. SHALL WE HAVE WAR 1 Is a question often propounded, but one w hich we are not prepared to answer. The utterances of Mr. Lincoln, on his way to Washington, are neither very explicit or satisfactory. . Hhould the Peace Congress, now in session,Jam! composed of the ablest and best nten of the old Union, fail to secure a satisfactory adjustment of the questions which have disrupted the Confederacy, wc may anticipate trouble. We presume the border slave States would not accept any settlement which doe* not contain an anti coercion plank. We are happy to know that come war or peace, our Confederacy has chosen as their Chief Magis trates, men in whose wisdom, prudence and valor the people have the utmost confidence. GATE CITY GUARDIAN. We have received several numbers of anew daily paper bearing the above title. It is pub lished in Atlanta, by Messrs. Hanlieter and Adair, wrho are assisted in the editorial department by Messrs. T. C. Howard and It. A. Crawford. The Guardian takes the place of the National Amer ican, and is one of the handsomest and most spir ited sheets that now comes to our table. We wish its indefatigable and worthy proprietors tht* largest success. AN EXCELLENT SERMON. From the Rev. Mr. Warren, the worthy pasfor of the Baptist Church in this city, will be found on the first page of our paper to day. Our own opinion and feelings upon the subject of slavery have long since been formed and set tled. That African servitude is tight, has too long been viewed and discussed as an open ques tion. The South, at least, is no place for those who have scruples on this subject. Indeed, to render practical the opposite view, would work immense moral and physical detriment to all classes—to none more than to the slaves themselves.. The proper regulation of domestic slavery, so ns to niiiki. it harmonise with wise political eeon inv, as well as sound ethics, is a question of more difficult solution. To this point we should be glad to see the South ern mind more fully directed. Now that we are likely to be relieved from the baneful intiucnce of outside intermeddlers, ami left to manage our own , ass tirs iu our own way, it should be our first great. I aim and effort in building up the new Republic to guard against such abuses of an institution Heaven ordained, as will ultimately blight the hopes aud impair the prospects of ail classes of J our fellow citizens. ‘i FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE- Whilst iu Atlanta the otimr day, we passed through this establishment On the first fioor we found very comfortably ensconced, in a hand somely fitted up r';:ding room, the courteous edi tors of the I.an<l‘ : ’>>k and Banner and Cherokee Baptist. On the same fioor, the well supplied read trig room of the Gate-City G nardtan. In diflerenl apartments above, are the oompositers rooms, book-binderv, Ac. This establishment, take it all in all, is one of the best apportioned we have ever seen. Its enterprising proprietors deserve suc cess. There is one thing connected with the newspa per business in Atlanta, which lias often surprised us. With a large wholesale and retail trade —a population of 12 or 14,000 inhabitants, there is but comparatively little advertising. An improve ment in this regard, would doubtless be accepta ble to the press, and could not tail to exert a salu tary influence upon the general prosperity of the place. ANOTHER PAPER Is übout to be published iu Atlanta, by Mr. Samuel Grubb, Agent, and edited by Mr. J. S. Pe terson, late associate Editor of the “National Am erican.’’ Mr. Grubb is an excellent printer and Mr. Peterson is a ready and experienced writer, and we doubt not they will give the public a neat aDd interesting paper. It is to be called the Com monwealth, ami to be published daily at $5.00 per annum. We fear our Atlanta friends are over doing the newspaper business, considering the stringency of the times. MEETING OF MERCHANTS. We publish to day the proceedings of a meet ing composed of our principal business men. We deem it highly desirable that men of capital and enterprise should cotne forward at this time and j consult together in regard to the commercial fu ture of our cherished city. In locality, health, wealth, intelligence, Ac., Macon possesses superior advantages as a great commercial centre of the new Confederacy. She cau be visited at all sea sons of the year without danger to health. We see no reason why her trade and population should not be doubled in five years, unless we should have war—which Heaven forbid!—if her business men and capitalists are true to her and their in terests. Let them be up and moving, or her rivals will secure the trade which it is now iu her power to command. THE OLD LEAVEN Os party, we regret touee, is aceasioually visible in secession democratic papers. Previous to the election of our Southern President, a leading dis union paper insisted that the choice must fall upon “an original secessionist”—a distinction which we deemed, under all the circumstances, invidious. Since the election, we find from this class of pa pers disparaging remarks in reference to Mr. Ste phens. The following from the Albany Patriot is not perhaps a fair specimen. The editor says : We have just cause to congratulate our people upon their first President of this [soonj to be Great Confederacy. As for Mr. Stephens, we believe that “little Elicit” will trv to do ali ir; his power, as he stands second now, to be first next time. We confess we have uei or bad much confidence in this great little man. lie is eo , ei vstire in the extreme, and will ride it possible, upon tin- popular wave. The position he now occup- -‘ riding behind”—he can do but little harm . are disposed to try. Hut as Davis w..- our r v ’ mice, we can afford to compromise something, and will most cheerfully say amen to the choice as made by our Southern Congress.” Now, it is known that both from principle ami policy, we decidedly opposed the separate and pre cipitate secession of Georgia. We believed that there should be consultation and co-operative ac tion of all the slaveholding States, to redress their grievances in the Union , before they resorted to revolution— in the meantime expecting and pre paring for the worst. Had this course been pur sued, it would have saved millions of dollars to the South and possibly many valuable lives. The pooplas, under appliunott and devioea well known and understood by their leaders, however, decided against us. We promptly acquiesced in their ver dict, and have been ready and willing to ignore past differences, and to unite with men of all par ties in building up and guarding the new Confed eracy. We think, therefore, that it is ungracious in original secessionists to proscribe those who differ ed with them upon a mere question of policy.— We warn them in the most respectful and kindly manner, that two can play at that game. We prefi i that by gones should be hye-gones, but we shall not tamely submit to see ourselves or our friends abused aud proscribed because we were not original precipitators. Shall the past be ig nored ? That is the question. PRESIDENT DAVIS IN ATLANTA. The Executive of our new Republic, was very handsomely received and entertained by the peo ple of Atlanta, on his route to Montgomery on Saturday last. Au outline of his remarks, in re ; spouse to Mayor Whitaker’s welcome, is given in the Guardian, from which it appears he favors free trade and expansion. “ He said that he had no fears about Expansion ; there were the West India Isles, which under the old Union, were forbidden fruit to us, and there were the Northern parts of Mexico. We ardently desire peace with the North—with the world ; but come peace or war, just as it pleased them, he was ready, and he knew our people were. But still our policy was peace and Free Trade, and if nothing but the strong hand of Coercion would do the i North, all we had to do would be to open our ■ ports, grant Letters of Marque, and buy the last enterprising Yankee out of Boston ! South* Western It ail road. It will be seen, bv reference to our advertising columns, that this corporation lias declared a div dend of four per cent, on the earnings of the past six months. The old Board was re-elected for the ensuing year : R. R. Cutler, President. DIRECTORS. John W. Anderson, Win. A. Black, Win. S. Holt, T. M. Enrlow, It. A. Smith. tSTA St. Louis letter in the Salem Register, j dated Feb. 5, says : “Judge Bates has just , i>i ned from a visit to Mr. Lincoln. IK . . is no such thing as secession; there may he war, dis'ress, the upheav ing of business ami financial affairs ; but there is no such thing us set 1 . ■ <>• a dissolution of the Union.” Departure or Commodore Ingraham kor Mont uomkky.—The Charleston Mercury of Saturday says: “Commodore Duncan N. Ingraham, S. C. Navy, has received a summons from Government i to repair to Montgomery, doubtless with a view of ; obtaining his valuable aid in the organization of the Navy for the Confederate States. As chief of the Bureau of Ordinance and Hydrography, he displayed great administrative and executive tal ents, w hich added additional lustre to a name known so well in both Hemispheres. May we soon learn that he has been commissioned as one of the Senior Admirals of our Navy.” Tiik Main Trim..—At the annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Atlantic and Gulf Rail road, held at Milledgeville on Monday, the 11th inst., the following gentlemen were elected Direc tors for the ensuing year: John Scrivcn, W. B. Hodgson, J. Stoddard, Hiram Roberts, W. H. Wiltberger, of Savannah ; A. T. Mclntyre, of Thomas co.; C. J. Munnerlvn, F. fi. Arnett, of Decatur. The last named gentleman in place of i the late Maj. Y oung, of Thomas co. < At a subsequent meeting of the Board, Maj i John Screven was unanimously elected President, | aud D. Macdonald, Secretary and Treasurer. i Mere It a til’* Meeting Macon, Ga., Feb. 14th, 1861. In accordance with the published notice and recommendation, a large number of the merchants and other prominent citizens of Macon, repre senting the various interests and business of the citv, assembled at the Council Chamber this even in®*. e* On montion of T. R. Bloom, Esq., Hon. M. S. Thompson, Mayor of the city, was called to the Chair, and J. E. Jones, requested to act as Secre | tary. The Chairman, in a few appropriate remarks explained the object of the meeting. On motion of 11. F. Ross, Esq., it was Resoloed, That those present, form themselves into a Commercial Association, for the purpose of organizing a Chamber of Commerce for the city of Macon, and that the Secretary enroll the names of all present favorable to said object, and that others not present be permitted to do the same on application to the Secretary. Whereupon, all present unanimously furnished the Secretary with their names. On motion of T. R. Bloom, Esq., it was Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the Chairman to report further business for the meeting. Whereupon, the following gentlemen were appointed said committee : W. B Johnston, T. R. Bloom, P. E. Bowdre, J. B. Ross, and Asher Ayres. The committee retired, and after consult ation, reported through their Chairman, W. B. Johnston, Esq., the following preamble and reso lutions: Whereas, the change of government of the cotton States, renders necessary and expedient such changes commercially, as will secure to them the benefit of trade and direct importations.— And, whereas, the State of Georgia has already | inaugurated the policy of direct importations, by graining a charter to the Belgian-American Com pany, for a line of steam packets to ply between Antwerp and Savannah, with a guarantee of five per cent, on its capital stock, for five years. And, whereas, the merchants and business men of Macon are determined to give a practical and efficient support to this policy of commercial inde pendence. Therefore, be it Resolved, That a Chamber of Commerce be established in the city of Macon, to consist of thirteen members, and that a committee of seven be appointed by the Chairman to report the names of suitable persons to constitute said Board, whose duty it shall be to take in charge all coinmeicial relations, touching the trade and business of Ma con, and an adjustment of all matters of differeiue between merchants, and that said committee re port to a meeting of the association to be called by them as early as practicable. Resolved, That we pledge ourselves at the ear liest practicable period to purchase our supplies from the European markets, and such others as offer to us the greatest inducements. And that we mav furnish goods at this place on the most favorable terms possible. Resolved, That the Banks of Georgia are res pectfully invited to luruish the merchants of Geor gia with the facilities to carry out this noble enterprise, and vr •* doubt not it will be both their interest and p-insure to aid in extending the commercial h- -imss of the “Empire State of the South.” YY :>!> preamble and resolutions were unanimoc .<• pted. On motion of T. R. Bloom, Esq., it was Resolved, That G. Eyrond, Esq., the represen tative of the Belgian-American Company, now temporarily sojourning in our city, be elected an honorary member of this association, which reso lution was unanimously adopted. The following gentlemen were appointed the committee of seven to report to the meeting of this association, to he called by said committee : W. B. Johnston, Isaac Scott, P. E. Bowdre, G. T. Rogers, T. R. Bloom, B. F. Ross, aud Thos. Har deman, Jr. On motien of J. A. Nisbef, Esq., Resolved , That the city papers be requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting. On motion, the meeting was adjourned, subject < to the call of said committee. M. S. THOMSON, Ch’n. J. E. Jones, Sec’y. KINOLI TlO\S Passed by the “A dclphian Society ,” on the death of a beloved “Sister,” Kittie Tooke. As God in His all-wise Providence has removed from us by death, Kittie Tooke, a much beloved companion and “Sister,” we the “Adelphian So ciety” of this institution in testimony of our deep } regret for her loss, and otir sympathy for her be • reaved parents and friends, have adopted the 101-1 1 lowing resolutions : Resolved, That as again, we the “Adelphian 5 Band” are called to mourn one of our members ; endeared to us, by her gentle virtues, and by the ! ties of love, which daily intercourse had formed ’ and strengthened, while our hearts are filled with sorrow, when we remember that the voice we loved will greet us no more, nor our weekly meet ings be enlivened by her presence nor her light footsteps awake its echoes within our saddened Hall, still we would not weep for her in hopeless grief, trusting, as we do, that the freed spirit so lovely on earth, has ascended to the throne of God, and Heaven now has claimed one angel more. Resolved, That we, her “Sisters” do mingle our sympathies with you, who in this affliction have been bereaved of an affectionate daughter, the light and joy of your homes ; a treasure lent to you but a little while, whom our Heavenly Father has taken to Himself. Y'et, we beseech you to remember that yon are parted from her, but for a little while, and though she inay not return to you, you may go to the Heaven w here yom treasures are gathered before you, and enjoy a blissful union with her in the skies. Resolved, That we wear the usual badge of mourniug for thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be presented to the bereaved parents of our dear Kittie, and also a copy to the Faculty of our institution. \V. F. College, Macon, Feb. 7, 1801. The Methodist Book Concern and University. A corresponds of the Nashville Union, who says he is a memb: of the Methodist Church asks what will become c.f -he immense book establishment iu that city, ud the university of the South, loca ted in Middii Tennessee, if that State should refuse to go with tb ‘-..jili? In his opinion no graver question can present itself to the prompt consider ation of the Denomination. Eufaula Express thus corrects a report of a receent “fatal affray” in Quitman county : We state for the benefit of the Telegraph cor respondent, that Bobert (alias Bob) Macon is a large bull dog, and John (alias Jack) Hamer was a monkey, both the property of the worthy agent of the South-Western Railroad at the terminus opposite this place. Mr. Macon has given the affair his serious con sideration, and decided to keep Bob securely chained in future so that he can make no further depredations of the like result upon the Rainer family. Ex-Secretary Floyd. —lt is anounced in the papers of the day that ex-Socretary Floyd will be in Washington in a couple of weeks to demand an immediate trial of the indictment which has been found against him by the Grand Jury. He is in dicted with Win. H. Ruscll and Goddard Bailey for the abstraction of lha Indian Bonds. Tine Census in Canaoa. —The mode of taking the census in Canada is much better thun ouis. On a given night every householder is required to make returns of every person sleeping on his premises on that night, together with such other information as the papers call for. Counting the Vole*. In the Senate at Washington on Wednesday 13th, (Ash Wednesday,) a message was received from the House of Representatives amount-inf, that it was ready to receive the Senate for th purpose of counting the votes of the Electors 0 f the several States for President and Vice President of the United Slates. Whereupon the Vice President announced that the Senate would proceed in the order u-u a ] un such occasions, and motioning to the venerable Secretary, ( ilr. Dickens) took his arm, and followed by the Seargeant-at- Arms, and the Senators in a body, proceeded to the Hall of the House of R e]( resentati ves. The two Houses of Congress being there assern bled, the electoral returns of the several Slat,; lor President and Vico President were opened hv the Nice President and deliveted to the tel K-i; who, having read and ascertained the number o't votes, presented them to the Vice President. The count resulted as follows : The whole number of Electors appointed to vote for President of the United States is 3u3, of wldt I, a majority is 152. The state of the vote for President of the United States is— For Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois ]g o For John C. Breekinridgde, of Kentucky -■> For John Bell, of Tennessee For Stephen A. Doughs, of Illinois ] And the state of the vote for Vice President of the I idled States is— For Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine For Joseph Lane, of Oregon *2 For Edward Everett, of Massachusetts sy For llerahel V. Johnson, oi Georgia 12 Whereupon, the Vice President declared that Abraham Lincolu, of Illinois, having received a majority of the whole number of electoral votes, is duely elected Vice-President of the United States, commencing on the fourth day of March, l!>01. The vice President then anounced that the busi ness for which the two Houses had assembled was finished, aud the Senate returned to their chamber. President Davi* Arrived at ;tiontcomery, Montgomery, Feb. 17. President Davis arrived last night aud was handsomely received. He was escorted amidst the firing of camion to his lodg ings at the Exchange Hotel by a large concourse of citizens aud strangers. President Davit. Montgomery, Feb. 17.—The trip of President Davis from his home in Mississippi to this city was a continuous ovation. He made twenty-live speeches, returning thanks for the complimentary greetings ol the crowds of ladies aud gentlemen which everywhere greeted Lim. At various de pots on the route the military were out iu iiumbeis, and his arrival was heralded by cannon. The Committee appointed by Congress and the Montgomery authorities met him about 80 miles from this city, and formally received him. Two tine military companies, belonging to Columbus, Ga., joined the escort at Opelika, and the party reached Montgomery last night at 10 o’clock, itiiidsi the firing of camion and the shouts of the immense multitude gathered at the depot, to whom the President elect teturned his thanks, lie said he felt proud to receive the hospitality ot the people of Alabama. He briefly reviewed the present position of the South. The time for com promise is past and we are uow determined to maintain our position, and make all w ho oppose us smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel.— If coercion is persisted in, he had no doubt of the result. We will maintain our right of government at all hazards. We ask nothing, we want nothing; we will have no complications. If other States w ish to join our Confederacy, they eau cotne freely on our terms. Our separation from the old Union is complete. No compromise, no reconstruction can now be entertained for a moment. A large crowd awaited President Davis’ arrival at the Exchange Hotel. The ladies were equally enthusiastic widi the gentlemen. At a quarter before eleven, iu response to enthusiastic calls, he appeared on the balcony aHd said : Fellow Citizens and Brethren of the Confederate States of America :—For now we are brethren, not in name, merely, but in fact; men of one flesh, oue bone, one interest, one purpose, and of identity and domestic institutions. We have henceforth, 1 trust, the prospect ol living together in peace, with our institutions the subject of pro tection, not of defamation. It may be that our career will be ushered in iu the midst oi a stotni.— It may l>e that, like this morninf, which opened with clouds, mist and rain, we shall have to en counter inconveniences at the beginning; but, as the sun rose and lifted the mist, dispersed the clouds, and left us the pure sunlight of heaven, so will the progress of our Southern Confederacy carry us over the sea, safe in the land of constitu tional liberty aud political equality. (Applause.) Thus we shall have nothing to fear at home, be cause at home w r e shall have hoinogenity ; we shall have nothing to fear abroad, because if war should come, if we must again baptize iu olood the prin ciples for which our lathers bled in the revolution, we shall show that we are not degenerate sons, hut will redeem the pledges they gave, preserve sacred the rights transmitted to us, and show that Southern valor still shines ae brightly as in 1770, in 1812, and in every conflict in which Ameiicau artna were engaged. (Applause.) 1 have been informed, my friends, that your kindness only required that 1 should appear before you, fat’gued as 1 am by travel, and hoarse from much speaking, I am unable to addrrss you at any length, and came out merely to assure you of my gratitude for these manifestations of your good will. I come with diflidetice and distrust to the discharge of the great duties which have been devolved upon uie by the kindness and confidence of the Congress of the Confederate States of America. I thank you, my friends, for the kind manifestations of favor and approbation which you exhibit on this occasion. Throughout iny entire progress to this city, I have received every where the same flattering demonstrations of gen erous support. 1 did not regard them as personal to myself, but as tendered to me as the humble representative of the principles ami policy of the Confederate States. I will devote to the duties of the high office, to which I have been called, all that 1 have of heart, of head and of band. If in the progress of events, mv services shall be needed iu another position; if, to be plain, necessity shall require tliat 1 shall again enter the ranks of vour soldiers, I hope you will welcome me there. (Ap plause.) And now, ray friends, again thanking you for this manifestation ot your approbation, allow me to bid you good-night. Tire Airii-itn Slave Trade. One of the standing charges among the Repub licans against the South, has been that they desire to re-open the Slave Trade, and thus provide for the introduction of Africans from their native country for the purpose of perpetuating slavery. The action of a few extreme men at the South has given color to this idea, while the cupidity of Northern men, who have ever been ready to sup ply ships a.id capital, has always kept the subject before the public, and rendered active efforts necessary lor the suppression. Notwithstanding the abundant evidence from time to time .presented, that the people of the Southern States, as a whole, condemn the Slave Trade and desire its prohibition, the contrary pro position has been so positively asserted and so persistently maintained, that thousands at the North have actually believed that the great de mand of the South referred to this identical point, and that the secession movement had for its object the legalizing of that traffic which is now prohibi ted by the Constitution, and punished by the laws of the United States. Recent events have how ever placed the seal of falsehood upon this charge, in such a manner that it can no loDger be repeated without intentional malice. 111 providing for the establishment of a Southern Confederacy, the Congress now in session at .Mont gomery adopted the Constitution of the United States as the basis of the new Government; but to guard against all cavil or doubt on the question of the right to import African slaves, they inserted a clause lorbidding in the most positive terms such importation. Thus the first act of a Southern Convention, met to frame a fundamental law for the government of a Southern Republic, in the absolute and utter prohibition of the slave trade. Our ancestors provided by constitutional enact ment that it should not be prohibited until 1808. The “Confederate States of America” place an interdict upon L from the outset. —A. I. Journal of Commerce, Feb. 1 ft. WHEN THEY WENT OUT. The Chronological order of the secession mov i ment is as follows : 1. December 20 South Carolina. 2. January... 9 Mississippi. 3. January. ..11 Florida. 4. January... 11 Alabama. 5. January...l9 Georgia. t>. January... 26 Louisiana.