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The Daily Dispatch: February 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
The Southern Congress. Montgomery,Ala., Feb. 25. --A resolution was adopted to-day, instructing the committee to inquire into the present condition of the public lands. Mr. Rhett announced that the committee would report the permanent Constitution on Wednesday. The following appointments have been confirmed: Henry F. West, of Miss., Postmaster General; J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Attorney General. It is rumored that Mallory, of Florida, is to be Secretary of the Navy. The Commissioners to Washington are: Abraham, of Louisiana; M. J. Crawford, of Georgia; John Forsythe, of Alabama.