The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-20
The Memphis, Bulletin publi,be, the following

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been in session here now one whole week. and moth
| ing material has been done. Various resolution
nave been offered and referred to appropriate CON
mlttees, looking to an endorsement, on the on
mana, OF the doctrine of secession and the right
duty OF Arkansas to secede and on the other to
clear definition of the position Arkansas shoul
take, stopping short of secession with view to th
security of her rights in the Union. One thing i
certain and fixed; Arkansas will not change he
/ relations to the Federal Government so long a
thlngs remain in stdtu quo and there is hope of OBJ
tanning the guarantees demanded by the South
| w have ma jOrity of six-forty members in all
! good and true, firm and staunch, perfectly under
standing each other, and acting in concert; and i
Arkansas should be forced to secede, they intent
! that the politicians who have their own selfisl
aims in view, shall not thereafter control her des
tiny. Never fear that Arkansas will desert he
Dorder sisters. She will stand by them to the end
DO not believe any report to the contrary.
The Memphis Avalanche says:
We have been aware, for several days, of th
deep. seated feeling amongst the delegates from
Southern and Eastern Arkansas, to divide from th
other portion of the State, if the State does no
separate from the dominion of Abraham Lincoln
The following despatch from Little Rock, received
yes terday afternoon from a highly respectable
source, confirms the formidable existence of such
purpose:
LITTLE Rock, March IL 1851
10 Il. NJ. Apperson & Co:-Nothing done vet
Propositions to form a new State of Southern anc
Eastern Arkansas and West Tennessee, with Mem
phis as the capital. Send this to Aralanche.
TEXAs STATE CONVENTION
AUSTIN, March 4.-The Convention met thi,
morning at nine O'Clock, and quorum being pre-
sent the vote from eighty-six counties on the
ordinance of secession counted, and resulted
follows.
Eer secession ''''''''.'''.'.'''. 7g4
Majority for secession on..................2355
thaD -. .4zI.
and declared from the stand that Texas was a free
and Independent State. There immediately ensued
tremendous burst of cheering and enthusiastic
applause.
An ordinance, offered by Col. NJ. d. Graham, of
Rusk county, providing that the vessels sent by the
Federal Government for the removal of the troops
now In Texas shall not be seized, was passed.
Another ordinance, instructing our delegates in
the southern Congress to apply for the admission
OF this State into the Southern Confederacy, and
to and and co operate in forming a constitution
which will not be obligatory until approved by
our people, was discussed without any final result
The Convention adjourned to tomorrow morn
g-Correspondence Galveston Ne,es.
WASHINGTON RUMORs.
From the Cor. Of the Northern Journals
NOT CLEAN SWEEP.
All that has been so BEFORE and will be so hereaf
ter, Tor doubt very much whether third of the
present clerical force will be removed, though the
number of applicants is legion. One half of them
will be retained on account of their being &C
quainted with the work, AMI cannot, therefore, be
spared very well; the rest of those who will re.
main owe it to different outside pressures One has
an old mother to support, who goes herself to the
Secretaries, praying not to discharge her SON.
Others have beautiful wives, daughters, sisters,
etc., whose smiles to resist would be downright
cruelty; others are leading members of the same
church. Besides that, there are innumerable other
ways and means to soften the hearts of those in
power The worst off are the bachelors, especially
the old ones provided that they have not declared
their intention to some young lady to abjure all
allegiance to their former happy state of single
blessedness. | am not prophet, but still | have
the presumption to think that good many of those
coming here with the anticipation of general
sweep, will 60 home dis. appointed.
Schurz had not the slightest intimation of the
of George p Marsh for the Sardinian
mission until he was informed by a Senator at the
Capitol that his successful competitors name had
been sent in. His feelings can be imagined. But
nothing daunted by his failure to secure the cove
ted firstcass diplomatic prize, he is determined to
put ina bid for another. Seward is known to be
inclined to send him to Brazil or Chill, and his am
bition will, doubtless, come to rest in that direc-
tlon. His friends profess good deal of indigna-
tion at the ignobie treatment they contend he has
received, and severely denounced both the Pres-
dent and Mr. Seward for leaving him and them in
darkness asto their real intentions
in his case.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE.
1t is now generally understood that the Senate
will adjourn at the end of this week. The Admin
stration is quite willing to have opportunity of
considering the important local appointments, with
1ut this pressure, and therefore, will not urge any
1elay after the vacancies and the new territorial
appOintm ents are filled.
THE TWENTY-FIVE MILLION LOAN.
Mr.. Chase will issue proposals for SIT 900, 900 of
he loan authorized by the late Congress, after
erring with some of the principal capitalists as to
he proper time and mode of reaching the money
market, with the least disturbance to the ordinary
course OF business
PROSPECTS OF THE SOUTHERN COMMISSION.
Mr.. Roman arrived here this evening. The Com
nissoners are now all here, and are waiting the
Ictice Of the Administration. 1t was expected
uvJ would bear from the Department of State to-
lay but mastery inactivity is the dominant idea.
CABINET SESSIONS.
The Cabinet holds daily sessions now and some
lines meets twice per day. To-day it was in ses-
ion but two hours, at which the proposed extra
esson of Congress and the question of appoint
nents believed here to have been under discus
ion.
NEWS FROM CHINA.
The Government have received intelligence from
long Kong with dates to January IA. There was
10 political news of Importance. The aspect of
.ffars was peaceful and trade rather improved
The troubles which have existed for some time
between the two factions had partially been recon-
,iled, and there some little hope that matters
would vet be satisfactorily adjusted
CAPTURE OF AMERICAN VESSELS BY PIRATES.
There were reports of the capture of two Anne
,ican vessels by pirates, and necessary steps had
oeen taken to ascertain the facts and bring the
perpetrators to justice.
THE MISSING SHIP LEyANT.
Dispatches from the Pacific bring no tidings of
he missing ship Levant. Commodore Montgome-
y, in writing home, says he begins to despair of
al hope of hearing from the missing ship.
AFFAIRS MEDITERRANEAN.
Advices from the Mediterranean received by the
government this morning, represent affairs in that
direction to be critical. The contest between the
Sardinians and King Francis is carried on with
great vigor and the prospect not very favorable of
speedy settlement. American interests, however,
lad not been thus far impeded or Interrupted
American vessels in large numbers were arriving
md departing at Messna.