The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-28
GEORGIA SECESSION.

PROTEST AGAINST IMMEDIATE SECESSION.
The following protest offered to the Georgia
State Convention on the 22d inst, and ordered to
be entered on the journals Of that body:
We the undersigned delegates to the Convention of
the State of Georgia, now in session, whilst most
oemnly protest against the action of the majority in
adopting ordinance for the immediate and separate
secession of this State have preferred the
icy operation with Southern States yet
good citizens, yield to the will of majority of her
people as expressed by their and we
by pledge lives fortunes and our sacred honor
to the defence of Georgia. if necessary against hostile in
vasicn from any source whatever.
JAMES P. SIMMoNs, of Gwinnett.
THOMAS NJ MCRAE.
s. H. LATTTMER, of Montgomery.
DAVIS WELCHEL
P. N. BYRD, of Hall.
JAMES SIMAoNs, of PicEen5.
Meigeve, Jan. %, 1861.
On the same day Mr.. Chastin offered a resolution
which declared that the State of Georgia will
promptly pay to the Federal Government, for the
mail carriers, her proper proportion of the expen-
ses incurred in the transportation of mail matter,
after the adoption of the Ordinance of Secession by
Georgia, and up to the time of the commencement
OF new postal arrangements.
This action was had on the recommendation of
Mr.. Cohen, the Postmaster at Savannah.
THE SURRENDER THE AUGUSTA ARSENAL.
The Augusta (Ga) Constitutionalist of Friday
last gives us the following account of the surrender
on the day previous:
At 10 o'clock his Excellency, with Generals Will
liams and Harris and the following Aids-de- Camp:
Col. Henry Il. Jackson, of Savannah; Col. William
Phillips, of Fulton, and Lieut. Coils. NJ. C. Fulton,
of Columbia; C. V. Walker and Henry Cleveland,
of Augusta-rode up to the Arsenal, and were po.
litely received by the Captain and his officers
After some preliminary conversation the following
agreement, in substance, was signed in duplicate by
the Governor and Captain Elzey:
First The United States flag to be saluted and
lowered by the company late in occupation.
Second. The company to march out with mill
tary honOrs.
perty, with view to its being accounted for here
after. on adjustment between the State of Georgia
and the United States of America.
Fourth. The company to retain its arms and COM
panv property, to be allowed quarters, and the
of the ordinary transportation wagon until their
withdrawal from this State, and their unebstructed
egress by the way OF Savannah to the sea.
The company of United States troops retain all
personal effects and their proper arms, have time to
make arrangements to leave, have safe conduct
from this place. via railroad, to Savannah and
thence by sea to New York, or any other destina-
ton; the Captain takes the receipt OF General Har
ris for all arms and stores on hand, to be accounted
for to the United States, at any future settlement
and the right was reserved to salute the Federal
coors.
On the part of Georgia, the only object was Sc
cured by the possession of a lne battery OF two
twelve-pOund howitzers and two cannon, and some
twenty-five thousand muskets and rifles, many of
them of the best kind. There also large stores
of powder, cannon balls, grape, &c.
The terms are considered perfectly honorable to
the brave officers in command, and, we hope, are
satisfactory to them.
We have met them as friends in other times, par
taken of their hospitality and rejoice in the ad-
ustment. After the arrangements were completed,
Col VIM. Henry Walker, late of the U. s. A.,
crossed the room, and taking the hand of Captain
Elzey, stated that an old brother in arms, and
lately officer in the army, he felt it his duty
to state that the honor of the officer he held by the
hand was in no way compromised; but he had done
all which any government could require, a true
man perform. silent embrace was all the reply
Captain Ezey could make, and the embrace of two
such men filled with tears the eyes of all who saw
it. Colonel Walker was at West Point with Cap
tain Elzey, and the endorsement of one who has
three times been shot down under the Stars and
Stripes, is not unworthy of him who received it.
The drums then called out the men, and the four
field pieces then out in front Of the build
ings.
Thirty-three guns then fired, one for each
star on the old flag, Geoega's among them, and it
descended between the thirty-second and thirty
third fire.
THE PEOPLE WILL ACT.
The National Intellgencer, of Saturday, has the
following
All we have to say is to express the opinion that
il some form of compromise be not speedily pro
posed by the Republican leaders, the people will
adopt the Crittenden plan over their heads, what
ever objections may lie against it in a political
sense.
MISSISSIPPI SIGNING THE ORDINANCE OF SECESSION.
! The Jackson Wississippian of the 10th instant
says "Phe impressive ceremony of signing the
ordinance of secession took place in the Conven-
tion yesterday. Every member except two, who
were absent, (Mr. Thornton, of Rankin, and W ood
of Attala,) affixed his signature to it; thus making
it the unanimous act of the Convention and of the
! people in whose name the solemn edict was regis
/ tered.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
FRANKFoRr, KY, Jan. PA resolution asking
/ Convention of all the States, for the purpose ot
amending the Constitution OF the United States
| and suggesting the Crttenden resolutions as a ba
4 sis, has passed both branches of the Legislature.
The Senate, to-day, refused to adopt Ewing res
| olution with reference to the resolutions OF th
New York Legislature. 1t was referred to com
mittee by decided majority.
This Legislature will not call Convention to as
semble before the 4th of March.
FRANKFoRr, KY, Jan. 25.-Nothing of interes
transpired in either branch of our Legislatures
The following message was communicated by tn
! Governor:
To the Senate and House of Representatives.
herewith enclose copy of the resolutions passed b.
the General Assembly of the State of Virgins
which have been officially communicated to me-
In consideration of their patriotic and mediatoria
character, and coming as they do from the mothe
of Kentucky, of States and Presidents, deem
proper to lay them before the General Assembly
B. MAGoFFIN
The resolutions were taken up and referred to tn
Committee on Federal Relations, with instruction
for said committee to report at lOR O'Clock tt
morrow.
1t is highly probable that the Virginia resolution
will be adopted by our Legislature.
We have the following from the Washingto
correspondence of tie New York Herald:
The action of the Kentucky House of RepreseI