The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-22

without foundation. No military companies from
/ Il distance have sgnfed an intention tn be here
/ md those in the city will not turn out. Of cours,
! the regular forces row here will net as ar
escort.
The managers of the Inauguration ball are in par
! ci the present cabinet-Dlack, Dix Stanton anC
/ Sing; Of the Senate, Seward, Powell, Salisbury
/ bingham, Clark, Fessenden Simmons, Wilkinson
/ Andrew johnson, Durkee, Wade, Coamer, Hale
Douglas, Ten Eyck, Wilson, Biger, Rice, Latham
/ Baker, Cameron, Dixon, King, Morrill,, Th mpson
| Chandler, aud TrumbuIl
EFFECT OF TIE FORCE BILL.
ohoaid tue House pass the Force Bill, which i.
row under consideration, and which will be pressed
to vote to morrow, it will have a very Injurious
eIeet upon the action Of the Peace Conference. Ii
Will certainly preciPitate action the part of the
border States The bill was sent South Yesterday to
Je used in several of The States to show that the in
coming administration, backed up by the .RepubIi-
| can Congress, intend to coerce the South. The
most moderate Republicans here regret that such
bill was introduced at this time. 1t will surely
rctard settlement.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There was a caucus of the conservative, together
! with lew of the more radical Republicans, last
! evening, at the house of Republican Senator. 1t
Is the general impression that the result of the
!-eetlng was favorable to measures likely to pre-
| serve peace with the South. Theexisting dihicul
lies are fast approaching a crisis.
Gov. Hicks, Of Maryland, is becoming somewhat
! respondent He has addressed letter to gentle
man here stating that if the Peace Conference re.
'Ha- " ucCiue on any settlement OF the present
| uHHlcuities, he shall soon submit to the people
ihe question whether they viii or will not have
convention to consider the propriety of the seces-
sion of MARYLAND.
1t Is considered very probable that an extra ses
slon OF congress will be called. There is an i'm
inense amount OF business crOwding on at the end
Il the session, to dispose of which seems next to
'mpossibie besides, it is impossible to say in these
times, what it may be necessary to do.
iBe troubles do not seem to disturb the inventive
i-terests Of the country. Nearly seventy patents
'fe issued yesterday, about one-half of which
ere Tor New York and the West, while three were
issued to persons in seeded States.
The friends of H. Winter Davis say he will be
nominated to the Supreme Court by Mr.. Lincoln,
tut this probably is mere conjecture or the
means taken to bring him into notice as a candidate
Tor the position.
The city is fast filing up with strangers, mostly
rom the orth and West. General Whitney, Col
iector of Boston, is among the arrivals tonight =
CHARLESTON AFFAIRS. !
We take the following from the ChaStgsts.sss
pcTs Of Noudag:
THE CoHvENTI0N.-, ~
We lHtimated, few days since, fhe belief that
the convention would be called to conssfsf gattssps
which it was probable might come before h. We
90 not now think it probable that it will be rsas.
sembled before the Congress at Montgomery shall,
De ready TO submit the Constitution for a PerniN-
nent Government. When that will be is of course
uncertain, but there is nothing to indicate a'pur.
pose to depart in many particulars from the Con
stitution for the Provisional Government now
adopted, and without such departure there is no
reason why the scheme for the Permanent fpvefn-
nent might not be submitted at a very earn dav
or the readiness Of the Congress to report upon
the subject, however, due notice will doubtless be
gwen, and members Of the convention, therefore,
may rest IN tolerabe security that there will be no
sudden or unexpected interruption of their business
agements.--hsrcUry.
GRAND CELEBRATION.
The I'D February is peculiarly Southern ami
versary, and is endeared to Charleston by strong
local attractions. 1t marks the birth of Gaorge
ashington, the ''iustrious Southerner" and
"Man of America" and the founder and exemplar
of all that is noble and honorable in American in
stitutions. With US in Charleston it marks also
the anniversary of the Washington Light Infantry
corps worthiIy charged with the standard that
was borne through the Revolution by William
Washington, one of the nobiest partisans of that
eyentu struggle and relative of the great George
Washington.
1t is also indeliby associated with the battle of
BueEa VISTA in which some of the volunteers of
the South earned their best aurels, and on which
Jefferson Davis, now elected President of these
Southern "Con!ederate States of America
achieved his right of recognition among the "great
captains of the age. Let us therefore have more
than usual, even, grand celebration, on the ap-
preaching recurrence of this great Southern ami
versary, and let us celebrate it in Charleston as
the great public announcement Of the inauguration
of new Confederacy.
DENIAL.
Many of our northern exchanges are c9ngratula-
ting themselves on the reported dissatisfaction of
South Carolina with the Provisional Government
~ the Confederate States, and are .goatng over
the prospect of another secession. We know of no
dissatisfaction in South Carolina; but on the
contrary, general and earnest expressions of salts
faction and approval concerning the action at
Montgomery reach US from all sdes.-Courier.
INTERESTING POINT OF LAW.
We learn that wrts of attachment have been is.
sued against United States property at the new
Custom House, by the workmen formerly employed
upon it, We are also authoritatively informed
that if the property attacked be insufficient it is
atempiated ta attach the Custom House itself
~ fogys ifsss nterPoses no CLAIM, an sHf
ers IuC building sJ;,i, Cai... b; - 5.-.-
viii be satiSied.-COHrier.
THE INAUGURATION.
In the great historic significance of events and
consequences, the Inauguration at Montgomery can
only be compared with the election of George Wash
ipgton as CGmmander-in-Chief of the army of the
seeding Colonies. Never has the unanimous pre-
ference of large and varied constituency pointed
with more emphasis to any person, and never has
Chief or President thus honored by unanimous
preference been worthy in his previous record
than in this memorable instance. The George
Washington of the Confederate States of Amer
ica," aud the worthy successor in the field the
States took the oath of office at Montgomery, AL
ALBANIA, on Monday, the 18th of February, 1861.
"HAM TO THE CHrEF."-C Courier.
THE STEAMSHIP COLUMBIA.
The steamship Columbia reached the Charleston
bar, from New York, on Sunday night, but in con-
sequence Of the heavy prevailing, had not sue
ceeded in crossing it on Tuesday. The Mercury
says:
Such an event as the detention of steamship of
the draft of the Columbia for several days off the
port without chance to get up to the city, is al
most unprecedented. We do not remember such a
case of delay to the New ork steamers as this and
fear that unless change takes place, it will be
no better for two or three days.
~ THE FLOATING BATTERY
The Augusta Georgia. Constjtatiomalist Of Tues
day contains the following special despatch
CHARLESTON, Feb. 1S.-The floating battery is !
nearly completed, and will be launched tomorrow
at two o'clock. 1t is said to be very complete
work of its kind.