The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-19

Tomorrow. The closing portion of the session
was marked by good feeling.
The new force bill may be defeated in the Senate
II not, the President will scarcely sign it.
From Washington
! INVESTIGATION OF THE HOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE
INTO THE OPERATIONS or THE LATE SECRETARY or
WAR-THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
1t appears from the investigation of the House
Military Committee, that ex-Secretary Floyd ac
cepted A. R. Belknap's bid for one hundred thou
sand muskets, but that Secretary Holt refused to
recognize the contract. Mr.. Beknap says they
were intended for the Sardnian Government Ii
Is further shown that Mr.. Floyd distributed, with.
out any order through the Engineer depart
ment, sirtyfre thousand percussion muskets
forty thousand altered muskets and ten thousand rifles
among the arsenas at Charleston, Augusta NJ cunt
Vernon, Baton Rouge and North Carolina. With
the exception of those for the last named State the
arms all fell into the possession of South Carolina
Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia, by their secession
movements
The Committee give as their reason for report
ing the bill authorizing the President to accept the
services of volunteers that it is certain that the
regular military force is wholly inadequate to pro-
tect the forts, arsenals and dock yards and other
property of the United States, in the present dis
turbed condition of the country, the portion
OF the army being necessary for the defence of
| the frontiers.
! REJoICIEGs AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, February 16.-A salute of one hun
! dred guns fired here to-day in honor of the
Inauguration of President Davis.
j. +. Lindsay, the inventor of the Ten Shooter
and \ Young America, left here last night for Wash
lngton, as ordered by the President of the Arms
| Company. 1t is supposed he will be censured for
the large amount OF arms sold by him to the South
REJoICINGs AT MOBILE
MOBILE Feb. 1S.-A salute of one hundred guns
was fired here to day in honor of the Inauguration
of the President of the Confederate States.
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
| RALEIGH, Feb lS.-The Legislature has agreed
to adjourn on Monday next. The Senate has been
at work on the Military billion its third reading
the amendment against coercion occupied the ba l.
| ance of the day in discussion
Wake county to-day nominated secession candi-
dates for the State Convention, Messrs Wilder,
| Senis and Rand.
THE VIRGINIA PEACE CONFERENCE AND MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Feb l6.-The joint resolutions instruct
| ing our Senators and requesting our representa-
tlyes IN Congress to oppose any amendments to the
| Constitution recognizing the right of property in
man, or recognizing the extension of slavery into
Territory now free, were adopted in the House of
Representatives yesterday, by a strict party vote
subsequently, the resolutions empow ering Senators
| Chandler and Bingham to represent Michigan in
the Peace Convention were lost by ayes 49, nays 34
MATTERS AT MONTGOMERY.
Inc Montgomery correspondent of the Augusta
(Ga.) CoNstit tiondi8t chronicles in that journal
the following gossip among the "outsiders" in
attendance upon the Convention of Confederated
States:
1t is well known that the Constitution of the Pro-
vlslonai Government was announced to have been
adopted by unanimous vote. The announcement
| IN words, was true. But there are 4 number of
| the deputies who were opposed to ANYTHING of
| "proyislonaP' character-they desired that per-
| manent government should arise, Phmnix.like
| IRON the ashes of the consumed and effete Union
| and they were disappointed. Policy induced &C
| quiescenco in the course pursued, but the oppo.
nents of provisional government are not satisfied
with what has been done. They exhibit it in their
chats, and they are not very reluctant in giving
expression to their opinions. 1t is true they ac-
quiesce, and will not act the part of recusants but
! they are not satisfied that the proper policy has
been pursued.
Another matter is engaging attention. Some
| desire to send commissioners to the governments
of the United States, of England France, Russia
and other foreign powers. The opinion in favor of
sending such commissioners is growing daily.
understand, and it need create surprise when it
| Is announced, that Congress has determined to do
so. Among many the idea prevails that England
and France will not permit the United States gov.
ernment to drago0n the confederate States or block
ade our ports. If we were to promptly send COM
mssloners to those powers, it is very probable that
a warrant to keep the peace would be Immediately
| issued against the United States. That England
and France will intercede to preserve the peace If
the country, there can be no doubt-or, at least,
| that IS what the chatters say.
| Other chatters express their firm convictions
that we will be involved in all the expense and
destruction of public and perhaps the horrors of
civil war, but they welcome all these rather than
yield one lot title of the policy which the Con-
tederate States has adopted; others repudiate all
| such sensitive nonsense speculations. They say
that war is old fogysm and this movement is under
the energetic charge of oung Pr rogress and express
| confidence that not drop of blood will moisten
the linen Of any of our citizens in consequence of
secession and the establishment of this onederacy
LORD BRoUGHAM IN FAVOR CONCESSION.
letter addressed BY Lord Brougham to the Bir-
mingham conference is well deserving of the atten.
tion of those shallow politicians of the Republican
party who in order to sustain something they call
platform, make shipwreck of the Union. The
letter was not written about national troubles;
but, as if the subject was uppermost in his mind
the writer introduces it in few but very impor
tant and very strong observations, as follows
CANNES War. }, Jan. 10, 1861.
My Dear Hull have again to express my great
regret at not being able to attend the conference
| ou may well believe how deep interest | take
in it. There wants some such thing to give one
comfort in these times, when such untoward events
are, it is to be feared in progress The difficulties
unhappy interposed by various causes (some of a
kind not easily removed) to the settlement of Ia
under constitutional government, freeing her from
the worst tyranny of modern times and, above all
the alarm felt by all the friends of human improve
ment at the risk of disunion in America, are natu
rally uppermOSt IN ones mind at the present time
How much it is to be wished that the cnntendiua
leaf out of our books, and learn the wisdom as vel
as virtue of compromise and mutual concession
Our constitution is the genuine result of this wis
dom. | heartily wish success to the conference
and believe me, ETC., BRoUGHAM.
APPOINTMENTS TO THE LOUISIANA ARMY.
Governor Moore, of louisiana has appointed
the following gentlemen to posts in the regular ar
my of that ''Republic:''
Major, General, BraxtOn Bragg, of ga little NOR
grape, Captain Bragg" fame; Adiutant General
George Deas, late of the Fifth United States In
fantry brevet Major, for his brave behavior a: th
battles of Contreras, Churubusco, Ell Melino ant
Chapultepec; Lieutenant Colonel, A. G. Myers
late of the Fourth United States Infantry brevet
ed for gallant conduct at Palo Alto, Resaca de Il
Palma and Churubusco. He was Quartermaste
of Worth's Division in the Valley of Mexico; Col
onel of Engineers, G. T. Beauregard, brevete
Captain for his conduct at Contreras and Churu
busco and Major for his conduct at Chaputepec
where he received two wounds. He recently re
ceived the command at West Point, but resigne
it in order to serve Louisiana.
MISSOURI CONVENTION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DIE
TURBANCE AT ST. LOUIS.
Sr. Louis, Feb. 18.-There being APPREHENSION
existing of disturbance ofthe public peace to-da
on the occasion of the election for delegates to th
State Convention, the Mayor has taken effectui
measures to prevent any rotous demonstration.
FAILURES AND SUSPENSIONS.
BosToN Feb 15.-The Boston Commercial Bu
letin's list OF changes in business gives ten failure
> and suspensions in New York, five in Boston, fiv
in Philadelphia, three in Cincinnati, two in S
Louis, two in Baltimore, and twenty-five in othe
places-a total of ffty-twO.
SPIES IN FORT SUMTER.
\ The New Haven journal learns from reliab
private source, that on February 6th Fort Sumte
was visited by Daguerrean of Charleston, accon
e panied by lieutenant of the Charleston ZOuave
Major Anderson, it seems, wished to obtain po
traits of his officers and himself, and the dague
rean wanted that of Major Anderson to send to h
| London Illustrated Ne18. Hearing of the artist
proposed trip to the fort, the lieutenant went
him, and insisted on being taken along as an assis
ant, and the proposition was agreed to; thoug
whether willingly unwillingly is not state
: The two went down the harbor in sail boz
}. on Friday morning. Arrived at the fort, Maic
/, Anderson at first refused to allow the pretendt
: assistant to enter, but finally yielded to II
supposed artistic necessity. The two visito
crawled in through an embrazure, all other ope
ings having been walled up and cemented. III
= lieutenant confesses that the fortifcation lookt
- anything but inviting to assailant. the sit
= nearest the land, and opposite Fort Johnsto
hitherto supposed to be weak. has been made vel
strong, great quantity of stone from the landir
having been used to fortfy the wall, so as to NAL
= it shot-proof. The officers treated the strangers
u an excellent dinner of beef and fresh vegetable
followed up by good dessert of pies. Major A
= derson assured them that there had been no d
sertion among his men, and that if any of the
desired to leave him they free to do so. |
stated, in addition, that there no truth in Il
stories of reinfOrcements sent in by means of ro,
boats. The four batteries bearing on Fort Stunt
, had been pronounced finished, and the impressit
, was that an attack would be made during tt
week.
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