The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-30
WASHINGTON RUMoRs.

/ The resolution of Senator Trumbull, of Illinois
If introduced into the Senate this morning. declarin
IL the duty OF the President to all his power
J. mold the public property and enforce the laws /
all the seeded States, is regard ID as blow level
e led a. the administration and intended 10 intim
'f date, and if possible force it to change its peac
n poncy. The radical, or war wing of the Republi
i can party, using their utmost efforts to bring
:. on collision. They fearessly and openly de
$ ee uance the evacuation of Fort Sumter, and hav
inv! neu the administration that if it surrender:
tht t, more, the party is gone to the dogs, and
+ tnaC they are ready and are determined to MAKE
0 open upon it. ~ -i1eA W man
nne ooutnern commissioners have most positive
assurances from the administration that no attemnt
M mouiu oe mace 10 reinforce Pickens. This has
oeen repeated to them several times. They feel
bound to take these assurances They beya m
right to go behind this If the administrat;on ho w
SO decided, then, of course the Responsibility of
precipltatng collision, and plugging the country
INTO civil war, will rest solely with the powers
that be. "'''
A Republican Senator stated to-day thatthere
| was no doubt that the abandonment of Fort Pick
ems would take place in less than twenty days.
1he hestancy, 1t is said, of the Administrations in
regard to this point, is from the same cause that
has created the delay in the case of Fort Sumter.
namely, desire to avoid its effect on the New
Lngland III elections. There is no doubt, however,
| ol the ultimate purpose of the administration
| THE MOVEMENTS AND OBJECTS OF TUE SOUTHERN COM
MIssIoNERs.
The Southern Commissioners ara in CONSTANT
N0hLhuuiCdtlon WIN the government at Montpnm-
cry, and act in accord with its feelings which are
| primarily to exhaust every possible mode of Obtain
ing peaceful solution of the questions growing
| out OF tae late secession. They do not desire re-
/ cognitlon by this Government They have erect
ed an independent nationality, and feel able to de-
lend 1t against all corners. Their business here is
10 procure the peaceful evacuation of the forts
within their limits now held by federal troops and
to treat for amicable arrangement of their com
Ppiicated relations with the federal government
Ihey are acting with consummate prudence and
aolllty, and are sacrificing all technicalities and
mission.
FORT SUMTER.
NO decision has yet been made by the President
In regard to Fort Sumter, but, from the nature of
the Official and personal reports submitted to him.
there can be little doubt as to his final determine
ton. 1t may be announced Immediately, or with
held according to circumstances. MIR. Lincoln has
never concealed his indispositon to make any
seeming concession to the rebels, and nothing but
necessity which cannot be avoided will induce
him to yield now.
A CONSISTENT coERcIoNIsr.
VI all the members of the Cabinet, Secretary
BLAIR alone has never yielded in his opposition to the
evacuation OF Fort Sumter. Although left alone
at last he continued to insist that the stain inflicted
upon the federal authorities by the frinp into
the Star of the West should be wiped out. and the
post reinforced and held, at all hazards until the
last hope OF reconstruction of the Union has dis
appeared.
THE FOREIGN APPOINTMENTS
The appointments to-day for foreign missions are
the theme Of great criticism IN all circles owing to
their utter uBttness and inexperience in diplomacy
The President, instead of giving some of these i'm
portant positions as he advised to do, to con-
servative men from the Border States, has confer
red them persons who have no political status
or influence in the States from whence they are
appointed. The friends of Winter Davis who con
hdently expected that he would get the Russian
mission are furious, and threaten all sorts of things
against Mr.. Lincoln for appointing a red and black
Republican foreigner to one of the leading Courts
of Europe
About dozen gentlemen connected with the press
have been appointed to foreign missions and other
prominent positions.
THE EFFECT OF scHURz's APPOINTMENT.
Fhe nomination of Carl Schurz to the Madrid
mission took everybody by surprise. What in
huences brought about this change of programme
is not known but it is certain that the Secretary
OF State yielded his objections only upon the ear
nest personal request of the President. Obnoxious
and undeserved as the appointment undoubtedly
Is, general satisfaction is nevertheless expressed at
getting Schurz out of the way, as he has given more
annoyance and trouble than any other applicant
Tor office, by continued opportunities and ndiscre-
tions Many of bis countrymen not slow to
express the opinion that he reflects ANYTHING but
credit on them since the 4th Of March.
GEN. WEBB AND THE MISSION TO TURKEY.
The report that Gen. Webb, of the Courier and
Enquirer, has declined the mission to Constantine
pie, contradcted Report SAYS he will not release
his hold upon that Until he knows whether he can
be Surveyor of New York.
THE MEXICAN MISSION.
Mr.. Corwin expects to leave about the 18th of
April for Mexico. The diplomatic representative
OF that Government here has written to the Gov
ernor of Vera Cruz to provide an escort for him
from that city to the capital on account of the
banditti intesting the road, and in compliment to
the new Minister and Administration.
MISSION TO ENGLAND
Charles Francis Adams has arrived here, and,
after receiving his instructions, will depart imme-
diately for the mission to England.
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1t Is esteemed of great Importance by the De-
partmen OF State that all the new Ministers should
be at their posts as early possible.
THE FRONTIER MILITARY POSTS.
Sc rious difficulties are likely to be experienced
during the coming season in supplying the military
posts in Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona,
and Utah with provisions and military stores.-
Russell, Majors & Waddell, the old contractors
having made assignment, the assgrees are in
disposed to undertake the transportation of gov
ernment supplies, lis the intention of the War
Department to apply all the moneys accruing un-
der the contracts to the liquidation of the accep-
tances issued by ex-Secret ry Floyd to Mr. Rus
sell: As some of the posts are already short of
certain articles OF consumption, the delay in for
warding new supplies that will probably arise from
the refusal of the assignees to act will greatly in
convenience the garrisons.
SHOE AND LEATHER MANUFACrURIXG CoupANY.-
As another evidence of the direction given to the
public mind by the independent action of the
South, we would call attention to the advertise
column. 1t is movement of great Importance to
the whole South This is a corporation which will
benefit alike all the Confederate States for in all
OF them, shoes enter largely into trade, and hereto
Tore Northern manufacturers have furnished the
supplies. In this manner, we would see Southern
capital and Southern energy and enterprise en-
plOyed. Too long has the North absorbed the
wealth Of those States which now form the South
ern Confederacy Let the future bear witness to
successful effort to regain our lost advantages
And this, predict, will be one of the most profit
able investments of the daY.-Charleston Nercury,
March u.
EVACUATION OF THE TRIBUNE OFFIcE.-It is evil
dent that Mr.. Lincoln has determined upon an eva
cuation of the New ork Tribune office, if he has
not decided about Fort Sumter. The following
persons attached to that paper have been appointed
thus far:-Wm. II. Fry, editor, Secretary of Le-
cation to Sardinia; Richard Hildreth, editor, Con-
sui to Tripoli; James S. Pike ("J. S. P'') CORES
pondent from W Washington, Minister Resident to the
Hague; James Z. Harvey, Washington reporter,
Minister Resident to Portugal. These appointments,
except the last, were Mr. LincOln's, regardless of
Mr.. Seward, who bears the Tribune love- Mr..
Hill, of the Tribune, is an applicant for Consul
ship, and Henry B. Stanton, writer in the TTi-
bunc, is a candidate for Southern United States
District Attorneyship, Of New York. Wash. Cor.
Herald
DECISION AFFIRMED.-Judge Merrck, of the Uni
ted States Circuit Court here, has affirmed deci-
sion of the late appeal board of the Patent Office,
to the effect, that an unreasonable delay by an
dppllCdnI LOT patent, IN pursuing his ODleCC 10
the tribunal of the last resort known to the law in
such cases. worked abandonment In the
paTtcula larly decided upon, there was no proof that
delay Occasioned By want of means by the
applicant to appeal to the Circuit Court, the exam
iner and appeal board having previously decided
adversely to the claim. The model was exposed to
public view some two years before the applicant
initiated proceedings to get endorsement of his
case by the court Wash. States.
STAMPED LETTER PAPER.-Tho Postmaster Gene
raj has issued orders for supply of letter naner.
cut and gummed, and embossed with the three
cent postage stamp combining in one both let
ter sheet and envelope. This sheet is about half
the siZ%of the old fashioned sheet of letter paper
so folded, cut and prepared above, rendering
it an exceedingly neat, convenient prepaid letter
of only about half the weight of those now in
with the envelope. Orders have also been sent for
similar sheets, note size This letter sheet and en-
velope combined is the greatest Improvement in
writing materials have yet had, and will, doubt
less, be duly appreciated.
AN INCIDENT OF LENT.-A few DAYS ago member
of a Catholic family in New York sent home for
dinner dish of stewed terrapin, as a harmless lux
ury which might mitigate the rigor of Lent, with
out working violation of the discipline OF the
church. The name of the composition not being
mentioned to the party, it at first accepted as
fish, but soon some suspicion of the nature of the
amphibi0uS animal having arisen among the family,
some alarm prevailed, and the thing was discussed
Finally it resolved to consult Prof. Agassiz of
Cambridge, to whether the eating of terrapin on
fast day a violation of the church law against
flesh meat in Lent.
IRoN-CLAD SHIPs.-The Edinburq Revieto does
not regard the controversy between 'iron sides and
wooden walls" as conclusively determined, either
by argument or experiment, but says: "The conclu-
sion arrive at is, that although certain num-