The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-12

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WINFIELD ScorT.
visit to the quarters of the United States
troops proves the officers to be 7aboring under
painful anxiety about coming events. The men are
orderly and under excellent discipline Reports
that they had been to any extent unruly, and vic.
iaters OF the public peace, are untrue.
THE TENNESSEE ELEcTIoN-HEAvY MAJoRIrIEs AGAINST
HOLDING CONVENTION.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 9.-This city gives 400 majority
for the Union candidate.
West Tennessee gives Union majorities.
At Nashville all the Union candidates are
elected.
As far as heard from, the question of holding a
Convention has been defeated by large majority.
Nashville gave $500 Union majority, and LOCO
against holding Convention.
ANTI CONVENTION MAJoRrTIEs IN TENNESSEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-A private despatch from
Greenville, Tennessee, SAYS that Greene county
(Senator Johnson's county, has gone against
holding convention by 2,29l majority Washing
ton and Hawkins counties also strongly for
the Union.
THE SEIZURE OF THE NEW YORK VESSELS AT SAVANNAH.
The Savannah NelrS says:
We have been furnished with copy of the order
under which these seizures have been made, and
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Milledgeville, February 5th, 1861.
Col. H. r. Jackson, A. D. c.;
SIR: | have demanded of the Governor of New
York the prompt delivery to my agent, for D. C.
Hodgkins d Son. citizens of this State, of their
guns, seized by the police of New York on board
the Monticello and deposited in the arsenal of that
State. The demand has been delivered to him; he
has had reasonable time and has made no reply.
am determined to protect the persons and pro-
perty of the citizens of this State against all such
awless violence at all hazards. In doing SO l will,
II necessary, meet force by force. feel it my du-
ty in this to order reprisal. You will there
fore direct Col. Lawton to order out sufficient
military force, and seize and hold subject to my
der, every ship now in the harbor at Savannah
belonging to the citizens OF the State Of New
York.
When the property of which our citizens have
been robbed is returned to them, the ships will be
delivered to the citizens of New York W no own
them. am, sir, your obt servant,
JOSEPH E. BRowY
The execution of this order.was delayed for day
by the fact that vessels, supposed to be owned
wholly in New York, and then in our harbor, were
found to be owned in part by citizens of other
States
The Ne5os further says:
We understand that no further reprisals are in
| tended or contemplated Enough in value has
been seized to set off the property Of Georgia cit
zens under control of the Governor of New York
And 1T is to be hoped that, when it shall be under
stood at the North that men in power at the South
are not to be deferred by any temporizng consider
tons from the fearless discharge of duty, and that
their people warmly sustain them, the epoch of
doubt, OF insulting threats and audacious acts, will
be brought to a close, and the future of both sec
tons become altogether tranquil and hopeful
The vessels seized are each in charge of detail
from the Phoenix Rifemen, Capt. Gordon, which
corps, now upon alarm duty in the city, was order
ed Col. La%ton to make the seizure.
MIR. LIsCoLNs INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Great hopes are entertained that MIR. Lincoln, in
his inaugural address, will suggest Convention of
the people, to which our national troubles may be
referred. have some reason to know that, in this
production, he will take great care to reassure the
country that he intends wrong to any of the
Southern States, either those that have seeded
those that remain 1t will be necessary for him,
before he decides as to his course, to know the
opinions that prevail in this great centre, where
men are constantly going to and returning from
the people.-Wa8h. cor. Phil. Press.
THE SEIZURE OF THE GUTTER M'CLELLAND.
The New Orleans Picayune, speaking of the sci
zure at that place, by the State authorities, of the
cutter McClelland says:
The McClelland is commanded by Captain John
&. Breshwood, who came for the first time to New
orleans about forty years ago. That resoute Off
Ger end devoted citizen finds the best assistance in
his Lieutenants, S. B. Caldwell and Thomas d.
Fisher two brave and amiable young gentlemen
who have espoused the cause of the State with a
deyoedness and disnterestedness which cannot be
too highly commended; for, by taking so decided
step, they have blasted their brilliant prospects in
the service of the Federal Government. As for
the crew, they are, believe, to one man, devo-
ted to their officers, and will share their fate under
the Pelican flag as well as under the Stars and
Stripes.
The McClelland was sent to our shores by the ad-
vice Of Collector Hatch, who foreseeing the polit-
cal revolution which was preparing, wished per-
haps to secure that prize for the State and fine
prize it tis-for to use familiar expression, twenty
thousand dollars could hardly buy her, more par
ticularly under present circumstances
The cutter left the Pass on the 10th, and arrived
here on Tuesday. Mr.. W. Jones, the special agent
sent from Washington, by Secretary Dix, to order
Capt Breshwood north, had arrived in town on
the Saturday previous, and went on board soon
after she had cast anchor. But the officers had
Hal DIV 10 6alir bar,,, tbo
no enreates, promises could induce them to alter
their mind. The American flag has not been hoist
ed at the mast of the cutter for the last two days.
and her Captain would like to see the bold indi-
vldual who would attempt to shoot him on board
his vessel, as it was recommended in that despatch
supposed to be from the Secretary of the Treasury
The three officers of the McClelland sent yester-
day their resignation to Washington, in conjunc-
tion with all the officers of the New Orleans Gus
tom House. Now the die is cast, and let us hope
that the State, thankful for the little jewel of ma
val architecture, which she owes to their devoted
ness, will remember their services, and show her
gratitude in becoming manner.
THE REASON WHY FORT PICKENs WAS NOT ATTACKED
Major Chase, the commander of the State troops
at Pensacola, passed through Columbus, Ga, on
the 4th inst, route to Tallahassee to have con-
ference with Gov. Perry, of Florida. The Colum-
bus Times says:
In brief conversation with him we learned that
it Is the policy of cur men to avoid conflict with
the federal troops until after the 4th OF March, The
reasons for which course were that so strongly
fortified place as Pckens ought not to be sormed,
but captured by bombardment or siege; and time
was necessary to complete preparations for a sue
cesstul attack. That victory would doubtless fol-
low desperate charge upon the fort with the loss
OF seventy-tive out of hundred men, but it was
question OF doubtful eXpediency, not to say dis
play OF bad generalShip, to win battle at so costly
sacrifice. That one hundred and ten were
in the fort, sufficient to manage the guns. The
howtzers on the angles were capable of being fired
at the rate OF ten shots to the minute, which would
1n aola Thott tbof IA
in the right way and the right time. That de-
mand would be made by the commissioners sent to
Washington by the Southern Congress, and on fail
ure of its acceptance, preparations for an attack
would begin. The arrival of the BROOKLYN with its
few men was not matter of much consequence.
Major Chases opinion was that Lieut.. Slemmer, in
command of the federal troops, would defend the
fort. During Major Chase's absence, Col. Tennent
Lomax has command at Pensacola.
MISSISSIPPI IN FAVOR OF REcoNsrRUcrIoS
The following resolution was laid upon the table
as test question in the Mississippi convention by
vote OF forty-four to thirty-two:
Resolred, By the people of the State Mississippi in
convention assembled, that the reconstruction of the
Union of the United States of America is impracticabe
and unadvisabe and that hereafter Mississippi ought to
confederate only with States having similar domestic in
stitutions to her
PROMPT ACTION.
The time is come for prompt action, and the peo-
pie must now arise in their might, if they would
save themselves and the country from the horrors
of civil war Armed preparations are everywhere
oelng made at the North. In this State bill ap-
propriatng half million of dollars for war has
passed the Senate by strictly Republican vote.
The whole South is armng and preparing for the
struggle Not a moment, therefore, is to be lost
by the commercial classes of New York in holding
great public meeting to denounce all appeals to
'the God of battles;" and a separation of the
States is beyond human control, to pronounce in
favor of the recognition of their independence a
fair division of the territory and other public pro-
perty, just apportionmen of the public debt, and
a treaty of peace and amity between the two con-
federacies, regulating their commerce, and trea-
ty offensive and defensive against all the world.
This is the great question of the hour.-Neo. Yo,H
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meeting of citizens of the First Election Dis
trict of Anne Arundel county was held on the 9tb
at owensvile, to deliberate the present crisis of
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The meeting called to order, and VIM. D.
MacBrogden was requested to take the chair and
DR.. I. 5. Mercer to act Secretary. The Chair
man having stated the objects of the meeting,
motion was made and carried, to appoint COM
mittee to draft resolutions expressive cf the feelings
and opinions of those present. and of others repre-
sented by them. The Chair appointed Dr. R. S.
Stewart, DR.. Franklin Waters and Dr. Charles
Steele, who retired, and after short DELAY offered
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