The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-08

former passive attitude but that he found his col
leagues unanimously advocating a vigorous re-
spouse TO the appeal of the commander OF the naval
'1.ceS In the bav of Pensacola, for additional sup
phrs "t men and provisions, which demand, to-
Setuer with the representations of the necessity of
some action in regard to the collection of the reve-
nue. formed the immediate occasion for the consent
nI inI the present armament. Postmaster General
DIar was foremost in urging the adoption of ener-
getic measures
~ THE WAR PRESSURE ON THE PRESIDENT.
oince an attack upon Forts Sumter and Pickens
has become probable, the President has received
NUMBER OF telegraphic exhortations from leading
poiltlcians in all parts of the country urging him
NOT not 10 surrender anything, and offering to voun-
teer IN Undertaking renforcements. An enter
PtlSing ankee offered to supply Major Anderson
WIN W. men and provisions for five thousand dollars
on on ten days notice. prominent Bell man of
cincinnati telegraphed to Western CONGRESSMAN
70 iel TIE President not to bulge an inch-that to
y yieio anything was to yield every thing, and that
i hlIllon OF Northern men would spring to arms
should the Southern forts be attacked The des-
Pa'ch was handed to the President this morning
oy member of the Cabinet These appeals are
sa1u TO exercise considerable stiffenug influence
.ne PRESIDENT is now said to be fully emanci-
Pateu from the inert influences of the Secretary of
SSt!ate and to lend his mostly to Blair and
Onase Frank z. Blair talked some backbone into
oiu Abe one day this week, after his outspoken,
unsparng fashion. He told him plainly that
peaceable secession, separation, was an impos.
slollty, and that the success of the Republican I'd
mlnlstration depended the fulflment of the
assurances held out in the inaugural He is said
10 nave done anything but minced words in his
aluslons to the views of the Premier upon the Sc
cession question.
m THE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
ue government Is exerting all its power and
eTgy IN all Its departments to carry out the po-
cy decided upon toward the seeded States That
tney are OF the most determined and extraordinary
character Is clearly Y evident from the movements
that are IN progres but the impression is that they
ment is in better condition to-day, for defence and
actlVe operations on land, than is the Washington
Government "
The fact that the Administration intend to rein
lorce sort PIckens has reached Pensacola ere this
ana when the attempt is made it will be resisted to
the death. W
Several members of the Cabinet have expressed
apPrehensiOns that Fort Pickens would be immedi-
aeiy attacked, and that the squadron now collect
ing would appear in Pensacola bay too late to be
OF real service. 1t is expected to be upon the scene
OF action in about ten days
Governor Curtin, of Pennsy ylvania, besides being
cioseted with the President hour, has had an
interview to-day with Secretary Cameron and Gen
scott, and at IL o'clock tonight had private
interview with one of Gen. Scott's confidential
9mihceIs, What is up? There is no doubt that
ehnsylVanla will be put upon war footing i'm
mediately. '
Massachusetts, has six thousand six hundred and
seventy men, all equipped and ready to march at
tweiVe hours notice. Among them are two fyinp
arullery batteries almost as expert in drill as the
oeSt regulars, and several dragoon and cavalry
corpS, not surpassed in efficiency by any in the
volunteer militia in the United States The infan-
Try corps are well drilled
New Y ork State is pledged to furnish ten thou.
Sana men at forty-eight hours notice, and other
States In proportion. Illinois and other Western
states are begging to be called into the field We
nave lively times before US.
REPORTS FROM FORT PICKENs.
lieut., Gilman, alter testifying to-day before the
@ Gourt OF inquiry in the case of Commodore Arm
Strong, who surrendered the Pensacola Navy Yard
nad an Interview with the Secretary of War and
zen Scott, and left this afternoon for Pensacola.
- IL is believed In high administration circles that
sue brooklyn has, ere this landed supplies at the
iort and some interpret the silence of the telegraph
wires as evidence of an attack from the secession
forces. This news is hourly expected
Lieut.. Slemmer has kept the government here |
ADVISED OF his condition, and frequently told them,
within the last month that he could not hold ont
much longer without men and suppIies Ynt tho |
Administration did nothing. 1t is believed here
from information just received that should an at
Tempt now be made to reinforce Lieut.. Semmer, |
he will consider it his duty under existing circum
stances, to haul down his flag and surrender at
once, being satisfied that it would be useless to at
tempt to resist the overwhelming forces surround
ing him on all sides. He never will consent now.
1t is said, to sacrifice his little band but will throw
Ine entire responsibility on the Administrations
They have been aware of his critical condition for
more than month and of the extraordinary efforts
In progress by the Confederate Government to
surround the fort with Notifications and batteries
OF the largest description. 1t would be a most
wanton sacrifice of human life for him now to at.
tempt to resist them. Whenever an attack is made
1t will certainly be taken.
THE SOUTHERN COMMISSIONERS VIEWS
In conversation last night, Crawford, one of the
commissioners from the Southern Confederacy,
said he anticipated only peace and declared that
he spoke advisedly in saying that the Confederate
States desired nothing else. But, if Lincoln did
not desire peace, they were prepared to accept
whatever was in store for them. That they would
open civil war rather than submit to coerciye exc
cution OF any law of this Government, and should
maintain their independence at all hazards He
claims that the Confederate States Government is
growing daily in strength and can afford to wait
psaceably for the development of Lincoln's policy
To-day he again declared his conviction that there
was nothing In the rumors of warke movements
BY the Administration