The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-22
THE. NATIONAL CRISIS.

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THE. NATIONAL CRISIS
; IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
, SUMTER.
WAsHINGToN, March 2l.-The failure to evacua
Fort Sumter yesterday as anticipated, is attribute
in administration circles to technical reasons mer,
ly. 1t is now said that the evacuation will tax
place Immediately. The Senate will not probabl
adjourn before the middle of next week.
Senator Bayard has occupied several hours fc
two days past, and will conclude his remarks tt
morrow
Mr.. Douglas intends to reply to Mr.. Breckir
ridges late speech
Senators Mason and Hunter have left for thei
homes
A statement that no renforcements have bee
sent South, and no orders issued to reinforce For
Pickens, is considered reliable.
General Lane left Washington to-day for Nev
York, to take passage for the Pacific.
DIR. Galloway has been re-appointed Surgeon a
the Marine Hospital at Paducah.
Mr.. Sanderson, of Pennsylvania, has been ap
pointed Chief Clerk of the War Department.
The Senate day confirmed the following nomi
nations: Thomas G. Satter, of New Hampshire
Chaplain in the Navy; VIM. H. Carter, of Ohio
Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps; Corneiu
f. Buck, Marshal for Minnesota; John Lockwood
Postmaster at Milwaukee; Elias w. Leavenwortb
of New York, Commissioner under the Convention
with New Granada, for the settlement of tn
claims of american citizens against that Republic
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said Commission; Calvin Husin, of New York
to be Commissioner under the Convention will
| Costa Rca for the sc tlement of claim
! of American citizens; Benjamin o. Farrar
Assistant Treasurer of ST. Louis; Charles
Howe, Collector at Key West; David NJ. Chaplin
Collector of Customs at Oswegatchie New York
Samuel Long, Consul at Lahana; Chas. l.. Wilson
of Illinois, Secretary of the Legation at Paris
Jno. 7. Edgar, Tenn, Consul at st. Thomas t'ohr
Hanna, United States Attorney for Indiana, Frank
| lin SpauldiDg. Collector of Customs at Niagara
The New York city appointments are under con
sideraton. large number of applicants there
from are in Washington. Francis Marcoe ha
been removed from important clerkship in the
State Department and K. S. Hilton has been pro-
NOTED to the vacancy. J. S. Smith, of New
York, has been appointed to supply the post vacated
! by the latter.
ARKANSAS CONVENTION
MEMPHIS, March 20.-The Arkansas Convention
has adjourned, after voting to submit the ordinance
of secession and cooperation resolutions to the
vote of the people. Conciliatory manifestation:
were made on both sides of the question.
VAN BUREN, Ark, March l9.-The people of this
city are firing salute of thirty-nine guns from a
cannon which was dug up the battlefield Of
Trenton, in honor of the thirty-nine members OF
the State Convention who voted against the ordi-
nance of immediate secession to-day.
| FoRT Smith, March 20.-Thirty-nine guns were
fired in this city, last night, in honor of the vote in
the Convention against secession. There is great
! rejoicing among the Union men over this event.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 20.-A great excite
ment prevails at Little Rock in consequence of the
! rejection of the secession ordinance.
| compromise was effected by the Convention to
submit the question of cooperation or secession
to the people of Arkansas on the first Monday in
August.
Delegates will be sent to the Border state Con-
vention to report the re-assembling of the Con-
vention, on the third Monday in August, to which
day it has adjourned.
THE MISSOURI CONVENTION.
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his speech in Convention this morning, after which
the first and second resolutions reported by the
majority of the Committee on Federal Relations
were passed-the first with but dissenting
voice, and the second unanimously.
Mr. Hough moved to amend the second resolu-
tiOn as follows:
"That wishing to restore peace to country,
we desire the Federal Government to withdraw the
troops from the forts now occupied by them in the
seeded States"
The amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. i'ast offered the following addition to
the third resolution:
s'An. SAT In the event of refusal by the North
ern States to agree to such an adiustment of the
slavery question, and our sister border slave States
shall decide to change their relations with the gen.
eral Government Missouri will not hesitate to take
her stand in favor of her Southern brethren"
This lost by ayes %, nays 6s.
Three other amendments to the third resolution
were then laid the table, and ordered to be print
ed. They will come up after the resolutions are
passed apon.
ST.. Louis, March 20.-The State Convention
passed the third and fourth resolutions of the re-
port of the Committee on Federal Relations
The fifth was amended to express that the Con-
vention cherished earnest desire to prevent civil
war, and that this would be promoted by the with
drawa of the Federal troops from those forts where
there is danger of collision, nd that the Conven-
tion recommend the adoption of that policy.
This was passed by vote of yeas 49, nays 6.
A resolution providing for an adjournment to
December next was adopted.
Virginia Convention.
RICHMOND, March 2l.-In the State Convention,
to. day, Mr.. Holcombe concluded his speech, which
was CREATED with applause. The Chair ordered the
GALLERIES to be cleared, but revoked it at the soci
taton Of members, many of them having partici-
pated in the demonstration. Mr.. Baldwin, of Au-
gusta, replied in a strong Union speech.
Mr.. Carlie offered substitute for the report,
being the Peace Conference measures. Referred to
the Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Boyd of Botetourt county, also offered sub
stitue for the first section, which was likewise re-
ferred
. The secession caucus last night came to no def
mite acton.
The Legislature has agreed TO adjourn by the 1st
of April.
TEXAS,
New ORLEANS, March 2O.-The steamship Indian
ola, frcm Brazos on the 10th, arrived at this port
to-day with the following advices
. 1t is stated that Lieut.. Williams, of the Army,
has resigned.
Col Bonneville, of the Third Infantry, late in
commtnd of Fort Clark, was passenger by the
Indanoa, en- route to st. Louis.
Two companies of the Federal troops had arrived
at Brazos, from San Antonio, and were awaiting
transportation. Other arrivals of troops were ex-
pected.
Lieutenant Washington, of the United States
Army, will continue to act as Quartermaster and
Commssary, until the Federal troops have all
left the State.
[Second Despatch.
Governor Houston to be Deposed.
THREATENING ATTITUDE OF THE INDIANS.
GALVESTON March 10, ria New Orleans, March
20.-Governor Houston and the Secretary of State
refused to appear on the 18th before the State Con-
vention, when summoned to take the oath of allie
glance to the Provisional Government.
The other State officers complied with the sum
mons.
Lieut. Clark was to assume the Gubernatorial
powers the 10th.
1t is not known what course Gov. Houston will
pursue.
The Convention is rapidly maturing defensive
operations for the frontier.
The Indians are gathering in largo numbers on
the Western frontiers.
military force is being organized to protect the
Rio Grande.
The Convention has passed an ordinance contn-
uing in office the present State and Government
officials who will take the new form of oath.
Third Despatch.
GALVESTON, March 2O-(via New Orleans The
State Convention has passed an ordinance declaring
vacant the Governors Chair.
The following is Governor Houston's reply to the