The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-07
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In the Senate yesterday motion made to
print the usual number of copies of the inaugural
address of tie President. Mr.. Clingman said that
though voting for the printing of the address, he
could not eLdorse its sentiments, and believed if
they carried out it would inevitably lead to
war. 1t was a war document, and hostile to all
the plans of peace. Mr.. Douglas considered the
inaugural eminently peaceful. He had examined
it critically, and could not find anything of hos
tile or warlike nature. He believed that the Ad-
ministration would be marked by its conservatism
and peacefuness. The nomination of Mr.. Sew
ards Assistant Secretary of State re-
ceved from the President and confirmed. 1t is
rumored that to-day the President will send to the
Senate the nomination of Hon. John j. Crittenden
for the vacant Judgeship on the Supreme Bench
The numerous dispatches from various portions
of the country the subject of President Lin
coins inaugural which we furnish this morning
will indicate the manner in which it has been
generally received By the country, and the differ
erent lights in which it is viewed by persons of diff
ferent party predictions. One of our dispatches
from New Orleans, published in another column,
states that in that city it was considered con-
Trajectory, incongruous and ridiculous. Des-
patches from Montgomery, Alabama, the capital of
the new Southern Confederaey, say that it is con-
sdered there that war between the North and
South is inevitable. 1t is said that the Con-
gress of the Confederate States are busily engaged
in organizing standing army for the anticipated
conflict.
In the Missouri State Convention on Tuesday
resolutions were adopted appointing a committee
to wait on the Commits soner from Georgia and in
form him that Missouri dssented from the posi-
ton taken by his State and declined to accept the
invitation of Georgia to share with her the respon
sibilites OF secession.
7 he proceedings of the Virginia Convention
yesterday was of little national interest. Resolu
tions in favor of secession and others against it
were presented and referred The committee ap-
pointed for the purpose Of investigating the
of the alleged movements Of Federal troops in
Virginia, reported that such movements were not
for the purpose of reinforcing the garrisons nor
for coercion.
Up to the hour of going to press we have no I'll
dings of the screw steamship .Austraasian, of the
Cunard line, now on her nineteenth day out from
Liverpool. She is a fast steamer, and made her
last trip to New York in less than twelve days.
Some fears are therefore entertained that she has
met with an accident.
By the Pony Express we have advices from CAL
fornia to the 10th of February. The port at the
entrance of the harbor of San Francisco is now oc-
cupied for the first time by the Federal troops
Nothing definite is known in reference to the Sena
toria contest.
The Southern Confederacy Congress in
cret session the most of the day yesterday. 1t is
said the inaugural OF President Lincoln is there
considered in the light of declaration of war.
The Texas secession ordinance has been ratified
by majority of over forty thousand. 1t is re-
ported that Gov. Houston has resigned his position
as Executive of the State.
The commissioners from the Southern Confeder-
acy in Washington, and, it is said, will make
known the object of their mission to the President
to-day.