The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-20

The telegram we publish this morning rela
ting to the evacuation of Fort Sumter, confirm:
the statement of our special despatch published in
Yesterdays issue of the Exchange. 1t is now stated
that the garrison is to leave the fort to-day.
In the Senate yesterday the discussion of Mr.
Douglas resolutions was continued. Mr.. Cling.
man said that the policy Of the Administration, as
indicated in the Inaugural of the President meant
Mr.. Simmons, in the course of his remarks
said that the revenue of the United States would
continue to be collected at Charleston and other
Southern ports.
In the Virginia Convention, yesterday, the Com
mittee on Federal Relations reported proposed
amendments to the Constitution, being substantially
Dir. Franklin's propositions, already published in
this paper The principal difference is in the sub
stitution of the term ''invountary servitude" for
that of 'persons held to service"
despatch from Savannah ntimates that goods
in transit through the Confederate States for such
States without their jurisdiction can proceed
to their destination without payment of duties.
Advices from Charleston state that despatch
had been received in that city from Havre, init
mating that ships from the Confederate States
would be admitted into that port the same foot
ing as those carrying the federal flag.
.iAdyices from Fort Brown intimate the surrender
of the RinggOld Barracks at Brazos Santiago to
the Texan troops, and that its evacuation would
take place the goth inst. Col. Ben McCulloch
is on his waysto Richmond to purchase arms
for the State of Texas. He will also endeavor to
induce President Davis to form re giment of
mounted rinemen for the protection of'tho Texan
frontier.
The War Department has received despatch
from Major Anderson, indorsed by all the other
officers in Fort Sumter, in which the opinion is
given that reinforcements cannot be safely at
tempted with less force than 10000 men.
We learn from Washington that the State De
partment is about to transmit for ratification the
Corwin amendment to the Constitution adopted by
Congress at its late session.
By our correspondent at Richmond we learn that
the fate of Virginia is fixed She goes with the
South in a few months, at farthest. The seces-
siOnists gain every day.
Our regular dispatches inform us that the South
Commissioners at Washington do not expect
a reply to their communication for ten twelve
days yet, and are confident that collision will
occur in the meantime. They have received as
surances that no trouble need be apprehended at
Fort Pickens at present.
Waldo H. johnson was on Monday elected u S.
Senator from Missouri.
To prevent misapprehension, il NAV be as well
to state that the tariff act reported in the Con-
gress of the C.S A. did not become law previous
to the adjournment of that body, but is to up
again for discussion in May, when the Congress
will again assemble. Meantime the old tariff of
1857, which was temporarily adopted for the Pro
visional Government, will continue in force
In the Missouri Convention, Saturday, an
amendment to the fifth resolution of the majority
report of the Committee on Federal Relations
asserting that Missouri would never countenance or
aid seeding State in making war upon the
General Government, nor provide and money
for the purpose of aiding the General Government
in any attempt to coerce seeding State was |
voted down.
By the Pony Express we have advices from Cali |
forna to the 9th inst. The Legislature had not yet
elected an United States Senator. A detachment |
of Federal troops had arrived at San Francisco. |