The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-04
THE NATIONAL CRISIS,

MISSOURI STATE CONVENTION
ST. Louis, Feb 2S.-Despatches to the Democro
say the State Convention met at Jefferson City
eleven o'clock this morning. Judge Orr called tn
Convention to order. Judge Hamilton R. Gamble
OF st. Louis was elected temporary Chairman, an
). l.. Miner, of Cole, temporary Secretary.
Committees on Credentials and Permanent Oh
ganization were appointed, when, it being foun
that only seventy-hv We members were present, tn
| Convention adjourned to ten o'clock tomorrow.
After the permanent organization is effected, tn
Convention will probably adjourn to st. Louis, tn
Mercantile Library Hall being rendered for tha
| purpose.
The news of the adjournment of the Peace Con
ference and the passage of Mr.. Corwin's PROPOSE
tion produced pleasant effect upon the members
Ex-Governor Sterling Price will probably be tn
permanent President.
ST. LOUIS, March 2.-The State Convention hs
been organized permanently by the election O
Sterling Price, President.
The members qualified by taking an oath to sup
port the Federal and State Constitutions, IN accord
ance with a resolution previously adopted.
The com municaton Of the Georgia Commission
ers was laid on the table.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
THE STATE PROBABLY GONE AGAINST A CONVENTION.
RICHMOND, March 2.-The following returns from
North Carolina have been received: Wayne coun
ty, for Convention ,OOS majority; Secession dele
gates elected. Nash county elects Secessionsts
by 9l9 majority, and gives SOC majority for Con-
Vention. Wake county elects Unionsts and gives
l6o majority for Convention, (all Officially. War
rem county elects Secessonists and goes largely for
Convention. Pearson county elects Unionists and
gives large majority for Convention. North
ampton county elects one Unionst and one Seces-
sionist; also votes in favor of Convention.
RALEIGH, March 2.-The mails and telegraph re-
port returns from thirty-seven counties, of which
twentyone are for compromise, thirteen for seces-
sion, and three divided.
1t is probable the State has gone against holding
Convention by small majority. Many Union
counties give maiorites for a Convention.
WILMINGTON, March ABOUT twenty counties
have been heard from, each giving large secession
and convention majorities. The middle counties of
the State are largely in favor of the Union and
against convention. There is much doubt about
the result in the State. 1t depends on the extreme
east and the extreme west.
RALEIGH, March 3.-Returns from Al counties
show the election of As Union and 25 secession dele
gates. The majority against the convention is so
far about 5000. Governor Reed has been beaten
in Rockingham county. The majority against the
convention will be decreased and perhaps overcome
THE LINCOLN CABINET
FORMATION OF THE CABINET STILL INCoMPLErE-Ex-
ClrEMENT AMONG THE POLITICIANS.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The formation of the
Cabinet excites, possible interest than here
tofore, their being no conclusion as to several of
the gentlemen who have been prominently named
in that connection.
Their respective friends are still vigorously en-.
gagged to secure their appointment. Mr. Lincoln
was engaged until o'clock this morning in hear
ing what ardent politicians had to say on this sub
ject.
The rumors as to any misunderstanding between
Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward are all fabulous. Mr..
Cameron claims the Treasury Department, and his
friends oppose the proposition of allowing Mr..
Chase to oversaugh him. He has not consented
to accept the War Department, and Chase demands
the Treasury or nothing
LATER.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Hon. Gideon Wells has
arrived, and all the other gentlemen named in con-
nection with Mr.. Lincon's Cabinet are in ashing-
ton, namely: Messrs. Seward, Chase, Bates, Smith,
of Indiana, Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and Blair,
of Maryland. The relative cast of positions, how
ever, with regard to some of them is mere matter
of speculation.
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
richmond, March 2.-Mr. Goode, of Mecklen-
burg, finished his secession speech, after which Mr.
Goode, of Bedford, offered the following:
WHEREAS, The powers delegated by Virginia to the
Federal Government have been perverted to her ninrv
and oppositiou and whereas the mode rate and
bic demands known the Crtenden propositions with
essential modicatons presented by the General Assem-
bly, as final effort to restore the integrity of the Union
have been deliberately rejected by Northern ooned
Resolred That every consideration of duty interest
homer and protection requires that ordinance be
adopted by the convention submitted to the people
by which Virginia resume all the powers delegated by
the Federal government and declare connection with
the government to be dissolved
Referred.
Mr.. Fisher presented an anti.coercion resolution
embodying suggestion that government should
early negotiate with the Southern Confederacy for
the transfer of Forts Sumter and Pickens to said
Contederacy, and for an equitable division of the
public property and public debt. Referred.
There is no present prospect of the Committee
on Federal Relations agreeing upon anything.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MONTGOMERY
CONGRESS
POSTAL BILL OF THE NEW DISTRIBUTION
OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
In the Congress of the Confederate States, on
the 25th ult., the Committee on Postal Affairs SUBJ
mitted report, suggesting as the best means of
providing for the of 81 G60, ,595 s3-the excess
Of expenditure over the receipts of the Postal De-
partment of the six States composing the Confede-
racy, for the fiscal year ending June 30 ls59-that
the rates of postage be increased to cents on
every single letter of half ounce for any distance
within the Confederate States not exceeding 500
miles, and double that for any distance exceeding
500 miles; to cents all dropletters; and to the
same sum on advertised letters, postage to be pre-
paid by stamps. Newspapers not exceeding three
ounces in weight, sent from the office of publica-
tion to bona de subscribers, shall be charged with
postage as follows, to wit: the postage on the
regular numbers of a newspaper published weekly
within the State where published shall be 6% cents
per quarter Semi-weekly and tri-weeky papers
to be charged in proportion to the frequency of
their issues. To subscribers beyond the States
where the paper is published the postage will be
double the foregoing rates. On monthly period-
Gals not exceeding ~ ounces in weight, the pos
tage to be three cents per quarter and double that
rate to foreign subscribers. The publishers of
newspapers or periodicals may send to each other
from their respective offices of publication free of
postage, one copy of each publication.
BY this change the committee estimate an in
crease OF receipts approximating to S579 S74 S3.--
They also recommend the adoption of the "star bid
system" in letting out mail contracts, the dscon-
tlnuance OF numerous routes, the cost of which is
greatly dispr0portioned to their convenience and
the receipts of the Post Offices supplied by them;
and the reduction of other routes from daily to tri
weekly ones. The adoption of these suggestions
will secure, according to the estimate of the com
mttee, saving of sum equal to the deficit already
mentioned.
The bill provides for the immediate procurement
of postage stamps of the denomination of two, five
and twenty cents. The report thus concludes:
Your Committee are unable to suggest any plan
until further arrangements shall have been made
for the transmission of mail matter to and from
other governments They believe, however, that
until postal treaties be made, expedients aris
ing from the necessities of the public will readily
suggest themselves, which will in great measure,
remedy the Inconvenience. The wide spread ram
ifcations of the express companies would furnish
valuable auxiliaries for communication beyond the
Confederacy, the mail matter bearing the stamps
of each Government through which it may pass By
said express.
Mr.. Shorter, of Alabama, presented resolution,
which was referred, nstructng the Committee on
Public Lands to inquire into the present condition
OF the public lands lying within the limits of the
Confederate States; and also into the expediency
of disclaming by the Confederate States, all title
right in the same, in favor of the States respec-
lively in which any public land may be situated
Mr.. Rhett, of South Carolina, stated that the la
bors of the Committee on the Permanent Constitu-
ton had very nearly been brought to a close A
portion of the permanent Constitution had been
placed in the hands of the printer few days ago,
and he hoped by Wednesday morning next to be
able to lay the whole of that Constitution before
Congress.
RHODE ISLAND LEGISLATURE.
Providence, March 1.-The House refused by a
tie vote to i struct the Senators and request the
Representatives in Congress to vote for the propo
sition of the Peace Conference.
LETTER FROM LIEUTENANT A. j. sIEMMER TO HI
BROTHER.
February 90 1S6l.-Dear Brother-As special
messenger will leave here for Washington to-mor-
row will ask him to carry some private letters,
with his public Ones and let you know some little
about Fort Pickens and the inhabitants thereof.
only wish it were not SO much of a one-sided ar
rangement, as we need letters down here more than
you fortunate people up North can. The papers
m hut iatt ,