The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-18
POLITICAL EXCITEMENT IN RIcHuoyn

on Friday night last two meetings were held in
hicnmond-one by the Southern men and the other
oy the onionists. The first named meeting was
heio at the African church, and was addressed bv
hoh Roger a. Pryor. Among the gentlemen on
the stand were the Commissioners from this State.
appointed By the Conference Convention last week.
Mr.. Pryor maintained that there was no protec-
ton tor Virginia in the Union. HI would rather
De dragged at the tail of South Carolina than be
lea IN chains after the triumpha car of Massachu-
sets; and in continuation, spoke in glowing terms
of South Carolina and her prompt Secession from
the Union, which was received with prolonged
cheering. He would be willing. he said, to Law
down his life if Virginia stood where South Caro-.
Ina did to-day If she had taken her position three
months ago, the Union might have been recon
sructed upon the basis of the Constitution But she
would not listen to the warning voice sent hither
from Washington, and now she was compelled to
take one side or the other.
The Dispatch says the Union meeting was called
to order by John II. Gilmer, Esq, who introduced
TO the meeting Major Jubal A. Early, delegate to
the Convention from Franklin county, who deliy-
cred spirited and able address, replete with SEN
tlments of devotion to the Union the Constitution
and the laws" and opposition to secession and dis
union. He was followed by Waitman p WILEY.
Esq, OF Monongaa county, George w. Brent ESQ,
OF Alexandria, and Marmaduke johnson, ESQ, Of
Richmond, all of whom pursued the same line of ar
gument as the first speaker and earnestly and
heartily cheered.
The meeting broke up about half-past ten o. click
The chairman apoogized for the absence of the
various speakers, who had been announced to
speak and were not present, on account of def
cheney of notice.
TWAS announced in the course of the evening
that grand Union meeting would be held next
Tuesday night, at the African church.
A number OF ladies present at the meeting
last night, which may be considered a most deci-
ded success in the way of an impromptu demonstra-
ton in favor of the existing order of things.
THE CENTRES OF TRADE TO BE REMOVED TO THE
SoUTH.-The forcible revolution of commerce.
brought about by the fanatics and unprinciped
political demsgogues of the North, will result in
diVerting the whole trade of the country to the
South. As il the disturbance naturally resulting
from the secession of the cotton States and the low
tariff they have established were not enough to
damage the Northern States by cutting off their own
trade with the South, and by drawing away from
them the commerce of Europe, the late stolid,
laundering Congress capped the climax of their
suicidal folly by adopting high protective tariff
which IN many instances amounts to a prohibition
OF imports, and in all tends to drive to South
ern ports the commerce of the world. Already the
merchants of New York who are not vet utterly
ruined are preparing to establish importing houses
in the Southern Cities for the triple purpose offs
plying the local trade, of sending goods to the
west by the Mississippi river and other channels
OF communication, and of sending the merchan
disc over the frontier of the Southern Confederacy
to New ork, thus escaping the duties of the Nor
rill tariff. Dry goods palaces here are being offer
ed ior sale, without purchasers, at half what they
cost and leases of warehouses be had at little
over hall their former rent.-N. Y. Herald
resolution unanimously adopted in the
New ork Board of Councimen on Friday eve
ming, requesting the Mayor to extend an in vitaon
to Senator Crittenden to visit the city and become
the guest OF the corporation