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been summoned from Baltimore, among them
leading Douglas men in the late campaign,
| Suspicious aro entertained with regard to the
fidelity of the National Volunteer organizu-
tions in Baltimore and Washington, owing to
their strong Southern proeliVities;
| The Speakers of the Maryland Senate and
House have united in an address to the people,
| condemnfng Gov. Hicks course, and nrginE
| the calling Of o Convention without reference
| to him. ,.:
! The Constitution closes its Washington ex-
| fstence tomorrow. morning. Browne, the
editor, winds up with strong declaration In
favor Of secession, denounces Scott and Holt,
and announces his Intention to 60 South, and
revive his paper somewhere In the Southern
| Confederacy within month Hayne and Wig
fall have been tcIegraphtns extensively South
| to-dny. The former haa not yet made formal
his course is IS ret undecided. The Commit
| tee Of Ways and Means have struck ont Of the
Deficiency bill the Chlriqui Coal Land Grant,
The duel yesterday betwaen Jones and VIII
son, resulted in the wounding Of the latter in
learn whether re1iably) that at the Cabinet
yesterday, it was resolved that the provisions
on board the steamer Brooklyn must be laaded
| at Fort Pickens, and United States veasels be
allowed to remain in port; the artillery to re-
main on board the Brooklyn, unless the fort
| is attac!st'l, ia which case they will land and
| assist In its defense.
GOV. CHASE OPPOSED TO coMPAoMgE
4 letter was received hire to-dav from 3ov
Chase. III which be snys he has decided object
los to the New Mexico plan, and Il opposed,
on the whole, to all compromises.
SOUTH CAROLINA, HLoNpA,ASD THE ADMS1s-
TRHioE,
Col. Hayne te1egraphed Gov. Plckens to-day
that an attempt will'be made to reinforce
Fort Sumter. High officials Of the Admins.
tration d*ny that there is any truth in this,
but the South Carolina official adhcres to It..
He also telegraphed Infor Chase that the
Brooklyn was ordered to eianl off Pensacola
and If an attempt vas made by the State troops
to attack Fort Pickena, that the Brooklyn was
~ osh como ~ lue ~ o. Eost rIckens: ~ tne
ottet A4u, .Ae eauunlhtt3uon asse1t tnht tne
uue,a u ]ue olooA!5A uafe peeu counter
manaea.
ouTKAGEs OF TIE FLoRtD1ANs ON F1sHERaEE.
II anncars that The an4bor;f,aa of F1o-ido
have been tamperfnc araIn with the IIntte5
States laws. A petiiion was presented in the
epate today. from fha masters nn,i crews ~
fishing vessels licensed under this pover5ment
setting forth that nersons sons actinE G nndnr the
laws Of Florida, said to haye been nassed since
The secession Of that State. hive seized thtjr
vessels and exacted sums Of money. They re.
present that they arc powerless to protect
themselves from insult, md cali on Congress
to protect their rights This iruportant mo7e-.
uuEuk 01 luE EGEt8G l0nlS[S Will come before
Congress. They will sec that Commerce i moi
inteffered with.
poprrn1, 7sn,o,r,ora
The sneeches ~ Inv a1orris ~ r,n,,;r :,
the House to-day, md Mr.. Cameron's dec1arn
tioDs In the Senate hare el1tc1 the fr;tnda nf
the Union, who think they begin to see day.
light, and if the Border State Conference
agrees upon any reasonable proposition=:
Is little doubt that sometime will he accom-.
phshed. The extremists are alarmed at the
ing prospects Of adjustment. It Is not
likely, however, that the Cotton States will re-
turn for eomc time.
The deputation5 from New York and Phila-
dclphla had good effect.
PASSAGE BETWEEN GREEN AND DoCGLAE.-
DOUGLAS woRsrHD.
There was characteristic spat in tho Senate
to-day between Green Of Missouri, and Doug
las, on the bill organizing the Territory of
Idaho. Green had offered IN amendment that
the Legislature had 10 power to impair the
rights Of property, aud that taxation should
be uniform. Douglas smelt in this M attack
upon his Squatter Sovereignty theory, and