The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-07

N NOT Oruereu any troops 10 CnarlestOn. Inc move
ment of troops from Fort Leavenworth to Fort
McHenry, relates to some other operation, which
the Government has in contemplation.
Mr.. Huger the Postmaster at Charleston, writes
to the Post Office Department, that he will con-
tinue to act in his official capacity, he believes
the ordinance, of secession does not prevent him.
He asks for the stamps he ordered some time since.
The action of the Senate yesterday, is regarded
t as equivalent to killing the Pacific Railroad bill.
An effort was made for an Executive session YES
terday, which successfully resisted by the
Southern Senators. They indisposed to act ON
the appointment of Collector at Charleston.
A message was received from the President, but
it not important. OBSERVER.
THE BORDER STATE CUN,IITTEE
ADOPTION OF PROPOSITIONS FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF
THE NATIONAL TROUBLES.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Committee on the part
of the Border States held their second meeting last
night and adopted the following propositions: Re.
commencing the repeal of all the Personal Liberty
bills; efficient amending of the Fugitive Slave
law preventing kidnapping; equalizing the commits
sions, fees, etc that the Constitution be amen
ded as to prohibit any interference with slavery in
any of the States that Congress shall not abolish
slavery in the dock yards, etc., in the District
of Columbia, without the consent of the inhabitants
nor without compensation; that Congress shall not
interfere with the inter-save trade that there shall
be perpetual prohibition of the African slave trade
that the line of $50 30i shall be through all the
existing Territories of the United States, and in all
North of that line slavery shall be prohibited whilst
| South of the line neither Congress the Terrific
rial Legislature shall hereafter pass any law abo
shing prohibiting, or in any manner interfering
with African slavery; and when any Territory con-
tanning sufficient population for one member in any
of sixty thousand square miles, shall apply for
admission a State, it shall be admitted with or
without slavery, its constitution may determine.
The Committee represented at its meeting Mary
land, Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennes-
see, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Delaware,
Arkansas, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
| MILITARY Observation-Disclosures.
| The enrolment of the District of Columbia mill
tia will probably commence tomorrow. The plan
| for their reorganization matured more than six
months ago, but all the officers not appointed
until recently. The movement now is to so concen
trate the militia to be efficient for service should
i. be necessary any time to cali them to pre-
| serve the peace.
| Not more than one company of Marines were sent
yesterday to garrison Fort Washington, which is
on the Potomac river about fourteen miles from
Washington. The Fort has had no garrison for
years, and the object in supplying it with
now is to avoid the possibility of its being occu-
pied by awless persons raying point for mis- |
| chief.
The troops ordered from Fort Leavenworth to |
Fort McHenry, not to be sent South wrongly
supposed by manv gentlemen from that section.
REASONS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR LARGE SUPPLIES
ARMS SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-On inquiry at the War |
Department have received the following eypla |
| potiO tha of
| ported to have been found in the Southern Arse
mails. They state that before June last, it being
found that the arms at the several Arsenals were
not proportionay distributed, and that Southern
Arsenals quite deficient in those supplies, a
| distribution made for equalization only, and |
| for no other object. They principally drawn
| from the Springfield Armory and the Arsenal at
| Watervlit, New York, and Watertown Massachu- |
sets. They that the secession troubles had
! not then commenced After this distribution
| completed there remained preponderance OF arms
at the North.
| GENERAL SCOTT AND ARMY MOVEMENTS.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Lieut. General Scott
| engaged until O'Clock this morning business
connected with movements in his department in
connection with the present national troubles
The arrival of seventeen recruits from Philadel-
pha, for the purpose of being drilled at the Ma
| rine Barracks of Washington, has been magnifed
into undue Importance, having created much ex-
ctement.
ARuMoR CoNTRADICTED-THE CHARLESTON PosT-oFFICE.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 5.-A rumor which prevailed
| that the United States soop-ofwar Brooklyn had
been ordered to take recruits to Charleston is pro-
nounced to be false by official authority
! Mr. Huger, the postmaster at Charleston, has
written the Postmaster-General that he holds him
| aIf to tha adj fo
revenues accruing at his office. For the present,
| therefore, the postal arrangements continue un-
| changed.
THE CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE
| WAsHINGToN, Jan. 6.-The Crittenden compro-
mise seems to be gaining friends who entertain the
opinion that if it were fairly presented to the peo
ple it would be accepted by them basis of set
| temet. The main difficulty, however, in the way
is that some parties at present indisposed to
offer it without assurances that others will receive
it in a mutual spirit of accommodation both South
| and North.
| THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI CoNGREssMEN FOR
IMMEDIATE SECESSION.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, p. M.-The Alabama and
Mississippi delegations held conference last night
and afterwards telegraphed TO the conventions of
their respective States, advising them to secede i'm
| mediatey, saying that there is prospect of
satisfactory adjustment They have resolved to re-
| TIE RECEPTION OF JUDGE DICKINSON IN DELAWARE |
| WAsHINGToN, Jan. 5.-Judge Dickinson, the
Commissioner from Mississippi to the State OF Della
ware, has arrived here His friends say the senti-
ments presented by him before the Legislature of
| Delaware responded to by strong demonstra-
| tons in favor of Southern action by the crowded
| house. and that opposition confined to only
| few persons.
| MILITARY MeVEMENTS-MARINES SENT TO GARRISON
| FORT WASHINGTON.
| ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 5.-P. M.-The steamer Phila-
dephia has just passed down the river with body
OF marines 1t is said they are going to garrison
| Fort Washington.
AN IMPROBABLE RcMoR.
| New YoRK, Jan. 5.-The steamer Star of the
| West coaed yesterday with unusual celebrity, and
report which is ridiculed at the office of the
| pany, says she is going to Charleston with troops
TWO COMPANIES ARTILLERY ORDERED TO FORT NC
HENRY.
| LEAvENwoETH, Kansas. Jan. 6-The available
| force here which has been ordered to Fort McHen-
ry, Baltimore consists of two companies of light
| artillery. Arrangements have been made with
the railroads the route for the transportation of
/ the and horses. The troops leave on Monday
| morning.
| THE SOUTH CAROLINA CoNYENTIoN-sYMPATHY FROM
| NEW oRLEANs--THE CORRESPONDENTS THE COM
MIssIoNERS AND THE PRESIDENT THE UNITED
STATES.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 5.-The President of the Con-
yention to-day received the following telegraphic
| despatch from Mayor Monroe of New Orleans:
"New Orleans fully sympathizes with Charleston
| in the pers to which she is exposed, and will not
fail to support her when the occasion requires ac-
| tion."
Before the adjournment of the Convention the
following business was transacted:
| MIR. Hutsen submitted an ordinance, that all the
power necessary to make postal arrangements and
enact postal laws be vested in the General Assem-
| bly,. Passed.
Mr.. Keitt offered resolution permitting officers
in any force, regular volunteer, raised under the
| order of the Convention, to hold seats in either
house of the General Assembly any other Office
Adopted.
Mr.. Curtiss offered resolution that the late
Commissioners to Washington be requested to pre-
pare, at their earliest convenience, written state
| ment of their oral communication to this body,
| and communicate their recent attempt to make ne
gotiatons with the President OF the United States
Tor the delverance of the forts and other property
to the State, said document to be deposited with
| the President of this body, with an injunction OF
secresy until otherwise ordered Adopted.
Five thousand copies of the correspondence of
the Commissioners to Washington with the Presi-
dent OF the United States ordered to be print
| ed.
The table, chair, aRd the appurtenances thereto
belonging, used on the night of the signing of the
| ordinance of secession were ordered to be placed
| in the State House at Columbia.
The adoption of an ensign was left to the Legis-
lature.
The Convention then adjourned to meet at the