The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-13
THE iyIReIyIa CONVENTION,


Summers mde powerful and effective speech 0
three hours duration. He presented. strong argu
ments in ADVOCACY of the Peace Propositions com
: menting on ach article, and urged such action a
would meet the views of the whole State HI
i, showed the oily of passing ordinance Of seces
sion for reteence to the decision of a divided peo
pie. Tie saifVirginia ought first to command peac,
on all sid,s, and then call a Border Conference
with the Pelce Propositions an acceptable bash
OF adJustnait, and then the Convention should ad
journ over 0 await the result He expressed hi
fuI confdece in the eventual restoration of peace
Ez-Presicsrt Tyler replies tomorrow.
MISSOURI CONVENTION.
ST. Louis March 1.-THE Convention met at
IL O'Clock.
Mr.. Burci called attention to a commune a ton
in this mornings Repub lican limiting at the exist
ence of secret conspiracy to force Missouri out
of the Uni,n lie offered a resolution to appoint
committee to investigate the subject, and if pos
sible, to ascertain the names of the consprators.-
The resolution was passed by a vote of SO yeas to
| 80 nays.
The minTity report from the Committee on Fed
eral Relat,ns, signed by Mr.. Redd and Judge Hough
was then presented and read by the Secretary
| The report opposes the holding of National Con-
| ventiou aarecommended by the majority report,
! and proposes Convention of the border slave
| States, to be held at Nashville, to decide upon
| such amendments to the Constitution AS will be
satisfactory to them.
| 1t also recommends the Crittendeu propositions
to the consideration of the Nashville Convention
wthoa however, making them the ultimatum,
and adyi!es the appointment Of commissioners to
Pe!av-,s, Maryland, Virginia. Kentucky, Tennes-
see, North Carolina, and Arkansas, to secure the
cooperation of those States in the movement.
de5ite ensued on the majority report but the
Convention adjourned without action
HON. JOHN BELL.
AsnhLLLE, March 1I.-Hon John Bell arrived
in this city from Washington to-day. The views
on the Inaugural and advice to Tennessee which
have b.en ascribed to him in the telegraphic de-
spatches from Washington, are authoritativey
contradicted. THE report was to the effect that
Mr.. Bell regardedithe Inaugural as warke, and
recommended Tennessee to secede.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
RALEIGH, March 1.-THE returns are all in. and
the Convention is lost by 1000 majority. 1t is
probable there will be no extra session of the Le-
gisature, unless some new phase in Federal affairs
presents itself.
REPEAL OF THE MAINE PERSONAL LIBERTY LAW.
BosToN, March 1.-THE bill to repeal the Per-
sonal Liberty act has passed the Senate of Maine
by vote of II to 10.
FRoM TEXAS
New ORLEANS, Feb. 11.-Steamer Arizona, from
BrazOs 7th inst, has arrived with SI79 900 in
specie.
1t was reported that Col. Bacchus, formerly in
command at Rio Grande City, was en- route to take
command of Fort Brown.
There were no Texas troops in Brownsville, but
some were hourly expected.
The report Of Capt. Hills determination to de-
fend Fort Brown, created great excitement along
the Rio Grande border.
A large number of State troops are on the way
to Brownsville, and other companies were being
organized for the same destination.
The State Commissioners have taken possession
of the Brownsville Custom-House.
NEW ORLEANS, March 12.-Texas adgices say the
troops formerly stationed at Fort Ringgold have
arrived at FCrt Brown on their way to the coast.
The steamer Daniel Webster was waiting outside
the Brazos to transp rt the federal troops. 1t is
reported that 500 Texans were stationed on the
Rio Grande, and that reinforcements were still
armng. The Collector of the District of the 9razos
has resigned and resumed the discharge of his du-
ties under the authorities of the State.
SEIZURE OF REVENUE CUTTER DODGE.
Our readers have been informed by telegraph of
the seizure of the revenue cutter Dodge, at Calves
ton, Texas, on the ID instant. The account of the
affair, given in the Galveston Ne,ca, shows that
the officers of the cutter quite ready to trans
fer their allegiance from the General to the State
Government. We copy the following from the
Galveston NeCs of the I'd inst.
The United States revenue cutter Dodge, anchor
ed in the bay off the city, taken possession of
this morning, in the name of the State, by Sheriff
McCarty, assisted by Capt. Howard and his fine
company and two other companies-in all some 25O
men. Two pieces of artillery on the wharf,
aimed at the cutter. Lieut.. Rogers was in COM
r~1"1t & ~ dIutt- NTH a-Small force; I'd Lieut..
preached fho cutter in large boat, Lieutenant
Rogers called out: "Mr. McCarty, what means this
large armed force? | do not understand it," Mr..
McCarty got aboard and demanded the surrender
OF the vessel, which was refused. Mr.. McCarty
then ordered his men aboard which was obeyed,
and he then showed his authority from the State.
The vessel was then surrendered, thirteen guns
we're fired in honor of the United States flag, the
officers went on shore and were cheered, the Stars
and Stripes were lowered, the Lone Star flag raised,
and thirteen guns fired a salute, amid loud
cheering from those on the cutter and the crowd
ashore.
We presume Lieut.. Rogers will be continued in
command by the State. He is an excellent officer,
and Is highly respected here.
Since writing the above we learn that Lieut..
Rogers received to-day by mail from Washington
his promotion as captain in the United States
revenue service. He resigned it at once; was ap-
pointed to the position in the service of Texas
and has appointed his assistant Lieut.. Roach,
who also resigned.
Capt. Rogers and Lieut. Roach are now on board
In command.
LET THE COTTON STATES GO.
The following petition is circulating in Boston
and vicinity, and there already attached to it
several thousand signatures:
To the Senate and House of Representatives of Massa
chuSettS in General Court assembled:
The petition OF the undersigned citizens Of Massachu-
setts respectfully represents That in their opinion the
feeling which has long been growing in the cotton
States has eliminated into hostility the North
that establishes clearly that Of those States to
the orthern Corlederacy is impossible, without such
sacrhce OF principle the part of the North would
render unity of States under such terms of value.
Your petitioners in view of this aspect and the want of
confidence in the business community which this state
has brought about and the probability of improve
ment for long period and also, in view of the great
evils OF civil war; which would follow measures of CO.
erclon and conquest were taken and further if such
measures resulted in conquest that the conquered people
would again be clothed with the same mmunites and
privileges they had before, and would return their
representatives to the Congress of the United States to
reenac the same scenes again, do respectfully petition
that you would pass the following act and submit the
to the different States that such action may be
taken thereon will accord with the requirements of the
Constitution of the United States
Resolved By the People Of Massachusetts, That in view of
the hostile attitude which the States of South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama Mississippi, Louisiana and
Tea have taken toward the other States and the great
evils which would follow attempts of coercion and
quest the people of Massachusetts willing and do con-
SENT three quarters of the other States agreeing to the
same that the States of South Carolina Georgia. Fori
da, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas may
cede r )m the Union, and form any other government
which they may deem best for their interests provided
that they declare freedom of navigation in the Msissp
p river and surrender all right to district of territory
OF SIN miles square, bordering the Mississippi and op
pose 10 the city Of New Orleans port ofentry of the
United States and further that they resign all right and
can 70 participation of the territories belonging to
the States and in consideration of which all forts,
custom houses and other property Of the United States
lying within the boundaries of the above named States
snail De made over and surrendered to them.
FORT SUMTER.
No Orders Yet Issued for its Evacuation.
WAsHISGroN, March l2.-Inquiry at the proper
quarter warrants the assertion that no order has
yet been issued in reference to the evacution of
Fort Sumter.
SECOND DESPATCH.
WAsHINGToN, March I2.-Gentlemen in prom
inent positions still confidently express the belief
that Fort Sumter will be abandoned, in obedience
to the peremptory opinion of Gen. Scott; and som
even 60 far as to say that this will be done
Monday. The information is not, however, derived
from an official source.
Special Despatch to " T. Herald
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE city has been in
state of intense excitement all day by the Tumor
that Fort Sumter is to be evacuated The radical
Republicans, upon hearing the report, fly into
cursing before ascertaining what the facts are
| Some declare the party ruined; others denounce
| the administration, saying it is demoraized and
| disgraced. One saws, "Renforce Anderson" He
| is told that it cannot be done that before the
| troops could reach him with provisions he would
| be compelled under the army regulations, and by
the dictates of humanity, to salute his flag and
] march his men out of the fort to save them from
starvation. Another says, "Notify the people of
Charleston that the government will send supply
vessel there, and if she is fired into Major Anderson