The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-23

| and treat our Southern brethren as friends Wher
| l can have any such reliable assurance as this tc
| give, L Will go most cheerfully and urge our
| Southern brethren to follow our example, and re-
store harmony and fraternai affection between the
| North and the South
At present, our labors should be here Let us
| put ourselves right, and then we can with more
| confidence and justice appeal to them: and | am
happy to say that recent indications lead me to
nope that this may be done. am especially graft
ned to see the patriotic and sensible article in the
Albany Journal of last Monday Standing, as the
senior editor OF that paper does at the head of his
party, 1t required great moral courage and good
sense ana devoted patriotism to indte and publish
such an article. But regard it as evidence that
there are men in the Republican party, who have
been regarded as most ultra, who see the danger
that threatens, and are willing to sacrifice all false
PRIDE, and even party itself to save the country
cannot doubt that that there are many more such:
and from tn at source look for the salvation of the
country. But cannot say more. / have written
In the utmost haste, that substitute NAV be ap.
pointed in my place. am truly yours,
MILLARD FILLMORE
LETTER FROM HON. GEORGE ". SUMMERS OF vIR.
GINA.
The Richmond IVhig of Yesterday publishes a
long letter from Hon. George w. Summers on the
crisis He takes strong conservative grounds. and
Is in favor of Border State Convention. On this
point the writer saws:
:. Let Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, with Penn
sylVania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana Illinois and
Iowa send commissioners, three or more, to meet
at frankfort or Lexington, there to confer and de-
liberate together upon the best means of restoring
South.
These are the central States of the Union. They
cover the territory divided by the slave ine Prac
tlcay, they have abiding interest in all the
questions connected with slavery than all the other
the te 1qaor %do eseses ee s,R
their departure. 1t is in the border free States
they seek safety. These too, are the slave States
which are chiefly interested in migration to the
territories. 1t is along this line that feuds and hos
tllIty are most likely to be engendered, while we
remain together; and these States must be mainly
tne theatre OF war and violence, should war and
violence follow dsunion
Now, II these States, thus situated and thus in
terested, should be able to devise and agree upon
proper remedy for the evils which are upon US,
surely the more distant and less interested States
upon the Gulf and those of New England might
reasonably be expected to acquesce therein. The
States OF the extreme South could well trust the
consideration of difficulties to the border slave
holding States with entire confidence that nothing
would be concurred in or recommended by them
which could effect niuriously the rights the honor
or equality of the States. The Northern States
would have the same just of reliance that the
great central non-slavehOlding States thus called
into conference would approve of no measure
which their constitutional obligations and the du-
ties OF patriotism could not endorse and accept
THE BLOCKADE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
The telegram announcing that surveillance was
exercised by the Mississippi authorities, on steam
boats passing up and down the Mississippi, by order
of Governor Pettus, was contradcted, but the re-
port seems to be confirmed by extracts from Mem
phis papers.
From the Memphis AudIancke jan III
just above Vicksburg, by direction of Governor
Pettus, battery has been erected, and every boat
haiing from north of Mason & Dixon's line is COM
PEELED to round to, and give an account of them
selves Inc Imperial, from this port, passed there
during the night, aud forced to land at the be
hest OF tweve-pound shot fired across her bows
Of course she was all right, and went on The new
Republic is going to work in earnest.
From the NenphiS Appeal jan III
The orders of the Governor of Mississippi to
place battery of guns at Vicksburg for the par
pose OF hailing steamers and causing them to land
has been complied with. as we learn from one of
the clerks OF the Simonds, who informs us that
four guns are placed at the foot of the bluff, a
quar- ter of mile above the wharf-boat; that while
the Simonds lay there on her trip up the river,
blank cartridges were fired to bring to and cause
to land the Gladiator, the Imperial and the A. o
Tylor, and that it was understood that if the sum-
mons were not attended to, the next gun fired would
be shotted. The object of the surveillance has not
been made known.
From the Memphis Erening ArguS JAM 16l
Cincinnati steamboatmen have been thrown into
fever, from the Governor of Mississippi ordering
cannon and military company to Vicksburg, to
hail all steamboats, passing
The Abolition journals of Cincinnati howl over
it, and are greatly incensed. Wewould like to see
them help themselves.
From the Ne1v Orleans Delta
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLIC.
Before the 4th of March the Southern renuhiic
will be fixed fact Each State, it secedes, will
elect delegates to the Convention to be held at
Montgomery, and will present the Federal Consti-
tuition as the basis of the new Union. The Federal
t.E,,4. a. II
satisfy the whole South. The Convention at Mont
gomery will speedily adopt that instrument, and
then erneeed to 1rganize the Government under it
we hardly imagine that it will be found necessary
to make any radical or serious changes in the pres
ent system
The recognition of the present representatives in
Congress from the South as constituting the pro
visional government, will doubtless be made No
essential changes should be made in the Constitu.
ton or laws, in order that the Other States of the
South may have no reason for delaying their acces
sion to the new Union, and that they NAV take a
part in any changes that may be found necessary in
the new government. Then the question is pre-
sented to the border slave States in a very direct
and simple manner.
Both sections present the same Constitution and
form of government. Delaware, Virginia, Mary
land, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee will have
to decide whether they will take the same Consti
tuition with the Northern inter pretation in Union
with abolition States, or with the Southern in
depreciation and in Union with slaveholdne
States.
When their decision is made it will be time
enough to make such changes in the Constitution
as may be needed. 1t would be maniestly unwise
ana lneXpedIent to make such amendments unit
the whole South is represented in the new govern
/ ment. Some of the best provisions of the presen
| Federal Constitution were adopted some YEAR
after the original instrument had gone into effect
The Convention at Montgomery, in adopting ,
form of government, will provide for a temp orar,
! Executive. The present Federal judiciary Nigh
be continued in office, and all the acts of Congress
| applicable to the South, all the contracts of th
! Federal Government for these States-wil
! doubtless be recognized and continued in ful
| operation.
! Thus, with that wonderful capacity of our peo
| pie for seltgoyernment and political organization
may the Republic Of the South be organized ant
| placed in efficient and full operation before tn
| fields and forests shall put on their summer gar
niture.
TENNESSEE.
1t would seem that in the Tennessee Legislature
there is a controlling conser vative sentiment, which
| while it endorses the position that the grant o
additional guarantees to the South sheuld be mad
a condition precedent to the longer stay of Tennes
see in the Union, is determined that Tennessee
shall not be precipitated into secession. The bi
calling for Convention of the people of the State
| which passed the House several days ago (an
which we believe has since passed the Senate,
provides that any ordinance or resolution whic
may be adopted by said Convention having for il
| object change OF the position or relation of tn
State to the National Union or her sister Southern
States, shall be of no binding force effect unit
it is submitted to ratified by the people, an
requiring vote equal to majority of the vote
cast in the last election for Governor to ratify.-
Thus the people will have an opportunity, in votin
for delegates to declare for or againssecession an
again, should the action of the Convention con
template any change in the Federal relations
the State, they will have the opportunity of el
dorsing or overruling alike their own former dec
sion and the action of the Convention. 1t is pr
posed to hold the election for members OF the Cor
yention on the 9th of February, and that the Con
vention shall assemble on the 25th of the sam
month.
SEIZURE OF FORTS.
December T.-Fort Moultrie and Castle Pincl
ney, at Charleston, seized.
December 27.-The Revenue cutter Wilal
Aiken surrendered by her commander, and take
possession of by South Carolina.
December 30.-The United States arsenal
Charleston seized.
January 2.-Forts Pulaski and jackson, and II
United States arsenal, at Savannah, seized b
Georgia troops.
January 2.-Fort Macon and the United Stat
arsenal, at Fayetteville, seized by North Carolin
| January 4.-Fort Morgan and the United Stat
arsenal at Mobile, seized by Alabama.
January S.-Forts johnson and Caswell,
Smithvie, seized by North Carolina.
January 9.-The Star of the West, bearing rel
forcements for Major Anderson, fired at in Charlie
ton harbor.
January l2.-Fort McRae, at Pensacola, SEIZE
by Florida.
January l0.-The steamer Marion, seized b
South Carolina; restored on the l1th
January 1.-THE United States arsenal at Bate
Rouge, and Forts Pike, st. Philip and Jackso
seized by Louisiana.
January l2.-FOrt Barrancas and the navy val
at Pensacola seized by Florida.
These forts cost S., ,947, 900, are pierced for o.