The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-28
BALTIMORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 49,
THE NEWS.


The Convention of Louisiana adopted the ordi-
nance of secession on Saturday. by a vote of ll3
yeas to II nays
The election for delegates to the Texas Conven-
ton, has resulted in the success of the immediate
secessionists, By a large maority. The Convention
meets at Austin to-day, and we may expect to hear
before the end of the week, that Texas has de-
cared herself out of the Union, making the sew
enth seeding State.
The Senate was not in session on Saturday. In
the House, Mr.. Grow called up his resolution to
instruct the Committee of Five to inquire into and
report to the House whether any secret organize
tion hostile to the United States was in existence in
the District of Columbia-and whether any officer
or employee of the Government was concerned
therein. Messrs Burnett, of Kentucky, Branch
and Crage, of North Carolina and Kunkel, of Ma
ryland, opposed the passage of the resolution, and
an exciting discussion ensued, but under the pres
sure of the previous question the resolution was
adopted. At the expiration of the morning hour
the debate on the majority Report of the Committee
of Thirty-Three was continued Mr.. Clark, of Mis-
souri,, charged that it not the election of Lin
coin of which the slave States had to complain but
They had passed obnoxious laws and denied the con-
struction Of the decision of the Supreme Court He
was sure, he said, that the Crittenden resolutions
would give peace to the country and he desired that
the proposition should be submitted to the people.
He declared that the people of Missouri were yet
loyal to the Union but that if their apprehonsions
were not quieted by satisfactory compromise,
they would secede and take part with the South.
Mr.. Gilmer, of North Carolina, opposed TO
secession and did not believe in reconstruction. lie
called upon the North to do something that should
bring peace and quiet to the country. If this was
done it would destroy the hopes of the disunioniss
The Crittenden resolutions, in his opinion, if
adopted, would effect this desirable result. If,
however, the grievances of which the South had
just reason to complain were not redresseo, a
bloody civil war was inevitable He implored the
Republicans to offer satisfactory compromise
before it was too late. Mr. Ally, of Massachusetts,
was for coercion and no compromise. He asserted
that the North could do without the South, but
the South could not do without the North. Mr..
Pryor next took the floor but gave way to mo-
tion for adjournment.
Our intelligence from Charleston is impor
tant. 1t is rumored that the South Carolinians
are making preparations for an attack upon Fort
Sumter. The Senate, on Saturday, adopted reso-
luton authorizing the Governor to send volunteers
to Florida if needed in of the threatened in
vasion by any vessel or vessels of the Government
of the United States. The number of volunteers
is not restricted.
The Legislature has agreed on a flag for the
State. 1t is of blue, with white oval in the
tre, and golden palmetto tree therein. In the
upper flagstaff corner is white crescent.
1t is understood at Washington, that about the
10th inst. Major Anderson requested Gov. Pickens
to direct one of the steamers plying between
Charleston and New York to call at Fort Sumter
and 10 take off the women and children who re-
main in the fort. The reason given by the Major
for this request is stated to have been that although
be and his men could subsist without inconvenience
upon the kind of provisions with which the fort is
supplied, the women and children were not satisfied
with it, and suffering for the want of delica-
cies to which they had been accustomed. This re
quest had not been noticed by Governor Pickens
at the date of the last communications receiv-
ed at Washin gton from Major Anderson
We are inclined to think that an erroneous impress
sion prevails to the nature of the communica.
tions between Major Anderson and the South Car
ona authorities, in regard to supplies for the Fort
Major Anderson rejected present of provisions
formed that provisions would be furnished By the
Commissioners of South Carolina, without charge
This also rejected. The statement that Major
Anderson has free access to the Charleston market
is of doubtful authority.
The Governor of Mississippi assigns as a reason
why he established battery at Vicksburg, to over
haul all steamers going down the Mississippi,
that be ha to believe an expedition would
MT do tba r,r .lo
of the forts and arsenals and therefore ordered
the volunteer artillery companies of jackson and
Vichsburg to take such position as would pre-
vent any hostile expeditions from northern States
from descending the river. These forces were
withdrawn soon as he heard that the State of
Louisiana had fully garrisoned the forts aud arse
mails.
On Saturday the resolutions emoOiging Sena
tor Crittenden's propositions We're passed in the
New Jersey Legislature, and nine delegates ap-
pointed to the Convention proposed by Virginia to
assemble st Washington.
The Kentucky Legislature has appointed six del
egates to the Convention.
From Washington we learn that thrty-ive mem
bers of the House of Representatives have signed
Mr.. Montgomery's proposition to resign and return
home, so as to allow Congress fresh from the peo-
pie to be elected to which the settlement of our
national troubles could be referred, WITH it is
believed, some hope of success.
The House of Delegates of Virginia, Satur-
day, passed the bill for the relief of the banks from
the penalties of suspension.
The Alabama Convention will adjourn on Tues
day next to the 4th of March. Hon. l. J. Judge
has been appointed Commissioner to Washington
by the Governor to treat relative to the forts
senals, custom house, etc.. in that State.
The North Carolina House of Representatives,
on Saturday, adopted resolution for sending com
missoners to Washington and also to Montgomery.
1t is expected to pass the Senate.
1t is stated that the Tennessee Convention will be
filed by strong conservative
We learn from Norfolk that large force is en-
gagged at Fortress Monroe in mounting heavy guns
on the ramparts, pointing inland. The movement
has created great excitement at Norfolk.