The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-29
WASHINGTON RuMORS.


Colonel Ward H. Lamon, bearer OF dispatches
rom President Lincoln to Fort Sumter, returned
N w Wednesday afternoon, and reported himself to
he President while the Cabinet was present The /
Colonel brought with him large palmetto tree
which was presented to him at Charleston.
Colonel Lamon had no opportunity to state to the |
President the results of his mission to Fort Sumter
his afternoon. An interview was had this eve
ling, but the precise information Colonel Lamon |
orngs or the effect it has had upon the Presidents
mind, is not known outside Of the Cabinet, except ,
IS since indicated in a conversation the President
had with gentleman, to whom he said that Major |
Anders m was ordered to report with his command
At another place. and would embark with his troops
as soon as the facilities for doing reached him,
which would be in a few days.
Colonel Lamon does not hesitate TO state his ex-
pererce at Charleston in regard to the modus ope
randi of reaching Fort Sumter. He reached
Charleston On Sunday morning, and booked him
self as "Ward H. Lamon, of Virginia" He did
this because he asceraned that he could not reach
Fort Sumter without permit from Governor
Pickens, and could net see the Governor until
Monday morning, and in order not to make himself
a target for the curious for twenty-iour hours, as
he would have done had he announced himself from
any other State. He was not annoyed until Mon
day morning, when delegation of Charlestonians
called upon him, and inquired if his name was
Lamon? He replied, eyes, my name is Ward FL.
Lamon." They asked him if he was a friend of
President Lincoln? He replied that he was. He
was then asked if he had any objection to tell them
the object CT his mission? He said he had objec-
ton, and added that he had important business
with Governor Pickens with whom he was soon to
have an interview and if the Governor wished to
state to them the result Of the same, he could do
So This put stop to questions; but strict watch
was kept upon the Colonel, as II he was some lnler-
nal machine that had been thrown suddenly in their
midst to destroy them. No insult was offered to
him, however, but thousands of the Charlestonians
assembled to gaze upon the representative and
friend of 'Old Abe" all wondering whether he
was the messenger of peace or war.
Colonel Lamon soon obi aimed an interview with
Governor Pickens and informed the Governor that
he was bearer of dispatches from President Lincoln
to Major Anderson, and he wished to be allowed
facilities to reach the fort. Governor Pickens
treated Colonel Lamon with great courtesy, and
promptly informed him that he should have a
steamer in which to proceed to the fort and imme-
diately detailed Colonel Duryea, one of the Gov
ernor's staff, to accompany him. The Governor
also assured Colonel Lamon that he would issue
orders to the Mayor of the city to that he had
safe conduct through the city during his stay.
Accordingly, everything was provided as iudica-
ted and the fort reached. Col. Lamon invi-
ted Col. Duryea to accompany him into the fort,
where he was introduced to Major Anderson and
the other officers in Fort Sumter. Col. Lamon and
Major Anderson then left Col Duryea to be enter
tanned by the other officers, and proceeded to pri-
vate quarters, where an interview of several hours
was had, the result of which has been reported
to the President, and will be the subject of
official communication from the President in few
DAYS.
Dispatches received here from Charleston to-
night assert that it is well known that Major An
ders0n has not a weeks supplies of provisions
hand and is out of fuel and that the probability is
the authorities will refuse to allow him longer to
purchase supplies from Charleston markets. 1t is
believed that Col. Lamon is the bearer of similar
information and if so, it is easy to account for the
remark made by the President in conversation to-
night as quoted above
OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM TEXAS
MI oil has hpnn iUaH hI-f hn
ment from Brownsville with dates to the 10Th inst
Captain Stoneman states that seven companies, in
Guiding French's battery. had embarked on board
the Daniel Webster for Tortugas, Key West, and
other ports. The cavalry were expected to leave
the 22d, on board the Arizona, for New Orleans.
The United States troops had not given up the
posts
Captain Stoneman had, in accordance with an
arrangement made by Gen. Twiggs, turned over to
the Texans three hundred and fifty horses and ten
six-mule teams. few hours after there was
complete stampede of the horses which caused
great rejoicing among our soldiers
Intelligence from Texas, with recent dates states
that the Indians were making sad havoc with the
lives and property of the white settlers. The In
dams on the frontier had been informed of the
withdrawal of the United States troops, and were
accordingly arranging for general incursion.
THE NEW TARIFF.
The administration fully realizes the weight OF
the incubus saddled upon it by the last Congress in
the shape of the new tariff. Even those members
of the Cabinet that favor a protective policy no
longer conceal their belief that its enactment was
imp0litc at the present juncture of public affairs
and will prove most abundant source of domestic
and international complications The President has
doubtlessly wished ere this his Pittsburg speech
that contributed indirectly much to the passage
of the tariff bill, unsaid. 1t now looks that, with
the present peaceabe prospect, the impracticabi
ty of the enforcement of its provisions is apt
20 induce the administration call extra session
| of Congress than the Southern imbroglio. Secre-
| l,,-a AZ.
| the last few days,.to prominent New York polit
clan, that in his opinion the tariff more
| likely to diminish than to increase the public reve
| nue..
| THE MISSOURI APPOINTMENTS.
Frank p. Blair should be voted the thanks of thu
President and the Cabinet for the truly selfsacrif
cling manner in which he has taken charge of the
Missouri appointments. No expectant from tina
State ever thinks of troubling himself about thu
| good will of the Executive and the heads of the
different departments. Frank is their man. Hi
word is the ''sesame" that opens to them the door
to place and profit. When he says 81 will appoint
you," or 81 have appointed you 40 no not unlre
quently does, they know that his dictum is equiva
lent to a commission duly signed and sealed; ant
for this reason, probably, it is said that whenever
Frank is in public his lett coat pocket is stuff
ed full with applications and his right one will
commissions for offices west of the Missouri river
| Verify, Frank has got to be power in the land
| WISCONSIN ON SUMTER.
The Governor of Wisconsin has written to
friend in this city that the evacuation of Fort Sum
ter, at this time will tend to disrupt the Republi
| can prrty in that State, and divide the entir
Northwest. He says the people of that section are
almost without distinction of party, opposed to tn
policy of abandonment and, rather than see il
adopted, would prefer to sink every man-of-war il
the navy. The Governors letter is very decides
in tone and only one of many received here re
Gently of the same character.
THE PRESIDENTS FIRST STATE DINNER.
President Lincoln will give his first state Dime
at the White House Thursday evening. Th
following named persons will constitute the party
The President the Vice-President, Lieutenant
General Scott, Com. Stewart, VIM. II. Seward
$. p. Chase, Simon Cameron, Gideon Wells, Gale
B. Smith, Montgomery Blair, Edward Bates, job
G. Nicolay, Private Secretary; John Hay, Assist
ant Secretary; Ford Seward, Watt Smith, Richar
Bates, c. II. Kellogg, L. NJ. Todd, Colonel Lamon
Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Hamlin, Mrs. F Seward, Mis-
Chase, Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs. Grimsey, Miss Wood
bury.
Vice-Presdent HamIin and Mrs. Hamlin wi
leave here for their home in Maine on Friday O
Saturday.
IMPORTANT TO OFFICE SEEKERS.
Postmaster General Blair in the case of the Phi
adelphia post-ofiice, has decided that postmaste
must be appointed from the place where the of1c
is located, and not from any other section. Thi
relieves the department, in many instances, of
pressure for post-oflices from persons who do no
reside near the office which they seek.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
Mr.. Defrees, the new Superintendent of Publ
Printing, has taken possession of the office an
commenced operations. The old fOgies are rattle
indignant at his expressed determination to hav
them to read proof at the office, instead of havin
it sent all over the city for them.
THE SOUTHERN MAILS.
| All the necessary details for the operations of tn
post-oflice department have been forwarded to NJ
Reagan, Postmaster General of the Confederat
States, including blank books, schedules, &c.
THE PRESIDENT DON'T READ NEWSPAPERS.
Perhaps the most deplorable effect of the ABSORB
| ton of the Presidents time by the
place hunters is his inability to read the publ
prints. | am informed by one well acquainted wit
his ways, that he has hardly looked at newsuapt
since his installation in the White House.
MR.. RUSSELL, OF THE TINES.
| William II. Russell, correspondent of the LondC
Times, arrived in the city this morning. He.to-da
visited the Senate and some of the departments
He will leave for the South in a few days.
THE AMERICAN TARIFF BILL.
From the London Saturday RerieW.l
1t is important to observe that while the ne
tariff bill is calculated to encourage the formatio
of a Southern Confederation, the existence of sue
Confederation, If it be formed, must necessari
be fatal to Northern tariff, and not only to sue
a tariff the insane cupidity of the Norther
manufacturers is now contemplating, but even to
rational and moderate revenue law. For the on
trade which Southern Union would care to hay
would be, nearly possible, free trade. 1t is
course the object of the cotton planters to manufa
ture nothing but raw cotton, and to buy ever
luxury and necessary of life in the very market
which they sell their staple. English calico ar
English cutlery will, therefore, stream into Ne
Orleans and Charleston as soon as the Northel
Union ceases to claim jurisdiction over those port
How these goods to be prevented from enerir
the territory of the old United States? No natur
frontier separates the two halves of the existir
federation-the dividing line has been excl
sively created by an artificial difference
f social institutions. One glance at this boul
dairy on the map will show the impo