The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-24
SECESSION MOVEMENTS.

| lnrldge addressed large audience at the Court
house this afternoon. lie denounced President Lin
coins proclamation illegal, saying that he could
not make his IS 600 men efficient till after the meet
| ing OF Congress. He proposed that Kentucky
should present hersefto Congress on the 4h OF JULY
through her Senators and Representatives and
protest against the settlement of the present diff
culties by the sword. Mean while, that Kentucky
| should call a Convention to aid her Congressmen
in presenting such protest. Should that fail the
honor, interest and duty of Kentucky unites her
with the South.
Gov Magofin has not called special session of
the Legislature the 29th nst as reported in our
| newspapers. The proclamation has been drawn up
| out not issued by the authorities.
military alliance is about to be formed between
this city and New Albany and Jeffersonville. In
diana, to preserve peaceabe status between the
three cities, and to preserve amicabe relations in
any event.
The Home Guard for this city was organized this
evening.
Missouri.
CAPTURE OF THE LIBERTY ARSENAL
INDEPENDENCE, April 90 At an early hour this
morning, the arms and munitions of war held at
the arsenal, in Liberty, Clay county, were at the
demand of some citizens, given up. 1t is stated
that there were 300 stand of arms and ten or
twelve pieces of cannon, and a considerable amount
OF powder in the arsenal. This will be distributed
in Clay and the adjoining counties
Ninety stand of arms and a cannon have been
brought here.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April 2O-The arsenal at
secession meeting was held here to dav and thou
sands from the adioining counties of Missouri and
Kansas were present. secession post was raised
and many prominent places decorated with seces
sion flags.
ST.. JOSEPH Mo-, April 20-The secession fac
was unfurled and carried through the streets to-
day by mounted company, after which it was
raised on Market square, without disturbance
or much enthusiasm. Considerable excitement
is manifest, and Secession is the prevailing senti-
ment.
Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, April 20.-Troops are continually
arriving here from the upper parishes.
THINGS IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, April 2l.-The city is comparative
y quiet to-day, though in the course of the fore
noon the roll of the drum and the tramp of the
troops were heard in many of the streets At9
O'Clock A. NJ, the 6th 18th and list Regiments
embarked on board the steamships Baltic Marion
and Columbia. The scenes at the wharf were of
the most exciting and touching character The
men in these regiments, like their companions in the
glorious seventh, are the flower of the city, and
Will give a good account of themselves. They did
not sail this evening.
The utmost anxiety is manifested to learn of the
safe arrival of the Seventh at Annapolis. Not
little regret is expressed that they were not put
on board the Baltic on Friday, and despatched
to Annapolis at once. Much valuable time would
have been saved, and the strength of the men
would not have been so severely taxed in advance.
The great meeting at Union Square Yesterday
was remarkable for the unanimitys exhibited on
the part of many prominent politicians and public
men, who had been pretty much all their lives at
daggers' points. The speakers, however, were of
ordinary cabre. Perhaps the man that was most
closely criticized was Mayor Wood The Mayor
was cautious and guarded, but patriotic as we'll
and called upon his fellow-citizens to stand by the
Government. He said but little about making
New York free city, but that little was against
project
min the churches this morning, free reference was
p fOr he in
aerate, as well as loyal spirit. Major Anderson
TENDED Trinity in the forenoon. The Stars and
Stripes on the occasion were unfured near the
cross of the seeple. st Paul's also displayed the
flag, near the Broadway portico.
In many of the churches collections were taken
up in aid of the families of the soldiers who have
gone to the war.
Rev. Mathew Hale Smith, pastor of the North
Reformed Church, publishes a notice stating that
he would be unable to preach this afternoon as
usual. Being Chaplain of the 18th Regiment, he
does not mean to forsake his colors, and will march
accordingly with his company for the defence of
w Washington tomorrow.
Hackley, " the dirty street contractor" who was
committed to prison by the Recorder, for contempt
OF court, in refusing to answer certain questions
tending to unfold certain corruptions in and about
the City Hall, released from Jail this afternoon
Judge Barrow dissenting from the views of the
Recorder.
Steamship Edinburgh sailed for Glasgow yester-
dav, with 241 passengers.
III.
Russian Consul, who was killed by being thrown
out of his carriage in the Central Park. on Thurs
day last. took place to-day from the Church of the
Ascension, Fifth avenue. 1t attended very nu-
merously; most OF the foreign Consuls were pres
ent.
| The Virginia steamers of Messrs Ludlam & He
| nicken have been withdrawn, in consequence of the
seizure OF one of their vessels, the jamestown, at
| City Point, Va.
Steamship R. R. Cuyler, which was partially
loaded for Savannah, is discharging her cargo,
having been chartered by the Government
| - steamship Monticello sailed last evening for
WRaRih Tth one hundred marines and thehN"
In business circles to-day there was uuu verv lii
tie done, the war excitement swallowing up and
Il absorbing everything. Some few merchants as
sembled together in the Corn Exchange but it was
to talk over-not corn, or cotton, or freight nor
anything of the sort-but of regiments, battalions
bombardments, and pitched battles.
| Sterling exchange, per the steamers to-day.
| closed very dull and heavy, and most of the CITY
drawers reduced their rates on London'to to lO7 and
even then scarcely any business was transacted
The range for commercial bills was from log to lO7
On Paris 5f53@5E32%. Amsterdam 4O@4OL
| Berlin 7Gm76L
The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this
morning amounted to Sl7,771 ,l39.47 and the bal
ances to 81 ,OS0,954.48 The exchanges of the week
ending this morning were Sl24,0 ,OS7, against
| S22, $40, 7l7.9S for the week previous.
q. b. Lamar, Esq has resigned his position as
president OF the Bank of the Republic, and Mr..
| SIdne udS Deen elected TO NIL the Mr.,
Lamar, 1t is said, will return to his native State
Georgia, to make common cause with his section
In money matters there is no change whatso-
ever, unless it be additional scrutiny of the kind of
security offered. Anybody who is all right on that
point can obtain any amount on almost his own
terms.
There was good attendance at the Stock Ex-
change this morning, and, considering the excite
ment, fair business was done. No Federal bonds
were offered, but at private sale prices were well
supported. The new per cents, however, were
an exception, having been offered at decline of
per cent. In the border State bonds there was
another stampede, while the general railway list
wa was very sick, under strong pressure to realize
OF Reading 600 shares sold, opening at 80 and
closing at 2924; 1850 N. Y. Central 6S1%@6s;
200 Illinois Central, 56@55&; $50 Erie, i7@I8;
S l290 90o Galena and Chicago s. of Tennessee g.:
361a; 81, 900 Missouri 6s 40.
Compared with the closing quotations of yester
day, Tennessee 6's declined IL per cent; Mis-
souri, 6's =; Brooklyn G. W. l.. 6; Virginia 6's l:
Erie bonds l; Pacific Mail G; N. Y Central l; Eric
/; Hudson u; Harlem 2