The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-02
TIE NATIONAL CRISIS.
VIRGINIA COEVENrCJOr

VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
RICHMOND, March LIN the Convention to-day
resolution was offered and referred that an ordi
nance be passed submitting to the voters of the
State the question whether Virginia should remain
with the North or secede and join the South.
Another resolution offered that Virginia
should use her best efforts to procure vote of all
the States on the question of Union or Disunon,
on the basis of the Peace Conference propositions
and will cooperate with the States agreeing with
| her therein.
Mr.. Baylor finished his Union speech, and en-
dorsed the Peace Conference propositions. He said
he was opposed to the right of secession, and also
| to coercion.
Mr.. James, of Warren, made speech, in which
he said be meant to use all his efforts for an ad
Justment; and if they failed, Virginia ought to
unite with the South.
Mr.. Goode, of Mecklenburg, denounced the Peace
propositions.
| A long debate on the resolution inviting the
Peace Commissioners to address the Convention
took place, and finally resolution merely inviting
them to seats was finally adopted. The debate in.
dlcated that the Peace propositions are acceptable
to the Union men. The secessionists denounce
| them. Some are undecided.
| THE SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACY.
| MONTGOMERY, March 1.-COngress has been in
secret session all day, and has confirmed the nom-
nation Of Peter S. Z. Beauregard, of Louisiana, as
Brigadier General of the provisional army.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
RICHMOND, March 1.-The following returns from
North Carolina have been received Wake county,
LOO majority for Union; Renan, 400 majority for
Union; Davidson, 200 majority for Union; Gull
ford, 200 majority for Union. Alamance Orange
and johnson counties also give large Union ma
jorities.
Brunswick, New Hanover, Wayne, Meeks, Neck
| lenberg, Cabarrus, Nash, Edgec0me Lenoir, Du-
pin, and Craven counties all give majorities for
secession. The majOrities are unascertained but
are mostly large. The results of the vote for or
against the convention are so far indefinite.
! POSTAGE IN THE SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACY
The Montgomery correspondent of the Columbus
Times, says:
The Congress has passed the Postal Bill, which
regulates the rates of postage and all matters
nected with the carrying of the mails, &C. 1t will
go into effect very soon. 1t provides the following
rates of postage: On letters for 800 miles FIVE
cents over 300 miles ten cents; advertised letters
| two cents extra instead of one. On newspapers
other than those sent direct to actual subscribers
from the Office of publication) two cents EACH and
the entire rates of newspaper and magazine post
age is doubled on present United States rates.
The registration letter system and the franking
privilege is abolished All the Government De,
partments will be conducted on the principle of
strict economy. No more clerks will be employed
IN any department than are actually necessary,
and they will, learn, be required to work at least
ten or twelve hours per day instead of six as is the
case at Washington.
| THE REPUBLICANS WHO ARE FOR COMPROMISE.
| The Republicans who voted, in the House of Rep-
resentatiyes, for such amendment of the Consti-
tuition of the United States as would prohibit all
interference with slavery in the States, are as fol-
lows:
Adrich, Minnesota. Morrill,, Vermont.
! Babbitt, Pennsylvania. E. j. Morriss Pa
Campbell, Pennsy ylvania. Nixon, New JERSEY
G. B. COchrane, N. Y. Olin, New JERSEY
COlfax Indiana. Porter Indiana
Corwln, Ohio. Rice, Massachusetts.
Delano, New York. C. Robinson, R. l.
Dunn, Indiana. Scranton, Pennsylvania
Hale, Pennsylvania. Spaulding, New York.
Hall, Pennsylvania. Stanton, Ohio.
holmick, Ohio. Thayer, Massachusetts.
Hoard, New York. Trimbe, Ohio.
W. A. Howard, Mich. Butterfeld, New York.
Humphrey, New York. French Maine
| Junkln, pennsylvania. kigore, Indiana.
W. Kellogg, Illinois. Morse, Maine
W. s. Kenyon, N. Y. Palmer, New York
| kiinger, Pennsylvania. Sherman, Ohio.
Mcknight, Pa. Stratt0n New Jersey.
Mcpherson, Pa Verree, Pennsylvania.
Moorhead, Pa. Wood, Pennsylvania.
Window, Minnesota.
| THE CABINET.
| Our most authoritative advices from Washington
are to the effect that Mr.. Lncoln's Cabinet will
be composed as follows:
State. Mr.. Seward. War;. Mr. Cameron
Atty-General. Mr.. Bates. Postofice. Mr.. Wees
NaVy......... .....,....,....M Mr.. NJ. Blair.
OF these gentlemen, two are from Slave States,
namely, Missouri and Maryland. Three-namely'
Mr.. Chase, Mr.. Welles, and Mr.. Blair-are Uncom-
promising Republicans; while, so far as we are
aware, Mr.. Bates and Mr.. Smith have not declared
themselves on that subject; and Mr.. Seward show
ed yesterday that he will not consent either to the
Crittenden or the Franklin propositions; and Mr..
Cameron is believed not to be now inclined to 90
any considerable length in the way of concessions.
-Ne'o York Tribune, March /.
| IMPORTANT FROM LOUISIANA.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 2S.-The Senate passed bill
to-day appropriatng half million for the defence
of the State from foreign invasion.
The private dispatches from Washington in the
Pieayune of yesterday, stating that no attempt
would be made by the Lincoln Administration to
collect the revenue or take the forts, is not be.
lieved
Acommunication was received in the House from
A. ID. Osborn, of Brooklyn in behalf of many citi-
zens, asking the extension of an invitation from
| Louisiana to New Jersey and the Southern Dis
trict OF New York to unite with the Southern Con-
federacY 1t was referred to the Committee on
Federal Relations.
| The resolution of Mr.. Lindsay, to invite South
ern Indiana and Illinois to secede and join the
Southern Confederacy requires that their constitu
tions be pro-slavery.
The Charleston Courier now dates its daily issues
thus;-"Charleston, s. c., Confederated States of
America"