The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-14

Washington.
SEIZURE OF AMMUNITION FOR THE SOUTH AT NEW YORK
New York, Feb. 13.-Three boxes of ammuni
tion, viz: percussion caps, ball cartridges, etc.
bound for Savannah, were seized by the police to
day on board the steamer Huntsville.
Meeting OF the Virginia Convention.
RICHMOND, Feb. 13.-The State Convention mel
at the Capitol at noon. Hon. John Janney, oi
Loudon county, elected President, and in tax
ing the chair made Union speech, but said Vir.
gina would insist on her rights as condition o
her remaining in the Confederacy.
ADJoUR NMENT CT THE TEXAS STATE ooNvENTIoN-Nt
CONFIDENCE PLACED GOV. HOUSTON.
New ORLEANS, Feb. l2.-The Texas Convention
adjourned on the 4th inst. to the I'd of March. A
Committee of Safety was appointed to remain a.
Austin in the meantime.
The Convention adopted a resolution thanking
Senators Wigfall and Hemphill, and representative
Reagan for their Congressional course, and censur
ing representative Hamilton.
The revenue cutter at Galveston was condemned
as unseaworthy, ana her armam ent was taken out
and turned over to the coast survey of harbors.
There was not much disposition shown either bv
the Convention or the Legislature to trust to Gov.
Houston.
The Legislature was engaged in the discussion Of
financial matters. There much opposition to
the stay law, but it will doubtless be passed.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION.
The Charleston Mercury has information that
the South Carolina State Convention will at an
early day be summoned together again, with q
view to the action of the Montgomery Conven
tion or Congress, and without any reference to
Fort Sumter.
MAJOR ANDERSON TAKEN.
Mr. George S. Cook, the well-known photo
graphist, by special permission of the Governor,
visited Fort Sumter On Friday, and succeeded in
taking several life-like likenesses of Majer Ander
son and group of the officers under his command
Io,, oIa oEk I,
which may be seen and procured at his fashiona-
BILE gallery, King street., opposite Hasell We
learn that Mr.. Cook is also prepared to take Fort
Sumter at the shortest notice. Charleston Mercury
FLAG PRESENTATION.
A few afternoons ago number of the ladies OF
Charleston, accompanied by their PASTOR visited
Fort Moultrie, and presented the garrison there
with large State flag, the first unfurled in the
harbor. note accompanying the gift stated that
the presentation made in the full assurance
"that though you may perish t1ih 1t, you will
suffer it to be supplanted by another"
TWIN NATIoNAMTIEs
The Savannah Republican repudiates the idea
that the formation of the Southern onfederacy
has destroyed the Government framed by Washing.
ton, jefferson, and their associates. 1t says awe
have resurrected it from the ruins of time and po
litical passions, and placed it once more on the
highway to greatness and renown. 1t had beer
abused, debauched, and destroyed by others, ant
for the South has been reserved the honor of re-
storing it to its pristine purity and vigor."
Another act in keeping with those already per
formed by the New Contederacy, yet remains to be
done in the Judgment of the Republican, 1t is thus
presented:
'They have revived the Government and Consti.
tuition of their fathers; let them aoft thai
government the dishonored flag of the heroes o
other days-the Stars and Stripes-and call upon
the friends of Justice and equal rights to rally
around it. 1t is ours by right, and it should not be
left to desecration by vandal hands. Those glorious
old tunes, too, "HaH Columbia" and ''The Sta,
Spdngted Banner" are ours, and we should wrest
them from tongues that dishonor and pollute theiI
South and we have never seen the day when We
were not willing to fight for our property then, i
need be at the cannon's mouth"
The Republican expresses hope that there viii
be incorporated in the Constitution of the new
Union provision that no State should be admitted
into the Confederscy, except by a vote of two
thirds Of both branches of Congress"
RUMORS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE PEACE CONGRESS-.
On Tuesday, in Convention, Reverdy Johnson
resolution, amended in the following form, wa
carried by 10 to 8, Iowa and Massachusetts, no
being present
''Congress shall have no power to egislae upon tn
subject of servude anywhere, except to perform its du
ties under the Constitution in respect to fugtves ror
service labor and to suppress the foreign slave trade
shall any Territorial government have power to
ton protect involuntary seryitude in any Territor
north of the southern boundary of Kansas and norther
boundary of New Mexico nor to prohibit, impair, G
affect the holding of persons to service labor in
Territory south of said line in the
persons held and protected under the laws of tn
State Territory from which they were removed"
This vote was mixed, and only signifed prefer
ence for the pending proposition over others whic
had been presented. Several who voted negative
ly, expressed their willingness to accept it as
finality, if nothing better could be DONE
Mr. Baldwin, of Connecticut, will offer the 70
lowing:
mo territory belonging to any foreign State or naor
continent of America islands DertaninP
adjacent thereto, shall be acquired by the Unite
States otherwise than by treaty of cesson freely mac
people of tie ceded territory manifested by the adopto
by them of republican form OF government and by the
State
'No treaty of cesson shall be valid or opera tive
transfer jurisdiction OF such foreign State natio
such territory until it shall be ratified by four-ftl
of the members of the Senate Of the United States;
until the admission of such ceded territory into the Unio
as State States by an act Con gre duly passed
the application of the people OF uch territory lor au
The above will be so amended by the move
as not to apply to places acquired by treaty for tb
| erection of forts and the like.
Judge Logan, the friend of the President elect
| cheered the hearts of the Union of the South
| by making an eminently conservative speech. l
the course of his remarks he stated that he helpe
to make the Chicago platform, but disclaimed tha
| part of it which refers to the Territory. He wa
| opposed to it then and, acting upon the principl
which guided him at that time, he opposed it nov
and strongly urged fair division OF the Terrific
| ry. He believed such compromise consistei
with the policy of the fathers and the spirit of tt
| Constitution.
| Judging from the character of the members
the committee, this very desirable result does NJ
seem at all improbable. 1t is a peculiarly signii
| cant fact that so far every question upon which
division was taken has been carried by a vote
| over two-thirds.
| PROPOSITION OFFERED BY MR.. SELDOM, AS PRoCEEDIE
| FROM Ex.PREsIDENT TYLER.
oipfy,, 20 fO off in fha lrir
north of the line Sc deg 80 minutes, well before
| after the establishment of Territorial Governmel
in and over the same, or any part thereof, shall
made upon the recommendation of a majority
| the Senators representing at the time the mol
| slaveholding States. And in like manner. all al
| pointments to office in the Territories which ma
lie south of said line of SO degrees 80 minutes sha
| be made upon the recommendation OF majority
the Senators representing at the saveholdin
States. But nothing in this article shall be col
| strued to restrain the President of the Unite
States from removing for actual incompetency o
misdemeanor in office, any person thus appointet
and appointing temporary agent to be col
| tinued in office till the majority Of Senators
aforesaid may present a recommendation,
from filling any vacancy which may occur during Il
recess of the Senate, such appointment to contiul
ad interim. And to insure, on the part of the Sc
ators the selection of the most trustworthy agent
it is hereby directed that all the net procee
arising from the sales of the public lands shall
distributed annually among the several States, a
cording to the combined ratio of representatl
and taxation, but the distribution aforesaid may
suspended by Congress in case of actual war wi
, foreign nation, or imminent peril thereof.
CONCESSION OF ]. j. CRITTENDEN.
This veteran statesman, whose recent labors
the Unon have surpassed all that he has befO
done in his brilliant life, this afternoon stated,
debate in the Senate, that he was ready to sure
der that portion of his proposition which looked
the acquisition of more territory. 1t was receiv
/ with many manifestations of satisfaction and
e light
WAR MEASURES OF THE REPUBLICANS.
, In the Senate on Tuesday the Naval Apprepri
t ton bill passed, with the amendment appropriate
twelve hundred thousand dollars for the constr'
a tiou of seven screw steamers-of-war The vote
e favor of the amendment was large, notwithstar
ing the onslaught upon it by Senators Mason a
o Green.
Mr.. Reynolds, from the Select Committee on
Presidents Special Message on the state of
country, will report back the bill referred to the
IS authorizing and empowering the President to
r capture the forts, navy yards and arsenals seiz
l. by the secessionists in Southern States, and
J. Reynolds will support the measure in speech a
10 press it to a vote of the House.
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