The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-06
SEE FOURTH PAGE,
THE NEWS.

In the Louisiana State Convention on Mondaya
resolution was passed to unite to-day in public re-
cepon to General Twiggs, late commander of the
Department of Texas under the government of the
United States, and inviting him to seat on the
floor of the Convention. A resolution was intro
duced in the Convention instructing the Louisiana
delegates in the Southern Congress not to cede any
ofthe public domain to the Confederation.
Itappears, according to our advices from the
National Capital, that Lord Lyons, the British Min
ister, has notified the Government at Washington
that his Government will not recognize merely
proclamation of the blockade o f the Southern ports
on the part of Mr.. Lincon's administration, but
that blockade, to be considered such, must be
efectual. 1t is stated, too, that the French Gov
ernment, also, will give similar official notifi-
cation, and that this will probably be fol.
lowed by all the leading European Powers having
commercial interests at stake.
We learn from Washington that drafts sent by
the Government to the custom-house at New Or
leans have been returned unpaid.
The President sent the appointment of his Cabi-
net officers to the Senate yesterday The list is
precisely the same as published by US yesterday
morning. The Southern States are represented by
MesSrs. Bates of Missouri, and Blair of this State
All were confirmed.
yesterday, the nomination of Mr.. Mallory was
confirmed as Secretary of the Navy.
By the steamer Northern Liqht at New York
yesterday, we learn that the American treaty with
New Grenada had not been ratified
In the Virginia Convention Yesterday more sa
cession resolutions introduced and referred.
One of the series offered proposed that an ordi-
nance be reported contemplating the resuming by
the State of Virginia all powers delegated by her
to the Federal Government, and the calling of a
Convention of the border slave States for the
purpose of forming confederacy with such of
the free States as shall desire to join the movement
The inaugural of Mr. Lincoln was denounced as
aggressive, and as indicating coercion Of the Sc
ceded States
News from Charleston and the South will now
be eagerly looked for. To satisfy our readers as
to the movements at Charleston, we publish this
morning extracts from letters from that city, Civ
ing accounts of the war preparations going on
there. Our regular despatch from Washington
states that Major Anderson does not desire rein
iorcements. The same despatch says that the friends
OF Anderson are endeavoring to have him pro-
NOTED as Brigadier General, vice Gen. Twigps.
stricken from the roll.
We have not yet received sufficient returns from
North Carolina as to decide how the recent cleo.
tion in that State resulted.
1t has been decided at Savannah that all goods
shipped for Tennessee, through that port must paw
duties IN that city, unless purchased before the 28th
ult, and shipped before the l4th inst Our mer
chants will take notice
The Secretary Of the Treasury Of the Southern
Confederacy has decided that the act Of the 18Th
OF February does not prohibit foreign vessels from
engaging in the coasting trade of the Republic.
On Sunday, Mr. Glenn, the Commissioner from
Georgia, addressed the Missouri State Convention
at st. Louis. While he was speaking, he suffered
great indignities from persons occupying the lob
bies.
The correspondents of several of the Northern
papers mention u rumor that Miss Harriet Lane
niece of Ex-President Buchanan, was married on
Monday morning to James Z. Carlisle ESQ., a dis.
tnguished lawyer of Washington.
Gen. Twiggs arrived at New Orleans Yesterday
and was received by an escort and salute.
despatch from New Orleans informs us that
the revenue cutter Dodge has been seized by the
Texas authorities Troops are concentrating in
the neighborhood of Fort Brown and the COM
mander was preparing for an attack. Fort
Cooper has been surrendered to the State authori-
ties.
Ex-Presdent Buchanan arrived in this city YES
terday afternoon from Washington on the way to
his home at Wheatland. He sojourned at Barnum's
Hotel, where he was called upon by many of our
citizens. He will leave for Pennsylvania this
morning, at SIS A. NJ, under the escort of the
Baltimore City Guard.