The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-10
BORDER STATE CONVENTION


The Louisville journals of June contain the ad
dress of delegates to the Border State Convention
to the people of the United States. 1t long
document, containing principally a rehash of old
arguments to prove that peace necessary to pros
perity, and the whole Union better than divided
The gist of the whole is contained in the fol-
lowing suggestions
We venture to suggest for your consideration and
action, two specific propositions as most likely to
lead to pacication:
LIST. That Congress shall at once propose such
constitutional amendments as viii! secure to slave
holders their legal rights, and aav their apprehen-
sons in regard to possible Entertainments in the fll
ture.
I'd. If this should fail to bring about the results
desirable to us and essential to the best hopes
of our country, then let Involuntary convention be
called, composed Of delegates from the people of
all the States, in which measures of peaceable adj
| justment may be devised and adopted and the ma
ton rescued from the continued horrors and caam-
tiles of civil war.
To our fellow citizens of the North we desire to
say, discard that sectional and unfriendly spirit
manifested by teaching and action, which has con-
tributed so much to infiame the feelings of the
Southern people, and justly create apprehensiops
| on their part of injury to them.
10 our fellow citizens OF the South we desire to
say: though we have been greatly injured bv vour
prec'pltate action, we would not now reproach Won
as the cause OF that injury but we eptreat vo, m
re-examine the question of the necessity for such
action, etc etc.
1t is signed by J. J. Crittenden, President: JAS.
| Guthrie, Il. X. Williams Archibald Dixon II N
Bristow, Joshua f. Bell, C. A. Wickliffe. G. W
Dunlap, J. F. Robinson, John B. Huston, Robert
Richardson, of Kentucky; Ii. Il. Gamble, VIM A.
Hall, j. b. Henderson, VIM. G. Pomeroy, of Mis-.
souri,, and John CALDWELL of Tennessee.
Following this is the address of the above dele.
gates from Kentucky to the people of their own
State, which says
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of the unhappy condition in which we are
now placed, or to crimiuate either of the
sections to the dishonor of the other, but
can say that We believed both to have been
| wrong, and, IN their madness and folly, to have
inaugurated war that the Christian world looks
upon with amazement and sorrow; and that liberty
christianity and civilization stand appalled, at the
horrors to which it will give rise.
1t is proud and grand thing for Kentucky to
stand up and say as she cam truthuly, in the face
OF the world, 1--WE had 10 hand in this thing" our
skirts are clear.
Kentucky, in grave a matter as this, passes
by mere legal technicalites, and discussion of
theoretical difficulties of Government poises her
sell upon her right to do what the necessities of her
condition 1mperativey demanded of her, and relies
upon the good sense and magnanimity of her sister
otates' seeing that there is parallel in her con-
dltlon and theirs TO do her justice. j. =
kentucky Is grieVed to think that ANYTHING
should have been done by her sister States that bas
made it necessary for her to assume the nositinn
she now occupies. 1t is not of submission as it
has been lnsultingly called-it is one Of the most
exalted patriotism. But if she had no higher or
hoiler motives If she were not earnestly for peace
among her brethren; the great law of selCnrotac
non polhtS cut her course and she has Eo altcrna-
tive. ~ "'se' Id
To this is affixed the signatures of the abov,
named delegates from Kentucky, and also of the
Hon. g. s. Morehead, whose signature is eondi.
tional. lie appends to it
| tha
approve of the policy therein indicated, of refus-
ing to furnish troops to the General Government
to prosecute the civil war now going on, and the
pollcy OF neutrality, without considering myself
eohin'teu 10 all that Is sad upon other matters.
g. S. MoREHEAD.
Discharge OF CAPT. BA1L-FoRM OF OATH OF
ALLEGIANCE.-Y esterday John Il. Ball and G. r.
klrby, the young men, members of the Fairfax cav
airy, who were captured by the picket guards at
the Chain Bridge, the night before the taking nj
Alexandria, Va, had an examination before Justica
Donn, at the county Jail, which resulted in the dis
charge OF the prisoners, after their taking the oath
of allegiance.
The form of the oath now is rather more snecifc
than that at first used. 1t reads:
81, -, do solemnly swear on the HOLY Evan
gely of A mighty God, that will bear true faith
and allegiance to the United States of America.
and will support them against all their enemies or
opposers whomsoever, whether foreign or domestic
without mental reservation evasion Whatsoever.
and that will support the Constitution of the Uni
They took the oath cheerfuy
The Havana euban MESSENGER of June % saws
There is at the present moment very large num-
Der OF Chinese coolies in the several depots or bar
racoons near this city, and understand that the
importers ind it very difficult to obtain contractors
TO take them even at much less than it costs to
ping them from Asia. 1t is reported that one
mousse alone has now hand here land daily expect
ed, over 1000 The expense of feeding them,
alone, is a considerable item at this moment
| The effects of the war in the United States are
beginning to be seen, is evident from the follow
| ing
This HOUSE TO LET.-The number of houses with
the above label is very large, and sincreasing.-
In one district of this city (Colon) there are no
less than thirty 1t appears that the "Criss' can
NOT stand the enormous rents that the unfortunate
houSekeepers have been obliged to pay, and we
1hlnk the landlords will find them elves obliged to
lessen their demand very much, see their houses
stand empty for long time.
| The Twentieth regiment Unt.d Turner Rifles,
are to leave New York for Fortress Monroe TO-DAY.