The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-18
CECIL COUNTY.

$ appointed Chalrman, and Henry G. Mackall Secre
tary. committee appointed to prepare reso
lutions, who reported series expressing loyalty
the Union, to Southern rights, and the equality O
4 the States The following are the principal one
Of the series:
That we still have confidence in the people
tne Northern States and believe that the first opportu
nifty given them they will grant to the Southern STATE
all tha they ask for their security and protection
Ihat we would willingly accept the plan of adj
justin ent, known as the Crttenden Compromise a,
most likely establish cordial good feeling whcf
once characterized the intercourse between the peope
all the States and hereby urge its adoption upon he
people OF the North as for the restoration
That solemnly protest against any attempt at
coercion DeleVlng that such attempt would precip
tate into civil war with all its untold borrors oId
Fenuer hugatory all efforts for satisfactory adjustment
ana would certainly cause permanent and bloody disso-
That while feel the most devoted attachment 70 ,t
union OF these States the source and security f
multiplied blessings civil and religious POLITICAL social
anu personal we feel bound also declare that if the
North shall persisenty deny to us the constitutional
rights which we claim, and thereby occasion an entire
disruption OF our Union, then bound by every oh
gatlon to our honor and dignity well as to our inter
ets to cast our lot with brethren the Southern
Border States.
Judge Chambers eloquently and most forciblv
advocated the resolutions of the committee setting
orth In the clearest manner the interests of Mary
land as thoroughly identified with the Union 50
long as the Union cou Id be maintained with honor
ana safety to herself, but utterly repudatipp the
idea OF Union on any other tn an those of perfect
equanty, and full recognition by the North, of
On motion of A. j. Pennington. ESQ.,. a eommit-
Tee was appointed to report the names of deeo ates
10 the Baltimore Conference Convention to be
held on Monday the 18th inst, and the committee
reported the following gentlemen as the Delegates
Edward $. Jones, A J. Pennington John R. Price Da
wilson d. Pearce, Col John C. Groome Rev James McIn
mre, George Garrett VIM. R. Miller. George R. Howard
william Beatty, Joseph Colbert Ambrose Ewing Joseph
| Coudon, Andrew Orr John A. Thompson Richard +
| Crothers, Zimri Taylor Charles II. Haines
The Rev. Mr.. McIntire having declined to serve
as delegate, the delegates were authorized to fill
- Ihe meeting was further addressed by Col John
y. Groome and John A. j. Creswell. ESQ, repudl-
atlng and denouncing the charge of being seces-
sionlsts, as brought against them and those with
| whom they acted, AMI proclaiming their attach
| ment and devotion to the Union.
Mr.. John W. Davis offered the following resolu-
| tion, which was unanimously adopted:
eSored, That the delegates appoin ted to the Confer
ehce have power to bind the State to anv
course Of action except only to submit to the peone of
the state the question of holding Convention and the
convention, if majority of the number of the
legal voters of the State shall determine to hold one
The Cecil Democrat says that during the remarks
OF Judge Chambers he took occasion to say that he
cordially endorsed the resolutions with one excep
tion. Pausing for a moment every ear was strained
to learn which Of the resolutions it was. whom II
proved to be that one which denounced and repro-
bated the coercve and unconciliatory sentiments of
henry winter Davis in his late speech in Congress
and declaring him to be an unworthy representa
tive of the State of MARYLAND, ~ would deliber-
ately turn him down." said the Judge and the res
oIutlon was unanimously stricken out, amid the
most deafening demonstrations of dsapprobation
toward TINS apostate son of the South.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
pursuant to call, the delegates from the respect
i've districts of Washington county assembled in the
County Hail. in Hagerstown, on Tuesday, the 18th
Instant for the purpose of electing Delegates To the
State Convention Tha
ganlzed by selecting the following oicers:-Presi.
dent, Thomas II. Champion; Vice Presidents Isaac
Gruoer, David Seibert; Secretaries, John Muir
dock, Robert Bridges.
Committees were appointed to draft resolutions and
appoint delegates to the State Convention to meet in
convention at Baltimore on the 18th inst The
Committee on Resolutions reported as follows,
which,on motion, were adopted
ReotUed, That the people represented by this Conven
tion unquaedy opposed to civil war and all meas.
ures calculated to produce great calamity
heolred That by peaceful action alone this Union
be reconstructed and that peace should be maintained
until the people of the whole country can act deliberately
IN order to secure to the people the their liberties
and institutions by all proper constitutional guarantees
heSOtced, lhat 1t is becoming and apparent
that the united action of people of the border slave
holding States is required to avert civil war; and main.
tain peace until such action had that will result
In amendments to the Constitution shall give perfect
security to the people and the institutions of the South
ana possible make perpetual this Union, upon the solid
basis of the equality of the States and the rights of
person and property.
1'N"Vt'eNi
when the eXigency require to assemble and consult
together upon their political and civil interests and that
we therefore heartily respond to the caR the Bati
more meeting for convention to meet in Baltimore
the 18th ns and will accordingly select twelve dele
gates to represent us in said convention
ReSotred, That the propositions offered by Senator
Crittenden, of the u s. Senate would be acceptable as
basis of adjustment of our national difficulties
The Committee on Delegates reported the fol-
lowing names to the Convention, which were ap-
proved:
Geo. Freaner, A. Rench. r. H. Alvey, A. K.
Syester, H. I; Brien. DR.. MacgiIl, W. T. Hamilton,
John Murdock, T. IL. Champion, David Seibert,
G. b. Stonebreaker, j. Beeer.
Il. ii. Alvey, Esq, and Hon. VIM. 7. Hamilton
responded to calls, and made able and eloquent
speeches.
WORCESTER COUNTY
On Tuesday, 18th February, inst, large num-
Der OF the citizens of Worcester county met in the
Court House at Snow Hill, to select delegates to
the Convention to be held in Baltimore on the 18th
inst.
On motion, Major William E. Sturgis was called
to the chair and Thomas E. Martin and DR.. E. NJ
Tingle, appointed Secretaries.
The following named gentlemen were selected as
delegates to the COnvention:-R. J. Henry Geo
G. Purnell, Seth NJ. Whaley, DR.. G. W. bishop,
Hon. William Ii. Purnell, DR.. Edward Hubbel
DR.. J. 7. B. McMaster, Col. G. W. p. Smith.
From the Correspondence Of the Northern Jo,unals1
RUMORS FROM WASHINGTON.
| PREPARATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACY FOR
Intelligence received here to-day through private
sources from Montgomery, indicates that tho South
ern Congress have been most vigorously at work in
| secret session for week past. Arrangements have
| been made by which the sum of fourteen millions
OF dollars will be at their disposal the of March,
By that time it is contemplated they will have ready
for the field fifty drilled regiments of troops The
object Of this extensive preparation is to resist fed
eral coercion and, in case ofblockade to march on
Washington.
1t is said that assurances have recently been re-
celved that no attack will be made on either Fort
| Sumpter or Fort Pickens, and as soon as Mr. Davis
shall have been naugurated as President of the
| Southern Confederacy, he will send Minister to
Washington with power to negotiate with this gov
| ernment concerning various matters in dispute.
However this may be- il is certain, as ascertained
from an undoubted source, that Major Anderson
feels himself secure in his position, and should he
be assailed no doubts entertained that he can re-
tam 1t until succored by the government.
THE PEACE CONGRESS.
1t is now evident that the Republican party is
divided in the Peace Congress. The majority
port of the Committee, supported by the members
representing Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
and other States, advocate the modified Guthrie
propositions, which will keep any more States from
seeding, and bring back those which have gone
out But the straight Republicans say nay! They
| are on the Chicago platform, and won't move a
hair beyond it, in any direction, to save the Union
or to avert civil war. BY way of grace they init
mate that they will consent to a Constitutional
| Convention, in which but few Southern States
would be represented, and the North would outyote
| those there. The strong Union men say that the
unwise speeches of Mr.. Lincoln rob them, in the
eyes of the convention, of all power to meet the
other side with peace advances.
| WHIPPING IN OF COMMISSIONERS.
Since the Convention met, kilograms to North
ern Governors who refused to appoint Commission
ers have brought delegations of rampant Republi-
! cans or authority to Congressman to act. This
has virtually checked the action of the Congress as
representation of "the people," and has incensed
the delegates regularly appointed by the Border
States. A "bolt' may ensue, and we may see the
real ngress-composed of the delegates of the
middle tier of ofStates-eave the Northern brethren
to go their own way, even the Seceders have
gone.
THE SEIZURE OF REVENUE CUTTERS.
The agent of the Treasury, whom Gen. Dix sent
| to Mobile and New Orleans, has returned and made
official report. He states all the facts connected
with the seizure of the revenue cutters by the To-
cal authorities, and the conduct of the officers on
board According to his observation, the Union
feeling was still strong in all the seeding States
| but South Carolina, and they expected to return
under some arrangement not distant in the future
| BOOK INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE.
Messrs. Pryor, Maynard and Edwards are inves-
| tgatng the assertion that seeding members have
taken away large quantities of books and it ap-
pears, thus far, that the missing volumes have been
| left in committee rooms or hotels. deputy libra
rian's statement Of the absence of the books was
snatched up by news gatherer, and published
without having been verified. There has been
some gross carelessness, but probably no deliberate
purpose to iniure the Congressional Library by
personal appropriation of books.
| OUR AMERICAN MINISTER LONDON
| AS an evidence of the cordial feeling existing on
the part of the British Government towards the
| Init CEo&o