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

BY the arrival of the steamer United KinGdon
at st. Johns, and the arabia at New York, we
have advces to the 10Th ult., one day later than
last received. The political news is Important
On the l6th the King of Prussia, in address to
the army, said that political storm rising, in
which he should need all their devotedness. The
bombardment of Gaeta was expected to re-commence
on the 2lst, and the attack by sea Immediately
From the East we learn that the trials at Beyrut
had concluded, the Druse prisoners being sentenced
to death and the Turkish to exile. The Cotton
market in England continues active. Breadstufs
dull. ConsoIs closed at 9l3s@9lT.
In the House to-day, after debate as to
the right of MIR. Conway, of Kansas, to his seat,
MIR. Kellogg of Illinois, submitted important prop
ositions as amendments to the Constitution, pro.
posing to run the line of &c. go north OF which sa-
very should be prohibited and south of it, the re
lation OF master and servant not interfered with
by Congressional or Territorial legislation. He
submitted further proposition, that Congress
should never interfere with slavery where it now
exists, nor establish it where it does not exist.
1t is said that Governor Hicks has appointed Gen.
Benjamin c. Howard, Reporter of the United
States Supreme Court, an additional commissioner
from Maryland, to meet those who assemble at
Washington on Monday next, and he has accepted.
The report of the Committee of Thirty-th was
then considered, and Mr.. Hamilton, of Texas, made
strong Union speech, sustaining the report of the
committee. Mr.. Stokes, of Tennessee followed,
and opposed secession, after which the House ad-
journed.
The New York Tribune openly exhibits its oppo-
siton to the appointment of MIR. Cameron as one of
Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet-and Mr.. Wilmot, of HPro-
viso" memory, has also lost caste with Mr. Greeley
In his paper of yesterday a communication is pub
lished, in which "Dave," as Wilmot is famiarly
called, is said to have 'come in contact with Cam
eronian PITCH" and ''Simon" (meaning Mr.. Came
ROM, is declared to be "slippery as an eel, and
hence will not do to tie to-
On Thursday a resolution was offered in the
Louisiana Convention instructing the delegates to
the Montgomery Convention to resist any attempt
to reopen the African slave trade.
The following named States have appointed COM
missioners to meet in Convention at Washington on
Monday next: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina,
New Jersey, Kentucky, Missouri, Rhode Island,
Indiana, New York and Massachusetts,.
The Committee on Resolutions in the New York
Democratic Convention agreed yesterday to re-
port in favor of the Critenden resolutions and in
viting the whole country to unite in a demand for
The report that Mr. Lincoln bad written letters
to Mr.. Colfax and others, favoring compromise, is
authoritatively contradicted. SO says our Spring
field despatch.
We learn through oar Washington correspon-
dent that it is the opinion in Washington that
Fort Sumter at Charleston will be attacked be-
fore the lst of March, the South Carolinians are
determined that it shall not pass to a govern
tent with Lincoln at its head 1t is expected that
Col. Hayne will receive anianswer from the Presi-
dent to the demands of South Carolina tomorrow
and that he will then return to Char lesion.
Orders have been issued for the enrolment of all
persons subject to military duty in the District OF
Columbia.
1t is stated that the Canadians are incensed at
the interference of England in the extradition case
despatch received in Washington informs US of
the discovery of an insurrectionary plot at Colum-
bia, South Carolina those engaging in it purposipg
to burn the town and shoot down the citizens as
they appeared at the doors of their dwellings.
We learn that Governor Hicks has been sum-
moned to appear before the ''Invasion' Committee
at Washington, at noon to-day, to give such nfor-
nation as he possesses relative to the rumored at
tack on the Capitol.