The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-13

war department. Formerly soldiers enlisted for
the army were informed, when joining, to what
branch Of the service-cavary, artillery or nfan-
try-they would be assigned Henceforward thew
will be told nothing whatever about it. They will
be enlisted 'for five years, unless sooner dis
charged and the Government reserves to itself
the right to make them horse or foot soldiers ar.
terists, or sappers and miners, as it may see fit.
The hustle ard activity at the military and ma
val stations yesterday continued. On Governors
Island preparations for the reception of troops ar.
ranging OF quarters, examining of small arms, can.
non and ambulance occupied the day. Several
tons of shot, which were received few DAYS since
from Boston, were overhauled and slowed away.
but, it is worth remarking, in such manner "a ia
be susceptible of speedy transfer to shin The
fact is becoming quite evident to practical man
visiting Fort Columbus, that all the ordnance I'M
bulance, and military work generally going on, is
being prosecuted with a view to have as much
material possible on hand, in case of necessity.
The utmost precision is observed in the regulation
of affairs, and the land side of the island eradu
ally losing its partially defenceless aspect. The
barracks too have been made additionally, commo-
dious, the parade-ground improved, and the recep-
tacles tor various articles of war enlarged.
Fort Hamilton is still lonely The battery was
yesterday inspected, and some alterations in the
situation of guns contemplated Sergeant
Mcbride, not by any means gigantic-looking per.
son. is all that can be of the 400 fighting men
whose pethoric purses were such a god-send IN
Church, the saloon man, in these hard,times Fort
Lafayette, whose stony battlements are not one
hundred yards from the village strand, is deserted
the sappers and miners having gone to sap and
minc in some more belligerent latitude. The arma-
ment OF Lafayette is in good condition, and the
quarters, which for years never harbored soldier
seem altogether the better of having been visited
by the w eat Point troops. On the whole, Fort
Hamilton is quiet, solitary and ceuntry-like
At the hayward there were considerable life
and business all day. Officers and men running to
and fro, reporters asking all sorts of questions of
everybody, and visitors crowding the premises in
scores. One of the liveiest parts of the yard now
OF course, Is the Ordnance Department. Captain
Gansevoort must see that those twenty Founders
and thirty-two Founders and sixty-eig6t Founders
are in proper trim. There are pyramids of shot
and shell to be made up for these batteries gun.
gear to be tested so that it won't allow the ssbark
ers to break loose when squalls blow, and all the
paraphernaia OF ornamental efficiency to be com.
pieted. None but people bred to the cannon law
can understand what a number of things one uro
perly-ftted gun requires.
The work on the Wabash is going on with won
rigging goes up without cessation. As we sale
her. 'p''''
The Perry is hurrying up too. Not an hour i;
ost with her, great part of her rigging was put
on yesterday, and the final completion of the brio
for commission may be effected to-morrow-siS
days, and she is ready for sea-
The Savannah is still in dock, but will soon b.
out. Her decks, sides, bottom and top swarmec
all day yesterday with workmen. CauIkers
crammed IN the prepared yarn; niggers tarrec
their ropes, and rove their jggers; carpenters
tested planks, and replaced rotten by sound ones
In five weeks the flagship of the home feet viii
be reported ready for sea.
The revenue crafts Vixen, Crawford and Corvir
lie in the stream. The North Carolina and BRANDY
wine continue to rot away, and the Potomac re-
mains perfectly unaffected by the surrounding
hustle.
The statement in morning paper, yesterday
that the Cedar street recruiting rendezvous is !
''Small office miseads the public. Cedar street
is the principal office, all the Others except the
Hudson street, which is dragon office, being
mere tributaries to it. Cedar street rendezvous ha
been established for thirty years.
The newly-apponted Purser of the California
(Mare lsand) Maynard, Paymaster Charles Muir
ray, left this city yesterday in the steamer North
ern Light, to take command of the excheouer o
that place. Purser Murray has been for wears
ed BY all who know him. His son is appointed hi,
assistant, on an income of 81 500 year.
THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April ll.-There il
more activity at the Navy-yard. The immediate
hitting out of the sloop-of-war jamestown has beer
ordered, which will require fortnight. Her DIES
tlnation is supposed to be the Brazilian station.
A crew of eighty men has been transferred IL
the steamer. ater Witch, which is ready for sea.
All the officers at the yard have been ordered r,
De ready for active service within ten days. and t.
report to the rigates Minnesota on the Ist and thu
Mississippi on the 18TH of May.
WHAT THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN SAYS
The following article from the Christian Inteui
geneer is announced by the editor to be from tn,
Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, who was one of III,
"friends" invited by Mr.. Clay to the conference
alluded to:
HENRY CLAY.
There Is an incident in the life of Mr. CLAW tina
it may be well to recall at this time of nationa
perplexty and alarm. Ia 1882 the tariff had rouse(
up very serious hostility in South Carolina, tn,
law OF the United States regulating the tariff bat
been nullifed by the Legislature of that State ant
the country was approaching fearful crisis. Mr.
Clay invited his friends in the Senate to meet n
has rooms. When they came together he said
"Gentemen, we can now perceive how easily anr
how'soon we may be plunged into civil conflict
but no mind can tell when we shall come out of it
L have called you here to inform YOU that nv nur
pose is formed to modify the tariff by gradual re
ducton, from year to year, until it reaches twent,
per cent L think the South will agree to tbi
compromise. hope that shall have your con
en- e eEA1 &c. ne IN H ~;
fore the Senate" This exposition of his purpos
led to earnest discussion among us; decide,
majority of his friends concurred with him
that the crisis called for and justified tn,
dulcdple compromise. W men the matter was
brought BY Mr.. Clay before Congress, it very soor
found friends. and made them, and the measur,
tranquillized the country, dspeled the clouds Of
disunion, and restored peace. This compromise af
fords us two profitable themes for our guidance il
the present perils that threaten u.s. The tariff wa
cherished policy of hir. Clay, and yet he WELDED
tor the sake of the Union as he stated: "We mus
wait and hope for calmer judgments. The countr,
is dearer to me than the tariff Further. Mr.. Cia1
knew that many of his fellow citizens differed from
his views OF national policy on the question of tariff
protecton-all at the South, and many. especial,
In the commercial cities, of the North. The crisi
prevailed with him to defer to this difference o
opinion. Now the slavery question certainly di
vides the country in honest conviction of the rich
and wrong of it. The South, Christians and all
deem it to be not only lawful but as they nterpre
the Scripture, justifabe. The most Of us reacl
quite different conclusion.
What shall we do? Bear with them. hone fo
time and truth to work change? or fight them fo,
their opinion? Will the bullet and bayonet max
sincere converts? The infamous Inquisitiop ha
tried kindred remedy, but Christians abhor il
What should we do? Our fathers led MS the wa v
Mr.. Clay's Missouri line opens to us the way. lie
all agree that slavery may exist south oft. nm,
that we shall have freedom on the north side. lie
the Missouri line run on to the Pacific, and il will
restore peace to our country.
From the National InteIIigeicer