The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-07
AFFAIRS AT TIE SOUTHERN CAPITOL.

! AFFAIRS AT THE SOUTHERN CAPITOL.
The Capitol of the Southern Confederacy seems
! to be popular with office seekers as the WASH
ington. There wer 104 arrivals per day at the
Exchange Hotel from the 1th to the 22d ult. The
papers announce that the residence of Col. Ed.
Harrison has been procured for the use of Presi-
dent Davis. One day last week wag advert sed
for 20 accountants, the applicants to apply at the
Government Building" The consequence was
terrific rush, and equally terrific disappoint-
ment. The Columbia (Ga.,) Times publishes a
series of interesting letters, giving view of affairs
at Montgomery. From one dated the 9th ut.
we take the following:
The President has his quarters at the Exchange
Hotel, where be transacts the public business. A
house has been rentei for him for the period of
one year at the of S5, 900 in convenient part
of the city. The Vice President Mr.. Stephens,
and the Secretary of State, Mr.. Toombs, have
rooms together in small, pretty house, few
blocks from the Exchange. They are the great
men, to whose advice and counsel much weight is
attached in the present crisis.
The governments moving along slowly ard is
gaining strength day by day. There is harmony
and good feeling in Congress- and the secret seS-
sions facilitate the business. There is no talk of
| reconstruction, nor will the idea be entertained
for moment. The all absorbing theme is, how to
build up the new government so as to combine
strength and durability. 4 conflict Of arms being
| anticipated, every provision is made to preserve
our credit, relying the patriotism Of the people
to bear temporary inconvenience and submit to
sacrifices.
The policy of Congress is that of peace and not
war. The President has entertained but one opin-
ION, to wit: that coercion will be attempted, and
the present difficulties will have to be settled by
the arbitrament of the sword Hence, his earnest
desire Is to be on the defensive, and have the Re-
publicans Inaugurate the war. This will put
right with all Christendom, and will command
more sympathy from the border States than ag
greSsive war.
The Commissioners have left for Washington
Rather, Mr.. Crawford has gone, and will await
thd arrival of Messrs. Forsyth and Roman. The
prevailing opinion here is, that Carona' is rather
impatient. While admiring the spirit and chival-
ry OF the brave boys who are anxious to attack
Sumter, they fear matters will be precpitated by
their over-zealous patriotism, making initiate
the war; Arrangements in progress to put
nifty thousand volunteers in the field and prosecute
the with vigor
Captain BaxtOn Bragg, of "litte more grape
notoriety, has been telegraphed for to command
the brave troops at Charleston. They want an
officer there to restrain the mpetuosity of the SOL
diers, and in whose Judgment aud skill they have
confidence.
Mr.. Yancey has not left yet for Europe He is
sangune that our Government will be recognized
by foreign powers, and that they will resist block
ade. Mr. Toombs, it is said would have preferred
a mission, to the high post he occupies.
1t is not probable that Montgomery will be
lected as the permanent Capitol. The high board
the
her. Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, or some other
central spot, will be looked to.
small tax of One-eighth of one per cent. has
peen levied upon cotton exported, to take effect
alter next August if the contingency requires it.
The permanent Constitution is not vet adopted
1t provides for term Of six years for the Pres-
dent, and gives the Cabinet officers the power of
vindicating themselves, and speaking in Congress-
put not to vote. preserves the three-ffths ratio
of representation in slaves.
- Hon. Howell Cobb makes a capital President Of
Congress, and Dixon, of Georgia can't be surpass-
ed as clerk.
THE INAUGURATION BALL.
We take the following from the report of the
New ork Herald
THE COMPANY.
We saw that there were perhaps two thousand
persons present; that while there were numerous
fair young women in white, and pink and blue,
there was large proportion of elderly DANES in
the more subdued autumnal hues of drabs, russets
and browns. The infusion of army and navy Off
GERS, in costume, for such an OCCASION was remark
ably small, because, as a sympathzing damsel
uaively said, "too many have resigneS you know"
Senor de Figaniere, Baron StoeckI and the French
Minister were so conspicuous among the corps di-
ptomdtiqUe that we failed to detect many others
In point of fact we may say that considering the
day, the occasion and the gorgeous array of dis
tnguiShed celebrities which have figured at our
preceding Inauguration balls the present one ex-
hlbIted decidedly meagre collection of lions of
any description.
THE ABSENCE OF THE SOUTHERN ELEMENT AND ITS
EFFECT.
And it lacked in remarkable degree that spirit,
viVacity, harity and universal abandon to the en-
joyments of the hour which heretofore have made
our Inauguration balls the delight of all visitors.
Here sombreness and quietneSs studied propriety
and cold formalities seemed to rule. The Southern
element of vitality was missing, or hardly repre-
presented at all below the boundaries of Washing
ton. 1t was Northern and Northwestern assem-
blage. The women were extensively the repre-.
SPntatIyPS n no MAJ md mat of tbo oI
districts of the North and the Great West; the ma
sal twang of the strong-willed Puritan was heard
on every side; Northern Republican stumpers, en-
gineers and Wide Awakes, moved uneasily amid
the crowd, like men suddenly transferred into new
scenes, new responsibilities and dangers which they
could not comprehend
"SEE THE coNQUERING HERO CoMEs'-PREsTDENT LIN
COLIN ADVANCES.
But it is eleven o'clock. The orchestra have
struck up Hail to the Chief, and all eyes are
turned to the main entrance He comes (the chief)
with the Mayor on his right and stout man. who
looks ike pennsylvania iron manufacturer, on
his lei, ,and with these conductors "Od Abe" walks
down the hall between the lines of the assembage,
very much like man in a dream, One lady OBJ
serves, "Old Abe, | live, is tpsv. Look at that
funny smile" But "Old Abe'' was simply fatgued,
and perhaps little bit distracted with the bewil-
dering events of the last q hours.
Mrs. Lincoln, who followed in his wake on the arm
of the sefpossessed Senator Douglas, is still more
selt-posSessed and has evidently, with readi
ness, adapted herself than her taller half to the
alted station to which she has been strangely ad
vanced, from the simple social life of the little in
land capital of Illinois, Women learn such things
much faster than Mrs. l.. dresses tastefully;
but we cannot understand the force of observa-
tion we overheard, that she would have made bet
ter match for Judge Douglas than "Oid Abe" I'M
less the ausion to the fact that the Judge and
the lady, as they walked together, appeared to be
of nearly the same height and proportions
OcCuPArIoN OF SYRrA.-The period fixed by the
treaty for the occupation of Syria by the French
troops expired on the Sd of this month. 1t is pro-
bable that by this time the Conference which was
to meet at Paris to make arrangements FOR the fu
ture government OF the province is in session. 1t
is understood that the Commission of Inquiry ap-
pointed by the European Governments to report
to the Conference, has adopted plan, of which
the following are the principal features: 1t recon-
mends that Pacha, invested with power for life,
shall administer the affairs of the Province, with
the title of Governor General fifth of its reve-
nues is to go to the Porte, the remainder being
employed for internal expenses. constitution, to
be agreed upon between the Sultan and the Great /!
Powers, is to be given to the Province, and its ex
ecution is to be watched over by the Consus Cen
eral at Beyrout.
Divan, elected by the votes of each district in |
proportion to the number of inhabitants is to form
consulting council for the Pacha, and more |
Ottoman troops are to be sent into Syria from Con-
stantinope, but are to be replaced by military |
forces raised in the province itself. The Lebanon
and anti Lebanon districts to have at their head
Camaican, dependent on the Pacha, and an Otto |
man subject, though of the Catholic religion Two
Camacans, one Maronite, and the other Druse, are
to be under him to govern the two populations
which occupy the Mountain, and the government
of the mixed villages is to be constituted in such
manner as to have their inhabitants always placed
according to their religion, under the direct
thority of one of their own faith.
This plan appears calculated to do away with all
the difficulties arising out of the religious feuds of
the population and the substitution of the authority
of the Porte by foreign force. 1t remains to be
seen whether France, in the prosecution of the de-
signs imputed to it, will throw any obstacles in the
way of its adoption.
Four CoUNTERFEIrERs SHor-At Pocah ont as |
Tennessee, family consisting of an old man and |
his two sons, named respectively Wm s. Carper, |
George and VIM. Carper, and bis son-in-law whose |
name is Gruder, were lately arrested on charge
of counterIeiting The estimony-incuding that
of confederate who turned States evidence |
implicated them in the dongs of gang who are
concerned in horse stealing and robbery, and the |
making of spurious gold pieces, which manufac-
ture, the evidence went to show, is carried on in
Memphis. The men were arrested On charge of |
being concerned in the counterteiting of S21I |
pieces, and examination were bound over for |
trial. On being released they threatened to take |
the lives of the prosecutor and of their old assoc
ate who had made revelations. The citizens be-
came indignant at this defiance of law, and on |
Tuesday afternoon proceeded to re conduct them |
to prison. After struggle, they succeeded in dis