The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-05
THE RATIONAL CRISIS.
THE NATIONAL PEACE CONVENTION.
THE VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS.
sTATEs RRPREff3I IGNT[E %.
THE CONVENTION WILL PROBABLY HOLD
SECRET SESSIONS.

WAsmNGF0H, Feb. Il IN response to the call Of
Virginia, the de- rates appointed from number
Of the Free an i've States have assembled here
to meet in e, ION on the affairs of the country.
The 'yirgir -ropositiea," under which the Con
vcntjon cen originated, is embodied in the
following rasalutior passed hr the Legislature Of
that State
Whereas i ..o deliberate opinion Of ;!2 GrucraI
assembly of .inia that, unless tie unhappy grnt.o
EeFSy winch now divides the states c! this C2EfGerey
shall be satisfactorily ad usted dissolution the Union
is inevitable and the General Assembly ani1g the
wishes u the people OF the Comm nwcah, IS desraus of
employing every reasonable avert so dire ca
amIy and determined to make inei effort to restore
the tnlon and the Constitution in The spirit in which
they we're o5tabl isicd ny Tie fathers Of the Epubc-
Resolved. That on IeIalf Of the Commonwealth of Vir
Enia IN Invitation is hereby EXTENDED all such States
whether S!avehoding or H0n.SiaYeholdng aTcwiiipg
c unite with Virginia in effort adjust the
present unhappy controversies in the rit in which the
Constitution was originally formed, and consistently with
its principles, so as to afford the people Of the slave
their rights, to appoint Commissioners, meet on the
4th day Of February next in the city of Washington
s'ar commissioners appointed by Virginia, to consid
ef ana II practicable agree upon some suitable adjust,
Resolved That five Commissioners be appointed by the
ener Assembly whose duty it shall be to repair to the
city of ashinEton, the day designated in the forego-
ing resolution TO meet such Commissioners may a-
pointed by any7t the States, in accordance with HE fore
ItSO!Ftd, That II said Comm SS0nerS, ster full
ee conference sha agree upon any plan Of adjustment
requiring amendments of the Federal Constitution for
the further security of the rights of the people of the
savciodInG States, they be requested Communicate
the proposed amendments to Congress- the purpose of
having the submitted by that body according to
the forms Of the Constitution, to the several States
Resolved, That if said Commissioners cannot agree on
such adjustment or if agreeing Congress shall refuse to
submit for ratification such amendments as may be po-
posed then The Commissioners this State shall imnc
daley communicate the result to the Executive this
Commo onwealth to he by him laid before the Conven
ton Of the people of Virginia and the General Assembly
Resolved That copies of the foregoing resolutions lie
States So '"'
The Legislature also passed resolutions acatpsine
the CTlttenCen resolutions, with the amendment
extending is provisions to every territory hereaG-
ter to be acquired, as basis ofcomprcmisa accept,
able to tie people OF Virginia.
LIST CT COMMISSIONERS.
Inc contention is composed of dc. gates from
nine free and seven slave States, follows: Free
@t1tc5-Aew y ork, \ ew Jersey, New HAMPSHIRE
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Indiana ard II
fa"i7. slave States-Dcla"arc. Maryland Eir-
gllata, Aorth Carolina, tennessee, Kentucky ard
Missouri.
Not a.i Of these commissioners have arrived here
yet. New York IS included in tue list and. IL is
believed. will be represented, though the Senate on
SATURDAY., under the rule, unaaimuus consent not
being given, laid on the table until to-day the
House resolution naming and ap1pia;iar the com
iso1crS. It is also believed that the Governors
oil Vermont and Maine will appoint commissioners,
recommendations to that effect having been sent from
here; and that If the convention remains in session
all the states OF the Union, except those that have
adopted ordinances Of secession, and California and
Oregon will be represented.
ASSEMBLING OF TIE C0YvEETIay.
lac convention assembled at noon and are n0v.
IN private session Tie room is closed to all except
members, and the representatives Of The press viii
not be admitted Uucl = vote IS taken on the ours-
ton, and perhaps not at all. The Virginia dele
gaton are undcTstood to desire that the whole pro