The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-26
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THE NEWS.

esterday Delng private Dill DAY In senate, no
thing of interest transpired there. In the House,
after the disposal of unimportant business,
the report of the Committee of Thirty three was
taken up, and Mr.. Nelson, of Tenn, spoke in a
| strong Union-loving strain. lie was followed by
several others both sides of the House, but no.
thing of special Importance was said.
Although it is probable that the ordinance of
sion which publish this morning adopted by
the Louisiana Convention yesterday, yet we have
no information of the fact. We have the report of
the proceedings of the Convention Thursday,
when the draft of the ordinance was submitted
with resolution declaring that the people of Lou
siana recognizes the right of the free navigation OF
the Mississippi by friendly States bordering thereon
also admitting the right of egress and ingress to
the mouths of the same, land declaring their willing
ness to enter into stipuations to guarantee these
rights The Mayor of New Orleans has invited the
Convention to adjourn to that city, and it is be-
eved that it will do so.
By our latest advices from Pensacola, Florida
we are informed that the State troops continue to
mount their guns bearing Fort Pickens, and
preparations for an attack was progressing. The
steamer Brooklyn, that left Norfolk on Thursday
with troops and sealed ORDERS is, doubt, sent to
the assistance of Lieut. Slemmer, in case of attack
Our special Washington correspondent informs US
that a messenger was also sent South yesterday,
with sealed despatches-destnatio not known.
Yesterday was busy day in the Georgia Con
vention. report was submitted providing that
no State be admitted into the Southern COnfedera-
cy unless it be a slaveholding State, and also de-
claring that any State admitted and subsequently
aboishing slavery shall be excluded from the pro-
posed union. A resolution in reference to direct
Southern trade, proposing to send Commissioners
to all the Southern States except Delaware, was
also introduced An ordinance abolishing the
Federal courts, with several others bearing on the
new order of things in the State, submitted.
We have this morning full report of the Thurs
days afternoon proceedings OF the Anti-Savery
Convention at Boston.
Coy. Morgan, in transmitting to the New York
State Legislature, Thursday, the resolutions
adopted By the Legislature of Virginia, took occa-
sion to signify his approval of the suggestion, that
Commissioners should be appointed BY the several
States to meet in Convention.
A despatch from Boston informs US that the Per
sonal Liberty bill of Massachusetts, will certainly
be repealed
Resolutions approving of the Critteuden Resolu.
tions, were adopted in the New Jersey Legislature
yesterday. The Democrats and Union men voting
for and the Republicans against them.
The Rhode Island House of Representatives yes
terday repealed the Personal Liberty bill by a vote
of yeas 40, nays Is. Fhe Senate had previously
taken the same action.
The U. s. steamer Brooklyn sailed from Norfolk
on Thursday for Fort Pickens Fla. She took two
companies of troops from Fort Monroe.
1t is rumored in Washington that the Grand Jury
have presented Bailey for the larceny of the Indian
trust bonds, and that Russell is held as an acces
sory and both parties, with ex-Secretary Floyd,
for conspiring to defraud the Government.
The North Carolina Legislature was engaged yes
terday in discussing the propositions to send COM
missoners to the Montgomery Convention and to
Washington. Nothing definite done.
1t is reported that the Mississippi Convention has
passed an ordinance to raise eighty regiments of
troops, and elected ex-senator Jefferson Davis Ma
jor General.
By the proceedings of the Criminal Court yester-
day, it will be seen that Milton Whitney, Esq, ten
dered his resignation to Judge Bond and thereup-
on Mr.. May entered, on the part of the State, a
plea of not guilty upon the indictment charging
Mr.. Milton Whitney with embezzlement, under
the act Of 1854 Mr.. May, at the request of Judge
Bond, will continue to act as the representative of
tue III tudI COUrI until Mr. w ullney success
sor shall be appointed. Sect. of art. of the
Constitution says that, in of vacancy in the
office of States Attorney, the said vacancy shall
be filled by the jndge of the city having crimina
jurisdiction, in which said vacancy shall occur
until the election and qualification of his successor
at which election said vacancy shall be filled by the
voters of the said city, for the remainder of the
term thus made vacant.
The trial of Edwards for the murder of X vie is
progressing. We publish this morning some tes
tmony calculated to implicate the prisoner
| We publish the annual statement of the Register
which is accompanied by the usual tables, showing
how the particulars of his expenditures and esti
mates made up. These, however, are of such a
character as to render an intellegible abstract o.
| them impossible.
| Nothing of special moment was transacted il
either Branches OF the Council yesterday afternoon