The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-12
[ From the Charleston Meas

THE BORDER STATES.
Impartial history, in recording the events of the
present crisis, will assign the border States no en-
vlaole place IN the picture. Standing in the rela-
ton they did to the parties about to assume hos
tile attitude towards each other-taking in fact,
the ONCE OF mediation they had the Opportunity,
Whlch they threw away, from bungling manage.
ment, OF preventing civil war. If intestine strife
protracted and embittered, should follow, those
States VIII stand answerable for the consequences.
Such will be the verdict of prosteritv
The movement in the Virginia LEGISLATURE IN
summon to the conference the States which freln
their geographical position, had the most pressing
motives that the quarrel should be peaceablv ad-
Justed, was conceived in the right spirit Its exc
cutlon was most lamentable. So soon as thew
invited the other States to share in their councils
the results were foreseen terminating in failure
ID was obvious on the least reflection, that a COM
pination OF the Eastern and North Western States
would aeieat all reasonable compromise. The
event proved the truth of the prediction The
Border States were outvoted, so tn at the proposi
lions OF compromise, which closed their proceed
ings, were destitute of all moral influence on Con-
gress' they became patchwork of concilia-
ton, adopted by majority of one vote They
were accordingly treated with contempt by Con
gress.
Even the error is not irretrievabIe The
virginia Convention can arrest the course threat
eneu hostlles II 1t chooses to exercise the influence
winch Its position gives it. If it would pass a re-
solution by majority that would command the as
sent OF the people of that State not merely declo
ratory of the purpose of resisting coercion AGAINST
tne seeded States, which is bruun, fuln.en in the
absence OF Naval means to enforce such a. decIara
ZION, put distinct resolve that if force of any kind
Is used against the seeded States the State nf Vi
ginia would make common cause with them q "a
solution so carried, would have due effect not only
on the Lincoln Administration and the Black Re-.
publican party, but compel the acquiescence of Ma
ryland and North Carolina, if not of Kentucky and
Tennessee. anu
ARMY AND NAVY INTELL1GEYcE-In comnIianca
WASHINGTON fha TTpit
storeshlp Supply will sail from New York TO-DAY
lMonday) with very large quantity of stores
provisions mails and miscellaneous necessaries for
the nome squadron. She will communicate with
the Brooklyn, Sabine st. Louis and Macedonian.
but her exact destination is not known to the
public " '-0
The steamer Empire City is also ready to depart
from New York. She has been chartered for the
purpose of taking hundred tons of army stores
to lndiapola, Texas, for the subsistence of the
United States troops, who supposed to have
accumulated at that port to the number of 1000
men, An army officer will go out in the steamer
to superintend affairs, but he will not be accom-
panied by any soldiers. The Empire CITY carries
no arms or ammunition. What her next move will
De after she has reached Indanola is not publicly
known, but 1t IS supposed with good reason that
she Will take six hundred troops all that she can
conveniently carry) and bring them to New York
This load, with that which the Daniel Webster
undoubtedly brought away, will diminish the num-
Der OF United States troops in Texas to about 800
men, OF which number about 700 constitute a fine
regiment OF cavalry. At last accounts this mounted
corps were scattered all along the frontier and
aeenmte Intelligence has not been received as to
their fate-whether they have surrendered by
squads, or whether they have got together and
determined to retain their horses and arms AGAINST
all attacks.-Na Mtelligencer
MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DmEoTIoN.-In the
Georgia Convention, on the Sth inst the following
resolution was adopted:
he 1t resolced By the Contention of the people of
Georgia, That his ExcelIency the Governor be re-
quesed to offer prize of four hundred dollars
each for the following works, to be written or COM
piled by citizens resident in the Confederate States
of America, viz: A Spelling Book, for the use of
Common Schools; Arithmetic; an English Gram
mar; Geography, and two Reading Books one
Tor beginners, and one for more advanced scholars.
the prizes to be awarded by committee appointed
by the Governor, and the books selected to be pub
llshed and printed within the Confederacy and the
copyright to be owned disposed of by the au-
thor5 or compilers of the several books.
THE MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BoUNDARY.-In
the Virginia Legislature on Saturday the Presi
dent laid before the Senate communication from
the Executive, as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House of Deleqates.
Shortly after the adjournment of the last session
OF the General Assembly, appointed Col Angus
Mcdonald, whom considered we'll qualified for Che
service, an agent to proceed to England, and to
obtain from them all record and documentary evil
dence tending to ascertain and establish the true
llne oil boundary between Virginia and the States
of North Carolina, Tennessee and MARYLAND.
communicate herewith his able and elaborate re-
port, which commend to your consideration.
~ JOHN LETcHER.
The report alluded to is not published
On the night of the 4th of March the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard was put into state of defence. ALL the
marines being on duty and under arms during the
night, In readiness for action; the whole Of the
officers and men were board their respective
the guns were kept loaded. These facts are not
generally known, has there been any real cause
assigned for this unusual state OF digence-N Y.