[5] In 1860, the scope of the newspaper shifted to national politics and Kerr, Hall, and Fitzhugh sold their shares to William Wilkins Glenn,[6] who maintained ownership with Carpenter and Howard.

[2] Carpenter, who remained free, wrote a scathing editorial appearing on September 14, after which the government permanently suppressed the paper,[2] alongside the Marlboro Planter's Advocate and the Frederick Herald.

[8] Days later, two former employees of the Exchange, Edward F. Carter and William H. Neilson, began publishing the Maryland Times with Carpenter serving as editor.

[2] The Exchange strongly opposed the nomination of Augustus W. Bradford as a gubernatorial candidate, calling him an "extreme coercionist" and his support of the government, "unconditional".

[8] Carter and Neilson then established the Baltimore Daily Gazette on October 7, 1862, and by 1865 ownership of the paper was returned to Glenn, Carpenter, and Howard.