The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-19
BALTIMORE.
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1883.


ventured to illustrate saying of NJ. de Tocque-
yille's, in regard to 'Litte Parties by the posi-
ton and action of the Party in the House OF Rep
resentotives. which is headed by the Hon. Hum
nbrev Marshall. Using the freedom of Independent
journalists, we spoke with ineligible plalnneSs
but recognizing the obligations OF Journalism,
while we exercised its rights, we endeavored TO
speak, and are quite sure that we succeeded IN
speaking with all proper respect. We were con-
seouently taken somewhat aback when the morn
mo mail of the 10th brought us the following COM
munication. from one of the distinguished gentle
men to whom we had applied the wisdom of the
French philosopher:
WASHINGTON, April 18th, 1858.
To the Editors of the Exchange:
Sms-You will discontinue my paper from this
date Upon sending to me the amount OF indebted
ness, it will be promptly paid. Yours,
J. B. RICAUD.
After we had recovered from the first effect of
the blow thus remorselessly stricken at our pecu-
mary resources, and the circulation of the En-
chanqe, we naturally cast about to account for 1t,
and seeing that Mr.. Ricaud's letter had come
alone we finally soothed ourselves into the fond
persuasion that at the worst, it was the offspring
of personal and not representative indignation.
We came to the conclusion in other words, that
we had offended Mr.. Ricaud, individually, by
placing Mr. Marshall, instead of himself at the
head of the Congressional division in question, or
perhaps, by naming Mr.. Winter Davis as 'shin-
inc light in it, to the tact and unjust extnguisl-
ment of Mr.. Rcauds parliamentary phosphores-
cence But, it seems that we were mistaken. We
little knew what was hanging over us. We had
not heard the raven that was croaking on our bat
Elements
The p,a;1 of yesterday morning brought us two
portentous looking missives, franked and directed
in blotted haste Each bore, in ominous blue let
tiers, the inscription, ''AIis-sent East" which
showed that accident only had given us a rprieve.
We opened the first. 1t was as follows.
To the Editors of the Exchange:
You will please send me your biz to this date.
have given orders to the Postmaster to return
to you any further numbers Of your paper, which
may come to my address.
Aprd Is, 1858. Fl. WINTER DAVIS.
There was no installing that. We had trifed
with the name of a gentleman who had proclaimed
in his place, that the ''humblest member of Con-
gress could look the united press out of counte-
nance, and here was the awful face of Medusa at
its work, staring 'The Exchange" into stone. Our
"bill p Think of that Not the 'famount of in
debtedness that was respectable-but our Chill"
1t was too much. We turned to the remaining
epistle for consolation. The reader may Judge
whether we found any
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, April Is.
To the Editors Of the Daily Ecchange:
Oblige me by sending me your bill that may pay
what is due for the transmission of your paper to
me up to this time.
do not think it worth while to continue to pay
fort IF abu Tla rfizop rriya
me enough of it for nothing.
Your ob't sv't,
j. MORRISON HARRIS.
We confess that in the very whrlwind of our in
dignation at beng supposed capable of ''bill'-
nay, in the midst of our solictude for the ruin we
had brought on our own household, we were
touched by the pathos of Mr.. Harris concluding
paragraph 1t was manifest to US that we had
wounded stricken deer. We had added one more
grief to many sorrows. We had 'abused" man
who abused unto despair already, and we
had, besides, expected him to ''pay'' for it. We
had done all this ignorantly we protest. We may
be wicked, but we are not inhuman. We had
never seen Mr.. Harris name anywhere except in
the lists of yeas and nays; had not talked of him
ourselves, or heard anybody else talk of him, and
we had not known that ''partizan" men were using
him despitefuly Still, it seemed that we had aid
ed in prosecuting him. The reflection was too
much for us. We rushed to our ledger, sought out
Mr. Harris Chill" and like Yorick's recording
angel, 'dropt tear the entry, and ''blotted it
out forever
We must he excused for having thus far given
way to our private emotions. We have duty to
perform besides. The party in Congress, to which
we referred in unfortunate article, consists of
precisely six members. Three of that number
one moiety of the whole-have united in the move
ment upon which we commenting. The COIN
cdence in the date of their letters is conclusive evil
dence of cooperation. We are consequently bound
TO regard 1t as party measure. 1t is clear that
when they get our ''bip' they mean to introduce
it in the House. 1t follows, therefore, that we
must recant at least one accusation which we made
on the 18th. We can no longer say that the dit
tie party in question has inaugurated no great
measure of public policy. 1t has stopped the En-
change!
There is another matter relating to this import |
ant affair, which we must hold under advsement
for the present, until we can take counsel of Mr.
States Attorney Whitney. We purpose nquiring
OF that interchangeable officer, whether he does not
think that under all the circumstances, the three
letters in question furnish conclusive evidence of
conspiracy" and if they do, we shall then be
prepared to take the proper steps to prosecutor
''settle'
viii our readers allow us one serious word, in
connection with what it is so difficult to treat ser
ously2 1t is only to say, that while the Honora-
BILE gentlemen in question: in their public capacity,
undoubtedly represent the tenets and principles of
party, we cannot bring ourselves to believe that
in their ideas concerning the Press and the relation
ofpublic men to it, they represent any body-but
themselves