The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-01
THE DAILY EXCHANGE, NOVEMBER l. 1853.

ENGLISH Misunderstanding to some of the
British Journals, the condition of large portion of
the English laborers is truly deplorabe. They
can with great difficulty earn the means of subss-
tence, while their social comforts are few and far
between. Various efforts have been made to pro-
duce change, but thus far with little success
The Northern Times, published at Liverpool, takes
up the subject in detail, and in the course of SYM
pathetic article saws:
ave boast of our adherence of negro slavery.
we romance, we moralize, and actually weep over
the tales OF African suffering, but we cannot afford
passing thought for the millions of white slaves
who constitute the masses of our laboripp ponula-
ton What are these in reality but mere ANNA
ted machines employed only becauseit has not
been possible as yet to discover others to supersede
them. As their employment has been the result of
necessity, and not of choice, the great object of the
employer has been to tax the physical endurance of
the employed to its utmost limits, and reduce the
rate OF remuneration to the lowest minimum I'm
fortunately, the fierce competition of trade, and
the unusually overcrowded state of the labor mar
ket combine to render this state of things appar-
emily inevitable
"This is, indeed, lamentable picture; but the
case IS similar, we fear, to a very considerable ex-
tent, In other portions of the world and even in
TINS country. There are few among the laboring
classes, however economical and Industrious who
even secure more than living for themselves and
families. Their lot is of excessive toll. Those
who are skilled in some particular art or craft can
Of course do better. But the mere laborer even in
his best condition, has hard task before him.
particular class. Their wants, their eniovments,
their recreations, rarely considered. They are
regarded as mere hewers of wood and drawers of
water, and are treated accordingly. How rarely,
indeed, do we hear ofany movement intended to
elevate the social condition or extend the social
enjoyments of the merely working classes! Even
Philanthropy seems to look upon them with indifler-
ence or contempt. But this should not be- There
is season for all things, and due consideration
should be felt for every member of the human fami-
Iy."
The Detroit Free Press says that negro boy,
only nine years of age, just out of Jail, where he
had served sixty days for larceny, stole a jack
nlc from boy about his own age andscoming
across little child of three years, son of Mr.. William
Drew, on the street in front of its parents; house,
caught the little fellow by the hair, pulled his head
over one side, and deliberately proceeded to cut
its throat. The cash was four inches long extend
ing from the wind-pipe around to point Just back
of the The knife was dull and did not effect
ualy do its work before the father of the child
came to the rescue.
\ New MURnLo ON EXHIBITION IN New YoRK-
BY the last steamer from Central America a pic
ture of the Conception, said to have been painted
by Murio, was brought to New York by a New
Grenadian gentleman, who desires to sell it for
1000. There is some doubt as to whether the
painting is really Murillo or not
The Erening Post announces the arrest in that
city parties for passing counterfeit 81 notes of the
Delaware City Bank.