The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-31
lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80, 1853
The news of revolution in Cuba is now very
generally pronounced here, to be canard of the
first order-a fit mate for the gorgeous account of
the battle Of Slievegannon, with which New
York journal some years ago tickled the fancy of
its Irish American readers. The State Department
has advices to-day to the oath inst, from our Con-
sui at Havana, who makes not the slightest refer
ence to any trouble in the Island, present or antci
pated. rumor afloat yesterday evening. to
the effect that our Government had been looking
for news of a revolutionary movement in Cuba for
some time past, which, if true, would give seeming
Importance to the statement alleged to have been
brought to New Orleans, from Havana. am as
sured at the State Department, however, in the
most unequivocal terms, that there is not the least
foundation for it, and that the whole story of
revolution is looked upon by the Administration as
in the last degree absurd.
Dispatches received to-day from Nicaragua con-
firm the news, which 1 gave you Yesterday, an
nouncing that that Government and the Govern
ment OF Costa Rica had withdrawn their PRINCIPAL
objection to the CAss-IRIsARRI treaty. This under
stood to have been done under the joint advice Of
England and France. There would seem, therefore
to be little doubt that this treaty will soon be nm
fat dccompH, and that under it the Nicaragua
transit-route may be opened and maintained; pro
Vlded the speculation will pay, and the transit
spectators can come to some terms among Them
selves, which will keep their hands from each
others throats-of which there is doubt
Speculatons in regard to the relative strength
In the House OF the free and the
slave States, after the apportionment to be based
on the Census of 1860 shall have been made-are
INDUCED in already by politicians of both sections
Some OF their calculations certainly do not seem
to be justified by such data as we have and the
public mind Is in danger of being led astray upon
this subject. There is a mode, however, by which
we arrive at an estimate approaching very nearly
to accuracy. The representation of the two sec
tions on the present House of Representatives is
divided thus: Representatives from the Free States,
LAG; representatives from the Slave States 90
Now, if we take the last popular vote in each OF
the free States the basis of calculation in which
to estimate the population therein, adopting the
same ratio under the last census, we get an APP
proximate idea of the actual increase of strength in
the free States during the last eight years. This
detailed estimate only be made with respect to
the free States, because the slave element which
enters into the representation of the Southern States
cannot be estimated with any degree of accuracy.
But the increase of representation OF the free States
once ascertained in detail, of course able to
get at the aggregate representation which is likely
to fall to the slave States under the next apporon
ment. i
An estimate of the population of the several free
States, based upon the last popular vote in each,
and allowing five and half citizens to each vote,
gives such sum total that it will be necessary to
fix the ratio of representation at one Representative
to every 900 Inhabitants instead of 3d. 000 the
present rate-if the::whole number of Representa-.
tives is to be kept at 233 now. This would give
New Hampshire members,-a gain of one; Massa-
chusetts l0-a loss of one; Rhode Island la loss Of
one; New York 35-a gain of two; New Jersey g.
gain OF one; Pennsylvania Pa gain of two;
Indiana Ia gain of three; Illinois la gain oil
six; Michigan Ia gain of three; Iowa5- gain oil