The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-16
PRICE TWO CENTS

The FINANCIAL LA FAYErTE OF THE wiz or T,D, p.
PENDENCE.-Haym Salamon, of PbiledaInbio baid
in finance much the same rank amono the devotad
which La Fayette occupied in- the army. and pani
Jones on the ocean. They all had to pay their own
expenses, and from their own-private means thev
all contributed the bread life for our new born
struggling, and moneyess Union. The wealthy
French noble was not ruinedby this generous devo-
ton to the cause of the young republic, but Paul
Jones and Haym Salamon were utterly sacrificed
After sixtyodd years of vain application and ruin
Gus delay, the heirs of Paul JONES' or the persons
who had bought up their large claims for mess of
pottage, received something from Congress: but
Haym Saiamon's descendants have not to this day
oDtalned one dollar for the 100000 which he
advanced, to his own ruin, for the salvation of
our country In its darkest hour of tribuation.
This is one of those mortifying chapters in our
national legislation which would fain cover with
the mantle OF oblivion, not silence so akin to
completely in the denial of justice. 1t concerns
every nonest man that our government should pay
lts honest deotsy even at the unusual sacrifice Of
some slght retrenchment il its lavish outlaws for
all manner of useless and improper objects
The Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims
has investigated this case of Haym Salamon and
Its exceedingly lucid and conclusive report must
60 olrect to the heart of every who has spark
OF PRIDE IN the fair deang-we will not say liber-
ahty or patriotic spirit, but simply the common
business honesty-of our public servants - -.
These are the facts of this unparalleled case
Haym Salamon, Polander by,birth, and an ardent
Liberal in principle, had made PHILADELPHIA the
nome OF his choice, and at'the opening of our war
ol independence was rich banker and a prosper
Gus merchant. Such man was prime necessity
to the Continental Congress His European facili
ties and connections enabled him to negotiate war
loans in France and Holland, and on such favorable
terms as have rarely been obtained by a feeble
colony in the early stages of revolt against a pow
ertul mother country. In one instance the Frehch
agents received $60000 as a fair business commits
81 sion for services similar to those which Haym
S"ae,aon N~aa rendsring for nothing.
Salamon also thought it was desirable to make
the hostility of Spain to England available for the
recognition and Advancement of our national indie
ment Don Francisco Rendon was cor, r,missnned bv
the Spanish government to reside near Congress
and carry out this policy Document Is exist to Show
mat TINS enjoy Of Spain scas retained and supported
mere 6y the liberal purse of Haym .Salamon; but for
@ thls no charge was ever entered by the patriotic
banker. Again there is evidence under the hand
OF James Madison and Robert Morris, that during
tae ssions OF the Congress of Independence, many
Oh the members were reduced to such pecupiary
distress that they would have been obligad IN re
turn nome, put for the open purse of Haym Sala-
mon ct these notwithstanding between 500
on ooo ana $4,000 unpaid-are not charged to the
government. The heirs only ask for the $500 900
advanced in cash, for the indispensable opeI ations
oil the army and government Wash. States.
Mr.. PREscoTT AND TIE REPUBL1cAss.-Tbe Reppb
adherents OF their party those who cannot protest
against their doctrines. Not great man can die
IN America whom some irresponsible person or
paper does not claim as ga firm Republican" To
clay, webster and Benton in turn has this name
been applied. just now a city paper has announc-
ed that the late Mr.. Prescott was ga firm Republi-
can" He was Repubican-of the school of his
tathers-but not of that set which assembled at a
puDc Inn In this city, to do honor "slave hold
err" and ''slave dealer" assembled at the very
moment the historian lay dead so near them that
the voices of the bacchanalians might almost have
chamber of death.
The Governor of the commonwealth presided at
the table, literary men of Boston graced the board
with their presence,-all ''tirm Republicans" per-
haps,-but who could not postpone their reyellinD
to pay tribute of respect to the historian and the
scholar who had just passed away. 1t may be that
the monthly organ of the 'great Republican party'
can explain this political inconsistency. From the
daily papers of the party we expect only bad man
ners and worse language; but under the circum-
stances, it will be well for them to saw yery little
about Mr.. Prescotts politics. He was as free from
fellowship with the pretenders who manage the
affairs of that party in this State as he was from
every thing mean, sordid and disreputable. Before
claiming him for an ally, let them show that they
are worthy of such companionship- Boston Courier.
POPULAR PREACHING,-The Protestant Church.
man. under the head Of ''Gospel Us. Popular Preach
ing" remarks. especially with reference to large
cities:
The tendency is to popularze the pulpit, not by
more Jealous and simple presentation of the Cos
pei, but by a substitution for the Gospel,
OF something directly or remotely related to it,
which can be invested with the charms of novelty
for popular attractions. " So lone
as men are found, in large numbers so superficial
IN mind, and unchristian in heart, as to demand
what the minister of Christ has not been commits
stoned to preach, and so unhallowed in taste as to
desire to have the truth tricked out in such gaudy
and garish colors, that the trappings and orna-
ments practically hide it from the view, the honest
and faithful servant of God will not suit them
The current of popular taste seems to be fast set
ting in this fatal direction. Indications of it meet
US at every point. The fact stands ont most prom
inently in the character and number of advertise
ments IN our Saturday papers, under the head of
'eilg ious Notices" No rejecting man can read
them without perceiving that they too often evince
on the part of the ministry, an unhallOwed thirst
for notoriety, and the willingness to CRAFTY it at
almost any sacrifice of Christian simplicity and
fidelity; and on the part of those who run about
after preachers and novelties, instead of the Cos
pei triyoity OF spirit which is inconsistent either
with exalted or well-established Christian charac-
ter.