The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-16

synopsis. If has been his inability to remember
precisely what he did say-we are surprised that
consciousness of the fact should not have deferred
him from questioning the fidelity of a report taken
down, as the words fell from his lips, by pro-
fessional reporter. The Patriot itself-the next
day after the speech-when, if ever, the recollec-
ton of the speakers words should have been fresh
in the minds Of his audence-copied into its COL
umns The American's report entire The only
word Of caution which it then thought proper to
append, was, that 'having heard the speech, the
synopsis is not sufficiently full on some points, to
'give the whole scope of the speakers ideas, and
''he may not be fairly understood We expect
''however," it added, 'in few days to be able to
'lay the entire address before our readers" 1t is
too late for Mr.. DAVIS now-that the damaging
effect of the speech delivered is beginning to be
felt-to attempt to remove the disagreeabe impress
sion it has produced by a "synopss" of the speech
as corrected" Too many respectable and intel
ligent citizens, who heard Mr. DAVIS, and who
are able TO recall not only the Fviews presented"
but how they were presented, have borne concur
rent testimony to the substantial accuracy of the
published reports. These it will be exceedingly
difficult for Mr.. DAVIS to persuade-against the
evidence of their senses-that the speech which he
has printed, is the speech which they heard
Not that we mean to concede that the s'synop-
isis" carefully prepared, as we may imagine
it to have been, is free from all the Objectionable
features ofthe spoken address. We have been at
the pains to make some extracts, which we give
below, and to which we invite the attention of our
readers. If we refrain from any other or further
comment upon them, it is only because we conceive
that no comment can be more severe than the sim
pie fact that Mr.. DAVIS has been willing deliber-
ately to publish them as his own
MR. DAVIS ON THE WASHINGTON MASSACRE
The first act of this Administration was-the shootnc
down of thirty four peaceful citizens and subjects of the
United States in the streets of the National CAPITAL by
United States marines, illegally without warning provo
cation excusea to this day unpublished and
for which no one has ever been called to account.
MR.. DAVIS ON THE CONDITION OF THE CITY"
But is the condition of the city "deplorable" ut
terly deny it.
IN the condition of the city, whether it be compared with
New York or Philadelphia, with its former con
don except that its present condition is in many re-
party triumphed in it.
Rowdyism does not prera it crisis repessed every
where to the full extent of the legal means at the sposa
of the authorities and those legal have been in
creased to the full extent allowed by the democratic Con
sttntion since the Americans into power and the
awess are less tolerated. punished and better re-
pressed than BEFORE and this the police records and
the records of the Criminal Court will prove.
MR.. DAVIS ON THE 'LAsr TWO ELECTIONS"
The last two elections have passed off without single
death or dangerous woundng marked by prevailing quiet
subject to certain local EXCEPTIONS and the crowdng
separable from elections in large cities.
Frauds have doubtless been commtted-as heretofore
but not confined to sde is there any reason to
suppose that the general result has been in any election
changed by them. is shameful that they should exist
at all but the democrats carefully excluded from the Con
stltuton evey adequate guarantee against them and
within its provisions fear there is possible mode of
redress.
MR.. DAVIS ON THE ''NEUTRAL AND INDEPENDENT
PRESS AND THE MERCHANTS.
Why, under these circumstances are we assailed and
that by men heretofore our friends
1t Is because certain newspapers, calling themselves
neutral or independent but inspired by hatred
of the American party, and especially of the gentleman
now Mayor have pursued the policy gross perpe
ual exaggeraton of every illegal act or deadly assault
not unfrequenty nvenng the aggravating circumstan
ces and always infaming the public mind by bitter and
insulting comments, and the representation the CITY as
unsafe for strangers with view of frightening the mcr
camille class by the fear of the loss of business ntos
the trap into which they have walked.
The act of our merchants has struck the most dan
gerous blow ever aimed at their prosperity.