The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-08

The BALD.HE AD-ocRAcY.-A very elaborate ar.i-
Gle In one OF the Paris journ ais, makes war upon
the unmeanlng homage paid to La Jeunesse in com
mon conversaton-the false value &.ached to the
mere word, glorifying everything fsat is young
"Slavery to words, the use of which has no founda
ton in truth, is" says the writer, "the plague of
France" To praise anything in society, you pre-
cede it with the adjective calling it young-.la
le"ae prcsse, Ia leune Literature, la jee monarchie,
la jeune republigue.''
But what is the fact?
Look around you, before you, behind you What
do you see? Nothing but bald men, who have all
the power all the weight, all the privilege and in
1uence. All the great bankers are bald-aU the
diplomatists, all the chief editors all the managers
OF theatres all the principal officers of the army
all the senator's all the deputies, all the counsel
lors OF State, all the magistrates even all the lead
of orchestras! The most elegant men of PARIS
are bald, the writers of successful vaudepMes are
all bad the porters that let you in and out at great
doors are all bald, the professors are all bald
Where is Ia eanesse, if you look for rank influence,
or power?
No!-a man with hair on his head is a toy-a
mere playthlng with an oft-repeated big name
Extremes tOuch-the first and second childhood are
equally out of date. equally decrepit Badness is
becoming steaithily the sign of power; for every
man who thinks hard, in these days, thinks off his
HAIR Hail to the Bald-head-ocracy
The Opposition Congressional Convention of the
7th District OF Virginia, met in Lvceum Hail. AL
exandria, on Thursday afternoon, Hon. II w
Thomas, State Senator from the 7th District was
elected President After some discussion as to the
expediency of an immediate nomination, the Con
vention adjourned to meet again yesterday after
noon. The Washington Star says:
From our information in the premises, we Judge
that Henry w. Thomas, ESQ.,, of Fairfax who at
present represents Fairfax and Alexandria counties
in the Virg inia State Senate, will receive this Con
vention's nomination for Congress. We freely ad-
NIT that they cannot make stronger one Mr.
Thomas has for some years past held rank as the
acknowledged Opposition leader in the Virginia
Senate Besides being very able debater he is a
gentleman of fine legislative attanmcnts and high
personal character, and is believe. by all parties
who know him.
Two more counterfeiters have been arrested at
Youngstown, Mahoning county, Ohio. A DR.. Wal
lace, resident of East Cleveland long engaged in
the business of counterfeiting, both in paper and
com, was arrested, together with another person
whose real name has not been ascertained. They
were at Youngstown for the purpose of selling and
otherwise disposng of their stuff About Sc, 900 in
counterfeit notes on the Forest City Bank Bank of
Commerce, and several Eastern Banks were found
in their possession and the of 5000 in counter
felt one dollar gold pieces.
BY the arrival of the schooner Encbantress.
Capt. Evans. we have dates from st. Croix to Feb
ruary 70; The sugar crop was coming in slowly
and was likely to fall short of the usual average.
Business was generally dnIl