The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-20

ca from Wisconsin. The number of Marines en-
gagged did not exceed thirty, though there were
three times that number present upon the ground.
and within the armory enclosure; and men as we'll
as officers deserve credit for their good conduct
we present our readers to-day with map of
the scene of the late disturbances in western
Maryland and Virginia, and also plan of the
Armory enclosure, at Harper's Ferry, with the
Arsenal Engine-house, Rife-works, Bridge, and
other points referred to in the dispatches.
OUR LATE ELECTION AS SEEN BY
STRANGER.
correspondent of the New York Euenino Post
was IN Baltimore last week and was quite edited
with what he saw at Charter election, and thus
writes to the journal with which he is connected,
under date of October 18th:
An Englishman, who affected the sports of the
ring, having seen many prize-fght we'll as
rough-and-tumble mill in his country went
over to Ireland with the view of gaining variety in
his experiences by witnessing, and, perchance, TAX
ing part in the which annually closed the famous
fair at Donnybrook. Before the day appointed for
this interesting exhibition be took lessons in the
use OF the shilleah from an Irish adept who never
failed to share in the exercises of his country
men assembled at Donnybrook. The Irishman,
waving his shielah by way of ready illustration
described to him the row in advance-how it
would commence-how it would go on-how the
light would thicken-the combatants would crowd
and maui each other, and finally the thorough
confusion and general pounding of heads that
would result. "But how" inquired the English
man, chow in the melee am to tell friend from foe?
"Dont mind Bit said his tutor, getting excited
even in the rehearsal; "Devil of bit do you mind
that Wherever you head, hititP' Such was
the temper of the "Plug Uglies" and ''Blood
Tubs as they might have been seen parading the
Raj iponr thaI ocf 0f fbon
ton, making night hideous with yells and pistol
shots. They only wanted to head to hit it.
Comparatively quiet they were during the day,
since, for the most part, they had things in their
own way. As them at one of the polling
places which had the curiosity to visit they were
merely dirty, loud and indecent; but was sure
that l did not see the aumals at the hour when
they were taking their food-food of license and of
blood-an exhibition which Of late years has at
tended every exercise of the elective nchise by
the citizens of the capital of Maryland. The news
papers of to-day congratulate themselves on yes
terday's proceedings as showing the quietest cleo
ton which the city had seen for five years. 1t was
indeed, since no lives were taken, mild state of
affairs compared with TIL terrible scenes of last
year. Yesterday it was only in some five of the
twenty wards that the bullies-calling themselves
"Americans"-seize the polls; in one, where they
feared majority against them, they turned off the
gas, and stole the balotbox with its contents; in
another ward the candidate at three o'clock in the
afternoon 1.-THE polls close at six) withdrew his
name rather than, by persisting in the canvass,
expose his friends to the assaults aad violence with
with which their attempts to deposite their votes
was met.
Your Baltimore rufiansm in elections differs from
that of New York. In New York it is, if quite as
determined, more business-like, and apparently is
satisfied when, carrying the day, it has accomplish
ed its object. In Baltimore it riots after the day
is over, and shoots people wantonly in the evening.
Let not the friends of free institutions and popu-
lar government be downcast because here and there
in the land violence rules. The fermenting ele-
ments will work themselves clear in time. The re-
suit might, indeed, be anticipated by the prompt
and lawless Justice of vigilance committee as at
San francisco. The hanging of half dozen ruff
hans here would make Baltimore quiet. New York
rufanism could speedily be subdued by the applica
ton of the halter to few Mulligans and Russells
But the movement is hardly worth the sacrifice of
law and order which it would cost. Besides it is
not easy to carry on an effective movement to this
end either in Baltimore or New York The law
and-order citizens of those places would be but in
different material for vigilance committees. Itwas
otherwise in San Francsco-a town peopled bv
men of nerve and resolution who had gone thither
with the stern determination of repairing broken
fortunes. They did not brook that few low-born
rufhans, spewed upon their shore, the refuse of
gambling houses and brothels elsewhere, should be
an obstacle in the way of their peaceabIe advance
to prosperity in the city, crude in customs and
institutions, in which they had made their home
and to which, as they held, it was theirs to give
the law.
THE LATE FILLB lister mo VEMENT
The New York Times has information that the
recent Filibuster expedition was composed of bet
ter material, and was altogether more formidable
than any of its predecessors 1t further learns from
reliable source, that when the Philadelphia
left New York few weeks since, she had on board
l,oOO stand of arms, purchased of parties in that
city, who can testify to the fact. The Times also
says:
The Philadelphia carried from eight to ten boats
designed to carry the tlibusters up the Colorado
branch of the San Juan River. After she reached
New Orleans all the other cargo was discharged
and the arms, munitions and boats remained on
board. Yet two searches were made by the United
States Marshal, his deputies and the Collector at
New Orleans without discovering anything which
they regarded as suspicious Four DAYS after the
last search one of the parties who sold part of the
arms that were on board the ship, and who went
out on her in charge of them, left the steamer to
return to New York. When he left, these same
arms were on board the steamer and in plain view.
The engineer of the steamer is Mr.. Scott, broth
er of j. N. Scott, Mr.. Vanderbilts agent at Punta
Arenas, Nicaragua. 1t seems while the steamer
was lying at Key West for few hours, where she
touched on her passage, he mentioned the fact of
the arms being on board, and of the destination of
the ship, which was to convey Walker and his men
from New Orleans to Nicaragua.
After her arrival at New Orleans, he again com
munlcated the fact to parties from whom the coal
was purchased for her voyage; they in turn com
municated them to various other parties in New
Orleans, until they became so patent that the Col
lector and the Marshal felt bound to interfere and
for FORMS sake at least, to institute investiga-
ton. The tilibusters were arrested, and immedi-
atey afterwards permitted to escape. The
vessel was examined, and it was announced that no
arms were found. A clearance refused to her,
however, although when there was no intention
that she should sail before the goth inst. As it is
now reported by the Government officials that no
suspicion attaches to her,-of course she will sail
with the mails, arms, munitions, boats and flibus-
tiers, unless another steamer shall be ingeniously
substituted for her. But another steamer, we are
told, belonging to the parties, left this port
| yesterday for New Orleans, without passengers.
cargo o r freight of any kind, 1t is by no means
| impossible that this movement may have some con-
nection with this mysterious expedition.
If these statements be correct we may expect to
hear before long of another raid upon the Isthmus
Vanderbilt has agreed to open the Nicaragua route,
and the questions arise how is he to do it, and may
he not have made an arrangement with Walker to
accomplish that result? If he has, we shall shortly
have stirring times.