The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-04
[FROM OUR OWN CORREsP OND EMIT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 1859.
Dismally long faces wore the fiilibusters this
morning, and not merely because of the wreck of
the Susan and the return of her passengers in con-
tradiction of the Geographic announcement of her
safe arrival at Porto Cabello That mishap could
easily be repaired. The flibusters have plep.- of
money nowadays and any quantity of 'pluck. I"
But this fasco has exposed some of their most i'm
portant plans, and called attention to the point
where above all Others, they preferred tn land and
whence they hoped to carry forward the grand
programme which telegraphed you on Sunday
night. Now, in all probability, the Gulf of Hon
duras will be closely watched by the British cruis-
ers, and some other and less advantageous point
must be chosen for flibuster debarkation
Still the filibusters Chiefs do not despair. They
express their decided opinion that two additional
cargoes of 'emigrants'' have reached the point of
rendezvous, and that these will be abundantly able
to carry out the contemplated programme, and
maintain themselves until succor shall reach them
They also claim that there are several points ON the
coast south OF San Juan del Norte, where vessels Of
light draft can run in out of range of the guns of
any vessel OF war in that neighborhood, and land
their living freights without serious difficulty
Meantime our own Government will redoube its
available will undoubtedly be sent to reinforce the
Gulf Squadron, with view to guarding that entire
coast as well as possible, from tilibuster incurson
1t is so easy however, to evade the law and its Off
GERS, in many ofthe far Southern ports that WALKERS
men will find little difficulty in getting off:-as re-
cent facts abundantly show-and the misfortunes of
the Susan will excite additional sympathy with her
passengers, and so rather aid than retard their
schemes.
Tomorrow Congress re-assembles, and let us
hope at least to take hold of the public business in
sober earnest. The tariff men are assembling here
IN considerable force, with view of making an
earnest effort to secure its modification. But thew
are divided-some urging an increase of duty on
one article and some on another-whe others favor
general change from ad ralorem to specific duties
1t is exceedingly doubtful whether they can get
anything, although am satisfied that the story
that the Republicans, as body, will oppose tariff
modification, is groundess. However much they
might be disposed to such course for partisan
purposes, they dare not adopt it, for the simple rea
son that very many of their number are from dis
tricts which would be certain to repudiate them
should they fail to strain every nerve to secure an
increase of the tariff with the double purpose of Sc
curing incidental protection to home industry and
OF obVlatng the necessity for carrying on the Gov
eminent on borrowed money. NV own impression
is, that if the financial policy of the country is dis
turDed at all, the Tariff of 1916 will be temporarily
revived.
The city is exceedingly dull to- day, with no news
whatever floating upon its surface. Everything
waits for Congress. True, we have a ridiculons
story afoat here to the effect that gentleman of
the Press had his pocket picked at the Presidents
reception on Saturday. Surely no chepelier dindus-
frie, skiltul enough to perform such an operation
without detection, would waste his genius on the
''desert air. of a news-paperial pocket. Besides
the pretended victim claims to have had five dol.
lars in his purse at the time-an assertion which
casts gravest doubt upon his entire statement
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