The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-12

The Washington States, of yesterday, contains
the following letter from Senator Douglas, EN-
phatically denying the charge brought against him
by Senator Slidel, of having authorized and coun-
tenanced anonymous attacks upon his Louisiana
colleague.
To the Editor of the States
Since my recent arrival in New York, l have
seen, for the first time publication made by the
Hon. John Slidell denying positively that he au-
thorized, in any countenanced, the state
ment published in the Press and Tribune of Chica-
go, just before the late Illinois election to the effect
that the slaves belonging to my children in Misss-
sipp were cruelty and inhumanlv treated In this
denial Mr.. Slideil does justice to himself He goes
further, and says 'that the alleged statement, let
it come from whatever source it may, is base fa-
brieation, in whole and in part, without shadow
of foundation in truth. In this he does justice to
me; for as the guardian of my children, l hold
myself responsible for the manner in which these
slaves treated. | should not consider myself
called upon to notice Mr.. SlidelPs publication had
he paused here, and not have added the following
paragraph:
"Mr. Douglas has, by authorizing and counte-
nancing anonymous attacks on me, through per-
son officiating his private secretary, lost all claim
to the explanation that | would otherwise have
promptly volunteere: to give him."
1t is due to myself to publish an emphatic denial
of the truth of the implication in the above para
graph. 1t is not true that | have authorized or
countenanced anonymous attacks upon Mr.. Slidell.
1t is true, however, that when the fact was first
brought to my notice, that DR.. Brainard, federal
ofiice-holder and my enemy, had caused to be pub
lshed, during my absence, in the Abolition organ
of Chicago, this 'base fabrication, with the name
of the Hon. John Slidell authority for its truth
denounced ii as such a calumny deserved and ex-
pressed the opinion to my friends that it should be
copied and circulated for the purpose of showing
the base means employed to defeat my election, and
also with the view of drawing forth such disclosures
would expose to public contempt the real author
of the calumny, which object has been fully accom-
plISbnI hv tha latta of Mr.
| Jan. Z, 1850 S. a. DOUGLAS.
News FROM DE SAUTY.-Mr. Gerhardi, Trinity
| Bay telegraph operator, sailed on Saturday from
! New York for England, where he has been sum-
moned by the directors of the Atlantic Cable Com
| pany. He reports that the operators have great
confidence that the cable will yet be put in effective
operation. Mr.. De Sauty and four or five oper-
ators still at Cyrus station, day and night vig
lantly noting every detection of the galvanometer
! When Mr.. Gerhardi left the station, December
10th, currents were constantly passing over the
| cable, indicating that it was unbroken, athouo oh
nothing Ineligible could be made out He certi-
ies also that Mr.. De Sauty is entirely willing to
communicate whatever is of interest to the public
in regard to the line.
There is spot in the Swatara Gap in the Blue
Mountains, Va, which is called the :" Cold Hole ~
This hole is only Is inches in depth but, even in
the hottest days of summer, the air is uncomforta-
bly, cold. A thermometer, which marked 80 deg in
ordinary shade, was removed to this hole, and, il
Il about an hour, without any change in the outside
atmosphere, the mercury fell to 80 6eg. 1t is sup
posed that a current of air ascerds from beneath
7 probably from an underground cold spring.