The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-28
[ FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS

WASHINGTON, Jan. q, 1859.
The debate in the House yesterday presents the
best possible response to the charge sometimes
made by Northern Ultraists, that the Southern
States are in taver of reopening the African slave
trade, and that Northern resistance is essential to
prevent the success of that policy True there are
few men who, like Messrs. KEITT and MILES, are
in favor of repeating the prohibition of the trade
and others who, like Mr.. BARKsDALE, would abro-
gate that article in the AsHBURToN Treaty by which
the UNITED STATES have stipulated to maintain
certain preventive force upon the coast of Africa.
But who were they who yesterday opposed such
views and sentiments? Not GIDDINes, or WAsHBURNE,
or THAYER, or BURLINGAME, nor any other member of
the Republican party. Southern men, whose plan
tations worked by slave labor, and whose ma
terial interest it is to have the number of their la
borers increased, took up the issue made by their
own brethren, and resisted with Jealous energy the
proposition to reopen traffic that the civilized
world has united in declaring to be piracy The
question is one hich the South will take care of
for itself, far as public sentiment in that section
is concerned, and the indications are clear that if
any additional and wise legislation can be devised
for the effectual suppression of the African
trade 1T will receive hearty and cordial support
from large majority of Southern men in Congress.
The House has been very busy of late in striking
from the Diplomatic Appropriation bills provision
for supporting a number of Foreign Missions, incu-
ding the Missions to Rome, Switzerland, Chill and
others. The probabilities that nearly all of
these will be voted back again to-day. The voting
so far has been neither more nor less than illus
tration of small game of political coquetry. The
Administration men made an issue at the beginning
of the session in behalf of retrenchment and reform
"A novel and heretofore unheard of rallying crv
as you probably won't admit. The opposition, de.
termined to out-Herod Herod, responded afirma-
lively, and went at the work savagely, cutting off
heads everywhere in order to save the expense of
hats, until we might suppose that the UNITED
STATES had determined upon diplomatic isolation
from nearly all the rest of mankind. But this strk-
ing out of appropriations was accomplished in
Committee of the Whole, and when the question
comes to be taken in the House concurring there
| to its original proportions
A desperate effort is making to get the Thirty
Million Bill recognized party measure, to be
supported as such. Without the party thumb
| screws can be exerted in its behalf the measure
must fail,-for, to my certain knowledge it meets
the unqualified disapprobation of quite number of
| gentlemen who, as party measure, would feel
bound to give it their silent vote. Some of these
persist in disbeeving that Mr. SLDELL's bill has
| the approval of the President, and in support of
their incredulity they cite the fact that no man
representing the PRESIDENT has ventured publicly
to declare that he desires its success Indeed, al
though Mr.. BUCHANAN was induced to sion the
"Ostend Manifesto" it is fact well known in GER
tain quarters that he did not approve it. but that
on the contrary, after the document became public
in the UNITED STATES and had aroused the storm of
BUCHANAN addressed letter to Mr.. MARCY, then
Secretary of State, explaining the circumstances
under which he was inveigled into signing it, and
expressing his deepest regret that he had been in
duced to do. As Mr.. SLIDELL's bill is merely
practical embodiment of the doctrine of the COS
tend Manifesto" it is reasonable to suppose that
the PRESIDENT views both alike. 1t would be well
for some friend of the PRESIDENTS to introduce
resolution in Congress that shall bring out the
letter referred to-, and so put end to the mis-
chievous effort to hold him responsible for meas
ure threatening alike the honor and peace of the
country. 1t is worthy of note that leading Presses
in the South, of all parties, oppose it.
The Democratic Senators hold a caucus ON Sat
urday next with view to agreeing upon concert.
ed action against the Tariff policy recommended by
the the pEEslDESr and especially to oppose the adop
consider whether any, and if so what measure
is necessary for the repenishment of the Treasury.
The Committee on Ways and Means seem utterly
unable to agree upon any bill for tariff modifca-
ton althou Oh its Chairman Mr. PHELPS, has Welded
somewhat to the views of those who want the
tariff sufficiently raised to secure protection to GER
tam branches of American industry on articles of
home production.
The prospect of an extra session of Congress
IS daily more and more decided.
At the last meeting of the Dramatic Authors, at
rarls, NJ Maesville reported that the great-grand-
daughter OF Racine was educated at the expense of
the society, modestly but respectfully in convent
at Blois The young lady is stated to make more
III,
being named the adopted daughter of the Society
of Dramatic Authors
COMPLIMENT TO COMMANDER MAURY-The Nation
al IteiHgencer publishes extract from despatch
of the Minister of State of France Count w alewski
| to the French Ambassador to the United States
Count de Sartiges, in which it is proposed in the
advent OF its proving acceptable to government
to nominate Commander Maury to the order of the
Legion OF Honor as an evidence of the high estma-
| ton OF the services which he has rendered navi-
| gators of all nations.
| Judge Peter E. Love- who has recently been re-
| elected to the Bench OF the Southern Circuit of
Georgia, has addressed letter to his constituents
in which he announces his intention to retire at the
close OF the present term and takes occasion
denim, in most emphatic terms, the system of elect
! ing Judges and Solicitors by the people. He saws
the giving of these elections to the people,
fess, at first, thought excellent policy; but ex-
| perience has shown it was most unwise and i'm
polite. True its bad effects have not been appa-
rent in this district, for the that there has
been no opposition, but in some of the other dis
tricts the consequences have been most plorable
| The people of Gratiot county, Michigan, are rep
resented being in very destitute condition, and
an appeal has been made to the Legislature for aid.
There about 900 families in the county, and of
these not more than one quarter it is believed have
the means of subsistence until the next harvest
An almost total failure of the crops is assigned
the cause of the existing want.
Bishop Simpson, who has been very ill for m any
months, is so far recovered that he expects to be
enabled to resume his duties at the opening of the
spring.
Among the curiosties shown at Alnwch Castle,
IN England, IS vase taken from an Egyptian cata-
comb, and which contains mixture of resins, that
| send forth an agreeable odor, although said to be
three thousand years old.