The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-18
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

36. Army-2d section-re-pavment to the State
of Texas for moneys advanced in calling
out troops by General Persifer F. Smith,
in 1854
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention
met at Harrisburg on Wednesday. Geo NJ Whar.
ton, Esq, was appointed temporary chairman Mr.
VIM. Hopkins moved that the Chairman appoint
committee to select permanent officers. John w
Tate moved to amend the rules so as to select
| Chairman by uird roce vote. Lost by a large ma
Jo'ity. The Convention took recess for one hour
| Arnold Plumer, of Vpnango was subsequently
selected as permanent Chairman.
Whilst the committee preparing report on
resolutions, Mr.. Snowden, of Philadelphia made a
speech in favor of the purchase of Cuba, and en-
dorsed the policy of Mr.. Buchanan. He wanted no
concessions to outsiders, and in favor of bold
| stand on national matters.
Mr.. Rogers, of Somerset, replied to him, and
| was in favor of a conciatory course, and opposed
| to the Thirty Million Cuba proposition as being
| bad speculation.
The following is abstract of the resolutions re-
ported by the Committee after consultation of
three hours duration.
| The first suStainS President Buchanan's admins
! tratiOn. The second bestows praise on the admin
tration for settling questions with Great Britain
Kansas Utah, &c. The third advocates incidental
protection to the Iron and Coal interests, and
holds the present Tariff to be Inefficient 1t also re-
| comments the views as advanced on the subject of
! the Tariff by the President in his message The
fourth defends the Paraguay expedition. The fifth
|
! mends the Administration for opening highway
| to the Pacific, to enable the public to travel
with safety. The seventh supports the doc
trlne OF popular sovereignty. The eighth fa-
vors an honest and economical admins
| tration of the affairs of the Commonwealth
until the people relieved of the enormous debit
ana oppose any unnecessary expenditures or reduc-
ton OF the present sources of revenue. The ninth
| recommends the establishment of an independent
treasury for the safe keeping of the money of the
commonwealth, on the principle of the United
states Su6-Ireasury. The tenth approves of Sena-
| tor Blgler course in Congress. The eleventh op-
| poses the granting of corporate privileges and
holds that individual capital should be encour-
! aged.
| ted.
All the resolutions endorsing the course and poll
cy OF Mr.. Buchanan adopted without a dis
sentng voice.
A resolution endorsing Governor Packer was yo-
ted down by yeas 81, nays 81.
The democracy of Pennsy ylvana have taken the
entire policy of Mr.. Buchanan their platform
Richardson l.. Wright was nominated for Audi-
tor General and John Rowe was re-nominated for
Surveyor General.
AMERICAN HIsroRY.-The following advertise
men appears in the London Times of the 22d:
"Mr. George Robinson will sell at his rooms 81
Old Bond-street, W., on Wednesday, April 6, at |
for ?, highly interesting collection of Autograph
Letters and Manuscripts, relating to America; con-
sistlng OF the Original Map of the United States of
Britannia Maestys Plenipotentiary in Paris, 1888;
Autograph Letters Of Franklin, Adams, Laurens
Jay, &c; the Original Passport of His Britannia
MaJestys Minister Plenipotentary for the Negotia-
tion OF Peace with the United States signed bv Lou
is XVI; Autograph Letters of the Duke of Port
land, Marshal Biron, and others of great mpor-
tance. Catalogues are now in preparation, and
will be forwarded on receipt of six stamps"
The National hteHigencer urges the purchase of
the collection by some Literary Institution or in
divldual of this country, for the Library of Con-
gress
The New York Tribune says that Mr.. C. B. Nor
ton, has obtained possession of the rubic and nri-
vate correspondence for two or three wears
of the Revolution of William Livingston, the
first Republican Governor of New Jersey, who,
for fourteen years, was successively elected
to that office, and who has left reputation
second to none in the State for ability, probty and
patriotism.
The collection has never been published, or appa-
renty examined by any of the writers on the history
of the Revolution, and throws much new
light on the transactions of that period, and in
some particulars, have an important bearing upon
controverted points of our revolutionary annals
The total number of letters is 763. Among them
are twenty from General Washington; five or six
from Lord Stirling, relative to military movements
provisions, spies and the credit of the country; six
teen or seventeen from DR.. Witherspoon: a letter
from Baron Nanderkepelen of Holland, expressing
great interest in American affairs and offering
loan; and, in short, letters from nearly all the
prominent Revolutionary leaders ipcludinG o. Greene
De kalb, Steuben, Heath, Lincoln Remsen, Hamil
ton, Burr, Charles Thomson, Paterson, Trumbull,
Bland Harper, Read, Samuel Huntington, Boudi-
not, Robert Morris, Knox, Duane, Tilghman,
Heard, Joseph Reed, Pickering, Dickinson &C.
Loss OF THE NEosHo MAIL IN DECEMBER LAST
The St Louis Republican of Monday says:
On Friday last, John Hall made affidavit before
r. bo w.. nhands' Esq of the particulars attending
states that he left Neosho, Mo-, for Albuoueroue
N. NJ, on the 5th November last having in charge
the mall consisting of about four or five pounds of
letters and papers. He started with the intention
of overtakng Lieut.. Stein and Lieut. Beale, with
their escort who some eight or ten davs in !
advance of him. When about twenty four hours !
behind Lieut.. Stems party, as he Judged from their
camp fires, Hall was attacked by band of Conan
che Indians, about forty in number, who succeeded
in taking him prisoner not, however, without re- |
sistance on his part. Hall was severely wounded |
by arrows in the leg and side, and his mule was
shot dead. The mail way DESTROYED. For four or
live weeks Hall was completely prostrated by his |
wounds and was compelled, on his recovery, to fol-
low his captors from place to place on the prairies
About the middle of February, having recovered |
from MS wounds, he succeeded in making his es |
cape on one of the horses belonging to the Indians
For four days and nights ne Travelled incessantly |
without rest or food but succeeded in gaining the
settlements, although debiitated he could hard
ly sit upon his horse.
He reached St Louis on Friday and left for his
home in Clay county the same dav His rela- |
tives and friends despaired of ever seeing him |
again, and his escape from captivity and death was
almost miraculous None but hardy vovageur
like Hall could have endured the hardships and suf
terings to which he was exposed.
Coal TRADE.-The Cumberland Cir,lian and Te1e- |
graph says:
The various mining companies which have not
already made their preparations for shipping coal |
are actively engaged in making ready in anticipa-
tion of good season, and active business The |
season opens under favorable auspices and the inoi
cations are, that great quantities of coal will be
shipped if the canal remains abundantly supplied |
with water. Business at the boat yards is quite ac
tive. Workmen are busily employed in repairing
old and constructing new boats, and number are
finished ready to be launched.
The Mount Savage rolling mills are now in one |
ration. The furnace will not be in blast by the first
OF April, as was contemplated, as more extensive |
preparations are to be made. By the first of Nav |
it will be in operation.
The New Orleans LA Delta, of the Sth instant |
aluding to the doleful remarks of Northern iou--
mails on the alleged filling up of the mouths Of the |
MISSISSIPPI, states that the detention of many |
Vesses at he present time, at the bars, is not
stoned by dminutiun of water or an accumula-
ton oil mud, but by the increased draught of wa
ter, required by vessels of greater burthen than
those formerly used in the trade. "Ten or fifteen
years ago." says the Delta, ga ship CARRYING 500
bales Of cotton was not thought Of for our COM com
merce. Now 1000 and 5000 bales are common
cargo, and there is ship now loading at our
wharves which will take 1000 bales.'
TEXAS Corrox CRop.-The total receipts of cotton
for the season at Galveston have been 100 4S5 bales;
total exports to Great Britain %, 500 bales; to
FRANCE 1860 bales; to the Continent, II, ,25O bales
Domestic exports, including 49, 900 bales to New
orleans, 57645 bales The stock in port is 10, ,44O
bales.