The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-26
POLITICAL.

The straight Americans of New York are greatly
d,sgusted with the action Of the recent American
state Convention, and are determined upon having
their own nominees. A number of them have
issued an address to the party, in which they de-
nounce the course pursued by the Convention, and
conclude by saying
awe do hereby proclaim to the Americans Of tbe
State of New \ ork that, preferring honorable de-
feat to ignoble victory, and choosing to retain our
independent position rather than, Swiss to be
bartered at WILL we shall, during the pending can
vass, be guided by such rules of political action as
our regard for the true interests of the country and
our devotion to the principles Of Americanism shall
dictate and our conscience approve"
Senator TOOmbs in a recent speech at Augusta
Georgia, after stating that Douglas new doctrine
OF the power of the people in the Territories had
not single leg to stand upon, further remarked
''yet do not belong to those who denounce him;
the organization of the Democratic party leaves
this as an open question; he is at full liberty to take
either side he NAV choo e, and if he maintains his
ancient ground of neither making nor accepting new
tests of political s0undneSs shall still consider him
political triend and will accept him as the repre-
sentative OF the party whenever it may tender him;
and in the mean time, if he should even wander
after strange gods do not hesitate to tell YOU
that. with his errors, prefer him and would sup
port him tomorrow against any Opposition man in
America"
The Abolitonists of Massachusetts, have adopted
new rayin cry. "DOwn with the Union," has
given place to "Down with Webster's statue" The
DlsuniOnists of that State are cOnvulSed with in
dignation that the bronze image Of the Great Ex-
FOUNDER should remain in front Of the State House,
and Gov. Banks is roundy denounced for recon-
mending the State to accept the statue gift
we quote the following words from GarrisOns
manifesto on the subject published in the Lberator
"THE STATUE MUST DE REMovED.-Let this be the
popular decree to-morrOw-let the declaration go
forth from the lips OF every upright man-let it be
the voice OF Massachusetts. 4 vote Of the legisla
ture can undo what vote has done. That vote
can be secured by prompt circulation of respect
tul petition, to be signed by all who in their
hearts respond to the cry-'he statue must be re-
moUed."
"The statue must be removed 'oad let all the peo-
pie say, AneH!'
Here is the petition, which receives signatures in
the towns of Massachusetts,
''IO the Senate and House Of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of UassacErsefts:
"We, the undersigned citizens of the Common
wealth OF Massachusetts,, respectfully ask you to
remove from the State House grounds-as no honor
to the State and repugnant to the moral sense Of
the people-thc statue of Daniel Webster, whose
last years were spent in defending the Fugitive
Slave BILL and whose last counsel to the Common
wealth was to conquer her preiudices against
save-hunting, and to return men to bondage with
alacritY.'"
The Massachusetts, House of Representatives, on
Wednesday, by vote of l42 to 81, so amended the
militia act to abolish all restriction as to color in
the enrolled militia
The full returns of the Maine election show a ma
jority of 1000 for Morrill,, Republican, for Cover
nor.
Utica, New York, on Wednesday. The members
are pledged to maintain untiring and ceaseless
vigilance in opposing slavery.
gentleman who was present at Mr.. Toombs'
speech before the people of Burke county, Georgia,
gives the following general description Of the effort
to The SdUdnnGh Republican:
"Ihe great 'unshOt-at Hamilcar, the redoubtabe
'Bobuel, made one ofhs style of splurges here to-
day. 1t was the most awful, astounding and ter
rifle disagreement of egotism that ever let down a
speaker, or disgusted an audience Were egotism
a purgative, and had the people Of Burke been
compelled to swallow the avalanches ot it with
which the Senator overwhelmed them to-day, there
would not be a live man left in the county to-
morrow"
meeting of the New York Bricklayers Associ-
alton was held on last Thursday evening, to take
some action in support of the London strike Mr.
Cappagh, in behalf of the committee appointed at
the last meeting, stated that they had visited the
Stonecutters Association, and found that they had
collected $500 for the striking-men in London
Each man had given two dollars and would CON
tlnue to do so till the London men had their rights
resolution was unanimously adopted, to unite
with all trades in that city in their action for
the relief Of the Londoners; declaring that the
brcklayers watched with anxious eyes and pride
the bold and manly action of he Building Trades
IN London, in their strike for a reduction in the
hours OF labor, viz nine hours instead of ten and
hal that they believed that eight hours for sleep,
eight for work, and eight for the Improvement of
the mind, made man better fit to perform the duties
OF citizen, mechanic, father, &c, and that they
pray that the Londoners would gain the strike in
the cause of humanity, and hoped the motto OF mo
Surrender" would be victorious. 1t Is expected
that fifteen thousand dollars will be Collected IN
New York alone, for the relief of the London work
men n strike.
REApy NAnF GRayEs-A committee of the Coun-
oil of CIartsyilIe Tenn instructng the new Sex
ton in the duties of his office, informed him that
it would be his province to have the graves pre-
norad in tbe CITY Cemetery. He took them at
tbeir word and went to work, and before the mis-
understanding discovered had wholesale lot
on hand. In relation to which the Clarksville
Jefersonidn says:
As the quantity of graves will be more than suffi-
cient for our population for some time to come,
persons at distance intending to die before the
next rain be accommodated with graves at
cost.
The Ohio river was about at a stand, at
Wheeling on Friday with somewhere in the neigh