The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-24
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
From Ca1iforIli
ARRIVAL OF TEHuANTEPEC STEAMER
AT NEW ORLEANS.
TIRE SURE COMM

| New ORLEANS, June 23.-The steamer W. H.
Webb has arrived from Minatitlan with dates from
San Francisco to the LIST instant, via Tehuantepec
The steamer Golden Age with 1000 passengers
and S2,6i30 900 in treasure had sailed for Panama.
Mexico was quiet according to the advices by this
| arrival. There rumors, however, that the
| Church party had taken Axaco.
Charles Muzzy. artist and correspondent of Har-
per's Weekly, was drowned at Hualanteo.
| SECOND DESPATCH.
D. NEW ORLEANS, June 23.-The advice per steamer
Webb represent the health of the Isthmus to be
good, the rivers full and the transit excellent
The ruins of an ancient city had been discovered.
it is stated, near Huatuleco, which covers four
miles, with stone Notifications, the last extending
to the Curious and rich antiquities have been
found, vases Of silver, etc.
United States Minister Mclean was sick at Vera
| Cruz.
General Cabas with 10000 men was about to
invade Tehauntepec by the mountain road leading
to the city of Tehauntepec
The advices from California mention sudden ad-
vance in prices generally. Business was more ac
tive The accounts from the mines were 1attering
The advices from Fraser River were gloomy.
The first message of Gov. Whitaker of Oregon,
has been received. The affairs of the State were
generally prosperous.
Accounts from Honolulu say the tariff has been
increased by advancing duties from to 10 per cent
at the expiration of years notice.
Judge Douglas Defining his Position
| WASHINGTON, June 23.-The friends of Judge
Douglas here in possession of the following let
ter explaining his position the subject of the
Presidency, and of which they have permitted a
copy to be taken for publications
WASHINGTON, June %, 1859.
My Dear Sir Il have received your letter. in
quiring whether my friends at liberty to present
my name to the Charleston Convention for the
| Presidential nomination. Before this question can
be finally determined, it will be necessary to under
stand distinctly hat issues the is to be
conducted. If, as have full faith they will, the
| Democratic Iarty shall determine in the Presiden-
tial election of 1860 to adhere to the principles
embodied in the compromise measures of 1850,
and ratified by the people in the Presiden-
tal election of 1852. and reallrmed in the Kansas
and Nebraska act of 1854 and Incorporated into the
CINCINNATI platform IN 1896, as eXpounded by Mr..
| Buchanan in his letter accepting the nomination,
and approved by the people in his election-in that
event my friends will be at liberty to present my
name to the Convention if they see proper to do so.
H. on the contrary it shall become the policy of the
Democratic party, which cannot anticipate, to re-
pudiate these their time honored principles on
which we have accepted many patriotic triumphs,
and in view of them, the Convention shall nterpoate
into the creed of the party such new issues as the
revival of the African slave trade, or Congress
iona slave trade for the Territories; the doctrine
that the Constitution of the United States either
establishes prohibits slavery in the Territories
beyond the power of the people legally to control
it, other property, it is due TO candor to say,
that in such an event, could not accept the nom
nation if rendered to me.
Trusting that this will be deemed sullci-
emily explicit, am, very respectfully,
Your friend,
Sign d. S. A. DOUGLAS.
| j. B. Dorr, Esq, Dubuque, Iowa
From Washington
| WASHINGTON, June 23.-The opinion among gen
tlemen connected with the diplomatic corps is that,
| although the governments of Europe not engaged
in the present hostties are DESTROYS of and hope
for peace, the complications so great that there
is almost impossibility of preventing general
war. In such an event. there is no doubt that Rus
STA will array herself with France.
S. Calwell is the lowest bidder for supplying the
Philadelphia Navy Yard with coal, under the ad-
vertisement of the Bureau of Navy Yards and
Docks. Walden Porter, of Boston, will supply the
Gosport and Brooklyn Navy Yards and the Naval
Asylum Of Philadelphia; and Philander Aimes will
supply the Boston Navy Yard. All the bids for
| supplying coal unusually low, within 81 per
ton; and some as low as IA. These are the first
lettings under the recent law requiring coal for
val purposes, to be procured by contract, it having
previously been purchased by coal agents.
The bids for of the other stores advertised
for by the Bureau of Yards and Docks exhibit the
fact of artful calculations with a view of securing
the awards As one instance, writing paper is offer
ed at several mills only ream, the proposer being
aware thatthere is comparatively but little of il
used while high prices charged on other articles
the design being to secure lower aggregate bic
than other competitors who are not so well ac
quainted with this particular "trick of trade" bu
which is not uncommon in offering for Governmen
contracts.