The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-07
TFRON OUR OWN EMIT !


The PRESIDENT has not yet indicated any immedi-
ate purpose of recognizing the Liberal Government
ofMexico, by receiving Senior MArA, the JUAREz
Minister. Meantime, the effort is making to create
the impression that the ZULoAGA Church party are
about to triumph and extingush the Constitution
alsts. Possibly, these conclusions are SOUND, but
certainly we have yet no facts to warrant them.
In one respect, ZULoAGA, necessarily is in much
worse strait than JUAREz-for, while the former has
exhausted the patience of the Church and can get
no more money from the Clergy, with which to sup
port his Government, he has no resource left him
except forced loans. To these he has resorted so
frequently, that of means have become heartily
sick OF him, and are evidently ready to join with
any party which gives reasonable promise of
ability to overthrow him. Thus the means adopted
to procure to-day support in power, is surely
sapping and undermining ZULoAGAS seat.
On the other side, JUAREz has the sea ports in
his hands, and control Of the greater portion of tn
customs revenues, which, together with the fact
that his claim to the Presidency is based upon the
letter and spirit of the Mexican constitution gives
him an immense advantage over his rival. If the
Government of the UNITED STATES would but recog-
nize JUAREz the act would settle the question at
once in his favor, by encouraging the Liberals and
those disposed to support their constitutional chief
well as by dsheartening ZULoAGA, and embold-
ening the Capitalists and prOperty-hold in the
city of MEXICO to resist his pecuniarv exactions-
The idea that RoBLEs may be accepted as a COM
promise between the contending parties cannot be
entertained by any one familiar with Mexican poll
tics. 1t would be a fatal for the Liberals
should they consent to transfer their featy from
the President OF the constitution to ROBES or any
body else. Mr.. BUCHANAN's hesitation to act in
the premises, doubtless is based upon what seem to
him good and sufficient reasons But if JUAnrz
should succeed in establishngh authority without
American sympathy and aid, we shall have no
claim upon his gratitude when we seek to negotiate
treaty with him for the extension of American in
terest.
Mr.. DOUGLAS will certainly be here tonight, so
we are told; and there is feverish curiosity in the
public mind to learn what position he will assume
towards the Administration and the Democratic
National organization, as represented by the Pres
IDENT and the Administration. His friends here,
last night so soon as they received news of his re-
election 10 the Senate, began to talk with n,ure
boldness and freedom than before in REGARD to the
folly of being bound everlastingly by Conventions
and other mere party machinery. 1t is clear that
Mr. DOUGLAS remarkable triumph has not s0ftened
nor modified the feelings of his opponents in the
Administration ranks. On the contrary every step
in his triumphal march seems to have exacerhs tod
their bitterness. Mr. DOUGLAS friends claim that
the Democratic Organization" has abandoned him.
and suggests the question why then he should not
abandon the organization. He is to be received
here by the Democratic leaders as a sort of party
traitor and treated such. The fact that success
transforms the ''traitor'' into the Revolutionary
hero, Is not acknowledged in his case What will
he do then? Col FoRNEY's speech at Philadelphia
the other night, probably foreshadows the answer
"A speech in which, as understood here the Colo
mel quite clearly indicate the purpose of ORGAN
izing an independent Democratic party upon the
DOUGLAS platform, which should refuse to be bound
by the action of the Charleston Convention and an
peal to the people at large for support Nous rer-
rons as father RrrcHIE used to say when case diff
hcult OF solution presented itself.
The Minority of the Territorial Committee in the
House OF Representatives, it is understood will
OpDOsltIOn n no duiSc Of
Oregon into the UNION. 1t is to be feared, how
ever, that they will damage the case upon its me-
rlts by attempting to make it merely partisan
question, and relying for the defeat of the bill en-
tirely upon the fact that Kansas, under the Eng
LSH bill, is precluded from applying again for ad-
mission until she shall have attained sufficient ponu
lation TO entlte her to representative in Con
| gress-that is 81, 400 The argument against I'M
| just discrimination between different Territories
must be admitted as sound; but there are many
| gentlemen whose objections to the admission Of
| Oregon rest upon the broad ground of opposition
| to the admission of any such weakly, thinlv-peo-
! pied States, and giving them power in the Sen
ate, and in the election of President by the House
OF Representatives equal to that of the largest and
most populous States of the Union. These gentle
| men may be driven to the support of the measure
however, If party lines strictly drawn in rela-
! ton thereto. The question involved is too grave
to be banded about as partisOn shutte-cock, and
1t is to be hoped, that the good Of the House
will refuse to permit its for any such purpose
1t Is expected that a new move will be made in
congress soon, for the revival of the Act which ex
pred on the LIST inst, authorizing the President to
restore to the Navy officers who were stricken
down by the Naval Retiring Board. While there
can be no doubt that such an effort if successful
would open the way to the PRESIDENT to repair seri
Gus injustice, there is no certainty that he would
avail himself OF it for that purposes and, unless he
indicates In some way to Congress that he desires
an opportunity to review some of his own decisions
it is exceedingly doubtful whether they will agree
to the measure proposed
The Overland Mail brings further news from
Arizona, fully confirming previous intelligence in
regard to important gold discoveries A new mining
town been laid out upon the ella and named Orovile
Parties from San Francisco were among the mi
ners, and preparing to bring force pumps of great
power there to carry water up to the hills and
mountains for their use, aud to enable them to
prosecute the system of operations known in Cali
fornia as "Cayote mining" Mr. APPEL, well known
merchant of MesiHa, who had been to the ella to
learn the extent of the gold discoveries, reported
that the miners were averaging $40 per day to the
how'd AS oisn-hnrn. IF --"--,-:-,
much more than this amount, and others a good
deal less.