The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-14
ARRIVAL OF THE ALPS,

The Cunardsteamer Alps, Capt. Harkley, arrived
at New ork Thursday morning from Havre, which
port she lett on Saturday, the 18th OF December,
and brings Paris papers of that day. Capt. Hark-
ley experienced heavy westerly gales during most
of the passage. She reached the quarantine at
9.15, and her wharf at Jersey City at 9.45.
1t is reported that the French government has
resolved upon sending Consul General to Canada,
Mr.. Blancheton having been selected for the Office
The steamship Arago from New York arrived out
at noon on the 18th.
The Havre Cotton market had slightly declined.
At the time of the sailing OF the Alps the weather
very boisterous, and several vessels which had
been cleared for the United States were detained by
the adverse winds.
The ships George Hubert sailed for New York
and the Alfred Storer for Mobile.
The ship Joseph Fish arrived at Rochelle from
New FORK on the 2lst., and the Investigator from
Baltimore on the same day.
The French papers seem to have commented with
greater severity than the English journals upon
President Buchanan's message. The PaYs thus
| concludes long article:
"Mr. Buchanan's policy may be summed up in
very few words-absence of neutrality-suspicious. of
ambition which are beyond the power of realization
-egotistical tendencies. If to these qualities be
oined constant anxiety about personality of
most commonplace kind, thirst after popularity,
which is now declining, without ever having been
very vgorous-a turgidity of language which is so
much the more displaced that there is real great
ness to justify it, and duplicity always blameable
III these points, we say, be taken into consdera
ZION, Jnere VIII Inen exist representation, IN
opinion, perfectly faithful of the nature of the pol
icy suggested by American ideas and directed by
Mr.. Buchanan
The Paris Union is not so complacent on the SUBJ
ject as its w Washington namesake. 1t says:
"The President affects to Justify to its fullest ex
tent the high-hown and naughty expression of the
democracy which he governs, America to the
Americans! To arrive at that result, no resource
will be neglected, no hesitation felt Spain is told
that Cuba is necessary to the Union. Claims are
put forth which have serious foundation, but
which are sweled out and envenomed at pleasure.
Not word is said in blame of the flibusters;
not the slightest reserve of civil international
right
'sAs set off, there is a categorical, not to say
brutal offer to purchase, for money, the Queen Of
the Antilles, the last jewel of the Crown of Spain
beyond the seas. What will Europe say? That
is to fling to her, PEASANT, the somewhat disa-
greeable remembrance of the sale of Louisiana
Toward the independent or sef-styled independent
States OF the two American continents, the Ian
guage is much more arrogant. With the exception
of Brazil, which is spared because that free mon
archy is able to make itself respected, there is no.
thing but threat and derision'
1.-The payment for admission to the Bourse," saws
the Union, ''wi positively be continued Text wear,
the departmental authorities not havin. admitted
either the remonstrances made, or the propositions
presented for the purpose of returning 70 the for
mer state of things. Among other steps taken to
effect that object, the Company of Stock Brokers
offered to subscribe the total of the entrance fees
estimated at $50, 000f A notice has already been
posted up, stating that the subscription for 1859
will be 1907. for the admission from one to three,
and l5f for business merchandise transacted after
that hour"