The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-29

missing.
The friends of the poet in London, who knew of
the existence and destination of this autograph
copy of "Auld Lang Syne," desired to retain it for
exhibition at the Crystal Palace Celebration of the
Centennial Anniversary. But Mr. Pruyn was COM
PEELED to make his order for their transmission per-
eemptory as he wished the admirers of the poet in
his own city to have it at their celebration 1t
came out in the Europa, and reached the CITY
only few hours before the club sat down to their
feast.
The New York journal Of Commerce thus dis
courses on the matrimonial rumors concerning
President BUCHANAN and his nephew and niece:
The newspapers, having in view it is fair to pre-
sume the happiness of our excellent President and
his household, seem inclined to drive them all into
matrlmony. There have been rumOrs for some time
past, that j. Buchanan Henry, Esq.,. the Presi-
dents private Secretary, is about to marry some
accomplished lady, and settle down in this city of
Gotham, to engage in the very respectable bust
ness OF practising law. Seeing that Mr.. Henry is
a good looking young man, and nephew of the
President of the United States it is not at all in
credible, that some one of the many marriagabe
and accomplish ladies with whom he is doubt
less acquainted, should be willing to confer upon
him her Rand and heart for the very disinterested
purpose OF promoting his lifelong happiness
should such an event happen, with the consent of
both parties, we are not aware that any body can
rightfully object, or forbid the banns
Then we have in some of the papers the follow
ing,
"There is rumor that Miss Lane Mr.. Buchan-
ans niece, is shortly to be married to Mr. Magraw,
of Baltimore, brother of the State Treasurer of
Pennsylvania
Mr.. Magraw is lucky man, provided the fore
going is true, and nobody can blame him for seek
ing the hand of so worthy lady the niece of our
gentlemen who would be willing to relieve him
OF so agreeable duty, although we must not be
supposed to speak from interested motives, for
most of the manageable men connected with
this journal are already either married or spoken
for.
But the unkindest cut of all is the following.
from the Washington correspondence of the
Times:
"There are abundant rumors ahoat to the effect
that the President is likely to lead to the hymenial
altar an accomplished and estimabe widow lady of
Georgia. Perhaps this accounts for the especial
care and elegance of our bachelor Presidents Dress
1t IS matter of frequent remark that Mr. Buchan-,
an, In his handsome brown frock coat white vest
and cravat, and patent-leather pumps is one of the
most elegantly dressed young men in the capital"
This is too bad. Trifing thus with the feelings
OF our venerable President, whose life has been
spent in cebacy, and who, the ladies saw, while
polite and gallant to ALL has no idea of dividing his
heart or his possessions with any, is objectionable
IL is not perhaps strange, that the accomplished
and estmable" Georgia widow should be willing to
smooth the cares and contribute to the happiness
IN his declining years, of one who has hitherto
found no time to devote to the tenderer relations
of life. On the contrary, the sentiment is highly
succeed,
not envy her the relation which she will hold to the
thousands OF others who have long had it in their
hearts to perform similar act of benevolence.
But upon one thing we must insist. The Georgia
widow must postpone her intentions, or at least
their realization, until the 4th of March, 1861. The
public interests must not be allowed to suffer
through any matrimonial undertakings There
must be no neglect of the public business to engage
In such private and personal affairs. What if we
should lose the chance of purchasing Cuba while
the President was off on bridal tour, spending
the honeymoon at watering place? What if Mex
leo should slip through our fingers account of
similar calamity? 1t will never do. President
Buchanan may smile upon the accomplished widow
as much and often as he likes but she must not mo-
nopoliZe his time and attention until after his re-
tirement from the Executive chair, when he will
have the full consent of his friends (enyious ladies
excepted) to the nuptias.
THE TARIFF.-It seems to be understood that Mr..
Phelps, of Missouri, will very shortly report bill
to increase the revenue &C., in which the duty on
iron and spices will be fixed at 30 per centum and
on liquors at so per centum, &C.. as to increase
the revenue from customs to the extent of Sc 000-
0O0 The bill is also expected to embrace authority
to reissue treasury notes or to make new loan to
the extent of $4,000 900. 1t seems to be further
understood that the Secretary of the Treasury
thinks that such legislation will furnish the requi-
site means to supply the deficiency in the revenue
now causing so much uneasness in governmental
circles.
However much we may dislike a return to the
P'iuoiPic vi hlSner uuIles on arncies competing
with American manufactures, we do not perceive
the possibility of obtaining majority vote in the
House for any proposition to increase the revenue
from customs that fails to embrace that feature so
repugnant to us. Regarding the obtainment of the
increase of revenue just being the matter of
most public Importance, should not feel at lib
erty to oppose such temporary change in the prin-
ciple OF the tariff we explain above 1t is Bit
ter pill Tor free-trader to take; but we really see
no alternative between taking it, or submitting to
the practical bankruptcy of the Government for
the political advantage of the Republican party.
Col. Tai. L. Schafner says that s.during the COM
ing summer, with engineers already engaged. he
intends to travel over and'examine the route via
Greenland, Iceland and the Farce Isles, which
his opinion, is the only one practicable for at