The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-13
From the National Tnte1lioenceT.
Dol ITIEAI COD d ESDAN n ENnH

The journals in New York and elsewhere have
during the last few days found topic of crit
icism and discussion in what purported to be let
ter from the pen of Governor Wise of Virginia an
parently addressed to a correspondent in New York
and having relation to the politics of the day. This
letter, 1t not forgery, as it was pronounced BY
some, bore on its face the evidence of having been
written under the sanctty attaching private and
confidential correspondence, and as it was admitted
by those who were primarily instrumental in giving
1t publicity that the letter surrepttiously pro-
cured we abstained from giving it any additional
currency through columns.
Now, however, that the implied injunction of Sc
cresy legitimately belonging to this confidential
communication has been removed by its author we
deem it only just to Governor Wise that we should
place before readers the explanation he giyes of
this disreputabe proceeding-disreputable we mean
to those who have been directly or Indirectly the
Intentional authors of violation of all the sane
lions recognised among honorable men in protec-
ton OF that personal freedom which belongs to pri
vate intercourse between man and man. Whatever
may be justly or unjustly said in apprehension of
the style and contents of the letter thus surrepti
tiously published, its candestine appropriation and
unlawful dissemination afford none the less me
ancholy illustration of the loose morality which is
too prevalent among us in whatever relates to
private conversations and private correspondence.
Indeed, 1t is hardly too much to say that the seal
OF privacy specially inscribed on confidential com
nunlcatlon is rather source of danger than of
safety to the confding writer, who, unless he is
well assured of the honorable character of his cor
respondent is in danger of offering by this precau-
ton only new temptation to the indiscreticns
Iostered by morbid curiosity and excused bv
sd public conscience, which, even while con-
iessing, IL may be, to some faint quaIms at the be-
aya OF coincidence implied in surreptitous publi-
cations not greatly scrupuous in the matter of
afterwards appropriatng what has been fins dis.
nonorabiy Purloned; The singing commentary
with which Dean Swift wttily satirized the armor,
motto OF William the Third of England-Pece,a
non rdpuH-(when he said that ''the receiver is az
PAD as the thief loses of its force or applica
nlty when cited to point moral in reprobation of
the law. code that has come to obtain only too
commonly among our countrymen. especially in the
conduct of political warfare
SOMETHING NEw.-The Myria Tape.-We find
the following description of a new invention in
the London [England) Morning Star:
The invention OF the myria type of NJ. Combarieu
mas been submitted to the Government and accented
for inspection. The marvellous invention heinz de-
tined to operate an immense and immedia reyolu
tom In the art of printing it is worth description
hitherto the characters used in printing have been
composed OF a mixture of lead and antimony: these
characters by of their extreme softness wear
out quickly, and are, besides, very expensive The
characters are moulded one by one; the best work
men can scarcely produce 5000 of them in day in
the rough. They have afterwards to be finished up,
and pass through several hands, M. Combarieu,
by an ingeniously invented machine produces TO-
900 of these characters at one stroke Each letter
Is then separated by mechanical saw, which di-
yides them with mathematical regularity and pre-
cision The consequence of this invention will be
promotion increased per cent; exaetitude and
hitherto un tainabe; the use of harder
metal which win avoid the frequent renewals of
printers materials; reduction (by one half of the
outlay and at length the one great object-an in.
crease of printing, and an enormous diminntion in
The price of books Look now through the vista Of
approaching years and behold the glorious result.
Combarieu announces his intention of producing
characters in Steel the durability of which will ba
beyond calculation.