The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-14
POLITICAL.

SPEECH OF GOV. JOHNSON.
Ex-Governor Herschel V. johnson, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Vice President on the Douglas
ticket, passed through Augusta, Ca, on Tuesday
last. He was serenaded in the evening, and being
called out thanked his friends for the honor and
then spoke as follows:
We have been accustomed, fellow citizens to hear
the expressions, at every recurring Presidential
campaign: 'this is the most important that we
have ever had" But think we can now use the
expression with more force, and greater emphasis
than we have ever done. There are in the field
four candidates for the Presidency. Two of these
are contending for principles which are the same in
effect. Lincoln claims for Congress the power to
interfere with the subject of slavery in the Terrific
ries; Breckenridge, by his platform, claims for
Congress the power to interfere with the subject of
slavery in the TerrtOries-the first for prohibition
the second for protection.
do not mean to charge any Ofmy fellow citizens
of the South with sympathy for the Black Repub-
leans OF the North-but | simply mean to show
that they are virtually contendng for the same
principle of Congressional Intervention; while Mr.
Doug las takes the intermediate ground of non-in-
terference-hands off by Congress; and leaves the
question to the people of the Territories to be set
tied by themselves, subject only to the Constitution
of the United States.
AS Southern man, | would prefer to leave nv
rights with the people Of the Territories, rather
than to trust them to the present Congress of po-
tical gamblers. As Southern man, would pre-.
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protect my property, than to trust to the protec-
tion of the present Congress. As we'll might the
lamb ask the lion for protection.
But, said the speaker, will not detain you long
| er. At early day, will address the citizens of
| Augusta more fully than at present; and to those
who may honor me with their presence, | shall
show the unreasonabeness, of the Indignation
against Judge Douglas, which has been famed into
flame by hired press and an army of federal
| office holders.
Governor johnson was frequently applauded
| during the delivery of this speech; and after a
| couple of lively airs from the band, the crowd
quietly dispersed
| Mr.. BRECKINRIDGE's SECOND ACCEPTANCE.
We now find in the Alabama journals the SUBJ
| joined communication from Mr.. Breckenridge,
written, it ill be seen in reply to letter address.
mond Convention The letter of Mr.. Erwin, to
which Mr.. Breckenridge was called to respond, i:
| not given.
LEXINGTON, July &c, 1860
DEAR SIR In answer to your letter of the 26tt
| ultimo, containing official information of nv nom
inaton for the Presidency of the United States by
the Democratic Convention assembled at Rich
mond, have to say that | accept the nomination
and shall strive to merit the confidence implied by
| the action of the Convention. trust that full
discussion of existing issues will result in estab
tablishng the Constitution and Union of the States
| upon immovabe foundations
With good wishes, am your friend,
| JoHN G. BRECKINRIDGE,
| Hon. John Erwin, President of the Richmond
| Democratic Convention, Greensborough Ala.
| The Mobile (Ala) Tribune publishes a lette,
from Major Boiling Hail. declining the position o
elector of the Third Congressional District on the
Douglas ticket
Daniel E. Sckles has made the following propo
stion to Mr. Williamson, the contestant of his seat
| in the House of Representatives-"I propose that
II beat Mr.. Williamson for the next term he shall
abandon his contest against my election for thu
present term and if he beat me in the next race
that shall resign my seat"
MR.. LINCoLN's CABINET
| Mr.. Lincolns Cabinet, according to the New
York Times Washington dispatches, is already ar
ranged for him. Mr.. Seward is to be Secretary Of
State, and Henry Winter Davis is to be Attorney
General. Thus much has transpired; the Other
names are not yet publicly known 1t is understood
however, to be positively decided upon that Mr.
Greeley is not to have seat in the Cabinet but thai
he is to have the French Mission.
1t is said that the Douglas Convention that meets
in Syracuse, New Y York, this week, will put six OIL
| eight old Know Nothngs, now protesting to be fol
| Bell, on its electoral ticket, but neer Breckin
ridge man. Its choice for Governor is understood
| to lie between VIM. Nj. Kelly, of Dutchess county
and Sanford E. Church, of Orleans.
IMPORTANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BALrt
| MORE AND ONO AND PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RAIL
| RoADs.-An agreement subordinate to the Sara
toga compact of the Five Trunk Lines, has been
made between the Pennsylvania Central and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Companies, ,enteredi int
on the 3lst ult., for the regulation of the traffic
peculiar to those two roads, as distinguished from
| from the business common to the Five Lines EN-
bracing some wholesome provisions which go tt
strengthen the hope of a maintenance of rates. anC
the prosecution of the transportation business will
due regard to the legitimate rights of others.
After providing special rates for the bushes
| which is common to these two roads, but not I
the others, it is understood, that the rates from
points common to the Five Lines to common nnint
| shall be uniform.
A violation of rates in cases confined to the TIVE
roads, or applicable to the whole five, subjects thu
Agent making such violation to immediate dis
charge, ana prevents his Unemployment, exceP'
by consent of both parties.
If either Company obtain business from compe-
ting points by violation of the contract, the gros
revenue received under such violation snal pe pai'
by the receiving Company to the other party. A..
All controverted questions to be submitted to TN
Board of Five Presidents of the Trunk Lines, whose
decision shall be final and binding.-C'nc'naaf
Gazette, Aug. g. |
Interments in Philadelphia last week, SSl'