The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-20
Il stHIIlHtnts OF Hlgn respect,
Your obedient servant,

Your obedieDt servant,
w. DENNISON.
This letter is based on an elaborate opinion of
Attorney General Wolcott, in which that gentle
man reviews the whole question. After quo
ting the constitutional obligation and the act of
Congress for surrender of fugtives, the Attorney
General says:
''By their very terms person be removed
from State to another, in virtue of these con-
stitutional and statutory provisions, except on the
simultaneous occurrence of three distinct condi-
tions.
l. He must have been charged in another State,
J by indictment affidavit, with the commission
there of treason, felony other crime.
2 He must have fed that State to escape its jus.
tice; and
). Demand for his surrender-accompanied by
an authentic copy of the indictment or affidavit on
which the demand is predicated-must have been
made of the executive authority of the State to
which he fled by the executive authority of the
State from which the flight was made
When these do concurrently happen the power
to deliver results, and must be executed Each,
however, is in the nature of precedent condition,
so that the absence of any one of them is not less
fatal than the absence of all.
These, and not less than these. are the limitations
with which the right of extradtiOn has been care
fully hedged about by the Constitution and the act
OF Congress. In the very spirit indicated by these
jealous safeguards the right ought always 10 be
exerted. For this power, which reegates the citi-
zen to another jurisdiction, and deprves him of
that protection which, a general rule, the State
owes to every sojourner within its limits, is of so
high a nature as to exact the utmost care in its
application, to the prescribed cases. Every
one charged with its execution should see to it
that all the securities by which it has been so
anxiouslv surrounded are observed with rigorous
fidelity"
The Attorney General then spreads out all the
evidence submitted by the Executive of Virginia
and shows there is not particle of evidence show
ing that these men ever fed from Virginia and
nothing to show they ever were in Virginia,
the allegation in the indictment, ''that the offence
was there committed" The Attorney General then
concludes thus:
"These considerations, it seems to me, are en-
tirely decisive. For the that the requi-
sition, with its Annexed document furnishes no
evidence Of the flight of Merriam from Virginia,
it altogether fails, in my Judgment, to make out
case which will warrant the extradition. Whe-
ther this defect can be cured is question which
addresses itself solely to the authorities of that
State. Finding one barrier to the exercise of the
authority invoked by this requisition, it has not
seemed proper to inquire as to the existence of
any other. For all present purposes, it is enough
to know that, as the stands, the objection
is fatal"
A New FIRE ESCAPE BAG.-An invitation was
given to the press and others to witness the exh-
bition of an improved tireescape bag, at Thorp's
Hotel, in Union square, yesterday Afternoon. This
instrument is already well known as means of
rescuing persons from burning buildings, particu-
lary in European cities, that little that was new or
interesting was expected. The result, however,
been made in this description of life-saving appa-
ratus The bag is constructed of strong cotton
duck, is about three feet in width and attached to
the inside of window by crossbar. The bag
is laced upon this, and circular iron bar, which
extends to the outside, keeps the mouth opeu.-
At intervals of eight ten feet strong indiarubber
bands four inches wide, secured on the outside
of the bag, which contracts it in such manner as
to eavea small aperture person striking this part
in his descent opens the bag and permits himself to
pass through, at the same time breaking his fall-
In this manner he descends to the ground without
receiving the slightest conclusion or injury while
the bag hangs in perpendicular position. Thus,
no one is absolutely required to be at the bottom
to hold the mouth of the bag. 1t is intended to be
placed in tenement houses buildings of great
height, and conveniently located in snug box near
the window, to be always ready for use. One man
can adjust ii without difficulty and then throw
his wife and children into the bag, by which they
will go safely to the ground large number of
persons went through the bag Yesterday afternoon,
some headtoremost and others in the usual wav.-
The proprietors of the patent are DR.. G. ID. Brown
and Mr. ). G. Bunce.-N Y. Tribune Of Friday.
NEW YORK IMPORTING GooDs FROM THE SoUrH.-
A correspondent of the New York Day Book states
that certain firm of that city, a few days since,
received large invoice of dry goods from Georgia.
1t appears that a merchant from that State pur-
chased Dill of goods there, but upon their arri-
val at their destination they emitted such AbOl-
ition odor that the people of the village declined
to have them exposed for sale among them. They
were accordingly 'resnlppeu ana came Dack 10 the
region of Broadway and Trinity Place.
FROM SAN DoMINGo.-Advices from San Domn-
go city on February 22d and 25th, furnish some in
terestlng statements in relation to the condition of
affairs in that country. Washington's birthday
had been celebrated for the first time in San Do
mingo, and the city was rendered gay by the dis
play of flags, firing guns, &c. The remission of
duties on farming implements, machinery and me-
chanics' tools, had produced good effect, and a
demand was springing up for hand, horse and
steam machines of American manufacture.