The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-29


American trade And who will DENY the effect
that ch service would have? Look at the map
and trace the respective lines from Baltimore. one
to Central Europe, touching at some point in Eng
land: one to Galveston, touching at Havana; the
other to Rio, calling at some of the important
points en- route! Who can deny the immense effect
on trade, on population, on property, on finance,
on railroad values, such coastwise and transalan-
tic term'nt would have? If any one doubts, let
him pay visit to New York. and there behold the
visible evidence that this world is progressing and
that ocean steamers are necessity to every com
mercial community. DIRECT TRADE.
ABANDONMENT OF THE HUDSON BAY CoMPANY's
Possessions IN WASHINGTON TERRIToRY.-We I'M
derstand that notification has been sent, on be-
half of the Hudson's Bay Company, to Gen. Har-
new, informing him that the Company intend to
abandon their possessions at Vancouver, on the
bank OF the Columbia river, in Washington terri
tory. This abandonment, it is sad is caused by
Gen. Harney's foTcibe seizure of some of the Com
pany's property, and his declaration that the Com
pany has no right and has had none during the last
year, to occupy the land which they claim in the
territory. The abandonment is accompanied by a
protest. which, we presume, must go to headuuar-
tiers; so here is another subject for international
grumble and quarrel between John Bull and Broth
er Jonathan. The Hndson's Bay men complain
loudly of Harney's conduct They say that if their
right to the land which they claim is denied
common respect for the forms of international
courtesy would have required that the American
government should notify the British government
of the fact, which could then be communicated by
the British officials to the Hudsons Bay COMPANY
for the protection of whose rights special stipula-
ton was madei in the treaty of 46; but instead of
any such regular mode of procedure, Gen. Harvey
hrst seized one OF the Companys houses at Van
couver, and afterwards told them that they bad no
rights there. The Hudson's Bay men say that it is
not Harneys place a soldier TO determine rights
under treaty; those matters to be managed
by another branch of the government If the Cab
def cd IN he of he
Hudson Bay Company's claim, they ought to have
informed the British authorities according to the
regular forms. If the political department of the
government has made no decision in the affair." but
General Harnev has settled the matter ON his own
responsibility, then he has been guilty of an inso-
lent and uDiustifable assumption of power. The
treaty of lS46 says: The possessorv rights of the
Hudson Bay Company, and of all British subjects
who may be already in the occupation of land, or
other property lawfully acquired within said terri
tory, shall be respected" The Americans say that
those possessory rights came to end when the
Company's charter of exclusive trade on the
northwest coast expired, in May, 1859; but the
Company, or some persons behalf them, claim
that the expiration of the privilege of exclusive
trade did not deprive them of their equal right
to trade with others; that the Company still exists
in all the legal validity which it had in 1916, and
that its possessory rights as good now as then
Alta California.
THE New Observation-Disclosures the haze in
the western horizon, and the light of the moon, the
comet discovered at the Cambridge Observ atory by
Mr.. futile was easily distinguished by the naked
eye last evening, a few minutes before O'Clock
1t presented in the telescope beautiful appearance
throwing off light flmy train of seven or eight
degrees in length. from bright, starlike nucleus
1t increases in brilliancy from night to night; but
owing to the bad state of the sky since its discov
cry, sufficient observations were not obtained by
the astronomers at Cambridge for determining its
elements till last ening. The particulars of its
distance and future course through the heavens will
be reached by calculation to-day. The comet is
nGw moving rapidly on the confines of Auriga,
toward the zodiacal constitution, Cancer. Until
the elements computed, nothing but conjecture
can be made respecting its future brilliancy. 1t is
In the telescope regions, which require to be
veyed in every part with the limited field of a tee-
scope, that the comet is usually first long be-
fore it comes within the range of natural vision
In this instance the comet came into our system
In that region occupied by the overpowering RAYS
of the sun, but sooner had it emerged tberefrom
and the clouds which had obscured for some even
ings previous the western sky, broken away little
than 1t was detected by the observer at Cambridge
and its geocentric position measured - Boston
journal of Tuesday,
lNhUMANITY.-W were told yesterday of case
ct inhumanity which, if the truth has been stated,
deserves attention. woman who was out at SER
vice discharged on account of the illness of her
child who had the measles. She was without mo.
ney or friends, and of course without shelter Ex-
posure to the sun as she walked along the streets
clan who induced hackman to take her to the
hospital. We are informed that she was denied
Ambulance there because it y as not her but her
child that was sick; or it possibly NAV have been
cause she had no permit from the proper authori-
ties. But she did not get in, and was directed to
the amshouse. There she failed again, and was
told it was the place for well persons not ipyalids
The hackman then carried her up near the hospital
and put her out, the child being nearly dead at the
time. The city will doubtless be called on TODAY
to bury the pauper child. Can more pitiabe case
be imagined than friendless mother walking the
street with her child dying in her arms?-Louis.
vlHe Courier, June 26.
From COAST OF AFRIcA.-A letter from a
Naval officer attached to the Coast Squadron
dated May Sd, says
"Our newspaper friends in New York seem In
think that we not in earnest in our attempts to
stop the slave-rade but unless Naval officers are
in some way insured against the civil suits which
are brought against them when vessel is not
condemned our Navy on the Coast will be without
any practical use for the purpose which it is intend
ed. As the case now stands, those in command are
afraid TO act even when they find slave-deck laid
for savers taken under these circumstances and
sent home, when their cases were tried were al
lowed to go scott free and the Captain of the man.
ofwar was sued for damages. The people of Cadz
are abusing us terribly in their papers and are
determined to make our Government disavow the
act of capturing the two steamers, or fight for it.
We all in hopes that the latter will be the
steamers here which, when taken by us, will make
very respectable addition to our Navy"
The BALrIMoBE CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-The Balti-
more Central Railroad is now graded to the Rising
Sum- in Maryland within eight miles of the Susque-
hanna river, and it is believed it will be opened for
travel as far as Oxford, Pennsylvania, by the 1st
of August. The completion of the road to this
place will make an outlet that long has been needed
for one of the finest agricultural regions of Penn
sylvania, and will also enable number of large
manufactures of cotton, iron, paper and -four To-
Gated in this region, to reach market without be-
ing subjected, they have been heretofore to the
necessity of transporting their merchandise in
wagons. Oxford bears the impress of rapid i'm.
provement, which must soon make it a very consid-
cradle business Philadelphia Inquirer.
5. On the 18th number of miners, most of them
intoxicated, attempted to cross Portage Lake, Wis,
from Hancock to Hougbton, in skiff When half
way across the lake the boat was swamped and
seven OF the men were drowned.
The following is said to be platform that will
suit all parties: L. Every man for myself ii.
Rotation from one office to another Iii. To the
victors belong the spoils. ". Out with the ms.
and in with the Outs. V. ALPS fair in politics.
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