The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-20
WASHINGTON NEuC

The 22ND OF FEBRUARY-THE NATIONAL MoNU-
! MFNT-THE MEXICAN TREATY-SAN JUAN-THE
MEDICAL BoARD-MIsCELLANEoUs
| The Joint Committee of the Senate and House
whoShave charge of the Inauguration of the statue
of Washington the 22nd inst. are making ex
tensive preparations for that event They decided,
at their meeting on Friday morning, to place Gen
eral Scott in command on that day, and have tele-
graphed to him accordingly They also agreed to
invite the Seventh regiment of New York.
The committee on the Inauguration of the statue
have arranged an extensive programme. special
invitation was extended to Lieutenant General
Scott, who, by telegraph, says he cannot be pres
ent, owing to physical indispoSiton. A sub COM
mittee has in charge the military arrangements,
and will invite the military of some of the principal
cities to be present, among others the Seventh
! regiment, National Guard, of New York. 1t is in
tended far the brief interval for preparation
will allow, to make the occasion of very i'm
posing interest Major General Jessup is to be the
| Grand Marshal on the occasion. Places are pro-
! vided in the procession for, among others, the
Judges of the Supreme Court, members of the dip
! lOmatic corps, officers of the army and navy, the
| President and his Cabinet, members Of Congress,
Mr.. BOc0ck the orator OF the day. and Clark Mills,
| the artist who executed the statue and even for
| officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary army in
| uniform.
6rk, Col Augustus First Virginia regiment, Ma
! ior Warmers battalion of Baltimore CITY Guard a
troop of Maryland dragons, the Companies of this
District and if possible the United States artillery
| from Fort Monroe will be present. Communicates
| of Knight Tempars from Richmond, Baltimore,
and this city, under Eminent Grand Commander
French, will escort the Free Masons, who have in
vited the Lodge at Fredericksburg, where Wash
ington took his degrees, the Lodge at Alexandria,
over which he presided, and the Lodge at George
town, which aided him inlaying the cornerstone
of the Capitol
On the 22d of February it is proposed that there
| shall be an effort made throughout the United
States to raise sufficient funds to carry on the work
upon the Washington National Monument during
| the ensuing year. Citizens in every part of the
country contribute through the Postmasters of
their respective towns About one thousand Post
masters have boxes for the purpose placed in their
offices, and have raised within the past four months
more than $4,000. There are nearly $4,000 Post
masters who have not been heard FROM and is to be
| hoped that they will cooperate with others. Ii
they will consent to do So and if the returns
| age only Sl.50 per year or ll1a cents per month,
the work could be kept in progress A very slight
effort made in each place throughout the country
would ensure the completion of the monument in a
| few years.
A Republican Senatorial causus has been held
for the purpose Of comforting together in regard to
the course to be pursued by them in the ratifica-
| ton of the Mexican treaty. There is general
| feeling among them against the treaty, and they
! will not vote Tor it in its present shape. If the
| Democrats will allow it to be amended so as to
meet the views of portion of the Republican Sen
ators, it is very probable that enough may go for it
! to secure its ratification. They came to no deter
minatiOn, and will wait until the treaty comes be-
fore them in Executive session, before they deter
mine what course they will pursue in reference to it..
Many of them are opposed to making party mat
ter OF it, lest it may initiate against them in the
coming campaign.
| No proposition has been submitted by England
on the basis suggested by the London Times for
the settlement of the San Juan affair." and if offer
| ed, would not be accepted The Administration is
distinctly committed to the whole American claim
and cannot abate it without surrendering our ma
tlonal honor, after having asserted full and per
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with an equal determination, and no proper mode
of settlement appears left but by arbitration, which
| the President will eventually adopt, and perhaps
| propose.
There is large number of leading New FORK
Democrats now here, some Of whom are delegates
| to the Charleston Convention from the Wood and
| Syracuse Conventions. They are respectively
casting about to the chances of their admission
into the Charleston Convention. The Southern
Senators and members are very cautious in com
hitting themselves in favor of either
The only difficulty about removing the benches
| from the Hall is adjournment for a sufficient
time to perfect the Encouragement. majority
desires the change, especially since the tables have
been appropriated by few members to the exclu-
sion of others from equal facilities.
| Mr.. Hatch, of Buffalo, who is engaged in prepa-
ring report in regard to the Reciprocity treaty,
| with a view to its modification and amendment,
has nearly completed his labors, and is here in CON
! sultation with the State Department in regard to
| that subject.
- AmobS thc IcSoIallohs aupplcu IN the house on
Friday, was one, on motion of Vallandigham, call
ing upon the President to communicate the recent
letter of the French Emperor on the subject of
commerce and free trade, if any had been c0mmu-
nicated TO the State Department.
a requisitiOn has been made by this government
upon that OF Canada, under the AshburtOn treaty,
for the rendition of fugitive from Justice by the
name of Richie, who escaped recently from ST.
Lawrence county, New York.
line of steamships is running from New
Y ork to the Mediterranean ports. The line is
| composed of three steam propellers, and one of
them arrived at New Y ork on Thursday with fruit
In coming to New York they touch at the follow
ing places: Gibraltar, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples,
Messina, Palermo and Malaga In going from
| New York they touch at all the above mentioned
Places with the exception of Malaga. Their trips
are not regular but it is expected that they will
! be made monthly.
MARRIED,
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