The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-08
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PoLITIcAL-THE CovoDE INvEsTIGATIoN-TuE
GRESs APPORTIoNMENT-M MISCELLANEOUS.


sachusetts who secured the nomination of Fremont
in 1856. Mr.. Banks, in the present contest, will
not support Seward, believing that it is absolutely
necessary for the success of the Republican party
that some other candidate should be brought into
the field. MIR. Banks, am crediblv informed, will
not be a candidate himself, but will favor Messrs
Bates, Mclean, or Fremont, in preference to Sew
ard. Nevertheless, Mr.. Stewards friends have
taken heart since the failure of the Charleston
Convention to nominate Douglas and be-
lieve they can nominate and elect him. The
Republicans have no fears of any other
candidate and are in the best of spirits in antici
patton of the disruption of the Democratic party.
The delegates from Charleston are arriving in CON
siderable numbers and speak in confident terms of
the reaction OF the South in favor of Douglas The
meeting at Petersburg is quoted in general
conversation as an evidence of the sentiment of the
South in opposition to the secession of the South
ern States, but all that the delegates | have met
have been able to say is that six cheers were given
Tor Douglas at the close of the speeches. 1t is
evident, however, that no stone will be left I'M
turned to nominate Douglas at Baltimore
Marshal johnson, of the Northern district of Ohio,
has been before the COvode Committee He corro-
borates Mr.. Beams testimony about negotiations
for five thousand dollars of WendelPs printing
fund Tor the support OF newspapers to sustain the
administration Lecompton policy in Ohio. Bean
testies that Senator Fitch gave him to understand
that the amount was in his (Ftch's) possession,
ready to be paid when negotiations were
completed. The Senator testities to having
talked with johnson on the subject, but does
not remember conversing with Bean. The
English bill having passed, and settled the
Kansas question, the Democratic press gene
rally in Ohio came to the support of the govern
ment policy, and negotiations were dropped SEN
atOr Fitch is chairman of the Committee on Print
ing. The Chief Clerk of Naval Storekeeper at
Philadelphia, in his testimony, gave the names of
three or four persons who received paw as clerks
in his Office, but performed no duties One was
the editor of the Philadelphia Arqts The paw of
a IN Hrra, ol hrio
layer, who likewise renders no service-Whie
the full returns under the next will not be
presented to Congress for publication for year or
two, the apportionment under the law for the
members of the next House of Representatives will
be made and reported at the next session. There
are now 237 members of the House; but in the next
Congress, under provision in the law of 1850,
the number will be reduced to 233. The older
States will lose and the Western States gain.-
Robert j. Walker will shortly appear again before
the CovOde Committee in connection with Kansas
affairs. The object is to ascertain what members
of the Cabinet are implicated in the concoction of
the Lecompton Constitution. Georgia and Missis-
sppi being the States referred to in the Presidents
letter as troublesome, their representatives are
suspected The city is full of returning delegates,
the partisans OF each candidate being nearly as
sanguine of the final success of their iavo-
rite If possible, the feeling between the Douglas
and antl-Douglas men is more embittered than
before the Convention 1t is given out that a large
sum OF money has been raised to establish a news
paper at Washington, after the model of the Lon
don Times, to be devoted to the fortunes of
Douglas.
LIEUTENANT MULLAN's ExPFDIrIoN.-By the fol-
lowing news, compiled from the correspondence of
the Missouri Republican, dated Fort Benton, upper
Missouri, April l, 1860, we have received add-
tional intelligence from Lieut.. Muan's expedition,
which wintered in a mountain gorge some twenty
miles from the eastern base of the Bitter Root
range of mountains, in latitude Al degrees 25 min
utes. Spring had opened in good earnest to the
delight of all, after the tedium and monotony of
the past dreary winter in the Rocky Mountains,
and work on the wagon-road was resumed, the
different detachments of civilians and soldiers be-
ing distributed, at various segments along the pro-
posed line of location, from the Bitter Root river
on to He'll Gate; at the latter point the major por-
tiOn of the command would be concentrated, as it
is here the greatest difficulties are offered Reach
ing He'll Gate detle, the forces would be DETECTED
towards course bearing northeast taking either
the Little or Big Blackoot pass in crossing the
main range of the Rocky Mountains towards Fort
Benton. 1t is the intention of Lieut.. NJ to put to
work every possible man capable of plying an axe
or a pick, and make an ambitious attempt to reach
Fort Benton in time to connect with Cbouteau's
steamer in July, thus enabling the citizens and
listed men who may be dischai ged, together with
the sick and disabled, to take passage for st. Louis
Several sub-partes of engineers had been ordered
out to explore the adjacent country and obtain val
liable Typographical data. An astronomical party
is ordered to Fort Benton with the view of deter
conditions of this cardinal point, forming the dis
tai terminus of this line. The command were
cheerful and harmonious, glad to get to work once
more. Good health prevailed generally among the
men. Edward Murray, the unfortunate soldier,
both of whose legs amputed in the winter, had
entirely recovered. The artillery escort were in a
fine state of efficiency, guarding the main camp as
also the working parties from Indian dePradations
From the foregoing account of the progress of this
public work. it would appear that the long canvass
ed question of uniting the Columbia and Missouri
waters Uia overland route, is being fast deter
mined; and its favorable solution must materially
influence the future of no point on the Missouri
more than Fort Benton.
ART IN WASHINGTON AND ELSEWHERE.
The committee charged with the work of OBJ
tanning subscriptions to the Clay Statue in Wash
ington have already obtained the sum of $4,000
The success of the undertaking may be regarded as
established. Mr.. Brown, the sculptor to whom
the commission will probably be assigned, is now
in Columbia, S. c., to superintend the commence
ment of his great work for the pedment of the new
State House in that city. The pediment is 90 feet
in length by l3 in height at the centre, and will
contain fourteen figures in alto reiero, the largest
ten feet in length The cost of this work will ex-
ceed 500, 900, and its execution will require several
years.
The bust of Mrs. Bars, of Mississippi, by the ar
tist, has formed a conspicuous feature in the
attractions of Washington this winter. The con-
noisseurs all admit that so rare specimen of
excellence in the art of sculpture has never been
seen in Washington before.
Mr. Kensett has recently finished superb land
scape of large size for Mr.. William Mcdonald, of
Baltimore, which is now in his studio at Washing
ton, where it is daily visited and warmly admired
by numerous amateurs from every section of the
Union. Mr.. X. is, usual, diligently engaged in
bis profession, and has now on his easel Hudson
river scene.
Mr.. W. d. Washington, a highly meritorous
artist, is now painting for Mr.. Mcdonald of Balti
more, ''Scene in the Camp of Marion," which
promises to increase the high reputation of this
artist The picture is about 10 feet by 6, and con-
tains some twenty figures
ting in marble his statue of John Hancock, ordered
by the Library Committee for the Capitol about
three years ago. Hancock is represented in the
costume of the revolutionary period.
Mr.. Hicks, of New York, recently paid Washing
ton flying visit to paint the portrait of distln-
guished politician.
Mr.. Ward, the gifted young sculptor, has studio
in the Capitol, and is fast working his way into
public favor.
THE CHINEsE SUGAR -CANE.-The Sgourney (Ill. }
Democrat of the 10th publishes a table compiled
from the Assessors books, showing the amount OF
sorghum molasses manufactured by the farmers ol
Keokuk county last season. The total number OF
gallons was Ga ,4S6. The amount, adds the Demo
crat, rated at the prices formerly paid for imported
molasses-6O cents per gallon-makes the nice
little sum of SOL $3.50. Say the cost OF the man
ufaeture is Is cents per gallon, which is a higt
estimate and deduct that from the above, leaves
balance of profit to the people of 5,sl7T.