The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-05

The american Of Friday morning, in its report
of the occurrences of the previous night, sedulous
ly endeavored TO cast upon the BRECKENRIDGE
party the whole odium of the disorderly and dis
reputable proceedings by which the Republican
procession and meeting were interrupted. The
fact that the crowd which surrounded and assailed
the Republicans sometimes chcered for BELL, the
american kept as carefully as possible ignored; for
though protesting to give correct report of the
matter, it carefully abstained from mentioning
that there was one solitary hurrah for BELL either
in the streets or in the theatre, and at the
same time it dwelt with especial emphasis on
the shouts for BRECKENRIDGE. 1t strove rs far
as it could without making any direct assertion,
to convey the impression that the BELL men
everywhere maintained dignifed silence, and
that the adherents of BRECKENRIDGE were alone
responsible for all the violence and insults offered
to the Republicans. Now, our contemporary
must have known perfectly well that the friends
of the Minute men who had collected in Holiday
street to see the latter form for parade, were up
roarious in their manifestations of sympathy for
| the BELL and EVERETT cause, and that they were
| the first to jeer and threaten the Republicans
whose procession started from that point. Unjust
| have known, moreover, that as the little band Of
LINCoLNITEs passed the headquarters of the BELL
party, on the corner of Charles and Baltimore
streets, the patriots who were then and there We
hemently protesting their loyalty to the 'Const-
tution'' and their desire for ''the enforcement
of the laws" received their enemies with a
tempest of abuse and demonstration of violence
as loud and energetic as any opposition that the
| Republicans encountered elsewhere on their line
of march. 1t knew also, for it recorded the fact
that in Exchange Place, where the Minute
Men were forming, a brick was thrown through
a Wide Awake transparency. Under these
that the american should try to throw upon
the supporters of Mn. BRECKENRIDGE all the obloquy
incurred by those who participated in the dlsorderly
scenes in question. And it is little less singular
that it should even intimate that any one is much
to blame for brick-battng Republicans, as it has
not yet ventured honestly and plainly to express
its disapprobation of that popular pastime.
The Patriot too, on Friday and Saturday, fol-
lowed the lead of the American, but with still less
reserve. 1t distinctly charged the whole affair
upon the BRECKINRIDGE party, and complained, in
| lelHS vi NTtuouS lHulgHduCn, OF WnaI IL called IL
''return to od-fashioned Dem ocratic ways of put
''ting down political opposition" Indeed it ap-
peared to be particularly startled by the novelty
of the outrage it referred to- as it coolly assured
the public that it the first time in Eve years
that political meeting had been broken up at all
by any political party. As the last named jour
nal is not distinguished for the accuracy or impair,
TALLY of its Statements we refer to it not so much
for the purpose of contradicting its facts as to
mend its evident disposition to advocate the cause
of law and order. Though it has been for foul
years past the fast and firm champion of the clubs
and though it bitterly denounced the Metropolitan
Police Bill, it has now discovered that the either
is entitled to be protected and that the police bill
was measure worthy of Justinian. 1t is pity
for its own sake, that it did not object to FRAUD
and outrage when other people were the sufferers
The adage says, however, it is "better late thar
never" and it is therefore barely possible tina
the reformation which its fears have brought it to
may still be thought commendable by some few
its readers.