The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-25
From the London Star
LORD MACAULAY ON DEMOCRACY.

From the London STAR
LORD MACAULA1 ON DEMOCRACY.
To the Editor of the London Star:
In connection with the letter of Lord Macauay
to Mr.. Randall, of New York, which you have pub
lished in the Star of this evening. you may perhaps
think it worth while to insert the following extract
from speech of the same noble lord, delivered in
the House of Commons on the I'd day of March,
1881. The subject of debate the Reform bill
and Lord Macaulay used these words 81 believe
there are societies in which every man may safely
be admitted to vote. | say, sir, that there are
countries in which the condition of the laboring
classes is such that they may safely be entrusted
with the right Of electng members of the Legisla-
ture." This is said with evident reference to the
institutions of America, for alittle further on be
remarks ''that universal suffrage exists in the Uni
ted States without producing any very frightful
consequences" And yet SIR in the letter to Mr.
Randall, he is made to say, az am certain that |
never wrote line, and that never in Parliament,
IN conversations or even on the hustings = = .
uttered word indicating opinion that the su-
preme authority in State ought to be entrusted
to the majority of citizens told by the head" OF
course, this also is written in reference to the inst
buttons OF the American republic. Now, sir, !
think that most men will agree that from this state
of facts only two differences can be drawn; either
that Lord Macaulay, in spite of his wonderful
memory, has forgotten what he actually did say,
or that the letter to Mr.. Randall is partially
trely forgery. am, sir, your obedient servant,
W. T. II. ATWOOD,
No. Alexander Terrace, Westbourne Park,
April 7.
Mrs. BRENNAN AGAIN.-The New York Tribune
OF yesterday publishes letter, dated Rome, March
31st, stating that Mrs. Brennan, whose mysterious
disappearance from her home in Staten Island
awakened so much interest in New \ ork two years
ago the goth of next July, was living. The cor
respondent states that she has been recognized on
several different occasions BY different parties who
positive in their Identification and say that she
was generally in company of a man known
Powell I. Wyman, who, according to the Army
pictn tod Of Dn;,o ,,1 :,
now First Lieutenant in the LIST Artillery, in which
corps Mr.. Brennan is Captain. Army officers in
Rome say that Lieut.. Wyman had difficulty with
Capt. Brennan, touching his wife, in Florida,
months before her disappearance, and that he OBJ
tanned the leave of absence to come abroad through
political influence at Washington, after it had been
refused him by Gen. Scott and Col. Thomas. At
last accounts, the parties had left Rome, but where
they had gone was not known.
CoYcoRD Our OF THE UNroN.-Mr Davis, the
Postmaster at Concord, Mass, has been subjected
to the loss of his barn, with hay, machinery, tools
and wagons, by the act of an incendiary. The
Concord fanatics esteem it sufficient justification
for the act that Mr.. Davis suspected of inform
ing the United States officers where SanbOrn was
to be found. So that, in Concord, to be suspected
of disposition to obey the laws of the United
States is sufficient ground for burning up mans
property-why not for hanging him ? 1t is very
evident that Concord Mass, is not in the United
states, because the wonderful Sanborn lives there
Why not let Concord step out of the Union If she
wants to, and let her 60 without post Office and
everything else she borrows from tha TTr;tod
Substitution Pest.
From Observation-Disclosures from Venezuela 70
April 3, represent the rebel forces as confident Of
success although some of their leaders had eype-
rienced reverses. Calderon had surrendered him
self to the Government forces. but Falcon having
received supplies from New Granada, was reor
ganiZing his forces, and Sotillo was PREPARING to
attack Maturin, Barcelona and Cumana The
British Vice Consul, Mr.. Frederick Stacey, had
been convicted of conspiracy against the Govern
ment, and sentenced to perpetual Punishment.
revolution, with Gen Mesquera at its head had
broken out in New Granada.
NATIONAL TYPoGRAPHICAL UNIoN.-The Nash
vile Ne,es, referring to this Convention, SAYS:
From present appearances, the delegation will be
large one, and the session promises to be very in
teresting Already the Nashville Typographical
Union, whose guests the National will be, have
made arrangements to receive them in fine style
and with true hospitality. The North, the South,
the East and West will be represented; and it is
quite probable that San Francisco will send
delegate.
SUsoUEHANNA LUMBER TRADE.-Quite a fleet of
RATS arrived at Columbia, Pa, last week. The
Spy, OF that town says: Very little business has
yet been done here in lumber. Reported heavy
Mills warn our dealers of competition during the
summer, and they are accordingly cautious in
their purchases. Prices have not yet become
settled but there Is every indication that the rates
will be below last years.
Senator Andrew johnson recently made a speech
on the Homestead bill In the course of his re-
marks, be quoted a passage from Macaulay's
"Horatius," and introduced it thus: "To show
what was the policy of Rome in her most prosper
Gus days, | will read portion of one of the old
Roman lays, translated and published by Macau-
lay
sergeant and his small party, near Fort Def
ance, New Mexico, was recently surrounded by
NavaJoes. lie fastened a tin cup filled with peb-
bles to his dogs tail, who dashed through the
Indians to the Fort, and note tied about his neck
brought relief to the little party. A ''dog story"
young medical student recently died suddenly
at Arcadia, N. y, at the home of his expectant
bride, in the midst of marriage preparations An
only sister of the unfortunate man died, month or
two ago, under circumstances almost precisely
similar
Government land sales are to take place in
Michigan in July and August of alternate sections
under the Railroad Act of 1856, the minimum
price of which is $3.50 per acre, together with the
lands heretofore unofered, embracing an area of
1850, 900 acres.
About one hundred and fifty hands have been
recently discharged from Wheeler and Wilson's
sewing machine mandatory in East Bridgeport
Conn, in consequence OF a falling off in business.
The market is stocked with machines of ali var;e.
ties.
John II. Thompson, Esq, of Richmsnd, is abont
to assume the editorial management of the Sourb
ern Field and Fbeside.
At this time there are no less than nine hundred
and sixty prisoners confined in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary at Columbus.