The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-09

Mr.. JOIN Brown, JR., the son fthe lamented pat
rlot VINO was hanged for murder at Charlestown,
has written letter to the President of the Haytien
Republic, which it must have gratifed that sable
functionary to receive. Although this amiable
citizen can allude to his own country only to
Willy and curse it, it is pleasant to know that he
can lind something in the world worthy of his af-
lecuonate commentator. He does not like the
institutions Of the United States and no doubt he
is equally disguised with those of most other lands
lie would probably express, in the most mapnif.
cent bombast, his contempt for the governments Of
England, France and Germany, for none of these
are conducted upon such principles of 'equty
ana ratefnlty" as are consistent with the
political theories Of JOHN Brown, Jr. His
dissatisfied spirit might wander in vain over Anne
RIGA, Asia and Europe in search of a society 50
constituted that he could conscenliously tolerate
Its existence. Unhappily, civilization has not Ia
ken that form which squares itself with his notions
except IN the Island over which his dusky cores
ponGent exercises sovereign sway. On that little
spot OF earth stands Utopia. The people of Hayti
are The models after which all humanity ought TO
oe 1ashioned-the government of Hayt offers an ex-
ample Tor the imitation of those in all other quar-
ters OF the globe. That q his ExceIlency General
" FABRE GEFFRARD'' should have been reminded
ny the BROWNS of the cordial sympathy enter
tained oy them for Fall the good Haytiens', is IF
course, very NATURAL for at the date of the letter
IN question, collections were being made in Havt;
Tor the benefit of the family But the Spokesman
OF the concern must have been as ignorant of the
conaitlon OF the inhabitants of Hayt as he is of
'nat OF Inc kindred race in this country; or else
he had deliberately determined to fool the dinov
republicans to the top of their bent when he
eompllmented them, not only upon their enerox
ana valor, but upon having manifested a "spirit
OF progress which is the omen of their future
grandeur" 1.-The entire world" SAYS JOHN
BROWN, Jr., "to-day beholds in you the sublime
spectacle of people, who knowing the value
'of the liberty they have conquered"
are now In situation to do something for the
rest OF mankind. Elated by the prospect of a
glorious future for Hayti, he shouts, "Long live
''FABRE GEFFRARD-long live the Republic" We
fear that the enthusiastic Brown imagipes the
entire world' to be concentrated at North Elba.
lhough we claim to be among the friends of "pro-
gress, and watch for any indications of its
movement among our own or other people, we are
not prepared to say that we think the Black Re-
pupilcans of the Caribbean Sea have made any
rapid or material advancement within the last half
century We do not believe the world has any
hnowiedge of the existence of the "sublime spec
tace' which is said to be presented by the po-
silloh OF the Haytien people. Nor are we by any
sure that equality and fraternity are produc-
tive OF better practical results there than here and
since the contributions to brother BRowN h We
fallen SO far short of what it was thought he
would receive, it is possible that he himself may
now think fraternity" is less active and efica-
cious virtue than he formerly supposed it to be.
He had better obtain little more accurate infor-
nation about the state of society and politics in
Hayti before he fraternizes with it's people. He
had better be certain that "equality" is rigidly
insisted on among its citizens. Otherwise he may
find, some day, that the descendants of the Duke
of Mamalade and the Marquis of Lemonade are
considered in that Island as of better blood than
and therefore the superior of, JOHN Brown Jr., of
America.