The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-25
POLITICAL.

| "A REASONABLE PROPOSITION.
| 1t IS seriously proposed by some Hotspur in the
Charleston Wercury, that, in case of Lincoln's cleo
| ton to the Presidency, all the Southern States
should recall their members from Congress and pro
| coed forthwith TO organize a Southern Contedera
cy This proposition silly, premature, and treason
able as 1t 49, is sustained in spirit bv another writer
who goes, however, little further. He woud
have the Southern States instruct their members
OF Congress in the supposed to er ter the Can
lto next December, and hold it against the intru
SION OF any Northern members abettors of Lincoln.
These extreme opinions seem to be confined to a
very small portion of the people, even in South
Carolina. Outside Of that State no one suggests
nything so foolish or criminal. Even MIR y an
Gey mas found 1t proper to come out publicly and
deny that he is disunonist. He admits that he
did write about ''precpitating the cotton States
into revolution" but says that the language was
CLOSELY used" and that he had ono scheme of dis
union in his head. Philadelphia Ledger
Fusion IN TILE SoUrH.-The Washington CORES
pondent of the New York Times SAYS:
A private letter, received here to-day, announces
the terms of the union of the Douglas and Everett
men, in Georgia, against Breckenridge Each can
ddate will have five electors and il the whole vote
Will eject either, he is to receive it. Otherwise
each will receive his five votes This is regarded
as certain to carry Georgia against Breckinridpe
Similar combinations will be formed in each State
which is regarded as otherwise certain for Breckn
ridge IL Is understood here by those in the secret
OF the Administration that the Breckenridge ticket
IN New York will be withdrawn, and the whole
Democratic vote be given for Douglas This is
deemed by the breckenridge managers here neces-
sary to secure Lincons defeat.
Hon. T. G. Davidson, Member of CONGRESS- from
Louisiana, has been making a fierce onslaught on
Douglas and Soue at Baton Rouge He declared
that, after searching the political record thor
oughiy' he could lind no single act of Mr. Douglas
which was friendly to the South, but PLENTY of
acts and words which indicated Freeso ten
denotes.
Col. James w. Harris, of Georgia. made speecb
or
instant, in the course of which he reviewed the
action of the Douglas delegates at Baltimore,
and defended them from the aspersons of the
seceders.
In order to purge Mr.. Bell of all suspicious of
leaning toward Lecomptonism, the Republican Ban
neT, of Nashville Tenn. reproduces at full lengtb
the speech which he delivered that subject in the
Senate, in March, 1858.
1t is said that all the officers in the custom bouse
in PASSPORT, Me-, are Douglas men,
Five hundred Democrats of Vermont, represent
ing every county in the State have signed a
call for breckenridge and Lane State Convention
new douglas paper, the Star of Marion is
announced to appear at Lebanon, Ky.
Translated from the Correspondence of lie Nordl
RUSSIAN EMANCIPATIoN-ITs EFFECrs.-Sr. Pe
TERsBuRG, June 27.-Since the great problem of
the emancipation of the Serfs has been definitely
resolved upon, the noble cause of national civiliza-
uon, so intimately connected with emapcipation
ana Its indispensable complement has been makinp
n no progress day by day. Our papers are
niieo with news, which comes to them from, oil
oh o. Inc country of the establishment of free
new schools opened of character to attract and tn
educate the lower classes of the population They
are already very numerous and scattered over the
whole extent of the country, not to speak of the
two capitals where they are no longer new thing
we see them starting up in remote hamlets and vii
lagos under the patronage of the landhoders or of
some other public spirited persons. We need not
say tnat these free schools established in the inter-
the peOplp and m ipli ad a.
emancipation are called to exercise an influence on
the future OF the working classes which must be
most salutary. By correcting the deeply-rooted
PreJuuices, ana oy dlsslpang the ignorance of the
Russian people, these schools will render them
worthy of the independence which is soon to be
conferred upon them, in giving them those ideas of
responsibility and of labor which are the first and
the essential conditions of liberty The prenaraton
for the emancipation of the Serfs NAV bencefortb
De considered as complete. The Commissions are
at present engaged upon the actual drafting of the
laws which are to embody the results at which they
have arrived through so much labor and delibara
ton. The Imperial manifesto decreeinp the aboI-
lshment OF slavery will appear as I have said be-
fore, during the autumn, after the field labor is
finished, at the end of October or the BEGINNING of
November. The government has adopted the me-
cessary financial measures in order to act as me-
diator in the settlement of relations between the
iandholders and the emancipated Serfs.
DUEL IN ST. LoUIs.-The ST. Louis Democrat
of Monday, says: We stated in SATURDAYS naner
that hostile meeting was on foot between two of
our citizens, to come off on that day. The affair
did so come off, at an early hour, on Bloody Island
The principals belong to the legal profession-tbe
seconds. ditto-bue we have too much respect for
all parties to subject them to ridicue by giving
their names. We say ridicme, for though there
may be nothing really ridiculous in avenging
wrong, or giving ''that satisfaction which is due
from one gentleman to another yet, in these
christian times, how worthy soever the motive,
few men can fight duels without bringing on them
selves Ger tain degree of disparagemcnt. which
must be exceedingly unpleasant. In the present
case, Inere mad been dispute, which led to blow
OF blows. The recipient of this indignity mindful
OF the maxim that it is better to give than receive
sent the alleged aggressor challenge which was
accepted with heroic promptness An extended
correspondence ensued in reference to terms &c,
the upshot of which that on Saturday morn
ing aforesaid, the party of the first and of the
second part stood themselves up at a distance of
fifty yards or Whereabouts, and blizzered at each
other with rifles. An exchange of complimentary
bullets bore healing on their wings, and, without
making any wounds themselves, served to cure the
wounds that had already been made. Mutual ex-
plantations developed the fact that the difficulty was
of an adjustable nature, and the parties separated
as good friends as ever.
REDIscovERY OF SILVER MINE IN CALIFORNIA
The San Francisco Herald says that letter from
San Bernardino relates the following facts 1t
states that San Bernardino promises to become
very prosperous county, from the re- discovery of
the rich silver mines which were wrought under
the direction OF tne mission Fatners many years |
ago. The Fathers finally buried up and concealed |
the mines from the fear that the knowledge of their
existence would induce an Eruption of fortune |
hunters and seriously interfere with their labors |
among the Indians. In order the more effectually
to prevent knowledge of these mines being diff |
fused abroad, the Fathers laid severe nunctions |
upon the Indians, forbdding them to make the ex-
istence of these mines known. 1t however appears
o o,ae an old Indian, who, when young, helped to
bs @ the Mines has lately pointed them out to
1S ,,, white thanksgiving, that he was
Nv" "i.,ihg 70 die if the mines would benefit his
sonin,law The discovery is making great stir in
that region OF country, and specimens Of the ore.
ba are Sau 70 greatly resemble those from Wa
tor" to be assayed. This is indeed ,ha .aa a.
wonderful discoveries of mineral wealth~discoy.
cries of which California is the centre. '''0'-
A youno lawver of Now YorL