The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-05
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
The Charleston Convention.

prove of the anti-Squatter Sovereignty Platform
invited to send delegates to the Richmond Con-
vention.
Gen. Gushing has gone to Sullivans Island to
spend few DAYS.
Strangers are leaving the city in crowds and the
hotels are nearly deserted.
The following is Gen. Cushng's speech in full:
"Gentlemen of the Convention: Allow me- before
putting the question of adjournment to address to
you parting word. desire, first, to say, and in
saying 1t to bear testimonyto your constituents and
the people of the United States, that, considering
the vastness of the assembly, the important
interests involved in its deliberations, and the
! emotions thus naturally awakened in your bosoms,
considering all this, say your sessions have been
distinguished by order, by freedom from personal
ites by decorum, and by the observance of parli-
amentary law. In competition for the floor. in the
zeal OF gentlemen to promote their respective opin-
ions by motions objections to motions in the
lassitude of the protracted sitngs, occasions have
occurred of apparent, but only apparent, confu-
sion. But there has been no real confusion. No
deliberate violation of order. ! am better able
to speak than any other person to speak knowingly
on this point and to speak impartialy; and say it
with pride and pleasure thing especially pro-
per for me to say from the Chair. | desire fur
ther to say for and in behalf of myself
that l also know bv knowledge of
my own heart and conscience that, in the midst of
circumstances always arduOus, and, in some res
poets, OF peculiar embarrassment, it has been my
steady purpose and constant endeavor to discharge
impartally the duties of the chair. IT, in the ex-
ecution of these duties, it shall have happened to
me to address any gentlemen abruptly, or not to
have duly recognized him, beg pardon of him and
of the Convention. Finally, permit me to remind
you, gentlemen, that not merely the fortunes of
the great Constitutional party, which you repre-
SENT but the fortunes of the Constitution also are
at stake on the acts of this Convention. During a
period now OF eighty four years. we, the States of
this Union, have been associated together in one
form or another, for the objects of domestic
order and foreign security. We have ira
versed, side by side, in the wars of the
revolution and other and later wars, through
peace and war, through sunshine and storm. We
have held our way manfuy until we have come
to be the great Republic. Shall we cease to be
such? will not believe it! ! will not believe that
the noble work of our fathers is to be shattered
into fragments. This great Republic to be but a
name? history OF mighty people once existing
out existing no longer, save as shadowy memory
or monumental ruin by the side of the pathway
oil time? tondly trust that we shall continue TO
marGn m on forever the hope of nations, well in the
old w orld as in the New, like the bright orbs
OF the armament which roll on without rest, be-
cause bound for eternity-without haste, because
predestlned for eternty-so may it be with the
glorious confederation of States. | pray you
therefore, gentlemen, on your return to your CON
stltuerts and to the bosoms of your families to
take with you as your guiding thought the senti-
ment OF the Constitution and Union. With this,
cordially bid you adeu until the period of our re-
assembling.
The Editorial Excursion.
FAIRMoUNT, Va, May 4.-The Editorial Excur-
sion train of ten splendid cars, containing three
hundred guests, left Wheeling at O. clock this
morning, decorated with flags and flowers An
extra locomotive preceded the train to be used in
case OF necessity. The guests were cheered along
the line of the road by employees and Others At
Si Cameron flags were flying and a salute was fired.
The party will dine at Grafton and stop for the
night at Cumberland. Stoppages will be made at
all the points of greatest interest
CUMBERLAND, May 4.-The Editors Excursion has
Just arrived here after trip of unbroken success
Some disappointment is felt by the Western men
that so few representatives of the Baltimore and
Washington press have responded to the company's
invitation to meet them on the road. meeting is
to be held at the Revere House here at about
o'clock, when the party will consider whether they
VIII not visit ashington first, instead of Balti-
more, as proposed last night The whole number
OF them seem to be forcibly impressed with the So
hdlty and completeness of the road and its appoint
ments, as well as with the beauty and imposing
character OF the scenery through which it runs
The whole company made most interesting visit
to the venerable Henry Church, aged l02 wears,
also with his wife, aged l07, and Youngest daugh-
ter aged 81, held grand levee. Stops were also
made at some OF the tunnels, the great iron bridge
over the Monongahela near Farmont, the beautiful
and picturesque Valley Falls near Grafton. the
Buck Horn wall and the Tray Run viaduct along
Cheat River, Altamont, the highest railroad point
in the United States, and other interesting places,
where the company got out of the cars to view
the wonderful works of art and nature before them
1t was surprising to the Ba!tmoreans on the
that has been written and spoken about its extent
and character and its peculiar attractiveness gen
erally that so few of the editors from the dis
tant States were prepared to such development
OF skill and enterprise as it presents. OF the two
hundred and fifty editors who will form the party
on reaching Baltimore, it would appear that
scarcely one-thrd of them have ever visited il he
Iore; Although there are many young members
OF the profession from the interior and frontier
States, yet the company embraces a yery LARGE
proportion of the most sterling and reputable edi
tors, representing many Of the oldest papers West
and Southwest.
AT Cameron, Grafton Piedmont and otbnr nlocas
large numbers ofpeople in the neghboring coun-
try welcomed the train, and cannon were fired as
salute of welcome. The Mayor of Wheeling, as
well as the editors of the journals in that place
with those of Grafton and other points alonr the
line, Joined the train and have proceeded with u.s.
Some of them will return from this point One
tram OF ten beautiful cars, embracing every con-
yenIence for comfort and ease, led by most beau
titul and powerful engine, has been the admiration
OF the company throughout the day. The poets
OF the party under the inspiration of the OCCASION
have lndited many verses upon it, some of which
are considered excellent productions
Such general taking of notes and inditinp on
paper OF all shapes and colors by lady editors as
well as the rougher sort, has probable never been
seen before. Although the party is already so
large, it is reported that it would probably have
been doubled in extent but for the interest lately
existing in the Charleston Convention which re-
CURED many editors to remain at home. The
weather has been most favorable throughout as far
as the trip over the Baltimore and Ohio Road is
concerned, with the exception, perhaps of little
high temperature in the middle of the day.
The santillan OF Bolton Claim decided to
be Fraudulent.
WAsHINGToN May 4.-The Supreme Court of the
United States ad ourned to-day until the next reg
ular term, in December next. During the late
term about seventy California land cases have been
decided ot these upward of thirty contested ones
IN favor of the Government of the United States
embracing at least a million of acres of land
worth from fifteen to twenty millions of dollars
Among these is the of Bolton, the claim being
tor ten thousand acres in the city of San Francisco
ana twenty thousand acres outside the corporation
limits, worth, 1t is supposed ten millions of dol
lars. In the latter as in the other wentynine) the
general ground was fraud, the Court basing its
opinion on the following points First, that the
claimants showed legal title, or no recorded
evidence in support of the grant, second that the
claimants have no equity for want of considera-
ton possession and improvements; and, third, the
evidence satisfied the Court that the claim was
fraudulently fabricated probably in 1850, and
antedated, and was false and forged. The Court
therefore, reversed the decision of the California
district Court and the Board of Commissioners
At Congressional district Convention, held on
the Sd instant, the Hon. John S. Phelps was nomi-
mated for reelection to Congress.
Arrival of Iorrissey.
BosToN, May 4.-Morrssey, the noted pugilist
arrived in the Canada 1t is supposed that the an
nouncement that the Canada did not leave Halifax
tlii w ednesday night was made in order to secure
Morrissey from rough treatment on his arrival
The steamer arrived here unexpectedly at 6 A. NJ.
and Morrissey got quietly ashore and took the
Albany morning train. The "Roughs' were great
ly disappointed. large police force had been
ordered to the steamers dock to preserve peace
CITY NT,ELLIGENCE.
MEETING OF THE CRY REFORM CoSvENrIoN.-Last
evening the City Reform Convention met in the
Law Buildings, Geo. NJ. Gill, Esq, President in
the Chair. The Secretary being absent, Mr.. Law