The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-21

From an Occasional Correspondent
THE COV0DE COMMITTEE--THE CON VEN.
TION. dc.
WASHINGTON, April 90
Following close upon the heels of the Walker
letter, comes the publication of the Buchanan and
an DyAe correspondence, growing out of the re-
moVa OF the latter from the post of District Attor-
ney OF the Eastern district of Pennsylvania There
was ieud between Mr.. Van Dyke and Mr. Baker
the Collector of the Port of PHILADELPHIA which
prevented them from meeting each other; and upon
inns ground, MR. Buchanan, on the l4th of March
writes to Mr. Van Dyke that he mu st remove him
as the relations of the two officers are so intimate
that it is essential to the public interests that their
relations should be amicable. Following this,
there is quite lengthy correspondence in which
Mr.. Van Dyke strongly ntimates that his relations
with the Collector not having changed since his
appointment in 1858, there must be another reason
Tor his removal than the one alleged, and pro-
ceeds further to intimate that this reason is
to be found in his refusal to cooperate with the
Collector in using his official position improperly
to influence elections.
Mr.. Van Dyke does not neglect to remind the Pre-
sdent that he held and acted upon the same views
when Official power was eXerted to the detriment
of his (Buchanan's) advancement
Inc Administration is exceedingly sore at these
disclosures, and attribute their production at this
time to the fact that both Walker and Van DYKE
are partisans of Douglas, and have brought these
letters forward just at this particular moment to
advance the interests of the Illinois Senator and
destroy the influence of the Administration at
Charleston.
Forney is supposed, as the instigator of the Co.
vode Committee, to have had finger in the ME
as he OF course knew of the existence of the Walker
ietter. In reply to the latter, the friends of Mr..
Buchanan say that it is very true the President
desired the submission of the Lecompton Consti-
tuition to the popular vote, but the Constitution
al Convention thought differently, he was
not called upon to disregard the voice of the Con
vention and oppose the admission of Kansas under
the Lecompton instrument.
Information has been received here to day from
Charleston to the effect that there is no great rush.
and that the hotels will in all probability be COM
PEELED to lower their terms remain compare
lively empty. The prominent friends of the differ
ent candidates were mostly on the ground and ac-
lively atwork. The Douglas men were represented
as not so sanguine as when they met in Washing
ton early last week, and the best calculations do
not give their favorite 125 votes on the first
ballot. 1t is expected that the organization will
occupy fully one day, and the adoption of the plat
form one or two more, so that no ballot will be had
until Wednesday or Thursday. In case it becomes
evident, after few ballots, that Douplas cannot
succeed the Northwestern delegates are exnected
to combine on Guthrie, who is thought to have
great strength in Pennsylvania and New JERSEY.
The New York delegation, which was counted on
fully by the friends of Douglas, is now wayerino.
and the report was. that the Administration had
threatened with immediate expulsion from office
any office holder who should support the Illinois
Senator. Altogether the prospect was that the
fight would be fierce and protracted.
Washington is extremely dull, and is not unlike
deserted village. 1t is understood that before
the adjournment of the Senate, the Republican
Senators agreed in caucus to vote for the ratiica-
ton of the Nicaragua treaty, with certain amend
ments, which will not be objected to on the Demo
cratic side of the chamber.
There is report here o-day that the delegates
selected last night by the Maryland Constitutional
Union Convention, are not unfriendly to Judge
Mclean Presidential candidate. This gives
some of the Republicans the hope that there NAV
be union of all the opposition elements in Novem-
Der next.