The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-14
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The Pacific RAlLRoAD-THE CAPTURED MEXICAN
STEAMERs-PREsIDENTIAL- MISCELLANEOUS.
Hon. Isaac |. Stevens, Delegate from Washing
ton Territory, has written an elaborate letter to a
Pacific Railroad Convention which is called TO
meet at Vancouver, Washington Territory Nav
20. He contends that the Northern route is the
one by which the best to control the trade of ASIA
tor many reasons. 1t is shorter by an average of
three hundred and sixteen miles than the Central
route. Puget Sound affords the best and safest
harbors in the world, and is some three hundred
miles nearer to Canton and Jeddo than is San
Francisco. The vicinity furnishes an abundant
supply OF coal fit for steamers USE which cam be
said OF no other portion of the Pacific coast and
the estimated cost is MISUNDERSTANDING to
Seattle, with long tunnel, fifteen hundred and
torty-three miles, S94 9l5, $50; Breckenridge to
Seattle, with short tunnel, sol 1926, $50; Breckin-
ridge to Vancouver, fifteen hundred and twenty
six miles, 1874, 2S2 $50; branch from Vancouver to
Seattle, one hundred and seventy-two miles, S.
100000; total cost from Breckenridge Mime
sofa, to Seattle, via Vancouver on the Col.
umbia, Sl0s, 032,S $50. These estimates in
clude cost of tunnels, and vary from forty to
one hundred thousand dollars per mile according
to the character of the route and provide also for
steamers on the Missouri and Columbia rivers. -
The government have decided to hold the Mexican
steamers captured off Vera Cruz and allow the
federal courts at New Orleans to deal with them ac-
cOrding to the law of nations and the evidence nre
sented, recognizing at the time the interests
OF our naval commanders who were engaged in the
capture. In regard to their respective crews, the
government will not hold them for trial. but per-
NIT them to depart when and where thew choose
1t has been intimaSed that our government
Will he called upon for explanations in this affair
not only by France and Spain, but also by Eng
land, as highly -colored statements of this effair
have been laid before their governments by their
respective commanders in the Gulf Private ad-
vices have been received here from reliable
sources at the city of Mexico, dated since the cap
lure OF the steamers stating that the most intense
excitement had been produced there in copse-
quence OF those captures. In case Miramon
should again reach the CITY, it was feared he
would perpetrate further outrages upon American
citizens and their property. They were Ell tirely at
his mercy, and their only hope of safety was in an
pealing to the English and French for protection
There Is large number of delegates to Charleston
rom the Northwest and New England in this
city, and the war between the various Presidential
aspirants for the Charleston nomination, as the
time draws nigh, is becoming very animated. The
news from Missouri and Arkansas to-day has given
an upward tendency to Douglas stock The Gilt
tie Giant" received dispatch informing him that
ten out of the eighteen delegates elected from Mis-
souri, were for him, and eight uncommitted Ar
kansas is divided between Douglas and Breckin-
ridge. Stewards Presidential stock is QUIET
There will be no demand until the contest at Charles
ton Is decided, He has not yet recovered from the
blow inflicted by Connecticut and Rhode Island.-
The report from the Treasury Department adverse
to the Reciprocity treaty will probably be trans
mitted to Congress in a few days. and referred to
an appropriate committee. The chief cause of
opposition to the treaty s the belief that the pres
ent government in Canada has violated the spirit
oil the treaty, while no cause of complaint exists
agalnsts the other colonies, parties to the treaty.
equally with Canada.-M. w. CIusky, late Post
master of the House OF Representatives has been
tendereo py the President the post of Assistant
Secretary of the Legation to France, Mr. Wilbur.
OF New York, having been removed. Mr. Clusky
declined, and Mr.. Clark, of Maine, has been nom
mated for the place to the Senate.