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

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL, 186O.-My Dear Sir:-I
have received your letter of the Sth Instant enclos.
ing printed extract from the recent speech of Mr.
Douglas at Concord. You inform me YOU expected
to be at the Charlottesville Convention, and would
be glad to know something of the interview refer
red to in that speech: ''The President told me if |
did not obey him, and vote to force the Lecompton
Constitution upon the people against their will, he
would take off the head Of every friend had in of
hce." 1t is unnecessary to quote the alleged reply
of the Judge.
Surely there must have been some mistake in the
report of the Speech because never held any such
conversation with Judge Douglas; nor any CONVEX
satIon afordng the least color preteXt for such
statement. 1t not in my nature to address
such threatening language to any gentleman. Be
SIDES, have not removed one in ten of his friends
and not one of bis relatives. Even among those of
his friends who have rendered themselves promi-
nently hostile to the measures of the Administra-
hon, majority still remain in Office.
might add, thar have held political
conversation with Judge Dougla3 this or any
other subject, since the day my first annual mes
sage OF the Sth December, 1851 was read in the
Senate; and did not transmit the Kansas Cunsti-
tuition to Congress until the I'd of February, 1858
the question of slavery not having been decided by
a vote of the people until the 2lst of December,
1857.
Now, my dear sir, in writing thus to you l have
tfansgressea " rule which had prescribed for my
sc,' noC 10 cohtrau;"t any statement assailing my
public conduct or character until after the concu
sion of my term of Office. A statement, however
comes with such force from Senator OF the United
States, who is one of my constitutional advisers
and this, too, in a published speech delivered nv
him IN his canvass for the highest elective office in
the world, that l deem the present case proper
exception. Yours, most truly,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Hon. WILLIAM SMITH.
1t is announced that the Douglas Executive Com
mlttee of Pennsylvania have completed their cleo
toral ticket 1t is not yet published.
MR.. YANCEY.
Washington correspondent says that on We'd
nnghn laft r,l..
William l.. Yancey, of Alabama, stating that he
VIII come North about the middle of this month
wren ne will put himself at the disposal of his poll
lcai lrIehds for service in stumpng until the close
oi the PRESIDENTIAL contest.
JUDGE DOUGLAS IN NEW YORK
Judge douglas VIII deliver five speeches in New
York State. The Necs announces his annointmants
as follows: fWe are authorised to state that Judpa
Douglas, on his return to this State from PennsvI
vania, will address the people at the following
places At New York (JOnes WOODY Sept II; at
Elmira, Sept. H. at Clifton Springs, Sept. l5 at
Rochester, Sept. IS; at Buffalo, Sept. 90"
! REVOLT AT SING SING PRGsoN-OXE OF THE KEEP
! ERs AND THE CAPTAIN OF ASLooP STABBED. Between
! twelve and one'clock yesterday daring attempt
was smade by about half dozen convicts at the
Sing Sing prison to escape, which, by the prompt
action OF the guards, prevented; but not, how
| ever, until two had been seriously stabbed. From
what information could ascertain it appears
that some hafa dozen of the convicts in the hat
! department had laid plan to escape by Jumping
| on board of slOOp which stops almost every week
| at the prison dock to take away goods Their
| plan was to get on board, and while two or three
seized the captain, the others would heave off the
| lines There being quite current running al the
end OF the dock most of the time the sloop would
| soon be carried away, and, the sails hoisted, they
intended to cross the river and make their escape
to Jersey. The gang was led by one Kelly, des-
perate fellow, the who killed one of his fellow
cOnvicts about three weeks ago. The party made
for the sOOp a few minutes before one and were in
fhn nnf nf 10th hal
ments. were observed bv one of the Keepers named
| Hoxie. lie Immediately fired upon them and then
ran down to the sleop. The captain of the vessel
who was in the cabin at the time, and whose name
we could not ascertain, hearing the firing out
on deck, when he met by Kelly, who dealt
him blow with dirk in the back. Mr.. Hoxe,
seeing Kelly with the knife attempted to seize him,
when Kelly turned upon him and stabbed him
| twice, once in the abdomen and in the left leg,
both wounds being serious. BY this time several
! of the guards arrived and all the party We're
promptly arrested and locked up. The wounded
men were placed under the of physicians, and
it is thought that the wounds of Hoxie will prove
fatal.-New York Herald, September l.
RETURN VOYAGE OF THE GREAT EAsrERN.-The
Great Eastern, on her return voyage to Milford
Haven from this port via Halifax, made the passage
in nine days four and ahalf hours-the shortest
| time ever made by any steamer, with all the
advantages of skill and improvements in ma
| chinery and ship-building, and this, too
! with her bottom covered with barnaces, and as
foul as that of any ship that ever crossed the
ocean. This fact, we think fully establishes the
mechanical success of the monster ship. We have
been told by experienced persons who came out in
her to this country that if she had been commanded
by such man as Captain Nye Capt. Comstock
she would cross the Atlantic in week, with all the
Disadvantages of her foul bottom.
1t the Great Eastern put into the hands
of practical managers, instead of the present drec.
tors and put into the carrying trade for breadstufs
and cotton between this country and England, she
nIrhf hn 10 70 naI
and safety is established and the next problem to
be solved is, how is she to be made available for
commerce.-Nee York Herald.
WAsHINGroY's MILITARY BREAKFAST SERVICE
| We have reason to believe that the camp breakfast
and tea service which was used by Gen. Washing
| ton, during the Revolutionary war, and which has
been kept for inspection several wears in the Museum
of the Patent Office, would be disposed of by its
owner.-Notionol htelligencer.
We stated few days ago that st. Louis was the
largest city of the West, with the exception of
cincinnati The census returns since received show
that St. Louis is the leading city, it having l6l 900
inhabitants, while Cincinnati can beast of only
l5S,000.
Hon. Henry W. Hillard of Alabama, has written
a letter to ex-President Fillmore advising the flu
sion of all the elements opposed to republicanism,
In order to insure the defeat of that party at the
coming election.
j. w. Bissell, charged with having conspired
| with others to destroy the Rock Island Rail
road bridge, was liberated from the Chicago prison
! on bail on Saturday last
The Cumberland Cicilian saws that the Lincoln
pole raised near 0ldtown, in Allegany county, was
put up by gentleman of means, Democrat, who
did it as joke.
Shapley r. Phillips, probably the wealthiest man
in southeastern Missouri, who murdered VIM. D.
lergin last month, is in Jail awaiting the action of
the Circuit Court.
The Aurora of Thursday night unusually
brilliant in Philadelphia and New York. The
working OF the Western telegraph lines was affect
ed by it.
A riot occurred in a tavern at Alexandria, Va,
| on Wednesday night, resulting in one of the par
ties engaged being fatally injured by slungshot'
The first new buckwheat -four of the season was
sold in New York on Wednesday at 1928 per
barrel.
The total amount collected in Philadelphia for
| the sufferers at Salisbury is S2,094,50.
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