The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-29
WASHINGTON NEWS

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| TIoNs-THE FLOUR TRADE-THE MEXICAN TREATY
The following letters, received in Washington
from Thaddeus Hyatt, indicate his future course in
contest with the Harpers Ferry Raid COMMITTEES
| His purpose is to have a hearing either at the bar
| of the Senate or in the Supreme Court.
BosToN, Feb. a, 1860
d. r. MCNAR, Segeant-at-Arms, United States
SIR: By resolution of the honorable Senate of the
United States of the 2lst inst, as reported in the
Congressional Globe of the 22d inst perceive that
it is made your duty to take into custody the body
| of Thaddeus Hyatt, wherever to be found &c. /
have great pleasure in being able to say to you
! that on Wednesday, the 7th day of March, [ shall
be in Washington, Dec rolene, and at your service
am, sir, yours, very respectfully,
| THADDEUs HYATT.
BosToN, Feb. a. 1860
To THE HoN. J. NJ MASON, Chairman Select Com
mttee:
| SlR-Having obtained beneath the sheterinc
wing of a sovereign State, that opportunity to
| maintain my rights which denied me at the
| seat of federal power, | beg leave to inform your
honorable committee that | am prepared to receive
any further process that may await me- The pro-
cess of the honorable Senate will reach me on an
| w ashington street, Boston.
1t is proper for me to add that | have apprised
! your honorable Senates Sergeant Arms that |
| shall be in Washington on ednesday, the 7th OF
March, to there receive the commands of the homo
rable Senate, should not his duty have been earlier
| discharged.
| have the honor to be, sir,
Your very obedent servant,
THADDEUs HYATT.
The w ashingtOn correspondent OF the New York
| Herald, writing from Washington on Monday
| says:
The resolutions adopted by the Senatorial eau
Gus, and which were put into Senator Davis hands
to be reported to-day, were postponed, on consul
tatiOn with number of Senators this morning
until Mr.. Browns resolutions are taken up again
when Senator Davis viii move those adopted by
the caucus as a substitute. Then the question viii
come squarely before the Senate when it is uDder-
the Brown and Douglas wings. The majority are
determined to press them to a vote. Douglas and
Pugh are the only Senators that will vote against
them, although there are large number of Sena-
tors who sympathize with Douglas, yet do not put
themselves on record against Mr.. Davis resolu-
tions.
Secretary Cass has not yet completed his renlv
to Lord John Russell.
On Monday Capt. Blair, of the United States
Navy, who lately returned from the African Sta
ton, had long interview with the Secretary of
State on points involved in the save-trade contro-
versy. As his correspondence is drawing to a
crisis, our Government is desirous of being fully
posted up before answering his Lordship's note the
terms of which were not altogether pleasing to the
Administration, as have stated.
The Times correspondent says thatthe Mexican
treaty is not gaining ground i'll the Senate The
lobby-dogs, great and small, snap and snarl daily
either because they are paid by the opponents of
the treaty to do So because they not paid by
its friends to do otherwise. Senior Moto the Mexi-
can Minister, is overrun with applications from the
lobby for money The Senior replies that he has
no money to expend in the matter, and is not au-
thorized by his Government to do anything of the
kind.
The case of the bark Adriatic is now under dis
cussion in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
and the result will likely be resolution denying
that France, by her local laws, takes jurisdiction
over open seas, and the President will be directed
to demand of the French Government full ndemni-
ty for losses by the illegal seizure OF said vessel 1t