The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-08

On Saturday we took occasion to discuss at
considerable length, the extent of Judge STUMP
responsibility for all the outrages OF the last few
years, and we also attempted to show TO whom
this community was indebted for his removal from
office In the course of our remarks we referred
to the well known fact, that the partsans of the
present municipal administration had not only
failed TO make any effort TO reform the Criminal
Conrt when they had it in their power to do so.
but had absolutely endeavored TO thwart the
reformers when the latter undertook 10 discharge
that dsagreeabe duty. We distinctly alluded,
in this connection to the apathy or hostility with
which that measure was regarded by most of the
influential members of Mr.. HlNDEs party, and we
specifically alluded to the unfortunate position
which he himself had thought proper to assume
in relation to it. After speaking of the witnesses
"who strove to vindicate' Judge STUMP we
said:
"Mr Hndes, the present candidate for the Mayoralty
was conspicuous among them, and furnished the Judge
with affidavit intended to facilitate his acquittal in
which he adroitly avoided touching upon what he
to be the chief points under investigation and thereby
failed to present the whole outspoken truth And the
of the same gentleman subsequently figures among
those of the officers Of meeting which called to
denounce the action the LEGISLATURE We re publish
its proceedings in another column that readers may
for mselves the resolutions which Mr.. Hindes
continues to approve and whose violent condemnation
of the Legislature and fulsome endorsement of Judge
Stump he permitted to go before the world under the
sanction Of his name.n
In the above statement, which contains the
only allusion to Mr.. HINDEs TO be found in the
article, it appears that we erred in one though
only in one particular. We had not discovered
that he had, subsequently to the meeting, dis
NJ w Ia hos
that fact to our notice. and we re-publish his note
IN full, as we prefer 10 let the mistake he has COM
planned of stand corrected in his own words:
To the Editors Of the Erchange:
GENTLEMEN In your paper of Today notice pub
LEGATION of my name as having been one of the Vice.
Presidents of meeting held the 9Th of April last to
denounce the proceedings of the Maryland Legislature
for the removal of Judge Stump.
When inform you that on the day following that an
nouncement, published in the american and Sun a
card declaring such use of my name Whollymdahoried
and after refusal to take any part in such meeting haye
right to expect that you will not refuse to make the
proper correction. enclose with this the notice
published by me in the american the 9TH of April
and respectfully ask that you publish it with your
rection. Your obedient servant,
SAMUEL HIyDEs.
BALTIMORE, October 9th, 1860.
From the american, It'll april, 1861
IT 70 MESSRS. EDlT0RS:-I surprised to find
~ my name in connection with the meeting of 9Th
nst ned ny the friends of Judge Henry Stump, having
~ ~ e'"se" 10 have any connection with said meet
u. Respectfully,
SAMUEL HTNDES.
we oil course promptly retract the observation
that Mr.. HINDEs permitted the resolutions Of the
meeting "to 60 before the world under the sane
"tion of his NAME" 1t can scarcely. we hone
be necessary for us to assure him or onr readers
that we never would have used the appuaoe ,ve
did if we had known before our article appeared
of the existence of his card. Nor was it from,
any gross negligence on our part that we failed to
obtain such knowledge. The friends and ac-
quaintances of Judge STUMP were apparently SO
confident that Mr.. HINDEs would approve any
proceedings calculated to sustain the former and
TO lower the Legislature in public estimation, that