The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-10
BALTIMORE.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1860.

Commercial advantages which can only be had
by pandering to disloyalty to the UNION, in
thought, word or deed, would be bought at
price which we are assured that Baltimore will
never pay 1t does not become the greatest city of
theSouth to act as ifher fidelity to the South might
be suspected. Assurances are not required of in
dividuals or communities that they are true to
themselves, and in standing fast for Southern
rights so far as these exist in contradstinction to
those of other sections, Baltimore is only uphold
ing her own. Upon these points she cannot be
questioned with Justice, and may spare herself the
degradation of protestations. 1t is true that her
delegation in the House of Representatives might,
at first sight lead TO misconception Of the senti-
ments of her people, but they know little OF the
real state of the case, who suppose that Messrs.
DAVIS and HARRIS hold their seats by any tenure
depending on the will of her voters. That such
representatives could be returned only by violence
and fraud, and by virtue of circumstances and
combinations without parallel in the history
of the country, is the best evidence which
can be offered that it is only by the lawess
suppression of the right of suffrage that Free
soiler can be forced upon her. Nor is it even fair
to hold the clubs and coops-the brothels and the
grog-shops-the faithless authorities and democrat
lied police directly responsible for the Free-soil
element in Baltmore's present Misrepresentation.
1t is well known that portion of MIR. DAVIS
own party revolted at his nomination on
the ground of his Republican affnities
and that it was only by degree of violence,
which was but the antelope of the election that
followed, that his faction succeeded In other re-
spects, his qualifications proved so in accordance
with club tastes, that he was in fact nominated
in Spite rather than in virtue OF his freesol aia-
tons. Nor would his nomination, thus procured,
have saved him from defeat, had he not, in the
interval before the election, so played the courtier
to the worst elements of population, as to have
made every rufian his fast friend. But our present
purpose is to say, that although it is beneath the
self-respect of a Southern community like this, to
make profession of peculiar devotion to the South
it is altogether proper that we should avail our
selves of any circumstances which may have the
tendency to throw into our lap the trade which
is legitimately ours, and which we should always
have enjoyed If from any cause, the people of
the South are disposed to make Baltimore their
mart, there exist the strongest reasons why Balt-
more merchants should endeavor to profit by the
movement. But the manner in which this ten
dency is to be encouraged, is a matter for consid-
Grafton. Trade cannot be permanently secured by
mere professions of sympathy. No lasting reliance
can be placed in ebullitons fresentment-for trade
flows always in the channels which are worn
by common interests, If we make it the adj
vantage of the South to deal in our market, the
diSpo nf lp-
ultimately improved to our lasting benefit. On the
contrary, we shall find that no amount of
indignation, however just or patriotic will
withdraw merchants for any length of time
from the pursuit of their material interests. We
therefore urge upon our merchants not to meet in
convention, and resolve that they alone, are true
to the South, and that it is want of patriotism on
the part of the South to deal with others, but re-
solve that they will one and all prepare themselves
to meet the Southern demand, on such terms as
not to give the South cause to think that it is MAX
ing sacrifices by resorting here We have heard
with pleasure, that orders are now coming to us,
from quarters of the South which have never
dealt here before and that many of our merchants
have sent business agents in quest of new custom
ers and orders. This is well, but there are
other modes of approaching distant trade such
as were successfully inaugurated by this
journal in the last season, and which we
now propose to renew. We refer to our
Monthly AdUertiser, based upon the principle of
combination among business men to give an i'm
mense gratuitous circulation to their advertise
ments by means of papers transmitted through
Commercial Agency of reliability and standing
We shall, early in February next, issue from this
office the first of this years AdUertisers,
to which we guaranty a larger and more
useful circulation than tina; of any other Balti-
more paper distributed throughout the South
and West This enterprise, which we deemed it
prudent to suspend during the dull months, is in
our judgment one too important to be abandoned,
and we shall continue it throughout the present
year, in the mode and on the terms which our ex-
perience has demonstrated TO be most likely to
benefit those who feel disposed to avail themselves
lit In few days we shall publish an adver-
tisement in which the peculiar nature of the sys-
tenn, the terms, &C., will be particularly set forth,
for the benefit of those who do not understand
them. In the mean time we invite our patrons of
the last season to renew their relations with the
EXCHANGE MONTHLY ADVERTISER.