The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-04
SIGNS OF THE TIMES,

SIGN5 OF The TIMES.
ihc Freeman's Journai--Thc Frccman's
Appeal.
The circulation of the Frccpan's journal of New
York through the mails and expresses having been
suppressed by order of the authorities at Washing
ton, MIR. McMasters, the verv able Editor of that
psper has resolved to discontinue it, and has issued
in its stead anew paper, which is styled the Free
mans appeal.
In his address to the public he states that "tbo
Freema'ts Appeal will be different paper from the
Freeman'8 Journal" and gives the following cogens
reasons for the change
"Ibe Journal was conducted on the theory that
the press was free. within the limits of the COM
mon and statute laws of the several States The
| freemons appeal will be issued on the distinct mn
| 9erStandI"g thGt under the kind of government
tnGugHrateddy Hr Lincoln and his Cabinet dc ,reys
| Is NOT free, 1t used fo be undcr tie old Enifed
| States gorernn,ent."
In consequence Of this now order of things he
proposes hereafter to avoid all reference to the de.
| porabIe political and military events transpring
and to confine himself ''to the discussion Of the
great question Of morals and religion that lie deem
or than the plane of politics."
eff, however" he adds sareastcally, "Nr LincoIn
! and Mr.. Postmaster-Gen Blair, with the rest
OF that yiruous Cabinet have also got ready new
theory of morals and religion to which all news
papers must yield "a hearty support or be suppress
ed-then we must submit to suppression Of the
Frcemon'S Appeal are certain we eau Weld no
support to their notions of morals or OF religion"
In ceasing to publish the Freeman's Journal Mr.
McMastcrs protests against the lawess violence to
which he has been forced to yield, and gives public
notice, as he has already done specially to the res
ponsibie officials that he intends to sue them per
sonalv for damages at the earliest moment that
liberty and order is restored
In the meantime, he calls upon those who sym
pathize with him in his efforts on behalf Of "the
perishiug rights ofthe people" to exert them selves
to extend the circulation of his new paper-the
Freeman's Appeal.
From tbs N 7. Herald
The Fraternai Temper OF the n. Y. Press.
Inc tribune declares that the World is losing fit
teen hundred dollars every week The World re.
turns the compliment by asserting that the Tribuae
is losing an equal amount; and becoming statisi-
cal IN its passion, it even investigates such mcros
copc matters as the number of the Tibune's YER
tsements, and declares that the Tribune will short
aresdy done is t. news 9%s III oel ts to ~ "
penses. This Is all very true of the Tribune, but
the World itself is in an equally bad way. Having
lost two hundred thousand dollars in good banka-
Bile money, and about million in secondhand
piety, seCtarian bigotry Sabbatarian legislation
and advice to Gen. Scott not to fight en- SUNDAY
it has at last been sold for song an india
rubber manufacturer and it will henceforth be the
organ OF the india-rubber merchants, with princi-
pies as elastic as tho material which it repressns
and which has proved its temporary salvation
From all accounts, the stockholders have been As
badly sold as the paper, and the Courier and En-
qurer, which was to have regenerated the World,
only assisted and fastened it's damnation, as the
blind lead the blind into the nearest pit The
Times position is scarCely any better and 1t seems
to be au 0pea question whether the World will
next swallow the Times, in its present reduced
form, or ctcc rersa. The result will be the same in
either case, and, in the celebrated combat be-
| tuuanp fho ,1tl,.
remind us OF either party but few scraps of waste
paper, bad pen or two half dozen defaced types
and tattered, dog-eared dictionary. Well, if tho
worst comes to the worst, the World men may turn
rebgions exhorters again, and the 'little villain
| OF the Times may head his running brigade, and
emulate the illqstrious Gen. Price, he did at
! SoferinO and Bull Run
From The Louisville Courier
The War the Press
| The the freedom of the press ,tiIl ,,aos
! bravely on. Almost every day brings news of the
| destruction or suppression of some newspaper by
| the despOt mob or the deSpot Government. What
| contrast between the free North-the free speech
North-in this respect. and the ''miitary des pot
ism" of the South. Where and when a news
| paper there put down? Brow wDlow's Knoxville
| Wing still lives in Tennessee, a monument of the
law and liberty abiding sentiments of Tennessee
aud of the Confederate States although Knoxville
would seem to be the very place where, according
to the Northern theory, such press ought not to
| be tolerated.
One of the leading papers of New Orleans for
long time after the secession, hostile to the
| movement, but was not molested, and finally be-
came reconced. Other papers in the South were
similarly treated and with similar results. If there
| are but few Of them now it is because they have
90 supporters among the people. The Louisville
Journal is the only paper published without the
! ConfederacY that has been refused admission re-
Gently. But the New York Forid, the Herold,
the Times, the Cincinnati Commercial, the Enquirer,
| and other papers from the North aud W est are
! still admitted
From, the Cincinnati Enquirer
! Protection for Cincinnati.
The tone of the loyal and Secession papers of
Kentucky, and acts OF violence of daily occurrence
! between the two parties into which the ople are
divided that that State is not TO be long at
| peace. We hope that the threatening cloud that
now rests that gallant State may pass it,
without breaking; but it may not, and Cincinnati
is deeply interested in the result. So long as Ken
lucky is at peace, 20 long is Cincinnati safe, and no
! longer.
The knowledge of the fact that we had four well.
manned batteries here would go far itself to keep
| away enemy.
1t is better that this citizen should give his ten
| dollars. that one his hundred, and others their
! thousands, than have enemy take possession OF
| the city. Four gooc batteries, with we-drilled
! companies to manage them, would cost little t.
what the loss would be in the possession of the city
! by Secession enemy. We have not the best
character with that class, and nothing would please
them more than to do US injury. Let us, then, be
prepared, and be prepared in the most efectuai
| way.
Protection for Philadelphia
The Committee on the Safety and Protection of
| the City held meeting yesterday, when resolu-
ton adopted requesting the Mayor of the city
| to devise plan by which the ranks of the
! Home Guard may be increased, and made more
| efficient. A resolution also adopted inviting
| delegates from all the steam fire engine compa-
MES in the city to meet with the committee, for
! the purpose of participating in the formation of
artillery companies for the protection of the city, it
| needed. The committee now actively engaged
| ammunition
nies already organized.
From Special Despacs 70 SaiiGdsg.ts Engarcr
w IsH1NGToN Sept. 2d.-This morning the Con
federates again made their appearance at Munson's
Hill but did not run up their rag until about ten
o'clock. Their fort is apparently done, far as
| the work is concerned in front. 1t is a en-
hankment, from eight to fifteen feet high the top
being level. The highest place is to fill up ravine.
Sentries stationed all along the parapet at
distance of twenty or thirty feet. lear the centre
is large flag, the stripes of which four five
| feet wide; it floats in the wind to-day, with its
| broadsde to the National Capital which is plainly
! visible from there.
There is a group of men in dark clothes visible,
| who have large glass a tripod; they com
| ing and going continually from that point on the
| fort and we would judge their officers were all
| viewing our capital and camps. In the re-
view this morning they had no artillery or cavalry;
! this looking though they were using them in
! some other direction To the left of the fort, or
in an easterly direction, a battalion was parade.
| A. wagon two, and several cattle were driven
up from the direction of Bailey's Cross Roads evi-
IDENTIFY the results of toragipg expedition. To
! the westerly side number of horses picketed
! to rope, and at about twelve regiment came up
from the direction of Halls house. and soon after
! wards their baggage wagons followed, ana lney
pitched their tents on the side of the NIL IN 10
peach orchard, in plain view with glass. iney
| apparent activity. They and their flag can be dis
tinctly seen, without any glass from our camps
anotber steamer for the Government.
The steamer State of Georgia has been Pur-
chased by the Government and will at once under
the necessary alter atoms to fit her for service in
the blockade. The steamer is Of sbout thousand