The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-16
From the Charleston Mercury. Web. I31
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TOTAL Loss OF THE BRIG JAS. MADISON. OF BA1r1-
MORE, AND ALL OF THE CREW, WITH ONE EXCEPTION.
Inc pilot boat w. Y. Leitch, Captain Thomas
Craig, reached this city yesterday afternoon She
brought up Julius Corpron, seaman, about 10 wears
OF age, native of France who makes the follow
ing statement "Sailed from Attakapas on Satur
cay, + eoTnary I'd, IN the brig James Madison,
Captain VIM. Travers for Baltimore with cargo
or sugar and molaSseS, and on the second dav out
the brig sprung leak, which continued to increase
and kept all hands constantly at the pumps. On
SUNDAY night, the 10th inst. having about six feet
OF water IN the hold, and while trying to make this
port, got ashore, about p. NJ. on Stone breakers,
Where IN consequence of a terrible sea- which was
breaking in every direction, she soon bilged-
Early on Monday, the mainmast went over the
side, and heavy roller soon after washed the cap
tam, w lillian Travers, overheard, when be was
drowned. About P. NJ, on Monday, the mate
Martin Lubec, resident of Baltimore, but Ger
man or Swede by birth, with the balance of the
crew, except Corpron, took to the spars, with the
hope OF getting ashore, but, from the violence of
the sea- there is no to hope that any of them
have been saved. About p. NJ, Monday, the
James madison went entirely to pieces; but Cor
prom managed, by the greatest effort, to hold on to
part OF the wreck until A. NJ, Tuesday, when
he was picked up by the skff of the pilot boat W.
!. Leitch." The Leitch made the wreck on Nom
day morning, and would have taken off the crew at
that time, but the sea was breaking with CRUSHING
force all around the unfortunate vessel renderinS
1t Impossible to render any assistance; but as soon
as it moderated the skf of the pilot boat was sent
to her, when only the seaman above mentioned was
found. Two of the seamen belonged to HAMBURG
Germany, and the cook to Boston; their names we
dld not learn. Captain Craig, of the pilot boat
informs us that the waves were truly terrific and
there was an uninterrupted breaker for mile in.
side the wreck rendering all attempts to assist the
crew utterly vain. The Leitch remained near
her some twenty hours. One of the seamen died
IN AttaHapas, making the total loss-captaip mate
two seamen and cook-fve in ALL
since the above was written, the schooner Morn
Star. (aDfnID nac
EuhaW. Capt. E. reports speaking, outside of the
bar, the schooner Helen, the captain of which YES
sci informed him that he the captain of the Heen)
had fallen in with, and picked up, the mate of the
brig James Madison, lost on Stone.
The CHICAGO PLArFoRM.-The Chicago Democro
pltches into the platform of its party in the follow
ing style:-
All platforms are humbugs, and intended to be
such rake the platforms of all the political nartins
since tne foundation of our government and you will
ma that they are capable of double construction
Take the late Chicago platform, for instance
Upon that platform stood Owen Lovejoy in this
State, who has ever been ardent opponent of
slavery, and who was, in 1856, warm supporter
OF Colonel Fremont. Upon that same platform
also stood Joe Gillespie, of Alton, who opposed
Colonel Fremont in 1856 with all his energies and
who hates every drop of blood that flows through
the veins of man like Lovejoy. Now, either
Loyeoy or Gillespie is cheated, and it is not yerv
difficult to tell which. After the repeal of the
Missouri compromise we resolved to fight on the
side of human liberty, and we kept on fighting un-
til we found ourselves inside of what's known as
the republican organization. But Lincoln had not
been long nominated before lot of the Gillespie
order, who love spells more than liberty, notified
us that we were too radical, that our notions of
liberty were hurting the party. Now, we did not
care anything about the party as such. We were
for principles If republican principles were not
right, then we ought not to oppose the democratic
party. If they were right then we ought to stand
D taem, let the consequences be what they will
hafn
reality. We foresaw that it would turn out in the
end that men had got control of the republican or
ganization, who loved patronage, power and plum
der more than they did liberty
-, We learn from the Memphis Appeal, that the
Mlssssippl Legislature, now in session, has levied
an additional tax of fifty per cent upon the pres
ent State tax, and authorized the Governor to bor
row two millions of dollars at ten per cent, pay
able In one, two and three years, of the accru
ing revenues of the State. 'Fine times at our
house," &c.