The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-17
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Reaction in Boston

Nt, BosTOE, Aug. H. 1861.
NoC word from you for a long time no repI
~ ~ my ast' Ate you so "oup' with all North Of IN
me as 10 acknowledge no interest in any hadv n
thing in that (this) section? ' "
Hlnce wrote; Congress has assembled and ad
J3urned. President Lincala and his Hon Sscrato
rl2s have made their reports and rrccompend ,tio,s
apologies and deteGces. Battles have baen fo,L
and lost. Change has followed change. An thaI
nave mad their influence here among the Yankees
and n0 doubt with yOn. Here, talk more free
| ", and the public will hear more willingly. Man,
VINO we're honestly acting heart and hand with th
| ADMINISTRATION are now stopping to discuss to
whereabouts OF the Constitution and constitu
| tl0nal guarantees under ''hOnest Abe" In fine
| Intelligent men with US are opening their eyes
ana coed many .rGundlY swear they hope 'Jtf
| DaV'a VIII take WashiDgton-d drive out the aboli
| uonists and reconstruct the government" DepeaC
| upon ii, matters can't 90 on till January Isl a
they have gone with US since Nav /, without az
outbreak. 1t may be am mistaken, but don't be
| Heve am.
Business dull. We ali ruined and sinking
| deeper every day.
Liberty Of Speed. iss New England
The Boston Adrerfjscr has the following COM
ments on the destruction of the newspaper offices
in Concord and Bangor:
We trust that the patriotic and Iibertv-Iovino
| men OF New England will take these THINGS f9
heart, and will be waroed By the first stems in \
woi OF mischief which, once fairly on foot win he
saame and cause OF repentance for them forever
|
or publication is limited by popular violence Tat
them beware OF any tribunal or any standard ior
Judging ne counsel or conduct Of any man ryr,nt
5uch I As are recognized AID provided by }he law.
foF generations has New England jeaIousIv guard.
ed against every sign Of iEirinrcment r.n,n those
great rights, whica are Justly regard d as the
oUndatlon OF cur liberties, in spite Of the rgrT,ss
VI lhSehleVHus design with which those tights may
have been exercised.
| What IS 10 ne Das,c with the Prisoners.
Under the head OF what is to be doze with The
i''roiee the Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, has the following:
This question is now seriously discussed in tb,
Cabinet without any definite answer being arrived
| stated at the same time, that the Admins.
ratian had decided not to hang any Of the soiIors
taken on board of Southern priv&teers This was
tfGe at the time. The decision was made, not
from @irom any 'eellng OF cemency towards the captured
sailors, but from motives of policy.
The result Of the Inauguration of such A policy
"oUio De the lndiscriminate murder of hundreds Of
prisoners IN the hands of the Rebels incIudipr
many valuable citizens, and the enactment Of
scenes of horror unequslled by those of the French
Revolution The Administration therefore, da.
cided, as ! have said, not to bang aDy Of the
pirates But within day or two the ouestion has
heen again raised in the Cabinet. At least one mem
Der OF that body Is in favor as he eypressesi of
'atscdrdtag all sqneamisa nonsense ani Of hanqipg
frfry Hebei JoWnd IN arms aguiust the G0rerunJeyT
Thether taEe@ on hesen or jaaH - This is updoubt
eoIy the course that ought to be taken if the Gov
efnment regards this matter as smulV an, insurrec
ton. This Is the rieg taken of itJy Prrgidcgt IN
cam; and he to0 although he depores the necessity
OF such dreadful! measures, is in favor of such
course as will show to the world that we are in
earnest in this matter, and that traitors found in
arms against the Government must gxpect and ra.
ceive a traitors DOOM
Mr. Bates and Nr. Blair both % f,r eci,rnc
measures, regardless Of consequences Mr.. Smith
also entertatas the same views
We are told that the Xou47es have been Motif d
ny me ualied States authorities to report, esch
ara all, at place Designated on Or before Monday
next and that such as will not come forward hon
names the letter ''D."
From several Of the Xouaros we obtained suhqa.
qutntly (other resolutions have been already
passed. th9 following enumeration of grievances:
firsL The first Misunderstanding was about
swearing ~ They did not enlist with the general
Understanding that they were to serve for the war
Some were willing to serve three months, some six
aad even all consented to continue a wear but no
,"HgeF. MhereuPon they were threatened with
being sent back t. New y ork in irons if they did
not continue, ard they all formally enlisted for
three years rather than undergo the disgrace
!tt"ih: Oa the return to Alexandria the officers
ooIaiy and freely told the men they had better go
nome to HeW ork II they could; that everything
was golngto The devil generally; and the best him
they could do would be TO take care of Themselves
that they were going themselves. This vas the
general tone among the officers; and the principal
exceptions were the few Chicago officers still left
Iney we're told that the Administration was squab-
ping, and the Government was as badly disofran-
led rs the regiment itself.-N. 7. Tribune.
Peace Papers.
i0e JouTadiOE Commerce says that the Dan Racks
list OF Peace papers, with lis own additions makes
90 less than one hundred and iftv-two Journals in
the North opposed 20 the war. 1t is all follv for
tde Republican papers to insist thaS this is not
evidence Ut public opinion. These journals have
readers aud subscribers that approve OF their sgn
uaents, and their number in the aggregate would
make larger army than Lincoln will evge get to.
BtihGf'--4'. J. Ddy BOOK.
Ii.e late Battle in Missouri,
The people in the North are BEGINNING to onon
their eyes. The New York Pos, has the fol-
lowing
But victory which costs such man aud such a
General as Lyon, and is followed by retreat, and
tnen second retreat, belongs decidedly to that
class OF which renowned general said that ga few
more such victories would ruin him"
Decrease of Emigration.
Inc falling of in European emigration to this
porl, IS becoming more serious The record for the
week ending yesterday, shows that the decrease
has reached the low point OF 453, aud that the total
than for corresponding period in 1860.
Pence Newspapers il. the North.
New York State has 80, PENNSYLVANIA H. Ohio
20, Maine s, New Hampshire 2, Vermont |, Tas5a,
chusetts /. Connecticut g. Indiana O. Illinois G. New
l, Kansas |. Total, 1873
JDOccupicti Houses.
Ia the city Of Albany, in this State there are
now three hundred and fifty unoccupicd dwelling
houses and stores. Many houses formerly occupied
by one family now contain two or three households
Landlords are reducing rents.--N. ?. Post.
Rather Esenn.
Inc hrst four companies OF the 18th regiment
N u ,. NJ. were paid off on Thursday last ut h cir
armoTy. The men received paw for two months
having been paid for one month at Washington
when about 81 was deducted for uniforms, and. on
the same acc unt, Sl2.l0 was deducted yester ay.
/ Ibis arrangement causes great dissatisfaction
among the men, who think that tue uniforms ought
not to be charged to them. Three companies OF
the 8th regiment n. Y. s. NJ. we're paid eff the
same day. The privates received S3l75, including
| clothing, from which, however, a deduction was
maze for extra sPparel.-Jour, Commerce.