The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-08


hTtrect from Letter from Ed,cin dc Leon, ECU. s
| r,uc,rre, =, Consul Geaeralfor Egypt
GAhSlUS NJ. CLA1'S LETTER TO THE TIMES.
10 the Editor Of the London Times:
oir-As you have allowed Mr.. Cassus NJ. CLAY,
newly appointed Minister to Russia bv the Fedora
Government at Washington, to shoot Parthian
arrow at the Confederated States, permit one who
has recently resigned commission in the same
oIlehv 10 respond to the questions which be
mas asked and answered for himself
The good old English doctrine of "fair play" de.
mands this, since Mr.. Clay has drawn upon his
imagination for his facts and figures and has sought
al'ernately 10 caIoie and bully England, while cal
umnating the large body of his countrvmen, whom
he stgmatiZes as ORATORS" !.
I'll all tie Southern States were to make a com,
mon cause (Which they have done since the North
ern sword has been thrown into the balance \ tbar
can bring into the field according to the Iast can
sus ,25O, 600 lighting between the ages of Is
and DO years, besides all those above and under
those ages respectively who would take up arms
against the invaders of their hearths and homes
The bloody batte-ields of Mexico where the
south furnished about As, 600 and the North about
oGUUo men, can attest to Southern valor and dis
clpl1ne and the veterans of the army and now No
nave lett the Federal to Join the jyonfedarota go
| wee are well capable of commanding troons VIC
nave never believed that "force was necessary, t
cemene fraternity, volunteering, as they have done
soleiy ior defence, not for aggression The old
Watchword of the Jacobins in Frances darkest
Gay OF blood and fears, "Fraternite on In ,nort;
pc my brother, or | will kill you!') is now the
raslng cry OF the "free North,'' Of the Sruth.
| VINO stands with drawn sword beside her own al
tars Is that watchword to enlisttbe svmn.tb;a,
OF SUR the pulses of tree-born Englishmen whan :.
| new reign OF terror is sought to he inauguratad
onoe more under the desecrated name of liberty,
o'ei t.e suiling helds and happy homes of tho
| sunny south? We cannot, and we will not beiaye
| It.: England has ever been a generous foe-sbe
Will not prove a fathless friend NV
Inc statement that 'the population of tho slave
states is divided perhaps equally for and AGAINST
lne union Is without shadow of foundation
Inc secession OF the South now forms mart of bis
tory, and never in the annals of mankind has sncb
en.lte unanmlty OF sentiment and of action been
manifested oy any people as in the formation dol;
ueratlons, and action of the cotton States Sinca
the despotlc coup deat attempted by the Northern
rres'oept, the same spirit has spread like fro IN
prairie over the border States as ,y;tnoa. ~ ";
Simultaneous action of Virginia, North Carni;I III
and Tennessee, with Missouri aud Kentucky o,i
In the same detection; or, more striking still tbs
reception of the Nothern Volunteers in The cit, t
batimore once regarded as most loyal to the Union.
but now mourning, like Venice, under a foreign1
yoke, and p0werless for the moment to ayenge tba
blood OF her children slain in resisting the profana
tiOn of their soil.
The INVASION OF PnCAHoNTAs, Administrations
TIER PARTICULARS, &C.-We had supposed that the
reported invasion OF the town of Pocahontas, Ar
kansas, was exaggerated, if not anfounded bnt tho
arrival OF the steamers Little Rock and Mary Pat
terson, from Arkansas and White rivers, Yesterday
afternoon, has placed US in possession of facts
which inuuce tIe Delet that II is far from beinp
trivial affair. From Mr.. Hardin, the popular and
Intelligent clerk of the Little Rock, we learn that
passenger had been despatched from Pocahontas to
SSearcy, and courier from Searcy to Governor
hector at Little Rock announcing that Jim Lane,
of e,gh. thousand men, was in the neighborhood
VI u ocsnontas The news reached Governor Rec.
oUf oe0re Gay on Monday morning and soon the
excitement prevailed The Governor took
i |. steps to send troops to Pocshontas.-
Of b he companies
board the Little Rock, and destined for Ganar o
command on the Missouri, should change
their destination, and go to Pocahontas. The rs'
ginent from Louisiana, composing portion If Nc.
Culloch's command, was also ordered to Pocahon-
tas, together with three hundred and ffty-six ca
valry part of Churcbill's command. Governor
Rector also despatched messenger to Fort Smith
,r General McCuoch. The Little Rock left on
Tuesday night, and the whole force for Pocahontas
vas appointed to leave on Wednesday morning.
Memphis Bulletin. May 81.
The Pennsylvania three million loan seems to
,a with but little favor with the Philadelphia
iail. as the papers of that city have articles
imposing upon the people the necessity and
E>seace OF the immad 10 fol inr of tho lnan