The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-10

II. De SoecEi, DC. &c
Sir: From the beginning of the conflict which
divides the United States Of America YOU have been
desired to make known to the Federal Government
the deep interest with which our angust master
observing the development Of crisis which
puts IN question the prosperity and even the exist.
ence of the Union. The Emperor profoundly re-
grets to that the hnpe'Of peaceful solution is
not realized, and that American citizens already in
against each other are ready to let loose unon
their country the most formidable of the scOurpes
Ot political society, n civil war. For the more
than eighty years that it has existed the American
Union owes It's independence, its towering rise
and its progress to the concord Of it's members
consecrated under the auspices Of its iliustrious
founder, by institutions which have been able to
reconcile union with liberty.
his Union has been faithful 1t has exhibited
TO the world the spectacle OF a prosperity without
example in the annals of history. 1t would be de-
plOTabe that, after conclusive an experience
the United States should be hurried into breach
Of the solemn compact whica up to this time, has
made their power, In spite OF the diversity of their
constitutions and of their interests, and perhaps
even, because of this diversity, Providence seems
to urge them to draw closer she traditional bond
which is the basis and the very condition of their
political existence. In any event, the sacrifices
which they might impose upon themselves to main
tain II, are beyond comparison with those which
dissolution would bring after it. United they per-
feet themselves Isolated they are paralyzsd. The
struggle which unbappiy has Just arisen, can uei-
ther be indefinitely prolonged, nor lead TO the total
destruction Of one of the parties.
Sooner or later ii Will be necessary to come to
some settlement, whatever it mag be, which may
cause the divergent interest now actually in con-
hict to cO.exist. The American nation would then
give proof of high political wisdom in seeking in
common such settlement, before a useless eHusion
OF blood, barren squandering of strength md Of
public riches, and acts of violence and reciprocal
reprisals shall have come to deepen an abvss be-
tween the two parties Of the Confederation 10 end
definitely in their mutual exhaustion, and in the
rnI1 al - -,
political power Our august master cannot resiUu
himself to admit such doplOrable an tcipatiOns-
His Imperial Majesty still places confidence in that
practical good sense of the citizens of the Union who
appreciate iudiciousy their true interests His
Majesty is happy to believe that the members of
the Federal Government and the influential men of
the two parties will seize all occasions and will
unite all their efforts to calm the eflervescence of
the passions. There interests so divergent
that it may not be possible to reconcile them by la
boring to that end with zeal and perseverance in
spirit of Justice and moderation.
If within the limits of your friendly relations
your language and your councils may contribute
to this result, you will respond, sir, to the intention
Of his Majesty the Emperor, in devotug to this the
personal influence which you NAV have been able
to acquire during your long residence at Washing
ton, and the consideration which belongs to your
character the representative of sovereign ami
mated by the most friendly sentiments toward the
American Union This Union is not simply in our
eyes an element essential to the universal political
equilibrium. 1t constitutes, besides, nation to
which august master and all Russia have
pledged the most friendly interests; ior the two
countries, placed at the eXtremities Of the two
worlds both in the ascending period of their de-
velOpment, appear called to natural community
OF interests aud of sympathes, of which they have
already given mutual proofs to each other. | do
not wish here to approach any Of the questions
which divide the United States. We not called
upon to express ourselves IN his contest.
The preceding considerations have no other OBJ
ect than to attest the lively sOcitude of the En-
in Of he yhi tha
American Union, and the sincere wishes which his
Majesty entertains for the maintenance of that
great work so laboriously raised, which appeared
rich in Its iuture. 1t Is in this sense, sir, that
desire you to express yourself as well to the mem
| bers OF the General Government, to influential
| persons whom you may meet, giving them the as
| surance that in every event the American nation
| NAV count on the most cordial sympathy on the
mart of our august master during the important
crisis which it is passing through at present. Re-
ceive sir, the expression of my very deep cOnsid-
! Grafton. (Signed) GORTsCHAKOFF.
| From the London Chronicle, Auq. 2lst.
HEENAN's CHAMrIoN BELT At AUcIIoN.-Y ester
day the last 'eventful scene" Of this drama (the
| fight between Heenan and Sayers) was brought to
| a close
! 1t may be remembered that some few weeks after
| the great fight two belts were presented to the
cumbatants at the Alhambra Palace Savers receiv.
ing at the hands of the editor of Wilkes Spiri
Of the Times, Heenan a the hands of the editor
| of Bells Life. As the belts were not paid for al
the time of presentation, Heenan went home with
out his trophy, refusing to accept it on that sc.
count, and although some talk took place about ii
| at the time, it died away till Yesterday when a
large number of the sporting public assembled al
| Messrs. Debenham x Storr's auction rooms, King
street, Covent Garden, in consequence of its being
announced that the belt of Heenan would be solo
by public auction amongst the stock OF unredeem
ed pledges. The case containing the oeit wa
placed underneath the rostrum OF the auctioneer
in morocco case, numbered lot 81, and the Shielc
| IN he holt he following
'.Preseuted to J. c. Heehan, by +. ). Downing,
ESQ. referee, and editor OF Bells Life an London,
Nav 80. 1860" ~
! upon the auctioneer asking for a bidding,
r representative of Monday sporting paper mad
an offer of ten pounds, which was quickly run W
by two more newspaper proprietoIs and the ex
champion, Ben Caunt, to twenty-nine guineas.-
Jem Mace, the present champion, then went t
tbirty-6ve guneas; the proprietor of cheap sport
ing paper left off at forty-two guineas. Mr..
Newbold left off at fifty guineas, and it was knock
ed down to Ben Caunt at fifty-One guineas. Their
, was also party from Ireland, but their comml;
4 sion outbid. The original value OF the be-
was one hundred guineas, and its weight betweel
fifty and sixty ounces.
v A GpANn TpOTriNa AATC8-Flora Temple an