The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-06
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

Peace Convention i'm Worcester County.
Iursuant to call, large number of the citizens
~. -, "nrceSter county, opposed to the policy of
| GIe present Administration, assembled in Snow
| hlli on tuesday, the Sd day of September for the
| purpose o' appointing delegates to the Convention
Caed 10 a0semoe IN Baltimore to nominate a candi-
uate i"r U"Vernor and other State officers. The
| meeting was organized by calling Levin L. Dirick
| son, Esq, to the Chair, and appointing James h
| Robins and Samuel X. Dennis, Secretaries The
| folio ring gentlemen were chosen to represent
| Worcester county in the Gubernational Convention.
| Messrs. Teagle Townsend, Thos. d. Purnell, Dr.
! JAS. Dirickson and DR.. Jos l.. Adreon.
From, the LousriILe Courier.
"WelI Paid, We'll Served
Gen. RoseCrsns, now at Clarksburg Va, recently
wanted 100 tons of hay for bis army. A Southern
Union man IN the ghbOrhOOd proposed to furnish
the nay, delivered at camp at 50 80 per ton But
the contract was given to Ohio AboIitionist at
S5O per ton, delivered at railroad station some
mules distant from the camp where needed Thus
S3.OOO are paid to a Northern AboitiOast for what
S91O would have purchased from a Southern Union
man. A difference of $50 in small contract in
IaVof OF NOTthern AboIitOnism againt Southern
unlonism. "That's the way the money goes"
which the people of Kentucky must raise BY grind.
ing taxation. Many Northern papers boldly assert
s lnat tnls war IS prosecuted by the war party
financial speculation on the part of the Northern
war men, lhIs looks worry much like it.
From The Dayton COtio) Empire
In Earnest.
We tell those 10 power in advance, that thov
C1mnal aIyOp Al
measures so utterly destructive to American lib.
erty-so unworthy the rulers of free people-as
some OF these adv 'catad and enforced By this Ad-
mlnistration. They may "suppress" this paper
aye, and iDpris0n US in Fort Lafayette, but never
never, shall they compel US to bow down and rem
der obedience to such tyranny "a they prnnose-
nigh.
The Man Horseback
Although we are not ready to impute any pur,
pose to ten. Fremont, not fairly deducibie from
his language, we must say that his proclamqtian.
IN It's terms, looks very much like an unautbor
lzed act OF his owD- very likely to lead him into
conflict with the Administration, and possibly
having a glance, near or remote, towards that
military control of the Republic, which has been
OF all things most deprecated aud dreaded. Ex.
ternalIy, 1t has the appearance rs il he might
have conceived the idcs that he was "tho coming
man in fact "the man on horseback" Noug rer-
rOny.
Where The Wide AyvaI.es.
The Boston AdUertiger is anxious to know wha. |
has become Of the $4,000 torch bearers of Novem-
Der. The Syracuse On. " Courier answers the |
question:
We can tell the Advertiser where the "6hv tbou. |
sand" Wide Awakes Of last fall NAV be found |
They are filing Post Offices, Custom Houses and |
other peace positions, or are begging appoint |
ments at the hands Of the Administration, or are |
making themselves rich out Of swindng contracts |
or are acting as legazed pckpockets under the |
name of "sutler,' and some few of them probably
are still wearing the epauettes they were so covet-
Gus to secure so prompt to disgrace, and 50 ready
on the first practical experience of danger, to re-
sign Some of them may bo found clustering
about "treason," insulting peaceabe Democrats
when they can do so with impunity, and counsel.
ling mobs, IN the rear Of which they would be the
FIRST to conceal themselves, out of the reach OF dan
ger.
From he Nc,y York Herald. SEM a.
CiashiDg of Authority
Thurow Weed arrived at Washington to-day,
accompanied by Gov. Morgan. There is more
trouble or clashpg between the State and General
Governments, about the volunteers. The men
generally desire to enter directly the service of the
United States, in preference to going through the
State mill subjected to the treatment Of Militia
Quartermasters, aud the circumlocuti0n of the
state routine. Gov Morgan is here understand
to induce the government to bring volunteers into
the State routine.
The Stand Of Kentucky
At meeting Of native Kentuckians at Memphis,
IN the Sd inst, they resolved to pledge themselves
% render their native State and her sons ''all the
aid within their power, whenever her freemen
aaIl inauSurate struggle for the assertion of hcr
lborty against the tyranny of the Federal power
and despotsm of the Abolitionists of the North"