The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Last night, at halfpast ten o'clock, several hun
dred of the organization known as the Southern
Volunteers, preceded by Volandts celebrated band,
left their headquarters, the Universalist Church,
Ciyert street, and proceeded to the boarding
house of Mrs. Adams, corner of Lexington and
Charles streets, for the purpose of complimenting
Senator Wigfal, of Texas, with serenade.
large number of citizens, hearing that the serenade
was to take place. gathered in the vicinity in anti
cpatiOn of speech from the honorable gentleman.
On arriving in front of the house the band PLAYED
three times, when there were loud cries for the
Senator, in response to which he made his appear
ance on the front porch, and addressed the crowd.
lie was introduced by Samuel Tyler, Esq. of Fred
erck county. He said
Gentlemen-CitizeaS Of Maryland: Never perhaps
have ! addressed an audience, and have addressed
many which sympathized to greater degree with nv
own sentiments and feelings than the before me
Never one which sympathized more heartily with the
for which have been aborng some time mast
And yet is strange, passing strange that this should
be my first speech in foreign country. tIaughter)
Yet such is the fart address audience composed of
persons foreign to the Government under which live
And what is still stranger speak in a community which
the President of your counyhe who is to administer
person. He considered it pass through your
city in daylight and accordingly, under the GOV er of the
darkness oil night he sought the capital of your country
lbeeve 1t was base SANDER your people for him to
thus pass your city as though death waiting for him
IN IT. No. srs, his flight not occaoned by any bad
reputation belonging to you, but the contrary
caused by his own miserable reputation
of his
hrth-the land which held the bones of his ancestry
Kentucky 1t was his bad reputation which made him
afraid And yet to-day, he is the ruler of that State
the President thereof ' anu e 10
The mputatiOn that his blood weud have been on your
heads had he passed through your city in daylight is
SANDER The land of chivay-the land of the aIyers
and the CAROLS would never have drunk his blood Your
SOL contains the bones of many brave generous men,
and will receive many more But the carcase of coward
and craven it would spurn.
Is not shameful sight to see the President of nao
he lie
manner in which Abraham Lincoln did? Afraid 10 meet
those he is to govern looked with sorrow at the
spectacle of the last Inauguration. President on his
way to the Capital to take the oath Office surrounded
and hidden from view by cavalry! Cannon shoted and
1t was strange commentary the condition OF things
Our President proceeded to Montgomery in open day
surrounded by those who loved hm-greeted with the
smiles OF woman and the appreciation of free people
Your ancestors by their blood and purchased
your right to liberty They secured for you the bles
sings of freedom If You willing see those rights
depart-f you are willing to allow the usurper to rule
over you-f you still desire to cling the flag the
Confederacy you have perfect right so to do We of
the South prefer another course and we have taken it
We think different from you, and not willing sub
sovereignty We have quilted the Union that we may
preserve our rights. Our people unit and we have
left the Union never TO return
There are no SubmissiODists with md
were any. There small party who were in favor of
reconstruction of the Confederacy but that longer
exists Tor the hope that reconstruction might could
take place has departed There party in any
OF the States Of our Coniederacy who willing sub
INIT to be ruled by Black Republican. That party has
declared that the two equal and should be
equality in all things We of the South could hold no
communion with men entertaining such views. We |
could hive under no administration which advocated the
equay OF the white and black races, and according
y withdrew
1t has been asserted that we intended to march on the
ern Confederacy want with Washington? What could |
he folly of taking it? So long as Maryland and virginia
remain in the United States the Capital would be of no
value u.s. it is scarcely to be presumed that We
would administration our GOynr in
oreign land But it is not for TO discuss in detail the
questions which now divide us.
will close by saying that believe that the descendants
If the Old Maryland line will yet prove true to the faith
and liberty for which their ancestors fought. When
ook into your faces and think that the blood of that
40 and like the Greek who wept for the freedom which
your ancestors and calling them to burst their
mens and come forth with the drapery the dead about
then, and urge you to action.
our Republic is fixed fact. We have left YOU never
10 return. We have fought good fight have kept
inc fath Our government is operating in all its parts.
rhere Is no wrangng and confusion in our capital.
ihey meet in harmony and act in harmony. There is
corruption thereno hungry lobbyno jobs to be worked
through for the benefit of political vultures-no tariffs
no scoundres in the lobby, with their pockets full of
money waiting to bay members the foor-no scoun-
irels the floor Congress ready to take the base
brides of the scoundres in the lobby We have none of
fharaohs lean kind, anxious to eat up the fat ones
Our cotton fields are full of wealth. able to supply all
our wants; and had not Virginia and Maryland chung to
,he aGeursed corruption known the United States the
spndies and looms which cotton into fabrics
mountains would have furnished the iron far our nSa
and Baltimore would have been New York These |
things can never be long you live for your Northern
masters.
There is plan foot in Washington to bind you
hand and foot to the Northern Cenfederacy If you stay
IN the oLion as fear you will you will feel and
suffer from the Heperism of the day The torch and
must come conflict between the and the slave
between the white and the black My heart beeds when
think of it-when picture the horrors which will be
ch will have gone from your State, and the contest
he struggle for fewill be between the negro the
White men who owned any of them. Mark nv |
prophecy This will be enacted.
Mr.. Wigfall then returned thanks for the com
'liment which had been paid him, and retired.
The band, which was very full, and played with |
more than usual excellence struck up the OMAR
eillaise," after which "Dixie's Land" was given,
md the crowd dispersed with cheers.
The CITY JAEL.-On yesterday there were con-
ined in the city Jail three hundred and fifty prison
rs, nearly threefourths of whom were there on the
harge OF drunkenness. Among the inmates are
lumber who may be properly termed permanent
esldents OF the institution, as they spend about
our,hiths of their time within its walls. Many
re naoltuai drunkards, destitute of homes, and
10 lne last degree. They dismissed
!, rom PRISON after serving term of fourteen DAYS
Oh the next day. and at the farthest on the
second or third day from that of their liberation
;hey are returned on the same charge, to remain
or another fortnight, when they are AGAIN dis
missed. These poor wretches are not reformed in
The slightest degree by this temporary imnr;son
nent. They are scarcely on the street before tbar
'eek low rum shop and plead for liquor. On get
ting drink they start out on a begging exnedi
ton, secure few pennies, return to the groogarv
pay for the drink which they first received, and
hen spend what is left for more rum. When tho.
roughly drunk and penniless they are turned into
Inc street, to stagger and reel along until thew meet
a policeman. who talks them into custody, and the
nagiStratr commit. hem the old charge. Some
times me r""hage tn s.c' money epnua h 70 keep
mem drinking until or 10 O'clock ~ uig ht when
ney are turned out OF doors. If the night is at all
pleasant, they seek rest in a lumber yard or shed:
the weather is inclement, thew turn their stems !
owards the police Stain houses. where thev crsTs
nights lodging, which is ALWAYS granted and
hey hudde into small ROOM where tbav liz ~
he floor, the bodies of the drunkest seryinr f,r |
,illows to those who less deeply steeped in Il
uor. A few days at farthest elapse, and thew arc
gain in Jail. There are some in Jail now who have
pent eleven of the last twelve months there
'hese prisoners are dirty, ragged, and generally
thy. During their sojourn in prison they are
leansed up, and present better appearance than
Vhen they entered. If they have been fortunate
nough to get decent suit of clothes from some
haritable person, in a majority of cases as soon
IS they are at large they go directly to some low
awn-broker, where they exchange the clothes for
ragged outfit and small sum of money, which
spent on sight for whiskey. Year in and year
ut they live this dissolute and wretched life until
ney end their days in fit of mania. potu, or
lager into dock, and are drowned. It only