The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-13
PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL SANTANA.
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAN
DOMINGO

DOMINGO.
DoMTNIcANs-There are not many years since m Y
voice, ever loyal and consistent, aroused you to the
present reform of our Constitution, our national
gorIes, heirs Of the great and noble race to which
we owe our origin. To make, then, such
vivid manifestation of nv sentiments which be-
leved were faithful Interpreters of yours in which
was not deceived, marked nv conduct-vours
| surpassed my hopes. Numerous and spontaneous
popular manifestations have to nv hands
anu yesterday you have endowed me with ex-
thaoranary th faculties, to-day your anxiety confirms
Run eIutn OF that which your loyalty ever derived.
sorads ION ldlom, creeds and customs, all yet pre-
seLEeu with purity-not without those however
WV nueaVored to wrench the precious gifts from
'; "uI 'ue naton which bequeathed so much to
motorneI iorn "nich to-day opens her arms with
lnatel nai loVe 10 recover the lost sons from the
wreck Where they have seen their brntbars narisb
Dominlcans, the ambition and resentments alone
OF one man separated from the mother country.
subsequently the Haytien domineered ovnr oyr M
territory, from whence he driven by our valor
The years which since that time have passed have
been very eloquent for all.
Shall we lose the elements upon which we rely
to-day, so dear to US, but not sufficiently strong to
assure our well being for the future, and that of
our children
Before such condition ucceeds-before we see
what to-day has befallen other unfortunate repub-
hes, involved incessantly in civil wars, sacrificing
valiant generals, statesmen, numerous families
considerable fortunes and multitudes of unfortu-
nate cltizens, without finding any mode for solid
anu strong organization-before such day may
arrive l, VINO ever watch for your security-I who
alued oy your Valor, have defended, inch by inch
the land we tread-I, who know the imneriousnrss
of your necessities-l will see that which is shnwn
for us by the Spanish nation-will see what she
comedies to us. She gives US the civil liberty that
her people ENJOY; guarantees to natural liberty
and removes forever the possibility of losing it;
she secures US In our property; recognizing as valid
all the acts OF the republic, she will give attention
to and reward merit; and will have in mind
services lent IN tha oh IN e.
brings peace to this soil so long a battle
ground, and with peace its benifcent con-
sequences. Yes, Dominicans from to-day we
have repose from the fatigues Of war and NAV de-
vote ourselves with unceasing in work for the
future OF our sons. Spain protects us, her fac
covers u.s. her arms insure the respect of strangers
recognized our liberties-and together we will de-
Tend them-forming sole people, one sole FAM
lily as we ever were-together we will worship be-
tore the same affairs which that nation erected
before those al ars which to-day we find as thew
were left intact, safe and crowned yet with the es-
cutcheon of their arms-their castles and lions
hrst standard which, BY the side of the cross,
Christopher Columbus planted in these unknown
lands, IN the name of Isabel l. the grand the noble
the Catholic. August name! Inherited by the ac-
tual sovereign OF Castillo inheritance of love for the
founders of the Spanish Island let US elevate the
banner OF her monarchy, and proclaim her for our
queen and sovereign. Live Isabel Second Live
liberty Live religion Live the Dominican
people! Live the Spanish nation! SANTANA.
bANlo OuAlNdOJ Mdrcn 10.
The TUNNEL OF THE ALPs.-The engineers en-
ployed in boring the cight-mile tunnel under Mt.
Gents, in SAVOY, have put into operation an inge-
NOUS device for supplying the tunnel with air,
which dispenses with any necessity for the con-
structiOn of vertical shafts They work the boring
machines in the tunnel by means of compressed air
furnished by stationary engines the outside.
Thus there is smoke and heat in the tunnel, and
the air forced in keeps up an adequate circulation,
without which the laborers would soon suffocate.
'lorn 7. q.
justment of the pipes and valves, but thew have
been at work since the first of January with great
success. The engineers now fear other obstacles
to the rapid progress of the great work, unless
some OF the almost unfathomable little lakes on the
mountain should be tapped, letting in sudden and
destructive deluge upon the workmen and ma
chinery.
New ENGLAND METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
ON SLAvERY.-At the session ofN. E. Methodist Con-
ference, resolutions were adopted solem ly and
earnestly protesting against any further compro-
mise with slavery, either in the Church or State
The resolutions declare that the Conference will
not be satisfied until the discipline" shall une-
quiVocally require every STAKEHOLDER either to
emancipate his slaves or leave the church. In the
course of the debate, Father Taylor offered q re-
ward of $40 to anybody who could prove that
Wesley denominated slavery 'the sum of all vii
lanies." ae opposed the resolutions passed.
THE Troy ARsENAL-A letter from Troy says
that never since the Mexican has there been
Arsenal at West Troy, as at the present moment.
The works are kept going night and day, the Sab
bath even being entirely disregarded. Immense
quantities of six. twelve and twenty-four FOUNDER
cartridges, bomb-shes, canister and grape, rife
and musket balls, and all other known implements
of war, are being prepared for shipment. A large
number of siege guns and carriages are being
shipped. Major Mordecai, who has command of
the Arsenal, is Virgiuian, and is now absent in
that State.
EXCITEMENT AT CHARLOTTE, N. C.-The Charlotte
On. C. bulletin, of the I'd instant, says business
was almost suspended the previous day, "the cti-
zens having been worn down by fatigue, watching
and momentary alarms of fire. The citizens were
on duty all day, and the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. We fear the end is not yet" The Bulletin
gives accounts of several incendary fires and saws
it has no doubt an organized band of incendiaries
are at work to runthe city. A corps of Regulators,
consisting OF five in each ward, has been formed
who are to require all persons in each ward to re-
gister their names and occupation.
DEPRESSION OF BUSINESS IN ENGLAND.-A private
letter from gentleman in Manchester, England
received in New York, says, under date of March
9th: "What with bad crops last summer in this
country, disturbed political affairs in the United
States, overtrading to India and China, &C.,
have never seen commercial affairs in a worse con-
diton than they in England at this times there
is complete stagnation both in home trade and
shipping; and where the first relief Is TO come from
it is hard to neutrality-suspicious. from the United
States, as 1t did IN the panic of '57-'58."
THE New TARIFF.-The following shows the re-
ceipts at the New ork Custom House for each day
from the lst to the 7th of April, as compared with
the receipts for the period last year