The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-20
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Vhc People Want Pence.

Under this head the Pitsburg Republikaner of
July has the following, COPIED from another
herman paper, and originally published in that
language The 'Pittsburg Dispatch vouches for
the correctness OF the translation:
Tine people want'peace About one thousand
Germans of this town went to war. But what we're
their motives for going? Certainly not patriotism
-mlsconception or deiuson--but want of emnInv
ment, poverty and family misery. They couldn't
earn enough to live neither for themselves nor
their families and they relied on the aid of society:
out In this expectation; also, deceit and dsappoint
ment was their fate.
"The people want peace! Durinp lime, nario5
OF undisturbed internal peace under Democratic Adj
innlstratlons the country and people enioyed hap
plness. Art, science and agriculture f0urished
ne mechanic by the beneficial exchange of trade
with the South, was in good circumstances not
harassed by load of cares for his family. The
people enjoyed superabundant liberty
"Bnt then Abolitionism made its appearance. the
lanaticlsm Tor niger freedom, which found de-
claratien in the Chicago platform, and BODY in
Abraham Lincoln. The South. who were deprived
OF their rights in the common Territories did not
declare war. They only wanted to SEPARATE ms
friends, but they didn't forget the measures to op
pose war Of subiusation. This war ia now n,
hand. 1t costs hundreds Of millions and thonsandS
OF llVes to this country. And what is its obiectP
we never vet got a satisfactory answer to this
question" DC, DC.
The Cry for Bread
Under this head the New York Erpress publish
es the following:
Quite large number of women assembled last
night around the corner of Fourth street and ave-
nue. A, expecting, and loudly DEMANDING assist
ance from the German Relief Com mittee who hold
their meetings in the saloon on that corner. The
women mostly looked the very image of despair
ana hunger, and one in particular, Mrs Elder of
o. 55f Fourth street, informed our reporter that
she had not tasted any food since Sunday nioht
some kind-hearted neighbors having provided her
children with sustenance. One of the children, a
boy two years DID, is sick and at the point of death
and the poor mother unable to nurse him from
sheer exhaustion. Women expressed their deter
minaton to visit the City Hall with their children.
the city to take care Of "
The suffering among the soId;srs, ,,;ro, =; A.
nevehleenth ward Is great, and unless speedy re-
he' Is gwen, trouble may be anticipated.
Failures in New York.
IL appears from the books of commercial
agency IN New ork city, that of geo firms ENGAGED
as importers, domestic commission merchants snd
Joobers in the general dry goods trade including
millinery, furnishing goods, carpets and clothing.
only nncty-eight have failed within the last six
months, or Is per cent. of the whole. OF 60 gem
erai Jobbers, y have failed, 80 per cent; of Ia
WOODEN houses, have failed or 80 per cent: while
OF 81 SILK houses, have failed, also 80 per cent;
the average of the ITO being 81 per cent. This in
ciudes all who have assigned, compromised or OBJ
tanned extensions. Phil. Bulletin
POSfnl1S-
tiers.
The article below is copied from the New York
Day Book of Thursday:
, Our friends at Moscow and few other points in |
ae county are complaining that they cannot get
we ABOVE named paper 1t is unpleasant for us to
g,ani k the postmaster at Moscow destroys or ne
cum., TO give them out to the subscribers, but cir
receive les; are against him. Let all who fail to
to ferret @ democratic papers do what thew can
~ the cause, and if any man is so con
give us his name assasroy or to withhold :hem just
ba he be mth pmO anS
at this ssI paes msn We certain the pos
Offices without DELAY a anus all packages to country
WIN haelity"s."e (d] aeson ms business
ateptan to ti to our contemporary for caio
oeL o, complaints ourselves which point yerv
5ic.ously to certain postmasters as guilty of .h
Az ~ business of suppressing the Dog Booh we
recoleet that the Tribune used to compla;n I'VE we
ba;Dy democratic postmasters would not distrbntss
'Aeir papers unless the name of each spbscriber