New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-27


MAngum, jr., Of North Carolina, IA son Of OK Senstor
,dapguml and the ST. Thomas Consulate, 5000 psy
annuu), conferred Jno. T. Edgar, esq, u l.aaes~
sec, a brother-in.aw Of the Hoo. J. j. Cnt,sndeny
We may hot inarpropraiey add that 1t has incidental
ly come 10 our Knowledge that the only reason way
more lees Union men of the Border slayebodIng
States have Lot been rent abroad by President Lbea
IN diplomatic cal acity arises from the fact tna 10
far they have no.apged personally through fiencs
for such 20 iious under the Government. When they
may apliy,n ia very likely that quite nuuber %
Item viii rc.iye public employment. President Linz
coins posi- ION IN tis ornecioi il an exceedingly de-
lcaie ore e'ideily The cisunion Press and o'atorS
Etnnd ready TO impugn The motives of any SouthsrU
ebteman " DO, iayorlng the Union may seed to eery
the Government Of the United States la times like
theresent and woul3 doubtless readily impugn tho
motives of any Southern accepting Federal otaoe
unsought at the hands of the present Government.
Hence, take il, tie Presrdents hesiiancy 10 sse
agents in the administration OF public affairs IL 10
South"
The Charleston papers announce that Mr.. krssoly,
correspondent OF Tie London Times, is expected v
make a early visit.
"A writer in TIE Charleston Mercury dcs't wsus
fuss but thanksgiving over the evacuation Of Port
Sumter. That appears to be the idea most prsyaeHs
there.
The Charleston Mercury concludes an editorial %
Direct Trade" with the following significant
language:
Ibere is but one solitary stumbling block IN the way
of direct trade. recommendation OF the Slave States
with ally of the Northern, Free importing States wiz
at once in cur judgment, strike direct trade " he
ground New.f0h las the track She mas VIE 20"
cumula;.d capital, and she has the cuetom. Nor can
any possible efforts at the South divert her trade irS
her. except through the operation OF two diaues Ia
tionalities This will do IT, we lave shown uaost
efectuay. And nothing else will Any political
connection with New-York vii again bind Ms, very
yasssls in commerce. the wheels vi her triamphaI
Harro will again he and with Ter
eumulat-d ita aud established business, no power
can arrest it. Let Us look well 70 this matter IN The
future. There specks upon the Southern ao'fzo2
that long may become dark and mattering Clouds
We fear reconslrGcIion the'basis OF the Cos,
stitutioD,
The ship Susan G.. Owens has finally been 20
aioat at Charleston, and brought to.the dock but
whether with tue large guns said to have been aGoaa
Of her, rumor does not say.
The Charleston Courier snys: "South Carohsa
cannot act worihily or honorabiy State until hss
flag has been placed over Fort Sumter" Why thea,
don she place it there Three four thousand nsa
have been encamped around the Fort for two DoSlhe
threatening TO do IT, but have not dared to fire shOt
The Mobile Register proposes Jefferson DAVIS a
Mississippi for the first President, and Alexander II.
Stephens of Georgia for the first cePresdens Of ths
Confederate States, under tie Permanent Constitution.
The Charleston Courier approves.
The statement that Dudley Mann, esq, Is abous
TO 20 abroad in the capacity Of Commissioner IN no
employ OF JEFF. Davis, is erroneous.
Tile Columbus Times Of Thursday saysi Lisut>
Col Charles j. Williams has been appointed by Gov
Brown Colonel of tie First Regiment in the Army Of
Georgia. post made vacant by the resignation OF Col
VIM j. Hardee. Col. Williams has been assigned tho
command of Fort Pulaski and left for that post yesier-
day. in obedience orders from the AdjutantGensrs
Tie Savannah people are bothered for specie. Ifs
N,ics thus complains:
"Our merchants complain of the hardship Of having
10 pay pr premium Tor gold with which 70 pgy
dulies their imports. BY tabular statement gab.
shed il the NewYork papers, it appears that nPwsrt
Of $ly,00J,0 900 in specie has been received ID Rr
country from Eng Land within the last three DeOihs.
Now IL is lair to down at least twotbirds d; the
amount of speie the account of the cotton exported
from TIE South England Ii this specie is 10 return
for our cotton will any inform why large por
ton # it does find it's way South Why is l. IAst
ban ks who control the cotton, have not aS1Hd
ance Of specie with which to enable merchants 70
pay their duties Will some Of our merchants who
are familiar with commercial and banking operaiCtB
inform US why, with the immense influx Of specie from
Europe, it commands premium OF per cent III "a.
vannah."
Tile Alanta TnteRigencer gives the following his
tory Of the leader Of tie Direct Trade movement N tho
South:
Mr. Baylor belongs to the Baylor family a VIZ.
giUl-one OF the Oldest and most patriotic of The
Gent Commonw eatn Col. George Bay lor OF biggins
il known to history rs the let Aid.de-Camp 81 Gen.
Washington, ard served in that high capacity 10 h8
staff, az the c,mpatTiot of La Fayette, duTng re
American Revolution. c. q. Baylor is a native q
Kentucky. He became identified with Texas ddEiLg
the Mexican War, having served in the regiment u
Col. B,1, aiierwaId Governor OF tie State. A. The
close If the War, Mr.. Baylor was made DISTURBING
officer in the Pay Department Of tie United Sa.es
Army. From that position he was appointed Cousai
to Amsterdam, in Holland and made bis first move
for direct trade in this State, while VIII, 70
this country, upon leave of absence He was after
ward promoted to the Consulate Of Manchester En-
gland, where he invest gated the subject Of cuts
yarns and the capacity VI the South TO become ne
spinner well as the grower Of tie cotton crop.
" Mr.. Baylor was afterward appointed COnsu'N
Cologne in Prussia, which position he resigned upoo
Lincons election. lie will be recognized ia AlabaHs
the nephew Of the late Judge Walker X. Baylor II
that State and Judge k. +. Is. Bay Tor Of Texas Tho
founder of the Bay lor University, and OF dis
tiuction and pieiy The subject of our sketch II he
brother of the gallant Col John X. Bay Tor Of Texs-
the,rst to raise the standard OF reistsuce against
Federal tyranny ard wrong, and who Is now q. Iht
head Of the forces in Northwestern Texss. dE
Bay Tors family is extensively connected througbys
the South aud the Dame has figured honorsDly IN
every stage of American and southern progress. SIR,
Bay Tor mas always acted with the State Rights party,
and remember him in 1850 as supporter OF SOUTH
ern Rights principles. As a writer upon political
economy, commerce, aud finance, he Is known 70 ali
the leading journalists in Eurcle and AmeIi,a. Ae
the builder no Of the direct-trse movement, in TIE
face OF almost iusOrmouItable difficulties hls mare las
bad an honorable place Ia tie estee,n and OJ-ssh o.
the Southern people. Mr. BaylOrs father ws5 q
surgeon ia cue United States Amy, snd resided IA
Adams County, near Natchez, Aiss at the the q hs
DEATH The BlyOrs descendants oil the CAVALIERS
of England ana Ike great many oler families, iaI