The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-28
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Special Correspondence Of The Daily Exchange.
REVULSION OF FEELING IN PENySYL.

- h"'s heoeiiihg--AhSfy ENCttensen
= NoERIsTowN, Pa, Aug. 26, 1861.
: DEAR nl@:-A great excitement exists in dilfe
r ent parts of Pennsylvania just now, and you nee
not De surprised to hear of stirring scenes befor
many days What would you think if the Stat
should pattern after Missouri? And yet hav
heard Republicans and Democrats freely sugges
the idea. Hitherto Democrats have furnished tn
majority, if not two-thirds of the volunteers
Ihey now refuse, and the consequence is that sci
diers are hard to get. Officers are plenty, but me,
are scarce. The reason is that Republican journal
nave taken high ground in denUuncing Democrats
as disanlonists, until many good Union men have
almost been driven into the secession idea.
But the great operating cause now is the actor
OF the authorities at Washington in attempting t.
drive Democrats into the Republican ranks, under
the cry OF "no party" This will not be submitted
TO-, and IN every county where the Democrats
| strike for the old Democratic doctrine the edict
| has gone forth from ashingtou that Democratic
organs must be "coufscatcd" Several papers. |
understand, have already been seized by the Mar.
| shall.
The Easton Sentinel was mobbed and DESTROYED
| on Monday last, and the result in cd NORTHAMPTON
Is terrible state of bad feeling
The JeJersonidm, West Chester, was also DESTROY
ed by secretly organized mob at midnight on the
same day. Ga the next day | passed through. OF
| rather mo the village, and the excitement ran
very high. This is State camping-ground and
| parts OF two companies organizing to make up a
the JetersoHian office. Out of about $50 to 10,
one Lieutenant and fifty men Withdrew their names,
declaring that if such was to be the order the Re-
pubiicans might fight their own battles. The feel
| Ing ran so high that an immense patrol, armed
with rifles and muskets, has been kept up to pre-
vent an attack upLn the borough, while depositors
nave withdrawn their names from the bank
| Since, | understand, the Marshal has closed the
| office of the Jefersoninn, though the materials
were destroyed. This has increased the excitement
through the county to high fever. If this goes
on, you may take it for granted that Uncle Sam
| CAD get no more Democratic soldiers, or in fact
| any kind, for they will be needed at home.
| This is blind policy. The Administration had
| better not rain mischief in Pennsylvania. The
| Democrats there are Union men to man, but
tnany-VeTy many-are anxious Tor restoration
| OF peace on any terms that will secure Union and
honor to the nation. Yours, &c, |. W.
We call the attention of our readers to the fol-
lowing able remarks from the New York DaHy
Ne,os of Monday, the insensate policy of gaggng
the free press of the North. 1t is an appeal to
reason which even the prevailing unreasou must
be reckless to reject:
The Probable Result Of SURPRISING the
Peace Press.
To affirm that the Peace Press has created 2
Peace party in the North, is simply to state the
converse of the truth; the power of the Peace
Press grown from the power of the party that sup
ports 1t. That party will exist, with all its ee-
ments of strength, after its natural mouthpiecns
tratlve power. When its legitimate channels of
lnter-co mmunication shall have been CLAIMED
like the dull canal, with locks and chains" the
waters will rise and grow turbulent seeking every
where some vent through which to burst from their
confinement. When men, accustomed and entitled
to free thought and the free expression of thought
lind themselves under ban stripped of their priv
legeS like outlaws, and marked for suspicion and rub
lie execrati0n, like colony 0flepers the ties of ain-
ty among them will be strengthened, and secret
sympathy will make secret combination The fire
that blaZeS in full yiew confined within the bars of
CRATE, is harmless; but the Goals that burn in hid
den places may start general counagration. The
strength of the party that oppose the war policy is
acknowledged By the Administration in the very
act OF the suppression Of Peace journals. While
those journals served a vent through which the
efervescence of excitement might escape there
was no danger of aught except straightforward
remonstrance and bold, open criticism; but when
the heavy hanl is set upon the safety valve there
is no knowing when an explosion may occur.
The statesman is but shallow Judge of human
nature, and but imperfect digestOr of the history
OF the past, who imagines that persecution will
cancel contrariety of opinion that enforced ret
cence will check the propagation of a creed. If the
doctrine be false, it will make converts of nppo
sltion more readily than out of tolerance. Better
let it "bud, ripen, faunt in the day, end burst to
fruit-"the Dead Seas fruit of ashes" IT it be
true, it will thrive and gather proselYtcg in snte
OF the ban of churches, courts rulers There is
fascination in forbidden fruit; and where the legal
sources OF information sealed up the thirst for
knowledge will but be excited and the ingenuity
of man will fad or make an aperture throuph
which the intcrdicted waters may be reached
When cur thousands of subscribers miss their
daily intellectual food, they will sympathize with
us, and against the power by which their CUSTOM
ary supplies are interrupted. Where they were
before but listeners and disciples, they will be-
come apostles For every word once published in
the face OF day two will be spoken in secret, with
engGnders. reace uemonstthuoBs VIII Sc 'ni3GB
throughout tue North, and collisions will be fire.
quent. Like troops without a leader tue Peace
party, deprived of the vehicles which brought
them good counsel and lessons of moderation and
forbearance will be tempted to Overstep the bound
aries of law and order, as the mObs of the War
party have already done.
Dimly, but not far away in the distance we see
cloud that threatens danger which we would avert
but cannot, for we are manaCled. When it bursts,
should turbulence, riot and conflict be scattered
over the North--shOud blood be shed on other than
Southern solicit our words, heretofore, now, and
hereafter, while speech is allowed us, bear us wit
ness that we have cOunseled, do counsel and will
counsel, of the spirit OF Cancellation every
where, and less Of that harshness opionativoness
and applicability which rritate without conVinc.
ing, and provoke without subdung.
Again c0Djure the friends of the Peace party
to abstain from all action that may not have the
fullest sanction of the law. While we wOuH not
have them resign one privilege of an American
citizen, yet would not have them strain the law
a hairs breadth to support their dearest rights
Leave the destruction OF private property the
ring and featherng, the violence, the nobbng the
trampling upon the Constitution, the breaking up
of peaceable gatherings, the threats the denuncia-
TONS and the outrages, the partisaps of the Ad-
ministrati0n. To speak ones honest convictions
freely and boldly, but always with decency, and
with respect for the opinions Of others, is not il
Legal and we have sufficient faith in the strength
aud determination of the Peace party to believe
that even without representative press, they can
make Roadway against usurpation and fanaticism,
and redeem their country from anarchy and ruin,
without violating one principle ofproprety, equity,
morality, or law.
The Blood of the Martyrs the Seed of the
Church.
Under this head the ST. josepb's Gazette, of the
10Th inst, demonstrates the effect of the rampant
despotism of Liucon's representatives in Missouri:
When Frank Blair, Lyon 1t Co., began three
months ago to take care of the Union interests of
this State, they found staunch Union majority in
the State who had just elected Union Convention
By many thousands
Their system OF preserving the Union was the
commission of spoiation, outrages and persecution,
by of armed soldiery upon all persons of op-
posing sentiments towards whom malice should
point the finger Of hate. The expression of private
opinion was gagged-public presses were suppressed
men chased from their homes and through the
country, captured like wild beasts and general
reign of terror spread through the State by bands
of hireling sodery from neighborng States,
against whom Missouri had never offended. that
drove the thousands to JacksOns army, and who
have just avenged themselves by the destruction of
Lyon and his army. Outrages upon Missouri have
proved Dragons Teeth, springing up into armed
men for the destruction of Federal armies.
Every free press yet suppressed, has, like Samp-
son, caused more destruction to its enemies in its
death than during its whole life. The suppression
of every press yet has been worth a regiment of
armed men to the of its friends. Half the
in arms in Missouri against the Federal
authorities, were Union men six months ago.
Then who are the real disunionists? Are they not
those who drive Union to join the secession
army.
From the Boston Daily Adrertiser
Fishermen PrivateeTs
While our Gloucester fishermen are becoming
impatient as we lately showed, others in the same
business, through f. W. Human, of New York,
have applied directly to the administration for en-
ployment against the privateers. They ask simply
for the offer of bounty for the capture Of priva
teers under such conditions the government pre-
fers.
We are unable to see any objections to this plan.
The men out of employment, and are just the
men for the service; they have two thousand
sells o various sizes, but all sma-many Of them
last light and just the thing for chasing privateers
among the shoals and inlets Of the Southern coast,
Armed with riled gun each and with plenty of
small arms, feet of these little craft manned by
the sturdy fishermen would give good account of
| itself. Halt dozen Of them would enCircle the
Sumter in a net from " hch she would never escape,
while singleh handed they would not hesitate cope
with the JEFF. Davis wi privaeers of the class
of the Savannah and Petrol, taken or DESTROYED by
| our feet. Offer these sout fellows fair bounty,
| give them good chance in their own vessels, and
| the roll of captures by privateers which now in
| cudes sxty-n vessels valued at 81, 800 OO0 will
| end here.
| From, the NeU Fork Herald.
| Which is Worse!
Those journals that have recently been visited
| with mob, and others of which the Government
| has attempted to prevent their circulation by