The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-20
THE SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACY.

VIcE-PRESIDENT STEPHENS IN ATLANTA, CA.
The telegraph has already informed US of the visit
of Alexander H. stephens to Atlanta, Ca The
whole town, we now see by our exchanges, was on
tip-toe to receive the Vice-President Military,
bremen, etc., were out in strong force. Mr. Ste
phens being introduced to the crowd made a
speech, from which we take the following extracts:
lie said that in all the public bodies in which he
had served the country and in his experience they
had not been few, he never met as many men COM
bnlng the same exalted talent with as much of de-
voted, unseltsh patriotism. Their whole aim
seemed to be to get the right and to pursue it.
inns was his opinion, but very soon we would have
the opportunity of seeing what had been done and
passing upon it ourselves. He ventured to say,
that the history of the world did not present such
another social phenomenon as the existing reyolu
ton in the Cotton States. A vast empire was d.
Vlded-a government thrown off, new system in |
augurated in juxtapostion to the old, and without
drop of blood, the slightest social disorder or
physical suffering. All we had to do said the |
speaker to perpetuate this happy state of things,
was W pe true 10 our own honor and fame. We
were once Unionists, but now were all Secession |
ists and ii we continued to display to all the world
the proper union of hearts and purpose thera
could be no such word as fail for US. But in most
eloquent tones he declared If discussions sprinping
from venal and selfish ambitions, if uureasoainS
and captious fault-fnding should distract and dis
courage the true friends of Southern liberty che
could prophesy no good for u.s.
- salu tnat ne mao once venerated the
and aid s, fen1 anues wnlcn ne had been born
a disnoss;ora,o oos 80. respee' ror IL. put upon
lions he dd not basftt iso ~ VI ohe tMo Consttu-
one was m innrorenant " Ieoiale 'Iat tne new
to state that he thought the mode of ropriatno
money, when brought into the Treasury by taxs,
ton, as provided for by the Constitution of the
of anv Goyernmeni ,ybotaUom ~ Ih oh mat
was not so much to get money into the public chest
as TO protect 1t from Misrepresentation after it was
be drawn from the nnbIic Tressnr 1ass h oouu
thirds vote of Congrass Az ovcss,t; - y = ~
was onlv made when the Pres;dan, ~ t.s RUE
to Congress that pressing pubIic necasst a,S n
gency called for it, Another Grand difarence ha
tween the old and new Constitution was this said
Mr.. Stephens, in the old Constitution the Fathers
looked upon the fallacy of the equality of races as
undertaking the foundations of RenphIico, libort
jefferson, Madison and Wasbinpton and n,onr
others, were tender of the word Slave in the or
ganic law, and all looked forward to the time when
the institution of slavery should be ramova6 fron
our midst as trouble and stumbling block. The
delusion could not he traced in ony nf a. oo
nent parts of the Southern Constiiut;on Nv 4Pot
instrument we soemnly discarded tho nestiIat
heresy of fancy politicians that all men. of ali
races, were equal, and we had made African ;na
qualify and subordination and the eouoI;i, of b;t
men, the chief corner stone of the Southern Rannh
lie.
With an honest administration of a povernmant
so founded, Mr.. Stephens said, the world was yat
to see us the model nation of history. Restore
peace set our people ouietIv to worL ont ,ha; w..
tiny from this point OF departure and we wonId oo,
on from one step of olorions dova,onnaogs ~
to another. We would EXPAND Sontbward enS
Westward tn the Fast and 70 A. NJ rC uu
forbid said Gallant SacosS;on;a. No.lu, luou
would be no complaint about territory f., 80
our galaxy numbered "seven Stars 81 ';Ia u .t
well known cluster we would soon have the admir-
said before he closed he wond mato naspaens
that some mioht take in tho NOV 90 +, eulclion
thew wished He aave if as b;s on; j., gooa news II
Saturday night we would hear Of the
a, Raarod LA naI sne ieooIs anu science OF Cen
darson 49, 81; ne IA oonslcing MAJOR An
would MOI e vas noe imPregnaoie, he
turn ont as # nav Of ona nus let snis preocton
$50 ID. as may, oi one thlhg we might rest as
surrey, tnat tne Iorts WouIo De given up, or they
~1alu ee taken away.
sbniI MI Seepnens seemed TO be satisfied that we
but he said on separa.on from the North,
to meet different resn, irht anu readiness
deal to do with sucb . cnrsnpr,,i Iau great
all desired neaca~nona oF ~ la I lie saiu we
suerngs and Ji.,rontons 70 sau tnat war ana Its
vet We were nranared for VII 'nings, put
The North oo on in neano ha nro, nne we sara TO
as Won NAV Will wo S So anu happy
once said to the North von ,a,st noI Se.
and interfere with ne we o', ;d ia On US
After invoking a fraternal and cord;oI 80. -
all hearts in defence and snnnort If ,ba union o,
Freedom If onr neonIa in y, Tue iionor ana
MIR Stenbans casod h. rnnosu oavIhins language,
the confederate States. The stirring eloquence of
.he speaker had sprung the hearts and voices of
the great crowd for that cheering, and it was given
with will three cheers for the Confederate States
OF America, and three more and tiger for the |
PROVISIONAL roy Vice President.
Inc immense crowd dispersed at halfpast eight, |
cneered and elated with what they had heard of |
the frightening prospects of our beloved country |
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IhE FROZEN MAIL CARRIER.-During one of the |
s5 snow storms of the present winter (says
sne oos'oa journal Francis McNab, stage driver
l s.h uoourien' IN canada West, for Kncardine
WI ,no aai, IN siegh drawn by two horses
med M az .oia tne postmaster that he was
lve TO feach post 9thce distant about ten
miles it .b M,ncaraine, he struggled bravely
agass so .ns rsr.,eS however as subse
q I'LL be- ennaers to aer Proceeding lew
frnn ,be s,algh Ia tban e r;d Ine norses