The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-30


"hat man, what Constitution, what law what
divinity has conferred upon Mr. Lincoln or his ad
mlnstration the right to limit the reading of the
people, to prescribe their media of political infor
nation? Where is the charter of his executive
power, warrantng that be shall practically forbid
one thousand or twenty thousand subscribers in
these loyal States from reading the New YorE
Ne'1s, the Day Book, the Journal of Commerce the
EaJIe or the f'reemon's Jourpal? The freedom of
the press includes three things: freedom TO v-ite.
| freedom to print, freedom to use apy or all the
channels of circulation. And yet the admin stra-
ton so narrows the circulation of the True
| can that it s compelled suspend its publication
1t sezes the press and material of the Christian Ob
| serUer, published at Philadelphia, and suspend.
wholly the publication of that paper. 1t seizes the
Jefersonian in Westchester county, Pennsylvania
and suppresses its publication. While it does all
| these without Justification it finds in the pre-.
sentiment of a rabid and fanatcal partisa n
| grand jury in New York, possibly packed for
that purpose-without trial, without even an
! indictment, and without law to warrant it-an ey-
cuse for denying to half dozen papers in New
York their equal right to mail transmission and
wrests from their thousand subscribers their equal
| right to mail facilities 1t thus indirectly assumes
to prescribe to every citizen what sentiments he
snail read what reasonngs he shall Sec what opin-
ions he shall alone form hold so far at least as
reading tends to the formation of opinion Thus
tHls Cdolnet assumes not merely to tyranniZe
the press, but over the opinions of every citizen in
the United States. This administration directs its
| march OF aggression against Democratic Journals
and against the Religious Journals which in obedi.
ence to tue commands of their Divine Master preach
| peace ana good will among men. But establish
this precedent now, and the next usurper NAV mass
by the Methodist Observer or the Catholic Free
mans journal and suppress the Baptist or the nj
| tarlan, the Episcopal the PRESBYTERIAN press
Now 1t as5ailS Democratic Journals few wears or
months hence like usurpaton may with equal
right directly or indirectly annhate the Repubi-
can.
ENGLAND FOR THE SOUTH.
THE "TRIBUNE" DOES NOT MIND IT.
'Advices from our Minister in London indicate a
certain if not speedy recognition of the 'Confeder-
ate Staess as an independent power by the British
Government. But there is in this nothing to sur
prise or discourage. The tendencies of the British
Government have not been secret. The success
or failure of the JEFF. Davis rebellion depends on
its power at home, not the favor with which it
may be regarded abroad. recognition bv Groa,
Britain would doubtless give it certain degree
of moral support, but would neither feed nor clothe
its armies. Wait little and we NAV have news
to send abroad that will neuralize the influences of
that on which the British Ministry is now disposed
to act. We expect favor from Europe and
have sought none"
''TIMEs" RATHER LIKES IT,
"Practically, the recognition of the South by
England would in no way affect the relative
strength ot the two parties in conflict. 1t would
add no men to the Southern army, no vessel to
their plraical feet would relax none of the vigor
VI the British neutrality laws. The blockade would
be even more secure; for the only doubts which
now lmperil it, arise from the fact of a nation
biockadIng its own ports, whereas were England to
acknowledge the Confederate ndependence, she
would be precluded from repeating that doubt. Il
might, indeed, be a modification to see Yancev
figuring at St James as the Envoy Extraordinary
OF the Confederate States of America; but we NAV
be sure the qualification OF so figuring would be
the oalv rau2b!o result 6: his reception, for it
would send no arms, or munitions, or clothing, to
the needy sodiery Of the South; would enable them
to export not additional bale of cotton or bring
in single cargo of shoes and blankets.
The proVerb, in the meantime, holds rood-sIt is
not worth while to cross the bridge until we come
to it England has not acknowledged the indie
pcndence of the South; and France we NAV he
sure, will wait for the precedent of England. We
wonld only show that the event itself, if it occur,
is by no evil of the magnitude popuIarIv
ascribed to t.''
From the Boston Courier
Mr Russell to be Suppressed.
IL was sufhc1ently Notifying and offensive to
to read the announcement which went the rounds
OF the papers. after the affair at Bull Run that Mr.
Russell, ot the London Times, asserts that he never
saw in the Crimea such desperate charges AS were
naae by our men upon the euemys "batteries"
The tlckled vanity which was dispaved in the
clrcu latlon OF that paragraph, which every man ne
common sense might have surmised was invented
Tor the occasion, now displays itself quite as often
siVeiY in the storm of Indignation excited bv bis
published letters. Really, if England knows What
Is good for herself, and wishes to escape summa-
O. Inn Ehn hod hn4tor
without delay. But, meantime, would it not be- n
more dgI flied and ef1ectua method for US to 81.
tence HIM (if that is the object in vievl6y decisre
action, adapted to the actual end in hand rather
than by throwing mere threats and bluster against
England?
From the Nc,r Fork Times
Northern Encouragement.
From one end of the country to the other there
is a profound and universal discomfort with the
movements of the War Departmental discomfort
that takes no definite shape, fastens upon no spe-
cifc acts, and is not inclined wage any personal
warfare on the present incumbent, bat which
plants the seeds of profound distrust and heavy
hopeless, leaden encouragement in the public
heart: No man who has been among the people
anywhere can doubt the existence of such a feel
ing. They are not hopeful Of victories, and are
more and more depressed by the tidings of fresh
disasters. They feel, without knowing exactly
why, that while they giving millions upon mil
lions of money and hundreds of thousands of men
to the Government for the service of the country,
these enormous resources not used to the best
advantage--the couEtry does not reap from them
the benefits it has a right to expect-aud they
naturally look to the War Department as res
ponsibe for this dshearteniug disappointment
Fro" e TIE Cor % the r,hla9siptts hgs"irg Baettn
am not sure that army Of Conf, derates in
vading New FORK would not find good amount of
their own col0rs waiting for them. | am not sure
that the excellent and fashionable ladies of Fifth
and other avenues are not almost ready to futter
their cambric for Beauregard as for Mcclellan
There is dreadful state of sentiment here OF
this there is no doubt. It is probably the strict
truth that New \ ork should be under martial law
to-day.
All excitements here are over soon, and our
crowds starte strangers by their rapid transition
from fever to chill, and chill to fever. And yet
this war ought to mean something mcre even to
street crowds than the reception of a Tommy;
and the change had been very rapid from
thropged sidewalks cheering the going or return
ing regiments in few vacant starcrs from the
upper windows Of the ''paaces" that one naturally
thinks of the palid death that has confronted re-
cruiting, and wonders whether the only earnest
men in the Empire City are the sbowmen, who
"ava themselves of the incidents of the battle of
Bull Rum" and advertise Tillman and his "identi-
cal hatchet," with an accompanying portrait.
From hs Worcester Spy.
Congressman Ely is evidently not at all in dan
ger of becoming eminent for greatness of character
He went to witness the battle of Bull Run, where
he bothered the soldiers like other curious and self
important civilians. Fortunately, he was caught
by the Confederates, and now he evidently thinks
the whole policy of tho Government should be
shaped with view to his release. Let him stay at
Richmond, and if an exchange of prisoners ever
should take place. let him be the last individual for
whom a negotiation is undertaken.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
Openly Defiant.
The people of Belfast, Maine, greatly agita-
ted by the arrival of number { boxes in that
city from Boston, containing muskets, cartridges
and other munitions of war, which have gone into
the hands of about 200 men, who have openly pro-
claimed their disOyalty to the government and
organized themselves into a company, without any
authority from the State, declaring it their object
to resist any attempt made to draft any member
in their ranks into military service and the pay
ment of war taxes.
From the Albany Ercning JourndL
Further Seizures of the N. Y. Daily News
! Day before yesterday, Deputy unted o,ateS Iee
| Marshal Burt seized package containing l,lUo
copies of the New York Ne'cs, Whlcn, ne was notl-
| fed was in the American Express office IN Albany.
| They were brought thither by Shears Newspaper
| Erpress and transferred to the Express Company.
| The size of the package and the direction, ga.
| Gunter, Louisville" excited suspicion, when
| animation showed the contents to be as stated
Col. r. l.. johnson, the Agent of the Express Com
pany, therefore detained the package, and notified
| Mr.. Burt, the Deputy Marshal, who now holds
| them subject to instructions from Marshal Murray
| of New York.
! From the Frederick (Hd.) Examiner.
! Slow Recruiting.
| The lst regiment of the Home Brigade for the
| defence of the Upper Potomac is not yet full.
Seven companies have been mustered in, and are
enoamped near the turnpike about mile and a