The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-28
OUR SOUTHERN EsTAFETTE

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From a late Richmond Wing we gather the fol
lowing items:
A Correspondent writing from Bayou Sara, thu
/ expresses with animation Southern notion of the
/ possibilities of the war:
Thank God! our people can wage war up tc
the hit in the defence of our alters and firesdes-
| pro drts ct fOciS On this score, stand un-
divided power at the sacrifice of much blood; after
which, all other sacrifices being consequently log
lcal and determined. They foolish who say
that we will not resist the wagcrs of this unholy
war to the death--thcn they indeed demente,,
Who assert that will not hold back from for
cign markets and destroy, if necessary, the pro-
ducts of our country; aye, that we will cease to
cultivate the great staples, until peace is made and
our independence is acknowledged.
We may lack asuflicency Of the modern weap
nns OF warfare for a big WARRIOR tho UPRISING
OF the people in mass-but We will forge pixies and
bowie knives (the Roman sword) and we can at.
tach the latter to double barrel guns, with which
our men on horse and foot will hang on the rear and
Hanks OF the Invaders, whether in the mountains
or valleys, the raviaes or the swamps. Let the
hosts OF the invaders exceed in number and capar-
ison those OF AerZes, and they will melt ayav
10 an invasion Of our land like the mists before
The sun. Who doubts it? He knows not of Mara
thon and Salamis, nor the history OF countries
whose people determined to be free.
As said before, embargo must be opposed Tn
blockade; and even when the latter is raised the
former must be maintained intact against every
nation that refuses recognition of our national
existence. This is believed to be the universal
sentiment OF our people, or, at least, of the great
mass who, at all hazards aud at any sacrifice are
determined upon resistance until the Invader is
driven back, and peace prevails within our Dor
ders.
The Wing thus speaks of
A New Artillery Company.
Mcclellan says, artillery is to decide Tho war In
the trials that have been made by our bovs thev
naye sno"n mat they can handle the big guns as
wen as the httie ones. We are glad to see that a
cali mas been made for new company in this city
and that its ranks have been nearly filled IN OnIy
some halt a-d0zen wanted to complete the re-
CURED plumber. The gentlemen engaged in get
ung up this company have all seen service, and are
skiltul cannoniers
The same Journal thus comments
A Question OF Title.
Since the Lincoln Government has converted
FORT La Fayette into State prison, the New York
Papery are raising the question, whether the Gov
eminent has not thereby forfeited its title to the
tort The land was granted by the State for the
sole purpose of defending the city, and when no
longer used for that purpose, to revert. 1t is
tended that its being used prison amounts to a
forfeiture On the same principle it has forfeited
all the property it holds.
1t amuseS itself with Skeleton regiments"
Trepidation at the North.
II the telegraph is reliable, there is something
very like panic at the North, though we are as
Sured that military men are not alarmed An i'm.
mense number of skeleton regiments are reported |
en- route for Washington. These are regiments |
with 'dead heads" and draw full pay.
We also learn from the Wing something about
The Notifications OF Richmond.
The Notifications erected around the CITY are of |
the most complete and formidable character, and |
in connection with the "masked batteries and |
mines various points, would render the march of
hostile army hitherward undertaking of great |
peril. One III a hundred might survive to depict |
the "wiping OUT which these extensive works |
would certainly accomplish. few bastions are
yet unfinished, and upon these force of several |
hundred men are now engaged.
R;chmond-FIade Buttons.
The Wing tells us they have before them spe- |
cimen OF military buttons, made in that city, at Mr.. |
;. A Myers factory. 1t is designed for the North |
Carolina troops, being emblazoned with the coat of
arms of that State. Mr. Myers will soon COM
mence the manufacture Of the Virginia military |
buttons
1t has lately been reported, as coming from MIR.
Russell, of the London Times, that the Confederates
would soon be suffering from a scarcity of salt
The Wing assures us they have an
Abundance of Salt.
From recent Developments, there is likely to be |
plenty OF salt within the limits of the Conederacy,
for all the uses Of our people. Arkansas has salt |
springs, and in the rear of Corpus Christi in the |
Laguna Madre, some thousands of millions of bush
ds are deposited, being the process Of natural |
Evaporation, and equal in quality to Turks Island |
alt. Any quantity be delivered in Corpus
Bay, at the rate of ten cents per bushel. From |
Corpus Bay there is inland navigation to within |
twenty miles of the Brazos river so that no block
ale of Lincoln could interrupt the supply from this
surce.
The Wing overlooks the fact that there is a
g'eater abundance OF salt much nearer home. vir
gnia produced in 1857, 100000 bushels. con-
sdersble portion of this came from the Kanawha |
and shipped from that river to the Ohio. The |
Balance came from Keys Works, Washington |
county. The quantity produced not so large |
a. that on the Kanawha, account of the difficult
u and expense of transportation. Since then the |
last tennessee railroad has boon completed aud |
a.. capacity of the saline there is almost |
nezhaustible, and there will be no difficulty in
rrocuiing 100000 bushels per annum in that
-icinity alone. The consumption in France is esti-
mated at 2ll4 pounds per head. In Great Britain
IS pounds per head, allowing IS pounds per head |
or Southern consumption, 100000 bushels |
would provide for 100000 inhabitants. We pre- |
.ume however there will be little difficulty in get
ing large supplies for time to come direct |
rom Turks Island, by the channels now Open
The Examiner thus advises the tobacco growers |
to hold back their crops:
The Demand for Tobacco.
Tobacco still commands fno prices, but, there |
icing outlet for the article the warehouses have
become crowded with it to their utmost capacity.
We at the instance of the inspectors Of our largest
would advise all planters who can pOs-
sibly do so, to hold on to their crops.
In the nature of things the blockade can last but
a little while longer; and the moment the threats
of the Lincoln government defied by the great
nations of Europe, tobacco will 60 up to greatly
higher prices than the present. The crop |
planted this has been small, and this fact be-
ing well known, will produce, both in Europe aud
here at home, great competition for the commodity
From the Examiner we also Gull the following:
Military Appointments.
In Executive session of Congress the following |
army appointments have been confirmed: 2, o. |
Herbert, of Louisiana, to Brigadier GeneralshIp;
John A. Jones, of Georgia, and Hugh Mcleod, of |
Texas, to De Ma Ors; and Charles Stringfellow, of
Virginia, to be Assistant Adjutant General, with |
the rank OF Captain.
Mr.. Jere 3. Clemens, of Alabama, has been APP |
pointed to the Confederate States Marshaship of |
the District of Tennessee. The States under the |
present Provisional Government constitute single |
judicial districts.
The Weather.
Unlike the close temperature of the past two |
weeks, the weather yesterday, owing to a great
fall of rain on the prev ous night, was breezy and
delightful and if it so continues must prove of
vast benefit in its effects our wounded soldiers.
The Maryland Volunteers.
Messrs W. Carvel Hall and William Carrere are
forming company of Marylanders for immediate
active service in the Confederate army. They are
rani6Iv rerruitinn at the MARYLAND Headnuarters