The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-11
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Z OF ny whatever name 1t may be called in history
Is narrowly escapes, II it does escape hainq rid;c
s. lous. If the interchange of shots went on as i
l. appears to have done, for two davs and an nterme
date night 1t would seem hardly possible but that
same lives must have been lost but we are not told
It that such the A Il the information voucb
sated is that of the officers of the Federal gar
y rSon wounded, and that none of the South
i Carolinians were killed As soon as It's walls had
received certain amount of damage, the effect of
= the firing of the wooden structures within the
work, MAJOR Anderson struck his flag, like sensi-
l. Die soldier, and conveyed with his men to
s Charleston where they had doubtless had the
e hospitabie reception. 1t is worthy of special OBJ
serVation that the fleet off the harbor took no
= part in the conflict. The whole affair looks like
|, nothing so much as a refusal on the part of the
United States authorities to leave place in which
they did not desire to remain without the appIica-
tlon ot Just as much force would entite them to
all the advantages to be derived from an action for
: assault and battery.
1t may be premature to say how far the oaIcnIa
tlons on which this course taken are likely to
De Justified by the event. To limited power of
JIusmehC IL appears, We confess, to complete the
character ot Mr.. Lincolns policy including every
known KIND ot bundeT. Having first neglected 10 |
hght until the chance of doing with success had
passed away, he has now undertaken and provoked !
a cohnct under circumstances which ensured his |
being humiliaed and beaten without the possibility
ot striking an effective blow in return. Morally |
n he is to the full responsible as the government
nt Montgomery for transferring the matters in dis
pute between them from the arbitrament of reason
to that OF arms; for his formal intima alton to them
that he was about to resort to force challenge
f that they could not be expected to disregard We
say nothing in justification of the revolt of the
seeding States; we only remark that Mr. Lincoln
seems to US to have thrown away, with singular i'm
paruahty, every advantage of argument, and of
material position, which he possessed over them at
the beginning. 1t will easily be made to appear |
that the Sou herners have only taken up the sword
when an appeal to it was made inevitable and that |
with scarcely any boodshed, they have inflicted |
on the United States conspicuous reverse. In |
regard both to the moral attractions of their cause
ana TO their prospects of ultimate success, it |
may fairly be inferred that they will have been |
raised IN estimation by these events.
l From tie Lirerpool Posts "TdIt on 'Change"l |
, lhere was a sensation on Change Yesterday, for |
the news from America confirmed the worst fears
ana dashed the hopes of those who thought the Sc
cession movement wonld end pacifcally.
The general talk was, that matters in the States
nave come to iSSue that they are too serious for
merriment; that while the unnterested laugh at
the telegramS, because they are absurd the inter.
ested are deeply thOughtfu: that many houses in
Liverpool are in commercial connection with the
cotton Safes that they are obliged to appreciate
carefully the present, and consider profoundly the
uture that they are well acquainted with the tell
ing circumstances which escape the attention of
cdSuai observers; that they far from being sat
lSiied as to speedy result Of civil war; that thev
know now desperate men predomnate in Charles
ton, and that, owing to the nature of the country
military operations to be conducted with diff
Guilty; that they see evil, however, only in a
protracton OF the dispute, and ardently de-
sire to see it speedily settled; that this
country is interested in it no further than senti.
ment is affected; that all would rejoice in the re-
| union OF the whole but that, so far as trade is
concerned, secession or non-secesson would be
equally acceptable; that cotton must be grown and
manufactures consumed; that want the one ar
ticle, and the Americans want all the other arti-
Giles; that peaceful separation would therefore,
not make us comfortable, but that reconciliation
would be entirely acceptable; that, in the mean
time, there will be room for speculation; that the
cotton market was excited yesterday; that 30 900
bales were sold, one-halt speculation; that the
price advanced from one-eighth to one-fourth in
the most current qualities of American; that, hos
| hItles continuing, uncertainty will keep the mar
ket animated, and render even spnners specula-
tors; that the spinners have Of late been large
sumerS; that the trade barometer for weeks has
been high, for that while carriers to Manchester
are fully loaded, the goods coming down show de-
crease; that the Levant trade has been affected
| largely BY the circumsta noes in which the Greek
houses have been placed, through fault of their
own; but that, when things are put straight, this
| trade will own new impulse.
ARMS N THE SOUTH.
The erroneous opinion seems prevalent in some
quarters that the South is totally destitute of arms
and ammunition for her defence, and such a state
ment has actually been urged asne has "TeecantI
gument against the hl~cnce. An estimate of th,
s'ru'H fears which snc %' ,&tg as Of prepara
Ave engendered an1.ne Sf"iowing seizures have
t'ons f0THe since the inception of the Southern
movement:
Baton Rouge. e...i'..'''''.'.''..'.''' 1000 !.
Alabama Arsenal .......,........... 10000
Fayetteville, N.C................... $4,000
Charleston n......................... $4,000
larper Ferry.'.'.'.' 5.UOo
Norfolk ............-................. 1000
Other places ..... 100000
Total........... .....29OOOO
The State arms previously purchased By the !
States amount to
Alabama. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
ElrElna.' ''''''..'.'''...''' % 300O 600
Ioulslana... 3O.OOO
Georgia. 10000 ,
south carolina. a........'..''......... 41NcO
Mlsssslppl-. .................. 10000
Florlda..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900
Total. -.......................4l7.O0 All 900
The grand total thus amounts to 707, 900 stand ,
of arms, besides 200 600 revovers, which said I
to be on hand at various points We have not in
cuded in the above the arms owned by the States
of Tennessee, Arkansas Texas, Kentucky, Mary y
land and Virginia, which will increase the number
at least to ,00O 900. Besides this there thought
to be two millions of private arms, which will an
all practical purposes in of invasion by
the enemy. In face of the above figures, let no
one deny that the South is sufficiently well armed
to drive the last minion of Federal power from
her soil, in any possible emergency.-Uennp
APpeat.
DIssATIsFa CTGoN AMONG THE New YORK TRoors.
We clip the following extract from the cores
pondence of the New York Times. 1t written
by member Of one Of the companies stationed
near Annapolis
for themselves, and obtain necessary provisions as
best they cnuld-most Of us buying at ex-
Orbitant prices. There is much grumbng among
US and certainly, if expected to be capable
of good service, more care must be taken to sup
ply necessary wants. We have to live more
like baud of fbusters in an invaded country
than like who are in the service of their own,
and quartered in their own nation. Half men
have sufficient clothing to keep them warm.
We were here two DAYS before tents were sent to
US and before we had them pitched it came on to
rain and cold northeast storm has continued ever
since. 1t is sad to see some of our poor fellows
who came unprepared for snch weather this. 1t
is cold and raining very hard, and they have to 90
guard with clothing not sufficient to keep them
warm in their tentS-cnnstq quentlv the suffering
among them is great. The fault lies somew here.
The men expected to be supplied with overcoats at
| least.
From tie BOsfo1 Comier.I
A PILGRIMAGE TO NIAGARA FALLs-The following
decree from Pope Plus TX. has been published
! in compliance with the wishes of Bishop Lynch Of
Toronto, Canada. 1t is published in the Canadian
| freeman
| "PIUs P. p. IX
"For Perpetual Remembrance.
'EOur Venerable Brother, John Joseph Lynch,
the present Bishop Of Toronto, set forth to Us that
it is his wish to establish Sacred Pilgrimage at
the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Peace,
situated the Falls of Niagara in that diocese.
| Wherefore he earnestly besought Us graciousy
to open the heavenly treasures of Indulgence,
by establishing for the faithful the above
!
piey of the faithful, and to save souls by the
heavenly treasures of the Church, avoring the
prayers addressed to us, grant, through the Di-
vine Dercy, to all the faithful of both sexes,
! VINO are truly penitent and have confessed
their sins and received Holy Communion, plenary
indulgence and remission of all their sins, on what
ever day in any year they may choose to perform
the Holy Pilgrimage at that Church, and there
pray pinusy to God and the Blessed Virgin Mary,
for the concord of Christian Princes, the peace and
triumph Of Our Holy Mother the Church, the extir-
patton of hereses, and the conversion of sinners.
On whatsoever day the faithful shall perform the
pilgrimage to the aforesaid Church, with contrite
heart, and shall pray above prescribed, tant
an indulgence of seven years and times forty
DAYS, from cannnca otherwise enj0ining pen.
ance. in the usual ecclesiastical form; all OF which
indulgences, absolutions Of sin and remissions of
canonical penance. We make applicable to assist
the souls who have departed this life in friendship
with God. Notwithstanding all past acts to the
contrary, this is to avail for all future time.
"Given at st. Peters, Rome, sealed with the
Fisherman's Ring, March lst 1861, in the 10Th
year of Our Pontiicate. ). CARD ANToNELLI.
'Pius lX, Pont Max"
THE WOMEN OF THE SoUTH.-As an instance of
the seIEsacrifciug devotion of the women of the
mirabe letter, written by one of the daughters Of
Alabama, to President Davis:
TUsKEGEE ALA, April 30th, 1861.
HIS EXcELLENCY JEFF. DAVIS,
President Of the Confederate States:
Honored Sir,-Pardon an intrusion on your val
liable time. In these perilous times, it is more