The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-10

of little innocent curiosity and they were allowed
to beat a hasty retreat
The officers at Harper's Ferry declare their con-
fdeuce of being able to maintain the post against
any odds that can be brought against it.
No person whatever can travel without pass
from the Southern authorities Trains are stopped
at short intervals, ard persons and baggage
overhaued very strictly. There is great diff
Guilty in the way Of Northern people who happen to
be in Virginia getting passes to enable them to
leave the State.
IMPENDING RUIN TO THE NORTH-PROS-
PECT OF A SPEEDY WAR BETWEEN
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED
STATES.
The day has passed by for mincing speech and
timid protests on the part of those who still retain
any sincere affection for the American Union
Only towards and fanatics, who either cannot
will not look the truth in the face, fail to perceive
that the country is on the verge of ruin. Within
three months the United States have ceased to be
republic and become uespotism. ruthless,
anti-savery autocracy at Washington has robbed
the people of every right which the traditions of
centuries had caused the AnglO-Sax n race to hold
sacred. The usurpations of a Syracusan Diunysius
have been thrown into the sh de bv the violations
of the Constitution of President Lincoln. Mob
law, gag upon the freedom of the press and lib
erty of Speech illegal enlistmens, and blockade
Of Southern ports, in defiance of intern atiunal
county; the seizure of telpgraphc dispatches;
the invasion of Virginia; tine false pretences
upon which war was forced upon the country; the
massacres at St. Louis; the unconstitutional pro-
clamation of martial law in the District of Coum-
ba, Mary land, Missouri and Alexandria; the sub
version of the military and naval schools at West
Point and Annapolis; the augmentation of the
national debt by tens OF millions Ot dullars: the
atrucity OF suspendng the privilege of the writ of
habeaS corpus; the subversion of der in the army,
and the annihilation OF every security for the
property and freedom of private ctiZans, might
have been thought enough; but the administration
has not cuntented itself with this long list of
iniquities. 1t has brought the United States to
the of with Great Britain, and reduced
us to a condition of imp0tency, from which only
an interpositnn of the Almighty can recover u.s.
". Y. Daily NetOs.
PATRIOTISM AND SPECULATIoN.-The papers
daily occupied in noticing the frauds OF those who
handle the "snews of war;" The Cincinnati Daily
Gazette OF June 7th says:
If the State Government wants any more money
from the Council, or the cap tasts Of This city, it
must get rid OF the odor of robbery which attaches
to its purchasing and contracting department, by
prompt and thorough cleaning out
few weeks ago the Council advanced to the
State Government quarter of a million o. dollars
by an unanimous vote. Ga w ednesdav the propo-
stion to advance $50 coo more almost umani-
mnusly killed, having but three votes in its favor.
This change is all significant The same feeling
will be found among our capitalists. L-t the ad
ministrati at Columbus take warning fore they
find the power of the third State in the Govern
ment and one which began the war with such zeal
down by the incompetence and unaithfuness OF its
officers.
There is probability that the decision of the
Naval Board relative to the conversion Il" line-of-
battle ships into will be carried out imme-
diatry. The vessels which passed inspection were
the OHio, 81, Mt Boston; the Vermont, 81, at
Boston; the Atdbnnad, 81. at Portsmouth, n.
II /; the Virginia, S4, at Boston, and the North Ca
rOiina, S4, at New York
1t would cost some SO, 600 900 to effect the
sar in b.a DannFylrunIn
and Neto York, at Norfolk, were recommended, but
they w'Il never float again
detar hment of U. S. soldiers, recently enlisted
at Boston, arrived here Yesterday and were trans
lerred to the headquarters OF the New York re-
cruiting station at Fort Chambers.-N. Y. Courier
and Enquirer.
COMPLAINTS OF THE CoMMrssARIAT. The country
is in greater danger TO-DAY from mismanagement
and dishonesty in the c"mmissariat than from any
other Cause, and Gen. Scott has said much wi hin
a few days. Let our brave soldiers once believe that
they TO be the sport of specializing kuavrs, and
effrcual damper will be put upon their patriot
ism. 1t is well known that the President and the
heads of the departments exceedingly anxious
avoid this evil, and it wi be avoided il they
discriminate among their political hiends selecting
the upright and rrgidIy hon st from the mere nary
and dishonest Wash Cor. ". Y. Fee Post.
We have dscouraging accounts of the ravages of
tho army worm, ,cuworm and fly in portions of Ken
turky, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri In
places they have eaten up entire meadows, and
made considerable havoc in the corn and wheat
fields The St. Louis Republican says that the crop
will nevertheless be abundant, if the present pro-
mise is filIed since it is but small portion of
any district that suffers from these visitations.
INSANITY OF QUEEN YICToRIA.-We have letter
from American in London WHO is likely to be
well informed from which we make the following
extract:
am sorry to say that Her Majesty the Queen
is in a state of insanity, and very little hopes
entertained of her recovery. They talk of having
her to go to Germany. l hear it talked that there
will probably be Regency.-Bcsto" Journal.
The Courier and Enquirer New York; of Sat
urday last, says
The total arrivals of recruits from offices out of
town this week amount to AZ, all from Boston and
Buffalo. Philadelphia and Rochester have not sent
any on since last week. The city rendezvous
are not doing much.
The annual Cotton Planters Convention of the
State of Georgia will meet in Macon Tomorrow.
Business of the gravest Importance will engage the
attention OF the Convention, and its progress will
be regarded with interest at home and abroad;
since any action taken will be likely to be endorsed
by the other cotton growing States
The steamer James Adger, that arrived on Fri
day morning from Fortress Monroe, brought 20
cases of condemned clothing, consisting of cans
coats and pants, which were not according to CON
tract.
Mr.. and Mrs McTavish, the former grandson of
Charles Carroll, of CarroIltsn, the latter, the
youngest daughter of Gen. Scott are at Bedford
Springs, Pa. Mr.. McTavish is an invalid.
The Cumberland papers of June 9Th complain of
being deprived of mail facilities for the last week,
both East and West, on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
The chartered steam gunboat Daylight yes'er-
day went into commission and took her departure
from the Brooklyn navy-yard, at late hour in 'ne
afternoon, to join the blockading squadron
The Thirty regiment u > yo'pnteers' pa,tn
Col MeCunn, at present stationed al Tue "a, ,Ss
have been formally inspected ana muS'e''O INV
United States service.
Henry s. Foote, son of ex Go'erno! cpntederate
army.
Col. Mcleod Murphy's regiment , mas zee. WiIlet's
ed from For, Schnyfer to camp Morgan at i''e'
Point. PICK.
The Thirty first New York regl"she ,bs \ New York
er's Island, They have replace" '"'
ZOuaves. ilr.5 and ffty
A squad of numbering ggscond New York regi-
left New York to join the Se''
ment at Washington. TSr.;n sailed
c.r, schurz, American Min,,'erk y1k on Saturday in
for Southampton num
the steamship New oIk. ---s-,h A vsnUers has
'"e .o.,.tjon called the Ellsworth Avengers "A'
Al an naSrsanized in the city OF Aloauy. ,.,
oeen VI tho celebrated French billiard