The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-11
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The following account of the hosting of the first
flag at Montgomery, we take from the correspou-
dence of the Charleston Courier under date of 4tb
inst.:
The Flag of the Confederate States, embracing
the old tri-color, but modified in arrangement to
suit present circumstances, was raised for the first
time this afternoon upon the rotunda of the Capt.
tol. AS soon as Congress had adjourned, an i'm
mense number of citizens, escorted by detach-
ment of the State Artllerists, bringing with them
brass howitzer, assembled in front of the building
AT few minutes before four O'Clock, seven young
ladies, representing the seven Southern States,
assembled the ledge girding the summit of the
building, and amid the stirring strains of the Mar
seillaise, arranged the flag upon the staff and as
the last chime of four was waited to the woods the
first gun was fired, "Dixie" was played off by the
band, and the national flag extended its folds to the
the Joyful breeze. The flag was unfured by Miss
Letitia Christiana T. Tyler, a granddaughter of
Ex-President Tyler, and lady of extraordinary
beauty, intelligence and patriotism. l fervently
hope that the circumstance of her having been the
first person to unfurl the emblem of Southern
liberty, will force its signifcancy upon the Union
sentiments of the revered Vrginian, and that ere
long his voice may be raised with ours in defence
OF its honor and the interests of its people.
Mr.. MoTLEY's History OF THE UNITED NEITHER
LANDS, which has already been reviewed in these
columns, has met with a decided success. The
Harpers received orders for more than 200 copies
before the day of publication. Two thousand CO.
pies were subscribed for one day by booksellers
and libraries in New York and BROOKLYN alone.
Of these, the Mercantile Library of Brooklyn pur
chased thirty copies, and the Mercantile Library
of New York two hundred and fifty copies. This,
says the New York World, is without precedent in
literary history, and shows, in striking manner.
the change that has taken place in the character of
the popular reading Of the country. The members
of the Mercantile Library are mainly young men.
A few years ago the greater part of the books
taken for perusal were novels; half dozen comics
of any standard work were amply sufficient to sup.
ply the demand. Now, to meet the wants of its
members, the Library finds it necessary to purchase
tolerable edition of an expensive historical work.
Nudes great circulating library, in London, in
deed, purchased 500 copies of Motley; but the
subscribers to Nude reside in every part of the
kingdom, and have the privilege of keeping books
for an an almost unlimited time, while those of
libraries can only keep books for limited period.
1t may be safely estimated that each of these Co
pies will, within six months, be read by ten men,
pers: Nearly three thousand young men in New
4 OK will have been furnished by the Mercantile
library alone with the perusal of the foremost his
.oricai work of the age-for Macaulay's history
must ever remain magnificent fragment The
e G,erAs o ne" ork may we'll be proud of the no.
Die institution founded and sustained BY themselves
anu 10 .aahagers may congratulate themselves
upon the influence which they have exerted in rails
ing the standard Of taste and culture of its mem
bers.