The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-01
STATE OF THE PUBLIC MIND.

STATE OF THE PUBLIC MIND.
From the Concord (Ne'g Hampshire Democratic Stand
ard May 25
Whatever may be the tone of the Republican
press with regard to the war, aud the earnestness
with which the State governments ofthe North are
preparing for it, it cannot be disguised, that there
is deep feeling of concern and anxiety with ard
to the future, pervadiug the public mind. And
this feeling is not confined to the Democratic por
ton of the community. 1t pervades, with an equal
degree of intensity, the hearts and minds Of our
Republican teow-ctizens. We have conyersed
with many of the latter, and know that they par
ticipate in the common anxiety and concern
| The people entertain an ndefinabe dread of the
results and consequences of the war; They are
not so confident as many of their newspaper or CANS
profess to be, of conquerng and reducing the South
back to obedience to the government Of the Union.
And more than that, they see in the future an i'm
mense load OF debt and taxation, which is to weigh
| upon their industry and hard labor during their
own lives and for generations afterwards. This is
sure and certain result of the war, which all see
and comprehend.
| But, more than all this, they fear a substantial
| change in the government of the republic. They
know, too well, that civil war; in republics results
| in the pr0stration OF free institutions. They sap
and undermine the institutions of law and order
| and establish in their places the empire of the
sword. They behold military de2potism IN prospect
as one Of the consequences Of this ocar. And hence
| they desir. peace
They desire that this fratricidal war should
cease. They feel that the time to restore the Union
men endeavored to save it by reasonable and time
y concession of the just constitutional rights of
| the South. But, the party in power would not
| ''yield an inch" And hence the dangerous civil
war that is upon US.
The editor of the paper from which we copy the
ABOVE, has been threatened with mob-law, &C., if
he did not suspend the publica ton of his journal
lie replies as follows:
| Ii this civil war, brought upon our devoted
| country political ahn
among us, spspends the rights and liberties of tbe
people, ana introduces the reign of anarchy and
mobocratic violence in the place of law want to
| know it. If necessary, am ready To have tbo
| matter tested In my person. And l now proclaim
to all who are disposed to suppress the freedom of
my press by violence, that | am resolved to main
tain and defend it, and to defend my propertv and
person, while have breath of life in NV hodv mr.
a drop OF blood in my veins.
ms is my firm and resolute purpose: for this
am prepared; and my mob0eratic friends NAV
govern themselves accordingly.
Treason TRIAL IN CINcINYArI.-The case Of
ogllvle Byron Young, of Missouri, is attracting
considerable attention att Cincinnati, where he is
being tried upon a charge of treason. The trial
was commenced on Monday last, and after two day S
OF difficulty and disappointment, jury was at
length empanneled. The reporters are not allowed
to publish the testimony, but the following is a
brief sketch of the case:
S0mewhere about the 1st of pril last the prison
er took lodgings at the Spencer House. registering
his name as being from Missouri. He remained
there until the I'd of April, having in the mean
time made the acquaintance of fellow guest, to
" HON he stated that it "nothing but nuts and
cheese" for the 5 nth to whip the North and that
he was to take command OF the Texas Rangers and
march to Washington. 1t also appeared that at
the time OF his arrest quantity Of papers were
found on his person, among which were three let
ters from l.. p. Walker, Governor Pettus, of Mis-
Sssippi, and Senator James Green, and that he
claimed to be indignant at jeff. Davis for not hav-
ing ratified the bargain between himself and ak
er. Davis he said rendered him an office of lower
rank in the service of the Confederate States,
than that he should have held, and that thev had
rupture in consequence. The contents of these
letters has not ye' been given to the jury.
THE Crops IN ST.. MARYS-The Leonardtown
Beacon says:
We regret to state that the fly and ioint-worm
have made their appearance in the wheat fields
around our village. They are said to be very nu-
merous and destructive. We have not heard whe-
Their they have made their appearance in other sec
tons OF our county, but it is greatly to be feared
they have. The corn crop in the county is I'M
usually backward this spring, in consequence of
the cold wet weather that has prevailed since it
was planted.
George Mcclellan, OF Pennsylvania, who was ap-
pointed Maj General of the Western Volunteers,
and afterwards MAJ General of the regular army
by the President, 1t is said outranks all other gen
era officers, and will be Commander-n-Ch Chief of the
army OF the United States, in the event of the dea
OF Lieut.. Gen. Scott, instead of Gen. Wool. He is
not much over 80 years of age.-N. Y. ErD-