The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-31

DANGEROUS 1t comes, loaded ,oih the death-sneH.
from Gelds 'Oe oih brothers blood. If the gital
"principle Of all Republican Gocerninaeats is The
"consent Of the goperned, mucb more does a UNION
q" ro.eqaal sovereign States require as its basis the
"ootandry cooperation IN its oyganic functions -
So wrote EDWARD EYEaETT, in well-chosen words
but little more than twelve months ago. He has
recaned these patriotic utterances since then. He
now advocates strong centralized Government
sectional domination, the crushing ont Of FREQ
speech, rigid censorship over the press, and tho
prosecution of the war upon the South 10 spbiu-
CATION, or to humiliation, if it needs must be so.
lie has kissed once more the very lowest hem of
Mrs GRuNDY's garment and is vain of the ap-
pause with which the base act has been
greeted. Four years earlier Mr. JOSEPH
Holt had distinguished himself by his bold
denunciations of the aims and purposes
OF the Republican party. ''The Black Repub-
teams, " said ne, Conforming the compromises Of
"tbe Constitution, in which the Republic had its
'origin, and scittom aohich it could not euis for
'day, tolerate not such an equipose; but look to,
''and labor for, a complete victory on one
'hand, and an unconditional submission on the
"other.' He warned his hearers Of the peril that
encompaSsed the South; Of the insolence and arro-
gance of the North and of the inevitable conse-
quences that would ensue if the Republican move
ment should prove successful. "IVW parfv.U
he asked, (Which, in its infancy, haughGly
'claims the right to refuse State admission into
''the Confederacy, because slavery is in her Con-
'stituton, hesitate, an the days Of its uncaa7enged
"asceadancy, 10 erpel State from the Contederaey
Jort the same cause or to take Upon Itself the erpur-
'.gation Of Slaocy from her code2" With the &C
cession of such party to power, he predicted
| that the North would invade the South and tram
pie out her institutions. ~ venture not" he
| continued, ''to depict the fate of the extreme
''South--that land now so full of sunshine and
'happiness- under q ruthless inyqsion ike this.
= ''San Domingo, jamaica these are
''the mirrors in which, while I speak, may
Tread, and read distinctly, the horrors Of that
| ''doom' Nor did he forget to point out the imm-
nent danger of this sectional dispute culnina-
ting in a centralized despotism '"Fhe organiza-
''iion of sectional party" said be, lis STEP
d
''ization which, as tathomess gulf is ever yawn-
cling for your ftderative system. = Tile
''coaceTtration Of all political rite at Hashington
'connot but be regarded as the last calait achich
tcoud JctdH tie lGnd arhick IRE all lore so mach.
= = = 8 Beneath tie intense heat of that
''e2o born san, your liberties arould lvitbey aroy as
''ocdbers the green herb amid the scorching sands of
'He african Desert"
Not at that time did Mr. Holt believe that the
South was in the wrong; for it was his lips-Ips
that now denounce her, and hound on the North
to sublngatc her-that framed the following glow
ing tribute to her patience and forbearance:
'The South has ever deprecated agitation.
''From her inmoSt soul her warnings have been
''for peace, and that she might be allowed to sit
under her own vine and fig tree and enjoy
''those blessings which the institutions of the
country promise alike to all. Standing with
''unsandaled feet upon the hallowed ground of
''the Constitution, and laying her hand upon its
''aliar, she calls upon the men of the North 10
''respect her position, TO forbear their rude on
''slanght, and press her not to the wall amid that
''ever-ringng cry Of selfrgh 'eonsness with which
cher ears have been stunned.
| Freedom forsakes, with Shrek shrines Grim
| "soned with fraternal bloodn
Four days ago this same Mr.. HoLT was the OBJ
ject of Gan enthusiastic demonstration in Boston
and Mr.. EVERETT was appointed to speak the
speech OF welcome. There was sense of fitness
IN The selection which has been rarely surpassed
1t was eminently proper that the sophist of the
west should be introduced to his new auditors by
the soPhist of the North. ''Tbey hail YOU. sir. y
said the Boston orator, ''as the man for the times
| Was that intended as a compliment or a sneer?-
1.-The clarion voice with which you struck terror
to the enemies of the Constitution has thrilled tC
''the heart Of the citizens of Boston," Who arr
| the enemies of the Constituton-the men of tht
North who daily violate it with IMMUNITY, OF
those of the South, Who in the figurative Ian
guage of Mr. HoLT, have heretofore stood will
fun5andaled feet upon its hallowed ground. anG
laying their hands upon its altar, called upon TIT
North to forbear, and press them not to tn,
'wall?" The question is suggestive; but W,
! leave Others 10 answer it. When Mr. EVERETT
ceased Mr.. Hour, with mellitiuous voice repIied
He did not, rs matter of course, expect so cordial
welcome. He was simply travener-the inpe.
nuous soul He had concluded TO visit Boston.
not merely 10 look upon the city, but also 10 re-
vive his patriotism. His public reception filled
him "with emotions of gratiied surprise" Tie
was for war. Compromise was word which
'could only now be uttered by dsloyal lips, OF
''by those speaking directly in the interests of the
rebellion" s s They were towards who
''talked of compromise" &c, &C., &c. Is ii
possible that he spoke in earnest2 Why, one Of
the heaviest charges brought by Mr. HoLr against
the Republicans during the Presidential campaign
OF 1855, was that they ''contemned the compro.
''mises of the Constitution, in which the Republic
chad its origin, and without which it could not
'exist for a day 81" But Jacais descensus-or, to
quote an aphorism of Mr. HoLr's which aptly il
lustrates his present condition and that of Mr. Ey.
ERETT-" When a man begins to tumble dom stairs
she rarely stops short Of 5ottom" At the bot
tom we leave them.