The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-05

tory. They accompanied by an escort of two
companies of dragons.
Before leaving this city, Secretary FIartnell re
! fused to give commissions to the members elect o
the Legislature from this county, in consequence,
ofthe legal proceedings during the late election
| This will render a new election necessary.
Col. Lander, Superintendent of the Fort Kearney
South Pass and Honey Lake wagon road, spent
few days in this city during the past week. He ha
succeeded during the summer in constructing al
excellent wagon road from the South Pass along the
base of the Wind River Mountains, intersecting tn,
old road again on Bear River. This new cut off
besides being much shorter than the old road, il
preferable in consequence of the more abundant
and frequent supplies of water, wood and grass
1t Is probable that Col. Lander will return with h
party to the States this FALL instead of attempting
to winter in the mountains.
Chief Justice Eckles will return to the States
abount tho lst of next month"; he having obtained
leave of absence for three months, to enable him tC
visit his family in Indiana.
The italian correspondent of the Philadelphia
Erentng Bulletin, writing from Spezia, thus de-
scribes Sandman election: +r
Robespierre, revolutions, republics-the latter
suggesting elections, Of which we had Sandman
specimen last Sunday. The choice ofthat dav may
appear odd to you, but don't to me, having So
journed sufficiently long in the land to get accus-
toned to it, at any rate it is no more of desecra-
tlOn than the fremens riot, which invariably takes
place at home on First-day afternoon. The people
of the kingdom are allowed to choose their deputies
to the lower house; TINS is the elective
franchise and is quite as much as is good for them
The qualifications for voter, though apparently
reasonable to an european mind, would be so
many shackles to a freeborn American. In the
hrst place voter is required actually to be born
Plemontais and to reside in the district where he
votes.
He is expected, moreover, to be able to read and
write, and worse than all, to be the possessor,
either in property, salary, or the product of mis-
labor of three hundred francs year. The conse-
Is hat lint hr,r,I bod pI
fifty voters in all Spezia, where with us there would
be thousand. The election is held in the theatre.
On the stage is large table on which is the eecto-
raj urn, and seated around six of the most respect
able persons of the town (chosen by the Syndic or
Mayor for judges. Some dozen National Guards
kept the DOORS one but qualified voters of whom
the sentinel has list being allowed to enter The
uniform of these citizens soldiers consists of their
best suit of Clothes with the addition of a bavonet
belt, little cap and muskGt.
The lieutenant, particular friend of mine being
tailor, had made for himself q very fine costume,
wore a sword and cooked hat and really, barring
his Bardolphian nose, was not bad looking man.
The drummer's boy | observed, was likewise gotten
up regardless of expense, but being very small and
his drum very large, the effect was not good. The
candidates were NerasS, Count of Castgone, the
husband of the most beautiful woman in Europe,
about whom, by the wav, there are current the
most infamous lies and slanders, and which
have blushed to copied in American papers, and
Mr.. Giuano Rezasco, the former supported by the
priests and constitutional party, the latter by the
reds The eectioncerng devices consisted of
twelve handbils, onsix ofwhch was printed :" Fira
Dcputoto Fcrosis," and on the remainder :" Vira
al Deputoto Rezasco."
Then each one had issued an address to the
''Etettori della Spezid." OF these found fourteen
copies pasted about the town, Verasis founding his
claims on having once on time recommended the
removal of the Naval Arsenal from Genoa here, a
general love of his fellow citizens and desire to
serve them. RezascO had not come out on the Ar
"a hrIta hat hD
the fellow for a crisis. There was no noise, no ex-
citement, no nothing the small drummer beat his
large drum manully three times during the day.
'to call the folks together" and at four o'clock,
Rezasco had come to grief, and Verasis was de-
cIared elected, wherupon | observed two men shake
hands with priest, and that was all. | dare say
in time the thing will improve and further freedom
will provide brass bands, brandy and water, rows,
and all the materials of properly regulated con
test. Meanwhile, let us hope and pray that this
poor benighted nation may eventually obtain that
liberty of speech and behavior for which the
citizens of our own happy country are distin-
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