The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-09
CITY NTELLTGENCE.

DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
following are the resolutions adopted by the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, which met in this
city on the 9Th and 7th inst:
ResoEred That the first duty of the Democratic party
of Maryland is to restore her native born and adopted
citizens those rights which, through violence and fraud
they have been deprived Of to maintain the great and
cardinal principle of republican government the purity
of the balobOX and to protect and sustain, by all
stuona and legal means, every voter in the free,
controlled and safe expression Of his opinions every
question in reference to which is his right his duty
to vote
ReSored That the people of the city of Baltimore are
at this time, and have been since the ascendancy of the
seftyled American party stripped of those rights which
most dear every American citizen that life liberty
and property without protection either the State
City governments that the right of suffrage has not
only been denied but openly repudiated and it is an i'm.
perave duty which the Democratic party of Maryland
owe to the people Of the State and of the Union to
remedy these evils and to restore to every zen those
titled enjoy.
R,soIrsd, That have observed with intense anxiety
the inyasfbn Of Virginia, sister State by band of
awess and fanatical men, whose object by serve
nsurrection. to strip of property, violate State
Union of these States must be dissolved and the South
be driven by every in her power to nnte in the
preservation of her property the saucy of her SOIL and
the lives Of her citizens.
ReSoIred, That the State of Maryland is now she
has been the steadfast friend of her Southern sis
ters that Democracy State represented
this committee feel pledged assert at this their eari
est opportunity their devotion to the institution guar
anted to us by the Constitution and their reprobaon of
the fanatica demonstrations at the North, clearly
pointing, they do to determined purpose to destroy
our domestic institutions and with them the Constitu
ton and the Union.
Resolved That have entire confidence that
ocratc members OF the Legislature will promptly take
such action will sustain their obligations to the people
to protect the honor secure the and promote the
best interests of the State and maintain the confidence
of the South and of patriotic men of the North.
The committee then adjourned till tomorrow at
10 o'clock.
1t is understood that bill was prepared and
freely discussed, relative to important changes in
the laws for the government of this city. The
principal features of the bill were the institution
of new system of police. the regulation of the
appointment Of judges Of election, and the division
of the wards into election precincts.
The following resolutions were also passed:
On motion of j. Carroll Walsh
esolred That A. Lingan Jarrett be requested to take
the necessary legal steps contest the election of VIM H.
Purnell as Comptroller.
On motion of John Contee-
Resored That this meeting tender its thanks to the
citizen sOldiery of Baltimore and Frederick for their
promptness and gallanry in Offering their services and in
repairing Harper's Ferry The action of the volunteer
troops in Baltimore in thus instantly posting the from
tier has given confidence in their devotion and patriot
ism throughout the State at large.
The sttings of the Convention were marked by
much harmony, and the discussions exhibited a
radical disposition to improve the condition of
| things.
BURNT To DEATH.-On Wednesday evening lit
tie girl, three years Of age, named Emma C. J.
Golden, daughter of Lucius Golden, living at No
terribly burnt, that she died in a few hours. 1t
appears that the mother left the child in a room on
the second story of the building, and went down
stairs to attend to some domestic duties. In her
absence the child took the candle from the table
and her dress ignited. The little thing crawl
ed under the bed, and when the mother entered she
found the bed-clOthing fire. which she extin-
gushed and then discovered her little daughter un
der the bed. She gave an alarm, when assistance
was given and the flames, which by this time en-
veloped the child, were put out. Dr. Morrison was
called, but could render assistance and the little
sufferer fingered for two hours, when she died
0UTRAGEoUs.-Ie esterday afternoon William Kel-
so, apprentice in the employ of Conrad Buckermann,
tailor, l25 Barre street, committed violent out
| rage bv throwing a large stone at his employer,
through his window, which struck Buckermann in
the face cutting it rather severely, the splinters
| the broken glass also injurng Mrs. Buckermann in
the face, who was standing near by at the time
The boy was previously in the employ of Mr.. b. but
discharged, and at his fathers intercession was
taken back, but had not been long at work when he
deliberately put on his coat and acted as above sta
| ted Officer Jackson arrested him and took him
before Justice Showacre, who fined him 81 and
costs, and committed him for Court.
BEFORE THE MAYoR.-Yesterday morning jaime:
| Brown, Thos Carroll, and Joseph Merritt, wert
| arraigned before the Mayor charged with having
threatened the life of JAS. A. Jones, the keeper o
drinking g-saloon, No. Is Swan street. Jone.
| testified that he had rented the premises to Brown
| and Carroll and that on Wednesday while he wa!
| engaged in removing his furniture thererom fol
the purpose OF giving possession to the party they
entered and demanded the key, and on his refusal
| they threatened to assault him. The Mayor dis
| charged Merritt, and held Brown and Carroll Il
] keep the peace in the of $500. L ta
( The COMMERCIAL CoLLEGE.-The Rev. E. Yeate
| Reese will deliver free lecture Commercial
Ethics this friday evening at the College tht
i northeast corner of Baltimore and Charles streets
The public are invited.