The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-29
The Senate of Florida has adopted the following

aUOpTPU IOTTOWl INC
resolutions, unanimously.
Resolved bv the Senate and House of Representa-
'ires of Florida in General Assembly Conrened, That
in view of our national affairs the time for argu-
ment has passed, the time for action arrived; and
that Florida, as one of the Southern States, abdes
the destiny of her sisters, extends her warmest
of cooperation in any their united
wisdom may devise.
ResOlued, That in the event of the election Of
President BY a Northern party, opposed to slavery
it exists in the Southern States, it will be the
duty of the Southern States to take some means
in common to protect themselves, and of
the Southern States, Florida hereby pledges her
self to do her duty.
Resoued, That to give effect to this assured CO.
operation, the Governor be and he is hereby au.
thorized. upon the call of any of our Saveholding
States, and particularly those bordering on The
free States, to take any and all steps necessary for
the maintenance of their rights, and to convene
the Legislature in extraordinary session. should the
necessity occur.
Resolccd, That the Governor be requested to
forward copy of these resolutions to our Repre-
sentative and Senators in Congress, and to the
Governors of all the Southern States.
DowNINGs WATER TURNED LECTURER.-A South
ern paper has the following paragraph of CORES
pondence:
"Negro lecturing pays. speculator hired one
of Downing's BROAD street oyster saloon) walters
for fifty dollars month, and agreed to pay his
expenses to lecture! He hired a person to write
the lecture and the darkey started on his tour, call
ing himself escaped Virginia slave His lee
ture called John Brown and Slavery in Vr-
gna.' He delivered the lecture at Newark as
George johnson. His receipts were four hundred
dollars! The speculator then agreed to divide
equally, and let George off the fifty dollars a
month arrangement. The next lecture was deliv-
cred at Orange, receipts one hundred and sixty
dollars. The fellow, or rather two fellows are to
go on to Morristown, Newton in Sussex county,
and then to Port Jervis Orange county, New
York, and ma he tour through New York. Very
likely while the present excitement lasts, the ne
gro will make five hundred dollars a week clear.
NAvAL.-The old sloOp-of-war Falmouth went ont
of dry-dock yesterday morning. She has been
newly coppered and converted into a store-ship
She will be fitted up forthwith and sent to Aspin-
wall as permanent receivng-ship at that port
The L. s. steam gun-boat Mohican will go into
dry dock this morning. As there is not much the
matter with her, she will come out of dock in day
or two, and will sail forthwith for the coast of
Africa. There at present twenty four men at
work upon the frigate Wabash, getting her ready
to go into dock in few days. The U. s. frigate Con-
gress was at Rio when last heard from-all well.
The United States ship Sabine was at Greytown.
When last heard from the general health of the
crew and officers good. The United States
| steam corvette Brooklyn was at New Orleans.
W last heard from all well, and expected to sail
| in few DAYS for New York.
The United States steam frigate Mississippi,
| Capt. Nicholson commanding, was at Penang on
the goth October, and left same date for the
United States. Her arrival in Boston may be daily
expected. The Mississippi was disappointed in not
meeting the steam corvette Hartford, that vessel
having left Penang by the North Passage few
hours before the arrival of the Mississippi. The
| United States soop-of-war John Adams was in
| Penang on the same day, all well.-N Y. Tribune.
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN L1Gur.-The United
States mail steamship Northern Light, Tinke-
paugh, from Aspinwa Dec. 20 \. NJ, with 264
passengers, gold dust, and the United States mails
from California to the 9th inst, arrived at New
York on Tuesday evening. The following is the
| Purser's report:
Sailed from New York on the 5th inst, and ar
rived at Aspinwa, Dec Is, at IL A. NJ, making
the passage in days and q hours. No news of
special Importance on the lsthmus.
Much excitement exists in California, as well as
| on the lsthmus, in regard to the new Washoe dig
gings, and very large immigration is anticipated
in the spring.
The Northern Light brings sixteen barrels ofthe
ore, consigned to a house in Havre. 1t is said tC
be very rich containing large per centage of gold
and silver.
END OF A WRITER OF MARX Our Califor.
MIA files bring to us the particulars of the death
of Elbridge G. Paige, author of the Law sermons
put forth under the name of Glow, Jr. The de
ceased was at time proprietor and editor OF the
New Y ork Mercury; but convval habits intercept
ed the prosperity which was opening upon him
and, conscious of the fact, he soughta new field o
action in California. where he became connected
first, with the San Francisco Sun newspaper, ant
afterwards with the Golden Era; but his previous
habits returned upon him, and he died in state o.
destitution, which cannot be described. His eyes
were closed by female-who appears to have
cung to him, in the face of starvation, until deatl
had done its work.
The Court Circular says: "lfwhat we hear i
correct, we are likely to have another Byron il
the poetica world. 1t is reported that a nob
lord, the eldest son of popular peer, has writer
an exquisite original poem of such surpassin!
beauty as to perfectly enchant all who have reat
it. Ibis at present in MS, but we understand
will soon be submitted to the ordeal of the publ
through the medium of Mr.. Murray, the well
known publisher. "Orestes' is the name of tn
noble lords poem.
A horse arrived in New York on Saturday from
Italy only seven hands high. He is to be sent t.
Washington to Mr. Buchanan as present from J
H. Binda, the United States consul.
The Charleston Mercury notices the arrival il
that city, of twentyfou medical students iron
Philadelphia, who propose attending the medica
, school in Charleston.