The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-20
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ILAhfLAND FoLITICs.-At Democratic meeting,
nelu at Denton, Caroline county, on Thursday last
the following gentlemen were appointed delegates
, % 10 %the democratic State Convention to be held in
Inls I'M city on the 22nd inst:-Dr G.. e. Tarr, D.
rleiuS; anu II. l.. Hardcastle. DR.. Geo G. Har-
A mon, }. W. Bryant, Edward HardcastIe woro on-
pointed delegates to the Easton District Convap-
, tion, to be held on the 29th inst. NV 0'A' u"
fo51t'cat:-Ihe I1 American party of MARYLAND are
10 hod state convention in this CITY on the 19tb
OF April. The following gentlemen bavo hoori
elected to represent the State of MARYLAND in tba
national central executive committee of the const;
tutlonal Union party:
For the State at large Hon. Jobn p Ko,,oJ,.
and Ezekiel f. Chambers. For lst Congressional
district, James U. Dennis; I'd, H. w. Archer. 3d
VIM. Chestnut; 4th, VIM. Price; 5tb Frederick
Schley; 9th, Hon. A. Bandall.
At the Democratic County Convention held in
Frederick on the 10th inst, the gentlemen an
pointed to represent that county in the State Con-
Venton,t to assemble in Baltimore on the 22nd inst
and also in the Congressional Convention of the
Frederick District, to select Delegates IN tbe
| charleston Convention, were as follows. Hon II
l.. L. Lowe, Thomas II. O'Neal. John Ritchie A, r.
Kunkel, Daniel S. Bser, 0. Horsey, B. F, Dor:ap
DR.; w: Mcpherson, N. Worthington, Josenh P
McDevltt, j.. W; Bussard, Geo. p. Fox, George
SSasylor, Jacob Wolfe, Jr,. Dorsey Waters. Samuel
Thomas OF e., Daniel Main.
The Kent county Democratic Convention has an
pointed John w. COmegys, William b. Wilmer
and Thomas W. Rnggold as delegates to the Bal
tlmore Convention, and c. J. Scott, William Jani-
|
slona District Convention, to nominate candidates
! Tor the Charleston Convention The District Con
! of March, - VIZ ~
The time of the meeting of the Democratic Dis
trlct Convention at Easton has been changed from
the 4th of April to Wednesday, 2eth of March inst
Mr.. PENNINGTON AS A Presiding OFFIoER-s'Oc-
casional," the correspondent OF the PHILADELPHIA
Press, thus speaks of the qualifications of Mr.. Pen
niHgton as presiding officer:
good deal of unfriendly criticism is beino he
slowed upon Mr. Speaker Pennin gton Let saw
a word in behalf Ofthis Representative of New Jer
sey. lie came into Congress with no reputation as
aparhamentaran, and aspiring to none. He was
known as conservative and, although Republi-
can, mad made strong record in favor of the fuui-
tive-slave law, and in favor of maintaining all the
other rights Of the South under the Constitution
| Socially, he has always occupied the highest no.
sltlon, as well in his own State as in Pennsylvania
| lie is known IN Philadelphia a man of great be-
nevoence and purity of character, ALWAYS ready to
90 a KIND act, and possessing great tact in making
friends. lie Is not as accurate and as prompt as
Banks, nor as thoroughly skilled as Orr or Cobb
In the Speaker chair, but his kindness of heart
ana the general fairness of his department 90 far
to make up for other deficiencies In appointino
MS standing committees he presented a healthy
contrast to the sectionasm of the Senate and in
regard to the special committees which have since
been raised, he took care to give the South full
snare. Ihose who regard Mr.. Speaker Penninr-
! ton as easily deluded, misunderstood the man lie
makes no pretensions but it is manifest that he ia
as good man as many of those who profess while
| perusing his character, to know everything about
him. 1t is very difficult post to fll-that of the
presiding officer of the House of REPRESENTATIVES of
| the United States and when you secure an honest
| man you have secured the main point. Such an
| one, firmly believe, is William Pennington. of
New Jersey.
The SLAVE TRADE-Irs PRoFITs-A correspon-
dent of the New York Times, writing from the
West coast of Africa, on the subject of the slave
| trade, thus audes to the profits made by those
engaged in it:
! may state with safety, that the average profit
over and above all expenses, upon each negro
| landed upon the coast of Cuba, is between three
and four hundred dollars. | am taking the aver
age of cargo. Let us put it at the lowest mark
three hundred dollars. 1t does not require the in
tellect of Newton to calculate the profits that
must accrue to the safe landing of a cargo of ne
| groes. One thousand negroes would give a return
of at least three hundred thousand dollars-a suIi-
| cient sum to set all parties concerned "upon their
| legs" Well can those parties afford to burn their
| fine vessels well can the Cuban, after such mag
nhcent return upon his invested capital, afford to
| go to New Y Ork and have grand splurge; and
| the "merchant prince, he, too, can be more
princely still. The bait of profit is certainly a
| tempting one where there is no penalty who
| would not bite?
THE CHESAPEAKE AND Quo CANAL.-The trade
opens since the breaking up of the ice somewhat
tavoraby. Within the week past about twenty
live boats have arrived at Georgetown with car
goes of wheat, -four corn, hay, &C.. from various
points in Maryland and Virginia. As yet no coal
| has come down from Cumberland, nor will any be
expected for ten days to come. The ice freshet
did considerable damage to Dam No. s. removing
two or three cribs. One of them was put in on
| Thursday last, and the others will soon follow -
Dam No. 4 sustained damage. The navigation,
with this exception, is good throug ughout.-Natioaai
hteiligencer.
RrFLED CANNoN.-The Adjutant General of Mas
sachusettss in company with an officer of the navy
md Of tl,nI II,,N,l ~
been recently experimenting with a rifed six
pounder bronze cannon. The Adjutant General
reports that ''it was proved by actual experiment
mat with the smallest service charge Of powder
for six FOUNDER gun az pound) an elongated or
conlcal shot weighing fourteen pounds, can be pro-
jected at least one-thrd further, and with more
effect and at less elevation than is possible with a
smooth-bore cannon and round shot weighing six
| pounds.
Liberal SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE PoPE.-The citi-
zens OF Dublin, Ireland have at one effort contr-
| buted $4,000 offering to the Pope. 1t is
estimated that Ireland will altogether send to his
! Holiness more than 81 100000 as defence fund
! The English Catholics, and a good many English
ProteStants, too, have begun a subscription for the
! same purpose, which has already reached more
than 500, 600. The Duke of Norfolk has sub
scribed S2O, 900, and Mr.. Beresford Hope Ia Pro
testant) has added $4,000 as his ''mte.''
The DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CoMurTEE-The fol-
| lowing are the names of the gentlemen comprising
the Democratic National Convention: G. l.. Val
lan,digham, of Ohio, Chairman; VIM. Barksdale,
of Mississippi; Miles Taylor, of Louisiana; VIM
| Bigler, of Pennsyvania Thomas S. Bocock, of
! Virginia; John A. Logan, of Illinois; VIM II.
English, Of Indiana; John Cochrane, of New York;
NJ W. Cluskey, Secretary; Jonah d. Hoover,
| Treasurer.
The Model Farm Association of PENNSYLVANIA,
| chartered by Secent act of the Legislature of
that State,wa organized in Philadelphia on Friday
last by the election of the following named gentle
men officers President, Algernon s. Roberts;
| Treasurer, David Landreth Secretary Dir A l.
| Kennedy.
The Richmond Dispatch says that homespun
cloths are becoming so fashionable with business
men in Virginia, that the factories in different
| parts of the State find it impossible, with their
present facilities, to fill thenumerous orders that
| pour in upon them.
There has been general fare-up in the Uni
versity of Mississippi. Charges were made against
the President, Mr.. Barnard, of receiving the evi-
dence of a negro against one of the students. The
| trustees acquitted him, when all the Professors of
| Southern birth rendered their designations.
| Some of the Washington letter-writers say that
if the Homestead bill passes the Senate, the Pres-
dent will veto it. The Washington Constitution is
vigorOusl y assailng the measure, and condemning
the provisions of the bill Just passed the House of
Representatives.
The project lately set foot to remove the
State Capitol from Baton Rouge to New Orleans,
has failed for the present is the belief
however, that in the course of two years the mea.
sure will be adopted.
William Mann, well known as usher to the
ladies' department of the Senate gallery, is in
diving condition. He is past the power of speech,
and his attendants and friends look hourly for his
deceaSe.
The coffin containing the body of a man named
Wertz, buried about eighteen months since, was
opened last week in Albany, n. Y. The body
found face downward, and the fingers of the man
grappled in his hair.
There at Norfolk, Va, on Tuesday
morning. There a slight sprinkling of snow,
on Tuesday, at Wilmington, n. c., and it fell
still deeper on the line of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad.
A bill has passed the New FORK Legislature and
now awaits the signature Of the Governor to
become law, which will etfectually put stop to
the opening of places of amusement on Sunday in
New York city.
An incendiary fire discovered in Philadel-
phia, where the material used to kindle the flames
was pieces of wood that had been chopped off the
cupola of one of the enginehouses. They do want
a paid fire department in that city.
Full returns from New Hampshire show the fol-
lowing result: Goodwin, Republican, $4,000; Cate,
Democrat, 30, ,4l0 Goodwin's majority, 1859. The
vote last year was: Goodwin, 36,36S; Cate, g., ,S25;
majority for Goodwin, 3,543
The Illinois House of Assembly has disposed of
bill for restoring the death penalty by laving it
the table, by a large majority and without de-
bate.