The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-19

Young lOf MT. sherman. lie said he did not bV
doing so, endorse the doctrines of the HELPER book
Instead of the Democratic party being national If
was pro-slavery. He wished to know whether the
South Americans advocate Congressional protection
to slavery in the Territories
Messrs Hardeman, Quarles, Moore of Kentucky.
and Boteler, said in effect that they did
Mr.. ErHERTDGE said that, according to the inter
probation of the Kansas Nebraska act the people
have the right to regulate the question of slavery
In their own way; and, so help him God, he would
never vote to put slavery in those territories so
long as that act remains unrepealed
Mr.. BRIGGS, OF New York, explained his views on
the question. lie never believed there was anv ne
cessity for any protection for slavery beyond what
was required by the Constitution He advocated
KIND OF squatter sovereignty question.
Mr. CARTER, resuming, said he understood the
Southern Opposition to be in favor of such code
Much Of the time was occupied in askino ones
tlons as to the position of various gentlemen on the
question OF a slave code for the Territories
The House then adjourned.
PAUPERIsM IN New YoRK.-The Governor of New
orE, IN his recent message, dir ects attention to
the rapid increase of pauperism in that State. The
message informs us that during the year 1858 relief
was granted by the public in two hundred and
sixty thousand one hundred and fifty-hve cases:
equalto seven and ourtenths per cent of the entire
population, at an expense Of one million four hun
dred and ninety thousand three hundred and
ninety one dollars and twentv-eght cents While
IN the twenty years from 1881 to 1851 the popuIa-
ton OF the State increased only sxty-one per cent
pauperlsm increased in the same period seven hun
dred and six per cent. In 1881 there was one per
son renewed to every one hundreds and twenty-three
inhabitants; in 1871 one to every thrtv-nine; in
1891 one to every twenty-tour, and in 1858 one to
every seventeen.
THACKERAY's CoRNHTLL MAGAZIyT-Tbe first
number of this periodical was published at London
on the lst instant, and the entire edition of sixty
thousand at once taken by the trade and the pub
lie. 1t is sold in London for one shillino and will
be sold here for thirty-six cents 1t contains about
nall the quantity of reading matter in an Atlantic
Nonmiy, and opens with the first chapters of a new
sonage" Sir John Bowrng next next connfTiBGfesp Pan an
article on the Chinese war, and then comes the
4rst chapter OF Thackerays new story, "Lovcl, the
WldoWer: q. II. Lcwes has an article on
"Studies in Animal Life, Father Prout an inaugu-
ratIve ode and a few small anonymous articles ill
up the rest of the magazine.
FEoN DEMERARA.-Ca Captain Jordan of the brio
Hubert, which arrived at New York on Tuesday
from Demerara 22d ult., reports business very
dull at that place, with provisions in large quaint
ty on hand. Sugar had somewhat improved upon
the receipt of advices from the United States Ten
escaped prisoners from the French penal colony at
Cayenne had reached Demerara, and French YES
sci was sent there to secure them, but the English
Governor refused to give them up alleging that
they had been tried and sentenced already, and
that as they had escaped they could not be surren-
dered The names of the prisoners are not men
toned.
PAUPERIsM IN MASSACHUSETTS. Out of j, ,2l7 indi,
Vlduas admitted to the pauper asylums of Massa-
chusetts in 1859, 3,940 were British subjects. or
their children born in this State and the bare cost
OF maintaining them has been SS4 900 at least If
lunatIcs were included, some 300 more would lie
added to the number, and the expense would ex-
ceed Sl240O0. Besides these the Commissioners
for alien passengers have sent back about 600 of
this class within year, under the law of 1851.
without allowing them to become further charge
able.
PLAGIARIsM.-A clergyman of the Church of Scot
land has been detected in preaching as his own the
sermon OF another clergyman, a Methodist of some
celebrity But upon examination it was found
that the latter Reverend gentleman had stolen the
same sermon from a volume by the Rev Dr. Greer
wood, OF Boston, entitled 'Sermous of Consola-
ton" One cannot be too careful to avoid stealing
second hand matter.
WOMAN FfEEMEN.-The women OF Lawrence, he
rOnes in every sphere, during the fearful scenes Of
the hour, won laurels in the FGre Department also
When after hours of extreme exertiOn, the fire
men, worn down and quite exhausted called for
hep,a beyy of ladies who were standing on theside-
walk in Canal street, flew over to the engines and
manning" the brakes, worked the machine amid
the cheers of the hremen
QUEER CARGo.-A ship recently sailed from
San Francisco for Hong Kong, with an odoriierous
cargo consisting Of the dead bodies of hundreds OF
Cinnamon, bound for the tombs Of their ancestors
The perfume was almost as delightful as that from
the rats their comrades eat This kind of trade
still thrives in the Pacific Ships take live China.
men and dead rats to California, and carry back to
Asa dead Cinnamon and live rats
BAD WRITING.-The Postmaster General, in his
late report, makes a statement with regard to the,
superscription of letters which, though not new
Is deserving attention. He saws "the reason why
letters do not reach their destination is traced in
large majority of cases to the writers them
selves who either misdirect do not write a legi-
BILE hand"
Al
jockey, George Fordham has not done a bad bust
the other side OF the pond during 1853, his
number of "winnng mounts" during the year
being III, and two dead heats and the value of the
stakes must exceed f25 900. This is exclusive of
his winnings by bets, which said to amount to
some S300,0O0.
HART, THE ScULProR.-Joel T. Hart, the distin-
guished American sculptor, has lust returned To
this country from Florence, where he has spent
some years. He left Washington on Tuesday for
kentucky, to receive an order from the Legisla-
ture for colossal statue of Mr.. Clay. His statue
of Mr.. Clay, made for the ladies of Virginia, is
now in Washington
UNFoRrUNArE.-Mr. Price of st. stephen, in
Maine, was burnt out of house twice in one night!
He owned two houses, a short distance from each
other. The one he lived in took fire about six
o'clock, and his family had barely time to escape
to the other. About twelve o'clock that also was
found to be on fire, and the night was bitterly
cold, was laid in ashes
A NUr FOR ABoLIrIoNrsrs TO CRAcK.-The Lynch
burg (Va.) Republican says that short time since
a very worthy cOlored man of that CITY, known rs
John Christian was set free bv his master the Rev
VIM. H. Kinkle, but becoming dissatisfied with his
extended liberties he, in the Hastings Court was
returned to his master, the deed of freedom being
annulled on his motion.
AIRY LocATIoN.-On the 18th of December the
mercury in the thermometer at Ottawa. the new
capital OF Canada, went down to thirty-three de-
grees below zero, perhaps Just to show us Yankees
how Tar Canada can get ahead of us. Chicago has
reached twenty-three degrees below zero, but they
have longer thermometers in Ottawa.
From BREMEN.-The screw steamer New York,
arrived in New ork Tuesday morning. She
brings one hundred and twenty-seven passengers,
but no news of interest
Mr.. Charles Kean has in the press "Seections
from the PLAYS of Shakespeare, especially adapted
for schools, private families and young people
The work will be in two small octave volumes"
Eliphaet Merrill died in Washington, Vermont.
last week, aged 96. He voted for George Wash
ington for President at his first election and has
voted at every Presidential election since.
The Crescent Iron Works, at Wheeling. Vir
ginia, have contracted to manufacture 4 500
tons of tubular rails for the Memphis branch of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
The submission of Mohammed Arnim and of tba
Caucasian tribes who acknowledge his rule puts an
end to the war carried on by Russia since the be-
ginning of this century.
Daniel &. Potter was acquitted in Wisconsin
on charge of robbery, because the indictment
read twenty dollar gold pieces" instead of ''dou-
Die eagles the legal name of the coin
Mr.. Sherman, the Republican candidate for
scendant of Roger Sherman, of Rhode Island
memory,