The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-09


THE EIGHTH CENsUs.-This great national work
is now being brought into operation, and will
doubtless be accomplished with more success, as
its prosecution will be attended with greater ener-
gy and rapdty, account CT the better experience
in its management. In 1850 the plan was adopted,
and the seventh census experiment, the con-
duct of which demanded caution. The comparative
success of the work has inspired degree of conf
dence which will insure the vigorous execution of
the eighth census, and the early embodiment of its
results in manner gratifying to the country and
of interest to the world at large.
The first circular to the marshals has already
emanated from the Department. and directs those
officers qualify for the discharge of their respec
tive duties by oath or affirmation, and instrncts
| them how to subdivide their several judicial dis
tricts that this work may commence the lst day
! of June, and be completed in every State and Ter
| ritOry within the earliest practical period.
In a few weeks a set of instructions, drawn up
with great particularly and care, will be forward
| ed to the marshas, informing them thoroughly of
every detail of this service, and containing drec-
tions respecting all the minuti of the duties of as
| sistants in the work of enumeration. In the pre-
paration of these instructions the returns of the
seventh census were carefully examined, and the
cause of every difficulty studied with view to the
removal of all obscurity and the supply of every
needed light to insure perfect, uniform and early
returns OF the results that if any failure should
attend the prosecution of any portion of the work,
it will be chargeable to bad appointments by the
marshals which is not an tcipated or indifference
| on the part of the people, which their general in
telligence will not Justify any one in apprehending
The first duty of the census officer, after the
eeipt OF the returns, will consist in making the
Congressional apporhonment of members of the
House OF Representatives among the several States,
according to their representative population.
| The effect OF this wise and salutary provision
will be to reduce the present number Of members,
which has grown, by the admission of new States,
to the number provided by the law of May %, 1850,
viz: 223-and SO long as this law remains unrepeal,
ed, to bring back the number of Representatives
every ten years to this starting point.
The assistants to be employed by the marshals in
the work of enumeration appointed by these
officers who are held responsible for their faithful
performance of duty. The schedules supplied
by the Census Officer, and distributed through the
marshals, to the assistants, to each of whom will
be furnished suitable and substantial portfolio fol
the protection OF the returns.
The marshals are paid at the rate of from 81 tC
S1.25 for each one thousand persons returned BY
the assistants; and the latter paid certain rate
for each entry and for the copies made.
| The assistants make returns to their marshal
and the latter to the Census Officer. Such is thu
programme of this great operation, which is to in
clude the personal status of thirty millions o
people on the lst day of June, 1860, and develop
the resources of an infant but giant repubic-th
whole machinery whereof will be conducted with
out confusion, and in a manner to command publ
approval and confidence
TENNESSEE COPPER MINEs.-The copper dstrc
in Tennessee lies in Polk county, in the southeast
ern part of the State, bordering upon the State
of Georgia and North Carolina. Polk county is il
the heart of the Cherokee Nation, from which tn
Indians were removed in 1885, Mining has bee
pursued for about ten years. with few facilities c
labor or transportation yet with favorable results
The e'Union Consolidated Mining Company" ha
four furnaces in use, and four more under con
struction, to be ready in spring. The mining are
embraced in its operations is 5000 acres. Tn
production of ore during the last seven months G
1859 was 4O79 tons, equal to $50 tons pure copper
worth at least S2500OO: The yield this year is eS
pected to double that OF the last. A first semi-ar
nual dividend is to be declared payable July
1850. The "Polk County Copper Company" OF
ganized in New Orleans, has purchased mines, an
IS preparing for operation on an extensive SCALE
game of chess between the New York and Boz
ton Chess Clubs, by telegraph, was to be commence
last night.
5000 copies Of DR.. Palmers translation of L
Femme have already been sold, though the boo
, ! has not been out quite two weeks.
The Inauguration of the Clay statue at Richmon
takes place on the 18th proximo.