The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-07

PRACTICAL AMALGAMATION IN CANADA-The Whit
| Citizens resort to Wob-LoU.-We learn from the De
troit Free Press of the Sd instant that the locality
known as Chatham, c. W., the scene of numerous
negro disturbances of late, and the object of much
unenyiable nOtOriety abroad. has again distn-
gulshed itself in its own peculiar way. The Pres,
| SAYS:
About two years since the Exeter Hall Aboli-
tion Society sent out here from England, among
other missionaries, young woman named King,
whose mistaken philanthropy had induced her to
devote herself to the thankless task of improving
and reforming our fugitive Africans. She is at
this time nineteen or twenty years Of age, an intel
lgcnt and refined lady, and possessed of an annuity
| OF several hundred dollars year, accruing from
her property at home. Her antctionate interest
| in the negroes eliminated day or two since in
her marriage to old darkey preacher named
Pinckney, lat Chatham, event which took the com
munity by surprise and excited the most intense
! disgust and indignation, as she was very well
| known, and, from her education and attainments
| much respected.
The couple married by an Episcopal cer-
| gyman, and Immediately took possession of their
| dOmicil. The night had hardly closed around
| them before the house was assaulted by gather
| ing OF about one hundred white citizens who first
| smashed the windows, then kicked the door in
and, without ceremony, proceeded in demonstra-
| ton to the house which threatened to demOSh it
| over the heads of the bridal pair. No harm was
offered to them but the efforts of the crowd did not
cease until unmistakable evidence of their disgust
had been furnished, when the aspiring negro and
his super-eegant piece of household furniture were
informed that the operation would be repeated so
often as an expression of sentiment on the part OF
| the white citizens needed.
The party who took the law into their own hands
In this case respectable and responsible citi-
zens, that were unable to restrain their indignation
at such outrages upon decency.
RIGHTS OF NEGROES IN SLEEPING .CARs.-On We'd
nesday night last when the train over the Little
Miami Road reached Xenia, two coored men-a
bishop and minister in a colOred ehurch-got on
board and took seats IN the sleeping car, which
was already nearly filled with passengers. The per
son in charge of the car discovered them soon after
and directed them to go to the forward car The
negroes refused, and claimed that they had right
| to remain, and should resist any attempt to eXpel
| them, notwithstanding they were informed that
| the sleeping-car was private property, and the
| owner thereof had the right to determine what
! guests he would entertain. After a wordy contro-
versy, and the negroes still refusing to leave their
seats, they forcibly elected, much to the relief
of the passengers who had been disturbed. The
bishop proclaimed his intention to make the Com
pany pay for the 'Emateria aid' rendered him in
his exit, and if he should attempt resort to legal
measures, the question will then be decided to
whether negroes have any rights in sleeping
We doubt whether any jury in the country would
give verdict against Railroad Company especi al
ly if compelled to sleep in the car.-Cin. Go-
zette Udrch 3.
Dissolution OF THE CANADA UNIoX.--On the 2Sth
OF February, Mr.. Brown, leader of the Opposition
in the Canadian House of Assembly, gave notice
that he would move the following resolutions:
Resotred, That the existing Legislative Union of
upper and Lower Canada has failed to realize the
antclpatlOns of its promoters, has resulted in a
heavy debt, burdensome taxation, great political
abuses, and universal dissatisfaction and if is the
matured conviction of this Assembly from the an
tagonisms developed through differences of origin,
local interests, and other causes that the Union in
its present position no longer be continued with
advantage to the people.
Resolred, That in the opinion of this Assembly
the best practical remedy for the evils now encoun
tered in the Government of Canada is to be found
in the formation of two or more local Governments
to which shall be committed the control of all mat
ters of local sectional character, and some
joint authority charged with such matters as are
necessarily common to both sections of the Pro
vince.
SINGULAR CAsE-On the 26th of last December.
a little son of Thomas Cranda of Mexican town
ship, Erie county, Pa, aged 10 months, while
playing on the floor, suddenly attacked with
symptoms OF choking, and supposed to have
partly swallowed a piece of almond husk. The
little fellow, although temporarily relieved, con
tinued to pine away until the 22d of February,
when he died. A post mOrtem examination was
made, and in the windpipe, below the breast-bone,
was found spiral coil of brass wire 5s of an inch
long and 5-l2 in diameter, completely imbedded in
the membrane. 1t was the spring of a clOthes-pin,
and retained all its elasticity and power.
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.-According to cor
respondents on the African Coast, the slave trade
is fourishing extensively, notwithstanding the
presence of large force of United States and
British vessels of war. 1t is said the vessels
engaged on the African coast in this traffic may be
numbered by DOZENS and that the larger part OF
them are owned by Americans, and have regular
Custom House clearances. The captains of these
vessels claim to be engaged in the palm oil bust
Light draught steamers, it is believed,
would assist the Government effort to break up the
traffic.
DEAD.-The New Y ork ECeniag Post, of Satur-
day, records the death, on that morning of Mr.. j.
G. Boxer, wealthy retired merchant Of that citv.
"the originator" the Post says of the collection
of pictures known as the dusseldorf Gallery"
Mr.. Boxer acquired an unpleasant notoriety few
marriage to John Dean, Mr.. Boxers coachman
for nterment. -'
The swamp lands,in the suburbs of New Orleans,
are are now being drained and the citizens anticipate
tnereupon speedy extension of the city.