The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-22
PRICE TWO CENTS
"Now OR NEvER."-The Charleston Courie, or
Thursday has the following under the above can

Thursday has the following under the above can
ton:
For thirty years past, the one great leading OBJ
lect and endeayor OF the Charleston Mercurg has
been to hold up to the people of this State and of
the South, the porent0us fact that the Government
SET up by them, and the compact entered into by
tEem separately in 1877, 1885, 1889 and $780, under
the style and title of the GConstitution IF the
" "1hteu states OF America" from its original linn
lteu agency, has gradually been drifting into a
cohSoliuated, centralized, Irresponsible absolute
sovereign Government, absorbing all the States
luto ltseiI, and merging all powers in its supreme
sovereignty. Step by step as it has marched On
to Its supremacy, has the Mercury called out
its unrighteOus advance to the people of this
| ate-eXpOstulated, expopnded, warned In
the face of the threats of insolence the ieers
ot levity, and laughter of fools, the fact has
been held up by the Mercury to every man
In the South who chose to see it. Let him in Caro-.
| lima who would plead ignorance of the condition of
| ms country, lay not his folly at our door-"they
nave ears to hear, let them hear" Events, long
Dreioiu nf are rushing rapidly upon us. And sneers,
anu JeeFs, ana laughter, alike crushed dumb in
! presence of the dread reaitv Enaancipation o..
daa dCSo"''yT ~ Is no" upon u.s. With the past
| now turn from it with disgust. Sickening over its
record OF faithIess outrage, vulgar insolence grasp
| ing avarice and fanaticism on the one hand-6n
tne other unmanly weakness breads, doubts, indie
clslon, lmbecIlIty-we turn from it with feeling
! ot relief 10 the future alone-that future about
to give birth to a destiny for us-fearful to con-
template, should we fail in the duties of freemep-
| glorious should we reap the rewards OF the brave
and free.
Rev. II. GEATTAN GUINNEss-Tbe same account
which brings US the news that the celebrated Irish
preacher, Rev Henry Grattan Guinness, was to
san In the Great Eastern, for America on the 18th
instant the lmprobability of which have already
stately, conveys to the intelligence of his intend
Gu C marriage on the I'd instant. Judging from the
J"'ofe OF admiration, If that is a proper phrase
created by the eloquent young divine among The
ladies', during his late visit to this country. Miss
fitzgerald, the intended bride, will be almost en-
llxr hrt
lndlscreet young lady, who, whilst Mr. Guinness
was stopping in Philadelphia, addressed to the lat
ter note in which she averred her family connec-
| uon TO be one of position, respectability, and
| wealth, and with it rendering her hand her heart
and her wealth to the captivating preacher and re-
! questlng an answer. The reply of Mr.. Guinness to
| TINS lndscreet overture, we are informed was as
| follows: L came to America not to seek wife
put to preach the Gospel. Your note strikes me as
| much out of place and my advice to You is that
| you give the money, which you seem WILLING 10 he
STOW upon me, to the poor, your heart to the Lord
ana your hand to the first one that asks for it."
| Inc ltem OF lorelgn news Incorporated in the
aooVe throws some light upon this laconc reply to
the generous oiler, though his friends and admirers
mere VIII be glad to learn that Miss F. noD we pre
sumo, Mrs Guinness, is most devoted Christian and
hlg9iyy y accomplished lady. She it near relative OF
Lord Fitzgerald and Fesey, and ofhe Marchioness of
Allsa.-Ph'ladeiphia Press
New WAY TO THE PACIFIC.-A corresnondant
oil the Courier des Etats Unis, writing from Man.
aqua, announces the discovery Of new and practi-
| CdDie Transit route through Nicaragua. He locates
| Its Atlantic terminus half way up the MOSQUITO
coast, at the mouth OF stream named on the raaps
'hlo Grande, but which is delnea ted there as
anything but great river, mere trace indicating
Its approach to the This river is described as
admitting an ocean steamer through broad deep
ana unIalllng waters,t to point eighty miles distant
rom Its mouth, where an uninterrupted plain, ex-
tending quite to the Pacific, and eminently fitted
l0r the construction Of cheap railway commences
| the intermediate distance being 1913 miles All
conGllons favorable to the enterprise declared
tD he nil al hY-f
only is the level of the uniformity indicated but the
| climate Is less torrd than that of Louisiana, the
! region being singuary healhul; while the timber
| necessary to engineering abOrs is convenient and
abundant. 1t may be advisable ITO add that the
competence and reliability of the person who
makes this statement are vouched for by the Cour-
| rier.
| THE Prince AND THE New YoRK SEVENTH REG1-
| MENT.-A gentleman holding distinguished place
in the New York Militia, writing to stat-oicer Of
the Seventh Regiment thus chronicles the opinions
of the Prince of Wales and suite with regard to that
| superb corps:
81 had conversation on the way from West
Point with the Prince, Gen. Bruce, Earl ST. Ger
mains, DR.. Ackland and Lord LYONS: each of whom
remarked that certainly England had nothing to
compare with them. In fact, said Gen. Bruce our
regular army could learn much from the Seventh
Regiment The great wonder with all was how
| young men would take the time, and labor and ex
pense upon themselves to grasp so much perfection
Our volunteer system they cannot get through
| there
.
DR.. BEECHEE.-fhe New York Independent saws
that the venerable DR.. Lyman Beecher has lust
passed into his seth year. The burden of age be-
gins to rest upon him heavily, though not until
Tour score years did he begin perceptbly to lose
his normal activity of body or mind He still
walks the streets, suffers disease but the inir
mites OF age, and exhibits cheerful spirits though
at times wandering mind. During the past sum
mer he visited many of his old friends and seven of
MS ten surviving children. In Nav he spent
| few weeks with DIR. Branard, of Philadelphia
| Returning, he passed several days at Orange n
j., at the residence of Prof Mason Shortly after
| ward he took a trip into New England, re visiting
the scenes of his early school days at Guillord Ct
where he married his first wife in I799 In New
Haven, President Day and Professor Silliman
talked over with him the events of early college
life.
A MELANCHOLY BEREAvEMENr.-The death of
Thomas Richards, one of the oldest and most es-
teemed merchants OF Phladep phia is announced
There were circumstances attending it of an unusu-
ally affecting character. Thursday was the fifteth
anniversary OF his marriage and preparations were
made at his house for celebrating the golden we'd
ding The marriage of daughter was also to take
place at the same time. But lust before the hour
for the assembling of the company, Mr. Richards
who was in his SlSt year and quite intirm as we'll
somewhat excited in anticipation of the d,v's
festivities, was suddenly taken ill and died. OF
course, the company was not received, and the
marriage of the daughter postponed The sad
event has thrown deep gloom over large circle
OF relatives and friends.
A VmIyous Acr.-At Wheeling. Va. on
Thursday, vicious boy required little son of Jas
Sweeney to swallow some pebbles. Young Sweeney
refused, when the other boy put the stones in his
mouth, and compelled him to swallow them. The
little fellow commenced breathing with difficulty
and was taken to a physicians Office, where it was
ascertained that some of the pebbles had lodged in
his windpipe and lungs. Emetics administer
ed and all other remedies known to the profession
were applied, but the patient still breathed hard.
1t was thought that an operation would have to be
performed, unless the boys condition should take
favorable turn.
The New YORK WoMAE's LrBRARY.-The World
OF Saturday says:-Ihis institution is making rap
id progress. One hundred and eighty young ladies
put down their names as subscribers last week. and
Miss Woodruff, the librarian in charge, says that
the ladies are enthusiastic in their expressions of
delight at having institution of this kind of their
own. The directors had decided that it would be
time enough to begin the evening classes for the
study ofFrench, German, bookkeeping, &C., which
is part of the plan of the Woman's Library next
year, but there have been many applications that
it is probable they will commence this winter.
HGArHENIsM IN New ORLEANS. The Crescent, of
Monday, says:-fhe First district police Friday
night made a descent upon a crib Gravier
street, in which they found six negro women in
state Of perfect nudity, dancing Obscenely and NUT
tering unintegible incantations around a caldron
in which some kind of hell-broth brewing.
Few people have idea how extensively this be-
lief in the Noudou heathenism pervades coored
population, and the more ignorant and supersti-
tlous part OF the white population. The officers
made the wenches dress themselves, and then took
! them to the lookup. Recorder Emerson will ask
| them questions relative to the revolving orgie
| in which they were engaged.
The WAsHINGToN Cry CONTESTED MAYoRALrY
CAsE.-United States, ,er-reatione OF Rich'd Waach
against James e. Berret Mayor of Washington is
up before the Circuit Court of Washington. On
Wednesday application made by Joseph II.
Bradley, senior, Esq, attorney for reIator, for
rule to be served on James G. Berret, respondent,
| to show cause why writ Of quo ,corrato shall not
issue. The Court granted the rule, and set to-day,
| the 22d, for the hearing.
| THE PRoPosED TESTIMONIAL CAPT. JXo Wilson,
of the Minnie Schiller, and her officers, has already
received the sanction of large number of the
! prominent shp.owners and merchants of New York,
the Thursday having reached S3,305.
meeting Of the Life Insurance Companies Of the
city of New York was held, and arrangements
made for making some appropriate testimonial to
the captain.
| EFFECTS OF THE LATE FRosTs UPON ToBA CCO.-From
all accounts the effects of the frosts of the latter
| part of last week upon the tobacco crop have been
most disastrous, involving the loss, perhaps, of
! about oneeighth of the crop in the tobaccogrow-
ing region of the southern portion of the State
Some reference is made thereto in our commercial
columns this morning.-LoUisrHle Journal.
The Prince of Wales visited Bunker Hill and the