The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-09
POI .ITIC
MAYOR WOODS POSITION.

MAYOR WOODS POSITION.
tA.,b4 letter written .ta by BY Mayor T, Wood, was
Saturday, in which he defines his own po-
siton at length in reference to the two Democratic
candidates for the Presidency in the field.
He says, what is very true, that if Breckenridge
ticket and a Douglas ticket should be run in every
State of the Union, the defeat Of the Democracy is
certain, and that nothing can save its utter wreck
and ruin but union in the doubtful States. For
instance, he thinks that New y Ork, Pennsylvania
! New jersey and Connecticut can be carried by
| single Democratic ticket but with two Democratic
| tickets, Lincoln will be to win these States
and to be elected by the people. What he pro-
| poses therefore, is that, as Douglas is strong in
| the North, and Breckenridge strong in tn. South
| only the Douglas ticket should be in the
| North and the Breckenridge ticket only in the
| South. In this way, between them, they would
| obtain a majority of the electoral votes, and de
! feat Lincoln, which is the first duty of the De-
| mocracy. How the votes should be appOrtioned
| afterwards, whether to Breckenridge or Douglas,
some other man, could be made a matter of ar
| rangement.
DEATH OF MAJOR EDMUND FRENCH.-Circum-
| stances invest this event with peculiar interest
| Mr.. French, it will be remembered, under in
| dicment for embezzlement in connection with the
| Treasury extension and his trial fixed for
Thursday last, but he then ill that his ply
sician considered it unsafe for him to attend at
Court and upon representation of the iacs,the trial
postponed until today. His disease however,
gained rapidly upon him, and he died this morning.
His friends here regret that his death should have
forestaed the traversing of the charges preferred
against him, which was confidently anticipated by
them would result in his vindcatien, to the work
ing out OF which the ablest counsel had devoted
themselves with the most untiring professional
ZEAL Washington Star Of Saturday.
PROGRESS OF rhE CENSUS TAKING.--Oflical infor-
nation has been received at the Census Office in
Washington of the completion of their duties bv
some of the Assistant Marshals in several of the
States, and the samples of work which have been
transmitted to the bureau indicates the general
execution of the work in manner highly satisfac-
tory 1t is the first time in the history of the
government that the census of any district in the
United States has been completed within a month
of the time fixed by law for the commencement of
the enumeration. 1t would appear that the in
structions have been well understood and faithful
ly executed. The number of Marshals and assist
ants is about five thousand, and the prosecution of
this work will distribute about one and half mil
lions of dollars throughout the country. The cost
OF the last, or seventh census, million
three hundred thousand dollars.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS IN ENGLAND.-We learn
from the last English papers that the Royal Com
mission on the Defences of the Country in their re
port to Parliament recommend certain works of
of coast fertilization, involving an outlay of Gll
$50 900 within four years, which will probably
have to be raised by loan. A rumor, apparently
based on authority, that it was the intention of
Government to procure the money on the security
of annuities termiDable in twenty-five years,
in circulation and produced an unfavorable effect
it being considered that the income tax would bear
prejudicially on that species of security. The
general feeling appears to be in favor of raising
the money Consols. in preference either to an
nuities, Exchequer Bills, any other form Of Sc
curity.
The JonN BROWN Fund 1t is authoritatively
stated that the widow of John Brown has not re-
ceived a dollar from Hayti, although the report
has gone abroad that $50 900 was sent to her from
that country. The amount of the aid received " ~
this family from other sources is not so large Il" -
is generally supposed to be-" .,,,,..rd Hay
If Mrs. Brown had received thirty thoIIsr Irns ann.
tian dollars, the amount would not tbree thousand
we believe, not greatly exceeoins
dollars.-N. Y. Post ..
The Chicago Democrat chronbtc, chr, been made Ia that
discovery which has recently ogeH of prairie
Nicln.y' " .hs western suburbs OF that Guy u"s
STONE, d nd 70 Weld immense quantities OIL gas anu
Nth Carolina Court of Appeals has re-
me tba decision of the lower court, ana award
verse; nronerty of Elijah Willis to the seven slaves
ed ea,;Ppated enc by him These slaves were freed in
eGinn;npati bv willis, and the Abolitonist Johfe,
~ That CITY it will be remembered, created mueh
excitement by going to North Carolina TO take
possession of the property.
A mot of Garibaldi's is quoted by the papers; II
came to Sicily, where | beat an army without
generals am now going to Rome, to peat gene
raj without an army"
The Chicago zouaves are expected to arrive in
New York to-day.