The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-02


he said, was still slave State, and for that reason
every other State that Disseminated between the
negro and the white man was slave State.
Notwithstanding that the Senator, with the
leading men of his party, committed to these
E doctrines, he argued that their tendency in
favor of the equality of the white He desired
to see the gentleman carry out their principles to
their logical conclusion. If they persisted in the
declaration that the negro is made the equal of the
white man, then let them carry out their doctrine
by comforting upon them all the rights of citizen
ship exercised by white men, For himself, he
thought the Declaration of Independence only re-
ferred to the white race. If the Senator had cor
rectly interpreted that instrument, the signers
should have Immediately emancipated their slaves;
but they did not do so. He thought this govern
ment was made by white men and for the benefit of
white men.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
TEXAS AFFAIRs-NEw OVERLAND MAIL-REsIGNA-
OF THE MEXICAN Observation-Disclosures
The correspondent of the Herald, writing from
Washington Wednesday, says: General Forbes
Brtton, who arrived here last evening from Texas
with dispatches from General Houston, had pro-
tracted interview to-day with the President and
Secretary of War He gave them a full and truth
full statement of the condition. of affairs as they ex
ist along the whole line of the Mexican frontier
He states that open and avowed actually ex-
lists, and that the people of Texas desire to know
whether the United States intend to interpose in
their behalf and protect them against the mercess
and infamous Mexican banditti. If the United
States cannot and will not interfere, then they will
carry the war into the enemy's country. They de-
sire, however, that the United States government
should take the matter into its own hands.
The mos that the President can do is to concen-
trate large force along the line of the Mexican
frontier. This policy has undoubtedly been adopt
ed, and orders to this effect will probably be de-
Department battery of light artillery has been
ordered from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Brown,
Texas without delay, and to be fully equipped for
said Iervice.
bill for carrying semweekly mail from ST. Jo-
seph to Placervle for $500, 200 per annum and for
a semi-weekly service from Ell Paso to New Orleans,
being an extension of the San Antonio and Ell Paso
route, at S295,0 per annum. This, with the But
terheld route, would furnish six trips per week
from the Atlantic States to California, costing
| about 81 400 900 yearly.
The bill Of the House Committee has been erro-
neousy published. 1t advertises for bids to carry
the entire Overland Mail papers and letters through
in twenty days from each point the Mississippi
and the Missouri rivers, as the contractor may des
lgnate, to San Francisco Bids are also to be in
| vited for a sem-weekly service, letters to go
through in thirty days and papers weekly in thir-
ty. Mr. Colfax estimates that the daily service
could be performed for 900 or 81 900 900, and
the mi-weekly and weekly service for 100000.
Senior Malta, tn, Mexican Minister to Juarez
here, has resigned his post and will leave Washing
ton within few weeks. This step is supposed
to have been taken in consequence of some difficulty
between JuareZ and OcampO, which has suddenly
determined the latter not to come here Special
Minister, according to an understood arrangement.
Mata is sonin-aw of Ocampo.
The Harper's Ferry Investigation has adjourned,
subject to the call of Mr.. Mason, there being no
important witness to examine just now. 1t is
derstood that an effort is making to bring Mr..
Forbes before the Committee, in the expectation
of obtaining some developments from him, to COM
pensate for the admitted failure so far.
The health of Attorney General Black does not
improve, and it is thought by some that he may
relinquish his post if he does not soon recover.
The impression now prevails that there will be
thirty votes against the Mexican treaty.
JOSEPH SMITH, JR.-EFFonrs TO PLACE HIM AT
THE HEAD OF MoRMoNISM.-A correspondent of the
! ST. Louis Republican, writing from Nauvoo, under
date of the 18th inst, says:
Joseph Smith, son of the late prophet, is here
as also, the other members of the family. Joseph
is understood among the Saints to be the
of his father in his prophetic office, and it is limited
among the would-be wise ones that he is about to
assume the robes of his sacred Office. Be that it
may it is true that he is entertaining dele
CATION from Salt Lake, who using every per-
suasOn in their power to satisfy the young prophet
that he is called of God forthwith to assume the |
office, and proceed to Salt Lake. and take the head
| of the Mormon Council.
| Joseph is of good strong sense, and |
should he undertake the station, have no doubt |
would endeavor to make a reform among his peo-
pie. He is decidedly against poygamy, in favor of
obedience to law, and opposed, in any form, to
"milking the Gentes." 1t is to be hoped that he
salt IaEe The home " Of aprig6t, iawabidng citf
| Zens, instead of den of thieves
Joseph however, is beset the other side by an
organization of Mormons in this State, who are to
meet in council at Amboy on the 9th of April next,
| to become their head, and to call around him all |
the faithful. 1t is not known that he will listen to
any of their proposals, but certain it is if he
fuses to exercise the power within his control, he
has quality not given to common men, to resist |
when tempted with the certainty of power equal to
that OF any other living man; a power that needs
not the armies of France or Russia to enforce it,
but power that is the mind, and absolutely |
controls half million of souls, without force
| and without expense.
Curious WILL CAsE.-Some time near 1885, Levi
Jennings left the community of Shakers in Union
village, Warren county, Ohio, and came to this |
county and settled near Elmwood. His wife re- |
manned behind with the Shakers, and Jennings |
took another wife.
He lived here with his second wife to somewhere
about lS47, when he sold out his farm, paying his
first bona de wife 81 900 to perfect the title to
the purchaser, and sending his second wife back to
her friends in Vermillion county returned again to
| the Shakers at Union village. He remained with
| them, however, only two years. when he came |
| back to Illinois, resumed his connection with his |
wife Mo-, and settled at East Cambridge, in |
Henry county, where he went largely into sheep |
raising
Jennings frequently visited this city on business,
and during one Of his excursions here was thrown |
from his wagon, and severely injured that his |
| life was despared of. While lying at the house |
of one of our citizens he made his will, which was |
witnessed by James Armstrong and Smith Frye. |
Mr.. Jennings recovered, however, and lived until |
| last November, when he died at his residence in
East Cambridge. The will still remained with Mr..
Armstrong.
The widow, or rather the woman who was living
with Jennings at the time of his death, to |
Peoria in search of the will, and endeavored to |
get into her possession Instead of delivering it to
her, Messrs. Armstrong and Frye short time ago |
went to the country seat of Henry county, and had
it opened and proved. 1t was found that the de-
ceased had left his property, amounting to some |
seventy or eighty thousand dollars, about equally !
divided between his two wives and their issue.
The homestead in East Cambridge, containing
to the second wife. VIM J. Phelps ESQ.,, of Elm
wood, was named executor of the will On Mon
day last, member of the fraternity of Shakers at
Union village, Ohio, where the first wife is still
naming, was in this city looking after her inte-
rests. The matter presents rather singular
circumstances but we do not learn that there is
any clashing between the two branches of Jen-
| nings' family. Both sets of heirs will probably
acqulesce In his disposition of his effecs.-Peorid
(M Transcript
THE SHoEMAKERs' SrRKE.-PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT.
| "A gentleman at Newburyport proposes the fol
lowing plan of adjustment: |
Let the chooses elect four OF their number and
the jours" like number from their body, to form
part of committee to investigate the causes Ofthe
present strike and then let these select four Other
gentlemen of general business habits, from dis
tricts unconnected with the strike, to meet and
agree upon such measures, and adopt such scale |
| of prices as in their combined Judgment they may
deem most just and equitable. Such procedure, en-
tered upon with sincere desire act the divine
command of doing to others as we would others
should do to us cannot but tend to bring about
speedy and permanent adjustment of existing differ
ences.
Preparatory to the deliberations of such a COM
mitee, let the chooses" and 'tjours'' to the
determination to abide strictly by the decision of
such joint committee, and to use their best en-
deavors to secure general compliance with such
an arrangement
| FATAL AFFRAY BETWEEN SCHOOL BoYs.-An in
quest was held in Jersey city yesterday upon John
! Shorr, whose death it is alleged caused by be-
ing beaten and killed by schoolmate named Car
| ter. The parents testified to his coming home on
Monday afternoon, week ago, and complaining Of
severe pain in the stomach, and that he had been
kicked by William Carter; this statement the little
fellow persisted in until he died Monday. The
evidence of the physicians, who attended the boy
and made post norton examination, went to show
that death was caused by inflammation of the bowels
which was undoubtedly brought about by violence
Several lads were present at the inquest who saw
the boys snow balling; they all pretended not to
| have seen Carter beating the ased.-Ne,oark
N. j. Mercury, FEB. %. e.-.fsf
REV. DR.. KING, MISSIONARY TO GREFCE-Rev