The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-21

importance In every view it may be well that YOU |
should be apprised of it, and be enabled to give
such explanations as will accord with truth, and
prevent erroneous impressions. l follow, there |
ore, my own sense OF propriety, as well as the |
wishes OF the friends of the young lady, in inform
ng you that her parents have had no share in nro |
noting this distinction of their daughter and that
helr station in society and their independence of
ortune place their acquiescence in it far above any
suspicion of indicate considerations. Mr. Patter- |
son, the father is man of the fairest character of
real responsibility of very great wealth, perhaps
near million of dollars, and has received sufficient
proofs of the esteem and confidence of his fellow
citizens. By marriage he is connected with a very
important family in Maryland, to which you are
1ot stranger; Mrs. Patterson being the sister of
Mrs. Smith, the wife of General Smith, well known
IN our public councils, and at present a Senator of
The United States, and herself also of very re-
spectacle family.
"With sentiments of great astee., and raoor5 7
have the honor to be- dear sir, your most obedient
and humble servant,
GAMES MADISON
"Robt. R. Livingston, Esq, &c., &C."
From the National IafeliqGacer.
THE NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE.
ihere seems to have been some misunderstanding
in regard to the collection of duties at New Orleans
under the present complications at that place
Some oil the Cincinnati papers were under the i'm
preston that those who in possession at present
OF the New Orleans Custom House, would forward
merchandise destined for interior ports as hereto
fore the duties to be paid at the port of delivery.
In reply to Geographic despatch, forwarded re-
Gently by the Surveyor of Louisville to New Or
leans, the following was received:
New ORLEANS, Feb IL.
W. n. HALDEMAN, Surveyor, Louisville. Ky
Transportations are continued as usual but bonds
must be to the State of Louisiana, and exec uted
here. F. H. HATcu Collector
The following, from the St Louis Democrat
shows the effect Of the restrictions placed by the
Louisanians:
We learn that from S. 900 to $4,000 worth of
chains in casks, belonging to the firm of Child,
fratt d FOX, OF st. Louis, have been seized and
retained at New Orleans to secure the duties The
New Orleans Collector will not let them pass unless
the st. Louis Collector will pay the amount of
duties to him.
Mr.. Donovan, Collector at this port, advises our
merchants, by card, that he has received instruc-
tons from the Department at Washington to advise
the mercantile community in the Western ports,
that duties collected by the State of Louisiana at
New Orleans, will not be recognized by the General
Government.
OBITUARY-DEATH OF Mas. GoRE-The Jura
brings us intelligence ofthe death, on the Goth ut.
OF Mrs. Catharine Grace Gore. one of the most nro
life and popular noyelists of the day She was the
widow of Charles Arthur Gore, military man,
and was sixty one years old at the time of her
death, which was not unexpected. For more than
year past Mrs. Gore had been almost entirely
bind, and a few months since an unsuccessful at
tempt at an operation to restore her sight was
made: The result was disastrous, and Mrs. Cores
constitution never recovered from the painful
shock.
Mrs. Gore has written from sixty to seventy
works, filling nearly two hundred volumes 1t is
a curious fact that one of her bcst-known novels
the 'Banker's Wife, was dedicated to Sir John d
Paul, of the defaulting firm of Strahan, Paul &
Co. In this story she painted lust such career of
fraud, vanished over with sanctimoniousness. as
Sir John Dean PauPs ultimately turned out to be:
but in the dedication she expressly referred to the
contrast between the character of her imaginary
fraudulent banker, and that Of the banker to whom
she inscribed her novel. Mrs. Gore lost much of
her property by the failure of her trusted friend
Nrs. Cores first work, published in 1923, was
entitled "Theresa Marchmont, or the Maid of Hon
or, and since that, till within few years of her
death, she in constant communicate lion will
the public But her writings are necessarily epbe-
neral. Treating in measured conventional STYLE
OF fashionable Lille, her works, Notwithstanding n
certain sprightliness and faithful! delineation Of
English society, have been of late years superse.
ded by the passion of the Charlotte Bronta school
by the genial humor and sympathy of Dickens, bv
the telling satire of Thackeray, or the manly viz
or OF Kingsley and the later noveIists
Mrs. Gore was an admirable taker, and happv
in her social and domestic relations. One of her
daughters, who was with her at her DEATH is mar
ried to an English baronet, and her son was one
of the suite of the Prince of Wales during his late
visit to this countrywide York Ereninq Post.
THE "MAJoRrY SHOULD RULE."-One favorita
political principle with Mr.. Lincoln is, that the
majority should rule" This axiom he is continu-
ally repeating on all occasions when nubIicIv
called to address the citizens. In a popular GOV
eminent this rule certainly ought to be a sound
one, being recognized as one of its fundamental
principles. But it is singular that Mr. Lincoln and
his friends both fail to recognize the force of this
principle practically in their public action. 1t is a
well established fact that the Republican party now
hold power as a minority party. The returns of
the Presidential election show that three -fftbs of
the voters OF this country were opposed to his
ts yrbi
that election have tended to increase the number
OF people opposed to the principles of his party
Now all this great majority of the legal voters of
the land ask that measures shall be adopted by the
Republicans which shall quiet the country and
prevent any more States dropping from the Union.
1t is in the power of the Republicans at any mo.
ment to put an end to the present state of affairs
so disastrous to the best interests of the country
and so distressing to large bodies of its Industrial
operatives. word from Mr.. Lincoln himself in
favor of compromise measures would at anv mo
ment re-establsh confidence, and restore nitv and
good feeling.
But, so far, there is not the least approach to.
wards cOnciliatoTy measures. In CONGRESS moth
ing put lore bills is talked Of, which are proper
enough in their place. but ought to follow, and not
precede conciliatory action nothing is proposed to
settle the present difficulties and, from all APPEAR
ances, will not be.-Phla. Ledger.
WHAT Mr.. LINCOLN Is GOING TO Do.-Mr. Lincoln
remains true and steadlast to his honest soul {
ment IN the spirit of justice and liberty and he is
somewhat surprised, if not indignant at the COW
ardly steps taken backwards and downwards bv
some OF the timids, West as well as East. | wish
mere TO make prediction. 1t is ths-If any South
ern State or mob take any fort, property, mint.
guns, money, or what not, Mr.. Lincoln will saw to
General Scott, in sixty days after Lincoln gets
fairly and firmly seated in the Presidential chair.
''Gen. Scott, take that fort instantly at any and
every hazard-at any and every cost of life or
money. That is 1uty cir ond I hall
you to execute it,
There will be no esadng the direct issue, and no
backing down on the part of the President elect
and if his Cabinet feel so inclined he will infuse
courage and backbone into them. Horace Greeley
was here on the day before yesterday, and had a
long conversation with Mr.. Lincoln, and he has
left, knowing what "horn to blow" Take cue
from him. BY the by, many persons, many com.
mttees, come here, asking, begging, imploring Mr..
Lincoln to be cautious, tmid, full of concessions
and cowardly compromise, and to all which he
says, in substance, "Be off, be gone; 90 home and
be assured that will, the good people helping me,
preserve the Union, the Constitution and the laws
The nation may back down-not I.-Sprinqfeld
(W.) Cor. Boston ADJ.
THE Power OF HEARTY LAUGHrER.-The follow.
ing incident comes to us thoroughly authenticated
although we are not at liberty to publish auy
names: A short time since two individuals in this
Guy were ylng In one room very sick, lone with brain
FEVER and the other with an aggravated case OF
mumps. They were low that watchers were
needed every night, and it was thought doubtful il
the one sick with fever recovered. gentleman
was engaged to watch one night, his duty being to
wake the nurse whenever it became necessary to
administer medicine. In the course of the night
both watcher and nurse fell asleep. The man
with the mumps lay watching the clock, and saw
that 1t was time to give the fever patient his DO
ton. lie was unable to speak aloud or to move
any portion of his body except his arms but sei:.
ing pillow, he managed to strike the watcher in
the face with it. Thus suddenly awakened. the
watcher sprang from his seat, falling to the floor
and awakening both the nurse and fever-patient.-
The incident struck both the sick men as very la.
dcrous, and tbey-laughed most heartily at it for
fifteen or twenty minutes. When the doctor came
in the morning, he found his patients vastly i'm
proved-said he had never known so sudden turn
for the better-and they are both out and well.
Who says laughter is not the best of Inedicine?-
Ne,0 Haren Palladium.
A RARE ANIMAL.-There was quite an excitement
In Chapel street this forenoon, caused BY the ap-
pearance oil young man, carrying the tools
and wearing the trappings Of genuine "Wide
Awake of the October breed. On the back of his
ol-skln cape, IN large letters, were the words
ga WlDE-AwAKE, looking for cork" gentleman
accosted him, and asked what he meant by parad-
ing the streets in that Questionable attire? He
replied, sit is the best suit of clothes have got
and Democrat, named Babcock, of Westville. has
given me the OILY work have had since Lincoln's
election He took pity me, gives me my board
and pays me dollar day to march about the
Streets which prefer to do rather than be idle -
The gentleman handed him a dollar, to walk
Chapel street next Monday, for him. We presume
the greater part of them would like to be employed
at similar rates. Another gentleman, we under
stand, took the young man into Pardee's rooms and
secured his photograph. Haven Register.
TRUE FISH SroRY.--A very large species of Sea
Dolphin, vulgarly known to whalers bv the name
OF Black Fish, and deprived of teeth was, on Sat