The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-03
DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT

+ ine africa brings US intelligence of the death
oh Tue iotn OF March, of the Duchess of Kent, tn,
e mother OF the queen of England For long timt
l. the late Duchess had been afflicted with a cancer
which was the immediate cause of her death
Since the accession of her daughter to the rroud,
throne of Europe she had remained resident
either at Windsor Castle with the Queen. or at
Frogmore, mansion of her own, mile or two
distant from the Castle, whittier the Queen went
almost daily to visit her.
The late Duchess had attained venerable age.
She was princess of the house of Saxe-Saalfeld
Coburg, was born on the 18th of August, 1856, and
was baptized under the name of Marie Louise Vic
toria. She was at an early age married to Prince
Henry of Leiningen, who, dying, left her bloom
ing young widow in 1914. A year so later she
attracted the attention of Edward, Duke of Kent
| the fourth of George Ill, and was married to
! him in London on the llth of July, 1918.
| But the married life of the new Duchess was but
short: for in less than two years the Duke of Kent
aLed, c and she was again widow with one child
| the Princess (now Queen) Victoria. At that time
| the accession of this little child to the British
| t4rone seemed but remote contingency. George
III. outlived his son, the Prince of Wales, while
george lf. and William w., his other sons who
relgned after him both died without issue; thus
the issue OF the next brother, the deceased Duke
oil hent, became heir to the British throne. As
soon as this contingency gradually resolved itself
into a probability and then certainty, the Ouch
ess of Kent devoted her time to fitting her daugh-
ter for the high station she called upon to occu-
py. A firm and consistent Protestant she taught
the young Princess veneration for that religion
as expressed in the Church of England. Mental
and personal accomplishments were carefully at
tended, as well as physical requirements. The
daughter throve under such judicious treatment,
and the mother had the satisfaction of attending
the coronation and the marriage of her child of
seeing her the mother of large family and of
knowing that her throne was built upon the hearts
of loving subjects.
The life Ofthe Duchess of Kent quiet and unosten
tatiOus, was so identified with that of the present
Queen that there is little to say of her otherwise
Her death will place in mourning most of the reign
ing families OF Europe, while at the English court
there can be little doubt but that the official trap
pings of woe will this time represent-what they |
seldom do in court circlesthe honest and unaffect
ed grief of the 1t may be added that this
the first serious bereavement Queen Victoria has
ever experienced. Her father died before she was
old enough to know him, and she has never lost
child. An only child herself, she had never a
brother or sister to lose for, and thus the
present bereavement must be peculiarly affecting
to her.
FROM HAYTI-APPHAL TO THE PEOPLE.
BY the arrival of the brig Echo at New York we
are placed in possession of Hayti files to March 9th
The Dominicans have issued the following procla-
nation against the Spanish Invasion
APPEAL TO THE NATION.
Dnminicans! The country is in danger and
there is but one way to it-by revolution
Santana, since his last elevation to power. has
sold the Republic. The price of the Yankees did
not suit him. To-day he has adiudged il to Snain
and is preparing to crush the Dominican peonle !
under the colonial yoke for the vile price of few
puerile dignites, and of the gold which will be dis
tributed to him and live or six principle accom-
pliCeS. Tomorrow the Tartars will enjoy in quiet
the riches gained by this criminal bargain and will
welcome us with an ironcal smile on hearing the
clank of our chains. Tomorrow shame will settle
on our hearthstones, and the stigma of ignominy
will soil our brOws. Tomorrow, our wives will hy
from our arms, our mothers will refuse their ca
resses, and our children their smiles-a degenerate
people merit them not. Tomorrow we shall be
able to leave to our families neither country glory,
honor, prosperity, nor even the repOse of the do
mestc hearth. To-mOrrow-to express it once for
alive shall have changed the noble agis of the
Cross for the livery of slavery What, then, shall
be the way of restoration Revolution A revo-
ution holy, noble, just, grand, because it has for
its object the preservation of nationality created
at the price of the blood and fortunes of its citizens;
revolution, holy, noble, just grand, because it is
undertaken to save our country and liberties. Fa-
therand! Liberty! this the heroic cry which
preceded the revolution Of lS44 and the same cry
precedes the revolution Of 1861, the cry of ma
tion, which now suppresses forever the cries of
mere factions.
Dominicans !! to arms! let each citizen be SOL
der of liberty, and to the cry of Viua la Nation"
the tyrant will be forever annihiIated. Let the
fire OF patriotism burn in hearts as the tropi-
cal sun WHITES existence. Dominicans to
arms! shame to those who daily in the rear In
this great day of our country there are but two
classes those who are good citizens and those who
are traitors. Dominicans to arms we must con-
qrer or die; for death is preferable to degradation;
and if we remain impossible we can no longer pre-
tend to the dignity of free Dominicans to
arms; let US arise on the day and at the same
m oment, a single man. No mercy to traitors.
We must conquer at any price. Let not reverses
discourage US. If we triumph not in the cities and
palaces, we will triumph in the villages, in the su-
burbs, in the plains, in the forests. We should
make fight of giants which will astonish the
world, and make the earth trembe under our feet.
Dominicana Yic.9ry death before the fall of
the republic. Let us pray to Providence that
before this beloved land of Columbus be dishon-
ored, it may be enguphed in the ocean. Domini-
cans, to arms! to combat to victory! Let US
wear the crown of heroes before we clasp the mar
tyr's palm.
The general of the armies of the Republicans,
Jose Marie Cabral, also issued appeal to the
people,
The Kingston papers have published protest of
the ex-Emperor Soulouque, which excites much
mirth in Hayti.