The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-07
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The BRooKLYN PHALANx HUMBUG-It will be re.
membered that the Rev Henry Ward Beecher was
in Washington day or two ago on business
The Boston Courier Of Tuesday, with the above
caption published the subioned article:
CAPTAIN Albert S. Ingalls, of the Union Guard
OF West Cambridge, Lieut.. Foster, of the Union
Guard, of Newburyport, and Capt. Lindsay, of the
Milford Co, all of whom left here with their com
pan,es on Friday afternoon, to join the Brooklyn,
~ L., PhalaHx, returned here yesterday, having
found this "Beecher" corps, in the language of one
bug" ~
The officers state hat they did not see as many
@ Aien Vt the so-caled Phaanx as composed a single
one OF the Massachusetts, cnmnanips and thew Are
myth. e "
The New York Journal of Commerce saws. how
ever, that the Massachusetts Companies, spoken Of
above, may have been misinrormed as to the pros
poets of imm, dae service but there is no doubt of
| the exist nee of the "Brooklyn Phalanx" 1t was
! reviewed in Brooklyn Friday last
| FRAUDS IN ARMY Contracts The New York
Ece"'"9 Post, in noticing the charges against Mr..
DorSheimer State Treasurer, observes that the
charges OF fraudulent dealings in the award of army
contracts in that State beginning to attract at
tention In letter to the Buffalo EcpreSs in re-
ply to assaults made upon him by the Auburn Ad-
Uerftser, Mr.. D. excuIpates himself.
The Post, however, adds:
Mr.. Dorsheimer's explanation is undoubtedly sat-
lsactory, so far as he is concernsd; but that frauds
have been practiSed by Contractors in this CITY il s
idle to deny. The difficulties with Messrs Brnoks
Brothers are disposed OF by Mr.. Dorsheimer's let
ter vet the swindles pe"pstrat ted upon one OF our
own Aouave regiments, in the matter of knapsacks,
which have already been noticed in the Ereuip1
Post, together with other speculations of similar
character, which are almcst Of daily occurrence
remain unexplained and unpublished. The officers
ot regiments should exercise great vigilance in in
spectng the quality of all the equipments furnished
10 their regiments. Wretched goods are too fire.
quentiy purchased at exorbtant prices.
IHE BosToN COURIER AND THE TANEY OPINION
The Boston Courier, of w ednesday, saws:
The opinion Of the Chief Justice of the United
states IN the habcds corpus case, will enlist public
attention to an extraordinary degree, from the
vast importance of the constitutional principles
exhibited in it, Indispensable as they are to public
liberty and individual safety This journal ha 1
already expressed an opinion upon the subject of
the proceedings, in conformity with that now so
fullY made known under the highest judicial sane
tions. The judgment of the Chief Justice leaves
nothing to be said further, except that it is as calm
and dignt in tone, as it is conclusive in arru-
ment. We intimated, day or two since that
we conceived there must be some mistake on the
part of General Cadwalader, in believing himself
clothed with authority from the President to suspend
the writ in question, since the power was ex
pressly confined To Congress- to be exercised by that
body under certain restrictions. The fact however
is assumed bv the Chief Justice to conform to the
statement of Gen. Cadwalader; but in this we
trust there will yet appear to be some mistake.
DEATH OF PRINCE OuLoFF Tn. last arrival from
Europe brings Intelligence of the death of Prince
AleXei Orlof, a prominent Russian statesman, who
has long occupied important public stations.
lie was born in 1887, entered the Russian army
at an early age, and after serving through the
campaigns against Napoleon, became aide-de-camp
to the Emperor Alexander |. in 1874 and Colonel
of a regiment of the horse-guards. During the
lnsurrectinn which followed the accession of the
Emperor Nicholas, OrIcif rendered such important
services in crushing the rebellion that he was at
once taken iuto the confidence of his imperial mas
ter, and for thirty years the recipient of hon
orS and emOlumentS greater than had before fallen
to the 10: of any subject Of the empire In 1856 he
represented Russia in the Congress of Paris and at
the close of the negotiations appointed Presi-
dent of the Grand Council of the Empire, position
which he held at the time of his death.
Prince Orlof passed life of continued activity.
HIS devotion TO the empire was munifcently rewar-
dad, and in his death the Russian government loses
an active and able if INSCRIPTIONS servant.
PETITION FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES BY
THE GovERNMENT.-A petition to Congress has been
placed at the Merchants Exchange in Boston for
signatures, setting forth ''that rebellion against
the laws and government of the United States has
for some time existed and does still exist calling
for great expenditure of treasure and imperiIling
our nation whilst slavery lies the foundation of
the troubles and that it is emnently desirable that
slavery should be removed if possible, safely and
with the greatest benefit to all classes in the
muntv and to all parts OF the country 1t is there
tore proposed by the petitioners that the govern
ment, as a beginning, shalt purchase all the slaves
IN Maryland, Delaware, Missouri and Kentucky,
at three hundred dollars apiece, making in the
whole sum less than one hundred aud thirty mil
lions OF dollars, which is less than the sum paid IN
a single year to put down rebellion in this country.
They, therefore, desire Congress to pass law in
acco' dance with the prayer of their petition"