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Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mssissip-
nj, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, and Arkan-
sas-eleven States, giving only one hum
dred and three electoral votes.
Suppose the present plan of the oppost-
ion Of running sectional candidates should
be continued, and that each candidate
should get every vote in every State where
there is ticket run for them, now would
il be possible for the people to elect Pres
ident 1t cannot he done. liza candidate
for the Presidency be not presented to the
United States and to every State, but is
confined To few States, where there il not
electoral votes enough to elect him, aud
whose election depends entirely upon the
House Representatives, how can he be the
Peoples candidatel 1t is ridiculous to
call either Webster or Harrison the people S
candidate.
Is there, then, no candidate before the
people who may rigbtfully be called the
peoples candldate! Yes, there is such a
candidate, who depends upon The people to
elect him, and not upon the House of Rep
resentatives. This candidate is MARTIN
VAN BUREN, a native of the United States /;
firm and tborougl-going Republican of
the Jeflersonian school, aud supporter of
President Jackson and his Administration.
He is presented to the whole United States,
and will be run in every State in the Union
"A man of the first order of talents, his
moral character above suspicion. Ifrlected
at all, it will be by the people of the United
States. On Congress he neither does nor
wishes to depend. He throws himself upon
his country, his whole country.-not exclu-
sively upon the north, the south, the east,
nor the west, but upon the whole. lie,
then, is " the peoples candidate" Yes,
Martin Van Bnren is the only peoples can
dIdate--the only one now before the peo-
pie who can possibly be elected by them.
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DOMESTIC.

FLoRIDt Oct 5lh.-By the steam packes
Dolphin, at Savannah, from jacksonville,
ith inst. we learn that the regulars moved
off on Monday last from Black Greek, for
Newnans'lIle (wrh baggage train) They
were, IT Is said, 800 strong.
Two schooners from Charleston, with
government stores, had arrived in the river
~. Johns and II sch'r from Savannah
with stores, was ashore in the river.
The new steam boat Charleston, also at
Savannah, left jacksonville on the 9TH inst.
A passenger states, that The forces under
GOV. Call had met with some Indians near
Forl Drane. aud after short skirmsh with
r,lem on the 3D.. drove them into the ham,
mocks the Indians leaving 4 of their dead
on the field. Next day, TUESDAY another
skirmish took place. with similar results, the
Indians leaving ) dead on the field. The
gentleman from whom VIC derived this IN
formation, understood that none of our men,
were Injured. Col. Pierce was on his way
to io'n Gen. Call, at Nelusia.
SordnRah Secrg'd".
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FOREIGN NEWS.

EURoPE.-Paris papers of the 18th Sept
have been received in New York =
The new Ministerial arrangements were
not completed. 1t appears that Nj. du Noe
who had been appointed Minister of Com
merce and Public works, has only accep-
ted the latter.
1t was currently reported in Paris on the
18th Sept. that Gen. Bernard would be
compelled to accept the situation of Minis
ter of War, the Court having exac,ed it.
Bets were made in Paris, that the new
Ministry would be dissolved before the end
of October. Nothing more probable.
The Journal du Commerce states, that il
was Col. Lanove, chief of the bureau of Ar
tillery under the administration of Marshal
Soult, who was sent 10 the Marshal to pro-
pose to him TO enter the new cabinet. lie
found the Marshal at St. Amand, and re-
ceWed an immediate refusal. The same
ournal asserts, the new Ambassador to
Madrid, is the Duke de Coigny, a near re-
lulion to Gen. Debastana.
Advices from Madrid TO the 9th Sept. re-
present the state of that capital, and in fact
of all Spain, ms wrctched in the extreme.
1t would not be strange if Don Carlos
should winter in Madrid.
A Madrid letter of the the 4th inst con-
tains the following:-
No idea can be formed of the aspect pre-
sented by this city. AT every step, in the
most frequented parts of the town, such as
The Puerta del Sol and the streets leading
into it, you tiud men wearing large mus
tachios, aud having green ribbon at their
button-holes, declaimng against the Aris-
tocrats ns wishing to impede the revolutions,
and against the Military Commanders for
Suffering themselves to be beaten by the
Carlists. The Ministry and the Captain
General of the Province are marked objects
of their attacks.
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ance with this being refused onthe part of this
government, he had demanded his passports
The Globe in speaking on this subject
says Although we have no knowledge OF
the reasons given by Mr.. Gorostiza for TAX
ing his leave, we think the following ex
tract from letter, just received, sheds some
light on the subject:
Extract of a letter received in this city from
gentleman who left Tampico on the
18th September last.
I" The Mexican ports are now open to
the Spanish flag, and the government of
Mexico has despatched commissioners 10
Cuba for the purpose Of raising a naval ar
mnment to cruise against the Texans. Is
it probable that men embarked in this war
fare, would, or will return to port without
prize money! The Texans have no COM
merce to crafty their enemies with, and
all their armed vessels would not equal one
decent prize. Therefore it behooves the
commerce of these seas to be well protected
against piratical movements. Several pri-
va,e letters from the interior of Mexico were
shown to me at Tanpico, from which the
sentiment appears to be universal among
the Mexicans, that war will be declared II.
gains: the United States, in the event of lheil
recognition of Texan independence"
From this it will be seen that Mexico
despalring of success single handed in the
contest with Texas, is desirous of involving
foreign powers in the war.--This can only
be done by exciting jealousy of the growing
power Of the United States. If Spanisl
vessels from Cuba, or pirates under til,
Spanish flag, can be induced to take par
IN tue war, to prey upon our commerce il
the Gulf of Mexico, and if in the collision
thus produced, alarm for the safety of Gu
ba could be excited, the Mexican Govern
ment doubtless supposes that the European
powers might be brought to make common
cause with it in the war against Texas;
war which will be represented by those will
ling to engage in it beyond the Atlantic, a
intended to bride the spirit of conquest il
the United States.--The pretext for it, is t,
be "the recognition of Texian Indepen
dence ! ~ After the quietus given to tll
attempt in the British Parliament, we shoul,
have supposed further experiment would
have been relnquished.
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TEXAs.-Col. c. B. Greene Of the Texan
Army, arrived at New Orleans on the 4,h
inst. from Veasco.-ilc reports, according
to the Bulletin, that the day before his sail
ing, an express arrived officially from Gen.
Rusk, ut head quarters of the army, stating
that Capls. Carnes and Teal, the commits
sloners who had been Detained and mpris-
oncd at Matanoras, had just arrived in the
camp, making their escape from close inl-
prisOnment. They state the Mexican forces
To be ut that time, the 9th Of last monlh
l600-that Gen Bravo had been appointed
to the chief command of the army, and
Gen. Valencia, second that Bravo was To
have taken up his march with large REM
fOrcements for Matamoras, aud that the re-
invasion of Texas would sonm after COM
meme.
COL Greene left the Texan army in good
health aud spirits upoD the LII Baca river.
The Texas Telegraph Of the 2Ist ult. has
been received at New Orleans. Il contains
list Of the persons elected to the Senate
and House of Representatives, and adds,
that the votes for The annexation '' of Texas
To the United States, and the " Constitution
as it is" appeared to have been, with very
few exceptions, almost unanimous.
In postscript tn the paper of the 2lst, is
the annexed paragraph:
Report says, that our prisoners in the
hands of the Mexicans at Matamoras. were
To be shot in pursuance of orders received
to that effect from the Mexican Government.
We give this rs report, for we have not
vet learned 1t in n manner which will ena-
be US to give 1t as positive fact. We are
at loss to assign motives for so barbarous
a proceeding. seeing that their conduct with
regard to Col Tanning and his men, was
so loudly condemned by the whole world
aud especially by the foreign ministers re-
siding at Mexico for the sake of humanity,
we hope that the report is incorrect.
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Mexico Oct. l6lI.-The schooner Hal
cyon, arrived yesterday from Matamoras,
brings us our regular files of the Mercurio
up TO the 10Th inst. inclusiveiy.--She also
brings commercial letters to the 10Th, which
will be found below
lle most important question, lin CONF
nerclal point of view, which now occupies
the attention of Mexico, is a proclamation
OF The President pro tenn. published in n
Vera Cruz paper of the last of August, sta.
ung that " III consequence of the rcgocia-
uons now pending between the supreme
government of Mexico and that of Spain,
for the recognition by the latter of the lnde-
pendence of the former, that all the ports of
The republic are opened on a footing of re-
clproclty to Spanish vessels" The basis
of this treaty had not yet been decided
upon.
1t was the opinion at Matnmoras that the
Independence Of Mexico would be acknow.
ledged. We question this how ever, as the
unsettled state of Spain is not likely to bring
about Immediately such "a result
A letter from Tampico of the 5ht of Sep
tember, received here via Matamoras, states
that General Anastasio Bus amente, the ex-
NIcc-Presldent Of Mexico, who had hecn
eXlled by Santa Anna, had arrived at Mex
leo, and that as Bravo had not accepted the
command Of the Army against Texas, Bus
tamenle would accept tit is also stated
that Bravo had concluded TO serve under
him.
We observe, however, by a circular da-
ted lth September, signed by several Off
GERS of the army, that the troops loudly
complain of what is going on in Mexico
1t seems that they have knowledge of the
appointment of Bravo and another military
chiettaIn, but neither the one nor the other
nomination is acceptable to them. They
solicit Congress most sremuously 10 appoint
Urea as Commander-in-C Chief This doc
ument adds that the city is in pecuniary
emharrassments no money to pay the SOL
dlers and the officers, nor any ratioas to
furnish them with.
The circular terminates by declaring that
a dark cloud envelopes the affairs of the APP
proaching campaign; that it is impossible
to ioretell the result. but that sooner or la
ter this cloud will burst, and that there will
be II number Of persons too who Will not he
at all pleased with the ruin.
The Mercurio of i'he 9,h informs us that
the Lepan Indians had committed great
depredations on both sides of the rAllegro
4 Colorado. At the Rancho de la Tara.
they had killed number of persons, ard
captured quantity of horses and mules.
The same Indians have also committed
many other depredations and murders.
Mexico, if we should Judge from these
accounts, appears to be emccmpassed hv
difficulties what will be the final issue timc
alone will show.-Nrr- Orleans Bee,
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Van Burcn majority, on joint ballot, eight.
The republican party are rallying with
great confidence in carrying the State at the
November election.
The wings claim this state rs certain for
Harrison. When it is considered that they
put down Pennsylvania as doubtful, where
the Van Buren, men have elected IL out of
y members of Congress, out of the :
Senators chosen this year, and - out of
100 Representatives, the people will know
what value TO attach To their estimates. We
have yet strong hopes of Ohio.
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We have COPIED from the knickerbockel
for the present month the piece of poetry on
our lasr page, and also from th. same mum.
ber, a tale of chivalry by W,sulNGroN
IRVING, written for the Magnolia for 1897
Speaking of the Magnolia the Editor OF
the kuickerbocker says, This popular an-
nual, for 1887, if we may Judge from the
plates and those portions of the matter
comprising nearly the whole-which we
have examined, will prove to be the best
specimen of this species of ornamental lite
rature ever published in this country. The
engravings are of the very first order Of ex-
ccllencc, nod have all been prepared under
the supervision of iiENRy lNMAN, ESQ. a
gentleman who stands confessedly at the
head of American artists
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Phifa, 1 O'Clock u. NJ. Friday,

We have me, the enemy and they are
ours Democracy has gained the greatest
have routed the antimusouic bank wings in
almost every district heard from. Thadde-
MS Stevens aud Ncr Middlesworth, late
speaker of our legislature, the great cham
pions of the opposition, have both been bca-
ten.-We shall have at least TWENTY mem
bcrs OF congress-gain 3 IN the state leg
isiaturc, the house of representatives will
stand 10 democrats to % anti-mnsonic
wings aud bnnkites. We have heard from
3 of the gerr, wandered senate districts, that
have elected democrats"
Albany Argus.
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GLORIOUS RESULTS.

PENNSYLF1Nf1-ihe KEY STONE FAST !
" rs goes Pennsylvania-so goes the I'm
ion."- n. Y. Star.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania have
more than sustained themselves in the late
contest. The results, so far as they are
positively known, render assurance doubIy
sure that the struggle in November will
leave the combined opposition without foot
hold in the l<ey Stone State. The intelIi-
gence throughout is of the most cheering
character. The returns show an unbroken
series of democratic successes without n
solitary drawback.
"One triumph freads upon another's heels,
So fast they to7ow."
The following letter to the editor of the
Argus, from highly respectable and re-
sponslble source, contains the latest intelli-
Upucp -
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virtue of the duchess, and of the prowess of
the stranger knight; but the public Joy was
still more increased when the champion
raised his visor, and revealed the counte-
nance of one of the brayest cavaliers in
Spain, renowned for his gallanrry in the
service of the sex, who had long been alb
seat, in quest of similar adventures.
The worthy knight, however, was severe
ly wounded ia the battle, and remained fol
a long time III of his wounds. The lovely
duchess, grateful for having twice owed hel
protection to his arm, attended him dali,
during his illness. A tender passion gr,
up between them, and she finally rewarded
his gallantry by giving him her hand
The king would fiin have had the knigh
establish i'is title to such high adyancemei.
by farther deeds of arms; but his cour,ier
declared that he had already merited th,
lady, by thus yindicating her fame aud for.
tune in deadIy combat to outrancc ant
The lady herself hinted that she was perfect.
ly satisfied of his prowess in arms, from the
proofs she received in his achievement in
the Forest.
Their nu otials we're celebrated with great
m,g i;elce. The present l,nsblnd Of the
duchsss dill not pfiy AM fast like his pre-
decessor, Philibert The wife-ridlen yet he
found greater favor in the eyes of Heaven,
for their union was blessed with numer-
oIs progeny-the daughters chaste and
beauteous AS their mother the sons all
stout aud valiant as their sire, and all re-
nowned, like him, for relieving disconsolate
widows.
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We copy the following article, respecting
Spain from the Baltimore American.

We copy the following article, respecting
Spain from the Baltimore American.
Although the attention of nations in both
hemispheres has been for long time di-
rected to the bloody and uncompromisiug
warfare which has been waged in unhappy
Spain, between the adherents of the Queen
as Regent in behalf OF. her daughter Isabel
la, on the one hand, and the partlzans of
Don Carlos on the other, we question very
much whether one in twenty who read the
narrative of unnatural bloodshed and slaugh-
ter is aware oithe nature of the QUARREL
terNo. 9, ofO. Y. O.. the correspondent of
he New York Daily Advertiser, at present
before us, is devoted to the subject, and
gives succiuct statement of the origin Of
the contest. 1t is known to most our rea-
ders that the Spanish crown has been held
since the Carlist times. under tho Sale law.
which confines the succession 10 the near
est Of blood in the male line. FerdinanI
the seventh, in order to avoid the operation
of this law. which would have been TO ex-
clude his daughter from the throne. made a
will in which he bequeathed the crown to
his infant heiress. To the provisions of
this will, Don Carlos, who in the absence of
any such document, would have been the
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From the Athens (Tcnn.) Republican,.

VINO is THE PEoPLE's CANDIDATE Not
Mr.. Webster, surely: for there is no ticket
running in any State except Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Connecticu,,
Rhode-Islaud, New Jersy-six States,
giving fifty Que electoral votes.
General Harrison cannot be the people,
candidate, for his name will be proposed
only in Vermont. New York, pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, and
Kentucky-eight States, giving one hun
dred and ih,rty-three clcctorssvotes; and
if Michigan should be added, will make
one hundred and thirty-s,x.
Judge White cannot be the peoples can.
didaie, for his name is proposed only IN
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The New York Commercial Advertiser
states that Apples are so plenty in the
county around the City that it is impossible
to gether them all. Good pippins are SELL
ing in the market at 81 cents bushel /;
peaches, so a rs ocnts: potatoes, 62 75
cents turnips, 81 100 cents.
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squadron, and some destroyed. On the
same day, the President landed at Para
with four hundred men, and, on the day
following, he disembarked all hIs forces, and
established himself in full possession OF the
capital. Many of the rebels dispersed, and
The rest fled to the upper Amazons, pursued
BY the BrazIllans.
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Ohio.-The Globe says :-Authentic in.
trlgcnce from Columbus. Ohio, ms late ms
the 10th instant, assures us that Vance is
undoubtedly elected Governor of the State,
although the majority in his favor had not
been ascrrtaincd.
The Legislature, we are informed, stands
Inns:
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pDLsTsCAL.
We reinsert the following table, for the
convenience of reference, and shall continue
its publication until The elections are over

PaEsIpESrf,L ELEcTIos.-The election of Pres-
dent and Vice President of the United States for
the term OF four years. commencing March 4th,
1887, will be made on Wednesday, lhe 7th day of
Dec. 1886, the Electors meeting at the capitols Of
The respective states, in which they are chosen.
The choice Of the electors must be made within
thiry-ionr days before the said FIRST Wednesday in
December. The following shows the number of
votes to which each state is entitled, with the time
Of pl
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Total. 29I votes.

All the States choose by general ticket, except
uth-Carolina, which chooses by the Legislature
Il will be seen, that Pennsylvania and Ohio open
the poll three days in advance of any of the other
States.
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NEWPORT.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 26, 1896.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN NOMINA
TION.
FOR PRESIDENT
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
RICHARD M. JOHNSON.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
OF Electors of President and Vicc-Presi-
dent of the United States, nominated at
the Democratic Republican Convention,
held at Newport, on the 22d June, 1886.
JAMES FENNER,
Of Providence.
JOHN D'WOLF,
OF Bristol.
HENRY BULL,
OF Newport.
BENZ. B. THURSTON,
OF Hopkinton.
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Having assumed the charge of publishing q
this paper, it becomes our duty 10 state what
our intentions are respecting its conduction-
1t will continue to support the same polit.
ical principles rs heretofore, but we intend
that they shall he advocated in milder and
less acrimonious manner. Almost every
one will allow, that if you wish to convince
an opponent, it vii not do to abuse him, and
that the hest way to attain your object, is to
be mild and temperate.
We shall particularly Y endeavour to be
accurate in all our statements; truth, is an
essential requisite 10 the adyanment of any
cause, for whatever advantage nm untru,h,
or a partial misstatement may, for time,
produce, it must eventually tend to weaken
the party who use it.
To foreign and domestic news we shall
pay particular attention, and in making mis-
cellaueous selections for our columns, we
shall strive to make them os interesting and
instructive as possible, carefully avoiding
every thing of an immoral, or irreligious
character.
With this brief staement of our Intentions.
and hoping that some allowance will he
made for our want of experience we submit
our first paper to the public.
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NOTTCE. The Subscribers having
purchased of Mr.. L. B. Peckham the RHODE
ISLAND REPUBLICAN PRINTING ESTABLISH
MENT, the business will be conducted, and
the Paper published by them under the
firm of
CALLAHAN & TILLEY.
NcwpOrt, October 18th 1886.
w. ID. Callahan.
W. c. 7iHey.
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BRAzn Aug. l4.h.-Rio Janeiro papers
of the 18th August contain intelligence OF
the restoration of tranquility in the city and
province of Para, aud of the re-estabIisb-
ment of the authority of the Imperial Gov
ernmcht of Brazil.
On the ll,h April, the new President as
sumed the reins of Government at Iaruoca.
AN island in the river Amazon. On the
18th he caused some vessels under the COM
maud of Captain Maryatt to recounoitre the
Island of Carnapljo, where the rebels had
constructed u small fortress, which was des.
troyed. From thense he proceeded, with all
his squadron, to the island of Uaraperanga.
carrying with him his prisoners, and es,ab-
lishing there a military station. Expedi-
tions were then sent to different points in
possession of the rebels, from alb Of which
they were conseeutively driven, and after
waids, notwithstanding considerable resis-
lance, the Brazilian squadron succeeded in
completely bloekading the the town of Para.
On the l2th of May, indications were per-
ceived from the vessels of an intention on
he part of the rebels to abandon the place
md, at three O'Clock, on the afternoon OF
he following day, they left the port IN ihir-
cen small armed vessels, which were pur-
'ued by the light ships belonging 10 the