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From the NJ o, Pieqylns.
THE TEXAN PRISONERS.

We have been, ever since thu unfortunate result oil
the Texan expedition to Sania Fe, flooded with let
tiers from fathers, mothers and relatives Of all kinds,
entreatng information IN regard to various members
of that now captive band. w have little intelligence
10 afford, save what is unicated fast we OBJ
tain ii, through our columns. Every means m our
power 10 relieve anxiety We constantly use. We
give here authentic list OF those composing the Sc
cond division Of prisoners, when brought to the city
OF Mexico What their fate is TO be- none can now
say, but in spite Of every frowning aspect we still
hope every man Of them live TO breathe again the
air Of freedom
THE SECOND DIVISION OF PRISONERS
General McEeod's Partyl
Hugh Mcleod, Brigader General,
Whitaker, Surgeon
Bennett, Quarter-Master,
Alexander, Assistant Quarter Master,
Holiday, Commissary,
Houghton, Captain,
Strain, Captain,
Hudson, Captain
Lieutenants
Johnson, LIST, Hornsby, ls,
Hamm, Burgess I'd,
Henry, Bratton,
Casey, Ostrander, g
Merchants.
George 4. Howard, Torrey,
John Howard, Gallager,
Robinson, Snively
Buchanan, lioughtaling.
Tourists.
X. Scott, Geo. Wilkins Kendall.
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THE GLOBE-NEW YORK CUSTOM-HOUSE

THE GLOBE-NEW YORK CUSTOM-HOUSE.
We desire no controversy with the Globe,
and have provoked none. When it has unjust
ly assailed the Administration, we have acted
on the defensive, and repealed its charges when
ever they have been considered Of sufficient inn
portance to deserve our notice. The POLICY of
that journal we believe to be peculiarly its own,
or at most of a very few selfish and ultra men,
of whose sinister feelings and views it is the
exponent. That it speaks the sentiments and
opinions Of majority of the Republicans of the
country, or of their Representatives IN Con-
gress, we do not believe. We have the most
positive evidence that it does not--that the mar
row. illiberal and paltry prejudices that are per-
mitted to govern it's conduct do not influence
and control their action. This evidence is ga
thered not only from the declarations of honor
able men, but from the columns Of the Globe
itself In that journal of the 3Oth ut., speak
ing of the course of the debate in the House on
printing the report of Gov. Poindexter, it asserts
"lhat it would seem the President and HIS
FRIENDS are not willing that the finding of their
grand inquisltor should see the light" Who
does the Globe implicate in its censure? Who
are "the friends" of the 'Presdent'' that it al
leges were unwilling that the report of Mr.
Poindexter should see the light?" Does the
| Globe mean TO include the Democratic Repre-
sentative from the city Of New York, Mr.. Roose-
reH, WHO moved the reconsideration of the vote
taken the previous day to print the report? Does
| it mean the Democratic members of the House.
neaalu all Of whom supported Mr.. Roosevelt in
his course !? 1t is obviously so and are they
content" to be held up to the country by a
journal claiming to be the organ of the Demo-
cratic party as recreant to their duty and seek
ing to withhold from the people "light' in re-
gard to most important matters. The Globe
| will discover that Democratic members are
made Of "sterner stuff than to become the sup
pie instruments of its will and we are greatly
mistaken in our estimate of their characters, if
they do not spurn its insolence and attempted
dctaton with spirit worthy the representa-
tives of free, patriotic and intelligent people.
The President has done has duty manfully and
fearlessv The Democratic Representatives
who voted against printing Mr.. Pondextcr's re-
port, did their duty also. The matter should
not be permitted to go before the public In an
imperfect and garbled form but all the facts
the reports of all the Commissioners, should be
presented together; and then the public mind
will be conducted to right decision.
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CONGRESS-.

In the House on Tuesday, Mr.. Adams pre-
sented a memorial of l79 stone-cutters of this
city, praying for an appropriation to finish the
public buildings. They ask for work and they
ask for bread for themselves and families The
memorial was referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings.
On motion of Mr.. Everett, the House resolved
Apportionment bill-the question pending being
on the amendment requiring the Legislatures OF
the several States to divide them into single
representative districts. The amendment was
opposed by Messrs. Ferris and Anterior, and
advocated by Mr. Butler, of South Carolina,
termination of the debate.
Mr.. Roosevelt offered an amendment to the
pending amendment, that it should not be so
construed as to require the subdivision OF city
or county, or the junction of small and large
county into double district. The amendment
to the amendment was negatived, and the
amendment as proposed by Mr.. Halsted was
agreed to-ayes 95, noes 92
The committee then rose and reported the bill
to the House. Mr.. Everett offered the amend
ment, which he had proposed in committee, re-
lative to the representation of fractions, which
the Speaker decided to be out of order. Ans
peal was taken from this decision, but the ap
peal was laid on the table by vote of 95 to "a
Mr. Thompson of Ia, moved to concur in the
amendment of the committee fixing the ratio al
50, 179, with an amendment to substitute the
number $4,000, which he afterwards modified to
7O,6S0. The Speaker decided the amendment
to be out of order, but the House reversed the
decision by vote of 100 to SO. The question
was then taken on the amendment, and 1t was
| rejected-yeas rs, nays l23
The question was then taken on concurrlng
with the Committee ofthe Whole, in striking out
6S 900, and inserting so, l79, as the ratio OF re-
presentation, and it was agreed to--yeas 10,
nays rs.
The question was next taken on concurrlng
with the committee in the amendment directing
the Legislatures of the several States to DIVIDE
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REMOV AIS.
esty

1t has generally been the practice OF new ad-
ministratons, on coming into power to fill the
Offices of the Government with citizens friendly
to the measures OF the Administration. This is
not only done by the General Government, but
by the State Governments. Justice to the re-
sponsible head of the Administration has die
tated this course, and custom has sanctioned it.
During the late Presidential campaign, the
office-holders under Mr.. Van Buren,, Cat least a
considerable number of them,) exerted them
selves to prevent this change" well aware
that it would be practised, indeed acknowledg-
ing the justice of the practice, should they be
defeated The victorious party never hesltated
TO declare that these old incumbents would be
removed, if General Harrison succeeded Even
the General himself, it is well known, decided
upon countless removals. and made innumerable
promises of appointments to office-seekers, pro-
vided he should be successful.
Well, when the new President entered upon
the discharge of his duties, he began immediate
ly to redeem his promises. There never, per-
haps, had been before such a clamor raised as
was done by the Wing presses particularly the
Clay presses) for a "clean sweep" of all the OPP
ponents of the Administration. They were, in
a great measure, needed, and the removals, in
thousands of instances, were made according to
their dictation.
By the act of God, another President was
called to preside over the destinies Of the ma
ton. These Clay Wings soon evinced more
deadly hostility to his Administration than they
had done to that of Mr. Van Buren,. And not
withstanding this deadly hostility, they still in
sisted, and yet insist, that all appointments shall
be made from the Clay Wing ranks
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them intosipgle Congressional districts, and It
was agreedto--ayes l01 noes 90. no
The question was then taken on ordering the
bill to be engrossed for third reading, aud it
was carried-Ayes ll3, noes 81. The ques
ton was then taken on the passage of the BILL
and il was carried in the Affirmative. So the
bill was passed The House then adjourned
The Reporter who furnished the synopsis of
the proceedings Of the House of Representa-
tives on Friday last has neither the time nor the
inclination to answer, as it deserves, the COM
munlcaton in this mornings Intelligencer, sign
ed "Veritas." He feels convinced that the
writer could not have been in the House during
the debate, or have read the report of the pro-
ceedings given in the Inteligencer of Saturday
ast-moIe particularly the remarks of Messrs.
w. Cost Johnson and Wise. To that report he
would also refer the editor of the Inteligencer,
and he thinks it will convince him that his cor
respondent has outraged both "truth" and 'jus-
tce," in whose sacred names he was appealed
to, to violate rule of conduct which he had
prescribed to himself, and which, in this in
stance, was unwiseIy departed from.
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Extract of O. letter dated

NEW YORK, April, 1912.
conversation occurred here the other day on the
subject of the Presidents late address to the auhor
ties of Rhode Island, which was highly commended
for its calns kind patriotic, but firm tome The circle
embraced gentlemen deeply interested in the result OF
the unhappy quarrel existing in that small, but not
the question was stared-"but suppose the President
has no influence there :" Suppose that the New
York -- and the -- and the ---- claiming
to be eapo,.nders Of " sound doctrines" and which
papers have filled their editorial columns with the
vest abuse of the President should have tainted the
minds of portion of the people OF Rhode Island,
what influence can the Executive have there 2"
These questions s,unise rather staggered the cir
cle and there a casting about and scratching OF
heads till bold and honest spirit spoke out with
"d--n the editing printers What gives them
power to speak public sentiment? One half OF them
don't own the types and paper that convey their
dirty sentiments to the public. Why should they as
sert more control than either of public OPT
Mon Is an honest citizen to be judged by what any
scurvy printed paper may say of him. Let every
man reflect this and judge for himself Lot him rood
and reflect on what John Tyler says, not chat these
printers OF nm. lie is IrcSQcuL CHltCu
States-sworn to execute its laws-he don't make the
laws-they are made by another power-and being
constitutional, it is his duty to them prevail
Failing in this, what becomes of the country" This
plain and honest vindcation brought up otner re-
marks of not less interest foreign relations
and the probable impressions made on foreigners by
the attacks of our printers on the Chief Magistrate OF
the nation, which subjects being above mere partisan
considerations too clearly demonstrated that just SO
far as departed, in party squabbes, from the
lines of true patriotism, departed from the mte-
rests of country, and that for the sake of petty
office gaining. If we attempted to head John Ty-
Ter" we might perchance head ourselves" unless
all the world knows, what know, that nine-tenths
of the newspapers claiming to speak public OPT
nion merely speak the selfish views of the editors
and their equally selfish contributors.
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Senator that the resolution had reference to the al
fairs of Rhode Island. He had proposed to state oy
what the Senate knew perfectly well already In oruei
to show the propriey of taking up the resolution ano
acting upon Il. The whole country had been put In
of the fact that the President of the Uni
ted States had taken some action In reference 70
Rhode Island. He was merely going to mentioh the
fact, that he had ordered art Of The standing army
to proceed to that State and that they arere noao on INC
boy three companies Of the United States troops hdp-
ing passed through Baltimore yesterday, from Old
Point Comfort, as a report goes, on their a0ay 70
Rhode Island"
So, Part,riunt monies, nascit,v ridicnlus
mas
"Mr Preston again insisted upon his point of order
The gentleman had stated his fact in spite Of the de-
cision Of the Chair, and he noao demanded that the
decision be enforced.
"Mr Allen The question is upon the appeal from
the decision of the Chair Let that question be TAKEN
and let be determined whether the motion to take up
subject shall be debated or not.
"Mr Archer observed that the gentleman had
attained his point by notorious breach Of ORDER mad
made his statement in spite Of the Chairs decision
the appeal would be of but little use. He thought, n
the gentleman would consider the matter, he would
see the propriety of Withdrawing the appeal.
"Mr. Allen l will consider what the Senator
says when it becomes considerable The originating
Of the pointsf ORDER the aebate isei is not dtrt-
butabic to me- Who submitted the resolution y
When first offered the resolution, stated positively
and unequivocay that arould not say 1oord upon
its PASSAGE and sat down with that determination,
when motion made to lay the resolution on the
table, If therefore, there has been violation OF or,
der it cannot be laid at my door. Certainly not
But shall continue to believe that the Senate will be
nexcusabe if they sit quiet and allow the Executive
to march an army into the State of Rhode Island !!
Really comment on the above is unnecessary
the record speaks for itself. What great man
is Mr.. Senator Allen The debate that grew
out of his motion prevented the Appropriation
bill from being taken up on Monday and that
for him, was ''glory enough for one day."
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The President being consistent Jefiersonian
Republican, Of course, cannot submit to the die
tation Of his enemies in this particular. Hence,
the ridiculous cry of prescription, when others,
besides Clay Wings, are appointed to Office
The ultra Wings and ultra-Democrats, whose
avowed policy it was to turn out all their enc
mics, now denounce the President for doing the
same thing! This, as well as all his acts, must
be decided on by the People. Ultra leaders, and
ultra presses, do not utter the public sentiment.
The truth is, they are daily losing their lnfiu-
ence, and will soon be utterly powerless, while
the bone and sinew Of the land will applaud the
independent and just course of the Chief Ma
gistrate.
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GOSSIP.

The Washington correspondent of the Tribune
gives us current gossip at the Capital that several
Influential Democrats from New York who have re-
Gently paid a vis, to the White House have made the
most favorable impressions in high quarters They
talk freely of adopting Mr.. Tyler their candidate
for the next Presidency = Ciereiand o.. Gazette
And hereupon we may expect another deaf
ening blast from the organs of Mr.. Clay. The
Gazette, however, does not lead the way.
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We see several Benton papers east of us are
out against the Administration and in defence
Frustrated. There will soon be further and
more unequivoca developments of the progress
of this strange coalition of the ultra Wings and
| the Locotocos.
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The Globe is making terrible poor mouth
about the printing. The Census, according to
our calculation, will nett u some $4,000
$3, 500 deducted for Weaver. This was truly
under the contract system.
The Intelligencer is about to be given by
Congress $4,000 for old books, &c. &c. &c
This scheme to s'make raise" was begun by
the notorious G.. +. Mitchell.
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MONEY AND WAR.

The Globe, we understand, is about to receive
$4,000 for printing (not jobs given to the
loapest bdder,) and the lntelligencer $53,OO0,fo
old books, arranged by the notorious forger
Mitchell Thus both papers are prepared for
the campaign against the Administration and
the Madisonian We care not for the Odds
We are confident that we shall overthrow them
all
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FUTURE ELECTIONS.

Every Corwin press we see is abusive of the
President. This augurs Corwin's defeat most
decidedly So with Johnson OF Louisiana.
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GA Contractor" has our thanks. We know
precisely how he was led into the error, when here
about the fright paper" All will soon be "right"
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*The lower apartments of officers are lighted by
candles in the day time.
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GOV. POINDEXTER, &c.

GOV. POINDEXTER, &c.
"Veritas," or the Hon. G. Poindexter, in
yesterdays Intelligencer, attempts to prove in
correct our report Of the proceedings OF the
House, in our number of April 3Oth, and takes
occasion to pay himself very handsome COM
pliment upon "the impartiality, frmness and
untiring vigilance with which he performed the
arduous and unpleasant duties, &c. &C."
1t may be we were incorrect in some trihing
particulars, which Mr. Poindexter may have his
own way. n
Wemay have occasion to refer to this verit0-
bic letter again. Meanwhile we would like to
know where is the commissioners Office" Of
which he speaks, and what he kept his original
report there for?
Whether or not he had an understanding,
concert, or agreement with the Committee, or
some members of it, before the "Subp9na
duces tecum," which he parades before the
public, was issued by the Speaker Of the House
of Representatives
Whether or not, it was understood, when he
withdrew his report from the President and
| compared it with the "original, on file in the
Commissioners Office" what use was to be
made of the "original"?
Was not the ''original" kept for the very pur-
pose for which it was afterwards used
We would like to have "Veritas" answer
these respectful queries.
The Intelligencer finds room, to give us re-
mark or two. No matter whether the Execu-
tive is, or is not, responsible for what appears
in our columns. The Intelligencer is response
BILE for what appears in its own columns, and if
it undertakes TO endorse Mr.. Poindexter, we
shall hold it to its responsibility. If that paper
mixes itself up with this matter any farther,
we shall fear that its characteristic prudence has
departed. There is a thing, Harry, which
thou hast often heard of, and it is known to
many in our land, by the name of pitch, &c. &C."
THE INTELLIGENCER-T COMMISSION
ERS' REPORT.
| One of the Commissioners we presume, (sign-
ing himself "Veritas," ~ has assaulted us on ac-
count of alleged inaccuracies in our Congress
sional report of Saturday. He holds us respon-
sible. We will not shrink from any response
unity -Dut uOuDtleSS our NepOTleT VIII dlteuu "
this matter. We have not been at the Capitol
| for month.
The junior editor'' 1--WE suppose) of the In
telligencer also takes occasion to have his throw
at us. He animadverts on what he calls our "edi-
| tora structures" Whether correct or not, this
"junior editor' knew well enough that what he
alluded to was only report, even the MS OF
which we did not see.
The ''junior editor" .intimates that he don't
believe we utter the sentiments of the Execu-
tive This intination must have been insert
ed in the absence of the senior editor The
writer, perhaps, did not consult his positive
knowledge in the matter.
The whole design is to ntimidate the Exc
cutive.
The "junior" says explicitly, that the
writer holds himself responsible for correcting
the errors Of our Reporter. Perhaps our Re
porter may call him out; he need not fear US,
though we cannot say we belong to Arnold's
Peace Party"
THE GLOBE-NEW YORK CUSTOM-HOUSE
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