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NATIONAL DEBT.-The Toronto Ca
madam Patriot speaks Of the General
Government Of the United States as 80
ulerI Y shattered in credi! as TO be unable
to negotiate more than half of loan of
twelve millions Of dollars, ordered last
session, even at high rate of interest.n
Pretty fair for the subject OF ii Governs
lheht winch owes -FOUR THOUSAND MIL
LION DOLLARS, and pays an annual iuicr-
cSts Of Sl20,OOO,OUO. One years inter-
est on the British dert at 3 per cent. per
annum would pay off the principal Of the
American debt, though it were eight times
as large as it is at present. The reason
why The proposed loau OF Sl2,000,OO0
was not all taken had no connection with
the national credit, (Which could not be
beltcr,l but was attributable, first, to the
scarcity OF money, and, secondly, to the
Tact that the stock had but Il short time to
run. The rate of interest which it bears
IS u per cent, not "a high rate'' in this
country. No other securities bearing u
similar rate Of interest, and running the
same length Of time, Is years. would
have sold SO well. 1t is not perhaps
strange that foreigners should be m.sled
by the cry of 'Bankrupt Treasury"
which Is sure TO be raised here in high
party times for political effect. But if
they reflect a moment, they will perceive
the abSurdlty of the impulation. With a
popuIalonand resources double what they
were at the close of the last war, our debt
is but Il 1.-THE of what it was then. In
l9l6 it was Sl27,O00,0O0, and there
were those among us who said it never
could be paid. Yet in eighteen years it
was entirely eXtingui>hed Such being
the case, there is reason to hope we shall
be able to pay the twelve or fifteen mil
hons which we now owe. When will
Great Britain pay the four thousand mil
lions which she owes?
~ Y Jour. Com.
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State Tar.-The following order, in
sroduced by Mr.. Owens, of Anne Arun-
del county, has been adopted by the
House of Delegates.
Ordered, That the committee Of ways
and means be instructed to inquire into
the propriety Of imposinga graduated tax
upon all ''ncomcy' other than that take d
by the act of the second session of 1850
oh. %; also, tax upon all theatres, mu-
seums, crcuses, races, public concerts
end balls, or masquerades, on all travel
ling caravans, jugglcrs and pracllcers OF
legcrdeman, and upon all public exhibi-
tons, the object of which is income--as
also, to inquire into the propricty of in.
creaslng the price now paid for licenses by
auctIonecrs, brokers, lottery dealers, haw
kers, and pcdlers, traders, billiard tables
and keepers Of ordinaries; also, the per
cen an now paid upon goods sold at auc-
ton; as also, the imposing tax or Ii.
cense on commission mercIants-and to
report by bill or otherwise.
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BANKRuPT LAVA strong and numer-
ously signed memorial against the repeal
of this law, will be sent to Congress from
the City OF Baltimore. The precipilate
and unexpected course pursued 10y the
House Of Representatives Il day or two
since, has excited alarm and Indignation,
The repeal Of the bill would be iniquItons
and oppressive i'll the extreme. Thousands
coniidmg III the Bankrupt act, have made
preparations not only to emancipale them
selves from condition OF slavery, but to
exert their energies for the support Of
themselves aud families; and now when
on the eve Of realizing their anlicipalions
it is proposed TO arrest their course and to
throw them back again into hopelessness
and despair. This may well excite sur
prise, ii not doubt Of the purity Of the
motive which has governed some mem
bers in their sudden change of position.
The Shylocks want their ''pound Of
flesh" They are not content to strip
their debtors OF property, but would con-
vert their persons into slaves. We are
as little disposed as any oneto countcn-
ance extravaganza or lraud-but we can
hot consent that the energies Of an I'M
fortunate debtor shall be paral yzed for life
to crafty malIgnity or avarice. Justice
and policy dictate that the person of the
honest debtor shall be released Oh the
surrender of his property to creditors
and we therefore hope that the Bankrupt
law will not be repealed.-CHpper.
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. IL, 1912.

Our city out of doors, this morning,
wore quite the appearance Of winter, a
heavy snow having fallen last night and
this morning; but, from the mildness OF
the air, imagine there will be no sleigh
ing, as it is fast melting away.
In the House to-day, much business OF
a private character was brought forward
and appropriately referred.
Mr.. Buskirl presented petition from
citizens Of Alegany, praying relief as
creditors to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company. Referred.
Mr.. Sellman moved the appointment of
a committee to inquire whether the valu-
alton of slaves under the late assessment
law is uniform throughout this State
Adopted.
Mr.. Freshman submitted an order au-
thorsng the committee on internal i'm
provements to inquire into The expedien-
cy Of instructing the Attorney General to
foreclose the mortgage from the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company to this
State, and report to this House, which was
adopted by yeas 35, nays %.
Mr.. Poultnev moved that a select COM
mittee be raised, to examine the accounts
of the late Governor, which was carried
Mr.. P. stated that certain moneys had
been placed in the hands of the Govern
or, which had not been accounted for.
The Speaker, Immediately after the adj :
option of this proposition, laid before
the House letter from the ex-Governo +
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper.
WASHINGTON. Jan. -, 1912.

| " AShiN u oN tJdI. *, lC1S.
Last evening after the cars left, n =
members went home to get their dinns
with view of returning to the House to
''slt out" the Treasury Note Bill. But.
unfortunately Whose left behind took it into
their heads to adjourn, and motion TO
thot effect was carried at half past four.
This morning the consideration of the
Dill was again resumed in Committee of
the whole.
MIR Floyd spoke against the measure
on the ground that the bill contained no
provision Tor the redemption of the notes.
lie argued that until that should be done.
1t would be useless to issue more notes.
as those already out were at five per cent
discount. He proposed that the Surplus
Revenue should be recalled from the
States.
Mr. Arnold followed, and offered an
amendment providing that the notes shall
be issued of all denominations above S5.
lie backed his amendment by a long
speech, in which he bore rather hard up-
on the President, as having gone over to
the locofoco party. He said there
were but twelve PAGES between Mr., TYLER
and that party-that the former had adj
vanced nine of those. and was complain-
ing that the latter would not advance the
other three. He then proceeded to show
that return to the Sub-Treasury system.
as predicted by some, was impossible.
The idea to him was absolutely nauseat-
ing. Before concluding, he argued that
''Vulcan or some other ancient philoso-
pher" had said that every man ought to
have glass in his bosom, and in his o.
pnion if Mr.. Tyler had glass in that
place, he would appear in a.lar different
light than he did.
Mr.. Arnold was going ahead when this
was closed.
In the Senate, the Board of Exchequer
scheme again came up.
Mr.. Merrick spoke at some length in
support Oft
Mr.. Sewer followed, against it, after
which MIR. Benton obtained the floor. It
being near dinner time, he gave way to u
motion to adjourn.
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PATRIOTISM AND ELOQUENCE.

II NJ nv loh AMI GLOtSUENCEI.
The following is an extract from the
speech of THOMAS +. MARSHALL, o.
Kentucky, on the Tariff. 1t deserves to
be read by every American.
"oh! exclaimed Mr.. NJ, if should
live to see the day when all things that
are needed for human use and comfort
shall be produced, and bought, aud sold
within these United States when all our
mines shall have been opened, all our
rich mountains explored and covered
with sheep walks for the use of our own
manufacturing establishments-when e.
very American cit zen, let him eat, and
wear, and consume, and nse whatever he
desires to make him happy, shall find it
al here--here, upon our own soil, and
within our own boundary! Then, though
Fthe w.ath OF God should be let loose u
pom the nations of the old world-though
Elrope,should reel and tremble beneath
its blows, and Britain fast anchored isle
should go down, and sink in the mig ty
deep, and we remain so unmoved, SO self
SUPPLIED, as not TO feel the loss-ihis,
this would be, to me the very realization
of American independence anl prosperity.
But this country is not and never can be
truly independent, so long as our own la
Dor ana our own capital are left unpro
,ected. Never: so long as it is the dar
ling object of our own Government to
crush theindustry and dash down all the
enterprise Of those it should protect and
foster.
''ll 20 h I'D that, is a.lvoc aliug protnc-
'tive tariff can't hetjt mo- cant help
it. III ain Il sinner, am at least bold
sinner. If to feel the glow Of one com
mon nation in my bosom-ifto hold that
the man who resides at the extreme north
is as much my brother as the cotton
planter of Georgia-if this is hostility to
the South, Then | am her enemy.
"Dul, as to Southcrn lights, letno man
l1y his hands upon them. My observa-
ton in life |ias taught me to believe that
in all domestic quarrcls there are usually
faults on both sides. And will say to
my Northern friends, why be e,crnally
Siiking at that sore which, God knows, is
sore enough without blows from you?-
Why keep up this eternal turmoil and cX
cilcmenl about aboliion2 Why this con-
slant determination to disturb and mcdd!e
with us in our domestic concerns? can
conceive of no otheror better reason for
it than the man gave for beating his wife
-',because am able to do it," 1t was
dangerous, he knew, to attempt to pro-
phecv, but this he would venture TO pre-
diets; il ever this gorg GU alacc this c n
ple 80 human lieedc m, should be pulled
d WI, or ume !, that was tie thing h t
would do ii.
"When the Americans sro,Ie Of dissolv-
ing the Union, they spoke of what they
should not--ihe idea was unnamcable. -
The Greek legislator gave it as reason
for providing no punishment for parricide
that such a crime ought never to be men
stoned"
This is the voice of patricia voice,
we arc sorry to say, now seldom heard in
its purity. There is a deep and powerful
truth in what was then said. This coun-
dry :canno, be truly independent SO lorg
as our own labor and ocr own country
are left unprotected Cincinnati Chroa-
icir,
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The opening OF tho New York and
Eie Railroad into Orange county has
been the means Of supplying New York
with bitter and cheaper provisions than
have appeared in the market Tor some
years. 1t is stated that lew days since
a single train ofcars from Goshen brought
down fourteen tons Of Poultry'
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"Crog Woney"-The Boston Journal
says, S259o have been paid to the seamcn
on board the Receiving ship Colunb us,
in lieu Of spirit rdions for the last tire e
months, which they had voluntarily re-
liuquished.
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Loss By Il bad CWrcaty.-The UaJaSl
Courier has suggestion. concerning the
value Of The time lost by deprecated
and yarigated currency, such as now
fills up all the channels Of business, and
even the lesser conducts which find THEN
way to the dwelling of every family in
the land. OF the seventeen millions Of
population Of the United States, the Cour-
Ter computes that ten millions are con-
cerned, in one way or other, in the de-
rangement of the currency. Every one
Of these individuals, he computes, loses,
in consequence of the uncertain and
auctualing value of the various dcscrip-
tons Of paper money in circulation, from
twenty to a hundred minutes a day
Surprising the average to be sixty minutes
OF time lost by each individual, in ex-
changing money and discussing the cur
rency question, he computes the value of
each hour so lost at ten cents, and makes
out total loss of IA million of dollars a
day from this cause, According to this
calculation, lie says; the grain by the
substitution of a currency Of equal and
universally recognised value would a
mount, in some eight months,'to as much
money as would pay off all the debts
of all the States, and OF The United
States.
This computation is somewhat large,
perhaps extravagant, but to a certain ex-
tent, it is true: and the moral which the
Editor draws from it is well worth the
consideration as well Of the learned states
man a, of the unlearned but deeply in
ter ested, workngman. Here is the NOR
al.
"A settled currency would be produc-
tive of additional benefits and advantages
'to the community, exceeding any esti-
mate that could be reasonably made in
the shape Of dollars and cents" Mat.
Intel,
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Emigration 1t is stated that nearly
f0ur Mousaud of the natives cf Great
Britain left that kingdom during the year
1910 andssought home in other por-
lions of the globe. Well would it be for
thousands who are now starving there, il
they could DO the same.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-01-15

A BRIGHT EXAMPLE.

In the House of Representatives of
Ohio, the following preamble and resolu-
ton was passed, GA to 6.
WHEREAS, An opinion has become
somewhat prevalent, that the independent
States Of this Union, will at some future
period rcpudiatc the payment Of the debts
by them, respectfully contracted with
capitalists both in Europe and America;
and whereas, such an opinion is at vari-
an &c with every principle of patriotism,
and even of common honesty. There
fore be it resolved by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Ohio, that a just sense
of RIGHT, Independent of the high claims
Of her citizens, to character Distinguish
ed for honor and integrity, should elec-
stually preclude our greet State from en-
PERTAINING the crude notion, of absolving
herself from the claims of her creditors,
by the mere exertion of sovering pow
er.
Resolved, As the sense of this General
Assembly, that the citizens of Ohio, res
pect the sanction of their engagements,
whether Of a public or private nature, and
will at all times, be found willing to pay
the principal and interests, ofall debts; by
their State Government, fairly and lawfully
contracted.
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The St. Augustine (Florida) News
says that !'alter the return of the Navy
expedition from the Everglades, the Ma =
zines, who were armed with Colts rifles,
in discharsing their pieces, had five cyl
inders and two barrels to burst, breaking
the leg of one man."
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From the Baltimore American.
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.

We regret TO state that the steamboat
Georgia, bound hence to Norfolk, was
run into on Thursday night at half past
nine O'Clock, when off Cove Point, little
above the mouth of Patuxent river, by the
steamboat Pocahohtas, captain Parrish,
on her way from Norfolk TO this city. At
the moment of the collision the flag staff
in the bow of the Pocahontas was thrown
down, and we regret to say fell on cap
tain Parish, striking HIM on the head and
lrac!urlHg his SOUL to such an extent that
but little hopes are entertained of his re-
rovety. The Georgia returned to the city
esterday, having lost her stem, cutwa
Ter, and received other damage. The
Pocahontas came to anchor Immediately,
and will return in tow of steamboat sent
TO her relief.
We have since learned that Capt. Par
IRISH is not injured SO much as represent
ed.
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\ DREADFUL AND EXTRAORDINARY
ACADEMIA private letter, says the New
Orleans Crescent, details an accident al
ane town of Jackson, Louisiana, which
appeals ones very soul. 1t is one Of the
mos. curious as well as the most heart
rending we have ever heard of. A dray
loaded with several kegs Of powder was
being discharged, when by the careless
ness (some say drunkenness) Of the dray-
man, one of them was suffered to fall
A scissor grinder was near, busy in his
ayocatiolb and his rapid wheel emitting
a shower of sparks.-Thesc fell upon the
spilled powder, blew up the man, scissor
grinder, horse and dray, and killed four
negroes belonging to Mr., Seth Parker.
The shock was felt all over the town, and
many windows were broken One leg
of the drayman and his bat were found
several hundred yards of. The mangled
remains Of the scissor grinder were col
lected add decenily buried. His wheel,
it appears had been sent about sixty yards,
and lodged on the belcony Of neigh
boring house. When viii people learn
TO be careful with powder2-Pcnm Ing.
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A slave named John was executed Oh
the LIST at Portsmouth, Va, for the at
tempted murder of two ladies named Mrs
Lambert and Mrs. Cooper, for the sake of
Obtaining tlcir money. The Norfolk
Herald says that she made a fall confess
sion under the gaIIows, which lie prefa-
ced with the following emphatic warning;
You see me here, and | will tell YOU
what brought me here: ii was rulnn'
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TAKEN THE .PLEDeE.-On Friday

took place at any of the Temperance
meetings OF this metropolis to witness the
eloquent and distinguished member from
Kentucky (Mr Marshall J as become for
ward to take the solemn pledge of total
abstinence, casting aside the letters of a
most dc basing vice, and afterwards with
manly and moral frmness bidding. defance
to the sneers Of those who might feel dis.
posed to ridioule him for signing pledge
which was calculated to produce so much
happiness to himself, as well as these
whose happiness and welfare were so in
timately blended with his own. We beg
to congratulate the honorable member on
the good part which he so wei! sustained
at last Fridays meeting. hlay, he, in the
walks Of public and private lie, expert :
ence all the good which the signing OF
that solemn pledge and the strict keeping
OF II are calculated to bestow.-C Clipper.
The following intelligence respecting
the SanlaFe expedition is contained in the
Houston Telegraph Of the 22d. ult.
4 gentleman who arrived here on
Saturday, informs us that Immediately be-
fore he left Austin, Judge Baker arrived
there from San Antonio, bringing inelli-
gence confirming that heretofore received
via Vera Cruz. He slale5 further, that
Col. VIM. G. Cooke and six other officers
were sent TO the capital for trial, and, Of
course, condemnation.
Capt Me- ullougk, with nineteen men,
lr IA
spies of the Waco Indians near the mouth
Of the Liano, killing two and dispensing
the remainder
The details of the Convention between
Great Britain ard Texas are published in
the Texas papers.
Resolutions had been reported impeach
Ing the late Presidcnl. Lamar, Vice Prcsl-
dent Burnett, and the Secretary of the
Treasury, DR.. Chalmers. The vote was
taken On each Of the three cases in the
IIoase of Representatives, and rejected by
25 to ID.
The steamboat Albert Galla,in; one of
Ihe regular packets between Galveston
and Houston, was totally destroyed on
the 2lst ult. The Galvestonian states
that she was running at her ordinary rate
when all of sudden her larboard boiler
burst, making Il complete wreck of the
boat and destroying the lives of -FOUR
individuals on board and wounding ten
others
The following is list of the killed
and wounded
KillCd-Mr Ilaight, Barkeeper, Mr..
Cherry, passenger from Alabama, and a
negro, deck hands.
Badly Wounded-Mr. Gibbon, passen-
ger from Somerset, Md. John Nelson, pi-
lot, Thomas Carey, fireman; John Noyce,
deck hand; and u negro belonging to Mr..
Suule.
Slightly Wounded-Mr. Giracauld, a
passenger, II. l.. Conner, Captain Latham
Captain Whilesey,, MIR. Cooney.
The boat is an entire loss, and the
freight will sustain good deal of injury.
The Neptune was detained at Calves
ton in consequence of the prevailing north
wind which rendered the bars nearly dry,
stopping all intercourse, betwce Calves
ton and Houston for several days.
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ROBBERY OF TIE WESTERN

MAlT.-The great Western Mail, which
left Philadelphia on Saturday night last
at II O'Clock, carrying the mails for Lam
Caste, Harrisburg, ChaRbersburg, Pitts
burg, sc. was robbed III the car while on
the way between that city and Lancas-
ter. The Harrisburg mail was the only
one that escaped. The mail was large
one, and it is feared contained valuable
rcmittances. The robbery was effected
by wrenching the lock from the door of
the car in which the mail was carried, and
cutting open the bags. 1t is supposed
the robbery was committed after the de-
parture Of the train from the Head of the
Inclined Plane.-BaH. timer.
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WARNING TO WIVES AND HUSBANDS.
Considerable excitement was produced in
this ncighborhood last week, says the
Howard (ElIicolts' MiiIs) Free Press, a.
mong those acquainted with the parties
to the affair, by the news that a man whose
death had long since been reported, is
about to return to his wife near this plar =.
after a long absence in the great we,f
Strange as it may seem, this Information
excited onl y Consideration and grief in
that bosom, which might have throbbed
with joyful emotion Alas! the cause of
her sorrow remains to be told. Unlike
the constant Penelope, who mourned so
long for the return Of Ulyness from the
siege Of Troy, and refused for twenty
years to listen to a sutton or to doubt the
probability of her husbands return, the
Penelope of cur story long since yielded
TO the solicitations of another lover, and
her less fortunate Ulysses will return to
find his wiie's affections buried, and
rival seated upon the throne Of Ithaca.
Under these circumstances, the result of
the interview may be anticipated.
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Costof a Disorderly Cwrency-Mr.
Jhorehead, in his speech in the Senal so7p,
pom the Exchequer, sax -
TO his information, it cost u
in annual premiums upon eN, ~
a million of dollars and esth. Ink. that
the eight Western and Southwestern
States paid about the same, it would con-
stitute an annual tax of four millions of
dollars upon their industry, because the
Government would not fulfil its duty
to the country of providing a uniform
currency.
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Qj%Judge Hopkinson, of the United
States District Court, at Philadelphia, was
attacked with fit of apoplcxy, on Friday
evening, which it is feared may terminate
his life. He is upwards Of seventy years
of age.
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Horrid DcqA from Mioricaiion.-A
horrid dealh from INVESTIGATION occurred
last night, about II O'Clock, at a house
corner Of Hillary and Stanton SITS. A
boardcr in the house returned home. dis.
covered the house full of smoke, and
aroused the family on the lower floor.
They found it proceeded from the room
OF Mary McGlnnls, an intempe.ate wo-
man in the upper apartments. They
found her bed on fire, the woman burnt to
crisp, and dead, and her infant, seven
months old, crawling about the Noor!ll
a more horrible case can scarcely be i'm
aglncd. The husband was absent at his
employmentin a milk yard at the Wall
Enthusiastically Star.
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1t is said that the Branch Mint at New
Orleans is now engaged in coming the
smaller denominations of coin or irac-
tons of dollar. 10000 dollars in dimes
had been stamped within the last 90 days
prior to the LIST uItimo.