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whp may be elected Nasrs,. a. n, Us persons
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afge majority of whom are Iores s. rs rsessee.
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Se4aae 50 far a they are vet know : rs ne1s
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az, T...... ieas SeoIse McDufie 1898
LeM Woodbury. 1877 sJohn !, $3.50
Y AiheFton 1919 Wal 4 CO.. :,,-i ,ess
@ HsrSons 80 seaaulss les9
aSsnnel Phelps 1915 W. !, si'a a
Nm g Upham 1919 Afilgar b M MS 49, 4
RUFUS choass = - llfssissipps.
'IsaSeG. Ba,es , ,S5. ,sonh Henderson 1916
Rhoa, Lf..a - =. !. Walker ls47
80. SPragne 1915 sAlsx Rs assa
Jusn. ID xSs.As lsi1 .a.s barrow 1917
Mn York = Alex Porter isAm
N P, Tallmadge 1916 sJsl 4 sra ..sste
SRas Wright 1919 81. j. Criliendsn 10.
sNep Jsrssy Ohio.
stFm. L. Dayton 1885 Bepj. Tapnan: 1875
slacob w. Miller lS49 William Allen Is4g
Prlnsyleania. Indiana.
p ", 6sufeeon 1915 .Alers s. White le45
14nes buchanan lS49 I'd. 4 HaRagan. 1919
Dfincare. Illinois!
eA Il. Bayafd 1875 SamiMcRobertsf 1877
.Thomas Clayton is47 Sidney Bfesse ls4g
y Maryland .Missa,ir;
sKm' d. Meirick i845 Thos Fl. BentOn 1916
vacancy. Lewis F Linn lS4y
Krginia. 49, .frkumsas.
aiYm c. Rives 1915 VIM S. Futon Ie47
aFm s. Archer 1857 A. H. Series,
NORTH Carolina .aisA;Ta,s.
sWiilP MaDgum ls47 "A. S, Pnrier 1916
Wills Haywood 1919 Nv Woodbridge ls4T
Being 90 sWhigs, including Mr.. Rives, and
23sDemocras. The chbice Of Loco III Mafy.
land will probably De made, whenever 4 choice
| shall be- effected.
The Slate which neM elects Congressman II
Louisiana, in The month Of July She elected
I three members lasI July under The, old appor-
ti2hmeni; but ina: eledton has been annulled,
and a new election, of members, is 10 be held
as above In the month of August, North Car
oiiaa, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee Indiana
ard Illinois viii elect their Congressman,
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Dead, and his place temporarily supplied by,
llhs{lGovsrnof's appointment Of Judge Young,
Ap&uRDIrY OF FREE TRADE exposed.
Yhe following extract from the speech If Air.
SIAART, Of Virginia, delivered in the late Conf
gFssss, exhibits in a striking point of view The srT
sstlons Foreign Governments make upon The PROF.
dnelions OF cur country when compared with The
revenues We derive from their productions. Ii
shows, TOO, The British Interpretation Of The
tegan FEee Trade"
We have heard great deal, Mr.. Chairman,
iFthe course Of this DISCUSSION, about free trade
Sff, what's iii A mere phantom an Idle dream
| otgfisionery theorists Is II anainables IS Ill
| ptatcucab!e ! VIII any other nation adopt III h
| HIS any other naiionl ever adopted Ri Eot-
why talk about il, them The doctrine il pre-
dIYEied upon a-notion az what men and nations
ought 70 %, instead Of what they are Like
sse WIG concert Of The Perfectability Of man, i
ssaSss upon the minds qt It's yotarles, and causes
| hefi to lose sight Of The existing state of things
in9he contemplation of some dim visions of frl-
| trSiiy Sir, speculative philosophy is one ding
practical legislation is another. We were
sem heFeIo legislate for This nation as tits. We
nuSs look a. lhe actuakstaie Of things al home
apd abroad. We must look 10 the vices and
tolLses Of mankind, as well as 10 their virtues;
ard We must shape our legislation so as 10 attain,
moi The greatest possible good. bul the greatest
practicable coed.
Have other nations manifested desire 10
msef upon the basis of free trade let the TIL
pie Of comparative tariffs on your desf answes
The question What is the aggregate DR. vour
mportations into this cnunlfy? and wAat.is tbe
amount Of duties which yoa collect upfn~,hen1,
Ife whole Importation ef a | was S127, 945, COW
TIE whole amount Of duties, was I4.4s7 0ols
Selns a. the rate Of | IA per cent.
What, on The other hand, is the whole amount
Of ycur odncts exported 10 other countries,
and what 4 the amountsDf duties which they coI-
lesl upon fhem'
The whole amount Of expectations
ID 1871 was S9l. 900 COO
The amount Of duties flevied- on
then was is, 100000
Being at the rate Of 1914 per cent
THE average value ufthe tobacco exported in
1889 and 1870 was So. 225,l45,
Upon this was levied tax, in Europe. Of
S32, 49,, 54O--being tax Of near 300 per cent
uHon The value The article in this countryl 4
The following table will show, III detail. The
amount Of the duties, in the principal nations Of
Europe, on some Of the most important articles
transportation from our dounuyt IN Is40: