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We are among those who are Inclined TO. think
that the rejection of Mr. Gushing, by the Senate,
was imPo.irir, and unjust to The President. We
remember Nr Crshing as an ardent supporter Of
the wings in the sud campaign Of 1910, ard We
remember the President IA the successful canGi-
date of the party who have brought bankruptcy
and ruin upon the country; but The cImgrm of our
defeat and The Indignation we have Eel, at The base
means used to accomplish 1t has not obIIlcrtcd
our sense Of justice and Of what is due the ac-
knowledge head Of a great people.
he President whether he be supported b. Il
party, numbering ten or ten nion has a right 10
select the members Of his Cabinet and any attempt
to deprive him Of that tight, will prove the most
foolish policy that can cmcrato from party spirit
Nothing can be said against the lilLess Of Mr.
Gushing for the office to which he was nominated
by the President; no excuse can he given for Ii,
rejection except that he was nominated by John
TYLER! We take the ground that the Presidents
yeocs Of the National Bank, li' election by the
WHY'S, cntiiIo him to decent respect FROM one
party and gratitude from the other, and that in
Iu.ins 10 accord to him an unqres,ionob'c ligh,
the Senate have done an iupo,ijir and unpl,rolc
lhag. We opposed John Tyler with all the abiIi Y
we possessed. Eat when the people dcciaicd him
their choice il became ctr duly to treat him with
that respect, and consideration Nhirh is due the
Chief Magistrate oC the Nation Such treatment
he I1s rish4o expect Crom The people themselves
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HOW THINGS WERE.

What would be the surprise of our pilgrim faith
crs, if they could witness the eOeminale luxury of
their children? Coffee and tea were known 10
them only as the most uncommon luXurcs. !.
would do to tell of for years, as an epoch in life,
by person who had sat down to table where
these drinks were furnished. The first tea used
in Amherst n. II. was sent fom Boston to the
minister. The minister's family not being ncquain-
with the manner of using the luxury, boiled it in
pot and slipped it as broth. They probably found
their tea broth less paaiab!e, well as nutritious,
than their favo,ite bean porridge.
Johnson says of the farmers of Lynn-"The
chielest corn they planted was Indian grain. And
let no man make IL jest of pumpkins, for with this
the Lord was pleased to feed his people, to their
good content, till corn and cattle were increased. :"
In clothing, the same simplicity prevailed. A
fur hat and pair of boots generally lasted man
his life time, and nobody but old men thought of
owning such an article Of apparel as great coat.
A writer in the Old Colony Memorial says, 81 rec
olIccl neighbor Of my father, who had four sons
between nineteen and thirty years Of age. The
oldest rot pair of boots, the second surtoul,
the third watch, and the fourth pair of silver
buckles, This mlde neghborhood talk that The
| family were on the high road to Insolvency"
As to their riding i, was all done on horseback,
The wife rode to meeting on plIlion behind her
husband, and carried the child under her arms, il
they had one. No Young woman then thought it
il hardship to walk five or six miles to meeting -
! No provision was then thought of for warming
meeting houses, in any kind Of weather, ard no.
hudy stuld at home ON account orlhe cold
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"Protcclion." Day after day has modest and
quiet Industry crept to the door and in accents
low and lrc,uulous, asked If it could have some
thing to do as it was promised Day after day has
gaunt Poverty salked to the windows and with
haggard eye, gnrcd in upon its deliberations,
watching, with white lips, if something was doing
10 rive it bread. But alas the drunken hraws,
the fierce chickering's, the bcasty howlings within
have drowned every sound from without, aud
Northern Labor, long ago, went back to fret GU, It's
manly frame over the shuttle Of its lo:dy tyiant
for IL sleeps head and pluck a day, while the
staggering "Prolcclionists" strobe careessly over
the dead body Of Industry as they passed from
their balls into the streets and refused Poverty II
mite TO save it from utter starvation. Such has
been the conduct of tins beautiful congress II
has lied in the teeth of all its profession. 1t has
lied in the face Of the people ii deceived ard Sc
duccd. 1t has insulled Labor with golden dreams
that could never he realised, II has deceived In
dustry with false preicn,ions c( power and aid 1t
has jnsullcd Poverty by holding before its glariug
eve the uXurirs that it had not the power 10 give.
1t has msuitcd Religion. 1t has insnlled Morality.
II has standardized Dcccncy. 1t has brought dis
grace and rcproach upon Legislation, and now,
hank! shoUl, long and mighty, Uses from one
end Of the Union 10 The other 1t syllghcS itself
into wo.da-WhNt does 1t say?--"1ilE LIARS
| ARE Observation-Disclosures
| EN- FONLTEN and the mighty heart Of the Pco-
| pie lllrobs ani heats again, something MS it was wont
to do ere wh'g;ary SIT down upon ii like Cross
legged monster.
/ But, the monster il Off the monster is dead
Hcgortcn BY coons Of cider barrels and log cabins,
it made is uncouh appearance in this "br2ahna
world" but to bring u,ons with i, disorder and
death. |, poisoned the atmosphere with It's pcsiif
crous breath for day or ,wo,and, amid the desc
crations ola mighty people has gone down forever
II came into the world in row and it went on,
IN Il braw The first cry it uttered was tn in
slac howng Of hchanch, and It's last was the low
mutlercd curse Of defeat and hopeless destruction.
Il came into power over pro,IlG'cd public viz
tuc, morality and dccCncy-oycr the ruin CT in
dnsty, the destruction Of labor, and its whole
time has been spent in making is Infamous cyiS
tcncc Cu'i,I the promise Of ils i,l-omenrd birth.
and in that, and that alone has it succeeded IN fu
Gng is promises. Farewell TO the great Hard
Cider Congcs, and long may it be before such
another font spectre shall disgrace the halls or the
nation with is hIdcors griuaccs, It's drunken or
oicS il. lrnopiac u!aruiiV nnl its utter disregard
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vLnClNIA INVENTION.

\ proposition made in Ills convention TO recon.
mend tia! the delegates to the National Conycn.
lion vote in that convection according TO the per
capiH district system, WIS lost by vote Of
Two to orc. This system may lie the best, after
all, bat suppose for ILLUSTRATION that Vermont has
2j,cO0 votes 20 give for a candidate for the Pre,-
Gency, and lhnl iwo-;hds OF them viii undoubl-
ody be gi'cn for y. Il. The delegates are elected
according to the per- c9piia district system, and
one Of The five 10 which the state is entitled is in
slruc'cl 10 vote fox C.. D., in contention On
counting Tie ba!o's there IL Il tic between A. g.
and G. ID. The one delegate from Vermont who
Is Instructed b, his district TO vote for G. b. NJ
riScs and cast his vote accordingly. aud decides
tho nomination ia favor of c, y. agnin, the wi,he.
Of iwo-lhrds Of the democracy Of the state. OR
own opinion is that the baIioins should be BY states
each state being allowed tho same number Of votes
in convention rs in the electoral college.
We do not blame the New York democracy for
wishing to abolish their old system. Ia that state
the custom has been Tor the townships or ward, 10
first send delegates 10 county conycniion-ihe
county convention to select delegates 10 Albany
the convention at Albany 10 select delegates TO
Baltimore. We agree with the picbcian that-iour
fIiratiCBs q! the popular Wills an ubsudity rn-
worthy the age AMI party claiming 10 reflect the
popular sentiment.
In this state Cat The last state convenlion.) whoa
the delegates 10 National Convnion were chosen.
the delegates from each the several districts Sc
lccted their own candidates and presented them TO
the general coe,eniion for approval The bcs, meth
cd, it strikes "a, that could 10 adopted. The only
difference that we can see between this and dnoh-
eF d's'ric, syslem.prcposed by some Of our cotem-
porAres. lsat the people of the districts, by their
immediate delegates, elected their delegates TO a
National Convention at Montpelier, instead of the
particular place where their district covennns NAV
be holden for the selection Of congressional can
,,ln'ss; and that they arc elected at ono limo and .
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We must confess that We see no;hiug to justify
the Inconvenience Of the Senate in The nonlina-
lion Of Caleb Gushing 10 the War Department.
No one can doub, his entire cdpacit, for the sta
lion, and although he may lie attached to The for
tunes Of Nlr Tyler, this should not have weighed
with the Senator's IL hi. Irlocon So eng as the
Prc>ldcn, selects men Of ohI'ily and moral worth
as hi. advisers, his selections should not be lhwar.
led aud his administration embarrassed by mere
y (aclious opposition of the confirming power.
" y Ple5eian.
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THE ADJUTANT GENERAL.

General II. A. 8 Dearborn was yesterday re-
moved and discharged from the Office of AdJuont
General of the militia of This commonwealth, by
his Excellency the Governor, upon the address OF
both houses Of The general court. The Office has
been put in charge of the Secretary of State until
n successor is commissioned. The military commit
tee o f the council will examine the public proper
ty in custody the late Adjutant General
We will only add, that while we have no wish
TO speak unkindIy Of Gen. Dearborn on his re-
moval from office in which he has so previously
mistaken his duties, we believe that no ac' in the
power of the executive could give more satlsiac-
ton to the people, than this prompt removal Of an
officer whose discharge is considered indispensable,
by ii great portion Of citizens, to ii ylndlcation
of the laws and the constitution Of the state
Boston Post, March 7.
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The Bankrupt Lar.-A grea, wrong has been
done to the country by the legislation Of the pres
en-, Congress on the subject Of bankruptcy. A
uniform system Of bankruptcy ia a desideralim in
great trading community. This Congress had
the power TO make good law, which might have
become the permanent policy ofihc country. Bat
they made bad law, intended Cor nothing but to
cancel the engagements Of all the han,rupis then
on hand, totally regardless Of the rights of credit
ors. The snme men have now repealed the Law
by an overwhelming vote urged on by an over
public disnpprohation. SO our bank
rnp' law not only ia gone, but the whole policy is
buried in disgrace. and the present gcncraion arc
sure never 10 enjoy the benefits of a well made
bankrupt law.-Jour. Of Com.
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any rational construction, to give the slightest coun-
lanonct to prctension which ii was the whole OBJ
jet If the message To protest against, md which,
II Insisted On must necessarily Involve The two cOun-
Tres IN war.
We have said that this p;cteHicl right, as sci
forth By Sir Robert Peel, is wholly unIoundcd in
reason. 1t is true, that on the coast Of Africa,
and for plcscnt pnrpOrsos, Great britain might de-
rive some advantage from the exercise Of such
right, II w0nd enable her more cllccinally TO
distinguish between Inc vessels Of nations which
hid conceded the right OF search, and the vessels
of other nations, which have refused 10 make any
snch concession.
Eul if it be right at all, i, is general and not
local right, and may he exercised rs well under
the prclence Of supprcssing piracy in general IN
the Mediterranean or the Gulf OF Mexico, as Of
srpprcssing the slave trodc on the coast OF Africa
Bat ofwhut advantage would This righ, he in The
suppression Of piracy it is restricted 10 the mere
ascerlainmCnt ola vessels nalioality Sir Robert
Peel discaitns the right 10 search II GORH ftGd
American, no matter how strong the suspicion OF
her beng engaged in the slave trade. by The
same rule, be- would disclum the rish, TO search Il
vessel un52l the American flag and regularly doe
unen's as tmc,icnn, no matter how strong the
su.li,on Of her being engaged in piracy.
Il is evident that such il right as this mtans Moth
ing, or it means great deal W0rc than meets the
ear ilreaaius 10 be seen whthe the British
Government has been dealing in words without
sGuse, and clustering assertions Of uusms, or
whether there is a decp meaning and pnrposc cou-
chad under this bold AMI novel vge'oniion.
,N1iis0nian
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For the Spirit of The .Ige.

Mr. EDIrOR-l notice in your paper under date
of FEBRUARY 9Th, in the proceedings of the conven-
which assembled at Windsor agreably to call
for the purpose ortaking into consideration the d.
vision of Windsor county, resolution purporlin5
to have been adopted by the convention, which is
as follows;
"Resolred, That in order to insure the proper
administration Of justice, Windsor county should
be divided as near as may be into two equal parts,
and that each part so formed should be consttu-
ted county by itself"
Having been one of the committee appointed by
the convention 10 prepare resolutions for its adop-
ton, feel bound TO say that no such resolution
was reported by the committee, or discussed, or
adopted b. the convention, and that its introduce
lion into the report of the proceedings of the meet
ing, over the signatures, and, prima facie, under
the sanction Of the officers, is base Fraud or Il
gross blunder, on the part of those who were pIivy
to It's Insertion
1t was understood by the committee, and by The
convention, that there was Il difference Of opinion
upon the subject ola division of Windsor county.
Some were in favor of dividing the county by pro-
bate lines, while others were for constituting Il
new counly,to be composed Of the towns of Rock
inghani, Grafton, Windham, Londonderry, Land
grove, Weston, Ludlow, Cayendish, Andover, Bal
limorc, WcalherslieId, Springfield ana Chester,
thereby leaving the shres in the several counties,
from which the new one is formed, undiSurhcd
| This question the friends Of The new county were
willing TO discuss but the friends of division were
anxious that the proposition should not be broach-
ed, aud for iho reason the introduction Of any res
olulion that might elicit discussion upon that
( question, was s,udiously avoided,
The resolutions adopted by the convention, were
those which were published, with the exception OF
The one above referred TO-
Perhaps it is due The officers to conjecture that
the proceedings OF the meeting were prepared for
the press by Other individuals than those to whom
that duty was assigned by the convention. lfrhi-
he true, the officers are eXculpaed from all blame
unless it can be said Of lhcn that hey have been
rcmis' in THEN duty, by permitting the perpclrn-
tors Of that cowarly and s,calhy act, TO use their
names for such base purposes
II. T.. STOUGIITON.
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Foreign Coia.-prcvious 10 the adjournment
Of Congress- an act was passed which renders c
gal, tender of money in the gold coins of France
OF England. The coin Of France il to b. Of not
less than eight hnndIed and ninety mine thou
sanlihs in tineness, at nincly.,wo cents and nine
ien,hs OLA cent per pcnnyweigh i-hat Of Eng
land not less than nine hundred and fifteen and
half in inencss, a, nine,yrour cculs and six tcnihs
of cent per pcnnyweight. Silver coins were
likewise lega'ized, as the Spanish pillar dollars and
the dollars Of Mexico, Peru, aud Bolivia of not
less than eight hundred and ninety seyen thou
sandtlis in Iincncss, and four hundred and fifteen
grains in weight, at one hundred cents each.
Also, five Frame pieces Of France, of not less
than nine hundred thousandths in fncncss, and
three hundred and eighty -four grains in weight, at
ninety three cents each
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OEIrU AIRY.

Died, list night, II O'Clock, IT,, 9Th session Of
the Congress Of the L. 5, History will write its
di.sracclul Epiaph. 1t VAS wing Congress,
spreading over the greater part of two years, BY
Extra and prolonged sessions furnishing no relief
to the people. rrircnchIng no grca, expense Of tho
Government, reforming no impoIan, branch ofihc
public saricc-increa,ing The public debt to q
itaiin dcgree--passing protective tariff, which
delrais.ihc great purpose OF rc,cnue-Disiribu-
ton and Bankrupt laws, which they were afer-
wards compelled 10 rcpcaI-tbus DESTROYING, as
one Of the Speakers Of the last evening said, its
own spawn. II was ramp Congress- passing
laws only to repeal lhcm-and equally disiin-
gaishci ly sp1smodic cAccsses and dI>graccfu re-
yersals. May we never look upon its like again
RiciHom Enquirer.
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WHAT CAN'T IIEAN!

We receive complaints every day thu oar pr.
pcIs are nol received. \ subscriber from Sharon,
says he has not received his paper for seven weeks!
Now rc FGom thu, the Age for Sharon, has l,f' This
Office in scnsnn 10 roach Sharon every Friday, II,
the Crrhcrc,, for the last two years! The roul 10
sharon is so direct that nothing short Of absolute
Cor It's non.arriyal in season. Complaints reach US
from all prls Of the state, Of the same character
What d0cS it meant We shall be Obliged, unless
there is "a change" 10 take oar entire edition out
Of the mail and send it the NEXT hest way we
can. We pray our friends to he rs patient MS pos.
,iblc and to be assured that we are doing all we
cln to forward their papers to them by due course
ur mail.
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The Richmond Eaquirer.-Thomns Richie,
in very happy address 10 tn public, announces,
on the morning Of the assembling of the Va, State
convention, Che 2nd nst) that he had associated
in the interest aud fortunes Of the Enquirer, his
two sons VIM. +. and Thomas Richie, IT,, and
that henccIurlh the paper would be conducted un-
der the firm Of Thomas Richie & Sons" For
lhirly-cight years has this veteran and able DEM
ocral had the Iaborng oar, as well as the tilIcr
rope, in hand-and there il now no dinmulion Of
talent, energy and devotion, "Thc same great
principles (says the annunciation) which have
hitherto guided the Enquirer, like a cloud by day
and pillar of fire by night, through sun shine ard
through storm, will continue To regulate its move
mens. As is the sire, so are the sons. They,
like myself, devote themselves to "The Rights of
the Stlies, and the Union Of the States" Long
may he continue guide and light TO the American
press.-.4ijuaq .lrgus.
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END o. riIu HARD CIDER C0N-
GHESS.

Ut! "'''' "'''' ''''' 1t vac NOV We "''''
END OF vnu I!AgD CIDER CON-
GHE&S.
Thu people have at last seen the end Of Tie
most imbeci,c and iailless Congress that has cycI
Gsgaccd the Nliion. 1t is dead, dead - discrcc-
lu in it, hidh --disgyacrral in IL fe-djss,pccul
ai!' death, Perhaps, in all III" aana.s 81 la'l'icn
wari'iIc, there cannot be found duo,nrsuch scene
re that 1t which til, Hard Cider Congress was
h,r,uea.
10 ai,is. a. ii, orr,3 thu dsraccl is bhih,
Labor was cuilcl rom It's daily ,oi, under the
f2,ames promise tmt tn, cyi,!cnoy Of the mon
s,prwold shower prospcrily md gladuc.s oycl
II, wa,,. hnl Juius,rr WI, iuyei,,cd into the
CJ.las Of il.onoss and dn,v and honor and re.
r.ion were induced 10 olalGcn ,hcir nobility
nal wander about III, h,oh- ways. dr.'n, ii coon
skins and rr.gaiag cider barrels. And hy means
surh.s these, mean, rll, have STAMPED the brow
or,ho bslst with eternal cop,nne'y. = club Of dis
n,ogia,cl o1i,os,cksgs, h,oaen.d9wn p,ni-
cjIn,. ob,aunei the p,wot thew sought. And hnw
dill ,lcy fulfil ,h,i, r,,,i.,, IN J,hcr. ia In.
J,.,r,, ,rtoy ,,o,.'.,J ,lr, t., ON, should
he rewarded and III, other C.,ercj And how
bqyc ,b.y fulfilled ,hair r,,n,;.,., It,,y, 1oo,,
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DELEGATES TO A NATIONAL CON-
VENTION.

'rhc democrats in Vermont have already nvo|v-
cd themselves in some difficulty by too percipita,e
movements relative TO the next presidential can.
ddates. Boston Post.
The Post is in an error. no "movemCnts in
relation 10 the next presidential candidates" has
been made by 'lhe democrats in Vermont AT
the meeting of the State Convention il was suggcs
ted that as Convention for selecting" presidential
candidates" might be called IN May 1913, as
many democratic papers had ntimneG, it would
be best to choose the delegates then. All agreed
to it-and The delegates were seGctedby the dele
gres from the several congressional districts and
confirmed by the convention. Nothing was said or
or thought of in''realon to the candidates." Such
men were selected for delegates as, in the
opinion of the convention, would act in convention
according to the best interests Of the great demo-
cratic party and give their votes accordingly. The
democrats Of Vermont have M desire to be in
weighed into FIGHT about candidates to please few
wirc-p ucrs who care more for candidates than for
principles, in The coming contest, They prefer
rather 10 be able to give the vote Of the State FOR
whoever the candidate may he, Than ~ wran.
gle among themselves about who he ShaH be-
There is no "dliculry''at all, at all, Col Green,
The delegates were appointed according to the
usuagrs orlhc party in the state, and will no doubt
act 10 the Satisfaction Of their constituents.
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CHai make rs qa6Ird.-Onc Of the leading
Calhoun papers of the south says-"Io our goad
coadjuicrs in the wesl we should merely recum-
mend waichfuness Worl. 10 get fair noniina-
tlon and when that shall have been attained. ,oin
ranks aud rush on 10 overw helm the enemy, and
secure glorious victory" Amen, say We. Let our
last paragraph about men be written beiore the de-
ci>inn Of the national convention. Whoever is se-
lcctcd then. let us unite upon for the cousc There
il no democrat before the people whom we would
not ,rust-noi one who is not worthy.
Eos'op Post
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The Earthquake at 81. Louh.-Thc St. Loui.

The Earthquake at ST. Louis.-Thc st. Louis
Republican says:
"On Thursday night, Feb 10Th, between II
and IL o'clock, we were visited by another earth
quake which many Of those who felt it think, in
shock and duration, greater than the one which
occurred short time ago. The apparent agita-
ton or vibration, says one who was awake at the
time, was from West TO Last, and there appeared
to be three iIroes or shocks, succeeding each 9th.
er at very shor, intervals accompanied by rushing
noise twas so violent as 10 make the shutters
and sash in the windows rattle"
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imprisonment for debt in Ohio.--Accorling
TO tie provisions Of the late Act Of the Ohio Leg
stature, a debtor cannot be arrested aal impris-
oncd upon affidavit that he is abolu to remove his
person from the county or State, unless the aiila-
vii also declares that he intends so Ia remove ,rih
intentiO dcirdu! his creditors. The fact that the
debtor ia nonresident, and intends to lcaye, is
not sul:ien; TO warrant his arrest. but he must
design by leaving 10 deirnrd his crediois.