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uUd organized in just manner, shall agree upon
nomination, both for President und Vice President,
,hay oush, in my opinion to be adhered 10. and all
previous preferences waived. Such convention
will be likely to make selections the most sa'slac
tory TO the country as whole ;and when SO held
nnd organized, is likely 10 possess so much weight
with the Democratic party to iusuIe for its can
dda'es no, only cordial supper, hui decisive vic
tory. Sure am, that on This topic, so exciting
over the whole Union, a frank, Iiberal and con-
tiiatory course among brethren of the same po-
iilical family is fit, and will tend much more to
produce cooperation and success than any indul-
gence in sectional jNaouses, or any perinacious
adhemnce to predictions for individuals, cndan.
gerng, MS these might, the Triumph not merely Of
our candidates, but ofofour principles themselves.
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That Conrention.-Our readers will recollect
that the Wing members Of the Senate and House
Of Representatives lately held a meeting in the
Senate chamber in Washington, and decided upon
Wing National Convention, to he held in this
city in May, 1911. There has been some little
anxiety, or rather wonder, expressed at the caucus
not procIaiming their preference for Mr. Clay in
the publication, particularly as /, was understood
10 be a movement, his friends. Perhaps the fol-
lowing, from letter said TO have been written BY
Mr. Clay to a New York Wing Association, may
explain the matter:
"My name, never again with my consent, shall
be brought before convention. hare been
most shum9uiiy treated BY men in phose reiiera-
lei promises Of support placed ereru confidence.
When ascertain thai, it is the wish Of the people
to elect me TO the Presidency, will consent to
be ihei candidate.
With these men never will consent 10 70 into
convention. lf the legslature--f towns, cities
and halnlets nominate me--if the people call for
me am at their service; hut am too happy. lon
Tranquil. too comfortable on my Grm-frce from
debt and surrounded by domestic felicity and rue.
hearted friends. &c be dragged By knsres before
The public, and rly name used for hrse personal
purposes.'
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TINE OF HOLDING A NATIONAL CON-
yENIiON.

We are led to prefer May 1914 from all the con-
sideralions that have been urged pro and con. All
the states that have expressed nm opinion, with n
single exception, Virginia, propose that time.
A large number Of the States had given their
preference for May 1914, long before the NEE
ting Of the Richmond convention which proposed
Nov, 1913. We think there are n large majority
in favor Of the former time, and as that majority
is composed Of the most influential, judicious and
important, states in the Union, we are led To con-
cIudc tina, May 1914 il the time designated for a
democratic National Convention, All ngree upon
the place, Baltimore
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More Of The Rsroiuiioa at 81. Dimingo. The
brig Woodstock, Capt. Baker, from Aux Cages,
arrived at Savannah, brings intelligence confrma-
tory Of the reported instruction IN ST. Domingo.
a letter from the American CONSUL dated Feb.
s, states hat all the south par. oflhc Island is in
state Of civil war, and the reimbursement Of Jere-
c is in complete possession Of he revoulinnis, Is
The insurgents are commanded by Col. Rivicre,.
who il represented as man of much resolution
aud energy. They declare their object TO be the
United States. The Woodstock brought despatch.
es from the American Consul to the Secretary Of
State, which were immediately forwarded 10
Washington.
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SMUGGLING.

The Nalchiioches Herald states that between
the forks Of Adams and Cypress Creeks. in JctIer-
son and Jasper counties, Texas, full fieishts of
silk and other goods have been seen vending Their
way TO eastern Texas. These are probably men-
ded for the United States, and it shows one Of the
effects of high protective tariff tax, The Presi-
dent is sending his messages to Congress begging
for more money land the Wings still continue their
endeavors 10 humbus the people, by asserting that
high tariff will make our government rich Let
US sec how the rerenue is operated on by it.
The following table exhibits the total amounts
received at the New York Custom House from old
bonds and new duties; also, IN a separate column,
the duties which actually accrued during the seve-
raj months of the year 1912:
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From the Baltimore Republican aud Arsu,.
RELIEF COME ATLAST.

Notwithstanding the repeated promises OF relie
to the people made by the Wings on stump and ros
trum-wltl pen and press still the people has,
had none of these promises realized The only re.
lief which they have at all experienced for the
last two years was that Of Friday when this no,
he'd of corruption (Congrcss) was broken IN by
the expiration of its time under the Constitution
When we frs, heard the glad lidings of the dis
solution of The hardcder, coon. skin Congress. nj
though laborng under severe ndisposion we in.
conlincntly arose, gave three cheers, md shouted
Laus Dec, OF the top Of our voice
The following remarks from tho n. Y. Sun are
well timed, and 10 the point:
at was most foul and unnatural excitement
m excitement produced by grossly improper means.
and at war with all the principles. anil with The
whole genius and spirit Of our institutions, tina,
brought Congress into existence. Who has forgot
ten the noisy, turbulent and intoxicating scenes.
so sckening to the hear, Of the patriot. which dis
graced the political campaign Of 1910. Those scenes
produced their Legitimate consequences, and sen,
INTO the halls Of the National Legislature the mos,
iactious dsorderly, tumultuous and useless set +
men ever assembled there. They have carried
out the farce, and showed themselves true TO the
reckless schemes resoried to by party madness at
the time of their election.
"They have spent more days and months in 60,
sion than any other Congress since the Consiu-
lion of the Government was adopted. They have
drawn more money by many thousands Of dollar,
from the exhausted purse Of The nation. for their
pay and mileage than any Of their predecessors.
What return have they made the country for all
this Where are the great and important reforms
they have eflecied' Where nre the funds thew
have provided for carving on the governmen.,-
Where is the prosperity they were 10 scatter far
and wide over the and' Where is the commerce
which II was their business 10 project, instead Of
destroy, Where is the sound md stable currency
which they were to give u.s. Finally. where have
been even the efforts or attempts to do any thin,
which the welfare the honor, and the interests of
The country really demanded' We search the rec
ords Of their proceedings in vain for satisfactory
answer TO any Of these questions.
"NIore than two thirds Of The whole period or
their official existence has been spent in extra or
regular sessions. Their vacations have been lnul.
more Than long enough TO allow hom time 10 40
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FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH "a, 1913.
NOTICE TO THE DEMOCRATS OF RUT.
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From n. Nalisonias.
~ CLLr's CAREER AND PROSPECTS
--Pridc rcprc's; nor think to find

friend, hut who has found friend in thee.
Youya
When General Harrison WINS elected, Mr. CLAY
nlnly imagined the victory was 10 cnure al,oreh.
er to his own benefit. What has been the dis.
ns'erous result Of his naughty arrogance' Let the
history Of the 9Th Congress answer. The ten
plaques of Egypt have visited his party and the
country, and the fate Of Pharaoh has followed him
and his hosts. and overwhelmed them. We me
not SO much surprised at his imneasu,abIe arro-
gancc. at the folly and madness of his benipb,ed
followers. We'll might we excaim with Hamlet
"What devil vast
That thus bath cozeu'd Won at hooiman blind,
Eyes without FEELING, feeling without sight
Ears without hands or eyes, smelling sans all
Or Int sck, part ofone true sense,
Gould not nope"
IN the last gasp Of their political existence.
they have exhibited one symptom Of returning
sanity. by 'declng' future contest for The spoiIs
Of political honors five-nnd twenty years perpein
NJ disaster and defeat ought to exempt these vet
from any further service under their renown-
cd chiefain Many of them, however deuded are
noble spirits, and worthy Of n better fate, and If
there be any political me'empsychosis, we ,rus,
when they cease 10 be Wings. they mny become
patriots. and yet live to serve their country.
And now lei US return 10 Mr. Clay, their l,,e
chici'ii, mi glance briefly al hi. political history.
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The past Congrsw.-ln the House Of Repre-
sen'a,i,es, recently, Mr. Brown, Of Pennsy lvania,
said:
"There never had been, since the beginning or
The Government, House Of Representatives SO
disordeIly, or one that had INDUCED in so much
eliminating aud terminating debate-an that,
too. by wing, upon wings. Day after day had he
aud other democratic members sat in silence and
sorrow, listening 10 one wing member abusing, rid
culing, and revling another; and one after anoih-
er. by dozens, abusing. iidculing. and reviling The
President Of the United Siates-ihat President that
their votes had elected. And this was what they
called REFORM
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EARTHQUAKE IN THE WEST INDIES!

EARTHQUAKE IN THE WEST INDIES!
By the arrival Of tbs schooner Chappelle, Saw
yer, at Wilmington, N. c., from St. Thomas we
have farther accounts Of the dreadful effects Of he
earthquake in The West India Islands All the
buildings in Point Pe,re were thrown down by the
shock Immediately upon its occurrance, about
two thousand Of The inhabitants rushed from their
dwellings into the publia square, which they had
scarcely reached when the earth opened beneath
their feet and swallowed The whole mass! 1t was
supposed that there were full SEVEN TIIOUS-
AND PEOPLE DESTROYED; altogether in va
rious ways Directly after the earthquake fire
broke out among the ruins, which burnt five day $
and completed the work of destruction.
The other parts of the Island suffered but lit
,le On the islands of Antigua and MontserraI,
nearly all the stone and brick buildings were sha-
ken down, but not those of wood. A few lives
only we've lost. AT the English llarbor, Antigua n
high hill overlooking the habor was thrown into
it by The shock, filling it up. 1t was not known
lha, any islands were sunk, as has been reported
by vessels arrived elsewhere.
By late arrivals Gom Janaicn, we learn that no
shock was fe. there on the 9Th Feb.
MORE OF THE EARrHQUAKE-FRoM Ia
vANA.-Advices from the latter place to The 23d
uli,, have reached Savannah. A British steamer
off the Island of Antigua experienced the shock Of
Slh February, so severe as to retard her progress
saw the hills in motion on the shore, rnd one
island disappear altogether! At liavaana,
business continued dull, and vessels were leaving
for New Orleans in ballast, for lreishis
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MR.. BUCHANAN.

THIS distinguished statesman, has written let
ter in reply to the democrlic members of the legs
la'nrc of Pennsylvania, rendering an expression in
his favor for nomination TO the presidency. 1t is
worthy Of him and Of tn. cause Of which he is so
prominent n supporter We cannot but approve
its spmi; says the Albany Argus, nor fail to appre.
cia'e its views, no, only OF the feelings with which
the candidates for this elevated station ought to
enter into the competition, but Of the course of
kindness and cancellation which ought to charac-
terize all the members Of the democratic family
1t inculca,cs harmony and union, IN the strongest,
and yet the kndest manner "If know my own
heart" said he, IL should mos, freely resign any
7re,enlions which the Partially of friends has SCI,
mp for me. If, by this, | could purchase harmony
and Immunity in the selection of democratic
candlla,e" With such spirit abroad, the de-
mocrncy will deserve and can scarcely Gail to win
success.
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Whole amount
slO,Ol3,lsl AZ
Total Al2,273,O15 40

TOTAL Sl2,2I3,OI5 40
Thus i, will be seen that n, the port Of New
York alone. the revenue has decreased, under the
tariff tax. in one short year, no less than i,ro
millions. screen hundred and siriy one thousand.
sir hundref and eighty Tollars This is one city
only The people must make their own comments
on the blessing of such wing rule. The money
for the support of the Government must come from
some source. The wings are desrious Of p'r'g-
ing the public lands to Great Britain. The tariff
And If they continue in power but n few years
longer, nothing but hsury direct taraiion, and
that collected by means ola hreling standing army
vii be the result Of whiggery
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NEW DEFINITIONS.

Our reader, may possibly elevate their eye
hrows, while we upprise them, ,hd, the gyp,ies
have exeried very material influence on certain
sections of the upper classes in England aud have,
besides, made acccssions 10 onr language. Jock
e, ism, and as Mr. Barrow conceyes. horse-racing,
are Of gypsy origin Jocke,i,m means, properly,
the managing Of the whip; and the word"Jockey,"
slightly altered, is their FERN for large whip,mh
which they are generally seen. Ilorse.racing, as
practlsed in England, has so much Of the gypsy
stamp abou, it, that we think its descen, i, evident
The words hOar aud hocus, now fixed in cur Ian
guase, are directly taken from the gypsy, and the
practice which the, describe, seems TO be Of the
same parentage. The slang expressions are most
~ gypsy. "Rum chap" is from "rom chabo."
a gypsy lad. "Niuny," is Gom "ninslo,"
fool
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Leri Wooijury-rhis gentleman has recently
written letter to some OF his political friends in
New Hampshire, in which we find the following
paragraph.
81 do not think that owners OF railroad, possess
The right 10 use the land Of individuals without
their consent unless in cases where the State it,
self is the sole proprietor, or where charter al.
lows all the people of the State 10 travel on the
road as public one, with their own engines aud
cars, whenever they please, at rates fixed by the
legislature as reasonable.
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The Exchanges Of the country are restored 10
specie basis, with the single exception Of Ala.
hama. Our table of domestic exchanges there
fore, which we have kept standing for five years
past, has left its honor and its use. This is ,r.
nmph Of natural remedies-in other words, Of
Free Trade, which we hope our counlrymen will
notice, and become more sure that the regulations
which exist in the nature Of things, possess pow
er to restore order beyond that Of any other regu-
lators which have been invented. The truth H.
bout the matter is, that disturbing the regulating
powers which the Creator established we created
cob-works Of our own to countcrnct the benevolent
workings Of Ills principles, and we built theory
upon theory and Repatriation upon regulation, I'M
Ill the mlsshapcn mass began TO break. One tim
Der after another gave way, until tho whole wa,
levelled with the earth r not now lower than that
Here the great principles which we had foolishly
rejected. took up our dlsordered affairs, and see
what perfect work they have made The exchan-
gcs OF the country WERE NEVER in so good q
state as now. The rates Of discount are exceed
ngly small, and the facilities Of collecting and re.
hitting as good as can be desired More and bet
ter than all, the exchanges in their present al
rangemenl, cannot be hrOwH out Of order. If
We will but let the currency and exchanges alone.
they will remain sound to the end of the world
even thro' that event should not happen until n
thousand years from next April. General Jack
son even, could not now put single whcelou. Of
Of gcer. Let us then he conenicd aud hankful
and never get up aGo,her rebellion against the
laws of currency, and then we shall avoid nnolh-
or six years iloggng. Jour. Of Com.
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Bachelors-A man who passes through lirs
without marry ing is like II fair mansion left hy the
builder unfinished The half that is competed
'uns to decay from neglect, or becomes a, best hut
n sorry tenement, wanting the addition of that
which makes the whole bo'h useful, comfortable,
and onamen'al,- Boston Daily ..1msricaa.
What was it the fox, that had los, his tail. pro-
posed to his brethren!
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Yucadn.-Ihe Picayunc says: "Ou' latest
advces from Yucatan represent the beseised in
habon,s Of Campeachy as still holding on,
in their skImiShes with the Mcxcans. The steam
or Guadalupe, in the service Of the latter, recent
ly attacked the gun boa,s Of The folner, but was
driven of with not little loss.
On the 18th The two conlcndng armies were 10
staiu quo, and no engagement, had occurred The
NIescaned forces station on the he lights in the rear
Of Campenchy, had been compelled to abandon
their position, in consequence Of the want Of wa.
lcI for The men. They had encamped at Lerna
where it is said they were suffering drenjfuy for
the want Of this necessary article. The traitor
Lemas had not gone, as was reported, 10 Vera
Cruz, hut was still, in the camp n, San Miguel three
miles from Campeachy.
On the 18th instant, eleven Of the traitors in the
iucanlnncsc camp, had been taken out Of their
prison by the citizens, numbering some two thou
snud, and put to death in the most shocking man
npf
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EX.CHANCELLOR KENT'S OPINION IN
TIE CASE OF ALEXA NDER =.
MACKENZIE.

The opinion Of this able jurst appears a, length
in the New York city papers. lie concludes. LIST,
that naval courts martial have, By the act Of Con-
gress of 23d April, 1900, ereiusire Jurisdiction
over all crimes and offences committed on board
man Of war under commission from the United
States. 3D. That If the district Courts of the Uni
ted States should claim jurisdiction in the case i,
could only be concurrent one, and could not be
exercised in this case, ihasmuch as a cour. having
equal jurisdiction has the case under hearing-the
naval court having first taken cognizance of the
matter. 3D., that The finding of the naval court in
any event must he final, the constitution secures
the accused from further legal nIolesinrion.
Clay of The Truck During Mr. Clay's pas
sage from Vicksburg 10 Jackson, Miss the car
in which he and his escort were seated, ran of the
track while the train was under full Roadway, and
Jumped along The cross :imbers for quarter of
mile, when il broke down without inJnry to any
one.
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CITY OF BUFFALO.
Great Democratic Triumph.

The Buffalo Daily Mercantile Courier Of March
says: Jos. G. MAsrEN, the democratic candi-
date was yesterday elected Mayor Of this city by
MINORITY Of 1853 votes. The contest was unusalIy
warm and altogether political. TINS is THE
FIRST INSTANCE OF DEMOCRATIC TICKET
sUccEEDDING ATA CHARTER ELECTION,
WHEN THE LINES OF PARTY WE'RE CLOSELY
DRAWN, SINCE THE INCORPORATION OF
BUFFALO.
In THE Council, we have elected five Of the
ten Aldermen. The two Justices are also elected
The following table exhibits the majority, as
compared with the November election, 1912:
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Soulhcy, the Ioe'Iaurca'e ofEngand. md tho
best writer Of The Eogllsh language exion,. is in
pl,iabe stale For more than two years he has
not e, en- been able To write his name For six
months he has been completely unconscious, not
recognizing his own wife,
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Hon Levi Woodbury.. on his way home from
Washington, delivered an address at New Haven,
which is highly commended by the Register. The
address related to the doctrines Of Free rnde with
,wO-,hiIds Of which, the Palladium, coon, says i,
agrees!
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John Neal snys il is the Distinguishing charae-
terisiic ola great mind to be able to communicate
freely with the humblest,,o make itself unders,ce
By sll
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Dr. TIL Kcndrck has been removed from the
Post Office at 'Thelford and Alyah Russell, DEM
ocrai appointed in his place, The office i, re-
moved from the Hill to the Center Village.
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hvti.-Furlher accounts haze been received
concerning the instruction in IIayti; the rebellion
is said 10 have been suppressed,
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The Montpelier Patriot says some folks fel, tho
shock of an earthquake in that town las, week.
Ahem! Captain uhem,
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The Rutland Herald takes grca, pains to show
up the injustice of the LATE coon congress. We
are glad TO see tina, paper exhibiting the faults Of
ito friends.
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Private letters from Washington, state that Mr.
Webster intends TO withdraw from The Cabinet IN
few weeks and return 10 the Bar.
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TRIUMPIIs IN NEW
YORK.
CITY OF ROCHESTER.

CITY OF RO CHESTER.
Democracy Triumphant
The democrats have carried the whole city, a.
will be seen by the following returns, with the OK
cep'ion of one or two unmportunt offices. The,
elected their Mayor by over go majority, and
heir Marshal by about $50,
First Ward
Dem. maj. Whip
For Mayor, l6 Constable "a
Marshall, GO
Alderman, A
Supervisor. SO
Second Ward.
For Mayor, 25
Marshall, 40
Supervisor, 20
Alderman,
Third Ward.
For Mayor. SO Collector, 10
Marshall, IS
Supervisor, "a
Alderman, tie.
Fourth Ward.
For Mayor. SO
Marshall, 90
Supervisor, 81
Alderman, 70
Fifth Ward.
For Mayor. 81 Collector, Sc
Marshall. 40 Constable. IS
Supervisor. 60
Alderman, "a
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The Boston Daily American flies at its mas,
head John Tyler for President, Levi Woodbury.
for Vice President, subject TO the decision Of
National Convention