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Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-05-02
The Expenses Of. the Past and
Present Administrations
CONTRASTED.

The amount of expenditures in a
government depends in part on its ge-
neral policy, whether extravagant Or
economical, and in part on the exlgen-
cies of the times.
Looking to all these, tits manifest that
expenses under the administration of
the wings. have been much higher, and
less justiiable,, than those under Mr..
Van Buren,. Though our opponents
assalled his administration with many
gross exaggerations on this topic, and
made numerous pledges of reform, it
has turned CIT in this, as in many 9th
er matters, that all those pledges have
been forfeited, and a deceived commu-
nifty can safely place no further conf
dence either in their statements or pro-
misses.
A moment to the proof Of this. The
exigencies that affected the expenses
during Mr.. Van Buren's administration
were numerous. Among them, the
Florida war was very burdensome; the
OVERLOOKING revenue, and the bank ex-
pransions Of 1885 and 1886, led to lar
ger appropriations than usual for the
ESTABLISHMENT Of Indian titles; the
clearing out of rivers and harbors; the
erection Of public buildings, forts, and
light houses, and for several other OBJ
iects deeply interesting to many parts
of the Union. Under such strong i'm
pulses, the expenses for those objects
were generally voted for by both wings
and democrats, ard could not BE i'm
mediately stopped, though their reduc-
ton began under the very frstVear Of
Mr., Van Buren's terms, and was again
and again urged on the consideration
of Congress by the proper organ of the
Treasury Department. 1t will be seen
by the tabular statement, soon given,
that the actual expenditures were in
this way lessened several millions eve
~ year during his term, till, in the last
one, (lS4O) they equalled only about
twenty-five millions and a third.
AS conclusive evidence of this re.
duction, here is an exhibit, officially
given by the present Secretary of the
Treasury, in his annual report of De-
cember 6, 1843, pages 80 and 81. II
is the whole expenditure for each year
Of Mr.. Van Buren's administration.
excluding only the debt and treasury
notes, as is usual in ascertaining the
actual expenses.
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justified the appropriations, and left to
the Executive, however differing in O.
pinion or policy in some cases, no a.
tentative except to execute the laws,
which he had sworn to see carried into
effect.
Extract from Report to Senate,
January 7, 1910, No. 400.
Aggregate amount for permanent and
ordinary purposes, ercluding pay
aments on account Of objects either
extraordinary or temporary.
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But II no reduCuOn IS mace IOr extra
ordinary and temporary objects, the ex-
penses under the democratic admins
tration have been most shamefully ex-
aggerated. .,.. ~,
The. average expenses, independent
Of the debt, were only about $l4, 000,-
600 yearly during Gen. Jackson's
terms, and, taking his and. Mr.. Van
Buren's together, were only about $21,-
100000; and this, including everything
temporary and extraordinary. (See
Mr.. Ewing's report at the extra ses-
sion, 1841, to the House of Represen-
tatives, No. 81, making the average
only $21, 19S,251.)
This is the naked truth, as proved
by. the reports of Wing Secretaries, in
stead of an expenditure offorty millions
annually, which was SO often reckless
ly charged in the canvass of 1870
But our opponents held out that, under
them, a reduction of the expenses was
to be made, not merely to 20 and IS
millions, but to thirteen millions of dol
lars yearly; and this from quarter, a
mong many others, not likely to be
gainsaid as not authoritative with the
whig party. "The annual expendi-
ture (said Mr. Clay may in reason
able time, be brought down from its
present amount of almost forty millions
to near one-third of that sum. "--(Mr.
Clay's speech at Hanover courthouse,
in 1910, reported in the National Intel
ligencer of July Is, 164O.) Having
shown already the grouhdlessness of
that charge about forty millions, let US
see moment how the deliberate expec-
tations held out, accompanying it, have
been disappointed. Instead of keep
ing down the expenses of 1841 below
twenty millions, which Mr.. Van Bu-
ren's administration proposed-instead
of economising as the exigencies Of
the times and their own pledges reduir-
ed, even 10 thirteen millions the wings,
as soon as fully seated in power, con-
vened an extra session of Congress,
and began forthwith to vote away more
money. They gave outright something
like twenty thousand dollars to Mrs.
Harrison. They added object after OBJ
ject, and scheme on SCENE, without a.
ny extraordinary emergency, till, De-
fore their adjournment, the aggregate
of new appropriations equalled from
FIVE to six millions. 1t was thus that
the expenses of that year, instead Of
being kept down at nineteen or twenty
millions, were swollen to more than
twenty-six millions; and have never
since been reduced by our opponents,
nor proposed to be reduced so low.
within eight or ten millions, as had
been promised before the election
Not to rest any of this on assertion, q
table is annexed, compiled from the re-
ports of their own officers.-(See an.
nual Treasury report, December, 1913,
PIP. 80, 81, appendix.) Expenses in
dependent Of the public debt and trea-
sury notes
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S5,672,977 IS
8,343,886 O3
-314,016,962 Oil
T T. SMITH. Rer;efer
5,T23.r59 Ga

/. l., SMITH, Register.
Nor does it stop there, as you will per7
ceive from the paper sent. you. headed
The National debt as ii was, and as it
is This new creation of debt has con-
tinued under the provisions of laws en-
acted by the Wings within those two
yeafs, so that on the 1st Of December,
1945, period of two and years three
quarters, 1t amounted to S18.553.990 Is.
send you also statement of the APP
propoations aud expenditures from the
4th Of March, l841, to the 4th of March,
IS43:
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(a) AS some persons, might wish to
see the whole amount of nominal ex-
penditures, including treasury notes &
debt, we give the only two years ofthe
wing administration, (1841-'2) which
are complete, from the same report, and
the two which preceded them: 1889,
$36,117,176-1840, SIG, 437, TEL
1S41, $32, O92, 724-1S42, $32, $685.
GIG. This makes the two whig years
the highest by 81 ,936,703.
(b) Estimated one quarter of the
calendar year. Three quarters ascer-
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1913, TO, ~. iSb3 {
Indefinite raprropria-
tons drawn be-
tween 18th March
and 3tst Deem
Der. 1915.
treasury notes out
standing on the 4,h
March, 1843,
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TcenSnru Dtn1r{menf.

Registers Office. 7tn March 1874.
Statement ofthe appropriations and En-
pend,tures from the 4th March 1841.|
to the Sd March, lS4S, ercluSiUe Of
tie Public, Debt and Tiust Fluids.
Appropriations from
4th March, 1871,
to 3D. March, AS, $55, $50, lS5 g.
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Expenditures from 4th
March, lS41, to Sd
March, 104S,
:
S49,444,S94 90

N'ofe.-ln the above sum Of $55, lS2,r.
236 81, permanent and indefinite appro-
priatiuns are included. go
:. L. l., SMITH. Register.
And after calm review of the whole
subject the interrogatory cannot too OF.
ten aud too soemnly be prorounded--
How have the Wings performed their
promises of retrenchment and retorms----
Extravagant expenditures, and accu'nu-'
lated debt. are. the insulting replies to
the anxious requires of a dupec people:
Their promises were tales ct fancy. told
onlv to allure and deceive. The hopes
which they inspired, were hut phanto'ns,
which they tau aieei 20 see The the people
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June. J..
1843, Is, 1927. 1868 23-9l, 500, 1857 81
Indefinite apPropria-
tons drawn be-
tween 18th March
and 3ist Decem- t1 t&4
Der. I845, 1,65l,s66 SO
Treasury notes OUT
standing on the 4,h
March, 1843, II, 656.sS7 45
.--------------
80 I. =. $44,896,9 95
From which deduct
the cash balance in
the Treasury on
the : 4th " March,
1914, exclusive of
deposites with the
States and the una
valabte funds due
by def.ulfg banks,
as ascertaned from
the books Of the
Treasurer of the -
United States, 5,725.T596 Ga
: 49, .!l4.., $39.175,232 81
The above balance S.. 125. 759 6D
in the Treasury does not include the sum
of $456,649 s. trust funds.
have the honor to be,
Sir, your ob't sery't.
a' T. J.. SMITH.
From the liabilities on the 4th March;
I841, there are to be deducted SS62.Ot5
81. leaving S34 ,665, 269 SO
Deduct also; from lia-
bIities on the eth Marsh
1643.the sum of $685. +
759 "a and they are $50, 1882 81
Increased liabilities of - +
l845 over 1871 4.5O7,963 Oh
F. i .--
So that the Wings. after clustering a.
bout an enormous debt of upwards of
$55,00O,000, consisting of liabilities re-
sultins from outstanding appropriations
and Treasury notes, have at the end of
two years left an enormous debt of tip.
wards of S44, 1000, resulting also
from outstanding appropriations and
Treasury notes. In addition to this,
look to the public debt proper created in
the same two years, between 4th March,
194l, and 4th March ls45:
Treasury Department. !
Registers Office. 7th March l84S.
Statement Of The Public Debt, created be-
faUeen the 4th March, 1841 and the Sd
March, 1843,
Loan under the act of
2lst July, 184E. re-
deemabIe 1st jan
uary. l645 S5,6T2,977 88
Loan under the act Of
18th April, 1912,
redeemable lst jan
uary, 1865, 8,343,886 03
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uHHslatal sd taislgeets e flttt 8 lltgts
Rs,slsss. Thai a. nsfii1l hsl,,,,
80 80 serruGiy ,nrresslui GsFtE ~ A.
Fsisuss q ghs Bsbls ~ lhs Di.tr,ft q
Kenmsalnn. wss he lneIliag essse whish
rfsslled n he nsrdrrDss scenes &c a,
Oh iass.
Aller lhess proceedings mosi ef dee
prsssna moFsd 10 hscE - ghs sesns Y
DE oshsss 81 shs Day bsfnse. and pse.
eesdsd 90 ofgsniss their mstiinx. M
an susrk wss eoamsnesd ~ ne isish 4.
mosl ~ soaa he Amsfesns sfriseJ a a,
plsre. We haze nel snom iaf me asf.il,.
bus lof hire hosn asetne psssahtd asrI
more apslhss shan lhzs which proesed,s
Il. Twssiy -nins hnnsss wsre bsrni: 4,
mafksi-hosse. about ESQ FEET long. "a,
aIso lad in . heap d iuins. Fns ara,
il grsa e. sbasdsnrs lhsu % he d.y y.
fore, ~sre IN csc. and IN Consequence =.
.ersl lives wrts Loaf ard nany ~oendtt
A Isi psblishsd. gives 10 killed o. mo,.
lally wounded. o severely wounded, s.a
many olhers slightly. liza supposed lLa
some wele killed. whore bodies ssfs Con.
suned wi,h lhe houses.
John Tssg.r,. Who Erred iram one Of
lhs houses and killed ore of tao men.
was taken before Aldsrmsn Bollssa, and
eonmiusd 10 Moysnsnsins Psisoa.-
While on The Gay 10 prison, the erosd
took hlm violently cato The hands % hs
eOadueiors. bed rope sroand he nsek,
aid drssssd him some dIsanee sloua lLs
street. Thsy then passed the rope over he
erd Of IN awning pos,. and pulled hin %
Tor the purpose Uf hangias bin; but ne
beam broke snd he q 20 The earth. ils
was lhen dragged Tor spine distance. and
6aslly LEFT lying 10 the street 10 I'll %.
psarapee dead. lie wss. however. alive
when taken Up, and rsmsined 90 ap % zen
o'sl~ek issl night he cannot hosessr.
survive.
At o'elock. the lst brigade and lwo
companies ol 80 brigade. came on lie
ground. underline rommsnd OF Gen. Cad.
wall.drr. and formed on Master srtsi,
facing narth. cannon ssre sIst,onsd 30
az ~ range On the street ifontlag he
market. aud on Mister siresi westward.
Order vas thus restored. Being nos pro.
,ee,sd. several active ere eompsnies ar.
rived % the spot. aud soon succeeded 10
sxiinguishIng The Gre.
Tue military remained 90 the ground
during the greater part 81 The nigh; and i
vas hoped that IL immediate danger bal
passed. and the roo, qeslled.
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fefy TtsptrIbIIV, NhhF IeIInW-rlVzens
]. MCPHERSON BERRIEN
]. BURNETT.
ERsSfUS ROOT,
ABBOTT LAWRENCE,
WILLIAM s. ARCHER.
Hon. III. CLAY.



Gentiemsn:-l hive the honor 10 &C.
knowieigs the sreipt u ynur letter. dated
yesterday al Bait mo Q, communicating ms
n0mInspon, by the National Wing Com
sent'"n there assembled. TO the people II
the U"i Ell States, a. q Candidate Tor the
ofiire OF President Of Unit d STATES. Con-
tidentiy believing that this npIpinsIIon is
in co 'ior,ni,y @,th the desire al major "
oil the people OIL Un,l-d State, Aec pl
rum heh sense OF duly, and wiz
feelings If profound gratitude. | request
sou, gentlemen. !" snnonncipg 10 tie con-
rrnI'on my acceptance Of the nomina-
tl"n. To express the ye,y great 81 sIscion
| derive from lhe "nanrn ty with winch II
has been ade.
have the honor TO he. ~j,h The high.
est re'p'ct, faithfully. your friend and I'll
INV citzen, III CLAY.
! Mtssrs JohnM Pherson Berrien ErasiusIloo,,
]. BurBet. Wa. S. Archer and A,botl Law
| Iears
The Hon. Daniel Wehster, of Massa-
chusetts, being loudly called for. then ap-
peared upon tue stand and addressed tie
Convention in his usual eloquent and eff.
irctive manner. We have seen no re-
port of this speech, which is thus des.
cribed By the Baltimore American:
git was hearty apd entire response
to the nominalion of Henry Clay. Da.
MEL Webster spoke like true Wing aud
a good friend of Henry Clay. lie re.
ljoiced at the nomination. because of the
eminent public services Of Henry Clay
for forty years. because of the ability and
patriotism Of hose services at home and
abroad; because The Wings Of the nation
had unanimously nominated him; and
because, during his long life. he had eel
been an honorable, hanest, wise, and
sincere friend Of his country and her in.
$ ituiions. Mr.. Webster promises to dc
workman's service in the Wing ranks
and to fight he battle like a good sol.
dier.
"Theodore Frelinghuysen, WHOM he
had long known. he defended as nan o.
singular purity AMI honesty, man o.
great dintelllgence and worth, and evel
faithful to the Wing cause. 49,.
Circumstances (said Mr.. Webster
have deprived Us Of The fruits Of the victory
of 1910, and we have now, therefore, /.
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FIFTEEN BlYs LlIER IRON ErssPE.

We are informed by exua IRON he
New York Herald. ihstihe British s.esmsr
iIib.nis arrived ., Boston on Sunday, II.
ter passgs Of sixteen days from LAYER
poll.
The Intelligence brought BY her 10 CT.
teen days later lh.n previous sdvice,.
There has been another fall in the prize
81 cotton Of from On e'gh,h 10 Q quarter
u penny per pound.
The news OF the movement 10 annex
Texas 10 this country had reached En-,
gland, and produced some senss,ion IN
political eirclrs. The orfy newspaper
comment which weyet hate on The suhier.
is from The Liverpool Mercury. Which re.
CARDS The project ss an event that will
prove favorable Tor The British interests.
because !, ,hinks that Texas would ne.
css.srily advoest- the free iralle tlocirIne.
Parliament, since the Essirr hoIydays.
had "been engaged in q runber 10 mul.
tiiaIinDs bu, not very sbsorbing qpts.
iinns." The remainder Of the session Vas
likely 10 be more t.an Usually barren Of
interest SIR Robert Peei's position this
year 10 said 10 be "lsr more secure and
elevated than il vss al the eorrs. pond,ng
period last year. when Ireland sss almost
10 bl'ze 9Th the repeal mania. That
has been put down. the revenue 10 improt.
ing. the factory population 10 employed.
snd The cnun,ry appears 10 be IN . more
sound and prosperous state than il has been
for yesrs past"
Ireland was still in an excited condition.
Me. O'Connell had not been sentenced,
anil he and his friends we're endeavoring
10 procure a new trial, Mr. 'Connell was
entertained with grand banquet ., Cork
on The evening 81 the 7,h ulnmn. 81 which
he delivered speech lha, vas more Than
n'nally interesting from The many sllu.
slons u contained To the sentence Whieh
vas expected to be passed upon him.
LOUIS Philippe had caused The Editors
OF The Gazette lie France and Ia Ns,ion
10 be prosecuted for the publication Of an
attrle bv Due de Dauds,lle, favorable
II tho DIE de Bordeaux and defogstcry
to the French King. The editors were
condemned 10 vrar's imprisonment and
I" pay fine Of $4,000 francs. The au.
thor ~as not prosecuted.
F'om Spain We DO mot observe any
news Of consequence. The pre- sence #
Christina ia MahrId appears TO have hsd
me elect Of oll on the trouble waters,
She was distributing titles and fsvass. and.
IT'S SAID. is even d,sirous or Receiving
Espafisro into favor.
fiab'fpl caaarcphe happened at
ft'ani'x. IN the B.learic Islands. On tho
ala March. A large crowd Of people
having assembled 10 hear a sermon In the
"'h cemetery Of the village. the wall which
ss..pera'ed The chnrch=yard from the C.'lla
Mayos spidenly Tell down, and buried
under ITS RUNS upwards ri three hundred
persons. The Aicade and six members
"' the Ayunt'mien,o, and the preacher.
were among the vntms. The Cores
p"nsal estimates the sufferers by The sr.
"hent at SIX hundred, four hundred aud
,"nr'ee" 81 u hon were sad m 'havs been
Killed, aud one hundred and slxty-one
wounded.
@ l Ip Han T,.L.. "a.
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THR TEXAS TREATY.

N0twiEhsauding nhs ss<seey impossd
~ he rules q he SehAie. some q lhe
srise nevs gslhsrsrs have obsaised pos-
session e eopies q he treaty, M a
The documents accompanying Il and hey
have bssn published N de New fofk
Evening Post We hare lhis week room
only far ne treaty Twas psi u iyPs
lazi week. bui MS crowded ont.
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A Essdiullsa Wss adopted thal Ne nsKl
YuunF Msn's nanEsni1n FhQuid ~ bed
a lhs cry of p hila1siPhili sd ollen > lss
voTds from NJ. B0aIdERlh. % c0anecn-
en-, de csasenlioa 81 Rah6c1lea al
iouEned sias aif.
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Nh. 3. fanna, khots iflEl1.
y. ~. MileE. Nsw geNey.
TN, q. MeKeaaa.. PsansylFania.
games I.yaas. kEkinia.
Mm. G. Smedes. Mississippi.
0sa. G, gon1s. Teanesser.
Thos. Ba6sr kiaa. 6sarglas
SEcRETARIEs.
Joseph Baker. Maine.
George Dawsna. New Yask.
ID. Z. RLckliffe. Ksnlacky.
R0beu A. Dobbin. Maryland.
Edward n. frremsn. Norsh Carolina.
=. II. klrong. Arsansss.
The OEicers hssing taken heir seals.
The 6rsl business in order. under the pro-
gFamme Of arrangements. E.s he pre-
senlali0n 10 the snccessful Delegation Ol
Ihe splendid AlF1o4AL Pans BANNEk.
vhish had been prepared lar the occasion
through me lIberalils aflhs Wigs Of tbs
Monumental City. With . Fiev 10 this
eeremeay Ihs DELEoATns FR0s THE
sFAFE or DELAEAKE ware drawn up in
frnai of Tie stand, when The President Of
the Convention inuodnced--
Mr.. Reverdy Johnson. &c Maryland,
who presented 10 them ihe valuable go-
ply, accompanied ihescl with an eloquent
address. whirh Eas responded 10 in equal.
~ eloquent terms By Ar. Clayton, ol
Delaware,
Al The close ef Mr.. clayion's address,
sn enthusiastic shout Of mosi uemendoas
sigar Gas ihrlee repealed by The D,lawsrs
delegation, which wss renewed By the
sh0le comprehensive Deiassre banner
of The /. blue hen aud her ehlrkens" in The
mean tine weaving in hi0mph. and lhe
~hoIs sssembly JOINING heartily in tbs en-.
Ihusis.m.
Ths president af ihe Convention ihsn
introduced Ihe Hon. Ambrose Spencer.
WIN announced 10 the convention the nOs
nina lana made on The presiding day BY
ihe nsnonsl convention. The raifealion.
he said, MAS The vince Vf The young mems
Convention. as the nomination had been
that al Tie old men. Tie response was
ss loud IS tens Of thousands Of voices
could make IL.
Mr, Beuen. Of o., on behalf ri the
eommiIIee spsoinIed 10 inform Henry
Clay of his nomination a. The candidate
for the Presidency, Iesd The following let
le,s which had PISSED beiw, Ga the con-
mrtlee and Mr.. cisyi
Baltimore, May .. 1874
SIR-Ths g,a,eful ofTice OF announcing
to you the rrsalt ~ The deliberations OF
the National Wing Convention, this day
ssse'nbIrd Al THIS place, Tor The selection
1T esndidat- for the ufiice 81 President
Of the United S,siss II the spprc aching
election, has been by that convention
assigned tn Us.
We peIform IL nv communicating To
you the scrompsn,I tug copy ol a resolu-
ton, sdop ell unsnIm"nsly aa,I by scsia-
ma ION ot that h"nyi aud We bog \, aid
1" il THE expression of our earnest hope
that the wish q your assembled irilow-ci-
,izens, in ahch :. oil ~nh one VOICE
have U.it-d, aud in WHICH their personal
Feelings, aud, as they believe. ,hr best IN
ieresis ii this greet people are involsed.
may meet youf p'o~ia aud cheerful ae-
quie.cence.
We have the honor 10 be,
Very respectfully. your ielIaw -cit;zens,
J. MCPHERSON BERRlEN.
j. BURNETT.
ERsSrUS ROOT,
ABBOTT LAWRENCE,
WILLIAM s. ARCHER.
Hon. III. CLAY.
Washington, May Q, Is4t.
Gentlemsn:-I hive the honor 10 &C.
k"owIrdss The sre'pt oI your letter. ds,ed
yesterday al Bait mo- e, communicating ms
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The Hon. John G. Spencer has re-
signed The Office Of Secretary of,hc Trea'
sury.
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The Convention Of Ratification.

The convention Of Ratification met a
Baltimore on the Cd Of May, and proceed
ed in procession TO Canton. in the neigh
borhood of that city, where the conyen
tin was organized.
~The Rev. Mr.. Bascom, nf kentueky
opened The Convention with mos, i'm
nressi'e prayer, the people sanding I'm
COVERED while he appealed to the Thron
of Grace.
Mr.. 7. Yates Walsh, on behalf Of n,
Committee Of Two Delegates from esc
State in the Union, 'hen proposed tn
following officers 10 preside at the Con
'veniion:
John NJ. Clayton, Of Delaware.
Vrss PRESIDENTS.
E. j. Burbank. Maine.
Geo. +. Davis, Massachusetts.
w. w. Boardmsn, Connecticut.
Portus Baxter, Vermont.
James N. Reynolds. New York.
II. W: Archer. Maryland.
John perley, New Hampshire.
Edward S!snly, North Carolina:
George S.-Rrysop. South Carolina:
VIM. Belt, Ohio.
Francs F. Chambers, Kentucky.
John ]. Hardin, Iliinpis.
A. s. Williams. Michigan.
DIR. Doyle, Louisiana.
p. L. Edwards. Missouri.
John Preston, Jr. Arkansas. - a~
VIM. Rollston, Alabama.