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That the Bank Bill Of 1916, was re-
ported by committee, OF which John
&. Calhoun was chairman, and passed
by head ofthe vote Of HenrySt. George
Tucker, and other distinguished mem
bers of the Republican party; and that
Judge Tucker {whom they dare not
read out of the church) to this day in
sists upon the constitutional power OF
Congress 10 pass such law
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OLIVER OLDscHooL.
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A correspondent Of the New York Ex
pross writes as follows relative to the
recent iniurrection at Cuba
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That instances may have occurred, where cadets
have graduated who were the sons OF wealthy pa
rents, I will not deny. Who will take upon him
self the responsibility TO say the country should
lose the military services of the son of wealthy
man, if he has decided preference for the army,
and possesses good talents z The institution
cannot refuse him admission, if presented under
The rules prescribed. Who make the selections
The President and members of Congress, who
have each their limited numbers to appoint, in
proper turn, as vacancies occur And, again,
many have selected military life, who, previ-
Gus TO entering the Military Academy, have gone
through collegiate course, and received litera-
ry degree. 1t will be found that, in all nations,
those who have a decided taste and requisite
talents for military education, have been Sc
lected and educated accordingly, and certainly
have rendered efficient service Who would be
willing to see his sons or friends commanded by
an officer whose sole recommendations are per-
sonal bravery and an athletic figure, when there
was prospect Of contest with foe having ofh-
GERS of experience in military science? We
should remember that if again this Union is in
volved in war, it will be conducted very differ
emily from those of our former experience, for
there have been many recent discoveries and
Improvements, and science must meet science.
That which was once called the far West" by
the labors of graduates of this very school, has
been brought, as 1t were, TO our doors. That
which has been done towards opening the chan
nels of the west, will but afford means for its
destruction. Let not the inhabitants of the great
Mississippi Valley rely upon their breastworks
as of old, for the magic steam" can soon over
come such puny obstacles.
How important is it, then, at this peculiar june
ture, TO consider well before making such change.
for no one can tell at what hour the energies of
every man shall be required. There are thou
sands who, like myself, would enrol themselves,
with stout hearts,!under able commanders, when
their country is invaded, but who would be I'M
willing to rush on inevitable distraction.
A FARMER.
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THE TARIFF, THE DEMOCRACY, WOOD.
BURY &c

A correspondent Of the Globe, whose commu-
nication is published in that paper Of the 18th of
March, congrauates himself upon the fact that
way in the debate upon Mr. McDuffies bill,
against the protective policy, and in favor of
Free Trade. He says they have taken posi-
tons that are inuulnera6le." He says:
Mr.. McDuffie, with clearness, condensa-
ton, and perspicuity remarkable in this age Of
congressional speech making volubility, lays
down elementary principles, which, being truth
itself, no matter how assailed, or attempted to
be mystfed AID distorted by the sophstry of
adroit opponents, he can return to again and
again, and demonstrate their unsullied lustre and
adamantine impenetrability; while Mr.. Wood
bury, with untiring industry, indomtable perse-
verance, and unerring sagacity, seizes the happy
moment to rush into the enemies vulnerable
outworks, lay hands on their favorite missiles,
and crush them in the dust This, however, is
but a small portion of his share in the campaign;
Tor, after disposing of the hand -grenades Of
" manufactured facts" Ct thank Mr. McDuffie
for the term,) brought forward by Mr. Evans in
support of protection, he advances to the assault
with train of Paixhan-gun facts, real, pondera-
BILE, substantial, not Yankee wooden nutmeg
facts, but facts perfectly irresistible and asound-
ing TO the enemy"
Now, of the inuulnerabHiy of Mr.. Woodbury's
positions, the writer will have found he was
somewhat in haste to speak. A position may APP
pear, TO an unmilitary eye to be invulnerable,"
and may be deemed SO even by experienced men
until it be attacked. If the writer were in the
Senate at the time Mr.. Simmons came into the
field, not with Paixhan-guns," but with his
simple sling and stone" OF truth, and if he
saw him march up to- into, and over Mr. Wood
bury's invulnerabe positions" he has probably
changed his mind somewhat about their invnl-
nerability. Certain it is, that Mr.. Simmons
made Mr.. Woodbury's manufactured facts
tumble down about his ears SO rapidly, that he
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CONGRESS-.

most beautiful specimen of Locotoco justice,
lmpartiality, and confidence in the people of the
United States, was manifested yesterday in the
House. 1t will be recollected, that, some three
| weeks ago, the majority of the Committee Of
Ways and Means reported bill to alter and
amend the present Tariff Act, and accompanied
the bill with very elaborate and lengthy re-
port, having taken care to keep from the know
ledge ofthe minority the fact that they intended
accompanying the bill with report, until il was
too late tor those upon the committee who dis.
scented from it to prepare counter-report to be
presented at the same time. 1t will be further
recollected that the House passed resolution to
print twenty thousand extra copies of the report,
and refused to delay the printing until the mi
nority could prepare theirs.
YesterdaysMr J. R. Ingersoll, on behalf Of the
minority, madea counter-report, and moved that
the same number be printed as was printed Of
the majority report. To this no one dreamed
there would be the least objection. 1t was not
supposed any honorable" member could have
such lack of a proper sense of justice and fair
ness as to object. But in this, ii seems, men
could be mistaken; for no sooner was the motion
made than Mr.. WELLER cried out al Object
division was called for on the motion, and, to
our establishment, we saw nearly every Locofoco
in the House rise, including Quakers, who gene
rally act as near to the golden rule as any class
Of people. Before the question was decided, Mr..
White demanded the ayes and noes, which were
ordered; but before they were taxed the House
adjourned.
To-day 1.-THE taking of the ayes and noes
being the first business in order in the morning)
we shall see who is willing to record his name a.
gainst allowing the people to see and read both
sides Of this question. Aside from thus refusing
to let the people hear both sides, there is degree
of injustice, unfairness, and want of common
courtesy, which we confess we did not believe
" honorable" men could be guilty Of. But the
majority of the House of Representatives is de-
veloplng new traits Of character daily, and are
demonstrating what body of men, freed from
some of those restraints which generally control
" honorable members" can do
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A SIMPLE QUESTION IN THE RULE OF
THREE

The majority of Cleveland, the Locofoco can
didate for Governor in Connecticut, last year.
was 1925; this year Baldwins majority over
Cleveland is about l,4O0-Balwin's net gain,
1925 Now, if $4,000 of Amos Kendall's tract,
entitled 'Clay's Duels," can produce such a
change, how many copies Of Duncan's speech
will it require to route Martin Van Buren,, horse,
foot, and dragons, in every State west of the
Allegany Mountains
Again: If $4,000 copies of the tract, Clays
Duels, can produce such an astonishing change in
Connecticut how many will it be necessary to
send into Virginia to give the Wings that State {?
And further, how many copies of tract No. 4,
" Providential Dispensations, will be required
to enable the Wings to carry twenty-lhree out
of the twenty-six States for Harry of the West?"
We would recommend TO some of the cutest
Locos in Congress-Levi is almost as cute as
any of them at 6gures-to go TO work, cypher
out these sums, and let US know
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WING GOVERNOR!
WING HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE /! |!
AND A WING SENATE!!!
WING PEOPLE /

1t needs but few words to state (says the New
Haven Courier, April - the result of the struggle
in this State. 1t secures to the Wings everv
branch of The Government, The contest has been
one of great zeal. Both parties have brought
into the;feld their best men and best exertions,
and the result settles the question beyond cavil,
that the people of Connecticut are Wings, and
that at all hazards they will stand by The Tariff.
The result is as gratifying as il was unexpected,
and we trust now to see the Estate entirely re-
generated.
The result of this election will carry thrill
OF JOY into the breasts of the Wings throughout
the country. 1t will be welcomed every where
with the same enthusiastic demonstrations which
followed the Declaration Of independence. That
severed the bonds of political despotism and this
will paralyze the efforts and blight the hopes of
high-handed and most obnoxious political par
". Its effect on the electionof Mr. Van Buren, is
disastrous. On Mr.. Clay's prospect, it will be
most happy.
The election Of Mr.. Baldwin by the people is
not yet certain, and although he needs less than
two hundred, the positive result can only be de-
termined by the official votes. But the Senate
is strongly Wing as well as the House. The
Wings have 16 Senators and the Locofocos S.
There are SO Wings in the House, IA Locofocos.
The vote for Governor now stands as follows
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THE TARIFF, FREE TRADE, JOURNAL
OF COMMERCE, AND CONNECTICUT.

From the Journal of Commerce Of Monday, April IL
CoNNEcTIcUT.-The election which is to take
place in Connecticut to-day is one of more than
ordinary importance. Connecticut is manufac-
turing State, yet The Democrats hare come out
boldly for free trade, putting The issue betceen q
revenue tariff and protective tariff. IF this new
position can be sustained---if under such advan-
tages the Democrats can keep the State-then
meme meme tekel upharsin' is written against
the whole system of prohbtory and protective
duties If the Wings succeed under the banner
Of protection, though it will be no test of the na
tional feeling, it will prove that among manufac-
turers there is still determination to sustain the
tariff Of 1872 with all its deformities and so, in
all probability, the next Presidential election will
be put upon the issue. Connecticut has there
fore much more important responsibility to dis
charge than the mere election of a certain party
to Office. The eyes of the nation are upon her as
they never were before, and perhaps never will
be again.
For reply to the above, see the returns from
Connecticut, What think you of it now, Messrs
Jesuits of the Journal! Think you that Con-
necticut has discharged her "important response.
bility!" "The democrats came out boldly for
FREE TRADE, putting the issue between reue-
nue. tariff and protective tariff" and where are
they9 Echo answers, used up"
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Total 2s,o5l 2s,5ss 1867 1881 27,416 1872
DETROIT REDEEMED!

DEAROll, IudTCu 90 .
The gallant and invincible Wings of the Third
Ward won glorious victory on Saturday. 1t
was hard-fought battle, worthy Of the noble
fellows who buckled on their armor, and enter.
ed the field, determined to conquer or die. The
odds were all against them. Last fall, Cover
nor Barrys majority was So. At the late char.
ter election, three weeks ago, Mayor Williams's
majority was also SO! These were indeed heavy
odds, backed as they were by the entire State
and Federal patronage; but they all vanished
before the invincible Wing array The aggre-
gate vote is 325, the largest ever cast in the
ward. Eustache Chapoton, the Wing candi-
date, is now elected by majority of Al!
But this was no mere ward election in effect.
The whole city was the prize of victory. TWAS
50 telt-it was so Fought was so won The
charter election was a draw game. The Wings
secured three aldermen, and the Locofocos the
mayor and two aldermen. The Third Ward
held the balance, and she has now given it to
the Wings. Detroit is Redeemed
Daily Advertiser
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found himself compelleu 10 raise frequently and
defend himself and endeavor to repair the
breaches made in his invunerable position,
to save himself from utter humiliation though
he found himself unable to do this We knou
that, in the opinion of his friends, he was com
.pletely demolished, and his manufactured
facts scattered to the four winds by Mr.. Sim
mons.
The writer Of the communication recommends
"the influential friends of Democracy, throughout
the whole length and breadth of the land, to
call upon you blair & Rivesl for edition after
edition of the speeches made by Mr.. McDuffie
and Mr.. Woodbury., and have them circulated
far and wide, to give light to the people on one
Of the most vital political questions that ever
agitated the country"
In this request we most heartily concur. The
Democracy, and the people, will then see who is
for and who is against protective tariff But
how happens it that Mr.. Woodbury's speech has
been suppressed. and that Senators who had in
tended sending off tens of thousands of them,
have declined sending single copy since Mr..
Simmons walked into his :" invulnerable posi-
tions," and showed his manufactured facts :" to
be fabrics that required more protection than
his " nvunerable positions y were able to afford
them? Was it because his facts were manu-
featured in so fiimsy manner that they could
not stand the test Of truth Or was it because
he complimented the mechanics and laboring
men by saying
"The reliance of all men should be on their
own energies, and skill, and local advantages,
| looking, as SIR Robert Peel at last semsibly ad-
uses The Tam,oorih farmers to do, after erperi.
THEIR MANUREs AND LESS TO GOVERNMENT"
"By which means protective duties) the
workmen are enabled to tax the home consumer,
by great prices, while the higher wages they
receive, MAKES THEM NEITHER HAPPIER NOR
RICHER, SINCE THEY ONLY DRINK MORE AND
WORK LESS 2"
We know not what the cause is Of the disap-
pearance of this speech; but two things we do
know: First, That it is not to be had : Second,
That members Of Congress, who had intended
to send large numbers of it among their consti-
uents, sag they have not sent single copy, and
do not intend to do so.
We have no objection to every /" Democrat
in Congress making speech against the Tariff,
and circulating it largely throughout the whole
length and breadth OF the land" among the peo-
pie, that they (the people) may know what the
principles Of the Democracy are upon this
vital and all-absorbing question: and we sin
cerely regret that Mr.. Woodburys has been
suppressed. &
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w A S H I N G 7 O N.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5. 1914.


Van Buren's opinion of the present Tariff.
The letter published blythe Richmond Enquirer places
This opinion record without equivocaon and is well
to keep it in mind
"ALBANY, Feb. %, lS43.
:" My Dear Sir:-1 thank you very kindly for your
friendly letter. IHAvE AT NO TINIL, NOR ANY
WHERE, HESTTATED TO EXPRESS MY DECI-
DED DISAPPROBATION OF THE TARIFF ACT
OF THE LAST SESSION, AS WELL IN RESPECT
TO THE PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH 1T is
FOUNDED, AS TO IT'S DETAILS In good time
you will have my views respect that and other sub
jects before the public.
In the mean tme believe me to be- very sincerely
your friend and obedient servant
MARTIN VAN BUREN,"
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SANps's SARsAPARmLA.-Wnen the appetite has
failed and the digestive powers have become par
tally parayzed from dissipation or other causes the
dyspeptic patient resorts to various powerful smu-
lans in the hope of restoring by artificial means the
vital activity of the digestive apparatus But these
expedlents only speed exhausted nature to momen-
tary exertlon. The relaxation which succeeds is
worse than the original torpor, and depression of the
spirits, hypochondria, and sometimes even worse re-
suits ensue. The only proper course is 10 cleanse
and purify the elements of the blood by means Of
some medicine which will act directly upon the ma.
chlnery which prepares and amalgamaies them
Practical experience has established the fact that
SANDs's SARsaPARILLA is that medicine 1t restores
TO the stomach ITS oneto the whole digestive appa-
ratus its vgor, and to the blood its healthful charac-
ter, by expelllng the very seeds of disease.
For certihcates, and numerous testimonials, see
pamphlets and various papers.
Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A. B.
y u. SANDS, Wholesale Druggists 70 Fulton st.,
New York.
Agents for Washington city ROBERT FARM
HAM, Bookseller, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
llth street, aud r. s. PATTERSON, Druggist, cor
ner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street.
Price Nj per bottle 6 bottles for Us, a.., +,
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RHODE IsLAND.-In the Legislature of Rhode
Island, on Monday, formal protest was adopted
against the right Of either House of Congress to
The majority of the Legislature also passed vote
Of censure upon the minority for calling the at
tention Of Congress to State affairs
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large new saw, clothing and dressing mill,
on Spring Island Biddeford, Me-, was burnt on the
night of the Goth ult. with most of their contents
Loss two or three thousand dollars; Insurance.
eight hundred.
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Four HUNDRED SLAVES TO BE SHoT.-Capt.
Clarke, of schr. Patuxet, arrived here last night
from Matanzas, informs us, (says the N. Y. Sun
of April 81 that four hundred slaves connected
with the late conspiracy were in irons, and would
be shot IN few days. One of them had poison
ed whole family in Matanzas. Capt. C. left on
the 2Sth ult.
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The amount of duties received at the New
York Custom House during the quarter ending on
the LIST of April, was $5,73l,546 81, being more
than the estimate of the Secretary Of the Treasury
from all the Custom Houses in the country.
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RHODE 1sLAND.-The election for Governor,
day last, and before the shouts for Connecticut
cease to resound throughout the land Rhode Isl
and will re-echo back another victory.
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The Boston Post says that dime is given by
the "slop-shop keepers" of that city for the max
ing Of " overas," which they retail at dollar
The stuff costs 81 l-2 cents.
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At meeting of citizen Of Cincinnati, held on
the 28th ut. to consider the subject of the annex
alton of ,Tsxas, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolued, AS the solemn and settled opinion of
this meeting, that Texas ought not to be annexed
to the United States.
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The WASHINGTON CLAY CLUE were in session
news.f from Connecticut arrived and when it was
announced by the Chair "three loud huzzas .
were sent up in honor of that gallant State. The
meeting adjourned to Saturday evening, to make
arrangements for attending the Young Mems
Convention on tho End Of May next.
Let's all go and have good Wing song bring
the book with yaller kiver'
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DEPARTURE OF Mr.. CLAY-The "Farmer Of
Ashland takes leave of our city this morning
Ell route to Columbia, S. G. His visit and soiourn
among us, have doubtless been one of mutual
qualification, both to him and the great number Of
his fellow citizens, who have greeted him so cor
daily Nothing, indeed, could be more gratifying
to the faithful and long tried patriot than his re-
cepton in Georgia; and he leaves our soil cheer
ed by the most fervent aspirations of thousands
of his countrymen, for his future destiny. May
it, indeed, be a just reward for that unfa,ering
zeal and unwavering patriotism which have ever
distinguished his actions through life devoted
to the public service.
augusta (Ga.) Chronicle Of Monday.
Mr.. Clay was expected at Columbia, s. c., on
Thursday last. He is to be at Wilmington, N.
c.. on w ednesday, and at Raleigh on the Friday
following.
Mr. Duff Green is in New York city again.
The New Orleans Picayune gives the following
dialogue:
Have you heard that Duff Green has quit
the Republic 2" "No; has he? 2" "He has p
Then the Republic is safe"
VIM. H. Seward has consented to deliver the
annual Grafton before the Literary Societies Of
Amherst College, on the 7th of August next.
Ii is announced in the New York papers, by
Hugh Auchincloss, Treasurer, that the amount
received by him for account of the Free Church
of Scotland, up TO April |, 1874, wsR26, 1868 49,
The Philadelphia American Of Wednesday has
the following paragraph
CUSTOM HousE.-We are informed that there
we're fourteen dismissals from the Custom House
yesterday. Cause, anti-Tylerism, or suspicion
thereof Their successors had better make hay
whilst this sun shines. They have just year
and day to do it in.
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II is announced in the New York papers, BY
Hugh Auchincoss, Treasurer, that the amour
received by him for account of the Free Church
of Scotland, up TO April /, 1914, wsK26 1858 90
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CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC.

As it is always we'll to hear the enemy, and as
A sign of what is expected in Washington as to
the coming elections, we quote the following
from the correspondence of the Albany Argus:
"As TO election news, we only know that all is
we'll. in Connecticut the spirit of Democracy
inmates about three ffths OF the people of thu
State. We shall carry it on the Governors vote
BY from three to five thousand. We expect about
The same majority in Virginia"
Now, if Cleveland is defeated in Connecticut.
let us not be told CONNECTICUT always was 6
federal State. Everybody knew it would go fo
Clay."-Albany Eu Jour.
What say you now, Mr. Argus! ave ex.
pect about the same majority in Virginia" Very
well we shall be content that you get the same
majority there that you have got in Connecticut.
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VIM. III. Seward has consented to deliver the
annual Grafton before the Literary Societies Of
Amherst College, on the 7th of August next