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Flag OF the free thy folds shall ny,
The sign OF hope and triumph nigh"
W ASHIN G. I ON.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1874

Van Buren's opinion Of the present Tariff.
The letter published by the Richmond Enquirer places
this opinion record without equivocaon and it is well
to keep it in mind
ALBANY, Feb %, 1s43
My Dear Sir II thank you very kindly for your
friendly letter. / HAVE AT NO TINE, NOR ANY
WHERE, HESITATED 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
ects before the public.
In the mean time, believe to be, very sincerely,
your friend and obedient servant,
MARTIN VAN BUREN,"
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The TARIFF-BooTs AND SHoEs.-Under the
present tariff law imported boots and bootees are
subjected to duty of ST. % pair The tariff
now before Congress, reported by Van Buren,
committee, reduces the duty on these articles to
30 per cent. The existing tariff is scarcely suffi-
cient to protect American industry from foreign
competition, and yet this bill proposes reduction
boots and shoes. What say you American me-
chanics, to this Are you willing to have work
thus taken on tof your hands and bread taken
from your children! Is it not playing too high
game for Southern votes Is Mr.. Van Buren,
entitled to such sacrifices Is it not paying too
dearly for such whistle.--Albany Epe. Jour.
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IMPORTANT FROM THE SOCIETY ISLANDS.

Il is stated in "The Friend" paper printed
at Honolulu, January /, 1914, that Admiral Du
Petit Thours arrived at Tahiti on the Cd Novem-
of so guns each, and the Iranie" of Cd guns.
On the 9th, the Admiral dethroned the Queen,
and formally took possession of the Society ISL
lands, for the throne of Thanksgiving as a
reason for SO doing, that the Queen had refused
to haul down her flag which had been present.
ed TO her by Commodore Nicholas, Of the Eng
lish razee Vindictive. Mons. Bruat had changed
his functions to that of Governor Of the French
possessions in the Pacific" Mr.. Pritchard, the
English Consul, had struck his flag. The adj
about 100 operatives and artisans were at work
erecting Notifications, &C.
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A BREACH OF PRoMIsE.-Tn letter dated
March 6, lS4l, written to member of the Mis-
souri, Legislature, Martin Van Buren, said:
"NO ONE can expect or should desire to be
always in Office under government and institu-
tons like ours, and have enjoyed the privilege
long enough to satisfy my utmost ambition"
And yet, having been thirty years I" in Office"
and protesting to have "enjoyed the privilege
long enough to satisfy" his utmost AMBITION
this man is forcing nomination, through caucus
machinery, and against the popular sentiment of
his party! And that party, by yielding to his
rapacious demand, is conserving to its own de-
feat.-Al6any En-. Jour.
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THE ART OF BEING AGREEABLE.-The true art
of being agreeable is to appear well pleased
with all the company, and rather to seem well
entertained with them than to bring entertain
ment to them, A man thus disposed, perhaps,
may not have much learning, nor any wit; but
if he has common sense, and something friendly
in his behavior, it concliates mems minds more
than the brightest parts without disposition
when man of such tnrn comes to old age he
is always sure to be treated with respect. 1t is
true indeed that we should not dissemble and
flatter in company-but man may be very a
greeaLle, strictly consistent with truth and sim
cerity, by prudent silence where he cannot
really concur, Iand pleasing assent where he
can. Now and then you meet with person so
exactly formed to please that he will gain upon
every one that hears or beholds him. This dspo-
stion is not merely the gift Of nature, but fire.
quently the effect of much knowledge of the
world, and command over the passions.
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EFFECT OF PASSING sCENEs.-Seldom, if ever,
does it happen that the aspect of the scene
through which we pass has not some effect upon
us. When deeply absorbed in our own thought
when filled with grief, or care, or anxiety-or
even when occupied altogether with thoughts of
Joy and happiness to come, we know not, we do
not perceive the scene around us, stealing into
our spirit, minglng with and giving coloring to
all our thoughts and feelings, softening or deep
ening, rendering brighter or more dark, the color
ing Of all our affections at the moment.
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CONGRESS.

The Senate was the scene Of explanations yes
terday. after little sparring upon the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers between Messrs. Tallmadge
and Allen BY the bye, the Fox and Wisconsin
have been running SO long through the Senate,
that we have become heartily tired of their OBJ
structious, and hope the Senate will vote to re-
move them. The explanations between Mr.. Blu
chanan and Mr.. Choate were postponed till to-day,
but those between Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Rives
rather run into sharp conflict, in which the for
mer appeared to suffer slight loss-only, however,
of reputation for frmness, candor, and magma
nimity-in the eyes Of portion of the audience
The day was chiefly spent in the House upon
questions of order, which, as usual, gave rise to
much confusion and excitement. A full report
of the proceedings will be found under ,he pro-
per head. As for quietness, we would almost as
soon expect to find it at the foot of Niagara Falls
as in the House of Representatives when ques-
tons of order are started and debated.
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BIGAMY AND PoETRY.-A young gentleman
who fanced himself Grand Turk and took
plurality of wives in Philadelphia to the number
of six, has been sentenced to eight months i'm
prlsonment in the county jail of that city. He is
named, quite politically and dramatically, ]. Au-
gustus Moore, and has been in the habit of con-
cocting verses for livelihood. If his jailors only
allow him writing materials, he will apostrophise
the moon shining through the grated window of
his cell, and still turn an honest penny. Silyio
Pellico wrote in prison. why should not ]. Angus
tus Moore IN. Y. aurora
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BEAUTIFUL sIMLE.-When the cloud of disu-
MON rolled up heavy from the South it clad our
political skies in sack cloth. It hung about us
silent, dark, and terrible And when the Sleep
ing thunderbolt appeared ready at every moment
10 leap from its stormy home, and explode upon
the very hearth-stone Of the Union-when our
great men in authority stood mpotent as infancy,
toavert the awful catastrophe, the immortal CLAY,
with an arm more powerful than rankin dis
armed the cloud of its wrath, till it's darkness
dissolved in purple and gold, and the rainbow
came out. and sat, like an angel Of peace, on it's
glttering folds.--Prentice.
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DIt is rarely that girl reproves seriously
pretty sullenness, pettish retort, or gay ba-
dnage, are her weapons; but when the light of a
just Indignation does dart from her youthful eye,
when with an elevated form, a kindling glance, a
crimson cheek, and voice half-tremulous, half
authoritative, she denounces error, sages may
bend before her.
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Our Loco friends in Michigan are in beauti-
ini NIX. Inc Cass portion are holding meetings
in various parts of the State passing resolutions
that the Van Buren, delegates from that State to
the National Convention, were appointed by a
packed convention of old officeholders, and that
they Will mlsrepresent the views of the State in
voting for Van Buren,. Nothing like the harmony
that now pervades the Locofoco ranks.-Roches-
ter DEM F-ts 11
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UP TO ONES KNEES IN ELoQUENcE.-Some no.
velist tells of place cold that the butter froze
as hard as granite, and which could only be Sc
parated by chisel and mallet. The words froze
as they came from their mouths, and dropped to
their feet in pellets of ice; and frequently, after
long conversation, man might be seen stand
ing up to his knees in his own eloquence
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From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
THE DROP OF ID E w

By ANDREW MARVEL.
See how the orient dew
Shed from the bosom of the morn,
Into the blowing roses,
Yet careless of its mansion new,
Round in itself incloses;
And in its little globes extent
Frames an it can its native element.
How it the purple flow'r does slight,
Scarce touching where it lies;
But gazing back upon the skies
Shines with mornful light
Lake its otcn tear,
Because so long divided from the sphere,
Restless it rolls and insecure
Trembling lest it grows impure,
Till the warm sun pities its pain
And to the skies exhalss it back again.
So TO the soul, that drop, that ray
Of the clear fountain Of eternal day
Could it within the human fow'r be seen
Remembering still its former height
Shows the sweet leaves and blossoms green;
And recollecting its own light,
Does in its pure and circlng thoughts express
The greater heaven in an heaven less,
In how coy figure wound,
Every way it turns away;
So the world excluding round
Yet receiving in the day.
Dark beneath but bright above;
Here disdaining, there in love,
How loose and easy hence to go;
How Just and ready to ascend
Moving, but on point below,
1t all about does upwards bend.
Such did the mammals sacred dew distl
White and entire, although CONCEALED and chill;
CONCEALED on earth; but does dissolving, run
Into the glories Of the almighty sun.
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NEW WAY TO PROVE BANK UNcoNsTITU-
TIoNAL-Give history of Gen. Jaekson's mill
tary achievements-his duel with Benton-Tal-
ladega, Horseshoe, New Orleans, &c.-intersper-
sed with a plentiful sprinkling of "glory' and
mock heroics" IT'S new mode, and answers
well when one is hard pressed or is speaking
against time
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JErrERsoN's ESTIMATE OF Mr.. CLAY.

JET EN0ONS EO INA 1 II VI MN" S'13AA
JEFFERSON, the sage and the statesman placed
a high and deserved estimate on the character and
services Of HENRY CLAY. In letter addressed
to distinguished citizen of Massachusetts, and
dated Monticello, May 25th, 1923, and published
in Niles's Register of July Sd, $780, he says:
"As for Mr.. CLAY. consider him to be one of
the most talented and brilliant men and statesman
that the country ever produced, and should live
many years longer, HOPE TO SEE HIM
HOLD THE PLACE OF CHIEF EXECU-
TIVE OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC.
His career thus far in life has been career Of
glory, and he has achieved that for his country,
whilst engaged in his career, which would orna-
ment the brightest place in the escutcheon Of the
most favored statesman of ANY AGE OR NATION ~
And yet Mr. CLAY is the man whom the Loco
focos denounce by every vile epithet Of which the
English language is capable
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WORTHY OF IMITATIoN-Mr. Mann, of Boston,
in his late school report, says that in Holland he
saw what he had never seen elsewhere, but that
which ought to be in every school-the actual
weights and measures of the country. These
were used not only as means of conveying use-
full knowledge, but of mental exercise and cult
walton.
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A small iron box was dug up last week in a
private garden in the city of Charleston, with
1852" deeply engraven on the lid. On opening
it small roll of parchment was discovered, which
proved to be the genealogical chart of the Legare
family OF South Carolina.
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A fatal epidemic is said to be raging at this
time in Rockingham county, North Carolina.
The Raleigh Register says;
"All accounts concur in representing it as
fever of highly malignant character, accompanied
with congestion, in some cases of the brain, in
others OF the lungs, liver or bowels In some
families it has appeared as the congestipe scarlet
feuer, and the number of deaths from the cpl
demic in the county since Christmas is estimated
at from $50 to 300.
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SALE OF THE PUBLIC WoRKs.-The bill for the
sale of the main line Of improvements from Phil
adelPhia to Pittsburg, passed committee of the
whole in the Senate yesterday. 1t provides for
price at $S20,0OOOOO, and otherwise does not diff
fer materially from the bill of last session. The
bill for the sale of the Delaware division fixes the
prices for that work at 81, 500, 0O0.-Phn. Ledg.
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Hall, the murderer Of Mrs. Bacon, at Upper
Mlddletown, Conn.,, has been convicted on his
own confession, and is to be hung on the Goth of
June next. Bell and Roberts were acquitted
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The brig Lime Rock sailed from New Orleans
on the 9th instant for Monrovia, in Africa, with
nearly one hundred liberated slaves from Mis-
sissippi.
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The crew of the ship Orozimbo, tried last week
in the u 3. Circuit Court at New York, for mu-
tiny, have been found guilty. The jury recon-
mended them to the mercy of the Court.
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A bill has passed the New York Legislature
providing for the employment Of the convicts of
that State in mining operations. This measure
has given great satisfaction to the mechanics Of
Albany .
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READ THIS.

Recently in the Maine Legislature, some mem
bers Of the Locofoco party made some partisan
reference to the unfortunate duel in which Mr..
Graves. and Mr.. Cilley we're concerned. Mr..
Perkins, of Augusta, made a reply, sketch Of
which is published in the Portland Advertiser.
Mr.. Perkins in his speech made the following
statement:
"What am going to say, / shall say under
the responsibility of Representative of the State
pledge my honor and reputation, my all, to the
truth Of every word shall utter. Sir, was in
the Augusta post office one day in the winter of
1888, when the news of this duel arrived The
son of the Hon. Ruel Williams came into the
Office and took from his box letter from his ia
Their. He opened the letter and read from it these
words
" He (Ciley) is confident of success, and if he
is successful, it will give him such a standing in
Congress, as no other New England man ever en-
joyed'
"The letter was placed in my hand and read
these words. A postscript said
"'The corpse Of Mr.. Cilley has just been
brought in si
"Ths was the language of that letter, and
challenge contradiction. That letter has since
been called for, but has never made its appear
ance think have given the language YER
BATIM. | do not intend to charge Mr.. Williams
with FAvoRING that duel. do not believe he
FAVORED it, BUT / DO BELIEVE that he had as much
control over it as any other person. aside from the
IMMEDIATE party" 5d a,a4
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We publish the following letter, says the Bal
timore Patriot, 10 show that our political brelh-
rem are also up and doing in Indiana. We can,
posed great gathering on the Goth of May.
LAFAYETTE, IA, March, 1914.
SIR: The late Wing Convention of Indiana,
at the suggestion of the Wing Central Commit
tee of Tippecanoe, deemed it advisable to hold
"another Wing Convention upon the TIPPE-
CANOE BATTLE GROUND" To that great
gathering the united thousands of Indiana Wings
will be pleased to welcome their Wing brethren
Of the whole Union, but especially those true
hearted, fearless champions of American princi-
Piles, who stood firm and undaunted before the
united forces Of treacherous allies and implaca-
BILE foes.
1t is therefore with feelings of admiration for
the services rendered by you in the great cause
of order and civil liberty, that the undersigned
Wing Central Committee of Tippecanoe county,
would most respectfully invite you to be present
and assist at the Convention of Ratification to
be held on the oath day Of May next.
With sentiments Of respect and esteem, your
fellow citizens, JOHN B. SEMANs,
G. w. MCLAUGHLIN,
ROBERT JONES, Jr.,
DANIEL BRAwLEY,
WIN. F. REYNOLDS,
DOLBY MERRITT,
JOHN D. SMITH,
ABRAHAM Fry,
EDwD. BARRoLL,
Wing Central Com. Of Tippecanoe County.
Isaac MUNRoE, Esq, Baltimore.
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The Texas QuEsTIoN.-A letter from Wash.
ington to the New York Tribune, SAYS:

ington to the New York Tribune, says:
"The President, MIR. Calhoun, the members of
the House from the States of Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina, all the
are, and will be doing their utmost to effect the
annexation Of Texas. A society has been formed
here of Southern men for that purpose-(who are
not members of Congress) bat who act in con-
cert with Congress !; the head and front and lead
er of this party is Mr.. Senator Walker fund
has been raised by rich Southern men to defray
all the expenses Of printing, publishing docu-
ments, speeches, &c, On the subject; and no
feasible means is to be left untred u eIsct their
object"
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A FAIR HT.-At a county convention recently
held in Illinois, the following resolution was
passed
RESOLVED, That we approve of General Jack
sons declaration, contained in his veto message
Of 1882, that a National Bank is convenient to
the Government and useful to the people, and
might be so constituted as to obviate constitu-
tional objections"
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SINGULAR ASSOCIATION OF NAMES.

SINGULAR ASSOCIATION OF NAMES.
year ago the names of the President and
most Of his Cabinet terminated alike, as, per ex-
ample: TYLsr, WEBsTer, SPENcer, PoRTer, and
UPsHur.
Now they commence alike, as, per example:
John TYLER, John CALHOUN John SPENCER,
John MASON, and John Masonic say nothing
Of John TYLER, jr., the Private Secretary, and
John JONES, the organ!
Would it not be well for Messrs. WIcKLIFFE
and WILKINS to petition to have their names
changed to John
AT all events cannot Amos Kendall make
couple of omens out Of the above for the second
edition of his Omen Tract2 By the way, his
first edition Of that wonderful Tract don't seem
to contain the omen Of the burning of the Mis-
souri, steamer for carrying out the man, as Min
lister to China, who attempted TO set this Admin
istraton up at Auction in the House of Repre-
sentatves.
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Congress has been four months in session =
What have they done? The House, with two
to one Loco majority talks all the time the
Wing Senate has passed several important bills
and sent them to the House, where they are
sleeping !-Philad. Forum.
Poh! poh! poh! Don't ask such trouble
some questions, child. But, for this time, we
will tell you what the House has done: reported
"BRITISH TARIFF BILL" Amt that
something?
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Wing Central Com. Of Tippecanoe County
ISAAC MUNRoE, Esq, Baltimore.
New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-04
Court OF Common Pleas.
Before Judge DAILY.


Jacob Leroy vs.. Charles C. Huthom.-Acuon to
hnck the value OF horse. Reiercd to yesterdny
Nerclct for defendant
Clark smith X Co. VS.. Edward Hen.-Acton 10
recover the amnun for s1l o. drawn by Thomas
ennun and endorsed by deendnnit that Mr. Danl
eanlun brother of Thomas. experienced difficulty
pecunary circumstances and commenced through 1honnS
ne. compound with his creditors, among whom
re g. TO. He Offered 10 them endorsed
b. the dUd:. a deed to that effect finally
signed hy the creditors among them CilIs, smith & Co. IL
that they refused 70 ecCsGe 10 tire request o Tho
mas sign 6!s cent unless he q hOmn would give
note, with cndOHe for the other 81, cent
For this latter the question consequently
given commended the part oi the defence, that the
vo, hGv been secret performance. cOmpro
this forenoon.
Gerard Bancker OF Prince street, was arrested
under sSriweli warrant the complaint oil Thomas and
~ Sirati1ri gardeners who aile.e that having gwen up
situations III the county "h view Qi buying small
place ui their NJ! BancAef IN jane last sold them
place near NewoNn, for So co., 81 U"r 'hereabou;s Ia be
paid dow there being mpsga-e n 81 NO nIregdy IL
rep eSeniuc th. Inducements buy THAI the
of said the giving OF the deed lhey should
immediately and nave n their all the irut
nnd crops then growing. O the value O $40. That
paying the money and receiving his wGrrante deed
Gay two bancser denied that they
that he greed ;hey should have
the crops herewith the meantime tire tenant oil NJ
l,nncke s'i continued to retain of the place and
md crops hnG been removed. The cOGnS. ur The
defendant red Objection 10 The jurisdiction OF the Court
on ground tht there had been affidavit made served
shucing absence oi The Circuit Judge when the
issued also % the suincency Oi the aldHv!S them
selves which. atgr argument. OveulId. JUse cay
tccin IhGt hc authority 90 lhs officer would
Lrr Judge present u!sp ht; there
sufficient the prG jdcie jha defendant
being hel 10 lnswe' ne cue was nefeupun htjoliaed 10
proofs Benedc tOr Plant Is y. - Eunt end I.
L. TumlnsOn. Tor Defendant
New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-04
Money Wasted.

The Loco Focos OF the River Counties he'd a
large Mass Meeting at Albany on Wednesday.
This City sent up most numerous Delegation,
while the River Counties above turned out rather
sllm-Orange under a hundred, we hear. Still,
it was very large meeting, especially as the
Railroads ran very cheap trains, and brought
down many from The Mohawk VALLEY Col.
SAMUEL YoCNG President, and MICHAEL HoFF.
MAN, EoRszT TYLgp, (Aacsucrus HIMSELF ana
Il. k. SMITH were chief speakers. Reperend
joseph Markell OF this City made g speech in
Gcrman. If I clergyman had made pGrty hs-
sangue at IVhig meeting, the whole clerical
body would haze had 20 suffer ior il, u: 10 dc nj
complain. Det every nan ssy his say.
The : Gus SAYS tie rumb,r in Procession was
9,ooC, AID would have been 900 it ali the Del.
egal'ons had come in. Very likely. I, then
usdartakes 10 state tho Wing Procession at oar
Mass Meeting a A o07, which is very silly. W.
know it was much Larger. Some to-! US this
meeting was larger, somc smaller, than the Wing;
we presume it was jast about the same Col.
Jonathan D. Sterenso, oificiated IS leader Of the
New. York Delegation.