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THE UNION.

| Sixty eight years have rolled by. and
still il (ihe uniOn) )wilhstands the shocks
of factiOus violence. Can il ever fsllf-
Will fbeAmeTican people permit the con-
secTaied ashes Of a Washington, a Han.
cock, Green. aud their able cumpeers,
10 be desecrated by the footsteps Of 40.
arcbV---ihe constellaIed banner Of united
America TO be plucked from the talons
of the eagle and irodden down BY The
,aIIhless sons Of Columbia, or torn into
shreds by domestic and foreign violence
Never! No, mover! They will when the
stability OF the Constitution is ieoparded
rally as one man, the beacon fires fllb
erty will b. lighted Upon every hill OF
this happy county; the spirit Of the i'm
mortal Washington will be infused into
every bosom TO rise, 10 arm. for the in :
slitulions Of their own country, ard pre-
serve them from The least the slightest
violence.
Party spirit, based on differences about
measures. may do ;ts worst. Americans
have dlffered-can differ as to men and
measures-their differences serve 10
keep alive the genuine spirit Of liberty.
and to purge il from the impurities which
would Otherwise defile it; but principles
are, must be, eternal.
The Union On which they are b'S'd
must and will, We trust, ever be pressfv-
ed; not, however, by yielding any Of The
essence OF civil and religious liberty; not
by frittering away those great landmarks
which make the rights Of the States the
welfare of The people; not by unrighIeOus
and oppressive laws against which our
tOrefatheTs Of the preceding century re
rebelled, aud rebelIng threw under their
feet, but with the aId of an overruling
Providence, wh ich directs the destiRies
Of nations, ss he controls the actions of
men; by the majority respecting the
rights of patriotic minorty-by concI-
iaIion-by compromise, which gave birth
to our glorious Constitution, and by con.
cesslOn to reason, 10 patriotism, and 10
justice.
To love his country, one must idolize
The Union Of thesA States. To love The
Union, the Constitution must be respec.
be strictly construed. OH.
erwise, consolidation rears its crest, and
anarchy succeeds, to blast with the torch
Of the incendiary the towering fabric Of
American liberty, based Oh constitution.
al order.-Savannah Georgian.
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not be imputed 10 them; and since they
had right TO submit the mselves absO-
lutcly, and TO re0ounce ali sovereignty, if
it became necessary for their preservA.
'ioo; BY a much stronger reason, they
have light undsr the same necessity to
abandon their allies"
lfTexas comes inIo tho American Un.
ion, it will be from motives of self pres,
eryatiOn. She will be constrained TO this
change Of condition BY an overriding
stale necessity. BY annexation, she not
only loses "part of her sovereignty" but
she loses it aIl-nOy, her very existence,
as distinct people. Her national l.
IDENTIFY is gone-aDd in the language of
Vattel. her treaties all perish with lhe'pub.
lie power that contracted Them.
fOrbesr to remark on all the incon.
sisleGcies that follow in the train Of this
whig proposition; and will notice only
the folly OF suppOs;ng-that il two Da>
lions choose 10 Incorporate themselves
into One-each aving separate and va
RANT treaties with Great BrilOin-an old
nation, containing twenty millions of peO.
pie, must throw away its treaty, and a.
doPt the one made by the young nation,
containing hundred thousand inhabi'
tants. II ore Of The treaties must be
abandoned, because they are inconsisl-
snt with each other, which ought it to
be, The one made long since with great
nation like the present United States;
or the one recently concluded, with the
little Republic OF Texas!
1t is scarcel ly necessary to observe, that
the debts which Texas owes, the grants
of land she has nude, &C., stand upon
on entirely different footing from her po
litica and commercial treaties. We
would be morally bound to confirm the
grants and pay the debts; whether ex-
press provision were made for them in
the treaty of annexation or not. The
distinction between pecunlary contracts
and commercial treaties regulating ma
tional intercourse, Tesls nPOn principles
which are familiar 10 every Statesman,
who is cOnvetsant with the writer's on
public law. We receive The public do
main suhjec, to all previous grants made
by the Republic; and if the proceeds of
their lands have been pledged to credi' |
tors for the payment Of debts incurred by
the Texian Revolution, we take the con
veyance subject 10 this prior iRcum.
brance. The transactions Of govern
mems, in such cases, in regard TO prop
erty, are like those CT individuals; and
the reciprocal rights and obligations aris"
ing from them are Of a similar Chsrac-
ter.
In the hope that this letter will get a.
head Of Gov. Corwin who | am sold, is
everywhere discussing this question, as
he did here, | remain
Your Obd't serv't.
TIL. l.. HAMER.
Georgetown, o., Aug. 2, 1874.
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excused himself, and retired with heavy

excused himself, and retired with heavy
heart.
We do not vouch for the truth Of these
details, but We believe something Of ibe
sort actually occurred.
There is aROlheF incident Of early oc'
cdnencs, The truth Of which We do not
doubt. At his favorile game of Brag,
Mr.. Clay was confronted BY an adversary
as boldas himself. The hands had been
dealt, and the spirit of the game ran SO.
high, that Mr.. Clay Dragged property 10
Lexington worth fifty TO a hundred thou
san dollars. lfthe game was played he
was sure to lose. One of his family con
nexinn was present, who perceiving how
the matter stood, contrived 10 slip a card
out of Mr.. Clay's hand, while the adver.
sary's attention was attracted in another
direction, and our honorable gamester
said it wasa mis6eal! BY this fraud his
property was saved, and we have often
heard ii mentioned iD Kentucky Gs q
clever trick. III
We believe that Mr.. CIsy's avid,ly for
card'pIaying has rot abated. Such is
The impression oflhose who are around
him.
Exchange Paper.
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HENRY CLAY's GAMBLING.

Numerous are the anecdotes told in
Kentucky ia relation to Mr.. Chy's good
luck and adfoitness at playing cards for
money. His wealth has been attributed
more 10 his success al the card table than
to his practice as lawyer or his profits
as farmer.
Nobody,in Kentucky, doubts Mr.. Clay's
fOndneSs for Euchre and Brsg, and that
al The latter his win nipgs have been great,
but it is not easy, from he nature Of the
transactions, TO prove particulars. Many
incidents connecled with his games are
circulated in private circles, and generally
believed, which are doubtless founded in
truth, though embellished with fictitious
circumstances, which Madame Rumor,
that industrious wing, knows how 10 in
vent.
Who has not heard how Mr.. Clay beat
the British Minister at Ghent in playing
cards, almost as badly as Gen. Jackson
beat the British army OF New Orleans at a
more serious gamsR While the General
was compelled to pay thousand dollars
out Of his own pocket for serving bis coun
~ the NegoIiator was said 10 have come
home with pockets we'll filled with British
gold, the spOils Of his gambling ViCtO-
Ties.
But a few years ago the following anec
dote was Circulated and believed: Mr.. Clay
was at the OIympian Springs in Kentucy,
during the watering season. A Presby'
tsrian Preacher, agreat Admirer Of his,
though he had never seen him, was pass
ing through the village and having great
oesire TO see the object Ofhis admiration,
incurred where he could be found, ana
was directed to one oI the cabins. 1t was
the Sabbath day, and all around was qui-
ct. He approached The cabin meditatiEg
whether he should Fl nd the great states-
man reading the Bible. or engaged in re-
Iigious devotion. He raped at the door
and il was opened by tall man with
broad mouth, wandering look, and flush
ed lace, holding the door IN one hand,and
few cards in the other, while three
other gentlemen sat al the table within.
81 wish TO see Mr.. CIay' said the Preach
sr, IL am Mr. Claw said ,he tall man;
"WalL 10, cir: walk inn The Preacher
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A GOOD JOKE.

A few days since, democrat, in coa.
vSrsation with a whig, stated that there
was no difference between Mr.. Clay and
Col. Polk, on the tariff. This The whiR
Of course denied, when the dem.
ocrat took from his pocket The remarks
of Mr.. Clay a Ralsigb, as published in
the Tribune, telling him at the same
time it was from Col. Polk. The whiR
got into towering passion, and deClar-
ed every word of il 10 be hostile to the
tariff. His disappointment may be imsg-
ined when The paper was shown to him,
and he found it TO be the language ofClay
instead Of Polk -(CoFtland Democrat.
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THE ROCHESTER '.CALL."

The Rochester Daily Advertiser OF
Saturday contains the disclaimer Of four
o,ber democrats whose names were sp'
nspded TO call for democratic mest-
inc" in Nlonroe county, on the subject
of annexation, which appeared in the
Whig organ, and has been vaunIingly pat
AIDED bv the Federal presses generally.
these four are, john Il. Rhines, Ebe.
nezer F. Hart, John M. Fowler, and
John Scott. They oil declare that they
we're dece ived as to the character Of the
call. and avow themselves for Polk and
Dallas. The renuncialions already num'
Der 81 .-[Albany Argus
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From the Ohin, Statesman.
SOUTHERN DICTATION.

Mr.. Clay's second letter, informing
his aslounded friends that PERSON
ALLY He CAN HAVE NO OBJEC-
TON TO THE ANNEXATION," has
put a new feature upon the contest
His friends are dumbfounded, and foun'
dering about to see what new turn they
may lake next. Before killing them
selves with rage, we advise them 10
crack The following nuts from lhe"Hicko-
ry Tree:
SOUTHERN DIcTATIoN. The fedora
leaders (as a last resort,) are using their
dirliest TO get up The belieflhat Mr.PoIk
was forced upon the democracy through
"soulhern dclaton." In this, like most
olher cases, the federalisIs have no facts
to prove their statement. On the contra.
ry, The truth is that, at the Baltimore
convention. General Cass was the favor.
ite of the southern delegates. On the
ballot Immediately preceding the last, ,als
most THE WHOLE SOUTH had uni
ted upon General Cass, and his nomina-
ton on the last ballot, was prevented
only by the free States Maine, New
Hampshire, Connecticut. Ohio, &C.
leading off in favor Of Mr. Polk! The
delegation from New Hampshire were
the first to nominate end vote for Mr.
Polk.
But how was it at the Baltimore wHIG
convenlionf Was there any "southerE
die alton" there?
Ia the selection OF candidate forVice
President, what kind Of influence laid
John Sargeant Of Pennsylvania upon the
shelf?
Who osracsed the far famed Miilard
Fillmore Of New YorkS
Who VETOED "honest John Davis"
Of old federal Massac chuseusS
And laslly,-,hrough what influence
and by whose dic'alion wos tho carcass
OF Theodore Frelinghuysen exhumed from
i:s political resting place.
These questions can all be aRwered
"by the book" The BOltimore CORES.
pondsnt Of the New York (whig) Ameri.
can says:
"The States which voteI from the
beginning for FrsIinghuySen, we're N.
Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, ,Arkan
sas, l from New York, and 2 each from
Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky"
Horace Greeley, editor OF the New
York Tribune, in writing from Baltimore,
shamelessy acknowledges that
THE MATTER WAS SU8STAN-
TALLY SETTLED IN A MEETING
OF THE SOUTHERN MEMBERS
LAST EVENING""
Thus it seems, according 10 unim'
peachabIe WHIG AUTHORITY, that the
nomination Of Theodore Frelingh uysen
was substantially settled by SOUTHERN
MEM BERS,--and hat the whole North
was against him, except New Jersey
and one vote from New York! Truly,
the federal cant about "Southern diCta.
tion'' comes with poor grace from those
who were forced to abandon "honest
JOHN DAVIS because "ths matter was
substantially settled in meeting Of the
Southern members last svsning"!!!-
Hickory Tree.
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trNo Democrat should be deferred
from dong his duty, his whole duty, 10
The party, by The empty menaces or ma
Iicious ISLANDERS Of opponents. To be
libelIed and illuminated, is tax that all
ardent and efficient men have 10 pay
1t is unpleasant 10 be growled at by pup.
pies, or TO be beset by hullies, but every
Democrat that does his duty in Poli'i-
cal canvass must expect it. To use the
language .! the Kentucky Yeoman,
democrats who are thus sssaied, should
oUly take it for granted that their WORK
in The good cause is producing its prof.,
er fruits, ,and shOuldbe stimulated bY such
conduct, to redOubls their efforts TO over
throw the tyranDical dynasty when
would PROSTATE them politically and per-
son ally" EasIsTH Argus
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tr"The Boston Post (says the Sa>
lem Gazette, thOrough>gOing whig pa
perl "exposes with just indignation, a
scandalous foIgery, published IN an Ohio
paper. giving pretended list OF men,
bers of The Massachusetts Legislature
who have 'come out under their own s'g'
natures and rsnouced Polk whenever
an impos,ure of this kind is discovered
the rascal who perpeIrales it, should Dc
lsshed by all honest men,"
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An Irish editor in BaIIysbannon, in Il

An Irish editor in BalIysbannon, in the
northwest part Of TrelaRd,w one day se.
cessiVely occupied, in fact, he had work.
ed harder than usual for The mai b d fail
ed. Al ii O'Clock at night the "devil"
came to him and stated that they still
wanted 'three sucks," to fill up. "Och,"
said the editor, 81 am tired out complete
ly. Tell Mr.. McMaho1, ,the clark TO write
an account Of the murIher Of q natural
horn babe by its unnatural mother, in Bal.
linua," Away went the "devil," and
returned 10 about twenty minutes, stating.
that there was still half stick wanting.
"Whsl! Sgain?" said the editor, "may the
devil fy away with the paper. Tell the
clark 10 contradict the report" This
was done and the paper went 10 press,
much to the consolation of the Cditar.
lex paper
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AN EXPLOSION COMING!

We understand that the articles which
appeared in the MadisoDiaD, refecting Sc
vsreIy upon the character Of Henry Clay,
and were published while Mr.. Webster
was Secretary Of Stale, anonymously,
are TO appear again, shortly, with the eu-
thOr's name attached, viz: ''DANIEL
WEBSTER."-l Boston Post
II this be so, it will be another evi'
dence that "Ouf union is perfect." as Mr.
Webster says,
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IMPORTANT CHANGE distin~
puished advocate oifede ralism in Balti.
more city has left the party. Robert
Brent, Esq, addressed a demoeraticWar
meeting aud renounced all conuexion
With federalism. This il the general cry
from every quarter-lhs people are come
ing for the purpose Ofjoining the stan.
dard OF Democracy, and planting il in tri-
umPh al the Capitol in November next.
Dem Press.
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AN ESECUrInN-Tbe New York Tri.
bune thus speaks of 40 execution in that
Slate.
"On Friday last, youth Of Is was ex.
ecuted at Garner, Putnam county, for
The murder Of an old man. He died inns
penitent and hardened. The law Of this
State determines that executions shall be
PrtVale-bui this miserable youth was ia.
ken from the jail dressed in white, with
the rope round his neck, TO The front Of
the Court house, where table was plac.
ed with chair upon it, upon which he
was seated, exposed 10 the gaze Of some
1000 people until half past 8 o'clock,
when he was tsken Wit in a temporary
enclosure erected near the Jail, with
some 40 or so persons inside Of il, and
hanged. While the clergymen Of whom
there we're 4,a6dtss, d h the people
were fighting and rioliDg Immediately
within the sound Of their Voices-and
his sister waiting with wagon 10 take
the dead body away"
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ASEcDoTE.- Gen. Jackson was
returning TO the Hermitage after the end
of his second Presidential term, be sloP-
ped at neighboring town to receive the
gratuIalions Of his friends One Of the
persons introduced t him 10 ksd wards
one of his travelling complnions and ask
ed the General-"who is that geu,lemen9
That, sir, replied :he old Hero, sis Col.
Polk, one OF the foremost men in the
country, sir-you ought TO know him
every body orght TO know him,--and call.
ing Col. Polk TO his side he inHoduced
him TO his visitors. Such is the estimate
which the Hero Of the Hermitage places
upon Colonel Polk. He has tried him
and found him Orthy.-(N. Y. PIsbe-
ian.
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ANNExATIoN.-We have frequently
heard some of our whig friends object to
The annexation OtTexas because by so do.
ing, we would have the debt Of tho coun-
try entailed upon US. Let US examins
this matter little. il is estimated that
Texas contains about 2O3 500, 900 sCres
ofIand, OF this amount some thing like g.,
4OS ,673 acres have already been disposed
Of by that government, leaving balance
of l36lIl 1926 acres ofthe public lands
yet unsoId, and which would become The
prorerty of the Uuted States the moment
Texas was brought in. Well, this at ST.
25 per acre (the government pricel would
amount TO the enormos sum OF l74,S ,S9l.
SIS dollars; and iflhe United States had
10 pay the debt of Texas which we pre-
sumo she is able to do herself, being sta
ted TO be only S $iO,O0O,OOO, we would
have balance in our favor Of $l64, ,S9l,'
SIS! But if half of the land should be
entirely worthless and could not be sold,
yet in that case we would make a clear
gain of $S2, 1856, ,7S2, enough to defray the
expenses ofgovernment for some time.-
There are many, other advantages presen.
ting themselves in the requirement OF
Texas, which we shall probably refer to
again. 1t seems to US every thing cons;d-
cred, that there cannot be any weighty
objections brought against extending the
healthful institutions and laws Of this
country over that Oi Texas at a proper
time.-DemocrGti Star.
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THOS. F. SHIELDS,
REUBEN CHASE,
CHAS. BREYFOGLE,
JOHN FUNSTON,
JOHN WALTON,

Columbus, Aug. l, 1914.
N. B. We are sorry 10 see such apa'
thy, on the part Ofthe great majority Of
the Editors and publishers of ne ewspapers
in the State, very few of them have no.
ticed, and fewer still have publishediOur
proceedings. Now, why is tbiss A
very large portion Of the people of the
Slats are Mechanics, they can command
as much influence, as any other OF equal
number, most Of them subscribe and pay
:or newspaper, their interests are as
dear TO them, and they have as much at
stake as any other class.
We would then most earnestly, though
respectively call upon editors, and pub
llshers Of newspapers, in the State, 10
publish this Circular.
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NEW sERIEs.-VOL. v. No. 4:

Among the curious things prOdueod
by the revolutions Of trade and cOmmOEs
cial enterprise, is TO see The inhabiIaBts
OF one continent, al latitude foriy-two,
supplying the inhabitants of another con-
linen', in latitude fifty four, with Ice
a letter from Liverpool, TO the BOSton
Atlas, dated The l4th zli., saws: "ThO
latest enterprise from New England 10 q
regular agency here and 10 Lon
don for the s'le Of ice. The ship DO-.
chester, The first regular packet OFTrain,s
ne" line" from Boston 10 this port, re-
Gently arrived in The Mercy, loaded
With ice. She has not been able, hither
TO, TO discharge her cargo, as no suitaS
BILE place could be obtained for it. Mr.,
DelaDO, a gentleman from Boston, has
been here and in London negotiating with
la'ge houses 10 supply them regularly
with Yankee ice, and thus far he has had
very good success He informed me that
The British and North American RoyaI
Mail Steam packe, Company have con.
iracted for a constan' supply for their
steamers-and the principal hotels here
and in London, and packet ships TO New
York, have done the same. Mr.. DsIano
isquits encouraged to go largely into this
new trade, and no doubt it will prove 4
profitable speculation. A portion of the
DoTchesler's cargo passed through tbs
streets this morning, for the ice house,
and attracted much attention"
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Circular to the Mechanics
of the State.


Fora number Ofyears a large portion
Of the mechanics Of the State Of Ohio
have felt themselves injured BY Ibe Law
regulating convict labor in the feniteu
t0ry.
Ry the provisions Of that law The Di'
rectors and Warden are authorized TO EN-
plOy the cenV;cls in manner most pref
able TO the State. In the performance
Of their duty they have contracted the
men 10 individuals at from twenty five
10 forty cents per day, 10 be employed at
The different branches of mechanism now
carried on in the State. 1t does not re-
quire much reasoning 10 show, that the
Mechanics, in The vicinity of the Instiiu.
ton, and along the water navigation, can,
not compete with those who hold con-
tracts for convict labor.
We are thus deprived measurably Of
gaining a livelihood. Now we would
ask, is this rightS We have believed it
TO be wrong, and have endeaVored to rem.
edy The evil.
A Convention was held on the fourth
day Of July last, in Newark, Licking
county, Tor the purpose o! concentrating
our efforts TO procure change in the law
of which we complain. That ConVen'
ton was numerousy attended, and The
spirit manifested on that occasion, gives
US hope that 1--WE WILL succeed" in
our efforts, if we will he true to the cause
n which we are engaged.
The Convention there assembled, apt
pointed the undersigned, Committee for
the State, with instructions to call upon
The Mechanics throughout the State, TO
CO operate with us.
In obedience TO our instructions we
call upon you 10 come forward and assist
im erasiDg that foul blot from our statute
books.
The Convention, also, unanimously
passed a resolution, Dledging each mem
ber Of that Convention TO support no
man for Legislative Office, unless be
pledge himself, to use his irfluence 10
procure a change in the law Of which we
complain.
We would suggest, that by adhering 10
The above resolution, it will not necessa'
ri!y bring US in collision with party Poli'
tics. for when the law, and lis opera
tons are fairly understood, we believe
there will not, to any extent, be TWO opin'
ions on the subject.
We would then call upon our fellow
mechanics, of each pnitical party to Sc
lect such of their political friends, as will
fairly represent their views on this great
question.
Previous to the next meeting Of the
General Assembly, it will be necessary
to circulate petitions, setting forth in a
brief, hut forcibIC manner, objections 10
the law, praying the Legislature TO make
such alterations in it, as will remedy the
evil, these petitions should be sent to our
respective Representatives, as early as
The second week Of lbe Session, in order
that there may be sufficient time for de.
liberation. Will you come forward and
.heIp9 there is nothing TO discourage but
every thing to encourage US in the pres
ent aspect Of affairs, lei US then make a
vigorous and determined rally, and we
will assuredly succeed. Very respectful,
Iy your obi sorvt's. -