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accompany the notice OF ciscontinuance
with the pay for the paper:
Election Returns.

Election Returns.
The Democrats claim, and the Wings
generally admit, that Polk and Dallas
will obtain majority of the ELECTORAL
votes, and consequently that Mr.. Clay is
defeated. The returns from New Y ork,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and several
other States are not yet complete, yet they
are so full as to leave no doubt as to the
result. New York, Pennsylvania and
Virginia have gone for Polk and Dallas.
The Wing papers, so far as have seen
an opinion expressed, charge the defeat of
Mr.. Clay on Abolitionistsl Not becadse
they voted for Mr.. Polk, but because they
did mol cote for Mr.. Clay! Many Of these
editors seem TO attach more guilt 10 the
abolitionss who did moi vote for Polk,
than to The men who voted that ticket
These modern logicians really seem TO
outstrip those who have gone before them,
in logic, as much as did Moses, the ma
gicians OF Egypt in The snake line! What
| have 10 say to those who charge upon
aboitionists the defeat of Mr.. Clay. is,
think their admission of much value to
the cause of humanity, and that the friends
of freedom have reason TO rejoice that the
increase of antislavery sentiment has caus.
ed this result. But at the same time we
have reason to mourn that the sentiment
ofthe Democratic party is such as TO cleo,
a man Of Mr.. Folks principles and prac-
tees. If the increase Of antislayery among
those who have formerly gone with the
Wing party has 5aen sufficient to defeat
Mr.. Clay-the man who was so umani-
mously nominated and with Mr.. Freling-
huysen kindly C) furnished by he South
as a religious stool Pigeon to decoy
the pious and unwary Of the North TO the
support of him who was once the Mill
Boy Of the Slashes,' but now the slave.
holding Farmer of Ashland think this
may well be considered mirror, in which
the Democratic party may read their own
doom at no distant day, unless they repent
and do works meet for repentance by using
their influence in favor of the bondmen of
this land. While in one sense we may
with proprieIy rejoice at the defeat OF one
party, and for the reason named, it is truly
humiIialing 10 every true lover of right
principles that so much party principle
still prevails, as to cause temporary trl-
umpb. Taking broad view OF the ques.
ton Of slavery in the British Parliament
their action against the Foreign Slave
,rade-the abolition of Slavery in the Brit.
ish West India lslands-the experiments
of immediate emancipation-the action Of
Churches and Minis ers 10 various paris
of the world on the subject-the general
agitation and results thus far, 1t may we'll
encourage each lover Of right, to vow
anew that he will fight manfully ill the
victory is won, or till death shall close the
scene with him on earth.
AS we have no returns from Maine or
Massachusetts,, and since the returns from
most of the States are not complete, we
shall postpone the attempt to give the re-
suit from each state till next week, when
it is hoped pretty fall return will be re-
ceived
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From the Northern Galaxy.
The Proof now Completed,
Birnev q tool of Locofoeoism!

Since the address of the Wing State
Committee Of Michigan aud the nomina-
ton and the accompanying deposition of
MIR. briggs were in type we have receiv-
ed Handful from the office of the Ohio
State Journal in which is contained the
letter from Mr.. Birney to Mr.. Garland
which was alluded to by Mr.. Garland as
the authority he had for the statements he
made in relation to Mr.. Birney's being
nominated as the Democratic candidate Of
the Saginaw County Convention and the
principles OF Democracy which he intend
ed TO carry out. In the statement which
Mr.. Garland made accompanying the let.
ter he confirms all that Mr.. briggs de-.
poses TO, and declares that,
ole noeD publishes the letter because with,
IN q fen days II haze become NELL salts
fed that Mr.. Birney has denied authori-
zing his name to be used before the Con-
rention as q candidate for office. Mr..
Garland continues :-"7he question now
becomes q question Of veracity 6etUeen Mr.
Birney and myself aohich 1 trust wiH be
a sufficient apology for publishing the Iet-
ter"
The following says Mr.. Garland is a
true copy of the same.
Saginaw, Sept. rs, 1914.
DEAR SIR 81 have for several days
past, been seriously rejecting upon the
proposition made me by you and your
friends at our private meeting, on the eve.
ming of the 18th inst To morrow | go to
the east, and shall not return until after The
election.-My journey is indispensable,
ELSE A DUELIsT AND GAMBLER will soon
fill the seat OF Washington, Jefferson,
and Jackson.
After mature reflection, l have conclu-
ded to accept the nomination of Represen-
tative 10 the State Legislature, provided
your convention see fit to nominate me.
Ia case my abolition principles are assign.
ed as reason why should not receive
the nomination at the hands OF the Demo.
Gratis, you are hereby authorized to say to
the Convention, that AM NOW AND Ev-
Err HAVE BEEN, a Democrat of the "Jef-
fersonlan school," The Democracy of
the country must be we'll satisfied that |
am rendering them more efectual service
by advocating Abolition principles than if
l were OPENLY DEMOCRAT. You are
further authorized to say to the Conven.
ton, that in case should be elected to the
office of Representative from this county,
l shall cheerfully and gratefully perform
the duties assigned me, and hereby pledge
myself to 60 for Democratic men and
measures, and, las you suggested in our
recent conversaion) will forego the agita.
ton ofthe Slavery question in our State
Legislature.
Commend me TO your amiable lady,
and believe me, truly yours, &c.
JAS, G. BIRNEY.
j. B. Garland, Esq.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, county Of Genesee.
J. B. Garland, being sworn says, that
he has carefully compared the above copy
with the original, now in his possession,
and believes the same to be correct
J. B. GARLAND.
Sworn and subscribed before me- this 2lst
day of October. 1874.
RoBT. r. PAGE,
Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, county OF Genesee.
|, Thomas r. Cummings, Clerk in and
for the rountv of Genesee aforesaid, do
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certify, that Robert r. Page the person
before whom the affidavit puyports 10 have
been taken, was, at the time taking the
same, an acting Justice of The Peace, duly
qualified 10 administer oaths and further
certify, that l am acquainted with the
handwriting of said Page, and believe
the same to be genuine.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto
sci my hand and affixed the seal of
L. S. the Circuit Court Cor The county
of Genesee aforesaid, on this
2lst OF October, 1874.
THOMAS r. CUMMINGS,
Clerk of said county.
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From the Emancipation.
THE FORGERY EXPOSED ,

Providentially. Mr. Birney has met the
forged letter, on his way home. A hasly
note received last evening, after the Chron'
icle was nearly worked off contains The
following
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~ The New York Evening Posi-

Hon, VIM JAY is the Liberty cahdi'
date for Congress West Chester county
NJ Y. He is an honor to any party
Middlesex Sian.
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FULL DENIAL.
CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. |, 1874


CLEVELAND, O., Nov. /, 1914.
Dear Sir,-I saw, few hours ago, at
Fai.port, where the steamer stopped for
few minutes, the letter purporting to be
written by me to Mr.. Garland, dated Sept
&c, 1914, with the accompanying affida-
wits.
THE LETTER ITSELF is AN
ABSOLUTE FORGERY. So, | be>
Iieve are the anidavils, as do not believe
that Birdsall, Thayer and Davis would do
so base an act--bad as the times are.
The Detroit Free Press says there is
no such magistrate as Page, and that the
name of the county clerk is not the one
given. JAMES G. BIRNEY.
n=To show the vilanous and grovel-
ing dishonesty ofthe Wing leaders among
us, it may be we'll TO state, that an extaa
Herkimer Journal was issued, containing
among other things the famous forged let'
ter to Birney; and was despatched from
this place 10 most Of the northern towns,
by "Roorbach' emssaries, on Monday
morning last
And this, notwithstanding 1t was well
known 10 those leaders that even their
great "Roorbach" organ, the Erensng
Journal of Saturday, had cautioned the
public against the genuneness of that let
ter as it was doubtless an imposition"
and "fraud." The "extra Journal" was
kept very dark in this placed
What will become now of the conf
dence which the honest portion Of the
Wings of this country have been accus-
TONED TO repose in their leaders,
~ The New York Evening Post
states that the forged Birney letter was
put in circulation on or about the same day
in no less than five different States A
very ingenious plot, for forging slave
holder into the Presidency !-Herkimer
Eropou1D
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stats OF MICHIGAN county of Genesee

Stats OF MICHIGAN county Of Genesee.
We, the undersigned, Wing county
corresponding committee, for the county
of Genesee aforesaid, do certify that we
are well acquainted with the above named
J. B. Garland, that he is man of irre>
proachable character, and a member of the
Ppsb. chin good standing in this village,
that he this day called upon US and exhib-
tied for our inspection the letter, OF which
the above is true copy-lhat he stated 10
US that he had called upon the publisher
of the North Star" published at Saginaw,
and requested him to publish the foregoing,
but that he refused-to all of which we
hereby certify.
Flint, Genesee county, Oct. 81, 1874.
JAMES BIRDsALL,
A. THAyER,
A. p. DAVIS.
County Corresponding Committee.
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I'ARlEE.

We see from the papers that it is in contcmpia
lion TO bring forward in the Senate proposition or
remodelling the ,arih-a tariff for rerenue, with
some discriminating dUtes--lo reduce The duties on
woolens &c. We have little apprehension that any
such project can be carried in the Senate ,he pres
ent session. but every move Of this kind shows US
more and more clearly that there is a set Of restless,
designing men, in Congress and out, who, regard
less Of the prosperity Of the county. the interests OF
the people and the authority Of the constitution,
would overnrn our dearest lights with the most per-
feet indifference, il they thereby secure their
owl elevation or the domination Of the party. The
doctrine Of FRrE TRADE in one quarter is boldly
urged-in another much ado is made that the duties
on wool are no, high enough for the interest Of the
former--in another tariff for revenue only is advo.
Gated but all have and tho same end in view
HE upsetlng Of the present tarif-the destruction
Of the favorable prospects Of entire restoration of
prosperity to the country.
But the people have the remedy in their own
hands, and they need only TO use it to put end at
once TO oil trihing with their interests--let them
speak then with "trumpe, tongue" and compel reck-
less politicians and demaeoeues TO stink in silence
into their own place, where they will neither peep
nor mu,,er. We say to the people, send homes, men,
not politicians, TO Congress and the work will be
the highest good Of the whole will be
cared for, and we shall not be constantly perplexed
and harrassed with this troublesome business Of
President making-lhe press will not then, as now,
TEEN with long, set, windy speeches, waste of pa
PER and an abuse Of type.
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DANIEL WEBSTER'S LETTER.

A large number Of the Wings of New Hampshire
have addressed letter to Mr. Webster, requesting
him TO permit his name 10 be used as candidate for
the Presidency. This letter disclaims all purposes
of exciting dsunion among the Wings, or of lessen
ing the claims Of any other Wing candidate, but de.
sires his consent 10 have his name presented
to the National Convention, among others, as can
didale, &c.
Mr. Webster has replied in letter Of reasonable
length. and after making his grateful acknowledge
menis for the estimation in which the sieners Of the
letter hold his character and capacity for the office
in tie gif, OF the people-wi,h other things very
proper, doubtless. for an honorable man to say,
though no: very particularly relating 10 the subject
matter of The correspondence; lie concludes as
follows
But, gentlemen, while the office of President IS
quite TOO high 10 be sought, ypersoaal solicitation,
or for private ends and objects, il is not TO be de-.
cllned if proiered by the voluntary desire ola free
people.
1t is now more than thirty years since you ftl.
ow-citlzens Of n. H. assigned me a part in DO.
ltcal affairs. My public conduct since tha, Pc
Rod is known. My opinions on the great ques,
lions, now most Interesting 10 the country, are
known. The constitutional principles which
have ondoavored TO maintain, are also known
II those principles and those opinions, now no,
iikelyto be materially changed should recommend
me TO further marks Of public regard and conf.
denee, should not Withhold myself from mpii.
ance with the general will Blu, have no pre-.
lennons OF my own 10 bring forward and trust
that no friends Of mine would at any time use nv
name Tor the purpose Of preventing harmony a
mong those, whose general political opinions oc
cur or Tor any cause whatever, by conscieniou.
regard to the good Of the country
IL IS obvious gentlemen, that al the present mo
meat the tendency Of opinion among those 10 b.
represented in the Convention is generally an,
strongly So 10 another direction Think Il m,
j. duty, therefore. under existing circumstances. i
r reques, those, who may have preference for me
!. not 10 indulge in lha, preference nor oppose an
obstacle 10 the leading wishes Of political friend
or 10 The united and cordial efforts for the accom-
j. phshment Of those wishes.
= The election Of the next autumu mus, ;nvolv
e N general the same principles. and the same oue
tons. as belonged 10 tina, Of 1910 Thu cause
conceive, 10 be ihetrue cause Of the country
: permanen, prosperity, and all its prea, intefes,.
the cause OF lis peace, and is honor the cause
be good government, true liberty and the preserya,
or and integrity Of the Constitution. and none sboo
~ despair offs success
am, gentlemen,
IL with sentiments ofsincere regard.
your obliged and obeden, servant,
DANIEL WEBSTER
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Mr.. Editor The public will feel little in.
tercst in the subject which has occupied place
in your paper, nor would | except for the truths
sake, trouble either you, or your readers, or my
self with notice Of reply occasioned by few
comments on certain cpistlc. 1t scems important.
however, to place certain points aei;a,od by the re
spondent, in their proper light have even now.
notwithstanding the severe censrse bestowed up
on me, and the apparently excited feeling which
dictated it, no other than friendly feeling towards
the writer whose letter meriicd animndvers,on.-
But with the s,ge, | must say, Plato is nv friend.
Socrates is my friend but truih is much more my
friend The impualion of scnsitiveness resent.
ment use OF improper weapons, and the need
OF little more "meekncss and charity" is not
well founded, If may rely on the testimony OF
my own consciousness; and imaain that such
allegations are chiefly on the wrong side of the
equation. The supposed inJignity offered to the
d. DIS of Vermont" is not supposed, but real,
and one for which an apology would be far more
appropriate, and christian, than jushfcation-
But whatever indigniiy may have been offered to
The ID. DIS, or to me, for their sake, let pass
with unruffled temper, and will only stake the
liberty TO say" that the Reviewer attributes to him
sell more than he was warranted to do from fail
construction of my language, applying PERSONAL,
what was guarded and restricted TO certains clas
OF men and that the tone and lofty bearing of hi
reply affords ADDITIONAL confirmation that aboli
tioniss, DIS class do assume that there IS but on,
question, respecting the disposition of America,
! slavery / n Immediate nation apj 10 ne
snme that they are infallby right in the mode O
operating, and also assume the liberty Of denour
eng wthapprobrious epithes and extreme uncha
habioness, those high and low, who differ fror
them IN judgment respecting the best method
abolishlng slavesry. That aboi,ions's can jusil
monopolize all the wisdom in the case, it is NJ
granted as posiuiate, for there may be moi
than one mode Of removing the evil of bondag
; and more than one question worthy of consider
!, ton. The Southern States, being absolute soye
!. eig'ns IN the matter of slavery, their duiyt is
Tree themselves from this sin, so anomalous in
or land OF liberty. II mould be the duty Of the No
thern States to abolish slavery, if eg had The Dol
ID r' The peculiar intrieacy in which slavery
involved IN our country requires corresponds
prudence IN every mode Of removing the evil.
Inc commandments believing that his mode won
naturally lead 10 ms final extinction has the rio
oil private Judgment, exemp, from denomination
,el ifeaaiy admit that clergyman are slike 9th
m, men, liable TO err; and hold them. like OH
m. n'n, suolea To animadversion when they do er
J, ana ! hold also that no, only ID DIS bu, NJ r
-" and every cher class Of men are liable IN ~,
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II wish he would t. II me how long It would al,..
emr,y barrel by the spigot, while i, is sorn,l
to the full cx,cn, ofhc capacity OF the bung lt..
As FAR ms colonization can act bcnefcially p,..
Afrtn. | am in favor of IT, but the idea ofrs h.,.
ADEQUATE to the abolition OF Slavery in the Unr.l
States, regard as one Of the grcales, of modem
humbuos." In reply | answer TIM, the iounlc,
oI,hc Colonization Society never supposed III,
mere colonization would cxnnguish Slavery q
cep, by reaction. And sensible men have Ii.
idea that il the enterprise had moi been parnlyzcdt,
violcn, oppositionthe Southern States would crcl,
have gone hr toward setting free their bondmcno o,
the soil refer for illustration 10 the empivrg of,
barrel by the spigo, Suppose the law Of this Sta,
positively forbid the pouring npon the ground all
the ardent spirits sold in traffic but allowed the c.
por,a,ion of the hoesbcads beyond the line anil
there cmpiying the concn,s on the ground In
The end this might lead to the abolition Of s,ron,
drink on the SOIL Bu, il would take longer 10
reach this result III division Of sentiment happen
3D. and certain men denounced the transporcp
for no, disrcgarding tho law, and charged them
with being pro-rum men; because they would not
law or no law empty the barrels on the spot
have done with this subject anil shall close
with citation from Junius, Tract Nov on PoM.
cal Abolition writer worthy of examination -
His position is THAT ola Northern man, born and
educated in free State, always opposed to slavery
still opposed to it, Judging it to be wrong and de-
string to see ii abolished MS well in this country
as in all others This he assumes to bc
the general feeling of the people in the free States
he has scarcely found an instance to the contra.
ry. We therefore, oflho free States, 1--WE speak
tor the grea, body Of the people) do not yield to
the abolitioniss whit in our opposition to slave.
ry, we differ from them only as TO the mode of
getting rid of the evil We claim to be true
friends to the slave, while we believe them to be
pursuing course hostile to his best interests, and
unavorable to his emanci pa,ion." Con-.
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TIEE HERALD.
THURSDAY MORNING,
FEBRUaRYi5.
esD OF FEBRUARY.

The dsy ia a, hand, nm appropriate occasion for
Organizing fot the support OF Wing principles against
Outrage and rccklessness We trust tina, the whis.
IN every town IN the County OF Rutland. have either
ade u,eit arrangements for a foil meeting in each
town on the 22i or ,hs, they will do ss without de-
lay Will not every Wing. young and old, co-ope-
tate with hearty good will, in proper measures 'or
the complete and speedy Organization Of the Wings
Of Rutland County lisgood TO be zeslously al
frtied slwsys in good ranso Our opponents are
no, To he despised, they are numerous and their
leaders arc cunning they are 10 be net and over
come, nj, by force, but by the ballo,.boS. Thu
only hope Of loco ioeosm is from the apathy Of the
whigs--a hope which wing, have fosiered and en-
coutaged 10y their remissness. We say then 10 ev-
cry Wing 10 be up snd doing, that there be no occa-
sion given for the encouragement Of such hope by
tie locos Of Vermont 10 all future time.
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no hsre,, ron isiee The pending u '''a to
rcc i,e W., lad upouihe table Which r e'a'fd ~
,oe ofq7 90 THIS - eqaivalcnl Is a fPe
iisa uf ihc n,'rian.
Tho Speaker decided, ahcr 'cne delay. thai inc
memorial di 30, come uihia the % Role
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APPOiAi@sHI By Cor Manoeks-Hon Samuel
Elliot Of BranleborO' Is appointed 6rs Assis,an,
Judge oiihe County Of wiHdhsm, to On the vaoan,
q OeeasOned hy The dceesse Of Hon. John Smith
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eonDr fsat nal.
THURSDAY. Febeurary !,
SENATE.

The report OF the Committee on Finance, on
the bill introduced by Mr.. Nc Duffa 10 modify
the tariff was then taken up; and on motion by
Mr Evans its further consideration was pospon
eli until Monday next
On motion by Mr. Foserthe Senate proceeded
10 the consideration Of Executive business and
after some time spent therein, adjourned.
HOUSE
The House resumed the consideration OF the
repoH Of Seize, Committee on the Rules the
qsesiio1 being on the motion to recomm, with in
sruetsn 10 restore the rule excluding abolition
peiItIons
Mr. McCausieh, who was entitled to the floor
otenpied the morning hour in discussing ,herigh
Of petition
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have taken the distance from the mouth of
White river 10 Burlington as asceuained by Water
man and Johnson al 80 niles, tho sum of 52I4
and 40 3-4-but callld IN the Waterman I09-tbe
distance by The way of Williamstown whirh had
supposed to be the shorter $50 10 and 4s 3sl
is los 80 as appears by the Walchman, this differ
ence 0 g added to 900 would give 800 80 miles
as the distance from Boston TO Burlington Now
from what intie knowledge | have Of the iopoora.
ply oil the country this route would traverse. |
should not DE surprised that the distance should be
lound sill greater upon an accurate survey.
can hardly perceive the reason why the author
OF the article in question. having "devoted some
time to- The investigation Of this matter" should not
have had recourse 10 the surveys made by Water
man and Johnson and by Col. Albert, which must
have been accessible to him as would seem proba-
Die RON the Wachman ofihe l2lh Of Jan'y, or the
data furnished by the Waterman even, would have
been preferable to The "mop The Post Office De,
psrimeni." when accuracy was 50 desirable.
] have referred 10 a Posl Office Document printed
under The direction ofihe Department in 1910; which
gives - miles as the di.tanre from Concord 10
Royallon. Add this to 20, from Boston to Concord
Nv ralrori, aal il makes the distance from Boston