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own feet aud however large the importation OF that
article il cannot 10 the least affect the American
chanc But we contend that the present tariffs is in
every sense Of the soti-pfotectve tariff, aud
especially in The OF the shoemskers. We will
reterale the argument we have given before.
Suppose that shoes of certain quality be made
Ia Paris for 50 cents pair, and TO simplify the Illus
ston will say that he stock aud labor for each
pair are Of equal valuothat is rs cents each. Now,
suppose that Il is desirable to protect shoemske
and with this object We lay duty of rs per cent
imported shoes. The protection afforded would be
Just % per cent and our shoemakers would be ben
Gifted, though the consumer Of shoes would be IN
Jured But suppose we go little further, and by a
duty OF rs per cent on the stock imported 10 make
the shoes, what would be the RESULT Why the duty
the stock has destroyed the protection afforded to
the shoemakers by the duty on shoes The shoema-
ker who Imports his stock mustpsy 20 per cent IN
the supposed case, and he has protection OF 20 per
cent. on his labor, which leaves him no better Oh
than he would be If there was no duty. Indeed not
SO well for the price OF shoes is increased to the
consumer, and thus he compelled to purchase less
All the shoemakors ask is, that government will not
interfere with them-the mechanics generally ask no
other favor. This meeting gave evidence of the ra-
pd progress of correct ions the subject OF poll
teal economy, and is proof that the special pleading
Tribune are of no effect. The meeting ably ad-
dressed by several journeymon shoemakers and en-
poyers, each speaker, by sound practical argument,
maintaining the doctrines laid down in the address
and resolutions.
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PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

OrrIcE or THE SEcRETARI ~ the SENATE u. s.,
Angus, 2lst 1874
IN PURSUANCE Of the "sct legslizing and ma.
L king appropriations for such necessary objects
have been usually included in the general sppro
pration bills without authority Of law, and TO fix
and provide for certain incidental expenses OF the
Departments and Offices Of the Government, and for
other purposes" approved the Goth Of August, 1912,
sealed proposals will be received at this Office until
3 O'Clock 2. NJ. on Tuesday, the 18th Of September
next for furnishing the following article Of staion-
cry for the use Of the Senate 20 be Qf the puy best
quality and 10 be approved by the Secretary, VIZ:
80 white qusdruple cap paper, for envelopes.
BY the act approved June H. 1874 the Secretary
Of the Senate and the Clerk OF the house OF Repre-
sentaves are directed, in the future disbursements
Of the public moneys for the Of their respective
bodies, 10 conhne their purchases exclusively TO ar
ucles the growth and manufacture OF the United
States, provided the same can be procured Of such
growth and manufacture Of suitable quality and at
reasonable prices, upon good terms to quality
and price be obtained Of for. ign growth and
manufacture" A preference will therefore by CIV
en- to the production Of American industry, and all
persons making proposals to supply this article will
state whether the same IS Of the growth and manu-
fscture Of the United States.
The paper is to be delivered at the Office Of the
Secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free Of any
charge for carriage, or before the Both Of Sep
TENDER next and will be paid for on delivery.
A specimen Of the article required may be seen at
the Office Of The Secretary Of the Senate.
sufficient specimen (hslf quire) Is TO sccompa-
ny the proposal, and TO be marked with the name Of
the proposer. The person Offering to furnish such
paper at the lowest price EQUALITY consIdered) will
receive contract for the same, ereouting bond
with two more sureties satisfactory TO the Score
tsry of the Senate for the performance thereof, IN
der forfeiture Of twice the contract price In case Of
failure which bond TO be filed IN the Office Of said
Secretary within ten days after the proposals have
been accepted.
Proposals must BE- endorsed Proposals for Sta
tionery for the Senate and be directed TO the Sc.
cretary Of the Senate st w Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
aug 22-law4w Secretary Of the Senate.
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HORSES FOR THE DRAGONS.
QuARrEsmAsrEa GssERAL's OTflcE,

QUAKrEemAsTsa GssERAL's OrficE,
WAsBIsoros, September ~, 1874
CEALEp PROPOSALS are invited, and Will be
y received al this office until O'Clock, r M on
1ue'day, the 22d day OF October next for furnish
ing and delivering, free Of all cost and risk TO the
United States, at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, Fort, smith,
Arkansas, or Jefferson Barracks Missouri, six hun
dred Dragon Horses-four hundred on or before the
3ist OF December next aud the remainder on before
the LIST OF March, Ib45
The horses must be not less than four nor more
than seven years Old al least fifteen hands high, per-
iecty sound and healthy, and combine the strength
aud action to Fl, them for the most active and ardu
Gus frontier service. They must be Of bay or some
other dark color, with dark Names tails, legs, and
hoofs. Not less than hundred and twenty will be
received Of any one color.
They viii be inspected and received by officers APP
pointed for that purpose by the Qusrtermaster Gen
eral of the Army, by the Colonel Of the I'd Regl-
ment Of Dragons.
Contracts in Iriplcate, based upon accepted bids
proposals, will be executed by the parties for the
faithful performances of which bonds with two or
more good and approved suretles will be required
Payment will be made for the horses as delivered,
either in cash or by drafts on this Office the con.
tractor may prefer.
Letters containing proposals should be addressed
TO the Quartermaster General Of the Army, W ash
ington city, and endorsed proposals for furnishing
Dragon Horses"
ar TO be published twice week until the 22d of
October in the Madsonan, Inteligencer, and Globe,
Washington; the State Journal, Ohio Statesman, and
Old School Republican, at Columbus and Cincinna-
Ii Gazette, Ohio; Louisville Gazette and Louisville
Journal. Kentucky; Nashville Union and Republi-
can Banner, Nashville, Tennessee Wabash Express,
Terre Haute, and Indiana Sentinel, Indianapolis,
Indiana; the Missourian, Missouri Republican, and
Old School Republican, ST. Louis, Missouri; the Re-
glster, Springfield, Illinois.
IL J. Editors Of the above papers requested to
forward to this office copies of their respective pa
pers containing this advertisement Their bills will
also be forwarded to this office for payment
sept l2-2awtO22
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TRANSPORTATION OF NAVAL STORES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU or Provisions AND CLOTHING,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLOTHING,
August 30 1874.
DPOPOSALS, sealed and endorsed Proposals
i for freight TO Hong Kong" will be received
this Bureau until three o'clock, p M. Tuesday, DC
ober ist for the transportation Of about 600 barrels
in bulk, of Government supplies, from toe Navy
Yard al Charlestown, Massachusetts, to Hong Kong,
China. Offers must specify the price asked per bar
rel without any dist notion between wet dry bar
res five and half cubic feet Of measurement goods
and thirty gallons 10 the guage Of all casks not
ally called barrels 10 be considered barrels what
ever they NAV contain No other than Government
Stores to be AIKEN board, freight and no primage
be allowed Fifteen fair weather working lay days
TO be allowed at each of the ports at ChaIestown
and Hong Kong for taking in and dischargng cargo.
The vessel must pass the usual inspection and be
ready at the Charlestown Yard to receive her cargo
by the 18th Of October.
To be published once week, until the LIST Of Oc-
tober, in the Madisonisn, Washington Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston; Aurora and Evening
Post, New York American Sentinel and Mercury,
Philadelphia Aug 2l-td
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CHEAP SCHOOL. ROCKS

A LARGE supply of every kind Of School Book
"A used in the District or neigh qorhood will con-
stany be found at the bookstore of the advertiser
They selected with great care and will be found
10 be always of the best editions and of the best quail
ty as regards type, paper, and bnding-tor sale in
every case at prices much lower than they have
heretofore been sold in Washington. Also School
Sttiaonery of all kinds and descriptions.
For sale at unusually low prices
sep IL F. TAYLOR
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DIE, ID

On Tuesday, the 18th inst, at her residence in
Prince Georges county, Md, Mrs. REBECCA s.
BARRON, in the SID year of her age.
- Blessed are he dead who die in the Lord" May
our last end be like hers.
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"Rsv SrLyrsrss LiaNrp.--We understand that
the Memoir and Remain, Of this wonderful man,
prepared by Rev. r. r. Gurley are in the press, and
will soon be published. They wi no doubt be read
with avidlty by thousands. No man Of his age ever
made deeper impression on the public mind than
Mr.. Larned Al the age Of ~ he died, full Of bo.
nors and full OF usefulness and was wept over BY a
nation. The character Of Mr.. Gurley as q writer is
no mean pledge that justice will be done to his sub
iect --Wa,chmnr efDe South.
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NOTICE TO PREEMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre-emption
to any lands within the limits of the township above
enumerated is required to establish the same 10 the
satisfaction of the Register and Receiver of the land
offices, and make payment therefor as praeii-
cable gler seeing this notice, and before the day APP
pointed for the commencement of the pubic sale of
the township embracing the tract claimed above de.
signaled, otherwise such claim will be fortified
THO. H. BLAKE
Commissioner u The General Land Office
lime
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Navy AGENTS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 1874.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Office until o'clock on Saturday, the 18th Octo-
Der next, for furnishing and delivering at the navy
yard in this CITY, at the risk and expense OF the
tractor, the following articles viz:
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CHANCELLOR KENTs COURSE OF READ.

4 CHANCELLOR kENT'S COU RISE OF READ
" ING, drawn up for the use Of the members Of
the New York Mercantile Library Association.
You request me TO draw up a list Of books which
may deem calculated for the of lh,se gentlemen
Of the Association Who having entered their profess
sion in early life, may not have been colegiaeIy ed.
ucated.
now send you catalogue Of select books, all
appearing in the English language, and adapted in
my judgment, to the diversified tastes and wishes Of
the members Of your association. | have taken the
liberty TO add some brief notice OF the merits of
those works Of which thought some explanation
might be useful or agreeable" Ertroct from The Pre-
face.
Published by the Association in pamphlet form
price 81 cents-and for sale by
sept1l +. TAYLOR.
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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
18th August, 1912.
CEALED proposals, endorsed proposals for
~ Beef" and proposals for Pork" as the case
may be, will be received at this Office until 3 O'Clock,
Monday, the 30th day of September next, for fur
nishing and delivering free Of all cost and risk
the United States
Five thousand eight hundred barrels of Navy
Beef and five thousand eight hundred barrels of Navy
Pork:
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds nett weight OF Beef or Pork no excess Of
weight IN either article viii be paid for To be de-
livered at the respective Navy Yards, as follows;
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ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
Class +, for 1874
Will be drawn at Alexandra, ID. c., on Saturday,
September psf, lsil
rs Nhnber Louuy-l5 Dra,on Ballots.
Making about one Blank to a Prize.
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IL, The Board of Health will meet at their room,
City Hall, on Saturday. 2lst instant, at o'clock,
M
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NEW BOOKS AT +. TAYLOR'S
w ALPOLE'S New Letters to Horace Mann
w volume 3D. A "Bowl of Punch,n with up
wards OF seventy illustrations by Cruikshank, Sc
The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirtb and Maryels, with
cngravings by Cruikshank, &c. A new supply Of the
late French Dieix, by Fleming and Tibbins. The
Lsdys Book, for October, 1874.
sep 20-3t
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
or THE
UNIVERSITY OF PENkSYLVA ANA.



THE LECTURES will commence on Monday
November the 4th, and be continued, under the
following arrangement, TO the middle oi March en-
suing
Practice and Theory of Medicine, bylNathaniel
Chapman, M. ID.
Chemistry, Robert Hare, M. ID.
Surgery, William Gibson, nj. ID.
ANATOMY, William Il Horner, M. ID.
Institutes OF Medicine, Samuel Jackson, M. ID.
Matera Medica and Pharmacy, George b. Wood,
NJ. ID.
Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Chill
dren Hugh H. Hodge, M. ID.
course OF CliOical Lectures and Demonstrations,
In connection with the above, will be given at the
very extensive and convenient lnfrmary, called the
Philadelphia H)sptal
Clinical Medicine, by w. w. Gerhard M. ID.
clinical Surgery, Drs. Gibson and Horner.
Clinical Instruction in Medicine is also given from
The hrs day of November to the first day of March,
by Dr.. Wood, in the Pennsy lvana Hospital.
Clinical Instruction is likewise given at the Uni
versity, every Saturday morning
w. f. HORNER, M. D.,
Dean of the Medical Faculty.
263 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Sept Sd, lS44.-3tawd&c tllnov.
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NEW BOOKS AT FRANCK TAYLORS.-
" Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures IN the Pa
cic Ocean, during the cruise Of the clipper Msrga-
ret Oakley, uoder Csps. Benz. Morrel, by Tbos. J.
Jacobs, it'll engfsvings
The Wandering Jew, by Eugene Sue, No. !,
No. 8. KepdsIps Life Of Andrew Jscssop-25
cents.
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7 IFE AND ELOQUENCE Of the Rev srlyrs-
IL rrp LaRNrD First Pastor Of the First Presby-
terrain Church 10 New Orleans BY r. r. Gurley.
One volume, With portrait.
Just published and this day received by
Y. TAYLOR
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MAMMOTH SCHEME.
10000!
RICH AND BRILLIANT LOTTERY.
MORE PRIZES THAN BLANKS
I6 Drawn Nos out Of 49,

ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
Class II. for 1914.
To be drawn in Alexandra, ID C.. on Saturday, DC
tober 18th, 1874.
l6 drawn numbers in each package Of 26 tickets.
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Orders for 7iek,ts and Shares and Certificates Of Pack
ages in the above splendid Lotteries will receive the
u ,ost prompt attention, and official account OF
each drawing sent Immediately after 1t is over to all
who order fom us. Address
J. G.. GREGORY Il CO, Managers,
Washington City, DC.
anc II o,w2udkcpif
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GRAND SCHEME.

Tickets sl5-Hslves 81 50-Quuters 50 75-
kighths Al 81.
Certificates Of packages in the above Splendid Lo-
terry will be sent rs follows;
Certificates Of pack ages Of 26 Whole Tickets $40
Do do 26 Half do IS
Do do rs Quarter do AZ 80
Do do % Eighth DO 2 %
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SPL f. DID LOT II T. RI f. S.
$4,000! $4,000. $4,000!

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INTERESTING FROM KENTUCKY.

The Syracuse Democratic Freeman con.
tans letter from S. Tousey of Madison
Co., N. Y, with an extract from a gen.
lenan in Louisville, (Ky.) and MEMBER
of the City Council. See how he speaks Of
the Liberty Christian Freeman.
LOUISVILLE Ky. Oct. %, 1914.
"Friend Tousey-Thanks for your
long and interesting lelter-interesling in
more ways than one as you will PRESENT
y perceive. have also received two or
three Liberty papers which are very well
come. And first am very glad that you
are "Liberty man." if was in a free
state should be one myself. have been
constan, reader of the Cincinnati Philan.
thropist for six years; am known IN this
city as strong anti, slavery man, and |
have never kept back my sentiments on tina,
subject. There is great deal of anti
slavery sentiment in this city, much more
than you would suppose. l know the
real sentiments ofmost ofour leading men,
and believe mex! year decided step will
be taken to amend the Constitution of
Kentucky, with view 10 the exlirpation
of slavery; it is running US as a people.
impoverishing US as state anG poisoning
our public and private morals. and hope
to see it destroyed even in Kentucky
About six months since, | wrote to G. NJ.
Clay. a. Lexington, suggesting plan of
operations to be commenced Immediately
after the Presidential election, on the part
of the anti-slavery friends in various parts
of the state. He conceded with me,
and plan is matured and the ball will
be put in motion THIS YEAR. More
of this hereafter. ......
am sorry that Cassius M. Clay has
taken the part he has in the Presidential
contest; think it will tend 10 weaken his
efforts in Kentucky and elsewhere in the
slave states. / do most sincerely hope
you Liberty men in New York oiH stand
frm,--a great deal depends upon yo~r
frmness, more perhaps Than yow imagine.
When the Liberty vote of New York
and Ohio reached Kentucky last year. 1t
put the Shareholders all aback; they begin
TO see that you ARE IN EARNEST;
that hereafter you will control the cleo
ltions, and in view Of these facts begin 10
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From the Hang
BENJAMIN Cummings.

The name OF the last person who was
executed in this State was Benjamin Cum
mings, a native OF Freetown, Mass. He
had never enjoyed the advantages of even
a common school education, and at the
time Of his trial, believe. he could not
read. He was Incorporate, and moved in
the lowest grade of society.
An officer, by the name Of Clark, at
tempted several times 10 arrest him as a
common drunkard, but Cummings fire.
quently eluded his grasp. On an exceed
ingly dark night, Clark, with several 9TH
ers, came suddenly upon him. A scuffle
ensued. Three or four persons fell on
the ground together. Clark, the officer,
was morally wounded. Cummings was
accused Of the murder. He declared his
ignorance OF the deed. He was tried a,
Tuunion aud condemned, mainly upon the
testimony Of single witness, and that wit
ness was the father of deceased.
After his trial frequently visited him.
He always declared that he knew not how
The deed was done. learned, on enqui-
ry, that Clark, the principal witness in the
case, was an enemy of the prisoner, and
had been SO more than 20 years. On ex>
aiming his testimony was convinced
that he had sworn that he saw which he
could not have beheld. on tha. unusually
dark night, |, moreover, learned, fha
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VOICE OF FREEDOM.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT BRANDON, VERMONT
TERMS,


Commencing piM Volume VI, No. 81.
One Dollar and twenty-five cents Cash and striet-
~ N adraace.
One Dollar and fifty cents within four months.
One Dollar and seventy five cents after four, and
within eight months and Two Dollars after eight
months aud within the year from the commencement.
efsubscription.
Such pay as Messrs Waltons Of Montpelier, or
Solomon Parker Of Middebury will take in pay
nent for paper and give their receipts, will be re-
seivsd Also, most kinds of produce at cash value,
paid to the subscriber
AGENTS will be allowed 25 cents on each sub.
serber they obtain and forward the pay for year.
Those supplied by private conveyance, must pay
the transportation of the papers, in addition to the
above.
UJT Those who forward names and pay on the
above terms will understand that they must do it
without expense to me.
ut Postmasters will forward names and money
without charge.
Will not some friend in each town make gratu-
ieus effort Immediately, that good list of new
subsc, ibers may be obtained at the lowest priceby
forwarding the cash in advance
Gratuitous labors for the benefit Of the subscr
bers. J. HoLcoMB.
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THE SMALL MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.

The Religious Herald, a Congrega-
tional paper, published at Hartford, Ct,
has an article under date Of Oct. ID, adj
dressed TO those who are "not satisfied
with the present position and past action
of the A :nerican Board 10 reference to the
Slavery question: in which The writer
says:
at seems to me tina. this large organ
izalion, which has had prosperous ex-
istence for one third of a century, with con-
s,antly increasing, extended and extending
usefulness in every part Of the world, must
be better, safer and more useful medium
for conveying The contributions and direct
ing the efforts of Christians to enlighlen
the berig hted and save the perishing, than
any ofthose small and doubtless cpheme-
raj societies, which have come into exist
ence long since the formation OF the Amer>
lean Board. We hope, therefore, tina!
those Christians, who have heretofore d.
rected their efforts and contributions into
others Of less certainty as TO the aggre-
gGteof their usefutness in promoting the
cause Of Missions"
The same remark touching the doubt
ful efficiency, usefulness and success oil
the new, and small Missionary Societies,
we are awareha been thrown out in other
quarters, The Puritan, some time since,
sneered at the Mendi mission as failure
because the Mendians turned out, on their
arrival home, much as certain Sandwich
Islonders did, whom the Board sent back
from this country, and on whom it place.
1great feiiance az helpers TO the Mission
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BRANDON, Thursday, December 10, 1874

In private circles also, as we are inform
ed, the same doubts are indusui ously cir
cuated 10 deter men from leaving the old
er and larger societies. We have only to
say now that we hope the friends of the
old Boards, particularly Of the American,
will be careful not to compel US to go TO
the public on that ISSUE II they do, we
shall be obliged to tell them some facts
that they probably do not know, or have
not sufficiently considered. We deny that
the American Board "has had a prosper
Gus existence for one third of century,
with constantly increasing, extended and
extending usefulness, in every part OF the
world 5" and when compelled to do so, we
shall attempt the proof We hope our
good friends will save US and them the
pain of such work, but we assure them,
il it must be done, it shall be DONE I'm.
ion Missionary.