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On the 22l Of February last, The wings ofthe towns
of Brandon, Salisbury, Leicester and Goshen, in pur-
suance of the request of The State Contra Committee
met at Brandon, and formed u Union Wing Club.
InmedI1telv after the nomination at Bal more was
heard from, a meeting Of the Club was called TO he
holden on the 22i of May, at Leicester, to hear from
the delc.qre> who attended the great convention. At
abou, half post one o'clock, p. VI. on the day before
mentioned the wings had filled the meeting house at
Leicester, and were anxiously waiting for the report
from their delegates. The President called to order,
and briefly stated the object OF the meeting and an
nounccd thai John Conanr Esq, and General Clark,
deleg1tcs from the Union Club to the Young Mems
Ratification Convention were present, and ready 10
report. After two good wing songs were sung, which
excited a good GeaI Of merrlment and laughter, Mr..
C1nant bainc called on said he was not able to oiyea
full report of the Baltimore Convention, but should
leave that to Gen. Clarke. Nj. Conant spoke in
hish terms Of the Nominations, and particularly that
Of Mr. Clay, whom he SAID he had known ever since
he was a public man.
Gen. Clarke now arose and gave n united account
Of the proceedings of both conventions at Baltimore.
He spoke about an hour and a half and was listened
to with interest and attention, and notun-
frequently greeted with cheers and hearty applause.
He spoke at some lengih and W tn a happy effect Of
thu cxtra)rdinary %unanimiry which now exists in the
whig party tn .ugh ut The United States both rs to
their measures, and their candidate for The Presden-
cy, which he conrastet viii the ioc foco parry who
are emitted upon neither. After Gen. Clark had con-
clud,d, several gentlemen briefly addressed he meet
ing, upon the subject of the wing nominations. Ste
phen B. June offered the following Resolution which
was adopted by reclamation. 1t IS as foil! vs.
Res0irtd, That we do most heartily approve Of the
nominations made at Baltimore on the Isl INST, and
from this time henccfoIlh until the Presidential cleo
ton we are determined to act, and we will not relax
a muscle, nor yield an inch until we have nullfed
Loco Focoisn, vetoed John Tyler and elected Henry
Clay.
For spiri and enthusiasm the meeting OF the Union
Club has scarce been equaIled, even in the Joyous
gatherings of lsi0i and with the enthusiasm there
was the most perfect harmony. There Were several
s,nns sung besides the two alluded to, and there was
, hand of mus, in attendance, who played some en-
csIlent pieces and performed them well. 1t may be
relied on that the Wings Of the Union Club, in the
language Of the above resolution. are determined 10
act.
July 81, A. " DANA, fFeS'9eh''
: r. JrSr. Sec'e"'y'
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day, though we hope TO be enabled to
announce the result in a postscript. There
seems TO be little doubt of Van Bdren's nom
nation, and johnson or Polk for the Vice.
The correspondent of the Evening Post
writes from Washington, thus
1t seems to be agreed tina, Governor Morton will bo
made pr"sl 'ent ofthe convention, and thai, il the usual
majority RI e is adopted as that which regulates lis
proceedings, Mr.. Van Buren, will undoubtedly receive
the nomination., and If the two thirds notion ls con-
CURED IN by the friends of that gentleman, General
Cass will he nominated. We hope that all will be
well after the delegates get together, and out Of
Wtshinni0n.
The immediate bone of contention is still the two
thirds rule Il IS hard to say how this question will
be decided. Indeed, as | have Just limited, The dcci-
sion Of that question is looked upon as setting at rest
the irhoie question.
HARMONY OF THE PARTY.-The Augusta
Age, the leading Locofoco organ in Maine,
splits forth the following venom upon the
Washington Globe:
"Onr readers know very well what we think of the
Globe, and we are happy TO know that our opinions
cjincIde with those of n ne tenths of the Democratic
party. /, would be difficult 10 say whether its man
ayers are more contemplate by their folly, ur dei- In.
BILE by their impudcnco and recklessness. Black.
a%nardisin Is its vocation. II has labored increasingly
dufing The past twelve months, to sacrifice the Dem
urrnt tic cause TO the interests OF n corrupt and wicked
cabal. is reign, we should Judge, is about over.
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Bile in another column
Showing TWENTY-FOUR MAORI.

Showing TWENTY-FOUR MAORI
TY oflhe Northern locos against Prote :tion.
The " some " Southern Wings who voted
against the existing Tariff was-one all the
way from Georgia." solitary and alone !"
1t is by such falsel,oods as these that L0-
cofoco editors of the North deceive the peo-
Pile and it is to expose such f,lschoods that
we publish the "Democratic Wing" Wings,
circulate our paper far and wide place the
facts before all who are willing to learn the
truth. Thus, and thus only, can you undc-
ceive your Locofoco neighbors, who are in
the main honest men and willing to do right.
ID.
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ate, and that a majority connot be obtained
Tor annexation, in either House.
The Senate has been making a call upon
the Treasury Department, for information
as TO the source from whence the money was
derived 10 fit out the expedition against Mex
leo but nothing satisfactory is elicited.-
The acting Sec. Of the Treasury, knows
nothing about, and the War and Navy Off
ces put themselves upon their dignity, and
object to being catechised on the subject
through the Treasury Department. They
say, however, that they will furnish the IN
formation to tho President, and he can do as
he chooses about sending it to the Senate.
The Baltimore American says -
I'm carrying OFT the preparations for the naval ex.
petition against Mexico. il became necessary to pro-
cure the dcposite Of 500 600, by way Of secret seruice
money with n confidential agent AT New York. As
there could be discovered no act Of Congress direct
lnr such a disposal Of any part of the public money,
Mr. Spencer, when requested by the President, de-
clned giving the order, or to allow /, to be given, to
his snbordinates. lie next. it is said, received n pc
rcinptory order TO transfer the money. Mr.. Spencer,
seeing the game was up, coolly wrote n second rcfu-
sal, and with it sent in a note Of resignation. lie re-
manned in the department just twcntv-four hours az
forwards, and having IN that short space squared all
the ends of hi concerns With il. shook off the dust OF
his feet against the place. In the meantime, the
probability is that the 500 000ha gone into thehands
Of the confidential agent of the Navy Department,
and has been conflentially' applied, But this is n
small item in the funds which have been absorbed in
the expenditures of that department, but Of which
there is no account, and which have yet to be paid by
Congress.
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I,u. 49,, I.. u..
l"'"
IN the N. L. C0ufTicS 0fS I.tdtS CRiS, we
find a letter from Port an Platte. of the S,h
:.. ...,.;..- .. .u. ~
''''' WA ""' ''"''
OF the recent events IN llayti, winch have
resulted in declarations ofiheir independence
frs, Nv fine Sn,n,sh mar, of in, ;sl,rJ ,,J
ny '"e "o'''''h provinces.
II appears that early in March, the blacks in
the western part Of the island collected together
two as large armies as they could TO suppress
the instruction in the East the army Of Port
au Prince under the Gen Cadet. marching up.
on the city of st. Domingo, and that Of Cape
~llaytien under Gen. Plerroi, marching upon Port
au Platte. The first OF these armies was redu.
ccd by dcscrtion to about 1000 men before il
passed the frontier it was there confronted by
the army from St. Domingo, and after two or
three contests was compelled to take refuge IN
Azla. Here on the oh uli. it was attacked by
the St. Domingans, and compelled t recross the
frontier, remaining however entrencned in a
mountain near AzIa. Here it is said 1000 If
lis men were taken with the small poX, and for
want Of care and attendance many were dying
dal YIN the meantime here had been a naval
engagement IN Inc Bay OF aqua, IN winch the
,'ay''eh no'''Ia' OF 'hree or ionr sail, mad been
dI'.e'' ashore with grea' loss by an equal force
OF Dom hgans' one OF whose vessels was a pilot
ooat manned by frehchUneh. llese friuinpfs
resulted III 'he ueciara''oh OF me independence
OF 'he @Panisn p'rioh OF t"e lsla"o' uhuer lhe
name o' uhe Doh'ngah tepno'lc.
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$4,000
We point to the passage of,hcsc bills and
to the dtteat of Mr.. Mckay's anti Tariff
act, as significant proofs of the pro,ress Of
sound opinion in this country. No person
familiar with the political discussion and
party differences Of the last ten or twelve
years can have forgotten how bitterly and
increasingly Mr.. CLAWS "Amorican Sys-
tenn has been denounced by the orators and
organs Of the Loco Foco party. And yet,
during the present year, the two prominent
features of that system, Internal Tmprore-
ments By the General Government, and Fair
Protection to american Industry, have been
sustained by the votes Of House of Rep
resentatives in which this same Loco Foco
party had a majority of fifty or sixty MEM
bcrs! The Wing Tariff of 1912, which the
Loco Focos every where denounced as op-
p%ressiye, unequal and constitutional, is now.
by a Loco Foco House Of Representatives,
conceded TO be so wise and benefcen, a
measure, as to require neither amendment
nor alteration. The system of Internal In
provenlent by the General Government
always a ~favorite object of Wing policy, ard
a fruitful theme for Loco Foco abuse-has
now, by the same House of Representatives,
been engratted upon the national statute
book.-What more triumphant vindication
of Wing principles and Wing policy could
be required than this contcssion otjudgmcnt
on the part of our political opponents! Or
how shall those members of the Loco Foco
party, who have sided with the Wing minori-
ty on these two great questions, and who
profess to follow " principles not men," us
tify their continued opposition to that great
statesman, who has so long and so sleadf4srlv
batlIed for tie very measures which they
now, by their votes, approve and uphold p
Can any man doubt that the great mass Of
the People are in favor Of the American
system when he sees the unbroken plalanS
of Wing Representatives, and a large frac-
ton from the opposite party, uniting to sus-
tain the cardinal features of that course of
policy! Or can there be a question, that
at the approaching Presidential election, a
vast majority If tho popular s~ntirages will
BE- cast for tlENEy CLAY, the author and
champion Of the American system, in pre-
ference to MARTIN VAN buren,, the sworn
enemy Of the present Tariff, and the stead
fast foe to Internal Improvement l-1baay
Journal.
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Il vacancy. II vacancy. Il vacancy. 81 vacancy.
~ vacancies.
OF the Wing members, all hat three were
present and votlng, while nine Locofocs were
missing. Serenty-sercm Wings and twenty
eight Lncos voted to lay the bill on the Ia
BILE, lie. IN favor of maintaining the present
Tariff, while ninety eight Locos and one
Wing voted against laying on The table, and
Of course against the Tariff. The people
will readily infer from this vote who are the
friends and who the enemies Of the Tariff
polIcy.-N. IVatchmon.
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INDIANS ABOUT The times arc ominous
with bloody portents, and men may well be-
gin TO stand aglast. In addition to the Tex
as question, the arming of the Nauvoo Lee
gion and the demonstration about to be
made by Joe Smith for the Presidency, the
Honorable Mr.. Levy of Florida as,ounds the
country by Offering, in the House of Repre-
seniativcs, the following dreadful resolution
Pcso'rcd, That The President Of the United States
communicate TO this House by what authority a party
Of Seminole Chiefs are now in this city.
Although the House received this %resoln-
ton most irrevcrently, and greeted 1t with
shouts of laughter, yet we think il "A matter
of the gravest consideration. GA party OF
Seminole Chiefs in Washington City v
Ugh! 1t has AN ugly Tribune.
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We need not invite the readers attention
our columns to-day. The reputation of the
author, the importance of the subject, and
the rich racy style in which he handles it,
alike %conjoin to secure it an attentive peru
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EX.SPEAkER WHITE.

The Kentucky "Commonwealth" has
thought it proper to vindica,e the reputation
of the Hon. JomN WnITE, of Kentucky, as
a person of the most gentlemanly and amia-
bic character. No such vindication can be
necessary where Mr.. WnIrE is known and
appreciated as he deserves to be but, as
the false gloss attempted to be given by his
political adversarics to a recent occurrence
in the House of Representatives may posi-
bly, have some effect where he is not known,
we think i, due to Mr.. WnirE to transfer the
following remarks to our columns, with the
expression of our entire concurrence, both in
the spirit and the letter of those wlicl, refer
to Mr.. WIRES personal character and
uualitics.-N0t. Int.
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Tho Washington correspondent of the
New York Express relates the following an
ecdote of Mr.. Clay in one of his recent let
tcrs:
can intelligent but sturdy Democrat, on being in
troduced Yesterday to Henry Clay found ham agreen-
HE enough to say 10 him, that though he differed with
Mr.. Clay in politics, his lrife was n good Wing, and
often pressed hun tn change his politics. Mr.. Clay
reptile promptly and archly, that upon many ques-
IONS ne found TIA good policy to take his loife'> adj
ricer The gentleman replied to n friend that after
that he thought he should have 10 vote for Henry
Clay"
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-" '"S '''''"f bHi
Many Of our citizens will recollectthe very
interesting meeting Of this Association, in
May, 1913, in this city. The annual meet
ing, for the present year, has just been held
in Washington city. The attendance is re-
presented as having been very numerous, and
the %sittings very interesting.
A correspondent of the n. Y. Journal of
Commerce, gives an account Of some of the
communication Of members, from which we
gather a few items.
Professor II. ID. Rogers, in a paper on the
formation of fossil coal, maintained the opin-
ion that prior to that formation and while
the process was gong on, there was a vastly
larger proportion Of carbonic acid in the at
%mosphere than at present. So much more,
indeed, that animal life could not then have
existed but that that very condition of the
atmosphere was most favorable to the growth
of the enormous masses Of rank vegetation,
which, on being overwhelmed and deposited,
have been converted into coal. lie ,stima-
ted the quantity Of carbonic acid in the at
mosnboro nc roy constituted IN bo suf rjan,
"'0'F"N'''"' y
to supply carbon 70. the formation of $50
thousand million tons of coal /; and the guam
tity of coal actually deposited, so far as
known, IN the whole earl1, al no less than
FIVE triIlions, or TO present the figures, s.
600. 900. OOO. 0OO. 900, 900 Of tons. This is
..,.. r...L, ..;.L, o,u ,., ,or,
""''a h'h'ncN''" "'4"' '"" " '"'''
chance of carbon, and Of coal.
H., p,n cv,.ha., ,vha;,ol s,yoror o.,,l,s
Of Electro magnets apparatus among which was one
reta P'5o "on,. 5li I.'- onj v w, i '11rb p mara (oircc I than T nny
mnde on the common plan. Iqie't one cannot see
magnetism may We, be applied rs a moving power
ana ,n' ''oPo'' SIM en,'',''"Iu 0E ~.
'"'"'oe's : u '
ny INVITATION iro'' 'ho'sc "o"
he''c 'e'earaP"' or '"'''' "' ''"",'' t" "D
cnP'''.' Inc triumphant '''''
Morse S i"oorS ana p''Se'o'""'o '" '
ter gave the "'e'.eS' S','
dou"''ess' " 'e'"''
ancF' i"' "''u', ~ f'' I,u
sor nv The side Of the RaiIroai. for 80 miles, posts
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From the Kentucky Commonwealth.

JoHN WHirE The Loco press are ell icavoring TO
transform this gentleman into n bully. We know
John White intimately, and we can most conscicnti.
ously declare that in the characteristics of a well bred
%ecntlcman-in pn|ilencss, siaVitv, forbcarnnce, prt.
1en"o. good feeling, and ccnolnc nmiabil'v nj the
qua tes hat make up the character We both respect
and love, he is unsurpassed Y any mortal man. He
is peculiarly distinguished IN keutnckey for GOODNESS
Of temper and respectfulluess Of caring. But, Ike
every true Kcnturkian. he would be as prompt To
resent afirort as slow 10 offer it. We certainly regret
ns he has himself publicly regretted, the late occur
renee in Congress. But what could the meckrsi man
on earth do, when struck in the face, but return the
blow? Had he not repealed his nssnilcnt, while. ms a
Christian We should have n nplnudcd his meek forheai-
ance, there is not a woman in the land who would not
have whipped him with her carriers.
In eleven sessions of service. through the most ex-
ciiinp periods, Mir. White. though n most decided and
firm mnn, has never had before the slightest collision
with any one; but has made himself great rcrsDn"l
flvorite with all geHHemcn Of both parties. The mis-
cradle vipers of Kentucky cannot blur his name.
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LOCOFOCO

In reference to the late dcfcnt of the Lo-
eotoco Tariff, the Burlington Democrat says :
"Ths Northern Democrats voted in .CIror of sus.
tanning the present Tarif, and some of the Southern
Wings voted against IT.
Now look at the facts, as shown by the Ia
Bile in another column:
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THOMAS +. MARSHALL addressed a large au'
dience at the Court House at Lexington, Ky,
on Monday last, for several hours IN favour OF
the immediate Annexation OF Texas lie was
replied to by Cassius NJ. Clay, Esq,
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BALTIMORE CONVENTION.

The Democratic $50 called,) National
assembled al Baltimore on Mon
day. Our dates are only down to sun
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TEXAS.

GFGon. Jackson has written a second
letter on the subject of annexation. 1t has
been looked for with some interest, BY the
opponents of Mr.. Van Buren,, as it was be-
lreved he would rehukc the "~favoritc son "
for his Texas letter. lie does not, howev-
er, take this course, but saving that his views
on the subject are not changed by Mr.. Van
Buren's letter, proceeds to argue that cir
cumstances have so far altered since his adj
ministration as to prevent the force of the ar
gumcnt from the policy Of that time to this.
lie concludes his letter by a warm express
sion of confidence in Mr.. Van Buren, and of
the belief that " he has prepared his letter
from a knowledge only Of the circumstances
bearing on the subject as they existed at the
close Of his administration, without IA view
of the disclosuie s since made, and which
manifest the probability Of dangerous inter.
ference with the afr,irs of Texas by IA forcign
power" The truth is, doubtless, that b. F.
Butler, has given the old man assurances
that Mr.. Van Buren, is at heart right on this
subject, and will if elected, 90 for annexa-
rim Tbe old Go,or,l i said 70 be ,,,c,
excited at the probability of Mr.. Clay's cleo
ton, and has prollcrcd his name and innn-
ence in any shape it can be used for Mr..
va" D"'o" ''''' ~ VIII "'"' '"'''
THE ARMY AND NAVY M~ovEMENTs.-
The following extract from. the Galveston
Civilian of the 1sl instant, confirms the view
heretofore taken that the recent military dis
positions OF president 'yler nave been made
III a'eo'u""'e WIN eo"u'''o"s MAUI W 'eH-
as .rho 1-,;,o, s,,,o. ,o r,o.s,,,d
at length though reluctantly, compiled with all the
e eo,pr,nr int, ',I nenoti, "y s'f for on ,rN"y, ?s''' Tbo bycog
quarters of General Gaines are to be made at Fort
ments Of Infantry and the ri Regiment of Dragons
are to be s'alon"d, ana the rem 1n.lI d.sPoSaO!r force
points along the line, while a fl,e, of ten sail Is to oc-
tt TIKI any ny damo% ST IN aq +, TS<as. dnri"g the
,b 9n , f,,;g u ne,".'.'n,',, mt, pecons,i,lfs rs against
TEyAs,-In t1c resolution of n very LARGO
dhheAatoh Wectilg, IN CnarlcstOn, -. "
tho follouinr anno,rs
'fF
Resolved, That the people of Texas are n kindred
people, elniIra'ed mostly from the United St1'es, who
have carried with them our principles of civil and re-
lgious liberty, social habits, and industrial pursuits
We always heard that MANY of thnso who
- ' ~ Wv
emlgrateu 10 ieXas rom tins country, took
,;,h ,La ,L.
""' WIN "'"' WI - ''d' pe'o"eeu 10 t'e
people of the United States, but we never
CT
oelore SiW any Part OF me schedule 1t could,
we imaoinc be very n,ucb ;,cr,,sod In.
'
r,IC pD,TI,u
itr DIN 1911 All l.
TLo ,,o,,,, 40, ,.l:- a.
'" "''''"N"" y" "''N'"S ny ''c ~oco
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"WooL- THE TARIrr.- Almost every day affords
some new demonstration of the beneficial effects of
the Wing Tariff Of 1872. Anon. these is a steady
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THE A TARIFF.

W. find the following paragraph in the
Steubsn IN. W Courier:
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TExAs.-ln the resolution of a very large
annexation meeting, in Charleston, Is. c.
the following appears.

Resolved, That the people of Texas are n kindred
people, emlIra'ed mostly from the United Sta'es, who
have carried with them our principles of civil and re-
liglous liberty, social habits, and industrial pursuits"
We always heard that many Of those who
emigrated to Texas from this country, took
with them many lhi 'es that belonged to the
people of the United States, but we never
before saw any part ofthe schedule ; it could,
we imagine, be very much increased.-Ga-.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-05-03
A G RIC U l. T u R S Il .
SOAKING CORN IN MURIATE OF
AM MONIA.

DR.. Samuel Webber gives an account
in the New England Farmer OF sew
eral experiments which he made last
season with muriate of ammonia. He
dissolved a small piece of the common
sal ammoniac of the druggists, est'ma-
ted at four or five grains in about hall
a cup of water, and threw into the So
luton, handful of corn, which, after
having remained four or five hours, was
planted. lie planted this soaking corn
in hills, side by side with that which
was not soaked. He made four differ
ent experiments, which are reported IN
considerable detail. In all cases the
soaked seek produced considerably
the best yield--geneally at least one
third more. The land was light and
dry; and for several of the experiments
he purpos sely took the poorer spots
The corn suffered with drought; but,
in all cases, that from the soaked
seed manifested a decided superior,
ity; so much, indeed, that it was no.
ticed by strangers, who knew ol nc
difference in the seed.