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them, of the hrtnhess and extent Of the national
resources; from the proof and example which it
afforded of the advantages which resulted from
maintaining the inyolability of the public faith,
Thear, hear.1 This country had on many former
occasions been beset with many difficulties, and
had to encounter arduous contests, in the midst
of which many of the stoutest hearts had quaed,
and public men had been staggered at the amount
of taxation which il became necessary to impose
upon their fellow coun,rymen but all those
dangers, all those difficulties past, they might now
thank God that it had never, throughout all those
times, entered their heads to depart from the let
ter and spirit of any of their engagements, and
emphatically declare, and with proud feeling oil
exutatlon, that in public as in private AFFAIRS
honesty was indeed the best policy in the end,
[hear, hear, hear and now that the period OF
peace and tranquility had returned, they found
that they were enabled TO hold out an example TO
the world, cheers, and to show to other coun-
tries [hear, hear that in times of danger and
difficulty they look msthe maintenance OF the
public credit as the true source of the power and
strength of the country, the time would come
when, with universal appreciation, they would be
enabled to afford relief to their own subjects, and
at the same time to stand high among the ma
tons Of the earth, loud cheering.] He could
not sit down without expressing his strong feel
ing of the great kindness with which the propo.
stion had been received by the House, hear,
hear. At the same time he was bound to say
that 1t was nothing more than he bad anticipated.
For, whatever the party warfare in which they
had been engaged--as he hoped and believed for
the benefit of the country-he must say that on
all occasions where practical measures Of this
kind were proposed by the government, the House
was always disposed to receive them favorably,
and to consider them with fairness and attention,
hon t. Al .J..l A.
unanmty, of which he was the more sensible
when he considered that that unanimity would
secure to the public the advantages of the propo-
sition"
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BRITISH NOTIONS OF FREE TRADE.

Our Locofoco advocates of free trade assume,
to themselves much more accurate knowledge
of the wishes and designs of the people of Great
Britain than the most eminent statesmen of that
nation possess. The Locofocos say that, if we
throw open our ports to the manufactures of
Great Britain, she will Immediately reciprocate
the favor by opening her markets to the agricul-
tural productions of this country. In assuming
thus much, they assume what is contradcted by
the published opinions of the leading members of
the British Parliament. Who knows best what
disposition Great Britain entertaiDs on this sub
ject--the statesmen who control her policy, or
the witess Locofocos of this country! If a Brit
sh party were to speak very confidently and
very falsely of the designs of the United States,
our citizens would, very properly, brand them as
presumptuous ignoramuses. Well, are not the
Locofocos quite as presumptuous in their pre-
tended intimate acquaintance with the feelings of
Great Britain!
We have already published Sir Robert Pees
declaration at the recent opening of the British
Parliament, that the corn laws would not he mod
flied or touched, and we now add the Duke of
Wellingtons opinions of the chances that free
trade has of becoming the policy of that country.
He said
"That when free trade was talked of as exist
ing in England, it was an absurdty. There is
not and can be no such thing as free trade in this
country we proceed on the system OF protecting
our own manufactures, and our own produce
the produce of our labor and soil--of pro-
tecting them for expectation, and protecting them
for home consumption; and on this universal
system of protection, it is absurd to talk of free
trade
We really think that our Locos had much bet
ter turn their attention to the wants of this coun-
try, instead of endeavorng to shape the legislation
of the Government for the advancement of the
interests of British manufacturers. They would
certainly evince great deal more sense, as well
as incomparably more patriotlsm.-Louisp'He
Journal.
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MAILING A LoCoFoCo ISLANDER.

The New Orleans Tropic thus reiterates its
exposure of the lie coined and circulated by the
Locofoco press, relative to the "Sunday parade"
in honor Of Mr.. Clay while in New Orleans:
"The Globe of the Goth ult. returns TO its foul
task of reterating charges against Mr.. Clay,
which have been explicitly denied. That paper,
in noticing the letter written by the editor of the
Bee to the Hartford Journal, denying that any
public demonstrations to Mr.. Clay occurred IN
this city on Sunday, says: U
- Nevertheless we confidently reassert our
former, statements. If Mr.. Clay did not ar
rive at New Orleans on Saturday, divine worship
in several churches was broken up the next day,
or on Sunday by military demonstrations of his
partzans in his honor
All we need say, and we do not wish to handy
words with confirmed and slanderous libeller, is
that the charge in its aspect is false, false
as the former charge, and it does not contain one
word of truth, or anything approaching truth
We distinctly state that divine worship was mol
broken up in any Church or Churches, on any
Sunday, by military or other demonstrations
of his partzans in his honor " and further that no
military" or other demonstrations by his par
tizans in his honor took place on any Sunday
during Mr. Cay's visit to this CITY,"
1t is labor lost to contradict these Locofoco fab
relations AS fast as they are driven from one
they take refuge in another But their arts and
devices are of no avail. Mr.. Clay is beyond the
reach of their malice, and laughs at their obloquy
and abuse. These vipcrs bite file.
Albany Euening Journal
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The RATIFICATION CoNvENTIoN.-We learn
that the spirited and patriotic Wings of old Ale
gany county, (Md) are preparing another GREAT
BALL which they purpose bringing on with their
delegation to the approaching second of May
Young Mems Wing Convention of Ratification.
This ball, it is stated, will be larger even than the
one which was here in 1910, from the same re-
gion, and rolled so maestcally in the great pro-
cession, and subsequently, over the whole coun-
try, without stopping, until victory was complete.
Bait Pat
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CONSEQUENCES OF ANNEXATION.

CONSEQUENCES OF ANNEAATIUN.s
According to all accounts, the condition upon
which Texas consents to come into the Union, is
the assumption of her public debt. The friends
OF the measure in this country contend that the
Federal Government will be warranted in " TAX
ing the responsibility" Of paying the Texas bonds
in consideration If the cesson of her waste lands
to the United States. Now, there are certain
other States, as well as Texas, that have public
debt, and as their waste lands have already been
coded to the Federal Government, they may take
it into their heads--that is to say, the people OF
those States may take it into their heads-that
the Federal Government ought, in consideration
of the lands thus surrendered, to pay their debts
also; and the new States in which those lands
lie would be likely to enter into the spirit of Fed
eral assumption, in consideration OF their rights
in the public domain, founded in progressons,
which is nine -tenths of the law. 1t would thus
behoove the Federal Government to assume the
debts of all the States, which, with that of Texas,
Will amount to something like two hundred and
fifty millions Of dollars. But this is not all. The
States which owe nothing will not freely consent
to such an arrangement without a consideration,
and it will, therefore, become necessary for the
Federal Government to distribute something like
one hundred millions more among the or.indebted
States making our national debt three hundred and
fifty millions. Now it would be most moderate
estimate to set down the expense of war with
Mexico, which would necessarily follow annexa-
ton, at fifty millions making the whole cost of
" the whistle" four hundred millions Of dollars,
and credit, which must result from this ruthless
attempt of Uncle Sam to wrest the fair daughter
of Mexico from the arms of her parent.
Does the reader consider these conectures
fancul? Let him consider, in the first place,
that it is ust as fair and equitable in Massachu-
sets, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, and Georgia, to demand the
assumption of their heavy debts by the Federal
Government in consideration OF the lands they
have surrendered, as it can be in the case of
Texas; let him consider that the people of most
of these States are grooming under the weight of
taxation and that the condition of Indiana, Hi
nos, Ohio Michigan, Missouri, in word, every
STATE in the Mississippi Valley, is as desperate in
this respect and, in many cases, worse than their
Atlantic sisters; that Georgia, Alabama, and
Florida, are equally oppressed with public debt !;
and in view of these facts, it cannot be consider
ed idle, to imagine that these States will, in few
years, be clamoring at the doors of the Federal
Treasury for relief And who shall deny it them1
Who will lock the strong box against three :
fourths of the States and people of the Union,
backed by the precedent of Texas assumption :
We believe that such will not merely be pro-
bable, but certain consequence Of annexation
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GENERAL JAcKsoN-The Vicksburg Sentinel
of the 18th instant says Andrew J. Donaldson,
Esq, stated at our landing, on board the steam
er Red Rover, that Gen. Andrew Jackson had SO
far recovered from his late indisposition to be
able to take gentle exercise about his farm twice
a day.
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The Earl of Rosse has commenced melting at
Birr the speculum Of " monster " telescope, the
weight of which will be four tons. The last one,
called by Sir James Louth the g leyiathar,"
weighed three tons, and is not polished off as yet.
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NTH. CLAY,

The reception given to Mr.. Clay at Norfolk
was such an one as might have been expected
from the wel-known hospitality of the citizens OF
that ancient borough At the dinner given on the
occasion about one thousand ladies' were present.
In reply to an address from Col. GARRETT, Mr..
CLAY made speech of great power and elo-
quence.
We understand that Mr.. CLAY left Norfolk on
Wednesday by the steamboat, and was expected
to arrive at Annapolis yesterday.
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PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
There is reason to believe, from various demon
STATIONS upon the subject of President Of the
Wing National Convention, that the honor of pre-
siding over the deliberations of that body will be
rendered to our distinguished ow-ctizen, the
late Chief-J Justice Ambrose Spencer.
AS this contemplated mark of respect for an
eminent citizen of New York originates at the
South, we have heard some of our friends naming
the Hon. Edward Stanly, of North Carolina, for
President of the Young Mems National Ratiica-
ton Convention. This honor certainly could not
be bestowed more worthiy-Albany Epe. Jour.
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Mr.. O'Connell has been admitted into .the gid
of the holy order Of st. Joseph and Mary " at
Virginia Chapel, London. He was called by the
officiating priest "the most illustrious layman of
the Catholic Church." which were said to be the
words of the Pope.
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"ALBANY, Feb. %, l643.
WING STANDARD OFFICE,

0TThe Publication Office of the Wing Stand
ard is now located on Pennsylvania Avenue be-
tween Sd aEd4s streets, next door to Beers Tenn
perance Hotel. Advertisements, &C., well be re-
ceived there, or at our Printing Office, corner of
10th street.
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A HUGE ANIMAL.-The Arkansas Banner con-
tains communication from Mr.. Anthony, Civ
ing description of the remains of an animal, the
largest ever discovered. The ball, or head of the
thigh bone, shows the probable length of the
animal to have been forty nine feet. Among the
bones OF the head was found tusk of immense
size and weight, measuring twenty-nine inches at
its largest extremity, eighteen feet in length, and
weighing near three hundred pounds. The sua-
ton, in the structure of the animal, If this i'm
mense tusk, or its use, cannot be determined.
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MILITARY MovEMENT.-We find the following
in the Army and Navy Chronicle -
First Lieutenant Philip Kearny, of the lst
Dragons, has resigned the appointment of aid-de-
camp The resignation has been reluctantly ac
cepled, and he ordered to join his company.
Surgeon c. A. Finlay has been assigned to duty
at Fort Monroe; Assistant Surgeon c. L, Isaacs
to the new post to be established at the Copper
mine harbor, on Lake Superior; and Assistant
Surgeon A. S. Wolherspoon to Fort Kent. The
eight companies of the Sd infantry at Jefferson
barracks, with the field and staff of the regiment,
are to proceed without delay, by water, to Nat
chitochez, and thence to Fort Jessup, to relieve
the seven companies OF the I'd Dragons, at pre-
sent at the latter post.
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OREGON QUESTION BHTrLHb,

The editors Of the N. 0. Picayune gives US the
following extracts from an Oregon war speech,
recently delivered in the Far West" II may
be considered as decisive of this great question
har, say whar, is the individual who'd
give up the first foot, and first outside shadow Of
a 1901, or the great Oregon! There amt no such
individual Talk about treaty occupations TO a
country over which the great American eaqle
has flown! | scorn treaty occupation-darp
treaty occupation Who wants parcel of low
flung outside barbarins' to go in cahoot With
US, and share alike piece of land that always
was and always will be ours? Nobody. Some
people talk as though they were afeard of Eng
land! Who's afeard! Havn't we licked her
twice, and can't we lick her agin! Lick her
yes, jest as easy as bar can slip down a fresh
peeled saplin. Some skeery folks talk about the
navy OF England-but who cares for the navy
Others say she is the mistress of the ocean.
Supposin she is; amt we the masters of il
Can't we cut canal from the Mississippi to the
Mammoth cave of Kentucky, turn all the water
into It, and dry up the darn'd ocean in three
weeks Whar, then, would be the navy! 1t
would be no aohar There never would have
been any Atlantic ocean if it hadn't been for the
Mississippi, nor never will be- after we've turned
the waters of that big drink into the Mammoth
cave When that's done, you'll see all their
steam ships and sail ships they spurge SO much
about, lying high and dry, laundering like SO
many turtles left ashore at low tide. That's the
way we'll fix EN- Who's afeard =
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Col Preston, in recent speech at Charleston,
observed that Mr.. Tyler had done bis best,
though not quite a Palinurus, to steer his little
bark into the Presidential harbor. He had strug-
gled hard against the head winds that beat upon
it, the counter currents in which he was carried
adrift, the shadows and flats upon which it had
thumped, the mud in which it had repeatedly
stuck. He had freighted it with all sorts ofprin-
cpes and manned it with all sorts of crews, and
now, as last resort, he had rugged Mr.. Calhoun
Tor jurymast."
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THE AGITATION OF THE TARIFF.

| The Locos are in a sad fix" in regard to the
tariff and if we had thimble full of "bowels Of
| compassion we should pity them. But we
fear we have not, that our heart is hardened to-
wards thea so that we cannot feel for their woes
For the sake of the South, and especially of Rit-
chic and South Carolina-we do not say Virgil
MIA and South Carolina, because Richie is Vir-
einia and Virginia is Richie, not a mothers son
of the Locofocos daring to say boo until Richie
bid him, nor in any other key or tone than that
sounded by the Knight Of the Ferrule and Birch
we say for the sake of the South, the Locofocos
| in Congress have been persuaded to introduce
the subject of the tariff into the House, and find
it, as some of them predicted it would be,
hot potato, or hot poker, just which you please,
reader Some of them are bold enough to take
hold of it, and avow themselves ready to hammer
it into new shape, while Others more prudent,
prefer to let it alone, and profess to be very well
satisfied with it as it is, knowing as they do, that
the people are satisfied WITH and not only sats-
fled, but determined that it shall not be altered,
and to place no confidence in those who attempt
to change it.
Mr.. Wright spoke upon it few days ago in
the Senate, and doing SO, made one of the poorest
speeches that ever came from him (: and why
because he was compelled to speak against his
judgment and nclnations. He objected to speak
ing, we understand, upon the ground that he could
say nothing that would not give offence either to
the friends of the tariff at the North or to its op-
| ponens at the South. He was right for there
is no middle ground, except that occupied by Mr..
Clay and the Wings. Well, in compliance with
the urgent solicitations of his Southern political
friends Mr.. w. spoke, and we were amused
with the adroitness he manifested in steering his
bark through the subject skfully avoiding say
ing anything TO give direct offence to the friends
of protection, and vet, SO framing his Speech that,
as whole, it should be in favor of the Southern
doctrine. In steering along the narrow channel
he selected for himself he took care TO go near
enough to the Southern shore to be in full CON-
munion with Southern men, and yet, would occa-
sionally touch the Northern shore, and say how
dye do - to the friends of protection just as if
he was, or wished them to believe him to be- a
decided friend.
The last four speeches made in the House
upon the tariff bill were made by Wings: would
it not be well to let the other side be heard more
frequently Why do the Wings desire to dis
cuss the subject? The people are convinced
already in favor of the tariff; let us hear what
the Locos can say against it. If they desire to
discuss it, let them do so.
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SANDs's SARsAPARILLA.-lhe following is from the
Boston Daily Bee April Is, 1874:
Sards's SarsapariHa.-This invaluable article, for
the of diseases of the blood, has already esab
llshed wide and wel-deserved reputation. 1t is no
nostrum--no quacks device to gull the unthinkng
out Of their money-but medicine compounded by
thorough druggists, the principal ingredient of which
is one of the useful plants in the whole Matcria
Medica. 1t is simple, and pleasant 10 the taste.
Within our own knowledge we can say it has proved
highly beneficial to those who have made use of it.
1t is most excellent in cutaneous disorders, and to
give it to children afflicted with humors. At this
season of the year, more than any other, perhaps,
is this medicine useful. We recommend our friends
to give it fair trial, if afflicted in the manner we
have enumerated. II can do no harm, and must do
much good
For certificates, and numerous testimonials,
pamphlets and various papers.
Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A. Is.
& ID. SANDS, Wholesale Druggists, 10 Fulton ST.,
New York. sle @tgu
Agents for Washington city ROBERT FARM
HAM, Bookseller corner of Pennsy lyania and
18th street, and r. S. PATTERSON, Druggist, cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
Price 81 per bottle; bottles for rs,
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A letter was received through the post office,
at his place, addressed to man who has been
dead for two years. The administrator, upon
opening it, found it was an appeal to the deceased
to use his exertions in getting up Tyler meet
ing. If Captain John Tyer's hopes are so des-
perate that he calls the dead to his aid his case
is truly desperate.-RockuNe Md) Journal
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The British anti.slavery society have issued
circular to ministers of churches in London and
the neighborhood, calling upon them to sign
memorial to the American churches against
slavery. The memorial came in the Acadia.
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lDLENEss OF THE MExIcANs.-The exports of
Mexico, for the year, exclusive of gold and silver,
amounted to but one million five hundred thou
sand dollars, yet Mexico contains population of
eight millions. The exports Of the United States,
during the same PERIOD amounted to ninety -four
millions.
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We learn from the Boston Medical and Surei-
cal Journal, that DR.. Elisha Bartlett, formerly of
Lowell, and now holding the Chair of Theory and
Practice at Lexington KY, has been elected to
the Professorshp of Theory and Practice of Med
icne in the University of Maryland, at Baltimore.
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The Raleigh Register says that the following
lines were occasioned by an incident which &C.
Cured during Mr.. Cay's present journey The
lady who composed Them residing in Alabama,
presented him with very neat article, the pro-
duction of her pencil. Her diffidence threw her
into some embarrassment at the moment of pre-
sentng it. Dissatisfied with the manner in
which it was done, on leaving him and retiring
to her own chamber, she wrote and sent to him
the verses which follow:
Fen Hebe, lovely as the peepng dawn
Graceful, yet tmid as the startled fawn
Came trembling when the sparkling cup she bore,
And oih her bushes ran the nectar DER
Then marvel not, if mortal such as l.
Should make Jau1 pas, and quail before the eye
OF one who speaks, and nations pause to hear
Thrilled by the tones that charm the listening ear
May we ere long behold our troubled land
Tranquil guided by his master hand
Peace, smiling then, shall hold her gentle reign
Twill be Apollo with the Steeds again. MP.
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The Journal des Debates announces that TO
fewer than five great lines of railway, embracing
altogether l,500 miles in their extent, have re-
ceved the sanction of Government, and are to e
commenced forthwith. -
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w A S HI G I O N.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1914.

Van Buren's opinion of the present Tariff.
The letter published by the Richmond Enquirer places
this opinion record without equvocaton and is well
to keep it in mind
"ALBANY, Feb. %, lS43.
"My Dear Sir II thank you very kindly for your
friendly letter. / HAVE AT NO 'fINIL, NOR ANY
WHERE, HESTTATED TO EXPRESS MY DECI-
DED DISAPPROBATlON OF THE TARIFF ACT
OF THE LAST SESSION, AS WELL IN RESPECT
TO THE PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH 1T is
FOUNDED, AS TO ITS DETAILS. In good time
you will have my views in respect that and other sub
jects before the public.
In the mean time, believe to be, very sincerely,
your friend and obedent servant,
MARTIN VAN BUREN,"