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Mrs. Clay, farmers Wye.-The follow
ing extract, says the Village Record, is from
letter recently received by gentleman in
Chester Co., Pa, Mrs. Clay, the wife of the
farmer of Ashland, illustrates the truth that
"a virtuous woman is a crown to her hus-
band"
A Hint to the Vices Of Congressmen.-Ash-
land is market farm, and Lexington is in
debted to it for large supplies of dairy pro-
duce and vegetables, and during Mr.. Clay's
sojourn at Washington, the active duties Of
its superintendent are performed by Mrs.
Clay. OF how well she is qualified for these
duties we leave TO the determination of the
fair dairy mistresSes Of Chester county, not
doubling they will decide her equally quail
fed to preside over the domestic economy of
Ashland and to do the part of hostess at the
White House, in lS45, when we tell them
that Mrs. Clay's butter is the most sought af
ter, and Mrs. Clays milk cart brings the rich
est milk and cream of any that comes to Lex
ington.
During the summer of 1871, there was
sold Of fruit and vegetables in tho Lexington
market, 81 200 worth that were produced on
Ashland under the management OF Mrs. Clay.
1t is not an unusual thing to see this paragon
of farmers wives, during her husbands alb
sence, knitting in hand, directing the labors
OF the workmen in the fields; and Mr.. Clay
scarcely ever returned from Washington
witho III his spouse being able to show him
some improvement she had planned and exc
cuted whilst he was away.
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which are to be surrendered to the United
States.
4. The Boundary is to be left open for ne
gotiation hereafter.
S. A Board of Commissioners is to settle
the claims of debtors.
6. Slavery is to be left an open question;
the Northwestern part Of Texas hereafter to
be free State.
These are the leading points. The Sem
ate consider the treaty most Infamous one !;
and will reject it. 1t will not get majority
of the Senate. JUFIUs, JR.
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SENTIMENTS OF HENRY
CLAY.
[Ertract from Mr. CZdys Speeches.

EXTRACT from MT Gays Speeches.
81 shall stand erect, with a spirit un.
conquered, whilst life endures, ready to
second the exertions of the people in the
cause of Liberty, the UNION. and Ma.
TIONAL PROSPERITY"
"The colors that float at the mast head
should be the credentials Of our Seam
en-"
81 am no friend of slavery. The
searcher of all hearts knows that mine
beats high and strong in the cause of civil
liberty"
''Our Agricultural is our greatest inter.
est: it ought ever to predominant all
others should bend to il"
"The measure of wealth of nation is
indicated by the measured f its protection
of its industry"
merchants. Mechanics, Traders, La
borers, never cease TO reccolIect without
Freedom you can have no Commerce, or
business, or that without laws, YOU can
have no security for permanent liberty. -
"Slavery.-If | could only be instrumen.
tai in Graduating this deep stain upon the
character Of our country. Il would not ex>
change the proud satisfaction | should
enjoy, fer the honor of all the iriumphs
ever decreed to the most successful con.
queror."
"Let us create home market, to give
further scope to the consumption of the
produce Of American Industry"
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RATHER ODD. G. Birney has
recently denounced Mr. Adams course or
the subject of Slavery rs eccentric,
whimsical inconsistent, defended in part
by weak and inconclusive arguments and
taken as whole, unworthy ola states.
man of large views and right temper, in
a great national copiuncture. On the
other hand, Mr. DelIet. the Wing Repre-
sentative in Congress from Alabama, has
denounced Mr. Adams as dangerous
Abolition Incendinary
"The oddity of this contrast of opinion
and position is. says the Mobile Registerl
that that Mr. Birney and Mr. Dellet were
both residents of Alabama in 1925. ''and
both electors Of the Presidential ticket in
favor of this same Mr. Adams as President
of the United States"
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Total

~ The trial of Mr. Dorr is to fake
place at Newport on the 26th inst. All
parties seem anxious TO bring this long de-
layed trial to an issue. 1t will not now
excite so much interest in Rhode Island
as it would have some months earlier. The
public mind is becoming more firmly fix
ed in relation TO iihe principles originally
for. Whether it will result in
a conviction of the prisoner or not, is be.
yond the sreach Of a rational conjecture.
A rigorous prosecution will no doubt be
carried on by the Government as matter
of duty and an able defence may be ex-
pected on the part of the prisoner and his
counsel. Providence Trans.
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rogues. Had locofocoism carried Con
necticut, he would still have been in a lu-
natic asylum.
He is accompanied by two medical al
,endanis and is still completely insane.
His strange hallucination leads him to be-
lieve he is now existing in future state.
He IS unable to attend to even the most
trifling business details, and yet ne has
been brought on here for the purpose oil
having him sworn in, that his seat IN the
Senate may not be supplied by a Wing
Many strange things happen. but this is
among the very strangest
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GOSSIP AT WASHINGTON.

Gen. Cass has written a letter TO his friend.
at Washington, declining to be a Candidate
70. resident IN the present posture of at
lalrs. lie thinks he had been taken up six
lnon'hs ago. the party's fortunes would have
peeh less desperate; but now it would be use
,ess' ana ne IS too old soldier to lead a for
lorn nope" He says Van Buren, must
-Oom. Stewart has been making little
injury LOT a week or two past. as the only man
WHO could esivaDize the corpse of Loeo-Fo-
coism INTO decent counterfeit of life. b,,, ba
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CA WcKED .MAGNETIzER,-Miss.
Harriet l. Johnson, of Burlington, VT,
publishes an account of the imposition
practiced upon her by d. Smith. mag
neither and phrenolOsist, who pretends to
cure all diseases by ''Introleptic" applica>
ton. She warns all young women who
would maintain good characters and cher
ish virtuous minds to keep clear of DR.
Smiths phrenology and magnetism
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THE COMPROMISE ACT.

The locoS are constantly endeavoring to max.
thepeople believe that Mr.. Clay is for no other
sort of protection except what is furnished By he
compromise bill of 1888, and will consent %
nothing tu; the 90 per cent duty. This is utterly
false. Mr.. Clay has explicitly declared himself
not only in the Merriwether letter. Lut in his
speech in Dayton in 1912, in favor of the present
Wing Tariff. In the Dayton speech, he says,
the principles Of the compromise are fairly car
ried out in the tariff then recently passed, and Ls
was satisfied.
Again the principles of compronise'accoriiDg
to Mr. Clay, do not limit duties TO 2Oper cent bet
admit OF any rate Of duty, however high, pro7iiod
the governments economically administered.
PROOFS.
ali, instead of the duty of 90 per cent propo-
sed, Is or II per cent of duty is sufficient, IS
per cent. should be found necessary, to produce
revenue to deIray the expenses Of an economical
administration of the government, there is nothing
topreVent either of these rates, OR ANY 9TH
Err, from being fixed on."-Speech of Mr.. CsJ,
Feb. ~, 1888, on introducing the Compromise
bill.
81 contend, therefore, with entire confidence,
that il IS perfectly consistent with the provisions
OF the Compromise Act TO impose duties to any
amount whatever, thirty, forty, or more per or;.,
subject to the single condition Of an economical
administration OF the government. Speech Of
Mr. Clay in the Senate, March l, 1912
Mr. Clay is in favor of the whig tariff ofl42
and therefore the assertion that be is for goi-s
back to reduce duties is false:
Dpnnr
Extract of Mr. Clays letter rs,Mr Merriv,:A
or of Georgia, 1913.
"IhiHI tie present Tariff in tie main rigit, ssd
lrorLiHg mach good. There may be excuses or
defects in it, OF which have not here the nesn,
to judge; and if there be, they ought TO be coHec-
ted by supplemental legislation"
"Next to that mode Of protection which would
have been afforded by an Indifference to the rrsci-
pies Of the compromise act, think that IS 10 10
preferred which is found in tariff adapted for ii.
double purpose of supplying necessary revenue
10 the Government, ard incidental protection 10
the interests Of the people, by wise discrimna-
tons in their behalf Such a tariff has never
been heretofore severely contested and il rossess
es, therefore, that quality of stability, which |
consider essential to the successful prosecutor
OF business. A tariff arranged upon those Y7l5e'-
plas after pcraEPLd 6itScrlies, lras passed 4. q.
last session of Congress and am glad that L %
pass. Speech at Dayton, 1872.
In his very recent speech at Charleston, Mr.
Clay again declares that the principle Of the
does not require that the maximum
rate Of duty should be 20 per cent. and 'ttG: Ia
'7as Jar from eOzcefiAg that he taf of 1882 GAIA
violation Of the prizeiPles Of The compromise"
Thus briefly and pointedly does Mr.. Clsys
own language put down the locofoco lies In rstss>
ence 70 this subject
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Mr. BoTTs.-The Richmond Wing
mentions that this gentleman delivered a
powerful speech in that city few even
ings since, against the annexation of
Texas. He scourged without mercy the
authors of the scheme; whom he accused
of furnishing the honor of the country,
by going begging TO the Government of
Texas, and insulting the intelligence by a
clandesiine proceeding without parallel in
our history.
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From Wdshington.-Our private letters
confirm the intelligence that Sig. AlmOnte,
the Mexican Minister, is about Immediately
to leave Washington for this City, and it is
said that should the Senate confirm the Trea-
ty' he would on the instant depart for Mex
leo.
We are also informed that of tho official
documents sent in with the Treaty several of
them consist of extracts from private letters
Tribune,
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-05-01

n5FThe Treaty of Annexation was
this day sent by the President of the UNI
ted States to the Senate. The Senate
went into Executive Session in few
moments Observation-Disclosures of
Yesterday.
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A RUMoR.-A gentleman just from
Washington informs that the rumor there
was that Dir Almonte. Inc Mexican Min-
lister, had orders to demand his passports
rs soon as the Senate should ratify the
Treaty in regard TO Texas. Ii was gen.
orally denied that he had been consulted
in the formation Of the Treaty.-TPost I
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Ma. NILEs.-The correspondent of
Philadelphia Ledger says:
| saw Senator Niles of Conn.,, in the
Library 10 day. with Mr. Tappan of Ohio.
He WIS seated on chair gazing lis,lessly
on vacancy, with all the outward eviden>
ces of childish insanity. 1t is a mon
sirous cruelty to bring him on here, to
sIhserre TIRE purposes Of politics! DANA
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O. Our friends in Washington assure US
that under no circumstances can the Treaty
be confirmed. 1t is denounced on all hands
as the most objectionable-nay, Infamous
Treaty ever read in the Senate. 1t could
not obtain majority in that body.-T1bune.
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VILLAGE MEETING.
NOTICE,

A meeting Of the citizens will be- held a
the Town Room, on the evening of Wedn.s.
day, May lst, at O'Clock, to hear and ac,
upon a report of the Committee appointed
on the subject of improvements on aud around
the LYCEUM PARK.
ALEX. C. TWINING,
AUSTIN JOHNSON, } Com
JONATHAN HAGAR,
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abroad can have no IDEA of the amount and
character of the influence broughtto bear up
on members of Congress upon this SUBJECT
1t comes from Texas, which is largely repre-
sented here by persons interested IN the I'M
ion, and from parties selishly, and therefore
warmly interested in the union at home
The Representatives of the People, however,
who are faltering, should be made to know
their will upon this question, in order that the
members of Congress may not, by silence,
find consent to a measure which, if consulted
at all. they would heartily protest against
have said this because at least one member
of Congress from New York has construed
the opinions of a few interested persons and
the silence of the mass, as favorable 10 the
scheme of the President for the annexation
of Texas.
The Senate have adjourned to Monday
The session closed last evening, leaving Silas
Wright in the midst of speech upon the sub
jeci Of the Tariff Great interest was mani
tested to hear this speech, for the reason that
Mr.. Wright is Mr.. Van Buren's peculiar rep
resentative here, and because Mr.. Wright has
been remarkably silent upon all subjects du-
ring the present session of Congress. The
speech was able and skilful, but neither frank
nor comprehensive. 1t was ike the man u
was designed to defend. "a Northern speech
with Southern principles" 1.-The present
Tariff ought to be modified as soon as posi-
blet' Modification of the Bill ought to be
made, and could be nader Thirty per
cent was about natural protection" with
sundry butts and ifs by way of explanation.
Manufacturers should have fair profits, but
the average profits on Agriculture would not
yield three per cent" Commerce was an
attractive business, and immense fortunes
had been made out of it, but the average was
small" Mr.. Wright jumped one side of the
Patomac and the other during the day, some
times warmly defending the principles of free
trade, as set forth by free trade men, and at
others zealously contending for the justice
and policy of protection. Parts of the speech
will suit any market, at home or abroad. Mr..
Wright will condescend to be more explicit
on Monday when he closes. Z. b.
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ANOTHER DoUGH HEAD.-Wm. vii
kins of Pa, Secretary of war and Loco
foco, has published letter in the Globe
in favor of the annexation of Texas to the
Union.
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T HE G ALAXT
NIIDDLEBURY:
Wednesday May l, 1874
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

There will be an ExmsIT1ov of the
Junior Glass, at the College Chapel, on
Tuesday evening, May Recommending
ate o'clock. The public are respectfully
invited to attend.
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ANOTHER. 1t is said that J C Inger>
soil, Locofoco member from Pennsylvania
will mako a report to the House. in favor
Of annexation.
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NETWORK TOWN ELECTIONS.

Tho Town elections in this State have
closed, and the Albany Daily gives re-
turns of the Supervisors elected in each
Country, which sum up as follows:
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Correspondence Of the Erpress.l
Anil %.

Texas, Tariff, and Tyler are the words
most heard just now in Washington. Tyler
interests no one except in his capacity to do
mischief, which seems to be infinite. His
two ideas are, how to annex Texas to the
Union, and elect himself to the Presidency
The last object he can never effect. aud the
first only by the most unheard of assumption
of power.
There is now very general apprehension
felt that if the treaty fails, or is likely 10 fail
Mr.. Tyler will endeavor to force compliance
by demanding the passage of joint resolution
or Bill, adding Texas to the Union as ter
ritory Of our own country already, and that We
are but re-annexing country which we have
parted with, and which asks to return to us.
Mr.. Tyler is capable of any thing, and will
stick at nothing. Congress must now be ap-
pealed to, or rather instructed by the People.
Ii the important fact has no influence that
this Congress was elected without any con-
nection whatever with this question, the con-
stituents of the members of the present Con-
gress should be instructed at once by prirna-
ny meetings Of the People. Constituents
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GARBLING.

We were never more inclined TO yield TO tho
doctrine of total deprayity than now, in view Of
the fragrant outrages against truth committed BY
the conductors of the loco press, in their mais-
nant assaults upon the character, and misrePre-
sentation of the opinions of the creates, man OF
the age. To show the unreasonable manner IN
which these slsnderers are endeavoring TO hum
bug the people by garbling Nh. Clay's speeches
taking here little and there little, and string
ing along the detached sentences in their columns.
with a stereotype perseverance, wetake the follow
ing quotation made in the True Democrat from
aSpeech of Hr. Clay's recently delivered upon
the occasion of his splendid reception in Charles
ton South Carolina. The object of this intuiiIa
follower in the footsteps of deception, is to sho"
that Mr.. Clay is in favor Of nothing but the CON-
promise bill; and continues to adhere 10 It with
logged perseverance.
DHUMBUGGERY.
ITO preserve al once the peace and the gree'
interests of the country, he had been actIve 70 I
fecting the compromise OF lo55, ana aIlnEueD
was far from maintaining the doctrine that any
CONGRESS could bind its successors, the e1raorui-
naryexigencies and state of the country "nicH
led to the passage of that compromise mace niin
feel IL an obligation of honor 10 adhere 70 u
oood faith, and he challenged the most dllhSenI
Search of The record TO show that he mad ever
connrananced its violation in the slghies! Parne-
nlar~nav NOR. he was bold to say that dnnnx
his entire service in Congress SINCE; ne,e
had been an effort to violate Il winch An eos.,
bis promo, and earnest resistance nTss'"'A'
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Correspondence Of Me atlas.
Friday, April 10.

time of closing our report yesterday, the
House were in the midst of the ceremony at
tendant on the presentation of the Camp
Chest of Gen. Washington, by Mr.. Adams.
The Chest was bequeathed to Congress by
Mr.. William S. Winder, of Baltimore county
Nd, lately deceased. Mr.. Winder was the
son of the late Gov. Winder Of Nd, from
whom the estdescended to him. Gov. VIM
der had been an officer in the Revolutionary
war and the companion of Gen. Washington.
A variety Of papers and letters were read,
which clearly identified TIE chest. Mr.. Ad-
ans then made a short, appropriate and ex-
ceedingly interesting address. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Wethered of Md, who gave
some account of the donor Of the relic, and
his family. Mr.. Kennedy of the same State,
also spoke, and made a most eloquent ad-
dress, which was listened to with breathless
attention. Resolutions were offered by Mr..
Adams. and one by Mr.. Kennedy, accepting
the interesting relic-making proper dispo-
siIion Of it, and rendering the thanks and con-
dolence of the House TO Mr.. Winder's fami
ly. These resolutions were adopted, only
one member voting against them, who was
, Mr.. Hale of n. III. The feelings and princi-
pies Of the man are not to be envied, who
could vote "no' on such an occasion. The
proceedings were quite solemn and appro-
pirate. and were witnessed with an immense
crowd of spectators of both sexes.
To-DAY's PEoCEEpINGs.-The chair an
nounced that the business first in order was
the resolution offered by Mr.. Collamer of Vi.
directing 10000 copies of the Tariff Report
of the Committee on Manufactures. to be
printed.
An amendment had been offered to this
resolution by Mr.. C. ]. Ingersol, directing
the printing also Of 10000 extra copies of the
Report OF the Committee Oh Foreign rela-
tions in reference to the Amistad case, which
was also pending.
A motion was made to lay the resolution
and amendment on the table, which was
adopted. Ayes sc, Nays 60.
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CONGRESS.


Last night the Democratic members of
Congress held caucus for the purpose oil
discussing the Presidential nomination and
other party questions. The meeting was
prolonged till near midnight, when it broke
up in a row and in complete confusion. 1t
was soon discovered that nearly one hundred
members of Congress were opposed TO the
nomination Of Mr.. Van Buren,, and that only
some twenty-five were strenuously in his ia
vor, and even most of that number could be
shaken. Some of the leaders Of the party
Qngersoll of Pa, for instance declared bold
ly against Van Buren,, and although no sub
stitute has yet been offered, public opinion
points uneningly to Commodore Stewart.
Correspondence of the Atlas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-07-19
Another thing, and only one other,

Another thing, and only one other,
will say. All books are properly the
record of the history ofpast men; what
thoughts past men had in them; what
actions past men did-the summary OF
all books whatsoever lies there. 1t is
on this ground that the class of books
specific lily named history can be safely
recommended as the basis of all study
of books; the preliminary to all right
and full understanding of anything we
can expect to find in books. Past his
tory, and especially the past history OF
ones own native country-every body
may be advised to begin with that.
Let him study that faithfully; innumer-
able inquiries will branch out from it;
he has broad-beaten highway, from
which all the country is more or less
visible, there travelling, let him choose
where he will dwell.
Neither let mistakes and wrong di-
rections-of which every man in his
studies and elsewhere falls into may
discourage you. There is precious in
struction to be got by finding that we
are wrong. Let man try faithfully,
manfully, to be right, he will grow dai-
ly more and more right. 1t is, at bot
tom, the condition on which all men
have to cultivate themselves. Our very
walking is an incessant falling; falling
and catching of ourselves before we
come actually to the pavement; it is
emblcmatic Of all things a man does.
In conclusion, will remind ou
that it is not by books alone or by books
chiefly that man becomes in all points
man. Study to do faithfully whatso-
ever thing in your actual situation,
there and now, you find either express
y Or tacitIy laid to your charge; that
is your post; stand in it like true SOL
dier. Silently devour the many cha
grins Of LAS all human situations have
many; and see you aim net to quit it
without doing all that 1t, at least, re-
quired Of you. A man perfects him
self by work much more than reading.
They are growing kind of men that
can wisely combine the two things
wisely, valiantly, can do what is laid
to their hand in their present sphere,
and prepare themselves withal for do
ing other wider things, if suchlie before
them.
With many good wishes and encour-
agements, remain yours, sincerely,
THOMAS CARLYLE.
CHELSEA, 18th March, 1843.