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FACTS AGAINST THEORIES

Pins among the articles ins,anced By the Fr,s
Traders as exorbi,anty taxed BY the present Tariff
over so per cent. What has been the consequence
Are Pins dearer than they were under low duty p
BY no means, but the contrary. Although there are
but two or three Pin Manufactures in the Country,
the Oldest, of but nine years. standing, only made it's
first dividend last year, yet Pins cheaper now in
this country than before A gentleman whose name
is with us gives us striking illustration of this fact
He is the inventor of a machine to stick Pins in pa
pers, which does the work with great rapidt5, and
fnnciedhe might make spec. by luying Pins without
papers in England and sticking them on papers here
So he sent over to enquire the price and was surpri.
sed to find that he could buy Pins in papers at an
American factory cheap he could buy as good
Pins before sticking in England There are inferior
qualities to be bought cheaper in England bu, right
good article 81 cents pound there and he could
buy them for that here.
Sad Irons are set down in the Hardware Impor-
.er's Memorial taxed lao per cent BY the present
Tariff Let it go at that. They cost 4. cents per
pound in our market under the low Duties of 1884,
and they can now be bought here for 81 per pound
q reduction Of IS per cent. That horrible Tariff
seems to have odd way Of taxing our People.
Cut Nails were 4. cents in II; now cents
Shorels and Spades are 10 per cent lower than in
ls4l
Ares COLLINS q. Co.'S 10 per cent. cheaper; 9th.
/. ers, 10
Augers IRE 20 per cent cheaper than in Al.
Copper and Brass Wire are 10 per ct. cheaper.
Roll and Sheet Brass 10 per CT. cheaper.
Norfolk Latch.s, 20 per CT. cheaper than in Il.
britannia Table, Spoons 20 do.
Brass Headed ShoreiS and longs. Is do
Hollor Ware. same price as in Al.
Cut T'dckS, do.
Scyth's and SicHes 10 per ct. cheaper than in ~.
Plate and Hook Hinges, do.
Hooks and Staples, do
These are mainly the articles on which it 10 clam.
ored by the Evening Post, and nsnun,ed by the
Hardware VI mortal and the Journal of Commerce
that the Farmers are enormously Jared by the Tariff
to enrich the Manufacturers But every farmer who
remembers and thinks must know better. He mus
know that he buys them ms cheap as he ever did
when the duties were low. The duty is raised - Tri
bune
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-02-16
AN EXTINGU[SHER.

The suggestion that Mr.. Van Buren, might
possibly retire from the presidential contest,
has for few weeks lit up new hopes for loco
focoism. Demonstration were at once made
in various quarters in favor Of Cass, and our
opponents with one accord agreed that with
Van Buren, for candidate the contest was
hopeless. Even the True Democrat has
broken ground, and correspondent, in
Wednesdays paper, after taking survey of
the field, comes 10 this conclusion: sunless
"some other candidate is presented, 1t seems
shut too probable that the combined ele-
"ments of dissatisfaction towards Mr.. Van
" Buren, would conspire to defeat him and
select Mr.. Clay" "As
can individual, would sooner see Mr.. Van
" Buren, reelected than any other man by
" him we fell, and by him should be glad
"to rise. But the signs of the times ore
"fraught with evil towards him. And ought
tive not as one man to join in placing Lewis
b" Cass in the breach, if thereby we can avert
"a dire calamity"
This is very sensible view of the subject,
and the question is well put; but, alas, what
availeth it Mr.. Van Buren, is Jeflersonian
democrat" few die, and none resign -
and he has given notice that if he declines a
nomination for the Presidency, it will be af-
ter this, sometime. The bare suggestion
has made him FESTIVE, and he has taken mea-
sures 10 put the matter at rest.
From the Richmond Enquirer.
We have seen letter from Mr. VAN BuREs him
self in the of which he refers TO the unfounded
report that he about to decline the contest for
the Presidency referred 10 in the preceding article
lie presumes that his friends too much accustomed
10 rnors and Interpretations to attach the slight
est importance 10 such an idle report.
This settles tho question. The issue is
now made up. Clay or Van Buren, And
within the circle ofour acquaintance, we hear
of no man, of either party, who does not
concur in the cony iclions Of the Democrats
correspondent that " the combined elements
"of dissatisfaction toward Mr.. Van Buren,
twill conspirc to defeat him and elect Mr.
Clay" And all the people say amen.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-02-16
THAT WING TARIFF How 1T "RUINS OUR
COMMERCE."

At the single Port Of New York in the dull month
of January, there was collected not quite 7'ro MI
lions Of Dollars! We must certainly go back TO the
Rcrcnue Tarfi'of 90 and % per cent. aa ra'orsm,
which in 1871 and 1912 produced some ID or IA mil.
lions per annum in the U1o'e Union!
The sum of 1876 600 paid as duty on the cargoes
OF three ships at Boston on Tuesday lasi.-I
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-02-16

STREET. FiGHr.-A fracas occurred on Yesterday
near the railroad depot, in which Mr. Fowler repor.
ter for the Globe, and MI Hart, a correspondent Of
the New York Evening Post with some one or two
Others. whose names could not hear. participated
Knives we're drawn and used, too ASH would seem
from the appearance Of the comhatans after the ARRAY
but nothing serious resulted from il. We have nal
learned whether the police have discharged their dnty
in he arrest Of heso dsIJrhers Of TIC pubic psscH
Hus,ias.oI (dWiai
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FRIDAY, February, 9.

FRIDAY, February,9.
Is SENATE Mr. Sturgeon presented petitions in fa-
vor of a ship canal around the falls of ST. Marys.
Mr. Henderson presented resolutions Of the Legisla.
turs Of New Jersey, nslrucling the Senators and
Representatives from that State 10 vote Tor the bill TO
refund q neral Jackson's fine.
The bill making appropriation for the Insane Asy-
lum of the District was taken up, debated and order
| ed TO be sngrossed for third reading.
Adjourned 10 Monday.
ls THE House., the Report of the Committee on
Elections coming up Mr. Thompson Of Miss. took the
floor AMI said that the question before ths House was
questioning his right 10 the floor, doubt
TO which he never entertained; but MS il ques-
ton of importance and which this House has
the judicial mower to decide, and from whose Iudg.
there appeal, il should be met in spin,
| of fairness. He contended that the Constitution gave
him right there and that the precedent which de-
cslon in favor of the law distrctng the States would
make, would be a dangerous one
Mr. Stephens believed the law disrictng the States
was constitutional, and that the States bound
| obey that law. This was h individual opinion bu,
the question before the tribunal TO which the
Coz sliiution has submitted this subject and by whose
! Judgment he was willing to abide.
| hessrs Brown, Payne Newton, and Hunt, took
| part in the discussion.
| Mr. Sykes, from the Committee on Enrolled bills
reported that the President had signed and approved
the bill making certain transfers of Naval appropria
| tons.
| The Speaker presented several Executive commune
cations, which were appropriately disposed OF.
Mr. c. J. Ingersol presented bill in relation to tn
Treaty between Portugal and the United States which
was read the first and second lime make the order O
the day for tomorrow, and the report and bill printed
! Adjourned.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-02-16
SENATE OF THE U. STATES.

The election to the U. S. Senate of Hon.
HENRY JOHNSON (Whig) from tho State of
Louisiana, in place of Hon. Alexander Por-
ter, (Whig( deceased, enables US to present
the following accurate and complete List Of
the members Of the Senate. This body
consists at present of 90 Wings and % Loco
focos, as follows:
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consists at present
focos, as follows

'S>oSs 10 'o''o""'
- S,-o,. ,t ,o,
"''oSe 'e'm' e1P'Te IN io4o'
- wings %. Locofocos 4.
Vermont, Sam'l Phelps. Maine, John Fairfield.
lhssa S, .Rufus Choate. Penns'd, d Sturgeon.
Il. Ldnd,John b Francis Ohio. ...B Tappan.
Conn - Wilmington Missouri, T H Benton.
y. YORK, n T. Iallmadge.
y. JersHW L Doyton;
N1ryrd W d Merrick.
Virgna, w Riyes.
lTssiss'i. ! Henderson.
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II SENATORS 1hose terms expire in ls4s.
Rehabilitation

sAspointsd by the Governor, but will proboby be
elected BY the Legslaure, or if not some other Loco
will be chosen.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-02-16

NJ, Evans concluded his rejoinder to Mr NC.
Duilie on the Revenue bill Of Mr. Med.
After an Executive Session, the Senate ad.
iourned.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13
CIRCULATE THE DOCUMENTS.
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

We have now in the course of prepa /,
ration series of TRACTS, by the popu-
ar author of the "OLIvER OLDsCHooL"
letters, designed for circulation among
the People. They will be compiled from
public documents and other authentic
sources, and will be issued monthly, or
ofiener. if necessary. Each tract will
contain eight pages octave, Except the
life OF CLAY and will be published at
the following rates, to single order:
For one hundred 81 90
For five hundred 4 so
For one thousand 8 90
For five thousand 30 90
And at that rate for a larger number.
The first of the Series will be LIFE
OF HENRY CLAY, by "OLIvER OLD
SCHOOL," in 16 pages. and will be pub
lished about the 10th of January, at douS
BILE the above rates.
Orders, enclosing the money, or from a
known responsible source, addressed to
the undersigned. publisher of the Wing
Standard, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue
and 10Th ST., Washington, will be pune
tually attended to.
JOHN T. TOWERS.
GEditors of Wing newspapers, thro'
out the country will please copy the
bove; the favor will be reciprocated.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13
Foreman of the Grand Jury"
o. James K. Folks opinions, on tn

" James X. Folks opinions, on the
subject of encouraging and protecting
American labor and industry, against for
eign competition, and on the distribution
of the avails Of the public lands among
the several States. Keep it before the
people that the farmers, the laborers, the
mechanics, and the manufacturers of the
country may know, that James K. Polk
is the friend and advocate Of foreign la
Dor, and foreign interests-that Henry
Clay is the friend and advocate of Amer
lean labor and American interests; and
that in this consists the difference in their
political creeds and principles. The is-
sue is joined. We go for the American
side. Henry Clay, and certain victory
Let those that please 60 for the British
side ard j. X. Polk and we will insure
them as sound drubbing as they catched
in 1910.
Extract from speech delivered by MIR.
Polk, to the people of Madison end the
adjoining counties, in Tennessee, OH
the Sd Of April, 1913:
"The difference between the course OF,
the political party with which he (Mr.
Milton Brown acts and myself is, whilst
they are the advocates Of distribution and
a Protective Iar1-measures ,ohich l
consider ruinous 10 the Interests of the
country. and especially to the int, ests of
the planting States-I haze steadily and
at all times opposed BOTH" {,
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13

o. If we were called upon to give, il
The most fcrcible and comprehensive man
uer and terms in our power; an exem
plification Of whatever is rotten and COR
rupt in princip'e--mean, grovelliDg, low
lived and despicable in practice, we know
ofno mode in which we could so fully ant
perfectly accomplish the object as to poin
our interrogation to the conduct of the lea
ding organs aud advocates of Locofoco
ism on the question of the Tariff of 1912
and the policy of protecting the labor and
industry Of our own citizens against the
ruinous effects OF foreign competition
After having opposed with all their pow
er, the passage Of the Tariff act of 1912,
and Denounced it when passed in every
conceivable form of expression, of which
the English language is susceptible, such
as the accused Black Wing Tariff,
a 4" law TO rob the poor,to enrich the lords
oil the loom-to make the poor poorer and
the rich richer" and spending more than
half the session of Congress now about TO
adjourn, in the most desperate efforts TO
repeal it. We now see the mean and
sonlless cravens, almost before the ink is
dry with which their curses of the Law
and its Wing authors have been proclai-
med TO the world, laboriDg to cheat The
public into the belief, that their unknown
candidate, ]. X. Polk, is in favor of the
Wing policy Of protection.
The Free Press after allowing its Lo-
cofoco wrath to fairly boil over, in the
most bitter and unmeasured denuncIations
of the measure for months, and years,
becoming alarmed at the growing popu-
larity of the protective policy with the
people, now asserts with truly character
istic impudence and disregard Of truth,
that their unknown candidate and Henry
Clay stand alike on the Tariff question.
Such false and base attempts to impose on
The public. shows the desperation to which
they are driven, but it can produce no
other effect. Mr.. Polk is too palpa5ly
the candidate of Texas and Free trade, to
be palmed on the friends of American la
Dor, by such barefaced and unblushing
falsehoods.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13
LOOK OFT.

"Cdution is the Parent of Safety
\ N attack of the Piles may be positively
n prevented by using (when the preemto-
ry symptoms are felt the celebrated Hays
Lniment. There are more than one huud red
people in this city, aud in the Uni ted States
an immense number, who have suffered be-
beyond endurance by this dreadful complaint.
who keep them selves wholly free from attacks
by applying this Liniment when they felt any
symptoms of approach |; of this there is the
most perfect proof. None genuine without
the name of Comstock e. Co. written on the
wrapper. SOLOMON HAYS.
Sold at 81 Courtlandt street, N. Y. and at
Ypsilanti TEAL & ALIEN. :
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NIOTICE.-The Committee appointed

ATOTICE.-The Committee appointed
IN on July 4tli, 1843. have made arrange
ments for Sabbath school celebration Of the
ensuing fourth of July. The Superintendants.
Teachers, and Scholars, of all the Sabbath
Schools in the vicinity, are respectfully invi-
ted to meet at the Methodist Church in this
place, at half past 9 O'Clock, A. M: where 4
general address may be expected, and another
especially for the Scholars. After marching
to the grove and receiving refreshments, sew
eral addresses will be given.
]. FAIRCHfLD, Chan
JUSTICE MARSH, Sec'y. "
Ypslanti, June IL, 1874. n26.2w
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Fro,r the New York Courier.

J. Is. Polk PRESENTED BY GRAND JURY
The Locoloco papers, from the Argus 10 the
Plebeian, have thrown themselves into the
| most agonizing convultions over the fact that
Henry Clay has once given bonds before a
magistrate to protect Mr.. w. II. King from
challenging him to fight duel. A man in
this terrible position, could not be fit candi>
date for the Presidency. He had done moth
ing whatever, he had no intention of doing any
thing wrong but he was bound over for fear
MIR. King should challenge him. Now what
will the Argus and its co-workers say to the
fact that their accidental candidate, Mr.. James
, K. Polk, has been presented as nuisance by
the Grand Jury of a county in his own State !!
The circumstances were these. No one has
ever pretended that Mr.. Polk was modest
man, or at all backward in urging his own
claims to any Office in the gift of the people.
While Governor Of Tennessee, INSTEAD of atten>
ding to the duties OF the Office and acting under
the restraint which his position would have
imposed upon him If he had been man of the
slightest delcacy, he took occasion on the 4th
of July, 1S4O,at public meeting of the Loco
focos at Knoxville, Tenn. TO nominate himself
for reelection, and he forthwith proceeded
to open the campaign in person, and bring to
bear upon The issue all the gubernatorlal influ-
euce with which he was invested. The peo-
pie of that section thinking that this was not
part Of the duty tor which he had been elected,
expressed their censure very freely, and finally
the Grand Jury at the Sewer County Court
presented the Governor as follows -
1.-The Executive of our State, James Il.
Polk, instead OF being found at his post execu-
ting the laws, devising means OF improveing
the deplorable condition of the country, and of
restoreing it to the prosperity it has lost-he,
our Governor, is found traversing the State,
conducting an elec pioneering campaign. for
the elevation of others, and to keep in train the
system which is so oppressive, and in power,
the rulers who ask for power at such price.
"This we present as most serious grew
ance, dereliction of duty, in one who ough;
to be high funct;onary-an evil example TO
others who may be prompted to do the like,
and which in the end will prove the overthrow
of our free Institutions, &c. &c.
JAMES SEATON,
Foreman of the Grand Jury"
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13
THE LOCOFOCO RATIFICATION GA.
THERING OF THE 18th INST.

After ten days preparation, in which
the desperate and incurable Locofocos Of
our village, put forth all their power
and energies. to arouse the despondlng
spirits of their party, TO something like a
show of approval of the nominations for
President and Vice President by the Bal
timore Convention of the 9th of May
the performance turned out, to be but The
legitimate counterpart of an illegItImate
paternity. Like the Baltimore Conven-
ton il was total failure as TO all the pub.
lie expected of it. There was not SIN
Gle particular in which it met the expec-
rations of friends or opponents. Though
the day was favorable, and the gathering
had been postponed some ten days to take
advantage of special township meeting,
called for the transaction of town busi-
ness, the expresses had been sent to all the
surrounding towns and villages in and
out ofthe county and though Heralds had
proclaimed, that Gen. Cass, one OF the
shorn lions of Locofocoism, would be ex-
hibited on the occasion, the vast assem-
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not cut off imporiations. In other cords
he ras in faror of reducing the duties I'd
the rates Of the Compromise act sctere the
Wing Congress found them on The 3Oh
of June, 1872"
1.-THE South, and he with them, had
voted for the act of 1882 because it was
a reduction ofth rates of the act Of 1923,
though ~ no means so low as he would
have desired il to be; still il was the great
est reduction which could be obIa ned at
the time Of its passage"
"Ihe difference betUeen the course o
The political party nth ,chich he Mr.. Ml
ton Brown) acts and myself IS. rtilsi they
are the advocates of distribution and a
protectire Tariff. measures rhich I con-
slider ruinous TO The interests OF the coun-
try, and especially to the interests Of the
planting States-I haze steadily and at
all times opposed BOTH"
These extracts conclusively prove the
hostility of Col. Polk to the protective po-
licy. which he considers runous to the
country especially TO the planting States"
That is sufficient argument with him.
He therefore is now for " reducing the
duties 10 the rates under the complo-
mise act. where the Why Congress found
them on The Both June, 1872" and Gov.
Polk himself shows that " The tax on no
imported article was 10 exceed twenty
per cert. upon its value after the 30ih of
June, 1872" Then it is clearly seen
that he is for horizontal tariff of twenty
per cent. with determinations if any are
made) below even that rate.
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SIGNs.-The following votes on thu
question of The next President have beer
taken on the Central Railroad between
Detroit and this village, with the result:
respectively annexed:
Monday, June 10, Eastern train:
Clay, So Polk, 20; Birney, 4.
Tuesday, June IL, Western train /:
Clay, A /; Polk, 20; Birney, A.
Eastern train
Clay, 80; Polk, %; Birney, 6.
Wednesday, June IL, Western train:
Clay, 60 Polk, So; Birney, 6.
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GUARDIANS SALE.
NTATE OF MICHIGAN, Is &:
Washtenaw County.

ST Mass,s sa s's coua'y. SIS: -
Ry virtue of licence issued BY the Hon
Iudoe of Probate of the county of Washtenaw,
on the eight day of Juae instant, | shall cause
10 be sold on the tenth day of July next at one
of the clock in the afternoon of that day, At
the Tavern house Of Abel Hawkins, in the vii
Iage of Ypslanti, all the right. title and inter-
est of Liysnic Peter, minor heir of Monroe
Peter. late of the county of Wayne in said
State. deceased, in the following described
nremises. viz: The east half of the north
west quarter and the north west quarter of the
north west quarter of Section No. nine in
Township No. three South of Range No. ten
east containing one hundred and twenty acres.
Dated Ann Arbor. June 10, 1874.
ABIJAH HEWITT,
Guardian.
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AMOS KENDALL.

This miserable, disappointed, but fin.
ished hypocrite, this desperate bowling
wolf in sleeps clothing, this malignant
despicabls, broken-down politician, alias
the Pope supreme Of The Locofoco party
has been giving a lesson to the people oil
this Union, upon their immoral and wick
ed conduct in eIevating Gen. Harrison to
the Presidency in 1910! He! one ofthe
most corrupt and rotten souIed villains
that ever disgraced the councils Of any ma
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blage did no; a; any time exceed SIX hun.
dred all told, two hundred or more oil
whom we've wings that business or Curl
osity had attracted to the scene. The
speeches and doings were 10 keeping with
The whole farce. Gen. Cass tho loud
ly called for, and most urgently pressed,
much to his credit, declined attempting
any thing like making speech, for the
very sound and cogent reason, that he had
nothing to say. Messrs. McReynolds,
Wilson. Wildwood, Mundy, KngsIy and
st. Clair, each in turn, (and for brief
space) entertained the audience, with alb
orlve attempts at wit and railery, min
gled and interlarded with the usual repi-
tition of 1.-The democracy" the "demo-
cratic party" democratic principles"
&c. &c. with false and jesuitical mis-.
statement respecting the Tariff on wool
by MIR. KiDgsly which we shall notice
more fully hereafter. When TO demol-
ish effeclually and forever, the entire
Wing party. (and about The time OF the
commencement of Mr.. st. Clair's specify
it was suggested bysome one more shrswd
than the rest, that the cannon should be
waded with coon skin, which was no
sooner said than done. But 10 on the
application Of the torch, cooneys hyde
proved more than a match for Locofoco
artillery, bursting it into atoms and scat.
iering it 10 the winds. We regret that
Mr.. Sallyer, an honest mechanic of our
village was wounded by this explosion,
though it is thought the injury is no: dan
gerous. With this signal victory obtain.
ed by coonery, the immense gathering
yielding 10 sympathetic impulse burst
ed up in imitation of its conquered altl-
lery, leaving coonev master of the field,
and thus ended the farce,