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THE ISSUE FAIRLY MADE-PASS 1T
ROUND


The New York PIebeian, in an editorial arti-
Gle, places Mr.. Clay where he wants him. Sin favor
of the present tariff" hear what he says
g If we had the privilege Of defining the posi-
ton of Mr. Clay on the tariff, and he was COM
PEELED to adhere to that position we would give him
that which the Proiectionists of the North and
East are anxious he should assume-lhat is IN
favor Of the present tariff"
The New York Tribune gladly accepts the
issue, and says that " we proclaim that he, (Mr.
Clayo IS in favor of the present tariff" We join
the Tribune in this declaration, and make the
following extract from the last letter of Mr.. Clay
on the subject, dated June 20, 1874, as the au-
thority on which we do it:
IL have everywhere maintained that in adjust.
ing tariff for revenue, determinations ought to
be made for protection /; thai The tariff Of l642
has operated most 6enefcially, and that AM Ut
TERLY OPPOSED TO ITS REPEAL CLAY.
The Plebeian has gone further and given Us
Mr.. Folks opinion of the present tariff; he says:
The opinions of Gov. Polk do not require to
be changed to meet contingencies. Whether the
present tariff brings $lO,OOO,OOO or $5OOOO,OOO
annually, HE IS OPPOSED TO IT."
Here the declaration is openly made by our OPP
ponents /; and in proof of the correctness of the
above, we give an extract from the address of Mr..
Polk to the people of Tennessee, dated May %,
ls43
"Ihad steadily during the period l ,oas Rep
resentative in Congress been opposed TO a Protec-
tive Policy, as my recorded notes and published
speeches proUe. Since retired from Congress
had held the same opinions. In the present can
vass for Governor HAD AvowED MY OPPOSITION
TO THE TARIFF ACT OF THE LAST WIG Con-
GREss, as being highly PROTECTIVE in its charac-
ter"-JAMEs X. Polk
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THE CONSEQUENCE OF ANNEXATION.

THE CONSEQUENCE OF ANNEXATION.
The correspondence between Mr.. Green, our
Charge at Mexico and the Mexican Minister b.
canegra, published in the Madisonian of Saturday,
shows that that Government has abated nothing
from the position it assumed in August last in re-
ference to annexation. Mr.. Bocanegra explicitly
declares that war will be the consequence, as
every man of common sense must have FORE
seen. The official lies that have been propo-
gated to the effect that Mexico would be glad to
be rid Of Texas, and would rejoice at annexation,
have met with fiat refutation. But suppose it
had been otherwise. Suppose we had been able,
by dnt of mere bullying, to frighten Mexico into
acquiescence. Could anything have been more
dlsgraceful? anything more infamous! The Exc
cutive OF this nation but for the intervention of
the Senate, would have brought disgrace upon it,
as he has brought infamy upon himself. He has
planned and plotted an act of National piracy !;
more criminal and more base, because coward
ly, than any deed Of rllany perpetrated by out
laws upon the high seas-deeds which have
been expiated upon the gallows He would
have made war upon friendly neighbor for the
sake of ROBBING it. He with his unprincipled
and guilty advisers, Calhoun, McDufie, and
Walker, would have been responsible in the eyes
of enlightened Christendom, and of enlightened
posterity, for every drop of blood shed in such
war.
The following is an extract from Mr. Became
gra's reply to Mr.. Green:
Finally, the Charge d'Afaires assures Mex-
co that his Government is anxious for the ar
rangement OF all questions which can result from
TINS treaty, including that of boundaries, taking
1t Tor granted that the treaty is complete. The |
undersigned has express orders from the Pres-
dent OF the Republic to say, and to state in the
most distinct and express manner, that Mexico
has neither renowned, nor ought to renounce, and
consequently does not renounce, nor in any man.
cede in totally or in part its rights that its
firm and constant resolution has been, and lie, to
sustain the integrity and dignity of the nation
that this time, SO opportune for the reproduction
of its protests, he would offer them anew, one by
one but remarking especially on the one under
date of the 25th August, 1S43, in these words :
That The Government of Merico wW consider the
annexation of TEXAS TO The territory of the United
States as declaration Of aoar against the Merican
Republic"
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1t will be seen that this Babel-buder, with all
his vain confidence, has not presumed to place
North Carolina, Tennessee, or Georgia, among
the materials of his edifice. The Polktes must
ieel humiliation in being constrained to surrender
Mr.. Folks own terra frma-both the land of his
birth and his adoption. Is it because the people
in those States know him
They claim majority of nnety-one, counting
the three great States Of New York, Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio, which will most certainly go for
Mr.. Clay, together with Virginia, Louisiana, and
Michigan, which will probably 60 for him, not to
name Maine and Indiana, which may do likewise.
But suppose taco Of the three great States should
vote for Mr.. Clay, and, with the Locofoco admis
sions as to the remainder, he will be elected
Thus: Ohio has % electoral votes-Pennsylva-
mia 26-making together 40. If49 be taken from
1873, the vote claimed for Mr.. Polk, and added to
90, the number yielded to Mr.. Clay, the Wing
side will preponderate. Upon such an hypothesis
Mr.. Polk would count but 1874, while Mr.. Clay
would count l4l. The majority of Mr.. Clay
would be still greater if New York and Pennsyl-
vana, or New York and Ohio, be transferred to
the other side Or it would be sufficient to trans
fer Virginia and New York tolthe opposite side.
1t is thus apparent, that according to the cal
culations of the Locofocos themselves, they have
no chance of success without carrying three
States which will most certainly vote for Mr..
Clay.
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FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

BY the arrival of the schooner Delaware, Capt.
Guthrie, from Rio Grande ST. Pedro, in short
passage of 40 days, we are put in possession of
later dates, but find nothing of Importance The
war at Montevideo was raging tiercer than ever.
The country in the neIghborhood of Rio Grande
was, as usual, disturbed by insurrectionists.--
Hides were very scarce and high, and difficult to
obtain. The Delaware was in port 60 days with
out completing her cargo--N. Y. Tribune.
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T. w. DoRR.-The Providence Journal says ::
by Governor Fenner, praying for the pardon of
Thomas w. Dorr, now in confinement in the
State prison. 1t is not probably known to the
writer's that the Governor has no power to inter-
fere in the matter. The pardoning power in this
State is vested exclusively in the General AS
sembly, and any petitions for its exercise should
be addressed to that body"
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YANKEE INGENUITY.-It is stated in the Mon
treal Times, fact, that at several points along
the boundary which divides portion of the States
of New York and Vermont from Lower Canada,
Yankees have opened or established stores, which.
as we would say of neither side politicians, are
right on the fence-or, in other words they are
built one half on the American side and the other
half on the Canadian. In the Canadian half they
keep and sell such articles as are subject to an
American tariff and vice versa. In the American
side they store all the goods upon which the Ca
nadians impose tax.
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ACHALLENcE DEcLINED.-Mr. J. N. Reynolds
addressed the people of both parties in New Lon
don, Connecticut, on Saturday evening last Pre-.
viously public challenge had been sent out to
divide the time with any Locofoco in the town
who would be willing to meet him in debate
The challenge was not accepted, and Mr.. Rey-
nolds bad the field to himself
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MIR. CLAY.


ASHLAND, June %, IA.
Dear Sir: / have receiv-
ed your favor, stating that
our political opponents re-
present me as being a friend
of protection at the North,
and for free trade at the
South; and you desire an
expression of my opinion,
under my own hand, for the
purpose of correcting this
misrepresentation. / am a.
fraid that you will find the
effort vain to correct mis-
representations of me-
Those who choose to I'M
derstand my opinions can
have no difficulty in clearly
comprehending them. /
have repeatedly expressed
them as late as this spring,
and several times in an
swer to letters from Penn
sylvania. My opinions,
such as they are, have been
recently quite as freely ex-
pressed al the South as /
ever uttered them Mt the
North. I haze everywhere
maintained, that IN adjust
ing a Tariff for revenue,
determinations ought to be
made for Protection: THAT
THE TARIFF OF 1912 HAS
OPERATED MOST BENEFI-
cIALLY, and that l AM UT
TERLY OPPOSED TO
ITS REPEAL. These O.
pinions Were announced by
me at public meetings in
Alabama, Georgia, Charles
ton in South Carolina, North
Carolina, and in Virginia.
l am, respectfully, your
friend and ob't serv't,
HI. CLAY.
Mr.. FRED. J. Corr.
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FROM MALTA.

Capt. Champion, of the bark Smyrna, from NAL
ta informs us that the quarantine of five days,
which was formerly put upon all vessels from the
United States, under any circumstances. had been
taken off at the solicitation of the U. s. Consul,
and all American vessels, from any port in the u.
s. north of Baltimore, with clean bill of health,
have free entrance to the port. The above infor-
nation was given to Capt. Champion by Mr.. An
drews, the U. s. Consul at Malta, few days be-
fore the Smyrna sailed.-Ibid.
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WING CANDIDATE.-The Conferees of the
10Th Congressional District, composed of Wash
ington and Beaver counties, met at Florence on
Thursday last, and agreed unanimously to present
the name Of John H. Ewing, Esq, to the District
as the Wing nominee for election to the 29th
Congress- This result followed an arrangement
entered into at the last Conference, which settled
the principle of alienation for one term. Mr..
Dickey being the choice of Beaver county last
year, of course Washington county was entitled
to the choice this year, and that choice fell upon
Mr.. Ewing, and it could not have fallen upon one
more worthy and every way deserving. -Philad
Inquirer.
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NORTH CARoLINA.-We learn from the Nor
folk Herald that the Wings had a glorious rally
in Old Gates at the District Convention near
Gainesville, on Thursday. There were upwards
of two thousand present from the different coun-
ties of the district; much larger number than
the want of facilities of access. The finest spirit
prevailed, and the fire of 1910 burnt as brightly
as ever.
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The Iron Steamboat Hunter, now in course of
construction at Pittsburg for Lieut. Mclaughlin,
of the U. S. Navy, is nearly ready for launching.
The Pittsburg American pronounces her beau
tiful model, and says that the workmanship on
her will challenge comparison with any vessel of
the kind yet built in Europe or America.
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In Maryland, Elias Brown and David Stewart,
the former a Harrison Elector Of 1886, and the
latter one for 1910, in that State, are now doing
battle manfully in our behalf"
The above meets us in several Locofoco papers,
and we copy it from the Washington Spectator.
Mr.. Brown was one of the Harrison Electors in
1885, but deserted with Mr.. Calhoun in 1887, and
has ever since voted against the Wings. Mr..
Stewat WaS not Harrison Elector in 1910. Both
these gentlemen voted against the Wings at the
last election, one in Baltimore county, the other
in the city; and then, for the first time, the Wings
carried the county and obtained an overwhelming
majority in the city. We have no idea that their
voting against the Wings was the reason of the
Wing triumphs-but the fact that we did triumph
in the face of their opposition, proves that where
we lose one man, according to the results of the
election, we gain hundreds Bali Pat.
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JAMES X. Polk, alias LITTLE JENNY.
TO BE CONTINUED.

The LATE FLOODS IN ILLINOIS Ford
has issued an address to the people of Illinois, re-
out the State, on Saturday the 9th of the pre-
sent month, to obtain money, provisions, clothing,
and other necessares of life. for the sufferers by
the late flood
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A" eooD 'UN."-The following is from the Gin

A"GooD 'UN."--The following is from the Gin
cinnati Herald:
The news of the nomination by the Baltimore
Democratic Convention was taken to Frankfort
KY, by one Of the Wickliffes He met an old
acquaintance from neghborng county, Major
Williams an active and enthusiastic member of
the Democratic party Well, Major, have you
jor, /" who is it," "I'll bet you bottle of wine
You can't tell in ten guesses." Done," replied
the Major. He then began, Van Buren," No"
Calhoun :" No." "Cass % "No." "Dck
Johnson!" "No." Buchanan Z" "No"-
"Stewart? Z" "No." Well, I'm beat out is
it Benton or Slas Wright, or Woodbury., or Nc
Duffie?" None of these" swell, the wine is
yours but who haue they nominated I" "James
K. Polk" "James X Polk - swapping his fin
gers, the very man expected aoould gel IT,"
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AN OvERPLUs OF WHIGs.-The steamboat
Maryland, Capt. Taylor, which left the wharf last
night, for the grand Wing Mass Meeting at Den
ton, was completely crowded, and many DESTROYS
of going were unable to get on board This is
doing business in the old fashioned way.-BaAi-
more Patriot of yesterday
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MIR. POLK.

MIX. fOLk.
WINCHESTER, May %, '43.
To the People Of Tennessee:
The object which | had
IN proposing to GOVERNOR
JONES, at Carrollville, on
the 18th of April last, that
we should each write out
and publish our views and
opinions on the subject oil
the Tariff, was, that our re-
spectiUe positions might be
distinctly knoaon and under
stood By the People. That
my opinions were already
fully and distinctly known,
| could not doubt. l HAD
STEADILY DURING THE Pc
Rod ! WAS A REPREsEN-
TATIvE IN CONGRESS BEEN
OPPOSED TO A PROTECTIVE
POLICY, AS MY RECORDED
VOTES AND PUBLISHED
SPEECHES PROVE. Since /
retired from Congress | had
held the same opinions. In
the present convass for Go
vernon l HAD AVOWED
MY OPPOSITION TO
THE TARIFF ACT OF
THE LAST WING CON-
GRESS, as being highly
protective in its character
and not designed by its au-
thOrs as q reUenue measure.
/ had avowed my opinion
in my public speeches that
the interests of the country
and especially of the pro-
ducing and exporting States
REQUIRED IT'S RE-
PEAL, and the restoration
of the principles of the
Compromise act of 1888.
JAMES X. POLK.
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The New Orleans Picayune of the 10th inst
says, duel took place on the 18th inst, as we
men. Shot guns, loaded each with three buck
shots, we're the weapons used AT the first fire
both parties were severely, if not dangerously,
wounded
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HIN. VIM G. RIvEs.-We believe we are au-
thorized in promising that this distinguished Sem
ator will attend the District Convention at How
ards Grove, either on the first day or the last.
His anticipation of guests from distance, on the
25th or 26th, alone restrains him from giving
positive pledge to the day.-Richmond Wing.
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Maj. L. H. Osgood, an officer of the army of
the last war, and who served through the whole
of it, has been removed from the Office of measurer
brook, editor Of Tyler Locofoco paper in Hart
ford, Connecticut, has been appointed to the Of
fce.-Boston atlas.
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ORANGE AND CATHOLIC Mons continued at last
dates, in Canada. The Toronto papers are full
of accounts OF their movements. The "Toronto
Examiner" of the 18th, describes at length the
extent Of these troubles, and gives accounts OF
arrests, &c.
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The Cincinnati Atlas is not at all surprised at
Mr. Folks uniform votes in Congress against the
old Revolutionary soldiers That paper thinks
him very nearly in the predcament of jealous
Locofoco in Pennsylvania, who, few days ago,
being asked whether he was going with the Wings,
replied, "No! d--n the Wings They hung my
grandfather in The Revolutionary ,uar."
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SANDs's SARsAPARILLA.-The modes of destroying
life have increased so rapidly that the votares of
do not have to consider how to murder men, but out
of the numberess methods invented, only puzzled
which to chose. Yet how much nobler is the art of
preservation than that of destructionthe science of
Hygeia than that Of Beona. Who would compare
the merits of Pairhan gun with those of Sands's
Sarsaparilla? The one is formed to destroy Gods
image the other to raise from the bed of pain and
restore it to pristine health and beauty! The is
the messenger Of death and other Of life Scrofula
and all the horrible forms of disease generated by inn
purites of the blood and imperfect secreons wheth-
er they be acute chronic, removed by this va
liable medicine, almost surely as human existence
from the cannon's mouth! All it is better to inves-
tgate and apply successfully the properties Of herbs
and plants on the earths surface than to dig into her
bosom for the means to destroy human life.
Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A. b.
& d. SANDS, Wholesale Druggists, 70 Fulton ST.,
New York. Price I'll per bottle; bottles for IS.
Agents for Washington city ROBERT FARM
HAM, Bookseller, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street and r.. S. PATTERSON, Druggist, cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street.
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W AS HIN G II ON.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY %, 1874
MARK THE DIFFERENCE!

The following letters from Mr.. CLAY and Mr.. Polk,
alike explicit and direct leave for further doubt
cavi to their relative position the Tariff. Let
every read for himself, and Judge who up
the standard.
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JOHN JONES'S WAR.

John Tyler, aided and abetted by Walker, Cal
houn, and Others attempted to annex Texas to
the Union somewhat upon the plan of operations
is to say, by - insinivation, not huster." They
tried the plan of negotiation, and were foled.
John Jones intends to make open war. He says !:
"Texas must and will be annexed to this coun.
try, even should force be necessary to accomplish
the object" And again he says:
"lf Texan blood be shed under such circum-
stances, that is, with the aid of British gold and
bayonets the capital of Mexico will fall in twelve
months afterwards, and England will find enough
to do to defend herself"
We shouldn't be surprised if the Duke of We'll
to loggerheads The Duke is too old now to
/" head " John Jones like he did Bonapar.e. 1t
would be fine joke if John Jones should head
him ard send him to st. Helena!
We have already had Sam Jones war in Flo
rida-why not John Jones war in Texas! The
difference betwixt Sam and John is as that be-
tween tweedledum and tweedledee /!
In the discussion upon the tariff in the Senate,
Mr.. McDufie said
"There is Senator (Mr. Simmons, from Rhode
Island,) sitting but two seats from me in the Sem
ate Chamber, who is manufacturer, and who
works up about as much cotton as | raise, and
who, as God is my Judge, derives greater ben
eft from the cotton raise and send to market,
than do myself"
Wouldn't sell it to him!
MEssRs BENTON AND McDuFFIE.-In his last
speech on the Texas treaty, in reply to Mr.. Nc
Duffie, Mr.. Benton said
The Senator from South Carolina compares the
rejected treaty to the slain Cesar, and gives it a
ghost, which is to meet me at some future day, as
the spectre met Brutus at Phillippi. accept the
and thank the Senator for it. It is
both classic and just for as Cesar was slain for
the good of his country, so has been this treaty
and as the spectre appeared at Phippi on the
side of the ambitious Antony, and the hypocrte
Octavlus, and against the patriot Brutus, SO would
the ghost OF this poor treaty, when it comes to
meet me, appear on the side of the President and |
his Secretary, and against the man who was strug-
CLING to save his country from their lawless de-
signs. But here the comparison must stop for |
can promise the ghost and his hackers that if the
nght goes against me at this new Phillippi, with |
winch am threatened, and the enemies of the |
american Union triumph over me, as the enemies |
" u Roman liberty triumphed over Brutus and
Cassius, shall not fall upon nv sword as Bruins
did, though Cassius be killed and RIM l. ,brorah
my own body; but l shall save it, and save nv
sell lot announcer day, and for another use-for the
day when the battle of the disunio, ne ,baso
States is to be fought-not with words, but with
ron-and for the hearts of the traitors Who annear
in arms against their country.
ORANGE AND CATHOLIC MoBs continued at last
Jata, in Capoda Tho Tnronto n,nor. - r. ~
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as LANE BACK, SIDE, &c.-Mutitudes are COM
planning of lame backs, side chest, and pain in the
muscles bowels Joints Sc sc. Now all these ills
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sale at the same place.
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THE PYRAMID /!

The following Locofoco pyramid OF States is
copied into the Globe without comment, from
which we infer that those States which are not
in the pyramid are yielded to the Wings:
From the " Sober Second Thought"
HURRAH FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PYRAMID |!
ONO %
MAINE 8
INDIANA IL
NEW YORK SO
ILLINOIS 9
VIRGIN II
"A L ABA M A
M c H G A N D
M 1 s o U r
"A A N s A D
IL U 1 8 A D
M S L P o
N w II AMPS HIRE b
S o Til CARO- LINA
N N s Y L v N i 20
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1873
Necessary to elect l30
To spare 40