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he President ia South Carolina Virginia Than the
opposition Of these Two gentlemen.
To Col Preston, Tor whom we have always been
disposed TO entertain the kindes regard, We have only
to say, that il he eau find anything amusing IN The
ton the country Of what he reports 10 be
fact that MIR Tyler has tried all expedents IN order
TO get nomination, why then, We can only say, that
he asss himself and bis auditors at the expense oil
truth The Government has been administered e1-
clusively as we believe for the benefit oi the coun-
try That Mr.. Tyler should desire the support OF all
patriots is both natural and proper but that he has
stopped from his high position IN order to accomplish
this, is utterly untrue. So far FROM MIR. Tylers be-
ing actuated by any improper motives, his whole de-
sire has been TO indicate his motives from all inJu-
riuus attacks.
The circumstance Of his being before the country
noo, prominently connected with the Presidency, Is
more owing to the good friends Of Col Preston, who
composed Gen. Harrison's Cabinet than TO any thing
else. The President submitted TO them, in So
Tenn FORM the question whether he should renouncc
all connection with the Presidency, upon sending in
his second veto of the Bank and Col. Preston must
be aware that they unanimously advised against it,
His friends then, have kept the President before the
country, and the People are taking it up in good
earnest and when the Democracy of the Union shall
make its full rally with Tyler Texas, and the Veoes
against Clay, Van Buren,, and England. we tell both
Mr.. Leigh and Col Preston, that their federal cohorts
will tremble throughout all their ranks.
VIII Col Preston am,ise the country by siding with
the opposition to "Texasf We shall see.
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ONE WORD TO SENATOR'S.

We would respectfully predict that such tide Of
popular favor has rarely been commanded by any
measure of the National Government will speedi-
ly attach to the Treaty of Annexation, now before
the Senate Fifty days will suffice to rouse up the
entire People of the Union in its behalf; and we
would warn those who aspire to positions Of dignity
and power in the future, not to leap without first
looking to see where they will land
Many evidences Of the peoples will" are neces-
sarily crowded out to-day. Tomorrow We shall
commence "the beginning of the enl"
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Lospos, Upper Canada April, %, 1914.
Hon. G. A. WIcsLrprr,

LosDos, Upper Canada,) April, %, 1874
STA have the happiness to inform you that |
have at length succeeded in capturing Thornton II.
Freeman the sb.oonding mail robber OF Carol ton,
Missouri, and will proceed to relate to you the course
pursued; for consider II quite triumph over his
friends, who made use Of every sxer,ion to advise
him OF his danger.
After my last Of 10Th inst from ST Louis, inform
ing you that the retreat OF Freeman had been di.
covered, by letters found upon his brother, pro-
cured certified copy Of the indictment against It.
II. Freeman, and wauap, from the u s. Circui,
Court directed to myself OF any Marshal in the Uni
ted States, for the purpose Of transferring him 10
Missouri, after he should be delivered across tn.
Canada line
consulted with Judge Catroa on the necessary
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COL. BENTON AND THE TEXAN CON
GRESS-A HOAX

The COL has written and published tco lie tiers in
reply to the written to him by the members of the
Texan Congress. The Col. says the original has not
yet come to hand and that he has only copy Of
il in print The original ieiH come to his hand
The Col has been made fool of. Last month was
.9pr The original is in hepossession ed distinguish
ed Virginia Senator -and has been for two three
months. Somebody has obtained copy, diree'edit to
Col. Benton, and SEMI il TO the Globe.
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VIRGINIA ELECTION.

After all, doubt whether the Wings will have
majority in the Legislature. The last Richmond
Wing says:
Z" But for the 'balky" District Of those balky
horses" Tyler Wise, Bsyly CO., the year had
been rendered famous by the humiliation Of Locoio-
ism in Virginia.
Bsyly is elected to Congress in Wise's District.
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The steamship Acadia was TO leave Boston Jcstsf'
day for Liverpool. Ninety passenger we're booked
on Tuesday
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"Nr. Clay TO Mr.. Poinsefi-Eriract.
DEPsRrMrsr OF STATE,
w sshInptop. March Dc lSll-

Some difficulties may possibly hereafter sri.e be-
tween the t~o countries from IN. line thus agreed
upon, against which It would be desirable now to
guard, II practicable and as the Government of
Mexc may be supposed not to have any disincIina-
ton 10 The fxs,ion Of new line which would me-
those difiiouies, the President wishes Won 10
sound It on that subject and TO avail Yourself Of a
favorable disposition, n YOU should find H. TO effect
that object The line Of he Sabine approaches GU,
great Western mart nearer than could be wished
PERHAPS the Mexican Government may not be unvil-
ling 10 .siabl sh that of the Rio Brassos de Dos or
the Rio Colorado or the Snow mountains or the
Rio del Norie IN leu oft b. the sgi eed line por-
tons OF both the Red rver and branches Of the Ar
kansas are thrown on the Mexican side and The nav,
iaa'on Of both those rivers, as well as that Of the
SABINE, Is made common To the respective
Of The two countries When the countries adiace nj
10 those waters shall cone 10 be hckly inhabited col
hsions and mIsund rstandings may arise from the
community thus established, in the use other psyi-
cation, which II would be well now to preysnt II
The hoe ~,re 40 altered to throw stoge her on one
side Red rvsr spd Akansas and their respective trl
utsry streams, and the line on the Sabine were re-
moved farther vest, al causes Of future collision
would be prevented. The Government Of Mckee
msy have motive for such alienation Of the line
80 here proposed in the fact that 1t would have The
effect Of placing the city of Mexico nearer the centre
of its territories. II the line were so chanued the
greater part, II not the whole of the powerful rsI-
IKE, and turbulent Indian nation Of the Camsnches
would be thrown on The side OF tn. United States
and as an equivalent Tor the proposed cesson of ter
rlioy hey would s,puste to restrain as far as prsc
ho.be, the Camsnches from Committing hos,iIiiies
and Expectations upon the Territories and p.opl.
whether Indian. OF otherrise, OF Mexico"
From the foregoing we learn that Mr.. Poinsett
"was to avail himself OF favorable disposition, II
you the) should find it 10 efeet that objee-the ces
sion Of Texas. 1t Is not contingent upon the assent
Of Spain, or her acknowledgment Of Mexican indie
pendenoe, but 10 seize the first favorable moment
Nor had MIR Clay any reason whatever to hope for the
assent OF Spain or the acknowledgment by her Of
Mexican independence.
The reason given by yourself for di.regarding IN.
rights of Spain, was that Mexico, being irr.trie,,.
bly, lost to her." her rights could not b, affected by IN,
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In THOSE THINGS WINCH ARE ESSENTIAL LET rhEhh
NE usIrY-Is NON ESSENTIALS, LIBERTY AND IN ALL
THINGS cuARIrY.--iigtsfsa
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For the Woodstock Age.

ToI 'Hc NuoustoCh age,
ruNE-The good old days Of .ddam and Ere
A LOCOfOCO SONG.
Times ain now as they used to was been
Folks don't feel now, us they used to feel then
In the good old days when Martin Van;
Ruled over the land like an honest man,
And none but thieves, could his reign deride
Oh, then were the days Of The peoples pride;
Oh, dear! the people grleve,
For the good old days of Adam and Eve.
Rogues amt now where they used to was been
They couldn't get leat of an office then;
But now they sit in the highest places,
And spit. with sheer, in patriots faces,
And KNIVES and gamblers rule the day,
From Bella Badger to Henry Clay.
Oh, deal the people grleve,
For the good old days Of Adam and Eve.
The Feds don't bet now as they used 10 bet then;
they don't brag now rs they used to brag then
When in every Stale they thought it pretty sarlin,
they'd get the folks drunk To vote against Martin,
But now they think the things pretty plain,
They're going straight to the devil again;
For oh, they see the people grleve,
For The good old days Of Adam and Eve.
Things don't 90 now, as they used to 90 when
The pipe laying party were lying low then,
When thieves and robbers dlsgraced The naliun,-
Couldn't look in the C,ce of The Administration;
Md now The people, without any Joke
Are cracking away for James X Polk
Oh, dear! how the people grieve,
For the good old days of Adam and Eve,
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Protection is involved, between The two candidates
Is this: Mr.. Polk believes that it is the duty of
the government TO extend all the protection in its
power, TO all branches Of American Industry,
while MIR Clay believes there is emo necessity for
Protection" in general, and that Agriculture in
particular, does not need it.
No honest coon, who is acquainted with the
opinions of both candidates, will claim for Mr.
Clay friendly regard for the present tariff, with
all It's "excesses" and "defecls,' nor for any
other than horizontal tariff of 20 per cent
Nor will any such have the efrontery 10 charge
MIR Polk with entertaining opinions inimicaI to the
interests of farmers or others, knowing that his
views are decidedly more favorable 10 their inter.
ess than those of his rival.
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THE COONS AND THE TARIFF.

Grown desperate by the fearful odds with which
they are forced 10 contend, the coons have
discarded all honorable weapons, and conscious
that final success at the polls, if attained at all
must be attained by fraud. they still persist in
their efforts TO deceive their readers into the
belief that Mr. Polk is less friendly TO the interests
of the Farmers, Mechanics, and laboIing men Of
the North Than Mr.. Clay.
When coInered, and forced to produce their
proof. in supper, oftheir charge, they refer to u
letter written by Mr. Polk, in which he Processes 10
hold the Compromise Act Of 1888 in higher
estimation than he holds the tariff law Of 1912.
Well. what are Mr. Clay's opinions of the
COMPROMISE Act 10 his speech at Hanover,
delivered June 27, 1910, he says:
The question cahnot be, ought not to
be one OF principle, but of measure and
degree. aiop that Of the compromise
act, not because that act is irrepealabe,
but because it met with the sanction Of
the nation. Stability, with moderate and
certain protection, is far more important
than instability, the necessary conse-
quence of high protection. BIT the pro-
tectiOn of the compromise act will be ade-
quate in most, if not as to all, interests,
the twenty per cent which it stipulates,
cash duties, home valuations, and the
list Of free articles inserted in the act for
the particular advantag of the manuiactu-
rer, wiH insure, thrust, sufficient protec-
ton.
! In subsequent speech made at Columbus, Ga.
Mr. Clay says:
brought forward the Compromise Act,
and aided in its passage. In my suisse
quent life ! hare adhrtd to its provisions,
and shall do so in future.
If then it be heresy in the estimation of the
coons 10 express preference for that act, why do
they not direct their analhemas at Mr. Clay, the
arch. hereto who introduced that Act, and aided
in its Passage' He has pledged himselfto adhere
10 its principles in future, while Mr.. Polk has
barely expressed himself in favor Of restoring il
why do they not warn The Farmers and Nechan..
les to beware of supporting Mr.. Clay They
forget apparently that eve.y shaft they aim at Mr.
Polk, is sure to hit their own candidate, who Is
much the more vulnerable of the two.
The only difference, so Gar as the principle Of
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NUMBER 22l.

drawn up by Henry Clay himself And who does
not recoect the groans of the Wing party when
Tyler vetoed that bill All, facts are stubborn
things We should like 10 put the question to
Mr., Marsh and have his answer, not as politician
or stump orator, but as truthful citizen and man
of honor, with reputation at stake if he does mol
firmly believe that should Henry Clay be President,
a National Bank will be established. Under such
circumstances, his answer would be satisfactory.
Burlington True Democrat.
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A MISERABLE SNEAK.

Not long since The editor OF the Middle
bury Galaxy, a coon paper of the meanest
and most despisable STAMP, contained the
following in relation to US;
~The Spirit of the Age, has under its
editorial head The following remark which
it attributes to Mr. Clay.
Agriculture needs no professionalism
ry clay.
This is the sentiment said to have been
uttered by MIR Clay as his own. We pro-
nounce it false, and the editor of the Age
knows it, We challenge him to produce
the speech containing it. Until he does he
stands forth deceiver of men, a calumnia-
tor and traducer.
In the Age of July 18th, we published
the following;
twill readily be seen that the charge
here made against us by the editor of the
Galaxy is OF character rather too grave
and expressed IN language rather to per-
sonally offensive 10 be allowed to pass unIo-
liced.
We therefore take occasion to refer the
editor of the Galaxy to Greedy and McEI-
ralh's edition of "lhe Life and speeches of
Henry Clay" and demand of hun that he
publlshlhe sentence commencing, "AgricuI.
ture wants &c, lwenly.lhrd line from the
top OF the lo5lh page, vol /, accompanied
wnh this article, including the extract from
his paper, as here quoted above.
Well, what does this beautiful specimen
of coon, this lover ofjuslce) (Which love
he has so emnenty displayed towards Mr.
Barber who dug the poor creature from
the ditch and made of him all of the little
there Is Of him, what does this fellow say
about the malterl not a word lie sneaks
out OF the contest leaving his charge stand
ing against us! This is coon iarness-coon
justice. But lest our friends in Addison
county should not be able to ascertain
what Clay did say in his speech, to which
we referred, we will give his words.
The sentiment we have attributed to
MIR Clay may be found in his speech on
protection to home industry, in Gree
ly and Mc'Elrath's life and speeches of
Clay page LOO vol. |, in these words:
AGRICULTURE wants but lit
tie or NO Protection against
the regulations of foreign
powers.
Besides this the following may be found
in Mr. Clay's letter to Messrs Cameron
s Fall, Publishers of the Penn. Agricul-
turallst, dated Ashland, Aug. 1913, re-
published in the N. Y. Tribune, Aug. o6,
l84I.
"Owing to the peculiar position of the
United States, agriculture requires Jut
HttIe protcct;on, anil THAT confined to
fcm branches of it,"
We do not expect anything like justice
from coon papers, but, it may be well
enough, now and then, to show up their
rascalty.
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For the Ace.
roT tue age
THE DESERTED GRAVE.

|
Aiar in the innermost depths of a cline,
Where voices endearing are heard
But in ruslling bOugh, and the lake waves chime,
And the mimic of wildwood bird,
When summer from bowers of verdure had flown,
And left but her tears TO iIIumne the gloom,
| stood with conlempatve musings, alone,
Where kindred signs broke not, where silent I'M
known
In loneesL spot was a tomb,
The oak, embemalc of man, ele subdped
| BY Fa;e's memorable rod,
And tn, wild grape, enlwining fantastic and rude
Ger Swallowed the gloomy abode;
heard but the hum of the whispering gale,
And The langud reply, as of Nature in woe,
thought of the tears that orce fell, and the wall
OF kindred Humanity, lovely and pale,
O'er him who was sleeping below,
Transfxed DER morlality's silent decay,
A spell-chaln my spirit had bound,
unused DER The ills of lIe's periIous day,
The woes that encircIeG around,
ilo" oTlShl edcn Illusion, chch VISION now fir,
When Hopes inspiration is vivid aud high,
Yet bright as the meteor's huttelng glare,
Which gows but TO sink in the vale of despair,
Like the wane of the spirll-lit eye!
Till day from his azure, bewiIdered had gone
Like monarch whose glory is fled,
| lingering stood DER morlaily's son,
As lost to the world and as dead,
The fern owl her descant unseemly had told
And the prai!e-woll howed from his runous
grot,
The sun Humid mist, like banner unrCed,
Had vanished in silence, disrobed Of its gold
turned from the desolale spot.
o! what recks the spirit So buoyant and free,
Where its tenantess ruins remain
Though laid in the lOwest vaults Of the sea,
Or by the bright stream of the plain!
The stone that rehearscs the mourner's sad lay
No echo can wake in the hush of that breast,
The adamant even itself, shall decay,
The mourner shall pass as a vision away,
o, heed not the place of his rest!
A. A. n.
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JAMES X. POLK SAYS.

81 AM OPPOSED TO A TARIFF FOR PRO-
TEcTIoN"-I HAVE AT ALL TIMES
BEEN OPPOSED TO THE PROTEC-
TIVE POLICY"
These sayings will prove Folks polti-
cal death-knelI No sophistry can change
them. They are plain aud distinct; and
they will be kept before the eople.-lNid-
dlebmy Galdry.
HENRY CLAY SAYS,
In his speech in the Senate of the u.
S. on the 2lst January. l842, in reply
to Mr. Woodbury., on the Treasury Note
Bill-reported for the Washington Ma
tionai MteMgencr:
Garry ou, the principles of the complmise act.
Look to revenue alone for the support of Govern
ment. Do not raise the question of protection,
which had hoped had been put 10 rest. There
is no necessity Of protection, FOR protection"
The fairness ofthc Galaxy is beautiful
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ly exempltied in the first extract quoted
above. 81 am opposed to Tariff for
protection-MERELY, AND NOT FOR
REVENUE" are Gov. Folks words!
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For the Woodstock Age.
THE HICKORY TREE.

lt'E i1lChoNf ikEE.
song of the tree the brave old tree,
who has stood in the land so long,
Here's health and renown 10 his broad green crown
And its aims so stout and strong,
There is fear in his lrown when the sun goes down
And The fire in the west fades out
And he showeih his might in the wild midnight,
When the storms through his branches shout.
Then sing 10 the rec, OLD IIIcKoRY,
Who stands in his pride alone;
And long live he hale green Tree
When The coward Ash is gone.
In The bloody day when the wild afTiay,
On our Southern border broke,
Ills branches high agains, the sky
Were seen through the battle smoke
And his calm clear eye when the storm went BY
Saw the foeman's bendcd knee,
And the British how'd meath sui phur cloud
To the stout OLD HIcKoRY FREE.
Then sing, &c,
And still that tree as proud and free
Waves over the Union yet,
And still in the earth that gave i, birth
It's roots are firmly set,
And far TO the North where the storm comes forth,
And far to The Southern wave,
Alolt its crest where the storm clouds rest,
Is best by the fee and brave.
Then sing, &c.
Then se"d the glad song from Maine along
TO The shore Of the Southern sea-,
And lie, the shout ring merrily out
IL u ih'ee cheers for The Hickory Tree,
And while we raise our shouts IN praise,
or the tree that is worn and old,
BE our voices strung for The hale aud young
As It's leaves TO the light unfold,
Tne" shout for the tree, YOUNG HIcKoRY!
With the tall and the IordIy head,
And long live he glorious tree,
When the coward .4Sh is dead.
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I)OlDGING.

"Mr. Marsh spoke briefly but fully on the
subject Of a national currency denied that the
establishment Of II national bank on the basis Of
the old U. 5. Bank, was the Issue TO be determined
by the event Of the present contest" PrOceef-
ings Of Frdnkiia Co. Contention, as copied from
81. Albums Uhig) Messenger.
We have only 10 regret that Mr.. Marsh should
have shown himself SO foolish or so false, as TO
say any such thing. But we were prepared for
this. 1h, is 10 be the game during the whole
campaign. even as in the campaign Of 1910.
Every body recollecis that Wing banners were
then displayed, bearing the motto, NO United
STATES Bank Nevertheless, one Of their first
measures was bill establishing National Bank.
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ave have challenged the Sentinel and True
Democrat To show that Mr. Polk ever gave a vote
or uttered n sentiment, prior TO his nomination To
the Presidency, favorable TO u protective tariff"
Bur. Fee Press.
Hold sir! We accept the challenge. Henry
Clay, says the Free Press, is the Father Of the
Protective System. Ills whole life has been spent
continues tina, pattern Of truth, in advocating the
doctrine of protection Admitted, for the sake of
the argument. What is the evidence, Come
stand up,o the rack until we clsen you on this
pon What other evidence have you tina, Henry
Clay is the Father Of protection, Than that he
voted for the COMPROMISE Bill. RecolIect that
he voted against the bill of 1928, and pronounced
it bill Of denominations. Recolect farther that
he voted against the bill Of 1882, because it was
merely modification of The bill of 1928, and too
high for him. Aud finally, recollect, that to
conriIiae and allay Southern feeling. he then
brought forward the compromise bill, for which
he voted, and for whrh and which only. he is
now styled The Father of The American system.
The Free Press, Of course will deny these
premises unless we prove them. Here is the
eydence:-
After ms return 10 Congress in 1882, my efforts
rere directed 10 the modification and REDuc-
rIoN Of The rates Of duty contained in The act Of
1928 The act Of 1882 greatly reduced and mod
flied them, and the act Of 1898, commonly called
the Compromise Act, still further reduced and
modified them. The act which passed at the en-
ira session of 1871 which supported, was con-
fined to free articles. | had resigned my seat in
the Senate when the act Of 1912 passed" "If
there be any EXCESSES OR DEFECTS in it,
(of which have not here the means Of Judging
THEY OUGHT TO BE CORRECTED"
Claws letter 10 f. S. Bronson Of Georgia,
patel Oct, 10, 1913.
Now for the argument. Mr. Clay for voting
ror the Compromise Bill is STYLED The Father Of
Protection. Jamss K. Polk roiei for the
Compromise Bill. Stand up, Mr.. Free Press
aud announce the inference. Is not James X.
Polk, il not the Father, at least the friend Of
Protection! Sill farther. Henry Clay voted
against the tariff Bill Of 80. which was a higher
tariff than the Compromise Bill, as we have Just
shown by Mr.. Gays own words Jane. X
Polk voted for it. Tell US the inference again,
candid reader. Can il be lodged, can it he
avoided, il it not irresistible, that James X
Polk not only did vote two occasions IN favor Of
protection, but that he, having voted for higher
tariff than Henry Clay, and one which Clay
refused 10 vote lis il not we say established
beyond even the possibility Of cavil, that JAMES
X Polk IS more Of Tariff man than Henry
Clayi-- True Dea