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much as des red TO have ,uade A a ,nemher
of the C"n,hiuee of Mays and Means If The
House ot Representatives, gave my assent la a
bill reported by that cuiini,ep in December. 1899
and making alS, Determinations in the iiur,r,a
ton ot the duties which it propusPs. Tina, hill
did not pass hut vas superseded by the bill com.
nonly called the Compromise bill. for which va.
ted. This was the law mhen the WHY Con:
gresS came into power,' BY the tariff act of 80 IN
August. 1872, the compromise ac4 was violated
and repealed. am in iavnr nf repeating Iha, act
and restoring the compromise tariff act of March
Z, 1888. hy which M article was after the 3Oth
June, 1912, TO be subject 10 a duty higher than
20 per cent
In my judgement it is The duty of the govern
ment I" extend. as far as NAV he practicable do
81 ny It's revenue laws aud all nIher means within
lis power, fair and just protection To all the great
interests of the Union. embracing agriculture.
manufactures the mechanic arts commerce.. and
navigation. ! am in favor of restoring The cum
promise act of 1883 believing. as do that the
incidental protection afforded nv the 20 per cent,
duty, especially, when paid in cash and on the
home valuation. will aft rd sufficient protection To
the manufacturers, and all that they ought Ia de
sire or To which they entitled | heartily
approve the resolutions upon this subject, passed
by the Democratic National Convention lately as
scrubbed AT Baltimore
am, with great respect. dear sir,
Your uhedent servant
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From the Dublin Nation.
The IRISH EMIGRANT.
AIR" The Dear Irish Boy."

An outcast away DER the mountain wander
ne last view take 0f roy cot from the brow
Anu never my heart of that cottage was fonder
, 1Sor deaIer the scenes of chiidboof than novv
below eve IN the valley almost can number
inc pro9d village oaks that the old church. ward
"here, Tor ages, the bones of my fore sthers Stun,
And beneath the green shamrocks my first love
7ut mo banish'd afar, in foreign land roaming
,Vr nash'd ny tho winds a yet unknown shore
SIC those lOv'd in the sbad g of the zloamino
ana hrar songs Of home in the grey oceans roar
ny the light OF the moon, when the weird breezes
playing
., Seem spirits wailing along the loud main
HI the gems OH the robes Of the night are deosv
ing,
I'll weep for thee. Erin, beloved in vain.
III.
Heartbroken, MoUotvneeni leave thee II, sorrovz
No moro, never more, thy rich vales 10 beboId :.
The stormy Atlantic shall bear me To. morrow
And dash its cold spray on A bosom "a cold
III lean DER the ship that they wos't see me weep.
The roar of the waves and remerni rance shall
aid
And I'll think that see Cd ehurc h.ysrd, where
sleeping
Beneath the green SIAN Ocks. my srst iovo 4.
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Love AND RELIoIoN.-A medical student of
Berlin. lately fell in love with the daughter Of
the lady at whose house he lodged his passion
was warmly returned. But there was an in
snrm"nntahle obstacle to their union, in the fact
at the lady being Protestant Christian. and the
gentleman "a jew Business called the youth
|" Breslan; and when he had been there a few
Gays, he received letter from his mistress couch.
ed in the following terms:
My Dear Friend The difficulties which
have 81 long stood in the way of our marriage
haye been put an end TO. and by the intervention
at your good angel, as yon have so often called
your faithful Minna, who yesterday became a
Jewess'' =
Scarcely had this letter been despatched, when
us writer received one from her lover, dated
Breslan, and To the following Effect
:" My Dear Minna The obstacle which nre.
Sented itself To our union, in the unfortunate diff
erence IN our religious faiths, no longer exists
and shall hasten to complete our mutual felici-
y IL yesterday became Christian
How the lnvers conrived to get over This new
dilemma is not recorded ~
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NEVER DEsPTsE Your EmYi"-This in
useful maxim in war. and it is too frequently
forgotten by The gasconading heroes, whose bra
very consists in mere words. In the present con-
Test win Mexico, the United States should NOT
rely on the supposed weakness of Mexico, but
sn""id act with PT"mptness vgor and energy
No half way measures should be relied on 0Sf
Louis JNe,o Era.
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From the Richmond Enquirer.
ECHO TO RICHMOND.

The press in The State have taken IN the sinh
jrct at general Education in right gnud earnest.
As specimen of he spirit in which the editorial
organs of the different portions If the Stale res
pond 10 the appeal of the metropolis, We make
few extracts:
From the the Charlestown Jefferson CO. y Spirit
of Jefferson I
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SOMETHING NEW.

new water pr'"f cloth is made Of equal PARTS
ct isngass. alum. soap. and water snllirien, To dis
S"lve each separately; then mix The solutiun
Undue the cloth with This an the wrong side dry
aud brush the cl",h well. first with dry brush,
and then. lightly. with n vet one
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WHERE DID THE BRITISH Col NJ,
GO TO2

The progress Of recriDiDatiOn between the diff
feren sections of The whig party is likely to lead
To some pleasant and interesting. if not reputable.
developments. The last stage Of the prucepdinos
brings firth The follow ing accusation by the Even.
ing journal against the New York Express tisin
retaliation for the charge by the latter paper that
the former had received. and had not accounted
for, the contributions Of tie New York merchants.
placed IN lis hands Tor elecloneering purposes
1.-The Express proposes to couime is ef,rts.
and having thrown oh the restraint Of truth there
Is a wide fed open for its Operations. I, w,Il
not, how ever, 6nd US hanging abput TYLER far
place or patronage. II will not find us co1crro,n.
sing principles for Custom House or POST OfHce
dnppn5s. II III nol find Us Supportino TnwI.
or any other Loco Foco, against the views or nm,
friends. Nor will II fud us in Washinoion DOM,
dirty jobs TOR pay. Mr., aboue all. r nh G,J
US. ~ any one cOanected Irjh US. tnrbiu0 oInl
me C"pItoi, pa,d by Yorkshire Wooilen Mann
Jactpre's and Importers. secretly IN dpsfroy n
iarU ~ 'chich IRE proJess IN he Gdoocates -
W neither tie journal or the Express stucL
Longest to the Administration they helped to eject
aud What " comprises" for - dupplnvs." and
what . dirty j bs" either was gully OF. Tie pb
tic care very little about. But they will be- so,
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To regard the E,ct charged. iha, the editor of
Ing paper-i|e s,cntd IN crcul, ion in the U,
ipn-was secretly w"rkiuy, under BRUSH pay. 10
ieSiroy farm whlch he proie>sed 10 aavoca
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my dear D'ctor,' said youthful evaneelic to
an ola divine. is there any difference between
pnsey'sm and Pnppyism p 'Yes, SIR was the
answer pnppy'sm comes from dogmatism, but
pusey'SH' from catechsm
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The Gazette rej"ices that divers churches have
exconmunlca,ed members for no other crime than
Ohd Fellowship We would like to have the
e""o' opinion on a very important question con-
nected with this Church ostracis,p. viz Ia this
expulsion fr"m amnng the children of God tempo
rary or eternal? lf the latter we fear that tbnse
peculiar Christians who have taken anon them
selves such strict administration Of the affairs az
their Maker may very justly be hlame.i With I'M
Necessary Something's. We really cannot think
that belonging to an Odd Fellows Lodge should
subject g"d man 10 the disagreeable smell of
burnt birthstone. Pittsburg Ariel
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IRELAND "A public meeting was held in the
Mansion House. Dublin ON 'ruesI,v Las, Tia
Archbishop OF Duhlln in the chair. Ia urg,n,ze
subscription for the relief Of the sufferers AT One
nee.
AT meeting held a, Armagh for the purpose
"i recommending that place the site If the col
lege for Ulster. the Rgh, Rev DR.. Crully. r.
Z. Prinaie. spoke of the bill as having been
amended by government I'm the recumme nda ton
of The Roma" Catholic prelates in a manner =" cal
cuiaied Ia aiinrd general satisfaction" aud de-
claTed his willingness tn give the system fair trial
An IRISH Roman Catholic priest has projected
with the favor nf the Mexican goyerQI,ent. the
establishment Of an Irish colony on the bay of San
Fan francesca. California.
London Money .Muket--Wilmer & Smith
say The fluctuations between fine and rainy weaih
or which have prevailed during tins week have
affected the price of stocks; in fest, every move
m'nt at trade and commerce just now depends
IN The weather.
The last forty eight hours having been decided
iy good weather for harvest, the price of Consols
has slightly advanced, and closes--Cnnsols for
Money and the Account left off at SO To !, Three
per cents reduced 90 5 6 In T.
Liuerpoot Cotton Market for The
'reek ending August q. -Thruush ,u, the preat
er part of this week the market has been dull. and
rather lower prices have beep taken but vpsier
day and to-day there has been more business eln
ing and better rates have been obtained, hut still
it is difficult TO sell last weeks prices, although
we cannot make any change in the quotations =
Brazlls are dull of sale. but without chapue -
Egyptians are point lower sale has heen made
to-day of 900 bales al 6 i-Sd In Surats there
has h"en pre- ty gnud business doing at steady
prices. d 500 American, 500 Egyptian and
35O Srrat have been taken on speculation and
5000 American and 80 Surai fur EXPORT The
sales of the week amount To 80 .040 bales
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Why is 1T 1--WE are not apt to medde with
Government affairs hut there are so many and
such strong complaints made. at the retaining of
certain INSCRIPTIONS federasts in office, that we
depart from our general rule for once lVhy is il
that rrvilrr of General jackson and pedler of
C"tih Ha"dbilts, from the State Of New Hamp.
shire. and appointed under Sir Guilloiine Gran
ger, is srill retained in offce2 Cannot the Presi
dent find men to fill the important Offices in The
departments. who are Less obnoxious tn the party
II" tn" whole pr"ple2 Il the memory of Gen
jackson so snon lost that his revirrs must he
pampered with office2 and that too under him
we were won, I" cali Young Hickory! !"
IL is the Piilshurg Ariel that asks the above
significant questions Era.
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EXTENT OF TExAs.-An important, document
t'ou, The land office at Austin has been laid before
the Texas Convention. From it we learn tha,
the superficial extent Of Texas. as prised with
IN the limits defined by statute of the LIST Texan
Congress, comprises, in round numbers, S97. 600
square ,niles,or 254 2S4 l66 acres that The total
amount ct land issued by the varuus boards of
lard commissioners. 43. 543 $40 acres that thu
total amount of the ab-ve. recommended as r,md
and lawful claims is l9,2l2,2tl6 acres; issued by
tue department at war. as bounty and donation
claims. 100000 acres land scrp sold by The
Texan government. 1868, 7S7 acres; amount of la
gal claims to lands issued by Texas, 81. $50 9o3
acres amnnn, issued, and surpassed to be frsudu-
lent. "a .39l 764 acres; issued by the authorities
of Mexico. portion Of which is supposed TO be
Invalid, 22.0SO,0G0 acres and tina, the total =.
mount Z" 'he public domain subject To location and
unsurveyed, is 1871 1891 ,4O3 acres.
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sCJs Miss Lunisa Bnyden wnve. week before
last at the mills Of the Griswoliville Manufacture.
ing company in Cnlerainr. 2l42 yards of cotton
cloth and received for the same $3.50 Misses
Susan Stickney and Charlotte New comb wove in
the same time zoos yards each. and received for
the same 5000 each Misses Louisiana Brattnn
and Elvira Marcy in the same time 1914
yards each receiving for the same $500 pacn.
making lO.lOG yards of cloth woven by five hands
IN one week. Young farmers and mechanics he
fore you 60 courting Just sill dawn aud cypher
out the difference of profit between This and The
yarn of smpPriug Misses with their novels in
hand lniierlng on thr ottoman or gadding in The
streets for their weekly rou,iue.-Franklin De-
mOCrdt.
This is great work, and will no doubt be
blazoned through the whig press of the country as
another argument in favor of Protection To
" American industry" Now let us catch This
ball at the ground hop. and examine it, These
five girls earned, an average, So, each by
hard weeks work. there their profits ended
What did they make for the employers? Why
the lO,lO6 yards Of cloth woven, for " hich the
manufacturers paid less then three mills per yard
will net them 1925 Who is protected? The
td6orer or the capitalist ?-.Ne,c Era.1
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a TALE OF HoRRoR.--lt is not long snce.
s"id Tue Katsheff, that man from Berber settled
mere. and was well known to all of us. One
nornlng he led his horse the Nile to water. and
fastened the rope by which he held il round bis
arm, and while The animal was qnenching his
thirst he knelt down To prayer. At the mpmeo.
when. ne was lying his face upon the ground q
cr"codile attacked the unhappy man. swept him
Lnt" the river, with his tail. and swallowed him.
The terrified horse exer'ed all his strength TO
runaway and as the rope which was attached to
the arm of his dead master in the stonach az ~.
crocodile, did not snap. and he conld not olsen
gage himself from il, The affigbled animal NOT
only pulled the crocodile itself out of the river
hut dragged II over the sand to the door of his
stable. where it was soon killed by the family
who hurried 10 the spot and afterwards found the
dead victim entire in the belly of the monster
Egypt under .Mehenlet Ali.
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THE KANE LETTER

In looking over old files of papers we came
across Mr.. Folks letter To Mn Kane of Philadel-
phia, and as we recollec,ed that we were perfect
~ Sa''shed with 1t al the time it first appeared
e''"ough the wings tried To make ca initial ont of il
as an offset to Mr.. Clays octagnn letters ON IN.
Aexas Question. read it again To see if the
soher second thought could detect anv thing i,
IT, winch the most strait laced democracy cnnld
cavil at; hut we found NOTHING therein c,,,.;,oI
'hat we are not willing to uphold and advance. if
We except an abstraction Of our own which &c q,
obtain the expenses of the Government by direct
TAX upon the Whole people, collected through the
o'ate authorities. whlc! wnud secure an ecnnom
icai administration of the Government. and not
suHer II to be extravagant On the peoples money
which Is robbed from them by species of p,Iitical
legerdeinaln, without their knowing how or when.
But as the collection of the revenue is fixed p.r
manently upon imported articles we 90 for the
principle laid down by Mr.. Polk We hone tina,
congress viii act in good faith, by The standard
mere laid down, To PROTECT ALL. the great inter
ests at the Union fairly, justly. equally, as thew
are enumerated by Mr.. Polk .3gricwrure. Nam
Uactures. the Mechanic .4ris, Commerce and
IVdDtgdtion; and not, as now and as has been
the case, for the last twenty five years, burden all
OF these various interests for the mere pnrpose uf
ehriching me MANUFACTURING MoNoPoLIsTs
1t they do act h"nfstly and fairly in this matter,
they VIII be sustained by the PEoPLE-if they do
not, they will be hurled from ,wer and consumed
by that PEOPLES Indignation, for their treacberv
and false faith. We give Mr.. Pulk's letter be-
hevIng 1t will be satisfactory to our readers nc
it was pleasing to ourselves:
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COLUMBIA, Tenn, June I3, 1914

COLUMBIA, Tenn, June l3, 1874
DEAR SIR - have received recently several
letters in reference 10 my opinions on the subject
of the tariff, and among Others youfs of The So,h
ultImo. My opinions on this subject have been
often given to The public. They are to he found
in my public acts and in the public discussions in
which . have participated. steadily dnring
the period was representative in Congress IN
posed protective pulley, as my recorded votes
and public speeches prove voted auains, The
OIL Tor The better proIeciiun Of wool and, woolens
IN 1877 : l was opposed To The protective ,a,if
of 1923, and voted against H. voted agai,s,
the bill To prevent frauds in the importation of fl,
reign products in 1928, | waited f,r the considsr,
ton of Mr. Earrings resolution to reduce the dutv
on coarse wool, woolens, sugar. &C., in 1890,
My own opinion is that WOOL should he dury free
Since retired from Congress ] have held the
same OplnUns' All who have observed my
course know that have at all times been oDpospd
to the protective policy
am IN favor OF a tariff for revenue. sncb q ope
as VIII yield sufficient amount 10 the Treasurv
to deiray the expenses Of the Government ecn
nomlcaIiy administered. In adjusting the details
OF revenue tariff, ] have heretofore 50 nctiuned
snch moderate discriminating duties as would pro-
once the amount ~ revenue needed at The same
time afford reasonable incidental proiectiop TO ont
own industry. voted fGr the cumprnrniss .ct
which reduced The rate uf 1882 To still low or rates
and nnalIy brought The. rates uf the act Of 1920
down to point at which no article was after The
3Oth OF June, 1912. to be subject to a dutv bigbe,
than ~ per cent The incidental prorec,io1 aC
torded by the 20 per .ccntum duty VII afT,rd suf
hclent protection to the manufactures am in
iav0r OF tariff for revenue, and Opposed Il, tariff
for protection. am oppused 10 tariff c,r nr,,
tecilon merely, and not for revenue. Il am on
posed TO the tariff act Of 1912 considering it to be
IN many respects of this characreS'
Acting nPon these general principles. it is well
known that gave NY support To- the pocv If
Jacksons administration on This subject. III.
recommended a modification and reduction oC tho
IarIH with view To- the final abandonu,sn, If H..
odious and unjust system ! voted against Inc
tariff act Of 1923 voted fur the tariff act nrI
1907, which Contained mudifcalions Of some of
the Objectionable provisions of the act IF Js2s
because It reduced the tariff If 1928 t. 1--we,
Ta'es.' Ibs, made sone reduction slough not so
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JAMES K. POLK.
John K. Kane. Esq. Philadelphia.
PRESCRIPTION FOR OPINIONS SAKE

>
IL is MOI htlle amusing To listen to the cry of
our opponents against prescription. They are
struck with the dee pest horror at the thomght of
any Wing being turned ont of office by Demo-
cratic Administration. But how does their own
practice correspondent with their own the nv. In
theory, So lar as applied TO the exercise nf power
ny thrir opPnents they hostile to any action
hased upon differences of political npnnn while
IN practice, they have net only declared their de-
termination to turn all Democrats out of office.
IN the event of their obtaining control hut even
IN the private walks of life, have both advocated
and carried out most vindctve opposition to all
Mh" chance to think differently from themselves
" II" are 'hey who declare they will not patron
we 'herchan'. mechanic, or professional man,
belonging I" the orposie party in politics? Who
are constantly drnouucng their opponents as de-
sirucli"nisis, Sc, &c. whom Ia patron;ze ;s IN
endanger the best interests of the countrv7 Are
they any other than these veritablp seekers C,r
sympathy, the Whgs2 And against this array.
aimed at the destruction Of those doctrines upon
which the peace and prosperity of our country :.
aud the hopes of suffering humanity every where
depend. what do we oppise? ID, we sustain
each other ny efforts united efforts :, aid ,,r
friends and c"nnieract the influence that would
crush them aud us II we do not, we are uvilrv
"i defel"ion of the duty we owe to our fellow
men, ana The glorious trnths Of Democracy. II
we believe our principles necessary for the saliva
u"n "f our country, let us sustain them by sus
'''"'"g our friends against the prescription" that
IS meant To destroy them, us, and our doctrines
together.
Let thsla carried ont. both in the Offices of
Government and elsewhere. The Wings have
no right To complain IF our defending ourselves
in position which they force upon us, and which
if we love our friends our country. and Tue inter
ests Of humanity. We must maintain.
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city is 80 we'll distributed that ils Bono.
fits arc enjoyed by bl All tho holols, gar.
dons, and aud numerous olhor places OF
public resort pay larger yearly stipend
and have their fountains arranged IN ox'
ira style, In the Park, Bowling Green,
and such places there are fountains al
most continually playing, cooling the at
mosphorc, besides furnishing an agroY.
Bile spectacle TO the promenodor'-by
pipes popular arranged, the water can be
conveyed to any house and any apart
ment. A most useful work, truly, and
New Workers showed their appreciation
Of it, by making the Croton celebration
in I8i2 the most extensive affair OF the
kind that ever came off in this spot so re.
nowned for grand professions. The pro.
cossion was the largest and most elegant
ly arranged and conducted Of any that
ever took place here,
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TuE LIBERTY ADVOCATE,
sruhlisNluHNtHf aAltNhAN wv
a.. ronsyTuE a wM. "a. ADAMS.


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