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THE EXCISE BILL.

The bill authorizing the People of the sew
eral Cities and Townships Of this State
ercept the City Of Net0 YORK., ito say wheih-
er they will or not license The sale of Ardent
Spirits within the limits OF such Cities and
Towns respectfully, has passed both Houses
and is a law.
AYEs-Messrs. BackHs, Barlow, Bartlil,
Beers, Bockee, Burnham, Clark, Corning,
Dennisloe, Emnoyls, FOLSOM, Hand, Hard,
Mitchell, Porter, Patnam, Sedwick Talcott-
is.
NoEs-Messrs. Beekman, Chamberlain
Deyo. Faulkner, johnson, Jones, Lester,
Loi,, Sherman, Smith, Wrighs-l2. lAll
Locos. ....
TWhigs in Italics; Native in SMALL CAPS.
The Bill was Immediately sent down to The
House, where the amendments of the Sen
ate were promptly coucurred in. So the
People ofall the Stale, except the little strip
between the East and North Rivers below
Kingsbridge, are TO vote whether they will
or not be infested by drunkard manuiacto-
ries, hui we in this City are denied that priv
ilege-and by The very loudest camorers for
Equal Laws Equal Rights No Special
Legislation SC. But SO il has been with
noisy prelenders ever since the world began.
N y. Tribune.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

The Union the governmentorgan)states
that the runners ofthe calling of an extra
session of Congress are uulounded. The
same paper holds the following language re-
speeding the Oregon negotiation:-
ave do not understand that the Executive
of the United States have any intention Of
closing the door to any negotiation with
Great Britain on the Oregon question; or
that the negotiation about Oregon is at an
end, or that our administration is determined
and willing TO terminate ii; or that there is
no prospect Of an.icahly adjusting the dis
pu'e; or that il must necessarily break up
the peace of two great countries. Wctrust
that ''the case may go forward 10 peaceful
and reasonable decision;" and in spite. TOO,
Of all unnecessary menaces Of the British
ministers, and all the blustcrings ofthe Lon
don Journals"
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GFsIt now appears the Cabinet intend to
sned special Minister to England. 1.-The
Union" the Administration paper, contradlcts
the report that the Mission had been offered
to Mr.. Van Buren,, and says Mr. Pickens of
South Carolina, is the only person 10 whom
such an offer has been made.
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TEXAS AND MEXICO.

On the 5th ult. the President of Texas is
sued his Proclamation, convening the Texan
Congress on the 10th OF June, for the purpose
Of considering the offer of the United States
for annexation. The Mexican Congress, at
the last dates, was considering a declaration
against annexation, the same as made by
her Secretary OF State, Cuevas.
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Henry fnund himself Poor, and compelled 10
toll al the Bar for the support oi his family.
AID the payment Of his debts. Though MIR.
Clay has good property, yet he Is involv
la some extent on account of others. His
liberal hospitality has also been a drain to his
pnrse. This drain he will never stop. At
all iimHs, his counirymen who may visit Ash
lln'l will find generous welcome. lngrat-
tn.!e an! persecution will never cxtiuguish
the noble impulse of bis hear.
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RHODE ISLAND.

The General Assembly adjourned on Fri
day night, after a session Of four days. An
act was passed l6erating w. Heath and B..
NJ. Bosworth, and rerhitting their fines, on
coudiuon Of their taking the oath of aIlegi-
ance TO the State. The act of amnesty, for
the liberation Of Mr.. Dorr, has been referred
to committees, and postponed till the June
session. when, the Providence Journal inti-
mates, Mr.. Dorr viii probably be restored to
DECENTRALIZATION Post.
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CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM. The LegisTa-
ture New York have passed Il Bill sub
hitting TO the people whether they will have
a Convention 10 reform the Constitution
The Bill was strongly resisted by That por-
ton oil the Democratic party whose influence
is now IN the ascendant. The old Hunkcrs
resisted it with all their might
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ANTI-RENTERS.

Four Anti Renters have been convicted of
then outrages in Delaware county. N. Y
Three of them were sentenced 10 the State
Prison for two years, and the fourth was fined
$3.50.
GFThe Concord Railroad Co. have de-
clared dividend of6 per cent, for the last
six months.
Planting POtdt0es.-The American Agri-
culturist again earnestly exhorts farmers not
to use baru-yard manure upon potatoes
He says the best crop he everraised ives upon
grass land, plowed in June, and the potatoes
planted on the sod.
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VIRGINIA ELECTION.

Fourteen Locos and one Wing have been
elected 10 Congress-the Wings losing two
members. The Senate stands 81 Locos to
ii Why's, and the House 70 Locos to Sc
Wings. OF course Locofoco Slavocrat will
be elected to the L. S. Senate in the place of
VIM. G.. Rives.
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FROM WAsnIyaToY-Mr Piclens de-
clines the mission 10 England, as il is be-
lieved Mr. Calhoun and MIR. Elmore (all 5.
Carolinians) did before him. Ii is suggested
thai the great politicians OF this State are de-
termined 10 accept of no office under Mr..
Polk, unless he will 90 strong lor'iree trade"
All is onet at Washingto,i-''The war spirit
! is laid-Mr. Polk does not want war-he
is man oil Peace" So says the letter in
the Newly ork Commercial.
The Iron businessis becoming quite profit
able by general advance. We hope soon TO
see new rail ironiorges in operation. Com
petition will soon bring down prices.
The Legislature ofN. Y. has chartered a
company with millions ofcapital, 10 estab-
lish lines of steamships with Liverpool and
Havre-ihe ships 10 cost about $500, 600
each.
The Rhode Island and Connecticut Leg
isIatnres are now in session. GovMathews
was absent al the organization in Newport,
being sick. Geo. G. King was elected
Speaker. Gov. Jackson's majority was
found 10 be 40; Ii. Gov. Dimon pure wing,
902. VIM. w. Boardman was elected
Speaker Of The Connecticut House. Session
AT Hartford.
Our old townsman, Gen. Wilson, is now
on visit here, and is in excellent health.
He has not, we learn, been removed. His
commission for four years has been renewed
al the extra Session in September 1S41,
when his previous appointment was con-
firmed by the Senate. The General,we I'M
dcrstand, has been fortunate in a loculion at
the mouth of Eagle River, on the Southern
shore of Lake Superior, found 10 contain 4
very extensive silver and copper mine.-N
H. Sentinel.
RAIRoaD IBcH-TEe n. Y. Tribune
thinks that il the present duties are continued
we shall have home railroad Iron in abun-
dance. at $40 per ton, before Mr.. Folks Ad-
ministration expires.
RHODE-ISLAND LEGISLATURE. !
We copy portion of the proceedings
Friday from The Newport Mercury
In Senate, bill for an Amnesty, and re-
lease ofThomas w. Dorr, ouupied the whole
day; il was finally referred 10 a Committee,
10 report at the June session, by vote of IS
10 Ii.
In the House, Mr.. Fenner Brown moved |
for the appointment ola Committee, TO bring
in IL bill for the unconditional release Of
Thomas w. Dorr, from the Stale Prison,
and also B. Bosworth and Wilmath Heath
from the Jail in Bristol; after long debate /
the resolution was laid en- the table by a vote .
Oh 80 10 2S.
The petitions for the release of Thomas
w. Dorr were then referred 10 Committee |
10 report al the June session. !
An act passed that B. Bosworth and w !
Heath, who were sentenced TO six months /
at the late Term of The Su-
pseme Court IN Bristol for offences against |
The Stale be released from prison, on their
taking the oath Of allegiance.
The Governor communicated the reslou-
lion ofthe Legislature ofMaine, relative 10
the Imprisonment OF Dorr. Referred TO a
Committee, 10 report at the June session.
The Legislature was expected 10 adjourn
at Il late hour on Friday evening, TO meet
again at Newpor; in June Boston CoUr.
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il would come upfor considerationon Thurs
day, but the expectation was disappointed,
and the opinion prevalent at Newport at The
last date was, that the bill would be post
poned TO the next session, majority OF both
Houses being opposed. It was supposed
that the session would close on Friday
last. II 81
The SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
The Correspondent Of The Charleston Cour,
Ter, writing from Augusta, Geo.. says that
every thing there is in commolIon,in reference
10 the great Southern movement OF the Bap-
lists, on that all-absorbing subject, Adolf
lion. The Convention met on the Sth lnsi.
Delegates, 10 the number Of two hundred,
were in attendance, thirty ol'whom were
from Virginia, two from Baltimore, Georgia.
and Alabama. Delegates were also expec,,
led, in great numbers, from the SCUM anu
West. The proceedings ofthe Baptist Con
vention of New England had reached Au-
gusta.
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OgdensLurgh E. ChamPlain RaHsad.
4 charlrr for this Railroad Inns Ut ue1 been
granted by the Legislature of New York.
Mr. Horton from franklin and Mr. Russell
fr I'M ST Lawrence, members eff Legis-
hiurc, have already proceeded Eastward TO
draw The attention ofIhe CAPITALISTS 10 the
importance of this enterprise. So says the
Albany Evening Journal.
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RHODE ISLANDLEGISLATURE.

1t appears from the official count of the
votes for Members of Congress in Rhode
Island, that Hon. Y. Cranston is reelected
by ,977 votes, all other candidates having
received SO. Hon. LemueI H. Arnold was
chosen by 3,213 votes, against Elisha r.
Potter, who had 5000. There were also rs
scattering votes.
A bill of Amnesty, directing that no fur
Their prosecutions be commenced under the
late law in relation 10 offences against the
sovereign power of the State,-thal the At
torney General be directed TO enter nolie
prosequi upon all indictments now pending
for such offences, and that the three per-
sons now imprisoned on sentences under the
said law, viz. Thomas w. Dorr, Benjamin
Al. Bosworth and Wilmarth Heath, be lib
Grated from confinement was offered in the
Senate on Tuesday. TWAS expected that
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BUSINESS Ol"-FORNEW fOkh'
Under this startling head the Waichn'a"
informs Us that Montpelier Merchants A's
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Division of the Methodist Church In an
swer to a letter addressed by the Convention
Of the Southern Methodist Church asse mbled
at Louisville. Mr.. Clay gives the following
reply.
The letter was in answer to the following
quere, addressed, likewise, 10 Mr.. Polk:
xviii the division OF the Methodist Epis-
coPal Church into two separate organizations,
slavery being the cause ofdivision.a and the di-
viding Iine) be likely to affect the civil connex-
ion between the slave and the non slavehold-
ing states!
"lf so will it strengthen or weaken the
bonds of their unionl"
Mr.. Polk did not answer the letter, but Mr..
Clay has, in the following characteristic man
ner.-N. Y. Mirror.
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ENGLISH NEGOTIATIONS. According TO
some of the English papers just received at
this office, it appears that the British Admi-
rality have ordered between eight and ten
thousand troopsto Canada.s They evidently
intend 10 have all tina; belongs 10 them in
Oregon; and although few believe there
will be even an approach TO a war between
the two countries, yetit is perfectly manifest
that the Queens ministers consider that in
negotiating, ii is sometimes necessary TO
show few bayonets. Should both nations,
however. make any considerable display Of
hostility, France twill enter the arena, and
play the part ola paciicatirg mediator
TrnreNer
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CANAL BILL VETOED

Gov. Wright has refoed the bill appro-
priaiing $l97, 600 10 the completion of certain
public Public Works, which had passed the
Assembly by 6S to &c and the Senate by IA
8. The House voted, 56 TO 81, 10 pass it in
defiance of the Veto but two thirds were
requisite-so the Bill fell dead. This eettles
that no more work will be done on the Ca
mails while Silas Wright is Governor.
Hon. J. &. Dawson--We are graified 10
learn from the New Orleans Republican, that
this gentleman, who has been so dangerous
ly i'll, isnowconsidered 10 be on the recovery
Bait. Argus.
RELEASE OF DoRRIrEs-Thc Providence
Gaz cite announces that Messrs Bosworth
and Heath are again at liberty They took
the oath of allegiance on Saturday night
last, and were discharged from custody.
The Union. the new "Organ" at Wash
ingtou, contradicts the Commercials rumor
that Mr.. Van Buren,. mad been offered tho
post OF Special Minister TO England. The
mission has been offerd TO Mr.. Pickens, offs.
Gland TO noboy else.
SUICIDE. We learn THAT on Friday after
noon last, Mr.. Orrin Varnum, OF Peacham,
committed suicide by hanging himself TO one
of the beams in a barn. He was between 25
and 30 years Of age.-He received an injury
few weeks since, and has had to use crutches,
which it is supposed had saddening effect
upon his feelings, and caused him to commit
the act.-Stdrr.
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ASHLAND, April 7, 1915.

DEAR SIR:-Our mutual friend, Mr. Mitch
ell, of Frankfort, delivered to me, the day
before yesterday, your letter, with several
publications. under your name, in regard TO
the unfortunate controversy which has arisen
in the Methodist Episcopal Church of the
United States, all Of which have attentively
perused. You desire an expression of my
opinion on certain inquiries communicated in
your letter.
| have long entertained, for that church,
sentiments of profound esteem and regard,
and have the happiness of numbering "a
mong lis members some Of the best friends
| have in the world. will add, with great
truth, that have witnessed. with satisfaction,
the fourshing condition Of the church, and
the good sense and wisdom which have gen
orally characterized the administration Of its
affairs, as far as have observed il.
1t was therefore, with the deepest regret
that heard in the course Of the past year, Of
the danger of a division Of the church, in con-
sequence Of difference of opinion existing
on The delicate and unhappy subject of slave
ry. A division, for such cause, would be
all event greatly TO be deplored, both on ac-
count ofthe church itself, and its political ten
dency. Indeed, scarcely any public occur
renee has happened. for long time, that gave
me so much real concern and pain, as the
menaced separation fthe church, by line,
throwing all the free States on one side, and
all the slave States on the other.
will not say that such separation would
necessarily produce dissolution of the po-
litical Union of these States; but the example
would be fraught with emminent danger,and.
in cooperation with other causes unfortun-
aiely existing, its tendency on the stability of
the confederacy would be perilous and alarm
ing .l
Entertaining these views, it would afford
me the highest satisfaction TO hear of an ad
justment of the controversy, reconciliation
between The opposing parties in The church,
and the preservation Of its unity
limit myselfto the political aspect of the
subject.without expressing any opinion on e.
ther of the plans of compromise and settle
ment which have been published which
could not do without exposing myself To i'm
proper imputatious. ......
With fervent hopes and and wishes that
some arrangement OF the difficulty may be de-
vised and agreed upon, which shall preserve
The church in union and harmony,
] am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
II CLAY
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RuENOS AYRES.

There will be no trouble with this country.
The Diplomatic agents of this Government
have made an apology fortbe conduct of Capt.
Voorhees,, in firing into vessel of the Argen-
tine squadron.
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~ The Railroad meeting at Lebanon,
lin The Road 10 Concord INTEREST," was not
very well attended, we understand. Our
readers will see BY the proceedings at Clare
mont, that charter for extending the Ches-
hire road TO the mouth of White River, is ODE
apple for at the coming June session. Mr.
Walton, from Montpelier, in the Centre road
interest, strongly advocated this movement
Should road be prosecuted up White Riv-
er TO Montpelier, or beyond, or not, the vast
amount OF travel and. transportation from
Central Vermont must naturally fall into the
Cheshire, as there will be no object worth
pursuing in building across the country to
Concord. This project does not interfere
with, nor can it iniure the great projected
road through Southern Vermont TO Burling-
ton. This road must and will be made from
the termination OF the Cheshire road, sooner
or later.-N II. Sentinel.
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INTERESTING TO ABOL1TIONISTS
Gerrit Smith has come out against Judge
jays plan of dissolving the Union.
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FORGERY.-Mr. George @. Pomcroy,
heretofore highly respectable merchant of
Cleveland, Ohio, recently drew a draft of
$4,000 upon house in n. Y, and then
forged its acceptance by that house. 1t has
been ascertaincd, also, that Mr. Pomeroy is
the person who perpetuated the $4,000
fraud upon the Phoenix Bank Of Hartford
~ Messrs. James G.. Birney and AIvan
Stuart are in N. Y, uttering lamentations
over the smoking ruins DIS "Third Party
in Politics But few 90 to hear, aud none
regard what they say. Having deliberately
openedthe door for Texas 10 come, with her
Slavery, into the Union, these men only mako
their own perfily he more glaring, by de-
nounoing the evil which they have brought
upon us.-.But their power 10 mislead no
longer exists. At least ten thousand hon
est Abolilionists re-unite themselves with
the real friends Of Emancipation. Albany
Jour.
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Boston, May II. Wool. Quotations I'M
al'ered.) Holders have been more disposed
10 meet the views of the manufacturers, and
several parcels of fine, medium and coarse
American fleece e, held for some weeks past
above the real marker value, have been sold
at about the range ofour present quotations.
Sales during the week reach 100000 lbs. o.
more, and sellers generally seem disposed 10
realize at present current rates, in view Of
the large clip. which will soon be ready for
the market Sales of coarse foreign have
also been made TO considerable extent, and
recent prices for this description are fully
sut tanned.
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FIRES.


FIRE IN BosToN-Yesterdav afternoon.
soon after halfpast two o'clock and Just be,
fore the time for the second bell for divine
service, the carpenters shop Of Mr.. George
Newell, at the front of South Cedar street.
near The receiving basin of the Mill Dam
Corporation took fire, and the wilma being
fresh from the Westward, it speedily COM
mun:cated to the adjoining, buildings in that
street and the foot OF Piedmont ST.. and was
not arrested until upwards Of twenty-five
dwelling houses, chiefly of wood, were de-
stroyed. Some OF the furniture orthc occu-
pants was removed several times, and some
burnt in its last place of deposit. ........
The loss will not probably fall short OF
$4,000, and the amount of insurance Is
probably not over $4,000 or $4,000 Bos
Adr
TaE SwALLow.-The wreck of the Swal-
low was raised again on "Wednesday morn
ing; she was foated away come distance.
for the purpose OF grounding her on the fats,
below Athens, but the chains parted again
and she sank deeper than ever. The trial
of Burnett the Pilot of the Swallow, has
been put off until the July term Of the U. S.
Circuit Cocrt
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The Washington Union" has the follow
ing:
Some Of the newspapers and letter wri-
iIs in Washington, havralluded 10 an extra
's<ion of Congress lrhas been said that
this proposition was discussed in the cabinet
one day last week, Monday, we believe. }
As such annunciations are only calculated
10 produce an undue impression on the pub
lie mind and 10 display a degree of excite
ment on the part OF the cabinet which does
not exist, we deem it best, at once, 10 con-
Eudict the rumor.n
The Cniol, The new "OrGam" nj Wash
ington, contradicts The Commerciars rumor
thai Mr.. Van Buren, had been offered the
posi- of Special Minister 10 England. The
mission has been offered 10 Mr.. Pickens, oil
S. C. and 10 nobody else.
New TARIFF OF CANADA-AR1lfer British
more tora,ds Free Trade. The new tariff
nfCanada has become Il law, and took chec
April 9th Instead ,fa reduction which the
friends of free ira,easscri all foreign nations
nre now iaroring. the Canadians il seems, 90
Cor morcprotccrion The new tariff increas-
~ the duties on all articles that come in
cnmprririnn with ihnsc imported into ihr
,.,ns;..ss. from England from ts-o 10 three
hans!reA Der ce..f This measure has beer
l.rnurht ahou by the Ministry. 10 keep ou'
American manufactures = Il Trade thai Vas
4. =, ,.-r- i hut not - Fur nearly al
air,...i H,ti1s..l' u, "a.
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THE NEW ORGAN OF THE ADMIN
ISTRATION.

Mr.. Richie, long The Editor of the Rich
mond Enquirer. has entered upon his d1ties
as Editor Of the 'Union'-lhe Globe remod-
eled-and which is the chosen organ OF the
Polk Administration. This CHI ange lisa mat
Ter OF some consequence 10 the country, Tor
the character ofthe editor and his known in
teniions are to be looked TO as shadowing
forth the designs and purposes OF Mr.. Polk
and his party. Touching certain great meas
ures the whole people have an interest in the
matter. And, 10 begin with The Ediior:-
He is now and always has been hostile TO
Projections as principle, and on his return
from Washington, after making arrange
ments 10 enter upon his new enterprise, he
put forth the following in relation 10 the
Tariff of 1912:
The odious Tariff ought 10 be essentially
reduced. and ELLL BE REDUCED"
In the first number OF the Union he reiter-
aies the same sentiment Texas tirst-and
the Tariff next-seems 10 be the order of ar
rangement by which the Administration has
determined 10 attempt 10 carry out lis plans.
AT the last Two sessions of Congress efforts
were made TO b. eak down the Tariff Of 1912,
but they we're unsuccessful, and we trust all
future efforts may prove as unavailing.
A writer in the National Intclligcncer pro-
poses 10 meet The new organ of Mr.. Polk on
The following propositions: TO witt
1st. That the Tariff is beneficial TO all cul-
iivators Of the sell
%. That ii is alike beneficial &c commerce
and trade generally.
81. That it does not, upon the whole, raise
prices.
18th. That The Tariff OF 1912 revived the
dropping business ofthe country, terminated
The broken energies Of the people, and last,
but not least, ETored itself good regulator
Of the currency.
This can be Gone. When i, was adopted,
depression hung heavily on all business
money was scarce and people were discour
aged. And behold the change! In ness
than enc year p or 100000 900 OF specie
were brought back 10 our country, and which
had been drained offlo pay for foreign goods
under Il revenue Tariff; and ever since that
time an improving state of things has gradu.
ally extended over the land, and people are
now rejoicing in the golden fruits Of The
temporary Wing victory of 1910. All is not
yet ostand let no Vandal hands be laid upon
The Wing Tariff of 1912!