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The Massachusetts banks drew near &c.
100000 from the rest of the Union, en-
barrassng the government to fearful ex-
tent. So much so, that it was obliged to is
sue per cent. stock at 60, and take pay in
treasury notes. The depreciation Of the
currency ranged from 10 30 per cent.
Besides this the British government offered
large premiuma in exchequer bills [Government
duebillsl for specie, and the Banks sold the
specie to the enemy, then failed extensively,
and thus added to the difficulties and ruin caused
by war. The same results would happen again
in like circumstances; the condition of the banks
is no better now than twas then, while their
number is largely increased. The Review gives
table Of the leading banks that have made re-
turns on or about January of the present year, in
fifteen states, embracing 4l2 specie paying banks
b. which it appears that the bank loans then out
standing amounted TO 1929, ,236,033 based upon
S35,06l ,86l What security have the people that
these few millions of specie would not, as during
the last war, be sold to the agents of Great
Britain, and our country, be compelled while
burdened by heavy direct taxes to carry on hostl-
tiles, to use for currency the deprecated or
worthless paper Of suspended and broken banks =!
Independent of this there are not ten banks IN the
Union that would survive declaration Of war
six months. The whole baseless fabric would
go to pieces strewing the country with the wrecks
of property, and with wide spread ruin and bank
ruptey to enhance the calamities incident to war;
The Banks could not avert the evil, even if they
were so disposed, which there is no reason to be-
leve they would be. "Gladlyn says Gouge,in his
history of Banking, did these institutions avail
themselves of the excuse Cor stopping payments
which was afforded by the inroad of the enemy
into Maryland.n This was the case in 1914,
would it be different in lS47?
When Federalism during the last war had thus
succeeded in crippling the government, by means
OF its allies the bankers, it taunted the Admins
tration because it could not more readily subdue
foreign assaults and domestic treason, without
means and in the midst of moneyed disasters,
{" Imbecilty,"" " weakness ana every epithet of
contumely was heaped on Madison; and in Con-
grcss, Webster, then as now the grand agent of
the rag-mongcrs, in exultng tones said: "Ths
is not the entertanmentto to which we were invited.
We are told that these disappontments are owing
to the opposition which the war encounters.
This is no new strain. 1t is the constant tune of
every weak or wicked administrations
With the prospect of general revulsion ard
disaster in the monied affairs of the nation, added
to selfish interests clamorous and furaus, and
powerful and inscriptions party ready to pull
down the strong pillars of government rather
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

- SIEKIFF'S SALE. n n
10y virtue of writ ofexecuon TO me drected from, ,b
ID Court of common pleas of Putnam Conntv obio y
VIII offer for sale at the house of William Salyards on 81
turday the Seth day of March, between the hours of te
o'clock A. and four o'clock p M of said dov Tho f,
lowing described property to wit: ~ "
One trdo eleven and one half 1t) Acres of wheat in
Ee ground ana the one third of and one halfacre
OF Rye in ground and one red Cow Taken in eTec,,.
ton as he prone " of Authoy Early to satisfy nm
ton iniavor of George II. Stevenson. "'' 'Ae0u
JAMES H. VAIL,
SHERlrFs OFFICE, Kalida '''' 'ou''y'
March 5, 1916. os.
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Revisited the glimpses of the moon,
Making night hideous."

SpR1NG.--The opening beauties of this
delightful season have been, "many time
and off," written in dull prose and sung in
worse poetry. Burns in his warm language
calls it "the darling ofthe year,. The writer
OF the following seems to have had diffe-
rent taste; springs sunny smiles were lost
on him. We fancy he must have been in
splred by natural shower-bath, and the de-
lic'ous harmones ofa neighboring frog pond
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sHERIFF'S SALE.

-" SHEKTFF'S SALE,
virtue ora writ of vendi exponas to me directed from
- tiie uourt oil common pleas of Putnam county Ohio
w otter for sale at the door of the Court bouse in said
nouhty on saturday the 25th day of April 1886 between
LOU 80 oi zen o'clock Am, and four o'clock p M of
sad day te following described tract oc Land 10 wit
half ofthe north quarter Of
one town wo south range six east containing eighty
favor of j. {, Curtis, & Co. "' 'N''u'on 'i
JAMES u. VAIL
SHERIrr's OFFICE, Kalida N'a''''
March 10 1916. oe,
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UNNECESSARY DELAY--The Canal is open
and will be continued open for about
week longer. 1t will then, we understand,
be shut for month or six weeks for repairs,
which will prove quite serious impediment
TO the transmission offspring freights. Could
not these repairs have been done during the
winter?
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THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE for this month is
filled with excellent articles. In the way of en-
bellishmentsit it certainly surpasses its cotemporar-
les. if not in number, at least in the character and
execution of the de signs. ~
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A CuANGE--rERnAPs.--Hamilton Davis
on, Esq. retired last week, nominally and
perhaps actually, from the editorial charge of
the Lima Reporter.
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SHERIFF'S SALE

5(Y virtue of writ of yendi eynonoe IN mn ,,.o....
- from the Court ofCommon pleas of Hancock conntv
ohio w ohcr for sale at the house of Allen Hckerson
III tie toWh OF Columbus Grove in Putnam county Ohio
on saturday the eSth day of March, 1896 between the
hours OF zen o'clock NJ, and four o'clock p M Of sad
day, inc Following described property, to wit
One roane horse, gray horse and one two horse v,
.on ana TWO sets of harness. Taken as the pronev f
| and I. Barney, - '"NVt ~ rfee'
JAMES Fl. VAIL,
srrn,,,,, a. Sheriff of Putnam county.
March l5, 1916, eu
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THE TAX LAw.--Wc shall commence the
publication of this Wing Law in our next
number. The people will see that every
thing is taxed, chickens and all--but the
banker and the holders of State Stocks
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Oresom,---Banks hostile to the asser-
tiOta OF OuT rights.


1t is acknowledged that this question is in
danger of disgraceful concluslon--that neither
the House of Representatives or the Senate are
prepare to maintain our rights firmly or without
compromise that must dscredit and dishonor us
throughout the civilized world. Various causes
induce this result-among which may be prom-
nenty classed the selfshness of the Southern
cotton growers, and the grasping avarco of the
Eastern commercial and manufacturing interests
But these do not comprize the whole of the causes
which force the statesmen Of nation so power
lul as ours to count the cost more than the prin-
ciple-the consequences more than the right.
Another and very important one is found in the
condition of g the sinews of war;" our finances,
which are in any other than safe condition. The
truth is that while our monetary relations are in
the power OF banks we can never be prepared to
assert with dignity or maintain with lrmness our
national rights against powerful assailants:
On this subject the Democratic Review for
March says:
There is, within the country, almost ex-
haustess resources, and the government
would have no difficulty in its financial ar
rangements, if the monetary system was
proof against the exigcnces of a state of
warfare. Unfortunately, however, one of the
most serious consequences of rupture,
would be the complete prostration of our
baiiIng system, amid the ruins Of which the
government wosAsI IL n Ill. q procure
either loans or taxes. The power Of the
English government exists now to far
greater extent than it did in the last war,
when it was exerted with an almost fatal
effect, for the reason, that the number of
banks is now far greater, and the extent Of
outstanding credits very much larger in pro-
portion TO the business of the country, or the
amount OF specie held by the banks, than
they were then. Just previous to the last
war, the old National Bank went into liqui-
dation, and large portion of its capital was
remitted abroad. There was then i'll opera
tion SO banks, with capital of $42,6l0,6O1;
a circulation of $28, ,lO0,0 900, and specie in
hand l5,400,000. During the first year of
the war, all the banks south of New-England
failed. The banks of that section, where
the war was unpopular, and was vehemontly
opposed, sustained themselves by grasping
for specie, and refusing loans to the federal
government. The amount borrowed. by the
government during the war, was $4l, ,OOO,-
900, and was subscribed in the following pro-
portions:
Eastern States, ....................$2, 100000
New-York, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, the Dis. Columba, ,....:.. s5,79o,OOo
Southern aud Western, 100000
Total, '''......".'."... ...."". ST. 100000
These large advances by New York, Phil
adelphia, and Baltimore, threw heavy ba-
lances against those cities in favor of the
east; and the specie in the vaults of the
Massachusetts banks. WAS as Enllaws:
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ADMINISTRATORS Nor,cp

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
Office hereby given that the subscriber WAS ,b;
oay appointed by the Court of common pleas of Put
@ ono Administrator of the Estate of Peter
MDrc'6 1sih 6. ''"f - ''"f
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KICKED oUT.--The House Of fRcprcsenta-
tives expelled the Reporter Of the N. Y.
Tribune from the reporters seat, on account
of a letter abusing our representative, Hon.
VIM. Sawyer.
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MORE FETTERs.-A friend counted one
hundred and twenty-seven corporations in
the list of acts passed by the late Hospital
ofIncapables at Columbus. One hundred
and twenty-sevcn additional fctters placed
upon the liberties -four people. Very well
for the feds.
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SHIFTING THE REsroNsIBILTY.-The Canton
R Repository in reference 90 the bribery case has
the following:
"The Lehigh Bank is snG to be owned mainly
by Moses Y Beach, New Y ork Loco Editor"
This statement was no doubt intended to con-
vey the idea that the Lehigh Bank was owned
and the late disgraceful transaction was managed
by a man whose proiessed principles and practices
were at variance The truth, however, had to be
sacrificed to arrive at this conclusion. Beach is
the proprietor, but not the editor, of the N. Y.
Sun, neutral paper, edited by M. M. Noah, As
rabid Wing as there is in the country, and a
renegade democrat, bought over by the Banks
some ten years ago. We advise the Editor of the
Repository to keep quiet about this Dohigh Bank.
The less enquiry into bank secrets the better for
the Wings. We apprchcnd we need not go to
New York or Pennsylvania for cases as foul and
odious as this Lehigh swindling shop. Ohio
could furnish some examples.
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than bear exclusion from power, we do not wnder
that an assertion of our rights dangerous to 'eaco
is viewed by many with dread and alarerE and
that they are ready to yield to pressing oxPe-
diency Banks are the source of timd comsels,
weak designs, and feeble execution Whcr great
emergencies demand magnanimous rsolves,
the energies of the nation are Paralyaed, and
we are compelled to yield in weakness T. an in
ternal foe which is more eflectual to comel sub
mission than the arms or vuor OF foreign memics
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OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.

1t has been seen by the late news from Texas
that the gasconading Mexicans, while they threa-
ten and denounce US in measured terms, forget
not that discretion is the better part Of valor"
we do not believe, and have not at any time
thought that war is to result either from our
Mexican or Oregon affairs. But it is most SOL
emn and important duty that the government
owes to the country that we be prepared for any
and every emergency that may arise. Protection
TO our citizens, both at home and abroad, is the
first great object Of cur political compact Let
us deal justly both by ourselves and the world,
and be prepared to demand and secure the same
for ourselves, and we have nothing TO fear.
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THE ELECTIONS.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Greenbrier-J. b. Caldwell, dem, elected
gain
Henry-H. billiard, dem, elected. gain
Patrick-John Totnm, dem, re- elected
.Monroe-Chrstophe j. Berne, dem, elected
Carroll g. Grayson-Col. John Carroll, dem.,
elected
Gioucester-For House of Delegates-R. p.
Jones. dem, 20S; John Hughes. wing, 1872
US majority 81. For Senate-Clarke. dem,
1913; Braxton, DEM, 6; Aylett, DEM, 6; Rob
bins. whig, AS.
HatJdT-A letter states, that after very an
mated contest Messrs. Major and Slovall, demo-
Gratis. and friends of State Convention. vera
elected over Messrs. Watkins and Hughes. dem
ocrats, and opposed TO Convention The vote
stood, Major 432; StOvall 408; Watkins 1863;
Hughes 364
Neutrality-suspicious. and Dorman. wings,
elected.
Pocahatas--Wm. Cackley, dem, 1877; WIN.
Arbogast, dem, &C. Cackley's maj. 81
Montgomery s. Pulaski-Jas p Edmondson,
dem., elected.
Orange e. Grcene-Thomas Davis, DEM. re-
elected without opposition.
Pcge-Jno. MCPHERSON, DEM, re elected over
Grayson, dem.
Washington-Col. Samuel E. Goodson, DEM,
is returned without opposition.
Russell-McElhenny whig, is elected over
jesse. DEM, by from 60 to 100 majority.
Smyth-Thos. M. Tate, dem, elected
Wythe-Benjamin Rush Floyd, dem, is elect
ed without opposition
In Wythe county Leftwich's majority over
johnson for the Senate is 800. and in Smyih 100.
The Jacksonian thinks the will be close.
LeDis county-Bennett 1871; Edmston 1876 !;
Pinnel 13l. Lewis, Braxton and Gilmer send
delegate. The contest, says the Clarksburg Re-
publican, will be between Bennett and Edmiston,
both locos.
Ne,o Kent e. Charles City-Christian, wing,
elected
The Richmond Enquirer says C. NJ. Braxton,
democrat, is elected to the Senate by SO majority
in King William District.
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RUMORED RESIGNATION OF GEN.
WORTH

The New Orleans Bulletin has letter from
the Camp Of the Army of Occupation, dated on
the 18th inst, which says -
Z" In consequence Of the late decision of the
President upon the subject of breuet rank, which
degrades Gen. Worth to coouelcy, that ds,in-
gulshed officer has rendered his resignation, and
is now at this post. awaiting the departure of
vessel for New Orleans. This event has thrown
gloom over the whole army, as far as can
learn, for Gen. Worth is one Of those rare char.
acters, who. combining the highest personal
qualities with thorough professional knowledge.
wins and maintains the soldiers confidence and
pride"
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TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS.
WAsHINGToN. Apr

WASHlNGTON, april N, 1916.
SENATE.
The Senate has been engaged this morning in
unimportant business. Most of the members are
in the House.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. g. j. Ingersoll asked leave to make a
personal explanation. Objections were made
and motion was made to suspend the rule. to
allow him to make his explanation. The motion
was carried: ayes 103, nays 25. He then rose
and read his statement from written paper
He made three specifications, which, he said, he
found substantated on the books Of the State De.
partment One, that Mr.. Webster had made un-
lawful use of the public money. Another. that
Mr.. Webster applied the same money to corrupt
party purposes. And third, that Mr. Webster
left the State Department defaulter, in the sum
of S2290. Mr.. Ingersoll said he had found ON
the books, or in the papers of the State Depart
ment, that Mr. Webster had reversed on old
order. and required the disbursing clerk TO paw
him this money, instead of a third person-that
Mr. w. had drawn, in this way, during the frs,
nine months he was in the Depa rtment, Sl2 900:
in 1912, 1000 more; and in 1913, 2,000-mak-
ing in all Sl7 900. Mr.. Ingersol said that Mr..
Tyler was ignorant Of this-but in Jolly, 1919.
gave a certificate for Sd, 500 of it that Mr.. w.
was Credited on the books for a return of $4,000
that among the vouchers for the $500, certified
to by Mr.. Tyler, $1,000 had been paid to Alexan
der Powell $4,000 to +. o. J. Smith, and 300
to Mr.. Criuenden. Mr. !. asked if the money
was spent for the public service, why the $4,000
were returned7 He charged that Mr.. w. was
a defaulter for S2290 when he left the depart
ment-and that his account was not adjusted
until the 10Th Of February, 1916 Mr.. /. said
that Mr.. w had forced this explanation upon
him, (Mr. ~ Mr.. Ashmun, Of Massachusetts.
asked leave to reply to the remark of Mr. Incer-
soil. Objections were made, and motion to
suspend the rules made and carried, by vote of
1875 to %. Mr.. A. then went on TO show Mr..
IngersolPs character, in language both singing
and bitter in the extreme. He was many times
called to order, and stoPPed-but permitted to 90
on again. There was an intense excitement pre-
vailing all the time Mr.. A. brought ND Mr..
Ingersoll's abuse Of Mr.. Stockton, Of New Jersey
in the House, twenty years ago, and for which
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From the New York Herald.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN

ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN.
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Great Quarrel in Parliament ON the Corn Bill
and The Coercion Bill Opposition of the
Times" 10 Sir Robert PeeL-PubIc De
n1onstration against Sir j. S. Gralian-J The
RaiL,ody Mania Subsiding-Improuem in
the Money Market-.actiUity in The Cotton
Market.
The steamship Great Western, Captain Math-
ews, was telegTaphed this morning at ten O'Clock.
and the news reached this office by our exclusive
express at about one o'clock.
The Grea. Western brings large number Of
passengers and foil freight.
The news IS highly interesting, but not i'm
portant The Money Market was steadily inn.
proving. There had been an advance in consols.
There was considerable business doing in cotton
at fair prices.
The Ministry wish 20 connect the corn bill and
the coercion bill, and carry them through to-
gether, by sort Of log rolling movement. The
probability is that the whole will fall lhrouph
sod the Ministry will, probably break ID. This
will, probably lead to difficulties with this coun
try,
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APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

BY and tDih the adpics and consent Of the Senate
Benjamin Patterson, IN he marshal of the Uni
ted States for northern district of Alabama from
and after the 9Th of May, 1916. when his present
commission expires.
Wilson Knott to be deputy postmaster at New
ark. New Jersey, vice John j. Plume, removed.
John L. Mason, Jr., to he purser in the ma.
Wy. vice purser Robert j. Moore, deceased.
John f. Steele. to be purser in the navy,
vice purser Thomas E. Norris, resigned.
Edward G.. Doran, to he purser in the navy.
vice Philo White. resigned.
William b. Hartwel. to be purser in the ma
navy, vice Purser John N. Todd. dismissed.
Quintin Busbee, of North Carolina to be
pnrser in the navy, vice Purser C.. c. Rice, de-
ceased.
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THE BANKS.

why IS 1t that these institutions. so boosted of
by their friends as the great and efficient engines
tor promoting the business interests of commu-
nifty, are now withholding all accommodation
from those they are thus destined to bless Is
this then the mode by which they expec, 10 Sc
cure confidence and favor2 In time of general
prosperity all goes well. But in the hour of diff
fculty and depression in business, these public
oenefactions instead of aiding those who have
granted them the especial favor of existence. and
conferred on them privileges denied to The body
OF community, take most especial care to apply
Inc screws OF oppression and heighten the evils
they should remedy. Can it be that the game
now playing by the banking institutions of the
country, is ruined at the proposal of treasury
system independent Of banks ? Is it possible
there IS being combined effort to bring distress
and ruin upon the business world and then to
charge the same upon the measures of the gov
ernment2 If this be this spirit of dictation to
the American people, if the people are to be made
the victims of power emana.ing directly from
themselves. it is high time that effectual bar
riers were raised against its abuse
Yet what is there in the present state of the
commercial world to warrant or render necessary
the course that is being pursued by the money
institutions throughout the land Is it for effect
politically? Or do these concerns designs by
curiailing their loans and diminishing the circu-
dation of the country to force thousands of honest
men to sacrifice their property to the cupidity of
sharpers who will buy the property forced into
market at mere nominal price, and then, when
the power that ernanates from the people has
been abused to crush them, till little farther re-
mains worth victimizing, will these concerns
turn round, flood the country again with their
paper and thereby cause prices to rise to the
highest point, and then selling out at the most
exorbitant rates, pocket their wicked gains and
60 over again the same preparatory and final pro-
cess to the destruction OF homes, industry and
the elevation of speculation and spectators upon
the ruins }?
Who will solve our inquiries? We pause for
reply.
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SHAMEFUL MEXICAN OUTRAGE

The Corpus Christi Gazette of March 9th
says: =" In our paper of January 9th, we pub
lished an account Of the arrival at Matamo,as of
the American schooner Susanna, Captain j. n.
Clay, which sailed from New Orleans about tho
middle of November last, for Corpus Christi and
put into the port of Maiamoras on the 18th of Ia
cember, in distress, being out Of provisions. and
in leaky condition. The vessel and cargo wore
seized, and the captain thrown into prison, bot at.
forwards released on bail We have been favor.
ed with the Perussl Of letter from Captain ]. Fl
Clay to Messrs Owen & Downs, the constance,
of the vessel, atthis place onder date March 18th
From this letter we learn that the vessel and o,,
&c have been condemned, and the captain fined
S1780 The crew have been sent home in The
schooner Equity, and the captain sgsin thrown
into prison in Mstamoras. He has appealed from
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THE DRAGONS AND HORSES RE.
TURNED BY THE MEXICANS

We learn by an extra Of the Philadelphia In.
quirer, that its editor has received letter from
the American Camp near Matamoras, dated on
the 18th ult, saying that matters looked bellge-
rent on the Rio Grande
The same letter also states that the Mexican,
had returned the two dragons and horses they
had captured stating that the act had not been an
thorizsd by their military authorizes.
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Inc decision of the court to higher tribunal at
the city Of Victoria. In the mean time he is the
tenant of oaihsome prison, and under strict sur
ve'llance of the prison guards. This schooner.
although she pot into Matamoras in distress, was
seized, condemned and sold. simply because she
had cleared from New Orleans for Corpus Chris
til"
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THE TARIFF.

This question will come into discussion about
the LIST of May, the Washington Union SAYS.
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DINNER TO MR.. SLIDELI..
A number Of gentlemen of New Orleans have
rendered Mr. Slidell public dinner.