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members felt at liberty to indulge then

members felt at liberty to indulge their
inclinations.
To come back, however, to the ''start-
ing-poInt." Beginning upon It's regular
business so late, it would be difficult TO
say when this Session, which has so long
detained the Members of Congress from
their homes and their affairs, may be ex-
pected 10 close. Judging from the ex-
perience of many years, we should say
that it is quite possible that the dog-days
will find them still at their posts. We
found this probability upon the SUPPOSE
ton that there is a serious intention on the
part of the Administration party in Con-
gress to persevere in the purpose of a re-
vision and reduction of the Tariff, and in
other measures ola kindred character, in
tended 10 effect radical change in the
Domestic policy Of the country. The
PREyIoUs QUEsTION IS we know, IN the
House of Representatives, powerful en-
CINE in the hands of an assured and dis
ciplined majority. 1t has already been
made effective in the suppression of de-
bate upon the Subtreasury bill, Zone of
the measures referred to- just as it was
six years ago. But the Previous Ques-
ton will fail Of IFS usual stringency when
it comes in contact with the Tariff. In
the bill on that subject there are too
many and too important interests at stake
to be crushed or stifed by any such aP-
pliance. The Members who represent
those interests on the floor must and viii
be heard. In the Senate, beside, there is
no such instrument of coercion as the Pre-
vious Question. In that body debate will
have Its course, and every form of amend
ment viii assert its right, before final
vote can be taken on the Tariff bill, should
the bill depending in the House Of Rep
resentatives ever reach the Senate. So
that we consider ourselves within bounds
in allotting two entire months to the Tar
if question alone.
The annual appropriation bills also will
probably consume great deal of time.
Five months Of the session are gone, and
a bill to pay ARREARS of expenses incur
red for varions objects during the last
twelve months has not yet got through
the two Houses, thoughslhe House Of
Representatives is consequently without
funds to pay its own contingen expenses.
Acting in such dilatory and immetho1i-
cal manner, how many weeks, nay months
will it not require to pass through the
House of Representatives The requisite
appropriations for the Civil and Diplomat
ic expenditures, and for the Army, the
Navy, and other objects las the auction
Ger says) too tedious to enumerate!
However, it Is some satisfaction to
know that Congress can now begin to
work, aud that the members have every
possible motive to get through with
their task as early as they can.-Na'
InfnI
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THE MORMONS-

We learn from the Nauvoo Eagle that
all the Mormon publications have been
discontinued. The archives and trap
pings of the church have been removed,
and are now on the way TO California
The church (says the Eagle) has ceased
to exist, the Twelve have gone, and
with them the acting spirit Of Mormon
ism. Camp Of Israel IS the name which
the advance company of Mormons have
assumed. The latest accounts from them
state that they had crossed the head wa
ters of the Charlton. They were travel
ling very slow, and their ctock was much
reduced for want of food. The trustees
of the temple offer to lease It to any re-
ligious society or literary institution
A wealthy gentleman from the South,
bach elor. far advanced in life, has gone to
Nauvoo, to purchase the temple, if it can
be bought for a reasonable price, and con-
vert it into an Asylum for destitute wild
ows and females, and to purchase lands
and town lots, and endow it out Of the re-
suits of them.-BickneH.
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book upon the subject, that has fallen un-
der my observation. Gen. Thompson,
beside his natural discrimination, ability,
and learning, had facilities of informa-
ton, and opportunities of intercourse,
not enjoyed by those who have written
on Mexico. What he says, is well said,
and worth treasuring up. His incidents,
history, reflections, and descriptions are
all harmoniously blended, so as to CRAFTY
the reader. while it advantageously In
structs him.
VINDEX.
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vol. 4-No. rs.

down into the shaft to see it, and fonnd It
cleared on one of I3 feet, on the other a
feet, at one end about I3 inches thick.
and at the other say to inches, and l
think LITTLE thicker at the bottom than
al the top. Ii is estimated. by those best
acquaited with estimating irregular chunks
of copper, 10 weigh about eight times IS
much as the copper rock carried from
Ontonsgon some years since. At every
place where they are at work this winter
they exceed their most sanguine expects-
tons [ have a chunk taken out of Jen-
ning's works about the size of a hens
egg, IN which are chunks and streaks as
big as the end of my little finger, and l
have no doubt there is in the chunk two
or three ounces of silver.
"The North American Company's To-
cation begins within about twenty rods
from where they are taking this silver,
and without any doubt runs three miles
through their locations, and their agent,
Mr.. Bacon from Pontiac, is in high
spirits What | saw | can hardly be-
lieye, and what have written | can hard
ly ask YOU to believe, and yet ii is
true to the letter.
g My Prejudices until my recent tour to
Copper Harbor, were against the copper
mania. and still think there may be
some doubt whether it will improve in
depth-but there must be acres where
there is SO much native silver and cop
per.
(Signedl ABNER SHERMAN.
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90 the first 23iros of the
spring.

Ye come, We come, bright warbling things
And JOY is in your song;
Ye bear upon your dewy wings
The Springs first breath along.
Ye herald in the happy morn,
That is the birth of flowers;
Ye tell that Winters chilEs have gone.
Its SHOWS and icy towers.
Ye hide the earth in its carpet weave,
In Natures matchless loom;
The wrap for many a grassy leaf,
The wool from foweret's loom.
Ye bid the naked branches dress,
In all their proud array,
And all things don their loyeliness,
To welcome back the day.
Ye bid the icy fetters fall
From many prisoned rill;
Aud onward joyful at your call,
They gamboI down the hill.
All nature wakes from sleep, the cloud
Shades not the SUMS bright ray;
No more the storm-winds bowling loud,
Disturb the zephyr's lay.
Pass on, pass on to other land,
Ye birds of merry note;
Sing there of Spring, We starry band,
From every tuneful throat.
And gladden. every heart that hears
Your message from above:
Pass on, and dry up winters tears,
Sweet harbiagers of love.
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(SigneD ApSER SHERMAN.
wThe Register printed at Yves

The Register" printed at West
Chester, in replying to some remarks OF
the Republican OF that place, admins
tcrs to that paper and the party it sup
ports, the following merited rebuke:-
"As tothe Bank of the United States, Of
which it speaks, it may be well 10 remem-
Der that the bank, in 1916, was chartered
bv Democratic votes, and that had II not
been for democratic.voies inls36, ,ihatBank.
as a State Bank, would never have gone
into existence; and as to the favorable
legislation for thai bank, it may be we'll
to remember also, that whatever was
done was effected through a locoloco
Governor. and that loeofoco agent had TO
flee the State, for his alleged corruption
in the matter. 1t is matter of history,
that wherever corruption was to be effec-
ted, in legislation or otherwise, lacofocO
was the agent who offered the bribe, and
locofaco was the recipient, from the
DAYS Of Favorable legislation" concerning
the United States Bank 10 the days of
Favorable reports for the LocolOeo Le-
high County Bank of the present year.
So VIGOROUSLY corrupt has that party be-
come, that if it were not for the Wing
principles that are occasionally Infused
into government proceedings, our whole
political fabric would fall TO the ground, !.
because of the rottenness Of the locOlocO
props which the people have been delu-
ded to erect for its support
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Correspondence of HE Baltimore Sun.

FREDERICK CRY, Nd, April. 18th 1916.
A tremendous fire has been raging on
the top of the Catoctin mountain, about
miles distant from here in a northwest
course, the deFouring element covering
a surface of 500 acres, it is supposed. and
so dense was the smoke, and Of such
volume, (the wind being favorable to
drive ii over the city, that to all appear
ances, save that of the blaze coursing It's
way on the top of the mountain, where,
apparently numbes of persons seemed
TO be moving toward it for the purpose to
snbdue the flames, engaged about the
fire. A terrible gust was hanging over
us.
The Sugar Loaf mountain, distant a
bout IL miles, and the Catoctin mountain.
in more southern direction than the
fire near Frederick, are also or FIRE; how
originating did not learn.
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A railroad traveller was recently killed
at Marshall, Mich. while looking from a
window in the car. His head came Ia
contact with post
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lis said there are e25.oGu young "a
dies at this moment receiving tLsir edu
CATION in French ccnvenis,
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-07-17
a Civ Prison.

From the outrageous distuI Dances CON-
mitted on last Friday night by few scOmPS,
we think it is high time that Oul municipal
authorities were making some preparations
for the erection of a City Prison. So long
as we are without d. City Prison, such fel-
lows will continue to set the laws at def
ance, knowing full well that any fines OF
penalties inflicted by the Mayor, cannot be
made out Of them When a whole commu-
nifty, at the hour Of midnight, is a7oused by
the hideous yells Of "cOw hunters" public
opinion calls loud fol a place wherein they
may be put until they become sober and the
fines are paid II an example was made q
them once, we think such outrageous con
duct would not be repeated. Let the city
authorities look to it at once.
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In the Senate on the SO.h ult., the Ware
house bill was taken up and discussed.
HOUSE or Observation-Disclosures az
ter the assembling, the House, same day,
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
and resumed the consideration Of the Tariff
Bill. Mr. Brnkerhof, a democratic MEM
Der from Ohio, rose to use his own express
sion, for the purpose Of having little plain
talk. He then proceeded to denounce the
bill Of the Committee Of Ways end Means
as unjust and unequal, complaining that i'm
proper determinations were made in the
duties levied. He opposed the bin on ac>
count Of the proposed tax on tea and coffee,
which be regarded in the light Of an OdiOus
poll.tax. He declared that Ohio would do
nothing for an administration that had ne~
elected her and passed her BY with contempt.
He treated the administration and its friends
as men who were extremely valiant in fights
ing the Mexican hyena, but who trembled
like aspen leaves at the frst.remote muttcr>
ing Of the British Lion. Upon this point,
says the National Intelligencer, he spoke
long and emphatically, concluding by de-
claring that he and his colleagues were de-
telmined to kill the bill. The remainder
of the day was consumed by speeches fol
and against the Tariff.
In the Senate on the I'd inst, the bill fol
the retrocession of Alexandra, was taken
up, discussed and pasaed.
In the House, on the same day, Mr.. Nc
Dowell Of Ohio, made personal explanation
relative to his course on the Tariff Bill
He said that when the Wings were in pow
er, in 1912, he voted against the taxing o
tea and coffee, and he was against the pre-
sent bill which proposed to do the same
thing. He said he acted solely from prin
ciple. and from his own conviction Of RICH
and wrong, without being led or dictated t
by any man. He was no toady TO favo
around the foot stool Of Executive power
nor was he jackall 10 minister TO the aPpe
tite Of the lion. He was an American citi
zen, born free, and, thank God, he wOul'
remain free, so long as freedom should re
main in the land.
Several amendments were offered, som,
were received and some rejected. Tn,
+ Baltimore Sun, in postscript, says, that a
late hour the Committee Of the Who'll
agreed, by a vote Of IO4 to SO, to make Tea
Coffee and Salt free articles. The Bill
was then reported to the House, which ad
iouTned Immediately. -
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The Tariff:

The bill to reduce the Tariff is still under
discussion in the House, and from the vote
upon taking it up, we should Judge that it
will pass through that body without difficul>
ty. II seems to be the determined purpose
Of a majority Of the House to deprive the
American manufactures of adequate pro.
lection against the monopoly of foreign pro-
duction; and we may therefore anticipate
that our factories will be closed, and that
thousands Of persons, male and female, who
are now creGitably supporting themselves,
will be thrown out Of employment. But
before members Of Congress proceed TO
adopt so ruinous a measure, it would be
well for them TO look at the beneficial effects
which the present tariff has produced. And
yet tits proposed to repeal the Tariff, stop
our own manufactures, and for what! that
the pauper labor Of Europe may have en-
ployment at our expense. Let the expert.
menl be tried, and we venture 70 predict
that it will not be long endured; for the
manufactures and mechanics Of the country
aided BY the agriculturalists, will force thei
representatives to reinstate the protective
policy. A repetition Of the scenes of 1912
when some Of the manufacturers and me
chanics were reduced TO state of beggaFy
will not be long tolerated. Goods may be
uEd probably will be, cheap, but money vii
be wanting TO purchase them, as was til
case in ls42. Now every trade has fol
occupation, and the country is prosperous
But the fat has gone forth against the con
tinuAnce Of these things, and destruction
impending.
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THE FATIoNAL PAIR.-at Washin gtOn has evil
IDENTIFY thrown the editor of the Union into an
agony, judging from his frequent i'll natured re
marks upon it.. He asks what was the object OF
the exhibitions We think we can give a ready
and short answer.
1t was to eouRlefact the influence intended 10
bear upon Congress By the introduction OF Brit
ish agent within the walls Of the Capitol, who
was there exhibiting, under the noses Of the mem-
6eTs Of Congress. various kinds Of British manu-.
iactured goods! -
The members Of conkre from Pennsylvania
feeling indignant at this British erhSbition, deter.
mined 81 once to have an american exhibition,
and issued their circular 20 the manufactures and
artisans Of the country 10 come forward with their
products. They Fesponed to the call, and the
result has astonishsd aud uslighed the whole
country.
Now after this, let the Union and It's Tribe Of
followers and destructives 90 on with their or,
Of "down with the tariffs
Abiding to the close Of the exhibition, the IN,
ion says:
1The National Fair sisIck its fac two DAYS AGO )
Has the British agent Uslrttek ms Rag9ia ~,
pause for q replY.-Boh Pat
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The supplemental War Act.

The Bill supplemental to the act passed
by COngioOs on the 18th of May last, has
become law, and ptovidesI
For the appointment by the President and
Senate, of one Major General, and two
Brigadier Generals in the army, in addition
to the same number now in commission,
and empowers the President, on the recur>
renee of peace, to strike from the roll, one
Major General and two Brigadier Generals,
without regard to the dates Of the commits.
sions, or rank Of such officers.
That the President may call into service
under the act of the 18th May, 1916, such
Of the General Officers Of the Militia, as
in his opinion the service may require, and
at his discretion, TO organize into brigades
and divisions the forces authorized by sad
act.
That the Field and STAFF Of separate
battalion Of Volunteers shall be Lieuten.
ant Colonel or Major; one Adjutant, with
the rank of Lieutenant; one Sergeant Major;
one Quartermaster Sergeant, and a chiei
Bugler or Musician, according TO the corps.
That the President may limit the number
of privates in any Volunteer company al bis
discretion, from Cd to 100, and with every
such company an additional I'd Lieutenant
may be allowed and accepted.
That the President, when Volunteers OF
Militia are called into service, may appoint
the requisite number Of Officers in the
Quartermaster, CommissOry and Medical
Departments that may be necessary.
That the President may appoint as many
additional Assistant Ajiulant Generals, moi
exceeding four, as he may deem necessary
That The aide Of Major General com,
manding, may be taken from The line with,
out regard to rank, and the aids Of olheI
Msior Generals and Brigadier Generals
may be taken from the rank Of captain 81
subaltern, and the commanding or highes
general in the rank, while 10. the field, maj
appoint military secretary from the suhaI'
terms in the army, who shall have the pa,
and emolmuments Of major Of cavalry.
That the allowance for clOthing 10 eacl
non,commissioned officer. musician AMI
\ private, Of volunteers, shall be 93 so. pei
month while il The service; and he shsl
moreover receive 50 cents day 10 lieu .
Subsistence, and % cents 4 day ia lieu .
forage, (if mounted, J for every twenty mile
from bis home 10 the place of general ren.
devious. and from The place Of discharge L
This home.
That The senior officer of the ordnanc.
department may enlist for the serviee 2
that department as many master arnoFeIs
master carriage makers. master blaeksmiths
artifcers, armorers, blacksmilhs, and labor,
eTs, as may be necessary.
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By letter received from our old friend,
Mr.. R DoLBEAR, we learn that he intends
TO visit our town in the coarse Of few days
for the purpose Of opening WRITING AcA~
DENY. We hope that he may succeed in
procuring such class as his eminent quali>
fcations as a teacher Of penmanship entities
him TO-
Below will be fonpd some remarks in res
IatiOn TO Mr.. De. proficiency in the science,
from the N. 0. 1'ropic, and Nashville Wing
DoLBEAR's WRlTINc Accountable mn,
merous friends and pupils Of Dolbear and
brother, whose success in teaching Penman,
ship in this city, is universally acknowledge
ed, will be pleased to hear of their repHta>
ton in other places. The following is from
the Nashville Wing:
Mr.. DOlbeGr's Writing School We beal
our willing and warm testimony, TO the mer
its Of Mr.. Dolbear's system Of teaching Pen
mansqip practically aud scientifically. liz
had under bis instruction for about ten days
three of the children Of the editor of this pa
per, and We were no less pleased than sur
prised at the comparative degree ofexcelen
cy in penmanship that that they attained
in that rhort period. We could not hav,
believed it possible tn such excellence
could have been reached in so short time
but occasional personal attendance, on on
part, at the exercises in Mr.. DOlbear's SchoC
having enabled US to understand somethin
Of the system upon which he teaches. w
can now readily account for his success as
teacher. We profess to be al loss 10 IN
derstand how his mode Of teaching can
any case fail-how any person having til
free use of the arm and hand, and who
DESTROYS of writing well, can fail to learn
do so in a week or ten days, under MIR. Do
bears instruction! We strongly advice al
whether old or young, who would like
write we'll, to be sure to take few lesson
under Mr.. Dolbear.
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MoRMONs.-About $50 Mormons have
encamped near Austin, and Il Is probable
that they will torn settlement q come
point on The Indian frontier. The people 81
that section would doubtless prefer Them 10
their Indian neighboIs. We are happy 10
learn that no illibefal prejudice has been ex-
cited towards them; but they have thus far
been treated bJ our citizens with becoming
generosity and kindness, Teas Register.
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AmpOTt0uG-A1tSeANBOO EHSsP OAaeS~S~
We wish particularly 70 know why GER
tain correspondence Is not published relative
to the "Army Of Occupation" It will be
recollected, that after Congress- had been 10
session some time, that MIR. Polk ordered
the army TO march TO the Rio Grande. He
did this. without consulting, or notifying
Congress Of the fact. Now, there must De
some good reason for this extraordinary
movement on his part, that should be known
to the people. Il must not be forgotten that
Mr.. Polk claimed the Nueces as the bounds
airy line between Mexico and Texas when
he came into power, and on the banks Of
that river the Army Of Occupation was
stayed long time. Now il is important TO
the people Of the United States for Mr.. Polk
to give his reasons for changing his mind,
and explain the extraordinary necessity
made upon him Of moving the Army while
Congress was in session, without consulting
that body. We trust that the press will
clamor for this missing correspondence. II
will be found, no doubt, very interesting
indeed, and enlighten very many people
who have ever been in quandary, why the
Army moved from the Nueces to the Rio
i. OTdHuGs
There will be fine fold open for The
contemplation Of free people, when al
the causes that governed the Administrator
relative to the Texas question shall be fairl!
: brought TO light. The management Of TIT
j whole matter is decidly rich. Thanks Il
2 Gen. Taylor and his brave little army; h
! fought himself out Of all difficulties what
a ever, and, contrary to the expectations o
: the Administration, covered himself an,
n his companions in arms, with immortal hon
e or. Again, we ask for the publication c
s the orders sent to Gen. Taylor, that Cause
@ him to leave Corpus Christi, for the Ri
l. GTande, and for the reasons MI. Polk hd
!, for issuing such orders, without consultin
o Congress In session al the time he issue
5 them, and who alone has power to dcclaf
war.-N. o. TrOPic.
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or Hon. Geo. McDufie, q. S. Senator
from South Carolina, has been elected ehaIi-
man of the Committee OF Foreign Affairs
in that body. This was after ten ballotlngs
at different times, during which Archer and
Webster were very prominent for the station.
Either of them would probably have been
as acceptable to the administration as MF.
McDufie.-Natchez Free Trader,
How is thisl The Free Trader, the pecd.
lial Organ Of the Hon. Secretary of the
Treasury is the paper from which we extract
the fore going. Has it come to this, that
Daniel Webster would be as acceptable TO
the present administration as Mr.. McDufie,
the right hand man Of John G. Calhoun? Is
this great man fallen under the disPleasure
of the weakest Of the LocofOcOsl Has John
C. Calhoun descended below the adulation
Of Bob Walker and James K. Polk! II so,
then we may truly look forward to the rule
of flanagan, Allen and Cass. But will
not Providence interfere, and wrest f:Om
such hands the destiny Of this great Repub-
lic?-Soufheru Lnttl.
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or Thanks to the accommodating clerks
Of the steamers NJ. B. HOmer, and Dime,
for late papers.