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CONGR ESS.
MEXICo-MR. POLK's DESIGNS.
Correspondence fthe Baltimore American.
WASHINGTON, July 8, 1916.

Correspondence ofthe Baltimore American.
WASHINGTON, July 9, 1916.
The disemberment ofMexico is the design
OF the administration, and that not only by
the invitation Of CALIFORNIA, but by seizure
and possession ofihe entire country beyond
The line OF Tampico on the Gulf OF Mexico,
and The same parallel on the Pacific. Inc
seizure embraces The richest and most val
liable provinces Of Mexico.
Ii includes all ofCaIifornia. from the head
to the cape, and not alone the provinces bor-
dering on the Rio Grande. Parts OF Jalisco.
Guadalaxara and Zacatecas and all Of So
nora. Durango, San Luis Potosi. New Leon.
chihuahua, Coahula and Tamaulipas are 10
be The fruits Of this conquest
The Government here ale ready 10 settle
the question now, il Mexico will yield up the
country have named, or consent 10 run a
line from the Gull of Mexico 10 the Pacific
upon the lineI have named. All this in con-
temptation now, secretly but seriously, and
the regiment raising for California, OF which
gave You the first nuricc some time since, is
the first fruits OF the expedition. | content
myself with making the announcement Of the
Administration, and leave il 10 yourselves
and readers 10 speak oithem as they deserve
10 he spoken Of.
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PRESIDENT LABAREE's ADDRESS.

The Discourse Of President Iabaree, on
the last sabbath, comprizin g an address to
the graduating class. was a fine preliminary
to the exercises of Commencement. The
topics were well adapted to the OCCASION
The sound and practicable views which Mr..
Iarged, liberal and christian education IN a
country like ours, where the people are the
soyereigns and which is soon TO compu.e its
population at 100 millions, all free TO think
and act for themselves, and consequently
liable to differ cpon matters Of national policy,
and to adopt the most visionary schemes in
politics and religion, were presented to the
audience in strong and eloquent style, and
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OF THE
CAMBRIA,

The Peel Ministry has resigned and a
hussef Ministry has succeeded to office
The Corn bill and Tariff bill have both passed
the House of Lords, the former without d.
vision.
On the Goth ult., Sir Robert Peel commu-
nicated TO Parliament the Settlement ofrhe
Oregon Question which was received with
loud cheering. An official list of the new
ministry has been announced. Lord Jshn
Russell, Prime Minister or First Lord of the
Treasury. The Duke of Wellington is no,
in the Cabinet.
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WASHINGTON. Saturday, July IL, 1916.
SENATE.

A Message was received iromihe President
transmitting Report from the Engineer up
on the survey of The coast of Texas
The Committee on Commerce reported
back the WarcIousing bill with two amend
ments.
LIST. To exact bonds for the payment of
duties on double amount, when entered for
warehousing.
I'd. To limit the time which goods may
remain in store 10 ono year
The bill 10 incorporate the Texan Navy
with our own cane up as unfinished bust
ness.
Mr.. Dayton moved 10 lay it on The table
until The amendments should be printed. A.
greed 10.
The bill for the renewal of Patent to Ross
Weyman Tor Improvement on Railroad car
wheels, was debated by Messrs. Benton,
Cameron, Davis, Phelps, Webster, and
postponed until Monday.
On motion Gi Mr.. Cass, 5000 extra comics
oil ALI expedition 10 California, for The use Of
The Senate, and 200 OF the Typographical
Bereaux, we're ordered 10 be printed.
large number ofprivaic bills were pas
sed, and when on motion, the Senate adiour
ned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A call Of the House was ordered, so that a
full vote might be had on the final disposition
Of the Graduation Bill. There we're found
preseniI74 members. The doors and win
dows were then closed md motion made
10 suspend all further proceedings under
the CALI The yeas and nays were ordered.
They stood lis 10 u, so the doors were
thrown open.
MIR. Collamers motion Of yesterday I, lay
the Graduation bill on the liable, was then
taken By yeas and nays, and deeided in The
92 nays 81.
Mr.. Broadhead then moved to reconsider
the vote.
Mr. Henly moved 10 postpone The consid-
GRAFTON cf MIR. Broadhcad's motion until
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The EXECUTIVE WILL.-Things are COM
ing to a strange pass in Washington. Execu-
tive evil is hereafter TO be the only rule ofduty
to the dominant party. No sense of public
good seems strong enough to overcome ex-
ecutive dictation. The least vasciIlation
from the mandates OF the palace is instantly
attended 10 by the party disciplinariaDs. The
diaffected are quickly satisfied with promises
of richer spoils or inundated with the hor-
rors of party inquisiIion. We have had ex-
traordinary instances Of the subduing power
of executive appliances within few days,
but none more striking than were exhibited
recently on the passage through tho House
of Representatives of the Graduation Bill, OF
scheme to make Polk President for another
TERM This bill was at Grst defeated by a
majority of sixteen. A consideration was
moved and carried by the casting vote Of the
speaker, but on motion OF Mr.. CoIlanicr the
motion was laid on the table by majority OF
one which was virtually another rejection.
By this time the executive became alarmed
for one OF its favorite measures, and the
next morning when the subject came up, the
palace troops appeared in the House. Faith
er Richie, MIR. Bancroft, Mr.. Walker, Maj
cy and Johnson were seen circulating about
the House in close confab with the Members.
The result is obvious. The graduation bill
has passed the House by a vote of % to 90.
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EXECUTIVE POWER IN THEHoUsE.

The correspondent ofthe Express, under
date Of July 1ltb, says the Cabinet Ministers
came into the House in body this morning.
Ii was understood that the vote would be
very close upon the bill TO reduce and grad
uate the price of public lands, and unawed
by any influence it was certain that the bill
would be rejected by an overwhelming vote.
But the cabinet ministers step in and dictate
legislation to the representatives Of the Peo-
pie. Mr.. Walker was present in private
roem closited with members who did notvote
after their interview with him. MIR. Marcy
and Cave Johnson were also as busy as drill
se:seants. At last came Richie the of1ciaI
editor, who made himself very active
The bill has thus been pressed into law
and the pnblic lands at last in substance gone
forever from the States to which they be-
Ionped. Let the people look to this rank
in the government. But what is
worst of ALL had all the Wings from the old
States been present, says the writer, they
could have defeated the Cabinet and the bill I
together. Shame, shame, shame upon
these men by whom so much has been
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RAIL RoAD RIoTERs.-Several Of the RI
oters on the line Of The Central Railroad near
Richmond have been arrested and have I'M
dergone examination at Burlington. The
trials lasted five days and have resulted in
the discharge ofall the prisoners but three.
The whole number arrested was nine
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0FLUcIUS B. PECK, Esq. of Montpelier.
HIS been nominated for Congress by the Lo.
COS of The North Eastern D;s;ritt of Vermont
~ice Paul Dillingham;. Jr. If elected, we trust
he will mol he at once afraid 10 vote for his
constituents and ashamed to vote with his
party. and 50 be compelled to dodge the Yeas
and Nays on the most important questions.
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-07-21

The scHooLcRArT MURDER. The School
craft who was murdered at the Sault ST. Ma
rie, was not Henry R., but James L. School
craft Esq, formerly Indian Agent. The de-
ceased, Mr.. SchOOlcraft, was an enterpris-
ing aud estimable merchant. He was for
merly member in the Michigan Legisla-
ture.
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with a powerful effect. How marked is tho
difference between such discourse, and
'nose transcendental productions too often
exhibited at onr literary celebrations. which
sparkle before the Imagination, but make no
useful impression npon the UNDERSTANDING
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06
MR.. GlDDINGS ON OREGON.

The declaration of this Abolitionist. that
Oregon must be secured in order to balance
the Preponderance Of the Slave States acuuir-
ed by the admission of Texas, is a stronG in
dlcatlon OF the motives which prompts John
Quincy Adams to the course he is pursuing.
and ought to warn the South of the imminent
danger in which it will be placed by a war
with Great Britain. We believe such a war
VIII be a crusade against slavery, and we be-
lieve Messrs. Adams and Giddings are per.
iectly aware that it will be so. They there.
fore advocate this war, ostensibly on the
ground of national honor. Let the South be-
ware in time. Let Democrats and Whigs IL
mite to secure an honorable peace, and pre-
serve an institution the disturbance of which
will produce incalculable disaster.
We can see in the failure to adjust this Or
egon question nothing but injury to the south
ern States without one single inducement to
war. The acquisition of the whole of Ore
gon CthOugh we would, as much as any, in
sist upon it, if honor required it,) can be of
no possible advantage to the Slave States ey-
en- though peaceably made. Why, then,
should they sanction an unnecessary war
for that which they do not wantl-RichmOnd
Times.
The Times is candid, and gives very ex-
cellent reasons for its opposition to a war for
Oregon. And why should the nation 90 to
war; The acquisition of Oregon "can be of
no possible advantage to the Slave States,"
and their wishes are alone to be consulted,
and their interest alone to be- looked after.
"Why should they sanction m unnecessary
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06
NOW THIS-NOW THAT.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Herald
at Walnut Hills, Indiana, writes:-
"Can we expect that God will give us
speedy success while we are Inconsistent
with our principles! Is it not inconsistent to
abandon a political party because it is pro-
slavery. and at the same time continue our
connection with a pro-slavery Church! Are
not many prominent Liberty men occupying
this awkward and Inconsistent positionl'
To this the Editor adds, ''Pertinent oues-
tons worth attending to-" Prior to the NOM
nation of Samuel Lewis, DR.. Bailey thourht
such questions very impairment, and labored
hard to convince Liberty party it had no right
TO ask them, no business to enquire about a
mans ecclesiastical standing. The result is,
that the members of that party are now pledg-
ed to support as candidate for Governor, a
man who is in full fellowship with one of the
most pro-slavery churches that ever de6ed
God, or crushed humanity.
We cannot imagine what ails the DR.. un-
less he has his head so full of those ''Niegc-
MElolieS' which he so much admires, that
Gle wheels about. and turns about,
And jumps just So"
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act, if it acted at all, with great caution and
deliberation. Had it been a question which
concerned the rights of its members, one tenth
as much as it does the rights of the colored
man, they would not have needed a long re-
port, nor a particle of argument. Politics
must have most wofully s%tultifed their moral
nature, or a mere annunciation of the facts
would have moved them to immediate and
just action. But so it is. The muddy wa
tiers of Politics, if permitted to mingle with
the pure fountain of Christian love must inva-
riably pollute it, and it is the heighth Of folly
to expect that it can be otherwise.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06
IMPUDENCE.

The Kentucky Legislature have before
them a Bill reported by the Judiciary com.
mittee, the Sd section of which reads as fol-
lows -
BE ii further enacted, That if any person
shall hereafter be found without the limits of
this Commonwealth and within the limits of
any state where slavery is not allowed by
law, aiding, abetting, harboring, concealing,
IT assisting any slave or slaves, belonging 10
any citizen of this Commonwealth, to make
his, her or their escape, from their lawful
owner or owners, such person or persons, so
offending, shall be deemed guilty of e%nticing
away such slave or slaves from the country
in which such slave or slaves, or either of
them, may have resided, unless the contrary
be proven by at least two credible witnesses,
one of whom shall be a citizen of this COM
monwealth; and such person or persons shall,
on conviction of any such offence, be con-
fined in the Jail, and penitentiary house of
this commonwealth for a period not less than
one year nor more than five years.
How cody impudent these slaveocrats aret
The next thing we shall expect to hear will
be, that some Kentucky Grand Jury has found
a Bill of Indictment against Victoria, for har-
boring runaway slaves in Canada, and the
next, that it has presented the North Star as
n nuisance.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06
THE CONSPIRACY.

Abiding to the final action of the U. s.
House of Representatives, annexing Texas
to this Union, the Albany Patriot says
In reviewing this transaction, one cannot
easily command words with which u de-
scribe it fifty. For a body of men represent
ing fifteen millions of free people, called to-
gether for the purpose of deliberation, with a
matter of the gravest import before them, in
volving questions of constitutional authority,
national honor, fundamental morality, and in
dividual conscience and responsibility, under
such circumstances to apply the gag TO its
own mouth, is a spectacle which may well
astonish the world. The gracious heavens
save us in all time to come from a sight so
loathsome! TO call it the offspring of cow
ardice, duplicity, and unblushing meanness,
downright villany, does not come up to the
measure of an exact description. You must
combine all these, and say it is the result of
the sum total of them all. An internal de-
~coction!
One of the strongest men of our delegation,
a Democrat, this morning denounced the Tex
as conspiracy from beginning to end, as a
piece of the rankest rascality. Three hours
afterwards, he was found voting with the con-
spirator, +! Strange, you say-what could
have produced the change in his mindl-
Nothing. 1t is not changed. The whole
thing is explained by the statement of two
facts. Members want influence here, to en-
ploy in getting official favors for themselves
or for their friends, and the imperial success
sion is to be provided for! To offend the
Oligarchy now would be TO forfeit all claims
to ito throw away the chances Of the nigh
ty game!
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.-RIGHTs OF Wo-
MgN.-Robert Hanna of Mercer co., Pa, has
been publishing a series of articles upon these
subjects in the Mercer Luminary, which we
have been requested to copy. 1t would give
US pleasure to oblige our friend by giving his
views a place in our columns, but we must
decline doing so for several reasons.
In the first place our paper is small and
his articles would occupy too much space;
and again, the subjects are such as do not
come directly within the province of ourlabors;
and furthermore we are unwilling to make
that charge true which Liberty party has al
ways been so anxious to fix upon Old Organ
%izntion, viz; the charge of introducing extran-
eous questions into its papers and meetings,
especially the question of woman's rights
1t is true we admit miscellaneous matter on
our fourth page, but our aim is to confne
ourselves to the discussion of chattelism, and
we have never published a series of articles
on any other subject. We would remind our
friend also that our subscribers stand far less
in need of arguments to prove the equality of
the sexes, than do the supporters of Liberty
party generally; hence the propriety of pub
fishing them in the papers of that party rath-
er than ours.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06

ESCAPE OF French SLAvEs.-The conti-
guilty of the French West India Islands,
where Slavery exists, to the Free Islands I'M
der the British crown, affords many oppor-
tunlties for the escape of Slaves from the Tor
mer to the latter; the British emancipated is
lands proving a strong temptation to the poor,
fugitive French Slave, who there finds an a.
sylum from oppression, a home and liberty,
notwithstanding all attempts to the contrary.
Since emancipation, about ! 200 Slaves have
reached the British Colonies safely in their
light sailing boats, as many have probably
persisted in the attempt, and as many more
have been caught and thrown back into the
horrible dungeon of Slavery, to pay the PEN
atty Of their crime in the additional severity
Of their labor and their punishments.
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fear of death, and the same is true of all other
religious bodies. They have.been made to be-
lieye that their salvation here, and hereafter,
depends on membership in the church, and
when they have joined it, it has, through its
priests and leading members, assumed au-
thority over them. There lies the bondage,
the slavery, the crushing of the rising mind,
which has, and always will (while it contin-
ues) retard thelprogress Of intelligence, truth,
and the perfection and hP% ppiness of the race.
This authority, this claiming tho right to die
tate to others what they shall do, or what
they shall say or believe, is what wish to
escape from. wish simply to take charge
Of my own soul and body, and proclaim my
own independence of all external authority.
l wish to be free to think, to speak, and to
act according to the dictates of my w free
unshackled mind. Furthermore, | view the
Church in all its departments, as a "dead bo-
dy;" it has done its work, has grown old in
%iniquity, and must go down to dust. A new
era is breaking upon us, more noble, more en-
larged, sublime and dignifed than the old,
an order is being established which will en-
brace the whole human brotherhood without
distinction of caste, character or color
which will plant the flag of peace and unity
and universal love, on the highest hills, and
in the lowest vallies of our long cursed earth.
lis of this order l wish to be a member, and
consequently for me the Society of Friends
or any other local body is too much con-
tracted.
do not wish by this withdrawal, to break
the link of friendship between us, but will
still recog ize you as brothers and sisters of
the same common family Of mankind; and if
there are any unkind feelings they shall not be
on my part. do this only to avoid difficult
ties which must inevitably occur, if | remain
in the Society, and dare to speak my rising
thoughts. | hope to cherish the kindest feel
ings toward you all, if you do not towards
me it will be your own fault. NV mind is
drawn out after suffering humanity, and can
not stop to build up any one belief, sect, Of
creed, which would exclude from its fellow
ship any member of the human race. hope
many, yea, all of you w Il yet see the neces-
sity Of taking the same course, and come
out of her, and be not partakers of her sins
that ye be not plagued with her plaques.
Come out and take a stand on the broad plat
form OF Truth, be no respectors of persons,
but with me seek the common good of all.
1 now wish to say, in conclusion, that l
consider myself free from your authori-
ty as a Society, and hope hereafter to re-
main free of all other external Authorities"
Farewell,
RACHEL r. HURFORD.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06

G-Persons having business connected
with the paper, will please call on James
Barnaby, corner of Main and Chestnut SITS.
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ANTS LAVERY BUGLE
SALEM, FEBRUARY G, 1898.

81 love agitation when there is cause for it
the alarm hell which ~startles the inhabi-
tants of a city, saves them from being burn
ed in their beds. '-Edmund Burke.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06

"No SMOKING ALLowED."-The Duke of
Wellington has addressed a general order to
the army, ''entreating'' the commanding Of
hcers to prevent smoking in the mess rooms,
ana to dlscountenance it altogether among The
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06
]. L. ~SNODGRASS.
Office of the Saturday Visiter,'
Baltimore, Jan. 23d, 1916

The Daily Argus a Democratic! paper of
Baltimore, published an article containing
some gross misrepresentation in relation TO
the position of the editor of the Visiter, who
replied to it and off'rel to pay for the in
sertion of his article, but the Democratic Ed
itor refused it a place-hence the issue of the
Extra. In that article, DR.. Snodgrass after
clearing up the charges preferred against
him, charges which mainly grew out of the
publication of C. NJ. Clay's n. Y. speech,
concludes thus:
One word more, and | shall close the pres
ent consideration of this subject, intending to
resume 1t in my own paper, where ] can treat
1t, If needtul, more al length and with more
freedom of utterance-it is this: Whatever
issue may await me, ! shall hold myself full
ly prepared TO meet il. Not aware that |
have violated any law of Maryland, and con-
sclous of the rectitude of my public course, |
cannot consent to be either bullied from the
path of duty by the denunciations OF men ut
terly incapable of approaching the motives or
deeds of less selfish men, or deprived of nv
rights, contrary to the guarantees of the Con-
%stilution under which | live. The "Liberty
of Speech and Of the Press" shall ever find
in me-, the s~incerest of defenders, while w.
ranny in all its forms may ever expect to en-
counter the most unfolding opposition.-
These sentiments, | beg the reader to believe
are uttered with the calm determination of a
settled purpose never to give over while the
momentous issues between Virtue and Vice.
Truth and Falsehood, Freedom and Slavery,
are calling so urgently for the best exertions
Of all earth's true hearted sons.
J. E. SNODGRASS.
oiIic9 Of the Saturday Yisiter'
Such was the state Of affairs at our last IN
telilgence. May the editor Of that paper in
the power of truth stand boldly forth in de-
fence Of the Right.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06
Office of the Saturday Visiter'
Baltimore, Jan. Goth 1916

Such was the state Of affairs at our last in
%ielllgence' May the editor of that paper in
the power of truth stand boldly forth in de-
fence Of the Right.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-05

lNSANlrY.-one would suppose ;hat the
world was becoming strongly addicted To- in.
sanity, II the indicationsarc To- BE- relied upon
Formerly, the plea OF insanity was seldom
inlerposed 10 avert the penalNy OF the law Tor
cnmes-now it is not only frequently used.
bat In very many instances with petiect sue
cess. IL has become the staining plea ior
murderers, aud with ihc chauces OF escaping
the rigor OF the law under II. thcre is great
danger that the Instances OF this ctime an TO
be ieariuliy multiplied. Unless this a..c. is
peculiarly given to insanity, we cSainot slns
dcrstand why i, is 81 successfully plead from
courts, aud why these pleas arc 80 much more
frequent now than formerly.