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Something Like.

The deficit of the Department under the new
Post Office Law the .6rst year was over $780,
OOO-this is reduced, the present or second year,
to $4,000.
The Post Master General, seeing this-he
would not believe it could be-will propose, it is
said, an uniform system Of cheap postage.
Right The sooner we have the penny system
the better.
Let every body write and be written to-let
every body read, and send matter to others to
read-let US do all TO cultivate the affections,
improve the hearts, and advance the happiness
of the masses-and for this end let us have the
cheapest postage. The cheaper. the better
for the department The cheaper, the better
for the people.
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Hard Times.

"Punoh" will laugh. He don't know how
to do any thing disc. He makes fun of the old
lady Of Thread Needle Street, and is merry
amid the dOwn-falling of the mOnied and
mighty. Naughty fellow! Yet he is not alto
gether free from trouble. Listen TO his COM
plants.
"MoNEY NEVER WAS soscARcE."-Our Johnny
came up yesterday and actually asked for his
quarters wages, which was not due till December
"Money, he said, never was so scarce a" Our
eldest son, to whom we make a handsome al
lowance every half-year, made the same appeal,
though IL was only in August that we paid him
a stupendous sum in bank-notes. But what
could we dot The boy put his arm round
our neck, and playing with the one or two hairs
we have left on our bald head. said, in his man
lest tone, al can assure you, governor, money
never was SO scarce" Our dear wife, too, who
has no reason to complain Of the sum she draws
from us every week, 5 sure TO stop our mouth
directly, If we cry out against the growing in
crease Of the housekeeping expenses, with the
popular chorus of Money never was so scarce"
accompanied with tie benign Recommendation
mot to be- n screw"
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principal trading establishment under the Ameri-
can flag on the southern coast there being
branches Of it, as aiAmbizetto ard at Losngo,
owned by Me<srs. Boorhows 4 Hunt, Salem,
Mass, who arc said TO bee doing fsir business in
guns. ivory, copper and ebony; thai house sends
utfrom six TO eight vessels annusliy.
sfrom The same source l .uniierstand that
upwards Of thirty American ves'cis annually
come freighted from Brazil by Brazilians to The
south coast; some N them. as Is well known,
taking return cargo Of slaves under Brazil
Ian colors, their American crews first leaving
them. But the most Of them are believed 10
leave the coast carrying white passengers only"
This Is a shameful traffic, and ought, IL pos
sible, to be arrested. Will mot tho Republic of
Liberia be one Of the most important agents for
effecting this object at some future, though it
may be distant, timeg q H a
We understand that Governor Roberts, to
whom Lieutenant Commanding Bell refers, was
born in Norfolk, and lived afterwards in Peters
burg. He is described 10 us as an intelligent
and well behaved man, who has exchanged
many civilities at Monrovia with our squadron.
We have the constitution of this new Repub-
lie before us. 1t fills more than seven columns
of printed sheet.
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DIPLOMATS Recitation. via. a.~.,

The Government has determined to send
Charge 10 Rome, if Congress assonis. Colonel
Du Sole isPropOsed. The New York Herald
says:
We learn that the Secretary Of State has en-
trusted to an eminent citizen Of Pennsylvania,
who has lately set out on a tour TO Europe, the
pleasing office of assuring his Holiness Plus the
Ninth' OF the warm sympathy of our govern
ment and people in his present liberal and well
directed efforts for the amelioraiion Of Italy.
The sympathy, and countenance Of a free and
enlightened government like ours, cannot fail to
afford the good Pontif grateful susie atatlon In his
arduous struggle against the despotism of Aus
tria- The impression is general that new
mission cannot be created, except by an act Of
Congress; but hopes are entertained that the
object may be accomplished more speedily, in
this Instance without violating established usa-
ges.
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Can't,

Ii is said by some that the word cant Is de-
rived from Andrew Cant, preacher in some
part Of Scotland, who had peculiar style of
"hOlding forth" Unfortunate Andrew! What
a wretched fate has 5efallen his name for the
sin committed by lis owner! II all the vices
were arrayed before us, and we were obliged TO
give our name TO some one Of them, this would
be one of the last that we should select. Rather
than have our name connected with this, we
would choose to be Monsieur Guillotine him
self, or stand godfather to the gallows, Other
demons have something to recommend them in
Cant is a whining, snufiing, contemplate
imp, whose company is scorned by Satan him.
self.
"Is not Can't" says Carlyle, ''the materia
prima of the Devil; from which all falsehoods.
imbecilities, denominations body themselves;
from which no true thing can comet For Cant
is itself properly a double-dissiled Lie; the
second power Of Lie.' How many persons
in all classes are guilty of this odious species of
lying! There is the cant Of bigotry, and the
cant of liberalisy; the cant of conservatism, and
the cant Of reform; every whore the disgusting
spirit of cant thrusts itself, as Satan did among
the Sons Of God The language Of the Bible
itself has been de6led by the men Of cant, as
the feast of Aeneas was by the foul beaks and
claws Of the harpies. Over many Of the most
beautiful passages Of the holy book they have
crawled and left their filthy slime. The very
''ilowrets Of Eden" are covered with "the trail
Of the serpent" How often DO we hear persons
using some Of the most expressive language Of
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The COMPARTMENTS Answer.

The Parkersburgh VA Gazette complains Of
the number of citizens leaving the Old DOmin-
ion. Hundreds are going" it says ''to the far
West WHAT'S to be done7 How shall the evil
be remedied9 II no remedy be applied, Virginia
will become almost a wilderness"
To this the Norfolk Herald, leading Journal
of Eastern Virginia, replies
Now in this there is nothing that should cause
regret in Virginia Let those who are lured by
the prospect Of gain, or who really believe that
they can better their condition by emigrating to
the new States, follow their bent-and take
their slaves along with them, The vscuam may
cause a momentary weakness, but il will only be
10 recruit with two-fOld vigor. The place OF
every slave will in time be filled by hardy, in
dustriOus, tax-Paying, misunderstanding freeman,
Of the right stuff TO people free State, WHICH
VIKGINIA DESTINED TO M ONE or THESE DAYS,
and The sooner cOHsisfeRfly teih reason The BET
Ter for her Olcn good.
Be not too certain, neighbOr, Of your conclu-
sion. Ii may be the reverse of what you sup
pose; Dr. Rufner supposes it nil, if slavery be
continued But this is clear, that the true policy
Of Virginia and Kentucky, is, to retGiH their
people, and thus prevent even any "niOmentary
weakness and at the same, to give freemen
a HlOtiue to settle in them.
But how is this to be done The Herald fur
nishes the answer. Freedom Is the specific
That will stop emigration, and insure immigra-
tiOn-will retain our present population, and
add largelyto il from other States; and the soon-
er this specific is applied the better. The Her
aid IS emphatic on this point, and we honOri for
its honesty and can6Or. II shows that Virginia,
East as well as West, is resolved to meet the
officially in a mood which will brook no delay,
and tolerate no suspense.
Let Kentucky, the daughter, win the glory OF
leading Virginia, the mother, in this great and
goody work
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Prime, Ward. a. Co.

The failure Of Prime, Ward, & Co., viii star,
some novel legal questions, Certain friends in
England protected their bills. These friends
'hey desired 10 pay. Bat their debtors in New
York, under an act Of the N. Y. Legislature.
have applied to the Court to restrain them
from sending their assets abroad. Thus the as
SETS put aside to protect their London friends,
are taken from them. What adds TO the dift;.
eui'y' w. 'hatthe Bankrupt laws in England de-
PRIV. mem OF any control over any proper
ty Of the firm in that country.
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Italy.

A call is made in New York for a meeting
without distinction Of country, persuasion or
party to express sympathy, &c., with the Pope
Plus for his devotion to liberal views, and the
Independence of the people. So be it! The
man who, in one day, earnestly struggles for
freedom, becomes, necessarily, man of hope
and mark. And for all such, let us ever give a
willing cheer, and our warmest sympathy.
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Another Arrival.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE /!


SPAIN. CHOLERA! &C. &c.
The Washington reached New York on the
9Th.
Failures, commercial distress. decrease in IN
price Of bread-stuffs, aud Of cotton. These are
the topics OF the papers and letters.
A dePutation went from Liverpool to London
to ask aid Of Government and received no en-
couragement. Another depDtation was sen, on
the 18th ult. The plan proposed by the latter
was that adopted by Mr.. Prrr in the panic Of
1873, when that minister restored confidence
by the offer Of loan of Exebequsr Bills, on
Produce. He offered FIVE millions; little over
half that sum answered the object. 1t was
urged that similar loan now-an advance in
the same way Of three millions would save ten
times that amount Of property, and stop the
panic panic which, according TO the ae-
counts, threatens, unless arrested wider disaster
and deeper distress, than the country ever knew.
Government declined.
Great Britain, it seems to us. cannot look to.
or rely upon Ssiiiatipss. Her disease 5 radical.
and SO must her reform be. The masses are
crowded and crushed in every form, and hardly
SNOW what individual freedom, or fair OpPOrtu-
nifty means A State hierarchy burdens the
country with an enormous debt; mOnied mo-
noPoly manacles her commerce; proud nObli-
IT,, and a harsh conservatism, cramps her indus
NY, and tramples down the whole labOring class;
aad until these are abandoned, until the land Of
the nation is thrown into market, and honest
worth allowed to own and improve i,--until the
equality Of man Is practically acknowlssg'd.
she win never know a general and permanent
prosperity. She has wealth snsugh to rise up
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MoS.ov,.. July asth. 1871.

FELLOW CITIZENS: Having finished our labors,
we now have the honor of submitting TO your
consideration, through the governor, that con-
stitution which In our opinion will best suit the
peculiar circumstances OF the people Of this in
FAINT republic. That lsbors will meet the
full appreciation Of every individual citizen, Is
scarcely to be expected. We trust, however,
that a large majority Of our fellow-citzens will
approve our doings, and adopt the constitution
herewith submitted.
In our deliberations, endeavored TO keep
our minds steadily fixed upon the great objects
of civil government, and have done what we
conceived to be best for the general interest Of
this rising republic. We endeavored carefully
to arrange every subject that might possibly arise
calculated 10 disturb in the least the friendly
feeling which now so happily subsists between
the different counties of this republic. We felt
deeply the importance and magnitude Of the
work submitted TO our hands, and have done the
very best could in order to afford general
satisfaction.
In view of the popularity Of our circumstan-
ces, the new position we have assumed is indeed
gigantic one, and the government now calls to
its support every citizen who is al all interested
or concerned for the safety and future Prosperi-
ty Of this our only home.
With great respect, we have the honor Of be-
ing your obedient and humble servants
BY the unanimous order Of the convention:
SAMUEL BENEDICT, President.
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RECEIPTS At TIDE WARN, Nov. 1876.

These returns show, that more than nine hun
dred thousand barrels Of -four (reducing the
wheat TO fouf) were received in the month Of
November last year; and we have every reason
for believing that the receipts for the same
month this year, provided Of course that naTi-
CATION remains uninterrupted so long, win be
much larger. Navigation has been open little
more than six months, within which time the
receipts of flour, after reducing the wheat, have
been nearly four millions Of barrels, equal to
about six hundred and fifty Thousand barrels per
o.anth
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BrnZiI-Inlfed Hlaffn.

Ali right! Our minister, Mr. Tod, has been
cOmPlimentsd, and harmony exists between the
countries. AT a Fancy Bail on the 18th Sept,
the Emperor was marked in bis attention 10
the Americans. lie danced with Ms. Tod, and
M. Tod danced with the EmPeror's wife. Talk
about quarelling after that!
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TEACHERS FOR THE WEsr.-A Hartford cor.
respondent Of the New York Evangelist, says,
Oct. 2and; ave have just sent from this city a
class Of three hupdred ladies. under the care of
the National Board Of Education, Cor which
Ex-Governor slade is general agent, Far three
weeks they have been passing through course
OF RFeraratory training under the care Of Miss
Catharine Beecher and others,r LII
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RthH.

The Dublin Nation says--"We spit upon
the English charity. We spit upon the benevo-
lence which robs Us of pounds, and brings
back penny. Contribute now If you will
these win bc your thanks" SWELL" says Boz.
al like man Of grit"
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Bead-stnHs.
A New York uzper saws:

New York Psper says;
II is estimated mat the receipts of -four during
the month Of November his year, will amount
10 about one million Of brls. The receipts last
year, for the month Of November, were as an
nexed:- ID.
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Increase in the last eighteen months, tro
thousand sir hundred aud hiTty:tour. What
one Of our cities can make such return1 What
one, except Coyington and Louisville, claim
half so decided an increase7 Nay, what one
besides these is doing much more (if that than
holding its own
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shall be vested in Presideni, who shall Be sIec-
ted by the people, and shall hold bis ONCE for
the term Of two wears lie shall be comman-
der-in-chief Of the army and navy. He shall
in the recess Of the legislature, have power 70
call out the milits, or any portion thereof, into
actual service in defence Of the republic. he
shall have power to make treaties, provided the
Senate concur therein BY vote Of two-thirds
of the Senators present. He shall nominate,
and, with the advice and consent Of the Senate,
appoint and commission all ambassadors, and
other public ministers and eonsuls, secretaries
Of State, of war, Of the navy, and of the treasu-
nv; attorney general, all judges Of courts, sher-
iifs,, co roners, marshas, justices Of the peace,
clerks Of courts, registers, noiaries public, and
all other officers Of State, civil and military,
whose appointment may not be otherwise pro-
vided for by the constitution, or by standing
laws.
'sThere shall be Vice President, who shall
be elected Ia the same manner, and for the same
term, as that Of the President, and whose quali-
fieaiions shall be the ssme; he shall be Presiden,
of the Senate, and give the casting vote when
the house is equally divided on any subject"
The 18th article regulates the judicial De-
parfmeRf." rsr
The 5th article relates to miscellaneous Pro-
visions" ae es l
The Constitution concludes thus:
"Done in convention at Monrovia, in the
county Of Moniserrado, by the unanimous con-
sent Of the people Of the Commonwealth Of
Liberia, this twenty day Of July, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty-seven, and Of the republic the FIRST
In witness whereof we have hereto set ouI
names"
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CleveIa md, Ohio,

How the free State cities grow! How the
large majority Of slave State cities wane. We
wonder that men of property among us do not
realize more visibly the cause of both, and
make, openly, their opposition to slavery.
The census Of Cleveland, Ohio. has Just been
taken. In 1881, where stood she2 Below
Msysville, COvingtOn, Lexington, and Frank
fort NOT how does shs compare with thenl 2
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The Needing.

Gen. LESLIE COMBS called the meeting 10 or
der, and hoped that perfect silence might be
observed, as 1t was probably the last time that
the illustrieus individual now before them would
ever address popular assembly.
He had resolved TO do on this occasion,
from high sense Of duty TO himself, and the
country. The mOmentOus question now pre-
scented to the American people, of annexing, by
conquest or purchase, an immense foreign ter
ritory, inhabited by millions Of people Of differ
ent races and colors, ard placing them on an
equa. footing with the free white citizens Of this
Republic, permitted no man, who loved his
country TO remain sient;-and Henry Clay
would have been unworthy Of his past history,
il he had allowed any selfish considerations to
palsy his tongue. "Hs ID0Hld rather be right
than BE- President"
GEN. COMBS then proposed that q President of
the meeting be appointed, and named the Hon.
GEORGE ROBERTSON for tlat office, who was ac-
cordingly chosen. He then proposed as Vice
Presidents Dr. B. w. Dudley, VIM. Rhodes, Jno.
w. Hunt, John K. Dunlsp, Jacob Hughes, R0b't
S. Todd, c. c. Moore, NJ. c. Johnson, Elisha
Warfield, VIM. C.. Benitt, Geo. w. Darnaby,
John Curd, o. II. p. Baird, w. p. Browning,
Joseph Bryant, c. g. Hart, Geo. w. c. Graves.
The Hon. George Trotter, Richard Spur, c. c.
Carr, and Robert A. Athey, acted as Secretaries.
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Shout followed shoat Upon itsadoPtion. II
seemed as il the Pent M feelings Of the crowd
had. for the first time, 40 opportunity 70 How
out, and be expressed The occasion was literal
Iy revealed in. 81 behaved like y boy said
friend 70 US, whose hearts devoted TO the cause
OF freedom. 81 was drunk with Joy, as / heard
Henry Clay speak against slavery as he did. - -
Such were the signs, unwritten yet spoken,
witnessed at Lexington; and what bOde they!
What is their import That he is the man Of the
people chO riH boldly utter himself the subject
Of sl0Dery for the people. They know its inJus-
tics. They feel its wrong. And they VIII hail
HIM as a deIiverer who will ift up hisvoice WISE
ly, and testify by his example, against this in
justice and wrong The South rants no Stare
extension, nor Stare TcsritOrr. Let those, else
rhere, who are for FREE SOIL, but do their duty
and never will the curse backen a foot Of Next
can land by our consent
We could give fuller details, as our correspon.
dence is full, too full 10 BIS used, but we prefer
with this brief sketch Of some Of the signs Of tho
times, as seen on the 18th, at Lexington, TO lei
Mr.. Clay explain and speak for himself Mean
time, we give the following outline of his speech
which appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, will
the resolutions:
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ct the census answer:
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-10
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Geatlemea Of tie Senate

and House Of Representatives..
| rejoice that our domestic affairs af.
ford, at our present meeting, so much
cause of mutual congratulation and pro
found gratitude to the great Author Of all
Good. Whilst pestilenco aud famine
have wasted the Eastern Hemisphere
health aud plenty have smiled in all oul
barders. Labor throughout its manifold
departments, has prospered ard brought
a rich reward Learning, benevolence
and religion have thrown their roots wi.
der and deeper into tho foundations OF
the social system. Temperance has ex.
tended. still more, her benign influence
over the esring and the lost: and as a
consequence general good order has pre-.
vailed. and crimes have diminished
throughout the State.
Daring the year that is past, The sever.
al departments Of the State Government
have discharged their respective duties
with faithfuluess and success, as will, in
due time, appear from their reports.
As the very circumstauiial and able
communication ofihe Auditor will imme
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-10
Can,lidnlcs for Govcrnor.

Mr., EDIToR;-Among the list of hon
ored names, had in connection with this
Office, for nomination in the whig ranks,
should be pleased to see that of GEN
ERAL GEORGE SANDERSON.--
Aside from his devotion to the principles
of the Wing party, in which he has been
identified during lifetime of usefulness,
his undertaking course of integrity. iden-
tifcation with the true and best interests
of our great and prosperous State, and
his actively practical business habits, en-
inently qualify him for the high station to
which all of his personal friends would
gladly place him. His services, military
aud civil, in times gone by, are too we'll
known to require recital. Should an
other be more successful in getting the
nomination of our party, no man will
give him more hearty support. after he
ascertains that he possesses the true JEFF
ferson test-honesty, capacity and tdiM-
fnlncsS-than Gen. SANDERsoN.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-10

Messrs Backus and Ewing were appoin-
ted the committee on the part ofthe Sen
ate.
On motion of Mr.. Olds, a resolution
was adopted allowing John G. Breslin
late Clerk ofthe Senate, and RobertMut
len, late Sargeant-at-Arms ofthe Senate
twenty-five dollars each,f for their services
at the opening of the present session.
On motion of Mr.. Ewing,
The Senate took recess.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-10

SICK OF THE WAR,-A gallant officer
of the army, who was in the late battles,
writes;
81 hope we shall be able to leave the
country this Fall or Winter; but few
weeks win decide one way or the other.
| am satisfied with what ! have gone
through. ! have done my duty. Only
had ! a small farm, as soon as this war is
over would be willing to retire. If wc
'oeyc fighting .for our omn country il would
be di6crent-b@ This fighting viM set
q barbarians, and all for a httle rep3ta.
hon or glory, 10 a poor business"
The same writer speaking of the high
prices in the city of Mexico, says:
Everything is high in the city.
paid $40 for now coatl A pair of shoes
cost Sd, a pound of tea S5, and every
thing elsein proportion"
What prospect for the poor privates,
auth fhsir 81 .. nneAnih = .c4,f4~,. Ra-sat.-.
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To the Editor oftAe Ohio State Journal:

AN"eC AS"ttV " ttC I/"tO AotutC OO"'H~t'
Permit me TO recommend through your
paper, Gen. GEORGE SANDERsoN of Lam
caster, as very suitable candidate, Of
the Wing party, for the office Of Cover
nor. His extensive acquaintanceship
throughout the State--the services en-
dured by him during the late war-the
many Offices of trust heretofore commit.
ted to him by his fellow citizens, and his
strong and well tried political principles,
certainly entitle him to as much regard
and as worthy ofsupport for that office, ,as
any other citizen Of our State. x.