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CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF EcUADoR,
Washington March 9, 1917

To the Editor of the Union:
SIR respectfully request the insertion your paper
of the enclosed extract land transation) from Official
despatch from the Secretary of State of Ecuador address
ed to this consulate dated at Quito, the 29h of Decem
Der, 1916. am with much respect,
Your obedent servant,
JAMES II. CAUSTEN, Consul.
I'VE comply with great pleasure, and publish the trans
laon-the original language not being Ineligible to a
vast majority OF our readers.l
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A RIsTAs Map q Seat of War, being
"A gaved copy of the taken Re.aca de In Palma,
giving also diagrams battles Of the 9Th and 9th OF
May and of that of MoneFey plans OF Vera Cruz; of the
castle San Juan the barbor and envrons of Tampco
rpbles of distances, &c &c Price Is cents Just issued
and this day seceived by r TAYLOR
March
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DuTY ON ToBAcco-Mr Bancroft is using every effort
to have the enormous duty tobacco in England
duced The amount hand the first of January,
1s47, was 59,225 hhds, which would put in the British
treasury tys millions of dollars The duty is very
oppressive.
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We understand that Philip N Dallas of this city, goes
to France with Mr.. Rush, ottache to the legation
lPennsplpanid7.
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HOUSTON 4 ALLEN,
(OsssseilOrs 0ssd .9ffOy-Nkrs at L0sr,

GALVESTON, TEXAS,
VIII practice in the State and Federal Courts.
SAM HOUSTON. EBENEZER ALLEN.
March q-IY
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General Orders.

Wehasen to lay before readers the following gen.
eal ORDERS which have just received from the Adu
tant Generals Office.
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AeAa FOR sALE.-A two-story Brick rough cast house
E'a pleasantly situated New York avenue, in full
l view of the Potomac, between 18th and 18th Streets
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR FoREIGN AFFAl
Onto nacanbar 1zii
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Extract Of letter from enlightened republican of
North Carolina.

The cotton market continues firm at previous rates.
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REAsONs For WAR.

NthIhc friends Of the present Admins
tration these are Gas plenty rs blackberres.'
They are framed TO suit any capacity. Pres
idcnt Polk gave us line upon line in his mes
sage and now our Post offices distribute Stree,
Eratisior nothing" the Vermont Patriot, con-
tanning the items ofaggression by the MeX-
cans upon the property ofthe American cit
liens, rs communicated by Mr. Forsyth our
Secretary Of State ten years ago.
These are given out with the intent TO i'm
pose upon the people, as the cause ofthe war
with Mexico. TO what strange inconsistent
cies is the party driven. At the commence
mont of this war we were told that it was be-
gun by MeXico;-tha she was the ugrossor
and we stood OF the defensive. Such was
the current of democratic doctrine last year.
II it were so, why go about to conjure up
causes ofthe war in the aggression ofthe
citizens or government ofMeXico on the rights
ofthe citizens or government of the United
States? five are acting only on the deten
siYe, or carrying the war into tho enemy's
I,'untry only to punish the enemy for having
Sngun the controversy, we have no need to
look up reasons for declaring a war which
we never declared, or commencing hostil-
ties which were commenced by the other
side! There is q great deal of delu3ion and
deception about this way. 1t was induced as
pretcXt TO acquire territory not land. Mex
leo has no domain, no public land We can
acquire no possessory title to the county,
All we can get is jurisdiction. Some of the
administration champions boastfulIy talk of
continuing the war until Mexico pays the eX-
pcnses. This she cannot do, and if we are
prosecuting hostililes for the purpose of col
lecting n debt and the cost of suit, the sooner
we enter a nonsuit the better. We are in
the condition Of creditor, who IS prosccut-
ing an insolvent debtor and making cost for
himself to pay.-.HcrcWy.
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explains the difference. lie says there
are great many Darcn disciples, and when
one otthGn finds himself IN trouble with the
government, they all band together, each
contributes few rupees, aud so they help
him out Of his difficulty.
But the poor Burmnn is obliged to bear his
own burden alone. The good old man is
well qualified to Judge, ns he has himself
both been in The stocks, and suffered in purse,
t6r Chrst's sake. Some ofthe Knrens that
came ia never sawa missionary before, hay
'ing been baptized by n native preacher. IL
was interesting, touchngly Interesting, TO
hear how even these referred to the Bible
with what perfect confidence they presented
il. in almost every remark they nade,as their
rule Of faith aud conduct; and saw tears in
eyes which one would suppose had looked
on too many scenes to melt readily. a few
years ago these men hadno written language,
and now they can nearly all rond the Bible.
"'rhc teacher" held Burmese worship last
Sabbath in his study, though his audience
was mostly composed of Karcns. When
looked on upon the strange scenery, mnde
up of oriental beauty and oriental degrade
non and Indebtedness, and saw the poor,
half frightened disciples, creeping along the
narrow alley, back to the stairs leading to
the supper chamber" where they were TO
worship, thought had before me a vivid
picture of the olden time and Scripture
scenes. Thus met the first disciples, when
those from whom we are descended were
performing blosphemous and bloody rites in
Il rugged northern Island, more barbarous
and more degraded than the poor worship
pcrs Of an acknowledged nonenti;y that sur
round It's here.
When will this land be like England md
America? and by what process Of means will
the change be wrought? / should like dear
" to live long enough myself to see the ma
chinery well in motion, but, ifthat cannot be,
cit is we'll" We shall know all about it at
somo future day. Then, when oceans raise
no barriers to friendship, and intelligence
flies on the wings of thought, may those who
hnve parted from each other in sadness, meet
in mansions now preparing for them by the
Prince of Heaven, there never TO part again.
That all may be able to bring some few jew
els for the crown of Him who hath slowed
them" is the earnest prayer of Yours, most
sincerely, EMILY c, JUDSON.
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EPa 5@2glGG EUm&a
SAT u RID Jay, JULY "a, lS47.
WING DoCTRINE.-"Wc go for la.

WING DOC TRINE ave go for la
Dor. The destiny of the country is labor. We
are all laboring mcn-we live by labor-by oc-
cupaton. There is no country under the light
of the sun in which there are few large cs.
tatcs--and thank God in which there are so
few men who have no estate. desire To see a
condition Of things arhcn cach man shall feel
that he has Stakc in tie community, the result
of his labor lrhcn all ShdH hare employment,
and ichcn employment stat rcccirc its prOpcr
rc,nuncr0tjon-for all would Their be happy
Labor 'cHh as is emitted to something mare
than Me paltry pricdcgo to ,oork all day to lie
dOIcHat njght, to steep an Sird'r, anil 10 rise in
NE morning hungry. ms cntiicdho ab"ndont
toOd, suitable ciothing,a COMFORTABLE lame, and
to crery man ample means for the cdUcoii,n Of
tie offspring tciH ,chjch col has tar0red him.
With a proper administration of our affairs,
we can do all this My hope and prayer to
Heaven is, that these results may he i'm
proved that these great ends so earnestly de.
sired may be accomplished. "-DaaicL HcJ-
Stcrs Speech at PhHadeiphid.
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Yours, &c.
BRADFORD X. WOOD.
Col. Doniphan's Speech.

Col. Doniphan, his officers and men, re-
ceived from the people of St. Louis Il warm
welcome home after their long and periIous
march of nearly five thousand miles, through
the wilds Of Mexico. 1t will be seen that Col
ID. handles the Administration without gloves
and in n manner that viii call down upon
his head the apPelation of Jce'cr0L or traitor
from some Treasury-fed Pokite who has not
dared himself to go and fghtin answer TO
the many calls for cnlistmcnts into the
army in Mexico. Col. ID. has fought Folks
battles one whole year, and knows well what
he says-and, though traitor he may he, the
people of st. Louis received him and his
men with marked respect. Col. Benton was
the orator on the occasion. Alter he con-
Guided, Col. Doniphan responded in the fol-
lowing speech.
"If the honorable Senator's plans had been
adopted the war would have terminated long
ago. IL our government had placed at the
disposal of Generals Scott and TAYLOR each
twenty thousand men, they would, ere this,
have subdued the whole Mexican power. To
talk about guerilla warfare is nonsense, u
gainst such forces as this. IfGencral TaS
with four thousand five hundred men, whip
ped Santa Anna at Buenavista, with twenty
thousand he would have hunted him down
and crushed him! IfGen. Scott had had u
sufficient force on his march from Vera Cruz
to Mexico to establish line of communities
lion between his army and Vera Cruz, he
would, long ere this, have marched into the
city of Mexico, and there dictated the terms
of peace.
Fellow citizens! What have we gained by
this war? OF Gen. Taylor can safely speak.
having been through all his lines of opera
tons. lie has gained four distinguished
victories-perhaps the most brilliant victo-
RES that have ever been gained on this CONT
nent-nnd yet he has gained nothing. Why,
sir, Cunning to MIR Benton,) is it that the eff
forts ofour army arc like the efforts ola fever
ed patient, who spends all his strength in
spasms, and as soon as they are over, is pros
trated? After the brilliant victories which
they have achieved, they have been forced,
for want of men, ammunition, money and
cOnycyances, To lie idle until the enemy have
been able 10 gain strength anew, and then
the butties have to be fought over again. In
our victories nothing has been gained. Sup
pose General Taylor remains where he is,
will he have gained any thing? He has been
there ever since last September, and unless
soEie better means are afforded him, he " i'll
remain there until next October! The ex-
pense of this war is enormous. have been
told that 81 100000 week has been paid to
sustain the war, and yet Gen. Taylor lies in
the very position where he was eight months
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Aarbor and River Convention at
Chicago.

The Convention assembled in an immense
tent OH Monday, the 9th inst A procession
was formed at given signal, was arranged
by states and consisted of about ten thousand
people. EDWARD Bates of Missouri, was
appointed President, and host of Vice Pres
idcnts aud Secretaries. Letters were read
from Thomas II. Benton, Silas Wright Hen
ry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and Lewis Cnss.
All the Suites in the Union except three had
delegates in attendance. From brief sy-
nopss of the letters read, it may be inferred
that Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Wright have par
TALLY abandoned the ground taken by their
party against Internal Improvement by the
General Government Gen. Cass expressed
no opinion upon the subject. Gen. C's. let
ter was read second time, at the request Of
delegates, and it excited feelings of indgna-
ton towards the author The Convention
made declaration of iucipIes--declaring
that the Constitution gave tho power to the
General Government TO improve lIurbors and
Rivers.
Mr. Wcbsters letter is a strong one i'll ia
vor of internal improvements.
The following letter is significant, the au-
thor was ocoloco member of the last Con-
grcss from the Albany On. W District. We
commend it to Vermont locotocos.
ALBANY, 22d June. 1917.
GENT:-I regret that, neither in compli-
ance with the invitation ofthe committee. nor
as one of the delegates from this city, shall
be able to attend the Ilurbor and River Con-
vcution, about to assemble in your city Oh the
9th July next. The course pursued by my
self Oh the River and Iiarbor bill in the 20th
Congress, is the best assurance ! can give,
that | shall not look with indifference on the
proceedings of that convention. That no
appropriation was made by the last Congress,
for the Improvement ofthe Harbors of Lakes,
is, you are aware, no fault of mine. Nor can
forbear the reflection, that while war (how-
ever originating is waged, ostensibly TO OBJ
tain decentralization and the payment Of
doubtful debt, practically, | fear, to extend
slave territory, at the cost of hundreds of mil
lions of money, aud thousands of lives, unless
it shall soon terminate, no appropriation,
however small, could be obtained 10 save
from destruction on our lakes property worth
more tEun all that Mexico Justly owned, to
say nothing of hundreds of lives sacrificed
every year, from want ofsafe and accessible
harbors. remain, very truly,
Yours, &c.
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OUR TATE TICKET

The ticket is the same one presented fol-
the sultragcs of the lrcemen last year, with
exception ofMr lIowcs, who received the
nomination forTrcasurer in place Of the pres
ent competent and faithful incumbent, +. p.
Jewett, ESP, who declined n denomination, in
consequence embarrassing nature ofhis own
business engagements. lie retires with but
brief experience in the cares and perplexi-
ties of office, but enough, probably, to satisfy
him that that of Treasurer, AT least, is no SIN
cc,Ue. Mr. IIowes will bring to the discharge
of his responsible duties, business habits and
abilities ola rare order, and such as will do
credit 10 the dScernmcnt of the Convention
that has placed him in nomination.
OF our candidates for Governor and Lieut..
Governor, Horace Eaton and Leonard Sar-
gcant, we need not say word. They have
too often ard too long been the approved
servants ofthc people, to need any pancgyr-
ic of ours. Governor Eatous fidelity TO tic
puplic trusts that have heretofore been con-
ierrcd upon him, the eminent ability with
which he has performed the services connect
cd with them, and the popular approba-
ton that he has received from all parties,
constitute the hest argument TINT can be franz
ed, in favor ofhis reelection. His unhinch-
ing attachment to the great and distinctive
principles Of the Wing party is as universally
conceded as are tho Kindness of his heart and
the urbanty OF his official department. Mr.
Sergeant is also well known TO the people
Of Vermont both as an enlightened aud judi
cious legislator, and as the cortcous and inn
partial Presiding officer ofthcir Senate.
The emphatic judgment of Vermont in
condemnation of this nefarious and detcsta-
bic war, aud ofthc measures and policy ofthc
administration WHO THRUST it upon the Coun-
try, will be pronounced in the triumphant c.
lection of these gentlemen, unless it is prcrcn-
ted by that portion ofthc frccmcn who claim,
to be the special friends Of Freedom and
Peace!-Free Press
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Toeaty-cigM Wing majority in the mex
House, when Mr. Polk had 60 in the last
and giving to the wings the probable control
of the delegation of 16 States should the Pres
idential election go to the House
There will be an uprooting of locofoco cor.
rupton and extravaganza by the Wing House
ifthe country is not fully enslaved, that will
make the nation stare.
Is not just and tremendous overturn al
ready written by the people upon the Polk
dynasty
Presidential pilgrimages at the people ex-
pense, attended by hosts of subsidized Off
cials, can not save it. It's destruction is ,orit-
ten!
The progress of freedom is onward
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ron sESAroR-EssEX CouNrY,
David Hubbard, il.
The Progress of Free Princi-
nleG.

When Mr. Polk 1--WE wish to speak Of him
with the profoundcst respect, lest we offend
our sensitive neghbor of the Starr came into
Office he had something like SIXTY majority
in the popular branch Of Congress How the
glory fthe great mistake by which Mr.. Polk
went into Office has departed, will be seen by
the following result Of elections to the same
body--u result made up by the popular judy
mcnt-otter full development of the Polk
policy had been before the people.
The following is the table of the members
already elected -
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"1he effect produced upon the McXcnns b.
the reasonable conduct of the opponents %
the government here,is strkingly exhibited il
the following extract &c
The foregoing is the introduction to an ar
ticle copied in II late North Star, and is no
the first instance in which that paper and kin
drcd prints have indicated n disposition to in
timdatc those who are opposed to the policy
of the government, by hints that they may he
arraigncd as traitors
Treason is defined to be "thc highest crime
of a civil nation of which n man can be gull
ty, and is punishable with death.
Had the votarics ofthG one man potoer, the
authority to do so, they certainly would not
lack the disposition to coerce every citizen in
to passive obedience, and to restrain the free
dom of the press and of speech on the subject
Of the Mexican war.
But shall it come to this z Is the admins.
trntion so imlnac ulatc that the people may not,
without being charged with treason, canvass
their doings, and freely express opinions REL
alive to their measures?
May the administration plunge the nation
into n foreign war, war of conqucst--o war
for perpetunting the institution of slavery-a
war in which are sacrificed many thousand
lives and many millions of dollors-a war from
which no good can accrue to the nation (cX-
cept gloryD and which, if ever ended, must
leave us involved in heavy national debt
and may not the people demonstrate and eX-
press their adherence of this war without in
curing the charge of trcason?
And shall this charge be made against YER
montcrs, the race who since the days of Ethan
Allen have scorncd to submit to tyrants, and
have known and felt that they are free
No, no! when our country is invaded, no
matter how powerful or how numerous the
foe, we will all fight, and defend our soil
to the latest breath. But in n foreign war for
conquest, and for slavery, the irccmcn ofNcr-
mont will not participate, nor will they hcsi-
tate to express their adherence of its guilty
authors, though charged therefor with trca-
son by the miserable prints and tools ofthc ad-
ministration
In no other thing is the rank federalism of
the Polk purity more clearly developed than
il is in their efforts to stop the mouths of the
peoplc-to suppress inquiry and freedom
of speech. They have practically revived the
old sCdition Ialc of the elder Adams-a law
that made the free discussion Of the acts of
our rulers crime But that law was put
down by the republican spirit Of the age, as
will be the ultra federal principles of the Polk
party. A free pcoplc-no free man will con-
sent to be gagged in a free country-certainly,
not by Poik JcderaiiSm-and the wonder is, if
there be real republican yet lingering in the
thinning ranks of that party he does not flee
from its high toned federal manifestations and
join the Republican Wing party, where free
dom Of speech and action is n cardinal principle
Of organization
Who'll be a slave
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Our Banner thrown to the
Breeze

AS may be seen by reference to the head
of our editorial columns, candidates arc pre-
scented for the support of the frecmen Of Yer
mont at the ensuing election. The Convcn-
lion, the proceedings of which are given, was
very well attended, and was characterized
with the utmost harmony and good feeling.
The only diversity OF opinion that presented
itself was III respect TO the selection off new
candidate for Treasurer, the old one having
declined; Gro. lIowEs, Cashier of the Bank
Of Montpelier, was unanimously chosen as
candidate for this office. Otherwise the tick
ct is the same as last year, and the hearty
support it received then, and the popular adj
muistration il secured, was n sure guaran-
tee that the duties of the Convention were
not in doubt, nor our hopes oftriumph at the
next election equivocal. The ticket is IL
strong one, aud with the united and hearty
support of the Wings of Vermont, we shall
not only muintain our strength, but even d-
mnish that Of Locoiocoism-whc seeks TO
perpenate Slavery by war and conquest
Rally, then, and sustain the banner that now
Hangs upon the outer acaH "-.NesScngcr.
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THE FOREIGN NEWS, by the Britain
MIA, has had a marked effect upon the grain
market of this country, at all quarters from
which we have had news of the effect of the
reception of the intelligence of the continued
prospect Of good crops in Europe. We have
heard intelligent grain dealers say, but for the
would not have brought more than 81 4 bar
rel in our principal markets of this country,
and corn would not have paid the charge of
frcighting it any considerable distance.
Quantities Of it are lying at Albany and
New York, for which the owners cannot now
get the freight charges. The famine has been
a sore one to Europe, but great help to our
farmers.
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BEAT THIS, WHO CAM Mr.. Chauncey
Spaulding of this town, during ten months
last season, made 26G lbs. of butter from one
COW, beside using all the milk and butter his
family orthrec persons needed. This season,
from the 9th of April to July lG, Mr.. G. has
sold 1872 lbs. Of butter made from tho same
COW, and using butter and milk in his family
ofthree persons as year. If any of the
excellent butter makers among our Scotch
friends have done better than this we should
be very glad to publish an account of their
success.
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w 90 T..

The following is from the Prices Current
of the Boston Courier:
The Wool of the new clip begins to come
IN from the country but we hear ofno sales
of the article ofany importance. We hear
from various sections of the country that
manufacturers are buying pretty freely.
There has been less uniformity in the price
of Wool in the country this season than usu-
al. Some choice lots have been taken at YER
y high prices, but the greater part ofthe new
Wool has been sold at a slight advance over
last years prices. In 1915 and 1876 there
was found to be an accumulation ofWool in
the country beyond what was needed for the
machinery then in operation. The EXPERT
ment was made of exporting the article to
England. Some of the shipments paid n
small profit, and oil others there was loss.
Yet the surplus was sent out of the country,
and at the close of the season it was found
that there was barely enough Wool remain
ing in the country to supply the wants ufthe
manufacturers till the new clip should be
ready for market. Consequently there was
considerable advance i'm the price of the arti-
Gle. Soon after the late shearing the mann
tacturers were obliged to go into the country
TO supply their immediate wants, and some
of the first purchases were made at nm adj
vance beyond what seems likely to be main
tanned through the season-for there has nor
been corresponding rise in the price of
wooden manufactured goods, and the proba
bility that owing to the reduced dutv ON
Woolens Ter the new tariff, sur market