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q For E mi, HIRE.

CoUNsELLoR-AT-LAw,
HAS established his office in the city Of Washington,
proers his services the public in the prosecution OF
claims upon the Treasury of the United States, the ar
ment of in the circuit courts OF the district of Column
bin, and in the Supreme Court OF the United States
His Office the south side of f street the Treas
nary bul June l3-ly
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DR.. BANNING Kind Sir The following extract from let
written by the undersigned her brother,
Using physician in central New York The writer is the
bereaved consor of clergyman well known and much la
mented, and her testimony entitled the highest conf
dence. She cheerlully consents to its publications. II, In
your Judgment, il may aid in commencing your useful
brace patronage Of those who would be most bene
ed by itsuse
Yours respectfully, r. J. S..
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VXTILLIAM b. HART attends to the collection Of
w all claims any of the departments of government
and to the procuring OF pensions land warrants, NC
Office on street, near Treasury Building, Washington
d. G. Sept A--imd
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION.

SIR: addressed communication 10 Congress through
your paper about the middle of last session, favor OF
universal suffrage for those aco called upon to per-
form oil the duties Of cit,sens the time then too
short for our national Legislature to adoptit but sir
the citizens of the District breathe freer and deeper since
the House of Representatives have passed bill to effect
that object; and when the Senate shall have confirmed
the adoption of that BILL Congress will not only receive
The heartfelt thanks of this community but every true
friend to freedom throughout our land We are now
white slaves-Hen SHALL indeed, be felowcitizens OF
a mighty Union
In this community burns fire for the welfare of our
country second to other throughout land Look at
that gallant little band, the Washington volunteers in
Mexico Can there be shown any other who have rem
dered more services to their country than they! Where
the corus who have freely shed their blood and
in whose bosom gows more deep-rooted sense OF
manly virtue'
Sir, know gentleman who, in the year 1900, was
worth his SIS 900 citizen of great worth through life
till now though poor from the goodness OF his heart he
permitted his sons-in- law to squander his money! This
person served revolutionary and the last war with
England, with great reputation. In 1900, because ~
possessed PROPERTY he had rote for his rulers, nou
That he is poor deprived Of Onealthough his heart
burns for Justice from Mexico with great glow az
when he raised his against natural enemy. Sha
he. ought he to be deprived of this because he il
poor7 If 80, away with our boasted freedom The re-
public is but monarchy Senators Of our country or
you is left to say whether the inesmabe right o.
voting shall not be placed on par with every othe
privilege of our country or shall be oberated from ht
escutcheon of our country's bright fame' d. f. D.
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For the Union.

For the Union.
Since the opening of winter and after witnessing the
disresses of the poor and destitute women and children In
our midst have been led to inquire-what fss become
of the large amount OF money, paid by our czeis and
others as an admttance fee to the great National FAR
held IN ts city in May last and which, according to the
statement of the cbrtnee Of arrangements and the I'M
Outstanding OF the people Was to pc distributed Tor the
relief Of the poor OF Washington! have not been able
to ascertain that single dollar has been appropriated for
that purpose, and begin to suspect, that the whole
scheme Of that committee nothing less than lnesse
to decoy the people thther, and thus by an indirect tar
levy contribution to swell the federal corruption fund
be used in eectoneerng purposes at the proper period
know OF hundreds who Iatr0nsed that fair Literally
under the impression that they were contributing 10 re-
eve the nsees OF the poor, and who would have been
much more sparna Of their money, had they supposed
Is not proper for those who made these contributions
under all the circumstances of the case to call upon that
committee and ascertain what has been done With the
thousands thus entrusted them for such noble pir-
pose There are hundred. OF families here entirely des-
ute OF all the necessaes OF fe-wldows and orphans
are daily ravesing the city from house to house
begging for bread, and destuion ID all s most ptiable
forms surrounds MS demanding relief. The time is at
hand gentlemen OF the committee, for you to discharge
the high trust committed to your care, and as guardians
of the needy poor, to distribute the peoples money
amongst them II was placed in your Hands for aari-
table p,f,tcse Let it not be said that you have diverted it
from that purpose and appropriated if to further the Inter-
ests of federalism or expended il in publishing and dis
rbutng federal eleconeerng documents throughout the
United States The eyes OF the people are upon you
and they, who constituted you such expect you
to do your duty ACoNlhlBUlOR
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vast expenditure OF money consequent upon pforactea
war in foreign country-whch will be the inevitable
consequence OF division among ourselves, and the use
Of such language appears in the leading organs OF the
fedetal party, and which is tanfered to the columns Of
the Mexican press and gives them aid and
to protract the war with the hope thai the prosecution OF
the will Prove expensive to lis Zone Mslf million
per day, MIR. Webster sayD that we will withdraw
troops from their territory But has cost that SUM
How can Mr. Webster stand up the United States Sen
ate, after having perperaed such libel against the gov
eminent, and hat, too, go forth into the enemys
voted for the war, that the President declared the
war HIMSELF &C., and that he usurped the territory OF
the enemy in utter violation Of the constitution, NC
while, at the same time, there was almost the unanl-
NOUS vote OF Congress establishing cusom-house
at Corpus Chsh which within the boundaries OF the
disputed territory, prescribed by federalism, and which,
had the President failed to protect BY sendng military
force there, he would have been held Liable ~ peach-
ment BY the United States Senate And thai NOBODY
voted for the war Did not every member IN the lower
House, both federais and Democrat but fourteen vote
that declared by the act OF Mexco-and only
two dissenting voices in the Senate? 81
| am glad TO hear, however, by the last mail IRON
Washington that there is harmony and better feel
ing pervadng party regard to the prosecution OF the
war and raising the BY taxing the free articles &c
and also for accepting most OF the volunteers that shall ofei
their services This the right way to do the thing SC
that the may be bscght 70 speedy close by crown
ing army with glory and the country with honor in
the eyes of foreign nations and fame as nation be
spread throughout the habtabc world where civilization
is known. Yours in haste.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION.
R,cHNoNp. January 10, lsA7.

RICHMOND, January 10, 1sd7.
DEAR SIR: As democrat and old subscriber to the
Enquirer (and YETI well subscriber TO the Umon
take the liberty address you few lines, expressive
OF the very great modification feel at the division among
ourselves as people, regard to the justice Of and pros
ecuon of the war against Mexco-ior must say that
the course pursued by the political portion OF the self
STYLED whg party and the language used by Its leading
organs less than treason to the country :
far more so than what was considered treason toysm
in the revolutionary war; and if the same language had
been used then against their country and the justice OF
the then war; Great Britain that has been used by the
federal press in this our day. in regard to the Mexican
war; the severest penalties would have fallen upon
him. But this is the age of liberation! and OF
the liberty of speech and of the press, and hence
its abuse But should it be soshoud we give and and
encouragement to the enemy time of war, and denounce
our own government-the executive hesd-as usurper
ynt, &c prosecuting unjust war against an IN
nocent and unoendng people, as they say IN open VIOLA
ton of the constitution and such like ibels and SANDER
merely because of the liberal genius of the government
under which live, and the perfect federation allowed
to all that should thus abuse these glorious privileges
God forbid Then, sir whence this untimely unpato'ic
course OF conduct of the leading politicians and presses
Of the federal party abusing their own government and
giving aid and comfort the enemy ALL ALL for the pur'
pose Of making political capital for the coming pres,
Dental election at the risk and sacrifice OF life, and
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TABLE

NoTE,-Table q does table l, exhibits the great
psatve density of population the sections of Mexico
souhwads OF lat. n deg. NJ The space, except that of
Texas Is otherwise nearly the in the tables Ia
Bile includes area, which may be assumed 1000
square miles, and density 10 TO the square milo
The confusion oinanes and indeed of boundaries
render Imperative statistics OF Mexico extremely di
cult therefore, the utmost accuracy to be hoped for must
be general,
The document on which table was founded is no
doubt amongst the best if the very best ever publish
ed of the population of Mexico up the time OF its pro-
mulgaton June, 1922 If, however, leave this docu
men rest on its merits and return to the elements
of table |, which, if adopt both result and ratio
Mexico in time Of perfec tranquility" increases at
ratio OF 30 per cent decennaly The latter ato though
perhaps too high to be adopted permanently is certainly
more supported by general facts than that used by Mr.
Ponsett But to be within reasonable bounds, let us
adopt per annum, ratio 2 decennally since 1908,
and make 5,sil 200 the base of calculation
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rI,IIE meeting called Monday, the 18th instant for the
purpose of organizing battalion from the District of
Columbia postponed.
All those desiring this corps requested to meet
at the CITY Hail. Saturday next at O'Clock, at which
time il is presumed the bill before Congress will have
passed. ard each company soon as shall be organized
can be mustered into service. F
The battalion will consist of four companies; each
pany will have captain, ieuenanis, scrgennts, md
cororas all Of whom be elected by the men, When
eve 70 names arc enrolled the election for the officers OF that
company will take place.
No inyous distinction made in favor Of class
profession of our felow-citizens but all alike who desire
enter the field of glory before them requested to
assemble the time specified
In The mean time such desire their
requested to call ut office of Charles Lee JONES' esq.,
81 street. where list Is now open.
III the weather should be fair, the meeting will take place
in front of the hail. and if not fair in of the rooms Of
the building. Jan 2o--at
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CITY OF WASHINGTON MONDAY NIGHT JANUARY g. 1877

face nearly; having distrbuye density OF fraction
above II TO the square mile The residue OF the popu-
ation, about sll ,00o spread over the great
northwestern surface OF 67i,30o square miles, not
quite one and one third to the square mile. ~
From the best information have before us the rela
tive density exhibited by table have not very essential
" changed the forythree intervening years. since 1903
to 1916. When Santa Anna at the head OF the
preme executive body of the Mexican republic the Daro
del Goberno recorded manifesto and decree for the
election OF delegates to the Congress then to
in the city of Mexico June, 1922 The ratio of repre-
senation one delegate to population of 10000;
and the authority for the number in each State the
census prepared by the National Institute of Geography
and Statistics, and the sections given in the order OF num-
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Peninsula OF Yucatan, along the Gull of Mexico south
OF Vera Cruz, and extending 90 Vera Ptz of Guaainaa
The settled parts, and the whole region known mn
der the general term, California.
The suboned table of the rhumbs as laid down on Tan
nes map will enable any person, possession of the
map and tables, to measure, by the rhumbs, all or any
Eart OF The map As however persons generally have
out h'te oil either time patience to spare for such
dious methos here state that with the of the
vagueness OF boundaries, Upper California contains an
area something above S6i 900 square statute miles Over
TINS great space north latitude SO deg 30 min passes
about 500 miles leaving to the southwark 2tI 900 square
miles, and to the northward $4,000 square miles To
Tins may be remarked that the area OF Upper Califor
ma exceeds the combined of the British Islands
France and the Spanish peninsula, and with the very
thin population of ten to the square mile would sustain
about six millions OF inhabitants the tenth part
OF what it would admit if in possession of civilized and
industrious people
Table ofthat part Of North erica politically kaocn u
der the general term lcr,ean pyorinces represented B,
thumbs Of degrees each ray, from north south ana
east 10 rest
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C,ELLayG OFF.-Thc subscribers beg leave respectfully
- to ca the Of the public to the following list Of
articles which will in consequence OF the advanced stage
of he season. he offered without regard to cost value,
they are determined 10 close them before the SPRING.
1000 do medium and low-priced carpeting
1000 do super ihree-py do
A few pieces Brussels do
80 very rich chenille rugs
100 do tuhed do, low priced
300 pairs Whitney blankets, every size
800 yards daniask niorecns every shade
Gilt curtain fxures, newest styles
Table damasss damask cloths napkins
Towelings, linen sheeting
Pilowcase sheetings, table covers
Marseilles, quilts embroidered muslin curtains
And in short general assortment OF furnishing articles
Also 5000 yards very rich and beautiful silks satns &c
n great variety
5000 va ris Cash, dccosse, mouselincs de lanc, &c.
1000 do black alpacas, every quality
Cashmere Terkerr silk, and other shawls
French and English mernoes .s..
Henstiched and tape bordered, clear-lawn, and linen
cambria handkerchies
SILK, cotton, Cashmere, and alpaca hosiery
Kid silk and rnerino gloves
Thread aces and edgings
Swiss and cambria insertings and edginRs
French worked collars, lace capes
Inside hanake Tohiefs, silk cravats
Gingharns, chintzes, calicoes, go. -, ;,,
Together with many other useful articles, wnGn WIN
on shis date be offered at Ho8E CO.
Penn avenue, between 9TH and Gun s'fec's'
Ian A-2w
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NorE.-The ratio for six years the general aggregate
comes so near admit the adoption of 4-l0hs.
On surface of 100000 square miles, an aggregate
population of s,o25,so6 would yield distribuve pop
ulaton of about eighteen to the square mile Such a
surface is very nearly equal to that Of Portugal, Spain,
France. and the British Islands, containing an aggregate
square mile Is the soil or climate of those parts of West
ern Europe superior to the natural advantages to
human habation OF the North American "Great Central
Basin" WILLIAM DARBI.
Hon. JAMES SHIELDS.
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Table yields for 10 years ratio OF increase, 2375
Table Yields for 40 years ratio of increase, 1855
The mean of the two ratios would deduce for the 40
years aggregate population OF 100000.
The population of the United States, by assumed in
of three per cent per was in 1S03 in round
numbers 5,77l 900 and in 1916 had risen to 81 10000
giving ratio rather exceeding "a for 40 years There is
good suppose that the rate OF natural increase
in Mexico would fall to half that of the United
States. The amount given above the mean of Next
population may be in excess but am confident II
approaches reality much than the common estl-
mates our books and maps Mexico, in all its parts,
is country Astounding in food; want Is unknown, and
habits of the people simple and frugal Except the mar
row sea borders it is healthful region Most of the
country elevated and dry.
''Man cannot increase" says an able writer, beyond
the means of subsistence, true, but he ought to have
added but possessed of these MEANS he and very
rarely fails to actually increase" The people of the
United States have ample scale proven the sound
ness of this theory. The inhabitants OF the Mexican
region are, doubt much less favoaby situated than are
those of the United States but the difference far from
being so wide as supposed.
Were called upon to give an opinion on the dber-
ence between the United States and Mexico, /! would
demand more evidence than any yet made public before
coming to decision To sum up the matter in few
words, increase of population is subsidiary question to
that of subsistence.
TABLE 5.
Tubular Of The organized JIr Of the grcat esf W
Sp1ppafion By the respective returns Of 1910 and
1879, and ratio Of increase IN The included decnn,a period
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Y Ireland, PRAYING Ion tIlc exlenson OF patent Rfahtc
said Mitchell for inctbi Of Obtaining foundations and
nooring ships buoys, and her floating bodies for sew
years from the expiration of said patent, which takes
place the fourth day of July, l8a The said invention
lavng been patented in Great Britain the 4h day OF
Iuly 1885, aud patented in the United States the 2Ssl
March, 1875. 1896 "a rs gfi
II Is ordered that the said petition be heard the Patent
Office tc second Monday, being the eighth day OF March
next, IL O'Clock M and all persons notified TO APP
and show cause, any they have, why said petition
ought not TO be granted. M m -
Ordered, also, that The notice DO published in TIM Union
'yvanian Philadelphia; Jeiersonan New York Senti-
lel, Providence, r. Ii and Post, Boston, once week for
neXt EDMUND BUR IKE, es..
Jan 25-w3w Commissioner OF Patents
p s. Editors of the above papers will please copy and
send their bills the Patent Office, with paper containing
This notice. "ftttN M
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u,RUsTEE's sale Of a valuable two seory nrsSk
| House-Bv virtue of a deed Of trust, cxccutcd BY
iroole M Rerrv of record Libcr W. b., No 4IS, 40
IA 422 and as Of the Land records OF waning
TO-, ~ ,he highest bidder Saturday the 9th day OF
Isn,syv 81 1877 the hour of - O'Clock, M, for the
as +, said deed mentioned, lot of ground with the
na,r,enanccs situated in the city of Washington, d. G,
d the plan of the said city lot No. IT, IN
square No 6s6 subject TO the widows dover. 80 -
hs property is eligibly and beautifully situated ca Srr
o Hit fronting the side Of 1st street east between
shed twossory brick house, with outou-e garden Nc,
being which occupied by the Hon. Mf Holmes
South Carolina during the last session Of and s
now in the possession Of the said Brooke NJ berry The
title IS ndispuabc but the undersigned Will convey V
the only title is vested in him BY tho deed
Of trust aforesaid Terms Of sale cash The sais 70 take
place in front Of the prenises .~rx,r.x ,ru~...
D~c 7s--sswiwnds A. GREEN, Aucucncer
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for their inspection. Jan &--&
r7HE undsr.ignod, now his way . virgln'a. h..
the sa @ o his pass
red at Broekpor New York which were sold for the los,
ihat,hs satisfaction given, such The has
now contracted for the nauuacare Of $50 $50 reapcs
oi 90 ~ sa Bsocspo Now YORK BY Msss seymour Nor
gan Y CO., and A. Fitch x Co. who manufactured the ~
as Fl s as wnne4 m 100 s. oTo o%"sa s
Oaksabe Grove Kendall county, Illinois, who himself cut
bO Cincinnati under tine superintendence of his brother.
e. J. McCormiek) who will be at that place by the lcth
ton of the orders for the eaper have already been received
considerable number Of these machines were also manu-
featured and sold in Virginia for the last harvest which, as
The object OF this notice is merely call attention to the
reaper and say that has been very much improved
within the last two years, the who discharges tho
wheat from the machine riding securely and conf
toraby upon it, and performing his labor with much moro
ease and compseness than irmey And further e say
that BY writing TO William Mccorinck Al Stsee's Tay.
p. o., Augusta county Virginia, (who will attend 70
The manufacturing at that poiat,) TO l. Mccormick,
CINCINNATI Ohio o. 70 the undersigned care OF either Of
doub, be had in relation to u handbls having boon
prepared with cut Of the machine and largs number
certificates OF lis operation given by the bes farmers OF
The undersigned is also authorized to refer to the Hon
Elias B. Holmes, Of Brockpo New York whose brother !.
member Of the said firm of Seymour, Morgan Col and
Of the Chicago Democra,) Who has known Of the opera
of large number OF reapers in the country around
Chicago and Of the progress made by Mess Gray War
The following form Of order will show The terms
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. Is, 1917.
"Foryard to me at to the care of on or be-
fore the one Of your improved patent reapes % which
November ls7, 800, provided that win onc-anda
5 wss, e,hsI small grain per hour that
Of goad @asra and durable With
'Af f1ss ss trial aS' PER
above specified, and is no, as above represented,
n and RI. or
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C0MMUNlCATIONS.


There has never been any country on the many
peopled globe, which has advanced with such giant
strides in population and prosperity OF the United
States. 1t is the glorious influence of liberty OPP
Grating upon a comparatively new and immense
theatre with quantities OF unapwopriated land IN
wiling emigration and settlement adapted to all the most
valuable productions of the EARTH and by the width
Of the ocean and the novelty OF institutions from the
ntqIael preulces and arstocratc distinctions OF the
ancient world No wonder such people should be
marching on with an energy which astonshes the rest Of
the world in the cultivation of the land-the establish
nent of townsville extension of manufactures-the null
iplicaton of shippingthe opening of our magnificent
gersthe digging of canas-the diffusion OF railroads
and apl-carsthe general improvement of the comforts
Of yingthe cultivation of science and the refinement OF
all the arts All that such nation should desire is, that
they should go on as they have begun; that they should
more equally distribute among all the partners OF the
great conieeracy all the blessings and burdens OF the
government that they should preserve and bind together
by hooks OF STEEL by OF equality OF interests, by
common obligation and by the most harmonious feeling
the union OF the States and that should continue and
multiply every species Of prosperity OF which our united
country susceptible.
There is no feature of our institutions, no evidence o
our improvement surprising, than the statistics OF
our population We see in the Philadelphia Inquirer
of last week. some illusions made to this particularly
and some authorities quoted to illustrate the laws of
increase The Philadelphia editor refers, for example,
10 Mr. Calhouns able Memphis repor--to the views
of an European writer written eight years ago, upon the
growth of the population, in the Mississippi Basin, and
10 an artclein the Westminster Review" which exhibits
the following remarkable table: