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THE MANIFESTO of Albert Gallatin on

the war question, just issued in pampnel
form for general circulation, goes decided
ly ahead of Mr.. Clay's resolutions ant
speech. The venerable Client Treaty ex.
commissioner throws the whole blame Of
the war upon the United States for annex.
ing Texas, to prove which, he ransacks
Folks message and volumcsof official doc.
uments. Tie annexation Of Texas, sle says,
was the cause of all the difficulties that have
arisen, and the war has been consequently
unjust pursued on our part. How shall we
get at the bottom of this matter, upon which
there is so much dispute among the semi
Mexican doctors?: Albert Gallatin is a
Wing, so are General Scott and Daniel
Webster Wings; Daniel Webster, the ablcst
Iexpounder of the Constitution, so called al
least-says that tie dnnerafion IF Ieras
by the United States was no Just cause If
i,rdr, and General Scott declares :hat the
Mexican Tyrants commenced the war,
while Mr.. Gallatin says the annexation Of
Texas was a sufficient csuse, and that the
United States, therefore, commenced the
war! Who shall we believe? Will some
able casuist explain. The fact is, these old
sagcs such as Gallatin and and Clay, whose
lives extend back TO the days of the revo-
luton, instead of partaking of the spirit Of
that era have rejected it altogether. Their
intellectS seem to suffer under their bodily
~irfirmitics, which may account for the cx-
traordiaary position they have taken
they both go for abandoning Mexico forth
with, and it is remarkable how unanimous
Webster, Clay, GaIlatin, England and Mex
leo, are on this point. But the people Of
the United States, happily for the extension
and welfare of liberty, think differently
They cry indemnity, occupation and annex
alton, and it will be impossible to defeat
their will by any special pleading. These
.anti-war and anti indemnity pamphlets and
speeches are a loss of time, intellect and
.paper.-[.H Y. S"n.
Rapid GrowM If BaHimorc.-Accord-
ing to the new assessment, which has Just
been completed, it is asccrtained that nine
teen hundred and fifty new buildings, val
.ued at two millions six hundred thousand
dollars, have been erected within the limits
of the city Of Baltimore, during the past six
months. This shows a most gratifying de-
Of prosperity in the monumental city.
The population of Milwaukee, according
to 4 census lately taken, is 9,509 souls
showing an increase in one year Of 1853
souls, or nearly so per cent.
The exports of breadstuffs from the port
of Milwaukee, in 1917: were 59s,0ll bush
els of wheat, and 1880 barrels of flour,
and, in 1916, 213, 44S bushels of wheat, and
1876 barrels of -four.
Yesterday, an old man, whose head was
silvered by the frosts of many winters, tot
tered to the calaboose, and said to the keep
er, 81 believe, sir, you keep this place.
81 do, sir" was the reply. Then, sir, lock
me up, for l have been six weeks trying to
get sober, and cannot.-SL. LOHis Union.
II 1t is stated in the Message of the
Governor Of Va. that the free negroes con-
stitute one twenty-ffth part Of the entire
population of the State, and perpetrate a.
bout two ffths of the crimes of the State.
G.One of the Congressional reforms for
which Col. Benton has long c~ontended, the
Senate has this year effected: it has refus-
ed to pass the usual resolution for giving its
members alibrary at Government expense,
(St. Louis Union.
GA soft answer turneth away wrath" as
the man said when lie hurled a squash at
his enemy's head.
There is a place, We believe, in New
Hampshire, where they never have any old
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