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Selling off at cost.

The whig ofice.seekers went off last week
at the Convention, dog cheap below cost
at a lottery. None could come on the list
for nomination who were not pledged to
support General Taylor; thus turning
their backs upon their opposition to the
extension Of slavery for. bare chance Of
he loaves and fishes. The resolution in
favor of the Wilmot Proviso, is the sick.
LEST attempt at 'humbug' which has fallen
under our motto for sometime; and is, GER
tainly unworthy Of its author. The Viii,
mot Proviso, and General Taylor! This
needs no comment. The man who has
spent his life in carrying on wars waged
for The extension of slavery and
The Wiimot ProuiSo! The man who hun.
ted the women and children in Florida,
with dogs, who followed the unt tanned com
peers Of the princely Osceola, with blood :
hounds, into the Businesses of their forest
homes, when he dare not go without his
canine body guard, in order to break iu
the settlements which afforded shelter and
freedom m to the painting fugitive. He wIo
won his FIRST aurels of infamy ia that war
provoked by binding proud Indian cheif
to log, while his wife and children were
torn from him aud consigned to endless
slavery. On, but he is a beautiful looking
spectacle 10 sci beside WiLMor pRoviso!
hm, and his three hundred human chat.
ties! But Walter Forwa,d d says he is an
honest mani So are they all-all honest
men, those who live by the unpaid toll of
the LABoRER!--who exact the peoples la
bor without wages, and give them stripes
for their work! He who exacts the labor
OF THREE HUNDRED POOR FOLKS, without
wages, must be very honest man--and he
who b filed all the cunning efforts and six Il
Of all the politicians in the country o find
out his sentiments, must be unused to in.
lrigue,-PiuS. Despatch.
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WASHINGTON City,
June 20, 1919.
SpUNn. n.liirRlNE

We are sglad.to be able at last TO me Ell
win the CleUetdna Ptaindealpr on a com
mon platform upon the 'Wilmot Proviso
question. The following we hold to be
both the form and substance Of SOUND doc
bine' II is just where we have stood all a.
long, and we subscribe to II heartily
The position of Gen. Cass is-and it is in
accordance with the repeated decisions
Of aU the Southern Courts, and Of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States-that
slavery cannot ertSt, except by virtue OF
positive municipal law. This is Judge
McLcan's ground. II, believes, and we
know has stated, thut The IVih1tJt Propiso
as applied to Mexican territory, nd hum
bur! Why a humbug! 1t may be asked
because 1t is now Tree territory: :-becan,e
Congress has no power TO establish or le-
galZe slavery in such territory, having nu
creatioe jurisdiction over the snbJeci;and
hence it is uitnecce ,Sary TO secure .he end
almed 1t prote5sediy, VIZ: the prevention
OF the extension of slavery into free terri
tory.
What we desire is, that freedom be Sc
cured in those territories. We see now
a abetter-safer-surer way of accomplish
ing This end han by holding on to a " ca :
pom, as is tins interfering power OF Con
gress, that cuts both ways, and is as Ike
to dissever the Union in the end, as TO ac
compIsh It's object. We aim to secure
out one--the good end. We should curse
ourselves were we to hope on the other.
Secure us that tree territory free--thal Is
all we want. DsunIonIsts and iactoh'si $
yuud that. we have not.
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THE WAR WITH MEXICO.

\ correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
writing from the city of Washington under
date of 10th, sayss
L understand that the whole war debt in-
Cured by the Uuited States, texclusiye, Ut
course, of the fifteen millions paid fer the
purcha, of California and New Mexic0, !
does not exceed .tfly millions Of dollars.
At this rate, We have laid the foundation
TO one Of the most powerful empires on the
acifc--the only real empire OF Europe
an origin, and in advance of European civ
ilizalion, on that coas'. The acquisition
Of California will mark distinct era in
tie history of America, as the discovery
of America makes distinct era in the
history of Europ,
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Yours, respectfully,
WILLIAM SMITH.
lie MOCRACY.

The "Boston Courier" of the 18Th con
tains an address TO the people of hlassa-
chusetts, signed by Messrs. e. Il. Adams
Charles Sumner, Samuel Hoar of Concord,
II. Wilson of Natick, and several other
wings Of influence, putting forth their oh.
jections against General Taylor, and con
cIudes thns:- Ution.
Believing that the support Of General
Tay lor's nomination is required by no
obligation of party fidelity, and that to
acquiesce in ii would be The abandon
ment of principles which we hold most
dear, treachery 10 the cause Of freed ON,
and the inter prostratioD Of the interes S
of free labor and tie rights Of freemen--
The Undersigned, wings of Massachn
sets, call upon their fellow citizens
throughout the Comm onwealtli, who are
Tay lor, to meet in convention at Wor-
cester, on Wednesday, the 28lh day Of
June current, al 10 o clock, a. M, 10 tar g
such steps as the occasi on shall demand
in support of the principles to which they
are pledged, and to cooperate with the
the r free States in convention for this
purpose:
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OLD CONNECTICUT THE LAND OF
STEADY HABITS.

CAss AND BUTLER CLuB!-THE TIDE IS
RlslNc!--The democratic young men of this
city, had glorious gathering on Saturday
evening, to form young Mems Cass and
Butler Club A most enthusiastic feeling
prevailed. We never knew finer spirit
among our democratic young men-and the
step which has been taken by them will lead
to grand results. They adjourned at half past
10 o'clock, with six cheers for Cass and But
Ter, and three for the Club 1t was pleasing
to see 50 many new faces present, and we
trust that every democratic young man in the
city will soon ba enrolled in the 'CASS AND
BUTLER CLUB'-Ne,o Haven Register.
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800 q :
THE MEXICAN PRIVATEER.
BY A PASsENG Err /.

During the homeward Trip of one of the
"Liners." last October, from Liverpool
when within a few days sail oil her desti-
ned port, strange looking craft appeared
Off the jackets quarter, steering N. n w.
Ii was the Sabbath morn, aud tue snn
shone most brilliantly. A lightly easterly
wnd-shaping myriajs, of fanta,tlcal
curls upon the bosom Of the ocean--inade
our vessel move about four and half
knots through the water. The stranger
was rigged as a hermaphrodte brig, car
rying tall gsf foretopsail of peculiar
cut, and every stitch of her canvas was
crowded on her spars. She looked ex
tremely saucy and confident.
What thing is that bearing down upon
usl' said the 'oid man TO his intelligent
aud lynx.eyod mate, as both swept the
horizon with their glasses.
AS live,' was the reply, shat is one
of those Mexican prisateers which have
been lately cruising in these latitJdes,
looking out piunder. Captain and no mis-
take.'
All eyes were now intenly rifetted on
the enemy, which gained upon us very
rapidly. The order to crowd all sail was
gwen with much GOODNESS and dlibera
tion, and the passengers were told to arm
with every weapon within reach. A gen
teman, who, from starting, had been but
little on deck, now made his appearance,
his coun,enance betraying the deepeet
traces of emotion. He was retired col
bnei OF the British Army on his way TO
Canada, where a iaige grant of laud was
set apart for him. His hair aad 0nshorn
beard were of a snow whiteness, and his
face was tinctured with that peculiar
rudy glow which betokened a generous
acquainianceship with the business oi
lite. A bottle of the best Madeira al
dinner, aud flask of claret at supper,
were daily sacrificed on the altar OF his
appetite. lie Inquired, in very hurried
manner, il there was any real danger OF
an attack, aud myslerlousiy ipformed the
Captain the iact. afterwards trsnsPired.l y
that he had hfieen thousand pounds 10
specie on board. The information be re.
ceISed was that a fight was Inevitable,
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WANTED IMMEDIATELYl

We are anxious to procure few thou
sand copieyof Mr.. CIay's speech deliver
ed at Baltimore, in 1927, done up in got.
Ter hiUers, with portrait Of General
Taylor on each side.
We wish, also, to employ, by the month
or season, the author of the following res
resolution, adopted at Clay rally in
Vermont, 10 1874.
RESOLVED, That Henry Clay is Me iai-
lest Coon, has Me longest tail, and more
rings round 1t, than any oiher CON IN Me
United States.
Said authors will be employed to read
daily, before meals, to a congregation OF
Clay and Scott invalids, in this place, the
following extract from the aforesaid
speech:
Il would hhmbly PROSTATE myself be,
fore Him and implore His mercy, 10 UiSit
our tauored iand ioHh war, tyjh PES
THENCE and FAMINE, wih any
SCOURGE. other thun MILITARY
RULE, or a BLIND and HEEDLkSS
EWTHUSLlSM 01r FOR MERE
,uiLITaRY REN'OW.N?'
n b. The author must bring a oeriifi
cate of good moral character; also one
that he has not been engaged in. Polk S
unholy unrighteous and damnabie War,
other as 'CBGF BUTcnER' or teamster.--
Seneca .1du.
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From the Washington Union.
GENERAL DODGE.

Just as we are going to press, we re-
ceived the folio owing card from General
Dodge, Senator of the United States from
the 80 b tate, the youngest sister of the
republics: 1t is what we expected from
that gallant man and indomita BILE repub-
lican. 1t shivers to pieces the schemes
which have been formed at Utica and in
Cincinnati founded in the use Of his name:
A CARD.
have seen in the published proceed.
ings of the convention at Utica, New
York, iitat my name is put 10 nomination
for Vice President of The United States, on
the ticket with Mr.. Van Buren. No in.
fort.aiian has heen given to me by the
convention, or its order, of tins numina-
lioni and | have waited some days for
that information, as furnishing the snita,
bly, occasion for making my answer
But, Beginning to doubt whether any
such communication will be made, and
seeing my name placed in many papers as
as candidate for the vice presidency,
by virtue of that nomination, | deem it
propersto delay no longer, and TO declare
at once, and in this public manner, my
inability to accept it. The State to
which | belong was represented in the
Baltimore Convention; the vote Of that
State W as given TO Messrs. Cass aud But
Ter; they were nominaledi and as one of
the citizens Of that State, that nomina,
tion Immediately received my cordial
concurrence and support, and will con-
tinue to do so.
have long been the friend, personally
as well as politically, Of Mr. Van Buren,,
aud, under other circumstances, would be
proud 10 have my name associated with
his 10 any way; but tho accepta nee OF
this nc domination is imposslbIe; and have
to request the members otthe convention,
and the pubic, to receive Tins decltnation
as nv answer, aud to excuse this mode OF
making it-being the only mode which
the want of q communication from the
convention leaves open TO me.
HENRY DODGE.
WASHINGTON City,
June 20, 1919.
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GEN. CAsS AND THE RAFTSMEN.

While General Cass was in PhiladIl
phia, party twenty or thirty raflsmeD
from p ike county forced their way through
the Chestnut street crowd TO take lock
at the general they were going to sup
port--lor every one of them was \ demo.
craI. They went up to him as famliarly
as though they had known him for years,
and one six-footer. slapplng him on the
shoulder. said, We'll old fellow, how dye
do! We're rough looking boys, but wei
be about when voln' time comes. The
general, with his natural grace, replied
that he vas glad to see them, and if he'd
had thousand such hardy fellows in the
back woods of the west thirty years ago,
the wilderness would have disappeared
much suoner than it did. A better pleas.
ed set of men never trod shoe leather.
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WHY is IL SOL

1t is but few months since John Van
f,uren named Thomas II. Benton aud Gov
Skunk as two men whom he would sup
por, for the Presidency. But these are
conspicuous as supporters Of Cass and But
Ter. Aud both these men are honest, aud
petty feelings OF revenge for imaginary
wrong to CRAFTY. This is the mos, alpa
ble reason that can be given tor the differ.
euce between them. But is not too mucl
Importance given 10 the acts of John Vau
Baren aud few other kindred spirits in
New YoIk! Let these aud others 10 thai
State do as they may, weNiook upun tht
Union as sal, fcT GAss and Butler Pits
bargh Post s fs ;tk1s}la
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purpose

Will our neighbor give us his views, ant
the views of the Taylor portion iwhlgge
ry, on the subjec Of laying tax on lea
aud Coffee, while the country is at peace
with all the world!
Before he answers, we wonl admon
ish our neighbor of the Journal, that the
hard cider Congress elected in 8l0, pass
ed Tariff bill, which which taxed boti
these articles, and that the bill was re-
ported by one MllLIARD FILLMORE
of New York, the same man whose name
hles at the head Of the Journal for Vice
President Of the United States.
Mr.. Tyler vetoed the bill, taxing tea and
coffee, and aided by few wings, the dem
ocrats succeeded in striking il out of the
Tariff bill which foaiiy become law
With these to aid him, our nsighbor will
answer as soon as Salesman
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-07-14

Exclusive JuRRoR. ~ preity good
joke " as perpetraIed on Mr.. Justice Hand
at the present circuit in this country.
Juror on asking 10 be discharged from
serving, gave as a reason that lie had lis
teneJ to the Judges charge. TO the grand
mry, aud could not make seuce Of ii. The
xcuse was perfectly satisfactory. The
Inror was lttie deaf Sdratogd RePub'
tican.
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A REcENr rAYLoR-CoNvERT's OBJEc-
rIoN TO GEN: Ckss.-rhe COLUMBUS Jour,
nal o jcets to Gen. Cass that he has been
ecer waiter upon ProU.deace.' But Que
step iuriher is wanting, aud that Is sup
Piled by The Detroit.idreriiser' which oo
jects To Cass because has io.fe is a ieacher
il. The Methodist Episcopal Sab6ath Sehoog
-Dayioa Empire
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DEATH TO HAWKS

Erect pole 10 or ) feet high, in piece
where the hawks cannot 1nd any other
prominent Hing to light upon, aud tothe
upper end secure fox trap, or large RAJ
trap, set, and yoi have very sure, but
simple instrume nt for destroying hawks ,as,
tor want of SOME thug To aight upon. Ihel
will seek the pole with the trap, and be
caught. The pule must SO far incline
from perpendicular, that the trap Will re-
main set Until il is sprung by the bird -
When one hawk is taken, tie 1t on the
GROUND near the pole, aud soon its mate
will be in the trap. by pursuing thus
course tae hawks will be destroyed and
the chickens preserved. lfmy fellow far
ners, foi whose benefit las the season OF
hawks is spproach,ng1 | have dropped these
hiuls, see fiji TO follow my commenda-
tivn, / am certain that beneicial results
W al fvlluR.
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From the Circleville Waterman.
%, POOR HARRY CLAY:


On the morning Of the eighthof June.
1t was fatal day
Full many patriot did groan,
For noble Harry Clay.
A vetern statesman, full of years,
And wisdom deep and high,
A champion of freedoms cause
Was noble Harry Clay.
Twas on that fearful, fatal morn,
AS have Oft heard say,
A Clique put up slavery man,
And down the patriot Clay.
O, gloomy morn, could forget
You dawned for Slavery;
You caused the tyrnt's chains to clank,
Ger hapless Africa.
Come, friends of freedom, wake, arise,
And vote your country free;
The only hope that fingers now,
Is pure Democracy.
The patriot Cass is surely bound
To lessen slavery;
Then friends of freedom, rally round,
This man of liberty.
h TUNE.-"Rosin The BoW."
] once heard of whig party,
Which had many principles true,
They fourished their coon skins in 4Q'
And shouted for 'Tippecanoe.'
They next gathered up the great Harry
And said, sir, your doctrines are true,
You advocate principles holy,
And therefore we'll triumph with you'll
But the people reused up DER the nailonr
And said, sirs, your notions won't do
Then held themselves off to the lection,
And put ON mighty 'Oeto.'
o, Harry, poor Harry! forsaken =
Pray tell us now what will we do?
The wings have alas you forsaken,
And all their dear principles too.
They are sick of their principles hearty,
proviso' and Corwin and ALL
And suddenly make up party,
That mo party party they CALL
Vile Southern dictation they bow to,
And sfavery's now all the go,
~. m
And six thousand big darkies too
Come all who dislike those dough faces,
And cannot for slavery goj
Come out from among the foul party
And go for democracy true. ~
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Nurs FIR LAwy ERs "A couutryman
applied t0.a solicitor for legal advioe.--
Af,er detailing the circnmslances OF the
case, he was asked il he had stated the
facts as they occurred -, aye. sir, rejo oin-
ed he, Il thought it best to tell yon The
plain truth; you can put tie lies TO it your
SELF
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tt.T-Deau Swift once proposed to tax fe
ins ale beauty, sod leave svary lady TO rafe
her owa charms lie said the tax wouls
Oe ceerfully paid, aud be very prospective
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THE GRAND TAYLOR WING ARMY

iliE NhhND IA ILOR WING ARMY.
Hon. Mr.. Henley, Of Indiana, in the ". s.
House of Representatives. in January last.
thus classed the supporters, of Gen. Taylor,
providing he should be the wing candidate for
the presidency:
'The running of Gen. Taylor as the whig
candidate would be very common military
evolution, called changing front The order
OF 1t would be, Attention, federaists, whies,
native Americans abolltionists, shareholders.
bank men, antl-bank men, war men, anti war
men! attention the whole! Take position
left in tront-right wing thrown back! Form
open column OF ompunies--march! Compa-
ey No. l, no party men, Capt. Bennett editor
of New York Herald; company No. 2, native
Americans, no officers; company No. 8, bank
men, Capt. ]. Watson Webb; company No. 4,
ant-bank men in confusion; company No. +,
protective tariff party, in mourning; company
No. 8, war federallsts, arme dswith corn stalks
company No. 2, friends of peace; company
No. 9, all who believe Santa Anna TO be the
greatest General in the world; company No 9,
all who are opposed to the acquisition of ter
rltory; company No. 10, those in favor of,as
much territory as we want; company No. ii,
those who never thought their country right
IN any contest with a foreign nation, company
No l2, soathtrnJ Janntics ,chn go for Tayl2r,
BECAUSE HE is A STAKEHOLDER; com
pany No. IL, Quakers; company No. ID, wings,
in disorder; company No. Is, being the extreme
left the old federal party, bearing banner
with this inscription, WHERE SHALL
GO?
1t would march to the tune of TIail Column
bia, in front and 'Hark from the tombs dole
fu sound would be heard to issue from the
rear!
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Taylor received sir of the ttirty. sir votes
of Now York on the last ballot. Either Tay-
or stands a small chance or the delegates
from that State misrepresented thier constltu-
ents.
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The wings have scolded like fishwomen
against the war, and nominated for President
a man whom they can only glorliy for his
deeds in the war.
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Hard Pushed-The Bee Of New Orleans
is trying to sting Gen. Cass for being an ad-
voca,s of the w ilmot provisol!
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A coon choaked the orther day in attempt
ing to swallow the tchigs nomination, three
hundred negroes and all. 1t has not yet been
ascertained whether he ever recovered.
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az.
From the Baltimore Argus.
THE MARCH OF INTELLECT.


From the proceedings of whig meeting
held in Boston on the 18th of June, we clip
the following evidence of the march of mind;
Major John P. Gaines, of Kentucky, then
addressed the meeting. He knew Gen. Tay-
lor intimately, and related many interesting
"reminiscences of his life--his decision, firm.
ness, sagacity on the field Of battle. Ono
word says he, 'in conclusionl az to Gen. Tay I
lor; he being Whig,-he walks like whig
-he looks like whg and he talks more like
wh'g than pig can squeal like pig. lam
considered at home the High Priest of whg
principles, and Gen. Taylor is as am.
A great man is this Major Gaines, truly, to
be considered at home the high priest of whig
Prlncipes;' but he must set poor estimate
upon the public intelligence if he thinks hia
remarks about Gen. Taylor are likely to gain
him supporters. We wonder if the Major re.
collects that letter which he and others sad-
dressed to Gen, Worth, on their roleaso from
their long imprisonment in Mexico. In that
letter, he leads the public to infer, that he and
the other American prisoners were inhuman.
ly treated by Gen. Taylor-that he never
once interested himself in their behalf-and
that the only comfort and consolation they re-
celved in their dreary dungeon, was from Gen.
Worth We haze that letter, and if the Ma
Jor isn't careful how he talks nonsense, we
will publish it some of these days
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A number of Democrats looking for a Tay-
lor man the other day, rejoiced heartily upon
discovering one.