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the 7lh instant. al which this Commillee was ere.
aied-one Of which authorize the publication Of
the following communication.
"Thai while Mr.. Clay feels the most grntc.
FOL obligations to his kind and warm. hearted
friends, for the desire which Ihoy entertain Of
using his name as a candidate for the Prcsiden.
.cy, he cannot reconcile with his sense Of pro.
Prieiy to consent 10 any such use Of it, and that
he would be obliged promptly to decline accept.
ing a nomination il il we're rendered TO him."
IL is therefore, Resolved, That this Commit
tee, deierring to Mr.. ClNy's wishes, thus expires.
sed, their own ardent desire to place him At the
head Of the General Government, as a measure
due to his exalted talents and patriotism, 10 the
advancement Of the National interests, and
from the gratitude oflhe Wing parry, do, there.
fore call public meeting Of the friends Of Hen.
ry Clay al Vauxha Garden, on Friday 99d Of
September, TO take into consideration said com.
muncaIions and the course TO be adopted in ref.
erence thereto.
The foregoing was adopted in full Commit.
Tee. By order, WILLIS HALL, Chr.
n. Carroll, Secretary.
From this, we presume that Mr.. Claws wish.
es are TO be respected.
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Correspondence Of The Pittsburgh Gazette,
Arrival Of the Steamship Acadia,

PHILADELPHIA, September "a, 1913.
The steamer Acadia arrived at Boston, on Sun.
day last, bringing dates from Liverpool TO the
9Th instant.
In the Liverpool market, Grain has declined
nearly TO the extent of the recent advances
Corn was dull at 33C034s. Wheat sold at 280
3ls per quauor.
FLoUR.-Ths market was dull, with no change
in quotations.
CoTroN.-There was a good demand, with
sales during the week Of 26,7S0bales as follows:
Mobile Uplund, Al; Orleans, 4s; for fair, the
market closing steady.
PRovIsIoNs.-lmports have been limited
Lard was brisk, with an advance Of Is per cwt.
Bacon was dull, but prices continued firm.
The manufacturing districts we're more active
and circumstances more encouraging.
The money market was easy. Consols clo-
sed at 85C086.
The weather was favorable for harvesting,
and the potato disease was less alarming Than
had been anticipated.
The steamer United States damaged her con.
denser, on her way oul, and was compelled to
return TO Southampton Tor repairs.
The Queen addressed Parliament from the
throne, on the 5lh instant, after which her high
ness started for Scotland.
IRELAND.-Every thing is Represented as tran
quill in Ireland.
FRANcE.-Lamarline has published his de-
fence Of the charges preferred against him, BY
which Cavaignac is compelled to deny his in
tention to suppress the Conslilutonale. This
journa, and the La Presse, have resumed fierce
attacks upon the Government in spite Of Ca
vaignac's declaration, not 10 allow the Republic
to be impeached.
The BonaparIists are moving with a view ol
eecling Louis Bonaparte 10 the Presidency.
'lTALY.-The Auslrians have enforced heavy
contributions on the city Of Parma, which being
refused, they commenced pillaging the city,
The inhabitants rang the tocsin of alarm, and
commenced battle, which was only arrested by
women and children throwing furniture from
the windows. The result is not known.
ScHLEswIG AND HoLsTEIN refused TO acknowl.
edge the armis,ice concluded by Prussia, in the
name Of the Germanic Confederation.
! The French Government has received des
patches from Arago, Minister to Berlin. announ
cling Austras acceptance of the mediation o.
France and England in the settlement Of the l.
lalian question.
There is general excitement in Italy, ont
constant tumlts prevail.
SECOND DISPATCIl.--A London Tee
graphic letter states that Corn had advanced or
Saturday IS, and Wheat 4 pence. Corn sold a
33G36s, and flour 34s--lhe market closing firm
PHILADELPHIA, September 25.
Letters from Liverpool state that it is unsafe
TO speculate as TO future prospects Of grain
Foreign supplies will be required, bu. no. to any
great extent, nor at famine rates. Meal wa
worth 60 los to fl0 perto Bacon was helc
firm above the views of buyers, especially
hams, ruling 25 to 38s per cwt.; Canvassed 81
TO 39s, sailed.
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The FOurlh ResoIuIIon Of Ma, 10Th.

The fourth resolution Of the revolutionary
assembly Of May 10Th, provides as follows:
"Resoired, an. That il the Governor shall
neglect or refuse TO discharge his constitutional
duty, and convene the Legislature for the pur.
pose OF passing an apPorIiOnmenl law, as afore-
said, then, and in that event, il will be expedi-
ehi Tor State Convention 10 re-assemble al Co.
lumbus, on the first Monday in December next,
TO devise the necessary measures for securing
the action Of the whole people on the subject
Of new Constitution"
Simultaneous with The appearance At the cap
lial OF the Stale Of those members elect to the
Legislature who refuse TO assume the duties of
their office as such, will appear the members
elect to a SIale Convention, whose duty il shall
be "to devise the necessary measures for secu.
ring the action of the whole people on the sub
ject of a new Constitution"
Ii is not improbable that here, the difficulties
which hang around the path Of the revolution.
lists, will begin TO make themselves apparent 10
the factionisis Of Ohio.
Up TO this time all things have gone along
with an case which is like everything else that
rests IN talk and not IN action. There is no dif.
hculIy in talking treason. Even murder may
be plotted, while the prospective perpotrator is
in the enjoyment Of circumstances Of the Ut
most ease and compou. IIwas easy, nay, there
was species Of shameless glory in the aban.
donmenI Of their seats, by the recreani Senator'S
The public talked and wondered, and they talk
ed and expanded, until greatness seemed to
grow 10 them, and their feet scarcely touched
the ground in the plenitude OF their pride.-
The party has yet only been engaged in the mind
cork of a Revolution, and they have found no
difficulty in plotting rebellion, in planning trea.
son, and even in mounting murder and blood.
shed. But the day must shortly arrive when
active operations must succeed the blusterings
and swelings Of parade and preparation.
The above resolution points out no course bv
which body authorized TO frame Constitution
for the State, can be assembled and organized,
and we have our suspicious that they may find,
even here, a difficulty that will be somewhat
hard 10 surmount. The Convention for the for
nation Of the new Constitution must be invo-
ked and organized under The public dislrust and
encouragement, which all peaceful men will
feel at the stoppuge of Legislative proceedings;
and then the revoluIionists will, if not before,
feel the turning Of that current Of popular feel
ing, with which, ill now, they have hoOted, but
which is destined to overthrow and destroy them
at last-OhiO State Journal.
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Should Weller be GOvernOrl

Jefferson made il a rule TO ask but three cues.
lions in reference 10 candidates for ofiice,-Is
he honest! is he capabel is he faithful! How
is il with Mr.. Weller, tried by this rule? An
old Democrat Of this county remarked TO us last
week, that he thought Mr.. Weller fell entirely
short Of that rule Of jefferson; and if tried by
it he was unfit for Governor. He had been en-
trusted with the Surplus Revenue Fund, and
how had he performed that dutyl Was he ca
p0blel That might have been. Was he hon
est This was graver question, and one ,ha.
might well be asked, after he had taken the pub.
lie money, and applied it 10 his ovn uses; and
neither gave nor offered any security for it ill
he was nominated for Governor, and expected
the whole matter 10 be brought TO light. Was
he faithful? His conduct in the management
of tho fund will show that he was not. Ii was
unIaiIhlul in him to loan tho money to himself,
when the regulations forbid it, Ii was unfaith.
lulness 10 use the money as it came into his
hands, and when he was likely to be exposed,
make loan Of ii, three years after the law re-
qulred him 10 loun no more. For three wears
past il has been his duty TO pay it over to the
County Treasurer, and yet he holds on to the
money, and will neither deliver over books, pa.
pers, vouchers, nor any thing connected With
the concern. lie will make no answer or ex-
planOIion. The best that can be said is, he has
secured the money. Perhaps he has. If the
property morIguged is sufficient, he has. But
does that change the character of the uctl II
man steals horse, and finding himself likely
to be punished, does it make it less theft if he
gives the horse up or pays for hint
In fine, if Weller has used or squandered this
Surplus Revenue Fund, and become debtor
to it contrary to law, and is unable to settle ele.
ven thousand dollars of it, is he a Fl. man for
Governor of Ohio2 Let the people think of this
and decide for themselves. And let them also
bear in mind the fact, that not one Of his poi,i.
cal friends opens his mouth in Weller's defence.
All are silent as the grave. No press, ,nopublic
speaker defends Weller; and moro than that,
none dare TO do iI.-Hamiton Intelligcncer.
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State Debt--Publlc DefauIterS.

The Springfield Republic contains glowing
account of the Wing Rally there on Saturday
week. The meeting was a large one, and ad-
dresses were made by NJ. B. Corwin, Mr.. Hen.
ry Sanbery and Mr.. Samuel Galloway.
Mr.. Stanbery, among other things, says the
Republic, spoke OF the State debt, and of the
plan devised by the Wings to remove it. It
was not brought upon us by the Wings, but by
foolish Locoloco legislation. Under their reign
it increased, and continued increasing, while
they provided no means to pay it but continual
~ borrowing money 10 pay the interest accru-
ing upon it-a course of proAigacy that could
end in nothing but bankruptcy and ruin. When
the Locos came into power The State debt a.
mounted TO something more than five millions
of dollars. For this The Wings had more than
four hundred miles Of canal, which yielded a
handsome revenue TO meet the debt created by
the work. Under Loco(oco rule that debt had
increased to, more, than nineteen millions, with
very few valuable improvements to show for it,
One good river (the Muskingum,) had been chan
ged into bad canal, aud canals had been dug
which are wholly useless. This enormous a.
mount had been foolishy thrown away upon
works which proved to be Of little or no value,
or basely squandered for purposes of political
corruption. All the salaries Of the old Whig
Board, with Alfred Kelley at their head, amoun-
ted 10 $4,000. Two of their number were
practical engineers, and for their services were
paid 81 $50 each. They were turned out Of
office exclusively on parry grounds, and their
accounts with the Stale were balanced to the
utmost iauhing. When the new board came
into power they required more than eight thou
sand dollars per annum to do the work Of the
old board, and when they went out of office ev.
cry one of them proved public defaulter-one
to the amount of Iwenty.three thousand dollars.
One Of our own citizens, unfortunately, is on
the bonds Of one Of these gentlemen. 81 have
sued them all, on behalf Of the Stale," exclai.
med Mr.. Stanbery.
Mr.. S. then declared that General Taylor
was not his second, third or fourth choice for
President, but his FIRST CHOICE. He believed
him to be the very man for the present crisis
He intimated that he would speak upon this sub.
ject in the evening, and closed his remarks.
Mr.. Galloway then addressed the meeting in
an eloquent and most earnest harangue, in which
he exhibited, in the most glowing colors, the in
consistency of Wings who would leave the reg.
ular organization 10 follow after worn out poliI.
ica Prohigates, whose whole public life had been
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The State EIecliOn.

We huve had occasion to write more on poll
cics recently than is usually necessary is gen
sral newspaper. The reason is obvious. Both
the Presidential aud State elections are at hand
involving not only much Of the policy and pros
pcriIy f The country, but forming a constant to.
pic Of conversation aud interest to the body ol
people.
ln the State election Of Ohio there are more
important interests involved to the people hore
than in the Presidential. Ohio is political
community, already, as largo as Denmark, OF
which we read so much, as playing an important
parl in the affairs Of Europe.
Every merchant, farmer, and mechanic is
concerned daily and continually in tho question
Of the currency.
We have no National Paper Currency, and
therefore must look for all facilities Of that sort
to the State Legislature. We have nearly eight
millions Of Ohio Bank Paper in circulation.
II is palpBbe tha, if the Legislature Of Ohio
should, as IN times past, be governed by spirit
of hostility 10 Banking Institutions, that a large
part Of this Paperwill bc Withdrawn from mar.
krt, and pressure be felt in tho business of ev.
cry man. If the Legislature DO not Wing, that
hostility will, beyond doubt, be exhibited.
Again, the aggregate property of Ohio now
exceeds e., hundred millions Of dollars. The
taxes on il must be steadily and skil(ully assess.
ed, to maintain the public credit and support the
STATE Institutions.
Another subject Of great interest is the Judi
ciary. II is important TO the business Of every
citizen, aud all important 10 the character anC
dignity Of the Sale, lhatwe should have an able
upright and intelligent Judiciary.
All these subjecls, and others Of great inlercsr
depend upon the action Of the Legislature. Bu
there is danger that in a quarrel abou, The Prcsi'
dency, no, only Wings, but men of oil parties
eaastIaDing just views on these topics, may b.
so divided as TO produce results none Of III m
intend. To prevent that, there ara Two ponls
20 look at. Firsl-diui'ioas. We notice that
in Lorsin. Clinton, and perhaps three or four
olher count es, there are Wig and what are
called Free Soil candidates running. This
would be no matter. il there was any real differ.
ence between them. But there is mono. For
example. in Clinton county both are Wings, moi
differing upon any essential point They, there.
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The N. Y. TRIBUNE AND THE LATE CLAY
Demonstration. The recent attempt of a few
dissatisfied politicians in New York city, 10 d.
vide the Wing party and thus give that State to
Cass, has most signally failed. The injustice
Of presenting as candidate the long.ried and
glorious leader Of the Wings, at u time when
tens of thousands of his warmest and best friends
could not support him, has been recognized by
them, and the project abandoned, Such, al
least, is the tenor Of our latest New York news.
Greedy, of the Tribune, who has been rurali.
zing in the Lake region for some weeks past,
has returned to his post and is doing all he can
to discountenance such movement. He says:
ave can have no part in it. 1t would be
most unjust to MIR. Clay to place him in the pos
lion, most repugnant to him and an inglorious
close Of his illustrious career, thus to be the
candidate Of a mere laction-to make him fig
ure in the official returns and transmit him to
posIerity as solicitor of votes after the mass
Of voters had left him-running behind such
candidates as are in the field, even in
States where he has repeatedly run ahead of
such men as Adams, Crawford and Jackson
The fact that he was supported as a candidate
would make its way to millions who would new.
er hear how and when he became such, and that
Ills own wishes and feelings had been utter
ly disregarded in the premises. Whatever he
or others might say, there would be thousands
mean enough TO suppose that he was really a
candidate with his own consent, if not at his
own suggestions. No one can be entitled to
subject him to such imputaton."
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'huePSHuoh' AdJloI purify III DalIlInore, WRIT
ten soon after the adjournment Of the Phiade-
Phia Convention, and just made public:
BATON ROUGE, La, June 10, 1848.
Genlomen:-l have the honor TO acknowI.
edge the receipt of your polite communication
of the laIh inst, calling my attention to certain
statements relating to my position before the
country, as q candidate for the Presidency,
which are represented TO have been made in the
Whig National Convention, held ut Phadel.
phia, pending the action of that body, by Judge
Saunders, Of Louisiana, in the name Of the del
egaton from that State, and requesting TO be in.
formed whether such statements were made by
my authority. inform you, in reply, that on
their way 10 that Convention, Judges Winches-
ter aud Saunders, of the Louisiana delegation,
who have been for many years my personal
friends and neighbors, wrote, requesting my
views before tho meeting Of the Convention, as
to the course desired my friends TO pursue in
that body.
In two communications addressed 10 them in
reply, informed them, in substance, that al
my distance from The scene it would be impos.
sble for me 10 give any special instructions up
"" "i0 S"UJ"NS '"'' "'"hy HuOShVhS VI Cou1lu'
gOncies might arise during the action of the
Convention, the character of which could not
(orelelI, and that they mus, therefore assume
the responsibility Of acting for me; tha. fell
my honor and interest safe in iherhands; that
whatever they should see fit to do, should
most cordially approve. .....
| substantially informed them farther, that un.
less they should discover an evident disposition
10 WOaI me unfairly, which had no reason for
supposing would be the case, though. my
friends should 60 into Convention, as they had
been selected by their fellow citizens for this
purpose, but that having once entered it, they
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WIG CLAY ExEcUTlvE COMMITTEE The
following is published in the New York Tribune
Of Tuesday.
The Democratic Wing Clay Executive Com,
miuee convened on Monday evening, Sept. 49,
l84S, and passed tho following;
The following is published in the New York
Tribune, in Democratic Wing Clay Execu.
tive COmm,'ee, convened on Monday even.
ing, Sept. iS, is48.
Whereas letters have been received from
Hon. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, in answer TO
communications forwarded Immediately before
the great and enthusiastic Mass Meeting of
Wings which was held aI Vauxhall Garden, on
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From The Ohio Stale Journal.
State Finances,

The Statesman calls our attention TO On arli.
Gle on the subject Of State Finances, which il
copies from the Cincinnati Enquirer. We are
pleased to have an opportunity to crafty the
Statesman and its friends, By comparison OF
our State Finances under Whig and Locoioco
rule.
The Enquirer states, truly, that the amount
assessed in l848 is three hundred thousand dol.
lars more than was levied in 1914.
The necessity to raise larger amount Of
taxes, for the payment of the interest upon our
Stale debi, created by the Locofocos while they
had the management Of our STATE afIairs, was
apparent, and was repeatedly urged upon the
Legislature by Mr.. Brough, while he neglected
10 execute the law which made il his duty 10
levy a sufficient sum TO pay the accrung inter.
est, and to provide Sinking Fund for the pay.
ment Of the principal Of our State debt.
The only alternative was 10 increase the a.
mount of the Stale tax, or to repudate our debt,
and thus dishonor the State. The Wings did
not hesitate 10 adopt the course 10 preserve the
State faith and honor.
The Enquirer, however, carefully coneeals
the fact that this increase Of the tax is produced
by bringing upon the duplicate a large amount
of additional capital and properly which esca.
ped taxation altogether, or paid but very small
proportion Of the taxes under the old law. The
whole amount Of merchOnts' capital and money
at interest entered upon the duplicate in 1914,
was only 81 7,550,005. In l847 the amount Of
merchants and manufacturers stock, and mo.
neys and credits, amounted 10 $43, ,84l $780,
In l848, the amount will be about lorly.fve mil.
lions. This fully explains why the sum receiy-
ed under the Wing system has been much great.
or Than was paid under the LocofocO admins
ration, while the taxes have not been increased
upon the people generally.
We however desire TO call the attention OF
our Democratic friends 10 another view of the
subject.
In 1856 the old Board Of Canal Commits.
sioners we've legisated out office by the Locofo-
cos, who had a majority in both branches of the
General Assembly, and their places were filled
by Ransom, Wall, Bates, Dickinson and Nc.
ConneIl, the two first being the Acting Commits.
slonerS. Afterwards Bates, Dickinson and Spon.
Ger had charge of portions of the Public Works,
US Acting Commissioners. From April, 1886,
to April, 1916, The LocoGocos had entire con-
troll of the Board Of Public Works, and OF the
AUDITORS office, with the exception Of 1888
when the Wings had a majority upon the Bourt
Of Public Works.
When the I.ocO(ocos came into power, il
1886, The amount of our Stale debt was as fol
lows:
Foreign debt, S4,5Oo,OOO 90
Domestic Debt, 803,439 l5
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holders and leaders who had complete control
OF our financial affairs during the period Of the
enormous increase Of the STATE debt and Of the
prodigal and criminal squander:ng Of the public
funds are utterly unworthy Of the confidence
Of the people.
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IpPoS'uon 70 me principles now associated with
,ne'I na'''as. mr. u. remarked that his own
m n,au vas as sore a. hrs'' but the nomination of
MuI'ln hIr van DGren soon put him TO rights. This
adorGss undoubtedly had great effect. from ,bs
'ong Nho"n anll,slavery srnliments Of Inc nu.
NOR Us we'll as from its own intrinsic n.r,s
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StatiStiCS--OhiO Votes,

Our neighbor of the Atlas has favored us
with some excellent "poli,ical statistics" From
these, in part, we make up the following table,
Of the votes for President in Ohio, nj the five
last Presidential ELECTORS:
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3I22I4

We estimate the vote Of l848, at about 37O,.
0O0 Before the BIffalo organization, we are
of opinion, that these would have divided about
,hus-Whig 5000, Loco(ocos l75,oOO, Lib.
erty 10000.
The counties Of Ash,abula, Cuyahoga, Erie,
Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage,
Summit, and Trumbull, known as the Western
Reserve counties, gave in 1914 the following
vote for President Electors:
Clay. Polk. Birney. Toto'.
27,975 2O,470 $3.50 1857
The majority for Mr.. Clay over Mr.. Polk
was, IN the Stale 6,O52-in the Reserve 1905,
leavngO majority against Mr.. Clay out of the
Reserve Of 1853. 1t seems TO us quite prOba
BILE, from present appearances, that Taylor, out
Of the Reserve, will probably lead Cass 10000
or perhaps $4,000 votes, and that Van Buren,
will get large number Of votes in the Reserve.
We suppose the vote in the Reserve counties
may number, in the aggregate, al the November
election, 10000, and that, independent Of the
Buffalo organization, they would have divided
about thus: Wing $4,000, Locoloco $4,000,
Liberty 1000.
We again express the opinion that Ohio will
give Taylor and Fillmore 23 votes for President
and Vice President, by MAJORITY OF THOUSANDS
in the vote Of the people! If the Wings work
as they ought to do, in perfecting our organiza-
ton, we think this result very clear; but If they
fold their arms and do nothing, we may rest as.
sured the victory will not win itself.-[ Cncin-
nati Gazette.
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Another Letter from General TAYLOR,

The following is Gen. Taylor's letter to the
Independent Taylor party, in Baltimore, writ.
ten soon after the adjournment Of the Philadel-
phia Convention, and just made public: