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From The Union Of !September %.

The Baltimore Patriot Is guilty Of as great a
fraud as the Richmond Uhg itself (and more in
famous sheet is b. found in America) in pro-,
Tossing to follow that paper in copying communi-
cation in the Richmond Enquirer of 1929. II gar
bles the Enquirer, and remembers TO omit the fol-
lowing significant passage, which strips the whole
proposition of the espionage which constitutes the
Objectionable feature:
at il hoped this will not be done clandestinely
but openly and fairly; rather by public meetings
than in any underhanded way, which would de-
servedy defeat It's object"
Even the Richmond Tunes, upon seeing this SEN
tenee, acquts the then editor of the Enquirer Of all
blame.
Make room for the explanations of our
venerable contemporary. "Mr. RlrcHE's
carriage stops the way" We are deter
mined that the author Of the Shockoe re-
solutions shall have full justice done hun.
We have ourselves published the article
from the Enquirer, with the comments of
the Hhig and the Union, and We take
pleasure in opening our columns to the
above explanation, and tender them freely
to our venerable contemporary for all the
purposes of apology, explanation, and de-
fence connected with this unfortunate affair.
We will not see a man written down even
by himself, without giving him fair
chance. We opened our columns to Mr.
DENLY and Mr.. OSBORNE; we open them
to Mr.. RITcHIE with equal alacrity.
1t seems that the Union now considers
~ ~. ,.L.nl a s,kt,eaI
of September as quite unexceptionable-
provided that it had only been accompa-
MED with suggestion to the effect that
the operations il recommends should be
conducted "openly." II was the "secre-
sy" Of the thing that provoked all the
wrath which overlooked 30 in the foreign
organ on that day. Well, then, why did
not the Union say so' Why did it not
say that the course proposed was unex-
ceptlonable, provided it were pursued
openly II was obvious that the Whig in
tended to do the thing Secretiy-ofherwise
AZ Uoutd not haUe adUeritsed ii IN tie necs-
paper
But when we turn TO the article in the
foreign organ Of the 18th instant, we find
that this was not ITS only ground of obiec-
ton to the article copied from the Rich
mond Enquirer Of 1929 into the Rich
mond Wing of 1S49. eve publish the
letter entire," says the Union, ''in order
to prove the existence Of this shameful
system of secret inquisltion, AND 70
show the ferocious spirit of the proscrip-
ton which pervades the bosom of the
writer, and which can find its parable
only among the brutal and sanguinary
human butchers Of the French revolu
ton of 1898"
Always going back to '9S! To-day it j.
fudge positive about the alien and seditlon
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AUSTRIA continues her atrocities in relation to the
Hungarians. The following is a brief account of
one of her more recent horrors:
+" Letters from Czernowitz of the 10th ultimo, in
the Prague papers, state that the Hungarian Colonel
ksh, whom the Russians captured at Cronstadt,
had arrived under escort at Czernowitz, where il
intended 60 try him by court-martial Colonel
Ksh appeared very cool and collected and on being
given over the Austrian authorities presented the
Russian officer who had escorted him with a valua.
BILE ring. He then confined 10 a room in the
prison and fettercd but he expressed his opinion
that IL was quite useless 10 chain a dying man Col
Kish expired few hours Afterwards as IL IL Thought
from poison which he had taken lie had been
taken in arms, and could not hope TO escape being
shot"
The Liverpool Albion comments thus bitterly but
Justly
" Doubtless this is but a variety of murder. Men
may be killed without being shot A Rush has one
playful way OF doing things, a Manning another. q
Geering another but Austria understands them
all. Under any circumstances, Colonel Kisb h
dead, and dead men can tell no tales, /" and no
coroner, we opino sent 10 uoto down The marks
of selfdestruction. The most charitable can only
say that he died most conveniently But what =
commentary does the death Of this radiant officer
who was one of the greatest land owners in Hun.
gary, afford upon the late proclamation issued in
that part OF the country by the Russian general"
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Louisiana Elections.

Every indication that reaches from Louisiana
Is OF the most favorable character. Our friends
are united and in the best Of spirits will be seen
by the following, which we take from the New Or
leans Bulletin of the 18th inst:
THE PRosPEcT BEFORE Us.-It is subject OF
graduation with our Wing friends, that the signs
are 30 proptious for vigorous, harmonious and
successful campaign The time for action is short,
but long enough to ensure success we will make
the most of it, We have the prestige of past victo
ries and triumphs to encourage us a perfect unan-
unity and concordance of sentiment 10 stimulate
Us; and with the will strength, numbers and abil-
ty, we lack nothing to ensure us victory. In ac-
cordance with ancient usage, have agreed TO
commit To a convention of our choosing the high
prerogative of selecting candidates. il is most
responsible and unenviabe office, but we have no
doubt that the duties have imposed upon our
delegates will be discharged with strict fidelity and
impartial justice We shall be satisfied with their
decision, as every good Wing will be, for we
confident they will be actuatcd by patriotic mo-
tives.
sour opponents have been cherishing the delusive
hope, that discussions and jealousies, contentious
and strife, would be engendered among US, as is
generally the with majorities; they have
been anxiously watching the progress of events,
hoping for some lucky denOuement and had oppor-
tunity offered, they would have encouraged the
first germ of discomfort They artfu and willy
Greeks, ready with their plausible and tempting
gifts, but we had in ranks no weak and corrupt
Trojans TO be lured by them
'.'rhe skies look bright and cheering; the omens
favorable. The noble and manly conduct Of
Mr.. McAlpin has removed any apprehensions that
may at any time have existed; as we have before
said his course is not only deserving of all praise,
but Of general imitation. II is reproach that has
again and again been imputed to the Wing party,
that they cannot bear success-that the tempting
bait Of Office confonds distracts and finally ruins
them. We take pleasure and feel pride in meeting
this charge with this positive and signal condem-
nation.
'Mr. McAlpn, as wellas all otherW candidates
for nomination, would have faithfully abided the
decision of the convention, and if he had been the
nominee for sheriff, the Wings of New Orleans
would cheerfully and warmly have supported him;
but rather than incur the slightest imputation Of
being instrument of discord, which might posi-
bly, result in schism, he has freely declined pre-
senting his name to the convention. For his con-
siderate and manly conduct in suppressing all dis
affection, and nippng schism in the bud, every
Wing honors him.
&c We have now only enemies to contend with;
and with fair field, we have nothing TO fear.
Sauce qui perar'
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The STEAMER CREoLE.-By paragraph in an
other part oftoday's paper, it will be that this
turned to the city. The Creole was bound for
Havana, and rumor has it that she chartered by
an agent of the Spanish consul, for the trip. She
was to land one passenger at the ever faithful
city," wait day and then return to receive the
snug sum of $4,000. The owners of another
steamer offered to do the work for $4,000, but
fused to stay "the day"
The charter of the Creole is closed, and under
stand she will not again attempt her voyage. Du-
pcates of her dispatches have been forwarded by
the adams Grey, which will arrive in time to pre-
vent the captain general from running the country
by erecting fortiications TO beat off the " Round
Islanders. '-Ns1o Orleans Bulletin Of the 18th.
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The Tarin OF Isf6-Its effects on AgricuI-
ture and Labor.

In Pennsylvania, the tariff of 1916 is
now made party issue, the Loco(oco
convention having adopted resolutions in
It's favor, and the Wings against it. And
the Union, the Self-styled "sole organ"
of the party, threatens the friends of pro-
lection that if they do not keep quiet the
Democratic party will still further reduce
the tariff of 1916. This is the language of
the Union: If you attempt to reduce the
duties of the present tariff, the battle will
not end until further reduced, and made
to operate more Justly in favor Of the
consumer and the great agricultural and
laJoring interests OF the country"
I" Reduce the tarifJo favor the farmers
and Laborers." This is the cry of the Lo-
coioco and ant-tariff press from Maine to
Florida, and from the Atlantic to the Pa
clfc. Now ! propose to give the Union
and Its followers very brief and practical
illustration Of this theory, derived from
facts, 80 plain that no one who reads can
fail to understand it. The case ! take
from my own vicinity.
Within few miles of this town lin the
western part of Pennsylvania there were
lately FIVE iron furnaces in successful
operation. There is now, under the tariff
Of 40, bit one-all the rest having failed.
The proprietors Of two have been entirely
| ruined the tenants OF another have broke
up; and the fourth will blow out in few
days-leaving buf one in operation. Each
| Of the four furnaces which have stopped
| employed, say seventy hands, furnished
markets for thirty farmers, and made iron
worth about 100000 per annum. The
tariff Of 1916, by stopping these four fur
naces, has, Of course, thrown out of en-
ployment two hundred and eighty laborng
men with their families, deprived one
hundred and twenty farmers Of their ac-
customed markets, and sent to Great Bri-
tain 100000 per annum, giving employ
ment to two hundred and eighty furnace
men, and aifordlng markets TO one hundred
and twenty farmers there, instead Of Civ
ing it, as under the tariff of AZ, to our
own countrymen. Who does this injure
Americans. Who does il benefit The
British Can any thing be plainer' Yet
Mr. Richie says the Democratic party
will "reduce the duties still further, for
the benefit Of the great agricultural and
taJring interests offhis country" Now,
if he had said to benefit the great agricul-
tural and laboring interests Of Great Bri-
tair, he would have been right for once.
But this is not all Look at the effect
upon the business and currency Of our
country. This 500, 900, SO far as circu-
lation Is concerned, might as well have
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RoBT-ABoUT FAcE.-We know nothing more
remarkable among all the revolutions Of ls49 tina
the revolution which has taken place within twelve
months past among the " Democracy" Of Ohio on
all the questions relating TO the colored population
OF the State. IL Is very amusing 10 see the poll.
tcians who year ago bitterly opposed any
movement for change of the social condition Of
this race, nou supporting an Abolition United
States Senator, and, IN many counties, Abolition
nominees for the State Legislature. Still more Gu
rious than all will il be TO see them following the
lead of their new Abolition friends. and advocating
negro mfrage-as for example in this good old
county Of Muskingum. Don't BE- startled, reader;
more improbable things than that have happened
since the LIST OF December last. A party whose
leaders throw overheard Allen and take up Chase
as AN exponentof Of" democracy" must expect 10 go
the whole figure without baking The ground il
already broken IN this county in favor of negro suf
rage, by the Locofocos and the whole par
ty must sustain IL, or kick out of the traces and
we apprchcnd they would swallow any thing rather
than do that We hope that combined oppo-
nents will have good time of il, in getting down
the dose. - IunesDiHe (Ohio) Courier, 20M.
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HAvANA.-By the Mary A. Jones, Capt. Simons,
we have received our files of papers from that city
To the 7th instant, inclusive. They contain nothing
of interest and are, usual, profoundly silent
with respect to the late attempted instruction at
Puerto Principe From private letters received
sures taken by the Captain General, for the sup
preston Of the revolt, were entirely successful The
island has been restored to tranquility. letter
the editors of La Patria states that terrible
example will be made OF the Cantabrian regiment
with which the revolt originated. The authorities
have, il is said, ordered it to be decimateda pen
atty almost too mercess for belief.
Bull-fghts the order of the day at Havana,
and are attended by vast crowds of people.
The mortality i'm Havana during the month of
August does not appear to have been very consid-
cradle, although is reported that the yellow fever
is prevalent in that city. The total number of in
terments were only 456, little over IA day
~. o. Bee, l7M inst.
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TIL E REP u B Lie.
WASHI N GT0N:
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 81, ls4s.

The Union will have it that the Republic
is now the acknowledged and confessed
organ of General TAYLOR and the Cabinet
"a pretension we have never set up, and
connexion, as implying any coercion up
on our opinions, or any control over our
columns, we have constantly disclaimed.
The ex-organ, nevertheless, insists that
we know all about General TAYLoR's po-
litical views and opinions, and demands to
know of us whether he will veto the Will
mot proviso if it should pass Congress, or
sign it, as Mr.. Polk did on several occa-
sions. Just before the elections took place
in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Ken
lucky, the Union demanded tok know whe-
Their General TAYLOR sided with the North,
or declared for the South, on this subject.
Pending the elections in Rhode Island and
Vermont, it was not so urgent in this be
half; and now that the elections in Mary
land, Mississippi, and Louisiana are at
hand, its anxiety about the proviso is re-
newed. The reply which we gave when
first questioned upon this subject is the
only one we have to it now. The opin-
ions which we entertain, in common with
the Wing party Of the United States,
touching the impropriety-no to call it by
a harsher name-of the Executive declar-
ing, in advance of the action of Congress,
his determination to veto given measure,
are not modified by calculation Of the
advantages an opposite course might bring
to the Wing party; nor does our solicitude
in regard to the matter under considera-
ton rise and fall as the venue of an APP
preaching election is shifted from one to
the other side of Mason and Dixon's line
We do not believe that the President, for
any temporary success which a departure
from Wing rule in this particular might
promise, will forfeit his character of umpire,
in a matter of such grave importance, by
becoming the partisan of either section OF
the country against the other. Were he
to become partisan on either side, and
shake the veto in the face of the other, he
would be only adding fuel to flame which
needs no extraneous feeding; whilst no
one will contend that the opinions of the
different sections of the country would be
affected by it. Those who would have
him enter the electioneering arena for the
northern or the southern Locofoco plat
form, would have him throw away a
chance which, in certain event, might
be the only one left of bringing to peace
full and happy issue controversy which
all good men regard as uaugero~o 40 our
institutions and hurtful to the public in
terests We are, therefore, no more pre-
pared now, than when the Union first
catechised upon the subject, to commit
the President to the Free-Soil, Abolition
amalgam alton platform of the northern
Locofocos, or to the elite Of the Richmond
Sweat-house who killed off that "sweet
little fellow" Martin Van Buren,.
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Died, at Utica, on the 18th instant Free SHE, in
the I'd year of his age. Conceived at Syracuse Oc-
tober, ls47 born at Buffalo August, 1888; buried at
Syracuse September Ia, lS49. Singuar progeny
Eventful life Conceived in hatred, bsrn, bred, and
buried amid the acclamation ola striped multitude.
Rev. John Van Buren, preached the 1neral sermon,
pious Ben opened and closed the meeting with
prayer, and the Sage of Lindcnwsd followed the
corps to the tomb Of earth, and dashng tear from
his eye into il, exclaimed:
can, all, that promise fair
Has sought the grave to slcep1orever there"
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Naval.

letter received In thfs city says:
"The United States steamer Mississippi came
into the bay of Naples on the 9th July, via uar-
seilles Toulon, Spezza Leghorn, &c, twenty days
passage. She had been six days under sail, hiving
broken her piston-rod. She left on the evening OF
the same day for Tunis and the Adratic.''
The United States storeship Relief has dropped
down from Gosport to the naval anchorage.
The United States naval force in the Mctiterra-
consists of the Constitution, so guns; indie
pendence, SO; Cumberland, so; jamestown, %
Mississippi, steamer, 10 heavy Paixhans; Lrie, r.
1927 700 men.
The United States marine consists of thf follow
ing vessels
Ships Of the line 10; frigates, first clas, II; fri
gates, second class 2 sloops of war, 81 briggs 8;
schooners 5; steamers Ia storeships AMI briggs o.
Total 77.-NorfoM Herald.
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The approximations of those who imagined that
Seu's success in barring out on the 9th of April
would be productive of additional afronts from the
authorities, and accessions of insolence from the
uncertainty, has passed away much menacity in
foreigners and evaporation in the Chinese. Trade
is again returning to its accustomed channels, the
impediments being removed which the Chinese
capitalists and commercial bodies, to which the
name of guilds has been applied, deemed proper
70 interpose till the danger was passed China
lfaH. Nav 81, 1919.
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FIVE DAYS LATER PROM HAyTI.-By the arrival
this morning OF the brig Lauretta, Captain Cook
from Port Prince, the 9th instant, learn that
the Emperor Soulouque, of Hayti, had conferred on
several Of his generals the titles Of lords dukes
aud barons. He had also sent expedition against
the Dominican Government, consisting of one cor
vette, one steamer, and two schooners, containing
troops.
Port au Prince continues healthy, but business is
quite dull.-N y Post, Sept "a.
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laws; tomorrow fudge comparative about
the resolutions of '9S, and the next day
fudge superlatve about the revolution OF
'9S. Clearly, our venerable friend has
reached that period in his political career
when he remembers the things of half a
century ago more distinctly than those
which have taken place within the last six
months. Ii is to this that we must attri-
butte the great contrariety of statement,
and the confusion of ideas, which per-
wade the columns of his ounal in treat
ing on recent matters. 1t is this which
leads him to assail with so much bitter
ness and malignity the productions of his
own press, when he sees them disguised
little in the columns of a WIG journal.
Laying aside the feature of s'secresy,"
il seems that the Union does not, in its
heart, object to ''ferocious spirit of pro-
scription" when it animates the right
breast, and is exercised on the proper OBJ
jects. Thus Locofoco prescription is I'M
exceptionable, provided that it is exercised
openly but Wing prescription, open or
secret, can be paralleled only in the butch
cries of the French revolution of '9S! 1t
was right for the ''people to volunteer
information to General JACKSON, that he
might remove from Office improper incum-
bents; but should the ''people volunteer"
information to President TAYLOR, they are
"secret spies and common informers''-
shameless and infamous instruments"
and "wretches' of the worst kind.
There is nothing in political history that
places any one in SO ludicrous and ridicu-
lous position, as the author of the Shockoe
resolutions is placed in by this exposure of
the Richmond Wing. This is the smart fell
low who denounces the man who conquered
at Buena Vista as an s'imbecile ~ This is
the all-knowing fellow who tells us every
day that the Wings have elected a Presi-
dent who does not know any thing! This
is the great I" moraGst' who prays and
breaches six days in the week over the
crueltes and enormities of butcher EWING!
This is the sharp diplomatist who instructs
Mr.. CLAYTON as to the manner in which
he ought to manage his foreign correspon-
dence This is the polite writer who calls
his own correspondent wretch" and
abuses Mr. PREsToN's commander for
not studying Chesterfield before he issued
his proclamation to the Round Islanders.
This is the immense lawyer who lectures
REvERDY JOHNSON on the improperly of
citing decisions of the Supreme Court of
the United States on a question of ma
tional law This is the accomplished
soldier who instructs Mr.. CRAWFORD, and
even General TAYLOR" with his forty
years experience"-in the art and mystery
of frontier fighting and Indian wars
This text is fruitful of comments; we
cannot exhaust them in an article. We
have no pity for the great ex.tinguished.
A common hbeller, a daily defamer, a
duped trickster, an exposed hypocrite-Iet
him wear his tools-cap and leather medal,
and continue to amuse himself with the
belief that his ribald invectives and anathe-
mas can shake the confidence of the
American people in President TAYLOR.
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A CoURT IN TEARs.-At Dedham, Mass, on 22d
inst, three Greeks placed trial for stealing
a horse in Midway From the inability of the
prisoners to speak English, DIR. Howe, of Boston,
was called upon to act as interpreter. One of the
number, on conviction, addressed the court in ex-
tenuation of their offence, detailing the events of
their lives and the wrongs and sufferings they had
endured in their own land. After endeavoring in
In vain to get employment in this country, they
were recommended 10 go to California. To obtain
means to do 80, they stole the horse, upon which
the charge brought. The address, being m
tcrpreted, threw the whole court into tears.
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LIBEL SUIT AGAINST THE n. Y. MIRRoR.-Ihe
person claiming to be of Lord Byron, who
proposes an edition of the poets unedited works in
New York, has commenced suit for libel against
the Evening Muror-which plumply reiterstes its
contemptuous notice of the man and his enterprise,
and says there is testimony 70 authorize il.