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Hiram Fuller, the editor Of the New York Evening
Mirror, having been recently appointed keeper Of naval
stores al Brooklyn thus replies to the efforts which are
brought to bear TO induce him to discharge because
they are not whigs;
There are for instance, men employed in the naval
stores Brooklyn who have held their situations for thirty
OF forty years They know every rope in the ship and
have proved Themselves honest capable and faithful and
by long experience have become perfectly familiar with
their duties They 20 through their daily routine with the
regularity and accuracy of chonometer and with perfect
say their employer, who responsible for their hon
esy.
m Upon the poor pittance Of dollar day these poor
aboers have gone through their patient drdgery for
quarter Of century scarcely knowing Of what the world il
made of outside the hayward They have supported
their families like good husbands and fathers and been
and faithful servants Of the government In politics
they about equally divided; and Of them have
prsctised for years OF political tseotasn, abstainng
rom voting altogether And yet the newly appointed
keeper called upon by who the slightest
claims upon him, by whom he has never seen and
heard of discharge these poor laborers turn
these old adrt upon world, and give their places
TO others who claim them political grounds, but whose
of nexperience might fall heavily upon their
poyer Does the best interest of the country demand
Of this class, who by long service, have become
fitted for any other employment, should be turned 7
We think not Does Of the WING party require
that clean sweep should be made This the ques-
ton. But must leave for the present. both the sweep
ing and the answering TO other hands than ours"
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Sale Fwnurs and Ege' 81 as DATED STATE, Hotel post
FURNITURE AND EFFECTS OF THE UNITED STATES
trust 1877 and recorded In the land
Of Washineon county Columbia, ber D. No. l,
fDlos 1885, sold public auction, Monday the I'd
the house known the United sates
Hotel between ID and AZ streets, In
household and kitchen furniture and effects be-
longing establishment and Of the a
found in hotel There h asgs assortment Of
Beds, bedstead- pillows, mattresses
Bed and table linen, bureaus wardrobes
Looking glasses chairs, china, and crockery
Sofas, sideboards, lamps, glasses
Knives and forks, wines, &c.
Dining and other tables
Kitchen and cooking utensils
And supposed, everything necessary for furnishing large
Monday ID day Of September
10 O'Clock and be continued the prefnses from day n
day, at that hour, until the whole Il disposed Uf
Terms sale cash, before the delivery OF Me goods
ny order: HENRY NJ. M0RfIT, Trustee
GREEN TASTET,
Aug 1l--eodfkds Auctoneers
o. NOTTCETbe above sale postponed until Monday INC
10Th September take place the premises o. ine
ted States Hotel 10 O'Clock m, and 10 be continued day %
the sale IL concluded. r .,rp, i
by order OF the trustee; GREEN na.ana.,.
Sept 5-codSdsif h"'"o"oo's'
0y- The above sale further postponed nnol NON
10 o'clock M wheh ~ VII hks
place, Of The United saes snu ~
nued from day, that hour until 'ne ~oe Oh
Terms Of sale cash. oprpu q r. .arpr
Sep 7--3hwtds&dsif hucuoneers
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MAINE ELEcrIoN.-The Augusta Age contains returns
for governor from 1853 townships and Al plantations with
the following results, viz: Hubbard, (dem) SO ,026
Hamin, (whig9 27,7a4; Talbot (soib and scattering,
7,74i Hubbard is elected by majority Of about 200
all others Compared with the presidential vote last
November the democrats have lost in the above town.
ships and plantations 2,3l3; the wings 672s the free
sellers 4,07l, or than onet third OF their capital
Nineteen townships and 20 plantations TO be heard from
Senate -Foureen democratic and II whig senators are
elected. Five vacancies, which will be filled by the
Legislature with democrats So the full senate will stand
o democrats and ~ wings
House.-Eighty seven democrats and sixty wings and
-soile elected four members to be heard from
Joint bolot-A democratic majority OF between 80 and
TO- which the election OF democratic United
politics, whose OF service expires on the 4th March,
lS5l.--N Y. Jour. Gem.
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MISSISSIPPI HoNoR-The New Orleans Delta says it
lately heard anecdote illustrative OF Mississippi honor
and punctuality which ought to be published in every
paper in the Union, especially in those in which the low
cockney filings the honesty Of that gallant State have
been so often repeated An agent for hundred and
twenty newspapers and periodicals. stopped time ago
at a small town in the interior of Mississippi to which
all the surrounding inhabitants had been attracted by
some public meeting. The agent had a bundle of ac-
counts for nearly all his various papers, and commencing
his collections, was less surprised than delighted to
find that every demand promptly met and that at
the close Of his days work he had collected money
than he had been able TO raise in several OF the States
put together Every paid promptly, and il he had
not the money at hand, borrowed it of his neighbour
for they declared the newspapers must be paid, if
the last pig is to be Sold"
people who take SO noble and Just view OF their
duty and obligations, pussess real 4honor and
honesty than ali the canng hypocrtes and pre.enders
what is called mercantile honor, which generally means
legalized fraud" that crowd the London Exchange
Wall street. or other resorts OF stockholders.
Boston DAILY Times
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Election I'm MARYLAND.

The Frederick Citizen and the Hagerstown Mail are
full OF spirits and OF hopes about the election Of Mr.
Hamilton, in that district The "Citizen" exposes the
tariff slang of McKaig (he whig nomnee) about the
pg-iron interest and Mr.. A. B. Hansons exposure of
the western telegraph affair 1t says that if Hamilton
the democratic candidate, be elected he will represent the
interests Of the farmers, mechanics and laborng men,
Hs will try to represent the classes, con.
dons, and interests-and not his own. He will repre-
sent the interests Of ninetynne out of hundred OF the
readers and subscribers OF the Herald (who are farmers
mechanics, merchants, and aborng men, and not spe-
calig fen on-mongers few capitalists, who have
their thousands invested in coal mines. VIM T. Haml.
ton will seek to take money OF the pockets OF the
farmers and mechanics of Frederick county, by increas-
ing the coal and iron, in order that increased
profits may come into his pocket"
The Hagersown Mail states that Mr. Hamilton is out
speaking and outstumping McKaig, and says:
Our friends send us cheering from all parts
the county The people appear to be aroused the i'm
portance OF the coming Our candidate Con-
gress by his noble and manly harangues in behalf of
principles of party and his complete triumph his
opponent has convinced the republicans that the second
congressional district and will make successful eff
fort the House of Representatives The reform
ticket for the legislature is also the progressive
orde and if friends only faithful themselves
and the principles for which they contend nothing need DO
feared from enemies of conventional REFORM with their
singularly weak ticket.
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speech Of Mr. Clay delivered in the Senate of the United
States, February ID 1882 page A. vol OF Greeley and
Nc Erahs edition of his life and speeches In that speech
The price of bar iron in the northern cities
Ia 25 500 per ton, in 20 800, in 80 $50 Ia 81 $6S TO
S75 consequently very litie English iron, and
what we do 10 very inferior and only adapted TO few pur
poses In nstuting comparison between that inferior
article and superior iron subjects entirely different
compared They ae made by different processes. The
English cannot make iron Of equal quality TO less
price than do; they have three classesbest second
best and ordinaTyi IL is the latter which Is imported
There only about 1000 Of foreign iron that the
high duty the residue paying only dufy Of about thirty
1922 iron superior that OF Great Britain yield
ing oen IRON u TO ~ while Produces only
about % per cent This fact is well Known that have
heard OF recent explorations of iron TO England"
Here you have taxation less, three times yalua
BILE, duty OF thirty dollars tho hundred, and home
market 10 supply in the bargain and the cry Is STILL the
iroh the iron. But thar is alive have power in
As Mr. Clay well Observes the English cannot make iron
of equal quality TO ours al less price, and gives as
son. the inferory OF their Now the truth is, In order
make wo kabe iron they have to double refine IT, and
this he considers balances all the advantages they
You will observe from the above that iron fell In
price from 1928 TO 1881 from sos between $40 and $50
ton, being falling oil in four OF $50 per
nearly 80 ton per year. whereas don't think II be
bought at the present time for less than 800 700 the
showing at most falling off dninulon in price of Si6
on the ton la eighteen years think may be safe In
challenging the advocates tor more protection
single branch OF business that has been well sustained In
price.
MIR Editor, this communication is already Of considera-
BILE length II II would not be asking much your
hands should wish further opportunity OF being heard
on THIS '4''"0A' yours 'e'GJsoSHHP JOHN ihUrAN. ]
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VERY Handsome Furniture private sse.-The sub
scnber would respectfully inform public that they
ceiyed Of excellent urn
ture, viz;
Mahogany hair and spring seat sofas
Do marble top md dressing bureaus
Do rocking and parlor chairs Of every description
marble CENTRE and scroll pedestal card tables
Do marble top wash closets and stands
bedstead table, and four chairs
Mahogany looking glasses OF sizes maple, aud
rosewood and every other description
Cane andw wood chairs, rockers, &c.
Round bac ONCE, and chldrcns chairs
Handsome painted wash closets, stands and tables
large lot glass pickle preserve jars, with
100 dozen glass tnmblers, Of various sizes
Ivory buck handle knives and forks
so sets handsome gilt and lowered walters
Twist ands single barrel
Win large assortnent Of other articles the
All Of which will sell reasonable and accommo
dating terms. GREEN TAsTET,
Sep 23-cod2w Concert Hail.
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
BALrlMonv. seu,amhe, 2a-6

BALrIMoRs. September 22-5 p. m.
The Odd Fellows, who have been holding their grand
council in this city during the past week. have settled tho
difficulty which has been the source Of no little anxiety
mong them for time. The committee on the state
Of the Order in New York, Thursday evening" unan-
nously recommended legazing the 'new constitution"
Grand Lodge as Lodge Of Northern New York, the old
Lodge b the Lodge of Southern New York the bound
aries be the OF the United States Judicial dis
rcts into which the State divided. This report made
The special order for yesterday and after discussion Of
The question: which occupied the body until halt-past IL
o'clock last night, taken the adoption Of the
report of the committee and il was adopted by So yeas 10
20 nays thus egalzing both the Grand Lodges aid Grand
Encampments into which the Order had been divided in
that State. This effects harmonious adjustment Of the
difficulties which have long prevailed among the Odd
Fellows Of New York. laa
strong has been made by the Order Of the
Sons of Temperance in this city, subject of the
'unday lava law enacted by the legislature of Mary
land its last session. prevent the sale of ardent spirits
the Sabbath 1t has been productive Of great good and
the object Of this meeting take steps procure its
continuation. committee Of thirteen was appointed to
ascertain the views of the candidates for the legislature
BALTIMORE OF both political parties, In regard 10 this law,
that It's friends may amdestandingiy The
important one, apart from overwhelming influence
Of the Sons of Temperatures the friends OF the law very
numerous and many of them will make question,
all OF the temperance people will do The object Is
tainy auabe one, but whether il is proper
the great temperance with political
question not easily decided
There animation at the stock board to-day.
United States 6's, 1867, Ill bid, li2 asked same, 1865
liz. Treasury 6s Ito bid, li0t asked
Money is easy, and first class not having more
than six months readily taken at per cent
On stock coaeras but few loans making, specala-
generally have been for time past quite
limited Loans still offered on call on satisfactory
cnrtes at a 6 per cent.
The MARKETS 375 bbs Howard street -four at S.
Sales 100 bbls City Mills IS. Nothing doing in grain Of
any kind. No change in quotations No sales whskey.
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The New York Courier states that " dispatches went
forward by the last steamer removing Mr. Robert Walsh
from the office OF United States consul at Paris which
he has held for some eight years past"
The New York Journal OF Commerce thinks il
probable that the above announcement correct II so.
the country will be much greater sufferer by the change
than Mr. Walsh. ...s
He will doubtless still remain in Paris having the
means OF comfortable subsistence there and prosecute
his literary and political researches with undminished
ardor So although the country may be deprived OF his
official services they will still enjoy the benefit Of his
respondence they have learned to appreciate
and will come to Them heretofore, through the col
umns of the Journal Of Commerce"
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SQUAD doctrine. prevailing In M,oh,x.n.

The sterling and intelligent democrats OF Michigan are
busly engaged in making preparations for the State
election which is to take place in that State early in
November We learn from various sources that the best
spirit prevails, and that the democracy Of Michigan are
determined not to permit their ranks to be divided the
mooed questions connected with slavery, but will firmly
and successfully resist all attempts make slaverya par
ty test being determined preserve the old Jeersonian
democratic platform of principles intact and unchanged
Let our friends every State in the Union be actuated by
such magnanimous and catholic spirit, and we shall
hear no OF heart-burnings and dssensons in
ranks Our party will be united and triumphant from
Maine TO Georgia
We have just received private letter from friend al
Detroit giving OF the condition and prospects
Of the democracy in Michigan, bearing date September
IS. s49 from which we take the liberty to make the
following extract:
enclose You The Free Press, in which you will find the
proceedings of the democratic convention Of Wayne
w. the county which Detroit is situated, which has just
terminated You will find in most excellent resolution
on the slavery question: which brings back the Jeer.
standard, without the Introduction of any ar.
ces into democratic creed. determination TO unite
aud make efforts against wing misrule pevades
the democratic party oil the State and better spirit never
prevailed in it, large portion Of the democratic county
have passed resolutions repudang the idea Of
Introducing this test into political faith, and IL Is
certain that the same sentiment Will govern the state con-
yention, which assemblies Marshall for the
nom nation OF State officers
Mr.. Ledyard who signs the proceedings Of county
convention president Is the sonin-aw Of Gen. Cass
The following is the resolution referred to in the pre-
cedng extract II will be perceived that it breathes the
true spirit OF union and harmony and cannot fail TO BE-
acceptable to every individual OF the party who is moi
upon dssenson and reachey and is not the enemy
of the democratic cause.
On motion Of G. O'Fiynn, esq,
Resorsd Tnat upon the slavery question, we recognise
the right Of every think and believe according Il
the dictates Of his Judgment and his nterpeta
zion Of constitutional powerha pugnan TO the dem
spirit, aud at with its uniform practice,
gard political test claim for another view
OF IT, ding the section In which IL " promu
pre- nence matter oil political avowa aud belief
aud that hail as political brethren, all, OF whatever
State section and whatever be their slavery opin
ions, who adhere to the cardinal principles Of the demo
cratic faith.
Resolved That the thanks OF tho convention be rendered
to the officers for efficient In which they
discharged their duties.
| The convention then adiJumed
| HENRY LEDYARD, President.
Elisha Taylor, }sccretario,.
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The Vacancy In virginia.

We are happy to see move already made at Wheel
ing to organize the republican party. and call conven.
ton for the purpose Of nominating candidate to succeed
the lamented Newman, The Wheeling Argus contains
two calls signed by "many democrats" and addressed
to the democrats of Ezabethown and Sand Hill-the
one on the 10th and the other the goth Sepember-o
appoint delegates to attend proposed convention at
Paramount the 10th October, for the purpose Of nomi-
mating candidate for Congress for that district 1t is
the wish Of the isnds Of ths Gays OF these
notices. that the democracy will turn out in solid
phaanx to harmonic the party" THIS is all right, and
we cordially and respectfully say, eco AHEAD"
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Whlg INTERPRETATIONS.

Il seems that the cabinet, among other expedents TO
which they have resoed to show the country with what
horror they regard the interference in elections by federal
oiceholders, organizing corps Of eiierwriters in
the departments through whose misrepresentation and
peryersons OF truth the public mind is 10 be misled and
deceived These leter.writers all snugy ensconced
in clerkships, and now they constitute quite an
army. They are part Of the Swiss corps Of federalism
organized under the auspices OF Truman Smith and
Thomas Ewing, Secretary Of the Interior. And already
these paid mnions Of corrupt administration are
beginning their work OF misrepresentation and detfac.
ton. II that young man; creature of Truman
Smith, in the Treasury Department, appointed from
Connecticut has, IN letter in the New York Trbure,
tried his hand upon Gen. Booth, Of the members o.
Congress- elect from that State whom he has represented
to be in fact hostile 10 the democratic party, and in favor
OF the election OF wing Speaker. The New Haven
Register thus notices this calumny upon Gen. Booth and
the author Of it, who is that paper alleges. Cornelius
D. Adams clerk in the Treasury Department, before
stated:
Our principal business with the insinuaion that Gen.
SOON wiu vote Tor wing Speaker =; and in this
ION we have 70 say that young Adams will speak
the rum long before the tfanspires which he
sludes Gen IL democrat, and viii be found sustain
Ing democratic men and measures,
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THK CALIFORNIA GOLD REeIoS.-ln the last number OF
simans Amaean Journal of Scisnee and the Ars, the
editors mention that they have lately inspected specimens
platinum found among the gold sands OF California They
also announce upon reliable authority the Rev. Mr. Lyman
that the diamond Is also found of the place He
had seen about the sire OF small pea Of
color and having the usual convex faces.
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There is n republican in the United States who would
not rejoice in the independence OF Cuba.

There not republican in the United States who would
rejoice in the independence OF Cuba
ISpringfed Republicaw.
Then General Taylor is not republican" for he
pounces upon what he imagnes be an expedition TO
free Cuba and what, if left alone, would involve the
government in violation Of treaties But Taylor
10 put himself very much oil the way 10 kill off any
thing that "poins" to the freedom Of Cuba. Again
the Republican says:
Respect for awhe kaw of nations, well individ
ualsis the abiding spirit and browning glory of all
republicansm.
We don't believe this. Most nations are ant.repub
cans and they may establish laws, and what they call
international law, very wide of the "crowning glory
repubcanism" The mission OF this republic is not en-
rey bound up in bowling 10 the law OF nations-the OLD
monarchical nations Of Europe-that is not its crown
ing glory" though whgery may view the matter,
the Springfield Republican declares il does.
Hartford (Ct.) Times
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS MAssAcHUsErTs-Geo. s
Boutwell, has been nominated Tor governor and Henry w
eastman for lieutenant governor, by the democrats Of
Massachusetts There 600 delegates in attendance
the convention. Resolutions adopted in opposition
TO the extension Of slavery, but to be made the
party Great harmony prevailed, there only having been
two or three votes adverse TO the resolutions.
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MAYNE RRlD.-We hear nothing OF Mr. Reid since he left
London though he could have reached Hungary before
the disastrous termination Of the campaign. The
ponden Of the "Spir" speaking ofthe Hungarian meeting
in London, says
"When Lord Dudley Stuart introduced Ca plain Mayne
Reid oil the United States there the enthusiastic
cheering Captain Reid delivered eloquent speech, and
many OF its sentiments caused thrill in every heart
When he had concluded several nobemen and gentlemen
on the platform rose and grasped his hand"
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o. Franklin Lyceum.-HkR H. HEArn, esq, having
deliver a "MAk-his cARERR
before the Franklin Lyceun, their hail. the base
81 Matthew'S church, Of and 18th
Tuesday O'Clock the public Respectfully
yied attend JAMES oNEILL, President.
WV. J. MILLER, Secretary Sept ~
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- FOR RENT. large and commodons dwelling, just
% erected at Of twentieth street west and street
~ ON Inc first large parors and large dining
win butIers and pantry On the second aoc three ag
chamber dressing and bath The bath and bufer
room. are supplied and cold Marble nanteis
throughout kitchen and large chamber above in the hack build
ing scen cooking range, suppliea
citen In the cellar large stcrercom ava iuI
20 heat the building There also small conservatory aa
sep ii--eodfiw 8. N. MeKRAN, I'm s., Navy Dept
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Coop rosr oPPcE RKGuLATIoS.-By regulation
of the British Post Office Department any letter having the
writer's name and residence engraved the SEAL writ
ten on the outside and finding the party whom
same is addressed will be returned to the writer mmed
through the post Office, and not through the dead latter
office by which regulation considerable anxiety and loss
of time will be prevented.