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MIR. EDWARD sTuBns.

This gentleman was recently displaced
from the office Of discussing agent in the
State Department, for reasons sufficient in
the estimation Of the Secretary Of State, to
whom the law gives the appointment Of that
officer. In the face Of this law, which is
absolute, and for the due execution of which
the Secretary Of State is responsible to the
President, Mr.. STuRBs appealed from the
action Of his legal superior, to the Executive
in chief, who, in accordance with the just
principles Of his administrative policy, de-
clined to entertain the appeal.
Mr.. SruRBs has seen fit to lay his case
before the public, and the Union of yester-
day groans with a long letter of his, in
which he undertakes to show how deeply he
has been injured by the Administration, and
what loss the public has experienced by
his displacement! The whole Of the evil
dence is er parte, and is so unskilfully ar
ranged, as not even TO make out plausible
case in his favor Mr., SruBBs ought to
know, that the public mind is not apt TO
receive the statements Of a displaced public
officer, explanatory Of his displacement, with
implicit belief. 1t will be slow to put faith
in his allegations against Mr.. CLAYTON.
There is no evidence at all adinced TO sus-
tain them. They rest upon Mr.. SruBns's
own say so, and he ought not to be surprised
that the public will reject them as being de-
void even Of probability, seeing that they
come from 80 interested a source. As to
the c. ]. lNegRsoLL and WEBSTER affair,
Mr.. STUBS has been singulaTly unfortunate
in attempting to exculpate himself from cen
sure for the part he bore in that matter. If
there were no other cause, why Mr.. Cray
TON should displace him, we think his CON
nexion with that business is quite sufficient,
and 30 far as the Administration is con-
cerned, we have no doubt, it would be will
ling to let the case 60 to the jury, upon Mr.
STUBBs's own statement in that regard He
has made out a case, in our judgment,
against himself, that is perfectly conclusive,
and the friends Of Mr.. CLAYTON are per-
fectly content, that the Union has so kindly
consented to let Mr. STUBns's version of the
matter go before the democracy OF the
country. II vindicates Mr., CLAYroN's act
most clearly. The public sense will never
justify any officer, no matter how subordi-
nate his position may be, in betraying the
trust con6ded to him Mr.. STuBBs can
show no law to authorize him to do, what
he did, in that affair, and, even il the Presi-
dent or Secretary Of State himself, had COM
handed him to grant Mr. C. J.. lNcERsoLL
access to the secret archives Of the Govern
ment, under the Discussing Agents charge
and care, he should have refused--at the
sacrifice Of his Office.
But we are perfectly willing that Mr..
SruBns may take all that he can gain by
his exposition. Mr. CLAYTON deemed it
proper to displace him. Mr.. STuBns has
proved to the public, by this letter, that Mr..
CLArTos was right.
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MEN WHO WORK.

Men who do all the work of tho nation--and yet
with II all, are always poorI Women who work, =
women who labor for the comfort and the Inquiries OF
the rich-and yet are always poor Listen to frank
| and out-spoken word, from one who, born with the
masses, can forget his duty to his sisters and
his brothers, who compose the great family, whose
| father Ia Con.
Why are you always >poor1 Why docs work.
work without end or st,--always leave you In the
ditch Of life, exposed TO the pang and insult Of want
TO the hard necessity Of life Of misery and death
nish You with home2 Why always working arc
you always but step in advance Of starvation1
Why do you, who produce ereryMing, that society
needs for its comfort or Graves for tsuxury always
find yourselfnot destitute OF luxury or comfort
but Of tho commonest articles Of food and Of cloth.
ing1 OF roof shelter,--of home?
Because therais gliding between you who produce
and the consumer Of that which you produce, an Idle
Man, who working never himself lives BY laying y
tux upon both producer and consumer. MOI only
lives but riots Ia wealth. builds his fne mansions
drinks his avorous wine, and wears HE elegant sR,
parel The Idle Man Is often called Capitalize very
the shape of the Money Broker and Note Shaver.
The Idle Man, DUNG nothing himself lives sump4
tuously, while You, who do all the work, starving
He lives, he riots in wealth. the false preience Of
distributing your produce to the consumer For tho
mere agency he is paid with the fruita of fifty yes
seyenty-tive per cent of oil your work.
Does II appear as an iron fact TO you, that while
this Idle Man, this mere agent, continues in his
present position that you must continue In your
present degredationf NY. l4s
How should you get rid Of hm1 Form al once,
In every city, town. aud hamlet Of the United States
storcs, governed by these ASSOCIATIONS, where you
may buy the necessaries of life lin other words ir
fercharge oil the fruits of your laber--at a price.
which being only small advance upon actual cost,
will enable both producer and consumer 10 liye-and
TO live well.
Combine with brethren Of your own trade. Work
together. appoint your own Agent, and share the
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people win sustain the Administration. Al
ready, the just purilication oil the body .
Deputy Postmasters, throughout the coun
ry, by the interchangeable and judicious CoL'
LAMrR, is applauded, and the public voies
bids him to 60 on until the Augean stable i
cleansed. The same feeling sustains the
other members Of the Cabinet, in the JUS
execution Of their powers. The late Ad-
ministration was driven from power because
il made prescription for political opinions
sake, the corner stone Of its policy. Wings
we're put out of Office and Democrats were
put in, not because the latter were equal IN
point Of merit TO the former, but because
they were Democrats. Gen, TAYLOR was
elected to cure this evil, and he will cure it,
despite Of the Unions howlings to the con
trary.
II that Journal shall persist much Longer
in incorporating the appointment acts o.
the Administration, il may find its friends
who may be displaced from office, in an un
pleasant prcdicament. II may be deemed
necessary to publish the cause Of remova
in every case. We trust its conduct vii
not render any such step to be necessary fo'
the vindication Of justice and the public
good. If is resorted to, our word for i
| il will cause such tinglng Of ears, as t
make the Locolocos wish the Union were il
the middle Of the Atlantic.
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Mr.. Clay,s Birthday,

WAsBISoToN ID. c., April TO- lGt9
GEsTLEAEf;-l our favor of the 9Th instant in.
vidng to attend celebration of The birthday OF
Mr.. Clay, il just received. 1t would afford me
pleasure 10 join You that occasion, and assist in
doing honor 10 distinguished patriot whose history
Is identified with the honor and fame of his country
bni The urgency Of official duties renders II impossi-
bic for me to leave the seat of Government at this
time, am, therefore, compelled with regret to de-
cline the courteous invitation which you have hcen
remain, with respect, your obedient servant.
z. TAYLOR.
The seventy third birthday Of MIR. Clay
was celebrated in New York on the 18th
instant by number Of his old friends, who
sat down to sumptuous dinner on the oc-
casion, and drank The toasts and listened to
several speeches. Letters were read from
General Taylor, Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Van
Buren, and others declining invitations to
attend. We give the Presidents letter
above. II contains sentiment respecting
Mr.. Clay, to which the whole country will
cheerfully respond. The reported account
of the proceedings in the New York Tri-
bune, does not reflect any credit upon two
Of the speakers, Mr.. Joseph l.. White and
Mr.. UlIman. Making every allowance for
their worship Of Mr.. Clay and their feelings
in his behalf, there was no excuse whatever
for their disgraceful attacks upon Gen. Tay-
lor lie was their invited guest, and the
etiquette Of all decent society is, that IAN
absent guest is always to be treated as
though he were nresent We cannot nossi-
bly, believe, that either Mr.. Ullman or Mr..
White would have spoken Of Gen. Taylor
IN his presence as they did in his absence
unless they are demented menand hence
the aggravation Of their insult, for the whole
portion Of the ceremonies relating to the
President and his cabinet, we regard as a
gross insult to them. The whole company
was guilty alike Of tho insult, for il they had
desired 10 respect the feelings Of Gen, Tay-
lor, they could easily have silenced the two
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So too neso offices have been created by heads o.!
departments. We have heard of four In one State
three by the Secretary Of the Navy, and one by the
Secretary of the Inenornpon doubtful legal right,
and still more doubtful policy Union, Yesterday.
Why not designate the Offices Do that,
and the public can Judge quite as well as you
can, whether they are new Offices, Of doubt
full legality or policy. We have no conceal
ment, and desire none. Speak out, what
you know
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A INV NETTING HousR.-On Sunday morning two
strangers paused the City Hail. and listened 10 the
sound voices in the time honored and much abused City
Hall. "Lslsgo in here said one, we may bear sos good
preaching The other assented When they reached the
door they inquired Of policeman, WHO 10 the pastor AZ
this chnrchi" Church. sir ts q the courthouse.b
IAN That IL ue, sr5 said the police man. but the jury
in shusters lie locked up In the upper story and
leader II one ofhe choir with his companions Is stugpy
away the DIRE sTy hournD
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TaH SEcsErAay OF WAn.--But again, a. another
sentinel on tho wstch-towcr wo have Crawford, q
Georgia. Need tell you, one of the strong support
ers and adrnirers Of @. w. Crawford or the people
Of Georgia Of both parties, who have twice honored
him with the highest office In their giftihat he il
honor now, as he was when no presided over the
aifars OF this State. No He 10 too well known,
his integrity of character his strong attac hHlents I'd
the peculiar institutions Of hs birth place. his un.
doubted courage his spirit sensitive 10 insult and
wrong are additional guarantees Of our safety--that
all s well. Can you doubt his fdeliiy1 Can you
suspicion his gratitude to those who have all through
life strewed his pathway with honors. No you will
not He occupies the nearest seat 10 tho President
Who more Ike to act and harmopize with him. :
Mono. Uash. Cor. Augusta, Ga, Rep.
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We shall give place to tho expose Of every officer
who has been removed, and sppeals TO the press for
the publication OF his grievances Uaion yesterday.
And we give you notice now, that, when
ever we catch your grieving correspondents
betraying themselves into any exposition,
but that Of the truth, we shall apply the pro-
per corrective from sources in which there
can be no mistake.
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5cs.Ihe New York Mirror talks about
newspapers controlling the policy Of the ad-
ministration We know Of no journal that
has attempted this thing, but the Mirror it.
self. i soon found, however, that it was
like trying to stop the Mississippi with a
single.
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Tia were highly pleased with our visit
the Odeon Saturday evening The singing delight
f The services Of X johnson have been secured and
his performance the violin aud hts (dancn2)
always been received with rapturous applause,
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We have heard that within few days the Prcsi-
dent has declared, In very emphatic language that
the power OF tho government should not be prosii-
tuted 10 sinister partisan purposes or 10 promote
selfish personal schemes, while he welded it--lhai
he would uphold the principle ofhis Allison letter.
Union yesterday.
What more do you want' Are you not
satisfied with this Why your continual
complaints against the old Hero The pow
er Of the late government was 'prosttuted
to sinister partisan purposes, to promote self
ISL personal schemes" and the men who
were entrusted with the public Offices to car,
~ out those views, are still in possession o.
them, Would you have Gen. Taylor cure
those evils BY the partisan, selfish instru-
ments whom Mr.. Polk employed If so
you desire an impossibility to be achieved
Depend upon it, Gen. Taylor will keep hi'
word, whine, abuse, coax, threaten, scold
swear, Willy, lie as you may, Mr.. Union.
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tS. The Union accuses the Administr,

10. The Union accuses the Administra-
ton Of suppressing the publication Of reno
walls from Office. The accusation is false.
Every exercise q the appointing power 70
fill vacancies, has been duly gazetted. The
Administration shrinks from none Of ITS acts
They are dictated, in every case, by sole
regard to Justice and the public good
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MAJoR McREA.---In common with the numerous
friends in this city of this mertoous officer we re-
grotted learn that he had been ordered to Oregon
BY the Chief Of the Quarter Masters Department at
Washington. For eighteen or twenty years Mejor
McRea has boon on duty on the frontier, and WIS
also charged with the most onerous duties In Mex-
CO during that campaign. This, we should have
thought, would have entitled him TO have been az.
signed TO duty somewhere in the United States,
where, for while at least, he could have enjoyed
the society Of his family and friends. But General
Jesup has hvoritea TO keep home, that have seen
no active service for years and years. while an officer
who has endured much and rendered his country
the essential services that Major McRea has 10 to
be banished TO the very extremes Of frontier life,
rather than subject those, who upon every principle
Of justice should be sent In his stead, 10 some little
Inconvenience We haven doubt that when the
President 10 made acquainted with the facts he will
direct such modification of the order In Question
AZ will permit Major McRea to remain In duty In this
section or upon the Atlantic s,aboard, while some
one Of those of the same department who have been
doing little or nothing for yeas will be sent 10 Ore
aon or California. So. Louis Ney Era.
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PARDON --The sentence OF Frederick Bllngs to con
fn.ment in the penentar Tor forging the name Of q
Lewis to for thirty dollars have gone Into e.
Friday but order came from the President Of
United Saesto the Marshal TO continue him In jail for the
present II 10 said that of his friends dvsed his rs
enton there brief seaeon that hs may have ample
time for reflection and to come TO frmrr Discrimination
10 mendhis ways He s only eighteen years Of age, and
and will lay up good foundation Tor tnle 10 come.n
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ST. LOUIS MAS RgsPoHpHp l. II 10 10 us q source
Of great qualification and pride that ST. Louis, BY
majority OF twenty eight hundred and nine voies,
oui of b,57l cast has approved and sanctioned the
law passed by the Legislature Of this State author
ring the city of ST. Louis to tske half million Of
doars In the stock Of the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road Compnny.--,H Louis Nsp Era.
Snow HnL Posr MAsrnn--Ivc are very much
eratied that Mr.. james s. Jones has been sppointf
cd our Village Postmaster. Mr.. Jones 10 man o
high standing and strict integrity and his selection
forms smphaticaily ono thai Il unexcsptionablc IN
every respect.--Enov HUI Nd, Shield. 5
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Waro PoLIcy.--ln the formation Of his Cabinet
and during the progress Of his Administration thus
far, President TArLoR has shown himself actnaied
by sound, conservative Wing principles. He has
fully come up TO the spirit Of his professions, and
lions Of the people who elevated him over them If
In the distribution Of the Government patronage, he
has allowed his political oppones share his favor
together with his political friends those friends have
had no disposition TO be dissatisfied as yet and surely
those opponents can have nothing of which 10 com
plain. General Taylor was elevated to the Presidency
to purge the Administration Of this Government Of
the corruption with which twenty years Of Iocofoco
msmanagement and political card playing had suf-
feed 70 gorge H.. That work he will accomplish In
manner mild. yet decisive and thorough Ha will
elevate public offices to character above that Of
mere pay for party service always comforting with
the popular wants. and deforing u the popular will
Domestic interests will receive the fostering care Of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Whigs always
claimed TO be of more importance than political spe-
cnlatlon or individual adyanccmen,s. This sort Of
policy Ia Wing policy and General Taylor Is welded
to u, heart and soul.-Hartford, Conn Courant.
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offensive speakers. We should not have a.
luded to the subject at all, but that we
felt bound to notice the affair as a
piece Of current Intelligence, and we
could not say less than we have said.
The friends Of Gen. TAYLOR can have
no feeling against the two men, who de-
scended to insult their invited guest,
nor against the listeners and approvers Of
their abuse and iasehoods, but common de-
ccncy required at our hands, as il does at
the hands Of every respectable journal in the
country, the condemnation Of such scenes
for society's sake.
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spRIso Goops beg leave call the attention Of The
aes the advertisement Of j. D. Il A. Tate In ts mora
ng's PAPER Give them call.
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ExpLosIos OF lon The jury who were called in tha
case Shusler there gen lem named Beck Lane
Lord, Savage Daniel, and Worth A wag, noticing tho
fact when the jury called slip paper.
AT Woodwnrd's Beck they take their seais again,
lii doing which they all pass by the Lana"
This was shown 10 gentleman near by and he addad
aThe Lord sin jrys midst, aud shelters from alarm,
The Snpaxe Is qnite docile and ortas harm
In other days Daniel thrown into the lions den,
And Danslnow, with placid sme, ID safe he then
Good falows ALL ofser!ng Ho,H, any men could bo
When they behold the as il opened by Key"
A third gentleman not being rtymster Immediately
manu- ured conundrum, VIZ
q, Why ia Shusier like an incaufioue fiy1 .a
A. Because he was caught in !Spydei's Ws55.
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THB WaArHER.--January has come back upon us, and
Yesterday morning gave evidence Of itn presence slight
frost aud Ice II 10 feared that the fruit bios,
60 ms will be npptd In this neighborhood.
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Cant 90 TO CALipoaStA ~ R,,,oo,, pxox...ox
sapes erpiain. why the air line 10 California canno,
succeed The reason consists In the natnye IN hv.
drogen gas, which y fluid subtle that no sub
capable Of combining II. Thus HYDROGEN msk.s n.
wsy through the wall Of house az ea.ly as n moth.
ing had interviewed. This process Of lie s.esns ~
The gas goes on AT rapid rate while the balloon
is floating, with the wind but II you oppoea ,bs
motion OF tho balloon 10 the direction Of The wind
the escape OF The gas becomes accelerated from IN
Increased pressure. This 10 formidable difficulty
10 steering The balloon.
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Cpnfous Accommodation az neat use Of In
itias, in the expression ofan idea, q we have ever
seen, 10 In the following couplet written on tho a.
legged intended marriage of the old Duke OF WsiIna-
ton with Angelina Burdetr Couts, tho rich heirsss,
The DIXIE muu N secchd childhood, BE-
Since In his dostns age he turns 70 4. .. c.
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OFFICIAL..
Gltp 1ntslliaellte.
CRIMINAL COUNT.
Trial or Hand alias shuster far Stealing tn
Governments Jewels.

Trial or Hand alias shuster far Stealing the
Governments Jewels. $50
On Saturday morning, in the Criminal Court, the sx
animation Of wltr.sses was resumed
Mr. George Potts was sworn, aud testified that he had
received LETTERS from Shssr with regard to business IN
which Anthony Suster, the brother Of the prlssnrr
Interested Tie witness shown the letters written,
anonymously, TO the President Of the Uued Staies. Ia
December and February last proposing restore the Gov
eminent Jewels u the Government advertisements
taken from wilkes National Police Gazette. he said that
neither o. the letters correponded with the appearance Of
those whc he had heretofore received from Shner and
s was satisfied that he could tell the prisoners hsndwr
ing at fret Tbs witness stated that he resides 10 BAL
Crosse xamnsd The witness said thar tile prisonex
wrote 70 him in hs natural Handwriting in relation 70 his
write hy or s.ty times, in the house Of the witness and
The ii Goar,. Mr., Potts what is your buslu.ss3
Tie Court. Nothing else
Mr. Potts No, sir.
Sir. NJ Thompson wss recalled, aud said thar the f.
lines which he wrote yesterday not limitations Of the
ehIosfaPhy o. me letters 40 hf had oay seen them Ms
There were no other w,n.sseA TO be rssmiass Then,
vuer dated December, sas, written By an anonymoas
70 pHessaE r.. nsss
taken from the National Police 0sxette was proved
these words occur, sr Now, sir i. he writer or his
has soi Jewels the diamond box the string
mysslf" shuster must, therefore, be he ,hlsf
Messrs Radcliffe and Carlisle replied In noticing this
ATKINSON Bianey. and Jones, Il certain that Sluster
did tell the Government where the jewels WERE thai
he stole them. WIN, then did NOBODY bnt Jim Webb
whom this mighty Government had employed, In con
with other rogues TO crueh Ssier, because no
had foilyd them In Of their designs And besides
these witnesses had powerful motive TO convict Shster
because. this ang they would NOT receive the reward o.
fifteen hndred dollars
Mr.. Key responded The arguments consums ed upward
Of hours and at about hafpas sx O'Clock the
waa given to the jury The Court waited for an hour but
the Jury not having rspored,a taken until
O'Clock 81 night 8s'sgt f
AT thai hour the Court opened bur- fhers was
probability OF verdict before midnight, adjourn
ment place until Ten O'Clock on Sunday morning
Still the jury had been able agree II
that the division eight for acquai OF Shuser and
four for his conviction An Adjournment again place
until seven in the evening
The Court met at the hour appointed TIE Judge sent
the deputy marshal 10 the jury room, thai he might report
progress He returned and said that the Jury told
him they would not probably ne 10 concinsion until
nex Christmas, and asked leave 80 home the night
To this the Ju ge would aud the Court adjourn
ed until this morning at ten O'Clock Up o'clock
last evening the jury had ben In session honrs
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HARp KIcK.--We find the following good hit
In the National Wing;
"a correspondent Of the Union thinks tha. for all
practical purposes, old Whitley would make much
better President than Gen. Taylor, because old WIFI
tey would say (neigh) Hit be true that the ackuss
regards the voice Of the horse the nepus ultra OF
brute music, 1t would FULLY explain why this writer
has falen deeply in love with old Whitley neigh
If that don't settle the hash Of the long-enred
scribbIer for the Union, we would advise our friend
Of the Wing 10 kick him again. few more such
as the above will give him his quietus- Louis
Ns,p Era