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ditures,) ret il will be seen that he estimates

lditures,) Jet il will be seen that he estimates
revenue Of thirty-one and a half millions will b
collected from customs during the present tiscs
year, ending June 3oth, 1860 sum greater BY
five millions than that collected under the last
year of the specific and mOngra tariff Of 1912.
Now, under these circumstances, will the
change effect the desired end? We think not.
If others differ with US, we confess our willing
ness to listen to their arguments. But we desire
Ito see some rational data for such unwarrantable
conclusions, contradicted as they are by history
and experience.
But, says another, whose knowledge Of trade
and the resources Of his country is just sufi-
cient to lead him into error, 1--WE have too many
imported goods in our country. The tariff Of
'l6 reducing the rates Of duty flooded the nation
with foreign merchandise" ,
This he undertakes TO prove by showing that
we collect a larger revenue under a low tariff
under the high tariff of lS42-nOt perceive
ing that this is positive proof Of the correctness
of our position, in regard TO the consequences Of
the change recommended by the President.
And yet if we were to Admit, for argu.nent's
sake, that uur importations are now greater than
under the tariff Of 1912, We will also contend
our expectations have increased in q greater
ratio, and the balance is in our favor.
Instead Of showing a depression Of business,
|on account Of the increase of our impcrtatiOns
and expectations, it shows that not only The manu-
featuring but the agricultural interests of the
are prosperous and healthy. And thus
on account Of the increased business for com.
merce, in the exchange Of the products and a
ufactures Of the different nations, that great inte-
rest is benefited, and our country must acknowl-
edge the increasing strength she feels from this
invigorated arm OF her wealth and prosperity.
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THE Union AND TIE UNIoN.-We clip
the following paragraph from the Washaag-
Union's New Years Address to its patrons
and readers-for, like most other papers,
we doubt not it has numerous or more rea-
ders than it has patrons: '-. "'.
"Yes, gentlemen, this Union is loo pre-
cious a thing to be ripped by any Of You,
or all of you put together. Do you want
concessions?-take them. DoIyou want
olices?-tske them. Do You want ,eces.
ssries?-tske them. Do you want oturn
the Mississippi?-turn it. Do you want to
drain the lakes?--drain them. Do you
want to grumble?-grunble Do you want
to cusS2-cuss. Do you want TO shoot p
shoot. Doyou wan to die?-dip; but don't
hurt any body else who differs with you in
opinion. Our fathers formed the Union
that they mighthave aspot 10 damn all ty-
rants in, audit is a pity, if their sons can't
rip at each othrr in it, in a Pickwickian
sense, without ,bre akipg mp in row. Shout
boys, as much as it suits you, but don't
break the crockery nor spoil Ms ri1g.s
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STEAMBOAT DrsAsrER.--From the Re-
publican, of the Gath, we Il earn that a fright
full accident occurred on the steamer 81
Joseph on her upward trip from New Or
leans 10 St. Louis. The boat first took fire
and the catastrophe was completed BY an
explosion. Eleven persons killed, and 81
wounded. Freight lost.
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A meeting Of the democracy has been
called in Lewis county, to appoint dele
gates to a district convention to nominate
a candidate for Congress for the Sd con.
gressioDal district.
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Coz. BENToN's Texas BILL.-Col. Ben
has introduced into the Senate a bill on
this subject, with, the following features:
l. Texas shall agree TO produce her limits
to the lO2 degree OF, west longitude,
.and on the nOrtht,te the south fork Of Red
river, between the lines of 100 aud 102
west longitude. 'rf .s,.-
9. When the population of that portion
west Of SO shall equal one hundred thou
sand souls, then Texas shall reduce .hsr
boundary to SO west logitude, aud then the
western part shall be entitled to immediate
admission as a State. 'rf fs.,r
8. Texas surrenders to the Federal Gov
eminent oil her territory outside Ofthe. lin
its prescribed in the FIRST article. %,
4. The State is to Ielinquish all claims
upon the United States for the payment Of
her debts, and compensation for ships, Gus.
tOm.hOases. and, other property given to the
United States, on her admission into the
Unicn.s .aEis40 .liul'.I .~ts& ,aia1a0
%. The Federal Government is to pay
Texa, $I6yOOO,Oz5 in stock ata6 per cent.
redeemsble at the end ofal4 years. .ls,s
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A correspondent of The last Faris Mtr.
curry is out upon the Missouri Rspabhssta
like ga thousand Of brick" He seems 10
think that the wings IN bis section know
how to conduct their " affairs, wiiksvt
the oficious aid Of the Republican Pity T.
they don't! f,t4'a stss
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The Paris Mercury says, oil, who went
from Monroe county to California last sea-
son, so far as heard from, have succeeded
well. It is thought a large emigration viii
start from Monroe the ensuing spring" e
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A M~ARYLANpER ABRoAp.--A personal
.rencounter took place recently at Lima, be-
tween Col. Potter, our newly appointed
Consul at Valparaiso, and the Hon. Henry
S. Sullivan, nephew of Lord Palmerston. and
her Britannia Majss,y's Charge de .9a6foires
to the government Of Chill. I, seems that
whilst the steamer on which Col. Potter YVES
travelling had stopped at Lima Y tsks on
proceeded to take lodgings -
abotslhss city, and leaving his family in
tlIe room ne bred, went out to view the city.
ID Ills. ahsskce, the Hon. English Charge
stopped at & s hotel and forcibly, took pos
Of I'd rooms assigned to P%ptter-o-
derins Mrs5 Potter in the most insulting and
haunting language, to leave. Notwithstand-
ing her ~eatfesties to remain until the re-
turn Of hes husband, she was called by the
poEis funcispaary a common American Cook,
and.forcelf from the roon.a9sa -: sfy'."t
Oh the feturn OF Col. Potter, he demand
cd an ~explanstion Of the royal gentleman in
regard To- II disgracsful conduct. Mr.. Sui
Ivan cooN4 declined, and demanded an
apology ron Potter! It. seems that. the
Colonel The commenced administering an
! asliGan zoology, in case Of this char.
.seter, BY the spplics.ion Of a cone, which
he. Cessiausd until he was completely ax-
hswSs4. IL 10 said that the royal nephew
shnwsd Eons signs Of fatigue, though he
hsj 4pisssssi IN the conflict ma- sTa sI'0s
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A proposition has been made 10 the KEN
lucky Legislature, no~ in session, 70 char;
ter another bank in the city Of Louisville.
The Louisville press fasors Che propo-
%sition, on the ground that additional sccom.r
are required for the .manufse-2
turing interests.
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A Post Office has been established at the
EIk-Lick Springs, in this county, to be
called the Elk-Lick Post Office. T. E.
Williams, P. NJ.
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A correspondent Of the Paris Mercury
recommends William R. Jones as a uhig
candidate for the legislature from Mon
roe. q Si 81 =
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The Soapstick of the Record, who thinks
he had seven uncles and one daddy, begins
now to exhibit himself in his true charac-
ter. In addition to the name of Go0i, which
he acquired long since, he can now with
great propriety assume those which he SO
richly merits in the following words 4: a soul-
Tess scamp. a contemplate liar, a shutting
paAroOn, and a snesking coarard.
Now, SoapsLek, raise your steam and
heavy down on the larbosrd, but guard your
Ifues and safety valve. ....
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LAW INrELLIeENcE.-The SupremeG Doyt
of the State Of illinois, o Saturday last,
the case of Webster VS.. Ash and
!Oiller, in favor Of the former.
Tile facts are briefly these: The Quincy
House, which was owned by the State, was,
pursuant to q law ofotlie Legislature, Gffsy-
ed for, sale to The. highest bidder-the bids
to be Jsesled, Webster put in q sealed bid
of, $4,000; which was the highest specific
bid made. Ash and Diflef gave j sealed
bid i 6Ol over ally 'otheriresPonsiBls Md
The, latter vas adopted; and q det1sexsea.
ted to,Asb and Dilleru Litigation eusAst,
and the case arising in.tle SnPreane Cows
they have decided, that in secret bidding,
only specific bids can % received, and fhit
bids which are uncertain and n~ustdepsHd
upon some other. bid TO dstesmI5e ahsi-
mouHts are not6era fde bids, hut ere fraud.
|alsnt upon the other biddsra-M Beg
$50 ave >! f-..pEgy-u .i7.ftr4ef baIstEial
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GALLANT BaorE.R.-m. bsdy

A GALLANT The AadSm
Captire, Mrs. WRle.-Isaac B. Dunn, esq.,,
3 member Of tie House of Delegates Of
Virginia, from Washington county, resign
ed his seat " that body, on Tuesdsy last.
Mr.. Dunn's sister, is the Mrs. White, who,
travelling in the Far West, with her hus.
band, on their way 70 or from Santa Fe,
was a short time since seized and carried
off, with her child, into captivity, By 4 band
of Apache Indians. He has resigned his
seat, in order to accompany q party, who
are to set ont Immediately for the Indian
country, in order, if possible, to discover
and rescue his sister.
Alas! even before Mr.. Dunn arrives in
this city, he will have lesrned by telegraph
that his sister is no longer. among the liv.
ing. Her sufferings have received the most
tragical termination, as viii be seen by the
from New Mexico, which we publish
this morning. The childbof Mr.. and Mrs.
White may yet live, but in the hands 6f
such barbarians no one can tell what tor
ments it may have been made to endure
[St. Louis Republican, 29th.
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! aGobD BUXTON FRea' CAIrre.lASAsA
writer in the, New YorkJournal 6 iGo4.si
states that the gross smeupt Of sSd
bullion imported from Csliforpia from shs'
LIST of June to December 81, was $685.
0f3 80; tile amount 70 consigiees, however.
being ouly $8,7S7, OO6 6s-Mns aAspid~tA
estinnatiHgia liks amount 10 ibaing bssughs
by passengers. lo.A q EaiilsI ID .goiissga.
From July lst TO DecembeE3i 1aAs, ihs
United States mint at Philadelphia kss
coined for Messrs. Howiand& Aspidval,,of
New York, from California geld salasn,
$639, soIs3sw ysib ;saIOiiT1st
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NkSGaSsao, at New York from Liver.
p6siy brought oves4s,o00 letters, one-third
OF which were for New York.
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/, We see that ME: LoSn Sp,pls Fee 9nasri.
ed Miss .Susan .Apa Segdr. Slssn. nsnss
The frstcigar chat has ended In Sutost.@s
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1872. 0O0.U 20
2.l50,000 70
100000 CO
y, 100000 90
37,45O.0O0 90
3~6,O00,000 20
100000 90
Balance,

Then, instead Of having a deficit Of six.
teen millions at the end ofAke fiscal year
in 1851, there will remain . balance Of one
million and hall. The people would much
prefer q result of this character, and pru.
'dence and economy will easily produce il.
II the old Genersld desires "to follow the rx
ample Of the earlier Presidents in secur-
ing his seat for a second term, we can only
advise him to talk with his reckless Secrrs
Off, : o. r -
tary, and check him i" his profigste course.
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at once Ssfack and surprised at his wild and reck-,
less estimates of expenditures. For instance
under the head of Civil List, Foreign Inter-
course, &c we find the estimate OF $ll.0SS,124
81, and under that Of Internal Improvement the
sum of ST., PAT, 2o3 43. In l845, during a season
of peace, like the present, the whole expendl-
Iture under these heads was IS ,608.2OL. In y
the whole expenditures Of the military establish
rert, Notifications, ordnance pensions, Indian
ldepartment and militia, were nine and a han
millions. The estimates for the same oil Jects III
1851 is upwards OF fourteen millions. The
whole expenditure for the naval establishment.
was then six millions. II is now .tima'e al
eleven millions.
The whole expenditure of The government IN
ll845 was a little over twenty ue millions, and
IMr. Meredith thinks it will take forty five mill
ions for the year 1881! True, there are about
eleven millions Of expense, indemnity, interest,",
&C., which should be regarded as not existing
under Mr.. Pork's administration in 1916.
Then, il we take The expenditure Of 1915,
which was twenty-nne millions, and add
thereto the, eleven millions, it will make
~|thirly-two millions. But. in a spirit of
charity to the plumbers Of the sdministra-
ton, and their probable waot of care and
economy in the fiscal affairs of the govern
ment, we will add on to this the SUN Of four
millions to defray III. expenses Of such Min
listers as Webb and Lstcher. The totslex-
Ipenditures therefore should not exceed thir-
Ity-six millions of dollars. e'";
We will now take the Secretary's Owl
estimates of receipts, sud show how the
matter stsnds: F..
From customs. 1872. o $1,000 90
From public lands, 2.l50,O00 10
Miscellaneous sources, 100000 co
Add our balance in treasury, 100000 90
TO:al receipts. 80 37.450.OO0 90 %.
Total expenditures, $4,000, 600 10
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Mr. WiLMOT made no charGs against the gen.
tleman. The report in the Gi06S was accurate and
faithfully no made no material alterations from the
notes Of the reporters He avoided introducing new
M. M0oLERNAND, Let us come to the point
You say your speech Ia substantially that which
you delivered.
Mr.. WLMOT repeated, that he did not mean to
rumor, which was without the least foundation.
Without offence, what he said in his speech he
wouldst by.
Here the conversation terminated; and
The committee rose, and, under the operation OF
the previous question, the bill for the payment OF
navy pensions was passed.
roRruIcAriox BILL.
The House again resolved itself into Committee
ofthe Whole on the state Of the Union.
The California bill was laid aside, and that max
ng appropriations for certain fortifcations was
taken up. 49,
resolution to terminate the debate in five minutes.
Several amendments were offered, and that ex-
tending the time to two hours was agreed to.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
in committee
Mr. BAYLY said that there was not contested
item in this bill; there was not an appropriation
for solitary new work; il only contained appro-
priations to continue works already begun, and on
which vast amount Of money has been expended.
The bill framed on the estimates sent from the
War Department.; and, unless Congress is disposed
to put an end TO notifications, there no item
about which there any doubt.
Mr.. GIDDINGS moved TO strike out the item OF
fifteen thousand dollars for defensive works and
barracks near Detroit
debate cnsued, in which Messrs. GIDDINGS,
BAYLY, GORMAN, and CARTER, participated
Without coming to a conclusion on the subject,
the committee rose, and
The House adjourned.
The following petitions were to-day presented
under the rule. viz:
BY Mr.. THURMAN: Seven petitions, numerous
ly signed by citizens of Plattsburg, Saranac, and
Essex, New York, asking Congress to modify the
tariff of 1916, and impose specific duties articles
of foreign manufacture imported into the United
States. Referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means.
By Mr. SACKETT The petition of the yearly
meeting ofthe Congregational Friends, held at Wa
terloo, New York, for the admission of California,
for governments for the Territories, excluding
slavery therefrom, the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia the abolition of the slave trade
between the States, and the exercise of all constu
tonal power for the abolition of slavery in the slave
holding States.
BY Mr. SPALDING The petition of James l..
Alverson, principal, and one hundred and twenty
four other officers, patrons, and students in the
Genesce Wesleyan Seminary of Lima, New York,
in favor of cheap postage.
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possession till the powers which alone are com
petent to settle the title shall do 30.
II a conflict ensued, he ventured to say, the
first gun fred would not be Federal gun.
If there were Federal gun fred, ii would only
be when the conflict could no longer be avoided
by the Government of the United States.
fTexas undertook by military force to es-
tablish her jurisdiction and GUST the United
States, that would, in his opinion, be levying
Of war upon the United States, and the respon-
sibility would rest upon Texas
Our Union would be worth little if such o
calamity could not be averted, and if single
State may rghtfully use force to drive the au-
thority of the Union out of a territory which its
arms have won, hut which its power may moi
be employed to protect
What the treaty transferred to us was that
which Mexico had before the war, including
New Mexico on both sides of the Rio Grande
The people thus transferred had right to be
heard before they were assigned over to Texas
None but Legislative authority, and that OF
both Texas and the United States, could deter
mine the limits Of Texas and settle this dis
pute, in which there was claim on one side
and a claim with possession on the other.
The Executive could not yield up the
country we hold to the State which claims it
That would be usurpation Of Legislative au-
thority.
If, then, the possession of the United States
was undisturbed by an armed force from Texas
was the Executive to stand still, an idle spec
tator Of this violence
In that event, il ,could be the ddy Of III.
President to repel the inrasion!
We have thus re stated some of the heads OF
that portion Of Mr.. PEARcE's speech to which
they refer, with a view of attracting public at
tention to the speech itself, as one containing
matter peculiarly opportune at the present cri
sis. To us, his remarks appear to present the
subject in SO clear light that all who read
them can have no difficulty, none whatever, il
arriving at just and, proper conclusion in re-
gard to the course which it is the duty of Texa.
to pursue, and also in regard to the course which
it would become indspensably necessary for thu
United States to pursue, if, unhappily, Texa.
should so far put herself in the wrong as to at
tempt, by force of arms, 10 wrest the territor,
out of their possession.
We are persuaded that the conclusions of Mr.
PEARCE will meet with the entire appreciation
of the thinking and patriotic portion of both par
| ties, in both sections Of the Union, and tina
their effect will be most salutary upon the pub
lie opinion.
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THE REP u BLIC.
WASHIN GTON:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY al, 1850.
Congress-.

In the Senate, yesterday, the Compromise
bill was under consideration. MIR. DAwsos
moved v amend Mr.. BRADBURY's amendment
by providing that until Texas or the Uni.
ted States shall reject the report of the commits
sioners, the part of the bill providing terrific
rial government for New Mexico shall not be
inforce over the territory east of the Rio Grande
This was adopted-yeas 30, nays %; and then
by like vote Mr. BRADBURY's amendment,
was adopted. A motion to lay the bill on the
table was rejected-yeas %, nays 81.
The House Of Representatives. passed the bill
for the payment of revolutionary and other pen
sions, and the bill making appropriations for
Navy pensions. The fertilization bill was con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole on the state
of the Union
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! Why rM our venerable contemporary Of the
Union continue to make himself laughing
stock by appearing in public astride Of that
wretched. broken-down hobby--the alleged pc
euiiw friendship for the peculiar institutions Of
the South Of Northern DENocRArs7 In re-
cent article, commenting upon the wish ex-
pressed by some gentlemen Of the South to de-
stroy the nationality of parties, he says:
1--WE must say, at once, that VIC are for main
tanning in all their force the unity and principles
Of the Democratic party. We shall want ali is
power TO meet and to overthrow the Wing pbs-
lanx which Mr.. FILLMORE is raIlying and embo-
dying to overslsugh us. His Cabinet, decidedly
Wing as il s, bcspesks bis purposes. We must
not disband, frittcr away forces, lost we be
caught in moment Of confusion, and see all our
principles Frustrated. Will Mr.. FmInoHs even
assist in settling the sgtating subject of the day,
deeply interested as he IL In putting this STUN
bling block out Of her way? How many northern
Wings will he bring TO the rcscuol How many
Wcbstcrs are TO be found in his squadron
The South Is 10 look to the Democratic party
Of The North aud The Norfh,oca mainly for
sfhe adjustment If these difficulties. She can
: not carry the question alone by her own of.
"forts II would be fortunate, indeed, If her own
democracy we're 40 united az TO contribute their
utmost to assert her rights, and protect her from
: aggression. But her whole democracy cannot do
{ it alone. They must look for other votes; and
whore viii they principally find them1 In the
manly rofes Of the stoIoart democracy Of the North,
oho ,oH risk everything for their country, the Con-
sfii'aion, and The tpion"
The italics in the foregoing paragraph are
our own. II is. the editor ssseverates, "to the
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Ml isfeIlanens.
From ihe Lewisburg. tPa.l chrOnlcle.


A MUSICAL WONDER have Just
encountered one of the most extraordinary
natural curiosities under the sun, So'cmon's
proverb to the contrary. Notwithstanding.
Mr.. James Sharp, Young man, now in
town, from Huntingdon county, is endtw-
ed by nature with method Of producing
musical sounds, that is quite incompre-
hensible to the spectator, and appears 10
lie almost equally so to himself. By in-
Rating the lungs fully, he throws out q
stream Of heavy bnss, on a low, uniform
key, which seems to be produced in the u
sual method of singing bat it is accompn-
MED, at the same time, by secondary,
and totally independent sound, four or five
octaves above the bass, produced by some
strange conformation of the vocal organs,
half metallic, half huta,likc. clear, sweet
and distinct, withont any articulation with
the lips but perfectly under the controi OF
his will, and with which he plays. accurate
ly, any tune that he sacquinted with. MIR,
Sharp cnly discovered his possession ofthis
wonderful faculty few weeks ago, and
can give US no other explanation of it than
that all he has to do, is to take full
brenth, and while throwing it out think
what tune he wants TO play, and the music
flows accordingly, like water from foun'
tain. He is a young man of limited edu-
cation and musical attainment, but is
frank and manly in his appearance, and
bears an unblemshed character. Ventrii-
ouism will not account for the phenomenon
and physicians who have examined him,
can discern Nothing remarkable, except ex'
traordinary action of the upper pnrt of the
lungs. One person present minated that
he ought 10 be required to prove that he
hadn't swallowed musical box or flogeo-
let; and another thought he must have an
Eolian Attachment to bis lungs.