The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-23

II is step toward an inhdel
government and will ultimately lead to
much evil Under our system of G0v
il is our boast that we require
no religious tests for office, in this regard
making oil persons equal; but ii is very
questionable whether it would be policy
To ie2udiate all the principles Of the
Christian Religion Before the amed.
ment is tiualIy acted upon, it would be
well to search into its merits aud dement's
very closrly.
TRADE wrru CANADN.-Or exports To
Canada during the last year amounted to
5000, ,92l our imports exclusive of spe
Gle. 80 $50. l0l; showing balance in ia.
vor uf the United Sta,es of S2.07l,720.
The exputs 10 Canada exceed these to
any other country trading with the Unit
ed States except England and France.
and principally consist of the products
Of our manufacturing establishments Or
the exports Ofour domestic manufactures,
by far the largest amount is sert to Can
ada, being nearly equal to all sent Cuba,
Brazil, Mexico aud China; and it is also
worthy of remark that while our imports
from Cuba, Brazil and China exceed our
exports To those cnuntries. the reverse is
the case in regard to Canada. 1t is also
worthy of note, that our exports to Cana
da are largely on the increase, aud she
will prove one of the most valuable OF
our markets. should nothing occur to pre-.
vent the existing state of things.
1t is important in this connection to re.
mark, that the bulk of these exports is
manufactured articles. made by Ame,
can mechanics. out Of the products of our
own mines and agriculture. altogether Of
American labor. aud in this regard the
mure valuable tlus. is not like send.
ing ufFthe raw material, having it manu-.
factured by pauper labor anl then sent
back To us to compete with the free la
bur of our own courtry. This kind of
free Trade" we Ike, and it can only be
attained by Us by following the advice Of
Mr. Carey. a Former auti protectionist
aud ullrr inducements to our own me
cIanics to enter into manufacturing upon
large scale. When this is accomplish
ed, we can enter upon free trade with
any county upon the earth without i'm
p"veri shug ourselves.
SCARED. The "progresSives" Of Bat.
Ter county who called upon Judge Vance
| tn resign and were accommodated, are
now blaming Governor Wood for giving
too shout notice Enr new election
They say the Wings wi all vote for him
In other words. having brought them.
selves into bad scrape, they are now
prepa ring excuses for an inglorious de
feat.
INDIANA Banking. The Indiana Con.
slitntional Convention, though democrat
ic in its composition. has decided in ia
vor of good Banking system, like that
!
in Ohi', by very handsome majority
This was ilb Committee; what the final
decision will be has not lranspired. The
Convention appears to be moved less hy
partizan considerations than that in our
own state.
~ The butcher of the Steamer Mia
CARA, who run Oif, has written letter back
to Boston, stating that he alone is respon.
sible for the late smuggling, and entirely
exuneraling tho officers otthe Ship.
MIcHuGAN-The census of this State
will exceed 100000, Gncrease in ten
years 50 per cenl) In 1885 tho p"pula'
ton was l1i,169: in 1910. 2l2,269; in
lS45, 3Ol,20O. Michigan will have four
members of Congress Tone more than she
has now) under the new apportionment
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MIsMssPPL-The Wick sburgh Whig
says there is not single county in the
State in which the disuninuists can rely
on a malnity at the convention election
The strongest Wing and the heaves
Democratic cnunties. such u Warren ant
Kinds. an the nne hand, aud Tippah ant
Tisheming, on the other, are strongly up
posed to secessiouisls and the schemes
they have IN foot.
VIRGINIA .. VER,lnNT,-The House o
Delegates of Virginia, IN Thursday. b,
. unanimous vnleA requested the Governo
r tn return to Vermont her "peace resolu
tons,' with tho declaration that whel
! Vermont shall prove her willingness t.
{ consult the peace nfihis Union, by doini
, Justice to tho constitution, it would b.
, time eEoush for Virginia to consult will
3 her as To the peace Of the world.
MoRn PoIsoNING ny AppLE. BUTrER =
Mr.. D. Patterson wife and two daughters
of Wiliamspnrt. Md, says the Clear
: spring Sentinel, have been poisoned b.
having eaten apple butter impreguate'