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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-25

Fairs ana Exhibitions.
GRIAT CATTLE ExHIBITION IN sPRINGFIKLD, OHIO.
SPRISGrnD, Ohio, Oct. "a, 1854
The time Is ass approaching for the opening to the
public Of the great cattle exhibition which 10 to take
plaee in this city, and from present iDdicaons there
appears to be doubt but what the exhibition VIII be
exceedingly Hne Over two hundred entries
have been already made and they Of such ans sps
cmens of cattle have before been congregstd
in one exhibition on this continent
The city onight Is entertaining hundreds Of dlstin
suiahsd guests from all parts Of the Union.
The grand Agricultural banquet Is to be held on
Thursday.
THE ALLEGHANY AGRICUTURAL FAIR.
PrsBuRa, Oct "A, 1854.
The Allegheny Agricultural Fair ct present IL exciting
great deal Of interest, Tho weather IL delightful and
extensive preparations going forward to make this
one Of the most interesting exhibitions held in
this county
The agricultural, horticultural, and mechanical do
partments viii b unusually we'll represented
There Ia also to be exhibition Of lady equesrau
ism, and it IL supposed there win be . most spirited
competition, the prize oGere Is splendid horse.
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NpkEER OF SLAVES IN THE voRLp.--The Afri.
ear Bs'siU.on of Paris -ociaton for the dfasfon
q ci,iiz cn and Christian fght 10 Afrcsbas -ecsnt
y istWd circular sbi IN shows that The rumber of
bscSs held IN dBsrent countries seven and
ra mjlloDs o. vhich 3,t9b,0 ,0o0 are In the United
yster &2lc0co IN Rras 9p,00o In ths Spanish colo
CsI.sN Amrica and 90 eco in European establishments
In Africa.
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s2 l28 Oba Il asa hea 2II oAa o.,,

The regularity and the of each
week will te potced aud makes very certain that IL
viii be $3.50 eco or more for the season
10 thow that this decrease Of the of the ca
nas nos the measure Of the movement Of property
snl Of be business OF the State give tho freight re-
cetote Of the Central Railroad from the Of March %
lst 0i October In the years 1853 and 1874
FBIaGHr RECEIPTS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
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The EaPec Steamer At Halifax.
HALIFAX, Tuesday night-1l O'Clock.
The steamship N'agars Ia now looked for every mo.
nent with Liverpool dates OF the 14th iust The night
IS very dark. and there as yet no signs of her.
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LOUISVILLE, Oct N-Evening.
The large hat store Of Pollard, Prather Smith, the
book publishing house Of Norton Grisvold Aad the
fancy store Of John G Main, Fifth street. la
this city, arv now Ia flames. tbs ffsmsn making
great exertions TO get the nrs under.
FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
ST LOUIS, Oct a. 1884.
The large Touring mill bslor gpgto Mr.. Powell
sumed by re to day. Three hundred barrels Of -four and
ak thousand bushels Of wheat also destroyed The
property waa insured for $4,000
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ALBANy, Uct a, i6Of'
The trial Of the indictments against the State officers
Of Wisconsin, for corrupt conduct Commissioners Of
school lands, up before Judge Hubbs Tuesday
last question raised BY the Attorney General as
to the power Of the Grand Jury to And bil and
tending that the Of proceeding ought to b By
impeachment.
The District Attorney declared his intention was to
proceed to try the indictment the day following,
when motion viii probably bc made to quash the In
dictme ents.
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FsoHn Philaf1elDo,e.

hUcSf--THE COMMITTEES OF rHk BOSTON oIrY
COUNSEL, E1O.
PHiiADELrHlA, Oct. "a, 1854.
Ih trial o. Stsphes Bes the deatst Tor the out
rsgs upon Mss udse, while he under I'll. iaR
OF ether conDsneed to cny Miss Nudge hao TO under-
90 most rgid cross examination IRON tina opposi,g
counsel
The committee OF the fossen city coenals were eussr
tened sns evening by Mayer Conrad ms residence
9be! 60 to B.itmors Thursday to ahe visit there
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SHocKre ACCIDENT AT WAzkavILLR, OrErpA
CorNTy.-M,s Oliver, ~i.o Of aDust Oliver, lady
burned 10 death about nibs o'c ek Friday evening
rYrm the statement ~ little g>zaochi5 who the
cny eye wjpsss ~ the accident VI appears that Mrs o
vas In he act o. lighting candle with msteh, when
her CO hes caught ere and she saveoped In flames
II upfnrtupste woman towards bed, With the
probable intention ~ 3ther the flames with the bed
clothes but the hre cof nuucAted e. the curtain and
cep,ived her ~ Lss When assistance arrived she
vss found burned 70 y crisp Troy Budget, Oct rs.
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oath Of Governor Hurt, or Ne br.ska.
LOUISVILLE, Oct "a, 1854
private despatch from 81. LOUIS, states that Gov
Burt of Nebraska Territory died on the 18Th mat The
pace OF bis death is not mentioned
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From Charleston.

THE WILLOW FEyER-THE COTTON MARKET.
CHARLESTON, Oct. "a, 1854
Asyst W have had hard frost In this city and the
fever s prevails, but only to limited extent There
were four deaths from fever yesterday
Late accounts from Augusta, Ca, show An increase
Of the epidemic in that city.
Our cotton market continues moderately active with
saies to-day Of about 1900 bass at 7c 1oc according
to quality.
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Nothing OfRcial Relative to the
Battles i'm the Crimea.
DEATH OF MARSHAL ST. ARNAUD.
THE BoMBARDMRNY OF SEBasTopoL BEGUl
SEMEL NEARLY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Progress Of the War in the Prineipaliiies
Arrival or the wsshinp,o,

Arrival Of the Washington.
SAM Book, Oct 24-IoHPM
The stesmfhip Washington has arrived frsm Bremen
via Southampton.
she D. ings two hundred and Hfy passengers and Lon
don Journals to the llth inst
The WsshI 9ton left Bremen the 9Th inst and has
two hundred tons freight and the usual mails
Inc Washington passed, Oct 81, at2P NJ, lat 45 25.
ion % IL, the brig Peacock, bound East
Amongst her passengers are Baron Gerolt, Russian
Minister At Washington; Baron de Bodisso, bearer of
from st. Petersburg to the Russian legation
at Washington; H. Porter, Jun attacks to the United
States Legation at Berlin A. Statyrer Post msstsr.
General OF Canada and family and Capt. Nichols and
lady OF the ship North STAR which has been sold in
London.
The United States steamer San Jacinto stun remained
In the Southampton Dry Dock.
Edward Divers affairs WI he adjusted
James McHenry has Suspended
The Coios steamship Pacific arrived at Liverpool ..
A. n. on Wednesday, with New York advioes to the
Soth ui On the 6th abe passed s,rew steamship SUP.
posed to be the Ottawa, from Quebec for Liverpool
The steamship Niagara arrived out on the 9TH
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s'versi Protestant citizens Of Bangor, Maine haze
presented the Rev Mr. Bspst the Catholic priest who
was lately assaulted in Ellsworth with valuable god
atch
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ALBANY, Oct "a, 1854.
party of fftythree United States dragons, under
command Of Major sibsy, passed through here day,
on their way TO jefferson barracks Missouri Thsy are
10 be followed forthwith BY $50 more from one Of the
infantry regiments.
rsnie Umsn arrived here last evening and procsedsd
West this morning.
Election Of Secretary Of State In vern,Int.
koSrElm, Oct "a. 1854.
The Hon. Daniel P. Thompson, Of this place. has been
elected Secretary OF state BY the lesbat1s Hs VA
hsssp on the nineteenth ballot
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Prom ROsvsD.
TIE LATE oUTsAGEDS A o.THoLrc PRIEST At ELLIS
WORTH, ME-.
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Thicle, Mrs O Eoeckief Mrs. 9oscovits n + Amm, !,
,ady three snarsn and servant nr Dings Mr. Jesen,
lady tour chidren and servant Mr. Eichhorn,
ed sAsss Ss sSs.,. S.s.; II: .s,
20. Rsy,rhcisI NE: Meyer nr Bsrshs!d Hr gaai:ce.
tagrsi ana isdy, Messs Roger Stendlsy, scioes Mrs
eharps. nrs nsynara M Lsn,ist Nm Dc xshsya!on,
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THE DANUBE.

BUCHAREST, Oct. s, 1854.
sixty thousand Of the allies have taken possession Of
Cape Chersonsse. Prince Gorts chakof Is i'll
There 10 great conssntration of Turkish troops 1t
Natschin. Omar Pasha begins Ais operations against
che Russians In Bessarabia immediatsly.
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Personal Intelligence.

Among the srriv ais .. the st. Nicholas Hotel,
tice that of Hon Mallory, United states Senator
fs Floytsa
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-13
PUBLIC LANDS.

The public lands belonging to the General Government
situated,ls Within the limits of the United States
States of Ohio Indiana Illinois, Michigan Wisconsin, and
that part of Minnesota of the Mississippi River of
conveyed with certain reservations the United States
by New York in by Virginia in 1884 by Massachusetts,
the boundaries the States Mississippi
of 81 deg north latitude conveyed to the United States
Louisiana acquired France by the treaty of 1905
including the portion of the States of Alabama
spp south of 81 deg the whole Of louisiana, Arkansas
Mississippi River the Indian Territory district called
Nebrask the Territory of Oregon and the region lying
40 deg north latitude 3d. Within the State of Florida as
obtained from Spain by the treaty of 1919 4th In New
Mexico and California acquired from Mexico by the treaty
of 1s4S.
Within the limits recognized by these cessions
the public lands covered estimated of 1854
Exclusive of the lands Oregon California New
Mexico Utah. the Indian and Nebraska Territories the
tire of the public domain stated after careful ex
animation to have been acres About oneourh
of this to November 30th, $780, had been Sold and
every upon the same Date including cost
of purchase, Of surveying and of selling S74 7e
annual average nearly million of dollars for the last so
years. If there should be added this the
internal improvements &c, it would double
the above The average cost per to the
men of acquiring title &C. to the lands is l44l cents
survey, 207 cents; of selling and managing cents;
all 21so cents; while it receives 81 per profit
each sold of slose.
The whole number of warrants for Mexican land
claims issued to November L. 1851 $685. of which 6661s
have been located patented The whole
of September $780, November l. 1851 is "a 2Ol
Of these 3Os have been located returned and 1880
The following table shows sales of public lands and
the proceeds thereof from the 1888 to inclusive
of the various grants and donations of
education and OF internal improvement given in the
American Almanac for 1850, PIP. $50 seq.
Quantity Of Public Land sold and the amount paid fer it.
IN each 1e0T, from 1888 to 1850, iRcLustve.
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ITexas Real Estate Brokerage,

COLLECTING AND LAND AGENCY
RAYMOND, FREEMAN & CO.,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
City Of AustR, 7eras.
G. R. FREEMAN
HOMES IN TEXAS, AND SAFE INVESTMENTS
i obtained through this Agency.
FIDELITY to the interests of NON-rcSldents. ;,
REc1sTErs of land for SALE all parts of the State full
exhibits of title and descriptions also OF
town and city lots.
LANDS located, bought and sold
CLAIMS against the State individuals collected and ad-
used and renittances made by exchange On New orS'
or any of the northern cities if desired.
THOROUGH and intimate knowledge OF the country ana
the land SYSTEM, nsures superior locations anu the pest
titles.
STRANGERS hooking Texas always have some lead
inc items and useful hints the office of this Agency
REGISTERS open for examination.
sSy7 Office in Congress Avenue -
Nav 90 1854. 54-ly.
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NGIN e II / N G i.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IS PREPARED TO FURNISH
plans specifications and estimates, and to CONTRACT Ior
TEAM ENGINES and BOILERS, SAW AND GKIST
MIIIS MINING MACHINERY, HOlSTlNG, AND
PUMPING ENGINES, TOBACCO PRESSES AND
SCREWS AND
Machinery of Every Description.
Being practical Machnis and having had seven years
exnerence i'm North Carolina am fully aware OF the wants
of The people ana safely say that my facilities Tor
nishing good Machinery fair prices are
will nav particular to putting any machinery
in any mart of the of North and South Carolina
Agent for McCntocks patent Safety Valve and Scott
patent Brick Machine, &c. &c. .;,
KY All letters TO receive attention must be postpaid
AZ HENRY G. BRUCE,
Consulting Engineer,
Raleigh, n. G.
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.r11E NoTHcARoIINA sTANDARD WEDNESDAY

n ORTH-CAROLINA & tNORFOLK.-THE
~ PRACTICAL HATTERS would respectfully call the
attention of the Trade and Dealers their stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER HATS
the largest and that has been offered in Norfolk
and not surpassed by any and at prices that fail
give satisfaction They confident that Merchants will
lind it to their advantage call before making their pur
chases Those that willing to extend their
age may rely having Goods, whether of Manu-
acture Imported Fashionable Fine and Cheap any
Northern Jobber We earnestly request Merchants to call
and be eonvcd that prepared and furnish every
thing our line on the best terms.
Ladies' and Misses Bonnets in great variety Canes and
Umbrellas wholesale .-
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a GRICULTURAL MACMINERY.-T

A GRICULTURAL MACHINERY:-The sub
"A scrber has hand the largest stock OF FARMING I'M
pements found in the State embracing morse
which have takeu the premiums at the late FAR heo
in Baltimore and this city wheat Threshers Wneat Dris
seed Sowe Planters Corn shelters o. every d low
shell from 30Oto 1900 bushels per day nlch are so9
straw cutters hand and horse power homny Mills
mills capable of grinding 20 bushels OF good meal per hou
Corn Cob Crushers Vegetable Cutters Fan NILS some
which have taken 81 with several medals ana GER
cates of their oil others Harows o
every size and Shape Culliyators for and TWO no
es with wrought iron and reversible steel teen
Cotton and Tobacco CuvatOrs Flows OF all patterns or
one two three horses large and desirable an
srent as can found in house north or soutn Win
40 tons of Pillow Castings suit Yokes OK Bows Yoke
irons Bow pins whe Trees, Trase Chains Ox ana Log
Chains Axes Grub hoes, wedges, Drag and Cultlyator
Teeth spades sovels Forks (some worth SO EACH GARD
en- Tools hoes Garden Pows and Cultvators Cham
Cast Iron Pumps Garden Engines Posthole Augers Bun
Rings Ok Balls Butter Churns with every other desirable
Implement for the Farm, be found in any Agricultural
House north SOUTH with many other desirable gooo
viz Bar Iron of all sizes for the FARM blacksmith ship
wright carriage Makers &C. &C., bellows, anvlis vices
stocks dies hand and sledge hammers blast pipes cart
carriage axles and springs coqdrons and other mol
rollers &c. with large lot OF superior green
and black teas cigars white and coorcd carpet warp hemp
Irvine for sturgeon nets wrought and cut nails snip ana
spikes with great many other goods which cannot
in advertisement All in want are lnV-
ted to call and supply themselves on the best terms
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USEFUL STATISTICS.
Government of the United states.
CAREFULLY COMPLIED EoR the Standard

Government of the United States. =
Salary
FRANKLIN PIERCE, President, ............. $4,000
WILLIAM L. MARCY of Newly Secretary of State 5000
JAMES GUTHRIE Kentucky Secretary Treasury 5000
JEFFERSON DAVIS of Mississippi Secretary of War, 5000
JAMES DoBBIS, of North Carolina Secy of Navy 5000
T. A. McCLELLAND michigan Secretary fInterior 5000
JAMES CAMPBELL, Pennsylvania PostmasterGen 5000
CALEB CUsHISG of Massachusetts, 5000
- UNITED STATES SENATE. ssSA
THE following believed list the United
States Senate after the 4th of March, 1858:
Democrats in Ronan-Whig in Italic-those marked
f. S. areaFree-Soilers or Abotonists)
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APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE 11o1-c,
COMMONS.
The following is themanner in which the Mv,,nr
THE House OF COMMON (l2o,) are apportioned anon
The Counties of Cumberland, Granville, Guilford ,
Chatham and Wake ~ 8
The Counties of Davidson, Edgecombe, Halifax, Ire
dell, New-Hanover, Orange Randolph. Ala
nance, Arson, Beaufort, Berthe, Casw v,iI
Cleaveland, Craven, Duplin, Forsythe, John, .,
ston, Mecklenburg, Northampton Pitt, Robe
Son, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford Samr
~, son, Warren, Wayne and Wilkes, '0''Hp
The Counties of Bnncombe, Madison, Surry. Yad-1
KIN, Ashe, Baden, Burke, Cabarrus Catawba
Cherokee, Davie, CASTOR, Gates, Henderson
Hartford, Hyde, Lincoln, Martin, Moore, Nash
OnsIow, Pas9uotank, Person, Richmond, Stan,
~, Stokes, Union, Yancy, Alexander, Bruns- i
wick, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Columbus
Currituck, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Mcdowell Mcdowell
Montgomery, Perquimons Tyrrell Washing,
ton, Watauga, Macon, Haywood, Jackson Che
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

This beautiful instrument considered one of the great
est and most useful inventions of the age 1t would be inn
possible by the minuest description give idea
of its utility. Hats made by it will fit the difficult
heads conforming every prouberance and depression of
new Hat and painful headache We could give yen eer I'll
Gates of Physicians and the experience of the Trade but
fer that all examine for themselves No pro-
pey appreciate its advantages without having of
superior Hats.
~ Hats made to order in the fashionable manner
and without extra charge.
STEVENS & BUTT,
No. z Market Square
-- Norfolk Va.
May II, 1858. 51-f.
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Raleigh, January C, 1854.

BAKERY d CONFECTIONARY.-PU
I'D MITCHELL would respectfully inform the public
their establishment the full tide of success
full experiment. and they prepared to execute all orders
in their ne in Cake and Bread baking Candy making, &c
Nuts Fruits, Groceries, &c, always kept on hand.
CIGARS-Our stock of Cigars very large of them
choicest brands such Ee Gratitude Golden Rega
has, Slvas Excelsior Ell Ciervo Steamboat Principles and
u variety to mention
s Parties in the City country furnished with
description Conectionares the shortest notice and
most reasonable terms. BRIDES CAKE carefully packed
and part of the State Sugar and Moasses Cakes
also Candy suitable for country Stores packed in barrels
smaller packages cheaper than they be bought at
other House in North Carolina Virginia Low profits and
quick sales, is motto.
Raleigh Nav 18th 1853 56-tf
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ana H. = French, of Robson county
49, sm n BOARD OF LITERATURE of North Carolina 10 No.
as follows His Excellency David s. Reid Composed
Wm Sf T~s SHAW Of Beaufort and Alfred Jonssn
TIE lNTERNAL-IMPRovEMENT BOARD is connou.,
lews:1Hs Excellency, David s. Reid Presidense as fol-
ton county. i" sg' Oh Northam,'
GovH f AiDs with the rank of ColonelJ
Robert Strangely, of New-HanoveT Angham, and
HE GEEERAL ASSEMBLY commences rs Session.
reign on the Thrd Monday of NovembtI eva IN Ra.
year The next election for members of thu alternate
day in August, 1854: "" the inst Thurs.
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
Inc io4nowlng are the Counties Composing tn. FEC -
AToRIAL DISTRICTS of North Carpliha: "e Fity SES
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Norfolk, va.,tDec. Is, 1858.


NJEW ARRIVAL OF SPRING GO0DS At
IL THE BAZAAR! !-White Buff, Brown, Notified, Plaid,
Striped and Planters Linen Coats; White and Bun Grass
Goals; Drab Blue and Notified Croton Coats Black ana
Fancy Aapaca Coats Plaid and Fancy Cashmere Coats
Black Summer Cloth and Cashmere Sacks half Sacks and
Frocks Twees Cashmerets and Angoas Sacks Planters
Linen Plaid White Striped Notified Linen, and Cashmere
Pants great variety. Sontag Cashmere Silk and Linen
Vesngs Cuttings and Wetngs Vestings rich styles A
Plain and Fancy Borders Silk and Lise Embroidered Cra-
vas Plain and Fancy Lawn Cravats Fancy Silk Cravats
Alexanders Chossins White and COOred Kid Gloves
Black sle and Linen Gloves Washed Norway Gloves Fine
Doe Gloves Black Coored Silk Gloves; Plaid and Striped
Silk Cotton Half Hose Gloves We weekly recclv-
ing large supplies selected from the most desirable styles in
the market which we warrant made equal to custom work
in fit and finish.
furnishing Department comprises and fash
ionabe article regular outfit which Will be
sold at the lowest market prices by
\. S. SHAFER & Co, CLOTHING BAZAAR,
Sycamore Street.
Petersburg, April %, 1852. II
A RTICLES IN ROSEWOOD, &c.-LoNDoN-
Amade Portable Desks, for Ladies Gentlemen, some
which inad with pearl have secret drawers and are
lined with silk velvet. Our assortment of Desks Is very
complete.
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Dressing Cases. of Rosewood
Ebony &C. plain and furnished in variety.
Ladies Work Boxes of French English and German man
ufcuIe of which Slendidy furnished, and are
suitable for bridal or other presents.
Glove Boxes, ofrosewOod, ebony, eDameiied WOOD &C.
Oder Boxes Of ebony rosewood &c. with bottles com
plete
Work Boxes Portable Desks Tables, Port MonnneS, &c
These Goods of the very finest quality.
For sale BY HENRY b. TURNER,
n. c. Book Store.
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sand fees. With the of furnished house.
Including 1900 Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
sIncludng $1,000 Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
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In all the States except South Carolina the Governor
voted for by the people, and if has majority of all
the votes in the States in which such majority required
the Legislature elects to the office of
candidates voted for by the people.