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question has, but little connection with my
duties, as your representative in Congress.
l believe that this war, made in the inter
est Of Slavery, as was predicted before its
seomniencelbent, Isby the friends Of the
Union, has virtually destroyed Slavery in
our State. 1t has taken contentment from
the slave, and security Of possession from
the master. Its domestic features are al
feadygone, while nothing is left but Chat
-~hidhlis unsatisfactory and hurtful.| I
therefore favor Emancipation, but it must
be emancipation made according to law,
and theiwishes of the people of Maryland.
1t is exclusively their question and must
be decided by them.
10 lpaugurate. a system of Emancipa-
tion, the present State Constitution must
be changed by means Of State Conyen-
tion, favor the calling Of State Con-
vention, by the next Legislature, and the
adoption Of such amendments to the Con-
stitution, as will extinguish legal slavery
at no distant day actual Slavery Is al
ready extinct ::T believe the government
Of the State, the interests Of the white
man, and especially Of the laboring white
man, will thereby be greatly promoted
If'these opinions, briefly stated, Fellow
'Citizeas, coincide with your own, as much
as feel responsibility ofthe position, and
my want Of ability properly to fill it, /
shall be proud to represent ii the next
National Congress, SO loyal, and SO noble
a constituency !; but if these opinions do
not concur with your own, the inalienable
right remains to you, to elect whom you
will, Your obed't serv't, -'''
n1.'' ."''I'4" EDWIN HI. WEBSTER.
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the prosperity and progress of the coun.
try and Sthe Increased happiness of the
people chat their cardinal principles
haye passed into, laws, that their theories
of self -gesernment have become the we'll
settled convictions of anti-monarchists all
the world over. They can therefore bear
reproach with comparative indifference
They adhere still to their cardinal princi-
Piles and rely upon the sober second
thought of the penple, knowing that their
principles possess vitality which can
never be weakened either by calumny or
defeat. Clinton (Pa.) Democrat.
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the Frederick { Md. Un,on.
What is an Election? 9"e I.

An Election, in the ordinary accepta-
tion of the term, and as universally un-
derstood by the people of this country, is
the exercise Of that power which the Con
stitntion and laws Of our land confer upon
the citizens, to choose, without let or hin
drauce, at stated intervals, such persons
as they may prefer, from amongst them
selves, to fill the Offices and to discharge
their various functions. ' ..' ''
: Now, whenever offices of honor or prof.
it are to be filed, the people have the
right to select those from amongst the va
1rious candidates who they believe will
best subserve the public interests. If by
the exercise of any arbitrary power on the
part Of those temporarily placed 10 author
ity the people should be deprived of their
right Of voting for whom they please, or
if by an illegal assumption of power by
any creature filling Office under the Gov.
ernment no one is allowed to vote unless
he entertains certain views, it is no longer
an election, it is a grave and solemn moe k
cry. '.,s i .''.'' 4@ ~ ~
Where the ballot box is not free, and
where every citizen who is entitled to a
vote cannot cast it for whom he pleases,
no high toned and honorable man would
be willing to accept Office, no matter what
Its emoluments or honors. He would
spurn the highest Office in the land, with
inefable scorn, were it procured and offer
ed to him upon such terms. The Consti-
tuition Of Maryland disqualGes the citizens
Of the State from holding offices Of profit
or trust who prevent a Voter IN any man
ner' from depositing bis ballot, and proper
regard for honor and the purity of the ell
ective franchise should certainly restrain
every honest man from accepting Office
when elections are not fairly conducted.
In other times and places, elections may
have been conducted unfairly, but, in tie
coming elections we apprehend 40 fears,
SO far as Frederick County is CONCERNED,
The, Election Judges are all men Of I'M uur
doubted honesty and purity Of character,
and acting under solemnity ofan oath, they
would not be guilty of corruption and ex-
pose themselves to the penalty Of an in.
dictment and its consequences, - Every
legal voter may therefore present himself
at the polls with the confident assurance
that no obstacle Or impediment to the
free exercise Of his choice will be thrown
in the way. No legal vote win be refused
and no illegal votes received! " A pure
ballot box aud free choice Of candidates,
will distinguish the next election A'l1 y,
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Internal Revenue Decision.

a1Ther commissioner: of internal revenue
has made theifollowing decisions concern.
ing tailors, bpot and shoemakers, millin.
erss and dressmakers, "additional to- decil
sions Nos. 83 and 87.",l hpijGt 9io srd
e91Frst-+ Under the 18th section of The
Excise Lawytas oamended by the actiof
March 3, 1868, it is held that tailors, boot
and shoeiiakers, milliners siahd dressma-
ketsiwhose manufacturers for custom work
and general sales exceed $500 annually,
are liable TO pay duby ofthree perlcent.
ad rvaloremiilon lond all their manufactures
which are mada forigeneral Thus,
iflthey manufacture forgeneral salelto The
amount of $60lu annually, they are rel
quEed I'd. pay thrae per;centum upon that
Observation-Disclosures such persons shall
manufacture to unn1amount7 exceeding H.
600 annually, to order and forsale gener.
ally,s they must take out manufacturer 8
hcoise. 9d1 Dahigp1a tgnol s8aliiee fines
lIii2h1d--rTailors, bootuand shoemakers,
milliners sand adre@makers are i Iesempt
from duty to thepambunt,tofs 81; ;O00,g ON
clothing or articles of dress for, mems
wonben's or children's wear made to or
der as custom work Monthly returns of
such work must be required but no tax
is to be assessed till the value Of. the work
exceeds 1000.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING Lancaster LntelIi-
geseer says that the largest Democratic meeting
ever assembled in the city of Lancaster since the
memorable meeting of 1856, was held on the
18th of September last, being the 10th anniver-
sary of the adoption of the Constitution of the
United States! dIt was celebrated ir such a
manner, too, that it will be long remembered by
our citizens OF every shade of political opinion
The day dawnedI most auspiciously, and at an
esrly hour our streets were full of peoplearriv-
ing from the country in all directions" Speech
es were made by Judge Woodward, Judge
Black, Hon. j. Clancy Jones, Hon. Henry Clay
Dean and Others. Everything, says the Intetli-
gsncer, passed off pleasantly, and to the satisfao
ton fall the persons present. aans ua3
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To the Union Voters Of the Second Con-
gressional District Of Maryland. ,,
HEADQUARTERS 7th MARYLAND Vols,
Rapidan River, Sept, 25, 1863.

naapiuah niVer, sept. 20, 1868.
Fellow Citizens During long and
continuous absence from home, and your
midst, you have honored me with a nomi-
nation for Congress. had hoped and
expected, that before the day of election,
opportunity would offer to return to you
in person, my thanks for this renewed ey-
idence of your confidence, and to discuss
in your presence the important question
involved in the struggle now going on for
the National existence. But the exigen-
cies Of the service have hitherto forbidden
me this pleasure, and now for probably some
weeks TO come, | shall not feel at liberty
to seek to separate myself from my COM
mand. Nothing remains then but to ad-
dress you through the public prints, and
this | do the more cheerfully, because I
desire there shall be no doubt whatever
in the minds Of any as to my, position, 10
references to, existing issues, and because
| desire that the vote cast for me shall be
determined not by personal conversations,
but by the principles I advocate .dY
+ am for the, preservation Of the Union
Of the States, as States, under all circum-
stances and to the last extremity. The
Union under existing circum stances, can
only be preserved by crushing those in
arms against il, ! am therefore, for an .un7
interrupted and vigorous prosecution of
the war, and believe this to be. the only.
road to an honorable and permanent peace;
The duty and responsibilities Of cond ductipg
the war to a successful Termination resting
especially with the National Administras
tion, | consider i the duty Of every citizen
whv loves bis country In ore than his party,
to yield ready and earnest support to that
administration in all its efforts to crush
treason and saye the Republic. "A firm
and undivided front among loyal men
against the men in rebellion, lis above all
things required TO ensure success, - He
then, who for party or personal purposes,
endeavors to disheartenl and divide the
friends Of the Union by fierce, persistent
and unjust attacks on the administration,
or by any other means, gives aid and CONF
fort 70, the enemies Of bis country and
deserves the condemnation ofsyery patri~
OF. & a -. III. II ,r.I
Fellow-citizens, ifIelected, these princi-
pies shall govern and control my represepr
tatiye cougse. Deeming the Organization
of the House Of Representatives q natter
Of the highest importance, IiNill vote for
no man M for speaker OF other PLACE, who 5iis
hostile to the I'D administrator, loy who 70, 10
any degree opposed to vigorous proaecu;
tion OF the war. ! will furnish all the
men and money, necessary tosuppress she
rebellion, and viii favor all measures,
which in my Judgment tend to that con-
summation and further. as I desire to
conceal no political sentiment that 4 en-
tertain, ! will state 70 you, my opinions in
reference to Emancipation in the State oi
Maryland, though / conceive that the
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The Tobacco Crop of 1853.

The accounts from Western papers all
confirm the loss by frost Of nearly all the
Tobacco and Cotton crops of illinois,
These crops were grown by way Of expert
me4t, % test die. feasibility of growing
successfully Tobacco and Cotton by free
labor in Illinois. But tile high latitude
of that State has proved disastrous to tho
experiment. Aud 50 we opine it will
ever be. The accounts FROM. Kentucky
are also very 'dscouraging as TO the grow
ing Tobacco crop, which was but partially
planted yand at beast the ope-hay of, that
has been destroyed by the uncom monty
early frost. So say the Louisville papers
of late date. 4 It. is also known that
Missouri has plapted but, little Tobacco,
owing to the scarcity and insecurity of
slave Labor, and the civihwar raging in her
borders. The same may be said Of Ten
nessee, North Carolina and Virginia. AS
to Mary yland notoyer a fourth Of "a crop
has been plauted ;(and that only as late
as July and August, which, from the
present unexampled drought, will render
1t impossible 10 mature or be brought to
the house: Our best judges do not think
that the Maryland crop will reach three
thousand .hogsheads! ! y &
Unless foieign countries succeed in
growing ag unusually large crop, which is
not probable, thesel must bc an unprece-
dented scarcity ofthe article for several
years to come. i''.e' 'od ",a 2'.
The home demand cannot be supplied
by the present growing crop in this eoun-
try.-Frsaee Georgian. = ..e sE
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&s- In another column will be found the ad-
yertisement of NJ. J. Wright and Mitchell, to
which we call the attention of our readers
These young ladies are adopts in their business,
and we have been informed by good judges that
for durability, neatness and style, their work is
second to none gotten up in the large cites.---
Their stock is large and well selected, and we
doubt not that a call from those who have not
yet exam ned their stock, will not be unprofita-
BILE. e.. ..... ..........-......,. ,..5 ....
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JUDGES OF ELEorIoN.-The County Commits
sioners for this county, on Tuesday last made
the following appointments Of Judgescof EIec-
ton: ~ & ia
Z abingdon istr,et.-Edward F. Johns Chief
Judge; Walter Harvard, James Gilbert.
Halls X Roads Distria.-John H. Mitchell,
Chief Judge; William Lytle Holloway, Garrett
Osborn.
| Bal dir Dissriss.-- ,,JassnlMl woSlsey, ckisf
Judge; James +. Gibson, James Wahn.A8 4
Marshaps Distria.-Jesse Riston, Chief
Judge; William Rigdon, Thomas Bradenbaugh.
Dublin DistNia.-Hugh Whiteford, Chief
Judge; Richard Deaver, James Silver.
Haure-de- Grace District.-Thos. Sadler, Chief
Judge; John Wareham, Aquila Bailey. ,,rr,,l
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THE WAR IN MIssouRI.-A tStriaoeut

The WAR IN Missouri. "A Stringent
Military ,Order.-Gen. Schofeld, COM
manding in Missouri. has issued general
order, stating that hereafter martial law
shall be rigidly enforced throughout his
department. against all persons who shall
In any manner encourage mutiny or in
subordination, or endeavor to create disaf
fection among the troops, and against all
persons who shall publish or utter pub
licly words calculated to excite insurrec-
tion or unlawful acts among the people,
or who shall publish falsehoods or misrep-
resentations Of facts, calculated to embar-
rass or weaken the military authority, OF
in any way interfere with them in the dis
charge Of their duties Any person gull
ty of either of the above otfepses Just men.
toned shall be punished by fine and i'm
pNisonment, at the discretion of the mill
tary coTmiihaaander; and any newspaper
which shall contain . publication in vio-
lation Oh this order shall be suppressed.
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CONSERVATIVE UNION MEETING. The Frederick
(Md.) Union contains a call for the conservative
men Of Frederick county, favorable to the pre-
sentation Of a conservative Union Ticket, to meet
for consultation at the Maryland Union office, in
Frederick, on Saturday, the Sd of October, at 2
o'clock, P. NJ. a'' .'''' '"
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LATE EEDMG.-For the want of rain, our
farmers are more backward with their seeding
than for years past. Much plowing yet remains
to be done, and none or scarcely none was com
menced until since the late rains. 1t so happens
some seasons that late sowed grain turns out to
be the best but if this rule should fail this year,
next harvest must needs be scanty one.
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g The Franking Privilege.

The United States Mail has the follow
ing important postal notice: h q "1'e-g
There would seem to be determine
ton on the part of class of correspon-
dents not to understand the requirements
of the postal act Of last March respecting
the franking privilege and the forms to be
observed in addressing matter entitled by
law to pass free in the mails. if ra las
Frst--No private citizen, high or low,
can send letter or document.of any kind,
or any other thing, to any officer or pub
lie man at Washington or elsewhere (ex-
cepting to members of the United States
Senate and House of Representatives, the
Secretary fathe Senate and Clerk of the
House of Representatives. without prepay
ingthe full postage thereon, whether such
matter is upon official business or otherwise.
He must prepay letters to the President
Of the United States, his cabinet officers
and all others, in public stations, with the
above exceptions The fraukiug privil-
ege Of members of Congress has not been
materially changed, and covers all CORES
poDdence to and from them as heretofore.
,isSecond+All persous employed in the
government service may send oficiatilet.
tersI free to the department at Washing.
ton With which they are officially CONNECTS.
ed, and to no other department, provided
they write or print thewords "oficial1 busi-
ness'',ion the envelope Of the letter, and
also1signi their name and official designa-
tion thereto. If these words and sigma
ture, or. eitherofl them, he omitted, such
letters must be semitic the dead letter of
flee, whieh,we regret to say, happens dali
ly in all large, postof6ces. Some OF these
uniucky missivesn and parcels are adj
dressed to President Lincoln, the Secreta-
ryofthe Navy, Secretary of War, Adjutant
General, Quartermaster' General, and 9th
er high officials. Nogdoubt some of them
arelwrittenyby private citizens, q (who, it
has already been shown, must prepay ev.
erythingthey mailj )and Others by public
officers, who, froniignorahce of the law or
carelessness, do not comply with the pres-
cribedi modes offranking, or fail to confine
their use jof the frank to their ewn depart-
hcutc'35 huJ OuuCcE VI but army, IOT} lu-
stance, cannot send free to the Navy De-
partment; mora postmaster to the Treasu-
ty DEPARTMENT. w6g brGi y4sg bass37Y
ah The publication iof the above informal
tiona has thd authority of 1.-The Postmaster
General "a aai6d sfii ,55sf ii;1.3 ott So III
SEa ~ 4l4I-7------- --ofilxo n
ldi TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.--Lets those
whoghowl assails aheq Democraticl party re-.
member always one lfact+- that, history has
viHdicatediieyery position d and justified
every important act of that party, from
the organization ,ofIthe Government down
to now.i Discreet men who anticipate "a
future, andtdo not object to the enjoy
ment Of helfrespect 10 time to come, had
better ruminatela littisaon be;signifieant
truth. Without claiming absolute infalli-
bility, the Democracy have a right TO
dwell with satisfaction and pride upon the
fart that their success has been uniformly
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ny-The " Southern Egis'' has 4 more extended cir
cualion among the intelligent farmers and business
OF Hartford, than any other paper in the county. No
"Loek Hosptaln other obscene or " "Lotteryn adver
tisemehls will appear In columns at any price.
large number Of Subscribers their paper in nd
vance, and consequently Just the cass advertisers
sire 10 reach.
The attention of respectable and legitimate advertisers
IL directed to the above facts,
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,Ut 10 Correespondsnts.

panied WIN me ZEAL Rame OF me author or no aer-
ton will he paid them. The real name OF the author
will NOT be published unless desired but we
cpasent to insert Communications unless we know the
writer 80 ia ....
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PROTEST. OF TILE MEXICAN GOVERN
MENF. 1.-The constitutional gosernment of
Mexico has addressed an indignant note to
friendly powers against the monarchy set
up by7the Emperor Napoleon IN the city
of Mexico. { Ii declares that the spirit Of
the Mexican nation will become more and
more determined against its oppressors,
and that the French have only conauered
III mere fraction of the Mexican territory.
The address describes the dishonest man
ner in which the new despotism was ere
ated, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. its authors and
agents as tlre men who have violated. in
the most fagrant manner, the laws Of ma
tions,nin contnvIng pretexts for the war,
III. setting forth with false hood its ends.
aud in robbIng aud outraging the people.
Thu note is signed by tie Minister Of
State, Antonio de la Fuente, and calls
upon foreign powers, 10 ndiscredit the as
sua,ed' regencyor monarchy. A protest
from the National Congress- accom- panies
the note.5 d3n9 % snija5gsI VI jmit-rigd5
4niINCREAsED RAILROAD FAoILITfEs!M
Representatives of railroad interests lsay
the construction Of the bridge oscr nh,
Susquehanna is now progressing visoroIy-
1y!orlhei entire length will be thirtyJiye
hundred feet The bridge will cost about
anlilliou ofdollarsH Onthe first of Octo-
Der. the Phiaadetphia,i Wilmington and
Baltimore Con panylMillij be running d
double trackit0 Newport, thirty. five miles
from Philadelphia, and the work toward
Baltimore!swillbe continued until tits sud-
csssfully scompletedd II qis expected that
by the meeting Of Congress there will5 be
al double track between Baltimore and
Washington "A double track is in course
oftconstructiont between Philadelphia and
New Y ork.t The junction of railroads in
Philadelphiai will be ina condition Iby tue
first Off December to run the cars through
from Washington tolJsrssy City without
change of cars. ode tos 9nob aGitAd baG
ot ggihD-5-4-tt- r-sszs~<s.s-A+--.a-4.- yatrrttdi
uaARREsT' oRsgHEs PUBLIsHERs or THE
CATHOLIC Mirror. +--Late yestsrdaEcaf-
tternOon yMessrs. IN. j. lly and j ohm B.
Piet,lof theo6rm Of fiKelly, Hedian & ,Piet,
publishers ofgthe Catholic Mirror, were
arrested by theimilitaryi authorities. a The
charge against ithelna Isl having published
- pamph)etentitled 4 fourteen M MonthsIi in
an ntAWericana Bastile.' s. About one hun
dred copies Of the work were seized. IT The
parties arrested were, hely1 II for a. hearing.
san Of Sept. 80.
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A WElGHrr JUnY The Mount Holly (N.fJs)
Herald publishes the name and weight Of each
member lof the Grand Jnry at the late term Of
the BurIiagtOn county Court by which 1t ap-
psass thzt Mr.. Charles vanscissr, the heaviest
man On the jury, weighed f2s4 pounds, and Mr.
Charles Ellis, the lightest, weighed sio pounds.
The total weight Of the jury was b,s7s pounds,
and ibs average waieht 245 pounds. Whatever
may besaid Of this jnry, no man win deny that
they carried weight with them.
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