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An officer ~ M AmphltrItc Wriic' e. his
friends ~ tins city under recent date. giving
"A r1suu.t of that vessels movements aimee ih'
beginning Of the war.
This ship came INTO K"S west y'-.crHay.
after having been on IN, blockade fof sct"ni''n
continuous days. You kno~ she - monitor
W. hay, four l"-Inch guns two i-.n'h rapid
nr, and SIX Others. varying 'fom Glound'ff e.
I-uoundcrs We hIv. nrst-olass CAPTAIN ana
executive ofi,or. ana SO. kno" these i"' are
nlnc-ton;hs q "a ship VI i'faL oui blockade"
AT Havana Nothing worth recording h"iT'n'd
H. our nrst week AID ~ went 70 'aid'ihs y"
coal The Pon9cy. "a oo'ncr. ls az ~ h"r ih'f'.
and 81. supplies coal to all th' SHIPS o' tn"
hlockadinF squadron
I'VE wer. coming away from Cardcras one
afternoon. Ksh, below The lighthouse o. 'H'i'
s a bloc khoueo not FAR from some buildings.
locking a. II they might belong t. some klnd 81 "
plantation From this hlockhousc- sor; g mill
try barracks several shots had locn hr'G the
d,v previous on tLc tug uncas. commanded 10y
Lieutenant Hrainard. - Ne passed hy them
This uncallod- for attack we resented and post
ma. ourselves ahou, i've thousand yards from
shore. fired about six of our I-.nch shots at
IA. nIockhousc The Maple. hearing our hr'.
Ike Il hitlc dog hearing u tug o." bark. cam"
on, and asked permission to ire. too. She was
husy for about ten minutes with her farId ne
Guns and tho shots hit nearly every tlih'. W.
heard subsequently that there had teen - i"I'"
,,uiproiiou from that place II several hundred
soldiers and other pcoII" living around th'r'.
~, CSC soldiers it vas -cport"d were occupied
IA LAYING mines all through the shAlio" hATh"'
might coming Oh, We pi"''' ded on our WHY
70 Havana When We arrived, our captain ''"S
senior officer. it was reported to MN 'ha' III
49,. ..,,. ,i,,ht the Hawk and the Castine had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-24

Among the best J"r-onal friends and tn"
greatest political foes Ia The Senate ar' S"na-
tors Lindsay. 4 KcntuD ~. ana Elkins = West
Virginia A few days ago Senator Lindsay Ma
delivering 81 h'ry IhllIII. against tn aIn"Nh-
ton II Hawaii scoring th' cofum'r'.a! riart
oc H., age IL directed n remarks 'hi'Ny Z"
H., Senator from West Virginia Nj Elhinf
came over from, tn. Republican e. The Demo
cratic >iIc sat within a few f'ct II 'h' Ken
IN. khan pclicd Lindsay VIII questions. ana
bore al, "A man thu ter q replies That followed
On, would nave thought thee t"o SENATOR
W,r, sworn enemies
Han an hour aftcrward. when Lindsay "a"
finished MS speech. th' two marched arm u.
arm INTO the clonkrnofn and 'hAti'd a. lovingly
with each other AZ modern editions Of Damon
and Is th,as
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GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL
PROBLEM OF THE GOVERNMENT
THE FOR HAWAII.

u.,o DID MUCH FOR THE LIFE
cSR srRvIcD-A NEGRO COLONEL "0''"
saw" THE AMTHITRITE
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CHELSEA.

B. II. Adams, Jr., has moved in 10
F. 1. Whitney's tenement lately occu-
pied by Mrs. Hyde.
1t is reported that we have one case
of typhoid fever in town, Mr.. LOm-
bard's little boy.
We are enjoying very cold weather
On Sunday evening the thermometer
ran as low as 20 below zero.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Benevolent Society was held at tn,
church parlors Jan. 9th, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Sylvia Dearborn; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Ellen Corwin; secretary,
Mrs. Persis S. COmstnck: treasurer.
Mrs. E. l.. Corwin; directors, Mrs
Carrie Barnes, Mrs. Louise Densmor,
and Mrs. Maria Whitney.
Tom Hosking of Claremont, n. H..
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank Titus
Miss Wells and Miss Spaulding',
classes will give an entertainment at
the hall Friday evening at o'clock.
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Phil. Mar. 3, 80.
Hon. Mr.. MORRILL,
DEAR SIR:

DEAR SIR:
With sufficient and assured protection,
we should in ten years, have iron so cheap
that it would be exported in place OF gold.
To that end, investments would be re-
Quired, to the extent OF TO, 70, or perhaps
100 million dollars. To secure the makers
of such investments, confidence must be
produced among those who have capital
but the confidence will never arise so
long as Congress shall deem it necessary
to insert in our tariff bills proVisoes like
that in regard to iron which finds place
in the bill that you have just reported.
Whatever may be the number OF years
now remaining to me | would this day
give one-half of them if | could persuade
my countrymen to look at the iron ques-
ton in the light in which it merits to be
viewed All the power which the govern
ment is now exerting is derived from the
coal and iron mines, and yet, coal is Sc
lected from among other raw materials to
be sadded with tax, that will be most
injurious, and iron is selected from among
all manufactures to have protection grant
ed by the shortest measure. Such would
not be the case, could it once be seen that
coal and iron al great national questions
and not merely OF interest to miners ana
manufacture
What desire to see is the adoption of a
policy that will fill the hills and noun,
tains of the south with miners of coal and
ore, and makers of iron. Let that be done
and you will tie the Union together in
such a manner that nothing can ever rend
the parts asunder, and you will place
slavery so entirely under your feet that
it can never again raise its head. That,
however, will never be accomplished so
long as you shall continue to believe IN
the advantage of such provisions. Fray
think again of this matter.
Having done us all the mischief in his
power, John Bull is now, as L fear, to be
repaid for all his mischief by permission
to open again his retail warehouses IN
New York, paying his duties at any time
within three years. Rely upon il, this is
a sad mistake, as you will yourself belleve
before the lapse of many years.
am very glad that you have taken care
of my poor pen-making friend. Let the
duty stand as you have fixed it, and the
whole of that, apparently small, but really
great, branch of business, will be trans
planted to this side of the Atlantic.
Thus far, we have been tools in John
Bulls hands, and the effects exhibit them
selves in the necessity for fleets, armies,
and heavy taxes. The one way to get
clear of him is to pursue such policy
as will develop the natural resources OF
the earth Excuse me for troubling you
gard, Yours very truly,
Phil, June %, 80. HENRY G. CAREY,
! Hon. Mr.. MORRILL,.
! More letters of Mr.. Carey might be sub
mitted, but those of others more familiar
/ to the public will hereafter be presented.
JUSTIN 5. MORRILL,.
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The Canadians were as ready for war on
the subject of the "Trent" as were the
people of England. They. greeted the
! traitors from the south as heartily, sus-
tanned the British ministry in permitting
the alabama" and other pirates to go to
sea and make war upon our commerce, as
fully as the people of England
| 1t is fact that while we were admitting
the Canadians to our war markets free of
goods they were sustaining the policy of
| the British ministry in sending the Ala
bama" and other piratical ships to destroy
orr Atlantic commerce. NOW GOd forbid
that we should thus turn our cheeks to
those who smote us so severely. True
some papers say that this feeling was a
little more frequent here, than in our free
states, but although we had many good
friends here, they dared not even send a
petition or protest to England against
this outrage upon justice as well as inter-
national law. And many of those friends
say that if we would be respected we must
show these people that we are as indie
pendent of Canada as Canada is of us.
| hope that a resolution requiring the
executive to give notice for the abroga-
ton of the treaty will pass. and that you
will publicly avow the facts which have
stated as reasons for the abrogation. |
also hope you will declare that is an
American statesman you have no DISPOSE
ton TO see tt e Canadas, with their mixed.
mongrel population of French, Scotch,
Irish, English and American, annexed to
the United States, until they cultivate a
feeling of self-reliance and Independence
which shall accept OF that separation from
the mother-country which England is SO
anxious to establish.
And while would not at present advise
repeal of the warehouse and bonding
system, | would advise the introduction
and discussion of bill for that purpose
in order to let the Canadians understand
that we have it in ourpower to shut them
up from all exports and imports during
the six months of winter when navigation
is impracticabe.
| speak the opinions and feelings of
many of our best friends resident here,
not Americans merely, but English and
Scotch They feel that Canada will never
prosper until she becomes self-reliant and
develops her own statesmen and forms a
character of her own.
/ am DESTROYS that you speak on this
subject in such a manner as to main ain
our own dignity and at the same time not
offend Canadians, who should receive our
pity rather than contempt. Let me know
if can furnish any particular facts
Truly your friend,
JOSHUA K. GIDDINGs.
! HON. JUSTIN S. MORRILL,.
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Henry C. Carey, son of Mathew Carey,
born in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 1913, was in
early life successful business man, and
afterward an eminent and volumlnous au-
thor on the principles of political economy
and of social science. tie did not agree
with Adam Smith and other 'free-trade"
aut hors, but was an ca: nest protectionist
He deried that political economy was the
science of wealth, and insisted that its
chief claim to attention was that 1T sought
the d emotion of the happiness of nations,
Every Improvement in the mode of pro-
ductiOn, as he taught, lessons the value of
commodities. In all progressive countries
accumulated capital constantly falls in
value when compared with labor. In
America, labor has been constantly grow
ing in power to command capital; and the
power of capital over labor has concurrent
ly diminished.
Mr.. Carey, it should be confessed, had
superb confidence in his own opinions, and
a scanty respect for such as differed from
him. Sometimes he praised members of
congress; but he seemed to scold with
ease, claiming that they held "the essen
tial duty of statesmen to be limited TO the
selection of tide-waiters and post masters
Lacking the compactness of statement
and the felicity of language of Adam
Smith, Mr.. Carey is likt u. to have a per-
manent reputation. His high, rank as a
political economist Is conceded on the
continent of Europe; and In America he
has such partisan antagonists as thrive on
| British theories, but no equal as an author
ity on the subject. He wrote me long
and frequent leiters-difficult to read but
not difficult to understand, and always of
more or less importance.
After the tariff bill had passed the house
of representatives, in 1860, Mr.. Carey was
very impatient at it's long delay in the
senate. knew it could not be passed so
long as a majority of the secesSioniSts re-
NAMED there. Mr.. Hunter, OF Virginia,
was chairman of the senate committee on
finance, and rather reluctantly joined the
fre-eaters of South Carolina; but the
southern senators preferring allegiance to
their own states rather than to the I Mon
were now rapidly deserving the senate.
therefore wrote to Mr.. Carey that he could
urge the matter, il he chose to do SO, by
writing to- Senators Wade and Wilson,
which he did. They assured him that
their anxiety was quite equal to his, and
that the tariff would be passed as soon as
the senate had the power.
/ Mr. Carey took very deep interest IN
the passage of this tariff law. because the
duties were largely specific and also surely
but moderately protective. The day al
ter it's passage in the senate, and prior tc
its approval by President Buchanan, Mr.
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JUSH Q 4 II. Z
Hon. JUSTIN S. MORRILL,.

George Bancroft born at Worcester.
Mass, Oct. 3, 1900, graduated at Harvard
University in 1877, and then went abroad,
where he remained for five years, study
ing German and Italian literature, Plato
and theology. Returning to America in
1922, he was for one year tutor of Greek
in Harvard University, and occasionally
preached in neighboring pulpits. He also
gathered materials for history of the
United States. If he ever entertained the
idea of entering the clerical profession,
however, he soon abandoned 1t.
In 1926, in a public address, he let it be
known that he was an uncOmpromlSlng
democrat. Subsequently he was appoint
ed, and served with honor, as secretary of
the navy, and as envoy and minister pleni-
potentiary to England and to Germany.
His reputation, however, was mainly
achieved by his "HiStOry of the United
States" write with much elaborate
ness and great wealth of learning.
In the later years of his life he was a
highly appreciated resident Of Washington
during the winter season. Having a large
acquaintance with distinguished men,
both at home and abroad, he was every
where a welcome guest. He was a good
converSatiOnaliSt, having a wide range OF
subjects, and it was always pleasure to
me to receive him at my house, where he
was not infrequent visitor. His inter
est III tHo WOIh VI COISIcSS HcFcI ocOhlVtl
to abate. ~
New jersey had sought to increase As
revenue by the taxation of railroad travel
and freight when passing through the
state. This ill-timed economy was long
ago abandoned, but the following letter
of Mr. Bancroft will show how it fretted
the public in 1865:
NEW YORK, Jan. IA, 1865.
MY DEAR SIR:
In case the Madison papers remained
unpublished, you were so good as to bid
me write to you, that you might make
their publication certain.
hope your influence will be exerted to
secure the passing of the bill you sent
from your house to the senate against the
New Jersey system of railroad monopoly
and taxation of travel and freight through
New Jersey. 1t is the most important
question before congress, next to slavery
and secession. For if state can tax at
will all through freight and travel, fare
well to any unity of the country. The
subject is more weighty than has been
thought; the right decision is essential to
orr union. Even the members of Zollver-
Elm in Europe are never suffered to tax
travel and property ia tru1lSiiu. The pow
er to do so is a power to break up our
commercial system of mutual equality OF
stat es,-and uninterrupted commercial in
tercourse. Very truly yours,
GEO, BANCROFT.
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THADDEUs STEVENS.

Joshua R. Giddings, born in 1895. was
one of the earliest pioneers of political
anti-slavery, and was elected to congress
in 1885, where he co-operated with such
members of the house as John Quincy Ad-
ans of Massachusetts, and William Slade
of Vermont The rules of the house then
forbade the discussion of slavery and pc
titions only agitated its abolition IN the
District of Columbia and the Territories.
My earliest service in the house was on
the committee of Territories, with Mr..
Giddings and Mr.. Grow OF Pennsylvania
at time when the Kansas question was
uppermoSt
In 1871, the Creole" an American ship
sailed from Virginia for New Orleans with
cargo of 1876 slaves. The slaves on the voy-
age rose upon the master and crew, and al
ter brief conflict, in which they killed one
man, they took the vessel into the British
port of Nassau, where their right to Tree
dom was conceded and protected. Great
excitement followed. Mr.. Giddings in
troduced resolution in the house declar.
ing that Slavery was an abridgment OF
natural rights, and could have no force
beyond the territorial jurisdiction that
created it." Mr.. Bolts of Virginia there
upon introduced a resolution declaring
the conduct of Mr.. Giddings "unwarrant-
ed and deserving the severe condemna,
tiOn of the people of this country, aid OF
InlS DOuy III particular by IllONlhB my
previous question, Mr.. Giddings was shut
off from any defense; and the resolution
was passed by 125 yeas to 60 nays. Mr..
Giddings at once resigned his seat and APP
pealed to his constituents to pronounce
Judgment on the case. He was reelected
by large majority and sent back to his
seat in less than six weeks.
The treaty of reciprocity with Canada
$3.50 was subject to termination after ten
years; and | had introduced resolution
in the house of representatives, giving the
notice of one year required for its terml-
nation. Mr.. Giddings was then our con-
sul-General at Montreal, having been ap-
pointed by President Lincoln. L had in
formed him of the resolution, and that l
intended to support it with speech,
! Thereupon received the following letter
MONTREAL, Oct. %, 1868
| My DEAR MORRILL,:
| Mr.. Howes handed me your letter of the
3lst of August relating to our reciprocity
| treaty.
As You are aware / was warmly in tavol
of that treaty, not from any pecuniary ad
vantage to our people, but from BELIEF
that it would increase our intercourse
with Canadians and promote the feelings
of good neighborhood and mutual friend
ship. But, so far as this object is concern
] ed, the treaty has proven perfect failure
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Havana, Jan. 2s.-Captain General
Blanco. it is announced from Spanish
sources at Mansanillo, province of San
tiago de Cuba, in addressing the mu-
nicipality of that place said the country
should look forward with confidence to
the near approach of peace, which. he
believed, would be arrived at in Feb
ruary owing to the new policy adopted
by the government and the support 1t
was receiving from the country.
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BALTIMORE, 1861.
Nv DEAR MoRRILL.

MY DEAR MORRILL,:
Alas! for in this world, as in the next,
to those who ask it shall be given; and it
is not less true that, to men who do not
ask, nothing will be given Therefore
nothing was rendered me at all. L pre-
sumo no application was made on my be-
half, for each person had his own friends
to take care of, which was all very natural
and very right.
If a cabinet appointment had been of
fered | should have accepted it, not for
the honor, but for the work and response
bility. But that was prevented by Mary
land friends-I mean what l say-lt was
my Maryland friends-t. T., those who pro
feSsed to be so, and thereby got the credit
of telling disagreeable but sad truths
against me which determined that matter
Fortunately / made no application and
entered into no contest and took no pains
to remove false impressions, and L am
quite content with the result.
A mission did not wish, for did not
wish to be out of the country at this time.
Personally l am contents: but no Ian
puage can describe the irretrievable blum
der of the administration made in confer
ring its appointments abroad TO genIie-
men from one region of the country. The
persons are generally the aDleSt we nave
had to represent us for many long years
hut what reason is to be assigned Tor this
senseless greediness which has excluded
from high honOrs everybody from the
slave states, where the president needs
strength and where such a dlstrlbu,
ton would have averted the disaster, IN
Connecticut and Rhode Island. Can they
open the eyes and ears of men atWashing
t6n-and must they meet wit b utter over
throw in 1864 before they will understand
that it is impossible for one-half OF the
country to govern the other half;
Till the 4th of March the Republican or
panization was perfectly defensible; fol
the question was forced on you - the
southern wings deserted you, you were
Obliged to submit or resist alone, and yot
rightly resolved on resistance. That i
was successful, is to me an unspeakaol'
happiness. In my humble way aided il
the great defensive stand over the ancien
WAYS of our fathers. But it was Away
said that victory would be used to consol
idate and reunite the solid masses OF thu
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Notable Letters From My Political
Friends.

Hon. Justin 5. Morrill, in October Forum
The following letters have been beer Sc, select ct
ed from large number received by me
from personal and political friends during
a period covering more than forty years
and, despite the lapse of time they appear al
to me to retain their interest. Although
some of them may have been written con-
tdentiqlly, many Of the authors fb are the ne
publication of the letters will cause no re-
/ have added brief biographical and ex-
planatory notes as occasion seemed TO re-
69nire The letters, in many instances,
deal with topics not yet become altogeth-
er obsolete; and it will be seen that most 81
of the writer's are still remembered as
having been potential in the great crises
of the republic ,. su,,
The present series includes letters from
Henry Winter Davis, Thaddeus Stevens,
Joshua R. Giddings, George Bancroft, and
Henry q, Carey My next contribution s n non
number of writer's, including Horace
Greely and Charles Sumner.
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London. Feb. There has been an
endemic of threats to kill theatrical
neople since the murder Of William
Terriss by Richard Arthur Prince. A
nan named Francis Carroll, dtsclibed
san actor. was remanded yesterday on
the charge Of threatening to murder
Florence st. John the actress
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After years of untold suffering from
piles, B. W. Pursell of Knitnersville, Pa,
was cured by using single box of De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Skin diseases
such as eczema, rash, pimples and obsti-
nate sores are readily cured by this ia
nous remedy. G l.. Andrews, Newbury
Cunningham's Pharmacy, Bradford.