BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1664. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The annual message of the President of the United States is given in this week's paper. It is concise, business like, comprehensive and practi cal. It should be studiously read by every one who would acquaint himself from the highest fcoiufoe. with the true condition of thccotthtry. The patriotic press is very generally more* than sat isfied with the style and and matter of the mes sage, while the ''democratic'' press find nothing in it to commend. The same systematic misrep resentation and abuse which inade it notorious be fore the election, characterizes i* liow, and we. therefore, look in vain for a Word of approval. The people, however, care nothing for this manifesta tion of partizan anger and predjudice. They ce satisfied with the choice they have made, and if anything wete wanting to confirm the wisdom of it, it may he found iu this determined Opposition on the part of the copperhead press, not to l>e pleased with any actor measure of the administra tion looking to the restoration of peace and the unity of the government by the speedy suppres sion of the reljoilion. After passing over our relations with foreign governments, and surveying the condition of our national finances, both of which are ablv and brief ly disposed of. the President adverts to his future policy in dealing with the rebellion and its cause, slavery. This part of the Message is of such vast importance that we shall not attempt a summary of it, but would urge all our readers to read it care fully and critically. His solemn declaration that he will abide by the policy enunciated in his Emancipation Proclamation will he acceptable to every man r who believes that slavery has been the cause of this accursed rebellion, and. that its extinction, is demanded not only by the future prosperity of the country, hut by every dictate of reason and humanity. Koontz and Fuller. The Governor, it seems has determined hot to declare Messrs. Koontz and Puller elected to Con gress from the Somerset and Westmoreland dis tricts, although satisfied that both of them receiv ed a majority of the popular vote, the Attor ney General having decided that the Governor •cannot go behind the certificates of the return judges. This is practically giving the return of Congressmen into the hands of a few unscrupu lous men who get themselves chosen return judges. If such be the law, it should be amended as soon as the Legislature meets. The board of return judges in these two districts were controlled by Copperheads, and by illegally rejecting soldiers' votes they managed to count Daw son and Coffroth in, contrary to the vote of the people and the plain letter of the law. If the Governor cannot legally correct such rascality as this, it is high time that the power to do so sbo'ild be conferred on him Congress will set the matter right, if the Gover nor cannot. — Pittfairgh (itxzete. The Special Income Tax. This tax will soou he demanded by the collectors and the public should be in readinses to make prop er and prompt returns, under the penalties pre scribed in the act. This tax, it will be remember ed, is the second one for 1863. and amounts to an additional five per cent, on the income. The first tax was but three per cent., and was paid some time ago. The intention of the law is that, everyman having an income over S6OO, shall pay in the ag gregate for that year, eight per cent. No deduc tions are allowed on the five per cent, assesinent for dividends or interests received from any com pany or association. The full amount of a man's income, from all sources, must be counted, not in cluding, however, certain other deduction which are printed on the back of the return furnished by the assessor. Every person is obliged to make a return, and these returns are open to the inspection of any citizen, so that every jnan in a district may see that his neighbor complies with the iaw and bears his proper share of taxation. How THE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED IN CON GRESS. —During the reading of the Message in the House of Representatives, it was several times in terrupted by applause, especially the concluding portion in which he says he will not be the instru ment to re-enslave such persons as are made free by the Emancipation Proclamation or by any of the acts of Congress, and that in stating this as a single condition of peace he meant simply to say, the war will cease on the part of the Government whenever it shall have ceased on the part of those who began it. The applause was by the clapping of hands, with exclamations of "good!" "that's right!" &c. The Speaker rapped his gavel to prevent a further infraction of the rules of decor um, although it was evident that he himself shared in the declarations of the President. THE PRESIDENTIAL Electoral Colleges of the seyeral loyal States met their respective State Cap itols on Wednesday, 9, inst., and cast the vote oftheir States respectively in accordance with the popular verdict on the Bth of November. In the Penn sylvania Electoral College, Moiton McMichaelwas chosen President, and George W. Hammersly, Seerctary. Jno. A. Hiestaud, of the Lancaster Examiner, was appointed Messenger to Washing ton to deliver the return to the Vice President of the United States. RIGHT. —In the United States House of Repre sentatives on Thursday last, Mr. Schenck of Ohio offered a resolution, which was adopted, .nstruet ing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire in to the expediency of passing a law denar.tonalizing person* who go abroad to escape the draft, and re quiring application for naturalization in case they want to be restored to the privilege of citizenship. We hoi>c that the law will be adopted and the cowardly shirks receive their deserts. THE actual election of the President took place on Weduesday the Bth inst. The Electors of President and Vice President met on that day in the capitals of of their respective States, and cast the Electoral vote of their States. The result is the same as that before announced, all the States but three voting for Lincoln and Johnson. The votes thus cast will be opened and read in Congress in Eebruary next, after which the arrangements will be made for the inaugcration. THE AMENDMENT to the constitution prohibit ing Slavery': will pass [the present House, the motion to reconsider, made at the last session by- Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, will be called up in due sea son, and the prospect now is that, when the recon sideration takes place, the amendment will pass.- Many of the democratic members, who voted a gainst it last session, having learned a lesson from the last election, will now vote fir it An important advertisement from the Provost Marshal, in regard to the correction of the enrol ment list is pßtJigVed iu this paper. Important Appointment. One of the first acts of President Lincoln upon the re-assemblingof the U. 8. Senate Monday, oinst. was to send in the nomination of the Hon. Salmon P. Chase, the recent able Secretary of the Treasury, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the T*nh ted States, in place of the late Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. The Senate immediately confirmed the appointment by a unanimous vote —a compli ment eminently deserved. The whole country will endorse the choice and thank the President for making it. No better man could have been selec ted for this high positi'oh throughout the length and breadth of the land. The President at the same time sent to the Sen ate for confirmation, the appointment of the Hotai Wm. Dennison. as Postmaster General, in the place of Judge Blair, resigned! and that of Hon. James Speed, of Kentucky. Us Attorney General in place of Attorney General Bates, resigned.— These are also admirable appointments, "which will l>e endorsed by the Senate with like Unanimi ty. The new Cabinet will stand as follows: Secretary of State, Wm. H. Seward. ofN". Y. Secretary of War, E. M. Stanton, of Pa. See'y oFTreasury, W. P. Fessonden, of Me. Secretary of Navy, Gideon Welles. ot Conn. Sec'y of Interior, John P. Usher, of Ind. Postmaster Gen., Wm. Dennison, of Ohio Attorney General, Jas. S. Speed, of Ky. The Supreme Court of the United States, as at present constituted, will stand as follows: CHIEF JUSTICK. Hon. Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, $0,500, ASSOCIATE J;TICfcS, Hon. Nathan Clifford* of Me., Salary S6,(MX) Hon. Samuel Nelson, of N. Y., " 6,000 Hon, Robert C. Grier, of Pa., " 6,CKK) Hon. James M. Wayne, of Ga., " 6,000 Hon. David Davis, of 111., " 6,' XX) Hon. John Catron, of Tenn., " 6,000 Hon. Noah H. Swavne. of Ohio, " 6,000 Hon. Samuel P. Miller, of In wa, " 6,000 Hon. Stephen J. Field, of Cal., " 6'ooo The Court meets on the first Monday of Decem ber of each year, at Washington. It is now in ses sion. The composition of the Court is decidedly anti-slaverv. We have no more Dred Scott deci sions from henceforward. THE STATE GRAKP.— It is now officially an nounced that the men who enlist in the State Guard, now being organized by Gov. Curtin for State defence, will be practically exempt from draft for The United States service. Any mem bers of the guard drafted by the general govern ment will be furloughed for the full period of their term of State service and they will at the same time be duly credited on the quotas of their res pective districts. The following is Pupvost Mar shal General Frey's letter on the subject, dated Nov. 29th: The Secretary of War directs me to inform yon that the President of the United States has order ed as follows : In case the Governor of Pennsyl vania shall organ size the Pennsylvania State Guard and put in service under State act for that pur pose a numbar not exceeding five thousand, it is ordered that any member of said organization be ing drafted into the United States service be at once furlouehed. so as to retain bis place in said State organization, not receiving pay ofthe United States, but the time counting on his term under the draft. You arc instructed to sec that the or ders of the President are strictiy conformed to. AnoT.iaMEn. -The Department of the Wusque hanna has been abolished by order of the War De partment. and the Department of Pennsylvania established, with Headquarters at Philadelphia, Gen. C'adwallader being in command. Brig. Gen. Ferry's headquarters are now established at Cham bersburgh. WAR SUMMARY. Late rebel papers report that Sherman captured all the powder of Georgia and 3000 stand of arms at Milledgeville ; that Grant has been reinforced by from 6000 to 10,000 men; that the Dutch Gap canal can be made ready in a few hours ; that the Union troops have effected a lodgement between Fort Darling and the Howlett House; that one of our gunboats was sunk on Monday by an iron bolt from one of the Howlett House guns ; that Gen. Sheridan and his cavalry appeared at Fredericks burg on Wednesday; that resolutions in favor of sending peace commissioners to Washington have been introduced into the North Carolina Legisla ture. and that in the South Carolina Legislature resolutions depreciating peace negotiations until a dissolution of the Union is conceded have been in introduced. The Richmond papers of the 9th instant state that a heavy column of Federal troops left the front of Petersburg on Tuesday night, and moved out the Jerusalem Plank road. On Wednesday they were at Proctor's, twenty miles from Peters burg. and on Thursday at Jarret's. thirty-two miles from Petersburg, on the Weldon Railroad, and were proceeding towards Weldon. This is, no doubt, the expedition under General Warren of which we have already had some account*. Memphis was excited on the 9th instant in con sequence of a report that Beauregard was inarch ing on Fort Pillow with a strong force and heavy guns, supposed to be intended to be used for the blockade of the river. Osceola has been occupied by a small force of rebels. A party of rebels re cently appeared opposite Memphis, and a force of negroes which was sent after them was ambushed and nearly all killed. Official dispatches have been received from Gen. Rousseau at Murfreesboro. The railroad south of that place is believed to be uninjured. Block houses 5 and 6 were .surrounded, and were aban doned by the garrisons, who fought their way through the enemy without loss. On Sunday night the block-house -at Oreille Creek was attack ed by infantry and artillery, but was not injured.- On the same night a force under General Milroy went out, attacked the rebels and routed them. — Our loss was small' Our troops then returned to the fort. North Corolina advices state that, the rebel troops having been sent to Georgia, that Stare is left almost entirely unprotected. The opposition papers are urging that immediate steps bo taken for a cessation of hostilities, and a peace on any terms which the United States government may propose. The members of Congress who sup ported the proposition are receiving letters calling upon them to withdraw from Richmond and aid the movement in North Carolina. Army of the Potomac advices state that on Wed nesday morning, the Fifth Corps, a div ision of the Second Corps, and two brigades of Gregg's cavalry, went South. They were subsequently heard from and had crossed the Nottoway river, on the Jeru salem road, without opposition.' On Thursday af ternoon. a rcconoitering party of cavalry went out on rhe left and encountered the rebel pickets on the*Vaughan road. The rebels were driven to Army of the Potomac advices say that the de monstration made on Friday towards Hatcher's Run did not result in bringing on an engagement. No fighting of consequence took place. The troops returned on Saturday night. Nothing positive has been heard from Warren. Hatcher's Run, where they had breastworks. Af ter some skirmishing the party returned, with a loss of seven men. It was reported that tiring was heard in the direction of Stony Creek, and Warren was supposed to be fighting the enemy. General Sherman, according to the Richmond papers of the 10th, was east of the Ogeehee river, twenty-five u/iles from Savannah, on the Tth. On the previous day ho had marched his army eigh teen miles, THE WAR FOR THE UNION. The Straggle in Tenncssee--Deteat of the Rebels-- Six Guns Cnpiurmh NasilTiMiSj Dec. 6.—Very little of interest transpired yesterday. Artillery skismishing con tinued throughout the dayi Yesterday a body of Rebels attacked block houses NrtS: 6 and ?, near Murfreesboro. They were dHVen off in confusion, losing six guns and a number of prisoners. Mat ters it the ft'ofit to-day are quieter than usual. NASHVTLLB, Saturday, Dec. 10, 1864. —The sit uation of affairs remains unchanged. In front of the Fourth Corps not a shot was fired up to 2 o'clock this afternoon. Since then some slight skirmishing occurred. Owing to the slippery state of the ground, the men fihd it impossible to move about. The Rebels can be plainly seen from the front of the Fourth Corps standing about their camp fires. Hostilities may be said to have ceased on ac count of bad weather. Deserters who come in say that the Rebels have strong intrenchments. with two rows ol'dmmtx dr /rise, with wires stretched around to strengthen them. Col. Louis Johnson, instead of Coi. G. M. S. Johnson, commander of the Forty-fourth Colored Infantry, has received from the General command ing the highest praise for the the manner in which he fought his troops at Mill Creek Station No. 2, having gallantly kept the enemy at bay for sixteen hours, and finally fought his way out and reached Nashville with the bss of 115 men, killed and wounded. No report has yet been heard from the gunboat which went down the river yesterday morning.— No cannonading has been heard heie since their departure. The river is three feet deep on the shoals, and is falling. Foster's Expedition into South Carolina. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. —By the steamer Trade Wind we have Port Royal advices of the 4th inst. The Palmetto Herald says that on the 29th ult. an expedition left Port Royal and went up Broad river, accompanied by several gunboats.— The troops landed at Boyd's Point and proceeded inland several miles, meeting with rebel pickets only. The next morning the enemy appeared in force on the road leading to Grahamsville' with cavalry, infantry and artillery. We advanced and drove them gradually back to a battery and en trenchments, where they nrnde a stand. A hot engagement of seven hours ensued, du ring which there were charges and counter charges on each side, with considerable loss. Night pat a stop to the fighting, the lines on both sides re maining the same. We took a few prisoners and lost a few. Our casualties are variously estima ted at from 600 to 1000. During the evening we fell back a short distance, and since then an ad vance was made in other directions. Report of the Postmaster General. The postal revenues for the year ending the 30th June last were $12,488,253 78. and the expendi ture of this deparlment during the same period were $12,644,786 2<J. showing an excess of the latter of $206,532 42. The excess of receipts in 1864 over 1861, the first year of the rebellion, was $4,088,957 38. The increase of expenditures in 1804 compared with those of 1863, is 11 5-8 per centum, and the increase in the revenue for the same year 11 3-8 per cent. During the fiscal year 334,054,610 postage stamps, of the value of $10,177,827 ; 20,044,300 stamped envelopes, amounting to $765,612 50, and 1,574,500 newspaper wrappers, amounting to $31,400. were issued. The total value of these issues was $lO,- 074,320 50, which, compared with the issue of the previous year, ($10,388,700) shows an increase of $635,660 50 or aboui 6 j per cent. The value of the stamps, and stamped envelepes sold was $10,776,- 680 58, and the amount used in the prepayment of postage was $0,878,155 61. On the 30th of June last there were in operation 6,083 mail routes, the number ot contractors being 5,063. The length of these routes was 130,173 milco, end itc Dcivicc IM fulluWS, Vl*. . KalUUttll, 22,616 ; steamboat, 6,278 miles : ''celerity, certainty and security," 109,278 miles —costing $5,818,469. Inquiry has been made of Lieutenant General Grant relative to the existing arrangements for sup plying our armies with mails, with the assurance of my earnest purpose toco-operate with him in carry ing into effect any desired improvements of that ser vice ; and 1 am gratified to learn from his reply, that the system of receiving and forwarding mails now in operation is entirely satisfactory, and tnat "our sol diers receive their mail matter with as much regu larity and promptness as is possible for armies in the field, and with perhaps as much celerity and security as the most favored portions of the country." The mailing of all letters direct from one office to another, however situated, in so vast? a territory as that embraced within the United States, is objec tionable. The ordinary distributing post-office not meeting the necessities of the service, experiments have been commenced with railway or traveling post-offices. The requisite cars for the purpose are prepared for one daily line between Washington and New York, and by means of clerks taken temporari ly from the post-offices at Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York ; letters intended for distribution at either of those points are distributed in the cars, and so arranged that they can be dis patchel without delay on connecting routes. Thus it is found that the transmission of letters is expedi ted from twelve to twenty-four hours, being the time usually lost in distributing offices. Similar experi ments have been made on the routes from Chicago, Illinois, to Clinton, Davenport, and Dubuque, lowa, with equally satisfactory results. Attention has been given to the putting in opera tion the railway distribution to other prominent points, and the companies which have been asked to furnish the nccessany car facilities have generally responded favorably On the great eastern and wes tern routes to Cleaveland, as well as between Wash ington and New York, the size and importance of the mails and the amount of distribution to be done are such as to require accommodations to the extent of an entire car. West of Cleveland only a portion of a car will be used on each route. Including the suspended post-offices, the whole number on the JOtn June, 1864, was 28,878; of which 19,976 are in the loyal, and 8,902 in the dis loyal States. The number of Presidential offices is 705, and 28.173 are under the appointment of the Postmaster General. During the year 619 post-offices have been estab lished, 788 discontinued, and 211 changes made of names and sites. The number of cases acted upon was 5,579. Four thousand seven hundred and thir teen postmasters have been appointed, of whom 3,- 028 were to 511 vacancies occasioned by resignations; 674 by removals ; 259 by death ; 183 by change of name and sites, and 619 on establishment of new offices. The free delivery of mail matter by carrier has been introduced at sixty-six offices, employing at present, 685 carriers, at an aggregate annual com pensation of $317,061 22. The Act approved May 17, 1861, authorized the Postmaster General to establish, "under such rules and regulations as he may fiud expedient and neces sary, a uniform money-order system at all post-offi ces which he may deem suitable therefor ; ' and is further provided that this system should be put into operation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865. A superintendent and assistant have been appoin ted, one hundred and forty-one post-offices have been designated as money-offices, and the operation of the system commenced on the Ist instant. The maximum amount for which a money-order can be issued is fixed by law at thirty dollars, the object of the system being to afford a cheap, imme diate, and safe agency for the transfer through the mails of small sums of money. Nashville dispatches of Saturday say that the situation is unchanged. In the afternoon there was some slight skirinisning. On account of the wea ther, hostilities have ceased. A Union expedition which crossed the Missis sippi Kiverfrom Memphis, Tenn., and went fifteen or twenty miles into Arkansas, captured on the 30th alt. j forty Reliel soldiers, including Brigadier-Gen eral Adams, an Adjutant, three Captains and one Lieutenant, Another reeonnoissance towards Hatcher's' Run was made on Friday moruing by a force consisting of detachments from several cavalry regiments.— The enemy's videttes were driven across the run, and the rebel works on the opposite side were car ried. The eneniv is believed to have fallen back to Armstrong's Mills, a stronger position, a mile and half west Report of the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Feasenden. in his report, has given a thor ough and intelligible report of the condition of the national finances, nnd its candor is not its least val ue. J.n his introductory remarks, the Secretary ad mits the difficulties that still confront the Govern ment, while his whole report furnishe-fevidenoe thnt the resources of the nation, properly used, are suffi cient to remove thein. The Republic has now a debt of seventeen hundred and forty millions six hun dred and ninety thousand four hundred and eighty nine dollars and forty cents, the annual interest of which is, in ronnd numbers, ninety-one millions. The reduction of this debt is at present impossible. The daily expenditure is about two and a quarter millions, while the daily receipts are not quite one million and a half. Thus we are running In debt at the rate of one million and three-quarters daily, a fact which should certainly have serious considera tion. The only way to reduce this rate is by the im position of new taxes, by which the daily receipts according to Mr. Fessenden's estimate, may be rais ed to two millions. The system of taxation he rec ommends will produce an internal revenue of three hundred millions yearly. Yet, even with the addi tional revenues from customs and other sources, the debt must .grow, and it is calculated that the increase during the year ending June 30, 1865, will be $482- 372,,188. These figures are not alarming. On the contrary, we are surprised that so candid an exhibi tion of the situation as Mr. Fessenden has made should be so encouraging. But the facts show that Congress should earnestly address itself to the en largement of the national revenue to the full extent of the national resources. In the last two years we have laid the foundations of a sound system, and one of the great duties of the future is its thorough development. Mr. Fessenden advices the appoint ment of a commission to examine the subject of taxation, and this wise and practical suggestion should have the immediate attention of Congress. Report of the Navy Department. This document affords a fine picture of the rapid progress and glorious achievements of our navy du ring the past year. Of the passages relating to the events of that period we have not space to speak, were it necessary. But the exhibit of the naval force is something demandinging attention. We have now 671 vessels, carrying 4610 guns, and of an aggregate tonnage of 510,306. Other navies may exceed these figures, but in point of efficiency there is now no navy surpassing ours. We have no less than 71 iron-clad vessels of war, carrying 275 guns. But the pride of our ocean navy are undoubtedly our 118 wooden steamers, built especially for war, and carrying 1426 guns, of the ability whereof the Kearsarge has borne testimony. Secretary Welles again repeats his urgent recommendation to Con gress to accept League Island from the city of Phil adelphia. ana establish thereon a great naval depot for iron-clad vessels. As has been anticipated, Mr. Welles, recommends the establishment of the grade of vice-admiral in the navy, and that the rank be conferred on Rear Admiral D. G. Farragut, for his brilliant services in the Mississippi river and in Mobile bay, in which we think the loyal masses everywhere will most heartily cuncur. The number of naval prises cap tured since the commencement of the war is given at 1379, of which 267 we steamers, and the gross proceeds of sales thereof $14,396,250, thenett pro ceeds above expenses being $12,190,741, of which one-half goes to the United States government as a naval pension fund. The expenditures of the Na val Department during the fiscal year were $85,783- 292, and the whole estimated expenditure of the Depaitment to the 4th of March next $280,647,261 from the commencement of the present Administra tion. CONGRESS. TUESDAY, Dec. 6. SENATE. —The principal business of the session was the reception of and listening to the Message of the President. The Treasury and Naval Reports were received and laid upon the table. After an Executive session the Senate adjourned. HOUSE.—After hearing the Message, Mr. Stevens introduced a bill to prohibit the exportation of gold and silver coin ; also a bill to prevent specie from being paid or accepted for a greater sum than the value set down, and to prevent any United States note being received for a smaller sum than specified ** tko KILL TKO kill waa to tko \V VO Otic! Means Committee. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7. SENATE.—Mr. I ane introduced a bill for a special session of the U. S. District Court, of Indiana.— Mr. Morrill presented a bill to extend the time for completing the railroad iu Washington City for two years. The credentials of the. Louisiana Senators were brought up wi,h a remonstrance of citizens of that State. Afrer some discussion the documents were ordered to be printed. Mr Powell offered a resolution to inquire into conduct of Gen. Paine, while commanding in Kentucky. Laid by until the Committees are announced. Adjourned. HOUSE.—Mr. Blaine moved <o reconsider the mo tion adopted yesterday, referring Mr. Steven's anti gold speculation bill to the Committee of Ways and Means ; stating that this action had produced great mischief, resulting in a large rise in the price of gold. Mr. Stevens moved to lay the motion to re consider on the table ; loe'—sl to 68. The recon sideration was then carried —62 to 41. Mr. Stevens moved to postpone considers'ion to ten days. Mr. Blaine moved to lay on the table, which was carried —73 to 52. Mr. Cole offered a bill to establish a steamship mail line between the United States and China Mr. Sloanedesired the Judiciary Committee to intjuiA into the expediency of amending the Con stitution so as to apportion representatives among the States according to their number of qualified e ledors. Mr. Ingersoll offered a resolution, direct ing the Secretary of War to report what obstacles have prevented a full and early exchange of prison ers. Mr. Arnold introduced a bill to amend the act for the naturalization of soldiers so as to include sailors. Mr. Julian introduced a bill providing for the sale of mineral lands. Mr. Spanldinjr introdu ced a bill establishing a Navy Yard at Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Cox wanted copies of all communica tions concerning the exchange of ■ prisoners. Mr. Randall proposed a Select Commiltee, to examine into alleged frauds at the Philadelphia Navy-yard. A resolution, by Mr. Broomall, was adopted, to in quire into the expediency of abolishing bounties to soldiers and raising their pay in proportions. Mr. Odeil moved to instruct the Ways ana Means Com mittee 'e establish an ad valorem tax on merchan dise. Adjourned. THURSDAY, Dec. 8. SENATE. —Mr. Davis gave notice of the introduc tion of a joint resolution for the restoration of the Union and peace, the vindication of the Constitution and guaranteeing all the right of the citizens of the several Slates. On motion of Mr. Anthony, the rules which require Standing C ommittees, to be el ected by ballot were suspended; and the committees, as arranged in caucus, were agreed to. The credentials of the Louisiana Senators were referred to the Ju diciary Committee. Mr. Morgan presented a peti tion from Wm. C. Bryant, Henry W. Longfellow, John A. Dix, Ulysses S. Grant, Peter Cooper, Hen ry J. Raymond, Horace Greeley, aud many others, asking an appropriation for the support of aNational Home for totally disabled soldiers and seamen.— Referred to the Military Committee. The bill pro posing revenue cutters on the lakes was referred to the Finance Committee. On motion of Mr. Lane, all bills and memorials in the Senate were referred to their appropriate commilteess. After some de bate upon Mr. Powell's resolution calling for infor mation with regard to the conduct of Gen. Paine, the Senate adjourned until Monday. HOUSE. —Mr. Stevens reported back the joint res olution explaining the revenue act as affecting the duty on cigars. A debate followed, in which Mr. Brooks,- Mr. Si evens, Mr. Davis, Mr. Myers and Mr. Kasson participated, when the consideration of the subject was postponed until Monday. A Message was received from the President, Recommending a vote of thanks to Capt. Winslow and Lieut Cashing, of the Navy ; to the former for the destruction of the Alabama, and the latter for the destruction of the Albemarle. Referred to the Naval Committee. The President's Message was referred to the proper Committees. Mr. Schenck introduced a bill to drop from the navy rolls all unemployed officers. He al so offered a resolution, which was adopted, instruct ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the ex pediency of denationalizing persons going abroad to escape the draft, and requiring naturalization in dase they shall be restored to citizenship. Adjourn ed to Monda?. MONDAY, Dec. 12. SENATE. —Mr. Johuson presented a memorial from William Cornell Jewett, praying for the favor of Congress to an international tribunal to decide upon the points at issue in the present war. Laid upon the table. A petition from the Associated Press, asking for a reduction of a duty on imported paper, was reterrcd to the Committee on Finance. A pe tition of Major General Weitzel aud 470 officers of the Eighteenth Army Corps, asking for au increase of pay, was referred to the Military Committee. — Mr. Doolittle offered a resolution instructing the Fi lial ee)Committee to inquire into the propriety of the immediate passage of an act to increase the revenue by an additional tax on sales of real and personal property, merchandise, produce, kc, The Commit tee on Commerce were instructed to inquire ipto the propriety of the passage of a law to require vessels engaged in foreign trade to take on board American boys, at least one for every 500 tons measurement. Mr. I)avis introduced a series of resolutions for the restoration of peace, Ac. The resolution of Mr. Powell, calling for the record of the commission in case General Payne was referred to the Military Committee. AfW an Executive session, adjourned. HOUSE.—Received the resignation of Mr. Fenton. of New York, who has been elected Governor of the State. A note from the Tobacco National Asso ciation, asking a suspension of the consideration of the tobacco tax bill for two weeks, was read, and the subject was postponed until Thursday. The bill (reported at last session) authorizing the appoint ment of a competent engineer to survey the neces sary amount ox land near New London. Conn., for a navy-yard, was then considered. Mr. Kelly made a forcible argument in favor of League Island. He was replied to by Mr. Bramlegee. of Connecticut. — Mr. Charles O-'neil also spoke in favor of League Islrnd, but no final action was taken on the subject. The bill to establish a uniform system of bankrupt cy, introduced at the last session, was passed. Mr. Cole of California desired to introduce a resolution calling upon the Postmaster General for any state ments relative to any change of contract for carry ing the overland California mail, but objection was made. Adjourned. THE THIRTY-EIGHT CONGRESS. Second Session Convened Monday Dec. 5. SENATE. HANNIBAL II AUI.IX, of Maine, President. JOHN W. FOHNKY, of Pennsylvania, Secretary. CALIFORNIA. MISSOURI. John Conness, R. John B. Henderson, R. James A. McDougall, D. B. Gratz Brown, R. CONNECTICUT. SRW HAM PSHIRIS. James Dixon. It. Daniel Clark, Pi. Lafayette S. Foster, R. John P. Hale, R. DELAWARE. | SKW JERSEY. George Reed Riddle. D. iWilliam Wright, D. William Sautabcry, D. John C. Ten Evok, R. ILLISOIS. XE W YORK. Lyman TrnmbuU, R. Edwin D. Morgan, R. Win. A. Richardson, D. Ira Harris, R. INDIANA. ! OHIO. Thomas A. Hendricks, D. Benjamin F. Wade, R. Henry S. Lane, R. John Sherman, R. IOWA. OREOOX. .Tames Harlan, R. Benjamin F. Harding, R. James W. Grimes, R. James W. Nesmitb. D. KANSAS. PENNSYLVANIA. Sain net C. Pomeroy, R. Charles R. Buckalew, D. James 11. Lane. R. [Edgar Cowan, R. KENTUCKY. RHODE ISLAND. Garret Davis, D. William Spragut, R. Lazarus W. Powell, D. Henry B. Anthony, B. MAINE. VERMONT. L. M. Morrill, R. Jacob Collamer, R. ! Nathan A. Farwell, R. Solomoa Foot, R. MASSACHUSETTS. VIRGINIA. ■ Charles Sumner, R. James 8. Carlisle, D. ' Henry Wilson. R. YVocanoy, Lemuel J. Bow- MARYLAND. den being dead.) Revcrdy Johnson, D. WEST VIRGINIA. Thomas H. Hicks, R. Peter G. Van Winkle, R. MICHIGAN. Waitman T. Wiltey, R. Zachariah Chandler, R. WISCONSIN. Jacob M. Howard, It. James R. Doolittle, R. MINNESOTA. Timothy 0. How, R. Alexander Ramsey, R. Morton 8. Wilkinson, R. Republicans '7 Democrats 1' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. S- BUYLBR COLFAX, of Indiana, Speaker. EDWARD MCPIIEBSOX, of Pennsylvania, Clork. JJint. CALIFORNIA. NEW JERSBT. 1 Thos. B. Shannon, P.. 1 John F. Starr, R.f 2 William Higby, R.f 1 2 George Middleton, D. 3 Cornelius Cole, R. ! 3 AVm. G.Steele, It*. CONNECTICUT. 4 Andrew J. Rogers, Df. 1 Henry C. Deming, R. 5 Nehemiah Perry, D.* 2 James E. English, D.* NEW YORK. 3 Augustus Brandagee, R. 1 Dwight Towusond. D. 4 John H. Hubbard, R. 2 Martin Kalbfleiacfa, D. DELAWARE. j J Moses F. Odell, D.* Natb. 11. Smitharß, R. j 4 Benjamin Wood, D.* ILLINOIS. a Fernando Wood, D. 1 Isaac N. Arnold, R.* 6 Elijah Ward, D.* 2J. F. Farnsworth, R.f | 7 John W. Chandler, D.f 3E. B. Washburne, R.*t 8 Jas. Brooks, D.f 4 Charlos M. Harris. D. 9 Anson Herrick, D. 5 Kben C. Ingersoll, R.f AO Wm Radford. D. _6 Jesse O. Norton, R. 11 Charles H. Winfield, D.f 7 John R. Eden, 1). 12 Homer A. Nelson, D. 9 Lewis W. Ross, D.f >l3 John B. Steele, D.* 10 Anth. L. Kuapp. I)* 'l4 John V. L. Pruyn, D.f 11 Jaa. C. Robinson, D.* jlfi John A. Griswold, R.f 112 Wm. R. Morrison, D. -16 Orlando Kellogg, R.f 13 William J. Allen, D. 17 Calvin T. llulburd. R.f J. C. Allen, I).* (at large) 18 James M. Marvin, K.f INDIANA. 19 Samuel F Miller, R. 1 John Law, D * ;20 A. W. Clark, R* 1 Ja-.nes A. Cravens, I).* 21 Francis Kernan, D. 3H. W. Harrington, D. '22 DeWitt C. Liulejohn, R. 4 William 3. Holman. D. i 23 Thomas T Duvis. Rf 5 Geo. W. Julian, R.*f j24 T M Pomeroy, R*f 8 Übeneier Duuiont, R.f {2a Daniel Morris, Rf 7D. W. Voorhees, D.*f ;26 G W Hotchkiss, Rf j 8 Godiove S. Orth, R.f . 27 R B Van Valkenburg,R* 9 Schuyler Colfax, E.*f 28 Freeman Clark, R. ]lO Jos. K. Edgerton. I). 129 Augustus Frank, R* 11. Jas. F. McDowell, D. 30 John B Ganson, D IOWA. 31 Reuben E Fenton. R* 1- Jas. F. Wilson. R.*f OHIO. 2 Hiram Price, R.f 1 Geo H Pendleton, D 3 Wm. B. Aliison. R.f 2 Alexander Long, D 4 Joaiah B. Grinned, R.f 3 Robert C Shenck, Rf 5 John A. Kasson, R.f 4 J F McKinney, D. 6 W. A. Hubbard, R.f 5 F C Leblond, Df KANSAS. 6 Chilton A White, D* A. Carter Wilder, R. 7 Samuel S Cox, D* KENTUCKY. j S William Johnson. D 1 Lucren Anderson. R. 9 Wnrran 1' Noble. D* 2 Geo. H. Yeaman, D.* 110 Jaa M Ashley, R*f 3 Henry Griden, I>* 'll Wells A Hatching, D 4 Aaron Harding. I).* 12 Wm E Finek, Df j Robert Mailory. D. # 13 John O'Niell, D f> (irecn Clay Smith. R. 14 George Bliss, D 7 Brutus J. Clay. D. ,15 James It. Morris, D* 8 Win. H. Randall, R.* 16 Joseph W White, D 9W.11 W adsworth, D. 17 Ephraim It Eckley, Rf MAINE. 18 ltufus P Spalding. Rf 1 Lor. D. M. Sweat, D. J l9 James A Garfield, Rf 2 Sidney Perhaui, R.f OREGON. 3 James G. Btnin, R.f John R Mcßride, R 4 John H. Rice. R.*f I PENNSYLVANIA. . Fred. A. Pike, R.*f j 1 Samuel J Randall. Df MARYLAND. 2 Charles O'Neill, Rf 1 J. A.J. Crtawell, R. 3 Leonard Myers, Rf 2 Ed. H. Webster, R.*f >4Wm D Keller, R*f 3 Llenry W. Davis. It. |a M Russell Thaver. Rf 4 Francis Thomas, li.*f j 6 John D Stiles, I>* 5 Benj. G. Harris, D.f 7 John M Brootnaß, Rf MASSACHUSETTS. 8 S E Ancona. L)*t 1 Thos. It. Eliot, R*t 9 Thaddeus Stevens. R*f 2 Cakes Amos. R.f 10 Myer Strouse. Df 3 Alexander H. Rice. R.f 11 Philip Johnson. Df 4 Samuel Hooper, Rf 12 Charles Dennison. f 0 John B. Alley, B.f 13 Honrv W. Tracy, R 6 Daniel W. Gooch, R.f 14 Wm I*l Miller, D 7 Geo. S. Boutwell, R.f la Joseph Baily , D* 8 John D. Baldwin, R.f 16 Alexander H Coffroth, D 9 W. B. Washburn, R.f 17 Archd. McAlister, M 10 Henry L. Dawes, R.f 18 James T Hale, It* MICHIGAN. ;I9 G W Sehoficld, Rf 1 Fernando Beamen, R* 20 Amos Myers, It 2 Charles Upson, R.f L'l John L Dawson, Dt 3 John W. Longyear, R.f 22 J K Moorhead, Rf 4 Francis Kellogg, R.f |23 Thomas Williams, Rf 5 Aug. 0. Baldwin, D. 24 Jesse Lazear, I)* 6 John F. Driggs, R.f { KHODE ISLAND. MINNESOTA. 1 Thomas A Jenckes, R 1 William Windom, R.f 2 Nathan F Dixon, R 2 Ignatius Dounclly, R.f VERMONT. MIS so tit I. | 1 F E Woodbridgc, Rf 1 Samuel Knox, R* j 2 Justin S. Morrill, Rf 2 llenry T. Blow, R.f I 3 Portus Baxter, Rf 3 John G. Scott, I). WEST VIRGINIA. 4 Jos. W. M.'Clurg, R.f I 1 Jacob B Blair, R* 9 S. 11. Boyd, R. i 2 William G Brown, R* 6 Austin A. King, D. | 3 Killian V Whaley, R* 7 Benj. F. Loan, R.f WISCONSIN. 8 Win. A. Hall, D. I 1 James S Brown, D 9 James S. Rollins,D* 2 Ithamar C Sloan, Rf NEW HAMPSHIRE. 3 Amasa Cobb, Rf 1 Daniel Marey, D. 4 Charles A Eldridge, Df 2 Edward H. Rollins, R* 5 Ezra AVheeler, Df 3 James W.Patterson, R. : 6 Wall D Mclndoe, Rf Republicans i. .....—lO4 Democrats 79 • Members of preceding House. f lte-elected. The Richmond Whig is severe upon Sherman. It says that his present movement is "an insolent disregard of all the principles of strategy as ex plained and practiced by the masters of the milita nt ' That was precisely what the old Austrian Mar-hal \\ urmser said of Napoleon in his first Italian campaign. Ladies* Furs. The largest assortment at CHARLES OAKFORD A i DNS, Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. Ladies* and Children's Hats. The latest styles at CHARLES OAKFORD & SONS Continental flktel, Philadelphia. HE A D4JU ARTEBU, DKOVOST MARSHAL SIXTEENTH DD-TRICT, PENXKYLVANU, Chau\htr,bu r '„ lMeeatbr.r fltk, 1864. T have been directed to make public the following ad vertisement. The Board nf Enrolment will be i n eos.i„ n daiiy at l.'haiubcrsburg for the purpose of striking ofl the the names indicated below, unices absent under orders or engaged in the more urgent duty of examining drafted men. It is desired that enrolled men, calling with the view of having their names stricken off, present tbem-ci. vo in the afternoon, between one and four o'eloek. The Board will cheerfully inform applicants by letter of the quantity and character of proof required in special cam. GEORGE ESYTER, Capt. nnd Pro. Mar. Ifith Dist. Pa. Ia order to secure the assistance and co-operation of the people in the endeavor to keep the enrolment lists contin ually correct, the Enrolment Boards have been directed to have copies of saio lists kept open to the examination of the public at all proper timet, and shall give public notice that any person may appear before the Board and have any name stricken off the list, if he can show, to the satjs faction of the Board, that the person named is not proper ly enrolled, on account of, Ist. Alienage. 2d. Non-residence. 3d. Over age. 4th. Permanent physical disability, of such a degree as to render the person not a proper subject for enrolment under the law and regulations. sth. Having served in the military or naval service two years during the present war, and been honorably dis charged. Especially civil officers, clergymen, and all prominent citizens are invited to appear at ail times before the Board to point out errors in the lists, and to give such infin-ma tion in their possession as may aid in the correction and revision thereof. They should understand that it is plainly for the inter est of each sub-district to have stricken from the lists all names improperly enrolled, because an excess of names increases the quota called for from such sub-districts,- and that it is equally for the interest of each person enrolled in a given sub-district to place upon the lists all persons In the sub-district liable to do military duty, because the greater the number to be drawn from the less the chan.-e that any particular individual will be drawn. It is the personal interest of every enrolled man that the quota in which he is concerned shall not be made to large, and that his own chances for draft shall not be unjustly increased: both these objects will bo attained if all parties will aid in Striking out the wrong names and putting in the right ones. Especially is this the interest of those drafted men who by putting in substitutes themselves liable to draft, have secured exemption, which, by the terms of the law, holds good only until the present enrolment is exhausted in their sub-districts. Men who are over 45 years of age, and in consequence excused by law from the performance of duty in tho field, owe it to the cause and to the country to take a zealous and active part in the correction of the euaolinent lists, a military service of the first importance. The law requires that the quotas shall be assigned in pro portion to the enrolment, and the fainness and justness of this mode of determining the amount of military service due from each and every section of the country, cannot be doubted, if the enrolment is made a? nearly perfect aa it is possible to make it. The amount of service due to the nation from every town and county, is thus laid fair ly and plainly before the citizens, and it is expected that a higher motive than a selfish interest, will prompt all to do their share in perfecting the enrolment, and securing a just and efficient execution of the laws for raising troops, whenever it becomes neeessarv to apply them. By order of MAJ. RICHARD I. DODGE. A. A. P. M. Gen j. WILLIAM SCHEFFLER. declo'64-3t Capt. and A. A. A. Gen'l. ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. Letters of administration having been granted to the subscriber, residing in the Borough of Bedford, on the estate of Margaret Bulger, late of -Middle Woodbury Tp., deceased, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will make payment without delay and those having claims against the same, will present them pro-* perlv authenticated for settlement. J. R. DURBORROW. Dec.16,'64-6t. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Whereas letters of administration have been granted to the nndersigncd, on the estate of Joseph O. Blackburn, late of Napier Township, deceased, persons knowing them selves indebted to said estate will make immediate pay ment and those having claims will present them for settle ment. EDMUND S. BLACKBURN, Dee.16,'64-flt Administrator. tjIXECUTORS' NOTICE. J Letters testamentary to the estate of William A. Mock, late of Union township, deceased, having been granted by the Register of Bedford County to the undersigned, all persons having claims against said estate will present them for settlement, and those knowing themselves in debted will be required to make immediate pavment. SAMUEL MOCK A SAMUEL A. MOCK. Dec.1(5,'64-6t Executors. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.— Letters of administration having been granted to the undersigned upon the estate of Levi McGregor, late of St. Clair township, dee'd. by the Register of Bedford Co., all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will make immediate payment, and these having claims against the same will present them properly authenticated for set tlement. j'ACOB BECKLY. Dec. 9, 1864-6t. _ Administrator. A EDITOR'S NOTICE.— XI. The undersigned having been appointed by the Orphan's Court of Bedford Co. to distribute the balance in the hands of Geo. W. Householder, Esq., Administrator of the estate of Wm. Sparks, late of East Frovideuce Tp., dee'd, to and among the nersons legally entitled thereto, will meet the parties interested at his office in Bedford, on Friday, the 23d day of December, at I o'clock, P. M., to attend to the duties of his appointment. Dec. 9, 1864-3 L J. R. DURBORROW. AUDITOR'S NOTICE.— The undersigned. Auditor,appointed by the Orphans' Court of Bedford county to distribute the balance in hands of John G. Fright, Administrator of John R. Feight, late of Napier tow nship. dee'd, to and among the persons le gally entitled thereto, will meet the parties interested at his office in Bedford, on Thursday, the 22d of December, at 1 o'clock, P. M., to perform tho duties of his appoint ment. J. R. DURBORROW, Dec. V, 1864-2t VT"OTICE TO TRESPASSERS.— I_M I hereby caution all persons not to hunt. fish, de jtroy timber or trespass on my property, in any way what ever, as I will prosecute any person that disregards this notice. Dec. 9, 1864-2t. WILLIAM WEIMEII MHE CONFESSIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF X AN INVALID, Published for the. benefit, and as a CAUTION TO YOUNG MEN and others, who suffer from Nervous De bility, Premature Decay of Manhood, Ac., supplying at the same time THE MEANS or EELF-CCRR. By one who has cured himself after undergoing considerable quackery. By enclosing a postpaid addressed envelope, single co pies may be had iff the author. NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Esq., dec.9,'64-3m. Brooklyn, Kings Co., N. Y*. THE EAST XOTICE. Subscribers to Bedford Inquirer, Save Costs. I HAVE placed my accounts in the hands of the follow ing Justices of the Peace for collection: Those of persons indehted to me in Middle and Sonth Woodberry, with Jacob Brennemar., Woodberry : those of Hopewell. Broad Top and Liberty with John Miyor, Hopewell ; those of West Providence, Monroe and Bloody Run with Dr. Jaoob A. Mann: thoso of St. Clair and Uniou with Thomas Oldham: those of Schellsbnrg and Napier with John TV. Hull: those of Harrison and Juniata with David Miller, and those of East Providence with Simon Nycum, with orders to collect by due process of law. J. R. DURBORROW. Bedford, Dec. 2, 1864-31. M. A. POINTS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD. PA. Respectfully tenders his professional services to tho public. Office with J. W. Lingcnfelter. Esq., on Jnliana street, two doors South of the "Mengle House." Bedford, Dec. 9, 1804-tf. DANIEL BORDER. PITT STREET, TWO DOORS WEST or THE BEDFORD HOTEL, Bedford, Pa. Vatehmaker A Dealer In Jewelry. Hpcetaelea, Ac HE KEEPS ON HAND A STOCK OF FINE GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, SPECTACLES OF Brilliant Double Refined Glasses, al* Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Kings, best quality of Gold- Pens. He will supply to order any thing in his line not on hand. apr. 8, 1864—1 X. RDPP, SHANNON, & CO., BANKERS., Bedford, Pa., BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT. COLLECTIONS made for the East, West, North and South, and thegeneral business of Exchange, trans acted. Notes and Accouuts Collected, and Reir.itU.nees promptly made. REAL ESTATE bought and sold. G. W. Rupp, 0. E. SHANNON, F. BENEDICT. apr. 15. 1864—tf. Ladies' and Children's Hats. Latest styles at CHARLES OAKFORD & SONS, Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. * ->SO £*; ii. . !-*•: \£ £ r'i * ■ ,i
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