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THE PRESS,
ropLISHID DAILY (SUNDAYS SICORFTSD,)
' 0Y JOIIN VII. FORNEY,
et $O. 111 SOUTH . FOURTH STRUM
i rog DAILY PRESS,
0.0 LOCO Pea Plunk, payable to the Carrier
ti b ubscribere out of the City at Stows Doiitieas .
tb:iory, roes DOLLARS FOR SIX MONTHS, Two Doi,.
to e 'Tonga DiosTus—invarinbly in advance for the
is
oi
°`
% _.,.,'",.Adlstileetaonts Inserted at the astral rates. 61z
cosstitate sottare.
irojiyirßl-WEICIELY P 11.1089,
pi to Ibtbseribere otit of the City at POUR DOL.
rVOX In advance.
•I:;4;i i mposi
RETAIL DRY GM)DS. '
is gU do LANDEL.L,
FOURTH ,AND • 'ARM
- • Es:A 'L...,....„
RATS. IN STORE
1 - 'NB STO4*. OF 'GOODS
FOR FAMI.,*.r..I.OO,STpM.
WO BLACK
1000 PLAIN.
GOOD BLACK CLOTHS.
c oo PLAIN CLOTHS.
fo01) BLANKETS.
001) M USLINS. •
coop LINENS. '
GOOD FLANNELS.
001) BALMORALS.
cOOD FINE SHAWLS.
G oop TABLE LINENS. -'
ROD TOWELINGS.
GOOD NAPKINS, TICKS, dm., &o.
If
ur STAIRS DEPARTMENT.
BOYS' CLOTHING
AND; •
LADIES' CLOAKS,
READY MADE OR RADE TO,ODDER.
, • • ,
COOPER & CONARD,
S; S 00R. NINTH and IiAREET Eta.
_.
IMES R. CAMPBELL & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND CASH DEALERSaN
DRY GOODS,
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
CHESTINTIT filTRITyr,
gore juat resetfred..and are now °farina, magnificent
MP!. SHAWLS, AND DRESS GOODS,
'ECiALLY ADAPTED TO THIS SEASON
()ICH AND RELIABLE
FURS
OF OUR OWN
IMPORTATION
AND
MANUFACTURE.
hoti t+ BAY SABLE,
ROYAL BRUME,
DARK SABLE MINK,
REAL CHINCHILLA,
DARK SIBERIAN SQUIRREL.
IMF FASHIONABLE STYLE;
FOR LADIES; MISSES, AND CHILDREN.
FURS MADE TO ORDER.
J. W. PRt>CTOR & 00.,
No. 920 011BNU'r STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
EN'S AND BOYS' WEAR.
Cassimeres for linal dem Suite.
Citssimeres for Dress Snits.
Cassimeros forßoys' wear.
Cloths adapted to every use.
Boys' Clothing, ready made.
Men's and'Boys' Suits made to ordor.
BL ANKETS.
A tiptop lot at fn.
Damaged Gray Blanketa at +2 5+ and +3.50.
fkorse Blankets—Army Blankets.
Domestic Goods at lowest prices.
TABLE 'LIVENS.
Fine Table Damasks and Cloths.
.• The &mons power-loom Table Linens.
Bargains In Napkins, Sce.,lo, ".„
PRESS, GOODS. .
•yardenerveig styles Dolalnewat 85c. • '
l' ins Rena Bineßcam ;Blue Yaramattas.
.Brown Reps Brown optins, Brown Cohnrge
Balmorals 32:70, 33 1 +3.20 and +3.50.
• 1100PkR &a CUr4ARD,
S. E. cornerNINTH and MARKET Strsata.
EIMIN HALL A - BRO.,
26 South SECOND Street,
Err , : minced tho prices of
lacy Silks,
Rich Printed. Dress Goods,.'
(lake Shades of Kerb:toe%
Beautiful Colors of Ittfps or poplins,
Ali-Wool De Lames,
k: kinds of dark dress goods reduced.
Also,
Fiue Long Broohe Shawls, '
fvnCentreliong Cashmere Shawls,
Poeh new stylesdbf Blanket Shawls.
4.4 Lyons Silk velvets, pure Silk. de234f
DRY GOODS FOR WINTER.
P,ep, Poplins,
Nadi Merinos,
Colored 111<km:wilt/ea,
Paull De Soles,
Fan.lard Silks,
Blanket Shawls,
Balmoral Skirts,.
Blank Silks, \
Fancy Silks,
Black6Bombazines,
. Worsted •Plaida,
Cheap Delaines,
French Chintzes,
Shirting PlanneLs,
liroohe Shawls,
'Fine Blankets
Crib Blankets.
SHARPLESS BROTHERS
:on CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets
MAP DRY GOODS, CARPETS, OIL
'f'I.OTHS, AND WINDOW SHADES.—V, E. ARCHAM.
Northeast Corner ELEVENTH and MARKET
!.r,,eo, will open THIS.MORNING, Prom Auction, In-
Nis Carpets at 37, 95,60,62, 76, and 870. Entry and Stair
r ttr,r„, , , , ;, wo;Rag, Hemp, and . Yarn Carpets, 20 to 45c.
.J't till Cloths, 97 to 82c. Gilt Bordered Window
, a.!e5,620 to *1.50. 'Buff and Green Window Holland.
de Laines,l9 to 26c. 'Plaid Dress Goods, 25 to 450,
) 4i,imas Chintzesi4.6 to 200. Frosted Beaver Cloths,
$3. Water-proof Cloakings, *1.2.5. Fancy Shirtind
'a to 620, CantonTlannels, 25 to 310. Shirting
dell-thstu
II STEEL <CL . SON RAVE A LARGE
a9ortment of DRESS GOODS, suitable for lb).
:NT PRESENTS.
Eh Ile V Silks ; Plain Silks, choice colors.
Liic and Plgurtidißlack Silks.
Nil and Figured Rep Poplins.
!' , .!alindFigtiredlteriuoes.
alti Solferino Cashmeres, at 37.14 c, worth 62.
WINTER SHAWLS, In great variety,
ULU:YU SCAP.VS,-BROCHE BORDERS,
I . I .OAKS—Of New and Fashionable Styles, made of
liNek
examinerosted Beaver. and Black Cloth.
.41 and our stock, We guaranty to give Sae
Vitrion, as we soli nothing but good articles, and at
, w•-r prim than they can be bought elsewhere.
Nos. 713 and 715 North TENTH street.
PRIB AND CRADLE BLANKETS.
Largo Crib Blankets,
Flue Cradle Blankets.
2 1 EYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH and ARCH
PAM, & LANDELL FOURTH AND
hart a fine `stock of _
GOMM FOR :FAMILY CUSTOM.
Good Lfirgcalaukets.
Good Linen Sheeting&
nuod Muslin by- the piece.
Coed Unshrinking Flannels.
Good. Vest Colored Prints.
Good Table Linen and Towels.
Good quality Black Silks.
good Assortment Colored Silica. jal
CLOTHES-WRINGER.
'IIE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER.
" PUTNAM
ELF-43.D.TUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER"
warranted to be superior to an other in use.
VERY * FAMILY. SHOULD POSSESS A
CLOTHES WRINGER.
nucAuss,
t. It Is a relief to the hardeityart of washing-dor.
, enables the waehing to be done in one-third leas
It ayes clothes from the Injury always given by
4. 1. It helps to wash the clothes as well as dry them.
" 7 E: BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE
ONE •OF THIS KIND,
DECIA.I7SZ, •
~.!litur. The lls being and will
break nor
Athol and coldwater, and will neither break nor tear
g luttons.
Oottn. The frame being of iron, thoroughly gal
- all danger from rust is removed, and the Lia
o to uhrink, swell, split, &c., so unavoidable in
10u unichink, in prevented.
„peas. The spiral springs over the rolls render this ma
'*tuultadjustints, so that small and large articles, as
41 1 . 2 . articles uneven in thickness, are certain to to
. Alttforrn prewar%
4 1 . 6 ckTs. The patent fastening by which the machine
l i ttelled to the tub, we believe to be superior in elm
aad efficiency to any yet offered.
Aa. It will fit any tub, round or square, from one.
„., to one-and-a-quarter inohee in thickness, without
*lac alteration,
RETAIL:PRICE.:
VO.l, moo No. 2, 85.00.
irt• Agents' wanted in every county.
4 4 4 Reliable and energetic men will be liberally dealt
r.,r Sale at the
'W OODENIVARE ESTABLISHMENT"
A. H. FRANOISOUS,
40. 433 bIARKET St and No. 5 North FIFTH St.,
Wholesale agent for Pommy'you'll.
(!AUTION.
The well-earned reputation of
FAIRBANKS' SCALES
nced the ;makers of imperibct balances to offer
. 14 . 2 14 , , 15 " FAIRBANKS' SCALES," and purchasers have.
1,. 44 1.111 many truitances, been subjected to fraud and
.7 ' 41110 11. Fairbanks' Scales are manufactured only by
:8414rlitinal inventors, E. di T. FAIRBANKS & CO., and
l 'isoled to every branch. of the business, where a
Net and durable Scales is desired,
F AIRBANKS doEWING,
•'• • General Agents,
•!?Ykt meson°. NALL. vui omen? trr ST.
ti
4 UCIFER" OIL - WORKS. .
It, 100 bbls. " Ludifer "'Burning 011 on hand.
'Ass the 011 to be non-explosive, to burn B.U .
liein the lamp with a 'ateady:biltillant dame; with
u/sting the and but slowly. Barrel& lined
h. Cass enamel. WRIGHT, &CUL& PRAREILLL.
-I.tt
Office, MIN KANTO . ..I' airs -0
4AMAICA PUNCHEONS
Jot rocalred and for sale, in bond, bi
Ma') CHARLES & 0 4 1 A/R B l..
145 WALNUT Ilt. and $1 GITAGITZ at.
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VOL. 6.—No. 134.
• FANCY ARTICLES.
cLA..pays-
ONE-DOLLAR STORE.
60% CHESTNUT STREET.
Silver-plated Ware, Jewelry, Photograph Albums,
Travelling Bags, Pocket Books. Port Monnaies, Cebu',
ago., for 60 to 100 per cent less than the regular prices.
The following is a partial list of articles which we sell
at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are sold at
other places from
YOUR to $8 each
CHOICE FOR ONE DOLLAR!
Ladies' Sets, new and beautiful styles,
Do. Pine
'. Do. Ear Rings,
- . • • -....Pp Sleeve Buttons.
.•
Do. s--6411rd Chain," —
Do. Neck--er.,-----"*"-*--',.............,,
' Do. Gold Thimbles,
Do. Finger Rings,
Do. Pencils. '
Do. Pens w i th case,
.' Do, Bracelets,
Do. MedaWous, ' .
Do. Charms.
Do. Pearl Port Monnales.
'Do. Mrocco do. • .
Do.• Wire ` • do.
Do: Purees,
Do. Card Cases,
Infants' Armlets, . •
Do. Neck Chains, •
Gents' Vest Chains, different styles,
•Do, Sleeve 'Buttons, do. do.
Do, Studs, do. do. .
• Do. Pin a do. do. • •
• Do. • ficarl'Plus, do. do.
Do. Scarf Rings. do. do. • •
Do. Finger Rings. do, do
Do. Pen and Case,
• Do. Pencil revolving. . . • •
Do. Tooth Pick, revolVing. - •
• Do, Watch Keys,
Do. Chain Hooks. '
.. .
Po, Chain Charms,
Do. Pocket Books,
D0.,8i1l Books,
Do, •Port Mom:tales &a. • .
. .
SILVER-PLAYED WARE.
YOUR CHOICE FOR ONE DOLLAR I
Sets of Table Spoons,
Po. Dessert SPoons,
Do. Tea . do. ••
Do. Forks,
Pair Butter Knives, . •
Do. Napkin Rings. ..
Knife and Fork, .. ,
•
Goblets, •
Cups, ' •••- •
Sugar Bowls,
:Cream Cups, • ..
Syrup Cups,
' Butter Dishes,
Castors with Bottles, •
Salt Stands, &c.
YOUR CHOICE OF Ala' OF THE ABOVE ARTICLES
TOE ONE DOLLAR.
NOTICE.—In order to meet the wants of our numeroni
enelomers, we shall keep a stock of the finest Plated and
All-Gold Jewelry, together with an assortment of heavy
plated Silver Ware, and a variety of Photograph Al
bums and Pancy Goods, which we will sell at prices
which will defy competition. Ladies and Gentlemen are
invited to call and examine our stock. Every attention
paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not.
Ramember CLARK'S
ONE-DOLLAR STORE,
1011-2 M 602‘ CHESTNUT Street.
MiEii3Ztig2giMMl
JAMES B. EARLE &
IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OP
LOOKING GLASSES.
DEALERS TN
OIL PAINTINGS,
ENGRAVINGS,
PORTRAIT,
MTGE); and
PHOTOGRAPH PRAMES.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
EXTENSIVE ,LOOKING GLASS WAREROOMS AND
GALLERY OF PAI-NTINGS,
441-tt RL6 CHESTNUT Street, Zhil4delphia.
-••• -. GENTS' , FURNISHING . GOODS...
AIWWW"WVVVVVVVVVVVV,AA",""
.606. ARCH STREET.
'606.
i WOO 44 : I . tio Wahl iiMiWi MI 411 rill Dil:ii WI 0 iiii (4 WO IP
Full Assortment of
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
EN' GREAT 'VARIETY.
SUPERIOR QUALITY, AND AT MODERATE PRICES
Q. A. HOFFMANN,
Successor to W. W. KNIGHT. '
IftS.stuthBm. . 606 .ARCH . STREE.T. 606.
I.IOLID AY PRESENTS.
Nos: 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET.
JOLIN C. ARRISON„
t . ) :v - (FORMERLY J. BURR mom ' )
ly•m - 5
Has now in store an elegant assortment of
GENTLEMEN'S ' WRAPPERS,
ALso. -
NECK TIES, GLOVES, Etc.,
del3-tf In ;Great Variety._
HOLIDAY PRESEXTS.-OPENING
a splendid assortment of
IiENTLENENIS FURNISHING GOODS,
suitable Presents for Gentlemen.
NV: SCOTT,
No. MA. CRESTNITP Street,
dell-tf - Four doors belowlhe Continental.
DRUGS AND .CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER & 00.,
Northeast Corner. Fourth and RACE Streets, -
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
FOREIGN•AND DOBIESTIO
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
MANUFACTURERS OP
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, &4:1
AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED.
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
n027-.qin
CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
FOURTH -STREET CARPET STORE,
No. 41 SOU ill FOURTH STREET.
J. T. DELACROIX
Invites an examination of his stock of Cametings In
which will be foluid
260 PIECES BRUSSELS CARPETING &
►t less than present cost of importation
/deo, MO pieces extra Imperial, three-ply, froPeillne,
medium, and low-grade Ingrain, Tenitian, Hall, and
Stair Carpetinge at retail, very low for cash. nofidm
SEWING MACHINES.
WIIEELER & WILSON
SEWING: MACHINES,
628 CHESTNUT STREET,
de-25-8m
THE WILCOX & GIBBS
FAMILY
have been gre UNRiIGI MACHINESin
TInELY. roved, NOISEDESS,
and with Self-adjusting Hemmers, are now readyfor tale
by " FAIR 7WHEVA r ggteet.
santi
CABINET FURNITURE.
(IA_BINET. FURNITURE AND BIL
LIARD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 201 Sortth SECOND Street,
h connection with their extensive Cabinet Business. are
LOW manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on band a full supply, finished with the
MOORE & CAMPION'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, which
are pronounced by all who have used them to be supe
rior to all others,
For the quality and finish of these Tables the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout
the Union, who are familiar with" the character of their
work. auZldm
EDUCATION.
VILLAGE - : GBATIN• , SEMILIARY.—A
T SELECT BOARDING SCHOOL, NEAR MEDIA, PA.
Thorough course in Mathematics, Classics, English
studies, &c.
Military Tactics taught. Classes in Book-keeping, Sur
veying, and Civil Engineering. Pupils taken of all ages,
and are received at anyti me.
Boarding per week, 26 .
Tuition per quarter, .00.
For catalogues or information address Rev. J. HERVEY
BARTON, A. M., Village Glees. Pa. . oclo-tf
•
WILLIAM * YARNALL •
.
DEALER IN HODSZTDBNIS,HIIiG GOODS,
No. 1020 PHESTNITT STREET,
Agent for the gale of HALEY, MORSE, & BOYDEN'S
PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING
CLOTHES7WRINGER,
Believed to be tbeIest.CLOTHES-WRIZIOER in use.
R will wring the largest Bed Qnilt or smallest Hand
kerchief drier than can possibly be done by hand, in
very much leis time. -
N. B.—A liberal discount will be made to dealers.
no33m
ROW - EN dc CO., LITHOGRAPHERS
A- 0 AND PRINT COLORISTS, Southwest corner of
CHESTNUT and ELEVENTH Streets, are prepared to ex
ecute any description of Portrait, Landscape, Natural
History, Architectural, Autograph, Map, or other Litho
graphy, in the most superior manner, and the moat rea
sonable terms.
Photographs, Portraits, Natural History, and Medical
Plates, Maps, and any other description of Plates, colored
in the best style, and warranted to give satisfaction.
Particular attention‘to Coloring Photographs. ocaikif
COTTON SAIL DUCK. AND, CANVAS,
of all numbers and braid!). •
Raven's Duck - Awning Twills; of all descriptiona for
Tenth, Awnings, Trunk, and Wagon Covers.
Also, Paper Manufacturers' Drier Felts, from Ito feet
wide. Tarpaulin, Bolting Sail Twine &c.
JOAN W. EVRRMAN & CO..
va4-tt 101 JONEB' Alley.
Vrtss.
Several times, during the last six monthS,
we have mentioned, in our news.of • litera
ture, that the Amorican Adnaanac, which
died in 1861, would be replaced by• a new
A.nnuaire, entitled " The National Almt
nac," to be, issued, at the beginning. of 1808,
by George W. Childs, 628 Chestnut _street,
t o "antsin a vaitAntigpfJnfopation re
specting this country and the rest of` he
world, and to be continued yearly.
As a general rule, we do* .not notice
proof-sheets, but the work' in . question
so National that, having seen most .of it
"in proof," as it is called, we can describe
it. It opens, of course, with a • Calendar,' .
Astronomical tables, and a record of astro
nomical progress in 1802. Then come
original articles on Meteorology, the . United
States Coast Survey, Smithsonian Instita-
tion, Insanity and Insane Institutions, popu- .
lation of the United States illustrated by a
new process, iron-clad vessels, and projec
tiles,- &c. Under the head " Government ,
of the United States,-!' bi) given an
account of its organization, a list of its
leading officers, a full .account of all
its Departments, statistics 'connected with
every branch of the State, War, Navy, In-'
terior, Post Office, Judiciary, and Congres--
Sional Departments ; the debt and financial'
condition of the county, as also statistics of
its commerce, navigation, agriculture, manu
factures, education, and religion. pull de-,
tails as • to' the naval, military, and marine
forces, including a list of ships,. event& of
the war, table of_battlas, and comparison of
cost of war with those of England and ,
France during the Napoleonic strife, and
'with our' own condition in the war of 1812;
will also be given. The articles taxed under
the United States tax law will be placed in
alphabetical order, and so will the new tariff.
History and statistics of the Mint; ab
stract of the public laws passed in
.the .last three sessions of Congress ;
suits of the census of 1860; diplomatic and
consular 'relations with the world; lists of
postmasters and. tax assessors'and collectors;
statistics of education, of railroads, and ca
nals, of each State,in &fail, of church mat
ters, of foreign Governments, &c:, will be
fully rendered. Lastly, there will be an
obituary, in alphabetical order, and Dr. Al
libone, the historian of 'British and Ameri
can literature, will give a list of all the works,
with their titles, sizes; and price, published
in the United States during the past year.
The 'details come down, froth authority, to
last December.-
The above will give a general idea of the
complete and comprehensive manner in
Which " The National Almanac" will be
produced. There has been nothing at all,
like it in any country, and the price is, put so
low that every'house maybe enriched with
a copy. The type is all new, and it is ex
pected to be issued without a solitary error
of the press. Of course, such tt work, as this
has involved the outlay of many thousand
dollars, but the publisher, we predict, will
find himself amply repaid by a very -exten
sive sale, and the establishment of a valuable
work of permanent interest, of which`a new
volume will appear every„year.
M. Augustan "Cochin, ex-marre and • nrunicipal
councillor _ol4.aria, is now chief editor of Le Correa-
Paris journal which is the 'organ_ of
the party represented by Count de Mantalent
bert, Monseigneur &Orleans, and Prince de Bro
glie, in opposition to Louis Veuillot and =the Na-`.
poleonic party—that is, he is` a thorough legitimist
In 1848, when he was only 25 years old, his writings
on the Pestalozzian system of education obtained:
him honorable :mention from the:Paris Academy -of -
Sciences. In 1882, a=work by him, entitled "LIAbo..
lition de Pesclavage" (Abolition of Slavery), was_
honored with the first prize from the Institute of
France. This work is in two parts: 1. The Results=
of Emancipation. 2. The Results of Slavery. A
translation of the first volume, by Mary L. Booth
(who so ably rendered Count de Gasparin"s works
on America into our language), has been published
by Walker, Wise, & Co., of Boston. If successful,
the second volume, chiefly devoted to the United
=States, and slavery therein, will soon follow. M.
Cochin, albeit somewhat of a crodrinaire, builds his
premises upon facts, like Mr. Gladstone, 'instead
of Upon fanciful theories, as. M. Guizot does. Every
where he gives exact data, drawn from authentic and
unquestioned records.. He takes ,the fact that
England has emancipated- 800,000 slaves, France
250,000, Denmark and Sweden 27,000, and laments
that, upon such Christian territory as the United
States; Braz t il, and the Spanish and Dutch colonies,
*without speaking of the - heathen world, there re
main nearly seven million baptised slaves. He
traces the history of ETancipation, and Shows what
have been its results everywhere; not the ruin of
theeolonies, as was predicted, but their advance
ment ; not the cessation of labor, the return of the
blacks, through idleness, to barbarism, and conse
quent pillage and murder, but their moral, religious,
and social elevation as a race. Three-fourths of the
volume are devoted, as might be expected, to tracing
the history, working, and results of French Emanci
pation. The remainder is occupied with Emancipa
tion in the colonies of England, Denmark, Sweden,
and Holland. In each ease the .result has been the
same. As a work of singular accuracy and interest,
we recommend M. Cochin's, "Results of Emend
pation " -to the public at this moment, when the
new year was Made memorable by the President's
memorable proclamation. It - is a storehouse of
facts, as well as of arguments.
Hellas, her Monuments and- Scenery," by. Th
omas Chase, M. A., exquisitely, printed at the Uni
versity Press, Cambridge, and printed by Sever &
Wands, (whose new edition of De Tocqueville is
among the handsomest of modern books,) is a
well-timed, but very small volum.e. Mr. Chase
evidently is a scholar; and visited Greece from a
desire to see a land haunted by so many, classical
associations ; left Naples for Athens in May, 1853,
and in the haven of the Peirmus found the Ameri
can war-frigate Cumberland, with which are now
connected recollections at once mournful and proud,
which song . has hallowed and Patriotism will
cherish. He grew familiar with Athens, of the paste.
and of the present. He visited Argolis, the site of
Argos, the Treasury of Athens, and the Tombs.of
Agamemnon and Themistocles; he' made a pil
grimage to Parnassus, and to Delphi, sacred.to poe
try and prophecy; thence to Leuctra, the acropolis"
of CEnoe, Eleusis, and the ruins of the temple of
Demeter; he went to Marathon and to 4Egina and
Pentelicus, and he shows Athens as few tourists
have shown it before. h'inally,he_describos-thn--
alooorvrire - as -ffinetts — a - E.C2lyeeme in 1862, the die -
closure
closure to view of the Dionysiae Theatre being one
of the greatest archmological events of modern
times. The book, small as it is, is filled with the
results of scholarly observation, and is made com
plete by a good index. The remarks on the politi
cal condition and wants of Greece are very, interest-
PHILADELPHIA
ing at this crisis in her modern history.—Received
from J. B. Lippincott & Co. .
is Poems," by 'Richard Coe, published in a small
16mo volume, by Smith, English: ft Co., contain.
numerous effusions, chiefly lyrical, many of which
have already been printed in newspapers. The
"Bible Pictures" here are somewhat feeble, but
Mr. C'oe is more successful 4n hls " Voices from
Home." The series comprisingMy Father, My Mo-
thel. My Wife, Our Little Boy, and Our Little Girl,
are earnest and musically expressive. The Angel of
our Home, full of domestic feeling and Christian re-
Hance, is also worth especial commendation. " Ly
.
ries of Love" and "Songs for the Times," are scarce-
ly above the merit or the sing-song rhymes usually
known as album-verses. Among the Miccella- •
neous ,, poemswe find Mr. Coe's best efforts. The
following, which is true and terse,would be complete
if the authibr had introduced a line referring to the
mature manhood between youth and the old age :
LIFE.
An infant on its mother's breast—
A bouncing boy at play— .
A youth by maiden fair caressed—
An old man, silver gray—
Is all of life we know :
A joy—a fear—
A smile—a tear—
And all is o'er below
The lyric, entitled "The Old Farm Gate," and
commencing
"I love it! I love it! and oft paw/ it by,"
will too much remind the reader of Eliza Cook%
" Old Arm Chair," in the same metre, and kith
nearly a similar commencement. We notice; to iOn-,
demn it, Mr. Coe , B practice of substituting ".ciavioril 9
which is not an English word, for " Saviour,O.
which is.
The Rev. Dr. Nehemiah Adams, of Boston, emi
nent as a writer and preacher, has made a valuable
little volume in a very easy manner. It Is called
" Broadcast," and is published by Ticknor & Fields.
Dr. A. "has been in the habit of putting down, in
the briefest form, such of his own reflections as
might serve him for hints in preaching. Having
answered this purpose, the thought occurred to hint
of making selections froM them, and turning themn.
into a book. This is, in fact, 'a volume of religieUlt
laconies, made very accessible by a good index.
Mrs. J. b. 'Frentinit's "Story of the' Guard ::$'
Chionicle. of the' War," published by Ticknor Si.
Fields, l be'aiitifuily got up, With Riverside print
ing on the finest paper—as a lady's book should be.
It is a record of the achievements of the Fremont
Body-Ci-uard, commanded by Major Znonyi—chiefty,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1868
The National Almanac.
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indeed, of the bold and successful attack which 150
of them, headed by him, • made on 2,000 rebels at
Springfield, Missouri. This Guard was a cavalry.
corps, consisting of a class of volunteers of superior
statue and education. When General Fremont was
relieved from his command, in November, 1861, the
Guard was mustered out of service. The volume
of the book is chiefly made by letters from General
Fremont, Major Zagonyi, and two or three others,
to the author. The best part of the book is
the fifth chapter, in which the author describes,
in a simple and touching manner, her reception in
a country village in Missouri, in 1853, by a German
'family located there.
Of the new translation, by Charles T. Brooks, of
Jean Paul's celebrated romance, called "Titan,"
published by Ticknor ft Fields, we have already
given a favorable opinion. We now add, what we
previously omitted, that the translation is so good
hat it might rather be called a transfusion from the
t»- an into the English language. The brief ex
planaorrulerWen
Gel kro , •
date the autheOs' by . Mr. Brooke, help to eluci-
Mtreand meaning.
". Memoirs of Mrs. .Toant774-5tu8e...,,, thune' ;1„4. ition to,
" by her son,
thelate Rev. Dr. Bethunecira vinikbfe --- 4 d
our religious biography. The memoir is the
duotion of a gifted and extiellent divine—a heart-tri
bute to the memory and the worth of ,one who,. as
'Wife,. Mother, and friend,ever ahoned,heraelt atruly
Christian woman:. Suc h biograPhies, carefully writ
ten,iVithotit cant or exaggeration, tend to do good
to the living, While they are memorials of the dead.
Half of the volume is occupied with - extracts from
the private papers, journals, &0., of Mrs. Bethune;
from 1824, when she was made a widow, down •to
'lBl7. ' She died in 1860 , aged ninety; and deserves to
be remembered, especially, as the•mother of Sunday
Schools in the United States. ,
Mrs. Richards, sister of Alice B. Haven, (formerly .
Mrs Joseph C. Neal,) has written several, agreeable'
AO instructive works of fiction. A new book by
her, entitled "Springs Of Action," has been Published'
by Harper ic Brothers. It Consists of eighteen:
essays, 'Or pt./silica and sensible teachings upon
various
. subjects, illustrated by memoirs, anecdotes
and illtudrations of personal ebaracter,—the aim, -
ali
through,'.being ‘ to. eleyate and reach the female
mind. 'Ethical, without being - diffuse or dictatorial,
this little book is probably destined to do good service
among the multitude of youthhil female readens
whose minds are.now.being formed, and may by this
be properly directed. •
Benry.Th'omas Buckle, author of "A History of.
Civilization inTisgilind," wrote little except that
work—a literary torso, as it standsa great frag-
Ment. His contributions to - fugitive literature
Were a few essays in Fraser's Magazine, of which the
most important was a long review of "On Li
betty, "and a Lecture before the Royal Institution on
"The Influence of Women on • the '
f,
.Progress o
Knowledge." A reprint of these prefaced by a.
biographical sketch of Mr. Buckle, has been issued:
by Messrs. Appleton, New York. It is a slight but sp.
parently honest sketch, though not very. eulogistic.)
A: photographic portrait of Mr. Buckle—showing'
him a middle-aged man with bluff English look, full
face, high forehead, and double chin—illustrates this
volume, which is curious to a certain extent. -
A poem, . 4 Salome, the Daughter of Herodias, , !
published by G. P. Putnam, is an attempt to drama.'
tize the fate of John the Baptist. Herodias speaki
eloquently, at times; Sextus, a loVer, sings . .very
sweetly; the Baptist is religioua and 'resigned;
Salome is truthful and tender'; but the 'poem is f,
failure. There is something boldly impudent is
bringing in the Saviour. as one of the drzotatti
persona. .
THE ANDERSON TROOP.
Insubordination Among the Men—A Large
Napnber Stack their Arms and Refuse to
affirch—Complaints of the Treatment, Re.
ceived—Dissatisfaetion with Officers.
We publish this morning two communications,
received fro members of the Anderson TrdoiOn
the late unfortunate occurrence connected with•the
organization. It will be seen that the. eorfespOn.
dents take different views of the affair, one justify
ing the conduct of the troop, whilethe other as em
phatically denounces
IN .oAltir NEAR NA9IIVILLIC,
December 27, 1262. •
To the Editor of 774 e Press
Sin : The feaders - of the advertising cojumnsi of
The Press will doubtless recollect an advertieement, ,
which appeared last - August-and September, among
the ', l :inilitary..notices,” signed by one Captain Weir:
J.A.'iihner.-by which advertisement he . 44ropOsed"to•
raise a battalion of. four hundred men, to act as an •
escort or body guard to Major fieneral Buell . , who,
at that time; was commanding the Department of
of - the Ohio: When Captain Palmer and the ether
recruiting officers were interrogated as to the
Willy of the advertisement, they unhesitatingly •
answered that Captain .Palmer had theeuthority of
General Buell, sanctioned by the War Departmeel - ;,_
to raise a battaliOn of rxic.nfor.tihn.lidtnc*Vdel
in the advertifiement, , ancr.tharthe inencould - rely:
on their statement.es .being- correct. TheyApvent
so far,
even, as to require letters of recommendation,
from those wishing to join the Anderson Cavalry
as an earnest of good -moral character and general
.intelligence and respectability p es none, unless Ivan
recommended, would be received, as the wished •
young men of this character only.. Now, it is - a
well-known fact that, under,, these promises, the
first battalion of the Ariderson`Cavalry was specially
recruited. Then came the..iiimouncement, in the
form of an order frord Captain - Taliher, read to us
at Camp Alabama, Carlisle; tear fie haii - received •
authority from the War Department to increase the
command to two battalions; biltiotivithstandlng
this increase of numbers, we were still to be used
as at first specified. If we were astonished. at this .
announcement, imagine what our feelings were •
when we were coolly informed that he (Captain
Palmer) had been clothed with further authori- '
ty to increase hie command to a regiment of
three battalions. Still were we assured, by re
peated, orders; read to quiet our fears,lhat we were
positively to be attached to the headquarters of the
major general .commanding the Department of 'the -
Ohio, to net as an escorLand for 'special -service as
air independent regiment. No*, as we were raised •
expreeslyfor a body guard forillkjor General Buell,
when that general was relieved from his command
we should, according to the terms of our enlistment,
have been immediately honorably discharged from
the service of the United ,States. But when this
subject was broached at Camp Alabama, Carlisle,
Pa., an order was read declaring that, notwithstand
ing the removal of Major General Buell, we should
•
still act in the capacity of a body guard, and be
attached to the headquarters of Major General ROse
mans, as an escort, and for special service as an inde
pendent regiment. Under these special promises,
made to us, as we . supposed, in good faith, we wore
induced to leave. Carlisle for 'Louisyille ;.although
we had but seventeen regimental and line officers
commissioned, including two surgeons and a-quar
termaster.. However, we were told that the mem
bers of the old 'troop were at Louisville awaiting
our arrival, in order to take the places assigned
them as commissioned officers of our regiment. On
arriving at Louisville, we expected, of • course, that ,
according to promises previously made,: we should'
be officered as required by the army regulations be
fore going into active service. After waiting in
vain four weeks for our officers to make their ap-
pearance, an order was received ordering the regi n
ment to march to Nashville and join Rosecrans!.
forces. But as the promises mhde to nit at Car. lisle—that -we were to be officered "on - .arriving at
Louisville—had not yet been fulfilled, objections to
marching further until 'properly :officered were,
very generally acquiesced in. And when the officers
were informed of the nature of the.ohjections,
.they
Offiesitatingly declared that, so soon aa - we .arrived;
at Nashville, our officers would be furnished us;:
and further, that our fears of being brigaded " were'
entirely. goundleas ; that we would' undoubtedly. =4
as an escort to Gen. Rosecrane, and dospecial : serw,
vice as an independent regiment ; mid - furtheiJl •Wel
were not so used .they would stand by us.
_'Under]
these seemingly fair promises the regiment ad 'in- 1
duced to leave for Nashville, fully'expecting, -on ar-1
riving there, that the of cur officers would I
be redeemed. We arrived at Nashville on the eve
ning of December 24, and were ordered to
-.report to-'
Gen. Stanly, chief of cavalry of this department. i
The next day, instead of receiving mord officers, thoael . l
acting as commissioned-officers in our regiment, and
belonging to the old Anderson Troop, were ordered
to report immediately to their old comPany, leaving
. 1
some companies without even an acting commis-I
sioned officer, while others have but one commis
sinned officer, and not any company having more:
than two commissioned officers. The various com
panies composing the regiment held ineetingsend
appointed a committee to act for the regiment, and,
if possible, ascertain what disposition was to be
made of the regiment, and why the acting commis
sioned officers had been ordered away, and theeom
miasioned officers were not fortheonung. •
Our officers, when interrogated, stated that a list o
those recommended for commissions had been fur
nished to Governor Curtin,' and that we `` were not
i yet bi-igadod, and .that ithersupposed we shad(' act
in the capacity originally intended.' -The committee
then informed the officers thatinease ordera to move
were received, they were - instructed *by the cora
- ponies to say, that the men would stack their arms in
their company streets, and let them remain there until
, they were assured beyond cavil or doubt that they
were to act.as =independent regiment, for the.pur
pose originally specified, and until they:were fully
' officered by able and competent men."
s Thus affairs stood on receiving ordereto march,,
onthe morning of December 26th, as a part of . Gen.'
,
Stanley's command. But the determinatren- iibtAo`
move until the above-named conditions..werecpm
plied with, having. been, agreed- to previous to re-,
eeiving marching orders, fire hundred . and ..thirty-five
men, oull of seven kundred and f ifty, stacked their
arms in the streets, refusing to move, preferring to
remain and - demand from ,General Rotiecrens a
court of inquiry, in order that the grievances. of
which the regiment complains might be investigated.
As the promises made to us from time to time have
never been fulfilled; we deemed' it unwise to go
further on the mere verbal promises' of those whom
we have but too much reason to distrust, *
The officers, on being interrogated, re_plieilithitt
the recommendations for commissions ltherbeen sent
to Governor Curtin, and-that as soon as the com
missions were- issued the Troop would-he fully of-.
ficered, and assigned to its long-promised duty as
. body guard to the commanding general; The coin
. mittee, thereupon, . replied that they had • been in
structed by the several companies of the Troop to'
say that if this matter was not settled, beyond cavil
or doubt immediately, they would, upon receiving
orders to march, stack their arms, and -refuse to go
forward.
Thus matters stood when we were osdered to go
forward with General Stanley, on December the
26th. Then live hundred of the Troop stacked their
arms and refused to march, preferring to remain and
- await any investigation which General. Rosecrans
may choose to make.
These are the facts of-the . case hastily thrown
together, and we ask that they may be'impartially
judged by the public.
I remain, yours truly, . M. C. P.
To the Editor of The Press: '
Irninxy, Decerniaer 26 1862
Sia: Arrevent of some importance:has happeneik
which I know it will be of interest for our friends
at home to know. A great battle is to be fought to- •
day or to-morrow, and our regiment was ordered to
leave camp at daylight. I feel sorry: to say that a
large number of the troops stacked their arms in
front of their tenth, and refused- to move asserting,
as an excuse, that they had been swindled; were not
a "body-guard;' had not the right kind of officers,
nor enough of them. What do
,you think of such
procedure I call it cowardice and insurrection.
A consultation between some - of our officers and
Gen. Rosecrans was the result; and. a few minutes
ago the following order was received :
"That the regiment must move—that, the proceed
ing above mentioned was "insubordination—that
the officers at present acting over us were acting
by his authority, - and that a . battery of artillery
would be ordered out to .compel obedience to his
orders"--Lwith this addition to the order--:" That
he,-thought the Anderson Cavalry was composed of
• intelligent Union soldiers;' who understood their
duty and intended to perform it." Almost the en
tire command are now -getting ready to march.
Reserve your judgment for awhile until you hear
from us again. I am in hopes that all things will
ome out right. lam yowls, truly, F. A. O.
GIST., CURT
NNIIAL MESSAGE.
- -3,tead 3a21.
2:•,11363.
To the Senate andZoute of Rope
trumwealth of Pemursivania :
GENTLEMEI4 : Notwithstanding ‘l t ii" l',• C°27l.
public calamity which has weighed he ',•-• •of
wountry during the past
: year, it has pleas
Providence not only to enable the people t he
sylvania to peiform in full all their duties tikl
common Government, but to give to this Comoro'
wealth domestio peace, plenty, and prosperity.
The balance in Treasury Nov. 30,
1861, wag
Receipts dU) jug . fiscal 'year end
ing Nov. SO, 1861, were as fol
lows:
Ordinary sources $4,047,822 39
Six per cent: loan, act May 'l5,
IEOI 397,850 00
From vsuions banks as an equi
valent for coin for the rsayment
of interest oh public debt • • 1.40;763 30
Refunded oath, military 22,566 42
United btatos Government 601,740 62' 5,211,747 63
.
Total into ?Treasury for fiscal
year ending Nov. 30,1E61
And the payments 'have been as
follows: . . •
For ordinary purposes , " $3,063,110 06
Paid . , oil Butte interest as an
equivalent for c0in....... ....... 146,631 22
03,Iilltary exPonses, Act April 12,
104 .:,.,,,;,; - ' • ' 762
..) 1 7,ll ,rWatnrinf. - Act. May 15, •
Milli ary expo:NW-MA. 4 p m 460,6m1 6s
.- 1861 - t'' 16, .
Military expenses, Act ill itr‘; ' ' 1,217 26 •
•
1861 , •41,._
Military expenses, Act April 16, 20 607 04 '
1662 - - 14 ... ,
Military Pensions, Act Nay 13, ".^, •••^ll l .
Al - 41ili • .
C‘nimiSsioners of Sinkilig Fund.. 427,1381 ~ 1 .1 • .._•
'Domestic Creditors -•- . , yr; 32 'intztp.or....
Temporary-. Loan redeemed 100,000.00 ~ .. '"It•I
United State Government Direct . ..,.. _ ,
Tax ' " - ' . ' - • - 360 ,000 08':4480,509 25
_. .
traiiria balance . ' in Treasury •
Nov. 30,1862' ' ' $2,172,814 10
of which amount one hundred •
aril ninety-five thousand Ave . .
hundred and seventy-six dollars
and: twenty-seven cents is "the
balance of unexpended. military .. , :
loan, as follows: `•• ' .
Balance of said fund• Nov. 30.1881 ' a"4't,5f.7 41
Receipts under Act Mayls, 1813 L.
.1:3;840 00 •
- . .
.. .. . . 7713,357 41.
Paid:military.for expenses •as = • •" . "" • ' " '
'above 482,781'14 • • .
Paid for tedemption',9l tempor,e• . .• • • ,
ty . loan - ' • . • • - 100,000 03
. 582,781 14
• *193,576 27
Receipts from ordinary sources: •
,•For year ending Nov. 30. 1862 81.047,82.1 39
'For year ending li s oy. 30, 1861 ' " 3,017,615 57
•
Exces.s of receipts for Ise .
Payments for ordinary purposes, excepting
interest:
I - • •
For year endingliov. 30, 1861 $1,118,661 93
" •• " " " 1862 1,n.r3,345 77
Decrease.of expenditures 0f1F62 ' ' t. 96,371 16
From the tables exhibited it will appear that the
receipts from ordinary sources of revenue for the
..year-1862 are.hrexcess of the receipts of the year
1861 one million thirty thousand one hundred. and
'`seventy-six dollars and eighty-two cents, [the excess
of interest paid in 1862 over that in 1861 being $144,-
:05.37;1' and that the ordinary expenditures for 1862
w6reainet3i-five thousand three hundred and seven
teen dollars. and sixteen cents less than the year
- ••
The healthy eondition of the revenues, and the ex
eeisi of the receipts over the expenditures secured
by.the rigideconomY which'has been practiced, (es
.pecirdly considering the necessary increase of taxa
tion by the National Government,) seem to invite
the attention of the Legislature to a revision of the
'revenue lima, with a view to lightening the burdens
of the people. In this cozmeetion it is proper to hi
; vite your attention to the justice and expediency of
restricting the rate of total taxatiot4 now, in some
parts of. the State, oppressive. -
'Aituntrit of public debt of Penn
. silvanin, as it stood on die lst
day of Depember, 1561 840,580,666 08
Additionalamonnereceivedittlbe
State Treasury during the fiscal
year ending Nov. W, 1882., on -
' 'Military Loan authorized per
act of Miry 15,1861' WM CO
• $40,068,51.6 OS
.
'Deduct amount redeemed at the
.? State Treasury daring the fiscal .
year ending 1\ ov. 30,1862, viz :
.6 per cent. Statestocks $Oll,BOO te
.4,q per cent. Statestocks' 50 000 00
4 per cent. State stocks 100,000 00
interest certificates . 17 27
.Belief notes ' • 1,411 00
Domestic creditors' certificates... 64 52 _
Military Loan, .per act of April 12,
.1661, redeemed • 100,000 00
$.520,302 26
. ,
•
Public debt Dec. 1, 1862. • • ...... *40,448,211 82
. .Towards.the extinguishment of the public debt,
the Sinking. Fund holds securities amounting to ten
mtllions seven hundred anct elghtpona thousand
dollars, as follows:. '
•
Bonds of Sni,boiy and Briec.Rallitiad
aai " • • *3.500(xx)
Bo P nds of h_ of Railroad CoilphaT 7,000, ,
000
Bonds of Wyoming Canal Company.' • .. 281,000
Should there be no extraordinary demand on the
Treasury, there can be appropriated from the large
balance now on hand, and the increasing revenues,
at least a million - and a half of dollars during the
coming year 'towards the payment of the public
debt. •
, The operations.of the sinking fund during the last
year. hava_b_egn;-aa-ahow.n bv_nny pmetamation of
the Bth o&Septmber
Amount.df debt.. of Commonwealth reilncea7.. it. 9,801 67
Asfollows;viz - •
State Loans
Interest certificates '
Domestib Creditors' certificates
Relief notes cancelled
11 will be observed that the fiscal year ends on the
30th of NovembeE, and the Sinking-fund year on the
first Monday of September. This is the reason for
the apparent deficiency in the amount of debt paid
..tiErStatea in the Treasurer's Report, and by the Com
missioners of the Sinking Fund:
...Under the act. of -11th-of April, 1862, I appointed
'William McClelland, R. B.'ltlcCombs, and M. Rus
sell Thayer, Esqs., as, revenue commissioners, who
shave printed a report, and will'no doubt. submit the
reault of their lajors to the Legislature, to which I
invite attention.
• I refer,to the reports of the State Treasurer and
Auditor General for, the details of the financial af
fairs). of the;Commonwealth. The reports of the
Surveyor General, Superintendent of Common
Schools, and State Librarian, will exhibit the state
of departments under their care.
• In accordance with the act of 10th February, 1862,
the .quota of ,this State of the direct tax of the
Uni . ted States, amounting to one million nine hun
dred and forty-six thousand seven hundred and nine
teen dollars and thirty-three cents, was, on the 14th
June, 186% paid to the United States, partly by a
relinquishment of a portion of the sums claimed by
this State from the Government and pertly in cash,
after deducting the fifteen per cent. allowed by the
`act of Congreas:for prompt payment. Pennsylvania
thus paid her quota of direct tax before any other
State. There is still due to the State, principally
for advances since made for transportation and
equipments of volunteers, about three hundred thou
sand dollars. •
On the 20th February last, I issued my warrant
authorizing the State' Treasurer to deliver to the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company one thou-.
sand of the bonds deposited with the State, in con
formity with the act of May 7, 1861. On the 20th of
November I issued a similar warrant. Both war
rants were granted otter receiving reports from John
A. Wright, Esq., the commissioner appointed for
thepurpose that the proceeds of , the bonds
previously .issued had been appropriated in ac
cordance with the provisions of 'the law. The
company has now received three of ' the five mil
lions of bonds deposited in the State Treasury.
With the proceeds of the borids issued, fifty
two miles of road have been - completed, making,
with what had formerly been finished, a total of one
hundred and ninety-nine miles, leaving
,eighty-nine
miles unfinished, of which nearly all is graded and
ready-for the iron. The bonds still in the Treasury
will yield an amount ample, to complete the road,
and thus open this important route of trade- and
commerce. The development of the vast mineral and
tither resources of our northwestern counties by this
means, will undoubtedly in a few years render valua
ble the securities of the Sunbury and Erie Rail
road Company, now forming part of the Sinking
Fund of the Commonwealth.
The interest on the State debt was paid in August
last, in specie or its equivalent, in conformity with
the existing law, at the cost of one hundred and
forty-six thousand six hundred • and thirty-one dol
lars and twenty-two cents ($146,631.22, ), for the dif
ference between specie and paper currency, of which
the banks, under the provisions of the act of itith
1862, have already refunded to the State one
hundred and forty thousand seven hundred and sixty
dollars and thirty cents: '
This burden on the banks has become heavier
than in my judgment ought to be borne by any
speciatinterest.
• Unless the Legislature should otherwise provide,
it will be the duty of the State . Treasuer to pay in
like manner the interest which will fall due here
after. We should all be careful nbt to violate the
faith or impair the credit of the Commonwealth.
The serious and early consideration of the Legisla
ture is invited to the whole subject.
In my- opinion there-are already more incorporated
banks in the Commonwealth than are at present re
, gulled rorthe - public -covvronioraeo,-~, a
recommend that no more shall be mcorporated. •
On the 7th of July last, a call was made by the
President for three. hundred thousand. volunteers.
This State had already supplied nearly one hundred
and ten thousand men, yet her
. people promptly be-
Stirred themselves to respond to this new require
ment. Although it was believed that no bounties
would be necessary to induce the men of Pennsyl
vania to enter the service of their country on such
an occasion; yet, as some of the neighboring States
offered large bounties, it was thought not right • to
expose our citizens to the temptation thus afforded
to, them to enlist in regiments of other States.
There being no appropriation for. the payment of
bountiei, of course, could not direct them to be
paid out or the treasury, and it was evident that
to call the Legislature ,:together- and wait for
the negotiation of, any loan which might be au
thorized for the purpose would be attended by inju-.
rious delay. Under these circumstances I confident
ly appealed by proclamation to a people who have
i
never faltered n he performance of any duty of pa
triotism, callinz en 'them to raise, in their several
counties, the slim' necessary-to insure their propor
tion of the quota • of7the. State. • This appeal was
effectually answered: Ptiblid meetings were held,
and liberal amounts 'atibscribed. by individuals. In
the city of Philadelphia,- besides a very large fund
thus raised, the municipal authisritiee contributed
heavily from their common treasury, and in several
counties the county commissioners, generally under
the guarantee of a few of their eminent citizens, de
_ voted county funds to the same. purpose. I recom
mend that these proceedings be legalized, and sub
mit to the wisdom of the Lspdature• the question
of what legislationwouldbe just and proper on the
whole subject, that theburden of thiapatriotie effort
may fall equally on - nil duke of peoplethroughout
the State. •
The result this'-manifestation of public'snirlt
was.that thirty-eight new regiments and three unat
tached companies of infantry were salsed..Four other
regiments, which, previbus to this ball; had been
authorized by the War. Department to be raised are
still in' progress of organization.
On special requisitioris :from . the War Depart-
rent there have been raised, and are now in service,
five additional regiments, and three companies of
eaValry, 'two batteries of heavy. artillery, and one
battery 'of light, artillery. A battalion of heavy ar-•
'Wary -is • being raised: by Major Joseph Roberts,.
V. S.. -.A., with.. my assent; also under special mitho
ritY of the War Department. •
Early in September last the rebel artily crossed the
Potomac into Maryland; with' the design of invad
ing this State. On the 4th of that - month I called
upon' the people by preclamation to orgrinize into
companies and hold thernselves-in readineseto be
ordered into actual seqice for the defence of the
State. And on the "11th of that month, under autho
rity of the President, .T. issued orders for fifty thou:
sand volunteer militia, to rendezvous at Harrisburg,
for the defence of the State. This call was promptly,
responded to, and a large force was sent forward
to the - Cumberland Valley and - its • vicinity. The
first part of this force, consisting of one re
gimentrand eight companies of infantry, moved
from Harrisburg on the night of the 12th of.
September, and were followed by other regiments
adrapidly as they could be organized and transports-"
tion provided.' The command •of the whole force
Was taken by Brigadier. General John F.tßeyriolds,
who left his corps in the Army of the Potomac at
my urgent request, and hurried to the defence of his
native State, for which he is entitled to the thanks
of the Commonwealth. Fifteen thousand of the
volunteer mint% were pushed forward to Hagen-
- I have uniforml y , town and Boonaboro', in the State of Marylandbten: • •
thousand were, posted in the vicinity of Green.; ex p ense of transportation of one person to the field
when applied to, allowed the
castle and Chambersburg, and about twenty-8 :
re to bring homethe.body of his friend or relation, and
thousand were at Harrisburg, ,on their way to Her. : this e xpense
o o f his return with the body. The cost of
the
risburg, or in readiness and waiting for transports- . sora ha or s iess ot th ex a c o eed ss ed ,ooo
ficoo,
r w e h s l i c s h ted is . included in the
~ e ra
tion to proceed thither. One regimen t, at th
quest of General Halleck, was sent to protect Du- In thisti
post's powder mills, in the State of Delaware .: On . theactive connee on I must speak with applause of
the 24th of September the Volunteer Militia were
without compensation, devoted their ti me
discharged by Inc from .serviceh vi and care
, a .ha vi ng by their to their suffering fellow4iti
spirited demonstration greati) , aided ,in preventi fellow - citi zens, disabled by the cas
he intended invasion of this State by the rebels, field to •
ng • es of war. Not only ' have many gone to the
" . .kip compelling their sudden evacuation of the part
administer their kind
,offices, but in every
la of Maryland which they had polluted. For their
pa of the Commonwealth' thousands have applied
means and exertions to the same end ;,cad es
seee;nances, the thanks of the Governor of Marys
me. IT egommander of the Army of the Poto- r c
ii hilly . have the women of Pennsylvania, obey
ment in f ered to our patriotic troops through are hm'. true womanly instinets, shown that they
tending thei ye been taken to procure the pay- - theb .worthy to be the mothers, wives, and sisters ,of
rave men whom they have stimulated to the ir
cordance with 'troops, and of the expenses at- 'duty, and soothed
A large portion 0 stroy s the United states, in Re- ' have ensued in the aful f nureed in the 'sufferings that
Having accompani (the call by the President. The city of
phii jTr ormance of it.
enabled to speak of th than already been paid. ed to the United a e phirthaving patriotically offer
fulness with which the m •'to Hagerstown, lam ti States League Island, as a done
on fora navy yard, Congress directed a commis
privations, and bore the fire ' I
I " "ie ity and cheer
formingsvith alacrity all the - '
1,14,141, sion to report upon the availability of that site, and
commission have reported in favor
. timaccustomed also of New London To th
quired of them. • ' egeneralastonishment,
I force, per- a majority of the • •
On the 4th of August last, a dra ''' - at.; Was re- 'of N London
New but the
tired thousand M il itia, to serve for .E.. 1.,,a , minority has presented a
- 4... report , which '
oftl is fortified by the. approval of the Se
was ordered by the President, under the hurt- creta •
grant of 17th July, 1862, and regulations 14. a d up e iii3o'rit Wavy, showing so '
conclusively the
by his authority ,- in pursuance of that act, , e _
a. y of League Island that it is scarcely pos
which regulations the enrolment and draft were co Bibl et h at Congress should hesitate to select that lona-.
:ducted in this State, our militia laws being found to - 1:12. „ 3 eata , b . lish a navy yard for the construction
ate defective. Several counties and districts having .., ' - ° 'at a point remote from all ne
•llready-supplied by volunteers their proportion of triszeupplies7 eituatee on salt water, and access!-
;the quota of this State, were 'exempted from the g r esbrelhim on e. route to:piny enemy, who may
draft, and time was given to : enable others to iron, ccre,—,t sea,. would appear
wir3, superiorit
':raise the required number. of men by voluntary fresh watt. ';nsistent id -.9.41 wisdom of Con
. enlistments. The draft was generally pro-
.of. large yeas.% s ite withthe- is offs 9, situated on
' 16th [day 'of October last; and • the , drafted • :•Calit: Henry ti . e.s . ..srpary- suppli he draught
......-men were directed to A be-. placed . in. the several phia. at my request;feet depth for ck by its
• " I . l 4.l . ..: 7 l.nestaf.rendezvotie established under 'the regula- made a report to me illelnhoatile at i
' camps • 1 / 4 7174 - ssritry„twlietr Inresinized and elected. • their ware, which I herewith Yos„ • 'ids
tions, where they were begs rd to the army in In July last I received at>sPitY of Phi,. 0
officers, and have since gone ron7l-..'11- ; successful, and An offer from the PennsylvaniMpeheation, .1•:: .
~
the field. The draft was eininentlf .;...isrendezvous,_ of a donation of fifty thousand alit the Der;
when the men had been marched to the i'd3 :.VV•nority paying bounties to volunteers. I detonation.'
my agency in the matter ceased, and all autiiil• because Thad no authority to accept it'egraph;
and control over the men devolved on the Unite; .._,_ the public ~and was unwilling to •undertalCnany
. States officers. I cannot but commend the people o -- `ll:rszsement of the fund in my private caPt3ll
Pennsylvania for their cheerful obedience to the -re- 'bit- ri .sin ee received a letter on the subject f ro, i
quirements of the Government on this occasion.. havest-1 4- , N - 01 - 's ib ', sof disposin g 0 I,
All the expenses of the draft- are, of course, to be company suggestles other m s-tr), essag
paid by the United 'States, and I learn that officers - money, a copy of which ieannexed pins . ' L.
are now in the State charged. With the' settlements. If the . Legislature should accept the done ion, - 1
and payments. • •.- :. . • ' recommend that it be' applied towards the erection
Including the threemonths - volunteers, Pennsyls 'of an asylum for our disabled soldiers, and that the
vania has furnished to the General Government: trustees appointed to superintend the erection and
more than two hundred thousand men since the. ' management of the asylum be authorized to accept
breaking . out of the rebellion, besides some fifty: such further contributions as our citizens may offer.
thousand who were in service, or actually ready for in a well-managed establishment of that kind it is
it, as volunteer militia under the call of the 11th of - .ptobable that the pone to be allowed by the Go
- September last, making, in the whole, more than' yersment to the ill enable them to support
m ll s
two hundred and fifty thousand men. . . themselves with corni t.
In October last a body of rebel cavalry, with a • : By an act of Congress, passed on the second- day
battery.of artillery, suddenly crossed the. Potomac, of July, 1862, lands were 'granted to-the several
and made their way as far as Ohambersburg; plun- .Stateslor the endowrnent, support, and maintenance,
. during whattbey found of Supplies useful to them, by each' State, of at least one college for teaching
and committing other depredations. They went out such branches of learning as are related to agricul-•
of the State by . crossing the South .Mountain, , ture and the mechanic arts, Without excluding other
and thus reachmg the Potomac below Harper's scientific and classical studies, and including military
Ferry. The troops in _the field were not pre- tactics. I recommend that proper provision be made
pared at the moment to punish this attempt by the Legislature for having the lands thus granted
on her ' soil, and it is to be much regretted to this State selected, and the title made to the State,
that efficient measures could not have been taken and that Congress be requested to allow the lands
• by . the army to capture the rebels on their return to and their proceeds to be used by the State in the con-.
. the Potomac. Immediately after I received notice atruction and support of such an asylum as I have
that this force had crossed the line of the State, I above suggested.
called into service. the Anderson Cavalry, then en- . . The details .of the operations of the. common
camped at Carlisle, and two companies of regulars ' school system. during the school year that termi
at the barracks at that place. These troops were nated on the-first Monday in June,lB62, manifest
pushed iforward in the direction of Chambersburg ' scarcely . any evil effects from the roubled state of
and South Mountain. The cavalry at Camp Curtin, the country, Absence of the usual degree of pro
consisting of one full and two imperfect. regiments, • gress in the various department/ is the only result
mere .armed as infantry, and, together with two observable. To have held its own, however, during
'companies of infantry and a battery of volunteer the severe ordeal to which, in common with all our
light artillery of Harrisburg, were in readiness ' great social interests and enterprises, it has been
to go forward, when Major General Wool arrived subjected, is the strongest proof of its inherent
and'esiumed the command of all the forces. Ile vigor, arid of the hold it possesses upon the affec
had ; previously ordered part of his command from tions as well as the judgment of the people of the
Baltimore, and marched the troops , to Gettysburg. State.
.: The rebels marched with so much celerity that. It has come to my knowledge that in some parts
: ' .they did not encounter any of the forces of. General of the State a system exists of paying the wages of
,
. Wool, and escaped from the State. I recommend workmen and laborers not in money, but in orders
:that application be made to Congress for an appro- on storekeepers for merchandise and other articles.
'lllation to compensate our citizens for the damages This system, by preventing all competition, leaver)
• which r they suffered.by the raid. the men to the uncontrolled discretion of the store-
On the two emergencies to which I have referred, keepers. It is a system most unwise and unjust,
I acknowledge valuable counsel and assistance from and it affects classes of useful citizens ) who, as they .
;Brigadier' General Andrew . Porter, of the iJnited live by the proceeds' of their daily labor, have not
States army, who thus testified his affection for his adequate means to resist it. I have no doubt that
native State, and zeal in her service when threat- most of the difficultiei which occasionally occur be
ened. And on the same, and other occasions, lam tween employers and their workmen are due to the
indebted to Colonel Thomas A. Scott, Colonel John prevalence of this system. That every man, for . a
A. Wright, and Colonel J. B. Parker, members of fair day's labor, should receive a fair day's wages, br
iny staff, who came promptly on my summons, and but the dictate of common honesty;.and while' it
served with their accustomed zeal and fidelity, with- would be most unwise for the State to interfere at
out pecuniary compensation..
.all with the rate of wages, it is, in my judgment,tn-
The militia law of this State is greatly defective, cumbent on her to, protect her • laboring popula tion
and I earnestly . recommend the appointment of a by requiring that, whatever may be the wages stipu
commission to prepare and submit an efficient Byte rated, they shall be so paid that the recipient may
tem, to be reported before the adjournment of the . purchase necessaries for himself and his family
Legislature, so that action may be had on the sub- where they can be had beat and cheapest. Ido most
jest at the present session. In the hurry of ordinary earnestly recommend this subject to-the Legislature
business the Legislature might not be able to give for prompt and effectual action. •
the necessary attention to the preparation of a pro- I believe that the 'several charitable institutions
. per measure, and events which have already occurred to which the:_Legislature has been accustomed to
prove the necessity of some effectual legislation on grant aid have been well managed , during the past
.the subject, so that, our people may be adequately year. ' '
protected. • -.-. The Wyoming canal is still in , the hands of there, The State is in possession of the • following ord- ceiver. Certain creditors of the company having in
nance, arms, and ammunition : stitutedproceedings in the Supreme Court for Bening
63 pieces of artillery, of which 22 need repairs. thecanal under the mortgage, the Attorney . General
2 batteries of new cannon, consisting of 12 bas intervened in the suit to oppose the making of a
• ' Gri ffi n rifle& cannon, - 6-pounders, 2 cats-" decree of sale. No decree has been-made, and the
sons, and 2 battery wagons, presented to proceedings are yet pending. Meanwhile, it being
• - . the State by the Committee of. Safety of alleged that the subscribers and stockholders have
- ' Philadelphia', in September last. ' • paid up but a small' part of the nominal capital of
26,492 muskets and rifles, of which .11,614 are the company, an information has been filed in the
ready for isstie; 4,460 in the hands of me- Supreme Court by the Attorney General.to compel
. • chanics for repairs, and the balance, hay- them to pay up the capital, or such charges and as
' .. - ing-boon used _by tho.militla calledouein
'. '
• !elements as- May be necessary to extinguish the -
September last„ require cleaning debt
due - to the Commonwealth. - This-prodeeding
12,427 sets infantry accoutrements complete,' is also still pending. It is understood-that the gross
1,298 swords and sabres.• . - .., ~ , • . receipts of the canal during the last season have
684 pistols. '• - •'• - • . •... --' " been about one hundred and thirty thousand dollars,
- 1,938 rounds artillery ammunition. s. , • - , , , and the annual interest on the mortgage bonds of
1,522,000 rounds ammunition for small firms. the company a little over fifty-one thousand dollars..
• The following arms accoutrements, and ammuni=. . In pursuance of the joint resolution passed 11th'
tion have beenlurnished. according to law,
e to , the April, 1862, the Attorney General has instituted.
border counties, •nti to volunteer orga nizations . Preeeedings on the proper cashier's bonds, to recover'
formed under the militia wit of 1858: ' • - the money. due to the Commonwealth by the Bank,
5;840 muskets and rifles with accoutremente . .of Commerce, at Erie, and . I have employed John 1
complete, were issued to, and are now in -H. Walker, Esq., as special counselforthe Common-
• possession of border counties. • .. ' wealth, in the prosecution of the officers of the bank '
4,055 muskets and rifles, and 2,041 sets of ac- in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Erie county.
' coutrements issuedlo;and now in pos- In accordance with the provisions of the act of
session of organized companies. Also 6th May, 1862, an information in equity was filed-by:
" 80,000 rounds of ammunition issued t o the Attorney General- against the Delaware and'
border counties and organized corn. Hudson Canal Company and the Pennsylvania Coal
panieri. Company. The case was argued before the Supreme'
1,755 muskets, and 895 sets of accoutrements, Court at Sunbury, in October last.
were issued to Colonels Brown and By an act passed on the 16th day of May, 1861, a.
' Glantz's regiments on going into the company was incorporated by the name of the Navy
service. . - Yard, Broad-street, and. Fairmount Railway Com-.
- n pieces of artillery, issued to Ist Pennsyl- Pally. It being alleged that the company, instead of
vania - Artillery, Colonel Charles T. making a:railway on the route and in the' manner'
. . Campbell, commanding, on going into prescribed by its charter, is constructing a railroad
the service. . . of a different character,by a route extending from
628 sabres, 1,056 pistols; and 628 seta of accou- the. Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baitiniore Rail
tremenp, issued to organized cavalry road depot to the Philadelphia and Trenton depot,
companies. both within the city of Philadelphia, the Attorney
Showing an aggregate of General has proceedetisgainst the company by quo
107 pieces of artillery, wars ant° for the violation of its charter, and has also
39,045 muskets and rifles, filed an information for the purpose of restraining
1,740 pistols, the company from proceeding in the construction of
- 1,826 sabres, ,their road. Both these proceedings are now pending.
22,203 sets infantry accoutrements, . • By the act of 29th March, ISI6, it was provided
628 sets cavalry accoutrements, • that citizens absent from home in actual military
1,603,938 rounds of ammunition. .. service might exercise their right of suffrage as if
- in.. addition to the above the following military they were present at the i nitial plhcea of election.
property of the city of Philadelphia is reported, by This act was substantially re-enacted in the general
the "Borne Guard of the city of Philadelphia,” to election law passed on the 2d of July, 1839. The Su
be In its possession-viz : - preme Court has recently decided that, by reason of a .
6 20-pounder Parrot rifled guns. - phrase in the constitutional amendments of 1838,the
2 10-pounder Prussian rifled guns. 'provision has become unconstitutional. Penneyl
-1 10-pounder English rifted gun. vania has sent to the service about two hundred
12 caissons for 20-pounder Parrot rifled guns. thousand citizens, who, by this decision, are disfran.
' 2 caissons for 10-pounder Prussian rifled guns, 'chised. This seems to be a hard measure-that men •
with tools and stores. who testify their devotion to the country by going to '.
1 12-pounder rifled howitzer, Dahlgren. the field should thereby lose the most inestimable
1- 12-pounder rifled howitzer, 750 pounds Dahl- right of a citizen. I recommend that the necessary
. • - gren. steps be forthwith commenced to amend the Con
-2 field carriages for do. • stitution, •so as to give the right of suffrage to the
. . 2 small howitzer guns, 12-pounders, with ear- citizens who are thus excluded. • . .
riages, tools, and stores. ' I 'cannot close this message without speaking of
1 12-pounder rifled howitzer, Dahlgren. • the unbroken loyalty and spirit of the freemen of .
1 12-pounder smooth bore,
.750 pounds Dahl- Pennsylvania. .They 'feel that on the preservation
&Ten- • - of the Union and the suppression of the most cause
-2 fi eld carriages for do. less and.wicked rebellion which history records, de
-2 small 12-pounder howitzers, with carriages,. pend the honor, the interests, and the whole future
tools, and stores. welfare of • the Commonwealth. They will never
' 195 saddles. tolerate schemes for destroying the Government of
127 saddles, with traces, breast straps, &c. .. the United States, or for forming, separate Confede
-68 saddles, incomplete. racial, or any otherschemes for creating general con
' 2,296 muskets and lilies. - fusion and ruin, and aiding and comforting the trai
-2.oo.pistols and 111 holsters. • tom who are in arms against their country.
1,997 rounds of shot and shell. ' This . State has furnished more men. for the de
-672,8111 rounds musket and rifled cartridges. fence of. our - institutions, and has lost more by the
The foregoing does not include the arms and casualties of war, than any other State. She has
equipments that have been issued to the several gi v enfreely,
her, blood and treasure and is ready
regiments of -the Home Guard, and which are in to give as much more of both as may be needfu l. .
their possession.by'
Her people intend that, the blessing of God, this
For the details of military operations and of static- rebellion shall be suppressed, and will not be turned
tics I refer you to the reports of the Adjutant Gene- from their settled purpose by the wiles of masked
enemies or the 'vacillations of feeble friends. On
ral, Quartermaster General, Commissary General,
Surgeon General, and the Chief of Transportation, - - istheir
the e they ' ( right) insi that
contrary ey . will asinsi st
which accompany this message. . competent integrity, earnestness, Intellect and
In regard to the election of officers in the reserve vigor Shall be employed in the public service to
corps, and the recruitment of the regiments of that preserve the Government and to maintain the unity
corps, and of our other gallant regiments of voltm- of the country. A. G. CURTIN.
teers, I propose to send a special message in a few, EXECUTIVE DEPAn.ruENT, Harrisburg, Jan. '7,
days, as I desire to treat the,se subjects somewhat at 1863,
large, and to submit to the, Legialatrue some docu
ments relating to them. •
By the thirteenth , section of the actof May 16th,
1861, I was authorized to draw my warrants on the
treasury for a sum not exceeding twenty thousand
dollars for compensation to suchpersons as might be
-esinikireCtO serve the country in a militar-s , capacity.
At the rare - erstsrs - sm.t-3_.....sesine.4 l l } N , awn
from the treasury eight thousand rive knt
lars, and had paid out up to the Ist of December,
1361, six thousand niur-hundred dollars, when my
. account was settled. .Since that time I have drawn
two thousand dollars front the treasury, part of which,
with the balance in• my hands, has been expended in
the payment of Members of my personal staff the ser
vice when I required assistance, and in procuring in
formation, and to persons employed when the State
was threa tenedi with 'invasion in September, 1862,
and during the raid in October last... ..
An account of these expenditures will befound on
Me in the'office of the Auditor General.
$1,G51,6a3 72
K 763,353 35
$1,030;178 82
$10,781,000
$M1.178 74..•
37U
:-370 41
64 52 '
1189
$262,801 67
Under the act of 10th April, 1888, it is my inten
tion to take early measures for the sale of , the pow
der magazine in the city of Philadelphia. The pow
der magazine at Harrisburg is not judiciously loca
ted. A State powder magazine ought, in my judg
men t to be erected on a suitable site in the - vicinity
of this place, and I recommend the attentlon of the
Legislature to the subject.
In September last two batteriesof rifled cannon
were presented to the Commonwealth by a com
mittee of citizens of Philadelphia, through S. V..
Merrick, Esq., which are now in the arsenal in that
city. ..I recommend, that provision be made for pro
curing carriages, caissons, and other equipments for
them. The liberal donors are entitled to the thanks
Of the Commonwealth for their patriotic gift.
Under the joint resolutions of 28th of February,
1862, measures were promptly taken for the relief of
our sick and wounded men in the field.
The wounded at :Winchester, Strasburg, Front
Royal, 'Williamsburg' and Fair Oaks, and those in
the corps of 'Major General Banks' were duly .at
tended, ou . the field or in the vicinity, by Surgeon
General Smith. and a corps of , surgeons under his
direction, and were brought into this State. The
same system. would have been continued, but, in
June. last, I received a letter from the Surgeon
General of the •United - .States, - representing• that it
was found Inconvenient , to the service, and . must
create 'difficulties. in . , the regular identification
of the soldiers for pay-and pensions. • -
• In compliance with-his views; I was reluctantly
obliged to discontinue the: system • but I haVe 'not
ceased to urge on the War Department the propriety
of sending our sick and.wounded men into the State,
where they can 'be nursed` and cared for by their
' friends, and have to.say thatat length , such au :ar
rangement- was -made with, the , authorities at
- Washington, which it was•hoped would be effectiVe,
but there has been such tardiness in putting it into
practical operation - that I recommend the Legisla
ture toinvite the attention of the War Department
'to the subject. Our suffering men have a right to
the sympathy and aid of their State to 'be so
Iren
dered as not to injure the service. f the bringing'
them home to be attended could produce even incon
• ventence to that I would not urge'it. • Rut it is cruel
- to leave them to the care.and (I regret to say it) fre
quently to the neglect., or worse, of strange officials,
at points in the immediate vicinity of all the' abun
dant comforts which the solicitude of their families
and friends would rejoice to provide for, them.
In addition to the expenses of attending and bring
ing home our sick and wounded, as above stated, I
have expended leis than-$4,000 in the transportation
of friends- of siek, killed or 'Wounded volunteers,
and other persons sent by me for their care to the
several battle-fields and hospitals, and in bringing .
home for interment the bodies of those slain. The
whole expense incurred under the joint resolution
was 0,119.83, the details of which will be found in
the report of the Surgeon General and orthe chief of
transportation.
THREE CENTS.
NEW YORK.
Abstract of Governor Seilnourls Message'.
.a.rassis - v, Jan. 7.—Governor Seymour sent ,In. his.
Tn."A"-i. - ". - L..risiLature to-day. On the subject
of national affairs he '
"Not only is the national&eat stake, but every
personal,s every family every sacred interest . it*
volved. The truths of our financial and Military.
situation must not be kept back. There must be no.
'attempt to put down the free expression of public..
opinion.
"Affrighted at the ruin tkey.have wrought, the.
authors of our calamities at the North and South
insist that this war has been caused by the unavoid
able contest-about slavery. This has been the sub
ject, and not the cause of the controversy. 'Vre•are
to look for the causes, of the war, in the pervading
disregard of the obligationeof the • laws and Consti
tutions, disrespect for 'the constituted authorities,
and, above all, in the local prejudieee which have
grown up in two parties of the Atlantic States—the
two extremes of our country. • •
"There is no honest statement of our difficulties,
wliieli'does - not" teach that our people must reform
themselves as well 'as the conduct of the Govern
ment arid the policy of our rulers. It is not toolate
to save our country, if we will enterupon the sacred
duty, in the right way. Where it is the right of our
Government to decide upon measures and policy, it
is our duty to obey and give's ready support.to
their decisions : This is the vital maxim of liberty.:
' This war should have been averted, butits flood
' gates were opened. . The Administration could not
grasp its dimensions, nor control its sweep. The
Government was borne along with the _current, and
,
struggled, as best it could, with the resistless tide.
Few seemed ableto comprehend itsmilitaryorfinaa.
cialproblems. • Hence, we are not to sit in harsh
judgment upon errors in conduCt or polity.:
"But while we concede all these excuses for mis
takes, weitre not to sidoPt errors nor sanction viola
• tions of principle. The same causes which extenuate
' their faults in judgment mdst make us more vigilant
to guard against.their influences." '
. The Governor urges that economy and integrity
in the adminietration of affairs are vital in periods
of war. He says meddling • and intrigues' have
thwarted and paralyzed the valor of our soldiers
and skill of our generals, within the influence of the
capital while our armies have gained victories in
fields remote therefrom.
'STATE RIGHTS
The: GOvernor says: The National Constitution
must-be held inviolate; and` he contends. that the
rights of the States must be respected as not less
sacred.; There. are dilibrencesof opinion as to the
dividing, line between State and National jurisdic
tien,! but there cane be none as to-the existence of
such separate jurisdiction, each covering subjects of,
legislafion and jurisprudence essential to the public
security and welfare.; (A consolidated 'Government
in this vast country would destroy . the essential
home • rights and liberties of the people.) • The so
vereignties of .the States, except as they-are limited
by the Constitution, can never.be given up. With.
out • them our Government cannot stand. It was
made and it can be.changed byState agency. This
is shoWn p f y the following provisions of the instru
ment
" The ratification of the conventionsof nine States
shall be sufficient to the establishment. of this Con-.
- etitutlon bettieen.tlieStatrAno`ratifying'the sarne. ,,
Again, three•fourthp ; ot : the , States !can add to,or
take aWarfroie the powers of the Gemeral GOVern
ment, by demanding a Convention in whioh amend,
ments can be proposed, which, if ratified by three
fourths of the States, become parts of the Constitu
tion,
Ingle they OK thus take away or at% to it; power,
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the General Government can in no way touch one
right of the States or invade their jurisdiction.
The obligations which reit upon-the • States to
respect the Constitution, laws, and authorities of
the General Government also demand that the
General Government shall show equal respect for
the rights and constituted authorities of States. '
To State legislation and authorities we look for
the: good order of society, the security of life and
property, the protection of our homes and ail that
is nearest and dearest to us in the relations, duties,
and actions of life. It is dangerous and demorali
zing to show contempt for State authorities and
laws. It undermines alike the foundations of State
arid National Government, by breaking up the so- •
cial syStem. If horde laws are not respected, the
more general authority will not be'regarded.
ARTISTIC/OSY ARRESTS;
On the subject of arbitrary arrests, he says • '
"Cur people?have, therefore, viewed with alarm •
practices and pretensions, on the part of officials!, \
which violate every principle of good order, of civil
liberty, and of. constitutional law. It is claimed • 7.•
that, in time of war, the President has powers, as ".. (3`•
ommander-in-chief of our armies, which authorize N. fm la,
to declare martial. law, not: only within the
• nhere of hostile movements, whereother law cannot •
•
. • enforced, butalso over our whole land. That, at
is pleasure, he can disregerd not only the statutes
.1 Congress, but the decisions of the national :
'udiciary ; that, in loyal States - , the least intelli
_ent class of officials may be clothed with
of only to act as spies - and informers h••"''''''
elm
without due process of law., to se
.; „ nd i
.ur citizens, and carry theta.. ,yrond The imprison
- of
the State, to hold them prisons without a hearing
or a knowledge le offencea- with which they are
barged. only the paseions 'and prejudices of
hese i : nor agents lead them to acts of tyranny, •
.ut eir interests are advanced and their positions
ecured by promoting discontent and discord. Even
to ask the aid of counsel hiti been held aeon offence.
It has-been :well said that "to be arrested for one
knows not what; to be . confined, no . one entitled to
ask' where; to be, tried, no • one can say when, by a
law nowhere knoivn or established; -or to.linger out
life in a cell without trial, presents a body of tyranny
which cannot be enlarged. . •
"The suppression of journals and imprisonment
of persons has been glaringly partisan. Conscious
.f these gross abuses,'arkattempt has• been made to
'geld the violators of latv and suppress inquiry into
S - ir motives and conduct: This attempt will fail.
- - .stitutional acts cannot.be shielded 'by
do .al laws. Such attempts will not save the
. • • e they will brink a just condemnation
action &try to pervert the powers of legisla
vernment. • of oppression. To justify such
tive power . - tt s drawn from the practice of GO
which reitrain.. no restraint upon legisia
citizens by writtese o k av
"I shall net inq ail under our system,
trWerinnent and protects the
hellion have forfeited ;'cations."
can suspend a single right rights the States in re.
States.. I denouft&th., lent - that this rebellion
in the South takesliw.....-
Ik 'rititenn'of.the loyal
benefit of one principle civil pat ; civil war
crime to abduct a citizenilifithis allort.h..the
my duty by the Constitution to s
a high
are enforced. I shall investigate - every
lation of our statutes, and see that the olfele.,_
brought to justice. Sheriff's and District Altr7f
are admonished that it is their duty to take u..
that no persons within their respective counties arc.
imprisoned nor carried by - force beyond their limits
without due process of legal authority."
"The removal to England of persons charged with
offence, away from their friends, their witnesses,-
and means of defence, was one of the acts of tyrann3r
for which we asserted our independence. The ab
duction of citizens from this State for offences
charged to have been done here. and carrying them •
many hundreds of miles to distant prisons in other
'States or Territories, is- an• outrage of the same
character upon every principle of right and justice.
The General Government has ample powers to es
tablish courts, to appoint officers to arrest, and com
missioners to hear complaints, and to imprison upon
reasonable grounds of suspicion. It has a judicial
system in full and undisturbed operation. Its own
cotirts, held at convenient points in this and other
loyal States, are, open for the- hearing of all com
plaints. If its laws are not for the punish
ment of offences, it is due to the neglect of those in
power.
• "Government is not strengthened by the exercise
of doubtful powers, but by a wise and energetic ex
ertion of those which are incontestible. The former
course never fails to produce discord, suspicion, and
distrust, while the latter inspires respect and conti
deuce. •
"This loyal State, whose laws, whose courts; and
whose officers have thus been treated with marked
and public contempt,. and whose -.social order and
sacred rights:have been violated, was- at,' that very
time sending forth great armies .to protect the Na
tional capital; and to save the National officials
from flight or capture. It- was While .the arms of
New York thus sheltered them against rebellion,
that, without consultation with its chief magistrate,
a subordinate department at Washington insalted
our people and invaded our 'rights: Against these
wrongs and outrages the people of the State of New
York, atits late election, solemnly protested.
" The submission ofour people to these abuses, for
a time only, was mistaken at home and abroad for
'an indifference to their liberties. But it - was only
in a spirit of respect for onr.inslitutionm.that they
ivaited until they could express their will in the
manner pointed out by our laws. At the late eleo
tion they vindicated at once their regard.dor law
and their love of liberty. Amidst all the confusion
of civil war, they calmly sat in judgment upon the
Administration, voting against its candidates. Nor
was thin the only strikinyroof of respect for the
ri ,
Constitution. The mino.of nearly equal num
bers, yielded to this deci sion without resistance,
although the canvass was animated by strong parti
san excitements. This calm assertion of rights, and
this. honorable submission to the verdict of the
- ballot-box, vindicated at once the character of our
people and- the stability of our institutions. Had
the Secessionists of the South thus yielded to con
stitutional decisions, they would have saved -them
selves and our country from the horrors of this war,
and they would have found the same remedy for
every wrong and danger."
"MARTIAL LAW.
"The claim of power under martial law is not only
destructive of. the right of States, but it overthrown •
the legislative and judicial departments of the Gene—
ral Government. It asserts for the President more
power as the head of the army, than as a repro- -
eentative ruler of the people. This claim has
brought discredit upon us in the eyes of the world.
• It. hat strengthened the hopes of rebellion. It has
weakened the confidence of loyal Statee. It tends
to destroy the value of our •Government in the
. minds of our people. It leads to discord and discon
tent at the North, while it has united and invigo
sled the South.
1," If there is- a•necesssty which justifies that policy,
t us openly and honestly say there is a necessity
which justifies a revolution. But this pretension is
- not put forth as a necessity which overleaps for
time all restraints, and which is justified by a great
exigency; it is a theory which exalts the military
power of the President above his civil and tonsil- -
tutional rights. It asserts that he may, in his dis—
cretion, declare war, and then extinguish the State
and. National Constitutions by drawing. the pall of
martial law over our vast country.
* * * "There is little to fear in periods of
peace and prosperity. If we are not protected when
there are popular excitements and convulsions, our
Government is a failure. If Presidential proclama
tions are aboVe the decisions of the courts and the
restraints of the Constitution, then that Constitu
tion is a mockery: If it has not the authority to
keep the Executive within its restraints then it
cannot retain States within the Union. Tlrose.who -
hold that there is no sanctity in the Constitution,
must equally hold that there is no guilt in there--
bellion.
"We cannot be silent and allow these practices to
become precedents. They are as much in violation
of our Constitution as the rebellion itself, and more
dangerous to our liberties. They hold out to . the
Executive every temptation of ambition to make
and prolong' war.' They - offer despotic power as a.
price for preventing peace. They are inducements •
to each .administration to' produce discord and in-.
cite armed resistance to law, by declaring that the
condition of war removes all constitutional I re- •
strainte. They call about the national capital hordes
of unprinpled men, who find in • the wreck of their.
country the opportunity to' gratify avarice or ambi
tion, or personal or political resentments. This
theory. makes the passion and ambition of an admi
nistration antagonistic' to the interest and happi
ness of the people. It makes the restoration of
peace the abdication of more than regal authority in
the hands of those to whom.is confided the govern
ment of our country.) ,
The Governor declares that the President , s-Eman-..-
cipatioa proclamation is impolitic, unjust, and uncon
stitutional,. calculated to create many barriers to the
restoration of the Union; and to be misconstrued by
the world as an abandonment of the hope • of.re
storing it—a result to which New York is unaltera
bly opposed, and which will be eft'ectively resisted.
The Union, he says, will be restored by the Central
and Western States, both free and slave, who are •
exempt from the violent passions .which control .at
the extremes.
• "Those of the central slave States, which rejected
the ordinance of secession, which sought to • remain .
in the Union, and which were driven off. by a con
temptuous, uncompromising policy, must be brought
back. The restoration of the whole Union s will be
only the work of time, with such an exertion of
power as can be put forth without needlessly sacri
ficing the life and treasure of the North in &bloody
and calamitous contest. We must not wear.out the
lives of our soldiers, nor txhaust the earnings of
labor by war for uncertain ends or carry out vague
theories of extermination—means not only. destruc
tive of lives and property in the South, but also a
waste of the blood and treasure of the North.
— The exertion of the armed power must be aceom
our 'Union 4111 - 111t - fellailifill olio •to restore
sections."
The Governor concluder. :
"At this moment the fortunes of our country are
influenced by the results of battles. Our army irethe
field must be supported. All constitutional demands
of our General Government must be promptly re
sponded to. Under no circumstances.. can .a division
of the Union be conceded. We will, put forth every
exertion of power. 'We will use every policy of con
, ciliation. We will hold out every. Inducement to
' the people of the South to return to their allegiance,
coneastent with honor. 'We will guaranty them
every right, every consideration demanded by the
• Constitution, and by that fraternal. regard which
must prevail in a common country. But we can
never voluntarily consent to the breaking up of the
Union of these States or the destruction:of the Con
stitution."
THEIR PATRIOTISM Ar.f.PICEOTATED.—ThO
fame of the Philadelphia Refradimen,t Saloons ex
tends to all parts of the free. States; The Boston.
Transcript thus speaks Of theni.,': iu . connection with
a reference to the 60th ItlssaachuSettaßegiment :
Massachusetts owes a debt of gratitude to the
citizens of. Philadelphia for the kindness which they
have shown her soldiers while remaining in that
city. Six companies of the 'soth Regiment, tiow
there, were furnished with a genuine New England
dinner on New. Year's day, by the Union Volunteer
Refreshment Committee. The above association has
issued a card arranged expressly for the such. which
containsall the places of. interest in Philadelphia,,
and their location ; it also contains the names of the
' field and line- °freers of the regiment. Upon the
card is•the .following inscription : ' "The 50th Reg.
Mass. Volunteers. 'Welcome to the city cif Brother
: iy Love—The Union' Volunteer Refreshment Com
mittee wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year. "An effort IS being made to have the re
giment detsiiled for, provost-guard duty in that city,
city, which speaks well for the. discipline and good
behavior of our Kasiachusetts boys.
THE • AGItICULTVEAL SOCIETY.— ester
d ay, Morning the Philadelphia SooletY for Promoting
Agriculture held a stated monthly meeting. Among
the donations to the society was a sample of rhubarb
wine sent by J. IV: Williams, of Montgomery county.
The wine is manufactured in the folloviing manner:
Gather • the • plant when fit for the table ;. cut in
small slices ; to four or five gallons of .rhubarb add
' five or'three quarts of water; then steam or boil for
fifteen minutes; then strain through a sieve or oul
lender ; place the juice or extract one side in a cool
- place for twenty-four hours ; then pour off without
s • disturbing the sediment at the bottom; then add
three pounds of sugar to the gallon ; place the whole
in a cask for fermentation, at, least five days, with
the bung uncovered; then place the bung on , loose
until such time as the wine ceases to-ferment-Mine
'made in this way, in one year, will prove to be a good
wine, pleasant to•the taste.
The report of the treasurer for 1862 was read.
The receipts were $600.92, and the expenditures
ss4s, leaving a balance of $26.92.
The election of officers for 1563 requited 14 ti:le
choice of the old ()Ricers,

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