Friday Homing .January 26, istitt.
SENATOR COWAN'S SPEECH.
EDGAR COWAN, U. S. Senator from
Pennsylvania, is a member of the "Re
publican" party, who stands firmly and
immovably upon the ground occupied
by tnat party when it first came into
existence. He is and always has been
an anti-slavery man. When he was
chosen to his present office, he was re
garded by all who knew his political
views, as radical in his opposition to
the institution of negro slavery. But
Mr. Cowan, when his party rushed into
revolution, trampling under foot the
Constitution and Laws, preferred to
stand still, even at the risk of being
dubbed "conservative" and of losing
the friendship of his political associates.
It seems singular that the radical of
1856, although as radical now as then,
should be deemed the conservative of
1855. Yet such is the degree of inten
sity to which the radicnlioiii ot tin. 1 ' tto
publiean" party has been wrought up,
that many who, ten years ago, held up
their hands, in holy horror, at what
they called the ultraism of Cowan, now
look back in wonder and indignation at
the failure of the ultra of that date to
come up to their present position. It
is not that Mr. Cowan is less radical than
he was when elected Senator, but lie-
cause his party have gone so far beyond
his radicalism, that his position is con
servative to-day. 1 n order that the pub-
lic may know the sentiments of this
representative of the "Republican"
party before it was abolitionized, we
publish on our outside, a speech made
by him, in his place in the Senate, a
few days ago, in defence of President
Johnson, and in answer toCharles Stun
ner. We hope every body, and every
body's neighbor, will read this speech.
It is an able, an unanswerable exposi
tion of the trickery by which Sumner
and his confreres hope to perpetuate the
dissolution of the Union.
THE will of the majority, glorified
so extensively by the late Abraham |
Lincoln and his followers, does not
seem to be held in very high regard by
the "Republican" members of the pres-1
ent Congress. The people of the Dis
trict of Columbia lately voted almost
unanimously against the proposition to
give the negroe l the right of suffrage '
in the district; yet, in defiance of their \
solemnly expressed wishes, the "Re
publican t>ongroQcmon proctn-d dslib
trately to pass a bill forcing negro suf
frage upon them. If this is not des
potism of the most arbitrary sort, will
somebody tell us what is? A great noise
was once made about the "Leconip
ton Constitution" not being the will of
the people of Kansas. Admitting, to
be true, (for the sake of argument) that
all that was said about the manner in
which that instrument was adopted,
how much better is this attempt to
force upon the people of the District of
Columbia, a law which they declare, al
most to a man, is odious to them?
Now, honest "Republican," do you en
dorse this outrage committed by your
representatives in Congress? Do you
deny that the will of the people ought to
be the ground-work of all laws in a
Republican form of Government?
THE Valley Spirit ttnd Franklin Re
pository, respectively the organs of the
Democratic and "Republican" parties
of Franklin county, have been enlarg
ed and improved. They are both edi
ted with great ability and in their "get
ing up" should be models for every
country paper in the state. The Spirit
adds to its other good qualities, thor
ough soundness in politics, whilst the
only fault the Repository has, is its per
sistent wrong-headedness on the Ne
gro and other political subjects. We
always read both of them with interest.
WE are glad to notice that the lecture
on the "Literature of the Abolition
Yankee" delivered before the Keystone
Club, of this place, by James F. Shunk,
Esq., is being published by quiteanum
ber of our exchanges. It is, we observe,
to be issued in pamphlet form, in a few
days, from the office of the Patriot ,{•
Union, Harrisburg. No more useful
document than this can be put into the
hands of the people. Let it be circu
lated.
THE Democracy, and all citizens of
the county opposed to Negro Suffrage
and radicalism generally, will assem
ble in Mass Meeting, at the Court
House, in this place, on Monday even
ing, February 12th, for the purpose of
electing a delegate to the Democratic
State Convention and transacting such
other business as may properly come
before them. We hope our friends in
the country will not fail to attend.
THE Huntingdon Monitor has chan
ged hands, and is now under thecontrol
of Mr. CORXMAX, lately connected
with the Carlisle Democrat. Brother
CORXMAX makes a good paper. Buc-
MN to him.
Black! Black! Black!
I) ARK AS EREBUS!
ETHIOPIA IN WASHINGTON!
A BLACK DEED BY A BLACK CONGRESS!
THE WORD WHITE STRICKEN FROM
ALL LAWS PRESCRIBING THF.
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS
IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
THE NEGRO ELEVATED TO A POLITI
CAL EQUALITY WITH THE
WHITE MAN!
The Republican Party Openly Commit
ted to Negro Suffrage!
On Thursday last, January istli, the
House of Representatives at Washing
ton, resumed the consideration of the
bill to extend the right of suffrage to
the negroes in the District of Columbia.
After striking out all qualifications, the
bill read as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the I 'nifed States of
America in Congress assembled , That
from all laws and parts of laws, prescri
bing the qualifications of electors for
any office in th<- District of Columbia,
the word 'white' is hereby stricken out;
and that from and after the passage of
till? at imi peiwiu Mian dlSqUafllteu
from voting at any election held in the
said District on account of color.
Sec 'J. And be it further enacted , That
all acts of Congress, and all laws of the
state of Maryland in force in said Dis
trict, and all ordinances of Washington
and Georgetown inconsistent with the
provisions of this act, are hereby repeal
ed and annulled.
A vote was then taken upon the bill,
which resulted in its passage, ayes 116,
noes 54! The ayes are all "Republi
cans;" the noes are all Democrats, ex
cept Anderson, of Missouri; Ashley, of
Nevada; Benjamin, of Missouri; Far
quhar, Henderson and Hill, of Indiana;
Kuykendall, of Illinois; Latham, of
West Virginia; Phelps, of Maryland:
Randall and Green Clay Smith, of Ken
tucky; Stillwell, of Indiana; and Van
Horn, of Missouri; just thirteen Repub
licans, who voted with the Democrats
against the bill. Every Republican mem
ber of Congress from this State voted for
i the bit/. Their names are A. A. Barker,
J. M. Broomall, William D. Kelley,
! George V. Lawrence, Ulysses Mercur,
j Geo F. Miller, J. K. Moorhead, Leon
i ard Myers, C. O'Neill, G. W. Scofield,
i Thaddeus Stevens, M. Russell Thayer,
Thomas Williams, S. F. Wilson. Let
these names be handed down to the la-
I test posterity, on the roil of everlasting
| infamy, as those of traitors to their race, 1
enemies to their country, and breakers
of the law of God, which separates so- 1
| cially and politically the white and
i black peoples. Now, let the people
I otriko home. Now, let all men who
call themselves- "Republicans" Miake
of!" the shackles of party and step out
like men to assert the supremacy of the
white man. Do you believe in this
: mingling and mixing of the races? Do
you believe that God intended it to be
| so, when he created them different from
| each other? I f not, then leave the part v
whose leaders uphold this doctrine. —
You mast do this if you would be clear
i of the responsibility which will rest
I upon the heads of those who are striv
j ing to bring about this black and white
revolution in society. For God's sake,
i don't let yourself be deceived again !
| As a lasting record of the disgrace of
the "Republican" party, wegivein full,
below, the vote upon the Negro Suffrage
Rill for the District of Columbia:
YEAS— Messrs. Alley. Ames, Allison. Ashley. 0.;
j Baker. Baldwin. Banks. Barker, Baxter. Beaman,
j Bidwell. Bingham. Blaine. Blow, Boutwell. Bran
! degee, Broornall, Bromwell. Buckland. Bunday,
! Clarke, ot Ohio; Clarke, of Kansas; Cobb, Conk
! ling Cook. Cnllom, barling, Davis, bcfrees. Dela
j no, Deming, Dixon, Donelly, Driggs, Ecklcy. Eg
gleston. Eliot, Farm-worth. Ferry, Garfield, Gam
mell, Griswold, Hale, Harding, Hart, Hayes, Hig
by. Holmes, Hooper, Hubbard,of Iowa; Hubbard,
of N. York; Hubbard, of Connecticut; Hubbard)
James Humphrey, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Julian. Kas
son, Kelley, Kelso. Ketcham, Laflin, Lawrence, of
Penn ; Lawrence, ot Ohio; Loan, Longyear, Lynch,
Mars ton. Marvin. McClurg. Mercur. Miller. Sloor
head. Morrill, Morris, Moulton. Myers, O'Neill,
Orth. Paine. Patterson. Perhatn. Pike. Plants.Pom
eroy. Price, .Raymond, Rice, (Mass.). Rice, (Me.),
Rollins, Sawyer, Sehenck, Scofield, Sheilabarger.
Sloan, Spalding, Starr, Stevens, Thayer, Francis
Thomas, Trowbridge. Upson, Van Aernan, Van
Horn, Ward, Warner. Wash burner III.), Washburne,
(Mass), tVelker. Wentworth, Williams, Wilson,
(Iowa), Wilson, (Pa.), Windom, Woodbridge—llfi.
NAVS —Messrs. Ancona. Anderson, Ashley.(Neva
da). Benjamin, Berger, Bover, Brooks, Chandler.
Dawson, Dennison, Kldridge, Farquhar, Finck,
Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Grider, Harding, (Ken
tucky), Henderson. Hill. Hogari, Hubbard, (West
Virginia), Hubbell, (N. Y ), James M. Humphrey,
Johnson, Jones, Kerr, Kuykendall, Latham. Leland
Marshall. McCullough. MeKee, Niblack,Nicholson,
Noell, Phelps. Radford, Randall (Pa.), Randall,
(Kv.), Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Shanklin, Sitgreaves.
smith, Stillwell. Strouse, Taber. Taylor, Thornton,
Trimble, Van Horn, (Missouri), Voorhecs, Winficld
: —54.
SAYStheSunbury Democrat: A mem
ber of a School Board of Philadelphia
offered resolutions in the board to sup
port President Johnson. The Presi
dent of the board—a republican, ruled
the resolutions out of order, whereup
on an appeal was made from his decis
ion. One republican and four demo
crats voted for the resolutions, and sev
en republicans against it! Why don't
the republicans support the Govern
ment? Ah! Mr. Purdy, things have
changed since the death of Father Ab
raham. The President is no longer
"the government." Congress is that
inachinejust now. The "Republicans"
told us when the war commenced that
they wanted to know whether we had
"a government." After fighting about
this matter for four years, they are un
decided whether the President, or Con
gress, is "the government," aud after
the next election, we have no doubt,
they will deny that either is, but will
fall back upon Lincoln's re-constructed
Supreme Court.
AJ( OIPORTAST DECISION.
Judge King yesterday delivered a
most important decision in the court of
quarter sessions of this county, in the
case of Rowe vs Stenger. Mr. Stenger
was returned as elected to the office of
District Attorney last fall, and Colonel
Rowe contested the election on the
ground that the majority of Mr.Stenger
was made up of votes cast by men who
were deserters from the draft or from
i the military service, and are disfranchi
i sed by the act of Congress.
Judge King held that the penalty of
forfeiture of citizenship could not be
i inflicted without due process of law,
i and that deserters can be disfranchised
only upon conviction of the offense by
some competent tribunal. As the act
of Congress makes no provision for the
judicial ascertainment and conviction
i of the crime, and the laws of the State
make no such test of the qualification
of voters, the votes of such men must
!be accepted. In the decision he does
not raise the question of the power of
Congress to impose a penalty affecting
j the right of suffrage in a State, and he
j expressly waives the issue raised as to
1 whether or not theact of Congress is an
ex pod facto law, inasmuch as the point
I decided is conclusive of the case.
Such a decision coming from a judicial
I officer second to none in the State in
| high legal attainments,and eminent for
his devotion to the loyal cause, presents
j the question of the disfranchisement
j of deserters as one yet to be perfected
by the legislature if it is to be enforced
n\ftitle to be leW'Tn 'doubt, and we hope
to see this case reviewed by theeourt of
last resort in the State. But by the
time it will reach that court, the legis
lature will have adjourned and if the
j decision of our court should be sus
tained, we >hall have another year of
doubt and defiance of the law of Con
! gress by the only party that can hope
to profit by the votes of those who de-
I serted their country's cause in the day
of peril. Just as is the penalty of the
act of Congress, its enforcement must
, have all the sanctity and ceremony of
law, and to this question the attention
I of the legislature should be deliberate
ly, wisely and promptly directed. We
i must either have such enactments as
will ensure uniform enforcement, or
the punishment of desertion must be
abandoned. The general government
has abandoned it, and it is fortheStates
to declare by their legislation whether
thev will do likewise.
WE take the above from the Frank
lin Repository, of last week. It will be
seen, by that article, that Judge King
has decided that persons who evaded
the draft, or deserted from the milita
ry service of the United States, are
legal roter*. This is just what the I >em
oerats claimed them to be. How bitter
a pill this decision must be for those
Abolitionists to swallow, who bellowed
so loudly against the reception of "ske
daddler's votes" at the last election.
The Repository is dumb-founded by it
and doesn't know exactly what to rec
ommend, under the circumstances. It
says that the "general government has
abandoned the punishment of deser
tion." Well, is it, then, the business
of the States to take it up? There was
no desertion from the State , but only
from the Federal service. What busi
ness, then, has the State with the pun
ishment of desertion? But, suppose
the Legislature passes a law prohibit
ing "deserters" from voting, what will
it amount to? It would be clearly, in
disputably unconstitutional, and would
beyond question, l)e so decided by the
Supreme Court, whenever the matter
would he brought before that tribunal.
Therefore, we cannot see that the Re
pository e&n help its party much by get
ting the Legislature to pass such a law.
We think, on the whole, that that pa
per had betteradvise the leaders of the
"Republican" party to turn their at
tention to some more honorable means
of carrying elections than disfranchi
sing white men on the score of their
being "deserters."
THEClinton Democrat wants to know
"if the abolition party, after getting
through with its crusade against De
mocracy and the Constitution, for rec
ognizing the distinction between the
Caucasian and the African, will turn
it- batteries, resolutions, Ac., against
the Creator for making that distinc
tion." To he sure they will. Don't
they want an "anti-slavery Bible and
an anti-slaverv God?"
WHY don't the Abolition papers in
this neighborhood, publish the Presi
dent's special Message to the Senate, in
reply to Sumner's resolution, as also
Gen. Grant's Reportof his tour through
the South? Do they love darkness
rather than light? Come, gentlemen,
don't try to hood-wink your readers!
THE SENATE COMMITTEE to try the
contest between Duncan and McCon
aughv for the seat of the Adams and
Franklin district, metagain on Wednes
day evening and decided in favor of
McConaughy by a vote of six to one.—
The committee, as we stated in our is
sue of Wednesday, was composed of
six Republicans and one Democrat, and
the result is what we then intimated it
would l>e.
There is no use to talk about this be
ing anything but a mere partisan de
cision, made without the slightest re
gard to right. The committee had be
fore them a certified copy of the opin
ion delivered at Chambersburg on
Monday last, in a case involving the
identical point at issue in this contest,
by Judge King, himself a Republican.
They not only disregarded this decis
ion by a Judge belonging to their own
party, but they refused, by a vote of
five against two, to refer the question
to the Attorney General. We under
stand that Senator Lowry voted with
Senator Montgomery to take the At
torney General's opinion—wherefore
we forgive Lowry both his red head
and his ruffled shirt!
The othermembers of thecommittee
were Senators Worthington, Landon,
Bigham, Shoemaker and Graham.—
We have only to add, byway of cau
tion to all who may be compelled to
visit Harrisburg this winter, "beware
of pickpockets." -Lancaster Tutefligen
cer.
Correspondence.
HAHBISBI K LETTER.
Return ol tioxcrnor Cur till and Family
—Oemuerntie iind Abolition Conven
llOllH—Candidate* for Governor—The
MeConaiiKh) .Runt-an Contested Elee
tion Case.
Harrihbukg, Jan. 23, 180(1.
Editor Gazette: —Governor Curt in and
family returned here on Saturday morn
ing last, from their trip to the island of
Cuba. The telegraph informs the pub
lic that the Governor has greatly im
proved in health. I hope this is so and
that he may live out his term of otlice,
for he is infinitely to he preferred to the
person who would ex-ojj'mo become his
successor. The political cauldron is a
bout being fixed up preparatory to its J
being placed over the fire of public o- ;
pinion. The Democratic Convention ■
is called to meet here on the fifth of;
March. The .Shoddy Abolition Com-1
mittee, with your Bedford "Governor"
at the head, met here last week, one j
day, and fixed the seventh of the same
month for the meeting of their Con
vention. The principal business of
these bodies will be to put in nomina
tion candidates for the office of Govern
or. The most prominent names on the
Democratic side, spoken of in this con
nexion, are those of lion. Hiester Clv
niei, w, ... \t*>, vifii. ureo. \\ . v ass, t !
Pittsburg, Hon. Richard Vaux, of
Philadelphia, Hon. John D. Stiles, of
Lehigh, and Hon. Asa Packer, of Car
bon. Any one of these would make a
strong candidate, and I have no doubt -
that the standard-bearer of the Democ
racy, during the coming campaign,will
be chosen from among these gentlemen.
The Abolitionists are having quite a
variety of candidates for their nomina
tion. W. W. Ketchum, (not the New '
York chap of that name) of Luzerne,
J. K. Moorehead, of Pittsburg, Gen. J.
W. Geary, of Cumberland, Col. L. W.
Hall, of Blair, and other worthies of i
that ilk, are spoken of. Gen. Hancock
was feared at one time by some of the
civilian candidates, but his letter to the
Tammany Hall Democracy, on the oc
casion of the celebration of Gen. Jack
son's victory at New Orleans, has put
his nomination out of the question.
By the way I had almost forgotten the
candidate from your county, the re
doubtable Cessna. lam unable to say
what his chances are, not hearing his
name mentioned here in connexion
with the nomination. I see, however,
that the Chevalier Met'lure has had
himself elected a delegate from the
Franklin district, with instructions for
Cessna. This means mischief for the
Caineronians, if it means anything.
The President of the late Fish Conven
tion may yt see the day when he will
have cause to regret the hour he took
the Bedford renegade to his bosom.
The contested election ease of MeCon
augliy vs. Duncan, in the State Senate,
has just been decided by thecommitt.ee
in favor of :he former. The point on
which the <*se hinged was the legali
ty of the 'qkedadlers'" votes. The
committee, it seems, backed down from
! the original understanding, that the
: question shoiid be submitted to the
i Attorney General, they having discov
ered that Mr. Meredith would declare
those votes legal. The decision of Judge
King, in the Howe vs. Stenger case,
which involved the same legal question,
was read by J. McDowell Bharpe, Esq.,
attorney for Mr. Duncan, in his argu
ment before the committee. But the
committee chose to disregard it, as it
stood in the wty of their pre-deter
mined purpose togive McConaughy the
seat at all bazar Is. If the people of
Franklin and Adams do not rebuke this
outrage upon the.r rights, they will be
recreant to their duty as free and inde
pendent voters. For, if ever a wrong
was done to any constituency, this is
plainly one of tlie grossest and most
unwarranted sort. LEX.
Vor the dinette
IS ISqt'IKY.
EDITOK GAZETTE : —I am a reader of
both county papers and I have read
them sufficiently to know that both try
to bolster up their respective sides,
which is ail right enough ; but it does
seem to me that there would be a much
more intelligent support given to the
candidates of either party, if the whole
truth were always told. Now, 1 notice
that you publish the speeches of some
leading "Republicans," the whole of
which, of course, as a "Democrat," you
cannot endorse; but the greater part of
which you give your readers because it
is plainly 'Conservative, and, therefore,
patriotic. For, whatever tends to "con
serve" (or more properly, preserve) our
government, is patriotism. lam glad
that you have the liberality to publish
the speeches of such "Republicans" as
Doolittle, of Wisconsin, and other emi
nent men of that ilk. lam a "Repub
lican" in politics and as I want to vote
intelligently, 1 desire to know what is
going on in my own party. lam sorry
to say that 1 cannot find that out by
reading my own political county paper.
It seems to know of nobody aifiong the
"Republican" leaders except Thaddeus
Stevens; at least it never publishes the
speeches, or views, of those in the party
who disagree with old Thad. Now, I
am sorrow that this is the case, and I
would like to know why it is so. Surely
men are not mice nor moles that they
can be kept burrowing in the dark all
their lives, without finding out what is
going on in the broad light of day!—
Suppression of the truth will do for a
while, but in the end the weight must
he lifted and the crushed principle and
hidden fact will again burst into view.
It is better, far better, to meet the issues
of the day boldly and squarely, than
by evading them awhile, to be com
pelled to meet them when least prepa
red. Therefore, lam sorry to see that
the Bedford Inquirer cannot let us have,
through its columns, a perusal of Ed
gar Cowan's speech, in defence of Pres
ident Johnson and Gen. Grant against
Sumner's uncalled-for and ungenerous
attack. Will the Inquirer tell us why
it cannot meet this Issue; why it re
frains from publishing Cowan's speech?
Is it afraid to do so, lest it might have
some of its readers think differently I
from Thaddeus Stevens? Is it afraid :
the conservative men in the "Republi
can" party might get a crumb of com-!
fort from that speech and feel emlxfid
ened to oppose the schemes of the radi
cal leaders in this borough ? Whatever
is its reason for hiding its light under
a bushel, let the public know it, so that
those who think it is dealing in an un
fair, one-sided manner with its own
party, may have the benefit of its de
fence. !am sorry, Mr. Editor, thai I
am compelled to make this inquiry
through thecolunins of a "Democratic"
paper,but 1 have had experience enough
with the publishers of the Inquirer to
know that they would neither publish,
i nor answer, this communication. So J
am compelled to resort to your paper as
j a vehicle for what I wish to convey to
| the public, as well as to the eye-sight of
I my friends of the Inquirer. Perhaps,
being asked in this way, the latter will
be ashamed to keep silence, and if 1
succeed in "smoking them out," I shall
not regret having written for a Demo
cratic paper. LI NC< )LX IT E.
For the Bedford Gazette
IWHiE I'OltY'K I'LATIOItn. Ar.
I-Uwwv, ;uuiiv\ainl VJI I-'.I
cle Toby's platform of principles, ail
ha> been comparatively quiet 011 the
line of the "Keystone rail road." As
in the material, so in the social and
moral spheres, after clouds and darkness
come brightness and sunshine. Every
storm is succeeded by a calm. Uncle
Toby is still in the shadow of the
mountain. The connexion with his
base of supplies (which was partially
interrupted for a brief season) is now
reopened and well guarded. The hor
rors of starvation for the present are
past. The kind-hearted, scientific gen
tlemen, who made so much ado about
nothing and poured out the vials of
their wrath in such a furious manner
upon Uncle Toby's head (in his absence)
are now like the man out of whom the
unclean spirits were cast, clothed in
their right minds, and gentle as cooing
doves. The difficulty probably, after
all, was only the result of a slight mis
apprehension. Uncle Toby may have
been at fault in that he did not append
a glossary to his "Keystone rail road,"
for the special benefit of scientific gen
tlemen, but he did not suppose that
their peculiar professional engagements
precluded the possibility of storing
their capacious minds with general and
miscellaneous information. For illus
tration, had he told them that New
York is called the "Empire State," Vir
ginia, the "Old Dominion," Ohio, the
"Buckeye State," South Carolina, the
"Palmetto State," Delaware, the "Dia
mond State" and Pennsylvania, the
"Keystone State," <fce., they would
possibly have comprehended the fact
that Uncle Toby's " Rail road" and "('ar
of Progress" were designed for the great
State of Pennsylvania, not .■•imply for
a village only renowned in history as
the place where Hannibal the great
(elephant) ended his extensive travels
and found an honored grave. Then,
the gentlemen Were hasty and ungen
erous (not to say disloyal) in bearing
false witness against Uncle Toby and
endeavoring to alienate from him the
affection of cherished friends. No mar
vel that his usually good nature be
came somewhat ruffled and under the
influence of momentary excitement,
he scratched them rather severely with
the point of his steel-pen. The fact is
he understood the genius of his coun
try's government, and prized her in
stitutions, before the scientific gentle
men could discern one card from an
other, or had made such proficiency in
the dubious art as to be able, in a patri
otic manner, to fleece loyal Union sol
diers of their hard-earned treasure.
These are not the learned judges to de
termine great moral and political ques
tions. 11 ill becomes them toery "make!
snake! 1 ' or to say what is proper or im
proper, forUneleToby to do. Let them
purge themselves of the leaven of un
righteousness, ere they presume to be
teachers in Israel. Uncle Toby can pity
and forgive them, but one thing is cer
tain, they must mend their manners,
correct their habits, and be washed in
the laverof moral regeneration, or their
names will never he registered amongst
the benefactors of the human race. The
very best thing for them to do, would
be to enter the "car" of moral and in
tellectual "progress," abandon their ri
diculous dogmatism, admit the fact that
others are capable of thinking as well
as themselves, oust card* from them , and
he orderly, law-abiding citizens for the
future. If they agree to such honora
ble terms, Uncle Toby will grant them
a generous amnesty.
It is especially gratifying' to Uncle
Toby to find that his platform of prin
ciples, meets with general favor on the
part of the better class of citizens, irre
spective of former party affiliation.—
Those principles, having for their basis
right and justice cannot fail to find a re
sponse in the hearts of the good, wise
and virtuous , throughout the length and
breadth of this land. The ladies, dear
creatures, (the world would be drear
and desolate without them) are nearly
all in favor of' Union,"a union of hearts
and of hands,' and Uncle Toby, is ever
ready (when preliminaries are settled
by the parties themselves) to assist in
bringingaboutaconsummationsomuch
to be desired. He furnishes certificates
which are duly respected by all agents
on the "car of progress." No marvel
that the ladies have a kind feeling for
Uncle Toby, and, are horrified at the
idea of having him tortured to death
by the agonizing process of starvation.
Several turkeys sent by kind hearted,
loyal ladies, recently ended their wan
derings at the "home so lonely in the
shadow of the mountain." That hum -
ble dwelling, during the Christmas fes
tivities, was enlivened with social cheer.
The cherished memories of the long a
go, were revived, and the bright pro
phetie vision contemplated, when "the
lion and the lamb shall lie down to
gether," when righteousness and peace
shall universally prevail, and earth's
moral deserts bud and blossom as the
rose. Still wishing the readers and pub
lishers of the GAZETTE, health, peace
and happiness, Uncle Toby will push
on the ear of progress,
And long for the ' good time coming.''
Whilst, watching, reading, writing.
At his home so lonely.
In the shadow of the mountain.
Cumb'd. Valley, Jan. 22. U. T.
POLITICAL SEWS.
—The Judiciary Committee ol the
U. S. Senate will make a majority re-i
port in favor of the sitting Senator, I
Mr. Stockton, of New Jersey, retain-;
ing his seat. Mr. Stockton i> it Dem
ocrat and an effort was made to oust
■ him on the ground that he was elected
i by a plurality and not a majority vote
; of the Legislature of his State.
—John Sherman has been re-elected
to the United States Senate from Ohio.
| His principal opponent for the Repub
lican nomination, was Gen. Schenck,
now in the lower house of ('ougress.
The nomination of Sherman is consid
ered a-a rebuke to Secretary Stanton,
| for his treatment of the Senator's neph
| ew, Gen. Sherman.
—During the passage of the District
of Coluinnia .\egro .sunrage inn, the
galleries of the House of Representa
tivesat Washington, werecrowded with
negroes, who applauded loudly when
the result was made known.
—Had all the Southern Congressmen
been in their seats and voted against
the District of Columbia Negro Suf
frage Rill, the vote would have stood
116 yeas to 113 nays, or three majority
for the bill.
—The Democrats of Harrisburg have
formed a Central Club and opened a
splendid Club-room, to which they in
vite the Democrats from the country
when visiting the capital. A good no
tion, verily.
—David McCouaughy, Abolitionist,
has been given the seat of Mr. Duncan,
(of the Franklin district) in the State
Senate, on the ground that the latter
was elected by the votes of "deserters."
—lt is said that some revelations
which have just come to light in regard
to cotton frauds at the South, impli
cate high military and civil officials and
present most astounding disclosures.
—Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin,
has made a very able reply to his col
league, Senator Howe, who lately as
sailed the restoration policy of the
President.
—The Democracy of Pittsburg have
appointed their delegates to the coming
State Convention, and instructed them
to support Gen. Geo. W. Cass for Gov
ernor.
—Gov. C'urtin and family arrived at
Harrisburg, on Friday last, from Cuba.
The Governor's health is said to be
much improved.
—Provisional Gov. Marvin, and
Wilk Call (son of the late Hon. B. K.
Call) have been elected I". S. Senators
from the State of Florida.
—The lower house of the New Jersey
Legislature has ratified the amendment
to the Constitution abolishing slavery,
by a vote of 42 to 10.
—Senator Lane, of Kansas, better
known as "Jim Lane,has been ma
king speeches in that State, in support
of the President's policy.
—C. B. Flood. FTsq., of the Colum
bus (O.) Cm/s, is engaged in writing a
series of "Personal Reminiscences of
the Old-time Politicians of Ohio."
—The Democratic State Convention
will be held at Harrisburg, on the -sth
of March.
—The "Republican" State Conven
tion is to be held at Harrisburg, on the
7th of March.
—Secretary Harlan has been elected
X*. S. Senator from lowa.
M ISCFM.AMOI* SEWS.
—A plan for colonizing negroes in Flor
ida has been submitted to the Govern
ment. It involves the purchase from
Florida of all of that State below lati
tude 28 degrees, and the creation of a
territorial government therein; none
but freedmen to he permitted to settle
upon the lands and each head of family
to receive eighty acres.
—The Fenian Senate have had a meet
ing to legislate for their faction, and a
Congress of their adherents is talked of.
Meantime, the O'Mahony division are
growing in power. Both parties con
tinue to receive endorsement and re
mittances.
—The Navy Department has ordered
the fitting out of the ex-rebel steamer
Florida for a twelve month's cruise.—
The ram Stonewall is being overhauled
for experiments.
—The Judiciary Committee will re
port an amendment to the Constitution
providing that negroes shall not he rep
resented in Congress unless they are
enfranchised.
—Of fifty-four million acres of land
contained in the State of Minnesota,
nearly twenty million are unoccupied
and open to settlers under thel - oinestead
law.
—Martha Grinder, the poisoner, was
hanged on Friday last at Pittsburgh.
Previous to her execut ion she confessed
to two of the murders, hut denied the
others.
—The Fenian Senate adopted a reso
lution yesterday requesting President
Roberts to call a Congress at Pittsburgh
011 the 19th of next month.
—The new fifty cent note was issued
from the Treasury Department 011
Thursday. It differs but slightly from
the old one.
—lt is said the State Department has
been positively informed that the
French troops will soon be withdrawn
from Mexico.
—Rufus Ohoate, Jr., son of the famous
Boston lawyer of that name, died at
Dorchester, Mass., on the loth inst.
—The President has recognized the
actual Governor of Florida, relieving
the Provisional Governor, Marvin.
—The Committee 011 Commerce will
report in favor of repealing the Ashing
bounties.
—A clerk in the Baltimore postoflice
has been arrested for robbing the mail.
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE.— The Febru
ary number of Harper is on our table
We are glad to find it free from the Ab
olitionism which tainted the pages .
some of the preceding numbers aiu;
which cr<u>s out in suchi>ajrtiznn rmurh
ness in the Weekly. We should like t<
see Harper return to his first love, <
nervalinn , for it really gives us pah.:
see an old friend get so wrong-headed
The present number is filled with in
teresting matter, but, we presume, tw
in tended for the special benefit of the
Radical Congressmen, as its leading ar
ticle is on the "Black-wetr* Lunatii
Asylum."
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK.— Godey, for
| January, is a capital number. A new
story by Marion Harland, entitled "Riz
' pah's Idols," is commenced. "The
i Unclaimed Portrait," by Metta Victor
ia Victor, is a well-written tale, and
the republication of "Mrs. Washington
Potts," by the late Miss Leslie, will
interest many readers. The fashions
and others illustrations are very fine.
o\<;iti:ssio\ vi. SEWS.
In the Senate, on Friday last Mr. \\ il
son introduced a bill restricting the ex
pense of collecting soldiers' claims. A
bill was introduced for the relief of cer
tain officers of colored troops, which
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. Mr. Doolittle presented the cre
: dentials of William Marvin, Senator e
lect from Florida, which were ordered
to lie on the table. The bill giving tin
appointment of pension agents to the
President was considered, but no action
taken upon it. The Mil to enlarge the
power of the Freedmen's Bureau wa
taken up, and an amendment confirm
ing the titles to lands given by Genera!
Sherman, at Savannah, for three year-,
was adopted. Without further action.
, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, a communication wa>
! received from theSeeretaryof theTrea
! urv urging immediate legislation in re
gard to the resolution of February itu.
| 18(15, in relation to the merchant niarim •
j The Commerce Committee were in
structed to inquire into the expediency
of exempting from tax Western nttt-
I boats and barges used for market p";'-
I poses. A resolution was adopted call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury
I for information astotheapportionnnnt
| of the currency notes in the differed
! States and Territories. A resolution
was also adopted calling on Secretary
: Stanton for correspondence in relation
|to captured cannon. The Ways and
Means Committee were instructed to
j inquire into the expediency of repeal
ing the stamp duties on written instru
ments. The House then went int"
Committee of the Whole, and proceed
ed to consider the naval appropriatm"
i bill, and the clause appropriating 81 n-v
000 for the purchase of Soavey's Islap'j
was struck out. This Dill was then lain
over, and the President's message con
sidered. In the midst of the debute
the House adjourned tiii Monday.
In the United States Senate, on S"t
urtlay, a joint resolution was pushed ex
tending the time for the completion o
the Burlington and Missouri Railroad.
The bill authorizing the appoint""' 1 '
of pension agents by the President wa
passed. The House bill making appro
priations for invalid and other pension
ers was also passed. Mr. Stewart, 11
Nevada, asked leave to call up the bit
for the admission of Colorado,
upon Mr. Sumner hoped it would no
be done, as he had an amendment a
oiler. Mr. Stewart then gave notice
that he would call up the bill o
Wednesday next. The bill to enlarg*
the powers of the Freedmen's Bureei
was taken up. Mr. Cowan offered an
amendment restricting the operation
of the bureau to States lately in rebel
lion. After a debate between Messrs-
Trumbull, Guthrie and Pomeroy " ,r
Senate, without action, adjourned.