6
CONOIlESSIONAt. PUOCKKDINOS..
The followiuR are ttie ConfircMionul procced
fcpt of Saturday, continued from our FoorlU
Edition: . '
Hons of Kprat'r'
Mr. KELLKT itltted Mat he had letters from
IWTmindoVNri and soldiers who nrftd rt
tSr?oSfrder?armr, srnalnic that as the result of
th. waV their had ' the,r r,hw Individual.
Via J and yt as Siate. alone could they
SSt on tn. con.tltntlonal amendment: also, that
thev eonld not vrsonMljr sustain thai third sec
tin to.trlfcedown their leader, who had particl
nfttad wl'h them In a common crime; but that If
Si amendment wae adopted, and the government
exercised i's rights under it, there would be no re
sistance to It In the Bomb.
Mr. 8PAL.D1NO said he did not know how e
trnslvely that sentiment prevail; what he wo aid
oKfSt wae that the constitutional amendment be
let" in the train of adoption until the 4th March next,
when the fortieth Uongreas would meet. If at that
time tt should be found that that measare was re
tiudiated by the eonthern States, and flan back
with contempt In the face of tlongress, then the
Jentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) could
fall on hi Keconstruotlon bill, and he (TJr.
Spalding) would be one of the foremost to go with
him in any practical measure to reconstruct after
thetoblon which he signified He complained of
the party trammels sought to be imposed on i mem.
Sr.. Heretofore Independence of thought and ac
tion had been permitted to members, but now It
earned as if every tiitlerence of opinion amounted
ZTieJrl"a ohL Kepubllcan ranks; for himself
he was bold to eay that It would take some time
wd no lUtle trouble to get him out of the , Re.
publican ranks. He was in at the ' "CP''n
the Republican party, and long before. He had
laid down the honors of the highest judicial office
of Ohio because he differed with the Democratic
pirVy thereon the subject oMb Fn.uiTeSlM.
law. He had olten been called at homeftd d
radical," and yet in the House he was cha ged
with being somewhat conservative; but were mem
tiers ol the Republican party to be .called upon as
at the sound of a bugle to Impeach the Oblet l.xe.
eutive officer of the government without any time
for reflection or consideration! He did not qties.
tionthat the President of the United Mates had
aid and done a great many wrong things; he
might perhaps say that some of them approach-d
the very verge of what would form a good
article of impeachment. He did not stand here
for the purpose of excusing, much less of ap.
plandlng, any part of the conduct of their
eminent Chief Magistrate while he was tra
versing the country last autumn, nor at any time
since his difference with Congress occurred.
Hat he did stand here to vindicate the free poli
tical instil utlons of the government against the
rudeness of all such assaults. Ue was not given
to fear without cause, but his age was such that be
must be permitted to listen rather to the counsels
of reason than to tho-e of paestou, and It would
be wise In this House and the Senato to proceed la
those great matters with some degree of caution.
He had been a partisan long enough to know that
extreme measures did not always promote the In
licence ot a party. If they should now prefer ar
ticles of impeachment againBt the President, and
should at the same time have pending a measure to
establish governments In the southern States by
giving the elective franchise to the freedraen, what
would their pejpleat home think of such rank
and radical measures I They had not yet bad their
vote on that subject. If Congress be not content
wltn exercising its constitutional powers, and
passing laws by a two-thirds vote over the Execu
tive veto, if we are not content to rest ourselves ou
this exercise of power, but at the same time seek
violently to throw the President from his seat and
dispossess the so-called State governments of the
'south, what are we to expect from our constituents
at home I 'Will not this matter react! Will not
the President bye-an-bye beget sympathy with
them, and will not snch measures do lar more to
wards throwing the great Union party out of
power the next election than anything they will
do against 1 I throw out these suggestions for the
consideration of ray friends.
In continuation of his remarks, Mr. Spalding
aid that the same attempt to coerce the action of
Republican members of Congress applied to other
subjects, Including those ot the tariff, of internal
revenue and of the currency. No man was ac
knowledged to be a radical unless he was In lavor
of putting such a tariff on cotton goods as would
amount to their exclusion, and in favor of allow
ing a circulation of papnr money without limita
tion. That he understood to be radicalism In the
State of Pennsylvania. While he advocated a
reasonable tariff to protect American industry, he
was not prepared to denounce every officer of the
government who thought that a portion of the re
venue ehonld bo derived from duty on imports.
While be would disapprove the curtailment of
the currency so as to affect injuriously the legiti
mate business ol the country, he was with the
Secretary of the Treasury, when he said that we
should gradually feel our way to specie payments.
Mr. K.EL.LEY Inquired whether an assurance
that the country reBurae specie payment within
two years was a proposition to do it gradually.
Mr. SPALDING It occurs to me that it would
be a proposition to do It within two years.
(Laughter ) If that is not gradual enough for the
gentleman, why, of course, It is not gradual.
(Laughter.) I do not profess to believe that specie
payment can be brought about In two years. I
only claim that an officer of the government, whom
I believe to be endeavoring to discharge faithfully
his duty, us the principal financier of the govern
ment, should not be subject to the tar-bucket and
brush whenever he recommends any policy to this
House. That is all. I do believe, barring his po
luteal opinions in reference to reconstruction, that
the presen'. head of the Treasury Department, in
connection with Alex. Hamilton and S.tlmon P.
Chase, will read In history as the great financial
officer of America. 1 was ready to say that he was
the proper man for the place when Mr. Lincoln
appointed Dim to it. 1 believed he was appointing
not a politician, out a Dusiness mnuio a ousiuess
position, and my experience with his administra
tion ot the revenue since that time has served to
confirm my judgment in that particular. I do not
agree with the Secretary ot the N ivy in his views
of reconstruction, or with the Secretary of the
Treasury, or with any of the Cabinet; but setting
that aside, I say that ill those officers discharged
their duty with high integrity, and Instead of their
being censured by the House of Representatives,
they onght to be commended.
Mr. STEVENS said, in reply, that when doc
trlnes were advanced In the House they became
public property, and were to be dealt with by each
member according to his sense of their soundness
or unsoundness; and so in commenting on the
gentleman's (Mr. Spalding's) views, he had done
so with no purpose of offence. He had given it us
bis opinion that the gentleman's declaration were
wrong and mischievous, and he held the same doc
trine to-day. It was the entering wedge for the
sanction of an idea that when the constitutional
amendment was sent lorth it was given out that
on Its adoption by th States now in rebellion they
should be admitted in representation. He knew
that that doctrine bad been assumed in some of the
mates, and was the Republican platform in some
of them. He knew that it had been argued not only
in the gentleman's Mr. Spalding's) district, but iu
other district, of Ohio, that the constitutional
amendment was the final action of Congress in the
admission of those States, but In bis judgment
more pernicious heresv was never promulgated.
Mr. SPALDING Will the gentleman have the
goodness to fctttte whethei in his judgment thd
adoption of the constitutional amendment has any
bearing upon the reconstruction of those States t
Mr. STEVENS Not the least. Except that
when we find them tit to be admitted they shall
not overwhelm ns by a representation from those
Mates, representing negroes who are not natives.
That, in my judgment, is the whole force and effect
of it. There ars other wholesome provisions in it,
bnt the great virtue of it is that it cuts down their
representation, and takes away their power to
overrule ns when they shall have formed con
stituencies fit to be represented; but the idea that
there is anything in that constitutional amend
ment looking to its being included in the constitu
tion, of other States is idle. It need not go there.
If we once adopt It, why ask them to ratify it(
They come in as any other State, would come in,
under the Constitution a amended. Askiug them
to vote upon it is stultifying ourselves, a the
editor of the Chronicle has properly said, for it is
calling them States, and asking them to take State
notion. How can we after that say to the Execu
tive, "Sir, you are wrong, these are not States."
That astute gentleman would .ay, ' Not States!
"V ou have sent to them an invitation to indorse the
amendment to the Constitution, and here it coins,
indorsed or rejected." lie would say, "If not States,
what are they I Who are they I Are they disorgan
ized communities lying about, as you pretend I Why,
J'ou have solemnly ake t them to unite with every
oval Slate in action which none but a loyal State
can take." Will the gentleman (Mr. Spalding)
tell us whether that It is not stultifying ourselves!
Mr. SPALDING I ask the gentleman whether
hi. bill does not contemplate recognizing them as
States I
Mr. STEVENS It doe. by act of Congress.
Mr. SPALDING Exactly; aud that I. my idea
too.
Mr. STEVENS My bill doe. not call upon the
firesent organization to act. We propose to regu
ate them ourselves, and we propose to .ay to them:
You have no government. Go on aud form such
government, as this Congress has ordered you to
dot" When w have recognized them for munici
ailE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY, 7, 1807.
pal purposes they pre Slates. But the government
does it In advance, and would have them act now
as Statea under their bavtard reconstruction, and
to vote upon that on which none but Urates can
vote. I must beg leave to say, a. I said before,
first, that the proposition wae the most pernloiout
that conld possibly he mnrte In this body; nnd se
cond, that the proposition etnltlfled the Honie,
and that hence the editor was right, a. I said he
was.
Mr. SPALDINO I to the gentleman if he
conc.nrred in the majority report of the Commifee
on Reconstruction, add, also, whether he votod for
the ao mission of Tennessee after that State bud
adopted the constitutional amendment I- '
Mr. STEVENS nr, I veted for the admls.
.Ion of Tenneesee, without any regard to the
amendment which we had sent forth, and which
was no amendment then. Tennessee bad franed a
constitution and submitted it to her people, and it
wa. ratified by her people. She was the only rebel
State that bad done It. On a fall examination of
that constitution, and of all the lawn passed under
It, the committee came to the conclusion that Ten
nessee was a republican State, and that we conld
safely admit her. Her adoption of the amendment
before we came to that conclusion wa a matter of
no importance, not the leist bit In the world. It
neither altered our conduct nor altered her posi
tion. There was a great difference of opinion at
the time whether it was politio to admit Ten
nessee Mr. NIBLAOK Inquired whether the joint reso
lution admitting Tennessee to representation in
the two houses of Congress did not bane such ad
mission on tbe ground that Tennessee hai adopted
the' constitutional amendment, and whether Con
gress did not sanction that vie w that the adoption
of the constitutional amendment entitled any Sute
to Admission 1
Mr. STEVENS The preamble to the resolution
admitting Tennessee recited a great many of her
good acts, nnd among the rest, us an inducement
to admit her, and as nn evidence of her loyalty, it
was recited that she had adopted the amendment
to the Constitution. But nobo-ly ever thought of
giving a vote on that ground; it was only one of
the evidences of her loyalty.
Mr. NIBLAOK Then I ask the gentleman
whether, according to his views, Congress did not
in that matter stultify itself I
Mr, STEVENS Congress did not submit the
amendment to Tennessee at all. Tennessee did
this before we passed the resolution, or hid it
ready, but it was a voluntary act of Tennessee.
She was brought to It by tbe Impetuous yonng
gentleman who Is Governor of that State. It was
sent here and incorporated as one of the good
things, to assist in what agreat many thought to be
a very foolish thing, the admission of Tennessee.
That in tbe whole of it.
Mr. NIBLACK My recollection is, that the con
stitutional amendment was transmitted to tbe Go
vernor of Tennessee; that a special meeting of tbe
Legislature was called for the purpose of acting
npon It; that the House waited In breathless
anxiety for the action of Tennessee on that ques
tion, and that, when the news of the adoption of
the amendment was received by telegraph, the
House made haste to admit Tennessee, putting its
action on that ground. That is part of the history
of the country.
Mr. STEVENS I have not that recollection,
but I do not undertake to contradict the gentleman
on what I do not recollect; all that I say is, that
tbe Reconstruction Committee, recognizing Ten
nessee as a State, agreed that she had done in form
ing her constitntion what a State was required to
do, that she presented herself for admission, and
that although there was no enabling act, we wonld
do with her as with other States that came with
out an enabling act, but a good constitution treat
her as a State; and we did treat her as a Slate.
That forms no pretext, however, for the admis
sion of States that were never recognized as
slave governments at all. Not one of them has
a State organization known to as. They are our
captive provinces, and In their capital they have
certain municipal Institutions for the purpose of
going on from day to day, which we have not yet
disturbed, but which I propose to disturb in my
enabling act. Nowhere has this Congress recog
nized them as States, but always the very con
trary. I do not desire to interfere with any of the gen
tleman's (Mr. Spalding's) prospects at home. I do
not know what they are. I would not do so if I
conld, for I think there are three or four of his col
leagues who were as hard on the stump as he was.
I think that several ot them are heretics In the mat
ter. (Laughter.)
Mr. MAYNARD, of Tennessee The State of
Tennessee having been referred to, I ask the gen
tleman (Mr. Stevens) whether, If any of tbe other
States tbat bave been in rebellion were to do those
things which Tennessee has done, and which are
recited in the preamble to the joint resolution by
which she was restored to her relations to the
Union, to wit: provide by-laws to secure her
lreedrnen in the enjoyment of her civil right; pro
vide by-laws for tue exclusion of the rebel element
from power in the State, and prove in the manner
here designated her loyalty to the government,
be would not readily take such action on tbe cose
of that State as was taken In tbe case of Tennessee!
Mr. STEVENS I do uot expect that the rebel
States will be kept out forever, although they
seem to be getting worse and worse, and farther
off and farther off every day, and I do not know
when they will get to the turn in the long lane.
When those States form constitutions, aa Tennes
see did, come here and present them, and when
Congress shall believe them to be republican la
principle, und founded on principles of justice,
Congress will be very glad to admit them to repre
sentation. I may, however, say now, for I wish
to clear what 1 call my conscience in the matter
(laughter), that 1 shall never vote for tbe admis
sion of another State retaining one ot tbe provi
sions of the Tennessee government. The gen
tleman (Mr. Maynard) knows, I suppose, what
that is.
Mr. MAYNARD I confess I do not.
Mr. STEVENS Negro snffrage is excluded.
Mr. MAYNARD With reference to Tennessee,
so lar as her treatment of that portion of her pop
ulation and of the late rebel Donalation is con
cerned she has been entirely impartial, that is to
eay, she gives to tbe freedmen and the late rebil
population the enjoyment of all civil rights, and
denies them only tbe right to vote, to hold office,
and to serve ou juries. The probability is, how
ever, that she will very soon adopt the plan that
we have adopted lor the District of Columbia
not of universal suffrage not of negro suffrage,,
but ot impartial suff rage, giving the suffrage to all
who have been loyal to the government, irrespec
tive of race or color.
Mr. STEVENS That is a part of the constitn
tion of Tennessee to which I shut my eyes at the
time that vote was taken. The idea that a "loyal
nigger" is to be put upon the same footing with
a rebel! Laughter The laws ot Tennessee do
that, and it is an outrage.
Mr. MAYNARD Tnat is doing a great deal
more for them than is done in a large portion of the
United States, because they are not even lifted to
the same level as rebels. I believe that in the gen
tleman's own State, if a rebel from my country
comes there tbe doors of political fellowship hre
thrown open to him. Whether that is so with a
loynl negro, probably the gentleman will tell us.
Mr. STEVENS The gentleman is right, sir.
Pennsylvania ought to blush, aud many otner free
States ought to blush, for the inlamous exclusion
to which the gentleman has referred. But will her
blushes whiten the conscience of Tennessee'!
Laughter.
Mr. MAYNARD Perhaps they will make her
suffusion a little less obvious. (Laughter.)
Mr. STEVENS I have nothing further to say
on that poiut; ail I mean Is that while I Icel kindly
towards Tennessee, I do not expect to vote for the
admission of any other State having the same fea
tures in her constitution.
Mr. MAYNARD I will say that Tennessee re.
clprocates the feeling expiessed by the gentleman
fiuui Pennsylvania, aud teels very kiudly towards
him; and there were a great many regrets mani
fested on a recent occasion that he was not one of
a party who found it convenient to spend the holi
days in that part of the country.
Mr. STEVENS I had no preparations for bnrlal
down there. (Laughter.) I had not my shroud
ready, (iaughter,) and so I thought I would stay
at home until I got ready. The winter was hard,
and tbe grcuod difficult to break. (Laughter.)
Bui, Mr. speaker, aside from this episode a very
pleasant oi.e 1 was going on to .ay that the gen
tleman I rem Ohio ( Mr. Spalding) has made tbe
most handsome uud most able detence of Andrew
Johnson oi. U lus administration that I have heard
for the lust tew years, and I trust that the gentle
men on the other side of the House will forgive
me for placing them iu tbe shade In comparison
with tbat grand eulogy which has been delivered
on Andrew Johnson, his doings, and his Cabinet.
(Laughter.) I understand tbe gentleman from,
Ohio to be perfectly satisfied, not only with what
tbis exalted President of ours has done, but he 1.
particularly ea'itttled with everything done by the
Secretary ol the Treasury. I wonder whether the
Secretary has removed hi. collector I
Mr. WASHBUKNE, of Illinois He has re.
moved mine.
Mr. WENT WORTH And mine. (Laughter.)
Mr. STEVENS I do not know whether ne has
removed ih gentleman'. (Mr. Spalding) Collector,
but if he has, he must have put him back again.
A friend beside me .ay. he turned out theCollec
lector at the itqoest of the gentleman from Ohio.
Very well; served him right. (Laughter) At any
rate, out or in, it I. perfectly satisfactory to the
distinguished gentleman from Ohio. But my
friends were slaughtered, and I won not satisfied.
I did not, feel grateful. I do not feeLtawards the
Secretary ot tba Treasury, who for no cause on
enrtb. but for ib i.u..i. .p ot a piT.v, and
the promotion of a new political organisation,
torn d out the beet In my district, just ai tbe gn.
tlemnn does, and It only shows how much more A
Christian the geuUein&n Is than I am, and i give
blm credit for i Uuuti:r. The gentleman It
afrstd of radicalism. Whit does he mean by ra.
diealisml He unid be -a a radical himself I
Well, sir, radical means almost anything. It
mertns "root," nnd sometimes the root goes down
half an Inch, end cotnerimes about a foot. How
deep his root goes I do not know. (Roars of
laughter)
Mr. SPALDING I desire to way to my friend
from Pennsylvania that the lets he and I say
about rco's the bettor for ns both. (Oontlnued
laughter, which tbe $peaite r vainly endeavored to
repress )
Mr. STEVENS Thn gentleman means that we
should ay notbing about the little roots. (Roars
of laughter, the Speaker hammering lustily with
his gavel ) Tbe gentlem in la afraid that assaults
will be rasbly made npon the President in
this house, and that there will b attempts
at impeachment without examination, withont
deliberation, and indiscreetly. But tbe gentle
man had no right to make any remarks of
that kind in reference to me. I have said
or done nothing in this Houe that look, to
Impeachment, and the only thing, perhaps,
that 1 can reproach myself with is, that the
gt-ntleman has held me back so long, and that
nothing has been done to enable ns to admin
ister the government properly. Never can it be
administered to aa to protect the liberties of
this nation until there Is a dlfferen I dare not say
it exactly. It might be supposed I was In favor of
Impeaching the President. I mean, sir, nutll the
Presidential term Is out(langhter,) and he thereby
becomes ri moved, for be Is an obstruction to all
loyal action, and he Is an eye-sore to ail loyal men
except the gentleman from Ohio. The gentleman
will excuse me for noticing his remarwe in refer
ence to the Administration, bnt I wished in a very
faint way to Ax the attention of the Administra
tion on the laudable efforts of tbe gentleman from
the Cleveland District. I did not, however, rise to
make a speech in this connection, or to say any
thing unkind of the gentleman, but simply to vin.
dlcale tbe editor and myself in defending him from
tbe proposition which the gentleman mnde, and in
which I think tbe editor was right. I have nothing
more to ray.
Mr. BUNDY, of Ohio, took the floor, and mtde
a speech on the subject of tiuance, arguing against
tbe curtailment of tbe currency and against the
resumption of specie payment. He permitted in
terroptions by Messrs. Kelley, Maynard, Price,
and others for the purpose of illustrating his own
views.
Mr. MAYNARD subsequently took the floor,
and spoke of the necessity of Congressional action
to protect soldiers and officers, and loyal men from
prosecntlon and punishment in the late rebel Stales,
growing out of their acts in detlunce of the govern
ment. The debate on that point was continued by
Messrs. Washburne, of Illinois, Washburn, of
Ind uina; Wentworth, and Niblack.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, January 5.
The Treasury Department.
The total amount of fractional currency printed
nt the Treasury Department in the past week was
$2?5,)H. The shipments for tbe same period were
ns follows: To the United States depository at
Baltimore, Md., iu ones and twos, 5li,0Ul); to the
Assistant Treasurer at Charleston, S. C, 40,000.
Total, $00,000.
In fractional currency, to the Assistant Trea
surer at Philadelphia, 200,000; to the Assistant
Treasurer at Charleston, S. C, $10,000; to national
bank?, 9,?19 10. Total 83t!S,71t) 10.
There has been issued from the Treasury De
partment, during the week ending to-day, Sle,-100
in national bank currency, making the total
amonnt issued to date $300,?53,:51. From this is to
be deducted the currency returned, including
worn-out notes, amounting to Si, 145,932, leaving
in actual circulation at this date -'fr8,t)t,9,419. The
amount of securities held by tbe Treasurer of the
United Slates in trust for circulating notes is
9140,303,150, and for deposits Js,0U3,050. Total
3?9,a07,IOO.
The total amount of fractional currency re
deemed at the Treasury Department, daring the
week, wss 5262,0:J8.
The receipts from internal revenue to-day were
$933,Gjd 18, making the total receipts for the week
encing to-day $0,055,207 50.
The Republican Congressional Caucus.
The Republican members of tbe House of Rep
resentatives held a caucus at the Capitol to-night,
with the Hon. Mr. Scofleld, ot Pennsylvania, in
the Chair, and Mr. Donnelly, of Minnesota, act
ing as Secretarv.
About sixty Representatives were present.
Mr. Spalding, ot Ohio, offered a resolution that
no ir.eusnre looking toward tbe impeachment of
the President of the United States Ehonld be pre
sented in the House nnless personally agreed upon
by a caucus. This was amended by providing
that before any final action by tbe caucus, the sub
ject should be referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, moved an amendment, in
effect that no articles of impeachment should be
prelerred withoat first being considered by a cau
cus, which was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens, ot Pennsylvania, moved that the
whole subject be laid upon the table.
Tbe question was determined in the negative by
a vote of nearly two to one.
The original resolution, as amended, was then
agreed to by a large majority.
There was ranch incidental debate between
MeEsrs. Bingham, Stevens and others, on the lezal
questions involved, namely, whether an impeach
ment conld be partly tried by the Senate of the
Thirty-ninth Congress, am', also, whether the
House of Representatives ot the Thirty. ninth Con
gress cocld preler articles of impeachment to be
tried by tbe Senate of the Fortieth Congress, or
whether, should articles of Impeachment be now
preferred and not concluded at the expiration of
the present Congress, they would bave to be re
newed in the Fortieth Congress.
Mr. Stevens took tbe ground that tbe Senate did
not expire with the Congress on the 4th of March
next, it being a perpetual body.
Mr. Bingham combated that view, arguing that
one-third of the present Senators go out on the 4th
of March. The President could not afterwards
continue to be tried by a Senate composed ot one
third new members on articles partially tried by
tbe preceding Senate.
The debate between these gentlemen was ex
tremely spirited, Mr. Bingham speaking In bis
usually impressive style, and Mr. Stevens exhibit
ing a corresponding degree of earnestness.
The caucus, however, was in the main harmoni
ous, there appearing to be a general disposition to
vote for any inquiry into the matter as to whether
the President should be impeached, while a large
number were of opinion that the Prebldent ought
to be impeached.
Mr. Bingham made tbe point that articles of im
peachment, for the reasons be had previously
stated, should not be preferred during the present
Congress, for want ot lime: and reminded the gen
tlemen that the trial of Warren Hastings lasted
seven years.
The caucus adjourned after a session of about
two hours.
Military Movements.
The 30th United States Infantry, numbering
about 0( 0 men, left tbe city to-day, nnder command
of Major Dallas, lor Omaha, via Chicago and Clin
t,r, Illinois. Colonel Dodge will join tin reel
inent at Omaha.
Washington, January fi. Robert Brown, (or
runny years a elerk in the oflioe of the United
Stales supremo Court, died suddenly to-day.
He wa a courteous and aQ'able gentleman.
Returns received at the General Land Oihce,
ironi the local olhce Maryaville, Culitornia, shovy
that 7U40 acres of the public lands were dn-poied
ol at 'tbat office lu December last, under the
HoniePtead law, the cau amounting to $ )300
Copies of approved lists of swamp lands in
Marjsville, Stockton, and San t'rauii-co dis
tricts of California have been certiiieJ to the
Governor of tbat State, covering In the abro
gate 1 11,004 ecus.
Important Fenian Intelligence.
Nbw Yokk, Jan. . At a Fenian convention
called this evening, at tbe Apollo Rooms No. 76
Prince street, composed of Centres and Delegates
from various Circles in tbe district of Manhattan,
tbe astounding disclosure was made that James
Stephens bad retired from the ranks or the Brother
hood, alleging in justification of bis action that
the organization was not sufficiently power ul to
attempt a contact with the might ot England.
A letter was read from Colonel Kelly in relation
to Fenian matters. Tbe Colonel was sent for, aud
on presenting bimcelf was requested by the meet
ing to state what he knew In regard to Stephens.
He said he did not believe him a traitor, but attri
buted bis conduct to cowardice. The mee'ing, be
fore separating, pledged themselves to go on with
tbe work, and appointed Brigadier (leiieral Olee
son to All I'.e position rendereii vaoa;.i by the re
tirement of Stephens. 1 he iatier is understood to
be still in New York.
CURTAINS, SHADES, ETC.
fJECll LACE CURTAINS.
ilie Pnbecribtrs bave cow In Slock, and are ro
telvlrg from the late
i
AUCTION BALES IU NEW YORK, I
i
Nottingham Lace Curtains,
, From Ordinary to Rich Style.
Trench Lace Curtains,
From tfce Lowest to tie Highest Quality, gome of
ttem the RICHEST MADE.
ALSO,
Vestibule L&ce,
Emlrndercd Muslin Curtaim,
Jacquard Kuslin Curtains, and
Curtain Muslins in great variety
SHEPPARD.VANHASLIXGEM HARRISON
9 11 wfmCmrp Ho. 1008 CHESNUT Street.
WHISKY, BRANDY, WINE, ETC.
JJt & A. C. VAN Ji E I h,
OLD RYE WHISKY,
FOR FAMILIES AND IHE TRADE.
No. 1310 CIIESNUT Street.
JJ & A. C VAN BEIL,
FINE OLD SHERRY WINES,
For Families and the Trade.
No. 1310 CIIESNUT Street.
J-J & A. C. VAN BEIL
VERY SUPERIOR BRANDY,
Fcr Medicinal and other uses.
No. 1310 CIIESNUT Street.
2 & A. C. VAN BEIL,
CHAMPACNES
OF ALL FAVORITE BRANDS.
No. 1310 CIIESNUT Street.
JJ & A. C. VAN BEIL,
HINE MERCHANTS,
lllOCmrp No. 1310 CIIESNUT St.
CALIFOIMA VSm COUPAXY
WINES,
From the Vineyards of Sonoma, Los Angelos,
and Wapa Counties, California, consist
ing of the following :
WISE BITTER8,
AM.tLltJA,
SliEKKY,
JlUCK,
.MUSCAT! L.
CAIAWBA,
CtA ET.
I'O :T.
BKANDY.
CHAMPAGNE.
Tht-se WINES arc warranted to be the pure juice ol'the
prpe, unsurptsstd by any iu the market, and are biuhlj
recommended for Medicinal and Family purposes.
FOB SALE BY
E. L. CAUFFMAN,
No. ai North FOURTH Street,
1 3 lhstu2m PHILADELPHIA.
QKEAT REVOLUTION
IN THE
AV1ME TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES !
Pure California Champagne,
sde sod prepared as If done In France, from pQre j
California Wine, and taklrg the place of Imported
Champagne.
The undersigned would call the attention of Wine
Lealers and Botel Keepers to tbe following letter,
Mchmay give a correct idea of the quality of their
Wiue
"C'OKTIVKKTAL IlOTEL, PHILADELPHIA, Oct 25, 18CS.
"llEfHlttl. bOVCllEK te to. :
Gentlemen: UaviUK jiiveu your California Cham
pagne a tlioiouuh tept ne take pleasure In laying tba
we think it the best American Wlnowehave ever used
We nliall at once place It ou out bill ol' fare.
"Hours truly. J. E. K1NUULKT & CO. '
CALL and TUT OI K CALLt'OKHIA CHAMPAGNE
BOUCHER & CO.,
11 Hi luthSm3 No. 8b DEY Street, New Itork.
A. WAYEK, Agent, '10 SANSOM St., Phl.adolphla.
NATHANS & SONS
I M P OUTERS
OP
BRANDIES, WINES, GINS,
Etc Etc
No. 19 North FRONT Street.
VlilLAVEU-mA,
UCBKB KATHAHS,
HORACE A. BATH A KB,
OKLAXUO D. KATBAK8, 10 2$
UNADULTBRATED LIQUORS ONLY
KICHArUi PKMSTAN'd
blOltit AND VAULTS,
Ko. m CUEHSVT BTtfiK
Nearly Onixit the Post Odke
PillLADELl'HIA.
Fnmli ies tupplled Orders flroin the Ooaatry promptly
tended to
"lOBDAN'S CELEBRATED TONIC ALE.
ti '1 l)i truly bealtliiul und nutritious beverage, now
In ute by thousands Invalids aud oiher has etab
IIMied a ihnrti tT lor quality of niutr rial and purity of
niauuiactuie which elands unrivalled, it la recoiu
mvaued by pnyaiclans ol thin and other places as a supe
rior iom aud rtquirea but a trial to convincetlie most
kentlcal ol lis iii at merit To oe had, who esale and
retail, ol P. J.JOliDAN.N i PEAK Street. 11 7k
UNITED RTATE" REVENUE STAMPS.
Principal Depot, No. 8W H ESUr Mreeu
Ontral Depot No, H8 8. PIFTIi Htrect. one Oocr below
t'hesuut. KutablUtied .86.
Kevenoe Htain'ot every ot script: on constsitly on
baud. In any amount
Oreei tj i; or Express promptly attended to.
MILLINERY, TRIMMINGS, ETC.
XILLIKRY FOR THE
1IOL.IDAY8. ' t
A Cheap and Substantial Gift.
Attention Is called to my elegant ariortment of R'B
suitable for Scrlg FEATHERS, FLOWERS,
BONNETS, and TOTJNu LADIKS' HATS, prepared
fpecially for the HOLIDAY SEASON, and selling st
grest'y reduced prices.
HADOOISELLE KEOOI1,
mtuthfSm No 904 WALNUT Street
STL EN DID OPENING OP FALL. AND
VWINTKB BTTLEB.-3IBS. M. A. BISUKB,
tV' Ko 1031 CUHUT eirreet, Philadelphia.
r IMPOKTEH OF LADJH8' DRKHm AMD
CLOAK 1HIMM1AG9. Also en eleunnt stock ol
Imported Paper Psiterns tor Ladies' and Cbll. ren's
Dreaa. Psilman Dress and Clonk slaking In all Its
varieties. I.adlea lurnlsiilns tbelr rich and cosily
materials anav rely on being artistically fitted, and
.heir work bblsbed in tbe moat prompt and effi
cient manner, at the. lowest possible prices, at twenty
fo or hours' sotlce. Cutting snd basting. Patterns In
sets, or by the single piece, tor merchants and dress
makers, now ready. 930 bm
MRS. R. DILLON,
Nos. 323 and 331 SOUTH Street,
Bit tasnd'ome assortment ot 1IILLINZBT for the
Holidays. Also, Silk Velvets, Crapes, Elhbont, leathers,
Flowers snd Frames. Ladles who make their own iton
nets supplied ultball tbe materials. 7 1HS
CLOTHING.
g "W A -A. 13 S
STATES UNION
CLOTHING HALL,
No. 606 MARKET STREET. No. COO
A nou complete stock of
MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING
AT VERY HODS KATE PRICKS.
WE HAVE SMALL EXPENSES, AND CAN
ATF0ES TO SELL WITH SMALL PK0FIT3.
Fine sklmo Eeaver Overcoats, only 26; fine Beaver
Overcoats, any drsirtble color, til; frustea beaver
Overcoats tW; verv line Chinchilla Overcoats, omv
27; trotted hi aver go Us, containing coat, pants, am
vest, 90; tine snort Heaver backs, ironi IU to tH
dark grey , Dams Casslmere Suits, coat, pants, and
vest, tijdo silk mixed, onlyt'4; bla k Back Coais,
from fill to S20( Business Coats from t7 to (14; Pants
and Vests to niatcb, trom 97 to IU; Boys' Coats, from
6 to 14) l ams, trom ki 79 to
Come and convince yourselves. 11 14 3m 8p
QRICC, VAN CUNTEN & CO.
UBIOO, VAN GLNTBN A CO.
GRIGO, A GCSTKN A CO.
CJRIGG, VAN GUNTF.N CO.
ARE SELLING ARE 8 FIXING
ARE SELLING ARE SELLING
ARK SELLING ARE SELLING
THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF CLOT1IISG
THEIR INTIRE;STOCK OF CLOTHING
TBEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF CLOTHING
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
AT OREA1LY REDUCED PRICES,
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
NO 734 MARKET SWEET,
NO. 734 MARKET 8TREET,
1117w One Doo.' below Eighth.
RICES
REDUCED.
Makinc as 4 trimming Oversacks, fl9; Frock
Coats, Sl Drees 8f cks, Sr2; Pants and Vests. 3 60
each, In good stvle. On bsnd a general assoitment ot
goods at low prices. C. 8. Ill .HUE LY RIGHT,
12 ii lm No. 234 N . FOURTU Street
DYEING, SCOURING, ETC.
pExen steahi mum
ESTABLISHMENT,
No. 510 RACE Street.
We teg leave to draw your particular attention to ou:
new French Steam Scouring Establishment, the dm tunc'
only one ot its kiud In this city. We do not dye, but b
a cbtn.lcal process res ore Ladies', Gentlemen's, an;
Children's ftanucnts to their original suites, wttnom
lnj o ring them Iu ti e least, while great experience and
the lest machinery from France enable us to warrant
pertect tatislaction to all who may lavor us with their
PLVionago. LADIES' DRESSES, of every descuption
with or without IrimmlnfS. ore cleaned and finished
without being taken apart, whether the color be genuine
or not.
Opera Cloaks and Mantillas, urtalns, Table Covers
Carpets. Velvet. Ribbons, Kid Gloves, etc., cleaned aud
rennlhbed In tbe best manner. Gentlemen's hummer
and W Inter t lotliing e eaned to perfection without lu
jurr to thestufl. Also Flags and Uanneia All kinds of
stains ri n.oved without c.eaning the whole. All orders
are excepted under cur immediate supervision, and
satisfsction guaraLteed In every instance. A call and
cxau.mbticn of our process Is respectiuily solicited.
ALBEDYLL & MARX,
3 10 mwiS
No. S10 RACK Street.
-IV1EDJCAI. BOARD FOK THE EXAMIfcA
LYi 1 1ON OF CAN DiDAI E3 FOK AUAIIsStON
INIOIHE NAVY Ab ASblSl ANT SUUU KONd.
LCHSAC OF MKDIOIKE AMD hUHGKHY, )
HAVS" Depabiment,
Oecoinber 2'J 1808 )
A Board of Medical Officers is now in session at
the NAVAL ASYLUM, thiadcljibia lor tbe exami
nation ol candidates for admis-ion into the Medical
Corps of the Nary.
Gcntltnien desirous of appearing before the Board
must make application to tbe Honorable Secretary
ot the Navy, or lo the undersigned, gt.iting resi
dence, place and date ot birth Applications to be
accompanied by rtspeciab.e testimonials ol moral
character.
Candidates must not bo less than tWYnty-ono nor
more than twenty -six jtars of age.
No ex(,eiixe is allowed by the Government to can
didates attending the sessions of the Board, as a
successful examination if a legal pre requisite for
appointment in the Navy
J he many vacancies oxlbting in tho Medical Corps
insure in mediate appointment to gucuussiul candi
dates. P. J HORWTTZ.
1 8 thlOt Chief of Bureau.
1867.
D I A li I E S
1867.
SO Styles and Sizes, at Low Prices.
Visit'Dg and Wedding Car?g, the latest novelties.
Initials, Idonogtams, etc., t tamped on paper and
envelopes, In colors, gratis
A large stock of English, Fiench and American Pape
and Envelopes.
liLAM HOOKS of the best manufacture, on band
and made to order.
R. HOSKINS &. CO.,
Manulattu.ers of Blank Books,
Stationers, Engraven, and Printers,
6 2t!6mrp No. 913 ARCH Street,
obekt" shoemaker &c6.
WHOLESALE DCUGGISTS,
MAX UFA CI UHEKS,
lMfORTEUS,
AMD DEALERS IX
Taints, Varnishes, and Oils,
No. 201 NORTH VOURTI1 STREET,
10 243m) C0IHEB O ACB.
MONUMENTS, TOMBS,
ORAVE-STONES, Etc.
Ju"t completed, a beautiful varletr ot
ITALIAN MARBLE MOM I MKNTH,
TOMBM ABD GRAVE-BTCNE8
Will be sold cbeav for cash
W or sent to any part ot the United Btates
JIENHV 8. TAltn
MARBLE WORKS.
Ho. 710 GUEsN 01eet, i'bilsdelpbj
2 unt
INSURANCE CCMPANIES.
S0RT1J AMERICAN TRAblX
INSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 33 South FOURTH Street
' PIIILaDJlIJ lilA.
A nn nal r alleles MMied atalnst tioniral Accaenta
11 descriptions at eae.edh fly iow rate
Insurants efleoted nr one year hi any sum ifui
to lO.OtiO, at a premium ot only one-kalf err eent-
ecnrlna tbe mil amount Insnred In ease ot death, and
a romrensatlon each we eoual to th whole pre
mium paid
fcbi.rt time 1 tcietsfbt I, ft 7, ot 10 days, or I, , or
I months, at IVoeniaal. nsarl,,a in the sum oriauW.
or ivlnn l per vteesti .llsahiea u be bad at tne
General On.oe, he. b 8. tui liTH Muvet, rhlladel.
pbla. or at tie various Hallioad llcket otti.es. H.snrs
to purebase the tickets ol the North America! iron til
Insurance Company.
For circulars and farther Information apply at the
Utnera Ottice, or of any ot tbe autbotlasd Agents f tbe
Company. lrWJS HotTI. President.
JAMEH If CONRAD, Treasurer
IlKNBT V. BKOWN, Hicreiary.
JOUM C. Bl'M.lTr Solicitor.
. . LIRKt 'lORH.
L. U. Bonpt, late ot Fennsj - aula Railroad Company
i. E. Kinsley, Continental Botel.
Bamnel C. I'almet ashler ot Com. National Bank.
. O. Lelsennna, Nos. mi and M9 Dock rtirrt.
lames M. Conrad, Dim of Conrad A Walton, Hfc 83
Mat set street.
1 riocb Fe-wls, late Gen. Bnp't Tenna R. ft.
Andrew Mehafley, 8. W. corner 01 Third aadWajatU
reets.
U. C. Frsnctscus Men. Agent Henna. R. . Co.
Tbcrr ai K Peterson, Ko, 8n:i6 Mai ket street
W. W. Kuril. Arm of Kuitz.4 toward, 5o. 118.
Third treet. I $ 14t
1829CIIARTER perpetual;
lianklin Fire Insurance Co.
PIULAlKI.Pl J IA.
Assets on Januarvl, 1800,
2,50035100.
Capital tw.onn pa
Acciueu Surplus 944IW.1 L3
frtmlums l.lK.Gve bl
lISETTLED CLAIMS, LNCOVE FOB 18M
11,467 m. mgux
LOSSES PAW SINCE 1&&0 OVER
5,000,000.
Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Ts.-ma,
DIRECTORS.
Charles Bsnckcr, .Edward O, Dale.
Tobias Wafner,
Ueorite Cale,
oamuei orunt,
Ucorne W. Richards.
Aiircu sitier,
Francis VV . Lewis, at. Jfj.
UIKLIS,
I , V I'-. fill.
reier met nil.
JAR. V,. AicALl lHTKK. Btcretary prstun. altlj
R E IVS OVA L.
The Girard Fire and Marine
Insurance Companv
HAVE REMOVED TO TIIKIA
NEW OFFICE,
N0R1UKA8T CQRNhU
CIIESNUT and SEViNTII Streets,
1 ISS PHILADELPHIA.
LIVERPOOL AND LONDON
AMD
GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Capital and Assets, $16,000,000. '
Invested in United States, $1,500,000
Total Premiums lteceived "by th
Company in 18b5, $ 1,9 17,175. "
Total Losses Paid in 1865, $4,018,250
All LcEses promptly adjusted lihout reteienee t
England.
ATWOOO SMITH,
OFFICE Geutrttl Akent ,or Pennsylvania. '
No. G Merchants' iLxchange
fMiLAKKLrmA. ib ll 8m (
PROVIDENT J-IFE AXD TKUST C03IPAXT
OF 1 aiLAlEi.PtilA
lio. ill bouth iothlli btroet.
nacohroKAiEii a hum u, d.. l&a.
CA1 VIAL, 1M) Wi, l Alli IN.
Insurance on Lives, by Yearly Premiums: or by 8 10.
or .0 year Pieuilums, &on-ioneituie.
Enuovin.tiMS, paynhe at a uture age, or on prior
deceate, ly V early Pieinlums, or 10 yeur Premium
both c a ses Sou lor'eiiure.
Annuities gi anted on luvorable terms.
Term I Okies Children's i-udon inents
Ibis Company, wbl o (siting the Insured the secnrltr
ot a paid up c a, Ha., wtu ulvite the entire profits of ihi
LI.e business among its Policy holders.
Al one) s received at 1 ntureit, auu puid on demand.
Authorized bv cbar.er to execute 'trusts, and toaotif
Eiecuioror Aanimisiratur, Assignee or Uuurdlan, aa
lu other fiduciary capscitl'S unuei appointment o: any
Court ol this coniuionwealin or of any person om ei
sons, or bodies politic or corporate.
tJlUkCTOKH.
SAMUEL K. 8H1PI.K1, H1C11ABD CADBTJBY.
JthEUlAU UAt KEJi, HI. .Mil liALNEM, '
JOMifA H. AiUKHia, 1 WlBTAlt illtO WK,
KUCHA JtL WOOU, WM. C. LOMidTKJCIH.
CHARLES F COFFIN. '
HAJhCEL B Blllpl EX. ROWLAND PARRT,
President. Actuarr
THOMAS W18TAK, U. I., J. B. TOWSSEM),
1 11 8 ftietilta Eismluer. Lena! Adviser,
"Li 1NSLKAJSLH EACLLSIV tXV. THg
X1 PEMsMLVAMA HUE INSURANCE CUM-.
1 AN V incorporated iWlb itiarter I'eipetuni-J,. Mil
aL&L j btiett, opposite independence tiqaare.
'ibu Company, hmraoly kuottn to the community
for over tony jeais. couiinue to insure aauuuttivss oe
cm ai.e by Pre on Public or 1 rlvaie Buildings, either
pcinmuently or tor a Unilud time. Also on uniiture.
Mocks oi t.oods, and Alert liaudiae jisnerally, oulibriIi
teinia.
'lLeir Capital, togetber wl h a large Surplus Fund,!
invested In the u.ost tare ul mhuncr, which enables
them to oner to tho Insured an uuaoubted security In the
case O l loss.
PUtECTOI s.
Daniel .-mlth, Jr.. . John fievereux,
Alexander benson, I Thomas Built h,
IhKUC llkzlthurgi, I licury Lewis,
lliuuias Bobbins, J. UililuKhain Fell,
Daniel Haddock, Jr.
DAMtL fcAUTB, Ju., President.
William ti. Ckowkll, Secretary. V&ifc
lilCINlX lNsililtANCfcj-C U M PA NY Of
X PBILaJjELPBIA.
IKCOBrOBAlEU IHU4-CII A HTER PEHl'ETTJAl.
Ko, H'AtM"! Hueet, opposite tbe Exchange.
In addition to MARINE and lSJLA.r i INKLHANCE,
this Company insuies Irom Ions or damage by E1KE,
or liberal terms on buildings, merchauuise. furniture,
etc.. tor iimlted pericdi, SLii oi'ruianuutiy ou buildtugs,
by deposit ot prtmium.
1 be Company Las been Inactive operation for more
than tlx i V li.-il( during which ail losses have bee
promptly adjuattd and paiu.
Joi n L. Hedge,
IJlltKuruuD.
j awrence Lewis, Jr.
Iavlo Lewis.
Henjuinin Ettlna-.
Thomas 11. f owers,
. K. Wclienrr,
fdttiuud i aatiilon,
Loms Nutria.
a. d. aiancny ,
John T. l ewis.
AV illlam b. Grant.
Bobert W. Leaning,
1). c'ark Whartou,
baniucl vViicox,
WLCHEBEH, President
Sami el Wilcox, secretary.
IS
FERTILIZERS.
J3 A U G II' S RAW HONE
SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LI1IE
The great Fertilizer lor ailerons. Quicain Its aotloa.
sndpumau.ntm Us tliicts Established over twelve
ye"ealers supplied by the cargo, direct from tbe wh
ot tbe manuiuciory, on liberal terms.
Mnuiucturedonl by ouva
Offic. KO. 20 8OUIU UELAWAKenue
8 Imiv-Srp
r,,i i r . ri;i i)ii i a crrkficnva
J,-';. m. ...... IL'U'I ITI"! K Kn 1A W
-' MNf'JJ Mreet. abevs Market. B. U.
l?t"fttTT, a'u'tl'irty years' practlca; experience,
uuaruntin t' sai.iul adiustmeut oi Ins Premium
Pa.eni Crsduatinir prestuie Truss, and a variety of
ethers. Supporters, Elastic btjcklngs.f houloei Hraosa,
Cruur.es, EUKi.ensoiKs, ele Ladles' apsrtn nts Ooli
tes V) j.f-
tux
t