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* - December t3!h, weyi'
I>iMral Inducements to Agents
_, Jjbr ta£S Argus. ■ .’J -■
■ I i ' j , ■
The jeer is drawing ti • dole, ui we art
anxioustcr increase ourlist of nhsclribezafor
neil .jear. ; [!Xn order to do this w!e propose
tUstjiall new. Buhactjfters now paying for 1866
ihap raceis t, (be papor for the totalise of the
tbiaytar IKa of charge. ' We will alsi> send the
Argut for one yesf ito a club ef five ormore
bew’subßOri.lj'ers, 'leone address, at SI,VS in
advance. 'Any person acting as Agent and
raising a ctub of ten, we will in addSion.give
him the pttper irefi Any one senfflng. as a
club of twenty new subscribers, with pay m
advance, welwill give them, in additito to a
,oopy of IbeJlrfiw fcw-. ode year, “Raymbnd’s
Lifaof Lincoln,” cdutamingovrr 800 pages, 1 '
and Well pognd. i.A doUarbnd acrventy-fivj,
(Seats for mir papergivea os a Very small profit,
yct we are anxious.fo extend our ctrcnlation, j
and will furnish ill. at that price to | clubs of
five or moro imw subscribers. *.j ! .
Every person should take a county paper
. and there are hundreds in the county who will
Idblorihe df, solicited. "We hope Agents will
JO to wbrk in. every township,: We win do'
•Ur tost tb maieljhb Aryus a good paper, and
nnly ksk in return a liberal ;
Old sub?cribers j&ho have must
do so oefops the end of the year.pr fifty cents,
additional will be|charged. It costs us about
. One Hundredf ; an|d Fifty Dollars a month to
' conduct the pspey, and that amount has to be
paid in cash punctually. : We dislDte to refer
to' this- matter j» often, but necessity re
quires it.‘ ; ! \| .. I i
President’s Message-
ProbH bly n;o p’tiblio document wgs
ever morej anxionsjy looked fo|r,or gey®
more- tiniyersal satisfaction, tbe
~ first Annual I Message,of _ Presidents
Johnson. Every line*bf thejMessage
stamps its author with greatness. —
The unusnnl I frankness of the Presi
i ’ j : j
d* ' he do
deni, -iscusalng as iccjs,' every
great national question, and stating
unreservedly and pointedly
and eoDclusiotrSjisto our mind,s|thefnost
satisfactory ijaatnre of the Message,
and most certain evidence Of the an*-
thpr’s correctness of pu'rpqjie, inde*
pendenbel-an^ r statesman The,
ability |with tfhich ho great
quosliprtS.of internal and intfernatiqn
al policy, and! the force ,ad d let ear ness
of his compand the
respect of alls| if if should fail to meet
the views and salisfythe expecta
tions pf-iforac.' President Johnson
stands higheij since, in thoregard and
confidence of the American people,
than Over before.; We are glad to
chrcnicloithdjfaet. In common with,
others, we.- Wore not a little f trou,bled.j
, lest be might yield soraew.hit to the
seductive]influence of; old party; asso,
I “ciates, and bb induced either to take
I , y-- if. |
I apositidn that wfflrld separate him
- from his friends, or cause hint 10' owe
j »uu/ tfwtu an uiDpuiou quesuons. JTijo
result proyesfwo were mistaken In the
man, And our fOarsjitterly' groundless.
Andrew. Johnson remains true to bis
Jy | > f ;; . • I
friends, h|ifl pj-iociplea and
and is worthy of the honor I bestowed
upon him. We dd cot intend to go
into an analysis of .his Mosskgo. ,> Ev
.j cry <ii|o pusi road it*ferf themselves,
! Upoiifhb .reconstruction,
he pay differ with some of our.friends,
fie i* I * • , - , -
, bnt(. Vfhile Arguing with great ability
andj icdppiehcnsiyeness, he throws
the' decision entirely neon 'Con
gross, where it belongs.- Certainly
: no friend| can take exception to sueh a
•disposition of the subject! Having
referred [the .matter to Congress, the
President bias done all tbai-wotild be
required of him, and he and! all citi
zens pf this : great Kopu.blicj may con
fidently wait.for a wise anil satisfac
tory solution of the issues involved.—
- I’ha President urges contraction of the
* ’..enfrepey limitation of public and pri
vate expenditures, a 1 gradual reduos
lion of tlio Hational debt, scouts ■ the
idea of repudiation, rejoiceslovQr jthe.
adppfionof the Constitutional Araend-
slavery,and advocates
free labor. His conderrjnatio.n of
. ' railroad -monopoly,and urging legisla
tion to'oohtrol its extent and defeat i t,-
'is worthy of praise. Our idifficulties
. ■ wy,| England are treated pith mod
‘ eiptionj yet the President is firm and
decided! in his expression ol’idisappro
. bation.of’British poilicy, in relation to
the fittingTand re-fitting i>ffvhe Ala
bama, | Shenandoah and other rebel
corsairsiin hor ports. The Monroe
doctrine is re-affirmed, and Prance and
- Spaip-will take warning that their in
terference in American pjolitiW will
rot hereafter bej permitted! We have
not space to give even' a synopsis of
, .othei> topics discussed in the Message;
and the reader must mob to it for
knowledge of . what they are. 'While
approving of the Message, without
’ dissent ourselves, wa_are nit ignorant
f tjip fact that some of snr friends
d Q 'I? P»rt their
J, h *!® triads true, we are glad to say
' j the difference amounts to nothing, and
- ' will; pot I prevent perfect liarmony a*
, Jhoijfg all frionds of the Adi
I We heyor know the Hewi
ftynelo beso extravagant in
ah j : public document i
.the Tribune is a leading pi
'the radicals. , -
’Thur the divisions in our
pitted by Democratic editi
•flko.. place. Alas tclr Dei
Presiden t Johnson could n<
abd after all Ibis froneeMidn*, plead—
fogs, and: barnifiatione of the party,
i>otoocraey jis as "far from power a*
ffver. Tile Local , wh icb (h as 11!
professed',- :.o be par exceflence; thejl
fiiend of the President. gives Htr»tbe
go by at lost- " The message if' not sat
isfai'toryj, Jlts trankr.ess w Bttpieasanti
, Bat; i beii tij-e iocßfdon r f exact! y know]
what its opinion; will. be. It
the .been .read,, i
perusal mbit be bad a&dtrme
bear from Itlbe great lights of
mocraey,tleforetl« Xoeof cai
ilaelf to give an opinion. -T|
lights rnofet only reflect the b
of the greater. When tbe|
have" conferred together, an
their orders, then; and not ai
will we *be -Zojf
of the rnefsage. It may ap
disapprove 1 , being in a poeitp
either. If we were permitt#
a it wcytld be that
Devcr Wiiljnppreve of Presid
son's message. . ' ■ j
■| ABSTRACT OF REP'
Tbiasuber’s Report
, The Report of the Secret!
Treasury jis able and satisfae
was expected, he reiterates t
cibly ihari ever the sentimeDl
ed in his Fort Way neap e
believes the legal tender »]
warranted only by the e r
the limes! and hot by 1 the
tionj and yrhile ho would no
peak the acts or'red ace the i
-the currency by violent mea
urges UiaV we consider t
temporal'p, work of
the notes | issued under .1-1
commenced xfrilhout delay,
fully and perilslently contii
they are withdrawn from jc
This hejproposes to do'byf
entire, indebtedness of tlie.
The amount the Secretary
nebossaryj to retire in ordt
the currency within prop}
between three and lour ht!i
lions. T he, l[otal in I
is estiniated at 701,218,033.
mates tpjjpubji.c debt when
at three billiohs of dollars
coipts trim Revenue;/! as t
'200,464j 215 25. Ho estinui
ceipta forjthis year at 372 J
Ho - rocc rnmemls the apf
200,000|CC)0 annually tbj.be}:
which iwo’uld pay it off in a
years.! i ijie . Secretary . j
whole ajinount of the Na
can be; landed at about
.. cent, interest. About 13|
the dobt has been paid sin
lait. There is nothing fo i
but everything to encopra
this showing. At the prei
taxation! we will bo out
tlUttT'tfW ao^TTdl'Talte
time thatjour.Government,
j returnjgraduairy to specie
uCbxTnoLLF.u or GcrAenc
j The njulnber of
organized is ICO 1, of wliic
have failed. The Control
8120,000,000/will be real!
from th 9 tariff,§loo.oo(3,ooo
and other liquors,Bls,ooo,o(
co 7 §l2s}ooo,Ooo_on cotton J
.on stamp's,B2o.ooo,ooo on I;
810,00j0.p00 prom sale }of s
malting; iiffall 8405.000,00(
favor of restricting tax.tc
cles, and lthe dismissal of li
Assesiorji and collectors
Royonuoi ' i, ;
Report op Secretary of
Secretary,Welles, in hi
attention 1 to the immonsil
of organizing the. Kavy. j
218 sixain vessels were ;s
Npvyi land 45,800 men
purchased, on sale jot whi
of 8121700,000. The ' eitii
of prize* captured and si
000,000.- : The-, resources
partmeht for the year/ju*
8141,009,112,599,and the!
5116,751]675
r | The War Report.
Sec.; l3j;auton cilia . attention to es,
timatpd oxpenses of the | coining year
as. compared With, the last. The ex
penses;; cTf the lust yeaij'of the {war
tho!first'of peace,
by estimate, $33,814,41 l|ks. He pro
poses tbfkeep a stand ingkrmy of 'fifty
thousand,'which he deems, sufficient.
The Government has nbw on hands
more tfian a; million of; small arms,
three yeafs’ supply of clothing and
Quartermaster’s arms This is cer
tainly a ip view of future
necessities 296,442 men were mus
tered monthly after the close of the
war The Provopt Marshal General’s
statistics show that men
were put |nto service. The Paymas
,ter General- disbursed■ ?!-,029,239,000,
at an Expense of 86,426.600. The Sur
geon General stales ■ there were 204
(General Hospitals and in them alone
br.e million fifty-seven thousand font
hundred! and iwcnty-thrjeo cases of
sick and! wounded were treated. The
rate of mortality was eight per cent.’
The Quartermaster Genefars Depart-
supplied during 23,000,-
000 bushels of corn, 78,000,000 of bats
1,800,000 tons of hay, 550[000 cords of
w,ood ; and 16,000,000 tbiis of ;ooai.—
141,632 cavalry horses wore purchased
during the last year. 178,975 colored
troops were enlisted, aid their (loss
amounted. ,t0 r 68,178. | 7
; ‘Gen Grant’s Hi
; The Report of Lieut.'
the :inost interesting,
written |public| military
has ever been bur priv!
•, j'■ .. 'f~
iiinistrctipu.
' York 3Vi
i itSpraiseof
jefore, jet
aper among
ranks, pre
irs; will not
nocracy IL--
it be wooed,
lle*beicbe»
iransactious.
yearl preced fit
bellioft.
bsfekgi
tract: ;
olbere
cet tbi
oltijni
ibe nr
ned anddirea
to him the gib
lOngs. fle ext
termanand. oil
ily reflects on Jit
Pne oriwo otbc
REPoay. J|.
{■tea that during;
year O' a! hallmillions
Jaeree disposed of - i ..
estinii •••ffltte hod
mep , poothe^poblic
main. vilhio par boutw
Vieej al ‘ Indians, most
whom .micable. .
629' \rb granted dmii
l thb lF' l. w I b' f
.j :ce Repobt. ,
r ' Thi fcjenerjsl in Ms Re--
port, i enue of :the| [>£m
par|tm' ! ,158,70,and the ex
pend 1 slb, '2s, showing rie irly
a'niil. .i of surj..- j This is indie sdja
flne showing ,ap the Department;here
tofore was wont to bje in arrearJniore
thajn that aisotmt. One Iper cphlj pf
all letters CMrfed go to the Dead lisp
ter office, an It uo money received from
same amou ilpi; to $244,372 97. J Tlje
receipts pf this Department daring Jthe
last ycar in th|r North alpne wjasj tjver
sixjmillions greaterl than frPrii the
wbple Uoion previons to the rebellion-
This speaks (well for the cducatjon
and social development, oftbe coun ,ry.
He U
svery
of dui
Mcado
Geben
fer> R(
' ' ; ‘f
f» trn»
ut ft re-
J’TOD'ttt
»intrant
ie teaser
•rilliance
leaders,
1i issued
til theft,
I thinks
prove lor
On to po
1 1 to give
1 : m Lo'ecd
ipt JonnV
(RTS, %
fy of lb<s
;ory. As
io re for 5 -
express*
ech. He
Hiii were
.1 I -t.
igoncy of
ConstittU
t now ref
olnmo - of
[ Mr. COlfkx’s Speech, j. [
The fol.towitig; is the adless dt
orejd l.y i:r||| Colfax on taking
Speaker’s G in. thlo National Hu
ofilcpresentaXives : . , |
■ Gentleman of the Mouse of Jlepre,
atlvis: Tbe :'e|aßSQmbling'of Congi
marking as A does tbe pi.ocessio
ont national li|3tory,is ahyays rdgi
edf with . interest by ' tbe people
whom it is ip legislate.. But it is
unsafe to sayjlhat millions more t
ever'; before] j Jfbr.tli, 1 South, East
West, are loijkinW |to the Cong
whjieb opens ! its, fi|sl session , to
with an earriystiiess and solicitude
equalled on' lliii,hilar occasions in,
pak The'3:SiV.llith |
ed its conplttiilionkl osUiencoj 1
the sVorm«Qlc| ill of'war stiHloif'c
oyer us; anil, \fter si nine months
set ce, Congkchi. resumes its legi.-iU
an ;horiiy" in ; these- council-balls,
joining thadfr,itn shcjre to ( shore jr
land .there ip peace. ; Its tliniekk.
obvious as the sun’s pathway in
Ihcaycns Representing ]in itaj
branches tbe] Slates and the Pie
its! first and 1 highest obligation
guaranty to every State a repub
form of government. The r.ebt
haying ovortilrtnvn the cpristituti
State goverr.richts in.many S.tiit
js yours tk ti ritiirciand enact leg
I lion which with flu- chncurrer.
: . '-p*- - ■ l Ml r * -H .-i-b
.will guaranty-all necessary safegi
|to the pecplejiahd tjo afford wbh
magna cbartit,;lhe Declaration o
,dt is | the chic
jen of gcvorrinieiuj' protection jli
men- in thpirinulioriablc rights.-i-i;
plauso) J ,j-, j, 1 ;|i
i. |i'ho vroWdl should witness .in
j great work the irrdst'inflexible'lfi
| tj|,,lhe mopt.fjarncst devotion lc:
principles 1 of| liberty and hnmV
the truest ka rlolistn and the v.
stjatesmanahi h- Men by the huh 1
olj thousands have!died that tti
public.might live ~Tho 1 cniblep
mourning fmye darkened the }
House ivm the cabin alike'.,. Bri
fires of civil war have melted i
fetter in thejland,' and proved U
neral pyre of slavery. t lt iis for
representatives, to ido 'year, vk
faithfully and i as well asldlcf the
: less savior t jof thej Union on
moredangjefptis arknas of duty.'
j we may pope to see the vacati
' once abandoned seals around us
Ijisvlly fillingjup, until this Hall
i contain Representatives 'from.lt
S|ate and district, their hearts! (
tefcl to the Union for which the
;td legislatejcalohs otj the honor.;
fof its giorytwatclif'ul of Us right
hpstile tjo ijt4,onemies; .arid the sir:
our banner that paled when the :S
they represented arrayed thonii
in arms against the nation, will; i
yyith a. morb brilliant light of lo;
! than ever before. (Applause.)
vpking |tWof; guidance of Him
djestiny of nations l ir
hollow of rts band.! enter again
the.duties oj: this trying position
a] heart |fi lkd : with gratitude ,t(
for thp un ifjrially flattering man
wbichdt |ha? been bestowed.audit
ed by top hhpo that it betokens
cordial support and assistance.
Us grave yebponsibilities.l , I air
ready to lake the oath of officl
s'eribed by la w.
ms, yet l)b
;hom on|y
1 returning
tie acts to
intT card-
I. ! ;
hoed until
lirculaticip.
nidingtjhje
nation.|-i
-believos ft
t to'bring
r limits,| is
id red rarl
jirculation
fie esjti
f nil y paid,
Tins ro-
i ■ i
year was
tes the be
-558.515
icati.tn ; of
mblic debt-,
bout thirty
hinftn the
tionaldebt,
j or 5J - pe,r
0(10,001) j of
be October
discourage,
age ns from
lent rale-of
jot' debt in
islfTii** #vT»
warning in
S; going I to
payments.
irs REPoftr.
I
■ Banks-now.
i ‘ but two
ei; belieyes
ized yearly
i on whisk} -
i 0 oii tobac
sls,ooo,ooo
cbnsl-?, and
trpliis gold.
He is in
a-fow artu
ho army of
of. Internal
the Navy
report, calls
y of tho task
n (onrj’ears
ddbd to, the
418 were
eh wap a loss
mated .value
nk, is $31,-'
•of the Do
it closed "was
expenditures
||-r—-r—i—
..Death)p| ; a Patriot;—W'rn
fay, a uativ<j of Cjamdoo", Mo., 1
the M&valT&Oipilai in tfew Yc
tjLe 30th ult!, in’ his 63d year,
he was a Bailor ih pur navy, i
®°rved overiforty years as an ei
plan. In April, 1.56.1, he[ was st
ed at the >V}vrrenton (Pensacola'
Ration, Florida, and was the
whom tht }E. B.iilensbii
the old navy,, ordered 'to lower [(
3; flag op the B’ecession of the
Conway, in .reply to hia ord
swered that he “Couldn’t doit.’
p.rder was Ijrepeatjsd more poaj
“Lieutenant,’,’ answered the old
£ i‘l have served utjder that flag i
}y , years. and I jwon’t jdo it.’’
rebel lien tenant did not insist. ;,!
Jy alter ilr. Conway was sent
and remained during ihe war. Jj
Reived -fre rri tbe citizens Pf Sari ;
pisco a gddrnedal commends!
his gallantmotion bn the oeeas
ferred to, And this .ho had on h:
| son at the Unio ofj|his| death, to
| lettsri: froni Secretary 1
and Gan. Halleclr praising biml
devotion flag. j j
PORT.
ren. Crrant is
ninute, well
document it
lege to read.
iWy »Klh« mililsj
offllbe eoontry forjti
•> the eollapsofof the
ipisg salt >d| u
Id, if possible*®
✓ jnerue, sod fci
J*jP‘
\igfaer,ia the. sci
idv stamps hitn
Own of the [si
'■ -From Washington. l]j
Spsdal Duj *tcb to tEo PBtetrergCooDoeniUL
• Wasmsotsi*, Beee'mjbeel 11. i
The announcement of • the [House
SUndrng Comtmtlem was the prisci
pie feaiare'of .to-day’s session of the
Bouse. .w;
I»tbe House this aflersoon, Mr,
Wentworth. of Illinois, introdaeea «
bill prohibiting tbeimpqrttttiopdf cat
110 until all danger Irom eattlej diseas
es bad ceased, and notice giveobythe
President by proclaraattoa. Ji! ; . . ,
Tlie Eepubliean Senatorial ! Caucus
reconvened to day ip one r of the rooms
adjoining ibe Senate ebnmbor,|io con*
aider Stevens’Hoose jqfnt resolution
for raising a committeevol fifteen on
reconstruction: •
er
The Prvajdent’n reconstruction poli
cy- waft severely commented bri by ]
Sumner, Ghastlier, % ade itnd: W»lBORj
and defended by Senator in a
spsetl* of considerable force; Tbodat
ter was sustained by Dixt>n,Trnmbnir r
Harris, Morgan and Spraguefyinally
.ft motion was made td strikej Ojttt fbe
r words ‘Moint committee;” an<jl ; insert
Hhe woid “concnrrcnlJ’Wias to reljcve
the resolution of certain parliamentary
objections, butt bat was lost. J| Consid
erable debate was then bad on the
statement tbal the latter part of! the
House resolution 'assumed to decide on
the elections
ot Senators, -ttwasurged that it-waS
therefore both unparliamentary [and
unconst lutional,and should be] change
od to neet those A vote
was the i taken, and by 16 tp 14 that
feature was stricken out The reso
lution was / then adopted by ibq same
vote, and ne modified reqds as follows:
..Resolved, By the Senate.and House
in Congress assembled,tbal a Commit
tee of fifteen; members, shalli be ap
. pointed,| nino-ol whom shall lie mefs,-
befs of the,House and six of the
ate,whojshall inquire into the condition
of the Slateg which formed 'the, §o
called Cpnfcd’dratc.Statos of America,
and report whether any. *>f them : are
entitled |to bo represented in either
” House o|f Congress, with, leave to re
port at any tjme.by bill or otherwise.
■Representative Wilson, of; I6wp,’
■ ir.troduc]ed a bill in the Hotiso to-day
to reorganize the judicial system of
the United Slates. The objedtoflbh
bill is toj pet feet arrangements for, the
trial of jj-eflerson Davis in the United
States Circuit Court, at Richmond,
1 Virginia. ■. .'Jr; i ' f,
A bilij presented in the lipase to,day
by Julian, of Indiana, proposes to so
amend the confiscation law' a.'jt to lor-'
toil real estate beyond the lifetime, qf
■ the owner; incases of, troasonj; ' jj : 1 .
:J j Both J the Senate and; Hobsq'vvpre
“(flooded ;to-day wikh vigorotjs rcsdlu
yKi on's for the enforcement-of the Mon
ted
Ibr
of
the
>use
roo Docjlrine. There' were ihroe dif-
i, nre
\ K
tyro
)p!e,
rs to
ican
fieretu sets presented in this Senate
and t'w separata ones iii the House.
No action was taken on them, nor |s
any likely to bo at present, jl; j
The Committee oh ; Elections;have
been vailed to meet on Wednesday’, to
take nji the contest case ofl CoiTrptb
anti Koontz./of I’a., and 'd&cula vyliich
ia •* ,v ' o tno “CM. j i\Oimor
oi then arc 011 the rolls of the Hbvfsoi
the Cleric hayjntf nafnaei) to pince them
there on the ground that neither- had
the Gorerndi’s j f l>
Late Southern Items. . 1
New Orleans, Dec. ;'. M.-w i
cor,. Gi , Jojiriuil has it letter of-the |
8d ins;., from—dliHedgevillel savin;; i
that Provisional Governor I J ohnston j
received orders,' from Wash;!niton to
retail his position m,mil fhrlhcr In
structions yAiso, that ho lias orders'
not to issdeeortificatcs of ejection to
Georgia Congressmen elect!| k
Provisional Governor , Pajrsons, of
,-Alabama, has received a'.dispatch 1 of
the 6th inst, from Secretary Sevyard,
congratulating him, the Government
and country, in the President's narah;
on Ibe [acceptance by Alabama of the
constitutional amendment, which com
pletes the number of required
to mak-B tlLe SmcndmentAho organized
law of tiie liih.il.' % '<
- The Mississippi Legislature dedin ;
ed passing the constitutional am'er.fl-!
ment, because of the second clause; !
The following resolution i was 1 laid j
qpon th£ table in the Soqatejof Louis
iana,'add a number of .calls to take it,
up Imvje been promptly voted down:
.WfiitjßEAs,. in the opinioh .(if i this
body, 'ho Government'of. the United
Stoles jis tlie best government oh ‘the’
face of the oarjlh; and jwherias : , the
flag of paid' Government's, worthy c f
all respect, therefore, bo it • sj
Resolved, That the Sergeant nt-iafms
of the. Senate be directed to procure a
large United Stale* flag,,and to have,
the,same properly and tastefully ar
ranged over the President’s!chair. , ,
t this
idcli-
: ;tbo
nily,
i is “M
Ireiis
‘I-hsn
L !and
T'rad-
Hhhll
<;very
(ievo»
y | aro j
ircmd
rand,
:rs on.i
tales;
elvcsi
shine i
yaity!
ln
who
-tbo
upon
yQn
mep in
cfesej-f.
f
. in all
i n6w
e pro*
’ From Mexico.!
"New York, December IQ. —A'gbn*
llemari who lately visited IMonterey;
writes] from Drownsvillei that the
Ffcncfi forces hav* built strong fortifi
cations around Monterey, particularly
on the] roads used by Gencjral Taylor
at the! his assault/ The Fr ench
officers and soldiers expressed much
dissatisfaction at remaining; in Mexico,
and were hopeful of going bomb bo*
fore long. Executions of persons ad.
hering to the. Liberal Causs'are of fre*.
quent ocenrrbbeo. Foop|o in j the
Northern portion of Mexico are al
most in sympathy With
the Republic,, but ihere is .so much
quarreling;between the Liberal lead
ers, that be accomplished.—
Th ( cre| is a great-scarcity of arras; and
ambujnitiop. . j j
‘ Gon
lied at
rk, or.
In '6l
laying
ilisted
alien -
naval
rhani
iw, of
he U.
Stale.
3r, an--
The,
ively.
I jA- body io| Now York .{physicians
! have agreed that the cholera is a Coin
; muhicabloand cohtrolable disease; thbt
jitsjianse is riot in the atmosphere, kwr
/communicable except by lit near ap-;
proaca;. that it accompanies human
travel undhamnn traffic; that it .pro
gresses -only at the - rate'l of.vessels
across the ocean, butnovef precedes
them; that it is transmissible by cloth•
iing arid effects; that it r.eyer appears,
in a nsw locality without communica
j tiou, £ nd that itmay bo arrested by lar,
I absolute quarantine of short duration.
sailor, 1
br for-!
The;
Short- j
northh
He ro
■Fran-
ory of
bn re
b per
jother i
Velles i
for his j
ME
■;; 1 From WlbhmenA ;; j
I Tobk, December. 10.—The
HeraltC* Richmond correspondent says
lh e;m i B t'aryj'polfoe blf'that city wjH
be withdrawin, and a civil pfjUce tab' l
lstji iesi. J
f The. npnMera of M>e legislator*
setmj-tobayo decided that devotion tO
the-rebeL cause during the warliato Be
the measure- of merit, and they bare
j therotore resolved to remove all Un
ionist Statej officers save the State B
A editor, bolding office under appoint- b
merit from! Governor Riorpoot,! and: f
appointed, next; Tuesday' for erecting
successors to them, . They have' also!
adopted an iaineudmeEt to their State;
coD£titntk>bi which not onlydeee |
: away with all disabilities tor holding j
office od ;.aCcosnt of partieipalipri in
the rebellion, but] does; not require the
oath of allegiance to the National
Government to be. taken, A joint
committee has been''appointed by the
IWo Housed td confer, with the.rmfita'*
and urge the immedi
ate removal of: the National , troops
Item the Slate, one member remark*
ing during the discussion oyer the
matter, that be thought they bad
modeled i|w{ the" - Government I long
.enough,’.'
Joint' Res
' The loll)
ohu|oTi, | ol
Bingham, ij
reading on
propositioi
which will
deserve, ll
Congress.
Wing important. Joint res*
jTefod by, lion John A.
of .Ohio, passed, to a second
«. Wednesday. It contains
Oa of great general- interest,
I doubtless receive, a& they
lie careful consideration ojf,|
r by Ike Senate and House of
i 'ices, of the United States of, it
;». Congress assembled ] (two- .t
both bouses concurring,)
lolloping articles be;propos
i Wgislatures Of the seyeral
i mepdijusnts to the coiislitu
s United Stales, all or any
articles, ■when, ratified by
i tlap of , said' Legislatnresj
olid to all intents and pur
uu of the said Constitution,;
Resolved
Representa
Ametica i i.
(birds, of
That the i
ed to i tire
restates as i
tion of lb
of Which
three font
sluili bo vi
poses as p
viz:,
The fin
'section of
stitation.l
be laid on
State,” -is
dared of .
, No part
I rated in i
! wbicK' ma
aid of anj
trd State;
paid by l
any. ; Slat
thereof.:
The C 6
ejake all,’]
secure all
iti every
pfolociipi
criy aud
When
iscrye, the liairisburg
i, th&t several of our cotem-
Hi's under th.e impression ilrat
ur Judge (.successor to Jsis- :
idward) -mpst be elected in
electron for that high office
place until 1567.- The term
n ; Woodward will expire In
term of J udge Strong and -1 ,
•ri in. 1872, of Judge Ueetl in
-1 Judge A’gnew in
nlgea Stropg'and Thompson';
: bench Judge Wood-f
:nn of Chief Justice expires!
they, will hayo'to draw lots:
J.iof Justiceship. It rosy be 1 -
1 as premature to refer, to tbef
insult of election, but if!
aH likely, i liat the JhemocraJ
3 able to ; elect a successor to
'd. . None but those who
lie to 1 country and the
human freedom can again be
i) a Stale office in this cpir-
Itli. ■ Tlnbj debars professing
its of tUi.s_|and a'.future’ getf
from enjoying 'such honors,
give, at the proper dime, thb
ion of Pennsylvania another
Judge oh fife Supremo bench,
If jJiat Justice .Who'was in
lotting traitors;:proceed, in
of [destroying the Union l . ■
We 6b
Telegraph
jioriirius :
jv Supreni
tico Woo
lSt;6; no
wil.l take
of Jnrigi
i>5!57, the
Tlumipso
ISIS; *n.
Should;,!
bo, on the
ward’d tt
in ISUT; I
for.the !C
regarded
possible i
is not at
tiy will :b
Wobdwa
woio In
.cause of
l'
in on weal
D'emobiia
eratioh i
and will
Union ini
upright! .
in place
favor of
the work
r. ' i
Fast
land: i
list ()f; f
vessiilse, 1
stroyeil |
war. Tl
timalod |
of the oijl
This is: bi
governin'
The moi
the Alat
much mo
England
just and
not she.
coraponii
settled'.
iOF ( ouk Bill Auainst Esof
it Now Bedford paper gives h
forty-six AmericaV whaling*
with 10,252 barrels of oil, do
by. rebel i pirater’duripg the
ie value of, the vessels isesf
-4l 81,150,000, and the value of
I 1 at half a million' of dollars;,
at a portion of ‘.ho claims bur.
ent is urging upon England,
re ha at,. vessels destroyed 'by
)arala sr.d Shenandoah were
Ao valuable.than th.b-whalers,
may never- directly pay .these
lawfulfclaims, but if she does
will pay it indirectly, .wild
d interest. The bill must be
Restoration of frnb ’Habeas Cop;-
■pus. —The, President’s proclamation of
restoring the wm,r)t Habeas Corpus
is important' in'itself; bat the”” most
important parts isitKat Which excepts
all the, so-called .{ seceded States, ic-'
eluding /Kentucky apd Missouri. Thb
ipterpre lation, it seems to us, is that
the- President does not deem those
Statcssnfficiently [restored or Brecon,
struntedtp be i-worthy of-this boob.
•.. ■ *
Mississippi Legislature, has
ho _ hi(l ( over .tbo
f’s veto. It exempts from ex
of judgment $3,000 worth pf
'■-belonging'! to the head of[a.
hild,.otc.iTae Governor also
stay law,, but the Legislature
to' pass i i.jovor his veto!
.The
passed j
Governc
ecution.
properts
family, t
vetoed ;*
declined
ia h«s J ratified the,'Anior.il
. the Constitution abolishing
This is the twenty-eighth
atj has ratified the Amund
d- is a sufficient l number': to
J ratification perfect
Georc
'ment to
slavery.
Stale jtli
ment, ar
make ill
elution to Amend the
Constitution- I :
ARTICf.E —I],
i paragraph? of the .ninth
the first {article of the Con- i
; wit: “No tax or dntyj shajl i
articles exported from any j
■ hereby repealed -and" do*
so! effect. _ , ’ . |;‘
| ARTICLE—i |. ■!' '
of any debt or debts eon- i
lid of the 'late rebellion, or
hereafter be contracted do ;
rebellion against the Unit-;
shall ever tie assumed or !
0 ; UnUedStates, not - shall. , t
assume or pay any part};
j AliyiCLl!:—. , t.". f
r.gressf .shall have power. to
aws necessary and proper to'
persons, without disllinctipn,.
Slate ' of I the Union, equal
i jn''thcir ! rights pf life, iib«
)rpperty.| ; ■ .
rill we'lElact a Jtidg.e of
b supreme tourt , i
if'TSKATpr--
MDIES;, -! - r ■
fi : GEKTS, and ' 1 ' , '
[f ; r OHILDEIS’S SKATES;
For riteitCHAHBIRUN 4 WINANB? Hori-
Store,' Now Brighton | [deoUfUt
f EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. J
BEREA3. Tetters testamentary onthe
estate of N/tseissa J. Jour, late- of
trifehton tpv Bearer county, dco’d., haring
ten granted to the , onderaigaed, afl persons
noaring themeetren indebted to said estate
are requested to made immediate payment,.
nndthoashaTittg ei&ims against the same wilT
pwjaent then* properly authenticated for g*V
‘leme’k. .... ...•/I. . ' :
JOSEPH C. WILSON, Ex’r,' .
! . ■; . ■ Bearer.
iec33
! • -
I ADMINIBTRStOR'S NOTICE"
1 ETTEKB of admiufS)tra tn» on the estate
efCtutusM. Kelis, Kite of Borough
Iwp.J Bearer 00., doo'.d ,jha»jng been isso-,
sd toihe undersigned. Am person# indebted
tr r required to make payment, and
tb »e haring claims will present there, prop
er t authenticated for settlement. j
| ’ JOHN - KELIN, Admr,'
i declares 1 j. Mew Brighton, j
t I
SHAVING, HAm-CUTTING,
SHAMPOOING, &c. ;
L rOHJI D. WILLIAMS returned
(I from the army, where he has served for
a moat three years, 1 wisheako inform his form
er customers end the public generally, that,
h i has openedhia shop in toe north end of the
r MARKET HOUSE, BRIDGEWATER,
where he will carry on id bis former good
kid fashionable style. By dloseattention to
hisinca, be hopes to merit and receive a liber
al stare of public patronage. Those wishing
it clean, ijmooth shave, or jhair cut in a f ash
vo»ahle f style, just stop in and; give John a
trial, and,he leelsJ satisfied that ho dan, please
them. ' i . . | ‘ [deol3:2m
H—~ 1 "
. BEAYEB 1
r> EMV
imriE Winter Terra of this' Institution will'
: I commence . ; S'
:l T . Tuesday, January 2d, 'lB6 ii,J
noder th« charge of v-y ' • ' , <
H.. Ml GANTZ ■>
da Principlil. i
ill
It is the desire, and will the aim, to make
| this a thorough English, Classical and Com
iutrcSaVSchool, and to sustain the high char.
aqlcr it has heretofore maintained. -
Good opportunities will lie afforded to young j
men and boys who desire tiobtain.a thorough i
E uglish and Business Education, and to alt]
who may desire a Classical Education, or t*
fi • themselves.for entering the higher College
c asses .• 1 ~ .'• / " ~ :
For rates of tuition, &c., send for • circular.
,: Address'-the Principal at New Brigbtoa,
I caver county. Pa., or the undersigned. . I
, H. HICK d 1
See., lioai*d of Trustees, Heaver,'Pa*.
ADMIN IST RAT
'Law J3ooks,- &c.
ITT HE subscriber. Administrator ofthe Es-l
|l tale of the HON. THOMAS CUNNING-/
HAM;.late of the Borough of j Beaver, deed.;
Will expose to sale by public out-cry,. on I - ,
Tuesday, December 19 th, ,1865/
a, i.io .woidciiae ofsaltoT de»’d., his j
LIBRARY OF LAW BOOKS.
Comprising, Story's Harrison’s Itigcst;
Call as’. Yates’, Bimeya’, Sergeant’s., and
Rawlc's,' Wharton’s, Rawle - ?, Penrose and
Waft’s, Watt’s, and Watt’, ‘and Sergeant’s
Kc p«r!Pennsylvania State Reports by Barr;
same bydpncs, Harris, and Wright, al
go Reports of the U. S. Circuit Court, and
Massachusetts Reports by various authors,
aud Urge variety of elementary works and
miscellaneous Books. Being an old Practi •
ilioner, he bad a largo’ and wc-ll assorted li
brary. j I ■ ' ’ •
Also, will bo offered sale at the same time
and-plaoe, two Mon's saddles/'one set of Car-1
riage Harness, one I Horae Sleigh, two Riding
flridles, and ,a number of other articles not
numerated. ’ I r *
knowfa’on day of sale.
deo'lS'6s.
ORPHANS’ COURT SALE:
T>V virtue of an order issued of the Orphans'
8> Court the county of I! caver, the under
signed Executor of the lust will and testament
jf Matthew Elder, dec’d,| late of Beaver obun
■?, will, expose to s'ale by public vendue or
put-cry, on the premises, on ? :
Wednesday, Jan 10fA, 1860.
lit - 1 p. tn., the fo Bowing described piece or
tareel of.laud, situate in Darlington tp., Bea
ver county, bounded on the west by la'nd of
frm. Harvey Knight, ontho north by land of
Selah Chamberlin, gn tfae-cast,by other lands
of said Tcstaler, and on the south by the tail
ritc'c-of the Woolen Manufactory or other lands
bf-Said Testator;. eoiTtaihing about ioO acres,
more or'less, about SO acres . pleat cd and un
derlaid with a good vein of coal: i n which is
erected a hewed log barn, with fnimejsheds;'
fruit trees on the promises. The ifarin |is well
watpred, and public schools, mills and church
es convenient;-about four miles frdni Darling
ton. ■ • , I- ' i • • ■ ,
Terms.— One-third of the purohass ijioney
■on'the confirmation of the-sale by lbe court,
balance iu twjo equal, annual payments, troirt
the date of the confirmation of the-sale by the
Court; back payments to be secured by bond
and : morl gage. ’’ ■ j 1
For further particulars inquire of the un
dersigned at Elder’s Mills, Bearer’co., Pa.
(REUBEN WATT, „
' r clllhtw Elder, de.'d.
<leol4’f*.
LOSSES PAID 16 YEARS
$ 1^7,0
jETTNA -
INSURANCE COMPANY I
HARTFORD, Ct. . ! ;
NET ASSETS, JAN., 1865,
$3,677,|362, ; 7:1
_•i ' f
FIRE AND INLAND
N a.v iga tionßi s k s.
■9* Agencies -in all the principal Cities
and Towns inthe United States.
Applications for Insurance will Ue promptly
attended to. ! . . H-1:
CHAS. COALE. Agent:
> dec6'6o—3mtis ’i j. \". New Brighton.
IF you want .to fiuy.
and OhtmUali, go
.-j: I
I
j_; _[
It'S SALE
J. C. WILSOA',
Administrator.
Jfc-r.
OVfiR I
ire Drags, Medicine
Moors’* ;Dnig Store
-t
«oom drug sroat
'; - ? IN-BiiAyEfj ;
.. » a r & M ,^ { _
£ \ ■'
: :P7re! ;; j : :
UQ RST, \riy ßB
Lift
nd
Qu g^
'.tfo .
t
Pa
1 -
IB
IiTTTIp-pgj. •
SOAP^j
TOIL]
■ % '
B
sai: 8(
% PA
OA
medicines
in freat fa
fold ehi
othe
»rrtty, a]
tapertUi
jr l ' Drug
I eta
Ure iii tk»2wi ’
Bunco’s FetnalJ Pills Its ' .
Cbeeiema »% £l;C' ark’s, $l. w
fb] life g?st stock of - ■
Lamps and Lamp Trimmings. Unfa. '
Stmionefy, ’ Oils. Paints ’
■i ■ ' and Dyt Stuffs \
ercr offered' outside; of the. city, at
Drug store, and Isold cheaper tbaa'eall
bought anywhere else. |Let thosertojJu
*«&» se «- H to? will foot* now,
DeclS, f j M00&I,
T*s. ' i
! ' I . .
■ c. s
f- ••■ntsiii.
WINIIV,
; - -, - ■ ;j
NEW BR
' '1
CHTOX.PA.,
EMI
I.KIIS IS 1! ' r
\vL\ HE,
ELAJR
. . ■ I- 1 il ' ;
Its, GRASS,
IRON, XA
\ND
AGUICUI/TU
RAL IMPLEKVJSj
GAIiPENTEEI
>’ TOOLS, jj
BLACKS Ml'
US’ TOOLS,
MASONS
TOOLS,'
KERS TOOLS.
i : SU'OEi
LEIIS’ TOOIjS,
S.AD
l ; 'Api.
STERERS’TOOLS;
INERS’ T.OOIA
ardware!
SADDLERY'
LjL 0W S' A' SHIA FT?,
BENT FE
LOCip.*.
HOLTS A HINGES.
I PICK®
iIATTOCKSji HOI
LATFOIiiIbCAL&
COUNTER & I
TABIJE* pi
, •’ , - - • i I
'CKF;T CUIjLEHY
HOU^E
SIIOJS S NAILS,
iljtlXoE •BOLTS- i SplS.'
TIRE & C'A
i-r: ■
6 .IS, ST (TAW
CORN SH.EL
=I
-J.ENTSroR •■=■ „
WER AND RKA,TE\T/
ON riKK-BEICS'VOEii
EXCELSIORI M<)
■ NEW BRIGHT 1
Deed,’Go.' ■ij
(ioons:
DRY|
!F
CLOAKS
r : “r '•
4; shawls:
EAT;: -cheap'
cheap': c
■ ' !‘i
1 ■ : ,1
the' lakcest .stock/;
■ ; DR Y GOODS
OUT TO TM'-'^
EVER'BRO
si hseortment
The i
ibs A Children’s^
Ladies’, Misi
| erer offered!
•bis sid®
S& SHAWLS;
CL.QA
■: 1 -ji
An excellent
stock, an>l c^c *
Also, a good as
j.CARPETS.C
3or,tnient of .-• • •
L CLOTHS. BCG*
. nil bought
to seU-’at very l P' , ? a M'
’ if. wholesale .Bib* 511 ;
our; stock. [ ,
:all and bo OontmcM- ,i-
• These good we
MsnUfaeturersv jbi
whichenables us I
, Theatteation
ers le'directci! f 5
J^'GiTeusiit
f.■ ‘ I I
- dcm
186 Federal et r 4
dao6:6m] AiL!
at,
doort (below ,M»r
LEGHENT CiTV;.
' TOWN PROPERTY FOB SALj^
rrinE »T<i
consisting of one good two siori >a d
and,» one stoi jf house, two lots. " jjiff
cellcnt well,’of Iwkter that ° cvcr l,,„' r AiSf
ed for Bale. IPerions jjfif
sirable property, had belter J* 1
JOD Hu, who in auth.oriiod.to* _
II
'i I
JjßS.f.