law operating upon all other Railroad coiupa
niet incorporated by this Common wealth.—
The semi anßual instalment of the said sum
of thirteen millions five hundred and seventy
thousand dollars ($13,570,000. ) and the bal
ance of the ssid debt and interest so to be
paid into the State Treasury as is herein pro-
Tided, are herein pledged to, and the same
•hall he applied only to the payment and ex
tinguishment of the principal and iuterest of
the funded debt of this Commonwealth, and to
no other purpose whatsoever.
SEO. 4. That, for the purpose of develop
og the resources of the State, the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company is hereby authorized
and required to spend the sum of eight hun
dred aud fifty thousand dollars iu and to tbe
Chartiers Valley Railroad Company, the Pitts
burg snd Steubeovilla Railroad Company,
The Favetto County Railroad Company, (be
tween Gr-ensburg and the Youghioghony litv
er,} The West Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
ny, (between iilairavtlle and Butler,) The Kb
it.; burg ar.d Crossou Railroad Company, The
Bet-, d Railroad Company, (between Hope
well cud Bedford,) The Tyrone and Clearfield
Ila iroad Company, and the Phiilipsburg and
Wa'erford Railroad Company, (between Ty
rone and Brookville,) the Tyrone and Lock
Haven Railroad Company, the Mifflin and
Centre Conuty Railroad Company, (between
Lcwietown and Reedville,) Tbe Chambersburg
and Allegheny Railroad Co., (between Cham
bersburg and tbe point of connection with the
Bedford Railroad near Hopewell,) or their
successors or assign-*, in sums proportioned to
thiir respective lengths between the above des
ignated points, by purchasing tbeir bonds re
spectively from said Companies, payable io
t.vesty year*, with interest, sauii annually, se
>- irc-1 by a first mortgage created for tbe pur
pose on their property, resi and personal, and
franchises acquired and to be acquired, and
the st.iu companies ate hereby respectively
authoiizcd and empowered to create and issue
such bonds, and secure the payment thereof
by such mortgages, by and with the consent of
a majority oi their respective stockholders
present at a meeting to bo called for that pur
pose, of which notice shall be given, as provi
ded oy their charters or by laws respectively;
said bonds, and the mortgages givou to secure
the same shall not exceed in amount the sum
required for the cost of the superm ucture of
bridges, the rails, cross-ties, the chairs aud
spikes, aad laying tbe track ol tho sai 1 roads,
respectively —and the proceeds of tho said
bonds, so secured, shall he exclusively applied
to the said purposes—and the aid purchase of
bonds, shall be required to b? made of each
of tho said companies iu installments, after
sectioos of seid roads, respectively of the
length of miles from each eu:l, as hereinbefore I
designated, shall have been duly and properly ;
graded and the masonry completed, mi after ;
the said grading and masonry shall uavo been !
approved by a competent civil engineer, op- j
pointed by the Governor for that purpose— j
aud who shall be paid for his services by thv >
•ud companies receiving aid una*.- Ida provi- j
•ions of this Act—and when each section of j
live miles so graded from uacb such end of tbe
said roads respectively, shall have been so
completed and such certificate so given, then
tho pro rata proportion of the said bonds shall
bo purchaseu, and so continued from time to
time until the amount payable to the said com
panies shall be exhausted—and the sum paid
upon the completion of tbe said sections as
aforesaid respectively, shall be exclusively ap
propriated and ba used for the purposes above
mentioned, upon tbo sectioa for and in respect
to which tba purchase i 3 made —and for no
other pnrpoio or portion of mid ro.*d whatso
ever— Provided, however. Tint if either of
the said Companies shall fail to grade and
prepare for bridges, superstructure, and laying
of :rt.ot at least one section of five miles at
eaoh of such end of its road within one year—
or tbe whole of their respective roads witbiu
three years from tho passage cf this act, auy
such Oompsuy, so iu default, Shall no longer
have any right to demand cr require any fur-
Ihnr purchase of their bonds a3 aforesaid, and
tbe sums which any such defaulting Compa
nies would have been entitled to demand iu
payment of their bonds, shall be added pro
ruia to tbe purchases to be made of such of
the said Companies as shall comply with the
provisions of this section.
FEO. 6. That if any stock holder or stock
holders cf any rad road, canal, or slackwater
navigation Companies shall be dissatisfied with,
or object to any of tbe provisions cf this Act,
then it shall and may be lawful for any such
stockholder or stockholders, within six months
after tie passage of this Act, tn apply by pe
tition to the Court of Common Pleas of the
county in which tie chief office of the said
companies may respectively bo held—to ap
point three disinterested persons to estimate
find appraise the damage if any, done to such
stockholder or stockholders, and whose award,
or that of a majority of them, wheu confirmed
by tbe said Court, shsli be final aud conclu
sive. And the person so appointed sbali also
appraise the share or shares of said stockhold
ers in tbe said company at the full market
value thereof, without regard to aoy deprecia
tion in consequence ot the passage of this
Act, and the said company may, at its elec
tion, either pay to tho said holder tbe amount
of damages so found, or tho value of the
stock so ascertained, and upon payment of the
Value of the stock as Bforessid, the said stock
holder shall trausfcr the stock so held by bim
o said company, to be disposed of by the Di
rectors of said company, or bo retaiued by
tbem for rhe benefit of the remaining stock
holders. And all laws inconsistent with the
provisions of this Ac*, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
PrfshJeut Mucoid at iiarrisbnrg.
The 22 i of February was celebrated with
graat pouip and ceremony all over the country.
At Harrisfcurg :t was the 'occasion of one of
tbe most imposing demonstrations ever wimoss
•d iu the State. Tba "Stars and Stripes" were I
raised on that day over the dome of the State
Oaj.itol, iu which ceremony the Rresident elect
of the United States participated. We have
not room to give a detailed account of the pro
a-ceding*. In answer to Gov. Curtiu'a welcom
ing address, President Lincoln spoke as fol
low-:
Gov. LOANS AND FELLOW CITIZENS or
THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Peihaps the
besi thibg 1 could do would be simply to en
dorse tbe pauiotio and eloquent speuoh which
Govrroor has just inado in your hearing,
I am quite sure that 1 am unable to address to
you anything so appropriate as that which he
has uttered.
Reference has been made by bioi to/the dis
traction of the public mind at this time and to
the great task that lies before me in entering
upon the administration of the General Gov
ernment. With all the eloquence and ability
that your Governor brings to this therno, I aui
quite sure he does not—in his situatiou he can
not— appreciate as Ido the weight of that great
responsibility. 1 feel that, under God, in the
strength of the arm aud wisdom of the heads
of these masses, after all, must bo my support.
As 1 have often had occasion to say, 1 repeat
to you—l am quite suio Ido not deceive my
self wheu 1 Hell you that 1 bring to the work
ari hones', henrt: 4 I dare not tell you that I bring
a bead sufficient for it. [A voice—"we are
sure of that."] If my own strength should
fail, 1 shall at least fall back upon these masses
who, I think, under auy ciroumstinoos will not
fail.
Allusion has been made to tbe poaceful prin
ciples upou which this great Commonweal!!)
was originally settled. Allow me to add my
meed of proiie to those peaceful principles. J
hope no one of the FrieDds wtio originally set
tled here, or who lived here since that time, or
who live here now, has been or is a more do
voted lover of peace, harmony and concord than
ir.y humble self.
While 1 have been proud to see to*day tbe
finest military array, 1 think, that I have ever
seen, allow me tc> say in regard to those men
that they give hope of what may be done when
war is inevitable. But, at tho same time, allow
me to express the hope that in (he shedding of
blood, their services may never be needed, es
pecially in the shedding of fraternal blood. —
It shall be my endeavor to preserve tbe peaco
ol this country so far as it can possibly be done,
corsistantly with (ho maintenance of the iuo
stitutious of ths country. With my consent,
cr without my great displeasure, this oouutry
shall never witness the shedding of one drop of
blood in fraternal strife.
Attempt to (lie Hon. Van
Wyck, of New fork,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.
A most cowardly nud brutal assault was
made, about half-past eleven o'clock last night,
upon Hon. Mr. Van Wyck, member of Congress
from the West Point disirict, N. Y., by three
ruffians, armed with bowia knives, Mr. Vau
Wyck had jaat left tho residence of Senator
Iviug, on Capitol Hill; and was passing down
by the north wiug of the Capitol to his lodgings,
when a stout built inau came up behind him,
aud struck bim with a bowie knife in the breast
over the heart. The knife penetrated tbe out
side and inside coats, passing through a folded
copy of tbe Gfobe, and then uearly through u
thick memorandum book, both of which were
in the breast pocket of bis frock coat, not quite
reaching the skiu.
Mr. Van Wyok struck tbe man a blow under
tbe jaw which staggered him, when the second
ruffian 6truck a blow at Mr. Van Wyck with a
bowie knife, which the latter caught with his
left band, making a terrible gash across tbe
palm. At the tern* time he (Van Wyck)
knocked the fellow down with his right, and
instantly diew a revolver and shot the first J
ruffian, who dropped and was oaugfct by his
friends.
The third ruffian knocked Mr. V*n Wyok
down wiili his fLs. This blow, together with
the effect of the one be first reeoiveJ, and es
pecially from the profuse bleeding of his band,
weakened Lien very much. aujJ.observing that
the ruffians wero making ddEJI esoape with
their wounded companion, wife appeared to him
quite helpless, ho sank himself almost exhaust
ed upon tho side walk, and did not ffte again.
Bat as soou as he gathered sufficient strength
he made his way to his hotel, which he did not
reach till after twelve this morning. Ho said
very litilo about the affair, except to one or
two confidential friends, Dr. Lee, of the House
who dressed his wounds, and to the police, iu
the hope that tbe parties might be discovered;
but up to to-night no trace of their whereabout e
has been ascertained.
Mr. \ an VV yok is quite nervous this evening,
and is suffenug considerable pain from the
wound in bta hand, but ;s in no serious dan
ger.
Mr. Van Wyck cannot aeoount for this at
tack upon him, unless it has grown out of his
speech at the lajt session, which created so
much excitement and discussion, becauso of its
severity agains* the system of slavery, wherein
he cited instances of slave burning. For some
time after its delivery he reoeived letters threat
ening bis life. Outside of this he has* no
knowledge of having created the enmity of
any human being. Ho is a man who uever
visits gambling or drinking saloons, and while
he is a resolute man when assailed, in bis daily
walk be is very quiet and gentleuiauly.
The affair having become known to-night,
creates intense feeling, especially iu Congres
sional circles.— Herald.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.—The
Democratic State Convention met at Harrisburg on
the 21st and 22d inst., and passed the following
resolutions, which we condence:
The Ist declares the States of the Union to be
sovereign and independent.
2d. 'J i/at the Government has all necessary pow
ers for perserving itself and enforcing its laws.
3d. Buncombe. Music—Star Spangled Banner.
4th. That the Keputdican party is responsiole
for the evils which have lately come upon the
country, including the diptherea and w hooping
cong a. That the dissensions in the Democratic
ranks is hereby healed. That "Old Abe'* is wrong
in saying nothing is going strange.
sth. The Southern people have a right to take
their niggers into all the territories of the United
States.
6th. That all fugitives must be delivered up.
7th. Endorses tiie Crittenden plan.
Btb. That the Democracy will oppose, discoun
tenance and prevent any attempt on the part of
Republicans in power to use coercion on the
Southern States.
9th. Approves the conduct of the Border Slave
States.
10th. Condemns the course of Governor Curtis
in not putting two or three secession, disunion
Locotocos on his list of Commissioners to the
Peace Conference.
\V e believe the action of this miserable body of
traitors will meet the hearty approval of Yancey,
Kliett, Davis, Pickens and the whole caboodle of
disunionists in the Rattlesnake Republic. We
can't see why it should not. Alas ! poor, defunct
Loco loco ism.
BEDFORD LYCEUM—WiII meet in the Coct
House, on Satuarday evening. Declannr, S. L.
Russell, Kssyist, J. 11. Filler. Question tor debate,
Resolved, tnut in the event of no compromise be!
ii.g effected, it is the duty of the general govern
ment to acknowledge the independence ot the
states which have established a "Southern Confed
eracy." Aff. G H. Spang- Neg. O. IJ. Uaither,
BIOFOEB ITOUmiE.
' BEDFORD INQUIRER.
BEDFORD, Pa.
I ridar .Horning:, March 1, 1361.
"FEARLESS AND FREE."
I*. Ol Hit—Editor and Proprietor.
The 22d of February passed off pleasantly
in this plaoe. Tho Bedford Riflemen paraded
ia full numbers and made a fine desplay.—
The '22 d, was a great day in Llarrisburg. The
President elect was there. A flag wa9 raised
over tho dome of the oapitol. Mr. Liocoln
replied to speeohes of welcome to Gov Curt in,
and to the Speakers of tho two Houses of the
Legislature.—The citizens of Scott, Rankin.
Smith, and other counties, in Mississippi, are
in almost a state of starvation—the drouth
last summer destroyed their oorn crop, and
now disunion is addiog to their calamities.
Jeff. Davis is now at Charleston, advisinc
against the attack on Fort Sumter.—General
Twiggs, commanding the U. S. Military De
partment, in Texas, has surrendered the gov
ernment property to the traitors, and offered
his services to Georgia, his native state. This
is one of tho greatest acts of villany io these
secession times.—Guthrie's proposition, it is
thought, will be adopted by tho Peace Confe
rence. Things look favorable ia Washington
—There is a movement again on foot to have
a bill passed annexing Middle Woodberry Tp.
to Blair County. Our cit zees should seod ou
their remonstrances immediately, or it may be
too late.— Ihe Tariff bill has passed the House
with no material cbaoges from the Senate" hi 11,
except tho amendru.mt laying a duty on tea
and coffee. It wiil go before a committee of
conference.— iba bill to stop the mail ia the
btatee where the mail service is obstructed
has passed the Senate.—The U. 8. Arsenal at
Little Rock, has been surrendered, on demand
of the Governor of Arkansas. ILpt. Tot ten,
aod his men have been allowed to iD3ich
through that State under protection of the
Governor, w:th their private property, and
what pubiio property they took with them to
the arsenal.
Ia another column, we publish the spceohsa
Mr. Liueoln, at fhi ladelpbi i. They ought
to be read by every one. Iu the proceedings
at tho "Continent*!," as published in the
Daily News, of t !0 22i ult , wo find the fol
lowiug :
Atuoug the few distinguished gentlemen in
troduced, was Mr. Jordan, of Bedford county,
one who had "rendered service in the last cam
paign."
"Ah ! Mr. Jordan, I am glad to sec you,
they tell me that Jordan ia a hard road to I
travel."
Presently Col. Philip S. White turds his j
appearance iu the room; soon the eagle eve of !
Mr. Lincoln caught a glimpse of the man who j
told the first anecdote of iho "rail-splitter."
"Phil. White," said the President, "I aiu
glad to see you, I hope you aro well."
A little boy, son wo believe of Charles E
Lex, the City Solicitor, was introduced:
"Mr. Lincoln, 1 want to shake your hand/'
"There it is, my son," said the President, j
'•Grow up to bo a ni3n, and a lover of your j
country."
We call attention to the bill for the coir- J
mutation of tne tonnage tax, which wo pub
lish in to-day's paper. As we stated last !
week, it passed the House, and is DOW before I
the Senate. It is thought it will also pass
that body, tut it may be somewhat amended, j
We also call attention to the article on our '
first page, from tho Philadelphia Press , in re
lation to the subject. It is to the interest of ;
Bedford Ccuoty that this bill should pass, as
according to its provisions, the Bedford Rail
Road Company will secure a sum svffijient to
insure its completion. But it is not on that
account alone that our people favor the com
mutation of the tunuage |tax on the Pennsyl
vania Rail Road Company, but on acoount of j
its evident justness, as will bo seen by tho ar- I
tide wo publish from the Press.
The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln will j
take place next Monday, if DO aocidents hap- !
pen to prevent it, such as sssaesinatioD, &c. !
liy an article from the Harrisburg correspon
dent of the N. Y. Times, published in another .
column, it will bo seen thai this was toe cause
of his departure to Washington from Harris
burg, in advance of the timo #peoi6ed in the
programme.
—
BROAD Tor MINER.— We have received the flrst
number of a very neat paper, published at Coal
mont. Huntingdon County, with the above title. It
is neutral in politics, and will pay considefttbio at.
ter.tion to the development of mining interests of
Broad Top. Hope it may succeed, but it is u bad
time to start a paper. A. T } hurst, Esq., is the 1
editor an 1 propria tor.
The following gentlemen are said to compose the
Cabinet of Mr. Lincoln. W. H. Seward, N Y..
Secretary oi State | Edward Bates, Mo., Attorney 1
General; Simon Cameron, Pa., Secretary of the
treasury j 0. B. Smith, la., Interior j Gideon
Wells, Ct., P.M. General; John A. Gflraer, N.
C., Navy ; M ontgomory Blair, Md., War.
It aflbrds us pleasure that Gen. Cameron will go j
in tlw Cabinet—thus triumphing or or his eauinios.
' We call attention to the notice of Mr. Cbas.
W. Greene. Ho mtends opening a school, in
Bedford, on the Bth April, next. Mr. Greene
is one of the teachers io the Union School, ir.
this place, and a gentleman every way quali
fied to take charge of a first class school.
Since Mr. Lincoln's arrival in Washington,
the prosp&cj of a peaceable settlement of our
national difficulties are much improved. The
greatest confidence can be placed in the firm
ness and patriotism of the President elect.
Our frieml, Mr. Win. W. Shuck, and his
bride ; arrived home last week, from their wed
ding tour. A splendid entertainment was
given them by Mr. Samuel Shuck and lady.
Little dog barking at the sun—the Gazette
criticising Mr. Lincoln's speeches.
MR. LINCOLN I\ PHILADELPHIA.
A Flag Raising at the Hall of Inde
pendence.
The ceremony of raising the flsg of thirty
fonr siars over the Hall of Independence, in
Philadelphia, en Friday morning, by Mr. Lin
coln, was attended with all the solemnity due
such an occasion, tho scene beiug an impres
sive oue. At the rising of the sun crowds of
people streamed from all parts of the city to.
wards ttie State House, and very soon every
inch of ground was occupied, a vast number of
ladies buing present. The weather was cocl
and bracing.
At seven o'clock Mr. Lincoln was escorted
to the Hall, and there received by Theodore
Ouyler, who warmly welcomed him to its ven
erable walls iu the hour of national peril and
distress, when the great work achieved by the
wisdom and patriotism of our fathers seems
threatened with instant ruin.
MR. LINCOLN'B SPEECH.
Mr. Lincoln respouded as follows:
"Mr. Cuyler—l am filled with deep emotion
at finding myself ftanding hero in this place,
where weie collected together the wisdom, the
patriotism, the devotion to principle, froiu which
sprang the institutions under which we live.—
I'ou have kindly sugges:ed to me that in my
hands is ihe tusk of restoring peace to the
present distracted condition of the country. —
1 can only say in return, sir, that all the polit
ical sentiments I entertain have been drawn, so
far as I have been able to draw them, (rocn the
scntiuirnts which originated and were given to
the world from this ball. 1 have never hud a
feeling politically, that did uot spring from the
sentiment embodied in the 'Declaration of in
uepeodence.' I huve often pondered over the
dangers whic i wore incurred by the men who
assembled iiere and framed and adopted the
Declaration of ludepen-eno.;. I have ponder
ed over the toils that were endured by the offi
cers aod soldiers of toe army who achieved that
Independence. 1 have ofteu inquired myself
what great principles or idea it was that kept
tab. Confederacy so long together. It was not
the mere mutter of the separation of the Col
onies from the muthor lami, hut that sentiment
iu the Declaration of Independence which gave
liberty not alone to the people of this couuiry
but, I hope to the world for all future tune.—
[Gteat applause.] It was that which cave
Z't'omise that in due time the weights would bo
liflud from the shoulders of oil men. This ia
a oeDtim.ut embodied iu the Declaration of In
dependence.
"Now, my friends, can thi countrv stand
upon that basi>.? If it can, I will consider
myself oue of the happiest men in the world
if I can help to save it. If it cannot bo saved
upon that principle, it will bo truly awful.—
But if this country cannot be saved without
giviug up that principle, 1 was about to say 1 !
would rather bo assassinated on this spot than
surreuder it. [Applause.] Now, in my view
ot the present uspect of affairs, there need ha
uo bloodshed or war. There is no necessity
for >t. lam not iu favor of such a course, and
I may say in advauce that there will be no
bloodshed unless it bo fnroel upon the Govern
ment, and then ;t will bo compelled to act in
self-defence. [Applause.]
"My friends, this is wholly au unexpected
speech, and I did not expect to be called upoD
to say a word when I came here. I supposed
it was merely to do something towards raising
the flag. I may, therefore, have said sorue
thicg iudiscrect. [Cries of 'No, no '] I have
said nothing but what i am willing to live by,
and, in tho ploasure of Almighty God, dio
bv."
Mr. Lincoln concluded amid great applause.
Tbe members of tbe City Council paid their
aespects to him and tbe procession moved di
rectly towards the platform erected iu front of
tbe State House.
At Mr. Lincoln's appearance on the plat
form, be was bailed with outbursts of applause
from tbe surrounding multitude.
Mr. Keuton, of the Sleot Council, tnado a
brief address inviting Mr. Liuoolu to raise tbe
flag.
JJR. LINCOLN'S SECOND SPEECH*
Mr. Lincoln replied in a patriotic speech
statiDg a cheerful compliance with the request.
He alluded to tbe original fl ig of thirteen stars,
saying, that tbe number increased as lime roll
ed on and we became a happy, powerful peo
ple.
"Each star adding to its prosperity. Tbe
future is in ike hands f tbe people- It was
on suub an eooasion we conld reason together,
re-iiirui our devotion to the eouutry and the
principles of tbo Declaration of Independence.
"Let us make up our minds that whenever
we do put a new star on our banner it shall be
a fixed one, never to be dimmed by the horrors
ot war, but brightened by tbo conteniruont and
proepeiity of peace. Let us go ou to exteud
iliu area of our usefulness, add star upon stir,
umil tbeir light shall shine over Sve hundred
millions of a free and happy people."
Mr. Lincoln then threw off his overcoat in
an off-hand, easy mauuer, tho banfcwoodian
style of which caused many good naturcd re
marks.
Ilv. Mr. Oiark addressed the Throne of
Grace in an impressive prayer, many spectators
uncovering themselves when the flig wis roll
ed up in a man-of-war style, then adjusted, a
signal fired, and amid (he most excited euthu
sutmii the President elect hoisted tbe national
ensign.
A stiff breese caught the folded banting and
threw it out boldly to tho winds.
Cheer followed cheer until boarseuees pre
vented a continuance.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Important from Wahington City.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Sudden Departure of Mr. Lincolu for
Washington.
WASHIKCTOS, Feb. 23.—1n the Peace Conference
this morning, Mr. Chains, of Ohio, offered a start
ling proposition to the following eifeet:
That whereas, it is inexpedient to proceed in the
consideration of the grave matters involved in the
resolutions of the State of Virginia calling this
Conference together, until all the States have par
ticipated in its proceedings, and until nple time is
afforded for" deliberation among all the delegates.
Therefore resolved, that the Convention adjourn
to mfet again on Thursday, the 4th ol" April, an i
that the President of the Convention be requested
J to address tetters to the Governors of the several
! States, urging thetn to appoint Commissioners to
this C- life fence, to meet at that time.
The resolution led to an exciting and earnest
debate, and there is a prospect that it may he car
ried.
Mr. Van Wyck, upon whose life an attempt was
made on Thursday night is lying in a somewhat
dangerous coudition from the effects of the wound
he received.
Mr. Van Wyck is at the National llotel.
At nine o'clock this morning tfii Cabinet was
called to an extraordinary session. One of the
members says the business was most important.
i-'otue of the members of the Virginia delegation
iD Congress, lately addressed an important letter
to Postmaster General King, demanding to know
why they were not consulted before ho presumed
to remove the route agents in Virginia, who had
left their duties to aid the secession movement.
Mr. King sent them a reply that is said to havs i7en
perfectly withering.
SECOND DESPATCH.
W ASimOTo*. Feb. 23.—At noon, to-day the
people in the Capitol got news of Mr. Lincoln's
unexpected arrival in Washington, this niornmz
Up to that time few people in the city kneiv of "it.
All sorts of speculations were set afloat as to its
cause. One rtport is that General Scott telegraph
ed to !um to come on immediately. Another is
that ho was sent for because yesterday there was a
chance of the adoption of the modified Guthrie
plan in the Peace Conference, and that his presence
was imperatively demanded, either to sustain the
straight out Republicans, or to go in for a comr.ro
mise.
Mr. Lincoln occupied a high berth in a sleeping
car, so that ev t n people on the same train did not
know he was on board. He was met at the station
by a fev Iriunds who were in the secret, ami was
driven immediately to lodgings t YTillariite Hotel
boon after be arrived he retired to rest for a
short time Among the earliest callers on bim were
Mr. U ashbnrne, of Illinois, and Mr. Seward.
Soon after it became known that he wasin town
the people began to flock towards Wdlkrri'j and it
became necessary to engage a number of policemen
m the lower hails of the hotel. The crowd in
creases as the news spreads through the city : but
at tins time (12$ o'clock) hundreds are still m
credulous about Oid Abe a being here.
Mr. 4 ,ui \\ \ckis n't any better. The object of the
attempted assassination could not have leen rob
bery, as nothing was taken from him. Some skilful
detective officers, of Baltimore, are on the track ol
the assassins, aud it is strongly intiaiaud that three
other members have been picited out for similar at.
tempts. A good Coal of excitement is caused by
Ih\b auuir. '
THIRD DESPATCH.
Washington, Feb. 28.- IF. SI. —Vice President
11amhi) arrived here early this morning, having
come on Iron, New Fork by last evening', train,
without stopping on the way. He visited both
Houses of this morning and was warmlr
welcomed by his friends.
The Pennsylvania delegation in the House have
been in conference on (ho Tariff Mil. Soma of the
members said that while they would owwa the
warehousing system arid the tea and coffee <Jutv
they would change their views rather than send the
Mil to a Committee of Conference.
FOURTH DESPATCH.
Washington, Feb. 23—i J p M.- The House
has passed the Oregon War Debt bill, appropriating
two millions cf dollars. s
Ihe tariff bill has beeu f ai?en up, under a sus
pension of the rules.
afternoon 6 "* 1 * 0 **** bi " WUI P rob * b, y P l ®* this
Mr. Sickles is trying to "filibuster" for its defeat
Harrisburo, Feb. 23—The people of
burg were astonished this morning by the anxioun
cement that Mr. Lincoln had started fur Washing
ton, at three o'clock this morning, having received
despatches requiring his immediate presence in
W ashiugton.
Madame Rumor is as busy as usual. Some sav
there w\.sa j ]„t to assassinate him on his passage
through Baltimore, hut such a thing is not b -licvad j
1 be Baltimore Committee are hero, but did not 1
have an interview witii him.
Baltuiouc, 1 eh. 23.—Mr. Lincoln arrived hTa ;
at 8 o'clock this morning, incog, and proceeded
direct, to Washington.
His family and the remainder of the party will j
arrive at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Much excitement has been occasioned by this i
sudden move.
Washington, Feb. 2L—Not a little sensation i
prevailed throughout the city this morning, as soon :
as it became known that Mr. Lincoln had arrive i i
in the early train.
It was unsuccessfully sought to conceal the fact, j
especially f.oni the newspaper press t.is presence ;
here, being at first communicated to a few political i
friends in confidence.
lie was met at lu station by several gentlemen j
or distinction, \v,thont formality, and immediately
drove to Willard's Hotel.
11c was.vesterday advised to come hither without
delay.
1 reparations had been luide to most him at the
station this afternoon, and the Mayor of Washing
ton was to make a welcome address. But Mr.
Lincoln h is thus spoiled the programme.
At about 1(1 o'clock Mr. Liucolu, accompanied
by Mr. Seward, paid his respects to the President,
spending a few minutes in gen ,ral conversation.
Senator Bigler and Representative John Cochrane
happened to bo at the White House when he en
tered, and were accordingly introduced to the Pre
sident elect. Mr. Lincoln afterwards returned to
his hotel.
From the N. Y. Time).
Harrisbcrg, Feb. 23—8 a. On Thurdtv i
night sjier he bad retired, Mr. Lincoln was aroused
and informed that a stranger desired to see bim on
a matter of life or death. He declined to admit
him nnleas he gave hit name, which he at once did,
and such prestige (lid the name carry that while
Mr. Lincoln was yet disrobed hd granted au inter
view to the caller.
A prolonged conversation elicited the fact that !
ail organized body of men had determined that Mr.
Lincoln should not bo inaugurated, and thit he
should never leave the City of Baltimore alire, if,
indeed, lie ever enterod it.
1 he list of the names of the conspirators presen
ted a most astonishing array of persons high in
bou'hern confidence, and souio whoso fame is not
to this country alone.
Statesmen laid tho plan, bankers indorsed, it and
adventurers were to carry it into etf'ct. As they
understood Mr. Lincoln was to leave Harrisburg at
■> O clack this morning by special train, and the idea
was, it possible, to throw tho cars from the road at
some point where they would rush down a steep
embankment and destroy at a moment the iives of
all on board. In case ol tho failure of this protect,
~ P Un was to surround tho carriage on the way
lorn depot to depot in Baltimore, and assassinate
mm wiiii dagger or pistol shot.
So authentic was the source from which the la
-1 urination Was ootanied, that Mr. Lincoln, after
counseling with his friends, was compelled to make
aiinugi rneuts which would enable him to subvert
the plans ol his enemies.
Greatly to tho annoyance of the thousands who
desired to call on Uitu last night, he declined giv
ing a reception. Tho fiual council was held at 8
O'clock,
-Mr Lincoln did not want to yield, and Col. Sntu
ner actually cried with indignation j hut Mrs. Lin-
Colu, seconded by Mr. Judd and Mr.Lincoln's
original laewted upon it, and at 9 ©"
clock Mr, Lincoln left on a special train R,. „
a Scotch plaid cap and a very long militeryj
so that he.was entirely unrecognizable. AcW
niei by Superintendent Lewis and one f.i, J , 1 '
started, wbiie all the town, with the exr-t.ti,', .
Mr. Lincoln, Col. Sumner, Mr. Judd, nd tl
fo'tXp! wcre BWora -° menfTt "pw £
The telegraph wires were put beyond reirk ,
any one who might desire to use tbeto. °*
From, the Charleston MOCVT*
The Southern tonfederaey as Viewed
by a South CaroJio'iaQ.
MONTQOMFRT, Feb. 14. 1861
Upon one point there appear* to b 0 e',,
determißstiOD and straightforward acion he
Reconstruction is dead. A Southern C,, ; "'
eration is established, and the Soot':*— 7 '
federacy is a fixed thing. But what a t " it of".
Confederacy? Hero the Convection ; e a- ,
; and vague dreads of the future, and ; 77
the people, and, in seine degree, a 77* '-
• statesmanship, paralyze all useful sua c7 n . '
i reform, aod weakeu men into inaction.
Let the people prepare their minds fur a fad.
j are in the future permanent Southern Consti.
I tution, for South Carolina is about to be s * !
died with almost every grievance, oxeopt A; .
iition, for which she has Jong struggled,
jnst withdrawn from the late United 7 tJ>g
<iivernui.nl. Surely McDuffia lived iu v7in
and Calhoun taught for nought if we arc K a'
to be plundered and out commerce crippled—
—even discriminating a
iff.-, But t; is is the almost inevitable pros; - t f.
i The fruit of the labors of thirty-odd longer ,
in strife and bitterness, is about to slip tbrou I
our fingers.
But is this all we are about to be called en
to enact and bear? It is only tho begiunir?.
. ahe three-filths rule of representation fj
! slaves was one of the many l'snkee swindle
; put upon os in the formation of tLo old Cin
stitution. It is a radioai wrong. It most u-.
faiily dwarfs the power of some of the Ststes
in any federal representation. The proportion
ct hr black to the white population is vst?
much larger than that of atiy other slave State.
By the old swiudle, her fair proportion of rep
resentation was cut down upon all her slaves in
proportion, is three to five. Tho black popu
lation being in a majority in our State, two.
fifths of tnoro lhati ol the people of
the State are entirely unrepresented. And in
just the degree that the proportion of the l)iaok
population in feouth Carolina predominates over
tLe proportion of the blacks to tho whites in
any other State, is the swindle augmented and
aggravated. South Carolina is small enough
without agaiu flinging away what legitimate
power she possesses. That power is in hsr
slaves—s-jcisilj, politically, economically.—
Tho proposition of the three fifths rule calls
upoa her not ouly to stultify herself, but tj
dwarf her powers.
Is tuis all? It is not. She is probablv to
be called upon to braud herself an I her i'mti
tutions.
The old Constitution of the United Steles
merely grants to the Congress the power to
prohibit by law (tie further introduction cf
slaves from Afrioa or elsewhere, outside of tha
Uuited Stales. Terrorism bero is about is
make its perpetual prohibition a fundaments!
provision of the Constitution itself. A stigma
is thus broadly atmpßd upoo the whole insti
tution before the whole world, and sealed by
ourselves.
It is greatly to be regretted that tbs debates
apon the Constitution wni probably not be pub
lic. It seems to me that they will be very im
portant as guides in the future, whereby wo
may be enabled to eompreheud its meaaiug
tbe proper interpretation of its language.
t o change the subject: a nice pioklo South
Carolina has been placed ia with regard to
Fort Sumter. Three weeks ago it was feared
by many that any assault upon that fort was to
be postponed to the 4tb of February, and theu
to be turued over to the action of tho Southern
Congress. Such lias proved tho fact. Wb.t
has been gained? President Davis will Dot te
inaugurated until Saturday evening, the 16:b
of rebruary. This is the earliest period pos
sible. Circumstances may still further delay
it.
The Monday two weeks following Lincoln is
to bo inaugurated at Washington. What op
portunity is there between these two dates for
Mr. Davii to make preparations for attack—to
nuke his demand upon Mr. Buchanan for in
surrender, and to receive an answer before tha
fourth of March? Nona whatever. We wiii
have to fight, and wo will have to fight Lincoln
instead of Buchanan. „ And who ore to do the
figuting? South Carolinians, and none but
South Carolinians. The f.jpt will, of courve,
be reinforced if it is in the power of man io do
it \ ill anybody tell mo how lives have been
saved by this policy? The attitude ef our State
has been, in a large measure, demoralized—l
will not say disgraced —by the course pursued;
the political attitude of tha whole Southern
Confederation has been embarrassed and com
plicated, and what is gained? Nothiog, that I
can see, but the spil.ing of much more valua
ble blood than was at all neoessary.
WHAT IS A COLUMBIAD ?—Enquiries &r
made as to tho nature of the cannon called Colum
oiads. We find tbe following description of thasa
formidable guns in an exchange :
A Culuiubiad is a heavy gun, capablo of project
ing a solid shot or shell with a largo charge of pow
der, at an angle of projection from five degree*
below to thirty above the horizon. It may be said,
therefore to combine tue essential qualities of the
gun, the howitzer, the mortar; and may be used
m place of either one or the other of these pieces
in seacoast defence. It doe? not differ in its ex
ternal shape trom ordinary seacoast cannon.
At present there are two s'zes of Columbians in
use in our service, viz : the 8 inch and 10 inon.—
Tho former weighs about 9,000 pounds, the charge
of powder 10 pounds, the solid shot 64 pounds,
an I the shell 48 pounds. The latter weighs about
15,000 pounds, the charge of powder 16 pounds,
the solid shot I'dS pounds, and the shell 100 pound*.
It is understood that a certain number ot ten
inch Coiumbiads are mounted tnbarbtl, or upon th#
most elevated portion ot Fort Sumpter. As the
extra range of these gun* is about three miles, an
extent of country about six miles in diamater will
be commanded by them. This, however, does not
embrace the city of Charleston, for tht is under
stood to be about three or four miles from the fort.
Fort Moultrie being only about a mile distant, *n>'
being without casemates to protect its garrison o
armament) is subject to tbe direct fire of the oo>
urobiads of Fort Sumpter,
H.JE€.XEX>.
At tbe Hotel of Capt. Heed, in Coahr.ont> Hunt
ingdon County, oa the 17ih ult., by Kev.J.A.
Coleman, Mr. Simon LEWIS to Miss Assut B. Boa-
EB, all of Bedford County.
OB the 20th ult., In McCcnnollsburg.liy tbeßer.
N. G. White, SAIIOXI. LTOB, Esq., formerly
Bedford to M.as Emma H. tHwnmm, U of *o-
CouaaUsburg.