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HUNTINGDON, PA.
Virediresday, February 27, 1861
The Latest News.
SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF MR. 'LINCOLN FROM
Ilmtittseuao.—Mr„ Lincoln left Harrisburg on
Friday evening very unexpectedly, having
received a despatch from Washington to be
there on Saturday. He took an express
train to Philadelphia, and connecting there
with a regular train to Washington via Bal
timore, he arrived in Washington early in
the morning. and had a conference with Pres
ident Buchunan, the Peace Commissiancrs,
Senators Seward, Cameron, ete. It was
not known in Harrisburg that Mr. Lincoln
had left town until a late in the morning,
when of course, the disappointment was
very great, especially among the politicians,
and the Committee of Reception
that had arrived the evening previous. The
secret of Lincoln's sudden and unexpect
ed departure from Harrisburg, was to avoid
a difficulty at Baltimore, as it had been ru:
mored that a mob might attack the train
upon which Mr. Lincoln had agreed to arrive
in that city.
MR. LINCOLN'S ARRIVAL. AT WASIIINGTeN.
—Washington, Peb. 33.—1 have already in
formed you of the unexpected arrival of Mr.
Lincoln this morning. lle was received at
the depot by Senator Seward and Mr. Wash
borne, of Illinois, and proceeded very quietly
to Willard's Hotel. A private letter received
here from Mr. Lincoln last night announced
this change in his programme. He was ad
iisedbyhigh authorities here to come through
Baltimore in the night, in order to avoid a
difficulty growing up in that city about who
should receive him and how it should be done.
He was accompanied on the trip by Mr. Lemon,
of Illinois, anti Mr. Allen of New - York. Mr.
Lincoln, after getting sonic rest, breakfasted
privately.
Senator Seward received official intelligence
on Thursday evening from reliable sources,
that a most diabolical plot had been success
fully arranged, on the part of a secret organ
ization in Baltimore to assassinate the Presi
dent-elect
on his arrival in that city. Mr.
Seward communicated this intelligence to a
few private friends, and it was determined to
despatch a messenger at once to Philadelphia,
informing him of the fact, and urging him to
take an caller train, which would bring him
through in the night. Mr. Lincoln said he
had received intelligence from Baltimore of
a similar nature. A special train was ac
cordingly arranged, and lie departed at ones
for Washington.
It is positively denied by Baltimoreans that
any such organization exists, or that any in
terference would have been made with the
Presidential party. There is little doubt that
the feeling and sentiment of the people of
Baltimore is very bitter against Mr. Lincoln,
so much so, indeed, that violence might have
been attempted. It is regarded as a very
wise move in giving them the slip.
DALTI3IORE, Feb. 23.—The most ample ar
rangements had been made here for secur
ing the safe and respectful transit of Mr.
Lincoln through the city. The police force
were all out and fully equipped. All good
citizens were anxious that no indignity
shoultthare been manifested,
The apprehension entertained was that
certain disreputable parties had lately at
tached themselves to the Republican organi
zation here, and who were expected to make
a demonstration, would have aroused a bad
feeling in the minds of some and caused a
disturbance. Otherwise there was no reason
to apprehend anything unpleasant here.
All feel highly indignant at the want of confi
dence evinced by Mr. Lincoln's course, though
it is understood that he was himself opposed
to it, but was overruled by other parties who
have assumed a control over his movements.
The crowd blocked up all the avenues to
Calvert-steeet depot, and on the arrival of the
__Ara . .. ;,.• • • I h roans aerl sr
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Feb. 24.—Various amendments are yet to , be
toted on by the Peace Conference.
During last night's session they agreed to
the first branch of the pending proposition
prohibiting slavery north of 30 deg. 30 min.,
and recognizing the status of slavery-south
of that line; the States formed out of the ter
ritory to be admitted with or without slavery,
as their respective Constitutions may pre
scribe. This received a decided affirmative
vote. Some of the commissioners who op
posed the proposition confidently escort that,
with several exceptions, this is satisfactory
to all of the Border Slave States. The prob
ability now is that they will not complete
their labors before Tuesday.
WAsnrxcro,', Feb. 2.l.—Unless all the
signs are deceptive, to-morrow, Monday, the
25th inst., will be the happiest Monday
known in Washington for four months. I
have seen more joyous faces this Sabbath
morning than I have met in years. The
friends of the Union, on the streets and in
the hotels, are full of buoyant hope, and the
enemies of the Union are correspondingly
cast down. Mr. Lincoln's arrival, like the
return of Napoleon to Paris from Elba, has
effected a magical change in the opinions of
politicians, and the anticipations of the local
population. During yesterday he seemed to
be guided by none but the most patriotic and
conciliatory feelings. He first visited Presi
dent Buchanan, was introduced to the Cabi
net, and then sent for Judge Douglas and all
the Illinois membereof the Senate and House,
an invitation that was promptly responded to
on their part. He then . received the
.Peace
Commissioners in a body, in the great parlor
at Willard's-Hotel, and had an opportunity
of conversing with as influential and intel
lectual assembly of statesmen as acer congre
gated in Washington. Last evening, he had
a long interview with Senator Seward, of
New York, and Senator Cameron, of Penn
sylvania, both of whom are now regarded as
accepted' members of the now Cabinet, and
both of whom, it is needless to add, are the
received organs of the conservative sentiment
in the Republican party. It shows the in
tense anxiety of the friends of the American
Union that that Union may be preserved and
perpetuated when these indications are re
ceived with such inexpressible enthusiasm.
Some of the more violent advocates of Mr.
Lincoln's election assume to regard the signs
of the times as proofs of an intentional sur
render on his part of Republican principles;
but no such surrender is asked at his bands:
He can save the Union without any sacrifice
of the substantial interests of his party. All
that is demanded is that ho should recom
mend the submission to the people of that
programme of adjustment which is prayed for
by the patriots in the Border Slave States.—
This programme does not mean the protec
tion of slavery south of the line of 36 deg. 30
min., but only that the doctrine of practical
non-intervention should be recognized.
. OCCASIONAL.
AN EXCITING WEEK.—This being the last
week of the present Congress, great excite
ment may be expected. The Tariff bill will
undoubtedly be passed in
_some shape, the
Pence Conference will agree to its plan of
adjustment, the various factions of the Re
publican party will struggle to put their fa
vorites in the Cabinet, and the Congress
itself will probably he expected to take some
action in regard to this plan.
WA§IfINGTON, Feb. 23.—The Administra
tion is satisfied, from official channels of in
formation, that none of the foreign Govern.
ments sympathize with the secession move
ments in the South, but on the contrary, ex
press the utmost solicitude for the preserva
tion of the entire Union.
GEN. CASIERON.—The Harrisburg Telegraph
of Monday . afternoOn says : "In answer to
many inquiries, we can assure the numerous
friends of Con, Cameron, that' ho has been
appointed Secretary of the Treasury,
TILE TARIFF BILL.—The Tariff bill as
amended and passed by the Senate, came up
in the Muse on Saturday. After considera
ble discussion the Muse adjourned until
Monday, The general impression at Wash
ington was that the bill with the Senate
amendments, would be concurred in by the
House. The bill is the same as that of 1847.
DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.
llAnaisnuno, Feb. 21.
The Democratic State Convention
assembled in Brant's Hall.
Il on. Win. H. Welsh, Chairman of
the State Executive Committee, called
the Convention to order at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Carrigan moved that the Roy.
Dr. Nevin. of Lancaster, be invited to
open the Convention Ivith prayer.—
eyeed to..
, 'Dr. Nevin delivered a fervent and
impressive prayer, in which he dwelt
with much feeling on the distracted
state of the country.
Mr. \Velsh read the call under which
the Convention had been assembled.
He then made a short and eloquent
address. Ile believed that the Demo
crats were now firmly united. When
danger threatened the . country the
y flockedpart together as a band of
brothers. He hoped that unity and
harmony would pervade the proceed
ings of the Convention.
Mr. :John Cessna, of Bedford, propo
sed the name of Hon. AV. Maynard, of
Lycomiug, for temporary Chairman
of the Convention.
Mr. John Cvesswell proposed the
name of lion. (ieor , e Sanderson, of
Laneast en
Mr. Ira C. Mitchell proposed the
name of Jacob Zeigler, of Butler co.
A discussion took place as to the
proper mode of choosing the. tempora
ry Chairman.
Mr. Cessna offered the following res
olution.
Resolred, That the Chairman of the
State Executive Committee appoint
two tellers, which tellers, so appointed
shall make out a roll of the delegates
duly elected to this Convention, and
shall proceed to call said roll of dele
gates; each one of whom, as his name
is called, shall indicate his desii.e for
temporary Chairman of the Conven
tion. No delegates whose right to a
seat is contested shall be permitted to
vote for temporary Chairman, and the
tellers shall not declare any person
elected until said person shall have re
ceived at least 200 votes, unless other
wise declared by this body.
. After sonic further diset'ission, Judge
Shannon proposed that Hon. Henry
D. Foster be declared, by acclamation,
the permanent Chairman of the Con
vention. This was received with wild
shouts of applause.
Gen. Foster returned his sincere
thanks for the honor conferred upon
him to preside over so large a Conven
tion. He was but little versed in par
liamentary rules, but through the in
dulgence of the members of the Con
vention, he would discharge his duties
in accordance with what he consider
ed right. We had not brought this
trouble upon the country, but it was
for us to restore harmony and peace,
to unite our hearts and hands in such
measures as were essential for the cri
sis. Gen. Foster was truly eloquent
in alluding to the troubles of the coun,
try and was rapturously applauded
throughout.
Mr. Ira C. Mitchell proposed that
Capt. W. W. H. Davis, of Bucks, J. R.
Hunter, of Allegheny, and C. W. Car
rigan, of Philadelphia, be appointed
tem mrary - Secretaries of the Conven-
• y 6 ie appointee
I Not agreed to.
Mr. Cessna said, we are all of one
mind, and all came here for one pur
pose, and hoped that the Convention
would organize without confusion.—
He therefore moved that the tempora
ry secretaries read the list of delegates.
Agreed to.
Mr. Carrigan proceeded to read the
list of delegates. A. scene of confusion
here ensued in regard to delegates
whose names Wei . ° not on the printed
list. Several gentlemen rushed for
ward with names on slips of paper;
which were read. Some amusing
scenes occurred, but everything passed
off as pleasantly, and certainly more
orderly than could be expected from
such a large assemblage.
Mr. Ira C. Mitchell moved that a
committee of seven be appointed on
contested seats. Agreed to..
Mr. Cassiday moved to except from
the operation of the rule the contested
seats in the Third District of Philadel
phia, as he was satisfied that they
could be settled between themselves.
Agreed to.
Mr. Cessna offered the following res
olution ; which was adopted:
Resolved, That in order to effect a
permanent organization of this Con
vention, a committee of thirty-three
shall be appointed to report to the
Convention for its approval Vice Pres
idents and Secretaries; said committee
to be selected by the delegates resident
within the limits of each Senatorial
District, who shall select a member or
members from their own number equal
in number to the number of Senators
to which such district shall be entitled,
and report their several selections to
the Convention.
on credentials.—
The following resolution, offered by
Cessna, gave rise to much discussion,
but it was finally adopted :
Resolved, That a committee of thir
ty-three be appointed to report to this
Convention resolutions expressive of
the views and opinions thereof—that
said committee shall be selected by
the delegates resident within the limits
of each Senatorial District, who shall
select a number of members equal in
number to the number of Senatorial
District, who shall be entitled, and re
port their selections to the Conven
tion. Said committee so selected shall
elect its own chairman, and to this com
mittee shall be referred all resolutions
that may be introduced into the Con
vention, without amendment or debate.
The President of the Convention an
nounced the following gentlemen as
the committee on contested seats ! Ira
C. Mitchell, S. B. Hayes, J. A. Gibson,
Michael Mylert, S. M. Zulich, Jacob
Turney and John W: Maynard.
Mr. Mead moved that two door
keepers be appointed. Agreed to. He
then moved that John Farrell and J.
C. Whalley be appointed. Carried.
A motion was made to take a recess
for fifteen minutes.
Mr. Cessna opposed the motion. He
therefore moved that the Convention
adjourn. Not agreed to.
Mr. Kerr renewed the motion to ad
journ for fifteen minutes. Carried.
The recess having expired, the com
mittees of two from each Senatorial
District on organization and resolutions
were announced..
Mr. Cessna moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Convention agreed
to adjourn until half-past seven o'clock,
and to adjourn until ten o'clock to
morrow morning. After some discus
sion the motion was withdrawn.
Mr. Josiah Randall moved to accept
Hon. Wm: H. Witte as a substitute
for Mr. Frank P. Magee.
Mr. Cassiday opposed the motion.—
lie moved to refer the matter to the
delegates from Mr. Magee's district.—
lie said that Mr. Witte did not live in
the district.
Mr. Carrigan said that Mr. Magee
was the only power to make a substi
tute, as the Convention had nothing.to
do with it.
Mr. Samuel Randall said that Mr.
Cassidy occupied a seat in the last Na
tional Convention, and representated
a district in which be did not live,
Mr. Creswell moved that the ques
tion be referred to the Committee on
Credentials. Agreed to.
The Convention thereupon adjourn
ed until half past seven o'clock this
evening.
EVENING SESSION
The Convention re-assembled at
o'clock.
Mr. Ira C. Mitchell, from the Com
mittee on Credentials, unanimously re
ported in favor of lion. Win. 11. Witte
as a substitute for Frank P. Magee.—
This was received with applause.
The case of the contested election in
Cambria county, was decided unani
mously against Richard White and
his colleagues.
Thos. A. Simmons, of Philadelphia,
was admitted in place of Judge Camp
bell.
The report of the Committee on Cre
dentials \VaS adopted unanimously.
The Committee on permanent or
ganization reported the following gen
tlemen as Vice Presidents and Secre
taries of the Convention :
VICE PRESIDENTS
Henry Gildea, Richard Ludlow, 11.
Clark, Hon. George S. Leiper, Gen. J.
IL Hubbard, Richardson L. Wright,
Gen. Joseph Morrison, James T. More
head, Col. Daniel Small, E. W. Hamlin,
M. C. Tyler, Gen. W. S. Ross, A. M.
Benton, Hon. Isaac Slenker, Hon. W.
Ti. Dewart, Hon. Ephraim Banks, A.
W. Loomis, Rev. JtAin W. Nevin, Dr.
Isaac Winless, Peter M'lntyre, lion.
James Nill, Hon. Job Mann, James T.
Leonard, Hon. James Clark, Col. A.
Manchester, Samuel Mlcee, Joseph R.
Hunter, Win. Hirst, Hon. M. C. Trout.
Charles E. Taylor and Patrick Carr.
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Josiah Randall. George W. Irvin,
Edmund Buckley, S. Morton &HA,
Dr. J. Stewart Leech, George R. Clark,
W. W. 11. Davie, Morton Fry, Charles
Kissler, W. 11. Gallaher, John De
Young, E. Ferguson, Col. m. Ham
mond, J. J. Woreline, Henry C. Par
sons, John Cummings, John B. McAl
ester, S. T. M'Adam, Samuel IL Rey
nolds, Dr. H. Haldeman, Henry Lati
mer, James B. Sansom, John Porter,
James Loather, James A. Gettys, Jos.
G. Richey, Tames B. Barr, John Sill,
Jacob Zeigler, Wm. Manight, J. Den
nis James, R. J. Nicholson.
Judge Shannon made an eloquent
speech, in which he counselled that we
should listen to the words of wisdom
from the lips of the gray-haired fathers
of the party.
Irrii•y Foster, John Scott, Esq.,
lion. James Clark, and Rev. Dr. Nevin,
answered calls of the Convention in
addresses full of eloquence and lofty
patriotism, and which were received ,
by the crowded house with great en
thusiasm.
At a late hour the Convention ad
journed until morning.
H.tuntsuutto, Feb. 22.—The Demo
cratic State Convention re-assembled
this morning in Brant's Hall, and was
opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. John
W. Nevins, of Lancaster.
The Committee on Resolutions,
through their chairman, Hon. Ellis
Lewis, reported the following, which
were unanimously adopted :
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Resolved, That the States of this
Union are sovereign and independent
over every subject not surrendered to
the control of the Federal Government
and they have no right to interfere
with each other's domestic institutions.
but are bound by the Constitution of
the United StateS to protect and de
fend them against domestic insurrec
tion as well as foreign invasion.
_Resolved, That the Government of
the United States, although limited in
its authority to the subjects enumera
ted in the Federal Constitution, pos
sesses within those limits supreme au
thority, and has the usual and neces
sary powers for preserving itself and
enforcing its laws.
Resolved, That the union of the States
was founded by the wisdom of our pa
triotic ancestors, is sanctioned by the
experience of our whole political exis
tence, and has secured to us unexam
pled prosperity at home, and respect
abroad. The Democratic party will
cling to it as the last prop of freedom,
and as the great exponent in self-gov
ernment, which is to light the nations
of the earth to liberty and independ
ence.
Resolved, That the Democratic par
ty possesses the recuperating power
which nothing but integrity can give,
and is determined to sacrifice on the
altar of patriotism all individual inter
ests and past dissensions, and unite as
a band of brothers to rescue the coun
trS= from the control of those who are
seeking its destruction. That this
country With the best form of govern
ment that ever was devised, is surroun
ded with dangers and difficulties which
threaten its very existence, and yet
the Republican party refuse all rea
sonable terms of compromise, and their
leader, on his way to take possession
of the government, seemingly satisfied
with the disastrous calamities of his
" irrepressible conflict," declares there
is nothing going wrong.
Resolved, That the people of the
Southern States contributed their ex
ertion and treasure in the acquisition
of the Territories, equally with those
of other States, and that the principle
which recognizes the equal rights of
all the States in the same, is founded
on the cicarest equality and supported
by the decision of the highest Court
of the country. It ought,..therCfore,
to be sustained by every law-abiding
citizen until a satisfactory dividing
line can be settled by amendment of
the Constitution.
Resolved, That every State is bound
by the Constitution of the United
States to aid in - delivering up fugitive
slaves to their owners, and all legisla
which withholds such aid or throws
obstacles in the way, is uncoftstitution
al, and should be repealed, and suita
ble enactments substituted, in accor
dance with the Federal duties of the
respective States.
Resolved, That the resolutions offer
ed in the United States Senate by the
patriotic Senator from Kentucky, and 1
known as the Crittenden plan of com
promise, present a satisfactory basis'
for the adjustment of our difficulties.—
The measures therein specified are
wise, just and honorable—calculated
to end the present deplorable agitation
and prevent forever its recurrence.—
We commend this plan or something
similar to patriots—men of business
—workingmen—political parties—to
the people everywhere; and we call
upon all who love their whole country
and desire to preserve it, to rally to
such plan of compromise and carry it
through.
Tesol red, That we will, by all proper
and legitimate means, oppose, dis
countenance and prevent any attempt
on the part of the Republicans in pow
er to make any armed aggression upon
the Southern States; especially so long
as laws contravening theirrights shall
remain unrepealed on the statute
books of the Northern States, and so
long as the just demands of the South
thall continue to be unrecognized by
the Republican majorities in those
States, and unsecured by proper amen
datory explanations of the Constitu
tion.
Resolved, That in the dignified and
prudent reserve of the southern bor
der States, and in their conciliating
overtures, we recognize the same pat
riotic purposed which animated the
fathers of the Republic ; and that an
appeal to the people of Pennsylvania
will manifest their hearty concurrence
in all reasonable and constitutional
measures fin• the preservation of the
Union, consistently with the rights of
all the States.
:Resolved, That the conduct of the
present Governor of Pennsylvania, in
confining exclusively his selection of
Commissioners to the Peace Confer
ence to the Republican party, and ex
cluding 230,000 freemen of Pennsylva
nia frOm any representation in that
body, was the act of a partizan, and
not a patriot..
Resolved. That we are in favor of
the immediate repeal of the 95th and
95th sections of the Penal Code of
Pennsylvania—except so far as relates
to the crime of kidnapping—because
said sections stand in the way of a
strict enforcement of the fugitive slave
law.
After the reading of the resolutions
was finished, P. C. Shannon, Esq., of
Pittsburg, moved that the report of
Committee be adopted by the Conven
tion standing up ; which was done;
and the report of the Committee was
adopted Nt ith three hearty cheers that
made the welkin ring—not a voice
dissenting.
R. Bruce Petrikin, Esq.. of Hunting
don, moved that a committee of seven
hc appointed to proceed to Washington
City and deliver copies of the report
of the Committee of Thirty-three to
the President and Vice President of
the United States, our Senators and
Members of Congress, and also a copy
to each of the members of the Peace
-ton-cirr— Tins - man ti tion-wagia nl tin a ,
ed by increasing the Committee to
thirty-three and appointing Gen. IL
D. Foster its Chairman. The resolu
tion was then adopted.
Eloquent and patriotic speeches were
then made by lion. Ellis Lewis, Hon.
Richard - Wally, Gen. IL D. Foster and
others, after which the Convention ad
journed.
GREAT DAY IN HARRISBURG!
The Twenty-Second of February at the
Capital of the Keystone State.
Reception of Mr. Lincoln.
RAISING TILE AMERICAN FLAG
Grand Military and Civic Display.
Speeches by Mr, Lincoln, Gov, Curtin
Mr. Palmer and Mr. Davis
The ever glorious 92d of February,
1861, will long be remembered by the
citizens of, and the thousands who
visited Harrisburg on Friday last,—
The day opened propitiously, and be
fore the sun was up, the streets were
alive with people ; still every train
added to the croWd, until there was a
perfect sea of moving humanity. By
10 o'clock, all the military had arrived,
numbering some thousands, and a more
magnificent display we never witness
ed. The military, civic societies and
firemen formed, and marched over the
route previously designated. All along
it the houses were thronged with spec
tators, while the streets and side-walks
were filled with the orderly multitude,
who had come, far and near to witness
the grand display.
While the processilb was moving,
minute guns were fired from the arse
nal, and as the line turned up State
street from Front. the display was
most beautiful. The military formed
in double column on both sides of the
street, through which passed the car
riages containing the Governor and
the committees, and the old soldiers—
that gallant remnant of the patriots of
a past age—bearing the flag to be
raised over the Capitol. These vener
able men were greeted with every
mark of respect, and as they entered
the capitol grounds a prolonged cheer
arose from the assembled multitude.
At half-past twelve o'clock, the flag
being properly adjusted to the ropes,
the Old Soldiers commenced elevating
it to the top of the towering flag-staff.
As it reached the cornice of the main
building, it suddenly expanded, and as
its meteor stripes kissed the clear cold
air, the immense crowd of spectators
burst forth in shouts that made the wel
kin ring again. The cannon, too, on
Capitol Hill sent out its thunder tones
in response, while the 'brass bands
struck up the "Star-Spangled Banner"
with a will that showed they too had
caught the patriotic inspiration of the
day.
As soon as the flag was run up, B.
If. Baugh, Esq., clerk of the House of
Representatives, read to an immense
multitude as.sembled in front of the
Capitol, Washington's Farewell Ad
dress to the people of the Unitsd States.
RECEPTION OF TILE PRESIDENT ELECT.
As soon as this part of the ceremony
was concluded, the procession re-formed
and proceeded to the depot to meet
the President elect. The special train
containing the distinguished guest and
suite, arrived at half-past one o'clock,
when he was escorted to an open ha
rouehe drawn by six white horses,
which proceeded, followed by the en
tire procession, to the Jones House,
where the President elect alighted and
was conducted to the portico in front
of the Hotel by his Excellency, Gov.
Curtin. The appearance of the Presi
dent and the Governor was greeted
with cheers by the assembled multi
tude.
After the cheering had somewhat
subsided, Gov. Curtin welcomed the
President as follows:
SIR is my pleasure to welcome
you to the State of Pennsylvania, and
to extend to you the hospitality of
this city. We have frequently heard
of you since you left your home in,a
distant place, and every word that has
fallen from your lips has fallen upon
the ears of an excited, patriotic but
loyal people. (Applause.) Sir, as
President elect of the United States,
you are called to the discharge of offi
cial duties at a pAiod of time when
the public mind is distracted and divi
ded, when animosities and distractions
divide the people of this hitherto happy
and prosperous country, you under
take, sir, no easy task. You must re
store fraternal feeling. You must heal
up discord. You must produce amity
in place of hostility and restore pros
perity, peace and concord to this un
happy country. And future genera
tions will rise up and call you blessed.
Sir, this day, by act of our Legisla
ture, we unfurled from the dome of
the Capitol the flag of our country,
carried there in the arms of men who
defended the country when defence
was needed. I assure you, sir, there
is no star or stripes erased, and on its
azure field there blazons forth thirty
four stars, the number of the bright
constellation of States over which you
are called by a free people, in a fair
election, to preside. We trust, sir,
I that in the discharge of your high of
fice, you may reconcile the unhappy
differences now existing. as they have
heretofore been reconciled.
Sir, when conciliation has failed,
read our history, study our tradition.
Ilere are the people who will defend
you, the Constitution, the laws and the
integrity of this Union.
Our great law-giver and founder es
tablished this government of a free
people in deeds of peace. We are a
peaceful, laborious people. We believe
that civilization, progress and Chris
tianity are advanced by the protection
of free and paid labor.
Sir, I welcome you to the midst of
this generous people, and may the
God who has so long watched over
this country, give you wisdom to dis
charge the high duties that devolve
upon you, to the advancement of the
greatness and glory- of the government,
and the happiness and prosperity of
the people.
Mr. Lincoln being introduced to the
crowd, spoke as follows:
Gov. Curtin and citizens of the State
of Pennsylvania : Perhaps the best
thing that I could do would be simply
to endorse the patriotic and eloquent
speech which your Governor has just
made in your hearing. I am quite
sure that I am unable to address to
Reference has been made by him to
the distraction of the public mind at
this time and to the great task that
lies before me in entering upon the ad
ministration of the General Govern
' ment. With all the eloquence and
ability that your Governor brings to this
theme, I am quite sure he does not—in
his situation he cannot—appreciate as
I do the weight of that responsibility.
I feel that, under God, in the strength
of the arm and wisdom. of the heads of
these masses after all, must be my sup
port. As I have often had occasion to
say, I repeat to you—l am quite sure
I do not deceive myself when I tell
you I bring to the work an honest
heart; I dare not tell you I bring a
head sufficient for it. If my own
strength should fail, I shall at least fall
back upon these masses, who, I think,
under any circumstances will not fail.
Allusion has been made to the peace
ful principles upon which this great
Commonwealth was originally settled.
Allow me to add my meed of praise to
those peaceful principles. I hope no
one of the Friends who originally set
tled here, or who lived here since that
time, or who live here now-, has been
or is a more devoted lover of peace,
harmony and concord than my humble
self.
While I have been proud to see to
day the finest military array, I think,
that I have ever seen, allow Inc to say
in regard to those men that they give
hope of what may he done when war
is inevitable. But at the same time,
allow me to express the hope that in
the shedding of blood thou]. services
may never be needed, especially in the
shedding of fraternal blood. It shall
be my endeavor to preserve the peace
of this country so far as it can possibly
be done, consistently with the main
tenance of the institutions of the coca
try. With my consent, or without my
great displeasure, this country shall
never witness the shedding of one drop
of blood in fraternal strife.
And now, my fellow-citizens, as I
have made many speeches, will you
allow me to bid you farewell ?
At half-past two o'clock the Sena
tors, members of the House and the
military escorted Mr. Lincoln to the
hall of the House, where. after order
was restored, Mr. Palmer greeted him
on behalf the Senate as follows
HONORED SIR : In behalf of the Sen
ate of Pennsylvania, I welcome you to
the Capitol of our State.
We deem it a peculiar privilege and
a happy omen, that while on your way
to assume the duties of the high office
to which you have been called, at this
momentous period in our national his
tory, we are honored by your presence
at our scat of government, on the an
niversary of the birthday of the Vather
of his Country.
The people of Pennsylvania, upon
whom rests so large a share of the re
sponsibility of your nomination and
election to the Presidency, appreciate
the magnitude of the task before you,
and ave fUlly prepared to sustain your
Administration of the Covernment,ac
cording to the Constitution and the
laws.
Whatever differences of opinion ex
isted previous to the election es to the
political questions involved in the can
vass, they are a law-abiding, Constitu
tion and Union-loving people, and
there is no difference among them as
to your right to claim, and their duty
to render such support.
Accordingly, here to-day are assem
bled men of all parties and of every
shade of political opinion, to welcome
and to honor you as the constitution
ally chosen President of the United
States.
Nor have we observed with indiffer
ence the recent public expression of
your views on a subject closely affect
ing the material interests of Pennsyl
vania. That it is not only the right
but the duty of every general govern
ment, while providing revenue for its
support by means of a Tariff, so to
regulate the duties on imports as to
afford adequate protection to all our
industrial interests of the country, is
universally admitted . by our people.—
' It has, therefore, afforded them pro
found satisfaction that you have been
known recently to declare that this is
also your view of the true policy of
the Government.
Deeply impressed with the honor of
your visit at this interesting time—
proud of the presence among us of him
whom the people have so recently ele
vated to the Chair of Washington, and
to whom they have so largely confided
their highest interests—hopeful of the
beneficial results of the wise and just
measures which we trust, and believe,
will signalize your Administration, and
soon restore harmony and prosperity
to our country, I again, in the name
and in behalf of the Senate bid you d
cordial welcome to our Capitol.
At the conclusion of Senator Pal
mer's remarks, Speaker Davis ad
dressed the President:
REsrEcrED SIR becomes my
duty—and certainly it is a pleasant
one—to - welcome, you in behalf of the
members of the House of Representa
tives of Pennsylvania, and to express
to you their pleasure in meeting you
in this Hall.
We are proud and gratified to meet
you, and bid you welcome in the name
of Pennsylvania, as the President elect
of the United States.
This is not the time nor the occasion
for making a formal address to you.—
The people are here to see, and, if pos
sible, hear you speak, in whose ability
and integrity they have placed their
hopes, and who is soon to preside over
the destinies of this great nation.—
Pennsylvania contributed as much to
your election, to your present exalted
though arduous position, as any other
State in the Union, and although her
"Voice has always been for peace, " and
her flood waters fields unbought with
blood," yet I believe I speak the senti
ments of her entire people, when I say
she is - willing to pledge her resources
—men and money—to maintain the
Constitution, sustain the Government,
and enforce the laws.
Permit me again to bid you welcome
in the name of the Representatives of
the people of Pennsylvania. The
gloom that now hangs over our beloved
country—when designing men are en
deavoring to disturb the only sure safe
guard of our liberties, The Union, we
meet you, sir, with an abiding lhith in
the wisdom and justice of Providence
and a firm reliance on your patriotism,
prudence and ability to save the na
tion from the present impending dan
ger.We deeply feel the responsibli
ties of the present hour, and the im
_, o r p. tion
There in ZIO d I%IIISI lig the fact that
the ship of state is drifting in a dan
gerous and unknown sea. But we
have every confidence in the steady
hand and true heart of the pilot of our
choice.
We have fall confidence in the roc-
taint° of your intentions, and the puri
ty of your purposes; and our ardent
prayer is now and will be for the suc
cess of your Administration, and the
maintenance of the Constitution and
the Union.
At the conclusion Mr. Lincoln arose
and said :
11 - r. Speaker of the Senate and also
Mr. Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, and Gentlemen of the General As
sembly of the State of Pennsylvania :
-appear before you only for a very few
brief remarks in response to what has
been said to me. I thank you most
sincerely for this reception, and the
generous words in which support has
been promised me upon this occasion.
I thank your great Commonwealth
for the overwhelming support it re
cently gave—not me personally—but
the cause, which I think a just one, in
the late election.
Allusion has been made to the fact—
the interesting fact perhaps we should
say—that I for the first time appear
at the Capitol of the great Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, upon the
birthday of the Father of his Country.
In connection with that beloved anni
versary, connected with the history
of this country, I have already gone
through one exceedingly interesting
scene this morning in the ceremonies
at Philadelphia. Under the kind con
duct of gentlemen there, I was for the
first time allowed the privilege of
standing in old Inde . pendence Hall, to
have' a few words addressed to me
there, and opening up to me an oppor
tunity
of expressing with much regret
that I had not snore time to express
something of my own feelings excited
by the occasion—somewhat to harmo
nize and give shape to the feelings
that had been really the feelings of my
whole life.
Besides this, our friends there bad
provided a magnificent flag of the
country. They had arranged it so
that I was given the honor of raising
it to the head of its staff; and when it
went up, I was pleased that it went to
its place by the strength of my own
feeble arm. When, according to the
arrangement, the cord was pulled and
it flaunted gloriously to the wind with
out an • accident, in the light glowing
sunshine of the morning, I could not
help hoping that there was in the on
tire success of that beautiful ceremony,
at least something of an omen of what
is to come. Nor could I help feeling
then, as I often have felt, that in the
whole of that proceeding I was a veq
humble instrument. I had not provt
clod the flag; I had not made the
forar
rangement elevating it to its place;
I bad applied but a very ,mall portion
of even my feeble strength in raising
it. In the whole transaction, I was
in the hands of the people who had I
arranged it, and if I can have the same
generous coloperation of the people of
this nation, I think the flag of our
country may yet be kept flaunting
gloriously.
I recui: for a moment but td repeat
some words uttered at, the hotel iu re
gard to what has been said itboo the
military support which the e;eneral
government may expect from the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in a pro
per emergency. To guard against any
possible mistake do I recur to this.—
It is not with any pleasure that I con
template the possibility that a necessi
ty may arise in this country for the
use of the military arm. While lam
exceedingly gratified to see the mani
festation upon your streets of your
military force here, and exceedingly
gratified at your promise here to use
that force upon a proper emergency,
while I make these acknowledgments,
I desire to repeat, in order to preclude
any possible misconstruction, that
do most sincerely hope that we shall
have no use for them—that it will
never become their duty to shed blood,
and most especially never to shed fra
ternal blood. I promise that, (in so
far as I may have wisdom to direct,)
if so painful a result shall in any wise
be brought about, it shall be through
no fault of mine.
Allusion has also been made, by ono
of your honored Speakers, to some re
marks recently made by myself at
Pittsburg, in regard to what is-sup
posed to be the especial interest of
Pennsylvania. I now wish only to
say, in regard to that matter, that the
few remaaks which I uttered on that
occasion were rather carefully worded,
I took pains that they should be so.—
I have seen no occasion since to add
too them or subtract from them. I
leave them precisely as they stand;
[applause] adding only now that lam
pleaScd to have an expression from
you, gentlemen of Pennsylvania, sig
nificant that they arc satisfactory to
you.
And now, gentlemen of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, allow me again to re
turn to you my most sincere thanks.
SUPPRESSION OF FORTUNE TELLING.—
The bill for the suppression of fortune
telling passed the House on the 13th
inst. it provides that any person who
shall pretend, for g ain or lucre, to pre
dict thture event by cards, tokens,
the inspection of the head or hands of
any person, or by any one's age, or by
consulting the, movements of the heav
enly bodies; or who shall pretend, for
gain or lucre, to effect any purpose by
spells, charms, necromancy or incanta
tion, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by any Court of Quarter
Sessions in this Commonwealth, with
fine and imprisonment. The first of
fence shall be punished with not more
than two years imprisonment, nor less
than fifteen days, and a fine of not
more than $lOO, nor less than $10;
the second offence, with any term of
imprisonment, and fine exceeding the
above that the Court may deem pro
! per. That any person or persons who
shall advise the taking or administer
ing of what are commonly called love
powders, or potions, or who shall pre
pare the same to be taken or adminis
tered, shall be guilty of a misdemean
or, and shall be punished as above
n'ovided.
TERRIBLY COLD LN .
tors from Dresden represent the win
ter in Germany as one of unusual se
verity. For several days in Dresden
the thermometer bad been from ten to
nineteen degrees below zero. The
the is_frozon over, and the ladies have
their_eurls . covered with hoar frost,
while the men's whiskers freeze. •
, IMARRIED,
On Tuesday the nth inst., by Bev. S. IT. Reid, Mr.. 11.4...
.701INSION to Miss CAT.OLIn USW %LT, or Juniata tom nahly.
On the net twit., by the sante, Mr. Manua Csotox. or
1111»tingilon, to limo EInIELINZ JOHN% 01 Sp/ hignola tp.
On the "awe day, by the same. Mr. LCVIII.:NCE Mum,
It km. La JIIn , ELv.t C. Cnhes, of McConnell4toun.
DIED,
Now Clay+ville:Franhlin town•hip, on t h e 'Walk hod . ,
Mrs. ELIZAULTII, wife of Wm. S. Co: ry, in the MI rear of
her age.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
Fancy and Extra Family Flour
Common and Superfine
Eye Flour
Corn Meat
Vxtza White Wheat
Fair and Primo Heel
Rye
Corn, ptlmo Yellow•
Guts
Clorrieoed, yl tit Itoi
Timothy
RENTINGDON MARKETS
CORRECTED WEEKLY
White 11 Ilea
ted Ilhe
lt) e . .
Corn..
Ont 9 .......
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'lax et 1
Pried Apples
Puttrr.....
Eggs
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.—
Not,c. is hereby given that npplication mill Lo
made to the fo•gh•lature of Pennsylvania at its present
lIIISsiOII, for the passage of "Ain Act to incorporate the
Trough Cr roll Coal and Iron Company," with antimony
to hold real o.tdle, and 0.00 ry on the business of the Corn
pany in Huntingdon connsty, and that the corporators
named inn raid Oct will be
F. C, REAMFAt. 'EDWARD HARRISON,
THOILIS R. SILL. HENRY C. REAMER,
SA ML. 1,. RUSSELL, JAS. E. WHARTON.
Feb. 27, 1,561.—1 t.
pATEN'T MICA LAMP CIMINEY.
A LAMP CHIMNEY THAT WILL NOT BREAK I
This great invention commen,l3 itself to every ono using
Coal Oil Lamps. It gives more light, requires less clean
ing and will not break by the heat or cold, falling, or any
ordinary usage. For sale by Storekeepers generally
throughout the I.T. S. and the Condos, and Wholesale by
the 31aitufacturers and Patentees.
HORNING 4 HUMPHREY,
N 0.321 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.
N. 11.—.-A large and superior stock of COAL OIL
L A II P S, always on hand, at prices defying competition.
Also the PORTIA:. CO.ll. OIL, at liOntlfAsturets'
Feb. 27, 1861.-It.
PUBLIC SALE.-
The subscriber will sell at Public Sale, at his resi
dence, in Walker township, fluntingdon county, on
in &ludo y, Nora use 617,1861, a/ 10 o'clock, 4. 31,
the following property to wit:— •
4...L00' 6 head of horses, (4 are brood mares,)
- 2 colts, 10 head of fillets cows and
oung cattle, 9 head of begs, 1 sow aml pigs,
1 new Uncoiling machine, 1 fanning mill, 1 rolling Screen,
1 wagon, 1 low truck wagon, 1 pair of hay ladders, ono
pair wood ladders, too plows, two harrows, two doublo
shovel plows, 0,10 single shovel plow, one liorso rake, two
pair of doable trees, one pair of spreaders, two log chains,
Scythes, :pain cradles, hind gears, front gears, four Sly
nets. one sa.l,lto one now wagon saddle, 44 acres of grain
iu rho ground, ear° barrels of eider vinegar, and house
hold and kitchen furniture too numerous to mention,
Also, own black Closter Lion Stallion four years 010,
who hail eight mores last spring, six of them with (Cal,
TURAS 1. - t4 rep ongblc credit 1 1 111 ko gigern by gliami
notes with spgrayeti sew*.
Feb, 20, MI. DAVID EMT/MT,
ENVELOPES!
Wholesale and Retail.
50.000,
BEST QUALITY
WHITE,
TtUFP,
ORANGE,
- YELLOW,
AND FANCY
ENVELOPES,
Tn t received And for so l e At
• LEWIS ' BOOK STORE.
31035. tr, Feb. 24.
$0.00@6.75
$5,25445,31
$3,62 1 .4
41,406,1,50
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