AMERICAN VOLUNTEER
J9HN B, BKATTOJf-. Editor & Proprietor.
CARLISLE,-PA.. MARCH 21, 1861;
Blags. Birds, —AVe noticed a largo flock of
Blackbirds on the wing a few mornings since.
Wild Pigeons.—Quito a number of wild
pigeons have been shotin,various sections of
oar county recently.
A Noisy Day. —Friday last being pur
Borough election day, considerable noise and
confusion prevailed ti a late hour in the night,
owing to the effects of tangle-foot.
Has.iAVorked Well.: —The day-light mar
ket system, recently adopted by our Borough
authorities, Has worked admirably. The mar
kets have' been wall supplied, and it is a
pleasure both to buyer and seller to attend.
According to the Ordinance on the subject,
the day-light arrangement ceases at the end
of ,this month, to go into force again' on the
Ist of January nest, for the three succeeding
-months. •
Burglars Still Abort.— On Friday night
last, Mr. N. Hantchs’ clothing store, west
High street, was opened by burglars, and
Yobbed'of cloths and vestings to .the value of
about S2OO. The burglars effected an en
trance by oponing tho door with a false key..
Lecture. —A lecture will he delivered be
-foro the Young Men’s Christian Association
of this place on to-morrow (Thursday) eve
ning, by Rev. Jacob Fry, in Marion Hall.
Subject, “The labor of the hands, the head,
fthd the heart." Thejecture will commence
at 7 o’clock. '
. This Association designs instituting a course
of monthly .lectures, for the purpose of afford
ing ah entertaining and profitable way for
our citizens to spend an occasional evening,
and consequently they will malte no charge of
admission to any of the lectures. A free in
vitation is extended to, all to be present.
■ ' A Night Police.- —Now that the Democrats
haye a majority iii Connell, we hope some
thing will bo, done to break up the doings of
the scores of scoundrels who infest our town.
Scarcely a night posses of late without some
outrageous asb being perpetrated. ' Burglars
commit thfcir depredations with impunity,
Women are knocked . down and outraged;
T-heihbendiary applies the match to our dwol
. lings, and escapes. Drunken vagabonds oc
cupy the street corners, and insult our wives
and.daughters. Boys of.tender ago frequent
the low grogcries, and fill themselves with lag
er and, other drinks. Soldiers and officers
from the Garrison are permitted to roam in
town all night, committing all sorts of outra
ges. Our smoke-houses and chicken, coops
are,robbed; and evon our lives are in danger.
Wo must have'a night police, Jot the cost bo
what it may. ' In appointing this police force. ,
Council agree .to JOur suggestion.)
■great'pare, will have to. bo .exercised in those- ;
Icetion-df the, men who will constitute it. i
liijfc.hb inan .be selected on account of his’poli- ;
tics;' an. 4 lot n 0 one. ' )0 even thought of who
does not answer all the requirements necessa
ry fur. a faithful discharge of the.responsible
duties that will devolve upon him. If'we
cap’thbya the right kind of watchmen, lotus
lia-Ve hone. . ' . ■
Wa hope the Council will take our sugges
tions into consideration, and at onco act up-
on! them.
BOROUGH ELECTION.
Glorious Democratic Triumph!
Six Democratic eouncilmen !!!
Signal Bebnhe of Blhck Bepnblitanisra ! !
“ IS Al\ HURT
The Democrats of Carlisle performed their
•whole duty on Friday last,- and achieved a
sweeping victory. In the Fast Ward the
Democratic majority is largely increased, and
in the West Ward—heretofore regarded the
strong-hold-of the opposition—we elected one
Cdnnciimah.'and came very near carrying our
whole ticket, . It will he seen that w have
(for the first time,) elected all the Town offi
cers, except the Chief Burgess, and ho was
elected by Democratic votes. Glory chough
for one day. ■ This' is “the second sober
thought of the people,” —a rebuke to the weak
and,pusillanimous National Administration.
Below we publish the official returns:
Chief Burgess, E. "B r . IF. IK. Folal.
Andrew Korr, 198 195
John Noble, 161 237 404
Assistant Burgess,
Adam Sohseman,.
Jacob Zug,
Assessor,
George S. Beelem,
Samu'-l Wetzel,
Assistant Assessors,
Peter.Spahr.
John Mell,
James JSoffcr,
Joseph Shrom,
Auditor, '
0. E. Maglaughlin, 268 150
'Jfhomas I>. Hampton, 106 100
East Ward.
Town Council,
John Gutshall, 252 John Himcr,
W. W. Dale, 243 liobert 1. A able,
Jas, R.. Irvine. 226 Frank. Gardner,
WM - Penrose, .200 7 \m. Barnitz,
Hagan Carney, 248 Charles Fleager,
Judge,
Tobias Miller, 258 Samuel, Caldwell,.
Inspector,
Joseph. Stuart, 258 . Joshua Pagan,
Constable,
Andrew Marlin,'2B2 James Winer,.
. School Director,
Philip Quigley, 303 (No opposition.]
W EST W ADD.
Town Council ,
S. Ensminger, 100 John Halbert, 210
Win. A. Miles, 105 John B. Barker, 2301
Lewis F; Line, 151 Qeo, A. Dillman, 105
J. 0. Neff, 113 Bred'lt. S, Hinkle, 190
Judge,
M. M’Clellnnd, 149 A. S. Sener, . • 213
• Inspector,
E. Spottstvood, 147 Chas. G. -Murray, 213
, t , School Director. .
[No opposition.] C. P. Humerich, 355
Constable,
[No opposition.] Jacob Bretz, _ 221
[Democrats in. Human i Abolitionists in
: Mr. Lincoln, in his Inaugural. Address,-
used this languageV' . '
; " The power (Confidcd-to mis will bo used tn bold,-
occupy ftnd possess the property and places belong
ing to tbo .Government; and to collect duties' and 1
imposts, but boyond what may bo nbcossary, for
these objects tboro will bo no invasion, no using of
furoo against or. among people anywhere.”
Didn’t that' sound JACKSON-like ? And
didn’t' the Republicans chuckle over the
“pluck” of old Abe, and predict that Fort
Sumpter would ho reinforced during the first
week of his administration ? But, alas, alas I
—a few days in the Presidency has convinced
the rail-splitter that it is ouo thing to say, and
another thing to do. Instead of pursuing tho
policy indicated in his Inaugural, “to hold,
occupy and possess the property belonging to
the Government,” helms concluded to yield to
the demnndk of the “ traitors” of little South
Carolina; and has issued! orders to tho heroic
Anderson tp abandon-the Fort! And this
too in tho teeth of his boastful professions,
and the professions of all good Republicans.
Had Mr. Buchanan thus acted—had ,7i a or
dered Maj. Anderson to deliver Fort Sumpter
to tho authorities of South Carolina, what a
universal damn would have been visited upon
him by the valiant Black Republicans. How
Greely, and Wilson, and Lovr.jov and Sum
ner would have howled! AVith what empha
sis would'they have denounced him ns a trai
tor, and) with'UighrSoUucting words, demand
ed',his- impeachment, if nob his execution ?
AVilmot would, have torn what little bain he
has out Of his head withpuroritge, and. poor
Forney would have gone off into hystorioks,
and delivered another “ Mazoppa, speech I”
They would, indeed, have been in a had way,
poor follows, had Mr. Buchanan surrendered
Fort Sumpter,
, When tho throe Commissioners from South
Carolina, Baun well, Adams, and Oaa, waited
upon President Buchanan, they demanded—
first, to he repognizod as tho accredited min
isters, or commissioners of tho independent
Slate of South Carolina; second, they asked
the troops at Port Sumpter to he withdrawn.
• Mr. Buchanan; replied to. their first request
thus —can meet you only as private yenile
men of the highest character, and am Killing
to communicate to Congress any propositions
you please to make to that body-” . To their
second demand, (to withdraw the troops from
Fort Sumpter,) Mr. Buchanan 11 answered.-
•‘THIS I CANNOT DO—THIS I WILL NOT DO.”
Such was .tho language of President Buchan
an, to South Carolina. We repeat, itSvasleft
to Abdaiiam Lincoln to change this policy,
and,, to surrender Port Snmpter. Why is it
that the Republicans refuse to denounce him ?
It is amusing.to road the papers of that un
principled and inconsistent party just now,
They are attempting to hatch up all sorts of
excuses for old Abe’s want of nerve. They
1 say now that to roinforoe Port Sumpter would
cause the shedding of blood, and they are anx
ious to avoid this. Oh, how considerate these
gentlemen are, all at onco. Up to the hist
hour of Mr. Buchanan’s form they demanded
that Port Sumpter should he reinforced, the
revenue collected at Charleston, &c., and they
boasted of what they would do after the rail
splitter. gof possession of the White House.
Blood did hot frighten, them then. Well, they
are in power now, (in the Northern portion of
the Union, at least,) and'what have, they
done,? Surrendered Port Sumpter to little
South Carolina !—recognized the Cotton Com
missioners I—failed; to collect the revenue!
How much like Jackson is old Abe !
This is just like Black Republicanism,,how
ever—making great professions when out of
power, and violating every promise -when in
power. Such a party cannot long.'deceive the
people.
Godey for April—Spring Fashions.—Go
doy is already out, with his Ladv’s.Book for
Apfril, containing one of his magnificent and
superbly colored double mamoth fashion .plates.
In addition to this, is a Quadruple Extension
Fashion Plate, containing the various styles
of Spring Dresses. New. patterns of Bonnots
and head-dressos are also given. “The Pet
Donkey” is the steel plate in this number,
and a very pretty one it" is. MissJahvrin
gives another, of hor delightful stories, and
“Mrs. Kasher” gushes forth in her usual fa
cetious style. “Drawing Lessons,” and “Mod
el Cottages,"" are continued In this number .
and the 'children are taken care of, for they
have-a department of .their own, in which
they arc taught to make toys for their own.
amusement. Terms, one copy S 3 00 ; two
copies, $5 000; three copies,. $6 00. Address
L. A. Godey, 323 Chestnut' street, Philadel
phia.
The First of April. —This annual pay
day” is casting its shadow on the community,
and. the fnoo of every third man you moot car,
aiea an earnest, wearied look, indicative of,
“tight times.” , Lenders and borrowers are
anxiously looking for the where-withal to
meet their various engagements. .Lawyers
ato dreaming of judgment bouda and counse
fees, and “This Indenture Witueeseth,” pas
ses before the eyes of the Scriveners in sta
ring capitals. It is said, hy those who arc
posted in those matters, that money is easy,
and although a good deal of it will change
hands on the “first,” there is no likelihood of
a pressure. The custom of perfecting, title
by giving possession on the first of April
seems like crowding.the business of a-whole
year into one day, and is often, the source of
a panic in the money market.
254 153
114 191
272. 153
100 - .218
387
430
345
320
249 138
266 ■164
IX9 226
110 210
418
304
119
124
118
110
108
Faj.se. —The “special despatches" from
’Washington", to Forney's Press, are, with few
exceptions, a tisso of lies from beginning to
end. One of the late, despatches says:'
“It is given out that the reluctant Vice
President of the new Confederacy pronounces
the President’s Inaugural one of the ablest and
most ingenious Suite papers lie evfcr'TCfld.
' The above, we doubt not, is’a lie-from the
whole cloth. Alexandeh 'H. Stepitbns is a
man of mind, and it is not likely that'/ie would
I pronounce Lincoln's millc : and : wafer Ihaugn*
1 rat “one of llie ablest and'most'ingenious
State papers ho ever read.’*’ No, nti—Ste
phens is not the man to make an ass of him
self by endorsing Lincoi.s's weak address.
GETTING WEAR- ft TUE KNEESi
The Evacuation 1 of Fort Sampler T
lIP lelm George Nicolai, the private sec
retary of President Lincoln, is a Gorman, and
was borg in 1832 in the village of Ksaingen.
Horses, —Within the last few days we have
noticed quite ft.mnpjw of horses on their way
east.
UNITED STATES SENATOR,
On Thursday, last tho two Houses of our
State Legislature mot in Convention,- for tho
purpose of electing a United States Senator,
to servo-for the unexpired term of-the Hon.
Simon Cameron. The arch agitator and dem
agogue, AV ilmot, was elected. The vote stood,
AVilmot, Abolitionist, 95; -AVit. ,H, AVe Lett,
Democrat, 34. ;
The.el’eotion of this crazy man, AVilmot, is
an outrage upon the people of Pennsylvania,
and a premeditated insult to the Southern bor
der States. Ho is tho head and front of Abo
litionism in this 4 State —a violent, unprinci
pled agitator, wliOj-if he had the power, would
at once- involve the country in a .bloody .war
“No compromise—no concessions—no yield
ing fbr tho sake of peace,” are the words he
uses when speaking,of our national difficulties
and tho universal distress that pervades all
classes of our people.’ 110 was a member of
tho late Peace Congress from this State, and
voted against every project proposed looking
to a settlement of our national calamities.; —
Ho refused to yield an inch, oven if byi so do
ing the border States bad been reconciled.—
iNol David AVilmot, liko Horace. Greely,
rejoices in tho prospect of. civil wnT.-, He op
poses peace, oven if it can. bo secured without
tho sacrifice of principle of any party.
AVo regard the election of Mr., AVilmot,
therefore, a national calamity. It is a voice
from Pennsylvania—an emphatic voice—in
opposition to poace and compromise; AVhat
an evidence is this of the servility of the Re
publican party ? Lc ( t that; party henceforth
make no pretence to he anything else than an
Abolition party. Tho Abolition element con
trols and'directs the party,, and rules it with
a rod of iron;-
The Ha’rrishurg Union thus speaks of the
•election of Wilmot :
" The Republican party in tho Legislature,
having the power, assumed the responsibility
of electing David Wilmot, to fill the vacancy
■ in the United States Senate,(created, by the
. resignation of General Calhdron. The motive
, which induced this’seleotion could have been
no other than to appease the radical element
.of tbs'Republican party; for tile most ardent
admirer of Mr. Wiimot’s ability, who docs not
, reside on the Now York border, will scarcely
contend that ho is a proper representative of
Pennsylvania interests and Pennsylvaniafeel
ing. His whole political course has shown
that lie has little sympathy with tho State in
which ho resides- When a Democratic mem
ber of Congress, he was the only representa
tive from Pennsylvania who voted for the re
peal of the Tariff of 1542, although hewas ful
ly aware that the interests and opinions of tho
State were outraged by this course. But ho
voted in harmony with the radical Democrats
of New York. In the Presidential contest of
1848, when the Democratic party of New York
was equally divided between General Gass and
Mr. Vim Buren, and.'when tho party in Penn
sylvania wad nearly-unnnimous for Cass, Mr.
Wiimot’s feelings became enlisted in the New
York quarrel, and caused him to take sides
with Van Buren ; again showing how little he
oared for tho opinion of Pennsylvania, and
how much for that of New York. More re
cently, as a member of the Peace Congress,
his voice and vote were uniformly used.to pre
vent an adjustment satisfactory to the border
States, although he-could not have been ig
norant of the-fact that the great mass of Penn
sylvauiana wore looking eagerly and anxious
ly for the adoption of measures which would
give peace to tho country. Mr. Wilmot ro- ■
sides, in Pennsylvania, hut knows little and
cares less about the character, and interests of
this Commonwealth. Ills, act have uniformly
(iKown that his -allegiance was duo in other
'quarters,'and for this reason ho is not.apropr
pr portion-to-speak fur Pennsylvania in tbo
Senate nf the United States.
And Pennsylvania has uniformly shown her
appreciation of him. When a candidate for
Governor, in 1857, he canvassed the State in-
Jlustriously, spoke ably, and was defeated
.pvorwhelmingly, A largo division of the Op-,
: position party would not touch him. Again,
at the beginning of the present session of the
Legislature, ke presented himself , as a candi
date for the full term in the Senate, hacked by
the border counties, withtheir bbgo Republi
can majorities, and—if common rumor can bo
credited—by. a- large amount of Now York
capital. But without avail. lie was rejected
oven. f>y his own party, founded upon his own
cherished ideas, because he was regarded as
too radical." Insatiable in bis ambition, he
has at last succeeded in obtaining theremnant
of General Cameron's term in the Senate to
compensate hsovfor previous repulses and mor
tifications —a morsel graciously thrown to him
by order of the Administration at Washing
ton, in pursuance of the harmonizing policy
which seeks to satisfy both sections of the di
vided Republican party.
Unpopular Legislation. —Our Republican
State Legislature appear determined to.do all
they can to maintain Hie onenviahle reputa
tion they have already earned as n grand Cor
poration Committee, employed and paid to
make laws for the benefit of the privileged few,
at the sacrifice of the rights of the unprivileg
ed many. We now learn that the Bank Com
mittee of the House.have decided to report a
hill legalizing the Bank suspension, compell
ing the Philadelphia Banks to take country
■Bank notes at their counters at par, raising
'the logal'rate of interest to seven per cent.,
releasing the Banks frpm their obligation to
keep 20 percent, of their circulation in their
vaults in specie; and authorizing the issuing
of pne, two and three dollar hills ! This is
truly a high-handed undertaking. Any par
ty that will drive specie oat of circulation, by
substituting shin-plasters, will certainly meet
with the oendbmnateon of the people. The
currency is a question that comes, home to the
doors of every man—more so than any other
question which can ho considered hy the Leg
islature—yet you hoar of no petitions asking
that gold and silver shall bo banished, and in
their stead those ‘’blessings in disguise,” grea
sy ono-doUar bills. The only parties whom it
will benefit are the doubtful country Banks
that have no real capital". They will then be
enabled to circulate one million of dollars of
small notes, which will bo virtually an irre.
dpomahlo currency.
[£7*The law in relation to, the return of
uncalled for letters in the Post Office is as
follows; “ When any person shall endorse on
any letter his or her name and place of resi
dence, as writer thorof, the same, after re.
remaining uncalled-for at the office to which
it is directed thirty days, orthe time the wri
ter may direct, shillPho returned by mail to
said writer and not such letters shall ho ad
vertised, nor shall the same bo treated ns
dead" letters, until so returned to the Post
Office of the writer and there remain uncalled
for one quarter.”’
KT" The Prince of Wales haseent over two
fine buck sbeep to Mayor Wentworth, of Chi
cago, and two through-bred pointer dogs to
Mr. Spencer, of the Chicago, Alton and St.
I Louis Eailroad.
Besfgiratitfa of Rf¥.-AV.ffi
jit a mooting of tho Consistory of tho Gor
man Reformed Congregation, Carlisle, Pa,,
colled for' the purpose of considering 'the let
ter of resignation tendered.by tho Pastor, the
resignation waa and oa motion a
committee of three was appointed to inform,
him of tho sam6i accompanied by a minute
expressive of the sentiments of the Consistory
on the subject, and that thd entire correspon
dence bo published in tho German Reformed
Messenger, and our town papers.-
CORRESPONDENCE/
Carlisle, Feb.'2B,' 1861.
To'the Members of the Consistory of the Ger
man Refbrmcd Church, Carlisle:
Dear-Brethren— Feeling, myself, in the’
providence of God, called to another field of
labor, viz,! to the First German Reformed
Church in Lancaster, Pa., I hereby tender
you my. resignation of tho Pastorate of the
Church over which- you preside, and-respect
fully ask of you its acceptance, the-resigna
tion to take effect on the. first day of April
next*
, I have come to this result, not without.much
painful deliberationand were I to consult my
owu personal wishes only, I would certainly
leave our present; relations Undisturbed ; but
my course is determined by the clearest con
victions,of duty., My separation, from a peo
ple whom I hare "endeavored' to serve in the
gospel - , for mOro than fifteen, years, imposes
the severest trial of my life. . Four fifths of
our present membership have entered our
communion under my ministry, and most of
the children in Hie Sabbath School, which at
this time is iu a flourishing condition, I bap
tized,-promising a rich, ingathering for my fu
ture labors.
These and other considerations induced, me
long to hesitate, before I could arrive at my
present decision. But lam made to feel that
God has a special mission for me in Lancas
ter, and I cannot resist, tho manifest indica
tion of His providence. It has for a long time
boon my desire to end my ministry among
you, hut as God has determined’.'otherwise, it
becomes us to how in submission to Ills will.
I shall only cease with my latest breath, to
pray' for a people among whom I have spent'
the best years of life.
May the blessing of the great Head of the
Church ever bo with yqu, and direct you in
tho choice of a Pajdor. to oho abundantly sui
ted to break to you the bread of life.
With affectionate regards, I am dear breth
ren, truly yours in .Gospel bonds.
A, H. Kremeb.
Carlisle, March 2d, 1861.
To Ree. A. 11. Krcmer: ■
Dear Brother— Your communication, in
forming the, Consistory of your desire to have
your labors terminate in our midst, so ns to
enable you to enter upon another field, has
been received ; and whilst the reSsonsset forth,
inducing you thus to determine your plain
course of duty, seem to us clearly indicating
the will of: I’l'ovideuce, both ip. relation to
yourself, and our brethren in Lancaster, it on
ly remains for us, though not without sorrow,
to inform, yira that your resignation has been
accepted. , Whilst it becomes one portion of
the Christian Chuibh very often to yield its
judgment in favoriof that of another, wo do
not hesitate to assure you, that in, this'in
stance, it is donei not without sOrtjMy'ahd
painful regret; You have labored 1 in our
midst for the last Ijfteea yeftrs,'-ahd when we
remember the or ibarrasSing circumstances
under which those.' inhere wore commenced,
and the trials and lifficultics jcmt were oblig
ed to surmount, .i nd. the uniform success,
which in the providence of God has crowned
your efforts in, this portion of His heritage, we
feel US' if in this;pn,rtihg, there was much for
](>y It is a source of
around, and see
field, unmistaka
ble eyj ht\U stewardship. The
gym-w brekliVMfltjiffi fallnn’d
on the tmpdr-'
°' v * n S’ mainly,
tb iabehalf of the young
—thevjiyju’ishing, condition of our. Sabbath
; School, over one department of which yon
have kindly throwrt your fostering care; and
last, the uniform, live and esteem, eheriahod
for yourself and filthily, so far ns we know, by,
every member of this congregation, will cause
' us in all time to lo>k back upon bur relations
[ as pastor and people with pleasurable recol
lections. Still; dear brother, all those things
only make our parting the more sad—for we
i are not unconsoioua of tho tics, which by your
long and kind sojourn, as a minister of Christ
in our midst; have been invited upon our
hearts, and we can only say,.in our parting,
God bless you, and keep you and make you in
all respects as instrumental for good, in your
new field, ns Ho has crowned you with suc
cess in the one you now leave.
Desiring your prayers that wo may soon
find some one suitable to fill this field, now
made vacant; and hoping that your relations
to thb' people of Lancaster may in all respects
bo'plenaant, wo pray God that you may be en
abledl to accomplish much in establishing our
brethren there, as wo desire for'ourselves al
so, still more in tho bonds bPfeithi, knowledge
and' vital piety.
■ Yours in,ChristtiftHoUowshrp,
J. P. Hassles:,
. E. CoBNMAN,
•; - S. B, Kbipfeb,
Pomt/i iiice of Consistory .
Pr.ornunv iN'Dop's.—The questions of pro
perty in dogs, said'of the right of persons to
rid themaelvea of opnoxious canines,, m their
own way, has been tested in the- courts of
Philadelphia. A colored man, named Morris
Van Duke, was charged with shooting a dog
belonging to Mr. Horstoin, of Gemifthlown,
and with assulting the sons of the owner of
tho dog. It seems that Van Puke was tli.o
coachman of Mr. Trump, who resided 5V> tho
neighborhood of Mr. Uerstoin. The shooting
of the dog was proved by tho Commonwealth,
and also.tho tact that Van Duke had struck,
or struck at, tho sons of the owner, who hap
pened to be present at the time of tho shoot
ing. The defence proposed to show the gen
eral had character of the dog, and also that
he hud bitten m child of Mr. Trump. ■ Judge
Ludlow laid down the- rode that no act of the
dog's, -unless committed within forty eight
hours of the shooting cduld ho given in evi
dence, and tliis ruling deprived the defend
ant of his defence, for the biting of tho child
and other, misdeeds of the our had been com
mitted prior to that, period.
The Judge, in his charge, explained his
reasons for fixing a liqnit to tho time within
which evidence of yioiousnoss could be intro
duced. Ho was willing to concede that an
offence committed! by the dog might justify
an immediate punishment of it by tho party
aggrieved; hut the offonco committed by the
animal must bo- recent, to-dispel the- idea of
malice on the part of the avenger- in the de
struction of the quadruped. For that reason,
die had fixed forty-eight hours as-the limit..
Tho Judge also ■referred’ to- the growing
disposition in the- largo American cities to
disregard law. and'.to tho necessity of stop
ping tho evil hofdre all government came to
an end, and every pan set himself upas tho
judge and tho executor of the law. In the
casoon trial it.was proved thattaxes wore paid
upon -tho dog which had been slaughtered. It
was therefore personal property, and as much
tho, subject 1 of Hie’protection of-tlio law- as
any other species of property.
AN EEDtytJGNT SPEECH.
Tha Baltimore City Guards acted ns on es
cort to i Ex-President Buchanan, on his re
turn home to “ Wheatland.”, After Mr, B,
had stepped'from his onrriago„aTid again set
foot upon the - steps of his qniSt homo, the.
Guards were drawn up in front of tho house
when tho vonernMb statesman addressed them
in a short and feeling speech, thanking them
fur their kindness, and bidding them an affec
tionate farewell.
When Mr. Buchanan concluded, Mr.JPRES
.ton, a member of tho Guards, responded as
follows. The speech is impassioned, eloquent,
and touching, proving Mr. P. an orator in
the fujlest acceptation of tho term:
■ Mr, > Buchanan •• The Baltimore City
Guards,of which I have the honor to bo a.memb
or.have deputed mo to respond'to the kind and
beautiful sentiments you hove just expressed.
I confess, sir, an.inabiUty to give utterance to
what I feel, and to what I know' is felt by all
who have heard, you. -I'hore are moments in
life ipto vHlicb are suddenly pressed the mem
ories.of. years, Such a moment is tho pres
ent. Tho citizen soldiery of Baltimore, and
the vast concourse of your neighbors, and
friends' of this and adjoining counties, give
expressive significance to this affecting occar
sion. -
Hero at Wheatland—under these fine o!d :
tree—mv the threshold of yoUr qdiet home—
we aro'abou'f to bid ypu farewell, perhaps for
ever-; many who now affectionately gaze upon
your venerable features .shall paver Ipokupon
them again, Hovv natural, sir, that at such
a moment the throbbing, heart should beat
with its best emotions, rind the busy, mind,
reviewing the past, link it with teeming fu
ture, . ,
In you, sir,, we behold the representative-of
an age passing fast away—“a bright attd glori
ous ngo for our country and for tho World.
One in which at all times, at honie and abroad;,
you have borne tho high and responsible po
sition of a statesman and a patriot,, and- now,,
in the.evening of.your days, you havo eouie,,
wearied .with the cares and toils of anxious
duty, as you have feelingly told us, to lay
your bones in the soil of tins peaceful valley,
hallowed to you by many of the happiest rec
ollections of vour life. ,
Sir, this is not the time or the place to
speak of your eventful career. Your acts are
part of the history of your country, arid ages
yet unborn shall determine upon the recti
tude of your intentions and the wisdom of your
measures. It may not, however, bo out of
place to remark that what wb have witnessed
this day in the long line t f our pleasant jour
ney—-the.joyful manifestations of braye men
—beautiful women and delighted children
following their example—may well bo con
sidered as gratifying evidence of that cordial
welcome, and heartfelt greeting which is nbv:
er, extended to any one except in recognition
of the noble qualities which, characterize,
honor, virtue and patriotism, •
As you have very justly remarked, you
have, sir, every reason, todocl: highly gratified, i
It is but too true that men generally bow
down ttt the shrine of power, and, like tbo
Persians,, worship the rising sun. We are
here to’remember the brightness of his mer
idlah, and 1 contemplate, with pleasure his de
scending glory;
In speaking of the close of your- oVonful
life, I of course have especial reference" to
your public existence—in the vigor of a good 1
old age, may you yet live many'happy yours.
Of tin’s magnificent vally, rich in all that can
delight the' eye and cheer the heart, it may
with truth be said— . -
“The ooitofry ! when life's gay hours nrc past, ,
■ Where'er wo roam, in these wo fix at lust;
Toss’d by tempestuous seas, the voyage o'er,
Pule wo look back and bless thy friendlyshoroy
Our own euiefi judges, our past.life wo aean /
Arid ask if glory hriib enlarg'd "tber" span p
If bright.the pnospnot Wo too grave defy,.
Trust" future .ages* and contented .die/” g
X have already said, sir, heart is too
■full for "utterance. 1 assurer you, Mr. Buch
anan, in the disohargo l of the,duty which the
Company called upon met to perform, I hud
designed to say-"but a very feu- words, express
ive of the pleasure it gave the Battalion to. es
tcort to Wheatland a distinguished patriot,
who had not only filled the exalted station of
President of tho United States, but .who, in
the earlier part, of his life, when a foreign
foe menaced their bonnes with destruction,
bravely shouldered his musket and’ gallantly
marched to defend them, ■
This dbno, I intended-to shake-your hand,
and say farewell; but, sir, my feelings over
leap the limit I had; prescribed, I can not
part until, in your venerable presence, atnd
in the presence of this'large audience-, I offer
up an earnest, heartfelt prayer to Almighty
God,, that He, in His merciful Providence,
will save and protect our beloved country
from the horrors of civil war. May wo- not
hope, sir, that Omr prayer, offered here at W hcat
land-offerod in. the-presence ofone who, when i 11
Sowdr.did not lend Iris countenance to the shad
ing of fraternal blood—rimy be heard and
granted.
Sir, this nation owes you' a debt of grati
tude —posterity will pay it to your memory.
Our glorious Union, formed by the sires of
the revolution in the sacred spirit of equal
rights and brotherly affection, can never bo
perpetuated through the instrumentality of
fraternal bloodshed. As well might you ex
pect to see the clouded eye of an imprisoned
eagle sparkling with the celestial fire of troe
; doipr as to-, see a people prosperous, contented
lor happy, crushing or crushed by tho vindic
tive heel of a fierce fanatisism, or the tyran
nic force of numerical strength.
The honor pf our country and. tho glory of
our flag, in peace arid in war, have been
, achieved in struggles with the outer world
fraternal blond would,destroy the one and dis
honor the other. Can tho word Union he
written in the blood of American hearts?
Never! We have seen enough to day to as
sure,as it can never be.
Tire kind and hospitable reception so cor
dially extended by the citizens of this noble
county’ here’ nr the heart of tho Keystone
State; to the 'gallant men who have escorted
you here from' Maryland, forbid the thought.
The clouds, it is true; are threatening—dark
and lowering, oven as those which at this
minute float over this heautifM valley—but
see, sir, dark as they are, they are fringed
with silver lining; and yonder, oven where
the blackest seems to frown, a heavenly beam
breaks forth and tells ns of a glorious dawn
to-morrow.
Sir, we an? about to say farewell, and with
it I couple this expression r May God Al
mighty Wees you—may you live to see the
light of patriotic-intelligence dispel the glOom
which now hangs over our distracted land—
then, sir, will a grentful people, remembering
your unwillingness to precipitate the horrors
of civil wor, enshrine you in their hearts, be
queathing as a rich legacy to their children
the recollection of your wisdom and virtue.
During the delivery of Mr. Preston’s re
marks, which were warmly applauded, Mr.
Buchanan evinced much feeling. Ilia uiooe r
Mias Lane, stood near her venerable uncle,
j and sympathzed even to tears.' The whole*
scene was solemnly impressive, and can nev
er ho forgotten by. those who witnessed it.
Republicans are racking their*
ingenuity to discover excuses for the evacua
tion of Port Sumter. The gallant Anderson,
who was petted and applauded as a marvel
lous hero, is,*, by some of them, suddenly dis
covered to be a-traitor, little loss infamous
than Twiggs.. A- correspondent of the A r .
Y. Tribune says it is suspected in some quar
ters that Mr. Jluchanan sent a secret agent
to Fort Sumter more than eight weeks ago,.;
adviaing Anderson* to send-the Government'
false intelligence concerning his condition and 1
means* oOsubaistenoe. This very ■ unlikely
story is gravely* repeated in justification’ of
the 'baok-down ■ of the* * Lincoln Administra
tion.
« Never Tenches d Drop-.”
during tho'P'rosidontial campaign, the tern*
perartoe men wore understand that
“Old Abe” Ws peVfect^ftb3toto^aa-‘‘nev
er touches a drop oV spirituous iiqgbf B ” Tbe
tavern bills fdfientertainment of himself and
Suite, on their’ trip from'Springfield to .Wash
ington,' indicate pretty phfiuly. that if he isho
a heavy drinker of the aj-dont hihmfilf,' he roust
delight in the companionship of the tallest
kind of suckers. The following bill: for one
day’s entertainment at Albany, speaks-for it
self:
Delavan House, Albany, Peb> 22d, 18G1,,
The State of Now York : ’ . , -
To T. Roessele & BON.-
OVia-day’s board of Hon. A. Lincoln and
suite, parlors, dinners, and breakfast
, in parlor, nn
■Wines andiliquors, . nn
Sogars, ‘ 10 00
Telegraphs,. _ ,
Congress'Water, §3:50; baggage, $4 87, 7, 37
Carriages; , . uuu
Sundry broken articlc4-—alQvea, chairs,
etc/ 250 00
Total 1 ,
There wore eighteen persons in the party,
which is an rtverngd of nine bottles a bead.
Says the Post: _
•• We are not surprised, after such drinking,
rtt a. considerable- charge for Congress water.
Neither is it wonderful that the breakages for
stOvcs, chairs,, and so forth, wore set down at
a hundred and fifty dollars.. Fellows with
nine bottles.of liquor under their belts, must
have been in a state to break everything about
them, even their own necks.”
Ektliott bV llarrisftDfrg-"t Utmotfrffd!! Tip
\ fiflipKi.
IlAßKisDufia, March 15.— The municipal
election, held here to*day, resulted \ti the tri
umph of the Democrats, who carried all of the
five Councilman, five of the six assessors, and
oi majority of the election officers in every
ward but the Fifth-
1 Conservative Republican' Elected 1 Oliiefoßar
gess oi West Chester; .
lEest Chester,. March 15.—H0n.. Henry
S. Evans, the conservative Republican candi
date, nominated at a town meeting on Thurs
day evening, for Chief Burgess, was to-day
elected by over 20,0 majority over Addison
May, the ultra Republican candidate.
Wants to See Ihe Union Broken Up.
There is not a doubt that the radical, ultra
section of the Republican party, headed by
the Now York Tnbmie and Governor Chase,
and which the Bfnck Republicans.follow, is.for
the dissolution of the Union, and that they in
tend by anti-compromise and coercion to effect
it- The Now Tort Tribune of a late date is
jubilant at the - prospect of further secession,
which can only come front the Border States..
It said:- ,
“ Congress seems almost respectable- The
missing eight votes of the Senate offer occa
sionally an. opportunity to get a mojmaty in
that body for beheficiont propositions. ~iind
iahen we' thinß «/-a halfrdozen ok dozen more
who sat/ tfiry are' oh (Tie mrd. of fleinfa it is diffi
cult to restrain the jubilant jceJijigsoceasidned
i/icreb//,", ■ .. r
In order to get a RopoWican majority in the
Senate, the fribune is Willing to see the Un
ion broken up and destroyed. Party before
the country is its sentiment, Let the Union
,slidfcV- t)Ut preserve the Republican party.-r-
TRyw shameful and audacious the declaration !
How worthy of general reprobation'! It ;is
1 precisely the 'roiilt; upon whioli the Cdnfedora-
ICyis going.to pieces—tbit wbieli puts the Vn
! tercste-ofthe, country euhor.dituito to party..
The North American, in the course of an ar
ticle bn the election of David Wilmot, uses-tbo
.following tanguagn.'
“The great proviso which gave Mr. Wlrnot
ds celebrity in the first instance is now. prac-
tically abandoned. In the three now territo
jrial bills passed by the late Republican Con
gress not a word is saitMiout slavery,, the poo
plo being left free to frame their own institu-
tions to suit themselves. This haid obviously
become a necessity- inr thb'changed Condition
lof, tW" country; and 1 ' the ’ republicans acted
'wisely ahd:pafriotdeully i ngiving’up the pro
hibitory clause. - Colorado, Nevada and Daco
tah being sure for freedom, it is- idle tb"pto
ihibit slavery ip them-”'
I If the-Republican party has amy clearly d'e
. fined, distinctive principle, which it is pledg
ed to carry out, it is to prohibit slavery in'thb'
i Territories by Congressional enactment; - It
vyas the announcement of this- principle that
i created the deep hostility of ther : Southern
States to the 1 Republican patty—and it was
the refusal to abandon it which induced the se
cession of seven States,, aud-prevented a set
tlement 08 (list National difficulties at tbe'late
session of Congress. If tbo Rcpublican party
would cbhsont to announce, in some autbori
tativo.iuanner, in the words of the Nori 7i Amer
ican, that tbo principle of the Wilmot proviso
or Congressional prohibitiota of slavery in the
Territories, is now practically abandoned, and
would also allow the people to frame their
own institutions to suit themselves, subject of
course to the Constitution of the United States
with the, authorized judicial interpretation
thereof, one of the most formidable obstacles
to d peaceful settlement of difficulties and re
construction of the Government, would bo re"
moved. It is this very unconstitutional and
irritating threat to exclude slavery from all
the territories, which the Republicans refused
to yield, that prevented the Peace Congress
.from agreeing to the Crittenden Resolutions*
and afterwards caused the defeat of the. prop"
osltions finally submitted tp Congress.
Tut New Cosismitkss in the. Senate.—
The following, is announced ns the list of
Chairman of the Senate Committees:—For
eign. Relations, Mr. Sumner; Finance, Mr.
Fessenden; Commerce,-Mr; Chandler; Mili
tary Affairs, Mr. Wilson ;■ Naval Affair's,
Mr. Halo; Judiciary, Mr. Trumbull; Post-
Office, Mr. Collamer; Public Lands, Mr.
Mr. Harlan; Private Land Claims, Mr.
Harris; Indian Affairs, Mr. Doolittle; Pen
sions, Mr. Foster; Revolutionary Claims,Mr.
King,; Claims, Mr. Clark;, District of Co
lumbia, Mr. Grimes; Patents, Mr- SSm
imons; Public Buildings, Mr. Foot; Territor
ies, Mr. Wade; Senate Expenses, Mr.. Dixon;
Printing, Mr. Anthony; Enrolled Bills,. Mr.
•Bingham ; Engrossed Bills, Mr- Baker.
Tue Peach-Crop- in New Jersev.— -It is
feared that the peach erop'-in some quarters of
Shis State is again nearly''destroyed; The
pleasant weather had caused the peach buds
to swell and almost burst; hut the cold has
since Idackened ■ the buds, and in some-or
ehards not a tree has beert-spared. • The trees
which bud a little later than tho earlier blos
somors will stand a hotter chance.
It is supposed that “Old Abo” will call on
extra session of Congress some time in May. !
FROM WASHINGTON.
i - \
Port Sumter to be Evacuated;
: by the President;
s'?-. *" m '■ "Li
The' Seats*' pt th© Seceded Sena*
;■ tori tfdclitrtil Vacant.
PROVABLE EXTRA SESSION, ofc CON-’
GRESSf
Fort Sumter to be Evacuated,— The order
to evacuate Fort Sumter Was.issued from tbs
War Department on. Thursday., It was fully
detorrttindcf on as long as Saturday last, but
■in.order-to.feel the publio-pUlBff,.iC .was only
put forth as a rumor. Maj. AridoraOn and his
'force will be landed in Charleston, as no vos*
set will bbpermitted to approach the TortTrohf
■ The Wacuatioh of Fort Sumter having been
determined upon by. President Lincoln, the
United States steamer Crusader has been do*
tailed to probobd from New-Yofk'to Charles
ton, and embark .Major Anderson and the
garrison under his command .and convoy then)
|o some other port. The nubile interest Will;:
therefore,.for a time ho directed to another
quarter- ~
§1,120 00
Diplomatic , Appointments.— President
LincoW lias nominated Cassius M. Clayv.of
Kentucky, as Minister, to Spain, and Thomas
Corwin, of Ohio, as Minister to Mexico. Both
these nominations are-mode from the conser
vative or compromising division of the Rcpttto
lioan party. . Both Mr/ Cloy- and Mr; Corwin
have incurred the censure of the New York
Tribune for their infidelity to thetrne princV
plea of Republicanism... Mr. Clttk ..Visited
Washington during’ the session of Congress,
and used his influence on. the side of compro
mise, and against the unyielding policy of
the not-an-inch Republicans- Mr- Corwin’s
views are well known to be moderate and con
ciliatory* Tho recognition of such Ulen, tak=
en in connection with the order for the ovao*
nation of Fort Sumter, is crtldhlatod to make
the radicals furious; Mr. Lincoln has alrea
dy “backed down” several inches.
p, S.—lt ie.reported that Mr, Clay (1 Offlines
tho .mission, to Spain. He prefers going to
St. Petersburg. Mr. Corwin also declines the
Mexican mission, lie desired to go to Lon
don or Paris.:
Appointments. . CoNPinstED.— The Senate
has confirmed the following Presidential ap
pointments: ' ■
John 7V. Goodrich, os Collector of the port
of Boston.
George W.. McLellan. Second Assistant
Postmaster General..
Dewitt C. Littlejohn, of New York, Consul
at Liverpool. , .' -
Wm. 11. Vesey, Consul at Aix-Ja-Chnpelle>
Lucius G. Forbes, Postmaster at Beloit,-
Wis.; John J. Speed,: Postmaster at Louis
ville, Ky.
George Harrington, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury: , '• .
J. P. Baker, of Nebraska, Agent for tho
Atoe and Mendmoriics Indians-
• More Conpiihiations. —The Senate on
Thursday-Confirmed the following -noama-'
titans v- .
Allen, Nathaniel Green, («6n of John 1
Green, Esq,, of Beading) Pa,,) and Francis;
Blake, lieutenants in, tho Navy; Julius Miere*
Alex. W. Starke, D. M. Cohen, first lieuton-.
ants, and Jas., Buchanan Forney, of Pennsyl--
vanin, (son-of John W. Forney,) and Louis Mr
iGohlsbordugb, of the District- of Columbia,-
second lieutenants in the Marine Corps; WW
Allen, Postmaster at Auburn; New York;!
Amos Tuck, Naval Officer at Boston; Rufus-
Hosiner, of Michigan, Consul General _ at
Frankfort-onsthc'Mftin ; William P. Phillips,
Collector at Salem, Massachusetts; Joseph
Russell Jones, Marshal for the Northern dis
trict of illiuolb- - •
PfrosIMNTWE. NolllNA«r«3,—The Prosfcf
dent has appointed Elijah Hamlin, of Maine,
a brother of Hannibal Hamlin, Commissioner
under the Reciprocity Treaty with Great
Britain. .
Jacob S. Ilaldeman, of Pennsylvania, has
been nominated as Minister Resident at Stuck*
holm.
SKOEISHMr Sen atobs Seats Mtei.ASffi-O'V AC'fST'..
i—The following resolution, offered by Mr.*
'Fessenden, of Maine, and amended by Mr,
Clarke, of New Hampshire, was passed by the’
United States Senate, on. Thursday, by o vote 1
of 24 to 10: '
; Whereas-, The seals occupied by Messrs,
j Brown and of Mississippi, Mallory of
jjFlorida, Claj£.cif. Alabama, Toombs of Geor>
,'gisf,. and Benjamin of Louisiana, as members
;0f the Senate, have become vacant; there*
Tore' .' . -. 1
I Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to.
;pmit their names respectively from the roll.
i- LINCOLN IN' A TIGHT PLACE.—Ttd'PrCSJ*
ident begins to' fully appreciate' the 1 ' responsi
bilities ho bas absUpred ;'arulaa bis hands are
pretty tightly tied, it 1 is ’ understood that he 1
[will issue a proolahmtioh for hn extra session!
;of Congress some time in‘May, with a view of
•obtaining from that bbdji such assistance oS
may bo reqhlred in tlio extraOrdlimry orisiS 1 '
through which the country is passing- '
Promotion, or Coß.' StVjslit'.’—The Presi*’
dent has appointed -Obi-.- Bb V. Sumner Briga*
dier GenersHtf the- United States
post rendered vacant by the dismissal of
vet Major Geßuhai'Bt- EvTwiggs.. : Soh.-Suni*
her has served in the affttytoydb forty years,
having entered the Seoort'd Regiment of In*
fantry in 1819.' At the organization of the
First regiment of dragoons he was transferred
to that regiment. Most of his life' has. beofi':
spent in the saddle,, west of ifio Mississippi'
river. Ho participated throughout the war'
with Mexico, and was promoted for gallant r .
and meritorious conduct in the battles of
Cerro Gordo and Mblino del Rey. After the'
war, Col. Sumner was placed in command of
the Department of New Mexico, and at the
formation ot the four new regiments, author
ized by Congress in 1855, he was; appointed
Colonel of the First Cavalry, the. position
which he has,held until now. Tbo humane
service rendered by General Sumner during
th® Kansas troubles are-well remembered;
The Southern C6MuissiopiBs.T“® oro P ,l |r
sionors Forsyth and Crawford have received
such assurances from high sources of the'pa-'
eifio intention of the Ad mini strntiqn ref
erence to the Southern forts, that at present 1
they will remain quiet. It is said that their*
instructions disregard of format
and etiquette in the attainment of results. ,
Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, on Monday'
signified to the Commissioners of the, South
ern republic that ■ the Administration were
disposed to Receive them and hear what they
had to say. On Tuesday, however, they were.
informed that the President desfiijed to hold
any intercourse with them. ’ , . ~* .
The Commissioners' bn Wednesday, sent.a’
communication to tho State Department te-,f
questing recognition by the government, with
the view to the opening ofnegptiations, at the
same time stating that the Secretary of the !
Commission would call for an answer at noon
next day. At the hour designated, the Sec
retary called at the office ofthoSlate Depart- -
ment, when he was informed that the Admin-’
istration desired time for further reflection on
the Communication submitted* •
Resolutions op Inquiry. —ln tho .United .
States Senate on Wednesday, Mr. Douglas*
offered a resolution calling on the. Secretary,
of War for information as to the fortifications
in the seceded'States, if it is necessary to oc-r
cupy the samo, and what force will he ncoes-'
sary for that 'purpose, &q. , It is slated “ 1B ”'
his fd'ea’ fiv offering this resolution, is to getqt