15th of April lust, by which it is declared “ That if any person or persons belonging to or residing within this' State, and under tlio -protection of its laws, shall take a commission or from any person, State or -States, or other ibo enemies of this State, or ■of the United Slates of America, or shall levy war against this-State or Government thereof, of knowingly and willingly shall aid or assist any enemies in open war against this State or the United States, byjoining their armies,"or by enlisting,*or procuring, or persuading oth ers to enlist for that purpose, or by furnish ing such enemies' with'arms .or ammunition, or any other ,aj£icle for their aid -And comfort; or by carryiiigKn a traitorous-correspondence* with 'them ; orshall' term, or he in anywise Concerned in forming any combination, or plot or conspiracy for betraying .this State or the United States of America into the hands or power of-any foreign enemy, or any organ ised orpretendod Government, engaged in re listing the laws of the United States, or shall give or send any intelligence- to tho enemies of this State or of the United States of Amor ioa, of shall, with intent to oppose, prevent or subvert the Government of tins State, or of the United States, endeavor to persuade any person or. persons from entering the service of this State, or of the United States, or irom joining any volunteer company of this Slate, about being mustered into service, or shall use any threats or persuasions, or offer any bribe or hold ou t any- hope, of reward with ■likeinteut to induce any person, or persons to abandon said service, or withdraw from any ' volunteer company or association ‘already or ganized, under the laws of, this Common wealth for Unit purpose ; every person so, of fending ami being legally convicted thereof, shall he guilty of a high misdemeanor, and ■ shall ho'sentenced to undergo solitary impi'is onment in the penitentiary, at hard labor, for a,term not exceeding ten years, and he fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand .dollars, or both at the discretion of the Court,” The provisions' of this Act are very plain and free from obscurity, and cannot bo mis understood .by any one of ordinary intelli gence. ■ ; ( During the war of the Revolution, an act nearly similar In its provisions, was passed. wiiiuii" oxpii‘uirnpy~7lfa own 'limitation ; and since the present rebellion and attempt to subvert our national Oovornmeht has been, brought, upon us by the .disloyalty of eleven States of the O nion, Ibo Legislature of Penn sylvania deoined it requisite and proper to' passthe act wo have recited! Its provisipna, are clear.'drid distinct. The acts and conduct it declares criminal are plainly enumerated';: nothing is loft to inuendo or inference,, or the -e6ustrueti'uu>o.f the judicial tribunals by whom if is fobs administered. Its provisions are wise and jast, and, no good citizen,will at tempt to violate its mandates. , But to discharge our duty as loyal.citizens in this fearful, crisis, when -father is arrayed against sun, and brother against brother in deadly'conflict, it.is of vital importance that we entertain correct- views, not only of the causes which forced this unnatural and frat ricidal war upoiv our peaceful, mid happy na tion, but also of its. object, design and. the uL timato result to he effected' by. its successful termination. . And in ' the truthful enunciation of the causes, the. design and result tobo attained by this inter-fraternal strife, we arc happily ■ilOtleft to glean the truth from political parti sans, newspaper editorials, or the traitorous, fanatical and Incendiary ravings of secession-, ista or emancipationists. IVc have ti clearer light, and more nuthorative exposition for our guidance on this subject. Congress, .when convened, by the proclamation of Hie Presi dent of the United States, after the rebels bad .taken .up arms against their government, by .resolution'passed by a'vote nearly unanimous,, declared; • 1 . . t . That.the present deplorable civil war has 1 been forced upon the country by the disunion- i ists of the Southern States, .now in arms 1 . Against the .Constitutional- Government, and . ju arms around the Capitol; that in this Nat - tiouaV l.ojnefgoncy, Congress,, banishing all . felling of mere passion or...resentment, will /■recollect only it§‘duty-to the whole country-; that this tear in nol. waged on their pari in any ‘Spirit of oppression. Or for any purpose of von ‘quest or subjugation, or purpose dj'ovcrlhrowiny .or inierferintj with the rightspr established in stitution of those Stales,-but to defend and maintain the stqrremacy of the Constitution, . ..and to preserve the Union , with nil the dir/nlty, equality,.and rights of Hie 'several Stales unim paired; and fhut as soon as-these objects are accomplished the warquyhl to cease.” . This declaration is worthy of the pen of a Washington,'a Jefferson or a Jackson. It is clear, uauibiguous and comprehensive, con ceived iu the spirit of brotherly love, justice and the preservation of tlio rights,' dignity and equality of the several States unimpaired. It was intended to allay the-unfounded, fears . of the Southern States; to cast oil upon the ■ troubled waters of civil discord, and to say alike to those who have brought upon us. all the horrors of civil war—the disnnUmists of 1 the South and. emancipationists of the North—* "‘Peace ho still." ..It declares that this war, against rebellion and treason is not waged by the United Stales to-gratify the wicked feel ings of passion or resentment,, to oppress, to pouquor, or to subjugate, or to interfere with the ' rights or established institutions of the Southern States; hut to maintain the supre inacy of the Consliutiuii, to preserve the Un ion, and to protect unimpaired the dignity, ... .equality, and rights of all the States, North and South. These'declarations might lobe en graven- tm tho palms of the bauds of every citizen., They are the declarations of our Na tional Congress, when assembled iu grave de liberation upon, the mournful .-crisis .wo are now contemplating. They are the solemn ro eolves'of the.law making power of our govern ment,/Sanctioned by the supremo K'xeoutive of Our .nation, promulgated as the role of coin . duet for every loyal citizen. None hut trai tors will disobey its mandates. ... Ittherolofe becomes our imperative duty in subduing tho present rebellion, conceived mid matured-by the counsels of wicked men, to take care that we preserve the supremacy . of tlie Constitution onii lows of oor Union, sacred and inviolate; and tliat in wiping out 'rebellion wo do not viola’o tlio very Constitu tion and'law*, tlio observance of which wo are enforcing against rebel citizens, and thus in subduing treason, turn traitors, ourselves. Those roniurkshiivo been elicited by tlio spirit and ' tono of a part of the Northern press, which with fanatical zeal, is attempting to convert the present war, for the preservation ■ of the Union and Constitution, into a resist: Jess* emancipation engine, to .liberate tlio millions of Southern slaves, and torn them loose upon the free men,of,the North. Their zeal td place the African upon an equality witli anglo-saxon races, greatly overbalances their love of country, our CWsfitntion and Uws, and they would prefer having our Union rent asunder,’ than fail in their Utopian theo ry of elevating the negro to an equality with the. -white mini. These emancipationists for get that the same Constitution which declares it to be treason to , levy war against the Uni ted Slates, also declares that a person hold to service or labor iu one State under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall bo de livered up on claim of the party to whom . siusu service or labor may be due. And . they denounce the treason and disloyal ly of Southern secessionists, make a pretext <d conscience and attempt to justify their . own violation of the Constitution and laws of the Government, to which thcyowcallegiance, by pleading paramount obligations-of a ‘•/tiij/icr law," landing upon their conscien ces. Such conscience’ contemners of the most binding obligations of civil Government, are ■the most dangerous citizens of which c Government can be composed. Uu- ceasing agitators, ristlcss under the whole-, some restraints of law ami order, vili tiers of the constitution and laws under which they enjoy a greater auiouut of civil and re ligious liberty than any other Government confers upon its citizens: as edon ns they gain sufficient strength to wield an influence in popular governments, they become tho certain instigators of treason and rebellion. A Jato Judge of tho United States District Court, some years since;. in charging the Grand Jury, used the following language, which now that the consequences then fore-, shadowed are upon us, appear like a pro phetic Warning: “ There ins boon, I leaf, an erroneous impression on this subject among a portion of our people. If it has hoou thought safe to counsel and instigate others to" acts of forcible opposition to tho provisions of a statute—to inflame the minds of the ignorpnt by appeals to passion and de nunciations of tho law as oppressive and un just, revolting to tho conscience and not bind ing on flip actions of mou—to represent the Constitution of the land as a compact with iniquity, which it were meritorious to violate or Subvert, tho mistake has been a perilous one; and they who have fallen into it may rejoice; if peradvonture,' their appeals and counsels- have boon hitherto without effect. Ho whose conscience or whoso theories of political or individual right forbid liiip to support and maintain it in its fullest integ rity, may relieve himself of t|hc duties of citizenship by divesting himself vt its rights ; hut-while he remains within our borders hois to remember thatsuccessfully to instigate trea son, is to commit it.” . Happily for onr country and the cause of civil liberty, tho Administration, turning 'ft deaf, carte the taunts and jibes and puny threats of northern secessionists and emanci pationists, is pursuing tho even tenor of its way to fc-os-talilish peace arid unity and fraternal kindness, to onr bleeding and dis tracted country. Again and again, has it been proclaimed that the wav is .not waged for tho purpose of. oppression, conquest or subjugation, or-interfering with tho estah lishod‘institutions of the Southern States , but to preserve the Union. and maintain tho su premacy of tho Constitution. Tho forward progress of our army, into southern territory, pillaged, plundered and despoiled by the iron heel of rebel despots, itp greeted with joyous welcome by-a suffering people. ‘ They are re ceived aS deliverers I'i-iim cniid^jbauiny_-ai»l oppression, and .their protection invoked from ruin and bankruptcy. .Tho* peaceful, order ly, law-abiding citizens of the South are now, 'begimiing to discover that their worst ene mies are those of their own households. They lire awakening from the. cr.nol delusion that the war was waged by the'North for pillage,, plunder and devastation—to dtivb them from their homes and heritage,' and tlvon re o'ccupy their soil with Northern, .'emigrants. The advent of our.armies among them is dis sipating the phantom' by which, the rebel loaders ’delude them into their,colls.- Our generate, advancing with the sword- in one hand, and .the Constitution, wreVithed with tho olive branch,.in the other, proclaim the object of their mission-Is to conquer.armed rebellion arid, reclaim seceded States, with their present inhabitants, to the Union. This is the object and purpose of the loyal States,- as enunciated by Congress, mid-reiterated, and adhei-od to. by the Administration, and it is tho only policy which can ro-unito us as a.nation. If the Union is to he preserved, it must ho under and not outside of the cou sti-utioil. ■ ; The policy of Northern emancipationists to liberate the slaves of the south,- or- place • arms,-in their.hands t(j pillage and devastate the bind, and murder with fiendish cruelty, men, women and children, would bo a dis grace to Hottentots or Africans iu their na tive barbarity. Nor, have wesont forth pur sons, our brethern; and the loyal men of the North to fight the battles of our Union in ; panionship with negroes, or to be placed on an equality with Southern slaves. This is not the entertainment to. which the hundred j thousand, loyalists of Pennsylvania, now in . arms, have been invited by the President of the United States. They have gone forth to subdue armed rebellion, to maintain the' su premacy of the.constitution mid, laws, and restore-protection-arid .peace fo those who are now groaning under an oppresivo despotism. W.o.bavo stated what we consider the duty of a gotxl citizen -in this time of our, nations calamity; And in doing so, woliavo consid ered it of vital importance not only to advert to the cause of the war, but the nature, oh-, jeot and design .to bo effected, as declared by .Congress and sanctioned, and sustained by-the. President of the United, States. lie has ta ken the constitution for his polar -star, and. firmly sot his loot alike upon the treason of secessionists.north- and southland the fanati cal schemes of northern emancipationists.— In this loyal effort to maintain -our national existence, under the constitution given-to us by our fathers, onr national Executive, is but 'reflecting the feelings of the northern heart, and bis hands will'bo strengthened , and his heart encouraged hy every loyal citizen.— This is onr duty," and it is a duty which inis been nobly peiTormed-by every patriot heart. ■ But should the groAt Ring of Nations, permit our rulers to be beguiled aiid seduced by the enemies ofonr Union and constitution, to eon duet tbo war for any other purpose-than to ce-unitc and perpetuate the Union, and to de fend and, maintain the supremacy-of the con stitution and the rights and established insti utions of all tiic States—if a sentence shall be erased or a lino obliterated from tho con stitutional compact—if “the silver cord be loosened” hy the strong arm of executive power, which.hitherto has bound us together as a nation, in bonds of, peace and unity— then, in the language of one of the greatest .statesmen and purest patriots the world over saw, onr eyes shall soon lie turned fo behold the sun in'heaven, shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union, on States dissevered, discordant, holigorent; on a land rent with civil fueds, and drenched in fraternal blend. The same great statesman, as if endowed’ by bis Creator, at the time, with the spirit prophetic Vision, has, declared the only way in which our glorious Union can ho rent into broken and dishonored fragments. In the sulno great speech from which we have quo ted, licsays;—“ Hot although there are fears; there arc hopes also. The people have pre served Ibis, their own chosen constitution for forty {now seventy) years, and have scon their happiness, prosperity and renown grow with its growth, and strengthen with its strength. They are now generally, strongly attached to it. ■Overthrown by direct assault it cannot he ; evaded, undermined, nullified, it will not he, if we, and those who shall succeed us here, as agents and representatives of the people,- shall conscientiously and vigilantly discharge the two groat branches of our public trust— faithfully to preserve, and wisely to adminis ter it." This is tho declaration of Daniel Webster, who more than thirty years since affirmed-the constitution never could he overthrown by di rect assault, hut at the same time admitted it might ho evaded and undermined by tho fa naticism or faithlessness ef the.ngents or rep resentatives of tlio people in discharging tho two great branches of public trust commuted to Congress and tho national Executive, faith fully to preserve and wisely to administer it. That our rulers maybe endowed with wisdom from on High faithfully to preserve tho con stitution and wisely to administer the Govern ment under it, ,we hope is now tho fervent usuirutiou'of every Christian heart. If we would now, in this our national strife,, recall tlio farewell admonitions of the Father of our Country, to a people he loved so well, “ and frown indignantly upon the first dawn ling of every attempt to alienate any portion lot our country from tho rest, or to enfeeble 1 the sacred ties which now link together tho Ve-' nouspai-lH;” if wo would, in accordance with the .arowell counsel of this great andgood man, hum-di trom the political arena, rho halls oflo"- islatum aud tho pulpit, angry do . nunciatnms against tlio institution of slavery, il wo would refrain from abuse and invective against those who ask nothing more than the I same right of 'conscience which is cxeieisod by their traduccrs; if wo would desist from denouncing as sinners above all others, those whoso consciences are not more hardened in sin and iniquity on the subject of slavery than tho ancient Patriarchs, whosoconscionoes permitted thorn to raise up men servants and maid servants, and bond men and bond women of their own households;; if we would leave the discussion of this subject to those only who are iutorcsted in it, thou may wo expect a return of those Arcadian days of national prosperity which' we have heretofore enjoyed, and resume our place -and progress among the nations of the earth, the most united, happy and powerful in the world. ■AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. BhATTON. Editor & Proprietor, CARLISLE, PA., JANUARY IC, 1862, DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECU TIVE COMMITTEE- A meeting of the Democratic State Execu tive Committee will he held at the- Bnchler "House, Harrisburg, on Wednesday, January 13, 1802, at 3 (/clock, Ik M. ... , Democratic papers in the State will please copy. , ■ WILLIAM 11. WELSH, Chairman. '/Court. —The'regular January term, of court* commenced In this place bn Monday., , A. Lamherton, Esq,, of Har risburg; has boon appointed Deputy District Grand Master of the Masonic Order, for the. counties of Dauphin, Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, Juniata and Perry. ■ Wiß Nbws.— Wo attempted, as usual,, to cull for our readers a- column or two of relia ble war news for to-days paper, but could find nothing worth the space, . The city, daily pa pers continue to give a few meagre dotajls under flaming captions, but the news is con tradictory and of no interest. The fact isour armies'.aro how, and haro heon for some days, entirely, inactive. •, Judge Gralian's Charge. Wo publish in to-days; paper Judge Qra iiau’s charge to the Grand Jury, delivered on Monday.. It is a most able and patriotic charge, and refers to the war and the duties 'duo. from the citizen to tho Government, in language at oneb • truthful aud ihsti-iyelivc- With the exception of a few rampant Aboli tionists —who are really the worst secession ists, in the land—it was highly extolled by all who hoard it. Lot all our readers'give this able charge a careful reading. ' CoNTEMriiJii.E.— Our County Commission ers have nut but hand-bills, offering the enor mous sum of§loo for tho apprehonsiomof the fiend who committed the double' murder near Boiling. Spring. Had'they offered SsQo,br §looo,'as they should have done, it is more than probable the perpetrator orthoap most horrible murders' would have been pursued, arrested, and brought to. trial. Tho offering of §lOO, is positively a disgrace to tho county. Governor’s Messacie., —Wo publish this morning. Gov. Curtin’s first annual message to tho Legislature. As a matter of course, it will ho attentively road and carefully consid ered throughout—and forthis reason, it has soijmod to us supevlluods to present any sum mary of it in thi-f 'place., It.is a plain busi ness-like paper, being little more than a de tailed statement'of.tho military and financial operations of the Commonwealth since the,ex tra session in May. , lloutupt.E Murder.— Our.citizens will .ho astounded to hoar-that tlio most wicked and diabolical case of murder and arson has boon lately committed in our vicinity', that it lias over boon our unpleasant duty to narrate). The victims of this foul and atrocious deed were John Berger, (an industrious unoffend ing, old Gorman, .who lives near the South Mountain, about a mile from what was for merly Ego's Forgo,)- and Wh-ijam Grist, a colored boy about 14 or 15 years of ago,-who lived with him. The, deed was perpetrated sometime on Tuesday evening, and the first indication of foul play was the discovery be tween 9 and 10 o’clock, by a neighbor, that the house (a small log one) occupied by, this German, was on fire. The alarm writ given and several persona arrived, when the old man. was discovered lyingthe on his hack, at door of a small cave, a short distance from the house, in which ho bad-kept ins .provisions, clothing and other articles. Ho was quite dead—having- boon shot through the head. The hall entered behind, and lodged just above the eye.. Ills brains wore scattered over his clothes. Ills gnu, an old U. S. Ri fle, was standing close by, having been late ly discharged. Amongtherninsof the house, (which was entirely consumed,) was found the burnt and blackened corpse of the color ed hoy, so much disfigured as to render any attempt at investigation impossible. The only possible incentive to this murder must have been robbery. The old mau attended our mar ket regularly, was supposed to have some, money. Those acquainted with himsay that he has some $l2OO or $l5OO deposited in Baltimore. About $l5 was found in the cave, looked up iu ft trunk. Suspicion attaches to two travelling Gormans seen in that viciili ty, early iu the evening, and a party- started in pursuit, hut had not, up to this time aucceo 1- od in capturing them. Coroner Smith held an inquest on \V cduesday morhing—verdict in iin accordance with the facts. The Commis l sionors of this county offer a reward of $lOO 1 fur the am&t (tnd conviction of murderers. —Carlisle Herald, Jan’yXO. THE SECRET OUT. When, several months ago, Democratic journalists sounded the alarm and announced that the Government was being swindled, robbed and cheated by a sot pf unprincipled scoundrels, the voice of warning was,partly stifled by the administration itself, by pro scribing the.men who had dared to defend the rights of the people and expose fraud. No less than fifteen Democratic journals wore forcibly seised In the State of New Yofk, and their publication suspended, by the. official minions of the Administration. . Hero, in 'Pennsylvania,' Democratic printing offices wore sashed in some sections,, and the use-of the mails closed against thorn'in others. — Prominent Democrats all over the North wore arrested, and without trial, incarcerated in forts an(} prisons. A telegraphic despatch from Simon Cameron or any other member of the Cabinet, waa sufficient to secure the imprisonment of any man. Hundreds of these arrests were made as a mere mode of revenge or for political hatred, and scores of these imprisoned men were, after months of privation and suffering, .discharged, from' their confinement, without trial, and with no knowledge of having committed an offense against the Government. It was a fearful state of affairs, and excelled in infamous pro scription the worst scenes in the French rev olution.' . The people ~of the .North —particularly' Democrats—stood ampzed and alarmed at the despicable tyranny .of the Administration and its friends. ' : Mon huddled together and in quired “ what.does all this mean?—where are wa drifting ?—where will it end ?" Many of them could not see the object of the Re" publicans in'thus putting nil law and the Constitution at defiance. They could not di- vine the reason why men whoso only crime ' had been tlie exposure of fraud and corrup tion,should he stigmatised as “ secessionists’’ and imprisoned, without trial. '-They could not see why hungry -Republicans, who were hoveringovertliopooplC’s treasure like prows around, a carrion carcass, were so bitter in' their denunciations of those who dared to say aught against the peculators and dishonest scoundrels who were robbing the Government and the poor (soldiers. Tue Secret" is out, ■however.'. Look at the revelations of the Yah Wyck Committee, where it is shown that in the spaec of six months the treasury of the people has been robbed of nearly one hundred millions of dollars! Kb wonder that the dis interested patriots who were thus engaged in swindling the Government, insisted upon the arrest of those who-had. tho moral courage to lay bare and expose to tho public their dam nable transactions; 'No wonder Democratic printing offices were sacked. No wonder that the Post-Mastor-Generiil, in violation of law and his oath, assumed tho monstrous respon sibility of refusing, the use of the mails to pa. pars that.had pointed out these peculations. No wonder-that Sijio.v Cajieron, neglectful of his duties as Secretary of War, occupied his time in ordering the arrest of political enemies who wera. annoying him by their reference to ifrauds upon the Government! — No wonder men were accused of disloyalty, ■ for,insisting upon.obedient to the Constitu 7 tion, and tho dthvvr' No wonderVihnt Gpso • patriot for tho War/and “ blpod-to-tbe:ktiees.” - No -wonder thnt’lhey all remained at home, or followed the army ns the jackal follows the lion, smelling on't'pUin der. Not aman of these “ blood-to-the-kneos” gentlemen'.shouldered a musket! They re mained at homo to persecute loyal Democrats, and at the same time to steal from the Oovv eminent. They supposed,', that by persecu ting Democrats, sending them to prison, burn ing and sacking printing offices, and closing tho mails against certain papers, they would stifle inquiry and cover-up tlicif own deeds.. Blit, they failed in their object. Demo cratic papers;'nut intimidated,' poured in their hot shot into the nest of vipers. Their forked, tongues, their threats and menaces, were dis regarded and, defied. In the midst of this conflict—a conflict between the Democratic party oh tho. one hand and thieving vagabond traitors on. tho other—Mr. Van AVvck, a Republican member of Congress from Now Jersey, rose in his place in the House, and asked that a committee might be appointed to investigate the charges that had been pre ferred. Tho request had to he granted; and Mr. Van AVvcn was' appointed Chairman. — Wo have no doubt that ho was under the im pression; when he made tho motion, that he would bo .enabled to exculpate his -party friends, and clear them of the charge of fraud and fobhery. But,. after entering upon his duties; ho .found the charges too true,, and, like an honest-man, as he certainly is, ho ex posed’them ns ho found them. . Up to this ■time he has brought to light frauds approxi mating a hundred millions of dollars, and ho is not yet done investigating! Tup Secret is out,-we again repeat. No wonder that tho robbers were anxious to silence those who demanded investigation—no wonder! • More anon.' • ... . , As we'Expected,; —The nondescript. Who styles himself the “ sub” of the Herald, and who occasionally ,-scribbles articles of lmlf-a dozen linos in length for that.totloring paper, declines our propi'feition, and also the one he madehimself, andjwhich Wo accepted, backs square out, and therefore wears the brand we affixed to him-—tllbt of a poltroon and falsifi er. The poor dolt attempts to coyer his re treat by throwing dirt at us, and using lan guage such ns none but an ignorant puppy would indulge in. "We have accomplished our object, by proving him a mean, sneaking falsifier, and compelling him to acknowledge it himself. IVo will have nothing more to do with the dirty scamp. CAMERON RESIGNED! Despatches from 'Washington inform us that Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, re signed his office on Monday, and that Hon. E. M. Stanton had been appointed ip his place. Cameron has been nominated ns Minister to Russia, in the place of Cassius M. Clay, who is now on his way home.— 'fho revelations of tho Van Wyck Commit tee induced Cameron to resign. . Ho has made his millions,'and now, with his ill-got ten gain, goes to a,foreign country, in imita tion of his friend Ocmminos. ITT" Jenny Lind has bought a property near London, and means to go to housekeeping concerting now and then. THE STATE legislature. Assembled oit Harrisburg on the 7th iust. In the Senate parties stand, 10; Republican 231 Mr. Hall was electcdSpeak er, George W. Hamersev Chief Clerk, and G. S. 'Beruv Assistant Clerk, They ate straight-out Republicans, of course, as arc all the rest of the officers of the body. No one there proposed a “ Union of patties for the sake of the Union.” in the House parties stand, Democrats 40 ; 'Republicans 38 ; and the balance, 15, is madeupof whatthoy call" Union-Democrats,” and ‘‘ Union-Republicans.” The Democrats made their nominations, and cast their votes for We. Hopkins' for Speaker, and'JACou Zeioler for Clerk. The Republicans, always ready for “ bargain and sale,” joined the so called “ Union-men,” and, by selecting Rowr. of Franklin, for Speaker, secured the balance of the offices in the House for Republicans.. John Rowe was thus made the willing in strument to a base bargain, by which he has betrayed the party that has more than once foisted him into office. We aro truly glad that the Democrats of the llosuc stood square up to their principles ahdtheir organization, and refused to listen to the propositions made by those political wdatherTCocks the “Union-men,” who pro proposed “ union for Jie sake of office.” We have lost the patronage.-of the House, but wc preserved our honor and spurned- the erea" tures, who appear to think that any conduct, however-base., is excusable in politics. Last fall we broke the back-bone of the Republi can party, aud it can only-now-hold up its head by dealing with those who are ready to strike a bargain at the sacrifice of principle. Next fßll we will finish the work, when Black, never be hoard of again. The Northumberland, County Democrat thus .speaks of the position occupied’by the Democrats in the organization of the House; No Party Mex Now.—The so-called Union Pomqor.ita in'the Legislature proposed-that if. the regular Democrats would accept Mr. Kowo as their, candidate fur Speaker, the Union Democrats would, assist to-elect Democratic officers of the House with the exception of two inferior'places, which were to bo. given to Union Republicans. As'an additional,-in-, dnbement to accept this offer, tine assurance whs given that Mr. Rowe woiild-organize the House upon a Democratic basis and act with the Democratic party. To the eternal honor of regular Democratic members of the Legis lature he i t said, the projjosilioii'. was indip-, nuntl)/ rejected. Finding that the regular Democrats would not compromise their organization or sell.out any price, tho .so-called' Union Democrats discovered that the Republicans were ready hi accomodate them with a'trade upon the most reasonable term's.'. The regular Republican caucus eagerly . embraced the occasion by nominating John Rowe.,,' The Democratic party, knows ho half way supporters. Those who commence by being half friends invariable end as whole eneinies, Men -who cannot.trust their claims to a Demo oratio.caucus inu'e no right!to call themselves Democrats. Let them inake the most of their triumph ; for it will bo short lived. The Democratic organization conies out of this contest pure and unadulterated. .' Anoth er, election will put it .out of the power of sel fish and trading politicians to sacrifice it. -' Auditor Gexerai.’sß cro rt . —W e are-im dehted tofex Crawford of .the Senate, and' 1 •of..ti»oVllufu&fe', for Copies; of tills document. In a cursory examination'of its pages, Wo -notice-that- the expenses'of the Senate and House'of Representatives for the session of 18(11, wore, enormously large— double if not threhlo former years. . The Re publicans have been in tho majority in both- Houses for some years, nnd'it is evident they have'been making a good thing but of their power. Tho law, wo think, fixes the amount each officer of 'the Legislature - is- to re ceive for his .'services ; and . the number to ho employed, is also mentioned, wb pre sume. Such'being tho case, wo hope these peculations will, be investigated and exposed. There are.'other matters in the Auditor Gen eral's Report which- require to ho, looked at. Wo seo.that the name of “ George Bero'xer”' appears on nearly every page of-the Report. Our,friend George is piling it up beautifully, and ho-mistake. The war expenses, as sta ted in theßeport, are ■ frightfully enormous, and it must ho evident to all that political fa voritism and robbery have actuated,those who had the expenditure of the people’s mon ey in their hands. Lot every onq who can get a copy of the Report, and read it careful ly, and ho will he satisfied that our Republi can friends have made, and are still'making out of the war, a handsome paying transac tion. Domestic Coffee. —It is astonishing what a largo number of our citizens have put aside the Java and hagaira for the Dandelion opifeo recently introduced. Evonloud-mothqd loy alists who have denounced all as traitors who even wine* at the, idea of heavy taxes, have commenced its use, and thus rob thegovorn-' mentof the duty expected to bo gained by the increased tariff. The Dandelion coffee is for sale by our neigbborlNiioFF. It is a good substitute for coffee, and costs about half as much. Try it. -PaESTo, Chance !—Wo see, by the call for a meeting of the State committee of the- Qppositibn, signed by Alexander K. McClure,. Chairman, that the name of Republican has boon dropped, and the fickle, many-titled; and inharmonious organization of that desig nation is to come forth re-christened the “ Peoples’ Party.”,' I£7* It is bolioved that the falling off in tho consumption of tea, coffee and sugar under tho high tariff of tho present Congress, will diminish tho demand, and consequently tho supply, that the revenue to tho government from that source will bo loss than it was be fore. , Special Services to bo held by tho differ ent churches in concert, concerning tho du ties and wants of this community, Wednesday Eve, Second Presbyterian Church.—Value of our churches to this com munity, and their duty to sustain them, 11. •M. Jounson. Thursday Eve. Gorman Reformed Church. —Duty of our ohurohs to tho neglected por tions of this community. The poor, tho aban doned, and our colored population, J. A. Koss. Friday Eve, First Methodist Church.— Tho vicos of this community. Intemperance, Profanity, Gambling & Licentiousness. C < P. WINO. ' Saturday Eve, Emory Methodist Church, —An appeal to tho young of this community! W. W. Sells All the services to commence at 01 o’clock. B®* Dr. Jones, the successful Oculist and Aurist, will .practice at the Mansion llpusc, Carlisle,, from the IGtli till the 20th of Janu ary* Dr. Jones is considered I>y those tv ho know him best-to bo the moat skilful oyp and oar doctor in Jhis country. He straightens cross dyes,, inserts artificial oyeSj introduces artificial oar drums,‘operates for cataracts, andtroats all kinds of difficult diseases. Seo card in advertising collumns. Appointments nr the Gotenor. —Colonel A. J. lluseel, of Pittsburg, formerly Secretary of State under GovenorJohnson, and since the rebellion Aid-dd-Oamp to Govenor Curtin, has been appointed Adjutant General.of the State, vice 11. M. Biddle, resigned. E. P. Storro.tt has been appointed President Judge of Allegheny county, vice Judge Mc- Clure, deceased. , Important Congressional Proceedings Latest from Washington—the 'country safe full report of. Congressional proceedings for the last ten dags, <fcc. . Letter from Washington, dated January 14, 1862. Report or Congress fob Ten Days.—“Ne gro,’-’ ' —“Negro,” “Negro,”—, “Negro”, .“Negro,.” ' “Negro,"— “ Negro.” ' Yours, etc., [y Very little lias yet been done by the State Legislature. Both branches adjourned over from Thursday until Monday, in order to give'the Speakers time to arrange the Standing Committees. ■ Mexico.— lt is said that Mexico has done everything-m her power to satisfy ■ the de mands of '.England and Franco, and it is sup posed 'that those nations will bo satisfied with seizing ami holding a port as a guaranty, un . til Hi .mi- ehnm-. ;u-iV..fnll-y-.mot- = case, will bo loft to her own unasistod resour ces. The hereditary' hatred of tile Mexicans for Spain, will blaze out with.thp old ferocity, if they have only, that power to contfiiid with. The Spaniards -will find themselves pooped up at Vera Cruz, until the annual fever doci males their ranhs, and then they, will bo glad to patch up an inglorious peace and-retire.. , . Weeding them Out I— Hr. Chandler, the demagogue Senator from Michigan, who for years has labored-for the alienation of North and South, and how advocates a policy which will lend to their eternal separation, has been voted out of the Senate by. the Michigan Le gislature, and Mr. Howard, a more conserva tive politician of the Republican school, {dee ded in his pla'oe. “The country needs blood letting,” was the sentiment of Mr. Chandler, months before secession had assumed its pros entaspeot. The Detroit Free 'Tress says “Mr. Chandler's .criminal participation-., in the .movement to Hull Run,-his assault upon West IVmt, his attempts to depose General McClel lan, above all, his utter incompetency for his position- have been fairly tried, and, by-'the election of, Mr. Howard, ' condemned.” So goes one of fbohi! Wlio goes next.- A Horse Sell,‘ r -4Uahy. incidents connect ed With the horse purchases fur Government will probably boeomo raatfors of. history here after, and wo will;add one just learned front a friend, which ye think' will stand pre-emi nent.among tho-qvidehoos of the honesty of the loyal-men who acted iis.'agenta for ernmont. ■■■-■- , y.'.i- , ‘A number of horses wore purchased at va rious prices in the Juniata region, which, were examined and passed by an inspector named Sherburne, its Government had no forage, the, horses were placed among the farmers in the vicinity to, board. ' Among the rest, an bid farmer on Slianor’s Creek was allotted six head. ' He took excellent' care of them, and was getting along finely, until one day one of them slippod his wind and Ills spirit soared away to where oats is plenty, the pastures for ever green, and;no drivers lash to goad him on to labor—fabulously known as horse ea. ’ The farmer was alarmed, because, hon est, conscientious mau as ho was, ho feared Government would hold'him fot, the'loss of this fine army . nag. In order to clear bis skirts, if possible, he.summoned half a dozen of his .neighbors to' hold an inquest a’nd post mortem examination over , the dead' body of the chargor, that they might certify that he did riot' die of neglect or inattention, .The conclave assembled, and after duo delibera tion decided that the horse. had died of old aye !—ono of the j dry of inquest testifying that he had known the animal personally fur.up* icards of iwenty-ocrcn.yeari! Speaking Plainly. An article in a recent issue of tho- North American contains tho folio wing paragraph : “We speak plainly because it is necessary to do so. Ac -tho very time whoif the people have looked for retrenchment, and the Secre taries of tho Treasury, the War and tho Navy departments have earnestly advised it as re quisite to enable tlm Government to moot its expenses, tho Van Wyek. Committee Ims laid bare the fact that untold sums have been squandered on wretched con tracts,.illegal and monstrous commissions, and by a thousand other varieties ot that genteel robbery which goes by such names as peculation. It seems to us that there is at this crisis another.inore expressive and far more appropriate designa tion for those-offences! and that is treason.— Tho rebel wlio fairly stands up in the ranks of a liostll army we know bow to contend against; but tho secret enemy in our own ranks who goes with us merely to bag the'public money and steal away to some moio congenial olimo with it, who clothes our soldiers in rags and gives thorn rotten blankets to shield them from tho rudo wintry blasts, is ho loss guilty .than tho open and avowed rebel of that crime which the Constitution defines as 'giving aid and comfort to the enemy V ” A Cousin or Lincoln. —Tho St. Louis Re publican states that among the twelve Con federate prisoners recently brought in from North Missouri is Mr. J.’K. Lincoln, of Clinton county, lie is a highly respectable, wealthy and influential citizen of that county, about for ty years of age, and a cousin to President Lin coln. The prisoner is charged with having per mitted the rebels to secret ammunition in his collar, induced young men to join the rebel army, and otherwise giving aid and com fort to the enemy. Ho will probably bo bold’ as a hostage for tho personal security or ex change of Judge Birch. General Assemulv of . New York. —Tho following resolution was introduced in tho Assembly at Albany, Jan, 9.' Rcsolccd , That while the State of Now York is in favor of sustaining tho Administration in a vigorous prosecution of tho war, and has furnished-more than her share of men arid money for that purpose, she is also opposed to seeing United States Senators'and Ropro sontatives in Congress wasting their precious time in advocating tho abolition of slavery, the emancipation of tho slaves, or any other unconstitutional measures. It becomes our duty this week to record one of the most painful and tragical casualties that has over happened in this community On Thursday afternoon last, while Mr. Thom as J. Himes, residing with his fath;r, George W. Himes esq., near this place, was walking in on the railroad to, and when within it short distance of Shipponsh.urg. was overtaken hv a train of (freight) cars and instantly killed but in what manner is veiled in the most in! sorutahlo mystery. A gentleman who nui on the platform of tho last car On the train states that ho saw Mr. 11. leisurely standing off at least six' feet from the railroad when tho. train passed by. - Having occasion to look to tho rear car, ho observed Mr. 11. reel and fall and not observing him rise h,o was "i m . pressed with the belief that ho had been ; n . jufed by some means.” The train arriiiog at Shippeiisburg, the gentleman in. question ' waited upon the conductor, nod informed him of what had happened, when tho engineer -was ordered to detacli tho engine from the train and investigate-the matter. Mr. 11., was found with his head severed from ids body 1 Tho news of the occurrence rapidly spread, through tho town .and cast a profound gloom over tho entire community. An inquest was hold over the body hut at present writing the jury have not arrived at their verdict. •Sir. H. was a graduate Of Jefferson College, Cannonshurg.- Intelligent, companii-nahlo and upright, lid .was universally esteemed,'and his untimely and tragical death sorrows tho hearts of a largo circle of devoted friends, It is Hut a few months since ho was .married, and at the timo’of the occurrence His■ youthful com panion was absent on a visit to her parents, residing at New. Oxford, Adams, county.— . Truly, “in tho midst of life wo arc iu.dcath!’’ — Sliippciisbury Keurn, Jim’)/. 11.. , ■ IVniTE:M..N. Rejiedies for 1) vs Persia.-*- Hall's Journal of Health, says : There are some, general prin ciples of cure applicable to all, and which will seldom fail of high advantage. 1. the entire body should ho washed once.a week with soap, hot-water and a stilf brush. O W'-ir wnnl during the daytime only.’’ . 3. By means of ripe fruit and hurries, coarse food,' keep the . bowls acting freely once in Iwenty-lbur hours. 4. Unde'rall .circumstances,, keep the lect clean ami warn). , 5. Itds'.tho most indispensible to have the fullest plenty of sound, regular, connected and refreshing sloop, in a clean, light, well-aired 'chamber, with windows ,facing the sun. ■ 0. Spend* two or three hours of every fore noon, and ono or two.every afternoon,' rain or shine, in tho-opoii air, in’ some form of inter esting, oxhiloratiiig and unwearying exorcise. Walking with a ohecrful ahdqntei'taiuingcom panion, is' the very best. 7. Fat at regular times, and-alwayaslmvly. S. That food is best for each which 1*: must relished, and is followed by the lehst dlsoom fort. AVliat hits benefited or injured ono is no rule for another. . This eight item is of uni .versal-application. ' '■ t 0. Take but a teaspi onful of-any kind of .drink atrotie meal, and let that not Du hot; 10. Confine j ourself to coarse, broad or. corn; rye or wheat—to'ripe,'fresh, perfect fruitvand Lorries in their natural stale —and to iresh, lean meats, boiled or roasted, as, meal, is eat sier ql, digestion than'vegetables. _ MAW, gra vies, pastries, heavy hot bread, farinas, starch es' and.greasy fond in general; -aggifivato dys pepsia by their eoiistipalinglou'itehciea. 11. It is bolter to tat at regular, limes as often as, hungry, but so little.as-to occasion no dlsqonil'ort wlmtevu:. 12. Constantly aim to divert tlio. mind from the bo-lily condition in pi asaut ways—-tiu.t is half the cure in many oases. . ' Negro Gratitude. —The Now York Trib line scolds tlio Canadian niggers tor enlisting in the British army’. ". (Looify says', it in un grateful in these-Blanks, to slmw an anxiety -f.rUg’tiS' against the Northern people,' wlio helped them to their- freedom, . hy, means uf the underground Railroad; As all danger u! a War with Ragland lias p.-nyed away, there is no danger of our having to encounter those -runaway.niggers, hut if they could lie pitted against the Yankee abo.litloiii'sls.. iilom*, wo should feel very much as the-old woman did, whou her husband fought the hqar. . ■ .Eight Oiiildrkn at aßik/pi*—Ofl the 2.1 of August Mrs, Tunolhy Br.utioe, of Trum bull county, Ohio;' ga r e birth to’chflit chil dren —three boys. and Uvo g rD. . Tney aro all living, and arc healthy, but fpiile snlall. Mr. Uradlec's family is increasing Cast. Flo. was married fdxyeursago'to Eunice ;>ls\verjr\ who weighed two hundred. audacvcnly-lhrec un tho- day, of her marriage, ,&ho lias given' birtli to two pairs of twins, and now .eight nmre, ‘ making twelve children in six years. • It seems strange, but .nevertheless is true, Mrs. Jinullee was a twin of three, her grandmother tho mother of five pairs ot twins. Sira. Bradl'cOyhas named her boys after noted and distinguished men; one after the lion. J. U. Giddings, who has given her a splendid gold medal;,ono after the Bov. Elijah Cham plain, who gave her.a deed of fifty acres id lurid-;.and tho other after Janies Johnson, who gave her a cow.— Letter In Ivnw J r urlc Tribune. On tlio* 31st nit., hy Be\\ Jacob Fry, Mr. Daniel ; Nonemauer,* to Miss Mary' Ann Crude, both of Ferry county, Fa. Oh tho same day hy tho.same, Mr. David Cl "VVmTNiuiiT, of Churchtown, to Miss llAlt ai kt E. Smith, of Fapcrlowu.- • On tho 9th hist., at the American House, by tlio llev. J. Ulrich, Mr. ■ Jojeihi * Fern* HAHOir, to Miss Maboaret Daub, both of Cumberland-county. On the Riimo day by tho same, Mr. Aaltos Smith of Newbury, to Miss Catharine Ht’s ‘Field of Leesburg, Cumberland county. Oh' the l2th ult., at the parsonage, Mr. Henry IL Mii.ler, to Miss Catharine First, both of Dickinson township. ■ • , .On thelOth ult.,at tho parsonage, Mr. WriiE jiam AVI Myers to Miss AnS Si*eiei.e, both of Dickinson. • On tho 24th ult., at the residence of Mr; William Goooiieart, Penn township, Mr. Geokoe Miller of Franklin, to Miss,Har riet A.. Fiores. On tho 31st ult., Mr. John Shavvbr to Miss Catharine lleicuter, huth of Dickin son township! CARLISLE MARKET.—Jan. 10,1802, Corrected Weekly hy Woodward & Schmidt Flouh, Superfine, per hbh, 5,00 do., Extra, do., ,’i? do., Rye, . do . , Wiiitb Wueat, per bushel, '’T: Ran Wueat, do., Rye, -do., . :•* CouX, • do., ; , j.O New Corn, do., ■ 5° Oats, . d “-> 65 Spring Barley, . do., 50 Fall do. do., , 0 o Clovessekd, do., j j, J,IiIOTIIVSEED, do., • 1 , PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.—Jan. 15- Flour, superfine, : J, : : 0 75 “ extra, : *. : • * ' *&. h 7Jj Ryk Floru, , : : '• ' : : 00 Cons Meal, : : : : . ! .L, iJJ Wheat, rud, : : : = i ,'u »X 50 “ wUUu, : : : ■ ■ } 73 Ryb, Cohx, yellow, “ white, Oats, : Wuibky, : Ceoverseed, Heartrending Occurrence. SJnrmk Markets. 21 » £ iH
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