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Jon-Paismd— Such nslland-hilla, rosting-hills 'pamphlets. Blanks, Babels, Ac. Ac., executed with ocuracy and at the shortest notice. fMcaL TIIESIIPERFLUIiifs MAN. JIT JOHN G. SAXd. It i 5 jiwcrfaincrt by inspection of tho roglstdri'df iminy countries, that tbo uniform proportion bf •ju.tlo to fomnlo birllis is as 21 to 20 ; accordingly respect to marriage ©very 21 it man is naturally lupcrfluous. — Smith'! 2’r*utisc on Population, •I long bare boon puzzled to guess, And fco I have frequently snld, WhiiUhc reofion could really bo That 1 never have Imppond to tell; But now it.l* perfectly clear I am under a. natural bun ; iLio already assigned— * And ITn ft superlluous man.! Those richer statistical e.bnpß Ocrlaro the numerical run Of women lin'd men in tho world, 1“ Twenty to Twonty-and-<rtic : ; And hence in Dio-pairing, you sob, Since wooing and wedding begun, Tor every connubial score, They've got a superfluous man ! Gy twenties And twenties they go, And giddily rush to their b.tn, Vor none of the number, of course, Can fuil qf a conjugal male; Jliil they mu yielding in spores To Nature's inflexible plan, Tlr re’s never a woman for me— Tor‘l'm a superfluous man! It isn't that T atr. r. churl.* To solitude over-inclined ; Tt is u’l that 1 am at built ■ln morals or manners or mind ; Then what is the reason, yon ash. I nm still with the bachelor-clan 7 merely was, numbered amis?. — 'And'l'm a superfluous nmu 1 . Ift bn'flnatT am in ■want Of ii'Tsomil beauty or grace, T'or many a man with a wife Is uglier far in the.face ; indeed, among elegant men - I fancy myselfin the van; i But what is'lbo value of that, U'hrn I'm a rnperflu-ousomfu*'! .Milmugh T nm fund oFTbo ch’H, F<n nnghl J ivdiM ever dim-urn 7ho ion ilo cmolioA I feel h "lie Hint, (hey nrver ruturn , ’■Til MU to ijunrrel with fntc, W, struggle V* hard as I van. They'ro inntud already, you know, — Ami I’m a superfluous man! _ T * No vender I grumble at times, With women «o p city and .plenty, To know that I never was born To figure as one of the Twenty; •Hut yet, when the average lot With crilieal vision Tveun, I think it may bo for the besd, That I’m a superfluous man ! 3Ktodlanwnra. TillA LS AM) TItIIiULATIOYS, BEAU lIACKETT ASyfN AMATEUR SKWjrEll. [Frimi tlrc Chicago Post.] physical education lias been sadly ne ■glcdcil. When l/was a fcny I had some ox pw/cucGin clinwing apple frees ami scaling; ■picket fences;/ anil once I succeeded- in Bitowing a ihmblo somcrsanlt out of a hay loft,'on which occasion the stable-keeper's played the part of a spring-board. I Iwl a passion for hay-lofts in the hey-day of ;"J' yiiidli. I was in clover every time I got in one, lint the physical exercise incident lo my ’early experience in treo-climbing, picket soaling'and precipato re volutions out of barn garrets,'rather retarded tlpm ’impro ved 1 my muscular developments; and the eurgoo- muscular operation of taking a foot off my delicate figure Whan I was already as short as a boy of myngobad any right to bo, caused mo in later years to avoid studiously any physical 'exertion that was not absolutely, jjjcsssary to my health and WpU-boing.— therefore, • Skating is a netv thing to mo. I never studied the art in my boyhood’s sun years atd I never practiced it 5 but I am prepared 0 “sort from actual observation and expotd wtnls, by the subscribers, that skating is a lombug, and skating-parks aro a diabolical luvention that- could have belonged _ to no otnsr ago than the one in which wo live. I rejoice in the acquaintance of several Joung ladies who skate. They commenced M <avly as the last Fourth of July to por mo to learn tho glorious art; and .they mv ° prosecuted their endeavors unceasingly '«smco._ As the cold woathor advanced X Monica little alarmed, and tried to convince it woUldho to their advantage- to that T ray Xriondship ; lout they insisted tml 'm 8 an oxoo °dingly proper young man, 1 b« cult ‘ val;e d mo more intimately than over. v_ FP a to "think that summer all tho year Dnl M agreeable, notwithstanding philos ,‘ rBllavo -Cpntended that if such wore tho TU ! ro , wou ld not know how to appreciate it. , fits! morning that I found ice in my I camp near fainting; and when I for .„, n “dvottisemont in the papers of skates tot», VJ absolutely made mo sick. I was Uad° i ’ however, until Christmas daV. to unon'lii? t *’.° uooc6aar y arrangements aud w 11 euciont anniversary in quiet, tnwJiLi 'vending my way liotnoward vorv tackr.,i b , y 111 afternoon, when I was nt- Wiiii a bevy ofmy skating female frionds a^i Us dull of skates. • Flight was totted 1, X had to face tho mUsie. I ro a fell,,. 0 Btr s to gy >n tho-first place, but it was Ihovnff' , to id theta I had no skates.—. tallnni,.- “ to present me with a pair. My laoro J. wa! challenged and I could say no With n,„ t lat bead, bnt 1 bogged them to go tie nn Bon '°'Vhore and lot mo praotioo a lit titi th ■; "dust before 1 appeared in public Would „„ D ! th °y refused. I told them if they Wk-vni-d c om j° mo I would have my 'ill donm-i I d®d and wo would skato thoro (over and i? ’ ’ 'bey bad tho skating T park fihallv r , “?y propositions wore powerless, v became charitable) squandered tho -price of a pair, of skates, and. accompanied the importuning bevy to a abating park. . Tho first thing I did on entering tho park was to laugh. _ I laughed vociferously (ono of tho young ladies said it ivas vociferously) to see how stupid X had boon. Anybody could skntp ; I know it ns soon as I saw it. Why, it was just as easy 1 I spurned my tutors ; f .wpuld have no diotatrossos with petticoats; fold thorn to stand nsido; I could paddle my own canoe, and so forth. They stood aside ; I paddled. _ I buckled on my skates and stood upright, with hope springing eternal in my human breast, and struck out boldly. In lotfs than one-tenth 6f a second afterwards I struck in boldly, head foremost. I don’t think I foil; blit 1 boliovo that an acrobat, with a million triumphs in his favorite art cluster ing about' liiii person, could not have por formed the foat that ,1 performed, and, I ho liovo that an experienced phrenologist could have examined the impression that my head made in the ice and drawn therefrom a very accurate mnp|of my intellect. I was satisfied and told my crinoline keepers thiit if they would crown mo with laurels I would leave as soon as the gatekeepers would let mo,—- They wore not so impetuous ns myself, And contended that I should stay a while. When J arose again it was with a determi nation not to skate any move'till'next sca •norv. I told tiio young ladies there was a danapiracy againgt ipo ; somebody had pour ed oil on tho ice to make it slippery, and I would not -patronize a park where the pro prietors would allow such''indigiutics to ho perpetuated’. My guardians gathered around me and entreated hie to try it “ once more, just for fun.’ 7 I told them I would try it for anything else but fun, which was incompa tible with a skating park, provided they would furnish me with a balance pole and ■put sonic sealing wax on ,the bottom of my skates. Another heroic woman, undaunted by the of a companion hating ■boon made toothless, volunteered as a sub stitute fur a balance polo and scaling was and dragged me out (against my will -I pledge my honor) upon the icq again. 'Hav ing profited‘-a little by experience, as I thought, J was •determined not to put tho right foot foremost any more, nor tlio'lclt either. I stood erect and kept my feet to gether, We glided along very smoothly un til we reached the centre of the park,.when 1 became too confident and struck out again. .The result was tho unkindcst cut of all. 1 measured my jcngtli on a slippery ’foundation .and to add to my misery, I heard something tear just as I gained a horizontal position ; and before I hud been prostrated a minute 1 whs sure from the inexpressible coldness of the ice as it came in contact with a’p expos ed part of any person, that something had been torn; I could n.ot get get up, for fear of limbing myself ridiculous, and I concluded to lie there even though I melted my way into China. ■ My feminine protector sskd mo if I was hurt, and why I didn't get up. I told her I was looking at the reflection of my face in the ice, and it was so pretty I couldn't leave it. Meantime the ice got colder—es peerdt-y in a 'particular locality that will not admit of a geographical definition. I was vonvivxvd that the meremy in the thermom eter was falling at the- rale of several degrees a minute. The skating park was covered •with- people, two-thirds of whom I think, were women ; and I nm ready to express my pcTfled ‘Conviction that ‘even' one of them was skating directly towards mo. They ska ted over me, and all aroUnd me, and through mo, and among. nw -and between mo. So inuch affection di(l the'y dvilf-ie dot' tire spot 'where I was reposing t hat there wastroylobbt in m“y mind that I had fallen on good lee, whic i afforded Route consolation. The ice got -colder. 1 was,tempted to got ‘up, bat there was a strong temptation to stay where I was. I couldn’t bear exposure. One thing annoyed me continually. Impetous yotang* ladies persisted in jumping over my head.— ModestyCompelled’mo~to turn my face tow ards the, interior of the enrth occasionally; it was very hard for me to turn back on tho fair, sex when it caused mo to rub my nose against cohl ice. 1 One precious little creature, with Satan in her eye, took mo by the ar;n, ‘and said I had nothing to fear ; she would give me a lesson and make a skater of mo. 'She would teach me tho whole art in a remarkably short space of time ; she would do anything in fact that any reasonable man could exact 7 and Lxvepfc forth with hpr, feeling tolerably happy. We struck out moderately—she and I, She said something about putting the right foot foremost. I endeavored to follow her advice, hut before I could accomplish my purpose I was in ati excellent position to have a photograph of my feet taken with the sky lor a background; and as I acquired that pos ition (not gradually by any means) I heard one of my skates strike something consider ably above tho surface of the park, 'two min utes later my tutor was on her knees, picking up her teeth, which-wqr6"scattered around so profusely that a greenhorn might have sup posed, on ‘seeing them, Uiat a fartfror’a faifo had boon shelling-corn for chickens , Xino of her friends rushed to her and looked iii hi6r .mouth t(Tcount the vacancies. I told her not to do it; I did nob, want to soo anybody, look down in the mouth on account of ihy calami ties, and that Was all the apology I mado. •1 saw a fat woman coming—a fat woman on ice I Have you ever seen the spectacle ? I hope not, unless are proof against fear. — A thousand thoughts rushed into my head at once, chief among 1 which was a speculation as to tho possibility and probability of a fat .woman falling. I took .one glance at her and buried my face in my bands to await my doom. lam too gallant and possess too much respect for tho sox of which I am an opposite, to dilate upon tho enormity of the nether limbs of any fair creature, but I say boldly that I did heartily wish, as I reclined on the ice, that I could have had one of that lady’s hose to hang up tho night before Christmas for Santa Claus to fill. She passed around mo and I was not demolished. Tho ico got colder. I suffered exorutia tingly. Young men cut pigeon wings around mo, and thrust thoir skates against my ribs occasionally, to keop my interest awake. — Thoro was music, and some of tho young people wore trying to go through the vicissi tudes of a dauod. ‘ I think from tho pommel ing they ' gave mo, they kept thuo about ns well as a drunkou taan running from a boar would I) UVD done. At last, when human endurance could Cn duro no More, and I was meditating "which would hoxmo bettor for me, to freeze to death or got up dt.all hazards, a fortunate circum stance ocourod. A little lady whoso memory X shall cherish every winter for tho next twen ty years at least, with Bloudins on, and short skirts and high heeled boots and rod stock ings, with blank stripes running aronnd thorn,- or black stockings with rod stripes running around them, (they call thorn Baltiniorals, or some snob name,) Boated dangerouly. near me, with a magnificent shawl hanging loosely about her shoulders andstreaminggracofiilly out behind her. I wont fw tho shawl, I “ OUR COUNTRY—MAY XT ALWAYS BE EIGHT—BUT RIGHT OR WRONG OUR COUNTRY." clutched it frantically, and tho lady was mo ving so rapidly thntaho was on tho other side of tu» park before sbo missedit. I.snatohod a pen knifo from tho deep recesses of my vest pocket, and cut the straps from my feet, throw the skates ab far ns I could, and then wrapping tho shawl about my body,! wont —homo, if you please, and bent the city rail road cars. I have nothing more to say about ska ting at present. I think ico is very useful in sum mer time with brandy and water, but in win ter it is neither useful nor ornamental. I think whoever will put oil on ioo to blast tho prospects of a novfoo is no bettor than h'o should be, and I always will believe that saw dust is abettor thing than ice for a now be ginner. I have profited some by my export once. Should I over in any extremity en gage ip the manufacture of ladies’ stockings, X could, fronfi tho knowledge I gained oil Christmas day, produce-nil the modcren styles jnith-ou't paying for patterns. \ . I. am, frigidly, Beau llackett. Defente Mi llie Gonneciicutlegislntnre-Soidiers Voting-Tlic Old Union. In the Connecticut Legislature, an amend ment to the Constitution permitting soldiers to their votes hornets Under consideration. A very lively .debate sprung up outlie Id th instant, which is reported in the Hartford Times , from which we make the following extracts:. Mr. Munson spoko against tho measure.— He said tho soldiers were made to vote as tho officers dictated. My friend shakos his head (lookingto Mr. Adams,) hut it is true.- Thcro are too many instances. Take one—Major McLean, of Ohio, who .was banished to Van couver for voting for Valhmdigham. This cannot bo denied. Tho Administration is not. satisfied to let tho soldiers refrain from voting’; no—they are made to vote tho Abo lition ticket, or take the consequences. [He hero cited instances.] Next ho alluded to tho Connecticut election, last Spring—told how a regiment in thofieUl was ordered out to pa rade, and the following orders given : “All those who are in favor of Bucking iian\ and the Union, step out six paces to the Irontl” Many came forward. Then came order No. 2:' ‘‘All those who p„rc for Seymour and Se cession. step forward I’ 7 [Sensation.] A few soldiers stepped out, saying: “We are for •'Scymour K but not for Secession. 77 T he commanding officer promptly told them that they should have no furloughs! And. it is a fact that they wore not permitted to go home, and what few Democrats did get homo were subjected to annoyances and troub le from their officers, and some were arrested as deserters, though they had their furloughs in their pockets. ["Sensation.] Mr. Adams —may I ask the gentleman if he states this on personal knowledge, or mere ly on 'hearsay? Mr. Munctfn—l have it from tho lips of an officer'himself who saw it. £ was not thcro. Mr. Adams —Will you give mo his name 1 Voices (fl'Om tho Domooratio hUo) —“Don’t give it”—“lt will only lend to'his punish ment”—-Too Ijiid to expose him,” &c. Mr, Munson —He has. already been perse cuted enough for being a Democrat, unci I slip.il not give hid name. But if tho gentle man will give inc his word of honor Unit ho will not expose him, I will 101 l him privately •tho officer’s name. The following extract from a debate shows how a'“loyal” Abolitionist was cornered by a Union man., ■Mr. Adams spoke in terms of badinage of the ‘ldea of peaceful means, or negotiation, to settle Our troubles; there’s my friend from Hartford—ho believes in efficiency, of pro tocols—of paper negotiation—of good natn tod and friendly means, to restore Oui - coun try- Mr. Eaton—You do not. [Mr. A. shook his head.] Mr. Eaton —I would ask thcgcntlrimn it he dcsiresthoOld Union ? i)o ye* wish to have it restored? ■ Mr. Adams—-Just as “it was?” Mr. Eaton-—Yea. Mr. Adams—'No I do not. ('Sensation and acclamations.] Mr.’Adains —“I was,bound by tho Consti tution in that Union. Xiut it was much against the grain. But I boro it! It was my duty to ignore tho hoavonborn rights of a certain class, on account of thoir color. Mr. Eaton—l would ask tho gentleman if lie is not ns much bound by that Constitution and those laws to-day'as ho was I waive years ago! ■ Mr. Adams admitted that ho was. Mr. Adams is a fair representative of tho Administration party, lie honestly declared that it is not his wish that the old Union should" bo restored. In “ that Union,” ho was bound by tho Constitution, ranch against his “grain” but in tho new Union) Which is to bo formed by bayonets wo suppose) ho anticipates that thoro will bo no Constitution, nothing but proclamations. Tho pissago wo hayo quoted repeals.the rOVolutiouaty purpose of the party ip power, and the war is now wick edly protrboted, not that tho rebellion taay bo suppressed and the Union restored, but that tho Constitution may be abrogated and a mulatto Utopia established in lion of tho “ Union as it was.” gss~ “ I have always been astonished, ” eaul Mr. Smith, “at tho anxiety of young ladies for beaux jjbut I never pitied a foraalo more than whoniffias Mouutflathors loft my school. Seeing her gazing toward tho sky. I asked her what sho Was looking for I—- “That beau,” said she, “which is told of in Genesis as being sot in tho cloud. I wish lio’d come down. XJsefui, Hints. —Never enter a sick room in a stato of perspiration, as the moment yoil become cool your .pores absorb.' Do not ap proach contagious disoaso witli an cni pty stomach ; nor sit between tho sick and tho fire because tho heat attracts tho thin vapor, Cicero callajustioo “tho miktross and queen of all tho virtues,” and injustice, the found ation of every vice. That is wluit is tho mat ter With this. Administration—it started on a edroor of injustice, and every inch of its path is marked with blood and crime. A religious exchange asks the question—> '“Shall our .ministers bo supported ? ” AVell, unless they, are a very different sot of men from our Abolition pugilistic divines herea bouts, they might to bo suspended. Smelt Like Home. — A Now York man, who had not boon out of tho city for years, fainted away in the'pure air of the country Ho was only resuscitated by putting a dead fish to his nose, whon'ho, slowly revived ex claimed, “ That’s good—it smells like homo, CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY; FEBRUARY 4,1864. GOVERNOR PARKER'S fflßSsiCß.' Wo transfer to our coliiinia' that portion of tho annual Message of the Governor of Wow Jersey, communicated,to tho Lcgisla tnro of that State, which rolitos to National Affairs, lie discusses with!marked ability and groat foroo tho late Proclamation of President Lincoln, demonstrating its un eoundnoss as a measure of policy ; its unoon atitutionality; and clearly showing how it ■ stands irt the way of honorable peace and a restoration of tho Union, Governor Parker also vindicates tho right of free discussion in a few sentences Co full of foroo and rea son, that wo cannot forheivr to call especial attention to them. 11 The issties involved in the contest,” says 7ie, " are too great, and the consequences of a mistaken policy too serious, to suffer us to he governed by the spirit of fac tion on the one hand, or infuenccd by a blind subserviency to power on the other. It is only in the light of free discussion that the path of duty can be discovered.’.’ But wo will not de tain tho reader from tho view of ohr national affairs contained in the following extract; SAWOSAIi affairs, : Having presented tho various subjects of interest connected with tbo administration of tho State government during the last event ful year, and made such suggestions and rec ommendations in reference thereto us ap peared necessary, your attention is now in- to tho consideration of national affairs. While proper respect for constituted author ity should always ho observed, the free ex pression of opinion upon topics connected with'the war should be exorcised. The is sues involved in the contest are too groat, ami the oonsequensos of a mistaken policy too se rious, to suffer us to ho governed’by the spir it of faction on tho ono hand, or influenced by'blind subserviency to power on tbo other. It is only in the,light of free discussion-that the path of duty can pc discovered. The nature of our compldx system of gov ernment, the rights of tho States under the Constitution, tho causes that induced seces sion, the unjustifiable character of the rebel lion,the umvftrrantahle|oncroaohmonts on tho rights of citizens of loyal States under the pica of “ military necessity,” were, among other subjects, fully discussed upon my in duction to office. It is not necessary to re peat tho opinions then expressed. Time has not changed, but strengthened them. AVo have now arrived at that stage in the progress of tho war, when wo are forced to consider questions connected with tho resto ration of peace. During tho past year the national armies have achieved important vic tories. A largo part of tho territory origin ally occupied by tho insurgent forces lias boon wrested from their.grasp, and tho mili tary power of tlfo enemy, with some incon siderable exceptions, is now confined vVitliin the narrow compass of tho Southern Atlan tic States. Tho failure to obtain foreign rec ognition, and tiiV' dcrruige.f condition of the finances have crippled tho energies of tho rebel government. The greatest suffering exists among, all classes, anil while largo and powerful armies are still in being, and a de termination to continue the war to tho’last extremity is manifested by those in power, there is reason to believe that general dissat isfaction and discouragement pervade the masses, and that in some localities tho peo ple are Anxious to renew their allegiance to tho federal conoilatory terras ho extended to them. The pian of restora tion proposed by tho National Executive in his lato annual message to Congress, accom panied by the assurance that it. would bo abandoned if a better way could bo devised, opens tho_ question of pacification to tho peo ple, and invites discussion. The groat question to bo considered ia bow can wo have peace and the Union in the shortest time : For, however desirable peace may be, we-should bo united in tho deforrtii nation that when it comes, it should bring with it tho Union of the Slates under tho Federal Constitution, and tho re-establish ment of tho national authority'over tho whole country. • Tho prosecution of the. war by all cOiVstifutional moans for the purpose of de stroying the military power of tho rebellion, accompanied by an amnesty, offering to tho people of the rebel states such Conciliatory terms as are constitutional, just and practi cable, will soonest produce peaqo and tho Union. What terms should be extended to the people ? In what way shouliji-the States resume the functions of government so long in abeyance inconsequence of’the rebellion, and pgain become active members of - tiro fedora! Union? These tiro the absorbing questions of tho hour,-and upon the answer depends it speedy peace, or tho prolongation of this terrible strife-. To determine tho right basis of-w ponce, wo should ascertain tho purpose for which tho war was commenced, because tho plan of pnoilictltion’should conform to tho declared object of tho war. The object on the part of our government was explicitly stated by a resolution passed unanimously by the House of Representatives soon after tho commence ment of hostilities, and which still stands,its the Authoritative declaration of tho popular branch of Congress. That resolution dooldrcs that ‘ tho war is not waged for tho purpose of overthrowing or interfering with tho rights and established institutions of tho Stato-V bub to defend and maintain tho supremacy of tho Constitution, and to preserve the Union, with all tho dignity, equality, and rights of tho several States unimpaired, and that as soon as these objects are accomplish ed the war ought to cease.” In tho publish ed correspondence of the State department, tho. same idea is forcibly expressed in tho following language: “Tho rights of tho States and tho condition of every human be ing in them will to exactly the same laws and forms of administration, whether tho revolution should succeed, or whether it shall fall. * * In tho one ease the States would ho Federally connected with the now Confederacy, in tho other they, would ho, as now, members of tho United States ; hut their Constitutions and laws, customs, habits and institutions in either case would remain tho same.” In repudiating indig nantly any intention on tho part of tho ex ecutive to disturb tho domestic institutions of tho States, adds. “Any such effort on his part would ho unconstitutional, and all his actions in that.direction would ho prevented by the judicial authurity.of.thp United States, even though assented tojhy Congress and the people.” According to tho principles thus deliber ately announced on behalf of tho Executive and Legislative branches of tho government, tho States were to bo regarded as in tho Un ion, and tho rebellion considered as a revolt of tho people as individuals, and whenever they should lay dowu their arras, and renew their allegiance to the Federal Government, tlio States ns bodies politic were to resumo the exorcise of tbo functions that had lain dormant in consequence of the rebellion, with tho same constitutions, law-3,and institutions as before tho war began. An amnesty baa been offered to tho insur gents. Do its forms and conditions accord with the declarations voluntamUy ifnado to tho people of tho loyal States, and published to tho world? Is a restoration of the State governments to their former position under administrations invited, or, indeed, any provision made for sUch return ? Docs not the plan, on tho contrary, ignore tho exist ence of the States with their “ constitutions and forms/of,,administration,” npd provide only for the creation of new states, with new forms of government, founded on new prin ciples dictated' in advance by the central power? Are the conditions such as are cal culated to, divide our enemies, and draw tho hearts of the repenting people Vif the decay ing confederacy towards our government, or will they/not bo more likely to unite them, and give tlrcir erfifty leaders material to in- • llamc their hatred and impel them to rcne'iv-’. ed resistance? Under tho amnesty at pres ent extended, if the entire population Of cer tain States should to-day lay dmVn their arms, sue for peace, and take the (hxtlvof allegiance to the constitution and lAvre of the United Slates, not one man of the dumber, loyal or disloyal, >:onld be receive*? iVnd pardoned, un less lie should also surrender his State gov ernment as it 'existed When loyal before tho outbreak of the rebellion, besides yielding the greater portion of his propert}', and vir tually acknowledging by an oath that he thought »t was right to do so. Is this tho kind, of conciliation to accompany and strengthen the arm of power? b This plan is the natural fruit of the eman cipation proclamation, and is predicted on the idea that the abolition of. slavery is of primary importance’. Is it not in accordance with the declared object of the war.' The Union is the fill important object, and slave ry should be a subordinate question. It is acknowledged that as a matter of civ il administration, the General Government has no lawful power to effect emancipation , in any State, but the right to do so is claim ed on the ground of “ military necessity The line of argument which justifies the emancipation proclamation as a military measure, renders tho Constitution inopera- time of war, alid makes all our rights subject to executive discretion. If this bo so, tho framers of our Constitution wore mis taken in supposing they had created a repub lican form of government. Dut suppose the emancipation proclama tion deed not violate the Constitution, still it was unwise, and not demanded as a moans to aid in thoysuccUssful prosecution of tlio war. On the contrary, it is now proving tho truth M tire prediction that it would bean obstacle in the way*of peace. Ifqhat poliev had not been inaugarated there is no doubt that in some of the States the muss of tho people, before this time, Would have supplan ted theft rulers and returned to their allegi ance. It is fi great mistake to assume that tlio emancipation policy has contributed to nor military success during the .past year.— Our victories arc due to the skill 6\ cur offi cers, and the indomitable courage of our sol diers, who have achieved great triumphs in spite of .a polic3 r that united tho enemy And rendered his resistance more desperate.— The vast resources of the nation have also had time to develop their superiority over those of tho insurgent States.. How has it given us strength ?' Did volunteers from the loyal Stales hasten to fiJl the ranks of tho army, as yas predicted proclama tion was issued, or yras not tho spirit of vol unteering quenched throughout the North, and the government compelled to resort to conscription? It is the duty of tho citi/.cn not to loyalty, but to re spond, to the extent of his powers, to tho law ful demands of the government for tho pur pose of subduing the rebellion, and who yet docs not believe thfii if tho emancipation pol icy were abr.ndbtVed, and a proclamation is sued that the “ sole great objects of the war were tho restoration of the unity of .the na tion, the preservation of the ConstitUtioh and tho supremacy of the laws of the country,” half a ntil.rdn b'f volunteers would fly to arms and conscription be a thing of the past, Dut it is fcaid in justifi&UiOft .of the eman cipation policy, that unless slavery bo up rooted before the war ends, peace will )io of short duratjori. This 5s mere supposition; ami from fear that another war might at some future time result we are asked to pro long the present, struggle, perhaps involve, ourselves in hopeless bankruptcy, and add to the countless thousand of the slain, even ifVro could now have the old Union under the present Constitution. ■ EveVy member of Congress who voted for tho resolution expros-' sing the object of the war, declared, in sub stance, that the supremacy of the Constitu tion .could bo maintained, and the Union pre served, without interfering with the .rights or established institutions of tho States.— Tho framers of tlio Federal Gonstiution sp believed, and acted upon that theory ; and it was not until thoso great and. good men had passed away, that somo of their degenerate sorts; in the one section fired with.dri unholy. Ambition for empire, and in the,Other led by a blind fanaticism. which .wduld overturn constitutional rights, brougllttliis dire calam ity jupon us. The events of tho past three years will rtcV’Cr lio- effaced from the memory pf the .living and history will tell its sad sto ry of desolation find death. There is no dan ger of a repetition of such bitter experience, fn neither section will tho people again lis ten to thii Counsels of such as led them into these troubles. Thoro would bo greater dan ger of the renewal of hostilities, should peace lie made by striking the old States from ex istence and creating new ones Under the pledge of tho Federal Government, even after the war had ended, to slistain a small minor ity of the inhabitants in bolding tho majority in subjection. To do this an immense stand ing army would bb required. Such action, in direct conlliot with the Constitution would inaugurate, many complicated and exciting questions in reference to representation in Congress ami tho electoral .college, in which 'the people of tho populous loyal States would bo deeply interested. Dut tho question may be Asked, how does tlio present' amnesty delay and hinder tho repentant rebel from accepting its. terms, if ho sincerely desires to renew hia allegiance, /when tho oath ho is required to. take binds Him to, abide by and faithfully support all proclamations having reference to - slaves, only so lav as they ‘shall not b,o niqdilicd or declared void by tab decision of the Supremo Court ? Is not a proposition reasonable which offers to submit tho title of property to the Courts ? , Tho nnswcp is, that such a proposition might bo reasonable, (for all the questions growing out of the rebellion must be finally settled by judicial decision,) pro vided a compliance with the conditions.of tho annexed oath' did hot in advance practically destroy tho v6ry property; tho title of which ua 1 it is proposed to submit to tbo opinion of the Courts. It, would be hotter'to deny entirely the privilege of judicial investigation, than to offer it in sucli a manner as to present tho shadow of justice without t!ie substance.— ; The question is not whether thenVassos. in the rebellious States are entitled to any terms of pardon, for thathas already been decided by offering terms, on the ground that a majority of the people bad boon deluded by ambitious leaders; but Whether the terms offered to those who will lay down their arris and be come loyal citizens, .aro practicable; und cal culated to produce the object the government should have in View, that is to end th'd war ns soon as possible* by dividing Southern sen timent, and arraying the people against those in power. Take the case of a Union man in tho South who lias been compelled through fear of violence, passively to submit to com federate ru]o, (a,nd there are doubtless many RiVcli cases,) and now that the federal bayo nets have - driven tho enemy from his neigh borhood b‘b desires to avail himself of the ■ Amnesty, would h'c be cncoutagod' in loyalty by being informed that* ho cannot take the prescribed ckilh, without surrendering ns A .’condition precedent, the title to all his slaves constituting, perhaps the whole of his prop erty,’ but that in years to come if the Suprcmb Court should declare the proclamations in reference to slave.,void, he can havohis prop erty if he can find it. Indeed it is doubtful if tho man who observes thcoAth could bring bis claim of property before the Court, be cause b,o would be would not be supporting the proclamation in attempting to have them declared void. Just here is one of the rad ical defects of the proffered amnc.sty as a mode of pacification. It should have requir ed allegiance only to the Constitution and thoJAws, leaving the Court subsequently to decide lipon their validity and upon the le gality of all acts of the Administration, in eluding the proclamations, and permitting tho man who desires to renew his allcgian’ce, to retain tho property, of which lie is the i possessor and prima facie owner until the ti- 1 tic is decided, so that lie may have the bene* l fit of trlio decision if it be in Ins favor*. It ia the part of wisdom, sometimes', to pause, and take, a calui view of our financial condition. According to tho.nioat favorable statement, if the war shoqld end now it is probable that the 'expenses incident to its close would swell the national debt to over two thousand millions of dollars. Add tho State, county, city and township debts which are constantly accumulating, and ybu’will find that burjindcbteducss exceeds the almost fabulous debt of Great Britain, if th'6 differ ence in the wealth and rate of interest of th‘c two nations be considered. The annual in terest of our dobt is niorp than the expenses of the Government before' the war. Wo do not yet fully realize our real,, condition, be cause we are in the whirl of excitement, and have only bt*gun to feel the weight of taxa tion. Ido not take this view to discourage, but, i think it right to state these facts about which thfero is no secret, in reference to a subject in which we are all deeply interested, in solemn warning. A faithful pilot will not close his eyes in security, when?the ship is ip peril, but will use every effort in time to escape the danger. Let each one inquire for himself how much debt, in proportion to its wealth, a nation can carry in safety. If tho war be brought to a close within a reasonable time, and a united country bo, the result, this groat nation, with its imnicqso resources - , will spring into new life, and ,un der blessed reign of peace, will, ultimately shako its burdens. We should be prepared, to make still greater sacrifices than any IJml have gone before, if necessary to save the. Union; but the considerations to which I have adverted, Adiiibnishxns not to’.prblong tho war a moment longer .n’eceSsary to effect its legitimate pbjWt,. liet us bo careful lest in seeking to • &ttaii4 h fancied benefit for others', wo do hot destrdy hurselvos. I say fancied' histbiry "informs us of the sad condition countries where large slave populations hhVe boon suddenly emaiVclpated.. iVhat is tho history wo. are now making? I'ho fortunes of war, in tho advance of our armies, have brought within our Hues large numbers of slaves, and their deplorable condition is no.traycd by trust worthy eye-witnesses, who are appealing to our sympathy to aid tho unfortunate We are told that, thousands upon thousands Are scattered along tho banks of the 1 Missis sippi’, collected in camps, almost naked, suf fering from sickness and exposure, and dying in startling numbers. It is stated, that dur ing tho last winter, out of four thousand col lected in a single city, twelve hundred died. It ds the duty of all Christian and Humane people to contribute even from scanty means, for their relief. Buttlic very grave question presents itself, if such bo the 'suffering and such the claiinsaipou our charity when there are only an hundred thousand to care for, what would bo tho condition of things should three millions of those poor, dependent, land less, and homeless beings bo set free? • The present position of affairs is environed with difficulties, and nearly all of them pro ceed from interpolating the emancipation policy on 'the conduct of tho -jvar. In* view of tho facta to which reference ’ has boon" made, should not that policy be abandoned ? Would it not be belter for ourselves and tho slaves, to abaddpn a measure which was .adopted with great hesitancy and doubt, both as to its policy and validity, and which has rulsd'd even greater obstacles to pacillcAtion than was predicted ? Experience proves Ihb opinion Heretofore expressed, that if in the .providence of (jod emancipation' is to come, it will come so as to be the greatest blessing to both races; and th'dt to, benefit even those in sorviUulOj it should conic by the action of the people among whom the relation exists, peacefully amt gradually, and not by tho in strmileutalijy of the sword. It is not from, sympathy for slavery, as is sometimes charged, that the introduction of tho emancipation policy is deprecated, bat because it violates the Constitution and adds vastly, to iliQ difficulties which stand in the way of peace and union. , Slavery was intro duced by our forefathers and incorporated in tho institutions of both sections. Upon the establishment of 6iir national independence' and tlie formation-of tho federal "oveybment* it was recognized as a state institution, and loft by the framers of tho Constitution to tho people of the . several States' to manage, :for themselves. In the North tho people, with out interference from the other section, de clared for its gradual abolishment. There are those, however, who arc not satisfied with this, and insist upon eradicating the last ves tige of the institution wherever they find it, no. matter what constitutional rights .inter pose, or how many Holds are deluged with blood. . .... Sums'bollard that war will destroy all hope of Union'. They maintain thlrt-it is beat for the interests of the whole country that our armies should ho withdrawn, that the flow of blood should ho permitted to ceftso before both odotiona bccqmo entirely exhausted j that with the withdrawal of our armies roa- i son would resume its sway, arid the Smith if r permitted to depart in peace, would at- 90010 , future time voluntarily retdrn to The policy''they recommend, howoyet .sin cerely entertained* would certainly rjWU in perpetual disunion, and we would emerge from the present tyur, only- to feq other conflicts not loss bloody, whtefe would inevitably flow from separation., xTid with drawal of our armies }Voufd bo a. confession of weakness, and .the Confederacy would at once be acknowledged .by foreign powers. A people who would sunder the: ties, which them to the tlmpn, and /endur® so much in tho effort to establish ah independ ent government, after attaining the object, would never voluntarily Surrender tfepir na tionality, No such instance .is 6n record.- What result such action might have accom plished before the . destruction of so'much life, and the desolation of so many homos, wo will never know. The,withholding of men and the withdrawal of our.armies now, would bo • equivalent to surrendering the* Union forever. The way to. peace which ’' they propose, would hot Only lend to contin ual war, blit to the overthrow of .our system of government. The right of aecession.onco Acknowledged,' tho remaining States wohld soon bo subdivided into potty provinces, and involved in endless Warfare .wopld finally ,fee come tho prey of 66m'e ambitious conqucroir. It is tho duty of the State authorities to ifeifc nish tho men necessary to destroy the armed power of the rebellion, and it.is equally the duty of tho General Government to. hccoqi jiany the exercise, of the power entrusted to it; >vitli proper terms of conciliation. Others Allege, that 'rich of controlling in fluence insist that the old JJnioii under..the present Constitution shall never bo that, there bfeall be ho Union unless slavery be first ‘abolished, that arbitrary power ; |n direct antagonism with constitutional ingots has been employed in the loyal States';, that military rule and unauthorized test oatfefc » have in some instances interfered wifii, freedom of elections, and that men ■jvho loyo tho Union and sustain the Govcrnment, but ■ protest against this policy, arc ps traitors, and proscribed from places of posi tion, both military and cjvil. .sho thcso.allegations is sustained fey.fActsj .and yet they who complain are n‘6t Jtihtificd m the abatement of tlieir efforts th pubdue the rebellion. - "Wise men will not b’6‘driven frpiri tfe'e path of duty by the errors or vituporatioA of others. AY hatevor other's may now payor do will not palliate the criftio of those wfed • took up arms against the Government,to aid .in thpir overthrow. AVo should not the GoV’crument of our country, engaged in war with those who would destroy our nar tipnal existence, whether temporarily admin- * istered to our liking or not. .The Govern ment is designed to bo perpetual, while ‘id ministrations aie transient. AVe must sub due the rebellion. and save the country id spitejof all difficulties. That which Tntor foreswith the speedy restoration'u the Union under the Whether it proceeds from tho enemy, or exists among ourselves', must bo oyercotiic. Every obstacle in the way, whether it bo the rebel arming Ob the fatal policy of those in power, should be swept from existence by the people; iii tfeo one case by the use of military force., And in the other by the untrammeled exercise, of the elective franchise. However sthmg our,armies becopie, success will be decayed unless we have tho right civil policy, victory will iiofc give us a Union worthy of the liiiri.e. The State for which you IbgiAlatb dcciipica a proud position. In every, she has proved true to her revomUonhry fame.~ In every war, in which tho country has beell engaged, New Jersey has contributed freely of hop treasure and her. eprid,' Her people are patriotic, conserydtiyo and eminently na tional. They hftvo always been willing 1 6 stand by tho contract as our fathers made it,. They have always observed the constitution al rights of other States and thg nation.— They love tlie Union, and will labor fot ilo 3 preservation as the first great object to be accomplished’. They will Hail, the day when those in rebellion shall lay down and return beneath the folds of qur national b'Anncr. AVhilc they will 1 prbrtiptly meet every constitutional demand of the general government, and contribute to the extent of their/ilieans to oV,eplhrow arried rebellion; yet they will continue to protest against every innovation of their rights or tho rights of the States, and against quy policy;which to tHeni secnia destructive to tbo and unnecessarily postpones the triumph of ou£ arms and tho restoration of peace upon jusfe terms, on the basis of tho Union of sdveroigH and equal States. .. -i , In the midst, of core affliction*..oijr hearts should swell with gratitude to the Author of every good and perfect gift, fpr the many blessings He has voucbsdfod to us djitlog the year. that has past. He has ptdleiit&i oiir ’ State fropi the invader, and preserved peace withih duV borders'. He Has, rewarded, in-, dustry and crowned with plenty the labors of tho husbandman. May lie give iis.&ll wis dom to discern the right, apd. hearts l todd our duty, when discerned; hud in His infi nite mercy may lie look with, compassion upon oiir bleeding .iind distracted country;' * and again give us pettce, linion and pfospfc ■ . . : . joist i?ARKEII; Teenton, Jan. 12, 1864. Crowding a Bachelor.— “, What did yoS. come hero alter t” inquired Mias, Susan Di aper, of a bachelor friend, who made her a call when the rest of the people tveie gone OUt.; ~ . .1 '• ■ “I caiiio to borrow s’orild thatches,’* ho iiiek<s ly replied. “Matches! that’s a liltqly story. Why, don’t you make a match.? I knew what you came for, “ exclaimed qgthe delighted Miss, ns she crowded the bid/bachelor into a corner, “you dame, to kiss- and hug me almost to death, but you; shan’t—without you ciro the strongest and the £ord Tcnowi you arc 1” Be Easy.—Persons upon tho anxious stool respecting the draft may accomodate theinidl ves to an easy seat next month. It. won’t coiho off until that time certain, even if it does then. That’s What the knowihg b'nbd say. Oaucdanius In tlio arlio when the thermometer is be low zero, persona can converse at .more Hunt a mile distant. .11 r. Jameson asserts that be hoard every word of a sormorl at tho dis tance of two miles! Never send word to tho Printer to stop' your paper until yoji iifd sure you do notpwo. for it. Pay up. .Thdii jbtf can- order joht paper stopped with a good griiod- HOrA henpecked husband writes•—-T?Sr fore marriage, I fancied wedded; life, would be all sunshine; but afterwards I found out tbat it was all moonshine. NO. 34'.
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