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Those of a greater length In proportion. . “ Job-Priktuto—Such as Hand-bills, Posting-bills fampblcts, Blanks, Labels, Ao* Ac., executed with •curacy and at the shortest. notiQOf. : .... , ffotiiml. SILENCE. Id silence mighty things etc fftenght; Silently builded, thought on thought, . Tr»th'* temple greets the sky; * Andliko a citadel with towers, - Tbo soul, with her subservient powers, Is strengthened silently. Boundless as chariots on tfce snow, The saplings on the.forest.grow To trees of mighty girth, Each mighty star in silence burns, And every day in silence turns, Tbo axle of the earth. The lilont frost, with mighty hand, Fetters the river and tbo land' With universal chain ; And smitten by the silent sun, The chain is loosed, the rivers run, The lands are free again. '. 'fcellaneoim. STORY OF A FIN. Many years ago, a lady in Paris was going out to walk the gay streets of the city, to see tie now and beautiful goods hanging so tempting in the windows, and perhaps to buy n few trifles. When all ready to go out, she noticed that some part of her dress seemed to hang awry, and so she snatched a pin from iu paper nnd thrust it in her dress. The poor pm felt that he was lost and almost smothered' for the first hour, but after awhile lit began to work his way out, sa that his bead rae L sight, “ Now," says he, “ I can see it all. I hare Milling to do but to ride through these streets ml see all the beautiful things, and enjoy myself.’' Pretty soon the lady met some gentlemen, el they took off their hats and bowed very “Ah!” says the little pii,, “ was not all lliat tome? I’rn sure they looked directly at me when they bowed !, My head is bright, •lid perhaps they thought me a costly diamond IV’ho knnws ?" ” , d Anil then the pin bojpvp to thrust his head up higher, and about with an air of gent satisfaction. It) seemed to him that all the people had come out in their best clothes ml in their carriages for him to look at, and Hut ho was the most important thing in all I’aris. 110 fclt that his mistress was walking 1:11 fir his sake, and had placed him up tear her neck so that everybody could see I™. Poor pin 1 Ho had much to learn. By and-by, as the lady was walking through ■ streeton which none but the rich lived, the pin thought he would stretch up his head “ghenough to peep into the window, when «ilost his balance.nnd foil. He cried with P er J jingling, tinkling sound ns his Send !| Nck the sidewalk. Ho lay still, expecting lhat all Hie paesera-by would stop and gaze at him, and especially that his mistress would ,n *ss him and come back after him. But she 'Mscdon, and all the rest prtsSed ort, and no- Mr.topped, Presently a heavy foot trod jo him. Iben another, and another nnd at wifith the foot of a dirty beggartrod oh him! *'o," cried he, “ have I come to this I Alas 1 fundi was nothing, ora nothing—a poor, useless, despised, forgotten pin I No human 6 je will ever jook on me again. I must rust and perish between the bricks of this side walk I” Just then n young man came out of one of tec rich houses' He had gone in to see if rich banker who lived there, could not E've him employment as ft clerk. 'The ban «r said “ No I have now more clerks than really need.’’ The young man was disap pomted, and as he came oat, he paused a rooment. and then saw the little pin lying " Ilia sidewalk. So he stoopped down f fitted it up and stuck it on his sleeve, ••rami,saying young man! Many would Ha despised thee for saving a pin 1 But it "“ the making of thee 1 ■ too rich' banker was looking out of his .Mow and saw him pick up and save the 'That young man,” said ha to himself, •ill make a careful, prudent man of buei '¥• 1 will have him.” r O , P" >ent for the young man and took him •Pu employ/' Eventually the young man and then at the bead of the Mnd eventually one of the very richest greatest men' in France, tod sV he P' n learned how much id ™d done, he was very glad ; but ho Wt? Wn( * SBnae to see that it was divine bis jf 00 an( i n °t he, who had done all irishi was not because ho was great or (C j’ B °uld make his voice beard, but olfare r '“ can make a pin teach, and the lore si 0 man or may turn upon the "ttbled' ne j U, J °f a P in I He was thoroughly non w ;i',. ano a “ nis desoenditiits since have Wc ,i R to l* e s t“ok and thrust evory (ii aa willing to hold the rags over 'ore effr a beggar, as the rich cosh °w small A °L- a P r * noeas - Who can tell on Wr«. ‘ a ‘Ping great interests may turn? • nolh!n m sm ?** t° us, hilt with Him there "J a In,? sma5 ma and nothing groat. A pin Edom are alike, mere nothing. " tills ®'” ,r . t ®sieb.-—A correspondent gives those lot i Yr" 1109 : —" * am on ® t* 10 ? 0 ifti ctl( ji n *"8 has been to go out into an e »rlj twLT° f a ~ an narl 7 “B® < and of ‘J lion,. famiboa in winch I have made tare Wcrß ai® ® our 88 °f about nine years, r °perlvdo t * lr °o °r four that could be “Mu ten n f? nat , e ? 08 h&PPy families, and >clciif| n ,,„ 1 tr IQUWo 1 QU Wo so much the f.batn vrnrM ? u care tomnnifest it.”— f ief ffiaarlt 1 0 M '’® ry is ““egostod by this 'Cues in ij Not over three orfi.nr bap y “d >o ensile n^y ’ ?. nd bbo Cause so manilus olc ° «ourtosil“ n, f !, 'Ah. in the “ small 1° a look n 1° °f I'fop what power resides I’S.s of.j* /’ord, a tone, bow much liappi [Stof ;? ® l jde may bo communicated.— I 1 J)u - 1 r?r d 7i, ana ta!to tllo loeson home Ll fi Illustrated. I SPEEDS OP HON. B. F. MEYERS, OF BEDFORD EOEWTV, DILIVIUED IJf THB HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PI ARC II 3, 1884. On the Sill to provide Compensation for Los ses Sustained from the Rebel Raids, dce.- , The legal views which I hold, in connec tion, ns I believe, with this side of the House, in regard to (he resolution offered by the gentleman from' Washington, which it is sought to incorporate in the bill now before the House, were so clearly and fully ,ex- E reseed theother evening, by my friend from luserne, (Mr. Hakes,) that it would be-* work of supererogation for me to re-state them at this juncture of this discussion.— But, sir, it may not be altogether improper, or inopportune, to add n few thoughts to the able and elaborate argument of the gentle man to whom I have just referred. ■ The resolution of the gentleman from Washington speaks of the rebel invasion, which occurred last summer, as having been superinduced by “ connivance and encour agement” on the part of citizens of this Com monwealth. Now, I submit, Mr. Speaker, whether such “ connivance und encourage ment” as is alluded to in this resolution does not mean “aid and comfort” to the enemy? And if it dues mean “aid and comfort”-to the enemy, does it not mean “ treason ?" And if it means “ treason,” why do not the gentlemen who say that they havo'knowl edgo, or that they ore induced to believe, that this rebel invasion was superinduced by the “connivance and encouragement” of cit izens of Pennsylvania, make information be fore the proper authorities, and have those persona whom they say they believe to be thus guilty, prosecuted for treason nocord to the laws of the country? Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Luzerne omitted, in his discussion of this question, one thing which ought to have been referred to. I have reference to that clause of the Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania, which declares “ that no pet-son shall be »t -tained of treason or felony by. fho Legisla ture.” Now, this resolution proposes to erect a board of appraisers, and to confer upon ■ them the power of trying persons .for “dis loyalty,” which if it means anything, when applied to our form of government, must mean “treason.” It is'proposed, then,'by this resolution, to confe* upon this board of appraisers the power of trying treason and attainting of treason—n power expressly 1 prohibited by the Constitution of Pennsyl vania from exercise by the Legislature of the State. It is attempted to invest a crea ture of the Legislature with a power which is denied to the .Legislature itself. Hence, Mr. Speaker, I take it that thisresolution is clearly in violation of the Constitution—“that it.is in derogation of life fundamental law of the State, and that we, the members of this House, having taken a solemn oath to sup : port the Constitution of Pennsylvania, will violate our sworn obligation by voting for the resolution of tho gentleman fi;om Wash ington. I do not intdnd, sir, ns I* said before, to argue this question from 'a legal point of view. The impolicy of adopting this resolu tion at this time, should Weigh as heavily against it ns its unconstitutional#. If you pass it as it stands, you soy to the world that the .people of Pennsylvania are what you call “ disloyal,” you say that there are per sons herein sympathy.with, the rebellion; you say to the urit'ah Parliament—you say to the Corps Legslniif of Franco—that there are people here who, by their “ connivance at and encouragement” of the rebellion, su perinduced the invasion of Pennsylvania by the rebel army. My friend from Chester (Mr. Smith) spoko of casting odium upon the State, when wo undertook, some weeks ago, to investigate the condition of the mili tary camps about this city. It was said by my honorable friend that Pennsylvania would-be disgraced if it were to he acknowl edged that our soldiers had been neglected by the military authorities of the Common wealth. How, I submit to the gentlemen on tho other side of tho House who took that position then, whether it would not be bet ter noW to think about this matter of “ cast ing odium upon the State of Pennsylvania.”- But, I suppose, Mr. Speaker, that it is not expected that I should make an argument upon this resolution, or Upon the bill before the Hour*. That does riot seem to' be-tlio.or-. dor of those discussions. This debate has taken a very wide scope and, has been of a very rambling character. It has descended • into vile personalities. It has. gone into the very deepest slough of political deviltry—if I mfty Use the expression’. Mr. Speaker,.what is the moaning of the term “loyalty?”' Webster accepts the defi nition of Clarendon, who says that it is “ fi delity to a prince or sovereign; a husband or lover.” Our friends on the other side,of tfip' House, hove, no doubt, looked dt this dcflni-' tion of the word, and they evidently imagine' that the President of the United States, to whom they soy wo mast he “loyal* 1 is the Prince of Darkness, or the King of Dahomey, because of tho peculier tendency of its meas ures towards a certain color. Then, as tofidelity to a husband,” al though I do not know that Abraham Lincoln, tho President of the United States, has mar ried this nation, yet the other side of the House, by the tenor of their argument, would have us believe that such is the fact. I hgvo no doubt, that after a while, when the present President of the United States comes to “ shuffle off this mortal coil,” it will be’a test of “ loyalty" as to whether the people of this nation Will hot sacrifice;thomse,lvos upon his tomb, as' the Hindoo widow, is re quired to immolate herself upon, the fit riot al pyre of her hdsband. , [Eaugbte'r.|J. V’! Then, again, as. to “fidelity’ to. w.ldvpr,:!', there is hardly a membßf-upnn;thU;ffo.OT;TO(j: will sav that the President of the .United States is a lpvor.of this natiori, Sorao of.tbe'j garitlomon ’ori tSo'Votber side Vmigh't. : : blit hardly in. good-faith they riiight wy'.it by way of imimtion or chief at Washington', ■" , V. - tC'; 5 ’ Bnt to look, at this matter. - serious!y,;.lllft gentleman from Washington undertake?#; define the word “ loyalty,’* Ho.; says:; “While I: am on the.ffoor, I will say that my ideas of loyalty aro these: that a man shall support and defend the 'Constitution and the Union at alt oosts aud at all sacrifi ces.” Now. I would just ask the; gentlemen: on the other side of the Houset-whether they are willing to defend this Union at all hazards and at all sacrifices ? I have no doubt they will answer in tho affirmative. But, let-mo ask them, whether, in’a’ certain event, they Would be willing to lay aside their prejudice to support this Union ? Suppose that the people of the Southern Slates, now in revolt against this government, would signify their "ODB COUNTRY—MAT |T ALWAYS BB P.roni—BUT EiailT OB WKONO OUECOCNTRT." willingness to throw down thbir arms and return to their allegiance totho government subject only to such penalties as may bo in flicted upon them by Congress under the Con stitution, would the gentlemen on the other side of the House be willing to receive them 7 [Cries of “ yes.” “ Jos."] . Would they ho ■willing to receive them without making any qualification or bargain' in regard to the in stitution of slavery 7 [Nol No 1] That is the point, Mr. Speaker, they are not willing to give up their 'peculiar notions inregard to the institution of slavery, to save this onion. I am -willing, for ray part, to. yield every prejudice, every feeling I have upon that subject, in order to save this glo rious government of our fathers, But the presses, the orators and the lenders of thb Republican parly in Congress, and out of Congress, have declared over and over again, that the' Union-shall not be restored nS it Was, with Blnvory protootod uridor.it,nndtho representatives of that party on this flfior now make the Same declaration- Thoroforo, they are not ‘‘ unconstitutional tfnion ,, 'raon. Thoy claim to be unconditionally - for the Union. They are only conditional Union men. We are the Unconditional Union nron —we, ask nothing but this—that the people in revolt against this government shall throw down their arms and rotdrn to their allegi ance. But the gentlemen on.'tho other'side' of the House are: un l ining, to. recoive'the Southern people back into this Union unless the institution of slavery be blotted ont. Mr, Speaker, the true unconditional Union man is he whp is. willing and anxious that the people in revolt shall return^to their al legiance to the federal government, And Who will use every, effort in his , power to bring [ About suoh a result. He.is a matt who will impose upon them no conditions Ah In any of their State institutions not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States. He who aots’upon any other principle—who. for example, will permit, their return to the Union only on condition that thoy yield up their negro, slaves; abjure the State institu tions, and take oathe to support all the proc lamations and vagaries of tho Pjcshfant of tho United States, past, present And tnoOtritf —is plainly not an unconditional, but a con ditional Union man. Such a man gray shout himself hoarse in glorification of the war. lie may sing'unending hosapnas to tho .Presi dent of the .United States, lie niayboivviim'n At the shrine of shoddy nnd worship the ebo ny idol of Abolitionism' ; nay, Mr. Speakor,- he may even be an apostle of the pew gospel' of " Miscegenation bat,"Sir t ho.is lio friend of theUniori—he is rather its insiduons And implacable enemy. A satirist of the present day portrays the character of such a Union man very graphically and aptly; “ Union 1 a man may cry at every word, With much less patriotism than other people, A crow’s not reckoned a religious bird, Booauso it keeps a cawing from the stoep’e.". So it is' with our friends on the other aide. They are always cawing ‘’Union 1” •*UnionJ” and yet they will not permit the Union to ho restored, except upon their own peculiar theory,,' 1 Mr. Speaker, I shall potunctertake to fol low the ddvjoua*win(fings -of.thlar 'debate r.but certain references have becn'miide not only to the Democratic pprty,; of which i claim fo bo an humble member, bu.t fed. party of my own locality; and itbeebmeamy duty to make some response to some bf -the aspersions of the gentlemen on the other side upon roy party and some of ray own personal friends'. Sir, this discussion could not pro ceed without involving malignant attacks upon private citizens who have nothing to do with this .bill and can have no claims under. it. This debate could not proceed without .dragging in.tho fair fame of some ofthg best men in the.Commonwealth—rwithout.tradup ing men who arc tho poors in honesty, in ho» nor nnd in patriotism.of the gentlemen .on,, the othep side who slander them*. I.desire, sir, to make a simple statement; in regard to the reference made by the gentjeman from Dauphin (Mr. Alloman) to the “disloyalty” (as no expresses it) of my county, It poems’ that because two young men from Bedford county were captured by tho rebel 'forces at ..M’Oonnellsburg, and carried s jiwny!by them, the whole county of Bedford'is,what tho gen tleman calls “disloyal.” Now, Mi*. Speaker- I will.tell you a “piain. Unvarnished tale ;” I will tell you tho whole truth, nothing ei topuating, nor setting down aught in roal* ?/»A . . ■' Some time in June of .last year, two boys from the town (if Bedford went to the town-of M’Cunnellsburg to visit some of their, rela tives. It so hanpened that the day afterthey arrived in M’Connellsburg,' the rebelforces (under; Imboden, I believe) came' to; that' place., At-tliartlme General'Mifroy was'en'.; camped hear. Bedford. The- commander n'f the rebel forcos- at’ M’Connersbufg : at once, supposed that.these boys jydrj}' spree,o«s)(t,in to his c#p by. General jßp-: on this sps)>imon.‘ho arrested.;the; put them under guard, cape. . This ;made the, datf# so worse for them.' .They we# nut,np'dpji'.^|jlij closer gnardi When thdi#b« ; /orfl#mij,ved‘ from M’Ponne)lBbUi^f;tow)>#w'ldfroersharg,i these bays we#cart*®’ l ! '.One, of {to Thrift ■ left with the rebel force' near!})(er#;vs!iu#,lo' guard ft traip ofiwaeons. The-Unionforces, if l may «o denariiinAte tborif, foViT- WTeMei the from’ Philadelphia- {Mr.‘AyAH ‘pdri)' iidhiits that this is now ari-.A#U#ti! Upionfofees epriiie fo Slefbei'sbuVft and #dftpldrei3 i ' the;, ojfo ;6by who 'wiftVlh](k with this train;.' Tha/tedglt; w##it' bV-hte ing found in sihpieious 'company vyas sent to Fort,Delaware; i #t;po ohargee warp.ever preferred against there never; Was any his.ease.- lie" was dismissed,«bpt baimbßpd no one the #pe,pnw#ppb#S.yiat' 'gbab'lKty' •vice; .AsifdWtbe 'Oth'er.bdy'iineltbepiila’.liiff. pairents; wordriw oneelse;'know; atiytJfingtof to oivllitiy -#o zon-2a 'iatarf wbo gentleman frolirtp this; man# .g,airty>f#ejv#rfi ; ■simply Boy thiit he is “ fflfllbyjtl” (the gentle mfeu on Hie other side seen) to draw-a diet tinction ;he(Jwoen the terms " disloyal” arid “ trenaon,” ( but he said that he is guilty of treason. Now, if the gentleman from Dau phin knowe that the editor of tho Gettysburg Compiler is guilty of treason;and does nof raako information against him before the proper autho'rity, then I say that the gentle- , CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 14,1864. lUanifrom Panphin is guilty of misprison of treasbti.and oughtto be fined and imprison ed,.according to the laws of. the Common wealth. ' \ ' Mr. AIitEMAM; Will the -gentleman from Bodford-allowri'e to explain? \ Mr. MBYERS. Certainly. \ ■ Mr. AT/LEMAir. I preferred charges tV Major Gen. Soli ends, and senthini to Sohonokl and he imprisoned'him in Fort M’llonry.\ [Applause-on the-ltepublioanaido.] Mr. MEYERS. ■ Mr; Speaker, the gentle-) man preferred charges against, him to Gen. 1 Scheaok, and Oon. Schenok regarded the charges and the proofs so ranch that ho lib erated-the man against whom the charges were preferred, without any trial at all.—/ [Applause on the Democratic side.] , . The injustice that has been done-te Henry JStahlo. the editmtof the Gettysburg Com • pi'ler,' amounts ton perfect outrage. Sir. that man,-instead of giying eld and comfort to the enemy, by : pointing hut the placoof concenlment'of Union holdiffrs.ns charged by the gentleman from Dauptili. had secreted in his house, at. the time of/the occupation of Gettysburg; asiok colonel of the Union army' —and thofonly timethnt |d 'went out of his' house, whilst the. rebel 'forces occupied, or Were near the town. faa /there are affidavits on file to'prove,;and thh'gentleman from Dauphin dan see thein^/he will go to Geo. Couch or to- Goa.Sohebok)-—was when he .went ih .search bfVA-.Sqfgeon for that pick - Union officer! end fhat/tob,'whilst the ;irbn hail from- the bittcries swept the street along which ho wasicompollod tppnes. There-are;.-also,,bn flic affidavits showing-, that this patriotic pemocmio; editor,'who is' so harshly;.accused by the gentleman .from Dauphin,_was,. when ho passed the house 1 ti. which it is alleged the Union- soldiers were.. poncealsd. entirely aloneij - This ill accords : with; the allegathm'rof Iht gentleman from Dauphin, that Mr. Stable jpoinied put to a rebel officer the place of cbncealmentof these Union-soldiers.' Buttho beat yindication of ■the'innocence of tlirH injaredTman is, that ho was discharged without even a hearing, and ; j s,at homp in.-day. in the-town of Gettysburg, publishing triie'ptjfiyalty'’' to,_,tha.JCftnailtu-. tion and the Union, *■ - . Mr, Speaker, I was; disipclinpil 'to,:Yaatb .;^bese'p t was forced to do SO ,in;JiSstlcp;ta "tnjaelf and. to persons ■ whom I hold dear.; - . j;' jt Sepnis_th;be the feuivof gehtiempn on the Kothpr side Bt fbls J llous( to, plead formobs .-ohd mnbljpwi, They Si y -that ,we must re- Picmhop indithe., soldi irs ;hay e 'had- great provocation to , trtpb.pr hting-offipes,’; 'W: hy); sirf the'Tfampcratic'prpss is the beat' and tv|i [ est friend of lVhen bpittracfors j defraud liim, tho.Deranc aticneWspaporfl ek | pose them.' : When' faithless officials clothe Kim in shoddy. Derapcriino neiySpapers com pel them togive him comfortable uniforms. , When the white soldier is decried and the . negro praised'as his superior in valor. Dem ocratic newspapers pome to the rescue nf the heroes nf the Peninsula, Antictam, Shiloh and Gettysburg. My own office has been . threatened, but never; so far as I am nwaro, by soldiers. Tam glad to say that the. sol diers have been my .'friends. Tho'y have never attempted to.‘destroy my proper: ty, those: misoraM? mjsoroants.'tlii/se. warmen’’■p'tr acillenfa vtin are howling, '•the On to RichrariiidP ory at. homo,- and ’ -who will not' .bnlisti’to fight the battles, they.' ■ would, have thou have- tper paced my propetty, said to. those men, “ If yipf .iindetfake ■'•Ml.wecofe,.your ; threats, I will 'deffitid tny: property. There, is the.,flag bf my country ahoyo it; and If you-' .darb to violate ithpijjriitebtion of that flag.’)!: , will about ypu down ni l would a men who to gentle men.on the, other sldil who are making this spoeinl plea for'mobhapd mob law. that the Democratic party aska nb Valors from thorn , on that score) v Their defence in the future ' |s their determined .will 1 and their strong arms, liet thorn (jnme; lot them “ tear-out’’- Demooratio printing offices,; let them try to suppress freedom of Specch-in the Democrat; !c ranks. Jf we must ha.pbt lb the trial of the lex tdl/ionii, we are ready. Again, I say, let them come! X was not astonished- tn. hear what was said upon this subject hythegentleman'from Dauphin. . He is a' mllitary man. andrin his veins Amis the fiery .blood of-youth, and he has fought his why—not to the capital of the rebel confederacy ,-hut into the legislative halls of Pennsylvania. I was not sueprised to hear such language from his.lip,splint, sir,- when the philosophy of experience, the ,cul-- furo of learning. Bhd 'lhe wisdom and dignity, of age, succumbed to the madness of the hour, it was well -'worth' our while to pause and iiek, “ WhithOa tie are tending ?” The gentlemanfrom 'Chester, for. whom j I have ■ great respect as a ipttabef of .this Housh,' jurks, (General XXutleiJ {’ < n A poein ’■which; 1 the gentlpnian en(d. that he-would.like 'to have j belt stmh Turks in jly.pli,) aoyri 1/ yfo’hld.'jh*t rtwlijd; the. gehtlei-' irian that, 1 Ificrc'is an' old saying, nod 1 be :Jfiey p s <rttepne;){hat. * Orth tanegade, ihworse) hhiih .therefore,; I\ think qoiildrsupply the whole .'Mr. Speaker;' if d rpopmmbrid to, 'Ofititt; latb-bf ;but : later still, Of the‘army of-Ahnßlton stump orators, have had him ■-ficr*.',- -1■- - a .'■■- ■'-./ r. - r' Mr. su'ggbsls that .yro hiHi -Imse; , here, ppon of this -.HaUeOj - -J. voted to j giyp-'hipr.tho half label put after yotM ; v Ai| fiontty hijdt/gettluK'a^Brfc'itoidoCtbe’bnsiv ness itlilsfState*-' 1 1 whqTdjjftsi wbthhtfte,ii<l; J tb; *|ife igcntlemap; )) ' hbtyjWft -did..» whining incendiary lun gm»g&./-p'uf hojs toohr'hftp' in heiad,. They. friendly, ’ h slu «djr;' ; , pt ’ t«e rope; >to; quesiibp, af-lnyalty.'. J. ■irpH S Swiblfe #r pboplo- WhoV were lately in rebellion-against this goybrhriiont are .tb hiivo as miioh powder, under this now-principle about to be. estab lishbd by the President of the States, ns' ten-tenths ofShe people in the loyal States, that have never beta in rebellion against the Just here ! beg leave to intro duce the opinion, of a very eminent Aholi tionized Republican doneerning this doctrine of decimal fradtibn'a in politics. Henrj Win ter Davis, Who is A Very prominent men in the Abolition Organization, and whois a can-, didate for the Vioe_ Presidency et the mast head of the Abolition paper in . my town, speaks of this project in language which I 1 will reod. The question, upon which Mr. Davis spoke.arose the other day in Congress in regard to. the admission of. a member of that body; elected from the State, 6f Arkan sas. Mr. Davis, oft that occasion, used this languages - . . "I wish the Ilbhse to understand that they do not merely pass! upon, the question wheth er the gentleman who is, the olaiment has re ceived so many votes, or. whether somebody else had received to many votes; hut they pnno_upoo Um Question ,JKhfitL“a.,a JuuaiLpiui, portion of the small population af Arkansas shall send hero a representative to help con trol the residue of the nation—whether they shall be, entitled to, send Senators to the oth er House of Congress—whether they shall bo entiled to send electors for president 'Knit Vice President, possibly to turn' the balance of the ' Presidential election," ' Lob the gentlemen on the other side lay that-flattering nnotion to their; aonls; iXhen Mr. Davis spoke further,as follmtat i . ‘f'liet nie'refer to the proclamation of .Gtcn. Bonks.' I refer tout beuoubo dangerous c]ik> t.riooSjßro-.gninihg a>hold upojv thp- public mind, in my. judgment, touching the foumlo • tiona pf the republic. No man has' a greater regard for Qeneral jJahk* thou 1 hove; but I ehudder tihen I findthat proclamation stlin momng the people of Luiltidiw Under a. dec laration that martial daii'it the . fundamental law df the State of liouieiana.’’. ' : •' Noyfi Ml*..' Speaker, thi» is" the on'o-tehth principle,.delineated- by. one of the loaders' of the Ropublicairparly.,- It is proposed (and we cannot ho'ipyal, nooordihg to tlie argument of gentlemen onthc other-aide,Unless wo agree tn'tliie dbotrine.J—it ls proposed that one-torith of those. men'-.who. were. lately in rebellion shall lioVo ntToiceih.the election of .thcncitj’rfiaidaut.oftlie UuUedStates. cqu al to tdlPlenlbs of tho peoplo of. Pennsylvania. Now, will thogentlamon.on the' other .side make us take an oath - that we\wili support this proclamation ■ of the President of the .United States?:, Willthey, require that before we claim bny damagedunber this. biil f ,we shaUowepi-.to BHppbrtViubh.a proclamation as this ? , If tlio otlior tests of loyaity which they have spoken of are to be applied. I liavo no doubt.tuis cap'albV ; b’o applied with epiial •• . - ~ - Againwe'mpat not;/only he Ibyal in our politics,:hut wp;m'uHt:flb(bhor‘:d?»ibj-ai’, in’ our' religion', I ’ was amatod the other day bn ■taking up a nbwspuper' to'findi'tho following order; ; .- WAn DErAntME.VT, brur. OeKt’s Orpicif,. }.- ; ■ :AyisnisoTos, Nov. 30, ISOA , } ~ ■To the Generals-commanding-the departments'of the Missouri; the. Tennessee and the Gulf, ami ■all generals and officers' commanding armies, doi .taciunouts, corps and posts, and all officers hi' the oorvico o( tho UaiLed . States iu the above-men - -tioOed departments: "*■■■' “ You (ire hereby directed to place'at the disposal of Rev, Bishop Ames, nil bouses of worship;/belonging; to the. Methodist Episoo ; pul churohSou Ur in which a loyal minister, who'ha? beenipppointod by a loyal bishop of Said cbpychj does hot ufhciate. ' /‘it;lj-aiinjtftcr.tmpngftpcAto' ; th» gbyornnien’t .In. it's-effortatpyestbccftmriquih- It# to tlia uhd pertce'ta.the hatifth,. that miniKters'-sileuld; by example' and, precept, yiipport nnd fpster-thh loyal sea ; timent oi llie pooplo. ' Bishop Aoies enjoys the entire,confiilcnoeof/this department, and no doubyis entertaideitbat all mipist.hr/j who may. be, appointed' by him .will J bp entirely loyal,- You nVe/expected to‘ giti: him ail the >aid; countenance and 'support, praticahln, in the exeoutioh-of his imp'orfant mission. you are also authorized und direcled to fur nish Bishop Ames and his clerhawlkh; trans pnrtationand subsistence when it can be done without prejudice to the’service,.and will af-/ ford them courtesy, assistance and protec tion. “ By.order of the Secretory of war. “E. IJ. Tuwnhk.vd, *• Assistant Adjutant General-’ Then here is another: 'PGLPIT ORDER." HrADQD.lnTr.iiB tiimrol.K AND PotiTSKouin, ) V ; NoiiroDK, Va., Fh!>. ) • (JeNERAi.OapERs, No. 3—AH. places of pub. lie; Worship in ' Nih folk and' P6rtapidp,tl>. aro hereby placed under control of the Provost Marshal of. Portsmouth'And: NorKillr respect ively,-who.sluifl’bee. thejiulpits'properly fill-, edi;by . displacing,;'W.byn.,necessary, the, preSD ent mmimbmifs, .aid' suhatUbtiitg then . -of kndWn;}o#jdty;ttnd;tha'sfim'ei seofhria'frdenbm- 4itns Of ftOlgtfei to I the apprAtal of the commanding general They,' shal(,s6’e ihat;tbe churches ure ophn fifebTy t<> all officers ithd ,'^(Mii^^lil{f;pr.'ebroi^;j{tl' if desired, and theyshall sGo tTmt mV inault pr lti(iijp;rii,ty'. be tinn. The necessary, expenses will be levied -ns. with the pre-; .viouS .nsngp'pr r'ejgulations. of each congrega tion 'respective!#.;;' ;.. ; •" I'Naprppdrty sbaU'.ba,remprpd t either pub lie or prirath, witbppt'psfniissiun from these headquarters. .‘,v : ." .By,6dra(h'aria.ofßHgadiaroeneriil ■■■”■/ -J'J ■■■'..'Ei A. Wild. .■ Gpm.moplls.. i).t|necM^ry.; , "'''Thi!sa orders speak'fpr’ themselves. y.They constitute the suppression,;thp complete extinction; of free dpm. of hoohsplenpeyfreedom to tyorshipiGod *bW*tSOß'-fe,*!S®. bwn.hearts, ,•; we pomporAta talk .abbot, the corruption of the pariyip''poWdy we aro' said to boh'diS- IbyitSi’j:vffhehfact Is dtfaßtmhfifri^^'-Cptb'o’ look* jsrfi oh. in'/tpis pblißehl we spo' Cofrupb'ch; .bbilV pnd?S^H^»H'itib’e'r ruri the .stow,;h wa.,Ar» itdoßßHßMtoptfthS ohutnndnotsny.phythibe; SBBWKTjecause. l But .if we dare ndt •speak, imd v if'thh iß.prißsoa’to-thia inidoS. 1* irime bbr Khnwlbdgc in regard to'thoooffuption of this Administration tben let the member of tbss party ia power epbat." ? Wo.will pse them as otfr ihohth'pio yps;' ; General Pranois P. Blair, ashiuing light dpi thedate;“ Republican’’ party, spoke, but a fo.wjdpyd pgp Itf Copgrtss, to'tho following .’effect i ’ ‘ , !. y,Vifbe ; lf(iTy departihbnt courted invostigh'- lioh, hilt hot'so With the'Treasur# Department. ;Jt: profligate administration'thah that of the latter horse existed in nny country ;, the Cobntry.was redolent with the fraud and cor ruption of the agents;. Again and again pe#. piits.to trade were sold tb the highest bidder. And recently, in Baltimore, n permit ; was givsn to a notorious blockade runner, whose' ITZMM =MEI Vessels had more than onco been seized. If Mp, Chase's friendship! thought these things could not ht proved, they would doubtless have voted for an .' investigation Mr. Speaker, 1 have but a few to tAy in regard to this matter of “ loyalty." Freedom'of speech is dented us, as well ns freedom of the, .press and freedom of con science, under the innumerable tests of loy nlty" set up by our political opponents; and inmstauch as the honored name of Thomas Jefferson has used hero by get.tlemcn on the other aide of the House, I would refer those gentlemen to what the justly venerated than, said in' regard to tlfe sacrod rights of which they tfould deprive the people. Me. Jefferson, in .his first Inaugural address, thus enumerated the great principles of our gov ernment: The diffusion of information nndthe ar* all-abuses ot.ihfl.hae-.of-Dttblic opinion ; freedom of religion ; freedom of the prean t freedom .of person undpr the protec tion of the h'ahects corpus ; trial by Junes im partially ; the supremacy oi th’o civil over the mintat’y authority." "Thesd prlrt- Uiples," wys Ho, "form the bright constella tion which has'gone before.us and guided cur steps through an, age of revolution and formation. The wisdom of our sages blood of our heroes have 1 been devoted to their attainment ' They .should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civil instruction; the touchstone by wliich to try tho services of those ffrist; and should we wanUer from then? iiTdioments of error or alarm,* lot us hasten to retrace our steps, anti'regain the road , wjjichalone loads to. peac<S, liberty- and safety*" r / . ■ T commend, the admirable sentiments of Thomas Jefferson, in; regard to these sacred .and precious rights,.to-the consideration of, the on.yho athorsidcof the Iloifso. I candidly nellQve that, in " moments of error and alarm. 1 * they haVe gone astray, and with 1 Thomas Jeffferaon,l would'-advise’ them to " hasten, to retrace their steps and regain the road .which alone lends to peace, liberty and ■safety."- ■ - gentlemen from Dhilndelphla (Mr. .Watson y made allusion to tho mob in New Yorkcity-i-theNew York riots,- lb was very unfortunate, indeed, for that gontloiban t> al lude to those flhlmppy tfnubleH, nnd it was, stilly more unfortunate for. hini that ho pla'ced* .all the feifpbrfsibllity of those tVAuhles u’pon.' the DeipocraflC'party in that oity.,.^The truth -°ft h ora a t is (it has but lately leaked oiit) that lit Waahingt’dilwas I to blame for this bloody riot;-for the reason that.it had assigned ,some .fonrtron.d.hptfsand more mep as the quota of New York city, Brooklyn, and ■the ten eastern. Democratic districts of New ,York than could justly:bo required of them. After the riots Wer®! sub dued, Go’yern'pf Seymour sent; a 5 corn’missir/n to .Vyaslupgtorv, representing thiß;stdte‘of. facta ; tp A. commission whs then-appointed by the administration, conhis ting of the folfatving named gentlemen; Judge' Alien, of New York Mr. Love, of; Indiana, apd.'.•Mr; Srtjlth, of, Miißßachufletts;. .Those gentlemen haye'but lately onaoludetl their llabcu’s, aiid.thoy have fouud that in .tonl)om ocratic .districts in.the State' of New York, I including .the city of Now York, and the’City of Brooklyn, fourteen thousand more men were assigned ,as the quota than could justly be, demanded, jo proportion, to the cfetotas Of othpr .districts. In, their; report thftßocom missioners make use of the following Jan ; ;■ ... ; . "-Thecommlssroners.’artcf’a full tiqn;and in;'.view ..facts’ elicited; nfo unanimously ofr the -nnimpnthiu. the .enroll nipnt of. tlie State of New! York, ii? imperfect, .andefrotyeods,'excessive in minfiC dletrictif fed:* cosaiye in the cities ofNowY(irk-ohd Brook lyn,. especially a’s with* other States; b6‘ relied' a j ust and ■ table basis for. f.ho,A*ri£nimeht for* Iheqdot# of the ojty of, New Xork,.oV;asbng the :aVdistricts thereto." ' ' , Sir; th'ia'vfa* ffye s’Ccfet of these note; The people there kh’ew that a gigantic fraud wap about to bo pfypefcuatod. upon-them'; Thiß knowledge* Compelled . ,lh’em ; to apeak out for their rights, and if public,disc'u'prdnhof thin . wrong about to b'e perpetrated upoh ; tbp peo ple of Now York prodnced. these rioto.’lt was the fault of the anminiatratioh, a ; nd not ofthe Democracy of jthat city; No,w, s i r,lB b a lid ra wto a con cl us ion, Tile i 6V)' the oilier side charge ua with j disloyalty. * 4 The other day they disclaimed : ai>y\ohftrge of dm |> va I ty-a gai na t the Demo cratic ‘party as.a moss; but said that there were Individuals .in that patty who ware dis loyal* The ffiirrt Philadelphia (Mr. Wetßon) evening, that the .Demo cratic party had been guilty of disloyal pVdc tieps. , are - changing tjVoir ■Ther&hl evidently;, nomethi Ag Wrong cm'the other tndo r of ffl? House jji regard to tho’ aub ject frnddf' dbfitiVsinn. ‘ But I nsk no favors on this quertlon eft", loyalty,” of the gentle men on the ofliar.sido; . If they choose, they may call nYo, “ disloyal." . , . V lVbaps in * tnftme ? A m?© by'idiy other name Would emoU' as owoot." jt/col sir that ;I : Inve'my country—that I respect and cherish this government,and that *1 would sacrifice just as much as any other gentleman in this llouda to perpetuate and sustain -it- For that reason I care not if gen tlemen do* call me. * 4 disloyal.” But I pro-' Fob* to pay. them backih.fhoir own coin.— propose to take their definitiou of the word “ disloyal," and to arraign thorn ott charges of disloyalty to the Constitution-(and there fore) to the government. l arraigh the party in power at the bar of publicojtfm'otf, for. that they hav'c' Subverted , freedonH 1 , of by" appointing trus tee#,.superiors and other agents for the churches,” prescribing certain: tesfcif of poli tred religious' orthodox. 1 a/riipfa thenV,- for thtft'th'ey hicvc abridged the freedom'of the press, by the, seizure and uaprisobm'ent of editors; ‘ as they have confessed in this without warrant of la#, and destruction of Wanting offices 1 by .nVofcyiolenceU .1 arraign them for that 'they bnvWattemptedto suppress freedom of speech •by thd arrest end punishment of citi/ehs, without {he' preferment of charges against tbenr and Wiflfoirt trial according to law. i arraign th'efiY f° r that they have rendered in secure the freedom of the person .by the bus* pension of, the habeas.corpus in States not in revolt against the government. I arraign them, for that they have superseded trial by jury, in many, instances, by the establish ment of military tribunals in its stead, in dis tricts where the courts are unimpeded in th« administration of justice. I arraign them in the language of the Declaration ni Inde pendence, for that they.have affected to render the military independent of and su per’o> to the civil power-” I arraign them for that they have established test-oaths, for eign to our form of government, and unknown to any of our laws. I arraign them, for that they have interfered with the freedom of the billot, by armed violent at the polls ; for tlmt they have atteiriptca to destroy the equality of tho States, by giving the same power in the government to oue-teiith of tho people of certain States, as fa possessed by ten-tciiths of the people in other States ; fop that they have enused the. daprochUion of the currduby,- eroded a multitude «f ,new omcep, and “ sent among us swarms of officer* to htirraiH our people and eat oar substance and for tlmt they have wasted the public re sources, rperi'. billions of money, and sacrificed'' ninny armies, without re-establishing the au thority of tho government over the revolted' Slates, restoring pence ,or giving us any as surance of an early termination of tho present unhappy and desolating. w*r, Ibehc charges, sir. I prefer against the 1 Ichallenge thou* denial, ihero is not one wurd' of them that is not true to the letter. Impartial 1 history will so -Curd /Land , tha-iudjiniant-nf /ha fdviligod world WiilpronoUuoe the. rocorijusC.' sion, predjbdice, and selfish interest thay to* day blind _ th& dtooHiftient’. of the masses, hue the tlriiH is fast approachiri£ when thU pdoplo and their destroyers shall pqo eve td oye, and when the MoiOjanhqh of political Abolitionism shall ho unveiled and exposed id all hi* niUitfe hideoUsne&s and deformity*. Wntfr. Ants.— Tho , groat post of the Is lande, and indeed,not of these islands alone is the rtliite ants. In the Philippines, at sunset, during the rains, their presence bn comes ,in tollable. One tvoU-authenticated fact will shew, their destructive powers. •Jn the, tewn of.Obando, Wince of Bulacan, on fhq loth, of March, to3B, the various objects dcritmeir for tho service of the mass—such as -robes, nibs, nrhices, the garments of the priests', etc., were examined and placed io a trunk hindo of wood' called nrlrt-a (I'tarocar pmpViJus.) Oh the 10th they were Used for.divine services, and.in the eyoninri were returned to'tie hoi. Oh the 20th sortie dirt ■vflio observed near it, and oh opening, every fragment of the vestments and ornaments of every s6fi Were found to have been reduced to dust, CScepf thi gold and silver lace, which wcS tarnished with c, filth* deposit. On a thorough examination;'not an ant was found in any other part of the church, cor any yes-' tigo of the. presence of these voracious de stroyo'rs ; -but. five days afterward they were discovered to have, penetrated through it beam six inches thick.” Their silent, con 'cenTedf. and rapid favageg are so incredible. jVheh true, that any false statement reaped ingthcm.is read if v believed by tho simple-, rainded. Sif John BCwfinpf hada female' servant who lent her savings io hard dollars to oob of her relations, and on Claiming re payment, rfas infornfed that the‘white ants .had oaten the dollars ; nor did the woman's sihiplicity doubt .tlia story,— Correspondence Mottle Journal ■ MesSiiU, Italy, — The city of Mesflina, in Italy .with a population of 10(7,00(7, docs not contain Shingle newspaper, but it hae sevef sl-theatres.- The people have for many gen erations been so. accustomed to tyranny that they now do hot seem conscious of the value of their hevJly acquired freedom. The prin cipal Afreets..Are' without Sidewalks, but are pSve'd with Sag-stones hborft two fcc't square, and are very dirty.- The houses are white, roofed ivifh' fed tiles, and cut up into many sf&'an fnblTfU,-those on the ground story being converted: into', poof, mean stores with little variety of goods,-and that mostly of the coar sest English hVannfncforo, The mechanics du not eeeni to have half learned fhoif trade. The people cannot read. The wages reoeiv ed by young women for packing oranges— the principal trade of th'6 place—is eight of ten ccnfC ,U day in th'6 busy season, and as beef lif dfnges fourteen cents a pound' there is lint, little morality.- Theft andausnsmnatiohs abound; Schools are' ifiiknown, aha all the beauty which noturo has lavished upon the place cannap ih'iike' if a desirable residence; PottTOG.nEBB WottES.—The position of wo-* men in Portuguese countries brings one nearer to’ that Oriental type from which mo dern society hits beftn "divo'rgfn& In the lowest classed,• one daughter is often decreed •by,the* pfc/e.nts to bo brought up like a Indy,- and fdi* this 6‘very sa'Orlfiee has to -W made.— Uer robust sisters go barefooted f» the welld for Crater; they go ntiles-xrn protected into the lonely mountain ;. no social umhmon,- no gen teel helplessness for them. But Mariquinha is taught to read, write hud sow j' ahc is c'liVefd’lly louked efior-rts if the world Wished to steal her ; sire wears shock rtnd stockings and embroidered handkerchief, and a hooded cloak, and rfho never, steps outside tho door alone. You meet her pale ami demure, plod ding alofrg to rtfn«6 with her mother'. The cltcSerc.wiN rgftfryn small shoekeeper or x mute of a vessel, or else die single.- It is not very p’easant lor the girl in the meantime : she is' neither healthy notf happy but “ let ifs b6'genteel or die,” — Lancet, QpKSTfotf roir Debate.—lf the traveler Who took the course of human events' has over been heard of s’meef If the hollow of a log dan' be' hoard f If twelve inches make s foot how many will make a log? Do potatoes ever tfear out, Os we often heat 1 of potato patches ? ' If pig-pens will write f Wtlf the Capo of Good Hope £t a fatfhiott ablo lady ? Z®* A Lady friend of ours was in Chicago the other day, and was asked by her cousin; how shd liked the Balmoral stocking, “O very <ca'fl the reply. “ Well, I don't,” BETO the cousin, “ nor will I wear them eith er i I’ll be haPgod if I’ll make a barber's pule of my leg for the sake of being fashion* able.” How to Get Rid dr Your Cun.Vs.-—Rub them over With' toasted Cheese, and Jot your feet hang out of bed for anight or two, that the mice may nibble them'. If the mice do' their duty, the cure will bo sufficient. jFew secrets would ever escape if the following rule word complied vTith. Never confide in theyonng; new pails leak. Nev er tell ycur secrets to the aged, old doors sel dom shut closely. OP** The most pure and exquisite pleasure which a man can experience ij at the mo ment when the £irl of whom he is doubtful Confesses that she loves him. jZ/~ Poultry will pick the feathers off each father's necks for the purpose of getting the blood contained in the end of the.quill. A plenty of chopped moat fod to thoUV will stop it at ones. gS?* Losing a qow for the sake of a cat— This is the Chinese interpretation of galop to lav* ' m 44
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