AMERICAN V CSS B. BRATTON, Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA., JAN 26, 1865, 30" Boiling Springs Hotel, '4} miles En>t ' HJarlisle, is for rent-irom 'lst of April, 18C5 Apply lo - Bt*. Real Estate Sales.— On Monday, Janua ry 30th, Mr. J. S. 11. Keller will soli the well known'property nt the head of the Big 'Spring, this county. Tho tract oontnlna about 'fifty acres of arable land of an excellent qual ity, and abunds in iron orb. As:a-location ifor a watering place the situation is unsur passed in l the "State. , On Tuesday, the 31st, bo will sell-163 aorcs oiynountain land, a*milo and a half South of .Alilltown. and- adjoining the Pino Grove prop erty on the North. A good farm of several hundred acres may bo made out of this prop erly. Mr. K. will nicest fat Milltown, on the -27ih.and 28th inst., with any persons who. may -di'siro'to go with him to view,the properly. Oil Wednesday, February Ut.'ho wTll eel li:s personal property, ounaisting of .stock, far .uiiii.n; utensils, &o. , -- T'AiTOEAr, OiiANtfE.— lVg regret to learn 'that the Bov. J*Aceir Fry", the very worthy )i.idtnr df-{ho English Lutheran Church of this place is -about to bid farewell to his oon ii'rcgation, having aooeptod a call from the TKuglish Lutheran Church at Heading, Pa.— !>lr. Far came among us in February, 1854, nf which time he had just completed his'ool dcgiato studies in the Theological Seminary •: t Gettysburg, Pa. The pulpit of tho Lulh •fr,;n Church then-being unoccupied, he ro a call, like other ministers, to preach '■ " S ,V P°I to tho congregation while tho va existed., Having just entered upon his ministerial career, and having no pasto .barge, bo was at once elected end duly im plied by tbs congregation ns their pastor. .Though young in years, ho gave promise to V rwmo ono of the shining lights in the Lu '•an ’-Church, which promise,, wo are happy , to say, has already been fulfilled, for to-day ■ ■■'ir. Fav, as a minister of the gospel, stands high upon the record in the Church of God. ; P-,.;c0 ho entered upon his pastoral duties in ■ llus Church he has labored zealously to in crease the number of his flock, and he con ■ now boast of having tho largest congregation .Kivtho town, and a Church in a most flonrish eng,condition. Being a profound thinker, a, -W'lrfliy disciple in tho cause of Christ,-and a clever and Christian gentleman, ho was much beloved by his congregation, and universally admired by all wJfceknow him. It will be a c ..rmlt-matter to secure another-so good .and •worthy -to-take his place. While we sympa , .thfie with his people here in being, deprived \'ifl 4m services, wo wish to congratulate the ■Vongvegation at Heading, upon their good fortune in securing him-as their pastor. In c inclusion we extend to him the hope that his future labors, wherever they may bo, may meet with the sanm success, as those which hebas just closed, an'd that he may bow his -.;vray up to higher and brighter honors in tho of his Church. . Sir. Far wiilproaoh ins farewell .sermofl,.on next Sabbah, both . mu-ling and evening. . I' ' V7.iiAirCrai!SßLaND Pats—The following r.reMi!! payments into tbe State Treasury, du- tho last year, by Cumberland County: •'Auction Commissions . $O5 go Tax on Bank dividends 320 00 J ax on corporation stocks 4r397 05 i’ IX I’--' T . ea } and personal estate 29 967 04 *;.-ecial half mill tax <. 5 724 49 , on tonnage 402 48 J ax on Brck’rs & Priv. Banked 190 33 l ax on Writs 73l g? - J. > Hateral Inheritance tax 1 308 53 A.von, lioenso' 1 067 80 . J.ti.juiera licenses o 470 qo ,rooms, &<s. f qq 59 • iWurantiicenSes 353 60 J oulara licenses 142'i;n | Medicine licenses 475 .Distilling licenses *4O oa - 5 .1015 belt laws 2 g - Pise Banking law 1063 17 Accrued interest 137 C i 1 mush land Fire Coui’ANV. —At a stated meeting or the Cumberland Fire Company, held at their hall on Saturday evening last, tbo following officers were elected for the <m- i»u';ng year: - . ’ 1. csideni —Robert McCartney, JBr &creiary— Edwin D. Quigley. Treasurer — Henry S. Ritter. ■ W Director —Peter Spa hr. '■ i'? do. —Andrew Martin. ’id do. i- George 11. Miller. ■fh do. -Charles.?. Sanno. oili do, —Frederick 11. Hays. Increase or Fees.— A Bill has been intro duced into our State legislature, authorizing sheriffs, Prothonotaries of Common Pleas, •Clerks of .Orphan’s Courts, Oyer and Termi ner, and General Jail Delivery, and Quarter ■ Sessions, Eegisters, Recorders, and District ■Attorneys, to charge fifty per cent, increase (On-cach item of fee, and releasing them from : tlio payment of fifty per cent, of such fees to the Commonwealth, unless their gross receipts exceed $ 2,000 per annum. The foes now al lowed bylaw, are, it is alleged by these offi cers, entirely inadequate to their support, un der' the present inflated currency and high An advance of 50 per cent., they claim, is very moderate in proportion to the advance of 100 to SOOpercent. on all the nec essaries of life. ttp” Ber. Jacob Fay, having resigned his pastorate of the English Lutheran Church of «iis place, and accepted a call to Trinity Obureh. Aeadmg Pa.. win olose Ms J in h,a place on Sundays, the 29th Inst Both the morning and evening services wHI be made appropriate to tho occasion.«. i KT-A lady who visited the, Contraband Camp, at .Norfolk, Va., recently, was aston ished to find nearly all the little nigge* ba biea, qfbotb Itx, nrtmed « Abraham," •, HIGH PKKIB3—COMPtAEfIMF Till PEOPLE. For the last two or three years aIV classes of psopie'havo been loud in-their complaints about tiro exorbitant ratostlroy are compelled to p?y vfor everything thsy consume. Itr most instances those Complaints are excusa ble, and ngain they are not. Editors and of'all other »raon, have good grounds for complaint, for the price asked and received for white paper is positively beyond endurance. This is owing, not so much to an advance in the price of rags and 'Chemicals used in the manufacture of paper, as to combination. I'apor- manufacturers have formed themselves into a league, and thus regulate the paper market themselves. The duty upon'foreign paper is co foolishly high .as to make it prohibitory, and not n pound ! arrives hero. This fact gives our own raanufaoturers'lho monopoly, and they enn ask and receive just wlmt they please., They have made immense fortunes in two or three years, and editors and publishers have become poor in about the same ratio. So much fer our own business; now foe a few words about other men’s affairs. .The place to hear men and women-com-’ plain loud and long about* prices, is in our town market. “ What’s the pries of butter?” asks one; ” Fifty cents," is the reply “ The devil you say,” is. the response of the woulddm buyer, as ho hurries’cm to ask the same question of pian, who gives him the same answer, lie is evidently in a bad humor. “ How much lor eggs ?” inquires a lady who had half raado up her! mind to please her husband by gracing bis tea table with a nice pound-onic.' “Fifty cents," is -the response. ‘•Bless .«o, Aow diar,” and away she poos, hophig'to'get her oggsa triflooheapor, but in'this she failed. She too fools wolfish. -Everything in our market appears doar—chiolions per pair from 75 eedts-to $1; 'turkeys from pi 50 to j §2 50 each-; cabbage 20 to 25 a head, small at that.; apples from §2 25 to §3 per hiislio! ; ■beof, -pork, mutton, sausages. &o , about ithree or four times ns high as formerly.— Those articles are the product of the farm, and a few words in behalf of our agricultural friends may seem called for. Notwithstanding everything raised on the farm appears, and, indeed is; very dear, in comparison with former prices, it is never theless a fact that farmers, in their charges, come nearer the mark of justice than any other class of men. Fifty cents li pound for butter, and 'the came for a dozen eggs,, sounds like extortion, but then wo must re-! member that we pay the farmer rags and not money for bis 'products. Tay him in money—gold or Stiver—and he will sell at very near the came prices he received three or. four years ago. Wo must recollect that this trash that the Lincoln administration issues and calls money. ,is at a discount of almost if not quite fiftyfivo per cent. A ■dollar note is only worth some 45 cents.— This is the money wo use now—and when the farmer takes it to the store he gets about as many goods.for $4 or $5 as ho for mally vet for $l. Again, the farmer labors under peculiar disadvantages'just now. Everything he uses is up to an exorbitant .figure, and it is next to impossible to obtain help, Nearly nil the able-bodied whitomen are in thearmy, and the thousands of “ freed mon” who are loafing in the eountry are not Worth, having. > AVe repeat, then, that 54 is a fact that far mers, as a class, hold what they have Tor sale at about fair rates. Their profits are not too largo, considering all things. Wo wish wo could say ns much for paper-makers, manufacturers, dealers in foreign and domestic goods, rail-roads, and mammoth corporations. These are the gentlemen who are skinmngthe people aliye; it is not the farmer. A tanner mentioned to us a few days ago that his taxes were enormous—sev eral thousand dollars. Ha was whining about it. Wo told him ha was mistaken, and that ho did not pay one cent of tax, bat that the poor man, who wants shoes' for his family, paid it for him. This is a fact that every man knows. It is not the manufac turer, but the consumer who pays the tax. Tax any manufnetur<fi7c'nlHie.at once adds the amount of tholtax—and sometimes a good deal more—to his profits. lienee ht pays no tax. Unil-rouds nro taxed, but they don’t pay a farthing—they make their pas sengers and their freight-men pay the whole of it. So we go. The consumer is the man who is saddled with the taxes, and hence it is that we hoar this universal complaint about "high prices.'” enough for the present. Wo may, at a future date refer again to this subject iPsiEn F. Eue ■?48,£83 17 Hrand I'aik.— By an advertisement in an other column, it will ho seen that the Cum •borland Fire Company purpose holding a Fair, id Rhosm’s Hall; commencing on tho 11th of February, and closing on the ISIII, to rai.o funds to liquidate tho debt on their Engine House. This company, like many other in stitutions, hrs suffered from tfra war, many of its members having volunteered in tho Un ion army to fight for “Uncle Sam,” instead of running “wid derraaohine.” Under those circumstances its organisation dwindled down to almoot nothing and its past efficiency was destroyed. But wo are glad to learn that “ Phoenix like," it has again appeared into ac tive life, effected its old organization and re cruited up its numbers, and hereafter our citizens can rely upon tho “ bone and sinew” ofjthis company whenever their services shall bo required. Upon their behalf wo therefore ask all to lend a helping hand and assist them in freeing themselves from this burdensome debt. Let the “ Cumberland” boys be encour aged. CT" A loyal leaguer, named M. G. Alloa, ohe ofihe shoddy officers at the Custom House in Philadelphia, has been arrested on a charge of stealing eighty thousand dollars of thepuh lio fund. Some months ago.hp stole six or eight thousand dollars. Ho wns a great howler for war and linooln. Since the great robbery of Coppor, ni the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, it is suggested that so far as the word : Navy is applied to that yard-it should ho Spelled with a K,— Knavy Yard K7”Ti 'he; reports last week of “ Peace movements in Georgia'” V disbanding of the & a bv Gen ’contra? a. letter to the' < i BBMMICAS I.NDOKSEMEJiT OF MMfit'BATft) IDEAS, 1 {Long before the Republican [party can in augurate tbo President driven by the force of events to acknowledge tbo soundness of tho policy it'cembatod in tho election. It was maintained'by tho De mocratic party, in the canvass, ’that tbo pro per business of tho next administration would bo-tho pacification of the country. : Tfc is evi dent that tho oouatry is nlrontly ripo for peace. Mr. Lixcons hlmsoll confesses it in tho countenance ho is giving to tho peace missions which have for several days kept tho public in a fever of expectation. If Gen. McClbllan' wore tho President-elect, no man is now so blind as not to soo that the Union would be restored almost simultaneously with hia Inauguration. But with Mr. still nt tho head of tho government, tho pub- 1 lib inind is Axil of doubt and anxiety, Tho j present situation of affairs, Hcvth and South, is n complete vindication of tho forecast of 1 the Democratic party ; and had the success j of the party boon equal to its sagacity, it R clear that President would find no difficultydn closing this unhappy conflict by an honorable and satislaotory-poaoo. A still inoi’o striking tribute to tho of tho Democratic party, appears in tion in tho House of Representatives on the 18th insfe., on tho -resolution introduced by Mr. OAirsoN, aDonvocraticroprosontative[from. New" York. That action is a full admxssiun ofthomoecHaity of the, opposition made by tho •Democratic party to tho high-handed, wanton, ! and unjust arrests which Lrxcor.x has so 'constantly ordered or permitted. Mr. Gax som s resolution was in the following words; Resolved, That the Military Committee bo and they are hereby directed to ascertain and report to this House, ar soon as possible, the number of persons now confined in the Old Capitol and Carroll prisons ; when such per sons were.respectively arrested and confined, and- upop what charges their arrests wevo made; whether any of such persons aro ofii cers of the army and have been confined with out atrial beyond the time in that respect preenhod by law, ,or by the regulations in tho military sendee; and whether any per sons so in prison aro confined without any written charges being made ngaintt them; and whether there are any persons e now in said prisons who have not had any trial; if so, report the names of such persons, the time when they were arrested, and the al leged cause of arrest, respectively; and that the stud committee bo and are hereby autho rized to send for persons an<J papers. Tbo grafifyingXiot in regard to this reso lution is,-that it was supported not only by Mr. Gaxson, Mr. Cox, and tho other Demo ■oratic members, fcbt by nearly every Repub lican in the House. Old Txud. Stuvens •was the only,prominent Republican who op posed it; and when, after its ratio,pdioD, ho moved its reconsideration, his motion was voted down by a vote of 130 to 5. The Re- publican speeches in denunciation of theeo wanton, arbitrary arrests were quite equal in fores and sorority to those, which have found place in the Demoorutio press for tho last throe years; and the instances recited, bad ns they are, are no worse than those we have been holding up to public execration ever since tho infamous practice commenced. _ re j°ico to see these symptoms of reac tion toward right principles, not merely be cause they vindicate the course of the Demo cratic parly, hut because they give reason to hope that tho people are at last prepared to resume their violated rights. Lot-us hope that tho just warmth of feeling disclosed in tho speeches on tho Republican side foreto kens an early end of those monstrous abuses of power, so totally subversive of the first principles of free government. The follow ing Washington dispatch to the Tribune is worth noting as an indication of the earnest- - ness with which a part of‘ tlm Republican party is at last disposed to enter into this subjects The -election has put ua sufficiently out of tbe woods to enable us to begin some .accounts that nced.aoUling badly,” said •a djfltinfjuished Kepubiiofto leader ,tbe other .day. ibe settling of the open account of ar bitrary arrests, and of tbo running accouut ot babitoal disregard, by the bend of one de partment on -..tho mandates of .Congress, to lurmsh information and answer inquiries bo- Rau in the House today. Mr. Kasson, of lowa, made a telling speech.. Mr. Garfield told of cruel and arbitrary imprisonment* that kindled feeling all over the ball. Win ter Davis, GoSVotb, Ganson, Cox, and othora ! r 0 ™In, 1 n , . n earnest demands for reform.—, inat ball is in motion. But did ever men so stultify themselves ns by re-electing a President whoso monstrous abuses of power tuey are thus omatrained to denounce? Fkasgis P. Blair oh Another Visit to I Richmond. F. P. Blair, Sr., started for Richmond again on Friday. Since bis re turn ho baa been in frequent and dose con sultatian with tho President and other loading members of the Administration, but what tbo character of his communications has been, or with what authority he is now clothed, is ns yet unknown. That he should so soon re tu Ai is indicative of his hnvingbeen charged with some communication by Mr. Davis, the tenor of which has not been made public,* and which, in connection with tho successes achieved by our forces since his interview with the rebel Executive, and the evident disinclination of tho mass of the Southern people to continue the war .induces a belief, on the part of the .Administration, that the resources of statesmanship may now bo use fully employed; in connection: with a vigor ous prosecution of milifnry'and naval opera tions, to bring about a termination of tho ex isting difficulties. At all events, it is certain that.ho returns at once to tho Tobol capital. This would indicate thnfMr. goAiß’s first mission wasjar more successful than was al lowed to transnire. Makikq THE Most OP it.— A respectable farmer though a violent Republican in souths ern Ohio, ascertained: that his daugtrt'oThad' become a practical miseegenationist by the astounding fact that she gave birth to a mu latto baby. The author of the misfortune was found to bo a strapping big nigger in the vicinity. Ho was arrested taken to a provost marshal and disposed of for the sum of $l,OOO, i and sworn into tlio, service of Uncle Sam.— ■The “grandpa" of the little contraband took nine hundred dollare of the money, gave the nigger a hundred dollars “for his trouble," and returned borne feeling that tbo dark pros peot befopp bis familjrwas somewhat bright ened FOBHET’S JbtS FOR THE UNION. In Forney's ‘Press, says the Lancaster In [ WUgencer, wo find'u remarkable editorial— The writer handles hia pen as if ho'Tonred to spenf out his moaning openly and boldly— From what hodoes say, howpver, hia opinions out ho unmistakably inferred. Though the nogro is not onoo mentioned, tbo.iiftiolo is bo yond question a plan for conferring upon hjm full rights of citizenship. The Abolitionist.', as they imagine themselves to bo drawing near.to a period when thoro will nolongnrbo organized rebel armies in tbo bold to contend against, nro cudgel ng their brains to doriso aome. mpthod by whiob they may b 6 enabled so to govern the South ns to perpetuate tl.o dynasty which now sits-enthroned n't Wash ington. They soom to feel that thoro is no hopo of thoif doing this,in any other wav than by Opening the way to the halbt-bor for tho negro. This thoy would do everywhere and at onoo if they did not fear that public senti ment was not yot ripe for it. In tlip mean time attempts aro-inndo-tu oduunto tlio minds of tho loyal masses up to tho proper stand boint by language snob as'the following: yWo'assiwno’ihis proposition: when tbo la bonng peoplo of tbo Sonlhen Slates are ena bled to ezoraiso their political rights wo shall bye permanent union. In other words when labor 19 allowed tho ballot labor will Ms*nmo and when onco its di;*niJy i.SHsmred we shall have perpetual freedom. If every owner of a Northern mill wero i Bowed a pow er in tho State to which his workman could not nap:ro,_wo should have aristocracies in rntladolpbia and Lowell ns offensive as those m Lml.mond and Charleston. But our laws make all men equal, and labor with a ballot becomes manhood in tho North, while labor ' without a ballot becomes treason in tho bout!:, w o Hunk this principle, onco estab lished. will secure ns a true and rapid meth od for reconstructing tho Uniom' Let us slay tho loaders and strengthen the people.” That means, in .plain English, kill tho masters and lot tho negroes do'the-voting. 7nn Bona “ Mission.”— The Executive and Cabinet seem determined to hold as a secret tho (communications which Mr. Blair certainly made to them upon his return from his first trip to Richmond. That something important to ponce has occurred warranting a second journey to tho Southern capital is evident, : but lit-.v close or remote thoao trips may bear upon a termination of the war tho public can only conjecture. On Friday Mr. Blair,, started, cn his second trip—passes to tho rebel capital awaiting him at taruna Landing, on ihe James river. It is stated that he has,been authorized to grant, passes to such commissioners ns Jefferson Davis may appoint to goto Washington. A “spe cial to the ,A, 1. Times, of Friday, from Washington, says “ ihe Cabinet worn in session several hours to-day, and it is understood that their conference related to tho movements of Mrf Blai.r. Nothing; however, is known of tho powers, if any, with which lie ie clothed, or the precise atpacts which it is expected ho will accomplish ; but the fact of his return a second time to it-'chmond would seem to au thorize tile conclusion that tho present visit has, ifjnot a nmre_serious, at least a different film Irian that which prompted his first.mis sion.” , ' I lie aim of tho mission, as understood by same, was (bo securing of private papers belonging to tiro’Blair family, though: others contend that papers of a private nature had but little part in it except to cover an object of higher importance. In its-issue of Satur day, tiro National Inlelligcncev, says : We have good reason—not to say autho rity—for stating that Mr. Blair, Sr., goes to Richmond upon no hollow or heartless mis sion, bit upon oho of substance, giving hone to patriotic men that an opportunity for the highest reason will bo afforded to statesmen to bring the present civil war to a close by negotiation.” That these words of soberness may prove to bo also’words of truth is the fervent wish of all true men, of party.' Massachusetts REcirmso.- -Tho Now York Independent, excellent authority in Ab olition and 1 Nigger affairs, says? ‘'Governor Andrew appreciates the-worth of colored soldiers, if. General- Sher man docs,nct. Massachusetts lost no time in entering Savannah upon its surrender, and recruiting black loyalists to be credited on her quota. The Governor intimates this is Ins last year of gubernnlioual service. He has rendered it exceedingly difficult to select a successor." Thus (ho bravest and most skilful as well ns most successful of our Generals, is attacked and slurred by tips abolition organ of Beech er, Tilton A Co, His offense is that ho will not permit his enmp to bo over-run by.rene gndo blacks, who are very willing to devour his stores, but desire to render no equivalent! Sherman is now the' object of personal abuse from those cowardly abolition raiders, not one of whom have boon known to bear arms arms in this strife. Wo should t like to know how Massachusetts agents gained «n entrance into Savannah to perfect this nice little arrangement. Can Sumnoh ex plain ? Pennsylvania sends her own sons to bear tho brunt of tbo battle. Massadhueerts skulks behind her black-guards. Black Versus White.— ln the United States Seriate, on Wednesday last, Mr. Sher man, (Republican, ) of Ohio, moved to amend the bill “to amend the enrollment - not" by inserting as an additional section : Wll ° I,ns rei,i<lcd !n tlio Uni- for five roars continuously before the 19th of April, 1861, shall bo naturalized under the laws of the United States after the first day of April, 18bj , anything in any not to the contrary notwit: standing.” 3 - -ho Washington dispatch to the Philadel phia Ledger of tho 21st instant saysU t‘^ h K*,f b ‘ re . c I ? nBtruotion ''iH is discussed, Kelley will propose an amendmentox tnlDg V ,a ,r ectl c. a frenohise to nttcitiaens of the rebellious States who may bo able to read, without distinction of color." Comment cannot make this plainer. Put down the white man. and run np the negro. Naaao SnrrBAOE.—A number pf the radi -eal Republican Congressman at Washington (including such prominent men as Gep. W. Julian of Indiana, Wm. D. Kelley of Phila delphia, and Schuyler Colfax of Indiana) fa* vor- negro suffrage in the seceded States, while not advocating it'in. tho loyal portion of tho country. Senator B. Grata Brown and Representative Henry T. Blow, of Missouri favor universal suffrage throughout both’ North and South. . present ihd ioations aro that Gen eral Thomes’s army will not soon move from its present position on the Tennessee river, »s winter quarters qfp bpirig constructed. ' Jfi?FEBSOfi iJiviS’ LETTER OS r'EAIIB PROP OSITION. No*4Vi?bcr 17, 1804, jWoraon Davis ad dressed <i letter to fcho members of the Goor gia Legislature, disscussibg thomeans where* /by prof.bstJtl- to bring about a peace.-*- lid eaya; The objection *W-ftppftPßto Stafo ' mMion wrhush you present bryolir letter nppesnv* !*»»• ; ku cuucl.usivo as to v.dmit of no reply.-* 1 lui immediate and ineritubfo tendency of mieli distinct nclinn liv each Slnto is to create discordant instead of.unitort-eminoiK to sui-~ pst to mu 1 enemies the possibility of n disso iurnni of the confederacy, ond to oneonriigo tlicm, by din spectacle of pur divisions, 7o moi'o dutcnninoit-nnd united noli m against us. They vrould readily adopt tbu false idea that sumo of the States of the Confederacy aro disposed to abandon their sister. States I ‘ >l, d make senhvnto terms of peace for tbem gelvos, and if such a susp o’on, however un founded, wore once engendered noinog our own people, it would lie destructive „(' i| m t spirit of natural confidence and support which forms our chief reliance for success in the maintenance of onr cause. When die proposal of separate'State action'was lin t mooted, it appeared to lie so’impracticable, so void of any promise ot good, dint -h, gave no heed to dm proposal., lint upon its adnn tion hy citizens whoso posidons and ability give weight to tile expression of their opin ions, I was led to a serious consideration of the subject. My first impressions have -not horn changed hy reflection. If nil the States of the twu Inis tils Icdsratnnis were to meet in o invention, it is plain that such a meeting can -only take place after *ivn ngvoemoiit m ■to the Ihno, -p!ftco,it»nH terms oWvhicli they are to an eat. . 1 Now,-without discussing tho, minor, though ■not trifling difficulties of agreeing as to tho •: 'time and-place, it is certain that the States • would novel-consent to a convention without n previous ngreomltlit na ’to the terms on ■-which they were *tb bicet. Tho piopnsed convention must moot-on Ilio basis .either thftt no State should, against its own will bo bound by tho delusion of 'file convention - Or tlmt it should be so bound. But ifc is ’plain' that an agreement on the bfcala tlmtWState should be bound, without its consent,.by tho result ‘of ‘the .deliberations, would be an abandonment on the part of tho North of its pretended right of coercion, would bo an n,b-' solute recognition of the independence of the several States of tho Confederacy, would be, in a word go. complete a concession of the riglitfHlness of our cause, that the most vis ionary cannot’hope for such un agreement in advance of tho meeting of a convention. Iho only other possible basis of meeting is that each State should agree beforehand to bo hound by the decision’ of the convention. And rudi agreement is hut nnof'hcrTorm'of frubimsHion to northern dominion, as wo well know that in such >v convention we shoulc bo nntnnmbercd nearly hvo.'to oire.- o*n. the very threshold of the scheme Proposed, there fore, wo are mot by nn um.taclo which cannot *bc’removed. Is not the, i m prnc ti cable '-eh ai--- Peter o'FlliC project apparent ?’ You will oh that I leave entirely out of view the sugges tion that a convention of nirtWStatesof both fede: atjons should be hold by common.con .‘•eiit, without any previous understanding as to the effect of its meet - mereiy to debate and pass resolutions tlmt are to bind no one. It is not supposed that 1 this can really be tho mcaningattacliod to tho proposal by those who are active in its support, although the resolutions to which you invito my attention declare that the functions of such a conven tion would be simply to propose a plan of peace, v ith the consent of tho two belligerents, or, in other words, to act as negotiators in treating for pence. This part of the ojhemo is not intelligible to me. If the convention is only to .be held with the consent of the two belligerents, that consent cannot bo obtained without negotiation. Ihoplap then \yould revolve itself into a scheme that'the two Gov- should negotiate nh agreement for the appointment of negotiators fo make pro posals for a treaty. It seems much more' prompt and simple to negotiate for peace af* once than-to negotiate for the appointjnentnf. .negotiators who are to .meet without power to ; do anything but make proposals. ■ A lucb tJOAimEL. —The strong-minded wo ■‘meri of Washington arc quarrelling about tlie ‘control of destitute colored women arid chil- dren in thatoity. Al.fche mooting recently, Mrs. Swisshelm. alleged that Miss Mann is too severe with tho children, kept them making patoh-workf quilts to be sent to Bos ton, that tho "hub" might sod, whait.a fine school Miss Mann is conducting. Mrs. Breed called Mrs, Swisshelm to order, whereupon tho latter turned upon Mrs. Breed and,almost defied her to single combat, winding up, with tho remark that tho Government had at a largo expense fitted the homo fur indigent colored women and children, but''instead of their being permitfed to enjoy tho luxury of such a borne, they are excluded from this pal atial residence arid turned into Kovels, in or der that Miss Maria Mann, with hot compa ny- might enjoy tho parlors. Miss Coleman also raadeserious and specific charges against Miss Mann relative to her treatment of the little black boys, and matters and things were so dreadful, that before adjoprnig a commit tee was -oliosou to investigate Miss Mann’s conduct and report.. Evidently “The Nation al Association” is not harmonious, and'the ladies are jealous about the picoabmnios con fined.to their care. Income Revenue.— A ootoinporary saga ciously remarks that “if Mr; Lincoln could see the published list of “Special Income” returns ho would not have oo exalted anopin ion of tho boundless wealth and resources of tho Northern Suites as ho had -\vbon he and Seward wrote the Fourth Annual Message. In every section of country there are fonnd hundreds of citiaens.who were thought to bo .wealthy, who are absolutely bordering on starvation, and many otliera who, from. their stylo of living compared with ,their returns must bo on the very verge of irretrievable bankruptcy. This poverty-stricken condition of the country,ns sworn to by “loyal” chi tons, ought to living-serious reflection tb thos e who make policies and mabage the exchequer at Washington." • - '■ ■ - Jo®“ The Washington , correspondent. of the Boston Journal say's that ‘’General Bpx- Lta has been endeavoring since his nnivai hero to secure the appointment of no intelli gent negro boy ns.cadet at West Point.”— Butler will probably bo Wsncodssful in get ting this “ intelligent negro,b6y”;into West' Point ni be was .in hie, recent' : effort,to got! several of his colored friends into Port Pisher. I C7" Wo returned hoiiioon Thu fad ay, says on editor, after a trip of bJx hundred miles in -about three and. a half days, haring, in that time, 1 passed over four Stateij nine railroads, fbilr oxen and hbarbiieho. , ' , B©“The Legislature of Pennsylvania, on Thursday, 12th instreleetod William 11. Kem ble,.State Treasurer, by n majority of thiity tvro votes, over William V. M’Grath, POLITICIL PBBSOBEBS AND TtIEIR FALSEHOODS. !&Tbo oloricalmountohaulfs who during the late political strugglo-diagrfted tho pulpit and broughtgreat injury to tlio-Ohuroh. ind corruption into politics, by the 11581 s and fa naticism they belched forth in licit of holy ’ministrations, arc now cpdoayoring to excite public pity and oommisseration by declaring that they have been abused arid that the 1 •Deinooratie party has taken a stand against the Church. In regard to the first charge, we have only to. any that it is void of-lruth,excepting so far ns that the pubiiu contempt and abhors 'rcuCo of tlreir fanaticism and hypocricy was protty freely expressed, arid their evil olfocta were cuuntei baloncod as far as practicable. In regard to the eocotid / charge, wo pto nouncq it wholly and wickedly Trilse. The Democratic party is now and alwayslias been tho strong protector of folfgicln,of whatever'! creed or in whatever form profespod or prac ticed. It>is'the high and.evurontiul regard in which tho Deuiouratic party ever hold'and: now holds tho cause of pure and niidttflle.il religion that induced its membersto denounce tho.iutidal hypocri o i who under the gai‘b of preachers undertook to convert tha pulpits of tlio churches into political 'rostrums and fr in them to filled the country with doctrines j of hatred, malevolence, violence, blood, mnr- I dee, plunder, thieving, opprenuirin, tyranny, f-inatioism and infidelity. 'lt was to i-uve the ciiurch from polldli<m that tho.’Democratic ipnrty todk thc'str.hd it dill ; and that result, miner the beneficence of (friu. if will vet nc c.miplia'i to tho extent that r-uthing but Ills word, Ills law anil His ffciudalcs will issuo from what ought, to ho a sacred >lninc—a abrilio that palpably should be devoted to asored-things, ahd that is as palpably corrupt ed and, debased when any othcr aro intro duced into it. I Statesmen ami politicians, too, hnvo dong been .aware of the. baseness mid of the generality of those who for solid reasons abandon a sue red cause for (i worMlymno, They well know and dread tbo loose 'Uiorality that false guides (almost invsfriably tufas© in to politics. ■ U Idle they scorn their baBo prac tices, detest (heir corruption, hnd*fbhr their evil influences, the honest statesman and pol itician is forced to warn the pttblio against the l»7pocrjtioal cant of the demagogue who comes before the political public in tho*£arb of.a -minister of the SayioV of men, a serpent' concealed nuidfcr hie Uluak To dc-1 nounco and snccosaflilly oppose corruption, j it is necessarily to denounce those who i/rnc* I tioo it.' 1 . two "preceding paragraphs fcho po'lit icnlprOacher and the put>lio will And tko *rca* .-‘ons why Democrats oppose politicu'l'gnacou ado from the pulpit and the men tv bo prao* tico it. If they choose to inrjuirofarther tiny will also find that the D.nnooracio party be lieve that the faithful esponndingof the Scrip tures is a field amply comprehensive - to occu py tho whole of the* most expansive human, intellect, .feueh being *lllO fact ns to the great, it is impossible that, tlao mere pigmies who by- human grace, succeed to the fhinisry should bo profitable in cither when they un dertake to instruct people in both stored" and political duties. The mind that'Oan scarcely comprehend either most bftcomo lost when if foolishly ondoftakes to grasp both a*Od are therefore .mere vehicles of'blunder,'e’r'rot, false teaching in hm h. * . - Lot £ »nian bo deceived’by thfc sObtfo prid ing of the false teachers who in *tlrc livery of religiorriiavo become the mere p'cdlarn df fanatic! im. and falsehood, and tiro engender* era of strife and all VeMocrat. ■ * The Du.tt on T,u'eh.— Mr. Kasson, of I/- via, bus introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives which has boon referred to the Committee of Ways and Moans, to tnko off the duty on papar. We understand-, how ever, that tho inanufauturers threaten, that if tiie duty bo abrogated, to shut down inanu fabluring'fur ninety days, in order-o keep up prices. They are understood to bn so organ ised now as, to bo aide' to virtunlly ooncroi the market by such expedients as tins threat pre suppose. It is pretty oviilont tliat the mon opolists have invented some plan to defeat, if possible, the effect,that the abrogation of ibe duty won Id naturally bare, for paper was de cidedly lower when that fact first became np larcnt, but is again, under 1110 operations of 'e combination, back at its original prion. fn tlio meantime, atir-cotempoPiiriGsall ahou us are advancing tlielr rates. The Now York weekly papers are now, from seven to twelve cents iv piece. ... r ; I,n V bmgthe Committee of Ways and Means will , bo engaged in examining the proposi tmh referred to them we ounnot say, hut it in probable that Thai], Stovons, who is the Chair man of if, will desire to’hiiike ono or two set speeches on the subject, and bring in, the or erlasting niggerm soma form, No,one but a set,of legislative ignoramuses would over havodinpoved such a tax as the lino oil paper, tiie direct tendency of, which is nntonly to his tho people, but also ; the government ‘.lself, m order to put money in the pockets of tim paper mamiiacturors. It is bad enough and cruel enough in all conscience, to tax the peo pic tor moans to; sustain.thogovern mont,. bi»t when they are tased to build Up'paper ma kers, it is about time to Iciok-. ’ seems to us a wonder that tlie ptess have homo this outrage so long and so patiently, but if newspapers generally will now give attention to the subject and send the articles they publish on the subject to their-menibors 111 Congress, they, will force its repeal, and tcuoh the paper monopolist's a lesson.--Ifa// Book. ■ J A , Few Words to Skaters.— Skating should not be allowed to interfere-with work or study. Teachers always say they dread smooth ice and pleasent Weather. Lessons are neglected, and the winds of their pupil go off skating during school hours j and not a few mothers have had reason to eomplain that their daughters found the skating pond too attractive for the performance of homo duties. Some care is noedoil to prevent inju ry to health from tills exorcise.'- Physicians report a large increase in some diseases dur tlie winter, since skating has come into fash ion. Avoid great exertion, as in. racing, by which tho body becomes heated, and then suddenly cooled by the'keen air When the 1 exercise is over. Never sit down dut of doors! ti “cool off.”- A friend of the writer nearly, lost his Ufo from this, cause, and is yet sub ject to a troublesome throat disease. Keep the mouth closed while skating. Cold air freely taken into the lungs while a person is exorcising Violently, may produce sudden and serious illness. No sensible boy or girl will under any circumstances endanger life by venturing into known danger to show bra very. It is. foolhardy, not bravo, tci »kate over thin ico, daring others to follow, or to go because others have given the challenge— Keep your courage to face necessary evil'and be bravo enough to bear foolish taunts. IC7” Tiro or throe 'weeks ogo "the Republi can “papera and leaders wore vociferous ■ in their praise, of Butler; there .was no one quilo cqndl to him. Now .there/aro none ao poor ,ns to do him reverence; thoy- all ap prove of his removal and applaud, the Ad minisfratitmjor itf !D” The new ten cent shinplastor is to be printed on paper made of. Born busks.- The Iv .wurk Journal says: ”As this issue bears the same rolotion to genuine money that the husk dpes to the golden grain, the quality of paper selected,is very appropriate. The old not worth shucks/ ought tocomeiu' yogue again.’' ~ &ew s . FßoMth °* n * Jose P h E;~John s(Q!l ... 111 Cdiiinianj ' eil [From Iho Ulobmond The Augusta (Ga.) (7/, r authority of a ■ r °n>ck , Joseph E. Johnfton | # n ß^, ~h» «w Johnston had boon lunbi », t)i hondquarlaMatM-,,^^,, Bn.l«™dDuMTbs Ow" Blither. 1 tPromlhoniohm-onaDi^:., Jnatcad of blowing up tj, 0 t ' 3r ‘‘ 1 ' r: finnl oiplonmn of IJotoh ' "" 5 r; ' blowu up (.euoral Untie- lfl J r, ’ t ' n is t 0 about tlionima of tint ha and Dutolv Oap have cm.. ‘ or. Lovely -ill tlujir T/vuVi m ' *" tboy wore not divt-iel- ’ n "'-'if le 'Cti-se of Mr 1 ,-p niJ | c- __ | , ' lcascd Crom Custody" “ .[FroAi llio.lftcliffioi.,l e„„ Wg learn that tlio' S/.. "" 1 ’ J “"' 11 jlirGGlcH lha .provoriw rt «rW y r ’ W -» ImVs; to ivlunmi Mi-. I" f tio-lu, IG a-.iGei-tftin.yhether |, e wi n"|" '“M, fii- i-gu„.„ lu "i V"' Jlr ‘“'‘‘.iUjui, [Oram thu Kiuh mmil i D.*,,,.,.. i , , Mr. lA,ut«- s Ji,;.';' "■ v ■ * a !6 e reji o reach this .ti, y this C M> ro , : ,rc rpco.-a ful . k. 0 >? * nocul. u^^'oryju I’he Rumored Cabinet Chanees Seddon.noi'Kesigned- Iho roport of Mr. Soddon’. the Cftlinot has not bool/ tc "} enl doed nny of the r umor ° of S™'!!' 111 pod itio«l appointments persona u. tho last faw days; J ' [From fho HiohWon,! -EnqiHn-r, J fll It is reported tliat Secret,l,v q rosij-n tlie Secretary! bin of tliVw''l'" C. Breckinridge win be apDointr,l,, owicy. Tl.e delioutu coniliti-m of don o-health is doubtless the ea,., j Bl K n to retire irom tlie iwsiiiop. P ‘ ' J’jlE illcni/OND ExaIIIXM o;, (| ES I.EK.— The following is an Helmut lt, m cent article in the Kudmnnil j iation to that rodoti'btuhle etiiof Bmler “ Tho Confederate readers will | mn .. regret that Major General lUul.t | : .", reaily «t-length relieved of „l| c „ al!lmJ r “ ei ', v " !0 ’ »"d ordered to rrn.it •JaeweH, Maesnohuitatts—that i 3 to s„y t, port “to hta Wife, It ciay be nmltomf i :l , but we envy that female tho cxclasivetn men of her hero; he was a a r«.,„llLi with Confederates (as a Vanltee o. nm.aa 1. /W* 1111 cither Grant or Sherman. lie . a j| us; never sincethis war hogon lain us the sligh'tds harm in the hfdd: admit ho has utolea many valuables !irn wire in private life. , ii. r ? ,; ‘ of llls military cm fVmn big Bethel down to tha Ijlomivin Unloli Uap, he ia the nniu who h.-t Irm-iv -ho«y to 'do it. Who di.dn’t fake B'.ilim.mJ thoßoothside? Blither. Who 1 on flahtr, Onmhi* *„ fir will. », or nn 'iSfsi-n-yfily it? Under. H iluin i even land trout his said uranic tn whether it could be done? Why. Haller Who didn’t blow oiit .ho Im.vi of liotohda; Butler again. Who di lo’t kill O.iulc and didn’t strike William Patter.nm? 1!, K’T tiII. Wlmfc Sruph'cs Joes the MijorGu hrin £ homo to hm-wifo a t Well? fi iphiQS inUtfutVilio moat substantial; n«ti terod old Imula da**; not foiled 0"»fr«lcn st-amlarila. hauled down from the levers C.'ipturod oil lou—tho wflavora of L nvcll ci*j nt anj tim’fi trtrtho huij hotldrand Imhenfr pci’y foiyhU than .-amh hs linn but jrolil uncJ ail ver and prc-Ohotis sioiliv. t'. r /ruit ot .keen trading aod-specalalimiAt Xr U* luun;« and Norfolk, tlit* proiluut >)f unu private anil public theft throughout those r #jona which have Enjoyed tho-advantage Uja government. Thoso aro t!ie j'euaiu \ankno trophies; ami «J:o is n'n true ladj 1 Lowoll who will not prefer tlieirt to which doe* not pay.” nio3! WASHIMTOi*. ASSAULT upon HON, WILLIAM 1). KKI.LIV Wavaznctox, Jan. 21.— Lalo last uteuin as Judge K-elluy, Hou. Chaa. O’Neill, iu Major Harper were sitting at the ten hihl aft Willard’*, one Judge Field, who is clain ing a seat in tho', Unuao as. a member fan Louisiana, remarked in a loud voice to Judg Kelley.: “ Weil, Judge, yon vreve -all fl/rai to uliow your bands on admitting obmli-Ij gation accompanying it w.Hh aa oath, t which Judge Kelley made no reply*us li had no. acquaintance with Field ; but on h continuance of his insults, Jodgo Kelli replied that when-his name war called, would not take him long w decide upon li 'case; to which .Field continued his violet talk, .with a “Damn yon, jour peoplewai us buok bad enough, and you’re afraid tuh< them if you don’t vote for us I" Ho finally' left, threatening -Kelhy wilh personal violence,; and on subsequently Duel* ipg Kelley in the corridor, ho rushed at 1 ini with,a bowie-knife, and more power ful. tnah than Kelley* collared- him, and as -Kelley tried to disengage himsnlf, Field cut Kelley’s,, hand open ■to the bone with las 1 knifev A number of persona rushed up’and disengaged him .'before h$ could inflict any dangerous wounds upon; him, Kelley taken to his room and Dr. Stone called iu to dress hia woumk Field was taken to tun station bouse, arid finally released on bail of one thousand , dollars, for a further hearing, which is to come off this .afternoon. Field is around the lobby of Willaid’s this morning, partially intoxicated, bunstu-e of his ability and intentiop'to whip"any d-d member of Congress who; says anything to insult him. ANOTHER REPORT FROM REA R-ADMlBit POTTEB ' Admiral. Porter, in his tietailed repod of the attack on Port. Fisher, gives the total number of , naval officers killed and wounded atrtwenty-ono, and of others killed, wounded and missjng, including the explosion of W magazine, at three hundred and nine. U« states that thp rebels have blown up rurj Caswell and the steamers Tallalmo B6 * “ n “ Ghiokamaugn, and that we will bo in " llm ' ton before long- Sugar Beet vor Calves.—" The 'j 8S calves 1 ever raised,” said a former thojluw day to the'agricultural editor of the N. 1 ■ Tribune, “ I did in this, way : .Justasso 0 ns they would oat; and that was very eaPf' lor the young Ones learned of the older one?. I gave them just as many sugar boots as [Hey weald oat. I’out them' up in thin cc ' wilt) a slicing maobine, and they ate m 8 with a voracious appetite, nud grow fnf * - sleek ns molesn- T have no doubt other os would, be. nearly as good, and So would ce rots, parsnips and' oven turnips, for on . } Upring feeding, before grass ' comes; 11 fact is mentioned now,'that farmers m ;J, savp some of their"rests,' If tlipy hay* w B ' ’ to'feed the calves . A ! 1 correspondent .it the ’ New tyl... World: Says that John Butler, Ben Bihler S father, wae hung by the. Spaniards, »' B u P 1 rate, in the island of Cuba,somewhere alien 'the year 1818 to . JSlflL 'No wonder . the Au,- Inmistratibu stUdc.to him so long!
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