AMERICAN .VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. BBATTOS, Eftor CARLISLE, PA.. FEB. 16, 1865, Public Saesi, —Bills for the following isles of personal property have recently boon printed at this office. Any person desiring particulars can see a copy of the bills by cal ling-at our office i / “Sale of J. M. Goodyear, South Middleton township, near the Boiling Springs, work 'horses, colts, milk cows, young cattle, sheep, ‘bogs, shoals, and farming implements, on the 17 lb CfFobmary. . Sale of-Henry Carl, West Pennsborough township, work horses, .sows and yotmg cat tle, wagon and bed, and farming implements, On the 17th‘ q£ February. Sale of Abm. Lamberton, Executor offfm, Henneod, deo’d., Middlesex township, ad joining the Carlisle Springs, work horses, mules, colts, milk cows and young, cattle, bull, sows, shoals farming implements, and household furniture, on the —Och of Februa tv. . ~ . Sale of John Peffer, Dickinson township, •work horses, colts, milk cows, young cattle, breeding sows, shoals,, pigs, and farming im plements, on the 31st of February. Sale of Frederick Myers, Dickinson town ship, on the pike, work heroes, milch cows, breeding sows, shoats, farming implements, and household and kitchen furniture, on the Y2d of February. Sale of Mrs. Robscoa Peffor, Dickinson Jwp. r near to Barnitzs’ mill, work horses, milk cows, young cattio, breeding sow. Bug gy, and farming implements, on the 23d of February. Sale of Jacob Book, Silver Spring lown ihip, work horses, colts, milk cows and yonng cattle, sheep, breeding sows, shoats and pigs, housenold furniture , and farming Implements, on the 2-t*.h of February. ■Sale of C. W. Boitcman,'South Middleton townAip, near Boiling Springs, II head of work horses, G mules, cow, bull, broad wheeled wagons and farming implements, ou tbs 25th of February. Sale of George A. Horner, Middlesex twp. work horses, milk Cows, Devon broody of young cattio, hogs and shoats, forming im plements and household furniture, ou the 28th of February. Sale of J. H. Beeler, South Mlddlelon twp. work horses, milk cows, calves, young oatllo, Durham bull, sheep, breeding sows, shoatsj and farming implements, on the 2d of March. Sale of Wm.Sonsoman, Silver Spring twp., on the pike, mares, celts, milk cows, bull, fat beef, young cattle, breeding sows, largo bo'ar, shoats, larming implements, and house bold furniture, on the 2d of March. Sale of Joaiah Swiler, one mile east of Carlisle, near the County Poor House, horses. Sells, cows and young cattle, sheep and hogs, household and kitchen furniture, and farming Imnlements, on the 4th of March. Sale of John Shoemaker, Silver Spring township, work horses, colt, milk cows, young cattle, bull, shoals, sheep, farming implements and household furniture, on the 9th of March. Sale of Henry D. Newman, South Middle ton township, milk cows, heifer, shoals, household furniture, and farming implements, on the 11th of March. Sale of John S. Kelso, Penh township, one mile north of Centreville, work horses, milk flows and young cattle, breeding sows, shoals and pigs, farming implements and household furniture, on the 14th of March.. Sale of Mrs. Anna S. Wert, North Middle ton township, netfr Carlisle Springs, milk cows, sheep, cook stoye'and household and kitchen furniture, on tho 14th of March. Sale of Margaret Dill. Administratrix of Jacob Dill, deo’d.. Silver Spring township, adjoining Hoguestown, work horses, colts, fat steer, milk cows, young cattle, sheep, kegs, breeding sows and pigs, farming im plements and household furniture* on the 16th of March. Sale of Wm.G. Peffer, Frarikford township, a fourth of a mile north of Hays’ bridge, work horses, mules, milk cows and young •attle, a lot of superior sheep, and farming implements, on the 16th of March. Sale of Jacob Waggoner, on the Waggon er’s Gap Hoad, five miles north "ef Carlisle, work horses, cows and young cattle, breeding sow, farming implements, and household furniture, on the 17th of March. THE SOLDIERS’ AID SOCIETY, The Anniversary of tha Soldiers’ Aid-So ciety of Carlisle will be bald in tbo Lutheran Church on Tuesday,'the 28th inat., begin ning at 7 o’clock, P. M. The annual reports ef the Society will be read and officers elect ed for the ensuing year. The public are in cited to attend. Addresses from friends of tbo cause may be expected, and a collection in aid of the friends made. By order of the Board of Managers, • . FRANCIS J. CLERQ. J resident. Mrs. E. C. Johnson, Sec’y. Carlisle Soldier’s Aid Societt. The Committee of the Soldier’s Aid Society cpp&inted to mako arrangements far its An niversary Meeting bare secured the use of tbo Lutheran Church, on Tuesday Evening, the 28th inst., and hope to obtain the,pres ence .of the Rer. J. Walker Jackson, of Har risburg, to address the audience. The in clemency of thig protracted winter weather must justify the appeal to tho renewed liber ality of our citizens in providing fuel, cloth ing and foed for such families of our soldiers residing here as appear. deserving and in seed. Full reports of what has been done, and of what is proposed in this way, will be made, and tho Committee bespeak for tho oe pasioa a fall attendance. E. A. Bract, Henry S, Ritter, We. Blair, « • Com. A. Catbcart, 3, W. Env. Fair of the Cumberland Fibe Co.—We are glad to learn that the Fair' of the Cu mberland Fire Company bps,been quite success ful thus far. It is Troll got up, and is con ducted in a quiet, orderly manner. The ob ject of the Fair is to raise means to liquidate an oppressive debt against the Company.— I<et all, then, lend a helping hand (o. the old Cumberland. Fire. —On Tuesday night, between II and 12-o'clock, our citizens were aroused from their peaceful slumbers by the wild cry of “ Fire,” “ Fire 1” being sounded through our quiet streets, which was caused by the burn ing of a .stable at Carlisle .Barracks. Our Firemen were promptly on the ground, but Owing to ftho intense cold and the snowy con dition of the roads, Were unable to reach the scene- of oonflagratibn in time to save the bojlding. The stable was .used for storing folago. and at the time of the fire contained a large omount of hay, straw, Ac., which was entirely destroyed. The supposition is that st, was the work of an moandlary- BBLEASE OF FBISONBBI. Wo mentioned in our pap?* B coup o weeks ago that Congress had appeinted a committee'to investigate into the, condition of Northern prisoners confined in the various military prisons and forts, and also to inquire why these men wore hold in'confinement, what their offense, ff any, had been, whether they bad ever, been tried, &o. This action on the part of Congress, it appears, alarmed Lincoln, Stan ton Co., and they at once, and before.the Congressional committee had got to work, commenced to discharge prieon •ers, .without a.' word of explanation. Col. Noeth, State Agent for New York, in Wash ington Tor obtaining soldiers’ votes from the army, and who was arrested and imprisoned on the 27th of "October, was the first to be set free. Tiiero 'was mil a partiole of truthful evidence warranting his arrest, her was’ tliere any evidence-that a single fraudu lent vote was taken er attempted to betaken in bis office. It was a monstrous persecution —a cruel and wanton exorcise of arbitrary power from beginning to end—-an act which in every aspect reflects the deepoet disgeaoo upon these who instigated the arrosj, those who were parties to it, and the Administra tion under which it was committhd. Levi Jones and M. M. Cohen, also of New York, who wore in prison on the charge of forging soldiers’ ballots, had a hasty trial or dered, found “ not guilty,” and at once turned out of prison. In the course of three days over sixty prisoners were released from the Old Capitol prison alone 1 Moat of them were discharged at night, in small squads, so as not to attract actuation. It is estima ted that some three hundred political prison-_ ora have thus been released since the inves tigation commenced. Not Oiio in fifty of them bad been tried, nor had they ever been informed why they were incarcerated. Seine of them had'been tried by a political militn ry court, and fined and imprisoned because of their politicalupinione. Wo to .the man who had differed with the petty tyrant, Stanton. Without a word he was sent to prison. By arresting the Now York and Maryland,agents, who had been appointed to supply the soldiers of their respective States with tickets, so that they might vote at the Presidential election, hotn those States were carried by the Abolitionists. Stanton —of course with the knowledge of Lincoln—de termined to disfranchise the Democratic sol diers, and this determination was carried out. And mjw that Lincoln and StanTdn havo i accomplished their object—the re-election of the “ groat incompetent”—and a committee of their own friends propose to investigate their high-handed villainy, they open their prison dooril and bid the emaciated inmates to go homo I And this in our once free America'; this in a country where our 4th of July orators were wont to boast of the “ glorious inheri tance bequeathed us by our forefather*." — Ah, those words can ucilongOr make the peo ple ” hurrah.” Wo have the Cold-hearted Lincoln chair of State ; we have the hairbrained Stanton, at the head of the War Department; we have the fanatical and “ irrepressible” Seward, with bell in hand, irrthe State Depsrlment. This trio arrest and imprison men when they please, and as often as they plense. If an clcotion is pend ing—an election to decide for or against Lincoln himself—a few scores of prominent Democrats' in each State are ordered to be arrested and confined in prison. This strikes terror to the ” opposition” party, and Mr. Lincoln carries the State. Wo are no lon ger a frpa people, but enjoy life and liberty by permission of Mr. Lincoln and his Sec retary of War. Who ever supposed that a once proud people could be thus enslaved and disgrased? -si- , SELECTING JURORS. Tbs following Bill, entitled “An Act to. change the manner pf selecting jurors in the several counties of this Commonwealth,” was reported in the House by Mr. M’ChnßE, a few days ago : u Be it enacted (i:c. That, at the next general 1 election and every year thereafter, tho qual ified 1 electors of tha several counties of this Commonwealth shall elect two of their citi zens in 'eaoh county jury, commissioners, whoso, duty it shall ho to select the grand and patit juries in the several counties, and perform nil duties pertaining (hereto in like manner as they are now performed by the sheriffs and county commissioners. Provid ed, however. That the qualified electors at eaoh and every oloetion shall vote for but one candidate for said office of jury commissioner. In caso of vacancies in said office, the court ofcommon .pleas fU 1 such vacancies by appointment until tbo n ext general election. Tho pay of said jury commissioners shall be throe dollyrs each per day for every day they maybe actually employed in tho dis charge of their duties, to bif paid by the com missioners of the proper county. Provided, That this act shall not apply to the city of Philadelphia and the county of Alleghedy. Tribute or Respect.—At a meeting of the members of Carlisle Lodge, No. 91, I. 0. 0. F., the following proceedings were had; Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God, in his Providence, to remove by death our Brother, George W. Richards. Therefore Resolved, That by the death of Brother Richards tho order of Odd Fellows has lost a zsalons and faithful member, and that this Lodge will particularly miss a Brother who for years has been joined with us in the ties of Friendship, Love and Truth. , Resolved, That we tender to tho bereaved wife and family of our deceased Brother our warm and earnest sympathy for them in this their bereavement; 'Resolved, That to Sehicton lodge, No. 244 of Easton, Pennsylvania, we return our sin cere thanks for the fraternal love which min istered to the want of our departed Brother, smoothed bis dying pillow, and ehoered him in the hour of his death. . Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings bo sent to the family of our deceased Brother, and to Meohauicsburg Lodge, No. 215, and Sehicton Lodge, No. 244, and that the pro- be published in the papers of Carlisle, Meohamcaburg and Fasten. ,C. E. MaGlauoulin, ] ; JL. M. Weak let, V Com. E. D. Cameron. ) Dions.—lt fans been decided by tjie Snjt&nbe Court of this State, that the sel ler of rearestate must pay for the stamp on the deed because he is required to affix it to the deed. This is a matter of considerable importshoe, as tho o.ost of stamps is one dollar upon each thousand dollars of ibp price, and where heavy sates are made (he stamp is a considerable, • Jflß BHODDIITIS -JUBiIANT. The passage by Congress of the *b-oallod Constitutional. Amendment, which'declares "slavery forever abolished in the United States,” affords another opportunity to the shoddy i tea and copper-thieves'to become mer ry and make tools of themselves. Again WO are told that “ slavery is doomed,” and this announcement appears to give infinite joy.to those who have all their lives been opposed to the Constitution and laws. What nonsenee I It is a mere repetition of former shoddy dec larations and exhibitions. When Lincoln issued his now acknowledged unconstitution al Emancipation Proclamation, “ loyal" shoddyites clapped their fat bind! and cried out lustily, “ slavery is doomed." When the bill passed Congress making it lawful to en list negroes for soldiers, shoddy again sent up the shout, ‘‘this recognises the black man—this dooms slavery” Recently when a Boston negro was, on motion of Senator Sum mer, admitted to practise law before the Su premo Court of the United States, our Aboli tion vrieeacrea ones more rejoiced, because, as they' said,-'" this knocks t%e Dred Scott decision in the head, recognises the negro as the equal of white men, and therefore slave ry is doomed.” Tims on a half dozen differ ent occasions have the people been assured that “ slavery wa« dead.” Now they are again at it, but yet the war geos on, and sla very is no more •* dead” than* it was four yeans ago. 'Where our army penetrates we pick up a few inferior slaves—old men, women and children—and then starve the half of them to death. The pasaage of the amendment to the Constitution of course will not liberate a eingio slave in the rebellious Suites, Wo can’t get at the slaves, and. therefore have no power so set them free.— Until the South is conquered, all ourlcgiala-. tion about the abolition of slavery amounts to nothing, except that it affords “loyal”. Abolitionists an opportunity to become mer ry over a myth. Where our army goes, we. repeat, there some slaves Fun to ns, and wo receive them. We can continue to receive; them as heretofore, and that ie all. The ao- lion of Congress will not give us. one more negro, nor one iusr. The loud huzzas then ° ' * that wo hear issue from Abolition throats over the doings of Congress is lost wind, for the Constitutional amendment amounts to noth ing. OUS lIEFSESESTATIVE. Proviohs to the passage of tho resolution in tho House of Representatives) at Harris burg, endorsing tho notion of Congress in adopting thu-amendment to tho Constitution abolishing slavery, a ‘number of spseobes tt'ero made for and against tho measure.— Dr. Bowman, the true and faithful member from this ounnty, participated in the debate.' Wo copy from ths Legislative Record : Mr. BOWMAN. Mr. Speaker, I fool a de gree of inspiration from tho.tublimo'flight of my venerable friend on my right, (Mr. Man ly). ' Ido not profess to be an orator. Idm bat a plain, blunt man. Tot I have a love fur our glorious eld Magna Charld that im pels me to speak. . If, Mr. Speaker, we could gain some elevated point and look down upon our once happy, but now distracted country, into -every verdant valley and up to every high-crowned summit,'our hearts would al most die within us at the thought of the fu ture ; oo vast are tho desolations of this un holy and cruel war. Mr. Speaker, wo krtow that there are two adverse elements at the present time in exist ence in our country. One Of thede is the foul monster of' abolitionism in the North, and tho other is tho foul secessionist!] in the South.' These two elements must be destroy ed before wo ear. look for those days which shall bring peace and prosperty to our noun try, and joy and gladness to every heart. 1 believe (and in utlering these expressions I profess to be an holiest man,) that the only means by which those happy times can he brought back is by not interfering at this time with, that grand old Constitution. It has been our basis heretofore ana it will he' bur basis for the future. lam opposed to the institution of slavery In the abstract, but I am opposed to delugmg our country with blood on account of notions that are commit ted by persons for whose sins we oro not re sponsible. They will ho responsible for what they do ; rfnd why should we cease desola tion, rapine and war lo stalk abroad over our country simply because.we dislike their local institutions? I have nothing more 'to say, except simply to express my determination to oppose these resolutions upon the grounds of expediency. NEGRO RIGHTS IN BAIL-ROAD CABS. Worship of the Negro is all tho rage now. The morbid spirit of obsequiousness to the colored race, which the prevalence of aboli tionism has engendered, is cropping out in all directions, and our legislative*Solons at Washington and llarrisburg,.seems tobe-tr.y ing tb-out do each other in their servile aots of submission to the Ebony Deity of the Hour All their acts for the removal of the civil and-" social .disabilities which-have hitherto kept him in the place for whioh Providence and Nature would seem to havb designed him, are brought forward and laid at his feet, with an air of humility the mostabject, as though they were offered ns a tardy apology for the presumption whioh lad tho whites to consid er themselves, for so long a period, his 'supe riors. The latest instance of this degrading subserviency, oceqrred in the State Senate a' few days ago, whep a bill was passed to pro hibit PaSseoger Railway Companies from ex cluding colored people from their cars. The bill passed by the following vote; Peas —Messrs. Bigbam, Champneys, Con nelli Dunlap, Fleming, Haines, Hoge, House holder, Lowry, MoCandleSs, jjichols, Ridg way, Royer, St. Clair, Wilson, Worthington, and Turrell—l7. Naye —Messrs. Beardslee, Bucher, Clymor, Donovan, Hopkins, James, Latte, McSherry, Montgomery, Kandall, Scholl, Stork, WaK lace,'and Walls—l 4. Counting the Electorai,'Votes.— The "formality of counjdSg the Electoral votes that were cast for President and Vice President at the late election, wasgbserved by Congress on Wednesday last, the time appointedby law. Both branches met together in the Uail of the Bouse, the Vice President occu pying the Chair oe presiding officer. The votes, as counted, were announced as follow: For Lincoln and Johnson (22 States) , 213 For M'Olellah and Pendleton (3 States) 21 Majority for Lincoln apd.Johrison 192 The votes of 25 States, were counted, cast; ing 234 r votes,and including Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia,'that wore not States in 1860. The 11 seceded States did not vote at all. Irregular jrqtos were sent in from three of-the latter—Arkansas, Louisiana and Tet .nes*so--buf they were not counted. - ••ASUNO BXBMPTION, A patetion was prssentedun Congress % few days tinoe, signed) by numerous minis tera, asking exemption from tho draft’ end from all military*duty. Wo sincerely hope their prayer may nat be granted. Ministers, Of all othtjr men—we axe speaking of Abo lition ministers—forced this 'Wtfr -upon tire country,’ For years ’they worked for it, and prayed for it. mid thousand of them signed petitions whiohthoy sent to Con gress “praying for a.disssolu ion of tho Un ion." , They know very we'll that Congress Oould not and would imt'dieed or even treat with respeet their, incendiary petitions, but yet by pereeveringHn this traitor business they kept up a’oonstant bad feeling between members of Congress, aml-this wps tho object they had in view; As Beecher sold, twenty years ago, they continued “ to agitato! agi tato 1" and finally accomplished thgjj el jeot. And now these same men, when they see our ends fair land red with the blood of our sons, want to shirk all.responsibility ijnd to escape all fighting. They are willing to hold office under Likcoin; willing to not as Chaplains: and draw large salaries and do nothing, but they are not willing to lake up'the musket and fight. Oh, no—they anxious that other men join in bnttlo, but as fir them, they bog to bo excused. The impudence of these clerical gentlemen should bo, mid we hope will be rebuked by Congress. They are “loyal" men—that is, they are in favor of negro-equality and the abolition ot slavery. Let them then be put into the army and fight oe they preach.. They aro.no hotter than other men, and should not be permitted to shirk responsibility. BN-OID k'aN SMtoEin . Mr. Edward'Burkfe, a- tiatWo of’Cambria county, died in prison at Fort Miffiin, on the 23 th day of December last, at the age of sev enty-two years. Ide bad been in prison for about two months, hot for what'crime, or un der what neither himself nor bis fam ily ever knew. . He was kidnapped and tak en away .as many others have been, without notice and without a knowledge of the cause. It would indeed be strange if a man of that age, who had' been a life long patriot, and whose property and family and interosts wero all here, could commit a ■ crime worthy of’ death. But bis life was sought, no doubt, by personal, as well as political enemies, and private grudges were* avenged under the specious pretense of aiding the government, whereas if the facts bad all been known, the government would-have had nothing to do in the premises. 1 It is said that he W.as de nied even the consolation of religion in his last illness. He leaves an aged-widow and six children tp mourn his loss. Two of bis sons are now in the army, and were fighting for the flag andjawe which Should have pro tected their father in his old age. ' He died on Christmas day when others were reveling in luxury over their ill-gotten gains. We could not desire tp be .in the place of those who made secret information against him.— Their revenge certainly can'afford but little gratification to their feelings., May the good old man rest in peaoa. beyorfS the pursuit of his enemies.-— Johnstiicn Dtmpcrat. There was a time in this history of this country when the announcement of an out rage like the above would have shocked the sensibilities : of every man and. woman who had a sense of justice or a spark of humani ty in them. To-day such- an event is looked upon as a matter of course. This aged man, .seventy-two years of ago, was persecuted to (death by a set of rascals, under the guise of “loyalty to the'government.” The fact is society in ’this country .has degenerated to snob a degree that neither the lives nor bbar aotors-of respectable people ate safe. Polif ical animosity has boon organized into a’sys tem, not only by the officials of the govern ment, but by the band of moan, low-bred ours who infeet/Pvery department of society, and ' who are ever ready to do any mean net to please these who, not by character but only by position, are above "them. If it is deter mined ones to ruin’ a man, who,.for political reasons, is offensive to thorn, they combine together to accomplish their purpose. Like bloodhounds, they are upon his track by night and by day, and were it not for thp security afforded by look and key, ho would not bo safe to close hie eyes in slumber. Ingrati tude, continual” personal abuse,' misrepresen tation, lying, and the blackest perjury are i brought into, requisition. Nothing short of complete ruin, or death itself, will satisfy them. Almostevery community has witness ed. these thsoe things. B©*ln the House, at 'Washington, on Moh-, day, Mr. Dawson, Pa., offered a resolution declaring that the war has been progressing for four years with-a frightful ’destruction ef •life andthoimposition bn ah enormous pub lic debt, and that Congress,are,bound by their oaths'and solemn pledges to conduct' the war for the re-establishment of the 1 just suprema cy of the laws, therefore, the President be re-' quested to use all honorable and just means to bring about a lasting pence, and re-estnb: lishment of fraternal felatibna with all the people on the simple basis of the Constitution and Jaws. and with every, proper guarantee to the Southern States which shall protect them in-the enjoyment of their rights and local institutions in tho manner thp Consti tution secures. Mr, TnAtER, of Pa., moved that the'reso lution bo laid upon tho table*. Agreed fa yeas 73, nays 42. A Neqbo PnffACHiNa m the House of Rep resentatives.—A letter written at Washing ton oityon Sunday last, says—The Roy. Hen ry Highland Garnett, a colored minister, preached in the hall of the House of jtop'rr sontatives to-day, by invitation of the Rev. Dr. Cbanning, the Chaplain of the House.— A large crowd of both white and colored au ditors was in .attendance, the latter furnish: ing their own musio. This is the first in stance of a colored olergymesiri preaching at the capitol, and occasions much comment in all circles. Nioro EnOAMTir ii^W^b.iho'toh.— Jubp Rook, of feoston, a colored lawyer o£ that city," wss odmittedto the bar of the.Suprome Court on the Ist inst., on, motion Of Senator Sumner. This is the first ossa wfiere a.no gro was ever admitted to practicoih that court. Soon after being admitted to the bar, ho had to go to the.provost-marshal to get a pass to leave the city—a military order preventing any negro from leaving,without a permit..... ■, D-T” The House',' on Friday, voted not to toi Whiskey on band. COMBED CONVENTION. , Colored Conventions are being bold all .over the country, for tho purpose of advoca ting negro-equality. The Harrisburg TTnioi k thus speaks of tho meeting held in' that oity last week; * s For three days past there has boon in ses sion in this oity a State Convention of color ed people, hold under the nnspices ofuho Pennsylvania State'Equal Rights tho purpose of which is tu take measures for securing to colored people equal 'privileges with white, citizens. They aim at possession cf the clootivo franchise, at placing colored troops under command of colored commis sioned officers, tins the right to ride side by side with white people in railroad ■oars, hnd at a system of education which will hotter enable them to ndt their part in the world’s drama on an equality .In every re spect with thofib Who have hitherto consider ed' themselves the superior and master race. We do not blame the negro for wishing to place himself upon the platform of “liberty, ■equality arid fraternity.” Tho ntnbition to do so tins been aroused in him by man of bur ami race, and whatever harm to himself, or evil to society may result from the movement tho blame will fall not upon him huf upon tho white fanatics and d mhledyod hypocrites who have deceived and'bewilder ed him. Our time has been Joe much occupied oth erwise to attend the "sittings of tho Conven tion ; but the observations of a friend, who was present n short timo last evening, ena bles us to give ourreadersan idea of thogon pi nl drift of argument in favor of tho propos ed upheaving of tho foundations of society. Tho session, last night, wns opened with prayer and singing. Tho first speaker.was a Mr. Davis, a fine looking, light colored dele gate. Ho was called upori unexpectedly, he said, afd would be brief in his remarks, as ho taw several distinguished members of the' Legislature present. {Long,, Qraham — Big ham, Hill, Lowery, Ao., were there.) He then spoke of the mental and.physical pow ers of the negro, contending that in all re spects he was.tho equal of the white man, and in battle liis superiorciting ris proof of his asscertion, the battles of Olustoe, Port Hudson, Port Wagner and Petersburg : de claring that' when, at (he IKttcr pliice, Han cock’.') .oorps wore driven bnck by the rebel troop's, one half tho number of colored troops, ordered to charge tho advancing foe, did so successfully. Ho said-farther the negro had become an-element in this country, siaoe thb election of Abraham Lincoln, that must bo respected—that father Abraham bad taken them, to his bosom, and was. now. devising means for their future elevation, the first proof of which was the recent admission of a color-, od mad to the bar of tho Supremo Court of the United States. • . * ■„ Mr.'Davia— who by the why is a better in formed man and a maro fluent and graceful speaker than any of the white brothers who succeeded •him—was followed byHon, Gra ham, member from Pittsburg, who was most vociferously palled for. He took up bis bat and coat, mounted the Stage, and told his fel low citizens he was very happy to meet with them,. He bad always beeii an abolitionists, and sympathized with them in their present movement. The day-star of .their glory had arisen, and the time was notfar distant when the negro would bo elevated to an equality with the White man. They had exercised the privilege of voting in the early history of our country, and they would soon again enjoy the same great blessing. There was no limit-or qualification to his laudation of the negro., Ho evidently agreed with his more able and eloquent brother Davis, that the black nihh was the equal in ail respects pf the white man, and in some his superior. Senator Bigham, who is a boro on every oc casion,.and on (his one was particularly so, blundered through aspocch in Which lie repu diated grace of ootion and Common sense, and murdered the Knglish language in cold blood. He 1 was right on the question, however, and upheld nil that had been said of the many virtues of the nCgro and his right to equality with White citizens. ~ ■ The Convention: is presided ovhr by a very respectable looking colored man, and good order is preserved. What result the joint ao tion of tile negro delegates and their white Abolition bfethreh of the Legislature will produce must be left to conjecture. The ball 13 in motion—w hen - and where will it stop. Destructive Fire ani/.Loss or Live.— Early on Wednesday morning of last week, a fire broko-out in tho coal oil sheds of Black: burn & Co., on Washington avenue, near 9tb and Federal streets, Second Ward, Philadbl yhia, which consumed, -about.one:.hundred buildingap.'including forty dwelling, houses, occupying two squares on both sides of Ninth street, and some on Washington, Federal and' Ellsworth streets. The streets were at the time.fiooded.with Hnow, water and oil. The oil ran nlopg the streets in full blare, Betting fire to thif lower portions of tlib' dwellings, and preventing the escape of the inmates.— Some, who attempted to escape, Were literal ly roasted alive in the sheet of burning oil that covered the streets. , Capt. Joseph 11. Ware, whd occupied a dwelling in the vicinity, with his wife, five daughters and two sons, met With a sad mis fortune. ‘ Phby all succeeded in getting into the street from the house, just as they left their beds, but mournful to relate, found 'themselves in a river of fire. The family be came scattered. Mrt. Ware had her young er child, a beautiful little girl, in ker arms, and was endeavoring to save her. She fell, when herself, her little child and another daughter, about fifteen years of age, were burned tojdeath in the street, and their bod ies were so horribly mutilated that they can only be identified by the peculiar oiroumstan oob surrounding them. Capt. Ware and his two sous escaped, but tho other three daugh ters are missing. • In addition to the Ware family, a Whiily named Scott, who resided two doors from 9th and Federal Streets, are also among the miss ing, and it is presumed poriehed'in the flames. A brave young^Fireman, named Samuel McM. Fleetwood, is also believed •to have been burned to death. Thus far, ten bodies have boon taken from the ruins. The whole loss will not fall short of $500,- 000. The dwelling houses were occupied by poor people, or persons who bad only suffi cient moans to afford,thorn a comfortable liv ing. The most.of these people lost every thing—furnitme, clothing, money, $O. It is estimated that at least one hundred families have been rendered houseless. Liberal con tributions fur the relief qf the sufferers are now being made by the benevolent oitizens-of Philadelphia. : Secretary or ' v£k Treasury. —On Mon day last President Lincoln nominated: to the Sepate Senator E. - D.Moruan, of Now-York, to-be Secretary of tjio Treasury, 1 in place of Wm. P. Fessenden. ... ■ Death or Sekatob Hicks.— A letter dated Washington, Fob. 13|. say's: U. S, Senator Thomas Holliday Hiok, er-Qovernar of Ma ryland, dldd in this city at 7 o’clock this morning. He Was struck with paralysis on Friday last. ' ' * ■ , ; , TIES iDMINISTB&TIM IHOHO ITS FRIENDS. From a rooont debats that- took piano in the U.' S. Senate, yte take the following: Mr. JOHNSON.’ How came Blair, ;to go to Biobmond ? Mr. WADE. How oome Blair to go there ? God only kflbws. I would like to know; yea, sir, I intend to know. .If there is power in the Senate bf'tho tJnitod'States to bo, inform ed on that subject 1 intend to know why it was that any man was permitted to go with impunity through our lines ntid confer with Jho arch traitor of the confederacy and come back here and go.ogoip, , . Mr. JOHNSON. lie went in a Govern ment vessel the last time. , Mr."WADE: Yes; I understand he wont in a Government vessel. Ho had nomoro right to be on board that vessel oh a mission' to hold Communication-with this arch traitor, and devil bad to bo on. his road.to the lower legions ui h Vehicle furnished by the Government. Wo haVb heard of ohr em issary going duwq,._thore i to beg for' pbabetrt, the footstool of those aodiindrels 1 As 1 said when I was u p before, you have hoard frptfi; him ; he went pi Mr; Davis knd gave Mill bis hand and fold him that ho had lost <ih confidence in him ! That is the way wo road it in the papers. -lie, had lost ho confidence in Mr. Dayis. and Davis rotbvned the com pliment. “.Hale fellows wcjl mot." Mr. WILSON. Mr, President, as; t list ened to-day to'the Senator from Ohio, |Mr. Wade,] and then again to the Sehntor Iroin Michigan, [Mr. Cdandler,] I thought the old slave-masters hud come back again. I thought I witnessed pjl'their insolence, nnd something more than their coarseness. Convention, op Pudlishbbs.— A meeting of. the publishers of newspapers in this State was held at’ the Buohler House on the 9tt inst. 001. if'. W. H. Davis, of the Doylestown Democrat, was called’to the chair, and B.’ Y. Hambber, of tbo Chamborsburg Valley Spir it, w/is appointed Secretary. There’ was a good repreeontnlibn' present. After a call of thh representativesJpredSnt, j>\\ motion, a committee of seven was appoint ed to draft a series of resolutions expressive of the sense of the convention ' upon the re peal of the duty upon printing paper. The dommittoe submitted,the following which wore unanimously adopted : WArreas, At the ooirtmenoomont of the .War, the price of printing paper was frdm 7} to 9 cents per pound ’ Andw/iereas, the same quality of paper cannot now ha : purchased; for leas than 27 cents per pound, being an increase of 300 per cent., notwithstanding the price ofthe rnV? material iisod In thj man ufacture of paper lias not increased mure than 50 per cent; And whereas, the high, price of printing paper, and the enobauoed. ’value of everything odnsumed by printers, have operated to fi.iscdho price of books and newspapers in such n, degree that a largo portion of the reading community can' no longer afford to buy the former or subscribe for the latter, and have in caused the suspension of the publication of newspa pers, thus placing a serious obstacle in the way of the dissemination of redd ing and striking at the very ’foundation pf our republican system,'the' intelligence of tho masses ; therefore, , . Resulted, That we earnestly recommend to our Senators and Representatives in Congress the,repeal of the duty on.printing paper. Resolved, That wo condemn the conduct of such book and newspaper publishers as are engaged in tho manufacture of paper and are now endeavoring to prevent tho repeal of tho duty on paper, in order to hinder compe tition with their own circulation. Resolved, That wo hereby pledge ourselves to oppose tho re-election of every Senator and Representative in Congress, who unites with the monopoly of. the paper manufactures, in preventing the passage of the hi 11'for tho re peal of the duty on printing paper. ■ Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to those Senators and Represen tatives in Congress from this Stale. ’ On motion, the convention then adjourned to meet at, the call of the President. After the adjournment of the Convention, Mr. Bulton, proprietor of the . House—who knows how to do the right thing nt the right time, and always does it—invited the mem bers to a splendid collation, consisting of a variety of substantiate and delicacies, which he had caused to be prepared for their re freshment. We need not add that theync cepted the invitation, and drank the health of their liberal.hoat with enthusiasm. A Decisive Blow Predicted.— The Cham bersbdrg Repository —Col. McClure’s paper contains the following-item of important war news,printed direotly under ik« editorial head. That ie not the source from which we usually receive our IplOst intelligence, but from the prominent place given to the arti cle, we may conclude that it has donie foun dation.in truth t . . VCednesliat, February 1, 1865. t We Believe that tfiero is no longer any ner oessity to. withhold from the public the infor mation that a jUrg'S portion of Gen. Thom as’ army has joined Sen. Grant, and that offensive' operations against Richmond will bo renewed in n very short, time on a scale hitherto dnappronohodin point of magnitude. Not less than 200,000 effective men. In the armies of Meade, Sheridan and’ -/SheYman will encircle the rebel capital, and wd Haz ard littlo.in predicting that Richmond, will be. occupied by our troops before the let of May, and most likely at a much’ earlier, pe riod. Sen. Couch’s command is’ anifopg the tfeinforocmcnts sent to Grant by Gen. Thom as. It is understood that Gen. Leo is .pursu ing the same policy, and the rebellion is.now represented in but a single unify. lie is rapidly concentrating his forces, and will probably hazard the fate of treason on a grand battle. Ho must either do that or allow himself to be driven out.of Richmond by the sorveranoe of his lines, and wo presume ho will not surrender tbe rebel capital without a struggle. If unsuccessful in that engage ment, tuen must the war be practically cud ed. . ■ ' DElllflCllAjTlC VICTOR^ The Demoorats of Lancaster, city gained a substantial victory on tbe 7th inst. Our old friend Sanderson was re-olooted Mayor by 269 majority, being a gain of 72 oyer M’Clel lah’s vote, and 142 over municipal eleo tiqn of 1864. Tbe Democrats also carried a majority of.members of the Oity Council, and indeed made a very’olean sweep of the town.' This is a glorious result, and is eviddriotof a good organisation and a firmness of purpose of the Democracy of Lancaster. All honor to the men who nobisvdd this brilliant vic tory. '■ ’ \ \ “ r WANT to see no SACKED CITIES— NO SMOKING HAMLETS— no CONQURED ARMIES— no . DESOLATED DRAINS—Vo streams of AMERICAN BLOOD sniri hr AMERICAN ARMS.” . So tmid Hihrv CuATonly fifteen years ngo. Ho addressed hia"words to “you Abolition ists of the North,” (to use hip own janguage,) as ho pointed bis long slender fore-finger in the very face of Sumner of Massachusetts. St. Albans raiders bare arrived at Washington uhdef , “ PKOM . GRASPS' army A FORWARD MOVEMENT. shaep naaiiNoma» HiToßM>s Our Troops Driven Back Thmr cover their Ehst.Grbvnd' ri ' WKpNESDAV, February 8,-1861 • General Grant has made .another n S stratian on the south ejdo rf " Sunday last the Fifth and Second » 8 ‘ 0a getht^'-WUh 1 - Qrogg r u cavalry wn!,/*’ 8 ’ to " '%nfe the Weldon rai’lrimil.' XlTev Bt * .'.T'j three o’clock ih the ihorning. But li.n d pes.tion was met with fmtil after they hi!; crossed Rowanh o'reofe, about fifteen mil south of .Petersburg, When the ConfoJem " were discovered in considerable force ? ti Federal mlVanes frasohobked, and ihtnJi* attempted tii dialogs the Federala from their no«it!,,„ i, , were repulsed. with a reported loss o{ t, huuarod prieonorj. - 1 Tbiibsdav, Fi hrnarjr 9,186.1 The movement made by a portion of (in n Grant s army was by portions of Warrant and Humphrey's corps. The total nbrib.J of troops engaged was about fifteen fhnu..mt G 0... Meade commanded the force in S’ The troops moved on Sunday niotnin/l.«t i„ two columns., Humphrey’scorps was n™ the southern flank. Warren's oorp. wa/ n the northern flank. Humphrey P mamhed west from his camp, crossing the WoHsn railroad at Station, and advan „°g fourrailos westward, along the Vaughn mad allel roads tfrree fiilos north of the VanVhn road. The skirmishing with the Confeder ates has been already reported, and it is eta tod, that, the Federal loss in these contests will amount to nearly .four hundred On Sunday night the Federal troops halted’en an intrenched lino facing northwest and crow ing Hatcher’s run at right angles. Warren’s northern flank was six miles southwest of Petersburg, and three miles from the South sido railroad.. Humphrey’s" southern flank was nine miles southwest of Petersburg and seven miles from the Soutliaide railroad.— The Confederates were in strong force all along thefront. , Thoohjectof tlio movement was to be to oontroUtlio reads loading from Petersburg south', bo that Confederate troops could not ha sent to oppose Sherman. F On Monday riiorning all seemed favorable hut the enemy during the night had brought up largo reinluroeitfcnts. and in .the forenoon they uiapbsod them, for, the attack. They first sent all theirjrnops against Warren’s corps. Attacked in front and flank it was forced to give way, and fefriiabed in some what broken condition fidittly two miles.— Thie retreat exposed a portion of the Sixth corps .{Wit. wnb . crossing Hatcher’s ran, tu reinforce Humphrey. They wore SriVen in confusiofi across the inn. Humphrey then retreated,-the Confederates attacking hirans ho marched, hut doing very little .damage.— On .Monday night the Federal troops were' Sll on tho leist aided' Hatcher's run. In the two days fighting they had lost one thousand men. The Curitedprntes wore in strong force bn tlio opposite-side, of Hatcher’s run. The movement was a failure; no ground was' gained,'and (ho Ipsses inflicted, have beta heavy. This is the fifth time General Grant has unsuccessfully repeated this movement towards the Soutliaiilo. railroad. —The Age. General Meade was present on the field, but wnu not wounded as reported. Somoef, . his staff officers nitulo narfow escape. Major Penrop’s horse 'wild shot Under him while he was communicating with'the Fifth corps.— .The First brigade of tlio second division, Fifth corps, is spokoih (if as having particu arlv distinguished itself in (hit fight. Brev et Brigadier General Wiufhrojl, its tiamman dor, had two horses shot. Brevet Brigadier Gregg, commanding a brigade' *of cavalry, was wonnded in Hie ankle while engaging the enemy early in the day. Gen eral Davis wns i also severely wounded in the shoulder. Major Treninino, of General Gregg’s staff, was badly wounded in the foot. Colonel Bookhead, ol General Warren’s staff, Was wounded in tho lian"d. : . Brevet Brigadier General Morrow, commanding the Third Brigade, Third Division, Fifth oorps, was -wounded in this shoulder. Cant. Codway,' Assistant Adjutant General on General Box t.i’s staff, was mortally wounded, and Colon'- cl Tildon, 20th Maine, vroiindedin the deg. . linens. Aruy nr THE PoTOUiC, 1- *' - February 7, 1805. J - -The. fight near Hatcher's Run yesterday was one of the most severe that has taken plane in this army fur some time, and taking into consideration thb unfavorable character of the country through Which the troops had to move, and the largo force .opposing their advance, it is not. strange that the- enemy gained a temporary advantage. There were'no less than four divisions of the enemy opposing our men, viz: Malions'sf Pegram’s lienth’s and Gordon’* old division —thb latter three Opposing the Fifth Corps, while Mahone’s, adting independently, en gaged Gregg on the Vaughan Road for some time, when Gregg ordered his cavalry to dis mount, and hold bis opponent back well, in flicting som'e loss. - .* - Notwithstanding a- severe, raid storm, wh'ioli e6’t iri last night ftridoontinned all day to'-flay, freezing as it fell, the Third Division of the Fifth Corps advanced to the point it reached yesterday at Dabney’s Mills, driving the Rohde before, thbiri' and into their works beyond." ' . Thb daSualtio* in this affair have not yet been reported, but are aaid torbe very few- Ohr permanent lines how extend from what was formerly.the extreme left at. Fort Cum mings, dn the Squirrel.i/biel Road,. to and nofoss Hatcher's Run ift Armstrong’.s with the advance.well out toward Dabney i Mill, a distariod df about four miles. ■, All this ground has been wrested from the enemy in.the.past three days, and'mnkoa tno line much safer .and more formidable than heretbfore.T * , , > . As soon as the weather porifiils, furtuor active movements will.no doubt take plats >n thiavioinity'. „ - , One or two more like this will bring n> within easy Striking distance of the Soutn Side road, which, it is hoped, will soon ne in our possession'." . Another despatch states that the Richmond papers of yesterday announce that the robe .General . Pogrom, of South Carolina, wa killed in the recent battle before Petersburg. Our. oWcfntry is ts hnqwn to the World as The Oqited States of North America; hops it wilbyet have: a name less lumeon g and more convenient.— Qredy. Call it Wcio Africa. It i* so onpboneous, ao. cldssiiinl, Add above all so appropns.e. Every Loyal Leaguer ought to go in. eoitaow 1 over this, and they will—give them a chance- v : Notice. 1 tTUIE Stockholders of the Harrisburg Car- I iiald and Ohamhorsburg Turnpike Bbau w , pany are hereby-notified that id rnih day- Act of the General aeßembly, p»sapd,tho low >. ;of April, 1820, an election will- jt? “ oro P ui; ti lie house of Jlcnry L. Burkholder, in the 80. A, of Carlisle,.n Mondag, the day Mareh ( BoWoon tho hbnre of 11 o’clock, A.;" , d’oldok, P. Mu, of said day, to elect three mm gore for said-oompany. - • Feb. Ifl/ISOK
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