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