CARLISLE, PA.,
Thursday Morning, March 8, 1800.
I. B. BBITTOX A W. KENNEDY
EDITORS AND PROriUKTOBS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HIESTER CLYMER,
OR lIERKS COUNTY
Of R STAXHARD-pEAItEK.
Wo place at the head of our columns
this morning, the name of our glorious
standard-bearer, 11 eistek (' eyme i :, of
“ old Berks.” Of the many distinguished
gentlemen spoken of in connection with
the nomination for Governor, it was evi-'
dent that Senator Clymer had the hearts
of the majority with him, and his nomi
nation therefore was looked for with deep
anxiety by his thousands of devoted
friends. He had battled for the men and
the principles of the Democratic party
when those more timid shrank from the
contest. When Stanton’s bastiles yawn
ed for more victims, Hiestek Clvmbb
stood up for the rights of the people, and
as far us in his power, assisted to cheek the
insolence and wickedness of bold, bad
men. It was tit, then, it was right, that
this bold and fearless champion of the
rights of the people and Constitutional
law, should be the standard-bearer in the
present crisis of our history. Host emi
nently is he qualified for the liigh posi
tion of Governor of Pennsylvania. A
man of acknowledged ability and patriot
ism, he will bring to the discharge of the
responsible trust a knowledge of State
and National affairs such as few men in
our Commonwealth possess. He I-? hone.it
—that is admitted by ail his political op
ponents who know him. No breath of
slanderhas ever been whispered against Iris
honor or integrity. As a Senator, he has
been the acknowledged leader of his par
ty ever since he had a seat in that honor
able body. He will be elected —trium-
phantly elected —and when he takes his
place in the Executive Chamber, wo will
have the affairs of State administered as
they were when Francis It. Skunk was
at the helm of State. I7p, then, Demo
crats and Conservatives 1 up every man
opposed to negro-equality and blind fa
naticism 1 up all who believe that, our
Union has been restored, and assist to
swell the majority for the honest German
of old Berks! Let us not only elect him,
but elect him by a majority that will con
vince disunionists and agitators that the
people are not to be trifled with. Fall in
to line, patriots, and lot your motto bo
“ Clymer arid Victory 1”
THIEVES**—FRA V IKS.
“ THE LOYAL
FRAFUS!
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, iashotldyjournal, >
in liis letter dated February if!, says ;
“Assistant Secretary Chandler reports That the
corruption o/ Government oifieors at the South
I, fnihomSes-. The Trrn.-mry is being robbed r»i
millions upon million"."
Xo wonder these “ Government officers
at the South” were -o exceedingly anx
ious that the Froedmen’s Bureau Bill
.-hoaM become u law. If The corruption
at the South w now •• fathomleW what
kind of corruption would wc huve had
ihi-t infamous and monstrous mea.-ure
been sanctioned hy the President V It
w;s not-,, rmu-h ini account of the nved
men” that loadimr "h<».ldyll* de-ired to
si.* • the mammoth m-L'p' aha— lmu~e v—
tablhlu-l : thrv wvr*-* or*>vvnu.-d bv a;h,-r
iiKitivo I —iliw mi «'M..irumiiv \<>
steal <>n :i uiai:niip-e
ml an opportunity to appropriate l<> th'-m
-sc-lv- not but million- of dol
lar*: th**y wanto.) i*. imitate horilml IVn
Butler, an<l bei-mne ri*-h in a 'lay. No
Wonder they squirm and wrijrifh* like
skinned ecds : no wonder th"v abti-e tin*
.President, for hy his u-h-iu to
the Freeduu-u’s Butvuu Bill, he ha
dashed their hope- to the ground, and
proved himself an honu-t man.
Here is another item from the .-aiuc pa
per— the Philadelphia Inquir* r:
Nt:w Yohic. PVb. :U.—This morning :tn alh'e-M
defaulter from Jnek-imvdie. Munnne nullity, ll
iiimis, named ivlward I„. 1)a wsi >n. wa- anv-l e. 1
till b nirii tin? Calilorma steamer New York. The
pre-oner was superviMir mul collector in Jack
sonville, and it Is alleged that lit- decamped oh
the 11th m-t.,wi.ih -Tn.imD of tin* public funds.—
About Wv-ra found mi hi- person, lit* is
heli I to awm t a rciiii-uum in mi t In*' lovcrm a* of
Illinois.
Tlio penple had Imped that with 1 1 11-
end of llii‘ war, the organized system that
“ loyal thieves” had adopted to enrich
themselves at the expense of the Treii'ii
ry, would be broken up. During active
hostilities, stealing was recognized hy the
administration; men were appointed to
utliee and place, and eontraots were given
them, for the express purpose of enabling
them to fleece the Govermnen'l. The
people had hoped, we repeat, that the end
of the rebellion would not only bring
peace and a restored Tnion, hut also a
system of economy. These expeetalions
have not been realized. That! Stevens
tells us that the Union is dissolved, and
stealing on a largo seale goes on as here
tofore, President Johnson, as far as in
his power, is making every effort to cor
rect the evils complained of, but a Itmnp
Congress is of the other way of thinking,
and God knows what is to he the result.
Here is another little bit of news. It
has reference to “ bottled Ben
“NewYohk, Feb. —Tho Express Mates that Cicti
oral Butler has paid smith Bros., of Now Oi lcans,
the SBU,OO‘J lu gold which they allayed ho abstract
ed from their vaults, together with interest, all
the costs and sheriil' s poundage, making an ag
gregate of 5150 t 00U.
“ Bottled Bon,” as our renders are
aware, was in command at New Orleans
for a few months. During this time lie
added to his wealth some two millions of
dollars. A brother who was with him,
but who occupied no official position, also
made a “pile” of a million or.so. Nearly
all the wealthy people of New Orleans
were robbed by the Butlers. Everything
of value was shipped to Boston. The
Smith' Brothers ■ (wealthy merchants/)
had in their private safe 5,50,000 in gold.
Ben got to hear of the treasure, ami he at
once grabbed it. Suit was brought against
the robber, and the result is stated above
in the letter from New York. “Bottled
Bon” has been compelled to disgorge,
and the Smith Brothers receive their
money back, with interest. But why is
it that Ben is not sent to the penitentia
ry? That is a question that many men
are asking. Several hundred other suits
are to be commenced against tiiis desper
ate freebooter, and wu may hope, there
fore, to see him properly punished.
SuJINEB showsa disposition to abuse the
American flag. If justice were done, he
would exhibit more stripes than ever the
old flag did.— LouUv'dk Journal.
THE l»I.Sl NEOX.,T.V('OIIIN JOITiX.US.
Those vehicles of mischief that arc now
“opposing the Government,” appear sore
ly perplexed and very much chagrined
because the course of the President, in
his efforts to thwart the schemes of Ste
vens, Sumner, and other “traitors,” as
Mr. Johnson calls them, meets the appro
bation of Democrats. They affect to be
very much puzzled, and remind us that
we formerly spoke very disrespectfully of
Andrew Johnson ; and they ask, with ap
parent sincerity, how we can speak in
his praise now? We can answer the ques
tion in a few words. Andrew Johnson is
pursuing a wise, patriotic course, and
therefore we endorse and sustain him.
Wo pursued the same course with Mi'.
Lincoln, sustaining him when ho was
right, (which was not often, for ho was
nearly constantly controlled by the worst
portion of the destructives,) and condemn
ing him when ho was wrong. This is
our position now.
The destructives are surprised that we
can praise a man that we formerly op
posed so decidedly. Innocent souls 1 We
believe CameronriF-ayj,ey and Cessna are
now rccognhHyjyleaders in the Jacobin
disunion iVnks. How long since is it
that the un\a now calling themselves Re
publicans spoke of Cameron as a robber,
Forney as a consummate rascal, and
Cessna as a dirty unprincipled dema
gogue? These three beauties formerly
acted with the Democratic party, and
then they were stigmatized by the oppo
sition in the terms we mention above.
We remember very well that it was a
habit with opposition papers to remind
their readers that these three gentlemen
controlled our-Conventions and nomi
nated our candidates; and they appealed
to the people—sometimes with success —
to rebuke the party at the polls that had
for its champions men of such desperate
characters as Cameron, Forney and
Cessna. Let our neighbor of the Herald
take up hisfiles often or twelve years back,
and read the articles to which we refer.
Now these same editors ask how it is pos
sible for.us to sustain Mr. Johnson after
having abused ptm. We believe, however,
that no Democrat ever stigmatized An
drew Johnson a robber and rascal, or
hinted that he deserved assassination ;
we only opposed his political course, and
denounced it. But wc must now be per
mitted to ask the destructives a ques
tion. How comes it that you now speak
of Cameron, Forney, Cessna and others
as “patriots,” when hut a few years ago
yon denounced them as the very worst
and most corrupt men in our State?
Please answer!
The He mid quotes a short article from
our paper, hr which we spoke of tho in
ferior quality of American cotton prints,
and tire enormous profits realized by the
manufacturer of the same. Our neigh
bor is of opinion that our views are all
wrong, and that by complaining about
high prices and fraudulent practices on
the part of our New England cotton
lord-, we are advocating the " interest of
the English manufacturers as against our
own laboring class,--.'' The Jhso’d fa
v..rs additional "protection" for cotton
good-, which, if granted will give the
manufacturer another opportunity to add
to the enorinou' profit- he now receive l
f-r his prints. A-k any !...u-ekeeper i
he or she i- of opinion that cotton good'
A-k them i
re jUire more ” prop
:h-?y do-irv to pv*' -till hiirh'*r nrh-e- ?••
the- <: f:ihri---. F-*r tlie hi-t :’>ur or liv.
\»ar- the manufacturer- of ootmu tn’-'d
.If.* : lln.-v waiil-
ii.ive made I"'* j>‘ ■' f • r> f . o/< ( ‘ • /’// q
• fi'i'id' *o lf i m ! j»cr-orj
v. ho not*.- what i- j—ii» tr around them
will have failed i<» oh.-erve the tuonnou
>li vide ml- madi* I*y the eotioii mill- of our
country for the la.-t four or five year-.
Sprague, of Rhode I-land, who i- the
principal coium lord, ha.-. we *ee it r-tatod,
added a million and adialf of dollars to
his wealth, every year for the la-t four
Six million- of profits in four
y« U doing right well, wo would say,
Vnd yol Spraaue ami hin fellow-extorti-
yitif-
mti-t- want mure " pvotcKimi.’’ Thu
prusunt tavitV, which in almost prohibito
ry. is noi quite up in lluur uiuu—they
Wiihl it math positively prohibitory, ami
thou they van lleeee U\e people as they
please. Thin tinny of patching up a land'
h> make a few men rieh at the expense of
the many, is tin outrage that should not
he tolerated. No country can long stand
(his sort of monopoly—thin gathering, as
if with a drag-net, the earnings and in
dustry of the many into the bursting
rollers of the few. The cry of “ protec
tion'' is ti fraud and a cheat, resorted to
hy greedy men who desire to rob the
people. We have had high prices long
enough, and too long—prices at once dis
honest and infamous. We have protect
ed tlie cotton lords long enough, let us
now protect (lie people, who have sub
mitted to robbery so patiently.
teir Unless we misread the signs of the
limes, there is a mighty - revulsion going
on in 11 to public sentiment of the coun
try. There have, been many well-mean
ing men who have heretofore voted the
Republican ticket, under the inmost im
pression that they were voting to main
tain tlie Union. Now their eyes are
opened to the fact that I lie Republican
party is a negro-equality party—that the
leaders have determined that Sambo shall
vote, that he shall sit.in tlie jury box,
and hold ollieo, and enjoy all tlie privi
leges of the while race. They have be
come convinced that to etled their pur
poses the leaders of the Republican party
will go into open rebellion. They have
it from (lie lips of tlie President himself
that those men are disnnionists and trai
tors ; and they arc making up their minds
to give this treachery and infamy a fil
ing rebuke at the next eleeiion.
Thciv Js no probability «>f Stanton, speed
Harlan resigning— i'hil. Jn'/uii-. r.
We suppose not. If they were men of
honor they would have resigned (lie very
hour they found that llndr .sentiments
did not accord with the view* of the Pres
ident. Bui they arc not honorable men ;
tlie emoluments of olliec is all they care
for, and of course they will hold on (o
their desks until the President kick* (hem
out. 11, will lie an unpleasant duly for
Mr. Johnson to perform, hut yet we don’t
see how lie is Ingot along incmfely with
three traitors in Ids cabinet. He will be
compelled, in self-defense, to oust thc.-e
bad men from the positions they disgrace,
and tiie sooner lie performs tins duly the
better.
COTTON l*ltl X'TS—PRICES.
HISSES IX - THE COEOUEI) OAU.EBY."
During (ho speech of Senator Hend
ricks, in the U. S. Senate, a few days
sinre, lie used this language:
“lie holil that trio two races wore so diiTei’ont
that IheyeiiKht not to compose one-political com
munity.' He tjcUevcvl with Mv, Douglas and
President Johnson that tills was a white man's
iroverninenl. There was a yrent dent said ahont
tile part taken hy the colored men in putting
down tile rebellion. There was a areal deal more
said ahont it. than was true. Tin- rebellion was
pul. down hy the while soldiers of the country.—
lie was opposed to seeitlK tile laurels won by
white soldiers worn hy the colored race. [Ap
plause in the white gallery, andhissesin lliocol
ored poll lory, j"
“Hisses in the colored gallery 1” AVho
will say we arc not a progressive people?
A set of buck negroes, most of them fed
and supported in idleness by the Nation
al negro hoarding house, throng the Sen
ate galleries, to hiss honorable Senators
who may chance to say a word in favor of
white men ! What would Henry Clay
think of this, could he rise from Ilia grave
and take his old seat in the Senate ? Oh,
how lie would scowl upon the fanatical
and traitorous crow who encourage the
negroes in their impudence. One look
from his eagle eye, would cause the fa-
natical Sumner to hide his head in shame,
and drive the bloated Chandler froui
the seat he disgraces. In a twinkling he
would clear the galleries of the black rab
ble, who congregate there daily to insult
the people’s representatives, and with a
shake of his long fore-finger point them
to the door.
Until recently no one dared to molest
the Senate either by applause or hisses.—
To take a seat in the cushioned and corn-
fortable gallery, was a privilege accorded
to well-bred hidiesnnd gentlemen. Loud
demonstrations were not permitted nor
attempted. B.nt now, under the reign of
a debased, negro-eqtmlity, shoddy faction,
the once proud American Senate is turn
ed into a play-house, where demagogues
fume and spout, and grinning negroes
applaud or hiss. Little men-pigmies and
sots—occupy the seats once occupied hy
ripe statesmen and scholars, arid the gal-
leries, instead of being filled with people
of refinement and taste, are monopolized
by lazy and worthless blacks, who crowd
out the whites, and hiss through their
thick lips when a Senator speaks of the
valor and heroism of our white soldiers!
How long will the people' put up with
tiffs insanity, tiffs mockery and insult? —
We have never, in our long editorial ca
reer, advocated or countenanced brute
force, but wo say now in all sincerity that
should the President imitate tire conduct
of Cromwell with the Long Parliament,
(lie people would rally around and sus
tain him.
X'EW i:\CI.AM) EIHLANTIIKOET.
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, re
cently declared that “the condition of
the negro in the south, is worse to-day
than it was when Lee surrendered." Xo
doubt of it ; and it will be worse next
year than it is now. Xew England radi
calism has no sympathy with the negro's
sufferings and interests. The black man
asks for clothes to cover his half-nuked
person, but X'ew England talks to him
glibly about his equality before the law.
The black man asks fur bread, and X'ew
England gives him a stone. Her tender
mercies to the black man have been cruel
in the extreme, she lias murdered more
lic.u-ands of the poor creatures, by star
v..U'.nand misery—has separated more
husbands and wives—lias scattered more
little families far tt-under—than slavery
did in all the year- of it- e.xi-tence. It is
ai-urd fir northern people to undertake
tie: government of a .’southern people in
tin .'-'■ui.beni slat"-. The negro always
v.a- treated with more eon-ideralion in
tiie r-outh than in tlie North. Here lie is
neglected and ill treated, there he was
cared hr and protected. If the entire in
t-re-ls of tlie colored race where remaml
i- 1 to tlie several state-, where it properly
belong-, there would be infinitely less
-ullcring. vastly more productive labor,
and more comfort, health and happiness
among them than there is now. The rad
ical gentlemen at Washington must eith
er make up their minds to abandon the
care of the negro to ids natural guardians,
or they will see him perish from oil' the
face of the land, under their foolish and
destructive legislation. In confirmation
of what we have said, we insert the fol
lowing from tlie Memphis iTenn.i liul-
Iclin :
Negro graves are counted by the acre In ami
annual lln.i cuy. When liberty first gathered
them in its folds, they tiled too rapidly for grave
diggers. ICneoUined they wore born from hovels
and hospitals. Dike Do Solo, their uncolllned
bodies found resting places in the bosom of the
(Jreal Kiver. There is no register of births ami
deaths. Few are born, and infants nearly all per
ish. We are told that twelve hundred blacks
were frozen to death on President*.* Island, while
agents of “ civilization” were toiling to promote
tiiclr intelligence. The thousands that were bur
ied in a single trench at Ilelenashould have some
memorial to their benefactors lifting Us form of
spotless marble to the very mid hoatens.
We should have “ their rights protected against
all aggressors by national power.” Tell us, some
sane man, who are these aggressors. The bureau
is deemed t lie honelactor of the black race. It
has paved wells in Columbus, Mississippi, with
bones of negro Infants. Negro women, in pursuit
of negro soldiers, abandon helpless children ami
aged parents to famine ami death. If extinction
ot the race be the work of charity and love, nev
er was a scheme of benevolence so successful us
that which has been practiced towards the blacks
for the past three years. * * * Thus far, even*
act of nominal benelieciice Ims been one of bar
barity. The black population of these .Slates is a
million less than it would have been without a
war. Civilize, educate, clothe, and food tlie ne
gro, and then talk abounds investiture with all
the rights of citizenship, Jhn do not kill him
with kindness, lie has borne enough for the
present.
JOr»“ The radical leaguers hereabout shave
been in a state of great excitement, since
the veto of their favorite negro boarding
house bill. It fell upon them'like a wet
blanket, chilling all the generous impul
ses of their noble souls. The ringing of
the Court House bell gave them all the
headache, and stirred np all the bile in
their systems. They pour out the vials
of their wrath on the devoted heads of
the unfortunate “ Copperheads," which,
to say the least, is very ungenerous, as
the “ Copperheads” haven’t anything to
do with the light between the radicals
and their President. If Andrew John
son saw lit to kick the bottom out of the
negro Ilureau, and if Sumner and Stevens
fell through, and the balance of the par
ty are tumbling after them hcadformost,
they have no right to revile the poor
“Copperheads.” Andrew Johnson is
their President, not ours.
lx Mr. Bancroft’s nicniorml oration on
Mr. .Lincoln, ut Washington, lie alluded
to the views! of the latter upon an impor
tanUulijoel, thus: .
in 18.77 ho avowed himself “not in favor of”
what ho improperly called “negro citizenship.”
for Urn (’on-dilution discriminates between citi
zens and electors. Three days before ids death lie
declared Ins preference that “the elective fran
chise were conferred on Ifm verymtelligentoflho
c dored men, and on those of Diem who served
our cause as soldiershut he n'ishmf it done b}/ the
jS' iib a thcnivlrr.';' and he never harbored the t/ioia/ht of
cxaed/if/ it from a nnr {i<jri.rnm i 'nl as a condition of i(\‘
i\ei,i/ni/ion.
The words wu have italicised arc very
■significant, and are commended to the
notice of Tim lieu is here as well as elsewhere.
3iokf. trofule ro R TIIE hfkam>.
Itamlet—Do you sec yoii'li'i- Wniul. dial's almost.
U\ shape of a camel m.,,..,,.,.,,.] j n .
Potfomifs—33y the and tisUWc .1 c.mui m
deed. .
llam.~ Mothlnks It i* bkc a wen-el.
Pol. —lt is backed like n " cmm-1.
i/mn,—Ov like a whale.
J‘ol. — Very like a whale.
The Jlcrakl is iitrnim in trouble. By its
own admission it bus boon 011 the anxious
bench for two whole weeks, on the ques
tion of the President’s veto. AVo have no
disposition, therefore, to doubt, its asser
tn that it has “ fully compared the mes
jjc with the bill.” The result of this
g’reat mental eflbrt, is an attempt id imi
tate the circus equestrians in riding two
horses at the same time, with the addi
tional novelty that in its case the horses
are going in opposite directions. We
trust the hazardous feat will result in no
serious injury to its spinal column.
Here are a few extracts from the last
two numbers of the Ilvrcthl:
TIIEim IS “so ANTAUO- KVTOKNCK OF Till; FACT.
NISM.”
“This veto is regarded
by the opponents of the
Republican party as pla
cing the President and
Congress In direct anta
gonism. Wo think the
expectations,and hopes
are premafiVre."—Her
ald, February 23.
“ The President has
spoken words which
show that be entertains
no feeling of kindness
for those who have made
him all that he proudly
boasts of as his own.—
1 On last Thursday he saw
tit to give to the count©.’
his views at length on
the poller which he has
seen lit to adopt, and
that it grieves us to say,
appears to he friendship
and sympathy for rebels
and trailers and hatred
and proscription for loyal
men. ****** If
our Government passes
from the hands of those
who saved It into those
Of traitoro and those
who sympathize with
them, the evil will be
chargeable to (he absurd
and intemperate utteran
ces of the President made
for the purpose of winning
the of his former
per so cut ors.'' — Herald,
March 2.
THK VETO ALL WIIOXG. .
“The'bill had passed
both branches of the
National Legislature by
a majority of nearly
throe ‘fourths in each
and reflected to an unu
sual extent the desires
of the representatives
of the people. It may
be urged that the supe
rior wisdom or patriot
ism of the President is
sulllciontto give him a
right to override Con
gress but it should be
remembered that there
are two sides to this
question. Congress is
composed of men who
jnro or were until very
| lately regarded by all as
!tho 'peers of Andrew
Moh n soi). Many of
| them have served as
( loiig ns he in our Ka
t i o 11 n 1 Councils and
[someof them much lon
,ger and more conspien
jouslv. They stood as
[unfalteringly by the
;Governmont during its
hour of peril as did he;
they have had the same
sources of information
concerning the wants of
the Country, and are
equally competent to
fudge of the Constllu
“tlorinlity of the net as
the President. With re
gard to honesty of pur
pose or patriotism it is
assuming rather bold
grounds assort that
the President is immac
ulately honest and pa
triotic and the one hun
dred and forty Senators
and representatives arc
;.scmindrels and dema
gogues."—Jferiihl M"
THII VETO ALL lIIGIIT,
“From a number of (lie
objections urged by the
President his action ap
pears to have been dic
tated by a prudent regard
for the authority of the
'Constitution ami a desire
to prevent a too great accu
mulation of patronage in
the hands of the Executive.
In guarding against one
evil it is necessary to avoid
running into another, and
while Justice and the
welfare of the nation re
quire that the freedinon
should bo amply protec
ted, wo should he care
ful not to establish an;
organ izati o)u which
would bo detrimental lOj
the interests of both.”—.
Herald , February 23.
The conclusion arrived at, after all this
mental anguish, is one of groat moment
to our Republican friends of Cumberland
county, and wo give it in the HemUVs
own words:
“ UV ore not f/U“.-sfionin{/ thr motives of Om Prvyolrm
for nor r}^n/j>inr-ni r l his Course ft\ HI (leri.trd r.j
\v< nr.' not prewired. n earrfut read.
vio of hi* '■'('• oud the Oi?l to fh-nounce the Union ma
jority in Oju'/n ‘.s <t> /ft. ulUc-'. or f‘r As.
Pariurhint nion f c*. rldifulu.i mat
untfrHvr“ Vitcli. vil] you take, Mien
tk-rm-n- ? Yon pays your money, ami
you take- your choice.” Will you take
the radicals and the negro boarding
house bureau, or will you take Andrew
Johnson and a white man's government ?
It makes no difference; both parties are
right; "everything is lovely." and
"there is no antaaoni-m between Hi
i
President and Onijn--." What a jolly
■'little joker" our neiahhor the ll'raid is
getting to he. Now yon see him ! Now
you don’t! Here he i- : there Ik* goes—
now under this thinihle ; now under that I
He sees either camel, weasel or whale in
the little cloud '* no larger than a man's
hand" which is rising upon the horizon,
just as the fitful fancy of his Prince Ham
let may dictate. ISul let him he wit re,
lest that cloud swell to huge proportions,
darkening the whole heavens, and dis
charging its thunderbolts of popular in
dignation upon the heads of the men who
would sacrifice the peace and unity of the
American Union, for the perpetuity of
faction and the greed of public plunder.
Tjik Kk,sown on Di.ssoi.vi.no tii
Union, which had passed the House a
tile dictation of tile arch disimionisl
Tliad .Stevcus, was taken up in the Sen
ate on Friday, and passed—yeas iD, nay
IS, as follows :
Visas— Messrs. Anthony, Brown, (.‘handle
Clark, Conness, rmuln, Cresswell, Fessemh*
Foster, Grimes, Harris, Henderson, Howe, Kir]
wood, Lane find.,) Morrill, Kyi*, Poland, Pom
roy, Ramsey, Shorimm, Sprague, Sumner, Trim
hull, Wade. Williams, Willey, Wilson and Vat
Nays—. Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Dlxo
Doolittle, Gvilhrie, Hendricks. Johnson, 1 .a:
(Kansas,) McDougall, Morgan, Nesmith, Nortu
Kiddle, Sanlslmrv, Stewart, Stockton and V;
Wlnkle-IS.
It will be seen that seven Itopublicau
Senators were unwilling to p injure them
selves and betray their country. Mr.
Cowan of this State, was one of them. —
Previous to taking the vote he made one
of Ids most powerful speeches against the
resolution, pleading with ids party friends
not to vote for a resolution that recogni/.ed
a dissolution of the Union, and which in
spirit was similar to the secession ordi
nance adopted by .South Carolina in ISO],
Mr. C. concluded ids remarks in these
words;
“The country is alarmed, the people are anx
ious, and the political atmosphere boiled the
coming of no common storm, What can we do
to prevent it and bring back ponce to the emm
try and harmony to the parly? Is thorp no com
mon ground on which wo cun stand? Is there no
common standard round which wo can rallv ? I
think there Is, sir. Surely we may go back tothe
Constitution which wo have nil sworn to support.
We cun go back to the laws and enforce‘thorn
without discussion among ourselves. Then there
are things which we may avoid doing. We may
avoid new measures upon which we cannot agree,
and which only serve as wedges to split us far
ther and farther asunder. If, however, we refuse
moderate counsel, the only remedv will ho to
lake the consequences, and they seldom .linger
long behind the act.”
Hero is the resolution as it passed,
is the House resolution without amen
menl;
“ Itf.sotvi (I, liy tile House of llt-iav.-s-olal iv
tile .Senate concurring, That in order to close a
latlon upon u question which .seems likely to d
tnrh tlio action of the Govern incut, as well as
quiet Die uncertainty which is agitating the pt
plo of the cloven States which have been dechir
lobe in insurrection, no Senator or Ueprcsen
live shall be admitted into cither branch oi (’(
gross from any of Dio said States until i nugn
shall have decided such State entitled to pm;
mentation, *'
atone time
about the eloquent argmnuMt against shiv
ery ol’ Sumnor’.s “ vacant chair” in (he
Senate 1 . There arc twouty-two arguments
of the same* kind just at this time on he
hnlf of u rouniterl Union.
Democratic State Convention!
IT XlO X r .VXD II ARM O X A
ST IS it SB ENTHUSIASM!
Hon. Hioster Clj-iiicp. of Berks ®'o.,
Xonunat.-.I for Governor.
THE RESOLUTIONS
SPEECH OE ME. CEE ME E.
HAUiusnuua, March s.— The delegates
elected to the Democratic Stale Conven
tion assembled in the hall of the House
of Heprescntatives at three o clock this
afternoon, and were called to order by
Hon. AY. A. Wallace, Chairman ot the
State Central Committee.
Hon. John Latta, ol A\ estmoreiand
county, was appointed temporary Chair
man, and F. M. Hutchison ol Allegheny,
George B. Kulp of Luzerne, C. A -Cam
gan of Philadelphia, George A\. B. Smith
of Cambria, P, G. Meek ot Centro, anti
S. B. Anschinub! 'of Dauphin, temporary
Secretaries of the Convention.
Mr. Latta, on taking the shair, thank
ed the Convention for the honor conlorred
upon him. ' , ~ ,
The lisUof delegates having been called,
and corrections made, a committtoc, equal
in numbers to the Senatorial representa
tion, was appointed on permanent organ
ization. • ,
During the-absence of the above com
mittee, Hon. W. A. Wallace, Chairman
of the State Central Committee, being
called upon, delivered nn eloquent ad
dress, congratulating the Democracy on
the bright prospects before them. He
strongly urged union and harmony, and
predicted a brilliant success in the ap
proaching campaign.
He was followed by Hon. Gluts, W Carn
gnn, of Philadelphia; J. K. Kerr, of Al
legheny; H. P. Boss, of Bucks; Geo. W.
Brower, of Franklin, and General ffm.
IT. Miller, of Dauphin, in eloquent speech
es, which wore enthusiastically applaud
ed.
Permanent Oflleers.
The Committee on Permanent Officers
•eiiorted the following:
PRKSIDKXT.
Hon. W. Hopkins, of Washington.
Vice Presidents. —George W. Nebiti
ger, S. D. Anderson, G. X. Wolff, Tatlow
Jackson, J. IT. Brinton, P. Applobaugh,
Herman Rupp, D. L. Batdorf, T. X. Walk
er, John S, Fisher, Stephen Wilber, A.
B. Dunning, F. W. Knox, IT. H. Martin,
George D. Jackson, AY. IT. Miller, S. H.
Reynolds, Thomas J. Kerr, George W.
Brewer, John Palmer, D. B. Milliken,
John A. Miller, J. B. Sansom, E. B. Kl
dred.John George, James Salisbury, Win.
Stewart, E. B. Stewart, Sami. Marshall,
M. C. Trout, W. L. ScoK.
Secretaries.—F. M. Hutchison, E. X.
Hcmbold, Jacob Zeigler, G. B. Culp, G.
W. Ryan, R. M. Speer and A. H. Dill.
Mr. Hopkins, on being conducted to
the chair, delivered a most able and ap
propriate speech.
On motion of Mr. Ross, a Committee,
equal in number to lire Senatorial repre
sentation, was appointed on Resolutions.
The Convention then took a recess till
seven o’clock P. M.
EVENING SESSION
The Convention rcassembledat 7 o’clock.
Mr. Kerr, Chairman of the Committee
■n resolutions, submitted the following:
The Democraoyof Pennsylvania in Convontloi
net, recognizing n crisis in the allairs of the ro
ubiic, ami esteeming Hie immediate restoration
f the L’nion paramount to all other issues, do re-
''Olve.
First. That tlie States whereof the people were
lately in rebellion, are in t regal parts of the Union,
and are entitled to representation in Congress by
men dulv elected who bear fnte faith to the Con
stitution and laws, and in order to vindicate the
maxim that ,k taxation without representation” is
tyranny, such representatives should be forth
with admitted.
.Second. That the faith of the republic is pledgei
o the pavmeul of the national debt, and Con
p-cs* shall pass ail laws necessary for that pm
Third. Thai we owe obedience to the Constitu
tion of the United Slates, including the umend
imnt prohibiting sin very, and under Its provision
will accord to tho«e emancipated all their rights
oj person and properly.
Fourth. That each stale has the exclusive rlgh„
to regulate the qualification of its own citizens.
Filth. That the white race alone is entitled to
the control of the government of the republic,
and wi.« are unwilling to grant to negroes the
right to vote.
sixth. That the hold enunciation of the prin
ciples of the Constitution and the policy of resto
ration contained in the recent annual and Freed
menS Bureau veto messages of President John
son on title's him to the confidence and support of
ail who respect the Constitution and love their
country.
Seventh. That the nation owes to the brave
men of our finny and navy a debt of lasting gra
titude for their heroic services in defense of the
CoiTstltuUon and the Union ; and that while we
cherish with u lender affection the memory
of the fallen, we pledge to their widows and or
phans t lie nation’s care and protection.
Flglilh. That wo urge upon Congress the duly
of equalizing the bounties of our soldiers and
sailors.
The resolutions were unanimously adopl
oil.
Tbe Convention then proceeded to b;
lot lor a candidate for Governor, with tire
following results:
FlltST HALLO T.
.53 George \V. Gass
. U Daniel M. Fox
.IS Charles Dennison.
3 Asu Pucker
1 Roster Clviuev i
John D,Stiles
RP’lmrd Vaux 1
W, A.Galbraith
W. I*. Jenks....
Total
NocD-sary for choice
BALLOT,
..."."J 5S Pucker
35 Fox
K Galbraith
lB
Ciyim-r
( ass ..
Stiles.
Vaux.
Til I UP BALLOT.
MiPacker
-10 Fox
('lvan r
f*a.v<
Vaux ,
FOrilTir BALLOT
('lynn-r
.721 Vaux.
.olilPacker
« ’US'-
lliesler Clymer having received tbe
majority of all the votes east, lie was .de
clared duly nominated.
The wiminatum of Mr. Clymer was
then made unanimous on motion of Gen.
Miller, of Dauphin county.
A committee of tbrca.were appointed to
wait upon Mr. Clymer, and .the rest of
Hie gentlemen who" were candidates, and
invite them to appear before’the Conven
tion.
On motion the functions of the presen
Central Committee were continued unti
the meeting of the next State Conven
tion.
Mr. Zeigler moved that the thanks of
the Democracy of Pennsylvania and all
lovers of the Constitution and the country
be tendered to our Senators in Congress
for their support of the restoration policy
of President Johnson. The motion was
agreed to.
A motion of a similar tenor, returning
(hanks to all the members of Congress
who supported President Johnson, was
also adopted. At this juncture, the, com
mittee appointed to wait upon Mr. Cly
mer and the gentlemen who wore before
the Convention us candidates appeared in
tiie hall, escorted by a band of music.—
The parly wore enthusiastically received
by the Convention, when Mr. Clymer,
being conducted to the .Speaker’s chair,
proceeded to address the assemblage as
follows;
Mv Uonouf.u I’uiknds; To you, Mr. President,
to you gentlemen of Die Convention and through
you to Die Democracy of Pennsylvania, I return
ray profound thunks for the honor vou have done
me. I feci Mini it comes laden with vast responsi
bilities; that to discharge them properly demands
faith, hope, firm reliance upon enduring princi
ples of our creed and unyielding devotion to the
rights and liberties of the people. He who would
lead you to success should stand unawed by Die
presence of usurped power, unlnlluenced by the
blandishment ol patronage, lie should lie the
stern advocate of civil liberty; the hold defender
of constitutional right and privilege; the uncom
promising opponent of ollieial and legislative
corruption; Die hearty supporter of all that tends
to promote the welfare and happiness of our
whole people, to developc the boundless resour
ces of the Stale and advance her material and
social prosperity. Then, 100, ho should stand the
avowed ami undoubted champion of the Union
of these Stales in its original puritv, ready and
, willing, ifneed he, to sacrifice life itselfin defen
ding from the assaults of all enemies, be they
Somhern rebels or northern disunionists, be they
the had hold men who dared bare the sword, and
proclaim their treason by deeds, or thedastardly
miscreants who, under the garb of. loyalty and
Die guise of friendship, would undermine and de
stroy it. These, I humbly conceive, should bo
among the elements In the composition of him
whoJwouldlead.you in the Impending civil contest,
lam oamfullv conscious of my own Inaljilitj to
■inivnvK'h litis standard of personal mill political
1’... en'V. A I nut desire todo right may in some
mUsur"compensate for the lack ol alullly o
mdilcvolt: ifa sincere purpose* to In; mUdcd in
ovovv not bv the Supreme law of the land a»d in
nil thinks to he governed by the views and teiieh
in"S of the Fainted heroes and patriots who liam
odlt may cdialaiiKC tile conlldenoe and sappoi t of
Uio Vnoci men of this Commonwealth, tin n to
lllcin and their verdict do I appeal with w«shiiK
on cmitldonce, and through you gentlemen ot thn
Convention, who represent hirdigocd.yninnbers
~,'tiioui. 1 make that appeal, led him i Know
no hi'dicr law than the Constitution of which
Ifllerson and Madison were Hie ionndei:-., Jntk
son thT cielvndor Webster the t i?t
u’hteh Johnson is the upholder, 101 l inun inao
I know no other standard of political U'“ ll 9" n t |; r , J l "
equal and exact- justice U> all, speij-d P
lo none: that V have no other political nroiit m
hat uivon lo us by Washington and Joncisoii.
believe in the social superiority n,l( V')h,i
ever maintain the pohtieul supivmnt \ oI
whitcraee* that I worship at no politual allai
whoso foundations are not based uponflu 1
Union of those lininortnl Status. till I" 111 in
advance for me, of Its peril, nnd ctmhm! Uioiu.
hy tlio love of past memories, hy Hie Wood mill
carnage of onr civil strlto, I),v the ihma.is ol tin.
pn'SL'nt and by all the Popes of the luturo, to ral
ly to the support of him who in (his crisis of out
counlrv’s tali', hy a mysterious providence of God,
In," heen entrusted with the Helm ol. stale- fo
lliem lie tins appealed in terms of patuutu. di \ o
tton In his wliole eonnlry.
•Vlinve Urn wild storm of prejudice, fanaticism
and I reason now riming in tlio national tap hot,
clour and loud arc heard the words of the Hist.
Andrew re-echoed hythe second, The Federal
Union it must tic preserved." They are Mm two
watchwords of national safety. I hoy embody
the holiest aspirations of every tmo patriot and
afford n pint form proud nnd strong enough lot
gnnd men of all parties, no matter liow wide theh
differences of opinion may heretofore hav o been,
r et ns dedicate ourselves to this great purpose in
tlio unsclllsii and unshaken faith Unit its accom
plishment, will ho Us greatest reward, Let us go
forth hearing aloft the banner ol our count; j,
emblazoned ’’with the words, "The UonsUtul on
the Federal Union." hot us appeal to the whole
people, from the Northern border to the Jlai j
land lino, from our inland sea to the Dolawaio,
ud If public virtue ho not dead, If patriotismhe not
extinct, if devotion to principle si ill lives if tien
snn is still abhorred, thou Indeed In Octohoi next
will victory, thrice blessed victory, crown our el
forts, bringing with It a, Constitution preserved, a
ITnion restored, a land redeemed from tlio mad
ness and folly which now threaten to destroy it.
That in some measure I maybe of assistance in
producing such results, I humbly pray. Upon
von, gentlemen, and those whom you represent,
I shall lean for support and guidance; and ap
pealing to the God of our fathers to prosper us m
alt our otforts for the redemption and salvation
of on r conn t rv, I may not it on tit I tint triumphant
success will surely crown onr labors.
Mr. Clymcv was followed by Mr.
Richard Vaux and Daniel M. Fox, ol’
Philadelphia, and Mr. Stiles, of Lehigh,
all promising a hearty support to the no
minee of the Convention,
The Convention then adjourned-sme rfir.
IXCK-VWIAKY SPEECH Ol' IVIIJMApX
OAKStSSOST
The Called A Trailer
f K (’A PITA I. Dl* ’LA UK-D TO BE IN DA N<! KK
OF SEIZURE BY MK. ..(HINSON.
The last lecture oftheFraternity Course
—“The North Victorious” —was deliver
ed recently at the Academy of Music,
Brooklyn, by Mr. William Boyd (larrisnn.
Having been introduced with a very en-
thusiastic eulogy, and welcomed with tre
mendous applause, ho spoke as follows:
On the matter of reconstruction, about
which there may he honest differences of
opinion, 1 knew'Mr. Johnson had his own
hue of policy, and that he was disposed to
adhere to it with great tenacity ; bub I did
not believe that he would venture inflex
ibly to arry himself against Congress, and
against the clear expression of popular
will as he is now defiantly doing. (Ap
plause.) Enough that his policy causes
universal disquietude and alarm among
the loyal masses, and that it receives the
warm approval of all Southern Rebels, on
the one hand, and the Northern copper-
heads on the other. As a sagacious man,
what further evidence can he nced,|what
further evidence can he have in his sober
senses (applause), that he is unfortunately
on the wrong track, and, therefore, should
practically and immediately retrace his
steps. But if he defiantly insists on going
ahead on that downward direction, then I
trust that Congress will stand like im
pregnable wall to prevent his doing so,
come what mat/. (Applause) Nay more,
I would have them wipe out from the slate
all that he has done in the matter of re
construction and begin the work anew as
alone constitutionally empowered to in
augurate and perfect it from the founda
tion to the top stone. With all deference
to his exalted position, I deny the right of
President Johnson, under tlio war power,
or a 113' other power intrusted to him, to do
any more in rebeldom than to hold it
with a firm military grasp, until Congress
shall determine when, how and whore el
ections shall be held, whoshall be allowed
to vote, and what shall be necessary con
ditions precedent to the readmission to
the Union of the late self-styled confed
erate .States, (Applause.)
THE ISSUE BETWEEN THE PRKSI DENT AN I)
coxgukss.
On the point of reconstruction President
Johnson lakes issue with Congress and
the loyalpeople ofthe country, upon whose
se sanction and support Congress may re
ly with absolute certainty. (Applause.)
Ho insists that those conquered but trea
sonably disposed States are in the Union as
old,and therefore entitled to be immedi
ately represented in both Houses of Con
gress. He ventures to brand that noble
body (Congress) as not only contumacious
[but guilty of despotic usurpation in refus
ing them admission, without additional
guarantcesas to their loyalty. Yet he has
not announced, by proclamation, either
that the war is ended, or that peace is re
stored. He continues to hold in those
States in subjection to his will, as eom
mamler-in-ehief of the army and navy,
under the war power, suspending even
to this hour thewrit of habeas eorjnts.
Thus he condemns himself out of his own
mouth, and fully vindicates the action of
Congress; a Congress which on the score
of intelligence, ability, moral worth, exal
ted patriotism, respect for justice and love
of impartialliberty, lias never been equal
led shiecjtho formation of (lie American
.government (Applause, cries of that’s so,
together with hisses.) The usrpation is on
his own part in attempting to bulb/ Con
gress into servile (unpticseenec to his imperi
ous demtind, tor \l is the constitutional
prerogative of Unit body alone to decide
when and how states may be taken into
the Union, aVul it will not surrender that
prerogative at Lliebiddingofan accidental!
occupant of the prcsidontiill chair, even
though the powers of hell rally to his sup
port. For whatever of violence or tumult ,
or confusion may grow nut of his high
handed order, the (tread responsibility wilt
rest cxelusiveil// uj>on hisown head, and lie
will bo hold to a strict accountability by
an indignant and betrayed nation. ‘
Tin; veto
11l putting liis veto to the bill enlarging
the moans and powers of Iliat beneficent
anti truly patriotic ami Christian depart
ment, the Preodmen’.s Bureau, he lias in
deed exorcised a right accordance to him
by the Constitution, hut the anhnu. s-which
prevades (hat veto, any the .sophistry
which characterizes it, and the unjust alle
gations contained in it, will ho perceived
and pondered by the overwhelming mass
of the humane,‘loyal, patriotic, and Chris
tian men and women of the land, and
who in their turn will put an ell'eclive
veto upon him and ids pretensions. (Ap
plause.) If there is any disregard of the
Constitution, any disutiionism ,any spirit,
and design, any wish to prevert and over
turn our free government, it is not on the
part of those who are execrated, and ah
hored for their unswerving loyalty by the
Southern rebels and their Xorthorn sym
pathisers, hut. on liis part who is now re
ceiving tlie plaudits of (hose rebel and
sympathisers universally.
TUB ntESXUBXT’s SI’KKOIt,
Who constituted the great body of the
crowd that marched to the White House
on Thursday last and drew from him that
speech which for its indecency, bombast,
malignity, and treasonable leaning, there
are no words lilthy to characterize, and
for which, with other weighty reasons, he
ought to be indicted by that grand inquest,
the' United Slates House of .Representatives,
tried by the Senate, mat for the peace and
safety of the country dissmksedfrom office.
(.Loud and long applause.) That mob
was constituted, as every loyal man in
Washington knows of rebels and their
copperhead abettors,
low ,thovi:o,anddc S
the backersold > rcsideiit.T(iln, < ~l t,' °«
the air with tholr Jubilant
made (bat harangue, which „ u . s ' a
lafcs through the land, is ipY* n , fit
dom with Satanic inhibit ion ' l l i , ll| Ul.
hcaiUn.i wilh hope ot viK,,,:""'"M
bottomless pit is in full chomus .’Vn-tit
sons ot good men lo join i„ tnnV. '■V 11 ':,'"
toy and applause.) Take ii,',' 1 -’:; 1
where you may, if Ihe brutal tliV.,,
the seditious, the
rani,cal in spirit and. design ', !l A
will receive their uuauimn^„ «;■
It unhappily, here ami there n
who are not of that stamp wh, i ll '-'
prove that speech, then so nWh ti®
for them, and the more iitoxetiJ.h' v ‘
inexplicable is their conduct i • S:
the Now-York Iforfd, Uic /pm 1 ! 1 :
and tire Herald, the old trinity .i/"-
in (he'seriptnros as “ the world n, tl '
and the devil.” Mr. Garisou n!' f ‘
passages from the editorials whiel f’
recently appeared in these dis r ,.‘ ■
papers with reference (o tlio ti. l '?
and his Into speech, favoring
with running comment, " l|: ‘-
OITR, WASHINGTON LETTej
A Vigorous B > rowccuf ion of llic .
(He (Jovcinmeiit-foiupv | u «
Another Outrage of the hmlipnr«*."»}
An Able Viiullcn«l»nWtlic
Ho.v hr Sciintor Dixon-Old lion
Amir Johnson WltUsiSUuvuStiS,
hoc to he Admilted-OIiM.Su iHk
IBer Kxlt-Stanton Want* l« I»<‘III,.?
ASlandor Rei n led. 11Uk «dO»}
Washington, Mun-h*
Messrs. Editors Volunteer
Those-verdant rural editors who luwpb-i
dieting a reconciliation between tlio p r( n
and Congress, will find themselves
bitter disappointment. The mdirnkwaw
organizing for tins campaign. Thn
pointed an executive committee of
dleai Senators and Representatives, nn-J'
meniber of tluif comnliUco lias
tonnlnnllon to break with the rrc-.sidfnuu.
and forever. This committee lias ]v , M| j Y J'
levy S‘»O,OOJ upon tlio Federal omw-lwl^.
th.o.vUsorous-.prow‘c*ution' of-tlio war." i
laid a contribution of $2O upon every Oiv
member of Congress. Forney tins inforuii
committee that, under.the new onkrofi
nil Government patronage being
Chranh'lr Is a losing concern; end llwv ]\-&
solved to bolster him up politically and ij M .
ally so long as he continues to abuse amt ( H
tlio president, uf course Forney will
his defamation as long as tlio money
and we may therefore look for a Litter auU
relenting crusade against “ (lie Unverimirnt;
Tin* present position of Forney n-min-bu;
t ie two hoys who ventured a Uni,, too far(
into the rough waters of om- of onr l.arho
an open boat. A squall enmc suddeniv t:-
them ; the waves ran high ; the boai plidiec
tossed and was dipping water at every
The boys became desperately Viigiittoied
whispered to the other, “Bill, e.ufi jrmprw'.l
*■ No.” “ Can’t yon say a hymn ■■ .Ve\-er JL-arr-j
a hymn in my life.” “ Well,
be done, and t hat d —d soon J” TlibM'uriKVqj
something must be done, nr Ju-'Ji L Wiv
“dead duck" American politics has cur \-:\
dueed, before the summer months an-endul. |
Another out rage lias been ninsiiMm.itolii).:|
eluding the able, eloquent and t'carlo-, Vouriiy-J
of Indiana, from his seat in the House. Aim
full investigation, the committee (Wuk-1 IqlH
favor; but the Great Mogul Stevens yul tohß
of it, and declared that“ Voorhoes muslyoo::H
Stevens’ word ia law, and although Uiccomnltaß
had prepared their report, recognizing Vootlfcß
right to tlio scat, the report was rmiiwtalß
and a majority of the committee nivloftß
House declared that hi.*, seat should he givcStß
his contestant, a radieal by thq name
burn. Willi credit, be it said, however,tbbß
number of leading Republicans refiiM-d Uw.B
for tlie iniquitous measure, and ih'iumnciskß
Injustice of Hie radical majority in unspaK-B
terms. The evidence taken before (l\ecommlibH
shows clearly that Voorhoes had a majority I
the legal votes cast in his district. Tlilssuiti.l
is the most infamous of all the outrages oUI
present session. It is a baroface attempt otul
radicals to Increase their majority by oiistin?! 1 !
mocrals froni their rightful seats. Thud SteiJ
declared to a member of tlio comm liter, ''liilil
crisis, one vote may bo our salvation." It I
right that the country should know by wli iU-|
scrupulous and unblushing fraud tlic.-r i.-ailr.J
carry on their crusade against tho uViuVA-M,t\>|
people of the United Stales. They seek lo ?:•]
vert the Constitution by amending aiiiU'to-n
one of its provisions. They seek to Wpd
Union di\ ided which the people of tiiiscoud
waged a four years* war to preserve. They sq
to keep out of Congress the representativej
one half of the Nation. They seek to clutriid
spotic power over the destinies of the Rep;
by ejecting the rightful representatives oi
Northern States, and placing subservient 1
of radicalism In their vacant chairs, such
the violence and fraud by which these Ihmi{
dlculs strive to reach their ends.
Senator Dixon, of Connecticut, madcap
ful .speech, on Tuesday, in defense of the I’re?
and his policy. He declared that President.
son’s policy was not. only the host, Iml thec
modc which presented itself for relieving
country from the perils which now surrounh
He told his.,radical brethren that the p$
would sustain the President, and warned tl
that their course was suicidal, and woti!tU%
the complete annihilation of the so-called’Tt
party.” Dixon has heretofore been recagnlzcJi
one ofthe loading and Ids sjhx
created almost as groat a commotion in ther;.
cal camp as did the President’s veto nndspc<
. Old Ben Wade has made up his mind that tr
Democrats intend to run Andrew Johnson fur**
next presidency, so he has ottered ami/Mcntlu^
to the Constitution (the eighty-second iirncnfj
ment ottered f providing/hftt ttjcJsJ
sldent shall not be eligible for a second. teril
Proper as such an amendment migbtbuinitsf-l
the drift of it at the present time is easily dbcc.H
ed, isn't it strange that none of these radic£‘
saw the necessity of such an amendment durL"'
the reign ofthe immaculate Lincoln?
The “ Hads” have been on their beam end* H
the last two weeks. One and another is grown**
week in the knees, and they are losing eonlldtiw
in themselves. The House, on Wednesday,
afraid to come to a vote on the equal ri'.A
amendment, and postponed its consldcratioi
til the last of April. This is considered t;
mount to a defeat of this monstrous propodti 1 -
tu destroy the .States mid centralize the pow° lU
the general government.
Despite the declaration of Mr. Thai!
the indications are that a bill will soon be vei« ! ,
cd providing for the recognition of the State *
Tennessee, and the consequent athntoiouo
Senators and Representatives to Congress.
The notorious Mrs. Swisshelm has been
missed from her position as clerk in the Q uar _ c *
master General’s Department, for using d> r
spectful language against the President e
United Slates, in her paper the
Justice is now bedug meted out to this helm
female In the same measure in which she e al “ .1
ed to have it meote.d out to others in «■
by,
I sec in tbo New York Tribune, the uuUo ' U^j 11 ,
merit llml “ those members of the (’iibin*’
contemplated resigning had conclukti.
consultation witli their friends, to await t w
tlon of the President. They prefer to girt
opportunity of removing them.” It will he sotn
the names of these parties are not given.
unfortunate. They should bo known,
means. History would delight in handing
down to posterity, as the first- specimen* 1
human family who preferred being
tiie house rather than make (heir exit in 1
al quiet way. ,
II will no doubt bo a graUlieaUou to youx W*.
licansof Cumberland County to know tin*
President was not Intoxicated wbcu he 0 j
powerful speech, on the evening of
February, as some of his enemies
sort. He was sober, if ever a man was so c
he knew what lie was about. When
speaking under vehement excitement, h°^, rj
of the coolest men in the world, bet nic
you Hint-every word he uttered that n* r
carefully weighed and measured, and hi c ,k.
bring about certain results. He spoke e.'U
for lie felt deeply the grave importance
alarming crisis to which national «lun *
hastening—but he spoke in all the «obe in j x ,m
the grout truths that were welling up NV ' n tll ;<
and demanding utterance. In support “’
assertion, I may say that he has repoa
sumo sentiments, almost every day (11 "; c !f
past week, in. his replies to the mimcu>
gallons which have wailed ouhinifion
lions of the country to testify their
liis course. t ~‘
The Abolition State Coined
assembled in Harrisburg yosierdf-y.
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