Wmtev. CARLISLE, I>A., Thursday Morning, May 17, 1S(HI, FOR GOVERXO.II, HIESTER OLYMER, OF BKUKS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. 1. The Slates, whereof the people were lately in rebellion, are integral parts of the Union.and’are entitled to representation in Congress, hy men duly oleeted, who boar true faith to the Constitu tion and laws.aml In order to vlml leal e the maxim that taxation without representation is tyranny, such representatives should he forthwith admit ted. -. The faith of (he Uepuldie is pledged to the payment of the National debt, and Congress should pass all laws necessary for that purpose. ‘I. Wc owe obedience to the ('(institution o( the United States; including the amendment prohibit ing slavery) and under Its provisions will accord to those emancipated all their righis of person and property. •I. Kaeli State has the exclusive right to regu late the qualification of its own electors. ."j. The white racealone isentitled to tin 1 control of the government of the llepuhlie, and we are unwilling to grant to negroes the l ight to vote. 0. The bold enunciation of the principles of the Constitution and the policy of restoration con tained in the recent anual message and Treed men’s Bureau veto message of President John son entitles him to the confidence nn*d support of all who respect the Constitution and love their country. 7. The nation owes to the brave men of our armies and navy a debt of lasting gratitude for their heroic services in defence of the Constitu tion and the Cnion : and while we cherish with a lenderullection the memories of the fallen, we pledge to their widows and orphans the nation’s care and protection. S. We urge upon Congress tho duty of equaliz ing the hi mu lies of our soldiers and sailor-. who wi:m: tiik guii.ty r.umi’s ? We luive answered those* dissertations of the \'uhm(»u‘r on llxo subject of the relat Ive aullt of Abolitionists and Democrats in tin* law* rebel lion so frequently that we are tired of the sub ject. The stale charge of (reason against an Ad ministration that saved the Nation should he abandoned. Secession is the legitimate child of tin* Democratic party.— OirHslr Jlrrafil. /Phis “stale charge of treason” against Abraham Lincoln and his un-laborers in disunion, will- not he abandoned so long ns “ confirmation strong as Holy Writ,” continues to stare the country in the face. Let the Ih rnUi open its eyes and look at the evidence. The Republican parly of Illinois assembled in Stale Convention in June, ly."»s, three years before the war, and unanimously adopted Abraham Lin coln as their candidate for United States Senator. Mr. Lincoln appeared before the Convention and made a speech, from wliieh we make a single extract : - A house di\id*»d against it-eh cannot stand. I believe tills Government can im! endure p.-rnia nenily ImJf slave and hair free. I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect il will eCa.se [o tie divided. I! will become all one thin" or all tin* other. Kilherthe opponents of slavery will arrest the farther spread ot it. and place it where the public mind shall rest in (he beliel that it is in the course of ultimate extinction ; or p.s advo cates will push forward until n shall become alike luwtul In all the Stales—old as well as new. North as well as South." In reply to this declaration of Mr. Lin coln’s, the lamented Judge Dougins, in a speech delivered in Uhieago, a few days afterward, used this language : •* In other words, Mr. Lincoln asserts r* a Ani dnmontiU principle of this government that there must lie uniformity in tin* local I.iwmiihl domestic institutions oicach ami all the state* of the I’nion, and he therefore invites all tin* mm *»lu\ i‘holding States to hand tojjether, as one body, and make war upon slavery in Ken tucky, upon slavery in Virginia, m»oii’slavery in the t’ai'olinas, upon slavery in all of theslave holding States of this I’nion, anil t<» perxnvcn* in that war until it shall he exterminated. He then notifies theslavelioldine States to stand together as a unit and make an aggressive war upon the Free Stall's of this I‘nion. with a view ol estab lishing slavery in them a!!, and that they shall keep up the warfare until it is formally' estab lished m them all. In other words Mr.’Lineuln advocates holdl> and eleaiiy a war of sections, a wnrof the North against the South, of Hie free States against the slave Slates—a war of exter mination to he coniinued relentlessly until one or the oilier shall he subdued, and all the states shall either become free or become slave.” This appeal of Lincoln's to the five •Stales to hand together and make war upon the institutions of the South, in fracted the attention ofall New England, and made tin* hack woods rail-splitter fa mous in disunion circles he fore lie was aware of it. That speech nominated him for the I'residetiey, for although there were aider ami more prominent men be fore the Chicago Convention, the XeW England abolitionists saw iitPAhrahain Lincoln the man they sought—one who would prove a lit tool in their hands to inaugurate the war they were ripe for, and thus etleet their darling purpose, a dissolution of the Union. Abraham Lin coln favored a war between the North and South, with the design of abolishing slavery ; and only because he favored such a war was lie nominated and elected to tire Presidency by the Abolition party. — Had lie never made ids Spring field speech, lie had never been President. On whose shoulders then must fall “ the guilt of the late rebellion," on t lie party which selected u candidate, from a host of others, whose avowed purpose it was to bring on Un war ; or on the party which unsuccessful ly struggled to elect its candidate in the hope of averting the war and saving the fnion by peaceful measures? The Jfrra/f/ complacently asserts that " Secession is the legitimate child of the Democratic party." It, was the Demo cratic party, which assembled in Hart ford (was if.* > and determined that in a certain exigency New Knghind should secede from the Union. It was .Joshua it. ((hidings and John P. Hale it wo lead ing Democrats, were they nol'.’i who. in Kebruary, IS-10, presented pet it ions to Con gress, praying for “ the immediate disso lution of (lie American Union." It was Salmon P. Chase and William H. Sew ard (.two more leading Democrats, no doubt, Mr. Jlrrntil,) who voted lor that petition, it was Mr. Speaker Banks who declared that ‘‘in a certain state of cir cumstances lie would lie willing to let the Union slide." The Jlcrahl is doubtless laboring under the delusion that lie like wise was a Democrat, tt was Senator Wade of Ohio, who called upon his po litical friends to ‘‘sweep away this rone mint which we call a Union." It was Horace freely (the editor of that sterling Democratic paper, the Trihum■,) who was willing to “ tear down the Haunting lie," anil declared that secession was an inalienable right, ami that the South might leave tlie Union whenever shesaw lit. And it was Abraham .Lincoln him self who avowed ..that any community had a rigid to throw off the allegiance of the general government whenever they believed they could better theireomlition by doing so. We trust the Jfrrald will freshen up its knowledge of the political history of the country. Did our space permit, we could cite whole columns of evidence to prove that, secession was taught by infidel Now England in pre cept and in pracfice from tile earliest for mation of tile Government, down until file day she finally succeeded in inaugur ating the late civil war. I IWtf General Cuss is in liis cighty-su vontii year. He sleeps iihnost constantly, and his death is daily looked for. His disease is softening of the brain. He fre quently wakes up and asks for some of ids old friends, but before they can be sent for falls to sleep again. A •• LOYAL 1 ' TRAITOR VXMASKED. In tho i-our.se of n levout dvbato in the I’. S. Semilo, Mr. Ciieswell, the blatant “loyal” Si-uatoi- from Maryland—a man who was oli-c-ti-il by bayonets—attempted to insinuate a charge of Inconsistency against the President. As soon ns he had taken Ins seat, Mr. Cow.tx of this Slate, rose and replied that the consciences of very few Republican Senators would lie free on that score, and lie hardly thought the Senator from Maryland could plead guiltless. He then read and held up to tlie gaze of the Senate a set of resolutions that laid been adopted at a largo meeting at Elkton, Md., in (lie summer of ISO!, hi wliieh tlie right of secession was advo cated and defended, and the “ Southern eau-e” warmly commended. Mr. Cowan - ., smiling, turned to Mr. Ciiuswr.M., and, looking him straight in the eye, asked— " Will tlie Senator please inform the Senate who wrote those secession resolu tions V Who was their author?" Poor (hii:swi;no I He presented the appear ance of a criminal who had just been sen tenced to tlie gallows. He sunk deep in his seal, covered ids face with his hands, and remained mum. Mr. Cowan again demanded a reply to ids question, but could get none. He iMr. C.) then shook Ids long fore-Unger at the Maryland “loy al” Senator, and said, “ 1 will tell you who wrote those resolutions ; voi;, C'llics- WK1.1,, WIIOTE THEM; DENY IT, II- Vlir dauk!” ft was really cruel in Mr. Cow ax to thus impale the trembling blusterer, hut lie considered it necessary, on account of Cheswei.i.'.s intermcdling and swag gering inipndeiu-e. The “ loyal” Mary land Senator has not been heard from since. This Mr. Senator Ciiesweli. is a fair type ol the leaders of his pie-hahl party. Trace them hack a few years, rake up their antecedents, and it will he found that nine out often of them have assailed the Union and advanced secession dog ma-. Mr. Lincoln's cabinet: was almost’ made up of men who had, as members of ('onercss, voted fora dissolution of the Union: anil Mr. Lincoln himself had made a'speech in the National House of Representatives, in which lie took hold ground in favor of the right of secession. So wedded were these men to their trea sonable ideas, that they finally consider ed it a reproach to lie classed with the friends of the I’nion. In the Presiden tial campaign of 18til, they dubbed Dem ocrats “ Union-savers,” and Hiiuack (ir.KKi.v, editor of the 7Wbam, spoke of our Hag as " a Haunting lie." Their present crusade against the Un ion, then, is no new tiling—it is the'old leaven that is again at work. It was unite proper, therefore, in Mr. Cowan to expose the former record of the seces sionist, Senator Cheswell. Let him take up some of the other,'-ienators— Sr.M NKit, Wilson, Titninri.i,, and their col leagues in treason —and lie will find that they, like Ciieswell, advocated seces sion mid disunion, when the men they are now daily assailing as ** copperheads" were battling for the old Hag and hurling hack the assaults they were making against the Union into their teeth. And these disunionists, these traitors, are han ded together and call themselves the “ I'n inu jitti-fi/" '‘Union party,' 1 indeed ! Battling agai nst the Union every day of their worthless lives, and making them selves liable to arrest fur treason, they yet have the superlative impudence to call themselves “ Union men I" Mr. Cowan is the man to tell them who they are and wind they are, and in the name of the people we thank him for the expo sures lie is making. ItmtIANT TO WHAT! The disunionists, in their assaulls upon President Johnson, persist in declaring that he has betrayed the men who elect ed him ; that lie is recreant to the princi ples of his party ; that he has cheated the Republicans, Ac. How? If our memory serves us the platform adopted by the Baltimore Convention that nomi nated Mr. Johnson for Vice ■’resident, contained no resolution favoring a Ereed inen’s Bureau ; no resolution favoring a Civil Bights Bill ; no resolution against a union of the Stales. Hud these uncon stitutional and treasonable measures been openly advocated and incorporated into the Baltimore platform, Lincoln and Johnson would have been iguominious ly defeated, notwithstanding the bayo net arguments and fraudulent practices that were made use of to secure their election. Ami it is because President Johnson rcfuse.l his assent to the Freedman's Bu reau Bill, and that equally infamous measure the so-calJcd Civil .Rights Bill, ami favors a whole Union, that the hounds of disunion are yelping at his heels and branding him a “ recreant." The Presi dent refuses to sanction disunion and oili er measures which his partizans did not dare to advocate before tile people, lin'd for this he is anathematized because, as his enemies say, “lie has betrayed the Republican organization. ’’ Fiddlesticks —there is not even a semblance of truth in what they assert. Tlie fierce assaults upon the President by disunion members of Congress and olliers, is hut another proof of the trea sonable designs of the leaders of that des perately wicked part£.„ During Mr. Lincoln’s term of office they could car ry outjheir dare-devil schemes witli im punity, for they did not permit the Prcs 'ident to exercise an opinion of his own, or do anything except to sanction their infamous decrees. Ho wits mi instru ment in their hands. But they find Mr. Johnson less tractable; a man of talent, who inis a will of his own, lie refuses to be led by disunionists likoSu.MNEii, Thaii. Stevens and Satan. Notwithstanding ho was elected by a thieving disunion party, lie is himself a I’nion man, and is deter mined that “ the Union must and shall be preserved.” Let him then assert his power, let him order the arrest ofall trai tors, and if necessary, shut up the Rump Congress,amithepeoplc.willsay “amenl" IS-tT' (iun. K.nil'G, appointed Postmas ter of Harrisburg, by President Johnson, has l)eeu eonfmned by the Hump Senate, and he lias taken possession of the olliee. Good bye, Hergner. Thu President lias said that “ treason must lie made odious,” and (he removal of the “Hessian” is an evidence that he meant what lie said. Tim-; Louisville Journal thinks the South lias I lie host of it after all —it being only a/i-represeuted, while the 'North is nns-represented. “ WIIEX HOGUES FAXjIj OUT. “ When rogues fall out honest men get their dues,” is a trite but true saying.— The terrific light now going on in tho Republican disunion ranks is unearthing many secrets. In their assaults upon each other those political gamblers prove to tlie satisfaction of everybody Unit a more ineorrigahlo set of swindlers' and knaves never had existence outside the dominions of the Prince of Darkness. A few days ago Mr. Conklin, disunion member of Congress from New York, held up Provost Marshal General Fry as tlie greatest swindler this country over produced, and with dates and ligiiros, proved that lie had charged the Govern ment with bounty for tens of thousands of men who had never boon put into tlie army. According to Conklin’s showing, this man Fry fleeced the Government to the l*iie of ten or twelve millions of dol lars! V iiv replies to Conklin, in a letter to a friend, and in doing so alleges that Conklin is in a bad humor because he (Fry) would not permit him to steal as much as he desired; that he (Conklin) did steal some two hundred thousand dollars, when ho was stopped by Fry, who considered that the New York Con gressman had ins full share of plunder.— It is quite evident', judging by the state ments of Fry and Conklin, that both became immensely wealthy very sudden ly. They had helped themselves liberal ly to the people’s money, and all in the name of “ loyalty.” Altogether the quar rel between these two “ loyal” gentlemen, is rich, racy and interesting. The exposures that are daily being made, prove beyond tho possibility of a doubt that during the entire four years of the rebellion, a system of fraud and peculation existed that amounted to a gi gantic- conspiracy against the Govern ment, From the highest civil officer down to the most petty, robbery appeared to be the object. Those who bellowed loudest, for “ loyalty” and who were ever ready to denounce as “traitors” all im'ii who refused to worship Aiiiiaiiam Lin coln and to speak of him as “ the Gov ernment,” were the very follows who were helping themselves liberally from FneJe Sam’s money bags. Their loud professions was all a sham—a sharp trick to divert attention from their plundering operations. They -were like tho corrupt priest, who “ stole tho livery of tho court ofheaven to servo the devil in.” As we remarked on a former occasion, the im partial historian may yet unearth and ex pose to light the corruptions of the Lin coln administration. Many secrets have already been divulged, and as the fight in the Republican faction progresses, tlie dark doings of infamous men are made appareni. THU IVItETCII t During the discussion on the Constitu tional amendment reported to the House by the “ Central Directory," last week, that blasphemous old scoundrel, Tiiad, Stevens, advocated the hanging of cer tain ‘‘leading rebels," and the balance, he said, he “ would confine in the peni tentiary for life." Mr. Thayer of this Stale, asked Stevens “whether lie thought he could build a penitentiary big enough to hold eight millions of people ?” ■Stevens immediately replied: “ \fs, sir. Thai penitentiary which is nimrdcil by bayonets down below, and If they undertake to conn* back we will shoot them. The peniten tiary of/o(7 is Hu- penitentiary thev deserve to have!" This speech of Stevens whs the lust olio made hi behalf of tile desecration of llio (.'oustitutioii that liis liill proposed.— “The vote was then taken, anil the Amendment was adopted,” says the re port—'• yeas lit,S, nays 37.” ft was well that tlie debate etosed witli the blasphe mous utterances of the vile brute, Ste vens, who is the recognized leader of the disunionists of the House. It was so re liued iu sentiment, so moral in its teach ings, so statesmanlike in tone, Unit it would have been a pity, had any one at tempted to answer it or to mar the sweet influence it produced on that Oir/nifwd body, the Unnip House. It was well, wc say, that the vote was immediately taken alter the hoary-headed infidel, .Stevens, had delivered ids clinching argument to ids fellow-conspirators of the “grand moral idea party.” few'" That miserable specimen of hu manity, Lawrence, member of Congress from the Washington district, this .State, made one of his characteristic speeches to (ho empty chairs of the House a few days since, in which lie retailed many lies against tlie Hon. Hiestek Ci.v.iiEß, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. This Lawrence is a weak but conceited man, who well sus tains the character of a political gambler, lie was a State Senator a few years ago, and served two sessions with Hiestek Cev.'leh. Both made a record in that body. Mr. Ci.vmek was regarded a high minded, upright and honest man; no whisper was ever heard against his char acter; Mr. IjAWkence was as universal ly considered the most corrupt man the Senate contained. He was so regarded by the men of his own party, and lie left that body us universally despised as Hius- TEii Ceymek left it universally' esteemed. For this creature then to assail and slander such a man as Hiestek Ci.ymer, is a piece of impudence such as we sec exhibited frequently by swindlers and cheats. His speech might do for the Hump Congress, but here in Pennsylva nia, where botli Ci.v.itEitand Lawrence are known, it would not be safe for him to deliver it in any other than benighted districts. We won 1U earnestly enjoin upon mu- Union friends throughout the State to make eariv nom inations, ami present their candidates to the peo ple as blameless as their principles.—/'Van/.p,, yo.si/ary. It is quite probable Unit we may “ make early nominations,” but we insist upon it Unit tlie Meponiiorty lias nothing to do with our political arrangements. We will do as wo please about our nomina- Uons, and desire no advice from the dis imionisls. The m.-ecs.-ity of immediate, systematic, thor ough orpu.izaliou cannot he too strongly urged upon the thiion men of the Btate. J{r posifori/. Well, that’s true, hut wo would like to know what business the disunion Frank lin Hcpusitor) / litis to advise us what to do in political matters'.’ Attend to your own tottering party, Mr. Frporitori/, amt per mit I’/iion men to attend to theirs. Tm, Democracy and Johnson Hepub licaits of Indiana have made a fusion against the Disunion isls. THE OM» TRAITOR WIISOJf, .Senator Wilson, in his late speech in the Senate of the United States, openly declared that during the last thirty .years the Abolitionists had striven to bring about the affairs in which ourcountrynow stands. This fact is so well known that it was hardly necccssary for Mr. Wilson, or any other Abolitionist, to reiterate at this late day. During the period spoken of by Mr. Wilson, more particularly during the ten years immediately prece ding the war, the leaders of the faction of which Sumner and Stevens are the chiefs, openly promulgated their designs toover throw our government. Asa specimen of what was then promulgated hy these arch traitors, we publish below a few ex tracts from William Lloyd Garrison's publicspcochcs and editorials in his paper, the Liberator , published in Boston. Mr. Garrison, through his paper, put forth the very essence of the principles of the party. He was considered the leader of the party. He gave tone and spirit to the war. There were,“however, a number of others who followed in the same strain with Mr. Garrison. Mr. G. said : “So long as the blood .stained Union exists, there la but little hopeforfhcslave.”—-IPm. Lloyd Garrison, .V'l.'J 1-1, ISjV. “ This Union is a lie ; the American Union is a sham, an Imposture, a covenant with death, aip agreement with hell and it is our business to call tor a dissolution. It the church is against disunion, and not on tho side of the slave, then I pronounce it of the. devil. No union with’slaveholders, socially or religiously, and up with tho ling of disunion,” — IP. /.. Garrison, Speech in rVetc York, Am/ust 1, iNVi. “ The, Bay stale has already made it a penal ollbncelo help to execute a law of the Union. Up witli the ling of disunion, that we may have a free and glorious Union of onf own," — William Lloyd Garrison. . "Mark! How stands Massachusetts at this hour in reference to the Union? Just where she ought to he—in nu attitude of open hostility.”— The Liberator, Garrison's paper. June 20th, lie petitioned Congress, for adissolu tlon of tiie Union. " The United States Constitution is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell.”— Liber ator. June 2d, WHERE HE STANDS. Thu Herald of week before last in dulged in another of its mean flings at Hiester Clymer, intimating that he hud resigned his scat in the Senate to avoid meeting the issues which might be sprung upon him, and triuphantly asks how he would have mot the question of a general railroad law. The following let ter from Mr. CnvMMßsodistinctlydefines his position on this question that it can not he misinterpreted or misunderstood even by tlie Hrrald. It is in striking contrast with Gen. Geary’s quibbling and evasive reply to the inquiries of the people of Allegheny county on the same subject. Mr. Clymer, by frankly falling to witness Ids efforts in the Senate in favor of a general railroad law, shows just whore he stands ; Ueaihxh, April 12, ISM. OENTi.rornxl have Just received your letter of tlic nth hist, asking the question, “whether I am or am not in favor of making a general rail road law by the Legislature of this Common wealth, somewhat similar to that existing in the neighboring State of Ohio?” It. after the repeated and presistent efforts made by me during a long service in the Senate to secure tile passage of a general railroad law’ my position on that question is not understood I fear nothing 1 may now say will more fuliv de monstrate it. 1 have been, am now, and will continue to be in favor of a general free railroad,system for this Slate similar to that of the States* of Ohio and Now ork; believing that capital should ever be pomittod, under proper restraints for the protec tion of private property and the rights of indi viduals, to develop any and every section of lids Stale without let or hindrance. Until the people of this Commonwealth estab lish this system, many of the richest and fairest portions thereof will for half a century to come he deprived of those moans of development and inter-communication to which atall limes they are entitled, and without which their stores of iron, or eual, of lumber and of oil will he useless and unprofitable, not alone to their owners but as well also to the whole people who are un questionably must deeply Interested in their prompt development and production. Very respectfully and truly yours HIESTJSII CLYMER. Messrs. I*. L. Williams, J. M. Irvin, John Wint er, Committee of Public .Meeting held at Sharon, Mercer eounty, Pa., Saturday, March 2Uh, IKM. Out of.V.) Jioy/ahliean. iSi'iialors, out}/ jlce arc clearly understood to he ojtposcd, on principle {or interest), to an e ctensinn of the sutf'raf/e. vl similar analysis of the lower 1 louse iron Id shoo- n similar result.—Xcir York Tribune, Onyjire out of thirty-nine -Republican Senators who are not in favor of negro suffrage, and a similar ratio in tire lower House ! Is not that, sullieient to show where that party stands V Ctreely knows all about what he calls “ the interior workings of Conc/rcrn. ' 1 He speaks ex cathe dra. Let this fact ho paraded before tiro people ! In thepre.-ent campaign in Penn sylvania, if tiie eyes of the masses are not blinded, the Republican party will be swept out of existence. What Does the Gazkttk Mkax?— The Pittsburg Gazette says : "All govrminents arc bottomed on public opinion. It was said in Russia, years atto, by an eminent publicist, that It was “ a despotism tempered by assassination." This Ims often boon illustrated In the history of that country. Asa amimdion isthc peculiar form in which public'opinion uu/rayed beyond endurance, erpremee itself." Hoes the Gazette mean that the assass ination of Mr. Lincoln was but an ex pression of “outraged public opinion”— and that President Johnson is in danger of the same “ taking off”? Tin-; Pennsylvania Battle-Flags.— Tlio ceremony of returning the Penn sylvania battle Hags to the State will take ])lacc at Philadelphia on the Fourth of July in Independence square. Arange ments are making to render this one of the most imposing demonsrattions that has ever occurred in the State. A numer ous committee of distinguished officers has been appointed to take the matter in charge. Cl'Lvbk, the Yankee banker and Disunion Congressman from the Penn sylvania oil region was arrested and held to bail for trial, last week, at the instan ce of Senator Hoge, of Franklin, on a charge of embezzling funds on specia deposit for theuseof orphansandtheerec tion of the Venango Soldiers monument. It is a pretty serious business to be charged with robbing the fatherless and the dead. The Assistant Commissioner of Froedmon, for the District of Columbia, has lound it necessary to issue instructions to teach tlie negros tlie duties and obli gations of marriage. How much- more do they know about voting than matrimony ? Will Thad. Stevens answer ? fis?“The “loyal” fellows who captured Jefferson Davis Jnd the Assassinators, and many others who didn’t, are quarreling over the Wood money. Those who got money think they didn’t get enough and those who got none want some very badly. I’oor fellows ; wouldn’t some of them soil tbeir grandmothers? stir Dead ihiek Eokxev is now assail ing President .loirxsox in language cx aotly similar to that he employed against Ex-President lU.'cii.vnax. Koiixkv will blaekguard any runetionary who will not permit him (osteal. lilt-. Mobile JlcytKlcr denies having announced Oeu. 11, E. 800 as a candidate for President, RECORD OF SHAME. The time will come when no man will rend the history of tho nets of the present Congress without a blush of shame and indignation. '[jhe crimes committed against liberty i lid right have no parallel. Having a large majority in both branches of Congress, in order to perpetuate that majority they deliberately, without cause or justice, go to work and in a systematic manner c.vpct legally elected members who differ with them. A few weeks ago they expelled Daniel Vorhees from the House. Next they expunge .Senator' Stockton. Upon the heels of that they threw out Hon. James Brooks. It is not necessary for us, a country editor, to write a long article to prove that these are all hellish outrages. Tho people know it. In every District where Democrats have been expeled, the same gentlemen will bo returned by tremendous majorities. There is a feeling of pent up indignation that will burst forth with irresistible fury this fall. Woe unto the miserable Radi cal who stands in the way. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER The “Plan” Adopted In the House--Another Nopro Jiiblllcc-Snmbo nnd Dinah In Eoftta elcM-F all ael e h of tho Reconstruction .Scheme-A ** Baeh-dowa" lu the Senate-- Mow 31r. Lincoln 3la<le Cabinet Ministers. "Washington, May 12,1806. Messrs. Editors : Tho “ plan” of tho so-called Reconstruction Committee for obstructing tho restoration of the Union, passed the House of Representatives, on Thursday last, by a strict party vote. On Wednesday, a number of promi nent Republicans declared their opposition to certain features of the amendment, in tho strong est terms; but old Thad Stevens cracked tho rad ical lash, under a motion for the previous ques tion, and everyone of them, including Raymond, Bingham and Blaine, who had so vigorously op posed it, fell into line, and swallowed the whole dose without a murmur. When the result of the vote was announced, tho scene on the passage of the Civil Rights bill was reenacted. Applause resounded from the floor and galleries, especially the colored gallery, which as usual was well filled with retired colored gentlemen and ladies who live at the expense of the Frecclmen’s Bu reau. Little nigs kicked up their heels, while nigs of larger growth threw their arms around each other’s necks and cried : “ Bress de Lord” from the fullness of their hearts Mr. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, rose to a point of order, and direct ed the attention of tho Speaker to the violation of the rules of the Hous'e by persons in the galle ries, whereupon be was greeted by a storm of hisses ami groans from these same negroes. Mr. Eldridge attempted to address the speaker say ing “ that it was a now thing for a representative in the American Congress lobe hissed down by woolly-heads in the galleries,” when he was called to order by the speaker, who reminded him that “ it was not i n order for any member to insult vis itors in the (jrtUcrics!" Mr. Eldridge asked that the rules be enforced nnd the galleries cleared, and was greeted with another storm of hisses.— Tho Speaker then reminded his colored breth ren that they wore violating the rules, nnd if the disorder was repeated he would order the galleries to ho cleared. It is a sufficient commentary on this to notice that on previous occasions flic white galleries have been cleared on the very first manifestations of disorder. These Constitutional Amendments, it is con tended, do not require the Presidential approval before they arc submitted to the States. Stevens has announced that he will not trouble Iho Pres ident for his signature; therefore if the "plan” receives a two-thirds vote in botli Houses, it be comes a part of the fundamental law on its rati fication by three fourths of the State Legislatures. Strong hopes are entertained, however, that it will not pass the Senate, or at least will he great ly modified before it docs. If it does pass and is thus ratified, then will the dissolution of the American Union be complete, and who knows that it may not be final. The third amendment is in these words: “ That persons who voluntarily aided or adhered to the rebellion shall not vole for Federal officers until after July 1,1570.” Thlsamendmcntdlsfran ehiscs the entire white population of the South. I will undertake to say that in not one of the cot ton States could a corporal's guard of men bo louml who wen; loyal to the Union throughout the war—or, if found, would also be found the very poorest and meanest kind of trash. All the true manhood of the South—lot us frankly rec ognize the fact—was in the rebellion; and to ex pect the Southern people to select as their repre sentative In Congress sonic whey-faced, white-liv ered caitiff who stood aloof from their desperate struggle, is to ilcma nd that a whole people shall become hypocrites, and organize a lie to their own disgrace and injury. The men who led the South in war must lead it in peace, or It will drift without leading into anarchy. Would it not be better that honest, well-born wealthy, honorable men of the South—gentlemen thoroughly commanding the confidence of their people—should lake charge of the destiny of tixo Southern States, than that the reins of govern ment should fall into the hands of a craven, worthless scum of wretched renegades—who could not receive a hundred votes, unless by fraud and the Influence of federal bayonets?— Lot us put the best men of the South on guard in this crisis. Those best men undoubtedly • ‘ aided and adhered to the rebellion.” They were faith ful to a desperate cause, and will they now be less faithful to the Union ? Let us bo frank with ourselves. Would not ninety men out of every hundred men who fought most gallantly for the Union, have fought Just as gallantly for the re bellion, if the accidents of their birth and resi dence had been reversed? Wc speak of the warm-blooded, combatant class; not the unbel ligorcnts of the Sumner stripe, whose veins swell with equal parts of gas, gall, lymph and water,— Taxation without representation is tyranny, wo cry, and yet the South is taxed without a voice in Congress. How long shall this abnormal state of things continue ? How long will the free in telligence of the Middle and Western States ac cept, with the humility of whipped spaniels, the ruinous and bigoted dictation of New England’s domineering Tartuffes—that combination of sel fish and unscrupulous avarice with pitiless and frenzied bigotry ? Wonderful to toll, the Senate has become fright ened at Its own madness; and, Inst week, It sent n request that the House return the hill limiting the appointing power of the President. The bill was then reconsidered and defeated by a largo majority. There never was a sqnarer ease of bade down In the legislation of tills country. There is a piece of “ gossip in bigli life” now going tlie rounds here, which I give you for what it Is worth. Your readers have all doubtless heard of the celebrated Bob Lincoln. Nearly two j-ears ago, so the story runs, Robert fell in love with a 5-oung lady, whoso father at the time was out of office and out of money. To be In this condition at Washington is next to being con victed of forging a Government bond or murder in the first degree, and the Idea of marrying the lady in that condition was not to bo thought of. So tlie amiable Robert set about mending the matter, and made a desperate effort to secure the proposed father-in-law a sent in the iotver House of Congress. Ho failed in this, however, and was at a dead halt, when luckily a member of the Cabinet died. Here was a vacancy, and, -the lover speeding on the tvlngs of passion, amor ous, Hew to tlie President and stated the whole ease to him with great frankness. “Hike your way of doing things, Rob,” said Mr. Lincoln " lf possible I will work tlie tiling for you ” To cut a long tale short, lie did “ work” it—tlie broken down politician became a member of tlie Cabinet; tlie young ujflancc was suddenly converted into a lender of fashion, and all went sweetly as a man age bell toward the wedding day. Rut the adage never lulls to hold Us own, and lii tills, ns in every other ease, the course of true love did riot run smooth. Tlie hand of the as sassin interposed. Tlie young gentlemen found himself bereft of father, of fortune and of place at one fell swoop. On tlie other hand, the Cabi net member created by his interposition, bad experienced a change of fortune ; for, having Minified Ids cards skillfull!', he was just returned a Henator in Congress. The lady wavered ; the nuptials were postponed ; nud, finally, as visions of a gay career and better match began to flit across her beautiful blue eyes, she resolved that She was not so much In love as she had been and Kile broke oil tlie engagements altogether! I 101 l you the tale as it was told to mo. It Is just now Ihe gossip of tlie hour; and as I have 110 donlil it will appear in print—such secrets being 100 valuable and 100 notorious for a poor devil ul a letter-writer to keep—l give 5-ou the benefit »t it. It Is an apt illustration of the world and I be fickleness of womankind, CAVCAHIAN. THE DEERING TRAGEDT. Tlio Flcnrt Probst—Me Confesses to Hav ing Mnrtlercd tlic Whole Family. Philadelphia, May 7. —The Evening Telegraph publishes the confession of Probst. After describing the murder of the boy Casey, he says: “The sight of the blood of the boy produced in me a devilish and blood-thirsty feeling, and X determined at once to murder the whole family.” He disposed of the body of the boy as described before, and then delib erately walked over to the house. He en tered and told Charlie, the little boy next in years to Willie—who was absent— that ho wanted him help him do some .work in the barn. The little fellow fol lowed him, and as soon ns ho got him in side the barn door, he dispatched him with a small axe ho had secured. Ho then went back to the house and told Mrs. Deering there was something the matter with one of the cows, and he want ed her to come to the barn. She went and he followed, and as soon as she en tered ho struck her on the head, and kil led her. Pie then went back to the house and brought the children out, one at a time, and taking them inside the barn, despatched them, one by one, with the same axe. In each instance lie out their throats and placed their bodies in the corn crib, himself, just in the position they were found. Ho then covered the bodies up and proceeded to wipe out ail evidences of his guilt. Ho then went back to the house and awaited the arri val of Mr. Deering, not expecting that Miss. Dolan would accompany him. As soon as Mr. Deering arrived in the car riage he got out and Probst told him that something was wrong with -one of the cows and asked him to go over to the barn with him. Mr. Deering went along with him and Miss. Dolan went into the house and took off - her bonnet and furs. Mr. Deering did not even take off his gloves before going to the barn, but went there at once, followed by Probst, who had the axe concealed ready for use. As soon as Mr. Deering entered the door, Probst states that he struck him in the head and felled him to the earth, and then chopped at his neck with the edge of the axe. Miss. Dolan was the next and last victim. She proceeded to the barn, after coming down stairs and not finding any one of the family in the house, and Probst, who was in waiting for her, treated her as he had done the rest of the family. After laying out the bodies and covering them up with hay. the murder er went into the house and commenced searching for valuables. lie states that he got no money, but expected to secure a considerable amount. He states that Miss. Dolan’s pocket-book had very little in it. He saw nothing whatever of the two fifty dollar compound notes and twen ty dollar bill of the same character, that are missing. He remained about the house for some time, picked up the arti cles found in the black valise and left about dark. His further movements were pretty much ns brought out on the trial. Probst states that he would have confess ed to all the murders before, but he feared that if he did so, he would have been torn to peaces by the mob. GENERAL NEWS. —A woman born without arms is giving ex hibitions in writing with her feet in Georgia. —A Boston chap Ims procured a patent for pa per shirts, which can be sold at twenty-live cents. —The Cuttle Plague In Great Britan is rapidly decreasing and will soon entirely disappear, —There was one death front cholera In New York bay on Saturday, but no additional cases are reported. —The National Temperance Society has voted to raise a fund of 5100,000, of which 8111,000 has already been subscribed. —The famous trotting horse Dexter was sold at auction on Wednesday, at the Union Course, L. J., and brought $14,000. —The latest intelligence represents the attitude of Austria and Prussia ns moro warlike, while Italy Is Increasing her land and naval forces. —Tbeflist contingent of Austria voluntors for Maxlmllllnn's army In Mexico Was to sail from Trieste for Vera Cruz in the last days of April. —A pleasure boat, containing a party of ladies and gentlemen, wastired on by a British steamer at St. Andrews, N. 8., on Friday night. The contract for the Gettysburg monument lias been awarded to J. G. Batterson, of Hartford, Ct. The monument Is to cost 350,000. Two important levees above New Orleans have given way, and a great portion of Southern Louisiana lias been flooded. Thirteen parishes are under water, and the destruction of property will be Immense. —The Japanese engineer connected with the Iron-clad built In America for the Tycoon, believ ing himself dishonored by reflections cast on tho vessel, committed suicide by “hari-kari,” hav ing obtained permission to do so from the Ty coon. A few days since a negro violated tho person of a respectable white woman In Pike County, Georgia. Ho was arrested and placed In the custody of the Sheriff, from whose hands he was rescued by a party of men in disguise. —A sitin', containing three girls and two boys, drifted from Oakville, C. W., out into Lake Onta rio, recently. Two of the girls were washed over board, and tho other died from exposure. The boys were picked up In a starving condition. —William Hutchings, the last surviving revo lutionary soldier In Maine, and the last but two or three in tho Union, died on Thursday in the town of Penobscot, Hancock county, aged 102 years. Special honors were accorded to his mem ory at tho funeral on Monday last. —A terrible tragedy took place'Un the 7th Inst, in a court-room at St. Louis, A woman named Bright had been lined 5100 for committing adultry, and was about paying the fine when her husband drew a revolver and shot her through the head, Inflicting injuries of which she died. —The Boston Ice companies having recently consolidated Into one corporation, and thus se cured the monopoly of the market, have raised the price of Ice to an exorbitant figure. So excit ed are the Bostonians that they are discussing the project of forming acompany to go to sea in search of floating Icebergs and tow them Into Boston harbor. To make the enterprise pay the bettor, pleasure parties are to be taken out on each trip. PERSONAL. —Mrs. D. P. Bowers Is playing a succcsful en gagement at Dayton, Ohio. —Colorado Jewett was among the arrivals at Boston from Europe, in tho China, on Tuesday. —The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomi nation of Gen. Sickles as Minister to the Hague. —General Scott made his annual visit to "West Point, last Thursday. His health Is rather feeble. —A letter from Madrid states that cx-Prcsident Millard Fllmore and wife arrived there on the 22d of last month. —Captlan Thomas Joys, the flj-st white male bom In Louisville, died In that city on Friday last In his 78th year. —On Edwin Forrest’s debut, In Sab Francisco a few days since, 8500 in gold was paid for the choice of best Bents. —The Senate Finance Committee has reported against the nomination William P. Johnston ns Internal Revenue Collector at Pittsburg. —The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Joseph P. Knlpe to be Postmaster of Harris burg, Pennsylvania, and Mr. Smyth as Collector of the Port of New York. —The brave Fenian Colonel, Wheeler, in whom was placed much confidence, and who was lately arrested by the Canadian authorities on the charge of treason, lurns.out to bo a British spy 1 -Santa Anna Is at Ellzabethport, N. J., Seuor Romero has furnished Mr. Seward with official documents to show that Santa Anna is a mon archist and an adherent of Maximilian. —Mr. French, the Superintendent of the San Antlnlo (Texas) and Mexican Gulf Railroad, was set upon and badly beaten a few dtiys ago by a gang of negroes, because he ordered them to de sist smoking In the cars. —Jefferson Davis has been indicted for high treason by theOraud Jury of the United States Circuit Court, at Norfolk, Vn. The Court has adjourned to' meet in Richmond on the first Tuesday of June, when It is believed the trial of Davis will begin —lt is stated that Chief Justice Chase will pre side at the trial of Jefferson Davis, and that At torney General Speed will prosecute. Judge Un derwood has had n long interview with the As sistant Attorney General at Washington. LOCAL TTEM,y. Attempt to Burn a Cam Sabbath morning last, about twl^" 0 * a bold attempt was made to bum .V' o ' l ond Presbyterian church in .. .H -but Providentially the fire was db before much damage was done p* l the miscreants gained adndssL , ■ basement through a window Tl ° lli kindled a fire under the stainvnv? from the basement to the vestibiil flames in their progress reached a'l Sacramental wine, which exploded® * considerable noise and uwak en 3 Hantch,whoseresidenceajoinstheeh * Mr. H., on being awakened, jJ II4 smoke issuing from the windows m once repaired to the Pomfret street s* of the Ijecture Hoorn and forced H he then aroused a number of the i?* 1 hors and by their united efforts were subdued. The damage done lined to the floor and stairway basement; but had the fire note • tunely been discovered when it building would doubtless have been | flames in a few moments more. * On the same night an attempt t , made to fire the stable of Samuel (; i year, residing on South Hanover ?•!!' above Pomfret. The fire had been ki died near the door and burned ing wood-work, but went out of itself. Had the effort been successful this wooid doubtless have been one of the most destructive fires which has visited' this town for many a year. Hast week we neglected to notice the attempt to burn the wooden building cently occupied by a billiard saloon,l,. now in the occupancy of James H. Smith Esq., and a barber shop. A fire was fo died on the cellar wall, within- a footd the floor, but was discovered by some* groes, who gave the alarm. Jfo matcrii damage was done to the building. The arson, robbery and villiany mi running riot in this town are almost wilt out a parallel. We seem to be living im reign of terror. A feeling of insecurity and danger pervades the entire connin' nity. Every man feels that lie is at lit mercy of these villians, who prowl abou in the darkness and strike their blows s the peace and security of society wlia tlie world around them la wrapped ii slumber. The unconscionable scoundrel! who would fire a church deserve wois fate than the penitentiary. Fenian Meeting—Eloquent Speech, es and Gkeat Enthusiasm.—A lare and enthusiastic meetingof Irishmen!! the friends of Ireland was held in lb Court House, in this place, on Tusli; evening last. The hall was filled toem (lowing, and the meeting was organic by calling George Zinn, Esq., to thechui, who was assisted by several Vice Pie dents and Secretaries. The first speaker introduced was Dr. I Donnelly, State Centre of the Feuiis Brotherhood of Pennsylvania. Hera fined his remarks to a detail of the organ ization, the practical workings audits aims of the brotherhood. The Doctorb a clear and forcible speaker, and his aJ dress was listened to with the closest at tention. The cause of Irish national'll! could not have been more concisely, a telligeutly and eloquently presented. Hi was followed by Win.. a young Irish Fenian, who deliveredt most eloquent and thrilling address is the wrougsof “ Erin’sgreen isle.” Then is much of the orator in the young gen tleman, though he spoke too rapidly passages of his address abounded in ran gems of eloquence and true Irish hum:) which were greeted with prolonged if plause by the audience. Both gcnlli men assured the meeting that before to first of June, the flag of the Irish Repub lic- would be planted on Canadian soil. Infanticide. —On the 4th iiist.,a Jml female infant was found im pond on the land of Mr. Angle, near lU place. The water of the pond havici partially disappeared, left exposed to via an oil-cloth traveling hag, which attnwtr! the attention of the gentleman, whit engaged in scoring corn-ground in tl( same field where thepond is; on examim t ion the bag was found to con tain a mnturd infant, together with a stone of cons derablc size. An inrj uest was held child found to be considerably decompose! The conclusion is that it must have lob in this exposed condition from four to sii weeks, and the presumption is strong, that it came to its death through the treat ment of the heartless wretch that gave! birth, or some accomplice in her service. —Shippensburg News. Coming Round.— Only two more wees remain before the Sewing Machine vril be awarded to the person bringing in tli largest list of new cash yearly subscribes to the Volunteer. Much can be done i< two weeks. We hear of several of on friends who have made up their niindstJ carry oft’the prize, and there are perhaff others at work of whom we have nj heard. One week’s hard work will set® the matter in favor of any of the contel ants, and one week’s work is well pnw at sixty-five dollars. Music.—Prof. R. A. M’Clure, ofCbam buraburg, will commence a singing cll ® for Ladies and Gentlemen, in the Room of the First Presbyterian I on next Monday evening (May 21st). * instruction will commence with the • principles of music, and gradually P gross to the end of the course. The jM Mill consist of twenty lessons, and price of tution will be $3,00. Mr.J is known as one of the most thorough I successful teachers of music in the ’- I of Pennsylvania. He has taught e J in nearly all our surrounding tO - " n! ' llI1 |. we know that his efforts have gh' cn1 versa I satisfaction. Burgicad. —We have been sll “" J stone, or mulberry calculus, ns it is k" J in professional language, which "’a 3 J from the bladder of John H- .' ( J Sharpsburg Md., by Dr. Zitzer, as sls J by Dr. Gutahall, some weeks su I weighs nearly two ounces, is -j 1 .J long, 1 inch thick and 11 inches in'' J Tlie boy survived the operation, a doing well. ■ ■ The B^ Ou, in Bedford County.— l 11 ford County Oil Company, " -e “ r^jK formed by Mr. G. W. Gump, struck their well at the foot of Dry Thursday' evening last, at a depth feet. The sand pump brought u l'‘l quantity of genuine petroleum.— Gazette,
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