jlje Volunteer. i LjUfIHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING V BY BRA.TTON & KENNEDY erncE">ovni babk£t bqvabe, I fjsHi:—TWo Dollars per year If paid strictly I usance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents If paid I utiln three montUs; after wblob Three Dollars ' ba charged. These terms will be rigidly ad" i«d to in every Instance. No subscription diu- antil all arrearages are paid, unless at I ration of the Editor. protegjsionai QTaroß. fTNIMB STATES CLAIM " AND , \SSAL ESTATE AG ENVY, r WM. B. BUTLER, attorney at law. flfle* la Franklin House, South Hanover Street nlrilsle, Cumberland county, Penna. Applications l?y ‘mull, will receive Immediate 'iparticalnr attention given to the selling or rent* terofHcal Estate, in town or country, inalllot* ft, of Inquiry* please enclose postage stamp. July 11,1870-tf • n E. BELTZHOftVER, CARLISLE, PA. Office on South Hauover Street, opposite I lent*'* d r y S oo^B store. Die. 1.18U5. ' ■ HUMRICH & PARKER, ATTORNEYS ATLA.W, I office on Mala Street, la Marlon Hall, Car* KAMSrr n SO. S. ,E M I G , r ATTORNEY- AT-LA.W, I Office .with 8. Hepburn, Jr. I . East -3 fain Street, CARLISLE, PA. fib. 2, 71~ly ' » ‘ . ttt* KENNEDY, Attorney at Law W . Carlisle. Penna. Office same os that ol h» l 'Araerloan Volunteer,” dm.l. mo. rvS. GEORGE 8. SEABIGHT, Dbn- I / TIST. From the Baltimore College of Dental bam/. Office at the residence of his mother tut Loutlier Street-, three (\pors below Bedford Cirlkle, Penna. Deo.l 1865.. • anii &ans pRESH ARRIVAL *■ or all the • NSW STYLES HATS A'N D CAPS. Tti* mb'* orlber boa Just opened at No. 15 North Sterner Street, a few doors North of the Carlisle , one of the largest and best Stocks , ’jAPS ever offered In Carlisle, , . If ,slmere of all styles and qualities, fleront colors, and every desorlp , ts now made, ‘ . d and Old Fashioned Brash, con ; . d and made to order, all warrant • > .faction. BOY’S, AND - . CHILDREN’S. *. HATS. (savt also added to my Stock, notions of differ inUlnda. consisting of LAUISS’ AND GENTLEMEN'S STOCKINGS Swite*, Suspencxert, Collars, Qloves, Pencils, 2 bread, ■ Sewing Silk, Umbrellas , de PRIME SEGARS AND. TOBACCO ALWAYS ON HAND. fllvs me a call', and examine ray stock as I feel wnfldent of pleasing all, besides saving you mo* l,jr * JOHN A. KELLER, Agent, No. 15 North Hanover street. oot.mo. " JATB AND CAPS T DO YOU WANT A NICK HAT OR CAP ? ir bo. i?on’t Fail to call on J. G.CALLIO, ' NO. 29. WES 7 MAIN STREET, Th«re can he soon the finest assortment of HATS AND CAPS ner brought to Carlisle. Ho takes great pleas sr« In‘lnviting hie old frlendH and customers, tad all nevr ones, to hts splendid *<ock lust re- Mlveil from New York.and PJillodelpma, con ilbtlng In part of fine SILK AND CASSIMKRE HATS. Iwldes an endless variety of Hats and Caps of the latest style, all ot which he will sell at the I west Cash Prices. Also, his own manufacture Rats always on hand, and HATS MANUFACTURED TO ORDER. He ban tM best arrangement for coloring Hats ind all klnua of Woolen Goods, Overcoats, &c., at the shortest notice (as he colors every week) and la the most reasonable terms. Also, a lino lot oi tholes brands of , - ' TOBACCO AND . CIGARS aitraye on hand. Hedeslres to call theattention of persona who have COUNTRY FURS bull, aa he pays the highest cash prices for die umt. - - Give him a call, at the above number, bis ild stand, as he feels confident of giving entire sq ,Ib faction. - CcUWO. Plumbers. #c. U.UEIOAMt'BELL. ’ | W. P. HENWOOU CJMBBELjyjf HENWOOH, PLUMBERS; GAS AND STEAM FITTERS, No. 18 North Hanover St. CARLISLE, ,P.A, UTHTUBB, WATER CLOSETS. WASH BASINS, HYDRANTS, LIFT* AND FORGE PUMPS, CISTERN AND DEEP WELL PUMPS, GAS FIXTURES, <*Aa SHADES GLOBES &C..&C, lead, Iron and Jaffa Cotta Pipe, CHIMNEY TOPS and FLUES, Ail kinds ot brass work l« Steons aha Water constantly on hand. WORK IN TO Wit ,PB COUNTRY _ v promptly attended to. JJrlmraedlate attention given to orders for ®ftt«rlal or work irom a distance.^* Srlu{‘ P<lo1 * 1 “ dTlmt “K oa we oro P«P aretl 10 COPPER WORK J*»U descriptions for Still Bouses (andjlothor Pirpoiei «t home or at a distance. COPPER PIPE tooUhed to order either drawn or brazed. *A»A' 4 4 ., 4 44 4 4 OTIONS WHOLESALE AT CITY PRICES, ®I<OVE3 eoQltnntl^on band such a* ’SUSPENDERS, • _ „ ' NECK TIES and owa !i!'S T FRONTS, Cambric and Linen Handker- S? ®w. L'taen and Paper Collars and Cnfla, ‘dmraingrt Bralda. Spool Cotton. Wolietta koaba,Bi a tionar>, Wrapping Paperand Paper "*KB. Drugs, Soapa and Perfumery, Shoe Black, ct ° T6 Polish, Indigo, Segars. *to., &o. CUYLR BROTHERS. No, 24 South Hanover street, March 80,1871—Cm. Carlisle. Fa, J L. STERNER * BRO., livery 'and sale s ble, BETWEEN HANOVER AND BEDFOHF ST„ THE REAR OF BBNTZ HOUSE, CARLISLE, PA. fl «ed »P the Stable with new Carrt- I am prepared to furnian flraucla&s 9 ut *. at reasonable rates. Forties token to ■bo horn the springs April 25.1807.—2 y *O,B WORK, of every description, ex •eatoa at this offlaa* the amerifan Muntwr II BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. fWrtitcal. JJOOFXiA HB'B GERMAN MEDICINES^ German Bittersj— HooMs German Tonic Hand's Podophyllin. Hoofland’s Greek Oil. JHooflamVs German Bitters. . A -Bitters without Alcohol or Spirits of any kind, Is different from all others. It Is composed of the pure Juices orvltal principle of Roots. Herbs, and Barits (or ns medicinally termed, extracts), the worthless or inert, portions of the Ingredi ents not being used. Therefore, in one bottle of this,Bitters there Is contained ns ranch medici nal virtue as will be found in several gallons of ordinary mixtures. The Hoots, Ac., used In this Bitters are grown In Germany, their vital prln*. clplea extracted In that country by a scientific Chemist and forwarded to the manufactory In this city, where they are compounded and bot tled. Containing no splrltuons.ingredlents, this Bitters Is free Irom the objections.urged against' all others; no desire for stimulants can be In duced from their use, they cannot make drunk ards, and cannot, under any circumstances, have any but a beneficial effect, Hoofland’s German Tonio , Was compounded for those not Inclined to ex treme bitters, and Is Intended for use In cases when some alcoholic stimulant is lequlred In connection with the Tonic properties oi the Bit ters. Each bottle of tho Tonic contains one bot tle of the Bitters, combined with pure y»nta Cruz Rum, and flavored In such a manner that the extreme bitterness of tho* Bitters Is over come, forming a preparation highly agreeable and pleasant to the palate, and containing the medicinal virtues of tho Bitters, 'ihe price of the Tonic Is 81 6u per bottle, which tnany per sons think 100 high. They must take Into con sideration that the stimulant used is guaranteed to be b! a pure quality, A poor article'could be furnished at a clieaper price, but Is It not better to pay a little more and have a good article 7 A medicinal preparation should contain none but the best Ingredients, and they who expect to Obtain a cheap compound will most certainly bo cheated They are ihe greatest known Remedies For LIVER COMPLAINT. DYSPEPSIA, NER VOUS DEBILITY. JAUNDICE. DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS, ERUPTIONS OF • THE SKIN, and all diseases aris ing from a Disordered Liver, Stomach.or IMPURITY OP THE BLOOD. Keadho following-symptoms Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles. Full ness of Blood to the Head, Acldltv of the Stom ach, Nausea. Heart-burn. Disgust for Food, Ful ness or Weight In the Stomach,Sour Eructa tions, Sinking or Fluttering nt the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Difficult Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations when In a Lying Posture, Dimness of yislon. Dots or Webs before the Sight, Dull Pain in the Heed, Deficien cy of Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain In the Bide, Back. Chest, Limbs, «fic„ Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning In the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil, ana,Great Depres-, elou of Spirits. All these Indicate Disease of the Liver or Digestive Organs combined with Im pure blood. -5^ The use of the Bitters or Tonlo will soon cause the above symptoms to disappear, and the pa tient will ccomo well and healthy. Hr. Hoofland’s Greets Oil, JJghining Cure for all kinds of Palm ana Aenes. Applied Externally.— lt will cure all kind of Pains and Aches, such as Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, Toolhdche. Chilblains, Sprains, Bruises Frost Bites. Headaches. Pains la the Back and Loins, Pains In the Joints or Limbs, Stings of Insects, Ringworm, etc. Taken Internally,— lt will ‘cure Kidney Complaints, Backaches, Sick Headache, Cholic, Dysentery, Diarrbcea, Cnolera lufampm. Chole ra Morbus, Cramps and Pains In the StomoSb, Fever and Ague, Coughs, Colds. Asthma, etc. Hr. Hoofland’s PodopKyllin, OR SUBSTITUTE FOR MERCURY PILLS. Two Fills a Pose, Th* mw* Powerful, get innocent Vegetable Cathartic known , It is not necessary to take » handful of thess Pills to produce the desired effect; two of them act quickly and powerfully, cleansing the Liver Stomach, and Bowels of all Impurities, Tim principal ingredient Is Podopbyllin. or the Al coholic Extract of Mandrake, which is by many times more Powerful, Acting, and Searching, tban the Mapdrake Itself. Its peculiar action Is upon the Liver, cleaning It speedily from all ob structions, with all the. power.of Mercury, yet free from the injurious results attached to the US In which the use of a cathar tic is indicated, thene Pills will give untire satis action in every cose. They never fail. In oases oi Liver Complaints, Dyspepsia, and xtreme Coatlveness, Dr. Hooflanas Q®rmun Ritters or Tonlo should be used in connection with tbs Pills. The tonlo effect of the Bitters or Tonic builds up thesystem. The Bitter* or Ton ic. nurlfles the Blood, strengthens the nerves, rebates the Liver, a hd gives strength, energy. “Keep°yonr Bowels active with the Pills, and tmie up the system with Bitters or Tonic, and no disease can retain Its hold, or ever assail you. medicines are sold by all Druggists and Draoulsi to Induce you to take anything else nmt be irmy say is Just aa good, because he PHILADELPHIA. Chas. M. Evans, **•» Formerly 0. X M.’ JA.CKSON A CO. , 'N. These reraedya are for sale brdruvgl»tfl, Btore keepersand medicine sealers throughout the Culled Ssates, Canadas, South and t»e West Indies. C««. 1.1179-17 THE COMINB_OF SPRIHD. [fVom Chambers Journal.] The winter time is post and gone, * The time of silent death. And the grateful earth Is qnlot, With the South wind's gentle breath. In tho hnlfshaded'woods, and on * The snnny banks again Thepromlse buds are wakening - To tho soft call of raln^ And 'mid tho pale palrp-wlllawblocfm ,n Jbqgtf, conjlmipua.hum.~~v---*-'--** - And tholhrush'ssong from out tho copse,. Tell that the Spring is come. Beaulllul tf Sprlng 1 beneath her smile Tho air grows warm arid bright, And rivulets through cowslip fields Run laughjng to the light* In shady meadows, day by day, The delicate cuckoo-flowers, .Open their silver cups to catch The mild descending showers; And deep within tho budding hedge , His nest tho goldfinch weaves. Where the honeysuckle's winding-sprays Arc set with tender loaves. By cottage-doors the butterfly, Tho earliest of Spring,. A bove the golden crocus-beds Stayeth hts trembling wing; And by old pondsllio daffodil Is bowing to the breeze, That stirs In grassy lanes the boughs Of clustering hazel trees; And on tho lonely mountain side By.wood-paths mossed and gray, And far up on tho pasture slopes, Gloameth thodalsy's ray. And now In gardens snrcadlng far Round antiquated halls, With broad clear moats roflectlng back Smoot h turf and terraced walls, The dark yews wear a fresher green, And sweet at early dawn Tho scent of hyacinths floats forth O'er walk ond dewy lawn; And. cool winds that at oven-time Down tho long alleys pass, Lay tho blossoms of tho almond tree In crowds upon the grass. Bright, blessed Spring ! thy coming bids A thousand thoughts arise, . Beautiful ns fjie pearly light Of thine own ohnnglngskles. • - We pluck thy wild np-glnnolng flowers, Ami wander by thy streams, And thy sunshine brings to us again Thejov ofvanlshed dreams; For down tho vlstaof past years Faint harp-llko echoes ring Borne to our hearts upon thy breath, O loved apd lovely Spring 1 BORDER CLAIMS REPORT. The Select Committee of the. State Senate, to whom was referred the peti tion of five hundred citizens of Chnm bersburg, praying for some legislation to make compensation for the extraordinary losses of property sustained by-them dur ing the lale war, made the following re port on Friday inst: That they have considered the subject matter of the petition referred to them and generally the question of losses by our citizens of the southern border during the war, by reason of depredations upon their properly'by the Confederate ond Federal forces, and. particularly by raids of the former, and will proceed to .state their conuluoionQ unon the Boveral points involved in the question of public re sponsibility for those losses, with the grounds upon which their conclusions rest. Their report is made thus broad because (hey understand that their in vestigation was not Intended to be con fined to the Chambersbnrg losses .alone; but to extend to all the losses which oc curred upon the border which heretofore have been subjected to examination un der the authority of the fcjtale. LIABILITY OP THE UNITED STATES. The first question to ho considered Is whether tli o United Stales are liable for the losses upon the border, either by reason of a direct constitutional obliga tion or bv reason of particular facts con nected with the several invasions of the Stale, or by both. By th© fourth section of the fonrlh ar ticle of the Constitution of the United States it is provided that the United States shall protect each of the States of the Union against invasion. This guar anty is coupled with two others—the one for protection of the several States against domestic violence upon demand of State authorities, and the other to secuie for them ippublioan forms of government.— Against every form of external and In ternal danger, accompanied by violence, this comprehensive section of guaranties was intended to protect (he States, and the obligation assumed by the United States under it has but one expressed limitation, which is. that tbe Interposi tion of the Federal Government ogainst domestic violence must be invoked by tbe Legislature of a State or by the Ex ecutive thereof when the Legislature cannot be convened- No one can doubt upon reading these guaranties of the Constitution, and duly considering the general objects for which the Constitu tion was made as announced In its pre amble, that complete defense to the States was promised and intended there by. and that an obligation of self-defense which, in the absence of tbe constitu tional compact,.would have rested ex clusively upon tbe several States was thereby charged upon the Federal Gov ernment- It Is not necessary to insist that the States respectively parted with the right of defending themselves against external danger, when imminent, or against actual invasion, but unquestiona bly the whole duty of defending them was imposed upon the United States.— Nor can it be doubted that the obligation and duty of the United States to protect each State against Invasion is not con fined to cases of Invasion by a foreign ohemy. The'guaranty is expressed in -general language, a'nu -is without limi tation. An,, invasion of a Stale from another State or association of State is aa much provided against aa an Invasion from abroad. This la the clear conclu sion to be drawn from the language of the guaranty, and from considering the known reasons which dictated Its as sertion in theConatltution. HenobJudge Story, in hie work upon the Constitution section 1818, in speaking of this guaran ty, declares, "that the latitude ot the ex pression here used, seems to secure each Slate, not only against foreign hostility, but against ambitious or vindictive en< terprlses of Us more powerful neigh borfl>** It is beyond dispute that the United States did not keep this de fense upon the several occasions when our border was struck bjT the enemy during the recent war of the rebellion. The guaranty was not kept and duties under it performed by the United Ststes, and by reason of their default, our citi zens were assailed in their 'peaceful homes and their properly appropriated, or wasted and consumed. They were completely Innocent of all blame. They had performed all their duties both to the Stale and Federal governments, by contribution of taxes, by voluntary as sessments upon themselves In aid of the common defense, by the raising of troops and by complete obedience of all the laws of the land. But their just claim— their absolute right to protection and defense against external violence—was not maintained by either of the govern ments to which they owed allegiance. J t Is true, as a general principle, "that protection against Invasion Is duo from every society to the parts composing It.” (Story on Con., sec. 1818) The correlative of allegiance rests upon every State, and in the absence of compact or treaty be tween States Is exclusively a State obll- Proprietor poetical political CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1871. gallon. But under onr system of dual government the case fs widely different, as already shown. Primarily this obli gation unquestionably rests upon the United States, and was assured by them In the Federel compact for full and Valu able consideration. The contribution of State strength to the Union, and the as sumption of numerous and onerous du ties to the Federal goveVnrpent by the people arid government of State constitutes the solid foundation upon which this Federal obligations rests.- It' follows that a State-may demand this protection for its cltlzeii8 tf frora the Fed eral government in Avery possible case, and henoo-in no-oaßeoan i lue*answep''bff' made'liy or In behalf of that government that the State Is bound to defend itself. If. then, any obligation or duty rests upon a State to protect its 'own people against invasion, it must be considered as one to be discussed only between the State and Us own citizens in view of the peculiar relation which subsist between them. The United States cannot assert any such Slate obligation or duty In the face of their own clear guaranty contain ed in the fourth article of the Constitu tion. In default of the Constitutional pro* teclioh of the State by the United States against invasion, and of actual defense of the State by herself—ln consequence of such default—can any onedonbt (hat the outlay incurred by the State for defensive purposes would continue a just demand against the United States. In such case oughtnotthe guaranteeing party to make good the outlay incurred by reason of its default, and when the State makes her demand for reimbursement would it not be most unreasonable and unjust to re pudiate or reject it? But can looses in curred by the State or by her citizens in consequence of a breach of the guaranty be put upon a different footing from the outlays incurred by the State in self-de fense? In each case the default of the guaranteeing and protecting party is the cause and foundation of the demand.— The committee can discover no limita tion in such case upon the responsibility of the United States except their inabili ty to respond to the demand. It is ad mitted that war rovages may be so ex tensive as to-render indemnity to inncn cent sufferers impossible. The burden may he too great to be borne and cannot, therefore, be accepted or assumed. But in the present case the plea of bank ruptcy or Inability cannot be interposed* It is to be observed that the guaranty in the Constitution is one in favor of the several States in their capacity as parties to the compact, and it is tnerefore to be asserted by the States, and not by indi vidual citizens in all cases of its viola tion. Hence it is proper and becomes necessary, in the present instance, to examine the relations and intercourse between the State and the Federal Government during the war, and the conduct of each in relation to the defense of the State. Did the State perform nil her duties to the Federal Government, and is she in a position to claim that the guaranty In question should have been kept? The ahswer to this question is fiirnlshed'by the statues of the Common wealth) and by the public records of the war. • , The State furnished her due share of militia and volunteers under the several calls mode by the President of the Unit ed States, and she submitted without complaint to the vigorous execution within her limits of the conscription act of March, 1863, and its several Supple ments* Her due share of troops for the public service was furnished by her or drawn from her under United States laws and Presidential proclamations through outihe war,and in addition thereto,in sev eral cases nf emergency, she furnished to the United States her own defensive force. At the ur/renl demand o! the War Department she allowed bor der to he uncovered to the stroke of the enemy, when, by a more selfish policy, she could have secured her own protec tion at the peril of the common interests involved In the struggle. But it is a material consideration in passing upon her conduct as a memberof the federal union in a lime of unexampled difficulty and danger that she did not rely wholly upon the United Slates for her protection from external danger. In .addition to a prompt, zealous and-com plete performance of nil her duties to the common cause, she made adequate pro vision for defending herself, and would have wholly relieved the Federal Gov ernment from the performance of practi cal duties to Iter under guaranty if that government had not in terfered with her defensivearrangemenls and taken from her her defensive force. MEASURES OF STATE DEFENSE. The exposed condition of our southern border enlisted the attention of the Leg islature at the very beginning of the war. On the 12th day of April, 1861, an act wos approved appropriating five hun dred thousand dollars to organize the militia for the defense of the State. On the 15th of May, 1861, a bill was approved appropriating three millions of dollars for tile organization of a corps of defense. Under this act a loan was created when the public credit was trembling in the balance, and was with great .difficulty disposed of at par to enable the Slate to organize the Reserve Corps for the pro tection of her own people and ■ for her own defense. An organization of some fifteen thousand rrion was so promptly made that the State was prepared to avert the full meas ure of national disaster at Bull Run, six weeks after the passage of the bill, by transferring this defensive force to save the defeated Union army. The troops thus raised for local defense at a cost of liree million dollars, was mustered Into the United Staten service, and transferred to the General Government and contin ued in its service to the close of the war. In June, 1863, the enemy, under Gen. Jenkins, raided Franklin county, and soon after Gen. Lee’s army occupied the counties of Adams, Franklin, York, Cumberland and Fulton, The Executive promptly called out the militia forces of the State to afford protection against the invasion of raiding parties, and obtained means for their immediate payment by a loan from private citizens under an assurance that the State would provide _for_ repayment. When the Legislature met it legalized the payment'and author ized a loan to procure the means, which was approved May 4,1864. On the 29th and 30th of July, 1864, some three thousand of Lee’s army, un der command of M’Causland, made a raid through the counties of Fianklln and Fulton. , Six regiments of troops had been or ganized by the Executive aud depart ment commander hut a short time before under special authority from the War Department for border defense. This force would have been more than ample to protect the exposed counties and to have saved Chambersburg. But the de feat of General Hunter in the Valley of Virginia and the retreat of the shattered forces m rth of the Potomac, again strip ped our Stale of its rroops organized for local defense. In obedience to an urgent appeal from the national authorities the whole six regiments were hurried to the Potomac to save Hunter’s army, the last regiment passing through Chambers burg but a few hours before the town was .destroyed. The border counties were again left defenseless at the earnest solicitation and by the express command of the national authorities, because of the extreme peril of the national cause. Gen. Couch had no less than one hundred and fifty troops on the border, and they were scattered as scouts aud pickets. The town of Oham bersburg.was shelled, sacked and burned without evenja demand.for surrender, or granting time for women, and children, aged aud infirm to escape before, the torch was applied. The citizens saved none of their property and but little clothing save that upon their persons. The entire business part of the town was destroyed, nearly or quite three fourths of the real and personal property was consumed in the names ,and three thou- 0 sand people made homeless in a few hours. An extraordinary session of the Legis lature was promptly called by the Gov* error to again provide measures for the adequate defease of the exposed portions of the State. It met when serious de struction was threatened to our people* and on the 22nd of August, 1864, an act was approved appropriating three million more for the defense of the Slate, and authorizing a loan for that amount. The duty was recognized by the people, and promptly reflected by the Legislature, that to the extent of her means and pow&r her citizens should be protected.— •’Sooirßftßt r ttnract' , was pffßsud'the enemy' Was utterly joiited iu the Valley by Sheridan and driven from the border— and before It became necessary to organ ize troops for defense the war was brought to a close. Tho loan authorized wns never issued, nor wns any part of tho appropriation expended, but the act au thorizing it, and theactsof 12th of April* of-15th of May, 1801, and of 4th of'May, 1864, furnishes evidence, most distinct and emphatic, of the extraordinaiy, ex ertions of the State to protect her citi zens against Invasion. It is equally clear that these efforts were rendered unavail ing by the necessities of the national government, which not only failed to keep its guaranty to the State to protect her against invasion, but stripped the State itself of the means of self-defense. LEGISLATION UPON THE CLAIMS. By the eighth section of the act ‘to provide for the adjudication and payment of certain military claims, 7 approved 16th of April, 1862, it .was provided ‘that in all counties of this State where lands and •tenements were occupied bj troops, the owner or owners thereof might apply by petition to the court of commoh pleas of the proper county, etc., and thereupon the court should appoint three disinteres ted appraisers, who should make a just and true valuation of the alleged dama ges, viewing -the premises and hearing the parties and make report to the court of the sum they found to be due, with all the testimony taken, and upon approval by the coart of. such report aud the amount found due. with the testimony, was to be certified, by the Prothonotary of the court to the Board of Military ( Inimsat Harrisburg, consisting .of (he Adjutant General, the Quartermaster General and the Commissary General. 7 And then followed a proviso that the claims, when-properly adjusted, should' be transmitted by the said Board to the War Department at Washington. Prior to the passage of said act property had been occupied and taken for military purposes In various sections of the Stale, by both State aud Federal officers, in the loose and reckless manner which would naturally characterize the action, of au thorities unprepared for and unused to war. The act was passed in the midst war, when the result of the struggle uuforseen and its cost uncertain, without negative votes in either house of the Leg islature, and is a strong authority for public responsibility for war losses caused by the State. and Federal troops. A large number of claims were adjudicated under that act and are now on file in the Auditor General's office, and many of them have been paid by the Federal Government. ' By another act approved 22d April, 1863, provision was made for the adjudi cation and payment of claims arising from the loss of horses and other property taken oc destroyed in the border counties in phe Stuart raid of October, 1802, and for property and horses Impressed for the use of the military of the State in September of the same year. The act provided that the court of common pleas of Dauphin county should appoint three appraisers ‘to examine and ascertain the imiuou am) damagesaiisiuitiuu try uUI/.t-nn of this Common wealth, by reason of the occupancy of and trespass upon their lands by any part of the military force which was called into active service, in the>month of September. 1802, for the purpose of defending the southern border of the State ;' and further bn it provided that the same appraisers should also ‘ex amine and ascertain the losses and dam ages'sustained by citizens of the southern border of this State by reason of the rebel raid under Gen, Stuart, on the tenth and eleventh days of October, ISOS.* And the said appraisers in tne several cases provi ded for were to make report to the court, which was empowered‘to review, affirm, revise or set aside the same, ih whole or any part thereof, and certify the same to the Government of this Common wealth/ who was directed to make claim for the amount of losses and damages therein specified from the General Government; and should be fall to secure payment of thesame orany partthereof, then he was directed to report the same to the nex» Legislature, recommending such action as he might deem just and proper. The preamble to the act recited the Stuart raid through the counties of Franklin and Adams; that the raiders had taken a largo number of horses, and hod taken or destroyed other properly belonging to loyal citizens of this State, and finally, that a large.numberof horses were left in the possession of the citizens of said counties which were afterwards taken by the Federal authorities. •By the act of 24th August, 1864, an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars was made for the immediate re- lief of citizens of Chambersburg whoso property was burned by the insurgent forces under Gen. M’Causland on the 30lh of July of that year, and ajl unpaid State and county taxes upon the proper ty destroyed by the fire in said borough of Chambersburg and Vicinity were re leased, and all such taxes for the three following years upon the real estate so injured was also remitted, together with school taxes for the year 1804. Certain license taxes were also released to parties injured in said borough. This sum of one hundred thousand dollars, appropri ated by this act, was essentially a charit able donation and was given from motives of humanity and not as indemnity for losses sustained. It was properly dis tributed by judicious persons named in the act, and was a necessary and proper exertion of the benevolence .of the State, for'which the State has not made and will not make any claim for reimburse ment from the Federal Government. A $llll morelraportantact for the relief ofth© Chambersburg sufferers was passed on the isth~day of February,'lB6B.,.*By' that act the"sum of five .hundred thous and dollars was appropriated ‘to the peo ple of Chambersburg and vicinity whose property had been burned by the rebels on the 30tb day of July, 1804, to be paid to such sufferers pro raid upon the valu ation of their losses,* as provided in the act. For the purpose of making such valuation, three appraisers were to be appointed by the court of common pleas of Dauphin county, who should make report to the Auditor General of ail pe titions presented to them with their awards thereon, and thereupon the Au ditor General should draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer in favor of each claimant for his pro rata share of such appropriation- The third section of the act concludes as follows; ‘The sums thus ascertained to be due respectfully to suf ferers shall be paid to them, or their heirs, executors, administrators or as signs upon their receipting for the same, which receipts shall state the amounts paid aud authorize the State to receive from the general government said sums out of any money which may hereafter be appropriated by Congress to compen sate them for losses sustained by the war.’ A further act was passed on the Otli of April, 1868, entitled ‘An act for the relief of the citizens of the counties of Adams, Franklin, Fulton,’ Bedford, York, Perry and Cumberland, whose property was destroyed, damaged or appropriated to* the public service and in the common defense In the war to suppress the rebel lion.’ The whole of this act deserves careful examination, but Its most mater ial provisions are as follows: First, That the Governor should appoint a board a# three commissioners to Inves tigate and adjudicate the claims of citi zens of the counties above mentioned for losses In tho war and make report of the same under oath to the Auditor General. Second, “ That when such claims had been fully adjudicated, reported and filed it should then be tbe duty of the p oper officers of tbe Commonwealth, to bo des ignated by the,Governor, to proceed to recover compensation for said losses, fjrom the General Government ; and whbn'so collected, and not until then, should Jhe "amount so recovered bo paid pro rat (i to thef sufferers of the said enmities in no cordance with the report of tbe said com missioners of their claims, and their receipting in full to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” Careful provisions, were' made allowance of fraudulent r or improper claims, against the allowance to assignees of a greater amount than the actual consideration paid by them to tbe original claimants, and. a provision wns added that the act should not bo construed to fix the.Com monwealtb for the ultimate payment of the damages ascertained and reported. Under theee\erul nets above mentioned the border claims have been. examined and ascertained under the sanction of State authority, and the evidence of their amount and character is upon tile in the office of the Auditor General. Some of those ascertained under .the earlier as sessments have been paid by the United ■States, and upon those located in Cham bersburg half a million ’of. dollars has been paid nut of the State Treasury under the act of 15th February, 1860. Speaking generally, the validity and justice of the border claims have been asserted in the strongest possible manner by the State Government, and the whole scope of State action concerning them points to their ultimate adjustment and payment* AMOUNT OP CLAIMS- The losses which are tbp subject of the present inquiry were caused by successive raids in 1862, 1863, aud 1864, by the ad vance and operations of Lee 7 s army in 1863; and by depredations and appropria tions of property at several times, by the Federal troops: As to the latter it is to he noted that the militia by whom some of the damages were occasioned, were mustered into the United states service before their advance to the border: aud constituted a part ol the Federal forces. The aggregate amount of the claims can tfbt, with the means of information at hand, be exactly stated. In the official reports on file in the Auditor Generals office, some of the claims are duplicated; some of those reported upon the act of 1868 being contained in prior reports. But the sum total of the claims will not exceed two million eight hundred thou sand dollars, and they will be subject to such revision as may be thought proper in case of, and whenever their final pay ment and settlement shall be provided for. It is believed that they are held en tirely by the original claimants—that jtbey have not been assigned or transfer red to other parties. DUTY ‘OF THE STATE. The duties which the State owes to her own citizens in the present case may be made the subjeotof debate. That she should take prompt and effectual action, to afford, or to secure to them a reasona ble indemnity for their losses, ought to be admitted by all; but the partlcularltne of action to be pursued by her may be open to question. She has already ad vanced or paid a half a million dollars upon the claims under the act of 1860, and has therefore a direct pecuniary interest to that amnuntin enforcing them against the Federal Government. But, beyond the interest of her own, it is believed to be her duty to provide for or to obtain, further indemnity to her people. She owes protection to them, and she alone can claim on their behalf and on berown tlie guarantees of theFe eral Constitu tion. It remains to inquire what immediate or direct relief, if any, can be furnished by (ho State to her citizen claimants. She cannot assume the payment of their claims and place those claims in (he form of a public debt to be met by hereafter, because the State Constitution forbids the creation of a debt of suclr magnitude.— Nor (by reason of any other provision of -the Constitution).can she loan her credit to them in any way whatever. But she may appropriate money from her treasury to pay the claims, in whole or in part, or may divert any part of her revenues, not pledged to the Sinking Fund, and apply It to the same object. Feuding the application to bo made by her upon the Federal Government for indemnity, and before application shall be compiled ,wUb T she may appropriate money in aid of the claimants.or in ex tinguishment of their demands. The power of the two houses to do this is complete, and thelrexercise of the power is wholly within their discretion. It isa clear, power,.but one to be exercised, if exercised at all, under a full sense of rep resentative duty, uud in full view of all tlxose considerations of expediency and justice which pertain to the question. — But either as the representative of our people, or in her own right as the holder of the claims, the Staje Government should promptly press upon the Federal Government the, recognition and allow aucea of these claims—as a matter of' justice to the titate.aud of Federal obliga tion under the Cuonstltution of the United States. A. H. DILL, C- R. BUCKALEW, GEO. CONNELL, • C. M. DUNCAN. THE BILL. The special commission on the border war claims reported the following bill : AN Act. to authorize the liquidation of damages sustained by the people of Peuußylvaula dur ing tUo lute rebellion. Section 1. Beit enacted, etc.,, That the claims of the citizens of tbo counties of York, Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford and Perry for extraordi nary losses sustained during the rebellion as adjudicated by the several acts of As sembly, approved 16th April, A. D. 1862; 22d April, A. D. 1863 ; 15tb of February, A. D. 1860 and oth April, A. D. 1868, be subjected to a careful revl ion by two commissioners in the county of York, two In„the county of Franklin, two in the county of Adams, two in the coun ties of Cumberland and Perry, and two in the counties of Fulton and Bedford, to beappointedby the-Gourts of-Common- Pleas of said several counties, and the* Governor shall appoint competent coun sel to represent the government in the i revision of said claims before the several commissioners, and said commissioners shall re-examine and readjudioate all of said claims, and. may reject or diminish any now on file as equity may require, but not increase the amount of any ex cepting the claim of the German Reform ed church, represented by 8. R. Fisher & Co., which shall be equitably adjusted ; aud any claims which have been assigned or transferred by the original claimant, tiie assignee or present owner of the sumo shall be required to make satisfactory proof of (ho amount actually paid for the claim, and the amount so paid shall be awarded and no more; and if any owner of an assigned claim shall fail to make such proof satisfactory, the claim shall be rejected ; and as said commissioners readjudicate said claims they shall en dorse their approval thereon for tbo amount Allowed, and return the claims to the Auditor General. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Gov ernor and State Treasurer to issue to each claimant whose claim shall be approved as hereinbefore provided, or to bis, her or their proper representative, u certificate or certificates to the amount allowed on such claim in the following form : - COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. . Certificate of Registered Claim for War Damages. This Is to certify that has been on file in the office o’f tbo Auditor General a duly approved and registered claim for the sum of dollars, payable to , or bearer, as provided by the act entitled an act to authorize the liquidation of damages sustained by citizens of Pennsyl vania during the late rebellion, approved A* D. 1871, and six per centum El ♦ p VOL. 5T.-NO. 47 „ interest, payable to the bearer of this cer tificate semi-annually on the let days of July and January of eaob year at the treasury of the State, as provided by the aforesaid .act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and the seal of the State, this —r- day of ,A. I>. 1871. ' Which certificate shall be signed by the Governor and Stale Treasurer, and be countersigned dm) registered by the Au ditor General, and bo .exempt from oil taxes except those imposed by the laws of the United States. , . .... shall be the duty of the. State. Treasurer'i upon the passage of tbis act, to appropriate the sum ofi one hundred and seventy thousand dollars, out of any moneys In the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and said Treasurer shall annually hereafter, until the.certificates aforesaid shall be paid by the U. States, appropriate a likeaum, orso much there of as may be necessary, to pay the interest on the certificates hereinbefore authoriz ed, and the necessary expenses thereof, to a special fund to be designated as the '* Fund for the Liquidation of the War Damages,” and out of said fund the State Treasurer shall pay the interesi on said certificates from the first day of January, A. D. 1871, semi-annually on the first July and January of each year, at the rate of six per centum per annum, to the holders of said certificates, and receive receipts therefor and file the same in his office. 8e0.4. The State of Pennsylvania shall upon the acceptance of the certificates by toe claimants become-the owner of said claims, and it'shall be the duty of the Governor of the State to demand the pay ment of the same by the General Gov ernment for the use and benefit of the state, and also tbe payment of $500,000. with the accrued Interest thereon, paid by tbe State on said claims undfer the act approved 15th FebruaryA. D. 1860, and the interest paid on said certificates, and to select such agents for the purpose as may be deemed necessary, and upon the payment of any portion or all of said claims by tbe Generali Government, tbe money so received shall be appropriated by the Governor to the 14 fund for the li quidation of the war damages/’ and be applied first to the payment of the out standing , certificates, and next to the claim of tbe State forthemoney advanced on said claims. If the State shall receive from the General Government, at any time, oa account of said claims, an a mount sufficient to redeem, all of said certificates, the State Treasurer shall ad vertise for twenty days for proposals for the redemption of the amount of certifi cates of the “fund for the liquidation' of war damages” can redeem, and accept tbe lowest proposals for the same, but none should be redeemed above par,'and if tbe State shall receive at any time.from the Genera) Government an amount suf ficient to redeem all of said certificates at par; the State Treasurer shall give thirty days’ notice of hlju purpose to redeem them* and at the expiration of thirty days interest on all of said certificates shall cease : Provided , That the aggregate amount of said certificates to be Issued for said claims shall not exceed the sum of two millions eight hundred thousand dollars. |psallancmio. Wringing a Minister’s Neck.— There Is nothing better calculated to irritate a person and cause a display of angry passions than the practice, of late indulged in excessively by mischievous juveniles, of ringing door-bells. A re porter of the New York Democrat, in Ilfs peregrinations for news recently, heard of a lady who had suffered no little trou ble from these rascals, and a very morti fying consequence: She had answered the doorbell repeat edly and was at each time disappointed. At last she determined to keep watch and ascertain the cause of it, and perhaps catch them In theattemptand administer to them a good sound lecture. Taking herstand tit the head of the stairs, she kept her vigil for. several minutes, and was about retiring, when her industry was rewarded by theaouud of footsteps on the porch. Keeping perfectly quiet, lest she might frighten them away, she waited until the bell had received a vigorous pull, when her voice was raised to its highest pilch, and she almost screamed out, *lsee you, you little rascal,'and rushing down the steps was just in time to catch the figure by the collar and give him a good shak ing. Imagine her surprise, though, when she found that the object of her rage was no other than the diminutive minister of her choice who had come to make a call, and give spiritual advice, His reception was rather warm, but a few words of ex planation made it all right. Tub House Ouiokut —rThls Ufcllo In mate of our dwellings is well known for Us habit of picking out the mortar of ovens und kitchen fire-places, where it not only enjoys warmth, but can procure abundance of food. It is usually supposed that it feeds on bread. M. liatreille says it only eats insects, and it certainly does thrive well in houses infested by the cockroach ; but we have also known It to eat and destroy lamb’s wool stockings, and other woolen stuff hung near a fire to dry. It is evidently not fond of hard labor, but prefers those places where the mortar is already loosened, or at least is new, soft and easily scooped out; and iu, this way it will dig covert ways from room to room. In summer, crickets often make excursions from the house to the neighboring fields, and dwell iu the ore* vices of rubbish, or the cracks made In the ground by dry weather, where they chirp ns merrily as in the snuggest chim ney cornej. Whether they dig retreats in suoh circumstances, we have never ascertained; though It is not improbable they may do so for the purpose of making nests. The Spaniards are so very fond of crickets that they keep them in cages like singing birds. The Gondolas of Venice.— The far famed g< ndola, of which bo many poets have sung, Is perhaps the most delightful conveyance that was-ever Indented.—The auiet, progressive movement, the won erfui address with which the boatmen conduct their charge thiough the narrow canals, midstcrowda of barges, boats, &c., which are constantly obstructing your route; the nicety with which they mea sure distances In the most intricate situ ations, turning sharp corners, and in padling through, apertures which you think impracticable, without touching the objects which seemed to oppose your passage, give you the most agreeable sensations of pleasure and .security. The price of a gondola, with two men, is only four shillings a day; they are not indeed now dressed in the picturesque garb of former days, but their ordinary attire is well compensated by their utility, which, in the present humble days of Venetian fortunes, Is more important* These men also act as servants in your house. The following story Is told at the ex pense of an Oshkosh (Wis.) lawyer: One Smith bad failed In business and sold out. and having two.or three tough little bills, had given them to bis lawyer for collection. Smith went to tho oflice to receive the' proceeds. The amount collected was about $5O. *l*m sorry you’ve been so unfortunate, Smith, for I take a great interest In you, . I shan’t charge you os much as I should If I didn’t feel so much interest in you.* Here he bunded Smith $l6 and kept the balance. ’You see, Smith, I knew-you when you were a boy, and 1 knew youi father before you and I take a gooll deal of interest In you. Good morning.—» Como and see raeagain. Smith,moving slowly out of the door, and ruefully con templating the avails, was heard to mutter: ‘Thank God you didn’t know my grandfather.’ Rates for APVXBTZfismERTB wul be insertedat Ten Cent per line for the first insertion, and five 0604 per Line for eaob subsequent insertion. Qnar* erly half-yearly, and yearly advertisementsln erted at a liberal redaction on'the above rates Advertisements should bo accompanied by the Cash. When sent without any length of time specified for publication, they will be continued onUI ordered oat and onarged accordingly. JOB PRINTING. cards, Handbills, Oiboulabs, and every othr or description of Job and Oabd Printing. Mr. Hour ADD PAPERTOWH THIRTY YEARS ADO. A BE3IINISC£ireE.‘ In "the f—lBK, I removed to Mt. Holly from Papertowo, whore I was , then engaged teaching a public school,, having commenced in September, 184Ij" and occupi d the stone Mansion House,' located so beautifully at the base of the mountain—a location well suited to my r< manllcturn..XiidicationsofepHng were apparent soou afier my removal. The ll^Q { lHftUp.Jfiptilea..harbiuaocB.,oC-thiB.~.. attractive season, awaked from their tor pidity, peeped from Che marshes, in the meadow- near by, with their discordant notes, so cheering to me, enlivened the ' ushering in of spring-lime. Then, as the season advanced, themountaiuand wood land forest trees pucon a mauMe.of green; the large, white blossoms of the dog wood exhibited their evanescent beauty amidst oaks and pine; the evergreen lau rel was clothed in its dress of variegated fiowers; fragrant, diminutive wlld .fiow- ers, covered the deserted fields and the woods; the sprighly, golden robins swel led Cbeir lays, loud, clear and musical, while the sweet refreshing air, perfumed from the mountains that encircled this olysmn spot, I inhaled with healthful delight. Now, Mountain Creek rosein spring flood time, foamed and dashed onward and down the “ Gap,” yet Its clear, cool waters soonsubsidea iutoa placid stream, and now, in its meanderfugs, gurgled and rippled amongst rocks, boulders, and pebbles, added now life and new charms to my mountain retreat, where, anchoret like, I spent my spare hours, in the even ings, feasting on the romantic scenery, us the golden sun disappeared and'lfie frail shadows of stilly night, stole softly o’er the mountains, leaving, ever and anon, a last, lingering ray to light up these fascinating scenes, as they quickly fleeted from my vision. Then, when sultry, enervating sum mer came, when the early-waking, sing ing birds, heralded the approachof day, hud the lunewhip poor-will joined in the sweet music, it was delightful Co faketuy accustomed walk down the Gup; hero to admire, in wondrous awe, the footprints of Creative power;—mountains .cleft as under, and detached, in Nature’s awful convulsions ; or, where upheavals, huge rocks cast up by subterranean fires, un derlying ana overlyiug.euoh other, and left the beautiful depression os we now . find it, in nil its primeval grandeur. It wiw instructive tuus to contemplate the handiwork of Him who created all things for His glory and for our good. Here, Hie poet can fiud a theme for bis musinga and his lines; here, the painter, a laud* scape for his sketchings, ni once exalted and sublime: here, tbo geologist instruc- tion for Uisbbservatiou and examination; hero, the Christian philosopher, mod for scientific research, calculated to inspire him with renewed love and reverence for the Almighty Architect, Now, the pure air, cool and fanned into a gentle breeze, noiselessly came down from these towering mountains and then a strong wind current came so invigora ting to my early walks ; so that, at this season, MC. Holly was the sweetest homo I ever enjoyed. I .still love to think of my innocent pleasure—fishing at Holly dam and in Mountain Creek ; rambling in the mountains in whortleberry season: a taking my healthful walks, morning ana ' evening, and in traversing the shaded roads from Papertown, along tbe moun tain, extending thro’continuous woods, which then took the place of now oulti* vulod fields. It is no wonder» then, that hundreds, tired of business, perplexities in crowded unh**»>tt»y oUlph, chut in from Heaven’s pure air aud from Nature's works, here exhibited so profusely lu mountain scene ry, with their families, flock thither in summer time to enjoy the feast of good rhi ■gs here so richly and so unsparingly provided: for it is the same unchanged, exhileralingair; and the sarne cool'water and tbe same cooling streams; the same mountain attractions, and the same pro menadiug grounds in the “ Gap,” for Dame Nature never changes, anil, espe cially since ample accommodations are so well provided. Then, no one came to est from the cares of business life—none No one had enterprise to invite seekers of pleasure and of health, to make this enchanting place a home for tho weary and the sickly. It is not so now, \V. Miles. Williamsport, Pa,,,April 22,1871,. Cutting op tub Wrong Head.—An old. farmer was out one Une day looking over his broad acres, with aa axe on his shoulder, and a small dbg at bis heels. They espied a wood chuck.— The dog gave chase and drove him into ii stone wall, where action immediately commenced. The dog would draw the woodchuck partly out from the wall,and the woodchuck would take the dog back. The old gentleman’s sympathy getting -high on tbo eldo of tho dog/tfßought he would help him. So putting himself In position with the axe above tbo dog, be waited for the attraction of the wood chuck, when he would cut him down.— So an opportunity offered, and the old man struck, buf the woodchuck gathered up at the same time, took tho dog in far enough to receive the blow, and the dog was killed on tho spot. For years after, the old gentleman, iu relating the story, would always add: 'And that dog don’t know to Chisduy but what the woodchuck killed him*’ A Methodical Printer;— The* New Orleans Picayune tells the story of an old printer, who. when his fellow workmen went out to drink beer during working hours, put. in the bank Ibe amount which he would have spool if he had gone to drink. He kept to this resolution for five years. He then examined bis bank account, and found that he had on deposit $521.86. In tho five years he lost not a day from ill health. Three out of live of his fellow workmen had in tbo mean- time become.drunkard's, were worthless as workmen, and were discharged. Tbo water drinker then bought out the print ing oflice, wenton enlarging his business, and in twenty years from the time be began to put up his money was worth The storyv whether-new-or oldf teaches a lesson which every young me chanic should lay to heart. In a quiet town in Maine, a few Sab baths since, there occurred an incident in the Methodist church, which it will perhaps do no harm to relate. A friend of tho settled minister having officiated during the morning—as Is customary some of the members took occusiou utter tho discourse to exhort tne brethren or say a word of encouragement. Among others was tho pastor’s wife, who staled substantially that she believed her days were numbered—that she should soon bo at homo, aud at rest with those who had gone before, and whom she should soon meet. &c. Her husband who occupied tho pulpit during these remarks sat rubbing his hands, apparently with great satisfaction, and shoutlaL', “ Amen ! Glory be to God!’ A broad smile was seen on the faces of that congregation. Thebe is a good story told in Wash ington about a Chinese servant employ ed by Admiral Porter* On reception day the duty of attending door was as signed to AU Bin. Accustomed to the social usuagea of his nwu land, whero a vlsitor’a rank Is indicated by the size of the where a huge yellow ouo means the presence of a prince, ha treat ed the Utile bits of pasteboard with con tempt, While nodding his head and tossing the bit of paper unceremoniously in the basket, the gas collector happened to present his bill. Tho lung yellow slip took Ah Sin, and with profound salaams ho bowed the astonished gas man Into the presence of the amazed family. . For Iho Volunteer.
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