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LEBANON, PA.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 211, 1860
SECESSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The first step in the fearful ordeal
through which our Federal Govern
ment is doomed to pass, has been tak
en. The State Convention of South
Curolina, in session at Charleston, on
Thursday, unanimously passed an Or
dinance of secession from the Union,
in the following form
"An Ordinance to diasolve the Union between the
State - of South Carolina and other States uni
ted with bar under the Compact entitled, The
Constitution of the United States of America..
"We, the people of the State of South Caroli
na, in Convention, do declaie and ordain,
and it
is hereby declared and ordained, that the ordi.
mince adopted by us in Convention, on the 23d
day of May, A. D.I7SS, whereby the Constitution
of the United States of America wan ratified; and
aloe, ell nets, nod parts of acts, of the General
Assembly of this State ratifying the amendments
of the said Constitution, aro hereby repealed,
end that the Union now subsisting between
South Caroline. and the other Statei, under the
name of the United States of Amerien, is hereby
dissolved."
The Ordinance was taken up and
passed by a unanimous vote of 1.(39
ayes, at a quarter past ono o'clock,
As soon as its passage was known
without the doors of the Convention,
the news rapidly spread on the street.
a crowd collected, and there was im
mence cheering,
A Committee was appointed to
draft a summary of the causes of se
cession; and Mr. Rhett's resolution
for a Committee of Thirteen to pro
vide for the assemblage of a Convnn•
tion of the seceding States and to
form a Constitution, was adopted.
==.l
ter The Courier is becoming as
mild as a "sucking dove" in regard
to the South. It has "no unkind
feelings towards our Southern fellow
citizens and would not willingly do
thorn injustice; " —"the /peculiar insti
tution' is an undoubted constitutional
right;"--"slaves escaping into the
Free States should be delivered up,
and no obstructions placed in the
way of the performance of this duty;"
—"no one has the right to go into
the Slave States to incite dissatisfac
tion among the slave population;"—
"let the Constitution as it is be fairly
carried out and all will be well."—
The Courier must be wofully fright
ened, because it is thus willing to
yield all at once to the principal cau
ses of complaint by the South. How
different, but a short time ago, were
all the acts and sentiments of the
Courier and its Republican friends.—
Truly, while
"The lamp held out to burn
Te vilest sinner bas returned."
It was just in the nick of time,
however, for the Courier got slightly
sensible on Wednesday, while the
Union was dismembered on Thurs.
day, by the secession of South Caro
lina. Although the Courier "return
ed" it was by a "tight squeeze" as
George Snyder said when he voted
himself into the good place.
ITEMS OP NEWS.
The Hartford Times says that Colt's
pistol factory is now driven to its full
capacity. Three hundred pistols rti',3
turned outdaily, finished and complete.
Sharpe's rifle factory is also full of bu•
siness, and hard at work to meet large
orders.
The small-pox is prevailing to an
alarming extent in South Carolina.—
It is feared that it will spread over
the State by the stampede from Co
lumbia.
A strong address to the people of
Massachusetts denouncing the uncon
stitutionality of the Personal Liberty
Bill, and recommending its repeal,
was published last week. •
The address is signed by thirty-five
gentlemen, including Ex-Chief Justice
Lemuel Shaw, Hon. B. B. Curtis, late
Judge of the United States Supreme
Court; Ex-Govs. Lincoln, Clifford,
Washburn, Gardner, and other emi
nent citizens, representing nearly ev
ery county in the State.
One of the heaviest Coffee houses
in the United States, located in Bal
timore, failed last week. Bight.—
Would that some more of the specu
lators rho have recently been the
cause of the great increase in the
price of coffee fare-the same way.
It is said that there is an anticipa
ted falling off in the receipts of the
several religious and . philanthropic
societies of New-York, for the present
year, of about two millions of dollars.
The agitation
. on the slavery question
is the cause; and the question now
arises will the almighty. .nigger bene
fit or suffer to that amount.
Judge Peat'ston presided at a .Union
Meeting, in Harrisburg last week.—
Strong Union - resolutions were adop
ed, among them one. re,comincoding
to the next Legislature the repeal of
All laws calculated to obstruct the en
forcement of any law of Cupgress.
The girls of South Carolina_ wear
the letters M. G. on the front of their
jockeys add cockades on their' sides.
M. 0. means 'Minute Girls of South
Carokta." • ' •
Merit le said that cast iron, long
submerged lo tlte nen, will, on being
exposed to the air ; benothe hot, even
unto redness ? And gomefirnes 'fall to
pieces.
lEEE
_MATTERS IN CONGRESS
The session of Congress on Monday was an in
tereiding one, and the proceedings, especially
those of the House, seem to promise something
for the eventual settlement of the pendieg diffi•
vultius in an amicable manner. In the Senate,
the resolution introduced by Mr. Clarke, of Now-
Hampshire, asking the President for information
relative to the condition of the -fortifications in
Charleston harbor, and copies of all correspon.
deuce upon the' subject, was taken up; but its
crnsideration being objected to by Mr. Brown,
of Mississippi, it was laid over under the rules.
Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, introduced a joint
resolution, which was referred to the Committee
on Claims, to repeal the resolution passed lasi
June, fur the relief of Wm. 11. DeGroot. Wed
nesday and Thursday of next week, on motion of
Mr. Green, of Missouri, were set apart fur the
consideration of Territorial business. The bill
to carry out the existing treaties between the Uni
ted States and Mexico was then debated until one
o'clock, when the resolution of Mr. Powell, of
Kentucky, en the condition of the Union, was
taken up, and Mr. Wade of Ohio proceeded to de
liver a ranting abolition harangue, whielCwas
treated with contempt by tenet of the Republi
cans themselves. In the House, a bill was in
troduced by Mr. Stevens, of Washington 'Terri
tory, providing for the, defence of Puget's Sound
and the entrance of Columbia River. John Cock
nine offered a proposition to settle the difficulties .
between the North and the South embodying an
amendment of the Constitution, which was referr
ed to the Select Corlimittee. Mr. Florence of
,Pennsylvania, also submitted a proposition, which
was similarly-referred, es did also Mr. Adams, of
Kentucky. Wednesday and Thursday wore set
apart fur the eonsideration of Territorial busi
ness. Mr. Scott, of California, introduced a bill
which was referred to the Post-office Committee,
authorizing the Postmaster General to contract
with the Pony Express far the transportation of
mail matter. Mr. Sickles, of New-York, intro
duce a reselution, which was adopted, instructing
the Post-office Committee„to report a hill to estab.
lish a Metropolitan letter: elivery in a circuit of
twelve miles from the NeW-York City Hall. Mr.
Adroit', of Now-Jersey, offered a preamble and
resolution declaring the Constitution the supreme
l a w of the land, and recommending, in effect, the
repeal of all Personal Liberty laws. After yard
ons attempts at amendment, among which was
one by Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, who wished to in
clude all laws of a nullifying nature, it was pass
ed 151 to 14—the Mississippi members declining
to vete, on the ground that the Legislature of
that Statebad taken the matter out of their bands.
Mr. Lovejoy, of Illinois, then offered a similar
resolution, which recommended the repeal of all
nullification laws, which was adopted under a
suspension of this rules, after objections from the
Democratic side, by yeas, 124; nays not counted.
t r :. Vluta ie,of plinois,sacceetled iu introducing his
resolution. 17-led4l: - .; the Anz'ottro to suppor:, the
Union, and it was passed. 115 against 44. Mr.
Crawford, of Georgia, offered a resolution de
claring, among the other things, that the
Constitution recognizes property in slaves, and
pending its consideration, the House adjourned,
after excusing Reuben Davis, of Mississippi,
from further service on the Committe of Thirty
three.
Congress, on Tuesday, seemed more disposed to
meet the agitating questions before the country
in a practical manner, than oil any previous oc.
casion during the present session. In the Senate,
especially, this was the ease. The resolution of
Mr. Powell, of Kentucky, providing for the ap
pointment of a Select Comtnittet of thirteen on
the State of the Union, was passed, and the pre
siding officer was authorized to select its members.
The composition of the Committee will be look
ed for with the greatest interest. Previous to
the passage of the resolution,M.r. Lane, of Oregon,
introduced a proposition for the settlement of the
pcnclingdifliculties, looking to a Convention of the
Southern States, to determine what shall be ask
ed of the North, to be followed by a General Con
vention of all the States, for consultation and
definite action. The proposition also commits
Congress against the policy of coercing seceding
States. On motion of Mr. Douglas, it was referr
ed to the Select Committee. Mr. Crittenden of
Kentucky, Hien FuLinitted a propositin, which
is intended practically to re establish the Missou
ri Compromise line, declaring that Congress shall
not in Wiese with:Slavery where it already exists,
providing for the faithful execution of the Fugi
tive Slave law, etc. He preceded its introduction
with a speech full of conciliation and love for
the Union. Mr. Hale drew n. parallel between the
remarks of Mr. Crittenden and those of Mr. Wig
fall of Texas, and wished to know which gentle
man represent the sentiment of the South. Mr.
Saulsbury, of Dehimare, responded that so far as
his State was concerned, she was for the Union
under all circumstances. Mr. Johnson, of Ten
nessee, also made a speech. In the House, a let
ter was read from Mr. Washburn, of Maine,
announcing his resignation as Representative
from that :Slate, of whieh he has been chosen
Governor. Mr. Stevens, of Washington, and
Mr. Otero, of New-Mexico, introduced reso
hitions relating to affairs in those Territo
ries, which were appropriately referred- Mr.
Crawford, of Georgia, called up the resolution
introduced by him on Monday, declaring among
other things that the Constitution recognizes
property in slaves. Mr. Sherman moved to lay
it on the table for the transaction of other busi
ness; with the understanding that a direct vote
should he taken Ort ii. pti MOndoy next. The
House refused at tho first to table fi, but finally
did so by sr Vote'of 88 against 81. The Pacific
Railroad bill was then taken up, but it beingde
eided that it must go. to the Committee' of the
Whole, no progress was triode on it. Very little
other business was done. A letter from Mr. Ford
was laid before the House, proposing to sorrend
er his contract the moment Congress should put
the Government Printing Office into operation,
as the reduced prices were not remunerative.
The most important feature in the proceedings
of Congress on Wednesday was the speech of Mr.
j o i u ;zon, of Tennessee, in the Sonnte, contieued
from Tuesday - . He ina;.?.a n strong appeal for the
Union, and declared-11;1A Tennes4:l - ee would stand
by it to th- , List. Alluding to the erpress
ed intenthm South Carolina to eutni,z) the oth -
ern States Lu follow-her in her scheme of seeti.l
sloe, Le said that Tennessee would not be dragg
ed into a Southern or any other Confederacy un
til she had time to consider abut it. lie was
followed by Mr. Lane, of Oregon. Mr. Toombs,
of Georgia, made his appearance in the Senate to
day for the first time during the present session.
The Pension and the Military Academy bills
were passed. In the House, the day was princi
pally occupied in the consideration of the Defi
ciency Appropriation - bill, the item under discus.
siert being an appropriation of $900,000 for the
return and maintenance of the recaptured Afri
cans.. The bill finally passed as retorted from
the Committee of Ways and Means. An effort
was made to adjourn over until the 7th of,Tonna
ry, but failed-95 to 82.
Congressional proceedings,- on Thursday, were
inportant. In the Senate the Tariff bill was re
ported back from the committee on Finance .by
Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, with -n recommendation
that its consideration be postponed until the 4th
of March. It was tabled. Mr. Clark, of New-
Hampshire, mowed to take up his resolution of in
quiry relative to the condition of the fortifiica-
Gone in Charleston Harbor, but the objection
was made that it would lead to a long and each.
ing debate, which was to be avoided at the pres
ent time. The Deficiency bill, from the House,
was referred to the Committee on Finance. The
resolution of Mr. johnson, of Tennessee, was then
taken up as a special order, and Mr. Pugh, of
Ohio, proceeded to make a rejoinder to bit col
langur, Mr. - Wade. In the Hense, Mr. Delimo, of
Massetchusetts,. offered a resolution of inquiry rel
ative to the assertion of Mr. Miles, in the South
Carolina Convention on Wednesday, to the effect
that a threat heal been made to the-Preeident re
mit-dime any attempt to reinforce the garrison at
Fort Moultrie. The resolution, which erected
considerable excitement among the Southern
members, was laid over under the rule. A report
was made from the Judiciary Committee on the
Watrous impeachment ease, consideration of
which, was postponed until Thursday next.—
The House:then, in Committee of the Whole,
:took up the bill granting lands to Nebraska for
railroads. Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, offered as an
amenthrient the-Pacific Railroad bill, reported by
-the Select COmmittee during the last session.- ,
This was superseded .by
~a substitute. 'offe re d, by
Ourtis,ofltteiti, Whieh in;
f e ig t i reit; 'lin dh W JIMMY adopt **Abe
'CoMmitten End*. , atter' grim& In
effectual attempts to amend it, by a eate 95
to 74.
From a Republican Correspondent
TUE STATE OF THE UNION.
IYASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 1869.
Senator Wade spoke for two hours,
and delivered, as was anticipated, a
regular war speech,
declaring the de
termination of the Republican Party
to execute the Federal laws, regard.
less of secession, and that the capitol
would be held by,the Northern States,
if need be by the force of arms at all
hazards.
Moore, of Kentucky, who came
here a strong Union man and ready
for any sacrifice to secure harmony,
now says the whole South must net
together. Woodson, of Missouri, and
many others of thc . most conservative
men from the Border States, say
Wade's speech has produced a strong
and decided feeling among them to
remain no lonzer in the Union.—
Pugh will take the first opportunity
to reply. He says if the positions
taken to day be approved by the Re.
publican Party, civil war will follow
in sixty days.
The GoVernor of South Carolina
has sent a dispatch to the •President,
which is laid before Gen. Scott,.stal=
ing that the forts would not, brs) inter.
fered within any luanar.;• whatever.
The Penrsylvanjalnernbers held a
caucus on liMiday night. Senator
Biglei . -Ftsided. • McKnight was See
rettlyy. Mr. Campbell Submitted the
following resolution, which was unan
imously adopted:
Resolved, That in ourjudgmentit is the opin.
ion of the people of Pennsylvania that the 'con
stitutional rights of nil sections of the-country
should be respected and secured; that Jill the
laws should be promptly and faithfully executed,
and that the Union of the States, the Constitu
tion and the laws should be maintained and en
forced throughout the country.
Both Senators were present. Cam
eron, Grow, Hickman, Morris and
Verne made speeches. The action
was entirely harmonious. . .
It is not apprehended here that
there will be bloodshed. Should the
ready men of South Carolina demand
a surrender of Fort Moultrie, Maj.
.A.nderson's instructions are deemed
to be such as will enable him to re
tain Lonorable position.,
Conservative men find little cause
for confidence in the" speech of Mr.
Crittenden, or in the manner in which
it was received. There was no indi
cation of a disposition on the part of
the Republicans to accede to the terms
which he proposed, though some of
the Southern Senators expressed the
opinion that they would be satisfac
tory to the more moderate Southern
States.
It is said, in reliable circles, that a
strong movement is going on. in the
Border States upon both sides of Ma
son and Dixon's line, for a great mid
dle Confederacy, to be called the
"Central United States," or the "Fed
eral Republic of Washington, includ
ing New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
the Northwest upon one side, and
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Missouri upon the other. Men high
in position and influence favor it, and
it is also said that it will be soon sug
ffested officially by the Executive of
one of the chief States concerned.
The "Pennsylvania legislature
of 1847 passed a law throwing many
obstacles in the way of the owner of
a fugitive slave from recapturing his
property. There is no doubt that a
vast majority of the people of this
state are now in favor of expunging
all such enactments, and hence, we
await with some anxiety the action of
the , next Legislature on this impor-
tant subject. The power is in the
hands of the, Republicans, and they
alone Will be held responsible for a
neglect of this important duty.-
The article in another column
on the defences of Charleston harbor,
front the CharleSton Mercury, shows
that they are not in such a defence
less state as is preterided by the Ec , -
publicans, and that the President, al
though unwilling to
. send soldiers to
irritate and overawe free citizens of
the United States, isputting the works
quietly in the best condition. •
FORTIFICATIONS IN CHARLESTON
HARBOR.
Description of Fort Moultrie—Strength,
of the Garrison—Preparations for De
fence—Port Stonier and Castle . Pinch
.
ney. -
From the, Charleston Merotry.j
The silent energy with which work is
now being pushed forward upon the forti
ficatioils erected for the protection of the
harbor of Ci - iOrleston, is something at once
new and extraordinov.. To keep the rea
ders of the Mercury.fully po;ted in regard
to events transpiring around them, Niz,pre
sent beloir an interesting account of these
active operations of the Federal 'authori-.
ties. It is proper, however, that the peo
ple of Charleston should know that the
Executive of the State is fully cognizant
of all that is going on in relation to thee
forts, and that their honor and defence is
safe, in his keeping. Until late in the past
Summer, the defences of Fort Moultrie
have remained in an unfinished condition;
the sand of the beach piled up by the
wind against the south walls had render
ed them easily accessible almost by a sin
gle leap, and the empty aims were suffer
ed to gaze out in harmless majesty upon
the noble bay. A fortnight has worked
a marvellous change.
FORT moutanig
is an inclosed water battery, having a front
on the south or water side of about 300
feet, and a depth of about 240 feet. It is
built with sallant and re-entering angles
on all sides, and is admirably adapted for
defence, either from the attack of a storm
ing party or, by regular approaches. The
outer and inner walls are of brie's, cap
ped with stone, and filled in with earth,
making a solid wall 15 or 16 feet in thick
ness. The work new in progress consists
in cleaning dig sand from the wall of the
fort; ditching it around the entire circum
ference and erecting a glacis; closing up
the postern gates in the east and west
Avails, and, instead, cutting sally-ports
which lead into strong out-works on the
southeast and southwest angles, in which
12-pounder lowitzer guns will be placed,
enabling Abe garrison to sweep the ditch
on Opp 'sides with grape and canister.
„'Tie Northwest an le of thnfort has also
:befiP strengthen.Pld Y ,a 4 0 0Pcttet , t9 , 41 1 ;$, -
the o heavy gun which
will command the main street of the island.
Ml=
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The main entrance has also been better
secured, and a trap-door, two feet square,
cut in the door for ingress and egress.—'
i At this time the height of the wall, from
the bottom of the ditch to the top of the
parapet, is 20 feet. The ditch is from 12
to 15 feet wide at the bas ~ and 15 feet
deep. The nature of the soil would not
; seem to admit of this depth being increas-
quick sand having been reached in ma
ny places. The work on the south side is
nearly finished. The counterscarp is sub
tantially
built of plank, and spread wits
turf The 'elacis is also finished. It is
composed of sand, and covered with lay
ers of loam and turf, all of which is kept
firmly in place by the addition of sections
of plank nailed to uprights sunk in the
sand, and crossing each other at right an-
' gles—making squares of about 10 feet
each. The Purpose.of the glacis, which
is an inclined plane, is to expose an at-j
tacking party to' the fire of the guns—
' which are so placed as to sweep it from
the crest of the counterscarp to the edge
•of the beach. On the north side, all the':,
wooden gun cases have been placed close
together on the. ramparts, apparently for
the purpose of securing it againet an es-
calade, but possibly as a screen for a bat-
1 1 tery of heavy guns. A good many men
are engaged in clearing the ramparts of
turf and earth, for the purpose of putting .
down a very ugly loOking arrangement,
which consists of strips of plank 4 inches
wide, I i• inches thick, and 6 or 8 feet long, 1
sharpened at the point, and nailed down;
i sous to project about 3 feet horizontally
f from the top of the walls.
1 ; A noticeable fact in the bastionettes to
which we have alluded, is the haste in
which one of theth has been built. The
one completed is formed of solid mason
; ry. In constructing the other, however,
Ia framework of plank' has been substitu
ted. Against the inside of this 'wooden
i outwork loose bricks have been placed.—
; Both bastionettes are armed with a small
t carronade, and a howitzer pointed laterally
so as to command the whole intervening
, moat by cross fire.
lln the hurried execution of these ex'--
tellll 7 C ;improvements, a large Wee— 1
about 170 men—are constantly engaged. I
Additions are daily made to this number,
and the work of putting the post in the
best possible condition for defence, is car
ried ion with almost incredible vigor.
THE G A RAISON.
• A few days ago' Col. Gardner, who, for
years, had held the post of Commandant,
and whose courtesy and bearing had won
! the friendship of all who knew him, was
I relieved in tile command by Major Robert ;
i Anderson, of Kentucky. Major Ander- j
I son received his first commission as Bre
t vet 2d Lieut. 2d Artillery, July 1, 1825;
i was acting Inspector General in the Black
Hawk war, and received the rank of Bre- ,
vet Captain, August, 1838, for his success
ful
conduct in the Florida war. On Sep
tember 8, 1847, he was made Brevet Ma
jor for his gallant and meritorious conduct
in the battle of Melino del Ray.
The other officers are : Capt. Abner
Doubleday, Capt; T. Seymour, Lieut.; T.
Talbot, Lieut. J. C. Davis, Lieut. N. J.
Hall—all of the First Regiment Artillery.
Capt. J. G.' Foster and Lieut. G. W.
Snyder, of the Engineer Corps.
- Assistant Surgeon S. W. Crawford, of
the Medical Staff. .
The force under these gentlemen con
sists of two companies of artillery. The
companies, however, are not full, the two
comprising, as we are informed, only about
seventy men,including the band. A short
time ago two additional companies were
expected, but they have not come; and
it is now positively stated that there will
be, for the present at least, no reinforde
'meat of the garrison.
VIGILANCE IN TEE FORT.
White the working men are doing won
ders on the outside, the soldiers within are
by no means . idle. Field pieces have been
placed in position upon the green within
the fort, and none of the expedients of
military engineering have been neglected
to make the position as strong as possible.
It is said that the greatest vigilance is ob-
served in every regulation at this time,
and that the guns are regularly shotted
every night. It is very certain that in
gress is.no longer an easy matter for an
outsider, and the visitor who hopes to get
in must make up his mind to approach
with all the caution, ceremony and eir
cumlocuiiOn with which the allies are ad
vancing upon the Capital of the Celestial
Empire.
a work of solid masonry, octagonal in
form, pierced on, the north, east and west
sides with a double row of, port holes for
the heaviest guns, and on the south or
land side, in addition - to.openings for guns,
ioopholedjor musketry, stands in the mid
dle of the barbor,, on the edge of the ship
channel, and is said to be bomb proof
It is at present without any: regular garri
son. There is a large force of workmen
—some one hundred 40 fifty men in all
—busily employed in n ounting the guns,
and otherwise putting this great strategic
point in order. The armament of Fort
Sumter consists of 140 gims, many of
them being the formidable ten inch "Co
himbiads," which throw either shot or
shell, and which have a fearful range.—
Only a few of these are yet in position,
and the work of mou r iting pieces of this
calibre in the. casements is necessarily a l
slow one. There is also a large, aniC,ltintl
of artillery stores, consisting of about 50,-
000
pounds- of powder, and a proportion
ate amount of shot and shell. The work
men engaged here sleep in the fort every
night, owing to the want of any regular
communication with the city. The whaff
or landing is on the south side,, and is of
course exposed to a cross fire from all
the openings on.that side.
CASTLE PINCKNEY
is located on tire southern extremity
of a narrow slip of marsh land, which
extends in a northerly direction to
Hog _Wand Channel. To the harbor
side. The so-called Castle preSents ft
circular front. It has never been
considered of much consequence as
a - fortress; although its proximity to
the city would give it imprtanee, if
properly armed and garriioned.
From !lady obServation, we find that
there are about 'Mobil guns mounted
on the parapet; the majority of then)
are eighteen and twenty-four pound
ers. Some "Columhiads" are, howev
er,.within the walls. There arc also
supplieS of powder, shot and sliell.—
At present there is no garrison at
the'post; the only residents are one
or two watchmen, who hay° charge
of the harbor light;, or
fortfdaylaborers are employed .re
pairing the cisterns and puttingjhe
place generally in -order. ;;
11111 , :i r C Wubliab'orTaur4til pate of i tha'
vnirriszn the January Jury List and our annual
..„
Almanac.
11=EEMENii
PORT SIIMTVR,
•
ARTENILTS WARD ON HIS VISIT
TO. AB LEI LINCOLN.
(Prom ritnay
I hiv no politics. Nary a one. I'm not
in the bisniss. If I was, I spose I should
holler versiffrusly in the streets at nite, i
and go home to Betsey Jane smellin of
coal ile and gin in the mornin. I should
`go to the poles arty. I should stay there
all day. I should see to it that my nabars
was thar. I should git carriages to take
the kripples . the enfirm and the indignant.
thar. I should be on the guard agin frauds
and sich. I should be on the look out for
the infamu lise of the enemy, got up jes
• be 4 elecshun for perlitical effeck. When
all was over, and my candydate was '
elected, I should move heving & arth— so
to speak—until I got orifice. which if I
didn't git a orifice, I should turn round &
abuse the Administration with all my mite
I and maine. But I'm not in the bisniss.— '
; . I'm in a far more respectful bisniss nor
whot pollertics is. I wouldn't give two
cents to be a Congresser: The WUS3 in-
suit I ever received was when sertin citi
zens of Baldinsville axed me to run fu: the
Legislature. Sez I, "My friends, do - ilest '
I think I'd stoop to that tiler'!" They n
ed as white as a sheet—l spoke in my
most orfullest tones, & they knowd I wasn't
to be trilled with. They slunked out of
site to onct.
There 4, heving no politics, I made bold
to visit Old Abe at his humstid in spring-
field. I found the feller in his par]er, sur
rounded by a perfeck swarm of orifice
seekers. Knowin he had been capting of
a flat boat on the roarin Mississippy I
thought I'd address him in sailor lingo, so
'sez I, "Old Abe, ahoy ! Let out yer main
suls, reef hum the forcastle & throw yer
jib-poop overboard ! Shiver my timbers,
my harty !" [N. B. This is ginuine
mariner langwidg. I know, becawz I've
seen sailor plays acted out by them New-
York theater fellers.") Old Abe lookt•up
quite cross & sez, "Send in yer petition
by & by. I cant posibly look at it now.
Indeed, I can't. It's onpossible, sir 1"
"Mr. Lincoln, who do you s'pect I am
Sir ?" sed
"A orifice seeker, to be sure," sed he.
"Wall, sir," sed I, "you's never more
mistaken in your life. You hain't got a
orfiss I'd take under no circumstances.—
Fm
A Ward. Wax figgers is my perfes- •
shun. I'm the father of Twins, and
they look like me—both of them. I cum
to pay a friendly visit to the President
elect of the United States. If so be you
wants to see me, say so—lf not, say so, '
and I'm orf like a jug handle,"
"Mr. Ward, sit down, I am glad to
see you, sir."
"Repose in Abraham's Buzzum !" sed
one .of the orifice seekers, his idee hein: to
git orf a goak at my expence.
"Wall," sez I, of all you feller repose in
that there l3uzzem there'll be mity poor
nussin for sum of you ?" whereupon Old
Abe buttoned his weskit clear up andblusht
like a maiding•of_sweet 16. Just at this
pint of the conversation another swarm of
of lace seekers arrove and cum pilin into
the parler. Sum wanted post orifices,
sum wanted collectorships, sum wanted
furrin missions, and all wanted sumthin:
I thought Old Abe would go crazy. He
hadn't more'than had time to shake hands
with 'ern, before another tremenjis crowd
cam porein into his premises. His house
and dooryard was- now perfeckly over
flowed with orifice seekers, all clameruss
for a immejit interview with Old Abe.—
One man from Ohio, who had about seven
inches of corn whiskey into-him mistook
me fur' Old Abe and addressed me as "The
Pra-hayrie Flower of the west !" Thinks
I you want a offis putty bad. Another
man with a goldheaded cane• and a red
nose told Old Abe he was "a seckind
Washington & the Pride of the Boundliss
West !"
Sez alkuir you wouldn't take a small
post office if you could git it, would you!"
Sez he, "a patrit is abmi - them things,
sir !"
"There's a putty big crop Of patrit this
season, aint there Squire r' Sez .1, when
another crowd of office seekers pored in.
The house, door-yard, barn and woodshed
was now all full, and when another crowd
cum I told 'cm not to go way for want of
room as the hog-pen was still empty.—
One patrit from a small town in Misygan
went up on top the house, got into the
chimney and slid down into the parlor
where Old Abe - was endeverin to keep the
hungry pack of offis seekers from chew
in bhn up alive without benefit of clergy.
The minit he reached the fireplace he
jumpted - up, brusht the soot out of his eyes
and' yelled : "Don't make any piritment
at the Spunkville Post Meet 2;
read my Papers,: All the respectful men
in our town is signers to that there dock
yment
"Good God !" cride Old Abe, "they cum
upon me from the skize, down the chim
neys, and from:the bowels of the yearth!"
He hadn't more'n got them words out, of
ffi
his delikit mouth before two fat os seek
ers from Wisconsin, in endeverin to crawl
atween hislegs for the purpuss of applyin
for the toilgateship at Nilwawky, upsot
tho President eleck, and he would hey
gone sprawlin into the fireplace if I hadn't
caught him in these arms. But I hadn't
more'n stood himup strate before another
man cum crashin down the chimney, his
head strikin me vilently agin the inards
and postratin my voluptous form onto te
floor. "Mr. Linkin," shoutit•the infatua
ted being, "my papers is signed by every
clergyman in our town, and likewise the
schoolmaster !"
Ses I, "You erejis asS," gifting up &
briishin the dust from my eyes. "I'll sign
your papers with this bunch of bones, if
you don't be a little -more keerful how you
make my bread baskit a depot in the future.
How do yu like that air perfumery 1" sec
I, shuving my fist under his nose. "There's
the kind of papers. I'll giv yu There's
the papers yu want !,
"l3ut I workt hard•for the ticket; I tol
led night and day ! The patrit should be
rewarded !"
"Virtoo," sed I holdin the infatooated
man by the coat-collar, "virtoo, sir, is its
own reward. Look at me !" He did
look at me, and qualed be 4 my. gaze.—
"The. fact is," I contined, lookin, round
upon the hungry crowd, "there is scarcely
a cams for every ile lamp carried ronnd
durin' this camepane. I wish there was,
I wish there was furrin missions to be fil
led on vans lonely islands where eppyd e .
mies rage incessantly, and if. I wos in Old
Abes' place I'd send every mother's son of
you to them. What air you, here for ?"
I continered, warmin' up considerable,
"can't you giv Abea minit's peace l Don't
you see 'lle's• worrid most to death l Go
home you_ miserable nien, go honie and till
the site ! Go to peddlin tin-ware- 7 -go to
saSsengers—black boot,--git a clerkship
on sum respects* manure cail—go a
round ad original Swiss Bell Ringers—be
cum +origenal and only' Campbell Min
strels —go to lecturin at 50 dollars a nite
—imbark in the peanut bizniss —write for
the Lederer—saw off your legs and go
round givin concerts, with techin appeals -
to a charitable public, printed on your
handbills —anything for a honest livin',
but don't come round here drivin old Abe
crazy by your outrages cuttings up 1 Go
home, Stand not upon the order of your
goin', but go to onct I. "If in five minits
from this time," sez I, pullin' out my new
sixteen dollar huntin case watch, and bran
dishin' it before their eyes, "Ef in five
minits from this time a single sole of you
remains on these here premises I'll go out
to my cage near by, and let my Boy Con
structor
loose ! &if he ;its amung you,
you'll think Old Solferino has cum again
and n o mistake !" You ought to hey seen ,
them scamper, Mr. Fair. They run orf
as tho Satun hisself was arter them with
a red hot ten-pronged pitchfork. In five ;
minits the premises was clear.
“How kin I ever repay you, Mr. Ward,
for your kindness I" sed old Abe, advan
cin and shakin me warmly by the hand.
"How kin - I ever repay you, sirr
"By givin' the whole country a good,
sound administration. By poerin' ile up
on the troubled waters, North and South !
By pussooin' a patriotic, firm and just
course, and then if eny State wants to se
sede, let 'em Sesesh!"
'!How 'bout myCabnit Ministre, Ward?'
841 Abe.
"%Till it up with showmen, sir ! S how
men is dewoid of pollytics. They hain't
got a darn principle ! They know how to
cater to the public. They know what the
public wants, North & South. Showmen,
sir, is honest -men. 'Ef . you doubt there
leterrary ability, look at there pci.asters,
and see small bill ? Ef You want a Cab
nit as is a Cabnit, fill it up with showmen
but non't call on me. The morrull wacks
figger perfeshun mustn't be permitted to
go down while there's a drop of blood in
th?se yains ! A Linkin, I wish you well!
Ef Powers or lAralcutt wus to pick out
a moddul for a beautiful man. I skarsely
think they'd sculp you; but of you do
the fare thing by yure country yule make
as putty a angil as eny of us or eny other
man ! A Linkin use the talents with na
ture has put into you judishusly and firm
ly, and all will he' well ! A Linkin, adoo!"
He shook me corgully by the hand
we exchanged picturs so we could gaze
upon each others' liniments when far away
from one another—lie at the helium of the
ship of State and I at the helium of the show
bizniss—admittance only fifteen cents.
'rum BELT GivEN UP.—Fi-orn Bell's
Life we learn that Sayers has given
up the Champion's Belt, though not
Without reluctance, and that it has
been handed over to the Staleybridge
Infant. Some $6llO remain to be paid on
the new belts, and Beirs'Life appeals
to the friends er Sayers and Heenan
to raise it at once, otherwiSe they
must remain with the maker.
WORSHIPPING THE PREACIIER AND
NOT HIS MAsTEn.—There is a story
froit , the rounds that the Rev. A. S.
S. Laurie once had occasion to ex
change pulpits with the :Rey. E. H.
Chapin, of New York. Many mem
bers of Mr. Chapin's congregation
have an idea that nobody else can
preach a sermon as well as their pas
tor, and when they enter their chareh
and find a stranger occupying his place,
they are apt to turn and go out. So
it happend on this occasion that not
a few per s ons departed, and others
were on the point of dcing so, when
Mr. Laurie arose, hymn-book in hand,
and gravely remarked : "All those
who came here to Ivorship L. 11. Cha
pin will have an Opportunity to, retire,
and those who Caine to worship, the
Everlasting GOd-Wilt please Unite in
singing.thelollOWing hymn.",
Ge— Thelion. Lansing Stout, Con
gressman elect from Oregon, is now
about to visit Utica, N. Y:, his native
place. A few years ago he was a
stage driver. lle went to California,
studied laW sometime, emigrated to
Oregon, ran for Congress; stumped
district equal- in size to New York,
and come - caSt totake his place among
the lawgivers of the nation.
. A SuAar D6DGE.—Caleb 0. Woo d
bury, the postmaster at White Pigeon;
Mich., arrested some months since for
robbing; the mail, and supposed to have
died of 'a seltladthinistered dose 'of
strychnine, has-been seen in Chicago.
and his gi , :l,” being opened• is found
to contain only a stick - . After his ar
rest he dot the otHeer to go home With
him, when lie'retired for a moment to
his own room and presented the ap
pearance corpse when the officer
came to look for him. The offiCer
went away, andWOodbury thereupon
came to "lkfe and iwent away too, WS
family carrying out the swindle. 1:1 ,
mourning him as dead.
ON Sunday everting the dwell
ing of John Walker, a colored man
residing in Marietta, coun
ty was destroyed by fire, and four
`yorechildren: burned to death. The
father had gone to:Church 'leaving a
fire-in ,the stove, and it is supposed.
some kindling wood onfthe. top Of, the
stove tools fire, causing theJtightf u l
calamity. When the alarn - t wifS'
en the terrified faces of the ,children
were seen at an upper ,windoW; but
they soon disappeared and were not
agairt seen until theircharredremains
were found.
am. The Pony Express brings,Cal
iforiiia advices to the sth:'inef,.,,and
Oregnii-to the 26th . ult.'' 'The official
vote gives Lincoln 757 plurality in
California, and 301 in Oregon. Cali
fornia has decided atrainat - a Constitu
tional Convention by a majority of
173, but by a large vote has declared
for the payment of ,Some three mil
lions of the State debt ; not legalized
by the act of 1857.
BOWMAN, HAUER & CAPP'S
/7.11113 13 1 411111.!
This Way, if you Want Cheap Lumber.
THE undersigned have lately' fortneti a partner
-1 ship for the pnrpose,of engaging 41 the Lum
ber Business, on a new plan, would respectfully inform
the public nt hirge, lhnt their place of business is Davin
BOWXAN'S Cold Lumber Yard, in Eaat isebanou, fronting
on Chestnut street, one square from the Evangelical
church. They have enlarged the Yard and.allod it with
a new and excellent assortment of all kinds of. Lumber,
AUtth as BOARDS, PLANKS, JOISTS,
LATHS, BRINDLES, AND SDANTLING,
of all lengths and thicknesiee. short4liniy'lferip Con
etantly on hand; a full and well - imasonedi assortment of
all kinds of BUILDING,4I4TERIAIoa P 64541841 want
of anything-la their line artkiilvit i ld to gall, examine their
stoelt, their prktr
Thanktur Pat favoia, the
to httpft. ,, thatlt7,4tention
to business and moderate pricesoo merit coat - 41'111Litre
of public patronage.
BOWMAN, & 6APP.
Lebanon, September b,1860,
Xetv Goods ! Goods
AT " i.
CHEAP STORE
OF
RAUCH & LIGHT.
At the corner Cantherlanol Stren.t meet flank R, A d v
LEBANON, PA.
rESSRS. RAUCH A: take pleasant In inform-
Al_ ing their frientla irnt the public generally that Gant
hate just opened a large and carefully F,eteetpd assuri
meat of
DRY GOODS,
0 ROG KR I ES.
QUINNSWAItE.
to which tkey refpactfally MAN the attention or the
Their
DRY GOODS;
hare ell been selected with the %reeteet earn from thu
inrgc;st importing II Oneee in Philadelphia.
GIIOCERI ES,
A large *tack of cheap Sugars, Coffee*, Teas. Chocolate.
and all kimis of Spires. Also. n large assortment of
Q TJE ENS WARE.
among which Are the newest patterns, together with al
most an endless variety of Goods in their line-of
tnci
ness, which will behold very eheap for ensh,or C,ountty
Produce taken in exchange.
BAGS! BAGS! ! BAGS! !
The attention of Millers and Farmers is directed to
their large stock of BAGS, which they will sell :it
wholesale price's.•
October 1.7, 1360.1
qtarita war
\
A SUPERLATIVE
TON IC, D RJR ETIC,
4kf 7.1 DYS
INYURATINCI CORDIAL
To the Citizens of New Jersey and Penney!..
EIZE!
Apothetar&s, Druggists. Grocers and Prim& Idonf lies
Wolfe's Puna Cognac Brandy.
Wolfe's Pure Sherry and Port Wine.
Wolfe's Pure Jamaica and St. Croix Ram
Woltc's Puro Scotch and Irish Whisky.
ALL IN BOTTLES.
I beg leave to, call the attention of the citizens of the
United - States to the above WINES and LIQUORS, im
ported by UDOLPRO WO:.FE, of New-York, whose
name is familiar in every pelt of this country for tiro
purity of his celebrated Schiedam Schnupp. Mr. Wotra,in
his letter to me speaking of the purity of his Wtzfes and
Lagoons, says: “I will stake my reputation as a manony
Standing as a merchant of thirty years' residence in the
City - Of New York, that all the iIIIANDY and Wuvics which
1 bottle are pore as imported, and of the best quality,
and can be relied upon by every purchaser." Every
bottle has the proprietor's name on the wax,and the sim
ile of his signature on the certificate. Thu public are
respectfully invited to call and examine for themselves.
Forsale at *RETAIL by all Apothecaries and (Grocers In
Philadelphia.
GEO. It. Asuns. No. 832 Market sf..
Sole .Igrrit fur Ph audaphia,
Read the following from the Now York Courier:
ENORMOKK BUKINESS NOR oxa Yew YORK Mracttaxtr.—
We are happy to intbrm our fellow-citizens that them
is one place in our city where the-physician, apothecary.
and country merchant, can go and p trelmse pure Wines
and Liquors, is pure as i eported, mud of the best mud.
ity. We do not intend to give an elaborate description
of this merchant's extensive business, although it will
well repay any stranger or citiz •n to- visit U1)OLP110
WOLFE'S extensive warehouse, ;Nos. 16. 20 and 22,11 ea.
Yee street, and Nos 17, 19 and 21, Marliettield street.—
His stock of Schnapps on hand ready for shipment
could not bare beep leas than thirty thousand cases the
Brandy. some ten thousand cases—Vintages of 1636 to
Meg and ton thousand eases of Madeira, Sherry and
Port Wine,,Scotch and rrish Whisky, Jamaica and St.
Croix Bum. some very old at:defiant to any in this coun
try. lie also has three large collars, filled a ith Brandy,
Wines, de., In maks. nosier Custom-Muse key, ready
for bottling. Mr. WoLra's sales of Scnnpps last year
amounted to one hundred and eighty thousand dozen,
and we hope in less than two years he may be equally
successful with his Brandies and Wines.
We business merits the patronage of every lever of
his species. Private families who wish pure Wines and
Liquors for mei teal uselthonld send their orders direct
to :dr. WOLFE. until every Apothecary in the land make
up their minds to discard the poisonous stuff from their
shelves, and replace it with WOLFE'S pure Wtsks and
LIQUORS.
We understand Mr. Wetre. for the accommodation of
small dealers in the country, puts up asiorted canes of
Winds and Liquors. Such a men, and such a merchant.
should be sustained against his tens of thousands of op
ponents in the United States. who sell nothing• but imi
tation , ruinous alike to human health and happiness.
For sale by Dr. Ross and D. S. Haber.
September 12, 1860.—Um.
Geo ruse 111 offin a s
LEttAziax COUNTY
4_ - Ty aggefesserr ! A
TRANSPORTATION LINE.
By Lebanon Valley Railroad.
DARTICULAI: attention will be paid to Goode Shipp.
11 ed by the Lebanon Valley Railrmul. Goods will be
sent daily to and from Philadelphia to Lebanon, Myers.
town and Annville Stations, and all other points in the
County.
FREIGHTS contracted for at the leait possible rites
ant delivered with dispatch.
The Proprietor will pay particular attention to, and
attend personally, to the receiving and delivery' of all
Freight,.
For inforthation ' - apply at his Office at the Lebanon
Talley Railroad Depot, Lebanon.
EDWARD MARK. his Agent in .
Philadelphia. will id
nays be found at }V. IL Bush's .31%echaurs
Third . st.. Philadelphia.
. July 11, . CEO. HOFFMAN:
Phila. & Reading :Railroad.
Lebanon Va . Hier Branch.
eav 90 - Mg 7
Moeera
Two Daily Passenger Trains to Redd.
ing, and Harrieburg.
•
Doss LEBANON, going East to ilezuling, it 9.74 A, ii.,
and 2.25 P. M.
Pass Lebanon, going. West' te Harrisburg. at 7.24" P.
m.a and 11..48 A. Nr. -
At Rending„ both troinv make close ecinnemons for
Philoclelphia, Pottsville, Tamaqua, Danville, Williams
port, &e. '
Morning train only connects at Beading for •Wilkos
batTe, f 'Liston anti Scranton.
At lltirrisharg, trains connect with "Pennsylvania."
"Norther Central;" and "Cumberland Valley" ibtilroitda
for Pittsburg, Lancaster,Baltimore, Sunbury, Chambers.
burg, &c.
Through Tickets to Lancaster, in No. I Cars, $150; to
Baltimore. $3 30.
SO lbs. baggage allowed to each paotenger.
The Second Class Cars rim .with all the above trains.
Through First Class Tickets at reduced.rate to. Niagara
Falls, Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, and all the principal
noints in the West, North Weit,and Canadits; and End.,
grant Ticl - 2.!". at lower Fares, to all above places, can be
had on appliiatMn to the Station.Agent,at Lebanon. -
Through larst-Class Conpou Tickets, and Emigrant
Tickets at reduced to all the principal points int
the :Werth and West. and the Canatitut.
COMMUTATION TTOKET.S. -
With 26 Coupons,"tit 25 per cent cliscount,:bet.ween
any points desired,..and
MILEAGE TICKETd,
Good Air 2000-inilolt; het wean. all points, at Wrench
for Fatuities aufbillishiefsillents.
lip Trains leave Philadelphia for Heading, litterls•
burg and Pottsville at A. id. and 3,30 and SP. M.
&GP. Passengertrare requested to purclutse tickets be
fore the Trains start. nigher Yam ch
_arFed, if wild in
tne can: ' G. A". N,ICOLLg.,
auly 25; Engineer.; Eriperinternieni.
Stiives, .Stove*.
ow. is the. time to laiy your STOVES before cold
N
winter is hare, and the best ant cheapest place .
at the
Lebanon Stove Tin and Sheet, Iron idanttfW.
ry
.to ,Tarnea Rogers,_.
Next diior to the. Lebanon Bank. where can. lie had too.
largest and best assortment of PAItLOR, HALL, iindi
COOKING STOVES, ever offered in Lebanon, Gas burn.,
ere for Parlors or fled Chambers of his own make;
a general assortment of Parlor STOVES, and a large
variety of the best Cooking Stoves iu the,eowltyror bor
ough which he.warratits to bake or roas t. WISH BOILERS constantly on - hand,or a it 41"
and the best material.
COAL BUCKfrithe l argestasSoihnhtit,th e hpae.
lest Iron, and the best made m Lebanon..
Also, a largo stork of TIN - WARK, made of the bash
material and liz a tvorktuanlikoAnanner.
~It hi
Aso a
practical Workman, end has had ~„.p . r ientte
two. _
ty-five years, he feels - confidimt that he can give general
satisfaction.
He takes this method of returning. bit thanks to hie:
numerous customers for their liberal support, and he
hopes, by strictly attending' to his own business arat
letting other people's alone, - to still receive,s Share of:
public patronage.
.TAXRS ISi lECKIZRS;
Lebanon, November 7. 1860.
Alier Particular attention liaid Wall 'kinds of JOBBING,.
such as buffing, Spouting, &e, ana all work warranted,.
WALNUT STREET
STIT4L AHEM:IIN TAE,
Cheapest, Zeal. AP , t&, and Largest Stook o
. WALL PAPERS, ';'‘
• • 'Window Shades, Curtains, As; . .
qua UNDERSIGNED having in connection with his
Bow 'Ann STATIONERY STORE, , .
purchased the entire stock of WALL PAYERSpf.3leseni,
warn & Mimi. and W. When, and hititog also re,
madly received large supplies from New Yorknud
adelpills, including the latest and most bandsonteitylee
of
Paper Hangings, Borders, Decoratio-PRI—
Paneiing3, Fire Board Priatei
Window Curtains,
shldes, c c. , (iv.,
now manufactured. Vis stock presents flashed assort.
meat of Papers, both in style and quality, thathaserer
been seen in Lebanon, and as he bas-hought most of his
Papers at reduced rates, for Caan, atdo.to Wattpaper at cheaper rtdeathan,they obtaincd.at
any
other place. He has also made amungenliodt matty
,tho,
best Paper Hapres in Lothian% pnt uP paper for
him, if desired, at thi * shortest nog& on the meet r.efW
doable' ". • 7
' t#Eve liirn a rail snit berchfitinced. '
Remember the place, at the New Bookstore in
Walnut Street, afeto doors south. of Karmany's Hard.
ware Store. J. HENRY MILLER,
Lebanon, April 4,1890.
It A UCH & MGM'.