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THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS•
This first State paper of President Ltscorasr
. oknow Ittll t to say about it—whether it means
"pesee'or war. It is indefinite in its fore
tFiktieviingstkpolioyouniveemertoviseeet
1 -- .tithe3eafliciorgete,inaithe, entilmernioniste of
,cothe Republican pirtyinathellerthein &Mks. •
11:41badDetntairatiO prese• generally 4in . • theirree
8t $B tioienpon it-As- F° Puerile' and:
nrulatiefactory-Atienniek;- ; and 'tim:*niaiern •
paporeisiti'ef-Aie`-dPiliiiin;thaVit means war,
n o i~n& fsdbfiidt ' _# s inevitable Ws hope
wf tprTttiebest,ver ;. and`triist eon-
I;i l "* c # 3 4eslrd• •• c-11 :nraal ) and
IsPrT3f!fi?:# 4e t°.°°n• -
tri) the AdministratiOn'and restore poaee.and
.bAWIROAIYAOAa country. • a
Oir
r ) :?Ta1141j" ) twine ex-Presidini Bu- .
Orr Widilded4 last, was ime-'-of the_
v . i gt•eatt
_popular demonstrationsever wade
in`.the City of L ettOmtfireyrioet ecinal, in
2nn_n4Fe, to the great Democratic
~„144 1, Atetiw g .oc . ,Oetober, Although .
the 1 10thgl. wile; vfo_Y: brief . o f . the. time.of hie
spd but , a clEty, s 9r : tivo intervened for
f ; =skit% ..proaratione; the peopie in: town And,
country.turned. out en:meas . °, and gave their_
,old l neighbor and .friend such! a reception as
has, perhaps, never before 'been•given to any'
"retiring' Chief Magistrate Since the -days of
'Gen..-Wishington. A full report ofthe whole
procUdings . Will be found in our ideal depart,
kirabizioino'brief account of the journey
frota Washington to this City.
ihis r iolineotiOn, we e callthe attention
of our readers to . the remarks of Mr. PRESTON
in reply to the , farewell of Me. . BUCHANAN to
.B,altimore Military. It was one of the
_ finest ,impromptu efforts we ever heard, and
itis. needless to say that the impassioned,
eloquent and touching remarks of the speaker
held the vast assemblage spellbound." They
have.lost none of their force and beauty by
- , being transferred to paper. Mr. PRESTON is
an orator in the fullest acceptation of the
term.
THE CLOSE OF CONGRESS
The closing Scenes of Congress, on yesterday
week, were anything but hopeful for the 'nun
lry. The Senate was in session all through
:Sunday night, and until about r 9 o'clock on
Monday morning. The several compromise
measures were debated at considerable length,
F and Mr. Crttrrstqnsti . made a final and earnest
.
'appeal in favor of kdjustment—but without
success. Messrs. TauitsuLh, Wens, and Mott
gin, on the Republican side, were loud and
bitter agitinst it. The resolution passed, by
the House to amend the Constitution with Mr.
Coq.vvriti's plan, passed the Senate by a two
thirds vote. It is like " chips is porridge."
The CRITTENDEN proposition was taken up,
and 'an drift made to substitute for it the
Peace Congress resolutions. This substitute
was defeated, and the proposition itself reject.
ed •by a vote of 19 to 20. The Senate then
took a recess till 10 o'clock,.when the oath of
office was administered to Mr. flAmmx by Vice
President BRECKINRIDGE, who took leave as
the presiding officer (though elected as a
member of the body) in a brief, but eloquent
and pertinent speech.
The loisiness of the House on Monday, was
; unimportant. The Speaker (Mr. PENNING
Tort) delivered a lengthy valedictory address,
. andAhe Thirty Sixth Congress, the last, per
haps, that shall assemble representing the
who United States, was at an end. The
" Ford() Bill," so called, did not pass, and for
that, if nothing else, the country may be
thankfUl.
The Cabinet of President LINCOLN 18 com
posed as follows :
Secretary of State—Wm. 11. Seward, of New
*York.
Secretary of the Treasury—Salmon P. Chase,
of Ohio.
SeCretary of War—Simon Cameron, of
Pennsylvania.
Secretary of the Navy—Gideon Welles, of
Connecticut.
Secretary of the Interior—Caleb B. Smith,
of Indiarma.
Postmaster General—Montgomery Blair, of
Maryland.
Attorney General—Edward Bates, of Mis
souri.
THE INTERESTS OP PENNSYLVANIA.
, : If the new tariff bill, which was signed by
Mr. BUCHANAN a day or Aar° before he retired
from the, Presidential office, does not fully
provide for the interests of Pennsylvania, we
fear that very little help can be expected from
the present Administration, whose financial
head, Mr. CHASE, is a well-known and avowed
free-trader. Had Gen. CAMERON been selected
for the Treasury Department, then we might
have rested secure ; as it is, we should not
wondei if attempt be made before a twelve.
month to remodel the revenue laws so as to do
seriousjiijii6; to the interests of this State.
Mr. LINCOLN . himself does not appear to have
any fixed ideas or purposes on the subject, and
he will necessarily be governed, to a very
great , extent, by the more artful and able
views of, his Secretary of the Treasury—and
those views are known to favor a free-trade
policy.
There is one thing certain that the Cabinet
cannot long act together as a unit. It is a
sort of mosaic patchwork, made up of incon
gruous matsitia—'" - -iart tariff, and part anti
tar; . coercion, and part anti-coercion—
art abolition, and part conservative—and if
it holds together six months or a year at
farthest, it will be a miracle. We shall see.
WHAT NEXT I
It is rumored that it is contemplated
by the Committee on Banks in our State
Legislature, to authorize the BankeTof
, the
Commonwealth to issue fifteen per cent. of
their 'Arm:dation in notes of the denomination
of $l, 42' and $3 . . This ie a step backward
that is wholly indefensible,' in view of the
superabundance of specie in the country. It
would be infinitely better, and much more in
consonance with public sentiment, to abolish
all paper issues of a less denomination than
ten dollaze.. But we have no hope from the
present; Republicati. Legislature, and- are
prepared for any outrages on public sentiment.
A. MISTAKE.
It has been extensively telegraphed that
when the delegation of the Pennsylvania Dem.
% naafis :Conventfon" paid their visit to Gen.
cam, in, Washington -City, the venerable
• teld distimgnished Secretary expressed his
du3sent from ,the sentiments of.the Pennsylva
niik resolutions, and intimated that he could
Lnot Thii state
n*kfiiezitliOrFiOne, We.ere ieferMe4 by
ge t t io nta 4 l _,. cmo pf ; q r
bon-- w ho
wtia present wlieraien. Gass made
remar)is i thiktso fu r ` from 3-wooing - dm
2 ) 1 1- 1 4 # k t...P1f4fennAf the Penneylva.
,K
a " '4W - re JA:Wf - x4rArgiAt end
ppTov -
'On yesterday week, for ihe first time in the
history of our Government, was an Adminis
tration installed in power, in onositi*to thk
wishes of all the'slave holdinrStaWi f that'.,
Al
gonfefteraoyord , majoOty of the peas;;
i‘olititUnititit‘ kti.l-7oNcalziy 1 4,
teetett4te hifOi o 'of Mittra*
in a pSly turitior4i eep W O
seae,pc =writ on to r.
livointsliflc“34.;
idet by a e igrailcioal lide s
frisii‘e otffik
tee, and by it-piftwhose leading dogma
eternal warfare lipon ilavery in every State
and Territory of the Union. Upon this den-
OH 186 L
gerous-tasnei -- 0 1 ".' . • . - "":"7"'"°777: 4.
borne into power whose principles are antag
onto:. to the welfare and of tb-
Kepublio, and that too by a meagre moron y
of the popular vote of the Nation. The
Jo vote for Mr. Lnsrcorq, ascertained by the
returns, amounted to Only ,'~ 40 ;wwit
the whole vote east for aw i tas*ti4ata - was
4,739,982-making ; the 0f414, ;oast'
against
against hire and hi5.party2,874,142., ',lf from.
these wto voted for 'Mtn we , "dedast ' tT~e old
lino Whigs end 'ConseritatiVete, d wilii; 'merely:
desired a change in. the Gosloa*sot, bat did
not intend to , endorse the Chioago-platform,. ,
and whoif they had the privlege of vcitireg at'
this pigment Would`nist their euffragm. t in a
very different,doco'tion,*..ls6i4l9 Republi
can vote would not exceed 1,000,000,. against
upwards cif 3,700,000 opposed 'to the Chicago
platform. Yet, ie.the fece:of all' These', facts
and figures it /use'been:Olainied ever since the.
Presidential electiotythat this email Ilepubli.
" can • nilitoiity have right to enforce their
odioesAVoliey , Over the large and oVerviliebning
majority of the. American people,"even should,
it eventuate in; the overthrow of the Constitn
tion, the disruption - of the Union, and all the
hprrot:s . df internecine 'strife and bloodshed.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
In theljnited States:Senate, on `Thursday,
the debate of Wednesday'. was continued on
the motion to print extia_copies of the Presi.
ident's Inaugural. Mr. Wigfall opened the
debate, and spoke at considerable length. He
'did not look upon the Inaugural in the light
in which Mr. Douglas viewed it, as meaning
peace. Hi regarded it as somewhat vague ;
but if the course laid down in it by the Presi
dent should be pursued, war was inevitable.
Forts Sumter and Pickens, and all the other
places now held by the United States within
the limits of the Confederated States, must be
given up, and that very soon, or the Sbuth
would proceed to take them. " The Union,"
he said, " is dead, and has to be buried." Mr.
Douglas -replied, saying that he had examined
carefully the remarks .of the President, and
could see no reason to change the opinion
expressed by him on the previous day, that
Mr. Lincoln meant peace. Senator Mason
also participated in the.debate, construing the
.Inaugural as calculated to lead to war. The
Senate adjourned without coming to a vote, or
transacting any other business.
Gen. Case arrived at his home in Detriot,
Michigan, on the let inst.
He was met on the way by a committee of
the substantial and influential citizens of that
city, and welcomed by an address from
Mr. Emmons. The following is the concluding
portion-of-the General's reply:
I have but one regret to encounter in resuming
my place among you, and that arises from the peril
ous crisis in vatich our country is involved. Yon do
me but justice in attributing to me an earnest
desire for the preservation of this Union and the
Constitution, the great work of our fathers, and which
has secbred to their sons a greater amount of freedom
and prosperity than any nation ever enjoyed before
us. I can scarcely' persuade myself that I am not
oppressed by some fearful dream when I reflect upon
all that is passing in our country, and upon the
position in which this great republic is placed ; sud
denly struck from the summit of its prosperity, and
with a future before us, which no man can contem
plate without the most serious alarm.
In all history there is nothing like it. With no
external enemy to trouble us; 'with no internal op
pression, with none of those visitations of pestilence
or famine or other evils by whioh nations are often
punished, for their offences, walleye recklessly put
to hazard our inestimable blessings, and are entering
that path of discord, and division, and border
disputes, which if there is any truth in history,
must lead to most disastrows consequences. Ido rib
allude to this fearful subject in any partisan spirit.
I do not seek to investigate the causes which led to
the present state of things.
But I indulge in the hope that, before it is too late
there will be a determination through the whole
country—a firm determination—to cultivate feelings
of friendship and harmony, accompanied by the
manifestation of a spirit of conciliation and compro
mise, of justice, indeed, which may lead to the hope
that, if the work is earnestly and promptly underta
ken, we may succeed, under Providence, in re.estab
lishing the integrity and the blessings of the
constitution, with the patriotic co-operation of the
whole American people."
Thus speaks a patriot and statesman—a
public man of large experience in Governmen•
tal affairs. Ho sees and appreciates the dan
gers which are upon the country,—dangers
from which there is no escape except by con,
ciliation and compromise. But President
Lincoln, looking through spectacles of the
Chicago platform, sees nothing of these dan
gers,—proposes no remedy,—recommends no
compromise.
Ug . aUala - L!Lii . la .. UL=Li . 2 . sl
It is rumored at Washington that President
Lincoln intends nominating Hon. Jonx J.
CRITTENDEN, of Kentucky, to fill the vacancy
on the Supreme Bench. We hope the rumor
may prove true, as no appointment could be
made that would giv more general satisfaction
throughout the Union. Mr. C, is an able
lawyer and a sound conservative statesman
of great experience, and in his public and
private character without stain or reproach.
THE NEW SENATE.—The new Senate, which
convened on Monday in special session, con
sists of 29 Republicans, 21 Democrats and one
American, with 18 vacant seats. The vacan.
cies are 2 from Kansas, 1 from Missouri, 1
from California, and 14 from the seceded
States. The Kansas vacancies will, no doubt,
be filled by Republicans, and those from Mis
souri and California, probably by Democrats.
Should the seceding Senators return, there
would be a Democratic majority of 6.
ARRESTED ON SIISPICION.—We learn from
the West Chester Jeffersonian, that two young
negroes, named bawls and GREEN, have been
arrested and committed to prison on suspicion
of being the murderers of Jacob Masch, the
Jew peddler, which took place on last Satur
day week, about nine miles west of West
Chester, and near the village of Mortonville.
The, murderers it is thought secured Shout
$l5O in money and s gold watch and chain.
THE NEW.POIIMITTEES IN THE SENATA.—Th e
following le announced as the list. of Chairmen
of the Senate Committees :—Foreign
ReTa—
tions,'Mr. Sumner ; Finance, 'Mr..Fessendeti
Commerce, Mr. Chandler ; Military. Affairs,
Mr. Wilson; Naval Affairtv Mr.-Hale; Jtidi—
ciary, Mr. Trumbull; Postoffice, Mr. Collamer;
Public Lands, Mr. Harlan ; Private Land
Claims, Mr. Ifs Tri s .,; Indian Affairs, Mr.. Doo
little ; Pensions,"Nr: Foster ; Revolutionary
Claims, Mr. King; Claims, Mr. Clark; Dis—
trict of Columbia, Mr: Grimed; Patents, Mr.
Simmons; Public - Buildings, Mr. -Foot ;
Territoties, Mr. Wade ; Senate Expenses, Mr.
'Dixon ' • Printing ,. Mr. Anthony ;. Enrolled
Bills, Mr. Bingham • Engrossed: Bills Mr.
Baker. '
TOWNSHIP ELII6TIONS.
The township
r eleotione will take . - place
throughout the county the
15th lug, • .
• Tim -adamants laid before Mr. Chase
onlie-aseuniirig the charge ef.the , Treasury,
show that theriparellinde on- hatid'app .
ta' -the :euirent ri'mptuisiffe of: Via Government
, to_
'Beside this,
the ourrilut,,relpte*mthe oustomitut
tsotootyttafi
GEN. CASS AT Bonik
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Journey of ElY,Prestdent Hue •an •
Washington to Whea . •
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of HoPmaltient Delman appointed seconmitteeiopmesal
to Washlognm, and moort Kr. Beam= Ikon:Vat city
to Wheatland. The Hammitt., confuted of the S. •••
sietlemen: Abraham Peters Manor; Jobe Pommy, West
Erni; IL B. SMUT, Esq.. City; Paul Hamilton, Maohelm
twp.; Henry E. ••• • Richard MG • • *whet=
bor.; P. Modem Man tea; Henry Pranks, City;
WMIno. 400116131 a,
Caldwell, fon; Leader, Mount Joy bor.
tra: tfth ß le u irs
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Col. James Cameron, (btother of Secre tary of War, North.
ismberhatttlearatrr-RdtaralltAtegeM .... ,
Buchanan, Jr. Ilicadelphis; Hen. William ,Pettoit,-Hrle•
' HIM Harriet Tam; arldttlfulliiikt,:ind Mies ffett;
Rdrkery - li r e?have -thalest , retl P 4 ton the ittafddli and
faithful ; *Oita 'of Mr. of. 2:01110%; fn a: what'
.:AbOttt Sidelaek:theComadtbserst Moortlrom Lemmata.
Zit"' imds.arrived•at the residence of 'Hobert Odd,.
'Bal. Vatte ftentyd States,•DOOTelAttorioty for The .Dishict of
Columbia; gad memi Ai ciintegidinlttar sit° the.*rtoti
when Ml.l3othaltan shortly after toade htt:apPunanm--
H. if. North, Esq. hieing heen 'elated as Vebehtnalt, ad-'
'raneed towards bite and Bald:that ittbse around hip* wear
it • committee. Of Miami. or Lancaster Mite ratid•Consity,.
tliallatittnn,td PAY, ape bad Route hete.to. escort,
him tti'ldi home et Wheettand. . Alf of Weed, he eitht; were
Hr. B.'s :Mende 'Lisa tiehthholii? iidiztiPck *bind bad
koown him for belts century. Though he hedurembeeo
mig4ful of the Inteteett ef i his native Statevthe Minns of
'teamster County were' pertir.tdirly ulaised' thit he had
.embraced,the oppoirtunity.cpreeented dtuint-the moq
mots of-hte AdtninittaattnnEnft,afflidnit Aguature, to
the Tariff bill; and'of extendin g the executife clemency
to oneof herianforttinateeithanc He alluded briefly and ,
appropriately .to Mr. Btegtuotteslongeateerin public
and to the dangers tbat at this time our wintry.
. After a-few remarks as' to tits • achineats;
- Ireton aty, he "assured:him that I must cordlat Welcome.
awaited him at Mt bolas at '
Buchananreplied in Lanowiter...;
feeling sold imaretaiye Man-.
nor accepting the tendered - await, 'and'eXoreisteg
,thaakafor it. He acid. 'het he was about to/tart:ter his
home at whestLvo, whim he, expectediel spend the. re.
minder othht days, and to ray his boner atVpit.' In tbe
'case of irondentadth, ea thistle's the oneerldentlyilhated (
to by Mr. Netth,.he remarked that; owing to the pm:Whir l
cirennistancal of It, lie 'had not 'deemed IC advisable to
mtit alai! end - micondl &aerial - QM:Whet had etkamnted•,
'the seniellea.froul P040'49 - Prie , years: annelosion
ha iitd, that hefelt gratefai for this evidence of the esteem
of hie Oldfrlifids'and neighbors.-'• • ' • " -
Daring •the day °this:departure large numbers of citi
zens and others called on and took leave of Mr. Buchanan"
at the residence of Mr. Onld, Where haled been staying
since• taking leave of President Lincoln et 'the White.
House, on Monday afternoon. He -seemed, to be ,deeply,
affected, and: remarked that he had, heard scarcely any
thing ell' day but ...farewells" from oldTriends. He' said
that it.was about forty years since he first darnel° Wash-:
ington, and that a great portion of that time ,had tee n .
spent there; thaf,he knew almost every peMonlia the dis
trict, and had probablyittbmded more weddings in Wash.;
ington than any other person. . • •
In alluding to the oPposition of portions of the South to'
the new Administration, he said he taw no occasion for
as Mr. Lincoln really . intended them ncrevil.and that he had.
reason to believe that the present would, be a peaceful
Adrcanistretion.:
-The party - was accompanied to the Railroad Depot by the
•Mayor of.Washingnm, .the President's. Mounted : Stnardi
Capt. Owen, Companies A B and 0 of the Union Regiment,
under Major. Mechanics' Union Rifle Company,
Capt. Rutherford, the Marine Band; and an immense con.:
course of citizens.
The Baltiniore and Ohio Railroad Company had provided
a special train for the Presidential party, Messrs. John W.
Garrett, President, and William P. Smith, Idaster,of Trans
portation, accompanying it: . .
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azupnort nc BLLMSORS
The reception of the ex•Preeident and suite in Baltimore
was a perfect ovation. The special train from Washington
reached the Camden Street:Station about five o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon; and Was greeted with , the most enthu
siastic applause from the large crowds which filled the
platforms conducting to - the main hnilding on 'Camden
street and the covered depot below. A frirce of ahout sixty
policemen was on the ground, and secured a passage way
from the lower part of the depot to Camden street, although
It was done with considerable exertion, as the :crowd was
dense, and the pushing and shoving quitti.detdimiued at
times. Boon as the train arrived, Mr. Buchanan took the
arm of John W. Garrett, Esq., President of the road; and
was escorted along the extended way to the principal
building, , where slew minutes were devoted to conterea
tion, especially as Mr. Zeoos Barnum, whose guest Mr. B.
wee, could - not possibly approach him on account of the
crowd. ' •
Soon as Mr. Barnum reached the hall, and greeted Mr.
Btichamtn, they entered the private carriage of the former
'gentteinan, and, accompanied by Mr. Garrett, proceeded to
Mrzßirminita private. residence, corner of .Cathedial and
Monument streets, where they were soon. joined by Miss
Lane, Miss' Parker, Mr. Derlisle, of Washington, and Mr.
Glessbrentter, Private Secretary of Mr:Buchanan.:
According to Mr. Buchanants:wish, there teem' no mi 11.44110
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taffy present to r lye or escort him, lie preferring a_ quiet
transit froth the totils'quarters.
The enthust option of the venerable ex President,
by, the large crow . Seemed to be peculiarly gratifying to
hlm, sett wee marked by,no ostentatious diaplay;tut the
earnest and uranimcitis expression' ofigbed will towards
the man, divested of the official robe, so potent to procure
an "enthusiastic receptian."
During the evening the party were visited by a few per
son r k
e, and enjoyed a pleasant, social season. '.
Reception Committee reached Baltimore on
d consisted of the following gentlemen:—
Ty Welsh, Peter Mclntyre, Dr.. Alexander
S
S . Jacob Emmett and Mr. Philip Smyser.
On Tuesday night, about eleven o'clock, the Vollandt
Band proceeded to the residence of Mr. Barnum, and gave
a charming serenade to Ir. Buchanan, the selections being
new and admirably rendered. The Band was engaged by
the members of the Baltimore City Guard. Soon as the
Band performed the "Mocking Bird Quickstep," Mei. Lloyd
B. Parke, of the Guard, appeared at the entrance, and, in
responee to numerous calls for Mr. Buchanan, announced
that ho bad just beau informed by Mi. Barnum -that Mr.
Buchanan had retired to rest ; but at the same time a win
dow in a story above was suddenly raised, and the vener
able statesmen made his appearance. Soon as he proceeded
to speak he was interrupted by prolonged cheering: as was
the case upon his arrival at the Camden Street Station;
but, order being restored, ho addressed the aseemblago as
follows:
• • Ds: thank you most cordially for this honor,
and a long period of time must elapse before memory,shall
faille record it. The music is admirable indeed, and the
delicious strains cannot fall to gratify the taste of any.per.
son whose genius or talents lead him to such a high accom
plishment ; but the manic is nothing at all when compared
to the motives and feelings which prompted the Oomph'.
ment. I thank you from thehottexaof my heart for your
kind sentiments therein apressed.
There are some who - are ever ready - to pay homage to
those who are about entering upon the cares of office, influ
enced doubtless bya principle of selfaggranclizament. hat
you pay your attentions to an old - man going out of office,
and now on his way to a retired and peaceful home. For
many years I have experienced a deep regard for the icier•
eate of Baltimore; have rejoiced 'ln her prosperity, and
sympathized fa her temporary misfortunes, and new one
of the strongest feelings of my heart WSW she may con
tinue an extension of her limits, enjoy an increase of trade
and an abundance of labor for
her deserving laboring
Glasses.
I must ask' you to excuse this brief speech. I could say
much ram's, but the night is advancing, end I forbear to
detain you. My publio history is before the people of this
country, and whilst it does not.behoove me to speak.of it,
I assure you of my willingness that they shall judge me.
I have a kind regard for all the citizens of Baltimore, and
that God may prosper and bless them all is the sincere
prayer of en honest heart.'
Soon as Mr. B. concluded; he was greeted with a hearty
three times three, '•three more for the last President of the
United States," three for the South, three for the renion,
and still three more for the Border States, the crowd good
naturedly cheering what was proposed.
He retired, when the Band performed several National
airs, and the assemblage dispersed.
FROM ➢ALTIMORC TO TOOK
At 8 o'clock, Wednesday morning, the Presidential party
left Baltimore for Lancaster in a special train, provided by
the Northern Central Railroad-Company. A. B. Watford,
President, and R. S. Hollins, Secretary of the Road, accone
pasted the train. The car assigned the ea-President was
the same in which he rode to Washington to be Inaugu
rated as President in 1857. The company employed every"
means in their power to secure the comfort and safety of
the suite, and are entitled to the highest credit for. the
spirit of liberality evinced on this occasion. The Battalion
of Baltimore City Guards, under command of Col. J. P.
Warner, mot Mr. Buchanan and his immediate escort at
the residence of Mr. Barnum, and accompanied him to
Wheatland. The party were also joined at Baltimore by
Hon. William P. Prestqn, Edward M. Warner and others,
and Messrs. Henry Welsh, Dr. A:-Small,'Peter Mclntyre,
Philip Smyeer and Msj. Jacob Emmett, Committee from
York. Yollandt's splendid Band and a Dram Corps ac
companied the Guards.
At Glenn Rock Mr. Buchanan went on the platf'rm to
speak to the crowd whe had gathered there, but was cut
short in hie remarks by the moving of the train.- Here
the York General: Reception Committee entered the train.
On the approach . of the train at York, a salute of thirty
four guns was fired. The ex-President was taken in a
carriage to the residence of lion. Henry Welsh, father
of the present Senator from that district, where, In com
pany with a number of other persons. he partook of re
freshments. The Worth Infantry and York Rifles received
the visitors. and escorted the Baltimore City Guards, the
Lancaster Buchanan Escort, &c to the Armory of the
Worth Infantry, iu the Odd Fellows' Hall, where a hand
same collation was in waiting. This "set out" was got
up by the citizens of York and the Worth Infantry, and
was done up on 'a grand scale. The large number who
partook of it seemed to appreciate its excellence.
After partaking of the hospitalities the procession was
formed and marched to the depot, when the care left for
Wrightsville, amid the cheers of the assembled masses.
HIB AIILPi!AL IN LANCANTIB COIRINY
The Pennsylvania ... ftallrcad CoMpany having attached
three extra cars to the mail train, for the use of the com
mittee, about one hundred and fifty citizens proceeded to
Columbia an a committee of reception. Our friend Lewis
Rally acted as a kind of volunteer cicerone to the party,
and It is needless to add that he took good care of tie, and
made himself generally useful, not only to his friends but
to the conductors of the train.
Arriving at Columbia, it was fond that the cations had
made arrangements the day before, to give Hr. Buchanan
a fitting reception; and it was agreed that the programme
of the Lancaster committee should be somewhat varied, so
as not to interfere with the arrangements of their Comm.a
:bin friends.. Hence a special committee,. was appointed,
consisting of Dr.
,Henry Carnenter; Chairman, Dr. Wm.
'B..Falinestock, Gen. Geo. M.- liteintiten - 'Lewis Haldy,
Alfred Sanderson, John A. Sheaf! .and Robert Spencer, to
wait upon Mr. Buchanan, 'and ascertain at what time it
*rail be agreeable for him:to **dye the general nom.
This committee, with the Columbia committee, proceed
ed'to Wriihtsville to 'await the arrival of the special train.
The 'Columbia Committee couaisted *of the following , 'chi-
Michael Clepper, Chairmen,J. Schroder, J. Ewing, R.
'Williams; Thos. Lloyd, J. ListP. B. 11.1cTagne, J. Schock,
J. E. Charles, H. Droucker, L. Kingsley, L. Stevenson, J.
&under, G. Ackerman, R. &nelson, P.. A. Rink, Lewis
Tredenick; N. MacDonald, S. F. Eterline, Wm. his,thlot,
J. M. Watts, S. E. Maxine, Dr. P. Griffith.. •
About this time the idaytown Infantry, Capt. Haines,
with a large delegatimilrom the upper part of the county,
made their appearance, and the town presented a lively
-aspect, Wont street being thronged with people, all
waiting in anxious expectation for the special train,
which was considerably behind time. When at last the
train made its appearance on the bridge, there wawa gen
et* Fs, ;“here .he comes," with ,- a hearty round of
. _
Much to the regret of the donnzdttee of 'Arrangements,
It now became evident that there 'would be-no time-for a
formal reception at Columbia, and Mr. Buchanan did- not
_therefore get out of the car, - Th e Lancaster cars were
attached; and.the train;: note a very bury one, was soon
:Anteing the '• in ' vitt& were. lar. Barbarian
and . - his friends, ws grand him,gofdlallyreceiving he old
Trends. Although he looked enmewhat careworn, having
gat verglittici steep' or• rest. of limited 'for *nerd days
before egging Wasfilegicer iooked eta bee:eV:an
we had expected toeeldel,jadging SP3III, the imprecisions
Aimed by Washington 'correspondents. Be wee swam•
panted by Ides Aerie lane and Miss' Betty Pasker, of
his own household. • • • •
rains . ffarristlane, the niece oafs. )3oolnulan,stinacted
mush attention along the route. She to an asconiSlehad
Lady, and the loss of he 'nadety, 'which wee 'ao lenoh
twnftwl4ll')Wathlegtan t , t be deeply *ystteril." The
grA° 6 l 9B " ina:44inittoriter Winners snakes ft Sinn:gre
geriesskeeppon ill wno meet het':
I ..Yundditionta Lbw Jawalaatar Ocomiltteur.:alacorti
=WA li e tirrA Mt u Vit th ril ettlii=
Moor, haMirtneertias enetiVa.relne - ,proptdai hostan,.of
thelderrhantelloital, and John Mernittors, leg., gareeyoi
Or the Mirt of Philadelphia:" Wm. P. PraitoD7 10 44 a dim
lingehhed member of the Maryland Bar; R. Megrim
of Baltimore; cot. clameros, brother of the Secretary Of
War; A. B. -Waiford,jbleident, M 8: B:ollaod,
Of the Worthern Centre,' Itadne7" My. Minter. •
for of the • lair ;t l • , ;;;A: e
formerly of Colombia, - .
by a salute from the geld- • 91111_ • • • •
•• • •
*Bowed with a national eel • thirty go t •*A
ringing of the church tells. •
with enthrudestle epplanse. • was omidneted
an open baroocbe, dun by four gray berme, and took.
hts meat with Mayor Sandman, Dr. Haney Oupenter,
Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements , and a
North, Nag., Chairrolut of the Committee of Smart from
' ~ k ;T '10 . 4" ' '•
Assistant litsfnlitals.—Adam Trout, George W. Brown,
r •
• . _
I' - u • rill 'flea Dr. Bantnel Welchem!, 114. A. W.
: .I.oll, l laqds Patessirairnard M 4 G r an =" r t
Tr."" ,ol o.7tridiVatrthYtY#qP i tlA l -
coati; Jr., enrp
Vaano. T.±l2=''.:-
7eC Va l
Wo iti3 , of
aritalease:*
nr_BlatiSlCSAlßtrtaarda.
President and Suite. and..gayor.
'1 '2adzDidiquisont Of BidthnOrn
Datwetfttfet Nacre! frein ~ Washtogbm ,
Committee p.wt froM
f:: • Onatolltee!of:liscort from Columbia. ,
• ; Olty:Cienacile anti hfonicipal; Officers. _
'Nam* and StioteratcorTrabildin and hYaraballfCbllems„
'Miami,. of Olty still/Monty Oncfbit.- • • '
lire Compaulee according to .Ibairetettiositr,
Societies, ,
Delegations in Chirriamm and on lgirseliseit....
1 deOsinvicrasionmoved' over the , route assigned it was,
PrarYwbare ,:tvittnerset) hi` ,Isrge crowds ,collected on the
'efriewilks, at ivindeirs, and;otber available Positions.- , *
The purceisimr:nas- assail' Amine in length;and the
.dansanstration :waif larger-and, moue imposing than that
giv e n tOldr: Bithluouip on his reinro from Europe five
yanwago/ Akniire Squire was a dense , mass of people, and
a iletesege , Ondditot be opened- for.the ,entrance of the.
4"insident'e sacrilege until,Capt, Hambright, with a detects-
Mtent Rtflee,'inade w gentle charge.' on the crowd.
*Web fll' back' in good humor:before the well ordere4:
movement
The ex-President hiving been conducted to thiatand, W.
P:Piesten,'&4., as the repreeintirtivadf the Baltimore City
Made fan. eloquent:au& appropriate •address to
,Hayer,illentienfou, He *blithe Guards bad just perform,
id - anted agmeable dntyin es/sorting lhn late Presiden
kllthelltntedi Stites , froin!..Washingten, and! &Militant
hive jth , li blspld aulAdiGYborti.:Pf •Pitleasteri
from whom been separated (or four r yams in die
tharging duties - orlbeHiteentiviertif 3 thileXem,t %atom'
He said the Guards, lathe representatives of the attune
of Baltimore, felt a_ special pleas re , perrottning this.
day, _ to one who tul,nOt bulynindfired distinguished ser*:
vices, to his country during a protracted life, but who, dnr
.ieg the.late war , bad been amo ng the &Mb) volunteer and
'march to the defence of the "-Monumental City."- Hs
'expressed' his - gratificktioti at " the scene before hind—this
.onatonoltn - distingpistted fre its Union loving sentiment,
rising, spontaneously! to _welcome backf to Gm repose and
quiet of his hcane, their 'dietingdiihed fellow-rititen,, who
is now about to retire forever from publiclife-and wined,
;blot Abet this emphatic demonstration of parsonalregard
Would be ieinembered with' lifelOng emotions of pleasure
Dy hinierelfi the Guards foil:Which he slicks, and by their.,
fellow Marone of•Baltlmere.. , r; • • • : . , ,
, The ,Baltimor,e ;hind then played ". Home .403" irr
'exctifalta'arylei' attar which Mayor &Manion replied
follows - ".
: h14,-Plutsvmr--81r On behalf of the:citizens of Lances
ter, permit MS to -return you,
.and throngh l ion -to
the admirably disciplined Battalion of Volunteer 'Soldiery
whom Yoti represent? 7thedr, innfound. , thanki.lfor your,
'kindness in escorting ontOkstinguished felloweltizen from
the seat of the Federal Governmentto hicoain hone.—
And r take pleasure in saying,. air, that in feature of the
great ovation whiclryou witness , in the vast mUlkitille of
people before you, givelt-me, and those for whom -Vepeakt,
More unbounded satisfaction than this military , display
from the City of, Baltimore, and from ameighboring uouni
ty in our own State. sir, hazard_ nothing
saying that, as'citizen' soldiers, they Ida alwys' be true
to the mime of the Union and the Ocnistitution,'aiod that
the glorious flag of our common country will.ttsver ba
'disgraced in their hands. The " llionutnental.Citl" is en
deared tof tbe people of Laneister 66unty by many pleas,
ant recollections, andi trust that the sayings and doings
of this day may cemont us still closer together in fraternal
bonds which never can be severed. -7, ,
' •Be pleased to convey
to the officers and soldtere and
'citizens generally of Baltimore, our hearty thanks for
their kindness and courtesy to Mr, lineustfam altalong tha
route; arid yeti, sir, will do us the favor of retaining a
large share, to yourself for the" ble'att 'eloquent 'Mtlimet
'with which the final act has been .cotusummatixl:
,Then turning round tq the ex-Preiddent, the_ ;I'dctpor ad
'dteaSed him as follows : . ' •
Buctawarr—Honored Sir: It Is my pleasuid toiler°
heed deputed by, theeitizens rof Lancaster, irrespective of
fatty, to extend toyod a cordial welcome back, to your
own home and fireside, 'and to those social anjoymenla and -- ;
courtesies from your old neighbors andillenda from which
you have in a great measure been .debarred, for the last
four years, owing to the pressing Maki which
necessarily engaged your attention. • •
Youo:Skr,- have-long' beau JP the Service of , year errantry,.
In various public asperities; and tiow. after having re
ceived'frairitheliemple nrthe tnited Ptaftft the highest
honors in the Republic, you gracefully retire from the per
plexitiet and. rosponalleilities of.officlal station., and return
to spend the evening of your somewhat, pratraoted and
eventful life' i the place made sacred to you by the mot
' lectiona br .half 'After' h'e'rring serred 'your,
country: faithfully and well, at home- and inbreed; you at'
length seek the repose. of your peloved Wheatland, with
out a solitary aspiration for the future, except an. ardent
desire for the welfare and happiness of your countrymen
'and the Pernetnitrof our republican lostltsitimr.
:Your administration of the 'General. Government, sir,
will be marked in the history of the , nation an the most
erentful one since the inauguration of the Father of hie
country. From your accession to the Presidency until the"
close of your term; you had difficulties' to encounter which,
were not experienced' by an} ofleenr distinguished prede
censors iir the high office; and yam Tenne from the chair.'
of strete.at a perilous time, when; through the machina
tions of foreign and domestic foes, commenced .yearattray '
the nation is convulsed from Its centre to it: eircumfer
• ence—when seven of oar Sister Prater' ar&leopen rebel
lion against the authority of the. General .G.t.;`,Wrereent—
and who • the . dangers of civil -war and %I.:octet:red are
fearfully imminent. That such a sad condilion of things
is deprecated by you. as it is by every truelotarted patriot
in the land, cannot he doubted. We know that you an
ticipated and faithfully warned your fellow citizens, time
and. again; of the dangers that at the present moment _
menace the country; and now that these troubles are
upon us in all their horror and inteneity—short of the
shedding of frafeinal blood, which has so far been happily
averted by your calmness and prudence—l am sure that
,no language I. can employ will be sufficient to express
the deep feeling of grief which must pervade your bosom
at the discordant and diasevered condition of the country.
' Your fellow chimp of Lancaster county, sir, have dif
fared In opinion as to the propriety or policy of some of:
the Measures of your administration. This, of course, Was
to.imve been expected, as uo previous administration had
been exempt from passing through the same ordeal; but
all are willing to admit that your intentions were pure—
that you were honest and patriotic in what you did—and
that the welfare, the glory, and the perpetuity of the Union
were near and dear to your heart, all the time. Believing
this, sir, thousands of your old neighbors and acquaint
ances have assembled here to day for the purpose of bid
ding you welcome ; . at the same time trusting that, in.
your retirement, you may long live to enjoy the confidence*
and esteem of those to whom yon are endeared by a
thousand recollections, riot only from your eminent pub
lic services in the councils of the nation, but also from
your private benefactions in this community.
...It only remains for me, sir, on behalf of the people of
Lancaster county, to bid you a hearty welcome to your
'ad home.. I perform the task with pleasure, and extend
to you the hand of friendship and fraternal greeting, [here -
the Mayor took hold of Mr. Buchanan's hand] invoking,
upon you Heaven's choicest blessings in time and eternity.
At the conclusion of Mayor Sanderson's remarks, Mr.
Bueganati,Atirritug to the vast crowd which now filled
the square, and evidently deeply affected by the scene be
fore him, spoke extemporaneously, but substantially as
MR. MANOII, ME OLD NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND FELLOW-CIT.
_URNS I have not language to, express the feelings which
swell in my breast on this occasion ; but I do most cordially
thank you for this demonstration ofyour personal kindness
to an old man, who comes back to you ere long to go to his
final rest. And here let me say that, having visited many
foreign climes, my heart has ever turnerito Lancaster as the
snot where I would wish to live, and to die. When yet a
young man, in far remote Russia, my heart was still with
my friends and neighbors in good old Lancaster. [Ap
plause.)
Although I have always been true to you, I have not
been half so true to yen en you have been to me. Your
fathers took me np when a young man, fostered and cher
ished me through many long years: All of them have
passed away,. and I stand before you to-slay In the midst
of a new generation. [A voice in the crowd—l saw.you
mount Y6iii horse when you marched to Baltimore in the
war of 1812. E The friendship of the fathers for myself has
descended on their children. Generations of mortal men
Hie, and sink, and are forgotten; but the kindnetei 'of the
past generation to me, now so conspicuous in the present,
can never be forgotten.
- I have come to toy my bones among yon, and during the
brief, intermediate period which Heaven may allot me, I
shall endeavor to perform the duties of a good citizen and
kind friend and neighbor. My advice shall be cheerfully
extended to all 'who may sick it, and my sympathy and
support shall never be withheld from the widow and the
orphan. [Loud applause.] AU political aspiration have
'departed. What I have done, daring a somewhat prOtracted
public life, has passed into history. if, at any thne,'l have
done aught to offend a single citizen, I now sincerely ask
his pardon, while from ray heart I declare that I have no
fesling' bat that of kindness to any individual in this
I came to this city in 1809, more than half a century
ago, and am, therefore, I may say, among your oldest ctti
zone. 'When I parted from President. Lincoln, 'on intro
ducing him to the Executive lidansionaccording to custom,
I said to him: "If you are as happy, my dear sir, on en
tering this hosse, as I am in leaving it and returning
home, you are the happiest man in this country!" I was
then thinking of the comforts and tranquility of home, as
contrasted with the troubles, perplexities and difficulties
inseparable from the Presidential office. Sines leaving
Washington I have briefly addressed my friends on two or
three occasions, but have purposely avoided all; aliqsions
to party politics. And I shall do es here. ' ' •-
. There is one aspiration, however, whictiis never absent
from my mind fora single moment, and which will meet
with a unanimous response from every individual here
present: and that -ie,may - God preserve the Constitution
and the Union, and An ; his good providence dispel the
shadows, clouds and darkness which have now cast a gloom
'over the land I Under that benign influence we have ad
vanced more rapidly in prosperity, greatness and glory
than any other nation in the tide of time. Indeed, we had
become either the envy 'or admiration of the whole world.
Mayall our. troubles end in a peaceful solution, and may
the good old times return to bless us and our posterity I—
[Loud and prolonged appleuse.l
- Buchanan retired amid 'enthusiastic applause, Way
-ing of. handkerchieth, and,.after receiving gratniatiens
from numbers of citizens, resumed his carriage and, was
escorted to WheaUand.
At the head of , West King , street a triumphal awch of
evergreens had hien erected, and at this point a large
crowd of persons .Itad assembled. The approach of the
ex-Prerddent was hailed with great, cheering. This arch
was tastefully arranged, having in the centre a portrait of
Mr. Buchanan, and underneath tide was .e wreath,
depended in which sat • it. The arch was con
structed ender the superintendence of - Diesms..l/enry
Shama, &Met , Qmemissioner, William I,nts and George
' The engine home of Humane . Commdiyi No. 6,1101?tuor
•treat„ , was gaily feetopned with evergreens, intelmingled
with small flags, from the cupola to the'base. The effect
was striking and beautiful.
Whea the cortege niched' Whiattland,,the4ialtimore
City Guards were drawn op In fronVol,the and as
Hr. Buchanan stepped from the linninchtithe Band stiiiek
up flionia. Sweet HoMe," the effect beingaitremelyhaPPY,
tonclikup and telling.. Mr. Buchanan, chen.,SeCended the
portico, arid briefly addressed the Onardi: He regarded
this clay ss moor the prandial:of -11V-111h.L. 'thanked
them Cordialiflior their handsome . ecorti,Which was es
pecially gratifying from-tlie Tact *it:lt:was given freely
and without solicitation. Hi' wasitoili Weide citizen—
/le bad nomillies to..glie, and ha could regard their ritual.
Hone ass Mark of .nsipeet io himself: He regretted ttat,
hiving just reached his h ome, he was not'prepared. to en
terialn them. The 1100111ot his holm had been alwaysopen
—tbe latchatring was out. At any other time whewtbey
felt disposed to call, either as a company br so indlifdnUe,
they should rushee cordial welcome.
-• When Mr. Buchanan •cotadrided, , hiv; Proem, on: behalf
P 14 19 Wiards , reldle4 as , •
IRA, BUCHANAN qt.) , Guards, Hof which I
have the tumor to he athember, have deputed' me to' re
spond to the kind andlearitlfal sontlawalatyou haveriost
aapteseed-!ocalf,ewl,alAwSl inthiGtv lastly" utterance, to
what I. feel; and k). what I knew ts ' "by all who have
Warr pot.' %There , ritOthoott tzl•ilfil-toto which are
Llud_daPW WIWI! . wastralnt
Zale= Prat a l i V il arld lihde
Here at Wheatland—under Gum sees old rues--on the
threshold of your quiet home--we are about to bid yon: .
farewell, perhaps forever; many who now affectionately -
, gore upon your venerable fedora shall never look upon
. •,. again. How natural, derthat at such a moment the
Ithiebblog heart ahoold b e with Its beet emotions, and
the busy mind,... .wing tiler, moot wila the teeming
tgdpm,ligrald dikilifirepentaßleikan .- . .• ,e.
ptizi n glitala .htiliat n...h tnd filo* te„ .it
„H T,*
i : t lir i i l r ,
ai the • ..“b/. . ,11 etleasitio '
~a a and taggstriot, =Veer, ice eringting • ,
riot ' s lweeAlthler. rnec a reillgt4
, L dat,,,woolL ha v 7.1151.321,
-7- iin caws • yo
• marry of the happiest recollections of your Ilex
*British le not the time or the place to speak of your
auceetful career. :roue acts are part of the hid ay of your
country, and ages yet unborn shall determine upon the
rectitude of year intentions and the wisdom of your melt
, mum. It mar not, however be out of plate to remark
INV , .. lll2 idletib l ihli& - filn - llielding — lbaCer
olf bra
lt it al unlPT isiitidVilh ni"i tihticiren ni fo o liowin ve g
their es ample—may well be considered' as gratifying end
-•- ef Qat oredtel - WabgecieflouthigHWlr. -• • , • m
never extended to any one except in recognition of the
trgbla 'PAY**. which, chanstristes /tenor, - virtue and pa
t ttam . F
--As you' have very Az* ifirnirked, Yerihams, dr, every
meson to,feellsighlygrdifird. Itls ta,t.,tootroo,thitmerok,
iinattlallyhow down at thatehrine of power; arer, -11 te - the.
Penians,,umehip the risingerm.' .We are hirer te, remem-',
bee the brightness efidsinericllao, and 'contemplate with
In speaking of ticketed .. ..your menthe : lnfo, I of Morse
tare especial refirencelo • your 'public
.extsteisee—ii; the'
-I * : i r PTA.good old ages may Yen Yet live. Many, hippy
years. , . of - this Magnificent valley, rich to all that can dts•
, lightthereys and ebacethe-lietsit, it may with truth be
a The country i *hen life's - gay hours are
,past,
- WheeVer.weroam..in theatre fix-aLlast; .. • .;
, Treed by temperenorte.seas. the voyage c'ee; . _
- PaleNre lock bade and bless thy friendlyahore, -;
....Our ean.litriet.Judgesvnue Pet life scan, : • i-, .
- 'And ask If 'glory hath enlarg'd the span; , :
If bright the prospect we the grave defy, - ' ' -
have ages and ; coutenteddie," ~ • .',.' .
`- I hate alrmdy said. !Wray heart is" too full -‘ for utter,
pice. .1 ammo lon' Wallinehelann„ . in the , disreliatua . 0 f
ttie duty which the Compan y; called upon mete perform, I:
• had 'designed MECajimth verrfew *nerds extreseive Of the
Pleasure-ft gave the Battalion to meet to Wheatland ladle
thigniahed patriot, who had not only -filled the exalted'
station-of President' ofthe United States, but rho, in the
earlier part of his life, when a foreign foe menaced their
homes with deetnntion, bravely shouldered IA musket
and ItellentlYnoutbed to defend them. ~.- ,
-; 'This done, I intended te shake your hand, and say .fare
+well:: hot. sir, my feelings overleap the limit I had 'pre.
mribed., I eau net pert until,. treyourvenerable pretence,:
'end let Hes presence of the large audience, I offer up an
'Minuet !marten prayer to. Almighty pod, that He, in The
tnercifol Providence, will save and protect ,orir beloved
icotettrylenn the hbreire &civil war: 'May've not hope;
8/ fr th'q° l lr Prayer. offered here_ et inkr4daud--otretid in'
'the'presenee of one, who, when in power, did not lend his
cannternencetO-the Meddling Of-fraternal: blood-Lenny be'
heard and granted. ~.„;
, Iffr.'thlif mitten owes sroti a debt . or • giatitOilipostirity
• Isdlitnytt to your Mowery: Our glorious Union; conned ,
by the sires of the revolution to the sacred spirit of equal
rights and brethielYaffeetion,-Can never be perpetuated
through the instrumentality of fraternal. Idoidtished.: As
well'might yen expect to see the clouded eye of an ina ,
prim:aced eagle sparkling with the celestial fire of fradom.; ,
as to see kpeople prosperous, contented or happy, crushing
or crushed by the vindictive heel of. a fierce fanaticism, or
the time:do-force of numerical strength.
- The honor Of our country and the glory of our flag. in
peace and in war. have been achieved in struggles' with
.the peter world,-fraternsl blood would destroy the oho
end - dithonor *the other. Can the. word • Union be written
intim blood:of American hearts? . Never, sir, never 1. , We
have seen enough to day to assurer:us itcan never be... -
' -The kind arid hosoltablereception so cordially - e extended
by the citizens of Thlanoble emusty, here in•lthe heart of
the Boyetone State, to the gallant men who have escorted -
Youihge from Maryland, forbid the thought!' , The ;cicinde,
At, is tr,ne„,.are,threaterfing-dark sod . Inyiering. even as
these whirh atlble minute float over Ebbs beautiful valley
—but see, dr, dark as they are, they. are' fringed with
raver lining' audyo „nder even where the blackest gemica to
^frown, 401firisfifil3r 1 bedni . breaks' firth and tells us of a
.gleriens gitr,Wnltesmotrovr , i f '.: • ' .', ~ : •. j _,' ,-
' Sir, we pre - snout to' sayfarewell,' and whir it I emote
:this expreesion.:' Mayladd Almighty bless you—may you
live to see the light of patriotic Intelligence dispel the
gloom which now hangs over our - distracted land—then,
: eir,.will a - gratefol people, remsmberiugyouruns illingneas ,
'to precipitate the horrors of civil war,- enshrine you in
their-hearts, bequeathingas a rich:legacy to their children
the recollection of your wisdom and,virtue. , ,
' ' Daring the - delivery of Mr: Preston's remarks, which
were warmly applauded, Mr. Buchanan evinced mode feel
ing. His niece, Miss Lane, stood nearher verserablemscle,
and sympathized even - to tears. The whole 'mine was
solemely Impressive, and can never be forgotten by those
- who witnessed it. . -
• Thaanards then broke line ind . proceeded through the
honse and over the grounds. They shortly afterward re•
turned and were escorted to their quarters at Reese's and
Shober's ; hotels. •
&fr. Buchanan, though very much fatigued, looks well,
seems In iodd spirits, and. conversed freely with hie old
neighbors. . _
The escort of Mr. Bich,:Man to the Railroad Depot In
Washington isasartid to be the largest ever witnessed on a
similar occasion, and evmywhere along the route, on the
way to Lancaster, the ratirdid stations were thronged With
persons, anxious to seethe retiring President.
The committee fiora Lancaster city and county who es
, corted She: ex'iPie' Mesa 'from Wasbingtoic to Wheatland
were delighted with their trip, and speak In the most en
thusiastic terms of 'the courtesies and hospitalities every
where bestowed upon them ' . • • -
On Wednesday night abotit 12 'o'clock the Mtennerchor
of this city , proceeded !ay/boatload -In • omnibuses, and
serenaded Mr. Buchanan, by singing several excellent
songs. The latonelli Of.the .
hour, and the fatigue of the
day, prevented Mr. Buchanan from returning his acknowl
edgements for the compliment.
,BA:TSLMOILE C 197 GUARD BAR TALION.
This splendid battalion of citiesn soldiery, which ridded
anialieclat to the reception tereinoitteit yesterdey, have
been well taken care ae.dtuizig their 'sojourn In tide city.
The bittilfrin timbrnead four,companlee under the com
mandis( polpWarner, irbrave soldier and•waira hearted
man. :
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.
'On Wednesday evening they . vrete Isandsotnelr enter
tained by the Fenuibles with is enintitlions_coll•ition at.
Cooper's Hotel, West lag street. The banquet was pro
longed until a latsi hbur; and was interspersed-with toast.,
speeches and music. Alter this entertainment was over,
numbeis of the Guards were elegantly entertainedAt the
pritnie,reSidences of Dr. Henry Carpenter, Tises:' Gee. M..
Steinman, Henry E. Leman, Esq 3 William, parpunter;.F.sq.,
and others.
On Thursday the Guards were again taken , in charge by
the
,Fencibles and escorted through several sections of.tbe
city; In.North"Prince street they halted inl Gent or Mr.
Ft•anke's saloon, where they were handsomely ontettained
by the officers of the Jackson Gilles. I,earffig this point
they next, halted in front of Fulton Hall, where they-were
entertained with F 1 collation in the Armory of the Fencielm.
given under the 'direction of the Fencibles Mid the General
Occonottoaof.Arrangements., They then procee.led pp Nett
King to Centre Square and from thence down NOrth*Queen
to the depot, where they embarked on the ITeMtioail train
en route for home.- The train moved out of the depot amid
'the most enthusiastic cheering of the multitude, the Hand
meanwhile playing the ' , Days o'-Auld Lang Syne." , —
The members of the baitaiion. individually and col
lectively, expresvedlbemscivis highly gratified with their
visit to Lancaster, their only regret being that they could
not remain a week instead of a day. We cannot forego
the occasion to : sal that a finer looking body of men Hams
never our fortune to look upon. Their marching was most,
'excellent, and their aoldierly appearance was the theme of
praise upon every tongue.
CONCLUBION.
. .
Too much praise cannot be awarded Capt. Hambright and
his gallant command for the services they rendered on
Wednesday. The Citizens' General Committee of Arrange
ments placed the general supervision of matters under the
charge of Capt. Efambnight, and it is needless to Bey, that
they were well- and tliormighly 'attended to.
• The four splendid, iron .grey horses attached' to the ex.
President's barourhe, And' which attracted so much atten
tion,,beloeg,tti two of our most worthy and poblicspirited
citizens, Messrs.. Henry
.Franke and Patrick McAvoy, who
were also on the Escort Committee from Washington. The
horses were driven by Mr. Luke Meekinet who "handles
the ribbons" with much skill and gracefulness.
The following the General Citizens' Committee'f Ar
rangements, who made all the preparations for the recep
tion. Nearly all the members were active and untiring in
the discharge of their duties: . ••
- . . . .
bi- Henry Carpenter, Chairman; Wilberforce Nevin,
Janice; Evans, John IL Relgart, John Bear; Lancaster two.;
John Shenk, do.; Jacob M. Frantz, do.; Rey. John W.
Nevin, D. D., do ; Peter E. Lightner, do . . William Diller,
John Metssger, Jr., John A. Sheaf C. Widmyer, Michael
Withers, Richard McGrann, Manheim twp; Dr. Samuel
Welchons, A. W. Russel, John W. Jackson, Hon. Isaac E.
Mester, Alfred Sanderson, James Barnes, Jr John Cl.
(1
Walton, Charles , Beal, Andrew McGinnis, John Michael,
Gen. George M. Steinman, H. B. Swarr, Newton Lightner,
George H. Hrug, Henry R. Leman, Jacob Frey, P. MoAvoy,
Blenheim twp.; Paul Hamilton, do.; William Miller, Maj.
A. W. Bolenius, John Best, James B. Tredwell, Capt.
Henry Blickenderfer, Michael Barry, Maj. Chas. M. Howell,
Henry Franke, Henry Fisher, Moses Wenger, Charles E.
Wentz, Hon. John. Zimmerman, John:Lippincott, Lewis
Reidy, Clement B. Grubb. John Carr, Dr. Wm. B. Patine.
stock, Col. John Rankin; John 'Witlinger. •
RBOOLITLIONO OF TELVAER.,
At a meeting, held at Michael's . Hotel, North Queen
street, on-Friday evening last, of the Citizens' General
Committee of Arrangements for the reception of ex-Presi
dent Buchanan, it was on motion unanimously
Resolved, That the chairman of the Committee be in
structed to address a letter of thanks, on behalf of the citl
rens of Lancaster, to J. Edgar Thompson, Esq., President
of the Pennsylvania Retread, to John W. Garret, Esq.,
'Preeident of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to A. B.
Warford, Esq., President of the Northern Central'Railroad,
and to It.. S Rollins. Esq., Secretary of the Northern Central
Railroad, expressing our appreciation of their kindness and
courtesies extended to our venerable 'friend and neighbor
and his civic and military escort, when returning home
from Washington.
Resolved, That the thanks of the Committee be publicly
tendered to the Jackson Itillea, the Lancaster Fencibles
and the German Shutzenvereht for the obliging attention
shown by them to our military Rosati', the Baltimore City
• Guards Battalion, and their efficient and invaluable as
sistance in maintaining order and carrying out the. pro
gramme of the day—to the Washington, Hitmane, Sun,
Shilßer and Union Fire Companiete—to the several 'Civic
Associations—tO the various Township and 'Waugh Dale
gatione—to the numerous German fraternities of the
city, for their imposing and brilliant turn out--to the
gentlemen who's° generously placed their horses and ear
tinges at the disposal of the committee—and to the citizens
generally for their spirited and orderly participation in the
ceremonies of the reception, and the warm- hospitalities
extended to our visitors. -
• HENRY OA.RPICITER, Chairman..
Jaw BISON Jr., Secretary.: '
NOT A FULL PAnbon.—We were in error
last week in reference to Judge TONDILLSYMI. Pdli pardon
was not granted to him, by the Preeident, as qt tint under
stood: His term of imprisonment was committed from
twqutlitP fltreeyearit—ruidhe will have to.rernain in prison
for something over a year yet. „ , • ,
The foliowlugeire-the reasons gitren,lry Mr. Buchanan
for the commutation of the sentence of Judge Wader
smith :
• Pirst—That the health of the prisoner is Ming, and
tfiat , he cannot possibly live out the full term of his
sentence.
Secondly—That by the death of the wife of said 4onder
emith, and the,loes of his entire property, his children
here been thrown, helpless, upon the world.
.Thirdly--That the said Vondersmitir, since his conele
tion; has manifeeted deep contrition, and that the punish-
Mont already suffered by the said Vonderennith; in conse
quence of his .crimes, .has been sudictent to meet .the
demands of justice. • • ,
prEi 0 R
EMCEE AT CO_ __TOGA- _ENTRE. OU_ _
o'Clock on Sunday morning week, the, citizens In the
neighborhood. of Conestoga Centre, .were startled by
screams of murder by a - colored woman who alleged' hat
her husband, Abraham . Allen, had been murdered' in hie
bed. The neighbors repaired to .Allen's /poem and found
hirrion the bed out midi:lacked is a frightful manner, and
not expiring. person was. seen about the promisee,
and it wet at once suspected that the woman was the
murderer. She was arrested andbronght before Alderman
Tan Camp of this city ) on Monday, wheli . site narrated the
following Mitary of the affair
• "On the night Previmm•aber:eald - that a white . man
name to Collect tome money , from her husband. .After
talking awhile *the min gave -her husband twenty-five
cents to purchase some_liguorr- that her. husband and
hermit started for the honor, , while the !man at - upon a
pile of wood and awaited their return: - Upon their return
-with the liquor they alt went Into the bows Aud.hegair'
'drinking quite freely. Late In the evening the whole
party 'tumbled 'into the sure bed and elept , tentil seven;
o'clock on Sunday morning. When _they got up.ther"Mem
renewed bin importnnitlee for the'rnoney, when an alter
nation emend- The man then picked up a club and struck.
Allen over the bead. At thle juncture the woman'alleges.
she ran out and gave the alarm: ,
The story of the womazi regarded aadmprobable, an
.she could not give the name of the white man te'deacribe
his appearance. Seddon," urger sea/Ching the /Muse an,
MD WAS, fpwid . stained : with JAvodi. mid no.
doubt weapon need in constunmatiegr it =ped., ; The -
Aldanniut- comenitted' Mrs. Alletit
When let " fart h e r deerterheh' 4 p4*A l 444,74 ll .4
the mysteriona Pair.
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. .I.ltaiamitimmie,m q ,,m. an admirable
I of the subject which it-betted, and many point*
I Par the af ,l llemos x whiet: was vary
large. wax turn anksraoefully de
livered. , "v‘ s - ~--,..*.-
Ths disenasimair tartioipated in by Maj. Pitman:,
Gen. Steinman, Mw. linAppleton and Prof. Wire.
1 111 higlibbl a e4Mf rt alkillied the audience with acme i
v/ e.Tholreet . -..,:„.. ,
_, 3 ' •,-.' .
i ll i ni " ,-„ 4 ' The following gentle
,araw • ...
. ,. . ,C : reelected team of the Manor
1 e _ O --, .. w ont • :., ensuing year: -
t
' • • i ':
r. 1,... ,, . . Jacob K. Shenk, Sold
IM , ,tb -"--: • ••• • • Jamb id, Pranks.
&nom. Teactattas Ntiernn.—At a meeting
of the Oty School BoaiCon Thursday evening Let, the
rallowing teachers were elected to nil vacancies: •
Josses W. flotsam, Principal of the Male Secondary
ficlDol:lliurVillitl424l46lltrAWYl.. - Amer, resigned -
Kiss & B. Bums, be place of Min M. White, resigned*
Miss N. A. RUSHOLD, [ablaze of Miss Kieffer, promoted.
•
tpnaurrants - I.=-114-Ikier4::of , ..-Rireetto
have elected Ammon nun, Bsq., of this city, Steward of
the Poor Howe, In place of Samuel 13plehlman, of Stras
burg, who has held the position only since January last.
We have not heard any mason assigned for the utesipteted
ishanwhatans moms that bir. - Tasin wilt make capital
Steward, - and that. ttii)brectars,. In selecting ... Wan, have
'remitibe clektananibrAtuirtglat place.".; .1
;' •"- " 4`, ' stk,
idei or stit r in, S: the Fourth
of March, aii4oteWill, iii.guicti the; Mango IV raja, with
:out any benefit to. Otix dyaptgadat sod'. Lb* _pirplatitlea .
under which we have alliabOredartiMi pulsed of
,iiinintithea. Files,. Leh, at the bottom of their
protestition of hive - for • their Oritintri;'iltO iiepubilean
Lsadeis;ignoiingsviry prietAile of right and it'd:lee; now
seek to..kmas s zekssa sections ofnur tinhippy' country
in • terrible and unholy war. That it will riot ba a war in
deAtioce of the Constitution and thal;inion„ but an obstinate
dotirmined aggrsaciveittempt to establish the dominion
iud*celidant*OrtheCialeago platforin, and a dangerous
shotional party, nib very denials of the leaden aforesaid
are aultidaut to establish. - - • .
The_lW.ltlorajantly taken alarm lit the linconci4atory
tone of Lincoln's very precious document. If that paper
says anything (whist', sometimes we doubt) itio that the
separate and Itidefeaslble rights aigniranteed to each and
every Otato bj the Oonstitution are to be denied to them
and that in other words-thet are to be held, merely as a
sectional dependeposkof:Alus Meth. Wo;do, not wonder at
their alarm, P 5 their, ,dstemilrmtlons of. reelstrome., Wo
shall begin to give'theni credit for far sightedness im many
'of 'their past aetioniirldeli We were at first' dliposed to
tondemn.• •' ' • '
.Your noble reception of Mr: Buchanan warms the' heart
.of every tinepatriot here, With no rewards!. to bestow,
with no promises, to make or expectations to fulfil, he met
Yon on his return borne, and received your spontaneous
inthisiatm and affection, gratifying to hlmeelfand honor
able to you. Pursued by ungrateful men who have Pros
pered on his bounty and been fed from his hands, and who,
with the malignity of friends, have soughtto embitter his
last days,. to, slake his home hateful and his neighbors
enemies, be his returned to Lancaider only tntled that the
assanlti of these' ingrites have made his friends More
'ardent andMoramunieroutt. From tbeeapitid;ta iour city
hia;pasesge!wasq triumphal tear, the more undeniable as
his day for.bestowing tavors was past.. gore is question
for the ulggsrlioreldppersi
~Whitt. in the, dlifsrx3nce be.
tween a trip frOik Wealth:loms to Pennsylvania", and from
'Pennsylrania to-Washingtort? Do theylake? The answer
la, one Wieder': with:honor and triumph-;-the other ifs a
flight as a thief in the night! O . Lincoln! Lincoln Ir
The duet in the streets since, Monday, or Inauguration
day; is a sample of What bogro authority at Washington
is dolnr The swindle can be further carried. "It fills the
eyes of seine people and some it don't. With dust and Other
accammulatiora the sky is black enough today.
We have not much space this week for literary matters.
The forthcoming,number of the North British Barlow to
be hurtled in a few days by L. Scott & Co., New York, will
contain several articles of importance; among them,
Shelley andhis recent Biographies, Lord Datidonald, India
Convalescent, Ilessey's Bampton Lecture, Palmerston, The
Autobiography of Dr. Carlyle, etc. The last named com
plates the, round of notices which ell the foreign quarter
lies !Dive glien of this most interesting and valnablebiog
raphy. For ors'high literary and theological character the
North British is ono of the most sterling of Messrs. Scott
& Co's invaluable re-prints.
In a very delicate and beautiful volume Messrs. Rudd &
Carleton, New , York, publish .111. r. AldriFh'e Poems of a
Year, to wit: Painnbiai and Other Pitoms, by T. B. Aldrich,
authOr'Of Battle 'The 'verses of Mr. Aldrich are
musical, flowing and sweet, and the contents of the present
exquisite brochure confirm our already formed opinion
that theyoring.author is destined to rank foremost among
'inieric.Mi . poets. The volume is published in the. most
elegant style.
.
. .
Mr. R. M. De Wilt, New York, 'ash) by the way has In
preen; aiebther of Gaut:Mayne Reid's dashing stories of ad
venture, publishes this week in a handsome duodecimo ,
The Attarney,.or. the Correspondence of John Quod, by
J. T. Irving, nepheW of Washington Irving. We recollect
the hearty katisfqciion which waren In perusing the Cur
restiondahee 'of John (bled, during the . Knickerbocker's
palmlest days. Irving's style is picturesque, forcible and
graphic. Its Baron purity reminds on of his distinguished
uncle, the lamented author and humorist .of Bunnyeide .
Vigor, dash, humor; and pathos are mingled in the
Attorney, which is his best work.
- Tire eleventh annual volume Mr. David A. Wells'
Annualof Scientific Discovery 'ls just published by Messrs.
Gould A-Lincoln, Boston. All the impruvements and die
coieries in various branches of science and general infor
mation for the whole of the past year are here recorded,
the volungt,.dnodectme ttiOrqgh it Is, containing as much
matter as seieiral-octavos printed like Bancroft's History.
Those whose practical pursuits lead them to consult the
Annual know beat how invaluable it is from year to year
as issued.
Mx more monthly volumes . will complete the splendid
series of Cooper's' NOveli with illustititioas by Dailey, now
publishing by W. A.. Toiresend & Co., New York: The
March volume is Mercedes
... Of Castile, the best that Cooper
ever wrote having , Ats scenes drawn from a foreign soil
Cooper was most at home in his own land, among its
forests, or ott We sea; butlfereedes Is better than a thous
and modern novels, and la this splendid new edition it
reads like a new book.-
WHAT. IS SAID OF THE INA 'MURAL.
Hon. John Bell pronounces it a declaration
of war, and.deelares that htrwill urge Tennes
see to prepare. for the conflict.
The Richmond Whig, a Bell Evarett and
Union, paper, says the policy indicated toward
the seceding States will meet the• stern and
unyielding resistance.of the united - Sopth.
The Richmond Enquirer, (Breckinridge)
says: No action of our Convention can now
maintain peace. Virginia must Sight
The Missouri Republican (Douglas)' says:
" We fail to see in it any disposition to sweep
party platforms and party politics aside ;
but its guarded words and studied +sentences
seem to have been prompted by some idea of
meeting the expectations of the Republicans
who elected We hoped for a more con—
servative and more conciliatory expression of
sentiment. Much will depend upon the put—
ting into practice of the ideas advinced that
will test the question, be it one of expediency
or right, whether the ports can be held or
retaken and the revenues collected without
bloodshed."
The Chicago Times, (Douglas) says that the
whole'message appears to be a loose, disjoint—
ed, rambling affair. The general purport of
the message forces the: conclusion that Mr.
Lincoln has resolved to force his doctrine
upon the country at the point of the bayonet.
The article concludes by 'saying that " Oar
own conviction Is that the, Union is lost be—
yond hope. If the message is carried out in
good faith, there must be civil war within
thirty days, or. the Southern people are a , set
of arrant braggarts and cowards. The only
hope left is, that Mr. Lincoln will not do as
he says."
The Detroit Free Pi-ess (the home organ of
Gen. Cass,) fears from the temper of the in—
augural. and the construction of the Cabinet.
we shall have the secession of the border
States and war, while the seceded States will
receive it as a declaration of war and prepare
for war. -
NORTH CAROLINA.—The returns of the late
election for members of the State Convention
have .been received from sisty.two counties,
which elect sixty-five Unionists and thirty
three- Secessionists. It will require the official
returns to decide whether or not a majority of
the people have Voted in favor of holding the
Convention. The'Raleigh Standard, in refer
ring- to die resglti of thiii election, i;aye:
- .
'ln speaking of the successful party as
Unionists, we must ;not be understood as say,
ing that they will submit to the administration
of the
,Government on sectional, or Black Re.
publican principles. but:that they, are anxious
to preserve the Union on> ona constitutional
basis, and to obtain such guarantees as will
lead to a permanent reoonstractiOn of the
Union. The. Unionists entertain hopes, and
nearly all of them strong hopes, that:the Union
can and will bo preserved, and - *sty ; are wil
ling to show" their faith in this respect by,their
works. - They are: eptiosed to" disunion at this
time; and would regar4 it at any time as
fraught ; with' numerous sand' great calamitiek ;
and they are also opposed - to the 'attempts
-whioh Aro being made.to Macicanite this Re
public by breaking it ,qp, and incurring _the
, hazards of ravOlution„, simply on account-of
the eleetion of Mr. Jib - n . 3°11) to the Presidency.
; ' THEI FARMER AND CiAltlikNitit and the AMERICAN
,83&401TENAL, - tbr.: hierch,-.haveeen• rOcelvireL , These.
etendardilubileetima are inured. by A.M. Spangler. k Co
'26 . -North Stith itreek Philadelphia, at trices which place
them''wain roach of evre7.firmer and.aphirionc iieth,of
them; together with ihandwime premium book, are
niabed at $ll6O perennitek,; This we believe to' tw cheater
then any similar pabileationitin Pet , ianintx9r, and ought
to moan for them an Imistedie etteeleitte* TNieb who
,4 11 drce0, 1 sec them, reteceiteght apeetteeactopileo itithont
harpy by adaneeles the publishers ea sham
TKIMFirBiLL. •
•;• 4tie d . es laid on bon, steel and Iron
ore; by the to l! bill, which has just passed
Congress, aifd g*iTinte Operation on the let
of April, affect a 'variety of very important
intereffift, especially Pennsylvania, we
sitliftiie section of the Act in relation
thereto:: •
InON, OITXIL'AItA ntolt-oan;
4. on baontn, or,haamered, comprising
late, net leathen one-baker more than seven in
ahem•wife, ner less than, one-quarter of an inch nor
more thin two inohes thick; rounds, not less than
one-h inch or more than four inches in diam
eter; and squares, not less than one-half an inch or
more than four inches square, fifteen dollars per ton :
Provided, That all iron in dabs, blooms, loops or
othetTaniii, less finished than in bars, .and more
advanced than pig iron, except castings, shall be
rated as iron in bars, and pay a duty accordingly :
• .d.:pradded farther, that none of_the above iron
shall pay a less rate of duty than twenty per centum
ad valorem ; on Rill - iron Imported .in bars for rail
roads or inclined planes, made to Rattans, and fitted
to be laid down upon such roads or planes without
farther' martnfacitttre, - and not'etreeding six inches
high, twelve dollars per ton; on boiler-plate iron,
twenty dollars per ton; on iron wire, drawn and
finished, not more than one-fourth of one inch in
diameter, or lea than number sixteen wire gauge,
seventy-five cents per one hundred pounds, and
fifteen per centum ad valorem; over number sixteen,
and' not over twenty-five wire gauge, one dollar and
fifty cents per one hundred pounds, and in addition
fifteen per centum ad valorem; over or finer than
number twenty-five wire gauge, two dollars per one
Inindred'porinds, and in addition fifteen per centum
ad valorem;. on all other descriptions of rolled or
hammered iron, not otherwise provided for, twenty
dollars per ton. • -
2. On iron in pigs, six dollars per ton; on vessels
of oast iron, not otherwise provided for, and on sad
irons, tailors' and hatters' irons, stoves and stove
plates, one cent per pound;. on, oast-iron steam, gas
and water pipe, fifty cents per One hundred pounds;
on oast-iron butts and hinges, two cents per pound ;
on hollow-ware, glared or tinned, two cents and a
half per pound; on all-'other castings of iron, not
otherwise' provided for,' tirenty-five per centum ad
valorem.
,On old scrap iron, six dollars per ton : Provided,
that nothing shall be. deemed old iron that has not
been in actual use, and: fit only, to be re•manufao
tnred.
. . .
4. On band and hoop iron, slit rods, (for nails,
nuts and. horseshoes,) 'not' otherwise' provided for,
twenty dollars per ton : on lint nails andmikes, one
cent per pound; on iron cables" or chains, or parts
thereof, and anvils, one dollar and twenty five cents
per one hundred. pounds; on :anchors , or parts there
of, and anvils, one dollar and fifty cents per one
hundred pounds; on wrought board nails, spikes,
rivets and bolts, two cents per pound ; on bed screws
and wrought hinges, one cent and a half per pound ;
on chains, trace chains, halter chains-and fence
chains, made_of wire or' rods one'half of one inch
in diameter or over, one cent and a half per poand;
under one 'half of one inch in diameter, and not
under one-fOurth of one inch in diameter, two cents
per pound; under'one-fourth of one snob in diame
ter, and not under number nine wire gauge, two
cents and 'a half per, pound; under number nine
wire gauge, twenty-five per centum ad valorem ; on
blacksmiths' hammers and sledges, axles, or parts
thereof, and malleable iron in castings, not other
wise provide& for, two cents per pound; on horse
shoe nails, three,cents .and a half per pound ; on
steam, gas and water tubes and flues of wrought
iron, two cents per pound ; on wrought iron railroad
chairs, one dollar and twenty-five cents per one hun
dred pounds and on wrought iron nuts and washers,
ready punched, twenty : five dollars per ton ; on out
tacks, brads and sprigs, not exoeeding sixteen
ounces to the thousand, two cents per thousand:
exceeding sixteen ounces to the thousand, two Gents
per pound: ' • •
b. On smooth or polished sheet iron, by whatever
name designated,*two cents per pound; on other
sheet iron, commorrof black, not thinner than num
ber twenty wire gauge, twenty dollars per ton ;
thinner than number twenty, and not thinner than
number twenty-five wire gauge, twenty-fwe dollars
per ton; thinner than number twenty-five wire
gauge, thirty dollars per ton; on tin plates galvan
ized, galvanized iron, or iron coated with zinc, two
canto par pound ; .' on mill irons and mill cranks of
wrought iron and wronght iron for ships, leech:naives,
locomotive tire, or parts thereof, weighing each
twenty-five pounds or more, one cent and a half per
pound; on screws, commonly called wood screws,
two inches or over in length, five cents per pound ;
two inches and less than two inches in length, eight
cents per pound; on screws washed or plated, and
all other &news of iron or any other metal, thirty
per centum,ad valorem; on all manufactures of iron
not otherwise provided for, thirty per centum ad
valorem.
6. On all steel in ingots, bars, sheets or wire, not
less than one-fourth of one inch in .diameter, and
valued at seven cents per pound, or less, ono and a
half cents per pound ; valued at above seven cents
per pound, and not above eleven cents per pound,
two cents per pound, and valued at eleven cents
per pound, two cents and a half per pound: Pro
vided that no steel in any form, not otherwise pro
vided for, shall pay a duty of twenty per centum
ad valorem ; on steel wire less than one fourth of an
inch in diameter, and not less than- number sixteen
wire gauge, two dollars per one hundred ponods,
and in addition thereto fifteen per cent ad valorem ;
less or finer than number sixteen wire gauge; two
dollars and fifteen cents per one hundred pbunds,
and in addition thereto fifteen per centum ad valor
em ; on cross-cut saws eight cents per lineal foot ;• on
mill pitt and drag saws, not over nine inches-wide,
twelve and a half cents per lineal foot; ever nine
inches wide, twenty cents per lineal foot ; on skates
costing twenty cents; or less, per pair six cents , per
pair; on those costing over twenty cents per pair,
thirty per centum ad valorem ; on all manufactures
of steel, or of which steel shall be a component•part,
not otherwise provided for, thirty per centum ad
valorem ; Provided; That all articles partially man
ufactured, not otherkise provided for, shall pay the
same rate•of - duey as if wholly manufactured.
7. On bituminous coal, one dollar per ton of
twenty-eight bushels, eighty pounds to the bushel ;
on all other coal, fifty cents per ton of twantY-eight
bushels, eighty pounds to the bushel; on coke and
culm of coal ; twenty-five per cent= ad valorem.
RAILROAD IRON, PARTLY WORN, TO FREE-OF DUTY.
Railroad iron, partially or wholly worn, may be
imported into the United States without payment of
duty, under bond, to be withdrawn and exported
after the said railroad iron shall have been repaired
or re-manufactured, and the Secretary of the Traria
ury is directed to prescribe such rules and regula
tions as may be necessary to protect the revenue
against fraud, and secure the identity, character
and weight of all such importations when again
withdrawn and exported, restricting and limiting
the export and withdrawal to the same port of entry
where imported, and also limiting all bonds to a
period of time of not more than six months front the
date of the importation. • • •
Faolll WASHINGTON.
WesniNcioN, March 7
The War Department to day received letters
from Major Anderson, dated the 4tli inst., but
they contain nothing of special importance.
He represents that the most friendly feeling
exists between himself and the South Carolina
authorities. The postal facilities are still open
to him, and the privileges of marketing to a
limited extent, continue.
Gen. Cameron leaves to day for Pennsylva—
nia. Ho has not yet been qualified, but will
return probably on Monday. In the mean—
time, Mr. Holt; by his request, will continue
to discharge the duties of Secretary of War.
John A. Jones, of Illinois, was to day ap—
pointed Superintendent of Statistics in the
State Department vice 11. C. McLaughlin.
There were numerous visitors at the Depart—
ment this morning and many applications for
office were filed. The new Cabinet held their
first meeting to day.
Dispatches from Flag Officer Sttibbing.were
received at the Navy Department to day. ,11e
says that in consequence of the disturbed state
of China, he had not, until the let of January,
considered it proper to send any vessel to the
Southward. The John Adams had sailed for
Manilla, Siam and,Singapore. The commerce
of the,United States with Siam, he saye, , ia-of
considerable importance, and an occasional
visit,of a man-of war to that country, is advi—
sable, as well as to all the countries around the
China sea and Japan. The frequent preeence
of men.of war is beneficial to our commerce
and our countrymen residing there. Ile ex—
pected to go North with the Hartford and
Saginaw. •
The New Orleans Picayune of the 2d inst.,
received by mail, contains Galveaton advices
of the 26th ult. The Texas forces, under CA.
Ford, accompanied by Commissiorter Nichols,
visited Brazos and found there twenty soldiers
under Lieut. Thompson, about twenty guns,
plenty of , artil:ery stores, and ammunition.
Capt. Hill had previously withdrawn the.light
battery, and a party were on the route to
Brazos, to destroy the gun carriages and im—
movable stores. On dpmanding of Capt.'Hill
the surrender of Fort Brown, he called CoM—
missioner Nichols and his men traitors. <Me
had sent to . Ringold Barracks for two hundred
men - . Capt. Hill's men say that. be is .deter—
mined to defend Fort Brown to the last, and
that he refused to obey the order of Twiggs:to
surrender. The troops at Fort Brown are
in excellent health and spirits. The Texas
State troops are being sent from Galveston -to
reinforce CoL -Ford at Brownsville.
Messrs. Crawford,, Forsyth and Roman, the
Commissioners from the Southern Confederacy.
are now in Washington, and` it is said will
make known the object of their mission to the
President on Tuesday next.
Stir Another' gallant soldier has turned
up in Texas—Captain Rill, in' charge of Fort
Brown, on the . Rio Grarlde. The traitor
Twiggy ordered him to give up the. Fort to
the Texan authorities, bat the brave Captain„
refused:to do•it and has held the. fort in defi—
ance of the threats of the rebels A late
dispatph from - Texae says that Capt..
determined to defend Fort Brown to the Net,
and will never haul down the stars:and stripes
while he liais•one, true arm to defend time.
Capt.-11, is of tha , „staff that heroes.asn made.
Plazows.— r We see it stated that five.tons of
wild pigeons have been shipped to,the eastern
cities.thia season from the vicinity - of Obeli,
:vville; Ohio; by . 'one.oompany , entage&iteinet.
tins the birds. . • 1.17,'&6..•