Lancaster 3ntetligencer. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1871 New Volume of the Weekly Intelli With the present issue the WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER enters upon a new vol ume. According to the method of enumeration adopted by our predeces sors, the new volume will be the Sev enty-second. But It ought, in reality, and according to the custom which pre vails 'in the newspaper world, to be en titled the Seventy-sixth. The Journal which was established in 1794, was after wards consolidated with the Ircrubm- GENCER, which was established in 1799, the name of the falciligcnccr & journal being adopted; the latter title has since been dropped to shorten the name. Had the usual course been pursued when the consolidation took place under the man agement of Col. John W. Forney, the date of starting the elder paper would have been adopted as the time of begin ning, no matter what modification of name might have been made. For al most three quarters of a century the IN LISS held a prominent position among the newspapers of Penn sylvania, having always been recogn iced as a leading Dentocratie Journal. It has been potential as it party organ in the past, and has had considerable to do with moulding the public policy of the Commonwealth. It has always been a - , uccessful newspaper in a pecuniary point of view, and has, from lime to time, had in its employ some of the very best newspaper talent in the State. For three quarters of a century it has been regular ly received into many families in Lan caster county and elsewhere Without in terruption, being real by fathers and afterwards by their sons and grandsons who constitute the present generation. Since the establishment of the DAILY INTELLlt;E:streit iu 156.4, the Wi:mc NTLI,I.I , II:Ni t has been enlarged twice and it is to-day unsurpassed in size by any Democratic tit w,paper:puldished in the State. Dreat rare is taken in lire seleetiofiand arrangement of the matter which is used to make up the W El:c I.v xirtit.i.iiiiiNcEit, so as to meet the wants of its very large circle of country read ers. It presents each week a greater variety of first class Literary, and Agricultur al matter, and gives all the' latest news of the \reel:, by mail and telegraph from all parts of the world up to the latest itmtr before going to press. It pays par ticular attention to the markets, and furnishes very full reports received, by telegraph immediately before it is put to press. 'l'o such a; receive it, the - 1.. V its large and raiiiilly incrcitaing circu lation furnishes the most convincing proof of the high cstiniation in Nil:hill it is held. The proprietors will =pnn nn pains or expense to make the pescnt volume noire vain:dile than any which has preceded it. They have the means Lo dosoattlivireonitnanil,and will more than fulfil the expectations of the host of Iduil patrons who have so long 'mil.- ell to it for the latest :11111 most reliable fu ell(Crillg %limn a IR•W v ittin \OW 3 nett' yt,a, \\n Cordially ext.aol the kimllc greetings 1/Ithesi'W-"Ii 11, all tau . traders, \\*kiting them, ttlit , amt all, a happy and a prospermts New Year, The Old Year and the Se The year which ju-1 pa 44,4441 away has 14444411 one of !rare and plenty ill our eountry. NO blight II:1, mart, 41 the 1i0p(44-I,)r Eli, lut,luudtnun, and the iron hoof of the (1(41' staved 1111 S 'lilt uannlactl leis 11:1I'VO-4 into the earth. NYliat War , ill l'Xl,e , •talii/11 re:111141 in :11111 there has 14,1'11 no litek yin the material 141.4411'1,4n: of our varied twin:Ark,. fealth has b1e4 , 444ed oar peo ple, and no dire epidemic. has •da1.4(1 with Nvieding hand through the land.-- While a bloody :11141 relentless NV:ll* 1111- the fairest 114•1,1444 of Europe, we have enjoyed the 1.414,44-ings of pro ilotind !wain.. I'm' all these thing- , (ye ought 1,4 ,i1111.)ely and truly 1,4 the treat liver of all 42.4444,1. past year Irts Leon OW'of , 11110 in till' re"l.l' have ' 1"'"" that theY are ivady to respond with alacrity to the call of \ and liberal leaders, and the patty Nt hich inaugurated a reign of pro scription, and sought to perpetuate its ioolver lot violence, has been signally rebuked. Those \vim were almost tcnipted to despair of republican insti tutions here had their faith rest,red, awl their trust in popular government more Candy established. Every Penn,- crat luts void reason to rejoice as lie li o 1;.. back over the reedrd of 1570. It illuminated all along the line of it , lof t i ii Its, li t the torch of ictory. 'Floe true patriot lutist limp en couragement in .the readiness with the American people rise above the tramels of party prejudice, and re pond to , the call of those who boldly advocate true political principles. So long as that is the case, our government must continue to rest secure upon the broad basis of an enlightened public The year upon which We bare just entered hides within its womb the events of an uncertain future. Trade is dull, I ut the past has taugld our business men caution. There may Le 110 good ground for predicting a large inereaseof nusinesg; but proper sagacity will enable those NVIIO are wise to tide oVer :kny financial disturbances which are likely to occur. Congress has been taught cau tion, and we may safely predict that few wild projects will bind support. Little Nr.ll be done to aid the business contain n ty, and verhaps the less that is at tan pied by the present 'ongress thebet ter it will be (or the (;ountry. \Ve ought to enjoy another year of profound peace, and we shall do so unless the executive should embroil us in a tau• through his : - `,lll Domingo Joh, or Schenck beallow .l to blunder into hostilities with Eng- Lutd tlucstiuus tshieh ordinary diplomatic sagacity 'night speedily ud ju:t to the satisGu•tiou Of all who are concermal. 'file year 1 , 7] Tellti Ifert,re uti kith reasonably fair protipeet. Let us hope that it will hrighten with each ,neceeti- mg month GLEE! r the quondam candi date of the Abolitionists for l'resident, is oppo,ed. to the zoinexation of Sall Do mingo, In cail, he thinks it is wrong to "take (Imo one cone to add to another" —that it is "a war against nature." Ile :.elys the torrid cone belongs to the black It and "if nature had free and full play there would be a. black hell—a belt of black humanity---all around the earth." We are in favor or letting na ture have"free and full play." Do mingo belongs to the black loan, and we wish they were all there. I the first years of the war says the Cincinnatil.;winircr, the Democracy had not a single Governor in all the Union. N,,w they have Gtivernors in the follow ing States, or will have them after Jan uary 1, 1871, viz.: Connecticut, New Yot k, New Jersey, Delaware, Mar.) hind, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, Ala bama, Tennessee, Kentucky, California, Oregon and Nevada. Cothiting Gratz Brown, in :114ssouri, whom they elected, they have fifteen Governors out of ti.e h irty-seven. To them we shall add, in 1.571, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wiscon sin ; and in 1872 shall take Indiana, Il linois, and the remainder of the South ern States. INGRATITUDE. — HoyIe, member of Congress from the Columbia (S. C.) Dis trict', upon whose recommendation the nevi bin i th, was sent ,to West Point, was beaten in the recent election for Congress by a negro. THE Louisville Courier-Journal says It is assured that Rainey, the negro Congressman, never went to school a day in life, and yet he has contrived to educate himself so well that when reading ,a newspaper he doesn't hold it upside down more than half the time. THE LANCASTER WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1871. That Inventory That is a very small hole out of which the Honorable Executors of Thaddeus Stevens are striving to creep, to avoid being compelled to exhibit an Inven tory of the Estate which has come into their hands. To the Citation which has been obtained against them by the Coun sel of the City and the County, they have filed a Demurrer; a legal plea which admits the truth of the allega tions made by the other side, but con tends that though they be true, the law does not afford the reli,ef applied for.— Mx'. Dickey, in behalf bf himself and his colleagues, contended in his argument of the case that the City and County of Lancaster had no concern in the Estate and were not its creditors, notwithstand ing a large sum might be due from it for taxes; which argument we do not think is any sounder in its law than it is in its common sense. There is perhaps more technical - strength in another position taken by the Ex ecutors, which was that the Cita tion should have issued from the Reg ster's Court, instead of the Orphans' Court. But what an exceedingly cap tious objection this is, and how clearly does their stooping to present it, show the intense desire of these Executors to conceal the sought-for Inventory. The (tidy difference bet seen the Register's Court and the Orphans' Court, is. that in the former, the Register sits with Judges Long and Hayes, in the place of Associate Judge Libhart. The differ ence may have mare of substantial value to the Executors than we are willing to believe. They may be more sure of controlling Register Shenek than they are of influencing Judge Libhart, who is tot impartial and independent Judge. Judge Mayes is of a more excitable temperament, and it is not difficult to tell how in this case his sympathies may unconsiously bias his judgment. The Register has been very easy with these Executors, heretofore, and they proba bly expect his complacence to con tinue indefinitely, although Judge Long pointedly remarked during the argument, that the law [node it the duty of the Register to collect the collateral inheritance tax due the f 4 tate, from all estates which were liable to it. Mr. Dickey says that thus tar the Register has not said a word to the Executors which would teat then: to litt l er that he would like to have this tax, or at -least ,onic information in regard to the value of the Estate, so that he might know what his five per cent. of it would amount to. This is the more singular :is the Register is generally Very solici tous lu celleet this tax at the eml of the first year (df the administration, and this t:-tale of :\ Ir. :- 4 tevens being reputed to he very large, the restraint which the Register has imposed upon his natural desire to collect his fees, is quite an un precedented occurrence in the history nl t officials. Alter the pointed admonition of Judge Long, however, Mr. Hienck can hardly Mel justified in continuing to practice any longer this unexampled sell-restraint anti magnan imity. Every one on reading - the proceedings on the argument of this case has proba bly asked himself, what are the reasons which induct , the Ext , cutors of this Estate to so earnestly resist the efihrt which is made to compel them to file tin Inventory \\*hat strong reasons Prevcitted them front tiling thin paper nearly two and a half years ago, at the time they werts.re , luired by the law and their oaths to do it Surely they must have been very strong,. IVhat were they ii r. Dickey said in his argument they had been freely disclosed to all friend: who inquired for them ill a friendly manner. I f this is so, we call only say that very few such persons could have !mule inquiry, and that these few have kept the information received very closely to themselves, if it was at all of a creditable nature; for no whisper of any reasons of that character hove ever reached the public ea u •. The pro found secrecy Inaj t iltaillial as to the se clusion of the Inventory has naturally caused the people to believe that there is troth in the rumor that Mr. Stevens left a very large 1.).41ite, which in itself was a rather suspicious circumstance, as he was well known to be all hut bankrupt live years before his. death. A nether rumor also has gained credence, N.ehich j is hat annaig the assets of the Estate are included a large amount of Pacific Rail road stock, and other securities of a sim ilar character. One of those "friendly in whom Mr. Dickey tells us that he has confided, assures us that this charge is a mistake; hut Leis as close as :in oyster as to any further divulgement of the mysterious confidences of the stern-visaged Oliver. The latter said in his speech that lie was debarred by his Demurrer from entering into the rea sons which had prevented the tiling of the Inventory ; which was, to eall it by the mildest possible term, a very ;disin genuotts statement on the part of our Honorable friend. Ile would have more truthfully said that the Demurrer aillird ed him a pretext for concealing these reasons, which he was glad to avail himself of. Indeed the fierce-spoken Oliver was rather ashamed of his hive racity in making the statement alluded tit, for he linintallately supplemented it liv saying that they ilia not propose to divulge their reasons anyhow, anti were willing that the insinuations agairist them should pass for what they are worth. 'rids is, indeed, extraordinary. It is extraordinary that three men, reputed to be honorable, and all with lion. pre fixed to their names, should deliberately refmae for over two ye: u •s to comply with a reas,mable and necessary requirement of the law which they admit to be in force, and which they adroit they have violated, although their oath is on rec ord to administer the Estate "accord ing to law." It is still more extraordi nary that their reasons for failing to perform their duty are of such a nature that they deliberately prefer to incur the public odium which must inevita bly attach to them for their gross and unexplained violation of law, rather than make those reasons public. Are we not justified in attributing to these Exe cutors the strongest motives fur conceal ment, and are we bound in looking for them to ret use consideration to'grossly improper ours which may be suggested? e prefer, however, to believe that these reasons, whatever they are, have no connection with any corrupt or dis honest administration of the Estate by the Executers thCaltielVUS ; because we have always regarded them as hon orable gentlemen, and we should be sorry nr have to think otherwise of them. But as hung as this deep mystery stir- I minds their conduct, the tongue of Ru mor cannot be fastened to any particu lar theory, but will vibrate far and wide spreading report after report, each one more hideous than the last. If the items and the pletheoric na ture of the Inventory in question should be such as to to clearly show the public that Mr. Stevens' reputed honesty was without foundation in fact, we de not wonder that his Executors should be desirous of secluding the In ventory front the public gaze. Accord ing to Mr. Dickey they are obliged to inscribe upon his monument "high np," " Here lies the body of an honest man ;" and it would be decidedly embarrassing to have this bold announcement con tradicted by the records of the Court. It may be easily conceived, therefore, that the Executors are in trouble, and, "sitting between two stools,' they have not been able to decide either upon fil ing the Inventory or ordering the Mon ument. They see very clearly that both cannot be produced, and that if the In ventory is drawn out, the Monument must needs remain unbuilt. Therefore if the Court kindly aids the Executor 3 in choking off the present effort to pro duce the Inventory, we shall expect to Ste a marble pile, Inscribed asaforesaid, arise in Shreiner's grave-yard as soon as the frost gets out of the ground. The Hon. Edw. McPherson naturally feels a lively interest in the decision of this case, as it will materially affect the tone of that Biography of Mr. Stevens which Mr. Dickey tells us he is prepitr ing. He has been greatly embarrassed in its preparation by the apprehension that notwithstanding all the care of the Executors, that 'confounded Inventory' might yet see the light ; and that if he should puton 'high pressure' in dilating on the virtues of his subject,' t would read awkwardly In the light of subsequent revelations drawn from the Inventory. The tone of his book depending largely therefore on the question of the publici ty or non-publicity of this Inventory, Mr. McPherson desires a speedy decision of the question at issue. A Battle of Giants The Honorable 0. J. Dickey semis to be very well satisfied that there has been a great deal of corruption attend ing upon the administration of the af fairs of the county. The INTELLic Celt has frequently intimated that it en t2rtained a similar opinion. Our Honor able friend asserts, that Mr. Landis has been guilty of illegal and fraudulen practices in the conduct of his office as County :Solicitor, and generously otters to prove his allegation before a jury, snould Mr. Landis desire it. We hope that Mr. Landis will take up this chal leng6 and defend his fair name before a legal tribunal. The charge has been:so directly made, that he can hardly avoid bringing the action for slander which lie is invited to institute. We will promise to carefully report the trial, and spread before the people cdt the county the sworn testimony as to the conduct of their publicservants. They will then ascertain the method .1 the illegal ap propriations, the amounts so appropria ted, the names of the appropriators, and further (Mere,' ing information of a like character. There is a deal of Intli Lluod Let worn Messrs. Diekey and Landis, and it will do them good to have a good square tight in Court. They will feel much Letter after it. We know tio other way of their arriving at a satisfactory settle ment 01 the quarrel between them. Each has grossly insulted the other and given such oiP•nce as in the good old days could only have been washed away with blood. Pistol and rapier 'tractive, hott•- ever, is no longer fashionable. and our unfortunate friends—being fashionable men—cannot therefore resort to it. The modern method of cowhide and tint ex ercise, which hassupplanted the ancient mode, is not adapted to the physical characteristics of either party, and they show their wisdom by not resorting to it. In a Cl/1111/at With ,11,11 weapons, both parties ate so pour ill their muscu lar development, that the party strik ing hardest :101l ufleuest would he pretty sure to be the party whipped ; for the delivery of the blow would rack the weal; framettl the deliverer l,r 111011 i than it WOl.llll hurt the receiver. A Court of Justice is therefore the proper place in which this matter should be settled. Let it be appealed to. Propo,ed Iteconstrurtioo or North faro delegation of North Carolina Raffl eds has arrived in Washington, to in yoke the interferenee of the Federal au [brollies in behalf of Oovernor Holden. They had an interview with titan t, but he was forced to inform them that he did not believe lie could help them much : They will make a strong ap peal to Congress, and it is said a promi nent Republican !senator from the West titan intimated an intention to introduce a bill tot the reconstruction of the State. He takes the ground that the course of the Democratic Legislature in impeach ing ( !tn . . Holden, and thus overthrow ing the State government set in opera tion by Congress, would fully warrant such action. It is doubtful whether such a bill eould receive any substantial support even (rant a majority nl' hods cale. The probabilities are that it would share the fate of the bill in regard to Ten iIeSSCV, which was introduced a year ago and sufrered to sleep in the committee to whieh it was referred. The reconstruction business is, to use nitieant vulgarism, - about played ))ut"— and the Radicals in Congress know it to he so. It proved to be an unprofitable venture for the Republican party from the beginning. The only parties wllO profited by it were a set of utscru pulous carpet-baggers and scalawags. Such reprobates :IS \V hit t 01110 Ft! and managed to secure offices and to put money in their empty pockets, but the Republican party as an organizAtion found itself Weakello , l :111t1 oil by the course of Congressional leg islation. The policy of vengeance jg a had one both Mr rulers and people, and attempts to maintain political power by unlawful twins must al ways recoil upon their authors under ! a ltepublican form of government.— , Nothing has contributed more to break down the power of the present adminis tration than the line of poliey which has been pursued in relation to the South. Sound statesmanship would have die ! rated a conciliatory course er eeethiet instead of the vengeful policy which it has obtained. The Georgia Election The election in Georgia has resulted in the. Democracy carrying the State by :10,000 majority, electing all the mem bers of the State Senate but two, two thirds of the members of the Lower House of the State Legislature; certain ly live members of Congress, and pos sibly the whole seven. This is the answer which the State returns to the numerousattempts which our Radical Congress has made to re construct it into a Republican State. At each trial their defeat has been more dis astrous ; and we apprehend, that if they try once more, there will not be even a grease spot left. of Radicalism in ( icor gia. The new Legislature will elect two Democratic United States Senators, which will make three eels of Senators which Georgia has elected during her various stages of reconstruction. ON the 4111 of March 'teat, at the close of the x mst Congress, the terms of ser vice of twenty-four Senators will expire, namely: Abbott, of Nort h Carolina; An thony, of Rhode Island ; Cattel I, of New Jersey; Ought of New Hampshire; Fowler, of 'Tennessee; :Hamilton, of Texas; Harris, of Louisiana ; Howard, of Michigan ; Howell, of Iowa; John son, of Virginia; Morrill, of i 1 line; McDonald, of Arkansas ; McCreery, of Kentucky; Revels, [negro.] of Missis sippi ; Robertson, of South Carolina; Ross, of Kansas; Saulsbury, of Dela ware; Thayer, of Nebraska; Warner, or Alabama ; Windom, of Minnesota; Wilson, of Massachusetts; Willey, of West Virginia; of Oregon, and Yates, of Illinois. Of these, Messrs. Anthony, Cragin, Robertson and Ham ilton have been re-elected, and the fol lowing named new men have been elec ted front the States named : Alcorn, of Mississippi ; Cooper, of Tennessee ; (toldthwaite, of Alabama; Kelley, of Oregon; Stevenson, of Kentucky; Wright, of lowa, and Vance, of North Carolina. Two of these, Stevenson and Vance, are doubtful of admission, on accoun. of their record in the war. TEE result of the late election in West Virginia has just been officially an nounced. The vote for Governor was the largest ever cast, by about seven thousand. The majority by which the Democratic candidate was chosen was two thousand one hundred and fifty.— Democratic Congressmen were chosen in the First and Third Districts, both of which are represented by Republicans in the present Congress. In the Second District the presentineutubent,McGrew, is re-elected by a majority reduced from one thousand four hundred to nine hun dred. ftepubllean Opinion of the San Domingo Job. The quarrel between President Grant and the more independent leaders of the Republican party is likely to prove as irreconcilable as it hits been bitter.— Senator Sumner must stand firm in the position he has taken, and it is certain that he will not stand alone. He is daily in receipt of numerous letters from the more thoughtful leaders of the party congratulating hint upon the position he has taken in regard to the Sau Domingo Job, and urging him to abide firmly by l i the views expressed in his speech. The Republican press of the country is speaking out against Grant's pet project, and he will soon find his favorite scheme left with little support, except such as may be given to it by interested and purchasable members of Congress.— The San Domingo job has not a single advocate among the half-dozen Repub lican newspapers published in this coun ty. The Inquirer spoke out against the measure very plainly when the Annual Message of the President appeared, and it has since fortified the position it then took by the production of further rea sons why the purchase should not be consummated. The L•'rosninvr deplores the excitement caused by Senator Sum ner's speech, and earnestly hopes that the commissioner , : to he appointed to visit the island, and report upon it, may be men of a character so high as to do away with the suspicions which have been excited ill the public mind. The ExprcsB gives expression to its views in an editorial of such positiveness that we cannot refrain froniquotinga few strong paragraphs. It says : The difference between Mr. Sumner and the President upon the question of the an nexation of San Domingo, is the most marked political event of the present ses sion of Congress, up to this time, and if the advice of certain superserviceable friends of the President prevails, and Mr. Stunner shall be displaced front the Chairmanship of the Conunittee On Foreign Affairs, it may possibly prove to be the rock upon which the Republican party is destined to split and go to pieces. The President, having the whole patron age of the government at his disposal, with power to dispense or withhold thousands of otlices ;of profit, will no doubt be able to carry must of the active leading politicians of the party in favor or his policy; and these would have sustained him quite as readily and zealously if he had taken a stand in opposition to the San Domingo project. But there are also in the Repute lican party, a large and by no means un influential body of men who are Republi cans from vonviction and upon principle, who hold independent opinions of their own in regard to the proper policy of the government upon all questions—men who want nu ollices for themselves or their friends, and who will pin their faith un questioningly upon the sleeve of no tout or party; and if these men, the gory salt of the Republican organization, whose virtue and unselfish devotion to prin ciple have been its tower of strength, in many a hard fought and doubtful politi cal battle, are driven from the party and forced into an attitude of hostility, it is not difficult to fortell the fate of what Will re- Wain of the party, though it may still mus ter in its ranks the dispensers and the seekers after offices, with all Who prefer 1.4• colloW blindly after a political leader rather than rely upon their own judgment to choose the road they ought to pursue. Taking the country over, and throwing out of the count those who favor the anneXa tiOn scheme solely because it is all Admin istration measure, we do not believe there is one Republican in ten, if there is one in fifty, in its favor. The Republican press, with the exception of that small portion which supports everything that is supposed to be popular in Presidential circles, is all but unanimous in opposition to the measure and there is not a doubt that a vast major ity of their readers are id the same way of thinking. Fluter all the circumstances therefore there is likely to be 110 more suitable and conspicnonsoecasion than the present for the President to demonstrate to the country his readiness to stand by the sentiment and the promise he made in his letter accepting the nomination for the olive he 110 W holds, [bathe Weald "have no pol icy in opposition to the will of the people:* Be that as it !nay, however, consisteney, justice and party policy, all imperatively demand that the Members of the party lie left as free to oppose as to support the San Domingo project; and any attempt to read out of the ',arty those who Cannot lie conviced by the President's arguweuts trill nioSt certainly result in disaster, from which it may be impossible to recover. A few extracts front prominent Re publican newspapers published else where, will suffice to show that the ExpreAs only followed their lead in tak ing a stand against the San Domingo swindle. The St. Louis 1) , w ,,, r at, a leading Radical journal, puts the mat ter before its readers, as follows: "Dues President Grant really suppose that these extraordinary efforts to push through a measure so unpopular, will add to his personal strength? 'Phis scheme has now been ventilated. What we have tong known was the real motive in the San Domingo plot, is no longer concealed. It means war. After San Domingo conies' Cuba, the rest of the West Indies, and the conflict with foreign' powers, Which this stride of aggression would inevitably pro • duce. And conflict with foreign powers, it is calculated, will make the re-election of grant a certainty. Long ago, this scheme Was privately and confidentially talked of by persons who seek the renomination of the President, and talked of as it were his own. MS Ines Sage enables everybody to judge for himself.' The Demociati does nut regard Sum ner's declaration that the country was invited to "a dance of blood" as exag gerated, and we have no doubt that it is right about the matter. The New York Ercnbig Ikmt trios to shield the President by throwing the blame upon a set of "astute politicians," who are represented to be leading bin], but it continues as follows : " If the President's desire is to eultivate and maintain peaceful relations with other nations, he will do wisely to oast adrift. the . bad counsellors who are leading him in this San Domingo business, and in other mat ters, to essentially warlike measures. Let Biro ask himself what we really Want With San Domingo, an outlying island —or, rather, half an island—far distant from our shores t' Its territot y we need not covet, while we have millions of acres of our own uninhabited and undeveloped. A naval station we do not need—unless we are go ing to scar; but We cannot go to war with out being the aggressors, for we are too strung and powerful for any En roper na tion to attack.!' The 13rook lyn J.:ugh' asks : Why in the world is President I i rant so anxious about the annexation of San Do- Mingo? It is intrinsically a petty matter, even by his own shutting. Aside from the fact that the people are opposed to it, even defeat on that issue would not hurt or dam • age the Executive very seriously, unless I his adherence to the project i.s hosed upon Worse reasons than he has seen lit to oft , dUee. The Domingo known to he a hd) and a corrupt job. The Pe"ldo would prefer to belie, fi tile Chief Magis trate's associates, not himself, were inter ! ested in the matter from pecuniary nai -1 tives. The President, however, will not allow them any snob charitable and quali fied vonclusion, unless he mitigate , has ar dor in the premises—which lie does n o t appear likely to do at present. If President Grant were wise lie would listen to the advice given hint by Re -11 publican newspapers, but he is not like ly to do so. He has, in fact, vommitted himself so completely to this San Do mingo Job that he can not make an honorable retreat. If he were to hack down now lie would become an object of ridicule . to his political opponents and be made the laughing stock of the country. That he will persist most obstinately to his project we have no doubt. He has determined to fight it out on the line he I has marked out for himself, no matter how long it may take or What may be the cost. That the result will be the complete shipwreck of the Republican party in the next Presidential contest we have no doubt.. Notieven a war raised upon such an issue could save Grant. It would only render Lis defeat more sure and more overwhelming. ruEsioENTANT despises lawyers. When they talk of a merchant's genteel clerks being "servants," he sees again that the law is an old pro-slavery con cern. When they report to hint that he is a "tenant-in-fee" of one of his gift houses, he thinks he knows better, for the property was given him without any fee, and how can a man be a tenant of his own estate?' If one of them talks about the "conversion" of a stray mule, he wonders what more could happen himself or any other sinner; and should he be told that it is "not competent" for the Executive to do thus and so, he con siders himself charged with a defect of understanding, and secretly resolves to inflict some injury upon that lawyer whenever he is sure of a safe opportu nity. At Albany, on Monday night, Dennis Mitchell quarrelled with a boy named O'Neill, and was shot by the latter. He is not expected to recover. Edward Thomas, Robert McCall, John B. Gross, Frank Leffets, William Searfoss. Librarian—Jacob Styer. Speaker White was, on motion of Sena- ! tor Connell, authorized,. to appoint a com mittee of five, of which ha should be one, to consult with the House Committee on the Apportionment Bill, during the ses sion. THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCES. There was an eager but a good-natured contest over the offices at the disposal of the Democratic Senate, and much caucus ing among members. Nearly one-half the Democratic Senators did not arrive until 1 yesterday, and considerable difficulty was experienced in making up a slate. The caucus met at S o'clock last evening, and after a session of two hours the following list of officers was reported: Speaker—William A. Wallace, of ('lear field. Chief Clerk—JacolsZiegler, of Butler. ' Assistant Clerks—William P. Furey, of Carbon, and Timothy A. Sloan, cf Phila- delphia. Transcribing Clerks—lsaias Rehrig, of Lehigh; IL C. Keiser, of Franklin; Bayard, of ; Wm. :Merrick, of —. Sergeant-at-Arms—John P. Coulihan. I Assistants—J. It. Dunbar and .1, A, Den- can. I Postmaster—J. It. Beale. Doorkeeper—Mordecai Willard. Assistants—Frank Zerbe, John Diet rick. Messenger—John Kiefe. A citELImINAnv t'ACct's. Assistants -Jacob Paul anil Herman K rote. on Saturday afternoon the Republican Superintendant Folding Home Joseph members of the Ilouse had a preliminary J. Garrard. caucus, and a committee of seven was ap- Pastors and Folders-- Vram-is Ferris, Alfred, Alex.. Dobbins, Fred. pointed to arrange "a slate - for the offices Vs etcher, James Burns, ieorge Gintringer. front Chief Clerk down to the lowest subor- There was considerable dissatisfaction dilate. The Committee consisted of Wm. Elliott, of Philadelphia, Chairman ; C. W. I among the young ;nen front Senator Dech erCs district when . they discovered that Stone, of Warren, Secretary: Reinoelil they had nut received a single appoint and Whitson, of Lancaster; Humphreys melt, after reversing the Republican ma of Alleghany ; bit-echo( Chester, and Cloud only m „ • gi only m the Senate aunt ving Inuit body to ot Philadelphia. For two days the mem the Democracy. bers were tormented by the hungry appli- Senator Miller, of Cumberland, was too cants for position, and a number of them ill to leave home yesterday, but he is ex went to Chureh on Sunday to escape the petted to be on hand ooday, by the hour torture to they were subjected. set for the aiffsem Ming of the Senate. The Tit E ifONTesT Doti sr EA II ER OF Tor: nousE, Republicans were building hopes upon the In the meantime a fierce struggle was illness of Senator Miller, but even his going on between Meirinkinu of Velan g'h death could only delay the organization of and Webb, of Bradford, for the Speaker- the 'Seoul,' for a brief period, its the ' lliStriet Ship of the House. Mr. Strang, (WllO iv is one of the most overwhelmingly Demo unquestionably the ablest own on the Rad- eratic in the State. With the report of the ical side of the Ilouse, refused to be a can- illness of Senator Miller, came the news of didate, and Cameron and the Pennsylva- the affliction of Senator Warfel, in the nia Railroad united their forces on Webb. death of his mother, and SIM re illness of Cameron was present in person. as usual, one of his children. Speculation as to and his tall, gaunt form could be seen glid whether Messrs. Miller and Warfel would ing through the corridors of the Lochiel, or arrive in time to participate in the organi towering above a group of green country nation of the Senate afforded gossip for the members, who were much impressed by eager and excited crowd about the hotels. the condescension of the great Winnebago Th e aliet h ieut, of positions to Lancaster chieftain, in mingling familiarly with them. lin t h e h ouse satisfies only Reinoehl and Senator Cameron has not entirely recover- I Whitson, who get their 11101, Mille the ed from the paralytic snake with which other members get nothing. he was stied some two flufflihs ago. Ito Tile State Treasurership is exciting a looks worn, and the probabilities are that fierce ettntest. Mackey has a decided ma he is honest in declaring that he will not jority of members in Ink favor, but it is re attempt to secure another term of office in l garded as certain that a sufficient number the United States Senate. The cessation of •of Republicans would vote against him to hostilities between Cameron and the Penn- defeat him if he should be nominated. The sylvanih Railroad, is regarded as a mere; opinion seems to prevail that neither truce, and not a permanent adjustment of Mackey nor Irwin can be elected. The the old quarrel. Demoerais will probably present 1.. A . Webb 11111111erea to aecurua reputation fur : Mackey, or Loek. Ilaveo, ono of the ablest honesty, by barking, loudly whenever a I financiers and most accomplished gentle ; small snake crawled out of its hole in the I 111 , 11 ill the State last I lonsefflut it is rumored that larger ser ! Dents ditl not arouse the Cerberus of that I body. lie voted against the nine million steal, inn it is believed that he will rule steadily in its favor from the Speaker's chair at the lure-sent session VIAO3I HARRISBIIEG Meeting or.ilie Legislature An Important Seaslon. ;1) 0/ 11 ono°, Organization of the Tyr ....___ The State Treasurership 1 - I.kRRISBURCi, January 3, IS7I The annual meeting of the Legislature has drawn together more than the usual crowd of eager and excited politicians.— Since 1862 the Republicans have had con trol of both branches, and few Democrats have been present at the organization ; but the election of Dechert gave that party con trol of the Senate and the dispensation of some offices. The consequence was that Bolton's Hotel, the recognized headquarters of the Democracy, was the scene of much of that busy bustle which mark such oc casions. The Republicans were more even ly distributed over the town, the Lochiel having the greatest number of guests and other hotels sharing according to popular ity. The Brady House,. which has been renovated completely, end opened under the management of Elisha W, Davis and 1 others, seems to be doing a thriving tinsi- The agony of the country mend ICI'S, who hailbeen in such suspvise,was relieved dnr ing the afternoon of yesterday by the an nouncement of the disposition of places made by the committee of seven, The House Republican to met at halt-past seven, 11 members being present, The ballot for Speaker, resulted in a 3 for James , H. Webb and It Mr .1. I). :MeJunkin, which was hailed with applause. Ileneral Selfridge was nominated for Chief Clerk by acclamation; so, also, were Mr. E. ft. ' Lee, for Assistant, andiMr. John A. Swill!, Resident 'leek. Shortly after this, :Mr. A. C. Smith, one of the members front Dau phin, left the caucus, beingdisappointed in his claims for positions. The balance of the ticket was as follows: Transcribing Clerks—T. Harlan, of Ches ter ; (I. llalsey, co' Lucerne; T. Aloorehead, of Erie; 13. liberty, of 'Lancaster ; Bo dine, of Tioga Charles :Summerville, of Philadelphia. Sergeant-at-Arins--Wnt J. ()veils, of Philadelphia. Assistants—J.G. Ramaley, of Allegheny: M. Al. Mott, of Susquehanna; Isaiah Shri ver, of Philadelphia. I morkisper—ll. N. Sample, of Pitts burph. Assistants--E. Adamson and James Itineliraker, of Allecheny; J. li, Anther son, of Indiana. Messenger—J, C. Elan icon. of Vonanco. Assistants—S. B. Kauffman, of Lancas ter; it, Elliott, ill Bialtnnl ; buttes P • Carpenter, Of Dauphin. Doorkeeper Wil , lllllgintl. Postmaster—A. It. McCartney, of Mercer Assistant—R. A. Cnehran, tI Wa , hing ton Superintendent of Folding . Departimmt —.Tames Hems. of Philadelphia. Assiatant—Wallace Scott, of Bradford. Folders—W.ll.ll. \Vasser, of Lawrence; Edward Daugherty, of Philadelphia; Chas. 1;;:wer, of Philadelphia; C. V. Painter, of \V. Nlcijraw, of Blair; 11. Totteiner, of Bucks; C. B. McDonald, of Chester; Scott A. Mar:hall, of Craw ford; NI. Latighery, of Indiana: Henry Shirk, of Lebanon. The Radical nominee. for Sergeant-at :kilns of tho House is the lion. Wm. Ovens. The Hon. William is known to infamy as tie man indicted as the brutal and cold blooded slayer of Cal. Wm. S. Riddle, a gallant soldier or the war. Col. Riddle it will be rememliereil called upon this man Ovens, who was a Tax Assessor, in relation to some tax matter, and in his office was foully set upon and slain.— The corridors of the hotels and all other places where men assemble re-echoed with comments upon this nomination. Col. Wm. Riddle was the brother-in-law or Thomas A. Scott, Es 1., Vice President of the Pennsylvania Itailroiel Company. The question Was universally asked whether the lion. Vice President had made friends With the reputed slayer of his brother-in law, inasmuch as it Ls notorious that the Pennsylvania R. It. Co. controls the legis lature of Pennsylvania in actions great and small. A humorous friend remarked to day that the PennsVlVallia Railroad Com pany reminded 116 n of the elephant, not the elephant of the jungle, not that captured and spirit-broken idenhant of the Menage rie that the poor brays whii vannui co r n_ tumid a quarter ff,l't a ,111111,•0 to gad. at fro, of cost :is he is j1.11,1.1V , 1 tltruuglt tilt' but the 1,1113116 1. .111 elephant of ohs-, dirt with its trunk itt the shape of a "nine million deal," and that deftly drop the tip ,' its probo , :cis to pirl: up a pin in the shape "la Clerkship or a !...rgeant...hip-at-A rms. Mica it Was rumored in Philadelphia that Johny Ahern SCIIS likely to bets - nue a Candidate for Sergeant-at-. Arms in the Sen.- ate,the ..Ifffrnoni.Post, the I larlaSielrg tlThee learatii, and other Radical newspapers cried out in tones of assiumel horror, and prayed that theStalefflreMlSylVallia might be ,parrnl such an affliction. Ahern way br.nen in the Democratic caucus for Sergeant-at-Arms, but the It -n. 1 /cells was 1101Cillateti by that - high-toner honest Billy Elliot, Philadelphia, the elUel of the notorious gas trust ring. : The lion. Mr. (wens is also a beneficiary of the gas rine, and will tirntc his six dollars a day for suppositious services in Philadel phia while discharging his duties as Ser geant-at-Arms orthe house. MCC, is !OW, C ntree looking fellow, and is :as illiterate as .John Coviale himself. Such is all exhibi tion of the taste of the party winch lays claim to all the decency. .lohny Ahern is a handsome follow, of genial disposition and good address. lie is mutually itlaptll- Mid as brave as a man can be. lie has been oiled or twice arrested for being en gaged in election squabbles, but TIU aCCIISa• tiOn of a criminal character Was ever brought against him. TOE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL. CAUCUS. The Republican Senatorial caucus net in the Speaker's rootn at 3 o'clock in the af ternoon. There were only about ten Sen ators present, little interest in the meeting being taken. Senator Olmstead presided, and Senator Rutan acted as Secretary. On motion of Senator Billingfelt, Gen. Harry White was unanimously renominated for the Speakership. The balance of the nom inations were as follows: Clerk—Oeorge W. Hammersley. Assistants—Lucius Rogers, E. 'Cowan. Transcribing Clerks—Theophilus Hies tancl, W. C. Bressler, John J. Hull, John Ross. Se rgean t- at-A rms—A braham Lutz. Assistants-IV. W. Kerr, Benjaman New man. Postmaster—R. L. Perry. Doorkeeper—P. 1). Bryant. Assistants—Jacob P. Hoffman, Comley L. Jenkins. Messenger—George Hutchinson. Assistants—Howell Jones, F. B. Co - ran. Doorkeeper of the: Rotunda E. W. Thompson. Supt. Folding Department—John Tuns. Pesters and Folders—George L. Deitz, l tell. Schenck has wriueo a letter boa Dayton editor, in which he announces that he is intrusted with the discussion of the Alabama claims and all other questions which have been withdrawn from the control of his predeeessur. lle will thus go out with very full powers, and he wilt be compelled to shoulder a respoleibility ill proportion to the mag nitude of the affairs committed to his hands. England has shown a ness to meet us on fair grounds in the adjustment. of the Alffiguna claims, and the just demands of those who lost property by confederate et uizers can be adjusted without difficulty if properly presented. Mr. Schenck goes ❑broad with grave respomibilitie: re,ting upon his shoulders. A Washington despatch inn.rms us that he will present his resignation as Representative or the Third District of Ohio immediately after the re-assem bling of Congress. A notice of contest has been formally served upon his successful opponent. ;It ',signed Robert C. Schenck - , and contaihs but one alle gation to the etrect that the disabled soldiers in the National Asylum were illegally deprived of the right to vote. Ben. Butler has 'ices entpl"yed t., manage the ...West. The Radical majority in the lion, may refuse to permit .Mr. Campbell to ....cupy the seat to which he was fairly elected under the laws of his State, hut no res olution of Congress can nullify or in any way impair tic lending force of a solemn decision of the Supreme Court 1 1 of Ohio. After the record in contested election cases which the Radicals in Congress have made, th.. country will • not be surprised at any outrage which may be committed in the future. The' recent elections have shown, however, that such rascality cannot be carried on with impunity, and, should Mr. ('amp hell he unseated, he will no doubt be re turned by a larger majority than he re- ceived before. Many decent Ropuldi cans would vote for him, MEIMMIII Great Outrage Contemplated A telegram to the Philadelphia pa pers, from Harrisburg, announces that an attempt will be made to contest the seats of ,Senators Dochert and Negley. It is also rumored on good authority that a similar attempt will be made in the ease of Senator Randall, of Sohuyl kill. That certain desperate leaders of the Itadical party have the proposed programme in contemplation there is no doubt. They can get up 11w petitions and secure the necessary affidavits upon which to base a contest in each of these three eases without difficulty. 'lite fact that every one of the I kmmoratie Sena tors named had very large majorities would not Stand in the way of making the preliminat y arrangemeLts for a con test. Success in any one of the eases could only be omioeived to Ire pw;sible on the supposition that a Committee might be drawn, a 111:0"1 - ity of whi,ll 1 - .1• :dr enLr•iged ill tile lonoject are eiirri•iii in. their e.-tiniate of the integrity ul IR-publican Hiaiiitur , . lint believe Hull tile Republi can member: a ill, Male st•nm, wilt i•011111 , 11:1111 . t . -111)1 :1 we 11:1Ve ti i•Vitin . l,l, of their , \VII ttiettattl tint tall the iter . jary Ett,_ lit it \\ he the severetd. Itlttw the tatgatit.tatitat Ita- had in l'ettit , yl,:ttlia. It 111L11- tittlitc, Init. the Dtanderatie Protection and Iteicnue Philadelphia Er , Hitt!, ill tine tit' its tliatrilit, atraiti , t the adv. cats,, of revenue rk•forin says: 'rime sum a n d 1.11, Ireed.raile - revenue ri2fornit - tluotrine is - nu ittipust duly to lie levied 1111 uin article elu•re the like article i. prudui,l in the To that the New . York . Ett,li,t!, a paper which is clas - -t , ,1 with the free trade journa!, of the country : replies nv follows : Nut at all. The sum itiel substance of free-trade revenue reform is a pure revenue tax. Nothing or favor, nothing for fear, hothing for protection, nothing but the low est amount til tax on imports consistent with the economical support of the tinny ernment. It is not asked, when duties are imposed, that the produetions of the United States should be sacrificed to like articles produced abroad. Ali such statements are inventions of the enemy. Every one knows that for years to come it revenue tariff, even in spite of revenue reforms, will afford pro tection to the amount of tax levied, what ever that tax may hr. The statement of the position occu pied by the revenue reformers as given by the Post is brief, clear and satisfac tory. The people of Pennsylvania have had their eyes opened, and they gave abundant evidence at the recent Con gressional elections that they were hos tile to such swindling tariffs as this country has been cursed with. A westward bound train on the AO lantic and Great Western Railroad raft off the track near Meadville yesterda morning, and the rear car was thrown down an embankment. One man w 4 killed, two others were badly injuredi and fifteen more slightly injured. • . were emigrants. The disaster is lieved to haVe been caused by a broke rail. ! trunk ; I took hold of the strap on the end • opened the door, and dashed through the The Dread Work of the Fire Fiend. I flames. I ran through the fire for about This seems to be the season of fires, and four rods, holding my breath. Then I came the telegraph brings us accounts of destruc- to the stairs, which were burning. I leap ed down and struck safely on the floor. leap tion from this element front all over the I land. I Then I ran along the hall through the heat CORNWALL, CANADA, Dec.27.—The Corn- , and smoke, and when LI came to the en wall woolen manufactory was: burned this 1 trance I found it so full of fire I could not morning. The building during the past go down. I then ran along another long • hall to the ladies' entrance, and reached it year has been thoroughly stocked with only to find it in names. That was me most improved machinery. The cause of I last chance. 1 had dropped toy trunk, and the' fire i s unknown. Over 2,000 persons are thrown out of employment. The toss I had nothing to retard me; so I leaped is estimated at $300,000; insurance $153,000. through the flames again, landed safely on ST. Thou Na, CANADA, Dec. 27.—A large I the door below, and ran into the streets, fire occurredlast evening. consuming two I dressed in a very short shirt and my plug dry goods stores and three grocery stores, I hot. I bad put lily hat on to save my hair 1 with several other buildings. The loss is from burning, but did not have time to put on my pants. Some other fellow who was estimated at from $lll,OOO to $BO,OOO, mostly i covered by insurance. Two men are miss- dressed caught up my trunk when I drop p ing, and are supposed to be buried under pad it, and brought it through safely. I the ruins. ! am all sound except my feet, which were HAVERHILL, Mass. 'cut cut badly and bruised. I have $2OO, one en factory of Eden it ' Dec. 27.—The wool- Co., of Boston. lo,•a- ;shirt, two pairs of drawers, one summer ted at Creek Pond, West Haverhill, was , vest, and My "plug" to begin business burned this morning. Loss, $150,000. with. I lost my witteh and everything— Bos - rox, Dec. "7.—The stables of Charles , books, papers, and all. It takes the nerve 'out or one in a very short time. I eminot Curtis, in Charlestown, were burned this [ think of it without trembling. I am morning. Several firemen were injured, but none dangerously. • I thankful I ant alive. My hair, whiskers , ... WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 27.—The mould- I and eyebrows were burtusi ing manufactory of Ross ,i; Eddy, on the i Professor Mailtefert, of New York, who corner of Bridge and Eddy streets, has , has been engaged as engineer in the re been destroyed by tire. Loss, $20,000; iu- , moral i-' llll, J.‘ lll ''s IZlver 'II -4 r 11 , '110n . 1, '''''' su ranee„ 3,x10. PROVIDENCE, Dee. '.2.7.—Cady's fizetory, Ileing one of h, \vake up at the in Gloucester, was destroyer by tire on alarm oi tire I lost no time in partly dress- Thursday night. Loss, $7.000. ing anal stleceetled in saving nearly all tilv Poudif k - F.ErstE., N. Y., Dec. 27.—The loss ' wardrobe, two triinl:s lona a large bundle; by the tire last night is estimated at $75 511. after which I turned my attention to others Insurance:ll44,sdd. . in need fit help, and on iny fourth trip ;tip ROCHESTER, Dee. loss le; the , to the second floor rots fOrtimate I or un burning of the Pool building, the 'Doily fortunate; enough to tied in bursting a Democrat publishing, and press soollls, and I room door open two genthmien, side by the flour mill, swill roach $l5OO l l l O. Insured side, enjoy ing the etfoet of Christmas Nior fi .r $75,010. .Xfter trying but in vain, to slake BALTIMORE, Dec. :27.—Yesterday morn- them lin to the reality of their ing the (foal-oil establishment of Itimiill, awful. position I turned one out Gwynn ot Co., at Canton, was damaged by of bed, and lie, !wing awakened so tire to the extent of $lO,OOO. Insured. I suddenly and seeing the thines in all their On the same claw the chemical works of ghastlimfss through the influenee of malt Hazard, ''/.click Duvall, were damaged [ extract, took tae, no doubt, Sro softie in by tire to the extent of f 3 ,30 41 1, Insured. ' trader, and fist being prepared or willing to llARnisosnutto, VA., Dc‘,.. 12.5.—A very submit to intrusion, straightway, \vitli en destructive tire occurred here this mrn- only worthya . ~: t 1 iet ter cause, thr,•awied ing between four 'and live o'elock, which . to mash nit', till \\TM sundry adjectives consumed a large number of the principal , went to bed again. Filld111„.t. no umo was business houses iu the torn. 'the lire ing- to lie lost I 11,ed and fir a a fierce Mated in Wall's or Long's stores, and con- !strilggle \VA, earl led en in this room of smiled t Whole square before the flames death, I sous no \\* under, now on top.— I were subdued. The follosving I Finally, after tieing scratched and kicked numb; were totally destroyed, With their uninereifully, 1 got the best of this life , contents: First National Bank, the ,: wrestling, mid dragging the poor follow Ireel,l,ll oflieo, through the hall, thing him headlong down liquor store, Kelly's workshop, [teller's ! the narrow stairs into the arms of some men liquor store, :Xlessrs. Smiths' store and who happellvd to be there. Iteturifing to dwelling. rs. S. J. Coltman's tliwelling,>L his rotupuniou I found hull bcvon,l help— A. 'letter's dry goods store, 'fiptiat's the flames had caught their clothing store, Sibert I.ong's clothing pre \* store, Wiltuan's burlier shop, Switzer's , _ elothing store, Andrews' livery stable, and I'nwll y. book stoi Ah,ertttt Attempt to littoral, a IVhole siti , et - ' matt , street, was I on Sunday night It tragedy ocettrred in Until, na opposite considerably daii.ged. All the glass in too the upper part of Pilliadelplllll, per haps nothing but 11111•11,0,1L1011 011)1VIlir WilldoWS was broken by the intense heat. Xlr. Switzer and sot. badly hurt, but I i!rffindenee Pffiye",llll front heffig a Paral lc-1 to the :IWfill ISO-set:stone murder. not seriously, 'llie•tlestruction of property will amount to sluu,nOn, half , i f Whirls is I It appears that an old \voitiaii, aged soy not insured. I city)cars, resided for some Little past With . NESS . YORK, lice, 27 —Captain Salyea r, laufily el a :XII% Davis, in the Sixteenth et . the stt ,, a , het . Louisa m,tet.„, irnut Nest- is ard. l'er several weeks slit' has been berm, Which arrived to-day repo Ls that 11),1 Pee , l'h and prone to quarrel , ith all with steamship Fairbanks, llowe, from W - whom she came in contact. mud the 11L111.,..1 M111)41011 fur Nest' York, still. cotton and eire 1,1,, .`1• 11 " ,, was 111 "1"'' , '" 11 ” Prevent her turpentine, was foreed, on the 901 inst., to anger Iron , redtig. 11.1,1 s made. a very mi mic into }tatter:ls Inlet for harbor. It seas emor..it 'lle state of all.tirs in the house.-- blosving, a gale from tho north, and ewers-- lin Friday 'fight a difficulty Xrose, thing scented safe tool sound at I ' which she seized a hatelict att.llllll.ted to when the first mate, three seamen, and the ; 14 r ,1 ‘ 11 r• ~ .1,, it• to' the oiler Went :whore. , blow, havoc en, and w restc.l the Weapon At about :1:311 o'clock, seeingslllol.l , Vl,lll- frimi hers ittg, front under the pilot-house, they un- He' . n".', who ri silks al the 0, Ni,, ,11 New Inediately lull off fir the steamer, and , Market surd, swats told of fimml everything blazing in the hold. oral hu It tent to the haunt' of Mr. Das:is and captain and all hands did their utmost to renffive l, his I,ffiffier to his "'lli, house, e In quell the tire, but it gained on them so fast Saturday and yesterday she apps- arced to be that they barely had time to sonic Of inn l'eae,ll,ll round, affil , " 1111 ffiger " I .'s ap- I their effects together, and in a s7iort time no : Preliended from her. I vestige if the steamer could lieseen, as she ever, the -ffiiiiffilhis wire was completely destroyed. Her captain and and babe, :Wont I year old, retired to bed ['row left in a schooner for Nosy S. - off:. flow gffil "ere s''' ,, fast asleep. When they lo th,: tire commenced is unknown, its the 'in , ' the I'l', lady wax I,l ` i in bed, and, as first indication of it With the smoke trots they thought, asleep. XVllether so or not, - under her pilot house. about midnight she arose, :Ind ,grouping DETItoIT, Dec, 25.—The:dwellingof 1.:1111 her way claws to the roller, proellred it • Ileltinian, in Allegheny counts', was \V ail till: vin tVellt to the hod ed it Saturday, three of his children per- r"" 11 "ffi her s" 11, , ffid I, l'l.' llo ' l,lo K the bed 'siting in:the tire. 'rho wife and Inn other ' saw thew were all `'.. 1 ..1'• Shim' Instantly children were rescued through a wind lw struek her son LW, lel [ll.le 1,1 , ,Ws Olt the ; t with nog, Notoes nearly burned mi. head, but Iffi . ffin' lllll . ,l We w,vtpon glanced, 'rile father cave red them with hay in the and 1,1,1,1,11 I ' l the ' , lull helffig split 11l'11.1 barn and then rode a mile in the cold, ali- Iwo ugly and somewhat s..all' OEM swore solutely naked, to waken the neighbors awl w" "' " 1 ' 11,10,1 1 . • obtain assistance, When he fell senseless_ 1! The blows nwoke the wile, Wholl the 111- He lies in aeritieal condition, partly frozen. furiau••l demon mimed and struck her a ST. Louis, December _3.--Advises front Whlelt also g(arieed. Tn.) mtughter- Fort Smith, Arkansas, :say that a hriek now - fought her, :uul the noes. and block in that city, known :is the offetrs• : St•roallis arellocil the 1ed:4111,0r,, and some quarters, was burned on the Dith instant. : PulY•••:,-11Y, who broke into Oho housej ma. 111 Oleo, ler the wileNtets overpotvertsl, and IL was occupied by Major Thiebald, cum- I mandant of the post, with his family and 'ill of poising the the families of several other r , llit ers.Loco, Wt2aPl'" over the heed of for ifififierfit baba. 5.7,0,11111 h , She Was at ore•:• so r e r o d :out the hatchet IN ft.:Menlo, December 2s. --Broom ' s Vu- tukru fr."n her. riches, on J e ff erson street, was b ur n e d Medical assistance \%.ts fir the. early this morning. The building war d_ wounded man and wile, and this signing robes. scenery, etc., were entirely ,lestruy_ the crazy Wren:lll was taken tic the 111-alto ed. It is supposed to have been accidentaldepartno•nt of tht• AIl lishOlise. The loss is if•lo,uou TANiiilliniiii-d, Dec. '2,,----Almit (reel,' .1 Lady INlblike% Senator Mort., o ' clock lint night a wooden building itua- i ~ I red on the corner of Main and Market ' ..". " " lebria("l "r "' a " ”'" w ' a./ . a W ' asliiiigton let ter-Ivriter for the Now York streets, the property of Hamilton Hoyt], j i and occupied by Mr. E. II erschtiehl as a i Tribe?, In narrating the incident, of the • dry gm ids store, mss discovered to 1,0 ,111 n ii• iliii ili'Lia'' in the Semite urn Mr. Me lire, and before the engines could lie' Creeryis resolutions in reliertince to the Lee estate, makes 1.110 foll,,Willg womanly plea brought into action was completely de for the cili,oeValli,ti of the lieciericitis of ,ii stroyed. The stores of A. Boy.l, ciiiii.le iiiety even in the United :iillti, 5.,a.t..... Boner. and 1. li. I.:11)1,3 - , Ltibitcc.iiii , t, were - Though Due dead soldiers pisses the also badly damaged. 'lire losses wilt pr.', 1 pleasant grounds ~t Arliligt.iti iiireve•r— itblv amount 1...i, , T...0,000, only partly cover_' i hold them hy the most sacred ruin Awful ti.l T, insurance. The tire wail .1,1,111.1“:11. right, as by title-deed, written inn h1..i..1- I - --..-. - . Indic% c our tiovernment shouldpay to Mrs. Lee her valuation .1010 1,1,10'11 v now Sc. II,V,I111:0,11` ..., 11, It (Inns lines by Lira, right. It 00110/1110,1 10 110 )11.1,1 by a higher than a legal right. dhoti.' not forfeit it hr any overt, individual act of treason. I know that it has been said that .1/, ate first of the maddening apple of Secession, and tempted him, and lie 111,1 1,1., and so their liatiathse was lost. lint this is a more man nish ii,piediesi , , v.iltich I Mid no reasitu to It i,pte,...11.1e that the In MG M= The Town of Mifflin Horned. 'l'lwiw thriving and beautiful town a „. !lin, the county smt of Juniata county, sit nated on the east bank of the Juniata river, , opposite dui village of Patterson, on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, .19 utilos west of Harrisburg, was visited ahout o'clock on Saturday evening by One of the most destructive tires that has ever occur red in any town of the same population in central Pennsylvania. The thnnes were first discovered in the building known the "Crystal Palace, - on the corner of Bridge and Water streets, and I,eibre any aid could be rendered for the extinguish ment of the "Crystal Palace," the lire com municated to the adjoining buildings on the south side or Bridge street, and with the ox ception of three dwelling houses, consumed the entire southern portion or the town, consisting of thirty-ono dwelling+, stores and offices. T‘;‘, squares of buildings were burned. A special train arrived from Harrisburg, at 1 o'clock a. In. with the Harrisburg Fire Department, but they were too late to do any good annul did not put their apparatus in service. The property destroyed is estimated at • 5200,000, which is distributed among the following compantes: l'erry county !nu tual, the Jonestown mutual t Lebanon county the Columbia mutual and a few eastern companies. There Were thirty one dwelling bonuses, including store- and offieus consumed , of the stables and other outbuildings there were twenty-eight or thirty, which makes the entire number consumed sixty-one. The insurance on property was confined principally to tine business bonuses and well-to-do private rest deuces. Quite a number of poor people had no insurance and consequently lost their all. At least one-third of Mifflin was destroy ed, and constituted the principal business and private ;residence portien of the town. At least thirty families lost all but the frw valuables they could gather and take away in a few minutes: and double that number carried all their household gonds they could rather to a place of apparent safety. The following are the names of [hest:ller,, by the tiro: . . Sulona,C: Son, joalaee store, buililim; arid sumuission house, brie): and frame tiNvll- re and ,autents; dwelling; Mr. Stinnlay, frame ukvt•illng; 11r. II frame ; Mr.T. Ham ilton, frame dwelling ; Mrs. frame dwelling; Mr. Ifollobanigh. frame budding., occupied as a restaurant. billiard salu.on annul printing' ,ottioe oldie ih,rlr,(•,ti rml Hrgl.lrrt add Fellows' brink lauld. I,•wer story occupied by Tilton Espent shade, dry goods and groceries; [l.lll lintel, 1 , 111:1,11-CaSi, S. Mimi Albr fight, prmr,tor ; \V. 1.)..;oll, frame r.,idt•nce; E. I.),)ty, 11. ui.,,lnm, brink resiulu•l3l,.; S. Parker, brink re.,idenc,; , . 11,1,11, house; Mr. \VI,I1:111, i 14,11,1•; .1. ..51..1.1111.1.nigh, briok .1, \ Vright, hrlok 11..1 ,, .; 11,111 If. 11011,0; ',Walt, brick lion-,e; NVI,e, frame 111.1,E.: John Detrick, frame house; It. Gallagher, trick 111,1140.; Jame', Itobin-,on, house; Mr.. Dolan, large frame house, occupied by [lle of Mr, Dolan, .1. Rimer and NV..I. dark, and i-oine six cur eight frame build inga, be lunging 54 office. , and Anil, Terrible Calasiropbe al Franklin. Pa. Pt trsar I:ec, 30.—The Marshall lom.e, situated at the west end of the wire bridge over the Allegheny river, at Frank lin, Pa., took fire :it II o'clock, this morn ing. The flames o,llllllllllieated to the bridge, and the eableA, 81(11(1 becoming red hot, parted front the anchorage, precipita ting the midge structure into the river. A bout twenty persons were on tine bridge at the time. Williant Neil, a farfner, Mrs. Mclntyre and Miss :Nlary Mclntyre, wife and daughter of tine toll-keeper, who were engaged in removing furititure on the bridge, were killed. Their bodies were re covered. mary and George Nclntyre, John and Alexander McCartney, J. linage and two unknown persons were seriously injured. Wilfred Kilgore, freight agent On tne. Al legheny Valley Railroad, is supposed to be buried in the ruins, as he was known to be on the bridge. The weather was intensely cold, and the river was frozen over to the second pier on each side, and great difficulty was experi enced in reaching tine sufferers with skiffs. A boy, named Johnson, aged thirteen, jumped from the centre of the bridge and swam ashore through slush and ice. The bridge was newly erected, and cost L456,000,:and the Marshall House .i 33,000. No insurance on either. Incidents of the Spottswood Flee The Richmond Dispatch of the 30th inst., says :—A gentleman who was a guest of the Spottswood Hotel at the time of the late lire writes the following nervous account of his adventures on that dreadful night to a friend in Washington. "I was awakened at 3 o'clock by the flames breaking my windows open and flashing into my room. I sprang to my door, opened it, and the flames flashed in to my face. I was obliged to slain it shut again to keep my oreath. Then I gave up and bid good-bye to earth. Then thinking I would die any way, I thought I would try to get out, I had some money in my Ideal:mg his oath t,l alleglattee, and in turning his N main-t the ...)tintry that had taught him hola• to it.. it. She ivus wail citizen, hilt a wile, and, lied of all, a0,,,,1ing In prevailing idea., owed loyal ty to hr gentleithee nl the Si•11:11.9 NN iio accept the 'wet'' , lofty ideal ~f trio ivoolatily de votion. which amount, if the said assets, 1 1 9,00,1115.. I know 11 , , , . ; 1 inh .0,11 In HO. heat-I. Ito Uteri, WOlll,l n.llllllll, 111111111 I linion IlLit I loin then, rill:tiny,' Ilion:\fter .1 • 1 estimating . the should tiiVe Mrs. :ilary l • Osliti ',coati honor, revenues and expenditures to continue en instead of speaking ill her slightingly, a, as at present, the entire liabilities of the "Milt Hatt she lied from the :state could he liquidated 111 auout eight Confederacy, repudiated her. rebel husband, years. and sought sanctuary :UPI release in 11/Eli- If this mode of paying the :state dolt ana, would even :Senator I.,rton have held should Is, regarded tinneces,arily rapid her in higher esteem 7 ( 111.1 she been I and oppreSsiVe, (11..11 it IlloVertient to revine loyal and l o ng sighted enough to hoist the and mollify taxation may 11101 with much old over Arliuglou, and stand gnarl more general luvor, our delit i, now held over her mr,t., would not gentlemen have firmly by those to whom it Ina great lase.- said : "Here is a mat rrm of Itoman virtue, lit to have sin secure ai. investment. A plucky and ivioo;to to inn , certain redeetien ut ono million dollars admired, hut not, loved." ller name has I per annum on it would, perhaps, tat more for toe the charm ..1 great associations, as satisfilieliry to them and to the people, tbnn that of the daughter of the Inniiined, 'to try to pay It oil nit hastily. 111 all Mi nion Of Wils11111;41.01i. I re:spurt lior love for deavor to ions, 1.111111.1, under the present. the grand old place, the I tote of her moduli! taxation, Were is great danger of hood; hilt aside trim things, I pro- ! driving capital away 111011 our inanulactur test against the injustice and harshness nf. ing centres Thu 1a.11,.,htt, has been ex tintl:ing herself., more severely than many ' eitipt from taxes on hm land for State piir of the ringleaders of the rr U chida leave poses, and the burden shifted upon the ;IVO, lell , rgetin and enterprising portions. 1' I think NI r. Patterson in mistaken in Say- llte community, who have always hail their ing that. Mrs. Lee " away lOU, LID, fall share to hear. 'rho farmer is aL ease storm" bend , her husband. Froin an old rune no nJc ; whilst the busines 111511 servant of the lainily I have heard that she merchant and manunicturer are the tn... , lingered in her home till her hushaiiil had I eye power of the community, upon which reputedly written to her to jinn Lim ; that Om farmer hiunelt must, in it great mous before le ay.ng ,The pa , •kett up sonh Ore depend for a n 1,11,01.01 of Ills kohl, tiles as she r..u1l not ':tree, precious heir- try. A were liberal policy towards those looms and paper . , and lilt. them to the engaged ii, mercantile, e:•eer railru.l and mining 1,11,1111 s should lon own, itrwil tins thy laid. !. That. at lust, 4110 ailolitisl. Yules these int...rests are to,. xveni all snout tillon.. , amt grounds, :net Lend and kip( ill full Operation, all vlannnn Mr. 1 r Ili to the VolVi.”1111 , t . lath., all , lipptio.r, we..p• ittv I)itterly. I hai, hpatil that mull the time tint, Iry the is ul id• hoz father, the 1•111aIlt•Ipa:1“11 , 1 .,,, taln ,laves, arrived, site prow ptiy ahly through our .1,11 if, '4l , had l% h,•r 111 liu h. A, ‘,.• rorg, !ow, oari not torglve this 11 .‘art - lir.d«ot Ikala• and ;tlol I :rgp L“Oii•r , at , d‘• paaaldr,. for the lod,o• Jahr, uxurr I,rrtordal by oroot• sd hor,, ,h-ni in 1,4, happy . V.. 11111 Nil, N,,,r• 7' )1., ‘‘,. 1,1 ht. glint the:Mg:l , l ,pirit it:rnself world arpr::ve -.11:•11 an :wt. toward the danghter of WaNitin,tonCuvu.ti -- thw dear lath. lad tvhonille::::le:nnlyadopled Iry Illeilt•aL . l•hed of a brave y.)tillt: iv hit tii Elie >i wile nl the I:1 11,11)1w? In 111 . 1.1111:ilIct I hat,r siMply feelings:Via W.,11.11,,111,1f0r a W0111:111. The I.eorg ROM road Lrnr rd With I"'hh' gym by the were received for the h•il,` It the Western and Atlantic Railroad until the i3:ith Hist. Oil opening the bids, the road was let to a Com pany of the following gentlemen, to wit: John P. King, Joseph E. Brown, Alex ander li. Stephens, John T. (;rout, min 11. ill, E. W. Cole. Richard I'etern,. Johnson, William 'l'. Holt A. .1. White, A. Notting, lieniarnin May. E. Waitsiilder, W. C. Morrill.Snnon eron, George 'ook, Thomas A. Scott, William 'l'. Nlatthews, 13. Dinsinan, 11. It. Plant, Thomas Allen, and their associates, making in all t wenty tlrfee. Other blils were made, but the parties failed to comply with the law, tendering in sufficient security. The successful com pany is ono of the strongest ever formed in the Snuth. 'rho shareholders represent I in their own right over fifteen millions.— 'rhey give as securities the following rail- ! road oompanies: 'rho Georgia, the Central, the Southwestern, the Mitcon and Western, Atlanta and \Vest Point, the Macon and I Brunswick, and Albany, in Georgia, trio ! Nashville and Chattanooga, of Tennessee, and the St. Louis and Iron Mountain, of Missouri. . . The companies signing as securities are worth twenty millions. Tha high charac ter of the lessees, and the undoubted mok vency and large capital of the company, are ample guarantees that the road will be , well managed and the terms of the lease faithfully complied with. The rental I agreed to ho paid to the State is a 25,000 per month for twenty years, And the road is to be returned in as good a condition in every respect as it now is at the end of the lease. Ex-Governor J. E. Brown resigned his office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court before putting in the bid, and has been unanimously elected as President 01 the new company to whom the road is leased. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE, To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: GENTLEMEN :—An All-wise Providence has permitted you to assemble under cir cumstances demanding profound gratitude to the Great Lawgiver of the Universe. Our acknowledgments are lirst due to Him whose hand has not grown weary in show ering blessings in profusion upon tho peo ple in every department of Industry, and crowning their toil with richest rewards. The eircumstanees under which coin rococo the duties of the present ,e-sion are, indeed, auspicious; and at no former per iod in our history has there been Kra amr cause for felicitation upon the inestimable blessings we enjoy, and the happy and prosperous condition of our great and growl n g Com mon wealth. The meeting of the General Assembly is always a mutter of deep interest to the people, and perhaps never more so than now, when an unusual amount of general legislation will occupy your attention, and questions of the highest importanee are to be iliseussed and determined upon. sincerely trust your industry and faithna- Miso, in the performanceirif the important work before pm, will win you the pron title of "the working Legislature." Amid such circumstances our m 1.136011 should be directed too careful review of all the most important and essential interests of the State, and in the exerviseot that di cretion which the Constitution has .crmtin ed t, the Executive, I pra ' t'ed to ,•ormu Mean , -.itch 11min:union, and to receolu - mend your consideration such meas.,. as arc 'recess try and expedient. As 11,1 lii cmh•r and most illiporMin, I will present a carefully limoarvii anti pm vise i-ialcitient linam•i!il condition .1 the I 'o n tulou weal th. MIME It aii.trtls roe itlea,ore b. ~,,,,ratolato the people upon the sati,faetory t•oinlition of the Trea.tiry. leer' tlematel upon it for ordinary amt other exptm.e, lot, he., promptly paid, anti the wittily debt materi ally reduced, which h.te umpired .ro h mil,- lit' ~ , nridetwo in the .eetirtti, or the r its lit C:111,0 Lite highest pretnitluis in lite market. Too uperaltuns 1.1 this t101.11111,11t b.. pre -enied to vii in 41,11111 In the report.- ii the Atithtor t leneral, Scale Trea,iirer, :tn.! tliii Si. Is - Mi.; Fond. Tito htlioNyitn.; ,tatemient tlw reeelptq tool li.r emlimr N•,vettiller 'Ail, 1,71 i: id I. Tri, , tio hor 1,0;a ll= To:al in Tre,nry durinu - year endiivz N,vettlbe•r I unlinary expon.cs paid dilrlll . 4 ar uniling N..- % 1it,1111,1 1 • 7”_.. ,- :) 1,Ni1, , 11 77 Idant, 111 Tre,ll l'y, N to:Pitt Polaw 'Fht• In lair ‘l,lO, titto ~1) 1).111 , t amount hy F1111(1 l't,tl)- Ini•Nionors tlr -11:g year ettdillg N,pv. 1,711 t Amount retb.umn..l by Tremy'r Ju r mg ',Mill, tittle . 1' JZ:11 'l'..tal di•l•t, Nov. ::i) 1:70 The follo,vinr ..t:lti•Tuoot ,h0%N.4 turo of the illtielltl.dlll . ;s4 of I ItO '.i111111.04 Wl•altil, N.V1•1111. 1, 1,7,13 F111111, , t1 debt, V 17.1 A 1111,1( OV.,•t11111 •, - . 11 1, 1111. c• 1 .1 , , di, •:72. ...1., 1,1.11 1 •01, til .1., 11.1 ,1,, . •I•• .1•, I. ti. , .1.. • , 77, 1..77.71 , 0 t+, d., .1,. ••,. • .1., .{.0,01.) 1.1 .1.. 10,,t111, UI .1. , •1. , ,•••.. • .1.. 11., do ,tl., 11.!," 0 1.1 do ti. v d., t't) ILLp,IPd l i t,' ir. It,.ili Iu Nit rertlllt.,l viii nlnudl ..... lulu ••••11111 , ,, , un t•1.11111'il 1 , 01110 , 114 . 1,1 Ilni•Ars Total 11‘111110 4.. 1 , 70, 3, :41)4.% tr•talol :1.11 1.,62 91 Ifrarrit4on Pohl ir 11. Id On lhn fifteenth day Or .littotary, 18,7, tho t"tail hiliebtednesv the Stab . IA at thlrly .lerctentilltfin Never: hmal red rtn,l Inn,' 'led • Lis and sere,oly,cren Cr Oa. Silo, Ow., and up to November '3O, 1,70, the wino t)i ti/Mcjire hiontirefl mitt u, ttel th,a,aarl 8,1,11 The lot riq int la 1,, iv, .•/ been Irmo!. Tht rethictillit timing the yet r ending NoN. 1`,70, f ,• atinta .11 • II otuol tAsor.sand vlot "114 'rho ;average re.hiuti , sl fll- 1 1 . 11111111111, hot" 010 13 4 11 . 1111 r yolll' , , 1 1 .11r/Ir 311//3/3 .rir leis ft,rg-,,!11,1 1 /11/113/A, fn 111 . 010 that prim. M lust 1572, nearly eight million il4/11111, 411 . 1.110 13111110 debt will 131 tllll., 311.1 111 lief that the Cumuwu ttoalLll 11111 y 1,31111111 , M meet all its ”hligttimis :it ma thrity, I retsmitm.ml that .m.ll be mathe by the Legishim ro, 3 1 4 tl 31111W jzo the ( . 43,,1”1,y1,3112,1 ,ir thesi.king Fund t.) sell all the avvets that may he 111 UlOll i.osseqsion,..ll.l apply III" pr...•.. 0. a. extingukholont ol the debt; or, ;It Ho. "L.- tom of tile holder., to exobalozo theta, 1... the outmtatnling bond-. of the MI 01011- Wolll The indebto.llll , -. the Stat.. Init.:III 1 , • !mid in the lollo‘ving 11111.111er : Av ,Jrrei 1! •1101 1 ;11, it WitS, 011 :S. 1/VOllll /el' I'7ll, Iklunut thirty-one million dollars, Iron: t , t . tit peciplo aill antler. They me Lit a• very ol the Nato, aunt ”.11 , ,1111111, .1 in any way be impeded by tivet - burdening tilelll kith U1X.4t1 4 ,11 i r tit° ~t Litt, 1.111.11'0 Siato h,,,,,ahg erlibraci, the trill, pally tJ ilia hhiahalwhalth,:ln.l‘f ye :11h•art' 101111 tile people. Tile taikttlye, hialhl that all their hey,' lino tin.• hiirch u,. txl viv 11111COL2“ lieu hill.,litY no I„ r ti,,, pacnu•nt ~Y th.• dcl.l, av iv hmt Iti,./VO 111111 caLl•ti, and 0, o.V the frugal OK il(.11,11.. t.I the government. Erooon ti11,,11111 110 longer In. advocated l Uteri tlg goltorilltii,, or ahstractlariv, wlthont moaning or intent, but reidltivq. ' Foiir year: experience as an eseeuti,.• officer has given inon abandon! opportunity for careful observation up.m the working, of oar I . ..lament/II law, and the legislate.. of the State. This experience has strongly impressed rme that them should be a thug , ough revision of the State Constitution, with such amendments:is the wisdom of a eonvention assembled Mr that purpose woidd undoubtedly suggest, and nn en lightened publiv sentiment demand. The authority for holding such COIIVVII • 11011 ix 101111.1 111 the second section of tie ninth article of the I:onstitution and is ,ie clnd in these neon Is : "That all power inherent in the people, and all tree govern incubi are founded Oil their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, awl hal, pines. ton the advoneententinf the , a, end, they have, at ad I tinter, an Unalienable anal indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish their govercitilent, inn mach manner as they may think proper." The last Convention for this purpose as, held in 1838. During thin thrity-tw,o year , which have since elapsed, surfrx ataeu.,l, omens have been made by Joint vegdlutions of the General Assembly. Wrisi in compli ' nice with the tenth arthrle of the Constitu lion, Were approved amd ratified by a um ! jority of the qualified Voters of the State. 'rim most , iniportnint Were those of ls.'io, I making the Judges or the Courts elective; of 1837, creating, a Sinking Finn', regulat ing the public debt and legislative districts; and of 1861, conferring the right of suffrage upon those et gaged in the military service of the State or Nation, and imposing XIII, dry restraints on the power or the Leglel.n , tore, These amendments, though inn por taut and valuable, give en incongruous I and sort of pAteh-work character to the Constitution, and are not consonant with 1 1 the requirement..4,,of the times. This is a prog,resifive period, and our State 1 has out-grown its fundamental law, That law should, therefore, be made to keep pace with the age in which we live. The ,xistingCoustituttomluelndint the amend ments of 1857 and 1861, Strippee many 'l ie\ wholesome restriction - 'the ond. power an jurisdiction of the Le lature; but expel-
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