: ,= DJUAR PER ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
TOWAJNXIA. :
nwsda7 morning, February 20,1862.
gtlut* IMfc
THE VOLUNTEER'S BURIAL.
ru c , e ; one brightly beaming star
s ; iaM lro:u the extern heaven afar.
! the footstep? of.tue brave,
marching to a comrade's grave.
V wild has Slink to sleep ;
tnth breathe, as low and deep.
. , i ...heard the tread
The martial .Inn? i h • -
Of thc who bear the stlent dead.
ind -bed opon *> mde * bier
Thine, soldier, thine.' the Volunteer.
poor Volunteer.' the shot, the blow,
Of sw.Adisea.se hath laid him low;
4 , 1 d hi* early loss dep'.ore-
H „ battle fought, his journey o'er.
gas Iti i wife'* fond I 1 "5 1' csnß,wcJ '
li s cheek no tender mother prt^aed,
g,piuliig oui was by his side,
A* iofie y in his teut he died.
fie die-.! the Volunteer—at noon ;
gt rrenin? came the same platoon
pal soon will leave him in hi* rest,
u i:. •■■d u]Hn his manly breast.
;> .fc j their fire! his only knell—
v --e finn thau the passing bell;
. , ih! it irltsa spirit flown,
riven to the dark unknown.
•.. J. and !ate shall fade away,
. >tteu since his dying day,
i dreet r o:i the roi of Fame.
1 he nscritied his humble name.
K ii : 1 „e him, how many more
.-/.J upon Potomac's shore!
* aim green unnoted graves
i-f r-. % r> ed by those placid waves!
. v ::er. a r-ep ' from sorrow free,
*r\ -,: i aiid >tr.fe. 'Tls well with thee.
;, w, : though net a single tear
Uaenti :!;e buriet Volunteer!
political.
Expulsion of Senator Bright.
RYH\RW>OI HON. GEORGE UNDO*, IN THE
STATE SENATE.
If- I.tW'ON said : I desire to remark
: I • ibe sorry to have the resolution
u! ' - t;uie, without some Senator making
, < Ttvij upon it, lor I am satisfied there are
- r alio rather crave the opportunity.—
iii lae tnost distaut idea of saying any-
I m: I will occupy a moment or two, and
I am uoing that* my frieud< around me
ti vtiier up their lateut thunder.
To expel a mail, Mr. Spaaker, from the
ted States Senate, is patliag apoa hiui a
-Ki r and a deeper mark than the Almighty
—; upou Caia. To drive Jesse D. Bright
u the Uuited States Senate at this I,me,
nid under existing circumstances is to drive
hoi out into the wide world to Income a hiss
. da byword. The sneer of the civilized
1 most foilviw lmu ; and the direct course
coming yeais that au enemy cou.d impose
i hts child would be to S it, " your father
xiw ied from the United States Senate
• be g a traito" I: is an of
•t--v..i • * thai is terrible. This being the
; r, any man who votes to axpel him
u I ruled Stales Senate, or any man
.0 j> v >to i')>truct another to expel him,
. .. •> it deliberately, should Uj it cuu
*, currfuiiy, bat resolutely if ueed.- be
. st M M '■ t, sir, whether we shall I :g
. but it is waether we shall Lim;
• - circumstances, one is worse than
o! •: 1 simply make ibis remark to come
fe pa.at, tha\ while we sometimes hurry
' - -.1 ; lions through, we should not hurry
• a resolution touching this matter : we
- i ss upou it with all necessary speed
-ti v.. *.:h deliberation. +
M- > easer, this uiun! trtnson has been
- aovt terrific eneoiy of the Government lor
twelve mouths. 1; is not the armed
' that are encamped upou the barks
K P iomac ; it is not the roaming gurnl
i: frrwn upou the hillside and along the
*- '• of he vast West, that a'e half so much
~--ii i as it is that lateut, skulking,
- 4. w,i enemy who carries bis tn;ssiles,
1 • o.s letters, and waits, sir, with the
. - naad, covered and shrouded, for
k :y to fire the magazine and bio*
b. -.r:.xeGt to atoms That is the most
c ' * - e. That enemy, sir, asyou know,
'' v '* "i gia the Capitol, lurking in the
- ct—d ; !y knows where it has not lark
N - i vr2j almost to have been omnipresent,
*- 4 i-r: .. the frogs, (aud ten thousand
----- *> ,*i. that were in Egypt, crawling
• . ..aaibe-s, and beaiicniog the very
4 -t !•' :g'~s Wbeu a man comes to
' ' tit N ... oa! Capital, or walks in the
f ivfii is vast, great coaatry, ookiug
* s- 1 aud left or into the bai's of
• l - . the puestHon <pr<n<rs vp in bis heart,
? • . "e that isioyil ?—who is it here
a tra tor V Now, Mr. Speaker,
e 4 e-< to voa, sir. acd to this Sen
svf that that has been the trouble.
--. a ia all her loveliness—' Goo's,
■ gift to man."" when she is woman
* "gotten her place, her excellency o'
- 4 " xrd has turned secret informer and
Now, srr, to have a naa sit in the
- S'v.es Senate and to be in ioy sense
Aiever caagreoed with treason, is a hyper
* * ! -s asiocisaiag that there sboaid be
! * * case if there m ici a case, then this
i -it rfii>a wherever it cow exists, wbeth
* ia the United States Senate or in the
, " matter where it exists, it ought to
* F "*ii a dealt with resolutely and dealt
•23r. y My Goe, sir ! if a man goes
'*■*?p* fcu poet—our of your poor sol
? B iinaewolsey and subsisted 'or
"vt's te- day —wbr '.be rgors of
THE BRADFORD REPORTER.
the weather of the watch overcome his system,
and the very pillars of his constitution collapse
and he goes to sleep noon his post, he is
brought np and shot. Well, sir, if you shoot
n man for that, what will you do with a man
who sits down in his seat in the Senate Cham
ber of the United States and writes a letter
to " his ErcrUrncy, Jefferson Davis." recom
mending to him &u artisan of rare skill aud
talent, who has discovered an improvement in
the manufacture of deadly weapons, that such
improved weapon may be put into the hands
of an enemy and pointed at the hearts of the
loyal citizens of the country ? What would
you do with him, supposing he has done such
a thing as that ? I am frank to say.sir, I have
looked upon the timidity, the carefulness, the
fear of hurting somebody, that seems to per
vade all departments of this government—l
have looked upon it with pain and sorrow.
Allusion was made to a band of siugers to
! whom I have listened in time past. Ido not
' know, sir, but that, as it was ooee said by a
! poet, " the angels paused entranced," when
• they sang. They got a permit and went across
the Potomac to sing to our soldiers there that
thoy might charm the rigors of the camp by
the melodies of music. 1 know them to be
possessed of Gon given hearts, great manly
hearts behind their ribs, for I know them per
sonally. They went to our soldiers in camp,
and after being there a few days they had the
audacity, sir, within sight of the capitol of the
United States and the slavery hosts, — hey
had the audacity to sing an anti slavery soDg,
for doing which their permit was countermand
ed, and thev were ordered away. 1 know.sir,
that an officer under the government went
around Washington to get signatures to ape
titiou to Congress for the manumission of slaves
in the District of Columbia. lie was given
notice to quit that or be would lose his place.
He did quit and—lost his place notwitbstand
The government must cease this catering to
slavery ; it must shake from its limits the
shackles of a long and wearisome thraldom ;
it must purge out the leaven of treason, hurl
to the earth and grind to powder every resist
ing obstacle.
Now, let these general remarks go.but I ask
your attention to one point and that is the
pint I intend to make Suppose Jt-sse D.
13-iight, in his seat, had,day before yesterday,
penned that letter, for I believe nobody de
nies that ho wrote the le'ter verbatim, et, lite
ratim, ft puHctuatim —suppose, sir, that day
before yesterday he had written that letter,
and addressed it to#his Excellency, Jefferson
Davis," recommending to especial attention,
coiifi lence and employment, this artisan or
manufacturer of deadly weapons; and suppose
the letter, sir, had been arrested on its course
across the Potomac, and had been brought
into the United States Senate and e'er the iok
fairly drv upon it, it was red there, in the pres
ence of Jesse D. Bright, the question would
have eotue up, "is there treason in that let
ter ?" What wonld you have thought if that
; letter had appeared day before yesterday ?
! What would have bien the opinion of the
| Senate ?
Mr. IRlr-H Tbcj would hare belie Ted it
' was trexsor.
Mr. L\XPON How is that, sir ?
The SPEAKER The Senator will please
address the chair.
Mr LANDOX Wou'd they not have be
liev -d it,treason, Mr. Speaker? Well, I should
flare been of that opinion It would look like
affording aid and comfort,to the enemy if it was
freshly witten. Now, that is the point :
w hethcr on the first eay of March the conn
try was not as much iovolved in trouble as it
is now—whether the friends of the country
were not as much its friends then as now and
whether its enemies were not as inimical to it
then as now. How can the date alter the
cast ? Why if written on the first of March it
uas treason. Well, I think that if this letter
was written day before yesterday we should
not hesitate to vote that its author be expell
ed ; if so then well may we vote for bis expul
sion for writing it at the time it was written
I That is the question that strikes my mind ;
;t is right bene : that if the writer of that let
ter intended to give aid to Jrff-rsoa Davis and
company, his heart was not with the country
as it should have been and be was not fit to
hold a seat in the United States Senate.—
To be with the friends o r the country,jon must
be against the enemies of the country.
The question is, what shall we instruct onr
Senators to do ? If Jesse D Bright wrote
that letter—and nobody deuies it—l say he
is unfit to bold a seat in the U. S. Senate. If
unfit to hold it, be ought to be Toted out of it.
Oar Senators are the ODes to vote him out; it
is our business and province to instruct them
on that poiut ; bence, I am in faTor of voting
to instruct our Senators to vote for his expul
sion upon this simple grounds. I may not make
mvse'f interesting to Senators, bat I am inter
ested myself iu my own feelings. I would Tote
for his expulsion on this ground : We have
got to do something and do it in earnest; and
you mast purge the high places o? treason, if
treason is there ; and if that letter does not
bear upon iu face; sympathy and coilysioo and
fraiernixstion w;tb the South, Ipray tell me
what would you want a man to write to ex
press that ? Suppose he sent a cart load of
muskets down South, that is not half as bad
as to send a man who could manufacture forty
cart loads.
Oh 1 sir, let the great State of Pencsylva
nia which is simmered down in her wisdom,
her power, her legislative acumen and skill—
which is simmered down in ODes sense to tb:r
tv-three men here —let the great state of Penn
sylvania, through her Senate, in this year of
our Lord >pek in behalf of the country; and
.a the name of Goo let us not wink at any .-Sing
* taat looks like treasoo Let us decide the
question maofoiiy. and iei it be knowo a*.
Washington what the Senate of Peonayivi
tua thinks upou the subject. Mr speaker,
what do you think the people say ?—do joa
think they are in the advance ou this qaes
lion, or in the rear ? How do the peopJe vote?
You go to the yeomanry, the hard- working
yeomanry who a-e looking over the $2,000,
000 ol expense? per day, wb : ch they have got
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., BY E. 0. GOODRICH.
to pay for this war ; you tell them that Jesse
D. Bright wrote that letter, aud as their eyes
flash fire and their hearts throb indignantly,
what do they say ? We are the triumvirates
of the people ; let us reflect their wishes and
vote on the matter as they would vote.
Now will you pardou me, sir, for having oc
cupied the attention of the Senate at such
length* I think by this time, Senators around
me must have gathered up their thunder. I
come to the point I want to make. That let
ter written on the first of March, involves lat
ent treason in it at least. A man who writes
such a letter has no right, and shoold be
ashamed to claim a seat in the United States
Senate : hence I vote that his seat should be
vacated.
MR. TRACY'S REMARKS.
HARRISBIKQ, Monday, Feb. 3.1862.
I The House resumed the consideration of
Senate joint resolution relative to the expul
! sion of Jesse D. Bright from the Senate of the
J Uuited States, which was read as follows, viz :
" Whereas, Jesse D. Bright, a member of
the United States Senate, has given evidence
of treason and disloyalty to the Government
he was and is sworn to support, and has writ
teu the following letter :
WASHINGTON, March 1,1862.
My Dear Sir Allow me to introduce to your ac
quaintance, my friend. Thomas B. Lincoln, of Texa-i.—
i He visits your Capital mainly to dispose of what he re
gards a great improvement in fiie-arms. 1 recomraond
him to your favorable consideration aa a gentleman ol the
first respectabilitv, and reliable in every respect.
Vrvv RespecUullv vours.
J£SSF. D. BRIGHT.
" To his Ertrllency (.') Jefferson Davis. President of the
Confederate Stales."
Which letter recognizes the Slavery Rebel
• lion as a de facto goveruraeut, and could only
have beeu written with a traitorous intent—
therefore be it
Rttoietd. By the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General As
i sembly met.that our Senators from this State be and they
are hereby instructed to vote for the immediate expulsion
of the =ai"d Jesse D Bright from his seat in the United
States Senate.
Remarks of the Hon. H. W. TRACT, pending the consid
eration of an offered by Hon. JOHN CESSNA,
Democrat, of to the above resolution .
Mr. TRACY. Before the vote be taken
on this question I desire to state a few reasons
which will govern me iu the vote I shall give
upon the amendment of the gentleman from
Bedford.
The original resolution sent over to as from
the Senate is clear and definite. That resolu
tion embod ; es a letter from Jesse D Bright,
which was written on the first day of last
Marsh This amendment of my friend from
Bedford, in recitiDg in the preamble some of
the circumstances showing the guilt of Jesse
D. Bright, states tha. this letter was written
44 about one year ago." Now, Mr Speaker,
upon this qaestion I do not deal in 44 abouts."
Do we Dot kDOw.does not the letter itself show,
that it was on the first of March,one thousand
eight hundred and sixty one, that this treasoa
abie letter was written. This entire letter be
ing embodied in the Senate resolution, makes
it clear upon what ground we are proceeding
But then the gentleman prepares and offers
as a substitute a very indifferent affair, declar
ing that if the Seuators from Pennsylvania
shad come to l*>e conclusion that Jesse D
Bright, io the sympathies of his heart, is with
this rebellion, that they shall expel him. Sir,
I do not desire to send out the S-nators from
Pennsylvania, in the United States Senate, to
ascertain what are the sympathies of the heart
of this traitor, io order to govern their votes
upou this question. I take it that we here are
as competeot to judge as they are in regard to
what his sympathies and his coodnct have been;
we can ascertain wuere bis heart is as well as
the Senators from Peunsylvania.
Aud then again, sir, does not the gentleman
know, and does the country know, that the
Senators from Pennsylvania in the United
States Senate have come to a conclusion ? Is
not their conclusion before us and before the
country ? Do we desire to make tbetn go into
another investigation upoD this subject. Ido
not suppose, sir, that they would ascertain any
facts (Efferent from those which have been
already ascertained and which are before the
public. Tnere.'ore, sir, Ido not wish to have
the resolution coached in this uncertain lan
guage.
This amendment states that, ifoorS nators
sbail find so and so. they shall vote so-and-so.
Now, sir, I do not waut any it's io this resolu
tion. I desire to have both those Senators
vote for expelling this traitor from the coun
cils of the nation. This is my desire ; and this
is another reason why I cannot support the
amendment offered by the gentleman from
Bedford. Now, sir, how does the State of
Pennsylvania stand cpon this question—the
State that has sem more soldiers into this war
tbanjany other State of this Unioo ? Why,
sir, her representatives stand in that Seuate
equally baianeed upon this question ; and the
result is that the people of this great State are
as it ware without representation at ali—the
the same as it Pennsylvania had not spoken
upon this question. I desire that the voice of
Pennsylvania shall be heard. That is the
reason why I support the Senate resolution.
What would be the effect cf the adoption of
this amendment? Why, s*r, if this amendment
be adopted by this House, it will be the same
ia fact aud in troth, as if you had indefinitely
postponed this resofarioa. It smcoots to noth
ing less ; and gentlemen must look upon the
matter in ali its bearings as the coautry will
regard it. The adoption o? this amendment
wooid amoaut to no instruction at all. It pro-
vides that if oar Senators shall tbiuk so-and
so, and if they shall believe socneth og else,
then they shall vote in a certain way. It such
a resolution be adopted will it not be easy for
the Senator to say, 44 Why I did not regard
this resolution as positively binding I did
not com? to the coodusion which you specify
as the necessary basis of my action ; therefore
I did not consider myself as instructed tha to
Tote." Aod here is Pennsylvania without a
voice upoo this question !
Bat. sir, wt are told that uaiews this amend
ment be id opted,there U a party is this Hoom
Lbat will arrest this proceeding—that it cm
! cot go forward-that they il! prevent tfc*
" RESARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANT QUARTER."
final adoption of the Senate resolution. Ah !
yes ; they will arrest the proceeding to night.
Well, every man here must vote himself. As
to myself, I shall vote for no party to night. I
shall vote as I thick I am conscientiously
bound to vote—for the good of the country,
and the whole country. I shall not seek to
give such a vote as will be favorably regarded
by that "government" which Senator Jesse
D. Bright addressed in this treasonable letter.
Now, sir, if there is any gentleman or any
party here desirous to say that Pennsylvania
shall not be heard npon this question in the
councils of the nation, it is the right of such a
man or such a party to be pot upon the record
in that way. 1 shall not interfere with those
who wish so to act. I had however supposed
that when this resolution had been passed in
the other end of thecapitol—when it had come
over here by the unanimous endorsement of
that body—l had supposed that whatever
might have been any gentleman's predilections
previously, we should now be a united body
upon this question ; representing a united
people.
But, sir, we are told that we must not pass
this resolution in such away as will speak most
decisively to our Senators—that it must be so
amended as to mean nothing—as to iostruct
nobody—to allow onr Senators to vote as they
please—in other words, to smother the Toice
of Pennsylvania upon this question. We are
told that unless we consent to have the plain,
emphatic resolution of the Senate thus amend
ed, it will be arrested in its progress here to
night.
I say again, sir, if that is the determination
of the gentlemen iu this body, the responsibil
ity is with them For my°elf I shall vote for
the original resolution—believing it to be a
high duty—a duty beyond all party and all
party questions.
But it is said by the gentleman from Cam
hria, (Mr. Pershing,) that we have no power
to instruct these gentlemen Why, sir, I think
that the very amendment offered by his friend
from Bedford, bad conceded that we have
power thus to iustroct. I thought that was
conceded everywhere.
Mr PERSHING. The reason why lam
in favor of the amendment is that it still leaves
something to the judgment of the Senators.
Mr. TRACY. It still leaves the Senator
to do as be pleases ! Now, si;, I do rot de
sire to have him do as he pleases, after the ex
hibition of bis sentimeots which be has made
before the country.
It is said by the Senators to whom I now
refer that this is a judicial qaestion—that he
is trying in a judicial way a fellow Senator.—
That view, sir, is somewhat different from the
view whieh I have taken. I do not claim to
be any lawyer ; 1 do not pretend toset up any
hair-splitting distinctions ; but, sir, I did sup
pose that we have a right to instruct upon this
qaestion. I did suppose that our right to in
struct is not the less because the Senate of the
United States are to be the sole judges of the
qualifications of their members. Why. sir,
they are the sole judges of the laws which they
are to pass as weil as the qualifications of their
members. We are the sole judges of the laws
that we are to pass here for the good of the
Commonwealth. And yet, are wc not to be
insturcted by our constituents ? And have not
we, as the constituents of the Senators from
Pennsylvania, ia the United States Senate—
have we Dot a right to instruct them ? Why,
sir, I had supposed that this question of the
right of iostractioQ had been long ago settled
io the affirmative by the Democracy of the
country ; and I hope that gentlemen, who do
not happen to "nave the fortune to belong to
that party, wiil not raise a hair-splitting ques
tion of this kiud when there are at stake such
interests as those iu question here.
But my frieud says, "can it possible that
with forty Senators in that body, we caDnot
trust them, because they may have one traitor
among them f Why, sir, is it safe to trust a
traitor even among forty good and true men,
when that traitor can expose all the rational
secrets to the enemy of the government. In
a time of war acd rebellion like this, is it safe
to let in a spy among these forty good and
true meet ? Is it safe to allow the presence of
a man who is prepared to introduce a rebel
emissary to the " presided" of a rebellions
41 government" and to say that this emissary is
• 4 reliable in every respect." Reliable for what!
Reliable for treasonable purposes.
Sir. I have already extended my remarks
beyond the time which I intended to occupy.
I shal l merely conclude by saying that I hope
every gentleman who desires to maintain this
government, every gentleman who desires to
thrust cot treason from the Senate of the
United States, will come forward and let
Pennsylvania be heard in that body npon the
qnest.on cf the expulsion of Jesse D. Bright.
HA3rrs or RATS. —The predatory habits of
rats are well knowp, as well, perhaps, as their
fondnes? for human flesh. But the most tempt
' ing delicacy to a rat's palate is tbe flesh of a
seiative. Woe to one meeting with an acci
dent or becoming infirm— he is gobbled up
without remorse. When a rat's leg is found
in a trap, tbe chances are. not that be has bit
ten it off to escape captivity, but that he has
been eateo up by his relatives. When Mrs.
Rat becomes a mother, she must hide her off-
I spring, iesi tbe nnaatarai relatives shoold make
a dinner of them Let two rats have a dif
ference of opinion, and agree to decide the
question by mortal combat. Tbe moment the
affair is concluded by the death of ooe of them
the ring is broken and both victor aud van
quished are eaten on the spot. For tbi* rea
soo. an old rat will retire iDto solitude, and
beat off all intruders, regardless of sex.
19* A merchant lately advertised for a clerk
who eooki bear confinement, received an an
swer from ooe who had been seven yeas it tbe
Penitentiary.
49* An old bachelor e*4ag the words'fam
ilies wpplied,' over the door of a shop, stepped
it and said he wonid take a wife aad two
chldrac
Five Honrs with the Hew Seoretary of
War.
To-day, says the W&sbingtou correspondent
of the Philadelphia Inquirer, of the 27th alt.,
was the first day that it was generally under
stood by the people that any one cculd get to
see tne new Secretary of War, without an in
trodoction or having to wait in the lobby a
week or two, as snited the convenience of some
petulant doorkeeper, or, as a military man
would say, the outer pickets, Mr. Stanton
occupies the room formerly used by the pre
vious administrations, at the head of the stairs
in the second story.
The adjoioiog room is used by Mr. Watson,
Assistant Secretary. In this room Mr. Stan
lon receives the crowd ; in the centre is a ta
ble at which his amanuensis, Mr. site,
and in the corner is Mr. Watson, at hi? desk
The clock strikes ten, the awaiting crowd rush
io as the doors swing open, and being among
them, we soon fiod ourselves in the presence of
the Secretary. Now one stands in front of
him, and with a smiliog countenance be reach
es oat bis hand and takes a hearty grip with a
grey haired man. 41 Well, sir, what is yo r
wish ?"
" My name is ; my sou fought at
Springfield, and was wounded in the arm ; he
was on Fremoot's Staff, but is now without a
commission ; I want one for him that be may
again try his other arm here on the Potomac,
or in Missoari." 44 You shall have it, sir 1" re
plied Mr Stanton, and turning to bis Secreta
ry be ordered him to note the case, 44 return
home," he added, " the papers will be sent
you," and as the man attempted to thank him,
he stepped to one side to two ladies who had
just come in 44 Madam, what can Ido for
you 44 Want a clerkship for my sR ; his
father was killed at the battle of Belmont."—
Turning again be noted the case, took the ad
dress, told the lady to send him a sample of her
boy's writing and he woald care for him.
The other was connected with a Minnesota
Regiment over the river, and had some com
pluint about the treatment she had received iu
cump from some of the officers. 44 Madam, you
must go the heail-quarters of Gen. McCiellao."
44 1 have been there, sir, aud they would not
read my papers or listen to my case." 41 Then
give them to me and I'll see why."
A small, bright-eved boy, all alone, was try
ing to work his way through the crowd, aud
the Secretary tamed to him and asked what
he wanted. 44 1 want my father got oat, sir ;
he was takeD at Bull Run, aud has not come
home with the rest." He gave his name and
regiment, it was noted, and the Secretary,
lifting him op, kissed him upon the forehead
and said :— 44 Your father shoold be proud of
sach a noble boy, and I'll see that he is re
leased"
A maD, with half & military dreas, says be
has been wronged by the examining Board,
and has been deprived of the command of his
regiment (a Philadelphia Cavalry Regiment)
J 44 Sorry, sir, if it is not all right ; I cannot go
back to investigate the acts of my predecessor.
The Colonel insisted that his case was a plain
one, if he could be heard.
" Well," said the Secretary, " if you will get
the officers to reconsider it, I w ill then listen
to it"
An individual has some new invention for
fire-arms. 44 Go to the ordnance department
and get them to investigate it, and if they will
recommend it, I will be glad to see it adopted.
A Colonel with a green uniform on has some
passes he wants to read. 44 Are you aD army
officer ?" 44 Yes, sir." 44 Then you cannot be
heard until to morrow; come and see me then!
A large aßd well dressed man wanted a word
in private. 44 What about ?" Some fittie
matter about a contract he had for horses
44 Cannot interfere, sir ; eo to Gen Meigs ; if
there is anytbiog wrong be will rectify it."—
Another socceeds in getting him off to the
side of the room, and the conversation is in
audible until the Secretary replied :— 44 No,
sir ; on no account will I interfere ia any con
tract, while I am here, for anything from a
thimble np. There are men appointed to at
tend to that department, and 1 shall hold them
to a strict accountability for every aetioo "
Two soldiers wanted to be paid for the time
they were in confinement at Richmond, bavin?
jut been released, and presented a forloogh
they had received a week ago, aud also an
order for their pay for time and rations
44 Why do yon not take this to Major Beckwith
and have him to attend to it V 44 We did,
sir, and be says he has no order that wiil cover
our case,and for want of 4 forms' we are afraid
we will be kept here until enr time is op, and
we want to go home and see the folks before
going it again." Turning to his Secretary he
ordered him to write to Major Beck with, and
order him to report forthwith io writing why
these men were not paid up, instead of beicg
kept waitio?. It was dooe :be signed it him
self and said : " Here, take that to him, ami
bring an answer."
A Wt stern man who said he hailed from the
Reserve io Ohio, bad aboot a dozen quires of
paper, written OTer two or three times, which
be said was an 44 essay on cheese. ' Tbe Sec
retary laoghed ! 44 Yoa must go to the v-ota
missary-General ; be has charge of tbe feed
ing of |tbe army. 44 I have been at first to
one acd another ail summer, acd somehow or
other I 4 do not get any farther ahead, and
that is why I want yon to investigate itf and
ho commenced to unroll his papers. 44 Indeed,
sir, Ido not know how cheese would agree
with the soldiers " 44 That's just why I want
you to read these papers and examine these
certificates." All bands commenced laughing,
bat the Ohio man stock it out bravely. 44 I
assore you that there is not a soldier io tbe
army who does not like crackers and cheese
and I can make it for three cents a pooed"—
" Now I tell you what jm had better do :
go to Senator Wilaoo and get him to pot it
in his bill ; it will then pass the Seaate and
become an army regulation to give out eaee
ratioos " 44 Welt, could not you endorse it,
and thee it would be sure to be passed V "No
I can note ndorse ft. because I kntw cotbing
aboot it"" Oh, wall. I wil? loava tbee* pa
per*." acd hem ad* for the table " I MT-
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er read them,lf joa do, until the war is owr, 11
With a look of despair, Ohio made for tb*
door, inquiring of every one he met if tbej
knew where Senator Wilson liTed 7
Judge Wilkins, of Pittsburgh here came in,
receiviug a hearty shake of the hand, and a
number of congratulations passed between
them. The door-keeper of the little room an
nounced the Pesident, and off the Secretary
went to see him. He soon retarded, however
In came Major Beckwith, with the note sent
by the return prisoners. " Why are these men
kept waiting ?" " Because I have no order
for their speciaflease.*'
" Mr. Wilson, issue an.order that will cover
all the prisoners that may be released iu fu
ture, aod allow them full pay for every day
they are confined in Rebel prisons. Major, I
have just learned tbere are over a hundred
aod fifty now waiting for their pay ; every
man must be payed to day.aud speed them au
to their homes."
A tall man wants a commission in the reg
nlar army. " Have you been in auy battle
yet, sir ? : ' " I was in the Mexican war * —•
" That won't do ; it is too far back " " I was
at Great Bethel." "That is better. I will
examine your record myself and inform you if
you are appointed"
A stout healthy young man wanted a com
mission or clerkship ! " Have you been in
any battle ?" " No, sir," " Then it will ba
of no use to apply, for I shall make ali my ap
pointments from the list of heroes ; those
who fight the country's battles most be cared
for first.''
Another wanted an appointment as quarter
master. " Tbere are my recommendations,
sir, and I woald be glad if you can road them."
" I cannot do it now, I have not time ; but
I will examine them." "Very well," replied
the would-be quartermaster, " jast read them.
II you have any better man, according to
those papers, let him have the office ; in that
case, I don't want it."
A gentleman stepped up who appeared to
be an intimate friend of the Secretary. "Ah,"
said the Secretary, " I am glad to see you.
I have not seen you since we met at Wheel
ing, a few years ago." He replied that he
had been engegedu pon the Northwest Boun
dary Question, and woald like to have some
conversation about it. " Ab," said the Sec
retary, " I will appoint a time to see you
and have the whole matter talked over, for
1 wish to know all about it.
A man in citizen's clothes vrants an appoint
ment in the army. " Well," said the Secre
tary of War, " what are your claims ? p " I
was an aid-de-eamp of Col. Geary at the fight
at Boliver, and I am recommended for the ap
pointment by the President." 44 All right,"
said Mr. Stanton, ' I will attend to yonrca9e.'
Indiridnal insisted upon baring a promise, io
asmnch as 4 he had got the endorsement of the
President.' 44 The President, sir, is a rery ex
cellent man, and would be glad if be had an
appointment for every man who applied, which,
unfortunately for bis good natore, a not the
case." 44 Well, sir, I am from St. Louis, lam
a Union man, and I must go home, I suppose.'
44 Well, if I can do anything for yon, I wil!
write to von there."
A soldier, in the uniform of a sergeant,band
ed in a recommendation for the first lieutenan
cy in an artillery corps. " 4 Well," said the
Secretary, 44 bare yon ever smelt powder ia
battle?" 44 Not exactly, sir; bat I bare al
ways been ready. I was in the Mexican war.'*
44 Can't help the Mexican war," said Mr. Stan
ten, 44 that is too far back. Have yon beea
in any engagement ia this war?" " So, air.
I All I want is a chance to get io ooe You can
appoint me. and if yoa don't like it, I won't
charge a cent extra pay, if I can ooly get the
commission Toe Secretary laughed, saidbia
case wonid be considered, and be wooid iafonu
him if the appointment was made.
Another gentleman, who also appeared to
be & friend to the Secretary, came io. Said
be, 44 1 want to see yoa." Come here to my
room, and I will sit an hour when joe can
come, and we will talk over matters." They
disappeared for a few moments, and, as they
. returned, ex Senator Cri'.teadea greeted them.
I He congratulated Mr Stanton oo the country
receiving his services, for wbkh Mr. Stanton
thanked his, and said he hoped to be an in
strument of aid to hi* coontty, but he ahoaid
, look to him and others for counsel in guiding
his steps. 44 Any time. Mr. Crittenden, day
or night, any honr I shall be glad to see you.
You are always welcome ; cose and see me "
A young man wanted a clerkship. 44 Sor
ry, sir, there are no vacancies for the position
| TOO wish, and I have had over thirty appit
cants already for iL I can do nothing for
you."
An officer who was oo Sickles' staff, wanted
- an order or some means that he coo id get his
pay. He said that be bad been in service for
several months and coold draw ao pay. "It
is inconvenient, no doubt to be without moo
ey," replied Mr. Stanton, 44 and 1 will imme
diately order that your case be attended to."
And so it wtot oo for five hours, in which
he saw and heard ail who came pleasantly, and
none weal away bet were pleased with their en
tertainment, and most of tbeta had tbeir hearts
made glad. Over two hundred were listened
> to in this short time.
Ax UxroncxiTi CiLnTATm. —Qae little
" garden patch" of oars says a wag. has beea
eery unprofitable this season, rery. Tbe snails
ate op the ctrcotubers, the chickens ate ap tbe
snails, the neighbors' cats ate wp the ebicheas,
and *e are now in search of something that
will eat the cats. Can an* of oar agricultural
friends aid as ?
horrid old bachelor sajs be hates
faatttoaabie part.es because they remind him of
iateiiifaoee oSces, of which v-mUg maids are
tbe great staple.
IST ID tbe optatow IF Henry Ward Baeeker.
so borne eaa he perfect# happy withoet tbraa
grand reqcntee—a family Bible, a grand
mother tad a baby.
WaT" It J daagerooa for cat to climb bit
family tree too b%b. for be ♦ apt to get tax;
dead tod decayed breaches