: - Militttilst„ gic*otrat,
A. J. O.RitRIT SON , . Editor.
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finless-a remittance be rectiivil,: •
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, r for the Mowing named Magazines;
that we bare- atnuzgements with the Publish
:erit hy which we can furnish them (in ion
nc:etion with the Democrat.),at the lowest club ,,
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. Godcw's-Lady's•Dook and' Democrat for $3,50.
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-gar The lower branch of the, N. T. State
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a , pateni beelive
Ali to:do- Inpp - AikpCdbneu may be seen
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it ;his voice.
, tfr seci new time tibia .f -the Dei. L. et
W. R. R., en-fourth page. Also the time to
.s:retiton. & .Dlopmsburg R. R., on
tbird page. -
W e are - indebted to - President Bn
:_chanai for a ra!nplilet copy of_his Annual
ifeWne.. - uodor . -his owsr - Well known frank.
Also to Mott Of the Canal Board, Miller, Clerk
of the Sate Senate, and Chase of the House
:far intidin doeutnents.
PURR.—;•TbiS the' title - of 'a
eery Itand.kome week l y ,pulication, of eight
lotto pages, pnblisl4 by 13acarrt & Co.,
333" Bretidway - , New York, at t 2 it year, the
prcspectus of which may be fount in,our ad•
vertising columns. It, k got up in a very
finetrtyle, is handsomely illustrated, and it
-devoted to liteature and .6wpics that will in
lerest the family circh.. rich as_novelett!,
'short sketches. Toetry, humorous- articles,
,gossip; entertaining Miscellancy, and a brief
.. - abstract of the news of-the day.. By reference
iotheproapietna, it will he-seen. that the pub
- Richert) offer_y:ery tempting inducements to
those destrir ri vy to-beconiii s_uhscribere to a
strictly literary paper.
A. - The Natio:lei Era remarks: "We
'ire constantly inquired of concerning our
subscriptions.- ft ie just as well to be frank
. with our friends.. From present appearances,
we expect to lose about one-third of our list.
Our subsd t ribers ,plead "bar times.;" and
• all 'we havie to sa y , ia, they are still harder
There may bet_ Other catl•
ticn4:, which operate to,lesse
scription iist. - 2 "' ,
:r we judge the future by !Ile past,our list
will still continue to increase instead of dimin
ishing. Aside from this, howeyer, we shall
still adhere to our policy of striking from our
list thom - who prove to be non-paying sub
scribers. We have 1 this way lopped of
yereral 4utntired names since our connection
with The pernt*tat, tiellisirtk It 10 Us op.
1y o f t is paper.
• lair V e haye received three copies of the-
Daily Ltw o ri' il 'slativ' e Record from Mr. Chase, one
containir..-late_Golvernoes.Messag . e ; from
the otheis we learn that on the 13th Mr.
Chase, from the Committee on Judiciary re
ported authorizing administrators and
executort - to adriiinister oaths and affirmations
in certain cases. Reported upon negatively
by-tin Commiftee , on the 15th. On the 14th
_Mr, Chase 'presented a petition I from Sung
P.. Carmait and 110 o - thers, for a State toad
from Little Meadows to - Le Raysville; also
a ikt tion from Dr. B. Richaidson and 46
.otitri for -the repeal -of "Levox Road
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-lales," in the.township of Brooklyn. On the
45th Mr. Chase submitted a resolution to the
- *Sect that the Hall of the House be hereaQer
aimed on the Sabbath. I.l..sraf postponed it
.defraltely ley a Tote of 54 to 3S.
Misiepreseutativa.
We notice that the "Rppublicau" papers
are circulaiing s ' a report that the Dernoe4tic
State Convention Nor Indiana repudiated 'tbe
National Adininistration: Nye do not •ez
; pect to follow . up and prove the utter falsity
of all the etaleruents these organs are making
in regard to the endorsement of the Adminis
tration by' the'Demoerac: of rarious sections,
but itis well occasionally to 4bow the facts in
the case, least stich storitf, although wilfully
"" . ht taken fur 'truth, because not
tne L..
- IN'e iippentl the resolUtion of
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contradicted. ''lracy; it, convicts the tie
the Indiana Dem - ted wilful falt.ehood, or
- _gr. organs of-gross i....''toraa tcifthe fsc'ts:,
' Pecris- 11 PM 441 Incral.Le of Indiana fop
':' -11 1 1 1 _
..hal"..o4lepublte .it the
. fir st choice of- ale J./ewer/lA:Re, 1856 and of
. the Chief Magistracy ofthic e bnliot.ixa in
Dominating convention iii. - A nothin g u , hic . h.
the people- of the State al pro to the' high
" the. ensuing November; 81 spies has abated
he has done gince.7us eleei4i„ his
perition which he- now r atesmail ii ke q •i nnii.
•or dithinidted Our COnfid prove,and endorse
tegrity,attiotism, a • -
ties, and we card' ' 1
his administratio _ Testi m ony. . •
' - -;-- iiis claimed together with other
• , -. _
journals," that the Tritune reports
• Weil •••• •
„et
evaii‘its were base misrepresentations of
Diu - '
nets,-and unruitigated falsehootls. We have
-gtveu, from time to time, extmets from the
free State papers - 'of Kansas showing that
such was the ease,. We clip a few lines from
The . Kaidiai — Leader, a rabid antitlavery (and
- a:Ai-Democratic) paper, -which sneaks for it
self._lt ibows bow the - free State papers - look
• urn this Abolition Scotch hireling, and we
- - may add - that James liopath who Rites for
the Missotiri Democrat, belongs in the same
class of _falsifiers., together with "other letter
for - writer o eastern papers:
..
• • '''.The Herald ;?I•Freedant has - been for a
long time attempting to teach Wm.A.Phillips,
" vutteresporeleot of the New. York "Tiqurte• to.
ten the truth. We advise our ,entelDP=TY
. ' to give it up as a bad job; we-hood Its - soon
think of stayiu;2- the, tnetitileit Curieirtitif. the;
alad. Missouri with qtriclk-Sand tisi'ef - egreeet.
.;.,..ing- the erroneousis habits of this hiselinr,
• seritiblerllt . • . 1
. Tv further-evidence needed to coevid.,,the I.
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- riieftkr , yl-14111,!Nlong Icnnsirsralftirtrode I •
J Our neighbor is greatly dissatisfied be
cause he did not succeed iu getting the P.o> ad
vertiring after so long a struggle for it. He of
feet» to doubt that we have 2.50 bona fide sub.
.p - cribers within the range of the P. O. delivery.—
' If his disbelief of the , amount of the eircuW
rtion of the Dernkrat s is expressed mrreiy tol
give him a chance to say something, weaiity
Ihis anxiety for a controversy, if it be really
intended to doubt our:affidavit, he is guilty of an
act that no fespeetable man would stoop 14 io
'either case we care nothing for it; our affidavit
sets fOrth the facts, if illy gentleman wishes fur
ther evidence we • wilt devote a leisure hour to
Showing him the narnefi. We shall not furnish
our neighbor with any published list whatever;
and for varidus reasOns3 first, it is of no interest
to the public, and - of cause should not be done
for that reason alone. We know the object of
asking us to publish uames, and shall not give
our enemies a list, as a guide in canvassing,
with a view to curtail tfie circulation of the DM
aerate and to introduce the Republicch in its
stead. "And finally aftiir charging the Post Mao.
ter with adOpting an Unfair basis for us, (which
is false) and. pretending to doubt the truth of
our affidavit, we inform A the editor of the Repub.
/icon that we can find better business to attend
to, thin gratifying his ayes.
Our teadeMwill patilon us for occmpying
this, ru s ileh space-in - replying to GO ungenth
manly a thing as the kepublican's
article ;-
In futumwe shall endeaior to leave him to
the silent cton'empt of those he vainly en4avors
to
tar Gov. Puming if , Utah has issued a
proclamation dectaringiUtakto be in a state
of rebellion. lia:sent a opy
_9f his proclama
tion 4 to ex-Governor B ham Young, - togther
witl . a letter tcol4..fol4wirrireffeet :
"On the Ilth July P . 347, I was appointed
by . the Bresidekt to be , Governor of this Ter
ritor.r. *pee my arrival within the limits of
the Territory, I regret to find that many acts .
of violence have been cornm4ted on the high
ways,in the destr uction and robbery of proper
ty belonging to the United States. These
acts, which indicate that the Territory is in a,
state of rebellion', are ascribed, bow frilly I do
not know, to yourself. •
"A proclamation purporting to here issued
from you,
antl passes signed by your authori
ty, found upon the person of JosepliTaylbr,
have been submitted to my: inspection. The
matter contained in these papers authorizes
and comrnendi violent and treasobable acts
tending to the disruption of the peace of
the Territory, and which subject4lreir ac
tors to the penalties accorded to traitors. If
these papers are not authentic, I trust you
will promptly disown them \ -
' "I herewith enclose a copy of my procla
mation.
to the people of Utah. You will
oblige me by acknowledging the receipt of
this by the returning meseenzen:'
ilU t " Putmits 7 .Nsi-s LETTER, is the title
Of a neat • little sheet published by C. E. Chi •
cbester & Co, 241 Dock -street, Philadelphia.
It is designed, as its name implies, to keep
publishers posted on all matters of interest to
their profession, and bids fair to supply that
which has been lobg needed.,
than the hard
the Era's sub-
AV" A telegraphic dispatch, dated,Scran
toll, Jan'. 18., says :—A destructive fire is
raging here this evening. It is feared -a
steam flour mill, store house, -hotel and several
dwelling houses, wiil be destroyed.
/far The OrnaLa Nebraskian of the Bth
contains an account of a split in the Nebraska
Legislature. : - Twenty:one:;tnetnbers of the
Asserobly.and eight of
.h. th_eiPors,willistba-nons.,
1. —4ll
~..4 ....-456 6 C.: -''' ' - lilt lc, iviirr - ni
uy main at °nths
1
in possesion of the journal. , ' -
Pursuait to notice, the Democracy of Susi
quebanna County held a Mass Convention at
the Court House in Montrose, on Monday
evening, Jan'ry 18th, 1858. \
Dr. CALVIN LEET was called to the Chair,
Tuos. Jonxsou and Isaac Rtmunow, Esqs.,
were chosen 'Vice Presidents, F. X.
and A. J_ Gcrritson, Se.retaties,' -
b committe consisting of rsaac Bickhosv,
Esq., COL John Blanding, J. b. Bullard, R.
T. Stephens, Otis Ross, Azor Lathrop, and
John - Smiley, E'lrs., were appointed to draft
resolutions.
During the,absence of the committee the
meeting was addressed by Peter Byrne, Esq.,
Orearbotdale, Dr. Leet and R. B. Little, Esq.
While Mr.-Little \was speaking, the commit
tee on resolutions. entered, whereupon Mr.. R.
yielded the floor and the following resolutions
were read :
Residred,That the Administration of James
Buchanan thus far meets the most sanguine
expectations of the Vemocraey ofSusquehanna
County, and the principles laid down in his
annual message, to Congress, upon which he
.
proposes to adult-roster the governMent have
our entire approbation, . particularly those
parts in religion to Kansas and the Currency.
Resolved, That We have seen with much
, satisfaction, - the patriotic, wise and national
I course of our worthy Senator, Wm. Bigler.
Resolved, That it is.lbe,policy of the Dem
ocratic party to hand over to Kansas the en
tire control of her own affairs, - While ,The aim
' -.... 0 .--- -..ir.. open (or partisan
purposes a cOlittb , sottswas..b.,..•l.
of Kansas - Ind the - -ot-the 44100,
[
"Revolved, That we: Knit in the triumph of
4§ r ,
I our principles io - the•last State electi©n over
that wild spirit of Black-Know-Nothing-Re
'publicanism that discharged its poison upon
the country and then died. Gov. Packer s
unprecedented majority justlientitles Penn-
I•sylyania to the proud appellation of the Key
gtone of 114 Federal, Arch.
Resotraf, Tbst-sre:recommend the establish
ment of au Imiepentient Trtasury for the safe
keepirs, of the public: money of the State of
Pennsylvania..
The reigiutionii; on motion - were adopted,
without a dissenting voice.
The convention then proceeded to - select
one person for Representative delegate to
repreient Susquehanna County in the next
Democratic State Converition. ThOs. Johnson,
Esq.,ivas on motion elected delegate.
R. T. Stephens, Egg., was amen for Sena
? Oriel delegate, subject 10 the decision of the
Senatorial Conference. " .
11. Hill, Lathrop mild J. N. 16125, Jr.,
were selected-as Senatcmisi Conferees.
Mr. Little was again called for, and pro
ceeded with his speteh,. : at the conclusion
of which, J. B. McCollum, EN., addrissed the
Meeting.
.. (Signed l i ty the officers.) .
tar- We,hayelio hesitation in saying that
• Consumption can allays be-alleyiated, and in
*great many cases aired, simply by the use
of Dr. Wistar's Wild Cherry Balsam. - Its
fielding infivence over tbe, diseased organs is
truly wonderful. No is genuine =item sign
-4u Butte.
I=l=l
Democratic Meeting.
4ffr-
PENNS.YLPAICIA LEGISLATURE.
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Hanntenunal Jan, 12.
SEN.Ts.—A few unimportant petitions
were presented. 1
`Mr. Buck.alevr,F from time committee on the
subject, reported a contract made with J.
Haldeman, for the publication of the daily
legislative record, similar to last session.
Adopted.
Mr. Tiuckalew repOrted against the recom
mendation in th I Governor's Message for the
erection of an recutive mansion, accom
panied with a b l appropr,i)lting $ll,OOO for
the purchase o a house sind lot on Front
street, in this lit y, for the Governor's resi•
dence.
The bill nee taken up immediately, and
passed finally without opposition.
The bill relative to the slay of execution
under the aection of the Relief Law of
the extra aes-io was reported from the Com
mittee on the
. udiciary and ordered to be
printed. :,.. ,
Mr. Randall read a bill relative to the
Bank of Pennty i lvania to_ enable it to make
:anlassignment,end transfer its charter to new
pat ties.
On motion, that part of the Governor's mes
sage which refers to the erection of a monu
ment to !lie deCeased soldiers of the Mexican
war, was refd,red to a ipecial committee
cote's:tact' of Messrs. Brewer, Harris and
Taney.
A - special committee of three, (Moms.
Brewer, Gregg. and Craig.) '1 appointed
.oa - ibe part of•tbal Serrate, tc.:lo--tee GO
vsinorelectitol ott Tusisday eaxi,
tte occasion of his togengumtion.
The Senam . then adjdurned.
Speaker announced the
Standing Cominittees.
Mr.LasvrenCe read in place a bill to erect
an Executive mansion.
Also, a bill to repeal the act consolidating
the Lebanon Valley 'and Reading Railroad
Companies.
A Joint Convention of.thelwo Rouses met
to count the votes cast on the propoied
amendments to the Constitution.
11ARRI611:CRO, Jan. 13
SNNATE.—The Speaker presented the an
nual reports of the Commissioners of the Sin
king Fund and the Surveyor General, which
were ordered to be printed.
A few petitions were presented.
Mr. Steele submitted the resolutions reque
aging the Governor to transmit to the Senate a
c opy of the report of the Commissioners ap
pointed by him to invesigate the affairs of
the Bank of Itennsylvams.
Mr. Gregg said that the report bad not yet
been made.
.e
Mr. Steele Said he bad been informed - that
it was made, and presented a bad appearance.
It was, therefore, important that the public
should know its character.
The consideration was postponed - for the
present. _ -
Ilorsz.—The report of the Slate Treasurer,
in response tO the resolutions requiring him
to state where the State moneys are deposi
ted. was pre4nted by the-Speaker and read
The fellowingis an abstract of:thia dccu
-A.
ment : i
Balance in ftie Treasury, Janu•
nry 1.4.!1.958 a 5751,215
Payments f' , -om the Ist to the I . 2th 45.073
Bala= now in Treasury....s7o9,l4l
Total Dorm Sits in Banks 1t487.( 63 Housa.—The Spniker . laid 'before the
Cash in Treasury - 165,051 Uouse a Message;froin the. President in re
-1 •
l) rafts 19,621 , n , ,to the
. r , <4 ion calling for informs-,
Special Deposits in the Girar4 Bank 6„; - ,45 - ,71 .- ,ir n i gits. Q --4 1 a14.01..,
Ar... Al•1.-...,30:...,..-...y.;.secto • • .rr 11- ... , --s
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--- .r. Cliarma It ed that that part of th
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- Eleauttarno,Jan. 15. 1858. , President's rece t stage and accompanying
Swam —The programme of the ceremo-
i documents relating•to Commodore Paulding
nies to attend the inaguration of Gov. Packer, and having reference to the orders of the Na
fin Tuesday next„ was reported. vy Ddpartment, be referred to the Committee
The folloWinz nominations for State Tree- on Naval Affairs, and the• other- portion to
surer were atle : . the Committee on Foreign AtLirs.
U. S. M. grave, of Lancaster ; Henry S. A Message was received from the President,
Mott, of Monroe ; 'John C. Meany, of Phila. stating that he had- received a copy of the
delphia; Perry N; hunter, of Montgomery; Constitution of Minnesota, together with an
Peter A. Johns, of Lafayette ; Thomas Ross, abstract of the votes polled for and against
of Bucks; Geo. W Hamer*, of PhiladelPhis, the same, and he now !aid the Constitution
and a number of others. - '
before Con g ress in the manner prescribed by
(A caucult of Democratic members will be th at
. i nstrument.
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held to-nigiit to nominate a candidate. A message was=also received from the Prcs-
Hocsn.--The two Houses meet in joint ident in response to the resoltitiN N inquiring
Convention Ito\ count the" vote, for Governor. whether the Goverment of Nicalugua had
The official vote was announced as follows : made any comelaist on account °NI ° arrest
• Wm. F. Packer, 188,846 of Gen. Walker 14 Com. Paulding on it soil.
David i Wilmot, -. 146,1:19 The President.threugh the Secretary of State
Isaac Oszlehurst, 28,096 says that no such complaint has reached the
Department. 1
The House Went nto Committe of the Whole
on the state of the Union, and took up_ the
President's annua Message.
HARRISBURG, Jan. IG. 185 R.
-1-T
SsNstc.he Speaker laid before the Se
nate a me morial from the Judges of the Su
preme Court , praying the Legislature to abo
lish the several distrillts of the Supreme
Court, and Si" the sessions for the whole
State at some convenient point; which was
read, and,
On motion of Mr. Shaffer, ordered to be
-published in the Legitdative Record.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth pre
sented a message from the Governor stating
that be had transmitted to theJlonse of Re•
presentaaes the seventh annual report of the
Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital, toge
ther with the reports of the Superintendent
and Treastire of the Institution.
Ntr. Elyi, from the Committee on Canals,
Szc-., as committed, the bill relative to the
North Braiich extension of the Pensylvanig
Canal.
Mr. Budkalaw read in place a bill to make
better pro Visions for the punishment of frauds
committed by bankers, truste e s . , and other
persons, eotrusted with property, which, on
y*F- il - asli4adAsi..,ke_published in the
Lebislittir l e Record - •
11*Tsx.. 1 -31rAttiPp dembeffrom Lehigh
county, esetted, hiinself at the • Speakers
desk, an d , , was regularly sworn in. Mr. B.
has been letained at home on account of sick
ness in hi family.
On motion of Mr. Wilcox, the House pro
ceeded tO nominate candidates for State
Treasurer.
l i
M Wilcox nominated IL- S. Margraw.
Mr. McClure nominated J. 11. Benson.
- Mr. LaTence nominated G. W. flamersly,
Mr. Sh w nominated J. B. G. Babcock.
Mr. Eibtams was appointed-as teller on the
part of the Hotise to act at tle election.
~
Mr. McClure moved that the House tenon
sider-theyoie given yesterday, by which the
bill providing for her manse of on execu
tive manSion w)ti - defeittej, 'which - was agreed
to—yeas 149; nays 439. . .
Mr. McClure then moved - that the prolUsion
which _provided for the. ; .appointtnent of a
committee of one (roil_ each bolise, to act In
conjunction with the gentlemen named in the
bill, be increased to three members from each
body ; which was agreed to, and the House
went kali Committee of the Whole for the
\
purpose cif inserting that provision. The re
port of the committee was adopted.
Mr. Williston' moved to postpone the
whale subject 'for the present; which was not
agreedtcfr t
i:
The q estion on the final paseage of the
bill agai coming up, the bill WOW defeated
a recond ; rote. .
Mr. DOnoavan offered the following raw
lution ; I - .
Resoh, The Pater the_expintioa of the
term of the present-Governor, the salary of
the Govefnor of this Commonwealth shall be
tive thotrattd , Jullsrs per annum; and all
, .
laws inbmisitrit licreiith are hereby re
pealed.
The house *fused to toad the resolution
a second time.
Mr. Strutheis,offered the following resolu
tion, which the House refused .to, reed a se
cond time:
Resolved, Tat the salary of•the Governor
be $OOO, and all laws inconsistent therewiTh
be and are hereby repealed.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth pre
sented two messages, in writing, from the
Governor ~ ions enclosing the annual state
ment of the affairs of the-Pennsylvania Lunk
tic Hospital, -ind the other the report of thre
CommissiOnest appointed toexamme the con
dition of the Bank of Pennsylvania, the latter
of which was read, and ordered to be publi
shed in the iicord.
JIM 18 :
The Senate passed -the bill, - with the
amendments of the House, for the purchase
of an -executiva,mansion. Adjourned to meet
the House in joint Conventtion.
HousE.—On. motion, the House, for the
second time, reconsidered the vote on the bill
to purchase a*Executive mansion. The bill
was then put on its finel passage, and adop,
ted,'yeas 43. nays 38. t_
The two Houses meat in joint Convention
for the purposel4 electing, a State Treasurer.
On the first ballett• the vote showed :
H. S. Mag& " 84
J. 11. Den sorvi • 39
J. B. G. Ilatclek • 1
On the resule
or tng reported to the Houle
that body adj ed.
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XXIVIh COUgress—First Session.
rABUINGTON„ Jan. 12, 1858
Saks - ft.—Mr. Douglas presented the peti
tion from Henry O'Rielly in favor of estab
lishing a telegraphic - line from the western
borders of Missoari to Fort Laramie and the
South Pass of the Rocky Mountains. Refer
red to the Military Committee.
Mr. Wilson introduced a bill explanatory
of
-the act granting bounty lands to officers
BO soldiers, passed March, 1855, so as to se.
cure claims to the heir of persons making
claims,- who haie died before the land war \
rants wire issued.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the bill to repeal the act of March, 1856,
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to change the names 7 of vessels in certain
caws. •
Mr. Benjamin. ip showing the necessity of
the pas:otge of - the ill, said that he had a list
of ninety two vessels, the names of which bad
been changed within eighteen months. Thir
ty one of them had either been lost at sea, of
the means of loss oT life and property.
. The names were changed to decieve the
.public, when the vessels were rotten and un
seaworthy. He instanced the Central Amer
ica, whose name was changed from Geo-ge
lAw. One vessel had -been condemned
and her name changed three times, and she
went to sea and -was never heard , of after
ward. •
The bilrwas passed. -
'rho joint resolution to extend the time for
the restoration of naval oflieerk affeetett try
the Retiring Board, to April next, was pas
sed.
After an Executive Session the Senate ad ,
learned.
Mr. Doolittle i . roduced a joint resolution
directing the preintation of a medal to Com
mOdore Paulding/
The Senate deted the • motion to re-con
sider the vote ad ling the amendment to the
resolution resolutio xim7ding and defining the
1
power of the PrWident in regard to the .
nomi
nation of officer? who are affected by the ac
tion of the M r tval Retiring Board, which
amendment pr .ribed that here shall be no
such construct' i as will allow an increase of
the number of cers on active service I ist,as
now anthoriie y law. -
- After a loti debate the amendment was
rejected and 4 int resolution passed with
another amen*.nt limiting the power of the
President to nOninate to six mouthsafter'the
passage of tliiirct.
_ i .
Boum—TM Douse went into, Committee
of the- Whole or the state of the. nion on the
Prosident!alial - Message. \' • ,
-, —.
1 SexATs; :an. 14. '
On motion ','Mr. Bell, a resolution was
adopted requesi g_th4 sec•retary_ of the Inte
rior to commutt r ate and estimate of the quan
tity of land what will enure, under the act
of Match, 1857., granting land to Afinnesota
;-...,---
for Railroad pit poses. , f _
_
On moticg of Mr. Davis a resolution
was adopted wiling on the Secretarfof War
for the repot; of the commission on war
claims in Wa*ington and Oregon Territo
ries.
Mr.,Houstoigave notice of his intention
to introduce a iII to provide for the admis-
sion of Kansastnto the Union . as a State:
The joint repletion directing the,presenta
tion of a medao to Commodore Paulding was
made the spe fl order for Wednesday next.
Iloyaz.— Kelly presented the petitions
of Benjamin ice and five other citizens of
New % York, -'ng Congress to pass a lasy
giving the pu i s lands to actual Riders.
• The resolu x heretofore offered referring
various parts f tho President's Message to
the appropria c ommittees , having been tak
en up foactil t e.
1
Mr. Stanteiq endeavored to engraft an
amendment, edering thanks to Paniding
for_his patrio , c and spirited conduct.
It was rul out of order.
The resolu on to refer the subject of milita
ry expeditio, to\ the Judiciary Committee
was amended with instructions to inquire in•
to the expedi ncy of amending the neutrality
laws.
The proposition by Mr. Phelps to refer the
subject of the Pacific Railroad to the select
Committee ofThirteen, was debited but not
concluded.
The Senate is not id seseion.
llousr..—Mr. Pocock asked the House to
take)ip the j6int resolution of the Senate r the
whole effect of wblch•is this :
An act welPassed by Cengress at the last
session, authorizing the nav:d Officers whO
were affected by the Retiring Boird, to apply
within one year to have their cases qx:unlned
the action of the Naval Conics of Inquiry be
ibg the growl on which the President might
nominate forrestoration.
Mr. Burnett offered a resolution which was
- pissed authorizing a Special Commitiee to
investigate the facts attending the sale of
For Snelling, and to employ a stenographer.
Me - remarked that this was a case which the
public Soteteits required shottld have a close
examination.
On motion - Mr:llou'iton from the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, reported ft resolution,
which was adopted, authorizing the said Com
mittee to send for persons and papers in rela
tion to the charges against Judge Watruueo
Texas.
Mr. Stanton offered a preamble setting forth
that: Whereas, It appears by the published
report. of the Committee appointed to investi
gate the affairs of the Middlesex, Mantifactus
mg Company, that $87.000 were paid to se;
cure the-passage of the tariff act of 1857, and
that as no satisfactory explanation has 'been
given in relation to the application of it,,with
the exceptionlllVoo, t sheeld be an
no~o •., . ... -.' 1
' The. eha iv' tending '
ry seriously to
I. iof
prejudice there &teflon abd character of the
members of the hist Mouse who voted for the
Tariff Act. Therefore, he proposed the ap
pointment of a select committee of five to in=
vestigate the charges, and inquire whether
any member or:officer of the House received
any part of the money, with - power to send fur
perions and paPers. If the committee find
that any part cf the money was paid for the
use or benefit, directly or indirectly, of any
officer or member of the House, the Commit
tee shall present, Ppecifie charge., in which
case another committee of-five shall be appoin
ted to investigate such charges, the accused
to be informed of the place and -time of the
meeting, in order for a defense, examination
of witnesses, Am.
Mr. Harris, of Illinois—The gentleman from
Pennsylvania, (Mr. Grow) says I and others
are like the men of old. \ If he means to al.sert ,
that I thank God I am not as some other men,
he is correct. If the gentleman will put him
self in the position of the other man mention
ed in the Scriptnre, - by way of contradiction,
and exclaim "God be merciful to me a sin
ner," I have no doubt the exclamation would
meet with a hearty amen from every gentle
man on this floor. [Laughter.]
Mr. Letcher, of Virginia wanted to know
why Mr. Stanton and Mr. Grow sat quietly in
their seats when resolutions were introduced
. proposing an investigation
,into the conduct
of the late Clerk of the House, and itrrelatibn
to the sale of Fort
Mr. Stanton replied that the Fort Snelling
'case involved nobody by name. •
" Mr. Leteher, resuming—Nor do these pro
ceedings involve the name of any member, of
Congress. When the case of the late Clerk
was taken op, why did not the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Grow) protest. Now,
he said, a great outrage was to be "committed
rights to he viohtted, and the accused arraign
ed and prosecuted in secret, and biennia le
is\
(m4E:le House for judgment.
Mr. Stanton said the Clerk of the House
was the person named. The Fort Shelling
case did qot involve the rights of any mem
t.,,,,,
7.4....
, - iinori r ,-.Zitas
0 ; - P I CVas a not -of, the. Executive
and as the Muse ha, no power to try him--:.
they could not pass censure.
Letcher 7 Your explanation amounts to
this. You did . not rise on one occasion be.
cause nobody was named, and you did not
rise on the other, because somebody was nam
ed. So'far as Secretary Floyd was concerned,
a more unfounded charge was never made on
the reputation of a public officer.
Several votes were taken on the amendment
to Mr. Stanton's proposition. when - the House
adopted the aub*titute offered by Mr. Letcher
that a_select. committee of five members - be
appointed, with power to send fur petons and
papers, to investigate the charges preferred
against members and officerstf the last House
glowing out of the disburiement of any sums
of money by Liiwrenee, Stone' Az Company or
other persons, and report the facts to the House
with such
: recommendation as they deem
proper.
Mr. Stanton withdrew his preamble.
Mr. Harris of Illinois, \ rising to a question
otspriyilege. offered a preamble and resolutit n
propofsing that Mr. Matteson's case be inves
tigated, looking to his expulsion from the
House'. - As Mr. Mattson was not present, he
moved the subject be postponed until Monday
week'.
Mr. Hen -y Bennett stated that Mr. Matteson
had gone home iu consequence of sickness in
his family.
Mr. Harris would call up the subject. on
Monday week, unless there was a good reason
shown for further postponement.
. The House took from the speaker's table
the senate bill making appropriations for in
demnity for slaves carried from the Southern
States by the British during the last War.—
The reading of their names caused excessive
merriment.
SENATE, J2O. 13
Mr. Giddings obtained the floor. but gave
wey for a motion to adjourn till Monday,
which prevailed.
Mr. Seward presented a petition praying
for the extinction of Slevery at. the, expense of
Abe trublin TrAasury. 'Atteled... .7. _
A hill was ~passed authbrizino certain offi
cers and men who were engage', in the Arc
tic Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin
to receive the gold medals presented them by
the British Government.
Mr. Hale said he agreed with Mr. Douglas
in opposing the Lecontpton Constitution, but
not because it was in contravention_of the or
ganic act. He opposed it because it was in con
formity with that act. In,the controversy
between Mr. D. and the President, the palm
of victory should be awarded to the latter.
llovsE,Tbe Speaker announced the fol
lowing special committee, appointed to inves
tigate the charges against s merubfus or officers
of the House growing out of the expenditures
by the Middlesex Manufacturing Company in
relation to- the_ tariff of 1857 : Messrs. Stan
ton, <A Ohio;ore, of Alabama ; Kankel, of'
Penn., Wrig ht,li of Georgia, and Russel, of N.
A large number of bills were introduced
and referred. -
A resolution was adopted providing for the
appointment of a select committee of five to
inquire into the accounts and official. conduct
of the late dooriceper of the !louse, with pow
er to send for persons and paperses
-
11fetlee.—A.meeting of the Sustfis Co. Ag..
ricultuml Society will be held at the CO U R. T
HOUSE in Montrose, oik Tuesday, evening, the,
24 Week of Jan. Court. The annual election of
officers for the• ensuing year will then take plata
The reports on grain crops &e., should also be
presented at that time. Win J..r**-11RELL s Sec.
Jou. 11, 1858. -
10i4cie...--The subject of discourse it the
Universalist, Church in Montrose next StuidaY
afterneon 7iit be, " As the tree fAlleth ptz ft Anil
!sr?'
Siieis, liin..:l-5,
TUE *87,000 - C.15R11 - 13PTION FUND
SEICATZ, Jan. 18
.Lecolinpro v•.- opekiki
The Free-State men ofikansas, and' their
aapporters tbroughont . the,country, have all
along insisted,that the Topeka humbug repre
emits the people of that Territory, ancP they
should be renieved into the Union under that
instrument. The irlierest , in this movement
ilyin some degree 'revived at present by the
Eict; that the recent Convention of that party
has called upon she• Legiilature to resubmit
ti at so called Constitution to the people.
We have waitedialszv patience, for some
prigs to make a contrast betweenthe" iniqui
ties " cf the Lecompton Ciemstitution, and this
bastard instrument, but find - that we 'must
undertake it at lair. Wq have been a good \
deal amused, and inleini degree surprised-by
ihe result of our comparison, and have no
doubt that it will prove interesting to the '
Topekaites, if their memory. has failed them ;-•
as yet should judge it had, from the inconsis
tent tirades they-'Lave mouthed so sturdily
againstthe Lecompton instrument.
a
It will - be' 'rentelnbered that there was a
dreadful outcry made in advance, by the To
, pekaites, that thetecompton Convention c,on
' tymplated wresting the.affiiirs of the Territo
ry from the constituted - authorities, and crea
jug a sotto( proiiSional government ! When
his failed the ncaleontents,-they denounced
the whole colostittitional movement; because
the . election' *ler it was entrusted to the
President of theileistsientioa, instead of the
Territorial officertecause it was a dread
ful partisan' tutent to treate• cheers for
t t
(1104,4eleUtioncilo It was erei."011;too, that
driettichedualrut I be construed to prevent
atnefliniink-ort . •C'cinistitutiou` until 1864
though there waituo tart, of necessity forauch
construction. • 'Pen, ft was oppression .to re
quire,the concurrence of two thirds of the
Legislature to Authorize amendment ! And,
finally, that it would be infainousito accept
the Constitution, because' it - repiesented a
meagre min9iity" .. of the people! This consti
-1 tutee the main bill of complaint against the.
Lecompton Constitution.
Now, fra the Topeka nffair. Notivithktand;
ing the outcry, 'the /.iecompton Convention
expressly provided that Their work should not
take effect, and none of the officers; elected
tifiderii, should rattem t to exercise any -au
,
thority, until t,., should have sanctioned
the con on, and,admitted the State tin
der
ir.... What did the Tokeltaites,f They
submitted their ccinstitution to their partizans,'
eieLte I Stitt officers and a Legislature under
it, and the constitution ordered the persons so
elected, to aprear at a day fixed therein, to
“ take the oath of office and .anter upon the-I
discharge of .the duties of their respective .ofli- 1
eel under Lida constitution, and shall continue
in office" a fixed period therein designated !
It will be remembered that this was all done,
and that these officers and Legislature assum
ed to act for the people, in direct conflict
with the Territorial authorities! But - more.
Not one ward is said in.tliat instrument a
bout its submission to Congress for approval,
and no recognition appears in it of ally au
thority of Congress in the matter! -So the_
Licornpton people absolutely' refused to emu
late the audacious and rebellions eianiple set
them at Topeka l -
But especial stress is laid upon the entrust-,
ing the conduct of \ this election under the
Leo . oropton Oonstittki e n to Gen. Calhoun,and
all sorts of fraud was predicted in conse
quence.
Now for Topeka. At a Convention, held
Sept. 10, 1855, preliminary to teat, at which
this so-called Constitution was framed, after
resolving that a Constitution should be (min=
led, they appointed a " Te7itorial Executive
Committee,' of which the notorious and ins
..:'' med. s i brrire, '. Weil,
t d erns e re • eetidriltpOM --'l.. opesee-
Ira
doc l unibis; rot' ed by the schedule, were
all made to this worthy, *Si chairman of that
Committee, who was to ascertain the result,
and make proclamation accordingly ! The
Territorial officers were-utterly ignored and
repudiated ill the matter. Here we have the
lesson taught, which the Lecompton men of -•
ly followed, the difference I e:ng that they
selected a gentleman and a man, of talent, it
stead of a braggart and blackguard. The
question, then, is—Calhoun vs. Lane; and if J
the former is a ti:he as infamous and loath= ,
some as the latter, we should.certainly inCon- 1
tinently "'spew him out of our mouth !"
Topeka says it was manifestly with a
fraudulent purpose, that Lecompton selected
its own judges of eleption, instead of entrust
ing the matter to the Territorial officers.-
What did Topeka under similar circumstan
ces? By the 6th section of the Topeka sche
dule, the convention fixed upon the places fdr
voting and appointed judges of election for
each district. They refused to entrust their
humbug election to the Territorial oflie.rrs,
and yet complain of Lecompton 'for treading
in their footsteps: But far snore ! These
judges were to appoint Clerks, and Swear
themselves to do their duty and above all,
were authorized at pleasure to." adjourn the
e~leetioti into any Other • precinct in the Terri
tory and to any other day they may serprop •
er, of the...%w sitkof sehich they shall be the
exclusive judges." If too many: of the °pier .
silion should attend, the judges were author
-lied to remove the election one hundred miles
,out of such danger' in future and to just
such time as they pleased ! Topeka aga nst
the world for judicious provisions against an
adverse vote!
We, have already shown that Topeka would
not permit any convention to' be called to
amend_or any amendment to be made to that
instrument for ten years! And yet they have
the effrontry to complain of Lecompton which
did not exclude such change to be legally
made in theiersonstitution at. any time, and,
,in order to ptevent it, lresort shust be I:ad to
cons trootion;••= .
- I'But.learioptenrwislied to bar the, t cloois
against atitinylment,o recjuiring the concur
rence of two thirds_ of one .Legirslature, before
a Convention}-to amend could be enllecli—
Topeka al thus ho sever. Is prohibited any
man orany bidy or Convention of men, to so
much as propose an amendment to that sacred
Constitution, and required the concurrence of
two thirds of two successive Legislatures, be
fore it could be passed .upon by thepioplc I--
Lecompton-deserves execration, for 'requiring
the assent of One Legislature, while To peka is
to be commended, for rendering' the assent of
-two necessary!
13tit finally, Lecomptoe - presents a very
'assail portion of the Kansas' 'people, while
Topeka erijoYir their most ardent concurrence.
The delegates to the Lecompton Convention,
received some two thousand votes, and at the
recent submission of the slavery clause, it
Would 'seem.ttust seven out. of twelve thousand
inhabitants of the Territory voted for it !
It would appear certain, thas a clear ma
jority,of the people participated at that Con
stitutional election on the' 21st ult. How
. -
•with Topeka? When submitted to its parti
sans, it received 1731 votes to 46 against,
which the Congressional investigating' Com.
mittee prose. was a svtalt,minority of the
Sumas pgide of that, day, and of course, so
much less is proportion of them now ! •
Here then we 'have =the virtue and true
merit of this opposition to the Leeompton
Constitution! In every particular,' which is
especially decried as obnoxious, it finds its
counterpart in the Topeka farce, and in most,
is Jrii the more honorable and meritorious
document, '•But such is the natureflof all the
Complaints made by the opponents of, the De
nnurricyl W i . Ae net always rosseAs the
meshs . of exposing their nbiurdity and groUnd
lessness as tfiempliantly as :n this instance,
but it is ever the sane. When they make the
greatest outcry, there is usually the least apt
ogy for it. .
‘fie h ave hastened over-this contrast •and
have only stated the farts. It was so trans.
parent an exposure as to need no comments,
and if wo should give our attention to a tithe
,of the fahlehoodi and tergivesatiiins of the op.
position. we would have time for nothing the
—Pittsburgh Unicfn
Senator Douglas in Philadelphia.
On Chtistmas Eve Senator Douglas ainr.
ed at the Gird flonse in Philadelphia,wher e
he was serenaded .by an excellent, military
band: A large number of people also assem
bled in front of the house, and loud call
being Made for It r. Doughvi,the " Uttle Giant"
appeared and addressed the , crowd. •
The Press reports the-gubstance of his
sponse as follows.:
- "Senator Douglas then appeared on the
balcony, and amid loud applause, stated the
btoad principles of the Constitution, upon
which his conduct, as regards the 'Rams
question, had been based: He enunciated
the opinion that the-will.of the majority shed
rule, and.his• declaration was received with
grerit, cheering. A compliment having bee n
paid to hint as "author of the Nebraska bill,"
he declared that he' wits not anther of•the
great principle upon which that measure was
• founded ,the principle was coeval witht-ilnd
Ras par4 .of,. the orthe United •:
States. Ere depre'ettte4l the idea of 'hostility
t r the President, or to his Administraiion,and
expres.ed his belief that. Mr. ttuelnitinn uould
prove eminently worthy of the high opini,,n
1 Lamed of huti by the Detrworacy of ?tansy!.
vunia, which had elected him to the high of
fice he now held."
This language does not look as if Senator
Douglas was seriously we titating an aban
donment of the Democratic party. I,,ye shall
be disappointed, indeed, if in two months'
• time, the black .republican - papers are DOE
found derinuncin , , him again with as tnueh
bitterness as before the opening-of the present
Congress.
DANIEL S. DICKINSON.—We re_,,7rel to learn
.by telegraph, -says the N. I"..i.Viter, that a\
serious accident happened to Governor Dick
inson ou -Sat ii,d;ly.. We siticTerly lt.pe .that
hislife may be .trac ed.
.The loss of swat a
man at any- time wouldl.te a calam . ity,.atd ',
.never more so than now, when sectionalism is
still rampant and the ranks of the . National
i Democracy r/nuire to be kept up to their
1 full strength. Mr. 'Dickinson,. during has
! public life, had stood always on tne ~ ame
i old fashioned platform of the Democracy '
laid by the wisdom ofJetfers.cm and sustained
and defended by the firtnnesseof Jackson. Ile .
has given his hearty support to the Admini•
titration of Mr. Buchanan, which he rightly
denominated as Jackionian, and to. which ho_
pledged himself alike to defend against
open or, secret fors. No man - is at this'nm
ment more dear to the Democracy of NeW
'York than Dart4l S. Dickinson, and if he
who "doeth all things well.'' in his wisdom.
Ishould remove hint, there 'would , .he teats \
shed at many a household through: our State
and nation. Mr. Dickinson has been emplt - -.
-tically thebdiel of the leaders of the,Demo
cracy of th . North. No frowns` of oftcikl
power, no bl Indishments of patrepage, neither
J'c .
-the importunate dernonstiatka - ot popular
preludicecor the impertinent demands of
Executive influence e'er shook li'er honest,
and wellased soul. On the - peaceful day
of rest ne join our Derm e•atio talthren in
the .earnest prayer that the hoary locki • of
ifip - ptrior may g lona bespat_nd, ?aryl that they
rti*ry - Ke nVEZ , —,(rt c t o , ,j!, o r,sglNT in' the eynlA 1
ci 46 conntrynien for 1.4.41-y - year{ to e , ane,
until ..replaced by that b'. ter on(l r whielt I ;
the recompense 6f a well s: i eat and ‘irtuoua
,.
life. \ , .
Trial List-=-Jan. Term, 1 5S
-
SECOND WEEE. N
SmiLil vs. WilbuTei et a 1..,
Taylor vs. Connor,
Siliffer vs. Hollister,.
Burritt vs. Curtis,
Fraser vs. Mitchell;
- .Gavin vs. 'Yea
Grovl & Bro's vs. Case,-
Tyler vs. Fouler,
Bennett vs. ll.ltis!er,
Bennett vs. Bartie.,
Westfair vs. Fritehley; ,
Cot-1101'1th vs.:Hickey.
O'Laughlin vs. Thompson,
Bennett vs. Carmair,
Morss vs. Millard,
Skinner vs. Pope,
Brnekney vs. Gaige.,
Newcomb v.. N. Y. (k. E. R. R. Co.,
Wells vs. Bennett,
Green vs. Brun-on,
Wilbur vs.•
• Willianisqn vs. Pratt,
Pewers vs. Du '
Drinker vs. Whitney,
' linrvh vs. 11 , t•cli,
.VVeeks vs. I . l.lMan,
Nivel vs. R. , stdell.
Cotnml'th \ vs. lir;tekney.
Jury LISt
TRAV'i:p.SE JURORS
Those marked with a stai- (*) second week.
Auburn—E. S. C6gg3well, llt 0. Cooley,*
E. H. Lyman,*
Ararat--Win Catpenter.* • j
BriAgewnter —G. AHen, D.l.Awitio,* M.
Mott,* B.Moore,* M. M. Mott B. McKenzie,*
R. %Veils.* -
liionklyn—G. Chapman, G. W. Els, R T
Ashley,* C. oahley,* Amos Tenlsbur,, 4 "
M. Yeninans".*
er, Am -on rer, Joel -
Sievens,Vl3uriitt.*-
Chocon et —J. Statiley.
Dimoek—G. Stevens, J. Kellogg.,* M Ting-
'DundalL—Thos. Arnold.*
Fo?e.st Birchard; J. Brown, T.
Meehan.
Franklin—D. Davis. ---
Gt. Bend—G. W. Brown, P. Pecker, Si.
Girnan, P. W. Messick, W. Smith.
Gibson—J:Denny:
Harmony-13. Comfort ; J. Tarlor, • •
Harford,—L. T. Farrar ; M. Oakley, N.
Brainard.* -
Herrick—Henry Lyon, E. - Churchill,* J.
Jackson--T.Butterfield, i:Mann,* A. Page.*
Jessup—L. Smith. • .
Lenox—C. Harding.
Liberty-1 Webster, T. Comitock,*
Fish.* A. Truei'dell,
Lathrop—E. Lord.* ' •
Montrose—:-.C. Dunn, TI. J. Webb, -W. 8..
Deans,* J. P. W. Riley.*
Midaletown—E. James.
". New Milford—W. Harding, W. T. Mol,ley,
J. Brando.*
Oakland_-C. Beebe. -
Iluen, I. ITaneack ,A. Lung; A.
Picket, R. Sbaemaker, - N.
wciod.*
Sumfa—L. Clack, E, R. Wal
lace, IL Hall,* A. J. Seymour,*
S. Luke—M. 'Gaige,--Jr., N. nip, E. Jiang,
11. S. Gaige.* •, \• '
Springville—D. Shelden, IL P. Loomis,* S.
Quick.*
Thoinsott-'4.•Valthurn, T. wiiilnpv