The Montrose Democrat. (Montrose, Pa.) 1849-1876, July 18, 1861, Image 2

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&din', Hickman,; Pllblia
itr• Couhrlng, Dante, FArGlon;Feesenden, franii,
. Chad., Onwdwlo. Grow, Maley', masia.:linaleon. Rink-
CO.Voae f. Military AtEtirs nun, Kelley, Lehman, h0w097.' M4 , ol'W#4, Abbe! R. Aug.
Foreign Affairs Critteiiden 4 'l' ir ; °un- r"'!"7. r'Diter. /u4dh,sediwi.ol4. ShOlAilA,
v _ . . ,n... Stnlla,benger, bhermen, .Bolth, .john
. B. Steele, Ihinlimln.
Ashley;-=- - 1 - , - -..;, 1W11100214. W m rseelerhewow:7olnlan,-Gptde.'CliailesM.,
Mr. -Holman (Ind - .) prei eitte -w .Cr,W=,,,,,, -- . i,',,,''';;' ii - . 4 1 .- 4 p • - -
-tion, which was . . adopted, deO.Paiti i thltinst d -- I ,=ri e ltl . :,I:4ll l l!)vl•.lmAuss.'!tail
the House will, during the pm, ~ . .-Obr sr..? w id , r`lea.taieerc.itainiane ieUiu
ordinary, session, Only gonsiderr o 3 4',72-14,20, 1 1 11 .1 4 - •,. 4 ,I. -• C o
is ems , A pike Garnett, Co 4,
resolutions concerning the ti et, Zbesaeitteitli,liett Tiia w 005,,,! -.,!..,, ,- .f , •,; , :-.-.
• naval•appropriations for the if,'- i &74,4 4 1 4 .114!• 3 !- - '.C.° lll 4' Entisli/ ° 4 en.' Viii
s ad t h e fi nancia l affairs one w,.. ikr_Wftr: Onn-;-Ineens' Allen, i4ePh'llailey,lllOwis,'NW!
with, and all bills and resolntk b ,,,!' 4 l „,; v lV l o ;''sreei l ‘ol chub* A. while. : • _ .. •
mem Ooz e . Luau-and ;veer--
vate character, and all - othr -- '"••• - - ' •
elutions not directly. coma
raising of revenue and in '
"Military and' naval affairs sl
-without debate to theapi
mittees, to be considered m
- War lesion. of Congress.
-• Mr,. Lovejoy -offered ti
monk other resolutions:
Resolved; That in the - ju
Ilonseiit is-no-part iif - the
diets of the-United State*
return fugitive slaves. .
Resolved,. That the Cm
' Judiciary "be instructed to
expedtenty• of - repealing th
ly called the Fugitiie Slave Law. .
iftekman raised the question that such
resolutions were out of order; but Speak
er Grow ruled that they Were in order.—
Mr. Edwards moved, to lay them on the
table.: Adopted, 87 to 8 2 .' . .
• Me. - Thekinan Moved a re-consideration
Of Mr. Holman's resolution; his object be
ing to include general questions of a ju
dicial character. ' _ • .
. Mr. Burnett again suggested au amend
ment, so as to allow propositions looking
to the - I)eaceful, solution •of the present
troubles to be introdued: .Object inns be
ing made, Mr. Burnett said that gentle
men ought not to be deprived of the right
to offer such-propositions.
M. Wickliffe declared, in the name of
hiii constituents, his country. and hiS God,
that the legislation,of this House should
be left free and untrameled. Ile moved '
- to lay the resolution on the table. Nega
tived—yea-1'52, nays 102.
M[-Holman's resolution as amended by
'irusknian's res lution, was again adopted.
e r
. Mr. Fonk (B.) offered a preamble, set- 1
ting forth th t-a fierce and unnatural civil
war exists, caused by a portion•of our mis
.• guided countryman, and. concluding 'with
resolutions that the House should, during
the pending war, -- ignore all political differ
- ences heretofore e'xisting between the cite
izens of the loyal states; that the appoint
ments, eivil,and military
.should be made
in aceordancei - ivith Jefferson's plan; viz
s' Is he holiest, is he capable?"—approv
ing the president's course in summoning
• - troops hither. to defend-the capital, ex
pressing a high tribute', to Gen: Scott's
military skill and wisdom, aird his loyalty
amid so much disaffection, and "concluded
• by saying.thit, while we hold the sword
' of justice, and have the'ability and dispo
'sition•tol uphold the President; it Weenies
our solemn duty to offer to our deluded
brethren the olive'branch of peace.
Ruled out of order by -Speaker Groir. i
- After adopting various preparatory resa-.1
. tuitions, adjourned.. '
- Jun, - 9.—Mr. Stevens ,(Pa.),reported.io
kill to provide for the payment of the mi.,'
-litia.aud volanteersealled into the service ;
' 'of the United States by the Proclamation
.' of the President -on the 18th. of -April,
isc, from the time thew were - called Into.'
service until the 20th oJune.- .
Mr. Stevens-said that there is much suf-.
: fering.ameng the soldiers, and - there was
no meads to pay them, except by the .l as
.
of this bill. ' • - ,
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sa .gr. Vallandighain (Ohio) said lie trust
ed there would be no objection to it.
Mt'. Burnett (Ky.) being fully satisfied
that the House would pass the bill, he de
sired to interpose no objection. He would
content himself With saying that he was
opposed to the who'le system of war meas
ures.
. The Jill was then Passed. Is appropri
ates $6 . ,
900,000,.
Mr. Lovejoy introduced a resolution de-•
daring that, in •the judgment of the House
it is no part of the duty of the soldiers of
the United States to capture or return fui
gitiCe slaves.
The point of order was raised but was
overruled ; a .motion to table was lost by
611 to 80; and it 4as adopted, 92 to"ss‘ - : -
The customary resolution's were adopt
ed in both Houses relative to the death - of
Senator' ouglas, several eloquent speech
es being made,. ,Vc.
JULY 10 The bill applopriatig *500,-
000,000;and authorizing the acceptance of
five hundred thonsandlmen,was then taken*
- np, and after being amended so as to give •
Captains as well as higher grade of offi
cers in the army, the franking privilege;
to empower the President to appoint Brig
adier Genei-als from the Regular Arnry,
and to strike out the :ippropriation cause, ,
as ,it would come before the House in de- I
tail, the bill passed, only four Senators vo , •
ting in the negative.
Mr. Washburne called up the bill laid
before Congress - br Secretary„Chase;"em
powering the .President to close the ports
of the seceding states. After considera
ble discussion between Mr. Vallandighani
who considered the bill -unconstitution
al, and. Messrs. Washburne, Pendleton
and Wickliffe,' • the bill was passed by a
vote of 135 yeas to 10 .nays.
The House having resolved itself into'
the Conimittee Of the Whole on the. State
of the Union on ihe Loan bill, Mt.. Vallam
_,digham proceeded to . review the Presi
dent's Message, , He was very severe-ip
cut the course pnrifted by the President. 1
The loan bill was then passed by a vote
of Mr yeas to 5 nays.
JULY 11.—Senate.--Mr. Saulsbury gave
notice that he should introduce a . joint !
resolution making amendments to the
- Constitution .for a peaceful adjustment of
the presentatronbles. - - • .
Mr. Fcssendcn from the Committee
Finances, reported the House bill for the
payment •ot the militia and volunteers in_
the U. S. service, With - nu amendment Ma
king the app . rOpriatiOn fivennd three guar.-
ter millions instead of six million dollars.
The amendment Nits agreed to and the
pill passed, . -
Mr. Clarke called up the, resolution in
regard to the expulsion of Senators Ma
son, Hunter,• Clingman, Bragg, Phesaut,
'Nicholson, Sebastian, Mitchell, Hemphill,
and' Wigfall, being, those Senators who
-had not made their appearance here, and
}rho vacated their seats atthe last session.
Latham said that he should not vote
for exrdrion. He vote to have . the
names of the . senatAts stricken 'from the
roll and their seats de'clared vacant; Ile
knew taut :One of these Senators was not
fitOr.Of secession; hilt who thoight he
ittid no light to remain in his seat after
the notion of his state. He moved to strike
out the {tor( "expel.''
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._____Jg appropi .tkons.for the
naval service was then taken till and read
through.. - , .
• There was no debate.
The committees rose When these bills
were severally pissed, the`House - refusing
to orderthe yeas \ and nays on the final
vote. •7 - - -..;• :
The 'ltouse con4urred. in the .amend
ment of the Senate:to the bill for the pay
rilent of the volunteers and militia:.
Mr. - Wiison ave• notice that he should
introdnee a bill aitthorizing the Federal .
Government to take personal property in
the Rebel Statei, Where the owners have
been round in.reWlion against .66 Gov-
ernnient.
Mr. Sablsbury offered a resolution pro
posing amendments to the .Constitution
for the peaceable' adjustment of the pres
ent difficulties. Ordered to be printed.
The House bill: relating to further col
lectian'of imports—the force bill—was ta
ken up and passed, Yeas 36, nays 6. • -.-
The,bill for the better organization of
the military eStablishment was taken up.
•Ari amendment was passed for increasing
army rations and providing 22 ounces of
bread or flout' instead of_ 18 ounces; one
pound of hard bread; . fresh beef instead
salt, when reqirired ; beans and rice;
Rotatoes,' when practicable, three times 'a
week; when not practicable, other food
equivalent in value,. The House went in-
to Committee on the bill to authorize the.
employment of volunteers to aid iu sup
pressing the rebellion against and defend:
mg the Government of the 'United States.
Fhe bill proides that . the President be
authorized to accept the,service of volun- - .
teers, either cavalry, infantry -artillery;
'as he may deem propei,,to the number of
five hundred thousand, and to pay the ex
penses attending the same,
.$5015,000,000
'to be appropriated. `,
. Mr. Vallandigham proposed ail Amend
melt, namely, 'tliat before the President
shall have the right to call ',out more vol-
nnteers; shall appoint seven Commis
sioners to accompany._ the army on its
march; to receive and consider-such prop-,
ositions, if any are submitted from the Ex- ;
ecutive of the so Called confederate states,;
or any of them, looking to a-suSpension of
hostilities, and the return of,said states or
•any of them to the Union, and, obedience ;
to the Federal' ConStitution and authori
tieS., Mr. Vallandigliam alluded to the.
fact that when
,Utah was in, rebellion,
three Commissioners were 'appointed - to
accompany the army which moved into t
that territory, and'certainly the case now '
presented' was One of far greater import
ance. The army flow should go forth with
the sword in one hand and the olive brnich •
in the other: He offered the amendmerit
in•goOd.faith, and for the - purpose of as
• certaining 'whether -Acre was a disposi,
tion here to listen to terms of reconcilia
tion. ' Ile would vote just as many men
and as much' money as was necessary to
protect and defend the Federal Govern
, ment. It was eigaintt aggressive and of
fensive warfare that-lie raised his voice.
1 Mr. Hutchins:! moved an amendment to
Mr. Vallandigham's proposition; to read
- that: the war be4igorously.prosecnted to
tjie effectual putting dOwn; of the rebellion:
Mr;.' Hutchins' amendment was agreed
to, and'then Mr. I:allandigham'S proposi
tion, as-thus modified, was rejected.
Diirenoffered an amendment, that
the officers to be appointed to-4Orces au
thorized by the bill, shall be-selected from
persons educated at the West Point A
cadmyfor from persons Who-liaVe served
in the • regtdar army not, less than five
years. He said, 'in the course of his re t •
mark, this warwas to maintain the integ-,
rity of the Cof - stitation, and hot trample'
on the rights of the,States. Their"rightS
must be held inviolate forever, or the fair
fabric of the Union must crumble into
(lust. •
Mr. Wicklifl returned' his thaului to
Mr. Riven, not only for the amendment!
he had offeredOiut Tor the sentiments he
had avowed. The only security against
Disunion is the_preservation of the
hstitution and of the rights of thO States.
!There should be intelligent ofEcers at the
1, heads . of regiments and brigades: Ife,was
as much againSt- politichl generals as he.
was against political parsons. .
Mr. Sheila r,ger 'moved to ainehd Mr.
Diveu's amendment, by adding "or who
shall-have been' in actual service," and in- i
war Shown efficiency and capacity- for_
such cOmmand. briefly advocated.his•
proposition, which, together with Mr. Di
vews amendment, were rejected.
I Mr. Burnett offered a proviso, that the
military force ',hereby. provided :Shall not
be employed in 'slibjugatineand .holding
j as a conquered province any of the South
ern States nom', lately one of the United
States..,
The; question was taken, and the proyi
so rejected.
. , The committee rose, - reported the bill
to the' House, 'when' it passed. The tot- -
_ lowing clause. was inserted; "All letters
'written by soldiers may be transmitted
through the mails - without pre-payment of
postage, - tinder such regulations as the
Postmaster-Geperal ' may prescribe; the
postage , to be - paid by .the, recipients." •
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FLii.ooir 'fnuce.-:--On Wednesday moan=-
.jug Oflapt week the outposts of our artny.
near Fairfax Court house were surprised
by, the appearance-of an officer with -a
number of men hearing's flag of truce.- r '
llt proved to be a Lieut-COl. Taylor with,
a . sealed letter to the President, purport.
'rig te come from Jeff. •Datis— He was
admitted within- our • lines,: taker* before
[Gen'. ;Scott,__ delivered of his letter 'and
I was: sent , back withmit haring any c hance
to eininutinicate -With
_his friends. What
the purport of the letter Was hailtiot yet
.
transptred. -• . . r :• • .• :
• :: ~.
h
on of Nis
- Powell,
he affirm-
by yeas
ttee - 4)f the
, as the bill
'rig army to,
ow is. He
$50,0,000,-
d give their
rop of blood
ut they
regular ar-
proviso. to
,noy ippro
be employ
of subittga
cm as con.
bring. with
His object
of any who
.oses orthe
a r these ob-
ent was re•
MEM
0. re w-uay.asito , the A i eainer - Ctitilihe,
engaged as a-Grovernment-transport, was
burned near Fort Monroe; and this acci
dental, or })robAly proildential circunz
!stance, is bridging to light the fact that
there are 'abuses in the Navy Department
to be investigated,:as welas the IVarDe-
Partment., .. • -
i l
The steamer Cataline, ' it appears -was
an old and nearly use d . i p - bulk, lying. at,
New York, a burden-on the hands of her
!owners, when the Southern outbreak oc
curred. She had been i long time for sale
but could find no purchaser at the prices
!asked, ranging from ten to fifteen thou-
Sand dollars. .Competent judges of such
stock say :she,itoeld have been dear at any
figure above '17500. Some of our Phila
delphia steamboat men, -. lwbo were invited
to take sharesin her at 4, - valuation of .fif-
teen thousand, refused ti
to do with. her at such
Since her destriiction
'through some•dexterous'
the tooliticaradventurers
with which New York.
poor apology of a steal
chartered by the Navy
ten thousand dollars a
li
clause in the:contract t at if . she should
he lost or destroyed, or captured by the
enemy, her oevers were
.to " receive fifty
thousand. dollars indemnity. Of . course,
when so nptch was to -be . gained ,by her
loss ; her destruction wad certain. Under
writers, who arnsometimeisleceived into
taking risks 9n-such • 'al blind or corrupt
contract. was sure -to ''work: That, -the
Cataline would meet just some such- fate
as has overtaken her Was sarmised by
these who were advised of the particulars
of her charter. Accordingly, she_has been
burned..
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It app.* that in addition to the pay
of ten thousand`dollars, amounting \ now
to about twenty-five thonsand diillars, 4rid:
the fifths thousand dollars indemnity, the
Cataline-had been insured for twenty-live
thousand..dollars; thus 1 realizing to her
ownersand Messrs. °minims B. Matteson
& Co., the political managers, about one
hundred thousand dollars 'for an. unsea
worthy old hulk not wOrth ten thousand.
No Wonder Mr. Hale, the Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Naval Ailltirs, sig
'nalized the first day of {he session by *Ma
king a - call on the.Yavy.. Department for
i information of all the Contracts made by
Mr. Welles since the ,Outbreak of , " the
Southern Hebellion. ' 1 •
General .Wilson, Chairman of the Mili
tary Committee, should , make a similar
demand•upon the War Department, with
reference to the beet; horse, and other
contracts, and the removal and appointL
ment of sutlers.'
Apropos of this we invite the attention
of our Pennsylvania Senators and Repre
sentatives to the latitudinarian language I
of General Wilson's proposed bill to ratify
the actions of the President: This bill
not only proposes to ?tify all the acts
mai , proceedings of the Executive in call
ing out the Militia,. which Is right and
should be promptlydone, but it designs to -I
ratify " the acts and proceedings inci
dent thereto .and all acts and prOdeedingsl
relative to the operations of the land and
naval forces.".
Here is " a snake,". of the most mon
-strous proportions. Pass this .act In its
present shape, and this infamous transac
tion of the Cataline.ind all the questiona
ble and Scandalous ."operatiorts" in beef
cattle, horses, and other supplies. will be
ratified, ar.d the speculators and jobbers_
Inaysnap their fingers n the face of the
plundered people- an Of • the outraged
inquirer—Republi.
calf.
The. New Loan anrio Revenue. Bill;
• W ; ASIIINGTON, July [lO.---The bill which.
passed the House to.ay,•. authorizes the
Secretary - of the Treas ry to borrow, .on
the credit of the 'Cul ed States, within
twelve months from 't e passage of the
act, a sum not exceedi g two hundred and 1
fifty millions of dollar,for which he, is
authorized to issue ceftificates of coupon
_l
or 1-egistered stock, or treasury note S—
. stock is to bear interest, not exceed
ing seven per cent. er annum payable
s,emi-annually Arrede mable for . twenty •
years; and after that p riod redeemable at
pleasure. '
The United States Treasury Mites are
to be fixed by the Secretary at not less
than fifty dollars, pays le three years after
date, with interest at he rate of seven
and three-tenths per c ntum per annum,
payable annually-on 't. e notes of fifty dol
lars, and semi-annuall on notes .of .a large
denomination.. The faith of the 1..1ni- ;
ted States is solemnly leged for the pay-
ment ofthe interest, a d- the redemption
of the principal of the loan" ; and fur the
full and early pledge the duties of im
port on tea, coffee, su r,spices and wines
: and liquors, also such excise and other
.internal duties as ma be received into
.
the Treasure. ,
The other bill passed provides that When
_.
ever it shall in the judgment of the Pres
ident, by reason of unlawful conibinations
of persons in,opposition to the laWs of the
United. States, beconie impracticable to
execute the revenue laws and collect the
.duties on imports by the ordinary . means
and-in - the ordinary way, at.any port 'of
entry in any nollectiodistrict, he is aft
thorized to cause.suc duties to be collect
ed
at any port of deli :ery in slid, district
1 ,
untilAuch obstructio shall ce+se ,
,• and. `ln
casethe - Surveyoriat Imports of delivery
shall be - clothed with all the powers; and.
be subject to all the° ligations of collect
ors at ports of entry, the is Au
thorized, with appro ation of the Presi 7.
dent, to. appoint' weighers, gaugers, 41rA".
The ettstem house of any Aistnct may
be established, eitheti , on land or on ship
board, for the collection of duties, in
. eash.
The President is empowered to employ
such part
,of the arm ', navy or - militia, as
:
may be deemed nece sary,and if the duties I P
on imports cannot b effectually collected
'lie can close the:ports - of entry in the dis
trict by proclamation. The President
may, id his discretio , license and permit
commercial intercom se with any part - of
a State ,or section, the-inhabitants" of
which are declared • a State of .insuiTen
ii.
tion. Vessels foun .at -sea Cr in the ports
of the United Stat ~ fifteen days al*
such proclamation i issued, shall be • for
(cited, and the for hues and penalties.
incurred by . this act May be ,mitigated or
remitted' in cases w ere special circutn.
. -stances may seem tol require it.
11A"'"Ilonesty is ,Ithelest policy," said
one Siotehmau, to apother who had just
escaped hangiug fo • robbery .. "" I know
it; said the other, ' foil have tried both
sides ofthe questio ." ' . -.-
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oPTuarroas.--ta *Seward. Hale t ...and Chat
voted. in Cangress, to lye the Union. Abe r are in
Abraham's bottom. now, he had better beware for no
traitor CIA evenly basted by their victims, • -
.
arTREAs(js f.z..ywe time newer to live in n repnb- 4
he whereof one section hip • ned to the residue by bayou
ctr."—.V. Y. Trititinr. ; • .
'ear just cloaca the &ere
ry Of the Treasury requires, in' -addition
to the appropriations ralread): made; ,$217,.
168,850, nearly all of vihich is for the Ar
my and Navy; mul fOr the year ending
June 30,.1862, he estimates the probable
demandi upon the Treasury at $318,519,
ism. 1.
The Secretary proposes to raise a por-
Om of this inimense sum by the followthr
means :' i
s liS , taxation
, -
By - loans,
• $320,000,000
- Modifieetions of tin) Tariff are urged;
especially by levyingiduties upon articles
now exempt, and upon other lightly tax
ed. For instance, he recommends a duty
of 24 cents per pound on cloyed sugar, 4:
cents per pound (mind and other refined
sugars ;•24cents per!potind on syrup: of
sugarcane, 0 cents per gallon on molasses,
'5 cents 'per pound on coffee; 15 cents 'per
pound- on black tea; and .20 - .cents per
pound on green tea. k All of • which will,
doubtless, be quite Uggreeable to the la
boring classes of th&,
,country—especially
those of them who:, 'have always been
shouting for a high tariff.
From the Secretiry of War's report
the public will learn that under the call 'of
the fifteenth of April last, for seventy-five
thousand men from ithe militia for three
months, there ai'e Ow in the . service •of
the United States: - 80,000 - men
Under the .proclaniation of •
the 4titof May, for. volun- -
: . .teers to serve for the war,
there -have been iaccepted
.and are now in seivice.reg
iments.equal to • ~155,000 men.
-have anything
price,
turns out •Oit
anipnlation by
and speculatin's
hity abounds this
in
- transport -vas
;Department for
month,. with a
Total volunteer forch now in
service, . . • 235,000. men
Add to . this fifty-five . regi
ments,-accepted but not yet
in. service
Add new regiment:i,of regu
lar army -
Ameg,atelbrce DIV at com
mand, ' 1 ' : 310,000 men,
Deduct three months' men
after their •time expires 80,000 men
[.
s,,
Force still at command of
Government, . 230,000 men,
CHICAGO, July 8..1—A 'N . l(2.,lout' tornado„
accompanied by rain, pasSed bv.er Free.
port, in this state, this afternoon, doing
much damage. • 174 freight house of the
Illinois. Central road was unl•ooled, the
machine shop Of thd Racine and Mississip
pi road:demolished the bridge over, the
Preatoniea° and ati Yellow 'Creek, neat
the city, were blowlit down. It also un
roofed several at Rockford. The thunder
storm •previtiled here all the afternoon.
OSHKOSH, Wis., iTuly 3. A destructive
tornado swept overthis city at two o'clock
this morning, unroofing houses in every
direction, 4lowing down trees, doing im
mense damage.. The steamer Shawanaw,
at her dock, was made a completc . ,wrt!ek.
The steamer Berlin City'!:lS her smoke
stack and tipper trials carried away and
otherwise 4amaged. • Houses in till parts
I
of. Viie city-were lifted up and carried soy
' eral-feet, and seven in some cases entirely
demolished.
The wind was accompanied by a violent
- hailstorm. The was terrific,.
Striking in Seteral daces. No loss of life
yet reported. • _ _
Indian Fight in Minnesota„
The St Paul Picineer; of the 3d inst,
gives the partieuls of a fight between
a party of ChippeWas and Sioui, on the
10th of June. It appears that the Sioux
arrived at St—Joseph, on the Pembina
river, for the purpose of returning stolen•
horses, when they were fired upon by a
party - of Chippewas . encamped in the. vi
.emity. the Sioux immediately returned
the fire. Siz of IF the chippewas, *three
Siouk, and ten Apinipoines were killed.—
The Sioux finally escaped,-leaving behind
- them forty-horses; Although the half
breeds at St. Joseph refrained from taking
part in the fight, they . are apprehensive of
an attack frOM a hody-c,of Sioux now en
camped at Devil's';Lake.
• With a view to ineet a universally admit
ted want the undersigned will issue on
Monday, the Ist of July next, a Morning
Penny Paper to lid called "THE UNION.
The great mission of the -Democratic
Party, which hits ever stood as_ the
bulwark of the. Union and the Champion
of.,the . Constitution, renders its. entire
unity and bold attitude in this hour,' of
National' peril a Matter of vital concern.
The, pending struLrgle is not. less for the
maintenance of a iUnited country' than for
the Perpetuation of Democratic Principles
as expounded it,y4effeFson and- Jackson.
The most momentous results hang upon
the issue. Mere party questions are for the
time by common consent adjourned. • The
past is dead, save' . in its lessons of experi
ence. . .
.The Democratic hosts have not shrunk
from their full share in the responsibilities
and. dangers of ; the emergency. They
have rallied with one accord around the
standard of our common country. But
the-occasion imposes other duties. The
Government willldemand receive the will
iug support of every patriot, in its efforts
to vindicate the National honor and re.
assert the National authority.;"but the
Preservation of Constitutional Liberty
rests more with•the people than with Con
gresses-- and iabinets. - Vigilance and
Unity are there ere specially :requisite in
the present junctiire.
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AND ALL THE LAWS.
shall make . ni!
law ABRIDGIIkia THE FREEDOM
OF SPEECH; OR :OF. ..THE PRESS!
=Constitution' of the United States.
OLD 1119ILORY Va. OLD AMU
TIPHOI.Ii THE CONSTITUTION.
"It is well , known that there have always been tiotut
amongst es wird wish to enlarge the powers of the general
gore rnment ; and experience would seem to Ihdicate that
there in a tendency on the part of this government to civet
step the boundaries marked out for It by the Constitutio*.
Its legitiniate authority isUbundantly sufficient for all the
purposes for which it waii created ; audits powers 61,114
expressly enumerated , there CAN BE NO J673T1F1,
CATION FOR CLAIMING ANYTHING BEFONB
TREE.. smear offilli_Pf t0. 6 -terctle_.lVWer 6 7" 1
Mtge limits should be PROMFTLY. ANIS FIB BY
OPPOSED. For one evil example will leadlaidlut
nu:antra still MORE' MIEICIIIEVOO3;ind if the prin.
elple of constmetive powers, or supposed advantages, or
temporary circumstances, shall, ever bo permitted to
tify the assumption of a power not given by the Consti
tution, the.gcneral government will before leng absorb
all the
one
of legislation, and you will have, in effect;
but one consolldated v c r avemment."—Andrete Jackson!'
Fare well Address. Rend It all, carefully. ,
Studenes 'designing to attend the Binghamton' Co;
menial College, can hear of something of practical oaf ,
by calling at or addressing this office. ,
"Welave got a Change, . •
Ten years - ago, .Henry- •now
Senator from Massachusetts, was au abit
litionist. He did not: deny the name. Oa
the 24th of January, 1851, he attended an
anti-slavery festival held in Cochituate
I all, Boston; to celebrate the completk‘
of the twentieth 'year of the existence 4f
"The Liberator," a well-known treason:-.
NC Sheet, published by the notorious W.
Lloyd Garrison. At that festiyal or meet
ing of fanatical abolitionism of the deepeSt
dye and most desperate resolves, the
Senator made a .speech, frOm which we
copy as follows :
"I am here to-night,. sir, to expresinfy
love for .the great cause (abolition) your
guest has advocated for_twenty• yeai.s
through the coluinns ofthe Liberator, mid
my profound, admiration and respect fiir
his self-sacrificing and unfaltering de4-
tion to ft amid' Obloquy- and reproach. I I
have honored him for his unahrinking zeal
and unwavering% fidelity to . the cause :,f‘
liberty and progress. For twelve yeal
have read the Liberator, and sir, if I love
liberty and loathe slavery and oppressid;
' if I entertain a profound, regard for ti
rights of than all over the globe, I owe I
in a 'great degree 'to the labors of W
ILloyd Garrison.
* * * *
50,000 nlen
25,000 men
And When - that great day (abolition)
comes, as surely it will come—for GIA
reigns—when titree,millions of men. held_
M sla.7ery in this republic, fr6e,
the fricuds . of liberty will aoknowledike
what Many nod deny,' the patriotistn4
Wit4l,4oy . tl Gairison.
venturo to say that the cause of liber
ty is spreading, throughout the- wh
land, and thitt tho .day is not far distant
when brilliant victories for freedom 4111
be won." .
The vietoiles„ he boasted of are said,
\many, t 5 be at liana, anti those who
joice at What we now behold have yea
to thank Gars ison & Co. fortheirlabi
pupil now.holds'the destinie
this unwary in his hands. Tho bills
chooses to oqer have the advance, sa i l
tion of the-President, and will becod
laws of the land. Tie author and cont
mai propagator ofthP assertion that ' 6 l
Constitution, of the ;,17nited States it
league - with 'death and a covenant 1)
hell," has educated a" class of politicians
Who now rule the country. • Yet,
.if ny:
doubt the " patriotism of Wm. Lloyd ar- .
rison," and hesitate to-enderse .tbe acts of
his pupils,• their lives .and property!are
thieatened with destruction in . Montri)se,.
and all, offer the-. North; and,- even then,
to find fault is " treason "! . We c:ar4 lit
tle for-names—give us_ Constitutional
"William O'Brien has been remqved
from the position of inArker,in the Custom
House at New York, and Robert-Yos
burg, a negro, appointed in his place.l'
We clip the above front the Eine arid
the'Palm, an abolition paper, publi hed.
1
in New York and Boston simultaneoUsly.:
It is put forth in that sheet with a Vist,
as showing the advance of "liberal princi
i
ples" in.the government, when whitelnen
can be turned out &Public employMent
to,make room for negroeS. Inasmneil as
the announcement comes from the oppo
site side, we'suppose we may take 114 for
truth—it is not a." secession lie," 'as! our
opposition friends are• fond of dubbin) ev
erything that don't suit them. - , - I
We think it would be well for white
nip, and especially for laboring min to
notice this appointment. A similaricase
has occurred in the - Boston custom h use.
M - The bill which Senator Wilkp of
fered in the Senate on Saturday, as we
learn from the Tribune, provides "fir ta
king possession of all personal Property in
the Rebel States by -the general officirs of
the army.' So far as needed for the: sup
port of the troops it will be so used but
othef m:ticles will be sold:in home ol• for
eign markets and converted into oath.—
For.everything bb taken, eertificatei will
be given to the owner, without the ;ew
er of transfer, to be paid at the'expirtbn
of the war to those * holders - who ihave
been loyal to the Government, but to be
uonfiseata in cases of aid and comfert to
the rebellion,"; • , I
It does not seem possible that shoh'a
bill can pass, but we shall see, Lend elt•
izens must not be robbed,
W"The Scientific Ame)-Ican lit truly
scientific Journal, no other in the. United
States equal to it. At theie times mood
deal of attention is being paid to the im
provements made on guns through its- col ,
umna. lt is devoted to patents generally,
ancris.", a Journal of practical inforniation
arp, science, - mechanics, agriculture,
chemlstry, and manufactures." .It is. deo'.
dedly the best mechanical paPer in the
July' Bth the new senes ;com
menced—Vol. V.. Terms to mail subsc,ri
berm. two dollars a year.' Munn di Co.,
pubfiihers,-37 Park New Yorli,
.. ,
Lynoklivi ins: Gibson. .
A' case of ly*eh r _law oceurre4 hrOibscm,
. .
this conotyi'4ast Ertday, Ibe facts, to
we hear theni l ibeing about as follows:
• • •,
About Midnight; tionie fifteen men came
to the bOuge - Of Loren...O. Tiffany, 'where
in were himself and wife;•ahired man, Mr.
Henry lE'nrdy,i-And". Wife, and an old man
named Gregethe lath - sr-in -6W of Tiffany'
and Perdy„; The,mob fastened the doors
leading to the! sleeping- rooms ofk
others, took Purdy .by violence from his
bed in his shirt, tied his hands behind him,
took hint to the orchard, shaved,otie . side
Of his head, tarred him, and Ordered him
to leave the,place immediately. He was
also -badly liteised by being kicked, dec.
Old Mr.. Gregg got- out at the window,
and tried to persuade the mob to desist.
froth their acti4 but a pistol was put to his
breast, and lie Was told that his life would
be taken if he Offered - any interference.—
'Mr. Tiffany " Went Out to alarm the neigh
berg," and carne back from his father'saf
'ter the mob hail . left. -
Mr. Purdy jis a native of Yorktown,
'Weistchester Ô. N, 'Y., and has livedlor
six 'years in ll'fississippi. He is a lawyer,
and was also engaged in the gee business.
He - States that he nitended.'to dispose of
his property,* soon as possible,-,-and 're;
turn to the-NOrth. - _His; wife bad been vis
iting all sue:neer at Mr: Tiffany's, and Mr.
J; B. Gregg's With her sister, brother and
father. :Mr. Purdy has been some. two
weeks in Gibsen, preparatory to returning
South. 'He says .he.has . taken no sides in
the war, but 'stands neutral. He further
says he gave :no cause of offence; even in
Words, and had, conversed mostly with his
friends. He init for the South via. the
Western 'Kentucky route on Monday of
this week. • j • •
The•excuse for, this outrage is said by
some to be baSed upon words spoken .by
him it : Harfcirdr -Others say that he was
an avowed-seeessioniskaad said be'had a
Commission from "Jeff, Davis in hig pocket.
We have no knowledge of the farts,,
'except frbtri second hands, as above naria
-tid. • Wilily event, the,outrage is utterly
inexcusable; 'and the perpetrators merit
the severest Censure from all ,American
Union men-4-all friends of human liberty,
and thieitreine punishment provided bY
law. Hhe really held a commission from
Jeff. Davis, shOuld 'lave been arrested,,
-and met the
.itist penalty provided by law
for treason, and his •lynchers have really
been guilty- ef'imisprision of treason in suf
fering him .to; depart without detention,
ane. ire 'carries South
1 add Incite th4Jlame of rebellion; The Act
dale mob, lidwever, induces pA to believe
that their excuse is a manufactured ono,
Mid certainly, places them in a false posi.
tiou. For fifteen armed men toatttelCono
unarmed ;nue; asleep', at midnight, Shows
a hasp degree Of cowardice, and is prima
fade evidence of their act being unjustifi
ed. had ho been guilty of a wrong; the
law should hO-e been - enforced. «'e will
vilut such fmther facts as we may learn
of the matted and have no room for fur
ther comments to day.
) 1 - 0 — The' ery - many,personal and petit'.
niary frienN of Isa:in L. Post, Borrowing ,
member of inte trm of Post Brothers,
will be surpriSed'to learn that there is a
rumor afloat that he has received an Office ,
in- the Trertiury Department at Washing
. At fiat; we supposed this report to
be like those that he had gOne down -to
borrow nfoner for Jeff Davis, and that he
-was lodged in jail, at Wilkes Barre, mere
idle rumors Ibut we learn from one othis
near relativ'et that he has received an up:
pointment at the ITS. Capital.
In.
the
t a
ith
, W - The "signs of the times" are terri
bly deceptiVe' r . Passing the corner of PO ,
lie Avenue Turnpike street, recently,
we. noticed , a, ;sign : which readS: " 20 per
eent.-paid !"! Those who do business in
that locality,l or' else Where, have ere this
-learned that" 20 per ceM." is Nor'.' paid,"
. .
. They are glad of it.
We clip ih i e following from an editoriql
n the Tribrilie
• - •
" We believe, as we said a.few days a
go, that- thfre is nothing to regret in the
events of thellast fevOmonths, not, indeed,
because men 6 1 re norand, have not been
weak and . wicked, but because a•Provi
-&ntral purncise in the Divine mind over-•
rules all tlungs and brings good out of
the follies and crimes of men. We do not
therefore regret the attack on Fort Sum
ter, but on tbe contrary, rejoice in it, for to
thatstupendens.outrage upon the people,
and terrible insult to the flag, came a res
ponse which Irevealed hbw true and how
strong
,the •Torth is."
On the are princlple Greeley at: Co.
might rejoice that his brother had , been
murdered, becaue it would demonstrate,
tkat the murderer could be hung! Shock
ing as it tufty be, there are plenty of peo,„
pie who rejoice with th6Tribune, and are
exultant at . .b . o existence of civil war !
But none of them are in the army. ' .
Nr A great dull of bad feeling has
been created ,a - mong the more- moderate
Republicani by- the introduction of the
irrepressible; negro, sin the shape .of Mr.
Lovejoy's reSolution in regard to fugitive
slaves. •Levejoy. is a most violent and
radical Abolitionist. In conversation' he
does not hesitate to
in
openly that
he chiefly rejoices in this war incense
frcea the Slaves. Lovejoy has private
griefs to aVenge,.but ought not to bring
them into Icongress,.. His resolution is
looked
. uponi as an .attempt to drag the
slavery question into 'Congress. and as'
affording proof . of the assertion made by
the enemies I of the AdMinistration; that
this Is a was! primarily against slavery and
slaveholdeO r
:-40 BM, a republican writer at Wash
, ingtci, if itt be true, why does the--repub
lleag Majority suffer itself to be used as
a. tool by Lovejoy* Co.? Now would be
a good time; tfOuck loose from the - fanat
ics; but thn party appears to be afraid • to
do so ; auk spealte Grow tamely perMits.
all Lovejoy, nonsenseto -be considered,
when altogether. out \oferder; ye t
. any
thing that lOoks like gall : libation .ta hear
tily ribbed
_nut of orjler; ander.the war.
gag. ThOtrouble is 'not so muesli that
that
there are sore alxilitionists in Congress,
as-in thethat they control the repub
liCans, have ;a strong ally,to say the!eset,
in,tbc : stiealcer. ,
RECORD 0
' Attie at
Sr. LoUts, tulr l
Hannibal last night
command at Monroe
hundred mounted mi
tirclay afternoon, w,
attacked and dispel _-.., ---- --... API
Command of the , Rebeli, ; was forced to.
leave his horse and taW to the woods. A .
large number of the Rebels • were cap : .
Lured.. • , i • .
C1116A60, July " 'l2.-Three - companies
sent to the , rellefoof Colonel Smitlri at
Monroe, Missouri, returned lasenight, and
reported tbe road unobstructed between
Hannibal. and Monroe. -On arriving at
the latter place, they Earthed a junction
with Col. Smith's foro, which' was en- .
trenCla , d in the Acadeiny Buildings.
The Rebels, twelve hundred strong;
were grouped :over-the prairie out of
reach of Colonel Srnitli'is rifles. They bad
:two 'pieces of artillery; which were
brought'to bea , but tbe distance _was so •
great that the ails were almost spent be-:
fore reaching o r lines! Smith's artillery;
was of longernge, and did considerable
it
execution. T p fight! lasted until dusk,
and the last shot from our side dismount
ed one of the enemy's; guns.
Just at that moment (ov% Wood, of
Illinois fell on their rear ' with the cavalry
sent from Quincy -on Wednesday, and
completely routed the, taking 75 pris
oners, one gun; and a 'large number or
horses. About 20 on i3O of the Rebels
were killed, Not omi man on our side
was killed, although several were severely
wounded. • I :
Battle in Western Virginia: -
Roanixo liras;July 12.—A battle'
wassfought yestefelayi afternoon at Rich
Mountain, about two , miles east of this
place; where the enetny;.numbering about
two thousand, under the command of Col. •
Pegrani, were strongly lentrenihed.
About three o'clock Oki morning,Gen. •
Roseneranz, with a pkiitiorver the eighth
Tenth and.Thirteentkindiannßegiimentif, .
and.the Nineteenth-Ohio, left this place,
and; after a very difb'cult march' of sei•en -,
or eight chiles, main* a road: through'
theswoods; succeeded in siirrotny4hig. the •
enemy. , , • ' I
"About three O'clocli P. M. a desperate'
fight ensued, biting about an•hour and
_a
,half,,resulting in a lopslof sixty of the en
emy killed; a large number wounded, FA'
many prisoners, some ~of whom are offi
cers.. t i .
The • enemy 'retreated precipitately,
leaving behind them Six guns a•larg nytm
ber of horses, wagOris, . camp equipage,
etc:
. .
The loss on our side •is about fwenty
killed aud fifty wounded. Arnon the
latter was Captain Crisiniller, of the Indi
ana Tenth.
•,'Skirmish near Washington.
There was a skignish took place July 8,
between the pickets lof,s the pit--
triet of Cohimbia BattAlioni,34.Gerhart,,
and those of the Vittginia levees' ow the •
other side of the -Gr'pat Fall, aßetto ven ,
miles distant ; The former lost - env man.-
The enemy, concealed in a - bush, Were
, red at, but with ‘hat effect is not - yet
ascertained - . si is
• Further . intelligenee !from Capt. Get , :
hart's District of Coininbin Volunteers ; at.
Great Falls, state Unit! two of ' his men'
were and seieral wounded. The
Rebels sabred to Al fai• greater extent.—
..They had a party of knii , alry. - The parties
were separated lip t i t r e Potomac, but kept
up xlie fight at lute his throughout yes
terday. • .
In the affair at Hainosville, General Pat
terson commanded !in person and _gave
all orders. General Patterson's despatch
to the Goveinment was erroneously tele
graphed. -Is should have read two thou
sand instead of WU iho,usand, as the extent
of Jackson's routed; force. -
A SuAlii..---One bf '-the - most disgrace
ful of the acts which :have characterized
the present adlnainiitration,in its brief but.
unexampled career, 'is the appointment.
of Jim Law. to a Brigadier-Generalship,
and "Capt.." Montgoniery to a Celonelcy
in the army—two ns deep-dyed scoundrels
as ever went unhurt;:' The murders and
robberies committdd by those fellows du
ring the troubles iiiKansaa.are knoWn to
the whole country+ and. have•linked.their
names in appropriate.conneotirm with the
hoary villain • but i fees fortunete- John
Brown.'' These men did all ih t - 11 - ek pow
er to keep alive thri bloody_ strifein..Mil
sas, and are personally respousible-fon a:
large share of its atrocities., Lane rnur
dereid a Free.Statenian named Jenkinst:
Ho was, arrested, 1 hilt contrived to get
clear by bis influetice over men as guilty_
as himself, His seat in the Senate was se
cured. by corruptien uneiampled in the
history of legislaticln- 7 the votes a mem
bers being openlyliought and sold on the
floor of the House., :• , . , •
What adds to Oe enorinity of the of-.
fence, was the vielllauthenti ted fact that.
the money nsed for tlds pu pose was_sto-,
len_ from the charithble cont ibutionshent
out by the people :of !the E st to relieve
the sufferings in Kansas. Since the elec
tion of Pomeroy and Zane to the Senate,
nothing has beeni heard of suffering in
Kansas. Montgomery is a desperado of
the most abandoned character, and has for
years kept _ around; him a band of lawless
men, who made themielies -the terror of
the country round about. Their robber
ies and murders. al fresh in' the 'minds of
the public. This band is still in i k otive_ ser
vice, and the effect of giving a commission
to. - Montgomery is to place them in the
pay of govenmiet and make the whole
country responsib e 'for theiy acts. These
men proclaim that/ they are determined to
"sustain the Uni'on", and - "protect the
honor of theflagl'? The elevation of men
of such character to a parwith thevolun
teers who have diAnterestedly shouldered
1 their muskets for the stippOrt of the gor
ernment• in good faith,_ and with honora
ble purpose, is A burning disgrace, to the
country.—Yelo Oaven Register.
A).ZOTHER Ciatp; Parizn.—Tho Pennsyl
vania Thirteenth is pie title of a paper issu
ed at Williamsport, Md., by the regiment
after which it is knamed. Among other
amusing items in the first number is the
following advertise for', sale a
choice lot of rags (materiatunknow - n,) for.
manly put togethefr us soldier'S clothing.
If Mr. Neal, of Pliiladelphia, wishes to-as
sist in a speculation, he will find his _Ser
vices appredated applying to the lath
Regiment." i
•
the banner 'Democratic town
of Will :ootinty . lll.4 has - fUrnished two full
companies for theliar, while Ijomer, the.
banner Republican town, has not a single
T9reaentawa army .
_ . "0 ! ain't
you glad yon joined the Wide Awakes."
tkc: ' •