,
6ourspanetnee.
AKIIVIGTON, P. c.
i1ec..251b, IS6I.
rturs•n Vaunt)r i
1.)E ; a Sint—According to promise
vrausmit to ys,n a few lines.
On 'caving you at Seranton,,De. 91h, I
4.oiight :quarters in the Mansion 1.10.u5;,
m here 1 st:yetl over night. Started .for
t'amp•Curtin the morning of the lOth, at ;
,',:lock 50'ininntes. I did not find things ;
as I expected. Orders had come that .we
could hot go to Port Royal, :hut must
start for IVasliingtom and- :when there
await further.orders. After packing and
impacsing until the 14th, we finally' got
under way for Washington, at S
We were !nit aboard of some old freight
earzl. were unlit to transport 'eattle,L
We Sufi'ered considerably during the !
ught with cold. Sunday morning at day
li!,ht we found ourselves twenty-tive miles 1
frontaltimore, Mid amid the splendors of
'this ti ß vantifoil morning had an opportunity
to view the picturesque landscape by
whieb we were environed. At tell
a. iii. We . l,lrUleil into line and marched
tau it:_h the city, to the Ohiesk, Baltimore
Depot, %\ here weipartook of our dinner
at 12 o'clock. (0, I tuau:t not forget to
that we were cheeree on the road
ahaig the lines, and through t h e city.—
The people seemed to lie loyal, and fre
'quently criedont "Bully for old Pennsyb
yania.') We were soon en route again
fir Washimilon, where we, arrived at 0
O'clock p. - tn.. Stayed one night at the
Solders' Retreat, a large ,building con
st:ll,.ted for I licluicommodation I 'fa whol e
ye : - , inient.. Vie were - aroused - by the
heat of the drum at 5 o'clock to prepare
for - breakfast. After dayliirht.we visited
the Capitol and were privileged to go
I-bre:v.4h the whole 'building. It is Ow
lii.tcsi'plece of work that I ever saw. •
hilr staudingOn the Dome, we could
see the camp of about three limulred
thousand soldiers. In whatever direct
ion we turned mu: (Wei; we beheld the
fields (lotted with tile warriors. tents.—
'Amid the drilling of the battalions,the din
of small arms,and the booming of cannon,
all SUMS; confusion here. After .seeing
the sights, we tl,rmed in line,and marched
,alwat three mik-s to an open space where
we baited and pitched our tents. We
the Slhly t: lit, 'll hfch in 10111111 and
has .a diameter of about twelve feet. There
are seveut •en men in our Lent Our ra
tions are LI er than they were at Camp
Cartin. We ltav„e enough to cat and
Plenty of coffee to drink. Our camp reg.
ions are very strict. Sonic Or the boys
tire very anxious to cross the POiO111:10
Itnd hiarelt brush with the rebels. The
next day alierour arrival litre one of our
I,t4y-s was slot through the shoulder,whilc
goitig,.aiter a pail of,water. His name is
W. 1.111, fr. ni Pike, Bradthrd county. The
I di cenrains in his shoulder vet. It broke
im I and we think he will. ! :et along
withommuch trouble. Who thuL him,
we'd° not knots whether crimia or CIA',
there. is so much tiring here. We had
f•; leave smne Oi our Susi. etniuty•bays at
Camp Cutia., on account ut the mem:les.
Three or tour callers are siet with them
sere, other Al Ise we are all well.
l'our truly.
J.IV. ;ER.
•
CAMP .1N DI" 3. , xNSIIN,
§
LA - runor
.DrAn claim to,be one of
Uncle Sani's boys, haling us you well
know been innsturea into the Federal ser-
mem wa , f organized in Camp Cameron,
Pa., awl liow we are placed at the dispos
al of Gen. 1 u 11, Cononandr-M-Chief of
the furees in Kentucky, and 'all we• ask of
himi s to give tt a fiiir ehauee at the reb-
el Dueloivi
pitelo•tl our tents ou
'lndiana soil nearly four woels ago, and
%%hen fddvd ourselves in our Liam
kets and la . ) down to rest it was 'with the
thou:Alt that. we were entitled to share
the danger- and participate in the glory
•of sustainilrg - our own government, •fr
\vhich purp.ose the Secretary of War had
called us into the fold. We have been
IMMIMEIMEIMe
the last two weeks, (with the exception
(4 - thrt , e st oral v 4lays.) During-the time
we have been 'here, the regiment has been
'pat through on company and battalion
fon'r lietr:s each day, except Sun
days, then WV We inspeetida, dress 'par
ade*and preaching by the. Regimental
Chaplajn. I:vcrything Works as smooth- I
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I. Willi 11S: :th in a camp of regulars. At . . I;
slx in the monolo go we are aroused faun t Allied -Expedition against Mei . cied
oor refivs:dar rest (which we enjoy after 1 Late m4vicesrep6rt the ftrival of tlje, I
the',laN's k% ork,) !J% the reveille ; each ! contbinedj:nglish, French and Spanish I
company then turns. out and form into ~fle;cts at Vera Critz, ' and the occupation I
lin - e in the front of their tents; alter the : of that cilv and the strong eastle of San
roil is called, the horses are cleaned *and-: Juan d'elloa by -the Spaniards. The I
fed. *At seven the call is sounded for M'exicansilmade no resistance, but after a
breaktiist ; then out comes the tin cups' brief respite retired from the place. • The
and plates, and a , rrand -rush is made tbr proclamation of the Commanding Gene
the fat pork, hard bread and the regularral declal;es the pinpose of the . EXpedi
alloWairce of coffee. (more beans than cot: ' tion to he to deniand satisfaction for vio
fee.) At F::y - , a. M., Surgeons call is beat- ' hition of kreaty stipulations, and proi;er
• en ;at this bo•tr all the sick then in the • gaarantis against future-outrages. 'After
rompanies are taken tothe hospital by i'eceivingl" indemnity for the past and se-
The tfidcrly Sui:2-e:int of each company,: e, arity 14the future." the, forces williwitli
to be i ctained, ph:sullied tin: and sent .to draw. w!th the-hope that they bavd, iner
quarCers, or returned to duty, at the dis- ' ited tip .affection of the Mexican people.
cretion oft he stir:,ret, . (Plenty of shain , It is al!lo announced that :Santa Anna
• sickness.y At t.t a. nh, First Sergeant's and MirathOn are going . to the city of „Ilex
'call, when the set et .eolnually reports iee. Wfiether the visit of these distin
are to be handed in.. The reports show omi'slied 'lexicans, whose fortuneg .' have.
how many are sick, absent; on : r nara,O.: C., : been
. so cfliangimg and eventful, .has any
tive minutes after Sergeant's call comes'' thing to tio,with a Changeln. the adminis
drill call ; every one is tube on his burst tration ot; the Government will soon. - be
at the aprointed time; we . then attend 1 determink, tl. It will not be long unit we
&arc:turning at one-quarter past eleven,! are fully 11pPrised of the actual intentions
soon as we get our liorseslo their respect-' of the 4mbilted Powers. The' SPanish
iveTlaces comes water call,t hea off conies • flag noWiwavesover Vera Cruz,' and' it
saddles :al curb bitty, lvavin: , on . the will not be surprising ifan attempt Should
watering bri;i:es and blanket ; but very ! be madetiOTednee 'lexico - tO . the etmdi
. little time paFsses ttefore we "are mounted] tion of alSpanish denendenq. , • ..
and Marehing, in regular order towards' r
the river, W dine-ht 1 uk with the ta- ,-' :" - A belief is gaining. gr'ound 'with ,
hle ot fare 11,.. : f0re us, changed into bean "'many ()flour most intelligent merchants
• soup or boiled rice, and plenty of hard :•- and eitiJ,ens—those, I mean, who ! have ,'
. bread and water. At .1 p. in.-comes l'irst : Commereial correspondents itangrand—
Sergeant's call for them to. g"o head '-that theq3ritish Goverfithent will not . be
ail
quarters after their reports, 5 minutes !)„ , n,,. i n - iscovering, the . pretext for anoth
ter drill call sounds, then out we go moon- : or " diffi lilt v, as a prelude to breaking the
• .
red on oux.fiery steeds, with saberA clang- blockad# ,_ which; is now beginning -to
tug, and put them' through for two hours, : pinch luir manufacturing . classes alniost as
runningoyalking, trotting, jumping and badly avOt is pinching Jeff. Davis. ;Bence
all other maneuvers a horse can be made , th0„,41, the surrender ofSlidell and Mason .
tO go through with.:. At 4 p.• in. the bu- '
pats off he evil day, it is felt that War is
gle sounds ibr guard mounting, at 2:10 for I only teMporaril v, not indefinitely,l post
. • the men to clean and feed their Ilk - mk`s j potted.' 4 . •
again. There are several calls for Tall-1 The :U•rogant and' insulting tonegd . the.
ous purposes after tired and -ed call T
will not : Londoerunes, in stigeatizmg the tblock
worry. your patience by.deseribing them i' tide of Charleston, by sulking vessel; in
here, but would says that the - watering 1 , its channel, as an outrage upon all human
.. call and the cull for supper is not -alloired ! kind, an: tuiparaleled barbarity,' ete`„'-eer
toyassby'any man in the regiment; We 1 thinly gbes far to strengthen that lielief. 7 z
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now have seven stated roll calls a - day,--- . [ll l e Tinies, to -be sure, is only a new.spa-
I have no marks against me -.as yet, and 1 per,bllo,ln tbe. excitement which it - and
,
my urine is firm that. there -will not ' btr, its eehoeshave Stirred up' agaittst"ins; in
:any. By strict attention to the drill, the tire matter of the Trot, it discloSesjan in
regiment is fast emerging from green re- . tleenee-Inpon British public opinion; which
-,... emits into a well drilled ant well: disci- ; thoughitever to-be dreaded, ts 'not Ito .be
Alined reginient of efficieut soldiers,' -The `despi - se.j. 's -, - . .
spirit of insubnrclittation, etiiiimott'and
natural to raw.....recruits, is fast '.becomihig
'extinct. Our boys employ . their leisure
time in testing. and -preparing for *uric ;
they are kept too busy to.grumble. '
Yours truly,
_IIO3IINE P. SCOTT.,
•
The corresp ondence of Secretary • Sew
ard, Lord Lyons, 'Earl-Husselland others
upon theTreart4 affair,. is published at i
length. .'.,.. .-- ~- • - .
On the'3othtorNovember: Mr. Seward. :
.addressedfa,despatch to our Minister to
,
Congress—Work not Words. - England, rehearsing the particulars of the
It is idle to :item pt to 4 diignise the' Trent affair. "The main point of this tom
fact: that Congress is rapidly losing the munication is, that in the capture ‘ •of
confidence .of the people of this country. Messrs.; Mason and . Slidell on board. a
We dO not here allude to the cases of in. -British 'vessel,Captain Wilkes having act-.
dividual f o lly and bad taste
. which , hav e ed without any instructions from the Gov
otTurred, such as Mr. Stevens' ilkinjed 1 yrnment, the,subject is therefore free from
flings at France, though. -these are; bad 1 the 'embarrassment-which might have •ro
enough,but to the systematic neglect 'of i suited it' the act had - hien specially direct
their plain duty-which has characterized; ed by us. *„ '' . - . , ~.
their proceedings from the.firat Instead l Earl Russell,Bsitish *Minister ofForeiga
of taking measures to insure stMeess, they A flairs, writes to Lordlyons, under date
thll to quarrelling asj I
o what shall be. done of November 30,.reeapitnlating the facts,
when , success shall be obtained.' li stead j and concluding as folloWs :. •
of attending to their 'own dutieS, they . o c . I • ; Certain individuals have . been forcibly
cuprthemselvew With investigations as - to 1 taken from on-board a British vessel,' the
why .our army Lae not accomplishettlyha6 ship of a neutral power, while such vessel
in their estimation, it should have Voile.. I was pursuing alawful and innocent 'voy-
What is the use of deciding whether- I age; an actor-of violence which was an al
slave s shall be emancipated or not at the I front to the British Flag and a violation
end of the War, if they will not devise the !of international law. • , • .
means to,carry it on ?.. Is it more imPor- I Tier Majesty's Governm ent basing in
taut to decide on whether we ' shall. 'eon. I mind her friendly relations which - hare
fiscate Rebel property when we control it,l long subsisted between Greet Britain and
or to let that matter rest awhile and -to 1 the United States; are willing to believe
proVide in the
_meantime against -foreign 1 this aggression was not acting •in compli
invasion ? Congress appeari 40 think :ince with any 'authority from his Govetn
that the waft will pay for - . itself 'or that I ment, br that if he conceived himself to he
means can he obtained indefinitely frond sO 'authorized lie greatly misunderstood
the banksi 7 forgetting that 'the banks: the instructions he had received. • • '
have. not ar,mexhaustible supply of means. I c ' For the Government of the . United •
The banks Of Phiadelphia New York and 1 States must be fully aware that the British'
Boston have behav,etritol>lv in this crisis. 1 Government could not allow. such an
They have loaned their whole . capital- to 1 affront to the national honor to pass with
the Governittent—a atep which they took out full rep:tuition, and :Her .Majesty's
in - - convf e ,ction that Congress would', by Government are unwilling. to believe that
-
a well-dig e s ted system of taxation, sustain i t could be the. deliberate inter ton 4 - the
the credit Of the country. But they met I United States unnecessarily to force into
: with no ctleoperation front the interior f discussion between the two Governments
banks,,andlfound that Congress, . instead , a question of so grave a character, 'and.
of goMg actively to wort; to provide I With regard to which the Whole British
ways and means, was ready to occupy' it- i nation woul4 be sure to entertain such
self with ailything else in preference.—' unanimitypf feeling. •
i . It is,therefore, congress that is'respOnsi- 1 . Her Majesty's Government, therefore
Lie for the l i suspenaton, and for the pros- . trust that when the niatter shall - have
p:ct of hasOess paper inflation- which is ! been brought under the consideration of
bcrfore us, I the Government of the United States,
When we reflect on the course of the [ that Government will, outs own accord,
people in this emergency, cm the Self- - offer to the British Government such , re
devotion of our volunteers,on the pathince I tires§ as alone could satisfy the British
of the mertiantile classes under,' their error_ I nation, namely :
mous losset:, on the eagerness with which 1 The liberation of the tbur 'gentlemen
the women of America have-applied them- , and their delivery to your Lordship in or
selves to laboring for those ~ who are der that they may again he placed tinder
fighting in, the cause of the Union ; is hell I British protection, and a suitable apology
We central all this with • the reckless in- 1 for the aggression which has been corn-
differenee of Congre:is, which, 'instead of mit ted.
making foq Many hours a .day as possi- 1 • Shoahl these terms nots. be. offered by
ble to perfect a financial policy, and a Mr.-Seward, .yon iris propose 'them .to
system of defence against all fixture enter-` him. .
gencies, at to ::muse; itself, and i ' Mr. Seward's reply repeats a statement
when it dqes meet, meets . to Wrangle' on ; of facts, adding that the indiViduals thus"
abstractions,—we ar e inclined to. wonder taken were pretended ministers toEurope
that a universal try of indiffnation does . nn.Courts from the insurrectionary. itOV- .
.: i 1 end 0. the Z' ' l an d :
not :1141? / . I,OM one O, to, the' ernmein f ned says: - -
other. Nor is thecontrast °lithe spirit of I Your Lordship will now perceive that
th e ycopleiwith that of certain GoVern- i the case before us, instead of presenting a
runt Deiartmenot less striking. - 'The_ ; merely flagrant act .of violence- on the
scenes of plunder which were Ifitely re-.! part of Captain Wilkes, as might well be
vealed areilii.gustine., the peonle wide the ! inferri-0 frlin the incomplete statement of
managem 6t of th e 'War Departnieul.— lit that went - up to the.BritishOovernment
The Meditial Department of otir army is i was undertaken as a simple, legal, custom
noturiousli and shamefully inellieient, and i :try and . beligerenf proceeding by Captaiti
demands a thol'etigli rearpnizing. Ilat, I Wilkes, to arrest and captUrp a bentral
Congress has not time to enusitle:' the Hi vessel ea:raged in carrying contraband of
hef,,re it f 61.• that purpose ;it must eiijov 1 war ter the n.f . , and benefit of the insur
its holidayk and do no serious business- goats. •
. before 1110 the sixth of January!. /low • The question before its is, whether this
are these holidays enjoyed by the invalid proCeeding was authorized by, and • con
; soldiers, sin nek down with " camp feYer,". ducted according to the law ofNatiohs. '
and some ) 4 f them lYing.ou Mere hoards?" . l
• It involves the-following inquiries :
I Let, then, Congress go to work ! Let_ ' Ist'. 'Were the persons named and
it give over-wrangling and disputing, 'and ! their. supposed dispatches contraband of
let the. members endeavor to .consider I win ?
, . •
themselve;s as rinv,entingt great Conn
try in the ierisig °fits fate, and not as ad
vocating party,riews and sectional 'diffi
culties. Alio\ e all, let them remember
that befort we decide what we will 'do
with the saves and the Rebels, we! had
hetter attend to the means of being : able
to do anything at all with them. The
spectacle lipresented so' far would have
beenintliCrous were it not so painful; and
discreditable. Are there •not members
enough who have the good of the country
at heart tO silence the braWlers.and firing
the body io a sense of What the country
expects °flit ? We *ant,- money, ships,
forts, army, medicine and attendance for
the sick, decent honesty; in contracting,
economy- verywhere as to uselesS
ea
penditureliberal appropriations for .mat
ters of pa)-amount need=or, to sum all
up in a Si igle sentence—Work- and not
Words !
t Maim and Siidell . Given Up.
2d. Niglll,Captain Wilkes lawfully stop
and sorch the Trent' for these contraband
persons and dispatches..?
31' Did he exercise that right in a law
ful and prober manner..
4th. ' Baring found 'the contraband
persons on board and in presumed posses
sion of the contraband dispatches, had' hp
a right to capture the persons ? . •
b'tli Did he exercise that right of, cap
ture in the manner allowed and, recogni
zed by the law of n,ations ? . .
If all these inquiries shall be resolved in
the affirmative, the British Government
will have no claim for reparation:
' The first four of these questions Mr.
Seward answers in the affirmative, show
ing conclusiVely his reasons fur such opin.
ion: • -
With regard to the sth, however,' be
says, any person claimed to be contraband
has a' rl!;ht to a fhir trial of the accusatiori
against him. The neutral state that has,
taken him under its- flag is bound 'to pro-_
tect hint if he is not contraband, and Is .
therefore entitled to be satisfied upon that
important question; The faith of . ' that
state is pledged to his safety, if innocent;
as its justice is pledgid to - his 'surrender,
if he is really contraband.
lie argues that Capt.Willes should have
'capttircd the Trent herself and submitted
the question for judicial investigation in a
prize court, fcir the purpose of determining
whether the persons in question were con
traband or not. This he failed to do, from
1 scntiments . of prudence , and . generosity,
n o t wi s hi ng t o cause inconvenience, losses
i andiperhaps disasters.to the several hun
-1 dreil innocent passengers on board the
i Trent. -
/ While, therefore the United States
Government approves the act of Capt.
Wilkes, for the reason stated, it 'admits
that the fact of his leaving the capture in
complete, although done,. as an act of
courtesy. renders it illegal,and the British
Gotertunenthas a technical right to claim
the 4urrender of the prisoners. captured.
lie concludes :
I trust I have shown, to the satisfaction
of the British Government; by a very shil
l& and natural statement of the facts and
analysis= of the -law applicable' to them,
that this govertinient has neither medita- 1
ted nor practiced nor approved any delib
erate 'Wrong in the transaction to which
theY lave called its attention . ; add, on
the contrary, that.what has happened has
been simply 'an inadvertency, consisting
in' a departure by the naval officer, free
from any - wrongful .motive, from a - rule
uncertainly established,'and probably by
1-th&. several parties •cencerned ,either
imperfectly _. understood or entirely
unknown. , • • ' .
For this error the British Government
I haS a right'to expect the same reparation
I F that We, as an independent state, should
expect frbm Great Britain, or any other
friendly nation, in a similar case. . .- .
In-coming to my conclusion, I have not
i prgotten that-if the safety of this Union
required the detention of the - .captured
j persons, it would he the right and duty of
I this government to detain them. . But
the effectual check - and* waning
. propor.
dons of the existing insurrection, as well
as the comparative u n importance "of the
captUred persons, themselves *hen dispas4,
, resorting
weighed, happily forbitt nie from
.0 that defence. ' '
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Mr. Seward ronelnd4 Ml' note in Lord
1"
. .
Lyons ,ttifolloWa
Tho,foer persons in question are now .
held in military custody at Fort . arren
in the Suite ofllussaehusetts. They will
be cheerfully liberated. Your Lordship
will
. please indicate a time'and - place for
receiving them. , _
I- avail myself of thiS occasion to - offer
to your Lordshipli renewcal assurance of
illy very. ligh consideration.
To Which Lord Lyons responds :
I will without any loss Tofsinfe forward
to her Majesty's. Government a copy of
the important cothmanicationwhich you
, .
have made to me.
• I will also iithoutfurther delay do my
self the.honor to confer with you person.
ally on the arrangements, to be made for
delivering the four gentlemen to me,- in
- order that they may again be placed un
der the protection of the British flag. •
I have the" honor to be, with the highest
consideration,isir, your most obedient,
humble servant. -
THE MONTROSE DEMOCRAT
TEEMS-31:50 P ANNITIE, IN ADVANCE.
A. J. chanriextx•rpicszw,
EDITOR,JUBLISHER, AND PROPRIETOR.
PURPOSES OYTHE WAR!
. ,__....., .
. ,
ron g re*9 by a rote nearly noanfmous, passed the fol
louingreaolution in July 1861: ' .
that the present.deplorable civil war has been forced
upon the country by the dlounionists of the Southern'
States, now in anus against the Constitutional Govern
ment. and In arms around the Capital; that in this Na
tional emergency, Congress, banishing all feeling of mere
passion or resentment. will recblleet only its duty to the
hulevount ry• that this Aver is not waged on their part
in any spirit ofoppressiomor for any purpose of conquest
or subjugation, or purpose of overthrowing or interfer
ing with the righttvor established institutions of those
States, but to defend and maintain the
. supietnney of the
Constitution, and to • presem c the Union, with all the
dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unite
paired ; and that as soon as these objects arc accom
plished the War ought to cease..
Gran commencei in Montrose on Mon
day, January 20th, and continues two
weeks. This will afford a good opportu
nity for everybody to pay the printer.—
ThOSe who do not. come to _Montrose, can
'send money by some neighbor—and we
trust none will fail to attend to the_ mat
ter. We have many hundreds of dollars
due us,thostly in small stuns, the payment
of which will not beat all difficult, for our
patrons; while it will'he of great service to
-
P. S. Our object in printing the above
h 4 to induce those hulehte.l to us to pay
tip—that'.s, all ! It is no joke.
Serious apprehensions are beginning to
te felt in financial circles in reference-to
the brcakerS upon laid' the country is
-drifting. Congress KQems unable or un
willing to look anything in the face except'
regroes. although *e are spending; about
.$2,000,000 per day, and have only tianls
to last ii - treck. It is alleged that a bill is
to be passed authOrizing titt . issue -of one
hundred millions of treasury notes,—they
to I,e made a legal tencler, This, it is 1-
liered, will ensure untold disasters..
. ,
ar The batiksin principal cities and
towns throughout the North, have sus
ponded specie payments ; and Most or .fill
the'country banks mtist doubtless follow
the example. We labored efforts
beinginade in certain quarters to explain
the cause and. effect of thit4 result of ,the
state of the country; but plain people can -
readily understand bo\v it came about ;
and they will doubtless, feel gratified if
manY,of the banks do not suspend 'paper
payments. before the storm is oVer. Mean
tithe, if people wish to lessen the financial
evils of the country, let them keep cool—
at least, till 'warm 'Weather—and put . the
'palmmoney into lively circulation,' by
the'payment of their debts.-small ones
especially.• -
lar As we-announced last Week, Ma- t
son and Slidell have been given up to the '
British Government, upon its iinpera
tive dymand. They, were taken from
Fort Warreti.at Boston, under the En
glish colors; shipped to Provincetown,
from whence they sailed for Europe on
the Ist. lfby this submission to England,
we avoid war, thapublie will try to be
satisfied; but it ii.to be seriously regrett
ed
that our Cabinet did not take the -oc
casion to obtain from England an aban
donment of her unjust claim 'to the right
of search, which would have been just— .
else she had no fair ground of complaint„
.against us. had such concession been
made. us, and the bod ies of the rebels been
what was really wanted; the transaction
would have :been . profitable to us ; but if.
that was, as we ftiar, only a pretext, our
old enemy will „grow bolder and we ulti
mately be forced to fight hint. •
A Tax on Dogs.
It will be recollected by most of., the
farmers. of Susquehanna County, as . well
as many others, that an eflOrt, was made
near the Close of the Legislature for 1861,
.to get an act passed taxing dogs.—lt be
ina so near the close of the session the
enterprise
failed. -k is j ust as important
that ; we should have such' a law now as
then. Let us all, as-one make another ef
fort. Let - some one or more in every
township . in-the County circulate petitions
and direct them to -D.. 0. Warner, our
member from this County, asking for
such a law ; Let them, be forwarded bar
ing the month, of January, ?without fail.
Our Representgive has pledged himself
to do what he can to procure the paisage
of such an act: ! FARMER.
psalm prrrrioN
To the - Honorable .Senate and House of
'.l?(pc:ektotivis of the Commonwealth of
Pennaglvania :
' The undersigned, citizens-of . Suiquehanna
County, would respectfully represent that
they have suffered much damage for many
years past hiconsequenee of destruction .of
sheep by dogs. - We therefore earnestly re:
qiiest your Honorably bod les to pass a law.
levying a tax on
,dogs, for this County.,
Arid we, your humble petitioners, will, as
in thity bound: ever, &v. -
Donatlozi Party.
The Friends of Itet. it. Vanlimn-
baig will make him a, tionetion visit -af•
ternoon and evening of Wednesday, Jaw'
nary 15th; 1862. By order Of the Quer !
teriv conference. , --
Montrose, Jan. 2, .1862
NOTICE: -
The Annual meeting of ' the Harford
Agricultural and Mechanical `association
will be held in Harford Vilhige, on Mob- -
day evening, January 13, 1862, for the
purpose of .choosing officers . for the eusu;
ing year, arso for the transaction of other
important business: ''A general attendance
is desired. A. CHASE, Pros.
H. (1. n xa, Secretary.
Harford;Pec. 31, 1861. -•
rAr'SheriffGreen will sell, at M ontrose
on Saturday, the 18th: .
The house and lot of John A. StantOn;
on plank road, near Montrose...
The fium of Enos Gardner, in Renick,
—2lO aeres-I:3oimproved.
More of the Nit lands about Montrose.
111 acres of land, 'in Lathrop, • owned
by A. K-Brink. •
.Ww Beech's farm* of 83 acres in Rush.
Saw mill and 30 acres of land inenox,
owned by Noah Phillips:. .
And on Friday, the 24th, the follow
ing :
The house and lot of Stillman Fuller, in
Franklin.
-The . fartn of Nathanfal Stanton, in New
Milford, containing 110 aere4, with 90
improti•ed.
A lot of 48 acres, mostly improved,
owned by Geo. Brownell, 2d., in Bridge
water:
David Van Etten's farm o'lo4 acres, in
Great Bend, O acres ituproiod.
• The interest of,A. C: Blakeslee to 30
acres of land I% Dimock,inostl,y improved.
A faint of 60 acres; 36 improved, in
Silver Lake, owned by Patrick calariy.
Su cmx.—Last Sabbath morning,. Dec. ;
29th, Mr.. Jackson Chamberlain, Inn, keep
er in Gibson Township, committed suicidel
by cutting his throat with a razor, while
under the intitienec of mania a potu. He
,was discovercd b\ his wife who saw him
lying on the loung e as-she,passeathrough
the room, and at first Suppos:eil he was
asleep Thinking it Krangethat he'should.
lie there so long a time, she at last "deter
mined to arouse him, and found him wel
tering in blood, with the razor under his
head. Mr. Chamberlain h.Tif long been
known as abate) keeper. in what is called
Burrows Hollow. lid was about 45 years.
of age and leaves a wife and several chil
dren.--,Northein Pennsykanian.
11HunnteATiox-- Thei• Methodist E.
Church at Little" Meatlows having been
repaired, Providence permitting, will be,
reopened with- Dedicatory Service, on
Tuesday, the 14th ifist. The first sermon
will be delivered by Rev. G. 11. Blakeslee
Presiding Elder, at 104 o'clock, a. m., and
Rev. A. I'. SchoonmakW will deliver ,an
address before the. Ministerial Association.
at 2 o'clock, in. There will ',also. be
preaching in the evening. Friends from
distanceltre cordially invited. •
The Ministerial Association of the
Wyoming Conference will also meet' at
Little Meadows, Jan lith, mod 16th '62..
An interesting time is expected ., All arc
respectfidly invited.
A. C. Pastor.
I •RE21V237334383111 R
{That the Susq.County Teachers Institute
is to meet in Brooklyn, January 10th and
;.11t11, 1862, and that provisinns will Ike
nnyle to entertain all the Teachers that
will attend.
Permanent certitiCates will be granted
to Messrs. E. P. G. of Brooklyn, M. P.
now of Great - Bend,.L. B. P: of Montrose,
M.J.C. ofJackson,nna Misses S. B. of liar
motiy,3l. E. M. of ,NeW- Milford, C. L. 11.
of-Franklin,' M. C. S. and S. J. S. of Rush;
N. E. B. and E. B. of Montrose, and C.
S.M. of Ilartbril, provided they will read
betbre the institute an essay on sortie edi
ucational topic. •
31ontrose, Jan. 1, -1862. •
More Volunteers Wanted.
R. S. Searle, having be,eri authoriziA to
raise a Company, by Gov. Curtin, will be
at L. Searle 's Hotel for the ;next few
weeks. The. Company is being raised for
the Pennsylvania Reserves, and will .be
entitled-to all the. privilegeg of them:—
They will be discharged from the service
at the same time, 'and are entitled to-pay
and ratiOns troth the time ofi enlistment.
rEer It S. Searle has served in the Pa.
Reserve Volunteer Corps since the break
ing out of the tsar, andis every *ay fitt
ed for the Captaincy of companY. All
who enlist under him will hare the. bene
fit of military experience. !: • _
Jury. List—Januaiy Term, 1862 %
GI4ND JVILOitS. 1
Auburn—MlL Carter, John C. Lacey:
Apolacon-Win. House.
Ararat—S. A. Reynolds. •
Brooklyn—H. L. Bailey, A. W. Kent.
Bridgewater—H. J.Kent,llugb 3leCol
-1
lum.
Clifford—Jas. M. Call e uder, J. E. -.Mil
ler.
Great Bend-Jas. Batchelor, 'V. Goble.
Gibson—J. N. Potter.
Harford—H. G;Blanding; D. T. Roe.
Jackt:on—Wm. 11. Bartlett, Chauncey
Latub,,Evander Tucker.
Liberty—Albert Truesdell.: .
Lamp—S. IV. Tewksbury
_Montrose—l. Avery. "
Silver Lake:—Preserved Rinds.
Springvi4—J. Smith.
Timmyii—Collins Gelatt
TRAVEESE JETORS-gIRST 'WEEK.
Apolacon—Chas. Powers. . • •
Bridgewater—*--K. Sam!. Bard,
W: li. Frink,Byron Isbell,Truntan Stone.
.
Cliffurd-Alanson Halstead .
Ditnock-LX: M. Bones.
Franklin—D. IL Blowers; James Peek,
Friendaville = lL Cook, Dliver - tie4ld,
Forest .Lake.—H. B. We
• Gibso n—A. Clinton, - John 'Smiley,. W.
W. Williarna, 1 -• • •
`Great Bend—Jereriliah liaywarii, li. S
Lenheim, J. IL B. Mogi.
Ileriiek-31. Otis Diennick. •
Ilarfoni—Joseph Oakley; Harvey Sib
ley, I). P.' Tiffany, Jabal O. Twiner.
J'aokson:Hjared Barrett, IL X. • -Wells.
. Jessui)—Win..Wheekrek,- , •
Liherty- 7 -41.cocii Cran4ll, - jr..., John C.
Ives. • - • - . • -
. .
Lathrop-John Johnson, E. N.- I#ol4l,
G. W. Tiffany. .• •
-Montrose—J. W. C'hapnaan,F. G. War.
ncr, lienrylSberman. •
Middletown—John Conboy, 2d, Sand.
Taggart, Norman Rois.
New 3111ford—Franic1in Adtinte.
Springiille—Jainea'Kaason, Philander
St ration& -
Su quelianna A.. Nugent,
.Wrn. Onedak-er.
74A.VESSIS JettOILS--SECOND'WEEK..
AOUrn—Z.l4France, John Lott, Dan
ielSerley. :.• . • .
Ap i Olaeon—P. Walsh.
Arprat—N. P. Sartell:
Bildgewater=r Chandler , Stephens, C.
Sprout. - , • . - ,
. •
Clifford—J. F. Hodson; T.N..Doud.
CljOeon at —A: Fowler. ' - • .
Diinoek—Mason Tingley, E. r. Gilson.
F4rest Lake—P. P. Hollister. • -
. •
Franklin-=C. P. Messenger.- • •
Gihson-rLoren G. Bennett,J.L. Gillett.
Beild•-•8. M. Munson. '
Herrick—WO:eta P. Diriuniek. •
! - - Ilarford—Orlando 'Wartrous. •
Harmony—J. Taylor. • • •
J+kion—W: S. Page, 11. Wells. •
. Jessup—Edward Stewart, S. Warner.
rose—G. L. Stime.- • . •
New Milforit—W: C. Handriek,ileithen
Hate'h. . • •
Otiklatid—J. H. Grimes.
Riisli—A. B. Lung,4as. Reading,. Jas.
A. Lacey.. • , . • •
Hsqueliania Depot—T: Arinstrong,D.
A. Lyons, G. O. Baldwin. .
IL Taylor.
[NEWS ITEMS.
As already announced, , the Rebels
havd, made a selection of our prisoners of I
war to meet the exchange oftwo hundred I
and forty-nine sent over by our Govern- '
ment the other day. -
--IProvincetOwn, Mass., Jan. 2.--The
British steam gun-boat Rinaldo, left at
live.to'clock, yesterday afternoon, with
Masbn, Slidell and their • SeeretarieS l
abotrd. -The wind blew a hurricane all
niglit. I
80 - Win, January I steam_ tug ;
St:it...fight left Fort Warren at eleven
o'clock this morning; with the traitors I
MaSim and Slidell and' their Secretaries, I
for provineetown, where they will be
tran s sferred to the, 'British . war steamer I
Rinaldo, now lying-there.:
--4.11 r. John Rill, of the firm of iiugh
es, wiles, d- Co. ' Of Philadelphia, has se
cured a contract for Punishing the Gov-
ernment with onelnillion, bushels of corn,
at 77 cent per bushel; and seven himdeed
andififty thousand tons of-hay,4.)." 50
per on. This is . o -
• one of the heaviest con
trae,ts yet made by the Government fur
' forage.
4 Montgomery . Blair,- Post master-G en
-efalt is eagerly gashingclaims for a
, • his. •
seat upon the Sapreine Bench.. Ile is
aided by - many who are auxhitts* to see
!.Itiml removed from his 'present 'position.—
Shonht-he.succeed,J. H. Kasson, of lowa,
thejFirst Assistant -Postmaster-General,
expects to step into his position. . .
- T Cairo, 111., Dec. 30.—The charges Of
swindling in lumber contracts :it - this
point have been,inVestigated-byCaptain
substantiated: • An immense
quantity of lumber, purchased at tp 50
oti
perlthsand - feet, was charged in the bill
at 10-50.'4 Other charges -bf • ,Iratid are
undergo'ne; investigation.
Gen. Spinner, of the Treasury De
partment, has - received a letter from a
ma@ in Nen- England., with•an enclosure
of 4170. in treasury ,notes. • The- letter
which is written in a disguised hand,
reads as t'ollows:—
10 U. $1 70: It is enclosed. It is
thclfault of'a 'former Comptroller that it
w!•4 not paid?! .
.-4.-
I. wili he of no ordi..ary interest that
- i
mill people look for the . .tidings of the ar
rivil Of Mason and Slidell in England.
Tt4y will like to knoW•what England will _
do rwitl! 0 nm, now she has wt - pooession ~ - - AND
Of the . m: . Will they be feteol,and feasted,
and lionized, as the honored -inartyrs i to .1. _L*l.
GREikT 'Wl'4Ol l lO N
Ankrican oppression; or will England .• •
• IN TM: • .1 . . .
, .
tre4t them as traitors. --' - _ .' • r 4
4-- Lieuteriant-Colotiel Kane, of the 1D • --„,-, -fy GO. 0 1 .. - Iti• - t
"Mcktail" Rifle Regiment,' wounded in
. -'-• ,.....„
.04 cheek at DrainSville, is at Willard's,' 1 - gri aR. la. 321).- _EI:
and. under the careful nursing of his wife,
-is doing. well, but suffering severely, the
haft,. whieh entered his - cheek,' having
broken nut only ivioth but a pOrtion of
hisljaw.• In his absence, the senior Copt
aini,'Frederick Taylor. a brother of Bay
ard. Taykr, takes command. Ile is very
fa‘lorAbly regarded 11 his regitheilt as an
ofikeer and a gentleman.
, 4-7, Tim Chicago • Times predict?! that
Within thirty days, if the President' !shall
stand firm to his present position—and
w 4 think he will- 7 the Reptibliean ,pr , ss
will throw °Wall disciuise ? •
and assail him.
as ferociously as it:; r,
liar; assailed other men
who haYe thwarted ihen• wild schemes.
-±Time for solleinpnt-.The first of the
year is a good time to settle accounts for 1
1 adyertising, subscription and job printing-1
Those who .owe for these little things will
, •
make a note of it,
is reported that the friends of Gen
Fretnent, in Congress, intend to insist I
up'en
.the most searching investigation. •of
array affairs in the Eastern Departments
asjwell as in the West. Though many
may regard this as retaliatory in its nature
it is right- T ana. proper. Peculation and
frshul are not more honorable in Washing-;
toh, New York or Pennsylvania than in
.11iSsotni. Every official and contractor I
stil:ruld lie held to a
,striet • account. The
speculators and peculators who expect to
realize fortunes by. robbing the public
treasury, are as much the enemies of the
Uhion as Davis ' or Floyd, or Cobb.
_l--The Real Allies of Seeession.—The
Memphis (Tena) Appeal _rejoices ;at the
agreemeats of the emancipationists in Con:
gxess. I Speaking of the abolition - schemes
OfStevens, Bingham and others, it says :
"Our people rather like this species of
le masrauchas it, wins victories
fo us which, with the bayonet and bullet
will be,hard io achieve." •
• -
The following. paragraph is just. as
true as preaching; • •
IDebt toNewspapersi--N,ewSpaper
soriptions -aro infallible tests of men's
honesty. They will sooner or inter :die.
Over the tnan.--If he is dishonest he will
client the printer some 'way—says he paid
What he has not—deetare he has - the re.
OliPt,setnewheru.T 7 cir sent money and it
w f As lost in the. Thad—or. will take the
paper •andnotpay for. it on the ground that
he did .not subscribe for if—or will move
off, leaving iverfone to the office he-leff.-4
Thousands or professed Christians are dis.
hOnest, and the printers beak will toll
fe'lvalla in the judgment,
•
The Reason :Why.—The New York
Ledger says it
. never made money. faster
Ow at the. present time. - The reason is
obvious - the Ledger .dontinnes7 talvertie.
itig and don't stop because the '"hard
tjmes." Aiivertismg • was; beret' ;of. more
'ialue than - when Attlee ate dull. It is just
ibit thing to make times lively.
- - -
1121rani passed Is r nik. Congress met—z
iitix
WAR NEWS.
From Pint Royal we have -reports of
tWoengagernenjs between our - forces :aid
the rebels. On-fthe kt • instant, Commo
dore:Dupont landed 3,5p0 Men on thi,
mainland, near Port Royal ferry, and was
repulsed, but renewed The tight : on the
.next day, when 'therebebi were defer ted.
with great loss. it is also stated that Gcn.
Sherman has seized Station : NO. 4, on the
Charleston and Savannah. Kailroad,twZnty
Miles from the former -city..
We ar c receipt ofimitortani; news' fron t •
the SOUlt by yay of Fort rcyrcs Sion roe.and
Baltimore:- Ott Tuesday last not Pickens
fired on rebel stet/filo' going from Pen
sacola to the navy yard, to wliich. Dragg',s
batteries repli,cd. The firing Was kepi tip
on both sides for one day, but with n;,
important. results.-. 'Act tronps n't - Ship
Island Gehl , ' over crowded, some of tbun
were tratrsferred to the mainland atl a
took possession. of Biloxi: AiT4'mling to
a Richmond paper the rebel 4rmy
Potomac is comptetelydemoralized.
gimental drills have ceased, MAI tl:e
dices spend .
most - )t . thetr tioteln gatablin. 4
A telegratn in the Richmond Disp•ach,
stales that nil the national If i risoners re•
cently imprison'd at Cliarit•Stup; ildlng •
Colonel Corcoran, •arrived pt Columbia.
the eapital of Seuth . C;irolina,:.on Wt
day last, and were imprisoned t t
is stated that th s e,rtbel steao Ella V, w
hey Iformerly s the Isabel) ran the Blockad - o
ofCharleston at daylidit. oil Thnrsilav,
the 2d inst , and,ctitered •thatl port with a
cargo of small arm , 4, cannon, amtniitittion - ..
and other stores; principally drui,7 ,, . It, is
Also said that the rebel veSsel had On
'hoard a Mr. Brisbicl, bearer dispatebt•:,
front Mr." aneey to the - rebel gbvt•rninent.
A large fire occurred in Ritiltmonil last
week, destroyin! , several public buildings.
The Galveston Cit'ilian. of 4)Ceember
says that a federal propeller Was blockad
ing the Rio Grande. Ortlers! have been.
received-at GalvestOn to bora th'e' city in
case it elinnut .be defended. ;•- •
Two hundred ma forty Louiq prison
ers front Richmond, arrived fit Fortress
Monroe on Friday, and Tomei:o(4l at OtIVF.I
to Baltimore. Most of thenOvere t:aptnr
ed in the battle of BuiriNn.
stateiliat. the'
bridge over the Green river. , is completed;
anti that Gen. Buell will' prolialdy SlOOll
inakc 'an advance, The,rael4 in the o:et
tern portion of the St:ite have•retired
forif'Col. Garfield who is ailVanein! , tow
, and PreStonborgh,where li4phrey Rar
shall is stationed with a larg4;
.S.Clloellik reported to have rustle several
inefrectual auvnior;to .Irnw r
to an engagement at Somi2rset. ls!tt,
ThnrsOny'the rt-ttls :tout tuan fit Tit
a' skirmishing' party tif Vedei-als ‘ v. 0412
they threatened to halo., :MI in ret :tli .;
Lion the latter arrested Riibiirt ICi;l:;.;l's.% •
prominent rebelat Paitneali.iniii•sent
to the rebels that tate
mined by that - of
has gone to Columbia to eillfet an 4...1-
iehatige of the two men. • . '
A dispatch received ['rain .Point or
Rocks, states that six: thorocinil rebels at:
tacked the Filth Connecticut 'llegifneet•
! near Hancock On Saturday, and' that ilk
hat terretiretito await teintir)reemews.-- 1
The loss on both sides w:>stiithntr. Gen.
Lander had started otrt., tit. relief of
regiment alluded to . with s Siltlicient
.The skirmish on the Bititimore and
Ohio - Railroad, near Liancilett,on
last, proves toile an affair or greater ant , -
nitude tlan at first- leporte ( t, Tv,
nine. relicis were buried i lly• men:after
the\action, andit is not Lt ; n i anv
more were. killed. Five of Idle Pliderai
force were wounded lint il•rbe
GOOD .NI,
VliT S. -I
JOHN BULL Threaten'. *WAR
UNCLE S-All STANKFIIIII
WC) 2 - "• 7! • - t 4 5.
50 DJES
6iittrubtrg., t . s.i.l , otilt.li'ki;lll, ic: .Qr_ ,
THE clm - rAts nib Is •
• .1)0AIES -r 1 1 10K - k,
-.3 • ,
has pnt us on our unard.nitd we bare, at igy lal,l
Ktock, 'which enable,+ n to, otTyr to ott: c,, , ,is
on equally s 9 good barns as formerly, onaidering tie lath
flee. " •
6alttnlret4, '6o,stitbliam.tti
Montrose, Sesq'a County; Pa.,
Elmira New-york,
•
Eusquehanna-_ D , epot, Pa,
OUR. FALL AND tellaOß:
Canaitriptss,
We are detertainetisn4 to fc!O outl a
,either iii
pr!ves
litlelgagnjctttaYurtL"e6lr tte,Cll
t
putil igcol
'CLOTHING:-
in thislii•anch qui stock Is complete, and will be so
/oWer. aild more tastefully - finished than any one.hor.
establishment, or any flow•horse collet - To this side of .
York City, to able to otrot or produdo. , We can as sure tt
public Mai we constantly
~ e mpluy Abe twit maws a
YrAtkinen tAS mitki: tip oar stock.. . . • .
Garments made to order • 4 •
• Vir"On
.theidiortest node
rff"A Good Fit warranted or no bate.
FURNISHING:GOODS
10 . 2 tr .: Stock cOutantly kept, qi'd Buhl Inuer than t
6nttenbeto,
Wootrow. Amity lat , 18G1 1 . ; _