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We Join Ourselves to no Party that Does not Carry the Flag and . Keep Step to the - Music of _the Whole Union.
VOL. 19.
Pot the MontroseDemocna.
Song of the Federal Volunteer,
I left my home among the hills,
To fight the Rebel foe,
That dared.insult our country's flag,
And seek, to overthrow 2 *
The libertieawe held so dear, •
The. government we allievere,
Established long ago. • .
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Ai Roanoke, on Newbern bights,
Where raged the conflict sore,
These hands - , ttultied.to deadly strife,
Were dyed in. hurnan gore,
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As on Ward dashed our serried host, -
And gave the lie to Southern boast,
That craven hearts we bore.
We cheri,h:toWard the .South no bate,
We pity while We.smite;
We sigh to 'shed fraiernal blood,
But'. must defend the right;
ebellio'n's liordes we all defy,
The monster foul itself shall die,
Its star g 6 down _ in night.
J:L.' READ
The trmoN'our brave fathers loved,
We vene ratent to-dav ;
The Constitution wisdom framed,
Its mild and potent sway
Must 'exercise throughout the land,
So long by
,Freedottes breezes fanned,
Or justice flees away. ' •
Latlirop, Pa.
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Abolition of Slavery in the District of
WOCopy the following from the speech
of Mr. Ten Eyck, a conservative Republi
can Senator from New Jersey.
I do not rise at. this time for the purpose
of Making a speech, yet I trust the Senate
will extend to me their • indigence for
few minutes ,while J . submit my views;
yrartly to make an explanation. I think
they will accord to me their attention,
although this debate has been protracted
an they are impatient for a, rote. Jam
mvself impatient for a vote. .
I shall voteif the question comes to that
for the bill reported by the Committee on
the District of Comnbia as it has 'been
amended. I should have preferred and I
sry it.frankiy, a bill something like the
one offered as a substitute by the Senate
front Indiana, [Mr. Wright] I approve of
its general features. I think it might.. be
amended in several particulars, and'should
be amended in several particulars in-order'
to make It -accord with the. present exist
ing state of things.. But, sir, I taros the
idea of gradual emancipation upon a votc
of the people of this District, accompanied
with proper remtniieration 'to the' loyal
owners of the persons proposed to be set
free.
- In 1858 a worthy, hone - st And disting•
uistied gentleman of Illinois, in many
speeches, and especially in a speech 'de
livered by lain at Freeport in August of
that year, in answer.to certain questions
propounded to him by another distinguis
hed citizen of that State who is unhappily
now no more, declared his views on the
. t , uldtct.. This question was put to him:
"4. I want to know whether be stands .
to day plethjed to the abolition of slavery
in the',District.cif Columbia's" •
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The ansWerwas. • „.
"The'foprth . mte is in regard to the olio-.
lition of slavery in the District of Colum
bia. In relation to that I have Inv utind
very distinctly made_np. I should he ex
ceedingly,glad to see slavery abolished in
the District of Columbia. I believe 'that
Congress has the power to abolish it.—,
!AV as a a, member of Comgress, - .1 Should
i-not. with my present views, be in favor of
endeavoring to abolish .slavery' in the
District of Columbia unleSs it: would be
upon these conditions : First that the ab
nlition should be gradual ; second, that it
sbonld - be on a vote of the majority of
qualified'yoterS in the District ; and third
that compensation should be made to nn
willing owners. With 'three conditions,
I confess I would be exceedingly. glad to ,
see Congress abolish slavery in the
,Dis-
trict.of Columbia; and, in the laktiage of I
Henry Clay, "sweep-from our capital that
foul blot upon bur nation." - -
Sir,lftilly, accord and, agree with . the
' sentiments contained in this ansWer. - The
three leading, ideas are, grbdual einancipa
i tion, compensation to unwilling owners,
and the submissiort of the question 'to the I
lawful oWners, of the District to be affect
ed. thereby. Such is the general chorea
er of,the bill proposed by the_ Senator
from:lndiana. Nay, II am tiut incorrect
ly inforMed, the bill is almost an.. exact - I
copy of a bill introduced in the. House of '
I Representatives in 1848 by, the gentleman.
to whom I have already. made alluSion ;
i and'i hope that the Senator • will mOdify
this amendment or substitute to the bill,so
las to make itaceord - With . the existing
I state of affairs.
J. H. S:111TII.
Tn June, 1866—but tivb years following
!these discussions to which I have made
1 allusion--one of the largest, most respect
: able, and intelligent conventions of u pal
-1 ideal character, and,perhaps of any other
i •
(character, ever assembled in the country,
I composed in part of Senators "who - now•
novo and others who.then had seats•npon
this floor; met in convention' at Chicago ;
and thz.re, after having established a plat
i form,, p.- . ...which, among others things, they
Ideclared that the object of theßepublican
party wasinot to interfere with the instit
! talon of slavery 'tit the several, -States
where it existed, conveying the gnerals
idea that that was not to be iutentered.
with, and 'deelaring that, slavery 'should
not he'extended or carried into the: Ter
ritories, they put in nomination the -mi
lt-ea individual• to' whom! have :already
made Allusion :with his declarations on
' the Subject of.sluvery, uttered - only two
years before, With reepect'uithe Cholition
of slavery • in • the "District
.or. Columbia,
i
) fresh in: their . minds. .''. In :the canvass
' which 'followed in thi- fall of. 1880 . 'in the
I middl4 States-Lspeak of t particularly'
stil
—where parties were mo rly.brdane
-10, Mid where the people nave perhaps, it
I may, be allowed the :expression,, rather
more of a • conservative tendeney,...than
i they lave. in the.borthern .144,:e*Aston
Feetton of , the rrtioti, the .- poople.,,And
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MONTROSE, PA„THURSDA.Y,'APRIL-24,1862L
and those wlio addreiSed thenvundersteod
these-views as uttefed in 108. I myself.
met, the opposition of, the Democratic'
party with them ; who charged that the
object - Of the Republiean party was to in
terfere with arid overthrow the Institut. ,
ion'of slavery everywhere in this country;
and -I referred them to the declaration of
the standard beafer of our party made
only two years'before over and over again I
in his niemorable contest and controversy
with his able and skillful :rival; who was
contendikg -with him for
an
Atonors of a
seat uponthis floor, as, an agsarance, as a
gurantee that flo extravagant or ultra.'
measures' would be resorted to by an .ad
ministration such as might be constituted
upon the election of. the individual thus
selected. I conscientiously, believe that
in my State, little and unimportant as she
-comparatively
,is in a political point of
view, hundreds of then . Who had voted the
Democratic; ticket prior to. that time,
voted in that election for the candidate of
the'Republican party, because they liked
the man, and with the understanding that
that was to he the general outline of the
policy of his administration. Sir, having
.delared that to my fetlow citizens during
the public canvass,-with approbation, in
the-State where - I live, I sho4dd feel that I
had not performedlmy duty here to day if
1 I-had not expressed my preference for the
system of gradual. emancipation In the
District of Columbia upon the terms and
conditions specified in these declarations
of the standard bearer of the Republican
party, made but two short years befor9,
and which he had not with-drawn
j . or re
. traded.
A day or two ago I had the misfortune
to differ from my associates on thts floor
in relation to Wvote that was given M con
nection With this bill, apd that was on the
proposition to-submit the bill to a - vote of!
the people of the_ 'District. , I thought
that was a proper- provision. The bill
-proposes radical .changes •in the laws,
systems and institutions of the people of
this 'District. These are ancient. They
have existed almost from-time immemori
al. "They 'have existed from a time long
anterior to the formation of the Constitu
tion and the establishment ot the seat of
GoVernment in this spot. They 'existed
under the laws of - Maryland. I grant you,
that there are Many statutes and many
laws here which, like other early statutes'
and lads in the northern. States that have
vanished away before an- enlightened
public sentiment, ought I to be • repealed,
and repealed' at once and I do not say
that this iestitution of slavety here ought
not to be abOli - shl..!d-and done away with.
.1 only question the mode - proposed. I
only .sexpressed my . preferenee , for
another mUde- . --its gradual abolition ;
but-if the nilanima:is or- prevailing sense.
of this !is otherwise on. a quesiion of
public policy like this, Why I must defer
to that prevailing sense.
•
I ma) he pardoned fur repeating the oft
statedbet the the people Of - this District
have no representatien in Congress. 'They . '
are taxed without representation=a sub
ject-upon which our Jailers - weut to war
with ,G rest Britain. They at the same
tilde, it is true, have received large be
nevelences and lafge gratuities -at the
hands of the Goverturient.
.They have no
vote in Congress; they have not even so'
much as a . voiee on• the floor of Congress-'
as'the Territories of the United Stat'eslen
joy. I. think upon - a question of so grave,
and vita! importance as a radical charge
of the laws, 52,-stertis and institntions of
the people . of this District, now compos
ing 60111 C seventy thousand white persons,
it would be tiotnote .than reasonable to
submit it to, their consideration- I think
.it is iii ,kccordanee -with the spirit_ and
nature of our institutions, which are based
ootiniversahsuffrage. -Although I would
not be willing to adopt;that principle with
respect to 4 Territory, where.' everything,
in fresh,_ and new - as 'the morning, and
Wheie neW instipitions ate about to -be
plafittA and new 'domestic relatiOns to-bc
formed. wfit:re the laWS'aird Constitution
of the -United States itive full control,
sway and atithork ;
.yet in this Di:Strict,
where the existing laws, and institutions
were found at tlit.t time the Governm ent. Settled don hege And took possession of
this tract of ten Miles square, it seems to
me . that there is a propriety in submitting
such questions to.the.penote, inasmuch as
they iivegtoWn'tip and been associated_
all their lives with these institution and
these lat4, l and do not look upon and re
gard these, things in the same light that
we-who 'happen to have been born further
mirth look upon and. regard them._ Such.
a course Eras been, already taken in this,
- District in -two instances : the act of Con
'tress for the recession of that 'part. of the
Pistriet south of the Potomac to Virginia
and the act revising : the code for the- Dis
trict, were both subriiitted to a vote of
the people for adoption or rejection. .
Teould express my preference that Con
gress,
in.eudeavoring to-relieve this • Dis
trict froniithis vestege of servitude,
not feel disposed 'to- impose a badge of
.vassalage Upon the people of the: District.
I knotv they would not design any ; I
know there is. no such disposition., Sir,
the most, complete. vassalage that a con-
querer even could impose upon .vanqnish-,'
ed people would be to change their law&
and institutions without their - consent or
apPrObatiM4 When Willian the Norman
over mine the Saxon - power on the field
of HAsting,s he by no weans effectually
conquered the English -people tis 'ha did
afterwards tvlied he changed their latvs,
abrogated *their. customs,. altered
institutions, partitioned out, their. lands,
and recopied these surveys as, a perpetual
memorial 'of fanioui book -ot Dooms :
day. I - do not, pretend , . to say that the
situation of this people,..even under this
law, would ,be- 'at all parallel 'with the
people meaithined-in this historical :refer
enee ; - but it serves to illustrate my, idea
and to convey my meanink.:, I know,per
feetly vyell, hotrever, that upon this sub
ject the wisest, ablest, and purest states
men that this Union. has ever produced
and aepx,,to ,theee Halls—at-the Ipia4 of
. ailkOni- - stood, the late... John. Quincy Adams
,- 7 -questioned-the propriety of interfering
*Rh. the institntion of slavery in.tliis Dis
' triet;.ot at all events iritbOut the consent
I.ita., o pproliation Abe 'people, *4114
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Aggregate Purchase of Anne by the
Government.
A volurne : :of 235 pages was- printed a
short time since,, embracing all the con ,
tracts and purchase of arms by, the Gov
ernment from Aprill2, 1861, to January
11;1862, with the correspondence relating
thereto. The aggregates are as follows:
Elude of arms. Purchased. 'Cont'd for. Total coat.
Muskat* and rifles, • 236.1157 1,983,800 1140.495,716
Carbines - fur Cavalm 14.880 , T 2,440 2,E01,379
Pistols, 19,442 75,500 2,10X6.R62
Sabres and swords 63.717 142,600 1,83'1,779
830,678
. 4,101,'! - 40. fetes 44,713
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It thui appears that the' muskets and
rifles, of which
,two million one hundred
and thirty-nine
,lhonsand .'nine hundred
and seventy-five were purchased and con
tracted for; cast. the Government nine
teen dollars 'a piece.. Major Hagner tes
tified before the committee on - Govern-
Ment contracts last fall that the average
cost of the muskets, rifles, pistols and tur
bines should not exceed twelve dollars
and a halfeach. His estimate'ot the ntim:
her required, in addition to those in the
Government arsenals, was only three bun
area thousand - . This, however, was upon
ail estimate of half a million soldiers. The
addition of two hundred thousand to the
numb - Cr of troops Would necessitate d cor
responding addition to-the number of
grins, bringing it up to half a million
pieces necessary to be bought. :It ap
nears that' rather more than four times
this number have .been • purchased' nod
Contractectfori _
-; The largest . single 'transaction of the
GOvernment* . _ recorded in this voluble is
With the firm of IL - Baker & C0., - 50 -Cliff
Street, New York, On - the 4th day of
September, 1861, )3oker . tt; Co. addrthed
Secretary Cameron offering the depart
ment "upwarda_of one hundred thousand
stand of arms, rifled percussion muskets,
near aucl.in 'good condition." These arms
were offered - ”at a price not exceeding 18
dollars.each." They also tendered 'in the
saine,letter-, "18,000, cavalry sabres ,at
price not to exceed 87,50 apiece." These.
arms, they said, were in Eulape ready to
be shipped. Mr. Cameron accepted the,
offer the following. day - (September 5,)
having first procured the following en
dorsement on the back of the Boker prop
osition :
"I approve the carrying th Ihrough
carefully, enutiousty and expeditiously.—
Avoid conflicts and interference,
,A.MiCCOLN.
September 5,'61," •
Mr. Lincoln has no recollection of the
matter, except that the Government was
in great need of arms, and his special au
thority was sought in that-case—We de
tails he lefty of course,to the Department;
all of which irate natural and proper. Mr.
'Cameron's letter to Boker Jr, - CO. (dated
September 5,1861,) sari he accepts the
offer, "the price not to exceed /318: per
musket, and $7,50 per sabre. No price
was fixed for either the muskets - Or the
sabres, and the reason will bO' found' in
the sequel. Mr.,Cameron then appointed
a Mr. George Wright to• go to Europe
with Boker s agent to inspect and receive
the arms, and General Ripley have Mr.
George Wright his instructionsin a letter
. dated Septeraber 0,1861; telling him that
. the arms must be of one callibre,,and that
eallibre inn .4. be either .58 Catty-eight
hundredths of an inch or .69, "or with,
such slight shades of . liereneei that they
will take the ammunition for those cali
bres."
-Early in October Mr. IL Boker Writes
from some part of'Europe (place riot • des
ignated)that he cannot furnish muskets
of .58 and .00 calibre, but that he and Mr.
George Wright thinks that a smooth bore
of .70 or .7-2_ealihrb a preferable iwin, and
that he can farnish•the latter without de-
Thy. On the 23d 'of 'October, General
Ripley, to whom the matter •is referred,
modifies
_his instructions; to Mr. George
Wright according-to Mr. Boker'S desires,
stipulating, however, that, the arms .shall
be "first class," and,of one callibre. 'This
this is approved by Mr. caineron,- but
nothing is said about prices. Mr. George
Wright then comes on the carpet with a
letter, stating that he cannot "inspect"
the arms within the :time specified, nor
anything like it, because they are scatter
ed all over Prance, Belgium, Austria and
Prussia. Nevertheless, on the 10th of
January hist, General Ripley is advised of
the arrival Of arms in Oonsidefable , quan
tities, and he addressed a note to Secre
itary Cameron askibg a 'copy of-the "con
tract,," as ire had frequent.oeCision to re
-ter to it; to which he receives no reply,be
cimise thereis no contract. • • •
• On the 13th of February Captain S. •
Crispin, or ! the Ordnance Department,
writes the result of the examination of
61,495 of the Boker muskets, all that 'had
been received up- to that, time at New
York. Hsdescribes eleven different -va
rieties, of the following calibres, to wit :
.70; .55, .58; .72,.76„70, .71, .71, .69, .54.
There were also 376. nondescript, which
could not he classedin any of the ' above
varieties.''; Captain - Crispin :pronounced
• 14,839 of tile lot utterly, worthless, 25,-
376 Air arms of the present Austrian mod
el,and 17,394 of _French `, and Prussian
inanuracture, more substantial' and -solid
than the ofher,btit highly objectionable
on account of their large tore, "necessi-
wing the' use ofammunition!weighty :to '
carry, and; giving a recoil inconveniently_
great." ' Soft:iron bayofiets were prefixed
to 15,528 pf them, which of course yen- '
dered them 'valueless:. Out:of 23 sabres
inspected at that time, only, ten came up
to the standard.. All the muskets were
accepted (at eighteen dollars each, and, as
appears 9i 225 of the volunie, -Mr, Cam- -
eron agreed to take of Boker di Co. fifty,
thousand more - muikets at $lB, and ' ten
thousand - more sabres 'at 8700— ,
The • - ! .
. u transaction' of the Government
with
Boker i Jr, Co, foot fip $2,91.0 - .oQo,lind
the Hon.. Joseph _Holt-settled with. them
last week at a reduction -of t one million
- three lihniVed thousand dollars! ! And
even with tbiii enormous sum J -shoved off,
1 they r4lized a pro'fit of.! over .twenty-five
• thousand :dollars, which is . two an& one-
I 441 r Per cent. _advance on-the-actual cost of
[ thearnis to thein.
Tinoi ore Foote is a religious man.
gine his : persuasion in the hard
—C•
We in/
EDUCATIONAL.'
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I
COMMENICATIONS DE ZONED , TIDA TOLVAIr
ellouLD'lsE •DDETTRED TO . N. Etrf4ADD, 3 1 0241110 1 02.
eVeQUE.ZIANX4 coutirs, PEN* . •
. i
Sincerity . .
. • Adaptivenese'and nrEiGIO - ants
of the TeaCherte Character., BY , W.
li. VEN:Axii.E.-.---The tacher's out-of-fichool
life associates hint with many -kinds .of
people and under various 1 cirdumAtinees.
He- must - be armed at all .points 'Air :all
modes of social warliire, for.our whdle-life
is a kind' of social ottest,:fri_endly °r oth•-
erWisti." .
The leacher must Combat all ..s4ts 'of
dissatisfaction, false' notions and tenden
cies. Be must drive out misapprehensions,
conquer prejOices, ;and fortify. himself
with friendly hearts. I. To this end he must
employ all the regiitients 'of :eXpe!dienta l
and all the artillery of address„and I make
his : attacks at propel; times and - fr 4n i the
right diriletions.
tie needs adaptivness, He must iden
tify himself with 'common interests.—
Teachers are often- unpopular in the;' couti-
I try from the very I causes that render
them ihvorites in torn and city. The tit
' rafdistriets arc shy of anew-comer; - They'
I .make no advances. -( The:school-maiter is
expected to speak. first. Fortunate -for.
him if he has adaPtiveness. He shall
soon. sde and enjoy the glory of a country
lift. He shall :sooalknowr the-mYsteries ol
barn and field, cellar and garden, orchard
and wood. • Happyfor him it' he can lead
in athletic sports aid is. initiated in the.
arts of fishing, shocitizig, running,, riding,
swimming and skating. Pleasant for him
if he can botanize, climb trees, cut jump
ing-ropes, construct bows and kites - .
He mast talk, top, to all kinds of folks,
—whimsical old ladies and garrulous men.
He milk, read the : War news aloud, do
sinus for the farniefs,,speak on thFOurth
ofJuly, he President of the Lyceum, and
make
.a friend of every body.
Is there anythirig unworthy in., thus
adapting ourselves it o • circumstan des and
people? The'Gretit Teacher,WhoSe hum
ble imitators I pray that we may rbe, - was
upon a leyel with the rude andlewly and
yet without a peer' ? Though he was "all
things to all men,' yet was he consistent
throughout, blameless, perfect. ; •
•
There is a kind of ridaptiveness that is
unprincipled. it fid unscrnpulonS, and
seeks to pleariel only through selfish mo
tives.. It . is,
simitly, despicable. The
teacher needs sincerity—=above all, Truth.
In the parlor, i u Atie. school room, in the
.store, in-the marl+, on the street:—Truth.
In every relation 9f life, in every] contact
with . man; woman, or child—singly or
collectively—candor, directness, t
Said the plain-spo4en John Tilloteon,more
than. two hundred years ago;—"The best
way in the world ItOr a man co seem to.be
anything, is really to be • what he would
seem to be. . . . # The arts of deCeit and
cunning do continually grow weaker and
less effectual end !serviceable to theta that
use them,;' whereas, integrity gains•
strength by usel
•
I know of nothing•rnore beautiful than
truth. behold hr standing 'in - ; celestial
purity, her fair handsopen and her earnest
eyes beaming-with hear'en's most precious
light.; Oh' worship her . ! a Pray her in
;spire, thee with spirrp, of .that grand
utterance, "An }west Man the noblest
work of do not like. that saying.
—Honesty is the best Policy{ . Pcificy
has'an odious sense. Policy is artful.' It
moves by strategem. It. has', no con
science.
Men are, sometimes admired and lauded
for "tuanaging_, ;their cards well,"' for
knowing"how to pull the strins." . An
honest man
,need rio cards mir bidden
string. A police detective mite be al
lowed "by indiretaiOns to find ]directions
out." but it is certainly not thel teacher's
prof&sion nor any part of it, ?except in
rare and extreme eases, 'as it' is otnetinies
right to lie.
This is the atlkantage of troth, that
men-know whe4 I:6:find you. (They . rely
on yon. They r'rspect and- love yoh.:—
They co-operate ]with you in - all. your la
bors. Said Sig:; Ins full_ ef, •cenfidence to
Brutus :
-
,Set your foot
And, with itheart new-tired. I fellow
*On
To du I ktioir not W hat ; bin it anfhoeiti
• • 'That.Brutnxlleada too on."
The Teachers' ;institute Socially Con
: isidered.si .
117------- - 1 ,
wIrnEN- - DtralNG VACATION ,f BY 4:5:3E
N _i_ .
RATSERISH LAZY. l ; •
1 The Instituttis the teacher's annual
festival- It is Ips,time to enjoy the rich.
luxury of idleness. It is his tinictOr sleep
ing late O'MorriingS. Its hiS • time for
lolling on re:Whig nice old ho4 §; for sitt
in n• in cool places and playing snperannuat
' ed'sfiddles. 1 ;
~ c 1 .He leaves • liis dignity at i home , and 1
brings in stead his
s budget. of !jokes. 'He
spendes ,his itney 'loyally,. [always -re--
turning home o. a, half dollar that he bor
roWed ot.some ;generous felloW who bor-
rowed it of somebody else. lie lives on
wine and - milli—the sparkling wine! of
human kindness. !He goes btiggy riding;
he eats ice cream. .. ! ' . i
! .. He isn't sedate. •He did't 'rpm to the
Institute to be , tedate." He makes no ef
fort to be stew
,y. ,He is hard to • interest,
in class. Sonuitimes he' goes tosleep.L—
Sonietimes he glances at•the k [bright eyes
that took Um Captive last - Institute. Of
evenings he gd,es!ko the—Lectbre-:--Suil the
bright eyes are, dangerously near. Does
lie shun the "seintillating sparks" g that for
ever 'come and go'?' Not lie. ! Perhaps
he goes to a, ll,Cutuon. .-ItnoW . ye, gentle,
reader's, whatla- Teachers' 'Reunion is ?
Hear ye the words of n ' Ratherish Lazy
Fellow; who likes •Rennions, and ,bas been
to many none: ; 01 , •
Reunions .are .gathering* eminently
shake-handatiire, eminently nOd-headative,
eminently- fr 4 ' talkative.. A. -"fe.ast of
Ireason" is notlnecessary,. but a "flow ! ,of
soul" is. Souls flow from hands and•eyes
and min,7le iniunrestrainedcominunion.
F.pertendea are exchanged" • new ac
quaintances ate formed,. old friendships
are revived.-=-Sympathy is! sought. and
given.. yieslis strength nail borc! 'and
vigor are„Witilled into allhhearta; aid.
.when the feditiiiiles are0..4r,,,1n,d.,.-the
. . I
I NO: 17.
.
pulse of busy life .beats low far•in_ the
night, how, many teachers say in the. sil
ence of happy, contented hearts—Long
may our Annual Institute ilourish'in the
land, and the blessings of Reunion be af
forded-us -
Last Hears of the Penn'a Legislature.
The two houses . pf the 'Pennsylvania!
Legislatureadjonrned sine dip, April 11th,
shortly after high noon. /he -session con
sumed-iiinety-four days, not more: than -1
two-thirds of the . times, however, beingl
really used for the purpose of transactin,, ,, I
business. -• Estimating the salary of each
niemher at f 5700, it is apparent that one
third of the a m ount was lost to the State,
!
thus making an aggregate loss on one hun-1
dred ,and thirty-thred members of
° about
forty thousandexclusivd of the
wages of officers.
Of fill the bills passed during the session
of 1862, not more than: three score have ;
been of public character. Over one
sand were introduced into.the House, be-:
ing at the rate often for each meinhei•.—
Ejght hundred were presented to-the Sen
ate, being at the rate of about twenty-four
for each member.-
It
•
is - a melancholy fact that• iu addition
to this torrent of Legislation, the floors of
the two chambers were profiaiely strewn,
after the adjournment, with Lills 'which
had been neglected from want of time,
while the brick pavement in front of the
Capitol might have afforded an elegant
sporting-ground for naturalists in pursuit
of "snakes," as develoPed in sundry torn
pieces of Parchment, commencing,. "Be it
enacted, etc." , •
• The Senate and House have been at
cross purposes on various publie.measures.
It was,positively asserted, at the . begins
fling of the session, that although the.
House might pass au act repealing the
tonnage commutation on the Pennsylvan
ia Railroad, the Senate-would never sanc
tion the measure. The prediction proved
true. The gulf between the _two legislal
!tire bodies has been as wide (to use the
language of a- figurative member from Al
legheny) as'that- bet Ween Lazarus and
Dives. •
Important bills, in many. cases, were
of 'at railroad speed. The Senate.
preserved its dignity, iu this respeet,muell•
'baiter than the House. - The -last half
hour of the session afforded a fine illustra
tion of characteristic recklessness or fraud
on the part of some one. • •
An act to incorporate a mammoth cor
poration (the Union Express Company)
passed the House and went to. the-Senate.
It was defeated on Thursday : evening in
the•latter body, notwithstanding which' it
was sent to the Governor on Friday morn
ing and signed by him, lie notified the
Legislature of this'action five minutes be
fore the hour for adjournment .thie
Fortunately some. one deteeted- We fraud
or error, whichever it may have .beiln,and
bosh Howes, immediately before disband
ino• repealed-the act thus signed. by the
Executive. _
.
' Rumor, ever busy, declared in a Whis-
I per, at different times during the session;
that to proenteiggislation, iii the Sonare it
was necessary to conciliate kaunnber Of
men whohad formed' them elves into
what was termed a "ring." lt is certain
that dtiring the entire- session persons
hovered around the chamber with extreme
pertinacity, evidently having much secret
.
business. • ,
The vote of thanks to the speaker -of
the 'House was an unusual one: No less
than seventeen members (principally Dern-
Crerats) refused- to vote, and four , gai-e
their voices in'the negative. It i's sur
mised that this apparent - discourtesy arose
from the fact that when the State appor
tionment bill. was under e,onsideration;the
Speaker called Mr. Armstrong, the prinei
pal leader of the Repnblicans,to' the chair.
Among-the deYelopinonti mitile, during
the session -was thefollowing :—A Certain
bill being under consideration, Mr. Vin
cent, of Erie, arose in his seat, and declar
ed that a,proposition had been . made to
him, a moment before, to trade his vote!
He refused. The offer had been made by
.parties not-.connected wikh- the Legisla
ture. Theiaet for the relief of the cro`di-;
tors of the Race and Vine Street Road
was rejected by the House, at'Bl ) 0'690;
on Thursday evening, 'and passed by themii
at 1O o'clock on the same evening.. - ~i
The concluding session - of the Honseft
was not as noisy , as usual, owing in a greatl
meashre:to the tact that a number of la-j
die4:were in the gallery. The mentbeili
from' the Fifth District of Philadelphiall
contributed to enliien the proceedings. 7 4l
He -had been in the habit of amusing 'the!'
"Solons" during .the session by danglinl
what the' boys call a "Chinese bug"in front!
of their faces, thereby provoking suddenl
starts. 'The funny member proposed thati
the btig be placed in the care Ot the Ento
mological Society, and preserved for 0, - ,(1
during[ .'the session of - .16. , (Roars (;f
- laughter). Another brilliant effort Iv*
the motion of a member to po4one A!'
bill until the 15th of June (beyond the
,
,•ession), the ludicrous part being that he
wanted something important to take plat
on that day,-because - it was his birthday;.
(Laughter.) , - ,
Probably the most-brilliant debate cif
the session was that between Messrs. Cly- ,
mer, Penney and- McClure on .the act-rtl- i
pealing the Tonnage Commutation bill;--i--
rho first named gentleman occupies ' the
seat formerly filled by 3lr. Nunemacher,.
of Berks 'county. He is a greater ravel.-
ite with - his constituents than any Senator
elected from that district for twenty Yeais
past,•and with'a commanding figure, an 1
active mind and finely modulated vnice,
never failed to enlist the respect Mid .tit-.
tention Of' his colleagues. Beyond all, he
possesses, the reputation,a,mong all classes,
- ofbeing a high toned and. honorable mail,
unswerving, in what, he considers the lihe
of duty.. The force of Mr. Penney lies in
his easy tone and, legal acumen, while
:Mr.licanre, whose Senatorial. career has
now-expired, made ingenious-,arguments
in defence of the favorite schemes :of the
political party of which- he Is the leader!,
To hear - these , three debate was well
worth 'a visit to ,Uarrishurg. In . • il4m
was concentrated the intellectual
.power
-of the POrmsylvania Senate..' ' /,-
! Lt. thektlonap,John Cessna,' of „Bedford - ,
: was thoParlimentary Icing. . He.delight-
JOB PRINTING ,of ALL BIND S
DONE AT TIIE OFFICE OF TUE
311121 LE Co CI Pi: _AL
NEATLY AND PROMPTLY.
.AND AT " . 1.1 - .VM AND LET
of - -
1 ' Tin . ffice of the Montrose DinaoCr; .l
.haa recently beeh ;supplied with a nyw and choicn car!, :
of type, ete., and we are now prepartal to print, puLtdtilt : •
circular*, etc., etc., in the beat style, on short notice.
Handbills, Posters, .Progranunes, ftr'd
I other kinde of work hithle litre, done according tryor at r
13asiness, Wedding, and Ball CAra,s
TlckatA, etc., printed with nentnel , n-and deepattle. • •
Justices' ancl Constables' Blanks; Net t•:.
Devil., sod all other Blank", on hand, or printed tc, rrt
rirFob work and Blanko, to be paid for or del Ivt: 3
'
.
ed to see the business in.'a• state of .utter
confusion, merely.for the purpose of !-In,
raveling;he thread and laying. down th.:
law to the'listening members. Long pray •
tice in Democratic COuvenfioas hall: gi \-
01 Cessna a voice like Stentor. The same
tones we believe eehoed in the Charlego'n
Halls in .I.WO. .No lover ever thOught
1 more of his Mistress than 'Cessna or the
Legi sl at ure • 'Ma !Ands, -- and certainty 11i/
travelerever enjoyed a banquet more than
Ihe did a half hour's comm.! . of amend.
1 metitS upon amemlmtnts, divisions upon.
1 divisions, previous questions and points of
order NS . illiams, of Allegheny, was -thy,
weighty member_ot the low6r, Chamlier.
Against his arguments, hurled in sweets--
ion like -".Tttpiter's"- thunderbolts, nothim• •
could prevail, • The words, litter :in..'
scathing, formed - themselves -Into -sentee
ceS- as well rounded and graoeful asdff , fz 7
--art's "Line of-Reanty,". and when they ail
! not burn with keen satire or pointed inc.
they glowed with imagery or beautiful
comparison. --- • - ' .
Fanaticism Again Rebuked. ..
The scathing letter of Hod. Montgom
-eq. Blair, Lincoln's Kist Master Gener
al,. denOuncing :-tich fanaticS. ai 1),L71,1
IVilinot and eh:ivies - Sunnier, its' ":::oce—
sioniqs and eiders and- abettors of the
Confederates, has scarcely.' received a:,
introduction to' the tingling ears Of fa
natics,. when the following puts . them a
gain.into .spasms. First we' explain that_
there has been quite a war waged in
llartfor'd - against the Times newspaper.
Unable to damage it in controversy, its
enemies undertook to-do its.editort , an in
-1 jury by removing the . City Post 'Ofllc ..
! trem the Times building. It was con- ,
,ceded that the public business did net
require, change, but' would be to some: ea.
tent -injured ..by it.--A public . meet;n,t..
hOwever was held, and residutions passed
demanding a.remeval,,on the grijnnd 01..
the "disloyalty" of Mr.:Burr ; and Setultor
Dixon was induced to urge the -r.pplie;t
thin. , Postmaster - -General Blair refus.;
4). accede to - the demand f9r ri , a.-f):..
• Which he sets forth in a letter, tile. mat..
rial part of which we-publish below: ~"
I oSince the rebelli'on broke ont,,there ix ;
lieen no division of sentiment between th.:
Old Parties on the question of ma*Mtailiia:
the Union; and the Hartford Tunes, an:,
leaders- of- the democratic organizr.t:o.i
gener:die sustain the administi ntit-n
.unalterably in its-determination to maii.-
4in the Union as leaders Uf the Republ:
can organizatit:n, while the greater" po:.-
lien clench party - blames.'the other f,.
bringing it on. 'Now if the, cplestion were
~..: ~
1 ivlretlwr 1.- should'confer pohuenl s.t.t.",
113 n the editorof.theTimes in preference to
a sound Republican, I s's", - ,ldd .t it
1 . 11a;:r,ly decide for the riejad,liem. •1:., -.
1 iwhen -I am asked to rila , o to have 1,;.-...
Ine'ss.tranactions with Mr. 'burr, anti to
ileeliwito naike:an advantageous bargain
with.hith, that presents a.:_different qu,:u
,trop, and I should not feel justiCiA in d , --
ing se unless his: conduct had . I;eun s-....::
j os to justify the charge of disloyaltr.
I•- 1 must believe tint Only - that hoh:7,-; •c, : ;.:
! ed jut that' he has .erred with malice pr; - -
1
ipense: This I do net hplieve, and :u
letirdident thiit a jury.eould.not he empay
idled in fhirtfor , l to convict -hian . t,f di.;
lofftinee.—lfso,:they they v, - oulti nut "on'y
Ileonviet Mr. Berr, but ati his patrons,
t•
wearly I,:df the pifople of Connecticut.
Now whilst_linpve Leen -a:.; -thorough aq
4tny of
my,
ll
predecessors in remo:ing my
wo:at
~ :
e:lt ,
oppOeittS.frolli official 1)C:11401::
1 have done so witlicut ( . 111e.stionini.. , Weir
liguriotism.—But a _refusal. to de:A with
!one - athern :,:ho otters the tuof. , t comtno
dions house at - a low 'rent, tan only 1. - ,
justified by the assumption that he is an
enemy to the eountry in his heart. Such
;an a'ssuntraiotf with.Testieet.y . Mr. Burr
e'is in my judgment whollv, unwarranted
by any proof heft:re me. "this : being the
ease,,! mu not willing to, ffif.s - Futli a judg
ment upon Mr. Burr even if there were a
general concurrence of the people - of Hart
tbril against him: but the reverse of this
seems to me to be true. - - .
But a small portion Of the vuttYA of the
cityArave been induced to join in his eon
detonation by his yealoifs accusers,, and I
am therefore cnnsinced that the veraiet•
of the ‘icipage is against them: •The
portion against Mr. Burr .•eannot
accurately stated ; no list or. therimri s aL
signed- by citizens has been tied; hat ns
far !V.: I our able to judge, not One;sixth
of the voters Of .Hartford, and certainly.
not half Of his political opponents have
in mil Oil °pillion ads erne to his,
loyalty. lam confirmed in my judgmort
by the action ofMr. Welles. He is much
more familhir with the, course of the
Times and with the - sentipients •Ir the 1,-o
-ple-•witb respect to it thani could be, 'and.
he declines joining you in the removal on
the allegation that Mr. Burr is disloyal.
by declining to take all sl,art whatever in
the controversy.
I regret veiy' nuteh that my decision
will conflict with Your views and 'those (,t
many of our most valued friends.at. 'Dart
ford ; but it i a case which I, am called -
on to act quasi judiciary, and= in which,
therefore I am not at liberty ' to consider
anything bnt the evidenCe, and decide ad
cordingis. • - . • .
' Yours respectfully.
_ .
M. Blair,' Postmaster general.
• Hon. J. Dixon, IT, S. Senator., •
sliould suppose- that abolition in :
natiei.stn would feel like like sneaking
to a corner, after. being. thus by or,
supposed tp r lie.in the ring.
The Charleston Mereni y.thinks that
an Indian and his squaw, paddlinf , down
the 'Mississippi; Are interesting specimens
of cam - whin! felicity. • . •
The.rebels say - that, their arthies,if
defeated, retire fir defence earl to
some mountain fastness. :We have ! t een
Admiring•their fastness for some time.
—We have heard of asking for bread.
and receiving a skme, but a gentleman
may be eonskleroa- - as still 'worse treated
whekhe asks for a.laily's .hand and re
ceived her father's foot.
Floyd said Some time ago that In ,
would give his,last drop of' blood .to ce
.ment the:South. The I.STrosse Detrai
erat thinks-he concluded to save his ee
merit when he found that Foote had.so
mach mertir.: