peated.and protractedeffortie it was feud
that no one of this candidates . presented
by- the' county ohnvehtions 7woulaiiiie
ceed. The namenT Mr. Buckalew was in
troduced at thisiitage of the contest, and
the result : was his nomination by tire con
ferenas . on'the liOth ballot. He was elect
ed and remained in: the Senate during the
session of 1858, and -at its close was ap-
pointed with Judge Lewis and Judge
Nnoitipom,the commission to revise the
PenallOocle. In Jilin 1858; he - .was ap
pointed hyPresidenellaehanan t American
3linieter. Ecuador, and resigning. Zile' ',
pliee.in the. Senate and his position as Code
raufniiiisioner, hi+ nieep . teti the 'appoint. '
teessf,leflAbla country is 1558.1
iintteinained abroad until Anglia , ' afit
STlMlSSliitifOtitivs'hOuta resided in and near
131oilinsburg; - where it is his purpose to
— make hie hoot es throughout his life:
Darin - gibe whole istrihd of his service
i a the Senafei Mr. Buckalew was intimate
ly identified with the euiire legislation and
e *hole tiolitieal policy of the State.
_His
theories ofgovernment were defined - and
matured long before it becatite necessary
to act upOn them. Starting-with tbe
ntaxints of the framers of the Constitution,
whose views as to the relations of the Na
time' end State governments were pre
cisely those'. which Mr. Jefferson subse
quently enforced, and, regretting the de
parture from the spirit of those maxims
which• is apparent in the early action of
the National goiernment, he was prepare
ed; in entering public life, to accommodate
himself to the existing order of things, and
to aid in maintaining institutions which
seemed even then- Te
questions connected'with State.,ifiterests,
he gave careful investigation and immense
labor. He has left upon the statute book
the results of his efforts in behalf of sound
-principles in forins that are constantly and
practically beneficial and salutary. The
State is indebted - to him for much that is
valuable in the laws relating to corpora
tions, to the license system,. and to fi
nance. Ife projected and carried through
the onstitutional4amenclinents of 1857.
The - provision relating to the represents
tion of cities, embraced in ',those ;amend
ments, was the inauguration of'an entirely
novel theory of fundamental la}"' in Penn
sylvania, and it - is, perhaps noctoo much
to say, that the position of no otber. .pub
fie-marlin the State was such as -to have
enabled him, at that time, to effect that
object.: As already stated, Mr. Buckalew
was not in the. Legislature the - session
of 1857, and the editor of -this paper, at
that time ifs the House of Representatives,
remembers well the sacrifice of time which
he made fora public object ; and the-skill
and vigor with which. - he. pressed the
adoption of the amendments. '
Threughont his public life, the position
of Mr.'Buckalevr upon-National questions
has - always been distinct and- avowed.
No dread of local and occasional =popu
larity bas ever induced him to shrink from
an open proclamation ofhis opinions'when
~the circumstances of the time required it.
_His discnssion of 'the Kansas-Nebraska
hill of 18.54 is Still regarded as the clear
est and Most satisfactory vindication of its
propriety which was elicited during the
pendency - of the, question. In that- dis
cussion as in all others, a- careful aysii,d
-; ance dal' personal attack and of all party
vituperation was manifest. Mr. Buckalew
never indulges in epithets. He employs
no -phrases of current - gang : His opinions
are stated with the precision, and accu
racy of a scientific formula. In hie speech-
- es be uses no. =necessary or superfluous
word; and they are .eoally intelligible
and \attractive to the most unlettered and
the most cultivated hearer. His style 'of
oratory_ would be a modelfor , the .bench;
and it is perhaps to be regretted that be'
did not devote himself to a judicial career.
. Throughout his, life, Mr. Buckalew's
relitions individnals - bave been mark
ed by the steady attachments he has treat
' ed. Often misjudged, and subjected often
prejudiced attack, a , steady- and Con
sistent discharge Of dirty has converted
bitter enemies into warm and ,lasting
friends. His strength among men of his
own, age thmughoet the States, is unpar
alleled ;• and in. the late contest they have
'sustained 'bite With enthusiasm and tin;
, yielding firmneis. Of the success of his
future career these• can be no: doubt., On
-the 4th of arch be will go into the Senate
of the 'United States to take a . patt in the
. mostArementleue of• the nation's
'history; and-in that part he will, most
. faithfully tepresentlhe viewaef the Dem
ocracy of his native State. That the pub;
lie, service, is henceforth to be benefittied
by the acquisition-of a man of talents so
• _rare, of learning so. profound, of industry
so nudging,, of courage
.so =shrinking,
-- and of integrity so unstained as his eiery
I r
Pennsylvanian, reflecting on ,the hazards
, and eiTibarriassments of • the , late contest,
has reason to be devoutly grateful to the
Providence of God.
Let* from-A; 4; km.'
Cam, itut Faxosamitutuuck, - Vs., 1
December'4th; /882. '
, sn ,
• - Data FirillZE & Mona= ..:—lron vill . it i vi lln gelviderslNK I .
the -landlords
-
notice by the caption of this letter that I have raised the price of drinks - to eight.
.• have changed, :.zny quarters, and left o ld cen t s p e. r smaller In 'some other places,
%louse bill,-nea r Alexandria. As I have we poricethelNuor-iellers,chaige thirteen .
, slims to yon before and tot), you ; coull3, e e n te.s . tipplo6-0 . ism formsAartar-,
T act isurce bore wail o rdered, , ton 'Fat not, 3,4,3,,by drogkiug wk.,. the, 1,,m ' i sivil
f ,,cl t . ttn qnpstion 4 l W hy aid VOll I:l9fleire • h Qn t, - t , , - '- .
,
4
before.l3ut last Sunday the order came
trilit_thotal ,`that .lelonged--
Corps to Win:ant - in nde ; aruftlever we's
a•fellow mole glad to hear an order than
:I; so-we all turned out and marched down
about a mile and were theiet ordered to
put three days rations in our haversacks,
which consisted of hard pilot bread, and
cooked pork:: I.had four heuy blankets
sud. rtiy set het Crimitted fill to carry
ter rectiiiring your well ;filled box: I • can
tell you, I hada Well filled satchel. ,I •
Well, we were thenprepared . to start
regiment.fbr "our . We were delayed
some three hnur.tietofe.gettingto
aria—got down there' after dark, and
waited' there:until o'clook.at night •for
the steamboat: At.:last. it, came puffin
down ther-rivers very large.boat named
the Mary_ Watihin4t4in. : We- got
aboard and started for Aquia Civel4'll3lll
- which we run in 3 hours ;"
arrived4hete at 12 o'clock; anchored out
in the middle of the river, . and waited for
the morning. When morningoame W'
were all ordered :on shore, and with a eav
airy guard of 100 we started . on foot for
Paiter's head-quarters, a distance of 12
mileS, right through 'the-Woods i with very
narrow road, with cavalry ahea d: and be
hind, so that 130 °De could straggle be
hind. After marching about one mile we
all halted, ate some grub, and then re
amed our journey. After plodding along
until about 3 o'clock we came up to Port
er's head-quarters; and froilii this gent out
to our • different -regiments. Ours was
about one mile from. head-quarters. Here
I was welcomed with -unusual delight; by
Dr. Cobb, the Colimel and Major, and
every one said, "-Burns, I declare, I lam
glad you have returned alive and, look so
_
well."
A.Aer partaking of a better supper than
had . seen for three weeks, I felt like a
new -man, ulttough my feet were very,
lame, not being used.to walking; "but they
are 11 right - now, and I aindattang tipind
feel first rate. • ,
old ,
We are now situated on an l planta
tion, with pine forest all around us; ibut
- it hakone day beep altcleared for in these
woodkcan be plainlylraced the rowswhere
tobacco once gror ; :lpt, the trees now are
from 3 toe inches through, tall and Slim,
and very thick. They make very good,
firewood,. which we peed now for -it j I& a
little cool.:Had quite a frost last nght,
and the water Sri the bucket froze - over a
trifle that was standing:out doors. 1 •
We Dv about 7 Miles from .the noted
Fredericksburg .which Burnside woo a go
ing
to bombard, you will remember, some
ten days ago;' burr& some unknown ree
f
ion has not done- it iyei. But" we at.' ex-
pectin every day to hate a big , ght,
whiCh wo of coursse shall be rn if it akea
place, for we are almost in front. IWe
have a terrible arinyz, here. Ther 'are
nothing but troops i and - camps 50 6iles
up this - river, and. ten miles back. Ittents
as though the country was alive wit sot:
Biers; horses and wagons,' and the arnount
of business going on Is astonishing. Teams
with tremendous loads going all times . of
night and day, troops drilling,and larch
in g, and all seem busy and in earnest, and
if we can't whip the rebels now Welnever
can. - We all anticipate entering,' Rich
mond yet. Heaven grant that we may,
pith the flag of our country Over as. I
respect our regiment will have 'to go, out
;on Picket in a few 'days. They „goiabout
-miles, there they meet;the rebelp Acts.
I am glad Ido not have to go.
Gen Hooker's Addressito the Army.
HEADQUARTERS AR* - y, OF THE POTOMA C, Jamiay 26th, 18§3. f
General Order No. 1.
By direction of the President of the
United. Statei, the undersigned nssumes
command of the army• of the Potoinac.
He enters upon the discharge off the du
ties - imposed by this trust with a
_just ap
preciation of their•resporisibilitt. 4
Since thelOrmation of this army, he has
been identified with its history. :IHe has
shared with you its glories and reverses
with no other desire than that theae rela
tioni might - - remain unchanged until its ,
destiny should be aceotnplished. -
, In tht recerdof your•achievements there
is much to be proud - of, and, With the
blessing of. God, -we will contri4te some
thing to the renown of our ards , and the
success °four cause. .
To secure these ends your .coMmander
will require the, cheefful and zealous co
operation of eiery officer and soldier in
this army. • •: -
In equipment, :intelligence, and valor
the enemy: is our inferior: - .Let ; us never
hesitate to , give thent battle wherever we
can find him. ' - • , '
• - The undersigned oulrgiiisi expiessiou
to tire feeling ofthis army when he con
veys to our Tate commander, Major4en
eral Burnside, the - ',most cordial
...good
wishes for his future
My staff will be annetandol tie soon ai
organized.', JosaralloOKitt,
Major s -General Cominanding Army -of the
Potomac. t •
Proceedings of the legislature.
The; following important bill paase - d
both branches of the legislature on Thurs
day last r
14n act to provide for the paynient of Interest "
on the Slate Pebt. . • _
SECTiON /. That the State Tressuicr be
and isfhereby authorized to exChinge with
any bank or banks of ; this State
,au
amount of curreney aufficienkto : pay inter=
est on 'the State debt falling. due •on the
first days of February and August, 1863,-
for the same amount of Coin, and he is
hereby authOrized to glie to such bank or
banks zpicie certificates of .exchange; not
transferrable ; pledging. -the faith Of the
State to return the said coin, and to, ex;
change for notes 'current at that time, on
or before the fi rst- Monday of March, A.
D.,,1864 ; said certificates of exchange to
bearinterest at the rate of two and a half
percent. per annum,- and to,be .estimated
and computed as so much-coin in the vaults
of the banks aforesaid.
Simms 2. That the- provisions of the
first and second sections of the act entitled
An -act requiring the resumption of spe
cie payments by the banks;" approved
April 11th, 1.882, are hereby extended un
til the 'first Monday of Mara, A. D.; 1864,
to all banks achanging Coin for currency,
under the-pro Visions of the first section of
this act,
SECTION 3. That if the, banks of the
Commonwealth-shall tender to the Treas
urer more coin than shall be required to
pay the interest aforesaid, he shall receive
from each bank' so tendering, a pro rata
share of the amount so required in. the pro,
portion to the capital stock of each, and
in case of any deficiency in the amount so
offered by the banks, he shall - assess -the
amount required - from all the banksin the
Stitte in proportion tatheiritapital stock,
and onlailure of any bank or .banks to
furnish a pro r ata share of said 'coin so re
quired for the space of sixty days after
being notified; such bank or banks shall
not be entitled to the benefits of die pro
visions 'of the preceding sections of this
•
act. • ' - . •
SEcrtox - 4-. That the A ttorney-General
of this Cothmonwealth is hereby author
ized and 'directed to proceed . to wind up
the. affairs of any, bink or banks Who • re
-refuse or neglect to, comply With the pro
visions of this act.
&mom 5. That it shall not be lawful'
for any bank to sell anygold or silver coin
from its vaults while in a state of suspen
sion, and any violations of the - provisions
of this section shall work a forfeiture of
its charter, and any officer or officgrs of
any bank consenting to any snob sale :of
coin shall 'be liable to prosecution for mis
demeanbr in oThee.. .
Szerries . C. That the banks 'of: this
Commonwealth are hereby required,:-du;
ring - tbeir suspension, to reduce their cit..;
enlation to an amount not exceeding one
and a-half,. of the capital stock actually
paid in, or three tithes the amount .of coin
in their vaults; and all banks are hereby
required to make return, under the , oath
t)f the cashier thereof, to the Auditor-Gen
eral, every " three mou ths, commencing
frOm anti aTter the passage of this act, of
thb amount or their circulation ; and eve
ry bank whose eiyeulation shall exceed
one and a-half times its capital stock, or
'three limes the amount .of coin, in its
Vaults, shall be obliged to retire or call in
one-eighth of such excess every thirty
days, until its circulation shall correspond
with the provisions of this section; and
should any bank fail to comply herewith,
it shall he the dety of the AUditor-Gene
ral, who,isrhereby required to proceed un
der the 4tti'seetion of.this act, forfeiting
the charters of such banks.
A. B. By'
SEcrt ox 1. The provisions of this_ act
shall not applyto any bank or banki which,
have not or do, not susp,en'd specie pay
ments prior to the Said first Monday of
March, A. D., 1864.
The following resolutions were olKered
in the House on ThtirsilaY,ls - y Mr. Ludlow
of Philadelphia and were adopted on Fri
day:—
,
-WAereas, It ha&come to the knowledge
of the House of Representatives of. the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, that- one of
her own citizens: Albert D. Boileau, resi
ding in the city of Philadelphia s was,- with
out due warrant-of lair s = ar.rilidnight- on
Tuesday last, -taken from his home and
conveyed, under military guard, to some
unknown-place of confinement, beyond,
the borders of the State ;° and -
Whereas,. The unusual time of arrest
Was acknowledged by those chosen for
.thia purpose to have been made in order
to-prevent, the intervention of the remedies
provided by law and guaranteed by the
Constitutimfof the Stateof Pennsylvania,
and of the United States, to every Amyl
can citizen ; and
' - Whereat, The said arrest is an invasion
'of the soil of the State of •Pennsylvania,,
and.an outrage upon the dignity and sov
ereignty of s great Common w,ealth ;Ihere
fore
~..Resolved, That the House of Ripresen
tatives of ,the Commonwealth iifliennsyl
vania, jealous, of the right's and liberties
of her citizens, and appealing to God for
the rectitude of their intentions, do sol
emnly protest against the said arrest as
unwarrantable and unjust, and call 'upon
the Governer, Ai the Chief Executive - of
the Comntonwealtb, bearing in his person
the majesty of this State, to linmediately
•
repair. to Washington and
,demand of the
General Government the release of the
,said„Albert Boile4u, and that he be re
tnrricd,4o the . State of which he. is a citi
zen to at sorer any chargee to be - made
- nainst, him.
..Risolved, Thiit a committee of . three be
appointed to transmit a copy of these res
olutiods to the Governor ofthis Common ,
wealth.
'Resolved, -That 'eopies of"-theke, resOl4 7 .
,tionsbe formnoled - to the President -of the.
'United States, the seeretar): , of War", and •
--the Senate and House of -Reeresentativea
of the -United S tates of America.. •
T~lie'
. .
following brief abstract .of the de,
bate. is all. we have room for to-day
•f r. !Caine r(Fikyette) condemned the
policy Oche Administration. The Courts
were open,, and the civil laws in force far
the trial of all ii,e , cased . parties.
..M r. Johnson (Crawford) would vote
for no such heresy as that Of the resolu
tioni. They had been prepated by Dem
ocrats; whO might support them . if they
'l,viAdd, • but
. he would
.
Blr. Pershing (Cambria) asked what a
GOvernment.was worth that arrested citi
zens ih the night, and hurried them to
priso . nsin,unknown places. The men au,-
thorizing these arrests appeared to know
that they were illegal, 'inasmuch:as they
accomplished the deed at an, bour when
there was-no danger of interference by
the people. William 111, of England,
once suspended the writ of, habeas coryius.
and afterwards apologized to Parliment
for it. "Gentlemen, Mr. Boileau is not
the only man • who has been arrested in
the night, lately, in this State, and*dragg
ed away to pOson2 s
Ltidlow ,(Philadelphia) said :—Mr.
Speaker, I am' one of those who feel in , this
matter—l kel, sir; because it comes home
td one of my own constituents, because . I
Nave already heard the dries of his wife'
aid his children, and because a citizen-of
this Commonwealth has been forcibly car
ried I know not where. Move, . sir, the
Constiintion Of- my .country and of
-my State,' and when— I forget to
love both I trust that every . ' drop . *of
blood in -my veins- will stagnate and every
pulsation *cease; I love them both, I have
sworn .do support them,.and so help me
- God, I
• We have, sir, a:written Constitntion, un
der which this country has flourished' for
years,.'and wlich•bas borne to the homes
of every one throughput this Common
-wealth peace, plenty and: prosperity.--
,While we have thii, with its provisions
ample enough for, war as well as peace, I
confess the sad truth that there are; men
'K hci cannot a l Ppreciate its virtues and its
xeqpirenients, and . who Are in rebelling
,bnt i -sir, lAO not see that this Conititti ,
tion
_contains one -article designedr to 4.
justly infect the liberties of any freemenjn
theloyal North: . . • -
In that Constitution provision is- made
by which any one offending againstit shall
- be • duly, tried; Courts of justiceare
_open
to men who are charged with crime.. The
accused must meet face t o face, with the ,
accuser. -. Men are not; in-this day, in the
United States ; to be 'carried away to Basz,
tiles orpzisons, midnight,, and left to
'languish' Without trial ! Thetis not in the
Constitution. The fabric of free govern
nient recognizes no stich compulgOry and
arbitr*pthver over men endowed with
intellect, and the rights guaranteed them'
.by their revolutionary ancestors.:
• Mr. Ludlow 'continued flirther and urg
ed the. necessity of making the proper dis
tinction' between
,those who were answer
able to' -military law . and those liable
to proceedings under the civil tribunals.
I hallow thiS'tonstitution - of my' coun
try becanSe Ilove the remembrances that
cliister,nrOund it I love and revere 'the
memory of those who made it, and Penn
sylvania has never 'been foundwanting in
;loyalty to that noble, instrurnent., No
.-sooner had the first gun been fired at Fort.
'Sumter than the Keystone Statesent her
legions to the battleZfiehl, and the. red
',liloiad of her sons coursed 'forth like water
'in defence of 'our rights. Yciu had but to.
call formen:,:and our sons were ready and
willing to become martyrs of liberty. •
I wancto take the citizen home from his.
darks dungeon and give him his 'place by
'The family fireside. If h'e has done wrong
leUi'int be tried in the State of his residence;
atid:Where the Crime,- if any was ciiriniit
ted:-',let ado this,not only in the name
'of _constitutional law; which we.' have
sworn to' support, but in the- nainii of hu
manity andthe rights - of Man. -
' ""The resolutions of 'Mr. .Ludlow were
passed; and tne Speaker announced the'
'committee to consist of Messrs. Lee;
- Mantras and Smith; of Chester. , •
; STICK TO TII E RIGHT btrAME.--.-GOV. Me*
dary, in the_ Craig, very properly objects'
to the names ofPolitical parties, as. , itsed
by Hen. S. C. Cox in hia speech lately de
livered in Congress, viz: Comiervatives'
and radicals, instead of Democrate and
Abolitionists. Every Democrat should
preserve the proper name of his party.
Never had they more , just cause to be
proud, both of the :fame and prineipies.of
their good old party:than at the present
time.- •Coneervative men are flocking to
our standard and adopting our creed by
hundreds and thousands, and they do not
ask or desire a change 'of either :name or
principles.
outrose ginnotrat:
A. J. GATILITSON I Editor.
eLeere4,l,- "*-1
e J' e ie • /e p
•
THE UNION AS IT WAS;
Refore abolition. secession .otc., disturbed its harmony
- THE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS;
Enforced and respected in all sactions-of the country
Car Young, men desiring to attend a Cotnmerrial
lege at Binghamton. Pittsburgh: or at Philadelphia. NCR`
York, etc., can obtain intormatfon of practical pecuniary
value by calling upon or addressing. the editor of this
paper.
.tws
, Car All private Letters intended for the_
editor of this paper should,. until fu► tlier_
notice, be addressed to
A. J. GEnnrrsON,
House of Representatives,
Jan. 13.. Harrisburg,
Democratic County Committee.
Auburn, A. • Carter—Ararat, B: IL
Dix : —Apolacan, 3liehael Nolan—Bridge
water, Abel H. Patrick-- 7 -Broolilvn„ Ami
Ely -Clitl'oid, Adaar Wells—dhoconut,
J. Kimble—Diruock, C. J. Lathrop—Pun-.
daft, H. S. Phinney—Friendsville; M. S.
Handriek—Franklin , J. L.
Forest Lake, Merriman--`C. D. ah—Gibson, Benj.
Dix—Great
.Bend township,, Wm. S.
Barnes— Great Bend .borongh,! , 'L
L. Norton---Hart4d, 'A. Carpenter—Jes
sup, Zenas Smith= Jarkson, .0. 11. Perry .
—Little Meadows, P. Smullin 7 - ; Lenox,'A.
J. Tittis--Lathrep, Wilmarth,—Liber
ty, D. 0. Terrell—Middletoirn, Nelson
Camp--Montrose, C. M: Gere-.--New . Mil
ford township, Wm. uarding-L-New
ford - borough, Geo. , Hayden —Oakland,
Levi Westfall—Rush, N. D: Snyder—Sil
vor Lake, Lotenzo Stone-r-Springville, I.
B. Lathrop—Susquehanna Depot, A.° W,
- Rowley-Thompson, Chester - Stodard. • .
C. ‘M. -GERE, Chtn:
---.4.-10.
gar Mr. Barger is - a memoir of the. Sen
.
• . . .
atoriat nivestierlunc , committee,slind not
n` .
Mr. Boyer, as our types made us say last
week.
•:,
• . •
rifi - We have :no important news from
.the army. A rebel reliort saysiThere has
been a severe fight . near Savannah,Geo., in
which. the rebels% were Worsted. .Gen.
ifooker has announced hiS staff.
IC=l=
• But One Party.
It was a favorite expression during, the
late election Contest that " there is but
one party,, now." It was a truth then,.it
is true noiv' Therenever was but 'one
national party in'this country. -The Dem
ocratic party , ---the party 'of - the,: Union;
the partrof the people. • There• have been,
patches of parties, -composed 'of faction
isfs, abolitionists, and- disunionists, and,cie
casionally an arnalgation,of the odds and
ends have got into power,' but-alsOays—,
not a single, exception—to th Huey of
the-true republican intcrests.of the emu).
try. We-are now realizing the results of
an experimental change front-Demo'lkxaci
i:s 'f•
to Abolitionism; power gained, not by
thel:oiceol. the majority.of the people,
but bsy..an acciden4 - . 1 ,-minority -and: the
lesson fully teadbes: that the only party
that can manage the affitirs of the'4,•oun
trY, is the beinocrace party--" the only
,party of the country."
Senator Buckalew;
, •
Our new. Senator is "highly . spoken ,of by
all—even the opposition; or.auCh r :of . ,theni
as are not- utterly blind in bigotry, admit
that-the choice fell upon a firet;rate . man.
The Philadelphialmiuirer, now a Pension;
ed , organ of the TAincOn Administration,
in its issue of theflath says:
.-" The new 'Senator is a man or first-rate
intellectual, ability and of strict-integrity.
He was once happily desqribed.bya S-pec
ulator whorn hebad disppointed, in these
words: , . . ,
c!:‘l,can do nothing with Bnekalair"; he's
just like one 'of our nionntainr,.streams,
cold, pure and cleat!"
While its. would, have been gratifying to.
the friends of the National Administration
to have returned from this . state,a,Sena
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his a matter for congratulation that. the
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of as goOd a.man, A!1 Charlo
R. Bitckalew." •
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. • • The Negro _ ;
bill is now pending in Congress,
viding for raising : 150;000 negro soldlers. -
From the. - debate on Frid - ai-last,.we clip
the following; and it will:be remembered
that Col. Wright has heretofore sastained
all the Military Operations of the
adniinis
tr'ation
Mr. Wright (Pa.) said this govern,,
merit and: the Union were; the -- resnkipf
comprozniges. In concession, and 'dont-,
- promise it had its birth. he very
_day
the declaration went forth, to . theoolonies.
from Independence nail, there_ was cora
proiniiie and concession. 'From thatperi
od .down to 1850 such a policy has "pre_
railed. Tile' Union was, again savedtry
.the • conipretriise of -the: great Mid ruling,
spirits of Alie land, Clay, • %sieb4ter,' Cal
hnun and others meeting together for that
purpose. -Were gentlemen here lesg wise
than' those men ? - If
.ever there :was,. a
time in. the history of-the country when
concession and compromise was needed it
._
1S 110 W. . I -
Th 6 enactment, of a meastire repulsive
theientiment of .a large mass'of the -
people might produce such7a.staie of af- ,
fairs that we, Some morning, might.wake
to find we have - no Government in exist 7 •
enee. (A voice—Yes, 'we Will.). Mr.- •
! Wright ,hoped :not, front his heart:, He
:was willing to make any honorable sacri
flee.. Now let the other side of the cham
ber show a corresponding tlisposition., If
gentlemen here-mould - all agree upon
base of coinproinis_e as to 016 condnet of
+this War; li,ay.ould_ilet ran •tbrO
'He opposed the_ bill because aniong - ether • .
reasons, it would produce demoralitatimre
and the soldiers of the army bad srad,tO
'him if black men - arc sent to them 'they
-will regard it as a condemnation of their'
cenducti and leave ihesservree if.they Can:
How far this feeling-extends he -was luta.
bleto-saY: . •
Mr. Moorehea.d.(Pa.) asked whether tho
information came from' I'enusylvaiiia
cliers. , .
Mr.trright replied In. the
Mr, 3.fooroead-'--I would 'like to. know
their narries, -
Wright: said - thati others tai kid- the
qaiw,lyAy,,and..ther were •as- patriotic :as
the tentleMan-
Mr. "tiTright,'-resureingoaid the white •
,Anglo-Saxen race WaS eapable of taking • -
care Of -itself. AA if vie' bavre Ociipower
to:maintain onf" position, negroes 'cannot
help us out of the difficulty. They ;were ,
not reliable ,in the military service. Ho -
believed : that by a re-eOnstrUction Vie
Citbinet„ and of a iestoilition of. Genera
McClellan to the arniy, the country co
be saved.- • [At this .point - applause bnist,
forth in a heaytvolunte from the galler,
les; accompanied by stain ing of the_ fee t .
and clapping of the han* ) • -
The Speaker (Grew); said, that if such . ,
disorder wosrepeatckhe would eider the
gall eries.to be oleared.l ..•
: • Mi., Wright:Aid thatlifeetellin Witgot
a favorite of his.: He had neieiadvoitated•
hiin here, but ho Believed that n0...0.be4.
General in-the ay
rm' embodies' thetfeelings
and sentiments of .. NS - *if yot
want to carry victory bn your , artmi, yup,
'must have a commander in • whom the tkr-..
my have confidence. llt was idle tA:),
talk
about victory With a idemoinlitod Army,
. MeClMatt,-he icpeated,. was 4he, bistit 'of