if. ri. ivii.so,
VOLCTME AX NO. U.
TU COSSTITOnoi) TDK UNI08 ASO TIU F.sroRCEMENT OF TUB LAWS.
edi rcR axd prn;.isiiEr
llllFmm'JLFNIATA COUNTS 1'EN.VA., JANUARY 23. 1S07.
WHOLE NUMBER 10:10.
TERMS OF ri'BLlCATIOX.
Tub Juniata Skstixel is published every
Wednesday morning, on Main stroei, by
H. H WILSON.
The srr.Pcii'irTioN price of ihc paper
will lie TWO DULLAKS per year in advance,
buJ $.J.j() if nut paid withiu the first throe
months.
ffJ No paper discontinued until nl! ar
rearages are paid except at (lie option of the
Editor.
Anvctmnxo. The Yates of ADVEUTIS
lNlI are (or one square, of kioiit lines or loss,
one insertion. To cents three, $1 o ; and jo cts
or each subsequent, insertion. Admiuisira
or"s, Executor's ar.d Auditor's Notices, iSa'.on.
Professional and liu-iincss Cards, not exceed
ing l!-5 lilies, and including copy of paper.
fS.oo per year. Merchants advertising
(changeable quarterly) $ lo per year, includ
ing paper at their Stores. Notices in reading
column, ten cents per line.
Jon Work The priees of JOB WORK,
for thirty I'.il!., one eiirht sheet, fl,2") ; one
fourth, ? J.i'O ; one-half, $ !,oo : nndaddition-
n; no-iincrs, tail pilot ami lor isianns, 5- e oo
per quire.
' J EM LU 1 ' I A
MitHintown, Juniata Comity. Pa., Office
on Main street South of liridgc fir et.
71LU.VM M ALLISON,
At tontcy at Laic,
Octant VVA(.
Attend lo all liu :iie?s cnfriisfct to liif
Can1. iMiic on M;tin Siwt, Mii.iimown, la.
JOHN T.LSAIIM.
Mil FI.INTOWX, JIXIATA COUNTY. TA.
OKKKItS profe-sional services to the
p'.iMic. l'rompt Hlit-iiliou pivyn to the
iir'.-''ut io:i of claim - against the tiovern merit,
collections and a'l oilier huiness entrusted lo
liis care- Oilicc in tha idd Fellows' Hull,
l'.rid;:e Si ret.
cuii:
ArCTION'KCIt
The nn.lersijr.e 1 offers his services lo the
public as Vendue Oyer and Auctioneer. Ik
has ha.l a very larc experience, and feels
confident that he can give satisfaction to all t
no may employ turn. 11 mny he aduiewsed
kt M iii'.iutown, or found at his home in Fer
managh township. Orders may also be left
at Mr. Wiil s Hotel.
Jan. I', lSiit. WILLIAM QIVEN.
MILITASY CLAILIS. "
"'HK undersigned will promptly attend to
JL the collection of claims against either the
ritr.te or National Oovi rnmetit, I'cnsions, u k
l'ay, Hounty, Kxtra I'ay, and all other claims
arising out of the present or any other war.
Collected.
JEaEMIAlI LYONS.
Attorney-at-Law.
!:fflintown, Juniata Co., l'a. fobl
NEW TOBACCO STOltE Just received
at Ilarnes' Cigar and Tobacco fc"ture. a
Iresh supply uf pure Vara Cigars and Tobaccos.
Jlest Navy Si, 00 per lb
on,j .
Ilr.l " otic. " "
Cases lold liar l.-iO " "
OrauoUe 1,40 " "
The best brands Fine Cut ioose and in foil,
r.nd all kinds of Height Tobacco at reduc
ed prices. The lovers of good chewing and
:i.'.ki! tobacco are re-pecifully invited to
0 iil and examine uiv stock.
June :'!Lf. " . T. r.ARNES.
Tl' i'.'.V A Kit ANO KM KNT. The undersigned
j. finding it impossible with one .Market
C :,r. to supply their customers, have purchased
another, and are now prepared 10 furnish
lo trketing regularly twice a week after the
l.-Lol Ai.gust. I ine Car will arrive it: I'at
t-.'i-son eviiy V. 'eiir.v. I ay evening, tbe other
will arrive every Friday evetili:g. We wish
i". disi inctly understood we will do nothing
but a st riot ly cah business in future. l'er
s. ns ord-ring goods regularly every week
lire expect. 'd to pay promptly each trip.
One car will leave Patterson for Philadelphia
very Monday morning, the other will leave
every Wednesday morning.
july .Vtf. IIOLLoUACUn & ROWE.
jy:.f AL CAltlTZ p"
It. M. KKEVKIl, DKNTAL SCUGKON
'SHAKES this method of informing his friends
JL in Juniata county, that owing to the ica
sonably good success he has met with, during
t 'ie few in out lis he has been practising his pro
fession in said comity, he fee's w n ranted in
making stated visits to M ifilintnwii and Mc
A!i-tersvii!a The first Monday of each moiuh
Mr. K.'cver may be found at the Juniata Ho
tel, .Mifrlin. te remain two weeks. The third
Monday, ht McAlistcrsville, to remain during
J he week. Tech inserted on VULCANITE,
;ul.l .V. SILVER, lEETH FILLED and
extracted in the most approved manner, and
with the least possible pain.
t3jU Strict attention given (o diseased
gums. So. All work warranted. Terms
1 va-onable.
January HI, lSGO-tf.
JOSMl'H S. DELL.
CLO T HIE R,
NO. 4'. NORTH THIlt!) STREET, PHILAD'A
Clothing supeiior lo any other establis
ment in the City mid at lower p.rices. Mer
chants will find it to their advantage to call.
All goods warranted. Presented by J. K.
Swnycr. nov. 7- ly.
r.STAIil.ISlYl'.IJ r, VEAHs
.OKREL HORSE HOTEL
Ko. 288K0ETH FOiia TH SE2ET,
PHILADELPHIA.
. IIRTH'1 1-1135,
Fe'-, i -;'. ly J 1'Roi-Bir.roB.
Dr?. LEON'S
CELEBRATED MEVA RATIONS
TUB nAreeTios or meoicai.
. ..... Ik
SC1ESCH.
Dr. Leon's Elcclric Ilair ftcncircr.
Il is a positive cure for l-nMntMs.
;l. isaTonio, Dr an.facts upon tlic
secret ion s.
I It immediately Rrrets falling out of The hair.
I It alleviates neuralgia and headache.
; It radically cures dandruff and humors.
J It keeps the scalp healthy, clean and oool.
I It is an clegaut and exquisitely fragrant hair
dressing.
i It restores, cultivates and beautifies (hi hair.
!t makes harsh hair flexible and lustrous.
Ir. Loin's Uleciric l!air Renewer has en
joyed a high local reputation for many years.
Its wonderful restorative and invigorating
properties are well Known (o the medical fac
ulty of Philadelphia.
lieing fully satisfied of (he merits of Leon's
Klectric Hair Ueuewer we have procured ex
clusive ownership and are determined that
every household In our laud shall have oppor
iuuity to renp its benefit.
DR. LEON'S INFANT REMEDY.
A most delightful and elficacious cure for
the various ills to which infants and young
children are subject.
MJHABlE FOB TEETHING CIHLD.IEX-
li softens the poms, abates iiifl iiiiniation
invigorates the etouiach and bowels. Corrects
acidity, and is a sure ami speedy cure for
(' die. Cramps and Windy I'ains.
A most .excellent preparition for children
of a restless and fretful habit, and ill all cases
uf Loo-ei;e--s. Oriping, Vomiting or other in
r.'sr 1 grief, it gives immediate ease.
Used for more than Lnif a century in the
private practice of one of the most eminent
physicians of I hil:idljhia.
In now placing this article within the reach
of all our countrymen, we would remark that
we know it to be a remedy of unrivalled ex
cellence and th.-.t it has proved in thousand-,
of cases, as wo are levilvcd :t shall in mil
lions, a priceless bono. Fur sale by I'rug
gists' every here. Address all orders to
AVMLVAl k SMITH.
nor. e rnovurF.ToRs,
North Third AV., Vhlhul h.hla.
siLVirs wash rcnvnEn.
Saves time labor, money. Makes w ishing a
pnstimc and Monday a festival. Sold every
where. Try it. nov 1 1, lOO-ly.
TTENTION CITIZENS. NEWS DEPOT
1. and Stat ionary Store, in Perry svillc, Ju
nie.ta county, Ia. (Post OtHce Uuiiding. )
The tindcisigni'd asks leave to inform the
pood people of this ond neighboring counties
that lie has opend a hna stcck of Statiut.nrv
Honks, etc., and having Weight them ut a
very low wholesale price in Philadelphia, by
adding a small per ccniagc, is cerlaiu he can
sell cheaper than kny other establishment in
the jounty. The following is a list of Maga
zines and Periodicals, kept, with prices at
tache d, any of hicii will be sent by mail
frtr of postage to any place upon receipt of
the annexed price, viz:
Atlantic Monthly -loc.
Harpers Magazine 41c.
Frank Lc lie'a tiaiette of Fashions.... 4oc
Oodics Magazine 40c
Ladies Friend o.'ic.
liallous Ma'razir.e L'oe.
Wavcrly Magazine ( weel.ly ) I'.c.
Harpers Pictorial twceKly) lr,c.
Frank Leslie's Picioiial. Iliusiratcd,... loo.
- Chimney Corner Joe
Albion i lie.
New ork Ledger i'c.
National Police lle.zet le Kio.
New ork Clipper lis.
Saturday Night Me.
Oleasons Literary Cotiipauion lc.
lleatlicsand Monroe's Novels, (each)... 1 tic.
Fcadie's Songster 10c."
Martin's Sensible Letter Writer o'le.
KoiiuiKi Tellers and Urcani Liooka of difier-
cut kinds, (eachl 4iJc.
Also all kinds of Novels
N. H. Any of the Daily. Philadelphia pa
pers fu'-niaheJ at 71c. per month, or tri-week-i;'
at. 0(:c. per mouth, semi-weekly ooc or
weekly 'l')e. pi-r month, tilso Music, Maga
zines and other bindings attended to.
P. S. I'.ack numbers of all Magazines and
Papers iui nisiitul at short notice. I am dcter
i milled to supply a great want iu this county
by furnishing the people with raading matter
at a reasonable prije.
I respectfully solicit your patronage.
JOHN M. THOMPSON.
I'crrysville, atig. 1, 'iti.
s. n. LornoN..
..W. J. JACKMAN
NEW CLOTHING EMPORIUM
MIFFLIN TO W N,
In Wihon't Jirirk Store Room, on the North-
.-.( Coiner of Jirifle and Witter Street.
rpiIE rndersigned would respectfully an-A-
nounce that they have opened in the
above well known fctaud a very tine and select
assoitment of J! HAD Y-MADIC CLQT1USU,
consisting in part of
C'OZZjZli-"!, QFJlViTSTtB.
. JTKZ'IZZ.-', ZQaZ.Z13Z,
BOOTS & SHOES for men, women & children.
HATS t CAPS for men and boys, Ac. kc.
Our stock is compost l of .'.VTZJA'A 1'
.VA'IF (lOODS!, and all who desire any article
in our line would do well to call and examine
our stock before purchasing elsewhere. Do-1
ing nothing but a Stri-tl'i CWi iutine, we j
- - - , . i
nr,:;:. EZ.l. J., ZllrJZ:
..ur-stock. iv; respectfully solicit a share cf
public patronaoe
lHW-lf J
LOUDON & J ACKMAN.
v i r c 1. 1 :i K i' v wian. v ilia o
The tVhitest, the most durable and (be
most economical. Try it ! Manu
factured only by
ZEIGLEIi & SMITH,
Wholesale Drug, Paint it Glass Pealcrs
A'o. M7 Aorr rnrw st , rn:r.iTA.
Jan. I'l, '00-ly.
IX AUG URAL ADDIIESS
OF
GOV. J Y. GEAHi
IELIVRCD JANUARY 15tb. 1857.
The
great length of the Innugml
j compe.icu ua to r.se cur ec
are
sending it to th currositor.i, eonifiji.i.r;t.
Ij vre publish t'10 pcrticcs that r.uwt in
terest the pub!!?. It is an ittterustinj
aud 'uusinevlike doeumant. Opcaiuj
with a review cf t!ia atr.tir'.ca ia wlii-.i
the State. ri;!i otliern tf t!-.j Uiiior., r,-)
involved duri".ig lha Iluij!i;u3 and coi
cluding with n patriot:; rcviev7 tl tiie
hituatit u of tha J ,'i.tion, r.:id t'te cha;i;a
which have tetuited i'V the ir.ter:'ore:f J
of the Kzecutiva T.it'i tlio Cocrcssioitil
f'raut-liiee of retctation, tal t!;e uiy
wStich dcToItreM upoa tilt r.-.p.r(fi0nta:i"4
oCtho pet pie lo rr.i.!:e the work ecmpldW.
Fellow Citizknvj. Honored ly ie
selection of the s:iverei?;a pson'.e of ty
uaiive State t-.i
thotr tumco lur ('.jot
Magistrals of the Cou:iiiori-.r-:aith cf .
eylvacia, it ia wiili ::iiulod fccKcg.t- ol'
humility and grttitud-: t.iat I hav ip
peared in the preiieace of uy ic'.'t'r.i
ooiintryiiicn, und l-tfotj t!.. o!;r.r-"t:i:.'
of all Hearts, to ta!.e tl.o so!';aia o'llia
tiou prescribed a3 s. jualia".at:oo for that
exulted station. "U support tli3 Cocsata
(ion of the United -;iajc.s oi'd the Coa
stitutiou cf I'emtsj lvu:.:a, c.i J t-J jieiforn
my ofiii'iol duties villi udelity."
I'nJ'jundly sensible of cvsryihiLg that
ISILltliedbv t...S tUt'.hlltStf.tloa ot
f t!.o
people's cotiCJiiCc, :.rd tttorj deeply
nrosred with the rc.tt i.rpo-.L-.u-.-e u-l
i:.i-
spiiisibiliti.'s of t!:a ofiic?, th?a cievr.tj 1
by its attendant honors, I.t it i;a our f it
grateful duty i j rwtjij iorv::
giviuira to Ali.iigl-t y C:od fcr hi
thaxhs -
co.:t:'ct
provi deuce end u:,u-.rt:.ovT;d Llesrtiipj to
us as a people, a: especially rauio to im-jilor-e
His aid ad couuacl ia the diuchtrge
of civil trusts. v,l;c I.ss b;cu nty shield
and huclk r sit sc. ues ot peri! and
d.-ath.
Iu addressir.g you cn this occasion, in
accordance with a custot'l oriiriuatiKo;
with tho Kepublican fathers, I rop-vte j :n ! :r Llsoc; was conceived red t:o:h act Aiulple glance at what must have been
briclly to cxire?s my cpiuioa.t oa such j ccniuercial capital was iaau-j-.l tLo L'ecla- our ;c b.J slavery been permited to iu
iiuesfions as coiieei a our cou:ou ecu- ! ration ot Indepead-juce, gav3 to Iu r con- cic.a :e v.'iii be suIUcieiit. In 1 8(30 the slave
stitueney, ctid re. ate to our coiuujoa 10-
jsponsibilitie-s.
World, our
nation has had its iuteniul cotnuiotion:..
Fi-ai the last of those vre hsvo scare !y
yet emerged, tnd during whleli "t.-ar's
desolation-' passed ever or.r Lad, lerviug
its blightning i.-rfiueuccs pila'-ipaily upon
those unforlutiato
Mates w.iose pcopio re-
belled agaiu.si tho govcniuicnt, and rot
vrithstanding the a-r.iiir.g saciiCces of a
great civil war, the States that luaiataiucd
the government cud detcrieined tliit the
I'nioti bhculd be preserved, have eoa
s'antly advanced in hoi'or, wealth, pepu
latioa and general prosperity.
This is tho fiii-t tiuio that a change
has occurred in the llxecutivc Depr.rt-
mcnt of this State t.nce the commence-
ment of the war of the rebellion : a brief
reference, therefore, to that conflict, cud
to its results, may not be inappropriate
We have tho consolation of knowing
that the contest between the North and
the South was, not, oa our part, or.e for
ambition, for military renown, for terri
torial acquisition, nor was it for a viola
tion of any of the rights of the South,
but it was for tha preservation cf our own
rights and privileges as uieu. acd for the
maiiitouauce of justice, liberty and the
Union. The object of the South was
avowedly the dissolution of the Union
aud the establishment of a confedctacy
based upon lithc corner Btone-of huuan
slavery." To have submitted to this cn
our part, aud to have shrunk iron a
manly resistance under such circumstan
ces, would have been deeply and lastingly
divradin"-, aud "would Lr.ve destroyed- the
value of tha priceless legacy bequeathed
to us by our fathers, and which we are
obliged to trausmit unimpaired to future
generations. The patriotic and Ijnion
ioving people felt that the alternative was
that ot life or death to the Union ; and
under the auspicious guidance of Ahralam
Lincoln, that virtons and patriotic Chief
Magistrate, with the blessing cf lliimrho
directs the destiuies of nations, after open
action and arbitrary violenea ou the tart
of the South, tho appeal to arms vas
made. We had a jus: causo. and our
citizens approving it with a degree cf
utiauiiuity heretofore unknown, in this or
anv other country, left their various em-
tdovnients. their homes and all that was ,
dear to them, and hastened with cnthusi- ( education of the orphan children, of those j gatiifns aud iU blessings they will be tha ! statesman, who gave utterance to the de'."
asm to the scenes where duty and danger noble men who fell in defense of the Union. better able to fuilil the one and enjoy the ! laration, i:that the propiteous smiles of
called, and as the surest pledge of their
unswerving love and fidelity to the Union j
tjCj unhesitatingly offered their lives for ;
, ,-.. v,,. nnn nther trio-!
1 13 III Lnci .aodii. . .
providing the means nee- j
essary for the support of our fleets and
armies. Nearly two millions of soldiers ,
! entered the field from time to time on
different terms of enlistment. The citi-
rrn..nr..!ll7 nxlli III tPl! tllfi hi;heSt
luua t:iiciui-jr . . . . . . . - - - - o !
f,f r.atriotism in tho promot payment
of taxes ir. their liberal contributions iujdcad. The people, at the ballot-box, have
the shape of loans to the government ; sought out the meritorious veterans, and j
and the world was astonished by the , the noble spectacle is now presented of t
amount expended in their benevolent care, tho yotitl,fnl survivors of those who fell-at
for the sick and wounded, through the j for their country, cherished and educated ,
aro"ic., of the Sauifary au'I Christian ( at the public expense. Even if I were (
' Commissions aud other chatitablo asso
!."hV'.n More tban-iix hundred bbo-
)!' - 'llil;!llierl? Ilir,! hundred thou-i.n.1
in cit tnroic uoienuers mtu uo-.ru tm-tr
lives ia their dcvoti'ju to the nation "for
Cod and Liberty."
In evc-y phase of this terrible conflict,
i I'cntisylvitiia bore an honorable and an-
jpoietioas part. Sue contributn:! three
hundred and -i:ty-sii thousand three
hundred nd twtnty-jjin vo!untr;cr soldiers
to thi rescue of the nation ; and ticnrly
every uattlc-Geld has been moistancd with
the blood, and whitened vith the bones
of bur heroes. To them ws owe our vis
t'jriet, uusurpnssed in brilliancy and in
the importance of their con.seti ueacra.
To the d.!ii! tli3 thrice honored dead !
-.72 sra deeply indebted, for without their
fiervicts :t is tios-iolo our cau.-1-! tui;:i.t not
have been Duccessf-.il.
It is natural and eminently proper that
we, is a people, should led a deep and
lastin;' interest in the present and fatute
v.cli'are of iha soldiers who have borne so J so aj.paliiug, the ttatcswan couteta
distin ruirdu l a part ia the frreat ccntcr.t ( r,httc J it with undisguised alariu. aud the
which has resulted ia the n:aint?r.?r.:o cf ; .aulist with shauis. To-day these four
ths !;, liaacr and prosperity cf the na-j a,j:'j JB3 co Jaagcr slaves, but i'reeaiea,
iioa.
uj ot t::e rnvate
try cr3 rnivcrp.t'lv
arl:i'jlaijrsil, anl ths generous
rT'nVl...J..n.l i
:a!t
uiest ' reva:!s th-.t the amplest cars should
he i-i-en Ly the jrcrrnteiit to ccoipr.a
' s; : tha:u, couaiiy aud generously, -.ri;?
I bo-civ.; ud reraicrjs, for their service:
s.l ' :i'-ri;lecn.
i u. ;irc tun.t it may L-3 disanct!?-
un-
deraljul t"j-:l I do not epeak cf my
:!f.
ia c'lueci-ja w::h th.-i Bu.-'eet ; t
at
am happy to avtll n.joel" cf this cj-pt.r-tatiity
to t peak Lii ,.cr'-j tf lVja-cyi-vsuia'n
piivate. t.jluicrs, an J thj aofclc
1 o.'L-cers who coniaameu ti.oiu.
1 The gcat'i'Ooit-.' of the rco
of i
enn
s.-.M.a 10 t..e c u:o.i E'j.::i'j:3 r.as ceca
li. uctcd, lu nti etju-Iiy. Ly .t'.ic- Stat'--.
'ih'.-rc i3 toiiictL'u;.-peculiar i: tho loyalty
o! 1 cnusyivauia. ao t-eeD.ed tj
;rm:i tl
I the s.l
ia t th;
the u i,
; ura:, e.3 li epca ut u-voivea
ug of a sunc.icr e-atr.plc. The
. jae rai:it.-4 ut u-x maau-.-iu
htost jewel of tho Jlopullie, that
tit .ut.-iio, i.i iarn lioucj, uu i.t.r
Lited ciaiuiiii.a organisation"
i ui-;uiiy r.t.d f.-ie of a mool for
otuers to eor.y.
1:3 r.-uci toe seow-.'d to
foci that if fco cculd
ft I'ce.v l.-ani.i, he
lo'-c s, tad r.- tahli: h
B'ri!:,
a fatal blow ;
rrould recover all his
a resistless prestige !
ia th . old world. Hut thanks to Piviue
..vV .
, aud to the enduring bravery
.en aoldiors, the iavastou of
c! 0'.-:
o-..r beloved St.-.fo sealed her raore closely
to the caus'j of freedom.
The resnlt of the titlJacf Gettysburg
broke the power of the rohcllion, aud al
though the deal irjue was eclated, it was
:c3vi:uble from the date of that great
even!. The battle res-ens J ell tho other
Ltatca :aud when the
:re.n of victory
was cumj.laicd by Shcrmaa'sr-uecessful ad
I vacce Horn the sea, so that the two ceu
-juerers could rhahc hands over the two
folds that closed tl)3 war, tha soldiers of
1'eunsyivanii were equal sharers iu the
glaricua consummation.
No people iu the world's hh.'.ory have
ever i-fcca saved from so incalculable a
calamity, and t;o poopij have ever had
such caure for gratitude towards their
defenders.
And Lerc I cannot refrain from an
expression cf reh.-et th.-.t - the General
Government has not takeu any steps to
inftiet tho proper peciltic-s cf the Consti
tution and laws upon the leaders cf tko'-e
who rudely and ferociously invade! the
ever sacred soil of our State. It is cer
tainly a morbid clemency, and s censur
able forbearance, which fail to punish th
greatest crimes l'!:nOA-n to tho laws of
civiiked nations;' hnd may net tho hope j
be reonablyindulged, that the Federal
authjrities wi.I cease to extend uumented
mercy to those who inaugurated the re
bellion acd controlled tha movements of
ilsaruiies? If this be done treason wil!
be "rendered odious," and it wtil be dis
tinctly pioelalmed, ou the pages of our
future history, that no tttcrapt can be
made with i.apunlty to destroy cur Ke
publican form cf government.
COLDIEaS CRPnANS.
And whilo we would remember "the
ftoldier who has borne the battle." wo
must not forget ''his widow and his or
phan children." Among our inosi sol
emn obligations is the maintenance ot the
indigent widows, and the support and the
io amrm tnat we owe a debt of grati- j
tude to (nose who have been 1
homclec anJ fitberlcss, by their
patriotic devotion to tha ro-.?n
rendered
parents
- - .
truth to ,hieh all mankind will yield .
ready assent ; and though we cannot call ;
the Qead to life, it ia a privilege, as well
to take the orphan by too hand, :
and be to him a protector and a father.
legislative appropriations have honor-
1 1 -
ed the .tvmg soldiers, and entomoed the j
dilTercntly constituted, my olTicial duties ' generous goverDuieot, and haling been
would constrain,. vigilantly to. guard J pejru&ittad to escupe the paniahtucnt they
this pacred trust. But having served in : dersrve, are once more srrogantly clamoi
tlie saiuc cause, and been honored by the ' i:i; to assume control of the destinies of.
highest nsrks of public favor, I j.!ed;;o j this ;reut nation, how much greater causo
tjiysclf to bear in ciind the
injanst.'ccs
ana wtsnes t t tas people, tiau it po.i-Oie
to in-Tiase the cTiciccry and multiply the
benefits of ths sthrob acd institutions,
already eo credituhl j eatablishod, fjr the
bencf.t uf the orphans of cur itiartyred
heraj.i.
v.
FREEDOM AKI SfjAVEP.'.'.
The infatuation of treason, the dowu
! .'al! of slavery, the viadic-jtion cf freedom
and the complete triumph cf tho go-vcra
lur
nt of the people-, are all so uiany proof
Cf
I
Diviht that :ias shaped our
: encs
r.nd 20 taar.y protuijes of a future
crowned wi:h suee.-tis if we
c caly true
nr mwni.-.n. Si
is years afro the sree-
ta:
e of four millit-ns of slaves, increas
ing steadily both their own numbers and
the pride and ths material and political
riowcr of their carters, nrtseutcd a croh-
havia;: iateruiediateiy proved tLoir hu-n-iiuity
towarJs their oppicsscro, thoir
fidelity to society, and their loyalty to the
guvci ut;;eat, ire peacefully incorporated
into tiic Loily police, ct.d are rapidly pre
paring tj assume thir rihla as cituenn
cf (he Uuit-.d Ctatea. Ilotwithstatidiug
this uaparai'c-k-i change ws only effected
a.'tcr ca a'.vful cspeudilurz of bhol and
trci.uri, its cC!nati:t:.ution luav well be
1 1 cited as t!i3 subliuiest proif of the fitness
of ti e American people to odmitiister the
g.iv-ji'i::.: eLt a.co: dijg to tho pledges of
th ; Doclaratiou of ladepe:.dcticJ.
Y'c have but tj i:,liiu::t3 where hu!r..-.a
blav-ji v would have carried our country,
,n the courso oi c::r.tuer geueratwa, to
renliz3 the toriS of this eommandiag truth.
Ami a3 a-sc npcn the dangers vj
apt
i have ccaoeJ. Ttc taav the better under-
way
stan.i ;
h .t Jefferson meatt whtu, ia the
iti.a infaacv of Iiuuiua sUvery, he
j er,,anicj( "i trctatjie tor my cou:
I Khcn I rcHect that Clod is tustl"
5
. nupuiatioD amouateu, ia exact numbers, to
three ii.iil.jas nine hundred aud fifty-
three thousand soven hundred and sixty.
Taking (lie increase, 23.3 J per cent., from
lo5;.' to as ths baois of calculation
for every tea years, ia l'JOO, they wjuld
have nuUibred at least utDwardj of nine
tiiillious. What Christiau statesman, as
he thanks (Jod fjr the triumph of the
I nion arms. do:s cat shudilni-nt the trr.
j r:le prospect presented by these stirilitg
j ti -urts?
Hut while there is cau;
solicitude ia natural irrit;
e for constant
ttions produced
hy such Cuiillict, he is but a gloomy prophet
who does not anticipate that the agencies
v.hieh accomplished these tremendous re
sults, will suecesfully cope with aud put
down all who attempt to govern the nation
iu the interests cf defeated ambition aud
vanquished treason.
TLe people of tha conquering Xorfh
aud U est have comparatively little to do
but to complete the good work. Ihy
rr.nimitnd the pngitlon. The courage of
the soldier aud the sagacity of the states
man, working harmoniously, have now
scaled aud confirmed the victory, aaJ
nothing more k requited but a faithful ad
herar.ee to the uoetriucs which have
achieved such Marvelous results.
TUB NATIONAL SITUATION.
We are confessedly in a transition state.
j It is maivelous how prejudice has pencil
ed in the lurnaoe ot war, aud no, i.-oiu ;
the very asao:? ct old hatreds and old par
ties, tho truth rises purified aud triumph
ant. The contest between the Executive
and a Congress twice elected ty substao.
folly the same suffrages, a cc
oiuulous iu our experience an
contest to an-
not to have
been anticipated ly the frauicrs of the
tit:onal Constitution, has only served to
develop the remarkable energies cf our
people, and to strengthen then for future
contiiutj. Tbit couieit is lrtually de
decid. The victorious fjrees, physical and
moral, of patriotic millions, are simply
pausing before they perfect the work of
reconstruction. Twenty-six States have
not only been saved from tho conuacra-
tioa cf war, but Lave been crvsialized iu
thc se.vtng. Tho unrebtored ten, still di3-
aiTected and defiant, seem be Provideuti-
ally delaying their return to the Union.
so that when the? re-oaier unon its ohli- i
ether. Tiieir condition is a tearful warn-!
injr to men aad D-stion;;. and esnecial 7 to '.
ourselves.
Until! slavery fell
did not fully un-
. . . ..... .... v... mi .till.
dersta.d the va.u, of Pepublicnn in
ttons. Accustomed to tolerate, nu
many cases to defend slavery, we di
nstitu-
nud in '
did not -
feel that it3 close proximity, so far from '
assistiiiL', was craduallv destrovinsr our !
liberties : and it wae only when rebellion '
'
tore away the mask, that we saw the hide- -
oits monster that wa? eating out the vitals
of the Kepublic. - j
If wo are now astonished and shocked '
the exhibition of cruelty and ingrati-'
tn !e among those who, having inaugurated j
and ;rosecuied a cau.-eless war agaiait a
wou'.d W3 have for surprise had slavery
keen permitted to increase aad multiply .'
Boast as we may of our material and
our moral victories, yet is it not true that
there :.1 no such thing as a I'epublicau
government in the ten States that began
sad carried on the war 1 Thira is not,
to-day, a despotic State in Europe Ifhere
the rights of the individual man are so
defiantly trampled under foot, as in the
sections whii.il were supposed to hae
been brought into full submis-iou to the
Government of the United States. 5ut
the disease has suggested its Providential
cure.
The abhorrent doctrine, that defeated
treason shall u-jt only be magnanimously
parJ.iued, but iulroduccd to yet .stronger
privileges, because of its guilty failure,
scetii3 to have been insisted npon, a3 if to
strengthen the better and the contrasting
doctrine, that a nation, bavin? conquered
its ficedom, is its best guardian, aud all
those who were defeated ia honorable bat
tle should be constrained to submit to all
the terira-i of the coaqticror.
The violators of the most solemn obli
gations, the perpetrators ct the most atro
cious ciii-es iu tbe anuals of time, the
murderers of our heroic soldiers on fields
of battle, and in loathsome dungeons an 1
barbarous prisons, they must not, shnff
not, reappear iu the council chambers of
the nation, to aid in its legislation, or con
trol its de.-rh.ies. unless it shall Leou con
ditions Thich will preserve our institu.
tious from their baleful purpo.-cs and in-iitio-iicc,
aud secure Ik-pubiiean fornis
of government, in their purity and vigO",
iu every section of the country.
That they are indisposed to accrpt such
conditions, is manife.-t from their recent
and even arrogant rejection of the pro
posed amendments of the national Consti
tution amendments which are believed,
by many true and patriotic citizens and
statesmen, to be too mild and generous.
They have, however, been fully consid
ered by the pc pie during the late elec
tions, aud approved by majorities so large
as to give theai a sanction which it would
be improper to either overlook or d sro
;ard. And eertaiuly in vie.v ot this fact,
none of the late rebel States should be ad
mitted to their former -practical relations'
to th-j General Government, while they
continue to oppose the.e amendments.
To the Congress ot the United States
the heartfelt sympathies and ovetwhelui
iug suffrages of the people have been
generously given. They have fearlessly
proclaimed their unequivocal verdict
" 15V tlonr. ijoud and faithful sercim!."
Upon the deliberations and actions of Con
gress our present iuterests and future wel
fare all dt pend. I a its flrn.ne.-s and cour
age the whole cspcrimetit of genuine re
publicanism is iudi.-solubly iuvtlvcd
That this firmness and courage will be
fully exhibited by its controlling majori
ties, ia the origination aud adoption of
measures of wkdoni a;id discretion, even
more radical and decisive, if uectssary,
than those of the paft, 1 cufertain no
doubt Such measures v.-iil meet with Uiy
cordial approval. And I may will add,
that while Pennsylvania will confide in a
loyal Congress, she will not hesitate io
sustain it rrith her entire influence and
power.
That in the atlmiiiktration of the gov-
craiaent I may err, is only what should
be expected from the infirmities of the
human mind ; but as I enter upon the
discharge cf my responsible duties rith a
Crai resolution to act with honesty and
impartiality, 1 trust my errors will be re
garded with charity and treated with tho
gentleness of magnanimous forgiveness.
And I earnestly hope that my inter
course with my ftllow-citizens of tho
Senate and House of llepre.-eutatives will
be 0 frank and cordial that our duties to
a common constituency will be pleasantly
and faithfully discharged. Different bran
ches of the Government as we are, with
distinctive duties, we are nevertheless
parts of one organized and well regulated
system, aud as we co operate or disagree,
the interests of the State will probably be
promoted or retarded. Klcoted by tho
people, desitous to pron-ote the welfare of
every citizen, mere party differences should
cot be ailowod to interfere with the main-
teaance of a gererous. a true aud com-
preheasive public policy.
It wa3 the illustrious Washington,
eoually distinguished as a warrior and a
Ileaveu caunot be expected on a nation
tl.ut disregards the eternal rules ot order
and light;" aud Jefferson who asserted
tht ''whatever is morally wrong cannot
be politically right." These utterances
express my deepest convictions of th
rules and T.niieiidcs whieli should rer-
uienate and control all governments, i.et
us. fellow-citizens, adhere to thnn, bo
troverned t-v then, aui our ettorts will bo
- '
happily united in surrounding the insti-
tutions of our State, as well as tho-e of
our nation, with a rampant of truth that
will repel the madncs-s of ambition, the
schemes of usurpation, aud successfully
resist the changes and agitations tl all
coming time.