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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1862.
THE WAR.
Tnost: journalists of our country, who have during
the rebellion exhiyitcd the strongest sympathy for
the traitors noWin arms against the Government,
are endeavoring to prove that it was the pressure of .
politicians that forced Gen. Burnside to move across
the Rappahannock and attack the rebels under den.
,Lee. ' They.say that the movement was made in op
-position to (den. Burnside's better judgment... Will
- the loyal people of the United States listen to this
foul imputation upon a noble commander, who on
the lilass;iporiax met his first repulse ; who is .
earnest and zealous in all that he does for his coun
try 7 We think not. We believe General
. Burnside
is an honest general and a man of honor, and, as
auch, would have resigned any position the Govern
inent alight have honored him with rather thin to
•liave croSeed the RaPpahnnnock to meet a cheek the
nature and extent of which he fully anticipated
'before the movement was made. The fact is, Ge
neral Burnside "took the responsibility," croSsed
the river, and did what he could to dislodge the
-rebels. Ills movement and management of the army
'demonstrated that the position could not be taken
without great sacrifice of life, and he therefore
Viscly determined to recross the river; and we point
to the creditable execution of the retrograde move
ment with pride, as an indisputable evidence that our
young general can wield the largest army in the
world in a satisfactory manner. The future will
show the importance of this movement in a milita
ry-point of view. A vigorous prosecution of the
war will be continued, and 'the army will not hesi
tate in Virginia for muddy roads, cold weather, re
pulses, or anything else. • How good the condition
of the army Allay be at present will be shown When '
the moverneotm now -......, *-conslderation by Gene.
Vaned:, Burnside, Sumner,
Sigel, and others, are execut
• tot be allowed time to repair losuch ses, or o o
advantage of a strong position m longer.
• • - , CONGRESS'
SscA.rk —P ctitTns'verepresented fora
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a act, andtoreuce the dudeofaerudateithepro-
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duc ed—byM,r. Lane,
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ensions
b
duction of proof for the allowanceof p y
Mr. Rice, in reference to a military road to . ldt
fibercromoto,-by Mr. Nesmith, for the protection of
einigrnut 3" 6 .l l ; lby t y 8 1 E 11 '
Mr.Carlile, in reference
overland All referred. .
to military claims in .
i ' ; a reini r ution iwuiringluto
Mr. Wilk in
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°lrerleredericksburg. AZapted. The
the recent battle a t t he .
pin to facilitate discharge of disabled solar
and the
gi f c h a , mps and hospitals Nvm. t y ng
and finally PR 9 sAingland
inspect t ion icti o ,
Up, discussed ?
1..
• , $ received from the Preside:deem.- Mr.
rage IN•a
~.wondeice between Odr,"to the bounty of
. ___A r tscur-i---,-- - ''' , .‘l of thllsimner offered a reso-*
introduced a kiemoval of Gen SaNton
lotionteera. lief . . . .
inquiri ET - improve the organization of
Laid o ver. 9° Passed. The bankrupt act was
the carp" Mr. Foster spoke in favor of its pas
take,ir. Grimes offered a resolution asking by
saint the unseaworthy vessels of General Banksi
'expedition were chartered. Adopted. The Senate
then adjourned.
Fat:ex.—Mr. Train offered a resolution inquiring
,whether any. Government officer or employee is in
, ' ierested in contracts. Mr. Bingham objected to its
consideration. Mr. Binghani reported back the bill
extending relief to the loyal men for slaves wrong"
fully taken, with a recommendation that it. should
not pees. The bill was discussed by Messrs. Wick
liffe, Mallory, Maynard, Lovejoy, Bingham, and
- May, and finally laid on the table. On motion of
]fir. Conkling, it was resolved that the Committee
On Naval Affairs report whether letters of marque
ought to be issued. The army appropriation bill
iVRE4 passed
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Comtbrt ;Or the Enemy.
, The New York 11Tor/d takes the advan
tage of, the Presidential order of amnesty to
:rave very much .in the style of the Charles
ton Mercury. A day or' two since it con
tained a frantic appeal to President LINCOLN
to dismiss the Republicans from his Cabinet
mud give their places to such pure men as
FERNANDO WOOD and Jorm VAN BUREN.
Yesterday it opened an article in this fashion
and continued to agonize for a column :
"Heaven help us ! There seems to be no
help in man. The cause is perishing. Hope
after hope hfts vanished, till now the only
prospect is the very blackness of despair."
This reads very much like one of the rhap
sodies of the late . Mr. lArrAnn, and sug
gests the last melo-drama at the Bowery.
It shows to*hat an 'extent of.Aegradation a
loyal newspaper may reach. ThrlVorld,
which was recently a respectable journal,
now finds no word of condemnation
except for the friends Of the Govern.
meat, and no word of comfort :except
for its enemies. It attacks the President,
but -has no word to say against the refits:'
It denounces Mr. STANTON for apprehend
ing traitors, but says nething about. GEORGE
P. ItAxn, who was instrumental in causing
the riot in. BaltithOre, tor of PIERRE SOULE,
who headed*the rebellion in New Orleans.
These -Men are citizens who have been *de
prived of their rights—victims of an Abolition
tyranny - martyrs to a spirit Of: despotism
- anything but traitors and enemies to:the
country. The friends: of the Government,
however, those who stood by this Republic
when the masters of the. New York World
were sending guns to Georgia, and plotting
with the traitors in. Mr. BucirairAß's-Cabi
net, and clamoring against' coercion and for
submission - To the Southern leaders and their
Montgomery Constitution—these men are
now to be crucified bee s anse they &rut& bo*4
the knee to .paraoned traitors,who, ageka T
dize the power and pomp of gods,.
The position of the New:York Would, and
those who control its columns ; is that of un
remitting hostility to the Government.. It
preaches revolution. • "We say, then, "to
those generals," we arc quoting froth its
leader of yeSterday, ." insist upon a carte
Manche in reSpect to field operations, and,
when it is once given, if it is, infringed, re
sign upon the spot. MCCLELLAN did Well
in requiring such a permit, but he did - not'
do well in suffering it to be constantly over
ridden." It would not take more than one
such resignation, the Work/ goes onto say,
"to raise a tempest." In other words, this
raving jOUl7lalist—this ANACITARSIS CLEOTZ
of the new revolution, demands a mob—so
cial revulsion—a dictatorship—a military des- -
potion). It clamors about the rights of
men—denounces STANTON in the elegant
terms of " a blatherskite, a blunderer, a
mischief-maker, and a Marplot," and yet
Calls upon some military chieftain to strike
.down liberty with the sword, and' to
-erect upon the ruins of the . Itepub
lie a military tyranny. It is not mere
rhetoric that we read an accumula
tion of adjectives and billingsgate. Tlie
editor of the World earns his money, and,
perhaps, in his desire to please his new mas
ters, .is too obsequious and extravagant, 'but
the men who control politics in New York,
who elect governors by the aid of taverns,
liquor associations, the Five Points, the'
prize ring, and the gambling shop—the men
who endeavored to make New York secede
in 1860, and who would gladly accomplish
the same result now—have a , deeper mean
ing in, their purposes than the frothy: para
graphs of their newspaper 'organ. They
mean mischief—to be plain, they mean trea
son ; and, if we have any regret at ;All m
recording the. magnanimity of the Adipinis7
tuition iii closing the doors of Fort Eafay 7
ette, it is that .such men should go without
the punishment they so justly deserve.
MEETING OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIERS',
RELIEF ASSOCIATION IN WASIIINGTON.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS
Speeches of Hon. Simon Cameron, John W.
Forney, anti Morton McMichael, Esq.
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VI: ' item's - , Dec. 16, 1862.
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A meeting of the Peri. eylvania Soldiers' Relief
it
Association was held, in the Rev. Dr. Sunderland's
Church, on 43' street, last evening. A great many
persons were present,
the attendance of ladies being
larger than at any former - meeting. lion.
` J. K.
Moorehead presided, and the proceedings were
opened with an eloqient prayer by Dr. : Sunderland.
Reports showing the operations of the society, for
the last seven itionths, \ lvere read, and ordered to be
printed in pamphlet fork, for circulation throughout
the State, in order to shOw those who had furnished
contributions, either of money or goods, that their •
• -
charities had been properly-distributed.
These reports. show that: .
• The association has received seven hundred and
twenty-one barrels, . half-barrels, boxes, kegs, and
hales of goods, valued at $17,295..
Excepting a small amount now in store, these
supplies have been distributed faithfully to the
be seflciaries of the association.
Shy
to r d tl t a h f ter
e severalits o r h g o a s n i ! i z t a a t l i s on i n
this visitorscity
city, George p-prage.
poin e to
town, Alexandria, and other localities.
inconsiderable
co-operated
in th n e u g m w b ear
workof ladieswi
reward. t haonudt gentlemen
pecuniary
ha *N d o
Through these agencies the association has sup
plied the wants of the patients., furnishing comforts
and delicacies which have materially aided in alle
viating their sufferings.
Agents have also been sent to Harrison's Land
ing. to the Peninsula, and to the battle-fields of Bull
Run, Antietam, and other localities. At those
places the timely and efficient aid of the association
has been felt and recognized: It was now repre
sented on the banks of the Rappahannock.
The Finance Committee showed, by their report,
that the sum of $4,636.19 has been received from all
4.1
02. 99 has been expended; leAiing a balance
to the association. Of this
s s o u u m rce ,s s 3, a 3 s contributions
in the hands of the treasurer, Messrs. J
_co., of $1,933.20.
most exactMa
ay Cooke &
Most of tli - e - asst___
tiOn — meonemittee invited the i • exam
-- • e y .......,4,..Asses's. yeze r ..
'energy without any `p er
w ow hign and hot illlgii
ing their recompensetit that they have assisted in
which arise from ths ring . s o f a ffliot.ed and wounded
alleviating the, i si mper • if ,,, c ads lives in defence of
i
patriots whet nip
our glo At '' 7 /iasister is kept, containing a list of all the
li,', of the:association, on Pennsylvania
oais
nspenuss - is - 5.,..in thevarious hospitals.
...iellife s- 4.sais about surgeons and other officers have
Leelii mitted to Surgeon General Hammond and
ie Hon. Secretary . Stanton, and in no case have
such Accusations or appeals been'disregarded.
The association, on the eve of winter, find the, de
mand upon them beyond the supplies. This is owing
to the great decrease in contributions from the State.
While this is so, the number of claimants ,upon, the
benevolence, resources, and activity of the associa
tion is daily increasing. A strong appeal 'is Made
for continued liberality.
The association acknowledge the cordial co-opera-1
tion of Governor Out-tin, of the citizens of Harrisburg
and Pittsburg, also of the hearty Ao-Opertion and
.
aid of the Philadelphia Mesa, and Pittsburg Gazelle.
The Cumberland Agricultural Society had contri
bution $500: • "
Dr. Elder made an eloquent explanatory state
ment in support of the several reports, and a large
number of cases were instanced in which the asso
ciation, through its agents, had been the means of
furnishing the most timely and valuable assistance
to dying, wounded, and sick soldier's.
Colonel Forney stated that the celebrated tra
gedian, .T. E. Murdoch, Esq., a native of Pennsyl
vania, was present, and hoped he would favor the
meeting by reciting the patriotic ode, written by an
other son of Pennsylvania, George H. Boker, of
Philadelphia, entitled "On Board the Cumber
land." s
Mr. Murdoch cheerfully responded by reciting;
with all the eloquence and passion of which he is so
great a master, the poem, and also a poem written
by T. Buchanan Read, on the murder of General
McCook. 'The recitations were loudly applauded.
The President called attention to the fact that the
Hon. Simon Cameron, Minister to Russia, was in
the room, and he thought the meeting would like a
word of council from him, for he'was a Pennsylva
nian of whom they were all proud.
Gen. Cameron was most enthusiastically received.
He acknowledged the compliment of the President,
but stated that he had no taste for public speaking,
and seldom indulged in,it. ' Still, as he was among
Pennsylvanians and felt at home,he Would endeavor
to say a few words. I have listened, he continued, to'
.
your proceedings with a great deal ofinterest."l was
not aware of the existence of such an association
until to-night when I was brought hereby my friend,
Col. Forney, who, by the way, should have been
called upon for a speech, for of all men from Penn
sylvania he is always the one first thought of when
we want. our State represented, for s he does it so
well. [Applause.] I thought long agolhat shell an
association ought to be formed in this city to take
care of our sick and wounded soldiers. I felt
that a great many valuable' lives were lost by
the absence 'of that proper sympathy which
such an association might extend to the soldier sons.
of our State. They entered the army in the fervor
of patriothim, and when prostrated by the exposure
they suffered, the hardships they esidured, in the
wounds they received in battle, they weniaierried to
hospitals where they recognized no friendly faces,
and languished and died, tortured by the reflection
that their sacrifices and sufferings were forgotten by
those ter whom they had been made. I know, as
you all know, that among Pennsylvanians them ,
exists that reeling of unity and affection which is
seldom found except in the family circle, and
I naturally expected that the ' great devotion
to count's , which inspires. every true son of our
State would increase this feeling among those who
did not go to the battle-field, and incite them to do
all in their power to add to the comfort of those who
represented the State' there. I am glad to see that
I was not mistaken [applause],and that this society
which is an honor to the State as' well as the indi
viduals who compose it, is in so 'prosperous a condi
tion. I have listened with attention to the repdrts
which have been read, and have been'astonished at
the amount of good it has already accomplished. But
it has undertaken a task in which the labor must
be unceasing, and two or three ideas have suggested
themselves to may mind as to how it may extend-its
usefulness. When I was at the 'head of the War
Department there was a phrase, first brought into
use 1 believe by a popular novel, which was very
obnoxious to me. It was, "red tape," and con
veyed the idea of unnecessary form and delay in the
transaction of business by the departments of the
Government. I thought the application • very
unjust, and it gave sae offence, but I must
'confess thitt yesterday I found • one case •so
wrapped up in 'red tape that I could not
• penetrate it. [Laughter and applause.] I methere
a most worthy and respectable man, a carpenter by
trade, whom I had formerly known when residing
at Middletown. He lived there most comfortably,
having married a wife of cultivation and education,
and with but one child, a boy of sixteen, - their -fu- -
ture life promised to be easy and pleasant. But
when the last call was made for troops this man felt
it his duty to offer his services. He volunteered,
anti his heroic wife said, "John, you cannot
go without taking Charley with you.' So father
and son went, and were in the battle of
Antietam. Charley was killed, the father was
taken sick, and he has since been trying, with
' out success, to go home, where his poor wife is
I
grieving to death over the loss of her son, antiher
inability to see her husband who she knows needs
her care. I happened to meet him here the other day
and heaid this story. His Colonel had given
1 'him jr certificate which he had lost, and away
1
from his•aeglinent, without ascent in his pockets
and -in a- strange city, he • - had wandered about
the streets for days, unable - to secure even a
I hearing from te pulic officials, because he
had not his certificate. I took his c u ase in
'hand, but, notwithstanding I. did all I could,
-I was unable to get him off. This is what
I call red tape.' Why should not commonsense di
i rest affkirs in public as well as in private life?
i There never was a - general rule made that slibuld not
I have some except - Jens, and, in my opinion, these
• men in office should allow a man, when he is unfit
.i for duty, to go home, where he 'can be nurse by his
l wife, his mother; or his sister 7 [Applause.] With
- I:•their affectionate attention and care he could get
rwell twice as soon as he does surrounded. by
I the nurses of a hospital, whose constant
attendance upon the sick makes them in-
Ail - resent to suffering, and the saute patriotism
: 'WAWA, Jed' him to join the army would bring him
bae.=l-it the minute he got well. [Cheers.] Be
sides the Government would save money by this
course, for those who went home would cost it no
thing, and.their return to duty would be much more
. .speedy and certain than it is as things are now
' managed. When you ask why it is not done, the
i answer is that some rule has been established -which
prevents it. What the men 'nest need is sympathy,
: and they cannot get it in the hospitals. ' Dr: Elder,
in his speech, brought to my mind an instance which
i shows what a powerful effect this sympathy.. has
upon the condition of these poor men: Just after
1 the battle of " Big Bethel," one of the first of, our
1 great list - of unfortunate fights, ' , event down to
Fortress Monroe. It was about the4th of July, and
during my visit 'I was told teat there were a number
1 of unfortunate soldiers•in hospital there. I accom
-6 panted a gentleman and two or three ladies to see
them, and we went froni'bedsitle to bedside, the gen
t' tlemen -taking great interest in the poor 'fellows.
1 hal'ing te kind word for each one, and generally
• putting hi: hand in his pocket and presenting
i :each with 4 : pleee oLgOld in order that he :night '
1. procure some comfort - he neetieil. - -.111 this way we
! came to one light, delicate boy who appeal i! to pc
' not over seventeen years of age, and who lay :with a' s,
. book in his hand, apparently very sick. Illy friend
asked tbe nurse " What is this ce the
doctor sayi and the reply
Was, "Poor child, he is dying; he
Cannot live." The boy heard the expression; and
•• when my friend felt his pulse and told him, "No,
you are not going to die,' he answered, " Yes; the
doctor says I must die. I have been wounded in the
leg, the lockjaw must ensue,
and I must die." 'The
gentleman again told !rim he would not die, and
asked him how he came there. The boy told him
that he was at Cambridge College when the: war
broke out; that lie thought the Southern people
were behaving very badly, and he had determined to
come down and fight against them. He had enlisted,
and in the late battle had been wounded. My friend
asked him if he was afraid to, die. He said "No; I
am not afraid to die, but I do think. of my poor
mother. My God, if it were not dor my mo
ther I would die for my country in a moment."
My friend again cheered him by telling lam
that he would get well, and pointing to • me,
said : "When you get well enough send me a letter,
and that gentleman will make you a lieutenant in
the regular army." About a month after, I received I
a letter from a lady stating that the boy had got I
well, that lie was home in Boston, and asking the
appointment for him. Of course if was sent.
[Great applause.] Was not this a case in which a
little sympathy did a great deal of good 1 Now, I
would send all these poor wounded soldiers home,
and let, their sisters make the lint their mothers
bathe and cleanse their wounds, and their old grand
mothers tie the bandages around them. [Applause.]
If God intends they shall recover at all, they will
get well there. [Applause.] I heAr of a Christmas
dinner that is to be given them here, and it is a most
benevolent project; but if you want to relieve their
Sufferings, send them home to eat their Christmas
' elinners,and the crust which they may have to eat wi th
'their mothers, in cabins, will taste sweeter than any
dainties that can be furnished them here. [Cheers.]
I notice that a large item in the expenses Of the
Astiociation has been money paid to express comps,- :
vies for transporting boxes here. This is all wrong. 1
,There is not a transportation company in Pennsyl
vania that will dare to charge a cent fieight on
goods sent you, if the fact is published in the news- •
papers, and I hope Forney will publish it. [Laugh
ter and applause.] Those who have heretofore
charged freight have not - only wronged the sol
diers of our State, but they have committed an
- offence against ReaVen. ..Wlaat,lcharge for bring
ing stockings, and 'shirts, and food, and pre
serves to the poor soldiers? - Why, the company
of- men or man wino would . do that is un
worthy the patronage of the' public. Mr. 'Pre
sident, as I have before said, I believe you have
done a great deal of good,,but you can .do a great
deal more by the moral power of your influence.
Tell the Government that they_iitust treat all these
people in a commonsense way. Pennsylvania has
•more interest in seeing that this is done than in any- •
„thing else, and she has a right to speak. There has
not been'a battle in which Pennsylvanians have not
stood foremost to receive the shock. There has not
been a forlorn hope which has not been led by Penn.
sylvanians, and Pennsylvania blood the first spilled.
;J
1 heard John Kane's name mentioned in one of the
reports as an active menlber of your society, and
want to say a word of him. That man went into
the first battle of Bull Bun at one o'clock in the
morning, and remained by his commander (Colonel
Cameron, of the '79th New York, Or Highland Regi
ment) without anything to eat or a drop of water
until that commander was killed, at half past four
o'clock in the afternoon. He then carried him as
far from the field as he could. 'Months.passed' by,
and when parties started out to search for the body,
.tohn Kane was the man to find it, and bring it
to Pennsylvania, to be laid by the side of father,
motlur, and brother. [Applause.] To return,•
Pennsylvania has always been first put forward.
She. is the scapegoat. Men talk &unit Pannsylva
nia's share of the honors or offices °tithe Govern
ment I She has never had them ; but when the Go
vernment needed money, her purse was first drawn
on ; and to every army, since the country.began
with the Revolution, Pennsylvania •has sent more
men and paid • more money to support the Govern
ment during 'the war than any other State in the
Union. [Applause.] These are truths, and we have
sy l lv a a m nia p n rond wo o l f v, th t e h m is ,
f a t
n i
d i g I s it o to i be
selperroyudt
true
e t h p e e m n
n .
war is not over yet, and we do not know when
it will be over. Wu HAVE nor TO FLOUT IT
OUT To TUE END: [lmmense applause.] We
have got to conquer these people, or they will
conquer ns. Vim can he no compromise. [Cheers.]
Nor can you talk about reconstruction. You
cannot reconstruct a house of rotten and sound
timber. [Appl'ause.j It cannot be done. The house
will fall down the moment you attempt it. 'You
must go through with this contest. • No matter how
many lives, no matter how much blood and treasure
it may cost, we must accomplish the subjection of
this rebellion. [Great cheers.] You might as well
make up your minds to it, and by hearty co-opera
tion we can make this the sentiment of our peo
ple—and it is their real sentiment. [A.pplause.]
In these times, when men stop to talk politics, they
wrong their country. There are no politics now but
devotion to the Government, because that Govern
ment represents the country bequeathed to us by
Washington. [Great Applause.] I tell you that
these men who are making war upon the Govern-.
ment in the loyal States may have a temporary
triumph, but a day of retribution will surely come.
The honest sentiment of Pennsylvania is true, and
when that day comes every one of these people Will
be branded with the mark of traitor. [Cheers.]
These are the sentiments I entertain, and I trust I
have not wearied you by giving them expression.
The President said that he knew he had not made
a mistake when he called upon the old war•horse.
One thing he could testify to, and that was that
when General Cameron was at the head of the War
Department he never had had any difficulty cutting
through red tape. He did not say this to reflect upon
the present head of that Department, whom he
believed to be a very able man,' and of-whom he en
tertainedcotpoma high
wa o s p
d received
_make. a
il lo li u o d n ly called for, an
this association, of which I have the honor of being
one of the first members, I have been absent die
charging what I thought were useful duties, and
looking upon your action, from my distarit field,
with intense solicitude. The idea, :ladies and
gentlemen, of making a speech at this hour,
and after what you have heard, especially the
last speech, which has a fragrance to me chiefly
•in this, that it beams with common sense, and is in
stinct with sturdy Pennsylvania patriotism. (Ap
plause.] The idea of making a speech after it would
•be absurd ; besides, I have no right to advise, not
having taken an active part in the labors of the
association. I shall leave another subscription
with your treasurer. I have with me, however, one
of Ty co-laborers in the late canvass in Penasyl
vania, and long my personal and newspaper friend,
Morten McMichael, whom, perhaps, you have never
heard, and:as lam an old story, I - beg to introduce
him to you, for he can speak with as much elo
quence as he writes. [Applause.]
Mr. MC l filichael was received with cheers. He
said that if a young man, he might, perhaps, have
been seduced by such an introduction, but with years
come gray hairs, and a sense of the fitness of things.
He felt that he would violate all the rules of propriety
if at that hour, and after what had been so eminent-.
ly well said by the gentlemen who had already ad-'
dressed them. he should attempt to make any ex
tended remarks, a stranger as he had been to them
until then, and haying had no participation in their
labors. He had been greatly delighted with what
he had heard of the working and prosperous con
dition of the society. It was due to himself to
say that it was not the first time he had heard
I of their benevolent efforts, and he had done
all in his power to aid them, by publishing their re
ports in his journal (the North American), and calling
public attention to their worthy-object. As a Penn
sylvanian, earnest, honest, sincere, and devoted, he
thanked them ; and not only as a Pennsylvanian, but
as a citizen of the United States, which , in his
judgment was a title rising far above that of Penn
sylvanian. [Tremendous applause.] In this hour
we should rememberthat there was something above
and beyond our duty to our State, and that was our
duty to our country. [Cheers.] He should look
hereafter to the association with proud satisfaction j
that he belonged to a State which had produced men
and women who had done and were doing so much
for that State and for the country of which that
State forms a part. [Applause.]
The constitution was so amended as to empower
the Executive Committee to extend aid to the wives,
mothers, and sisters of sick soldiers who might visit
Washington to look after them, and become destitute
here and unable to return to their homes; and then,
after a number of liberal money contributimm had
,been made, the association adjourned.
WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches' to cc The Press."
WASHINGTON,, December 18, 1862.
The First Despatch from Gen. Burnside.
The following is a copy of 'a despatch from Gene
ral BURNSIDE to the President, sent and received on
Sunday molting last, concerning the precise import
and phraseology of which there has been some dis
putation in the newspapers :
:HEADQUARTERS ARMY POTOMAC,
Dec. 14-4 A. IL
THE PRESIDENT: I have just returned from the
field. Our troops are all over the river, and hold the
first ridge outside the town and three miles below.
We hope to carry the crest to-day. .Our: loss is
heavy—say ftve thousand.
A. E. BURNSIDE,
General Commanding.
Divisioll at VredericNibiitg;Th
During the battle of Saturday, When all attempts
to reform the Pennsylvania Reserves failed, owing
to the fearful havoc made in their ranks, General
Bursar's division of veteran and valorous troops,
which was then moving in column on the field, was
brought forward on a double-quick, and immediately
pushed to the front to fill the gap. They opened a
sharp fire, first from their skirmishers and then
from the'Whole line, driving the rebels before them
back to the woods whence they had come. Buvicnr , a
troops took a number of prisoners in the edge of
the timber. This restored the former security Of
the line, and the firing on both sides was continued'
sharply for-some time. Then the troops cheered for
STONEMAN and BIRNEY.
McDowell Court of Inquiry.
• The testimony of Col. MEEns, chief quartermaster
of Gen. MeDow.ELVe staff; taken to-day, related to
the seizure of property 'of both loyal and disloyal
owners, in order to satisfy the immediate wants of
the troops, which could not otherwise have been
supplied. As 20 whether certificates of compensa
tion had been properly or improperly furnished for
such seizures, he could not certainly say, the bboks
containing that information having been lost In the
attack on Catlett's Station, though he knew of one
instance wherein a loyal citizen had been suitably
indemnified. He further stated that a quantity of
goods marked " C. S. A.," had been taken from the
possession of PELEG CLARKE, but no certificate had
been given him or required. He had no personal
quaintance with OtanKE, nor did he desire any. •
After a few moments' secretsession, the: court re
ceived a series of letters from Gen. lileDovrELL, re
ferring to his conduct of the campaign of the She
nandoah, many of which were read, and the remain
der were deferred to another day.
Gen. Mika.
Gen. HALVEOK left Washington this morning for
the headquarters of the Army of the' Potomac, to
consult with Gen. BUR SIDE and the corps com
manders.
peneral McClellan.
Major General MoCi.v.LLAN is expected to arrive
in Washington to-day, to testify in the court-martial
on General I'm Jon PoitTnn.
Gen. Meredith, of bidiana.
Indianians in Washington have made diligent in
quiries to ascertain whether the report which has
been extensively circulated, of Gen. MEREDITH'S
bad conduct on the field, is true. They find nothing
confirmatory of it, The injurious report is believed
to have originated with personal enemies of the
General.
Interview of the Border-State Committee
with the President.
Messrs. Cllll'2E:sows, HALL, and CRISFIELD, had
an dnterview with the President this morning. •
Their silence as to its results is ominous. They
will report to an adjourned meeting, which will be
held in a day or two.
Speeches in the House To—Day.
The labored efforts of JACK YEAMAN, of ICen
tucky, and Mr. CRAVENS, of Indiana, were made to
vacant seats in the hall and galleries. YEAMAN said
Republicans read speeches. Cox read his a day or
so ago.
Applicationi for Pensions.
The bill to facilitate the proof for the allowance
of penaions submitted to-day by Senator Larm, of
Indiana, empowers the Secretary of the Interior to
designate the officers authorized by the local laws to
administer oaths, who may take and certify all ap
plications for pensions, administer all the necessary
oaths; and render any necessary aid to • further the
establishment of the right to a pension in a court of
record. Such officer is made subject to a fine of
from $5OO to $6,000, and imprisoninent of from one to
five years, for conniving at fraud in these applica-
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Colonel R. C. Conwizr, of Ohio, is here. It is
understood that he aspires to the post of Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, in the event of the ap
pointment of Judge ilangn to fill the place of Ron.
0-ALI:II B. SMITH in the Cabinet.
Resolution Submitted by Mr: Sumner.
Resolved, That the President of the United States
be requested, if not incompatible with the public in
terests, to communicate to the Senate any informa
tion in his possession showing why General SAYTON.
has been removed from his command at Hilton Head.
Resolution Submitted by Mr. Wilkinson,
and Agreed To.
Resolved, That the Committee on the Conduct of
the War be, and they are hereby, directed to inquire
into the facts relating to the recent battle at Frede
ricksburg, Virginia, and particularly as to ' what
officer it officers 'are responsible for the assault
which Was made ripen the enemy's works, and 'also
the delay which occurred in preparing to meet the
enemy, and to report the facts to the Senate.
Navy Department Contracts.
Representative Rl:Nona:les bill, introduced to
day, to remit certain penalties for non-compliance
ivith the terms of contracts with the Navy Depart
inent, is - to relieve from disabilities in consequence
of the proclamation of blockade, the Increase of
import, levying of revenue duties,
Tie Corn Exehange Regiment.
:The Corn Exchange Regiment was'in the thickest
of the fight at Fredericksburg, and, as far as ;heard
from, had four killed, forty-three wounded, and a
number missing. Major Onanr.xs H. Hertrifxo
was shot in the shoulder, and is now on his way
home for medical treatment. Acting'Adjutant L. L.
Criocnrin is safe. -
Want to Stay in the North.
Twenty captured rebel soldiers were brought to
the city to-night, They- do not desire to be ex
changed or be paroled. They 'say they . are tired.of
the Sputh and its cause, but their atatementeare not
gii ea much attention.
THE PRESS.-PHILADFLPIM: FRIDAY, DECEMItER 19, 1862.
Among the wounded at Fredericksburg are the
following, who are now at the Seminary Hospit4.
Georgetown: Maj. N. P. Threop, 57th New Yortify
in leg and arm; Capt. James Lawrence, 11th United
States Infantry, in arm ; Oapt. Fulton, 63d Pennsyl
vania, in hand y seriously; Assistant Surgeon D. D.
Kennedy, 57th Pennsylvania, in leg; Captain W.
Schubley, 133 d Pennsylvania; Capt.. J. Daebler,
126th Pennsylvania; Capt. John H. Walker, 126th
Pennsylvania; Capt. D..VK Snider, fiOtii Pennsyl
vania ; Capt. John M. Bell, 83d Pennsylvania.
The Committee on the Conduct oftke War.
The Joint Committee on the Conthict of . the. War,'
in pursuance of Senator WiLIC.MSON'.i resoltition
adopted to-day;
,left 'Washington' to-night' for the
Xtappahannock, to Inquire into the facts connected
with the late events near Fredericksburg: The
Coremittee is accompanied by Senator WILSON' and
several others,
Examining- Surgeons AppointedL•
The Commissioner of Pensions to-day madt9 the
following appointments of examining surgeons , of
hfa bureau—viz : Drs. Birro- : }t. Mxii.ris, at' Ger
mantown, Pa.; Wir.sorr LOCKHART,. at DanTilte,
Ind.; B. D. BrAcKFrctrx, at Martinsville, Ind., and
IVIATTnnw 11. 13urrrilm, at Lebanon, Ind.
The bill of Representative ALDRICH to indemnify
the State of Minnesota , for expenses incurred in con ,
nestion with the recent Indian disturbances; ap
propriate $lOO,OOO for that purpose.
The Postal Appropriations.,
The postal apprciprfe.tions for the comiag year
amount to $12,000,0001. This does not include the
appropriation for the California central route, or
which a special grant of $400,000 was made, which
it is presumed will be repeated.
Lieut. Col. FRED. IVlrnas and Major S. F. BAR
now were the only witnesses examined before the
Porter court 'martial to-day. Their testimony was
brief, and had reference t*. the disaster of the night
of the 27th of August.
.
Twelve hundred sick and wounded soldiers will
be sent North to-merrow from this city.
Internal Tax Collectors Nominated.
A large number of internal revenue tax collectors
were nominated by the Presidentto the Senate to
day for contirinatiow
The'Naval Retiring:Board..
•
ifio — riTiCNlEW - Tak;WilnkrtiriiNfiert" s b % e o n n-- s in viT'
• ington after Monday, the 22d instant.
HEADQUARTERS, Dec. 18-10 . P. M.—Yesterday
the rebels sent, under a flag of truce, a request that
we would bury our dead. A. burying party ac
cordingly went over and continued their labors to
day.
It is stated to-day that Generals Lee and Long
street came down to-day and held conversation with
some of our officers.
The flag of true was withdrawn to-night after al
our deed were buried. -
During the truce, Oolonel Alton, chief of Gen
ral Longstreet's artillery, informed some of ou
officers that the rebel infantry force engaged
General Sumner's front was only two brigades, b .
that they had a large reserve near by. He said th
our men exhibited the greatest bravery ; but he cci. i
sidered the rebel position impregnable, and that
force of 600,000 men would find it impossible to carr
the heights in face of their batteries.
The rebel loss was small compared with ou
from the fact that they were protected by a ston
wall and rifle pits. Our losses, as heretofore r
ported, have been considerably decreased by the a
rival of stragglers in camp.
The enemy took nearly 800 prisoners from us r
considerable proportion of whom Were absent fro
their camps when we evacuated the south side of t
river. The prisoners taken on both sides have bee
paroled.
The Recent Battle at Prairie Grove.!
:!
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 15,
Via ELI:MORN, Dec. 17, 18 .
Great activity prevails in the Union army. A c i
paign of much interest is on the tapir.
The fo]lo,wing additional particulars of the ban '
of Prairie Grove have been received :
The official report puts the loss in killed t d
wounded in General Herron's command at 83;
General Blunt's 152—total, 995. Later accounts n
crease the rebel loss to 2,700, and nearly eOO by e
e
sertion. Thirty-five commissioned officers in Gen al
Herron's command were killed or wounded. '
'The following is- the latest information by eptis :
General Hindman is on the south side of the Arleki:L.
sas river, with all infantry' and artillery. General
Marmadukels on the 'north side, with a heavy cfr'
valry force. Our outposts watch within twenty
miles of Van Buren. Forage', south of the Bostin
bionntains ie said to be entirely *41141. ~
Gen. Herron had only three thousand five hundietil
men in battle, the remainder of his force failing to
come up, on account of excessive` fatigue. Major
iz,,1,L.--a,,,r-tner-...-z,...nrrrolvrairyi-Who Was a
prisoner in the hands of the enemy on the day of
battle, counted twenty-two regiments of infantry,
ten regiments of cavalry, and twenty-two pieces of
artillery on the retreat.
Gen. Hindnian yesterday had the impudence, by
a flag of truce, to aslc the privilege to send a topo
graphical engineer, to make drawings of the late
battle-tield:.of Prairie GrOve and its approaches.
Gen. Blunt replied that he would grant the re(plest
when he was allowed an engineer to make a surrey
of Van Buren and surroundings.
Arrival of a Flag of Truce-Affairs in Nol4,
Carolina—Capture by the .lEiebels.
FORTRESS Moxr:on, Dec. 17.—This morning }he
Baltimore mail boat brought down 103 rebel prism..
ere, captured at Antietam, many of whom ire
wounded. The'llArofAyee boat Metamora left Ills
afternoon with them and about 100 others for ty
Point, in charge of Captain Alexander Mann, of e
3d New YOrk Regiment.
There is no truth whatever in the reports that
Gen. Banks or Gen. Emory is co-operating in Nolih
Carolina with Gen. Foster and the troops in G4i.
Dix's department.
It is rumored here that J. C. Jones, Charles Dare,
D. W. Curtis, Mr. Phillips, and one other, have ben
captured by the rebels while on their way from Nor
folk to Elizabeth City. They had goods •to he
amount of $20,000 ou board a shooner in tow d .
the canal.
. . ,
New Discoveries—A Severe Winter. 1
Say FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.—Oregon • dates hive
been received to the'llth instant. The new diseeve
ries on the Boise river are said to . be extremely
•
rich.
The Victoria Chronicle says that 1,700 pacle;ani
mals have died at Cariboo, the snow being a. Oot
deep there. . I
Sailed, •
ship Galatea . for Manilla.
Both houses of the Nevada Legislature hive
passed a cozporation bill which reffuires a majority
of all mining stock to be owned-by actual resideits
of the Territory, and all company officers to belo
eated there. Itwas passed under the influence of an
intense local pressure. Most of the stockholders now
reside in San Francisco, and all the officerStire lo
cated here.
A strict compliance with 'the provisions of the
bill would materially increase the population•of
Nerndii. The Governor may veto it. ItZis also
contended that it is unconstitutional.
SAN Ertaxeisco, Dec. 18.. Sailed, ship Tempest,
for Aliyab, and thence to England, with rye.
British Bloekade-muning Stearners-rikarie,
Ammnialtion; &e., for the Rebels. . •
Nnw Yonx,. Dec. 18.—The' steamer Sze-Chnen,.
which put back to this port for repiits, arrived this
mtorning, froni Bermuda on the 14th Instant;
She reports that the British steamers Ph'elbe,4l4- .
met, Pinckney, Justitia, and hlerriniac, are in port,.
all loaded with arms, ammunition, andstor,ni for the
rebels.
• • •
The British steamer Colombia, which was . boarded
by the United States gunboaj, Tuscarora, near Fayal,
sailed from St. Georre ostensibly for Trinidad, but
undoubtedly to run the blockade. She I; a,yery fast
side-wheel steamer. Her hull, mast.s,ligtin'g,
are painted lead-color. - • .
A Supposed Shiptvieek.- 2 ."Arivstl or the De
".- .
.
llALwax, Dec. 13.—A hunilieltf English papers,
dated Oct. 31, and addressed perAtearher Persia to
Canandaigua and Nova Scotia, was found on sable
Island, previous to Nov. 22. A. rovenue . cutter will
probably be despatched to that vicinity to inquire
whether any wrecks have occurred there. 7
The American steamer DetrOit 10 New York has
arrived here.
The Gunboat Cairo Blown tlii , hy a‘Tor-
CHICAGO, Dec.lB.—A special Cairo despatch says
that the gunboat - Cairo, when twenty-one miles
be
low the mouth of the Yazoo, on Priday . last; was
blown up by a torpedo, and sunk in six fathoms
water. No one was hurt, but the entire arnutment
and (Milli of the boat is 10 - st. It is thought that
the torpedo was set otr by a galvanic battery on the
'Antra oppOilte.
Caino," . Dee. IS—[Special to New .York Herald.]
—On' Friday last the gimhoats Cairo, Narmo
,ra,. and'.Signal, were ascending. the. Yazoo river,
and ..had reached a point one mile below Hague's
Bluffwhen a torpedo exploded under the. Cairo,
shattering her bow. She sunk in fifteen minutes in
forty feet of water, and cannot bo raised.. No lives.
*ire lost. The Cairo was one of the Slit seven
iron-clad gunboats built fof service on the Western
waters, and participated in the eliptures of Forts
Henry and Donelson. •
The U. S. Frigate San Jacinto.
YoaK, Dec. 18.--Tlie U. S. friiate San Yaelnto
.was spoken ofrSt. Thomas on the.3oth. '
' -' • Fire . :on ShipbOarch,
NEW Youm, Dec. 18.—The ship•CTheltenhatn had
her eabin..blirried thisi morning`,'' and was otherwise
d itked. The injury will amount, to $5,000.: .
•
Nun . -YonK,_ Dee..lB:—The cottFoirand -petioleuui
°store of J.;S. Stinton, corner oc..Maltlen lane Avid
Water etreet,was partially destroyed by Hre to-night.
.The loss is heavy.
Arrival or 'Wounded Pennsylvanians.
The Indian (Mirages in Minnesota:-
The Porter Court Martial.
Wounded Men , to beent' North.
Army Orders.
Brigadier Generals STRONG and Busxmo haye
been relieved from duty in New York, and ordered'
to report for duty, the former to General GRANT, in
the Department of Tennessee, and :the. latter - to'
General Dix, at Fortress Monroe. _
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Flag of Truecllurial of, our Dead—Rebels
praise Ihe Federal Troops for their Valor
—Our loss not so large as previously Re
ported, St.e.
ARMY 'OI O _THE FRONTIER,
TIIE SOFTHERN COAST.
OREGON.
THE BERMUDAS.
II A L FIY:
c ANO'iIIER ACCOUNT
Fire in New York.
XXXVIIth
WASHINGTON, December 18, 1862.
SENATE.
Petitions.
Mr.. COWAN (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, presented
a• petition asking for the passage of the bankrupt act.
Mr. NOWAK)) (Rep.), of Miohigan, presented a
petition 'raking for the reduction of duties on crude
oil imported from other countries.
Il:Ir.-LA:KZ (Rep.), of Indiana, introduced a bill to•
facilitate the production of proof for the allowance
of yensiorua 'Referred. -
, Militeiry Road. ,
lir. RIVE (Diem.); of Minnesota, introduced'a bilf,
tinextend , ?thelllcalla-Walla and Fort Benton , mill--
'taryroad tb liort Abercliotubie.' Referred. ~. ' '
' liVer ,
,' . . land V.:migration. '
- ,tlr. DTESMITIN (lEf.); of Oregon' introduced .a
to provide for the pmteation of ' overland emi
tion totho States•and•Tamitories of the Pacific.
• ferred.
- Military Claims.
it..aARLILE(TJ.Tr, Of Virginia, introduced a bill
ti
provide for'the appointment of • a commissioner
ti examine and - decide upon the military claims
~ g inating during the present , rebellion in the State
. Virginia, west of the- Blue Ridge, prior to Sep
,,tber aoth, 18a2,1 Refeared:
Thc,Battle of Fredericksburg.
_ .
lfl WILKINSON. (Rep:); of Minnesota, offered
resolution that the Committee' on the Conduct of
e - War be' directed• to inoptireiiito the facts rela
te to the recentbattle at Fredericksburg, Va., and
rticularly.what. officer or officers ale responsible
the assault which was made upon
.the enemy's
• rks, and also for the•deloy - which occurred in pre
ring to meet the enemy.
Mr. McDOUGALL (Derrs.),. of California, sug
sted that. the resolution.bc amended so as to direct
e committee to report the result of their investi
tions to the Senate. The amendment was esecept
, and the resolution adoptett.
Diseharge of Disablod Soldiers.
n motion of Mr. WILSON. (Rep.), of Massachu
ts, the bill to facilitate the discharge of disabled
Idlers from the army, and invention of convales
nts' camps and hospitals, was'taken up.
Mr. HALE (Rep.) moved , to• amend the first sec
on .which provides for the app c ointment of two me
cal inspectors general and. eight medical inspec
re, by striking out that part which allows their
• ection.frorn the.medicalocorps of the army or sur
• .ns i in.the volunteer senvice;_which was agreed to.
Mr. EOVER (Rep.); of. Connecticut, moved to
hike outthewords "under such regulations as may
.e 'hereafter established;" in order that these men
ight beimmediatelyffatcharged. He referred to the
rcat difficulty in getting, disabled men discharged
om these hospitals. It took months to get a dis
led man clear. _,
MT. WARR (Rep.),. of New Hampshire, was in
• .r ot'the amendment. He heard that the bill did
tgo fhp enough in this respect. He had the great
diffidulty in getting men discharged who were
erly (ham hie& juldanic w -m....--...e..1 a -nvt• set -tzar,'
I ' hospitals at all unless some person went with
em nod insisted upon their admission; and there
ere surgeons in the hospitals, not far from the city',
rro we rb living upon the rations of the soldiers and
feiting their own.
Mr. GRIMES (Rep.), of lowa, said that this was
thin to add more inspectors and generals to the in
mpetenta already appointed. If the men already
upointed were not proper for their duty, the adding
more Of the siting kind will do no good.
Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, sup
rted the bill at some length, referring to the large
other Of men in the hospitals, and the necessity of
greater force to carry out these discharges pro
rly. . .
Mr. FESSENDEN (Rep.), of Maine, said he
and during all of the .last session that relief for
1 abuse's ,in the army was increase of Tank and
y, and especially in the Adjutant General's
dice. His friend froni Massachusetts insisted
hat those men could not perform their duties
unless they were all smade majors and colonels.
be truth is, that -the man at the head does
uiot see that his subordinates do their duty and
not' that we have not the proper laws. If we
had a strong directing mind which would . con
trol all under him, we should not have so many of
these complaints. There is no difficulty in having
incompetent officers discharged from the War De
partment; but the remedy is not to put on epaulets
and increase the pay. He was tired of this mode of
correcting abuses. The brigade surgeon is comp e -;
tent to perform this duty, and he will do it no better
if called an inspector general. What'we want iS
order, vigilance, and discipline, and not more gene
rals. ' . .
- ....Mr.,GßlMES.referred to the case of a soldier who
enlistedlast November, and was taken to a hospital
in Rhode - Island, and thesurgeon could not discharge
him because he had na descriptive papers, and, on
inquiry at the Department, it was found that there
was no record of his ever having.been in the service
at all. So that the trouble is not all in the Medical
Bureau:
Mr. WILSON (Rep.), Of Massachusetts, claimed
that a great deal of the trouble was owing to the in
efficiency of the company officers, in not making out
the proper papers.
Mr:NESMITH was opposed to the ainendment
of the Senator from Connecticut.. He thoughtthere
was need of some rules.to regulate these.discharges,
and in an army where there were seven thousand
surgeonslthere should be some persons in authority
over them. • He referred to a case where a man went
to a surgeon and asked fora certificate of discharge,
and the surgeon refused, tellimt him that he was
perfectly able to do duty on the field. The next day
the marl Came back and asked the surgeon what he
would charge for such a certificate. • TEdusands of
men were discharged last winter; upcin the impor
tunities Of members of Congress,and. the army was
silently decimated, and this will be the case if this
amendment is adopted.
Mr. FOSTER then withdrew his amendment,
and after some further dbeussion the bill passed.
Foreign Correspondence.
A message was received from the President trans-
Initting• a despatch from Mr. Adams, U. S. Minister
'at London with the correspondence with the princi
pal of thyibrarians of the British Museum, in re
gard to ee tain Valuable publications.
Bounty of TOlmiteers.
Mr. GRIMES (Rep.) introduced a bill in relation
to the bounty of volunteer soldiers in certain cases.
Referred.
The Removal of General Saxton.
M?. SUMNER (Rep.) citered a resolutioi request
ingthePresident, if not incompatible with the public
interest, to communicate to the Senate anyinfor
mation he may have in his possession showing why
General Saxton was removed from his command at
Hilton Head. Laid over.
Cavalry Forces.
Oiimotion ofalit. WILSON (Rep.)oaf Massachu
setts,,a bill to improve- the orgiudzatioillif.the
vablr forces was taken up and passed. . •
7 The._Banira - uvt Act.
The bankrupt act was then fakeia - up- - and Mr.
FOSTER (Rep.), of. Connecticut, proceeded to ad
dress the Senate in favor of its passage. He argued
the urgent necessity of an act of this character, and
referred to the fact that similar laws had been in
'force for a long time in England and France, and
. beer/. considered beneficial in those countries. In
this country we have had but two general bankrupt
laws—one passed April 4th, 1800, which continued.
until December 19th, 1803, and another passed August
19th, 1841, and continued in- force for only thirteen
• months; Under it there were 37,3 applications,
representing , an indebtedness of the large sum of
$440,934,615.01, out of which - but a very small divi
dend was madei. He contended that the operation
of this law was salutary, and calculated to do no in
jury to the creditors, and quoted from Justice Story
and others in support of this opinion.
Banks' Unseaworthy Vessels.
Mr. GRIMES offered a resolution, directing the'
Secretary of-War to inform the Senate of Nvhom the
transport vessels Thames and Niagara, and- the
schooner Nymph, were chartered for the Brinks Ex
pedition, and by what agent or agents of the War
Department they were chartered, at what price, and
-for what period of time; and also to report to the
Senate what officers or agents examined the said
vessels as to their seaworthiness. Adopted.
The Senate.then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Government Officers and Contracts.
Mr. TRAIN (Rep.), of Massachusetts; offered a
resolution for the appointment of a select committee
to inquire whether any officer or employee in any
department of the Government is a partner, or in
terested, directly or indirectly, with any -banking
house, moneyed corporation, or business firm,
having contracts with the Government, and deal
ing in stocks or other property.
Mr. MAYNARD (U.), of Tennessee, objected to
the consideration of the resolution unless some fact
on which is based be stated. He did not believe
in a general inquisitorial investigation.
- Mr. WICKLIFFE (W.), of Kentucky, thought the
resolution ouht to pass.
Mr. BINGI{AM (Rep.), of Ohio, objected to the
consideration of the resolution. _
Relief to Loyal Men for Slaves.
Mr. - BINGHAM, from the C,ornmittee the Ju
diciary, reported back the bill extending relief to the
loyal men for slaves wrongfully taken or. abstracted,
With a recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr. WICKLIFFE, who had originally introduced
the bill, remarked that It had t)ten reI . .CITC4 t 9 the
Committee on contrary to his wishes.
His motion was heretofore to have- it referred to a
select committee. ' He did not, however, despair of
satisfying. the House. Some legislation on this sub
ject was necessary. The bill did not • interfere with
the new article of 'limn . , forbidding any army or naval
officer from returning fugitives.
Mr. MALLORY (U.), of Kentucky, called his
colleague's attention to a publication in the news -
papers, which, emanating from the War Department,
gives the right to serve civil process within our lines
for the recovery of fugitives.
' Mr. MAYNARD (U.), of Tennessee, - said it was
important that some , such measure should be passed .
to enable the military authorities to discriminate be
tween loyal men anti traitors. He had been informed
on the best authority that in some parts of Tennessee
Secessionists had been in the practice of inducing
slaves to get within our lines, where they could not
be..-reclaimed, merely for the purpose of annoying
them.
Mr. WICKLIFFE mentioned several instances to
show the - injustice to the loyal men in - Kentucky
growing out of this question, and stated the'case of a
young and gallant officer who had been dismissed
froM the service. Something, he repeated, oughtto,
be done .to protect, loyal men, and to prevent scenes
which he did not want to see. •t '
. Mr. LOVE-TOY (Rep.), of Illinois,,regietted thiit
this discussion ' had arisen. He was weary of this
persistent and . shameless attempt on the , part of
elaveholders. .. • „ .
•
WIOKLIFFE [from the other side of : the
hall]. Do you call this a shameless attempt /
Mr: LOVEJOY.. I do call it a shameless attempt.
Mr. WIOXLIFFE. I am not surprised to hear
'that, frosay'our standing and position on this floor.
•
Mr. LOVEJOY. I call it a persistent and shame
less attempt on the part of slaveholders to get the
army of the United States—those volunteers who
have t of their own.free will, offered their lives as a
sacrifice on the altar of their country—to turn them
. sel4es to the base business of chasing fugitlveslaves;
and in this •the gentleman from Kentucky has
the effronter3r to appeal to the justice of the -Re
publicans. What justice is there in hcilding any
one as a slave 1 They all have the right to run
away. - There is just as much justice in delivering
slaveholders into the hands of the staves as delive•...
ring slaves into' the hands of slaveholders. The
former might be done with the greater propriety, for
the slaves are superior to them mentally, physically,.
and morally. Besides, their loyalty is undoubted.. .1 ,
protest ag,autat bringing betbre the House this mise
rable ulcer, which is sought to bouncovered here. if
the' rebels have friends and .sympathizers on this
floor, they could not do anything more than they
have done to retain their position in this.hall.
Mr. BINGHAM; replying to Mr. Wickliffe, said
the reference of this bill to • the judiciary Com
mittee was the proper one. In his opinion the bill
was a' violation of the , Constitution, and if the
principle should be established it would someday.
return to plague the InVentor. The bill.authbrized
the Federal Goverinnelit to• interfere with the ren
()Wolf Snd' determination of fugitive-slave cases
withitithelimits of the States in a manner unknown
to the Constitution. The Federal Government
cannot, by law, intervene in any State. He had .
heard this reiteratedsmore than once, and not more
frequently than by the 'gentleman front Kentucky
(Mr. Wickliffe).
Itlr. MALLORY inquired whether, under the
principle ef 'amplifying the Constitution in time of
War it might net be amplified to meet the oltjections
of the gentlemen in the particular stated.
Mr., 31NG1L3JII replied that the gentleman hail
not found in his course.any room for intimating any
such amplification of power as that. surnrested. He
had attempted to exclude any such conclusion.
Mr. MALLORY. Then 1 don't comprehend your
position. •
Nr. BINGHAM. Then, if you don't understand,
why 'doyen Midertake to explain them 1
MALl.Oltr.' There was nothing in the ques
tibn 1 ablted• to lead to the supposition'that I under
stood the doctrine of the , gentlenutu. I asked him a
question; to li>l • nty understanding of his - a ootrine,
and he -assumed that I 'understood him, which no
Other gentlenian did.•
• Mr. BIis.tGII.A.M. You undertake a Considerable
job, to judge of the intellectual faculties .of all
others. • - . ,
11r. MALLORY. No ; that would require Omat•
11.1.1STIHAM..The gentleman, then, seta hint
self up as n judge of omniscience:
Illr. BINGHAM then argued that the hill:nra3
posed "to the new article of war, the confiscation
and
,emancipation ma t and,.lastbut,not /east, the act
tvliich expressly provides that the, Executive 'may employ in the seiriee of the United Statea Maven,
S--Third Session.
rensicms.
whether belonging to rebels or loyalists,
.coming into
our lines. The bill was for the purpose Of hunting
down and tleizing slaves.
Mr. WICrif.LIIFE said that was not the collect of
the bill.
Mr. BINGHAM quoted' from the bill to show
(hat a' process Was intended to be served, whe
ther in camp or on the march, and officers and
soldiers were ordeved, under penalty, to make a
return of the fugitives. There was no limita
tion to the process, but it was general in its pro
visions.
IKr. WICKLIFFE eßplained setae points in his
bill.
Mr.. MALLORY said that if kis proviso were
added to the bill it woffid secult . an unanimous
vote. , • ,
. The cote mts then taken• on the . ph9sage of the
bill ant, it MIS paasbd—yeali 107, rtaaar3neatiely,
Messrs. May, Norton, and Wiekliffe: •
The Douse again went irila CommAttee of the
Whole,• tlie• first bill on the estlender belly; toen
able the letting of the Sanderson breeoh-iondlireg.
Gannon. .
'the 'Emancipation. PialtlamalfOn..
Mr. YEASlVldiflii W.), of Kentuely i made a'speeck
dying which.he explained the roaeons wAyl'he'reb.
cently,ottered resolutions'declaring the emanelpatios,
prorlamatiOn unconstitutional and not calmirated to
hasten the restoration of peace, ancrwas an assump.-
tion of power dangerous to the perpetuity of free .
Government and the Tights of ei tizenetHe said he Nadi
promised his constitlients to uphold the unity of . the
RepulAic and the' supremacy of the 'Awe, and that
he weu/d'support'theActrninistration and the Presi
dentjust so far as - hewouhlavage an honest, earnest;.
and decent war, within the pale of the Constitution,.
and according to the I,leage of civilization sand hittna. , .
nity, and the vindicationof law He would, if the•
choice were presented, twice the Government with--
out slavery in preference to slavery without the .
Government ; tart, differtng from the radicals, he did
not believe slavery was the cause of the- rebellion.
Therefore, he would do.nothing to destroy the insti—
tution, nor could h_
Ike
for the same reasoel.support
the proclamation. He relied upon the conservative •
feeling of the country.
Mr. BlNGHAM'resumedt and said it wear , a. cow—
ardly and mean attempt.tosfaduce the House to send
back to the enemy slaves who had fled to-the flag of
their native country for protection, and to return
them to the hell of human: bondage. No dressing'
over can conceal this,
Mr. MAY (Union), of Mhryland, said he under
stood from the remarks of . Mr. Mallory that a gene
ral order had been issued forbidding any officers from
concealing slaves within, tite-juriadiction of Ken
tucky. Ae wished toknoww&ether the order was
restricted to that State:
Mr. MALLORY. replied• that he had made the.
order more broad than , ho. had found it to be on
examination. It was issued by General Grant,.
directing the officers under him to obey the civil.
procese respecting fugitiveslaves escaping into our
lines. It was not an order fromthe headquarters off
the army, but he supposed it- was sanctioned here:
He desired to read the order, but—
Mr. LOVEJOY said therdidi not want to hear it
read.
ff_r__l2-1/1-114L-awarn • -
to do with the bill, which latter. he Move
the table.
The bill was read. It provides for 'the rendition
of slave property belonging• to loyal citizens, on the
presentation of the proper proof, to be determined:
before competent judicial authority. Officers and
soldiers who refuse to obey the-eimil process, or Who ,
attempt to rescue the slaves, are to 'be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and liable to civil suit by
the owners of the slaves, as well as to be punished
according to the rules and articles of war. Where
the evidence is not sufficient to: hold the slave
claimed, he is to be returned to the place whence:
taken, at the expense of the claimant, &c.
Mr. BINGHAM'S motion to, lay. the bill on: the ,
table was agreed to. Yeas, 86; nays, 45.
Letters of Marque.
On motion of Mr. F. A... CONEILING (Rep.), of
New York, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Naval Affaimbe
instructed to report at an early dily to this House,
whether letters of marque• ought to be issued for the
purpose of capturing or destroying-the piratical yes-
Bel known as the 290 or Alabama, or other vessels of
like character now fitting out in the ports of Great"
Britain for thepurpose of preying upon our mer
chantmen engaged in a lawful commerce, and' what
further legislation, if any, is necessary for that pur
pose.
Army Approprbition
The House then "went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union on the Army Ap
propriation bill for the year ending with June, tB6l.
Mr. STEVENS (Rep,), of Pennsylvania, in re
sponse to a question of Mr, Vallandigham, said it
contained an aggregate appropriation of seven hun-
dred and thirty-one millions.
Mr. MALLORY, after the bill had been read
through, offered the following:
That no part of the money appropriated shall be
so expended as to encourage the escape of slaves from
their masters, or to support and maintain slaves
that do escape from their masters, or for any purpose
of emancipation or colonization, or for any other ob
ject than the re-establishment of the authority of
the Constitution and the laws of the United States
over the rebels.
This amendipent was disagreed to—yeas 33, nays
66.
The bill-was then reported to the House.
Mr. WADSWORTH moved That the further con
sideration thereof be postponed till the 2d of Janua
ry next. Disagreed to—yeas •21, nays 93.
The demand for the previous question was second
ed—yeas 90, nays 27.
Mr. CRAVENS (Dem.), of Indiana, replying to
Mr. Noel, who spoke yesterday, said he belonged
to the Democratic party, who have ever been friends
of the Unioh in all its terrible conflicts at home and
abroad in the maintenance of the constitutional
rights of our citizens. He spoke for the Democrats
of Indiana, who have - not hesitated to give the Pre
sident and departments all the men and money they
asked to put down this wicked rebellion. He opposed
the emancipation proclamation. He was for the
Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the
laws, and leaving negroes where they are. The people
who achieved such triumphs recently would con
tinue the contest until they had wiped out radi
calism, which, if not rebuked, would overthrow the
last hope of man for civil and religious liberty.
They intend to maintain the Constitution, but are
humiliated to. see only blunder after blunder com
mitted by the Administration. To maintain the
Government on the basis of the Constitution was
all they want to put down the rebellion.
The committeemen rose, and the House adjourned
Markets.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 18.—Flour .very dull; sales at
$4.25@4.55. Lard firm ; more buyers than sellers at
We. Pork .firm ; mess. $11.25@13. Whisky, 25e.
The weather Is clear this evening; wind west; ther
mometer 38.
5 ) ,
....- 7 BAX,TIMORE, Dec. 18.—Plour is firm; Ohio extra,
47.25. - . Wheat stea y. - Corn steady ; dry white,
72073 c ; yellow, 7 t 770. Whisky dull at 420.1.2 x.
Provisions dull. Coffee dull.
The Opera.
Mr. Impressario Grau had a very respectable
,house last evening at the Academy of Music. The
' interest attaching to the Signora Lorini as a Phila
delphian gave her a very indulgent and tirilliant
audience. Yet, we must say that, although the
opera was Lucrezia Borgia,t , there was little need
for indulgence. The Signora Lorini is a sweet singer.
Without those charms of person that give so much
attraction to Guerrabella, certainly not so good an
actress, nor with so much sprightliness and vivacity
as a comedienne, she has a greater command over her
voice, and gives more effect 10 her. concerted pas
sages..-We rate the Signora Lorini as a second
class Lvcr=ia. She is not as fine an artist as
Gazzaniga. She wants that rich, full Voice
that gives such a charm to foreign singers,
and is so far beyond the compass of most of
our American artists. She has very little sympa
thy but a great deal of expression, and, while
we do not"give vent to enthusiasm, we certainly do
to admiration. In that gem of the opera, the trio
between Lorini, Brignoli, and Susini, she was su
perb, and was greeted with the most enthusiastic
applause. The grand chorus at the end of the second
act was wry Asrellperformed. There were not enough
voices to give full effect to this magnificent morecau,
and accordingly the Signor Muzio was compelled to
rely upon his drums and heavy instruments. In the
last act the brindisi was sweetly rendered by - ,Morensi,
whose voice is weak, but still Siveet aria pleasant.
To-night we have Myerbeer's last work, "Di
norfth.” We have already given a full idea of this
opera in the letter of our New York correspondent,
and we are anxious to see what - reception it will re
ceive from the cultivated taste of. Philadelphia.
The scenery is very superb, and Mr. Grau spares no
expense to make it one of the most successful ope
ratic representations in Philadelphia. The sweet
music of Meyerbeer is always attractive, and if we
can judge of the reception he has received, at home
and abroad, his last work• is one of his most cele
brated .performances. To-morrow night we shall
have the " l3allo Maschera 11 with Guerrabella,
Lorini, and Conifer, the three prime donne, on the
Mme evening. This is a splendid econbination.
SIGNOR .111.,1T%. AfNIJ 11011TIY- COMING. Thii
highly-celebrated magician arid. ventriloquist com
mences his highly-adniired entertainments at the
Assembly Building, Tenth and Chestnut streets, on
Monday evening next. • There is no performer in the
country so amusing and talented as the worthy Sig
nor, and we feel assured his success will -be trium
.
SAIXS TO-DAN, m• T. Bruen & SUZI,z , -FARNITURE
AND FANCY GOODS this morning at 10, WeloCk, at
the auction store, No. 914 Chestnut street.'
pONTINVATION OF SALE OF Crum:via, P.UNTINGS
—This evening at 7X o'clock, at No. 1305 Chestnut
street, will be sold the remaining portion of the col
lection of valuable American , and European paint
ings, commencing at No. 106 of the Catalogue.:• •
•
TIIB PrElt3L-1,74.-STIII.IIET CIPMCII. —.Last
evening a meeting of ministers and otheis inter
`ested in Church_ prosperity. was, held in the Pine.,
street Presbyterian Church, for the purpose of
adopting measures 'to pay' off the debt upon the
German-street church property—a debt, which, it is
stated, is likely to cause the building to be assigned
to other than' religious purposes. Captain Weldon
presided, and Thos. Sparhawk, Esq., acted as secre
tary. •
Bev. Alt ert Barnes . addressed the meeting, stating
that in order to keep the church from falling into the
hands of those who will convert it to other pur
poses the'suM of $16,000 would be required. To col
lect lids sum among the churches at- this time was
no small task, and people would not join the church
when.they knew there was a mortgage against it of
$15,000: Such a debt would crush it m a short time.
He would be' unwilling to start a church without
being able to, say that it was substantlally out of
•
debt: , • 1
Mr. Farr thought that the only practick manner
to reach the end desired would be to issue circulars
to the various, churches, setting forth the'dilliculties
under which te eliurchlaWred, and the: niportance
of sustaining it.
Mr. Brainerd and Mr. Barnes conkidered thiS as a
reasonable measure, and:itwaa finally agreed upon
after some further slight diseussion; When the meet
ing, adjourned. •
• '
THE TWENTY-FIFTH • WARD .SELECT
COUNCILMAN.—Yesterday 3.1 r. A. .1. Catheiwood,
member of Select Council from the Twenty-fifth
ward, resigned hie seat in that body. 111 r. C..was
elected for two years, and would be entitled to mem
bership until January, 1861. .Shortly, after his
election, however, he removed out of the ward, thus
disqualifying himself as a member of Select Council.'
Fearing that his seat might be declared vacant, in
the exigencies of party tactics, it was arranged that
au election for Select Councilman Should be held.
This election, which took place in October, resulted
in the choice of R. O'Rourke, who is of the' same
political complexion as Ur. Catiterwood, and who,
will till his vacant chair.
.
' FATAL BIIIIZIING' CASE.--Last evening,
about nine o'clock, a little girl named Flora Baxter,
aged 'three years, residing with her parents at No.
1366 Hope street, was so severely burned, by her
clothes taking fire from the stove, that she died in
an hour or so. afterward; • An infant aged eleven
months was 11150 Shockingly burned at the same
Altime.
SETTER PROAL THE BATTLE-FIEL - H.A.'
member of the Scott Legion Regiment, Jcihri. F.
lielvey, formerly an employee of this office, gives a
graphic picture of the scenes at the battle of Massa
ponax. The fighting was, indeed, terrific, uo one
part of the field being ICBS terrible in its exposure
tha'n'another.
Itriancrox.—The grachthtes of t he Bisf
cliisis - Central -High School, will hold au anqunl
meeting on Monday 'night, nt the office of J. R.
liooth, E5q.,221 South Fifth street. D(Fitteniof
in
teiest will be brought' before the members of - the
eloss.
FINANCIAL
THE MONEY MARKET.
Puri.Apia,rura, Dec. 18, 1882
Nothing of stirring interest With to be noted on the
street to-day, and prices close pretty much the same
as yesterday. Gold opened at 132, rose to 1.32 g, and
closed at 132 X. Old Demands were active at 121.
Quartermasters' Certificates ruled at 9514, with a
fair demand. One-year Certificates are more gene
rally sought, and buyers are round at 9'l.
* Affairs at the Stock exchange were somewhat
slow,
.but no change of importance took place in
prices.
.Governments continue to be offered at
lower tfrafea—the sixes to-day selling at Z 08%; the
seven thirties at 103%. State fives brought 95X—an
advance of A':;' the cenpbna 98g. Sunbury and Erie
sevens rose % "Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad
first mortgage bonds sold %! per cent. abovepar.
Camden ,and gazaboy sixes, 1589, brought 98X. El
mira sevens wele steady at 9877. Pittsburg, Ibrt
Wayne, and ChiCago• Railroad, second mortgage,
sold at 92%. North Pennsylvania tens fell ow
Pennsylvania Railroad first ramtgages fell g ; ser
cond do. improved Reading:stxes were without!'
change. Morris csaai: was steady. West Branch!
sold at 66.
Reeding Railroad slinres sold; at 37g; Catawissa
at 4%, the preferred at 155•L0ng.• Island was active
at 22, an advance of g ;:lsrorrletown at 153%; Mine
hill at 60g ; Beaver Meadow scidat 66,g ; Pennsyl
vania 67. Passenger railways were- slightly better.
Green and Coates sold up.tb'37; Spruce and Pine at
16. Bank of Commerce sold' at 62;: Philadelphia at
115 ; Corn Exchange at 29%.;;Girard;43%. The mar
ket was firm at the cloiet,38;080 ite bonds and 1,000
shares changing hands.
Drexel & Co. quote :
United States Bonds', 1881.. ..... 103g@to4
United Stfttea Certificates of Indebtedness 96%Eil 97
United States 7 340 N0te5.........„............103%0104
Quartermasters 4g(tp
Orders for Certificates of Indebtednese:. 3% die
Gold
Demand Notes 27 27%
The Philadelphia and Baltimore %Aimed Compa
ny have commenced to lay a track on the southern
end of Broad street, whiCh"will not only destroy the
beauty of Philadelphia's finest avenue,but also mar
the interests of a large tax-paying portion •of our
citizens, who have spent large sunisof money in
proving the upper and lower portions of the street.
The movement is purely selfish, and should not be al
lowed to proceed. The company would be convent
enced, but a lqg line of improvements, which would
supply a large income to the treasuryin the sha e
or - raxeicitroula — De - kept - frilin - triTe - stfetEr; call, -
stead of costly and magnificent habitations, reds
Bering a drive or walk down, the street a gratifica
tion and a curiosity, We should see a mass of coal
and lumber yards, and open lots, fit only for dump
age, that would be unsightly to the eyes of both
ourselves and strangers. Let the Councils interfere
in this degradation, and put a stop to the insolent
ambitions of the railroad company.
The following is a report of the amount of coal
transported over tile Delaware, Lackawanna, and
Western Railroad for the week ending Saturday,
December 13 :
Shipped North....
Shipped South....
Total • • 20,669 13
For corresponding time last year
Week. Year.
Tons. Cwt. Tons. Owt.
5,040 04 260,260 10
16,288_08 '701,148 01
Shipped North
Shipped South
Total
Decrease...
The following is a comparative statement of the
exports, exclusive of specie, from the port of New
York to foreign ports for.the week .ending Dec. 16,
and since January 1: '
1860. 1861. 1862.
For the week $3,662,452 , $3,726,295 $3,938,353
PreVy rep0rted....94,685,1 127,922,228 145,633 469
Since Jan. I.— $96,247,581 $131,648,523 $149;571,822
The Rhode Island loan of six hundred thousand
dollars at six 4P cent. has been awarded at 8.2.6& is
cent. premium.
The New York Evening Post of to-day says ;
The stock market opened rather heavy on the
leading speculative shares, but closed on the call at
a fractional improvement. There is but little dis
position, however, shown to operate. All classes of
operators act with more than usual caution. The
bear interest does not appear to be large, as that
class, in the"event of more currency being recom
mended, are determined not to be caught. The
bulls, on the other hand, are evidently afraid to pur
chase until they receive positive assiz,rances that
their pet scheme of finance will be adopted. This
causes the market to lag. The commission houses
report business dull, "outsiders" doing but little,
except in the way of railway bonds. and securities
which pay their interest.
Gold opened weak at Board, with sales at.l32X,
but closed at that price bid. The movement in it is
well known to be purely speculative, and if those
sordid persons who are always seeking to make
money out .of the necessities of- the Government
should get badly bit by a heavy decline, they would
only be getting their deserts.
Dutiable- demand notes are a trifle off from yes
terday's quotations, closing at 1271/91273g.
Exchange on London, '6O days, emnot be reliably
quoted.
Ptillnda.. Stock Exchange 'Salef#,:.... - Dee. 18.
(Reported by S: E. SLAYMAIncit, 'Philadelphia mcchaitge..l
FIRST BOARD.
60011 S6s 'Bl 103 X 9 Girard Bank .. - • ... 41%
500 i do 103% 5000 Pitts Ft W& C 24 in 9 - 2.,, t '
100 Long Island 11 2 9 _,,, 2i Norristown II 53%
- 5 Green & Coates R.- • 36% 17 do . 53%
5 ' do 37 50 Catawissa R pfd .. 15
15 Nunn R 57 1013 do Isl. 15
2 do 57 IMO Penua is 9..534
6Bk of Pont' Towns'p 35 1055 abt do 933,
gi Beaver Meadow 66X 40 West Branch Canal 65
. 5 Morris Canal pft1....129 =Elmira R 7;.- 95%
14 Minebill 1' 00% 1000 U S 7-30 Tr N blank.lo33
2 Pam( & Mech Bk,. 52i OM Sunbury - & Erie 75..10534
.
BETWEEN BOARDS.
2000 Penne Coupon Os '
i t
• SECOND
1000 CanA&Ani 6:4' ' , ... 29i I
50 Long Island R,' .... V
$3 Corn Exchan . Bk 29).41
150 Cataw ism R.. ••• • • • 4,4 '
74 do - ' 4%1
20 Philadelphia 8k...1)5
5 Spruce & Pine R.... 16
9000 Clev 8; Mak Ist m..100X
CLOSING Pi
Bid. Asked.
ET S6s cpns '81....1031-_,, - 109 3
U S 743 D b1k.....103X 103%
American G01d..132X 133
Phila 6s ..old •... 99 -100
Do new 103 14133.1
Alleged Os R 48 ..
Penna. 5s • . 95% 96X
Reading R 37X 37.56
Do pqB :80...19 . § 109
„_
IDo bds 10334
Do bds '86...100n 10134
Penns R • "67X 5V4
Do Ist in 66..140g 112
- -
Do 241 m 65...10631 ,107
Morris Canal.... 52 53
Dom prfd 105..129 130
Do 6s '76....1( 2
- -
Do 2d mtg... 90
SusirCanal
Do 65......., . • . •
Schnyl Nay 41 , 1
prfd 12N 1231
Do 68 '62-- 69 6931 1
Elmira R 193. n" 20
Do prfd...... 34 35
Do 7s Ist m.. 93,?..4 . 99
Do 10s. ..... 47%" •
N Penna
3,5
..... 9%.74 10
Do 6s S6
Do lOs ........102;'103
Phila Ger & Nor. 6333 63311
Lehigh Val 64
Lonigb Val bd5..107 1116%
CITY ITEMS.
THE nusn AT RIPPLE'S elegant ground
floor Photograph establishment, No. 820 Arch street,
within the last few days, to obtain sittings for his
inimitable pictures, has been immense. All who
visit this establishment are convinced of the great
superiority of Mr. llipple's pictures. They are mo
' dels of the photographic art.
THE BEST BRAti.'D OF BUCKWITEAT FLOUR.
—There is no longera doubt in the minds of those
who have made the trial, that the celebrated "Sa
lle!! Flint" Buckwheat is the best buckwheat flour
in the market, being pronounced by the best judges
as far superior to the Bethlehem, and all other
brands. The " Silver Flint" article can only be had .
at the store of Mr. C. H. Mattson, dealer in fine.
family groceries, Arch and Tenth streets, who has
the sole agency for its sale in this market.;
LADIES' Puns FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS.—
Our readers; in shopping for presents, should pot
forget that there is nothing so acceptable to a lady
as it set of Furs, of which an admirable stock will
be found at kr. John A. Stambach , s, No. 526 Arch
"street, beloW Ninth:" The long experience of this
houie, and the high character of its proprietor for
business integrity (a most important item in'the fur
businesi), have won for it the confidence of the com
munity. To all who want furs, we would say, go to
Stambach's.
TRE SEASON FOR WEAnrso FURS is now
upon us, and the place to find the best, and in all re
spects the most desirable assortment to select from,
is at the old house of Charles , Oakford 67. Son, Nos.
534 and 836 Chestnut street, under the Continental
Hotel . . They have sets in every quality of skins, of
their own importation, made up in the best style,
and their prices are astonishingly low. Here is an
idea for Christmas.
CONCERT FOR THE BLIND.—The nada
ates of the blind Asylum will give a Concert at the
Ladies' , Paiiiiioiv progressing at Concert. Hall. - As
the proceeds .of the fair are in aid of the sick and
wounded soldiers, we trust there will be a large at
tendance. See advertisement in another column.
Mit. GOUGH AND Ills" LONDON.-011,
Tneslay,ufght,. the Academy of Music was filled fo
hear" this' young- and popular orator deliver hiftlec-.
ture on "London." He dwelt upon the public cha
racters and peculiarities of this modern Babylon in
a manner that elicited repeated applause from - a
gratified audience. ; Among other things, he men
tioned that land had been sold in the centre of the
eity . at the.rati.of 41,600,000 per :acre. We remember
the lot of ground, in this city, at the corner of Ninth
and Chestnut streets, when it was occupied by the
old." National Theatre." When it was burned down,
it was bought at the rate of iir220,000 per acre, and
on '..ts site is built • the Continental Hotel. Instead
of,the one-story shops. that frqnted the theatre is
now the finest hotel in the United States; and in
Cheititut beloW Ninth, where used, to be a
door, with the black letters on the wall; "To the
pit?' are',noiv the,cheering words, in letters of gold,
"Charles Stokes' One-Price clothing."
" Cow Carron. "—We have been shown
.
an -article. called f' cow cotton," which .a
novelty
a g' .
:among' manufaCturers, uniting-in its fabric both the
animal and vegetable kingdoms, being a labi.ttire., —
. hnlf and half, of cotton: and cow's hair. It makes
a cheaper and stronger fabric than all cotton for
common clothing. Its gray color, Its coarse grain,
its tough fibre, give it a little of the old-time home
spun look, when men wore linsey woolsey.. " Cow
cotton" may :unmet: for certain purposes, but those
who want really elegant and.comfortable:giirmcnts,
made of handsome and becoming material, should
patronize the Brown. Stone Clothing Flail of Hoek
hill & Wilson, Nos. 603 and Goy Chestnut street,
above .Sikth - . • • •. • • • •
A DIFFERENCE.—There, is a great
iliffe
rence betweim the power of giving good advice and:
the nbilitf lOL - liet • upon It. Theoretical wisdom
pet haps, rai associated With practical 'wisdom;
and We ofteri, ftrid that men of no talent whatever
•
contrive fo pass through life with credit and pro
priety, uniler the guidance of a, kind of instinct.
pieo,ari the peopfe'irbo seem to stumble, by nuke:
690 . 1Uck, upon the philosopher's stone; in the coin
njcrce of lifefererything they touch seems to turn
t•
'info gold, and, sea general thing,' they.areeeenoml
bill, and always wear the cheap and fasyloialde gar
ntents manufactured at the mammOtti - tiii , :PriceOl
thing I..:raporium of • Orturcille Sttikes, No.
Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
MERCIAL.
Week. Year.
Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt.
. 4,947 19 316,629 OS
.15,621 14 . 842,776 14
1,059,406 01
20,328 12
1,061,998 19
....1,922 18
9834
BOARD.
30 Bk ;Commerce...;
:20 do 1)5'62
15000 6 s 6s '81.::...:::...1033
15000 do
I 100 Reading R....5 - Arn.• 373 f
100 do 3731;
AO Boob 8: Brio is ID.i
"Bid. ABked.
Catawtssa 435 431
Doprfd 1435
Beaver Mead R.. 22
Minehill R . 50
Harrisburg R
Wilmington It
Lehigh Nay 6s.
Do shares... 53 54
Do scrip.... 29%1' SO
Cam & Amb 11-153 • 155
IPhila & Erie 65..
Sun & Erie 75....
I. Island R .22 ' 223.
!Do b0nd5....100 101
DelawareD Div..... 37 • •
Do bonds.... .. • •
Spruce-street R.... 16 1634
Chestnut-st R. 49 49
Arch-street R.... 2.3.34
Race-street R.... 8.
13;4
Tenth-street R... 34 35
Thirteenth-st It.. 2.3 24
W PhDs R 56 60
Do bonds
, reen-streell2. 2 36X 37
Do bonds....
Second-street R... 76 763‘
Do bonds...
Fifth-street R.... 52 52
Do bonds....
.Girard College R 2.5 21
Seventeenth-st R 9X 10
TYRE k LAN - DELIA,
FOURTH and ARCH STREETS.
Have R 18[V stock of
• Shawls for Pellar:TiVADia Trade.
Silks for Pennsylvania Tralid
Dress GOOtIA for Pentatyl nix Trade.
,-.acoon 'QUALITY BA L It / 1 _, 5
SklßTS.—These Skirts are full four yar d eitods 16,147,"
one and a quarter long; Color; all-cruel. as
3 adapted to ean:aal trade.
n. 327-0"
Corner
of Bevelith
MESSRS. CHARLES OARFOIto 8 0%.
der the Continental Hotel, have, in
splendid stocks of Ladies' Pura and Ge nt ,. }I o'
a splendid assortment of Milita ry 1 ..4
Caps,
Goods for officers in the Army and Navy,
he only one in Phumela,
O ke h e j es p . s tn t u E h t e . str pu G eet p l i s ti , a L is r b t a l
ua
truly
bewifid
Pianofortes. Ga y
PlatcliAsEßS OF SPArnitl MACtilv,
consult their mn interest by selech az w i .er
cnn have their choice - of either stit ch,
plopyllege of exchniging if not suited with tt:
730
cho
Chestnut street .ice. This can. only be done' at Grover& ti
CZAISTRAS PRESZNTS4—Get a b,4 tkt
Steck Plano of S. E. Giculd, airr.et of ze re
Chestnut' streets.
GItEItrPLY IMPIttVVED SFP:Pft.r. ; p
NAM:CHINS, produced tip Grover 2t, mk t: .7
730 Ohestalat street. Tiler are noisef ette.
v ''' - 2
. simple in construction, and adso e d• to
a ': ;
heavy and aght, for watch the ahetu st ",
suitable, an 'much superior to the stettle.;;
stitch" machlhes heretofore in use. p r i e
deis.nwf 3t' • , SA
1-
SPEer4L NOTICE 3
sTATI&S EIiiiHCTORANT HAS
tlarty Timis the atanidard remedy for
•
ASTHMA, COistrorprr.;
B.IIONpurTIS, prEtarriy:
WHOOPING COUGH. CROUP,'
COUGHS ANA COLDS. HOAR3pf--
li
AND ALL
PULaioraßY CONPLAINTS.
Zito better evidence of the great curative ,
Expectorant can be cifllred than the grikt‘?%
of th'ose who haverestored to health h„ -
and the wide-spread pcwnlarity which, fa
period, It has maintained, in the face of atl clec"
and which has created a , constantly-i itzncreas
for itin all parts of the world. Here is " 7 *.
testirrocy - lately received : •:/3
A. - SETTLED COLD.AND COUGH' CUR:
CIIMILES EDGINTOIV, of Garden Grev e I
I harre. used your EXPICTORANT in' cal , 4 '
TLED OOLD,fattended qotrox After„...
One of our best physicians. an receiving r 4 I;Z:
tried your - t7pectorant, which cure/ m e r - n le,;
consurfunt• one bottle of it. I 'have since n4i
family for common Colds,-and other emp:„....;
which ii 3s recommended, 'with the
• . .Dis,-0E MORE LIRE MT FORME?. sp,Lp.
Phi
Mr. SAMUEL
rites C..DAWSON; of N C:arla
o. 1217 : .
lad'elp la, w : •. i.
Some time ago I was attacked with that z a ..,
ts. 4..
ease,'SfRONCIIITIS, and finding that it was ta ,4 4 c ,
havoc with my constitution, I sought the
ph3 - sian, and while under his treatment 1 ,7,.....
that I seemed to regain nirsvonted strenay.....;
quickly. , as I lost it. after
treedterval of son% -;..,..
however, I was again pro,. and, of conr..,.
my former remedy, but this time with no gaou :.',
althonft I gave it a long andornitiont trial. I nea:, : .
Cod-Rver 011, and this occasionally afforded Brea:::
lint rondo no apparent cure Prom tho oill weni b .
hapso,* dozen other speciati,. warranted .to c•tre,k.
an failed. I was at lam advised by a friend toil
JAYtilt'S EXPECTORANT,.a ad the result, I an:f.
to say, has been most astonishing. and lam oat
like my former self. It will give me great Nn.s:
recommend . your- instlY-celebrated Ex...,,, ; ,, ratz
one afflicted with a Bronchial Complaint.
BEST COUGH MEDICINE BEFOREINEII,
Rev. B. F. HEDDEN, Pastor of the Fir,,t
Camden, N. J., writes :
A few weeks since, while E uffering fr6tua s ..
Cold, I became so hoarse that it was Wile 11%.4
I could speak so as to be understood. VIVS..
°audition your Expectorant not only ati7. ae i t ;
ciiate relief, but In three or four days csr a pku s .,...
my Cold and removed , my Lend„
Pleasure iu recommending the Expeefora at ,
my judgment, the best Cough yedirine bake tialtii
SPITTING OF BLOOD, WITII FE- E
$
Rev. A. WIEtERG,. vriting from Wittnek flit yr
says:
Shortly before Christmas last, I le tiro
your Expectorant to man who wa twathiti
very obstinate Cough, accompanied bASpittfav,,f 3 1 .
and hectic Fever,.. from the catnhineAeffet, o wii
he was becoming. rapidly rtduced. hi f er4
anon with the advice of a physician ittil
tried cartons medicine., without relief, ad
dined to look with any favor on the Ex Erna
ever, having persuaded hint to take the t sh,tie St
with him, I.as much pleased to hear, a v
a week or ten days, th a t my friend had enti
Dr;
i.t..
and I hove since received.% visit from Mtn r .
zriag
he spoke t mphatically in praisr of the E.
returned his thanks for my exertions in Ca
give it a teiaL .
,
4
IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT EEL;
Mts. J. D. FISHER, of St. Johusville,-.Hont;
New York, writes:
My littio daughter, aged 10 years. ha; rilwrit,,,
subject to Cold, producing Cronp, Cone:dies. Ici‘m•
ion of the Lungs, or a severe, protracted Cnire
Expectorant is the only medicine that ever gar01.,. : 1 2
mediate and permanent relief I have tried di e L. lr
Remedies,' but they proved useless, and a re . 4..1-
Expectorant was the only means °retire.
THOUGHT HE COULD NOT LIVE
Mr. T. ROBINSON, of Utica, Clark constr.
writes: 11
I has - ebeen afflicted for fifteen year within awl
and severe Cough, which prevent,d me from doia
work that required much exertion. I was so rr
that my friend= thought I could not live. I tried ,
medicines, but stopped taking them through demi
being any bettor. Fortunately, I commenced
D. JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT, two bottler, et wh:r
me of my Cough. I am iu my fifty-ninth sat .r
during the past harvest did amOod day's w.nt 1 ::a
field.
. A VIOL4NT COUGH, OF LONG CONTISLINtI.
Mr. ALFRED A. FORD, of Milton, Nova Vt".a
During the winter of 18681 I contracted j vtAil
Cough, which, from its long conuinianc::,vas
by many of my friends to indicate Cousumpnoa.
in this condition I obtained, through the p,maer
Mrs. D. 0. Gaskill, of this place, a bottl,,,i rya Et
torant, and, having taken the same acconlint
directions, I was soon greatly relieved, and era
cured, and my health has been excellent r r.
From my own experience, therofore, I cheerk,",r:
mend it to all sufferers from Pulmonary
VALUABLE TESTIMONY FROM Clitit
Rev. I. J. ROBERTS, the well-knows (.Mt.
sionary, writing from Canton, under date of •
15‘2, says :
I find the Expectorant a. very %%amble taditi
deed, I cannot do without it on account of a •
Erea.st Complaint which has troubled we awrt
for several years past, and which oriziaat 4
preaching too lend and long, liethe open air. ThA
PECTORANT always eases the Pala and
symptoms, and, were it not for the nxtsinnnenk•i
voeation,,l believe would have, ere thi,..fiertzda
manent cure.
Prepared by Dr. D. J.A.Y.N2 & SON, 24 Clit
Street. der?'
BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE!
THE BEST IN TELE WORLD.
WILLIAM A. BATCHELOR'S celebrated Mir
produces a color not to be distinguished frot uc
warranted not to injure the hair in the 1,.a0 ; rea
the ill effects of bad dyes, and invigorate:: t&. Nair
Life.' GRAY, RED, or RUSTY HAIR instaaeym - ai
splendid Black or Brown, leaving the Hair
beautiful, Sold by all Druggists, Ac.
. The Genuine is signed WILLIAM A. SATO
LOB, on the four sides of each haz
FACTOEY, No, 1 31 BAEOLAF S.;tregi
Draiatinit gag Zurt dtrza.)
Nor Tort.
zny2S-1Y
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°\ E - PRICE OLOTELINO, OF Mil LATF.
STTLES, made in the Best ManuoreexpreA4y fnr REI 9 SII
SALES. LOWEST Selling Price= marked in Plain Fi•
Curet.. All Goods made to Order warr.inted Fan,44,:ary.
Our O.7CE-PRICE SrSTEM is strictly adhered k' Alt a
thereby treated alike.
del2-ly JONES F CO., GO4 -MARKET imkt
S-T-1860-X.
DRAKE'S PLANTATION BITTERS.
They purify, strengthen, and invigorate.
They create a healthy appetite.
They are an antidote to change of aster and. diet.
They overcome effects of dissipation and late he
They strengthen the system and enliven the wind.
They prevent miasmatic and intermitteni 6:rem
They purify the breath and acidity of the stoian , a.
They cure Dyspepsia and Coustipttion.
They cure Diarrhorha, Cholera, and Cholera 31''b
They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous lleaute.
They are the best BITTERS in the world. Ther ,
the. weak man strong, and are exhausted natnrel,,S:
restorer. They are made of pure Si. Croix Enm. thee
brat ed Calisaya Bark, roots and herb,', and are takes'
the pleasure of a beverage, without regard waver
of day. Particularly recommended to delicater ,
requiring a gentle stimulant. Sold by all Grxei'• l
gists. Hotels, and Saloons. P. H. DRAKE
BROADWAY. New York. seNa
UPFIA3I'S HAIR DYE, 38 CENTS
Three boxes for ft ; the best in nee. Try it. 3° '„'
at UPHAM'S. 403 CHESTNUT Street. er;;-:
- 1V1.1 5 A:11.1=2,1.D.
TYSONLORAM.--On the 6th inst., by Wv . • 44‘l
Thompson, Mr. Chas. Tyson to Miss rsatxdi Om,
both of -Norristown, Pa.
DICRIDSON—DUEY.—On the 4th hist.. IT •
A.T.ongaere, Mr. John H. Dickisran.
Dartlownshipi Lancaster county, Pa., to 3lis l .
/.
Duey,. of Hestonville, Twenty-fourth ward. f,.
delplua.
•
DIED_
MATLACK.—On Fourth-day, the 11th jot °
Martha Matlack, in her 72d year.
The relatives and friends of the family an
fully invited to attend her funeral, from her lite re.
aidenee, N 0.1122 Poplar street on Second-ds!2,l
ing, the 22d instot 7 o'clock. To proc eed to
Burial Ground,hchitylkill township. Chestel'" ,c
V E
MUSGRO.—On the 18th, James ftWts) •
~
• • d
of Jamesa nd Hannah Musgrove, in the 21st yor
his age.
~f tr .
The relatives and friends of the family :wenr m .,
fully invited to attend his funeral, from his
residence, N 0.243 South Second street, on Satilr:''
at 2 P.
SHE.AFF.—On August 12th, at the United
General Hospital, Point Lookout, Md., 1. to
Sheen', in the 28th year of his age, first erge• ut '
P. Ist Pennsylvania Ileserve Corps. t ires to
His friends are invited (without further nob
attend the funeral, from the residence of his fsti';,',
Philip ahead; liaverford, Delaware count!;,"
Friday, 19th instant, at 10 o'clock A. M. - a c
DAUGHERTY.—On the 16th instant, Cathlto.
Daugherty, daughter of the late Arthur au
Daugherty,
Daugherty, aged 29 years. t ido
IiARDING.—On the 14th inst.; Abrfths In She .be
Harding, son of the late Ilicharti Ranh* " I '.
60th year of his awe.•
FLEMING.—On thetathinst., Mrs. Elrano r l'
ming in the 78th year of her age.
1.31.1 , 0K.—0n Fourth-day, the 17th inst., Hea r /.
Buck, aged 60 years.
T ESSON & SON HAVE. NO‘i
STORE,
131nek Mirinoei, $1.12. 1 ..1 $ 3 - 8 e,.,
r Do. do. Velour Reps. 61.373.1 Co 54.--
Do. `do. , Ottoman Voulltur, S',l4 to N.
Do. Cashmere, $1.12' to
'flnet RoPs 2:5 to :37Y.tc.
ClOtks . soc. ns ! t)
Para mottos, MA" to 50e...; Alpuro-. -• •
IDiup"d'Alnuts,
Do. •- Brunlazines, 3fonsioline,
.11611RNING STORE, 918 CH LoIND
N. 8.--Simples post free.
B ygg 1.1h;D:341.