bave refused to rccclvo auy componsa
tion. Cola. Joseph D. Pott, A. I. Russell,
J. Brown Parkor, and Craig Biddle.wcre
in service up to tbo SOtb-of December.
Tbo Departajenl of Telegraph and Trans
portation wai under, tbo cselusiyo con
trol of Col. Potts. 1'be frytem and econ
.otay,of its management ow bow faith
fully and well he fulfilled bis office.
It is but just to all those gentlemen that
I should bear testimony to tho untiring
zoal and fidelity with which their duties
we're performed.
The quota of the State having been
more than filled, and her military force
organized, I was enabled on the tiOtb of
December last to dispense with a person
al staff, and tho temporary arrangement
which bad been made for its employment
waB then closed.
"By the l.'ith section of the act of the
15th of May, 1861, I was authorized to
draw my warrants on tho Treasury for a
sum not exceeding S20,000 for compen
sation to such persons as might be re
quired to servo. tbe country in a military
capacity, &o. Of this fund I have drawn
from the Treasury $3,51)0, out of wbiob
.1 paid tho compensation of my personal
staff, also other expenses of tho military
department, and the actual expenses o!
persons employed on temporary service,
none of whom received any further com
penfation, and expensoa of the commis
sions appointed to investigate alleged
frauds, &e., and the expense of estab
lishing military patrols on tho Maryland
lines, and five hundred dollars on secret
servioe. My account is settled in the of
fice of the Auditor General op to the
1st of December. On that day I had
expended SO, 400, and, except some in
considerable payments made since, the
balance romaius in my bauds.
Tbo report of the Auditor General will
exhibit the items of the account.
Ao account of military expenditures
by the State on behalf bf the United
States, as far as the same bad then been
-ascertained and settled by the accounting
department here, was made up to tbo 1st
day of September, 1861, and presented
on the 12th of that mouth, at the Treasu
ury Department of the United States for
t-eltleiiieut and allowance. The sum of
$61.6,1.00 has been received from the
Treasury Department on that account.
The repayment by the General Govern
ment of the expenses attending the organ
ization and support of the Reserve Corps,
may not be provided for by any existing
act of Congress. As these exponses were
incurred by the State for the benefit of
the General Government, and have been
productive of results most important to
the welfare and even safety of the couti
try, it would bo right that an act of Con
gross hhould be passed providing expros
ly for their repayment. It lies with the
t - i i i t .1 t
lcgitiaiute iu auuiji iue uruutr means lor i
dircotioir the attention of Confess to this
eubject.
Assurances hac been received from
the Treasurv Denartment that the exam-
ination of the military accounts of the
State will be proceeded in without delay.
eo that tbe State may receive credit for
the balance due in time to apply the same
towards tne payment. ot ber qaota ot tbe
direct tax. Assuming tne completion ot
this arrangement, if the State shall as
e , ,
some the direct tax for this year, a sav-
in of fifteen per cent, will accurc to her,
'i nt l , .- '
and no present increase of ber taxation
present increase ot ber taxation
will be.necessary.
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Whether this credit be given or not. I
recommend that the payment of the di
irtrui aaeuiucu uj luu OUIU.
in pito iho lnfa gtcn-nnc fdii no vmnnt
- ' " - uwui-.v.c tui.uu.u.vu.
oi mis tax, mere snouia do sacu reviion
of the tax laws as will hcrrnftPr pnnit'..
bly apportion the tax harden amons the
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various interests now subject, or tbat can
. - i
properly bo made subject, to taxation.
ine saving oi niteeo per cent, to the peo -
r. - - .... I
nla of tho State hv th Rusnmntinn u
matter worthy of thought; but a more im-
portaot consideration is, that it will cna-
ble yea wlio represent all tbo varied in
' 'J kUM vu.u.uu-l..uii u .LuUl.r..w.Vu cuu F'"1-"" lua wuiui., uuu
tion mo tax in such manner as to bear
rouallv noon all. Our revenue laws had
imposed on real and personal property,
a3 it- full proportion, but little more than
one-third ot the taxes needed for tbe or-
dinary expenauures 01 tne uovernment
tho Bp.t nf 1 St h TTav lnsf. tt,
this species of property has already been
increased one-sixth. Should the State
refuse to assume the United States tax,
bly affected by tho war whilst other
kinds of property and other sources of
revenue, judged by our laws able to pay
.. 1 .. I
nearly two tniras or to? present revenue-
or tao otate, would not De called on to
eontnbuto one dollar 0! additional lax.
mi -i... ... .
j ne miiuia evsiem 01 tne i.ommnn-i
wealth is very imperfect, I recommend
tbe establishment of a commission to
v..t4uB -
T ,arL Ln' S::u, t..-:.i.
turo that provision bo made for the mili
J vvui.utUu iu vuo oji-j-ici t-
torn inttrnolinn f rpu
v..j .u..wU ui juiu. xuu iippoiui-1
ment of a. military instructor in the nor-
mxtl schools would, in a tbort period, give
ipetent
attendance on them. It would, in my o
pinion, bo wise also to provide for the
11 - J I
purcnase or leaung Dy tne uommonwealth
of a building for a military school, and
tor employing competent instructors at
the expense of the Siato, requiring the
pupils to defray the other expenses. No
pupil should be admitted to this school
without having passed a thorough exam-
luanoa on mainematics, and all titling
v luguustiuu, vxwpi lue miuia
ry art proper. I respectfully urge this
-ubject on your early consideration a.
one of saterial, perhaps vital, import-
aoce- the
i Bave iaion measure to direct the ef- Ian s high reputation for military strate
fioicnt attention of the General Govern- ej. Tho men and supplies are now for
ner to the fortiGostioo of tbe water ap tbe 6nt time ready. The delays, caused
proackes on tbe seaboard and the lakes, mainly by 'red tape' and imbecile fossils,
and arrangement, are in tbe course of be- in and out of tho departments, and by
;o effected which it is hoped will be sat thieving, contractors and material men
factory in their result. will' W accounted for, and the blame
I urnd with ibi wessugo a opy o1 a. placed wbero it belongs. &Vprq mature.
communication from General Tottou,
chief of tho Military Engineer Depart
ment at Washington. I have also repre
sented to tbo Secretary of the Navy the
necessity for floating defences on the Del
aware, and have bis assurance that they
shall be prepared at the earlieet moment.
I have Lad a correspondence with the
authorities and some of the citizens of
Erie on the subjeot of tho defen3elo-B
condition of that oity, and the part of tbo
State bordering on the lake. Un exam
ination it is found that there arc no de
fences on the lake, and that tho ordnance
at tho cit? of Erie was withdrawn by the
National Government in tho summer of
IfeGl. The Secretary of tbo iNavy, on a
request made, dineted that tbe crow of
the United States steamer micmgan
"hould not io disbanded, a bos been usu
al, and that vessel will remain in tho har
bor of Erie during the winter Should the
National Government unexpectedly fail in
its duty of providing adequate defences
at our assailable points, east and west, 1
earnestly recommend that the Legisla
ture take prompt means for that purpose
We should bo admonished by recpnt in
dications from abroad, to be prepared far
nur own dflfcnoe. as well as tor the 6UD - J
pression of domestic insurrection.
in se ecting a sue lor a uauouai aiuiu
. , , , . , -. .
rv. if the nub io cood be alone consider -
t i . r : 1 .
V t. -it v. t a
ed, Pennsylvania mil bo preferred a,
sue anorus iuo eo-ooiucu .urauwg.. u .
central position, abundance of material
mU skilled meonamcs, anu a people on
undoubted loyalty.
I commend to tbe attention of the Leg
islature tbe report of the Superintendent
of the Public Schools, tho flourishing
date of which, and tho rapid progress of
cduoation, ore subjects of just congratu
lation.
The reports of the iiunatio Llospitai, at
tj j r W... T),..,.nn.
iiarrisi U!g, uou ui i ksicbu i uuunjivu-
,.i. i r .. DUMJ.1
o a, o, u.euoue. ui re.ujju, i x uuauv.-
,u An( 'Sa..ZX ..,i e'- .Ko ,;nA
lUU UUU-i a f u UUlUUi n i u AVI VUV uiaufl
and tbo Northern Home for Friendless P8- The horse was smooth shod, and on ta
Children, at Philadelphia, and df the
Pennsylvania Trainin School for Idiotic
aud Feeble-Minded Children, at Media,
.show that tbcfO mctitoriozs charities arc
wcll-admini&tcred, and I recommend that
tbo countenance and aid of the Common
wealth be continued to them
TTnrJrr t li a lriltit rninlillinn nf 1 fitTi ATnT
i - . .
last, commissioner' have been appointed
to revi.-e the revenue laws, whose names
will be forthwith submitted for tha advice
and consent of the Senate. It is hoped
that the commissioners will be able to re
port during the present session of the
Legislature. Considering the great la
bor imposed on them, and the vast lm
portanee, at the present time, of an able
l-.ll.-fl
and efficient performance of the duties of
the commisiouers, I suggest that the
compensation provided for by tho joiut
. i A-.i. i ! i v : . i
itauiuuuu iuuum uu tucruiifuu io uu uuu- i
ouato amount.
It was evident, long Fince, that it would
be impossible for tbe banks to continue
to redeem their obligations in com. in the
face of the large Usues of paper, tho ns-
cessit7 for which wa imposed on .theiu
and the Government by tho exigencies of
the times. Ao surprise, therefore, was-
felt nt tne suspension ot specie payment
oy cue dbuks, wnicn iook place on mon
day, the 3Uth of December la-t. Under j
,J. t ; , ,
the circumstances, I recommeno that they
be relieved from all penalties for this
KDr r i r
breach ot tne law.
oreacn ot tne law.
l
Penosyhania has made great efforts to
support the Government. She has fciven
more and better clotbed, and better e-
ijuippcu ujcu iuuu aitj uiuui utaic, auu
ll.lfl far rTippnprl hpr nnnta nf tni mi tfi.
- M'"'1- I
ry levies, me fens 01 our Debt citizens
vonnff men of education and mCang. fill
j a i
the ranks of her volunteer rittents.
w i
1 heir gallant conduct, whenever an op-
portunity has been afforded them, has
t ... nn I
fpjje
oone nonor to too uommonweattn.
univrrsnl movflment nmnn onr nnonlfi
signifies that they are loyal to tbe Gov
ernment established by tbeir fathers, and
are determined to quell tbo present in
tnat they will not tolerate any plan for
either the dissolution or reconstruction of
it. A. G. CDRTIN.
Executive Chamber, (
llarnsburg, Jan. 8, 1862 $
.
An W cUI ic W t,nn , ;,!,
merSs of ? f0 mo-
Tha following RTfrnf of lti,
ernm ft rflcnrtnc;ku Bn j i.:.
Washington. Jan. 12, 1862.
...
"My Dear Sir: . . . The nipht of
thc'rebcllion has passed, and the dawn is
. . . .. r ' I
about breaking. Uefore tho nrchant
month has gone these things will surely
come to pass : Gen. Ilakck. with the Ject- Many ot the southern journas, before
. s , lu '"t . . . .... ..J '
I " - " . J W. I
rreat notiua anu nn nrmu nr 1 nil ririri
strong, will sweep like an avalanche down
the Mississippi, where they will bo joined
j vu. uww i i";-uMBS a uu wo-
' " r'Zr I S. "ir .Il nAU,ie
ivuw cuuit iui Hi, mil UJdIUU IULO ICnnCR. I.
see. capture Nshvill nnH on.rtnrtrnt I
Llil. l. TT- " .IpnVflR tllOV llRVR in lllIB fliow wuro Antnr-1
mm me kj ujuu lorces in a manner and I
direction it would not bo nnlifin nnn n
ppint out. Gens. Rosencrans and Kelly
era! plan. Generals B.nks and Stone
will move in conjunction with tbe rest
. . . ; n.. ,uv hyU
from the Upper Potomac General Rurn
side will do bis appointed work in Vir
giuia. General Sherman will explain by
deeds, not words, hi., inaofion. rnri
McClollan will f0rco tbe rat from -their
holes at Mana-sus, attack them at three
point at once, and will fulfill his modest
pledge that the war will bo "short but
ue.perme. j. ao not give you more than
the general outline of these sicaulta-
neous movements. The dotails of the
grand plan of this campaign will startle
world, .and vindicate Gen. Model-
;ASJJ!f,'tJ
movement would have deranged the pUn
of tbe whole campaign, which is so per
fect that success is certain. A bad
move, ultimately made, might have haz;
arded tbe game. The impending move
ment is close at hand in a limited number
of forced moves. The loss of a pieoe
here or there, tho defeat of one or ano
ther division qf the army, cannot affect
or prolong tbo result. Tbo combinations
are eo perfect that failure is impossible.
Yours ever.
i
Ijc Sfeffersonian.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1862.
Peoples' State Central 4Committee
A Meeting of the members of the Peo-
g. Committee wi be hold
- -. " . . . . n . t-j
at Coverly's Hotel, Harrisburg, on Wed
nesday, January the 22nd, 1802, to do
. ., .. i ,i r
termme tho timo and place for holding a
n. . n .. r. .
Otate uonvention io nommaie oiaie ca.u
Qg Qted A fa,j a(teQ.
. instla.
ALEX. K. McCLURE,
Chairman.
OrOur thanks are due to Col. H. S. Molt
of the Senate, and George H. Rowland, Esq
0f the House of Representatives of Pennsyl
vania, for early eopies of the Auditor Gene
Renort
I
.Wr t o flUr fr;end A
roos Drake lost a valuable horse, on Tuesday
king him out of the stable, be slipped on the
ice and injured himself so severely as to cause
his death.
0CTAl the Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders of the Monroe County Agricultural
Society, held at the Court House, on Tues-
day last, the following named gentle
, , .
men
were elected Directors of the Society :
Robert R. Depue, Daniel Boys,
A. Reeves Jackson, Morris Evans,
B. F. Howey.
fjWc tender our thanks to the gentle
manly operator at the Depot, for a dispatch
announcing the resignation of Secretary
J
Cameron, of the War Department, and the
.n -nlmn, nf R win M Stniinfnn nf Vann
' . ,. mi.
sylvania, as his successor. The news was
nearI' 24 hours ,n adva.nce of l,,e m;llIs- Mr
Dunn has placed us under similar obligations
repeatedly
The Milford Demagogue still kicking.
Wc have been noticing the silly twaddle
of the Milford Herald for some considerable
time, and, perhaps, longer than' propriety
fully warrants. We intend, however, to fire
h, n.,rtinrr snlntp in thp mhi-sp nf wlurh ii
m, . pn,iMVnr ot,niv i,, ,, r;nior
will be our endeavor to shov tnat tne grinder
oflhe Herald is not only a perfect demaoge,
. 3 ;
but he is also a consummate ass.
. .
,. . , ' ' " , , ,
II 1 r I a il I t I
"e complains mai we cbiicq mm a oema-
necause, as ne say8.no "very niooesi-
y asserteu mai me uemocrauc party was
ins uuij pu.ii.jut uiiu iui tuc wijiuii, in ui uui I
.r . i T.l.: . . i.
UI UUWtr. IS Ullb UAiraCL IIUL UIIUUL'II IO
Drove bevond all nuesiion that he is a ,rrom
, ' , . . m a
L . . . . . . . ... 1
ni'mri fmrriip nr n mimnnrinfr ncc i -i n c:nmni
ruin iiw i hp iiiriiipr iup simn u rmnrmn mm rn i
. . 11
the notorious fact that it was the southern
half of the democratic party that made this
nnlt nr 1 hn i pmnfr.n r in nnrlv tlmf mnla fliic.
-
rebellion. That it was they who first broke
their allegiance to the Union, and if they had
remained true to it we would have no rebel-
lion. To this the unjjrammatical ass re-
ouuuuo. I
"They done (did) it. Sir, because your al-
'lies oroscribed their inetitutions as barbnrmis
(are they not) because they based their appeal
Mr lhe suffrages of the people on the idea of
.tjr 10 uiir moifor those kind mcrohants who bought
.n (;mn fn,,ufnm ...4
... .... mnrfifitr,nn.trnn I
whinh hn Innrr Rincn hoon nrnln,lP,l nn,l ,,f.
tnrlv renudiated bv thfi rRhels themSRlvfiS '
I .liocnul I'nnmhDnnd nt 1 1 rifts' In tn ennnrvhoa n
-i
unueuoiaies oenaie; anu oiner souinern
mernbcrs of Congress said substantially the
t.: J..cc t . 1. : 1
rrt,HB """e JKU' JJlLV,b 111 "lb iaie messaBe
10 n,s reoei congress said nothing on mesun-
nnri amm tht mho inn cnwi 1 ut 1 m nnmJ
nothing for slavery. for it was nnt in .Inanr.
.....WW ..w uuw.a.u.l, VMk.U . I U 1. lllV. J bUI VU I.
but that they were goin to build up a new
gnvernnien, and one which ehould far ,
- They had no relish for governments
......... .... I
n which the "white trash" have so much to
J -
mined to form a monarchial or aristocratic
form of government, in which the would-be
.u.vy. Um.v,.j ig ui,.; tt m,H,i ui WV,Ul,
rr,, . . . . . 1
A I'V. IllblbllUllll UI UIC OUUIII VVUIU II1UUCUU IO
Ihrnw thpir inflnnnnn in fnvnmf rolmtlmn I...
the hope of repudiating their great indebted-
...
' j
ness to the north, which exceeds three hnn. r
dred millions of dollars.
Had the rebels staid in Congress they
would have had every thing their own way,
for they had a majority, with their northern
satellites, in both branches. Do the rebels
believe that slavery would be benefitted by
having the Canada line broucht to their doors!
....,- .
lias the stupid demagogue or ignorant ass of I
, . . .
the Herald forgotten that the rebels tried to L,.
get out of the Union in 1833 on the tariff t
question, and that Gen. Jackson then predic-
ted that thev would at some futum timp
make an attempt to go out on the slavery
question. This, we trust, is enough to estab-
lish the fact that the crank-lurnei of the r-
aid is both a demagogue and nri nss, and os
bph we, leave him...' , ,. t ...
Important from . Washington Resigna
tion of Secretary Cameron.
A telegraphic: despatch, on Monday after
noon last, informed us of the resignation of
Gen. Cameron, Secretary of-War, and of the
appointment of. Edwin M. Staunton, of Penn
syl vania, ns his successor. There is said to
be considerable fluttering among the appoin
tees of Gen. C; visions of decapitated official
heads floating in too close proximity to the
eyes of the '-iri's" to be at all agreeable. A
number of Brigadier Generals, appointed at
the instance of the late Secretary, but who
yet lack that Senatorial confirmation so ne
cessary to certainty are also greatly exercised
lest they fail to pass the ordeal of the Sena
torial investigation, upon the result of which
their hopes depend. The President, imme
diately after the reception of the resignation
sent'General Cameron's name to the Senate
for confirmation as Minister to Russia.
Mr. Staunton, the newly appointed Secre
tary of War, is a native of Ohio, but for a
number of years has resided at Pittsburgh, in
this State, where he soon acquired an envia -
ble reputation as a lawyer and an Honest man.
lie was urougm up in me wmg .,.
pouues, oui oatuuuonug u.e
ii htf.li hnnnil Inc mnn hnnt tn tinntli hp CtrilfM.-
, . ... , . i i i ,-i
hands with what was familiarly known, until
within a few years, as the hard democracy of
Ohio, and has ever since continued to aci
with the democratic party, though he basal
no time been a politician. After the stam-
pede of Floyd and his co-conspirators and
co-robbers from Buchanan's cabinet, he was
appointed Attorney General in place ot Judge
ii0CK wno was, appo,uieu oeureiu.j, ui oiaiu.
r i? .i : .t. n.: r
lmineuiaiuiv on iitbuiinu" inu uuiius 01 iiisui-
tice, he joined the Hon. Joseph Holt, who
was already in the Cabinet, in an effort to
brinrr "Old Buck's" floundering administra-
tion back to the constitutional basis from
which it had wandered ; and to the efforts of
these two patriots, assisted by Secretary Dix,
are we mainly indebted that the government
was not swamped and the Union lost beyond
redemption by the imbecile political trickster
who now rests, if it is possible for him to
rest, unheard of and uncared for at Wheat-
land. Secretary Staunton is said to possess
administrative abilities of a hih order. He
is a thorough energetic business man, and as
he is withall a strictly henett man, ran
hardly faiUo prove an acceptable Secretary of
War. It is said that his name was sujreesled
to the President by Gen. M'Clellan.
Neither nomination has as yet been con
firmed by the Senate, and it is even insinua
ted that Gen. Cameron's will not be.
"Western Correspondence.
Friend Scnocn : Our National trou-
bles, the great financial embarrassment?
of tbe people, and tbo bog cholera, are
the leading themes in Illinois. A person
not ported in poor human nature would
suppose that our National and financial
salvation were paramount to that of our
immortal spirits which are destined to
exibt forever. All the surroundings of
our Western men bave combined to make
neB1 emphatically fat, if not one
Tbe
: r '
extensive and rich prairies of Illinois with-
in the lnsf tbirtv mar bavfi nndprsonp n
,D lDe iast lvoiriy years nave unuerfeone a
t i , m, i ,
pnnifinl n r nt e iMnn vrr n w n rt s a v n -
-b'- - " "F
auu umuea popuianon, now we oumum-
ncr tbe uia dominion wim all ber slaves.
1 UCU WC WCTC aa Cauj mOnmS QlStant
.
rnrn fVn? V nrt is Ten nra ri n na Irnirn at
tpl .
piescui. x ueu wc uu a ar ou our uorm
. ... - , , , i
"n borders with the made llawc, now we
i
have one with tbe White Scrjyent. Then
our fathers broke the viroin soil find mia.
CS
,. ... , .
"u uu' u Ul tt u"uu u
spending a few days in hauling a load of
wheat to market if they realized thirty
cents cash per bushel, they considered
LiiGniHCi vps tortunata. !ow. when n
i .i: r i . t u
1 "u B"t",k uuaic'Uo ! for the glad New Year!
15 and 60 ceDts Pcr Dushcl wo consider
it hard indeed, and so it is. It is bard
6 - ..u,,, iUU r.MnjMlsl,uu
sold tbe same on credit to tbe people for
a fair Profit- ihoJ caPnt Py Jobbers
oId 0,113 because their oustomers fail to
flnn rtr 11118 Nf fl Tfl tit f na n f m mnnnrsnl
"r - 'M
oi iaof ana me result win be generally
to inangurato tbe cash system in buying
. ... ... I
and selling, which will encourage creator
econ0my in both. If our fathers bad in-
..n j. . .1 t n .L . .
stilled into our minds more fullv that in
Nuucl,oa 01 noiy wru uwo no man any-
. . , t It f
lhiDg" d bad 000od lt strictly, how
mauy mousanas wno cannot now enjoy o
PPJ Jar would to.day have worn
m,i 1-1. .
suiuiog lace, j ne uooa ijook says :
" Ho th at WOtllf hfl rirtll fnllinln ffl mr t n .
- -- .
tion." And may we not easily infer that
one of those is getting into debt as tbe
J lmothv! 'Mfnr I L nvn KiAniXT ii (UUni.clnr nnA if lU ,l, f.
J - -" .w.w wi uivui.1 u fcuv I
, Wl ' '"uu BUttU UUVB
ninnfvifhronrM' nnrt1 ol an llinl r.M, I
na ,o iikn !. i:il.i. i i i.n t
j iuhu-
101 maD 8,1811 abound with blessings: bat
....... . .
la..... I
00 tnat -oaketh haste to bo noh shall not
Do mnooont." Again ho says : "ho that
hasteth to bo rich hath an evil eye, and
knoweth not that poverty shall come up-
0D Tiim," Now what crime is more prey-
,.-. it,. 1.1 v.. .
-.w-.k .f.iu kuuou .uui. wuuiu uu u Q-Liiy i is uoucvcuoi tno oooeascd, that more
.i t .... .
riou man acting on a borrowed oanital. than a hnnd rflfl vonrft nnn lliorn tuna n.
. b . ' " . 41 lu"
quotation clearly indicates
uu woma suaaeniy Do nob
maii0 a wrong esnmate on tho tuture.-
TnoJ raD in debt and fail as a majority of
oar yung do who rush into business
wtnout a roal basis, and thoir end is pov-
erty; being rich only in that experience
which thev ao dflnric Knni,f v;.a ' 1
j .,-.., ? tauvuu
leads truly to tbe salvation of men no t
only spiritually but financially. It is in
deed passing strango that notwithstand
ing every financial crisis we pass through,
as well as "the united testimony of every
sensible, Jboroughbred business man,
teaches that in tbe ship of credit there is
danger that so many will oontinue to em
bark therein.
PORK PROSPECTS.
Usually 99-100 of our pork orop is
bought and packed by other partres; this
year however, a largo part of it will be
packed by tbe producer rather than sell
at prices loss than thrco dollars. Had
it not been for a disease known in tbe
west as ITog cholera, tbe crop this season
would have been more than the average
of former years, but the loss by this dis
ease will make it less.
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
Economy in expenditures will, of no
1 ccssity, enter largely into future traosao
tion?t R be U8od for coffee gor
H ghum and Impbe will be grown largely to
fi of New 0r!cang Sogar and
4 "
Molasses. I made 1880 gallons of Mo-
h
la8Ses tbe Pa8t senson' thfl laa,ltJ was 8a'
penor to plantation or sugar-bouse. I be
averago yield of sorghum per acre the
past year was about one hundred gallons
A company in Chicago, tho past year
bave made from it the finest quality o
Loldcn syrup. We expect a copious cir
oulat;on 0f United States promi-e to pay
r
with a fair amoant of non specie payin
bank paper for our currency, and speci
at a Prem,utD frora to 25 P cent
whicb hove a tendcncJ to increase
our prices for produce. The prospect o
fall wheat is now good. Tho month pat
has been very mild.
11. W. HINCKLEY,
Richfield, III., Jan. 1st, 1862..
Camp McClellan
The 90th Regiment, P. V. (Nationa
Guaids) Col Peter Lylo, now at "Camp
McClellan, Phila., received some volun
- m
teers from our CouDty on Friday last, in
addition to those who had previously
gone
As tbo Regimeut is one of the best
that has been formed in our State, hav
ing experienced officers, and excellent e
quipments, it is hoped that others wii
embraco the opportunity now afforded to
eoli!,t in tLo serricc of tbe couotrJ-
The following gentlemen who have vis
ited tbe encampment, may be referred to
for any information. They are also au
thcrized io forward to the encampment
any volunteers who may be ready to enlist
John N. Stokes; J. Depue Labar, Soaw
ncc; L. W. Urodhead, Water Gap; or Rev
II. S. Howell, Chaplain.
W. B" Jenks, Esq,
Some time ago we announced this gen
tlcman as baying received an appointment
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"B ""'- "
au i . 'i ri m ii noni in ! x n n r n f n . r. n
I . .
mistake He has been appointed to a
S1200 clerkshi nio the General Post Offi
Scranton Republican
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by theuaud oftiie EASTOMIALL OF FASHION
Ho! for the glad New Year !
For the year Sixty-Two !
For the clad New-Year with its merrv cheer.
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Hath onen f nnnn mir v-
I J0 i for the glad New Year!
With its fears, its hopes and iovs
I And the promise bright of a conquerin0, fiht
U'er IhR trmlnrnns tpiiW
Let the British Lion smile
And, ceasing his growl and belligerent howl,
Be pleasant to us for awhile.
Uo, for the clad JXew Year
Mid sorrows and smiles and woes,
There is joy in store for the rich and the poor.
Who are anxious to wear jrood clothes.
n t -1 1
ror cioining cneap tor all ;
For no man shall lack a coat to his back,
Who will buy at Pyle's Fashion Hull.
A snlendid lot of all kinds nf Hlnthmrr nt
Pyle s Easton Hall of Fashion, opposite the
old Euston Bank.
DII3D.
I.UCSSSL3-
ID this borough, on the 6th lost., Mrs
nn nri, agoo aoout,oi years.
lt is thought that tbo character and
... . ..
history ot the deceased were such, as to
n nil fnr on mn! Ii I no. m 1 1 o n n Q J m I
wwuinmuj u.UiU iuuu aimjiiu au
nouncomont of har death. Shown ,
lineal desoondent of Huguenots Her
nuuitOiui 11 un UIIU vl IUU til I U I IUU
-.i n i. 1 . ... . . ..
ia,lu 8 oaK0 ,eIC uome and Ialhor-
, i tt.ii.j
muu. auu ucui io uouana : sojournini!
there for a time: and then emiiratius to
frco America. His descendants in this
land continuod to manifest love for God's
truth, and for tho' ordinances of his hou.o
And it was chiefly through tho zeal and
liberality of one these, tho grandfather it
. - . .. , . ..
I J "v-w "
lUUU a
reeled on tbe bill side that skirts the
Sbawnee flats, tbe Stono Church, which
was a few yoars since removed, and a neat
brick strncture placed on tho old founda-
tion. To tins little church of her fathers.
and to tho burial Dlaoa of hor kindred
closn hv it Ir hflart elnn wi'ih n0l.r
-1 u s.s.i.
iuv.v. j,u, iui) uiiuivu uri'uui&aiiou mere
she left a legacy largo in proportion to thfl
amount of ber property, and there, in ao
cordanoo .with hfir oft repeated request,
her dust rests' now Tvrtb much of kindred
dust. Of'her doseent from those who
had borne such noble testimony for Christ
and the truth, sho was accustomed to
speak much; not in the spirit of boasting,
but of devout thanksgiving to God that
she had been so privileged and honored.
And she was not unworthy of such ances
try. Her'a was tbe very Huguenot spirit.
Her distinguishing characteristic was ar
dent love for the truth in its purity, and
holy abhorrence of every form ef error;
strong desire for tbo advancement of
Christ's kingdom, and uncompromising
hostility to evil in any guise. And en
dowed with superior intellectual powers,
improved by much reading and reflection,
and retaining their vigor to the last; she
was enabled, though leading a very re
tired life, and never overstepping those
bounds which God's word as well jood
tai-tc, assigns to woman, to exert a wide
influence for good, and again.t evil, tj
tho community. Chastened by affliction
tbo world bad lost it. hold upon her.
Her body the prey to a dhcase which
makes death probable at auy moment,,
she lived for years in constant expecta
tion of a sudden summons. And this po
sition on the confines of tbe other world,
she accepted gladly; feeaing always liko
one Manding on the border, and looking
over joyfully into the "promised land."
All who were permitted to see much of
her, felt that to commune with her, was
io get nearer to the heavenly world.
And -o, the quitt sleep in which the Lord
was pleased to call her spirit away, may
well be to us a token, that for her, death
was but an easy and blessed transition,
into that world.
The Legislature.
The Lrcislatutc of Pennnjlvania met.
on Tuesday according to law. The Senate
was organized ty the election of Louis
Flail, of Rlair couuty, for Speaker, by a
vote of 21 to 9. The House was called
to order by the Clerk aud the returns of
electiou and certiCcatcs pre-euted. A.
resolution was offered by Mr. Kane, of.
Fayette, to admit Messrs. Walsh, Trimer,.
and Ross to'tbeir seats, lut after debate
it was agreed that the Grst busine-a in or
der was tbe election of Speaker. Two
candidates were voted for John Rowe of
Franklin, Union Democrat, supported by
Republican.!, and William Hopkins of
Washington, supported by Democrats cz
clu?ivcly, by vote of 51 to 49.
On the nest day tbe House made dis
position of several petition, for contested
seats, listeoed to the Governor's message,.
and elected the following officers:
E. H. Rauch, Chief Clerk; E. D. Pick
ett, -Sergeant at Arm.; Ca.per Gary, of"
Allegheny, Doorkeeper; H. A. Woodbouse,
of Wajne, Postmaster. The several as
sistents of the parties elected were then'
sworn or affirmed. '
No contest has jet been proposed of
tbo seats of Messrs. Hall aud Rus.ell, and
we do not think it will be undertaken in
the face of Judge Conygham's decision:
In tho Senate several minor matters-
wcro acted on, tbe Governor's message
read, and the following officers elected.
Chief Clerk George W. Hammeriy
As.i-taut Clerk G. S. Perry.
Transcribing Clerk- Fred. L. Hitch-
cook, James R. MsAfee, Martin Orlady,,
and W. W. Watts.
Sergeant at Arms Herman Ycrkes.
A.siataDt Sergeant at Arms Jos. L.
Moore and Thomas Diok-on.
Doorkeeper John G. Martin.
Asm. taut Doorkeepers-. Benjamin Hun
seeker, John B. Hinds, Joseph Al. Moor-
lead, Joseph Rtoblct, George Bubb, and'
D. F. Jobnsoo. 1
Messenger Thomas W. Walker.
Assistant Messenger Wilbur G.Brow-
cr.
Librarian William P. Brady.
Iuceudiary Ores are becoming very com
mon throughout the South. Several fins
have occurred iu Charleston since tho re
cent large one, and .even attempt.- have
been made to burn the city of Montgom
ery (Alabama) Tbe towns of Greenvi.'le.
in bo same State, aud of Georgetown, in
Texas, were uearly destrpyed by the same-
means. At Nashville, ( 1 eunessee,) a largo
quautity of commissary tores and ord-
nace belousiog to the Rebel Governu ent
was burned, entailing a loss of over two 1
millions of dollar., while a powder-mill,
near New Orleans, as related in our last
i.sue, was blown up. Iu Virginia tover-'
al large Ores have taken place, and somo
days ago, the Richmond Theatre, M'tua
tod in the most wealthy and populous
portion of tho city, was set on fife, which
pread to other buildings, and destroyed
a largo amount of valuable property. It
is reported from Norfolk that several sus
picious looking men were arrested by tho-
guard, while walking around tbe oavy
yard, with combustible material, their de
ign bemg, no doutt, to either burn tbe
yard or the frigate Merrimac, in the doofr..
We have no doubt that nino out of ten of;
these firoa have been the work of incendi
aries, who n many cases have, we sup
pose, been ''coutrabandfl." fhiladcljiftiaT
Press. 1
It is cow 6aid, apparently on good -au
thority, that Sigel has not resigned, andj
that ho does not intend to resigu. At thoj
latest accounts, bo was actively engaged.,
in the duties of his position in the WoaJg
The War Department has received no ja.
timation of his resignation. ya.tlL