. .or instalments parable by them : in their bonds for thaparchium money on the public po ts ; shall ,t;* tiredited apon the aspiapps Odle said tax, which were due aid owing at the passage of the said .repealed act, and allowed in . the collection of the said arrears. ' Oltettion -bAng suttle overal fraembors to this arnonikuetut, Mr. •flopkiuslor the purpose of securing direct mote' -of -the Rouse on the main Question, withdrel . it. Mr. Noyes moved to amend by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the following ; f3koriox 1. E it enacted, &c., That all railroad c'ornpanies, canal c.om- psniee, steamboat companies, or oth er navigation' companies shall pay to the State Treisurer, for the use of the Cortirrionwealth, a tax upon all tonnage eirried upon or over their respective lines of transporta tion, to tie 'graduated as follows, viz: 1. Upon the products of mines, for each 'tbh . of two thousand pounds, fay() eorits.. 2. Upon the products of the forest, aliiin'aniinals, vegetable food and all other' agricultural products three eefhts. :Upon merchandise, manufac tures and all other articles, five :Cents. Sac. 2. That in an eases where the same freight is ,transported over 'diffevent o r continuous lines of ,o,,imeportation ' then the tax imposed ill he paid by the corporation first - carrying she same; the State Treas urer being and he is 'hereby authori 'zed to collect the tax from the com "Nmies transporting the freight : fravidect; That the carriage of all *eight shipped over one or several ilinee of transportation shall be chargeable with but :.Ine tax as afore, said. That corporations whose Naas of improvement, ,are used by others for the transportation of ,freight a hereby authorized to add the tax hereby imposed, and to col- Plietthe same for the benefit of the State of Pennsylvania. Sae. 4. That all revenue derived from tonnage duties shall be and it is hereby appropriated to the sinking fund for the reduction of the State - debt, and shall not be used or ap propriated 'for any other purpose whatsoever. Mr. Smith of Chester Co - , moved the following amendment to the bill: :That all railroad companies, canal companies, steamboat or other nevi `gaticin companies, shall pay to the &ate Treasurer, for the use of the Vonsznonwealth, tax upon all ton nage carried upon or over their re spective lines of transportation, to be graduated as follows, viz : „W. Upon the products of mines, for each ton of two thousand pounds, two cents, 2nd. Upon the product of the for est; open vegetable food, cad all other agricultural products, illyee Panto. • 3rd Upon merchandise, manufac tares, and all other Articles five SECTION 2. That Eh all eases where the *ow ,f,rdp,igh t t lonsported over ,cfitferont, but continuous lines of ,transportation,•thew the tux hereby imposed shall be paid by the corpor ation first carrying the same • the :State Treasurer being, and h's is 'hereby authorized to collect the :Paid tax from the companies trans- Porting the freight : Provided, That :the (arrive of all freight shipped ;through and over one or several balsa of transportation, shall be 'chargable with bat one tax as afore 'Said. Sec. 3. That corporations, whose lines of improvement are used by others. for the transportation of freight, are hereby authorized to add OffBX hereby imposed, end to col rike ttwii game for the benefit of the ltitfe of .Pennsylvania. -1 3*c: 4. That the tonnage duties to .whiab the aforesaid companies or ittli4r6f them are made liable by xhia .siot, shall be and are hereby- ap propriated to the sinking - fund pro *filed by the foiarth Section -of the *youth article of the constitution of the Conmonwcalth, and shall not his 'Used in appropriated for any oth er rpose whattver. .Ar : Beek moved (Mr. Benedict yak , . I,i7ue floor for that purpose) ~„, -, :..girr . tier .00nsiderati on of the ,` .4.. posiionned until Wednesday next, and tbatlt; be made the special lorder for that day. The. motion was divided, and the . question was ; first put on postpon =ing.• . ' Qn the Aneation, The .yea aid nays were required by Mr. IkykirkS . (Vashington) and Jar. Istbar and *arias follows, viz: YEA a —ll.essrs.. 4.lexander, Barger, Peebe, Beek, Benedict, Bowman, '(Tioga,) Boyer, Brown, (Mercer,) Brown, (Warren,) Champneys, Cook - ran, Coleman, Barley, Foster, Free land, Grant, Harvey, Hopkins, (P hi l adelkitia,) Huston, Johnson, Kerns, (PhiMelphia,) Lee, Ladlow, lii'CJay Mtisnant MI- 3 0Y, 14!)ti.anus, WMur trie,ltoore,Musselman, 14Toyes, Pan= coast, Quigley, Ritter, Smith, (Obes ' 460 Smith, (Philadelphia,) Strouse, Sutphin, Twitohell, Vincent, Warner, .Windle and ilkmag.-43. `.. N,tyB;—Xesars. Barron, Boileau, ,B ow man i ''( Lancaster , ) Brown, (<lo-rtimmlipriand, ) Camp; Craig, Donor" fins Gilfillan. Glenn, :Graben, Grosi;, henry. Hopkins . , - .(Wasissagton,) ..iloover, Horton, gutchtso,Jackson;Jacoby, Josephs, ' 1 "i") Xmas, (Schnylkill,) Kline, , Li= Lehman Lilly, r .r. Myers, 'Neiman, • eIINVI Oliiiidlay Pershing., Pottei ger,: , Ifeeaszßeic,_Eboade, Robinson, 449 whillia; APlgicilrmgd. Slack, Thomp- Inns, Tiiiimni,`li:n t itefiaid, Walsh, ' Weider, Whit*, rli.,:y, 'Wolf and i%keinu, eisoml6l`. -Se ow ipopetia OA deter mined in '. C OP lill.ftillialT , otTri ES. ' ilit—The liknisit re :6jA the eonoideration 'or Holm bill No, 195, and an act to rsatore the tonnage tax required to be paid by the ch4ter of the Pennsylvania ridlioad Oifepti ny. The polkas; question was upon the amendment of Mr. Smith (Chester) to the amendment of Mr. Noyes. On the amendment of Mr. Smith, (Chester) to the amendment of yr. Noyes., - The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Hopkins, (Washington) and Mr. Jackson, and wers as follows viz: Yeas.—Messrs. Alexander, Barger, Beebe. Beck, Benedict, Bowman, ( Lancaster, ) Bowman, ( Tioga, ) Boyer, Brown, ( Mercer,) Brow.i, (Warren,) Cochran, Coleman, Early, Foster, Fox, Freeland, Graham, Grant, Hagvey, Hopkins. (Philadel phia,) Lee, Lehman, McClay, Mc- Clellan, McCoy, M'Manus, Maeyer, Moore, Noyes, Pan coast, Patton, 4Pershing, Quigly, Ritter, Schofield, Smith, (Chester,) Smith, (Philadelphia) Strouse, Sut- Vain, Thompson, Twitchell, Vincent, Warner, Wimley, Windle and Young Nays.—Messrs. Barron, Boileau, Brown, (Northumberland) Camp, Champneys, Craig, Dellone, Ellis, Gl' Man, Glenn, Graben, Gress, Henry, Hess, Hopkins, (Washington,) Hoov er, Horton, Hutehman, Jackson, Ja coby, Kline, Kerns, (Schuylkill,) Kline, Labar, Laporte, Lilly, Magee, Myers, Neiman, :Nlson, Olmstead, Potteigur, Ramsey, Rex, Rhoads, Robinson, Rowland; Shannon, Slack, Trimmer, Wakefield, Walsh, Weid ner, White and Wolf.-45. Mr. Keine moved' to amend the amendment by adding the following- That all railroad companies, canal companies, steamboat or other navi gation companies, shall pay to the Rafts Treasurer for the use of the Commonwealth a tax, as follows : All such companies declaring a ,dividend of over three per cent shall pay upon their gross receipts, one half of one per Lent. All such companies declaring divi dends over three and not exceeding four per cent. shall pay upon their gross receipts one per cent. All such companies declaring divi dends over four per cent. and not ex ceeding five per cent. shall pay up on their gross receipts one and one half per cent. All such companies declaring divi dends over five and • not exceeding six per cent. shall pay upon their gross receipts two per cent.. , All such companies declaring divi dends over six and not exceeding seven per cent, ,shall pay upon their gross receipts two and ono half per cent. All such companies declaring dividends over seven per cent: shall pay three per cent. on their gross recipts. On the motion of Mr. Kaine to amend the amendment, The yeas and nays were required by Mr, Hopkins (Washington) and Mr. Leber, an • were as follow, viz : Yeas—Messrs. Alexander, Barron, Beebe, Benedict, Boileau, BrOwn, (Mercer,! Brown, (Northumberland,) Brown, [Warren,) Camp, Champneys, Craig, Dellone, Ellis, Fox, Free. land, Gilfillan, Glenn, Graher, Graham, Grant, Gross, Henry, Hess, Hopkins, [Washington,) Hoover, Horton, Huston, Hutchman, Jackson, Yacoby, Johnson, Kaine, Kerns, (Schuylkilld Kline, Labat, Laporte, Lehman, Lilly, M'Mur toe, Maeyer, Magee, Myers, Neiman, Nelson, Nauttead, Fottetger, Ramsey, Rex, Rhoads, Robinson. RoWlAind., Shannon, Slack, Strouse, Trimmer, Twitatekl, Vinbent, Wakefield, Walsh, Warner, Weidner, White, Wimley and and Wolf-64. Nays—Messrs. Barger, Beck, Bowiwtan, Lan - zastnr,) Bowman,[Tioga] Boyer, Cochran, Coleman, Early, foster, Harvey, Hopkins, [Philadelphia,] Josephs, Kerns, [Philadelphia] Lee, M'Clay, M'Clellan, M'Coy, M'Manus, Moore, Noyes, Pancoast, Patton, Pershing, Quigley; Ritter, SchoAcjO, Smith, [Chester,] inilpielphia,l Sutphin, Thompson, Windie and youn g -32. Ro the question was determined in the at • The amendment to the hill was agreed to. The rule being suspended the bill was read t he third time. The question being on the final passage of the bill, Mr. Hopkins, [Washington.] I move that the House resolve itself into committee of the whole for the purpose of special amendment, to strike out the entire bill and insert the fol lowing ; [See the amendment introduced, on the 25th of February published above.) Mr. Hopkins, [Washington.) I will merely repeat what.' before stated that this amend ment is simply the bill which passed this House last , year verbatim et literatim. On the motion of Mr. Hopkins, [Washing- ton,] The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Hopkins [Washington) . and Mr. Labar. and were ea follow, viz ; Yeas—Messrs. Barron, Boileau. Brown, [Northumberland,] Camp. Champneya, Craig, Dellone, Ellis, Gilfillan, Glenn, Graber, Gross, Henry, Hess, Hopkins; fWashington,) Hoover, Horton, Hutchman. Jackson. Jacoby, Keine, Kerns, Schuylkill, Kline, Leber, Laporte, Lilly, M'Murtrie. Magee, Myers, Neiman, Itielson, Olmstead, Potteiger, Ramsey, Rex. Rho**. Robinson, Rowland, Shannon, Slack, Trimmer, Wakefield; Walsh, Weidner, White and Wolf-46. liege—Messrs. Alexander, Barger, Beebe, Beck, Benedict, Sou man, Lancaster, Bowman. Tioga, Boyer, Brown, Mercer, Brown, Warren, Cochran, Coleman, Earley, Foster. Fox, Free land, Graham, Grant, Harver, Hopkins, Phila delphia, Huston, Johnson; Josephs, Kerns, Philadelphia, Lee, Lehman, M'Clay, M'Coy, M'Manus, Maeyer, Moore, Noyes, Pancoast, Patton, Pecething, Quigley, Ritter, Schofield, Smith, Chester, Smith, Philadelphia, Strouse, Sutphin, Thompson, Twitchelll Vin• cent, Warner, Winaley, 'Witadle and Young -50. So the question was determined in Cie nevi tive. On the final passage of the bill, The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Hopkins Washington, and Mr. Label., and were as follow, viz: Yeas—Messrs. Alexander, Barger, Beebe„ Beck, glenedj,ct, Bowman, Lancaster, Bowman, 'node, Boyer, Brown, Mercer, Brown, War ren, Cochran, Coleman, Earley, Faster, Fox, Freeland, Graham, Grant, eliaryey, Hopkina, Philadelphia, Huston, jobason, Josephs. Kerns, Philadelphia; Laporte, Lee, 14ehtieen, Lilly, M'Clay, M'Clellan, M'Coy, Nl' Manus, M'Murtrie, Maeyer, Moore, Noyes, Pancoast, Patton, Quigley, Ritter, Schofield, Smith, Phdadelpbia. Strouae, Sutphin, Thompson, TwitchelL Vincent; Warner, Willey, Windle, and Young—M. Nays--Itlessra. Barron, Brown, Northumber land, Camp, Champneys, Craig,.oelione, Ellis, Gallen . , Glenn, Graber, Grimm, Henry, Hess, Hopkina, Washington, Hoover, Horton, Hitch man, Jackson, JacobA ia laine, Kerns, SChnyl kill, Kline, Latter, se, Myers Neiman, Nelson, Olmstead, Per ing. Potaiger, Ram sey; Rex, Robinson. Ronland, Shannon, Slack, - . eolith, Chaster, Trimmer, Wakefie:d, Walsh; Weidner, White and W01f,.-45. So the question was determined in the aftir msTites.Honse then Adjourned. ~ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tatmeoat, MarCh 12th, /863. tbrassikstlar:=Ft t i t Bolus re-conside o r f dolt* . the minim Sniklaml cesalselre.s in,titili '' , t o cassill row their p atella' a wts agre.o to that ma Ily•yonit /eye 41 rt re . The bill in before the House, hir.•Vincent the feikroriv, to he ash stituted for the as ot l oed rifinhikY, Till; SECTION 1. it eallegallb, the,, Senate and House of Reprositntatitos of the Gessesoieweatth of P.l***" niat in General Astmenbly met, and it is hereby enacted by the midway of the sante, That all railroad. companies, canal companies, steamboat and other navigation companies, shall collect and pay to the treasurer for the use of the Commonwealth, a tax upon all ton nage carried upon or over their respective lines of transportation, to be graduated as follows : First, Upon the products of Tines, for each ton of two thousand pounds, two, cents. Second, Upon the praduct of the forest, on animal, vegetable food, and all other agricultu ral ,products, three cents. Third, Upon merchandise, manufactures, and all other articles, five cents. Sac. 2. In all cases where the same freight is transported over different but continuous lines of transportation, then the tax hereby imposed shall be paid by the several corporations carry ing the same, each in proportion to the distance transported, as may he adjusted among them— selves, the State Treasurer being and lie is hereby authorized to collect the whole of said tax from either of the companies carrying the I:freight, as he may elect Provided, That the carnage of all freight shipped through and over one or several fines of transportatioa., shall be chargeable with hut one tax as aforesaid. Sac. 3. Corporations, whose lines of improve. ment are used by others for the transportation of freight, are hereby authorized to add the tax hereby imposed to their charges and to collect the same therewith. SEG. 4. That alt revenue derived from ton nage duties shall be and it is hereby appropria ted to the sinking fund for the reduction of the State debt, and shall not be used or appropria ted for any other purpose whatsoever. SEC. 5. That the tonnage duties to which the aforesaid companies, or either of them, are r made liable by this act, shall be and are hereby appropriated to the sinking fund, provided by the fourth section of the eleventh article of the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and shall not be used or appropriated for any other pur pose whatever. Provided further, That all freights carried over any railroad less than fifteen miles in length, and not carried on aqy other cortnecting railroad, shall be exempt frofn theaforesaid tax. The question recurring, Will the House g• into committee of the whole for the purpose of adopting the amendment Mr. Rex offered the following as an amend- Merit to the amendment, viz . That fhe Attorney General of the Stste, im mediately after the passage of this act, shall institute a suit against the Pennsylvania rail road company for the recovery of the tonnage duties i• hich were due and payable by said company in accordance with the law to the commissioners of the sinking fund at the time of the passage of the act entitled An Act for the commutoion of tonnage duties, approved the 7th day of March, 1861, and upon the recovery of such duties the money shall he disposed of as provided in section four of this hill, and so much of the act above referred to that releases the Pennsylvania railroad company from the payment of the sum due the state, at that time, is hereby repealed. The various amendments were discussed by Messrs. Vincent, Benedict, Hopkins of Wash ington, Alexander, Labar, Smith of Philadelpha, Brown of Mercer. Shannon, Smith of Ches ter, Champneys, Johnson and Maine. Mr. COLEMAN moved that the bill before the House be postponed for the purpose of al lowing hipt to offer a resolution to dispense with the iTternoon session. The inotioit was not agreed to. Yeas 44 nays 48. Mr. Quigley called the previous question which was seconded The question recurring, Shall the main ques tion be ■ow pnt ? It was dcided in the affirma tive. •The last amendment 'being now before the House, The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Hopkins, Washington, and Mr. Labar, and were as follows, viz : Yeas—Messrs. Barron, Beebe, Boileau, Bow man, Lancaster, Brown, Northumberland, Camp, Champncys, Craig, Dellone, Ellis, Gil fillan, Glenn, Graber, Crose, Hess, Hopkins, Washington, Hoover. Horton, Hutehman, Jackson, Jacoby; Keine, Kerne, Schuylkill, Kline, Labar, Laport, Lehman. Lilly, McCul lough, 'Meyer, Magee. Musselman, Myers, Neiman, Nelson, Olmstead, Potteiger, Ram sey, Rex, -Rhoads, Robinson, Rowland Shan non, Slack, Trimmer, Wakefield, Walsh, Wan ner, Weidner! White, Wimley and Wolf-53. Nays—Messrs. Alexander, Barger, Beck, Benedict, Bowman, Tioga, Boyer, Brown, Warren, Cochran, Coleman, Early, Foster, Fos, Freeland, Graham, Grant, Harvey, Hop kins, Philadelphia. Huston, Johnson, Josephs, Kerns, Philadelphia, Lee, M'Clay, M'Clellan, M'Coy, M'Manus, Moine, Noy - es, Pancoast, Patton, Quigley, Ritter, Schofield, Smith, Chester, Smith, Philadelphia. Strouse, Sutphin, Thompson, Twitchell, Vincent, Win dle, Young and Pershing; speaker-43. So the question was determined in the tar mative, and the substitute as amended was agreed to. On the motion to go into committee -of the whole to adopt the emendinent of Mr. Vincent, as amended on motion of Mr. Rex, The yeas and nays were required by Mr. ,and Mr. /Abu. and were of fallove, viz ; YEAS—Messrs. Alexander, Barger, Bee be, Beck, Benedict, Bowman, (Lancaster,) (Tioga,) Boyer, Brown, ( Mercer, ) Brown, (Warren.) Cochran, Coleman, Early, Foster, Fox, Freeland, Graham, Grant, Itopkins, (Philadelphia,) Lee, Lehman, M'Clay, M'Clay, M'Clellan, M'Coy, M'Culloch, bi'Manus, tl'Mnrtrie, Maeyer, Moore, Noyes, Pancoast, Patton, Pershing, Quigley, Rex; Ritter; 'Schofield, smith, (Ph iladel ph ia,) - Strouse, Sutphin, Thompson, Twitchell, Vincent, Warner, Wimley, Windle and Young-50. NArs—Messrs. Barron, Boileau, Brown Northumberland, Camp, Champneys, Craig, Delion, Ellis, GiMilan. Glen, Gra ber, Gross, Harvey, Hess, Hopkins, Wash ington, Hoover, Horton, Hutchman, .Tack son, Jacoby, Kaine, Kerns, Sohnylkill, Kline, , Labar, Laporte, Lilly, Magee, Masseltnan, Myers, Neiman, Nelson, O1m• stead, Potteiger, Ramsey, Rhoads, Robin son, Rowland Shannon, Slack, Smith, Chester, Trimmer, Wakefield, Walsh, Weidner, WRite and, Wolf-46. So the. atnendment of Mr. Vincent as amended on the amendment of Mr. Rex, was agreed to. The bill then passed finally. Adjourned. " Van Dorn Badly Defeated A special dispatch to the Cinein: nat; Commercial from Murfreesboro tiays that Van Dorn attacked' Gran ger at Franklin, with 15,000 men.— The battle lasted most all day. The enemy were repulsed with a lass of 300. Our loss was about 100. Gen. Stanley's Cavalry, led by him in per son, charged and captured a battery and 200 prisoners, but being unsap "ported, were compelled to relinquish the battery, and all but twenty of • the prisonors. The enemy was pur -1 sued until dark. A Nashville dispatch 'of the 11th gives the following aiditionals I)etween fifty and sixty prisoners, captured at Fraft,kliu, Tenn, ar riyed in this city to night. The I most of them are of the First Ten nessee infantry, and belong. in Nash ville. 'the rebels at Lavergn,e, yes terday, captured two car Jowls of Confederate prisonere ' route Nashville. They phsndered the pas sengers of-. z.v4klAii, money and clothing, anti paroled all officers and soldiers. Many of the former re-' fused to aceept parole, and were sent South. 1* Mr The Democrats carried Hartford, connecticut, the other day, by 450 major ity. This is a gain of *early 100 sines Om Governor's election las seek. "nip piPl ed men from the *my of the rsl,ornar" have gone back to camp. it§t apesturg '4O asap. "",'" WEDNINSIDAV, APRIL 22, IS6B. DEMOCR4TIC HEXING IN CEN- E. TOWNSHIP. There mill be a meeting of the-Democ racy of Centre and adjoining townships at Rogersville on Saturday, May 2d, at 2 o'clock, P. M. Several speakers will be in attendance. Come one and all! DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN JEF- IVERSON A meeting of the Democrats of Jeffer son and 3forgan, and adjoining townships Rill be held at Wm. Rush's Hotel in Jef ferson on Saturday the 25th of April, at 1 o'clock, P. M. Able speakars will be in attendance. DEMOCRATIC MEETING, The Democrats of Franklin, Washing ton and adjoining townships will meet at McNay's School House, on Friday evening, April 24th, .1863. Several speeches will be delivered on the cccasion. Turn out, Democrats! DEMOCRATIC MEETING, A Democratic . meeting will be held at New Freeport, in Aleppo Township, on Saturday the 25th of April. Several speeches will be made. Turn out ! Turn out! DEMOCRATIC MEETING. A Democratic meeting will be held at Bottonifield's School House in Mor gan township, Greene county, on Saturday evening, April 25. Several speakers will be in attendance. Turn our! "REAR THE VOIOE OF WISDOM." When we hear every day denunciation of Democrats, because they are )emocrts —because they - do not agree with every thing the leaders of the opposition say ; — because they happen to he holding meet ings and forming clubs for the purpose of expressing their sentiments, and or ganizing the Party, and have the man hood to hold opinions of loyalty and sup port the Constitution, (which is a h;gh crime according to Abolition doctrine,) it might bi o well for us to go back into the history of this country, and see what Washington says: "It is important that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration. to confine them selves within their proper constitutional spheres ; avoiding, in the exer , :ise of one department, to encroach upon another.— The Spirit of encroachment tends io con solidate the posers of all the departments in one, and thus create, whatever may Lie the form of government, a real despotism. To preserve free institutions must be as necessary a to institute them. But let there be no change by usurpation " VOTING SOLDIEB L S BY PROXY—NE , PUBLIOAN ATEMPTS TO. 00B AIM . TIM BALLOT Box A Harr's kfurg letter of the 10th inst. to . "The -Age" exposes, in the followiiiistyle, the attempt of the AlAlition leaders in the Legislature 'to corrupt the ballot-box by allowing soldiers to vote by proxy The Senate yesterday passed a bill intro duced by Senator Lowry and reported by the Committee on federal Relations empowering the soldiers to-vote by proxy.. Such a bold and undesigned attempt to annul the Constitution of the State, and defraud the citizens of their just rights has not been attempted this session. The bill Is a palpable violation of the Consti tion, and tlie Senators who liaised it knew that tit was. The Snpreme Court has decided that the Constitution prevent soldiers outside the State froth voting, and as they do not posses the power themselves, they cannot delegate it to others. Voting by proxy would be a new and dangerous innovation upon our elective system and open wide the door to innumerable frauds.. The Constitution directs :hat voting shall be by"ballot, aid contemplates that each elector shall personalty hand his ticket to the election officers. This bill permits soldiers to ' enclose their tickets to agents who are empow• ered to approtteh the ballot-box and deposit any number they.liappen to be entrusted with. A single. dishonest agent could, by means of per jury, Control the result of all election, and de• frond boih the soldiers-and the legelly qualified electors. &tt is it not worth while to argue againsit a - proposition so monstrous, which needs cirilwiwbe stated to be condemned by every-hones; man who desires to preserve the purity of the ballot•box. The party that passed it through the Senate mean to carry the next election, if they can, by fair means or by foal. They know that it the bill was enacted into a law, nor a single soldier would be permitted to vote the Democrat ticket—and that officers en gaged in circulating Democratic tickets would be dismissed the service, as a New Hamp shire officer was for circulating "copperhead" tickets previous to an election in that State.— The pretence, therefore, of affording the poor soldier an opportunity of exercising his rights as a citizen, is a piece of hypocracy with which these-political tricksters are attempting to im pose upon ; the soldiers, who, they well know, are not permitted to act as free agents. The Redublican Senators evidently thought that they had played off a very clever political trick upon the JE:lemeorats, in compelling them to record their votes against conferring the elective franchise upon the soldiers, but they b -have .'overshot the mark. In their anxiety to catch The Democrats in a trap they hays placed their names on record in favor eta bill which will be nointed to in all coming time as evi dence oT the extent to which the Republican party were willing to corrupt the ballot-box, in order to secure a political victory. Of course the. House of Representatives will never pass this 10. :No man who has regard for his of ficial oath-can vote for it. The soldiers are not themselmes asking for the priviledge of voting in violation of the Constitution. It is the demagogues and small politicians who are pro fessing . ex.treme solicitude for their rights, with no other view than to use them for their own mean purposes. A POINT WORTH CONSIDERING. A correspondent of the London Daily News, commenting upon the speculative charaeter of the rebel loan just negotiated irsEngland, offers this anggestion: . "kt may be worth considering whether .3 . .effertioil Davis, who once repudiated the panmint.or the bads of the State of His stasippi, without law, would be more jeal .ous- orbis honor . in regard to the Confeder ate :1,046 War- laMwithatanding the Democrats didn'tvtite elect their-ticket in Cincinnati, toe otbeitotius ifi Ohio generally did ; and Cirseitmati came so- near doing it that the hAhSitionists have nothing to boast of. tor General Butler thinks that the American people - oisgbt' to reject the Con stitution made by Was 34riferioU and Madison, and adapt one improved by Sumner, Greely and Garrison. BE ftlk. Btfirm and be faithful, beeert not the right: The brave !won* bolder, The darker the night; Then up and be doing, Kilo' cowards may fail, Thy duty pursuing, Dare ALL—and prevail! AN EXCELLENT SENTIMENT-ft-A FREE BALLOT AND A FREE PRESS, At a late Democratic meeting in Woos ter, Ohio, one of the speakers, a Mr. Rex, said in reply to another speaker : Mr. Parsons had thoughtlessly used the expression that "the Democracy would talk as long as they were permitted to." "As long as we were permitted to!" said Mr. Rex. "Sir, we will speak our senti ments as long as there is strength i*n the arm of a Democrat, or a drop of blood in his veins. We claim and will maintain the right of speech ; and if our political enemies, banded together in secret socie ties, attempt to deprive us of it by force, upon their heads be the terrible conse quences. We will resist the attempt.— We will abide by the provisions of the law. We will not break the peace, but will resist force with force. Bullet for bullet, life for life, property for property. This is the deliberate determination of the Democracy of this country. I speak Advisedly. The Republicans should know it." For the Messenger TO THE ITEM°. Citizens of Greene County: having offer ed myself as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, cir cumstances over which I could have no control having taken place, which I deem unnecessary to name at this time, would render it impossible for me to canvass the cour.ty as I would like to do, and the of fice being filled at present by a Treasurer in the lower end of the county, it may be thought by many that it would not be doing toward other parts of the county in that equitable way in which offices should be distributed, 1 therefore eturn thanks for the ardent interest manifested in my behalf both by strangers and acquaintan ces, and hope that they will receive this, my declination, without disappointment. Expecting to be a candidate again for the same office, I hope that, of those who offer their services at this time, you may be able to choose one that will fill the office with credit to the county and himself. - Truly yours, &c., W. K. REYNOLDS. For the Messenger. FRANKLIN AND CENTRE TOWNSHIP DEMOCRATIC CLUB. In pursuance of a notice given, a portion of the Democracy of Franklin and Centre townships, Greene County, 14., met at Inghram's School House, on the evening of March 22d, for the purpose of organiz ing a Democratic club. The meeting was organized by calling Thomas Kent, Sr., to the chair ; J. D. Wood was elected Vice President, and J. Blair and William Hook, Secretaries. The chair appointed the following named gentlemen to draft resolutions, ex pressive of the sense of the meeting : A. H. Barnes, George Thomas, Thomas Hook, William Blaii and 31. Kent, who reported the fol low i : lirnEar.As, we, as members of the Dem. °colic party, view with alarm the present stae of the country, which has been brought upon us by unprincipled and cor rupt rulers; and, whereas, the present de plorable civil war has been forced uponsthe country by the uncompromising, fanatical and sectional spirit of the men now hold ing the reins of both sectional parties North and South, and our belief is, tlia4. the object of the Administiation in prose cuting it is not for the purpose of restoring the Union in its original form, but that the' intention is to carry out the ideas of the radical Abolitionists. Therefore, Resolved, That instead of being a war for the Union, it is now an Abolition crusade against slavery. 2d. That the object of the war, as unan imously declared by Congress, in July, 1861, was to restore the Union and to vin dicate the authority of the Government, and not to conquer or subjugate the re volted States, or to interfere with their domestic rights and institutions. 3d. That it was upon this pledge.and with this definite understanding, that our patriotic tellow-citizens rushed to arms: as those solemn pledges have been vio lated and the whole powers of the Govern ment been turned to a ruthless crusade against slavery, therefore, we demand of the President the return of our friends and sons. 4th. That the present Administration has been tainted with fraud and corruptiem in every department.- sth. That we, as ftirmers and mechan ics,'whose houses and farms are mortgag ed to the Government, and upon whom the burden and expense must chiefly rest, do demand that some means be taken to at least bring these official cheats and plun derers within the limits of justice. 6th. That we are utterly opposed to being burdened with unjust taxation for the purchase of slaves, believing in the justice of that principle of law that re quires every man of support his own ser varts. 7th. That any'preacher that would mar ry a white woman to a black man, or a black woman to a white man, is unwor ty, in our opit.ion, to the support of the people. Bth. That there are three principles in cluded in national existence :—the exist ence of the people ; the existence of the States, and the existence of the Union. 9th. That the States are free and inde dendent political sovereignties, establish ed by the State constitutions respectively. 10th. That the Union, as a general Government, exists only within the pow ers expressly delegated to it by the entire American people. 11th. That national existence arises in one of two ways. It arises. de facto by means of war, whereby the people vindi cate to themselves the right to a separate and equal station among the nations of the earth, or, it arises de jure, by means of some political negotiation and compa,ct by which the same end is attained. That the Legislative powers, in our system of Government, is three fold, that of the people, the States, and the United States' Congress. 13th. That the Legislative powers of the people, in this country, is the very fourdation of Government, and it "the' recognized and declared principle of our American Constitution. 14th. That we believe the best interests of each and . every State demand a com plete and perfect restoration of the oid, time-honored, and perfect Union under the Constitution. I.sth. That the Conscript Law in effect is blotting out everything heretofore pro vided for the protection of the rights of the citisens and the public, and substi- toting the she - President, and of exectiti4TdtfietS surrounds him. in the place of 'the bulwarks erected by our fore fathers. This tiOng so, then our Govern ment is one of EktUtitive will, and not of c•institutional and legislative enactments. 16th. While the right of free discussion is permitted, we shall controvert these as sumptions as being as fatal to our Union as the heresies of secession, and as un holy as rebellion itself. 17th. That the President, in 1862, ad mitted that the Constitution gave him no power to force Massachusetts to comply, and the State stoutly refused to send a man or a dollar out of its own limits for the cause and defence of the general Gov ernment. On motion, Resolved, That these reso lutions be published in the Waynesburg Messenger. DIED, At the Hospital in Nashville, on March 3th, 1863, Mr. JOSHUA THOMAS, aged 24 years, 1 month and 25 days. The subject ofthis sketch was a member of Buel's Body Guard, and went the various rounds with them until they came to Nashville, where he was prostrated with tLe Typhoid Fever, from which he had partly recovered, when he got the Measles, which soon put a period to his career. He leaves a large circle of friends to mourn his loss, and the writer has seen several letters from the regiment lament ing his death. I'. P. S. At Fairfax Court House, on the 17th of March laet, HENRY FOB, son of Wm. Fox, Esq., of Springhill tp., Greene aged 1?2. years, (i months and II days. •The deceased was a member of Uaptain Hughes' Company, 18th (Pa.) Cavalry, and was a true and faithful soldier. At her residense in Amwell tp., Wash ington Co., Pa., .NARY Ar LEERY, wile of Wm. WLeery, of Disease of the Lungs, after about two weeks' illness, on the 10th day of Mare'l, 18t13, being aged C years, months and 5 days. DlED—April 21n1, 1863, in Carmichaels, Greene county, Pa., of Consumption, Mrs. PHEBE R. GREGG, wife of Aaron Gregg, and daughter of James and Rhoda Barnes, in the 36th year of her age. DIED-At Rices Landing, April Bth, '63, Mrs. MARY MOOR, wife of John Moor, and daughter of Wm. and Ruth Milliken, deceased, formerly of Washington co., Pa. MARRIED ..On Sunday, April 5, by A. .1. Hinder man, Esq., Mr. Win. Bales to Miss Eliza beth Tedrow, both of Greene county, Pa. By the same on Friday, April 12, Mr. Amada Province to Miss Maha Clyan, both of Monroe county, Ohio. By the same, Mr. George Myers, a vol unteer in the Ist Va. Regiment, to Miss Elizabeth liinderma,n, both of Greene Co., Pa. Latest from Charleston. NEW YORK, April 14,—The latest news from Charleston is to the even ing of the 9tAust., by the way of Ri-limond. All was quiet then, and there was no probability of the fight being renewed. Six nonitors and the Ironsides were then lying inside the bay, within two and a half miles of Fort Sumpter. A Confederate of ficer had visited the wreck of the Keokuk, and found her turret pierc. ed with a shot. A rebel despatch says that eighty shots were fired at Fort Sumpter, of which thirty-four struck her with effect. Rebel Murdering in East Ten- nessee. The Nashville Union learns ; from an unquestionable private source, that three citizens of East Tennes see were murdered in cold blood by a party of rebel soldiers a few weeks ago. One of their victims was Tot. Staples, Esq., an old man nearly six ty years of age, fgr many years a clerk of the Chancery Court of Scott county, Tennessee. He was a gen tl3man of unblemished reputation and great influence. Tie became ob noxious to the rebel authorities for his farm, and fearless loyality, and a squad of soldiers was sent to his house, who arrested him, tied him to a tree, and shot him ! About the same tipie Major Duncan, Captain Cross and privat,..: Davis, of the Sev enth East Tennessee infantry, were captured by a party of, rebels. Cap tain Cross escaped, but Major Dun can and Davis were tied up and shot dead, atter being made prisoners. , The News from Charleston. The Navy Department, says a Tribune special, has received no of ficial dispatches from Admiral Du pont. Its infOrmation with regard to the battle in Charleston harbor is derived from a private letter from the Admiral, and from the lips of Capt. Rhind, of the Keokuk, who came direct from him. The news is regarded on the whole less unfavora ble than the public might infer from the unofficial accounts It is not be lieved it will be necessary to send any of the Monitors North for repairs or to withdraw the iron-clad fleet from the harbor ; on the contrary we are sure they•will remain there until the city is taken, and will be reinforced if need be by a sufficient number of additional vessels to make its capture a certainty. The substantial invulnerability of the Monitors is believed to be established, and the new ironsides is, as regards invulnerability, a success. It is said that no one knows the exact nature of the obstructions off Sumter, no trustworthy account of them having been received. Defeat of regratn A. Chattanooga diSpatch of April 7th says :—Gen Pe_ gram . was attack ed near Somerset on the 25th ult. by the -Federal infantry and "cavalry ; and after a long band to hand 'fight, Gen Pegram fell back six niiles.— Loss on both sides heavy. Yan kdes at Corinth are preparing for an attack or an evacuation. • Gin. Foster folds His Position Private advices received in New York from Newborn, on Sunday. states that a ootanninication had been received from Gen. 'Foster to the ef fect that he had plenty of sußplies, and it was believed be could With stand all the force the rebels could bring against him . The Cameros . arlbery Cass. • The Commiuee appointed uncle t he tesolution of the House of RepremilMvs. Of the '2oth of January Ipst, to inquire whetter unlawful means were employed to seidre the election 'Of United States Senator, have at lengatireported, and the report and evidence is being published in the Patriot & Union. It is immensely voluminous, so much 'so as to render its publication in the-country prey t of the question. Suffice it to say, that the testi mony " given by T. Jefferson Boyer, of Clearfield,. is substantially the same as contained in his expose a day or two .after the Senatorial election, which we publish ed at the time, and is strongly corrobora ted by other witnesses of respectability who were examined during the infestiga tion. The Committee, therefore, come to the conclusion, from a careful review of the whole testimony, that "unlawful means were employed to secure the elec tion of Simon Cameron to the Senate of the United States, in last January," and asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the subjec*. The Cameron Bribery Case & The following proceedings occurred in the House of Representatives Tuesday: Mr. HOPI INS (Wash.) offered the fol- lowing resolution: Resolved, That the Governor be instruct ed to direct :he Attorney General to insti tute criminal proceedings against Simon Cameron, John J. Patterson, Wm. Brobst. and Henry Thomas. The resolution pas.sed—yeas 49, nays 44. THE SENTIMENTS 01' THE 8011.• DIERS. The editor of the Newburyport (Mass.) Herald, (Republican,) who has lately been on a tour through New. Ilampshire, thus speak• of the efforts made by the Republicans for success; "We do not think, however, that akar vote was increased by the returned sol diers. So far as we could learn at Man chester, Concord and other places, a ma jority of the returned soldierl voted • against Gilmore, the Repnblicail candi date." Ike-When we think of gOod, angels are silent ; when we do it, they rejoice. bT.111173 MD Z 1231111 DAV 200 ID& 3. W. BARKER & CO., 59 Market street, Pittsburgh, OFFER the largest stock and the greatest variety both tor Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Ever offered in Pittsburgh or vicinity. In ow I , OlmlS May be found MOIRE ANTIQUE PLAIN AND FIGURED, PLAIN in all the moat delicate and desirable colors and sbadep. BROCADE, SELF COLORED A ND FAN• CY ; PLAID AND STRIPE, ALWAYS A FULL STOCK. BLACK DO., PLAIN AND FIGURED %VII; have alssays a very large stock of thes• at the lowest prices. SHAWL & CLOAK DEPARTMENT. In this Department may be found whatever is most desirable in SHAWLS, CLOAKS, DUSTERS, CIRCULARS, SACQUES, and GUANTLETS, and at the lowest prices. Dress Goods Department . We keep always an almost unlimited assort ment of FRENCH, BRITI:511 ; GERMAN, SAXONY, and DOMESTIC FABRICS, run ning through every grade from the lowest to the highest HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, This Department euntnittertimost everything required by the. Finuiitivire, and ueupliy kept in Dry Goode MTS. An BOYS Ell, CLOTHS, CASSJMERES, CASSL NETS, SA TTI N ETS, .CASSIML RETS, MERINO CASSIMERES, TWEEDS, JEANS, LINENS, COT- TO:NA DES, DRILLS, &c., ite Lmsso, NOTIONS, GLOVES, HOSIERY, EMBROIDERIES, AND HABER- DASHIICG A.I.IITICLES N. B. We-have but une price to all and will not be UNDERSOLD. Pit burgh, April •S', 963..6m, TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS • AND MILLINERS. JOSEPH HORNE, & • 77 and 79 Market Streets i~csle and Itetad-th,aleri ATRAV RI BOON et. .141LKS LAC'Eti, E F: MRROtDERIEt*, DRESS TRTM:4INGS, p4AIDS, all kinds, t DRESS BUTTONS ORNAMENTS, BELTII, BUCKLES, COMETa. (IMBRELLitt , IIOOI' sic i ITS , and a coaapiatayirrtasta t tA . wants. We eetilialfeleset sena hy Merchants. MlMiners arit Deetere. eeetilleat that We east meet the waste of aft Armee of buyers JOitiMPfl mums ac am, 77 and 70 *Arlen Mrat4 April 8. 1843,2 m IAKER HOODO. - II&tD NET 6
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