'IC 235£f!
'r:
; ‘ Jintos jWttMt&r;''
. ‘ Th» reseent defeat of thisjgentleroan ford
•eat in the Senate, eftha United States,-is'ia
▼tliy grtdt to the Republican
voters of this diatriot.aqd we have reason to
know, a grierious disappointment to many of
the best Republicans in the county; ‘and whilst j
we clteerfully acquiesce in the will of, the m ft ‘‘
jority,we mast bo allowed to say, neveTtheloss,
that the verdtct;giv»nia the promises, wm im
proper, and impolitic. ‘Wa diaclOimtha idea,
thaTin our- republic, office belongs to-one man
-more than,to another of equal merit, and quali
fications ; but-we do'claim, that acoordlngto
party .Usages,.the-men-wfio bare 'done the most; ’
and can do the most, to build up, and carry
forwards party's interest, are the men who
usually do, and always should occupy the.laad
ing positions; and in this light, we cballange
a comparison' with 'any district in the. State.
Jiay, more, we go so far as to say, that.our
claims are'pre-eminent, and above comparison.
In the inauguration of the .Republican party,
and in its subsequent trials, the 13th district
has.nobly borne its. part, and her men have
won distinction- The candidate -we presented
for the United .States Senate, was the foremost
in pur organization, and from'that hour.on, was
foremost in the fight, and is foremost in merit,
and intellect, in the State. Fitted by long ex
perience, intuitive political sagacity, and com
manding power as a speaker, and a writer, we
'regret the injustice whioh.tbis defeat inflicts on
Judge IVilmot, and the injustice it does our
pause; but bisfriends have still the consolation,
that wrong to him, only drives them the clo
ser; and that he and they, have - the unwaver
ing confidence id principle, that no sacrifice
can alienate.. Injustice never permanently in
jured a public man, and Judge Wilroot, can
still suffer for bis cause, and bide his tiraS'. ,lle
may belsaorified to mistaken patty expediency,
,or slaughtered by the Moloch-of corrupt corpo
rations, still the Republican banner of.the 13th
district will float the highest, and the phalanx
presented in the hour of need, be the most
•olid and resistless in the Key Stone of the
Federal Arcb.— Bradford, Argus. . .
THE COOLEST. THING ON BBCOBD.
Aif Gen. Scott’s army was marching trium
phantly into the city of Mexico, a procession of
monks emerged front the gate of a convent sit
uated on the eminence, to the right, and advan
ce J with slow' and measured tread until they
mot the army at right angles'. ' The guide or
leader of the procession was a venerable priest,
whose" hair Was whitened with the frost of
many winters. He held in both "hands a ,con
jtributiun box, upon which there was a lighted
handle; and when within a fewfeet of the army
the procession halted,’ As the army proceeded,
many n true believer in St. Patrick dropped
some small coin or other into the old priest’s
' box. And, when itwasbbserved that a soldier
was searching in his pockets for something to
b»stow,,the old priest would step forward and
hold' his box to receive the donation. Ultimate
ly,there came along a tall,gaunt, limber-sided,
ganderJoofcing Yankee, who,on seeing the.pld
priest,‘thrust his hand into the very depths of
his breeches pockets, as in search fur a dime,
or something of tbs kind; The priest, observ
ing this movement, advanced as usual, while
Jonathan holding-furthia greasy footing roll of
paper,! commenced very deliberately unfolding
it. The old priest anticipated a .liberal dona
tion, and pat on an air of ibe .most exquisite
satisfaction. Jonathan continued to unroll
piece after piece of dirty paper, until at length
he found a piece of tri-tvjdsted smoking tobacco.
He’next thrust his hands into another pocket,
and drew forth a clay ptpe.whichwith the ut
most deliberation, he proceeded to fill by pinch
' ing off small particlesbTrobacco.' When this
Was done, Havingreplaocd his tobacco in his
breeches pocket, he stopped forward and lighted
. his pipe by' the did priest’s candle, and- making
an awkward inclination of thehead (intended,
perhaps, for a bow,) be said, “ Much obleeged
,to ye, Sqqire!” and proceeded on.
An English Call to ts 10 be Fish. — The
London Ifeics of Jan. 4, says: “ AYc ought to
consider also that when the balk of the Ameri
can nation has condemned and adjured Slavery,
the public opinion which the collective nation
could notwlthatand mast be crushing to any
severed portion of it; and again, that there is
both a disagreement among the slaveholders
about the policy of secession, and a refusal of
the landless whites to be disposed of by their
aristo|:riltib neighbors and oppressors; and,
again, that the respective States in the South
are already jealous of each other’s, attempts at
apart; and, again, that the Republican spirit
which alone can form a federal association in
America exists only among that portion of the
population which abhors Slavery, and ' will
noverlgo into opposition tol the North for its
sake.) .
“ In short, the proposaljOf secession is so wild,
,10 absurd, that it could'not be put forth by men
sensible enough t 6 conduct'public affairs unless
they werstso dishonest as to be unworthy of the
trust,. The threat is either ah outbreak of mad
passion, or a device to obtain concessions from
the fears and- affections of the North. If the
citizens of the FreetStates,are firm, frank, and
steady, there wilt be -no socesssion, organized
nnd actual, or there_ will presently be applica-'
lions'for readmission into the Union. AYe, at a;
distance, can see how steadiness and patience .!
on the part of the victorious party might con
vevtthis 'Revolution’ into,a Reformation ;■ and,
though we can hardly expect so pure a resilt
nf ihelpresent fermentation of passions, we inby
refuse to despair of it."
Tne Palmetto Flag.— -The first attempt ofa
vessel to enter a foreign port'under the flag ‘ of l
the “ Independent Republic of South Carolina”
was made at’Havana by a brigantine from
Charleston. Stic sailed in past the Moro Castle
with her •• Palmetto” flying aloft. But, imme
diately, by order of the officer in. command of
the fortress, she was brought to anchor under
ils gOns, and kept there uptil the flag pf the
United States was displayed afber mast-head,
when she was permitted to proceed har
bor. We wonder what’they are going to dp in:
Palraatto-dom about this outrage upon ’ their
flag in a (oreign'port. The insult ought to be
avenged forthwith. A new - born nationality
cannot afford to permit itrembiematic ensign to
be thus dishonored. - '
Secretary Dix last week tent a dispatch 'to
New: Orleans, ordering the arrest of. Captain
Bcuihwood/ofthe revenae cutter McClelland
land directed if be resisted, to treat him as a mu
tineer, and if anymanofferedto-haul down the
American, flag- toehoqt him on the epot.. The
dispatch ira* intercepted at Montgomery, by
order of the Oormporof,' Alabama, and sent to
the Governor of Irthiiiana—thu* Brushwood
escaped arrest, pod jthe cotter wa* ee'pted ty
It ■dT~iz~
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I §U8li; : EDIT6jt a "
l WXXJbSBOBOOGH, ,W-t,
WEDNESDAY MORNING,JfER. 13, 186 L
! IQNORAHCE OR PUBLIC AS 1 S’AXES,
fwV entirely agree with a eibtempprary who
toys that it is lamentable that our business men
ip’ordinnry times become so little interested in
thepolitica! movements of the world/ It should
be the-firs/dutyofan American youth-to : make
himself familiar with the principles of the gov
ernment under lives,: to .give his at
tention to the public affairs of his country, and
unite with others with; whom his views accord, ■
ti) prevent bsd men end unprincipled dema
gogues from obtaining the mastery.. If he neg
lects this first duty; and ruin pomes upon the
country and its cherished'institutions, he has
np right to deplore. It baa been remarked that
tiers is no patriotism in - the higher circles of
4mericaa society; and that the families of the
Wealthy grow up In total ignorance knd neglect
of. their duties to their country. The, elegaht
gpntleman rends the newspapers..and dances,
bpfhe considers it no part of his duty to see
that the public affairs are administered aright.
They.do not prepare themselves.to .understand
the organization of the country, and instead of
studying the Constitution,- they principally
spend their time' in injuringjand eventually
breaking down their own. j '
THE COMPBOinSE CONPEEENOB.
Fourteen States were more |)r less repressn-
; tc d in the Compromise: Congress on -Wednesday
I at. John C. Wrigbtlof Chip, was temporary
President, and Benjamin Howard of Maryland,
■Secretary.. A committee of [one from each
State on organization! was appointed. ’John
'Ey Ur will be the permanent President.—-
The Virginia delegation will insist upon the
resolutions of the Legiilature as an ultimatum,
aSd propose to request the President to with
draw. the troops from Washington, as a prelimi
nary to ahj action byj the Congress. The an
swer to that suggestion, from Depart
ment, will bean explicit refusal. A,majority
of the Congress will! sustain the, Crittenden
j proposition, or oho on ‘that basis, or a Conven
| 'tfon of the States, at provided by tbs Constitu
j tion. The delegates! from North .Carolina,
I Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Tennes
see, profess to be individually conservative, but
represent that their‘people require some con
ejessions to stand upon.
1 The Conference did no business on Saturday
except filling .up the committee appointed to
Revise some; plan of adjustment between the
North and South. It met again on Monday,
l|ut without transactlngany business adjourned
i tllL.Wednesday, in order to give the committee
: OB the subject time tjo perfect some feasible
! plan of settlement. • The committee were busy
o|n Monday preparing their , report; and it is
j slated that they will be ready tp report on
■jTedncsday, | ,
f i " «4>w
| Hon. Gaixsba A. jQBOw. —This- gentleman
i»o observe is favorably noticed by (JianyjifouT
cfotemporaries for the! position of Secretaryo’f
tiie Interior. Wo prefer tbftt this appointment
spould be, conferred ppon a distinguished citi
zen of our own Stated whose familiarity with
tfie duties of the office, and long residence in
west peculiarly qaklify him fur the office.
| Bat if Minnesota to be disappointed in
tpis matter, let it be! by the appointment of
Jlon. Galusha A. Groir, of Pennsylvania. Ko
Han in the country has labored so long, consis*
osjs . —g,
tently and efficiently for the benefit of the early
Settler;- no onehasmaide himself so thoroughly
familiar with all the details of the land system,
and no one could be selected from the old States,
whose appointment would be so universally ap
proved by the pioneers of the West.— Si. Cloud
fitfm,) Democrat. j |
|THE EHEBIDENT EBAVTN(J HOME,
j We clip the following account of the dcpnr
tiura of Mr. Lincoln aiid family front his home
ih Springfield from the special despatches to ths
N. Y. Herald, dated Springfiald.Feb. 11th:
I The President elect, accompanied by bis lady
and a number of friends, left his hotel at half
past seven A. M., and rude up to the Greot Wes
tern depot. Over a thousand persons of nil
(jlnsidk were assembled in the depot building
ind ! (fn ea h side of the festivity-decorated spe
(jinl train to bid farewell to'their hobered towns
inn.
! The President elect took bis station in the
waiting room, -and allowed his friends to pats
by him and take his hand for the ’ last time.—
His face was pale, and quivered with emotion
so deep as to render him almost unable to otter
a single word. At eight o’clock, precisely, be
fros conducted to the cars by > Mr. Wood and
ilr. Baker, of (he Journal. After exchanging
i patting salutation with his lady, h'b took his
Stand on the platform, removed his bst, and,
|sking-silence, spoke a* follows to the multi
tude that stood in respectful Spence! and with
their heads uncovered : i’ - s i
[“ Mv Frissos—No one not in irty situation
Can appreciate! my feelings of sadness at this
parting. To this place and to > the Yindriess of
these people I owe every thing; here I have
been' a-qiiarter of a century, and hare passed
|rom a young man to »n old man. Here my
children havfe been born and tjne is buried. I
aow leave, not knowing'when dr whether I ever
may return, with a task before me greater then
fhat which rested with Washington. Without
She assistance of that-Divibe [Being'who ever
attended him I cannot succeed. With this as
sistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who
Can go with me and be everywhere fur good,
let ns confidently hope that all will yet be well.
In that same Almighty Being I place my reli
wiee for support, and I'hope you, my friends,
Will all prsy that I triay receive that Divine ate
Sistaoee without which T cannot succeed, blit
frith which success IS Certain. To His dare
Commending you, as I hopein your prayersyon
trill commend me, l bid'yon an affectionate
farewell.*' • [
Towards theoonclaslonof him-
,IHE«TICNMTNH AGITATO
' • T i hi siL L. -*
V , - f aj>- ■>’' •
•xh'ottatioiifeto pray elicited psjioked exclama
tions of “JW’b.wIII do it; we jfejl! doit.” [ s
As he tufned t» enter tha|«rs three clK&ra
were given L a nd aJ few sccqnde’
train moved slowly out of the sight of the silent
-gathering. - Tbetrain left atpveeieelyhalf-past
eight o’clock. 1
fpcofcU CuTTPapondencoof The Agitator,
r reb. 6, 1561.
I- I promised.in my -lest to .ventilate some of
}the ecbemes now before the’Legislators for the
| purpose of drawing money from the public
• treasury. ijnoticethat you : have -given your
| readers some idea of hie mngnitudeof the Sun-,
f bury and Erie scheme, and J am glad that you
[have placed I yourself on tlje record as right
[square against it. MivOidCon J. Ball, a ven
jieraUe looking old middle-aged white-headed
[gentleman, elected asa Republican from Erie,
Jis the chief | legislative engineer of the work;
[land he informed me in a private conversation
the other day, that every representative along
the line , from! Philadelphia to Erie would vote
’for the Bill, And that would insure its eusccss.
It may be so] and itlbay not. But here is the
.• J • T
lie it enacted, dc,, That the corporate, name
and title of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad be
'and the sand is hereby changed to that of the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, by which name
and under which title the said company shall
hereafter be managed and' conducted with the
same effect as if the name thereof hod not been
changed. - j
. Sec. 2. ' T hat said Philadelphia 1 and Erie
Railroad Company be, and is hereby authorised
to,execute add issue under its corporate seel,
five thousand bonds not exceeding in amount
tfid aggregate sum of £l,ooo.ooosterling money
of, Great Britain, 1 or $5,000,000 lawful money
of-the Cnited States; anyj number or all of
which may be issued for £2OO each, sterling
money afonWd, and any 'number 1 or all of
which for $lOOO each, payable in twenty years
from the date thereof. The said bonds shall
hear interest at the rate of I six per cent, per
annum, payable semi-anoually, aud shall not
he subject to taxation; and as security for the
paymentof principal and interest of said bonds,
Ithejaid company is hereby:authorised to exer
cute in trust, under its corporate seal, ji mort
gage of the whole line of its Railroad, finished,
unfinished, o|r to be finished, from Sunbury to
Erie Harbor, and its appurtenances, including
all locomotives and cars which may at any
time be placed thereon, together with, all its
real estate, rights, liberties, privileges and fran
chises—which said mortgage shall be delivered
to the trustee or trustees herein named, and
‘recorded rn the several counties in which the
[property therein described, dr pny part thereof,
I may be sitndte, and shall thereupon be and re
main the fiifst mortgage on all the property
therein described until fully satisfied, except as
to that part df the road of aaid company which
extends from Sunbury to; Williamsport, on
; which a mortgage for $lOO,OOO now exists.
Sec. 3, That said Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad Company be, and is bereby authorized
to execute, under its corporate seal, forty bonds
for $lOO,OOO each, payable in forty years from
the date thereof, bearing interest at the rale of
: six per cent, from and after Jam Ist, 1872,
And secure the payment thereof by a mortgage
to be executed to the Commonwealth of the
i whole line of railroad, finished, unfinished, or
:te be finished, from Williamsport to the harbor
|of Erie, and all (he real estate, rights, privileges
and franchises of the said company, which said
mortgage shall be deposited in the office of the
State Treasurer, and Shall (hereupon be and
remain the Second mortgage in all the properly
! therein_dgac!ribed until -fuHyr satisfied," and the
said company, may deliver the said forty bonds
to tho Commissioners of theiSinking Fund, in
[paymentof all the five per [cent, bonds of the
Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company now
owned by tUe State; and upon such payment
ibeingmadej it shall be the duty of 1 said Com
missioners to cancel and surrender (he said five
per cent, bonds to the said company, and it
shall be the duty of the Stale Treasurer forth
with to cancel and surrender all the five per
cent, bonds now owned by the said Company
deposited in the Treasurer’* office; under the
1 provisions of the act for the sale of the State
Canals, approved tho 21st oF April, 1858.
Sec. 4, That upon the presentation to (he
Trustees of the Mortgage of $7,000,000 duly
executed under the provisions of the said act
for the *nle of the State Canals, of all the five
per cent, bonds cancelled orpnid, the payment
whereof wait intended to be secured by the eaid
mortgage, it shall he the duty of the said Trus
tees to enter satisfaction on the record thereof,
and cancel kind surrender the same to the said
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company.
It reads very plausible, ddesdt not? Every
newspaper in Philadelphia and along the line,
of every shade of politics, is now advocating
its passage] and it is quite possible it may be
passed. McClure is Chairman of the Railroad
Committee! of the Senate, and therefore this
will.doubtless go through with the repeal of
the Tonnage Tax. " Things is working” very
finely.' I i
On Friday last, Elliott’s resolutions come op
and occupied the whole morning session in
their dismission. Messrs. Williams, Bartholo
mew, Hill, Bryne, Hofins and others made
short speeches. Mr. Elliott' himself made quite
a pungent speech urging the necessity of action
upon'them at an early day ; but there 1 think
is where he made a mistake in not insisting
npon immediate action, as the House, I think,
was just m ready to dismiss and dispose of
them then] as it ever ariH be. Uowerer, Elli
ott probably knew what be was about, and so
I have nothing farther to say.
, The time- has borne when the birthday of ihe
Father of the RepDblic.the anniversary of which
i» rapidly I approaching, should be celebrated
With new manifestations of, devotion and re
spect.', Everywhere io the [United States the
friends of jthe Union and of i the supremacy of
the laws should consecrate the occasion to an
earnest review of the great i principles of pub
lic policy which are forever associated with the
illustrious] name of Washington. lie was,'in.
his day, hot only the commander-in-chief of
the armies of indepsodence. but he was among
thd foremost of those statesmen who laid, the
foundations of oor government, and'who ini
tiated it into the ways of glory and success.—
Ilis experience during the War of .the inefficien
cy and weakness of the old league of confed
eration had impressed him . more profoundly
than any other roan with the necessity of a
strong national government: He presided over
the convention which .formed the Constilntion
of -the United States; his! example Mid .hit
words commended it to the adoption of the
people'i~he was the first President called ppon
to administer it. ami he did administer it, with
modbiittion and justicp, but', with energy, and
tu6vl habbisbitbo.
is th'erirfore appropriate enough feortfauid th*&nth?.||lave ? we eSoachcd ij and the robber. G.ee Mra thekey, tfT*
thMtlieafcßaißtnrr-M to adjourn over that
iSSL anrSbbert £’Palmer, the Speaker bf J callSifeon gei&praen testate bavo: your pard labor. Be“mBgnammoos” to %
tpSepatft'hiftbSi engnked to deliver |& cncrojM upiSl a singles right ofjMSoutb, nssassinwbenb* atm^hed«ggeratyenrtr M . t
owtiionSand tTmSmrsimTStripes will Ce | there ia not a *nd open your bosom thatfhe aim may ft
refl o[HWm lhe-<ioto6--of-tfce-CapitoL--Xbe^-ptapeH m^e^ 9etoe^me^<>^Te<^e^ ri,n^er ' t J ,e These State# ere but robbers and
military the city will be on parade, and the Constitution. ‘ Have the Republican party in- with regard-to the General Government. They
i day will be devoted tor patriotism. •|-. : ’ i fringedupomady So nth fftnr ighf? When have have despoiled our treasury •, an d they an now
The only Republican here is* the Tele- they had the power to do so 7 We are unable aiming avengeful blowo'tthe Government ij.
graph, a -paper of very unequal ability. The to commit any aggression even jf we'were so qelf, with the hope that, (hey may utterly de*.
local department of the paper is well, edited, disposed; Rut ail hostile or aggressive porpo- troy it.. When this is the spirit which we str
but the political department is not edited at all. ses'have been disclaimed by our party in the called to meet, will gentlemen tamely acquit#
Its leaders are written by members of fte/niost emphatic tones. That any suspect us of in- gross outrage, and call their eahtnlMioe
House and Senaie, and : Mr. Casey, one of its suchah. intention, ia tha consequence of our “'magnanimity?” As I have remarked, I
proprietors, sometimes writes for it;'but taken having been misrepresented and, belied,_ . beliere the Soutbcrn States to be a unit in thti?
altogether it is “ a lame duck” and its dpin- ' In my view the cause of the present difficulty demands jVith regard to slavery. They deiasnj
ions are of importance only because it is sup- lies not in any, wrong' which the North, has that the rightof property in slaves shall be tea
posed to speak for the State administration.— committed but lies in the fact that the people ognized in the Constitution,- and held valid in obi
The other day it gave the following piece of have chosen- to elect Abraham) Xoncoin Presi- NaticfihslTerritory. Ybn might as well unden
good news for honest men, that is, it j could hi dent of the. United States. Mr) Speaker, I to- stand tb conciliate South Carolina aa to coneili.
good news if it were true. It said; ted for Abraham Lincoln, and I ,am; not ate Virginia. | Does any gentleman suppose th»t
“The ‘Third is about played nahamed of having done so. I thihk“God that if Virginia, .and Tennessee, and Kentucky, tod
ont the members of the Legislature having Iso gave my vote; and by noword ordeCd of Maryland shoal*; remain in the Union, ti«
given the borers to understand, that they are mine will I ever consent to say, dn any manner when Ac question tomes np O shaU w e forct
fully competent to manage their own business, or form, that lam ashamed ofhavmg so voted. South Sarohna, Mississippi, FWi, or loui*
and intend'to do so ” ' I Does any one' suppose that if John Bell or Ste- ana to remain in the Union, and Submit to tbq
m „ ~D i phen A. Douglas or john C. Breckinridge had Constitution and the Laws’! these border Slav*
.. 1 T 7 t IIL at Har I been elected President, there would have been States will assent to any such measure J £
••Third House' is more P°^ n ‘?“ r 'I any of-the present difficulties?! No ope imag- sir; they wilf never sanction; any armed f„™
*' B . c L r .m ft, ‘ I .t « “ Thlr/1 Honsft 1 * nes a The whole ground of com- against those States-, ■ They will make comaoii
this difference, t a ep plaint then rests upon the election of Abraham cause with them ; and the very moment that—
fir.VL second Houref Vhere is a drunken ; Linco,n ’ is made simply be- we shourd.nnLtake to resort to,such pr„ Mld ;
~ . - , ... . r— . : cause by his election the slave power is deprived mgs, they would claim that they “ voted under
ffi i - •“W*?- r‘% “ ‘Hw- - ■ *W:
, . J. j 9 ,1 tt „nA MApa • has exerted in the affairs of this nation* Here change their vote*.”
whoisa owe o.si in “ . ; jj ea t j, e difficulty; and unless we yield this What, then, is to be done? Ifcomprotmsi
from seat to scat when a vote is about to oo i . . J ' . . % . .. . A v, ■-.. lt *«««»«•
taken, who ought to be .expelled by~resolution, j P°>nt—unless we consent to concede to the is to fail, jf concess«m is tofa.l, there is. in ßy
rr a-1 » A ■*»,. „ At M South the supremacy in the government—they judgement, but one course to be pursued. Wa
Until, this is done, r<*propA oqght not.to bfe But what are these pri muft take the position-tbat the government
sav much about the virtue of the metnoera m „ ~ ■,, r . . . ...... " 7 1
ignoring the “ Third House.” . Snodgrass. , P oBe< ? compromises? Gentleman urge the res- must be maintained in its mtegre y, and tha
° 6 toration of the Missouri Compromise line. jWe Union roust be,preserved. But-gentlemen swf
have been told by gentlemen jwho call them- “be careful, you may irritate the feelin&-o( ’•
selves Republicans, that the Republican party Virginia:: do nothing which may endafigit
I came into existence upon the i question, ofifre her continuance as a member of this Union.” I
restoration of that line. We have been told by ask, sir, whether this is a Virginia Legislators
gentlemen who call themselves Republicans, or a Pennsylvania Legislature. Are we to Jegia
that the Republican party came into existence late.for Virginia, or for this glorious old Com,
upon the question of the restoration of that line, monwealth ? -Must we consult the feelings of
1 beg leave to disagree with those-who make our own people, or must we consult the feelings
this statement. Mr. Speaker, is T understand, of Virginia f I was sent here as a Pennsjl
the Republican party came into existence in vabian; ,a&d I trust I may always remain t
consequence of the repeal of that line; hut the true Pennsylvanian in sentiment, and legislate
party never proposed to restore it. We had for Pennsylvania, regardless of Virginia's
submitted to that which had be«jn imposed, upon whimsdnr notions. Do we interfere with Yin
us against our wishes, and had come, as Mr. ginia’s legislation ?■ Not at all. Have we asked
Douglas expressed it, .to-consider that compro- Virginia to repeal any of her laws ? No, sir.—
raise almost akin with the Constitution. But Have we l asked, Virginia not to arm? No, sir;-
in a time of peace and tranquility throughout we are, Willing I that she shall do whitsoere;
the land, it was ruthlessly torn down. .The seems to hen best, ip.regard to that matter; and
people were aroused by of the I claim the same right for Pennsylvania,
slave power ; and the Republican party arose Let me now say a few words upon the pass
in that-day, not to restore that line,; but to fight sage of the resolutions. now before as. The
forever against the encroachment of the slave resolation which ia the immediate subject
power.upan a foot of onr national territory then of consideration “ authorizes the Governor to
free. .That was what I understood to be the tender to the PresidentdriheUnited States the
doctrine of tho Republican party; and’ it is military forces qf-thfr Commonwealth for prs
what l underatand -it to be'tp*day. I am not serving the'integrity of this Union and tha
authorized to speak for the party, I speak my maintenance ofihe Constitution and the laws.”
own convictions. , | Do we, by that "declare war upon
What do we gain by this j restoration? It any State?; It cannot, with any justice, be co
amounts only to a submission to the slave pow- construed.' We threaten no assoit upon any
er. As 1 understand we gain nothing. -1 hold State. We sim jly place on? military forces
that the National Territories belong to freedom, at tho command of the President of tbs United
Freedom is, or should he .national, and slavery States; to be used at his discretion. Sir,"when
wholly local. As these Territories then belong a man, as much opposed to the President as I
to freedom, what do we gain by yielding them am, is willing to 3lace this force at bis command,
enl&ely or partially to. slavery ? I have ; yet to I tliink my Democratic brethren ought to be
heap any plausible reason in [favor of such a willing to concur with me in.such a measure.—
surrender. [ • No man [holds Janies Buchanan in greater dis-
But this proposition something more, respect than I. I believe that God called‘him
We are called upon to extend t!bia line, nut only to his present ppsitianfor ouc hamilialioD. and.
as faras itoriginallyexiatStb-buttotboPacrlic forjibe punishment of our nation of sins. But
Ocean—upon the doctrine, I suppose, that if a I am willing to make this tender of ourmilitary
small dose of medicine is..gcjod, a very large forces, in 'Ordei topat Aown treason and insur
dose must be better. The, reasons that would rection ; and [ only hope that he will stand
apply against the restoration of the original up to his duty,... -’ , 7
lino are of course equally, forcible ogainat its Why need aiiy'gentTemeh have'scruples with
extension. , 1 ■ regard to tfw adoption of such a measure becansa.
The proposition that seems most likely to Virginia or Maryland or Tennessee is sensitive,
gain favor wiib the people 5# the Crittenden and may .take inbrage at such action by us.—
Compromise. What is the effect of that mean- Is there'hot evideticd enough that they will at
uref It declares that north ofj 36 deg. 30 min., the decisive pdnt make common cause with
slavery or involuntary servitude shall pot ex- the more Southern States? -
1 ist; but south of it—what? that it shall exist, I hoph, Mr Speaker, that these resolutions
Mr. Speaker, I can see hut very little difference will pass. W'i adopted, the other day, resolu
betweon this and the extension of the Missoori tions from the Senate .pledging the faith and
Compromise line, By eitheij proposition all power of this Commonwealth to the President;
territory south of the line is |Tirtually yielded and now we simply tender them. It cannot ha
up to slavery. I would as readily vote for one justly claimed that the adoption of this resold'
proposition as. for the other, | * tion. will be merely a reiteration of our former-
But,gentleman say that by supporting a prop- .action. purport of this resolution is quite
osition like this, we. do not vote slavery- into diflerehte . Wo tender now- what, we pledged
this territory; it may go theije or not. na the thep. 1
people think best. ; Is this not so in reference
to all territory, when it conjes in as a State ?
Supposing such a line to be adopted, may not
a territory north of that line when it enters the
Union os a Slate, come in either with or.with
oot slavery?, No body questjona this. What
then are we to gain by adopting such a propo-,
sition ? As I understand, it ii merely a copces
sion of principle without anyj adequate return;
| 1 believe that the Southern [States are & unit
in their demands in this shivery.question.—
r They-reqqire of us that we shall make a- con
stitutional acknowledgment lof the right of
"property in slaves, They demand still further
■ the right of transit or sojourn with their slaves
in the free States. Now, Hf.. Speaker, I am
not entirely opposed to compromises, Hero is
a point on which I am willing to make a com
promise, So far as my vote concerned lam
willing to guarantee to Southern men, coniing
to'the State of Pennsylvania, [the right of tran
sit and sojourn with'their slaves, provided that
in their States they will give[ to our free white
men of the North the same (privilege that we
give to their negroes of the South—the right of
free transit through the Staies, and the right
of free, speech. Wilt they ever give us these
rights? No, sir, never, Yetit is only asking
for out free white men what[we are willing to
give to thdir negroes. Would they in return
for .our concessions concede to us these rights,
it would realize my' idea of a compromise. It
would be an arrangement by [which the North
would gain something—by) which freedom
would gain something, and n6t lose all.. " ‘
But we are asked, to go still further and ac
knowledge the dogma that! the Constitution
carries slavery with' it wherfever it goes, and
that that institution must be protected in the
Territories. I believe that; our Democratic
brethren of the North, were unwilling to sane
tion that doctrine nt Cbarieston and at . Balti
more ; they were [ready to lei their: party go to
pieces rather than acknowledge that principle.
Yet hbw we'Republicans whoi have opposed lba,t
doctrine all the way through, are graciously
called upon to do What Democrats refused to
dh. 'Sir; it will be long before I stoop s 6 low
as that. , - ; 7
BUt ahother reason is offeied in -favor of this
so-called compromise. We'Wnrged to sßefF
fice pnt principles 'on the pfoa'that ‘•we ahmfld
lie magnsnimoor.?’' Magnanimity, indeed !
If any man asks me to be “ magnanimoue” 'to
the SoUthern States ' Who have seceded, I ball |
' 1
;bemabks op s, b. eeliott,
On th: question of arming the MiKtia of in
, s> .the Anemhly, February 1861.
Mr. Elliott moved that the House resume
the consideration of House bill, No. 15, entitled
“Joint Resolution* relative to the Military for
ces oiF this Commonwealth.’* • i'.
The first resolution was then read os follows:
Be-wlved, &c.. That we authorize the Gover
nor to tender to the President of the United
States the military forces of this Common
wealth, for preserving the integrity] of this
Union and the maintenance of the Constitution
and the Laws!
Mr. Elmott,. . I do hot wish tp, consume
mnch of the time of this House in a discussion
of this resolution, but;l desire to present my
views on behalf of its adoption-
When I say that the state of the country at
the present moment is such as to excite appre
hension in the minds of all just and patriotic
citizens, I state, no new fact—it is. a matter
patent to all. Already six states of this Union
have resolved themselves absolved from all al
legiance to the General Government, and have
established within our limits an independent
to the government of
these United States. Not only have they done
this, but armed forces within those States, sanc
tioned by . the State authorities, have seized
upon the forts and munitions of war belonging
to the United States—have taken possession of
the revenue'cutters belonging to the General
Government, and of the arsenals and custom
houses, appropriating ‘them to their own use.
Nor, Mr. Speaker, is this all; they have wade
war Upon this Government by firing upon a
vessel in our service.
These causes are sufficient to excite appre
hension.in the minds of aft loyal citizens—all
Who are faithful to’the Union and the Constitu
tion and- liberty. The safety- - .gf-theiUhion is
endangerej| I juid-the greStrquestion is,
how shaft we preserve it ? How shall this dif
ficulty be settled ? How shall-this trouble be
ended ?
In ;my bumble judgment there are two cour
ses of action, either of which will, perhaps, ac
complish the object of settlement. Ope way is
an entire subversion of the whole Government
—a silent'acquiescence, a complete submission
to the wishes of the slave power. ,Thnt will
settle, the whole difficulty so far as the men of
the South are concerned ; bnt it wH) end this
Government. What do they”demand of us?
They, ask us to' give up to them the entire con
trol iff this Government, not, only for the pres
ent, but we mu-t give them guarantees that we
will do so fur the future. As I understand this
Government, one of the principles upon which
it is based is that the majority shall rule. But
those with whom we have to deal do not con
sent that the majority shall rule—that we shall
express our will in a Constitutional manner,
and Chat the wishes of a majority ipust yield.
They demand that we shall let the minority
govern the majority, I say that, the moment
we accede to this demand, then whole Govern
ment is at an end. Republican government is
built upon the majority principle; and the mo;
ment you do away with that principle, you de
stroy the Republican form of government,—
Will you ever submit to this radical abandon
ment of principle ? Never. ’ Therefore, I con
sider that remedy out of the question; 'T -will
not impugn, the judgment of any sane man here
by insinuating for a moment that he can ever
sanction such a doctrine. ~T
What is the other remedy ?. I hold itto.be
this—that we mast take the position'that, we
are ready and willing at all times; aswc have
ever declared our readiness and willingness., to
concede to the Southern States aid to our
Southern brethren, all the rights which belong
to them under the Constitution, and to guaran
tee to them that we will fulfill ail obligations
incumbent upon us under that Constitution ;
and furthermore, that while .we are ready and
willing U make all fair and honoraljile conccsr
sions, so that liberty be not 'encroached upon
or principle violated, yet that wo are determined
to maintain and-enforce the Constitution of the
United States. and protect it at all hazards.
That, Mr.' Speaker, will, in my judgment, setlla
the difficulty.
Boil gentlemen may say, ‘‘yon hire ignored
the groat remedy'; you have forgotten the great
panacea, for all these evils, namely. Compro
mise T” Compromise t Whit are we to under
stand by that 1 As I understand.compromise,
it Implies the settlement of difficulties by equal
and iiiutual concessions of both parties. What
are the concessions ‘on the side of .slavery
in this Case? None .are' ; offered.' ;I confess,
Mr. Speaker, that I cannot• see, the merits of
this inode Of compromiße so clenrly as some
other gentlemen clainrwdo. : I cappot see the
brigh t iranshiOewhioh is to come over thisland
in cqnßeqnonca To ’me
this policy looks life fifereiy tempbrising'witK
the difficolty. ’lt seems that we say, “ a little,
more concession, a little f tnore' folding of tbs
handii in compromise, and ail will bq welli’*' I
do not understand it ,so. I look upon the
ject in a different light! '
. What is the compromise which’fiitbW pro-,
■isedf. ■ Gentli ' *«!i ''ffienltieSexist.
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A GDITOR’S NOTICE. —The undersigned having
r\ been appointed Auditor by the Court of Common
Pleas of Tioga] County, to adjpst the proceeds of
Sheriff Sale of the real estate in Mansfield of the Da
rid Caldwell steam mill properly, will attend to thg
duties ofsaid appointment at the office of Henry Allen,
in Mansfield, on Monday, March 18th, 1861, at 1
o'clock P. M- THOS. ALLEN,' Auditor.
•Wellsboro, Feb. 13,186 L
NOTICE is hertby given, that there will bs
a meeting of the stockholders of the Mansfield
Iron Worjif at the office of said Company in Mansfield,
Tioga Co., Pa., on tho 4th day of March next, at I
o'clock P. M. of said day, for the purpose of electing
Directors for tho ensuing year. ’ - -
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February 13; 1881; w 2
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