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*TBgf»'i#i natTnany bjihr of’d6%" resit to jour
re?uj»!l?t>pwthej’t^isl.at l
onefetqjiyfl tpj|tyldmg intis w Rat JRnad along
the
dfttfßtful p*K€bn. • <| JiPTnemfiers :
are ]Srf fiopefofiirt'pf tfti lijlU" look?
the act ihcorporafcngithe.AiOgA Ciiintyrßank.
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*Bpt f ijfe \
?a^y«pdk'~Aoai.
f jSCiije?,
Ijstl|%».! i|.’ read ite
r pljiffW <9* . ftumnl ptha ]mq |ciagd,-.cuu
r tn»3tijg|wpgn, a- |d*EthJ’rT,da
pfAY.eils'borpvin yoaite iihty.-r . i
:From : prwent indication*,■;! do t jtitbink the
vSHcadjoaen.upon ths.2 -teof. March
in accordance with a resolution son j.|itoe since
introduced-'From: ’abd.-after the
House is to hold two sesslons.-dhll nil of
tba.-.impnrtnnt business;,’yet- rema;.i«: Undone.-
Theapprupriatlon- biilwaS.rep.ortei --from Corn-1
mi Use’ yeeSrt&y, which will a couple '
of w&ks' before it .can be perfe pld. .Then
omnes the'bill in relation to-repea mg the bill
for tfid r -CoWMtikiSH?>l' •'thb’tunnftj ijfiix which
jiererowlll: w.ill-:pa£S Cna tql&npiSt- 'se short 1 of
a cuaple of weeks. -'The repeal; of* ifha biU in
retatioh to the Sunbury and. E->it?(’Rail Rond-,
wlibmpetnrith. much violent op ic jiiion.and it
wish) dTitottidayawill be used up .u «m this.
The tannage tax -investigating.committee
hive becn Sard at work for. some lijeeks—they
hive examined'the Offioorshndmoi ;;pf the Di
rectors of-the Pennsylvania-Rail I |;|ad, and a;
large- portion of what is,-- termed- |he “ third
house,” an.di am informed tlmtUh [a-far, they
boVo r failed to' implicate anybody, (>{; They, as
yetj’ hrivc not shown that o penny '’’ipSj expend
ed to procure the passage of the-Bi I'g Some of
the members of last Session fidra Jwen sum
moned -before the Committee, but- have not
.learned of .any developments. The; legislature
; will not adjourn until' this 'Ceiun? makes
a report. There has been ah intij Jation that
this committee wad to
tionsal! through The coming snjnird Jijfor politi
cal effect,-hoping tn prejudice Ijjm people
ngaipst the powers that were and thereby
securing the State to a Breckin
ridge democratic ticket.. But- tli|i| will he
foiled in ■this attempt. - A oertai' ''tjfjjss of men
in this House have been trying ; b iurn every
thing to political account, hoping' ij-, resurrect'
the Buchanan Dynasty/ The oh i’tijxHn -that
“ coming"events oast their shadt- wt%sbefore” is
here-tolerably well verified. Ihi SonmuiiUee
-raised to-exatafne into the allege: ,’f Suids in the
purchase‘jof arms' 'and clothih ; f?|the State
government, for-mir- Volunteers hj«r| been ■at
work abont sii week’s and thus f(<r; ten in pur
suit of a phantom. They hate (in jni nothing
whioh will answer for a plank in'tl jiy contem
plated-platform,’ and- this morning - htiir Chair
man came in and ’asked for raoj v- ;moot*y to
pursue the ihveatigirtlon. The frit J:|s of the
'Administratiim, after placing then kslves right
‘upon 'the record, voted to give 1 Jjh all the
. reijuired ; and hoped be push
his/mVostigatidn -to the' furthest, to be
careful that some of the’ vongeaf, they in
tended for others, did mot recoil upcsttheir own
, devoted heads.
■ - There are several proposed am bSments to
the School Lgvt before the Jegialat 1 ;|re: A few
of which are jvs follows: -Tlmt tjjjehty days
shad constitute a school ’month ; no di
rector’ of cominon schools' lierea'fbfi - , elected
shall en’ter upon the discharge of; |he duties
of .-his office till the first Monday, in ffune nex.t
succeeding his election and thfct -Directors
slrall meet annually for organia*ion within
twenty days after the first Mdnda piin' Jane.
TVptchcs, pleasure carriages, at i i-' ofßces of;
profiVare taxed the same for scfijlV es other
pnrppses. The County Superintii ’dant before
‘ entering upon the duties of his off N must take
an oath before the Judge of the 6p ®of Com
- mon Pleas that he will perform ftßrj,-js duties of
-Superintendent honestly,
ly and according to law to the best'd skill and
ability. Every teacher of a commoh’ school fs
exempt from ihilitary duty and Dom.holdipg a
township, borough or city office. V/ ’ !
An act passed the House..to-flayj |o extend
the mechanics lien law, to all upon
a building by “the consent of the ow&er. The
debate upon this.bill was one epicy,
of ibe season,-, Hopkins of.Phil.idi rphia, a me
chanic, was the,author of the opened
the ball by a speech .in its favor,ywheteupon
he-was replied to by Mr. 'Willia J iis' : of Alle-’
gliony. who made a strong gpeecht’against the
proposed measure, upon the gropni ttiat if was,
building up a system of- class legisl- ition, which,
wae.against the spirit of our lax a?-and that'
such things were in opposition to ti e-judgment
of'the host lawyers in the State; j Tbpkins, in
■his reply, remarked that .it wonldj jpe quite as
well jorthe interests pf, the Stati/ raad trnne-,
acGpn of business’ before ’ the Lj jislature- if
thepenpld would Bend fewer law’fi|s“to fiar
rULurg. If bis remark Was n.ot Sl igtly in ac
comiuce' with parliamentary iau jst appeared
to be.satisfactory to the gbqse, 1 ft retired,
m ptlie' reporters' pay ‘ “ vylth tre'oiidoua ap-
Xi»e tji* bill-will ;«99a be in «J ’tb;; •’ ehapf
that it eon be-acted upon by the •
and. the people of this Common* imlth must
'ro iJte up pinds to soon meet i tax to de
tVny tjffi eipflnses of. our, noble arit.f(. and wh(l
vdf’fgrudjgrt^'am<rahr‘ iie~~la 'dab upon tei
contribute to : epve’ ttdjiife of It is
true*hatihVpei>ple v in years gof hijby, have
heifn : ‘ a! : -heavy tar-pay mg people-' and ; tax
gatherer Se: always, an unweloomii visitor, as
Prank''
i ne : ocdajiori. s v ß(iir we.get more 'th \ '.tr afrequlv
»lonrforleWry’thibg‘heatowed nprp {thV gov
ei&penHiltihed liter these. We ihbuld pay
tlie”g6TeV^«jVht‘tdx : .moi«- cheerful |y' than all
ethers., Who wouldjiot rather gie} half. of all
-‘tiiiaririi* jhWe-i’Co,
H pht children every •tf'}lt!ar of our
(uea'ns ehoiifd - be expended,'and , |l #be!lion be .
*&etuel!y out, thdl4 by giving
wu(j',* 'Jparihg' and grudging b’tjd, a S;ave-
Iteidlßg^onSrchy'should outof a
pnrtlop of oar Union! tbfnsgtve the
ItiiVmjnMValFtbe mofaeyit ilesdi j ffhe flower
’ordur ythrtS(it«Te voluntarily lefl-,,’!hjsit homes
*«phaoed/tMir lij •, I |upon the ;
Let ui thei (lo our part,
vheo th,e oomeß,-Wrendetih , tlie amount,
demanded (it tta.Tor Ihe KfUppoiftf, ■ nation'*
•«3^k. c :.
Tim lefrif week
■mpiylvarnabr i>eot 10,0001
ttoTt irpop* fonrarddMnce tbe.pre fe pli
ttmtamt, tod reewite 4
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ywz-y.
ffiuSGffipiTO&A PROPRIETOR, ji
: WEDNESDAY MORNINGf, MAR 12,1862. o£f and was towed towards Norfolk in a sinking"
•, ; Postscript. —Washington, March 11th, IBG2
injured and ready to repel another attack af
:r—Mamiasas 1 has beenjsvncua'ted by the rebel's,
"and our forces have tiSer^efceable'pcissesWdn.
•' THE BEGINNING OF TqCjß_ . XlinjK ( r
, AVtf’ptibfiah elsewhere in today's'pnper,‘o'no ;
ofnhrmf»;Thiptiffe'Dr r docTrinWtB : 'erBr‘is?Qe3-'
by an Ameid'banStatesma'n—a'doodmefltwhiob
dn .itself murks 1 an, epoch in our history ink a
nation—and which will be’read' with pleasure,
,hy, the troedom-loving of all countries on the
face off the earth,.and be discussed and com
mented upon hi our own land for mittfy year*
to 1 come. "We refer, of course, to Presideht
* (1 ' .I'"' 1, • ■ t > rj-
Line tin’s Message to Congress urging cp opera
tion with the States for the gradual- abolition
of. Slavery.) * 1 ■■ t ■
For our pari we read it with satisfaction-net
uritriittgled with disappointment.' 1 It great'
step in advance, because if is ttie'firsj official
recognition,by this Government that slavery is
a gnawing qanoer, and that, in order to says the
;body politic from certain death, some steps
most be 'taken 'for- its retnoVrtl. . Let' ns be
thankful even dfor that. Odr disappointment
arises,solely from the means sought to be em ;
.ployed-to remove this curse from the republic.
In the course noty .proposed; Lincoln
has many eminent backers. Patrick llgNBT'
wrote: “ Wool 1 any man believe tbat lam a
mastfrof slaves of ray ownpurchaee ? lam
drawn along by the inconvenience- of Hying
djere without them. • I will not—l cannot jus
tify it. I believe a time will come when an 1 Op
portunity, will be offeredlto abolish this lament
able'evi’. 1 Everything we can do. is to improve
it if it happens in uur.days; if not let os trans
mit to our descendants, together with our slaves,
a pity for their-urihappy lot and an abaorrencs
"of Slavery.” "Ican'suly say,’-’, wrote Wash
ington, “ that there is not a man living who
wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan
adopted for the abolition of it, (i. e„ Slavery ;),
there is only one proper and effectual mode
by .which it can be accomplished, and that is
by legislative authority, and this as far as my
sufivge will go, shall never be- wanting.” 1 -In
the earlier and better days of Jefferson, be
fore sectional ambition; had spoiled him, it was
his groat and leading .aspiration i to set On foot
{■and in this Madison sympathized and co-op
erated with him) some such legislative measure ■
of emancipation as that for which 'Washing
ton, in the: letter above quoted, pledged bis in
fluence and his vote.. -
' So’mucb fnr the dead; Among, the Hying
the ideaQf.emanaipalion is'“secpndecL by every
-lb pnbiicaq Statesman,, and a .host of men
who a few months ago were known as Demo
crats.! AmSng: these’wo-find Bancroft, Dick
inson, Cochran, Forney, and al host of others
of lesser note, and there are thousands and
.tens of thousinds of that , party at the North
whose opinions have never been expressed, who
doubtless believe that abolition qj emancipa
tion is now necessary. We point to a speech
on the outside of this sheet by a citizen of
Missouri who has always beeti pro-slavery as
evidence of this fact. Let us rejoice then that
the world moves, and that in this crisis of our
history, so gaud a man as, honest Abe Lincoln
is at the helm of our gdo'd old ship of state.
We have record to-day of a slight reverse,
combined with a reactionary success of the
Onion Navy, at Newport News, on the James'
river. The reverse recounts the destruction, of
two of onr old wooden sailing frigates by the
rebel naval monster. ; the Merrimao; end two
iron-elad rebel gunboats. The'success includes
the subsequent defeat of-the whole rebel force,
and ; the dleabling of the. Merrimao by our new;
Ericsson, battery iron clad gunboat, the'Moni
tor. The facts, as officially reported ire these,
'thd Metrimnc, whicli is Said to be coiiintalnded
-‘Cf T ’ i -t •
by Captain. Buchanan late of the Washington
Navy Yard, came out of Norfolk on Saturday
n>prOing, .ar[d together with the rebel iron clnji
gunboats Yurktuwn .and Jamestown, steamed
down towards Newport’s News, where thefrig?'
ates Cumberland and Congress were lying, sig
nals were’at puce' displayed for assistance'
from tbeistearoers Minnesota, Roanoke and ’Sti
Lawrence,, The frigates beibg sailing vessels
were completely at the, mercy .of themonstei
MerrirnivC and her attendant'iron mailed'gun-.
io(its.- ; 1 , ■; , t j ,
The Merrimac made an.attack on the'Cum
berland wiih ter iron prow, and fairly "cut her'
Open ; then drawing off she'gave her a broad
side and dashed into her. again. The Cumber
land immediately went down under, thja.tS r -fis c
shock, and it is said that about a -hundred of
her crew of five hundred were lost.-'-The
pimac, Yorktown and iTumestown then engaged
the Congress .with a heavy fire, opr bafteries,
frdm Newport's News r playing briskly-op,the
rebel boats roeanwbile> and the'enemy return"
ing with’shell. The Congress; though’'she
fought gallantly, had. to sucourabto the superb
orjbrce of .the. enemy,.and surrendered. ■■ Her:
officers were taken prisoners, the crew, were ah
lowed to-eseape in boßts.-ahd-thafrigate was
than burned .by the enemy. ' The steamer going :
up to assist the frigates, although they opened
h severe ,fire ou the enemy, unfortunately were
unable to approach nearenougb to di|able them.
The Minnesota also went .aground, Darkneas
'coming on, the progress of the fight- eobld not
well be observed. ■’ \ u ‘ ~
, The however, changed the
features of- the confiiot, for the Ericespjfcbattety
gunboat Mohitoff wbichlefsNew ,Y«rk.on
Thursday, arrived at" fortress-Monroe at'lO
o’piook Saturday nigbt; and: at'dayligbt yester-'
day ;went , .info .notioni i
with tbs whole three rebelsteamers,h*avingb'or‘
WEH.SBOHOPGH, PA.,
iIiATJBST WAS HEWS.
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t|aelf only twodj'eaiv guns.t Ibe|&ht continum
\ ifor five of the tio» the- Monis||
' worefactunlly toirain g. each o|ij
; Wr tha irM&e
-j morning nntil noon, when the Merrimao drew
any rnoment. _ She vrenTToYortress Mtm'foe"
’merely'on ah eipSTritoefithl''tfi{f, tfnd 'lt' wboid
ioossful. ", ,-/'i I/..'* '■ ' -.. •’fV-i'C. , , J C‘. U
%WE6i^ r dr^i i va»s:= ; -~^
’last Thursday evening, there was h’ tremen
dous mesa meeting of York
ia.opposition. to restoration ,of-Slavery.—..
Hon. James ,A. J3aiJi9tonQhe son of Alexander,
Hamilton, presided, assisted' tiy afargfe number
of Vioe PfesTd'en tSjSSSron%'wboftr Wo ntH i id the
names of 6e<S. Bancroft, Pete? Cnoper;and oth
er conservatives. '. Speeches Were made by Dari
Sliurzr M. Hl othefS'j and letters
were read, from, Post H)B,ter ,General. Blair,,.
Preston Kiogi Bavid .Afilmot,. plmrleg ,Sumner,i
and many others. ■ Here is 1 AVuinot/s letter in
full: ' ' '■ 1
Washington, Mnrcli 5,1862.
J)e*b Sir.—Your letter, of invention to At
tend a meeting,to be held at the Cooper Insli
tutc, Ln the Cjty of New York, on Thursday
evening, the 6tb inst., bits been- received. ,
I om honored by yeur invitation, and would
be pleased, if it wcreconvenl'ont,, to be .present
and participate in the proposed, meeting. ..My
public duties .will hold me, here ; end lean only
respond briefly hyTetter.-toybur kind,invitation.
I heartily approve of the objects of the meet
ing as set forth in the call., The honor and.
safety of the nation demand that the cause of
this gigantic rebellion should be former re
moved. This alone will give, us,peace, and safe--
ty, honor and: national respect,. Slavery is the
one,- exclusive, and pnly cause .of the rebellion
aAd war, through./which we are struggling fop
national .existence. It is npw .made..clear to
nil, that Slavery is the deadly fop of the. Union
—the implicablo; and■ eternal. enemy of free
Government. A-truly frceGoveroment, found
ed upon justice and right, and appealing to rea
son and, beneficent laws for support, never did,
and never can Jong exist in the'midst,of Slave l :
ry. ; God) in his providence, has placed Slavery
within the rightful power- of the natiop,. \yo ,
must not tremble and hesitate, because, of, the
magnitude of the labors and,duties cast upon
us ; we mopt.meet.and d,i^vJ 1 qr duties, as
men in ,whose hands is placed the ark*of biipiap
happiness and hopes, 'n’i must, and 1 will, 'ff
trite to God, our country, and the rade'o|f 'man
kfpd, now and forever destroy and wipe out
from this nation’the adidrs’od iSkitiition of hu--
man Slavery/ ■ 1 '
, The slaveholder," by his tredson and rebellion
against the Constitution, and by the war he has
forced-upon'the Government for’ self-presetva l
tion,thas wholly absolved' ds from all constitu
tional and political obligations to treat his' un
natural claim-of property Inman with any .tol
eration, whatever. , .When the traitor 4s forced
by arms from his purpose to destroy.the,'Con
stitution and Government, be oannot, the mo
ment he is, defeated, in; hie. wicked purpose,
plead the Constitution be made war to over
throw as the shield and protection .for his for
feited rights of Slavery, it is the right and
duty.of the nation to protect itself, now and in
the future, . We. must make sure against, anoth--
er rebellion, greater than the one now upon us.
The national lift must he preserved, by apply
ing the knife to the can e: that is eating the
very substance and life of the nation. Tho na
tion must make a proclamation of freedom to
tbe-slayes of every traitor; as a matter of pol
icy, not of strict right, provide for making com
pensation tploynl slaveholders, for. tho tempo
rary loss incident to. the speedy emancipation
,of their slaves. L|-sa than this we cannot do
with honor and safety. We have a right to do
more. Wo. have a right, instantly and at once,
to. uproot and eradicate forever any local insti
tution,, law, custom, or usage, tliatpnt.in immi
nept.peril the national life. We have .a .right
to kill Slavery, that the nation may live.
iVery respectfully, your-obedient servant,
D. Wilbot.
Jakes McKa^e,’Chairman'of Committee.
rSOM iTHE BUCK-TAILS.
Gawp PiERPONT, Va-, March'S, 1862
1 Fkibsd Agitator. —Last Wednesday was a,
pleasant day, Aiod.it was an oicitjng one. A.
report came into, camp .that,a rebel shell bad
been thrown into opr pickets, and a brigade of
.our.men bad gene put .to gi.vo them battle. Ev
ery bill-top was coyered wjrtf soldiers with glas
ses, watching with an .anxious eye the move
ments of onr men, which were insight on a
high bill .near the picket line,, marching to and'.
. fro; and throwing.a few fire-balls over into, the
"oontested'ground, between the two lines of pick
ets. Late in,the afternoon,, ‘\vu received orders
to prepare ourselves with three day» f rations,
and be ready to.startat a moment's .warning.
The eveping.waa stormy ■ and -as .d'arkas the'
tombs of JEgyptj but raia or no rain. darkn'ees
or daylight, obliged to draw ohr rations
and cook them.. One standing a few rods from
bis tent. pn a nighf.ltk.e this, seems eurrdunded '
’by an immense circle of lights, which through
therainand Slackness, has’ the’ appearance, of
| illuminated cities in the distance. .The night
away, and, mornirig but po, move
'eapie withjitj stHj the preparations went on-A
every thing had the appearance of a grand and
' general move—-every one was ordered to dispose,
of .ujl. unnecessitry clothing, and baggage, the"
' privates being,allowed onlyrwhat they cun,car-,
'ry upon thcirjvacks, and captains, only/ n'.ya-,
lise—many disposed of. their blankets- for a
mere song, keepingpely one, for them own use,
(for that without, other clothing, ir alfone caa
■log) and are_novr shivering for jfip Want .of.
them, for. Friday nigjit was by faif : the coldest'
■ night .tbit we have,had hero this winter.. teee'
no reason why there could not.be teams enough,
got to. carry blankets, and clothing sufficient to
kfcp the soldiers comfortable daring a winter
unless Gen., .spent so.
much of Dncle Sam’s change, inhuyingupold
ring-bone toptbdess horses, at extravagant pri
ces, and put the profit into hi* own pocket, or
that of .hisptditipai, friends, that the Govern
ment is not able, to procure any more.
. Fidday morning we were .mustered in. Fly
ing reports reached .us every'hour of the day—
one hour. Banks had crossed fivitlf fifty ‘thou
sand meri.and was marchirig'for the rebels,'
and the hail, that bV-h ad attempted to cross;
add'was ‘the next;' that tSlf
whole army of the Potbmac wits about totharcb
for,Eiohmond 4 thfpug^_CehtemUe,Le«sburg > '
sadiianasiai'. Onstfiin^ieterfafc.’thsf great’
was, ho dcjubt, for tho purpose of aiding Gen.
irjto Virginia,' L tsi had no retreaE to
the eoldiej
which the
er£d nn at
tio'ned his
4)D.e cent
which w'ai
temptible,
he "flees to
certain, if
caqip again, the same drummer boy who sent a
nice doable eagle home to bis wife and little
ones-, and *lost,it, will'have the privilege of
‘‘muMlnglhis drum,” and marching his cold
carcas3_off .to some bone-yard. When .we Ifeft
ourlhoraesi laslfSpring, it was to fight the ene
mies of, odr country, and we took a-scnenin oath
before God pnd the Stars and Stripes! to fight
all the enejnies of our country! ‘whether
from the Noftbbr the' South, and: that man
who will .rob, the soldier of his bread,, or the
soldier’a*fitjnily of comforts 1 of life,, is a
meaner nian than the bne’whg rodia tljie Govern
ment 6f,ita.cannons,and its fort's! [ ,
1 ' Con. OabCKET.
The President to-day transmitted to Congress,
the following message; _ ’
Felloio Ciitzens^of jhi- Senate and iSbuse of
' Representatives: \ :
I .recommend the adoption of a joint resolu
by your, honorable bodies, wlueli shall ba sub
stantially as follows; '
■ fysohed, jlhat the United .States, ought ,tn
cn-o'perWte with any State 1 which rfiay adopt
gradual abol.shment of slavery, giving to.-such
State pecun ary aid,to be used by sjich State
in its discre ion to compensate for thp inconve
niences, pul lie and private produced by such'
change of system.
If the.proposition “contained in tho resolu
tion does no ; meet the npproval of j Congress
and the com try, there is the end, buf if it does
command suth approval, I deem it jof impor
tance that the State and people iinimediately
interested shmid beat once notified
of the fact so that they may begin to consider
whether to accept of reject" it. The federal
government would find its highest interest in
such a meauure as one of the must efficient
means of self preservation. 1 Tire lenders of the
existing insu section entertain the hope that
Ibis. Government will ultimately be forced toad
knowledge tils independence of sumje part.of
the disaffected lind that all !the "slave
States north tfisucb parts will then: say, thb
Unic'n for wh
ready gone, o
Southern, sprit
hope substand
initiation of’et
them of it as
point, is not th
ry would very
tiou but that y
all, ,lhp more lorthern shall by such mitiatioh ■
make to this more southern),. that ih|
no event jrill tic former ever join the! latfer'in
their proposed confederacy. I say initiation ;
because in my judgment gradual and not sud-'j
den cmancipat oh is better ,for, all. In the •
mere financial or pecuniary view anyj member |
of Congress, \V: th the census tables and treas
ury repofls Übfore him, I’can 1 ’can readily-see 1 for
himself hoW'ad.dil the.Curi'ent expenditure df
this War would purchase at fair valuation all
the slaves itf'any named State. Sucba pfopd-'
sition on the part of the general government
se'tkup no claim “of ft, right by Federal au
thority to interfere jvvitfi 1 slavery ■ within.
Stateiimils, referring as it docs' the! absolute
control- qf'the s i bjectSn : eacb case to the State
andi* (speople Immediately ibterestedHtis pro
posed as'a matter of perfcctly-free choice with
them;* - 1 ( : j'- ! " ‘ u ■I •
In the' annual massage last Df odmber, ‘; I
thought fit to say the tfruo'n must be preserved;
nnd benoe' ah ‘inifispps'inble means must be'
employed.' '1 s >id : iWs’hot'hastily bht delibE
rately. War has been niade, and continues to
be am'indispeh Bible means to this lend. A
practical of- thil [national'
authoritjf_woulc! render'ih'o. war onA'efeegsftry,
and 11 would,at' once cease. I(i, howere'rVe
sistance’continues the rfar mnst alsoicontinpe,
and It is imppsible fn,'fo¥see all 'the 'incident's
which ‘may atte'nd'Vind ail the ruin wbioVthitjp
follow'HV- SuoE ! as indlspen'sible hr
may,obviously promise great efbcreneytoWaids
ending the struggle must' and will come.’ The
proposition now.-'made is an offci'chly.' Ibope
it may be esteemed no offence,to, adki whether
the ’pecuniary j 'consideration tendered would
not be of.more value to the States add private
perttms nnd property ihlhcm',”than in the pres
ent aspectof affairs. •' ;■ -j *
" Whileitie true that the adoption of lhe pro- 1
posed resofutioh would be merely initiatory,'
and not‘within itself a" practical measure, it-ie
ip the it would soon
lead’io'lmportant practical results. ’r' • i j
■fn'fullvieifr df mygreat responfibility tojnv
God sndtoiny cdoritry,' I earnestlybegthe atten
tion'of Congresi and the people to the -subject.
■ - [Sfgnedf j. ' ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
AG^TATOE^
ire are still being
langtbjlf tby line—no news-
was allowed to
erenpPie stood ready'to sling
at the first
to.-betray hgsjjJqns,
Ithe Potomac with innocent blood.—.
ijtideof {far waA tdrnfitb by ! tfi'a heroeS
ijrille. and from that* day, untUnow,
bur army birr
e frost-work bofoTG (Jem, iuntil that
*ter,:to-d&y, like tu wounded; reptile,
ig his slimy formbpek to- his den, to
foTerer/_ ‘ ' -, :i
-urning. the,sun, rolled up.aa.brightas
id in May but .shortly-after neon* it
ruiiT/and c o n.tiopj?d ui)til it was about
iteep, just wet- enough to make ,g6od
i. Sir just at sunset, two j grand Oar
upon fought one
at desperate amf bloodied battles that
fought upon the battle-fields of pld
■ No bugle sounded the charge, and
.me.nl,
ill the darkhess of-the night compelled
lop, but they quit with a' deterniina
ew it again in the tnorningi but morn
, and la' gentle arain .bad melted the
;hus ends theenoW j b£llbattlebefWeen
j, A J “* ‘ , -■
:est of a-.numbor pf frjcptJsi l write
bg facts:: Some time lasfcEall.Ben
len,_ of-P-ioa Creek, cams .into ,our
the supposed-purpose of . visiting the
nking a pVep at military life ; buthe,-
had .other objects in yiewj for when
idy to return-h-sbortly after pay-day
f offwed_to.lake.alL tbs .money from
y. hack to -their , io safety,
This was oonsid-
wished to send.
t of kindness, and fti nb'obd' quea
boneaty, bb got about’ §6OO, but not
of.. it ei’er reached its destination,
i an act a'o mean, dishonest and coh
thivt he ought to be hunted down if
tile .end* of 7 tho eaft,h; One thing is
he ever makes his appearance in this.
PBBSIDENT’S ' JIBSSAGE,
cli we have struggled'lbeing al
ve choose to go! with the
on. ■ To' deprive of this'
ially ends the reheUiont-'and the..
nancipatiqn completely, deprives
Khali States it. .The
at all th'e States tolerating shiv* j
soon, if at all initiate emancipn-1
'bile the offer is equally made to
iST -5Z
ITHSJ * GOyEBNMEIrtf- TAX Bl^. r
i- ; >_Wbahi ngton; ; -Monday; March 3 >Ar? 2 ~,
(Slowing fifiin abstract of the 3||* bill
fer4b-*ppotit«€nt by-*Wf£««s
ident of a commissioner of internal revenue,
with a saTrny per annum, 'his oliica tfr
, pe4Mhe .Treasury Dcp,actinent, with a suitable
'numljerpf-elerkS.- ;
. _T h Ja-tQ_ha,
dent may direct,Jnto.conyenjent collection dia-
Hrfcis,"Tvr6li an'astessor'sfid'boilector appointed
■ -Prtf;mh^a^nr~gagh'~vHgtriotr^hfr-gb | dl ■
j rtSlappoint such may pf'
necessary’.
; T 'hrH ; 7)roTi3CT-fer-<t-duly'-ottBpiWW<JOS T .
liqudriiofviS' cBntt 7 -~pof. ’gcllbn''4' ale atfdTiiet,
Sl per barrel 1 ; stem or leaf tobaeo,:3 cents per
p 0 -nranttScOfred, -5-ben.ts,
arid oh cl^hrs; ,: 6, 10;and 20 cents per pound;
according to value; on lard and linseed,Oil r :
• burhTng fluid aifd.dnaPoil; 5 cents'pe?gaiion ;
refined coal oil, 10 bents per gallon ; gas, per
1,000 feet, 25 .tents ;-Wk-nofe paper,; 5 Certs
per pound;’ 3.milisper pound;
soap/S'niilla per pound ;saltrr4 cents per 100
pounds; ertlo leather, 1 cent per pound; upper
leather, one-half cent per pound-; flour, 10
cents per barrel; all other manufactures, 3 per
cenTum.-ad galbieru ;on railroad passengers, 2
mills per mile of travel; commutation tickets,
3 pescentpateatuboat travel, 1 null per mile;'
omnibuses, ferry-boats and horse railroads, 3
per cent bn gross receipts from passengers;
advertisements, 5 jjer cent on amount of-re*
oeipts-abnually ; for the use of carriages, an
nually, from §l. to $lO, according to vainer
gold' watches, $1; silver watches, 50 cents;
gold plate, .50 cents per ounce';' silver plate, 3
cents U per ounce ; Milliard tables, $2O; on
slaughtered., cattle, 50- cents each ; hogs, 10
pants'each; sheep 5 cents: each. Licenses—
for bankers, S 100; auctioneers, $2O; whole
sale deaiers, S5O; retail dealers in liquors, $2O;
re tai 1 dealers i n goods; 1 $10; pawn brokers, $5O;
rectifvenf, $100; brewers, $5O; hotels,; inns,
and taverns, graduated according to rtfhtal,
fromss'to $200; eating-houses, $10; comraer--
uial brokers, sso;' other brokers, $2O; thea
■ ters, $106; circuses, $5O; bowling-alleys, $5
each alley; wholesale peddlers', $5O; other ped
dlers, from $5 to $2O ; coal-oil distillers, §2O.
• Income—three per cent on all over $OOO, de
ducting thedpppme derived from dividends, &e.,
which are 'taXSdheparafely ; railroad bonds and
dividends of banks and’savingTnatitutions, 3
per pent; payments, of all, salaries of officers
in the'civil, military, or naval service of the
United States, including Senators and Mem
bers of C&ngress,'3 per cent; legacies !and dis
-1 tribqtive shares of personal property of de
ceased persons, from 1 to 5 per cent, according
1 to the degrees of relationship,tuid Stamp du
ties on ’all kind* .of legal arid commercial pa
pers; all paten tr.raedioines, telegraphic messa-
and all.goods by express. '
rJ X 3
In Charleston nntlie SthMarch, ELLA, daughter
of Isaac aud Emma. Ann Wheeler,-aged 10.
In Lyndon, WJutagide County, Hb,yit his residence,
of lyphoid 'fever, 'on tho 21st ult., CiI.VitLES g,
DEM.ING, aged 72 years. ,
(Elmira papers please copy.) J
In Washington, D. C., Ech. 21, ISIJ2, of typhoid
fever, Mr. AKVINB D. PATCHI-V, aged J 2t years,
XU months and 21 days.
Tlie subject of this notice left his wife and friends to serve’
h.s conrirry tn her'peesunt .troubles. Little did ho tiiink
wbl-u ho lift his home Hint Ilra ftvv short month- he would
bo hmiiburt-d among the dead.'never to return to greet those
dear friends and see Hint loved home. His oldest brother
' went Witit him, ami ho was his constant companion and
counsellor while life lemained, he watched every change in
lliydistase with a brother's eye, and when" he saw that the
dist-ase laid taken a fatal turn, he sent the soil tidings .back
to that once fiappy-homb. At oltco the remaining brefther
started .for Washicgton and had the satisfaction of once
more seeing and Conversing with that dying brother; Ha
found him ready and willing to try tho realities .of the fn
tniie world. When thtrfbvcr had done-its work, tho brothers
attended Iris remains to their home in Richmond, Tioga
Conuty, Pa., where on the fwenty-fonrth nit., his fnneral
was artanded by -a' isrge number of sympathizing friends
and neighbors. Ho leaves a devoted and affectionate wiio a
father and mother, and two brothers to mourn his early de
parture! May they not mourn aa those witnout hope, bnt
may tho consolations OT tha Gospel be theirs, to sustain
thdm to bear, up under this great affliction. A discourse was
deiivenjd on.the occasion by R- W- Chcny, from Hebrews,
aecpnd ehapter, and a part of the aixthrverae.
“ Here will we rest, here build onr hopes.
Nor murmur at his rod ,
He's non to us than dll tho wertd,
,Our health, our life, our God.” 1 . Con.
' At (?nmp Griffin, near Washington, D. C., on the
21st ult., GILES C. SEELY, youngest son of Henry
Seely of Knoxville, aged 18 years.
•ite deceased contracted a severe coid while oat on -picket
duty- jni-t one week before bis death, but ho did not consider
hi*.] situation alarming untff it -,was too late to-render him
an j assistance. The boUy“was embalmed and brought borne
fori burial his next older brother accompanying him. The
funeral was attended by a largo concourse of sympathizing
friundi and relatives. The deceased was the youngest of
four brdthers Who wore all in tho army in the service of
country, and their father would bo there alpo did not
Ope and infirmity prevent It gives the greatest : ftatsfactfoii
to his mourning friends to'learn that he was proof against
the temptation to mingle'in dissipation ohd other immor
alities With nhith cauip lifo abounds. B.
| ' , j &pr&GXAJLi ' NOTICES.
| ■'
j IMPORTANT TO FEMALES!
, THE HEALTH AND LIFE OF WOMAN
IS continually in peril if ebo is mad enough to. nog
lect or maltreat those sexual irregularities to which
twb-fhirds 0/ her sex. are more or less subject
DR. CHEESEMAN’S PILLS, prepared from Ike
formula which'the inventor, CONELIUS L.
CHEEA2J7JVIof.N O wTSork; h as~forTwintjT
years ufccd extended private prac
tice —immediately relievo without pain, all disturban
ces of the periodical discharge, whether'arising from
relaxation'oirsnppressioh. -They act like aoharm in
rehwvitfg the pains that accompany difficult or im
modcrnteiTneuetrafltion, and 4 are the ohly.eafe and re
liable remedy forFloEhos, Paiuain the
Loins, Back"and Sides-,'Palpitation of the-j&eart, Nerv
oua Trbraora,-; Hysterics, Spasm?, Broken. Sleep .and
othor.unplettsaut and dangerous effects of an unnatu
ral condition of the sexual functions. In the worst
/Übus .or White&,they effect a speedy
onre. - -. . . ~
• ■ TO WIVES ANIT MATRONS. , ' '-f
DR. CIIBESBiIAN’S PILLS are offered as the
only safe mean.'of srenewihg interrupted menstrua
tion, but- .
j-v:-. LADIES MUST: LEAK IN MIND
That'an that vliry' account, if taken when the.H&terrup.
tieii arises from' natural causes, they will inevitably
prevent the expected 'This CAUTION IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, fsr such ■!» the ten
dency of'the Pills la ristera the-original functions of
tho ’ rexiinr organization, that they inevitably arrest
the process of gestation. - ' l 'i
Explicit 'dlresTtjftr, --^fating--tchsTt,-attd token—they
thoulH not be iatdi rvlth-tach-Box—theprice Oli&BaUn
lar each Bbx,'contaiuing from it) to 60 Pills, :
, fAiriluffifle Pdmphlpt,to.lje Jiad free, of the Agents.
Pills tent by mail promptly, by enclosing price to’ tho
Agent. ■ Sold by-druggists generally—.... . ....
' R. B, HUTCHINGS/ ; Proprictor,
For sale at Roy’s Drug Stores, . ■ -
Dec. IV, ISBI.-Iy. ■ 20,33edar st., New York.
. r ::: i.n ' - - 5 ' ■■
—— • CH> R-N -I- N-G~
; WBOLESALE drug ~ASD boos stosje.
DRUGS. AND, MEDICINES, .-
'PAINfS'AND OILS. - I'l
V ; '-ifSiDOw glass, •- v.
1 : - KEROSINB OIL,- - i(
■ ALCOHOL, . • -'■
,' .BOOKS AND STATIONARY,
Sold.atwholesale by - l t 1
*' W. D. TERBELK -'
Country Merchants supplied with these..articleis-
L NEW YORK PRICES. ;
Uorulng. Feb. 2?, 1863, :
tw *r'
■ ;^ T
;<* Jti^^ricii:yji;-;
t 6 yards Bleached Mnslib...... redmos .
ilOyardS BlWehaS MB9H«h4ae..;..^ s . W J lttri "'ds*
10’yard* tTnblt'aehixi be8»y^,....,... i OTa<l -ll*:,
10'yards‘OoodFaStCoioJ-bd Prints;;, .j?' 1 ’ JtSj;
Can top FlSnnsls ..; ;;.; .. .wa’t a ...,,,,., - -da - -
Indigo Blue Demina...,.;! „ - j.
Cotlon:Ea»tsiE(jrron.„.riW.!u._._. ~' j. •;
Shirt Fronts, J - d* .'•Jp.e
t!a®fcaas:;:;t::r;j;T,te
6s Black Dress Silks de 0 " u
'Ss do , '
.SaFancy Dress .i..,;,......; j. • djbp
la.M Embroidered Drapeiia Muslin, ' '', 3o -' : ' 1
;3s Embroidered Draperie Mnslms??’ do 1 ■'•Safe,
3
; 'Ss Cassimerea..„idiiy...rt..., jy do
;12s Black Doe Skin i do , ta
,;5 00 Black Cloth.L ......... ’ do i!L
Shawl#at * W
~ Every ar ticlevr ill bs doidas advertised.
,:, Elmirs, Fei.lV" imf. *f :u
.. ARB SOW ' ■ '
:WS§ S™-;
- - • 4 itv-•. - =» e \ '-2, ■’■ ‘ ,
. < =.■ v..-. v
: ' ,;-""f * f, ‘ .
' ' ",1 : ‘
WELLSBOKO HOTEL,
DRY GOODS/ QBOCBRrES, ip.,
, : BobanT i» adtancb
PRESENT WARPRICK*,
.FOR CASH OR PRODOCK,
Wew Tork Wholeialfl Price*.
w PURCHASING -£LS%WEJSRB.',
Dee. I*, 18S1.‘- j -
JOHN R BOWEN .
JgEGS le»T* to stitethat beiring “jemerad" fiw
•' OLD EMPIRE STORE”
acroai the itreet to jjiV" pretest loeation, be li iW
prepared to furnTsK bia old friend? end cirtnW
with a well selected assortment of
DRY GOODS,.;!. li"
LADIES’ GOODS, ' ‘ [
; READY MADE OLOTHING.
_____ CLOTHS, JEANS. CASSIMIRH, \
'". BOOTS ANEf SHOES, HAT*.
GROCERIES, ,
• .-PROVISIONS* .'t i ■’ ■■ A "
TEAS, COFFEE,
* - TOBACCO, 40., *O. -
At a rory mall ad«u>Oßnpob
New York Prices.
The higheat market price paid for all kiadi of
PRODUCE.
: Re member-thaplace—Firat Store below the
' pv zv oxjics. y
S'TSM."
- - .- I ■ - . _ ■ i
ADMINISTRATOR'S NtSlTCß.—letters of Ad
ministration having bean granted to (b# SOtf:t>,
her* on the estate of James Jiscrell lit* of I'ksnT
township, doo’d., notice is hereby fires to tlioisW
disbtedi waabTeitato to. makp immediateF*!®*”*
and those having plains to present them properly *•“
thentiostod for settlement to the subscribers.
? e.-T. VBifcj • ■
C. C. MEHRBtt, 'I M*ri .
Feb. M, 1882.- WM. L.-EEAGLE, > : '
•r - .o
anx> rrx ii'ipf l,os3o l * lO •
BUS TABES OP fiDEOATEO »» S r
, ;‘. by joijr s. HAlfr.- u.;';®; . -"IT
T2bj«», jnasXin, price 50'
cents,"" Copies of this book Wii| be sebt by Mȴ* l sa,
eeipt of thi price, inposlege dtamps., Please Mcr»J
j;.C. OASRIQUBS, Ifubllsbpr,:
148, StMSV'
v , >, . gHiiX?i?l.PJ£W.^v
March 11, 1663.
- ' ’ - ' • t , . -
\XT EJiLS?O RO
VV elation null every evening »t
to promote bealtbfal exercise po
ment. - Member* have access to tSe'Hajl p»J“* °rx
of the4»y. She does |» SO.cenu per m«nw>
- -
i WelUboro, March S, I*B2,
0 PAINT:BfeB.-A^9w-ariaoT«wtr6h_UV^^
apeots mperiot to it ißmi*lng- Mintfi * BC V ■
ifhkiftbs pnW- tUt 'matymt
ft EC=?’s »«i£ stqf?. C»U sod see It y» Pf 1»W» .'
THREE BEIOW “
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