Daitp iietegrapt. Forever !toot that standard Sheet Where breathes the foe but falls before us With IPreedom's, soli beneathaßr. feet,, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us OUR PLATFORM. THE lINION-TAE CONSIITUTION-AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW. HARRISBURG, PA Saturday Normtut, February 1,1502, IDLE IMPRESSIONS. One of the pretexts which has been used by the northern dough-faces for, many years,. to Impede and interrupt the dissemination of a inet sentiment on the subject of negrolslavery, is, that all men who oppose or.. are aboli tionists, emancipationists or. fanatics. They allege that the northern opponent of slavery is in favor of the immediate emancipation of the slaves of the south, a - Measure Which no man, however blindly he may be in favor of aboli tionism, cm fail to discover, would result in disaster to all sections of the country, slinply because the sudden change and disrupturit of satiety which would follow such a , moveirent, must drag down with it forms and principles now essential to the permanency of the Union. In this war, particularly, those whoare opposed to slavery, are bitterly denounced as abolition - 7 isle by those who have no other means of showl tog their sympathies for traitors. The abolitionism which has taken hold of the public heart and animates the army, is that which contemplates the disfranchisenient" of slavery. Republidan principles deny the right otany class of meri. in a Republican , form of government to exercise or wield, privileges and porter which prejudice any inte:est or principle relating to other citizens of that ilepublio. In its, political bearing and influence, no man will attempt to deny that this has been the ten deny of slavery, at least so tar as its enfrariehisethent is concerned, because the power thus vested in the hands nfi a few men in the .south, outbal awing and overshadowing the same numb or of free white men in the north, has lad to the ar rogance of the slave driver, the engendering of an aristocracy, and the rebellion which they now wage to usurp all the authority of the fed- eral gorenunent. When we abolish the fran chises of slavery, we will have achieved a. po litical victory which will shorten the road to the moral, individual and social acne lioration of showy. It is the fear of this disqltuchisereent ttui t t ;has . aroused . thesiaveholdei .ni the south Aertaame la not themere lost financially in the institu tion which hap caused relmition, but the fact tbiro`tAai;c4 is"bounci to, loose Ile prestige in political power. ' TREF BAYONET 18 TR,E27112V19 A person who was present at the :battle of Buena Vista, and afterward wrote a desotiption' of it, said that when the American and kreil can 'armies were drummed up face to face in battle array r imil.before.the fighting had com menced, Gen-. Taylor rode - slowly along.in front of his men, saying some encouraging word to eaoh tionipany as he passed it. "Old Rough and thisdr utt saiwiesa9 on his hsrSe.., with onaltiot in the Stirrup and the other leg hang ing over the saddle on the same side, and as he passed the spot where the miter was . standing he . iuticl: 'The hayonet, my hardy cocks, the bayonet is the thing. - , Secretary Stanton's re cent general order shows that he holds this weapon in equal esteem. "In the prompt and epirited movements and daring at the battle of tdillliprinEut,” he says, with stirring eloquence, "the nation will realize its hoOti,' and the people of thee Vatted States will rejoice to honor every soldier and Officer , who proves his courage by 4:sigma:poi& Oa bayonet and storming entrench ments, or in the blare of the enemy' ,fire." ' There can bo no doubt that determined charges with the bayonet are the highest feats of personal daring, and the best proof that Sol diers can give of their bravery. When their courage is equal to this , it is equal to any de mands that can be made upon it. The stirring appeal of the new Secretary will make thous- ands of our brave fellows eager for oppor tunities to distinguish themselves in this way. Esumurn 1s SATISIIRDI Satisfied with what? This is a grave question, full of meaning, but as the English press and their American cotem porarieti join in the cry that England is satisfied, we must accept the assurance as the certainty of peace, until England again becomes dissatis fied, which will be the moment her rapacious and jealous ministers of state imagine that they havilomul another pretext on which to base some preposterous claim or arrbgant de mand on this government, then they will only be satisfied, and through them the satisfac tion of the English people, established by another overuddming argument ~of the federal administration. In the Trent affair, the British government were determined to be dissatisfied—resolved, if possible, to provoke a war withthe American States, but failing in this, and' discovering that the claim they' had made waif the recogni tion of a policy this government had long.in sisted upon and advocated, the British aristoc racy were.glad to escape the dilema and the shame which their owd inconsistency had brought upon them in the eyes of the world, by aeserling a satisfaction which, is as hypo crititial as all their former professions of friend ship , t4 the Repebilo of the West Gen:ll4l,einr. Wet ordered the execatiou o f eeven..britige burners, after having been eon victed of the nffenee, lhiale the 'p F ,:ilp f x ner t dealVitki,Bll4h Oatceivus OUR NORTHERN ALLY The alliance which is generally formed by treaty, is as generally of very little force, effect or importance, because nations have little re gard for their word when selfish wisdom inter poses to tempt them to do wrong. Very few treaties that have been formed, since diplomacy combined the art of lying in order to deceive, but have been violated or diiregarded, when it suited the purpose of the nation:thus derelict, or when it had the power to outrage interna tional law atits commaii'd. The British gov ernment, for instance, has indulged in more diplomatic covenant of peace, and comity than any other nation in the world ; and yet the enormity of its violations of these compacts, has more than once filled mankind with shame and the wolld ,with indignation. England, is ever prompt plight - Int filth when Prosperity promises to greet its progress ; but the moment profit and gain vanish from its vision, its potentates and' ministers forget their pledges, deny their covenants, and abrogate their Com pacts. The shore§ of every ocean and sea in the universe attest the outrages of these violations —bleeding India has proven them in her sighs and groanS 7 tortuted Mina illustrates them in her opium victims —while, wherever weak nese had an"interest or a resource, or ignorance the possestionnf a terrain" , which excited the cupidity, o Great tritain,, in that Virec ine its diplomats directedtheir arts and their cunning, nntil,:they could procure a treaty of alliance, which English hypocricyat once violated, while British force and arms:insisted on their viola tion at the expense of the lares and the property of the innocent and defenceless. . We believe that the government of the Uni ted Stay* has never isjr - treaty, entered into as understanding of alliance-for offensive and de fensive operations with anTnation in the world. Our means of information none does not afford us the intelligence to be Positive on this point, and yet we feel ctrtaie that, withithe exception of the alliance with France during. the war of the revelutien, the government of the United States haa steed eleof from•treatiett of alliance for belligerent purposes , .with any nation in. the world.- Obseriation taught our rulers that such written understandings were as uieless as ropes Of sand,: And, 'yetpwe have an ally—a bold, powerful, and.almost invincible• ally--advoca ting and maintaining principlai directly the op• posite and' the extreme ' of o ur own'system of government—with a people scarcely possessing an interest in common with• our vwn—with laws that admit of no appeal and a - monarch who is absolute—westill.pbssesa the unwritten liance.in the sympathize, the prayers and the admonitions of Risers.. During the late embarrassing condition of our relations with England, when the rotten aristocracies cf the world, regarded our position with a sneer andreplied to our arguments with a scoff, the Runtan governmmt simply intima ted to the administration at Washington a line of policy which after developments proved to have been a singular and happy acquiescene in the very , policy which Prcieldent Lincoln had adopted in the Trent issue. , Brassia,'unlike its neigh boring dyn oaths, had no word of sympathy or encouragement for Great Britain. Despising all dissiMuiatien, and contenting himself—v/1W , Willie people and the-proffer ofa dignified adviceto the gov ,ernmentOf the United State!, the Russian Ernpe roi-709:01114,0OltuSt'tb,theTn4inent of the American ipeeple with a Confidence that proves that.he has. regard for our welfare as well as solicitude for onr progress . and destiny. • These facts must never be forgotten by the American government and, people ; and, hove ver different the impulses ised,the Interests of • the tore nay bone, and distinctive and ;widely• separated • their policieil'of government; henceforth Russia' and thetfulted States are bound in an alliance more endurable than any which the nations of theworld have heretofore attempted to preserve ,on parchment. This aillance'vill be shown in acts of , friendly reciprocity, instead of the empty compliments of.hollow-hearted diplomacy, and as the governments of the two countries are timedrawo lath more Intimate relations of reci: procity and recognition, and thopoople respect- Ively.begin to understand the immense rteources at their command, with the rut in tinests which their ,labor - represents, the world' will yet be held in aboyanee by this moral'allianoe of Rus sia and the United States, and through the influ ence of the extreme policy carried forward by each; much good mug' t certainly, accrue to , man kind, . Henceforth, too, will it become.the du ty,of.,this government to make our ministerial representative at the imperial court of .the Czar not, merelythe • embodiment.of a formal and immaterial interest, lint the representative of our. materiel wealth, , our power 'of :resource and production, our triumphs MAU° Add and on the ocean, and oar moraLas well as physical ability to lead where science points the way or energy, and enterprise are ready to, be crowned by • the moat honorableachievements of nations. Tunas MILLIONS or DOLLARS are daily ex pended by this. government to maintain its military organisation. Three millions. of dol.- laril And for what purpose is this expense incurred r Is it to drive I from our Shores a fOreign foe ? No I Is it to put downthe savage Wiens rushing on our defenceless border ? NQ ! Is it to advance civilisation and religion? NO. Well may the world then demand to know this Object for,which this immense treasure is expended. And well may we answer that it is to prevent a few thousand slaveholders from destroyirig this government. It is ,to pill an end to the rebellion of these slavehiOiders; backed and aggravated by the misrepresents, tion of onrgovernment by a clique of corrupt politicians, that the national adthorities are compelled hi' Spend three millions of dollars every twenty-four: hours. All for slavery-- all to prevent the minions of slavery from usurping the rights of .freinnen. Taa ParLADIKLPHLL bowman it in error when It states that Col. Ruffl had unaltered in the great Majority of one hundred th ousand men, . . who, _Pennsylvania hoe now, in the service of the national government. The muster ing of 'these men wasyrincipiily performed in this city and In littsbtfAg," bY Captains Simmons, Eiaitings and Dodge, while the numicier mus ternd in Philadelphia hy _Cc& Ruff did not ex .cealiten thonsimi'mod. - Tit* stitteiiient'ive co der dad to the ever gl of bur (Ina most 4.41 11 45414,1114 , at .1, EBB Pennsylvania Legislatme: p:43;,ol4co)**;Uma&Ole.lMO: l •6o:ifr.'si:C44:l. SENATE FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 1862. The Senate met at . ll o'clock A. M., and was called to order by Speaker HALL. The Journal of yesterday was read. Several reports from committees were pre sented ; among them the following: cMr. CONNELL, (Finance,) as committed, joint resolution relative to the appointment of a committee to consider the manner of Owning and collecting the direct tax levied by theFUni ted States. Said bill was..taken up and paged by the fol fowing vote: Yana—Messn3. Benson, Boughter, Bound, Connell, Crawford, Fuller, Hamilton, Hiestand, Imbrie, Landon, Lawrence, Lowry, Penney, Serrill, Wharton and Hail, Sputher-IG. : Nays— , -Mesars. Clymer, Donavan, Gists, Irish, Johnitort; Lainbartdii, Mott, Nich ols, Reilly, Robinson, Smith, (Montgomery,) Smith, (Phihtde,lphia,spd , So the bill Tally. 7 ' IMi3RlE(Finance) as committed, a sup plement to an act to create a loan, and provide for arming the State. Seyendcother reki4zorts were raid° 'of 'bills; all of a privatd nature. •. • • A large number were taken up and passed; after which the Senate 1 1 QPlaY, I tt 3..koktick, bt• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Famm i Jat4 & 1; ,1862. The Roue& was called to order at 10 o'clock A. It., and opened with' prayer by Rev. Frank THE DT TAX Agreeably to order,'Vae.liouse ..pmceeded to ckenddeeliieitipebfaltorMr tethei "act to,proAde lot tha: payeleht " , tit the direct tax," and the amendment to the same prop°• sect by Mr. WILLIAms• Taw bill anct the prop:wedtaitendmene,Wer i e read as follows: AN ACT to provide for the paymertkof the di .pj • rtkt Simms 1. Be it enacted by the &mite and Rouse of Beresentatipturof the anremouveattli of .terrosyl vanta, in askert'Asseirth - ly met, 'Mid it is hereby enacted by the authority - of the &rnie.:—That the Inot i a. of del direerg taz,,, , slawaliea4- 3 to_r-ttip btitte " of Pontlomm by the act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide increase reve nue from imports , to. pay interest = on ::the public debt, and for other purposes," passed on the fifth day of Auguit one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, be and the same is hereby assumed by the State of Pennsylvania; and that for the purpose of paying and satisfy ing the same to the treasury of the United. States, (after deducting fifteen ; per centuna thereon in mitordiume with.the,pro;asions of said act)this Governor is hereby authorlzed to , release to the United States the whole Co; any part of the claim of this State against the United' States, and to pay any balance of said quota, that , may remain due afteisuch release, out of any mon eys heretofore refanded,or that may beipifter be refunded, US thii State by the United SMtea, on account - of 'expenses incurred by this State in . . enrolling; subsisting, clothing, supplying, arm ing, equipping, paying and transporthig vol unteers employed in aiding to 'suppress the , pre 'seat insurrection against the United Stake. 'Mr. WirzakrdS moved to amend, by sob ,substituting the following: Sscricsi 1. Be. enacted by the Senate and Ansie 'of lterresentzdives of the' amsnottuaxsith of Pennsyl vania in General Assembly met, and it is heoby enacted by authorty of tle same, In accordance with the provigoos of the, fifty-third secthin of.,llie act Of the Congress of the United Statea entitled ;" An act to provide incroaaedrevenue R.P4 1 44- liedtatiOns to pay inter: 3 o; o A .t4e PRO .O -11 44 , 1e and-rei 'etiii . k nupOini.,” ' appro v ed on the fifth day df August, A.13 0 :1861, the State of Penn sylvania will and does hereby, undertake and assinne•th'sissess, collect and ow into,the Uwe tiry of the United"States' the quota, ; to wit :. The sum of one million, nine. hundred' and fortyLsix thousand, seven hundred andnineteen, and one-third dollars of the 'direct tax imposed by 'th&said dat'cif Congress, apportioned there by to the said State of Pars, ylgarna for the Current year:one k thousand . eiglithinidied arid Sitty-two, subjeetlicioreier to such deduc tions, And abatement as the Said 'stale may be entitled to'under.thei terms and proviiinna of the said, slot, and it shall be tha duty of the Sta te you r . 1 urer to promire'an adjustment of 'the amnia, lehich will be actually due and payable, there-, npon and to pay into - the Treainry of ,the United States from time to time the proceeds of all col lections made tin account of the said tax and on dr before the fifteenth day of lime next, to, pay rind satisfy 'the whole unpaid residue and re- ; ;Binder thereof oat , of any, moneys ; in, the easury not otherwise apprdpriated: Sim. 2. That it shill be the duty Of,the Gov nor of this State to, give notice to the Sacra . ry of :the Treaatiky , of the United • 'Stahl, of 1 d pay into thelresisinrynt the United Suites : e e direct tax hil °f p °ll :l34:l, S es tiite akn36% B4B" by ' 6 4 : ll l :: t of 'Congress upon the said State, upon the terms prescribed, as aforeraid,' by,,the ;fifty , : ,Urd section of thisaid act; and l ii,ippre over further empowered to execute, 4zeleeise on, biihalf of this Commontiealkli, and ender its pkoper seal, of any liquidated or determined claim thereof, against the United. Stites, of equal amount with any deduction to which Ws State may be itiund,entitlefi l upon a;projper aejuitment Of the said titi, in confOrmity with the provisions of 'thia act. Ildr. WILLIAM*. withdrew his amendment . ; and iThe question recurring on the original b ill, . Mr. BAINE moved to amend 'byaddrug after e words, " fi fth day of Angus 1',.; one tit - man:4 - ei ht hundred and sixty-nue," in ilte,,7tfi line,, : words, " one Ming% - nine Itturdro and, fo ty six thousand seven hundred and nineteen d one-third dollars." e amendment was agreed to. . SCOTT moved furthe r to amend by stA.- i t kihg front the tenth line the Woids ? " fifteen pei centaur," 'and insert theWeida,. "such - pet; edam as may be allowed." The amendment was agreed , to. gr. WI:LILCO:8 niovedlo amend by striking out all after the Word "Pennsylvania , "in the, fo rth' line, and insert the following: n accordance with theprovisions of the fifty th tl sectionof the act of the Congress of the U led States, entitled , . "An Act to provide in creased revenue Midi itkiontirtiOns to pay in / te ' ton the public debt, and = kir othei,---pnr es," approved on the .fifth day of August, a o domini, one thousand eight hundred and s' y-one, the State - of ' Pennsylvania will, and d s, hereby undertake and assume, ' and 'pay, into the treasury of the' 'United Stated, the f qubta, to-wit: the sum of one million nine huhdred and forty-six thousand seven linhdred and nineteen and one-third dollars of the direct tal k imposed by the said act of Congress, appor tie ed thereby to the said State of Penii*lviu:dri fo the current year one thOusanil eight hdlicired an six en t d y- e two, -su e b e jeet t 4- fithilevereeiesot:tuechiedzl_ut: - en Hied to under the terms , and provisions of s th te Sal Tr d em 'aci ure ; and ~:.d i p t r s eeer ludl e ae. be adtbreeteledutyetoeff the int which will be actually clue and payable s tlireupon, and to pay into the: treasury of the United States, on or before_the, tbirteeco. day of we neFt, : the w h ole ainotmt so ascertai ne d an adjusted, oßtafiiny moneys in the treasury no SOlurvrfse aI:VW* ted• RID. 2. That it - shall be the duty., of the (itiver no of this P tatO V give intine: totheAecrctaty of the; Timely/4,4)n. PAO /Btatea_oi thejuT, I . .t, 4 494104.1Wg 96WP. Woßium Ankparigto, 1,!. . :,-- i,..-11 ,, . Ali „.. 1 ~ e 7 -4: , -,-... : 1--;t1 ....1::•,:tt M~_.le a *NplF:Mreasury of United States the tlit,ct fax imposed, asatforesaid, by the stud act of ingress , upon the said State, upon the terms preacr ib e d, as affile said, by the flay-third sec tion of the sidd act ; and he is, moreover, fur ther empowered' to execute a release on behalf of this Commonwealth, tuniginderAta proper seal of any liquidated or Aetermined claim thereof against the United Stateti of equal amount, with any deduction to which this State may be found entitled .4on a proper ad justment of the said tax, hi-conformity with the provisions of this act The amendment was disagieed to—yeas 20, naysT2- Me . . WILLIAMS moved to amend by insert ing after the word " Pennyjxanta _. the foUrth . fine the vrotlls " current Year of one thousand eight hundred *lnd- sixty-two. Agreed ' - • - The first section of the original bill was agreed to. Mr. Cii2ENA-moved tirefolletseing• as an ad ditional section That the Governor of this Commonwealth be requested to fuDvard to fthei Searelluty of. the UniW'Stakis ttrixi i. &foto did second Tuesday ; of February.. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, acopy:of the foregoing auction. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill then passed unanimously.. utroirrs coutimisq. A nunibertif bills were repOrfed from the c,oturnittees, including the following : Mr. TRACY, (Btolks,),firith amendment, an , act to change the name of the Milton Saviag's bank, and for other purposes.- Mr. EGM,i(taizerfre,) (same,) tui tint iedatiVe to the Bank of Penn township, Philadelphia. Mr. ADBO'llllisamej. ivitlx.aniendinent, an act for the suppressiOn and destruction of bank -notes. Mr. NEIMAN, (same,) ae committed, an act to reduce the capital stock of the Girard Bank of Philadelphia. s• A number of bills were read in place, includ ing the following: SCTT, a supplement to an aot approved thirteenth of October, one thousand eight hun dred and fifty seven, to provide for the resump tion of specie payments by the lambs; and for the relief of debtors. Senate amendment to the joint resolution of the House ?dellae gtillll**Ment ittid aol 'the direct of 'thiftict tax' was considered and concurred in. A number of bills of a 'private nature, were considered and, passed, when the. House Adjourned until Monday at 3 o'clock P. M. BY Mau From oar &ening. Edition of Yesterday Later News from Europ'e 'Arrival of the Bteamship Afrioa Resumption of the, Shipment of Muni Earl Russell on the Stone Blockade The Cunard,stearnship Africa has arrived, with Liverpool f *pen to Saturday, the 18th inst., and telepraph, via Queenstown, to 'the 19th inst. - • Tue Commissioners of Customs have received orders to pernitt-th'ef eipOrfa'tiOn of all articles Of war munitionsorgainstg which the prohibi tion was recently firma. It is reported that Earl Russell, in response to a memorial from the Liveykool Shipowners' tesociation, relative to tha frifone blockade at pharleaton, said that he Will isii4t a dispatch in December, warning the.Ardeildan. Government igainetthe ill feelpg the proceeding would en genders and that it would leadto the opt ni o ri that 4 re-construction of the Urdem was considered hopelesir. After the - aetaga . Was carried out he Sent another dispatch 'expresein,g_ strong hopes That it would not be'repeaed elsewhere. It is rumored that the French and other Governments were taking similar steps. Breadstuff were finner at Liverpool and all qualities of wheat were slightly higher. Pro lisions were declining. Consols for money are quoted at 93(4).98k. TURIN, January, 19rt--Garyilxtidl hair refused to accept the Presidency of the national society df Providemeute., An it:defeating dabate took 'place. in the Atalian Parliament on the Roman, question.— Mason said that the doctrines of Italy were riepining. LrveapooL, Jan, 19.—The salea.of cotton on daturday were 2,000 bales, including 1,600 to speculators and exporters. ;The. market closed ull, with a downward tendency. Breadstufls were firm, and cqcn, is,tendingnpward,,,,pravii„. ST. PRTIRSBUBG, Jan. 19.—The Gazette of the Itnate contains a decree authorizing the issue thirty, millions of trOODDry bonds