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SPEECTI
o. •
ffON. WM• J. T - URRELL
OF SUSQUEHANNA,
pelivered In the Senate on Wednesday
evening, April MOUS, 1.1164, on the bit/
relative to the payment of the State in
terest.
Mr. 'FUSSELL Mr. Speaker, I had pur
sed at the, cutest to allow the discussion to
go on without taking any part in it, and I do
not propose now to detain the Senate any very
gr,st length of time. I fed, unwilling, how
ever, to rem:in silent in view of the courss
that this discussion was taking. It has taken
v ery wine range. Much has been said here
that bad nothing whatever to do with the
question before us
The Senator from Wayne, (Mr. BLAU:081;6E)
yesterday,in opening ids dissertation, had
something to say about the way in which this
discussion should have be.eu conducted. He
said it neuld have been conducted free frtine
pardzsn feelings—without partizan bias. 1
wee with him in that ; but you and I, sir,
and Eva] y S:natur here, must have felt that
before the Senator concluded hie remarks, be
depart: d widely from the sentiment that he
had previously uttered, and treated us to a par
tizan harangue of the lel. , tereat and most .ma
loan t type—one that wandered further.
;diet and more remotely - from the question at
lame than any other that has been delivered
upon this Anon
Now, sir, I say that therwis no reason under
he why partizan feedings should have been
dragged into a question tef this kind:' What is
it, sir? Is it not a question that concerns us
all, it we can hone stlyand fairly and properly
site to the tax payers of this Commonwealth a
dollars?million I ask if it is not the duty of ;
every z•:cmitor upon this floorto vote for such W
measure. It does concern ns all; ;sir; very,
nearly, and we are bound, at the same - time, to
consult the interest of the- tax payers.
Now, sir, the act of 1840 made a certain pro
vision In relation to the payment of intertat
upon our indebtedness. That was done under
a peculiar combination of circumstances. The
bunks of this Commonwealth had susiiended
pa;went, and their cadency was depreciated to
each an extent that the State authorities did
not deem it honorable and night to pay their
interest in that currency. It was under that.
system which was so lauded. 'the Senator
from Wayne yesterday, and which would pro
date a like state of circumstances :gain, that
they made this provision, sir. It w-s prebah - 1y
wise at the time. lam not going to quarrel
with it. The question - to-day; sir, is simply
whether the same reason exists now—whether
we way not properly, under the circumstances
by which we are surrounded, change' that' ride,
iu some measure,. and I think Ishall be able to
show that it is merely a name. But, sir, I hold
that, finding a differentatatacf things existi.-g,
if we come fairly and 'honesily to the discus
sion, we can determine, having regard for the
rights of all, that we may direct. the payment
of this in the manner indicated. Is there a
Senator here who, from ; partizan bias, from par
tizan feeling, will dare to so - disregarifilie fini- -
terests of his Stenteland the interests of his 'con
stitnents, as to refuse to do it? I say to you,
Speaker, and through ye -- u to the Senatins, that
our constituents will hold us to. atriet
ace...untability upon this question. The matt,*
of a Million dollars annually, sir,
light thing to the tax payers of the durnimem.
wealth, and it is right and proper for us, f
can be satisfied that we do it justly and
honorably, to save it to them. But; sir, I have
no doubt that the people of this Common
wealth would much rather pays million, or ten'
alien, than to have is stain cast upon their
fat , f-me or a doubt on their intentions or their i
acts, and that they would say to us, -"If. yttini
cannot do this thing -riahtfnity, iawfulny andt
honestly, wekdo nut ask y on to do it; hut if you
can du it without violating the law • of. righterl
between man and man, then we will hold-Val
to a strict accountability oil this . sUbject."
Now, sir, it seems to me that one of the a
tom into which Senators have ttllea.here, is 'the
manner in which they treat this' discussion"
They assume that nothing' is money hut gold,
and they base their whole argument upon that
assumption. Sir, is gold money? No, air; gold
is not money of itself; it requires something
more than the simple existence of the meta!,
itself. Whatgis it that gives it its character?
What is it, Bic, that makes •money of it, that
charges it from a mere commodity? It is the
broad stamp of the Govetnment. Why is it
that gol I pays my debt? Because the GAern
ment has impressed Its seal upon it, and, 'has
said, "It is worth so much, and for co much
you shall take it." It is this principle which
makes it a legal tender, and compels my credit
ors to take it. If a man come to me with,gold
in his hand in the shape of a bar, or' in my
other shape rave that of coin, I may refuse it;-
he cannot compel me to take it; but when:aiei
brings it with the impress of the Government
stamping a value upon it, then, sir, I am bouhd
to take it; it is money, sir. -,
Now, sir, I might cite other things in illus
tration of this, to show- that the simple exist
once of a bright metal which is itdestrucitble;
does not make it money. . . .
History informs us, sir, that at different
times, different nations have made *diffSrerit
things money—shells, iron, and even in our
own land beaver skins,, tobacco, &c., have been
possessed of this legal tender quality.
Now, sir, I need not follow out this thing
further. The bare statement CI it comes to'the
minds of all with convincing force. Every
man knows, the moment he pauses to reflect,
that it Is because theGovernaient 11118 imprinted
its stamp upon it, and made it .what we Call a
leg a l teeder in the payment of debts, that it
takes its character as money and becomes a me
dium of ci,culatlon and measure of value. The
sir, in the abstrao.t, is merely a measure
of value; and to-day this gold itself, as every
man knows, is measured by this same standard,
and is said to be `worth so much above a dollar,
or so much below, as the market may be: It.
Is a measure by- which men interchange com-i
modities, end' thus gold assumes the same
character, as much, sir, as a bushel of wheat or
any other • commodity that you may name.
And the fact that it has a market tral , re, that
It rises and falls according fhercireomstan
ces that surroundit of demand and, supply,
proves conclusively that 'Cheers 'this character
of a commodity. .
Now, air, it will not be denied that it fs a
prlnciplehof sovereignty as old -*it ow/etdigit'
itself vihich claims the tight, and to *which
conceded'the power, to say what is money and
what stadl..be-taken compulsorily -in paym
of debts. Ever since the time when lawful int.
quired in regard to coin, ' , wh ose i mage ar m
supaiscription is this?" it has been
as *
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attribute of sovereignty, and that g
ter and - that principle has beeh enstamped upon ,
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Now, sir, if the Government has this right,
and if it h exercised.this right in relation to
the currency which it has iftsued,as we all know
it has, then I would ask Senators to show me
wherein ccoriets•the difference, so far as it ef
fect is concemed, intween the. dollar in gold
and the dollar in ;piper bearing the impress of
our Government, which compels me to receive
it in payment of my debte. The moment, sir,
that the Government stamps imimprees upon
the greenback, or whatever currency it maY be,
and sass that that shall be the money of the
land, that momenti it becomes the money of the
land ; and when they 139. y, at the same time,
that it shall be a legal tender to every man io
payment e his debt; it' must be received aer
such.
Now t. sir, it seems to me that there are: /dm,
pie principles appertaining to this question,
which cannot be gainsaid; and it is only nears
eery to refer to them. to see that tbe,concluailan
follows inevitably.
Sir, if it were necessary, we might refer to
precedents. Other governments have adopted
the same course or a similar one. As I had,oc
coition, some time ago, to remark, England,
when engaged •in a great war—not, perhaps, an
mighty as the one in which We are' now en
gaged found herself in , the same cheat: - 1
stanceif, and applied this principle:of Itgali
tender applied it, sir, not to , her own notes,
but' to the - notes of a corporation whose titbit
ieges the bad granted--a, cOrporatton - which she
herself had created. Sher mideuthe 'Bank Of
England notes a legal tender:: And she did
more, (and' it -is what many, have thought
shoud have beer(done' in this country. long
since, but that question I will not now d'sinisa;)
sheprohibited by `heavy= fines and penalties
auy traffic in gold which would rake 'it above
its par value. And let me say here, that when :
Senatore.talk about the depreciation -of paper
and about`the appreciation , of gold, it ie not
the fad. The appreciation of gold does not
prove that paper is depreciattd is the same de- .
gree ; but it shows that-gold-As . a commodity
in.the4 market, Aubject .to like circumstances,
with .other commodities and has been, or may
be, Weed in value' by the, circumstances stir
rotindicg it ; 'and those circunistancati, 'sir,
like many other things,-are'very often the ;re-•
suit of combinations - made expressly
Now,
sir, I shall refer:you to , the opinion of
°nerd the ablest:_finanotere ; of.' this' :country,:
made not a month ago. I refer .to • Mr. Stab:,
bins; and. Demooratic- Senators, he is of your
`aith and order„so favas::Deinocrady is cou
cerned. He was sent to. Congress by the Dem
ocrats of New York, and ire stands thereto-day
sustaining , the - principles of this Administra
tion, so far es this 'currency is concerned, by
his word and by his act. "He tells us that this
tiee in gold is not legitimate—that it is the rep'
at of" combinationthat all above about ten
or fifteen per cent., depending upon the dondil`
tlon of exchange - onOrtirtipVta the 'result of
Combination among thiyailarlators to raise it,
as they combine to.raise-the.price of any other
tbing. Now, ibis, of p.ourse,: will pass for
what it-is worth; all reflecting men wilt give it
that force. totwhich It _is entitled. It is. the
opinion, of a:man-who shows by.-his.actions
that liels whit - he professes to be—a financier
and an honest man. 'He'ioeit into the Congress
of the United States, and.he does not there al
low his partisan feelings to:bias his judgment,
nor draw him asaide from his duty to the Gov
ernment. • •
But, as I have maid, sir, if more were neces
sary-rweiravetbe force of-precedent in relation
to this subjeer i not.only in other lan.deiloqt,do
our 'own. ' Sir, the colonies, before they sepa
rated from the-mother country, engaging:in the
French and Indian wars, found themselves em
barrassed finacialiy; and those colonies, begin
ning with South Carolina, from one thousand
seven hundred and fifty-three down 'to one
thoueand seven hundred and sixty, adopted
this very kind of currency to carry them safely
through the war. Oar own-Government in the.
Revolutionary war igued a'Asimilar currency.'
The Senator from Wayne,--I know, meets at, it,
and talks about' itedepreciation. Perhaps it
did depreciate in subsequent times; but, sir, it
carded as through that etritegle, andthat Sen
ator to : day owes, for aughtlhalasslinman fore
sight cawdeclare, his seat upon this floor to the
issue of that currency. Sir, lie'cannin gainsay
it. Ha marerieer at the Continental currency,
and may delight:in its deprsciation..to hie
heart's content;. 'btee;adr, , the Ida • is potent,
and neither he nor any'otber 'man caykainsay
it—for it is. 'blazoned upam m the histiny of our
country--. 7 th4St it brought us , safely through that
struggle, and-'opened to us that era of• prosper
ity Which liSs stone falloWed ns and maintained
us, and has brought that Senator here to oc
cupy.a seat in this honorable.bodyi .• .- '
NOW, lir:Speaker, Tcan Point to another in
stauce since that time. 'Under the Democratic
administration during tha war of 1815, w e had.
the' treasury Motes, arid they' , 'Were' made a
legal tender; and there were found men at that
time, as there are to-day, who . would question
their validity and constitutionality, who would
cast discredit upon a currency Wlildhlthe Goverg
meet, urged by its necessities, hati issued for
its own salvation; -and, their validity was de
cided by the highest courts of our own land,
and sustained - and' enforced. (Thorndyke, vs.
United States '
2d Mason p. I.) ~ , .-.
Now, sir, it is too late at the present time, in
viewof all.these facts-and the application of
these principles, to say that the money in which
we now propose to pay' this interest is a depre
ciated ' currency, and that we are guilty of re
pudiation whenive nee it. RePudiationi Sir,
wh: are hot. the people' to repudiate our debts.
When we pay our creditors - In this currency, we
give them 'dollaffor,'4l.ar in:rarineY 4 Cf Which,
in. Our 'earn" lend,'Wdollar. Will...buy.a.doilar's
worth. :It is too late, sir, to cavil 'at this cur
rency, which has been, tested. in the highest
courts of our land. When: those courts have
decidsd that it is legal, in . ,the broadest sense,
bud hat the creditor of every man to wliorn it
is tendered is bound. to take .it, will Senators
here say that it is a depreciated Orreries ? :New,
Senators talk about repudiatlini;liat,:,iii,lhat
will not be,arcansWer,mhari'theif come to ao
count,to their conitittlentsfor their action here.
Sir, their Constituentililliakto them, "It was
the currency which our Governtitent" had pro
vided ; it was the currency issued properly and
rightfullynnder the Constitution—nay, more,
it is the currency whirl we should 14wayet have
had, and with which you shortie pay this in
terest." If they examine the principles of our
fathers and the dedisions of the ciente in:times
past, the Senator froln Wayne .and !hie associ
ates will find that it has been a subject of legal
1 adjudication that this State bank system, which
they now so ; slouch laud, is unconstitutional.
Ithip watkihe doctrine of the' early
13emocrats
of this Wet sad thldailf is 'the doctriike of
.the leading-Papnblicatiqf fhls land,..who mere
Originally: the trite _ ; De `,
Sir, I stand
here :without fear of _contradiction on this
-point': it is a gtxd , old Pemooratie doctrine,,
' thinkithaeoviiiiimeiiti;otihe Vetted • State
"THE UNION-NOW AND FOREVE-R."
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1864
belongs this question of currency; and this
system of State banks which has grown to:such
a magnitude was tolerated just atter the war,
as history shows no, merely because of the dis
tracted condition Of the country, and the neces
sity of some sort of eurrency;. bat it was emu
-battrd bymeny of the ablest Democrats of the
time.
But, sir, I. have wandered a little from a
Point which I had ip my mind In. relation t.
this money.. The geniiel:nen. who have mainly
discussed this question on the opposite side are
lawyers, and will appreciate the force of the
argument lam about to adduce. I refer to a
decision' more than a hundred years ago, by
ore of the ableet pride of England. Lord
Mansfield, in his decision in the case of Miller
is. Race., in Burrows, used the following lan
gunge.: •
• "The whole fallacy of the argument turns
upon comparing bank notes to what, they do
riot resemble," [11 , 3 was speaking of the Baas
of "England, - wheitiliotiitt - Were - a, 14gartender,]
'hand what they ought not to Weornt ared to,
viz :to goodii,..or. --- tolieenritilis, or docume-nts
for debts.l4ow:thit ttok -; 11091apti
ritie.(notgablicuents., CSC" debt's', nor so es
teemed; but are treated as money, as cash, in
the ordinary course and transaction of bnsinesl,
by thigeneral iwhibh gitres
them the credit and currency of money to all
intents and ; purp oses ., 'They . are as much
mon'ey 'as guineas tbeinseltree hre, or any'other
Current coin that is used in common payments
as money or
We have, then, not only history and prece
dent to which-I haireadverted—:our practice as
colonists, during the Revolution and doling the
war of 1812--butare have the decision .of -one
:Of the highest, one Or the most eminent lariats
• th at ever lived, that these, notes are cash, money
he same bs &het:ker. may Other kited bf coin.
Again,.sir, 'lt has been repeatedly adjudged
•bothin England and America, that an act of
4evereign power, changing the kind and value
of the currency of 'the' countey, - intermediate
the execution . and - performance of a tract, an
thorfa ad the - darter to employ the new "and sub
stitth d curreney ',in ',payment of 'MS debts.--
(11 S. vs. Robertson; 6 Pet. 944; Gilbert vs.
.11rett; - Davies' R. 48 ; 2d Cranch, 20 - ; lit
Wash. 28;.•Bscon''S Ab. B. 2 ; cited in erg. of
N. Y. Legal Tender. cases.)
Now, how will Senators escape the force of
- ,these caws ? Why, sir, it Would seem as if they
were deckled. for - this very occasion, to meet,
thebbjections of.thrso wlio are carping and en-'
deavoring to find fault where no fault exists.
krow, sir; I think I have confined my, remarks
pretty closely to the question. When we look
at these things as they have been preeented to
us, can any. man hesitate to say that we are
justified upon every principle hi paying the in
, tereat upon our debt irethenotes of the National
Government?,_ Nay, more, sir, are - they 'not, in
this view end-under these-decisions,•everrunder
the act of 1840 as it stands now, the "equivalent
of specie?" -I say r sirptb
the'land,
,under the precedents we have bad,
ander the principles wliieh - should glayein this
cute r :and Mad& the. dealaions- which' I have
read; Our Governor and State Treasurer would
have been justified last February in paying this
interest in the current notes of the Witional
Government; because, sir, by the direct force
of princfplai involved in the argument, they
are the equivalent of. specie! have shown,
sir, -I repeat, that - it is this legal tender princi
ple.which 'sakes them the equiv.lent of specie,.
and that, therefore, we are justified, and would
have been justified then, in -using them to pay
the interest upon our debt. • And yet, sir, with
these facts existing, Seodtors who are boupd
know and understand; come tiers and talk -to
us about a repudiation; a depreciated currency,
and about diehonesty.f Sir, I burl bsck the
charge of dishonesty' upon those who make it
under such circumstances', and^they mafdigegt
it se 'they can.
Now; Mr. Speaker, we hail in the clays of the
Revolntion men who, carped and croak d, who
found fault and denounced in the same way;
aed I propose to read a little extract to show
how such men were regarded then. Oa the
journals of 'Congress' will be found a relsobiticm
adopted onthe 1 1th of January, 1776, 'mutable
in these Words: •
"Wmumas, It appears to this Congress that'
evil disposed persons, in Order to 'defeat and
obstruct the united colonlea in defence of their
just rights, have attempted to depreciate the
oille of credit emitted by the authority of. this
Conriress;'
"Resolved, therefore; That, if any parson shall
hereafter to so lost to all virtue and,regard for
his country, as to refuse to receive said bills in
payment, or obstruCt, or diem:image the circu
lation thereof, - tintin shall be dulYconvicted
the *mention of the city;'county or district;
or in , the case of appeal from their decision, by
the' assembly, convention, counsel or commit
foe of safety of - the 'c , lony where he shall re
side, such parson shall be deemed, published
and- &rested as an enemy of his 'country, and
prefinded' from , all trade and intercourse with
the inhabitante of theca colonlea. 4 ."
Eir, in the-war of-1812, we had the
stamp. thing; and anojheir extraot—which : is &So
Democratic authOilty, let me s ty—shows how
they were regarded by agOod Democrat of thst
day : , Tref.* to Felix GrundY„of TentleStier
inin,Weil known in Ellis country. ; 'ln aspeech
which tie made duriog the last war With Great
Britain, he said, among other think:
"An individual goes over, joins the ranks of
tke enemy; and raises his arms against. his
ministry, he is Clearly guilty of Wesson limier
the Constitution, the act being consummated.
Suppose the same individual not to go over to
the enemy, but to remain in his own neighbor-,
hood,.and, by means of his influence, to die
snide ten men from enlisting ; I ask in Willa.
casd,has he beriefitted the enemy end Mimed
his . country most I" •
Again, he . siyaiin ansWerlog the question,
"Whom, then;ll6 riceusiir"
"1 accuse' him, ilk, Who professes "to he the
Blend of his country, and enjoys its protec
tion; yet proves hioiself by his actions to be
the friend of its enemy; I accuse him who Bats
himself to work systematically to weaken the
arm of the Government; by destroying its credit
and daMpening the ardor of its citizens . ; I ac
cuse him who has used hitrexertions to defeat
the loan and prevent the young men of the
country from going -ferthlo.afight their cowl
try's battles; I accuse him who announces with
joy the disasters of our arms, and sinks into
melancholy when he hears of our success. Such
men I cannot consider friends to this nation."
Now, air, these extracts describe, it seems to
me, in fitting terms, a class of men who exist
at the present day. They how-thoie men
were reg arded . then; .bat history hea justified
and does justify the triannex•in-which they were
treated by the peoplebtAtaltAy ! They were
regarded, sir, as Vie worst of enemies, and the
people - Jill:acted upon them what amounted
virtually toinnishnient: You find'io-day„sir,
alithrOugh this land a dais of men who come
wltibilho very disccipthie lakt , Ante
mane's which I have lead—who have contin
ually decried and depredated the Government
who have'deprecieted its currency • and have .
cast disrepute upon its loans—who have nn
deavored to 'dam p-n the ardor of the soldiers
who have, in 'short, - in every . - way by . 'which
theiriefluence and example could be felt, en
derivored to injure the• Government that was
supporting and maintaining the integrity of
the country and the Constitution. -
Now, sir, Senators may stand here and
claim to be loyal. They may deny that there,
is covert treason in their hearts. They may do
it, sir until the day of their death • but wnila
their actions controvert their Words, they min
notmake you, sir, ind.the country, bellSve to
the truthfulness of their assertions. They may
deelsiw ae much as they please. The SeMimi
horn Wayne may rise in his seat and with se
puchin accent deliver his The
Senator Irani Mat iori (Mr. Leniently) try;put
fortti hii(flipperif ikiatiftides, and th'e Senritm•
froth Clt,uli ld hie plaithible "Oily Gammon':
sophistries. Tlitiy. : Wkidliptil ,convince the:
c o untry of their llontet toyelty . add their
truthfulness. it 11; 1- White old-saying , that "ac
tions Epeak louder than twins; and they
shine through and givecharicter,W whl,ti'Vdr
is in their hearts,' giVing'the Ile' to.,the!•*o/1/8
whiCh come from their live All
There must be'consl4tency of salon Order' to
convince people of the sincerity of a - declared'
purpose. • • " •
Now, sir, go where.yoii will, from „the man
in Schuylkill who had' 'his resoluttons ready
drawn up whiehAiroposed to carry Pennsylvania
over to the tad' 'of • the":enemy—over to the
Southern confederacy—Ahern to the Man-wild
wanted the linidiawn -north .of Pennsylv,anik
in case of a separation, and down to the Sena
tors here and those who act with them all
through tideland; and I appeal to-the leistcay ,
of the times to sbow that theie has been this.
same inconsistency Of declaration and action.
Adopting the language 'of • tfie Senator from
Berke, addreesed.to , this' side of the Senate, re
centlyperhaps• more emphatic than polite—
yore have` pursued this course all the wayalong
since theliegitinheg `of the present war; and• k
say; hero, as he mnderetand"it,-you
know what I alllegie Is tine, 'and the country
will bear me out in saying so. The people ' of "
the State; sir justified , the assertions I hive
Made in' the. eilectione . of hurt fall. Arid Sena
tors may stand here and deny that thoseleledr
tions werifair. They may declaim about tin.
ruption and fraud-until they are'gray; butt bee
cannot cortilitee lie - peolite-of this laud iitlhe
truthbf their assertions Of loYalty, any mordin
this respect than did .the other duff of- men to ,
which I have referred.
Noir,- sir, L. hive already said 'vttiy
more than I intended'When 'I began. I Might'
continue still - -longer, , but I see by casting
my eye upon' theAbleok that I have already
Taken more time than - -Fought to he,ve , :done.
'.l *h. A qi±l44-0. 7 41 . • biith
ba*Weinuriciateili and say if we' are not jtaftlfiid
In planting-the law which is now before ua di
renting that this interest be paid in the, cur
rency of the Government . We thereby, Mt;
show that'We heti& It to be, What it purports; to
be; we eliow our dispoeltion •to • support the
Governrientl in its .jut.t.,pOper einllegit.imate
action—action which everyman knows was'ne
cessary for its support and maintenance. Lit
us, sir, pass this bill—les us dieetairge our own
duty to our country, our Mats and our constit
uents, and every loyal man will justify and
aoProVe 'our action.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
E:}.! Sr} ti V:dr~:i.i 9:iJi,l:) rl'i Yr};~+V: r ~~ Y:dr5~R5:7.~ J:
SENATE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tirr.spax, Ariril 26, 1864
The Senate met all P. M.
The committee of ! conference on both the
interest. and apportionment bill made reports,
which were adopted.
The appropriation bill came up and was
considered until the hour of :adjournment::
The section to build wings to the capitol was
passed-17 to 15. Adjourned. '
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TvzsraY, April 26, 1864
EVENING SESSION:
The afternoon and evening sessions were
exclusively devoted to the reading and con—
sideration of bills on the private 'calendar, a
large number of which were passed. Without
concluding the calendar, the House
Adjourned.
J3t) TeCeurqQ.
From W,ashixtglim.
Capture of One of Moseby's Lieutenants.
ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE INDIANS.
Hole-in-the-Days Severely Injured.
WASHINCITON, April 26.
Yesterday Cape 71L H. - Riddle, of the 6th
regiment;volunteer reserve corps, discovered a
man lurking in the vicinity of Laurel, Md.,
, about 18 miles on the Baltimore road, Under
`very suspicions circumstances.` The captain
arrested him and upon' being questioned - he
gave his nEinie as Dieut.'Gect. Taylor, of Mißizie-:,
bye guerrillas. He, was this - , morning locked"
up in the;old capital prison. .
The subscriptiore to the 'ten-forty loan 're
ported at the treasury 'to-day, tunountS" to.
$907,000. •
Lieut. Coindr. DeHaven has been ordered .
to the command of the Tallapos&
A deverate encounter oirnyed to-lay be
tween Rifle-in-the-Day, the chief of the Chip
pewas,.. and Look-a=round, One of his young ,
warriors. The latter fired a pistbl, the ball
entering near the tight ear of the chief, pass:
ing around"the head and coming out of his
mouth. He lies in a critical condition. Dia.:
a-round had_ his face' injured with a pooket 7 ,
knife in the hand of Hole-in-the-Day: . •
• - From Chattlizioogs. •
tHIMAITCHX6I, April 24.
On _
Friday morning, at dayhreak, tjie rebels
approached our outer videttes, in Nicluijadr
Gap, and were challenged, and one shot by,
the sentinel, who retreated on the mounted.
rettelTe. .
--Webster
They attacked the reserve in large force,
capturingp twelve and killing four. Four of
the -wounded were killed after falling into the
hands of the rebels, but their bodies were re
covered. Our cavalry force was about forty,
and belonged to Minty's command. Some of
our wounded make affidavit that they were
fired at by the rebels while lying upon the
ground in their blood.
On Friday morning fifty rebels crossed the
railway near Charleston, but. - did not disturb
the track. They were pursued by our cavalry
and twelve were captured.
The regular cbmplement of deserters arrive
daily.
Surgeon Phelps, of Ohio, Medical Direc
tor, Fourth Corps, is Ordered tir report to
"pen.. Meade for- duty. The army ism fine
condition. ,
XXVILith Congress---Fkst Session.
SENATE.
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WASHINGTON, April 26.
I Mr. Hale (N. H-) introduced a bill to amend
ffact tb'proinote -the efficiency of the Navy.
erred; tothe Committe on Naval Affairs.
X.r, Wilson (Mass.) submitted a resolution
r the appropriation of twenty-five millions
dollars for the subSistance and pay of mi
litia• to be called out by the President. Re
ferred to the Committe on Military. Affairs,
I Mr. Wilson introduced a bill- to , increaae
the number of . cadets in the army, and for
ether purposes. Referred to the same Com
mittee.
The House bill to establish a postal money
_circler system, was, on motion of Mr. Colla
mar, taken up..
Horse
-
Honee: bill to establish a postal money order
:aystem, was on motion of Mr. Collamer, taken
up and passed after - amendments relating to
franked matter was also passed.
The Senate, on motion of Mr. Wilson, in
* fisted on its amendments to the bill, eitab
fishing a bureau of military justice, and agreed
to.
A committee of conference of the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the House
bill to provide for a National currency.
An amendment of Mi. Sherman to the Na
tional currency bill was adopted. Its effect,
to - admit the-bank commerce of New York
into' the provisions of the bill making the
4hareholders liable to the, extent of their
&area; so long as the surplus fund of 20 per
dent shall remainundiminished.
i Without action On the currency bill, the
senate adjourned at 5-o'clock.
1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
1
i The Speaker announced the following as the
select committee 'on the resolutions of the
Legislature of Maine, asking for the protec-.
Lion of the north-eastern boundary of that
tate: Messrs. Rice, . (Me.,) -Alley, (Mass.,)
.1 (Ohio,) Hale,. (Pa.,) Patterson, (Ni- H.,)
ter(lt - r) sind'Driggs (Mih.)
I "The'Horiaethen Went bite committee of the
ole on the _state of the;Union:ori the Inter
el-Revenue-bill. - - .
Mr. Holman (Ind.) offered an amtnent,
which was rejected, proposing a tax 4 per
cent. instead of 21 on the . gains, profits or
income which shall be derived from the in
terest upon notes ; hondslor fiecurities of the
United States.
Mr. Holman offered another amendment
that the incomes derived from the interest on
notes, bonds or securities of the United States
shall be included in the estimate of incomes
under this section; which places a duty of five
per oentum on all over six .hundred dollars.
Mr. Morrill (Vt.) inquired whether the gen
tlemen desired to check such investments.
Mr. Holman replied that he did not; but if
the House did not adopt this principle they
would withdraw from taxation millions and,
millions of the capital of the country. -
~ •
After further debate, Mr. Holman's amend-
I went was adopted. - _
Mr. Frank (N. Y.) offered an amendment
proiiding for a tax on incomes exceeding $6OO
and - not more than $lO,OOO at 5 per centum; on
$lO,OOO and not exceeding $25,000 seven and
a half per centum, and over $25,000 ten per
centum. In siipportof this amendment Mr.
Frank said tha.t'the Committee of Ways- and
I means have themselves established the prin
eiple of graduated taxation in this bill, which
was in effect an argurbent= in support of his
proposition.
Mr. Stevens (Pa.) said this amendment
would lay a tax as a punidiment on men' be
cause they are rich, and he did not know but
that there ought to be an indictment against
every one who has an income- over $lO,OOO,
and that the tax ought to be from 10 to 100
per centum. The rich man pays according to
his riches, but beyond this .the tax was as a
punishment for a man's thrift.
Mr. Frank repeated that the committee have
themselves established the very principle.
Mr. Stevens -replied that the committee put
the tax' on cacao over $6OO. They made no •
distinction between one-man wad another, be
.,
cause of the difference .in .their relative
~
-After a debate and variciusunsuccessfur at
tempts to amend Mr. Prank's amendment the
latter was adopted—yeas' 73, nays 35.
Mr. Stevens moved an amendment 'to tax'
salaries Of members of Congress ten per cent;
which `was 'voted dowxv bys large majority.
Many other amendments were rejected. The
House then took a recess until 7 o'clock.
1 , Mr. julian (Ind.) reported from Committee
on Public Land% which- passed Senate, bill
with reference to donation of land claims in
Oregon and Washington Territories. -
' Mr. Allison, (lowa,) from Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill granting alternate
sections of lands for railroads in lowa, and
also to Minnesota, for railroltd from St. Paul
to St. •Anthony. Passed. • ••-•'._ -
• `Rennin said he would like to know ho ii
inuch - land we have left after the'extensive
giants made to-night. The Speaker replied
he was unable to say. Rent= was appre
hensive there would not be enough left for the
soldiers. -
Also reported bill authorizing lowa to modify"
and change the ' location of railroad% under
the land's grant act of 1856; 'passed. The
Rouse also passed the following Senate bills':
Granting lands to Lake Superior and - Missis-
Sippi Railroad Couipany, and lands to Wis
consin for railroad purposes. •
Mr. Julian, from the Committe on Public
Lands, reported a bill to secure to soldiers
and sailors homesteads on forfeited and eon;
fu3cated lands. Pending which, the Hceee
"Adjourned at a quarter past nine o'clock..
BEE
Pmmunr..psm, April N. ..
°The firmness in the:market still continues:
Queroitron Bark is in good request, and is
ilyzeier atl4o pert= tom )144, peach but
;
PRICE TWO CENTS.
Markets by Telegraph.
SHAM Plif
ADVERTISING RATCS-.DAILy TELEGRAPH-
The following are the rates for advertising] in the Tips
oh kfq. .Those hrilvgAdtegljzing.to do 0 thitWeir EDP-k
re den ifoi• referdn - ce. • • : t
Four iitienor less Constitute:out-hid silniutirrr— •
liner Elmore than" four constitute a eq'i .re.
FORA BALE SQUARE. FOR OFR BVARK
One day $ &I One day s dL
Two days 5 0 .T.s.' o daYs• - • ••• • • 00
Three days . 75 Three clays
One wee*
OLe month
. . 1 25
. . 300
One week....
One month..
Two months 9 00
Three months__ - . 11 00
Six months • ° 15 0
One year .. Z 5 CO
.32 25'
, AI
Two months 4 50
Three months 5 60
iiihr months 800
One yiar 15 00
Jammostratien Notices
Marriage Notices
Auditor's Notices...
linneral Noticeeelichinsertio
•grir Business nolo"
before Marriages aW
each insertion.
in the- /mat Column, or
EIGHT Cum 28 Loss tbY
little, doing. Cloverseed is selling at $7®750 ;-
Timothy $2.50@2,95 ; Flaxseed $3:37 per.—
biasheL The flour market is firm, but iliac... -
tire, holders not offering their stocks withany ,
dire of filte do m ; the sales for export reach
o y 14(31500 bbls. ; extra family at $8(.8.25,
and extra at $7.75 ; 1200 bbls. Jenny Lind. on
.piivate terms. The retailers are buying rather
freely at $7(37.25 for superfine, $8®8.75 for
findly, and $9@9.75 for fancy brands. Rye
flour is scarce, and commands S 7 pei-ZbarreL
Nothing doing in corn meal. There is but
little wheat offering, andit is wanted at $1.28
(31.85 for red, load $1.95052 for white. Rye
is scarce, and $1.45(31.50 are offered. There
is an fictive demand for corn at $1.32, at which
rate a small lot was sold in store. Oats are
steady at 88c. Provisions are, firm, with en
Upward tendency. • Mess Pork is held at $2B;
sides of canvassed hants at2oc, do. in salt and
pickle 16(317c. ; shoulders 124(4131. 300
tierces of lard sold at 14@,15c. Petroleum—
the market-is much-excited, the prices foi re
lined unsettled ; cradais steady; the latter at..
38®374c. ; refined in bera155(5)56c.;" . free 64 , 4
6,7 c. Whisky is unsettled, with a fe* sales at
$1.3001 33 ; for bbls. and drudge $1.30.
Rum :Koss, April 26.
Flour has an advancing tendency arulprices
are 50 cents higher, wheat firm, 5,000 bushels
Southern Red sold at $21002 15. Corn
active and advancing; White $1 3201 33,
Yellow $1 3301 -35. . Whisky firm ,at .$1 26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
JULIUS ROSENDALE;
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BEGS to infotiff the' inhabitants of Harris
burg and vicinity that ho has removed to No. 29
North Second street, two doers fregitnirainut. Thankful
for the confidence and patronege lill•stowed on me during
my stay on Market Square, I hope to merit a continuance
of the same at my new stand.
PARTICULAR /MENTION is called to the
CELEBRATED TESTED PARABOLE SPECTACLES,
for which I claim the undelkentiorfadvantages:
Ist. That from thlpecaliar construction of the Giassea,
they assist and pffltbrve the sight, rendering frequent
change quite unnecessary.
2d. That they confer a brilliancy mei distinctness of vt-
Sion, with an amount of ease and comfort not hitherto en
joyed by spectacle wewers. •
ad. That the material from which the Lenses are ground
is manufacturedecially for optical purposes, and is
Stutz, HARD AND sammerter, and not liable to becoMe
scratched. ' •
41h. That the frames In they are set, whether in
gold, silver or steel, are of the finest quality and finish,
and ttnattasorneo7lltounOr . Pa every respect,__
sth. That, trent their' 'keener color, they 'preirEnt a su
perfluity of light effecting the retina, and therefore
strengthining the optic nerve and rendering itiess
.
to Amaurosis.
Constantly on hud, a large assortment of Achromatic
Microscopes, applaaßP., Opera, Marine and Field Glass.
w; Stereoscopes and Views, Magic Lanterns, Barometers
Thermometers, Magnets,/arc.
Remember thati&sendale sinstitute will be permanent
ENO. 20 Noire,' prang street, Ave doors from -the Bush
er House. • • - apl-dewSin
'ELECTRICITY.
DRS. %vital(' and CREAMER, :Eclectic
and Elttantiathic physicians, respectfully offer
tneir professional services in all the various branches of
the profession, for the treatment oY a/ locate and chronic
forms of disease.
The remedial Japans - they employ in the treatment of
disesse consist of -Magnetism, Galvanism; Electro-Magnet,
ism, the Swedish method of LocalizeSkmoyement cure, a
few Eclectic medicines when deemecrfecessary, and in
fact all the natural curative agents that may su • scessfully
Fe brought to bear epee the disease.
They do nociviak tobe understood as arrogating to
themselves anyriperiority of professional skill, but they
believe the remedies they employ in the treatment of dis:
ease far superior to those generally employed byphysiciaro,
from the fact thallsemy act in perfect harmony with the
laws governing_ontrolling the human system. To
this, and the fact that they confine themselves to no par
ticular patilm or sp i tes', they attritaemy their success in
controlling disease. ,
The principal agent theremploy in the treatment of
disease, namely, 'Electricity, is an agent wonderful in its
phenomena anilrerful inits.etfects - for good or ill. It
is an ever presen all-pervrding principle, governing ail
things, from rolling wortiladovha to the invisible particles
of gasseous matter., We it in the lightning's flash and
hear the manitesettiOns of its power in the muttering
thunder. It islbecause of all decompesition, recompo
sition and transformation. It exciiterillprotion. It is the
exciting cause of life, growth, ildery—and death. It
causes secretioq, excrefiga, digestion. It lays hold of the
crude food in the stoma: 'converts it into a state of flu
idity, transmutetit into arterial blood, and sends it on its
important office-elf supplying nutriment according to the
necessities of ttie body. iis is the nerve vital fluid the '
great agent thrcturgh mind.acts upon the body.
It is the cause oral' causes except the first great cause,
the Infinite lillinizhich created it and brought it uls.
Tnese may appear like more assertion:, but they are,
facts admitting of strong andirresistiltieproof. Is it then,
to be wondered at that an agent re wonderful in its phe
nomena, so powerful in iiimanifestationsandso intimate
ly connected with all the operations of the hurnan sys
tem, should be almost absolute in its power of controlling!
disease? Certainly not, Tt is a natural sequence .and
follows as surely as day follows
Ameng the diagges which are found to yield readily to
Eleetricity, Inegfunencuswith proper adjunct treatment.,
may be mentioned , the following; Incipient Consomption,
ParalYsin, Elpiliptic, Hysteric and ogler Convulsions;
Neuralgia, in its worst form; Rhuemalffilon, inflammatory
and chronic; all diseases or the nervous system; liyispep:
sla cured in a few treatments; all diseases of the urinary
and genital orgaruFemale Diseases, Asthma, Piles. and
Prulapsns Ant; Amanrosiagud all kindred affections of
the eye; Armenia, Strictures, all skin
Persons calling will, be told whether can be berm:
fittedand no ca • ten where some relief cannot he af
forded. Gionru free. .01110 e, South Second street;
booty Chestnut, Harrisburg, Pa, Office hours from B to:
12 .i. iir.,1,14 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. --
ALEx. R WYETE, 41, D„
Lit J. MILTON CRIDIMEM.
apl3
.1,000 YARDS BLEACHED=
MUSLIN, at 25 ARV.. lA* y ar ds,
BLEACHED MUSLIN, at 30 cents. 1,000 yards best, yard
wide,, three yanigne dollar. 5,000 yards UN
BEEA.CILED for pup. 500 depn best 300-yani:
SPools, *tate and at 5 ets, apiem.„Dress goods,
Alapacas, black and colored, Saxony woven-goods,. plata -
all-wool Detains, Cballies, Poplins, Calicos, Gingham;
Flannels, Hoop Skirts, .Balmorals, Shawls; Cloaks; Clitu'
tars, Embroideries, and many other goods at, wee, - nazi .
cent, adiance on joßbinir prices. at
' • BROWNOLD'S CHEAP CORNER; '`
Second and Market streets, oppositalkedones Haase.
aprl6-dlw
Mattrassea spring -Beds" Gono*oritatt!:
AL3( LE AR HAIR TOP MATTRAbw.P.S.
Palm Leaf Cotton Top MattraSSCS.
Corn Husk-Mattnleser
Patent Spring, Slat Beds. ,
Feather Pillows and Bolsters.
•
Cotton Comforts and Spreads:,
Ladies' Willow Work Stand's.
Carpet Camp Stools.
Door Rags, Carpet Hassocks.
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livu I r
.**teada, Itom gotten; Sro.,
R-8418, Loongett.Cashionse Chairs and Manlike'
,repaired. Bair and String )(amasses made to order. ,
,No
100 Marketaireotdiarrbiburg, Pa.
lipooliTForsos poRTFOI.IOsII,2--
CIIII3SMEN and Backlaillinion&Ms& frrat rowers'
wont, pet received SCHEFFER'S g§ToRE.
Q.MOKED SALMON FINE {OILED:
3 fox, just received it 1— ,
CITINT.VP & •
fop ottwiroxisifo Wm. Dock, o.)
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