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like a madman, chafes like a caged hyena,
foams at the month like an enraged wild
boar, storms like a coward and lies like a thief
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Gubernatorial
The Pittsburg Dispatch concludes an article
on the extraordinary efforts of the Democracy
to unitize their party, and the wise policy they
are pursuing in reference to the gubernatorial
nomination, in these words :
"Meantime the Republicans are making no
effort to secure a party organization, and the
customary competition for nomination seems
to have been thoroughly suppressed. Can it
be possible that the influence at Harrisburg
overshadows and destroys all lesser competi
tion;„
To be sure it does. But what objection can
you have to "the influence at Harrisburg ?"
Isn't Curtin woolly enough for yen? If not,
watch him, for he and Seward are playing a
ganil together.
A Vain Bffort.
The Abolitionists of Pittsburg held a darkey
meeting a few evenings since with the view of
getting up a negro regiment. Captain Lore,
of the 155th, made a speech after the manner
of "our army in Flanders." He was followed
by a colored brother who declared that the
"colored man was constitutionally disqualified
from serving in the army." A white man then
moved a committee on the subject of organi
aing a negro regiment, whereupon the darkies
became noisy and disorderly. This brought
J. Herron Foster, of the Dispatch, to his feet.
lie made a speech to the dusky-browed war
riors and eventually quieted them. But it was
evident from the feeling exhibited that they
had "no stomach for the fight"—and so the
meeting ended in a fizzle. It is not likely that
the white negroes of Pittsburg will succeed in
raising a black regiment there any better than
their brethren did here. Brother Beecher and
-Greeley ought to come along to stir them up.
The Bloody Abolitionists.
;These men, who now rule the nation—these
uncompromising, sanguinary Abolitionists—
would see shed the last drop of white blood in
the northern States, except their own, rather
than compromise in any way or agree to any
terms by which peace would be established and
the Union restored with slavery existing, as
before, in the South. With them this is em
phatically a war for emancipation. They will
have no Union without it; and they would
willingly sacrifice the Union to accomplish it.
In the Senate, on the 3d instant, Mr. Powell,
of Kentucky, put the question to Mr. Grimes,
of lowa, a leading Abolitionist, whether, "if
he thought the rebels would come back on the
Crittenden compromise, with the Powell
amendments, he would make the offer and be
Willing to have the President's emancipation
proclamation and the confiscation acts with
drawn?" Senator Grimes answered, "I have
no hesitation in saying that I would not."
While such a spirit actuates the ruling party
who can reasonably entertain even a faint hOpe
of peace and a restored Union. While the
bloody-minded Abolitionists rule we are
doomed to bear the misrries of a divided coun
try and a devouring war.
V. 8. Senate—Extra Session.
At twelve o'ctock on Wedneenay, in pnren
ance of the President's proclamation convening
an extra session, Clerk Forney called the Se
nate to order. • After the reading of the procla
mation, Senator Foot, of Vermont was sworn
and declared by resolution to be President of
the Senate pro tem. He then administered the
oath of office to Messrs. Bowden, of Virginia,
Buckalew, of Pennsylvania, Chandler, of
Michigan, Dixon, of Connecticut, Doolittle, of
Wisconsin, Johnson, of Maryland, Morgan, of
New York, Morrill, of Maine, Stunner, of
Massachuseits, and Wade, of Ohio, Senators
elect. Mr. Ten Eyck, of New Jersey, presented
the credentials of Mr. Wright, of New Jersey,
who appeared and was sworn in. Messrs. Wil-
eon, Howe and Nesmith were appointed a com
mittee to wait upon the President and inform
kim that the Senate was in session, who soon
performed that duty and reported to the Senate.
Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois, called attention to
the law requiring new Senators to subscribe to
the oath of allegiance. On motion of Mr.
Poster, of Connecticut, it was voted that the
daily sessions of the Senate should commence
at twelve o'clock, M. The principal business
transacted on Thursday, March 5, was the
swearing in of Messrs. Hendricks, of Indiana,
and'Spragne, of Rhode Island, and the adop-
Lion of a resolution authorizing the President
pro tins. to appoint standing committees. The
exeeative suction was confined to the adoption
of a resolution to return ail the nominations
of spry officers ; &0., Which expired with the
late session, to the President. After the ad
journment the Presidont's private secretary
reached the Capitol with several communica
tions.
A Question.
Admitting that to Congress belongs the power,
under the Constitution, to suspend the writ of
habeas corpus, the question arises, "Can they
delegate the power to another ?" Congress,
according to the Constitution, may, in certain
defined cases, suspend the writ. Now, must
not this be done by an act declaring it sus
pended, the States or districts wherein it is sus
pended, and the reasons for the suspension ?
or, may the Congress, in general terms, dele
gate to the President power to suspend it at
will, over whatever States or districts he may
see proper, whether war exists therein, or
whether the administration of the laws is im
peded therein, or not?
The only reference to the subject in the Con
stitution occurs in that part of it treating of
the constitution, duties and powers of Con
gress, and is in these words :
"The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus
shall not be suspended, unless when in cases
of rebellion or invasion the public safety may
require it."
In the article relating to the Executive no
allusion is made to it ; and it seems clear to
us that the intention of the framers of the Con
st►tution was to make Congress the sole judge
of "when the public safety" required the ens-'
pension of the privilege, and vested in them
alone the power to suspend it.
• In our opinion the act lately passed by Con
gress 14 Relating to Habeas Corpus," which
declares, "that during the present rebellion
the President of the United States, whenever
in his judgment the public safety may require
it, is authorized to suspend the privilege of
the writ of habeas corpus in any ease through
out the United States, or any part thereof,"
is a plain violation of the letter and spirit of the
Constitution. Will some gentleman "learned
in the law" inform us whether we are right or
wrong, and, in either case, give us the " why
and wherefore t"
General News.
Fort MiAllieter, it appears, has not been
takeri. A Savannah dispatch of Ist March
says that the Confederate steamer Nashville
ran aground opposite Fort M'Allister,'and was
destroyediby the Federal iron-Clads.
Two dredging machines had arrived at
Vicksburg to be used on the canal. The river
was rising rapidly and the water was interfe
ring with the camps at the head of Island No.
95; the levees have been, broken and the water
is pouring through at a fearful rate. A flat
boat had run the Vicksburg batteries—she was
fired at and struck three times. A fire oc
curred at Lake Providence on Monday (2d)
which destroyed nearly the whole town and a
large amonnt of commissary stores.
A dispatch from Stafford Court House, Va.,
March.; gives information Of the capture and
dispersion of a party of guerrillas near Aldie.
Captain Schultze, at the head of a body of
Union cavalry, after having ascertained the
strength of the enemy, and thetime they would
be along, he disposed his own men in a barn
formerly owned by him, and awaited ,their
coming. In this way he attacked them unex
pectedly and captured about thirty. The rest
escaped. They were commanded by the note
lions Capt. Mosely of White's brigade, and
were numerically superior to the Union force.
The rumors in relation to great battles and
victories, and the reported capture of the Ala
bama, are not credited at Waihington.
On Monday morning last (2d) the provost
guard at Fortress Monroe captured about
$7,500 of contraband goods at Lambert's Point,
on the Elizabeth river. Four of the smugglers
were arrested.
In Poland the insurrection appears to be
spreading. Several collisions had occurred be
tween the insurrectionists and the Russian
troops, in which the former were generally
worsted, but thus far they have shown no.dis
position to yield.
-Several abolition members of dongress,among
them Bingham of Ohio, and Kelley, of this
State, left Washington yesterday morning
(Thursday,) for New Hampshire, to stump thil
State.
A Washington telegraph of the 4th, says
there is a general feeling of confidence that
Savannahls taken and that Vicksburg has been
evacuated. We can't screw up our confidence
to that pitch. Both events may happen—but
we don't think they have happened.
It is stated positively, at , the Navy Depart
ment that the loss of the Indianola was wholly
the result of Colonel or General Ellet's disobe
dience of his orders not to separate his com
mand from the• naval fleet he was supposed to
be aiding.
• The only measures which the majority in
both Houses failed to pass for want of time
were the emancipation bills for Misiouri, Ma
ryland, and Delaware, and one providing for
Congressional elections in Louisan and Ten
nessee.
The Nevi York House of Assembly has ap
pointed a committee to investigate charges of
corruption, official and otherwise, made by
representative Fields against Speaker Cali
eott.
A Fortress monroe dispatch, March 3, says :
Privates Wm. Dormody and Charles Clark, of
Battery H, let Penn. Artillery, convicted by
general court martial, of the murder of Heze
kiah Stokes, a citizen of York county, Va.,
were hung, outside of Fort Yorktown, yester
day, at half-,k - ast 1 o'clock, P. M.
LETTER FROM THE ARMY.
Correspondence of the Patriot and r ntan.
NcaroLK VA., March 1, 1863.
Mums. Ramos The news here now is
not of much importance, as there has nothing
transpired more than usual lately. The 173 d
regiment was paid on the 27th day of Febniary,
1863, up to the .31st of December, 1862, and
on the 28th of Februarxthey were mustered
for two months' more pay. The paymaster
says we will be paid agait on or before the
15th of - this month. The paymaster was a
great satisfaction to all, and will partly relieve
a great many families at home. It is the best
act any government can do to pay the soldiers
promptly according to the army regulations.
But our army ought to be - paid in gold and
silver, co that they would get the full amount
due to them—and this could easily be accom
plished, if the banks were compelled to redeem
their bills in specie, and taxes laid sufficient
to defray the expenses of the government each
year. This would keep our paper money at
par and also our government. As long as they
do not raise revenue by taxation their money
will be under par. But they are afraid to try
it, for fear it would discourage some of their
own party and open the yes. Well, I think
it would open their eye ide enough at least
to make them try to have this war carried on
with less expenditure. They.then would hunt up
the fradds in our government—and it certainly
would be no trouble to find plenty of them.
Floyd was a greater rascal than any human
being ought to be, but he was a fool to some
of the grand rascals now. It is a great dis
grace for any officer to rob our treasury in
times of peace ; but when our government is in
the greatest civil war ever recorded in history,
the man who would rob her treasury, and then,
like the thief, to prevent detection, brand every
man as a traitor who dares to mention it, is an
ingrain villain. There are plenty of men who
would volunteer their services to command a
nigger brigade, on account of the salary, who
would consider the offer of it at a private's
pay an insult. This I know from expressions
I have heard. I see a rumor that the rebels
are advancing on Norfolk with 15,000 or 20,000
men, and that they are in Princess Ann county.
This is certainly a mistake. We have been
expecting an attack here, but I think it all
originated from the report of some weak nerved
soldier. The rebs will never attack this place,
unless they are successful in running their
iron-clads down the James river and getting
possession of the waters here. It would be
nonsense for them to try to \ hold this place
while our gunboats ply around. They know
as well as we do that we would burn the city
down if they were to drive us out with infantry.
As long as they have not possession of the
waters, I think there is no danger of an attack
by land. It would not be goo.d policy to say
what force we have here ; but the rebels, I
suppose, know our strength just as well as I
do. The report of General Vickie removal
proves incorrect. General King was here, but
departed again, and it is not now likely that
General Viele will be removed. There are a
great many understrappers trying to have him
superseded, because he is an honest man, but
I hope they will not be able to make their
point. It rained here all day yesterday, and
was raining this morning, but cleared off about
noon, and was warm. I suppose the Northern
clergy will be a little more devoted to the
preaching of the gospel since the announce
ment of the next conscription.
Yours, &c. S. K. J.
THE MISSION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
Editors Patriot and Tinton
GENTLIMBN :—lt has ever been the proud
boast of the Democratic party, as also of the
Clay and Webster Whigs, that they were the
defenders of constitutional liberty.
That the path of duty in this fearful oriels
may be clear to every genuine lover of consti
tutional liberty, (by permitting us the use of
your colunins,) we will lay before them certain
portions of the Constitution of the United
States, which have been grossly and wilfully
violated by the present Congress, tending to
perpetuate a dissolution of that Union, formed
by the Constitution, and which, James Madi
son and Daniel Webster have said, was diesolved
by any and every violation of the Constitution.
The following are some of the parts of the
Constitution of the United States which have
been violated to inaugurate a coercion over
Stales, not only not given to the Federal Gov
ernment, but purposely withheld by the States,
as is clearly apparent from the debates in the
General Convention that framed the Constitu
tion and in the State Conventions that ratified
of adopted it.
1. 4 ' No preference shall be. given, by any
regutation of commerce or revenue, to the
ports of one State over those of another." Art.
1, sea. 8.
Blockading the ports of the slaveholding
States was equivalent to acknowledging them
as no longer members of the Union, but, to us,
foreign governments.
2. * * * "Baerving to the States rearm-
Lively the appointment [under State laws] of
the officers, and the authority of training the
militia, according to the discipline prescribed
by Congress," (meaning the rules and regula
tions of the army and the rules and articles of
war, known as military laws.) Art. 1, sec. 8.
This reserves to the States, in clear terms,
the power to elect major generals and brigs
diefgenerals of volunteers or militia, as well
as all other officers. Congress, in its uncon
stitutional enosaription act, boldly usurps this
right.
3. "No State shall * * * in time of
peace * * * engage in war, unless actu
ally invaded, or in such imminent danger as will
not admit of delay." Art. 1, sec: 8.
This forbids the entrance of United States
troops into a State for any other purpose than
to merely pass peaceably through a State, or
1
to aid in enforcing the decree's of durto against ay'
individual. No power has been given to the
Federal Government to coerce or make war on
a State, and any attempt to do so is a violation
of the Constitution and a• dissolution of the
Union. James Madison, in .. the General Con
irention, said :
"Any government for the United States,
formed on the supposed practicability of using
force against even the unconstitutional proceed
ings of the States, would prove visionary and
fallacious." .
The past twenty months have demonstrated
the wisdom of the framers of the Constitution,
and, per contra, the folly of the policy of New
England Puritanism. Moreover, in Art. 4, see.
4, we find the following :
" The United States shall * * * pro
tect each of them [the States . ] against invasion,
and on application of the Legislature, or of the
Executive, (when the Legislature cannot be
convened,) against domestic violence," [such as
slave insurrections, invited by the emancipa
tion proclamation.]
4. "The Congress shall have power to lay
and collect taxes, duties,imposte and excises;
to pay the debts and provide for the common
defence and general welfare of the United
States; but all duties, imposts and excises
shall be uniform throughout the United States."
Art. 1, sec. 8.
Military commanders have, in violation of
the Constitution, and without any authority.of
law whatever, assessed a portion of the citizens
of sole of the States, in heavy amounts, for the
alleged purpose of paying the amounts so
taxed and collected for the support of thieving
and fugitive Abolitionists, collected around
military commands and headquarters.
5. "The privilege of the writ of habeas cor
pus shall not be suspended [by Congress] unless
when, in cases of rebellion or inventory the pubiic
safely may require it." Art. 1, eec. 9, para
graph 2.
The President, by proclamation, has suspen
ded the habeas corpus in States where there has
not been, nor now is, any " rebellion" (or
opposition to lawful authority) or "invasion,"
in gross violation of the Constitution, and
without any authority from Congress what
ever, to the destruction of the "public safety."
6. [Congress shall have power] "To coin
money, regulate the value thereof, and of for
eign coin." * * * "To provide for the
punishment of counterfeiting the securities and
current coin of the United States." Art. 1,
sec. 8, paragraphs 5 and 6.
"No State shall * * 'coin money, emit
bills of credit, make anything but gold and silver
coin a tender in payment of debts." Art. 1, sec.
10.
To carry on a coercive war against eleven
States, Congress has warped the power to man
ufacture paper money, and declare it a legal
tender for every thing excepting debts due the
Federal government. It has usurped a power
withheld from it, and denied to the States. There
WaS not only no power to issue it, but there is
no power to punish the counterfeiting of it.
7. "No person, holding any office under the
United States, shall be a member of either house
[of Congress] during his continuant)e in of
fice." Art. 1, sec. 6, paragraph 2.
Congress has permitted officers of the militia,
after having been mustered into the service of the
United States, to sit and vote in Congress.
S. "When vacancies happen in the represen
tation from any State, the executive authority
thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such
vacancies." •
Congress has received persona as members
from States that do not acknowledge the au
thority of Congress, or claim any protection
from it ; which members claim to have been
elected by a proclamation of some military
usurper. Laws enacted by persons noting with
out any constitutional authority are null and
void.
9. * * "No new State shall be formed or
erected within the jurisdiction of any other State,
* *- without the consent of the Legisla
ture of the State concerned, as well as of Con
gress." Art. 4, sec. 3.
Congress received "Western Virginia" into
the Union as a State, knowing. it to have been
organized by a minority of the citizens of Virgi
nia, in palpable rebellion to the legal authority
of a majority of said State, and has received per
sons into ,Congress, as representatives from
Virginia proper, and also Western Virginia,
who were not elected under any writ or writs
of election issued by the executive authority
of Virginia. Laws made by such illegal means
are of no authority whatever.
10. "The trial of crimes * * shall be by
jury, and such trial shall be held in the State
where the said crimes shall have been committed."
Art. 3, sec. 2, paragraph 3.
Congress has passed an act providing for the
trial of citizens in adhering States by courts
martial, which is not only a revolutionary mea
sure, bat destructive of the liberties of the
people.
11. 'To person shall be held to answer for a
capital or otherwise infamous crime,unless on a
presentment or indictment 9f a grandjury, * * nor
be deprived of life , liberty or property, with
out due process of law ; * * nor shall private
property be taken for public use without just
compensation.''' Amendments to Const., art. 5.
"The right of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses, papers and effects,
against unreasonable searches, shall not be vi
olated, and no warrant shall issue, but upon pro
bable cause, supported , by oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be
searched and the persons or things to be
seized." Amendments, art. 4. '
"The Congress shall have power to declare
and punish treason, but no attainder of trea
son shall work corruption of blood or forfeit
ure, except during the life of the person at
tainted." Art. 3,•sec. 3, paragraph 3.
These three last articles have been grossly
violated by the Confiscation net, by military
arrests, under the so-called "war making
power",--a power grossly violative of the Con
stitution and .of the liberties and property of
the citizens, as many can testify who have suf
fered from these usurpations and despotic acts.
These articles of the Constitution are also
wholly ignored by the Conscription act.
12. "The Congress shall have power to dis
pose of [sell] and make all needful rules and
regulations respecting the territory or other.
property belonging to the United States, and
nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed
as to prejudice any claims of the United States or
of any particular State."
In 1862, Congress, to the prejudice of many
States having an equal interest in the public
lands, passed an act making certain donations
to such States as would receive them. The
act is not only in gross violation of the Con
stitution, but in bad faith, as, on the final set
tlement of the difficulty between the States
owning these lands, every acre must be ac
counted for, and an equal distribution made of
them. It is the duty of Pennsylvania, as a
law-abiding and constitutional State, to protest
against such legislation, instead of accepting
the lands so donated or distributed.
13. "No person [slave] held to service in
one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into
another, shall, in eonsequence of any law or re•
gulation therein, be discharged from such ser
vice or labor, but shall be delivered up on the
claim of the party to whom such service or
labor may be due." Art. 4; see. 2, para. 3.
By the orders of military oommanders, and
by the proclamation of the President, this ar
ticle of the Constitution has been ignored, and
the independence of "non-complying" States
indirectly acknowledged. If the President is
absolved from his constitutional obligations,
so are all the citizens.
We have thus shown that to carry on a war
not authorized by,the Constitution, the larger
part of it has been violated, and at this mo
ment the government is thoroughly revolution
ized by Congress and the President.
It now becomes the duty of the Governor
and the Legislature of this State to enter an
iminecliate and solemn protest against these
sate of usurpation and tyranny, so destructive
of the sovereignty of this State and of the li
berties of the people. It is the sworn duty of
the Governor and the Legislature to resist these
acts, before the people are driven to despera
tion. CONSTITUTION.
Lye:ming county, Fe& 28, 1863.
The Philadelphia Dial says : Both Houses
of Congress have passed the amendment to the
Tax bill rendering' absolutely void all loans of
over par on gold. This is the severest blow
that has yet been dealt to the speculation in
gold, and, if we mistake not, will cause a stam
pede among the speculators. Carrying gold
at 172 is no trifle. This probably accounts
for the rapid decline of gold in Philadelphia
and New York, announced o by telegraph yes
terday: It had declined from 72 to 60 with a
downwlird tendency, creating great confusion
it t h e markets.
PENIVA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March 5, 1863.
The Senate met at eleven o'clock, and was
opened with prayer.
The SPEAKER laid before the Senate the
following communication.
TREASURY DDPARTHIET, March 5, 1863.
To the Speaker and Members of the Senate
GENTLEMEN : In obedience to your resolution
of February 10, 1863, requiring me "to inform
the Senate what amount of twecie certificates
were issued to the several beigks of We Com
monwealth in accordance with the act of Jan.
30th, 1863, authorizing me to exchange with
the banks an amount of currency sufficient to
pay the interest due in February in coin, and
report the names of all the banks that offered
to exchange and those to whom the certificates
were issued," I have the honor to report that
the amount of gold deposited by the several
banks for wig& certificates will issue, amounts
to one million eight thousand three hundred
and eighteen dollars and twelve cents.
This includes all the abnks under special
charter, except six, viz : Farmers' and Drovers'
Bank, Waynesburg, Southwark Bank, Phila
delphia, Monongahela' Bank, Brownsville,
Bank of Beaver County, Bank of Fayette
County and Bank of Pittsburg. The first
named has signified its acceptance of the act,
but has not yet deposited the coin. The re
maining five banks base their declination to
cemply with the act on the ground of being
specie paying banks. I have no means of
telling whether their claim is founded in fact
or not, except that their payment of taxes to
the Commonwealth have been made in the
common currency of the country. For these
banks to receive their interest in gold on the
amount of public debt held by them and pay
their taxes in common currency, does not
agree with my ideas of justice or establish very
closely their claims of being specie paying
institutions. HENRY D. Mooxz,
State Treasurer.
PETITIONS.
Mr. BOUND presented a petition from Phila
delphia for a law providing compensation for
aged school teachers retired by the Board of
Control.
Petitions were presented from Schuylkill
county against permitting corporations to hold
large bodies of land for mining purposes.
REPORTS OP. COMMITTEES.
Mr. CONNELL reported from the Finance
Committee, with amendment, the bill to enable
the Wyoming canal company to compromise
with its creditors.
The Committee on Banks reported bills to
recharter the following banks for the period
of five years from the expiration of their char
ters, viz : Bank of Danville, Bank of Delaware
County, Lancaster County Bank, Farmers'
Bank of Easton, Commercial Bank of Pennsyl
vania.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. RIDGWAY, to authorize the State Trea
surer to refund to Geo. R. Berrill money over
paid as an auctioneer ; also, a bill to authorize
the Fairmount passenger railway company to
extend their track.
Mr. CONNELL, to authorize the . Philadel
phia, Germantown and Norristown railroad
company to sell.certain real estate ; also, a bill
for the relief of Wm. D. Sheridan ; also, a bill
exempting the Women's hospital of Philadel
phia from taxation, which was considered and
passed.
Mr. LOWRY, joint resolution approving the
proclamation of the President releasing the
slaves of rebels as a military measure.,
BILLS CONSIDERED.
Mr. RIDGWAY called up the House bill sup
plementary to the charter of the Pennsylvania
railroad company.
Mr. CLYMER offered a proviso requiring
the supplement to be submitted to a vote of
the stockholders. Not agreed to,-yeas 13,
nays 14. The bill then passed to third reading
and was laid over.
Mr. KT_NSEY called up the bill incorporating
a company to build a bridge across the Dela
ware river at Dunham Xurnace, which passed
to third reading and walaidiover.
Mr. SMITH, called up the bill to inoorpte
ate the North Philadelphia association of
Baptist anelids, which passed to third read
ing and was laid over.
Mr. STEIN called up the bill providing for
the levying of a tax in several townships of
Northampton county for the relief df sub
scribers to the volunteer bounty fund, whibh
passed finally. Adjourned.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, March 5,1863.
The House was called to order. by Speaker
CESSNA at 10 A. x.
PETITIONS.
A number of petitions were presented from
Barks, Washington and Bucks counties, pray
ing for the passage of a law preventing negroes
from coming into the State,
Messrs. KERNS, PANCOAST, BARGER,
MOORE, COCHRAN, SMITH, HOPKINS, M'-
MANUS, LEE, QUIGLEY and SCHOFIELD
presented remonstrances against a railroad on
Broad street.
Messrs. GRABER and others presented pe
titions for the passage of 'a law rendering it
illegal to pay the wages of labor in store or
ders.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. THOMPSON, an act exempting the Mer
cantile Library company of Philadelphia from
taxation.
Mr. BARGER, an act authorizing the pay
ment of the amount of redeemable ground
rents into court in certain cases.
Mr. COCHRAN, a supplement to the act in
corporating the Philadelphia Lying-in charity;
also, an act for the more convenient dispatch
of public business in Philadelphia courts.
CITY WARRANTS
The special committee to which was referred
an act authorizing public officers of Philadel
phia to receive city warrants in payment of
debts due the city, made a report with a nega
tive recommendation.
ADDITIONAL BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. LAPORTE, an act reducing the pay of
members of the Legislature to $8 per them for
one hundred days, and $1.50 per diem if the
session extends beyond that time.
Mr. FREELAND, an act relative to the bo
rough of Millersburg, which passed finally.
Mr. EARLY, an act to facilitate anatomical
researches.
On motion of Mr. THOMPSON, the House
proceeded to the consideration of an act ex
empting the Mercantile Library company from
taxation.
Mr. MOORE moved to refer to the Local Ju
diciary Committee_ Agreed to.
Mr. LUDLOW, an act relative to tax on cer
tain capital stock and dividends of corpora
tions.
Mr. SCHOFIELD, an act repealing the act
appointing a measurer' of paving stones.
Mr. LEE; an act to increase the accommoda
tions of the Philadelphia county prison.
BILLS CONSIDERED.
A supplement to the act incorporating the
Lykens Valley coal - company was considered
and defeated.
An act to incorporate the Oil Creek naviga
tion company was considered and postponed.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Rouse proceeded to the consideration of
an act to authorize school directors to select
sites for school houses. The act was laid °Ter.
AUCTIONEERS
Mr. THOMPSON offered the following reso
lution, which was adopted :
Resolved, That the Auditor General be re
quested to communicate to this House the
names of all auctioneers who pay taxes in ac
cordance with the laws of this Commonwealth,
and the amount paid by each; also, the names
of those who do not pay.
OIL CREWE NAVIGATION
An ad to tucosperate the Oil Creek Wigs-
Lion company was considered, on motion of
Mr. BEEBE, and passed finally. It is intended
to enforce certain rules for the regulation of
dams upon Oil creek, and, if possible, to pre
vent the great damage to oil boats which fre
quently occurs during freshets.
An act to provide for the transportation of
the bodies of deceased soldiers to Pennsylva
nia was considered.
The bill was referred to a special committee
of three. Adjourned.
OBITUARY:
HARRIET, wife of Thomas Morley ;and daughter
of Allen and Mary Potter, died in this city Feb.
13th, 1863. She was born in Greenwich, Wash
ington county, New York, Jan. 2d, 1604, and
created' anew in Christ Jesus in 1822. She re
moved with her father's family to Northern Penn.
sylvania in 1824, and was married to her surviving
and sorrowiug husband Sept. 26th, 1826. Mrs.
Morley was a woman of firm and energetio nature,
entering heartily into whatever seemed lofty and
lovely. She was an earnest and consistent Chris
tian, much attached to the branch (Methodist
Episcopal) of the church with which she was iden
tified so many years. The great modern institu
tions, the Sunday schools, shared largely in her
sympathies and labors. She was given to hospi
tality, many of the Ministers of God having
through a series of years enjoyed'the charities of
her home. The last illness which took place
shortly after a visit to the Locust Street M. B.
church, where she had formerly worshiped, was
short and painful, but the grace of God was suffi
cient for her, so that she departed this life in the
full assurance of faith. During the last few hours
of life she manifested profound interest for her
sons, earnestly pleading with God:for their salva
tion in Heavy). Much might be written to her
praise, but is needless, for her beautiful life.•
history is already written in the hearts of those
who knew and loved her well and faithfully. Now
that she has departed this life, to them one of the
brightest lights of earth has gone out, while.
a new star shines in Heaven. Her .memory
in the circle of home and familiar, fond friends,
is like ointment poured forth. "Blessed are
the dead which die in the Lord from hence
forth; yea, eaith the spirit, that they may rest
from their labors; and their works do follow
them."
Nov rabutrtistmtnto.
WEBSTER'S ARMY AND NAVY
POCKET DICTIONARY.
Just received and for sate at
WHIMPER'S 'BOOSSIORE
SPLENDID ASSORTMENT
0 P
LITHOGRAPHS,
Formerly retailed at from $a to $5, ere now offered at
50 and 75 cents, and $1 and $1 50—rnblished by the Art
Union, and formerly retailed by them.
Splendid Photographic Albam Pictures of all distin
guished men and Generale of the army, at only 10 eta
For sale at SIMIEFFEWS Bookstore,
18 Market street, Harrisburg,
TH 0 S.
C. MAcDOWELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MILITARY CLAIM AND PATENT AC.E'Zfr,
Office in Burke's Row, Third street, (Up Stairs.)
Having formed a Connection with parties in Wash
ington City, who are reliable business men, any busi
ness connected with any of the Departments will meet
with immediate and careful attention. m 8 y
EMPTY BARRELS.— A large number
of empty Wine, Brandy and Whisky Barrels for
sale by WM. BOOK, jr., & 00.
TAPANE9E TEA.—A choice lot of
0 this eelebrated Teajust received. It in or the tire&
cargo ever imported, and is much superior to the Oki.
nese Teas in quality, strength and fragrance, and is also
entirely free of adulteration, coloring or mixture of any
kind.
It is the natural leaf of the Japenese Tea Plant.
For sale by WM. DOCK, jr., & Co.
WANTED—A situation as Chamber
maid or to do dneral housework in a small pri
vate family, with good reference. Apply at POOL'S
Boarding House, Walnut street, opposite Short.
intl-I.to
LOTS FOR SALE-ON NORTH T.
and Pennsylvania Avenue. Apply to
B. T. HALDEMAN,
for. front and Walnut etc
mars-dtf
NOTICE.
HE All QII AILS Z IR,
BIIPERINTENDNIT VOL. BAIL SERVICE,
Harrisburg, Pa., March 4, 1863.
All Officers and Soldiers absent from their Regiments
Without proper authority, all Stragglers from the Army,
whether peroled, exchanged or otherwise, are hereby
directed to report in person td the nearest Recruting
Offices, Regular or Volunteer, for conduct to their ass"-
ments or to Clamps of Paroled Prisoners.
And all, whether Officers or Soldiers, wino fail to report
as above directed within five days, will thereafter be con
sidered deserters, for whom the usual , reward will be
paid on delivery.
See General Orders, No, 46, War Department, A. 4.0.,
Washington, Feb. 20,1868.
Dy orb: of the War Department: •
marli..3td
1863.
DULLAD.ELPIIIA & ERIE RAIL
ROAD.—This great line traverses the Northern
and Northwest counties of Pennsylvania to the city of
Erie, on Lake Erie.
It has been leased by the Pennsylvania Rail Bead
Company, and under their auspices I. being rapidly
opened throughout its entire length.
It is now in me for Passenger and iPreight hi:Winans
from Harrisburg to Sinnemahoning, (Ist Fork,) (174
miles) on the Eastern Division, and from Shefflad to
Erie, (78 miles) on the Western Division.
TIME OF PASSENGER TRAINS AT MARAIS
VIRG .
Leave Northward.
Mail Train..... 2.30 a. m. I Express Thin.. 3.20 p. m
Cars run through without change both ways on these
trains between Philadelphia and Lock Rare; and be
tween Baltimore and Lock Heron.
Elegant Sleeping Cars on Express Traits both ways
between - Williamsport and Baltimore, and Williamsport
and Philadelphia.
For information respecting Passenger business apply
at the 8. E. cor. 11th and Market streeta.
And for Freight busineElS of the Companyla Agents.
S. B. Kingston, Jr, car. 13th and Market streets,
Philadelphia.
W.J. Reynolds, Erie.
J. M. Drill, Agent N. O. R. 8., Baltimore.
H. H. HOUSTON,
Oen'l Freight Agt,,
LEWIS L. ROUPT,
Geng Ticket Agt.,
JOS. D. POTTS,
Geng Manager, Williamsport.
marb•dy
D
ESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS
NOR SALE, west of the Capitol, fronting on °rand
street and Hammond leas. Enquire of .
OEO. CIINKLE,
66 Market Street,
febll-Imd
SMITH & EWING,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, .
• THIRD STREET, Harrisburg,
Practice in the several Courts of Dauphin county. Col,.
lections made promptly. A. 0. SMITH,
feb26 J. B. EWING.
TIUILDING LOTS FOR SATAL—The
.11J subscriber offers for sold 25 building lots Inas vil
lage of Churchville, about three miles from this city.
The lots are from SO to 40 feet front, by 100 to 140 feet
deep. Price and terms reasonable. Apply to -
0, 11E28, Proprietor, '
Living in Ohurchville.
feb2s-d2w*
T COOK, Merchant Tailor,
a 27 CHESNUT ST., between Second and Front,
'Hu just returned from the city with en assortment of
CLOTHS, CASSIME.RES AND r.ssirNGs,
Which will be sold at moderate prices and made up to
order, and, also, an assortment of READY MADE
Clothing 'and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods.
nov2l-Iyd
I ENTISTR y.
B. N. GEBEL, D. D. li,
• 75 '. • - N . 119 MARKET STARER,
!ii - .
RUT & RIINERVS BUILDING, UP STAIRS.
jauS.tf
VLIIID AND ALCOHOL, IN LARGE
quantitiell and of pure quality, for sale by
WM. DOCK, 3x., & CO.
RICHARD I. DODGE,
Captain Bth Infantry.
Supt. Vol. Bea. Berries Pa
1863.