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Cultunbia Dnnntrnf
UD1TRD ST LEVI I.. TATK, MlOrRlCTOH.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
DATUHDAY MORWINO, JANUARY 4, 186J.
OUR OOUHTRY'S TLAO.
(Jov or ovn. FATncmt In thy name
V nail our Standard to tin mail
Tc csnqjcr or to tile. We claim
No greater honor. While tliii blast
'Of civil strife en-iope o'er the land,
We'll strike tho foe who dares to mar
Our lovely ensign, and we'll stand
A wall of tiro to guard each ttar.
L ne then twine each thread of the glottoue tlssueof
out country' flag about our henrt-strlugs, and looking
vponu honwe, and catching the eplrit that breathea '
unonuifromtliebattlo-fieldiorour father., letue re -
ilrelhat, come weal or woe, wo will In life and in
deuth. uuwnnd forever, stand by tho stare and etrlpcs. .
They have floated owr nur cradles, let u lie our prayer
Fiad our atmggle that they shall float over our graves.
They have been unfurled Irom the riiowa of Oanndn to
tin plama of New UrleaiK, mid to Die halls of Hie Mon-
aorrow and of penury for ourlips, and wlthhands ever
outstrecbed in fecbleneannd supplication, on which. In
anr hour, a military tyrant may rivci inu icuori ui o
despairing bondage. May Uod in his Inflnite mercy save
av
yv and me, and the laud we to inurh lov
uoqui of such a degradation." Jottph Holt
"Hag of the free hcart'a only home I
By ange'.-liands to valcr given
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born In heaven,
forever float that standard sfaettt
Where breathes the foe. but falls before u,
With Freedom'! soil beneath ourlaet,
And Freedoui'a banner streaming o'er aal"
riWISIMn'-H' w,,.'iH.iniMrf.mmii jm-qi
democratic Slate Executive Committee.
A meeting of the Democratic State Executive Commit
tee will be held at the Huehler House, IUrbisdcku, on
Wednesday January 15, IfliJ.atU a'clock I. M.
JJeuuoaratic papers in lis Mate wilt please copy,
WILLIAM 11. WULdll, Chairman.
ST The Editor of this journal ha3 de
parted for the Seat of Government, to as
Bume his duties as a Member of tho Legis
lature of Pennsylvania. During his so
journ in tho Oity of Harrisburg, tho Edi
torial conduct of tho Columbia Democrat,
will mainly devolve upon his worthy Local
Associate, Col. Jxo. G. Freeze. We bo.
speak from our friends aud patrons, in tho
went of our dovided labors, their kindly
indulgcnoe and generous consideration.
The Legislature.
The session of the Legislature begins on
next Tuesday, January 7th. There is a
probability that several questions of inter
est relating to contested scats in tho House
will come up for decision. Tho legality
of the Array vote (which is undergoing
inquiry in tho courts of Luxerne and Phila
delphia) is involved in the return of mem
bers from Lufcorne. And tho right of
certain counties to srparatc reprrsentntim
in the House, arises upon the election in
Ue d ford county.
Contested elections in tho IIouso arc
decided by Committees, drawn by lot, who
it under oath, in tho capacity of a court.
This arrangement is well calculated to so-
curs justice and prevent mere partisan
decisions.
Government Suspension. :
The following is from the N. Y Eve
ning ost of Monday last :
" Tho Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer of this
port and instructions of a liko nature have
j robably been forwarded to the Govern
went officers nt other prominent points, to
suspend spcoio payments on all claims
saTC the principal and interest of the pub
lie debt, falling due cn the first of January.
Public creditors, with the exceptions named,
aro now paid in United States Demand
notes. Tho Assistant Treasurer at the
same timo ceases to redeem these notes,
but receives all denominations, whether
payable at New York or clsowhcro, in
payment of debts due tho Government."
So it sfppcars, that simultaneously with
tho suspension of specie payments by the
banks, thore is nho a partial suspension by
the Government. It is clear that tho
Treasury demand-notes ought never to
have been issued by tho Government, and
wo conclude tho above order of the Sec
retary of tho Treasury is owing, in great
part, to tho existence of tboso notes in cir
culation. Being, liko bank notes, payable
without interest on presentation, the sus
pension of the banks would causo them to
be presented for immediate redemption in
coin. Hut tho Government finds it incon
venient if not irapossiblo to redeem them
at onco, and if presented throws them back
discredited upon tho holders.
The act of Congress, at the fomer ses-
rion, authorizing tha issue of 850,000,000
of tliis paper, was most unwiso and un
fortunate. It put tho national credit in
peril, and placed tho Government in tho
position of a bank of issue. "Wo supposo
it is icarcely worth whilo inquiring by
what authority tho Secretary makes this
order suspending tho payment of tho notes
So many things are occurring to surpriso
tho country, that this question need not be
tingled out for dobate.
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Dedication, Tho 3Iethodtst Episcopa
Church EdiCco, recently erected in Mifflin
ville, Columbia cc-., will by Divino Per
mission be dedicated to the worship of
the Triune God, on Sabbath, tho 10th day
of January, Service to commence? at 10
o'clock, A. M. The publio are tordia
tczuuias, aud amid the eolltudee ofctcry ten: and eve. cordm" to tho legal obligation binding
where, as the luinluoue nymbolof resistless and bciiefi , ...
ciat power, thty hive leilthc brave and the free to vie- upon them; lot tllCtn perform their COU
tcry and to glory. It h ie uecu my fortune to look upon I , ... .
thia flag In foreign lauds nud amid the gloem of an orl-, tracts in gOOU faith, OUU tllOV Will Only
ental despotism, nnd right well do I know, by contrast 1 , , ., . , , , .
bow brigbtnreiti itan, and iion- sublime aro it iiupi-1 have discharged their duty ana rendorcd
rations I Ifthie banner, the emblem for is of all that it i . . . , ,
transporting; in huoian hope, i to bi sacrificed on the ODCdlCnCC to ttlO laWS. lllOy cannot 00
allara of a Satanic auiblllon, and thus disappear forever . , , . . . . . .
amiJthenlght and tempest of revolution, then will I JCCt that tUO redemption Ot their notes 13
feel-aud nhbshall eitlniate the deflation of that feel- i .,: !, ,,, ..: . ,,
logi-thatthceunhae Indeed boon elrlcken from the HlOrO CXpCllSlVC than they CXpCCtuU that
my of our lives, and that henceforth' wc ihall be but . f .. . , nllirii,.rSi,, n.,m,l l.
w.n,i.,r. in,! oMtcaits. with nous it but the bread of 13 ono ot tuo risks voluntarily assumou D
Bank Suspension.
Tho banks of New York suspended the
redemption of their notes in coin on last
Monday morning in consequence of on
agreement entered into by tbcin on the
previous Saturday, and tbo banks at Bos
ton, Philadelphia, and other places havo
followod their example. Tho suspension
I will be general throughout the country ,
and wo aro thus to have added to other
' existing evils, that of an irredeemable cur
rency. Tho susponsion is represented as
j a cautionary measure. There is no lack of
coin at present, but, it is said, there may
bo such lack, if tho banks continue to re
deem their notes, as required by law.
There is much more coin than usual in the
country, but because it is apprehended
that tho bank supply may become less and
tho banks bo compelled to purchase it at
a premium, they choose to stop tho ro
.).,:. f l,!r nnlpq ntid lor tlifi mm.
CmptlOn OI tUOir nOlCS OUU 101 1116 COni-
., .ir i i nq it v -, lipr
mumtJ EUUer. .UUl, as tliey Owe lUCir
. Iinldrrq lorrnl poitt. on demand, what
uolc UOlucrs legal com, gu ut.iua.uu, wuai
. illcr0 :n wit 10 (iinf it On SUCll ft
JUSUCC 13 iut.ro ill wuuuiuiuj, it, ou sum n
prctCIICO 7 Lot thelll pay their debts a0-
, l f. jj , t borne lv tlicm
j DanKS 01 1SSUC, anu 10 00 OOrnc oy IIICIII
without complaint. Aro thoy to receive
all tho profits of their business and incur
none of its burdens? If thoy have not
coin enough to pay their notes, which is
tho most reasonable, that they shall buy
it, or let their notes go unpaid to the great
injury and loss of those who hold them ?
In this case, the New York banks sus
pended with 23,000,000 of specie on
hand.
Intolerant Iusolence.
The Harrisburg 'Megraph, the official
organ of tho State Government, last week,
sent out tho subjoined beautiful specimen
of political impudence :
" They (tho Democrats) want the orga
nization of the Legislature in their hands,
that they may send greeting to their old
allies in he south, signals of sympathy.
They want power now to aid rebellion.
This is their only object and purpose in
attempting to get possesoion of tho orga
nization of the House of Itepresentatives."
Cool impudenco would bo a mild desig
nation for such consummate impertinence.
The Democratic Party is now, as it al
ways has been, tho only Union Party in
Pennsylvania, and this fact was re-affirmed
at the lato Election, by over forty-three
thousand majority. In view of the fore
going monstrously false paragraph, aud
its gross violation of the truth of history,
wo incline to tho opinion, that even tho
Editor of the Harrisburg Telegraph, will
on reflection hido his head and blush
in shame.
The Genesee Farmer. The January
number of tho "Farmers' Own raper''is
received. It contains seventy articles on
agricultural and horticultural matters, with
oicht illustrations, besides a well filled
Editor's Table, Ladies Department, Ans
wers to Inquiries, etc. No one interested
in tho culture of the soil in city or coun
try can fail to receive the full cost of a
yearly subscription from this single num
ber. The Geneske Farmer is the cheap.
est ogricultural journal in tho world, and
with one exception is said to have double
the circulation of any similar paper in this
ountry or in Europe. It costs only 50
cents a year. Wo advise all our agricul
tural and horticultural friends to subscribe
for tho new volume at once. Send tho 50
cents in stamps to tho publisher, Joseph
Harris, Rochester, N. Y., or get one of
your neighbors to tako it with you and
send a dollar bill, Subscriptions received
at this office
Satuudav Eyesiso Post This favo
rite weekly continues to flourish amid tho
hard times, and looks as bright, chcerfuj
and inviting as ever. o havo always ro
garded tho Post as tho best family news
paper in tho country, and worthy of tho
widest circulation. It contains tho best
stories as well as all tho latest news of tho
day. Tho New Year will commence with
a fplcndid story cutitlcd "Daffodil's Do
light ; or a Life's Secret." Resides this a
series of clcgaut talcs will regularly appear
oaeh week. Tho terms of tho I'oU aro for
ono year', 82,00; one copy two years 83,00;
ono copy four years, 85,00; twenty copies
ono year 820 00, with a premium of a
splendid map of tho slaveholding States to
ovcry person getting up a club and will be
sent free of expenso. Saniplo copies of
nancr sent when requested. Addross
Deacon k Peterson, Philadelphia.
Moro New Blanks.
Deeds, Summons, Executions, Sciro Fa
cias, Stato Warrants, Commitmonts, Onpi
ascs, School orders, Exomption, Judgment
with Singlo and Doublo Notes, etc, just
printed and for salo at tho office of tho
Columbia Democrat.
- - f eV t -
C3r Uuliko many of our cotcmporaries,
wo novor omit a singlo publication, not
oven accepting tho Holliday excuse, but
in a short timo will havo, without interrup
lion, oomplcted the JiJ(centh volume of the
AbolitioufstB Bampart.
It scorns, says tho Polico Gazetto, as
though wo are novor to get rid of tho ev
erlasting nigger, but that he is to be dish
cd up to us morning, noon and night, in
such form and shape as our tormentors
think best adapted to their malignant pur
poses. Tho President is evidently just
nnd conservative in his policy, which does
not suit these fire eating Abolitionists, and
they arc determined, if possible, to drivo
him to following their plans, To this end
they aro holding caucuses, offering resolu
tions in Congress, making speeches and
cutting up various other antics character
istic of the race, but tliey aro destined to
disappointment, as wo do not believe that
ProMdcnt Lincoln will ever submit to be
come a party to their insane plnii3. Con.
grcss has no authority whatever to abolish
slavery in nny State ; and if thoy should
pass an act to that effect it would be void
in itself, and wo would be Euro to elect
men to the next Gongress that would wipo
the illegal enactment from tho statute book,
It is full time that something wai dono
with theso incendiaries, for they aro real
ly doing more injury to the country than
tho Secessionists, and if the President
would direct his Marshals to take charge
of ono l.ovejoy and ono Stevens, who
have obtained scats in Congress, and also
about two or thrco hundred of their co
conspirators outsido of Congress, and giro
them a berth at Fort Lafayette or War
ren, he would do tho country more good
than could be accomplished by an army
of fifty thousand men. These aro tho
men who have been instrumental in plun
ging tho country into civil war, and aro
now doing everything in their power to
prolong it, and to add to its horrors.
Tliey do not enlist cither as soldiers or of
ficers, for they fear to meet a hail storm
of. laden bullets ; but they stay at homo,
seek for contracts or fut offices, and then J
occupy their leisure timo in concocting
schemes that must result in making the
strife moro saunuiuary than the most
blood-thirsty could desire. There must
be an end put to their operations, and
that soon, or more evil will ensue.
Ex-Piiesidest Ruchanan. A Cal
runny Contrad'utcd. Wc are requested
by a gentleman whose official position nt
the timo enabled him to know all thc facts
to contradict a calumny recently tran3-
mitted to a notorious New York press by
one of those letter, writers here whoso uu-'
scrupulous missives ore well calculated to upon him. Tho purchase of vessels for
bring discredit on the whole fraternity ( iho Navy Department by a government
This gentleman denies that the Princo of agent is shown to have put into the pock
Walt s ever presented to President Ruehan- cts of the latter nearly a hundred ihousaud
an any pictures of tho Royal Family for dollars.
thc Presidential Mansion or for aiiy other One thing in this report must have been
purpose. remarked hv most readers : all tho frauds
1 he Prince, shortly before ho embarked
. T, , ' I
tor hngland, sent to Miss Lane, as a, to-
. " ' , . ' '
ken of personal regard, m- loose sheets ;
conta.n.ng likenesses of tho Queen, Prince
Albert and four of their royal children.-
cue ii mem p.aimy irameu at ner own
expense and hung up iu the family sitting
room until sho should return to Wheat
laud. Thc charge in relation to the Chincic or
Japanese curiosities, in thc same letter, is
equally untrue. All tho articles presented
to President Ruchanan by tho Japanese
Ambassadors were, by his direction de
posited in tho Patent Office, with thc origi
nal-list, and a receipt taken for them.
AatioiuU lntctuenccr.
Death of a Volunteer. We are
again called upon to record the death of
another Columbia county volunteer, Sam
uel W. Hess, of Denton, who was a
member of Company A., Fifty-second
Penna. Regiment, stationed along the Po
tomac. The corpse arrived at this place
on Saturday evening last, and was taken
on to Renton for iutermcnt, his former
placo of residence. His diseaso, we un
derstand, was fever of a biliou3 form.
Ho was a young man, just iu tho primo of
life, and a brother of John J. Hess who
joined the army from this placo. This is
tho sixth volunteer from Columbia county
whoso death wo havo recorded siuco the
commencement of this rebellion. Stir,
Fire in Wellsboro Wo aro informed,
that a serious firo occurred, on thc lflth
of December, in Wcllsboro', Tioga co.jliy
which a block of buildings, including tho
offico of tho Wcllsboro' AVcckly Democrat
R. Jenkins, Eq , tho liditor of tho
Democrat, lost bis all, even books, accounts
and material, as well as his iuturanco of
S500. which had just expired, and was in
negotiation for renewal. Tho Democrat
was tho ouly doniocratio paper iu
county of Tioga.
the
US? Did Stevens or Lovcjoy or any of
their school of i'olitics nut I'loyd up to
stealing? C olambia county Ilepui'icun.
Did Stevens or Lovojoy or any of their
school of politics put Fremont or Cum
mings up to stealing or induce Curtin
and his conferos up to cheating tho soldiers
with Bhoddy or did they got it all out of,
their own heads ? Wo rather think jt j
was born in them.
Resionup. Colonel lticketts, of tho
ixth Pa. roiuiont, whieli took suoh gal-
lantnartin tho Drainsvillo oncaffomentj
sent in his resignation on Tuesday last.
Pmtrnr.trd ill health is tho eauso. His
men deplore groatly tho necessity of his
taking this step. Tho command of tho
recimont will devolve temporarily on Lieu,
rroru th North American (n Administration paper)
The FraUlls Ot' tho Government.
Of all tho occurrences of this war noth-
ing has caused moro pain to tho publio than
the report of the Congressional Select Com-
nilttce, of wliioh Mr. Van Wyck is chair-
man. 'flint at a timo when tho regular
revenues of tho government had becomo
totally unreliable, nnd tho Treasury De-
partuient was driven to tho most exlraor-
dinary exertions to raise tho means of
meeting our enormous liabilities, men in
i. t - i i i.i l. -ii t.
lllgll places stiouiu uo iouiiu uu.au uiiougti to
increase our cmbarrasments by frauds of oven whero responsible, experienced and
the most astounding description, seems to upright publio officers wcro iu a position
us a depth of depravity disgraceful to to perform the required duty."
human nature. These things cannot now Wc need add nothing to such a stato
bc regorded as standing upon any ordiua- mcnt as this. Tho object of it was obvi
ry basis. When the -country was prosper- ous enough to tho committee nnd will bo
ous, and in the enjoyment of revenues far to tho publio. Tho whole expose is truly
exceeding its wants, tho temptation to lamentable, and betrays a sameful dispo
amass woalth by moans of peculation was sition to take advantage of tho publio
no moro than what had always existed in calamities, which, in our judgment, it is
public affairs. Hut at a period when a the imperative duty of tho government to
great crisis in tho nation's history demand- punish. Fremont was promptly punished
cd all -the patriotism of its people, when for his mismanagement by dismissal from
everybody was ready to make almoit any his command. Wool was sternly ordered
sacriGcos to rcaloro the Union nnd crush from Now York back to tho Troy Arsenal,
out treason, this swindling in contracts and thcro left to his thoughts for many
strikes us as an offence of tho most licin- j months. Tho Union Dcfeuco Committee
ous description, and ono which deserved suddenly found his preposterous prcton
to bo exposed as it has been, nud to bo sions put down with a strong hand. But
punished, as it has not been. this is not enough. Tho speculators and
Publio opinion seemed to havo pretty peculators ought all to bo prosecuted crim
clearly marked out tho points of theso inally and imprisoned for tho offences thoy
frauds long beforo tho report of tho com- havo committed. And if there aro still
mittcc made its appearance. Tho atro-' any culprits in office, they oughf to be dis
cious and gigantic plundering in Missouri , missed and their places supplied by better
by the herd of speculators who coutrrcca-. men.
i
ted around General Fremont fully equals
all that has been said about it, if wc may
credit this report. Tho financial lnanage-
ment of that department seems to have
set nt defiance all systems, laws, rogula-1
tions, principles and honesty. The horse '
contacts almost everywhere appear to '
uavc been so conuueted that the govern- j BlavCry by Congress. Col. Wright claim
mcnt has paid tho highest price for good jCti ti,atit was no part 0f thc purposes of
horses, and had palmed off upon it tho tl,U war to abolUh slavery, and that if
worst lot of old worn out animals that
could havo been scraped together. I he
case of the steamer Catalino was early
ventilated, and it icttled tho hash of tho
Uniou Defence Committee of Now York,
which for a timo arrogated to itself tho
whole management of the war
The re-
port of thc Van Wyck Committee traces
jthis caso to the reckless hasto of General
! Wool, by which ho suffered tho agents of
tho Union Defence Committee to impose
i , i . i i-
aud extravagance revealed are traced di-
i ... .
rcctly by this committee to other agencies
)han tLe I tment 1Jllt omc of
tLc cs,ravagances, wo think, are traced
directly t0 agcncil!S o the War
mcnt Mr. Alexander Cummins. for
example Ed. G'ar. And as this is a
matter of importance, let us call attention
to thc point of thc report.
1st. The Catalinc was chartered by or- j
der of Gen. Wool, when he and tho Union I
Defence Committee wcro acting independ
ently of thc War Department.
2d. In tho matter of purchasing vessels
for the Navy, tho arrangement was made
by the Secretary of the Navy.
3d. Ai regards tho purchase of arms,
tho extravagance was caused by the prices
being run up, in cousequencc of the agents
of the Union Defence Comtnitteo, Gcuoral
Fremont, thc Governors of the States, and
of various gcneruls, colonels, cities and
hemo-guard organizations being all in tho
market competing against tho government,
and New York speculators took advantage
of this to run up prices, aud hold tho arms
till thoy forced the government to yield to
their terms.
4th. Ercrythiug dono in tho Western
Department by Fremont was on his own
responsibility, and without any reference
to tho department at Washington.
fith. Tho pui chases of horses, mulos
aud wagons occarrcd in the Quartermas
ter General's Department.
As to tho irregularity of purchasing
supplies without tho formality of adver
tising for contracts, there htivo been many
times during this war wheu that was una
voidable, aud unless tho committee show
clearly that in tho caso referred to tho ir-
ii:juiuuiv ii ua uuuuuuosuf jr, tuvjf must, uu
it.... i.
held to havo been somewhat too eager in
thc pursuit ot abuses. It they have in
this report anywhere acted upon the priu
ciplo' of assuming a thing fraudulent be
cause it Bccmcd so, or havo neglected to quito unauimously. Five huudred thou
mako tboso regular allowances for com-' tand men and fivo hundred millions of
missions and profits which aro perfectly
proper iu all Imsiuess transactions, and
without which it ii unreasonable to expect
men to work, thoy havo takeu a most in
opportune period for doing so ; for tho
disgraco of this czposuro, whilo it rests
ul,ou 8PcciDo Persons, M'8 much moro
heavily upon tho nation which at a timo
of greatest danger becomes the prey of
swarm of harpies,
Wo must candidly say, howevor, that,
'n very many caecs tho irregular mode
d01S tl,lllBg waa "eortou 10 lor tuo ex
Fs purposo of favoritism in tho dispo
sal of protitabli) contracts. Tho Union
Refonce Committee inaugurated this per -
nicioiu policy at tho outset iu Now York,
and for a time rondorod it highly popular. ,
yntHmatie ptooccuingi were iguorca eT
erywhere ns old fogyish, and "red tapo"
ITfas the name of all that wub hold un as
odious, sluggish, bombastical and foolish,
becauso it was regular and authorized. In
tho Western Department tho gentlemen
who raised tho outcry about "rod tapo"
had it all their own way, and tho report)
tolls us as tho net result of that "trcmcu
dous onergy" which flourished thcro, that
"tho responsibility of public officers has in
many oases been unnecessarily removed (
by tho employment of irresponsible agents j
! i .r i . .".! e i!-..
in pm uiiuju ui mrgu quunuiics oi supplies, '
Jom tkt Luitrtm Union,
Col. VC right and Abolition.
Wc notice in the proceedings of Con
gress a fow days since, that a running de
bato took placo bcwcen Col. W right and
tI1R abolitiouist Loveiov and others of his
si;in on tho subject of tho abolition of
the war shall be turned from its legiti-
objects for such a purpose, demoralization
of thc army, and division among tho peo
ple of tho loyal States will inevitably en
sue, ending in disaster to our arms and
the overthrow of our cause.
Wo do not doubt that our member is
right to the results of the policy ho dep
recates, but when ho says such is not the
purpose of tho war now, we do not bclicvo
that he speaks tho sentiment of thc great
mass of tho Hepublio an party. Reond
question he speaks bin own Bcctiments
beyond 'question he ppeaks tho sentiments
of tho conservative people of the loyal
States, both Republican and Democrats
but the crazy clemcut of tho Republican
party, that element that makes tho lioite
and generally eoutrols tho party
organization, tho Grecloys, Reechers, aud
tho like, backed up by thc pulpit and the
old original abolitionists, now evidently
regard thc time as haviug come when their
darling schomu of cmauctpatiou may bo
realized, and thoy intend to carry it out
regardless of consequences to tho army or
it success in restoring the Uniou. That
clement is ever active, untiring in energy
and unceasing in its labors. It always has
controlcd tho Republican organization,
and it always will. It nominated Mr.
Lincoln and it elected him aud then it
filled its Cabinet with such men as Seward,
Cliase, Cameron and R.air, all of the samo
icliool, Cameron recommended abolition
in his report to Congress, although it was
.... ,. ', ,
modilicd by tho timidity of the Rresident
, j n.,,!;,,,,. nnidn nf ,ivnvil fl.
aud the cautious cunning ot fcowcrd. lUe
ProMdcnt himself dodged tho issue in his'
iiii'ssacft. hut his CoU!rreS3. whollv obedient
to his will, was not in scssioa three hours
before, fro in his warmest friends,thc Clerk's
desk was loaded with Abolitiou proposi-!
tions. Nor did tho work stop there. It
o-j a- i
may 1)0 that WO cannot judo, at this dlS-
, J . . , r,t i
tance, of thc temper of Congress by its pro-
ceedings, but it scorned very evident to us 1
that there was a majority in the House
favorable to thc scheme iu the abstract.
The majority refused to lay them ou the
table. Can it be that our members, in his ;
unwillingness to see the war thus prostituted
bliuJa his judgment to the events that aro
daily pasting around him? It must bo so,
for ho coitiauly would not attempt to do
ceivo the country by denying what tho
occurraucos of every dav aro 'fast makiug
as patent as tho sun at lull noou-tido.
During the extra session of Con grcss
s i..i.. i.,..
m uuij iat,
Mr. Urittcuucn ottered a
resolution declaring iu substance
.abolition
to bo no object of tho war, that it was
simply waged to restore tho Uuion and
put down rebellion, It passed almost or
dollars wcro to bo raised, nud then, in and
out of Congress, and the Republicans most
vehemently denied auy object of abolition,
Rut tho men and money aro raised, Cou
gres3 meets again, aud tho very men who
voted for Critoiideu's resolution four
months siuco, now stand up iu that body
and present bills for a awcoping abolitio
a of slavery, Nor is tho change less radi
cal among tho mass of their party. Tho
Urge majority who say anything about it
of ouly approvo, bomo aro silent and a fow
- ; condemn. 1 heir pross stands in tho samo
way ; and should tho chaugo continue to go
on four weeks longor as it bus four weeks
1 past, that party will bo thoroughly oommit
ted to tho measure.
Nor is it ot all strange that it should be
so,
paigu, wo often heard Col. Wright him
'self nroelaiin to tho noonlo bin unnllrirfiUQ
attachment for the Union, his horror of
A . r-r. .
abolitionism, prophtcying civil war and a
dismemberment of the Union from Lin
coln's success on tho Chicago platform
amid tho jeers and scoffs of tho Republican
party. Nor can wo forgot tho fact that
Seward and Lincoln havo for years pro-IJohn
,
mulgated tho doctrino that this country
must bo all freo or all slave that Hanks !
was willing to "let tho Union &lido,"
. ..i i i- i .i.-i ii .
rauiur man w gu party buccuss mat 1113
radical abolition clement has long de
nounced " tho Constitution as a league
with death and a eovenent with hell," nnd '
that slavory should bo abolishcdjjby act of i
Congress and last, though by no moans '
least, that last winter, when secession had
not a foot-hold out of South Carolina, that '
nnrf.v In n mnn vnlnrl ilmrn Mr. Pi-iMfm.
i J ,
flmi'tl nvrnAcilinlll Am- I tlliulmnnl .i-liin
f.hoir nrnmnf nrlnnlirvn tcnnlii nmlniiVit nrfl
, r , v
li-itr efnvurl flm nrrtffl-ocq nf rnVinllinn anil
1 o j
cntrnrl fl.i nmuitt-. rpt.rtt- .aahiimI Irt nri1
..j,. ou....,.-.
for the Chicago platform, tho hazards of
war and tho chances of (lismcmhcrmcnt.
. . .. . .
iu imuiug U U1UIU UU3M UUUU. X UU3U uru
facts thoy aro part of tho history of this
struggle and of these times, and they point
no tri'lli llm finmr nf unnrrinn ilmllnr in 1
... Q.. . e w
but the ono conclusion; Uongross Will pass
an Emancipation Act tho present session,
and we believe Mr. Lincoln will sign it.
His inclinations would naturally bo that
way, and when to them is added tho ao-1
.
iivu uuu ruuuute seuumuui oi nis party in j
its favor, it will bo almost a miracle if he
should resist it. To do so he would bo
obliged to cast off his party friends and
throw hirasolf into the hands of tho De
mocracy for support. That party is pow-
oi-loco ; rVn,.r n,l !, Pm,!,li '
AysJk3 (ii vuiii Vki j uuu 1)111 ttiu 1 tuqiuuuk
dare place his Administration in thc hands
of a powerless opposition, at a time, when
the strength of Congrcs is imperatively
necessary for tho maintain nnco of the pol
icy ho has marked out? Wo fear not, al
though wc wish that ho might, for wo bc
lievo in tho end he would be mo3t trium
phantly sustained by the peoplo.
Tho conservative people of the north
probably care very little about tho aboli
tion of slavery abstractly ; but they see
in it destruction to tho laboring interest
thoy sec that it would paralizc tho cnor
gies of the govorument, and go far to rev
olutionize every grade of society. We aro
in no position to survivo such a shock.
imriiie jJiooiiisDurg acpuuucan aiuu,
blooded Abolition organ in trying to nurse ,
its hopes says :" Wo have eveu made al ;
. v, ,. ,, ... . ,i
cam of one Governor, (in California,) and
fa .. v. , . ' . '
ono Congressman (in Massachusetts.) Let
true men of thc eouutry rejoice." j
We believe the irue men or tho entire
north havo pretty generally rejoiced, but
their rejoicing has happened to ho over aj
cninrr and almost universal return to !
1 - a
Djmoora'io nriueinlca. Nirthumb rtund'
Democrat,
Cost of Aholjtiomsji. "What Sla
very is costing," says the Chicago Trib
une, nuotinH h. Secretary Chaio's Re
ry
port,
IS
8807,37,802:'
NaV. COOd sir, that is what abolitionism Purl' Union forTaiuaqua, Williaui(.iort Eimlra, Uutf
' b . ' . ..... alo. Niaeara and Cau.iiln.
IS COStmg. blavery Was hero at tllO Uirtll
of the Republic, and received the proton-
tion of the Constitution and Oi tllO laws Of
the United States. Whilo abolition i
OOmnarativclv a new devil, born of lutt
and faiiatioism, but for which tho Uuion
rrnnlil nnir- )m nrninnrnim nnd Innnv
wouiu now uo prosperous aim nappy.
'J herefore sav that Abo'itioni.nn is now
c.os. ,nS uio country n
'dollars per day, bcsul
0f blood. Bersen I
Costing the country almost two millions of!
itcs a bottomless ocean
Democrat.
, , , . . n, ,
mamsarsasBa
MARRIAGES.
. .
... , ,, .,.
Miu.or Turuutviue, Aorinumujn.iiiu c nuiii, m .m.i
J U..V L. Huihtlm. of Mmaatuae toivnship.Montour co.
1 , , ,,,, .
December 25, by the same.at the parsonage near W hue
Hall, Montour co. Mr Thomas Maoakusi., to Miss Hume
E. HocaicKMacin', all of Lairdsville, l.jrnniiiig co. Pa,
White Hall, .Mr. Abkauavi r. WoiarAniu, to Misa Jen
ax lltLtia. all of Columbia co, Pa.
.
December 2Cth,bythe same, at the parsonage near
DEATHS.
In Illonmsburg Ihc 2.1th ult infant daughtr of Wll
liam J.aud llebjcca llcidleman.aged about II days.
A Jrivelled crown ia sparkling
L'pon ita radicnt brow.
And songs so sweet ia harping,
Methinks I hear them nnnr I
COJf.
REVIEW OF THE MARKET.
CORHECTF.D Wr.Kh'l.Y.
SoiiiffowV
j w I II. A 1 9
15 CLOVIlllHEl'.D
i,o nurrKu
50'KGGH
50 TALLOW
311, 1. Mill
50'POTATOES....
St 50
11
I'J
j ov"-a .. '."
duckwihut
jtcu)yuucrnscmcnts-
W A N T E D.
A HIND QUAUTCttllCfr.by the rrlntir, without
delay,
Illoumtburg, Jan. 4, 1CG2.
Siiekiff's Sale.
Y virtuo of a writ of Venditioni Ex-
JU )'
enai to too directed. Issued out of this Court of'
i;ommnii i i:us or uoiumuia county, Pa., will be exposed
to public aalo at the Court House ill Illoumtburg, on
HATUI1DAV lli25th 11 V of JANUARY, ItCi. at 1
"''.'m ''i nnernociii, the follow ing Property lu it ;
All that cerain lot of land situate- In the tow u of Espy.
gcott tiiwiiahip, Columbia county, Pa., Lot No 'ii in plot
of auid town, bounded on the North by Main Mrci t of
said tow n, on tho Kaat by nil Alley, on the Koiiih by an
Alley, and on tho West bv lot ofNeliemlah Hlch.-iri.Jim.
.. lainiug amy ist i in iront, anu one Hundred nnd eighty
fuel iii depth, whcieoii uro urctted n large twuMiory
. Frauiu Dwelling llonsc, a Frame citable, a frame Pi;
1..., u,.M uti,i..iiM,ii mm mo uppuriunaucca.
Seized taken in execution and to bo told as thu prop,
erly of riillip l'.Uelttcrich. ' '
, . JOrflAIIILrUKMAN.Bherirr.
HheriffaOdice,
uioomkPurg, Jan, l, ltd.'. 1 (
DISSOLUTION.
rplIK firm of (itoner -V I'ui, heretofore doing business
JL in the lllnoin.bnrg Ilakcry and Cnnfeetloner), was
dis.nlvrd OI, Sllv ll. d'.tU rt. . ;Tl .1 . I-Jli
- with 'SjKH
inVumi cmiflViio.urbS
I mutual coiiaunt All peraniia having iiuaoltleii accounts
e th'."ii,Te!
fcland. hiul
, ,0"f"" " f i""-1" r'tronage
r 1'OX
ri'emtbur; Janm'r I
IttiOEft'S FOIt DECEMBER
ro THE
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
The following aro the receipts to tho offloo
of tho Columhia Democrat, durine
tuo luoutu oi ucccmucr, iooi :
K&JlJIcks,
$3'J TO Win !nyJer,(i;ioomi 3 31
i UO J L ttlelil, tUO
1 On Adrian Van llouten, 3 to
3 110 J 1'. Sands, l W
4 do John 8. Merner, 3 "S
i 1 SO l.tirarua, Woods & Co S S3
I Su William fritz, 3 7
1 74 Cant A Noble, 1 (10
2 24 Col J Itichter Jones, 2 00
75 Col A Ciordcnltr, 3 00
2 00 8 Creasy. i jo
3 Un 0 II Ift-se. 3 00
3 00 Abraham tSwepcnhlacr.8 OO
5 00 David H llrown, 3 uo
1 00 J II Jamison, 7J
1 00 Joseph llrrlsh, 1 in
1 00 llenj Hliaer, 4 40
John Hucn,
(Icorgo Fctterman,
ri,orL'c Vance.
o Jacuby,
willlHiiiltrlckbai.ru,
Jra.ciiart;
man,
iiph i'.vaiis.hr.
uVorgo o'mn,
A'exr . Vicars,
caver,
M & H narnicy,
Judge llaldy,
usau mri"n,
Jacob Trnun.
Joint A Funston,
("K'lkV;, Kmi i ?
lev M'fhotnpaoa, 3 00
Johnllilllj., 1 Oil
I' S Lcviclt, 10 00
Joseph Knaenbaum, 3 00
Tbnj Otleruout. 1 2S
lluivard Association, 2 03
Col John Uttunkirk, 3 00
Sire S Morgan Urowu, 3 00
John 'l iilort, 2 00
Est of II Kitchen. Sr 1 3i
.Mathlaa A (ilnon. 1 irt
SbKi"!;. I oo
jS,'cn,o Ni',, j ii"
u'k uC U'Vit rra rth l uo
,A1f;lclrcnl,1 , gj
IlunllnBlon Vail M 1 Colo oy
Hon ii u ih.ipin
11 Al tftevens,
H OOJirl'il Wnir.irtb, l 00
.1 V'. G II lllOSOIl, 1 M
linn w J Woodward, S 25
"on Jonn kooiu, 1 iui
ll J Thornton.
j j. Krijkljlunl , M
Jacob Wolevcr. 3 !JJ
i;iis Dietorick,
Isaac Ilacenbucb,
Andrew Freaa,
Henry Hoi,
Jess llnirman.
Est of Caleb U Fot,
Thos E Kvcr,
Jeremiah llagenbueh,
Altxr Hughs,
0 00
3 75
1 75
1 00
1 00
1 13
1 75
I 5U
1 75
ca
Thomas Davie, S 00
John J HtllCB. 75
OranjevlllaAeademy.lO Out
JI.CVvhTt' Co1' I 1
William idler. k:
George Hrestler, 0 Ii
GRAND JURORS,
YOR FEBRUARY TERM, lff02.
Blmm T Jackson Thornton, (Stephen II. Millar
rtarerttk Jo,,, Tiioruas, Levi RlnarJ, DinM
Iltavtr John filneley
U$nlun Jacob Welllver
fishing err Joseph I) ltunyan
(Irunuood I'rancia Evea' ,Malhiaa Kline
Jttmlock Charles Xtihsrt, Aaron Smith, Ueorie Dries
kach .vufw-Lowie r.ckroth, charie Kiing
.Vnina Wm Longenberger, Dan ul Ye
I.oiutt George Mowry
caman
etter
Venlowr John Uuirk
Ml Pjmit John lluekel.
Oraara .Samuel llcldleman
.lht,n.AA LV'llll.,, It,... rnom.al T ,.U.K V . . .t
rnu
Jin i, jroi
TRAVERSE JURORS.
FOR FEURUARY TERM, 1802.
wn-Anurcw a i-roaeicy. aiarun unpen,
Leonard
ll KUpUfts J
osenh Weaver. William lioivinan
ismeir uonrau i.nvme, ,imv.a sciuicner
iriarerrri AugustiiB II Pearce
Calfaiciua-Jolin .Martz, John Hitter
Centra James Warden
LonyngHm William Rnhrback
JVmilfin Jeremiah S 1'aliriugcr. William Meaeeh
O retnirood -aniiiu llngart, Jacob Evana
lltirloek Janica Einmltt, Levi Wrights
.'atiUon .Mioliail Homely
JmusI l'tter HelnigWilliani Goodman, Samuel Ad
ams .Vnina Mirhaol Grover
.VUlin John Heller, John Masteller
Mi. I'Umant Jacob Gohn, Erie Ikeler
.VeJiren Conrad Kramer
Oraie Iaiac Vocum, Jumea ilarman
Pint fleorgn Wclliver
Acott James Lake, Charles Fowler, Samuel Hagen
bueh ufaro-Wllllam Hosteller, Joalali Fills
Jan 4, lbOS
njEiDiTessD msm HEnim
TAMAQUA, PENN A.
Paeeengara dine here on the passage of each Train.
II. M. MERRICK,
Proprietor .
'T" . T . ,Clft '
styi'SOFiJD'iS
,., -, an nam
INIMI AAMLK 82 HAT,
. . 7
S. L. corner Lhird und Dock btreett,
1'IULADPLPAJA
min maJe toordcri ofanJ mj or 'Qvmj
Nyuj;- lsc Cm .
rilddclpllla & Ucaditlg Rail Ilnntl
WINTER ARIiANGEMENT
rASSCVGCU TRAINC.
(Passinc- Itruding)
ftovjiubcr 1, lebl ,
DownTto Philadelphia, at o,i!0 and 11
A !, 13 no oo.
anil 4 P M.
Up, to IMtaville, at 10,50 A M, nud 5,13 P II.
WEST, TO LUIIANO.V AND IIAKIHSnURQ -Western
repress from New York, at 1.07 A 11.
Mail Pralns, at 10,55 A M. and 5,45 P AI.
On Sunday., th.i Dimii A M Train pasting Reading;
at U.'.'O A .M, and Up Train, nt 5,57 P .M.
Until 1U.SU A M nnd 5.4J P M. un Train connect at
, Tin, lil.su A II, Train only connects at Tort Cliutoo
at i.arri.kurg
i with Express Trains on the Pennsylvania llailrad for
c"niecrnVVurHsl!uri'lforN LaVcaatcrl'X'liam'bVrUur"
' Bunbury, Williaiiisport, Lock Haven, Eimlra und the
I Through nrst-CIasa Coupon Tickets, and Emigrant
I Tickets ' reduced Pares, to all the principal points In
f he NorI1 alll( w,clj nn(1 ,h0 fanadat.
; commutation tickp.ts.
With Coupon., 25 p-r cent dl.count, between oy
milkagu tickuts.
Good for 2000 miles, hctNccnall poiiita, at 513 foa
Fauiiliei and llusiiiese rlrin, and btaton Ixtkits, good
, fur , 10ldt.r nllyi fl)r uonlhti in ally r,,,,,
j lV.nt?.hirdi!:.l'i'' " 0uaeh" School a.a.onT.ck.
, Pas.eiigerawill take the r.xpres. Train West, . at
me urrcit m;ruj. anu uu outer iraina, attue i.vn
. - -iuwlc 0.ch nassenzer
"'JcM.gc ai i'iues't'ed tcfjurche' their Ti.k.
I cts before entering the ears, as higher Fines charged If
paid in cure.
, fp trains lea"u llhilad .phiafor Ileading Harrisburg
anj i'it,villc at S A 51, 3,15 P M, und at 4,30 V M, for
- ! Ll
I M. Aci
, at si m
Ileading only.
liicnraiou i icacis, goou lor one nay, oy u,u- n.
: HO each.
coinmojalton Train to rniiai'eipuia aim rriura
O. A. NICOLLtf,
(7 intra I Suj'trinlinJiut.
January I, 185!,
SUncucau H otel,.
' (Opposi tc Juaeenunuu Hall,)
ICIILSTNUTSTIII'.IPP.IIKTWIUIN niTII feSIXTU .
1 rfllUWKLPlll.1.
W V ATT ii HUULINGH.
Proprllttri.
Novembir 30, I?C1. March 13, IBJI
i DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
ry OTH.'i: Is hereby given, that tha e. partnership
l heretofore dialing between the undersigned, tra
ding under the firm of .Marti 4c Ent, at Light tilled, la
l( the panics, The hooka, accounts fcc. remain in th9
nils nay, (.Miv. vo, irnij dissolved ny mutual onnaent or
1(1 hands of Peter lint onu of the members of the late ftie.
50 by hom all claims against tho said Arm will lie paid 1
-- payment of thc eame,
ana inns inucoicu in sain nrm win pn-use can ana ruaae
GEORGE MARTZ.
PBTLK ENT.
Light Street, Not. 3, lSol,
'OKU E N 0
II 0 T E L.
Till! undersigned., rrsnectfullv informa hi. friend.
aud the public generally, that he haa opened a huuso fot
the entertainment of cudomera and travelers, at BCUfi
Mj.Iii Greenwood township, Colombia County, (about
two uillea west of.Millulle,) called tho
Soreno
Hotel.
here lie is prepared to accnminednto the public, and
all m ho may favor him with their cuttoui,togeneral eat.
sfaction
y cnnduclcd.and hja'stabling la ample ai
ty" He w III at all times be happy waU u
and cuatumera.
Ilia Table and liar, will bo well supplied and careful.
le aud nll stocked.
aUupon hiefrleuda.
' iiiin l.cnciiTT'
Secno. March JJ. 1801.
"c"-""' 'mu 'u-
JONAS RROOK & RRO'S
PRIZIS 11ID.IL Sl'OOL I'OT'ION.
200 k 500 yds. White, Rhick, & Colored.
This Thrcadlicing madu iiartirularly fr Sewlne Ma
chines, ia very Wrong, binooth and Elastic, lie
streiigth ia imt Impaired by washing, nor by friction of
tho needle, for Machines, use llrouki' faluui Ulaae,
(1,,,1
,Z "l'l,v ,
nJ Crooks' Patent Sir Cord, i'.ed TifUt.
Vor Unt'0' thread.
Hold liv rcsDfttsljIo Hcaieri thrnutrlit I he ruuutrv. Al
,., i o... of 100 8f'N(i
Mi V f y Wreel t' York,
Xn o, l01 Out,