quiro au augtnontallon of I ho army. The volunteer forco has already boon reduced by tho discharge from tcrvioe of tvnr eight hundred thousand troops, and tho Department is proceeding rapidly Sn the work of further reduction. 'J ho war cUimates aro reduced from S5l0,210,im to $83,811,101, which nmouut,in tho opin ion of tha Department, ia adequalo for a tioaco celablishmcnt. Tho moaturcn of re trenchment in oaob Bureau and hranoh of 8crvico cxhibt a dillcent eootiomy worthy of oommendation. llofornnoo i also mado in tho report to tho necessity of ptovidluii for a uniform militia system, and to tho propriety of making suitable provision for wounded and disabled officers and eoldiors. Tho revenue svstcni of tho country is a mibjeot of vital intcrost to its honor and prosperity, and should oomuitvnd tho earn est consideration of Congress, The Sec retary of tho Treasury will lay boforo you a full and detailed report of tho receipts and disbursements of tho last fiscal year, of the first quarter of tho present fiscal yoar, of the piobablo receipts and expen ditures or othc ther thrco quarters, and the estimato for tho year following the aOth of June, 1800. I might contont my self with a rofereuco to that report, in which you will Cnd all the information re quired for your deliberations and decision, But tho paramount importance of the sub ject so presses itiolf on my own miud,that X cannot but lay boforo you my views of the measures which arc rcqtnreu tor tuo good charaotcr, and, I might also say, for the existence ol this pooplo. Tho life of a republio lies certainly in . the energy, virtuo and intelligence of its citizens, but it ia equally true that a good revenue system is the life of an orgauized novernmeut. I meet vou at a time when the nation has voluntarily burdened itself with a debt unprecedented in our annals. Vast as is its amount, it. fades away into nothing when compared with tho countless blessings that will be conferred upon our country and upon man by tho preservation of the nation's life. Now, on the first oc casion of tho meeting of CoDgrcss sinco the return of peace, it is of the utmost im portanoo to inaugurate n just policy ,vhich shall at onco be put in motion, and which shall commend itself to thoso who oome after us for its continuance, We must aim at nothing less than tho complete effaccment of tho financial evils that necpssari v tolloweu a taic 01 civil lb war. Wo must onuoavor 10 appiy mo i earliest rcmody to the deranged state of tie currency, and not shrink from devising a policy which, without bring oppressive to the people, shall immediately begin to ef fect a reduction of the debt, and, if per sisted in, dischargo it fully within a defi nitely fixed number of years. It is our Grst duty to preparo id earnest for our recovery from the over-increcsing evils of an irredeemable curroney, with out a sudden revulsion, and yet( without untimely procrastination. For that end wo must, each in our respective positions, prepare tho way. I hold it the duty of the Executive to insist upon frugality in tho expenditures ; and a sparing economy is itself a great national, resource Of tho banks to which authority has been givon to issue notes secured by bonds of the United States, wo may requiro tho great est moderation and prudenco, and the law must be rigidly enlorced when its limits aro exceeded. Wo may, each ono of us, counsel our active and enterprising countrymen to be constantly on their guard, to liquidate debts contracted in a paper currency, and, by conducting business as nearly as possi ble on a system of cash pay menta,or short credits, to hold themselves proparod to ro turn to tho standard of gold and silver. To aid our fellow-citizens in the prudent management of their monetary attain, the amy uevoivcs on us to uimtnicti, uy iaw, the amount of papor money now in circu lation. Five years ago tho bank nolo circulation of tho country amounted to not much more trfan two bundr.cd millions. Now tho circulation, bank and national, exceeds seven hundred millions. Tho simple state ment of tho fact recommends moro strong ly than any words of mine could do, the necessity of our mlrainingthis expansion. The gradual reduction of tho currency ia . . -, , . ... .if- ! i. i , i the oaly measure that oan save the busi ' nest of tho country from disastrous calam Hies; and this cau.be almost impercepti bly accomplished by gradually funding Iho national circulation in securities that may bo made redeemable at tho pleasure of the Government. Our debt is doubly secure Grit in tho actual wealth and still greater undeveloped resources of tho country ; and next in tho character of our institutions. The most intelligent observers among politioal econ omists havo not failed to remark, that the public debt of a country is salo in propor tion as its peoplo nro free ; that tho dobt of a republio is tho safest of all, Our history confirms and establishes tho theo ry, and is 1 firmly believe,- destined to givo it a still more signal illustration. The secret of this superiority springs not merely from th fact that in a republio tho national obligations aro distributed more widely through countless numbers in all classes of society ; it has its root in tho character of our laws. Hero all mca con tribute to the public wclfare,and bear their fair sbaro;of tho public burdeni. During tho war, under the impulses of patriotism tha men of tho great tody of tho people, without regard to their own comparative want of wealth, thronged to our armies and filled our fleots of war, and held them selves ready to offer their lives for tho pub lic good, Now, in their turn, the proper ty and income of tho country should bear their just proportion of tho burden of tax ation, whilo in our impost system, through moans of which inoreased vitality is inei- dently imparted to all tho industrial inter ests of the nation, the tlutios shou d be so adjusted as to fall most heavily on articles of luxury, leaving the necessaries of life as (reo from taxation as the ab.'oluto wants of tho Government, economically admin istered, will justify. No favored class should demand froedom from assessmout, and the taxes should bo so distributed as not to fall unduly on tho poor, but rather on tbo accumulated wealth of the country. Wc should look at the national debt just as it u not as a national blessing, but as a heavy burden on tho industry of the country, to bo discharged with unnecessa ry delay. It is estimated by tho Secretary of the Treasury that the expenditures for tho fis cal ytar ending the 130th of June, 1800, will exceed tho racolnts $113,104,017 Itl is gratifying, however, that It Is also rsii- inatotl tli tt tuo revenuo lor tho yoar end ing tho UOth of June, 1807, wlllcxcocd' the expenditures in tho uiu of lll,0'28, 818. This amount, or sn much ns may be deemed sufficient for the purpose, may bo applied to tho rcduoltou of tho public debt, which, on the 81st day of October, 1805, was 2,740, 854, 750. Evory reduction will diminish tho total amount of interest to bo paid, and so on largo tho moans of still further reductions, until tho wholo shall bo liquidated ; and thii, as will bo scon from tho estimates of tho Secretary of tho Treasury, may bo accomplished by annual payments even within a period not exceeding thirty years. I have faith that we shall do all this with in a reason alio timo, that, as we havo amazed the world by tho suppression of a civil war which was thought to bo boyond tuo oontrol ot any iiovrrumcnt.so wo will equally show tho superiority of our insti tution by tuo prompt and faithful dis charge of our national obligations. iuo Department of Agriculture, undor its prc3cntdircction,is nccompliihing muoh in developing and utilizing the vast agri cultural capabilities of tho country, and for information respecting the detail: of its management reference is mado to tho an nual report of the Commissioner. I have dwelt thus fully on our domestic affairs becauso of their transccudant im portance. Under any circumstances, our great extent ol territory and variety of climate,- producing almost everything that is necessary for thu wants, and even tho comforts of man, mako us singularly in dependent of tho varying policy of foreigu Powers, and protect us against every tempt ition to "entangling alliances," while at iho present niomont tho re-establishment of harmony, and tho strength that comes from harmony, will bo our best security against "nations who feel power aud for get right." For myself, it has been and it will bo my constant aim to iromolo peace- and amity with all foreign nations aud power.-; and I have every reason to believe that they all, without exception, arc animated by tho sntno disposition, Our relations with tho Emperor of China, so recent in their origin, aro mot friendly. Our com merce with his dominions is receiving new developments ; and it is very pleasing to find that tho Govcrumont of that ereat inninirn mnnilVltq H.Hl.fnpfinn c!ll nnr lint. : - :1Kf n.rnnrl ;,, ,u rnl.. icy,and reposes just confidence in the fair ness which makes our intercourse. Tho unbroken harmony between tho United States and tho Emperor of Russia is receiving a new support from an enter prise designed to carry telegraphic lines across the continent of Asia, through his dominions, and so to connect us with all Europe by a now channel of intercourse. Our commcrco with South America is about to receive encouragement by a di rect lino of mail steamships to the rising empiro of Brazil. The distinguished par ty of men of soienco who have recently left our country to inake a scientific csplora t on of the natural history, and rivers and mountain ranges of that region, have re ceived from the Emperor that generous welcome which was to havo been cxpeot cd from his constant friendship for tho United Statc3, and his well-known zial in promoting tho advancement of knowlcdgo. A hope is entertained that our commerce with tho rich and populous couutrics that border on tho Mediterranean Sea may ho largely increased. Nothing will be want ing on tho part of this Government; to ex tend the protection of our flag over the en terprise for our fellow-citizens. We re ceive from the powers in that region as surances of good will ; and it is worthy of note that a special envoy has brought us mcat-aHCs ol condolence on too dcatli ot onr ia,D cAuet Manictrato from the Bav .... . ----- - - -- ..J of Tunis-, whoso rule includes the eld do minions of Carthago on tho African coast Our domestio contest, now happily end ed, has left some traces in our relations will. nnn. nt Irnst. of Hin rrrpnt mar.itimf! Powers. Tho formal accordance of bd- ouou mo 10 repeat with solemnity tho ligercnt rights to the insurgent States was' pledges of our fathers to hold ourselves unprecedented, and has not boen justified i auewerablo beforo our fellow-men for tha by the issue. liut in tho systems or neu- j succcs of tho republican form of govcru trality pursued by the Powers which mado '"ent. Experience has proved its suffii that concoision, thore was a marked dif- j ccncy in peace and in war; it has vindica fnrinnn Tlin mntortnlR nf war fnr thr In- 1 ted its authority through dangers, and 6Urient States wcio furnished, in a irrcat' racasun, from tbo workhop3 of Great, llritain, and I3ritih ships, manned by British subjects and prepared for rccciv ing Dritish armaments, sailed from tho ports of Great Uritain to make war on Amcrioan commcrco, under the shelter of a commission from iho insurgent States. Theso ships, having onco escaped from British nort3. c?er afterwards entered 1 them in everv nart of tho world, to refit. , and so to renew their doprcdations. Tlio consequences of this conduct was moat dis astrous to iho btatca then in rebellion, in creasing their desolation und misery by , tho prolongation of our civil contest. It hail, moreover, tho tliect, to a great cx- , tent, to tlrivo tho American flag from tho sea, and to transfer much of our shipping and commerce to Hit) verv power whoso suVjcct had created tho necessity forsuoh . a chango. These events took pjaco beforo I waa called to tho administration of tho Government. The sinccro desire for peaco by which I am animated led mo to ap prove tho proposal, already mado, to sub mit the questions which had thus arisen bctweon tho two cduntrics to arbitration: These questions aro of such moment that thoy must have commanded tho atten tion of the groat powers, and aro ao inter woven with tho peaco and interest of every ono of them as to havo insured an impar tial decision. I regret to inforn you that Great Uritain declined tho arbitrament, but; on tho other hand, invited us to tho formation of a joint commission to settle mutual claims between tho two countris. (from which thoao for tho depredations beo- foro mentioned should be excluded, 'Iho proposition in that very unsatisfactory form, has been ueclincu. Tho United Statos did not present this object as an impeachment of the good faith of a power which was prolossmg tuo most friondly dispositions, but as involving questions of publio law, of winch tho set tlement is essential to tho peace of a uaiion; and although pecuniary reparation lo thir injured citizens would havo followed inci dentally on a dicision against Groat Brit ain, Biioh compensation was not their pri mary object. Thoy had n higher inotivo, and it was in tho interests of peaco and justice to establish important principles of international law. The oorrcspondcaoo will be plaood befoio you. Tho ground ou which the British Min ister rests his justification Is substantially, that tho municipal law of a nation, and tho domcstlo interpretations of that law, aro tho measure of Its duty as a neutral, and 1 feel hound to declare my opinion beforo you aud beforo the world; that that jiistiQ catlou oanuot bo sustained before tho tri bunal of nations. At tho same timo I do not adviso to any present attempt ut ro drcss by aots of legislation. For thu fu ture, friendship between tho two oonutrics must rest on tha basis of mutual justice. From tho moment of tho establishment of our frco Constitutionals civilized world has boen oonvulsed by resolutions in tho iniercits of democracy or of monarchy ; but through all thoso revolutions the United States have wisely and (irmly re fined tobecomo propagandists or republi canism. It is the only govornmcnt suited to our condition; but wu have novcr sought to impose it on others : and we have con- sistcutly followed the advico of Washing ton to recommend it only by tho carolul preservation and prudent use of the blocs ing Buring all the intervening period tho policy of Europeau Bowers aud of the United States has, on tho wholo, been harmonious. Twice indeed rumors of tho invasion of somo part' of America to the iutcrest of monarchy have prevailed; twice my predecessors have had an occasion to anuounco tho views of this nation in tospect to such interference. On both occasions tho remonstrance of tho United States was rcspct'-d from a deop convic tion on tho part of Euro; can Governments that the hystuui of lion interference and mutual abttinenco from propagandise was the truo rule for tha two hemisphere. Since times wo havo advauccd in woalth and power ; but wo retain the same pur pose to leave tho nations of Europo to choose their own dynasties aud form thoir own s)6tPius of government. This con sistent moderation may justly demaud a j enrrotponding moderation. Wo should regatd it as a great calamity to ourselves to the cause ol good government and to the peace of tho world should any Euro pean Power challengo tho American poo plo as it wero to the defence of ropublio ism against foreign interference. Wc can not foresee and ate unwilling to consider what opporlunili' s might present them , solves what oomb. nations might offer to protect ourselves against designs mimical to our form of government. The United States desire to act in the futuro as they havo ever acted herclolorej they never will I bo driven from that course but by the ag gression of European Power.1; aud wo rely on the wiidom and justice ot thoso lV.v ors to respect tho system of nou-iutcrfcr-enco which has so long been sanctioned by time and whioh by its good results, has approred itself to both continents. Thu correspondence between the United States aud France in relureocc to questions which havo become subjects of discussion between thu to Governments will at a proper timo ho laid before congress. When ou the organization of ouv govern ment under the Constitution the President of the United States delivered his inaugu ral address to the twu Houses of Congress ho said to them and thiough them to the country and to mankind that ''the preser vation of tho suered fire ot liberty and the destiny of tho republicau model of government are justly considered deeply perhaps as finally staked on tho experi ment intrusted to tho American people. ' And the House of lleprasentitives answer ed Washington by the voico of Madison : " We adoro tho invisible hand which has led the American peoplo through so many difficulties to ohorisb a conscious respon sibility for the destiny of republican lib orty." Moro than seventy-six years havo glidsd away since these words wero spo ken. tho United States have passed through severer trials than wero foreseen; aud now at this new epoch in our cxistenco as one nation with our Union purified with our sorrows aud strengthened by conflict and established by thu virtue of tho peoplo IUO CrealnesS 01 tllO Occasion invites US afflictions aud sudden and terrible etner goncios wnicn wouiu navo crusncu any system mat nau neen less urmiy uxcu m tuo Heart 01 me people. At tue iuau"uri- tien of Washington tho foreign relations for the country were few and its trado was deprotscd by hostile regulations; now all thu civilized nations of the globo welcome our couiniirco aud their Governments pro. loss toward) us amity, ihen our couutry felt its way hesitatingly along an untried P"th with States so little bound together by rapid means of communication as to bo hardly known to one anoiher aud with traditioni extendinc over verv few years now intorcouiso batween tho States is swift and intimate tlio cxpcricnco of centuries has been crowded into a few generations, , and has created an intense indestructible nationality. Then our jurisdiction did not reach beyond tbo inconvenient bound aties of tho territory which has achieved, independence now thvouuh occasions of lands first colonized by Spain and France . tho country has acquired a maio complex character and has for its natural limits the chain of Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, anil ! ou tlio east and tho west the two great oceans. Other uatious wero wasted by ( civil wars for ugc3 beforo they could C3lub 1 lish for themselves the neccessrry degree of unity ; tlio latent conviction that our I form of government is tho best ever Known to tho world has ouabled ua to omergo from civil war within four years with a complcto vindication of tho consti tutional authority of tho General Govern ment, and with local liberties nnd State institutions unimpaired. The throngs of emigrants that crowd to our shores are witnesses of tho confidonce of all people in our perinauce. Here is tbo great land ' of freo labor whore indutry is blessed unexampled ro wards and the bread of the workiiigtnen is sweetened by the oonsoious ncsi thit tho oatiso of thu country "is his own cause, Lis own safety his own digni ty." Hero every one enjoys tho free uso of his faculties aud tho choice of activity as a natural right. Horo under tho com bined influenoe of a fruitful soil genial climes and huppy institutions populations has increased fifteen-folds within a centu ry, Hero through tho easy development of boundless resources wealth has incroas- " two-iom grcator raputity tnan numbers bo that wo havo become secure against tho fimuioinl vicissitudes of otho countries and tillko in buisiuess and in opinion sre self centrod and truly indo ntltlrtnf. Horn tnnrn llllll milra l:trn 14 glvon to provido education for every one born on our soil, Hero rcliglou released from political connection with tho civil j government riiuso. to subsei vo tbo cralt Ul DlUVUaUlUU iWIU UUUU'llbQ HI IW 1UUUIIWI denco tho spetitual life of tho peoplo Hero toloiatiou is extended to every opin ion in the quiet certainly that truth needs only a fair llolil to secure thu viotory. tlorc tho human mind goes fourth un shackled in thu pursuit of science to col lect stores of knowlcdgo and acquire au-incrcasing mastery over tho forces of nature Hero the national domain is off ered and held in millions of seperato free holds so that our fellow-cstizcus boyond occupants of any other part of tho earth coostituto in reality a pooplo. Hero exists tha democratic form of government; and that form of novcramcnt by tho confession of European statesman, ''gives a power of which no other form is capable, because it incorporates ovcry man with the Stats, aud arouso ovcry thing that belongs to the soul." Where, in past history does a parllel exist to tho public happiness which is with in tho roach of tho people of the United States? Whuro, in any pait of the globe can Instiutions bo found so suited to thoir habits or so ontitlod to their love as their own frco Constitution ? Every ono of them thou in whatever part ol tho land ha has his homo must wish its prosperity. Who of thoin will not uow acknowledge, in tho words of Wa.-hinlon, that "every step bv which the pooplo of tho Uuitcd States havo advanced to tlio character of au independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of Providen tial agenoy I" Who will not join with me in prayer that tho invisible hand which has Itiad us through tho clouds that gloom ed around oar path will so guide m on ward to a perfeet restoration of fraternal affection that wo of this day mav bo able to transmit our great inheritance of State Ci'ovcrnmeits lu all their rights of the Goueral Governments in its whole consti tutional vigor lo cur posterity and thoy to their through countless generation-! I ANDREW JOHNSON Washington, December 4, 1805 c SfiB EDIT I ID BY LU.V1 I.. TATE, FHUPUlHTOa. Saturday Morning;, Dec. 16, '65. Court Proceedings. .Tonna ISarnin-nr. v Emanuel Ashton Eieetment Freeze for PllJ-Claik for Deft Judgment for Plahtiif. Abraham Djwoi-, vs Abigail Mowor Libel for divorce Preezo for Libcllant Wbitmovcr for ltofDondent. Divorce de- nrnnA An .l.nnailinnu. I V-"-WMVVjy'kSHWsJJ- I Lticvann 31. Tcenle. vs ltobert Teenlo Libel for Divorce-Freeze for Libcllant. , Divorce decreed on depositions ri 1.1. ni I.... i.v.1. T...i:.. ... . , . , 1 ho is attending to the proper duties ol thu mout relusing to raecivo a legal vote, as 1 0 , Inspector of Election, in Hoarin-crcek 1 'residency 1 u that department. Iho re township. The objectiou was that Henry ' organization of Slate governments, the Fry, the Prosecutor had been drafted and . catablishmeut of tho several States ou sal had failed to report. Little, Freeze and ! id fQUIlJalioU!j ot- Bcir.governmcnt-thusc Diockway for Oomth Clatk for Defend- , , . 0 ,. .,nr. Thn wna nnruetl to tha Jar bv "ud tuc OUipauyiUg pro -ccdings are to Mr. Clark, who admitted that tho act of Congress under which the vole was reject ed, did uot touch tlio question, and that Henry Fry was entitled to vote that such had,been his expressed opinion 011 iho point both before anil since the olection, and that he would uot now pretend to thu Court aud Jury that tho vote had boon le- gaily rejected. lie rested the defence upon tho rouud that Lck did not reject tuo ' 1 , U1U UUI Ul lUipi lUUIIIkD Col. Freeze arerued tho caso for the argued Commonwealth, and urged that tho De fendant's previous knowlcdgo of tho right of Henry Fry to vote his open disregard of tho laws of Pennsylvania which pre scribed his duties, and within whose pro visions Henry Fry clearly showed hinuolf to como his threat to unset tuo election if tho voto was received, and his wilful decision of tho question of Fry's right to vote, illegally aud against tho oath pre- scribing aud limiting his duties, would au-. thorizo hia conviction. After a very able and lucid opinion trom , tho Commonwealth which w ! forbear to, give any synopsis, becauso wo learn that j tho District Attornoy has requested it for ' publication, tho Jury found Charles Eck ' Oomth. vs James II. Ityan-Indictment, larceny. Little for Cotnth ltishel for Delt. Guilty. Sentence S5, fine, tho costs of prosecution, and three mouths to County j ail. Comth vs Thomas S'odd, Indiotment larecuy. Littlo for Comth. Brockway and Datkley for Deft. Guilty and sen tenced to Penitentiary for twenty-two months. 1 Oomth vs Joseph II. Long, Indictment larceny. Liitlo aud Spinney for Comth Clark and Frcze for Defendant verdict not guilty. Comth. vs Wm. Stettlcr, Indictment, manslaughter, Liitlo, Ilaughawoul and I .breeze lor Uoinlh , Ularu, opinney, L'Vcllo aud Baldy for Defendant. De fendant was a Constable and rested his caso under the evidence upou tho ground that he was in the dischargo of his official duties, and that deceased resisted the pro cess ; antl death having occurred in the ssulllo with tho Constable, it was juslifiablo. The oaso having gone to tho Jury, thoy returod a verdict of '-not guilty." Tho Grand Jury made tbo following re port : 7b I he Honorable Judges of the Court of Common Pkasjwiv comprising u C ourt of Quaiter Hasions of the peace in anil Jor the county of Uolwiibiu : Tho Grand Inquest of tho Common wealth of Pennsylvania enquiring for the body of tho Couuty of Columbia, respect fully repot t : That wo havo examined iho publio build ings belonging to the County and find ihtm in good repair. Wo would respeol fully recommtnd that lamps bo procured and placed in front of thu Court Uouio for tho safety and convenience of tho publio. All of which is respectfully submitted. IitAM DEiut, Foreman. Court adjounred on Saturday evening, no Ecssion having boon held on Thursday, t$t- Julian MEKiin'iui.D'H letter next week, Also, ''Gkay Beaiui." aawMlsrJsma'jSBsM.asAsiilsMsswa'iuiigj Tho President's Mcsaagc. This dooumont, whioli wo lay boforo our readers this morning, says tho Journal "j lommtrce, is ono 01 tuo most important ever presented to tho consideration of Congress and tho people, Tho President reU0gUiaQ3 1,0 responsibility whioh rests on him aud docs not fat I , to indie ale that ro cogiiitiou. It is a pleaturo to read his olcar, striking scnlonoes, tho untli.'guiscd utterances of n4man who thus approcitca his position aud dutius. Tho stylo of tho mcsaago pUocs it very far abovo anything of its kind for many years. It is ablo, viger6us, aud, us it approaches tho conclu sion, rises lo eloquence seldom equaled, pcrhapj never surpassed in any Amcrioan Stalo paper. It will take rank among tho noblo documeuls of our history, and we may bo pardoned tho expression of a bopo that it is tho iuauguration of a return to that style of mcssagu which lias not for a long peiiod been in uso at Washington, but whieh will bo acceptable to all cultiva ted men who admiro and chorish purity anil olegauco in the English language. Tho tono of tho message ia in a high dogroo satisfactory to patriotic men. Wo look uithsiucere pleasure on tho repeated rclercnccs to and quotations from Wash jugton. It is manifest that Mr. Johnson has fixed his eyes on, aud learned well tho lessons of tho early days of the Uuion. He means to bo a disciple and follower of the Fathers, Ho takes tho Constitution itself as his guide tho guido which alono can lead tho nation to tho high seats of prosperity and poaco which ho points out beforo us. llo teaches tho doctrinea of good old daj'3. Thcro aro points on which perhaps he might havo spokon to our satisfaction ,'but chooses to rcmaiu si lent. Ho is doubtless tho bestjudgoof tho propriety of silenco or speech on ouch point?. As a wholo, tho tone of theses sago is likely to bo acceptable to conser vative men, aud if they do not wholly agree with his views on all the subjects of which ho treati. they cannot I41I to rrjoico at the firm determination indicated by tho President; so far as in him lios,to preserve both the Union and tho States which iorm the Uuion. Upou tho Bubjeet of reconstruction he' draws tho line very plainly between the! duties) of the Executive nnd tho duties of Cungross, Ho informs the two Houses of I Congress that ho has adopted a ccituiti I geueral hnj of policy, aud liu gives the fOaSOUS for it. He does uot say, but ho leaves it to be mferred, that the whole subject of uiilitary(rulc in the Southern j tstatcs is within his discretion, and that he tho aots of tho peoplo of the States The President makes kuowu on what terms aud under what) guarantees ho pro puses to withdraw military rule and per. mit the.exorciae of sclf-governmuut. With reference to representation in Congress, he submits that matter to tho Houses where .( M It ig ,lot within his depart- ... - ..... , ., ment, and it is within theirs. It would 1 ment, and it is seem ai if this was about all that is left for them to attend to. Ou tho negro question ho states dis tinctly thu doctrine that tho Oenural Gov ernment has nothiing to do with tho i lut us of the negro in tha States, but that this is purely within tho control of tho peoplo of mo several otaii. -)u the great question of tho day, that whioh throws tho negro into tho shade (Mr. Sumner aud Mr. Stevens to tho cod- trary notwitbtauding), the fiuances, tho , , . , . tho debt, Mr. Johnson speaks words ol soberness aud wisdom, Such words coming from a President uavo a 500(i 0& s,0uud that is pleasant to our ears- Wc need not point out to our readers how thoroughly ho expresses ideas and iueuloates duties which wo have been for months urging as tho necessary and practicable steps toward a redeomablo cur rency. Stop extravagant expenses, check tho outgoing stream aud show an income greater than tho necessary disbursements ol tbu government. This is tho first groat step in tho right direction. Upou our foreign relations the message is suggestive. When we havo the corres pondence with France, to whioh allusion is mado, wo shall know more about that. Tho oourso of Great Britain is character ized in a few strong sentences which arc j legible and intelligible to nil who know the language. In theso few clear phrases he sums up the whule story of tho long cor respondence. Wo shall not attompt any digest of tho inossago. Every one will read it carfully and thoroughly. Tho concluding portions! aro eloquent and imprcssivo, full of prom ise, hope-giving and oheerful. Wc do uot look 011 tho bright side so steadfastly as to adopt tlio views or accept tho proph ecics of Iho President in all their length j and breadth. But wo hope with him and 1 aro ready to work with him, for their ful-, filuiout. May he bo correct, und realize , his expectation!, .Ho will not, unless sua-' taincd iu the course ho has marked out, by the people of tha wholu country. Wo I foresee that ho will need support against 1 some of tho moo who placed him in power, If he pursues tho general policy laid down , in this message, firmly adhering to tho Conititution, and opposing with oalm front tho revolutionists who would still divido tho Union, ho will not lack that support 1 from many of his own party and from tbo men who opposed his election, iNcuiQUDcciiscmmts. "WJ ILL ho exposed to Publio Sdlc, at T V llio Lite rrsldmico ofllllas Ulettcricluln Man ton iovnihlii,l'oluiiitil.i county, un j Tuesday 10;i day of Dcctmbo; 1805, Tho following ueicriuoi vaiuaoio imrtonai inopuuy, VAkTi2iV VALUABLE HOUSES. rouu MtL.cn cows, Fivo hoad of young Cattlo of blooded slock, at Hhocp ol' tho CoUwoM litecil, II litouJ Soivi, I Ikrar, II I'al lli:, H Hhmi'.j, all uf tlio CliciUr county flock, TWO FOUU HOUSE WAGONS, Three Two Horse Wagons, 1) . i u..-! tir i oi.!l. Viiu J'U"iiy, i 01111111: y itnuu 1 oiciiiii, 2 pair lloli ilcdH mi. I 'i two horse Slt-il, I 'lhruphmij 1 Jtaihliio, I llram Drill, 1 .Monur nn,l ltuaer, I Tun ning Mill, hurnt'is ut nil Unit, 8,iilill. lnvn, li ir rm. cwlllVKlorsnuil 11 roller ofUm hunt .uility, two cr liuUK'im j, a lul oflutnbcr, I'linliu, Crowbars, irul lines, picks ami huvcl, 1 Ulack.uillh Uullowa, a lut nfnuw liurso nhocs and Iron, carpenter lloncli and Grain of all kind3 by the Buahcl, Clover Seed, Timothy Seed by tho bushel; a lot ofl'otatoM. I May by the I on, ' A largo lot of Oorn foddor ; Winu by I ho U.1II011, together Willi lili cnllru nnni8tin nf Tables. Chairs, stands. IWs nn.l ll"iliUtiB n Secretary hiiiI 1'eivlii; Mmhlnri, nloj, 1 lent Ullld, 1 CniMin1, 1 uouiiin nnrcei onoi uuu nnu Nnw I'iitol. with other atllclcmun numerous 0 nun-, , tlon. t ( Sale to comrucnc at 10 0 clock A. ' M.. ul ralil dav. mid to conllnue from day to day until ' I.II li diinseil of uhrn cttclidancu will bo given und 1011U Itlons inauo Known uy JOHN G. QUICK. gliTiir tJIIRMIAKT. Auctioneer. Adm'r. ll"c li, IMi-i. Executor's Sale. Valuable llcalslaic "ILL be esiosed to Public Sale, at 7 f t!i.: late dwi llini! houe of Wm, Cole, deceased, in lleiituii loivnshii, CoUiiii'jU co, m 'liitrsdai the 18t of Jtiwiart,, 18G0, nt 1(1 o 'clork in tho rnreuoon of said day, tho follow ini detcribi-d real i'tate. M. : A CEUTA1N Tit ACT OF LAND, tMtualo in II, ntnn town-hip. Coluiiibia co.. adjoining lauds ofth.. Iii-irs of John l.auUacli 011 tin: em-t, and citlnr lauds brimming to Hi" t'tate of tho said Win. Uolu on tho ninth, south, and west, containing Ten Acres morn or less, w hereon is creeled a largo unit yufe Qy'mi jm .... , , rj. 0 ,...,,,. I (,'ont.iNiiii: thrco pair of tftoui's, a Saw .Mill, lhelllii House and Hlublc. ALSO, a certain Planttition and Tract of Laud, siluiiti' in Hi-ntou tivp,, urori'Mtid, adjoining lanes of li.-nj-iiiiin Drink on Hi.- north, llii" hsirs of Jnu l.iubai-li ou III- oast, I'lfliiniirrii'kou tho nost. Mid tin; .Mill trim tbuvc dccribtd nu thu south, conlaiii iiiu rii; I.N'l'Y ALKl.tf, niiro or lets, uhiii-oii are reili;d a tuo ctory Stone Dwelling House, A Largo Framcijutik Darn, and out- hoiiM'S, about Villy Am s is linprnv e.l latnl. ALSO, a eertaiu tr.ict of laud linnitc iu lii'iiton tw'., afori'said nnd mi lilt- west side nf fish -inSiTi-elc. ailjoiniiu' t-ind of lli-iijaiuin drink on Iho norili. unjoining the manor tr. rt on tho miiiIIi. S.hiiiiu llurlnnn and oilii-r. ou thu ucl and l irlmnicrrii. ou tho cast, cuiitaiiiiii' Eighty Acres, moro or lt-sj, aijout t enly in-ics cli-arod and tin In I anco tinibir laud ; tln'io is 0.1 tho promisi-s a liiack si.i.lh shop. ALSO, one other tract of land ai.uatf in Hiicailoal lp., in s.itd i-ouiity. n.ljoinini: lands of Johiii'olf on tho uoitn, J.nob Kimhl'; and ftjiiiu':! IIi'skoii thu south an I e-t, mid other laudj ut Wm Colo 011 tau cast luiiuiiiinj 120- Acres, moro or los, ahuul rlj arr's iinjirovi,! land, the Kal inin tiuibi-r ; timo aru uu iho pri'inisi-s a two story liamo i!,,i'lln:i( houxo, a Irainu bam, out ball lings, and A GOOD ORCUAILD. ALSO, a Tract of Woodland, t-iluate in Suzarloaf two,, Mori'-aM, adjniiuio: la.i.'i, of Mnnl-Homti-y t.'ulc and riFlunui-ri-i'k on tin rnsl, Alnus l ulu 011 the north, oil iho t-outh by lands 01 John ttnrlvout, on tlio uosiby otliur lands uf tho diii dent, containing about EIGHTY ACHES, Tho abo c lands to be -old purruaoL to thu .iic-clioiii uouiaiii'-d 111 thu li-,t iv ill and tustaiui-nt ol William Coli', iti-ci'.isuit. I'oiiilitiii'is and tunns uf sale will be n ade kiionu , n dav of s.il. by MU i'CO.UlXV coi.n, Tllu.llArt II. com:. Ilieci 10:1s ur W.M. Coii:,i)in'u ltcntou tvp, Dec. 10, 'oj Is Fanii lor 8iile. 'he undersigned ofTeis to sell at Public Sale, on tut' preiuisis, on baluriluy, 30iA of December, A Farm and Plantation, fituato in Orauu lownsliip, Coltuubia county , Pa , about thro.? miles from Urangi v illi- and una and a half luil.s from Kohrtburi,'. cuiitaiuini: 106 Acres, about sixty ac H's of whuh is ilcan.d land, and the ba mice in timb t. Thcro aru ircitel upoa tin said premises u laiyo new js. Frame Ilonso ; - aUso, a good Los House, a neu- l'mmc lianli li.irn, Wajjon blied and uther oiil-biiildius, with a good A UP Li-: Oli CI I A HI), and plenty ol I'e.ith and Cherry Trues. Also, a)nnn! Diehard of KSuf AppU and 1'iaeli Trees, of su)curs ? mv th. prc-uus.-s , f j- S.i 1 1. ro arc ivvo noon cprn s ana .ueauoir on eain day , lieu one iiiluudaiicu lull be tivui and term. ui.iuo known by ELliANOlt KEELElt. Dec. JO, U'-at L 0.1 e to commence at lun ciocii, A. ,11. in sain Triumph in Art. Just is?ued-a finely Engraved Portraito GEN. ROJiEil'l E. LEE, Size nf engraving 'b ly 8, inrhss -, pninli d on heavy plate paper of ih" lliu-st ipnllty l'J by 111 im hea suit able for frainiuii or Hie portfolio of the eoniiisseur ; ensrnvi-d on Heel by A. it Walter, rhilu.li-lphin, uf. ter the 0r13111.1l photoinp!i from life, and published by U. Iloliu, roiirneiitli street, I'iclin.oud Va. Ail lifa proof I, UD si ut by null to any nddress on re ceipt of pricj. CuiivabM'rs sUpHhed at low rates Addicts, A. II. W M.Ti:it. fc.')7 Nurth bth Street, l'hiladclpbla. Dec. ID, l(?f.3. BUCKWHEAT L LOU II I ! A PrimiJ ortiolo just rccoivod Provision titurJ id lbs, Saik 83i U. at the I. Dec. ia. 13dj. IIUNYON, For Sale. A. Ilovolver, Colt's Patent, iu excellent order, for sale a t Ibis (Jlacc. Also, A good ltlFLE, fer salo cheap at this Office. Also, AN EIGHT-DAY BrvASS CLOCK, good tir.it'-pn-re, and will iii sold cheap. Dec. ID, 1305 Return That Robe I A good Buffalo Itohe, marked Thos. H. Case, uf Ccniro iwp., was taken nway from the Hotel of tlio iiiiilerKii'iied In Catawissa. on llio 01 en- iiil! ollhe Mill of November, ami nnu marked J. 1' left nils place. The ceullemuu who mado the i.viiuinuu s known and If it is uof hi on returned In- will he sent lor. It inn ba deliver d to r-auiuul It. Iliitlies, in liliiouibburk', or thu sujtcnber iu L'uiawis.a, and nu TJCttions will bu asked. JACOB B. KISTLEIt. Caiawjssa, nee.!.', lbC3-3ts SI, SI) House and Lot for Bale A valuable Lot, situato on Third Street,! JL Bu liioomsburi!, licri'nn is crcctsit an ein llcnt nioumsburi!, liori tin is creclsd an citvllcnt ttricK ilwultiuj liuusu, Ktlclicii and i) table, is 0 lie red (or laic cheap. Apply to ' WI13. AMELIA MCAIIB. Doe. 3, leOS-311 BLANKS I BLANKS! I Of evory description, for sale at tuia ofBo TlliHIAlSilf OFTHE WORLD DR. MAGGIEL'S Fills 9 Ihcsn l.lfo. clvliin roincdlcn nro now, fur Iho flnt timo. civeii publicly totha world, for over a quartor tlicso"' l'ivjto practice, thu insrcdicnti lu Life-giving Fills, tmv! Wen iHeil with Iho Rnntrn tuttem. Their inl 1I011 H 110I i nly lo pretrnt iImnuo, hut to euro. They eenrrh tit tho vnrloiin tiiulaillu h whkhtho pattant I iiHurliii, nud rc-itivlgnrati't Iho fulllnc; r-yiiem.-To tin) figod nud Infirm a few doses ur thcto valuable 1'ILI.H will provo to ho A VEllY FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, I Tor in every cum: thoy mid imw lire mid vitality, Hint iumdiu in u tvniiinK mirrKim 10 int i r pruiine slam. Ti tlio )uiiig nud iulddlu-niti.il they will prove inoit In. v ol uble, 11.1 11 reiuty. rperiilr, mid sterling medicine llete Is a dream realized, that l'unce-.lo l.i iui touch! fur Ihric hundred tints iito and 1 1 u k r funinl. llo , looked Inr A fountain III it would rettoro llm bid lo I vigor and mako youth over An Eternal Spring, It was loft liir this day and hour to reullzo thn drmn, mid a how. in tno gloiloiia fact, Iho magic that inauu 11 fair, iliose IV.mous Ecinecfe, Cannot stny tho fliiht or, yrar. but they can rorci bark, mid hold al.ioi', dlsenaa that n.lcht triumph ovi-r the aif'd mid thn ymlim. I.ut nnii'i hi-nilato then, but s.-lio (hi; f.worahU' opportunity that uirtrs. YV'hnu takou 11s proscribed For Bilious Disorders Ofolhlus.nin he nifire pro'liictl 01 ctirn thunthfru Tills Tlii-lr ul must luaaic liilliicticu is full ..it .nr.. mill lliu usual, 1 ou :oiiiitnnts of this most distrixliiu disease nro renio ed. These remedies uro u.uilo from thu pilret VEGETABLE COMPOUNDS. Tlwy vv ill not harm thu most ilclicatn fr-mato, ami can In- ittvun Willi guud i-ffjit ill prescribed duitis li ho jouiijjcsl Lhbu. For Cutaneous Disorders And all eruptions of tho skin, tin? HAt.VK Is mn,t invuluuhlu . It dors not lintl cMijiinlty tilout', Imi pi nilrnli s u itli tin- must searching edicts to thu swiy root uf the uvil I ml umm m Invariably cure tho follow ing Diseases : Asthma llovvi'l Onuiplaluti, Cone lis, Colds, Cheat Discasf, Costlveness, Uj pepsin, Ului h.ic-i. Urup.y. li. blllly. Female i.'omplaints iuvsrnat A llcamintr, Indication, liilliiri.a, lull 1 11 1 m .1 1 1 .1 ii Inward Weariless. Liver ('iiiopl.iiiit, J.ovvnoss oI'Mjjinl, lnuj.'voriii ilhtiiimulisii). Salt ItiiMiui .-'raid. siain Diassari N'OTICU Vinn gi.n lin without thn I'l-rav.v i trade mark around eirli pot or h-u, signed by tut J .MAt.'GIM.. 4H l'ultoii rit., iVeir Yuiii, to oaniurlnit Hhirii is fi loiiy. i.m r'ol.l hy nil ieprrt nhlo M.'al. ra in Miiioln-. Ibriiiiithoui the L'uitcil flatus and Lju.Uaj ui .Ot.li ier box or pot. Dec. V, laii." ly. i. READING RAIL ROAD. Winter Arrangement. NoVEMISUtt U7, 1605. "t rent Trunk Linn Krnni Tlnv ( ft and Nnrtli-IVtst tor I'lill iilelplua, New York. Nnrtli-IVtst for Iteadiuit, I'oltsi 1U1'. TauiiHiua. Aetiliiiitl, Lubanun, ai leuiown, i.aiion, cci. Trains li ,tw llarrisburi; for New Y"rK. as lollowi At auu,?, vs and 0.U.I A. .l.. and l.-lo and Cue P M . iirnvms at New YorK .it .". W and lil.UU A ,M aiol 3 i 1 and 111. ai I', il. 1 oiiiieeii.ij with similar Tiuu.s on In l iiii-j l niii.i II til ito.oi ; rib 1 puu .im 111 , ouipa'ty the, 'l.oo n 1 h.uj a. .AI 'I'ruiu-. w-itli.nil cii.11 K' la mo llnrrisburi; lor KiadiiiL'. 1'olOnlli'. I.n.i.i.pn, Miuirsvilk, A-olnid, 1 1110 (;,'. 1. A1.1 nio" a. ni l'lipadelpliia at i V A M. and 1 1.1 ..ml !) en l- M, ... I in',' at l,"!i.inon ..ml all Way muiihiis ; i)iu OJ 1 .VI 'I ruin iii.ikin 1,0 tlose i.oiuiLCii'i.ib lor Pn'.tsv.ile ion I'liiladi Ipliij I'or t'ott.v ille. Si.iuvlkill llavrnait Auburn, v ia filial 1I.1II .in I S.u'iueiiami.i Mai. fl. a. leu e U.irMiiii; a, -1.00 I'. M. ltftiirniiiK I l.iave New-Yurk at '.100 . M. noil noon anile IMP M ; I'liil-idelpbia 1,1 i OU - .11 n.) It .kl P. .M ; Polt-ville at a aj A. M. .,,) 2 4.', I' It A aliiaiid 0 uu ami II 4. M. nud 1 15 l'..M luinaius at 1 llj A. .M, und I lu l M. I.i ai c P.'tw, lit.! lor A a 1 ri--hiii i 1 St hnytkill ael ...pjcll.uiil,i K..1I litMil, al 0 4a . .M, Itiaiiu Ai't omiuod,ili"ii Train i.,-.ivoa P,r s.'.inj .it A. M . r.lu, r.nl- Irui.i t'liiiii it-Ij.Jll 1 ,il 1..111 1' ) Culuiiilna Kail liun.1 Ti.mis kav e It, .i.iin; ai 0 1.1 A M. and d 15 I'. Jl, for UpliruU, l.itu, I.aiiisslt'r, Co laiobia. ,'.f . til. buud.ij s ; l.envo w Yoik nt Mid P M I'hila dilpin 1 :i 1 j p M, l'uit-,v 1 : 1 1 1 f iu A ,M . I'aiii.i'pia So -t M, llurrislitiii! ti I'.'i A.'luuil liiailni'i al l.oo .11 lw liiiriiburh', nt ,1 IU :l A Al. for Nsvv 01K. t'ol.ilnu'atliMi. alil.Mue M'.uoil. keloid and Mnir b iu 11 'J'uliitaio anil fruiu nil poini-, al ri ilii" d li.u a l,a.ie ilieiked through ; lU ponims allow v I -it 11 l'aselli-er. ' (J. A. Mi OU..1, tjLMfltAL Ai-yicHi. n.iuar, Heading, I'a. Nov. -, , Ib.U, Leaf Tobacco for Sale I 'jpill'l undereigntd, residing in Light JL ritrei t, t'olu inbia county, I'a., ulfers for isle a lot uf about 1,000 lbs, of Liif Tobacco, It was rui.cd vein before last and is 111 excellent ci ditiou. Apply lo ' AllllA.M CUSTEK I.i jht Htrcr.t. 1) c. !), 'ii :it il on, a-'sjishioEJii hie Tailori hJ'. NEir shop in'ITgut STREET. THE undersigned, respectfully informs the public: in general, that he hasopouad a nuiv Tailoi'ing listablishmenr, s&j in t,i;bt Street, l.'oluiiibia county, whera he is K prep ro.l to HXi'into all Kinds of Tailoring 111 JliA. the lal-ls !)lo, wnti dfbp.itili and 011 meliorate terui. Will be UuiiUI'till for .fsliarc of palillc p uronai- A. J. NEW HARD- I.iflit ftrect, Dec. 0. I'M. Notice. ITaving sold out my store, I hnrebv eivu nonce to all iiuli-bted to 1110 mat I will ro iiiiiinlllidoll st mil for thirty days for iho nurpos- of scllluiKp itli Ilii 111. I mu'it havo all my uutalaad ina' atacouuts si tied up, J, J. UKUWUII. Illuouijliuri!, Dec. U, 'no -tt - liissohitioii. ho partnership horetoforo t-xi-iting be- .l. twecii fan nit I 1'. avery and tnim Kr i.n un h-r the tlriu of iavery . Kriiiu, ha been ili.solv ed. Tti uudersisned will be (o 111,1 i,t lliu olil siuud HU're all indebtc d to the lute t'u in 1110 K-iUi-tled to 'inane pa ment. AMD.-' KHTM. liloomtburj, Dec. 0, 'C5 nt Exch I UlJvnt-J VI llV. Public Srj uure, Withes-Bzre, 1 III' b ripHF. undersigned, having pu.ehased tho tho above properly aud propo.o to relit and imi it tiltrst-iluas liuti'l Nu pains will be spared in any of its departments In reader satif.ntiou to all ijiiesla. Tin. luble and tin liar ill always be fiupplii il with itM hu.t tliu ma' I.i t allot ds tiood .l.ililiuj fur liorci,artd attiiitive o-lleis Also, l.ivry nu. ailed. The exili.m.'u is clli-jibly situated on thu rublo r?piaro, ami has thcreibie peiuliar iidvuntaijt'S to psr so. 13 attuiiditi cumt or tiling business in tho puolp. oldces. L'liatf.'s muderatu .V, II Whenever you come In town, please (all. II. S111ME1L& CO., Prop'rs. Decep.ber 3, IrkS- ly EXECUTOR'S notiois. Eittile J Thos. Sluchhoust, tlcc'd. T otters Testamentary on tho estate o 8 J Thomas bluckhoiisc, l.itu or 1'iuii township. Co luinbia county, deceased, havo been Rrnuled by th Refiner of Will -.. lu tho uiiderslgiud. botli rend ins in kin. I lownsiiin. all ner.iins li.ivinir claims I auuni.t Ihoi'siiile of tho decedent ure reipiested in KK. U"JaU " Juil V (JDUDM'.lt TUUi). tiTACKIlUUSE. Lxecutor'i Dec 2, IcM-6w 83 IOOKKT DIAHIIiS.PHOTOORAPH j. ALiiuMs tc A1.11U.M ricruuns, -n-iiiiii ai v"J!f"i nry low ptiscs tor run. w, o. ruunv. arcn t, ire:. ri. v c'- a hair miia.