I ft. tuuvinees me that an attempt will lie made to rescue the prisoners, ami. if that fails, then to seiae citiw-ns ol thin Mate as manages ana vic tims in case of execution. 'Die execution will lake nlai-c next Friilav as certainly as that ir ginia ran and will enionv her laws. I have lieeu obliged In call out one thousand men. who are now under amis. and. if necessary, shall call ml the whole available force of the .State to cam- into effect the sentence of our laws on the 2nd and loth nroximo. Places in Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania have been occupied as denote anil rendezvous lv these desiieradocs. unobstructed lv guards or otherwise, to invaile this State, and we are kept in continual apprc uension of outrages from tin- and rapine on our orders. 1 aiprii-e you of these facts in order that v-n may take steps lo preserve peace ne- iweeii the Mates. 1 protest that my purpose is o.-a.-ehil. and thai I disclaim all threats wneii i nav. wiih all the might nf meaning, tliat if an .liier invasion as.-iiils this State or its citizens loin anv quarter, I will pursue the invaders uherevcr thev mav no into anv territory, aim tmnish them ulierever arms Mill n-ach them. 1 shall send n.pi.-sol tliis to the Governors of Man land. Ohio and Pennsylvania. With due resist and -oiisidenilioii. Vours truly. 11F.NKV A WisK. TELtllRAPniC uiuxt or governor cache tooov It NOR WISE. Siate of Pennsylvania, I Eux-vtirr Clumber, Ihrti'ltuTg Dec. 1, 1859. f Tu Hit KictlUtuy, the iloreruor of t'irgi:ta, litfhinund, I i. : Sib: -Your letter of the 2'th, having been uisseut to Harrisonburg, V irgima, was not ie ,-wreil mil il this niorniu::. Of all the despera does to whom you refer, not a man. so far as I can learn, was a citizen ot Pennsylvania ; nor was their rendezvous, ( which you say was un obstructed by guards or otherwise.) in this State, but in Maryland or irgima. iu reiauou to them, Pennsylvania lias done her duty. Virginia bae no right to anticipate that she will not do so in the future.' The information you have rec-ived iu regard to a conspiracy to rescue John brown, will, undoubtedly, be founu, in the sequel, utterly and entirely without found ation, so far as Pennsylvania is concerned. Nor will we nerm t anv portion ol our territory, alow; our lrders. or elsewhere, to be made a depot, a rendezvous, or a refuge, for lawless desperadoes, from other States, who may seek to make war upon our southern neignuore. When tbat enntineency shall happen, the con stitutional and confederate duty ot IVnnsylva nia shall lie performed : .mil, under all circum stances, she will take care to see that her honor is fully vindicated. VV.M. F. PACKLK. Legislative Pobtbaits. TueNew Senatcrs. The Harrishnrg correspondent of the Cbam liersburg Hton'or; auj Tranirrijd, ill a spicily written letter relative to the meeting of the Legislating, gives brief and readable bketches of the new Senators elected last October, who will make their first appearauce in that lody, in a Senatoiial capacity, at the ojening of the coming session. The wiiler commences with our jolly anil musical friend Svmi, of Philadel phia, who cntnei to the Senate after a zig-zag service in the House covering nineteen years. He was a mcinl-er as early as 1 841 ; was there again ISIS, and aain in 18V"i, and has since ts?en defeated once or twice in trying to get liar k. lie is an experienced parliamentarian, anil will make an efficient and useful member. His new colleague, Mr. Co.vnell, is a new man in the legis'atnre, anil is therefore to be tried, j He is a successful business mau in the real etate liue, aud will prolably make a quiet, and re liable member. Philadelphia has now three republican Senators and one Democrat ; vis, Pabker, Skiih and Conn-ill, Republicans, aud Masseles, Democrat. Kvt.ui n, of Luzerne, comes into the Senate, with one year's legisla tive experience in Ilia House, and a high char attr i for integrity and ability. In the House last winter he was one of (lie ablest of the many able men in that body, and in the Senate he will take a high rank. He is a lawyer and a forcible and polished speaker, and was on the Judiciary committ-e in the House last winter. Ball, of lair, is a young lawyer of Altoona, entirely without legislative experience. He is reputed able and industrious, and will enter the Senate as one of its youngest members He comes iroin the famous Eigler district, and il the first man opposed to the Democracy who has represented Clearfield in the Senate within the last twenty-live years, excepting the brief period of (Jov. Johnson's service there. HcClibe. of franklin, comes to the Senate altet having served two successive terms in the Home, with great credit to himself, and satis faction to his constituents. He seems to have more bitter and malignant foes and at the same time mote and aident friends than any other wan in his section of the State. The manner in which be bas been sustained by his coustitu ents in his three desperate struggles must be truly nattering to himself and friends. Mere diiu, of Armstrong, is new in legislative life. He is a Surveyor by profession, and said to be a qniet, but sensible and industrious man, Imbrie, of Heaver, served in the House in ISoC, 'ot and '68, and will therefore bring three yean legislative experience to the Senate, ne is still in middle life and possesses more than ordinary ability. He is alawyer by profession, and a forcible speaker, but seldom occupies the floor. Irish, of Allegheny, succeeds Dr. Gaz- 4am, and will fill the place with credit, ne is a youug man, a lawyer by profession, and an ultra anti-Slavery man in belief. Ilia legisla tive career commenced in the House last winter where lie was the father of the "personal liberty bill" tbat was considered in two or bree spicy debates but never passed. Lab don, of Bradford, U a new mau in tbe Legislature. He is a local Methodist preacher, and said to be a fine orator and a fearless politician. Ue will be a fair set otT to Father Schindel, the Rev erend Senator from Lehigh, who belong to tbe Democratic side, and is one nf tin fattest aud jolliest of Senators. Census, of Potter, btinga two years Legislative experience with him. He was in the House in 18i7 and 1858, and was a most useful member. He is a lawyer by profession, and a clever speaker, but seldom clairrs the floor. Dr. Cbawfobd, of Juniata, is the "lone star" of the Democracy the only Senator to tell that the liemocrata voted lor Seoators last year. He is still a young man. and appears in the Legislature now for the lirst time lie is a Democrat of the Independent, onti-Bigler, ant- Lecompton stripe ; and will often shock hi' party friends in the Senate by voting just as he pleases, though on strict party questions, excepting only tbe territorial policy of Buchanan, he will rote with the Democracy strictly. Ot the new Senators, Messrs. Smith, il'Clure, Ketrhum. Imbrie, liensnn and Irish Lave served ia the House ; and the youngest members of the body will be Hall, M'Clnre and Jrish, who are about the same age. Of tbe whole thirty-three members, we doubt whether there is one under thirty ; and but tbe three named Messrs. Hall, M'Clure and Irish are under thirty-rite. Pennsylvania Legislature. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tlbsoat, Jaxi abt 3d, 1300. This being the day appointed by tbe Consti tution for the meeting of tbe General Assembly, a number of gentlemen elected members of the House ot Representatives, sufficient to consti tute a quorum, met. MR. GEO. V. LAWRENCE, of Wasuiogton county, announced that in accordance with tbe Constitution this body wnnld organize in an hour from that time. 12 o'rlock. The hour of twelve having arrived, Mr. STRONG, of Philadelphia, moved that this House come to order. Mr. RE A, Clerk. In accordance with the terms ol the Constitution the members pres ent will please come to order, la the Secre tary of the Commonwealth present t The Skcrktart or the Commonwealth. Mr. Clkbe. I have the honor to present the returns of election of members of the House of Representatives, in obedience to the requirements ol tne law. The CLERK The Secretary of the Com monwealth presents the returns of the late general elections of members to the House of Kenresentatives : what order will the House take 1 Mr.4(J. V. LAWRENCE, of Washington. I move that the Clerk ol the House be author. ized to proceed to the opening of the returns ol the late Ueneral election, iarriea. Mr. GEO. V. LAWRENCE, of Washington. -I move that the reading of the full returns be dispensed with, as it will occupy ton much time, and thai merely the certiiicatra nf elec tion be read. Motion put and carried. After the CLERK had proceeded in reading tbe returns. Mr. JOSEPH H. WILSON, of Heaver, intcr- runtine. I sunnosed that tbe motion included asimple announcement of the members elected. Mr. A. IL BAKLOW, of Centre 1 under stood the motion that the certificates of elec tion should be read, and not the number of votes. MR. STRONG, of Philadelphia It will be sufficient to read the certificate ot election. I perceive tbat yon have, in some way, mixed tip the returns from the Fourth District of Philadelphia. It may be some mistake in tbe certificate. The CLERK. The mistake was that of the Clerk. Mr. STRONG, of Philadelphia I think that the reading of tbe certificate will be sufficient. Should any member require anything in addi tion it can lie complied with. The CLERK. It has liecn customary here tofore, to read the numlicr of votis, and at the conclusion to annnuiu the names of meniliers elected. The reading of the returns from the judges of elections was proceeded with as follows : Adams Samuel Durboraw. Franklin and Fulton James R. Brewster, James C. Austin. lfutler John M. Thompson. W. M.firahain. Bedford and Somerset Geo. W. Williams, George li. Walker. Huntingdon J. Simpson, Alnca. Blair Jacob Burley. Cambria Richard J. Proudfoot. Indiana A. Wilson Taylor. Armstrong and Westmoreland Andrew- Craig, J. R. MiGonigal, John H. i 'oulter. rayette John Collins. Greene Daniel W. Gray. Washington Goorge V. Lawrence, William Graham. Allegheny William Varnum, David A. Pressley, Charles L. Gahring, David K. Bay ard, William Espy. Beaver and Lawrence Joseph II. WilBon, James D. Bryson. Mercer aud Venango George O. Hofius, Klisha W. Davis. Clarion and Forrest John M. Fleming. Jefferson, Clearfield, Elk and M'Kean 1. G. Gordon, A. M. Benton. Crawford and Warren Hirsrn Butler, Henry IL Rouse. Erie Henry Teller, JonasGiinnison. Potter and Tioga L. P. Willistoii, Lewis Mann. ebauon Joseph Eckman. Berks Elijah Penn Smith, Solomon L. Cus ter, Joshua S Miller. Lancaster Nathaniel Ellmaker, jr., Samuel Eeneagy, Amos S Green, Jacob E. Caaeel. York Frederick Sultzbacb, Jno. Manifold. Cumberland and Perry John M'Curdy, John Power. Philadelphia 1. Jos. Caldwell; 2. William B. Turner ; :i. Patrick M'Donough; 4. Henry K. Strong : 6. Joseph Moore, jr. : 6 Charles O'Neill ; 7. J. U. Seltzer; 8. Jacob E. Ridg- way ; M. Henry Dunlap ; 10. S. S. Pancoast ; 11. Isaac A. Sheppard ; 12. Richard Wildey ; 1:1. Wm. D. Morrison ; 14. James Donnelly ; 15. J. K. Preston ; 1C: Thoma W. Driffield ; 17. Charles F. Abbott. Delaware William D. Pennell. Dauphin Wm. C. A. Lawrence Chester -William Shafer, Isaac Acker, Caleb Pierce. Montgomery John Dismant, lavid Stone-1 back, Dr. Charles U. Hill. Backs Jos. Barnslev, Ji-sse W. Knight, Northampton Jacob Cope, p. F. Kilen berger. Lehigh and Carbon--Samuel J. Kistler, and Zacharias Long. Monroe and Pike Charles D. Erodhead. Wayne H. E. Beardslee. Luzerne John Stone, Peter Byrne, Isaiah L. Chapin. Susquehanna George T. Fra - Bradford Thomas Smead, O. H. P. Kinney. Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia and Montour Samuel Oakes, Geo. D. Jackson. Lycoming and Clinton Robert Crane, George A. Achenbach. Centre Adam R. Barlow. Mifflin George Bates. Union, Snyder and Jnniato Thomas Hayes, W. F. Wagonseller, Northumberland Amos T. Bissel, Schuylkill John S. Bnver. C. L. Pin- kertoo. Joseph K. Maurer, the t U-.UK. Members will please answer to their names as colled. The following members were present. Messrs. Abbott, Auchenbach, Acker, Africa, Austin, Barlow, Barnsley, Bates, Bayard, Beardsley, Benton, Bissell, Coyer, Brewster, Brodhead, Bryson, Burley, Butler, Byrne, Cald well, Cassell, Chapin, Collins, Cope, Coulter, Craig, Crane, Custer, Davis.Dismant.Donnelly, Dumeld, Dunlap, Durboraw. Eckman, Eilen berger, Ellmakor, Espey, Fleming, Frazier, Goehring, Gordon, Graham, (Butler,! Graham, (Washington,) Gray, Green, Gunnison, Hayes, Hill, Hotting, Jackson, Keneagy, Kinney, Kist ler, Knight, Lawrence, (Danpoiu,) Lawrence, Washington.) Long, M'Curdy, M'Donough, M'Gonigal, Mann, Manifold, Maurer, Miller, Moore, Morrison, uakes, O Neill, Pancoast, Peiree, Pennell, Pinkerton, Power, Pressley, Preston, Proudfoot. Ridgway. Rouse. Seltzer. Shafer, Sheppard, Smead, Smith, Stonebatk, Strong, Sultzbacb, Taylor, Teller, Thompson, Turner, Varnum, Wagenseller, Walker, Wildey, t.;ilt. w:n:. A vi-:l Messrs. John Stone of Luzerne, and Marks D. hitman ware absent. The Utter is dead. Mr. O. H. P. KINNEY, of Bradford.-Mr. Cuxk : I move that tbe House now proceed to iue ocmua oi n DpeaKer. varriea. Mr. O. H. P. KINNEY, of Bradford-Mr. Cuu : I further move that Mr. Hayes, of Union, and Mr. Hill of Montgomery, act as tel lers. Carried. The CLERK The gentlemen selected as tel leri will please step forward. I The CLERK Therj are, as yet, aw nomina tions for Speaker ' Mr.O. II. P. KINNEY, of Bradford -I believe I that no nominations are necessary. j The names of members were now alphalieli 1 rally called, when , 1 Messrs. Abliott, Acker, Austin. Barlow. P.arns, Icy. Bayard, Bissell, Boyer, Brewster. Urvson- f u.'.-l. O...I... C.mI Cnlling CVairr I laviii IIUrj, lillliei. VKOtl, vihiiu., - -"--. Dunlap. Durtniniw, Eckman. Ellmaker, Espey, Frazier, Goehring, Gordon. Graham, (llntler.) Graham, i Washington, )Ureen.Gunnis n. Haves, Horhus, Keneagy. Kinney, Kistler, Lawrence, (Washineton.) M'Curdy, M'Gonigal, Mann, Moore. O'Neil. Pancoast, Peirce. Pennell, Pink- erton, Pressley. Preston. Proudfoot, Ridgway, Ronse, Sellzer, Shafer, Sheppard.Smead, Strong, Sultzbaek. !Tavlor, Teller. Thompson, Turner, Varnum, Wagenseller. Walker. Widley, Wil liams, Williston and Wilson Co voted for W. C. A. LAWRENCE. Messrs Auclienbach.Africa, Bates,Bsardsley, Benton, Brodhead, Byrne, Caldwell, Chapin, Cope, Conlter. Crane, Custer, Dismant, Don nelly, Dufheld. Eilenlicrger, Fleming, Gray, Hill, Jackson, Knight, Lawrence, (Dauphin,) Long, M'Donough, Mauifold, Maurer, Miller, Oaken, Power and Sloneback ":i voted for HENRY DUNLAP. The tellers announced that they agreed in their tallies, ami that the result was follows, viz : Wm. C. A. Lawbenck, of Dauphin, received sixty five votes, aud Mr. II. Di nlap, of Phila delphia, thirty-three. Mr. II. Dinlap voted for Mr. Ciias. n. Hill, of Montgomery, but sulisequently to Mr. Law-beni-b voting iu his j.Mr.DcNLAP's) favor.by per mission, changed bis vote in favor of Mr. Wm. C. A. Lawbencb, of ltauphin. The SPEAKER elect was conducted to his eat by Messrs. Stbono and Dcblap, of Phila delphia, and addressed the House as follows : Rrprnmttittea of I'mmylvmmi : To day we assume the discharge of duties im portant and arduous. The social aud business interests nf more than three millions of people are in our hands. Itie magnificent commerce of the East, the minerals of the North and the West, the agriculture which snreatls its oeautl ftil canopy over our whole State, and the mechanic arts winch vivify dull matter all depend upon us for encouragement and Protec tion, the development and cultivation ot our material resources, the culture of the people and promotion of their happiness, are duties Iroin which we cannot escape, ana wnicn in volve consequences glorious or the contrary. just as our enorts are well or illy directed. I entreat vou, therefore, gentlemen, to summon to your aid all of the intelligence, prudence and industry in yonr possession. Beside the encouragement wbicb the Mate owes to private enterprise, and the supervisory care whicb she has exercised over powers del egated to other hands, there is now little labor for a Pennsylvania Legislature. The canals are gone : we have no public property to cnard : few public expenditures to control. All needful legislation can readily be per. formed in a much shorter time than is usually devoted to our sessions, and I re commend a speedy transaction of our busi ness and an early adjournment, feeling well assured we shall be commended therefor by our consciences and our constituents. Tbe power of tbe Chair shall be directed towards the ac complishment of this desirable end. It is a mournlul reflection that of those who met with us here a year ago, four have already been added to the list ol the dead. The young, generous and ardent Wnon, the amiable Balli ott, tbe accomplished Cm sen, and lastly. Whitman, have preceded us to tbat ultimate destination whither we all tend. This fearful mortality in so small a number cannot but re mind us of our own insecure tenure of life, and impel us to a rigid and conscientious perfor mance of duty. May their rest be as tranquu as their lives were honorable. It is my duty to call your at ten ion to the pre sent imperfect arrangement of our Committees. Iu tbe progress of our State many of them have become obsolete and useless, not having a sin gle bill to act upon during a whole session, while upon others devolve labor too great fur a careful transaction nf business. I recommend that tbey be speedily revised and remodeled. 1 am deeply sensible of the honor of a second election to this ollii-e, and appreciate my in debtedness to you ; and if my abilities arc equal to the task, the duties shall be performed. Mr. DUNLAP was hete called by the Speak er to administer to him the oath nf ntlice. Mr. Lawrence was affirmed. TheSPEAKER: Those gentlemen whoswear by the book will please present themselves as the roll is called, iu order that their oaths to support the Constitution of the I'. S. and State of Pennsylvania, and to behave themselves as members of the House with fidelity, may be taken. This heiug accomplished, and members names registered, such gentlemen as swear by the uplilted hand were requested to present themselves and comply with the usual require ments in such cxsiw made anil provided. Such members as afhrm also gave iu their adhesion to the constituted preliminaries. All the memliers lieing either sworn or am rul ed, tbe SPEAKER announced that the House was now organized and would proceed to busi ness. Mr. JACKSON of Sullivan : Mr. Speaker: I beg leave to offer the following resolution : Knolred. 1 hat a committee ot three be ap pointed by the House to act in conjunction with a similar committee appointed oy vne Senate (if tbe Senate shall appoint such com mittee) to wait upon the Governor and inform him that the two Houses are duly organized and ready to receive any communication he tr y have to make. Passed second and third reading, and agreed to. Committee appointed by the SPEAKER con sists nf Messrs. Jackson, Seltzer and Rocsb. Mr.O. P. KENNEY, of Bedford Mt-Spbakkb, I beg to oner the following resolution: Kewlval, that until other vise ordered tno ses sions of the Honse will commence at eleven o'clock and adjourn at one o'clock. After second and third reading it was agreed to. Mr. ISAAC A. SHEPPARD. of Philadelphia, Mr. Speaker, I beg to offer the following resolution : Rmtced, That a committe of two be appoint ed to wait upon the Senate and inform that body that the House of Representatives Is or ganized and ready to proceed to business. After second and third rending It was agreed to. The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. Siikfpard and Hill. Mr. LEWIS MANN, of Potter. I beg leave to offer the following Resolution. Resolved. Tbat Ihe Rules of tbe last Honse of Representatives be adopted as the Rules of this House, until otherwise ordered. After passing second and third readings it it was agreed to Mr. CHARLES O'NEILL of Philadelphia. Mr Speaker : I ask leave to present a peti tion with an accompanying resolution. The SPEAKER. It is in order, Sir. The petition was presented and the resolu tion, as follows, after passing second and third readings, agreed to. Mr. O'NEILoflered a petition from twenty-five qualified electors ol the Sixteenth Legislative District of the city of Philadelphia, contesting the seat of Thomas W. Dltfielu, from said dis trict. Also the following resolution : RttUttd, That this House oroceed on Thurs day next at 12 K. to the selection of a commit tee to investigatoand try tbe contested election in ttie case of I boras W. DtrrriiLD. now a sit ting member of this House from the Sixteenth Representative District of thecitv of Philadel phla. t Mr. U. V. LAWRENCE, of Washington. ' Mr. Speakeb : I move that this House do now aij mm. Agreed to. Adjourned. SENATE li-EsnAV, Jan. 18'.f The Senate met at three o'clock, P. il., aud was called to order by the Speaker, M r Tlrnbt, of Westmoreland. The Secretary of the Commonwealth was in troduced, and presented tbe returns of the bite election lor Seuators, in the several districts in which Senators were elected : which were read. Tbe newly elected Senators were all present, and were duly qualified, as follows : 1st District Geo. IL Smith, G.oigeConuell. !th. Bradford, Suiquehanna, Wyoming and Sullivan George Landon. IMth. Luzerne W. W. Ketchaui. lltli. lioga. Potter, McKeanand Warren Isaac Benson. 14th. Cumberland, Perry, Juniata and Mif flin E. D. Crawford. 18th Adams, Fraukliu and Fulton Alex. K. M'Clure. 20th Blair, Cambria and Clearfield Lewis W. Hall 2Jst Indiana and Armstrong Jonathan V. Meredith. 24th Allegheny Elias II. Irish. 25th beaver and Butler Delruva luibrie. The roll was then called, aud the Senators present answered to their names, as follows : 1st Dist. Philadelphia Isaac Marsrlis, Jtdiu U. Parker, George 11. Smith. 2. Chester and Delaware 3. Montgomery John Thouisoii. 4. Bucks Mahlon Yardley. U-lugn and nilhamptou Jeremiah N litn- del. U. Berks Beujamin Niinemocber. Schuylkill Robert M. Palmer. Carlnin, Mouroe and Pike Thomas Craig, 9. Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Sullivan George Landon. 10. Luzerue W. W. Ketchara. 11. lioga. Potter, M'Keau and Warren Isaac Benson. 12. Clinton. Lvcoiuiug, Centre and Uuion Andrew Gregg. IS. Snyder, Montour, Northumberland, and Columbia Reuben Keller. 14. Cumbcrlaud, Perry. Juniata and Mifflin E. D. Crawford. 15. Dauphin ami Lebanon John B. Kuthir ford. 10. Lancaster Battrain A. Sha-uVr, P.oliert Baldwin. 17. York Wm. H. Welsh. 18. Adams, Fraukliu aud Fulton A. K. M'Clure. l'J. Somerset, Bedford and Huntingdon William P. Shell. 20. Blair, Cjmbiia and Clearfield Lewis W. Hall. 21. Indiana and Armstrong Jonathan K. Meredith. 22. Westmoreland aud Fayette Jacob Tur ney. 2;J. Washington ami Greene George W. Miller. 24. Allegheny John P. Penney. Elias II. Irish. 25. Reaver and Butler D. L. Imbiie. 2ti. Lawrence, Mercer and Venango Wm, M. Francis. 27. Erie and Crawford Dirwiu A. Finney. 28. Clarion, JerTcrsou, Forest and Elk Kennedy L. Blood. Ahsent-rMr. Connel of Philadelphia and Mr. Bell of Chester. On motion of Mr. WELSH, the Senate pro ceeded to vote viva puce for a Speaker, with the following result : Messrs. Baldwin. Benson, Finney, Gregg, Hall, Imbie. Irish, Ketcham. Landon, M'Clure, Meredith, Palmer. Parker, Peuney, Rutherford, Shaettcr, Smith, Thompson, Turney and Yard ley 20, voted for Wm. M. Francis. Messrs. I'lond, Craig, Crawford, rrancis, Kel ler, MatHelis.Miller.Nunemacher, Schell. Schin del aud Welsh 11, voted for Jacob Ti-bnky. Mr. FRANCIS was conducted to the Chair by Messrs. Tcbset and Siiaeffeb. and returned thanks to the Senate for the honor conferred upon him, in the following address : Frllow-Senaiobs .I can say at this time what, perhaps, never bas been said before, for I appear before you without a single line writ ten without one line committed, for the sim ple reason that the position which I occupy at Ibis moment bas come to me like a thunder clap in a cloudless sky without a moments warning, and were it not for the meshes old cus tom weaves.at one has beautifully said before me, that we must not disregard, I would have taken my seat in silence, lint as it is the custom, and I feel it in my inmost heart, 1 thank you for the honor conferred, and 1 thank you the more truly because that honor was unsolicited and unsought by me. 1 came here among yon, as you all know, from one of the rural districts, accustomed to earn my bread by the sweat of my brow, and hence iu assumiug the petition which your par tiality has honored me with. I need yonr in dulgence and I will expect yonr forbearance. Need I again thank you for this testimony of ynur high regard a double one to me, coming from tbe quarter I do. shall endeavor to the very best of my abili ty to discharge the duties that may devolve upon me. I do not intend to detain you here with a speech, our object here is not speech making; and let me say that ray earnest desire is that there shall be much working and little speech making, and that having discharged tbe duties for which we are here assembled, we may goon return to our homes to the bosoms of our fam ilies, and there enjoy ourselves without the troubles of parliamentary rules that sometimes annoy ns in tbe course of our duties here. And in entering upon those duties, I would be false to myself and nnworthy of yon. did I not in voke the aid of that God, who has called us to gether to day, that he would enable us to discharge our "duties in his fear, and for the best goes! of those who sent ns to these Halls. Let us forget all party jealousies and party strife, and know no North, no South, no East, no West. Our own beloved Pennsylvania first, tbe Union next, aud God over all. Mr. TURKEY, at the request of the Speaker elect, administered to him the oath of ollice. The newly elected Senators were then sworn in. Mr. TURNEY submitted a resolution, that, if the House of Iteprescnfcui ves concur, the joint rules for the government of the two Houses at the last session, be adopted for the present ses sion. Adopted. Mr. PALM Kit oftcre.1 a resolution, that a committee oi two Sena to r3 be appointed to wait upon the Honseof Rcpresentntives, and inform Hint body tliat the Senate is organized and ready to proceed to business. Adopted. Mr. WELSH submitted a resolution, tliat a committee of three he appointed, to art in con junction with a similar committee of the House of Representative (if the House appoint such a committee.) to wait upon the Governor and in form him tliat the Legislature is duly organized, and ready to receive, any communications be may have to make. Adopted. Mr. Met LUKE sitlmiittcd the following, which was adopted : Raolctd, Tliat a committee of three be ap pointed on the part of the Senate.to act in con junction with a similar committee on the part of the House (if they should appoint such a committee) to contract for the publishing of a Daily LmMatire Knard at c price not to exceed tliat paid for similar publications in former ses sions. The SPEAKER announced the several committees would be appointed and appear upon tbe journal. A Committee from tbe nonse was anuoun- ; ced, and informed tbat that body was orgaui ' zed and ready to proceed to business, i Mr. PARKER offered a resolution that tbe Rules of tl e Senate of the Session of 1857, I be adopted for Ihe government of the present I Senate. Mr. t-CHELL wanted to know whether the , resolution would include the rule of the last I session prohibiting smoking in the Hall ? He wanted no caviling about that commenda i Me reform. He moved to strike out 1867 and insert 185U. i The amendment was agreed to yean 1!. nays 12, as follows : cas Messrs. Kililwm. IVnson. Mood, Craig, Crawford. Greeg. Hall, Imbrie, Irish. London. Meredith. Miller. Palmer, S-L'ii, ! Schindel, Smith, Thomion, Yardley and Frau ds. peaKer III. Navs Messrs. Finney, Keller. Ketcbain, .M'Clure. Manteli. Suneniacher, Parker. P n nev, Rutherford, Shuffler, Tumi -y and Wel-li -12. ELECTION or CLEBK. On motion of Mr. PENNEY, the Senate pro ceeded to tbe election of a Chief Clerk ; when RiasEix Ebret, of Allegheny, was elected on the first vote, as follows : Messrs. Benson. Council, Finney. Francis. Greg;. Hall. Imbrie, Irish, Ketcham, landon, M'Clure. Meredith. Palmer, Parker, Penney. Rutherford, ShaetTer. Smith. Thompson aril Yardley 20 voted for Russell Kb kit. Messrs. Bell, Craig, Crawford. Keller, Marse lis. Miller. Nunemocher, Schell, Schindel, Tur ney and Welsh 1 1 voted for Wn. H. Miller. Mr. Eruet was sworn in, and assumed the discharge of his duties. Mr. WELSH submitted a resolution, which was adopted, that when the Senate adjourns, it will adjourn to meet again at eleven n clock to-morrow morning ; and that that be the standing hour of meeting, and one o'clock. P. M . the honr of adjournment, till otherwise ordered ; except on Mondays, when the hour of meeting shall be tbreeo'clock, and the hour of adjournment five o'clock, P. M. On motion of Mr. GREGG, the Senate then adjourned. tram "Once a Week." nOW AN ADVERTISEMENT (.OT A WIFE. " Tobacco is the tomb of love," writes a modern novelist of high standing ; but. with every respect for his authority, 1 bes to say it was qnito the contrary in my ease. Twenty-one years ago, I was sitting by my fireside, totting up innumerable page of my housekeeping-book, tailing exercise in arithmetic on lonr columns t "petty cash" comprising items for carrots and Bath bricks, mental lacks and million chops, until, tired and wearied, I arrived at the sum total, and jerked the book on the mantel-piece. Nearly at the sa.ne time I placed no v hand in the pocket of my dress ing gown, drew out a leather case, and lit a priucipe. Well, having lit the principe, I placed my feet on the fender and sighed, exhausted by my long job of domestic accounts, i was then in business 'twas a small wholesale business then, 'tis a large one now yet one morning u lotting of carrots and Bath bricks, (if metal tacks and mutton chops, would tire me a thou sand times more than twenty-four hours of honest ledger work. I sighed, not from love, but from labor ; for. to tell you the truth I had never been iu love. Is this to go on forever ? thought I, as I took my third wum, ana looted ureamiiy uirougn the thin smoke as it ascended between me and a large print of the capture of (lib ralter, which hung over the chimney piece? Am 1 to spend my prune in totting up pars- j nips, and computing carrots, and comptrol- Hiitr washing bills : 1 sighed again, and in the act. oft new the button of my neck band as though some superior power had season ably sent the accident to remind me of my helplessness. The button settled the business; though, as it slipped down inside my shirt, and passed with its mother-o'-peari colduess over my heart, it for a niomeut threatened to chill my matrimonial resolution. 1 piti ed my own lonely state, and pity, we know, is akin to love, lint how was the matter to be accomplished ? Moat men at my age would already have ad justed their inclination to some object ; so that laving made up their mind aud counted the cost, little more would have remained to be done than to decide upon the day, and lay hold npon the license. This, however, was not the case with me, I had been too much oc cupied, too idle, or too indolent to devote the time, or make the effort to ''form an attachment." It was through no disinclin ation or difficulty to be pleased ; for had any young lady of moderately agreeable powers taken tiie trouble, fclie might have married me long ere then. I should even have been grateful to her for Liking the trouble off my Lands, but I was too basli- lul to adopt the initiative. Accordingly, I thought of an advertisement; yet with no practical design of doing business, but, as I persuaded myself, for a joke. So 1 scratched with a pencil on the back of a letter, the following : -WANTED A WIFE. None but principals need apply. Tbe advertiser does nol require cash, bnt only a companion. He is six and twenty, and tired of siugle, he thinks he can settle down to married life. As men go, be believes he has a moderate share of tern per, and want of time w his only reason for having re course to the newspapers. He has enough means for himself and a second party, and is willing to treat at once. He is quite aware that a great many attempts to convert his honest intentions into an extravagant joke will be made, bnt he warns all rash intruders. If he finds a man hardy enough to make sport of his affections, he will thrash him ; if a woman, he will forgive her. He has a heart for fie sincere, a horsewhip for tbe impertinent. In either case, all applications will be promptly attended to, if addressed to P. P., at tbe office of this paper. I kit proud of my composition, and puffed away my principe with a vague glee and an ticipation of something coming out of ii. I had no very great idea that anything but fun on Id result; and 1 certainly nail not the slightest notion of iuvolving myself iu a per sonal collision with any one. Still the presen timent tbat it was not destined to be a'l a bar ren joke pressed npon me. On Saturday the advertisement appeared, and 1 beard its style canvassed by all my friends, and it was jokingly suggested, by more wan one, that 1 was the domestically destitute individual who put it forth. On Monday morning I sent a boy to the newspaper office for P. P. 'a letters. I expected be might be lollowed by some curious and in- quicltive persons ; sw I told him on his way back to call at a bachelor neighbor's of mine for a book. Tbe trick told. The lad was fol lowed by some persons who never Inst sight of him nntil they ran him to my friend's, and then they went back and announced that he was the advertiser. 1 thus discharged in full one or two practical jokes which my neighbor had played upon me. The answers were of the usual character several seeking to elicit my name, and still more suggesting places of meet ing, where I was to exhibit myself with a flower in my but tun-bole ami a while baoukercLiel ia mv hand. ine only looked like business. It was from a lady, who proposed an interview in a beighboiing city, about forty miles north. 7 She said there was something so frank and straighforwstd iu my adreilisemeut. that she was convinced it was real, and she eonld only rely upon uiy keeping her name secret, if, after we met, nothing came of tbe meeting. She would, therefoie, see meat the at on a certain day, anil if mutual approbation did not follow the interview, why there was no barm done. Most people would have put down this as a trap to give me a jaurney lor nothing. 1 did not. A presentiment impelled iue to accept aud keep the engagement. This was in the old coaching days, wlwn a man had time to make an acquaintance in forty miles, not as now, when yon are at your jour ney's end before you have looked round your company in a railway carriage. 'Ihere were but two insid-s myself aud a pleitrnut, tall tive, honest-faced, elderly gentleman. Sbv and timid iu female society, I was yet esteemed animated anil agreeable enough amongst my own sex. We hail no trouble, therelore, iu making ourselves agreeable to one another ; so mnch so, tbat as the roach approached U . and tbe old gentleman learned that I meant to stop there tbat nii'ht, he askiil me to waite ceremony and have a cup of tea with him alter I had diued nt my hotel. My " fair encage ment" was not until next day, and, as 1 liked the old gentleman, I accepted tbeoiier. After a pint of sherry, I brushed my hair and went in search of my coach companion and my promised enp of tea. 1 had no diffi culty in finding him out, for be was a m:io ot substance and some importance in the pli. i was shown into the drawing room. My old friend received me heartily and intnsluccd mo I to his wife and five daughters, "All spinsters. sir, said lie : young ladies whom au undis criminating world seems disposiil to leave upc u my hands." "If we don't sill, iapa," said the eldest, who with ber sisters seemed to rtlct her father's fun. "it is not for want of puffine. for all yonr introductions are advertisements. ' At the mention of this last word, 1 fell a little discomposed, and almost regretted my engagement for the next day, when that very nigbt. perhaps, my providential opportunity had arrived. 1 need not trouble my readers with ail our sayings and doings during tea; suffice it to say that I foond them a very pleasant, friendly family, and was surprised to find I forgot ail my shyness and tiruiilitv, encouraged by their good tempered ease and conversation. Thev did not inquire whether 1 was married or single, for where there were tive young nnmated daughters, the quction might seem invidious 1, however, in the freedom oi the moment, vol uuteered the information of my bachelorhood : I thought 1 had no sooner communicate.! the fact than the girls passed round a glance of arch intelligence fioin one to the other. 1 can not tell you how odd I felt at the moment. My sensations were between pleasure and con fusion, as a suspicion crossed my mind, and helped, I felt, to color my cheek. Presently, however, the eldi-st with an assumed indiffer ence which cost her an effort, asked where 1 was staying. "At the hotel." I answered with som? cmliartassment. it was with difficulty they restrained a laugh; they bit their lips, and I had no longer a suspi cion 1 was certain. So, after having some music, when I rose to depart I mustered cour age, as I bid them good-bye, tosay aside to tbe eldest : 'Shall P. P. consider this lite interview ?" A blush of conscious gnilt, I should rather say inoaiM, told mo J bad sent my random arrow to the light quarter; so I prtmti tbe matter no further at that moment, but I did ber hand. I remained in my hotel the next day until an heur after the appointed time, bnt no one made their appearance. " Then," thought I, brushing my hair and adjusting my cravat, "since the mountain will not come to Mahomet. Mahomet most go to the mountain ;" so 1 walked across to my old friends. The young ladies were all in. The eldest was engaged with some embroidery at tbe window. 1 hail there fore an opportunity, as I leant over the frame, to whisper : "S. S. is not punctual." The crimson in her face and neck was now so deep, that a skeptic himself would no longer doubt. I nee ; ray no more ; that evening in ber father's gf-J :n, she confessed that she and her sisters had .inspired to bring me up to G on a fool's errand, never meauing. of course, to keep the engagement. "Then," said I, "sine you designed to take me in, you miist consent to make me tappy !' ' "And what did she say, papa '" asks my se cond daughter, who is now looking over my shoulder as 1 write. "Why, you little goose, she promised to be your mamma, and -he has kept her word.'' A gentleman thought he'd like some thing painted in the hall of a new house, and choso the Israelites passing over the Red Sea. lie engaged an Irishman for the job, who went to work and painted the ball red. Centlemau enters : 'Nice colors, !!., but where are the Ijrs elitesr Oh, they've, passed over.' Tub Little Sle As the days pass by. how often is it that little things seem to remiud us of tbe loved and the Inst ! A vacant chair : a pair of little shoes; a single storking, or child's plaything, have stories, all of them, and make the heart grow soft with sorrow. A mother, whose little boy is dead, says : "Ont of doors the children are being happy with their sleds, and how they rejoice that winter is here ! In the wood-shed bangs my boy's sled ; though he will not need it any more, 1 thought, as I looked at it, how he was wishing for the snow : and now it is come, he is gone." Sacred is tbat little sled now. Every time she looks at it, the mother thinks of her boy. It is tbe remainder of the little one that died, hanging up by a string, just as he left it something left behind to keep bis memory green. Orn CitfLDKKx. Our children are to fill our places in society in cliurcli and state, and the manner in which they w ill till them depends upon the manner in which we edu cate Ihctu. If we train them up in the Sabbath-school, tor trod ami his church. they will amply repay us for all oar care ; but il they are trained np for the world in the streets in the gambling and tippling saloon iu Sabbath-breaking profanity, li centiousness, and intemperance in idle ness iu sin, thev will dishonor our names. and repay ns by-and -by v. it!i a vengeance ! IVisTULSiors Prun-icE. Old Mr. ScruJgs dies, and after Lis lamented decease a will is found in bis strong box, bequeatliirg to Emily Woodbine, the belle of the village, beloved by Harry Houeysiickle, and loving him in return, au annuity of thirty thou sand a year during uer life, so long as sue shall remain single and unmarried in ; iue- ... r w hole legacy, principal and interest ie event of marriage, to go the the of Idiots, ''Do you keep bar here, sir T" it ? traveler of a gentlemanly bar-ro'.i a, few days since. .no bit ; iue t ar Keeps uie n j
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