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