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FRIDAY MORMNO, JAN. 9
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;.' POLITE LITERATURE.
2 , The following„intersting and elegant
" hale, from.NoOd, Morrell & Co., has
beep lying upon onr desk for several even
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iiies • but matters of weightier import have
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prevented from di eti n p gtoi t -
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amount
of consideration it so eminently
44manda :
RI Cocaine box Womcs, • 1
d Johnstown, Pa , Dec. 24, 1862. I
ltams P. Bean, Esq., Editor Pitts-.
firgh Post—Dear Sir : We were able to
to ate your paper so long as we could
elcount for the semi-treason which almost
daily poisoned itepages, byy the bitter par
tisanship which it was plain to see con
trolled your pen, but your remarks in to
hiy's issue, referring to Gen. Burnside's
*ort, as well as the - short
alseheod, based upon the report of "a
gentleman direct from. Washington, " are
ar4 devoid of candor, truth and ma hen
eitty as to bathoroughlydisgastiat. Please,
send - a; bill for any sum that may be due
id,n, but send no more papers and oblige
.' 0, . . Years truly,
?...-- Wool), MORRELL & CO.
i•The reader .will perceive that this com
munication is couched in genuine aboli
tion terms. Wood, Morrell & Go., have
"tiilerated" the Post until they became
' t4roughly disgusted with our "semi
treason." Are these New England squat
ters into Pennsylvania aware that a ma
jority of the people of the State, and near
liitwo.thirds of those of the county in
which theiriron 'works are located, are
subject to the same charge, which they ap
ply to '
us? Having left New England,'
,1
they should have left their notions of tol
eration behind them, because in Pennsyl
vania we regard each ether as equals, un
til‘jieminded of particular cases of inferi:
or* by the insolence and falsehood of
ant upstart and brainless puppies as our
—Johnstown correspondents. They "tol
erate" papers expressing the honest cop
vintio na of their betters! It is well that
such fanatics and falsifiers can't help them.
selves, or there would be but little tolera
tio4 in the land of Penn.
The tone of the Post was scarcely toler
ab'. ' even before its comments upon Burn.
side s excuse for the slaughter at Fred
-11
eri4sburg. Oar discussion of that calam
ity was entirely legitimate, as subsequent
events demonstrated, which justifies us in
flinging back into.the teeth of Wood, Mon
rellijik Co., the chase cif falsehood which
they, apply to us. As:to the report of the
&dinky between Halleck and Stanton, it
waiiillu.ded to by nearly all the papers on
ourlexchange list. Wood, Morre ll & Co.,
t
therefore, have simply exhibited' their
donkey's ears by giving such reasons as
theylhave for inditing their epistle. Par
tin.thhip, which they . charge against us—
is the ir only reason, and they know it.
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tinci,ly understand that we fully concede
theii'right to discontinue any paper, they
ohOO e; and our objection is exclusively
ficon ed to their manner of doing so.—
Althrhi gh persons of pretension, they are
evidently blackguards, which is frequently
the , asse; the terms of their letter do not
indicate that degree- of good breeding
whioshould characterise ; the literary ef
it
fo its i f extensive iron manufacturers. The
forca' f habit, we are.aware, is to be °on
side*. in their case; the ferreting out
for vehgeance those in their employment,
whos4political opinions do not %we with
theirs has, we understand long been their
practt4e; so that constant acts of mean
nese and oppression have seggested a
vocabulary - of their's:ma. , [ Bat Wood,
Morrell & Co.,.zersisting in their petty
tyranny, shot , slW-Anore cautions. They
. shoe
.more
be insolent to us,
butt Oy shosOraiunture to denoorice as
treasebable lA° opiniots of a majority
Of thats! fellow-citiiens. Some of these
fellotday, 4itizens may, at some desire
to p44ase .railroad iron, and may per
haps I o,efer dealing with some other firm
than ithat at Johnstown. This Messrs.
Wood4llttorrell & Co. will have to "toler
ate," (w hether they like it will _
no. Bat per
_ haps they manufacture their railroad iron
for abolitionists exclusively; if so they
can peirist in "tolerating" rival establish
ments, iimducted by gentlemen who cons
prehen4i the rights and privileges of their
fellow-eitizens.
If this' '
political opinions of the Post.;
were distasteful to Messrs. - Wc.ol, Morrell
& Co. Vie are glad to knowthat they had
no °the). objection. Neither they nor
those conneeted with them were ever
shockeO with the proceedings of nom -
il
: -
Quarterki ,
eesions, which would diegraFe
"a maoi , , bout towL" publication. .' These
filthy a nd shocking details we leave for
pious papers like the Abolition Gazette, of
this city which we see has its religions
departniOnt devoted to that sort of litera-*
titre. 1::- .
We 1 not intend devoting so much
space toil ivood, Morrell & Co., of the
Cambria I ron works; we merely designed
to let oti:r; readers see that that extensive
firm areiender the impression that they
and these, who agree wit h them are the
only peOple having any ab - solate rights in
Pennsyl*nia, and that the rest of us are
only tolerated by them. ..,
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113AAC N. COOK.
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We seelby the Cincinnati Gazette this
morning! that the authorities are about
,i 4
making tOiort of compromise with the
gambler a who are charged with beguiling
that excellent paymaster, • Capt. I. N.,
E l
Cook. We will put the matter, so far as it
has progrt sed, into figures:
Cook's Tos s, - • - .
Recoverad by the po- l
lice aO, Cairo - • 172,000
Gambihrat agree to pay 63 ,000-126,000
Leaving
balance of - - $lOO,OOO
es the flailed States must of
This bait"
course
Cook will 14:
day, (thoiii
110M0 re. A
Thenit may happen that
• 'ethis confederates some fine
roit faro dealers) and, after
614 4 they can divide 'the
plunder they have made, and have a Jolly
time, generally; meantime, Isaac N. Cook
should never have been appointed Pay
master, and never could have 'seen ap
pointed under a decent admiiiistration.—
gis,little urAtangementwith the gamblers,
*ill not affe4 he may
be 0 . 4m0.4d. TWe still see.
Oar readers remember thatimmediately
after the October elections, which exhibi
ted the death of Abolitionism, certain pa
triots, here in Pittsburgh, issued a call for
a convention to form a new party. The
25th' of November was the day fixed upon
for the gathering, to which were invited
all "the friends of civil and religious lib
erty," in order to strengthen and protect
these inestimable blessings throughout
"the New World." The friends of reli
gious liberty, however, dld'nt assemble
upon the day designated, bat the commit
tee met and and resolved to postpone the
demonstration until the Bth of January,
1868, when it would come off "without
fail." Well the day designated came, but
no gathering l of the champions of religious
liberty came with it that we are aware of.
How is this ? Did the patriots forget to
assemble, or i is it on the Bth of January,
1864, they intend to pass their resolutions ?
MR. Enrroxi—:-The caucus of Democratic
members of the House met last night,
nominating, for the positions indicated,
the following ;gentlemen
Speaker—John Cessna, of Bedford.
Clerk—Jacob Zeizler ' of Butler.
Assistant Clerk—R. Milton Spear, of
Huntingdon. '
Sergeant-at-Arms—Benj. F. Kelly, of
Philadelphia.
Doorkeeper—i3ebast'n Lieber, of Berks.
Postmaster—A. J. Gerritson, of Sus
quehanna.
Transcribing Clerks—Wm. S. Gregory,
of Philadelphia ,• A. J. Sanderson, of Lan
caster; T. N, Ralston, of Armstrong;
Hiram C. Keyser, of Franklin.
Messenger—James R. Templin,of North
ampton.
The assistants of the sergeant-at-arms,
doorkeeper and messenger will be an
nounced to-morrow. I have not given the
vote in caucus for the various offices, be
cause it mightwound the feelings of some
of our Good friends who have been left out
in the inclemency of the weather. Of
course a large number of first rate men
have been disappointed.
In the Republican caucus of the Senate
the following named gentlemen have been
fortunate
Speaker—George V. Lawrence, of Wash
inton.
Clerk—George W. Hammeraly, of Phil
adelphia.
Assistant Clerk—G. S.. Berry, of Erie.
Sergeant at Arms—John F. Cochran, of
'Allegheny.
The Democratic members of the Senate
complimented, the following gentlemen
with a nomination :
Speaker—Henry S. Mott, of Pike.
Clerk—F. M. Hutchinson, of Allegheny
Assistant Clerk—Nelson Weiser, of Le
high.
Sergeant at Arms—James Nicholson, of
Berks.
The House met at twelve o'clock and an
election was entered into, resulting in the
choice of Mr. ',John Cessna, of Bedford,
for speaker, as already announced.
On the announcement of the ballot,
Mr. Cessna was conducted to the chair by
Mr. Hopkins, of Washington, and Mr.
Vincent, of E rie, when he addressed the
Hon* as folloWa :
"Gentlemen of the House of Represen
Valves :
ant i ttraex nif - A r 56" .- h - Cincir you have just
conferred noon me. I am about to as
sume the diecharge of the duties of pre
siding officer of your body, with a full
sense of the many difficulties and heavy
responsibilities attending the position.
pledge you, one and all, my firm determi
nation to perform those duties with strict
my p abi
imartiality, - accordin
ut y our
to the utmost co of
lity. Withou aid, and r
' dial and generous forbearance and as
sistauce, success with me will be impos
sible. These I earnestly invite at your
hands. May I not confidently express
the hope and belief that, in the discharge
of our several duties, all personal andpo
litical differences will be buried, and that
all will be actuated by an honest determina
tion to promote the welfare and prosperity
of our noble Statdand to upholdtlie Conati- '
tution and restore the Union of our beloved
country, now distracted by an unjust but
disastrous civil War. The session of the
Legislature now about to commence may,
and probably will, be one of the most
important ever assembled iii-this -_State.
The eyes of our ;constituents and of-the '
whole nation will be upon us. Pennsyl
vania contains within herself all the re
sources of a great and powerful nation.
She is to-day almost equal in populatiOn,
and in all the elements of strength, to the
m
whole nation in the days of its infancy.
The conservatism and patriotism of our
people have at all times had an important
and controlling influence in moulding the
public sentiment of the nation. May we I
not reasonably hope that, in this hour of
our national peril; the conservative views
of the people, sustained and supported
by_ the wise and patriotic action of their
representatives, may go far to allay. and
rebuke the wild fanatic ism of all extrem
bite and restore the country to its former
condition of
_peace, prosperity and national
grandeur. While we are justly proud' of our Stote, of her pbwer and-greatneisi, let
us not forget that all these depend upon ,
her connection with the Federal Union.
The-destruction of the latter would, sooner
Or later, prove the overthrow df the for
mer. The true greatness and prosperity
of Pq,nnsylvania can only be secured and
preserved while our whole Union remains
and continues to exist as one people, with
one government, one Constitution and one
set .of laws, I sincerely trust that in our I
associations and deliberations during the'
coming session,.those friendly and kindly
feelings which should prevail among
gentlemen will be so far observe
that when we come to separate we may;
look back upon our past council without
single regret. When we return to- our
constituents may we be gratiged with their
hearty endorsement of our official conduct
and in the future may it have the approval
of our own consciences and jtidgment.—
Above all may our legislation be such as
to aid essentially in allaying the angry
passions which now swell the bosom of
our nation, and in upholding and cheering
the patriot hosts who have gone forth to
sustain the government of our fathers
until our glorious old Union shall be
speedily and permanently restored—our
whole country once more peaceful and
yowerful, and the flag of a free, happy and
united people again brightening our skies
from one extremity of this continent to
the other.
At the conclusion of these remarks,
which were well re ce ived and frevuently
cheered, the oath was administered to Idr•
Cessna, by Mr. Vincent ! of Erie, when
the speaker in' turn administered the obli
gation to the members.' k Resolutions were
then passed adopting Jules, appointing
committees to inform the Governor and
Senate that the House was organized ;
also fi xing the hour of meeting at eleven
o'clock, until farther ordered. A motion
to adjourn then prevailed, when the speak
er adjourned the Hciuse mail eleven
o'clock to-morrow morning. - So ends the
first day in this end of the Capitol.
Yours, as usual, • -
CosszwaGO.
$225,000
TELvf-bomliarTio*:
[Epecial Correspondence of the Pod
FROM HARRISBURG.
HOUSE OF 'REPRESENTATIVES,
January 6th, 1863.
Syonspsis of the Governor's
Message.
The message of Goverior Curtin to the
Senate and House of Representative.s.
read on Wednesday. We have only room'
for a synopsis.
The figures showing thestateof the
nances of the commonwealth exhibit 'a
balance in the Treasury on the 30th of No
vember last of $2,172,844 10; an unex
pended balance of the military fend $195,-
576 27; au excess , of receipts for 1862'
over 1861 of $1,080,176 82 and a decrease
of expenditures in 1862 of $96,817 16.
The public debt on the Ist December:
1862, was $40,448,213 82, towards the ex
tinguishment of which the State holds bonds
amounting to $10,781,000. By the opera
tions of the Sinking Fund the debt has
been reduced $262,801 67. The Governor
says:
"Should there be no extraordinary de
mand on the Treasury, there can be ap
propriated from the largelalance now on
hand and the increasing revenues, at least
a million and a half of - dollars during the
coming year towards the payment of the
public debt."
He next speaks of Pennsylvania having
first paid her share of the direct tax,
amounting to $1,946,719, 33, on June
14th, 1862, and of the payment of the in
terest on the State debt in August last.
He next mentions the transfer of two
thousand bonds to the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad company, and says:
"The company has now received three
of the five millions of bonds deposited in
the State Treasury. With theproceeds of
the bonds issued - , fifty-two miles of road
have been completed, making with what
had formerly been finished a total of one
hundred and ninety-nine miles, leaving
eighty-nine miles unfinished of which near
ly all is graded and ready for the iron.—
The bonds still in the Treasury will yield
an amount ample to complete the road,
and thus open this important route oftrade
and commerce. The development of the
vast mineral and other resources of our
north-western counties by this means, will
undoubtedly in a few years render valua
ble the securities of the Sunbury and Erie
Railroad Company, now forming part of
the Sinking Fund of the Commonwealth."
He recommends that no more banks
shall be incorporated,
He next gives a history of the raising of
the troops called for by the President in
July last, summing up the result as fol
lows:
"The result of this manifestation of
public spirit was that thirty- eight new regi
ments and three unattached companies of
infantry were raised; four other regiments,
which, previous to this call, bad been au
thorized by the War Department to be
raised are still in progress of organization.
On special requisitions from the War
Department there have been raised and
are now in service five additional regi
ments and three companies of cavalry,
two batteries of heavy artillery, and one
battery of light artillery. A battalion - of
heavy artillery is being raised by Major
Joseph Roberta, U. S. A., with my assent,
also under special authority of the War
Department.'
He next relates the circumstances at
tending the rebel raid into Maryland with,
the design of invading Pennsylvania, and
the promptness with which his call for
fifty thousand men to defend the State was
responded to, with a history of their oPer
ations. He also gives an account of the
raid upon Chambersburg, and the mem-
urea taken to drive them back. An ap
propriation to recompense. citizens for
damages sustained is recommended.
niched by Pennsylvania since the breaking
out of the rebellion are thus alluded to:
"On the 4th of August last, a draft of
three hundred thousand militia, to serve
for nine months was ordered by the Presi
dent under the act of Congress of 17th of
July, 1862, and regulations were made by
his authority in pursuance of that act,
under which •regulations the enrolment
and draft were conducted in this State,
our militia laws being found to be defect
ive. Several counties and distriete having
already supplied by volunteers their pro
portion of the quota of this State, were
exempted from the draft, and time was
given to enable others to raise the required
number of men by voluntary enlistments.
The draft was generally proceeded with
throughout the State on the 16th day of
October last, and the drafted men were
directed to be placed in the eeveral camps
of rendezvous established under the regu
lations'
where they were organized and
elected their officers, and have since gone
forward to the army in the field. The
draft was • eminently successful, and
when the men had been marched' to
the rendezvous, my agency in the matter
ceased and all authority and control over
the men devolved on the United Stetes
officers. I cannot but commend the peo
ple of Pennsylvania for their chefs:fel
obedience to the requirements of the Wov
eminent on this occasion. All the expen
ses of the draft are, of course, to be paid
by the United States and I learn at
officers are now in the ' State charged wi
th
the setlements and payments.
Including the three months' volurite4s,
Pennsylvania has furnished to the gener.
government more , than ; wo hundred th
sand men since the breaking out of the e• besides some fifty thousand who
were in service, or actually ready for
as volunteer militia under the call of 11
of September last, making in the whc
more, than two hundred and fifty thonsm
men."
He recommends the appointment of
commission to revise the militia law.
submit to the Legislator's an efficient eye
tem.
The ordnance, arms and ammunition - a
the di,posal of the State are enumerated
thus ;
107 pieces of artillery. •
89,046 muskets and rifles.
1,740 pistols.
1,826 sabres.
. 22,203 setts infantry accoutrements.
628 setts cavalry accoutrements.
1,603,988 rounds of ammunition.
And also the following, in possession .o
the Home Guard of Philadelphia:
,•
12 rifled Parrot,Prusian and Dahl
gren guns, and howitzers, with
carriages and caissons.
4 smalll2-pounderhowitzers,with
carriages, tools and stores.
I 12-pounder smooth bore 750 lbs.
Dahlgren.
195 saddles.
127 saddles, with traces, breast'
• strap, &c.
68 saddles, incomplete.
2,296 muskets and rifles.
200 pistols and 124 holsters.
1,997 rounds of shot and shell.
672,884 rounds musket and rifle car.
tridgee.
He then gives an account of the expen
diture of some $4,000 ehiefl y in pay
ing niemberaof his personal staff and per
employed when the invasion of the
State was threatened.
With relation to a State Magazine, he
says:
"Under the act of 29th of April, 11 i 58 1
it is my intention to take early• measures
for the sale of the powder ;magazine - in
the city of Philadelphia. The powder
magazine at Harrisburg is not judninuely
• •
ioostntl. A /tido powder- a ought,
in my judgment, to be erected on a suita
ble site in the vicinitl,pf this place, and I
recommend the attention of the Legisla
tare to the subject."
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Uffitue thli .1 4 ot of our sidtand vraun
ded:inen in th&.fiel4he says: 1:f. :',.-
"The lir/undid at`-Winchester, Siras
burgar ant, RoYal t Williainsburg and-Nair
'Oaks, 'raid those in the corps of 'Major
General Banks were duly attended on the
field or in the vicinity by Surgeon General
Smith and a corps of surgeons3under his
direction, and were brought into this State.
The same system would have been contin
ued, butrin June last I received a letter
from the Surgeon General of the United
States, representing that it was found in
convenient to the service, and must create
difficulties in the regular identification of
the soldiers for pay and pensions.
In compliance with his views, I was re
luctantly obliged to discontinue the sys
tem,
but I have not ceased to urge on the
War Department the propriety of Bending
our sick and wounded men into the State,
where they can be nursed and cared for by
their friends, and have to say that at length
such an arrangement was made with the
authorities. at Washington, which it was
I hoped would be effective, but there has
been such tardiness in putting it into prac
tical operation, that I recommend the .Leg
islature to invite the attention of the War
Department to the subject. Our suffering
men have a right to the sympathy and aid
of their State, to be so rendered as not to
injure the service. If the bringing them
home to be attended could produce even
inconvenience to that, I would not urge it.
Bat it is cruel-to leave them to the care
and (I regret to say it) frequently to the
neglect, or worse, of strange o ffi cials, at
points in the immediate vicinity of all the
abundant comfortarwhieh the solicitude of
their families and friends would rejoice to
provide for them.
. In addition to the expense of attending
and bringing home our sick and wounded
as above stated, I have expended less than
$4,000 in the transportation of friends of
sick, killed, or wounded volunteers, and
other persons sent by me for their care to
the several battle fields and hospitals, and
in bringing home for interment the bodies
of those slain. The whole expense incur
red under the joint resolution was five
thousand one hundred and nineteen dol
lars and eighty three cents, the details of
which will be found in the report of the
Surgeon General and of the Chief of Trans
portation.
1 . I have unifoimly, when applied to, al
lowed the expense of transportation of
one person to the field to bring home the
body of his friend or relation, and the ex
pense of his return with the body. The
cost of this has not exceeded $6OO, which
is included in the sum of lees than $4,000,
above stated.
In this connection I must speak with ap
'plause of the active benevolence of our
citizens, who have without compensation
devoted their time and care to their suffer
ing fellow citizens, disabled by the casual
ties of war. Not only have many gone to,
the field, to administer their kind offices,
bat in every part of the COmmonwealth, i
thousands have applied their means and 1
exertions to the same end, and especially
have the women of Pennsylvania, obey
ing
their true womanly instincts, shown
that they are worthy to be the mothers,
wives and sisters of the brave men whom
they have stimulated to their duty, and
soothed and nursed in the sufferings that
have ensued in the performance of it.
Concerning the League Island Navy
Yard the foll Owing paragraph occurs :
"The city of Philadelphia having patri
otically offered to the United States
League Island as a donation for a Navy,
Congress directed a commission to report
upon the availability of that site and also
of New London. To the general aston
ishment, a majority of the commission
have reported in favor of New London,
hut the minority h as presented a report,
which id fortified by the approval of the
Secretary of the Navy, showing so con
clusively the superiority of League Island
it:l'M/inter° ilafetrthtit - location.—
To establish a Navy Yard for theconstrue •
tion of iron-clad vessels at a point remote
from all necessary supplies, situated on
1,126ta 1•
salt water, and accessible by more than
one route to any enemy who may have a
momentary superiority at sea, would ap
pear to be quite inconsistent with the wis
dom of Congress, especially when a site is
offered convenient to iron, coal, and other
necessary supplies, situated on fresh' wa
ter, with a - sufficient depth for the draught
of large vessels, and safe from hostile at
tack by its position."
-We copy the remainder of the message,
omitting only a statement that the institu
tions to Which the State grants appropria.
' lions have been well managed and a:
synopsis of the condition of eases against
the Wyoming Canal Co., Bank cf Com
merce, Erie, Delaware and Budoon Canal
and Pennsylvania Coal Co., and the Navy
Yard, Broad street and Fairmount Rail
way Co., in all of which the Common
wealth is pecuniarily interested, except
the latter, which is a • quo warrant° for
violation of : "
. .
In July last, I received, at Pittsburgh,
by telpli, an offer from the Pennsyl
vania troad Company, of a donation
of fifty thousand dollars to assist in pay
ing bounties to volunteers. , I declined
this o ff er, beeause I ha d' no authority to
accept it on behalf of the public, and was
unwilling to undertake the disbursment of
the fund in my private capadity. I have
since received a letter on the subject from
the- company suggesting .othermades of
disposing of the money, a copy of which
is annexed to this message. .
'tribe Legislature should accept the 'do
nation, I recommend that it be applied
towards the erection'of an asylum for. our
,'disabled soldiers; and that the trustees
appointed
me to superintend the erection and
managent of the asylum be authorized
to accept such further contributions as
our citizens may offer. In a well managed
estanlishment of that kind it is probable
that the pensions to be allowed by the
Government to the men will enable them
to support themselves with : comfort. By
an act of Congresin passed on the second
day of July, 1862, lands were - granted to
the several States for the endowment,sup
-port and maintainance, by each State, of
at eist one college for teaching such
branches of learning '6 ' - are related to
agriculture and the mechanic arts, without
excluding other , scientific and, classical ,
studies and including military tactics. 1
I recommend that proper .provisien.be
made by the.„Legislature' for-having the
lands thus granted - to this State selected
and the title made to the State, _and that
Congeal be requested to allow the , lands
and their proceeds to be used :by the
I I Statethe construction aid support of such
an asylum as I have above suggested.
The details of the operations of the com
mon school system, during the school
year that terminated - en; the-first Monday
in June, 1862, initlifest "Sesteely an evil
leffectfrom the - troubled state of the - Country
' Absence of the usual degree of progress
(in the various departments is.the only . re
sult observable. To have ; held its. own,.
however, during To,
'severe ordeal to
which, in common with all`our great - Social
'nterests and enterprises, it has been sub-1
jected,.is the strongest proof' of its in
.herent vigor and. of the - hold it possessesl
Pon the affections - as well as j udgment the I
e the people of, the State. - '- -
I It has come to my kowledge that in'
flome parts of the State a system exists of
paying the wages of workmen and labor-,
ars not in money but in orders on Store-
Iteepers for merchandise and other articles.
The system by preventing all competition,
loaves the men to the uncontrolled discre
tion of the storekeepers. It is a system
.Most-unwise And unjust, and it" affects
classes of.usafal Citinetisi '-whck eta"they
Eva
.by theiprocaads 2.0 f '
their daily labor,
have *10g 6 ( 11 4044 Melina toreldial liar
no doubt that most of Oka difficultieswhich
occasionally irniMrlbetkeel'eMployers and
their iiiikmerrarif due to the prevalence
.0 this Systeni. Thatitevery man, for a
fair'day a fair days
wages, is but ,the dictiU of common hon
esty; and while it would be most unwise
ter the State-to interfere all with the
rate of wages, iii Ziatjudgment, im
"eumbent on her" to protect her laboring
population by requiring that whatever may
be the wages stip . ulated, they. shall_ be so
paid 'that the recipient may purchase ne
cessaries for himself and his family where
hey can be had the best and cheapest. I
do most earnestly recommend this-subject
to the Legislature for prompt and effec
tual action.
***** * * * * *
•
By the act of the 29th of March, 1813,
it was provided that citizens absent •from
home in actual military service, might
exercise their right of suffrage as If they
were present at the usual places of elec
tion. This act was substantially re-en
acted in the general election lawpasted on.
the 2d of July 1839. The Suprema Court.
has recently decided that by reason of - a
I phrase in the constitutional amendments
of 1838, this provision has become un
constitutional. Perineylvania has sent to
the service about two hundred thousand
citizens, who, by this decision, are dis
franchised. This seems to be a hard
measure—that men who testify their de
votion to their country by going to the
field should therefore lose the most ines
timable rights of citizens. I recommend
that the necessary steps be forthwith ta
ken to amend the consutititon, so as to
give the right tot suffrage to the citizens
who are thus excluded.
I cannot close this - message without
Speaking of the unbroken loyalty and
spirit of the freemen of Pennsylvania.
They feel that on the preservation of the
Unton and the suppression of the most
causeless and wicked rebellion which his
tory records depend the honor, the in
terest and the whole future welfare of the
Commonwealth
First Edition.
LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH,
EXCITING NEWS FROM VIASBURG,
BROUS CONIDITON OF OUR ill
REBEL FORCE 65,000 STRONG
Our Army Falling Back
DESPERAIE FIGHT ON SUNDAY
OUBLOISS BETWEEN 4,000 AND 5,000.
Fears for General Hovey'a Command
&c., &c., &c &c
Calm:), Jan. 7.—We have one days'
later intelligence from Vicksburg, of a
highly, interesting and exciting character.
The rebels have concentrated 01 their
forces from Jackson and Grenade, and - all
along the line of road, amounting to 65,-
000 men, at Vicksburg.
This overwhelming force attacked Gen.
Sherman on Monday, causing him to fall
back to his first line of defences. The re
bel entrenchments and fortificationd- ex
tend back from the city six. miles. Gen.
Sherman's force had fought itself to with-
in two miles of the city, when he was at;
tacked by the superior force of the rebels.
The fighting on Sunday is represeted as
havinv been desnerute in_ the extre ma,
EMU Tortmennons were taken and
retaken; whole regiments, and even brig
-1 ades, fought hand to hand over their guns,
for the possession of the defences. The
Fourth lowa regiment lost six hundred
men killed, wounded and missing. Gen
eral Hovey, with fifteen hundred men,
was sent to exeute a special order, but
since then had not been heard from, Fears
are entertained for his safety.
Nothing has yet been heard from the
Federal forces below, nor can we learn
that our gunboats have taken any part in
the action.
It is reported that rebel steamers are
crossing from the Louisiana shore,; to
Vialtaburg, and are supposed to be carry
irittainforcemente to the rebels.
• The last accounts stated that the rebel
Gen. Holmes was marching in the direc—
tion of Vicksbueg, and that it was not im
probable that he had already arrived
there. i •
General M. L. Smith, of the U. S.
army, has been wounded in the breast. -
There was some fighting on Tueriday morn
ing after Sherman bad fallen back, tin t it
was thought•that he could maintain his
position. The report that Sherman was
reinforced by Grant is incorrect.
It is reported that General Goithin is
evacuating Helena, Arkansas, 'with the
intention of occupying Napoleon. Gen.
Sherman's loss is estimated at four thous
.
and to five thousand.
Trains are running on the Memphis
Railroad , to Lagrange.
General Joseph E. Johnson commands
the rebel forces at -Vicksburg.
I STRICTLY. PURE .ARTICLES
Prices.
PITTSBURGH BRUG.HOUSE
TORRENCE & MCGARR.
Corner Fourth and Market streets,
PITTSBURGH._ .•
•
Drum. ' Lead, Cream Tartar
Medlanes, Paiute, - Baking Soda,
ChPorn:unary Dye Stuff, Miaralltudaed,
endeals, Spices, OWN
dre., ,
eta ,
SS. Plunklane Prescriptions aeoirately own
pounded_ ellathome .
Pure and 1:ionom for medicinal nee
only.
JelBto
"IDDE dt RITHIERY, TOILET ARTICLES,
Hai; Oils and pomades.
-Handkerchief Extracts.
Toilet companion,. •
•
Cologne water, domestic and imported.
English and French Hair brushes.
Pearl powder, Liquid rdaile..fie•;
Puff boxes, latest styles.
Shell and Buffalo dressing combs.
Toilet waters, various perfumes.
Bair dyes and hair restoratives.
Porsale by SIMON JOHNSTON.
d 3020 corner Smithfield and Fourth Streets.
GO AND WE
WOODS• MINSTRELS,
AT MASONIC HALL,
,
on VI ereiny and - Friday evenings, (January Bth
4114 9t11) of tnis week. - ittnsit
• .•
••• . • .
NA N S-1 S BARRELS PN/011(
white beans just rec eived and far pale by.
JAB. YETZZAB,
Cornerlttarket and Mt* eta, ;
NEw °LIMAN° st? . " 4
MILLER
Snide of each in storesed for sale 6 113
MILLERde RIO ON.
ABIS .11011311,0Viiii
AT $l,OO A. PAIR
-. . .
Another lot of superior Parte Kids hi (black awl
eholoe (*lora. at. only One Dollar korriatr..inst
calved bi- exPresB thi 4 " 7 ;
EATON, BIACD. co
No; 17111114.Teet-
•
EANS.-50 zatiLsAN-STORIW AND
for sale by MILLER & RICILETSON.
To.*** 4 avow
Onion er Prrrsao on & ; Lunn .
PASSINGIII, NAILWA ' * Ann
,Oakland, Jilt.'
rrtgsTologßotaiiktue mrdaft;
otilled.titiftilta anneal aussuon for II axe
seers will be held (dee (zee Uomplay fit
Oakland, on Roadie/be Itom
nu to 11 o'clock a.pn:: WV.
jan93`d•
E'ITTI933I/ 4 11GIFEE
CLOA[ AND 'DANTEAN , STORE
HO. 78 ICIRKET STREET
T TEST STOCSE OF
. _ • ,
14 #61011;na be fOlind at No: IS Market
street,
N. B. We have a large stook of el°
this on band
which .eriahh 3B us to attend to OrdfllP rox*Par;
ffang 111 G T 4, ISINEINC*;
IVOR ISALE--A LOT OF. CRIME OIL
BarrelOW
Jan9aw OCIIMEATZ IL BLEAKLEY.II
GREAT BARGALINS
to be had at •
C. HANSON LOVE &
Oar Then - thicids aiarkaa`doii
, .
Oar Balmorala .1 4i
Our Shawls and Oloelie" `'t
our stock of Domestics is. without a doubt. the
• • , oheapestintite'eltx"; *•;,.
ir A r .l l et/VM
Barred and Plain Wbite Country Flannels
Also Yellow lied, Blue. Plain and Gray twilled
Flannebv all colors. •
BLANKETS, •
_—
Horne made, an, mount artiele - nid very heav y
also good Eastern. Blankets,„&e...- _
Wewould just soy tolhose in watt of 41 E Y
GOODS to give us sea. • •
- ,
C. HANSON - LOVE & CO":,
NO. 74 m'AmicEr STREET.
lang
•,• . _
A VERY LARGE EITOM OF -
VELOURS, REPS.
DELAINES,
FRENCH MERINOSi
S4AWLS,
HOOP SKIRTS,
COTTON and LINEN DIAPER.S
COVNTRY FLA4IIIfinK:;
n. t isLANICETS
BUCK GAVNTL.ET.I3,
and .a fo4 aUxik,
amino
&C L ,
as asap as can ha Soo nd any place. at
WM. SEMPLE'S,
no and`as2 Federal street;.
ALLEQHEI L
P.S. OnuntrY me ohante will- find' it
to their advantage to giveua a call
jan9.;ltd
,
'PESTCARBOX OlL Bart brand No.l O r arbreL.oll.
Beat b and No, 1 Carbon Oil.
Beet brand Nixa Carbon Oil.
, Beet brand No. 1 Gabon Oil.
Beet brand No.lVarbon Oil. .
Bert brand No, Carbon 01/. -
retailing cents per gallon,
Is. retailing at Sixty centi,pfrigallan,
Is reteilingratSixty-benta-Ter.
Is re~ailtng „.; _
AVSiirty..eistts4•egailoa r " 4
tail . tair_trateltsiloa`,'",-
Is re mg a .
At • -AAls izmatlls.." - -,' •
At -
JoS EPHI P IXKING , Si,..;"."
,At .•
oo rnariterhetatreianettlhathae4
earner mascot street- and the
Superior Thanks Phild,:entsmd.
SuPerioe Burn-ing Fluid. on band.-
EDEN.Iir STREET 11.13,10.135XCE FOE
SALR—A large thief etoredivelllng eon
taining twelve4oome:irater; gas fixtures. ace.„:--
Is very - dear - able on acromint of location, being
oonvenient to Postoffice, market. .10..' •••
Xorprioo and tame nolo. -13 CUT aB R o y siscs"ircitnsslarks ' - 51'arket f , e
t•
_
F IX R-.-ago ,; - itairamirs :F.Aaquvr
Mons for inle on *w.f. , -
4411/Lda-PSTZREL
jug; oorliiirlicalFecapftFitoittOate.:
v.
8818 .
A iiri oUi ea LEN rl hat ' 11 W211 1. 01.=
JApjA;FETZkaI,'" ; :
- - AoiierMarkibtandTket Strew. ,
. ,
. • . _. . . ~ .
irDETTEß:`..AND. ll6 m:'lltitUgatia --
iaoaton sutut 1 bozawked.:l4i `.144"31414:'
Jzut reed and forag kt
e ,-- -- -••-- •• '. -.-: . -
--, .
~ .. .rialteina__ ~,
Judi ' comer uziusiipiii/Jrst wrens; ..--
.. _ .. . .
. .
$5,50 .Im3staletcss;tb
UNABRIBUDINCTIONARY.
.14
sale fou~rrkwatss
- JOHN H. hiRLLOB,
Jae 81 WPOstretet-,•
4.2..:T A ICEJILTLYIO OF. THE DE NOCILA - tag, in:the' Birmingham Town Bali.: bold p n
January
,24 the followinctiekne
waa - . , nominatieci to be voted fog _.on the , .0 g n talaceflaiauary - 4
mesa—JAMBS fiAI,II3BURY.,
Council-1W precinct -
Brawn MOUS - -
BrI,EtNARDIVEII466*
FICKD L. IHMSBN
MILLIP
BohOolDireoti
RO.IIERT WALLA
Jui6td. DO 3 aNiCK - CUNlNlEttailf '
•
1„„ s1
210 AND KR woopwAnaishalis
- -
•
giai .
NO of this 'wreak ' .646111 ii Ijanuir;jaatiStik
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s.-44 l i 1- ' ISCIIBEL 1
,
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'..- - ,87 FOURTH STREET,
4 . I fARGE.PORTIONOF OIrIISTOCK '
digai, beefier. Peak boasht blit Op
_merfeefif
advaue% toilnow.repi o f beftreAluge
tweed unreal - OMb Heron visa the sewed
Jdans Its Cariete Oillgial3- I ..i&Prz021111,1 i
A fat orable ezkpartesi s _
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moderateratet. arpnen be . des l 7
lel
A zAke*sTpipLer,
JUST 100141thji ,
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A .---z : THE "- ititOlft- - COAL%
-- It.
:1 - 1 T V TAX; IL LINOIS Do strike-iiz-- ,
f in ee ta t e ' v ' r b e s in All ar - e s .ma livi luns per i
~f ::!rmizdeur-p1t7, ...,
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, weekir- ir
FROkr $l5 -TO $25T8...., !: 4 ,.. ~,,,M.
Taco the (.. hiinigo litallOtiaiidi&PArita:i
at Fors Wartifithe_Wl4 , Y,,,
,:i..b.
Mir* about ta,s! , 9= 4, ~-I, .Itljit,""l.., . 4: .
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im/rata Alikt. - anneildWtind - ,' . ..1'.
onciebuill bollerandether ' *"
thee..Refitetz on &holt an..Aladthe lot of ground
-a very eligible piece of propel:y.4er insanfactur
ing pummels. 41Lof thejtbovemll. ; be Aoki 714
bargain-to
1 1 13 ) "t a P iMilthrtli .17
C
jallealrd . X0.163W01A btiee
;
111 .X 8111 galitirlfitlillialtil. - ` . I
—Foorlmiles fronithr run
Plank road tear Ligliteitiargratv — iriii: *Ten term.
Well improved ned.r.iroo.ticame..anew two sto
ry dwelling , etirbtroontei , wallas and MCA
fine To est.t-eca. orchard sd4heereVlergemado•--:.-
tY of frail t:e. girder!, tq
hence' and - ma konseet ::
Fur price and terms ep ;
!Illialireitale.ni}d,Geikersd Agent/I:7
- • - tlairte ereetr'''
COBUROS,
SILKS,
BALMOBALS.
• -4
idlited for knit* Isiah wareur.4 l- - -
fed W run and keel noel entjgoe,.......Uatter-the
moatiakixtetkovelt eit.tifthideuwendt.
ciiil et•lrriesi frobi :410-s4s(reame "Void Fay a.
the ogee. emit:Lining etim - g - ittidtt, •
Balmy alb* plated.etterineitertee;-'of
.half dozen. $39. . 110 eetrogildett.. - Sne• , kitt -
gold. hoorahay tregraved..oer oese - of
.en. s.l B .' ,.. tsunpte:-Itoset of ballot 'each bricr t .W
tor co:leotioti,on:de li vez7. ..Reihtlere:,zetet-'lierdtc
mil in e e we gannet eolleot frowthent.
Tla34-ont - 4-the tuftt" - ealetible 'aril:dee of the,
Uptes and V :thelittiie for thostan'lheautir
w•ehing tomike 0t..4e7 midly. _Order early; -7%
Addrees -R BBBARD BUM.. eole.he,porterk:
• Jettl,lmdi•rp P eremitedidtogaiellem it .. X
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lie giValt4 the idWelit'lH943B Itirte i a l alkiiii +."
Illa :Yariett cal:litho beam** amilettotteat" . "7 '-
- Winter °dory, Glovps, -
i Getuntlets • - rrr -
- .'.
New Ell and WQ6IIII/ GOOdi 1 '
'''
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iritto andikil Wool:Shirts gildirortrfiriz,--
- ' Wool Mate; Howie, - 0011tfotiaof,4:..- , -'-,: • ',
a' ''' . i i The Wait Liilei of: -- -- :-.....„;- r- • >zr"
dezitletne re POillialliat Go‘oils _ ~:r '
- s 1.-Tritomilige, . ithirililleitei;
.r.r!rt,„'
Notions, Amok Goo ds, Goo icc-, e- c-"'.
. .
t all bur
I At pree3 to nun&
it&C I RPX - Bfr.Glttig... - •
No • 7 8 -lEr a rika;t a t l 'O4,V::- , f
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and a ono
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coal, sck arid - Ireld-acisiatola '- '-, - -71
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and the, conemetish_,_fle,Pisi ..;;,,,I; god. them
ih above„propen,y,..% --. F or it
foxed for lease onl avers -tereet. ,
la gitnit
fetitimliate anquirt..',•-slfasok iiiiimilf.
ims . u.Ligegisr .:•
g; 13,- n;deo'd` tahluzit.
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: 71 . 2ri , Gem bet!. 77. ::; 7_ ,,,_
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Ar MAS I ONECIIIIA.I 4 Li
on Thursday and illriday emeninie, (Jan.lth and
9th) of thhisseak.- . • - - iassfitt -
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1 D ,a l ur iumm .- '''' ' ' ' - 1
--., •.,.‘, , 1.
.. PERPITRIiity —
la a d dition to my large and i U4:flail', ageOr tMent_.. - -,.. -..-",.
oioarthmri. Finelextrama*omadawahri Matt' 1.C.3..1.1 , `.5 7 4
Gila: article*, of W doserlatloroVite:lldori
on hand a fall amortMent of 1
P SIIIItraNWPOINDREE;';'n-.a: , -__-ear . .
gialtablefoillitohelehriogfiligrtitiasin.
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Comer °flies oh -in t Streertant - •
.Xeratitt'aStandard Tenet so u
ihidliii isle at th ".7..,,,'t
Frenolo4ealPlD' !lipid** - ijk:7: 7-- ' ;:- :" . ...t.
s4heralwannallaid.ra-a:ki i'''' ' '7' • ' -.-_-:,,, ii ':,
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37 bblaaraileallPx. -- , " 1. - "s - ' i
-.44. Vatter oil bbla " I
2CO busitet Dried: - Aviiti-- - - - '-= '-. ' '
mo banellausett44o
76 barbels nrime mblr4lis,4 , '
160 do;- Oats; i
_ 100014 peeked butteer 7 - - • ; -:.7:--:-- : - --
1 = 2 barrelenteekeriden,
- • ' 400 ereetear %ink
4aWhat4,1 . ,.....
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~2 1" ) L___,_ wib itoAeileW:F:i . e. 34' 1 : -. -V-ki .- .:.:
150. aural= ouma. 15:v.. 4 : 1,...,,., :,,,-..' PI F-5.,
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