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Wednesday', AUCU Nt 9, 0166,
UNION COUNTY TICK,ET.
FOR ASS EMILY,
COL. F. S. STILIEBAUGH,Cb.amberAtiorg
FOR SHERIFF,
('APT. JOHN IMEIBLEI4 ELambersburg
FOR TREASURER,
mAs..!orts HASSLER, St. Thoma'.
-IFOR . DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
COL: D. WATSON ROW E.
FOR SURVEYOR.
IRILANUEL KUHN, Cliamberburg
FOR COM3RSSIONER,'
DANIS& SKliiiEß;Fnc nett
FOR. DIRECTOR OF THE POOR,
JAMES B. CLAYTON. Waslaington.
FOR AUDITOR,
01,11.NUEL W. NEVIN, Southampton.
FOR' CARONFR,
OIL CHARLES T. MACLAY, Green.
UNION COUNTY TICKET.
The Union County Convention met in
Chambersburg yesterday, and nominated
the following ticket :
F. S. Stumbangh, Chamh'g.
• Sheriff--Capt. John Enabler, Chambersburg.
Treasurer—Maj. John Hassler, St. Thomas.
Distfict Attorney—Col. D. W. Rowe, Antrim.
Surveyor—Emanuel Rahn, Chumbersbura.
Commissioner—Daniel Skinner, Fannett.
Director of the Poor—Jas. H. Clayton, Wash.
Anditor—Samuel W. Nevin, Southampton.
Coroner—Dr. Charles T. Maclay, Green.
—The contest for the nominations for
Sheriff and Treasurer was animated; but
the decision of the Convention was har
moniously acquiesced in, and the ticket
nominated will be heartily supported by
she Union voters of the county. We have
not-time or space to'refer to the candi
dates in detail : but we reflect the senti
ment' of the party when we say that the
ticket merits - and will receive the cordial,
cattiest comnlendation of the party, and
the Union men will but exercise their
conceded strength by its triumphant elec
tion. It is proper to say that Mr. M'Clure
peremptorily declined a re-nomination
for Assembly, on account of pressiktespri
vats engagements.
'IDE BEDFORD Homeivor..
Mt. John P. Reed, Sr., is an intelligent
and respected citizen of Bedford. He is,
we believe, a member of the bar and has
filled important official trusts. He has
two sous—John jr.. and Mengel by
name—and it may be others, but these
have vartfid for themselves a place in the
recorila of justice. Not knowing to the
contrary, we asstuve that Mr. Reed taught
his sons, among other essential virtues,
that all theirmanifold social, religious and
political rights are the fruits of our most
beneficent system of government, end - that
they owe unfaltering devotion to its cause
Whenever its permanency or priceless prin
ciples of , freedom are assailed by either
foreign or domestic foes. But however
faithfully he may have discharged this _sa
cred-parental duty, his sons proved faith
less. to his precepts, to themselves and to
their own great inheritance. So far from
following the dictates of patriotism when
treason made causeless, wicked war to
oierthrow the goverment, and respond
ing-to the Nation's call in the hour of its
deepest peril, Mengel embraced the first
favorable opportunity to enlist in the trai
tors' 'ranks in 186.3, aiming to add to the
full measure of his country's woes., and
thus served in,perfidious. murderous , war
upon his own home and people. To this
crime he was faithful until he was captur
ed as a prisoner of war and he was held
as such until the bloody work of treason
'ended in discomfiture. when he proposed
formally to resume his fidelity to the go
vernment bytaking the oath of allegiance.
The government in its boundless magna
Dimity permitted him to do so, and he re
turned to Bedford to enjoy the blessings
of the institutions be had vainly sought
to destroy, and to mingle with the people
again whose sad bereavements he had aid
ed to his utmost power, to shadow with
fresh sorrows. A 'generous people at his
home bpre with his malignant perfidy to
the free North that gave him 'birth, and
the shameless insolence that made Lim
seek the comforts of a home where he had
once sought to mark the desolating track
of treason's barbarous war. His brother,
John P., inspired with hate for the free
government under which he had been
reared, fled to a foreign land avowedly to
escape service in behalf of his imperiled
country and the jurisdiction of ifs laws.
When the National enrolment law passed
Congress, or was about to pass. he jour
neyed to Canada, where he supposed that
he could unreservedly fraternize with con
genial rebels plotting treason and death
to his brethren. He entered an office for
the study of law, and meant, as the sequel
proves, to remain only until he could re
turn home -sithout danger of heitig re
quired to aid in preserving the govern
ment under which lie hoped to live and
to which he nominally confessed allegi
ance. But, although in a distant land, he
had forgotten , that he had• no abiding
plat*, in the eye of the law of either Ca
nadteorthe United States. other than in
Bedford, and he was properly enrolled
and drafted a conscript in the l'nion army.
Of course he did not rikunal, as he had
,gone away for the purpose of escaping
service in the' cause of Lis country; and he
quietly and snugly enjoyed British hospi
tality until our Congress disfranchised all
desertera unless they should report within
given,period. However much Mr. Jon.
P. Reed, Jr. was willing to be called a Ca
nadian when a draft was to he made, he
was quite unwilling to be a Canadian in
the sense that would prevent him from
voting the Democratic ticket. whenever
an opportunity should offer, and he had
his' friends at once proceed to appeal to
the Provost Marshal to allow him to put
in a substitute. PCaptain Eyster refused;
Gen. Hicks finally assented to it and be-.
fore he had furnished his .mbstitnte the
war was manifestly about to close, and he
was allowed to pay commutation. Being
this clear of the draft and the rebellion
'Dein, so out, at all fours that future drafts
were altogether
,improbable, he, too, re
sumed his residence in Bedford.
It may be, as alleged. tilllt• both these
young men behaved ou all pecamions with
becoming reserve and pri ipriety ; ta - while
perhaps ninety-nine hundredths of the
citizens were disposed simply to treat
'their perfidy to the government with for
beassw. er mileut r emetlipt: there were a
few whose ardor for the cause made them
- call things) by 'their riglit, names. even ata
the cost, of disturbing the public peace.
Among these was Mr. Jacob Crouse, who
had acted as an Assistant Worost Maishid
in that county, and had doubtless learned
in the discharge of his official duties. how
mean a traitorpns sympathiser may be.
Ris siddlhat he would at times' address
Mr. Mengel Reed, the es-rebel hero,. "as
„" Johnny Reb," and thus salute him on the
etreetin presence of his companions, Had
Mr. Reed retorted on Mr. Crouse by calling
him a-. Yank," it would hare been equally
just, but perhaps materially less offensive;
and- because Mr. Crouse would at times
remind him of - the companionship he had
deliberately chosen and publicly persisted
in for more than ayear, he deemed it cause
for offence. To be reminded of the truth,
and of what he would doubtless boast in
congenial cireles, he felt to be a humilia
tion in Bedford, and altercation succeeded
altercation between Crouse and the broth
ers Reed until dually the parties met on
the street on Tuesday of last week, and
Mr. Juo. P. Reed, Jr., shot Mr. Crouse
dead. , ,
We have not, at the time el-this writing.
any details of the fatal affray" It maybe.
as-alleged by the Bedford Gazette, that
the immediate prowation was all on the
side, of Crouse ; that lie was a quarrelsome
bully and persistently provoked Mr. Reed
without retaliation until words ended in
blows and blows in the deadly bullet. Or
it may be. as we have heard, that the con
duct of the young Reeds was such aR jus
tified any loyal man in publicly resenting
their traitorous sentiments and actions;
that the shooting was deliberately deter
mined upon under the advice of sympa-,
thizing friends, and that Mr. Reed prac
ticed with his pistol assiduously before the
the fatal meeting so as to make sure of
his victim. Of these allegations we have
no opinion to express. All that we know
is-that they met dint the skulking con
script was armed 4 - hile the loyal citizen
was not, and the result was the death of
the latter on the public street without a
moments wanting. The Reed brothers
are in enstodv and 'we leave them to the
verdict of the
,jury their country who
shall be called int atermitic the measure
of their guilt.
--Vs hate% er may he the determination
of the law as to this fearful hoinieide, s can
any dispassionate and conscientious citizen
doubt where rests the moral responsibility
for the murder of i Nr.pouse ? men are
educated to, eslionse the cause of their
country's foes: tii join their battalions;
Jo wagt: war against their own homes,
kinsmen and neighbors, and to flee the
jurisdiction of the law toddy the Nation's
call in its day of peril, and do tbese.things
with impunity, can it he wondered that it
should engender the deepest depth of
loathing and contempt in evety loyal
breast. and th.tt it should even outstrip
the bounds of prudence at times its un
punished traitors and sneaking, default,
ing conscripts are meh on the street-corners
pluming themselves as men and citizens
Of such creatures some men will speak
what all honest men think, and if breaches
of the peace and homicides result there
from. who innst answer at the bar of an en
lightened and loyal people: and who at
the bar of Him who shall judge all the
living ? Let each titan see well for hini
self and his household that the blooll of
Jacob Crouse he not at his door to cry for
vengeance
PIIII.II,DELPIII
After a bitter and protracted strueele
between various interested politieians and
perspiring applicants President Johnson
has re-appoiuted all of Mr. Lincoln's offi
cers for Philadelphia, excepting U. S. 11:4
shay Millward. ttho is: -- succeeded by t'4,l
Ellmaker. There were three :'slates" on
the boards made up with more oeless el
ements of strength and representing vari
ous interests or principles. The prevail
ing sentiment of the friends of the admin
istration clearly demanded that :a
changes be made. = The fact was 3recog
nized by the Representatives in Congress;
bat while the four M. C's agreed that one
or two should go out, they could not agree
as to who should go in. , Each naturally
enough
preferred to have an impertant
officer with vast "patrouage in his district
to guard against accidents about next no
mination time; and as four Congressmen
could not divide say two offieeF, so as to
get one each, they finally agreed upon a
clean slate of their own, by which they
made partition of the offices and the pa
tronage belonging thereto to suit them
selves.; Kelly bagged a Post Master;
a`l'ollector: Meyers a Naval Agent,
or Surv4.yor. and Thayer came in as resi
dnary legatee. They took none of the
old incumbents on the Congressional slate.
and omitted to dot their linesVith heroes
of the war. and they hadn't made two
bump- , With the new machine until they
found that they IN me Net ong hitched. The
pupae- tl•eling that demanded the remo
val of objectionable officers-was oveNhad44
owed by the hostility to the Congressional
appropriation of the general patronage,
• and the ttew ticket was practically smash
ed by the ree peptgi, before it.was out of
its swaddling clothes: - Against it was the
old slate of tlui ins- with their retainer's
and influence, and a sort of a loose, inde
pendent ticket with a radical tinge. The
result. was that President Johnson could
not swallow all of the Congressional slate,
and after a c i areful tasting and smelling
of therlitferent afield specifies present
ed to him, he :solved the difficulty by re
appoiOting the old inctunbents entire. Su
Cbl. Thomas remains Collector; Dr. Wal
lace Naval officer; Mr. Meyer Survesoeof
the Port; Mr. Walborn Postmaster: Gov.
Thillock 'Director of the Mint, and Mr.
Mtilwardluts lost his place by the misfor
tune-of Iffiving his case aeted on before
his enemies committed suicide. 3
Any cord of average blockheads could
not have raised so fatal an issue as did
the Philadelphia Congresmuen. They are
enjoying the highest honors of their res
pective districts, and the 'people ate ever
jealous of the inordinate assumption of
power en the part of those they have
clothed with authority. 'The 'offices of
Philadelphia belong to the State, or to
th e city. or to the• people. and are not
site ficutlitta litpactitap, ibambtreburg,
mere elements of power to be wielded by-
Representatives. So they were regarded,
and so the President has decided—assum
hag even to offend, or what is worse for
them, to dwarf four ongressmen of his
own faith rather than offend. the people.
Walborn would have gone-r.out without
sontach as a sign. as did Millward, had.
he not been dignified by a proposed mar
ty;doni that effected a great popular prin.,
ciple and'other changes could have been
made doubtless, 115 d the effort been di
rected to meet the popular demand rather •
than serve personal interests. If Wal
born don't give a dinner to the Congress
ional delegation he has lost the gener
osity and gratitude which have hitherto
characterized him. for they saved him in
his darkest extremity, and saved him
When there was -no arm sufficiently
strong for the task if put forth in the name
of friendship. Now
: that the farce is
played out..JetA:alborn give a dinner to
his etiemie4Svho have re-installed him in
a fat place for four year* more. and as he
has proved to be a better man than four
Congressmen in Philadelphia," we think
that• there should be one bumper at his
expense and then a revision of the raw
material on one side or the other.
----The Philadelphia appointments'were
made by Mr. Lincoln in Mil without es
pecial reference to political merit. Under
Mr. Buchanan with such master political
leaders as Baker, WKibbiu and Others who
held office about and under them, they
invariably controlled the primary action
of the Democratic party--selected - its del
egates to City. State and National Con
ventions, and made its local nominations.
On the contrary we believe , that the Sir
laoiulcts of Mr. Lincoln never attempted
particularly to influence the action of the
rnion party or if they did, they didn't
usually get very far On with their work.
Mr. Lincoln did lint look to the control of
political organizations ill his aPpOilitillelltS
:Ma his favors were therefore dispensed
itle an regal d to mere plait - ital. power.
Mr. Thomas was - made collector mainly
because lie was thy favorite of Mr. Chase
--they having hakmonized in their polit
ical views hefort the election. and
Thomas integrity and business .'aPacitY
being. unquestioited. ib had-been de
feated for the ngtaination for Congress by
Judge Kelly the year previous. With
hiS' merits as a man he could not then,
and probably never will, control the pri
mary action of hisdiktrict. (ftiv. Pollock
was by consent conceded something hon
orabki and lucrative, as he deserved the
first and wished the last. and he was
red from Collector. the position he origi-,
nally sought for, to director of the Mint.
We presume that la: never controlled so,
much as a - precinct delegate in a contest,
for the.very ; good reasons that he didn't,
care tddo ft and didn't know how. Dr.
I Wallace t* Naval officer, was a quiet
Physician of Reading, of blameless char
acter and comparatively unknown except
as a local politician. His appointnient
, was made at, the especial request of Mrs.
Lineoln, whose sister is married to the
brother of Dr. Wallace,—the 'Atbinet cor
dially conceding Ow appointment to glut
, icy tier. Mr. .1%1 es et I be_ surveyor, had
attained considerable pm maim-ace as a
politician in the North. and as a Senator
from the Iliad ford district. and Hon.
David Wilmot_ especially_ desired it.--
Messrs. AValbora. the Post Master. and
ClutmlWrs. The Naval Agent. were it:debt - -
tea to the partiality of Mr. Cameron for
tutu- positions. He :\ as I he'll in the cabi
ma an+l of course potential, Mr. Mill
c..l: Idle Marshall was appoin
t, .1 by general consent: Gov. Curtin
ady teconnitendvdi several of thosi.
ho wciv appointed, as did the Republi
tan Congressmen of Eastern Pennsylva
nia. Exceepting Mr. Chambers. who was
dismiSsed for mal-administration of office.
all have discharged their official duties
tweeptably, and had not Walborn attemp
ted to defeat Judge Kelly's re-nomination
: last flit], it is probable that no serious con
test would have been made to remove
any of them. Each has now tried unsuc
cessfully to defeat the other, and they - are
about neck and nets, with Walborn a lit
tle ahead as far as heard from ; lint if the
war should. continue -there will be many
killed and wounded before so fearless and
itecomplished a popular leader as Judge
'Kelly is entirely vanquished.
-TnE Spirit ii :fists that Micawber (lion.
Philip M. C.) Jiiiinson got in to sec Presi
dent Johnson ta the front dour on special
invitation. Perhaps he did—perhaps he
didn't. as it not uneomnion for Micaw
hefJohnsout to , " see double." But if he
did, will the Spirit be kind enough to in
form-us what he brought away with himt—
what ollieC= he. bagged by-'the operation
Didlie,like theman at theshooting-match,
.41%T himself but 'lose his turkeys . ? We
have not noticed *tiny of the-substantial
fruits of intimate relations" up in the
tenth legion !
'Fill: Union State Convention will meet
iu liariishurg on Thar.sday of next week
to nominate candidates for Anditor Gen
e) al and titirveyor General. It seems rem
sonalny certain that lion. John A. Hies
tand, the tanciu-ter /examiner, will bo
nominated for Auditor General without
a contest, and the West, or North-west will
doubtless be conceded the nomination for
survi•yor General.
POLITIC A'. 111.18TiloRY
It is 1%01 once in a while to get at the truth of
history in the movements of political leaders.—
Actuated by this motive doubtless, Col. Quay,
the able Editor of the Bens er Argus, who war a
member of the Convention -and knows whereof
he writes, gives his readcr4the following interest
ing chapter ill the history of the political cam
paign ofieo4. Alludigg to the lute meeting of
the I'uiun State `Committee and the speech re-
Rorted as having been made by Hen. Cameron,
he proceeds to correct some historical errors into
which the venerable ,Chairman hue fallen. He
says: -
The action of the Committee was harmonious
4.nd unanimous, and nothing was done officially
`he,inl the fixing of the day of the Convention.
After its adjournment a Committee, of which Mr.
ICerns was the spokennamon behalf of the Union
men of Philadelphia, presented Mr. Cameron
with an elegant portrait of himself, as a fitting
he of their appreciation of. his services
in the last campaign Mr. limns, as is CtIllt0111t1.:
ry in such cases, made a speech to (ten. Came
ron, and the General, as is not customary, in ree
ply made n - speech to the Union men of Penusyl-
,atria. We find the proceedings published at
length in the Harrisburg Telegraph. There was
keen satire in the character of the gift, coupled
with the announcement that the donors consider
ed it a " fitting testimonial" for the services ren
dered ; but of this the Committee were innocent,
and it is to the remarks of Genf Cameron that
we desire specially to refer. He states in sub
stance that he accepted the Chairmanship of the
State Committee with great reluctance: that the
hearts of" certain prominent gentlemen," were
with Madan, who he feared would make his
chairmanship an excuse for not supporting the
ticket, and ascribes to their personal antagonism
the small majority at the October election.
We were present at the Convention of 186.4,
and know something of the "rehictance".of which
Mr. Cameron' speaks. - Our friend Mr. Law
rence, member of Congre,s elect from - this dis
trict, %stnu presided ably over its deliberations,
was vested by the Convention with authority to
appoint the Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, and a short time previous to the adjournment
a petition s a presented hint, signed by a majori
ty of the delegates. asking that Col. 3,l'Clure, of
Franklin, tinder whose leads rship the battle of
Au) was fimght ;mil won. should be assigned to
the position. The petition was not intended to
limit the discretam o 1 Mr. Lawrence, but simply
to indicate ;he preference of the delegates, and
the President 0:1 receiving it stated that he ho re
garded it. UM the 'teat morning Gen. Cameron
called on - .Mr. Lai% relive to ash. the appointment
tar an efficient . ..lid popular Pinion politician of
I.4ticaster county: and mom being informed that
in Viet , . of the act ion of the Pon% cation, his wishes
in that regard could lad b e favored, demanded it
fin himself, and succeeded, in obtaining it. These
were the facts connected with the transaetion.—
Instead 01 "accepting" the Chairmanship "with
great reluctance," he wrung it by person a l solici
tation front a personal and political friend, though
believing at the same time, as he says, that his
appointment %mild weaken the ticket. As a sal
vo to.F.Cture, he proffered to go to Washington
and„procore for hint the Governorship of the ter
ritory of Montana but that gentleman being um ,
'willing to go hit° exile just then, this part of the
programme failcd.
We have no fault to find v. ith Mr.•Lawrenee
or :dr. (':micron iu this etmeetion. The former
had the ri4la to make the aptmintment. and the
latter to Htheit it, We merely desire N menti o n
that . it is error in the tatter to state that the ap
poiutment teihienvi and aceepted with great
reluntanee.
fly the "certain prominent gentlemen" whose
hearts were with Mt- Gem Cameron in
tends the Stmt.. Administration and its l etu ni ig
friends. Now ne gate what we know whiff we
aver that there net or was.o moment, from the
day of the induction of Mr. Lincoln into office on
til that of his Ocean'. when the most cordial re
lations did teirAxn-,t between him and Governor
Curtin. anestliat no man in Pennsylvania wits
air, Tully :.;ire to the importance of the crisis in
Ott, or deeply anxious for a suceassfut is
sue to the eamptign than was he. The same may
be said of all thee officially connected with him,
or over whom his influence - intended. There had
been wrangling's and heart-barnings with the War
Department in relation to the military affair's of
the State. hat for thiw Mr.
.Linenlii was never
belt or eonSidered himself' responsible. }Tut so
soon 2 0 Me ramerou obtained control o f th e p a i.
ty toachinecy it wit!, to work to drive the State
Administnehn• into a pwition that might affOrd
gronnd tor the , •I:arge which he has just made.
The co-operation of its members was.cout-mpt
uously slimed, and its existence ignored. For.
eiga speakers were imported. while' the Governor
himself, recognized by ail as one of the ablest
stump orators of the State, was never favorM
with a communication from the Committee, and
Ins friends, wherever possible, were - pushed'into
the back ground Matters stood thus up nearly
to the time of the first election, when Mr. Lincoln,
a , vertaining the condition of affairs, disposed of
the imbroglio as summarily as he previously dis
posed of difficolties in his cabinet. Disregarding
conventionalities; he called upon the Governor,
Cob M'Clnre, and others, to engage actively-in
the canvass. regardless of the programme or ap-
poiatmenk Ihe State Committee, and it isMeed
less to sal that they were prompt to re s pond.
ttm;. Cpitin vt as upon the stump thenceforward.
until the day of the election, the Statf Committee
to the contrary - notwithstanding. So that gen.
Cameron 'errs ;twain in his belief that the hearts
of "certain pronommt gentlemen" were with Mc-
Clellan.
It is prObably aftrthuting too much importance
to these gentlemen , to ascribe, as does Geri. Cam
eron. the small majority at the October election
of it.T.4 to their exclusion from the canvass. In
deed, it in soarrely six months sieoo Gen. Came
ron. throug!‘ is. organ, the Ifisrri-dmrg Trkgraph.
demonstrated most conclusively to our mind, that
the close vote a the tirst election was a brilliant
pie&' - of .trstegy of his own—that result being
nicely calculated and prthluced to assure a deci
ded triumph in November. The precise method
hr which the cause w,ss to produce the ellect has
escaped ourmemor3—in fact. was too elaborately
strategic fortour comprehension : but the asser
tions of - the Met were Hear and convincing.
There was 110 Mate ticket in the zield, and local
causes her• and there erected the Congressional
vote. There w inevitable t g .at-homes,"
too, who aeon: to %lite but one,• is torn• years, and
w:ho came out is Nmettiber. Though the strat
e,y of Gen. Cameron. as recorded by the 7rle
,4,raph, must :tern - wily have been adiniritbly ef
fective. and though ihe speeches of Messrs. Cur
tin, M'Clure, and others. in the latter , part of the
canvass, were eloquent and influential. we prefer
to - attribute our crowning triumph in November
not to him or to them, but to the fact that the ma
jority of the people of Pe.nnsylrania. from the day
of the, firing on Sumter, were true to the Union
and the flag of their fathers and resolute in their
determination to destroy the rebellion, and that
they regarded the election of Mr. Lincoln as if
dispensable to the maintenance of the one and the
overthrow of-the other. And we think Mr. Cam
eron errs again when he suggests the ciifiltrarr
hypothesis.
We have sincere respect for Gen. Cameron, on
account of his able admmistration of the War Of
fiee, and the early stand he took in Mr. Lincoln's
Cabinet, and has since inflexibly maintained in
behalf of human rights. We would not for a mo.
ment suspect him of wilfully perverting the truth,
But he has arrived at those years u hen the men
tal tilenities naturally become impaired, - and we
regard his speeeh as a token of a failing memory,
and doubt not-that be will iratcfnly acknowledge
the corrections we hav'e buggested. We accept
his thanks in ads anee for setting him right in re
gard to these trifling inaccuracies.
DIE oungest child of Gov. Curtin died on Mon
of las W eeb.. The Ilarri4iurg Tclairaph of
Hie e :
The Chief Executhdi Mansion of Pennsylvania
is drapi , d in mourning. Death has been there,
not to grapple with any of its strong occupants,
and in tierce struggle vindicate his invincible supe
riority, but to lay his linger on the'gentlest of life's
•currents. and seat it in fey coldness. (.;Eov. Cur.
tin's youngest. child died on Monday. The babe
had been ailing for many weeks—lid been sill:
inten•ely for a few days previous to its last
hours—and on Monday morning death came to
its relict—to transport the uninillied spirit of the
sweet innocent to the home of the Redeemer in
Heaven. TLe S3 , mpatli3 of the whole community
is directed ,towards the afflicted of the
Covernor of the Commonwealth. Ciov. Curtin
returned tram Saratoga last evening, and will
leave to-night with his family and the remains of
his deceased infant, for Bellefonto, where the in
ferment will take place.
'WI: are glad to learn that the United Slates
&rrice Magazine is established on a permanent
footing, and that its publicatioa will be continued.
its contributions are of the first order of literary
excellence, and it is adaptedts a groat popular
want in this country. Among its contributors are
many of our most distinguished 'utlicers, who are
furnishing histories of our thrilling campaigns.
The publisher very truly says that the periodical
will "grow in interest and value to all dukes of
citizens, (not to the military public ouly) and will
be a record that all should read. and preserve,
while it will prove invaluable as a centre of coal
men interest to all wko have bad a part in the
making of this extraordinary record." Price $5
per annum. C. B. Itichartni, 540 Broadway,
New York.
AMONG the many interesting reminiscences
connected with the war, few are more suggestive,
in view of results, than the following extract from
:Jeff. Davis' Proclamation of Dec. 23, 180:2:
• "New therefore I, Jefferson-DavityPresident
of the Confederate States of America, and in their
same do pronounce and declare, the mid Benin=
min F. Butler, to be a felon deserving of capital
punishment. Ido order that he sbnll no longer
be considered or treated simply as a OHO ene
my of the Confederate States of America, but as
an outlaw and common enemy otniankind. and
that in the event of his capture the officer iu com
mand of the capturing force, do cause him to be
immediately executed 4 bantling."
WASHINGTON
The CUT forested With Robbers. Thieves.
&e.—The Cholera Adroit Westward
—Part of Gest. Sherldan's to be
• Musteeed• Out—Terrible Effects or the
War—Rebel Gen. Wit Sent to the Work
Htonse—Gen. Early In the City.
Correvimtlent, of the Fraaklin Repogtory
WASTM7CTON Crry, August 5, 1565.
At the present time this city is infested with
robbers, thieves, garroters and pick-pockets be
yond the comprehension of any person living at a
distance from it. „Highway robberies are of al
most nightly occurrence, Men are knocked down,
or garroted and robbed in the most frequented
thoroughfares: and strange to my there - is hardly
ever an arrest made. Our police are sadly defi
cient iu some way. There seems to be enough
of them in panther, but they seem wanting in
nerve, or at least are never about when they
should be. They sport around in their"beautiful
* uniforms," gallantly e:seorting lathes, or looking
into places of amusement, or lounging near a ho
tel. There they can be seen utall hours; but go
few blocki'distant and you might hallos "mur
der," or "stop thief," until yorrgrow hoarse, with
out one of these gallant city protectorh,rushing
to the rescue. I have seen many a fight, lasting
perhaps half an hour. with the must loud and hor
rid profanity flied; shouting that could be heard
for squares, without a policeman; making. his ap
pearance until it was all over, when several would
suddenly and mysteriously appear anhenquire
"What's the matter here ?" and as anlict of he
roism march off some innocent darkey, a mere
114;ker on. and put him in the lock -up. The fact
is they don't - wan't.lo be near when their service
is needed; and this thing should be looked by
our worthy ;Mayor as sour as he:can spare time
after the next election. While the military reg
ularly patrolled, the streets the best of order pre
vailed, and we scarcely ever heard of a highway
robbery. or, even of a burglary. i The patrol hits
been withdrawn and a free license of "go in"
given to any sort of villainy a desperado may fancy
to undertake, and this without running any risk
-whatever of eapturn by any of the present polka)
three of this city. .
The State Department to-day received official'
notice thatthe cholera was slowly but surely ex
tending:Westward. Its ravages at Alexandria,
Egypt; Las been frightful. From 'June 27th to
:July 9th there were J,736 death's, and during the
same period of time no less than 30,000 persons
fled.frum Alexanstria. The reportslof its ravages
in the interior of Egypt - are of a most distressing
character.
The Secretary of War has issued an order di
recting Gen. Sheridan to muster out of, service,
without delay, all the Artillery. Infantry and
Cavalry that can poSsibly he dispensed with in
'his Division. This order blllleg in a.hurry the
speculation sensation rumor of the immediate
alfinger of a collision between our own forces rind
'those of Maximilian on the Rio Grande.
The terrible effects of War may be seen by a
glance nt the Pension Bureau, where we find that
there are now on file in that office 104,000 wid
ows'aPplications for pensioneand 76,000 invalids,
The number of h,vabd claims will be nearly doub
led during the pre sentyear, owing to the discharge
of the army and especially those men belonging
fa - the Veteran Reserve Corps, who nearly all ex,
pectto be pensioned.
Benjamin G. Hill, late a Brigadier Gen. in the
Rebel army, has been here for some time on a
bender,. Last night be thought he would have a
higAlold time, and while having it was. arrested
for disorderly conduct, and this morning sent to
the work house for sixty days. As thii is about
the first arrest of the kind for some time in this
city, we are looking forward to the future for the
next miracle.
The Rebel General Jubal Early is also here.—
He has plenty of money and as long as it lasts
there is no danger of being interfered with. Re
boasts ou all occasions that he don't care a—
forAndy Johnson, and that he never will stoop so,
low as to ask pardon of him. and as to the prop
erty he owns, he says Andy may take it and go
to—with it, a= 1w has'pleuty in Europe to live
on.
THE FROZEN WELL OF BRANDON. VT.*
Thoughts on the Cane of the Formation of the Ice.
To the Edi:ors of the Fraohlto Rtpothtory
The stratum of gravel in which the• bottom-of
the well is situated (and which Outcrops
.6250 feet
distant from' the v‘cll in a north-west direction)
very likely communicates the confined air
to math the surface of the earth, as this vein of
gravel appears to descend in a wrath-east direc
tion, And that the compressed air. as it slowly and
silent!" escapes, expands, thereby lowering the
temperature sufficient to form' ice. Just as in
the present flowing. oil urns, the liberated and
condensed gas expands and chills the oil and de
posits the immffine in the tube land chokes the
well.
Gravel is the best'drain for Water, and surely
gas would pass upward through it, especially
when under pressure.
As it is stated that "the heat'of the sun reviles ..
the greatest depth in the earth in October," this
woulkreaddy explain why there is no ice formed
in thatVeriod or the year. In digging the well
northast of the ice well if they had sunk it deep
er than the first they mightimve met. with ice.
Sec Annual Diabar*rr fur 1:?17.3, page:6o.
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
—The Democrats of Jefferson county hare
commended Hon. Kennedy L Blood for Senator.
—Mayor Sanderson, of Lancaster city, is recOrn ,
mended for the Democratic nomination for Audi
tor General.
—Major B. M. Morro*, a soldier, announces
himself a's an independent candidate for the Leg
islature from Blair county.
--The Union Men of Clinton county hare rec
ommended Jamea Chatham for Senator and Maj
S:11, Brown for Assembly.
—The Democrats of Indiana county have nom
inated James B. Saicmn. limnerly of the Felton
Democrat, Mr A.c,einbly. He is a clever fellow
but " he can4-rome in" from that district.
—The Senatorial conferees of Aimetrong, But
ler, and Lawrence counties met at the 3lononga
hela House, Pittsburg, on Thursday, and, failing
to agree upon a candidate, adjoutned - to inset in
the borough of Butler, on Thursday, the 17th in
tsant.
—Gen. Selfridge, of Northampton county, de
clines 1 mug a candidate for Auditor General. The
onl3, forinidable competitor of Hon. John A. liies
tand,of Lancaster, le therefore out of the way. and
we suppose the latter will he nominated- by a
large, if not a unanimous vote. '
—The Democrats of Blair county have nomi
nated Maj. 13. M. Morrow for Assembly lie
was ni duty in Franklin county in le.co, and man
ifested hie coppery tendencies so decidedly as to
disturb I;nion nteetinge. When he gets elected in
little Blair he will'pleaso let us know.
—Colfax, the Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives during the last Congress, it is conceed
ed will be re-elected to the same, position at the
opening of the next session. It is thought the
condition of parties which will secure this result,
renders McPherson's reelection_ rti Clerk equally
certain.
—Goli . :rwr Peirpolit has addressed a notice. to
'the justices of the county courts of Virginia, say
ing he has reliable information that in a number of
counties in the State persons have been elected
to the office of Commonwealth Attorney, and
&c., who are disqualified by a clause of
the Constitution, which excludes from voting or
holding office persons who have held any (ace
under, or been a member or any-1394*d Con:
federate Con ess oz Legislature. The justices
are directed to **raider all the omcee above re
ferred to, to which persons so disqualified shall,
have been elected, wicant, and to order "eleetious
mediately to fill such vacancies.
—William A. Grahain, Ex-Senator in the rebel
Congress for North Carolina, had declared he
I
would never consent the return of his State to
the Union if the ne suffrage question was made
a condition. A Mr. J. U. P. Roes, who is a Gov
enithent official, has also declared that he favors
the re-enslavement d' all the liberated colored
people. The rebel ympathizera throughout - the
State instruct thei delegates to the State eon-
I: ention to insist on law binding outof the freed
men for a term of years to their former masteis.
The Cubit.' men of the State an , alarmed at this
state of affairs, and have urgently requested the
Government to enforce the confiscation laws.
PERSONAL.
—.Judah P. Benjamin and Kirby Smith have ar
rived in Havana. -
—Gikon J. Pillow is said to he making 'Union
speeches in Tennessee.
-11" on. John Bell took - the anu oath in Nash
ville on the Ist instant.
—Mudd, Arnold, O'Laughlin arid Spangler, the
wassination conspirators, arrived at the Tortugas
on the 2.5 th ult.
- 1 -The degree of L. L. D was - conferred on
Hon. Simon Cameron, at the Lewisburg Univer
sity, fin Thursday last.
—J. C. G. Kennedy, Ecq., late Superintendent
of the Census Bureau, has been removed for al
leged carelessness and incompetency.
—George F.-Robinson, the soldier Who saved
Secretary Seward's life, v‘ as married on the 13th
ult.. at Spring&ld, Me. lie has also been pre
sented-with a limn out v. e,t. and may now settle
down and enjoy jhimself, vial' reminiscences of
his desperate encounter With Payne to enliven hii
winter evenings..
—A Saratoga iettei•. after alluding to a friend
ly meeting of UM, Grant and Governors Fenton
and Curtin, pays a high compliment to Grant's
military skill, and then justly observes: Gov.
Curtin in another sphere acted the part of a hero
and patriot by wielding the whole indite - nee of a
large State in the support of the government,
never.tor a mitment hesitating or faltering, hut
always zealous in the cause, disPla3 lug remarka
ble- cnero in thi: demands upon his State,
and through his exertions the Keystone of - the
Union :web was kept in place.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
-11 lib Idnekading tieet from Galveston,
h,e= been ordered to Philadelphia. •
--General. Halleek - has gone to California to
zisiannexonanand of the Militarf Division of the
Pacific
HON. EDWARD 31THERSON.—IterCirin2 to
the anxiety of Wendell Phillips Jest Mr. 31Ther
-0.4n should place the names of Southern members
on the list of the House of Representatives and
thus admit them to seats in Congress, the Wash
ington correspondent of the Springfield Thrtlili
alß 8113 , 8:
" Redoes not know M'Pherson as - I do. A
truer. lusie,ter Republican is not alive. He un
derstands this vi hole question (of reconstruction,)
its importance to the country and the party, and
he will not for a moment entertain the thought of
settling the question himself. Ilesides;•by a law
of the land, no man who has been concerned in
the rebellion can Mild office under the Govern.
ment, and all that the radicals would have to do
would be to raise the point of order—flr nearly
all the.puliticians of the South have been-identi
fied with the rebellion, and not one of the South
ern delegation could be sworn into office. Sena
tor Wilson, in a speech made in this city the oth
er day, emitted to this law which will prevent any
prominent man in the Rebel States from taking a
seat in Congress, and he intimated his disposition
to make a compromise with the leading politicians
on this subject. It matters not what the opinions
of the President may be, no man once a Rebel
can enter Congress till the law alluded to is re
pealed. The Southern States then must appear
before Congress in the attitude of supplication.
They must petition Congress to repeal the law.
Congress may reply-- . ' We will "do so when you
repeal all your odious black laws and give the na
tion security for the future." No doubt there
will be an exciting session next winter, but there
is no reason to believe that disaster will result from
an excited controversy.
THE MISERIES OF .1 RICH lf.t.N.—The New
York correvondent of the Rochester Democrat
is responsible for the following.
"Alexander T. Stewart clears one thousand
dollars per day, Sabbath excepted, all the year
round. Cornelius Vanderbilt pleads to double
that sum, while William B. Astor rates his in
come at four thousand three hundred and thirty
'dollars per diem. Sleeping or waking, the latter
gentleman finds a three dollar bill dropping into
:his hat every minute of the twenty-four hours.
He cannot sit down to talk with his physician
without having a little more wealth, if not health ;
he cannot unburden his mind for ten minutes
without feeling the burden increasing into his
pocket, and he cannot walk Broadway, however
the weather may be, without meeting a shower
of money. At every turn cash stares him in the
face in the most insolent manner. Banks fling
their dividends nt his head ;• ruthless financiers
beat him with coupons; unpitying and soulless
corporations dump their filthy lucre at his door
step, and contemptuous bill stickers plaster his
house with greenbacks. One might-hiquire what
the fellow has done to merit this treatment, and
the only charge that can be brought is that he
was a rich man's eon, and therethre must suffer."
LETTER FROM GEN. SHERIDAN.-A signifi
cant ovation in honor of the Mexican Republic, as
represented in the United States by General Or
tegas, took place on the 3sl inst.. in Dehnonico's,
in Fifth-avenue, New York. At ten o'clock, a
large assemblage gathered ~.tt that point, where
Graffulas' Seventh Regiment hand serenaded the
distinguished Mexican, who Wig accompanied by
two members of his staff, and surrounded by a large
number of American and Mexican citizeAls
Speeches and toasts were mingled with other Tea
tivities, and the occasion was replete with interest
and enthusiasm.
The following extract from a letter written by
Major General Phil. Sheridan was read. " There
is no use to beat around the bush in this
matter. We should give apennanent government
to that republic. Our work in crushing the rt."-
hellion will not be dime until this takes place.
The advent of Maximilian was a portion of the
rebellion, and his fall should belong to its history.
Most of the Mexican soldiers of Maximilian'a army
would throw down their arms the moment we
crossed the Rio Grande., ,The French sinfluence
is governed by sheer inte t." This letter from
Gen. Sheridan was greeted by all present with
enthusmstievmpressions of pleasure and delight.
THE whole Ilidian population within the lim
its of the territory , of the United States is estima
ted at about 3'20,1100 to 17:0,000 :14,000 0r15,000
of whom are located east of the Mibsissippi River,.
in New York. 'Wisconsin, Michigan, and Missis
sippi. A hew Indian war has broken out along
the line of the telegraph. between San Francisco
and the eastern seaboard; and as the Indians de
clare they will make a death-struggle against ad
vancing civilization, it is probable thousands of
them will be destroyed by the contest they are
madly provoking, and that we are about to have
the last great Indian war. The Secretary of • the
Interior has instructed the Indian agents, that, in
all cases of difference of opinion with the military
authorities about the policy to be pursued to hos
tile or dangerous tribes, they are to defer to the
judgment of the latter; and our soldiers make
fearful havoc aniong the red marauders when they
fairly commence a desperate conflict with them.
Mr. Guy, employed in the paper mill of Stone
braker & Cook, near this place, while engaged
last week in assorting some old paper, came,
across a valuable prize in the shape of a package
of notes of the Hagerstown Bank, amounting to
Fifteen Thousand Dollars, which bad mysterious
ly disappeared among a lot of waste paper sold to
the " rag man." The money was promptly return
ed to the Bankby Mr. Guy, who was presented
with the handsome sum of one hundred and filty
dollars as a reward for his honesty.—Hagerstown
Herald.
August 9, 1865.
UNION CO '
..The Delegates elected in- the several districbc
ofFranklin County, to represent them in the Union
County Convention, met in the Pal& School
Building, King Street,Chambetaburg,oaMiesdaY*
Angwat Sth, at 11 o'clock. The Convention was
Permanently organized by the election of the
following officers : -
President--t .O. Gehr, Chambernturg.
Tice Presidents.—R. P. lieFarinad, Mercers
burg;. C: T. Micky, Green.
Sccretarits.—J. H. Clayton. Wnyoesborm.j a .
cob Prnoinger, Antrim. -
.4ntrim.--john Iluthratiff, Jacob Penalnger, John Os--
bough. Wm. H. Davison, Jacob Whitmens Frederick
Salvo A. Itnbrie, Jeter-Wilkelta. Jae& Shook.
ckanibmkur o r, North 4Fard..—:-D. 0. Gehr,"Thkr. It Mc-
Dowell, 11. A. Foltz, Jaw Flatter. -
South Hard —IL D. Davison, John.Forbea; C. R. Gar.
den. John Stewart, john - Rhodkv.
ennWrel.44, D . Seibert, David Neel, W. G. - Seibert"
Pry Reny—Daniel Skinner, W. A. -Mackey, David
Bear.
- Payut..7//k—.A.B:WiNtert, C. 9.Fnnk,JohnE. Criw
Nathan TOlmitti..n. John M. P. Snider.
Grmitri;lagc—Dr. C. T. Mach**, John Thompson., Jacob
class. -
-G ui)ford-41e0. W. Immell, Wm. VondtM4-, William
FPrart,rn, Abnn. Lehman,
Ilamilt,,n—j. C. Palmer, Jaeol, Crider, NI. Haber.
Lttrerkc,,n:—James S. Slyder, Cyrus Keefer, EL K
LPlmatt.
.1,114{ r,71 Biirgeit.4. David Vanve. Wm Newman.
Lnrgan—John Saitiman. M. R. Skinner, Charley F.
Maelily.
Mer&N , turg—Dr. It; S. 13rownton, Joliu McClellan,
James Witbenzrooa. Christopberltetcalt '
S.Hr.rxis, Jacob Flia)cinger, Jolla W. Skin
ner._
ornstotru—Francis Miley, David Spencer, J. W
Montgomery. .
Petal—ltobertatalanney, B. P. :117arlard, Joie. Pa
ton. -
quillry--11. M. Jones, CoL J G. Weistling, Henry
Good. 11. E. Wertz, Jacob B. Cook.
EMMUMiMi=I
St, Thomne.,-B. Fobl, P. S. linmler, Charles 011bM.
Sulphur Spring.—J:E. Fagan, Wm. A. Welds, Ben
jrunin Culbertson.
Muilington.—Win. S. Amberson. J. F. Knit; E. W.
Washattangh. John fleltr, J. 11. Clayton, Ddnl9l Potter,
Jaeob Curing h.
Ira.h 12 , 171.). B. Martin, Cart: Robert Boyfi,. Saml
- Warrot.-,itin. H. Thomrtg. Jt*pplt Fritz, .Hezeittah
Thins.
' On Motion of Dr, R. S. 'Brownson the Presi
dent appointed the following gentlemen as a com
mittee to revise the mode of making nominations
Dr. R. S. Bros noon, Wm. H. "SPDowell. RobeTt
Boyd, henry Good, Thomas E. Taller.
The President announced the following gentle
men as a conmuttee on resoluthms: John E.
Crawford, John Stewao, WrM S. Amberson, Da
vid Spencer, John Ruthiauff.
On motion the Convention adjourned s till one
o'clock.
tYTERNOON SESSION
The Convention met at .I. o'clock
On motion the Convention proceeded to nomi
nate candidates for Sheriff: The following gen
tlemen were-placed in nomination: Jan. Dcebler,
of Chambersburg; Jacob Kendig, of Orrstown;
David Eby. of Hamilton; Fred'k Doshof Gull
ford: Thomas McAfee, of Mericlibitrg•
Before the_ ballot was taken Mr. 3rAfee's naiM4
was withdrawn. .
The convention then proceeded to ballot with
- -
the following - result:
60 I Eby.
15 I Dash
BEZI
MEM
CAPT. JNO. D(EBLER havitig a majority of
the votes cast, Was declared the nominee of the
Convention fot Sheriff.
On motion fbe nomination was Made mutni
mous.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
candidates fur County Treasurel... •
The following gentlemen were put in amino
!ion: 31aj. Jno. Hassler, St. Thomas; WM.
Fleagle, Quincy ; Saduel P. Greenawalt, ChaM
bersburg; A. M. CrisvA Green; Wm. H. Broth
erton, Washington. - •
•
The following is the ballot!) , ;
Ist 2d • 3d 4th - sth Gt h
20 311 39 40 41 49
14 11 Y—
32 27 27 23 30 21
5*
17 1G IT 12- -/7- -17
Hassler. ..
'Elenale .
Greenawalt
Criswell -.
Brotberton
ISE=E!
3IAJ. JNO. HASSLER having -received a
majority of the votes east on the Sathalloh, was
declared the nominee of the ConventiO for
ty Treasurer
On motion the , nomination was usa6 anal=
OE!
Nominations were then made for District At
torney. The following names were putt in nomi
nation: W., S. Everett, Chambersburg; Col. D.
Watson Ile3Ve, of Antrim; Snively Strickler, of
Antrim.
The followioa is the result of the bUlloting
Rowe 43 Strickler
•
Everett.____..._.._...37
COL. D WATSON "ROWE having received
a majority Of the votes cast was declared duly
nominated as District-Attorney.
On motion the nomination was made main-
ESE
On motion the Conventiotkproceeded to o nomi•
flak: eatdidates for County Comrnissioner,
veyor. Director of the Poor and Cormier: The
following are the nominations for
COMMISSIONER.
Daniel Skinner, Faenett David Haye, s'o6ol
- Geo. Cook, Upton.
' DIRECTOR OF TAE POOR.
James Fagan, Fannett; Martin Heintzelman,
Guilford; John S. Hassler, Peters; J. H. Clayton,
Washington: Samuel Gsell, Peters; Jacob Crider,
Hamilton: -W. S. Keefer, Letterkenny.'
AUDITOR.
Jno. Rhode, Chanibersburg; Samuel W. Nevin,
Southampton.
EMANUEL KUHN and DR. C. T. MAC'LAY
were unanimously declared the nominees of the
Convention for County Aurveyor and Corober.
The following is the result of the ballotinge for
Commission'er; Director of the Poor and Auditor:
FOR COMMI‘SIONER,
45 I Cook 13
SAinner
HAN...
DIREcTOR OP THE POOR, •
IFt. 2.d. Ist. 2d.
7 4 Claytml 25 44
2.7 21 - Reefer 11 12
Gsell..—. ..... 3.
.Wlthdrawri.
Ilelntzeltzmn
Lin
Cr air
AUDITOR,
..:=1 Nevin 53
Messrs. SKINNER, CLAYTON and NEV
IN having received the highest number Of votes
fur Commissioner, Director of the Poor.aird Aud
itor were declared nominated.
On motion the nominations were made anani
moon.
Nominations were then made for the ,
legisla . -:
tore. Tile following gentlemen were put in nom
ination
P. 8.-:Sturnbaugh—Chamberslitirg ; J. A. Hp
song, Sfereeratnny; Jno. Downey, Guilford.
The following is the ballot :
Stambaugh 50l Downey "ni. 11
Ryasong 15 •
COL. F., S. STUMBAUGH havine reeeived"
the highest number of votes cast, was declared
the nominee for Assembly.
On motion the nomination was made .unani
mous.
On motion the Convention approved of the ap
pointment by the County Committee of T. J. Nill
as delegate to the Union State Convention,and
instructed him to support General inr
tranft for Auditott General.
On motion the President was authorized to ap
point the Senatorial and Representative Con
ferees.
Mr. Browneon, from the Committee on the re
vision of the mode of nominating candidates,
made a report which was postponed till next Con
vention. . •
Mr. Stewart, from the Committee on resolu
tions, reported the following, which were ennui
mously adopted :
&soiree, That we heartily
_endorse the admirthdration
of President Johnson and pledge him an earnest support
in his effort to restore peace and the blessings of Free Go
vernment to the entire Nation.
Rewired. That the Administration of GoV. earths merits
the unqualified mprobation of 'elm,' Pada for as vane
tering fidelity to the cause of the government its the days
of darkest peril, for its cesoudess devotion tet:the interests
nod wants Of our brave heroes In tins field Mut hi tie bar*
pita!, and for its wise and enlightened popsy retainsto'
our domestic interests
itesoirtd, That' the despoiled Peaphif tbstiorder, whe
have borne all the unctions of war with their breams/a
other seethms, suffered the ravages of g; brutal foe ittifd
ditiou, rendering many of them hornelesi and *nark
have great claim area their goverobietkeither ats‘e„ or
to which they have beep eve r fidthrat, 11, , rein.
antics , • -
Resolra, That thn ticket nominated SRI derma!
anti receive our cordial antlearnest Sapper •
On motion the Comsention adlournedi
EMI!