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MONDAY MORNING, FEB. 19. 186!
fl'Tho electonl votes for Prenidom and
Vice President of the U. Sum-s were count
er}, in the presence of bmh Home”, on
“‘ednesday Inst. After the count, Vice
President Breékinridsé announced the
whok 10mm beg f
‘Po't Linoo‘ln and flamfin, 180 rote:
'For Breckinridge and Lane, 72 “
For Bell and Everett, 39 "
For Douglu and Johnson,
Be Lherefore declared Abraham Lincoln,
of lflinoia, and Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine,
to ho duly elected President and Vice Presi
dent of the United Stdtca. There was no
demonstntion of any kind on the floor of
thé Home or in the galleries.
fifion. John C. Wright, of Ohio. one of
the Pew: Commissioners. diod at. Waking
ton Q. ednesday last, of pneumonh.
“pain 'l‘ilton, of Maryland, attach
{Xl to the Navy, and a member of the Light.
Home Baud, committed suicide at Wuh
ingion, week before last, by blowing his
brain: out. with n pistol. He had for some
time been much depressed, owing to $llO
399111.334}ng bf the country,
1=1:1
”Mr. Crittenden. on Tuesday morning.
presented 3 petitic'm from Manly-hm Moumd
voteuofuassadhgommmying fur the adop
tion of his ‘Crifiemlen’s; propositions for
adjusting the difiicfltiea of the country.—
Tho pooplo in that State not being willing to
trust their own Senators, it was forwarded
to MLCrittendem'hixmelf, to present. Mr.
Sumner took deco-ion to any that unny of
those who signed it did not understand the
extent of Mr. Crifitendon'f propositions.—
Wo rother think he will find tint I"!
constituent: hove as much brains, mud a
good dad more patriotism, than their
Seutorlal representative.
. WW6 bar from Kentucky, Virginia
and North Carolin: that the Um‘on men of
those States require the adoption of the
Orithnden project of adjustment, 3nd that
they willbe content with that. and with
nothing short of that. If that scheme, just
ad monihle u it is. ulnll hi]. they :re
than, in their respective conventions, to do
termlno what mum to pursue. Sonya the
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun. ‘
- who Sunbury American says. that
should the proposition of Senator Bigler, to
aka I vote of the people onMr. Crittenden’s
proposed amendments to the Constitution,
bo gdoptod, there can be no doubt that they
wonld be sustained by Pennsylvania. by a
majority ofnot less that T“‘) HUNDRED
THOUSAND. In tint Cnnzrmeinnnl dis
trict, hinetundxs o‘. 1%? \nn 5 “(uld be in
their fuvor.
an is aid that (luringn \‘idt of the N.
Y. Chamber of Commerce Cumming-810
Washington, Mr. Seward, on the occm’ufin
of the (all made upon him, expressed a‘ de.
die, so far u' be us personally concerned,
to bring about a. settlement of the present
troulglqs, but thought his party would not
sushln him. He mtde frequontnllusion to
tummy. “Sir," said one of the committee,
“if Mr, Clay were alive, he would not my
zjny puty. but hislaugnage insuchndme as
this Would be my country.”
2": Cloud: Wig—The Cincinnati Gu
m-hidum 6h. of tho mast uncompromi
ihgnnd energetic almanac! Republicanism
as embodied in the Ching phtform, 1m
loudly evinced thmugh in column: an up
patently egrnest desire for conciliation and
the retention of amicable 'relntions between
the two actions. For that purpose it ex
pre-utnjiuingnesa to accept. the Border
Shh Resolutions u a basis of compromise.
‘ ‘The New York Mu rude Senator
Common. of this State, out. of the Republi
osn puty, because he hu expressed himself
imflvor of _Senator Bigler’s proposition to
glint-fie Crittenden Amendment to the
direct voteofthe people of the States. The
W wont: to break up the Union, and in
append to any compromise.
fi'When this country WM at war with
Mexico, the same Republicans who are now
so ferocious for a fight with the South. op
pmvod of Comin's plan of the Mexicans
welcoming the American soldiers with
"boody hands to hospitable gruec,” and
voting no stop their supplies. That was the
kind of patriotism they exhibited in thOse
days; but. now when it comes to shooting
dormant own brothén, they are eager for
the fray.
mg CMeland Plaindenler gives the
Republicans a very severe “talking to,” at
tributing to them the present unhappy state
of the country, and denouncing them for
tho indifference they show to promote some
nmedy. The country look: in vain to them,
up the “whale: ; they have not. the con
fiance of the mane: of the people, even
in the North. and m the South they are
booted it. They are bound hand and foot
by sectional platforms, speeches. and pledges
to their own political doctrines and dupes,
They cannot compromise withoutsacrificing
themselves and their party,n.nd this they
will not, do. They would rather see thcit
county mined than their party overthrown,
md this Mention will determine their
find lotion. .
WK. Y. Journal of Commerce My!
W hat is than. Sflfl'ifielding to
tho‘neendlyoftha mbu‘hken me
bull bythe bonu,”nndoou%out air and
oqwe for the Crittenden pro'posilion.
'W—Thc funily o! m. Emu
W, of Vienns, Ohio, has been nearly
exist-finned by diptheria. On the tint of
Kptemhu- last. it numbered ten persons,
moons and {our dwgb_ters. Now there
remain only the fame; and mmber and one
fl-The lea tenderngn I: ma: has in‘his
W 0 1110 mm he. reqfxixu from others.
y m NORTHERN DEMOCRACY. . Which Slim be Prelmcd—the Union
i The following rcsolutiom. Adopted at the of flu Republic“ Puty?
. noniocratic Convention of Connecticut. on The phi]: question now prcscnlvd to the
, Wednesday week, nre,uys the VaL’ty SPIN. North is, shall the Republican party or the
sin perfect unison with the wntimenuofthe Union break? The New York Till/ml: says
'Domocmy of this State. The marked uni- thnt the Republican plntform mud-be lived
formity-we may uytmuiimity—ofopinion, up to or the Union 1. brnkeu into frug
which At present claw-mods. the Democra- tnentn. The Democratic party and the can.
cy wherever found, whether in the North‘servltivn Republican! say that the Union
theb’outh. the East or the West, shown that must be preserved at all hnumln, no matter
it in a party of fixed principles, of firm and what Leanne: of party orgunimtiow and
intelligent convictionusml that it in neitlwr party platforms. It is, (remark-I the Pew
{governed by passion 110? Influenced by pre- d- L'mon,) : limple question of value.—
judice. 1" i” the same party o"L‘U'Whi‘l'o “'hich is worth the most, the Union or the
‘nnd under all circumstances. whether in Bepublimn My? We In", mnnam to
Idvcnity or prosperity, in calm or in storm. 1i", hoppily “d mpg-om], without .
We have been both imprcmwd md pleased Republican party for many years. and can
inlh “18 striking coincidence of opinion? do go for mm, ya” ‘0 mme: but an we
imanifcsted by ”10 34‘0““ Democncy in live without the Union! When the mh'ty
vegan! to the courseor policy who tamed: of an. issue a. fully mix-ed, we' 'unngino
jby them in theprescnt crisis. New England, ‘ thnt there no very few men living in the
unfortunately ”0 capricious and crotchetty, g Sate of Penmylvnnin who would not "the:
so inclined a: W ml,“ Mil-“meme Republicmputyduk Manding
suCCCcded in either demorflixing or intimi-i he”. Q“ “I“ the Union “‘oqu be broken
dating the Democracy within her bordm i into {ri'gmentn ”“1 the country converted
Tm .10 their Princfple': “1°! hm “1?“ into the thutn or. bloody. fruricidnl um.
into line, And we think we my Icy Mm! u Commons!” not on}, destroys a“, 8°"
regard to the policy °° b° Wm“ in “‘l' «amt-ad destroyatheUnion, it destroys
crisis, the Northern Democncy m I unit.’ 11,. Republic-n ML" my: the Tribune.—
We lava room for button: of the retain-t well, if the Republican party is so inimical
60m Idopted bylmConnectichCODWW to the interutn of the Southern States um
“out-- it mnnot survive apacuful settlement of
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“Rabat That it is the opinion of the
Democracy“ of Connecticut. in Convention
tumbled: That this Government is I
Cori/«lna of Sovereign and Indtpendal Ma,
hood affounded u n the equnl rights of
each. And any 1 ' 1:201: trenching upon
the gm: gr'mciSE-‘of thoir equality, in a
wnmon vio nion of the spirit And letter of
the constitutionnl compact.
“Booked. That. the prment lamrntahle
condition of the country. finds £1: origin in the
unamulimbnal ad: and ummhpin'l «3" a gnu!
Northern J’arry. the principles of who“; or
ganization deny to the pmplo of one chm of
flutes 11m enjoyment. and exercise of the
mma political rights vlnimed Ind demand
ed by another class otSmu-a; thm ignoring
and destroying the great. politid truth
which is _the foundation of our Government.
And the vigil principle of the Constitution
of the United States.
Raolucd. That (II: pmin'ou: doctrine aft-om
n'on. imam! qf candlialion. labt a, ‘plial (o M:
carding Slam. which is now advocated and
urged by the loaders of the Northern nec
tinnal party. is utterly It wnr with the ex
ercise ofright reason. unturejudgment. and
the principles of the Constitution of the
Unitnd States. and should be strongly re
sisted by every lover of our common coun
try—hy every well wishex- to the best inter-
eats of the human race. As opposed to the
program and cirillmtion of the age, as the
lure precursor of In internccine war in
which would be sacrificed the lives of hun
dreds of thousands ofour follow-citizens. the
expenditure ofcountlexs millions of (manure.
the destruction of the moral and commer-
cinl interest; of our pearls; and not. only
qtterly fail of itsgvowed o :joct—tlm restora-
tion of the Union—but defeat forever its
reconstruction.
“Rmh-cd, That a mtontion of good feel
ing between the inhabitants of our wmmon
country should be. and is, the par-mount.
feeling in every patriotic heart; to that grmt
object should be sacrificed sectional preju
dice and the spirit of pattinmlnip; there
fore, the Democrapy of Connecticut earnest
ly commend to the attention of Confirm.
the'propositinns of tha venerable an: (lis-
ljnguishal Senator {{nm Kentucky
lieving that the adoption thereof. or those
of: similar charw‘h-r. would greatly con—
ducc to harmonize the opinion of the North
and tho Somhmtay the program ofsoceesinn.
and to the reconstruction of a. now disolv’
ed Union.”
The New York llcralJ‘: “'mhington cor
respondent says it is well known that there
are a large number of Republicans in both
Houses who are doing everything in their
power to defeat n settlement of the quostions
'at issue between the sections. They are fitn
ning the recession flame by every means in
their powermain g every argument to camper
ate the Southern people. And drive the slave
States out of the Union. It. is the action of
these men that has prevented and still pre
vents the more moderate and conservative
Republican: from coming forward with the
olive bunch of peace. These ultra Repub
licans are anxious, nay striving to bring
about I. disolution of the .Union, and it is
those bold, bud men who are exerting their
baneful influence to prevent. s settlement.
lfany mm doubts that the leaders of the
Republican party ere bent upon cerrying out ‘
their extreme doctrines even et the coat of
the Union, let him read the following expo
aition of the Republican creed from the
THIADM of Tuudsy list:
What, however. we Are not reedy tonben
don is our principleemnd so long ughe Re
publican party remains fnithful to t e ideas
with which it won the Preeidentinl election.
so long we are devoted to it been and ml.
The chief of these ideu in that slavery shell
not be extended by the power And influence
or the Federal Government mud thepruzn-a
(bug/MMandq/Mdpoaq, oer-(yard a:
qf vastly greater maul to America and to flu
world, than the preservation glue Union.
Here we are told thnt the preservation of
the ideas of the Republican party are of
vastly greater moment then the preserve!
tion of the Union. The Mac would n
ther see the Union dissolved than slavery
extended, or in single slave Sate ndded to
the Confederacy. And Mr. LivcoLx is go
ing to use the government for the execution
of this malign policy, intimates the Tribune.
‘l'heßouon Pod says: “It iaA PACT
tint the return- from town: of memorial:
for the Adoption of tho Crittenden plan in
this State, nlrendy foot up between trun
31x up “nun-urn rnocuxp uanrcnu.
the most. thus far from-the rurnl diam-iota;
md 1 comparison of the last vote and sign:-
tures of mnny of these towns shows a greater
number of signatures in ach for the Crit-
tendon compromise Man cola for John A.
Andrm.’ (the Republican candidue for
Governor.) That is what the non: of
Massachusetts are saying!"
@OOl. Kayne. the South Carolina Com
missioner, has returned home. His de
mand for Fort Sumter was refused, the
President decking tint he could no more
sell it. than ha could the Capitol of the
United States. It. know uidum South
Carolin: does not intend wax-ck the Fort
at. this lute dsy, but has referred the matter
to the Southern Congress,
S‘Tngnmee hu gone with a. rush for
the Union: which means thu she is willing
and anxious to remain in the Union if oth
er parties to it will Be as faithful to it as she
ha been.
£BlllB Providence Pat say: it is proud
in the beliefthut them are not one thousand
Democrgzs in mg whole North who would
not choérfully accept Mr. Crim'a Com
pmmiae,wsecureme w an «lint-q.
Designs of the Ultra. Republicans.
Putty Baton the Union.
Whnt the People 83y.
,tho trouble- ithu created md cherished,
; it. ought. to perilh. Whenever a pu'ty going
3 the amndoncy in 1 country whom organic
law was created by compromise, that cannot
{ntbrd to perpetuate the existence of the no
‘ lion in the name spirit. of mutual accommo
ldntion. this fact afford: sufficient evidence
that. it. was constructed upon a wrong basis.
There in Doll-mg left for it but. to do right.
3 or break. If it persists in wrong-doing,
‘ it. deserves annihilation.
I If the Union is not. to he prNOH'C-(l by
l compromise. become compromise would
f injure the Republican My. how can it be
, preserved? Force will not. do it. Succesb
l ful «or would not. do it. for it. would end in
| one sidlrhéing the victor, Ind the other the
vanquilpgd—qud this would prove destruc
tive ofd nion ofequlls. Unsuccessful war
would “not do it; for it would enmblinh the
indemndenco of I Southern Confedemy.
Nothing can do it. but compromise. mutual
accommodation, renewed And perpelunl
unity.
"The amp?” any: the ‘lh-publicans in
and out of Coupes urge coercion and
bloodxthed .' "—Smr.
' fiThe Compiler did not mnko thnt de
claration. We said that. “ Republicans,"
1 not “ the Republicana," “in and out of
.Congrms.” ore urging coercion. The (lif
I Terence between the two terms is quite wide.
”and we were carcfulnnt. to overlook it in
1 our statement. A largo body of the Rvpub—
I lian party, on we have frequently aid. Are
« conscfi'otive-are forcompromisoand ngoimt
icoercion.—whilst others, “in and out of
’ Congress,"ue bent upon coercive measures,
(which would inevitably result in bloodshed.
;Such men a.- Sumner. Hale, Stevens. and
-th(-ir trains of follower“, can‘tituto those
[“in Congress." and the controllers of and
symmthimrs with the New York ”MUM,
the Pittsburg Guzrllr. the Gottys-hurg Star,
. and otherjournals of the rarlimlkidm y, are
. inclmlvd in those "out of Guinness." “ho
fare at heart for “ coercion." But happily
i them do not makeup the entire ltopuhlican
,purty. Tu: PEOPLE of that party are ho
! ginning to open their eyes to tho Abolition
i ohamcter of many of their LEADIL‘I, and
will no doubt discard them upon the first
‘ opportunity.
fi’l‘he Slur Abolitionistu try to persuade
themselves that the (‘ampilrr " fears" “an
mnivnblo umngcmont {kill he mmlo, and
Nut the Republicans will do it." The
(‘ompiln’a “ {cm ” Are 11l the other “q.—
Wo have given credit to all men of all
pox-tin who lmi'e mid or done anything
towards nmicnble arrangement." in the
public 1:111. whilst the Star has done
nothing of the kind; but, instead. In: dealt
in just such language a: was calculnted. if
not daigrwd, to make the breach wider. \Vo
m for our whole country, not simply that
portion of it in which the rant of Abolition
journal: is taken a gospel.
”no Starsayn the Compiler “ clings to"
the Crittendcn compromise. So no THE
PEOPLE I They “cling to" it u theground
of hope for the salvation of their country.
The Northwest.
An [om City correipmident of the Bar
ton Port says, in 1 recent letter:
With the Dt-mocrncgof the Northwest.
there in, with Very few excefitions, but one
opinion; they concur with . r. Douglu in
that patriotism of sentiment. which in cir
cumscribed by no partisan boundaries, when
the vitel interests of a Confederacy grater
thut port or liticitm, no futdly endea
gered. lfore {in this, there is in the State
of lowa, no inconsiderablo number of citi
was. who in the event of civil vru', will be
found as some members of Conmu had it.
standing like A “ Will of firm" between the
advancing mercenaries of the North. and
the homes, the welfare. the rights and the
independence of the South. if. under the
guise ol'loynlty. nu administration tmught
into power upon the very basis of treason. ‘
shall attempt by form of arms to carry out
the President's admitted theory at “ulti
mnte extinction." you “ ill find the Demncny
cy of the Northwmt an urnwd unit in oppo
nitinn tn yuch cruwde. Those Republican
“ loynlista " arr- in 110 Email trouble on this
-\'ery ground. Now thnt they find their nn
ti-slnvery contract much heuvzcr to shoulder
than they Anticipated. they are vexed be
vond measure, not only nt their inability to
lab in the Democracy. but a good share of
their own ty strength, to halp them
through withatrhcjob.
S‘The Kentucky Legislature. without
doing anything of s nuionnl chumter, ud
joumod on Tumdny at. noon till the Mk of
March, to await the action of the Peace
Czammisaioners at “'m-hington.
firThe Mwhusctta House of 111-pre
senmlives. on Tuesday, laid on the table a
resolve to nrm and equip two thousand
volunteer troops for active gel-vice. and 3150
tabled resolves contnining instruction: to
the Munchusetu Commiuionm now in
Washington.
”The Demoontio Standing Committee
of Cumberland county, on Month, Int, .0-
!écted Wm. Barr u Semtorid, Ind W. H.
Miller, George 11. Buchcr And June- K.
Rel-o, 05 Representative Delogetes to the
Democntic State Conventionmn the 2m.
The Democratic Committbe of Bltir
county met. in lloUidnysbux-g on Tuesday,
and elected the foßowing delegate: to the
Democratic State Convention : Senatorinl,
Tbtddeua Bank‘s. Eeqa Bepmenufivee,
Col. John Creawoll. Jr., w. A. J. Crin
m and June- hither.
THE PEACE CONGRESS.
t Adoption gm: Gut/m: Plum—lt i. mnoun.
rod that the cmnmitu‘c of (mo fmeuh
sate. nppointad by the Peace Cuufvrcnco
xto report splat: uf ndjlnunem of our unfur
tunnu nltionnl troubles. Ind. after I pro
tractedwuion, ludngnp nwly to 12 o'clock
I on Wednesday Ixighgadopted. by 3 decisivo
fvoto, the ruin feature- of the 'phn 19m.
them] by the Hon J-mu Guthrie, of Ken
lucky.
' The plan embma the principal points of
the Crittondc-n resolutions. Whether the
report of the committee will be adopted by
[the conference, Ind, it adopted by them,
.whetlm It can receive the auction of both
\ bunches of Congress, Are questions yet. to b 6
‘determlncd.
1 "Ion." the Washington correspondent of
| the Sun, in his letter of Thnndoy. uyu:
I The committee of the Peece Conference
infill probeblz report at noon tomorrow.—
‘ 'l'hevotee to en In the committee lut night
*lhow thot tfioflnthrie project defiant“;
Ibu more lire-ugh than my other. I‘he Inti
» commie Republican membran- of the
; conference one so much Ahmed by the
raped. of lame mngement that they
{ um taken mpl to bring. Michipn dele
l fiation here. Ind than it 1- expected to pro
‘ uce n tie in the convention end prevent
‘mv action on the subject before it.
' The Southern border Stale delegates are
, mnch discouraged by meohtineteoppoaitioy
,which their effort; for conciliation: meet
~from their northern colleagues. end from
‘ nearly I" the Republican members of Con
!greu. Mr. Lincoln’s Indixnapolis/ tpeech.
5 together with his recent doduntfins to in
; dividuah, in opposition to oompfomise and
'in favor of force. hue done much already
‘ to defeat eny efl'ort for compromise.
Wasmxarox. Feb. 15.«-Tho committee
appointed to prepare matter for the onnnide
ration of the Peace Convention to-doy re
ported a plan of puificatinn. It in under
utml to he compounded of the propositions
of Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Guthrie Ingl the
Border States committee’s resolutions; And
among other things applies the rincidple of
the Missouri compromise nortE‘of 3 deg.
30 min., Ind populnr sovereignty louth of
that line. The memberl of the committee
have been in oonntnnt consultation with
their roepwtive congressional delegations,
und have derived name encouragement u to
s nuccoul‘ul result. Every etfort. will be
made to mrry the plan through the conven
tion in-l‘ore the close of this week.
Reliable titling! from Richmond to—day
state that a highly connorvntive feeling pre
vails in the Virginia convention, and that.
no hasty or ill~constructed action may be
Anticipated.
i Wumscmx. Feb. 15.—'l'he vote on tho
' Guthrie programme was twelve in favor to
seven against. -
The Republicans of tho Houm‘ determin
ed in caurus to-night to support Binghnm'l
bill to enforce the collnotinn of revenues.
and al-o the mom‘urv which muhnrizes the
acceptance of the services of volunteer: to
enforce the laws.
I hear that Messrs. Soddon; Tyler and
nthPr difitinguiuhed doleciten from the
South. have little hope nfnltimxte notion in
the convention fnvoring just compromise.
Mr. Lincoln's speech" are nprdcd u
hon-tile thereto. The action ofthe Repuhli
can caucus tonight look: more like War
than pence.
Judge Donglu on Diuunion.
In a recent letter addressed by Judge
Down.“ to the editor of the Memphis
('Wmn.) Appral he gives the following very
correct definition ome-them (lisunimihm:
You mm! remember tlmt there are dis
unionistn fllllllltg the party lemlvrs at the
North us well as ut tlie'&)titli~liit'n wlm~e
limo/.731 to Murray is stronger thnn their fidel
ity to the cnustitntion. and who believe that.
tlmdiatuptlon of the Union would draw af
ter“. as on inevitnhle emN-quenee. civil
war. senile insurrection uml finally the
wife: (rtn‘miunfim. of Hard-y «'u all {lac Soutlvrn
Sula. They are bold, daring. determined
men: and believing. in they do. that the
eotntitution of the I'nitml States i« the
great bulwark of ‘lnvery on this continent.
null the (li.~ruption ol’ the American Union
involves tho {um/“u: didn’t-flan of n/arrry,
and is nn intliqwnulile neeezuity to tho nt
tainiuent ot'thut end, they are determined
to neeomplhli their paramount object. by
any meam within their power. For the~e
reumm the Northern iliunninnintn. like tlio
d'uunionis-t" of tlle South, are violently op
[Nd to all compromises or constitutional
amendments. or' efl‘oru nt conciliation,
whereby mace should be restored and the
Union pracrved. They arr drivinq to brazi
up Me Union under Ute ”rein-er of wuoounrlnl de
mlian to it. They are struggling to overthrow
the constitution while profming undying
attachment to it. and a willingness to make
any sacrifice to maintain it. They Ire try
ing to plunge the country into civil war on
the surest meant ofdeetroying‘the Union.
upon the plea of enforcing the low: end
protecting the public property. 'lf they can
defeat every kind ofuljustment or compro
mise by which the points at issue may be
satisfactorily settled. and keep up the irri
tation. to u to induce the border States to
follow the cotton States. they will feel cer
tain of the accomplishment of their ultimoto
designs.”
a-The demagngues of the &ar twit the
Win-(Jar showing l consorntjvo disposi
tion. They alreudy feel the ground crumb
ling from beneath their feet, and no there
fore trying to pull their neighborwilh them
down into the dark gulf of Abolitioniom.—
We hope the editor of the Stadium! will
"stand firm 1” Tum ofhis put'ynre
with him, and if be but mainhinh hi- posi
tion, they will stand by him. If the Mr
managers do not “ knock under." they will
be left omit: the cold. Mr. W “M:
iron in hol”—-Irun!
“he Star uniting], declares that
there Ire twelve the State- repmented in
the Peace Congress. True; but many of
their delegates do more harm thin good,
by throwing obstacles in the vuy of a {Air
and early settlement.
fißepublium have ohjected to the
Crittcnden compromise because it applied
nlto to “territory herenfler tobe sequin-ed.”
Mr. Crittenden say: that he is willing to
wild (IchpomL What. will they say now?
fi'l'he report of the House committee”
to whom mu referred the fraudulent shy
ntraction of the India: bonds from the “furl
DeMment. by Bailey, implicated the Sec-l
remry. Mr. Fondmeevor, pledges himself
wmect thecluu-gcs by a full response. ‘
Hua'ng g‘ (In Viryl'nia vaadion.—Rlcn-l
noun. Feb. 13.-—The State Convention met.l
at the capitol at. noon to-dny. Hon. John
Janey, of London county, I“ elected
President, And on akin; the chsit undo .-
Union speech. but said Virginia would in
sint on her right; I: . condition of her ro
unining in the oonfedency.
The flung—Five Ipunof the Northern
Cenml Rnilmad Bridge, 1» Bockville. nbout
five mile: above Harrisburg, were blow of
on Thundny afternoon week, by the high
wind. ‘
fiPefitiom Ire nu] pouring into Cou-V
grass for the Crittenden compromise. The B—Tbe Home committee h” "90"“!
Abomi‘migu, u . counter, movement, In, thst, in their opinion, there does not exist.
getting up pemiom for u the Constitution as ”catatonia-don» pm: the hangar»
it n" A decopdva dodge, of ooune. Idea of Lincoln.
M lb Baltimore Ann-wan.
j RAILROAD EXCURSION.
f A few days since I "null party of gen!“-
' mm made an excursion over the “'QO
‘ Msryhnd Railroad. at. the invitation of
Ila-tn. Irwin & Taylor, (he very worthy
contra-tors fur the construction of the work.
C. “In Irwin had charge oftho cxcunion,
”Show [mrticipatingm deeply indebted
to him lor his many “tendon! on the occlu
x ninn.' Awpm-inl train convoyod them to the
‘ terminus of the truck. within fnui‘ miles of
| “Westminster, and returned them to Um
lit-lay in the evening.
Tlu- work in throughout admirably (”UL
run-«I. The difficulties attending tln: loca
tion of the route at several forbidding point-t
have been happily ovarcome, And wpccinl
ly has this been the case through the tortu
ous toad romnntic) Narrows, which at first
11mm Ippallml the mast earnest advocates
{0! the mod. The bridges. too. are models
of ingenuity and strength. Bultimoremu
{will find no more pleasant excursion route
'leading‘r out of the city than tho Western
1 Nnyloud.
g After returning from the exrumion the
' art nrpnizod u follownz—Preeideut. J.
WV. gerkms :ivice Pmident. F. Kuhn, and
Secretary, C. Walton. H. J. Stable, of Penn
'nylvnnigfi‘pfi‘ered the following resolutions,
which wan uhmimously adopted:
1 Rush-gl, That our warm thunk.- m due
. to Messrs. Irwin & Taylor for their kind in
,vitot'ion. and to the former. individually,
‘ for his courteous attentions during the ex.
pun-inn. .
Rl'wbp‘fd, That. in our View. the Western
Mn land Railroad deeervee not only the
gm? wishes of the citizen: of Baltimore,
ut also tholr eerneet, fostering efi'orts—
tending, u the enterprise must. to enhance
their busineu interests by opening eepcedy
and ample mean: of communication and
conveymeo with a large end productive
region of country, abounding‘elmOst un
limitedly in agriculture] and mineral wealth.
The many eligible point; elong the route
for nummor rL-x-idenoe end recreation like
wise invite the investment of city ca :iml—
which vre believe will not..be long wit’hhcld.
[O‘The excursion wu‘ruly a pleuant
one. Capt. Irwin, proverbid for his clever
nm, more thm sustained his reputation on
this occasion. The excursionists had a
special train for their acoommod-tion,
which afforded every delired ppportunity
for I full inspection of the work and the
country through which it passes, and of both
nil spoke in the highest terms. The road
in substantially oonstruéted, evincing not
only a. faithful carrying out. of the contract
by the builders, but also a. high degree of
engineering skill undjudgment. The coun
try has many attnctive features. presenting
the gradual change, 11- the cars puss alnng,
from the highest cultinfion to the wild and
romantic. The summer pleasure seeker of
I‘ultimore will find the route of the Western
Murylund a most. tempting one. or we are
greatly mistaken in the taste of the deni
zen! of the Monumental City.
Whilst the cxcursionists are under last
ing obligations to Mean. Irwin 4: Taylor.
they will not won forget the many kind
nmcs of Mr. Sun, the gentlemanly pm
prietor of the Green Springs, where I capi
tal dinner was disposed of with appetixing
rdish, nflor which Mr. Shou- eonducled the
party over his spacious and nnmctivo
grounds. Succms to him and hi 4 establish
ment, My we, “ Ind so say we all."
The President Elect.
Mr. firm“ is on his way to Washing
ton. N 9 loft Springfield on Monday morn
ing. .\1 Indianapolis be commenced ”run h
muking. Ills etlort there was mllzer unn
cummitml. but the effect of it has boon un
fiu’m'nblo at Wmhington. It did not cun
luin :l wnnl hopeful of peace, which grcully
(lvprem‘: manyof the members of the Pcnco
Cungrm.
At Columbus he told the people that
thorn “lms fallen upon him a. task web as
did not own rout upon the l-‘uthm- of his
Cuuntry." and almost in the next hrexth he
usuartul that “it is ugood thing thore is no
more than anxiety. for there is rim/«Fug going
lrrung. It is n consoling circumstance that
when we look out there is nothing tlmt really
Imrb anylaly. “'6 entofllin different views
upon political questions, but nobody i: Infer
ing «WU-lug." This is surely gum langunge
for the times. In there “ nothing going
wrong" when this Union is in the very
throes of dissolution?
Mr. Lincoln Also upoke nt Cincinnati.
Pitubutg. and other points. and then start
ed by the Lukas for New York. He will
roach “'nahington in n few days. Our Log
islnture has appointed 1 committee to invite
him tollnrriab'g. Heintobethereon them
S’Mr. eroouv, in his speech It Pius
burg. declued “I“ the “ crisis is only an
nrtifiéiul one"—endoned the Chicago Plat
form, 3nd thought R nhonld be ctnied out!
God save the country.
Palms in New York.
It is stated thet the New York merchants
are just beginning sppnrently, to experi
ence, prnctienlly. the influences of the pen
lysis of trade, resulting from the sectional
controversy. Since the commencement of
the month, mrcely a dny ha- pnssed with
out. suspensions of a greater or le- mngni
tude. not only in the dry goods trade. but in
other departments of business. Hitherto
the credit of houses in the Southern trade
only has been impaired ; but now some of
the Western firms ere beginning to bend be
fore the blast.
The Result in Viz-uni;
The Richmond Whig give. its views of the
result of the election u follows:
The impression that Virginin is determin
ed to remnin in the Union tumult!" now stand
—to submit to the ruleof the new dynasty
under (In Chicago programme—is a gross and
pernicious error. Sh‘e boa decided to do no
such thing ; nay, she has decided to do just
the reverse. by a pOpularjudgment approx
imating unanimity. She hns determined
that her connection with the Xorthon States
shall end. unless satisfactory and inviolable
murancea are given that every constitution
ll right she has will be recognized and re
spected. and that her equality and safety in
a member of the oonfederacy, will be free
from 1.11 jeopcrdy.
”.'l'he Legishtnre be. ordered thu the
America: He; be thrown to the broom from
the dome of the Capitol, the ‘ineuguntion”
of which is to take place on the 22d instant.
The expense will be between {our end five
thousand dalhn, my: 3 Berri-burg paper.
.1110 Merrill 'l‘“ Bill is occupying
much of the time of 00:13:... It will,
moat. likely. pm.
”Tennessee bu gone by $l,OOO ,sgaimt
' s Convention. This is another powerful
, upped to the North for oompromine, tint
[Um Border Stato- nny be kept in the Union
fund the rut ultimsmly brought back.
finial 5311:1115.
fi-The Farm 0! the late Jouv Emit,
down-ed, in Cumberland township, was
sold by the keen“!!! some time since at.
$.775—180m. JmßSunnn pui‘chnLer.
Mr. Sunny 5” 301 d his Farm. near
llorncH-m‘to SOLO-03 qun, at $4,000
—153 acres.
fiTbis region was visited by . clap or
two of genuine thunder on Fridly lut, A
sign of coming wum wecther snd—cmkeo.
fiThe exercises connected with the An
niversuy Celebntion ofthe Sgbbath School
of the German Reformed (munch, in Get
tysburg. win take phce on the awning of
the 23d inst. The public m cordially in
vited. A collectiomwill be taken for the
benefit of the Libnry.
fi-Th‘e India of the Social Temple. in
this P)“ will present :5 F 153 to Golden
Rule Section, N0..‘0, on the; afternoon of
the rd, utter which the Section will parade
the street) in fill! 1’09““-
n-Mr. G. W. Bowl! has rfiiwd his
Liquor Store to‘er' new buildiu'g, oppo
site the Bank- -
a-‘A Grand Ball is to 1m had an
Rether's Ball. in Middletown. on the even
ing of the 22d inst. .
3A shoodng match for 5 Deer came
off in this piaco, on Thursday hat. 11,.
Sum. Cnu's Ihooting took the prize.
STEAM LIME HlLL—Hoffman's Steam
Mill in this phce. which ha- been closed for
seven] yam, is shout. being put. in open
tion again. Mr. Joux Hoorn. having
h-used the establishment, is fitting it up.
and placing in it the proper muchinery for
grinding Lime Stone.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT—On Saturdnyé
evening last, Mr.‘ Micmn Curr, who has ;
been for a considerable time in thi-‘e‘mploy ‘
of the Hanover Rnilrond company. met with
death in a sudden Ind shOCking manner.‘
He left Hanover on the owning train which ‘
was going to the Junction; and got 011‘ three
or four miles below Hanover. This was the ‘
last seen of him alive. He was killed by
the returning train. He must have been
lying on the track, and WIL“ not obaerved by
the Engineer, who was not even aware of
having past-ed over any obstruction. His
dead body was discovered in the course of
the owning, with the head entirely severed
from the body, and his legs cut into three
pieces. and otherwise mutilated. lie was
somewhat under the influence of liquor,
and either fell in a fit, or mm so overcome
m- not to bo nble to rise from the track.—
Smlinthf Walnudnry. '.
HA ltD UP»— PAY UR—We would earn
ostly and urgently nppeal to subscribers and
advertisers for money. Many qre indebted
to us for yesin. and it is time they should
pay us for gur servicet. If our friend! in
mean would but reflect. they would see
how unjmtly they have dealt with us. Al
though to each one the mount may appear
small. and little use to us. yet when hun
dreds are added together. they would nuke
n handsome sum, which would be of great
bt-nofit to us in them "hard times.” Sub
scribers in the country can send us one,
two or three yonrn' suln-cription by mail.
and A receipt will he forwarded. Let us
we who shall be the first to respond to this
call.
DREW—Common. (single md’dnublew
knowledgmonl,) Administrator-s', Execu
lurs' and Administmtnn‘ with the Will
Annexml, printed on first class paper. can
always be bad at the Compiltr ce. Also,
Attornoyn'. Justices’and Constazym’ Blanks,
of all kinds ; Common and Judgment Bonds
and Sale Notes. ~ .
eThe “ Farmer and Carilmtr.” an aim?
the “Amcrimn Br: Journal," for February,
are received. The former, in (addition to‘
in ununl embellishments, conuiins a finely
engraved frontispiece of the celebrated ‘
Farina": Mari-a. of Philadelphia, the finest‘
edifice ofiits kind in thr- world. In addition :
to this it is filled to repletion with the most‘
useful and seasonnble rwding. The Ann-i
-mn Bee Journal comes to us with all the
promises made in the tint number fulfilled.
As {his is the onlyjonmal ofitsclus in the i
United Stet“, end In it is not onlyflprinted I
in the most unexceptionable manner. but
edited with marked sbility, it cannot mi
to aimed. Thgfiuhlishen. desirous of in
troducing these two valuable workn, offer
them both, together with s prepaid copy of. 1
handsome Premium Book. for the trifling sum \
of One Dollar and Fifty CM,- o_r, either one
of them and I Premium Book for On Dd
lar. This is certainly chenper thin an}
other publication: of the same Bi“ and
character in the United States. Specimen
number- nre furnished Without charge, by
the publbhen, A. If. Spengler £OO., No. 25
North Sixth Street. Phihdelphig. 1
fiGodethady'a Book, for March. in d
mdy on hand. "is I superb number.—
This in Me gem of the monthligs for ladies.
Try it. 83 1 year. L. A. Godey. Editor and
Publisher, Phihdelphh, Pu.
A Slardbvg M!-—Hundreda die unad
ly from neglected coughs lnd colds, when
by the me of 1 single bottle of Dr. WisWn
Bdnm of Wild Cherry, their lives could
be preserved to a. green old age.
fiThere's a vile counterfeic of this Bill
mm, therefore be sure and buy only (but
prepared by S. W. Fowu & Co., Boston,
which has the wrillm signature of I. Bum
on the outside wrapper.
Q“ is stated that. the Brass Band of
Hanover contemplate visiting Harrisburg
on the 26th instant, for the purpose of giy
ing two Grand Concerts.
an appears that the State authorities.
when they seized the United States mint
sad nub-treasury at. New Orleam, found'tbe
mm of $418,311 52 in theformer, And $4833:-
9‘"; 98 of gold and silver in the latter phoo
of deposit. 0f the mount in the mint
$24,992 68 belonged to individunl depositon.
fl'John Rounthd, 3 wood cutter, while
felling um tomewhero in New York Sme.
was struck in the breast by t lugs bough,
¥inned to the «uh. and instantly killed.—
ho end of the limb, which protruded from
the mm'l body, wu driven mto the pound
to the depth of two feet ad I lull.
S‘At Chesterfield, Mam. on the ht, two
sleighs met. in the highway, and the 31133 of
one of Lhamkaught in the protruding boo
of a. lady in the other sleigh, and :3 ti:
horse was honing. the fashionable female
was liflgd from her seat ind cafm'ed mama
ing an ntru lin for t irty eat. or more,
but not Marga. :-8 nhe clung closely to the
shaft. Wm I dangerou- md unifying
occurrence.
A Shay Republic“ ‘Dodn roiled,
P On Tueudny of last wpek. John Myst-a,
‘ Democrat. was elected High countable of
hamster by a majority of 717 over Musket
nuu, Republican. The same day Mr. Myer-s
’died, leaving a vacancy in the office. 0"
o Fridq one of the Rnpublican_ members hot!
;|. bilglmn through the Houn- appointing flue
, nex tighe-t mndidato to the uflice. In the
Iver} {no of the hot that a majority of 717
.votod for Myers. and against Muskctmus,
it was roposed to givo the latter an office
to whicfi the people did not elect him, by
:spocinl act at legislation driven through
under the lab. Unfortunately for thou
who would have been guilty of mob an out
rage. the Senate adjourned onKFridny to
‘ gneet on Monday—tho Councils in Lancaster
‘ll the meantime getting wind ofwhat was
gomfi on here. quietly met and ducted 3
15h. tuber to the Office.—Harrixburg Patriot
(I: Union.
The Interact: of the Ltboring Classes.
If those members of Congma who declare
themselves again-1t any com rnmiso. and
ulk of nothing else but the {hicugo flut
form. übout which a large portion of {hair
own party euro little or nothing. would only
bear m mind that thorium]: «of their l‘t-Ilnw
being—men, womeu‘and child ron‘nre nuw
suffering Severely in consequencc of the do.
nu ement of business, and praying, every
night, that. the Supreme Being may soften
their hearts and open their ears to the voice
of reconciliation. they would probnh'y noon
ch etheir course. There are no less than
100% laborers, mechanics and workmou
without work at present. .Mnny are the
tears which daily flow over the cheeks of
these innocent foople, who, confiding in
the friardahipo those legislston. elected
them in the hope that they wank] take care
of their :fi‘niu; and promote their material
prosperity—PHl. Emu.
S’The Boston PM ”yup—The change:
that in going on here in Massachusettl is in
dicated in the great demonstration in favor
of compromise in Faneuil Hall. A raving
Abolitioniat in the House said, I day or two
ago, am it was "false as hell” that (homo.
ple would ever agree to the Crittendm n
mendment; and here is a comment on this’
declumtion :
“Four hundred legal voters of Bnintroe.
Norfolk county, Massachusetts—the birth
place of those sterling patriot: of the Rev-*
olution. John Hancock and John 4:4lan
have signed a petition in favor of :59 Crit
tendcn rcz-oluhons, which was forwarded
yesterday to "on. Charles F. Adams. The
petition is signed alike by members of nll
parties, and numbers about two-thirds of the
whole vote of the town."
We cannot doubt that three-fourths of
the voters of every town in Muum-hurefls
could tlmy candidly consider the flute ohllo
country. would infinitely prefer the (kitten
don adjustment to the horrors of civil wnr.
More than twenty-five thousand substantial
citizens of Murachmens have already p1:-
titioned Cong-mu to adopt the Critu-ndr-n
proposition, and twice that mmlmr will pro
bably add their names to the request if {hey
we uked to do so.
”A resolution meaty recommending
that the people oftlXe United States observe
an a national holiday the 22d of February,
was adopted by the United States Home of
Representakives on Monday last.
31')“: Southern Congress. ”Montgom
ery, Alnbama, n few (1331 :30, adopted the
following:
Remind. That. this Government takes un
der its charge the question» and difficulties
now existing hvtwm-n the sow-reign Stan-s
of thia oontedvrncy and the Govermnvnt
of the United States relating to the occupa
tion~of forts. (arsenals, navy yards and other
pulilic estnhlir-hmeuts, and the Prmidont of
this Congress is directed to mmmunix-um
this resolution to the Gowmors of the tur
ious States.‘ .
1:121
”'Cnmmodore Lnnrcnl Rnusonu. a m:-
tire resident of Kew Orleans. has sent his
resignation to Wuhington. with the inn-n
-tion of ofl'ering his services to his State.—
Commodore Rnuwau entered the naval wr
vice of the United States under the admin
istration of Mr. Jefferson, and dininguirlml
himselfin all the battles on the lnkesgluriug
the war of 1812. , ‘
A/lrgnl fljfc Mun/m—Wm. Weaver. 3 my»
five of Maryland. was arrested near (.'hrinti~
ans, Pm. on Wodmsday. charged with the
murder of his wife. by poison, In December
last, in Perry county, Pu. ~
Q‘The New York Stabs Inch-into Asy
lum will probably be completed during tho
present your. Over 4300 applicant: have n!-
ready been received to become patients.
MARRIED.
0n the 13th inst, hy the Rev. J. Ron. .\fr.
JOHN A. WILE, 0! Baltimore, to )lln ELLIS
R. TRAIL, of Frederick tity, )ld.
fi'l‘be abo‘ie couple have our thanks for
their kind nmehbmce of the printer, in the
dupe of some splendid wedding cake. They
have our ell-nu: wiuhu for: pie-I’M. journey
‘down the “rum 0! time. May bleuings u:-
numenblc crown their dnyl.
0n Ihe 7th inn.. M. the house ofthe bride. by
the Rev. Inst C. Weidlcr, ll) .SAMUEL FRIED
to Mix! MILLIE WEAVER, both of thin county.
A! the June time, by the name, Mr. ADA)!
P. BUCBEB lo Min SUSIB B. SETTLE, both
of thiu cqumy.
In Gettysburg. on the 12th in"... by the Rev.
J. R. Wnrncr, Mr. JAMES EWING to Mrs.
CATHABIKE BOWEN, bo‘h ol Adana: county.
0n ‘he 7th inst, at Reil)’: Haul. Chambers
bnrg. by the Rev. Mr. Philips, Mr. L. A. OVER
UOLTZER to ”in MARY J. CADWELL, both
of Adnuu county.
On the 7m inst, by the Rev. W, K. Zieber,
Hr. JOHN R. ZINN, of Jackson township,York
coumy. to Miss ELIZA SLENTZ, ofConowngo
townahip, Adnml coumy.
On the uuno duty, by the same. Mr. GEORGE
S. THOHAS to Mrs. AMANDA GOBBECHT,
both of Adam: county.
01: the nth inn, by the Rev. J.Bechler,)lr.
JACOB UOKSBERGER to Hill SARAH E.
SPONSELLEIL, both of Adams county.
DIED.
0n Thursdny evening last, in thin pllco, Mr.
HEN RY SAL] ZGIV’ER, Iged 48 year. 9 month!
and l 3 days. 3
0n the 51h inst, in Adams county, Mr.
ABRAHAM STONESII-‘ER, Izod 88 you: 4
months Ind 25 dnyl.
0n the Bth inst., ln Adams county.Mr.DA\'lD
BELL, aged 49 year: 10 months nml 2 days.
On the 101.11 inst, HOWARD AUGUSITS,
son of Goo. C. and Sophia Jane Hutu“, used
5 months nnd 1? day.
On the mm 6.31., JOHN CLARK, I 01: of Mr.
Philip Sillik, 6f Mennllan township, aged 5
years 5 months and 16 dnys.
On the 91h inst, )lr. LEVI CRUX, oflclnl
len township, Iged nbonl 75 yun.
A: Chlmbersburg, on the fall: inn, ELIZA {
daughter of Shmuel 1. Lime, formerly of thé
plue, nged 11 year. Ind 11 dun. E:
On the 10th lnsL, in Frank: township;
HARVEY BOTH, son of George Ind Catharine‘
Lady, aged 3 you: 'll month nod 24 dun.
1 Communleahd.
0n tho 3th lulL,’ n Wlemn'l mill, Butler
township, MARY JANE, dunghtetof Jouph
nnd Adaline Woiblo, uged 13 you 8 month.
ad 28 dnyl.
Weep not to! little )lnry,
Her ”ml. Iplrlt’l fled,
It "only Ilnepa will: Jenna,
Among the lilent dud.
Bhéd not 3 ten of sorrow
Around her silent. tomb, .
Think what a lovely flower ' * ‘
You have in heaven to blown} -
God sent. her for a Imp}, ;
. 11m buttoned he: ”3: "19¢; ;- 1
rubigu’, myurgmypmfif 3‘. 1,;
1 can no [cogent-y. ‘