OrargtTbompwnln !Vew York. A large audience assembled on Monday evening, in the Cooper Institute, to greet the old and tried friend of freedom every where and for all men, Oio. Thompson, of England. At eight o'clock, John C. Fremont and Mr. Thompson came upou the platform, amid very loud applause. General Fremont, on taking the chair, xaid: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN : 1 am glad to see that you are in a temper of mind which promises a very cordial welcome to our guest of tho evening. I thank you nincerely foryour friendly reception of my self, and thank you warmly for him—un der tho circumstances, it will be especial ly grateful to him. Coming here after an interval of yearn, he cannot be expected immediately to realize the change which has been worked in the country, and im pressions from very different scenes which lie witnessed here, cannot yet be efface 1 from his memory. When lie w..s last here the country was at peace, and men do nit readily hazard its blessings. The people were unwilling to enter upon tho discus sion of a question which threatened to dis turb great interests. They were not wil ling to inflict upon themselves or the Southern people the penalties which at tended a great reform. Then discussions upou Slavery were held to involve Disun ion, and it required the direct and flagrant aggressions of an institution e-;entiaily at war with the principles of our Govern ment to bring men to consider it, and to rouse them into action against it. • Ile has yet to realize the change, and until he does, every such expression of friendly feeling must give him peculiar satisfac tion. * * * To our guest it must bo more agreeable to realize the present than to remember the past, lie comes now among us to witness the tri umph of the principles for which he la bored, and we are glad to have an occasion which we can use to express our obliga tions to him and his friends on the other side of the water forthescrvicos they have rendered us: to thauk him individually, and as one of class which in England Mpresents the public conscience, loving justice, and intolerant of oppression, and to whom we are indebted for a tenacious adherence to our cause from the begin ning of this war. * * What to-day is the position of the men who for the past thirty years have worked to bring our practice intoconformity with the prin ciples of the Government'! And who, in the struggle against established and pow erful interests, have accepted political dis ability and humiliated lives? Have any of these been putin governing places where their proved fidelity would guaran tee the direct execution of what is to-day the nearly unanimous will of the people? Certainly not yet. So far. the virtue of the Reformers is its own reward. While they are yet living, their mantles have fal len upon the shoulders of others to whom you have given high position, but they are still laboring in narrow paths—broaden ing, to be sure, and brightening—for the rough ground is passed an I their sun of victory is already rising. We give deep sympathy and houor to tho men who. in the interests of civilization, separated them selves from mankind to penetrate the chill solitudes of the Artie regions. Their names remain an added constellation in the polar skies. Rut we know that bitter skies and winter winds are not so unkind as man's ingratitude. And why, then,do we withhold sympathy and honor from these men who have so unflinchingly trod their isolated paths of self appointed du ty, accepting political and social excom munication—these heroes of the moral sol itudes ? * * I have made these few remarks, partly because they flow from my subject, and partly to suggest such ideas as may bo an introduction to what our guest will have to say. I did not dwell upon acts that are necessarily famil iar to you. but I desired merely to revive in your minds recollections of the charac ter and services of the men whom he rep resents, and with permission I will present him to you. Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to introiuco a representa tive of the liberal Democracy of Enghind, and a tried fri«nd of America, Mr. Geo. Thompson. The audience here arose, and loud and hearty cheers, and wavingof hats welcom ed the distinguished speaker. Mr. Thompson prefaced his address by a thankful allusion to this wonderful con trast between the reception he now met with, and that which he received when he first arrived on our subsequently in 1850, when, not only oould he not obtain a hearing, but the hotel pro prietors did not feel safe in giving him lodging; and because he would not expose his friend*—men and women of whom America was not then worthy—to have •dwellings destroyed he was obliged to leave the city. Now he came again, and he be held this mighty and magnificent nation in the throes of another revolution—a higher and holier otic than that of 1770. That was for independence; this was for universal liberty. That raised the white aan to a sovereign ; this lifted the negro to a man. [Applause.] He assured the Chairman that his name was a household word fuaong til the friends of liberty and humanity in England. There were mil lions of hearts there who would be glad*o see him elevated by the suffrages of the people into the seat of the Chief Magis- j tracy of this Republic. [Enthusiastic applause ] Had it been so, it would have been well for America. There would have been no traitors in the Cabinet, no feloni ous abstraction of Indian bonds, no trans fer of arms from the arsenals of Northern citie3 to be placed in the hands of South ern traitors. He believed he would have worked the miracle of St. Patrick in Ire land, and have banished allkindsof snakes from the country, whether they be rattle snakes or copperheads. [Laughter.] To these latter reptiles the speaker adminis tered a scathing rebuke. lie (Gen. Fre mont) was known in England as the dar ing Pathfinder. Once and again, amidst thftftnows of Rocky Mountains, he found the path to the region of gold ; ami then, amidst the rockier mountains of rel>ellion, in Missouri, ho found the path there— the right path, the sufj path, the necessa ry path, the plain path, the path of jus tice, of humauity, of right, of duty, and jt would have been the path of glory; and lb" Chief Ejet"j be murdered in fdace of myself, On every dfty of tho year.*' One of these disciples of a constitution al war wrote the following letter to a citi zen of Ilagerstown, and it has been given to the public through the Ilagerstown Herald: North Cators Township York County Fa. Jany the 28—04 Mr Anderson Deer Sur as a strange I Write To You lo lint out whethr there are any Jants To get Collerds man in your Xabor Hood that could Bee Bought for Soldrs as wc want to Know of any Boddy that Take Them up for Sailo. Plccse Let me Know at What Price we Could get them We want 27 man for our Township I have b en Tolle tba the Coklßes Foaglit in your Nabour hood Reman you Derect you Letter Seven Vally Post office York County Pa Let mc Know Amedley.—Repository. 6*55" The triumphant election of J)r. Thomas St. tlair by 2,000 majority, is a most withering rebuke to the Senatorial revolutionists who have blocked legisla tion, imposed needless taxes upon the peo ple, and disgraced the State by holding its first legislative tribunal in petty, fruit less conflict for nearly two months. Jeff. Davis having finally refused to yield the advantage he supposed ho held for his '• friends," the people was at last appeal ed to, and a majority that has astounded the revolutionists, and more than met the highest expectations of the Union men. bids the Senate be unlocked aud proceed to legislate for the preservation of our Nationality. In Indiana county, the can didate of the revolutionists is beaten 1,- 923, in a poll of 4,200 votes—but one district giving him a majority. Salts burg gave 50 for Douglass to 45 for St. Clair—all tho other districts going against him ; and Armstrong, that was confident ly relied upon to give Douglas a decided majority, has given nearly 100 for St. Clair. The Indiana Democrat philoso phically says that it " is useless to enu merate" the causes which combined 'to defeat the Democracy, and adds that " it is sufiic ent to know that we arc badly beaten ' ' — Franldin Repository. IMPORTANT TO RECRUITS.—The put lie are not generally aware of the fact that the Government pays a bounty of 8100 t ) all persons n ho enlist for the reg ular service. The bounty to volunteers is 8400 for veterans, and S3OO to new re cruits. but for the regular army the new recruit will receive 8400—thus he will ghia 8100, and he can secure the local botsn'v besides ?hc JUmrvican (titiscn. THOMAS ROBINSON, L EDITO _. CYRUS E. ANDERSON, |' !,AUORS ' JI. W. SI'EAII, I'll 1)1 isher. BUTLER PA. -w 1— 1 W KDXESD lYi.n AIUIIO ISO I. #s*■ " Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One and'nsepirable."—D. Webstar. FOR ri* ESI PENT IN 18G4: ABRAHAM MXIOI.X. Committee Meeting. The members of the Republican Exe cutive Committee of this county, are re quested to meet iu Butler, on SATURDAY, the 12th inst., for the purpose of consid ering important business. A full attend ance is respectfully requested. Titos. ROBINSON, March 2, 1P04.. Chairman. I iiion ami Harmony. In a treat revolution like the present, new questions present themselves with such rapid succession that the people have hardly disposed of' one until another pre sents itself. No question perhaps, during the last season, has so much exercised the mind of patriots, as that of how to act in reference to tho Presidents call for live hundred thousand more men. We will not attempt here to examine the merits of the respective views of different individu als. Wc know that the question was ex amined with much deliberation. Wc feel certain, however, that no otic who resides in a district which has avoided the draft, will feel vexed on that account. On the contrary, all will doubtless feel glad that the perseverance of their neighbors, (and perhaps their own too) has resulted so hap pily . The great American principle is that the majority should rule. The minority should yield to that will as though it was tho will of all. On the other hand, the minority should hs treated with respect and forbearance—they had a right thus to dif fer w' -j, 'he majority. After the popular will of a district has been ascertained and acted upon, all further bickering should cease. New questions will perhaps soon arise that will require the wisdom of all. Let us all be ready to agaiu join in coun sel. Veteran ItomilieH. When the draft was ordered last year, there seemed to be no enthusiasm mani fested in behalf of recruiting, everything seemed at a stand; still there was no pos sible way to avoid the Conscription. How diffcient is it now. A new army seemed to rise in a day; all vcas life and activity. What was the cause of,this change?— There may have been,(and doubtless were. ) various reasons for this,but certain ly there enlisting of the veteran soldiers done much to stir the young loyal heart. To their courage, endurance, and patriot ism, may be ascribed much of the present hopeful confidence—to tbcm, wo are, to a great measure, indebted to the three hun dred thousand volunteer recruits now gone into the service. Why then should they not receive at least as liueral a bounty as a new recruit? Certainly there is no good reason for it. Neither the mistakes of officers nor the tardy rules of the Pro vost Marshal General, should be allowed to prevent these brave soldiers from ob taining that bounty which they were led to believe they would receive, and which they are richly entitled to. We have been informed that an order was read to them, while on dress parade, informing them that they would be able to obtain a local bounty ; supposing that j whatever bounty was being raised by their ■ respective districts, would be distributed j among them, they gave the matter little ; further attention. Local districts too, were willing to pay thtyji in preference to others, but were reluctantly obliged to abandon their determination, being in formed that the Provost Marshal could not allow a credit for them. Be the er ror where it may, we feel confident that the people wish these brave soldiers, whose influence has went so far in filling up our army, to be treated with liberality. All they have received in the shape of a boun ty is four hundred dollars, while many of the new levies have got from 3ix to eijrht hundred. Is this as it should bo? We think not. Wo introduce this subjeut now, for the purpose of drawing public attention to it. We hope the Legislature will be liberal enough to give them a do nation or bonnty, of at least two hundred dollars. If not, we think that our coun ty should have an act passed, authorizing the Commissioners to pay those belouging to this county who got no local bounty, at least one hundred and fifty dollars. This would be but a small acknowledgment for the many and various services they have rendered the country, in this its hour of trial and danger. What say the people ? Columbus (Ohio) dispatch says: Little Sammy Cux is distributing M'Clel lan's Itopurt broadcast over this district 1 hat defunct General isasdoad as a mack erel. The masses of the people here won't touch him The Sprint; Election. About fourteenuiouths ago, we were all somewhat surprisetfat the inauguration, by the opposition, of a winter campaign.— This was something unusual in the politics of our county, and people were naturally led to conjecture what their real object was. Mqpy, even of their own party, were of the opinion, that it was intended to or ganize their shattered ranks for the pur pose of resisting the enforcement of a con scription law, while others supposed that their real object was to prepare for the fall election. There is little doubt however, that their primary object was to carry the spring elections; and by that means gain prestige with which togo into the fall can vass ; as also to get the control of the elec tion boards by securing the election of in spectors andj udges favorable to tl: emselves. The spring election howerer, resulted gen erally, adverse to their expectations, (or at least to their wishes) and thus the prestige which they hoped to have on entering the fall campaign was in our favor, and as we all remember, remained with us through out the whole canvass. It is worthy of remembrance however, that where they chanced to get control of an election board, they abused their pow er for party purposes. Numerous instan. ces of this kind could be adduced. Indeed their journals, as also their politicians, had labored so faithfully to poison the mind of the public, as to the qualifications of vo ters, especially as to the right of soldiers to vote«*lnit many hoiiifl men were led by their prejudices to violate the law. A few weeks before the- electiOta, it was our lut to bo present at apolitical meeting held in the northern part of this county. The chairman stated that there was a sol dier present whom he would take.the lib ty to call on for a few remarks in behalf of iiic ar.ny. When the name of the soldier was announced, he arose. pale and death like—disease had evidently been praying upon him for a considerable time. Hav ing been in a hospital, he had obtained a furlough for the purpose of visiting his friends, and if possible, recruiting his health, lie informed the meeting that he was a foreigner by birth—that he had come here of choice, because he believed it was the best country in the world, and had the best Government. He told us, that had he not *een it, he could never have believ ed that any set of men born in this coun try and educated under its enlightened and rhrlntiun institutions, could have ever dar ed to rebel against it. Said he, "although I was not a citizen when the rebellion broke out. I felt it to be my duty to assist in defending it, and therefore at once en tered the ranks as a private, in which ca pacity I served until my health gave way. I am now improving however, and will soon return to duty, and now" said he. I " what I want to say to you is, stand by the j Government —stand !>y the Administra tion, laboring as it is to preserve it, and i finally stand by him who is alike the friend j of the Administration and the soldier—A. | (J. Curtin." We chanced to be thrown in | company with this same soldier some weeks I aftor the election, then on his way to camp. I lie looked much better, but was still far from well. In the course of our conver sation, lie informed us that he had been deprived of his vote. On inquiry lie in formed me that he had paid a tax on an assessment that had been made before he entered the artny, but fur which the col lector had received an exoneration during his absence; that on learning, that his vote would be contested on this ground, heap plied to the assessor and was regularly as sessed, upon which assessment he also paid a tax —that with these two receipts in his hand, accompanied by his naturalization papers, he offered his vote, which offer was | rejected. It Is. of little consequence to that citizen or to the public, whether that great wrong was the result af a highly wrought prejudice, orof adcliberatcinten tion to do wrong, the effect was thesame. Is it not necwary therefore, that these things should bo avoided in the future ? Now is the time to attend to those matters. Let the friends of the Administration and of the soldier see to it. that there is no march stolen upon them. Our friends in the Legislature will doubt less pass an act submitting the amendment to the Constitution alloying the right of suffrage to soldiers, to a vote of the peo ple, at an early day. As can already be observed, this measure will bo opposed by the Democratic organization throughout the State. This is an additional reason why fairness should be secured on the sev eral election boards; this can only be done by preventing the election of a democratic majority. Up then and be doing—get out your best men for candidates —men who will not only unite t"he whole strength of the party in their favor, but who, when elect ed, will rise above their prejudices, and discharge their duties in an enlightened and fair manner. This will secure jnstice to all parties, and especially to the soldier, whose rights should be strictly secured. THE GAME LAW. —The game law fix es a penalty of So upon any person who kills or destroys certain birds out of sea son, as follows: Partridges from the first of February to the first of September; quails and rabbits from the first of Feb ruary to the first of October; woodcocks from the first of February to the fourth of July- It is during the time named that the species are propagated, and to destroy them at that time tends to their total extinction; hence the law for their ( protection i "OOIIIR lo ftinpsli." We recommend to our readers the arti cle on"Going to Smash." It is a perfect refutation balderdash of the Copperhead priests. doing right and promoting freedom sends the Country to smash let it go. But it is not so temporary, present in convenience must finally result in unpar allelled prosperity.— Juliet Republican. "■ GOING TO! SMASH AGAIN.—The whole host of bears, copperheads, traitors, rebels, and grandma financiers are again trying hard to make" the people believe that "very soon we are all going to smash." llow such an event is to come about has not yet been made plain, and as to'the date of said catastrophe, no Daniel among these financial 'prophets can yet cipher it out Where is the smash to begin ? and who will show us any sign thereof, tangible to the senses ? As for ourselves, we do not look for smashing anywhere—save and ex cept that which General Grant shall final ly give to the rebels. That kind of a "smash" we most devoutly pray for. Are our merchants going to smash ? No, we say, most emphatically. So long as thoy continue to do business for cash and very short credit, are they not safe. The man who can, in view of present facts, see a smaslj in that direction is a simpleton. But, it is said, goods are go ing to fall, and then the smash will coiue in. Don't our merchants know this, and are they not only prepared for it. but abundantly able to ride triumphantly thro' such adverse chants ? The loss of the profits on a season's ljusir.ios, or on even that ot'a whole year.would not hurt them, and much less"smash." Whoever knows anythingabout the prosperity they haveen joyed the past two years, will not predict disaster in that quarter. No, no, the mer chants are not going to smash. They are stronger, safer, more independent than ev er. Many of them—a majority, we think —juuld pay every dollar they owe in 80 days, and without any special effort either. Uest easy, therefore, ye croakers, about the merchants. Are the manufacturers going to smash? Wei), the thought of that provokes a smile. As a class they arc absolutely beyond the reach of any financial disaster. IfasquaH comes, they have only to trim their sails and goto anchor. They owe nothing as a class, and are now selling their goods mostly for cash, as fast as they can be de livered. A more aristocratic independent sort of men do not exist", here or elsewhere, than the manufacturers. Count on one thing as sure, that this special class of our fellow-citizens are not yet (juito ro.t ly togo to smash. Are the farmeis %o°ng to smash ? We would like see the man who will venture that prediction. Such a paying off note-, mortgages, and old scores, among tit's cla-s, wasnever known before. Asa whole, they are now "rich and saucy," and as sound as a nut. Sumo of them cry, it is true, be cause they have not more corn to sell at a dollar and a quarter a bushel, more onions at six dollars a barrel, more butter at thir ty cents a pound, and more cheese at fif teen ; more hay at thirty dollars a tun ; more horses and more oxen, more beef and more pork, more wool ami more —every- thing to sell at unheard-of price-. Poor fellows ! we pity them, but tboy shall not goto smash, just yet, if we can help it. 11 is asserted, with some show of evidence, that the farmers have a "settled fever" for "greenbacks" and "five-twenties," and that they are now laying in a good stock of the latter in order to be all ready when the smash comes. Herein they are wise; and be it known that all who do not thus provide themselves with these documents for the future support of theirown house hold are wo se than—.Jell' Davis. Are our railroads, banks, insurance com panies. and other corporations going to smash ? Who says so? Show us the man ? Is it not a fact that they are doing a snug, safe business? Ilave they not paid off their floating debts ? Arc they not earning more money than ever before, and making larger dividends? There are certainly no signs of weakness in that di rection. No, we have only to tmanh the rebellion, and all other smashes will bo indefinitely postponed. All will be well with us if we are wise in our war movements. If we are afraid to hurt traitors in their pockets, or on the neck ; if wc want to preserve sla very —the sum of all abominations ; rt, and objects to its repeal,as'against the exist ing rights of many citizens, asburdensomo, not to rebellions communities, but to the loyal Border State, and as bad public p< 1- icv. s'L ing to Northern Stales apopu'a i >n which is misplaced, aud productive of ob vious social evils. PEW Vi. LGOML I'fVIIE. Special lilKpHtcli >4 Oil' I'ltt-ijiiry h (Jn/rltp. IIARRISHLIUI. l'ub. 2!l, 1804. SENATE. —'Ihe Democrats filibuster heavily, calling the ye;is and nays on ev ery motion. On motion to proceed to the election of Chief Clerk, they attempted to amend, and to proceed to the election of Speaker. The amendment was lost lon the election of Chief Clerk, all the Democrats declining to vote, and so they declined through the election of all sub ordinate officers: George li. Hammewley, was elected Chief Clerk. G. S. Berry, Assistant Clerk; John S. Morton, Ser geant-at-Arms; Transcribing Clerks, Jo nas R. Hutterfield, George M Semmer, Theo. Mill; Doorkeeper, Joseph Riblett; Messenger, Philip 11. Close. On motion, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. —Mr. Brown, of Warren, read in place a bill puni.-hing with fine anil imprisonment persons enlisting men in this State i'or other States—live hundred dollars fine and one year's imprisonment. I'assed finally. Bills in place—Mr. Glass—Oneauthor izing the assessment of a per capita tax in Versailles township, of two dollars for school purposes. One authorising the School Directors in the Seventh Ward, Pittsburgh, to borrow money to build a school house. Mr. Ilerron—A supplement to an act incorporating the United Presbyterian Board of Publication, tyid changing the mode of election of directors. Mr. Huston—A bill to incorporate the Oakland Cemetery Company, of Indiana county. 0 Mr. Berguin—One authorizing the re opening of accouuts of the late Treasurer of Venango county. Mr. White, of Lawrence count}— A supplement act incorporating the New Castle and Beaver Railroad Company.— The bills reported favorably. Mr. Neglcy—One authorizing Man chesltWxjnmgh to borrow money. Mr. jleMurtrie—One relative to grant ing the paving of Manchester borough. One relative to the poor in Green county. A constitutional amendment giving the soldiers in the field a right to vote, passed up to the third reading. The Democrats prevented the final passage to-night. The joint resolution recommending an increase of pay to privates and non-com misioned officers, passed final ly—lo yeas, 1.3 nays. The nays were all Democrats—one Democrat, Mr. Kinsey, of Bucks county, voting aye. The supplement to the charter of j Lawrenceville passed finally. The bill proposing amendments to the Constitution allowing soldiers to vote, passed the second reading by the following vote: Yeas —Messrs. Champneys, Con nell, Dunlap, Fleming, Graham, Iloge, Householder, Johnson, Kinsey, Low ry, McCandless, Nichols, Riageway, St. Clair, Turrell, Worthington, Wil son; Pennev, Speaker. Nays —Messrs. geardslee, Dono van, Glatz, Lamberton, Latta. Mont gomery, Smith, Steru, and Wallace. Yeas 18—Seventeen Republicans undone Democrat. Nays nine, Dem ocrats—six Democrats declining.— Brough, Clvmer, Hopkins, of Wash ingron, McSherry, Reilly, Stark and I Buckner were present; but did not vote. Both houses adjourned till Monday I «>^ening. SPEAKER PENNY'S PRINCIPAL COM MITTEES. —As soon as the Journal was read the morning of the 29th ult., Speak er Penny announced his principal com mittees as follows : Federal Relations—Messrs. Lowry, JohDson, Clymer, Champneys and Nicho las. Finance—Messrs. Connell, Graham, MeCandless, Reilley and Wilson. Judiciary—Messrs Johnson, Turrcl, Champneys. Clymer and Fleming. Estates and Escheats—Messrs. M'Can dless, Wilson, Turrel, Lamberton and Wallace. Corporations—Messrs. Ridgeway, Bun lap, Wilson, Stark and Glats. Bunks—Messrs. Coonnel, Graham, Iloge. St. ("lair and Kinsey. Railroads—Messrs. Nichols, Lowry, Lowry, Reilly. Graham and Ridgeway. Education—Messrs. Turrol and Gra ham. Householders—Messrs. Stein and Wal lace. Militia—Messrs. Lowry, Champneys, Johnston, Donovan and Glats. New Counties—Messrs. Turrell, Iloge, Lainberton, Wilson and Lnttn. Vice and Immorality—Messrs. Grali;Cnf Turrell, Worthington, Latta and Bucker. lIARRRiSBURr. Feb. 29, 1864. SENATE. —Before the Senate met there ' was an immense crowd in the lobbies, excitement was great. There to be an especial anxiety tosee the man who would cure tee legislative lock of two months' standing. Numerous processions went to his bote', precceded by music. One transparency liad on it"St. Clair unlocks the Senate." Obversely, "2,000 majority for St. Clair." On another.' The people support their Senators," "The people support their de fenders." Brigadiers Knipe and Williams took part in tbe procession. Fully four thousand people were in and around tbe Capitol. There was greater ! excitement than that during the Gover or's inauguration. The journal was read atnidsLmuch outside confusion. As the Senator entered the hall there was a great struggle by the crowd to get inside tie j chamber. The returns were read and the ; oath administered amidst deep interest I and groat applauses from the galleries. SOT,WKRB AU.nwßri TO VOTE. Mr. Johnston moved totakc up the bill allowing soldiers to vote at the next Octo ber election. Mr. Clymer, Democrat, called for the : yeas and nays. ! The vote resulted in 17 ayes and 16 nays,amidst thunders of applauses from I the galleries. The policy of the democrats to call the ayes and days at every turn was childish conduct. of ImliniMi. At the great I'ti on Convention held at Indianapolis, a short tinio since. Ex-Gov . crnor Wright. President of the Oonven ; tion spoke as follows: FELLOW-CITIZENS: It is right that I .should thank \ou for the honor you give me of presiding ov