•s though wo should remain here forever. Viewed in the light of death and •■eterni ty, of what moment seem thcs« .tilings of «arth! llow little and insignificant ap pear the influences that wove HS! Could we interrogate onr .fineid now and ask which of all the characters we ascribe to him, brought hia the most favor at the bar of Heaven, would he not answer that of Christian. Hoi tjieenlightened, use ful and honored public man—Dot the pat riot nor philanthropist, even; but the earnest, sincere Itnd humble follower of Christ who is ■esteemed there. This voice of warning—this solemu admonitioß, gentlamen, have been ad dressed to us. One of our number has been called away, and none of us know how sonn we must follow. Let us hear ken to it, and so fashion onr lives, and ■direct our course, that when death comes —even should it come as unexpectedly as "it did to him of whom 1 speak, we may. like him, be fully prepared, aril in the last hour be able to express our perfect confidence of heaveijly bliss. My friend and father! may T be euabled to emulate thy virtues and follow in thy steps! And oh! when the stern sum mons comes, may I. like tliee. be found ready—leaving behind me. thou hast done, a name which none can eensere.but all must praise. Mr. Speaker, I offer the fo lowing res olutions: Resolved. That this House has hcar;l with deep regret, the announcement of the death of the Him. Kobart Jt. Reed, a member from Washington county. ]{< solved, That iit his death the Com monwealth bus lost an able and faithful representative, and this House one of its most useful and accomplished members. Resolved, That We deeply sympathize with theiilHiotcd family of the deceased, aod bear to them the assurance that the esteem of his follow members was as fully merited as freely given. Resolved, That as a mark <T respect to his memory, the members of I his llousu will wear the usual fcpdgo of mourning thirty days. Resolved, That the Clerk .112 the llousc be directed to forward a c; • 112 these resolutions to the family cf the deccns cd. Retolved, That out of reaped to liL memory this House do now adjourn. The resolutions were r, :el a second time. Mr. Quay. Mr. Speaker, having been elected from the saute district with Mr. Heed—a district in which he was widely known and respected—it is, perhaps, not improper that 1 should join with my col league, who has enjoyed bh fellowship tfpon this floor, in offering tribute to his memory. Though it was not my privi lege to bo officially associated with him here, our private relation- were such -is to toach me his worth. No one, indeed, I think, could encounter him, however cursorily, in the ordinary intercourse of life, and failed to recognize amenities which went to perfect his character as a pure-hearted christ an gentleman. It was as such that I knew him, and when I was told that the hand of the Almighty had rested upon him, L felt that a just and good man had gone to his final re ward. As my Las - mentioned, he represented the counties of Beaver and Washington in the National Oongrc l --", and but a brief period previous to his decease, hud been selected to represent them here. As a citizen, a legislator, a christian and a friend to the country, he enjoyed in the highest degree, the conti deuce and esteem of their people. As a citizen he was prompt in the discharge of his civic duties, active ia the ad vancement of the industrial, educational and financial interests of his community, and an earnest and liberal supporter of the puplic charities of the day. -Vs a legislator, we knew him to be able and incorruptible. JIo aimed here, as else where, only at the efficient discharge of his duty, and no member upon this floor pursued more unselfishly than he the in terest of the Coinmonwoaith and his con stituency. And to bis native intellect and integrity, his benevolence of heart and devotion to duty, wore superadded that implicit faith in the divine truth and constant regard lor it- teachings, which embellish the best of charac ters. In the great struggle now convulsing the nation, it was his fate to suffer sore bereavement; 'but the dispensation which sealed his senses to its clanging arms and battle-smoko, its triumphs, its burdens and its liouurs, could have Jalluu upon no one rcade.s to sutler and sacrifice to the uttermost that the right might pre vail. It is impossible that before the close of the prosent session, we may assemble here to look upon another chair, aud to listen again to the announcement that the Des troyer has passed again through our midst. -Could I know that the messenger of Death was already commissioned- to one of us, the devest wish of my heart to him would be that he might leave the world with as puro a record, official and private, as warm a place in the affections of his people,-as little to regret in life past, and as much to hope in the future, as had the late member iroin Washing ion. * Mr. Negley. Mr. Speaker, the virtues •and -character of I)r. Reed have beeu so beautifully expressed by his colleague, that I almost hesitate to add anything; but I desire to express uiy sorrow for the great loss we have sustained in the death of our late fol'ow-juomber, and to add my testimony to his public and private worth. It seldom becomes the duty of this House to mourn the loss of such.a man as Robert R. Reed, and it is fitting we should pay tribute to his memory. Cus tom indeed would require respect from us on the occasion of the death of any member of the body, but in the loss of so good n man, we have special cause of grief. Who that served with him here during last sessiou does not know the purity of his mind, the benevolence of liis heart, the .honesty of his purpose, the high character he bore in all aespects ? Conscientious in the discharge of public tra«l. it would indeed be well if our leg islative halls were tilled with tiiore such as he was. All kuew and spoke of him sui the upright and fearless man, the hen est Itepresantative. He may be said to hava sustained that high standard of character raised by the old Horn an—he was " above suspicion." On his dying bed he might with perfect truth have ex claimed in the language of one of old, "In simplicity and sincerity I have had my conversation among men." Hcsides all this personal excellence of character; Dr. Reed was a man of more than ordinary education and attainments. He was a ripe scholaj. a man of great lit erary taste and acquirements, of refined sentiment and cultivated mind; yet nat urally very modest, unassuming and unambitious. In a word, he may be ta ken as the correct model of a real gentle man. When a few days ago I saw the an nouncement of his death, it was with un usual regret. I was reluctantly compell ed to believe it. From my boyhood, I may say, I have known him, and the high regard I had for him ripened into friendship through my intercourse with him here last session. My first reccol lection of him found him engaged in a work of humanity—the cause of coloni zation, in which he had great faith, and labored earnestly for many years. Hu manity, benevolence and charity were the distinguishing traits of his character. His whole life was spent in deeds of be nevolence and acts of charity. None will miss him more than the poor. The Church, the Sabbath school, and religion will miss him greatly, for he was a sin cere Christian, and their constaut and ac tive friend and supporter. We will miss him. The State will miss him. A pure and incorruptible patriot, he stood up for his Government, rendering her all the aid in his power. He often visited the camps and the hospitals to see and care for the sick and wounded soldiers of our army, and not long before the end of his days he was found ou these errands of mercy. Rut ho is gone ! In the midst of use fulness he is taken from us. Who, when we last parted with liim here, would have said that when the roll of names was again called, his would be the one to which there was no response—that he wuuld be the absent, aud missing one. While, then, we lament his loss, let us seek to imitate his virtue.". Sooner or later we must fol low him. The hour of the day we kuow not, for '■ To morrow never yet, On any humjtf being rose or set." 1 KOll ItH imOM). Peace ill llio Rebel < ungres*. fctpeciiU to the Pittsburgh Commercial. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Files of the Richmond papers of the 24th, received hero to-day. contain the following : In the rebel House*of Representatives on Monday, Mr. Leach, Jr., of North Carolina, offered the following resolutions, more effectually to strengthen the Con federate cause, preserve peace, aud re store harmony among the people. Whereat. The protracted struggle on the part of tho Confederate States for their Constitutional rights, against the Federal (iovernment. who claim tho ex- crcise of right over States and property of citizens, not guaranteed by the Con stitution of the I'nitcd States, nor laws of Congress, is just cause of alarm to the friends of civil liberty; and, llVte/vYM, The cruel manner in which war has been conducted on the part of the Federal authorities in the destruction of private property of non-combatants, and other acts of wantonness not tolerated by the usages of civilized nations, justifies the painful apprehension that the Feder al authorities are blind to their constitu tional obligations, deaf to thu demands of justice, the appals of suffering humani ty, the groans of the dying, aud cries and tears of the helpless mothers aud weeping orphans. * Resulted, '1 hereforc. for the purgose of averting, if possible, the further horrors of this bloody fratricidal strife, revolting alike to the feelings of statesmen, patri ots, aud christians, and to add more to our physical strength, that we, the mem bore of the llouso of Representatives of the Confederate Congress, iu behalf of justice and the suffering community, ap peal most earnestly to the President, and Senators of the Confederate Congress, to appoint such number of Commissioners as iu their judgment the importance of the occasion demands, and offer au armis tice the Federal authorities, prepara tory to negotiations for peace. Resolved, That should the Federal au thorities agree to an armistice and con sent to negotiate for peace, that the Presi dent by and with the advice aud couscut of the Seuate, be requested to appoint Commissioners for the purpose of con ferring with the Federal authorities, and that such terms of peace as may beagteed to by them, and certified by the Presi dent aud Senate, two thirds of the Sen ate concurring, shall constitute the kind of peace between the belligerents. Resolved, That should the Federal au thorities refuse to entertain terms of peace by negotiation, and thereby deny us our constitutional rights, that for the purpose of more effectually maintaining those rights, and at the.same time avert, if pos sible, the fearful and humiliating fate of subjugation, alike revolting to the feel ings of freemen and repugnant to the de mands of justice, that we, the Represen tatives of this House, do unanimously pledge the uudivided resources of the Confederate States iu defense of our ina lienable rights as freemen. Mr, M'Mullen, of Virginia, moved that the resolutions te considered iu se cret sessiou, as the same question is now before the House in auother form. Mr. Atkins, of Tennessee, moved that the resolutions be referred to the Commit tee on Foreign Relations, which was so ordered by an almost unanimous vote. A jealous husband at St. Louis recently spied aroußd hie house and rush ed. as he supposed, upon his wife and a strange man in his garden. Just as he was about to open the stranger with a big knife, the lady revealed herself as his cook, and the young man was found to be her lover. He .was spared tTlie glmmratt (Sitisfn. THOMAS ROBINSON. - - Editor, n. W. NPEAR, Publisher. BUTLEH PA. WEDNESDAY FEB. 1. ISfliJ. *#-'• Liberty »nd Union, Now »nd For»»»r, One and 'neepereble."—D. Webster. Gloriotia Xe*s! The Constitutional amendment abol ishing slavery has passed Congress by the decided vote of 110 to 50 ! America is free! In our paper this week, will be found, a communication from the Treasur er of the Allegh *>y and Butler Plank Road Company, in reference to its finan ces. Of the truth of the facts set forth, we have no doubt. A\ hat we conceive to be the practical question is, how to raise the greatest revenue from the greatest amount of travel ? We have no dispo sition to become partisan, aud will there fore leave the subject in the hands of those interested. We have our opinion on this matter, but have very little inter est, other than that common to all, and will therefore quietly acquiesce iu what ever may be thought best. tfaT W c have just received a list of the Standing Coinmittess of the Senate and House. The Senate, it seems, adheres to usage by confining the number of each Committee to five; but the House whose custom was to have seven, now swell the number to fifteen ! This must come from a weak desire ou tho part, of some to be found on most of the committees. We feel quite sure that this weakness is not general. It seems to us the House needs only one step farther to reach perfection, and that is to resolve that each committee shall consist of the whole 1 [ouse. JBsjr* On the first page of this paper will be lbuud, a communication from Lieut. Hartley, published in the Pittsburgh (la zettr, giving an account of his capture Jhd some of the leading incidents of pris ou life. Mr. Hartley was an old school mate of ours—is entirely reliable, his ac count, therefore, may be implicitly re ceived as a true statement without colour- ing. On the same page will be found, the oration, we might almost say, of Mr. Kel ly, of Washington county, on the occa sion of the announcement of the death of his collogue I>r. Reed. It is at once so truthful and eloquent that its publication requires no appology. Mr. Negley's re marks which follow, are also words fitly said and correspond strictly with the con victions of our people. Ituil KoaUs. Last winter the all absorbing question of Hailroads, was the prominent matter of conversation on the tongue of every one in our county. A bill was passed, authorising the construction of a road from Freeport to some point along the valley of the Shenango. in Mercer coun ty —its provisions were considered ample, audit was thonght by its friends, that it would be easy to procure the construction of a road upon it; but thus far the pros pects are undeveloped. During the pres ent session j two bills have been presented ! iu the Legislature, looking to the cou : struction of roads to penetrate the vast coal fields of this county, one intended ' to run up Bear Creek, to some point on j the Shenango, in Mercer county, the oth er to run from Franklin to some point j within this county. While these vari j ous projects are developing, all that we I eau do is to wait patiently aud hopefully, I trusting to fait for our future destiny. tai" After working off enough of our paper to supply a few of the western mails, on Wednesday, we have waited patiently till Bp. m.of Thursday, so that we could lay before the rest of our read em by this issue, the quotas of the sever al districts, which we have procured by telegraph, at some cost and considerable inconvenience. But we were determined that'the readers of the CITIZEN should have the news at the earliest moment, the following is the dispatch: ALX.EOUE.VT CITT, Feb, 2,1856. To THOM\B Ronixiox, Bay.—Nett quota.-of Butler Co, art«*r deducting all credit* announced at thin office, from llarrioburg, (ireviutu tu tbf flrnt of January, ltH»5. Buffalo Franklin 13 i Clinton.... 14 j Centre - 12 Multilevel 14 l*r«*pect 4 Adam* 15 (0»klan«l 4 ■ Cruuburry .. 171 Donegal t> Jark»on 18 Mt11etnt0wn......... 3 Harmony 5 *'alnrtew 15 Zelienop'le 3 (..moid 13 forward 15 Clay It Penn 4 Brady .** t Jeffsrvon II Worth 14 Saxonburgh 3 Slippery rock 12 ' \\ infield 6 Centreville 6 Clearfield 4 Cherry T Summit ? \V afhmgton 11 Butler U Parker ~ 15 Butler horo Siu Allegheny 11 ConnoquvueMung I s Venango 8 Lauc*«)er 11 Marion - 7 Muddycieek 8 Mererr A llartuvilie 11 C. K. ANI>«IU»O>. FEFECT OF THE FORT FISHER BOM BARDMENT —Admiral Porter, in his re port, says : ''The number of guns captu red in these works amount to se*enty-five, many of them superb rifled pieces of very heavy calibre. All those facing the ships were dismoun ted or injured so they could not be used, or the muzzles were filled up with Baud or dirt, which render ed them useless. COMMUNICATIONS. For the American Citizen. Tuos. ROBINSON Esq.—-In the last is sue of your paper, I observe a list of the names of those who pay nn Inco«e Tax Your brief comment on the subject led me the more particularly, to give it an examination, and I too, must confess my self " surprised" at the result. Of the law, I knew just enough t"> discharge the duties it requires, faithfully and hon estly, ami having done so, I claim the right to say a few words on the subject. Every citizen who comes within the provisions of that law, either acquired or holds his estate perhaps both under the protection of that government which now calls upou him for his support. It is the most reasonable demand which could be made, and to which every one should give a willing, hearty and liberal response. Have all done so ? Let any one examine the list and answer why so many names ft> which wealth is attached, are omitted. And why is it so? Is the law in itself defective, or has it not been properly carried into effect? Is there a clause in it which provides for dodginy ? I presume neither is the cause. Perhaps it may be that gome are so well qualified to meet the exigencies of the case as to have consciences capable oi expansion or contraction precisely in accordance with the interest of their pocket, while those less gifted in this respect, have to bear the burden. If all were taxed whoought to be, the amount woul I have been in creased very considerably. To those who have manfully cotue up to the rescue of their country in its time of need, much credit is due, or rather they have done themselves much credit in having their names placed on the " roll of honor."— But there are others who dodge so well as to escape entirely. Of such '• I'm taking notes, an faith I'll print them," if some people arc not more cautious and just for the future. If need be, more anon. EQUALITY. For the Citizen. CENTREVILI.E, Jan. 30. Mr. Editor : —As I again take up my pen for a continuation of the subject of Intemperance; a thousand thoughts re volve through my mind of such a dark and horrid nature, as makes the warm blood curdle in my veins, to think, while I write this, how many.of my fellow be ings are in drunken revelry, and wicked mirth, how many families boggard and suffering all the pangs of want ? How many noble souls to-day, not only filling dMSukards graves but filling our poor houses, our jails and our Penitentiary's, all though the influence of this monster of vices, Intemperance. Ah, liranii), Itrau-ly, bane of life, Thou cau*e of HO much vtrife, Cotihl I but halt thy curse* toll Th«- wise would with thee Mife in hell. But then, the drunkard not only des troys himself, and unfit him for society, but he throws whole communities into uproar and disorder. Those midnight yells, this cursing and swearing on our streets, how it shocks our tenses! Oh young man, did you know as you stood by the bar swallowing the poisonous draught, what a wonderful distorted pic ture you would make in a few minutes ; me thinks you would dash the accursed cup from your lips for ever, but on the unconscious young man will go till too far forany hopes of recovery. Oh ! pause friends,and don't be the laughingstock of the whole community. And while I would warn the young men of our land against the use of this great avil, I would say to the Retailer that he has a responsibility resting on him that will weigh down his soul at the last day tf accounts. When he contemplates how many murders and suicides lie has committed thmugh the influence of liq uor sold at his bar, and standing written out in letters of blood upon the pages of this dreadful Record, is tlie Retailer guil ty ? Certainly he is accessary to all the evils arising from his sales, and responsi ble for them, and God will hold him for his share in all the crimes originating from his sales. Beware then, aa you press the cup to your neighbors lip, that you may receive his last dime, perhaps his family need it for bread, and you deprive them of their last morsel of food. Perhaps some may think this a doleful picture, but what thiuk you of the awful reality, as the Iletailer and drunkard stand face to face in the last day of accounts, and try to throw the responsibility upon one another. Where then will the Land lords boasted wealth be ? Will it save him from the curse of a broken law, it may, but then as they look in upon them selves. there conscience enlightened by eternal truth, they must confirm the doom of Heaven and usher their unsheltered spirits down to the dark dungeons of des pair, a prey to the endless tortures, the clamorous reproaches and unbridled rage of the ghost of murdered victims, whose undying shrieks of woe, are heard to re sound throughout the dark caverns of the damned in consequence of selling and drinking distilled spirits. Such then be ing the effects produced by the trafic in liquors, and I challange any sane man to prove the contrary; who will be willing to undergo such fearful responsibilities? Retailer, the next quart you sell, may be the means of committing a murder: the next gill may give the toper his last stroke ere the liquid fire cools in his vitals, he may lift up his eyes in the torments of the damned, belching forth imprecations and cryes upon yonr devote J head, as the au thor of his destruction. 1). M. IIARBAUOII. CO X<«lt I: M SIO XA L XF.W S. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. SENATE. —Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to increase the pay of officers in the field, which was referred to th» military committee. Petitions were preseted for the constitutional amendment ; for the exchange of prisoners ; the abolition of duty on imported paper, and the increase of pay of army officers and clerks in the government service. Mr. Wade moved that the Senate take up the resolution advising retal iation for cruel treatment of our offi cers and soldiers. Mr Sumner—Oh, I would not take that up now. Mr. Wade—You would ifyou were a prisoner. The resolution was taken up. Mr. Hendricks stated that he un derstood Mr. Johnson wished to de bate this resolution, and hoped its further consideration would be post poned until to-niorrew. Mr. Wade. —If the Senator from Maryland wishes to debate this sub ject, (and yet I feci that, if the gen tleman who wish it were in the con dition of many of our prisoners, they would not feel like listening to very long speeches on the subject.).l will let it stand over until to-morrow, but with the understanding that I shall press it at the earliest possible op portunity. Mr. llendrick replied to Mr. Wade, saying that the Senator from Ohio, had seen fit to say if he were in the condition of some of our prisoners, i he would not feol like dabating the question; that he [Hendricks] did not feel that sympathy for prisoners he ought, lie had a brother togeth er with several relations in South ern prisons. No Senator could make him more sensitive than he was. He did not think the resolu tion was the best way to secure the relea s e of our prisoners, but thought a general exchange ought to be ef fected, and believed it could be effec ted if the party in power would make the effort. Mr. Wade said he did not feel now like agreeing to postponement, inasmuch as the Senator from Indi ana had made all the speech that could be made on the subjec. Re taliation had been successful before during the war. The rebels had pla ced our men under fire of our bat teries, and they were compelled to desist when we retaliated by expos ing their men in a similar way. Mr. Olark offered tho following, which was ordered to be printed and laid upon the table for the present*; I'e.vihed, By the Senate and House of Representative in Congress as sembled, that no negotiation, terms of settlement or concession, or coin promise be entered into, proposed, yielded or made with the rebels di rectly or indirectly until they have manifested their ftnplicit and uncon ditional submission to the authority of the government, and further that however much peace may he desir ed, tho present war must be waged with all the resources and energy of the Government until said sub mission shall be secured, and the supremacy of the Const : tution and laws established over the entire ter ritory of the United States. The title of the above is a "Resolution declaring the sense of Congress upon the subject of negotiation." The Cliair laid before the Senate a communication from Secretary Stanton, stating that several resolu tion calling for information in his pot-session had been handed to him on his return to the city, and that information as to the failure of the Secretary of War to exchange our men, he had only to say, without knowing anything on t*ie subject, that if he, tl»e Secretary of War, did as charged, he was culpable to a high degree. Mr. Schenck brought up the sub ject of Mr. A. P. Field's late as sault upon Judge Kelly, the latter being a member of the House. He proposed the appointment of a se lect committee with a view to take ac tion to vindicate tho privileges and freedom of legislation in this body. The resolution was adopted, and was ordered that pending the investiga tion Mr. Field be excluded from the floor of the House. In the course of the debate on the question of Fie'd's assault on Kelly, Mr. Brrooks said that recently he had occasion to speak of a certain Major General as a " gold robber," but in some of the prints he<was rep resented of saying '• bold robber." lie had received a letter from a Maj. Gen. who euppoaen the remark par tioularly # applicable to him, though at the time«here was another .Major General in New York. At his desire the letter was read, as follows : WASHINGTON, Jan 20, 1855 liun. Jai. Jirofjki, Member of Cumjrest, lloute of Jiepreneutatiaes: 1 find in the Daily Globe, of the 7th, a reportofyour remarks in the House on the oth an extract from which personal to me is appended. I have the honor to enquire whether your remarks are cor rectly reported—except perhaps in mis print, "gold" for "bo.d"—and also wheth er there was any modification, explana tion or limitation made by you other than what appears in this report, 'l'ho gen tleman who hands you this will wait or call for. your answer at any time or place you may designate. (Signed) B. F. BUTLER. Major General. The extract from Mr. Brooks' speech was in substance ao follows: lam bound to say an effert was made by the govern ment to control the city of New York during the autune election. The gov ernment sent there a gild robber in the person of a Major General of the United States. Kobber as he was.of the public treasure, and a Major General, he dare not exercise control over the actions of those whom the gentlemen from l'anna Mr. Sehofield, had called thieves and rob bei». A question of ordei. was raised on the introducing of the letter. Mr. Brooks quoted from the Constitu tion that for any speech in either House, no member should be questioned else where. The speaker decided that Mr. Brooks would be justified in refusing to answer the lotter. Mr. Brooks said he objected the whole letter. It was brought to him by Gen. Butler's Adjutant, in full uniform, in stead of being sent through the post office lie did not like military gentlemen com ing into his house and calling for an im mediate answer. He expressed to this Aid-de-Camp (hat he could not give an immediate answer, but would take his own time; the remarks being made 011 the floor of the House, General Butler bad 110 right to call him in question. He contended that the language of Butlers letter was that of a duelist. The point of order being pressed, the Speaker decided the letter not an in fringement cf privilege. The meaning of the language of tho Utter was open to doubt, and was not therefore a question of privilege. The rules were suspended to allow Mr. Bro ks to explain the ground for calling Butler a gold robber. He referred to a transaction in the Surrogate's Court of New York, where Geueral Butler was su ed by Samuel Smith, of New Orleans, for £50.000 in gold which was seized by General Butler, in April, 1852, and now alleged to be in his possession, it never having been paid into the Treasury of the United States. A spirited colloquy then onsued, in which several gentleman took part. Mr. Leon asserted that the money was paid to the War Department, which Mr. Brooks denied. • Mr. Gooch suggested that Mr. Brooks should have investigated in the facts in the case before making charges. Mr. Powell, at the request or Mr. Wade, withdrew bis resolution to allow the lat ter to call up the special order, which was the resolution in relation to retalia tion upon rebels for the cruel treatment of Northern prisoners. Kesolvrif, That retaliation is harsh al ways, "even in the simplest cases, and is pcrmissableonly when in the first place it may reasonably be expected to effect its object, and when in the second place it is consistent with the usages of civilized so ciety, and that in the absence of these essential conditions it is useless and bar barous, having no other eud than ven geance, which is forbidden alike tho ua tions and to men. Itetofveif, That the treatment of our of ficers and soldiers in rebel prisons is cru el, savage and heartrending beyond all precedent, that it is shocking to morals, that it is an offense against humau nature itself it adds new guilt to a great crime, rebellion, and constitutes an example from which history will turn with sorrow and disgust. Krsofvrrl, That any attempt nt imita tation of rebel barbarism in the treatment of prisoners would be painfully imprac ticable on account of its inconsistency with the sentiments of humanity; that it would be injurious at home, for it would barbarize the whole community ; that it would be utterly useless, for it could not affect the cruel authorers of the revolting conduct which we seek to overcome ; that i' would be immoral, because it proceed ed from vengeance; that it could have no other result than to degrade the na tional character and the national name, and to bring down upon our country the I refutation of history, and that being thus 1 unpractically useless,' immoral and de- J grading, it must be rejected, as the meas- I ure of retaliation precedes the barbarism j of roasting and eating prisoners is always j rejected by civilized powers. Ursolic'!, That the United States, filled with grief and the deepest sympathy for cherished citizens who, as officers and soldiers, have been the victim of outrages, hereby declare their solemn, determina tion to put an end to this great iniquity by putting an end to the rebellion, of which it is the natural fruit. That to se cure this humane and righteous consum mation th» y pledge anew the best ener gies i.nd all the resources of the wh .le people, and they call upon all to bear witness that in the necessary warfare with barbarism they renounce all vengeance and even evil example and plant them selves firmly on the sacred landmark of christian civilization, under the protec tion of that God who is present with ev ery prisoner and enables heroic souls to suffer for their country. Mr Sumner quoted from General Washington, Chaucellor Kent, General lialieck, Vattel, and other authorities, agaiust inhuman retaliation, wiich he said, never reached the guilty parties. Mr. Wade hoped the amendment of Mr. Sumner would not be adopted. Re taliation had been practiced by all civili zed nations in all wars. Mr. Howard spoke in defense of the proposition before Senate. The object of the resolution was not to imitate the barbarities of the rebels. It was simply to secure humane treatment for our pris oners in rebel hands. The report of the Committee of the United States Sanitary Commission gave a fearful picture of the outrages committed by the rebels upon our prisoners at Belle Isle d Anderson ville—the effect of that treatment deter red thousands of young nieu from enlist ing in the army. The barbarities com mitted on our men at the Andersonville prison were not to be described in lan guage. Out of theßl,ooo men who were six months ago there, not more thau half were alive now. This treatment was re sorted to by the rebels to strike terror in to the Northern people, and to diminish our force in the HeM. The resolution before the Senate did not propose to re taliate upon the Boldicrs of the rebel ar my, but only upon the officers, and the fact seemed to have been overlooked by the Senator from Pennsylvania. Mr. Wilson offered an amendment to Mr Sumner's proposition to strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert after a preamble declaring that our prison ers have been inhumanly treated, etc., a resolution instructing thd President to appoint commissioners to confer with the rebel authorities with a view to some plan for the reliefer better treatment of our prisoners in their hands. Mr Wilson explained that the above was the best plan to secure the object of the Senate which was to secure the hu mane treatment of our prisoners. Mr. Uriines interrupted M». Wilson, asking if the Secretary of War had not stated in a communication to the lloase'y that there would be no difficulty in til# future about exchanging prisoners, if So what was the necessity for passing such a resolution as this ? Mr. Wilson replied that lie so under stood, but it would be well to devisesome plan for the good treatment of prisoucrsof war who should hereafter fall into the hands of the rebels. Mr. Sumner inquired if the rebels had not on a former occasion refused to receive such commissioners as were suggested by Mr. Wilson's resolution ? In reply General Wilson stated the- Commissioners referred to by Mr. Sum ner were only authorized to visit our pris oners, and had uo authority to relieve them in any way. Mr. Wilson said he had good asurance that if such a Commissioner was appoin ted it could accomplish tho result desired. He wusshuro of it. Mr. Hendricks-said he was in favor of no retaliation that was opposed to tho principles of Christianity, lie stated upon the authority of Curt Fly tin, a re leased prisoner fruui Indiana, that the prison ore at Andcrspuville were treated us' well as the rebel guards. Mr. Howard—Does the Sendtor assert upon this floor that prisoners in South ern hands are treated as well as Southern prisoners in our hands. Mr. Hendricks said he did not know only whfit he had stated. Mr. \\ ilson introduced a bill in addi tion to the Senate acts for enrolling and calling out the National forces, which was referred to the Military Committee. Tho bill provides: First—That persons enrolled and lia ble to be drafted may be accepted as sub stitutes. Second—That no one furnishing a navy substitute shall be exempted unless that substitute is brought before tho Board of Knrollment and is accepted there. Third—That any person who know ingly brings for enlistment a convict, or insane, or drunken person, or deserter, o shall defraud in the matter of bounty, shall be liable to SI,OOO fine and impris onment. Fourth—Any mustering officer who shall muster such person, shall upon con viction, be dishonorably dismissed tho service. Filth—That all State or local bounties shall hereafter be paid in installments, one third at tho time of mustering in, one third at the middle of tho term ®f service, and one third at the end, unless sooner discharged honorably. If killed the balance to be paid to his widow. Sixth—That every district shall make up, by additional draft or recruiting, its loss from desertious and discharges on aecouut of physical disability existing before enlistment. Seventh—That all deserters shall bo disfranchised forever, including all who have deserted heretofore who shall not report within sixty days. Senate adjourned. lili'jiN of I'cacc; at l{i<'liiiioii«l. The Richmond papers, in the particu lar interest ol' Davis, construe tho pres ence, in that city, of Mr. Blair and Mr. Singleton, and the talk in Washington about peace, into evidence of the exhaus tion of the north, and they claim, conse quently, that all the South has to do to obtain peace on favorable terms is to con tinue the struggle a little longer. Not withstanding the utter falsity of this view, it will, no doubt, keep up the spir its of those who were ready to give up.. Men standing on the lost plank will catch ! at almost anything, and will believe that ; which, under other circumstances, would he instantly rejected. Thus does the Richmond Wliiij cram the minds of the rabeU with this sort of stuff. We quote: ■Then why does Lincoln send his em issaries here? Simply because he knows that if the confederacy held out another campaign, the triumph is assured and our independenoewon ; because he knows that I this avtilablcphysical resources—ar—ab [ solutely—exhausted ; (hat neither the j eheay enthusiasm of tho populace over ! magnified victories, and inconsequential successes; nor the frantic appeals of all the newspapers in the land; nor the sub tile persuasions of Seward and other priest* and prophets of black republican ism ; nor his own supei numerous calls and proclaintions,can aid him in anything iu getting together another aru.y even half as great as that which he launched upon tho South in the first of May last. We must, therefore, either induce the con federate government to surrender, or by some means break up the league of those States; or, by proving to the North the utter hopelessness of restoring them to their sacramental union, except by fight ing for it, so resuscitate the war spirit, as to enable him to raise the three hundred thousand men contemplated by his last call, else he will be broken down before the next summer begins, and all the mag nificent power, and pompous military pa rade of the universal Yankee nation will fade away and leave uot a rack behind." —l'illt. Cam. —The Indians on the I'lattee still con tinue their depredations. The station at ■Julesburg has beeu abandoned by the Government troops. Maj. Gen. Curtis who commands the troops on the over land mail route, telegraphed to Washing ton thqt there was no need of leaving Julesburg, as his troops were seven days out from Cottonwood Springs, lOG miles cast of that station, hunting Indians.
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