tarlittle `-o'l add. TOL. 71. NO. Vi TAXATION, WHY IT IS NECESSARY. . • . The Voluntur in. rebent.articlo com plains thus of taxation : --- "We verily believe there it; no other] people on the fabe 'of the"eartli who' would quietly submit to be thus robbed. Tons of thousands of men are almost starving their families that, they may be able to meet the demands of the tax-gatherers. 'Why not then - rep Off a portion of the taxes;' why not reduce the tariff? •Grant says no, his cabinet say no, and a servile and corrept Alienate say no. Less than three• hundred mil lions Would. be sufficient to pay - the current expenses' Of the government, the interest on the public debt, and fifty millions a year for the. sinking' fund. Why not then lift one hundred and twenty millions of taxes from the shoul ders of an oppressed people ? states-. manship Would dietatO this policy, but unfortunately for our 'people we have no statesmen in power—we l have ' snobs. Oh, how this American people are pay ing the penalty for elevating w man toe the - Presidency, v% only ideas of duty are pleasnre for himself and for tunes for his , hundredsof relatives." , • We have no knowledge, of any direct tax by the general government except op these items tobacco, whisky, incomes, national banks, gall and the stamp tax: • If .there are any persons who are almost starving . their families to pay these, we respectfully suggest, that if they leave off tobacco and whisky, and use coal oil, they won't be troubled with the others greatly. Even the income ,tax, which should have been repealed 'entirely, has been so modified as to give a practical exemption of almost $3,000 a year. It is very true that the tax-gatherers•visiti in this locality are very frequent and annoy ' ing,, but this must go to the credit -of Democratic towrrand-county mismanage ment, and not to Grant's administration. The Republican party has, within the last year, lifted EIGHTS Mir.zroxe of dollars of taxation from the shoulders of the people, besides greatly reducing the tariff, when it was enacted alone for revenue. It will make much larger reductions in good time, and as soon as', can be done consistently with a true regard for the best interest of the country. It must ho borne in mind that wo here an immense debt, the fruit of Demo cratic treason, which we are carrying at a high rate of interest. It is necessary that this be funded at a much lower rate. It will also be borne in mind, that we have a - depreciated currency, the depreciation of which is also a standing credit to Democratic wickedness. This must be made Worth its face in gold. In order to fund the debt at a lower rate, and make . our currency worth its race in the market, it is noces. sail that our credit should be made bettor. This can only be done by a prompt and vigorous effort to pay- a Portion. of the debt. This has -been- President Grant's policy since - his ip auguration. TwO hundred millions have already been paid, thus saving twelve millions of ,interest per annum. Our currency whichtvio years since was worth but seventy cents on the dollar, is now worth ninety.. This inures to the sub-, stantial benefit of every nip in the nation, except possibly the gold gamblers. The funding of the debt is going on steadily, with a certainty that it will be accomplished within a year. When this is accomplished, our credit will he so enhanced, that a dollar greenback .will be the equivalent of a gold, dollar 'through-. out the country. Then, we can, with great propriety, nearly the whelp / burthen of Federal, taxation from the people, ,and this .will be done with the, utmost : cheerfulness. ilopubiicaill pay too large a portion of the Xatioual taxes , to continue, them longer than the good of the country requires them, but their leaders are not demagogues enough to deceive the people to their hurt., Our party has relieved the nation of treason, slavery and repudiation, it will in good time relieve it Of taxation and Democ racy. Bo patient. , • Tins high old Democratic Senatorial District, of York and Cumberland, has been broken up by the now apportion ment bill, and Cumberland and Franklin Aow makO the district. This will sadly poil the calculations of some of Our aspiring Democratic friends, as 'it will upset, many combinations that have existed for years, and dot:3 l llinch (haulage all around. WAhOut pretend ing to, much prophetic skill, WO will' venture the:predletizin, that our old friend, Hon. A. G. Millet:, will Uwe more trouble in going back to the Senate for the neXt term, tliai ho expectCd to have, if the old districelnel'remalued. ,• As to our party, we can 'only say that any change that relieves us of the vote of York county, is a 'vast ittiprovement. The new District, howsver, is by no means a desirablo one. With tho 6qrt of voting whioh was done - In theso two counties last, year, no Republican need . fear .that ho will gave Senatorial honors thrust on him very Suddenly. There is; however; a chance for ` improvement. which we hope to make good use of. "If our frionds;had not behavetLso'foolisbly r . last wo could have: mirrit'q both thette counties. IV3r hope .they sea their folly, and that they will act more like sane :men' -heieatter. Dien; if _negro suffrage, is ati had a . thitig" as they suppose, it. is 'still' preferabio, to the, shameful Idishon'esty, ortFitYaganco and corruption, eieyy Democratic leader; in thisipart 'of the Statecliaiges on all the'others. As wo are now freed . from the baleful shadow of the Denio erotic 'majm;ity 'of York, lot us niake determinefl to . regain our hist grotind, and Make. the new diStriet Repeblican. . WE print this' week,, the able and inki)- nious , report of the Beliater'6l.inneittee:, appointed; to,. consiilei . 'the : iiiie'st,l'on of the. paiment qt the lemisiis c enlAained by the bordei• diuing the wor.' It Will :be reatt'ivith- iflierest"biell our most at4,interOSted to tho passage of 'the 'meaSiiie.: 'pie bill reported, effeettfally,"gnards the, rooftWealtli 'against' bean ie ehe;ittid,'4lid' the 'elatireints 'agetihit any 'extOrtionste' eliardes'bithOir agents or attorniisiil • There is evaiy fea'so& tdVelioie the bill'ienorfial pang.' ThW loading PUiladglpUia papers, and !inOily "other' journals 'inildendo ; in tlietit'ate, htri f e," . !t; "th'erii)ippeerit,tq hp ap,intorttiqh,:qu' the part of- every-one that thn - ,Tacepoiled 'people orvtli , 'boider ecinutiesi , Shall reeeive`'tliat;; eauaidbiatiou ritt more; fcnitniatle fellow-eitiensOn,.734li't theysare:so justly entitled... , .1 'Ttitt . iiemoprits hayeachlevoil,anothei... . magniticont.Nietory. ..By the loist'coimt;l the majority for,Zoglioh,:in the recent election, in COMACtieut, is 'juot:dim. Fiw:the laiitt r ivd years, ho has had.iii4re. then .a , tlionsand , each time, ,but ,thin , deenn't.- - :rnatter, Tho tilrira*s• pleases the Democratic 'politicians, nd matter-yilatTEmay ' Tain closing:hours fOf.the late session of CongrestVw:ere disOtsl' ed by a peroOil al altercationi hetween peck, of Kenttleity, Fftrnsworth;> , of Illimile, add Butler,f of Massachusetti,': which*miils us ft4ci bly : of ' Some Of thts"sderies, -- -vildch occurred in that body, when. the slave, holders of the South had a rep9esentation there. It is the duty of ft .- respectable person, to condemn these exhibitions of black'iiftYclumi, titi' - the 'saierest terms, and R publican constituencies especially, 1 wholeave 2L'' home all "represent4tiveil;. Who eve a lendenc . to get up such t squab les, Of course, a Kentucky member would be: nothing,lf 'net abni-: ye, aod Mr: PaMftworth appears to haVe , si• great fondness, for the, name thing.' ,Gen. butler cannot be excitscd,'hoiiiVeri for,,ariytheng he may `attempt in this' matter. Re owes it to himself, and to -the great serviCes lie hag 'xtendered, the country to keep hfniself:abOVe tholevail i , of common blickgdardi. If ' he' does not, Massachusetts 'Ovum it_ ci herself to ,keep him 4 . 11,r1je.. ' . , '- . . , YORK is alirat-blass Democratic coun ty. Them the party has Complete sway, and operates without let or hiuderiince. As it will be a fair Of what Democracy; becomes when it has its own sweet will, we give the programtno.of the performances of their politicians which we take' from' the True.Donocrat: TIME—The debt,' Of the county in' IMO,' was $120,000, 'and Since then it his been increased to $328,000. Be'cond.—,The , entire debt of the county ie tinkiliMrn.:÷-- It,„ may amount, and probably clods, tO $500,000. Third.i--, The taief4 already large, ate to be doubled for county pnrposes. Fourth.—York . county officials get rich on small salaries. Fifth.—York county •oflieials have pets that got rich, doing nothing. Sixth. 7 -They,huild bridges and share with centraotors. Seventh. They have road views and pay democrats heavy stuns for damages, Eighth.—They _have_a,-Poor whore more boarding is charged, to the pauper, than he would have to pay at a hotel: Ninth.—They clothe voters with over coats at elections. Tenth.—They have immense and ex orbitant coal bills at the jail. Eleventh.—They pay deadhead wit ness fees in our Court of Quarter Sesalons. Twelfth.—They hare notes and bonds in circulation, issued not for the benefit of . the county, but for individuals merely. Thirteenth.—They issue notes and bonds without knowing the value or keeping a record of the same. Fourteenth.—They prefer men to fill 'the offices of the county, who will en dorse the decisitnis and follow the direc tions of the ring. Not those - who are honest and capable. .. . Now don't let any Republican who voted the 'Democratic ticket last Fall, suppose these York fellows are sinners beyond other men. There are a good many counts on this indictment to which Cumberland county Democracy can plead guilty. If • anybody doubts,this, the idvestigation _before the Auditors last winter, will make it plain. York county - may .have a larger Democrctic majority than Cumberland, but all they beat our Democracy in corruption,, they can easily carry. • JOHN A. ThESTAND, ESQ., of tho Lan caster Ex . aqziner, . has _been appointed Naval Officer of Philadelphia, by Presi dent_ Grant. This is a most excellent appointment, and is a • deserved recogni tion of Mr. Hiestaud's•long and faithful service to the.party. HARRISBURG LETTER. April 25, 1871 At last the dead-lock has boon broken. 'After many anxious weeks of waiting, and many rumors as to possible results,. the Conference-Committee Iciported an apportionment bill on Friday "morning which passed both. branches at dui same session, and now only awaits the signa ture of the Governor to become a law. It is ,constructed ou the •basis of an agreement between the parties that the Republicans should have ono majority in the Senate and six majority in the House. Although nob - a fair bill to the Republicans,. and doing great injustice in some of.its-details, it is yet a fairer bill than was supposed the Senate would agree to, and it is certainly a vast im provement on the prodigious gerry mander which that body at ti rst - prod uced as their schema of apportionment. Litho Senate there were but five votes against the bill, Senators Allen, Billingfelt,: Warfel and White, Republl. cans, and Findlay,. Democrat. In the -House there was a considerable Repub lican, vote cast againat it, the majority being only t 7: In the Senate there .taw Do debate in-any form, the previous question having beed called the Senators were precluded front talk and-forced • to put their protest on the journal. In the. House the same dodge was enacted and' the members were obliged to record their votes and swallow ,their displeasure for, the. moment with whatever grace they could, On the, motion to postpone the motion to reconsider the vote, the merits of the bill cane up and a free fight all around' was indulged in. Every member whose district was slighted in any way, or :Whose own ,personal advancement was hindred by the . bill, was of course an' aggrieved party, and was determined that lJis grievance should be advertised. The consequence was that, ter .about tut hour disorder unheard of even in the Pennsylvania Legislature hold' away. The speakerinumuered and scolded most vigorously, but all to ito purpose the, 'ettgr'y geuthfinen were bound tp be heard, in order or outof order. ,• .. . The - bulk - of the. dissatisfaction ap pOared to wine . : frOpi Laricaster, dolphin, ;Dauphin and Lhnerne. Lao: easter had _substantial reasona for bad 11,e: the Wow apportionhuint Out of pile. Senator; and one Representative: Luzornq complained,- and justly, that 41143. new ' bill offdctually swamped the Republican strength, Which bat lately developed in that region, by hitching ,p 9 the 'strong Democratic counties of Pike and Monroe,. -and 'making it a u doublo district.' Philadelphia and Dan -pkin having no grievance • of their_ own. Look up the cudgel for those who had the ,right to Complain, and' thim a very ./i t rely opposition to.the bill, when brought out. The protests-and:. ill-humor 'were and'the Reuse linally,voted iioetnOne . , :indefinitely/ tbe ,t rnotion :to re-cOnsiddi'' and thii'nevi tippet-donation! vras': finished,. greatly to the relief of u'verybody who bad any interest in Leg-. islattoM , --„ ' - . i After the , app l Ortfenneuf hlt, was die: . posed, ef,.,;he reported iu ;Alia Senate: . Fromall; rdationsvit that - body without. ,y hat Ate ftto .ia„the , llouse Cannot be, 'predicted, a ' l 7 , :though•tho , chitireesuroin itslaver.y . Thin bill" wiii . doubtlosa cola!) tip3u'SOMO'Okano dtditri the. Weeic2 and' • if, ft vrill. likely be f'inn ;through ai rapidly. as it 'was last :session., :The ,atten- , tide of the Senate - fa' in' 'earli,day.-, I lio„ time has yet been fixed for adjournixient,:, and it is - hardly poseiblalliat take Ohm before the middle of May. 730,RDER nke6lcct emiiilkttco WsvlitiPwas.W. ferrad'tlie petitienf..fivOlnuidred zobsaf Chambersburz'pkiying for Some legiylitTOP\ to makkcompensatiop tor el extraordinary '; leSsns "Troparty su tkldod -by , theni-auring--,the late. ‘17.34. ' make the following report : Thatthey have considered the subject -matter-o=th° petition - referred td them, and generally the question of losses by our citizens of the southern border dur ing.the-war,--by. reason of depredations upon their property by the Confederate : and Federal, .f ns orces, and ,particularly by, raids of the forer, :and will • Pracceeto . statalbeir 'exinctusions• Upon the - several points invelvedin the,-question of-public resPonsibility,for- those losses,,:with, .the .grounds. u . pou r which their p..-nclusions rest, 'l'lonr - repOrt is, made thinclitantW `biseaus6"theY . 'tinderataild that' their •it“ .veStightion.was riot-intended to-be con fined to the.Cliambetsburg losses, alone, ;but to extend,to, all the losses Which, oc curred upon the border which'hereto fere hitio been ruhjeeted to examination under the anti', .ly of the State. . . „ , LIABILITY '01? J 1•11E .- 1.111ITED 'BTATEI. . The first question to be considered is, whether the United States are liableifor the hisses Upon. the border, either - by .reason of a direct-ebnetitutional obliga tion or by reason of particular facts con nected with the several invasions of the State, or by both. ' ' By the fourth section of the fourth article of the Constitution of the United .States, it is provided that the United States shall protect each of the States of the Union against invasion. This guar antee is coupled with two' others—the one for protection of the several- States against domestic violence upon demand 'Of State authorities, and the other to se cure to them republican forms of govern-. ment. Against.:,everf form of external and internal danger,• accompanied by violence, this comprehensive' section of guarantees was intended to protect the States, and the obligation assumed by the United States under it hail but one expressed limitation, which is; that , the interposition of the Federal Government against domestic - violence - most - be in voked-by the Legislature of a State or by the Executive thereof when the Legisla ture cannot be convened: 'No ono can -doubtrupon - rending theso l guarantees of the Constitution, and duly considering the general objects for which the Con stitution was made, as annonnded in its, preamble, that complete defence to the States was promised and intended there by, and that an obligation of self-de fence,-which in the absence of the con stitutional compact, would have rested exclusively upon the several States, was ,thereby charged upon the Feddal Gov ernment. It is not necessary to insist that the States respectively parted with the right of defending themselves against external danger when imminent, or against actual invasion, but unquestion ably the whole duty of defending 'them was imposed upon the United. States. Nor can it be doubted Cast . this - align- . tion and duty of the United States to protect each State against invasion is not confined to cases of invasion by a foreign enemy. The gurantoo is expressed •in ,general language, and is without limita tion. An invasion of a State from an other State or association of States is as muck provided against as an invasion from abroad. This is the clear conclu sion to be drawn from the language of the gurantee, and from consideriflr_the known reaSons_ viblch dictated its in sertion in the -Constitution.. Hence Judge Story; in his work upon the Con stitution, section 1818, in Speaking of this.gurantee, declares "that the lati tude of the expression here used seems to secure each State not ;only- againgt. foreign hostility, but against ambitious or vindictive enterprises - of its- - more powerrul neighbObt:' It is beyond dispute that tho United States (1 4 .1 not keep this guarantee of de fence u_pon.the several occasions when Our borderlvae striick by the" binetilY dar; ing the rocentwar of the rebellion. The guarantee was not kept and duties under it performed - by the United States, and by reason of their default, our citizens were assailed in Moir peaceful homes and thPir property appropriated, or wasted and consumed.. They were completely innocent of .all' - blame. They had per iormed all their duties both to the. State and Federal Governments, by contribu tion of taxes, by voluntary assessments upon thenisolves in hid of the common defence, .hy.the.taising - ..of troops and by complete obedience to all the laws , of the land. But their just claim—their abso lute right to pi otection and 'defence against external violence—was not main- - Mined by dither of the governments to which they owed allegiance. It is true, as a general principle, , that "protection againSt invasion is "clue from every society to UM parts composing it." (Story on Con., see. 181.9.) This correla tive of allegiance rests upon ovary State, and in the absence of compact or treaty between States is exclusively a State obligation. But - under our system of dual government thelesse is widely dif ferent, cis already shown. Primarily, this obligation unquestionably rests upon the United States, and wasassumed gy them in the Federal compact for full and valuable consideration. The con tribution of State strength to the Union, and the assumption of numerous and onerous duties to the Federal Govern- anent by.the people and government of each State constitutes the solid. founda tion upon which this Federal obligation rests. It follows that .a State may de mand this prOteetion for Its citizens from the Federal LiovFestm inde very possible. ease, anti hence, in no ease can the an swer be •made by or' . in behalf of that tibvernment that the State is bound to defend itself.. • If then, any duty or obligation rests upon. a State to proteot its own people against invasion, it must bo considered as ono to be discussed only between the State and its citizens in view of the pe culiar relations which subsists 'between: them. The United States cannot assort any such State obligations 'or duty in tits face of their own clear guarantee con tained in the fourth article of the Con stitution.. In the default of the' constitutional protection of the State by the,United. States against invasion, and of an net nal defence of the State by herself (In eouseqnonee of snob- default), can any one doubt' that the outlay incurred by the State for defensive purposes would constitute a just ,demand against the United States? In such case ought not the gtiaranare partysto make good the outlay incurred by reason of its default, - and when the State. inak6s her deniand for reimbursement ; would it notbe most unreasonable and unjust to repudiate or reject it? But can losissos incurred; by the ,State or by her citizens in . cense-, (menu, of a breach of the guarantee, be put upon a .different fdoting from. the outlays. incurred by • Alie State •in . self defence ? In each. vase the default of the guaranteeing ,party.,and protecting; party is the cause,and, foundation of the demand. T9lO cOnimittee, can discover no Ai m i t ation . ill 1 ' such case upon the re sponsibility of. the United States, ez.: copt their inability, tccresPond to. the tie= inand. It is admitted, that war ravages may be so eitensivo as to render indent city to innocent, sufferers .inipOssible. 'fho. burden ' may be. too great to be: borne, , and, cannot,,• therefore; be . ac. 'copted or assumed. But in Ihe present ease the plea of bankruptcy 'or inability . cannot be interposed. , '• . , Will to be' observed that the guarantee in .the ;Constitution is. one im , faver of the ,several States in their .capacityas' parties to the compact, and' W'fs, there fore; to be Maiserted .by the Stites and not by individual citizens , in all eases bf its violation: Donee : it ia,proper, ,anch becomes rnecessety, in the present in stanco, ;to, ekamine:tho • relations' and i itterconria between' the 'State' and ' the , :Federal Government. during :the , war; ,and,,the. condubt of eaok4n _relation to; ~4110 defenevef the State. Did the. State • ,lierfornri .alrher - dutiee to the Iredeh'il ' ,i)oVerrimenti and is' She in'a positiottla' I.;claint that. the guarantee in: question: i should have ,been kept? The .answo to, I: this question isfurnished c .hy the stat-, , I mos of the'Comm'onweelth, and 1) , . tio ,3 pablie.redords ofthe War. '' ,'. •H ,,, ! ; .' The State furnished her duealtaro , ,of, Militia and volunteers under the several: i cells., ? made i by , the ~Presitlent ,of ; the ' - United' States, and 'she subinittd with=._ Oat 'etlinplaint tOthe vigerou's 'elevation within her limit:l4er the conseription!aid ' or.„)larolt,:1868, and: its. several.,supple-, merits., Her due oC tioemFror the 1 piddle 'llerylce_Was fdrelehlid, by het or 1 ciravVrt from her under United States, laws• • and Presidential' proclamations . , througiip'rt the war s ; and, in edditioq; thereteOli several teases of emergemqq-' shed fnOlislred, - top-the United Stated her oviusiefensive forte. Aftlie..urgent demanifef the War. Thipartmentplie alt :.lowed itir border tOlie uncovered to t,14 , , strokco,ef the :enerriy,, when, by a 'more; 46111814blicy, stiCs - temid have seethe. her own protection at. the peril of the common interest involved in thb strug gle.. - But it is a material m0n5i,114444 iq passing rips her conduct as,a - meinbor of the Federal" in a'tinfe of tines , ' anspled'diffieulty and danger, that She ' did net rely-wholly .upon the-ajnited States; forilum:protectionl from .eztcrpal dmigek. , i lp, addition to a • prcuppt, : 7.90 7 oils arid coin pieta perilirm aned Of all her dates'. the' dein in on" eauSe; Tide 'made •adoqii ito.previgion for. defending.' her-. Selfen nd would' havelvliolly relieved kilo, Federal Government from thp perform; ancesif Praetical 'duties W i lier Wider the ' constitutitinaltuarantge if ihat , Gttverti- - - iiient had notinterferdd with lierniefen- , sive Prrangempids, and taken, from lmr her defensive force, . •, - .„ The 'report — then' precCeds - e•%ie - t;v tlio measures taken by the Stare Ter' the &Canes ordicr citizens. The - 'Reserve Corps was. organized 'at a cost, to the.• State of .$3,600,000, ; mid transfSiTed 'fo the Federal' army 'immediately aftei' tbe - Bull Rini defeatr thereby exposing uur borders. 'to the enemy. In 1868; the ealled.outto defend the ex posed, portions of 'the, State, and the money advanced, to pis , Ahern: The Legislature Subseqiielitly - -legallied. 'the payment, , and.anthorized a lcsnarto zneet .it. In 1864 six regiments were organized- for border defence, but were called to thc Potomac" teltinforce Huntdi after his defeat; "and : the destruction of betsburg was the result. '-An eXtraordi nary session of the Legislature was called 'and $3, - 000,000 more approPriated.foride fence ; bid the war soon after closed, and rio part of it was expended;.. and the monejtaid for the Reserve-' CerpS and: for the militia in 1813 was repaidto.the. State by - the, Government. Thim State, in the opinion of the'cOminittee, discharged her duty faithfully, but 'her -borders - were--exposed,:•and -her-citizens suffered spoliation, because her defensive. troops were transferred to save tine Union armies. The repoWthen — reviews the various acts of Assembly from-1861 to . 1868, in all eight different. onactnierds providing for the adjudication of the claims, and for the pament,l of - a portion of them. They show that the ultimate payment of-the clhirris by the General Government was steadily kept in view by- the State, and that the state, has redognized* her duty to procure an adjustment of them for her citizens. The report concludes as followli : ; , Under the several acts above men tioned the border' claims "have been ex amined and ascertained'ader the sanc tion of Stathauthority, and the evidence of their amount and character is, upon file in the office of the Auditor general. Salmi of thoSe ascertained under the earlier assessments have beep paid by the United States, and upon those lo cated in Chimbersburg half a million of dollars has been paid out_ of the State Treasury under the act of fifteenth of February, 1806. Speaking generally, the validity and justice of the border claims haVe been asserted in the strong est possible manner by the State govern ment, and the whole scope of State action concerning them points to their ultimate - adjustment and payment. AkousT Or c 141303 The losses which are the subject' of the present inquiry *ore caused by - suc, cessivo raids in 1862, 1863, and 1864, by the advance and operations of Lee's army in 1863, and by clopredationS ,and ap propriations of property at- several.times by Federal troops.,As to the latter it is to be noted .that te militia, lay whom sumo Of the dbmages • were occasioned, were mustereiNnto the United- States - service - heTore'lludi , ' - advanao - on The' border, and constituted a part of the Federal forces. The aggregate amount of the claims cannot, with the, means of information at band, be exactly stated. In the Wheal reports on file in the Auditor General's office, sonic of the dahlia are duplicated ; some of those reported upon under the aot of 1868 being contained in prior reports. But the sun total of the claims will not exceed twtmillion eight hundred-thousand dollarsiand they will be -subject to such revision as may be li thought proper in case.of, and whenever their final payment ctud settlement shall be provided for. It'bbelleVed that they are held entirely by the original claim ants—that they have mot boon assigned or transferred to otherparties. DUTY OP TILE STITE The duties which the State owes to her own citizens in the present case may- be - made the subject of debate. That she should take prompt and effectual action to secure to thorn a-reasonatdeindemnity for their losses, ought to be admitted by all ; but the particular line of action to -be-pursued byber may be open to ques tion. She has already advanced - or paid of/ half a million of ollars upon the claims -under the act o 1866, and has :therefore a direct peen ia.l3 , interest- to that amount in ontbreing — them against the Federal Government. But, beyond this interest of her own, it is or to be her duty to provide for or to obtain fur ther indemnity to her people. She owes protection to them, and she alone can claim on-their behalf and on-her own the guarantees of the Federal Constitution. It remains to inquire what immediate or direct relief, if any, eau be furnished by the , State to her citizen claimants._ She cannot assume the payment, of their claims and place those claims in thir form of a public debt to be met by her .hefe. after, because the Statneonstituticaor bids•the creation of a debtmf such-mag ritude. Nor (by. reason of another - ,pro-. •ision of the, constitution ) can she' Joan her credit to them in any way whatever. ' Bat she may appropriate money from het Treasury to pay the elaims,:in.whole or in part, or may divert any part - of her revenues, not pledged JO the Sinking Fund, and apply it to the same object. Pending'the application to ho made. by her upon the Federal Government for indemnity, and before that Application shall bo complied wtth, she may appro., priato money In aid of the 'Claimants or in . extinguishment of their demands. The power of the two houSes to do this is complete, and their exercise of the power is wholly, within their discretion. It is a clear power, but mie"to be exer cised, it exorcised .at all, ~under a full sense of ruPresentative duty, and in, full view of- all those- considerations of ex pediency acid justice which pertain to the question/ •• '• • •,- • But either as the representative ofour people, .01.411.11er own right as the holder of: the claims, tlio State' Oovernment should proroptly, Press upon the Pectoral .ocovernment the fceognitloti 'and allow ance of theto claims—as .a• matter of juiScoto the : -Seatb, and of Federal ob ligations, under ~conOtitotion. of the Viiitdd,'States, A. 11. DILL,: •, C. R. BucuAtEvv,. GEO. CONNELL, ,„. C. M. DUNCAN.- The coiliinittee 'deport a bill 'providing 'for a carded revision of the claims, by. the' courts to prevent 'all Speculation and, frinujiand the payment of the interest on them by, the State. • The Sttate becomes' the owner'of the olailas,, 'an& to demand the 'paynient . of , thorn, and t1ie4500,000, with interest already paid .Cliambarsburg, aad when the claims are paid to tho State 046w:until bLroito:b9 Senator -White. does-not entirely atirre,e; ,with the othez four monabers of the oopa, inittee„, He bolds that the cairns should ho propMly adjudkattid 'bj the State; as the bill prevideb, and-that iR equity the General Government , should pay them ; that the State shOuld not Interfere In the matter beyond making , the demand foi heir citizens.: - •• • • . PENNSYLIVANIA,LIgOISZATpRO ,• , - kr. Davin, from tbfroohimiAte&bretiril .foronco pri tbe appbytionmeht . bill, ,tigtde f9lloning-roportn: , n - n. n . • mna AiTonaioiggintimn n &Ada.' • Vutil`the neit eepteilnial enumeration et the taxable inhabitants, - And an appor‘ tionnientm thereon, the 'senate, shall coil , get , of , thirty-throe rnember4.and iippeptilnied as, follows, tn wit,; , , 4t14" -f 7th r Btli‘ And 2. The 9th; I.oth, -1801, 14th,„15tli and 29th wards 1 • / pa , T oZtli; 8th,11t . 14.12tb,10t14.17th . - ' • d 18th wards . ' , ..0.'.. ........... 1 _ #..:l' O.slOth, 20th, 215t,:22c108d, 24th; .1... ri > ..... oth, 27th atut2Sth viar4s,..C . ."" 4 , .. OfWater,aud Delaware ',"' i 1. Alcir,itgoOmiy...,.'4,,.i, if ' C. a • '7. BdOks atdkNorthampton ./ 4 1 1 ,... l' 9.• Lancasterl 10; 'Schuylkill .„ • 1 11. I..(Migh apd.Carbon- , . ;q ,A. 12. /Dauptkiilraliti Lobarion j ~',..).... ....,.v.. 1' 18. Luierne, onrooH and Piko "• - 2 IC- Bradford;. Susquehanna; : -Wayne. - • and Wyoming -' - • 1 15., - ,.Ccilumblai,.„Lysoming,. tdontour , .. and Sniflyan '1 ..., 18: Canieron; "g'ltean, 'potter ' and ,. ' '. ' ''' ' Tiaga •7,: , ,!• • ~../:',li•- a ...i i I'7: Einyileri_•:,,.Perry, .ITorthumberland , 1,, ; • and,thuhm , 1 18..glinton,.. 'Cambria, Clearticld 'and • 'lig. 'Cumberland and'Prarklin;l ' ' 1 '2o:.,Adams and York 1...'„...,'...; , I. .21s Bedfordi,,. '. Fulton, . Blair , , and , ~ C anieee..... " .. . . '.22:' e S ntre," s JUniata,' ' Mifflin and 1 .' " ''' 'Huntingdon', ''' ' ' - " 'l. 23. Allegheny . • - ,‘ ' . 8 25.; Indlana and Westmeleland _ 1 20: . Payettnand Greene...:.;..' . 1 20; Beayor,l.ltitler'alid::WasliiiigeOn - ::: l r 2 7 ,,. 01miou;Armstrong,' 'JeffeksOrk:veil. .- ...' Forest, . ' • ' ~ ' 1 28 1 Lawrenee,l2.le-eer and,Vona.igo ..,.,1 , . . 29. Crawrord 1 80. - Erio rind: Warren - • ' '''' ' ' ' 1 - H•011' . of Iteliivsentatiiiis: - ' - "(Mtn the next septennial enumeration •bf the taxables and apportionment .thereon made by law, the house of rep resentatives shall consists)! one hundred members, and be apportioned - as follows : The city of Philadelphia'hliall be diVided into eighteen districts, nah l tely•: I 1. 'The ist ward and theist, 2d;;Bd, • • 4th, sth, 6th; Bth, : 100,• 12th, I'3th, 15th, 16th and ..17th di ' visions of the 26th ward' ' • 1 2. The 2d •viard and the Ist and 2d • . • • divisions of the 3d ward—, 1 113. The.4th ward; the 3cl t 4th, sth, 6th, 7th, 86,..0th and 10th divisions of the Bd' ward- ' 1. '4. The 7firvrard and the 7th, Bth, 11th' and.: 14th divisions of the 26th ward - 5. The sth'and 6th .wards 1 6. The Bth and 6th wards , except the Bth .division of the .oth wail], 7. The 10th ward, Bth division of the 9th ward, and Ist division of the 15th ward, and the let and 2d di visions of the ward. 1 8. The 2d, fld, Ath, sth, oth, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 10th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st diiisions of the 15th ward I 9. The 13th ward and•the 14th ward, ' ' except: the Ist and 2d divisions. 1 10. The lltli and 12th ,wards..... ......... 1 11'. The 29th Ward, the 28th ward and the Bth and 13th divisions of the • 15th ward 1 12. The 10th ward, and the 4th, sth, 9 ;AI and 10th divisions of the 17th ward, and the Ist and .2d division's of the 20th ward 1 11. The Bd, 4th, sth, oth, 7th, 11th, - 12th, 'l3th, 14th and 19th di. . • visions of the 20th ward, and - the oth, 7th and 9th divisions of the 17th ward 1 14. ,The 18th ward, the 4tli division of the 25th" ward, the Ist, 2d and 3d divisions of the 17th ward.... 1 15. The Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th,- 51,11, 6th, 7th, • --. 9th,"loth - , - ,llth, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 22d, , 211 d, :24th and 25th divisions of ' the 19th ward, and 18th of the - 20th ward. a 1. H. -The 22d arid the 21st wards 1 17. The 23 ward, and the Ist, 2d,' 3d, sth, 6th, 7th and Bth divisions of the.26tll ward, and the 801,130 th- - and 21st divisions of the 19th ward 18. The 24th and 27th' wards 1 Adarns. 1 Franklin - - --1- Armstrong „ • Beaver, Butler and Washington Bedford and Fulton Barks Blair 1 ft Bradford and Wyoming 2 Byars - 2 Ca:Mbria Pdtter and APlCenn 1 Carbon and Ar01441)0 • ...... . . ..., 1 Allegheny, dutside of Pittsburg 5 The Ist; 2d, 11, 4th; sth, 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th. and 14th warclti of the city of Pittsburg • e 1 The 10th; ,11th, 12th,-13th, 15th, 100, 17th, 18th, 10th, 20th,, 21st, 22d and 23c1 wards Of the city of Pittsburg.— 1 Chester . 2 , Centro i : ' 1 Clearfield - . . .......... Clarion and Porost Clinton,Lycoming and Sullivan Columbia Crawford Cumberland.,,,.„„ Dauphin and Perry, Delaware ' Elk, Cameron and Jefferson Fayette Huntingdon Indiana Juniata and Miffiin Ltinoastev Lawrence ....... Lebanon Lehigh. Lucerne Montgomery ME == Northitinberland and Montour 2 Pike and Wayne 1 Schuylkill - ' 3 Snyder End Union, 1 Susqueliiinna and Wyoming ' • 2 Tioga ' . 1 . Ire:amigo . 1 .. • Warred. 2 Westmoreland 3. Y0rk...... Qt done... Somerset The previous question was Chen:called, and the report of the committee was adopted by a vote of 21 to 5, Messrs War fel, Billingfelt; Allen ancl•Findtay voting uay. Items vlbout APRIL 27, 1871. Tui dry weather. stili 'Continues. Tue. )ilaes are in bloom, the beshee being covered with fragrant flowers.. ,. . AN Individual living on North, West str9p.t,.i . s_t:jx.e . qcvney Awq:ta,i/:lomiktnsk, . • •- -' and eggs wore .plenty market this (Iyeduesday) morning. IQaAV —Travel over the Cumbe. land Yalloy Read. - I..towr—The supply .of country : rad- 7 . ishes,in market. Bar teidioh Sawyer's noiv ailiertisements in another 'column; , • . e riianr are ioetwbea 40. and Li() various at ; dio ; Tnsrp,3, Asylum at die ~prtme!it . . .11,Ociors offered. :for salo..4ll,piarket. IG, causes a . . porsores mind rOyOrtAnt 5004 . .0f „ - CA.141. lizamaa are already . al:. nounad}i' in a number ofScair friehand