Pittston Gazette

              / ni f ?/ T-i I DUBfLrtATIO» H i ) I ton The (Jjourru MWN 0»not embraces * taiD. ety aI Jobbing Material,.,with Cifiiutor Taylor Steam Press, two smaller Steam Power Presses and two Hand* Presses, thui 6B«Wi*|» #Tp«flttC, work aietrtirj klad, and io aarateiU»» man»»r aoi Jj be surpassed «ven in our larje at tow rates. ■ ■ . Particular attention paid to the printing #f Manifest's, Pamphlets, Cfrenfcw"a» Show-Bflfs, Kotes. Orders, Hand- Wlto, r •ill-Heads, Tickets The Pmiui fitiETTS is published- etery Thv»s»i*D morning by G. M itiOHAM in the "Gazette Building," west side of Jt»in Street, l \i i I No post**? otMH*oCi wrtfeia Uf-tionnty—Xatmaol advertising a9 follows: Ono Square, (8 lines} or less, 0»*r three weeks, 12; three months, $3; six months, W; one year, $12. One-eighth Column, on» month, $4f six months. $10; one year, $15. mi One-quarter Column, one mo., $10; three mos.,$l5; six months, $18; one year, $30. 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A little reflection on this subject will probably satiny all who have the good of the country at be^.rt, that bur best course i» to take the OanBiitutum . j for btir 'guide, walk in the path marked out by the'fonnders of the Republic,*«dtl obevTfie triers «ftd« awirtdbjr the ob«eka*c«»o« ***** PITTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1867. WHOLE NO. 872. VOL. XVII.—NO 40. t id ua-ii"* dicilon which iloeB not belong to tb«ni. uuless thpso States are States of the Union. reducrrif; *U their without distinction, indiscriminately to a new claw wbelly unprepared by previous h*bitf. and oppwtunUtes, W: perform the trust which it demands, ia to degrade it, and finally to destroy its power; for it may be sdfely assumed tliat nb political truth is better established tbaiftbat(tltfh Indiscriminate and/ ext*ti#idn':ofDp^*«i,'C'BW frago.mustTaad-at last tfAtTuolio«/'i! tie Li'•* ■' 'o not 'idxi -'fD' rfj t repeat ajcpre*siQU Of Off. willingnes* to: iB»a in pi»V- »cC»p« 0C our^ne**-\ promises tohqtmCfca 'condition of Ibe negroes and the South bj. encouraging' them in industry, enlightening their 'OiiiriM, improving"their Worsts, and giving protect ton-te amwPjurt rights'** frwdm'in. Hut the trammer of our poHtieal fhlierftanee totlrtiil wou!4j in tnyiopinkm.iieian abandonment of 4 duty which w* iDwa Alike to Abe mconohy ofopr Jktherajnd.the.rigbl»»»f ourcbUdrw*. , The plan of putting the  wholly, and the General Government paitialJj,. into the hands of "negroes, is proposed at a time pecnliarly unpropitious. The foundations of bfofceto tip by cit-fi Ver.'1 Industry muat.be reorganised* justlee  e£, puUiQtcredit orderbrougbt out of confusion. To atoaaaplialsr .4hese a tide would„rtCjj}H? wisdom an4 virtue of the great men who forpieij, our iostittttipqa o;igin»l- IconSdenily believe thaj thC» deMpndaqty will "be equal to the artfuour laek before them, ' but HfcWow* than ttiadhi!tt to eXpefct that he-- : frpMi'vrilt perfonn H1 tot* urf.'1 '-ire aught not toastllieir iNiiklce uh€l Cwe $*c spaii of ou/ own .competency. C rr« carefully Molded. A faithfhf atitl conscienlious magistrate will concede very ranch to honest arjor, and something even to. preverse mal- 'I .ict, Were he will endanger the public peace ; and he will not adopt forcible measure?, or such as ifiight lead to force, as long as those which, are"pfeaceabTe remain open to him or to his confcftt tfue that cases may occur in (»ky4i Vhe iSir«lc«tir«-wonia Vb- compelled to stand onita rigtota endMiiifftartn thetn,r*g»rdDi*H «wueC)u«Beet. If.Cwngreas should • passman Apt which set only. In pal pa tie ooncarried out, produce immediate and jjyrepara- We organic' structure pf'the Got* ] ' ertifcrtfirt, iihdlf there be neither judicial remedy for tbe Wtong* it inflicts, poi/er fn the J people to -p fleet tlrtmselvee without the official1 •id «*. their'etarted riafeaitent tf, for instaflce, tbe legislating department should pass *n act, ftveu tbrougball;lhe lo abolish a co-ordinate department of the Government, ifl|C „ such a caee the President must take the. Jrigh rfe»[fonsibilfrtcs of his office, anefsave the life of at all baiarSs. The so-caTIed Ilecoc sttutfOonMtfa,r fhoughaa plafitffy u'neonatitutionai as any that can be fmagfhed, were riot :be)i«ere4 t*be within the tilt* Daat mentioned- The people wera net wholly i disarmed of the all ,_U»a Northern States they still held ia thpirhands the sacred right of the ballot, and it to believe that in dhe tiinb they would cometo the rescuc rff their own instllutitftis, ft gives me pleasure W edd-foaitfc**£p*it to our ?ommon constituirnts was »ot tfckes i» Mi, arid that my cbnfi'tvcao'im CsBir wiademaad virtue seenis not to faav* been xWaplaoad. to w id! jlidw M *C jjaMWy.Ha.cwn that enanaooa frauds hajfl been perpetrat«4 oj tka.Tr»ae«*r, and that colossal Mljp.ea havebeen toada at th# public expense, Tfcij species of oCDrrupti«n ffas Ittctasal&l, Is Tilferesiing, and, if not diminisheiS.'wHt'teoft brfog-us to total ruin and dlsiVewii Thr ptfttfe eredftora and the ta-pfcy•rs areatikeiateiwfeid feati bohe* admitm-4tati«aD«f tba-Ananaea, andnsllhar ehrti C»HI robberies 0( th© recent p'astj. For thia discreditable state of Some of the taxes are so laid as to present an irresistible temptatfbtt-UD" evade payment The great sums Wfciofc oSetrrt maywinby connivance at fraud" tteataa pressure whlchh mot« than tie virtue •f many can withstand; «ad there can be no dcok* that tbeijpea disregard of constitutional Obligations avowed by Hme of the highest and [most influential men is the country, has greatly weakened the moral sense of those who serve in subordinate places. The expenses of tha United States, Including interest on the public debt, are mere than aix times as much as they 1 were seven yean ago. T» aollect *nd disburse this vaat amount requires careful supervision aa well aa systematic vigilance. The system, ner- i er perfected, was much disorganized by the 1 "Tenure of Office Bill," which has almost destroyed official accountability. The President maybe thoroughly convinced that an officer is incapable, dishonest, or 'nnfittthful to the Constitution, but under the law which I have named, the. utmost ha can do is to complain to the Senate, tuiU ask the privilege of supplying hia place with a better man. If th* Stnate be re- personally or politically hostile to the President, it is fcatilral and not altogether unreasonable for the officer to expect thtft it will take brs partaa far as possible, restore him to his place, and give him a triumph over his executive superior. The officer has other chances of impunity arising from aoeidental defecta of evidence, the mode of investigating it, and the secrecy of a hearing. It U not wonderful tka1 official malfeasance should became bold in proportion as the delinquents learn to think themselves safe. I am entirely persuaded that under such a rule the President cannot perform the great dniy assigned to bim of seeing the laws fearfully ekeetrtW.tmdthet it disables him meet especially from enforcing that rigid wlweh ia neeeaaaryr U the due wrecqtipn.of UusyReyenoe la we-. ; Bnstntsfl €arbs. 1 Sttshusa (SdriJl THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. to the ooaditipa of slavaiy ■g U T L E R HOUSE, If the Southern States component parts of the Union, the Constitution is the supreme law for theni, as it is for all the other States.— They are bound to obey it, and so are we. The right of the Federal Govcrumnet, which is clear and unquestionable, to enforce the Constitution upon'them, implies the correlative'obligation oni our part to obsetv4 its Utnitatietiii and execute its guarantees. Without the Constitution w« are nothing ; by,'through', and under the Constitution we are what it makes us We may doubt lie wisdom of the law, we" may not approve o'fiU provisions, but we cannot violate it merely because it seems to confine oar powers within limits narrower than we could wish.— . It is not a qtiefction o/individual, bf class; (ft sectional interest—much less of party, predominance ; but of duty—of high and sncred duty, wkich we are all sworn to perform. If we cannot support the Constitution with the! cheerful alaority of those who leve and believeiB it, we must give to it at least the fidelity of public servants, who act under solemn eibligatloBs and commands which they dare not disregard. with each individual, cpjejiiw iteelf 4,0 *he forms of law, and vindicates its own purity  •n impartial enery case before a cqpapatelitjudicial tribunal. If this does net satisfy all our desires with regard to thq Sou th- ; emVebels, let us console ourselves iDy reflecting thai a in Wir anfl unlirokeh in.peaoe.li wo»th -fair more to u» and our tha* the PMPiD1 cat feeling. I am aware it is assumed that this system of government for the Southern States is not to be perpettaal. Tl-ii tftofe thfc military government is td bondy proviajoaail) but it ia through, ibis temporary avil that a greater «vil isto W nvadb perpetual. If the guarantees of the Constitution can U broken provisionally to serve i\ lera- irtfpoeb,antl in a psftt only of the country, weean destroy tbem *verjr»here and let all time.; Arbitrary measures,often change,but they generally change .for the worse. U U the curee of despotism that it has no halting place. Tbe'idlermCtted ex«Tciseof ltspower bririg* io"- gen so of security to Ha scrbjecta, for they cam never know what moielhey will be ealled. to endure when its red right fiand is armed to plague' them again, nor is it possible'Co ! conjecture Ertta if -where power unrestrained by law may seek .itia next victims. The States t hater* still-free may be enslaved at any moment, for if the Constitution does not protect all it bone. " a ' It W'lViinl'fesliy and avowedlj the object of these laws te confer dpon! ttegrois the  of votings and to disfranchise such a nufaber of white citipns as will give the former a clear majority at all election* in the 8outh'efii:States. This, to the minds of some persons, is so Important that a violation of the Constitution ik justi-" fied »s a meins of bringing it abant. : line mo ,ralitjr. wh|c*i, excuses a WrBng because it proposes to accomplish, a durable ebd: 'We afe not permitted to do evil that good may come, kut in thft case the etrd  as well as the means. The subjugation »(the States to negro domination would be Won* tlwti: the military despotism under which they ffo now suffering. It was believed beforehand that the people wenild e mitt re any amount of ihilltdry oppression for any length of- titoe rather than degrade thcmselvea by subjection to ithft negro race. Therefore they have been left without a choice. 'Negro suffrage was: established by aet of Congress, abd ibe mifHaTy officers were commanded UD superintend the process of clothing the negro race with politioa! privileges torn from white men. c 'attorney at law, PITT&TON, rA., e.oSTjj.rk; Fellow- Citizens of the Santo and House of Representatives : PITTSJQH, PPNN'A The continqod disorganisation of Uie Union, to which the President has so often called the attention of Congress, is yet a subject of profound and patriotic concetti. We may, however, find some relief from that anxiety in the reflection ttnlt painiutpolitteat situation, although befote nnWedtJ" otiridvefe, ft not new in;the experience of actions. Political science, pcthaps, as highly perfected in our own time a ad country as in atty other,' lta* hot yet disclosed any means by which civil wars can be absolutely prevented. An enlightened nation* however, with a wiso and beneficent consHtotution of (tea Government, may diminish thfcir frequency and mitigate their severity by directing all its proceedings in accordance with ita fundamental law. J. TREFFISON, Proprietor. Bounty,, Back Fay, Pensieiw, and Sovemmwit Claims Collected. . r,i i Office in Express ©«e* Apr. 13.1865 jjlOREST HOUSE, Aug. 10, '65. Oorgpr Wyomipg Avenue and Sfruqe SCBANTON, PA. j}redeee«*DM..-D:cri i:C : :vu fi»m ' TP The prelect condition of oj»r finances ud circulating medium i# one to whiC}fcWly consideration i? invited-. t u igj »t: 7 The proportion which the currency of any country should bear to tho whole value ol the annual produce. by. .meare?,?9_ • question upon which political have not (vgresdj r.'-Nor cap it be controlled h$,legj§- latioi.i, but ,niust be kft to the irrevocable;laws 'which every.where regulate commerce aA$l v; trade. The circulating medium will ctjsi; ]k- . - resigjjab'.y flow to those poin]£^.herp^j£jup,; greatest demand. The law .of .demftjftl . supply is as unerring as that which regpktes the tides of the ocean, and indeed, currency like the tides, has it ebbs and flows .throughout the conupyj&J for^l..las At the b«gjiwkig Crf the rebellion theiC» note- «ir«ubuifta of the country «o»a«te4 *• i not «i*h aorctfaM W*o hwpdred mitotmn ttf ».ii dollknt Now the cirevlatk ' ~ ' notes and.iboaa known j* nearly aoven hwdrai urged ty son» tbat^~ eroased, \TTRIGHT &  A TVQ R N® ¥ SA T A W, WILKES-BARRE, PA. M C1REEX) ftWWBKW- „ U.Rmi. - tta-sowwiw. Ocf. 4,1866.—1y Office on Main St., above Z. Bennett's 8tore. Will practice in Courts of Iriwerne County and Mayor's Courts of Carbondale. iaGwmanaad. English- . D. C. Harrington, Kotaty Public. * C. E. WRIGHT. D. C. HARRINGTON. 0 E N T R A L HOTEL, WM. Q. PALMER, PaopRiBToa; ■; UPPER PTTTfitON, Feb. 4,1864. ■Jhe Hoiue has been thoroughly renovated and much improved, and tDia feels assured that heican make his comfortable Ih every way. Hi* table will be supplied with the best of provinder and his bar with the rfiocest of liouors. patronagX of tb#t*Mie 'e *StWWy MHcHtct. ' Pittston, June 0, '67-y -WV B P R A ' ®-T y Oil When a civil war has been brought to a close it is manifestly the.first interest and duty of the State to repair the injuries which the war baa inflicted, and to .secure, the benefit of the lessons it teaches as fully and as speedily as possible. This duty was, upon the termination of the Rebellion,"promptly accepted, not only by the Executive Department, but by the insurrectionary States themselves, and restoration in the first moment oY peacc was believed to be as easy and certain as it was indispensable, The expectation, llowGVer. then so reasonably and confidently entertained,'disappointed by legislation from vhUk I felt oanatraiaed by my obligations to the Constitution to withhold my assent. i •" o. ATTORNEY/ AT JiAW,.. AND UNITED STATES CLAIM AGENT, (JAM BRIAN HOUSE, The Constitutional duty is not the only one which requires the States to be restored. There is another conspiration which, though of minor importance, isyet of great weight. On the 22nd ot J[uly, 1881, Cpngress declared, by an al- i most unanimous vote of both House*, that the warshodhf be conducted solely for the purpose of prtlwrvihg tboTJhioA, and maintaining the supremacy of the Federal-Constitution and laws, without dignity* equality ahd rifjbt of the State or of individual*, and that when thre was done the war should cease. I do not say that this declaration is perfectly binding on those who joined in making it, any more than individual members of Congress aiCe'personnlly bound to pay a public; debt created under a law for which they voted, but it wit a jjolemn public official pledge ortha national honor , and I «UMt imagine upon what grounds the repudiation of it ia to be justified— If itbe said that wo rre not bound to keep faith with Rebels, let it be remembered that this promise was not made to Rebels only. Thousands of true men in the South were drawn to our standard by It, and hundreds of thousands in the North gave their lives in the belief that i t would be carried out. It was made on the day after the first great battleef the war had been fought and lost. All patridtic aud'iritelligent men than saw; the necessity of giving such an assurance, end believed that /without it the war wooldend in disaster to oar cause. Having given that assurance in the extremity of our peril, the violation of it now in the day of our power would be a rude rendering of that good faith which holds the mortal world together,— Our country would cessetohave any claim npon the confidence of 'men. It would make .the war not only a failure, but a fraud. I ( • » • . * JL , l J , i 4 l. Pittston, t.aierne' County, Penan., Will attend to business entro»te4 to hiw, ii» W* line, with promptness and care. , o , Xj Office with Michael Reap, near the Penn a Coal CDD s Office, east side of ilain St. [Oct. 10, 67. FITfSTON, PA. j GRIFFITH THOMAS, Proprietor HpHE undersignedhaving purchased the inter' 1 est of Mr.%. B. Wfcytfcm »ie dbov«D well infcl favorablv known establishment, would rejPtetfullyl inform his friends and former patrons oilthe House, as m Um' iP*i*» general, •,nit nothing will be left undone to render to his sultoiners and guests satisfaction in every particular. Beverages of fcH ktnds served in the i belt style. Fresh Oysters and various other diihes wifl be prepared in the.mostacceptable pinner and at all hours. Thtf "Houseaims to be •tip of the highest respectability, and will be kept in a manner Ctp«H ytkc faiveMx cation to patronise if. G.T. f i Its ton, April 16,1883.—ly JJR. WASHINGTON G. NUGENT, Offers (lift pfofesribAM to* foe of Pttston and vicinity, «- Office 2d door north of the Bank. v, «m.tf 7 • 1 . *.»£» ■ ; The grant id iflWiWfccohotWetrti thetWo rarei'ty' ,£Dy»ta#J)»«ntal«utd oeorai obaraoteristir.s wllf ; prevent an stntlgajqation er fusionaf theartpgether ,iij o.ne.hqopogeqeope omh. If the info-J W H,. will govern with reference tq 9pjy tyl OVfg , torcste, for it will rccogniie ho common interests ind create m $V*nh/'iistliis continent has never jttWUiitt&Ji ; AfrtMylttieHfe4l6e4')kft1 4fcfluencn£ by J prorrtwfes-ef Confiscation and ' Pilsidv- en*- '• "?y respect for the rights of his own ttoe #o*»tinittsitC t faUst become Worp*,Mid jrofs^:  rwill subverted, ali indtwjry'.iceese, »nd thf . isrtHe field* ot the South grow up Intoa wilderness. OF all'ttib- dingers Whjch our nation has yet en»untoted]*«rfar&ieq&kl to those Which must res uU .from- thesueeeo#' of the HTort now making to:Africauil»B tto halt of c*r country. aC-.t would; tt»i put considerations of money in competition and But the ex - pensesIncident'to "reconstruction" under the system adopted by Congress aggravate what I regard as W»e-tUtthiSt6 Wrong of the measure itself. It has-cost uncounted millions already|' and if persisted in, will add' largely 'to 'flie weight of taxation already fcMiSppreSMVB to b# borne without Just complaint, ifttd may' finally I reduce the treasury of 'the'iiatltfn to a condition of bankruptcy. We mast not delude ourselves. It will require a strong standing army, and probably mere thaif $5*0,000,0001 per annum to Maintain the supremacy tof negro governments afterj tbey sre established. The sum tlius thrown away would, if property used, form a sinking fund targe enough to pay the whole national'debt-in lets than fifteen yeirt. Wis vain to hope tbafc ifofcroes WfH maintain''tiiteir asesnCtwicy themselves. Withoif military power they art WhoHy rneepable of holdfng in subjection the white people of the South. I submit to the judgment ofC6ngress whether the public Credit .may not be injuriously aiTccted by a system of measures like this. With our debt, and the.:?ast private interests which are •complicated with it, we cannot be too cautious •f a poli'cyNyhich might by possibility impaic the oonfldfence of the worid in ouj: Government. That confidence can only be retained by carefolly'foeiltCatfhg the principles of jnstice *nd the Joptllsr Bnind{(wd,by the;most scrupulous fidelity to all our engagements- of every sort. Any serious breach of the organic law ' persisted ft* for considerable time .cannot] TDUt create 'fears for the stability pf oirr (fasUW tinns. Habitual violation of rules which we bind; ourselves to observe, must cLe. moralise the people. Our only.standard of civ. il duty being set at naught, the sheet. anchor al our jpolitfcal1 morality is  from to moorings, and yields tp o£ pissioii interest.. If-we. repudiate the Constitution we will not bCHjp^r reeled to care much for mere pecuniary obligetions. Tb$ Violation of such a pledge as we m'jMie llo^;wjjj astafed . ly diminish the market our .other promises. Besides, if we the nation deb't Was created,' not to'hold the States ifl. th'eUnion, as the |eCi UDAUiD pose,TDu$ to expel {hem from it, find  over to bo governed by negroes, moral duty to it may seem much leas clear. I say it may seem so, for Tdo.not admit that tWs W any other argument ,n favor of ca¥ --be, entertained as sound , but its influence on some i 3 P?»x |W«U .^•fppreV^M'- _Tb« financial honof of. \great *Dmme.rpiai.*v: •%nD®CT*ri Vd » rppubdicaor MV* governm^tAdnaijjUterad by jffl , •*,&»« delicate .texture, and iho destruction of jt wquld'be fol.lOTved "by .unspeakable calamity) that ey? ery true patriot must desire to avoid  taighf expose slightest danger*. ]aiin. i greet xxHnWy reqdirdiaii mediate the enactments. Business; in the South if Raraliied by ••ensetrf.genprnl, insocuri^y,by terror of couCacatlnn-and Ue i* WhUt ibis, ir ahould b* in- pR. JOHN C. BECKER, PHYSICIAN LAaiXiStntGISOK, It is therefore a source of profound regret thit in complying with the obligations imposed the Presideht by the Constitution, to give i •to Congress from time to time information of th* state of the Union, I am unable to communicate any definitive adjustment satisfactory to tht American people of the questions which siiico the close of the Rebellion have agitated thf public mittd. On !tbfe oootrnry, ckndor compels me to declare that at this time there is no Udion, as our fathers understood the term, and as laeaBt-it to be understood by us. The Union which they established can [exist only wbere ail the States are represented in both Houses of Congress, where one State is as free as another to regulate its internal concerns ac•corfling to its own will, and where the laws of thd Central GoDv£rnnient, strictly confined to matters of national jurisdiction, apply with eqqal force to all the people of every sectiou  Thit such is toot the present statoof the Union is at melancholy fact, and wo all must acknowledge that the restoration ol the States to their preiper legal relations to the .Federal Governmeht and with one another according to the terfns of the original- compact, Would be the greatest temporal blessing whioh God- in His kinkiest rnfercy could bestow on this nation. It bcciimee our imperative dnty to consider whether br not it is impossible to effect this most desirable, .consummation. nam (Formerly of Tunkhannock,) OPPOSITE THE BANK, PITTSTON, PA. Office hours—from 8 toflO ftC m.„ and 1 to ».p. m. Evening, 6 to 8. Pitts ton. March 1, 186Ct.-tf tiooaa absdutety Mitnliri tp- tW ,Jmtr i«tarcstfi «£ llie Country. ilWTwr jf .iiiw Mitm* jtfSSr mcDOU(LIL'S opinKWF,ii*nBybe wdl: tmwartw:;tlw,je*l -»f .value *( w paper Maw, wbeaewpwtir*iti» & matalie or?cortv«fUW» cwreway. . Ml : tta» DC». gT. CHARLES , HOTEL, PBNN AVENUE, S T A R S A JjJ) 0 N;) ( Iain Street, Opposite Odd Fellows' Hall, PITTSTOIT, PA. £3VERAGESofaff kiyds and of the beat ity. A choice lot of CONFECTIONARIES constantly on hand. Particular attention paid to the wants and comfort of all. |uly5, MeBOl/GAL. popes*, I i ,«r could be purchased by the 4700,000,000 C ©if papcrmoneynow in circulation? jiyabably npt morq than half the amount, of the latter— :}J showmgthat when our paper currency is compared with gold and siver,,its commercial value is compressed into $350,090,000. This sinking fact makes it tbc.c&vious duty of the . Government, as eafly as may bf caoaisUnt with the prinipleu of sound political econom** to take such measures as will .enable the er of its notes and those of the national. to convert them without loss into specie i equivalent A reduction of our paper circ ting medium need not necessarily .follow. X however, would depeqd upon the law of dt tnand and supply, though it should be bornt in mind that by making legal-tender and bank notes, convertible into coin or its equivalant, their present specie valuu in the hands of tufik holders would be enhanced, one hundred pec cent . ,.i . SCRANTON PEN N 'A . •' J CH AS. H. ARD, ** Proprietor. The closet attention will be bestowed upea nil ?nests, and their omfori will be the chief aim of the roprietor. , Scran: 1 ' ly \XT ISNER & STRONG, AfV JIAXTTACTUMM Or Y FRANCE CO., STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS, CRACKE|iS, :tE, PENNA. Caj $150,000 1 SHAFTING, DRUMS,' AND Mining Machinery generally. TORS : " L. D. SHOEMAKER, 'STEPHEN BOLLES, The blacks in the South are entitled to be well and humanely governed, and to have the protection of just laWs for all their right3 of person and property: If it were practicable #tt this-fame to_gi»e them exslnsively their own, under they might manage thoir own affairs in their own way, it would become a grave question Whether we ought io do so, o* whether common humanity would not require us to save them from themselves. Bet, under t,he circumstances,, this is only a speculative point. It is not proposed merely that they shall govern themselves, but that they shall rule the white race, make and administer State laws, aleet Presidents and Memberrj of ConC greas, aud shape, to a greater or less extent, the future destiny of the whole country. Would such" a trcrtft and power be safe in snch bands ? WM. S. UOSS. SAM'L WADH.aiS,. 0. COLLiNS. STEWART. PIERCE, G. M. HARDING, A. MORSE, NOW READY AND FOR SALE CHEAP J£yrtD new Engiaee Onfc " Oct " 60 Horse Powe in • •« 30 " CHAS-A. MINER, THOS.J?ORD, , JOHK.EEICa^ED. WM. S. *ROSS, President h. D. SHOEMAKER, Vf Prfsi4ent. B. C. Smith, Secretary, k" 1 "" TH03. FORD, Agent, Pitteton, Pa. CHA.S. DORRAKCE, :Blttston, Nov. 21, 1867. Being sincerely-convinced that there views are correct, I would be unfaithful to my duly if I did not recommend the repeal of the aetsof Congress which place ten of the Southern States under the domination of military masters.— If calm reflection skall satisfy p majority of your honorable bodioT Chat the aets* referred to are not only a violation of thtf national faith, but in direct conflict with, the ' Constitutio n, I can not permit mysefT to doubt that you will immediately strike them from the statute-book. iITTSTOS MEAT MARKETS O fcLBEL iJELPMAN at the Ptftston Meat M arket, C oppose tneBank, debtre to inform tfie-pttMiCC thai tiav are.as heretofore supplying their numorcHU cuh- with the best of The Union and the Constitution are ineeperjiblfe. As long as one is obeyed by all parties, ilia other will be preserved, and if cue ig destroyed both mtist perisli together. The destriction of the Constitution "will be followed by other ana atill greater calamities. It was ordained not-only to form* more perfect union between the States, but to "establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the coiimon defense, promote the -general welfsrq, an 4 secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves an{ our posterity." Nothing but implicit obediefaeo to itsjrequirements in all, parts of the coilntry will accomplish theso great ends.— W About that obedienco wo can look forward only to-j.continual outrages upon iudiyidual rights, incessant breaches of the public peace, nafional weakness, financial dishonor, the total los| of our prosperity, the general corruption of, moral*,. VAliS iie final' fextiaifcfoA' of '-Joptilir' freidom. To save our country from evils so appalling as these we should renew our efforts agfin and &gain»D aauy y.' . *■ .a r.- D May 16th, 'C7 CS. BECIf, M. D.—DBKTI8T ■ ■ i D . late ofPaiLADBLr.HlA.-r- JGflK Office,—Two doors above hi» .fo'r.-.HtiJ IMP nier residence, Bast aid# of Main St., above the '•'ublicSquare,' 'Willres.-Barjro, Peni. July 18,186 itirrXt, . Legislation for the accomplishment of a result 00 desirable is demanded by the highest public considerations. The Constitution contemplates that the circulating medium ai) the country shall be uniform in quality and vata*. At the lime c(. .the formationjof thai instru- D•. ment the country had just emerged from tb* war of the involution) and was suffering from the eflecU of a redundant and worthless paper currency,- The sages of thatperid w#roan*-ri , ious to protest their posterity from the evils which thoy thauiselves had espcrie»eed.-r- Hencc, in providing a: circulating medium, • they conferred upon (Jongrass the power to coin money and regulate the value thereof, at | the same time prohibiting the States fr©m making anything but gold and silver a tender ■ c FRESII BEEF. PORK, MUTTON, LAMB, an4 all other seasonable meats. Tjhey are also dealing HIDES SHID£P SKINS, an4FUR*, for which they tflTl dt all tftnes pay the Highest market prices in cash. Dlt J. M. BARRETT — DENTIST. Office at his residence onEranklin St. opposite the Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he may hereafter beftrond at all hours. Dr. B. inserts Teeth on GblJ aad silver plate, Ac., and operates in: all branches of Dental S:irgerv, in the best manner. A deduction from usual charges- sufficient to cover expenses, allowed to persons "who com# from a distance. April19 I860.—ly. luring them alone. Efttston, Nevwl,i$O0—tf. S 8L V. To demonstrate the unconstitutional character ol those acts I need do no more than  'to their general proviliopB. It must be seen at once that they are not authorised. To dictate what alterations shall De made in tffe Constitutions of the several States; to control the elections of State legislators and State officers, members of and electors of ana. Yiee-Frdllideiiihy arbitrarily declaring who shall vote jM who shall be. excluded from that privilege"; to dissolve State legi'SMtures or : prevent f, i&d* I Judges aaijjitior -eivn ""IlittetTbtlarteS'of tli« State aiDd appoint others without rcgard'"tC7 Slate law; to o rgutfeft all ".the poitioal machinery of tSe fltafcw; Regulate the and irresponsible sgents'senVVmo^g'ffiemfcr that purpose—th#so «|« powers not granted to the Fe ioral QtHreHimenV or "lo of  branches. .Not being granted, ve violate our trust by assuming fhem as palpably' as we would by aotfng in the /ace of a positive fnterdiot; for'tbe Constitution forbids us to do what-'' esrtr it does not affirmatively, authorise either ■ by express words or by clear If the authority we desire to use does not come to us through the Constitution, we cab exercise it only by and usurpation Is the most dangerous of political crimes. By that crtmrf the enemies of free government in all ages have worked out their designs against public litkerty an J private rigtlt ' It "leads directly and" lted and iinrnnfrnfnD4» ~ i The acts of Congress in question are not only objectionable for their sssnmption of uogr&nted power, but many Of their provieioms are in coint flict with the direct prohibitions of the Constitution. The Constitution commands that a republican form of government shall be guaranteed to all tbe States; that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property,-without due process of law; arrested without a judicial warrant, or punished without a fair trial before an impartial jury ; that the privilege of habeas corpus shall not bo denied in time of peace, and that no bill of attainder shall be passed even against a single individual. Yet the system of measures established by these acts of Congress does totally subvert and destroy the form as well as the subotance| of republican government in the ten States to which they apply. It binds them hand and foot in absolute Slavery, and subjects them to a strange and hostile power more unlimited and more likely to be abused than any other now known among civilized men. It tramples down all those rights in which the essence of liberty consists, and which a free government is always most careful to protect. It denies the habeas corpus and the trial by jury. Personal freedom, property and life, it assailed by the passion, the prejudice, or the rapacity of the ruler have no security whatever. It has the effect of a bill of attainder,or bill of pains and penalties, not npon n few individuals, but upon wbolo massfs, including the millions who inhabit the subject States, and even their unborn children. These wrongs, being expressly forbidden, cannot be constitutionally inflicted upon any portion of our people, no matter how they may h&ve come W'tbin our jurisdiction, and no matter whether they live in States, territories or districts. id E W B A it E R Y ! -i-1 vr/: The peculiwrqualities which should characterise any people wbp are fit to decide upon the management of public affairs for a great State have seldom been combined. It is the glory of white men to know that they have bad these qualities in sufficienfTnfeksure to build upon this continent a groat political fabric, and to preserve its stability for wore than ninety  while in every otheripart worty similar experiments have Jailed. But if rnything can be proved by known facts, if aH TBisonfn'g \jp-; on evidence is not abandoned, it must be acknowledged that is the progroa* of nations negroes-have shown loss capacity for government than apy other rwe of -people. Kq independent government of any lorm has ever been successfal in their hands. tJnthfc tbitrtry, wherever they have been left to their own" «Woee, they have shown aconstanttondency to relapse into Jwbarjsm, In Ube Southern Suites, however, Congress has undertaken UD oonfer a pan them the privilege of the ballot. Jast rolexsed from slavery it tnay b& doubted whether, U i class, they.know more Uiaa their ancestors b«w. to orgftQize-MtdngulatiO..Civil-society*.-.Indeed, it is MmMtedtfantihe bUcka of the Sooth, ere not onlyvregardless of the rights of property, but ■»., utterly .ignorant of pubtta affairs that their voting nothing more then - carrying a ballot to the. .plqce where tfctfy. are directed to deposit 1 need not -remind you that tbe exercise of the eleatire fr&nchoe is thCy highest attribute of a% American oitisen, and that when guided by virtne,iateUIgenee, patriotism, amd a proper appreciation of ourfrOo t»- stitutioDs, iteoDotitateathe tree -basis of s detsK ocratic form of government, in whieli the SoO-- t'ereign power-is fodged in the tody of the pee-- pie. A trust arti»cial»y created, not for its own sake, but solely as means of promoMiks thii general welfare, its influence for good must necessarily depend .npon the elevated character and trae allegiance el the elector. It ought, therefore,, to -be reposed iU none except those who are fitted morally and nsentaHy to administer it well; for if conferred upon persons Whodo not justly estimate its value, and who are indifferent as to its reonltgj it will only serve as a means of placing power in the hands of theunprinoiplad and ambitious, and must eventuate in the complete destruction of that liberty which.it should- be the moot powerful conservator. I have,; therefore, heretofore nrged upon your attention Uie danger to " be apprehended from an untimely extension ef the eloetlvefiWnchise to any now class in «ur country, especially when the large majority of that class,-in wielding the power thus placed in their hands, cannot be expeotod correctly to comprehend the duties and responsibilities which pertain to suffrage. Yesterday, as it wore, four millions of persons were bold in a condition of slavery thst bad existed for geaeratioeo; to-day they are freemen, and are assumed by law to be citizens. —; . l f. The undersigned would respectfully nofcnce to the public that Jie has opened AH extensive bakery in pittston Dining the But,ler House, -where he vill be ipared at all ' tfmcg toropply families and fties with Bread Biscujt, Cakes and Pies, of kind, on short rio'tretf. Frtrfn an extensive Lerience in the bakery .business they feel no [itation in saying thdt he will be able to Isfy all as to the oFBread Ac,. which bffers. A share of patronage is respectfullolicited. L. ELTERICH. [ittcton July 6th, adj m pai H ex J|R. C. M. WILLIAMS, SURGEON DENTIST, MAIN STRBEJT, WTTBTOIT. PA, ' - | 2 ml ■ Among the many improvements recently introduced in hlr prtcttce, be TOnrdg bene of more importance tluililS method of in payroept of debt l!' • • * "Ic me the process o£ restoratiQQ seems perfectly plain and simple. It consists merely in, a fiithful application of-the Constitution ah J The execution of the law is not now obstructed or opposed by physical force, there is io military or otTitr necessity, real or preterided, which e'ati prevent obedience to the to aD« ifemtltntion, either North or South. All the| rights and all the obligations of Stated and individuals can be protected and enforce d by means perfectly consistent with the fundamentals*.. "The eou»ts may be evfeyrwhere open, aud, if open, their process would be onimpetfed. Criptefl agiiqst the United States can be preventoder punished by the 'proper judicial autliofFtielf iix a manner entirely practicable and legal- Ifcfere is, therefore, no reason why tho Constitution should not be obeyed, unless thofee who exercise its powers have determined that it shall.be disregarded and violated. The mefe hfcte'd will o7tW Government, or of some on«| or-jnoje of its brgnohes, fhe. Cjuly otmtftele tW can exist toD .ftfipp of all the 3 QY.h 8XX.!. } Tho anaraalous condition of of r currency is in striking contrast nriUi that which was orip- ' inally designed. Our circulation no*r embrace, 1st, Notes oT National igonkc, vbkh are made -recetriabJe for all dues to thfrCfovvrn- excluding imposts, and by all ihfdredit? ors, excepting in pavmep* at interest on its « bonds, aikd the securities themselves ; 24. ifr'l gal t«nder notes issued by the-JJuited States, t apn which the.law requires shall he received EXTRHCTTHG TBBTfi WITHOUT? PAtN, which he is doing successfully every day, by he use *f NITROUS OXIDE GAS. It ia perfectly safe and very pleasantto inhale. Its results have been entirely sathfactoryin er-' ery instance. C. W. Rooms with Jj W. KILLER, adjoining the Cash Store of Chas. Law £ Co. ... . Pittston, May 1st 1864. _ j E M O V A X' ITW jp.**ts the President with, authority; to dec$e whether a removal should be made in aqygiven case. Th»: act of Congress declares in substance that he shall only accuse sutfh as he supposes to be Unworthy of (fielr trOTt. The constitution makes him sole judge in the premises, but the statute takes ' away hit.jurisdiction, transfers: it to the Senate, 'and leaves- him nothing but-: the-odious and impracticable duty of becomieg • prosecutor. Tha prosecution it to bo conducted.; before a 'tribunal whose members, are not, like, 'Kim, responsible to tho whole to separate constituent bodies, and who may hear his accusation with great disfavor. The absolutely without any known standard of decision applicable to ao«h a case. Ita judgment cannot be anticipated, for it is not) governed by any iule. The i»w;does not define what ah all be deemed good cause for removal. It is impossible even to conjecture what may or may not be so corsidered by the Senate. The ti attire 6f the subject forbid* cloar proof. If the charge be incapacity, what evidence win support ifrT Fidelity to the Constitution m»y be uaderstood or misunderstood in • thousand different ways, by: violent party man, yiolw* party,time*, HU»faitbfUlneaa to the Constitution, may come to b% considered raerltorioug. It the officer bo accused of dishonesty, how shall it be made out? Will it be inferred from acts unconnected with public duty, from private history, or from general repudiation? Or toust the President await the com- BRANDENBURG'S BAKERY! • .iOlMjl/A KUiO;! New Brick, opposite Big Basin, PITTSTOir/fA". fTIHE STAFF OP LIFE Bread, and I 11 would *6sjrtDetMlly inform thfe citizens of and vicinity,.that, I always keep, the ' g«quine article onlrtndfor gale, withell kinds o j.T pRACKERS, PIES, CAKES, &c., &c. Families and Parties supplied with everything '°n *^°r' notipe, and on reasonable My establishment is, now in my new brick buijdingopporfit©the bitf basin, oh Main etLJii i. ( FRANK BRANDENBURG. Pfttston, March 1,1863, A. C. THOXPSOX. 3f. l.L WIUIUM. rpHOMPSON &. yiLLjAMS, .; ; as wcil pis in m«nt of all deb&s between cit- izens as of all Government, excepting » uqposts; and Sd. Gold »nd silver coin- 7 Bj.:: - tho operation of our,pfeaeot system pt&lVjce, = however, the metallic currency-wtaanacolkrt- - in: ? REAL ESTATE AGENTS, LAND BROKERS iiro GENERAL .CONVEYANCERS, Lttain Street, ftttstoatftu, . (« Will attend to the purchase and sale of Houses, Lots, Farms, Timber and Coal Lands, also rent baitf-; ings, collect rent, invest and raise money' on Bond and Mprtgaxa. dcaw, articles of agreement, contracts, deeds, bonds Mid mortgages, powers of attorney, Ac. Having had a great deal of experience in the real estate business, and an extensive acquaintance la this and adjoining counties, thay teel safe tn saying -thai they have superior facilitif s for doing a heavy business, which they trfjf attend to promptly on reasonable terms. The besl erf references will be given at any time, if desired by parties living at a distance. Office in A C. Thompson k Co/a. furniture store, Main Street, next door to'E.ft B. Be van's liquor store, Dr. *. A. Thompson* having removed to the West, has passed, hi*/anflniahed real estate business over tons. . jQct.24,'p7-am ed and reserved only for one iD( Gvttrmuient directors who, holding; it» fcmda, acwi- VMiu lly recCiro their internet in win frpa tltc D■»*, J (O E L BRENT O N, \i*0 1 mm j A N » S I 0 N P A INT E It , Natioofd Treasury. Xb«y are thus BffMfat to occupy an invidious position wbioh ma; be wed tostrenghen the argument* of thsie trha bring intodisrapute the obligation® of-tbe na- w-: lion. In the paymaotof •)! it* dsbta, the plighted faith of the GoverOme®* shoaki be fa- ' -t vielably maintained, bnt while, its Acts with - * - i fidelity toward the bondholder who loaned his money that the integrity of the Union • might bo preserved, it abonld at the aamo * time observe good faith with the great masses of the jKople,. who, having rescued tb« Uniou from the perils of the rebellion, now tDear the .burdens of taxation thai the Government may ,n be able to fulfil its engagements. There is no reason which will be oocepted as satisfactory by the people, why those who defended us on the land and protect us on the sea; the pen- • aioners upon the gratitude of the nation bearing the scars and wounds received while in service; the public senanU in the. various tie- , partments of the Government; the farmer who supplies tee soldier of the army and the-- sailors of the navy; the artisan who toils in the nation's workshops, or the mechanics and laborers who build its edifices and construct its forts and vessels ot war—should iu payment of their just and hard-earned dues receive depreciated paper, while another class of their countrymen, no more deserving, are paid in coin of gold and silver. Equal and exact justice requires that all the creditors of the Government should be paid in a currency possessing the uniform value. This can only be accomplished by the restoration of the currency to the standard established by the Constitution, and by this means we would remove a discrimination which may if it has not idready done so, create a prejudice that may become deep rooted and wide spread, and imperil the National credit ; The feasibility of making our currency correspond with the Constitutional standard may be seen by reference to a few facts derived from our commercial statistics. States. -Jtaintttreet, • :/ - — • Oif this momeatuous question, and some of ttoe measures growing out it,I have had the misfortune to differ from -Congress, fcnd have expressed my convictions without reserve, though with becoming deference to the opinion ,ot tho legislative _ Department. Those convictions *rfe not only unchanged, but strengthened by stfbis4«eht events *nd tfirther reflection. The importance of the sUljject will be a suffifcietft extfuse for calling, your attention to of the reasons which havfD-» siroogly influenced ray own jadgeweol. Th* -hope that we taay all firuflly concur in» a mode of settlement eotosistefit »t once with otir true interests and with our sworn duties to the Constitution, is too natural and just to be easily relinquished. ! It is clear to my apprehension that the States latety in rebellion are still members of the National Union. •When did they cease to be so ? TbeV ordinances'too, of secession," adopted by a portion (in mofetof them a very small portion j of their citizens were mere nullities. If we admit, now, that they were valid and effectual fo'rthe purpose intended by their authors, wc sweep from under our feet the entire ground Wc justified the war. Were those States expelled by the war? The direct contrary was averred by this Government to tie its purpose, nnd was so understood by all those who gave their blood and treasure to aid in its prosfecution. It cannot be that a successful war waged for the preservation of the Union had the legal effectof ■dissolving it. The victory of the Cation's arms was not the disgrace of her policy. The defeat of Secession on the battlefield was not the triumph of its lawless princi pie.' riTTSTON rEKTT'A flay still be found at his-QM- Stand, iiixt to Dr. A Ipaapp's Drag Store, where he has n fall sapply of JONES, WAL LPAPBRS or ALL KlfrfiSAjri) PRICES ARCHITECT ANI) BUJ&DER, Office witU George B. Kulp, Esq, .*r. . i-1 r.*\M r-W x-i'Miztuz no h. which he will sell at ike lowest rsdea at Wliich they oak be »fflDr4edi T1,;: . PAINTING, PAPER-HANGING, GRAINING, NO. 1#, PUBLIC SQUARE, WILKES BARRE, PA. Any order* left with Mr. E. R. Williams, Pitta (on, will be promptly attended to. 1 1 A. J. Oct. 11,1886—tf. GLAZING FRA#JJ^TU ddhe at short notice and on reasonable terms. A full supplyof,. ;J. PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, PAINT-BRUSHES, Ac. and all otbwarttele* belongiflgto the trade constantly on hand. - Weaim to please, and are willing to rely upon the work we hare done in the past for recommendation. , PittStdn,'April 25,'6T. ' 1 •" J. B. dread of negro supremacy. Tbe Southern trade, from which the North would have derived so great under a 'goveiinmootof law, still languishes and can never be revived until It ceases, tq bo fotterod by the. arbitrary power which makes all its operations unsafe. That rujh country,.tike richest in ■natural resources mission of an actual misdemeanor in oiiee? Shi.ll he in the mean timeTilk the character and interest of the cation in the haada of men to whom he camnet give his confidence ? Must he forbear his complaint until the mischief, is done and cannot be prevented? If his seal in the public service should impel him to anticipate the overt act, must he move at the peril of being tried himself for the offence of slanderihg his subordinate? In the present circnmstances of the country someone must be held responsible for official delinquency of every kind. It is extremely difficult to say where that responsibility should be thrown, if it be not left where it has been placed by the Constitution.— But ell just men will admit that the President ought to be entirely relieved from such responsibility, if he cannot meet it by reason of restrictions placed by lawnpon his action. J. J. MERRIAM'S 8TUDI0, At 5T:".'r'» Photograph Rooms. ' rFE-SIZtf PORTRAITS • ■ .'iimi made from Daguerre t Pictures aay site desired. MC D0 ua.ALL's the world ever saw, is worse, than lost if it be Colors or re-touched wit* CENTAL BOOK AND MUSIC STORE ! OPPOSITE COOPER'S HALL, not soon placed under the protection of afroo Conitituliou. Iasiaad of being, as it ought to be a source of wealth and power, it will become an intolerable burden upon the reat of the nation. Another reason for retracing our steps will doubtless be seen by Congress in the late manifestations of public opinion upon the subject.— We live in a country where the popular will al« ways enforces obedience to itself sooner or later. It is vain to think of opposing it with anything short of legal authority backed by overwhelming force. It cannot have escaped your attention that from the day on which Congress fairly presented the proposition, to govern the Southern States .hy military force, with a view to the ultimate establishment of negro supremacy, every expression of the general sentiment has been more or less adverse to it. The affections of this generation cannot be detached from the institutions of their ancestors. Their determination to preserve the inheritance of free government in their own hands, and transmit it undivided and unimpaired to their own posterity, Is too strong to be successfully opposed. Every weaker passion will disappear before that love of liberty and law for which the .American peopleare distinguished aboveall others in the world. p 0 AND FROM Keeps constantly on hand a good assortment oi Books, Music, and Stationery of all Jtinds. SLATES, ' I - •/ D I ■ PENCILS, PAPER " SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS, MEMORANDUMS, Ac. The business will receiye carefall attention, and everr addition will be promptly made to the stock which the wants of the community may call for. The patronage oT the pablffc is respectfully solicited. Pittston, April 18.18fT7. ORE N AND IRELAND, By Steams.up and Diling Packet, at Reduced Rates, TAPSCOTT BROTHERS * CO., It cannot be presumed from their previous condition of servitude that, as* class, they are as well informed as to the natara of our Government as the intelligent foreigner, who makes our land the home of his choice. In the case of the latter, neither a residence of 6ve years and the knowledge of our institutions which it gives, nor attachment to the principles of the Constitution are the only conditions upon which he can be admitted to citizenship. He must prove in addition a good moral character, and thus give reasonable ground for the belief that he will be faithful to the obligations which he assumes as a citizen of the Republic. Where • people—the source of all political power— speak by their suffrages through the instrumentality of the ballot box, it must be carefully guarded against the control of these who are cyrruptin principle and enemies of froe institutions, for it can only become to our politics} and social system a safe conductor of healthy popular sentiment when kept free from demoralising influences. Controlled through fraud, and usurpation by the designing, anarchy and despotism must inevitably follow; in thohanda of patriotic and worthy men, the Government will be preserved upon tbe principles of the Constitution inherited from otir fathers. It follows, therefore, that in admitting to the ballotbox a new class of voters not qualified for the exercise of the elective franchise, we weaken our system of Government iaatead of adding to its strength and durability." «• I yield to no one in attachment to that rule of general suffrage which distinguishes our policy as a nation. But there is a limit wisely observed hitherto which makea tbe ballot a privilege and a (rust, and which require of some classes a time suitable for probation and preparation. To give it 86 South St., and 23 Broadfray, NEW YORK, Continue to issue Passage Tickets,available for twelve Months, from LONDON, LIVERPOOL, or QUEEK8- TOWN,atid DRAFTS, payable on domand, for aDy amount from £1 and apwards. I MICHAEL Agent, Pittgfon Pa. The unrestricted power of removal from office is 8 very great one to be trusted even to ft magistrate chosen by the general suffrage of the whole people, and accountable directly to them lor his acts. It is undoubtedly liable to abuse, and at some period ol our history, perhaps, has been abused. If it be thought desirable and Constitutional that it should be so limited ts to mate the President merely a common informer against other public agents, he should at least be permitted to act in that capacity, before some open tribunal independent of party politics, ready to investigate the mints of every case furnished with the means of taking evidence, and bound to deoide according to established rules. This would guarantee the safety of the accuser when he acts in good faith, aud at the same time secure the Tights of the other party. I speak, of course, with all proper respect for the present Senate, but it daw not seem to me that any legislative body can be so constituted as to insure its fitness for these functions.IQ AiiD FRQM THE PEPOT) Feb. 28. '67—ly. The undesigned, having pnrc'aased of Mr. Joseph Hileman the Omnibus Line to the depot ■rould respectfully say to the public that he will continue to run to all the trains, and carry passengers sad baggage attfre same rates. No efforts will be spareJ to accommodate the pubiicand to gita aU«jiti*e satisfaction. J '' HT HERE! LOOK HERE ! ! NEW Nor could Congress, with or without the consent of the Executive, do anything which would have the effect directly or indirectly of fepara ting the States from eaoh other To dissolve the Union is to repeal the Constitution which holds it together, and that is a power which does not belong to any department of this Gbvernnjent, or to all of them united. J have no desire to save from the proper and jult consequences of their great crime those who engaged in Rebellion against tfce Government, but as a mode of punishment, tbe measures under consideration are the most unreasonable that could be invented. Many of those people are perfectly innocent; many kept their fidelity to the Union untainted to the lastj yiAny were incapable of any legal offense; a large proportion, even of the persons able to bear arms, were forced into Rebellion against th?ir will, and of those who are guilty with tjteir own consent, the degrees of guilt aro as various as the shades of their character, and temper. But these acta of Congress confound • them altogether in one common doom, Indis criminate vengeance upon classes, sects and parties, or upon whole communities, for offenses committed by a portion of them against tbe Governments to which tbey owed obedience, was common in the barbarous agcB of'the world. But Christianity and civiliution have such progress that recourse to a punishment so cruel and unjust would meet with the condemnation of all unprejudiced and right minded men. The punitive Justice of this age, and especially of this country, does not consist in (tripping wholo States of "their liberties, and PAINTING ESTABLISHMENT!! HART PHILLIPS LIT E R Y ! The undersized has opened, in the Store Rooms recently occupied by Mrs. Griffing, on the west aide of the Ravine, a full assortment of PAPERS, WINDOW SHADES, Good borseB and rigs to hire to careful ane responsible pemoas. All orders left at Eagle Hotel or ButlerHopse will be promptly attended tCx* . H.P Pittston, June 8, 1865.-tf. Thia'ls so plain that it has been acknowledged by all branches of the Federal Government. PICTURE FRAMING AlTD PICTURES, HO WELL & CO The Executive, my predecessor as well as myself, and the heads of all the departments havo*Uniformly acted upon the principle that not only undissolved, but indissoluble. Congress submitted an amendment of the Constitution to he ratified by the Southern and acoepted their ratification as a *eoeisary and exercise,of their highest function. If'tliej were not States, or were States out of the Union, their consent to a change in the fundamental law of the Union would have been nugatory, and Congress in asking it committed a political absurdity. The Judiciary Iisb also given the solemn sanction of its authority to the same view of the case. The Judges of the Supreme Court have included the Southern States in their circuits, and they are constantly in banc and elsewhere exescising juris- LOOKING GLASSES, How far the duty of tbe President "to protect, and defend the Constitution " requires him to go in opposing an unconstitutional act Of Congress is a very serious and important question, which I have deliberated inuah and felt extremely- anxious to roaoh'a proper conclusion. Where an act has heen f&aeed, according to the forms of the Constitution, by the supreme legiaUtive authority. aadWwgularly enrolled among thepnblic statutes of the country, Executive resistance to it. especially in times of high party excitement, would be likely to produce violent collision between the respective adherents of the two branches and of the Government This would bo simply civil war, and civil war must be resorted to only aa the last remedy for the waratof evils. Whatever might tend to provoke ft should be most The production of precious metals in the United States from 1849 to 1857, inclusitc, amounted to $579,000,000; from 1858 to 1860, inclusive, to $187,500,000; and from 1861 to 1867, inclusive, to $457,500,000— making the grand aggregate of products since 184#, $1,174,000,000, The amount of apecic coined from 1849 to 1857, inclusive, was $489,000,000; from 1858 to 1860, inclusive, Osupcaepotis ppoa.) and all other goods pertaining to the trade. A fu» CELIBATED, XX Cfc XXXX ALES, UNRIVALLED CREAM ALES, MANUFACTURED FROM THE BESt OF ivjf A L T ND HOPS. Stock of PAINTS, OILS, GL S S, & o. (i It is not the theory of this Government that public offices are the property of those who hold them. They are given merely as a trust for public benefit, sometimes for fixed period, sometimes during good behavior, but generally they are liable to be terminated at the pleasure of the appointing power, which represents the collective majesty and speaks the will of the people. The forced retention in office of a single dishonest person may work great injury to the public interests. The danger of the public service coupes not from the power to remove, but constantly am hand, and AINTING, PAPER HANGINO, GLAZING, AND GRAINING, Families coo be supplied with a Pure Healthy and Nutritious beverage. n all its branches, d«ne by experienced workmen, at short notice and at the very lowest prices. The pubic are requested to call and examine our stock, and est our ability to give satisfaction. B. SHARKEY Pittston. April 18, '67. • ' XX & XXXX PORTER, $125,000,000 ; from 1861 to 1867, inclusive, $310,000,000—making the total coinage since 1849, $874,000,000. From 1849 to 1857, inclusive, the net exports of specie amobnted to $271,000,000; from 1858 to 1800, inclusive, to $148,000,000; and from 1861 to 186*, Wclusive, $822,000,000'—making tba aggregate ' MINERAL WATER, SODA WATER, SARSA- PAEILLA, Ac. BOTTLED ALE AND PORTER. UNION BREWERY, Pittston, P», PHE FINEST SELECTION OF LA- L dies' Lace Handkerchief?—Embroidered, Fancy id Plain—is at CHAS. T. 6JNYDSB A CO.'S. Karch 28, '07-1/.]