Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-12-21
PENNSYLVANIA.

at Harrisburg down to Saturday evening.
when Gen. Patterson arrived there with his
detachment Of volunteers from Philadelphia,
and was joined by about 800 troops, chiefly
risoHi Carlisle and the neighborhood -
Harrisburg Saturday, Dec. 8, 1898.
This morning the pseudo House of Rep.
resentatives went into the nomination ofcan.
dltates for the State Treasury Dr. Stur-
geon, OF course, one ofthe nominees, Rich
ard Rush, late minister of the pary' near
the Court of St. James, is another-some of
these men have been so long welded 10 OF.
iice that they beginao imagine they have a
prospective right to il, and rather than be
divorced from the public crib, they would
see the ncendiary torch blaze. and civil war
with all is ten thousand horrors sweep over
the land. Were 1t not for this morbid love
OF Office, the present difficulties would not
have arisen; the seekers OF places summon
around then a band of hired DULLES. and
call them the people. Out upon such ia.
cobinica cant
This morning. the din Of war in either
camp" having ceased, quorum of Senators
presented themselves and business was rome
on with as is usual in orderly times. Mr..
Penrose, owing TO the presence OF the coun.
try gentry, Who made threats OF assassina.
ton, though it most prudent 10 be absent
so the chair was again taken by Mr. Strohm
oil Lancaster, who was deputed for that pur-
pose.
The journal Of Tuesday bad not vet been
read, in consequence of the absence of
quorum, so II was read this morning. Some
discussion arose upon that part off which
states that a committee was appointed TO
wait upon the House OF Representatives and
inform them that the Senate was Organized
Owing TO the great excitement in the Hall
on Tuesday, at the time when the appoint
iDent Of that committee was announced, il
Appeals ii was not heard by some Of The
Senators. The matter was, however, before
any final action was had, postponed for the
present
The Governor il is said, has opened
communication with President Van Buren,.
asking him 10 have the power under his
control 10 sustain The laws, in case of neces-
s,y.
Correspondence Of lie Herald and Sent
Prosecutions for treason have been com.
menced against the most prominent agent OF
others ofthe bulies who aie known But
there is great difficulty in proceeding
Their true names are known. Some fifty
or sixty answer TO the name of Peters-Joe.
Bill, Dick, and Sam Peters but their p.r.
sons can be identified. The preliminary
testimony is being taken before Judge
Blythe, the Hon. President Judge of this
district. who will issue his warrant for their
arrest Mr.. Barley. the Senator from Brad
ford, is attending TO the matter at the private
residence of the Governor. In no public
place could the matter be proceeded in with
safety This morning the Judge is in his
private chamber inquiring into the case,
with Mr.. Cooper Of Adams county as assist
ant.
1t is uncertain to-day as it was yesterday,
when order and peace can be restored.
We understand that the Committee OF
Safely appointed by the disorganizers at
Harrisburg, haze generally found it safe to
dispense Many of them arrived in Phila-
delphIa on Saturday evening, in the corners
oiihe cars. United States Gazettel
The following is part of a letter TO the
editor of the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser 1t explains some circumstances con.
nected with the origin of the dispute, on
which some readers may wish for an expla
nation.
Philadelphia, Dec 10, 1888.
Genera! Patterson has already arrived at
Harrisburg, with the whole force detached
TO produce order at the seat of government
In him The orderly portion OF this communi.
~ repose with the utmost confidence fully
persuaded that his personal firmness, moral
worth, and political integrity and independ-
ence render him by far the best man that the
patriotic Ritner could have called TO his aid
and counsel, in the trying state oflhings ex-
listing.
1t is reported that General Patterson gave,
before his departure, several indications of
his qualifications for the present emergen-
cy among them the decided stand he look
in relation 10 MIR. Page, captain of the State
Fencibles, who, being thorough-going Lo.
co.foco, and also Van Buren, postmaster,
wished 10 be excused from service in the
military detac hment, but General Patterson
ordered him to proceed, in the most peremp-
tory manner, directing an arrest if he did
not appear
The difficulty now existing at Harrisburg
may be referred to the political Management,
of G. J. lngersoll, who, you are already APP
priced, was to be returned from the third
district, at all events and the mode of pro-
ceedlng was with the returns which were
actually made out before the election
These, fortunately for the Wings, were de-,
tected in the hands ofone of the Judges, now
in ha e