Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-15
Thirty Sixth Congress. LIST Session,

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flushed its business, aud only awaits tht
action of the Senate to be enabled to ad
journ. Both branches of Congress have
agreed to adjourn on the 18th inst, but i
is believed they will have to extend thu
time.
1t is stated that delegation Of Demo
Gratis from Berks county, friendly to Don
glas, waited on him to secure his aid fol
the Tariff. He told them, as Senator
from Illinois he was Free Trader-bu
if chosen President, he should represent
the whole country! This wonderful fact
and strong hint, did not satisfy. They
know Mr. Lincoln is Of old as now, in Hi
nois as he would be in Washington, in ia
vor of Protection.
Senator Summers house at Washington
was invaded by Capt Henry, who
threatened him with two outside confed'
erates) with another assault for his recen,
Speech. Sumner drove him from bis
house. The Mayor learning of the mat
ter, interfered and arrested the "Southern
gentleman" who, upon protesting repen-
tcnce and drunkenness as an excuse for
his low-lived affront, was released, Mr..
Sumner declining to prosecute.
The House sustained the right of that
body to institute the Covode investigation,
against the Presidents Protest, by very
large majority.
Mr.. Houston of Ala, denounced Train
of Mass, as ga liar and a scoundrel, for
asserting that be would not violate the
rules of House. Houston took it as a
reflection upon himself, but Train refused
to retract. Mr. Sherman moved that Hous-
ton be censured-which be avoided only
by spologizing to the House for his base
and uncalled for attack upon true gen.
tleman.
The bill increasing the pay of naval Of
fcers about one-fourt b, has become law
The Covode Committee has laid bare so
much Democratic rascality, that that par
ty thought they must meet it by finding
something wrong on the Republican side.
Gov. Wlnslow Of n. G., asked to investi-
gate the election of Col Scranton of Penn'a,
alleging that he used his o,oa means i'm
properly in the campaign. The Republi-
cans objected that it was the use of gou-
ernment and not of prigate funds which
had been denounced by them-but finally
yielded to the demand to investigate
Scranton's "case." They did so-found
no shadow of wroug-and Gov. Winslow
bad the honor himself to absolye Scranton
from any taint of suspicion.
The Democracy of the South, in the
Senate, douglas generally "dodging")
seem determined to kill the Tariff, Kan
sas, and Homestead Bills, which have
been passed by the Republicans in the
House. They will dothis BY amendments,
&c. Let them take that
will only add to their
unpopularity, and swell the overwhelming
tide Of condemnation Of sham Democracy.
Francis p. Blair, Jr., (Rep) of St.
Louis, was last week admitted to his seat
in Congress, from which be was for time
aeaarred by outrageous frauds which gave
Berrett (Dem. the certificate of election.
Justice is done, and Wrong is rebuked
at last.
The Postmaster General, in answering
the call concerning Mr.. Fowler's dcfalca-
ton, states that Mr.. F's accounts were
never legally settled during the whole
term of the present Administration, but
were adjusted by fcticious system, in
flagrant violation Of the letter and spirit Of
the law.
1t seems Mr.. Forney proved himself to
be uupurchasea by the Buchanan party.
The developement of this fact before the
Covode Committee, is a rich compensation
for the prosecutions of the man whom Mr..
Forney made President. Attorney Cen
eral Black, it appears, was the conduit
pipe through which the corrupt proposition
was made to flow. eighty thousand dol
lars"-Post Office Priu'ing-if you "wili
be reconciled icith the President" DECLIN-
ED. How many men in the country who
could resist this tempting offer?
Mr.. Lafferiy has brought the name Of
Jack Cummings before the Covode lnves-
tisatiug Committee, as Naval Storekeeper
in Philadelphia. No wonder he can howl
so loud for Buchanan and his miniOns.
Mr. BENJAMIN, in his late speech in the
Senate, said that he thought Lincoln was
to be preferred TO Douglas for the Presi
deucy. Mr.. Benjamin anticipates the
sentiment of the nation.
Major General Thomas Sidney Jesup
died at Washington city, Sunday last
He was born in l7SS, in Virginia, and ac.
ted with honor, as Major, at the battle Of
Chippewa.
Madame Bodisco, widow of the Russian
Ambassador, was married few days since,
in Washington, to Capt. Scott, of the Bri-
tish army. Old Buck gave the bride
away.
The daughter of Senator Douglas died
in Washington last week.
VINO IS "FosrER OF PENNSYLVANIA?
The correspondent of the North Amer.
ican, writing from Washington under date
May %, gives the following information ::
uNr Wendell anneared beforc tho IN.