Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13

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have already endured, and the dangerehot
still awaits them, the representatt ,siy be
suffering State ask that the
executed. Z A..
"6f Gen. Burnside is
The feeling in faH only in the Army but
rapidly increasingpeopleIpcrmancnt and
also among, & District. This sentiment
transient-91 f @ become more apparent since
VI VI estecng of Congress, ard members, al
the opeithout exception, whatever their
illVst5al creed, express their unqualified
Potf in his ability and tlents as a com
Handler .All our advces from the army
inform us that the officers and men of the
entire army have the mostunboundcd con-
fidencc in him, and while perfectly satisfied
that their present inactivit is produced by
causes good and sutlicicntthcy Will gladly
welcome the order to adancc, under his
leadership, against the cncty.
The resolution of Mr.. scvcns, of Penn
sylvana, denouncing as gilty of high
crime, any person in the Executive or Legis-
lativc branch of the Government, who shall
propose to make peace, rshall accept or
advise the acceptance of ay such proposi-
/ ton, or any other basis tina the integrity
and entire unity of the Urtcd States and
territories as they existed athe time of the
Rebellion the consideratiu Of which has
! been postponed till Tucsdaweek, will pro
! badly be fully discussed. as evcral members
are already preparing to peak upon the
subject This resolution is,ot supposed to
bc aimed at the Administrator, as its posi-
tion is known to be that o peace is al.
missablc at the cost of a sirle acre Of the
Union.
WAsHINGToN,December 8.
Hon. John Hickman's hi to suppress
rebellion, treason, insuTectio and for Other
purposes, authorizes the Prsidcnt to rais(
one hundred regiments Of .tricans, to be
uniformed in some marledlr special man
ncr; armed and equipped o serve sever
years; pay six dollars per ninth, one-hal
to be retained until term ofhnlistmcnt eX
pires; the n-commissioncdoficcrs to bc
paid as same in regular al1y; the com
missioncd officers to have nd collcgiat,
education, and to be either vlitc or black
and to receive twice pay of offers in regula
army: non-Commissioned oflicts to be eithc
white or black; each compny to hay,
a chaplain or teacher.
= 1900 tons, between New York nd Liberia
r to stop at Norfolk and Port Roal to tax
out all frecmcn, mails and passengers, an,
such persons rs cannot take Cac Of tlcm
selves, and three Commissioner. to carr
out this section, shall be oppointd at $3.50
: per annum; agricultural implcrcnts. &c
to be furnished them in Libcrt and II
whole expense to he paid out of he mon,
! oonrniprr from, tl,p { ('nntilpot ia nr
Section authorizes the ScCrctay Of ii
+ Treasury to issue bonds, to be redeemed
L legal tender notes or new bonds at SUI
times as he deems best.
Section 6 amends the act Of he %
> February, 1859, to allow onc-fift of t
{ duties to be paid in gold or silver.
y Section I taxes all banks and savil
> institutions issuing notes fifty per celt. on
u circulation exceeding one-half their apit
to go into execution ninety days aitr p'
: sage.
u Section authorizes the Sccrctaryof t
l, Treasury to sell the bonds ut such pice
he may he able to obtain for the SAINT
q The bill introduced by representative V
Wyck proposes monthly addition Of tin
i dollars to privateS and five to tarriers, OlaC
Il smiths, musicians and non-commisson
oiilNClS. L IC law VI lpOls u'lNlllS wv "
lars month, applied only TO priyatcs |
'c this bill applies that increase also to NJ
;, commissioned officers and others.
y The following is the bill introduced
" day by Mr., Stevens, from the Committe
'C Ways and Means:
ol Is, II eD0ctrd, BY the Senate and llous
:, Representatives OF the United States
ii America. in Congress assembled, That
II .l,,lI Ior
. possible, redeem and call in the Uni
y States tiyc-twcnty bonds, and all seN
thirty bonds which have been issued 81
-" the 4th Of March, 1862, and cancel
IL same.
is Section 2d. And be it further cnac
lc That the Secretary of the Treasury :
y redeem all United States TendcrnotcS wi
may be held as loans bearing interest,
"a the law authorizing such loan or dcpos
, hereby repealed.
u Section 3d. And he it further enac
= That the laws authorizing and requiring
III payment of interest ON United States bo
in gold, and which authorized the issl
= of tiyc-tWcnty bonds, are hereby rcpcalct
III Section i. And be it further cnac
, That in order to enable the Secretary of
!" Treasury to carry into effect the torcgt
prov iSltitH, llt - lltitlDN dulnpllLct W j
one million dollars, if so much be nee,
Of bonds Of the United States, similar
=" amount and form to those authorized by
act entitled AN act to authorize the j
"' OF United States notes, and for the redc
ton or funding thereof, and for funding
nc floating debt Of the United States,n
10 proved February %, 1862, with intC
rs payable semi-annu0Ily in lawful money
,' ,el the United States, and the principal pay
ne in twenty years, in gold or silver coin OF
United States. Also to issue legal ten
'r notes Of the United States, the amount
to exceed, with those already authori
five hundred millions"
Section ), &c That instead of the DC
hereby authorized and redeemed the St
tary Of the Treasury is authorized to
rt change them in bonds authorized by
,e. act, on such terms rs he may deem adva
X geous TO the Government, or pay then
nc legal tender notes.
res Section g. &c. That all banks, say
inf associations, or persons who have autht
II. to issue notes as currency, shall pay a
bo to be assessed as other taxes, of fifty
cir centum on all their circulation which
,rs exceed Onc-half Of their capital paid
or Provided, that this section shall not go
he operation until ninety days after the pas
,u- of this act
Section s. And be it further enaC