Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-02-27

Las, evening, the Democrats Of both
Houses held private consultation, upon
some SUI jet yet uurevealcd.
Mcssrs. Beck and Noyes (nycnmipg
and Clinton had passed in the House
bill allowing the Auditors of Lycoming
county to employ Clerk, all to receive s.
per Iay-also increasing the pay of the
Commissioners OF Clinton county to s.
per day.
la the House, Hopkins bill TO repeal
the Tonnage Tax on the penn'a Central
Railway, was taken mp, being the special
order. An amendment, imposing tax
upon all railway aud other similar compa-
uieS, was debated until adjournment.
Bills are passing for the re-oPcning of
great many "c!aims" which stand DO
chauce with our present Auditor General
and State Treasurer.
THURSDAY, Feb. 26.
To-day, the Legislature meet to coun,
the home (aot the Army vote, cast IN
October, for State Officers. 'SPe:t Slen-
ker and Barr will come out little ahead
thanks TO The slow turtles Of our party
who let the Opposition do all the ,9orLtmy
last fall
Then, ",he Honorabe." and various
barnaclcs expect to adjourn over until
Monday. Tomorrow, by invitation of
citizens Of SCRANTON, they expect free
trip to that place, By way of Lebanon,
Reading, and misunderstanding, Mon
day, down the North Branch. They are
to have a big dinner (somc, perhaps
"big drunk, ~ at the Wyoming House
all IN glor.iication Of the county of Lack
a.anua" THIS will be a long journey to
see the proposed Capital of au iuclplent
shire, aud, were 1t il the pleasant season,
would be a delightful ride. Just in this
sort of weather, merely passing through Is
no. very satisfactory, and prefer to eat
nv bread and cheese at home. W.
tn-Priuce John Van 3ureu is begin
ming to have the scales taken from his
eyes. Who would think that this arch
copperhead, after all his abuse Of the
Govcrumont, could have uttered such sen
timeu,s as follow But such is the case );
and he had better Pa.k his traps prepara-
tory to leaving the Democratic ark, as We
fear he is prosely'ing. There is nothing
equal to close communion with the rebels
to work complete change iu the mind Of
the meancst peace sneak. Prince J
3. ' O., has been holding pov-wow with
the rebels in regard t. compromise, the
results Of which were hintcd at in recent
speech at New York, when he said:
"The South would not hear Of con-
ventiOn until after their independence had
been rccogu I'd and never, while he
lived, should that recognition take place
If he could help it. They had refused to
90 into a convention to remodel the Con
stitution, while, if they had favored it, a
new election for President might have
taken place in sky days. lie never
doubted that Davis and the other leaders
i'll this rebellion were opposed to reunion,
aud therefore, until the South can put
down the men who led her into rebellion,
the war must 90 on. He was utterly op-
posed to accepting mediation from any
quarter
In regard to the Emancipation Procla-
nation, he slil
"Now this Proclamation, therefore, in
my judgment, does nothing except what
auy General commanding the army might
do. That is to say, as our armies advance
slaves are set free. There is 10 escape
from that conclusion. Slavery exists to
some extent by superior force, and when
our armies advance against shareholders IN
rebellion, unless they choose to take the
oath and keep their slaves In bondage,
they follow the fortunes Of all the rest of
their property, and are destroyed or set
for ever free"
EXTRAORDINARY MEAsUREs.-What
do the miscreauts hereabouts who are
eternal!y prating of the violation Of the
rights of traitors, think of the proceedings
in reference to such matters in revolution
AIRY times?
In January, 1776, General Washing
ton wrote to Governor Cook, of Rhode
Island, informing him what Connecticut
lad done One OF the aris even went SO