Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-02-03
HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.


The House to-day concurred in the
Senate amendments TO the bill for pay
ing the State Interest, Monday next
and it will doubtless become the law.
Tho better men of all parties seem to
agree that the matter has been we'll ar
ranged ed-satistactorily to all concerned
The bondholiers are to have specie, which
makes them realize s or 9 per cent on
/ their investment the State gives the
Banks their currency, upon which the
latter may loan, and be year longer IN
resuming specie payments: and the
State takes the specie from the Banks, a!
small loss, and thus make her stock,
the best in the world of National invest
ments Should the Rebellion be sup
pressed by next year, the danger threat
euing will have been passed. Treasurer
Moore has the credit Of originating this
measure.
/ The bill introduced by Senator White,
of Indiana Co., allowing the Boards Of
Relief to extend to the families of draft
ed men the same measure OF aid as to
those of volunteers, was endorsed by the
House, and Is by this time, | suppose, the
law.
THUS in two important measures, both
parties IN our Legislature have harmon
ized, ard shown "a true patriotic spirit.
1t is good omen. May We have many
such exhibitions, during tho session, of
the spirit which, in this trying time,
should actuate all true Americans all
penUsylvanlans
/ TREAsON-A stranger reading ccr.
tain paper III Phladclphia, called believe,
the Journal would have supposed he
was reading Rebel organ. Its editor
has been arrested under NIL tary authority.
His frieuds have sought Legislative action
in its behalf. This move, sustained by
/ Mr.. Donovan in the Senate, elicted the
first party debate | have heard in the
Senate The matter was referred to the
committee IN Federal Relations In a
speech on this reference, the warm heart
cd, impulsive Senator from Erie, Mr.
Lowrie, spoke, with much earnestpess and
power, of the issues transplrIng. "Grant,'
said he, 'that the head of the Admins
tration is weak man-stlIi, II is our
Administration orr Government all tie
yooernmem are haoe is struggling, for Us
ccry h/e, with an iufcrnal rebellion and
therefore, the ,ceaLcr tic administration,
The stronger is our duty to stand by, support,
and snaain It," (Well and truly SAID
Sir! said be, there is treason stalking
in the Capital Of the keystone State.
Under these very halls, arc now being
circulated, by thousauds,a at tho expense Of
the State, pamphlet, without head or
author, as full of treason as eau possibly
be- lie read extracts from the pamph CT,
(Which be had obtained without the aid
of the partizlns who were franking them
by the wholesaie,) one Of which asserted,
in SO many words, that the South ha" more
reason f1r cutting loose from the 1boHt'on
ISIS cfhe North, than the hirtccn C0i0nics
Aad for rebeiiiny oyaiaa OH England!
THIS monstrous specimen OF laid and
comfort" is part Of the means now being
used to pervert the minds of honest men
throughout the State, and to aid Davis
Rebellion by denouncing the North aud
the Union ADMINISTRATION | shall seek
a chance TO find ou; more Of an election
eering pamphlet, this forcible exposure of
" hich struck the DemOcratIc Senators /
aghast. W.