Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-12-10

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| Dor whieh is richly remunerativc. 1t is be-
! ileved that the product of the Eiincs oi pre- /
| cious metals, in that region, has, during the
| year, reached, il not exceed, one hundred
! millions III value.
| There have been added to the pension
rolls, during the year ending the 3Oth uay
| of June last, the names oi l0,''u lnFalu
| soldiers. and of 21I disabled scamen, max
! ing the present number of array invalid pen |
! si0ners -. 7G7, and of naval invalid pension
! ers 712 OF widows, and orphans, and mo
! thers, o.. .9g9 have been placed ul the army
pension rolls, and 2iS on the navy rolls.
| The present number OF army pensioners ol
this class is 2j,433, and of the navy pen
sioners I53. At the beginning of the year
the number OF Revolutionary pensioners was
! f.430; odiy twelve of them were soldiers, OF
! whom seven have since died. The remain
| der are those who, under the laws, receive
pensions because of relationship to Revolu-
tionary soldiers. During the wear ending
Stl OF June, 1864, $i,5Ol,G1G % have becn
paid to pensioners of all classes.
The most remarkable feature in the mill.
tary operations of the year is Gen. Shcrmans
attempted march OF three hundred miles Cii-
recijy through the insurgent region. 1t
| tends to show a great increase OF Onr rtla-
| tive strength, that our General Chici
should feel able to confront and hold in
J check every active force ot the enemy. and
! yet dctach well-appointtd, large araiy, to
move on such an expedition. The result
not yet being known, conjecture in rcgnrd
| to II Is not Eerc 'ndulged.
Important movements have also occnrrcd
! during the year To the effect of moulding
society for the durability ofthc Union. Al.
though short of complete success it is much
in the right direction that twelve thousand
citlcds III each ol the States OF Arkansas
( ana LouiSana have organized local State
governments with free constitutions, and
are earnestly struggling to maintain and
administer them.
The movements in the same direction,
more extensive thOngh less definite. in Mis-.
souri, ktntuck aud Tennessee, should not
be uyerloohcd; bat Maiyland presents the
example of complete success MARYLAND is
secure 10 liberty nnC Union for nl the ia.
turc. The genius i rebellion will no more
claim Maryland. Like another foul spirit
bong drtEen ont 1t may seek to tear her
but it viii WOO her nc more.
IL the last session OF Congress proposed
amendment To the Constitution. nbulishinn
-!@vcry throughout the Uwcd States. pass
eel toe Senate, but failed iOr what Of the re-
liis te two-third vote in the House OF Rep
reso ntatirCs. Although ihc present j. the
same Congress, and nearly the same mem.
'rS, and without Questioning the wisdom
or patriotism uf those who stock in opnDsi-
non, venture To rCCCmmvnd the srrCousid-
Grafton and pussanr uf The measure at the
l present session. Ui course the abstract
question is not changed, but an intervening
!, | election shows almost certainly that the
: next Congress will pass the measure ii thi.
!, does not. Hence there is only qcustibr
J. ol time as 10 when the proposed amendment
i will 20 to the States for their action, and Il,
II Is TO go at ai! events, may We not agree
/. that the sooner the better.
+, Judging by the recent canvass and its re
Il suits, the purpose of the people within tn
Il loyal States to maintain the integrity OF til
T. Union, was never no more firm nor NOR
A. nearly unanimous than now. The extra
ar ordinary camness and good with which Tia
It miiions of voters mingled al tIc polls. gay
il strong assurance of this.
it The election has exhibited another FAC
i, not less valuable to bc kuown--thc fact tha
IL We do not approach exhaustion in the mos
)e important branch of national resources-tha
r. of living men. While it is melancholy {
% reflect that the war has filled so many grave
ie and carried mourning to so many hcurlhs.
\, Is some relief to known that compared wit
ID the surviving, the fallen have been sn few
nf While corps and divisions and lirigadcs ar
:. regiments have formed and fought ant
H. dwinded, and gone out of existence "a grca
III majority of the men who composed the,
in are still living The same is true OF tli
IL naval service The election returns prov
tc this. SO many voters could not else /
n found.
Il. To this again should be added the nun
st hcr ot soldiers in the field from Massuchl
1 ] RhiI, Island Nn, n,l
)G Indiana, Illinois, and California, who 10y ii
be laws Of those States could not vote AVA
ck from their homes. and which number cnl
q not be less than $4,000. Nor yet is this Il!
ne The number in the organized territories
NJ tric now to what it was four years ag
rn while thousand, white and black Join lis /
2i the national arms press back, the insurgei
p lines.
of so much is shown afrmatively and neg
ds lively 10y the election. 1t is not material
re inquire how the increase has been produce,
g. or to show that it would have been create
DIS hut for the war, which is probably true
re- Tie important fact remains demonstrate
Wy that we have more men nov than we ha
ng when the war began, that we are not e
sc haustcd nor in the process of cNhausuo
Of th%t we are gaining strength, and may,
ire need be, maintain the contest indciinitpl
er- This as to men. Material resources are no
la more complete and abundant than ever
lily The natural resources then are uneXhaliste
sb- and as we believe, ineXhaustblc.
OF 1t we yield, we are beaten II the Snut
Ire ern people fail him, he is beaten Eth
de way 1t would he tho victory and defeat {,
lowing war. What is true, however. of hi
OF who heads the insurgent causc is not nee,
lc' sarily trnc of those who follow. Althou,
dl' he cannot reaccept the Union, They can
he Some of them, we EnOw, already desi
~, peace and reunion. The number of SUI
HE may increase. They can at any nome
ess have pence simply by laying down oil,
O, arms aud submitting tn the national authC
st ity undtr the constitution. After So muc
lal the Government could not, if it wou
ia maintain war against them. The loval ne
m pie would not sustain or allow it, II on,
lhe tions should remain we would adjust the
eF- hy the peaceful means of legislation. co
on- terenceS, courts and votes operating only
Ia constitutional and lawful channels.
In presenting the Abandonment of arm
'ul resistance 10 the Natianal authority on 4
mo part of the insurgents as the only indispr
'nd sable condition Ia ending the war on I
ave part OF the government, | .etract notb
'td heretofore said ms to slavery
co. repeat the declaration made a wear no
az that while remain in my persent posii
""' ! shall not atteppt 90 retract or modify t
~ Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall