Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-01-29
Harrisburg Correspondence.


been ui,led more BY simiiity aud weak
ue.s than by reacbery. 60 Pres
Buchanua's yielding to the Rebels at the
outset Of this war, Was more from bis
constitutional half hesrtedues, aud wrong
headsdpess, than from . full knowlsdge
Of the fact tba, be vas legally betraying
bis country to a worse than foreign foe.
The pictures of Bucbsnsn's bead on certain
Bank notes have been go often di.fgnred
by ropes sbou, his neck aud other hints
thu, they have ordered new plates for that
Bank. So, | observe to-day, tho name
"Buchanau" for the station opposite the
inland Liverpool has been expuuged, aud
the more appropriate title, "Liverpool," |"
substi,u,ed-to the qualification Of tue
Conductors, no doubt, who have been go
long abused and annoyed by unssvOry
compliments of passengers on that name.
The noted hotel keeper, Wells Cover.y
died on Sunday a; his elegant new house,
on Front Street, Harrisburg, aged 46
years.
Harrisburg is moving earnestly for vol
urteers to avoid the draft, aud Offering
500 boun,les, will probably be successful
Bya PROCLAIM a;isn from Gov. Curtin,
it seems that Penusylvsnians can eulist
iuto regiments under either Gen. Burn
side or Gen. Hancock.
Califoruia and Maryland, through their
Legislatures, respond 10 the re-nouluation
OF Pres Llucoln ls the Union candidate.
TUESDAY, Jan. &c
10 the House, Mr.. Orwig introduced q
bill to provide for the education Of the
children of those who have died in our
armies fighting the Rebellion.
A motion TO adj ,uru until the 18th
Fetruary-to give time Cor slecting
Seua.or-wss lost BY ! vote.
A motion iu favor of the proposed
to the Constitution allow ng
the soldiers to vote, and having a special
election TO adopt the same, so that they
can vote in the Oct. contest, was carried
by So vcies-oply, 3 Cops (Benson of
M'K..n, Rice Of Northampton, and
5csright Of Faye..s) voting against the
Weather moro like March, than Janu.
,ry.
In the Senate, the Democrats still blocked
svery,hiug-iu,eut upon giving the mi
nor,,y governing power in the body, or
nothing to be done.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27.
10 the House, Mr.. MKee Rep was
awarded bis seat, ousliDg Mr.. Chambers
Dem the heaUiea man 10 either body.
Both gentlemen reside 10 Armstrong
county, where M'Kse had Q handsome
majority, which was overborne BY the
ro,e Of fWestmoreland. Uuder the Cessna
,ase decision each county was eutitled to
, separate representation: 60 Cham bers
Vas ousted, and his feelings Modified by
. presen. Of $500.
10 the Senate, the Dems steadily refu-
,ed to do anything but vote for Speaker:
,ud as the Uoiouis,s are satisfied with The
5 peaker, and the Dems can't turn him
put, nothing was effected 10 the way Of
legislation.
THURSDAY, Jan. 29.
Yesterday, Col. Dick Whites regiment,
he 55,h P. ", from South Carolina,
reached here on furlougb, preparatory to
going back. Dick White is . brother of
Harry. Some of the soldiers we're in
senate when Mr.. Lowry offered q resolu-
ion that the Legislature would, before
djourniug, give the soldiers the right to
which every Democrat voted (
the soldiers we're some y hat
.rathy, some Of them saying they bad
7oted Democra, ticket the last time 4;
others proposed to turn out 'rhe Tories"
BY force of arms.
There are many soldiers here-cominR
and goipg-hoys enlisting, little knowing
what they are going At, and veterans
it we'll, and 10 coed spirits
,ud good health. One Of the returned
Companies is from Harrisburg, and las.
evening it was gratifying to hear in tho
Senate che nber this mother and that wife !
cling how much money that husband
,r son had brougb, home. O;her poor
ellow., however, are robbed aud depleted
q various ways, 60 that their money is Of
10 use to them, but goes to sustain .he
worst of characters.
The House unanimously adopted res
tuition looking to two proper care of SOL
Iiers returning home, some Of whom had
Tot proper reception, recently.
The Democrs,.. by factions opposition
the FINAL passage of the bill 10
'.y State interest 10 legal currency, bu,
lf,er two sessions adjourned 10 pass ,be
''il huslly) to 10 o'clock to. morrow morn.
pg.
10 Senate. Mr.. Lowry (Rep. } offered to
ots for Mr.. Clymsr (Dsm. for Speaker,
some one Dem. would pair Of With
larry White until be or his successor