Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-01-08

here ws stand until the deg days. or until
doomsdsy. If Major WHlIk or bis SUCCESSOR doe
not appear. :,
to the statement made by the Sena:or from
Erie, (Mr. Lowar,) in relation 70 the efori
made for procuring the release Of Asjor WRus.
Ii make the statement upon the highest and
most reliable authority. Very soon after tha
lsst election the Secretary Of War took mea.
sures to effect the release Of Major WHIfs, de-
sriog bis attendance q . witness upon the
court martial Of General 9llr0y.
When our Commissioner communicated that
TACT to the rebel Commissaooee O0ld, what
reply did he receivei The rebel commissioner
put bis thumb to his nose very signihcantiy,
aud remarked: "Yes, you want him very
much ss Q witness to testify ct Harrisburg" !"
This shows that the enemy had received
Information thus early Of the position occupied
by Major WHITE. Sir, who was It that st that
early dsy communicated such information to
the rebel authositiess Certainly no Rspubli-
Gao OF Union man. I leave 1t to the country
to Judge but most certainly 1t viii not be
charged that any Rypubllcan or Uaion man
transmitted such Intelligence.
I vish to call attention 70 an0iher matter In
reply to the proposition which Il submitted
here bv the Senator from Berks. adverted
Yesterday TO the contest which took place In
The Senate in 1856 and wish to contrast
here, upon the record, the position Of ouf party
at that time with the position now taken BY
our friends on the other side of the chamber.
Previous To that session Democratic member
of the Senate (Mr. Foulkrod, Of Philadelphla,)
had deceased. Another member Mr.. bucka-
lew, the present United States SenatoG,) was
absent as . bearer of dispatches He was daily
expected. The vessel upon which he was
passenger failed to arrive, and his absence Lett
the Republican party in the majority.
What was our course thenf Did We
take advantage of the circumstances and take
possession OF the organization OF which our
friends had thus, in the providence Of God, been
deprived! No, sir. Day after day, two mem-
bers of the Republican party voted 10 such
way as not b give msjolity to the candidate
of the Democratic party. or his oompetitor.-
At length these two members Ut l recollect
Alright, their names were George Darsie, of Al
legheny, and MIR. Eli K. Price. Of Philadelphia
- honorable men, as every one knows who is
with the record, and their c)nduct
on that occasion proved iD-those gentleEaen
said, it would not be honorable in us to take
of the accidental situstiOn of affairs
by which our friends on the other side Of the
are deprived Of . majority" and so
Mr.. Darsio voted for tho Democratic nominee,
Mr.. Hicster. suppose my friend from Berks
10 namesakc of his. The Republican party of
that day held at that time . maj ority In this
body and, il they had chosen to take advan-
tage Of their position, could have elected o
Speaker. Mark the contrast -
LIRE the contest Is upon tle SIMPLY. 1nee we
had Clearly one majority, wnicn was sumcient
70 Give us the ofgsn'zAtio0i put wo deenned'
ike men, 10 take aova1tses ., a. bat tns
not al' sur. we oonceaea 70 tae0, = We non
oraoiy snou'a, onoS. Iaose circumstanees.
large share OF the suDordinse 0incsS within the
gift OF the senate. Inc record wlil snos!aoa.
ate my statement. nov, sis, merely desire
to call the attention OF the senate 70 this iact.
ID connection Win sne PtoPsuI,on wn'cn rs
maze 70 ~ mere nov. oot hien1s may CON
ndei IL tney chooSo' ana inc puohc can nave
me Densns OIL,
AZ, I'll nEn- ~ leave 70 MAKE . stAte-
@ens 2, IN oIsa 70 e0tIecs some eIIon inso "nlcn
lls Heus'o. sH r.o" TSs4esnsa. - 'AAi0"
Wi'unsy isus"' "s'o NO uouos'
When the Senate mee In 1850 1t was COM
posed OF but thirty-one members; Mr.. F0ulk-
rod. Of Philadelphia, being dead, Charles r.
Bockalew, OF Columbia, being absent on mis-
'ion. Byron ID. ha1lIn w.s tho Speaker elect
- ne Psecsoips se % ne e9senGe o. NJ:
~ Rss'.hi;csn . ', ns,t. o1 ,Ss. AZ, Xno- PS'
n~ + bsiisSs II ~ termed that ,e.,| n shs
msior,tv UnfortunateIv' hovsysr sor ths
Renublicau Dartv. at the election In tbs f.,I of
Ihsf wear a fhen member of tbe Senate Hon
9eo,9e D.rsie. vho NJ. air. one of vonr noai
honoIed nreisces,ors. hsd been the c.nd;dsts
# the old lima Whir nartv tor me o1s;ce NJ
canal Commissioner. Ibe Oid Lima Wbio na,tv
tbat wear went into Know NothinrI.n snd ~.
iused TO support M, Dsruis. becsuss tbme vsa
suspicion that he wa born In Scotland NJ
DsTsie faIt and reaented the insnlt and IN. n.
mn: Therefore he refuped to NJ nth The
nrtv. After Il had CHANGED its princinIes and
ts name, for that yeer.
In further roplv 10 the Senator from Susaus.
hann.. NAV state that on he tventv. fourth
h.IIot Mr. Price voted for M skinner vbo
Sss he RsnnbIicsn Candidate After M Hen.
Ir,cks Of the county of SChuvlkilI vas dronnsd
But sir. this bailoting Continued for many
jsys M, n.rs,e refusin1 IN Al vith hi. forme,
,oIIs.aaes AMhonoh, M, RneksIev - arrived
n the citv Of New York and Instantly tels.
yr,nbed that he vould be- here on tbe faljevino
iay: and IL NJ merely that fact. renderin9 The
,rganization inevitable next dsy. that induced
Ssorce Dsrsie 10 vote for his ffiena. sithonrh
ais oooonsnt in politics. VIM. N. Hiester. Of
the countv of Bsrks. So that the Republicsn
rtv .tccd out untiI tha Last honr The,s -.