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meodation that certain amendments o {
the House be concurred in. The House
amendments we're concurred in, and the
bill now goes to the President for his
signature.
Mr.. Wilson Introduced bill to pro.
vide for the equalization Of bountles to
soldiers. 1t snacts that every honorably
discharged soldier shall be paid boun-
ty of SO 335 for every month Of service
rendered; that is, after counting oil
bountics heretofore awarded, each SOL
der shall receive such additional bouu.
ty as will make an average ofsS 335 per
month for the whole time served. But
| 10 no case shall soldier who has sold
his final discharge papers be entitled to
receive any bounty under this act.
Another bill to equulzs bounties was
introduced in the House. by Mr. Julian,
Of Indiana, which WAS referred to Com
miltce on Military Affairs.
A bill was passed in the Senate, for
the punishment by imprisonment and
6ne. of any person who shall counterfeit
any instrument Of writing with the in
tention of defrauding the United States
In the House, on Friday, the bill to
reimburse Pennsylvania for war expen.
ditures, wa. passed by vote Of Sc to 80
The Loan bill as reported by the Com
mi,tee Of Ways uud mems was passed
The bill provides that United States
notes of not more than $4,000 900 may
Lc retired within six months from the
passage of the act, and after that time
not more than $1,000 900 per month";
The act also provides that at the com'
menccmcnt Of the next session, the Sec
rotary shall report TO Congress th(
amount Of exchange made, or money
borrowed, and detailed statement Of tn,
expense Of making them. The bill was
passed by vote Of S. to 50. In the
! Senate two hundred petitions were pre-
scented for an equalization Of tho Ioun
! ties.
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Congressional GlcaninGS.

10 the House, on Tuesday, tho 10Th,
a concurrent resolution was adopted,
that Congress adjourn on Thursday, the
- day Of May. The same resolution
vas referred in the Senate, to the Con.
mittee on Finance.
A resolution was introduced and
adopted ins,ructiug the Committee on
Military Affairs, to report at 40 carly
day 4 bill to cqualizc the bountieS of oil
soldiers and sailors who were mustered
into the service of the United States.
+ Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Con
mittee, reported bill to establish home
for the totally disabled soldiers and sal
lors Of the United States, With rocom
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The New Leaders of the !AnOny.
nous party.

The songs Of the sirens we're not more
sueciuus. nor more deceptive, nor more
DANGEROUS. than are the protesiati ions
and professions Of those who seem ia
be leaders and managers, but who ar C
really tools and stool pigeons Of the
rebel par;y-somctimeS called 81 demo
cratic" aud conservative"
These apparent managers give pr"sus"
assurances Of their loyalty, pr>t. present
aud future, aud Of their s;eal:ast pur
pose to support the policy Of the admin
i$tration.
Tie main question is. What are THEN
prcsen. a;ns? Are they in favor of Sc
curing thc advantages which should be
secured, NJ tie result Of the late bloody
struggle with armed treason, or are they
intent upon seeking political advance
mcnt and other srif.a.grandlzcment,
even a, the expense Of the couutry>
prosperity and safety? Are they at.
tempting. 10y forming leagues with rebels
and rebel sympathiz:rs, aud oy cajo'inl
Union men into practical co operation
with them. to assist in the reorganization
of the CID party whose cardinal prnci'
pie was that the spoiIs belong to those
that win and do they desire to rein
state this old, cIiote. rotten party, in it,
former control Of National and State
affairs, after all the blood it has shed. the
money it has wasted, and the deSolation
it ha. wrought? lrSo. they arc danger
Gus, in proportion to their influence
and, whether influential or not, shon!d
he eou:rmhcd and drspised for the
rerkl.Ssne.3 Of their aims aud the mer.
ccuary scIGshncss Of their purposes.
The man who in this important epoch,
would ,rihc with the countrys interests
and compromise its dignity for the sake
Of gratifying his petty ambition or his
sordid greed Of gain, is barely less cou
temp;ibIc than the false disciple who
-o't his Master for thirty pieces OF I'll
YER 10 do all this under The guise Of
IA Union soldicr---a defender Of the
ccun,ry's honor and the coantry's life.
rs somc are doing-.is to further initiate
the example of that base disciple, who
betrayed his Master with kiss Of pre-.
tended friendship and ai:ection.--E"tr'
mont Tc,htr.
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"a Daniel Lamb! Como to Jud%-
mcnt."

A cert,in Daniel Lamb, Of Wheeling.
whose name is tolerably familiar t"
West Nirsinians, appears just now to he
pretty bus;ly cns,scl il preparing the
cuppcrhcad ritual for the State OF West
Virginia. This Lamb was in accord
with the Union party at the beginning
Of the was, but in lSi} he wanted to be
elected ,e the United States Senate. TIE
Legislature saw proper TO elect NssSrS
Wiley and Van Wrinkle, and MIR. Lamh
in fit Of Indignation resigned his Seal
in the Legislature IF which he was Il
member, and went 4 fishing. Mr.
Van Winkle, his successful opponent,
Joined by several others, prevailed upon
him to withdraw his resignation, and
return to his seat in the House, and in
a short time after. As a las'cr TO heal
his wounded feelings. Mr.. Van Wrinkle
got up The prcjcc, Of giving Mr.. Lamb
five thousand dollars 10 cOdiry the laws
Of the State. Three thousand of this
was paid him more than eighteen months
aro, and he has not submitted II line OF
it to the Legislature. Probably he is
preparing it after a coprerheas! model
and is waiting for a coprcrhcad Lcsls-
la,urc to submit it to.-7""grQTh.
This Daniel is a prominent member
Of the Committee appointed 10y the
Wheeling self styled Conservative
Convention, which is to "dcvisc means
TO redeem the State from radical control.
Would he not be better employed in
complctin. tic Code, for which he has
been paid, and for which oil the officers
Of tn State arc waiting with tried pa
ticncc? If he is waiting for the Union
party TO be decided unconstitutional -
as he decided the oath law to bc-thc
Legislature will be compelled to get
some one else to do the work.
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The Registry Law---Duty OF Town
ship Registrars.

Tho following, from the wheeling
MteNigencer, We suppose will settle the
question as to how the first registry IS 10
be made:,a "
The question has been asked whether
at the first registration it is the duty OF
the registrars to 60 around their town
ships aud call upon the persons 10 DC
registered, or to establish an otlce anu az,
require the voters to come to them. we
fail to see why such question is asked a.
The law says: The registrar 'hai'
register the whito male citizens In us
ward, township or district, entitled 10
vote therein, &c." IF he can DO to'S
without going round and visiting them
very good but he must register them
If they will not come to him, he must
90 to them. Of course.
After the first registration, it'll pro-
viJcd the registrar shall "slt at some
convenient place on Friday aud
Saturday Of every week from the lrst
Thursday in Angus. TO the third Sat
urday Of September, inclusive, Tor the
purpose Of amending aud correcting The
said rcsisira,iun." Blu, the law c"htem
plates that in making the first retls'ra
ton, the registrars shall 80 around 'he''
townships.
Nothing ever struck as much terror t'
the hearts Of the c"pperheads as tins
law The ouly comfort We can give
them is that it will be stcrnIy aud r'GldIy
enforced. 1t disable. no man who has
not been q ruinntyy traitor to his uoV'
ernmcnt, and who in nine cases out oil
ten will not be found but little better
now. 1t garages the copperhead poI',''
ciaus because it will deprive them OF the
votes Of the returned rcboIs vi ich they
have roudly hoped would enable them 't
overthrow the Union phalanx and stel
into power. They care nothing abou
the "righ's" Of those returned rebels
much as they declaim about them bu
they do care atou, their votes, and 1t l.
bitter disappointment to lose them.
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Another Compliment.

The followiu: appears in the last Pr
Pleasant Era. We doubt not the au
thor is thoroughly " reconstructed, and
quite repen,ans:
KASAwuA c. Mag sNM IL.
NJ. G. HARRIS, EsQ.ST; with much
pleasure enclose So for subscription to
your paper. | wish We had press OF
the same stamp in every county in this
State. We are not yc, three years old,
y>t we are w;thoM ory'mit lac. A more
dcmoraIizcd ana corrupt set Of indlvid-
.ua!s, executive aud Legislative, never
governed II free people. Tho Governor
sets forth in proclamation that he iu-
tends to execute the laws, and he might
have added, very properly, and to violate
or set u>ide the Constitution when
deemed necessary to continue radicalsm
in power. We are in the hands Of cor
rupt Methodist preachers, who equally
disgrace the religion Of the Church and
the offices held by them; and yet the
Governor is to point thcm out, and others
Of the same stripe. as loyal, irm and
upright" (God save the mark y have
10 patience in writing or speaking Of the
vile corrupt;ons sha, are upon us. L
norance, stupidity, hyrliy, the qua!ldca'
tons for placc-rilc the BOARD Of Reg
is,ra,ion. Yours, &c, \.
Tic above is full Of 't-hand compll
ments. Our neighbor first gets one, be-
cause he is no. rcbclious euougA-then
the Governor, Legislature, Methodist
preachers, and lastly, our worthy Board
Of Registration. How safe would the
Government Of West Virginia be in the
hands Of" Y" and his class? We arc
ni.tom orgonic m,c," means that oil our
laws are null and void ! Certainly N
should be allowed to vote, practice at the
bar. aud be scu, to the Legislature to
make scme orJanic laws.
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The Difference.

The radical. uncomE tomiSing differ
ence between the Union and Democratic
parties, il, that the latter insists upon
the admission of any man from the rebel
States, elected in conformity with the
laws Of tho State no represents, without
regard to his past conduct; while the
Union men claim that representatives TO
Congress should have record unsGl!ied
by the faint Of treason md rebellion
This is the real issue, and however much
the democrats may attempt to cover and
hide it by the raising Of other and unim'
portaut issues. is the only one to be re
mem bered. Union men say, none but
those untouched by treason and rebel
lion shall be admitted to seats, while the
democrats arv for admitting all without
regard to the past. On this issue We are
prepared to so 10 the people, G"H'ro|;S
JDErnUt.
Thus it will be seen that the Union
party Of West Virginia arc fighting on
the same issue as the great Union party
Of the Nor,h-no politic"l p''c@r I" h"i-
tors. Tho conservative" claim that
traitors who tried - Destroy the Govern.
mcnt have Just a. much ri4,t:o v"t. and
hold office, as those who fought to sus
tain and defend it. This is The diIrr.
,ncr
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Governor BOrcnan.

Ever since the organization Of the
State of West Virginia, she has been
blessed with thoroughly loyal and up.
right executive in the person Of Arthur
|. Bvrcmau. During his first guternato.
rial term and during u great portion OF
the second, his administration passed
through the fiery ordeal and trying vi.
cissi,udes of war as that Of no other
Governor in tho United States. The
trials Of the people Of West Virginia,
the havoc and ruin Of treason and rebel
lion in their midst, the temptations and
alluremcuts Of the wealthy and 'diSloyal,
have all tried the wisdom, the patience,
aud tie sterling integrity Of Governor
l'orcmau during the past three years Of
the existence Of the new State. /. is
now becoming time for Us TO cast about
aud enquire who shall again Gil the
guberualoria! chair for the next term.
AS for our part, We want "a better can
dida,e than the Preseu incum bent: lie
has stood by us during the dark, gloomy
times, and We will not forgot him now
in our success and prosperity. When it
was doubtful whether we bad u Union
or not, when it was doubtful whether VIC
had State, he was with US, to counsel,
to encourage and to assist. lie has
done his work wel-no Union man can
complain. AS to the private character
Of Gov. Boremau, socially and morally,
(for our intimate acquaintance with him
enables US to speak it is without cxecp'
ton,
His honesty ind Integrity, his ten.
pera,e habits, aud loyalty, all tried aud
demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt,
teach US the suggestive lesson not to
throw away the tried for the untricd. not
to give up the known for the unknown.
We but speak The voice of the loyal
people east CT the mountains when we
say that Arthur l. Boreman is their
choice as a candidate for the next CUB.
eruatoyial term.-Berkeley C"soH.
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A correspondent in the pt. Pleasant

A correspondent in the Pt. Pleasant
Era calls ON all who have "thc milk OF
human kindness" to reconcile IL Ia hem.
selrcs to mkr The oa'h, Il. c. pcrjlrc them
selves, we suppose,) have their names
registered and vote against the Amend
ment. This trick will hardly work, as
the oath even is not prima .facis evidence
of their loyalty, which may be questioned
and their names stricken off even after
they swear, if there be proof. lIe wants
those who by their loyalty earned right
to vote to remember that tho fathers Of
these "their returned brethren stood
; shouldeg to shoulder with their fathers
in defense IF their couat'y, and against
the Indians, &c. Yes, but the trouble
is, that their fathers sons didn't. Thl.
cuuscd some Of the milk to so~r.
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ScI,!icrS' League Notice.

70 -nE noSocAHEr r!'cHhEGfh "FFiVEHN
.olpILK- ,>u s.ILpr- or rn* United srATEN
AkNYAS HAvy SOW RL>!o:AG ~ KASAwii.
C0rA-r:
Yru ere requested to mec; y: the Court
E,u.. in Charleston, y; 4 o'clock /. NJ, Oh
IA. -, day u April next for the nrrnn>c Of
orcnn'Iiny ~ "So,,ii"rs nnl Sni!rIs ln:on
L,a:,r, Tor knnawia county.
Leagues u lar IKE kind have already been
formed in. many counties. aud IL PERMANENT
state Organization elected.
A cordial invitation is extended 10 the OIL
err.. soldiers aud sailors o. ne;ghhorne coun'
tIrs.
a general attendance is G.+red. rs it IS i'm
rcr,nnt tin; an organization DC speedily
x&sctvl in iLis county.
. JEU. J. rOLSLEY.
CI:orIdM II Cy'aniH...
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DANIEL LAME, Of Wheeling, was The
author md defender Of the Constitutional
Amendment, but like Jas. H. Ferguson
Of Cabcll, the defender Of tho oath law
be now, 10 40 address, intended to over.
throw the radical party, proc!aims it a
measure of"viudictivcness and revenge"
1t must DO somc pouecfuIiuau:uce which
has changed this man, but as the sheep
which haa goae as,ray harc been brought
back, it is but natural that this Limb
should bleat for them.
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- SOl;tatarily,"


The Legislature Of West Firsiu;a, at
its late session, saw Gt-Anl We believe
it Was Mise and r.oper-;o pass an act
providing for tho Repatriation Of tho
rol.r. Of the State. Authority for such
q law 10 given in express. terms by
the Constitution Of this Site, which
,ays, art. 3, sec. II "Thc Legislature
nay provide for registry Of voters"
\. the last October election, tia return-
cd rebels. who, in many clses, had not
been within the State long enough to
become voters according TO Law, swarmcd
TO the polls and l>mrmi>I their right to
vote and exercised it, in many Of the
Counties over. riding all opposition. and
therefore this law became necessity.
II likewise became necessary that the
tcyd people and the STATE should be pro-
tec,cl from these their cncmIcS-no less
onemics, in most cases. n2'c than they
we're while in arms-and Tor this pur.
pose, it also became ns:easl:y, in order
to give security and safety 10 TIE rights
OF those who defended tho Government,
and Of tho State itself for the late leg
islaturc to ra,ify the Constitutional
Amendment, and that i, should become
part of the organic law. |: nc haro
any right to exclude traitors to their
country from votin. by the Constitution.
We have the same RICH! to do so by law,
the Amendment to the Constitution be-
ing necessary only to stop the complaints
Of their conservative friends, and to pre-
vent repeal ofsuch law oy thc@.
Bat whom i. it intended to exclude
from voting? Clearly none bu; rpi"ntary
treitors-.uch as aided the rebellion
from choice, without conStraint or com
pul.ion-and who rickcdIy consrirel,
intended and endeayored to overthrow
the Government. In many cases. men
whose hearts were loyal to the Go7ero-
ment we're y3rc.} or mislsd iu:o aiding
the rebellion. Such mtn. If ther did
not wish FOR tn. success OF the rebel ca Sc
in their hearts, can con,ciantiously take
tho oath thu. they did not uo'"n:'riy
all the rebellion. Weh.,t. defines Vol
rH7ARr to mean, = uncons;raincd by the
interference another; unimrelied by
the influence ofaaother: not prompted or
persuaded By another; Of bis own &C
cord; free: wi,hnu; compu!s;on;' and
BIO who has DOT been n rebel from choice
"of his Own accord" Q. who. being with
IN the military lines Of the cucm!, "bore
arms or gave aid and comfort" only
because he was forced or constrained by
fear or oth..wise to !, 80. whose hear,
VAN sun Will tdc CulOO, AuC NHO SSC1Fcu
such service at the earliest possible mo
neut. can clearly take the oath, and has
Alright to be registered and to vote.
The design CT the Registration law
aud Of the AmeudGca,, is simply to OK.
elude those who have bcea traitors, those
Who meant to overthrow the Government
many Of whom you'll now - ito tie
same again" aud are even now plotting
for tho overthrow o! the State, ualsa McY
shall de allouea 10 rotc and hoil od;ce ;
Clearly, right aod justice demands that
such men should be excluded .tor-r.r, or
at least, until they shall show fruits n'ce:
for repentance.
No true, loysl eilizer ofWsst Firs'ai'
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$4,000 IN PREMIUMS .
\ I>AIsI; OFFER

We wish to add 500 subscribers to our
list. Recent developments seem to indicate
that the contest between the loyal anl rebel
clement in this State, is not ended rs We
hoped it would be- 1t therefore behooves all
loyal men 10 support and stand by each other.
It is for you to judge how well we have stood
bv your interests and, il satisfied with Our
course we ask you to stand by us. Will our
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" The chronological Journal.
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!" West Virginia Journal.
Now is tho time to work. Wo shall only
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want. to exclude from the ballot.box any
other good citizen; but he who has
voluntarily fought against his country,
should first prore himself good cisi-
ecu" before he asks the rights aud priv
ileges Of such bestowed upon him.
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"COnScrvativC" Indeed.

At the late Conservative Convention in
Wheeling, Mr.. II. s. Walker, 4 MEM
Der in full Fellowship Of the great Con.
serva,ive party, in his speech, alluded
to the rump caucus, BY courtesy styled
tho West Virginia Legislature, q body
which WAS composed Of the perjury sad
vi!ainy Of the State, set ofilliteratc and
uncouth men who had arisen to the po
.i,ion they occupied by the ebbiug tide
Of commotion like the scum which arises
to the surface Of the troubled waters.
He then stated in substance that tho re.
bells would not live under the govern,
mcn, of the State unless they could con
troll it.
We have heard that there was no high
'r conplincn, to mans honesty ant
Integrity, than to be abused By black
guard. But We have heard the sam.
us.cranec' b. conservatives here
among us, who would lay claim to re
speciality. Will loyal men allow such
SANDER upon their representatives to &C
uurcbukcd! However, If" much learn
iuc makes men 80 mad" it is we'll tha,
true patriotism filled its place 10 tn,
hearts o: , portion of West Virginia:
sons.
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ID The Voters Of Maiden Township.

NOTICE HAD BEEN GIVEN TO TIlE VOTERS OF
~ this Township. I" Convene a he usual place on
Saturday the 18th day Of Hsrk, l. nVm!i.ts 0fcers To
l.. elected for the Township for tho ensuing y.ar: bsi
L-cai>. u the limited uGbsr Ia ATTENDANCE. II waI
agreed to ps>tpnne the nominations until SHfnTrfdH,
IL" :Ist dHy n -tPri'. isc6 and tha, new ns.ice
he ISSUED.
chr prpl. Seem rot yet 10 have fully considered tho
magnitude of the duties dcvolvng upon zach voter Gss
,re Constitution u our young State: the chief o. Hhich
:, the srlr,!.n Of the lifting 10 I'll the nu.
,nrrou. Offices provided tur, who shalt frSrles!y and
faithfully execute III" laws without which every citizen
suN.rs damage AMI loss whatever may be hi' position IN
."crty--une>s. indeed. may lie sh. vicious and law.
I.., do W. not need reformation and improvement!
Come them c""rv MAN. To the meeting -pronlp'ly at
our O'Clock Oh Saturday. the 2lst Of April Addresses
will r Inrlr Ia In" people touching these matters.
March % l,il;-aawJ
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continue this rnrc offer for two months. Let
our farmers club together with their neirb.
bors, and send us $1,000 for ten subscribe.
While we would be glad to have workers for
the various prizes, still VIC would prefer to
furnish them to tho subscribers themselves, A.
$500, in Clubs of ten or more. This oiflr
makes the JOURNAL the cheapest paper in m.
State. Will not every subscriber put forth
mn effort and add at least one new nams n
our subscription list. by doing so, they
would make our list as large os zoe ront il.
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. The Equalization Of Bounties'

The sub.com nit,ee appointed by the
House Military Committee to Investigate
The subject Of the equalization of SOL
iisr.' bouuties. arc engaged in prepas-
ing bill granting both land aud money.
1t will probably be several days before
the committee will be ready to report
their bill.
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OLD Fractional Currency il being
rapidly redeemed aud now issued 10 its
stead nearly $780, 900 was redeemed
week before last. Much Improvement
in the printing has been made lately.
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TnE Fairnons National has increased
its subscription price to $3.50 per sanum
and says: 1t is impossible IS publish q
paper the sig. Of the Nasiona! (sauc as
the JOURNAL for less money"