Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 2, Number 51, Plymouth, Marshall County, 16 January 1862 — Page 1

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"HERE LET THE PRESS THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN; UN AWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBOUGHT BY GAIN." VOLUME 2 NEW SERIES. PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1862. NUMBER 51 WHOLE No. 103.

Vom Moore's Knral New Yorker. Botlilelioui'- Httir. BT MARGARET ELLIOTT. A I wandered, we t k and wearj. Through the desert dark ami dreary. Through the dry and arid desert of my life's tempestuous way, Sii'l my soul looked, nerer fearius, lor the star whose bri? lit appearing, Shou'd illume it, tarn its damned into full and gnrious day. And I watched its first faint gleaming On the distant hill tops beaming. Till its radianee filed the Talley and outshone the rising morn; Then my soul said I sm blessed, But the "words not half expressed All the bliss, the joy triumphant, lhat of darkest grief was born. And its radiance ne'er declining, O'er my pathway still is shining. Lifting me from out the shadows; crowning me with wondrous light. And my life is filled with beauty, For each stern and thorny duty Stands transfigured with fair blossoms which no cloud nor storm can blight. Gainesville, N.Y., 1861.

Tlic Old Home. When I long for sainted memories, Like angel troops they come. If 1 fold ray arms to ponder On the old, old home. The heart has many passages Through which the feelings roam, But its centre is sacred To the old, old home. Where infancy was sheltered, Lik rosebuds, from the blast; Where boyhood's brief elysium In joyousness was passed; To that sweet spot forever. As to some hallowed dome. Life's pilgrim bends fiis vision To his old, old home. A father sat, how proudlj, By that hearthstone's ray, And told his children stories Of his early manhood's days; And on soft eye was beaming. From child to child 'twould roam ; Thus a mother counts her treasures In the old, old homd. The birth-dry gifts and festivals, The blended vesper hymn, (One dear one who was swelling it Is with the seraphim,) Th; "good nights at bed-time. How quiet sleep would come. And hold us all together, In the old , old home. Like a wreath of scented flowers, Close intertwined each heart; But time and change in concert, Have blown the wreath apart. Bnt sain:' morics, Like is, ever come. If I f. v arms and ponder On d, 'M home. Ji It Uowors. A SOXG. My name it is Joe Bowers I've got a brother Ike, I came from old MNsouri, Yes, all the way from Pike, I'll tell you why I left thre. And how i came to roam. And leave my dear old mamma, So far away from home. I used to court a pretty gal. Her name was Sally B'ack: I a eked her if she'd many me, Say she, "It is a whack!" Sas she to mc, "Joe Bowers, Before we hitch for life, You'd better get a little home. For to keep your little wife." Oh. Sally, dearest Sally, Oh Sally for your sake, I'll go to California, And try to nise a stake. Says the to mt, "Joe Bowers, Yon are the man to win Here's a kiss to seal the bargain," And she gave a dozer Ir.. When I got to California, I had'nt "nary red." I had such wolfish feelings, I almost wished me dend. But when I thought of Sally dear, Kind feelings would I gut They whimpered hopes to Bowers, I'll make my fortune yet. At last I went tv mining Put in the biggest licks. Came down upon the toulders. Just like a thousand bricks! I worked both late and early. Through sun and rain and snow; I was working for my Sally dear Twasail the same to Joe. At last I got a letter From my dear brother Ike, It came from old Missonri Yes, all the way from Pike; It had the d.trnedst news in That ever you did hear! ft ow, Gentlemen and Lndies, You'll please excuse this tear. The letter it did state that Sally's love for me had fled She was courted by a butcher. And the buether's hair was red! I'll tell ou what it is. It' enough to make one swear, For Sally had a babv. And the baby had red hair!! Our troops down south are opening debating to cicties. Half the potatoe crop in Ireland, it is stated, has ottcd. The small pox is raging in the Tillage of Glen Falls, N. Y. The debt of the city of Philadelphia amounts to 318,532,400. Boston free p:blic library now contains 97,dijmes. nportalion of arms at New York from d still continues. re 5s a pumpkin exhibiting at Pliila delweighing 153 pounds. sTicre are 30,000,000 acrep of Government land . Kansas unsurveyed. The rebel Ordnance Bureau offers forty cents per pound for saltpetre. About $100,1100 have been subscribed to the national loan in California. The wolves are numerous and troublesome in the Ticinity of Calais, Me. Washington landlords ami Imdladics arc rcaofngtnch harv-st of dollars. j

PATRIOTIC SPEECH OF IIO.W LYJIA2V TRI Mini LIv.

The Senate proceeded to consider the following resolution, submitted by Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois, on the 12th ult.: "Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to inform the Senate whether, in the loyal States of the Union, any person or poisons have been arrested and imprisoned and are now held in confinement bv orders from him or his department And, if so, under what laiv said arrests hate been made, and said persons imprisoned." Mr. TRUMBULL Mr. President, I am sure no one who knows anything of the views I entertain, will suppose that I have less zeal for the efficient prosecution of this war, and the suppression of this wicked rebellion, than the Senator from Connecticut. I desire the war to be prosecuted with the utmost vigor ; I would hare our armies Active and vigilant ; I would not waste the energies of this great nation guarding persons in the loyal States; hut I would strike with the power of six hundred thousand men at the traitors in arms ; and under the military power I would crush them to the earth at the ear. liest possible moment. I have said upon thifr lioor that I believe th Constitution of the United States confers all the power necessary to enable the Government to crush this gigantic rebellion. Why? Because the Constitution confers on Congress the power to raise armies to put it down, and when the power is given to raise armies and put down insurrection, the power conies also to crush it in the way lhat armies are usually accustomed to act. It is with powder and ball that it is to be done ; and neither your jury trials nor your habeas corpus acts can interfere with the army, which, clothed with constitutional power to crush a rebellion, goes forth armed fir the purpose of putting it down in the very way that armies subiue their enemies. But, sir, this U a resolution of inquiry, simply as to the arrest of persons in the loyal States. That is all it is. The Senator from Conn, tells us there were persons in his State who were allowed to go at large when il.ey were giving aid and comfort to the enemy. I am astonished at that. I should have supposed that in the goodly State of Connecticut men "iving aid and comfort to the enemy would have been arrested and tried, and if convicted by a jury, would hnv K-en hun". Mr. DIXON If the Sena or will allow ms I will repj.it to him wh-. kind of aid and comfort those men gave to the enemy. I stated that they gave aid and comfort to the enemy by instituting a seties of 'peace meetings in which they aJdr$ed l arge assemblies of people, and attempted to deoauch the public mind on the question of this war, claiming that we were the aggressors ; that the South was acting in s jlf-defence ; that the administration was m iking war upon the South. Now, sir, if the Sdniior will inform me hw such men can be attacked by arms, by powder and ball, I shall thank him for the information. I do not know how they could bo arrested for treason. I do not say they were guilty of open treason. And the Secretary of State, to the great joy of every loyal citizen ol Connecticut, imprisoned oni or more of those men and put a stop to the whole proceeding. I thank him for doin it. I will not ask him a 6ingle question as to the prpvisions of the law or the Constitution upon which he acted. Mr. TUUMBULL t did not underit B till fr PraoMunt 1 1. -1 .1 ivjiuttin, lujfc mere was any insurrection in the State of Connecticut, and I suppose the army would have no right in the State of Connecticut to shoot persons or to march for the purpose of slaying its peaceable inhabitants. It is where the judicial authorities are overborne that the army is called on to suppress an insurrection. The Senator as sumes that those persons were traitors. Who is to decide that? II says he will ask no questions. Why, sir, how does he know that, in portions of this country iiitsre m no uisiuruanco intl no insurrection, the right persons will be ar reted? The unconstitutionality of auch action as this seem to be admitted by the Senator who comes to the support of this despotic power. Why. sir, the power-witl-out charge, without examination, without opportunity to reply, at the click of the telegraph to arrest a man in a peaceable portion or the country and imprison him indefinitely, is the very essence of despotism. I thought the Sonator from Connecticut was engaged in a war to defend and uphold the Constitution. What, sir, becomes of Constitutional liberty, what are wo fighting for if this broad ground is to bo assumed and justified in this body; and any man to be thanked for assuming an unconstitutional and unwarranted authority? I was willing to vote, and did vote at

the extra session of Congress, to sanction the acts of the Executive done through the military power for the purpose of suppressing the rebellion act done before Congress assembled, and for some of which perhaps the warrant of law could not be found. But, sir, a different state ol things now xist. Congre3 is convened, and this inquiry is directed to the atrests of person? in loyal portions of the country. What are we coming to if arrests may be made at the whim or caprice of a Cabinet Minister? Do you suppose he is invested with infallibility, so as always to decide aright? Are you willing to trust the liberties of the citizens of the country in the hands of any man, to be exercised in lhat way? May not his order send the Senator from Connecticut or myself to prison? Why not? Why may not the commanding general of your army tomorrow say, 'take the President of the United States and confine him in Fortress Monroe and if he asked why he did it, may he not answer, 'just because I could because I had the power Now, sir, I am for regulating this thing by law. That is the object of my inquiry. If additional legislation is necessary for the purpose of punishing persons who sympathize with treason in Connecticut, or in any other loyal Slate of this Union, where the laws may be enforced through the judicial tribunals, I say lat us give that additional legislation, and let us not sanction the exercise of such high powers as these outside of the law, and a9 the Senator says, 'on the plea of necessity Why, sir, I deny the necessity. The principle contended for wculd justify riots and mobs wherever found. Suppose a man ha9 committed an offense apparent to the whole country ; shall the citizens of the country get together and execute the man without trial ; or imprison him and hold him prisoner without trial? Is that the way the laws of the countty are to be administered? Has the Constitution no meaning, and ars laws to have no efficacy? We shall hare anarchy at once if such doctrine is to preva'l. I do not know the Tacts in regard to arrests which have been made. My resolution does not assume that arrests hare but inquires whether they have been made. If we are to go outside, as the Senator has don. I may tay that I understand arrest have been made, and the parties arrested, in some instances, have afterward been discharged without trial. Does the Senator jmtiy that? Mr. DIXON I d . Mr. TRUMBULL The Senator then justifies putting inn ont men in prison! Else why were they discharged? I take it that was the reason of their discharge. I have heard of sttch cases. Mr. DIXON They ought to be discharged then. Mr. TUUMBULL They ought to be discharged, and they ought to be arrested, too! An innocent mail ought to bj arrested, put into prison, and, by and by, dis

charged! Sir, that it is not my idea of individual or constitutional liberty. Iam engaged, and the people whom I represent are engaged in the maintenance of the constitution and the rights of tho citizen under it. We are fighting for the government as our father's made it. The Con stitution is broad enough to put down this rebellion without any violations of it. I do not apprehend that the present Executive of the United States will assume despotic powers. He ia the last man to do it. I know that his whoh heart is enfaed in endeavoring to crush this rebellion , and ri t . . i unow mal ne woum De the last man to overturn the Constitution in doing it. But sir, we may not always 1 ave the same person at the head of affairs. We may have a man of a very diffennt character, and what we are doing to day will become a precedo.it upon which he will act. Suppose that, when the troubles existed in Kansas a few years ago, the then President of the United Stales had thought proper to arrest the Senator or myself, and send him to prison without examination, with out opportunity to answer, because, in his opinion, we ware dangerous to the peace of the country, and the necessity justified it. What would tho Senator have thought of such action? ir, I say there can be no such neceisity in the loyal portions of the countrv, where the courts operate; because, if the laws are not sufficient in such localities to secure the arrest of parties who aro engaged against the government, we certainly have the power to amend the laws. Let the Senator from Connecticut come forward with a bill authorizing the arrest of those men in his Slate who are giving aid and comfort to the enemy, if th laws aro not sufficient already, and certainly I shall vote most cheerfully with him for the p.wige of nuch a bill. Then we shall have tho matter regulated hy law, and there will be no assumption of unwarrantable power. The Senator say a that some persons al

low themselves to be troubled with constitutional scruples, and he does. not; and that these arrests grow out of the necessity of the times. Sir, it is in just such times as these that the greatest danger arises. It is just such times asthma that the foundations of tyrrany and despotism are laid, it is not when ihe people are wide awake to their rights. If you will clothe the despot with iron shoes, going forth to trample upon the rights of the people, and bearing the chains and fetters to bind their limbs, no people on earth would ever submit to his sway. But, sir. the despot creeps upon the people unawares. It is under the plea of necessity; under the pretense that it is necessary he should assume unwarranted powers for the purpose of preserving the public peace; and then, when the powers are assnmed, and the people are bound hand and foot, they have not the ability to extricate themselves from the tyranny that is imposed upon them. Now, sir. no harm, I apprehend, can grow out of an inquiry of this character, because if the reply of the Secretary of State should show lhat arrests have been made, and that there is no law for them, and that there is a necessity for exercising a power of this kind, will it not be better, I ask my friend from Connecticut, for us to pass a law? Then, why not let the in

quiry be made, so that we may know whether there is a necessity for any such law or not? Why undertake to justify and commend the exercise of admitted usurpation, which I understand the Sena tor from Connecticut to do? Sir. I wil never commend it. Under particula circumstances I may hare excused some acts for doing which the warrant ot law could not, perhaps, at the time be found but, sit, I will never commend the usur pation of power by any person. I would stand by the Constitution as we have it I would no more permit our own officer to violate it now, when Congress is to gcther, and can clothe them with the ne cessary authority, than if we were a peace. I hope, sir, that the resolution, which is a simple resolution of inquiry, will be permitted to pass ; and I am sorry it coul not have passed without opposition. Mr. TRUMBULL Mt. President, tegret the necessity ol saying any thing further with reference to this matter which has assumed a very wide ranjre for a mere resolution of inquiry, and I cer tainly should not do so but for what has fallen from my colleague, at whose re marks I feel somewhat surprised. I know fcir, that it is a very common thing to attempt to change issues, especially in trials of course in court, and no one U more adapt in court than my colleague ?:.... .1 . i is noi an uncommon tiling wnen one has a bad case to try to get up an issue that i9 not involved in the case. Now ray colleague certainly would not upon re flection ask the Senate to vote against thU resolution, because Mr. Breckinridge, i he were here would vote for it. Woult that be reason? Is that the high motive by which Senators of the United States are governed? That is his first reasor why this resolution should not pass, and his last one; for he made the appeal as he sat down. If Mr. Breckinridge were here he would vote for the resolution ! I have known men governed by prejudices of that kind, but I did not suppose lhat such an appeal as that would bo made to the Sen ate of tho United States. My colleague further 6ays that his is at bad time to offer such a resolution. Why, sir. it is the only time when there would be any occasion for such an inquiry. It is in just euch times as these that this power is exercised. It is only on such an occa sion as this. I knew, that he would at tempt to justify it. In a time of quiet and peace in the country, he would not agree that men should be arrested without charge, without complaint, without op portunily for answer. From necessity, if you oyer mako tho inquiry you must do it now. But he says this will demoralize and weaken tho government. Let us see the position of my colleague. He Rays that he has obtained from the Senator from Maine when he admits that he would arrest certain persons under circumstances which ha mentions, all that he wants; and then that the arrest is constitutional. Is there any harm, sir, in inquiring of the Secreta ry of State by what law he made arrests, when my calleaguo says they aie perfectly constitutional? The Indianapolis Sentinel offer to bet some one a hundred dollars. Of coura this in only a poetic flight editors not being of the dollarous kiod, but only men of cents. Lou. Jour. A republican fd.tor in Illinois says that his party is on the edge of a precipice, but bravely aalN upon it to march steadily ahead! Forward, Kepublieans!

SutTcring and Cnnnilmlitm or un American Whaler's ISoat's Crew. The St. John Daily News of December 6 has an account of the sufferings of John F Sull ivan, of Hadley Falls, Mass., and hiscompanions, deserters from the whale -ship Daniel Webster and Ansel Gibbs, of New Bedford, in Cumberland Straits, on ihe 4th of August last. The narrative was written by Sullivan. The writer says that he had no reason for leaving the ship,

only that he was not sufficiently provided against the cold northern climate, and was afraid of dying by scurvy. The crew of the Ansel Gibbs complained of bad treatment. They were John Giles, boat-steerer, John Martin, Hiram J. Davis, Willard Hawkins, Thomas Colwell, Joseph Fisher, and Saaiuel Fisher, who with Sullivan and his shipmate, William Dutton, con stituted the deserting party. They stole a boat from the Ansel Gibbs, into which they managed to place a very small quantity of provisions, two guns,' and a little quantity of ammunition, and stood across the straits. They left the vessel in latitude 65:59, about five miles from Penny's Harbor. On the fourth day out they fell in with the bark George Henry, Captain Cuddington, of New London, who offered to take them all on board, but they declined. Vie gave them some provisions, which were augmented by a duck and the hind quarters of a white bear they managed to shoot before they made Resolution Island, where, their provisions became nearly exhausted. On the 20th of Augnst, at Cape Childleigh, they had aothing but mushrooms and berries to live upon ; and here Hawkins and Davis ran awav from the party, and carried away everything that was useful belonging to the boat. After an attempt to leave the place, which was"prevented by stormy weather, they landed again, and Dutton died of starvation. Tho narrative of Sullivan says: "The evening he died, Samuel Fisher proposed to eat him; lie took his knifs and cut a piece off the thigh, and held it over the fire until it was cooked. Then, next morning, each one followed his example ; after that the meat was taken off the bones, and each man took a slice. We stopped here three days. We then made a start, but, the wind being ahead, we were compelled to put back. Here we stopped two more days. During that time the bones were broken up small and boiled in a pot or kettle that we had; also, the skull was broken open, the brains taken out and cooked. We then get a fair wind, but as we got around a point we had the wind very fresh offshore; we could hardly manage the boat; at last we drove to an Island some ways out to ßea; we got the boat under the lea of it, but the same night we had a large hole stove in her. Being unable to :haul her up, we stayed here eight days, it was on this island they tried to murder me. "The third day we stopped here, I was out as usual picking berries, or anything I could find to eat. Coming in I chanced to pick up a mushroom. I brought it in with me, also an armful of wood. While kneeling down to cook the mushroom. I received a heavy blow of a club from Jo seph Fisher, and before I could get to my fest I got three more blows. I then mana ged to get on my feet, when Samuel Fisher got hold of my right arm, then Joseph Fisher struck me three more blows on the arm. I somehow got away from them, and, being half crazy, I did not know what to do. They made for me again; I kept begging of them, (or Gop'a sake, to spare my life; but they would not listen to my cries. They said they wanted some meat, and were bound to kill me. I had nothing I could defend myself with but a small knife; this I held in my hand until they approached me. Samuel Fisher was the first to come toward me; he had a large dirk knife in his hand; his cousin was coming from another direction with a club and a stone. Samuel came on and grasped me by the shoulder, and had his knife raised to stab me. I then raised my knife and stabbed him in the throat; he immediately fell and I then made a step for Joe, but ho dropped his club and went up to where the rest wore. I then vtoop eddown to see if Samuel was dead: he was still alive; I began to err. after a little while the rest told me to come up they would see there was nothing more done to me. I had received four deep cuts in the head, one of the fellows dressed them for me, and washed the blood off my ace. Next day Samuel Fisher died; his cousin was the first one to cut him n; his a ' body was used up the same way my unbrtunato shipmate's "After a while wo managed to repair he boat and left the island. Wo run in where we thoug'it was mainland, but it iroved to te an island; here we left the .oat, and proceeded on foot, walking obout one mile a day. At last we reached the other side of the island in a limit friti I- - mm w m IVUI days; then put back again to the. boat. It

took about four days to get back. When we got there we found the boat stove very bad since we left her. We then left her

and went back again to the other side of the island, to remain there until we should die or be picked up. We ate our belts, boots, and sheaths," and a number of bear and sealskin articles we had with us. To add to our misery, it commenced to rain, and kept it up for three days; it then began to snow. In this miserable condition we were picked up by a boat's crew of Esquimaux on the 29th of September, and brought to Okoke on the 3d of October. The missionaries did all that lay in their power to help us along, and provided us with food and clothing, then sent us on toNain, where we met 'the doctor' (Davis) who was picked up three days before we were. Ho reported that his companion died, and told many false stories after he was picked up." Culmne or the Administration The Cincinnati Commercial thus dis courses upon the quietude of those now in power at ihe national capitol: The authorities at Washington are calm. It is delicious to learn that the most lof'y confidence is felt in almost everything. The rebel flag can no longer be seen from the dome of the Capitol. It is triiejthat when Jeff. Davis comes up to review his troops at Centreville, the deep mouthed welcome of the rebel guns put the air in a tremor. But that does not affect the nerves of the President and h!s Cabinet, and other great and good men. We are glad to know that Washington ia calm. So settled a habit ha9 this 'quietude in official circles' this steady reliance upon Providence, &c. become, that even the war news from England lhat startled the whole country as if an earthquake thundered by failed to disturb the equanimity of our serene rulers, and the intelligence of a panic in New York was voted amusin!?. How hapDV are thev who. bv the w Al ' J - - recollection of well spent lives, and the consciousness of having in the rectitude of their intentions an unfailing source of philosophical and religious cocsolation, are lifted above the accidents of time. General Suspension of the B la tern Hank! Dispatches have been received here announcing the astounding fact lhat all the banks in the cities of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, suspended specie payments this day ! The ostensible reason given is, that it is done to check the flow of specie from this country, which for a short time back has been rather large. The matter has been in contemplation for some two or three weeks, but we were in hopes it would not have been considered necessary to resort to so hazardous an experiment. Wayne Sentinel 20th tilt. yew Hampshire Republican Stale Convention. Concord, N. II. Jan. 7. The New Hampshire republican State convention to-day nominated Gov. Berry for re-election. Dr. Crosby, of Hanover, democrat, received the nomination for Railroad Commissioner. Resolutions were adopted sustaining the governraeut in prosecuting the war; endorsing the national administration; demanding strict economy; endorsing the State authorities; thanking the volunteers for their devotion; and promising to support the candidates nominated, without regard to party issues. The Indiana Democratic State Convention. The democracy of other States hare awaited with more than common interest! the proceedings ot the democratic State convention of Indiana a report of the essential parts of which is contained in this sheet. No doubt the convention in its resolutions has expressed the plain democratic sentiment of the State, and the democratic sentiment of the whole North, wo are confident, is in harmony with this. We direct attention lo tho resolutions. Their emphasis throughout is as admirable as their doctrine. They state the relation of the demacratic party, past and present, to the national difficulties, and fix immovably upon the Republican party its true responsibility for tho origin, development and progress of those difficulties. Notwithstanding that the Democratic party has stood in the attitude of perpetual protest against the causes and warning the coming of the catastiophe, it appreciates its duty, and will perform it, of banishing all passion and resentment, and devotinc itself to the repair of misehiefdonc. But there is only one way, in the estimation ol tho Democracy of Indiana, in which the mischief can be repaired, and lhat is such a eonduct of the war as will bring into tho ascendant a Union party in the South. Chicago Timet. A hutband rccentlj cured his wife of direnc ill ty kissing the servant girl and allowin" his wife to catch him at it- He says Bhe was up in an instant, forgetting all her complaints, while he lias never had to pay a cent for help f ince.

The Financial Scheine before Con-

grew. Special Dispatch to the N. Y. Herald. Washington, Jan. C. The bill to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof, under consideration :n the Committee of Ways and Means, provides for the establishment, in the Treasury Department, of a separate bureau for the execution of this and all laws that may be passed by Congress respecting the issue and regulaiion of a national currency, secured by a pL'dge of United States stocks. The Chief of the Bureau is denominated the United States Bank Comptroller, to be appointed by the President, at an annual ßalary of 5,000, and a deputy at a salary of 82,500, with the necessary clerks, fcc. It provides that any chartered bank or banking association, whose capital is not less than one hundred thousand dollars, may. upon application in the manner prescribed, avail itself of the benefits and privileges of the act. Under the provisions of the "act, banking associations my be formed by any number of persons, not less than five, upon the conditions 6et forth. Thirty per cent, of the capital is to be paid in at the beginning, and the remainder in installments of at least ten per cent, at the end of each succeeding ninety days. Every association organized under this act shall be a body corporate, entitled to exercise all the privileges of banking, under the restrictions imposed in the act. Upon compliance with the preliminary provisions required, anJ the delivery to the Secretary of the Treasury of auy number of United States stocks bearing interest, the association shall receire from the Bar.k Comptroller circulating notes of different denominations, equnl in amount to ihe current value, but not evceeding the par value, of tho stocks deposited, and also not to exceed the amount of capital paid in. These notes are to be filled up ai d signed by the President, Yice President, and Cashier of the association. They aro made receivable at par in all parts of the United States in payment of taxc9, excise public lands, and all public dues, and made a legal tender for all debts and money demands. The associations are required to make quaiterly reports to the Comptroller, acd those located in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston are also required to publish once a week daily reports of the average amounts of loans, discounts, 6pecie, deposits, and circulation. Failure at any time to redeem any of the nctes put in circulation by an association, when payment is lawfully demanded, to work a revocation of the privileges granted. Provision is made for the redemption of the notes of a failing association, and for winding op its affairs. The interest upon the 6tocks deposited mar be drawii by the association. Upon a depreciation of the value of the stocks at the Stock exchange of New York city for four consecutive weeks, the interest is te be retained by the Comptroller until the depreciation shsll have been compensated, the sums thus retained to be invested every three months in similar stocks; and upon the rise of stocks for four consecutive weeks to the price at which they were pledged, the surplus interest accumulated and invested to be returned to keep on hand lawful money of the United States equal to twenty-five per cent, of its outstanding circulation. Dividends are to be declared semi annually, in May and November. The associations to bti subject lo examination at ihe will of the Icretary of the Treasury, and the Co mpf lo.;cr is to mako an annual report to Congrtrss. Itlore ktUpciiIoii. The Government cf the United States, following in the wake of the New York Banks, has suspended specie payment! Orders have been given to the subtreasurera to suspend for the present the redemption in coin of the demand of Treasury Notes, and the treasury department in Washington has commenced paying out note9 instead of gold. Affairs oortainly look squally, we see 'the beginning of the end but what the end is to be who can predict ? Position of the Democracy. Tho democracy will support the piesentor any other war for the following purposes: To püt down rebellion. To enforce the laws. To uphold the honor of the 'stais and stripes.' To support the Constitution. To maintain the Union. Is there any 'secession in this? Will the Republicans do more? They can do no more and do right. The people of Cincinnati are distributing clothing o the children of soldiers. A recent pas explosion in Adrian, Muh., was heard at the distance of ten miles.