«r K Addrtiw «f Onion State? Central Com- mittee. "Jl'iM People of Pmnsyltani'/f . In the iridit of & Berea couf.iet for national life—(responding to calls forrisrge rejof&rce iceati to. enable oat amurf successfully to j efiipisit'WJtli traitors—cheer'll 3y metting the ■payment of extraordinary taction to supply j , the Government with tnoneCr. Jo. conduct the | . and submitting to ao Ti.i inense increase.) rjp .th# price of living, the i lople oi Penn- j •ylvania have nevertheless buff i ab!e for three years to maintain a prosper;': and tpcure a • "litßltby operation in all the.lk 5 icchee of their trade, unprecedented in the 1 ., tnnale of an? , country while engaged in tb prosecution of s war. lathe trials of this bbf ly war, with the etrqgle-just reaching, its eliafS t, the people of Pennsylvania suddenly find/ithernselves in volved in a political contest iji ested with the /highest, importance, because. iYaugbt with the most momentous issues. Or,d narily, hereto ."for*, political contests msantjaly.a choice of police as to the manner of ffi nlnistering the Government. The straggle ($ jartiea was for the possession of the powers of Government, «cd merely to control their operation. Now, iSwpyef- pm • political contests have resolved - themselves into a direct end positive issue - for she safety and the permanence pf the Oovcrn . meat; because, politically asj jell a* eaotienal-. ' jy, the contest at-the bsllot ipi and in the battle-field must decide wheAer the Union ' shall exist or perish with the i iriumph or de feat of one or the other par ‘ftes, Hccoe tbs unwonted j ipertsnce with which our political fampaipa are now inveet ' . .Parties are now divided fi issues which '"vitally concern the Governn'int, Tlhey are ■ccmposed 1 of .Friends and eneh es of that Gov ernment. "To,choose het-W i tbeee parlies equally interests the cause of lyalty and that of treason. . No man can »f id neutral be tween the two, and all that f e not fairly for ,the-Government will b» justl recognized as its enemies. Admitting that such is the new tmportence'assuined.by our. Political contests, we have an excuse as web a a justification, for entering on the contest f- yt approaching,. for the amendment* to th« C [institution, with nil the zesl inour nature, ami all tbe devotion .‘that should • characterise the" patriot and tbe lover of, bis country In hie efforts to serve it. _lt would seem that on ao iknendment to the . (ions Citation granting the - t tidier a right to vote, there should he no divaioo. Among, a free people . particularly,, wio are admitted always to be the most intellij ept, such a right should he so well grounded .ip common and ' statue law as to need no st Uetv,. at ibis date day, for its exercise and vltid cation; Tbs fol din', in oil lands, alike liming civilized and barbaric nations, has ever been admitted to . the highest honors conferred y tbe government - beneath whoee banners bd f tight. Hit valjir, "his sacrifices, and his devatiih, have ever been regarded as tfaemee for the poet, subjects for - the painter, and material fl' the historian ; .-.agd thus the calling of arm I became ene of flioDor—ocs which elicited the noble rivalries of compatriots, and, - wbeie civilization refined ■ that instincts end elevated the character of men, .. won has been so conducted as to force -combat • rants to respect end honor Vcb others'* qual • ities*-»the .victor still to tre< i the vanquished . i-ot ajeov." The Constitution and laws tipress ■ that no man shall be deprived of bis : citizenship, except for high, crimes of wbioh -he shall bo charged and p oven guilty. He mast be summoned to meet such's charge of . criminality in tbe. present* of judges whose oaths hind them to do b m entire--justice. He must be insureds ttia by a jury sworn . impartially to consider. h[ <*^ase. - if found guilty, tbe sentence of his udges may result in bit dis£tanchisttnesb< k 'hi i 'disfranchisement - Ispot aimed fit as a rsst it i ■ his ptmiibmenf. ■ Disfranchisement as a dit et punishment is only made to follow tbe hij yat crime known ;. against the State. Tot in tbs face of these . foots, and in' opposition' to all equality, there i are.those in the State wbo insist that disfran • chinniest should toiler . the highest service v wbioh a men sen perform for his Government. - There is a strong party in 'Pennsylvania, reg . alarly organized, contfolled by able leaders < and.sustained by astute and learned advocates, insisting that tbs service of a citizen as a sci dier-wdbf perilling of Tito did limb in thy sup i port of the Gavainmenj thy giving up of do ' msttio endearments, tfoe sacrifice of business '.interests, and tbe yielding ,-if. all personal com forts; forfeit for these thus engaged all polit reek right; fr**—■ c* t a-free-born or ■constitutionally adopted Ar leiican citizen. The '■monstrous iniquity of iwc) a claim, is at onoe apparent, however it hie / «»n maintaiad by. .cm .highest judicial. tribaiais.. Its injustice 1 • can only be sustained! byophistries founded -ha the worst political prx tdices, so that the sooner the Constitutive i yd laws are made -plate and rendered etpiit't on this subject, , and. posted where'ever;/ aan can read and i understand them, just no-soon do we secure ihe strength and-'majtiS'ly'of the Government .in the confidence end leijpectof the governed— jilts sc eocn do we ranks oar good old State • worthy Of the past valor of her sons, and glo ried* in Che future. American citizenship has .■fits virtue*, and these their merits. Each vir tue oao only be exalted liy serving the Govern ment under which they flourish ; hut if that . -service ie made a badge of‘degradation,'will it /not he more natural for fiGp of honor and spir -it and true oenrage to rfiaki its rendition than •volnntarSy to accept itn fjotiei ? The citizen soldier feels when he jup acme it is to de '•fond, not 'destroy, his p litical lights. The mnfi'who sacrifices bis bssiaess interests, and for a stipulated time Tiii'inders hit personal ■■itborty, cannot undehtta , why he should be ( ■deprived of his pciitiiiiri .rights. The service I of arms does not blunt 'ti i judgment or blur i -riie ability cf a citizen, vu serciie the eleotive ttanpinee. It rather j /re him a new title to -Che enjoyment of each. .e ; ght, and fits him for ' the highest privileges 3 E , free Govexnment- Unlike the masses of Eu ;pt, the great body •Of tilt’American psopfo ire intcihgest, - pos .’eeteed of a' erding tbs highest ihiruwledge. While wt-ivfi I a time may change *hs habit* of such a p® pie, it cannot affect •their tense of justice, i'.eir appreciation -of : power,and their love ti i overnffiont.' It can net litter, fair eiiUiy fo sdf-gozermr.tnt, if .jt cpuld, the war in we are now engaged tot thi defence of tb(i,U-svernmsnt and the •afiety of the public wfed had better be stopped immediately. 1 ■ The Deeaocratie Is »..crs now oppose ths en foanebiesmeat of tfc/ /toldior: I n the olden yinjn tbe. Demcsrsticljsidsts, such as Jefferson, \faiksoa, Snyder, uni Shultse insisted that the elective froncbisa foltTfd a flag under which >zoldi»r. fought. II- fho i flag was potent, on .fhflßM flhd the .Itti \ .o protect a man in war, why shotild it. sot pt Jim I the ether . virtues «f | cootinuing hi* political franchises 7 If it made j i tbe deck cf a vessel above which it waved the soil of the country represented by itj regard- ' less of the ssa'or clime in. .which it floated, so also does it carry with it fur the soldier who : fights beneath .its’'folds any political rights which these/hewes • enjoyed, before they were ; 1 mustered Into sefViee; und on this soundly | democratic argument tbs soldier who fought ; in Mexico were able to exercise a freeman’s rights in the wilds of the chapparel, the beats ; of tbe sea-shore, the din of conflict, and in ■ tb* shadow cf battlemented castles, the same ; -as if they bad been at home in their respective ) ward* and precincts. If men fighting tfcou-; sands of miles from home—cut off from all communication—scarcely informed at the time on the issues ofthe political campaign, were able and entitled to exercise tbe right of the franchise, it is not fair to suppose that citizens of a like intelligence, engaged in the same ser vice of the Government, within tbe limits of its authority, distant only a few miles from home, conversant with all the issues involved in the political contest, in daily communica tion with their friends, and in perusal also of. journals discussing ths questions at stake—is it not fair to suppose that such men axe enti tled to the exercise of their political tights! .Only those who act from perverted policy on this subject, will, seek te evade the responsi bility of each a question. When it was deemed expedient, as it was undoubtedly considered by tbe Democratic leaders then, the elective franchise was extended to the absent soldiers 'in Mexico ; but in the midst of a war waged by the upholders .of an. institution from wbioh the Democratic leaders derive all their strength, George,W. Woodward, a Justice of tbe Su preme Court, and • lately the candidate of the Demceratio party for Gnvornor, judicially de nied the soldiers tbe exercise of. tbe eleotive franchise: denied our brave defenders tbe right almost in the same breath in which he declared the. States of the South to rebel and secede from the Union ! Fair men can see no difference in. an American soldier la Mexico, while fighting beneath the Sag of his country, and the same soldier citizen -under tbe seme circumstances voting in a rebellious State. Time cor place, within the limits cf a free government, or in the service thereof, | cannot influence, should not be permitted to f affect, tbe rights of a freeman. The govern- i meat, which is not able to insure him these inherent rights is unworthy bis support. The' authority of a free government, which seeks to degrade a freeman while perilling bis life in its defence, ie a despotism more fearful than that which denies all right to the governed. | It is not possible that such a government can , last. At some period in it*. history, if the j rights of its defenders be disregarded as the J Demceratio leaders now deny tbe right of tbe | franchise to tbe soldiers, it will need arms to j protect it both from foreign and domestic foes, | and - perish eventually, an object too mean for | defence. In advocating the soldier's right to vote, tbe loyal men of Pennsylvania are sustained by a faitb in tbe feet that bis service is such as to secure'him not merely all tbe rights he en joyed before ht entered tbe army, bnt increased dignity and power at tbe hands of the Rspub- Uc. -The enemies of this great principle only oppose it, for..reaatons or expediency. There was a time when the - Democratic leaders claimed that ths army was largely and even almost wholly composed of their pottisan .fol lowers. When they were most clamorous in insisting upon the recognition of such a claim, j tbe supporters cf the principle, opposed polit isally to these leaders, were most earnest and even persistent in its advocacy. To them it was a principle of justice too sacred to be dis regarded—too noble to beTejebtedr-too impor tant in its relations to the very genius and vi tality of the Republic to be ’ denied to all the people thereof, dike these who risk the perils of battle in its defence and those who run no danger of.life, , limb or property in ths service of the government, and who still claim its highest immunities and most sacred privileges. On the second day of August ensuing, this question will come plastically before the peo ple of Pennsylvania- 'We do not-doubt ths result of the election as to ths acceptance of rejection of the ejldisr* tight to vote. Bat we would be false to the party we represent, and recreant to the creed which we adore, if we failed to avow in advance our - approval of granting this great right to our brave defend ers. • Pennsylvania has many thousands of her citizens in the army. They have all gone forth inspired by a sublime faith in the strength of a free Government to crush a wicked con spiracy, and dees it become as, while enjoying tbs halcyon blessings of peace at home, while the limbs of oar soldiers are wet.- with their own blood, and their weapons ere dripping with tbe gore of traitors, to say to them, “ You have forfeited ycur citizenship ; you are no longer worthy of participating in the control of a- frit Government; your positions must be .with j the slaves of ihe South~~among the dis graced and degraded of God's children I” We cannot believe that tbe people of Penn sylvania are prepared to send such a message to their follow-eitkens in tbe • republic. We cannot believe that so foul a disgrace await* our war-worn but still intrepid heroes. The hearts of the great mojority of the people at home are too.(all of gratitude fora return of great service by galling neglect. Out faith in Uie justice of the people renders us confident, in the establishment and vindication of-the political .rights of the soldier. But that faith must be accompanied by works. Hence it be- ’ comes the duty of the State Central Committee to urge on the friende of the soldier actively to labor for tbe triumph of this effort in ite behalf. Let it -be said of our follow citizens now absent as soldiers, that as our victorious armies planted their banners, in the capital of. treason, it was beneath their folds in Rich-' ooad each hero of the Keystone State exer cised the freeman’s right of the elective fran chise for a President to admimeteri the Gov ernment to a reunited Union,- to States once mere loyal, to s people again at peecs and bitissd with prospsrily, SIMON CAMERON, Chairman. A. vv. Eesswct, | Secretaries. Wixit Posset, } Nsw CosTssyi.—lt is astonishing to sse hovr suddenly the old. proslavery copperhead traitors,- have had thsit eyes opened to tbs evils o£ slavery. Groups of. oealoas partisans of Jeff, who hare been sheaving .“abolitionist’-’ at all union men fot the last three years, can be sees gathered on oar' street corners in the cool of the evenings, holding ratification meet ings over the Cleveland convention. They ( have discovered that Mrs, Stanton. Wendell Phillips, Parker Pillsbary* and John 0. Fre .mont ate models fll to be ths great lights and , •? &• rsmains pf mediae PuMsfasy. THE TIOGA COUNTY, AGITATOR. True, they proved in 'SC that Fremont was a, Negro, lut why should they object to that?' Did not rhe Democrats vote for Richard M. Johnson who lived-with a blaok- Woman -as his wife and recgnieed her as such They i might as well vote for a Negro now, ns to vote for miscegenation then. They elected the man ] with a negro wife, and they tried to elect him again,'and they are not to object to-Fremont if they did prove him to their_ satisfaction, to he a Negro. Nut they. It is supposed, thet at the Chicago convection, tbo Copperheads; accept Fremont, but to show that they .are still more radical than brother Pilisbnry, will, placvbither Elizabeth Cady Stanton.or* Ably i Kelley Foster on the lichee for Vice President. Either.of them will be a vast improvement in i talent, over any modern Democratic candidate. - Williamsport BidUtin. THE AGITATOR. .51. H. COBB, EDITOR AN© PROPRIETOR. WSLLSBOROVGB, PBNN’Ar WEDNESDAY, NATIONAL UNION TSOSST. FOR PRESIDENT t ABRAHAM LINCOLN, OF ILLINOIS, FOR VICE - ANDREW JOHNSON, OF TENNESSEE. UWI&IV ELECTORAL TICBST . BESAIOBUII.. - i . Morton McMlcbool, PhilatUlpkia. vice of the country, the right to vote in respective camps, as fully and freely as if they were in their respective election districts. The second is intended to put an end to “ omnibus legislation," by which is meant the prevalent system of forcing through measures of widely differing character, many of which scald never pass on merit singly, by coupling them is a Vill with a title'expressing but a single subject indefinite terms. In other-words, a system which makes the passage ef neeeesary laws in -some sort conditional upon the passage of rad ically bad onee. The third ef the proposed, amendments prohibits' the Legislature from-1 . conferring any powers or privileges heretofore ■ j or hereafter to be, conferred by the Courts of | I the Commonwealth. Ata meeting of the Republican County Committee held in Weiuboro, on Saturday, the 9th inn . it was | These amendments must be voted for on eep . , * , . . .... ‘ arate ballots; and we have printed the ticket*] That the outspoken and aneqairoeal friends and I supporters of the present National end State Admin- accordingly, labeled at follows ; r irst Amend* isttatione, electors of Tioga County. b». requested to i ognt Second Amendment, Third Amendment, assemble at the usual places fqr holding elections fn I . • . - . . their respective election districts, on the afternoon, of * Below each of tD€ 19 ptintW— -** S9S tha SATDEDAT, August 13tfa, neat, than and there to j Amandmant ” yv. have printed.no cezativa elect two delegates to represent each saoh district in ■ • ** ■ the Republican County Convention,-to be hpldeß atj ballots, * ! Mansfield, on FRIDAY, August 19tb, following. .. -or, renew.odr anneal to the freemen hf Tio- The Committee recommend to the CaamJtteu at " e renew ont appeal 10 tne ireemennt no- Vigilance that at least six days notiee of euoh dele- gn county, tc turn oat in force cn that day and gate elections be given by notices.. posted In the' fc r everv amendment ! usual places in eavh district. Aad"fcrrthsr, that as' 6 mr every gmenaaant. , such, Committees constitute the; eUstion-’Vasida at skid alwftVot they-are especially teqosstt.4; tp see to it tu&t Co&# but the end aao^dlrcdfil •fritnd* of «ht State and >7 atics&l - Gtoverniaeats-ai admlaUtmd, be psrzsittsd to vote ti iafd:glwtioa for delegates, * * ~ - • The Coorentios will neaiaatc &»• follfcjrioz cac? didate* Thomas H. Cuntlngham, Bearer county P.EPBESESTiIIVS. 1 Robert P. King, i 3 Elia* W. Hall, 3 George M. Co«t«i, 14 Charles H, Shrioer, ! 3 Heat; Bumm, 1 i John Wieter, j 4 William TI. Kero. 13 David MoCocangiy, a Baitin H. Jenki, 17 David W. Wood*, 8 Charles If. Hunk, 18 Isaac Benion, . 7 Robert Parke, 13 John Patton,” 3 William Taylor, 20 Samuel B. Dick, 1 9 John 4. Hlestand, . 31 Everhard Bietar, | 10 Richard H. Coryell, 22 John P. Penney, 11 Edward Holliday, . 33 Sbenezet McJunttUi' • 13 Charles F. Heed, 31 John W. BTanshatd. . Constitutional Amendments. SPECIAL-ELECTION,-AUGUST 2, 1864, In, Favor of Soldiers Toting. > Republic a & County Convention. One person to represent the 18th District In Con. gross. *' - One person for member cf Assembly. One person for Sheriff. One person for Commlssicnsr. One person fox Auditor. And appoint Conferees tc the Representative and Congressional Conferences, ; THE XSVASIOIT, ' „ t "i -jector is said to hate drawn • upon himself the WEES ott ‘ lB#t ft “ 9 mrtb.of th. ultra-Southern men; ond.it is al werereasonablc grounds that the ! f {hat escoffllßnnication wa9 Capital T7S3 a&vwttd oa tk» cortb aid* bj ibb j 5 r . w - ,•. ,*•» , l .vi- ' * a 3d. Ic this be ttde, tbe recalcitrant leader is rebels in ceasiderablo force. How • considers . . v .. Lz m' ■ mc•* , f •- A vi« - -* ~ * v to be eaTied abote ms feliowst To bo read out ble, dost not yst appear. .Itsosmijbo WTer y -ar r . **v -- /■ -f r -, , v 7 Of. the i- Wood party.argues eloquently for the that the invading force-was commanded by at ,Zm * • <* Vfc ~ %.* tintim. wood will nster suffer any- but tliose least tm> general officers, and bed considerable , , . . , c : ■ , ~ * • „ , .■,> who hare retained a,trifle of conscience to be artillery. An attack was made nbte Fort ., „ , . . -mi : r v u a • "*v i »* A .- i expelled the party. Therefore,, whoever is tens, which resulted in th« repulse or the- reb- , a .. , n t.j . i . ** s.tbteatened with espalsion; he is endorsed as els. and with severe loss.- »•. v , . ; , rone who has not parted with his eelt-respeet It hr a little singular that the greatest exeits- j, Tte-Tmga Woodocraey -may do better to ea rnest on the occasion seeded outside of Wash-' ter-opon the -campaign without- a -public -plat ing ton. ihere is no evidence of any panic,. or j f orm 0 f principles than otherwise. We think of any remarkable dirtufbanoe there. that is the diicreeter plan. Unless their ptin can imagine just what might have been observ-; fc aTe improved by age, the less said of ed in Washington streets by a quirt spectator 1 tbe£D . t be better for that party. It might not daring tbs Invasion. He would hate sees su-i-fca » Dotion to put t ham, {the principles) exoited crowd around the several Seijtsb head-; into a jonk bottle and seal up with care. - They quarters on the Avenue and on Seventh Street.: w ai keep better in that way. - Ha would have beard more noise at those pla-! —■ oes than-in all the city beside. He would have . Wk suspect (bat our friends of the Hones, found the Department* transacting business as j daU-Hsrdid have fallen into tbs bad habit of quietly as.if there had'been no rebels within a! using'stereotyped phrases of disapprobation in hundred milts. Mr. Lincoln would, hare been < speaking q|f its opponents. They dispose of tbe found busy in his little office, careworn, at be, 38th Congress by calling- it a body of incopa ever is, bat undisturbed., As we said, the ex-| hies. They ought to know that the labor psr oitement would have' been greatest and Obieiyi,formed during the,,late session was thrice as among the rebel sympathizers. i great at that performed by any of its predeces- Tbit may seem strange. We will explain: Tbe Secessionists of Washington are like the good little ebildten whose lives ,»;e freightsd with golden expectations, to' be.Tealizsd when " mother’s ship comes in.” They live in hope of the .capture of Washington as this Jsws live in hope of the soaiog of a temporal Messiah. What they would gain by tbe change, no one knows lest {ban themselves. Sat it-will imd incredible to men o£ common honor an 4 hon esty, thai these very same rebels are constant and most importunate beggar* for place and fetor* at the band* of Abr.aham iiaooln I - saoh 1* the notations fact. -And it 'ia no mere in credible than that other fact, to wit. that the mott determined opposers of the' GoTernoeot everywhere, are of those who hare, either in person or by representation, enjoyed the pat ronage, the honors, oS««, and emolamenta ia its bestowal for the lasffire-and-tweaty years. It ia the. old fable of the man .who, took a riper to his hospitable home, rsdaeed to feet, or the reproduction of ’the infatuation of those an cient fools who killed the goose that laid the golden eggs. To return. ■ There was no panic in Washing ton. The reason therefor may be stated in few words. The defences of Washington cannot bo forced by a column of 40,000 men, eoppose ft*fottatfrhtmU WftJtaotffetr this « a matter of individual opinion, but as stated in our presence more than once fey men whose business it is to know. We have seen the north-side defence* of the city often. The artificial works are doubtless less elaborate than those esuth of the Pctcmab. But the natural advantages for defence fnlly compensate for the lack mentioned. Of course no defences are impregnable against an attacking column of sufficient magnitude and pluck.- But not less than, 20,000 men would be swept avtaj by the artillery before men enough to take and hold a first-class fort could get eo sear as to render the tig guns useless. After that the musketry fire would prove hardly lese dangerous and de structive. But more.than the defences of Washington, as a'preventive of panic, is the firm balief of public men in the ability of the Government ae lodged in the hands of a great and Intelli gent people, to put down treason, at home and in: the South. If Jefferson Davis thought to tend-the ghosts- wbiohhave haunted Richmond for three monthC-td plague Uncle Abraham, be ■failed, and will, continue to fail. Whatever may be said to -the prejudice of .Mr. Lincoln, he is as cool.ana as'brave at be is honest and uptight. JDEY.-J0 t -l|e4. * Ox the 2p of Aoghst the people of Penniyl vania ate invited to decide if there shall he three several proposed amendments to the Con stitution adopted or rejected. The first of the proposed amendments gives to the qualified of-the State, when in the military ser- i. DvauraraoyfceidriiTnwting in this SU *W> cy reporter OU the grobed and consequently know little or no- Thinf&bdut what was the. object or the result. A' rainot on the etreethas it that- the->ronnion was cot entitelyMßiWly is agreoment with the strict laws of harmony, fa fact that there was a decided family jar. The resolutions did ! not quite harmonise with theviews ,of one of | the most vigorous and' influential leaders, it is. I .Mid, there being too great a proportion of T. Wood-Vallandigham copper in them. The ob* sore. At to' the quality of legislation, it is not yetkime .to give en intelligent opinion, tbe measures being yet untried. Probably our friends may remember the Congress which re pealed the Missouri Compromise. Will tbsy inform thsic readers whstber that was, or was not, a Congress of incapable*”? . We ob»em that tome of tbeleadihg Capper hesd journal* are griering oret the postpone ment of ths Chicago Contention. The reason .for the postponement has only been gussied at as yet. Perhaps it may as well be positively Stated by ons as by another, and as the city papers, seem to bs at fault wo.hasten do inform them that the postponement was agreed upon to. giro time for the result of the 2d of August election in Pennsylvania to transpire. If the Pennsylvania Soldiers ate to tote, there will be hu show tor a Copperhead nominee, for as goes Pennsylvania so goes the Union.' Picking tip a Coppery paper a moment since we noticed a half column of lamentation over the retaliation practised, by the negro troops at ths battle of Bermuda Hundred. The editor fairly gtoansjovet the slaughter of whits rebels by black Unionists. ' We will pay ona dollar for a number of that paper in which there, is half & square of condemnation of. the FortPil- Jet atliMrt, -, 1 i WAR NBWS. I ! The investment of Washington by the rebels; j was abandoned in most.indecent hast# on the ; night of the 12th, the rebel column reevossingj the Potomac with about 5000 heod of cattle t and many horses, together with great booty .; _ plundered from Maryland merchants and farm-1 i houses. The magnitude of the fores isstill a : matter nf doubt, but it was not 20,000. An - assault was made on Fort Stevens which resal-1 I '• 1 j ted in the slaughter of 300 rebels and the dis j abiing of maoy;more. Our loss in killed and i wonndsd will not exceed.3oo. -The rebels did ■ not think 'to' find the defen ces of Washington so well manned. The news from Gen, Sherman U highly en couraging. Ho hss flanked ’the vsfy strong end extensive .-rebel works on the Chattahdocbe, and Johnson hag abandoned them and retreat ed within the defences of Atalanta. Sherman ( is now within sis miles of Atalanti, the work- j shop of the Confederacy. j We publish letters from that region elsewhere P. S. The Rochester papers of Tuesday pub lish. the President’s call for 400,000 volunteers to serve one year.. - Fifty days are • given in which to fill the quotas by volunteering. At (he end of that time .the delfciences will be made up by draft. Remember, there is no mors commutation. The Government bounty for one year’s service it §lOO. The -people of Tioga should at ones aet about raising volun teers, Lois no time. Take time by the fore lock. Oss of the most significant signs of the times, in its hearing upon lbs result of the campaign, is the conversion of newspapers from the errors of Copperbeadism tc the truth as expounded by Father Abraham. We have especially rsjoieed over the conversion of the Lawrence County Journal, conducted by our ancient friend Kcbsxer. ,N<ri a suspicion but (bat be would, from first-to lust, be found on the right side, had. ever crossed our thoughts until last winter, whes a gentleman from that county informed us that Kueiitr was a good 'deal coppery. However that may have been, he is now fairly within the ark. We offer him our warmest congratulation*. If be will fight as zealously for Lincoln. A Hamlin as he did for Buchanan, there can he no trouble in loyal Lawrence. Letter n'rom Juaga Wilnuut The following letter, si will b* ieen, was written is response to an invitation to tbs writer' to address the people, of Tioga on. tbe resent anniversary of our notional Independence. Hr. Toung acted in behalf of a Committee. Tte Utter will bo wad With intor est;. dean Tons®, Ess-, jftaz-Sir: Tours of tbo Ilia inst-j came to bond yesterday. It would indeed, bo a gratlficatiotJfoT mo, to meet with, and to speak to the people of Tioga eoun.y, on the owning anniversary of oar National Independence. I cannot express all I feel of gratitude and affection for that people, to whom I am largely indebted ior the little sucsess that hssattended my.carccr.as a.public man.; Buffer their unselfish and generous support, I must have fallen a victim to the Molooh of Slavery. Many abler and better men, had sunk Into political graves, for offences loss grievous- and daring than mine. At no previous time, had Slavery a mors firm and confident hold on power—at no time, was it more extravagant in its demands, or wore those demands yielded with more humble and servile submission. From thefato that had befallen so many other* wiohad entered on the samo path before mo, X was rescued, largely, through the courage and steadfastness of the people of Tioga. Have I not therefore especial cause for keeping in remembrance their constancy and fidelity ? With the momentous interests of tbs present pressing upon us,.l hope to bs excused for this brief reference to the past, and to myself. The war in which wb are engaged, and in which is involved onr national life/serial progress, and Indl- 1 vidual growth, was forced upon the country by Sla. ] very. There was no escape from it, short of the most j disgraceful nnd criminal -Surrender of fbe holiest In terests of the future of humanity. Let us rejoice that j it came upon us, rather than upon or.r'ehl'.dren—that' 1 we were deemed worthy of the great ocofiiot—worthy : ,to encounter la deadly strife, and to overcome, the master Tyrant of the world. .The moral, humane, ’ and religion* principles and sentiments cf the age, 1 'are assailed by the most brutal and' debasing barba. rlsm known among cation*. Be cars the glory of | tholr eucesafdl defense—oqxj ebabonor ox defending'| the eivlliration and Christianity of the world, against j the most formidable assault ever made tor- their over-' throw. ; The state of my health will not permit m» to ac cept the invitation of your committee of arrange menti. I have reason to nope that my health is •lowly improving, yet I date not venture Into the midst of exciting and stirring sesnes—indeed it would be exceedingly imprudent for me to bear an important part in them. lam thankful for the kind.remem brance of your people: every token of their partial ity and g«aJ will is s source of pleasure and pride, r Very respectfully, do., - - ■ -, - - -d, tmrMOT. FRUIT, JARS a large supply of Glass Jars and Bottles, of various pattents for preferring fruits, will be found at Roy’s Drug Store. lost; SUNDAY afternoon, between my residence and tha residence' of Hr, Pierce, a email GOLD PIN. Tbe finder wilt bo rewarded if kind enough to return it to me. ... Mrs. P. .'I. BILLS. Wollsboto, July 20, ’(U. Tioga co. court proclamation.— Whsreas, tbs Hon. P.obert-Q. Whits, Presidsu- Judge for the 4th Judioiarpistricc of Pennsylvania, .and, Hoyal Wfascist and victor. Case, Esq.’j, Asso siats Judges in' Tioga county, have issusd. thsir prs. espt, bearing dats the 11th day of June, 1884, and to ms directed, for ths holding of Orphan’s Conrt, ‘Court of Comnoo Pleas, General Quarter Sessions . and Oyer and Terminer, at >vellshoro, for the County of Tioga, on ths Sth Monday of August, (being ths 29th day,) 18S4, and to continue two weeks. - Ifatiee-is therefore hsrocy given, to the Coroner, JasUassof TbsTeacs, and Constables in and for ths county of Tioga, to appear in thoir own proper per sons, with thair records, inquisitions, examination s and tometnbrancss, to do thosa things which of their oE css and in their behalf appertain to be dons, and nil witnesses and other persons prosecuting ;a behalf ;1 the Commonwealth against any person or persons, are required to he then and there attending, and not to depart at thsir peril. -Jurors era requestedto be punc tual in their attendance at the appointed time, agree ably to notice, . Given under iay hand and seal at the Sheriffs OSes, inWellshoro, the 18th day of July in ths year of cur Lord one thousand eight hundred end sixty -four. . - H. SXpVTELX, Jr-, Sherin. ii'LINI CHIMNEYS, extra quality for Esrosips JL Lamps, jpst rjcelvsd at • - , EOT’S. drug store. ' NOTICE* - - . rfT A LL person* istSflbted Co A, S- TOgatasp# , , - ~; *t ■»«,« j. ■ —. Jx findthoixaccount! with H. C^Borwrth * 9: * [ \ « Aiioxlmenff of TABLE OLASBwAEtf will h* tlomont. * Ptaao call InaatdlaCtJy. Towii'Dc.. Jure 14,1534. ‘PROCLAMATION! Special Election; WHjKREAS, bv .iR'.-ict 01 .he ,j i 5 _ ft of ihe f't P t cn^i7 £r { £ lb« «i3d day of April. A. D„ one iht/t’uiid ♦ilb;V dreJ slid sixty fuar—it U p/ov.ided, that K r t£ 3 Sf pose o»'ascertaining the sense of the ptcpU of*t*‘ Cowmonweaiib, io regard u th» sdr>p;i.sQ op ot certain Amendments to she C■.a4 *Uatioa*’j♦*X' ,* ComnionwcoUb, or rather t-f rbea, which sreaJ-Tj* after specified. It 5? enjoined on me to notice of su?U election to be he'd— 'iiT : EKUH STOWELL, Jr , Hirh Sh;r!S ;£ tb s ‘,'A*l' of Tioga, do hereby atsko oj g; 79 V|Vv? notice to the electors of said county of Xicja Special Election will bo tlii on the first Tuesday z£ August, Trhioh wIU" fc« £jv day said month of. August bast, at tis district! within county aforesaid, candy: ■ ELECTIOX ; ;. * . Bless, at the Union $?hool J?on« * •*, Brookfield, »t the South Kcad Sthbti Clymer, At-hs house cf CV, fccujio*. Chatham, at t£e house of D Clarmau * ■Charleston. at the Bart: Settlement' acu-:;! 3s-,« •- Coriagtsh Bcrc, a: tkc Dyer Heuea, •-*. ‘ CoTlDgtoa Township •»: the D/sr fUuts. Deerfield, at the Co’Vir.osrus Usoji. 4 Cellar at the C-'urt House ; at its sm:tb Sobcoi Uoum ElkUnd Boro, at th- house 0; Cb*: iw ?,?vn. ._ farmington. at r-jr.se of j;tn a.&.jjb; ; . ” tfair;es ; ar the baas* :f H C Termlijea Jacksor. tb© house ;* Jam:*Miller or L»iUUI MStbioa Jotfl H Woodruff, • :fc» bouse ot m. H. SJdisjjK juseef 57 . U Skucn. .House. '-'■•• t> l.**.::- \ of B. K. Brundag*. iday School Houn.- ii»e ' Eichmoadjat tbs houss r.t Joba Sbipp«3, &t tL# Bis Mrcii'.n School Houi*. BQlilTsk.il> at the b?Q*e of K. K. Broadajs. Tioga B-rongb, at tbo Hotsi 01 I' 3 r'«rr. . Tioga Townrhlp, at, tbs Uutal cl L 3 i«a r . Union, at tbs of John Irrlii.' • Weliaboro at tb* Ccort Hcuie, I 'Ward at the School Hons* W<#£*s#ld di hauss of Jciod 0. Ti..:agioa. ‘ At which lime and place votes wttf be wwtvjJ fo ur against ;h» follcwiDg amendment* • i \»t Amendment, Section Whecsytr of jfc* j qualified eleettri of thV» Commonwealth eiitU -b* ; a j anj aclaa! Military service, under a requi»UloQ fr;a { the Preeidezxi of the United States, or by autlUrU; ;• this Commonwealth, each electors may exercise tb* | right of suffrage in all elections by the cuiifirj,-tad»r ! such regulations as ore or shall be prescribed byi**, j aa fully as if thsy were prasent at their,usual pla c » jof elections. ' - - -- - - ! "2d Amendntnt, Suction 3— No bill ihiU be puisd f'by the Lefhlatara containing merp tfcan oce j which shall be clearly expressed in the title. »z;«£*. j approprlatioa'hlUs. 3 d Amendment, Section 9—No bill sbsil be puiri by the Legiilatarvgranting any powers or privilege*, in any case where the authority to grant mehpgwea, or privileges, has been, or may hereafter be- coafcni upon the Courts of this Commonwealth, has bau agreed to by a majority of the members eleotei tj each Heose of the Legislature, at two lucceiiire tar slons of the tame. It is farther directed that the meeting of the relira | Judges at the Court House in Wsllshorcugh \z sas» j out the general returns-shall be cn ths, first Friday j succeeding the said election/ which will bs the i day of August, I i . _ AN AC’S ' Prescribing lit* time and Banner "i :hlmu:in|io .is people,’for their approval and ratification, cr tijn ; lion, the propated amendments to the Comtirfut: WasEEas, A joint rejoluiloc, proposing tsrtsrs ’ amtndmeuti to the constitution of chi j comagawwlti, i has been. agreed, to by a majority of tha mslnbs;) | elected to each bouse os the legislature, 11 teg sset , suoceesive sessions of the same, the first session t;u I mencing on the first Tuesday of -January, In the ysst > of our Lord one thousand eight fanndrtd and iliij i three, and the second-session commencing on tie fin: Tuesday of January, in the year of oar tori t:i . thousand eight hundred aud sixty-four: . . Ar.d uitrsus,. It is provided in tha tenth artisls f the oonstitution, that any aalecdment, so agreed upon, (hall be sobqiittsd to the people, in ul susb times, at least three ’months after being is ajyssd to by the two houses, a?the legislature, shall presume such submission to be in sueh manner, and fens, that the people may'vofe fir, or against, snob sneads-Kt i separately,’and distinctly; therefore, ’ | .Section 1. That said election shell be opened, held, : and closed, npon the day last aforesaid, at the plots. - - and within, which the general elections of this esc monwealth are directed to be opened, held, and olosed and it shall be the duty of the judges. Inspectors, ati clerks, of each of said townships, boroughs, turfs precincts, and,districts, to. receive, at the said eles tlon, tickets, cot exceeding the cumber t)f proposed, amendments, either written or printed, or oarJ; written and partly printed, from eaoh of the nualUii voters of this State, who-may offer the same had It deposit them in a bos, or buses, to be. for that out pose provided by tha. proper officers; v.hish ticketr shall be, respectively, labelled, on the’outs'Je, 11 {hit Amendment," •' Second' Amacdment," and " li:rf Amendment;" and those who era favorably to tell I amendments, or any of them, may express Unit of ■ proval thereof by voting, eaoh, as many' sspomw 1 written or printed, or portly written and partly prist- I ad, ballots, or tickets, as there are ameodmsots ap proved .by them, containing, oa tha Icsrie tiara/ | the words, A* for tho Amendment f’ and those whs are opposed, to suoh amendments, or *37 of ties, may express their opposition by voting, each, » many separate, written or printed, ballots, or titists, as there are amendments not. approved .by them,'cu3taiclsf. on the inside thereof; tie words, “ Against tie Ataesc meat,:” the electors. Voting for. at aga!nit,Jhe Jts! amendment, shall be consiler’od os voting for, aghirst, tbo proposed fourth suction to artiola tintst. the constitution* extending the right of suSrag) iul-ji.is; siscior;, voting ior, or eg-ainst, tb’o second amendment, ihMl fce .considered as votisj ft:, against, the proposed eighth section to artlcis eieit -01-the oonstitution; and electors, ■ voting ft r, against, the third amendment, shiU- be- coaadsrtd a voting-for, U T against,-the propose! minth-'ssttita article eleven of the constitution. •Jeers'#;* 3. That the election on rise *afd p* cpcssi ainenment*,'shall,, in a* !» general elections, of thi* commonwealth, ar# cst? conducted; and it shall bo Ibo 3r.fy of the tinuc judges, of the respective oeuntus, and diitrltu, thereof, first haring carefully ascertained the niunbit of votes given for. or against, each of said aasni mants, ia the manner aforesaid, to make out dU[A cat# returns thereof, expressed in words, at length; and not in figures, only . one of which returnt ij made, shall be lodged in the prothonotary's ofirs, 4 - the court of common pleas, of the pr.per county, ana the other sealed, and directed, to the secretary of the commonwealth, (tud.by ope of said judges depositor forthwith, in the most' convenient post oSoe, up- 3 which, postage shall be prepaid, at the extenss proper county. Secttw 4, iThat, the- several duties, reuu.rid t- c* performed by the sheriifs, commissioners, constables’ judge*, inspectors, and, all other officers, shatsTSt, it, and about, the general elections of this ccnm 33 ; wealth, shall be f erfprir.ad, by' sv.ch ci'csrt, it :: about, the election hjttein provided for'; and oh sous, whether officers, or others,, shall be' liable to J 3 * jam# punishment, for ike neglect of any daty, or tn* commission ef r.ny* offence, at, in, or about, tee It l election, a* they would, for - the neglect of hi* or the cimtnlssica of Ilk? offeea, at, in, or about. t:i general election* -of this commonwealth. . BESET C,' JCaTiiif; Speainr of the Homs of Kartrsswamlfve*- 'JOHN ?. PENN2J; -Sjeaksr-of ti» reset* A??ncynn— of April!, AS- Domini one thouiond'sight hundred asi =UtJ--tU; . A. S- OCSIIN- . F;j instructions in regard .to'the urKsirutloc •• election hoards esf, 2 soe Act of Assembly « *»*•_«, 1359; pamphlet laws, page "215: likewise in a practical digest oi tb» election laws cf thJ moowealth, furnished at ebsty place of brlEtJ i oral electfon,-page 35, elo. ' Given under my hand at Tcllifcojo. this is! ■ ,3 i " July, A. 1304. 'H. SIOVSLL, J U AUDITOR'S a OTifiß. ' I 'HE aadersigafd sa Audit;: £ JL tribute thaWnoy raiMd 1-7 tco sals -f a* -td earn t> si 5. U. Smith, lots of TTfliebcpo, attend to the duties of said apjointawt on ww,.] day, tb» 10th day of -August,"oe.tt, a; tbs Ce 3- 1- sloaer'a OSBca ia Wallihoro, at i o’olook ?. if _ - • - '■ IHOS: AllEd', Aa^- : - nelUboxo, July IS, 1334, ’■ _
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