Stuomdkalittdmais
The Congressional Conferees Oil met
in Look Irstveripn the 9th inst., gave us
as candidate. ihr - Congress in this die.
triot, Theo. Wright, Esq.,ofliciph Haven.
To many of our readers Mr. Wright is
no doubts stniiter, while to others he.
is well and favorably known. Politically !
he is an honest, open, consistent Demo
, orat—a disciple of the immortal Jeffer.
lon—n fearless supporter of the doc
trines that made oti country - what it was
before puritan fanatics obtained control
of its Administrative department. t *He
comes to ns a candidate untarnished
with any' of those , deceptive qualities
that cling continually to the man in
search of office---fresh from the people,
fitted in every respeot to be their repre
sentative in the Halls of Congress, and
if the honest voters, the tax-payers of
this district will look to their own inter
ests, they will give him g hearty support,
pegardlese of political ties or party affili
ations. 'Unlike the miserable. excuse
that has been naerepreeenting the peo
ple' of this district during the aist few
years in Congress, be is a man of integ
rity, of ability, of determination and in
fluence, a man that will represent his
constituents, and one in whom they Can
place the most implicit confidence. 'He
has never sought, nor never desired an
office, but his pre-eminent qualifiCations,
and high moral character have revealed
him to the searching eyes of tile people,
who have resolved to renovate the ezec
.utive and legislative departments of the
goverturient, and place them in charge
of men of honesty, judgment and e&-
C. M. ILIMX4IOIOIIII., 3Bellelbate. I oioneY•
IP. ORAllr 111:11:1M. - utter.
BICLLEFONTE, PA.
1 5PSIDAT MORNING. SEPT. 11, 1164.
tinuis-42 pa year when paid is edeaaes .
atillybes not peld la sidelines, sad $3,0411 when
aet paid Were the explestion44 tie ',pr.
PREINDENTIAL NOMINATIONS
FOR r &WIDEN T,
GEM, Y • X
Off I,IIIIIIII,LVAIUA
- POll. VICE PRESIIANT
GEO. H. PENDLETON,
Or 01110
..........-.,
'MILTON" AT tams.
Hosea? T. Joitason ' of Cambria.
&ICBMS' 'Tank, of Philadelphia.
msnitcr brawn:tub.
Ist. Win. Laughlin, 13th. Purl Leidy,
2d. B. It. Helmbold, 14th. R. Bwelnford,
3d. B. P. Dunn, 18th. John Ahl,
4th. T. McCullough, lath. H. to Smith,
Bth. B. T. Hese 17th. Thad. Bakks,
Bth. P. B. Glerb/rd, 18th. H. Montgomery,
7th. (3. P. Lapis, 19th. John Di . train,
Mb—Michael Sal;ear, 20th. J. M. Thompson,
9th. Patrick McEvoy, 21st. Brutus Brown.
10tis. T. H. Walker, 224. James P. Harr,
11th. 0. B. Dlnsatick, 33d. Wm. 3. Boasts,
12th. A. B. Dtinning, 24th. W. Montgodiery.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY NOMINATIONS
or roR CONGRESS,
SICIIO.IIITALIGIVE, Lock Haven.
)OR EINNATORS,
Dr. R. W. CEDDITT, Blair Co.
Z. i. WASMIDS,Hu Co.
VOA ASSEMBLY,
FOR COMMISSIONER,
t . 011211' Z. ORAN, Zan' Moon.
/Oft AUDITOR,w
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DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS
Meetings of the Democracy will be bold at the
fallowing time. end platys. Z,.t every voter
tom out.
riiiiinvfile, Tuesday evening, fdept. 20th.
Julian Furnace, Wednesday evening, Sept.2l
Port Matilda, Thursday evening, Sept.22d.
Waddle's School House, Friday eve. Sept. 23.
Sterznetown, Saturday afternoon. Sept. 24th.
Pine Orove„Saturday evening, Sept. 24th.
Iroalsburg. Monday eveaiing 7 , - Sept 2615.
Fleisher's School House, Tuesday eve. 13'1417
Madisonburg, Wednesday evening, Sept. 28th.
Woodhard, Thursday evening, Sept. 29th.
Union Church, Friday evening, Sept. 30th.
Millheins, Saturday afternoon, Oct- Ist.
Centre Hall, Saturday evening, Oct. Ist.
leaking, Thursday evening, Sept. 224.
Jaeksonville, Friday 'coning, Sept. 23d.
Hoblersburg, Saturday afternoon, Sept. 24th.
Howard, Monday overlie& Sept. 26th.
Enke/111e, Wednesday evening, Sept. 28th.
lminant speakent will be present to address
tie people. By order of
W. Y.• RISTNOLDEI,
Cloirma• Dew. Commit Covonsiow
It Wont Win.
The Shoddies that do up the editorials
for the miscegenation organ up town,
seem terribly troubled about the course
the Comniissioners of this county intepd
pursuing in regard to the building of a
new jail. Already they see the build
ing looming up at a cost of one hundred
thousand dollars, which must increase
out already burdensome taxes. What
wonderful sagacity, or rather what pre
sumption, for' these advocates of war
and taxes, to suppose that they can in
duce the taxpayers of this county to
'believe that a Democratic Board of Com
missioners intend increasing the debt of
the county one hundred thousand dollars
by erecting a jail at this time. Have we
not bad a full Democratic Board for the
last year? Wave they not, had thtuanthor
ity to borrow money and begin the work
at any me ? have they made anymore
meats towards doing it? They hare not,
nor do they intend to. The people of the
county know very well who bzht agitated
the question. They know full weU that
when we bad an Abolition Board of
Commissioners the Central Ras and the
leaders of the Abolition party in. this
town wore 'all in favor of building a new
jail, becanse their favorite contractors
were out of s job, and wanted another
opportunity of filltnirtheirlpockets at the
expense of the people. They are even
now in favor of building a jail, and are
only waiting to get a majority of the
Board of Commissioners to begin the
job. This is the secret—they are fighting
for a chance to build it themsekes. They
want to get their unhallowed paws once
more into the county treasury. But we
can tell them they may build their cas
tles in the air and the people will knock
Mem to pieces on the second Tuesday of
bctober. Our candidate for Vommis
sioner, along with the rest of the Demo ,
eratio ticket iq bound to be elected, and
they 'cannot - help it. .They will have to
get up something more plausible than
the jail story. That won't win.
rho people of the meaty are too well
medAs to who it was that made the
drat move, they reoolleot how earnestly
Judge Linn urged upon every grand jury
fors over two years, the turn* if re-:,
petting in favor of a new jail, until he
at length succeeded inhabiting two juries,
both of which were composed fe ciesitio' r
ift qf utbolamists to make favorable
report. They leealleet the means that
ware resorted to by the Abolatosista of
this town to oast the satne_objeet, and
bow they gloried trier f it when they sue
, eeeded. But unfortaumtely for them we
had and gaill have a Damooratio Board
of Commietioners, who have the inter
ests of the people , at heart, atul do not
Aged braiding a /nal, satimelforeed to do
to by a decree 1 ebe ONO..
If ,fhe voting toz-Peleero of the mot'
emaito owned a lamdred theologised del.
here la ereetiu a new Jan at this time,
whit' toor monly is loaded down with
dobli if they loam shofar Same
in due tray, let them vote the Abolitioti
Kokes. The limiest -of .aa Abolition
Chnieehehmet ebe Apt step to
wards h.
Our Awhoiss.
Our late able and egcient member of
Assembly, r. C. T. Alexander needs
no words of commendation at our hands
of every voter in Centre county. By his
course there during the last session, he
has proved to the people, the masses of
the voters, the tax-payers of the county
that he hi their Wad, and that to his
care they can confide their interests, feel
ing assured that be is able and deter
mined to protect them, Ho has the ex
perience and ability,_the..bonor and in
tegrity to repre'sent us aright, and it is
our duty to return him to the position
he filled with so much credit to himself
and honor to his constituents. His re
election is of more importance to the
tax-payers of the county than many im
agine. Let them look to their their own
interests and they can but give him a
hearty and cordial support. Let his
majority be treble that of last year and
the people will have no reason to regret
it.
In the language of our cotemporary,
the Centre Beriater, we have for Com
missioner "honest John L. Gray, of
Hilt Moon." In the upper' end of the
county, where Mr. 'Gray is personally
known to every voter, he is universally
esteemed for his honesty, integrity and
chriatian hearing. He is an upright, in
telligent, enterprising citizen, an "hon
est old earthy," entinently qualified for
the position of County Commissioner,
or guardian of the interests, property
and funds of the people. In this day
of taxation,..of bounties cud reliefs it is
necessary for the safety of tax-payers,
that they have honest, competent men
as Commissioners, Let them look to it
then that Mr. Gray is triumphantly
elected. He i 0 the man for the posi
tion.
For Auditor we have Col. John Rigid,
of Gregg township, a citizen against
whom naught can be Said, an honest,
intelligent, industrious farmer, a splen
did business man, qualified in every re
spect to fill the responsible position for
-which he has been cholien. No friend
of honesty and industry but can vote for
him.
Such ie the ticket we present to you
voters of Centre county. Was ever a
more worthy set of candidates presented
for your suffrage? They are not politi.
cal tricksters, seeking for the emolu
rictus and spoils of office, but honest,
upright, capable men, each one fitted for
she position for which he has been cho
sen. Can as much be said of the °pito
yition ticket? Not with truth. To work
then voters, you, bade a duty to perform
and but a little while to do it ie. The
ticket that &mallet our mast-head to-day
is the whip man's ticket, the honest
laboring man's ticket; the tax payers
ticket, and it will be elected by a triumph
suit maJcltity. Let the shout go up, we
are in the right said must succeed.
—The Abolitioniste in this Congos
sienal district are in a terrible stew.
Since laat,
_Thursday night they have had
three different candidates in the field.
Ant they had Billy Armstrong of Wit
Remove.. Billy saw that the Demo
crats has placed rather a.atrong man on
the track, and before hie nomination was
'blade public he withdrew. Next they
&added to try an individual named Ben
eon, "..of Potter county. , Well, -Benson
looked 'at matters in about the "same
light that drtnatong did ? and concluded
Wright was most too Popular k man to
attempt to defeat, and he withdrew too.
Now, reports ssy, 4 they have settled on
Wilson, of Two county—a man without
brains, without character, with nothing
at ali to recommend him to the support
of the people but a "bull-headed" de
termination to tun for Congress. And
so the matter igen& A few individuals
in Tinge County have whipped the bal
'sue of the dbiziet late the support of
Abair "independent" sendidatoe. The
honest portion of the DoPulditao party
inn support him if they bays • Isla to.
All we hare tom about it is, theg lave
lot amok ledependenee if they permit
a &idea et NMI la Tido boast/ Woo
trot the diettiot.
, Our lisasem
In placing the name of Geo. - 11. Ma
Man at our mast head .to day as can
didate forthwhighest ,office in the giR
of the people,' it
_may not-be amiss to
give some explanation to those of our
readerk Who see as we see and feel tut we;
feel, politieally. It is well known to
evorliceader of the Watchman that Gen.
McClellan was not our first, our second
or our third choibe as standard bearer in
'the ooming campaign. In bet we hoped
that the "polite of nominating a mili
tary man would be entirely ignored by
the Chicago Convention, and that it
would give us a civilian, a citizen state-,
man, ode whose voice had never been
heard' in support of this wicked, this cm
justificable crusade and whose hand had
never been raised to albite tire American
that claimed the right "of self govern-'
went—theoitisen that stood by the sov
ereignty of the State--as nominee for
President; but our hopes were disap
pointed. That Convention, composed
in part of some of the greatest statesmen
the North can boast of, deemed it best
for our country and for the party to make
the choice they did. And perhaps the;
were right, Future events must tell
whether they were or not., Be-that as
it nay, we read in'the booming of the
cannon, in the ringing of the bells, in
the shouts of the people, that the masses
were willing to accept and support their
choioa, and in the platform laid down by
that Convention we could see one thing
distinct above all others-- 7 a ferient de
sire foI peace—a determination to close
this brutal, bloody butchery on terms,
alike A honorable to both sections, without
further bloodshed—an offering of the
olive branch without the sword, and
upon it we felt willing to give a hearty,
!and-authusitunie-euppert
the nominee. With this feeling and
determination we awaited Gen. McClel
lan's letter aecepting the nomination.
It came, and in it, we are free to confess
:we could see but - lath to strengthen our
former opinion of his fitness for the pos
ition, but much to awaken in our breast_
a feeling of opposition towards him.
But what would it effect? Under the
circumstances, every vote withheld from
McClellan would be a ballot in . favor of
Lincoln. And . who in the name of
Heaven would see our country of
with four more years of his detestable
thieving, tyrannical administration ?
Here then was our only .choice for the
present. McClellan with the hope that
he will do set te r thin we may think he
will, or a tacit support to Lincoln with a
knowledge of his imbecility, his infamy
and determination to overthrow our Re
public and its institutions ; fdr nay what
we please, the contest is now between
these two, it is the one or the other for
President. They are the chosen leaders
in the present contest, and between them
we must choose. If our Convention made
a mistake in its choice, we can see no
way of mending the mistake at this date
in the campaign. It can only serve as
another lesson to those who would cling
to "policy" at the sacrifice of principle.
With McClellan there will be some hope
of our country, with Lincoln we know
there is none. On this ground we will
make our fight. We do ,wt raisd hie
same then because his political opinions,.
so far as (repressed, coincide with ours, or
because his record would recommend
him to our support, but for the simple
reason that the force of circumstances
has compelled us to choose between the
two men, and we naturally cling to the
one in which we - can place some hope.
This is our position, these• are our real
ens, and in our humble sphere we shall
do all in our power to prevent the re
election of Abraham Lincoln; although
the candidate opposed to him is not the
man of our choice, or the representative
of our feelings, as we understand Aim.
----The only hope of the 'Abolition
ists is in a division of the 'Democratic,
party. They know that they cannot em
ceed with the party united, and they are
making the most strenuous efforts to
create dissension and discord within its
ranks. But their efforts will prove futile,
and their attempts vain. The Democrats
know what thew are about—they learned
a lesson in 1860, and have profited by it..
Let, Abolitionists beware, there are more
ways thin one of socbmplishing an ob-
Thelkstocrats are now and will
bewnited,
—We would call the especial Wen.
Lion of every reader of the WATCHMAN '
to the law regulatinethe soldiers vote,
published elsewhere in to -day's paper.
There are provisions in it which must
be attended to by those at home, or many
a voter in the army will be prevelted
from exercising the 'right Of kitklige.
See to it immediately, that every Mend
you have in the service is assessed and
his taxes paid. Give the Abolitionists
no eltanekto chisel is on of votes; on
this 'await
Am YOU AJNIXOSID is but a short
time until the election, and perhaps you
are not assessed. Do not wait It day lon
ger, but go ;t once to your assessor mil
sat that your name is on the lift. Look
also for the name of your neighbor, that
you know will vote with you, if it is not
there, have it pisoedba the booths fM4rie
diatek. let us lose no votes on account
of negligence.
—One more effort on the part of
every Democrat and Ailmlitioniam is kill
ed. If they are beaten in Oetabei .it
will be their 1041 light. Even the . "sweet
Sent of the timer? ;rill Dot be We to
make them amemA • another. Let the
blow be streak then that will end !brevet.
their whittled' eanthigs, and atop ihr
all time the rabies, WIPE and mgr
doting the-paoplo. •
TM Moo Wolof to Nook.
It is somewhat amusing to find in or.
tick in the Shoddy organ up town eon
plaining of the ~ - .Venormorup taxation"
which am the fruits of debtcoontracted
by the lanthoritiee of this county, as a
consequence if this "ungodly and in•
human war." ' We are both surprised
and amused to find kyal shoddy George
or those who edit his paper,
complain of
heavy taxes, and then call this an "un
godly, inhuman and devilish war."
This kind.of language and complainings
would be .enough for some violent "cop
.perltead," some "enemy of the goVern
meat," some "vile traitor" like' ourself
to use,
and we wonder very much at its
being allowed to appear in the columns
bf that "loyal" -sheet. But perhaps
there is' some excuse,' may be the.shoe
pinches, does it? The tax colleitor ie
knocking at your dpor; is he-George?
Well all we can give you,
is to hand over what you made, when
quartermaster, and the little you have
accumulated by years of toil wirhOut
grumbling. • This ia the result of your
own• teachings, and we allowit to.you.
When we had peace you were pot satis
fied but cried for war; you got it; your
part:) , inaugurated it ; among you, you
have rdbbed the treasury of miliaria of
the peoples' money—stole it, and in tills
way piled up the debt and, made these
heavy taxes necessary to pay a part,
merely, of the accumulating interest.
Yell - should be the last man to complain
of taxes George. Did you 'not get a
part of the. profits of the Lincoln Dy
nasty? Could you not steal enough
when in office, like other shodies, to
make you independent? Riunor says
you were good , at the haulms," knd we
know you had opportunity and believe
' ' .
pen't for goodness sake, kick over the
trams in this moment of your party's
peril ; remember your master, he will
lash your back. You are "loyal" and
"ItiValfy" — iron't permit people to com
plain about "enormous taxation" under
Lincoln's rule. Be careful then, George,'
or you'll not get another chino.° at the
crib"y be cool, calm your nerves;this is
only a foretaste of what is to come. Add
three million of dollars per day, to
the public debt, until this time
next year, and tell us, what your taxes
will be then. That is what your nigger
crusade is costing. Ain't it glorious to
contemplate? But in earnest, George,
why do you complain? You want to be
elevated to a social and political equality
with Sambo and Dinah. and you know it
cannot be accomplished without some
cost, therefore, you should not grpmble
when asked to bear your share. Be pa
tient, be loyal, negro equality will repay
you for high taxes. That should be
enough.
How they Lie.
We have time, and again charged , the
Abolition disunion party with being the
most base, unscrupulous, contemptible,
falsifiers that were ever permitted to en
joy the blessings of a free government.
They lie by wholesale and retail in big
things lind little things, in their church
esand out of them, in their papers and
books, in their sermons and speeches,
stall times, at all places ,
. and trader all
circumstances, Witness the following,
the abstain* of an item whit h has been
going the rounds of the Abolition press
and which we find incorporated in an
editorial in the last issue of the mime.
genation organ in this place.'
"It will be borne in mind that the politi
eal movements of the tetatetrigbts"-pro
slavery-seoession party, khown as Copper
heads, produced events which are full of
significance from the day they took up the
Presidendtial question, . Without going into
detail, however, we will mefely'sir that the
greatest of these was the changing or the
day for holding their Sectional Convention
from the glorious 4th of July to the 29th of
August, which is the birth-day of, the trai
tor Benedict Arnold in the days of the Rev
olution." •
New the popr, miserable, craven puppy
that penned, the above knew that hews*
writing down a LIE. He knew, as ever
ry school boy in the country nine: know
that Benedict Arnold was born at Nor
wich, Connecticut; on the 3c4 day of Jcitt.
tram 1740, and yet, to bring the follow
ers of d lefferson, of Jackson and Buchan.
an in disrepute. to bring reproach upon
those who are struggling to save the We
of the Republic, this contemptible, cow
ardly leaguer, whose heart is black with
the same treason that burned in Arnold's
without a tithe of the braini or bravery
be possessed, prostitutes his paper and
publishes for truth such infamous, bare-
Awed lies, It is but a sample of what
the readers of Abolition newspapers pe
ruse weekly. It is not only in this but in
every thing else they lie. They live-by
it, their party lives by it, and wil.bout
lying Ikrould not exist an hour.
-14 &semen remember that every
vote e 4 for the Abolition tkket het)o
t4etk a ballot in firm of Me Limoln
with hii high taxes, drat and nigger war.
AN ACT TO • t MATH EXACTIONS BY
SOLDlllika IN ACTUAL 111.11ThlItY
BREVIOS.
asenox 1. Be 4 otteiesel Ay the /ewes and
Haw if Repremostiees eats Oellimeneembill
el P 4
l eitloomas, lia 9~61 Assembly seia
lila u ssy
wbby mooted by rho entrherity of the
le
That whomever say °MU gsellied
eleetorl of this anassoirweelti shall be is say
entail mailiteryt. stark" under • retaliation
from the Prodhomt alibi Mated Waled, or by
the eatheritr of this ainuatewielth, oat as
snob, absent from their pleas 4 residence, on
oral or
the dayetrid by law t within this
,obl is imi.theiou
eialobto tioas Mete, or
on th e for loading swath eleetionk to 111
viewed% sash iieetors shall be outlaw% of
sash times, to esersies the rid* el angle" as
lay se flthly were preernet at Wig .gal
photos of iteettru p la the• streeer
preeoribtri, sad vbelher,atibe 4
web electors shall be time witida tke liaothr Zap
Mate, or met I sad the tight of valise dull net
bo alimeted
.104 any maser, by- the Ault of the
voter hiviig hese emelited t• soy etbrbieeelity
them Ai Sloe Of his smash
Aishallmar redillemb. 10 lee.
piti wil
OM Of tki• Se Us of liemil beeoW •by
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flaw dull los oral la still ,suar•
}say, la elide t3' la pork of nes
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sylvatthessidien, st the pesters of the enididn o
or other *Sear thmeof, bad all ehethre,
lag to Melt eompany,
qualms, who shall
d beit
ay lthth one
, caf sash on the Of Anew,
and ned W►m.fod lay eiders of Ocir sodmand
ars, or pmethadty of the emmi,:fettn *Maar
to Abair easapany curlers, 'vote et masa
pollf mad at no othplate ; °Seem other than
those of • mospany, and other voters, detached
and abort from Oar ecemenkm, or in any mil
itary or naval hospital, or in any veuel, ofinvy
yard, may rote at nek other poll* as may be
convenient for them; and when there shall be
tea, or mon, voters, id any plan, who shall be
enable to attend as mammy poll,' or their.
proper plebe of eleatien, ere aforesaid , the else- -
tors pressat may spat a poll, at swab plactims
they may selact, and minify in the poll-book,
which shall be • record of the preemdings at
said election; nbstantially, in manner end form,
as hereinafter directed.
Bac. 3. the polls Abell be opened at early as
practicable on maid deb andrentain open at least
three hours, and, if necessary,*gthe•opinion
the judges of election, lb orft" to i reeekre the
votes of all the .eleotors, they May keep the
polls open until seven o'clock in tint afternoon
of said day, proclamation thereof shall be
' food* all or before, the °pilaf% 'of the polls, sad
one hour before closing them. •
Sao. - 4. Before opening the poll, on the day
of election, the electors present, at each of the
places aforesaid, shall elect, sive veer, three per
present at the time, sod having the qual
ifications of electors, for the judges of said
election, and the judges so elected, shell then
appoint two of the persons present, who shell
be qualified, to set is clerks of said election ;
and the shall prepare boles, or other re-_
tentacles, for the billots.
Bea. P. Before any ',votes shall be received,
said Judges and elorksehall each take an oath,
or affirmation, that he will perform the duties of
judge or alert, si the ease may be, of said oleo
tion, &Georgia/ to law, and to the hest of his
abilities, and th at be ill studlotjely endeavor to
prevent fraud, deceit or abuse, in conducting
the same, Whietc , oath, or affirmation, any of the
said judges, or clerk", so' elected, or appointed,
may administer to each other; and the same
shall be in writing, or partly written and - pertly
printed, and signed by said judgee and (darks,
and certified -to by the party administering' the
same, and attached to, or entered upon, the poll
book, and there signed and certified, as afore-
Sao. 6. All ' elections shrine by ballot,and the
judges of elealbns may, and upon challenge of
any voter, shall examine, under oath,, or aMms
tion, the applicant to vote, (which oath, or air
aviation, any of said judges may administetlj) its
respect to his right to vote, and his qualifications
to vote in the particular ward, precinct, city,
boron. h, township, or county of this state,
implying any vote, the judges, or a majority of
them, shall be satisfied, that such applicant is a
qua!' .ed voter of such plane.
Sec. 7. Separate poll-books shall be kept, and
separate returns made, for the voters of each
stity,_or county; ilke.poll-books shell neseeihe
company and regiment, and the place, pdst, or
hospital, in which such election is held; the
county and township, city, borough, ward, pre
cinct. or election district of each voter shall be
endorsed opposite his name on the poll-books;
eaeli elm* shill keep one of said poll-books, so
that there may be a double list of voters.
Bno. 8 Each ticket shall have written orpoint
ed, or partly written and pirly printed thereon,
the names of all the °Sans which May pro
perly be voted for, at said election, for which the
said elector desires to vote.
Sze. 9. That the judges, to whom any ticket
shall be delivered, shall, upon. the receipt there
of, protiounce with se audible voice the name of
the eleCtor, and if no objection is =Wet* him,
and the judgneare enlisted that said elector is
• citizen of 'the United Stainer, and %gall/ en
titled, according to eta. consiltuffine and laws of
this State, to vote at said. election, 'shall imme
diately put said ticket in the box, or other recep
tacle therefor, without inspecting the IMAM of
persons voted for; and the elate shall enter the
name of the elector on the poll-book of his coun
ty, ward, precinct, city, boropgh or township,
and county of his residence,, substantially, in
pursuance of the form hereinafter given.
Bic. 10. At the close of the polls, the number
of voters shall be counted and set down at the
Sat of voters, and certified anb signed by the
judges, and attested by the clerks.
Bno. 11. After the poll-books are signed, the
ballot-box shall be opened, aid the tickets,
therein contained, shall be taken out, one 'at •
time, by one of the judges, who idue.*<read dis
tinctly, while the ticket remains in his . band, the
name, or names, therein eontelned, for the seve
ral officers voted for, and then deliver it to the
second judge, who shall examine the sane, and
pass it to the third judge, who shall string the
vote for each county upon a separate thread, and
carefully preserve the same; the same method
shall be pursued, as to each ticket taken out, un
til all the votes are counted.
Sac. 12. Whenever two or more tickets shall
be found deceitfully folded, or rolled together,
neither of such tickets shall be taunted I and if
ellaket shall contain_more than the proper num
ber of names, for the same office, it shall be eon
sidered fraudulent, as to all the woes designs.
ted for that office, but no further.
Sac. 13. As a cheek in counting, each clerk
shall keep a tally list for cash county from which
votes shall have been received, which tally
list shall constitute s part of the poll book.
Bac. 14. After the examination of the tickets
sNill be completed, the number of votes for each
penton, It the county poll books as aforesaid,
shall be enumerated. ander the inspection of the
judges, and set down as hereinafter provided, in
tbs form of the poll-book.
Sea. 16. The following shall substantially be
the form of the poll-bookale be kept by the
Judos and clerks of Ole elution, filling in text
blanks carefully:
Poll book of the election held on the second
Tuesday of October, one thousand slot hun
dred and , (or other election dal, as
the case may be,) by, the qualified electors of
• county, (or city,) state of Pennsylva
nia, in company of the regiment of
Pennsylvania volunteer., (or u they cue may
be,) held at (naming the place, pest, or hospi
tal,) A B, 0 D and E le, being duly elected as
judges of said election, and J H and 1,-14, being
duly appointed as clerks df said election,were
severally sworn, or affirmed, as per. certiicate,
herewith returned.
Number and names of the electors voting, and
thelreounty, city, borough, township, ward, or
precinct, of residence:
16.1, A'S,. county of , township of
No. 2, C D, county of , township of
It to hereby certified that the number of oleo
ton county, Pennsylvania, vottsg
at this slsoUon amounts to 1
A B,
0 D,
B B,
/ode. of Blootion
c=i
J 11,
L M, Clorb
Form of oortMeMo of *Mb of judges and
clerks :
Ws, A B, 0 D and B B, Judges of this ablation
and J and LM, clerks thereof, do each sever:
illy swear, (or affirm,) that we will duly perform
theangos _of Judges and clerks of said
immorally acting am above pet forth, according to
low, and to the best of our abilities, intdthat we
*lll otudionely endeavor to preventifrind,
OT glum, In connoting the can*
A o
K, • Judges.
L M, Clerics. •
I hereby awl* that 0 D, 2 tjeiliss, and J
IC sad L darks, were, batonproceeding to
take any votes at said eleetioo, lest two
eight hu
day
nd of
red indAliso Domini one
B, Jade, of eleetion.
I artily that A B, judge 'brands', was Aso
SO/MOM or isillinnisdilyine. Witness say land
the date tssfore Written. . .
J K Oletk of foliation.
Ohm 11. A Nitwit, In shalt- be nude
ta each poll-book, Maim faith la *oath, at
Ith, the whoto mats/ of belloto art for
mph alio* (sw ep t Donate asiegOol,) the Ease of
seat potion valid fat,
pw_oolor AßCA* number w of veto,
no to too,tior
d ik e % •
blell ** M Ora Oholkbe oath aa itiliroot
sorted,
the ier ME by fbe Watts.
M by aas Asa 111 *flown
At an elealles biid by-tiuteboatoro of eocapeaky
d r. of Oho awboaat of Poutaylvaate ma.
a si tim l he to whale th e ADM= to
Mid) Imo (witliki Oa mambo itVr
it votes toot. lora, alho et -
ot. o f All bad foto* D
raw maieSer. rotes was slot; Of wide&
I ?k.l *Wm El NM voilb
bid
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At tato 'SO tie realm alle • ilia tow
INIMMII" • ir Moon,
tsar noes wow • witerw“
E2MMZiMiii
A tree return. ot thit eleedos, held. so abr..
mild, oak the del et Ammo Dembit hoe
thoetAW eight hlthatett nog
AB, (*Ada eutpattir co. blind* sod tldr
livAtst reittletett. PeattrylveAlimattetien.
D, eampiay 11, axe haeuired end thirty-dm
NOW% leheylY Peeala hutteent.
Ag=tey A, one huadted vit and thirty4rot
t, Proutrylvablatrolontoort.
J HER Jodie of dwells&
L 111, Clerks. -
Bac. If. After eavusing
i t it hevoes, In
man-
Mt aitessithsol ee trnutsls ea owlc = irto jonty,ititstalY
i ose g: or rounSwlh
the
tiekets, sad thins:Nit the seesccimcp.iy pealed
up, sad directed, th rough the nearest post aloe
or by impress, as sodn se possible thereafter, to
prothonotary of the court of 00M16011 phalle of
the sity; or empty.. In Which each elation would
kth's voted, if not it the military lorries afore
said, (Being the ally Or ectutity for which the
poll book WA kept,) and the other poll-book of
said city, of minty. enelosed in an envelope,and
properly directed, 'hall be delivered to one of the
commisidonem, hereinafter
_provided fir, if such
commWionersolid Blithe sense in ten days, and,
if not stlealled for, the-some shall be transmitted
by mall, or by esprets, es soon as possible there
an; to the secretary of the commonwealth, who
shalt carefully preserve thrum" end on demand
of the proper prothonotary, deliver to said pro
thonotary, deliver to said prothogotary.under his
band spd °Reba seal, a eertilled copy of the re
turn or votes, so tressmitted to, and rerodyed by
_for said oily, or county, al. whleh the- de.
mandant Is prothonotary.
Bac. 19. The return judga, of the moral
counties, shall adjourn tensest atthe pieces, now
directed by law on the third Friday, after any
general or preadantial election, for the purpose
of counting the soldiers' vote; and when two or
more counties are eonneoted in the aleatory the
meeting of the judges, for sash county, shill be
lostponed, in such case ; until the Friday fol
owing.
' Bac. 90. The return „ledges, Se :met, shall
include, la their enumeration, the voters so re
turned, and thereupon shall primed, in all re
spect* intliti like manner se is provided by law.
in CUM where all the votes shall have been given
at the usual place of eleetiths . Provided, That
r the al courts of this commonwealth shall
have the same power and authority to investigate
and determine, all questions of fraud orillisgality
in relation to the voting of the ooldlore, as ore
now vested in said courts, with regard to ques
tions of fraud and Illegality, arising from the
voting of persons, not in military service, under
the present laws relating thereto.
Bac. 21. Is eleotions (or electors of twee
,d vice president of the -11 - died E itates,
tent — orlhfUnt. _ It shall
be the duty of the monetary • of the ecension•
wealth,to ley before the governor all the returns
received by hint, from any election, as aforesaid,
who shall , compare the saute with the county
return., and add thereto all such returns as 44
appisiOu nol to contained
in said county returns, in every came, where said
military returns, for such counties, shall have
been received by said secretary, at • period too
late for trlnhang them to the pepper pro
thonotary, time far the action of the jades
of the said c unties.
Sao. 22. AU said election* shall be subject to
contest, in the tame manner as is now provided
by law ; and in all cases of contested elections,
all legal retii. us, which shall have been boom firla
forwarded by said judges. in the manner herein.
before prescribed, sbital be counted and satires,
ted, although the lane may not have arrived, or
been received by the proper:officers, to be counted
and estimated, in the mature hereinbefore di
rected, before issuing the certificates of election
to the parlous appearing to have a majority of
the votes then received, awl theseldraturnashall
be subject to all such objections, as other retsurts
are liable to, when received e time. '
Sec. 21. It shall be uty of the secretary
of the, Commonw to cause to he printed •
sufficient nq rof copies of this act, with such
extracts from the general election law, as shall
bedeemed important to acoompany the same, and
blank forms of poll-books ' with tally lists and
returns, as prescribed in this act which, with
the necessary postage stamps, to defray expen
ses end post, e'en returns, alkali, in sufficient
time, before &urged' election, be forwarded, by
saidseesetary, at the expense of the Common
wealth, by Commmissioners,orotherwise,as shall
be deemed most eertain to insure delivery then.
of, to the captain, or commas dinffi officers f t f
each company, or In cruse of dot to lottors,
the officer having chirp of the 'post, or brepibd
who shall retain the same until the day of else,
tion, and then deliver the same to the judge"
elected, as provided in this act c Provided, That
no election shall be invalidated, by reason of
the neglect, or failure, of the said seeretary to
cause the delivery of said poll-books to the
proper persons, as aforesaid.
Sac. 24. That for the purpose of more effee.
wally carrying out the provisions of this act,
the &sensor shall have power to appoint and
commission, under the great seal of the oom
monwealtb, such number of commissioners hay
ing the qualifications of an elector, in this state,.
vs he shall deem necessary, not exceeding one to
each regiment of Pennsylvania soldiers, in the
service of this state, or of the United Stater, and
shall apportion the work among the commission
ers, and supply such vacanetes as may moor In
their number. Such eimmissioners, before they
act, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirma
tion, and cause the same to be filed witiithe seo
rotary of the Commonwealth, to the following
"I----appointed commissioner, under
the act to regulate elections by soldiers in actual
military service, do solemnly swear, (or affirm,)
that I will support the Constitution of the United
States, end the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• for attiallx, full and without reference to
p6ltioalp Sklett or results, perform, to the
host of my knowledge and ability, the duties im
posed on me by the said. set ; and that I still
studiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit and
abuse, not only, in the elections to be held, under
the same, but in tins returns theredf." And if
any comminioner; appointed by, or under, this
act, shall knowingly violate his duty, or know
ingly omit, or fail, to do his duty, under this act,
or violate any part of his oath, or affirmation, be
shall be liable to an indietartnt for perjury; in the
propeaeonnty, and upon convietion, shall be pun
[shed by • line, not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or imprisonment in the penitentiary, at labor
not exceeding one year, or both, Po the discretion
of the wort.
Sao. 2s. It sliall be the dc of sash emu*.
mionen to deliver as pmatiathle, st least foie of
the oopies of tidiest, end other extracts of laws,
published as hereinbeibre divested, and at least
two bleak forms of poll books, tallyilists end re
turns, maturated to item, sis mentioned in the
twenty-third section of this sot, to the *maim
ding officers of *very som,pany, or part of com
pany, of Pennsylvania soldiers, In Abe actual
military, or naval service of the United Stabs%
or of this state, and to make suitable amens
meats and provision for the opening of polio, un
der this sot; it shall also be the ditty of said
cionstaissiosers, se moon as practicable, after the
day animation to cell upon the Judges of the
election, and procure one poll book, containing
the return. of the election, and safely to pyrewires
thematic; nononly - 14ms lonrizburikum alte ration
iiiver the same, without ably, lathe sem
• ry i k U t the crarammionwealtki. .
Sao. 23 Said oommiseioners that 11110ebrit 10
full eempesestion for their senior under this
set, ten seas per lodliN in gobs/too and ram
big Atom their rempecitlve regiments, estimating
the distant:pint traveled route, sad it is' hereby
made the duty of tke auditor general and state
treasurer to audit mud pay the accounts therefor
la the leant mutat as other claims ere sow
aa
dlted and paid, by law ;-rll ooturtandlig and
other Weans are requeieitd to aid the eounals
sioners, herein appoluted, and to give them all
Co: Wean. to
end inteatita e *sabt t le his sot them to Garry out the
,
Sao. tr. No austrtglersalleggia the manner
of Gaming eat„ orarearte leg rs of the provi.
plop of tills ett, ages krvalusi• say illogical
hole trader dowse, it authorise 1M return
Rioted, to be rsieeted Or 51K111440,1101 lawn any
Atllikri, on the part of the 00111110/11141MIN to
teach or xlidt eay regiment or oranMalifii
vote,, or the gigot of 1141 OotOPatt7 he ld guy eleotiou eritoh may be held
trader Mk aok
e o Su tud
m t T h ele e e ee o ta a re , il e heav e
tali tloted o
me, and thetedie welt as o th er persene ids may tttead,
tttaed, vote Or oar% este, at sea election,
shall be ablest to the uos ~ow asHT notrisk•
timer se are dagesug provided lit the 'eats
aUssatal sieetisss te= T
ll %inkers of
ti a
sgisidoet of ifyle et dr as -
tbil pre
4 440 ur t zevaLegielsel larreby, duo
apigi o. te aR elseititut nemiertlefsiqk
“..11te nee • asi r - 848 - nlB4l ' Owed
itirlyttsusay =kg* •
tera Bt , . 111 V nr.
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ar=l; , we i f
oyle;eo. woof, to the Aid MOM and easikt
tbeeerriee, afiseseeld hew meld
Cl .
Matt N. The MI Siliatint thearlernd dam,
or so mob thereof ei Mph. pieeseing, h bent
by appropriated float timenseralviminne, le be
paid 'Rpm tip hider ef timeti3l am, 4b4i
eommenwealth, to eery tale leg labbsand„ ,
OWL 42. When any of as sleeted smitiosed
in the drat section of lido *Mu imiethefi 'the be
member, shhli boomtown of emegaidepef spetb
erstate or terrttorg, or, fir arty mdlelent aid le
gal cause, shall be separated from their proper
Frau shall. he in eng hospital, Dim
, easel, or onaveralting, pronet, or, other
ritj, whether within or wither - t Mete r so
der rnelsoliliittnetinees se shall Adder it it...do
able that be, or they , will be unable to -twin
their moor eousgey, or to be premet at, hie
propre plate of e lonoon or before the day of
, therein abandoned, said elester, ea
electors, shall bars • rigid to vote in the Arnow
ing casaba.
Sao. LI. The *Mar aforesaid, Is herehj so
domised, before the day of election, to speed
his ballot, or billets, proPeily Added, as MLitt ,
al by the puma election Inns of this stets, or
°downhill, se the voter may ehnorre, In a espied
envat pe, together with a written or printed en
velope, together with • strider° or printed. or
partly written and partly printed, statement,
containing the name of the voter, the emonty,
township, borodgb or ward, of which be is •
resident, and a written or printed authority, to
some qualified voter in the election district, of
which said voter's • resident, to oast' the bal
lots, contained in said envelope,lbr bias, on the
day speed election. Bald statement and ea-
Out/ to be signed by the said voter, and al-•
tested by dtacommalribig, or some oombeiseipa
ed ofilobrof the ereepany of which he is a - mem
ber, in the ease of aprivate, and of some ema
mbabsned officer of the regiment, lir thi ease of
an °Seer, if any of seek *Moen are oonvesiently
accessible, and if otherwise, then hi some other
witness ; and there yball also accompany said
'ballots, an affidavit of said votar, taken 'before
some one of the officers eforwai_ s _d
and in the _
sense of such °Meets, person
-
duly authorised to administer oaths, by say law -
of this state,•tbat be is a qualified voter la the
election district In which he proposes to vote,
that he is to the acted Military tortito of iho
United States, or of this state, deeerilheg the
orawintatitob to whietrit belongs, that he has not
sent his ballots to say ell en person or persona,
than the one in such authority mentionedthat
he will noaeferto vote as any poll, may
be opened 6a said election day, at any piers
whatsoever, and that be MI not a deserter, sad
has not been dishonorably dismissed hal set-
the date of . Bald sealed envelopN
containing the .ballots,natensent, authority sag
allidavit as aforesaid, to be bent to the proper
person, by mail or °there'll', boring written or
printed on the outside, wore the sealed part
111'6E441es woMai'soldlemabsillut-tes • tisp 2
(borough or word,) la the downy of
Bro. 34 The eleetn, to ,whom such balls
shall be sent, el. all, on On day of election, and
whilst the polls of the proper district are open,
deliver the envelope, so received,' unopened, to
the proper election officer who shall open the
same, in the pronouns ettin eleetion board, and
deposit the ballots therein contained, together
with t he envelope, and accompanying papers, as
other ballots are deposited, and said baud shall
eouskt and canvass the same in ammo* manner
es other votes can at said election t and the per
son delivering the same may, on the dement of
any elector, be compelled to testify, on eath,that
the envelope, so delivered by him. is in the sane
ante sis when nreived by him, and that the
same has not been opened, orthe contents thereof
changed orstered, In any way by him, or any
other peen
Bac. 35. The light of aay pesos, thus offer
ing to vote, at any such 'diction, laity he chal,
longed, for the same causes, that It could ha
challengedjf he were personally prltoont, sad
for no other reason or cause.
Sao. 36. Any officer of any general, or ;Twilit
election In this state, who attall ranee to rewire
any such envelops,,and deporlt any such bt.l •
iota, or to count and canvas' the same, and any
elector who Stull receive such envelope, and ne
glect or refuse to present the saw, to the OM`
cers of the election distrio% sedoned on the said
evelope, shall be guilty of •taledeweanor, and
on oodviction thereof, than be punished 14
prlsonmwa, in the setae palace, not exceeding
one year, and by line not eaoseding he hundred
dollars, or either, or both, In the discretion of the
court. •
Elso. 37. Any person, who • wilfully and
corruptly make and subscribe and false affidavit
or realm any false oath, touching any malice or
thing provided is this act, shall be /maid guil
ty of withal sad corrupt perjury, aid upon~ coo l y
don thereof, shall be. punished byjegprieoontent
In the state phsiteatisury, not isteftt eve
years, and by tine not melodist one thousand
dollars, or by either, of both, la the dilatation
df the eourt. •
Bra. 38. That it .hell be the duty of the seers
lazy of the commonwealth to pmMare the Deem ,
vary blank forma; to carry out the provisions of
this sot, and to fiMish the same for the 'um of
the person. so engaged in the" military semis*
aforesaid, -
Sac. 89. In ease any qualified elector, In all
itary mortice aforesaid, may be l• any hospital.
military or wand, or in any vessel, or • nary
yard, the itetements and affidavits, In this set
mentioned, may be witnessed by, and made be
fore, any officer of the raise], nary yawl air other
place, in which said voter is, for the time being,
enkaged.
Elio. 40. It Shall be the duty of every &sae*.
sor, within this commonwealth, annually, to se
mis and return. in she manner now required by
law, a (*orgy tax, of ten cents upoq each and ,
every non-commissioned officer andirrivate, and
the usual taxes upon every commbasloned offi
cer, kuowo by them to be in the military merrier,
of the United Mates, or of this date, in the army
and when any omission shall occur, the omitted
names shall be added, by Inch spawn, to the
asseasmenti and lists of voters, on the applica
tion of any citizen of the election district, or
preeinet,iirhairein snob soldier might, or would
have • right to rote, if not in snob, 'eyries, ma
aforesaid; and such non-commissioned officers,
and privates, shall be exerpt-jrom all other per
sonal taxes, during thelmleatinuance• in meh
service; and mid easemors,mbaff, in each and •
every ease, of snob assessersoldiers, or officers,
without fee, or reward, therefor, give a certificate
eine)* regular, or additional, assessment, to
any citizen of the erection district, or precinct.
who may at any time, demand the lame; and
upen'presentartion thereof, to the tax mileetor •
of said district, or the Mimsarer of the sald coun
ty, it chill be the duty alma officer to , receive
said assessed tax, of, and from, any person offer- ,
log to pay the same, for the soldier or Aloe,
therein named, and to endorse, upon soh °affi
liate, a receipt therefor; and it shill also be the
duty of said oollector, or °minty treaeurer, to
receive said assessed tax, from any person who
may offer to pay the same, for any of said ai
ms. or soldiers, without requiring i certificate
of assessment, when the name of snob persons
shall have been duly entered upon the same
meat books, and tax duptleates, and vs • re
esipt tlnffaiffir, teen& persons, g, -
therein the name of the soldier, or officer, whose
tax if thus paid,•the year for"whleh it was are
sassed) and the date of the payment thereof ;
which said earthiest* and receipt, or receipt. on
ly, shell terriers fade evidence, to any election.
provided for by ibis set, blare which
the same may be offered, of the due amearment
of said tax, against, and the , art thereof
by, the soldier, or °Seer, fib named, offer
ing the same, as aforesaid a but raileetion
board shall not be thereby preshaled - **./ ,
malting other proof, of the ri ght to vote, as ape
ailed by this not, os thelairs of
this „„ 0 0011 40nWettlffitr ettir l A r y si eft i rl l asseseors,
evasion., or traaMeny aleU aleri or raw%
to comply with th e profligate t
Is section
or to pardm say alba intim, therein enfoteed
*Poe thole, or gibber of time, be, many, so •it
tending, shall be oinked guilty or WNW
meaner in Oleo, and limn ono
Wades, be ti
ed, in ray min not less thai tweety,aWar more
than rarto bemired dollars: Provided, That the
elletioaakeeeenonente, requkal shell be mad s
01 •PlaloolloP of oar abut gibe eleetion die.
tries orpreelnet, thereof, upon teak en Anus.
nous 04114 lIMN_to be Mlininistend by the
seeneer, that such hhesmeldbet le • Wham of
the able** diet*, or *cc *heroin such
esseeement raptiped. each Aim, to be
0110. dl. Tb i act phial not epPl7 to the else.
Moo of members of oenuall. to. to Weed 'sail
in the eityet
ItEMIT O. Jl= l4
Speaker oftbe Roue of_l_teeatathue.
IW PIENUIT.
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nue Denial nen me lad
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