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Or""gm, ficerlON PROCLAMATIONS
Perslont to en sot of Goner
al Amiably of the Ownthaaawselthvf Petursgi.
'rants, entitled "An detraining to the einctions
of this Commonwealth, approted the second
" day of July,- Anew Do ii. one tlthasand eight
hundred and thirty-ulna RICHARD
CON
LEY, Nigh Sherif of the a '• of °antra
Pennsylvania, do hereby mate know,- Ind give
_ notice to the Aleetona •
that • (ANIMAL BLICTION. hall is
said county, of Centre,. Penasyl on the
BLUNTS DAY OP -sovatisrposq,
at whith thoh * Connty and' Distriet dicers will
be elected, to-wit t
One Person for Coagren. Two Perms for
E3tate Senate. ,One poreon - for Ansessbly. One
L uzon for Cosiiniasioaar. One person for Aud
i ALSO lIRREBY MARC . KNOWN AND
GI VIC NOTION that the places of holding the
• aforesaid special election In the several wards,
boroughs, distante and townships within the
county of.Oentra are as follawa to wit 3
For the beroegh of Bellefonte add Spring and
Benner townships at the Conrt House is Belle
fonte. '
Fer.the towaihip et' Fergnion at the naiad
bonne to Pine Grove.
For the township of Gregg at the publics house
of Wm. Mussen.
For the tairnship If Harris at the wheel heal,
to Boalobar'.
For Grp . township of Mains at the public house
of John Hassell, In Aarensbarg.
For the township of Half Moon at the school
honaetriNterville.
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For the Borough of Howardrille and' Howard
township, at the house of Mrs. Bliss Tipton.
For the township of Huston the former plat*
of holding election.
For the tiwnship of Liberty at the school
house In Ragleville.
For the township of Mlles at the school house
in the town of. Rehersburg.
For the township of Marion at the school house
In ladtsonville.
'For the borough of lid ilemburg and Rogge town
ship, at the school house in Ililesburg.
For the township of Potter at the public house
of George Miller at Potter's Fort.
For the township' of, Patton at the house of
Peter Murray.
For the township of Penn et the public house
of Win. L. Musser.
Fur the township of Rush at the school house
Phillipshrjr. hi .
1i urge P - Of - towns I riricWeh—oeclif
' For the township of Taylor et these • 00l house
near Hannah Furnace.
For the Borough of Unionville arid Union
townehip at the school haus. In Unionville.
For the township of Walker at the school
house In•llablersburg.
Foithe township of Worth at the school blase
In Port Matilda.
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else alike known and ere notice. 10, In and
'by the 13111 section of the aforesaid act, I am
'directed tharatttry platoon excepting Justices
...234,jbp PesszuLeh_t_etiell office
Ipointment of profit or tru4 under the govern
'tnent of the United Stites, or 'of this State, or
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'any city or incorporated district., whether coin-
I missioned_or otherwise, a eubordinate b, officer or
agent who is or shall be employed under the
Legislative, Judicial! , or geecutive depirtments
of this Stateor United States, or any incorpor
ated district, and oleo that every member of
Congress, and the Stain legislature. and the se
!opt or Continon Council or any city; Commis
sioners of any incorporated district, are by law
'lncapable of holdl.,g or exercising-at the same
time, the office or appointment of Judge. Inspec
tor, or Clerk of any election of the Common
wealth ; and that no Inspector or Judge or other
officer of such election, shall-be eligible to any
office to he voted for. . 1 / 4 ,
Also. that in the fourth election of the Act of
Assembly, entitled "An Act relating to execu
tions• and fur other purposes,' approved April
'llO, 1840, it is enacted that the aforesaid section
••• shall not be construed so as to prevent - Alm
serving as judte, Inspectoror Clerk at itny Gen
eral or Special election in this commonwealth.
Also, that In the 01st section of said Act it is
enacted that "every General and Special elec
tion, shall be opened between the boors of eight
and ten o'clock lathe forenoon, and shall cote.
Grua voting without any interruption or ad
journment, until seven o'clock in the evening,
when the pills shall be closed. .
No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election as aforesaid, hut a white freeman of the
age of twenty-one years or more, who shall have
resided In this Satinet least one year, and In
The. election district where be offers to v,to at
least ten days Immellintely preceding each elec
tion, and within two years paid a State or coun
ty tax, which shall have boon assessed at least
ten days before the election. But a Masco of
the United States, who has previously been a
• anglified roadie( this State, and removed there
from and rettklad,,and wbo eball have resided
in the election district, and paid taxes •as afore
said, shall be entitled to vote after residing in
this State six months. provided, That the
white freemen, citizens of the United States, be
tween the ages of twon'y-ohe and twenty-two
years, and havereeided in the election district
tell days as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, al
though they shall have not paid taxes.
No person shall be permitted to vote whose
name le not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants, furnished by the Commissioners, un
less first he produce a receipt for the payment
within two years of the State or county tax, as
utg
seemed agreeably to the Constitutio
satisfactory evidence, either on his r
ankmathin, or that of another, tha d
such a tax, or on failure to produ . t,
shall make oath of the payment the
ond ,if he claim aright to rota by be g elec
tor between the age of twenty-one and fweuty
two yearn, be shall depose on oath or affirmation
that be has resided is the,State at least one year
before his application. and make such proof of
his residence in the district as is required by this
Aot, whereupon the name of the person admitted
to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical list
by the inspector., and t note made opposite
thereto by writing the word " Tax," if he shall'
be permitted to vote by realign of haring paid
tax; or the word " Age,",if to shall be, called
•outle the clerks, who shall make like notes is
the list of voters kept by them. • -
In all cases where the name of a person claim
ing to vote as found on the list furnished by the
Commissioners and Assessor; . , or cis right to vote,
whether found thereon or not, is objected to by
any qualilledeitisen, it shall be the duty of the
inspectors to examine snob person on oath as to
his quelidoMions, and if be claims to have rem:
dad within the State for one year or more, his
oath shell not be sufficient proof, but shall make
proof thereof by at le ss t one competent witness
who shall be squalid eq elector, that he has sell
dad within the nbtrie formers than ten days
next preceding said electioo and shall also him
self swear that ids bona Ad; resident*, in po
~_ anoe of hie lawful telling, is Within the district
and that biotin not move into said district for
t hepurpose of votig therein. .
Every person qWided as aforesaid, aqd who
shall make dnaproof, as required of his residence
and payegimrof tames as aforesaid, shall be ad
mitted Wrote In, the tOwnshipe ward or district
in which he shall reside. '
If say person shalk'pmvent, or attempt to
prevent, say officer of any election under this
act from holding sash sleet/ens, or we or threat-
MAO/ viclime• to any such officer, or shall in
terrupt or tilliplOPoll3 internee will him in the
mention of itia,disti, or shall bdook'up the win
dow, or anstfue to any window, where the same
be holding, oir dial rioteusly . disturb the peace of
snob election, or *Ow Vieth , any intim
idating three* Throe or Vio my wtth design to
ingamme unduly, or overowe, any *looter, or to
prevent thl hem •Otantof to restrain tip -pca..
dem of chigoe, seek persists du nospriedleffilffiall
' hainsed is any mum not ammeding five hundred
dollar!, he imprisoned for any time not 1i thaw
one month, nor Isom than one year and if it
•hall be shown - to the court where due triall o
IMO °Mace shall he had, that Ate person so of
fending was not ermined of dee eig,..word, dim
tried, or township, where the said Deena was
eommitted, and not entitled to vote therein, then
on emaciation, he ihall he sentenced to pay a
ADS of ant lees than ewe hun dollars, nor
Mire tkammte thousand limped
not IM than six menthe; nor Mere • s •
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.1•Ora.
Pursuant to the provident erottiained ht 04
4th motion of the Aet first - aforesaid, the judges
of **aforesaid districts shall respectively take
abate of' the bertilitate Orators of the eleortion
of their respective districts, and produce tbsm
at meeting It one Judge from each district, at
the &NA _Mega in the borough of Bellefonte,
on the thir d day Jilting) after the Ilth narof
October next, then and there to perform . the du-
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ties required by 11w of said Judges. Also, that
whim a Judo, by siokneas or unavoidable ac
cident. Is usable to attend mid besting of Judges
then the eertifleatis or return aforesaid shall be
taken charge of by one of the Inspootors or
Clerks of the election of said district, who shall
do and perform the,dutles of *aid. Judge unable
to attend.
A N 40T TO RILGIILATE IiLICOTIONS BY
BOLDIRIIB IN ACTUAL MILITARY
BRRVICE.
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Samoa % I. Be it essacia ey Senate and
House of Representatives oft he Constesseenith
of Pressyteassia, la Genera/ dumbly cud,
and is hereby enacted by the; authority of the
wee ~Zhat whenever any of , the qualified
elector; °Mk commonwealth obeli bo lu lay
actual military service, under a requisition
from the President of the United States, or by
the authority of this commonwealth, and as
such, absent 'from their piste of residence, on
the dayizpointed Wylie fbr holding the gen
eral or dential elections within this State, or
on an aye for holding Veal: elections, to fill
vacancies, such electors shall be •Intitlett, at
each times, to exercise the right of suffrage, as
fully as if they were Wawa at their usual
pl Aces of elections, in the manner hereinafter
prescribed, and whether, at the time of voting,
each electors shall be within the limits of this
state, or not; and the right of voting shall not
be affected in any Manner, by the fast of the
voter having been credited to any other locality
than the place of his actual residence, by rim
' son of tat payment to him of local bounty by
such other locality.
Sac. 2. A poll shall be opened in each com
pany, composed, in whole or in part, of Penn
sylvania soldiers, at the quarters of the captain,
or other officer thereof, and all electors, belong
ing to duch company, who shall be within one
mlkTof such quarters; -- off:l2lrd , • • ,
ere, or proximity of the enemy, . ~ )retum .g
tq their eommay quarter', shall vote at such
poll, sod at no other place ;_officers, other than
those of a company, and other voters, detached-
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and bsent from their companies , or in any mil
'tar r navel hospital, Sr in any vessel, or navy
ya maywote at such other polls .0 may be
eonvapient for them ; and when there shall be
ten; or more, voters, at any place, who shall be
unable to attead any company poll, or their
proper place of election, as aforesaid, the, elec
.. t smolt ma,,,,0n.,501l at such place as
they - slily seie — ct, and certify lot the • poll-boolt,
which shall be a &cord of the procieedings at
said election, pubstanthdly, in manner and form,
as hereinafter directed. ' ,
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See. 8. The polls shall heAtipenedes early as
practicable op said day, and reniaili anti at least
three hours, and, if necessary, in the opinion of
the judges of election, in order to receive the
van of All the electors,they may keep the
polls open until sever' o' clock in the afternoon
of skid day; proclamation thereof shall lie
made at; or before, the opening of the polls, and
one hour before closing them.
Sec. 4. Before opening the poll, on the day
of election, the electors present, at each of the
places aforesaid, shall elect, siva eon, three per.
eons, present at the time, and having the qual
ifications of electors, for the judges of said
election. and tire judges so elected, shall then
appoint two of the persons present, who shall
be qualified, to act as clerks of said election ;
and the judger shall prepare boxes, or other re
ceptacles, for the ballots.
Sac. 5. Before any' votes shall be received,
said judges and clerks shall each take an oath,
or affirmation, that he will perform the duties of
judge or clerk, as the case may be, of said elec
tion. according to law, and to the best of his
abilities, and that he will studiously endeavor to
prevent-fraud, deceit or abuse, in conducting
the same, which oatl,:. or affirmation, any of the
raid judges, or cleMs, so elected, or appointed,
may administer to each other; and the same
shall be in writing, or partly written and partly
printed,-and signed by said judges and clerks,
and certified to by the party administering the
senterand attached to, or entered upon, the poll
book, and there signed and certified, es afore
said.
Sac. 6. All elections ehall be by ballot,and the
Judges of elections may, and upon challenge of
any voter, shall examine, under oath, or affirma
tion, the applicant to vote, (which'eath, or air
nation, any of said judges may administer,) in
respect to his right to vote, and his qualifications
to vote in the particular ward, precinct, oily,
borough,: township, or county of this state,
in which be claims residence; and before re,
eating any vote, the judges, or a majority of
them, shall be satisfied, that such applicant is a
qualified voter of such place.,
Sec. 7. Separate poll-books shall .be kept, and
separate returns made, for the voters of each
city, or county; tho'poll-books shall name the
company and regiment, and the place, post, or
hospital. in which 'cinch election Is held; the
csounty and township, aft - borough, ward, pre
cinct. or election district of each voter shall be
eudoroed opposite his name on the prill.bincks
each clerk shall keep one of ilaid poll-books, so
that there may be a double list of voters.
Sic. 8 Each ticket shall have written or print
ed, or partly written and_parly printed thetvon,
the [UMW of all the officers which may pro
perly be veiled for, at said election, for whibh the
said elector desire, to vote.
Sac, 9. That the judges, to whom any ticket
shall be delivered, shall, upon the receipt there
of, pronounce with an audible voice the name of
the elector, and if no objection is made to him,
and the judges are satisfied that said elector is
a althea of the United States, and legally en
titled, according to theconetitution and laws of
this lints, to vote at said elution, shall Imme
diately put add ticket in the box, or other recep
tacle therefor, without inspecting the names of
persons voted for; and the clerks shall enter the
name Of the elector on the poll-book of his coun
ty, ward, precinct, city, borough or township,
and county of his residence %substantially, in
pursuance of the form herein after giyen.
Soc. 10. At the close of the polls, the number
of voters shall ha counted and set down at the
list of voters, and certified and signed by the
judges, and attested by-the clerka.
Sac. 11. After the poll-books are signed, the
ballot-box shall be opened, and I,he tickets,
therein contained, shell be taken 'ciat, one Jet a
time, by one of the judges, who shall reed dis
tinctly, while the ticket remains In his hand, the
name, or names, therein ociatained,fbt the seve
ral smears voted for, and then deliver It to the
second judge, Who shall examine the same, and
pan it to the third judge, wheelies/1 term the
vote for each county upon a separate thre ad, end
cluwfully preserve the same; the pixie method
ball be pursued, as to each ticket taken oat, un
til all the votes are counts&
: Sac. 12. Whenever two or more tickets shall
be found deceithilly folded, or rolled together
neither of such tickets shall he counted ; and I
a ticket shall contain more than the peeper mem
ber of names, for the same Mike, it sha ll hi eon
'adored fraudulent, as to all the names designa
ted for thatollice, bat no farther.
Sac. 18. As a -cheek in counting, each clerk
shall keep a tally list for each county from which
voter shall have been received, whioh tally
list shall constitute a part of the poll book.
Sec. 14. After the examination of the tickets
shall be completed, the number of vette for each
person, in the county poll books as aforesaid,
shall be enumerated. under the insreetion of the
judges, and set down as hencinaftlitt prcnicied,. he
the form of the poll-book.
Sao. It. Thefollowing shill substellihdly be
the fun of the p oll-books , to be kept by the
judges and clerks - ot the election. *lll* in the
Iblanks miref elly
Poll book Of the election held Id the second
Timaday of October.Arsand • *gat bun.
dyed and er election day, es
-flea case rimy be, by Oki quailed (dunce of
ecuutts, (Or aty,) One of PennlyllCl.
114' enmpany of the regiment of
enneylvania v 01031044 ,ot , WI ca st my
) holds& (naming Che I plitee, poet, hoop
) A B, 0 11 and D ',being duly anted as
j • of said election, and M. and L being
diely e ioinfed es clerks of aid electiame wee
sworn, or Armed, is per eentilleated
beraw returned.
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Number and the electors voting, and
their county ' oily, -borough, township, ward, or
preeinet, of residence:
No. 1, A B, county of
No. 2, CI), county of , township of
It is herby certified that the sf amber of elect
toss- county, Pennsplvanine Toting
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Attest,
J. IC,
L. ht. (Berks.
Form of eattliesAe of oath of Judges and
clerks :
We, A B, OD and B tjudgesOf this election,
end J X and L M, clerks t h ereo 'f, do each sever
ally swear, (or allirm,) that we will duly perform
the duties of judges and clerks Of said election,
severally acting as above set forth, according to
lair, and to the but of our Ankle', and that we
studiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit,
or abuse, in colideating the same:
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L M, Clerks.
I hereby certify that C D,./1 F, judges, and
K and L M, clerks, were, before prooeeding of
take any votes at said election, Ent duly sworn,
day of , Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and
, I certify that A judge aforesaid, was also
so sworn, or affirmed, by me, Witness my hand
the date efore written. -
J K, Clerk of election.
Sao. 16. A return, in writing, shell be made
in esoh poll-book, setting forth in words, at,
MMME
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given to each person, for each different of ;
which return shall be irertilitid as correct, signed
hjr_OAs lodges and attested by the clerks. -Such
return t;;WI beenhatimalially as follows:
At an election held by the elliten - of - company
,of the regiment of Pennsylvania sol
diers, (naming the place where the election is
held) there were (naming the number in words
at length) votes cast fellthe office of (genii ,
or. of which A B had votes, C D bad
soar for senator, votes were cast, of which
-- votes, - LF - 11 -
heit, *Mee ; and in the same manner, are to
any other offices voted for.
At the end of the return, the judges shall cer
tify in substages, as follows, giving, if officers,
their rank and number of their regiment and
or affirmed, as aforesaid Witness my band this
company, viz:
A true return of the election, held as afore
said, on the • day of Anno Denoted one
thousand eight hundred end
A 11, Captain company A, one hundred endithir
ty-first regiment. Peensylvania
C D, company 11, oil. hundred and thirty:first
regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers.
B F, company Alone hundred and, thirty-lint
regiment, Penurylvanla volunteers-
Att, . Judge oPolectiqn.
M, Clerks.
Sao. 117. After canvossflig the votes, in man
ner aforesaid, the judges shall put, in en envel
ope, one of the poll-books; with its telly list,and
return to each city, or county, together with the
tickets,' and transmit., the same, properly sealed
up, and directed, through the nearest post office
or by express, as soon as possible thereafter, to
prothonotary of the court of common pleas of
the city; or county. In which snob electors would
have voted, if not in the military service afore
said, (being the city or county for which the
poll book woe kept,) and the other poll-book of
said city, or county. enclosed in an envelope,and
properly directed, shall be delivered to one of the
commissioners, hereinafter provided for, if snob
commissioner calls her the same in ten days, arid
if not so called for, the same shall be transmitted
by mail, or by express, as soon ag possible there
after, to the secretary of. thectommonwealth, who
shall carefully preserve the same,.an'd on demand
of the proper plothonolary, deliver to said pro
thonotary, deliver to said prothonotary.undor his
hand and official seal, a certified copy of the re
turn of votes, so transmitted to, and received by
him, for said city, or county, of which the de.
mandant is prothonotary.
Sao. lit The return judges, of the several
counties, shall adjourn to meet at the places,now
directed by law, on the third Fridey, alto any
general or presidential election, for the purpose
of counting the soldiers' vote; and when two or
more counties are connected in the election, the
meeting of the judges, for each county, eljairbe
postponed, in such case, until the Friday fol
owing.
Sic. 20. The return judges, is trash shall
inclode, in tl sir enumeration, the scoters No re
turned, atilt thereupon shall proceed, in all re
spects, in the like manner as is provided by law.
in eases where all the Yates shall have been given
at the usual place of election . Provided, That
the several courts of this commonwealth Anil
have the same power and authority to investigate
and determine, all questions of fraud orillegality
in relation to the voting of the soldiers, as ere
now vested in said courts, with regard to ques
tions of fraud and illegality, arising from. the
voting of tenons. not in military nervier', under
the present law relating thereto.
8.0.21. In elections for electors of president
and vice president of the United States, it shall
be the duty of the secretary of the common •
wealth, to lay before the governor all the returns
received by him, from any election, as aforesaid,
who !hell compare the same with the county
returns, and add thereto all such returns as shell
appear, on such comparison, not to be contained
in said minty returns, in every case, where said
military returns, for such •eountiee, shall have
been received by said secretary, at a period too
late for transmitting them to the proper pro
thonotary, in time for the action of the judges
of the said counties.
Sao. 22. All said elections shall be subject to
contest, in the same manner as is now provided
by law • End in all eases of contested elections
ail legal retinue, which shall have been does did;
forwarded by said judges, in the mannesekerein
before Prescribed, shall be counted and estima
ted, although the same may not have arrived, or
been received by the proper officers, to be counted '
and estimated, in the manner hereinbefore di
rected, before issuing the certificates of election
to the persons appearing to have a majority of
the votes then received, and the said raturnishall
be subject to all such objections, as other relarns
are liable to, when'roceived in due time.
Sect 23. It shall be the duty of the secretary
of the Commonwealth to cause to be printed a
sufficient number of copies of this act, with such
extradite from the general election law, as shall
be deemed important to accompany the same, and
blank forms of poll-books, with tally lisle and
returns, all prescribed in this act, which, with
the neceesiry postage stamps ! to defray expen
ses postage on returns, shall, in suffiekat
time, before say en election, be forwarded, by
said secretaiy, at expanse of the ' Cossoop
wealth, by Co omen or otherwbe, as Shall
be'deemed moat c e rtain to i nsure delim it:r, hem
of, to the impede, or ememaading ear, of
*oh company, or in auk of datatehed ril l to
the caw hark:gauge of the post, or Inert&
who shall retain the knee until tfal day of else
don, andtken deliver the line r t o .. t1 . :4004
elected, as provided in this sat :
go election shall be Invalidated, by lesson of
the nested, 441firire, of the said erantary to
cause the deliney of meld poll-books to the
proper - persons, sa aforesaid.
Bic. 24. That for tee purpose of more dee.
totally carrying ant the provtidow of this airt i
the governor shall laire poker to &pp** slid
ognunistrioth udder the great seal pf the oom
nriontrealth, melt Mimber of oommlesioners bar.
ing the qualification era elector , he tile state,'
alabey i deent Ilemileetati, not exCeetling one to
each re hio of Peesturyfrallfie eoldiere, la the
meet adds stake, Or it' Unti ed "kaiak aid
shall apportion thi work among the emmelhairdirs.
en, and supply web eammeige eas Alay weer in
theitannaber. Such co Demure they
age skill take and entitatribei tie oath Ver
-swim Lunges mop nannuur. warzoir.,)
BELLEFONTE, - PA., FRIDAY, - OCTOBER 14; 1864.
, township of
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C D,
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ledges o f Blootion.
A P,
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B F,
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A 8, Judge of election
tics, and cause the same to be filed with the seer
rotary of the Oommonnealtb,,to the following:
'I appointed commissioner, under
tier act to regulate elections by soldiers * actual
military service, do solemnly swear, (or- pffirm,)
that I will support the Constitution of the United
States, and the commonwealth of Penneylvartia
and Isn , artially, fully and without refenbnoe to
political preferenceS, or results, perform, to the
Wet of my knowledge and ability, the dutres ha
posed on me by the said tot ; and that 1 Will
studiously endeavor to pretest (rani, deceit and
abuse, not only, ip the elections to be held, under
the same, but its the returns thereof." And if
any commissioner, appointed by, ortader, this
lot, shell knowingly violate his duty, or know-,
ingly ornN or fall, to do his duty, under this act,
or violate any part of his oath, pr affirmation, he
shall be liable to anindlotment for perjury; in the
proper county, and upon conviction, shall bo purr
'shad by a fine, riot ameeding one thousand dol
lars, or imprisonment in the penitantiary, at labor
not *trending one year, or both, in thediserition
of rise perurt.
Eixo. 26. It shall be the duty of nth commie
'loners to deliver, is prardlokbin, et bunt font of
the copies of this MA, and other extracts of laws,
published as hereinbefore directed; and at Jesuit
two bl,sak terms of poll books, tally lists and re
turns, entrusted to them, as mentioned in the
twenty-third section of this set, fir the Amman
ding officers of'every company, or part of Celle
pally, of Pennsylvania soldiers, in' the acWal
military, or naval service of the United Eita.,
or of this state, and to make suitable arrange
ments and provision for the opening of polls, un
der this rot; it shall also be the duty of said
eommisslor ere, as soon as practicable, after the
day of election to call upon the judges of the
election, and procure one poll book, containing
the returns of the election, and safely to ppreserve
and deliver the Name, without delay, to the sec-
Sac. 25. Said commissioners elull receive in
Nil compensation for their services under this
act, ten oents per mile, in going too and return
ing from their respective regiments, estimating
the disburse of traveled route, end It Is hereby
made the duty of the auditor general and state
treasurer to audit and pay the amounts therefor
lb the same manner as other claims are now ale
tilted and paid, by law . all commanding and
other officers are requestd to aid the commis
donate herein appointed, and to give them all
. ... itetnthey - tograirbte - threrto - mapront — the
des en and intention of this ad.
Sac. 27. No mere Informality in ° the manner
of carrying out, or executing, any of the provi
sions of this act, shall invalidate any election(
held under the same, or authorise the return
thereof, to be rejected or set aside, nor shall any
failure, on the part of the commissioners, to
reach or wish any regiment or company, or part
of company, or the failure of any company to
vote, invalidate trig election which may be held
under this , egi.
Bin. h. the several °Mere, authorised to
conduct such election, shall have the like pow
era, and they, ai well as other persons, who may
attend, vote or offer to voter at sualr election,
shall be subject to the like penalties and restrio
tiods as are declared and provided in the case
of the iumal ideation ; and all of the proVisiofis of
the genorgl election th igh Otitis state, collar as
applicable, gild not inconsistent with the, pro
visions of this eat,
_nor supplied thereby, shall
apply to all elections held under this act. - •
Sec. 29. No compensation shall be allowed
to any judge or clerk, under this set.
Sac. 80. When the sheriff of any, city or _
count shell issue his proclamation for an oleo;
don, for a presidential, congressional, district,
city, county Cr State election, under the laws of
this state, be shall transmit, immediately, co
pies thereof, to the field °fibers and senior cap
tains in the service, aforesaid from said city or
county.
Sac. 81. The sum of fifteen thouland dollars,
of so much thereof as may be necessary, is here
by appropriated from the general' revenue, to be
paid tenon *the order-cif the secretary of the
commonwealth, to carry t..is law into effect.
Sac. 82. When any of the electors mentioned
in the first section of this net, less than ten in
number, shall be membeo of companies of anoth
er state or territory, or, for any sufficient and le
gal cause, shall be separated from their proper
company, er shall be in anj hospital, navy
yard, vessel, or on recruiting, provost, or other
duty, whether within or without this State, un
der such circumstances as shall render it prob
able that, he, or they, will be treble to Nola '
their proper company, or to be present at his
propre place of election, on or before the day of
elections, therein mentioned, said elector, or
electors, shall have 0 right to vote in the follow
ing manner.
Sec. BS. The Voter aforesaid, is hereby au
thorised, before the day of election, to deposit
his ballot, or ballots, properly folded, as requir
ed by the general election laws of this *tato, or
otherwise, as the voter may choose, in • sealed
envelope, together with a written or printed en
velops. together with a written or printed, or
partly written aid partly" printed, statement,
containing the name of the voter, the county,
township, borongtror ward, of which, ho is •
resident, mid a written or printed authority, to
some qualified voter In the election district; , kof
which said voter is • resident, to east the bal
lots, contained in said envelope; for him, on the
day of said election. Said statement and au.
thority to be signed by the said -voter, and at
tested by the commanding, or some commiseion
ed officer of the company of which he is a mem
ber, in the can) of p private, and of ' some com
missioned officer of the regiment, in 'the ease of
an officer, if any of sneh officers are conveniently
accessible, and if otherwise, then by some other
witness; and there shall also accompany said
ballots, an Ward of said voter, takitt before
some one of the officers aforesaid, and in the ab
sence of smile officers, before some other person
duly authorised to administer oaths, by any law
of this state, that he is a qualified voter in the
election district in which he proposes to vote,
that he is in, theactuel military service of the
United States, or of this state, describing the
organisation to which it belongs, that he bas not
sent his ballots to any other person or persons,
than the one in such authority mentioned, that
he will not offer to veto as any poll, whisk may
be opened on geld electign day, et any place
whatsoever and that he is not a deserter, and
has not basis dishonorably diemissed•drom oar
vice, and that he is now stationed at. In
the state of . Said sealed envelope,
containing the Veneta, statement, authority end
sandevit as aforesaid, to be sent to the proper
person, by mail or otherwith having written or
printed on the °plaids, across the pealed part
thereof, the words "soldiers think for twp.,
(borough of word,) in the ethinty of .11
Soo: lth The elector, to whom such ballot
shall be sent, shell, oil the day of election, and
whilst the poll of the proper district are open,
deliver therenvolope, so reeeiviCithopened, to
the proper election onicer, who shall open the
same; in the presence of the 'loath/a board, and
deposit the ballots therein contained, together
with envelope, end thoompanying pil.yers, as
otherballots are deposited, end said Wird shall
count and canvass the same in the seine manuer
as other vote oast aPeakteleetion : and the pee ,
eon delivering the same may, on the demand of
say elector, be compelled telesilly, on Ostib,thot
the envelope, so denvered by AAL Is In the same
state as when resedved by him, end that the
saiwthas notinasei, opened, or the contents thereof
changed weltered, in any way by him, or any
other perac.
IL. The right of any porton, thus offer
lag.. tee at July such pledion, may be chat
f r that same canoes, that it could be
e ffhe wens pleethelly present, lend
three other raison oremee.
Inn. 36. Any allow
asa er special
shar *try
sieWonin this Hite, who Moist° Neely@
en sub envelope, and depth/ shy seek bd.
loth, or to point end canvass thossinte f atid any
slider wile_shall receive Rah envelops, and no
gloat Pt pith* to pigment, the thmia tpthiefft°
oils of the *Meath distiiet, endorsed oft mad
enders tholl be gedltj • naistio
of ,
thereof / shell be ilai r l ia : o4 % , i t
" dk= "t ha th e state prises, Wee
one year, and by fine net exceeding flee hundred
dollars, or either, or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Snc. 87. Any person, who shall wilfully end
corruptly make and sub/cribs and false aidaylt.
or make any false oath, touching any matter Or
thing provided in this act, sliall be deemed guil
ty a wilful end corrupt perjury, apd upon coo
tibn thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment
In the state penitentiary, not exceeding five
yawn, and by line not exceeding one' thousand
orb 3, either, or both, in the discretion
of the court.
Sec. 88. That it shall be the duty of the seem
tray of the commonwealth to prepare the netts,
easy blank forms, I. early out the provisions of
this act, and to furnish the same for the nee of
the persons so engaged in the military 'suet°.
sdbresald,
Sao. U. In case any qualified elector,, in mil
itary' service afore:Geld, may be In many Beepital,
military or haral, or in any vessel, or a navy
yard, the statements and affidavits, in tide act
mentioned, stay be witnessed by, and made be
fore, Any officer of the vessel,-navy yard or othilr
plea, in which said voter is, for the time being,
engaged.
Sim. 40. rttball sae the duty of every asses
sor, within thistummonirealtb, annually, to as
sess and return. in the manner new required by
law, a county tax, of ten cents upon each add
every non.commissioned officer and private, and
the usual taxer upon every commissioned offi
cer, known by them to be in the military service
of the United States, or of this state, in the army
and when any omission shall occur, the omitted
names shall be added, by such assessors, to the
assessments and lists of voters, on the applica
tion of any citism of the election district, or
precinct, wherein such soldier might, or would
have a right to vote, it not in such service, as
Aforesaid; andluch aomkommissioned Mien,
and , rivates,elitillTe - exirmWro — iiOTOTller per-
service; and said assessors shell, in e*eh and
every eabe, of such assessed soldiers, or officers,
withont fee, or reward, therefor, give a certificate
of such regular, or additional, assessment, to
any citizen of the election district„ or precinct;
who may at any time, demand -the same; and
uponpresentation thereof, to the tax collector
of said district, or the trespiurer of the raid coun
ty, it shell be the duty of such officer to receive
said assessed lax, of, and from, any person offer
ing to pay the same, for the soldier or officer
Ibineininunedormi to endorse;. l ... -eertir
Beate, a receipt therefor; and it shall else be the
duty of said eolleetor, or county treasurer, to
receive said assessed tax, from any person Ole
may offerto pay the estop, for anj of said offi
oars. or soldiers, without requiring a certificate
of amassment, when the name of such persons
shall have: been duly entered upon the assess
ment book., and tax duplicates, and give • re
ceipt therefor, to such persons, specialty stating,
therein the name of the soldier, o. officer, whose
tax if thus paid, the year for which it was as
sessed, and the date of the payment thereof;
which said certificate and receipt, or receipt. on
ly, shall bepiline facie evidence; til igyelection
board, provided for by this act, before which
the same may lie offered, of the due assessment
of !midi tax, against, and the payment thereof
by, the soldier, or officer, therein named, offer
ing the same, as aforesaid; but said election
board shall nothe thereby precluded from rt,
quiring other proof, of the right to vote, as splr
cified by this act, or the general election laws of
this commonwealth, and if any of said assessors,
collectors, or treasurers, thrill neglect, or refuse,
to comply with the provisions of this section
or to perform any of the duties, therein enjoined
upon them, or either of them, he, or they, so of
fending, shall be ajodged guilty of a misde
meanor in office, and shall on conviction, be lin
ed, in any sum out less than twenty, nor more
then two hundred dollars: Prorided, That the
"Additional assessments, required shall he made
On application of tiny citizen of the election dis
trict, or precinct, thereof, upon oath, or affirma
tion, of ouch citizen, to be ai:ministered by the
assessor, that sorb absent soldier is a citizen of
the election district, or precinct, wherein such
assessment is required, by such citizen, to be
made.
Sae. 41. Tits act shall not apply to tLe alec
tion of members of council, or to ward Sid di
vision officers. in the city of Philadelphia.
HENRY C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JOEY P. PENNEY,
Speaker ofthe Senate
Prenovite.—The twenty-fifth day of August
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
sixty four.
A. G. CURTIN.
Givenntidermy hand, at my Aloe in Belle.
forte, the 2d day of September, A. D. 1884.
RICHARD CONLEY,
Sheriff of Centre cou,ty-
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
In the Court of Commot
of Centre county in the. matter of the'
the real estate of Andrew Gregg, who
Jas. Irvin. lately trading under the
Gregg k Irvin. The undersigned at
appointell by said Court to distribute t
in the hands of Richard Conley, El
Sheriff of Centre empty, ariabog from
of the real estate of said Andrew are
among those entitled to the same, will
the duties of hisOuippointment at h
Bellefonte, on Thursday, thel3tb de
ber, A. D. 2864, at 2 o'clock, P. NE, o
when and where all persons interim
tend if they see proper.
GEO. M. Y
Sep, 23-4 L
A.A lIDICTORS' NOTICE,
In the Orphans' Coal
county in,the matter of the estate
Everhart, deo'd. The undersignedl
appolntodby said Court to settle az
aopotitat of George W. Johnston an
Johnston, Administrators of the r - '
will attend to the deties of his s
his office in Bellefonte, on Wedne
day of October, A. 8., JIM, at 2
of said When and where all
sated m ad if they see pro]
tizo. M.
Bep,
AUDITOR'S NOTICE. J
• In tke Orphans' 0, tt of Centre
county, in the matter of the ogee lions 'to the
account of Ohm Quigley and 8 , Gunning,
Beeoutors, do. of domes hunsalle dee'd. - The
undersigned an Midlidt appobitedl y said Court
to hoar and report on the Bacepti said se
em:at, will attend to the duties o his appoint
ment at his office In Bellefonte, Friday, the
14111 day of October, A. D.; 18 two o'elook
P. M., of said day, when and w • all persons
interested may attend if they p_roPen
(*E(. YOCUM.
• Auditor.
IEI3
AUDITOR'S NOTION. '
Its the Orphans' ourf of centre
eounty in the matter of the, tate- of "John
limerick, deal. The undersi ed an auditor
appointed by said Court to Ms ate the money
in the hands of the administrate to and among
the petr . ig i ally eutitiedto the same, will id
tend to e duties of said appoin o Ft'at his of
fice hi to, on Saturday, 15th day of
October, A. D,1864 , at 2 o'ol ,P. N., when
and where all persons interestal may attend if
they see proper .
W. P. M OMANUS,
!kip. 23,-41.
A UDITOR'S NOTICE!.
Thenaderafge an AOliar ap
pointed by ,the Court of ...,• n Pleas, to • dis
tribute the woo, in the de of the, Sherif
of Mitre eo*Wty, wiring froeths Wile of ibi
real estate of Nillhwe lliderwoo4, will' attend
to thi daties'of in; appal:l e a: the Cow%
hi
Hones Bellefotifir, oti , the 12th di
of November next, *bar an paella
interested my MOM it thldt Ma
• - • SAL EINVIMITir
lop. 211,--4t; •. ":43811141i
MR. LINCO‘A-MWS HE,- OR HAS HE
NOT AN INTEREST IN THE PROF_ ITS
OF PUBLIC CONTRACTS?
Now that the organs - of abolition and dis
union have exhausted their venom and vigor
in scurrilous libels against the Democratic
candidate for the highest °Moe in the gift
of the American people, we prepoke—ln no
spirit .of vituperation, but - on statementa
taken from
_recorded evidence acceigible to
every one—to commence a thorough analy
sis of Mr. Lincoln's eharnoter and sets,
Heretofore a feeling that the nation must
bl% didgratied in the eyes of the world, which
°quid elect such a ruler, has•kept, us silent; ,
add it ira:s our hope that Mr. Lincoln would
have retired into that obscurity from which
he was called, to the misfortune of his•
country, without imposing upon any citi-
Zen, jealous of our national honor, the bad
,necessity of making reference to the mean
er and more sordid features of his extraor
dinari character.
And, first, on single instance ipropoe to
the reputation for "honesty" with which
,the parasites who fatten on the publip plun
der Mr. Lincoln allows them to carry off ap- '
peaemost anxious to surround his name.
The title "honest," all experience tells us,
is most generally given to persons who need
the name as an equivalent for the absence
of the origtnal. fihakspenre, that great
master of, ail notes in the human gamut,
must have had this elearly In his mind
when he dubbed Ingo—the most perfect and
accomplished 'tinier' of his creation, "Hon
sat, hn.P4.l.aga2l__ltentget.Wiuslatiginnitat.
not. called ."honest, was Andrew Jack- I
eon un. es. a au- o on eio
that sobriquet. We never beard of litu
thet in connection with the naltibli lir Web
ster, Clinton, Guthrie, Clay Or any of the
greater names, living 61. dead, which mark
tlie annals of our public life. It is in itself
a auspicious thing to find the pc'eflx '-hdli
est" attached to the name of any one, the
most obvious inference being that it is givan
In badinage. to some person whose habits are
iwkoriostolyilmresexer—__ _ .
That Mr. ,Lincoln was of . a dishonest
character previous to his elevation to power
we by no means desire toaffirtd. But that
Lib hassuccumed to the riester appertuni
-11.4.00 temptations of his present place, is
capable of the easiest proof; and, as ono
"specimen brick" frum a Babylon which
shall be torn down and analysed to Its foun
dations, we,,present the following ease. It
is not one of the largest cases of publio pil
lage in which his direct ,perendil Mays
have been Nand liuPlinated; but as it comes
home to him more directly than any other,
we briefly subjoin t nen.
It will be remembered that in the'early
part of the war that vast frauds were dis
covered in the:quartermacter's department
of St. Louie. , Contracts at exborbitant
prices wete given out, false claims were al
'lowed and paid, vouchers were Issued for
services nevevenderpd, immense sums o
public money disappehred, no:one could tell
whither t' and, in short, all the machinery of
speculation and. pillage, since brought to
its present high perfection throughout all
branches of the path:, service, may be said
to have had their sally thtek,Af.not__their
rdots, in the transactions which marked the
mismanagement and prodigality which ran
riot in the chi named.-
At length affairs reached such an engr
mous height that public indignation tobk
hold of the matter, and clamored for an in
vestigation in tones that could not be denied.
It was known that the officer—whose battle
Vie suppress, as it is not necessary to our
ease—bad once, if not twice, before been
publicly oriminated for,ecirrupt premieres
while in the army, and that in consequence
of his record he had been retired from so
tive duty. From this retirement, however,
be bad been again sumponed to his coun
try's service, and the Mater waste of her
funds, by Lincoln's sanctioning hie assign
ment es chief quartermaster at St, Louis.
Well, an investigation was beta—the in
culpated officer facing every new charge,
and proof of Irregular practices, with an
effrontery which surprised hie ,judges. lie
seemed to ridicule the idea that any:power
could reach his offence. That he had friends
"at court" soon became manifest from the
studious efforts made t o supprese a therough.
Investigation of his official "cede; but it;
was not until the made of a trarticular lady
was mentioned by the cousel for the defense
that all disguise eras thrown off and the ex
liming officer's were. given very clearly to
understand, through high official quarters,
that their duty would be to "white wash"
the accused as rapidly, and to as great an
extent sur a "decent respect for Oldie opiu
would permit." What was the secret of
this action I If the reatlef fill not already
aware, he este find eat for himself by refer
log to the very notorious trial we ,have had
under notice. The deposed proved, in one
of the worst asses of his alleged connivance
with an it:habitant contract, that a lady
had been mixed up_in its proetwereenf—that
a lady, a near relsafiliti of hie excellency, our
"Honest" President; and that consideration
has been allowed ttl her t tt the matter, on a
note from Lincoln directly introducing this
relative ofhis to the offieer„aad — directly
requesting said o ffi cer to give Said lady a
"contract!" This eat% digged "A. Lin
coln," is on record lb OM °MOM Prdbeed
logs to which we have referred, and can be
seen by any one who takes tha necessary
trouble.
Pleas
lbale Of
urristd
firm of
Auditor
e mono
~ High
the sale
Et. to and''
attend to,
'a ollSoolin
I of Ooto
maid day,
may at
CUM,
editor
of Centre
Benjamin
an_,Andltor
adjust the
Alexander
deoedent,
7. ointment at
ay, the 12th
cloak, P. M,
Ocunt.
Auditor.
It must, of course, be netidless to add that
the proceedings sgairist the officer in ques
tion at once, atter this, beedirkt afore° ; and
that, with some little delay, just enough to
let public indignation cool down—he was
set at liberty without eithlif itiffiriSdnment or
line. This 'is lilt did ffittial Chapter in a
volume ineshanstibly prolific; and we shall
doittinite these ',Ober striking illustrations
of the •.lionestyq of Unsold, as time and
the occlusion shall seerti td render reams-
GILIIILY Is A New TEADS.—If till!, admin
istration wants vigor, give it vigor ; if it
wants earnestness, give it !earnestness ; if
it wants understanding, eve it understand
in.—Arne York Trinme 844 B.
Truly this is an age of weeders. It has
al been supposed that the religion of
the Sh&i ae was not of a very orthordon
character, bat we certainly did not
.expeot
the &bona
It is generally belleied that the Almigh
ty alone eau make -brains ; and that there
was no remedy for et delleiencri, seems
now that MuisLy is going to set up the
business.
Aad we should Ulm to know *here lie. Is
to get the euppli. Is he to supply Luatipi
brains, CHM brIdIIII4 StrM l lll* bratt a t
WILLIS brutes I 'And tithe leltellt•
t alon"
has any to. 7 . . .. '',ll( •' f ,
W,lll *ow On asp Ana^ ot ibin,
operiAlm. t • suseonil in Wising Midis
Wei, thin iiint ' Ws !Mimi' naohl ,
—Zr. •Wispii.; -,, ,- ' . - i 2J 'CA
~% 4r%V.P . .A ,
.
Kit fait K I F T . -11£
Mining/g 1 14 4 P/# 4 r! tit S
,--
' The extraordinary apitropriatkeVie inntitt.. •
by the present end the pAtert4kaiL7Cellairzi
for turnbisinglhe execu tive - I/HM/00e
lißlehrlblil7 attention in c ben ee e.= ,, -
tion jlih the effsall remits seemingiyameold:
plished by these large eaburesimente. This
fund4refileing.thet - ProdilenVis r Attlenesty .+1
dish mertiffklit4o,l HhEr-APPY‘rin
under li‘gre of the executive, and is
+amyl held responsible for the &midi; of tbll ""
expenditure. The Ms sad recounts, to ^ 44 ,
lure, go through the routine ofgutancilit try
the treasury, bureau..
bursements are so Oisettly atmirky , -
made by the Presideit , or one of iS dearer
tso fampx, the work of the auditors boa been
(14 or inerefma Well, it to happened, in
the early part of Hre..111 1 0 1 0 .. ?
ilon,,that a bill was presentet at WaShing- .
ton for pn) meet by ,Meisra. E. V.. Haugh
wont & Cn, of New York, for china din•
net service, furnished by ordered* Mrs. Lin
coln for the executive manaion: The ant?uni
of the bill as rendered was !tette ilkeliegi
thrdb hundred , dollari
,Theie one delay in •
I payment. presets . IIRIIOIIJD‘“ & Co., pelt
one of their princiide, men to the 'White
House to push the bill thrdugh and get tlie
money." There were still diffiCulties in- Owl
iesy, the nature of which for a lent time , '
Could - not be ascertained. , At last is was
found that some clerk, who laid to pnes upon
the bill, delayed it becanee of the very RR'
heard of price obarged fur nn
vice of china. At length n &lira
adelphia was sent for toe:amine the china,
and estimate ith indite, and the appraiser re
turned eight Ahriderd dolma as its full value,
instead of twenty-three hundred. The ca'sa at
last, came,again hernia the Presitieht, and
ilierepresentativeer Messrs. llteighwout
• -41
No. 40C
re_ wai called in and confronted with the .
Philedelphis valuation. lle promptlyAnn
swered, in substance : Why Mr. President '"ui
my firm never pretended that the china w.ta
really worth more than eight' hundred dol
lars. We had reason to suppose you knew
that. The difference between the price of
thh china end the amount. of the bill is for
articles-ordered for your private family use,
but invoiced as china for the White Itonse."
'• Honest" Abe woe cornered and caught.—
Like another very unfortunate man, dishon
est in another sottndalous transaction in
which he was o 'tight, he had "not a word to
Haughm E o r , got tto r money.
be In error, by a very ftiw dollars
one way orfhe other, as to the amounts in
gdtsfion, t ifiat if any loyal Republican, who
believes in the aoneste of OW Abe," doubts
the general correctness of our statement, we
refer him to Secretary Fessonden, or to Mr.
__.Suggestkuts-For ,T-ha
Since the authorities have disco'i•eredihat
men who are drafted. and are unfit for mul
tilane, may yet be made to their coun
try as hospital nurses and in various other
capacities. I have refivited deettly upon
the subject, and ant dt leliith enabled to
subniit Ebb fbhtdwing suggeitious, whip
the UdiAiiiment is at liberty to adot or re
jblit as it pleases.
It is a well-ktjoittt mitt that blfnd men
hake the Betide at Witch more finely develop
ed than those who can see. Draft a few
regiments of blind men lofts: the position
and strength of the enemy. No exemptions
ranted on the ground that they "oan't
,t
Blind men and lame men might be drafted
together, the blind men to go into battle,
carrying the lame on theirback. Call you •
that backing your friends l"—Shah.
Alen who had lost one or even
their arms should no longer be exentol.--
Government is prepared td Onany quantity
of men in the shortest pifilsible notion.
Idiots ehodldift be debarred the privilege
of serving their country in the ranks, when ' - .t
we hare so many among our generals.
Draft all the lunatic asylums--the madder -
men get, the better they fight.
Men who have aged and infirm aulthers
dependent upon them for suppsirt, should no
longer be attempt.. Thar eon send the old
woman to the poor house—most of them do
so.
Dumb men ought to make the &din /left
vioeable soldiers: AS ttley can't cry quar
ter," their motto must be: "No surren
der!"
It is absurd to exempt fat men ; they are
so well ealoitlatdd to fill up
. the depleted
ranks of the army. If you want to crush
the enemy by precipitating upon tbemlerge
bodies of troops, let fat men be drafted by
all means.
Confirmed druukerds have been objeCted
to because they ore not so anxious to whip
the enemy as they are to hare` ate enemy
treat. A regiment of them, armed with
rifle whiskey, and sustained by a battery of
delirium tremens, would do great execution
—to somebody.
I have not•horetofore favored the Idea of
drafting the other sex, bat a ttrigstdo of old
maids ivottid certainly its iitiefifl d i•Opolidtig
the enemy. They are eometimes good lb an
By all means draft Cookreestnen. They
might do a little good in the Baby, and they
are of no possible good *Ms fbey are.
Editors of War ifAsidlYetreaboild be
dritfteti in a body. They have penupd war
art idles so long, they should be themeless
penned by.the " of War."
Conscript nil lawyers—WAS charges
would be most dixiitthee to the .ineuty.-;— ,
(This is new.)—Fferman'e Journal.
Four years ago. It is tint a little space hill
time, and yet what a weary length of part(
it seems. Who does not feel, as he looks.
back, that it Is the longest. dreariest ortiod •
of life I Why, it seems almost an age sines
this warbegan. Four years' ititd tips eras
not only the freest and the hapitilt4t Wid on
God's green earth, but the most peaceftil.—
rtrur years ago, States now -discordant, dis
severed, beligerant, and drenched in frater
nal blood," were united in friendly ties—
component porta of a most perfect Govern
ment composed of independent States, ban
ded together by common consent. Four
years ago tbia uatidn was. strong enamel iti •
bid defiance to a world in arms, and had
never cowered .before any foreign foe. Four '
years ago theauirr of the South, and the
anon of the Shrth were brethren, all united
and linked together into ape "'wily 'by in
crnmetable Illndred this. Four Years ago no
hostile armies yeti° arrayed in conflict. and 0
no brother had imbrued his bandit in a
brother's blood. Four years age.more than ,
41 million of stalwart, Men, who have died in
the shook of a most unnatural strife, or from '
disesited incident loth* cadp and geld;were • -
brimful of rigorous and lusty life. Four, ,
years ago many thousands of women, who
now, wear theaad drapery of a widow's weeds '''
mat le calm joy in happy Immo. Foor^ydare•...
ago umorcome thousands; :Wily iscire•Olint
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protecting care. miry jar& tidt ''
of fond parents, who Mersin Wife- ii- •
looked forward to their Odom witbingtsbld . •
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