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PARTY PLATFORMS,
PL ATFOR 31 .OF THE NATIONAL
UNION CONVENTION
The following aro the resolutions
adopted by the Convention which nom
inated Lincoln and Johnson at Balti_
more, June 9th HU:—
Resolved, That it is the highest dd
ty 1 2 0 f every American citizen to main
tain against all their enemies the in
tegrity of the . Union, and the para
mount of the Constitution and laws of
the - United States; and that, laying
aside all differences and political opin
ions;we pledge ourselves as Union men,
animated by a common sentiment, and
aiming at a common object, to do eve
rything in our power to aid the Gov
ernment in quelling by force of arms
of the Rebellion now raging against its
.authority, and in bringing to the pun
ishment due to their crimes the Rebels
and traitors arrayed against
• Resolved, That we approve the de
termination of the Government 01 the
United States not to compromise with
itetols, or to offer any terms of peace
extept such as may .be based upon an
•" , einconditional surrender" of their hos-
Aility and a return to their just idle.
&nee to the Constitution and laws of
the United States, and that we call up
on the Government to maintain this
position and to prosecute the war with
the utmost possible vigor to the coin
plete suppression of the Rebellion, in
&4!I reliance upon the self-sacrifice, the
patriotism, the heroic valor, and the
undying devotion of 'the American
people to their country and its free in
stitutions.
Resolved, That as slavery was the
cause, and now constitutes the strength
of this Rebellion, and as it must, be
always and everywhere hostile to the
principles of republican Government,
justice and the National safety do.
mand its utter mid complete extirpa•
ttion from the snit of the republic, and
that we uphold and maintain the acts
` , and proclamations by which the Gov
erntnent, in its own defense, has aim
ed a death blew at this gigantic evil.
We aro in favor, furthermore, of such
an amedment to the Constitution, to
be made by the people iu conformity
with its provisions, as shall terminate
and forever prohibit the existence of
rile jurisdiction of the United States.
Resolved, That the thanks of the
American people are due to the soldiers
and sailors of the army and navy, who
Piave periled their lives in defense of
country, and in vindication of the hon
or
of the flag; that the Nation owes
to them semis permanent recognition
Of their patriotism and valor, and am
'ltiPtffetitstlrvivors? who have received
disabling sad honorable wounds in
the service of the country; and that
,the memories of those who have fallen
in its defense shall be held in grateful
- and everlasting remembrance.
Resolved, That we approve and ap
plaud the practical wisdom, the unsel
tish patriotism :and unwavering fidelity
to the Constitution and the principles
of American liberty, with which Abra
tham Lincoln has discharged, under
, circumstances of unparalleled dificulty,
the great duties and responsibilities of
the presidential office ; that, we approve
Bind indorse, as demanded by emergen
cy and essential to the preservation of
the nation, and as within the Consti
tution, the measures and acts which lie
has adop tedto:defend the nation against
its open and secret foes; that wo ap
peeve especially the proclamation of
emancipation, and the employment as
Union soldiers of men heretofore held
in slavery ; and that we have full con,
lidence in his determination to carry
these . and all other constitutional
!measures essential to the salvation of
the country into full and . complete ef
fect.
Resolved, That we deem it essential
to the general welfare that harmony
should prevail in the national councils,
and wo regard as worthy of public con
fidence and official trust those only
who cordially indorse the principles
proclaimed in these resolutions, and
which'zhould characterize the adrain
istratiOn of the Government.
Resolved, That the Government
owes to all men employed in its ar
mies, without regard to distinction of
,color, the full protection of the laws
.of war, and that any violation of these
lOws or of the usages of civilized na
tions in . the time of war by the Bebels
now in arms,.should be made tho sub
ject of full and prompt redress.
Resolved, That the foreign emigra
tion which in the past has added so
much to the wealth and development
of resources and increase of 'power to
the nation, the asylum of the oppress.
ed of all nations, should be fostered
and encouraged by a liberal and just
policy. •
_Resolved, That we fro iu favor of
the speedy construction of the railroad
to the Pacific.
Resofred, That the national faith
pledged for the redemption or the pub
lic debt must be kept inviolate, and
that for this purpose we recommend
economy and rigid .responsibilities in
the public expenditures, and a vigor
pus and just system of taxation ; that
is the duty of any loyal State to
sustain the credit and promote the use
of the national currency.
Res6lved, That we approve the posi
tion taken
; by the Government that
,the people of the United States never
~•egarded with indifferencc the attempt
; of any European power to overthrow .
,by force, or to supplant by fraud, the
Tinstitutions of any'republican Govern
uncut on the western continent, and
Ahat, they view with extreme jealous
:sy, at menacing to the peace and in
dependence of this our country, ttho ef
forts of any such power to obtain now
footholds for monarchical Governments
sustained by a foreign military force
in near proximity to the United States.
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VOL, XX.
PLATFORM OF THE CHICAGO
CONVENTION.
The resolutions adopted by the Con
vention which nominated McClellan
and Pendleton at Chicago on the 31st
of August, 1864, are as follows :
Resolved, That in the future, as in
the past, we will adhere with unswer
ving fidelity to the Urlion, under the
Constitution, of the only solid founda
tion of our strength, security and hap
piness as a people, and as the frame
work of the Government, equally con
ducive to the welfdre and prosperity
of all the States, both Northern and
Southern.
Resolved, That this ConVention does
explicitly declare, as the sense of the
American people, that after four years
of failure to restore the Union by the
experiment of war, during which, un
der the pretence of military necessity,
or the war-power, higher than the
Constitution itself has been disregar
ded in every part, and public liberty
and-private right alike trodden down,
and the material prosterity of the
country essentially impaired, and that
justice, humanity, liberty and the pub
lic welfare, demand that immediate
efforts be made for the cessation of
hostilities, with a view to the Ultimate
convention of all the States, or other
peacuble means to that end, that at
the earliest practicable moment peace
may be restored on the basis of the
Federal Unibn Of the States.
Resolved, That the direct interfer
ence of the authority of the United
States in the recent elections held in
Kentucky, Maryland Missouri and
Delaware was a shameful violation of
the Constitution, and a repetition of
such acts in the approaching elections
Will be held as revolutionary, and will
be resisted with all the means and
power under our control.
Resolved, That the aim and object
of the DeMOcratic party is to preserve
the Federal Union and the rights of
the States unimpaired, and they here
by declare that they consider the ad
ministrative usurpation of extraordi
nary and dangerous powers not gran
ted by the Constitution, and supervis
ion of civil by military law in the
States not in insurrection, the arbi
trary military arrest, imprisonment,
trial and sentence of American citi
zens in States where civil law exists
in full Mree, the suppression of free
dom of speech and of the press, the de
nial of the right of asylum, the open
and avowed disregard of State rights,
the employment of unusual test oaths,
and the interference with and denial
of the right of the people to bear
arms, av calculatud to prevent. IT res
•—,rati, .1 of the 'Union 0 rld a perpetua
tion of a Governpleet .eriving its just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned.
Resolved, That the shameful disre
gard of the Administration to its du
ty in respect to our fellow-citizens who
now, and long have been prisoners,
and are now in a suffering condition,
deserves the severest reprobation on
the score alike of public and common
humanity.
Resolved, That the sympathy of the
great Democratic party is heartily
and earnestly extended to the soldiery
of our army, who .are and' have been
iu the field under the flag of our coun
try, and in the event of our attaining
power they }vill•eceive all care, pro
tection, regard and kindness that the
brave soldiers of our Republic have so
nobly earned.
The resolutions were adopted with
but four dissenting voices
The True Democracy.
The BoSten Herald is one of the
staunchest and most inflnential Demo
cratic journals in the country, in the
true and literal sense of the term Porn
ocratic, In 1860 it supported STEPHEN
A. DOUGLAS bee use it believed the
doctrine he advocated, and the plat
form of the party which nominated
him, were in accordance with the Con
stitution, and formed a basis upon
which all true Union men could stand
both in the North and in the South.
In its issue of the 12th instant, the
Herald squarely and boldly repudi
ates both the platform and candidate
of the Chicago Convention. Of DOUG
LAS it says: "He was defeated by the
action of certain men of the South, who
are now the leaders of the rebellion."
And it adds, as truthfully as forcibly:
"Having failed to accomplish their
design by the force of arms, and real
izing the dangerous position in which
they are placed, they aro resorting to
political action as the last step to save
them from that condemnation and pun
ishment which they so richly deserve.
Hence we find them active in the free
States among their old co-workers to
produce a revolution at the North,
which will enable them to carry out
their original purpose of separation
and independence. Hence we find
the agents of Jefferson Davis at Niaga
ra Falls, arranging the platform and
the candidate to be put forward at the
Chicago Convention, by and through
which they are in hopes to fool and
to cheat the free States out of the ad
vantages gained, and which if contin
ued will wipe the rebel leaders -out.
So far as the platform, the speeches,
and candidates are concerned, the Con
vention held at Chicago might as well
have boon held in Richmond. It was
a miserable, fawning, sycophantic, and
degrading surrender to the men who
are in arms against the Government,
and who have done their utmost to
destroy American liberty."
The example of the Doston Herald
will be followed by every Democratic
paper in the land which honestly and
from conviction endorsed the opinions
of tbo lamented Douinas, and suppor
ted him for the ?residency four years
ago.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1864.
The Mode in which Soldiers shall
Vote.
The following is an abstract of the
bill prescribing the manner in which
the soldiers shall vote :
Sec. 1. Provides . that whenever
any of the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth shall he id actual mili
tary service under requisition from
the President or Governor, and tionso
quently absent on the day of holding
general, special or Presidential elec
tions, they shall be entitled to exercise
the right of suffrage as fully as if . they
were present, at their proper places of
voting, and the right of such voter is
not to be impaired by reason of his be
ing credited for bouuty in any other•
locality than his actual residence.
Sec. 2. A poll is to be opened in
each company, composed in whole or
part of . Pennsylvania soldiers, at the
quarters of the captain or other offi
cers, and all electors of said company
who shall be within one mile of such
quarters on the day of election, and not
be prevented from returning by the
proximity of the enemy or orders of
commanders, shall vote at such bead
qUartera, and no other place. Officers
other. than those of company, the oth
er voters detached and absent from
their companies, or in any military
and naval hospital, or in any vessel or
navy yard, may vote at such other
polls as are most convenient to them.
When there are ten or more electors
unable to attend at the company polls
or proper places' of 'election they may
open a poll 4 suuh place as they may
select. ' ' •
Sep. 8 The polls are not to be open
ed before 7 o'clock, and must be kept
open three hmirs, or, if deemed neces
sary in order to receive all the votes,
until 7 o'clock in the evening.
See. 4. Before opening the polls
the electors present shall, viva voce,
three persons for judges, and the judg
es shall appoint clerks, and •prepare
boxes for the ballots.
Sec. 5. Before receiving any votes
the judges and clerks shall - be sworn
to observe the law and guard ,against
fraud and deceit, and this (mill must
be entered on the poll-book and signed
by the judges and clerks.
Sec 6. All voting shall be by bal
lot, and the applicant to vote, if chal
lenged, must be examined under oath
by the judges as to his right to. vote
in the precinct in which ho claims res
idence.
Sec. 7. Seperato poll books shall
be kept, and separate returns made,
for the voters of each city or county.
The poll-books shall name the compa- ,
uy and regiment, and post, place or
13,70
.314 a g loetioo_
The county and city ,
precinct, or election district of each
voter shall be endorsed opposite his
name on the poll-books, of which each
clerk shall keep one.
Sec.. 8. The ticket shall have upon
theM the names of all the officers for
WhOm the elector desires to vote.
See. 9. On receiving the ticket
the judges must pronounce audibly the
uame of the elector presenting it, and
ifsatisfied of the right of the elector
to vote, and ho is not challenged,
shall deposit the ballot in the proper
box, Ns , hilo the clerks register the
name and legal residence of the voter
in their poll-books.
See. 10. At the close of the polls
the number of voters must be counted,
set down, and certified to at the foot
of the poll -books.
Sec. 11. After the poll-books are
signed the ballots are to be coun
ted, each judge reading the names
thereon,_ and the third stringing the
vote of each county on a separate
string., and carefully preserving the
same.
. See. 12. Where two tickets are
folded together;both are to be thrown
out, and where two ballots are voted
together for the same office, neither
is to be counted for that office. '
Sec. 13. Each clerk shall kecp, in
addition to the poll-book, a list of the
voters for each county which shall
constitute of the poilbook.
Sec. 14. The number of voters on
those county poll lista must. be sot
dAn and certified.
See. 15 and 16 prccribe the form
of poll-book, and the manner of en
tering the returns.
Sec. 17. Aftercanvassing the votes.
the judge's will seal up and send the
poll-book lists, and ballots to the Pro
thonotary- of the, proper county, and
sleure the other poll-book and lists,
to, Ijo called for , oy the Commissioner
appointed under the act. If not call
ed for within ten days, tho second
book,. &e., aro to be sent to the Secre
tary of the Commonwealth.
Sec. 18. The Prothonotary must.
furnish the Return Judge with a cer
tified copy of returns so received.
See. 19 and 20. The Return Judges
arc to meet on the Second Tuesday of
November to count and cuter the vote
of soldiers thus returned. •
See. 21. In President elections, all
returns received by the Secretary of
the Commonwealth are to be compar
ed with the county returns, for the
correction of the latter.
Sec. 22. All elections are to be sub
ject to contest as under present laws.
Sec. 23. The Secretary of the Cora
monweatk is required to provide a
sufficient number of copies of this law,
together with extracts from the gen
eral election laws, blank forms of poll
books, tally lists, and returns, postage
stamps, etc., and forward the same by
commissioners, or otherwise, to the
commanding officers of companies, do
taohed posts and hospitals, .who shall
deliver the sane to the election judges
on the day of election, is to be invali
dated by reason of such blanks not be
ing received. •
fiees. 24, 25, 20, 27. .The! Governor
is to appoikt such commissioners, not
-PERSEVERE.-
exceeding one to each Pennsylvania
regiment in service, as shall be neces
sary to carry out the law. Said com
missioners are to be sworn to fulfil
their duties, under penalty of $l,OOO,
or imprisonment for one year. They
are to deliver four copies of the laws
and at least two sets of blanks, to the
commanding officer of each company
and part of company; provide foropen
ing polls, and call for one copy of the
poll-book after the election. They
are to bo paid ten cents per. mile for
traveling to and from their respective
regiments, and may vote atone of the
company polls No failure of commis
sioners to visit regiments shall inVali
date any election under the act.
Secs. 28, 29. The officers 'author
ized to conduct elections are to be sub
ject to the usual penalties for non-ful
filment of duties. They are to receive
no compensation.
Sec. -30. When the Sheriff issues
his proclamation for an election, he
shall transmit immediately copies of
the same to the troops ,in the field
front the county.
Sec. 31. $31,000 is appropriate to
carry the law into effect.
Sees. 39, 33. Where less than ton
persons are separated from their prop
el. company, they are to .vote as fol
lows : Each voter is authorized, be
fore the day of the election, to place
his ballot, properly folded, in a sealed
envelope, together with a statement
signed by the voter and his command
ing officers, or some other competent
person. This statement must set forth
the fbllowing facts:
The name and proper residence of
the voter.
An authority to some qualified vo
ter at the place of his residence, to cast
the ballot for him.
That he is a qualified voter in the
precinct where he proposes'to vote.
That he is in the active militazy
service, and give the name of the or
ganization of which be is a Member.
That be , bas not sent his , ballots to
any othor person than the ono so au
thorized.
That he will not attempt to vote at
any poll opened on said election day,
at any place whatsoever.
That he has not been dishonorably
discharged front service.
And that he is now stationed at
State of--.
Said sealed envelope, ballots and
statement are to be sent by mail, or
otherwise to the proper person, with
the endorsement on tho sealed part
thereof," Soldier's ballot for—town•
ship, (ward or borough,) in the coun
ty ot--,"&c.
Sec. 3-1, 35, 36, 37. The, elector to
whom this .is sent shall Vtiver. it
e - k<T‘i, ;in d ity-151 dr arta - e
proper polls.
The election officer shalEepen it in the
presence of the board, and deposit the
ballots and accompanying papers, as
other ballots are deposited.. The per
son delivering the ballot shall be
compelled to testify on oath that ho
has deliverd it in the same state as
when received, and that , he has not
opened it or changed oralterd the 9on
tor, ts. Without such path the vote
shall not be received. .The right to
vote of the person sending the ballot
may be challenged the mme as if he
was personally present. .Any election.
officer refusing to receive and count
such vote, excepting when fraudulent,
and any elector to wham such ballot
is sent refusing to present it at the
proper poll, are punishable by $5OO
fine and one year's imprisonment.
Any person making false oath touching
theses matters is subject to a penalty
of $l,OOO tine and E l ite years imprison
ment.
See. 38. The Secratary of State
shall prepare nod furnish tbe necessa
ry blanks to carry out, this act.
See. 39. In case .of an elector in
military service on a vessel, the mas
ter of said vessel Anil be competent to
take affidavit and written statement of
said elector.
Sec. 40. Assessors are required to
riSso.ss a county tax of ten cen - a on ev
ery non-commissioned aficer and pri- ;
vote ; and the usual tax on every com
missioned officer and private, and the
usual tax on ever commissioned Meer,
known by them to be in thee military
service of the United States or of the
State, in the army er navy, and whim
napes shall have been omitted they
must be added on application of any
resident of the district. Non-commis
sioned officers and privates are to bo
exempted from all other personal
taxes while in service. Assessors must
receive this tax from, and furnish a
certificate of payment to any citizen
offering to pay the same for said sol
dier. Where the name has been entered
on the assessment books no certificate
of assessment shall be required. The
certificate of payment shall sot forth
the name of the person for whom the
tax is paid, the date of payment, and
year for which it is assessed. The
certificate shall only be evidence of
payment of taxes, and shall not pre.
chide a demand for other evidence of
a right to vote. The penalty for nori
complianee on the part of the asses
sors, collectors, or treasurers shall not
he less than $2O, nor more than $5OO.
OUR SOLDIERS ON 011ICA00
Mr. Washburn, of Illinois, has just
returned from a visit to General Grant's
headquarters. He represents the sold
iers in fine health and spirits, and full
of hope The Chicago peace and dis
union platform is extensively execra
ted by the entire army. Ho talked
with deserters just from the rebel lines,
who reported that the groat appeal
now made by the rebel officers to the
soldiers, is to only hold out until Me:
Clellan is elected, when they will have
peace and independence.
,!30-. Don't forget to be present: at
the Great TJn•ion Mass foeting.•
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CAMP CHANDLER, VA. )
Sept 13th, 1884. j
DEAR am; :—I have the honor to
forwara you the correct roll of my
company. I take leave to say they
are a company of then that cannot be
excelled in health, hardihood, and in
tellect. Justice to them can only be
done, by saying they are the best of
the land. The following is a correct
list of the rank and file.
..Yours, &c..
T. B. REED,.Cupt. Co. D.
Capt. T. B. Reed.
Ist Lieut. J. B. Shontz.
2d Lieut. D. IL, Geisinger.
ISt Sergt. David Shontz.
2d " • Fred. Fouso
3d " James Randolph
4th Winchester S. Anderson
sth Samuel Rager
CORPORALS.
Reuben T. Baker
John M. Garner
John W. Porter
Theodore Renner
James D. Sloan
Samuel Grove
Theodore Shirk
Charles Simpkins
PRIVATES.
Anderson Allen S Jingill Samuel
Baker Alfred S Morgan Wm
Beaver Samuel McCall Mathew
BerkatresserG %V McConnell T
Brogan Samuel McCarty Joseph
Berry Jeremiah McCafferty Jae
Crum Huston E Miller John
Crawiord George Myers John
Chaplin Samuel :Maguire George
Decker Jainep Norris Thomas
Davis Wm M Nail David B
Foust Daniel Nelson Win
Gill Thomas Pott John
Gordon Bonj PlymtonElijah
Green Milton M Parker David
,10bble John
Garner Fredlc
Garner Jacob Ramsey Brick?
Garner Iliatthenr Reed Wm J
Grove Henry B Reddy John
Geisinger David Snare Jonathan
Green Franklin Snyder Adam
Hicks Thomas Stinson David
Horton Joseph G Stenger Benj
Huff Henry Sankey Win
Hetrick George V Swoopo John
Harker Andrew Storm Jerome
Havana John Steel Samuel
'Hagan° John Snyder John
Houp Joseph SliecOor Jaeol)
•
Hawn 9 4 mu0l Sankey Samuel
Hewn Albert Smith in W H
Hathaway James Sharp Fleming
Hearn James * Shinefelt David
Kyler John Thomas John W
Kyler japes I White Andrew
Long Jacob , ,IWhorley Mil
Moyer - Deli iel 1 Weight George •
Megahn 4On 'Wilson Henry
Mallvaine Win ;Yocum Elmer E •
McCall Alex.
Those marked with a star are de
serters.
Co. K. 202 d Regt, P. V.
Capt. A. W. Decker.
Ist Lieut. John S. Morrison
2d Dent, Peter Shaver
Ist Sergt. John A. Woodcock
2d " Henry Hudson
3d " Saml. Keeter
4th " Wm. J. Rawson
sth " Geo. M. Spanoglo
CORPORALS.
John Wilson
John Price
J. B. Swoop()
David Johns
Samuel Booher
A. Btnier
D. B. Heck
Geo. D. Byster
PRIVATES
Appleby Thomas Hileman Luther
Booher Joshua M Hamilton James
Baker Geo S Hudson Geo B
. 13131)C0 Patrick II Heck E G
Heck Win II
Heck Daniel
Bratton Ivm C
Brown Elihu
Bolinger Philip Lynn Win
Beer Lewis Leonard Samuel
Botts avid R Lynn A C
Brown Hiram Linn James
Cornelius Geo W Loekard J C
Cornelius Joseph Logan Dennis
Copenhaven Peter Lamp Henry
Clark Wm McElwee James
Copenhaven D Alcor C C
Collins Thomas MoKinstry James
Collins L S - Montgomery J
‘ChilOoat John B Thomas B
CorneliuS Joshua - Miller James
Dell Henry S Mundorf Wm
Dixon Thomas S Meminger John F
Dorlin Thomas Marlin James
Davis Boujathin Brice Abraham
Douglass Benj Park J B
Delia Van Morris Piper Win
Eastman Edwin Perkins Stephen
Ferguson John Rutter C W
Friedly Howard . Runk David C
Goodman John Snyder Joseph II
Grove David Steel Samuel
Glasgow Samuel L Smith Philip
Gault Ezekiel Snyder Wesley
Greenland 4bia Sharror Francis
Gilliland Thomas Stevens Wesley
Gray Win A Shaver David S
Green Writ R Stanes Henry 'T
Gulick Saml S Senft Geo B
Hudson Milard Swopo G W
Hampson Robert Wilson Thomas
Hight Jackson * Welsh D S
Hoffnin Conrod (Waggoner A
Hileman James ;Iyaggoner John
Wea — v — et Philip
Those having a star affixed to their
names aro deserters.
Frox 184th Regt, P. V.
CAST NEAR PETERSBURG,
Sept. sth, 1864. •
EDITOR LOBE r; -=AB:, 'this day lias
been set apart. for di l atfing in Pezraa.,
and we laying in camp our minds nat
urally wanders back to our old native
homes yon will, I hope . , allow me as
citizen of Ituntitgdou • el:n*4
~'~~
TARNS, $1,50 a year 'in advanee
to address you in regard to your bravo
volunteers in the 184th Regiment,
viz •
Lt. Wm. R. Bell, Corpl. John Wil
son. Privates, Stewart Wilson, Sam
uel MeMonagel Stewart, Martin Hof
fer, Samuel ReybOld, Jacob Hoffirian
Corpl. James Mokinny, .wounded at
Reams Station, Aug., 25th, 1864; Jno.
S. Worley, missing in action, August
25tb;" ReaMs Station; Jeremiah - 1 We-
Kinney, wounded at Cold Harbor,
June 3, and since dead; Constantino
O'Donald, wounded Juno 3,7 at Cold
Harbor, since dead; Peter A. Oplabine
and David McClelland Inissing in ac
tion at oold Hnrbor Juno 3d. The
184th loft 'Harrisburg pn May 170,
1864, for Washington ; was put aboard
transports and landed at Bell's Plains,
Va., on the 10th of May; marched to
White Pak - Bottom, was put under
fire on the 27th day of same month,
when we'weila faced about and mar
ched during Wednesday night and
Thursday, :put up breastworks on
Thursday night, and on Friday morn
ing left our works and made the me
morable charge - of :Friday at Cold
Harbor, which was done successfully,
and held our position, and remained in
one continued fight for' sixteen days.
Then in a fianl movement you next
find us in front of Petersburg, and
made another successful charge, 'June
15, obtriined and held the position ; on
the 18th June we made another charge
in which Lt. William R. Bell was
wounded, but as a bravo man remain
ed with his company, and brought
them oqt with the loss of two men,
One killed and one wounded. You
find us next on the JeruSalem Plank,
(still in front of Petersburg) Juno 22,
of which I have no doubt you' have
had official notice of our disaster there.
We came out of that fight with ono
hundred and thirty men and three of
ficers, ono of which was Wm. R. Bell.
Next you find us on' a double quick
for Deep Bottom, crossed the James
river on pontoons Aug, Ist, captured
a battery of four guns, and returned
by the same route to our late , camp.
Our next orders, 'Ang. 14, 1864, (ev
ery man up with hfWknapsack on his
back under the impression we wore
destined to' fight in our old native
State,) we were marched to City Point;
camped for the night; next day we
were putaboard transports thirty two
in number, run down the James river
ten miles, when we were anchored all
sound asleep, and you can imagine our
astonishment when we woke up the
next morning and found ourselves ten
miles up the James at the Deep Bot
tom landing- ' (in place of on the road
to grand old Pa,) and marched —over
the old grounds;.of reaults,.of which
you have official notice. The next
you find us tineamped,in'frofit of Pe
tersburg again, on the" 21st Ab
out face; Aug. 23d, find us at Reams
Station. Tore up rail road, burnt this
bent rails, made breastworks; 25th
finds us in the over to be remembered
hand, to hand fight of Reams Station,
where Gen. Hancock and every man of
the Ist (E:icl Division done their duty,
and in the roll of honor of _Huntingdon
county mark well the names of the brave.
They all done their duty as men and
soldiers, and when the stampede was
brought upon us, and compelled us' to
retreat, it was done manfully fighting
our way out with the butts of their
muskets and bayonets, and in justice
to Lt. Bell ho stood .by them with his
sword drawn rallying his men, crying,
do not disgrace old lluntingdon•coun
ty. Until (valor ceased to be a vir
tue,) all his men that was able to come
were out of danger. There is anoth
er member of our regiment that lean
old Huntingdon county man, Rol:ma
J. McCoy, who went out with us's pri-.
vale and was wounded at Col Harbor
in the hand and foot who. has since
been commissioned 2d Lieut.
Respectfully yours, Ste.,
A Almintrt 184th.
The President, on an Armistice.
. It is stated that President Lincoln,
in conversation with a gentleman re
cently, took the ground that an armi
atico once arranged between•the Gov
erninent and the rebels would inevi
tably result in the acknowledgment
of the independence of the latter, just
tie the independence Of Texas was
eventually acknowledged by Mexico.
So.an armistice granted now. would
be simply paving the way for the ac
knowledgment Of the rebels indepen
deuce in the future The reason why'
the rebels, throngb their stool-pi g eons
—the Copperheads of the North, ask
for an armistice is that the acknowl
edgment of their indepen'donce may
follow. They know, or at least.calem
late, as to the probable tendency in
such a case. It is not the.time for us
to regard any suggestions looking to
ward an armistice when we . are rejoi
cing over the neive Of victories, and
when victories aro multiplying upon
us. We get to know the enemy's
strength by such Mancenvres. When
he begs, either diroetly or indirectly,
for an, armistice, be confesses, his
growing weakness and the prospect of
our final triumph.
flow the Honorably Discharged Sol
diers will Vote . :--At a large meeting
of honorably discharged soldiers held
in Sansem street• Hall, Philadelphia,
on the evening of the MO itist„ the
following; among' other resolutions
were unanimously adopted :: •
- Resolt*' That fall and unqualified
submission to the' government of qieee
in rebellimi agailiest its autherity f is
an essential and necessary prprequi
site of peace, and that concession's of
any character to' traitors iu armei
be a reflection on our manhood and a
disgrace to our rational eharacter. i
Resolved, That a subst6ntial and
during peace can , only be sectufed. by
a suppression of the rebellicin by the—,
force of arrits, and that a vigorous and
determined prosecutiiin of,:tbe war is
required by the best interests Of the
liation. As the issues involired in this
rebellion have culminated lit our daly;
in our day they must' be 'finally and
forever settled: We rthist not hazard
the risk of leaving .to! our• "children's'
repetition of, the calaities which
we -
are now enduring,
' Resolved; . That , m' our jtidgMeiit,. a
change of the Administration Of the
government, at the present crisis. of
affairs would jeopOrdize if not destroY
our national existence; tied thatltbe
success of the bogus Dordocratie'par
ty at the coming election 'would lead
either to if dishonorable c,d(opact, with
the traitorous scoundrels who have
brought.upon the country air ' .;the'ecila
under'which we 4ro new ad eying; ''or
a dissolution of the •Union.
NO, 14.
RieCiP£inx4' ,sl<ti Ti;ot'ollo
-
ing is an extraet, from .a private letter,
written I:1r an Officer in the A.yruy of
the Pcioinac:—l'supPose . , you 'Would
like to; knOw what the 'Army thinks
about McClellan. Well; as far as I
can learn, and there is a good amount
of talk on the subject, McClellan Vag;
lost aboUt all his army friends since 6,0
connected himself with the Copper
heads and peace men. •The 'hotnina 7 ,
tions Made at Chicago will .receiyo
very little support &Om the' sold.ierst
They cannot see h'o'W they 'can% vote
for both a war min and ,a,pettee
The cry with them is war; iiinti[
rebels clay down their. armS; .andl are;
willing to take what terms:wts. arer - l'-
ling to give them. Men wh'o,.amotith
since, were strong for Atc.Clellan,..now
call him a traitor. Abe will, receive
nine out of ten votes in the army:
Massachusetts regiments are all for
him. The Westurn troupe -tiro s pm;
same. Little Mac hki friends in(
the army when he Was'fpnt dp by the
Peace Convention. f a • 1 ,-,
An Old Soldier OppoTeiti
Maj. Gen. gpan, an old Aeldieri and
a. steady Democrat , for maijy - , years'
standing, as well as the Democratic'
candidate for Congre.ss hi the'Chester .
District iu 184 is now opposed to the
election of George B. McClellan to the
Presideney. It will be ieniemberell
that Q'en.'3l'Call organized' the Penn
sylvania Deserve Corps,ut body; of men
whose reputation gave honor and cred
it to the _Keystone State 'on both shores
of the Atlantic. This veterau now
takes ground againat'th r e iioraided lof
the Chicago Contention, fdr meow?
At McClellan's personal; nnfitness and
his utter perfidy in accepting a nom
inatlon at the bath's of men ,whp
rig
nom the justice of 'the Struggle to crush'
treason, and treat the valor of our
brave defenders as a' , mere..exhibition
of thehruto force of ruthldss invaders'.
There are arguments sdificienittaurn
every soldier in disgust 'froth McCl6l
-
"Let the Patriot' take Coiliaie;"
The United PresbyteriaA, of tlSi~
week, the able organ; of,a !numerous
and influential denominationiconelucleg
an article on ,The Conntryr...ini. fel
lows:. • .
. The men who, at this stage ,Of
conflict-after ell We have suffered and
sacrificed, and. with- the prospeet ozof
sOett find portrin;nent Vence noW'he
fore'utii Would Stay: the' hand of 'the
Government and seek to give the !re
bels the respitoi that would ~certainisls
ecure to thorn either the disMetuher
wont of the Government wh1414 thby
seek, or elevate' them' and Skein ' Peell
liar institution—the eittfse'''ef' , all'''Otrr
troubtes—to more thVii .fortiter.poiei ,
in the Government, are certainly ,the
maddest meiiof the times. They - kno4
not what they dol, They Would snatch
from the nation, not only a permanent
peace, but eII the progress toward
erty and a higher ciitilizationi which
has been made throngh the .terrible
ordeal of this war.
But let the patriot take courage.
God is in the historY We are 'Making.
He has not so convulsed this great. na
tion ho has not led us through 'the
firo of this terrible, ordeal without a
purpose worthy of himselff and ,which
we may, humbly trust is . ,fbr our puriti•
cation and elevation to a nobler' order.
of national life. Thai purpcs - 3 1 he'Wili
accomplish. , If we: are true to Mint,
and those great
, principles , which. he'
approves, the more speedy will be,eur
deliverance, and more blessed the, re
sults.
No Time to Show the White Feather,
• ,
The Chicago Journa siva that a
jor Bcores, of the ),6th,„l,llinois c ava l:
ry, who has beeii A - even 'Months in the
South, as a prisoner,. declares that, af
ter seeing and learning What,. hS has
in' rebeldoin; of its weakness arid' Wick
edness, he dceins it Worse Sui
cide or treason if at this stage of, the'
game the North shotPld
white feather, 39 the politician9tlini
a,g
Chico Convention propose..:Vhe
hope'of this very thing-art` armistice
and a compromise - peace-"----isliellq that
now keeps the rebellion 011 its legs.
The Major—who is an earnest, relia
ble and intelligent gentleman, as. all
who know him are aware--doclares
that nothing is 'surer than that the re-,
hellion will end' before the 'present
year is out, if, at the national election
next November, the North will exhib
it an
,unyielding. determination, to
prosecute the war vigorously until
peace shall' be conquered—that the re
bellion is now certainly on its last'
legs, and will surely be abandoned be
fore many•weeks, unless "the cowards
and traitors at the North"'succeed iq
putting new legs Udder it' afi'd brea
thing new life, nte it, by their ,pusil
lanimous talk about armistice, com
promise and.peuce.
.
Wuter Lire?—The mere 'elapsenf
is not life. To eat, and think,. and sleep—
Go bc,exposed'to darknes n and
,the light—to
pace round the mill 'of "habit, snit . turn
thought into nu iMplaillont of ti
not life. In all , this , .but, a .poor fraction of
the consciwYsness of humanity is awakener],
and the sahotities still elNisber whiOniske it
worth while td.be. Kin:A - edge, truth, love,
beauty, goodneSs, faith, alone can give vital:
ity 'to the mechnism. of existence:f The .
laugh of 44rtir that vibratos through tho
heart—the tears that freabeits the:dry wastes'
within—the' rouge' that brings ' childhood
back—the prayer that.dalle the .enture near
—the doubtwhhili Makes tt meditate—tte
death whidh startles n with mysierY—the
hardship'Whieh forces us to struggle—the .
aniietY thaw ends in trust—are the true
moutishment of our natural being,
EMU