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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. , . \ ,-,;.,'...-:: ~* I - ,.1.i ...:7' . .., '''. • ' ' .- . 1 !•;.',.`., ''•:, '.'.' . i. . .... , ” . ' WILLIAM LEWIS, Editor and Proprietor. 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.• ... -;,.....:. ,i,'„,. y -,,.... 1 \k4 4'f., . i Co. D, 205th Regt., Pa. Vol. 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