The Tioga* County Agiti ;or: BY M. fl. COBB, ■* p.i’iliaheJevery Wednesday morning m Implied to J,“ribe«»tONß BOX-LAB AND FVJ 'Y CENTS l«r vear, always IN •ADVANCE, i' paperissent postage freetoooucty abscriber?, thoughibe/ may receive their mail at f»*j ..-offices lo> catedia counties immeliately adjoining, -or conven jiience xiit Agitator is the OflloUl paper of Tioga .Co., anil'oir.'ttUtaa in every neighborhood ihc *ein; Sub- being on tbe'uivaucd.pay it circu ities among a class most to the interest hr advertisers to reach. Terms to advertisers a*, liberal is feh-osc of fered by any paper of equal circnl&tioa ir* Northern Pennsylvania, ‘ ■ , r" ‘j* . ■*’ *o* A cross on the margin of a denotes thattbe gnbscription is about to * 'jgg* Papers will be stopped-when th£ Subscription time expires; unless the -contin ne nee- * : : ,f AS. LOiyttEY;& 8. F. JYJLSOfI, i TTORNEYS i- COUNSELLORS; at LAW, .A. will atioad the. Courts of_ Tioga, ifotter and Jlctean counties. [Wollsboro, Jan .1, 1853.] DIGKmoS HOUSJ, CORNING, N. T;, . -- Mil- A. FIELD,...- *.....; aUESTS taken to and from the- Depot free of charge.. ■ • [Jan, 1, 1863.] • PEiIIfSILTAIIIA- HOUSE, corner or main street and, the avenue, Wollshoro, Pa. r ; J. "W. BIGONY, ....Iroprietor. THIS popular Hotel,-having beat'. re-fitted and rd-furnlshed throughout, js now' ipen to the public ae a fir St-class house. . [Jaul 1, 18630 I>. HART’S nOTCf u JTELLSBOKO, TIOGA CO. 11KNA. THE subscriber takea this method to inform his old friends and customers that be ha 6 re jumed the conduct of the old “ Crystal, Fountain Borel,” and will hereafter give it his entire attention. Taaahfal for past furors, he. solicits a renewal of the *ame. ~ ©'AVID HART. Wellsboro, Not. 4, 1863.-ljjr. ISAAK WALTOM HOUSE, Gaines, Tiogra County, 11. C. TERMILYEA, proprietor. THIS is a new hotel located with* easy ac cess of .the best fishing and hunting grounds’ in Northern Pennsylvania, No pains will b ; glared for the accommodation of pleasure"seekers an t the trav elling public. [Jan_. 1,,1863-3 oq WiTCHEg, CLOCK) AKD JEWELRY J. Repaired at BULIiARITS- & CO'S. ST* 1 EE, fcj the mbscriber, in the bestmahner, and at ab I'jwpriceaas the »ume work can be dgpe for, by any SirVt rate prac tical workman in the_ State. Wellsboro, July 15,1865, A- FOLEY, Watches, Clocks; Jewelry, i c., &c., EEPAIBED AT OLD PEIC JS. POST OFFICE BUILDING, XO. 5, UNION' BLOdi. WellsbonL May 20, 1863. * J E. R. BLACK, BARBER & HAIR-DR} iSSER, SHOP OYER C. L. 'WILCOX’S S COKE, • NO. 4, UNION Bli )CK. - Hellebore, Jape 24, 1863. , - _ AGRICULTURAL IIffPEEtfEWTS. I WOULD inform Dealers; in Agricnl-iral Imple ments, that I have Horse Rakes ©f Lie, myt f ap proved styles and BUperior quality* IhAlso, Hand Bakes of a belter quality than any r»aj nfactured in this section, which X will funaish in anyrquantity de sired, to dealers in* the conn ties of Tio, n, Bradford, and Lycoming. D.* DOUD. Mainsburg, IToy-IB? .f , 1 ■ boakd-Tlahl* and gi at*s CELEBRATED*. f • patent improved INSULATED IRON RTM, AN - FRAME PIANO FORTES! * Xbe?e pianos have the pure musics? tone of the Wood, together with the strength of the Iron, and are thus far superior lo nil others* The Strong Scales, giving in connection with lron Kim, full, round, powerful, and eweet lone. These pianos will remain in tune a greater le iglh of time than any other pianos known, and artf * wrranted lor the time of five years. The underaigi.c'v, offers these pianos at the same prices as at the rooms in Albany or New York, saving the buyer Ue expense©? going there to buy, and will keep them n tune for the utiu of three years, without charges. For a general description of these pianos send forra. circular, con tinuing prices, styles, £c. I* ' Osceola, Tioga’ Jounty Pa,* Osceola, Feb. 17,1864. ; - DRUGS A ISIEDI.CI ffeS. SO. 3, CNIOX BLOCK, TTELLSi ORO, PA. P. K. WILLIAMS, BEGS leave to announce to tho cith-sns of Wells boro and vicinity, that ho keep? instantly on hand all kind? of • . . DRUGS AND MEDICIN' ? .S, > , Chemicals, Varnish, Paints, Soaps, Pctf unery, Glass, Brushes. -Putty, Fancy Good?,' Pure Wi es, Brandies; Gins, and all other kinks- of Liquor, of the best quality. All kinds of / . PATENT MEDICINES itch as Jayne’s Expectorant, AUereUye’and.Pills; Avcfg Sarsaparilla, Pills and Cherry Helm bJid’fc Extract Dacha, Sarsaparilla and.'.Hose Wash ; Mrs. Window's Sothing Syrup; WVlghfa . Pills'; Clark’s anS Chceseman’SfPilU; Hail’s, 'Balsam ; Bin lager's London I>ock Ginl; Herrick's and Plah itrs; Brown’s Bronchial Troches, Ac., “dc. May 25, 1864-ly. P.H.AyiLLTAMS. REVENUE STAMPS. JOHN M. PHELPS, Deputy Collector‘of Mans field, has just received s large lo* of Revenue Status, of all denominations, froni up to $5 Any person wishing Stanp£ can get them at my office in Mansfield, or of M, BULLARD, Assistant Assessor, at Wellsboro, Pa. J. M.^PHELPS. Mansfield, May 2, 1864. * , ' Wheeler’s Horse Powers and Thresh ers and Cleaners,, THE subscriber would respectfully 'announce to to the Threshers.and Farmers oT Tioga and ad fining counties, that he still continues- to sell the cbov© named MACHINES, and tbafr I have the pleasure of offering this season some' ’Valuable im provement® on the old machines and a large addition to the variety. I now have for sale Railroad Horse Covers for one, two, and three hor»cs*>three different *-2ei of Wheeler's Rake Cle'aners, sit horse, Lever ? cw ers, Howard’s Mowers and combined Mowers and Reapers, Smith’s Green Mountain iSb’ ngle Machine, Palmer’s self-sustaining Horse Forks, .•{lever Hullcr?, ? «d Cutters, Circular and Drag So fs, adapted to bora® powers, Horse Rakes, Ac., Ac. 7 , AU of *bichwfl be sold strictly af the manufac-_ hirer’s prices, adding transportation, e. d will be war r&Qted to give entire satisfaction or no sale. Extras f-r repairing old machines kept on baud. W&. T. MATHERS, of Welisboio, -and G. H. RASTER &‘CO.,‘orNeUon,'af€ nay assistant agents for Tioga County, where Forks will b > kepf on hand & od orders left for other Machinery wi. Ibe promptly attended to. Descriptive Circulars d ntaining price l**Bt gent to all applicants. B S. TEARS. Troy, Pc,, June 29, iS64-tf. - ’ HUGH YOUJVGs BOOKSELLER & STATIOIfEBj AND DEAIIB IS Clocks, American, English, and Swiss patches, Jewelry, Silver Plated Spectacles, Pictaro Frames, Photographic Albums, .Stereoscopes, Horoscopes, Perfumery, Yankee, potions. Fishing Ift«kle and Flies, end Fancy .and leftist Articles, 98* SCHOOL BOOKS jof’«Very. kind used, in the County, constantly on hand, and sent by mail or oth erwise, to order. > / #O, 5, VSIONBLQCK, WEiI§SOSO, PA. THE ,1 ■- . JL. ..JL VOL. XI. Priace’f Metalle Paint, Pfizer & Co*s Chemicals, . Thaddeus lnks, -Plaid Extracts; ~•. Concentralcd Medicines, Rochester.Perfnm'ary and Cincinnati and Extracts, Brandy, Paints and Oils, Whitewash Idm©,* Petroleum Oil, Kjerosene Lamps, Drag*.and. Medicines, Patent Medicines, School Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Wyoming Mills Wrap- . Window Glass, * ping Paper, " Dye Colors, Furnished at Wholesale Prices by ■ W, D XEBBEEE ? Coming, 21. T. MUTE BRANDY & WINES. ‘ FOE MEDICAL &■ COMMON lON PURPOSES. THIS BRANDY has'bcen analysed by the Medi ical Director of the Naval Labratory fit. Brooklyn, and substituted for French Brandy, for use in the United States Navy. It is also used and recommend ed by D’r. Sattcrlee, Medical Purveyor in New York of U. S. Army, in tbo Hospital of bis Department. THIS "WINE has all the properties of Dry Sherry Wine, ■ i. SWEET CATAWBA WIIVE. *THIS WINE for its mildness la adapted for Diva lids and for communion purposes. • _ : A/TESSRS. ZtMMERMANN v& CO,, ;of Cindn -IYI. nati and New York .bod formerly partnership witn N. Longworth of Cincinnati xhe wealthy Natiye Wine producer, and thereforeenabUs them to furnish the-bost of American production, at.moderate prices. Sold by W. D. TERBELL, at Wholesale and Re tail, and by Druggists generally. N. Y.J Jan. 20,1864-tf. - . I* - A. R/aHASCT. Farmer’s Cateclii§iu. Question. What is the best kind cf Wooden beam Plow? Answer. The WIARD PLOW. ’ ' Qnes. Wherein does it excel all others? Ac*. In 'ease of draft, in being less liable to clog, aid In fact it excels in every particular. Qoss. is this Plow to be found ? Ans. At 'the KNOXVILLE -FOUNDRY,, where they are made, and at various agencies around the countrv. Ques. Are there any ether plows made at that Foundry £ An!. Tea! Biles makes various kinds of wooden and-iron beam Plow's, both for fiat land and aidekill, andbe -keeps ahead of all ether establishments by getting .the, .BEST -PATTERNS, invented, without regard to the COST. • ’ • • - Qu«b. Arv Piuirr ail SUftCS I Acs. By no means.. -He also mak«* HORSE HOES; a superb article for Corn,* Potatoes; ?Ac. ROAD SCRAPERS that .beat the world. Ca?t~Col tivatcr .Teeth of a very superior pattern, ' Shovel Plow Castings for new land, and indeed almost every thing that is ever made at a Foundry* from a Root Jack to a Steam Engine. • } Qnes, Would you then advise me to buy there? Ana. Most certainly would % for besides'making the-best KIND of every thing, Biles makes those that anMhe most DURABLE, and it Is a common ex* presshm where his Plows have been introduced, that they last as long aa from two* to four got at any other shop; he Has always been at the business from a small boy and ought to know how it is done, and if you try Us wares once, you will be ready with me to tell all wanting anything in that line to go, send, or in some other way procure them of J. P. BILES, at the Knoxville Foundry; Knoxville,’ 1863-lf. TIyTRS. A. J. SOFIELD desires to call theatten -I*l tion of the Ladies of Wellsboro and vicinity, to herKew Stock of Spring Millinery Goods, consist ing of the latest styles.of Bonnets, Hats. Head Dress es, Caps, Ac., and a variety of-Franch Flowers, Shell and Straw Ornaments, the latest ,-novehies in. the-woy of Trimjminga. Infant’s Hat? and Caps, Old Ladles’ Dress Caps, Grcnadein Veils‘of the ehatWa. Mrjs. 6. feels,particularly grateful for the patronage of per friends, and would say that she has engaged one of the best Milliners for the season, and is pro* pared to repair Straws in the best manner. .She'is. receiving Goods constantly fromrNow York, and will keep & good assortment. Her rooms will bo found hereafter opposite Roy’s Drug Store, in the building lately occupied by Miss Smith. Wellsboro, April 1864-tf. MISS PAULINE SMITH has removed to the* house (late the reticence’ of Chas. Williams,) opposite the United States. Hotel. I wish to inform my customers that,l have just received my and cun be found at the above place/ ready-to do work in. the best manner for:all who m&y favor me with a call. ' PAULINE SMITH: * Wellsboro, ApriUS, 1864-tf - I have started -a Millinery Shop at Malnsburg, to which I invite tho attention of people in ihst section of tho county. It will be under the management of Miss Ellen Grpen, . * THIS House which has been open for convenience of the traveling public for a number of years, has lately been newly farnisbedthrougbout and fitted up in as good stylo aa can be found in any country-or city Hotel. The Proprietor does not hesitate in say - itig that there will be no pains spared to add to the comfort of his guest®,.and make it a home v for them. Tho best of stabling for teems ; and, a gopd.hosUer always in attendance, all of which can he found one mile-east of Knoxville, Pa. M,'V. PURPLE, Proprietor, Deerfield, May 26,.1884.-ly. Robbed from the Sale of the Tioga Co. Bank. ON Wednesday night, May 25, 1864, tbefollowing described bonds and notes : . 1 li. S. i'-ty- coupon bond, 4th lories, letter V, No. 14,719-, for SSQO. ■3 IT. S. ,5-20 coupon bonds, 4th series, letter C, Nos. 36,180,81-82, each |5OO. t 17 IT. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 4th aeries, letter,E, Nos. 78,879 to 73,695, each $lOO. 14 U. S. 5-20j:onpou bonds. 4th series, letter M, Nos-19,824 to 19,837, each $5O. •" ... . . 3 Ui S. 5-20 coupon bonds, Sd series, letter A, Nos. 5/804-5-6, each'SluOO'.- • r . . . 4-U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 8d series, letter. A, Hoi. 3,050-51-52*53, each $5OO. . -. Tioga County Bank notes, bid issue, s’s, Ip’s and 20’s—iii.fAO. Signed by former officers of thehahk, ail pirnchoi through centre -of vignette, and bad been retired for three years. No other notes.,of this bank had ever been punched. ■'The public are hereby cau tioned against purchasing or taking spy’ of the said bonds and notes. ~ A. B.' TURNER, Tioga,.May2B,lB64. . -- --- -Cashier. ' > - Cxecntor’s Notice. LETTERS testamentary having been granted to the subscriber on the eatnte of Philander Baker, late of Sullivan township,' dec r d, notice fs hereby given to those indebtedto make immediate payment, and those having jiaitas topresentthom properly authenti cated for settlement to HENBx B. CARD, ‘ ~ June 22,1864-6 1* . Exoeutor. mehotca to the SytenaCou of the Uxta of JTmhom snh the Spread of healths Mefoem. WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRTGHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE, WHOLESALE DBUG STORE, Zimmermann A Go’s. CATAWBA BRANDY.' DRY CATAWBA WI*E. • New Millinery Goods. REMOVAL. SPRING AND SOMMER GOODS, COWANESQUE MOUSE. WELESBORQ, TIOGA COUNTY. PA., TfEDNESBAI MORNING, SEPTEMBER 81, 18M. Srlrtt Jloctrs. fFrom the Missouri Democrat.] Take off thy Sword, MbOlellaa. s Take. off thy sword McClellan, ' ‘' Jake off thy coart of bine; Strip, quickly fssm thy shoulders Those starry badges two; . You are-no more u- soldier,- • -• • , changed yotir bos© again; On Peaces platform standing ■ The garb of war is rain. When'first'we met,McClellan, . ; You led abero hand; . A grand devoted army*. Was fben'et thy command. The finest on the planet,. . It-longed to meet the foe; It needed bat a leader, ' To strike the crashing blow. And then, how fall/ MoCUllan,' ■ Yea filled a nation's eyes ? .WUfen e'er thy name was mentioned,./ • We felt onr courage rise. Wo thonght you' jrere & savior 1 Sent to our country's aid. To bring- us back the Upton, • The same our fathers made. Where ore they now> McClellan, Those heroes whom, you led ? A cry of acgdialTanswers, u Alas, they're \?lth the dead.” They sleep in peace eternal, Those true devoted braves; The only peace you conquered, of soldiers' graves I Alack, alack, McClellan, Our foijh was hard to shake; We trusted long your promise. That yon would Richmond take: Till hack you staggered, leading, Toot hack towards the foe. With columns tern and bleeding And banners drooping low* But now you hold, McClellan, Another high command. Again a force Is mustered, AaC joa. toad -on the hand. And is that force enlisted To fight the Union’s wars,' And plant on Richmond's hill tops The-flag of stipes and stars ? • Alas, felas, McClellan, 1 . _A craven erew you lead, , . " Peaqe” glistens on their banners, While yet our soldiers bleed, xbayybasely cry “ surrender,” " ' Eretho Union is restored. They kiss the feet of traitors, And throw away the sword. . Have yoh no abame, McClellan ? Have yon forgot the past ? Have yon so long led freemen, To herd with slaves at last 1 Alas, alas, McClellan, It seetneth so to be,. When yen raise the flag of traitors • 1 And drop that of the free. Take offrtby are**, McClellan, yake off thy coat of bine. Strip quickly from thy shoulders Those starry badges two. You are no more a soldier, You’ve changed your base agaiu. On Peace’s platform standing, The garb of war is vain. , , ADDHESS ' O S’ th a ■ Union State Central Committee, To the People of Pennsylvania. ' FEli.ow-Citizens : The risnlt of ■ the recent election on the amendment to the Constitution of the State,.allowing our soldiers in the field to vote, is gratifying, inasmuch os it shows that the great heart of the Commonwealth is right in the fearful and bloody struggle now going' on to preserve the Republic, and that these brave men are worthy, to help govern the country for which they mate so many sastifi- j ccs and suffer so many privations,,, , | The friends of the Union have brought about this result, while the Opposition have used their powerful organization 'to prevent it, with the evident object of. weakening the Union armies, by disfranchising the, soldier, and thereby strengthening themselves at the approaching Presidential election ; and in connection with this election let us reason together. The campaign of 1864 is now fairly opened. The issue upon which the campaign is to. be made is Clearly indicated. The enemies of the Government have publicly and authoritatively declared their, purpose in the contest. That declaration places the duty of patriots in a light ■as broad and clear as that of noon. There is no mistaking either the spirit or the .object of our the same that impelled the chiefs of armed".treason-to attempt the over throw of free government on this continent in 1860-61. Neither time, nor refleotiob-; not re gard for fhe pence of society in-the loyal States, nor the desolations which have devoured" the prosperity of .the - South in the grip of war, have wrought any modification of their hatred for a Government founded upon the Opinions of the people expressed through tho ballot-hos. It is the part of wisdom to anticipate evil, and to prepare to destroy it before It grows too formidable to overthrow. ' The attitude of the parties to the Presidential contest gives rise to a serious question—the most serious of any which can-engage. 1 the' attention of a true pa triot and good citizen. -That question is briefly stated: j V Shall we have lasting peace, through a vigorous prosecution of this war for National life"; - or Interminable war, through a peace based upon disunion J” • 'The issuels sharply defined. The utterances of the Baltimore Convention decisively declare •for peace through effective war; thu utterances of the Chicago Convention as decisively pro nounce for the" alternative presented in the question stated.- They mean that, dr they are; without meaning. The opposition to Mr. Lin coln contemplates disunion as a cure for the i ills under which-we lie. His defeat would di j vide the continent into factions States. Nor } -is this mere assertion. The political history t of the country for the last four years is a mass j of overwhelming evidence in support of its en ] tire, its disgraceful truth. And first* in evidence of its truth, we have the declaration, informal, bat not less weighty (because reiterated and unvarying), of the Re bel chiefs, that the South' wifi not treat for peace-save upon the basis of a recognition of its independence. The press of the South omits no opportunity to imprest upon ns, and X AGITATOR. I U Ppon tho world, that peace tiac. only* come through recognition. Recognition is but an other name for separation. And, finally, every European nation has come to regard the result of’this war as certain to be one of two’ things —either subjugation, or disunion. It is the •clear conviction which truth brings to every, rational, enlightehed inind. It is, therefore, entitled to great weight; second only to the re sultant fact. It.is due to the opponents of,Mr. Lincoln to slate that they pretend to believe in the proba bility of peace and Union through some com promise, the tefina of which are not' clearly stated. 1 - It will be easy to show the futility pf snob .hopes, if it,has not already been dene. It will not be a difficult task to show that such a be- does not take root in conviction. The lea ders pf the Opposition are men of great ability and more than ordinary sagacity. They can not, therefore,.be ignorant of.the facta which aroof public record. Those facts effectually preoludethe possibility of peace and Union through any compromise, unless the terms •involve recognition, and that~wouidbfe disun ion; . B.ntlet let. ns thoroughly, consider this ques tion of peace through compromise. It is rea sonable to suppose that the chiefs of the re bellion' wohld have accepted terms in the outset, if atialli- It is alleged by our opponents that , Mr. Lincoln hurried the nation into war, not only without constitutional warrant, but even agoinstthe wishes of the Rebel chiefs them selves. . They reproach the Congress then in session, with having refused to adopt the Crit tenden compromise measure, and thus forced the' South into rebellion in exercise of the right of self-defence and self-preservation. It is nnneeessary to pause to show that all this transpired while the reins of power were held by Southern men, most of whom are now in arms against the Government. Let that pass. The question binges upon the responsibility of the rejection of the Crittenden compromise.— It was rejected. By whom? Reference-to page 109, part first, of the Congressional Globe of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Con gress, will place the responsibility. for _ the re jection of that .compromise where it'properly belongs. It Will be seen that the Crittenden compromise was defeated by the substitution (in effect) of what is known.as the ” Clark amendment." The record shows that-the vjte on the motion to substitute was—yeas 25, nays 30. The vote on the adoption of the Clark proposition, taken directly afterward, was— yeas 55, nays 23. r The presumption would be. naturally, that if ,it>o naa votes enough to reject the sub stitute, it would also have had enough to re jeotthe proposition when offered independently. There was a falling off in the negative vote bn fhe proposition, as compared with that bn the ■first motion to substitute, of seven votes. This is accounted for by the fact that Senators Ben jamin and Slidell, of Louisiana ; Wigfall and Hemphill, of Texas: Iverson, pf .Georgia, and .Johnson, of Arkansas —six Southern Senators— sat in their seats and reftised to vote. Had these ! six Southern men voted “ no," the Clark propo sition would have been defeated by a majority jof four votes, and the' Crittend|en compromise could have been -taken up and carried by the same majority. It appears of record, then, that the Crittenden compromise was rejected because six of the leading Senators of the South virtually refused to vote for it. A mo tion to reconsider-was carried some weeks later, and'a direct vote upon the compromise was ta ken. The proposition was lost by a-single vqte, But one of the six Senators referred to voted on that occasion, nearly all of them baying withdrawn on the secession of their respective States. Had.they remained, to yjote for the compromise, it would have been adopt- The chief object in alluding to this matter, is to show that when, before the overt act of war was committed, the South had the election of compromise or war, she, through her high est dignitaries, deliberately choose war. The South -would not have compromise then. Is it reasonable to suppose that it would accept such an' accommodation now ? Her rulers have the Southern-masses by the throat, and can mould them to their imperious will, -They ; are, playing for: a.great stake. They conld not draw from the .contest now. .unless forced into withdrawal. Pride, love of power—both in bred and fostered by the institution of slavery '—would force them to elect, as they declare they do elect, extermination rather than sub mission and Union. . : Early in the struggle, before the Government had,taken the aggressive, President Lincoln offered peace on most liberal terms. The terms were, briefly, the laying down of arms and the abandonment of their hostile attitude. The world-knows how these terms were met. It need hot be repeated here; The desolation of Southern fields, the vacant seats ,in,thou sands of homes, both North and South, bear the record. Still, later, amnesty and. pardon have been offered 'by the President; still the chiefs of the rebellion abate not a tittle of. their energy to maintain themselves in their wrong. They demand~fecognition' and independence of- a government they bate. Intimate knowl edge of the directing minds of the rebellion teaches that they will never abandon their wicked scheme' until obliged to do so by the sheer force of such iron as con trol the results of war. There ie no ground, then, for hope of peace through compromise"; no hope of permanent peace. There is no such discharge in this war. Those who go before the country upon such vicious pretests, are not deceived themselves,, however much they may deceive the ignorant and unsuspecting. To charge 'self-deception upon them in ii matter so unmistakably clear would be equivalent to charging them with imbecility. They do not deceive themselves. This pretest of seeking the defeat of Mr. Lin coln that peace, may-return ta our borders cov ers a sinister purpose. If they wish peace, they can havo it in but two ways—in a coward ly abandonment of the struggle, followed by disunion, dr by d more vigorous (if possible) prosecution of the wan- -- - ' ■ ' Thus the true issue upon which the cam- paign is to be made becomes sharply defined. None can deprecate the horrors of wsr or de sire the, return of peace more than do the warmest snpporters of the - National Union nominees. Bat they ask for, and will acqni esca in no peace that is not founded upon the integrity of the Union; and established up on the principles of the Declaration of Inde pendence. They recognize greater evils than such a. war as this in which the ■ nation is plunged. Divide the nation geographically, and to what end do wo inevitably gravitate f With-the precedent and jnstice of Secession established and acknowledged, who can pre sume to say. that we shallnot repeat the hu miliating history of Mexico and the South American Spates? United, the common danger was, and would continue, our common securi ty. Divided, tho land would groan with the wreaking out of individual vengeance. Divided; the torch and brand would never be idle along the line of division. The country would at last awake to the bitter knowledge that open, vigorous war, prosecuted with a ‘ high purpose, is a thousand times less to he dreaded than an armed peace. As an example, a little more than a year since, when Lee, with his Rebel army, invaded Pennsylvania, andwhen the fate of the Repub lic was decided by the battle of Gettysburg, how prompt wicked and designing men were to inaugurate the insurrection in New York city, trusting in the hope that the (govern ment was i not able to maintain the suprem acy of the Constitution and the laws. It will be. long before -the blackness i bf. the crimes committed'by that conspiracy will be obliterated. As another example, take -the recent con spiracy, discovered in the Northwest—the band ing together in secret of a - large number of men,, the concentration of thirty thousand stand of arms and a large supply of amuni tion- The papers of this conspiracy, which were i seized, evince too clearly that their de sign was, and is, the overthrow of the Repub lic, trusting that division and anarchy would shield them from harm,-bat in utter disregard of the concomitant wrongs to ‘ the people murder, robbery, arson-in a word, desolation fortbe time. Now, fellow-citizens, in these examples, the moviug spirits are prominent men in.tbe Op position, who controlled the nomination and platform - at Chicago. -------naw_. Yet it is to such a peace as this that our op ponents invite you. They ask your suffrages foreman who either is pledged to such a peace, if elected, or who is determined on a war grander in snala arid bloodier in Results than the' world has yet witnessed. There can be but two issues out of the present difficulty. The intelligent freemen of Pennsylvania need not be led like children. They will not fail to comprehend the nature of these issues, and to choose between them. In so choosing, they choose for their children ■ and their children’s children. They can do nothing of a public nature 'in these pregnant times that shall not cause coming generations either to revere or despise .them. The re-election of Mr. Lincoln, and the elec tion of Andrew Johnson as his associate, will indicate to the chiefs of the rebellion, that the war for ¥uion and permanent peace must go on until these ends shall be attained. It will also signify to the nations of Europe that the people of the whole United States will, soon or late, become an and the Gov ernment remain, as it has heretofore been, a star of hope to all- tbs oppressed peoples of the civilized world, and an everlasting monu ment to the wisdom of the grand old heroes who conceived it; If we could basely afford to abandon the struggle now, the world, man kind, could not afford the sacrifice. If tee , could afford to hear the shame, and wear the shackles of defeat so craftily invited, our chil dren couldjnot stand erect under the deathless reproaches of our behaviour. As men,-as free men, os; patriots, we have no choice but to stand by the Government as- administered.— The alternative presented by our opponents is. disunion and dishonor, which is national death.' If a man recognizes the existence' of the -principle of eternal justice he cannot de spair of the Republic. There, may he some in whom the principle of hope maintains but a feeble existence, unless stimulated by uninter rupted success. Such must he encouraged and -sustained by the example of the more hopeful and enduring. They must he assured of what the philosophy of events tenches, that danger lies in turning hack, as security lies in pressing forward. The desolations, and bereavements, ahe bur dens of. war may be, nay, are, terrible, hqt the tempest which' ravages forrest and field, de stroying the -increase of labor, and even hu man life, is also terrible. Yet it is henificenr. with unvarying calm the atmosphere would degenerate into putridity, and the earth would revolve in endless night. So war involves na tions in its fearful vertex that social and po-. ' litical renovation may follow; As a fire sweep ing over the fields licks up the chaff and stub ble, yet affects not the solid earth, so the fiery trial which we are called open to endnre is consuming the notorious crimes of society.— The nation will issue out of this struggle 1 stronger and purer than before. Wrong, such as confronts us, cannot drive right into ex ile. ■ Craft and villany are not to be. the subjugators of wisdom and virtue.- And what ever crimes may have been, or may yet be perpetrated in the nnmejof civilization, it is -not now to be proved either a farce or a fail ure. Bat these calamities are not to come up on the American people, for the reason that the masses are to remain true and steadfast in this-great effort to'establish their liberties ■ upon a surer foundation than the anomalies upon which they have hitherto rested. , The victory is to he won by unremitting la bor, and the watchfulnes that shall he proof against' the* surprise planned by traitors at home or abroad:- We are : to look for no for . tuitous happenings, no miraculous interposi tions. The friends of the Government, work ing together, cannot be overthrown by any combination possible among their opponents. They may seek to ’divide and distract,-as they have done, and they may partially succeed, Rates of Advertising, Advertisement! will be ehargedSl per