- L. pit g . Ctlegrao. HARRISBURG, PA Monday Afternoon, October 27,1862. MORE DISCOVERIES. Aside from the dirty responsibility which the Patriot seeks to escape, in being a party to the disfranchisement of the soldier, by approving the decision of the Supreme Court, it seems to take especial pleasure in misinterpreting even that decision. In our humble judgment, and in the judgment of a great many humble men, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is not the arbiter of the qualifications of a mem. her of the Legislature or of Congress. Both these bodies decide the question involving this qualification for themselves. The Supreme Court of the State has no power in reversing or approving suctra deciei• n ; so that if Governor Curtin decides to issue a certificate to a candi date for Congress, who claims and proves his election on the vote he may have received from citizens of Pennsylvania absent from the State serving in the army, we believe that Congress would admit such a man to a seat in its lower house. We believe that the House of Repre sentatives would decide to admit any man to a seat, who had secured his election by the vote of the soldier, and we believe also that the Democrat who would go to Washington and contest a seat thus claimed, would be carried beyoed the limits of the metropolis on the bayo nets of the soldiers whom such a contested elec tion would insult. This entire business of the disfranchisement of the soldier, with all its attendant insults and political outraces, belongs to the Democratic party. The leaders of that party must assume its responsibility. The issue was made by them for the basset of political purposes ; and when the thy comes which will welcome the soldier back to his home and his rights, he will insist on satisfaction from those who thrill sought his degradation when, as they thought, he was in a position where he could neither demand or 'assert the exercise of his rights. FROM WASHINGTON. We clip the following paragraph from the Washington Republic of to-day : A Vicumous PROSEOUTION or THE WAR.—If we can credit the indications around us, and the statements we hear in well informed circles the winter will not set in before there are active naval and military operations, promieing any thing but gratification to the rebels in arms. Plane are already fully matured which are comprehensive in their scope, and which can not, it seems to us, fail of complete success if carried out as they have been devised. Unless all indications are meaningless and all plans fail in execution, moat thorough and com plete victories over the rebels, may be looked for ere long. It is certain now that a most vigorous pros ecution of the war is fully determined upon, and ail that human sagacity may be able to devise and human skill execute, will be seen in the further prosecution of this war for the res toration of he Union. Tus Noernens THAMES are earnestly organi zing to attack the government in the rear, while their southern friends openly operate in the front. Jeff. Davis perfectly understands this, and southern papers cannot conceal their joy over the fact that the Democratic party is to come to their aid. Avery opposition Congressman elected is regarded by the rebels as a gain to their cause. It is boasted in the southern journals, already, that Frank Hughes will probably be elected to the United States Senate from Penn sylvania, Vallandigham from Ohio, and Wright of Indiana, to the same body. It is claimed, whenever a Democrat is elected to Congress, he will favor a peace which will be based on the recognition of the southern confederacy. Added to this claim, the boast is publicly made, that with peace will come more than the mere re cognition of the confederacy. The division' of the territories, so as to give the south all that is claimed of the public domain. The obstruct ed navigation of the Mississippi river, so as to afford a revenue at its month to the southern confederacy. The unlimited right of the south to carry their slaves through any of the free states, and to engage with them in the die charge of any labor which their owners may undertake by contract. These are the boasted results of the election of Democrats, as such elections are viewed in - the south. We give those who were duped into the'support of the Breckenridgers at the late election, joy on their glorious success. Ws Lams from the Washington City Sunday Chronicle, that a marked and a great decrease is observable in the mortality among the sick and wounded soldiers during the last fortnight, in the hospitals of that city. Many who were severely wounded are now in the enjoyment of fine health, and on the unsurpassed heights of the national metropolis are often seen cheer fully promenading arid taking :advantage of the invigorating health-inspiring breezes of autumn. Let the friends of these bnive men be consoled with an assurance that their physi cians generally are skillful and attentive—the nurses indefatigable—and that the patriotic ladies of the District of Columbia glory in ren dering unremitting comfort. UNITED STAINS SENATOR FROM OHIO.-All those who apprehend that the late Democratic victory in Ohio will secure the election of a 'United States Senator from the same party, to occupy the seat of bluff old Ben Wade, will be relieved on learning that the Legislature which brie this duty to perform, was chosen last year. IT le probable that Secretary Chase will "dis continue receiving deposits of gold. REAR YEIRE.E. DEMOCRATIC SOLDIERS At fe . late grand Union rally at Chicago, Gen. Prentiss, Col. Lynch and Capt. Gregg, all of whom have been prisoners since the battle of Shiloh until within a few days, ad dressed the immense audience. Gen. Prentiss gave a long and , deeply interesting narrative of the sufferings of himself and companions in captivity, and the meanness and barbarism of the rebels—more fully stated, but substan tially the same as that he gave in his speech at Washington. Geo. Prentiss gave , his sentiments on political matters as follows: Lest I may be misunderstood la me tell you Republicans, I am no Republican ; Democrats, I am no Dmocrat. I am a soldier of my country. [Prodigious cheering.] I hold in my hand an Augusta paper, one of some thirty or forty others I have in my po6session, with articles similar to this one. [Cries: "Read it, read it."] This is the Augusta Daily Constitu tional, published in Augusta, Ga. It is the oldest paper in the Southern States, the one which has the greatest circulation, and is looked upon, next to the Richmond Enquirer,: as the organ of the Confederacy. It is a studied effort of these people to divide us here in the North, to have the West separate from the East. They continually talk about this. They say, "We like you Western men, for you fight better than them cussed Yankees . ; we know we can't whip you, but we can whip • the Yankees two to one." This article is headed "The Great West," and if it hurts any of you, don't blathe me, for you voted that I should read it "There is, however, evidently in the West, and particularly in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, a strong opposition in the present war upon the South. The tone of the press in those States, the public meetings, and the Democratic Omventione, all prove this conclusively This feeling does not display itself as boldly opposed to the war per as, but assumes the form of op position to abolitionism, coercion and subjuga tion. It would not be safe to exhibit it other wise, fur in that event the iadividnale giving expression to it would soon find themselves in carcerated within the walls of some Yankee Bastile, and their opposition thus speedily and effectually crushed out. But by professing de votion to the Union, the Constitution, and the Administration of Abraham Lincoln, they can organize thoroughly for work, and Vans secure a way to triumph in the approaching fall elec tions." That article proceeds to the length of a col umn in the same strain, alluding—for I will mention the names—to Carlisle of Western Vir ginia, Vorhees of Indiana, Richardson of Illi nois, and Vallandigham of Ohio. [Sensation.] Their papers are full of it. They look upon you tender-footed souls as traitors to youPcoun. try. Do you want to help these men to murder your brothers and break np this Government? If so, in the name of Heaven, let us know it, and the Shiloh prisoners will send you down South where you belong. We came home fully determined to take all men by the hand who think and feel as we do, that this rebellion should be crushed. ear ow sea We are going to our homes in this State, and we will tell the Government, the candidates, and the voters, how we have been treated. It may be denied in some quarters. I care not. We are determined to tell the truth. Here around me are many of these men, my com rades, Republicans and Democrats, some of whom went south as apologists for these men. Some Missourians and elaveholders were with me in prison. We all came home. Well, call us abolitionists if you please, or anything else. [Applause.] I tell you the slaves in the South that we saw are better posted than the butter nut gentry. Every little act of kindness that these men received were from slaves. [Cheers.] We have come home ready to use every power that God bath given us, to put down this re bellion. [Cheers.] To take their property, to take their negroee, to take everything. [Great and long continued applause.] Col. Lynch spoke with great earnestness. We give a short extract : I hardly need tell you that I hare always been a strong, uncompromising Democrat. I have been an apologist for the southern people. I pronounced the stories of their cruelties to be gross fabrications. I considered the Abolition iota and Republicans the enemies of the Union. 1 will not say to now. While I was confined in the Madison prison the officers were allowed but two rations per day, those rations consisting of four ounces of pork and a certain quantity of corn or hour bread. This bread was made of meal and water mixed and roasted.. It was first roasted on one side and then on the other. It r was very hard on the outside, (laughter) and very soft on the inside. We used to pitch quoits with these cakes. (Renewed laughter.) They pronounced that gentlemanly, treatment? These were the men I had been defending, the men I apolo_ gised for, the men I treated in a gentlemanly manner at Denelson. I never suffered so much, however, during my whole imprisonment, as I did when I arrived at Washington and found that there Were men in the north sympathising with the rebels. The rebels are our open ene miss. We know where to find them. These northern enemies are vipers. They sting us and we cannot find them to crush them. My only platform is, "I love my country." I, as you all know, have never been an Abolitionist. I have turned negroes who came 'into my camp over to their rebel masters. I cannot say that I like a negro now ; but if it should be neces sary, to save this glorious Union, I would fake a regirand of niggera and march into Dixie. (Immense applause.) Every party should be merged into one. There should be no 4 Republicatu3, no Dem ocrats. Every man should sacrifice his personal feelings. I was opposed to Abraham Lincoln ; I am now opposed to every man who opposes Abraham Lincoln. Captain Gregg was equally emphaitc, We give a single paragraph : '1 his war must be carried on differently. This Union must and shall be preserved whether the "nigger" is preserved or not. [lmmense up plains.] Why, the rebels spit upon your Con. dilution. I hear it said up here, " you must stand by the Constitution. " Why, the rebels won't take that Constitution. If you should hang Wendell Phillips and all oth er Abolitionists to-morrow Jeff. Davis wouldn't thank you for it. Why, me are all Aboligenists. [Prolonged cheering.] I tell you,. I've been through the mill, and I wish that every sympa thizer in the North had to go through the same mill. I wish they were compelled to go over the tour I have. Ton may take my head for a foot ball if they didn't change their notions. If it were necessary to free every negro in the South to save the Union, I would de it. LIBERIA EX PEDITION. — Wednesday morning, November 12th next, has been fixed neon for the sailing from Baltimore, for Liberia, of the packet Mary Caroline Stevens. The emigration this fall will be almost exclusively from the Northern States. The disturbed condition of the country prevents the embarkation of per sons from the border slave States, there being upwards of one hundred alone offering from Kentucky and Tennessee. GYN. &NM arm lins„,l4So9lar, are . trijoying themselves very pleasantly, receiving serenades in the evening and taking pleasant 'drives in the morning through Clentral Paek, New York city. Vennevitoania Waitß telegrapt)lon/tap 'Afternoon, Ottobtir 27, )862 THE OFFICIAL RETURNS. `We have endeavored for the last ten days to obtain the official vote cast at the last election for Auditor General and Surveyor General, but we find it impossible to do so. At leut one dozen counties have not yet forwarded their returns to the Secretary's office, and until they are offi cially received we shall refrain from printing any figures on the subject. The army vote will also be added, and then let the courts decide whether men who do our fighting shall be de prived of voting. The vote cast in the different Congressional and Legislative districts will also be published as soon as the table is complete, with the army vote added. This will show the true and relia ble result s and as each body is the judge of the qualification 'and electitin of its own members, those bodiesieill also decide the legality of the army vote. The following is a correct list o' the gentle men elected to the next Legislature, viz : Those marked thus 0 are the newly elected members. First District—Philadelphia,--Jeremiah Nich ols, U. B. ; Jacob E. Ridgway,* 11. R. ; 0. M. Donovan, D. ; George Connel,* Q. R. Second District---Chester and Delaware.—Ja cob S. Berrill, D. El. Third District— Montgomery.— John C. Smith, D. Fourth District --Bucks. —William Kinsey, D. Fifth District—Lehigh and Horthampton.—:- George W. Stein, D. Slith District—Berke.—Hiester, Clymer, D. Seventh District--Schuylkill.—Bernard Reil ly, D Eight District—Carben, Monroe, Pike and Wayne.—Henry S. Mutt, D. Hirai' District—Bradford, Susquehanna, Sul livan and Wyoming.—William J. Tamil,' 11. R. Tenth District—Luzerne.—Jaaper B Stark,* D. Eleventh District—Tioga, Potter, McKean and Warren.—F. Smith,* U. R. Twelfth District- Clinton, Lycoming, Centre and Union.—Henry Johnson, U. R. Thirteenth District—Snyder, Northumber land, Montour and Columbia.—Frank Bound, U. R. Fourteenth District —Cumb:rland Juniata Perry and Miffiin.—Gleorge H. Bucher,° D. - Fifteenth District—Dauphin and Lebanon— AMOB R. Boughter, D. B. Sixteenth District— Lancaster.—Wm. Hamil ton, 11. R., John A. Heistand, 11. R. Seventeenth District—York.—A. Heistand Glatz, D. Eighteenth District—Adams, tranklin and Fulton —Wm. McShetry,* D. Nineteenth District—Somerset, Bedford and Huntingdon—Alexander Statzman t * U. B. Twentieth District—Blair, Cambria and Clearfield—W. A. Wallace,* D. Twenty-first District—lndiana and Ai m strong.—lfsnryWhite,* U. R. Twenty-Second astrict—Westmoreland and Fayetta.—Smith Fuller, U. R. Twenty-third District—Washington and Greene.—George V. Lawrence, U. R. Twenty-fourth District—Allegheny.—John P. Penney, U. R . J. L. Graham,* U. R. Twenty-filth District—Beaver and Butler.— C. C. McCandless,* U. R. Twenty-sixth District—Lawrence, Mercer and Venango.—James H. Robinson, U. R. Twenty-seventh District—Erie and Craw ford.—Morrow B. Lowly, U. It. Twenty-eighth District—Clarion, Jefferson, Forest and Elk.—Charles L. Lamberton, D. RECAPITULATION Union Republican Democratic The following are the elections to the Penn sylvania House of Representatives : Philadelphia -Ist District—William Foster, U. R. 2d " Thomas J. Barger, D. 3d Samuel Josephs, D. 4th " Samuel C. Thompson, D. 6th " Joseph Moore, U. R. 6th " Richard Ludlow, D. 7th " Thu's. Cochran, U. R. Bth " James N. Kern, U. R. 9th " Geo. A. Quigley, D. 10th " S. L. Pancoast, U. R. 11th" James W. Hopkins, D. 12th " Luke V. Sutphin, U. R. 13th " Francis McManus, D. 14th " Albert R. Schofield, D. 16th '• Win. F. Smith, U. It 16th " Edward G. Lee, U. R. 17th " Jefferson J. Young, D. Delaware county— Chalkley Harvey, V. R. Chester,—W. Windt°, U. R.; P. F. Smith, U. R.; R. L. McClellan, U. R. Montgomery—Dr. S. W. Wimley, D.; H. C. Hoover, D.; Joseph Rex, D. Bucks—L. B. Labar, D.; J. S. Boileau, D. Northampton—D. C. Neiman, D., A. C. Hess, D. Lehigh and Carbon—Samuel Camp, D., Thos. Craig, Jr., D. Monroe and Pike—George H. Rowland, D. Wayne—Win. M. Nelson, D. Luzerne—S. W. Trimmer, D., Peter Walsh, D., Jacob Robinson, D. Susquelianna—D. D. Warner, 11. R. Bradford—Baitholomew Laporte, U.R. Dm ) mer Lilly, U. R. Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia and Montour —Geo. D. Jackson, D., Jno. 0. Ellis, D. ' Lycoming and Clinton—Tno. B. Beck, D., Amos C. Noyes, D. Centre—R. F. Barron, D. Mifflin—Hoknee McClay, U. IL Union, SnYder and Juniata—Geo. W. Strong°, U. IL, H. K. Ritter, U. R. Northumberland-4 Woods Brown, D. Schuylkill—Edward Kerns, D., Conrad tim ber, D., Adam Wolf, D. Dauphin—Thomas G. Fox, U. IL, Jas. Free land, U. R. Lebanon—G.,Dawson Coleman, U. R. Berke—Wm. N. Potteiger, D., Chas. A. Kline, D.,Daniel K. Weidner, D. ancaster—Benjamin Champneys, U. R., H. C. Lehman, U. 8., Nathaniel Mayer, U. B , H. B. Bowman, U. R. York—Jos. Dellone, D., A.. 0. Ramsey, P. Cumberland—J. P. Rhoads, D. Adarne—Henry J: Myers, a Franklin and Fulton—WilliaM Horton, D., Jonathan Jacoby, D. Bedford—John Cessna, D. Somerset— U. R. Huntingdon—A. W. Benedict, U. R. Blair—B. A. MoMudd°, U. B Cambria—Cyrus L. Pershing, D. Indiana—J. W. Bustin, U. B. Armstrong and Westmoreland--Jas. A. Mc Cullough, D., Samuel Wakefield, D., Richard Graham, D. Fayette—Daniel Kline, D. Greene—Dr. Patton, D. Washington—Wm. Hopkins, D., William Glenn, D • Allegheny—P. C. Shannon, A. Slack, Wm. Hatchman, A. IL Gross, John GiMilan, al Union It,publicans. Beaver and Lawreuce—Wm. Henry, U. R.; W. White, 11. B. Butler—H. W. Grant, 11. R., H. C. McCoy, 11. R. Mercer and Yesango—Jas. C. Brown , U. B, M. C. Beebe, 11. B. Clarion and Forest-W. T. Alexander; D. Jefferson, Clearfield, McKean