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STAB OP THE NORT.a
f?i. H. JACOB Yt EDITOR.
33SSBC&G, WEDNESDAY, iJULY 27, 1864:
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FOR PRESIDENT IN 1864,
GEORGE B. M'CLELLAN,
Subect to the Decision of the Democratic
v . National Convention. '
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
jVTOTICE is hereby given that the Demo
- era lie Elector's, in and for the several
Boroughs and Election Districts, will meet
at their respective places of holding the
'General Elections, on
Saturday, the 27th day of August next,
between the hours of 3 and 7 o'clock p. m.,
of said day. for the purpose of choosing two
Delegates from each District, to meet in
County Convention, autre COURT HOUSE
na Bloomsburg, on
Monday, the 29th day of August,
at 1 o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of mak
ing the usual annual nominations of:he
Democratic party of Columbia Count v.
WILLIAMSON H. JACOBY, Chairman.
H W McRbTKOLDS, I Johs A Funstos,
Wh KaiCXBACM, ' I HlHAM Bow.r.
Jacob Yeageb, John Megarcell.
.4Jemottatie Standing Committee.
. Bloomsberg, July 20, 1864.
Congress and Abe.
'The most recreant and ignominious Thir
1yeighth Congress of the United States,
with all its demoniacal heresy and fanati
cism, plainly show to the world that tbey
hays become- disgosred by tbe unlawful
. schemes of Abraham Lincoln and stand
aghast' at his partisan corruption. They
attempted to overthrow the unconstitutional
proclamation ol the President, issued in
December last, aiming at the reconstruction
. of Republican" God save The mark !
form of government in the States in 'rebel
lion. And in so doing, they confirm the
, declarations of the Democralic party, that
Abraham acted without authority and be
yond the most strained construction of tbe
" Constitution, tlieag'h their "Bill concerning
the Slates in insurrection against the United
States" is 'little less heretic. It provides
' that the inhabitants of those States, having
been declared, by proclamation of the Pres
ident, In insurrection against the United
- States, are incapable of casting any vote for
' election of President or Vice President of
tbe United States, or of electing Senators or
Representatives in Congress until the said
insurrection in such State is suppressed or
abandoned, and the return 'of their obedi
ence to this government shall have been
announced by another proclamation of tbe
' President, that giving to Abraham Lincoln
the right to withhold this proclamation or
issue it Tbe only poiat f consideration
being wbetherthe inhabitants of such Slates
desiring to retarn to obedience will insure
the electoral votes oflheir State to Abraham
Lincoln as President and, hence, lend will
ing submission to all bis gross encroach
ments upon the laws of the land which
: have been, or may be in fjture made.
This excludes all possibility of the South
era people giving aid to reconstruct this
Union npon a just and equitable foundation.
The bayonet and military orders will be
used to persuade. the inhabitants of the in- 1
- surrectionary States, thai the present admin
istration is deserving of support. -
Tbe only manner by which peace, unity
and prosperity can ba restored to this land
"is ander the auspices of the Democratic
party in the Northern States. Congress and
' the President are carrying by the force .of
arms and military interference with elec
' lions, all the electoral votes of tbe Southern
States.
Let every person who prides to be called
' a citizen of Ibis Republic, arm himself with
' the equipment that tbe Constitution guar
antees to him the ballot let him organize
companies, form regiment and brigade!"
' 'and let them all march, is solid column and
'with fearless be art, peacefully, to the
polls on the first day of November next,
and east their votes in opposition to this
most corrupt administration.
. Fiat. On Saturday afternoon last a fire
broke out in this place, burning some six or
. seven stables, with nearly all their con
tents, as follows : The stables of Robert F.
" Clark, Esq., Jeremiah J. . Brower, Win. B.
Koons of the Exchange, Col. L. L. Tate,
.Leonard B. Rupert, and Philip Unaagst.
. Mr. Koons' loss is quite heavy. His stables
were large and nearly new, besides being
pretty- welt filled with bay .and oats. Tbe
live stock, with tbe exception of two or
three hogs and a, lot of poultry, were all
caved. The buggies in the several barns
were run out and secured. The fire spread
fast and furiously, and at times it was feared
that the whole Exchange Block would be
bnrned down. The hotel, as well as Mr.
Miller's store house,, were repeatedly on fire,
bat by careful watching and hard labor the
flames 'were kept down. All the barns
were as dry as pawder, needing nothing
more than the touch of fire or the severe
beat to Ignite them. The loss is estimated
to be about SI 2000.00, with an inscrance
on part, in the neighborhood of S1300.00.-
It is fortunate ' that the fire was checked
when U was, considering the means our
citizens had ol working' against it. This
place is terribly bad off for means of sav.
icg property from fire: : There is not aa en
gine or Hook and. Laddar cocapany in the
place. ..:
Tke lrmyfote.-
Tbe Administration arc very much exer
cised about the army vote. '- They naturally
enough think i: is not very probable that
tbey will receive the suffrages of those
whom they are at first attempted to impov
erish, and finally determined to degrade.
The party which at first refused to pay the (
miserable pittance of the ' white soldier in
gold, or raise it to an equivilent, and then
only increased his salary on -condition of
placing him on an equality with the negro,
can hardly expect to find much favor in bis
eyes.' It is not likely that'the feot'sorejand
and ill-clad private can forget the contractor
who has put sboddy on bis back and .straw
paper on hit feet, and vote for that party
which sustains and encourages this race of
harpies. It is only reasonable to believe
lharthe "soldier ' woufdj'prefer all ol tbe
wasteful expenditure for his commissariat
to go into his own stomach, and not into the
pockets of the purveyor; that he should
not.starve'on hard tack'and beans, whilst
his provider is enjoying the food which
ought to be bis, in Champagne and terra
pins. Besides this, soldiering, under the
beBt of circumstances, is not the life that
the American citizen (prefers. tHe would
rather be tending his paternal acres, driving
his plowlin his own soil, and enjoying the
comforts of his own fireside. And he can
not therefore, but feel indignation at a party
which has so conducted the war as to mak e
his presence necessary in the fieldj'now,
after three years of inefficient bloodshed.
He cannotjbut see that had. it not been for
them,he would havebeen enjoying all
those home delights which are so 'dear to
the American heart, and would have been
by his labor adding to the wealth and glory
of the nation. All of these things have pot
the soldier out of humor with the Repub
lican party. And this that party knows,
and we know. It is therefore their business
to cover op this ngly scar in their chances
for success, and to endeavor to make '.he
world believe that they feel confident of tbe
army vote. The way this is managed is
ingenious. They do not dare affirm this or
deny outright the soldier' dislike to them.
Such a -course might excite disagreeable
replies. So they insinuate that the Demo
cralic party fear that if will not receive the
vote. And this insinuation is cjeated by
asserting that the Democracy are endeavor
ing to prevent ' the soldiers from voting.
They thus indirectly argue that the Democ
racy, Buspe'ctirg the sentiment of the sol
diers to be against them, fear such a voe.
To this end. the Abolition Central Com
mittee of this State has delivered itself of a
long .pronunciamento, the object of which
is to show to the soJdiers how sincerely the
Abolitionists are their friends bow tbey
alone desire that the soldier shall vote, and
how everybody else is striving tooth and
nail, with might and main, to deny to him
that inestimable privilege. By pretending
that tbe Democracy dreads the soldier's
vote they hope to inculcate the opinion
that the Abolitionists do not. To most
people it would have seemed proper to
have restrained all this virtuous indigna
tion at the denial ef these rights to the sol
dier until somebody had proposed to deny
them. But so long a no single voice,
Democratic or otherwise, in aay official
manner has, so far as we know, made the
slightest objection to the military vote, (the
only re fa sal Jto give the soldier bis right
being the objection of the Republicans to
raise his wages,) these outbursts in his be
half are premature. Tbey betray the real
intention of these blatant "soldier's
friends," which is not to assist tbe soldier
but themselves. These eloquent flights
show the real and just fear they entertain
of the deserved hostility of the army, and
are brilliant efforts at tbe neat little doJgd
of putting on Democratic shoulders tbe
mantle in which they find themselves en
wrapped. '
The Democratic party has no fear of the
vote to he cast by the army. Why should
they ? What they do fear is that the ex
pression of the soldier's voice will not be
allowed (o be beard ; that an attempt will
be made by tbe knaves in power lo convert
the election in camp into t. farce, a juggle,
a cheat ; that, no matter how decidedly the
soldiers by their votes condemn this Ad
ministration, which has wronged them, the
Returns willonly show unqualified approval.
This and the consequences ot this, are what
the Democratic party apprehend. They
have not forgotten the - manner in which
last year's elections were conducted. The
Scbimmelpfenning fraud and the Ohio
scheme are not calculated to induce a very
strong belief in the purity and the honesty
of Abolition Captains and. Lieutenants, tbe
returning officers. Tbey believe that Lieu
tenant Edgerly was dismissed tbe service
for circulating "Copperhead tickets" in
New Hampshire, -many a poor private
would dread the guard bouse and "buck
ing" and "gagging" for voting the same.
It is a well-known fact lhat while the Ad
ministration has relied on the. hard-fisted
Democracy to fill op the 'file," nearly all
tbe "rank" of the army has been thoroughly
abolitiooized. The most capable and meri
torious officers have been dismissed and
degraded on account of their political opin
ions. From Geo. McCleltan down to tbe
latest example of this kind of tyranny,
Major Clitz, who has been reduced because
he would not, in obedience to Administra
tion -behests, recall' the invitation of tbe
West Pcint orator Buell, Nesley, Porter,
thonsandsof all ranks, have been removed,
antil at last nearly every Democrat of any
rank above a corporal has been weeded
out. If, however, no menaces or blandish
ments, or other influence of the superior to
the inferior were used to force votes; if it
could be that the bona fide, honest, uncon
trolled opinions of tbe soldiers could be ex
pressed by their votes, does any. man be
lieve that such aa expression woo Id be re
turned by these Abolition officers, ontamp
ered with, unchanged? Would the men
who forge bounty warrenls, who draw
rations for men who don't exist, who sell
passes to spies, who furnish ammunition
and supplies to the enemy, hesitate to alter
returns and forge election certificates at (ha
bidding of a master at whose will they en
joy .these opportunities for', peculation -. and -villany
1 ' t ;
What the Democracy fear then, is not
that the opinion of the army is against them ,
bat that an attempt will be made to crush
oat the expression of lhat opinion. Let as
have an open, bonost, bona fide vote, and no
.Democrat fears the result. If we cannot
have such a vote, then let those who pre
vent it be responsible for the- consequen
ces. ... . :
Major Jobn Yager of the I2Ist Ohio.
Among the many good men Knox Coun
ty has lost since the rebellion broke out,
few will be missed more than Major John
Yager. The following extract from a letter
wri'ten by Theodore C. Fitch, Captain of
Company F, 121st Ohio, to his bereaved
widow, gives the circumstances connected
with his death and ,pays a well deserved
compliment to the Major as a soldier, a
man, and a friend :
"Early yesterday morning our regiment
witlftbe remainder of the army were drawn
np in line for a charge on theenemy's line.
At a given signal we advanced, the enemy
fell back before ns,but the price was a
dear one. It was directly in front of the
enemy's works, foremost in the line of du
ty that Major Yager fell ajvictim to the rav
ages of this cursed war. He was wounded
in three places one in the left armrjust be
low the shoulder, through both thighs and
in the right knee. His pistol and memo
fandura'book were'takenlfrom'his body by
the enemy, who controlled the ground on
which he fell. Nothing else about his per
son was disturbed. .His watch, ring and
breastpin are in the possesaion ol Richard
Sutton, of CompanyJG, and will be s.ent to
you at the earliest convenience
Arrangements have been made to have
the body sent home to the address of S. S.
Tnttle, of F.reJericktown. Tbe Major's
wounds were of sach a'cbaracter as to in
dicate thai be died soon. He looked calm
and peaceful.
Of the Major's character, every one who
met him knows that he possessed a nobili
ty of soul not ordinary. Ue loved, of man
kind, his family first, of whom he always
seemed proud and happyto mention. To
his friends outside he was as true as steel,
and no sacrifice seemed to be too great to
ensure their comfort. Generous almost to
a fault, he was always prompted to do more
than his share in the common of charity
which cross onr pathway acts and his name
will long be connected with many, very
many private deeds ot benevolence known
only to himself and their recipients. Of his
character as a eoldier,the manner and place
of bis death speak volumes, and needs no
comment. . Possessed of an ardent temper
ament, it would seem that he was born for
a soldier,' vigilant in the performance of
every duty assigned him, it was enough to
know that be was on duty, that all was
right.
A personal friends, I suppose none were
more intimate than he and I, with me he
shared bis little troubles and joys, and his
lofei to me, is the loss of- an elder brother,
whose counsels I shall miss in times of sor
row and of joy. 1 shall ever revere his
memory ,and where I enumerate tbi friends
of my military career hi appears one of
the noblest and best. We met in the army
as strangers, but a similarity of tempera
ment brought us together, and a similarity
of experience led to an eternal friendship."
"Theodore C. Fitch,
Capt. Co. F, 121st Ohio."
A letter from L. F. Drake.ChapIain nf the
Regiment also written to the widow. He
6aye : "My heart is too full of sorrow to
write much at this time, one of my warm
est friends, and your beloved and affection
ate husband is no more of this world. He
has died as all true soldiers and lovers of
their country die, at bis post. No
man since the commencement of the war,
all things considered, has acted more nobly
and patriotically than -your deceased hus
band. In storming the enemy's works he
was the firs! man that reached them."
We should be plea-ed to make more ex
tracts from Rev. Drake's letter, but want of
space will not permit. Our acquaintance
with Major Yager has been but brief, main
ly since he entered the service. We have
heard many speak well of Kim. The care
and interest he took in sick soldiers in his
regiment has made him numerous friends.
Many who have lost their sons, will long
remember, with gratitude, his kindness to
ward them in their srcknesa. iUounf Fer
non Republican. ,
Treatment of Sick and Wonnded Soldiers.
The Abolition press still complain of what
they call the brutal conduct of the Confed
erates to the Federal soldiers, prisoner
within their lines. Admitting the state
ment to be true, a'-d we have abundant ev
idence to show that it is not, we submit that
the Administration at Washington is much
to blame in this mat'er.'.Tbe prisoners un
doubtedly suffer in sickness for the want of
medicine, particularly qninine. This can
not be had, except as brought in by the
blockade runner. The Government of the
United States make medicines contraband
ol war a man who sends any of it South,
a traitor, giving "aid and comfort to -the
enemy." Within the last six weeks, at a
"National Medical Convention, a physician,
of strong Repnblican proclivities, introduc
ed a resolution calling on the Government,
in the name of humanity, to forego this rel
ic of barbarism, which refused to supply
the sick with healing medicines, and in
stantly the cry of Secesh, copperhead, trai
tor was raised to pot him down, and his
resolution was indefinitely postponed by
Abolition clamor. How can the Confeder
ate Government supply medicine to their
sick prisoners, when tbey have it not to
give their own sick ftnd wounded ? The
Government in whose service these priso
ners were, and fighting whose battles tbey
were made captive, refuses to let medicine
pass beyond tbe lines of the army, and yet,,
the Abolition press which upholds the war,
and justifies, as a military necessity, every
act of Mr. Lincoln and bis advisers, are al
most phrensied, becanse oar brave soldiers
now-in -Southern prisons, are denied the
medicines necessary ,to their health", and
upon tbe 'Secesh," who give it not, be
cause tbey have it not to give, they pout
out tbe vials of their wrath in scolding like
a Billingsgate fibberwoman.
Again : If these Federal soldiers, while
prisoners, are as badly treated as the Re
publican press would have us believe, why
are not their Bufferings terminated by an
exchange? We are given to understand
that there are about an equal number of
prisoners on, each siJe. The South is anx
ions for an exchange the North .procrasti
nates, raises objections, 'charges a man
with the duty that the Confederate Govern
ment, for alleged crimes, has, by law, bran
ded as an outlaw, and thus refuses. to agree
upon a cartel for exchange. Surely the Ab
olition press will not dare say that the Ad
ministration will leave their brave but un
fortunate soldiers to languish in sickness,
without medicine, in a Southern prison, if
the President believed the tales told by the
Abolition press to be true, when he could,
by a single order, have ihem exchanged for
a like number of Southern Prisoners now
in Northern prisons ; for thus to aver wo'd
be treason to the Administration g And yet,
if these tales be true, he must believe it,
for he is in the best possible position to
verify the eta'ement.
From these facts, the statement of suffer
ing by Union soldiers in Southern prisons,
if false, is manufpetured by the Abolition
press to increase tbe ill-feeling between the
two sections ; if true, that the Administra
tion at Washington are justly chargable
with il. -
THE WAR.
The cit) of Atlanta is sitnatel about
seven miles southeast of tbe Chattahoochee
River, on the line of the railroad leading
from Savauna to Chattanooga and Nash-,
ville. 1 1 is the terminns of four principal
State railroads. .By three of them it is con
nected with Charleston on the east, Mont
gomer and Pensacola on the eouthwect,
aud Savannah on the southeast. . The pop
ulation is about twenty thousond. It con
tains the largest rolling mill in the South,
besiJes pis oi and lent factories, and Gov
ernment, works for the manufacture of
everything Reeded in the way of army
supplies. In anticipation of General Sher
man's movement, nearly all the stores in
the city were, a short time since, removed
to a position of greater security in the in
terior. General Braxton Brags arrived at Atlanta
on the 13th. On ktbe 18th, General Jobn
3. Hood took command of the Confederate
army, General Johnston having been dis
placed. Official despatches from General
bherman:s army state that the Confederate
a'lack on Wednesday was made in lorce.
"The fighting lasted several hours. The
enemy's loss is reported at from six to eight
hundred killed, and four thousand wonnded
and" prisoners ; that of the Federals at only
filteen hnndred. Later despatches an
nounce that in the battle ou Friday last, of
which no particulars have been received,
Major-General James B. McPhereon was
killed. The death of General McPhereon
it a serious, perhaps an irreparable loss to
the Federal army. "
A Richmond paper of Wednesday last
has a despatch stating that on the day pre
vious the Confederate General Reynolds
attacked the Federal line ot skirmishers at
Peach Tree Creek, five miles northwest of
Atlanta, and took possession of their in
trencnmenU He captured one hundred
and fifty prisoners. An 'Illinois regiment
lost in kilied and wosnded one hundred
men, and an Ohio regiment also suffered
severely. It adds that the Confederate right
flank was believed to be resting ou ttie
stream, and protected by it.
The guerrillas are very active in Ken
tucky. They have made their appearance
on thb Ohio River. A body of them, num
bering several hundred, bad entered Hen
derson, ou the Indiana border. Their
presence at that place is tsaiJ to have been
caused by the intended execution of two
guerrillas in retaliation for the murder of a
citizen. The Federal forces were drawn
up in line awaiting their attack ; but, says
our account, ':he timety arrival of t:e guu
boat would save them from disaster."
From General Grant's army there is little
of interest. On Saturday there was con
siderable skirmishing in trout ot Burnside's
position, but no injury is reported. By an
order of General, Grant the 10th Army
Corps has been aeign?d to General Bimey
General Molt has succeeded to tbe com
mand ot the 3il Division. Oiher changes,
it is rumored, are in contemplation.
From Cairo we have a seiifaiion account
of Gen. A.J. Smith's expedition. It is
claimed that Smiti whipped the enemy in
five battles, killed six ot their geuerals.cap
lured two laousand prisoners, and returned
with a loss.ot but five hundred men all told .
We give tbe statement for what il is
worth.
There are reports of another Confederate
raid into Maryland. It is said ttia'.Mosebj ;s
cavalry have crossed tbe Potomac, and lhat
a large force of Conlederates are about to
follow. The farmers ol Montgomery county
are panic stricken, and are driving their
horses and cattle along the roads leading to
Washington.;
A Lonisville despatce states that fifty
women captured by the advance of Sher
man'tf army in Georgia arrived there on
Friday. Tnree hundred and fifty more
were at Nashville, and would be forwarded
on Tuesday. They were to be sent beyond
tbe limits of the United Stales.
REVIEW OF "TUG MARKET,
CAREFULLY CORRECTED WEEKLY.
WHEAT, J2 20
RYE, 1 50
CORN, new, 1 50
OATS, 75
BUCKWHEAT, 75
FLOUR pr. bbl. 7 50
CLOVERSEED 5 50
BUTTER,
EGGS,
TALLOW,
LARD, perlb.
POTATOES,
DR'D APPLES2
HAMS,
25
20
12
18
75
50
25
MARRIED.
"ATEVpyTolflFe'Tiib inst., by Itev. U. S.
Truckenmiller, Mr. Isaac Fox and Miss
Louisa Cramer, both ot Lime Ridge, Pa.
On the 17th inst., by Montgomery Cole,
Esq., Mr. Ellis McHenrt of Jackson twp.,
aod Miss Mart Heller McHenrt; of Ben
ton twp., Colombia co.
imriT
la Sullivan, May 18, 1864, Julia, A. C,
daughter of Jeremiah and ' Lavima Hess,
aged 8 years, 11 months, 3 -weeks and 4
days. Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.
CHARLES G. BARKLE Y,
Attorney at Law,
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA CO., PA.
WILL practice in the several Courts of
Columbia connty. All legal business
intrusted to his care shall receive prompt
attention.
OFF I CE,-On Main Street, Exchange
Buildings, over Miller's Store.
April 13, lSfil.
PROCLAMATION
TOR A
IECIAI. ELECTION,
TO BE U ELD ON !
TUESDAY AUGUST 2d, 1851.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHOR
ITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
ANDREW Q. CURTIN.
Governor of the said Commonwealth.
To Josiah H Furman, Epq , Sheriff of the
County of Columbia Send Greeting
. Whereas, A joint resolution propping
certain amendments to the'Constiintioot:
ib is Commonwealth, which are as follows
"There shall be an additional section to
the third article of the Consiimtiori, to be
drsinated as section four, as follows:
"Sec 4. Whenever any of the qualified
electors of (hi Commonwealth- shall be in
any actual m'litary service, under a requi
si. ion from the President of the United
Statevor by authority of this Common
wealth, such electors may exercise the
ri(;ht of suffrage in all elections by the
cii izens, andsr ,uch regulations as are or
shall be prescribed by law, so fully as if
they were present at their usual place of
elsctions.
"There shall be two additional Sections
to the eleventh article of the Constitution,
to be designated as section eight and nine
as folic vs:
"Sec. 8. No bill shall be pased by the
Legislature containing mofe than one rub
jt;t, which shall be clearly expressed in
the title, except appropriation bill.
"Sec. 9. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature, granting any powers or privi
leges, in any cae where the authority to
grant such powers or privileges, has been.
or may nereatier oe, conterrea up-ntne
courts of this Commonwealth," has been
aareed lo by a majority of the members
efscted to each Houe of the Legielalure,
at two successive sessions ol the same.
And Whereas, It h provided in the 10'h
article of said cormlitution, that any amend
ments fo asrped npon, t-hall be submitted
to the people in fuch manner, and at each
time, at least three months after being so
a;reed to by tbe two Houses, as the Legis
lature hall prescribe; such submissi peo
bet in such manner and form, that theend
ple may vote for or against each amend
ment separate and distinctly.
And Whereas. By an act of the General
Asembly of this Commonwealth, passed
the 23d day of April, A. D., one thousand
eight hundred and eixty four, it is provided
"lhat for the purpose of ascertaining the
sense ol the people of ibis Commonwealth
in regard to ht adoption or rejection of
said amendments, or either of them, the
Governor of this Commonwealth shall issue
a writ of, lection, directed It each and
every Sheriff of this Commonwealth, com
manding them to give notice in the usua'l
manner, in nol less than two newspapers
in each city and county. Provided, That
so many are published therein, and by at
leust tvo printed handbills in each election
district, oj every city and courtly wherein
no newspaper is published, that an election
will be held in each of the townships,
be roughs, wards, precinct, and districts
therein, on THE FIRST TUESDAY OF
AUGUST, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty four, for
t'in purpose of deciding upon the approval
and 'atification, or rejection, or -the said
amendments, which said election shall be
Opened held and closed npon the day last
aforesaid, at the places and within the
hours, at and within which, the General
Elections of this Commonwealth are direc
ted to be opened, held and closed.
Now, Therefore,. In obedience lo the re
quirements of .the 10th ariicleof the Con
stitution, and in accordance with ihe true
inteni and meaning of the said act of the
General Assembly of this Commonwealth,
I, ANDREW G. CUUTIN, Governor of the
said Commonwealth " ot Pennsylvania, do
issue this writ, commanding and requiring
yon, the said Josiah H. Furman, Sheriff of
the said county, to give notice in the usual
manner and a by law required, that an
election will be held according to the term
of (he constitution, rnd provi-ions 'of t'ne
act ot the General Assembly aforesaid, in
each of the townships, boroughs, wards,
prfciiicts ani district therein, on the First
Tuesday ol Au2us:, in the year of our Lord
on tnonsana eisnt nnnareo and sixty lour,
for ihe purpose ot deciding upon the a(ro-
va- ana ratification, or rejection ot the said
arr endments.
Given under my hand and the sreat sal
of the State, at Harrisburg, this twenty firt
da? of June, in the year of onr Lord, oue
thousand eight hundred and sixty lour, and
of ihe Commonwealth the eighty eiguth.
By order of the Governor.
ELI SL1FER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
In pursuance of the abeve proclamation
of the Governor of Ihe Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. I, JOS1AH H. FUKMAN,
Hij;b Sheriff of the county of Columbia,
Pennsylvania, do hereby make known and
give notice to ihe electors of the county
aforesaid, that an election will be held in.
said county of Columbia, on TUESDAY,
THE 2d DAY AUGUST, 1864, for the pur
poe of voting on ''a Joint Resolution pro-
t posing certain amendments to the Consti
tution of the Commonwealth."
I also hereby make known and give
Lotice that the places of holding the afore
said general election in the several town
ships within the county of Columbia, are
as lollows, viz : .
Bloom township, at the Court House, in
Bicomsburg.
Benton township, af the Public House of
John J. Stiles, in the Town rf B-nton.
Beaver township, at the Public House of
Frsnklin L. Shuman.
Briarcreek township at the Public School
House near Evansville.
Borough ot Berwick, at the Towo House
in Ihe Borough.
Catawissa township, at the Pnblic bouse
of Samuel Kostenbauder.
Centre township, at tbe bouse of Jeremi
ah Hess, deceased.
Conynsharn twp., at the Public House of
Reuben Wasser.
Fishingcreek twp., at the Public House
of Benjamin McHenry.
Franklin Township, at,. Clayton's School
House.
Greenwood Township, at the House of
Jos?ph R. Patton.
Hemlock lowrhip, at the "Buck Horn."
Jackson township at the house ot Ezskiel
CoIj.
' Locust township, at the Pnblic Honse of
John L. HnrM, in Slabtown.
Mifflin town&nip, at tbe Public House of
Johi Keller.
Madison township, at the Public House
of Samuel Rimby.
Mt. Pleasant iwp , at the Public House
of Tnomafr Jones.
Montour township, at the house of Wra.
Hoi ingshead.
Maine towoshii), at the Public House of
John A. Shuman.
Roaringcreek twp., at the boose formerly
occupied by George W Dreisbacb.
Orange township, at thePublic House of
Alexander Hnghes, io Orangeville.
Pine township, at the bouse of Albert
Hatter.
Sugarloaf township, at the house of A.
Colo. .
Scott township, at the Public House of
J. D. Marchbank.
I also, for the information of the electors
of the connty of Columbia, publish the act
entitled, 1 An act prescribing ihe time and
maimer' of submitting to the people, for
their approval ar.d ratification o rejection
the proposed amendments to the Const itu,
lion. .
Whereas, A joint resolution, proposins
certain amendments to the Constitution of
this Commonwealth, has been agreed to
by a majority of the members elected to
each honse of the' Legislature, at two suc
cessive sessions of the same, the first ses
sion commencing on the fiirst Tuesday Jf
January, in the year of our Lord one thous
and eioht hundred and ix y-lhree, and the
second session commencing on the fiist
Tuesday in January, in Ihe year , of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four
;
And whereas, It is provided in the tenth
article of the -Constitution, that any amend- t
menl, so agreed upon, shall be submitted
to the people in such a manner, and such
limes, at least three mon bs alter being to
agreed to by the two houses, as the Legis
lature shall prescribe, such submission to
be rn such manner and form that the peo
ple may vote for or against each amend
ment separalely and distinctly ; therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Asem
bly met, and it is hereby enacteJ by the
authority of the same, That for Ihe purpose
of ascertaining the sense of the people .of
this Commonwealth, in regard to the adop
tion or rejection of said amendment, or
ejther of them, the Governor of this Com
monweahh shall issue a writ of election,
directed to each and every sheriff" of this
Commonwealth, commanding them to give '
notice, in the uua' manner, in nol less
than iwo newspapers in each city and
county : Providtd, That so many are pub
lished therein, and by at least two printed
handbills in each election district of every
city and county wherein no newspaper i
published, that an election wilt be held in
each of the townships, boroughs, wards,
precincts and districts "therein, on the first
Tuesday of August, in the year of o'ir
Lord one lhouand eight hundred and sixty
four, for the purpose of deciding upon the
approval and ratification, or rejection of
the said amendments, which said election
shall be opened, held and cloed upon the
day last aforesaid at the places and with
in the hours at and within which the gen
eral elections of thi Commonwealtn are
directed to be opened, held and cloed.
and it shall be the duty of the judges, in
spectors and clerks of each of said town
ships, Boroughs, Wards, Precincts, and
Disiricts lo receive, at the said election,
ticket, not exceeding the number of pro
posed ameni'msnts, either writien or prin
ted, or partly written aid partly printed,
from each of the qualified voters of this
State, who may offer the same, and to de
posit them in a box or boxes, to be for that
pnrpose provided by the proper officers,
which ticket . shall be, respectively, label
led on the ounide, "First amendment,"
''Second amendment," and ''Third amend
ment, ' and those who are favorable to
said amendments, or any of them, may
express their approval thereof by votine.
each, as many separate, writien or printed
or partly wrifen and partly printed ballots
or tickets, as it ere are amendments ap
proved by them, containing, on. the inside
thereof, the words ''For the amendment,"
and thoe who are opposed to such amend
ments, or- any of ihem, may expres their
opposition by voting each, as many sepa
raie, written or printed or partly written
and partly printed ballot or ticket, as
tere are amendments nol approved by
them, containing on the inside thereof, ihe
word, Azainst the amendment," the
eleciors voting fcr or against the 1st amend
ment shall be considered as V011112 for or
against the proposed fourth See. to article
-three of. the Constitution, extendiri' the
riaht of suffrage lo soldiers; electors voting
for against the second amendment shall be
considered as voting for or ajainlthe pro
posed eighth section to aiticle eleven of the
Constitution; and electors votina tor or
eaainst the 'hird amendment shall be con
sidered voting for or against the pro
posed ninth 6eciiou to article eleven of the
Constitution.
Sec. 2. That the election on'the sid pro
posed amendments shall, in all respects.
i De conducted as
the general elections of
; j&
j aJuj ,
ommonwealth are now conducted.
shall be the duty of the return judges
ot the respective counties and Dirtricts
( thereof, first having carefully ascertained
the number ot votes given tor or against
each of said amendments, in the manner
aforesaid, to make out duplicate returns
thereol, expressed in words at length and !
not in figures only, of which returns, so
madd, shall be lodged in the prothonofary's '
office of the court of common pleas of the
proper county, and the other sealed and
directed to the Secretary of the Common
wealth, and by one of said Judges deposit
ed, forthwith, in the mo! convenient post
office, open which postage shall be prepaid
at the expense of the proper cocniy.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the
.Secretary of the Commonwealth on the 23d
day of August net, before four o'clock,
post meridian, to deliver to the Speaker o
the benate, or the tpeaker ot the House ot
Representatives, ihe relnms of the said !
election, from the several counties of the ,
Commonwsalth; and the same shall on
the same day and hour be opened and
published in the presence ot ihe members
1 of the Senate and Honse of Representa
tives; and the number of votes given for
and against said amendments, respective
ly, shall be carefully summed up and as
certained, ard duplicate certificates of the
result, shall be signed by ihe Speakers of
the two Houses. One of said certificates
shall be delivered to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, who shall cause the same
to be recorded and filed in his office, and
the other of said ceruficates shall b? deliv
ered to the Governor, who shall forthwith
issue his proclamation, declaring whether
the said amendments, or either of them
have beeu approved and ratified-by a ma
jority of the qualified voter of the State
voting therein. loviaea l hat it tor any
cause, a quorum of either Houses of the
Legislature shall nol be present at the day
aid hour above mentioned, then the said
votes shall be opened in the presence ol
such members of said houses us shall be
nreseut, and in case of the absence of the
Speaker of either of said houses, the said
certificates shall be signed by the Speaker
present, or in case of the absence of both
Speakers, by the Chief Clerks of both
houses, or either of thetn in the absence
of one of the said clerks.
Sec. 4. That the several duties feqnlred
to be performed by the Sheriffs, Commis
sioner, corn-tables, judges, inspector?; and
all other officers whatever, in and abont
the general eleMions of this Common
wealth, shall be performed by such officers
in and about the election herein provided
for, and all persons, whether officers or
others, shall be liable to (he same punish
ment for ihe neglect of any duty or the
commission of any offence at, in or abont
the said election as they would for tbe
neglect of like duty or ihe commission of
like offence at, in or about tbe general
elections of this Commonwealth.
HENRY C. JOHNSON,
Speaker ot the Honse of Representatives'.
JOHN P. PENNY,
Speaker of the Senate'.
Approved, The twenty hird day ol April
Anno Domini, ond thousand eight hnndred
and sixty four. . . .
ANDREW G. CURTW,
Gorernor of Pennsylvania.
Meeting of Return Judges.
'Puf6;iant to tie provis ions contained ?n
(he 2d section jf the act aforesaid the
juJges of the aforesaid di-tricts shall .re
spectively late charge of the certificate or
return of the election oi iheir respective
districts, and produce them at a menting of
one Judges from each district, at the Coun
ty Seal, in Bloomsburg, on the third day
after the election, being FRIDAi , the 5th
of AUGUST, then and . there 10 do aid
perform ihe duties required by law of the
said Judges.
AUo, that where a jidge by sickness or
unavoidable accident is unable to attend
uch n.eeting of Judges, Ihen tbe certifi
cate or return aforesaid shall be, taken
charge of by one of (he inspectors or clerks
of the election of said district, who shall
do and perlorm the duties required of said
Judge unable to attend.
Given under my l and, in my office in
Bloomsburg, the First diy of July, Anno
Domini, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty four. ,
'J0SIAH H. FURMAN,
Sher.fTs Office, 1 Sheriff.
P rr rtn cKiirrr
ta a v km 1 .
July 1,1864 J
CANDIDATE FOR ASSEMBLY.
w h ar a 111 h oriz?il 10 announce the name
of GEORGE SCOTT, rf Cbtiwissa, as a
candidate for ASSEMBLY.at the approach
ing general election, in this Representative
District, composed of the counties " of Co
lumbia and Moiiiour, subvert to the decis
ion of the Columbia Co"unty Democratic
uordinaiitig Convention.
June 29, 1864 pd. $2.
I.KCJISIATIVE.
To the Democratic Electors oj Columbia county:
Friends ahd Fellow .Citizens : Ttie
undersigned, acknowledging with graiitode
past evidences of ynnr generous confi
dence, would respectfully announce ; that
at the solicit a'ion ot many valued .Demo
crat, he 'will be a Candidate lor the LEG
ISLATURE in the District composed of the
counties ol Columbia and Monto'ttr, at the
ensuing General Election, in accordance
wiih the usage oftae D. strict Eleciors, and
befng governed alone by the decision of
the Columbia ' County Democratic Con
vention. " LEVI L. TATE.
Bloomsburg, May 18, 1864 82 pd. 0
Candidate for Assembly.
At the solicitation of manv friends.
wTold announce lo ihe voters of Columbia
County, ihai I will be a candidate for
ASSEMBLY, at the approaching . general
elecion, sobjec lo ihe deMion of the Co
lumbia county Democralic Ponventioii.
Wm H. JACOBY.
BloomsSurg, May 11, 1864.
'Candidate lor SherilT.
Throush (he earnest solicitation of many
Democratic friends, I have been induced to
offer mysf a a canJiila e for the ffice of
Sh-eri3 of Columbia County, sujetl to the
deci-ion ol lh Democratic County Cod
vention. JAMES LAKE -
June 15. 1864. pd.;S2
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.
fHIAKLKS H. HESS.ol Mifflin townshirf,
w are avthoriznd lo announce, will be
a candidate tor the office of SHERIFF of
Columbia County, at the approaching gen
era' election, subject to the decision of the
Columbia county democralic convention.
M.ffiu, June 1, 1864. S2 pd. "
Candidate Tor Sheriff
AMU EL SNYDER, of Mifflin lownship,
59 we are authorized to annoc nee, will be
a candidate for SHERIFF, at the approach
int General Election, subject to Ihe decis
ion ot the Columbia county Demo alio
Convention. May 4, 1864. 82. pd.
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF,
WILLIAM KR1CKBAUM, of Mirfiin tp.,
we are authorized lo announce will be a
candidate for the SHERIFFALTY, at the
a proaching genera! el-vion, subject to
the t'ecUiori ol the Columbia county e'em
ocratic convention.
Jur.e 15, 1864. pd. S2.
CANDIDATE FCU?( OJHIISSIOXER.
We are authorized to announce that
William Creasy, of Caitawisia township,
through th9 solicitation of his many Dem
ocratic friends, ha been induced to offer
himself as a candidate for County Com
missioner, at the approachirg election,
subject only to the usages of the Columbia
County Democratic Convention.
Jur.e 29, 1861. 52pd.
CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER.
We are authorized to announce lhal ALLRK .
Mann, of Heaver twp, Columbia county.
through the solicitation if bis Democra'io
friends, ha teen inrtneed to offer himelf
a a candidate for CocsTr Commissionvr,
at ihe approaching general election, sub
ject to the decision ot ihe Democratic:
County Convention.
ALLEN MANN.
Beaver, May 25, 1864. S2. pd.
Executor's Notice..
LETTERS Testamentary on ihe Estate
of William Fry, late of Mifflin lownship,
Columbia county, deceased, have been
granted, by the Register of said county, lo
Johs H. Hetler. Esq.. who resides in the
township and county aforesaid. All per
sons having claims against ihe estate of
the decedent are requested to present them
to the undersigned for settlement, and those
indebted to the estate are required to viake
immediate payment t
JOHN H. HETLER, Executor.
Mifflin twp , July 13, 1864. S2 pd.
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