i~ b:. „ traniitin " 04#4,0i#g. Wednesday Morning, Sept. 23, 1863. UNION STATE T FOR GOVERNOR), ANDREW Q. CURTIN, Centre FOR SUPREME JUDO, DANIEL AGNEW, Beaver. UNION COUNTY TIFEET. FOR AsszusiX, T. JEFFERSON' . FILL, Ctounbers t bniv RTLLLIARIA. PRAY. Fulton. FOR FItOTEiCat OTA R. SHANNON TAYLOR, Chamb'g. FOR REGISTER AND RECGRDER, TRENURY STRICKLER, Antrim. FOR CLERK OF TUE CdIIRTS, WIL G. MITCHELL, Sor4ampton.. FOR COUNTY TREASUrER, JANES G. ELDER, St. Throttle. FOR COMMISSIONER. HENRY GOOD, Quincy. FOR DIRECTOR OF THE POOR. JOHN DIEBLER, Chambereburg. FOR AUDITOR, WN. S. ANDERSON, Washington . JorneK. Suarocic authorized to reegie Subscriptions and contract for Advertisements Ua• the REPOSITORY' in the Eastern cities. VALTIE OF GOVERNHEItT TO THE POOR. In the impending struggl. between the friends of the government, aid - the opposi sitiohin the North, there is 'nothing sadder than to see the intense bitterness manifested •by the last named party. ' It seems to re semble most of all that concentrated male ice.which-first planted its batteries against on; honored flag at Fort Sinter, or still 'later, with fixed- bayonet hiirled itself in desperate but unavailing valor against the army of the nation at Gettysburg. One needs but to•glanOe at their state and court : ty organs to find tbem- - overfiewing with 'bit lernest There is 'every degree of it, from that which gives coloring to lice little sto ries of the war,' insidiously i calculated for 'stirring up partisan blood, tai open, furious 'tirade agaiiit every aer i e?, tie administra tion. We are not surpriied; at this, for it has always been, the distingutshing mark of a bad cause. Nor yet does the vigor with which they ; Ceek. to compass !their ends and the measure' of success that accompanies it fill us with wonder. Zeal fired by malice often outruns truth in its 'onward steady march; - and the devil owes no small amount of his success to his diligence. At the same time every right minded citizen looks With flainAt the results of! such conduct. Adrealiyhave their cunning appeals to par . ty zeal and blind prejudice, ',their constant outcry about "oppressive taxation, "• the. unconstitutionality of the draft and the "injustice of the conscription act to the "poor",done too successfully their work. The poor have been excited against the one laboring class against' another, while riot and bloodshed `such as would put to shams heathen nation have followed as the legitimate consequences! of such 'teach ing. We have been pained,to hear men in our own community, fresh from the reading of a toy paper, express thethselves in this V*: "We poor men have nothing to lose " bit this war yet we have done the fight " ing. We will. new standlback until the "rich shoulder'-arms." From- the' same source too, we have denunciations of the policy of the government in freeing the staves, on the ground that they will take the place and lower the character of 'north ern laborers. Did we hope, to find any honesty in a press thus unsrupulons in the artifices they use to accomplish their ends, we should ask them - to pease and consider what means they have of allaying the spirit they are thus conjuring rip to their aid, should they be successful. Do they not fear, that,. like Banquo's 'ghost before the guilty king, it wilt remain Co torment them? Gov. Seymour stands before a mob of his cdhstituents, Ted with the !blood of inoffen sive blacks, wearied witli plundering the houses of the rich, and hoarse with outcries against the law that calls men to their country's defence, and'hisi piteous appeals to his "friends" are' as impotent as the 'Pleading of man' r to angry flames which ' devoured his dwelling and which he himself had kindled. Cannon rind musketry must come in to uphold the majesty , of violated law. But turn front those who seek in party triumph only their !own gain, to the poor man hiniself, and ask him to consider a few facts. No, one in the least acquainted with the antecedents of the rebellion which now distracts our land, will venture to claim that it has any deincicratic tendencies. , It does not look-down to the condition of the poor and weak and say, '.`it is for theie "that wohave unsheath'ed the sword and "thrown down the gage of battle." Among the many reasons gathernd together to jus: tify it, we have never yet seen the abject and-, disfranchised condition of the poor whites in the South assigned as one. • On the contrary this rebellion' is notoriously protest on the part of the South against the democratic tendencies of the North. The " Yankee idea of universal suffrage" And the dignity of labor are nowhere held in s'reater.ectatempt than arctong the leaders of the illavelicacters' rebellion and were they to succeed, it gaild be the most fearful blow human liberty has; received for many ~a long • These ,fstL,,are Co well known •that - it seemslitrao,st cot/AA:mm*4e to,repeat Ahern; hutwe:ask him .who4as be.en 9Pa .away by tbe.4ol4sion that bo w itipiziteiest, in this war, hecgin,ro he has nhproperth - to ; poudenthem a moment. The poor,matiic lizastigitaßy CQLICePed any time in the resonation of _this ,g4remeent, but most o,Pgeild l , , Oen the ;du* Azfiast it comes ■ from a party avowedly Seeking its over throw,-that it may the more effectually en slave- the laboring *class. The war, then, that resists this, is emphatically the labor ing man's War. It. is dile laboring man's flag, and the laboring man's ' government that are endangered ; for nowhere el le on the broad face of the earth will he fin his rights so secured, - and hiMself go effectually guarded from oppression, as here in, the free North. It is an utterly false conception that the; excellency of government lies in the protection it gives to property, and,that it is most valuable to him who .possesses most wealth. Property is just as secure under the despotism of Austria as here ; just as safe in aristocratic England as in re • publican America. In fact, an aristocracy is the rich man's government: Ms made especially with regard to his wants. But we claim, as the distinguishing excellency Of our government, the, perfectneis with which it secures the rights of .all, high, low, `rich and pobr. ' While all those who love a common humanity are interested in its perpetuity, and the overthrow of this re bellion, the poor man is especially so. It matters little under what government the rich live ; wealth, under any circirmstan4, ; must command influence and station. B . ' t it makes every difference to the poor - m . When a proud aristocracy looks down upon him ; when he no longer stands their' peer at the ballot-box; when he finds certain avenues to honor and influence' in society closed against him, they indeed hashe lost most ruinously. To such a condition - we have at times feared he would be betrayed ; for should the principlesadvocated by south ern secessionists- .be successful, either by force of arms, or through the arts.of : their "constitutional. friends" in the North, we do not see how he can escape it.' NCI class among Us have been more prodigal in their efforts to sustain our government than those who live and labor in the humbler walks of life. While the rich have given their wealth, they have poured out their blood. All hbnor to them ! But we would charge them to beware, lest deceived by a delusion, they, lose the fruits of their great sacrifice. A party of men calling themselves demo cratic ask for. their support. Democracy, the friend of slavery, the sworn ally of a proud aristocracy; proclaiming that the' rue theory of society is ", capital should own labor!" The term' in this case is a•misno• mer, and used only to deceive. We ask the bboring man then to reflect. We ap peal to his reason, not his prejudices,,and ask him to consider, whether iii the' ranks of-those Who are notorious for their sym pathy with this rebellion, and avowed op position to the war; who at this day are reckoned by the South as their' best allies, and who, to gratify their lordly masters, are ready to re-fas'ten the `fetters upon a thon sand slaves,---whether among these, , or the ardent ,friends of, the government and the democratic doctrines of "liberty and equal " ity," will he find his truest and best friends? ''' CE - FT. The two parties have now presented their tickets and platforms of principles to the people of Franklin county, and it only re mains- for them to decide between them. We have published the proceedings 'of both parties,, and the declarations of policy 'on which they respectively stand, believing that in no way can-the Union muse be RI essentially benefitted -as by disseMinating the views of bothinjiiical organizations. e want to preserve the life of the Re public—to sustain the government in its fearful struggle with wicked, reckless, bloody' treason ; and if the. Union party is not the 'mosesincere and faithful friend of our_Na- tionality, and the most implacable foe of the deadly bnemies.of our Free Institutions, itahould not succeed. If, however, it is the only party that gives an earnest, un qualified support to the government, it ap peals to every consideration of patriotism for the cordial cb-operation of all loyal men, and he must be faithless to himself and to the highest:civil duties known to the citi zen, who votes even a doubtful ticket in this trying hour of our common country. Two tickets have been presented for the suffrages of the people. The one is made up mainly of men who have periled their lives in defence-of the government; who have fallen on the sanguinary field with ghastly wounds, and are thus unfitted for the ordi nary duties of life. The other has but one name upon it taken from the more than ten thousand who'have borne the rigors of war, and he was dismissed - the service. • Notone of the many who catered the service to sup port the sacred cause of our Flag, and- re tired with honor, has found a place on the Democratic ticket,—while almost every of fice of honor and-emolument on the Union ticket has been awarded to one of the noble heroes who. have earned their country's gratitude by meeting the foes of the gov ernment in the great battles of the Repub lic. Could . anything more strongly point to the fidelity of the Union partyto the cause of the government? Could anything tell with more fearful positivenesi of the want of sympathy of the Democratic party with the soldiers, and with the cause they so 1 - nobly serve ? Let soldiers ; let soldiers' friends; let the. loyal men of all parties, pander well the question as . presented by ; the men upon the two tickets. The platforms of the two parties present, the.same positive contrast, and point with equal clearness to the want of- devotion of ate Democratic party to ' the cause of the AountrY. The resolutions of the Union Ceffelitkra look to but one great purpose THE COIINTY CONTEST. 61:1je franktin 4,l)euitb' treiburg, —to the triumph of the government in the' restoration of the 'Union—to the support of our brave soldiers in the field by all Abe powers'the people possess. They raise no mere political issues. To the _preservation l i of the' government everything is subor dinated, and all loyal, men are invited to join in an effort to give the support of the county to the war that. now promises us a speedily and permanently restored Union. On the other hand, the Democrats have cause, of complaint only against the govern mentto which they owe every civil and re ligious right they enjoy. For the murder ous foes of our brethren in the field, who are seeking to plunge a continent into an archy and chaos, and to destroy all the powers of government, they have not a word of earnest denunciation. We ask every cit izen of Franklin county to read and con: eider well the platforms of the two parties, and vote as an honest, unbiased judgment dictates to be the most faithful to the coun try. ' We owe fidelity to the government; to its 'cause in- the field ; to its cause at hothe ; to our brave brethren who have won the most brilliant victories in the history of human warfare ; and we appeal 'to all loyal men not to be misled or defrauded into the embrace of our country's foes. - Loyal men of Franklin ! see that the is sues are fairly stated to every voter ; that the Union organizations are- perfect; that every Union vote is ready to be polled, and there can then be no denbt as to the issue. Franklin will vindicate her loyalty by an overwhelming majority for the Union ticket. THE ?RESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION. The President has issued a proclamation suspending the writ of habeas corpus in all cases in the ,hands of jhilitary' tribunals. This is a step contemplated by the Consti tution in case of peril to the government, and is expressly authorized by an act of the last Congress. The aim ands - ject of the proclamation is manifest, all be hear: tily sustained by every ioyal'44 and every friend of our gallant soldiers - in the field: For months past some of the more despe rate copperhead leaders have thrown every possible obstacle in the way of the execu tion of the draft. While the Irish of the mining regions, and the "friends" of, Gov: ,seymour have met the law with open, in solent, bloody resistance, the more coward ly brit no Jess treacherous leaders have been equally effective in retarding the increase of our shattered ranki by resorting, to every possible legal quibble. True, the courts generally decided against them, but if one man can demand a hearing as to his rights under the draft, so can every man, and the government was thriatened with number less and indefinite legal proceedings to keep drafted men from the army. In - such an emergency, with our victories at every point failing in4he full measure of decisive triumphs only for want qf reinforce ments, the President has wisely and patri otically declared that the occupations sneaking traitors shall be gone; that the army shall be promptly filled up; that the laws shall be obeyed without fatal delays and embarrassments ;, and the loyal heart, now strong in the bright hope of a preserv ed Republic, will thank him for this erdsh ing blow at Northern treason. . It Must be borne in mind that this step was not taken until the United States Courts had well considered the conscription act. It had been twice before Judge Cadwalla der, of Philadelphia, a judge appointed by Buchanan and of the strongest• Democratic sympathies, and the last time Judge Grier, of the . U. S. Supreme Cdurt, another un• flinching Democrat, sat with him, and they, affirmed the constitutionality of the law in the broadest sense. I Having had the law thus tested by the proper tribunal, further quibbling and - vexatious delays (!an be de sired only by the ,"friends" of Jeff, Davis, who want the army weakened, and menda cious• treason to recover from the deadly blows just inflicted upon it by the Union arms. We rejoice:at the bold stand taken by the President. The Richmond Enqui rer, the Age, the Spirt, Jeff. Davis and Judge Woodward will complain of course; but the true patriots will welcome it as but, another step toward the fast approaching and final victory of our honored Nationality. TESTIMONY TO THE POINT. The editor of the Huntingdon Globe--a journal thatfor.many years was the respect ed organ of the Democracy 'of Huntingdon county, until -copperheads undertook the management of the party, thus_ pointedly settles the quibbles_ set up to get Judge Woodward flat of his speech-in the Consti tutional Con*ention against foreigners.. It will be • seeq. that the Globe disposes of the question in the most conclusive style: "Sonie of thebogus Democraticpapers, and Woodward himself, now deny that he ever made the speech in the Reform - Convention, which ' we published last week. We know that the speech published was made by Mr. Woodward in that Convention. rt was in the year 1.837. Wm. V. Packer, Benj. Park and o.'Barrett, now one of the editora of the Patriot 'and Union, ht4,the printing of the ,debates, Of that Convention. - The same gen. : tleman also published the Democratic State, organ, the Keystone, at that time. We were. foreman in the office on the Debates, and handled everrpage and corrected every revi sed 'shed of the debates. We 'know that Mr. Woodward and all the other members of the. ConVention were furnished with revise sheets to make any correction in their speeches they might think: proper. We know that forms were not worked off for weeksafterthe revise sheets were taken, thus giving every member of the Convention fait opportunity to make eorrectiona. We know that Mr. Agg, steh ographer to the Convention:, was .not kind of - a man to be guilty of putting:Ut pa per What'any member-had not said;'and we know too that had Mr. Agg reported the speech incorrectly he would ,have been disc. charged by the Convention, but he- contin ued at his post- until all the debates were published. - We" know too that when the manuscript of Mr. 7iyoodward's speech came into the office there was considerable discus sion amongst the twenty compositors emPloy 7 ed, all denouncing it, and the proof reader, Mr. Hamilton Kerr, gap an editor of the Keystone, took part in the:discussion, but' nb one intimated that the speech- was reported incorrectly?. If it had been or if there had existed a doubt, or bad Mr. Woodward been absent, his political friends who were the printers and editors of the Democratic organ, would have had it corrected during\the two weeks the revise sheet was open for\corree tion. The speech was reported corieetly, and Mr. Wood - ward's denial_ of it now iniky satisfies us that he will lie, and act the part of the unprincipled politician to make his, eleCtion. We have the bth volume of the Debates before us froin which we 'copied the speech." What does Mr. Barrett, of the Patriot and Maori, say? Did he, or did he not, publish - Judge Woodward's speech correct ly? If he was a party to the fraud uppn Woodward it is tinie he would confess ;* if he was not, it is time he would tellthe truth and vindicate his own honesty. He either represented Judge Woodward' falsely then or he does so now. Which is it? Curtin And Stanton are in' conspiracy, to prevent, by military force,, a fair . election' in Pennsylvania: Let every man who, loves liberty be prepared to prove that he is worthy of it, by defending his rights at all hazards and tizithe, last ' extremity.--Spirit.. WIECAT is the conspiracy? What " mjli tarY force" is to be used?--where is 4 to come from?—where is it to go?—how is it to prevent a "fair election ?" .There is not now a - soldier in the State, excepting some sick and wounded, and the-militia organhted under Gen. Couch, nor will there be any unless the .Spirit's, and Judge. Woodward's' friends" in the mining region resolve on insolent resistance to the laws, or their rebel friends obey . the :behest of the Richmond Enquirer by invading our State-to achieve what is better than the "bloodiest victories" to the rebel cause—the success of the Dem ocratic ticket. If there is a conspiracy on foot to ipt(r fere with the election in Pennsylvania, let us have it fearlessly exposed—let us know who are in it—what they - are doing, and how they are to accomplish it. The people with one voice would condemn it. But no one knows better than the Spirit that Cur tin and Stanton have no such purpose,' and it manufactures the falsehood without the shadow of plausible justification, to preju dice loyal men against the government, and; if possible, 'defraud them into the deadly embrace of copperheadisin. But it won't do! Has the-Spirit heard from California ; Delaware, Vermont and Maine? Be pa tient, neighbor,—your time comes next I THE New York Herald the great organ of the copperhead Democracy, has given up Pennsylvania and Ohio. It struggled hard to carry Connecticut, Rhode Island,-Blaine, California and Delaware for the Democracy but it now owns up that- the copperheads have ruine.# their cause, and must lose Pennsylvania and. Ohio. In an article re viewing the Maine election it says: " The' results, wherever this abominable peace programme has been tried, have been the same—an indignant 'rebuke and:repudia tion of the copperheads by the people. As it, was in Connecticut, ;so - it issnow in Maine.— The war democrats have joined the war republicans, and overwhelmingly carried th,e day. Ohio and Pennsylvania,in October; will be very apt to follow in the wake of Maine 'and California; for while Vallandig ham, us the great apostle of the copperheads, is more obnoxious to Union war democrats than Bradbury,. Judge Woodward, the' head of the democratic ticket in Pennsylvania; was brought forward on the same ground, and in the midst of 'arebel - invasion of the State." Major HenryA. White, of the 18th Penm sylvania Cavalry, who has been dismissed the service for drunkenness, conduct prejudi cial to good order and discipline, breach of arrest, and absence - without authority, was formerly a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature.—N. Y. Tribune. Major Henry A. White, of one of the Penna. Infantry regiments, is - now a Sena torfrom lndiaUa county, having been chosen last fall. He was with , Gen. Milroy at the Winchester fight and behaved gallantly, since when he has been guilty of " absence " without authority," as the rebels captured him and haVe kept him closely confined in Libby Prison. There was a Major White with the 13th cavalry, who has been cash iered, but le. w'as'froun, Philadelphia, and never graced the State LJg_islaturuwith his presence as a member. Now we make the prediction that. - Mr. Gray and Mr. Nill will be beaten at lea 4 eight hundred in the district. Let us see who_will be nearer right.—Spirit and Times: Fulton can furnish almost the half of that eight hundred to start with.—Fulton Dem ocrat. WHERE will the other four or five hun dred come from ? Most assuredly not from Franklin, for the Green Spot will give a majority for the entire Union ticket. Have the Spirit and the Democrat heard from California, Delaware and Maine? LATE VICTORIES. 17N lON The Union party has been successful, -carry ing-vith large major-1 ities the States or CALIFORNIA ! KENTUCKY! VEt3T . ONT( , MAINE t ' STATE FAIR.—The. State Fair to be held upon "'the bounds of the East Penn'a.- agri cultural Society at . Norristown, Pa., Sept. 29th, 30th, & Oct. Ist k2d, 1863, prorniseslo be one of the largest and Most , interesting ever held; The Committe of arrangements are most indnstrious,ed'driying things at a rapid rate. During - last week 884 'feet of shedding by 26 feet in -Width were erected for the reception of Vegetables, Grains, Seeds, Stoves;Agricultxtral implements, machinery, &c. A tent for the floral and fruit.depart merit 110 feet by 80 has been hired, and the services of the celebrated florist—Mr. South wood, of Phil's, have been obtained tosuper intend the work and arrange the fruit and flowers. These improvments in addition to `the large hall 100 feet by 50 ft. together with tie wings 40 feet square will afford room for a great number of articles. -From present indicationif the rten will all be.required, for we aresinformed that the news from allparts of the State are most encouraging. There is a promise 'of a steam fire engine to be upon the grounds;