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Wedusday, July 20, 1864.
UNION NATIONAL, TICKET
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FOR PRESIDENT,
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• - ' ADRAILViI LINCOPi I
OF ILLINOIS. - . ,
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- ' FOR VICE.PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JORNSONi
. OF TENNESSEE.
• CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. , -
• fiIItRIGHT OF OUR SOLDIERS TO YOTF
0 - Special flectton Tuesday, August 2. •
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To Advertisers.
TIM FRANKLIN' REPOSITORY has now - much
~the largest Circulation of any journal in the State,
out. of the cities. It reaches not less than TWENTY
Tootsexo readeis ' weekly, and circulates mainly
. - among the most intelligent, enterprising and thrifty
• .people of,Southern Pennsylvania, and presents pe
:, cellar advantages to business men of all classes as
an advirtising medium. Hitherto our rates for ad
- irertislizghaVe been vastly below what-our large and
increasing circulation demands, and henceforth we
-shall charge FIFTEEN cENrs per line for the first in
- aertion and 2 cesrs per line for each subsequent
insertion. - Advertisements inserted by the quarter :
. half-year and year, will be charged an advance of
,ibirty per cent, on old rates. Considering the in
- 'grease in the circulation of the REPOSITORY during
"the last year, the rates now adopted for advertising.
. are very moderate indeed, and would be fully Ivarr r
.ranted independent of the greatly - increased cost of
paper, and everything used in the publication of a
- newspaper. At the advanced rates now adopted
for advertising, the REgosrrouy is still the cheapest
- laid best advertising medium in Pennsylvania out
(the eiti4sOf,Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
SEND FOs TICKETS.
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TiekoM ha favor of the several amend
menu to the Constitution, to be voted
ifor on Tuesc4y, the 2nd of August, are
t DOW' ready for distribution. Apply to
,'';John Stewart, Esq., Chairman-. of the
Union County Committe&., Let every
district. be supplied in time,
THE . SITUATION,
The last feeble effort of traitors to in
vade the NOrth has ended, and ended in
utter failure; considered in any respect as
a military movement. It failed in its
prime object—to raise the siege of Rich
:inond, and their plunder will but poor
ly repay the exhausting march, the losses
of battle and the th 'Tined ranks by deser
tions. We give :in another part of this
paper the full d&ails of the adva'nce and
,fruitlessassault upon Washington, and the
rebel retreat.
Gen. Sherman has driVen Johnston into
Atlanta. and that last strong-hold is close
ly invested, and must soon fall, when
Shernian!s" campaign will be ended trium-
Ther9are no indicationsof rebels any
where on or near our border, and the troops
of Hunter and Howe effectually cover all
-approaches to our valley..
r For the piesent we are Safe. Let ns ice
that henceforth we cannot be endangered
We want every man enrolled, armed and
organized for defence, and rebel raiding
will be at an end. •
WI. FOR 500,000 MEN.
. ,
Loyal :ra' en will rejoice that the Presi
dent has called for 500,080 additional
troops, to serve ONE' year. Credits will
be made, in accordanc43 . with the new law,
-tor'all enlistments• in the naval and ma
tine service. and for all excesses on quo
tas in the sub-districts; and fifty days—
, ending on the sth day of September next
—are given for districts to raise their quo
:tan by 'volunteers, and 'for individuals to
put in substitutes. No exemptiOns from
service can be procured under this call
by the payment of commutation money.
This call places beyond, the possibility of
-doubt the early and complete success of the
r, and as such it .Will be accepted by a
loyal people with . confidence and patri
_—iitiepride. The heroic Sherman now hari
the rebel army of the South driven through
-its strongest fortifiCations into its last de
-feneei, and the invincible Grant closely
':hivests the rebel capital, with its last ar-
arty unable to offer battle, its communi
-talons periled, and its scanty stores well
L"ulgh exhausted.* rt needs but one terri
ble, overwhelming blow to end:this cause
less,
, unholy, rebellion, and restore to us
'honorable Peace and enduring Union.
Let the People respond to this call with
it degree of, promptness worthy of their
sacred cause.. Let the arm of the gov-
ernment be strengthened as its final vie
i.l4m Epproaches, and let Copperhea,ds
quake•and grumble as they will, for our
imperiled Nationality must soon emerge
from the cruel, wicked war of traitors,
sand assign treason and its blotted and
.tdoody record to history. Thu REPLIES
_ LIC SHALL LIVE ! '
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SEND THE OLD 1$ L4.G. to solemn 114
&dd.' It will be a most welcome visitor
to the camps of our heroic sons and broth
ere, and it will 'bring them the cheering
news from home that they and their cause
ere" not forgotten by a patriotic people.
Every company should be favored with
a club. Let Union men-move promptly
in the matter.
- Wnionr's gallant Sixth reinfloed
Ash& before Washington. eaved.the; cnt :
itia, and Made them retreat the
Wasted donlinions of treason.. Yet cop
herheatis wonla Ilepf our here defend
ers the right : to vote for civil rulers. Shull
they notivatel ..eaunver du Tuesday week
•4/trtifi &Hid • - •
11011DEB' bEIFENCE.
Had-Maryland been, favored with a ju
dicious and-thorough militia system. by
which the entire arms-bearing population
of the State could have been called into
service in twelve hours, organized, uni
formed, armed and equipped, her pe - ople
would be -sEvEuAL MILLIONS of dollars
richer to-day. Most of the cattle, horses,
and other Stock taken from' Maryland,
were gathered by marauding parties of
rebel cavalry from twenty to five hundred
in number; and had,..they met organized
and armed men every cross-road and
found themselves liable to ambuicades in
every cut, ravine ail 4 forest, their depre
dations would have' been confined to the
immediate section 'occupied by the main
rebel force.
Pennsylvania escaped the inn heel of
the exacting, .free•booters mike by good
luck than by any special foresight or wise
legislation. l Her immediate border at
this point was doubtless saved from spo
liation by the Skill and ;energy of General
Couch and the cordial support given his
plans by the citizens generally ; but it
was rather the weakness of the foe than
the positive strqngth of our friends that
has left-n:4 our harvests and stock, while
our neighbors .of Maryland have beenae
morselessly plundered of millions: There
was rebel force enough within twentY-five
miles of Chambersburg to have marched
to Carlisle, and devastated the fairest
valley of the State, swarming with valu
able stock, and golden with the 'richest
*nits of the husbandman. That they
did it not, is our fortune—if they Stall be
able. to-do it hereafter, we shall deserve
it. - Already the border counties bare
suffered to the amount of more than a
million, of which nearly an equal division
may be charged to friend and foe, and
we submit to the legislature that we have
had our share of wanton spoliation.
The legislature will meet in few
weeks, and, notwithstanding the stric
tion of its business by the resell' o of
adjournment, the defence of the State : 4
a question so vital to the people and so
directly affecting the fame of a great,
Corumonwealth, that all necessary mettsL
ures for common safety should be consid
ered by general coriseent. Our militia law
should be perfected and put into practi
cal operation; and a State Guard oi• Re-
Serve, such as Ohio and New York have
in existence, should be organized under
such laws and regulations as could not
fail to make a certain force of 30,000
available any day for State defence. It
must be regularly and permanently or=
garaged, uniformed, armed and complete
in all its-appointments, or it will be val
ueless for defence, wasteful of our means,
,and an infliction upon the people it pro
poses to defend. The truth must be look
ed squarely in the face, that raw, disor
ganized and imperfectly appointed mili
tia, however excellent the material of its
composition, is a costly burlesque upon
war, and dangerous only to friends. , The
same men regularly and permanently or
ganized, with' good officers and occasional
drill, would be ready for service in a sin
gle day' , and would be soldiers when call
ed to the field.
In addition to the general organization
of the militia, or the fermation of a Re
serve, there should be special legislation
for the border counties. Without it there
must be perpetual danger, and of course
periodical panics and constant sense of
insecurity. Journals quite 'beyond the
possibility of danger can publish eloquent
editorials calling upon the border people
to rally to their .own defenCe, and resist
the rebelmarauders;_ but such writers are
wanting eltherin intelligence or eommon
candor and honesty. ‘ A citizen captured
with arms by such amiable rebel leaders
as M'Causland, is summarily dispatched
and his property destroyed; and to call
upon. a peaceable agricultural people who
seldom know whether there are five hun
dredibr fifty thousand rebels on the bor
der, to peril their lives and propeAy by
a disorganized and most likely fruitless
defence, is more than even a- New York
Editor would be willing to respond to.
When the same valiant men quell the
next Irish riot withoutthe lad of the gen
eral government and regiments of regu
lar troops, the border may - seek to learn
their system of successful self-defence.
- The State owes something to the thrice
plundered and ever threatened border,
and it is asking but little that, in additton
to the general measures adopted for com
mon defence, the people:of the exposed
counties be organized ender compulsory
laws, reaching every able-bodied citizen
from eighteen to fifty who is fit for home
service. They should be formed into ;
companies, regiments and brigades, and
armedomiformed, munitioned and fully
equipped for service by the State, so that
th 4 would come'•under the established
rules of war, and even guerrillas could'
not find . a pretext for their butchery In
case of disaster. They sbopld be required
to drill it 'stated periodi, with heavy pen
"Ades imposed in case of wilful neglect ;
and they should be paidby the State when
4310 put
.for special service. Such an
.owaiggion effected in the counties of
York, 4ams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford
madCa,wherland, would be a certain pro
tection; agatudyebel raids.' A marauding,
party,,o,Nivo s,oootnen could nofhopeto
gather FauullerAa the face of such a force
- ;fr :: _fSi . l,Oititti4(:!4ii'qs . ***=i; . ; 7oan'ibi_Ottilifa,:'? 1)0.
ever on its flanks and in its front and rear,
as it would be put on the defensive and
periled at every step.
The State has arms and amintmition
equipments for both cavalry and infantry,
and has artillery and all that pertains
thereto but horses. The cost of uniform
ing the men and paying them when ac
tually called into service, would be the
whole tax upon the State, and that could
probably be divided with the general go
vernment. We submit to legislators and
to the authorities, both State and Nation
al, whether the protection of the:border
people, already sorely despoiled, -and the
fame of the Commonwealth, do not de
mand the measure. Under- such a law
Franklin county would have 4,000 men
under arms, embracing artillery and cav
alry, under General Couch's immediate
call, and the adjoining counties could
swell his defensive force to a deter sized
army in a day. We have experienced
and brave soldiers in abundance to ofker
the whole force, and if the legislature
Will but do its duty in the premises, we
can safely answer for ,the people of the
border performing their part promptly
and effectually. -
SIIALL'OUR SOLDIERS VOTES
On Tuesday the 2nd of August—one
week from Tuaday next,—the people of
Pennsylvania will be called upon to ap
prove or reject several important amend
ments proposed to the Constitution of the
State. The election will be held during
the same hours, and governed by thesanie
laws in all respects, as our general elec
tions. Three distinct propositions or
amendments are to be submitted to the
popular vote, and separate ballots headed
"First -Amendment," "Second Amend
ment"- and "Third Amendment," with
"For the Amendment vi or "Against the
Amendment" below, must be cast. The
sec, d -and third amendments relate to
legislative restrictions which are essen
tially just and expedient, and they will
L. adopted without serious opposition.
The following are the several amendments
iu,full:
Where shall be art additional section to, the
third article of the Constitution, to be designa.
ted as section four, as follows:
"SECTION 4. Whenever any of the qualified
electors .of this Commonwealth shall be :n any
actual military service, under a requisition from
the President pf the United States, or by the
au
thorit this-:Commonwealth, such electors may
=mite the right of suffrage in all elections by
the citizens, under such regulations as Ore, or
shall be, prescribed by law, as fully as I,fthey
were present at 'their usual place of election. "
SECTION 3. There shall be two additional
sections to the eleventh article of the Constitu
tion, to be designated as sections eight, and
nine, as follows :
" SECTION 8. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature„coritaining more than one subject,
which shall be clearly expressed in 'the title,
except appropriation bills.
" SECTION 9. No bills shall be passed by the
Legislature granting any powers, or privileges,
in any case, where the authority to grant such
powers, or privileges, has been, or may here•
after be, centered upon the courts of this com
monwealth."
The only contest will] be on the first
proposition—that confermg the -right of
suffrage upon our gallant soldiers in the
field, and it becomes the friends of our
heroes to be fully prepared for the issue.
That the Democratic leaders will exhaust
themselves by every means short of open,
manly opposition, to defeat this amend
ment we cannot doubt. Judge Wood
ward delivered the decision of the Su
preme Court of this State in 1862 disfran •
chising them, after their vote had been
counted during the Mexican war, and in
the election . of 1861 without question; and`
the Democrats of the legislature last win
ter were prevented from defeating the
proposition only because they were in a
minority. Had they controlled either
branch of the legislature, our soldiers
would have been denied the right to vote
solely because they are periling their lives
to preserve our Nationality. True, the
Democrats of the House did not vote di
rectly against the amendment confering
the right of suffrage upon soldiers; but
they voted against the second and third
propositions in a body, with the single ex
ception of Mr. Marshall, of Adams, know
ing well that to defeat one would defeat
all. The Constitution of the State re
quires in express terms that amendments
must pass two consecutive legislature:4
without alteration, before they can be
submitted to the people;; and had they
been modified by the failure :to adopt all
the propositions passed by the previous
legislature, all the amendments—includ
ing the inie giving the right of suffrage to
soldiers—wonld have been, postponed for
another yen, end the army vote would
not have participated ie the coming Pres
idential election. Thanks to a Union
legislature, this unmanly effort to disfran,
chise our soldiers 'failed, and a full vote
now is only necessary :to enable the gal
lant defenders of the Union to vote for
the cause for which they have periled
everything.
We have closely observed the action of
the Democratic press and politicians
throughout the State-4m this vital ques
tion ; and the first werd has yet td be
given to the public fro& that party in' fa
vor of allowing our soldiers to vote.—
While the Union State Committee has
earnestly advocated the measure in an
elaborate and pointed address to the peo
ple, of the State, and the • entire Union
•press heartily , commends it to • voters,
not a single , Democratic journal has yet
Spa:6l,4)f% save to ridicule or denounce
it. and the Democratic State Committee
has thus far failed to call attention to the
special election. In short the Democrat:
is politicthis are appoied •to centering
the right of suffrage upon our volunteers,
believing as they do that SoldiersMl6 fight
for a common Nationality will not vote
with its foes. They have not dared to
array themselves openly against it, for
they fear the: honest of their own party
,cannot be driven to disfranchise the artuy;'
but their hope is that the election may
be neglected, and that with a (inlet organ
ization they may succeed by defatilt of its
friends. If any man doubts the hostility
of the Democraey to the soldiers voting,
let him wait until the vote• polled and
compare the • returns from Allegheny or
Lancaster with the returns froM such in ,
tensely_ copperhead counties as 13erks and
Northampton, ,
—We appeal to Union men to be On
their guard. They; owe it to the brave
men wilt) are 'defending our homes and
our sacred maw, to give one day to se
cure-them their civil rights, and declare
to our patriotic men Who are in ser
vice, and who May hereafter enter it,
that they shall 'not sacrifice. _their rights
as citizens by_proteeting our government
front murderous traitors. Let patriotic
men of every party Make a common ef
fort in behalf of our battle-scarred heroes,
and declare in favor of their right to vote•
by such an overwhelming majority as
will make the , foes of our Nation's cause
and of its defenders hide their treachery
in sullen silence. •
THE' OLD FLAG.
We this week issue the first number of
Tun OLD FLAG, an illustrated campaign
paper, devoted to the cause of Union
and Freedom to the election of Lincoln
and Johnson, l and to the right of our he
roic soldiers in the field to vote for- our
rulers.
It will wage uncompromising war upon
every man Presented for public trust who
is not faithful to the Union and a foe to
treason and traitors ; and it will War upon
every measure designed to strengthen the
authors of this <causeless conflict or to
bring dishonor. npon the fame of the
Republic.
It will advocate the election of Lincoln
and Johnson, because they are unfaltering
in their devotion to the preservation of
our Nationality,.• and the uncompromising
foes of all that wars' against the goierti
meat of our fathers. Enlightened, patri
otic and faithful, they can , safely be en
trusted. With the 'destiny of our imperiled
Union, and triumphant election will
declare to foes of every shade at home and
abroad that our goVernment shall not be
destroyed by traitors.
The Union men of the State have hear
tily and gene;rouSly responded in. support
of TuE OLD FLAuc - and' it starts with a
large edition already ordered. The bor
der counties have been delayed - in com
pleting their clubs, by the late invasion ;
bat we have printed a, feW thousand extra
copies, and can still supply the first nun
her. Let clubs be made up Without de
lay. Franklin. coonty alone should cir
culate 5,000 copies. It should be in the
hands of every voter in this Congression
al district.
We had hoped 'to give a portrait or
President Lincoln - in. this week's issue.;
but our engraver was not able to furnish
the plate in time. We give,. however, an
excellnnt portrait of Hon. Andrew John
son, the Union candidate,for Vice Presi
dent, and will give a portrait of Mr. Lin
coln in our peat. - •
~Each number of TFIE Oto Fr..&G will
be illustrated with portraits of eminent
men, or maps of battles and battle-fields.
It will' give portraits of all the PreSiden
tial candidates, of all parties, with biog. 7
raphies and their political records:
We.urge Union men to see at once that
THE OLD FIAIG isproperlY :circulated in
their district:s. is furnished at but lit,.
tle more than the cost of the' white paper,
and is the .cheapest - and best campaign
document toibe had for generalcireulat
tion. Let the friends.of Union and Free
dom rally areund Tar: of.D
,FLAG It is
furnished at thefollowing very low rates :
. TERMS—CASH IN ADVANCE.
One copy ' 4 - • 30 Chi.
10 Copies to one address $4 50
20 .. , 0 . 44 § 00
80 .. 44 di' 10 50
50 " 54 " di 15 00
And at the same rate (30 emits per copy) . for
any number over fitty. ' •
VIE board of enrollment is now in session in.
this place for the examination of the drafted
men of this county. The conscripts aro report- -
ing pretty generally. They appear- delighted
that they were not compelled to - travel ono.
hundred; miles across' the mountains to report
at Chambersburg as was thetas° last falll- - - , ,
For this favor they are indebted to Hon. A. H.'.
Coffroth, who proposed this amendment and
had it incorporated in theliift.—Semerset Remo-
GENERAL COPFROTII had just about as
much to do with the change, allowing
drafted men` to report_ in their respective
counties, as the man in the moon• It was
first urged in the columns of the REPost
'roar, and subsequently ordered by the
Secretary of War in - compliance with a
dispatch sent him by the-chief editor of
this paper. Probably some one told Gen,
Coffr9th of it soon after, and he concluded
that he might commend - himself to the
people of Sonwset;eonoty by assuming
tii 'nava effected the change. We excuse
the General. As he never did anything
for hiS district, the next best thing he can
do is to claim credit "far what others have
done; and as we Lirenot wanting votes
ra j
over that waywe 7be pardoned for
squelching • the pretensions 'of political
pretenders who are seeking to trade on
borrowed capital. Try something else
General—that cat won't fight I The new
enrolmeut law does not apply to this draft'
and the amendment proposed by Mr. Coff
roth. is not yetlii force.
IT seems rather a pity that the-Rebel spoil
ers of Maryland were not tempted to extend
the sphere of their operations-so est° embrace
the more 'intensely Copperhead districts of
southern Pennsylvania. ' .Had they'gone thither
and been charged for every mouthful they ate or
drank Twofer :I:eluded) as' our boys were last-
Summer, they must have been thoroughly cured
of all taste for invasion for the rest of their
Mortal lives.—Areiv York Tribune.
. THERE is no excuse for a journal like
the Tribune giving
_publicity to a, falsehood
so palpable and shameless as , the above:
Its editors know something of the people
of Southern ,Pennsylvania, and its many
readers iii this section should' have been
a protection against such wanton defama
tion. NO New York soldier ever gave the
Tribune or any one else such a report of
the people of Pennsylvania; but possibly
some Of the many thieves and skulkers
who acCompanied: the New York regi
ments, may have attempted to shield
their own notorious crimes by the system
atic 'vituperation of our citizens. The
press of Southern : PennsylVania has been
unwilling,to give the true history of the
march of the New York militia, because
there Were doubtless reputable and brave
men
,among them whomould have suffer
ed thereby; but we submit to the Tribune
that it is time for the wholesale slanders
of cowardly shoulder-hitters and wharf
fats, who straggled and plundered habit
ually; to find some meaner channel for en
dorsement and publicity.
AFTEn Grant had flanked and fought
Lee from the Rapidan south of Richmond,
Lee in despair resolved to flank Grant
and save his beleaguered capital of crime.
Ile threw his detachment from Lynch
burg into Maryland, played free-booter
generally, and found Washington strong
enough to repulse him while , Grant held
him as with hooks of triple-steel in Pe
tershurg and Richmond. So the rebel as
sault! upon Washington was repulsed, and
Grant's siege of Richmond was not rais
ed. It is evident that Lee eanmit Main
tain himself in' his present position, and
it is quite as evident that he cannot either
frighten or whip Grant away. Like the
deer; in a ring-flght--he must break or
come down. Which he does, matterslit
tle to the heroic Grant, as he will adhere
to his line "if it takes all summer !"
Wn give in to-day's paper the list or
names drafted here , on the sth inst., to
fill defieencies in quotas in the counties
of Adanis; . Fulton and Bedford, and also
the names drawn yesterday for Franklin
county. In,Adams, Fulton and Bedford
the draft was only for the deficency; but
in Franklin and Somerset one hundred
per 'cent. additional were drawn so as to
avoid au additionalfiraft. Another draft
IT doubtless - be made for the counties
of Bedford, Fulton and Adams in a short
time, as each sub-district is ustly required
to fill its quOta without reprd to exemp
tions. As many districts hire filled their
quotas by volunteers, it is but fair that
delinquent districts should not be (Ted : -
ited.for exemptions. In next week's is
sue We shall-give the names drawn Yes
terday for Somerset.
Outi border 'counties have been unsettled
by :threatened` invasion, 'but they must
not forget the cause of the brave soldiers,•
who made the invading hosts retreat from
our capital and return to their own deso
lated, land of treason.' Shall they be dis
franchised in the choice of onr next Pres
ident ? ' Every patriotic impulse, and,
every consideration of justice, demand
that loyal men shall vote on Tuesday week.
in favor of con ferMg the right of suffrage :
uppn . our soldiers. Who will grudge one ,
day given to the britve men who have sa
crificed all the comforts of home and.
friends; and periled their lives to eve xis
government and freedom ?
EVERY malignant copperhead will vote,
against the amendment to the constitu
tion allowing our soldiers to vote. Every
rebel would do likewise hadhe the chance.
Let - the faithful men of Pennsylvania see
that their full vote is polled, and they will
have a solid vote from the Army next fall
_in favor of maintaining the Union at all
hazards, 'regardless of armed foes on the
field or treacherous foes at home. Let
the soldiers vote. They most of all de
serve a voice in selecting our rulers; and
they most of all will be faithful to our
government. 'Let them vote !
UNDER. existing laws copperheads can
vote against the government, and against
the .cause of our Soldiers, while the heroes
of our Nationality are disfranchised. On
Tuesday week the people will remedy
this evil, and • allow soldiers ballots to
sustain the cause for which the soldiers'
billet is sped. Let the majority be overt
whelming, and it will be the first sound
of the 'death-knell of copperheadiam:
(), 1864.
EEO
ON our'. twist page will be found an ex
cellent ligeneis of Hon. ANDREW Jotix+
sox, the Union candidate •for Vice Presi
dent, with a full- and interesting biogra.
phi, and extracts from his speeches in the
Senate when treason was about to culmi
nate in rebellion. It will be seen that he
was ever fearless and faithful, and'neier
faltered when beset by the arch-fiend,
who had resolved to gratify their mad
ambition by drenching our land hi frater
nal blood. • All honor to ANDREW JOUR
sox, the unfaltering patriot!
Wt give in another, page, of to-days Pa.,
per, the address of the :Union State Com
mittee, devoted mainly to the greatAite&.,
tion of granting the right of suffrage -to
our - soldiers, to bC determined at the sP t :.
dal election on Tuesdwthe 2nd of Au•
gust. It is an able and lucid exposition.
- of the issue, and shows conclusively what
party is seeking_ to protect our brave sol-
diers in their civil rights. - Will Mr. Ward.
the Democratic Chairman, issue an ad
dress advocating the right of suffrage for
our soldiers? We shall see!
UNDER. Judge Woodward's ,flecision
soldiers, like felons, are deprived of all
civil rights. ' The people are now appeal
ed to in behalf of the soldiers, and they
must determine whether to defend the
country in war is to forfeit the righta - of -
the citizen. Vote early and see that your
neighbors vote to make our gallant €O:4-
diem voters.-
FRIENDS of the bravo soldiers of the
Republic ! See that every district is thor
oughly prepared for' the special election
on Tuesday week. Pennsylvania must
cheer her gallant patriots in the fled by
declaring,' by a decisive majority, that
they shall vote in the selection of our
ru
lers. Their cause is the country's cause.
and-they must not be disiranchiied.
SHERMAN'S brave army has clriyen the
rebels across the Chattahoochee into At
lanta. Shall not the soldiers Vete?
WE are advised by a correspondent:thst
Pearce, who was reported in these columns us
being in this place in advance of - bis command
when the rebels wore on the border, left his
regiment to give some orders to several of his
companies on the railroad, and that the advance
of the rebels prevented him from joining his
command at Harper's Ferry. He therefore;
says the correspondent, came through Cham.
kersburg on his way to Baltimore, where be re
ported to Gen. Wallace; was assigned to a po.
sition on the General's staff and participated in
the battle of the Monoraey. Perhaps Colonel
Pearce thought the ronte by Chambersburg and
Baltimore the best Way to get to his commands
but some soldiers in this_ section would have
reached his command,, certainly that part of it
'on special duty west of Martinsburg, in half the
time and by traveling one-fourth the dish/nee.
However we give the Colonel the benefit of his
friend's explanation.
Tim President, in accordance with the joint
resolution of Congress, has issued a proclama
tion appointing the first Thursday in Augnat
next as a day of humiliation and.prayer for the
ieople of the United States, recommending them
to confess and repent of their manifold sins, rig
implore this compassion and forgiveness of he
Almighty; and to pray, that if consistent w
His will, the existing rebellion may, be speedily
suppressed, end the supremaey of the Constitu
tion and laws of the 'United States be establish:
od throughout the States; that the rebels may
lay down their arms, and speedily return to
their allegiance; that they may not be utterly
destroyed; that the effusion of blood may bir
stayed, and that amity and fraternity may be
restored, and peace established throughout oar
borders.
WE have an interesting letter from our spe
cial Washington correspondent dated the 15th
givingan accent of th'e ‘ ..,rebel aSsahltupon Wastr
ington—he having partiCipated in 'its defenoe.
but it was received too late for insertion. Ile
.estimutes the rebel force at 30,000, and - gites
the numbers -of twenty-eight rebel regiments
from which our forces captured prisoners. They
left over 400 killed and wounded in our bands
when they retreated. President Lincoln - Was
with our correspondent in the trenches, and'au
officer was wounded by his side - While coavers,.
lug with him.
THE President his isAded a proclamation upon
the law passed by COrigress,winch he did notsign,
as it was passed at the last hour. He accepts
the spirit of the bill, but makes exception in
the case of Louisiana and Arkansas, ikhich
States have been reconstructed according to
his own dectration in a previous proclamation
making the will of pne-tenth of the voters suffi
cient for the retain of a State to its allegi
apse, while the bill prhivides that a majority is
necessary,
' Mucn difficulty has been exp 'eneed
or
ganizing the new troops at Harrisa rg i
ponce of .an order from the War artelept,
forbiding their muster unless full companies
are presented. Gov. Curtin has over 2,000 men
reported in Squads •of from 25 to 75. who tan
not be mustered into service until each officer
fills his compuny. When will we , get through
with red tape and circumlocution:in war iniits.
tern?
TEE wonders of the magnetic telegraph
may be clearly understood whemit is stated
that a great ratification meeting, 'il the 'Na
tional Union . nomineea--Ltricouc and Jowl
-
sox—took place in the city of San FraneWc,
on Thursday evening, one
, day Vic nomi
nations were mado at Balteniore!
. .
CouNiltypeoplelook-toyourittifiest' • Take
Your Lard, Bacon, Dried Fruit and ;marketiolt to
Ge!wicks', whOie
iweash, and see the lo,rg6t sti44,Of . f*ix. l Pol . li
low figures.