From the Vfttstrargh Commercial.
AdcfeiiHeof I lie Administration
--Speet-U of Gov. Kcwaril.
On Saturday evening, at the close of a
day devoted torejoieingovcrthe oaptureof
Atlanta, the loyal citizens of Auburn
proceeded to the residence of Gov. Sew
ard and honored him with a serenade.
Mr. Seward, in response to to the call of
bis fellow citizens, came out into the park
and delivered a speech of considerable
length and great power, the concluding
paragraphs of which we give below:
The chief complaint against the Presi
dent is that he will not except peace on
the basis of the integrity of the Union,
without having also the abandonment of
shivery. When and where have the in
surgents offered him peace on the basis
of the integrity of the Union? Nobody
has offered it. The Rebels never will
offer it. Nobody on their behalf can of
fer it. They are determined and pledged
to rule this Republic or ruin it.l told
you here a year ago that practically sla
very was no longer in question—that it
was perishing, under the operation of the
war. That assertion has been confirm
ed.
The Union men in all tbo slave States
thr* we have delivered are even more
nn:«»us than we are to abolish slavery.
Witness Western Virginia, Maryland.
Missouri, Lousiaua, Tennessee and .Ar
kansas. Jefferson Davis tells you tn ef
fect the same thing. -He says that it is
not slavery, but independence and sover
eignty for which he is contending. There
is good reason for this. A hundred dol
lars in gold is only a year's purchase of
the labor of a working man in every part
of the United States. At less than half
that price you could btiy all the slaves in
the country. Nevertheless, our opponents
want a distinct exposition of the I'resi
derit'svicws op tlie ultimate solution of the
slavery quGsthm. •
Why do they want it?. For the same
reason that the Pharisees and Sadducces
ranted au authoritative resolution of the
questions of casuistry which aW e in their
day. One of those sects believe in the
Kingdom to come, and the other altogeth
er denied the resurrection of the dead.
Nevertheless, they walked together in lov
ing accord in search of instruction con
cerning the spirit world. "Master,"
said they, "there . was a man of our na
tion who married a wife and died, leaving
six brothers. These brothers successive
ly married the widowed woman,and after
wards died. And last of all the woman
died also. In the resurrection, which of
the seven shall have this woman for his
wife."
Now w hat was it to them whether one
or all should, have the woman to wife in
heaven?- It could be nothing to tho Sad
ducees in any case. What was it to any
hnnian being this side the grave? What
was it to any human being in heaven ex
cept the woman in heaven Jitid her seven
husbands—absolutely nothing. Vet t hey
would have an answer. And they receive
one. The answer was that while in this
mortal state, men and women should nev
er cease to marry and to die; their will be
in the resurrection neither death nor mar-
rymg, nor giving in marriage.
Although altogether unauthorized to
speak for tlic President upon hypothetic
al questions, 1 think 1 can give an answer
upon the subject of slavery at the present
day—an answer which will ho explicit,
and 1 hope not altogether unsatisfactory.
While therchels continue towage war
against the (rovernuient of the United
States, the miliftry measufes affecting sla
very, which have been adopted from ne
cessity, to bring the war to a speedy and
successful end will be continued, except
so far as practical experience shall show
that they can be modified advantageously
with a view to the same end. AVlien the
insurgents shall have disbanded their ar
mies and laid down their arms, the war
will instantly cease, and then all the war
measures then existing, including those
which affect slavery, will cease also, and
all the moral, econ<snical and political
questions, as well questions affecting sla
very as others which shall then be exist
ing between individuals and States, and
the Federal Government, whether they
arose from the civil war, begun, orwheth
er they grew out of it, will, by force of
the Constitution, pass over to the arbitra
ment of the courts of law, and to the
councils of legislation.
I am not unsophisticated enough to ex
pect that conspirators while yet unsubdu
ed, and exorcising an unresisted despot
ism in the insurrectionary States, will
either sue for or even accept an amnesty
based on the surrender of the power they
have so recklessly usurped. Nevertheless,
I know thatifauy suchconspiratorshould
tender his submission upon Mich terms he
will at once, receive a candid hearing, and
an answer prompted purely for a desire
for peace, with tho maintenance of the
I'nion. On the other*hand, Ido expect
propositions of peace with a restoration
of the Union to come not from the Con-"
federates in authority or through them,
but from citizens and States under and
behiud them. And I'expect such prop
ositions from citizens and States to come
over the Confederates in power, just so
fast as those citizens and States shall be
delivered by the Federal arms, from the
usurpations by which they are now op
pressed 411 the world knows, that so
fur us the President is concerned, all such
Applications will receive just such an an
swer as it becomes u great, magnanimous
and humane people to grant to brethren
who have conic hack from their wander
ings, to seek a shelter in the common ark
of our national security and happi
ness.
The sun is netting. Ho surely as it
shall rise again, so surely do I think that
the groat events we have now celebrated
promised thoeudof our nation's troubles,
mid the restoration of the national author
ity, with peace, prosperity and freedom
throughout the whole land, from the lakes
to the gulf, and from oceau to ocean.
And so 1 bid you good night; and may
God have you, and the whole country, al
ways in J lis holy and parental keeping.
tSf " You arc a great bore," said an
enraged gentleman, from a chamber win
dow to a youth who ha(J been serenading
his daughter for half an hour—" you are
a great bore; nnd I think you mean to
keep on boring until you get water, and
there it y," emptyiug a piteherful upon
ltis head.
£ltf gtrnmran tfUiscn.
THOMAS ROBINSON, |
CYRUS E. ANDERSON, j-** 111 ™ 8 -
M. W. KPIIAR. l'uftllMlirr.
BUTLER PA.
\vi:i»\i:si»a v ni:i». 21. imh.
112 " Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One
and 'nseparable.''—D. Webster.
FOR PRESIDENT:
ARRAIIAH Ll\tO!,y.
of Illinois.
# for vice president:
AXDRFW JOHX3TOX.
of Tennessee.
Pmidentlnl Electors.
Morton M'Mlcha«*l, Philadelphia.
Thomas 11. Cunningham, Beaver connty.
Er BMENTATIVE.
1". KllM W. Tlnll.
11 (,'hnrlo* 11. Shrinor,
11 r i .1. lim \V >
iIG David
17 David V,. Wood, '
IK T«aac Benson,
10 John P.itt .n,
•.!•> FamtK'l H. Dirk,
21 I'vnml l:|erei%
'22 J"hn P Pcnn-v.
23 Khene/or M'.liirikln,
24 John \Y. Bhwchai 1.
1 Robert P. Kimr.
•J Geo. Murrlunn Cofttcs,
8 Henry llmnni,
4 William 11. K.rn,
6 Bnrfa n 11. Jentc*,
6 Charles M. Hunk,
7 Jtoljflrt Parker,
5 Aftton Mnll.
ft John A. Hi- str.n-l,
10 Hi ran I 11. Cory.ll,
11 K.lwmt.l lfollhi.iv,
12 Cliark* V. IU--i.
¥,4M'AS. TICKIST.
two - ■■ 11J .
COXORESB,
THOMAS WILLIAMS.
PR ESIDKNT JlllftE,
L. L. M'GUFFIN; Lawrence county.
ASSEMBLY,
WM. HASLETT.
JOHN lI.NKGLEY
of Buffrrr Count}/.
CHARLES KOONCE,
of Mercer Count//.
SAMUKL M'KINLftY,
of Lawrence Oounli/,
COMMISSIONER.
A. C. CHRISTY.
AUDITOR.
SIMEON NIXON*.
of Penn Township.
TRUSTEES Of ACADEMY.
Rev. LOYAL YOUNG.
WM. S. BOYD.
111 Hi" <>. li.
Last week it was with gratification that
we announced the result of the election
held in Vermont—so pleasing to all Loy
al men. This week-we are enabled toan
nouncc astillgreater victory in Maino 1 It
is one of the most hotly contested States
in the Union. Two years ago we lost one
member of Congress; but now wc have
carried all before us, electing the whole
delegation to the next Congress, and car-
rying the State by an increased majority.
Truly the campaign opens auspiciously
for the Union cause.
tiol'ni; Son) h.
At the commencement of the present
war, or at least, as soon as the I)cmocrat
ic party made up their minds that it was
their best policy to acquiesce in the "cocr
sion of sovereign states, (against the con
stitutionality of which they had often pro
tested) tho "one thing needful," they
would have us believe was to conciliate
thebord r states. "Just pursue a policy"
said they, "which will save to us the bor
der slave states, and wc will help if need
be to whip out the cotton states." The
Government did jiursuo such a policy—
the border states arc saved to the Union,
they have all, except Kcntuckey. abolish
ed slavery, and she will soon folloW—and
now these same Democrats arc found silent
as to the border states; but out spoken
and defiant in favor of protecting the reb
el states in the enjoyment of the property.
"No confiscation" is their cry. They would
much prefer assuming the payment of the
rebel war debt than have their property
sold to pay our debt! What say the peo
ple ?
()r;;aiu/.e! Organize!!
Wc have retained, in our paper this
week the proceedings of the Executive
Committee, so that all may become ac
quainted with the business which it trans
acted. Let the township committees nam
ed goto work at once. See to it that all sol
diers now in the service that are not alrea
dy assessed shall be assessed at once. Re
fer to our paper of last week and you will
tiud tho law on the subject iu full ; read
it carefully, and follow its directions strict
ly. In it will be found ample
for soldiers voting in almost cvety possi
ble contingency Let no time be lost in
this matter. Remember this is our final
struggle for our nationality. The success
of Lincoln secures, beyond a paradven
ture the perpetuity of this Union—his de
feat foreshadows its desolution.
AVe give below an extract from a
private letter, on other business, which
will explain itecli. The writer is a very
reliable man and thoroughly loyal. Tho'
of this county has been forsomo
time, located in Fairfield countv Ohio :"
" llow does old Rutler county stand as to
the draft? Is there any talk of resisting
it 1 They are threatening a terrible resis
tance here. Tho Democrats arc drilling
all over this county. Preparing to fight
Uncle Sam? They are drilling within
five miles of here to-day ! This is one of
the strongest Democratic counties iu the
the State. If you had heard them talk
as I have, you would feel like resisting
too—not Uncle Sam, but the would be
Democracy ! 1 know of- Republicanshere
who are expecting to have their buildings
fired every night! The Democracy swear
that Abe Lincoln cannot make them
swerve for a moment. A Union man, who
was an excellent citizen, was shot dead in
his own yard, in the presence of his wife
and children, a few miles from here, by a
Butternut t I saw tWte crowd into which
the Butter/iut'g shot at a returned soldier,
and then threw a stone at him, injuring
another niau in the head !"
This is the county in which Dr. E. B.
Olds resides, who was a prominent mem
ber of the Chicago Convention. Like
our neighbor of the Herald he publishes
a peace organ.
For about thirty years, heedited a Whig
organ, but at tho outbreak of the rebel
lion ho turned Copperhead. During the
fall of lKf!2. when the rebels were threat
ening Cincinnati, Gov. Todd was trying
to rally the Militia to defend tho State,
Dr. I>. B. Olds took the stump in favor
of the invaders, and taught (he Democra-
I ey of Fairffeld county I ,that the rebels were
but seeking an honorable redress ibr the
j mauy prongs inflicted upon them by the
I Abolition army I At this juhcturc Gov.
! Todd had him arrested and imprisoned,
| until the danger was over, when lie was
1 released. Since then, he has been per
mitted to make his onslaught upon the
Government unmolested. Tho tenden
cies of his teachings may be gathered
from the above extract. lie and his fol
lowers. with missiles of death in their
Iliads,pointed at loyal men,are ".linking un
remitting cries for peace! peace !!peace !!!
•only give us peace !" Copperheads nil
over the country manifest the same spir
it according to their relative strength !
The Government has quite recently seiz
ed sventy-six thousand dollars worth of
arms and fixed ammunition going to the
P'-are fraternity in Indiana alone! It is
too late to deceive the American pec; !c
with such hypocritical yelping when the
insurrectionary spirit found in the North
is found in the pence (action.
Tlie DrnH.
The d-raft is now being made all over
the country, to fill up the balance of the
five hundred thousand uien called for
about two months ago. We would have
much prcfcrcd that a draft had been avoi
ded if possible. And why wrs it not
avoided? simply because all were not in fa
vor of seeing our armies filled up at this
time. Tho Democracy seemed, as if by
instinct, to understand that the defeat of
the Union armies in the present campaign,
was necessary, in order to secure t/i ir tri
umph at the approaching election; but
if the armies should be filled by fresh re
| omits, there was no power in rel eldoni to
! resist their onward march. This must be
i prevented, if possible, and hence, as it
I would seem, by a concerted a rang* ment.
As soon as Mr. Lincoln's proclamation was
issued. Copperhead politicians and papers
throughout the land, declared that tocar-
Iry on the war longer was •• butchery be
cause wc were undertaking to'do an im
possibility, and that, therefore, no man
who cared for his honor would have any
thing to do with the war ! They further
more. declared that the draft could not he
no Democrat would p> in
to the army—they would die at home first
iVc., and in this way they cultivated a great
distaste for the service, on the part of
many Democrats who misrht have gone
into the service. Republicans had on ev
ery previous occasion, filled four-fifths of
the respective calls. This weakened their
party at home, as they were deprived of
their right of suffrage while in theservice.
They, therefore, determined that they
would not further pursuo this course of
action, for the Democrats instead of sus
taining the army like loyal citizens, sym
pathise strongly with "Mr. Jefferson Da
vis," as wc see him styled in the last
//' rtihl of this place. The Republicans
realizing the necessity of filling up our
armies, said to Iheir Democratic neigh
bors, come and let us make an effort to
avoid the draft, by at once making a uni
ted effort to arouse the young men of the
country—let us give them a moderate
bounty, and in cv.-ry way possible encour- !
age the filling up of our armies. No said
they, we will not give another man, nor
another dollar to this war. Rut, said the
Republicans,you kuow that.the Govern
ment will have the men some how. The
only thing that wc have to decide is, wheth
er wc will furnish our quotas voluntarily,
or be drafted—a draft too will often work
great,hardship. To this Mr. Copper
head replies, we aru not afraid of the
hardships of the draft—wc defy Lincoln
and all bis miuions—they can't enforce
the draft. We were informed by
one at least, of tlioir leading men, that
they would bo organized in every loyal
district in the Union, to resist the draft,
and every other Federal mandate! It is
this we say, that has couduced so power-
the present state of things.
In some districts Republicans volunteer
ed and obtained good local bounties and
left their deluded Democratic neighbors
to take care of themselves, as best they
could. In other districts they determin
ed to await the draft in patience and share
the fate of their neighbors. In the mean
time. the idea of resistance became rath
er obsolete, and those deluded men, who
a few weeks ago, believed their leaders
when they told them that they could not
be " coerced" into the service, begun at
last to be somewhat exercised as to their
situation ; and some of them (his heard
almost aloud to exclaim, •' Men aud breth
ren what shall we do to bo saved !" In
vain they called on their leaders for in
struction ; there was but two ways loft
them either to submit quietly to their fate
or "lake for Canada, —those who were un
incumbered, in many instances, choeetlie
latter alternative, but others could not do
this, they lnd property, had families and
business relations upon which they oould
not turn their backs. Thus many a man
who was in easy circumstances lias pro
cured his release f'ron the present con
scription at great expense. In this way
many are erippud, financially, tor long
year's to come. This state of things is,
therefore, properly ehargable upon Mr.
Copperhead ! Was he tho Only go ilk
man that suffered, the matter w mid be
the less; still we heartily sympathize with
many oven of this clas who had allowed
party likes and dislikes to stand in the
way. both of their interest and duty.
('onfedfrn)? Dosnocrtjcy.
The campai-n of this party was fully
! inaugurated in this county on Saturday
i the third. By an arrangement of it? lea 1-
! era with the "Brass Band." who assembled'
. in front of the building where soljms were
j.to deliberate, as to the host lafc'hod of de
| fenting the only Union party Tn the coun
try. The attention of the citizens wasar
! rested by the band striking up '• The Star
spangle 1 banner" andnstheeventngzeph
i yrs bore the harmonious sounds of the an-
I eieiit mcl.ijy along the breeze, s<ine pa
! trintic lie:tr!s. at least felt like ei ;laim
| ing.
i An l tlip ingle 1 hitnncr in triumph -b ill vnrr,
| <*e'r flic In if 11 112 thf fri'u ami Uoir.c > 112 the bruve."
AVe felt pained that this should be the
signal for the party who met in conven
| tion and v-1 publicly with ths known
j enemies of our country ! both secret and
i pen! The audience was edified by w
i oral speeches one of which was made by
j Mr. Walker, a newly pledged Copper
j I'.ead—the son of a loyal sire. Ileiscer
: tainly an exception to Solomon's rule
! which is that if you bring up a child in
J the. way he should go. when he is old he
j will not depart from it,. A second mcet
i ing of this Democratic revival took place
I at the Lowry House, on Tuesday evening,
!he Oth inst. In fortunately for us. we
were not present. AVe have learned from
j what we believe to be good authority, that
the principle part of the evening was
spent is speech leaking. That of Kd. M.
Hredin. Esq.. wa.j considered a fair slate
j mcnt of the issue between the parties.—
] Fie insisted, first, that if the Ilebs have
! beaten us. it is necessary for us to make
I pen#o; second, if we have beaten them,
it will he magnanimous in us toofTertbem
peace; and. third, if i! is a drawn battle
so far, then it is evident that we cannot
overcome them, and therefore we should
abandon the attempt No specific terms
of surrender spoken of.and of course, an
unconditional surrender was understood,
'flic great war man of former days, also
made a peace speech—-be who declared in
Prospect that lie felt himself criminally
I guilty for h tvinga.lhere I so closely to the
I .South, and asked pardon for what he
j had done ; that he bated slavery as hclia
j ted the devil! —who made similar avow
| als all over the country. He perhaps,
: has influenced more men togo to the ar
my, by saying "go boys" than any other
man in the county ! Sonic that he urged
off arc filling a soldier's grave; others are
wounded, and many are still in the ranks.
We say he did right, but how inconsis
tent with his present conduct ! No mis
takes made by the Administration could,
in the least, mitigate the crime of trea
son. It is in vain, however,that we look
now for a weid of censure for treason, it
is not found in the Chicago platform ; nor
is it found in the declarations of their
speakers!
It appears indeed paridoxical that Lewis
Z. Mitchell. Esq. who but a short time
since, was exhorting people all over the
country togo to war, and pleading after
the manner of a Methodist Preacher at a
camp meeting. (whose mannev of speak
ing he has no doubt adopted from his long
connection with that church) could now
see nothing wrong but the stunning blows
the army is striking, which ho helped to
create. Then it was war! war!! war!!!
Now it is peace! peace!! peace!!!.—
Then it was,-hang T efT. Davis and support
Mr. Lincoln; now it is hang Abe. Lin
coln and support Mr. Jefferson Davis.
Then the infernal rebels brought on the
war; now it was the Blackjßepublicans !
This is the position assumed by Mr.
Mitchell. If he has lossed confidence in
the Administration, wo would like to IHIOW
at least, how the rebels appear in his eyes,
so faultless now. He seemed quite dis
pleased that the President had ordered a
salute to be fired in honor of our great
victories in Mobile bay, and at Atlanta,
and presumed that one would also be fired
in Hell! AVe were indeed astonished to
hear of these treasonable avowals; and
thei.more so to know that they took place
iu the ''Lowry House. "AVe were well
aware that Col. Lowry had become a Demo
crat, that his house, in addition to being a
house for the entertainment of "strangers
and travelers," was also a place for the
meeting of those Copperheads who pro
fur spending their evenings in political
condolations over their fallen political for
tunes, or in their mutual congratulations
over the misfortunes of their country: all
this we we did think that the
Col. recognizing his obligations to many
Republicans, who through evil as well as
good report, stood by him and his house;
should not have thus permitted its dese
cration and, if he had forgotten all else, wo
think heshould have had more respect for
the memory of his old friend. Col. Sullivan,
who had even risked his standing in his
own party to sustain him—but alas! how
we have been disappointed. In these re
marks we mean nothing disparaging of
(.VI. Lowrv as a landlord, nor his house as
a Hotel.
This movement has finally assumed the
haj oof a Democratic Club, and h ilds
fin ill in Winner's Hall, where a mourn
ers bench is provided and where it is said,
Mr. Mitchell is engaged as an eihorter;
wo expect to hear of great results atten
ding the progress of this protracted meet
ing.
4 ommlitcf TtoetSng.
Pursuant to previous notice, the Re
i utilii-r.ii Executive Committee of Cutler
county, met in this borough, nt tho Court
11'ouso, on the 10th inst.
On motion. t> Vigilant Committee, con
sisting of persons, was.appointed
for each election district, as follows :
Mercer—Jame- Morrison, .1. M. Cub
bison, Charles Cochran. Esrp
Marion—Wm. Seaton, Win. Black. Jo
seph Cummins.
Venango—George S. Jamison. Andrew
Addlcman, Samuel Jolly.
Allegheny—James Milford, Jos. Ilos
enberry; Samuel Anderson.
*. Slipperyrock—W in Crocker. E. Ad
ams. Hon. Thomas Stephenson.
Cherry—Adam Black, 11. C. M'Coy,
.John M'Callcn.
Washington—R. A. Mifflin, Philip
Ililljard, I-sip. Samuel 0. Campbell.
Parker—Robt. Story, Ebenezcr Wallv.
John Kelly.
Worth—Thomas ?>l'Nccs, Robt. IJar
ron, Thomas Mooro. «
Brady—Zephaniah Snyder, Josiah M.
Thompson, Samuel C. Turk.
Clay—Capt. Allen Wilson, John K.
M'Jmikin, Peter Rhodes.
Concord—Charles M't'lung. Thomas
r -'
Campbell. Alex. Kuhn.
Fairview—S. S. Mayes. Win. C. Camp
bell. Justice J. Maxwell.
Muddycreek—John W. Forrester, Pr.
Wni. Cowden, John Bonder. Sr.
Franklin—Capt. Henry Pillow Bryson
Stephenson. Henry Shaffer.
Centre —John <\ Moore. \Yui. Allison,
Andrew Albeit.
Oakland—Eli llalph, Isaac Robb, Jno.
L. Hartley.
Donegal—John P< ntious. T. C. Ciaig.
John Burford.
Lancaster —Hfnry B. Wise. Maj. Wm.
Smyth, William Kirker.
• Connof|ucncssiiig—Samuel llajs, Jr.,
James M'Kinney. Henry Hannadlo.'
BIT tier—John Ilnselton, Israel Sea
man. Newton Maxwell.
Summit—fohn W. Mitchell, James
Stephenson, Simon I'. Voung.
Clearfiell—Peter Fennel, Valentine
Heigc'r.
Jaekson—(loo. Ilowell, Robt. IJbggs,
Joseph Swart/.
Forward—Win. Brown, Wm. Wald
ron, Maleome Graham.
I'enn—ffm. Miller, Kobt. Bontliett,
Andrew Emrick.
Jefferson—Thomas Greer, E. Maur
hoff, John Lefever.
Win field—William Stewart, William
Crookshatiks, Norman Kirkhmd.
Cranberry—Alex. Bastian, Thos Rob
inson, (.'apt. Alex, Gillespie.
Adams—. Pouthett, Armstrong
Rennison, I l 'rank K. M'Cruni.
Middlesex—Robert Fulton, William
'('rook-, ltobert Gilleland.
Clinton—John Anderson, James Mor
rison, .Joliu M'Gomery.
Buffalo—J. M. Honey, J. C. Watt, M.
11. Birly.
Bor. of Butler—Maj. Reed, Abraham
M'Candlcff, George Vogeley.
Bor. Centreville—Br. Livingston.
L.(). Campbell, Win. G. Clrristly.
Bor. of Ztlienople—Henry Muntz,JaS.
lioon, George Burkliart.
< )n motion,
Rri'/ic'l. That the above committees
are hereby required to immediately meet
in their respective districts, and organize
Lincoln and Johnson Clubs; and that
they further are invited to make known
to the chairman of this committee, the
time and place of such meetings, and
when desired, competent speakers will be
present to address them. ✓
On motion, Simeon Nixon, of Penn
township, was nominated as a candidate
for county Auditor, in place of Lcandcr
\\ ise, who h"d moved from the county.
On motion. Rev. Loyal Young, B. I).,
and Win,.S. Uo3'd, of Butler township,
were nominated Trustees of the Butler
county Academy.
On motion, Jtcto/rerl, That the Union
Republican Party of Butler county, hold
a M ass Meeting in Butler, in the Court
House, on the evening of the 20th inst. j
also, that said party hold another meeting,
in the same place, on Tuesday evening, of
the week following. Thos. Williams,
leghcny,and other distinguished speakers,
will be present to address the meeting.
On motion, the committee adjourned, to |
meet in the Arbitration room, in the Court I
House.in ISutler, on tho 20thinst., atone
o'clock, p. m., of said day.
THOMAS ROBINSON, Ch'uin.
J. T). McJunkin, Sec'y.
( (>««i \i( iriom
Fur tho Citlxoti.
The Mode nml forin llciinircd
for I'roxj Voting.
MR. EDITOR: —Three things are requi
red by law, of that class of our soldiers
who are permitted, to vote by jmij-i/, \ i" :
They must jut their ballots in an envelop
and with it a written or printed authority
to some voter at home to east it for him;
and also with it, in the same envelope, an
affidavit or oath, similar to tho one below.
The class who can thus vote by proxy, are
nil It ( than hu in number,wh<,- may.on the
day of elections, be in any lawful manner
absent or separated from their companies,
or who may be in any hospital, navy yard,
vessel, on recruiting, provost or other du
ty, either in or out of the State.
The following forms are condensed from
the recent net of Assembly, and will save
those siddiers much time and trouble in
preparing the same, and are therefore rec
ommended for circulation and use among
them. The proxies must br hrrr brfor<
or hy ihr 2d i'.' .'(!■ ly nf (Jctulu r.
1. Tho ballot to be put into an envelope.
2. An authority something like the
following :
1, of the township, (or borough)
of in the county of Butler, Pa. do
hereby authorize of said election
district, to cast the within ballots for me
on the (lay of the approaching state elec
tion. (oj Presidential election, »s the case
may be!) (signed.)
Witness: (.-nme Commissioner office if
possible)
'!. Ati affidavit like tho following is
brief, and will answer:
You, the above mimed . do sol
emnly sware, that you are a (qualified vo
ter of sai l -in said county of Butler
l'a., that you are in tho actual military
service of Ibo U. M. (or of Fa.,) in
Repair.?!!t of—"—infantry, cavalry or
artillery. as the ease may be ;) that you
have not sent your ballot* to any other
person or persona than the above —;
that you will not offer to vote at any other
election poll or place whatever that may
may be opened on said election day ; that
yon are not a deserter, nor beeu dishonora
bly discharged from the service ; and that
you are ii"W stationed ivt ia the
State of .
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lhi< dnyi.f-— A.D. lHi'.l. I .■H'-nrrf)
A B. lun -U). nor
primrn Hitthi'iizcil to take cnth-.)
Then in addition to all this, after the
envelope is directed, there must be also
the following the same, viz:
'■Soldier's ballot for township (or
borough) in the county of Butler, l'a.—
All of the above is necessary by tho
f,A\r.
Arm) (orrrspondciicf.
liflYNflMlS, Mept. I". I*(>L
M> s!t«. Kii!mr.s: - -Through the kind
! nr.-" (if pome friends. a few ropi.-i of the
i hist issue of your truly excellent ami val-
I liable j'Uf'or. reach; 1 our company _v>'
Jay ; .-mil it was an amusing. :• ■ wo I! as an
I interesting acetic, to see limr cmorly tliey
were sought after ami ['era-'.:l hy the
| members of the company, anil it formed,
in my estimation, the most conclusive ami
convincing evidence of tlie estimation of
your paper among the people. Of course
| all its contents possessed an interest, hut
j especially was such the case, in regard to
| your notice of our company. But unfor
! tunntely you had not the names rf its of
ficers correct, and to have it corrected, is
[my object in writing. We are officered
| as follows, viz :
: Captain—-Hew Win. It. Hutchison.
Ist Lieutenant—Thomas H. M'llvain.
I 2d Lieutenant —Harrison W. M'Cand
| less.
j The boys arc all well and in fine spirits,
and as comfortably " fixed" as could he
j expected, although there M no uso to at
j tempt to deny that there is a good deal of
j "red tape" exhibited in the mauagement
| of affairs in this camo, which causes some
dissatisfaction. Where, or in whom the
| fault lies, T will not attempt to say, but
time will show. A MIOIBEB.
We have been allowed the privilege of
j publishing the following extract of a let
ter, from a memberof the 1 Olid regiment,
which is a sufficient answer to those who
j would have us believe that our army is
neglected by our Government:
CAMP NKAU CHARU.STOWN, VA.,
August ■>[), l«t!4.
It astonishes mc very much, to hear that
some of the mon, are writing home
such discouraging news; that young man
who writes home that he is starving half
of his time, and has to buy his grub from
the negroes, is very tired of the service;
and like many of hi* stripe, would about
as leave be some where else as here—you I
can tell that, when he writes for his f'ath- j
er to do all in his power at the election I
this fall against the Lincoln government. |
1 had a chat with him this morning; lie j
told me if ho Was out of the service, lie j
would not care the Union was in h—l. j
Now, 1 am sorry to say, that there are a i
few such men here; but thank God they j
are scarce —it can plainly be 6eeu, that ;
the most of them are at home by looking ;
over the vote on the amendments to the I
Pa. Constitution —here you can see the j
spirit that is in their black hearts. I for .
one, will forever remember any man that j
I know to have voted against the. soldiers ]
having a right to vote, as my enemy.—-
They cry out negro equality. If this is
not putting the soldier on ail .equal foot
ing with the negro, then I am unable to
see the point! My I'aitli in the Govern
ment is as strong to-day as it ever was. I
believe that we have the rebels in a uiord
critical position than they ever Were be' .
fore, and all that is required, is for the
able bodied of the North to stand by and
nup|mrt the authorities to bring about an
c.itly and final settlement of this bloodv
struggle. I believe that lamin my right
place. and su long as the Almighty per
mits me to raise the weapons of war. that
starry emblemof liberty shall find in me
a true defender. If we are now to givo
i the traitors all they ask after sacrificing so
j many noble young lives, wo are a misera
ble people indeed. 1 would ask those that
are crying out peace, to look upon the
bloody plains of Manassas ; the saturated
fields of Antietatn; the fiery bluffs of
Fredericksburg; the goary hills and
swam]'.-: from the Wilderness to Peters-'
burg; where many of Pennsylvania's uo
blest and bravest sons have left their
bout s, that is this day bleaching beneath
a summer sun ; and how many a mother
and lather weep for their son, that they
never shall see agahi; and how litany or
phans' have looked on their father for tin*
last time; and how many young widows
carry übiut in their tic 4,.te bosom ;i
crushed heart! Can you ever say com
| promise ? No! Every death it has cost
i us should make its doom tho more ecr
! tain. 1 for one am willing to add my
I life to the many that has been sacrificed
before, lam not willing to pee this lioll
j born rebellion triumph, if it bo the will
i of Providence that 1 should lay down iny
j life in this struggle between Liberty and
I Slavery, I make the sacrifice a willing onu
! —and all the honor 1 would ask. is to btr
I remembered among those tlmt labored to
i save this great untien.
112 rsieii J'rcfrtoiiiandTMrMorSnl
lisU'Rrllj.
! special to Pittsburgh (Vmmmvil.
M'n- MiN'ino.v, September IS, 18(il.
Massachusetts and Ohio, throng}*
■ their State miliary agencies herp,
i the officers of which lire in adjoining;
I room*, have united in suspending a
j large and tine flag over I'ennsylva
j nia Avenue, at 7th street crossing.
The affair came off Saturday after-
I uoon in the presence of over a thou
■ sand spectators. Mr. Chase, Gov..
Andrew, ex-Congressman Uiddle, audi
I others made speeches. That of (rov.
1 Andrew was exceedingly apt and
! well put, and got him muck keiirty up
| plause.
Though the letter of a month ago,
; v. hell your columns made public, ve
| ry clearly indicated Mr. CLmso's j>o
; ition, there were in view of the recent
movement in somo sections for a
j Presidential Conventr 11, next week
j in Cincinnati, much anxiety to hear
'further from him. lie spoke with
deliberation ami careful choice of
I words, and the manner in which his
lat'giuige was rectivt d must have con
i vinced him that more than ordinary
importance was attached to it. When
I he descended from the stand ho was
: personally thanked by many persons
' for giving such assurance that lie too
J is for Lincoln and Johnson without
! any ifs or huts.
i The following is the Chronicle'»
1 report in advance of publication,
which, we have reason to believe has
i been revised by Mr. Chase:
! Fellow citi::cnn —Massachusetts and
Ohio, having each, n>* building near
i which we now stand, an agency for
j the care of her soldiers, have joined'
lin providing the flag which has been
I just unfurled. It .symbolizes l."uinn,
; freedom and territorial integrity.
inspired by these grand ideas, tho
| soldiers of Ohio and Massachusetts
! march side by side to battle whercv
' er throughout the land rebellion and
j treason are found in arms. The flag
i too, proclaims the conviction of a vast
i majority of these soldiers and of their
feilow citizens at home, that the es
timable benefits represented by ihe.ie
; ideas can be most surely realized by
| ratifying at the ballot boxes, in No
; vembcr, the nominations made at
i Baltimore in June. In my judgment
: this is most certain, and I rejoice in
! the belief that as soldiers of Mass
| achusctts and Ohio are found side by
j side in conflict on htefield,so willciti
-1 zens of those States be found zealous
ly vicing with each other in support
iof the same cause at the polls. Nor
| can I doubt the result in all the loy
|al States. Like zeal for union and;
j freedom will inspire like efforts, and.
i these efforts in a l.irg • majority of
i them, may not hope in all, will
insure the triumph of the Union and
; freedom. With that triumph the last
! of the rebellion will disappear, and'
under that flag will return peace and
i liberty to bless the Republic undivi
| tied and indevisable. But this, fel
low citizens, is not an occasion for.
such speaking. Another engagement
also requires my presence elsewhero
at this time. I have come before
you. indeed, not so much to speak
myself as to introduce anothor to,
w hose voice you will gladly liste".
My friend Gov. Andrew, of Massa
chusetts, is here worthy of his State ;
worthy of the unanimous nomination
for re-election, which he has just re--
ceived, and worthy of the honor in
which all friends of Union and free
dom hold him, he will say a few words
iij behalf of Massachusetts. Permit
me to introduce him.