ln«in manifested to them will be extended to us. A Confederate Captain. who, after three years of service, left the Rebel ranks and ci>mc into our lines, and called upon us, says the New York Tribune, on Mouday morning. He confirms the foot that the people of the South arc utterly destitute, and moat of them heartily sick of the re bellion. Lee's army, h<- says.was a month ago. from 65,000 to 70,000 strong, inclu ding the whole of Early's command.— Lee is the only General inwhotu theSon theru people now confide, ail the othmj I they distrust'and fear. But his army is I full of n, 7 Robert Parker, il» John P.itton, 8 Aaron Mntl, 20 Sunmel B. T»irk, 0 John A. Hiestand, 21 Everard Blerer, 10 Rirnrd 11. CnryHl, 22 J..hn P Penney. 11 K'lw.iril Holliday, 23 Kbenerer M'Junkin, 12 Charle* K. Reod, '24 John W. Blanchard. I.Oj'AI, TK'lil'.T. CONGRESS, THOMAS WILLIAMS. PRESIDENT JUDGE, L. L. M'GUFFIN, Lawrence couuty. ASSEMBLY, WM. HASLETT. JOHN H. N KG LEY of Butler' County. CHARLES KOONCE, of Mercer County. SAMUEL M'KIN LEY, of Lawrence County. COMMISSIONER. A C. CHRISTY. AUDITOR. SIMEON NIXON. of Penn Township. TRUSTEES OP ACADEMY. Rev. LOYAL YOUNG. WM. S. BOYD. The nice of (lie Army. Our Copperhead neighbors have been making quite an effort to identify the army with Little Mac. Thus far they seem to be able to produce fee names out of the twenty-five hundred citizen sol diers who have godc from this couuty to assist in subduing this hellish rebellion— Major McLaughlin, a Williams, a Flec ger and two Millers! Two other names were giveit. but they proved to be Lincoln men. Bring on your names; our brave boys in the field want to see how many of their comrades are willing fo hoist the white flag. Thank God, they are few. A. I'lirting Vwrdl! On ono occasion, "When great cveuts were on the gale," a British commander was heard to ex claim' " England expects every man to do his duty to-day." Fellow citizens, next Tuesday is a day big with events of vast importance to this nation ! Allow us to impress upon you the fact that the friends of thia great Republic, both at home and abroad, ex pect you on that day to do your whole duty! Don't rely on committees alone, but let the loyal thousands consider them selves a committee to work at least one day for the public good. See to it, that not a Union voter is left at home. See to it, that none leave their district between this and Tuesday next. We owe it to ourselves, we owe it to our gallant al-tny, we owe it to the great cause in which we have ail so deep an interest, that this mat ter should not be neglected. Be assured a united and successful effort now secures the life and unit of the nation. *to~ Our neighbor of the Herald says, I in speaking of the Democratic and Union I meetings which were held in the Court House last week: " Good order prevailed in the former (Copperhead.) while con fusion seemed to be the order of the night in the latter." Precisely so, Mr. Herald, and for the simple reason that of the many Democrats (?) preseut at the Union meeting, the majority of them were drunken blackguards, encouraged togo there for the purpose of creating dis turbance, as we believe; while of the large number of Union men present at the Copperhead meeting, not one was un der the influence of liquor, and had no disposition, therefore, to disturb the meet ing or its speakers, although plenty of provocation was given in denunciations of the Administration— in declarations of our continual failures— in avowals of our entire inability to restore the Union, anu in assailing the very motives of our pub lic officers, &c. We thiuk our neighbor should blush to refer to the disturbances of Monday evening, reviving as it does the remembrance of Copperhead rowdy ism. It ia with pleasure we give Jame* Bredin. Esq., credit for keep his flock in subjection— a bull from liia Sacred Highness the Pope would scarcely have silenced tjienj Soldiers* Voting. "Great complaint is ffiafle by Republi can leaders and editors that tho Demo crats voted against the amendment of the Constitution allowing the Boldiers the rigrht to vote. Not a single Democratic editor in the State, nor Democratic speaker in the State said anything abo«t the question."— Herald of last week. Immediately after the result of the spe cial election WHS known, we stated that the result developed the fact which the progress of the canvass led us to believe was the Democratic programme, vie: To conduct the canvass quietly—to rush out the largest possible vote i.i the Democratic districts, but to Etay away from the polls in all those districts where their presence would only tend to bring out a large vote against them. This was their programme, and they carried it out to the letter; but it failed of success, because the Repub licans were advised of their designs. In deed. the very fact that, without any spe cial effort on the part of the politicians or editors, one hundred thousand Demo crats (?) came out to the polls in the midst of harvest and. voted against the right of the soldier to vote, is one of the most eonclusiveevidencesofthe esteem (?) in which our brave armies are held by these quasi patriots. The Editor of the Herald might haic truthfully added that not a "Democratic editor in tho State, nor politician, voted in favor of the soldiers' right to vote." But our Democratic " fellow citizens " have had their day of voting, our soldiers are now going to have theirs, and woe to the cause of the Cop perheads when their votce is heard. jJST The Herald of last week informs us that " Major Thos. McLaughlin, who has heen home on a visit for a short time, has received the intelligence that his regiment participated in the late fight near Winchester on the 10th ult." There are some officer* who almost in variably make out to be home "on a visit" when their command is likely to have active service; nor is it unusual to find that class supporters of MeClellan. They seem to have a greater liking for the " front " of a Copperhead column making a flauk movement on our brave army, than the "front" of a Union column moving on the "enemy's works." We are not posted, but are' of the opinion, however, that Major McLaughlin was mustered out of service, and is now, there fore, only a private citizen, and that he had taken the first opportunity (the Cop perhead meeting on Tuesday evening) to let his old party friends aud the rest of mankind know that he only wont into the service to make money—that after having pocketed between five and six thousand dollars of the Government's money, he is perfectly indifferent to the fate of the army and the country. llow his old com rades in arms will blush to learn that lie accepted of a seat among the officials at the late Copperhead meeting 1 We are free to say that we have not been disap pointed in the Major, lie was always reputed a good neighbor and fair citizen, but always a slave to party. We wish his old friends luck of him—ho will do to fill up a blank in a Copperhead ticket on some future occasion. Having brought home a good supply of greenbacks, he will doubtless be useful iu that liuc. " Money makes the mare go." A Con t mat. As was briefly mentioned in our last issue, a very spirited Union meeting came off in tho Court House on Monday even ing the 26th ult., which was addressed by tho lion. Thos. Williams, Thos. M. Marshall, Esq., llev. James L. Graham of Allegheny, and Major Hrjdin of our own county. Speeches of an original and vigorous character were delivered— speeches characteristic of the uien, whose vigor of intellect and unflinching loyalty have won for them the gratitude of loyal men generally, as well as tho respect of their political antagonists. Want of space will preclude us from giving even a sy nopsis of their able addresses; suffieo it to say that they wrung from the delighted audienee rounds of applause, which gave unmistakable evidence of their apprecia tion of the atguinents presented, as also the happy style in which they were pre sented. The champions of free speech were present, and gave full evidence of their faith in their own doctrines by a continual interruption of the speakers, which at times was almost unendnrable, In fact, the McClellanites, with a few honorable exceptions, were BO uproarious that, had it not been for the advice of the cooler part of the audience, there would have been serious trouble before the meeting closed. This is the freedom of speech which the party North and South has ad vocated for the last ten years. According to appointment, the opposi tion held a meeting at the same place on the following evening, being disappointed in having speakers from abroad, th« bur den fell upon James Bredin, Esq , and Capt. Jacob Zeigler. Mr. Bredin, after an apology for the absence of foreign speakers, reheassed the speeches of the j former evening, and in his otrn opiniou sent their arguments to the four winds, and remarked, that he wished all the Democrat# af the county had been present ltd.hear them. no hesitation in believing that every Onion man present seconded hi* wish. They certainly would have had onw loral nipper served to them such as they have not eaten for years in the past. The cause of the war he de fined to be the interference of the North with the institution of slavery. Not a word in his speech was urged against a rebel 1 but the ministers of the Gospel, as is common for copperheads, gota broad side en maste. It would, we think, appear consum mately silly for a preacher who had never looked into a law b&>k to array himself against the entire legal profession, and dictate to them what is law 1 And is it not equally silly for a politician to array himself against the entire clergy and dic tate theology to them ? Dr. Edson 13. Olds has started a new church tor the special benefit of persons of that political faith, and we hope all cur Democrats will unite in forming an organization in Hutlor county, and send to the Dr. for a preacher that will give them the pure Gospel. We concluded from Mr. Hte din's exegesis that he was a candidate for holy orders himself; if so, we bid him God speed. He closed,doubtless, feeling confident that ho had convinced all that Lincoln was a failure—that McClellan was a civil and military hero—that tho rebels could not be conquered, and that our own liberties were in danger. Capt. Zeiglcr next appeared on the ros trum. lie affirmed fliat he had his own opinions, and did not care whether any one else endorsed them or not. He de nied what Mr. Uredin so confidently af firmedl—that the agitation of the slavery question was the cause of the war—and said that the Yankees of tho East brought it on. We were indeod glad that tho poor " Abolitionists " of Hutlcr county were not considered pnrticcps crfm inis in this matter by the Captain. We woro really preparing for our share of the criminality, but fortunately we got off the field unhurt. He confessed to have been a war man at the outbreak of tho rebel lion, but affirmed a thing that was not true concerning the speeches made at that time—that the negro was not men tioned by any party when the war com menced, but that tho slavery question came up sipce. This he affirmed was the reason why he abandoned the war, and mounted his peace hobby ! Now we are prepared to prove that hein common with others, discussed the slavery question,and declared that he knew slavery to be moral ly wrong, and that he was determined to give it all the hard blows he could. We believe it to be an impossibility to discuss our national affairs without introducing the subject of slavery. It was slavery that divided tho Democratic party at the Charleston Convention. It has split, the churches and disintegrated the nation.— You can no more talk about our national troubles without bringing slavery i:ito the subject, than you catl j.sin without the cause; or think about a bloody battle With out the loss of lite. You will not have tho subject discussed ten minutes on the street without bringing into it the vexed question. It is vain tor the Capt. to make such assertions, when men nil over the country know better. His speech like tho former one. run into McClellan, wor ship Lincoln failures, and our inability to conquer the south. Maj. M'Laughlin was made one of the Vice Presidents, and lustily cheered. O consistency, thou art a jewel. The soldier, they would have us believe, is engaged in a dirty business 1 One hun dred thousand Democrats in this State walked up to the polls and vote to dis franchise him; and then cheer him wlieu ho gets home, for the purpose of getting his vote ! Wc pity tho soldier who can be caught by such empty pretensions. We arc happy to say that but few of our brave soldiers can be gulled in this way. Tho drift of the speaking in short, was a drive atthe Administration declarations of defeat and failure. The whole thing ought, by our soldiery, to be regirrded as an insult to them. A bad cause to begin with; and a coafessiou that twenty-five million of Northern men cannot defeat and utterly destroy the military power of five million ! Their meeting was decided ly a tame thing; although they had made almost superhuman efforts to raize a breeze. The decline of gold in consequence of the numerous victories lately achieved by our arms, have undoubtedly blasted their prospects, and as was lately remarked to us, they do not expect to succeed but are laboring to keep up their organization for future purposes. We were glad that there were no inter ruptions while their meeting was progress ing, although their sentiments were as objectionable to our friends as ours could possibly be to them. We hope our friends elsewhere, as wph as here, will let the champions of frte speech, be the only ones to prevent its exercise. "By their works ye shall know them." We do not propose to reason farther with them. Shot and shell from Sheri dan's guns are the best arguments for peace Democrats. A few more blows from our brave boys and the peace Democracy had better "stand from under." ■A. There are now in hospital at Wash ington fifteen hundred Massachusetts sol diers oat of three thousand received since the present campaign commenced, most of them unable to be removed to the North. They need clothing, stimulants, jellies and other delicacies. The Missouri Invasion. Sr. f Louis, Sept. 29. The following dispatch has beeu receiv ed at headquarters to-nignt from Capt. Hills. Gen, Ewing's Adjutant: At day light our outposts at Ironton were attack ed and forced back to within half a niilv of the fort. The enemy made a desperate effort co get possession of Shephard's Mountain, and-TIT2 o'clock p. M. succeed ed iu driving a battalion of the 14th [owa into tho rifle pits, and getting two six pounder guns in position on the moun tain. Tho three mountaiu slopes over locking the fort were lilted with dismoun ted cavalry. The south front was threat ened by four lines of cavalry, extending across the valley, between the fort and Ironton, commanded by Generall Marma duke, while a column passed iroune the base of Shephard's Mouuiain and form ed at the South. General Cable comman ded the dismounted cavalry on the slope of Pilot Knob. The rebel troops thus disposed, a signal of two guns were fired from the. mouutain and assault in force moved on the works. They came up in fine style to tho ditches but went back to the mountain iu indecent haste, leaving 1,500 killedjand wounded. Among the latter is Gen. Cabel. On the list is a Colonel, two Captains and two Lieuten ants. Our entire loss was nine killed aud sixty wounded. Yesterday morning at four o'clock we left the fort and blew it up. Price.commanded in person. Since tho reception of tho above dis patch, 1 learn that General Ew'.ng, after blowing up the magazine, evacuated Pilot Knob, brought away his entire command, and will reach Harrison Station, South well Branch railroad, to-night. There is much rejoicing throughout the city at the escape of General Kwiug a.ad bis gal lant little aruiy. Col. Fletcher, radical candidate for TJovevnor. commanded one of the reginteutsuf this command Gen. Smite evacuated Pesota this morning, and brought his forces to Jefferson Bar racks, twelve miles below tho city. The entire country below - Merriuiae bridge is abandoned. Gen. Smith. arrived in,the city to-night. The Unionists alongjtbe North Missouri Railroad are intensely excited over the Centralia massacre, and call for the ex termination of all rebels ;vud their sympa thizers. TJic organization of citizens lias so far progressed that business will be resumed to-morrow, but stores be closed daily at 3 o'clock, to give opportunity to drill. The appointment oi' General Blair ten command the defenses of the city created great dissatisfaction and much indignatit n among » portion of the citizens, andCJen. Rosecrans modified tlie order, and has since promised to supersede Blair on the arrival of General I'leasantou in.the city. Senator B. Gratz Brown lva-s been assign ed to command the militia. Volunteer ing is rapidly progressingag in. There is an immense meeting at the Court House square to night, to celebrate Sheridan's victories in the Shenandoah Valley. General Grant's dispatch an nouncing his advance on Richmond crea ted the wildest enthusiasm and delight. The rebels infest the entire c juntry south of Desota, living off the country, and plundering everybody they met. They have lists of all the Union men in the counties through which they pass, whom It is said they kill on sight. They conscript all rebel sympathizers, even boys of fifteen. The city is full of rofugeesi front that section, and large numbers are emigrating to Illinois, and to other States. About 800 milit a at Camp Sheridnn are ready for service. Troops continue to ar rive from Illinois and other States, giving material strength to the department. Sheridan On. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. Mnj. Gen.Dix: —A dispatch re ceived from Gen. Grant gives a tele gram contained in yesterday's Rich mond WVt'g, dated at Charlattsv lie, which says that our cavalry entered Staunton on Monday at 8 a. m. ; that our forces were also at Waynesboro ; and that no damage had been done up to 4 p. m., but the smoke indica ted that they were burning the rail road truck between Christian Creek and Staunton. No direct communi cation has been had with Gen. Sheri dan for several days. Couriers to and from him arc known to bo cap tured by the guerrillas that 'r.fest the country in his rear. Dispatches to 9:40 last night have been received from Sherman at At- I lanta, but no movements at that point are reported. From Nashville our dispatches are to 9:30 last night. The enemy did not attack at Pulaski, but took the pike towards Fayettevil'e, and was pursued about nine miles by our cav alry. General Rosseau is returning with his infantry to Nashville. Des perate efforts will be made by the en emy to force Sherman from Atlanta by destroying his communications. The draft is progressing quietly in all the States, but voluntary enlist ments being more speedy than the draft, a'l loyal and patriotic people should urge forward rapid enlistments in order to reinforce Sherman, and enable him not only to hold his posi tion but also without delay to push on his campaign. [Signed] EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of Wr. Ddf" Major General Hooker received orders at a late hour on Monday night to report immediately to the Secretary of War for assignment to duty. TheGener al accordingly left New York on Wednes day morning; and arrived in Washington last evening. The exact nature or field of the General's future action is not yet known. The public, however, will be de lighted to know that such a gallant lead er is soon again to be in the saddle, aiding to give the finishing blows to the rebel lion. The General's brief period of re ' tireniant has been a season of much-need ed rest and social enjoyment, and here- I turns with a renewed zest for vie" \ imvim. FROM RICHMOND. General Grant's Advance. Within One and a half Miles of Richmond' FORTRESS MONROB, Sept 30, :I During the night of the 2Sfth, thelOth anil 18th corps crossed the James river ta the north side, moving with great celeri ty, and at daybreak on the 2uth suddenly came upon the eneuiy. The 18th Corps, General Old's, met the enemy at Chap* in's Bluff, charging the rebel works will* great gallantry, and were successful, car rying the post of Fort Morris with seven guus, and then charging aud carrying at the point of the bayonet six other earth works, capturing in all sizteeu guns and 500 prisoners. The works thus captured are very strong^and fully equal to any the enemy ImveTaround Richmond, Gen. Birney's corps also met with great success, arivjng the rebels from their works commanding tho Newmarket road, and gaiuing an important position seri ously menacing Richmond. All accounts agree that the colored troops behaved ad mirably—a fact which is abundantly proved by their large number of wounded which have been received here. Out brave white veteran troops also fully sus tained a well earned character, so nobly won on many a hard-fought field and show ed clearly by their actions- that they fully believed in conquering a peace. HEADQUARTERS OI- TUE ARMYOFTHB. POTOMAC, Sept. 29—Evening.—Reports | from General Butler's department say that ; the I'JtU and 18th Army Corps crossed, the James River at Deep Bottom, and ad vanced against the coemy s works at Chap iu's farm, taking the first line of rifle pits without resistance, at 9 o'clock a. m. At 10 a. m.the enemy's strong position at Chapin's Li luff wa» tarried by assault, and. three hundred poisoners taken, with six teen pieces of artillery, flags, &c A di vision of the Eighteenth corps is stated to have suffered eoneidsruble lose, but ti*> what extent is not known. Our troops* hold the position which is about savon miles from Richmond, Heavy firing.was heard late this afternoon on.the extrema I left. It is believed to be Gregg's cavalry engaging the enemy. They went :• reconnoissanee in the direction of thtf South Side railroad, hut thoresultoftheir trip has not yet been ascertained. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. I.—Tho Bulletin | of this city has tho following special dis ! patch: "It is reported that (Jcncrali ! Kautz's cavalry on Wednesday evening [ advanced on a reconnoissanee to within n* Lmile and a half of Richmond, and wern I surprised to find so few rebels in the vi j oiuity. Most of Gen. Butler's forces | were within four miles of the city. Great activity prevailed on the left of' our lines, and Gregg's cavalry had advanced to. Keaiu's Station. 'J lie rebel lines wera very thin. The cannonading of Wed nesday inflicted but little damage upon I us." NEW YORK, Oct. 2. The llcrald't 10th Corps correspondent j says of the operations of that corps in the advance on Richmond:—The corps broke | camp at Si p. m., and by a rapid marclr reached ami crossed the James at day ; light on the 2Dth, at Deep Bottom. Jn>- | mediately on advancing, met the cncniy ! and skirmished up roads and across field* till near New Market road. This road/ ! was occupied by the enemy, strongly in j trenched on the right." The advance was | obstinately contested. The position, ii* s addition to a strong natural character, was ! rendered doubly foriuidalAe, almost im pregnable, the covering of the slopes. The colored troops under Geo. i'aino were ordered tocarry this position. Their charge was one of the grand features of the operations of the day. They never halted nor faltered, though their ranks were sadly thinned, as they advanced. The successful accomplishment of their task put the enemy into confusion and sent thorn rapidly down the road towards Rich mond. Important to Drafted jf«n> NEW YORK Sept. 29. » The Commercial'B Washington ci;il says: It is ascertained that Ros-- scau has routed Forrest's forces com pletely, driving him nine mile*. Gov ernment feels no apprehensions COD ! corning Sherman's communications. I Reinforcements are constantly going to Gen. Sheridan. Admiral Farr;«« gut will, it i3 said, soon engage i'a very important naval operation*** The Pott'r Washington special says ; The War Department has decided that a drafted man'may furnish a sub stutut after he hasten accepted and is in camp. The Georgia peace ru mors aae all premature. Government is in possesion of no facts concern ing tho reported negotiation. The Herald's correspondent at Butler's headquarters, Sep., 30writes: Early yesterday morning Gen. But ler had captured all the fortifications save one immediately opposite Fort Darling, and was still holding them notwithstanding a vigorous shelling by the rebel rams. '1 he fact that ono of our hospitals was located within three miles of the city throughout yesterday is significant. Gen. Grant last evening ex pressed himself to an old aruiy officer as being entirely satisfied with the opera tions of the army, and added that more bad been accomplished at the then peri od of the undertaking than he had expec ted would be. Gen. Grauthad an inter view with Gen. Butler nt 5 o'clock this morning. It is reported that the rebels are rush ! ing reinforcements to their left by train loads of fifteen and seventeen cars each. We h ave captured twenty guns in all. Refugees from Richmond report gnoafc' despondency there, and Jeff Davis was seen on the streets on the 30th, losing exceedingly abject and worn down in lxis appearance. Citizens are leaviug the city by hundreds. They say Loe waa caught napping this time, as our move ments were not ilreamed of The following t el<*™ — ceived from '' sub'"- nas "° en jefleral Sherman antba * t I \ Great National Sailorrf %» to held in Rotton in NovemfcW