precious/blood of such pure patriots as 1,
who fight—by proxy."
How pleasant it will be to the Loyal
Leaguer thus to read the historical mem
oranda of his deeds of glory—by proxy—
to wondering strangers and adorable chil
dren and grandchildren ! When three
or four hundred dollars will make a man
embus, who would be loth to court. Fame
by bowing at the shrine of Mars —by
ProxY ?
6rit Obstrber.
SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1864.
ETILICILL Vian.Airoz RT TIM Poona to ria Pam or
AISSICAN LUIZITT r .tairce Adam.
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GEORGE B. secirsuLlm. et MNThug&
Vial FUSIDENT.
Jlllll GOrsanc, 64 Reutadcy.
ISilbiset to the decision of the Dementia National
Convention.) ,
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oommencing with the 6th of August, and
ending with the next issue after the Pres
idential election. The prioe will be FIFTY
Crairrs, invariably in advance. Each subscrip
tion will be promptly discontinued at the
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We earnestly urge the Democrats of
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counties to make a special effort to in
crease the circulation of
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during the exciting and important politi
cal campaign so soon to open. Let .no
man wait upon his neighbor to commence
the work df obtaining subscriptions, but
enter upon it himself, with energy, deter
mination and persistency. The crisis do
mends th'e services of all, and no one can
excuse himself who fails to perform his
duty in this hour of hountry's danger.
should have at last two thousand
campaign subscribers on our books before
the close of August. Let others do their duty
and we will not fail to perform ours.
The Watchword for the Campalice.
It strikes us that there is an important
feature of the issues between the Demo
cratic and AbolitiOn parties that is too
much neglected by our political friends
in their discussions of public events. It
is this, that the Democratic party is the
only organization in the North that
can possibly restore the Union, and
that the Republican party, originated as a
disunion faction, grow l ing into strength on
the basis of sectional hate, and rankling
with the most inveterate feelings or re
venge towards the South, cannot; from the
very nature of its principles, succeed in
giving peace and Union to the country.
The people, almost without exception, are
deeply attached to the Union, and ear
nestly desire its restoration. They are
ready to give their support to the party
which can best satisfy them of its ca
pacity to bring back peace and unity to
the nation, and no party which does not
adopt these sentiments as its leading dog
mas can succeed, nor does it deserve to
succeed, Our devotion to Democracy
springs from the fact that we believe it to
be the chosen agent for reuniting thirdis
cordant States of the confederacy, and if
we could be convinced that it is what its
enemies * represent it, we are frank to may
that it should not receive our support for
a solitary instant. The Republican leaders
are as shrewd as they are wicked and un
scrupulous. At the commencement of the
war they seized hold of the popular affeo
tion for the Union, and by a dexterous
use of the advantages which their position
in power gave them, they. succeeded in
blinding many honest people to their pur
poses. Discarding the old name by which
they had got into office, and adopting that
of "Union," they ardently set to work
to convince the public that all who did
not join hands with them were enemies of
the country, and the result of the maneon
vre is seen in the sad political history of
the last four years. It, is the duty of the
'Democratic leaders to teach the people
that all these.claims to patriotism are
mere shams intended only to catch their
votes. We must not allow our enemy
to march Sri "borrowed plumes" any lon
ger. The mask that covers them must be
stripped off, and the hideous deformity of
the thing it hides brought to view. Let
the preservation of the Union be the lead
ing topic of our resolutions, speeches and
editorials during the coming campaign.
Other issues may be as important, but they
are overshadowed id the minds of the
people by this one great, impressive ques
tion : "How shall the Union be restored,
arid by what party the quickest and the
beat 2" The proof to convince them that
the Republican party is not capable of
effecting• this noble &deck and that it
would riot if it could, except on a basis
that woad leave us nothing but death
and desolation, is so abundant that none
none need lack for material. On the other
hand, the evidence that Democratic prin
ciples, from their national and coriciliato
ry Spirit, are most likely to effect this de.
sired result ; is no less plenty, and if it
is presented in 'the right way cannot fail
to have a satisfactory influence. Let it
be impressed on the minds of all; that
Democracy means peace, compromise,
Union; Republicanism—war, bankrupt.
cy, ruin, disunion.
Tits Pittsburg r tbnmereial understands
it to be the intention bf Governor Partin
to bring the new militia law before the
special session of the Legislature next
month, in orderi to have it revised, and
says t hst . "the Governor_ is folly alive to
sh e imporninee of the subject"— Ex
change.
It is surely gratifying to learn that the
Governor is still "alive," and that Penn
sylvania can still •boast of the how of hav
ing a Chief Executive. From certain 00.
cerreatoes that have taken place during
the present month, many people had be•
gun to doubt the fact.
We are glad to hear that the Democrats la
the various puts of the rioriaty, are bagliudgc
to mastic, for the fall oampalp. , This Is a
good gigs. It shows that our Meads are
wide•awske to the. eritergeneift of the crisis,
sad do riot Intend that our cause shall Nil
through - kik - of of orpalzadea.
W
THI MILITARY SITUATION.
orti:Oltirr i' ll MINT. 1
From Gen. Grant's army there is little
of interest. On Saturday there was con
siderable skirmishing in front of Burn
side's position, but no injury is reported.
By an order of General Granti.the 10th
army corps has been assigned to General
Birney. Gen. Mott has suooeeded to the
command of the 3d division. Other chan
ges,iit is rumored, are in conteniplation.
BURR MAN'S ARMY. -
The city of Atlanta is situated about 7
miles southeast of the Chattaticiocbea riv
er, on the line of the railroad leilding from
Savannah to Chattanooga and Nashville.
It is the terminus of four prinCipai 'Slate
railroads. By three of them 4 is con
fleeted. with Richmond on the epat, Mont
gomery and Pensacola on the Southwest,
and Savannah on the southeast.l The pop
ulation b treaty thoumnd. IC contains
the . largest rolling mills iu the 'south, \he
side pistol and tent factories, arid Goiern
meat works for the manufacture of eveUr
thing needed in the way of army supplies.
In anticipation of Sherman's movement,
nearly all the stores were, a {port time
since„ removed to a position of !greater se
curity in the interior.
Geri. Braxton Bragg arrry6rl at Atlanta
on the 13th. On the 18111. Gen. John B.
Hood took command of tie Confederate
army, Gen. Johnston having been displac
ed. Official despatches from 'Gen.. Sher
man's army, state that the CoAfederate, at
task on Wednesday, the 204 h, was made
in force. The fight lasted several hours.
The enemy's loss is reported tit from six
to eight hundred •killed and four thou.
sand , wounded and prisoners ; ' (hat of the
Federals at only 1,500. Laterdeapatches
announce that in the battle on Mist - of
last week, Maj. Gen: James B.lMcf"herson
was killed. The death of Gen, litoPher
son is a serious loss to the Federal army.
A ;Richmond piper of Wednesday last
has a despatch that on the clay previous
the Confederate General Reynoldi attack
ed the Federal line of skirmishers at Peach,
Tree Creek, five miles southwest of Atlan
ta, and took possession of their iritrench
ments. He captured 150 prisoners. An
Illinois regiment lost in killed and woun.
ded 100:men, and an Ohio regiment also
suffered severely. It adds th4t the Con
federate right flank was beliiwed to be
resting on the stream and progected by it.
Later details of the battle of Wednes
day; the 20th, show that it was a severely
contested engagement, and one which re
sulted in the complete discomfiture of the
enemy. Hood came out of his intrench
ments to attack the left wing, and assault
ed this section before it was Entrenched.
The fight was therefore in the open field,
and of the most desperate character; The
rebels were checked in their efforts to
carry the position taken, and Were literal
ly mowed down by the artillery. At the
close of the battle General. IttcPherson's
division held a position two and a half
miles from Atlanta, having been gradually
advanced during the battle.. II
Another severe engagement' took place
on 'Friday, the 2d, which, like that on
Wednesday, was brought on bY the rebels,
and was their second desperate and un
successful effort to drive Sherman back
across the Chattahoochee. Mod has ervi
deatly been a student of Lee'si tactics. He
massed his whole army against one divi
sion of Gen. Sherman's, and' endeavored
to break through by- sheer weight and
momentum of attack, but failed. The
assault was upon the line held by the
troops which composed the grand division
—two corps—of McPherson.' The 15th
and 17th corps became first engaged, and
seem to have been pressed very heavily ;
but being reinforced by the 16th, drove
the enemy back and becamel masters of
the field. The rebel loss is put at ,6,000,
ours at 2;000.
71011 RIMIL ,SOURCLI4
Richmond papers of the 22d claim a
decided victory at 'Atlanta aid declare
that the Federals were driveulback with
heavy loss. The• same paperii i fablo state
that, the Federals were defeatid at Snick
er's Gap (where it was claimed we bad
gained a tremendous victory) ; by Early,
and a number of prisoners were captured.
Tlli RAID INTO MAATLitlitt.
Further sdvioee do not' confirm the re
ported capture of 300 wagoni from the
Confederate raiders at Snicker'it Gap. A
New York despatch says that only 100.
were taken, while a telegram from Wash
ington does not mention any . ;capture at
all, but says one of the plunder trains was
burned to prevent it from falling into the
hands of the attacking Federal!foroe. The
same discrepancy exists•as to the number
of prisoners, one abcount making It 300,
another N.
The Baltimore correspondeint of the
World predicts a grand Lll'lllll , loll by the
rebels soon, with a view to effect the cap
ture of Washington, which - wits not the
purpose of the last invasion -1 Also that
Pennsylvania and Ohio, or Indiana, are to
be invaded at an early day, and the thea
tre of war transferred to those Btates from
the South.. '
• aitormta SLID. .?
The 'rebels have made another move
ment up the Shenandoah valley, defeating
Generals Crook and Averell at Winches
ter, and driving them back to the Pot*.
'mac at Williamsport and Harper's Ferry.
by way of Martinsburg. This place has
again fallen into rebel hands. The force
of the enemy is riot reported, but appears
to be the comniand of Early wOeh turned
upon iisneral Averell on Sunday, and not
only t , .ecked his further pundit, but in
t/total disinter upon him. General Crook
is understood to have one hundred day
men and militia in his conunarid, and not
.his regular fort*, which • may:locount for
the ease with which • he was ;defeated.—
There are reports that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has been torn up ; and there
are also highly conflicting aid exciting
rumors of heavy losses but they may not
be true. The people of Baltimore are very
Much excited. and the 14el :League
men (1) have been called to arms by order
of General Wallace. The *Macre pa.
pen state that reinforoements hue gone
forwardin sufficient number to defeat the
intentions of the enemy. ,
aususLL•ntnis.
FrOUI Oldie we ha►ea sensatiostaaeount
of Gen. A. J. Smith's expedition. It is
claimed that Smith 'whippectj the - enemy
in tire battke, killed six of them general".
captured 2,000 prisoners and returned
with a kw of but five bandied men all
told. • We give the statemanc far wink it
is worth.
A-Loaiwkile
despaten - Mateo that tiny
wombs, captured by the 'advance of Shcr z
Man's army in Georgia, arrived there on
Friday. Three • hundr,d i and fifty more
were at Nashville, and woulcli be forwarded
On Tuesday. They were ;t4 be sent beyond
the limits of the United Mates.
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a Ira* ity i lEetake.
The Buffalo Comesereid kldvertiser, which
formerly . ranked &monge r the moat talen
ted And influential papery of the State of
New York, but since the war broke out
has run through all sh+s of radical fa
naticism, came out on ; Thursday last with
the following ominetts - 'paragraph conspi
cuously displayed :
"Psses."—An article appeared in this
column yesterday unde r the above head
ing. which contained sentiments wholly
antagonistic to the views and opinions of
the proprietors and conductors of this
journal. We desire it to be understood
as the expression of an individual, and
not of the 'annmercial Adiertizer.'',We deem
this explanation due to our readers.
Doubtless every reader of the; Advertiser
searched till the repudiated article , was
found and carefully con side red. What
i
must have been their listonishment when
they read from a leading article the fol
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lowing:
We are aware that' it haS become the
fashion with a class of silly, unreflecting
men to scout-this idea d any pence and to
refuse to listen to deliberate reflection or
discussion upon the subject of an aban
donment of principle., SuCh men seemto
consider the present struggle as a sort of
Kilkenny fight, involving the total anni
hilation of one or the other of the parties
tio it, and regard the mention of peace as
very nearly allied to treason itself. * *
The North entered l upon the present
struggle with the declared purpose of
maintaining the UnionJ Pr4sident Lincoln
in 14 inaugural uttered sentiments which would
to-day be entirely satisfactory to the syd4 as a
basis of peace. Congress,' at its first session
after the commencemistit of hostilities, re
solved, with all the solemnity of legisla-
Men, that the war should be prosecuted
with no purpose of . aggression upon the
Federal rights of the South. The ink of
thn egress* clerk soar aiareelydry before the
national faith thus pledged ioas violated. Three
bloody years have t Feakd the atulhfication which
was then enacted. 1 •
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The key of the great problem now be
fore this people may be •found in this
question : What are a fi ghting fort Is
it the maintenance o the Union. or is it
'l'
the - reconstruction of the Union upon a
basis of emancipation' Are we fighting
to assert and vindicate the power of the
Federal Government, dr to regulate and
reform the domestic abuses of the South.?
In the answer to these rqiiestions lies the
solution of all the issue of the war. -
We venture the orinion, that if a relia
ble auurance could bs ryas to the people of the
South that the federal Coitstitutitai and its strict
maintenance were Ms iobi ultimatum of peace,
that the rebellion would i cease within three
Months. „
For once the adder blunders 1 into tel-
ling the truth—or lihikt, is very near it.
Such an agreeable chailge in,the columns
of the Buffalo paper 'Must have been ex
ceedingly refreshing to ; those who remem
ber the good old days gone by.
TM Sputa Itlettlia es Taasiay.
The special election Ito decide on the
proposed Constitutional amendments, will
be held throughout the Skate on Tuesday
next, the 2d of AugUst. These amend
ments are three in number, the first one,
intended to give soldieia in the field the
privilege of voting, being considered the
,f)ci
most important. We print them in the
order they are to be.Vo upon :
Flag ibseadment.—l'Whenever any of the
qualified eleators of this Commonwealth
shall be in actual military service, under a
requisition from the President of the Uni
ted States, or this Ccimmonwealth, such
electors may ezercisel the rights of suf
frage in all elections by the citizens, under
such regulations as are, or shaU be pre
scribed by law, as fully as if they were
presentlit their usual place of election."'
&cowl Amitukent.--ONo bill shall be
passed - by the Legie'attire' ? containing
more than one subject, which shall be
clearly expressed in the title, except ap
propriation bills."
Third Amendount.—,"No% b!ills 2'411 be
pawed by the Legislature granting any
powers or privileges,! in any case, where
the authority to grant such powers or priv
ileges has been, or may hereafter be, con
ferred upon the courts of this. Common
wealth."
The ticket to be. voted must state the
exact amendment voted upon, and wheth
er in favor of Or in Op i Position to it. The
following is the form hat has been gene
rally agreed upon
Ant Amendment,
FOR THE AMENDMENT.
FErst Amend mew;
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT.
The tickets are to be folded as In the
case of the ordinary ballot, and the elea . —
tion will be held In ilia various preciias
by the same officers who will conduct the
voting at the Fall elections.
Ix yaw of the groiring scarcity of ne
gross for substitutes, it is gravely suggest
ed whether the "loy4 men" will not soon
be proposing to the ;African slave
trade, in order to obtain a fresh supply of
that commodity. liEsimaehusetts ham - not
exhibited her oustothary shrewdness or
she would have sent off to Congelbia few
*ship loads of pure Africans to apply on
her quota before this. If the President
will only extend the; time . toe, the draft,
alai will doubtless ad On the hint. As the
negrowmake much better soldiers than
white men (suds the 21ibums and (*rate)
we suggest whetheritiwupld not be better
to dispense with the services of the latter
altogether an 4 fill 4 our armies. with
genuine taselts,..fres . llom the land of
laming sands" and --aromatic odors.
Tam following letter from Yr( Greeley
to Wm. Cornell Jewett, Eeq,•was, for res.
eons that ere self-evident, omitted from
thi eerie, transmitted to the papers or
the country by thocigent of the Luna:da
ted Pram; •
Huoni Fame, N. Y 4 •
Jul r
W. C. Jaya yill, 18 ", Esq., 64. -
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Dear Sir in leaving the feel bound
to date that lima ;had no intercourse
with the • Coats:kelt. gentlemen, it the
Clifton Home bet each as /tau fur 4 maw'
jai le hold by the Amide* •SEda,
oßtrife ty Ukited
', aid that have done nothing '6l the
=het ledifilnuott of Ais ivosetions,
tee, therefore, which you have kind
ly interchanged between those gentlemen
and myself, oan in no, Gam suited you to
the imputation of unauthorised dealing
With public enemies.
Yours;
HORACE GREELEY.
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MY kit JllooNolif .;
lb* isiminisosiiiss pooh order to
vindicate Mr. Lincoln, in his nwinuay re
buff of the Southern Peace ,
hi 'vigorously endeavoring to prove this
p oem i. isd i rble—thai the South' his
not the unt Ides of treating en asi
otherione that 4f BS 414 kfpincipmmh
Assertips thus ' the impracticability of
Pewotrliz-Lineoln's - supporterelotemd .
enough do all they can to prevent its at
tainment We are in favor,- on , the other
hand, oNloing everything :honorable for
the procurement of a consummation so de
voutly to be wished. If it be true, as the
radical press 'represents. that Davis holds
to the recognition - of the Confederacy as a
sine yea non, it lls desirable that such
should be authoritatively and officially
certained. The Niagara Falls conference
would have resulted, had it not been
broken up, in drawing from the confeder
ate government the truth on this all-im
portant point, and Mr. • Liman, if ire
really believes that Davis' positien, is what
his folloviers assert it to be, ixextmitted.a.
suicidal mistake when he. prevented the
South from declaring itself accordingly.
This idea is forcibly presented by the New
York Commercial Adverciaer, which says:
"It is certainly a mistake that the con
ferenoe desired by the Commisnioners did
not take.plice. It was virtually granted
once by the President, and then revoked
without alleged reason. It places; him in
the attitude of coqueting with rebel emis
saries, and withdrawing precilely when he
could have -learned something of their
plans. At some time or other we must be
gin to treat. There must be a commence
ment of negotiations,-and no one can say
the time is not now. ,The nations of the
world will ncit endure this reiterated and
dogged determination to fight en and fight
ever, without wish or thought of a settle-
ment. It is thought that the rebel lead
ers mean only seperation, and' would not
accept re-union on any terms. If so, le
us know it in therformill terms of protocols and
diplonuctic ix:pers. Then we shall the better
know what further dUty lies before us.
Tim Darer.—We learn from good author
ity, that the • Adjutant General of Penn
sylvania said, in the presence of several
persons, in a public house in Harrisburg,
that the last drat? in Penney/ocznia has bee*
made. Whether it was said knowingly, in
view of some negotiations for 'peace,. or in
a spirit indicating forcible opposition to
the draft, we cannot say.4lrestehesier Jef
fersonian. .
If current rumorbe true, the Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania did I make some
such declaration in a publio house in this
city, one day last week.— Harrisburg Pa
triot.'
writer. for the Erie ?beerver.l .
Llper from C, 13. !Sleeper, Esq. ,
Gouty, July 21, 1864.
ED. Onssav a : —Dear Air :—Paclose4 Sod
two editorials of the CotTy City News, The'
,
first was written by roe under the following
circumstances :
Thinkingthat those who differed with the
present administration were imPosed upon by
the bitter partisan oration of Mr: Richmond—i
as you wilt observe by mittommiantstlpett the ,
proceedings at this place. on the, 4th inst.,-=l,
suggested to Mr. Stebbins, editor of the News;
the propriety of censuring those itrho were itt
finentisl in procuring a partisan address. Mr.!: ,
Stebbins intimated i that if would prepare an
article, leaving politics out of the question. he
would publish it, agreeing with me, that the
proceedings having been partisan, a neutral,
paper could comment upon, thentwithont,neJ
cessarily offending any one. I wrote an tirti4
ole (the editorial in question) and submitted k
to Mr. Stebbins. Mr. 8. said he;saw nothing,
offensive in theirticle=that it was "just the
thing." Afterwards I corrected the "proof,"
aid Mr. Stebbins examined it critically atm:
that. 'as I am informed by Mr. pedsworth,;
Foreman in the Neiss office. nese are faces.
When Mr. S. intimates that artier the
ale wu submitted to him I ohanpd it in sub-:
planes or word, or;that he did not hares full
and perfect knowledge or its contents, or that
he was misled or deceived In 'any* way, he
simply asserts that which Mir. Lidswortit
knona,.and Mr. Stebbins kbows; and I know
that. Mr. Stebbins knows that I iknow n vs-.
TRU .
Having said thus much in self-justidostion
and exculpation, I might with propriety say
nothing more. One truth, howifer, I eonnot
forbear to utter. Because those who lend as ig
norant and debasing subserviene,r to one of the
worst of bad administratione, cennot, listen to
&reflection upon would-be-publia men, of their
own 'characteristics, even upon 4 , question of
propriety as to retailing and whOlesaleing po
litical abuse, on an occasion when all patty
feeling should be forgotten, and threaten to
withdraW their support from the -yews, (a neu
tral paper) the editor thereof niters an un—
truth to shift responsibility where It does not
;
belong, thus manifesting a dispo ition to sell.
his principles to the highest bidd r I ; Further
comment from me is unnecessary,
Vus, &0., C. B. BLEEPER.
'Written for the Obeener.]
Letter from MeKew?.
' MoKlux, MY , 19, 1864.
its n61./1011'01 OT THS OBSSITSB :—Sir :
Thinking it might be interesting to some of
your readers, I will pen a few line" concern
ing my visit to McKean. Bveryhittg suffers
for want of rain. Wheat will bean average
crop. The haying season has oomtueneed ; but
it almost needs a rake like a fine ',comb to get
it together. Barley the same, and lam verily
afraid that butter and cheese will not only
site strong of money but will beiwell season
ed with. the roots of gran", _ as the cattle have
to bite very close this season.. Bpt enough of
this ; I must tell you of a sermon preached at
McKean Corners last Sabbath, it 'being the
last discourse before leaving for; Conference.
,We expected to hear him Area big gun. The'
church was pretty well filled, and at the close
of the second hymn the preacher arose with it
very serious cosmtesuince,' and said that for
the two weeks past his mind .had been much
'glinted on account of this sermon. He could
and "Lotting that ' suited the occasion better
than a lbw remarks from the fbillOiting' text :
.lint Joh", 2d chapter, 17th Vane; Hind
the world passeth away and the last thereof;
but he that (loath the will of Godlabideth for.
ever."
Pint, he began by telling how the world
passes away in about the same ~maaner any
person might in. addressing Sunday. School
scholars ; telling ns bow it was with us when
we were small, such as this: Supposing some
of our playmates, Bally or Jane, should move
away; how very bed we felt ;, the world wee
all gone ; audio on,and so fOrtkin about the
same style in'relatien to - Wealth,' hinter and
distinction in society.: Thea came UM Cola
lion, Nationality.. Mt, too, milbLPailkoWq;
Boats and'areies lost theirs, and sot e Llijr .
be with Its. • Ben* of 'our children
childrr 4,l4;l4 , ykiassate ..ik under deigit
power . ife said, da not call me .o•Stop;
perbel • I am ROI. one; and when' 1 am
gene it you . sktudd hear any oil say gitik
was a Copperhead, just tell them they are Mist
taken, for I ant a Union man. Bat I do , say
that there bit probability there may be snob s
thing as we lOsiag our nationality: 'Hen, let
ate remark, I, would like toll° as. good Oita
more if possible, before leaving the plies. In
the fore part of Sirkham's grammar there wan
a passage that run like this : giLvirtitotis sad
intelllgentlmiad sac new be 'entered." Bend
.14 1 2 'Angina La tba day school. had the Sun;
day school; be sure and have than taught Aids;
virtuous and enlightened mind can never be
enslaved." lb then passed on, itakistatew
remarks, by way orootailimion, relative to ill
will of God abiding forever. By way Of 16
lintralion, he sell that the sargeatere isould
build this house and they <maid tokOlit
-cos,' bat they could not destroy . N the materiels
wetdd be there. Acid 'molt wasjwith the yid
.554.1 aw of Gado &Makin forever. 11.• thin
told us how well hatiad injoyeditiirson4 law
'bald he had tiled to convert flung Min theer-i
ror'tif 'their Wayii; 'but, alas, 'they bad only
beconselanbamd is their ebb; and One thing
,more, he had nothingagainst any . Sin; 2/Ont
any had anything against blur theyoubt heoP
it there until judipasat.daY. Oar singing ,
there would be, baptbun by inualitnioa f ; but
bonnlidid not 145 Aoki them to Otejiater,"and
wistatyititY heinalideking ild ki Ile Fool
any
a Mai oneinnald be tWO reelat
•
ME
in g ouch n sermon ?". 111 \seems dough his
worigrodyMitrtedisbout . oui Dalton
and the results of this; war ; • but wishing to
be popular be did not hive moral Dourage
to dome out and give his i..ews Ina political
way for fear of Wittigi mated a Copyierhead,
sad Wang' rank and elite. in societYl among
the noldithieeln McKean,et the most are Se.
PO/ I mM 4 : f, the deepest e.) Such a man t ,
te be Pilled; on than its the glory and
I Woof ot utalt merequit of his God.
I . . -- t •, • A FRISND:
OIMICin4IOII ACT.
, -
Centlitelltatemetit of theiLaw and the Keg.
ulationk a rfer It.
; •
' s" Viva the PhtlesslAds Inostrul ' -
Our enrollment or conscription laws now
consist of three separatei acts, dating respec
tively March 8, 1868, February 24, 1664, and
July 4, 1864. In order,ithetefore,i-to get at
the present state of the laws on the subject of
enrollment, droning and substitutes, these
acts mast be taken sad read together. For
'the advantage of the publie,who are Lll inter
ested is the present call ter five hundred thou
sand volunteers, and in the draft which will
certainly follow on the fith of September next,
wbereverithe quota is not tilled up,; we have
prepared a concise stSteitent of this ;law as it
now stands.
The national forded colisist of alll able bo
died "(adieus of the ;Unfitted States snd of all
persons of foreign birth who have legally de
clared their intention to become : oltisens,
between 'the ages of' twenty and forty five
years of 'age. - These teams now 4nOlude col
ored men, and aliens, who, although not nett'-
, relived, may have voted for held office, as it
frequently happened In the new States of the
West. All et the persons thus included in the
"national forces " art Bible to military ddty
upon call of the President at any thin within
' the period of two years from, the first day of
July succeeding the enrollment. By instruc
tions; from the Provost ;Marshal General at
WilithfiligiON snider the provisions oqf the act
of February, 1864, the district prorost mar
shals have been anthoriled to add to the rolls
the names of ell those who have strived at
the age of twenty year] between the time of
the enrollment and draft; and llkewige to erase
the names of those who shall have attained
the age of forty five befere the wheel is set in
=motion. They are likewise to add the names
of all those exempted under the act of March
Bd, 1861, and all peziods who have been dis
charged from the army or navy unless they
have served at least. twat years.,
The exempts are'rechred to the following :
Suck - persona as are physically' or mentally
unfit for the service; all persons actually in
the military or naval Service of the United
States at the time of the draft ; and all per
sons who have served in the militaty or naval
service two years diritig the present war, and
have been hoaorably. discharged. These are
the only persons exempt by law. The phrase
which exempts "all persons actually in the
military or naval service of the United States
at the time of the draft;" stands in the net of
February 24, 1864, Without qualification. Wo
believe, however, it held to exclude the
"one hundred daYe" Olen and "emergency"
men, though upon Tnhet authority we are not
able to say. In the time of the "hundred days
men" from Ohio, 'the exclusion from fzemp
tion under the law - iwati upon a direct agree
ment between the Wit Department and the
Executive of that State!. How it will operate
wherelltere4s no enchl express agr,eement, is
an open question, we believe:
Commutation mosey' 0 in lieu of substitutes,
is no longer permitted; except in cased mem
bers of religious denominations who are pro
hibited from bearing i arms by the rules and
'articles of faith of inch denomination. These
!may be &sniped te hospital duty ,or the care
of contrabands, or may pay in each case the
sum of three hundred dollars forlthe care of
nick and wounded tiddlers. I .
Substitute. may Ibe procured by persons
enrolled before the dinft, or by drafted men
after the draft.. In the of an enrolled man
who tarnishes a substitute before the draft;
the substitute must tie one who is not liable
to enrollment.. That is, the substitute' must
be an alien, or he roust have served at least
two years in the sew or navy during this
war, and been honorably discharged ; or be
mast be an inhabitantiof Virginia, North Car
otins, South Caroline,. Georgia ;, '
Alabama,
Mississippi or Texait ;1 or he must be a person
now in the military br naval - service of the
United States, who hie served more than one
t i e
year, and whose terns'of unexpired servoe'at
the lime of substit on shall not exceed six
months; or he nits a person ever forty -
five or under twent it the War Department
will accept such.) n accepted! . non-liable
substitute from any of the foregoing classes
will exempt his prizeipal for the ;whole term
for which his substiiiile is accepted.. In the
case of a substitute illtered after the draft for
al (
a drafted man, the in tote may, be selected
from those who are ble to drafty as well'as
from those who not liable, big when the
substitute is liable, he name of the principal
le again entered on b rolls to be subject to
future calls, but notl until the preterit enroll
ment is exhausted. I i I
Drafting only takes place in ease the re
quiaition of the President is not filled.within
fifty days after the call is made. The term of
service for drafted nien is one year. All vol
unteers and substitites down to the day of the
draft are to be credited on the (pieta, and to
be deducted from the number to be drafted.
.The number.of namirito be drain from the
wheel is Is be squall tp the deficiency of the
particular ward or district., with onchundred
per cent. added. llrafted 'men,, volunteers,
and substitutes are to be placed in the military
organizations from their own States, and, so
fir as prictlcabled they are to I have their
choice. Able seamen or ordinary seamen who
are drafted hie to hive the privilege of enlist
ing for the same period in the navy. And all
enlistments, heretofore made in the army or
marine corps are to he enrolled in the wards,
district., ike., where they bolonged.at the time
of ..inlistment, and to be credited on the
quota. I '
The bounties to v 1 teers are one hundred
dollars for one year, tWo hundred; dollars 'for
two years,. and thre hundred 'dollars for
three years; One-thirol to be paidi at the time .
of muster, one-third when half the term has
been served, and th Iremainieg third et the
time of discharge. In case ..f the death of
the volunteer while a service the residue of
the bounty unpaid shill be paid to his widow,
or tolls children, ori to his mothei if she be s'
widow. , i i 4,01 ' I
leeniting in the States is authorized
by the third section ! the act of July 4,1864,
whisk asks it lawful for the Exechtive of any
State to used recruit* agents into Virginia,
Nbrth Carolina, &kith Caroline, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississipp or Texas, terecruit 'rel.
nature to be midi on the quota of the
Nei sanding thea4, or on the spbdivi.
il
don thereof which inky procure !the enlist.
meat. , I I
Such are the principal features of our laws
on the fah*s of enrollment, drafting, and
snbstitntes,
abo ae i
they Itand under ti e three acts
ve aimed. :
i
. 1 ..:.—_
, l'bi Mists/ hab i litation is fernisbed . in a
1
abider Ikon the W a r Department
' *stomas.
1.-trader-410 Preibtiukt's call of duly 18,
1864, for ace baudieil, thousand j volunteers,
men will be eeleted'zind madam in for one,
two er threepite al! they may in - each cue
eget. / , f
At i,, illia.
IL 1316 Dotal pried by is as fol.
lows :
ltit isernite—ino tiding representative re.
azdte..(wklte or °Oared) for one' year $lOO
two years, $2OO ; three years, $290. • . -
The first intaliments of bounty will be
paid by the muster* and disbursing officers
when the remit hi mastered in, is follows:
rush& The Salient in the army for one
rtor i ,
To a recruit Who emltsts in the army for two.
years, $66 61L -
To a recruit , who leftists in the army for
three years, $lO. i '
IV. Nelthei drafted men n or substitutes—.
faildtad dila beau or after the draft—are
listltled le hanky item the linked States.
Meted ni te Aghathe s r the man. is a recruit,
staled to boot% lOr I drifted man or sob.
Wide; not eltWidi to. it, shall be noted on
thalelistmat polled and alusta-la rolls. ' '
, - 7 11 • JAIII2IB. FR;
ANOTellt Marshal General._
I
t.r.: !i 1
: ^
_L I I 1
- sawn* Itaciut±ti
. ron 844 1 .-7,AD7 perion
irialang - tobaieli Mid* & Lyott mune ma.
bias auto learn With good opportsolty by ma.
Mug application at thine/kw. Ona worth $6O
gaik. l ef# l 4 6l Ya An! I rAk Till b t matt
NIL t - it
EMI
10-fam'o gtAvatiamtuts.
.
-Notice. •
•
A PPLIQATIONS will be received up to
Angunt 12, lose Principal and three Assistant
caches to the lisie Aeguleash for the ensuing year.
030-tw. P. ARBUCELY., 8.0'7.
Dividend Notice.
ERIE k NORTH EAST R it., Erie, Ju
f 1,1864 —A remi.annosl dividend of five (6) per
cent , if** from tf. B. Government tax, will MI paid, Au
gust Ist, st'the Mlle', stilts R. R. Depot
W. N. BROWN,
Treasurer
jl3O-11,
OLD NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES,
BLLNK BOOKS,.
A.ll
NORAPN or WHITS PRINTING PAPRIt,
Bought at the 1 -
'OBSER,vER aFF,CCE,
Far which tb. highest Jlguißt Price,
IN CAMII,
WILL BY PA/D.
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
GRANDFATHER PIKE'S
WORLD-RENOWNED
OLD - FOLKS' CONCERT TROUPE,
FROM BOSTON, MASS.,
Will have the honor of appearing in one of their Pop
ular Entertainments, at Farrar Ball, on
Monday - Evening, July Ist, 1864.
ADMISSION. 2,11 Cl 3. RESERVED SEAM 50 CPS.
Tickets for West the Book Stores. Doors open atTM
o'clock, to commence at 83(.
H. A. STANLEY, Balthliell
QUESTIONS,
QUESTIONS,
That Concern Every One
Are you bald ! • ' •
Does your hair fall off t
Has your hair bocome thin t
Does it feel harsh, and dry, and fend& ?
•
Is it turning gray before its time ?
' xe y p os troubled with itching, burnfqg munition of
ths gml
Are you troubled with Dandruff?
Are you troubled with what Malted Scrofula or Salt
Rheum ?
Have you had the Eryalpelas, and lost your hair ?
Have you had the Measles , and lost it ?
Have you had the Typhoid Fever, and lost It '
•
Hare you lost your hair by any sickness ?
Do you, wish luxuriant hair?
Do you wish soft and lustrous hair
D.:Cyan wish gray hair restored ?
Do you wish your whiskers easy t
De you wish them restored in color
Do you want it for your children?
Do you want it for yourself, for father or mother, far
brother, ulster or friend ?
Do you warrkto mate a preitedi
Do you want a perfume for your toilet t
Do you. want a lisrmassi artists ?
Do you want a pure article?
Do you want a double distilled article r z
Do you want a clamming article ?
Ddylou want the best preparstiOu out for dressing,
stimulating, protecting, restoring the color, and render
ing soft, miky aad lustroUs the Human Rai: ?
11' so, we warrant •'
CLARK'S
DISTILLED RESTORATIVE,
TO BE UNEQUALLED AND SUPERIOR TO
ANY PREPARATION
EVER COMPOUNDED AND OFFERED TO
THE PUBLIC. -
It costs but 81 for con bottle, or 6 bottles for $6, and Is
sold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere.
8. BARNES & CO., N. Y , General Avnts.
j,16141
READ THIS ADVERTISEMENT !
And Show it to Your Friends.
WHEELER & WILSON'.i
fin 'lZl: o re li arr n =edged to
. bevtEga r lfAOHlNli ever
aser
not Daly in this country, bat ill over the Wo valled rt, ham
made It by far the moat popular Mathias cow in nee.
F i OR SEVERAL YEARS 4
They have taken the toed of all other litheltleth, bat
Klieg the bd. Improvements have been added, every va
that
riety at
the 'mita performed with =eh 411110 and ty
And It wine thee/a:dr:Ron of ALL. We warrant than
to stitch every variety ofgoodefronk the *lama anatUn
to the Welled cloth. Tarr =alto the athiested "loch
stitch," high Is to rvel. Ma.
chines will do the werkWlT ra These
ROUT ANT BAST
ING OR PRZPARATIO via :
ISTITML WM, FELL, COWL GATHER,
111441 L Trox, BL ED de QUILT.
Tboy Me t ing width of Into without provioualy
taming lt t thoy will 'Whew and 'Utah wart
ow the mu; it yen don't Wore it,
COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.
•
The demand for thee* celebrated Meobtorma fines we
bare been located In Erie, ban been astonishing. At
times we end peat dlllcalty la Ailing oar order; bat we
hare a fall stook kat received, =blare reedy to see any
and all whe may eall or send at their ceders. Our rooms
are elegantly fitted and inralehed, and our aorournaoda
tione for oondcuttinn the business are not equalled.
at Thew Ilachimos were awarded the highest premiumsos
. •
The WORLD'S PAIL in London, lEEE.
The INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION, Paris, 1141.
Ttr ICCOILANIC'S INSPITOTN, Y ► ashIn I>l6i,
And Midmost every Rite sad doaety lab where ex
hibited. They are warranted three rare. They ire
perteatly stands in anartracticra. Thy rill 11th the
triatett ease. They ire amid noliders.
INIMLUOTION PEEN. c •
Veil and see Nunn in ignition. It you cannot
load far sump hr et work and - a - ditalat by ma&
• HALT it BOMB, Aseani Union Mask,
PlirkJPl.'
• New Firm.
-tj
io"ES P . CROOK , - baying taken in his
n, Jams u partner. on the lit day of APIA
MK ander lb. Am num of IFAJOIR P. CROOK & 50Ni
Mine to bate a settiumit of his old iseouste ell per•
sus knowing themeless indebted to him &unlimited
p&31;,
..1•/ 1 •
JAMES P.. CROOK & SON,
;maim
ROUGH AND PT. Alf= LUMBER !
AND NANIINACIMIII' Or
Window Bash,
_gripes, Asti .u 4 Blinds
isoul l purafikwo *nom 'init.
Scroll 811111tin' fr• Itatlgling & Planing !
• DON! TO gni&
reads barna ttli sad $l4l
EIt • IE,• PA. •
We rispenfelli oath theittention of the public to oar
belltheider dentinal* On Simla artylearenpUy &ad
M reseembis Imile; lifeebset lined up entirely see
short with esperier naelithet7, vs tail conlident .f din
illf nrimatudactioa. • I •
ar Orden Ince aborend irtli receive prompt attestim.
' • 41113 P. CliooXi lON.
-
Rtetratoril • Notice..
LETTERS testamentary on the Estate
et esideer e../alinson.late of Laded teensbip.
Oa, re, baring been granted to ths usdendised
Noels Is hereto, ' , Win bs -an linetrlng theme In
debted to Vie said estate le snake iousiellate pal i z a sna
and them baring eking seadiest the aim will
them. daly antlisegiue I. , fur nettliement.
rynca B. COLT
Law., ,-, • ;,,w. O. 7.1.111). ,
et. Jnlj 2,156441 we 1 - lisseolorn
A LARGE, LOT'_ •
• Clepai, "ill MS ligallgMa c
, I
FARRAR HALL.
QUESTIONS,
QUESTIONS,
to Answer !
FOR. THE HAIR,
Bat['faction guaranteed, or the reoney refunded
V.. G. CLARA & CO., Proinistors
CUT IT OUT
- IMPROVED
6,IriTIND MIiCHINES !
LADIES ARE IN ECEITACIES OVER 11l
DRUCS
AT WHOLESALE & RE
SAMUEL CARTER
fla.aautciat.l with !Ain In th, ii,„,
CARVE'', uz34.r the. t!
Carte! & Carver,
By whom the lbw bush:tom will coattail-3i •b a
at the old stand. With enlarged Iltrxk
eilitlote they hoot to retoiwe n liberal rF
patronage
ESFAMI AL ATTEN;h;
Will L. devuti4 In the
WHOLESALE TRADE
Dation Ia the noighbortog towns ♦re reipett,
vited to giro u • call beton parchtsing
THE RETAIL DEPARTIIENI
Will be conducted, aa heretofore, la ► cud a
wills • dlepoaltio• to oblige - our eiletom•ri
We particalarly call the notice of I'o it:uct
Stock of
CHEMICALS,
Which ill th• largest and finest ever eraedit
city
Proseripttons prepared u boatstors,
and promptness.
0
1864.
Philade]
amply'
r Ali great line traverses the Northern .
i counties of Penneylrsala to the city
Litho Erie. It has been leased by the Peels,tv
road Company, mid under their auspices IN rsp
opened throughout its satin length.
It is no . " in nee far Passenger and FrolgLt
from Ilarrisburr to St. Mary's, (216 mile.] on th
Division, and from Wilcox to Erie, (Jai
Western Division. .
Ot P. 18311113611 TRAINS♦ T
Maki Train Leaves
F.inresa Train Leaves
Mail Train Arrives
Express, Train Anises ..... .
• For Information respecting FaroEnzyr
it the S. E. corner I lth and Market its , 'r• I
business of %se co.ropany's agents,
S. B KINtOSTON, J 9-, corner 13th an.l
Philadelphia.
J. W. REYNOLDS, Erie.
J. Y. DRILL, Agent N. C. R. it, Salta:lole
11. H. Hounohr, General Freight Agent, P.
LEWIS L. ROUrt, General Vast Agent,
JO3. D. POTT3, General Manager, WV.l.mrpo:
:rle R. R. Propei.
TrreLo, ERIE AND DETFO
LINE. THE STAUNCH
• • • Capt. C. W. V.
leave Erie for Detroit emery SATV:
.p. no, returning on WEDNESDAY me
for Buffalo at 7 o'clock. Leaving Bei,
r 'Tenth at 8 o'clock. Having ilrat - cls
lona for Paaamgere and good capacity (01
Juno &calcite& Apply on board or to
O. Y. VARNEY
Gang Peaienger Lai Freight lie ,
At Gray k Farrel
M owroonzar. COMM & CO., Agents, Buffalo
J. W. RZYkOLDII, D. D. Wotan', Agents, Ede.
B. 0. GRAD; BISAILL & GILLFIT, Agents, Dett
ritt2,
CIIENEINI PATEN'S (
NEE AND COOLER COME
most Dural and economical Filter err
t public. Water of whatever color, taro
A through this machine becomes as clew
candid article for hotels, offices and purr
We at YOUKG'S ENO
otice to the Po,
AREAS, my wife
Las lett my bed and br
to caution the comm
t, as I will pay co
Iwo
WN'S PATENT BABY' .
most useful and conveniet
the teller of mothers and the imt,
er layeztecl. All mothers stalling
lame should hive one. For Sate at
YOUNG'S EMPORIUM, En,
. Titor's Notil
41
;RS of Administration
A granted to the undersigned. on
Met. doted, Isla of Fissixatreek to
Notice is hereby shim to all M.
tbted to the said estate to_ makt
and those having claims against th
atm, properly autheotteatad, for set
JAY= COI
aarboreresk, Jane 18, 1864-8 r• Adr
OLD PRICES, NO ADVANCE'
OLD PRICES, NO 4.1)45 71
J. C. BELDEN
IS SELLING& WALL TA?!
♦T OLD PJLICES
sprint.
NEW MILLINERY -COODI
THE MISSES M'GRATIi ,
w 0.14 snags respectfully announce that the* coo,
their new Store,
eEEBEB BLOC; EAST SIDE OF TES FIR
And have Just opined a Tory !erre
STOCK OF NEW GOOD S
DIRECT FROM NEW YORK MI!
Embracing everything In the
MILLI - N ER Y LIN 2 i ,
To which they invite the attention of Uld
and vicinity. I
Having selected their stock with the grease sit.,
for cum, they feel confident th ey na y
e:
of all to give them their roue,
Cr PAITICULAII ATTaXTIOg given to Draii":
log and Pressing. sr-4
BONNET STORE
MRS. S. lIALL
Would respectfully :eutlori to ter
LARGE 'S TOC (oF 00' 4 '
Jost remind from he• Sort, •a6n:%:l
Bonnets,. Hats, Ribboncic"
+miler with some
DRY ,GOO-PS:
Which she will sell
CHEAP FOR CASH, 011, i t EADV.P.O
Cir Particular attention paid to blocchlaz , co"-
sad prestior.
Store on Pesch St, 7 doors store . tb•
Ps.
MANHOOD
How Lasts How lest. , "
JUST PUBLISHED a New &hilt):
-Di. ISWILL' aCU IBM TID DALT `y,,
roiliest eon (without medicine) of tirsimer ,ro ;
Seminal Weakness, 1'1%01u: wiry Palatial Loa* T o
?SWOT, Mental and POleical incaptioltr, .
rellg d ' ° !rn.
Manta" Pk. also, Comerwrrion, Emmet P
Inducted ... by aelf•indulgetim or actual Wrings"'
grMe*, a waled envelope, only 6 ream #r ,
eelebtsted author. in thit admiesele
demonstrates, irwm a thirty years suctrosfel rcj.
that the alarming GO WOO ODOM of self Wow lag/
lastly cured Sitbout :he dangerous use of i n tarns , ;s
tam or the application of the knife—poistini " I ' v
of me At one, sample, certain and efectnel, 11l I 01
which every sufferer, no matter what Ho caudal
be. ealli tura Mosel( privately and rstrios.or o
.10 1 " This Lecture should le In the hands f
youth sad every man in the d. &Jan..°
Bent under w . In a plain env Wa elope, to A g g e
the receipt of six mats, or two postaget
pablabus 1313•.. J.
la Bowery, Nov
1•119144 y Piet Oils