, 1863-10-28
PURE PATRIOTISM.
Recent Action of the Conncfos

The coppsrhead machine called tho Common
Council seems suddenly to have been ovcrcone
| by most overwhelming sense Of duty. 4 party
which claims to be par excellence, tho party ofIaw
and constitution, and who are 60 shocked at ererv
deviation from the letter Of the law present most
gay and festive appearance by their action night
| before 1ast.
Where Iow are Dick Metriek and Wabash Fu1l.
er: They never can stand any violation Of law
thateyeJhody knows. Now the city cha,tes pro.
yides that wteneyer, at any election, 1t shall sp.
pear that there hare been moro than aix hundred
votes polled in any election precfas 1t Is hereby
made the duty Of the Common council, at zedsStco
months before the recurrence Of another ELECTION
TO divide such precint into two or more districts
and appoint places 70. holding elections thereiu.'
The evident purpose Of this section Of the CHAR.
ter was undoubtedly to furnish every voter an pp-
pounity to vote. and also to mark ont the prectnt
sufficient length Of time beforehand to let every
body know aehere thep,aee Of voting was. Now,
ore OF two inferences may be drawn
from the great anxiety OF the Common Council to
change the voting precincts ard Places, at their
meeting night before last. First, that n1o cleo
ton has occurred at which, more than six
hundred Totes have been polled in any election
precinct. Second. that 1t is tat least tgomonths
before the recurrence Of another electior.' Or
third, that the Coppelheads have inst landed from
their voyage up Salt River, and ate bound to take
a new start.
NOW It would not be proper, pe:hsps, to I'M
pugn the motives Of 60 large, influential and COZ
eeicntfons body Of patriotic men AZ tta Copper
head Common Council, marshaled By john Com
ieEy and Saesafras Hayes. It can only he account.
ed Tor on the ground Of a military necessity. We
have now large number Of rebel refugees in our
midet, and the Copperheads are so anxious to put
down the rebellion that ther arc determined to
give everybody q chance to vote casly and often;
and, therefore, In spite Of the city chartes theyare
boundto do their duty at any and al hazards. Such
remarkable disinte1ceted patriotism is sure to ba
appreciated. Wep.edIct for this movement great
results.
HANDSOME CoSTn1BC T1oS.-One Of the
most pointed features Of interest to the audience
which gathered at Bryan Hall yesterday, was
silver plated Conductors lantern, eeen on the
first table at the LIFT as you enter the hail. This
lantern was made and contributed to the North |
western Fair, by Mr.. J. F. Griffin, Is and IS |
FRANKLIN street. whose skiu In producing att,sc-
tive lanterns Is well known to the public. The !
lantern is ofa very heavy plate. The pr1co was
put at SS5, and we understand 1t was Immediately
u pre- emptedH BY Que Of our goa-head Board of
Trade men, on Its appearance In the hall. But |
@f. Griffin can duplicate It. Engraved on the
glass In beautiful scroll, Is the motto, "The
Union Forever" Mr. Griffin IL also the manu-
OF the celebrated 1rwine patent kerosene,
md almoet every other description Of lanterns,
People needing light upon any subject, should
1--WE Mr. Griffin call.