American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-12-21

the country, by depositing his vote on
the right side-that is not the one these
Williams came to vote and fight for. Col
onel Sweet has received large reinforce
ments, and is prepared to act if required.
The citizens have organized mounted pat
rolls which will be on hand, not for the
purpose of intimidating legal voters, but
for the express purpose of protecting all
against illegality, and permitting the pres
ent important contest to be decided by
the ballot box, not by the revolver and
bowie knife The police have also been
put on an efficient footing.
A suggestion was received on change
at noon yesterday from Col. b. j. Sweet,
advising the members Of the Board OF
Trade to organize the horse guards to pa
rade the city during the night and day,
until the election should be over The
suggestion was no, sooner received than
the Board acted. Bulletins were imme-
diately posted in conspicuous places, call
ing for young men to come in and enrol
their names Col. Hough and Adjutant
Kimbark went to work in the afternoon,
and organized a mounted patrol number
ing some two hundred, while Col. Han
cock organized company of infantry,
composed of members of the 10Th, 132d
and 124th Illinois. Batteries A and B
spontaneously came forward and offered
their services, and the oath Illinois-the
gallant German regiment-notifed the
authorities that they would be on hand
to-day for the emergency. Everywhere
through the city there was rush to arms,
and at nightfall the streets were alive
with mounted men and infantry. The
streets were regularly patrOled all night,
and will be to-day and tonight.
INCIDENTS.
Yesterday suspicious looking individ-
ual called at house on State street, not
far from Twelfth, inquired the name first,
and the politics afterwards, of the occu,
pant. The visitor then announced that
all hitherto Democrats who voted any 9th
er than the straight Mcclellan ticket,
were marked men, advising him not to &c
to the polls The gentleman thus ap.
pealed to declared his intention to vote
for Mr.. Lincoln, though still Democrat;
believing that to be the only way to vote
for the safety of the country.
THE TINES WELCOME.
True to its instincts, that mendacious
sheet, the Times, finding late on Sunday
night that there was achance of detection
fastened to disavow its completely in the
affair, by asserting that the arrivals were
consigned to Republicans. Well; they
we're So They were consigned upwitting
ly into the hands of good loyal men such
as Col Sweet, Police Commissioners Gov
entry, Brown and Wentworth, and the
other loyal men who work under them
We accept the assertion as a truth told
undesignedly. But we scarcely think tha
sheet will dare to reiterate its charge this
morning it will strike too near home
1t will hit Buck Morris and Charlie
Walsh two of its especial pets, besides
the others mentioned above, all of whom
it would treat in terms of fond endear
ment if it only dared to. But the Cop
perhead can omit to hiss even for while
when it suits its purpose to lie low. vii
it call these " arbitrary arrests ?"
TO VOTERS
Beup and doing. Go to the polls an(
deposit your votes; then see that none o
these reasonable scoundrels smuggl,
theirs in. You have a double duty t,
perform. Omit it not. Vote the Unior
ticket if you would not have yourselve
and city given up to the mercy of thes'
and kindred rebels.
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