The New York herald., 1864-10-02
TIE PRE- SlDENCY.
Raising or a mcCIeiie. and Pendicsoa
Banner.

Raising OF a 1cCieIies AND Pcnjfctoa
Banner
Tue raising Mcclellan and Pendietou banner by tue
produce dealers OF Reade Duane and ssnseioa streets
tie occasion of quite demonstration ycslerday At
ternoon at tho Of Duane Washington strsss
The banner wac large one and contained rough ps,nt
ngs OF General Mcclellan and Mr.. Pendetoa. Its COS,
was seven hundred dollars AS soon Il displayed
it greeted with cheers for the candidates, and
small piece OF placed q psahborins house
0red salute There about Thousand persons
prescnt and the meeting oolvsned ny the music OF
band. Resolutions read expressive of the deter
minatos OF tho meeting sustain General Mcclellan aud
George H. Pendlstop for the Presidency and denouncng
ddressed tho meeting bur their addresses
enlsrgeDen. Of the sentiments contained ths resou
tons.
Ia Tor m stion for thc Soldiers and SAIL
ors-How They Arc TO Prepare Their
Ballots.
We have received several letters from bravo soi
ders and gallant eailors nquring what steps nsces
sary and how they shall proceed to vote this State
For the Information OF all those from this state pub
sh tho following Instructions issued the Secretary OF
stato at Albany. Mr.. Depew has prepared = pamphlet
containing the Soldiers Voting law and nsractons to the
soldiots and sailors The instructions furnish all the in
formation required and arc as fo.ows-
SrArE Or Nrw YorN
orrIcs or rHr SECRETARY or SrAr, ALBANY, 1884.
soldier intending any general special elec
ton, TO be held In this State s required TO OIL out and
with sepp swear 70 il before any nsd onicer captain
adutant or oommandant Of any company detachment
on detached ecrvice OF the United States, any commits
stoned officers in the force Of the State Of
New io.k, tho captain commaniant OF any vessel
witness TO sign mis- thereto, and authorizing soms
person oho Legal voter at his home place OF
dencs IN ss STATE residing tss to~~ city oae
such soldier restes to cast for him his potc ballot He
then must Oil out tho blank affidavit which VIII be found
printed the outside Of the accompanying envelope,
sign aud swear TO IL before one OF the officers above
named.
After having executed the power OF attorney and
to the anldavt on tho envelope-whch may be either
written prined-he must fold and enclose the voto OF
ballot he desires to cast together with the power OF
attorney place them together inside the envelope
which has the printed or written affidavit thereon
them up carefully theu place this envelope. 80 scaled,
vo 70 M on mo % ho
authority given by said power OF attorney 70 cast for
him bis vote ballot, and transmit the same to ths
person to whom IL is directed BY mall or otherwise.
The officers bofore whom the afdavits are taken must
attach 10 their signatures their official designations
receive the soldiers vote ballot and cast the
for him, mus be legal voter on tho day OF election:
ballots to others Great should also be taken
In directing these lete-s to write 10 legfbe hand the
carriage By reading section two Of said act carefully
the soldier will DO able more clearly to see the course 40
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw, Secretary OF State
Ths following is a copy OF the second section OF the
Soldiers Voting act aws 1864 chapter 2s3) referred
Such absen. eIector sba by an instrument executed
oy him. no. more than sixty days previous 70 any gene
raj or special election to be held IN this State authorize
said election ID held TO cast for him his vote ballot in
the manner prescribed by this act for all officers for
whom he would have right to vote he were present
q such election said instrument shall be signed BY such
asssut elccsor atestsd by subscribing witness. and
oomupandans OF any company or detachment detached
SERVICE the service Of the United States and oomms
New York. or the captain oomnaodant svesssl
the naval service of The United States to which the
:re SsrsSy & % oath
for tho purposes specified In this act and they shall ct
taeh 70 their signatures ther otacial designations.
Another Prudential Candidate.
ina Council Bluffs Bsol, Iowa Of September % has
at the head Of its columns James W. Wall, OF New
Jersey, for Prssidenh and Geo. H. Psndletou for Vice
President. After declaring that Gen. Mcclellan
pudiA,ed the platform it says
Gen. Mcclellan does not admit that the experiment OF
insists that Il has proved . aud must be
tnued until al Is clear probable that pre-
the Union The platform declares that Immediate efforts
be made for cessation OF hostities without inquiring
basis Of the Union" But Mcclellan proposes war until
the Conederates shall be ready for the difference
between Mcclellan and "a, the p,SrT ae' simply sss $ as
are subusated. The platform proposes cessation Of
hosss convention OF the Ssstss cS%9tomss SI and
Upon tho platform are willing 70 stand, and, 70
vote FOR candidate who fully udorses t. ana for
other, viii We cast our vote.
Governor Curtin.
rho National Fn,ellsgcer o September % has the fol-
lowing
We learn that Governor Curtin, Of Pennsylvania was
In town yesterday, and had protracted interview with
the President who We understand solicited the inter.
view. We have not heard what was the subject OF the
Conference but presume lad reference 70 the pending
political canvass IN Pennsylvania as TO which Governor
Curtin has been charged with some want OF zeal.
The Mcclellan Legion.
The members OF the Mcclellan Legion, composed On
,rsy OF officers and soldiers OF the army and navy will
hold another public meeting next Tuesday evening at
Hope Chapel Several popular speakers have been in
vited to deliver addresses.
Coal Monopoiisss Against Mcclellan.
Tho kners Journal, published at Pottsvlle, Pa,
strong Lincoln organ declares that McCleans election
would be ruin TO the country, and gives 10 reason
that aat the announcement Of his nomination coal
declined from to Two dollars per ton"
Political Tax I'm che Custom House.
The follow Ing ia the amount that the employees ia
tho Custom House forced 10 come down" the ss
usdt Of Old Abe's election
Cuson HousH NEW YoRx, Sept. so, 1854
en-The undersigned having been authorized for the
purpose are prepared receive the assessment made
by the Union committees and will be found at the base
ment room formerly occupied by the United States
surers from nine A. TO three O'Clock p. NJ, this day
and 20 morrow. JOHN MARAILOU3.
RICHARD WYNKOOP.
Says tho World
AasmusNLrr
Salaries under 81 900, per cent.
Salaries Of 81, 600 20 81 400, 2 per cent.
Salaries from 81 400 TO q, 900, 8 pes cent.
salaries from 5000 TO 81. 500, per cent.
Salaries Of 90 800 and upwards, per cent.
Back income Tar is coectsd ~ the Custom House out
OF the September earnings that after paying that ana
this corruption for PURPOSES the clerks
VIII have let only pstauce Of from s2 to $3 so TO sup