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Proclamation by the President. 1.

WASHINGTON, July Is.
By the President ofMe Z. SET 4mirica:;
WHEREAS by the Act approved July
4, 1864, entitled Gan act further to rcgu-
late and provide for enrolling and calling
out of the National forces, and for other
purposes, it is provided that the Presi-
dent of the United States may at his dis
cretion, at any time hereafter, call for any
number of men, as volunteers for the re-
spective terms of one, two and three years
for military service, and that in case the
quota or any part thereof of any town,
township, ward of city, precinct or cleo
ton district, or of county notso sub
divided, shall not be filled within thespace
of fifty days after such call, the President
shall Immediately order draft for one
year to fill such quota or any part thereof
which may be untitled. And, whereas,
the new enrolment heretofore ordered is
so far completed as that the aforementioned
act of Congress may now be put in opera
ton for recruiting and keeping up the
strength of the armies in the field, for
garrsons and such military operations as
may be required for the purpose of the
suppression of the rebellion and restoring
the authority of the United States Gov.
ernment in the insurgent States. Now,
therefore, /, Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United States, do issue this my
call for 100000 volunteers for military
service. Provided nevertheless, that all
credits which may be established under
section Sth of the aforesaid act, on account
of persons who have entered the naval
service during the present rebellion and
by credits for men furnished to the mill
tary service in excess of calls heretofore
made. Volunteers will be accepted under
this call for one, two or three years as
they may elect, and will be entitled to the
bounty provided by law, for the period of
service for which they enlist, that imme-
diately after the 5th day of September,
1864, being fifty days from the date of
this call draft for troops to serve for one
year, shall be held in every county, town,
township, ward of city, precinct, or cleo
ton district, or county not so sub-di-
vided, to fill the quota which shall be as
signed to it, under this scale or any part
thereof, which may be untitled by volun-.
teers on the said 5th day of September,
1864.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and, and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed Done at
the city of Washington, this 18th day of
July, in the year of our Lord, 1864, and
of The Independence of the United States
the eighty-ninth.
[SignedJ ABRAHAMLINCOLN.
BY the President.
W. II. SEWARD, Sec'y of State.
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Congressional Nomination.

The Congressional District composed
of the counties of IndiaHe Westmore-
land and Fayette, have, after something
over one hundred ballotings made the
nomination, and DIR. Fuller, of Fayette,
has been the successful candidate For
some time the united vote of Indiana,
was given to the old candidate, Mr. Stew
art, of that county. The vote of West
moreland, to DR.. st. Clair, (present Sena-
tor from the Indiana district and Fay
cite cast her vote for her own candidate,
DIR. Fuller; finally one of the Westmore-
land, and one of the Indiana conferees
went over to DR.. f., and thus nominated
him.
Without being gratifed at the defsN
of others, we are much pleased to record
the success of gentleman for whom we
have SO exalted an opinion as we have of
Dr. Fuller He was elected Senator of
his district, Westmoreland and Fayette,
in 1861 and served in the three succeed
ing years in the State Senate, with credit
to himself and friends-always in his seat
always ready to battle for the right and
resist the wrong, he had the confidence
and respect of all 1t was but to be ex-
pected that he would soon be called to
higher duties He is emphatically the
right man in the right place as he can
beat that incorrigible Copperhead Daw-
son out of sight
We will long remember our last meet
ing with the Doctor 1t is known to the
most of our readers that, Immediately af-
ter the battle of the Wilderness, we, in
company with Capt. Breckenridge, repair
ed to Fredericksburg. We were assigned
to the charge of Hospital, which We as
sisted in opening for the reception of
wounded men, from the 1st Division, 9th
Corps-acting under directions of DIR.
Harris, of Sanitary Commission. We
had about sixty patients. They.were gen.
orally visited twice day by the Physi-
clan in charge, CDR. Seymour, of New
York, } but owing to the great demand on
his time by more serious cases, some of
the less dangerous ones We're left to be
taken care Of by the nurses of the sever
al wards. Amongst this number was one
who had been wounded on the chin,
splintering his jaw, and shatteringi it very
much. The wound had'been stitched up,
and bandaged, but the stitches had rolled
ont and the bandage came of-it was bad
ly swollen and extensively purified it
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the army was largely and even almost who'll
ly composed of their partizan followers.
When they weremost clamorous in insist
ing upon the recognition of such claim,
the supporters of the principle, opposed
politically to these leaders, were not ear
nest and even persistent in its advocacy.
To them it was principal of justice too
sacred to be disregarded- noble to be
rejected--too important in its relations to
the very genious and vitality of the Re-
public to be denied to all the people there
of, alike those who risk the perils of bat
tie in its defense and those who run no
danger of life, limb or property in the
service of the Government and who still
claim its highest immunities and most sa-
cred privileges.
On the second day of August, ensuing,
this question will come practically before
the people of Pennsylvania. We do not
doubt the result of the election as to the
acceptance or rejection of the soldiers
right to vote. But we would be false to
the party which we represent and recreant
to the creed which we adore if we failed
to avow in advance our approval of grant
ing this great right to our brave defend
erS. Pennsylvania has many thousands
of her citizens now in the army They
have all gone forth inspired by sublime
fault in the strength of free Govern
ment to crush wicked conspiracy, and
does it become us, while enjoying the hal
~cyon blessin dEof peace at home, while
the limbs of our soldiers are wet with
their own blood, and their weapons are
dripping with the gore of traitors to say
to them. You hare forfeited your citi-
senship; you are no longer ,corthy of par
ticipating in The control Of, a free Goreyn-
ment; yonr positions must be 'cith the
siages OF the South the disgEaccd
and degradta of Gocfs children :" We
cannot believe that the people of Pennsyl-
vania are prepared to send sucha message
to their fellow w-citizens in the armies Of
the Republic. We cannot believe that 80
foul disgrace awaits our war-worn but
still intrepid heroes. The hearts of the
great majority of the people at home are
too full of gratitude for return of great
service by calling neglect. Our faith in
the justice of the people renders us conf
dent in the establishment and vindication
pf the political rights of the soldier
But that faith must be accompanied by
works. Hence itbecomes the duty of the
State Central Committee to urge on the
friends of the soldier actively to labor for
the triumph of this effort in his behalf
Let it be said of our fellow citizens now
absent as soldiers that as our victorious
armies planted their banners in the capi-
tol of treason, it was beneath their folds
in Richmond, each hero of the Keystone
State exercised the freeman's right of the
elective franchise for President to ad-
minister the Government to a reunited
Union, to States once more loyal, to peO-
pie again at peace and blessed with pros
perity.
SIMON CAMERON, Chairman.
A. W. BENEDICT, Secretaries.
WIEN FoRNEY,
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Committee Meeting.

A special meeting of the county Exc
cutive Committee was held on Wednes-
day the Goth inst, for the purpose of tax,
ing action on the Judgeship. A letter
was read inviting us to appoint conferees
to meet those of Beaver and Lawrence
on Monday, the 25th inst. After full
deliberation it was resolved that confe.
rees be sent, and on motion, Hon. Charles
M'Oandless, Maj. R. l. Boggs, and Capt
Henry Pillow, were appointed said Con.
ferees, and instructed to vote for the nom.
ination Of Judge Moulin. On motion
adjourned. THos. ROBINSON, Chm.
y. d. M'Junkin. Sec.
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MORAL INSTRUCTION.

In nearly all the schools the scriptures
are read at the opening of the school, fol-
lowed in some instances, by prayer. The
bearing of this subject upon our common
school system, is of the greatest import
ance. No opposition is so potent as that
which bases its argument on the ground
of morality and religion. 1t is claimed,
by many of our best men, that there is a
deficiency here in our public school sys-
tem-that the training of our children is
often entrusted to the oversight of i'm
moral persons. This conviction is strength
ening the feeling for parochial schools
wherever they can be established, and the
consequent withdrawal of the children
from the public schools This is not the
place to discuss this all important subject.
1t is adverted to here, to call the atten-
lion Of the friends 70 its consideration. -
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The Enrolling Board.

Capt. Kirker, with Commissioner Cope
ley, Surgeon Parchment, and their corps
Of assistants, are in town to-day, attending
TO their official duties in connection with
the special draft made some time since.
Examinations are being made, commuta-
tion being paid, &c. So far as we can
learn, everything is going off quietly and
satisfactorily. The board are doing all in
their power to give general satisfaction.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-07-27
Election Officers.

The law requires the polls to be opened
at9 o'clock, q. m, and yet it is not un-
common to find Boards unorganized as
late as ten. This should not be, unless
the cause was unavoidable. We have
frequently seen voters go away from the
October election, because the polls were
not opened at the proper time. OF course
they would be much more impatient in
August Let every officer be on the
ground at s o'clock-get your ballot box
cs in order and ready in due time, so that
no voter win become inpatient and go off
inthe dumps, because the polls were not
open in time.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-07-27

= GRANT AND MEADE.-The head quar-
ters of the Lieut. Gen and Gen Meade
are always established near each other, and
in action. the two Generals and their stats
are always together General Meade re-
tains the immediate command of this army,
while Gen. Grant exercises a general su-
peryision over the whole field. In regard
to the operations of this army, the two
Generals are in constant consultation, and
it would, | think, be hard to say how much
his own practical share in the command
is. Perhaps may say that Gen. Grant
indicates the strategic moves and combl-
nations. while General Meade takes charge
of their technical execution
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The remark has been made by Minister


The remark has been made by Minister
of the Gospel in this county, that, tie cont
mon ssRools are hetithen schools. The
man, whoever he may be, that makes such
charge, will not be likely to do as much
injury to the cause, as to himself Still
the fact, that such views are entertained,
and, that there is, at least, sose ground for
opposition in that direction, should induce
us to meet the difficulty and labor for its
removal Our schools must be nurseries
of morality and religion; and to the end,
we must seek, as instructors of the youth,
those who are thoroughly imbued with re-
ligious feelings and sentiments. | am
happy to believe that the large body Of
our teachers are of this character That
there are some who are unfit, must be ac-
knowledged. 1t is the duty of the Super
intendent to issue certificates according to
the merits of the examination. OF the
moral character of very many of the ap-
plicants, he must be totally ignoront.-
The selection of teachers, belongs to the
duties of directors, who should either
kaoao the applicants, or should require
satisfactory testimonial with respect tc
moral character and religious sentiments
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Great advances have been made, in thi;
county, in public sentiment. The sup
porters of the common school system arc
fnany, and among the very best of our cit
izens There are few still unfavorable
but their number is so small, and their in
fuence so unimportant, that their opposi
ton amounts to nothing.
REMARKS.
Before concluding this, myairst Annu
al Report / desire to express my arati
tude to the directors and friends who hay,
SO kindly received and encouraged me il
my work. Valuable experience has beer
obtained, during the past year, which will
aseatiy aid me in my futurelabors. Will
the continued cooperation of the fri nd
of education, and, especially, of the di
rectors, we may confidently expect grea
advance in all that relates ia the interest
Of our common School system.
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s@-" ED. LYON, Esq, We understand,
has received a commission as LIST Lieu
tenant in the Invalid Corps He is all
right on the Nigger question. Hence his
appointment" "--H Herald.
Rather a shabby notice neighborl If
Captain Lyon had fault politically, it
wss his conservative sentiment, which be
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LOCAL TICK EFT.

Amendment to the Constitution,
granting the soIdiersRIght to Vote.
ELECTION on TUESDAY, AUGUST . 1864.
gy~ Let every Uoter 90 10 the election
on Tuesday the I'd Of August, and tohe
his neighbor along
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-03-10
From l.Obi Q ans. tsse South

81. LOUIS, NafcA &,
Captain Hopkinson; well known hcle
before the war as river Captain, ar
rived on Saturday, from Mobile on the
18th u,tlmo. H,says there were about
5000 troops a: Mobile, and though the
fortltications in the rear Of the city
were good; they could be carried by q
large force. Sherman's movements
frightened the people terribly, but DIES
peratc resistance would have been made
had he attacked the city. Every male
there between Is ard - years OF age is
is well billed soldier.
There is no distress IN the South, hut
the people would willingly accept peace
on almost any terms. The leaders,
however, arc determined to Il hit TO tie
last.
As regards the gunboats in Mobile
Bay. four of them are iron clad. The
Ten"essee is the most Formidable.
Pembcrton aud Lowell are at Colum
bia, on the shelf Price has not gone
Mexico, blu, is still in command OF his
Missourians in Arkansas.
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UNITED NEATJS INTERNAL
IsE1I.N1s.
annual ITa.rcS Tor 1851.

annual I1FtS I0r 1871.
The attention Of tax payers is hereby call
cd to the provisions OF the United States Ex-
else Law relative to the asses smcnt Of annu i
taxes.
BY the sixth section Of the act Of July /,
1862, it is made the duty Of ali persons
partnerships, firms, associations, or corpora
tons, made lin bic to any annual duty, IL
csnse, or tax, on OR Before THE FIRST Mnx-
DAY OF May ~ EACH YEAR. to make list or
return 10 the assista ut Assessor, Of the Dis
irict where located Of III. amount Of annual
income, the articles or objects charged With
especial tax, and the business or occupati OH
liable to pay any i'cnsc.
Every person who shall fail TO make suc,.
return Ivy the day specified will be liable TO
be assessed by the Assessor according to tie
best information which he can obtain; anil il.
such case the a SCISSOR is required to aid
nifty per centnm to the amount Of the items o f
such list.
Every person who shall deliver to an AS
SCISSOR any false or fraudulent lists or st to-
ment, with intent to cvadc the valuation or
cnumration required by law, is subject to a
fine OF five hundred dollars and in such caro-
the lists will be made out by the As
SCISSOR or Assistan Assessor, and from Il Q
valuation and enumeration SO made tn 81 q
can be no appeal.
Payment OF the annual taxes, except tn csc
for licenses, will not be demanded until Ito
thirtieth day Of June.
The appropriate blanks on which TO ma ke
return, and all necessary information, v II
be furnished by N. q. Wieting, Assistant As
SCISSOR for the 18th Division, to whom the re.
turns should b. delivered on or before the LIST
day Of May, at his Office in Toledo.
GEO. II. JEROME.
U.S. Assessor 4th District.
March, Q, 1864,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-03-10
Rail Road Matters.

a good share of,le time ofthc Legis.
lature is employed in discussing the
proprie,y Of resuming the land grant &
taxing railroads. The main OBJECT in
resnnling the Land grant is 10 make the
railroad companies release their claims
10 the Des MoineS river Improvement
lands, the create: share Of which have
already been sold to actual settlers and
| the lands improved aud made among
The most valuable in the State, and
also G. M 81 them to release their claims
upon swamp lands to which these
sou!lcss COMMANDERS have been laying
claim, and after they have once re-
sumed the lands, to rclet them to the
companies upon new and safer condi
tons to the State. fthe railroad com.
panics succeed in holding these lands,
who. wee not intenee / to be conveyed
to them by the last grant Of the State,
under this grant, the consequence will
be the present cultiyators Of those lands
will lose their titles and the State will
have large bill to settle with them
some day and the citizens Of Tama
county will be obliged to help pay that
tax, and Just to that extent arc they
directly interested.
As to taxing railroads we can see no
earthly reason why poor war widows,
and poor men with large families should
pay their just proportion Of the taxes
Of the State, and such rich monopoles
as railroad companies be exempted.
We have taken considerable pains TO
enquire the opinions Of our people upon
these subjects and find with but one or
two exceptions, that they universally
agree upon the justice ct rcsuming the
land grants and releting them upon
safer terms to the State. and taxing the
railroads dollar for dollar as much as
any individual.
We would gay to orr Senator and
Representative that their constituents
are watching their course upon this
question, and expect TO see their votes
recorded upon the right side, notwi,h-
standing the reported temptations
thrown before them and moneyed in.
fiuence which surrounds and may be
! pressing upon them. Let them come
out true gold tried in the fire, such is
The praye. Of their constituents.
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Our COngrcSsnnan

Mr.. Grinnell, our Member in the
House, the other day, gave Nc Clellan
the following good hit. And we will
add he may kick that dead man again
"Mr. Ambrose w. Clark, Of N. Y,
from the Committee on Printing, report
ed in favor OF printing sixty thousand
copies Of the agricultural report for
1862.
A debate ensucd, during which Grin
nell, Of Iowa, spoke about the propriety
Of disseminating the report at the pub
lie expense, and leaving the gentlemen
the circulation Of the documents Of mill
itary candidates at their private &C.
count.
Mr.. Mallory, Of Ky, asked what the
gentleman meant by military candi
dates.
Mr. Grinnell-sI mean the military
candidates for the Presidency"
Mr.. Mallory-"Does the gentleman
mean Gen. Gran,?"
Mr.. Grinnell-"Gen. Grant is can.
didate for putting down the rel elton.
Your candidate has been dead some
months"
Mr.. Mallory-"Who is that ?"
Mr.. Grinnell-s'I mean Gen. Mct!ell
an"
Mr.. Mallory--"Oh! you mistake, Nc
Glcllan is Il live man
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assigned to hospital duty, or pay their
$500, to be applied to the aid of the
freedman or sick and wounded soldiers.
Sec. IS, provides that any foreigner,
who has exercised the rights Of citizen
by voting or holding any office, shall
not be exempt from the draft.
Sec. 10, provides that all claims for
exemption be verified by oa'hs, except
such rs may he plainly visible to the
examining oGra
See 20, provides fer the punishment
Of those who may procure their eNemp-
ton by fraud. Penalty, may be treated
as descrtcr or held TO service.
Sec. u, proyi les fer imprisonment
for the length Of term for which any
one may he drafted, who shall procure
or attempt to procure from the surgeon
! of the examining board, certificate OF
disability through false representations.
Sec. %, provides that tie fec Of any
agent or attorney i'll making ont any
papers or for any services rendered any
person who seeks to be exempted from
the draft shall not exceed FIVE dollars,
and any physician who shall furnish
any certificates of disability to any on"
seeking to be thus exempted shall re
, ceiye no compensation whatever, AMI
AIRY Attorney thu. employed, who shall!
! charge more than FIVE dollars, and any
pity>i ian who 81 all receive any compcn
satian may be imprisoned for one yea,
and fined five hundred dollars, one
half to 60 to the informer and the other
| half to the United States.
See. %, provides that no member Of
4 board Of enrolment or any officer
clerk or employee connected Herewith
nor any Provost Marshal! or amy Of his
assistants, shall aid any one in procur.
| ing sahs,:,utes.-Pena'ty thirty days
| imprisonment and fine of one hun,lre q
dollars.
Sec. q, provides for the drafting and
enls;ing Of colored persons between tho
ages Of twenty one and tort, FIVE year,
Slaves drafted from loyal masters are
to be free, and the masters to receive
the original sl0o bounty, and com
pensaiion not to exceed S30O for eacl
Slave. The drafted colorcd persons arc
TO be credited to the State from which
they enlist, but formed into companies
by themselves.
Sec. 25, provides for heavy punish
ment f,r examining surgeons rendering
false reports under the act OF March Sd
1863, and to which the present law is
amendatory
The remaining two sections are mere
| y Ge!inltvie ofterms used in the act
and also ordering the repeal Of so mncl
Of the act of the Sd Of March, 1863, a,
conflicts with this act.
THIS act was approved February
9th 1854.
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arlington, March Z.
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New \ ork, March 6.
The steamer Ellen :. Perry, from
Newborn the lst, arrived this evening.
4 Newborn letter Of the lst states rhai
JEFF Davis has Suppressed lac Raleigh
"Stanlard'', thnS increasing t'e surety
Of it's editors election rs Governor aeat
fall.
The rebels are re moving Instructions
in the Ntnse river below kinston, IN
order To allow the iron plated ram t.
come down to assist in NJ anticipated
attack on Newbern, Washington, and
Plymouth, tor which the rcbc.s arc
making great preparations.
A ranleis also said to be ready on the
Roanoke River, and one on the Tar
River.
The Raleigh ConE7crocy states that
the recent attack on Newborn was only
diversion soon to be followed hv
heavier demonstrations. 1t urges tho
necessity Of changing the battle ground
from Virginia TO Nerth Carolina.
Official intelligence confirms the re.
port that JEFF. Davis has ordered the
immediate seizure Of all points now held
by the Fcderals in North Carolina.
General Peck has made all prepare
tons IN hi. power, and all citizens and
iremen arc under orders to 60 into the
the Notifications.
The hanging by the rebels of % men
Of the "a North Carolina (white) regi-
ment, has exaspcrated The loyal North
Carolina troops beyond all bounds, and
they have resolved to take no more pri-
soners.
New York, March 7.
The Worlds Washington dispatch
says: "Thc rebel War Department has
set afoot measures TO conacript $1,000
negroes to work on the Notifications Of
r chmond and elsewhere.
"Meade has returned to the Army Of
the Potomac I"