Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-08-26

the war, aud warned against betting and
undue excitement a, the polls during the
coming elections. Locking up criminals
beyond due time, aud taking up alleged
disorderly person, without just cause or
subsequent prosecution, be exposed as
o.i:i wrongs, and hiu.ed suspicion that
magistrate. aud constables committed men
for the fees aud costs, aud were themselves
iu danger of the taloDs of the law. lC
short, the judges charge vas an admira-
ble shield over the poor and friendless,
while gi,in! no quarter to the culpsble
and erin ina.
Tteo O'Clock, r. N-Thc Senate has
closed a pro,rac,ed session, after passing
Eoally the bill regulating the voting Of
qualified electors in military service. Mr..
johnson fought up the bill, (as he did the
Amendment embodying the principle from
the frs.,) persisten,ly aud we'll. The
Cops opposed it BY all manner Of uuneces-
sary aud hindering "amendmeD's," some
Of them perhaps no. so Questionable as
superaaous, but generally designed to
binder the dus execution Of the act de-
manded BY hun dred thousand sj1rity
of the people. After exhaus,iug their in-
genui'y 10 this manner, it passe1-sll
the Republicans and Mr.. Kiusey of Bucks
county voting for it, and all the other So
called "Democrats" agains. it. So the
Democracy have put themselves on the
record against soldiers, from the daJ they
disfranchised them down to the hour they
voted against the bill regulating the man
ner of the vote the people bad restored to
them,
Fur O'Clock PM-Proceeded to couu,
the votes on the Soldiers Emancipation
from Woodsardisn. 1, was a one-sided
coDcerD-tbe Cops naturally thought it
not very "iuteres,iug g"-bus our weary,
war-woru boys aud men, fighting our bat
ties and saving our lands from invasion
aud pilIage, think it GREAT MATTER FOR
THEM. 1t promotes enlistnenis already,
aud gives new heart aud stronger arms to
our representatives iu the front. The
official Proclamation of Speaker Penney,
that the Amendments are adopted, and
have become part Of The Constitution, is
q nail in the coffin Of Coppesheadism in
several counties.
CONNECTICUT and RHODE ISLAND have
joined PENNSYLVANIA in adopting this
principle.
Ecening.-Bo,h Houses had pro.rac.el
sessions, the Ii. r. on the bill regulating
Soldiers voting, (where proxy voting and
other hindrances we're interposed BY the
Cops,) and the Senate mostly on local
bounty bills, not adjourniug until after 10
o'clock.
Among the Senate bills passed, was one
BY Mr. johnson, designed to punish those
who cheat the volunteers cut of their
bouu.ies. 1t is SO emiuen,ly timely and
Just, that i. passed unanimously, and at
on;e. l hope it may pass the House, and
prove to be efficient.
TUESDAY, Aug. 90.
This city is fairly crowded With recruits
and substitute brokers, and the spirited
Influx Of men for the war seems equal to
that of '6l. This morning, l me, num.
ber of the substantial men Of Lawisburg,
who have left eli the endearmeuts of
home aud families in proof of their pro.
found devotion to the country. Some of
the business establishments of the city,
and some 10 other places, l am told, are
about to be closed, to give men for the
emergency. Since all can vote, there is
more conf iencs i1 lighting both foes "in
the front" and "enemies in the rea,."
WEDNESDAY, Aug. q.
Fair aud warm. The Cops in the Sem
ate delayed adjournment one day, and the
same sort in the House have delayed i,
another day, BY fsctious opposition to the
Soldiers Voting Bill. Last night, how
ever, Sour folks" told them We would bold
them here oil the week, and not let them
60 to Chicago, unless they behaved "The
medicine has had some effect" and we
hope to get adjournment tonight or TO-
morrow morning.
THURSDAY, Aug. 25.
Last night, after three sessions, both
branches Of the Legislature agreed upon
bills touching the principal objects for
which it was specially convened this ho,
seasOn-a State Military bill, and additions
to the General Bounty Bill, with a few
scores Of special bounty bills to satisfy the
whims CT supposed "emergencies" Of va
rious localities. Among others, the one
asked for BY the Council and many ci,i-
zsDs of Mitiiiuburg, became law. Whe- !
ther these bills will prove effective on trial,