The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-02

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. q, 1864.

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citizens at home Pennsylvania stands BY
the government Of our fathers, while hel
: brave sons in the field will not give less
: than twelve thousand majority for the
good cause. The last hore, therefore, o.
the supporters Of General Mcclellan has
disappeared, and the ouiy result Of con.
tinuing to sustain him is to give aid and
comfort to the rebellion by increasing the
appearance Of disunion among ourselves
General Sheridan dealt a terrible blow
to treason on Wednesday, and every pa
triot's heart thrilled with JOY upon hear.
ing it but great majority for Abraham
/ Lincoln in Pennsylvania would be far
more fatal to the armed conspiracy against
the Union and the Constitution. Every
vote for our tried and faithful President
will paralyze some arm raised to shoot
down the flag, while every vote for the
base surrender at Chicago, and the men
who carry its white flag, viii encourage
some rebel to shoot another northern SOL
diar. The ticket nominated by Yallan-
digham, Wood and Seymour is now black
with treason, aud after it is voted will be
red with the blood of our brothers fight
ing for US. The war has existed for the
last year onl J by reason Of our divisions,
and its continuance today Is solely owing
10 the activity ofthe disunion party of the
north and the platform Of It's convention.
While any hcpe remained of the election
OF It's candidates, plausible excuses might
be found by misguided men for giving
them their sufErages; but after the YER
diets of Maine, Fermont New Hampshire,
Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, all SEN
sible persons know that the election is
already decided by the people, and that
It only remains to ascertain the maiori-
ties. 1t follows, therefore, that every
vote Tor Mcclellan and Pendleton is an
earnest Invitation to Jefferson Davis to
continue this fearful war to waste more
of our treasure and to murder others Of
cur sons.
The sublime spectacle of united north
will end the war. We invoke all patriots
to lend their efforts increasingly to pro.
duco this result. BY perfectlug the ward
and township organizations by the cir
cuiation Of documents; By public addres.
/ ses, especially by local speakers; by earn
/ est personal efforts with honest but mis-
taken men by making arrangements to
briUg every loyal voter 10 the polls; b7
sending tax receipts to every soldier and
sailor; by the immediate formation of
campaign Clubs II every borough and
community; by great meetings CT the
people By daylight and By torclIight, and
by all the honest agencies of an active
and thorough canvass, appealing to the
patriotic zeal, and kindlug the patriotic
enthusiasm Of q great aud loyal common
wealth, We can attest the feality Of our
State to the fag Of the Union by major.
/ ity worthy Of the historic character of the
contest and Of the great Issues dependent
upon It.
Forward, then, every lover Of his coun-
/ try to this good word Looking not to
the past bat 10 the future, forgetting all
personal considerations, and approaching
the privilege Of some sacrifice for Liberty
and the Union, let Us relax no effort until
the polls are closed. This Committee
will continue to do It's whole duty, and
relies upon your Instant, earnest and con-
slant assistance.
Grants march Of valor and Of glory
from tie RaPidan to the James sealed
the fate Of the rebellion. Since then.
/ Sherman has turned its left wing. Far
ragut IS closing its. avenues Of escape
Sheridan has sent It's vanguard again
wLirling down the valley. 1t onl7 re.
mains for Us to sound the charge along
the whole line, and wrapping our ballots
around our brothers bullets, march TO
/ the peaceful, final triumph which awaits
. Us in NOFember.
/ Proclaiming the war to be failure,
. George B. Mcclellan is himself the great
failure Of the War-a general without
victorv-a statesman without . record.
and if VIC are faithful, history will add to
his epitaph, that he was candidate for
The Presidency without an electoral vote.
Let Us all, therefore, labor without ceas-
ing. In memory OF our buried martyrs,
in regard for the wounds of our living
heroes, to guard liberty from It's deadly
peril, and the Union from It's reasonable
foes. in the interest Of religion, and In
the hope Of the republic Of the future,
loyal men Of Pennsylvania, forward to
victory.
In behalf Of the Committee.
SIMON CAMERON, Chairman.
\. ". BENEDICT, g.ereta-;e,.
Il EIN FOGNEY,
4 Violated Promise.