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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-06


From the state Central Committee.
STATE UNION EXECUTIVE Con- Rooms
COLUMBUS, o., September 26, 1864. I
To the Central Committee of Fairfield
County, Ohio:
The day of election is near at hand.
See that your Townships are thorough.
ly organized, and a complete list oftho
Union voters in the hands of several
active men at the polls. See that every
Union man is on hand, and puts in
his vote. Beware of illegal and frlud-
ulent votes. Let no man vote who is
not legally entitled to do so. Look out
for dese.ters and sllulkers from the
draft, who will try to vote in other
counties than their own. Let these
men be marked, and let the punish.
ment of dosertion, rs we'll as that of
fraudulent voting, follow them.
One thing more: Let the law with
regard to closing all liquor shops be
strictly enforced, and IN addition to
this, let every business man close his
house on the day of election, and re-
pair early to the polls. Let the mcr-
chant, tho mechanic, the professional
man, and the laboring man, all give
the day to the cause of tho country
and the Union. The times demand
the services of every man. A secret
and traitorous foe is in our midst and
actively at work. We must defeat
him. One ay'swork, men ofthe Union
party, one days faithful and earnest
work, and all is well. Work for your
selves and your children against men
who would sell your country to rebels
and traitors. BY order of the Com.
&. NOLNEY DORSEY, Chair.
JAMES WILLIAMS, Secretary.
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TnE WAR NEWS.

The.ground gained by Grant m his
laSt movement upon tho right Of the
James is held as stubbornly as he holds
tho Weldon Railroad. The Richmond
papers say that the final struggle for
the possession Of Virginia is at hand.
Refugees are feoing from the doomed
capital byhundreds, Grant is ms IRE.
sistiblo as fate, and Richmond will fall
as certainly as did vicksburg,
No lato news from Sheridan. The
Baltimore american says The roler
cncO mado to future operations by
Sheridan, is of significant Importance,
Private and reliable information war.
rants us in saying that news of thrill
ing interest may bo looked for from
Sheridan in few days.
Nothing from Sherman's depart.
mont except accounts Of somc insignif
cant raids by tho guerrilla Forest
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CONGREssMAN.

Remember that Hon. Job E Steven
son, who has done perhaps more than
any other man in the District to raise
volunteers for the Army and to unite
the people in support of the Govern
mOnt, is our candidate for Congress-,
against Hon. Wm. Z. Finck, who has
done more than any other one man
in the District to hamper the Govern
.ment, discourage the prosecution OF
the war, and encourage the rebellion.
This, because of bis position in Con
gress where his votes were ofpractical
effect. These votes, whenever he did
not dodge, were cast with Harris,
Long, Voorhees, and Fernando Wood,
and wero thrown into the scale on the
side Of the rebellion. Judge him by
his votes and by the company he keeps,
and vote against him with might and
main.
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Prosecutor.

Remember that the gallant Lieut.
SETH WELDY, of thols u S. Infantry
who entered the service a private and
won his way by gallantry and ofilcion.
cy to First Leutenancy, is ourcandi.
date for Prosecutor against Tall Slough
who is notoriously incompetent, hay,
ing had twenty and odd indictments
quashed out of thirty, after the Grand
Jury had spent II week or more, at
grcatcxpense to the county, in finding
the indictments.
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The testimony in the trial of II. II.
Dodd, at indianapolis, makes the Cop
pcrhyeads sQuirm, They charge the
Administration with employing men
like Titus Oates to get up moci plots
and cOnspiracics in different parts Of
the country. The trouble is that
their treason is being brought to light,
The testimony Of Wm. Clayton, who
was hama fde member of the Order,
from Illinois, and who was admitted
to the third degree, shows that the
Order Of the Sons of Liberty is d Mill
tary organization. Its object was to
assist in establishment of u North
western Conicdcracy. YalIahdigham
is the supreme commander of the Or
der, aud tho uprising, which was to
take place in August last, was to be
at lis signal. lIc added to the ritual
of tho Order the motto, Resistance
to tyronts is obedience to God" Geo.
i. Pugh, who was examined, idcnti-
fled the hand writing of Yallandigham
in letters addressed to Dodd. Vcllan-
digham should be arrested by the civil
powers and tried for treason.
Tho party which operates through
secret military orders, and which plots
treason in the dark, is now asking the
support of loyal men, 1t thinks the
people blind and foolish enough to
trust tho Government in its hands
Let the people trample the foolish and
treasonablc thing under their feet
and march on to the great triumph
which awaits them under Abraham
Lincoln,
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Finck endorses the
Pennsylvania De-
cision nullifying
t h e Enrolment
Act.

On the 22d Of December, 1868, Mr..
johnson, of Pennsylvania, offered for
adoption the following resolution, in
tended to prevent the enforcement of
the enrolment act in Pennsylvania:
Fhereas, The supreme judicial tri-
bunal oftho State of Pennsylvania has
solemnly decided that the act of Con-
grcss, approved March 3, 1868, COM
monty called the Conscription Act, is,
in itsprovisions, contrary to and in vlo-
lation oftke Constitution ofthe United
States, and therefore null and roid; there
fore,
ResoIoed, That it is the sworn duty
of tho Executive Department of the
Government to either acqulesco in that
decision within that State, or to bring
the question involved before the Su-
prcme Court OF the United States for
final adjudication, to tho end that, il
Congress shall deem such legislation
necessary, a bill may be prepared
which shall not be subject to constitu-
tional objections.
WM. L. FINcK voted with Harris
Long, and Fernando Wood, for tho
adoption of this resolution, thus declar.
ing himself in favor Of allowing the
States to declare the acts Of Congress
null and void, and of preventing tho
enforcement of important laws unit
the Supreme Court of the United
States shall declare them constitution.
al.
Are Union men, in favor of nullf.
cation, and of thus hampering, and
annoying, and cIogging the Govern.
mont, when it is struggling for life? ?
II not, vote against WM. L. FINCK
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Finck votes to pre-
vent t h c Rein
forcenlcnt of the
Army until the
President shall
request an Arm
isticc and ncgoti-
ate for Peace.

On the goth of last June, on tho f.
nal passage of the Enrolment Bill,
Mr., lie Blond, of Ohio offered the fol-
lowing proviso to the Bill, intended to
force the President to a degrading re-
quest for an armistico and to appoint
Commissioners to negotiate for peace
and also intended 10 prevent the re-
enforcement of tho army:
ProCided, That no levy Of troops
shall bo made under the provisions Of
this act, except by volunteering, till
such time as the President of the Uni,
ted States shall have made q request
for an armsLco; and shall have made
such efforts as arc consistent with hon,
or to restore harmony among the
States, by the appointment of commits
sioncrs empowered to negotiate fol
peace upon the terms of a restoration
of the Union under the Constitution
and until such offer shall have been
rejected by tho so,callcd Confederate
Government.
WM. II. FlNCK, tho Democratic
candidate for Congress in this district
voted in favor of the adoption Of thi.
proviso.
Union mon, friends Of the cause ant
Of tho soldiers, will you vote for the
man, who by his vote cndeavored tC
cripple and render Ineffective tho ac
to reinforce the Army? Will yot
vote for tho man who voted to preson
to tho President the, alternatives Bcl
for an armstco and sue for peace from
the rcbels, or leave your army with
out o-enforccments, to DO exhausted
and beaten by an army of traitors?-
Will you vote for the man who is in fa
vor of desorting tho soldiers in order
TO compel tho President to make do
grading offers to the robcls who are
killing those soldiers by thousands
If not, then vote against Finck and
urge tho friends of the cause to be al
tho polls and cast their votos for STE
VENSON.
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ARE you FOR Or AGAINST
THE COUN TRYi

On Tuesday next elections will be
held in the. great States Of Ponnsylva.
MIA, Ohio and Indiana, and as thoy
result, 80 results tho Presidential con.
test The fate Of tho country will be
decided next Tuesday. The issue
is War and Union, or Peace and Dis.
unioH. Every vote cast on Tuesday
must bo for or against the country,
Those who arc not with the country
without conditions, are against it, You
cannot sorvc God and Mammon. You
cannot cast vote which encourages
tho robols to fight on, without casting
vote against the Union and the Ma.
tion. Every Democratic vote gives
hopo to tho rebellion every Union
vote discouragcs tho rebellion and
givos hope and strength to tho Gov.
ernmcnt, Choose yo wholbcr you
will DO on the sido OF the Government
or on tho sido Of tho rebellion, and
remember that you canno, escape
your conscience nor the great judg.
mont OF tho American people, ltwcrc
better that those had never been bora
who wiIlully and knowingly vote
with tho peace and.submission party
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-06
Vote Early.

Thc election last fall was one oi the
most quiet and peaceable elections
ever held in the State. Nearly the
whole vote was in by noon. Men vo-
ted quietly and worked earnestly,--
Votes were deposited carly in the
morning, and nobody arrived too late
to vote. Mechanics and laborers
should not wait until they quit work
at noon or in the evening, but go the
fiss- ,higsii9 ths' morning, and be
surs Of gsltihg thor yotcsin.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-06
T inc k does not
want Gucrrillas
% u II i S h ed for
murder, robbery,
arson, burglary,
rape, etc.

On tho 18th Of May last, Mr., Gar
field, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back bill for the
moro speedy punishment ofgucrrillas.
The bill authorizes tho command
ing General in the field, or the COM
manGer OF the Department, as the case
may be, to carry into execution all
sentences against gucrriIlas for robbie.
ry, arson, burglary, rape, assault with
intcnt to commit rapc, violations Of
the laws and customs OF war, &c. In
reporting back the bill, Mr., Garfield
said:
81 ask tho unanimous consent Of
the House to report back bill from
tho Committee on Military Affairs. 1t
is measure Of very great Importance
to the army at this time, and will not,
| think, occasion debate, II is for the
punishment Of gucrHldS IN the lines Of
the drmg in a single provision that
Commanders in tho field shall h0vo
final jurisdiction in these cases as they
now have in Court-martial, and not
be compelled to send such cases to
Washington, thus causing serious de-
lay, The bill is asked for by the War
Department, and is unanimously re-
commended by the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs
WIN, Il. FlNcK voted with Long and
Vorhccs against this bill, thus declar.
ing himself against the speedy pun.
ishmcm of these murdercrs and rob.
bcrs, and encouraging them, by long
and serious delay in punishment, to
murder unarmed Union men, burn
their property, shoot our piclets, dos
troy our supply trains, fire into pass
engcr boats on the rivers, &C., &c,
Can any friend of the cause vote
for the man who would shield these
outlaws, and who is always found on
the side Of whatever tends to hamper
the Government and to assist there
bellion2 'st
Remember that Finck voted against
the punishment of rebel guerrillas
and como to the polls and cast your
votes for Stevenson. -.t ESQ; r.~'
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Auditor.

Remember that Mr.. PENCE, ono Of
the staunchest Union men and best
friends of the Soldier, i our candidate
for Auditor against Mr., Schopp, who
is opposed to the war against the re-
bellion, who was in favor of resisting
the draft, and who advised democrats
MOTTO exert themselves to raise the quo
Ia of this county many of whom are
now compelled to pay $1,000 for II sub
stitutc or 90 into thciranks.
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F'inck votesagainst
giving the Sol
diers honesteads
ON lands confsca-
ted from the Rcb.
els.

On the 18th of My last the House
passed a bill to secure to persons in
the military or naval service Of the
United States, homestcads from confs-
Gated lands in insurreclionary dis.
tricts.
WM Il. FINcK voted with Bcuj. G..
Harris, Long, Vorhces and Fernando
Wood, against the passage of the bill.
Remember that soldiers and friends
of the soldiers Wm. +. Fincll voted
against giving you homcstcads upon
lands coniiscatcd from the rebols. Re-
mcmbcr that Mr.. Finck is always
found on the side of the rebellion, and
against the soldiers and the Govern
mCnt.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-06
Work at the Polls.

Every man who has tho cause at
heart should work at tho polls The
result OF elections is often changed
by vigorous effort on tho day of cleo.
ton, Every voter knows somo one
wao can DO brought out early, and
who needs urging, Our enemies work.
untiringly. from 6 to 0, and wo mus
contend for the floating vote. Las
spring we carried the city, lot us hold
it. If the Union men will lay aside
everything else, and work earnestly
for one day, we can crush the Copper.
heads or drive them into their holes.
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EDS, GAzETTE:--TRc following votes
| took, Sept. 26th:
On the Pilsburg & TT Wayne r, r.,
between Lima and Crcstline-Lincoln
131, Mcclellan Il; between Crestlino
and Columbus-Lincoln 1Ol, McClel-
Ian 81. Ladies on this train-Lincoln
II, Mcclellan 8. This vote is strictly
correct, though after taking the last
vote, Copperhcad took the vote and
just reversed the figures, when in tho
presence Of many persons of both par
ties, | offered to put into the hands of
any person, $50 against $40, and joint
ly make The canvass of the train, but
the gentleman "couldn't see it"
On the samo train talked with
gentleman from Missouri, who, though
Mcclellan man. said Missouri would
give q heavy majority for Lincoln and
johnson. In short, the prospects for
an overwhelming majority for Lincoln
were never so hrivNt
II I0MAS, NJ. 4.
Maxville, Perry Co,
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UNION STATE TICKET,

IstreuOS DAT, ocIoSEn III
Suprsme JudgA--(Full TVrnN
LUTHER DAY, OF Portage county.
SuprOms Judge Long Vacaney)
y WILLIAM WHITE, OF Clarke county.
Supreme Iudgs--(slort vaesncy)
HORACE WILDER, Ashtabula county
ta. fecrctary NJ State.
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH, Hamilton county
Attorney General
W. T. RICHARDSON, Moonre county.
Comptroller nf the Treasury.
MOSES r. BRAlLEY, Fulton county.
Bolrd Of Public Works--tFull Term)
PHILIP HERRING, AuslsI7 county.
8 JAMES MOORE, tfor rvisanoy, J Coshocton co.
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VOTE FOM STEVENSON.

1t is the duty Of every loyal man to
vote for Stevenson. No man can re-
fuse his support on personal or indi-
vidual grounds, and DO true to the
cause. Remember that all those ,eho
took an aetire part against lIr. Sterea.
son at the nomination are noe his rdrm
friends.
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Sheriff..

Remember that tho gallant Major
Stafford, who has served three years
in the Army, is our candidate for
Sheriff, against Mr. Shisler who was
nominated because he favored resist
ance to the draft.
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Average Vote for tho Presidency.

A railroad conductor who runs on
one ofthe great thoroughfares Of the
State, informs us that nearly Overy
day vote is taken on his train, and
the average and relative vote is $50
for Lincoln to 60. for Mcclellan and 2
for Frsment. .> >t
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-06

D9nJudas betrayed his Savior for
"thirty pieces of silver" How much
is Mcclellan to get from the Rothchilds
and other holders of Confederate bonds,
if ho succeeds in betraying his count
ry, and handing it over to their tender
mercies !? -
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-
following is y copy ola correspond
oncc which took place between tho
President and Licatcnant General
Grant, and may prove interesting as
it furnishes an inside view of military
affairs:
EX MANSION. WASHINGTON, !
April 80, 1864.
To Lieutenant General Grant,:
Not expecting to see you before tho
Spring campaign opens, | wish to ex-
press in this way, my entire satisfac-
ton with what you have done up to
this time. So far as l understand it,
tho particulars of your plans neither
know nor seek to know. You are vig-
liant and sclt-reliant and pleased with
this, i wish not to obtrude any restraints
upon you. While 1 am very anxious
that any great disaster of our men in
great numbers shall be avoided, | know
that these points are less likely to es.
cape your attention than they would
be mine. If there be any thing which
is within my power to give do not fail
to let Inc know it. And now, with d
brave army and n just cause, may God
sustain you.
Yours very truly,
A LINCOLN.
lEAD'QRs ARMIES OF THE u. 81
CULPEPpER Court House, VA, I
May l, 1861. J
To Tie President:
Your very kind letter, of yesterday,
is just received, The confidence you
express for the future, and the salts
faction for the past, in my military
administration, is acknowledged with
pride. 1t shall be my earnest endeav-
or that you and the country shall rot
be disappointed. From my first en-
trance into the volunteer service Of
the country to the present day, ] have
never had cause of complaint. have
never expressed or implied com.
plant against the Administration or
the Secretary of the War, for throwing
any embarrassment in the way of my
vigorously prosecuting what appeared
to be my duty, Indeed, since the pro-
motion which placed me in command
Of all the armies, and in view of tho
great responsibility and Importance of
success, | have been astonishcd at the
readiness which every thing asked for
has been yielded, without even an cx-
PLANTATION being asked. Should my
success be less than expect and de-
sire, the least can say is; the fault is
not with you. Very truly your obo-
dient servant.
u. S. GRANT. Lieut.. General.
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UNION DISTRICT TICKET
FoR CONGRESS.
JOB E. STEVENSON, of Ross Coun. y
UNION COUNTY TICKET

FL, ShcrJ-MAjoR Joan A. STAFFORD.
For Autitor--DAVID PENCE.
F5r Proesp'ir1 .it,ors-7-sETH yELnY,
d. For oomniisioIr--lIENRY &. ECKERT
For IaArmdry Di-o'or-cHARLEs PAIRAN.
For Co'on,r-FERDINAHD GETZ.
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New Postmaster GsnsraI.

Ex-Governor William Dcnnison, Of
Ohio, entered upon the duties Of his
Office on Saturday last.
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Bar EVERYBODY attending the great
Union Meeting on the 7th Of Oct,
should wear q Lincoln, Johnson and
Stevenson badge. To be had at this
Office. '@' f'. s.
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lAn0hAb UNION TICKET.
ion Presidential Electors for Ohio.


se5sa ELECTORS AT LARGE.
% JOHN NJ. CoNNELL,
JOHN P. BIEHN.
asst coEsEEssIOSAL ELECTORS.
isl District JOHN K. GREEN,
- I'd .'' STANLEY MATTHEWs,
81 &" LEWIS D. GUNCKEL.
ftf 90 9TH I" STEPHEN JOHNSTON,
! s 5th -" WILLIAM l.. WALKER,
s-ts-~ 9Th ~" MILLS GARDNER,
: f-r, Sth a. HENRY W. SMITH,
eth I" OZlAS BOWEN,
9th ." JACOB ScRO6GS,
-4 10Th :" WILLIAM SHEFFIELD,
lIth {" GEORGE A. WALLER,
b. .EF- l2th ' HENRY ?. PAGE.
18th JAMES r. STANbERRY,
18th JOHN II. McCoMBS,
18th u FREDERICK W. WOOD,
- "a 18th LORENZO DANFORD.
.s nth :" JOHN McCoOK,
e.. 18th :" SETH MARSHALL,
10Th +" ABNER KELLOGG.
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Correspondence Between the President
and Gen Grant.

WASHINGTON, September 22-The,
following is n copy ola correspond
oncc which took place between tho
President and Licatenant General
Grant, and may prove interesting as
it furnishes an inside view of military
affairs:
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IrlreuOS DAr, cc1osrn H.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-09
WAsHIHGTON TrEns.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.
Tho Commercials Washington special
saws that tho Republican caucus this eve
ming selected Senator Grimes as Chairman
Of the Naval Committee, in the place Of
Mr. Hale.
By the steamer Trade Wind we hayo
Port Royal adviccs Of the An.
The Palmetto Herald Gays that on the
29th ult., an expedition left Port Royal
and went up Broad River, accompanied
by several gunboats, and the troops landed
At Boyds Point. They then proceeded in
land seven miles, meeting with the rebel
picBeis only.
The next morning the enemy appeared
in force on the road leading TO Grshams-
vile, with cavalry, infantry and artillery.
We advanced and drove them gradually
back to a battery and entrenchments,
Wherethey made stand. A hot engage
ment of seven hours ensued, during which
there were charges and counter-chsrges,
each side meeting with considerable loss.
Night put r stop to the fighting, the lines
on both sides remaining the same. We
took few prisoners and lost few. Our
casualties are vsriously estimAted at from
600 TO 1000. During the evening we fell
back short distance unpursued.
The Trade Wind also brings q state
ment that the residents were still under
arms and doing guard duty, in consequence
of General Foster having taken ali the
available troops to cooperate with General
Sherman, who was soon expected on the
coast.
A number Of Fosters wounded had
been brought to Hilton Head, from which
place heavy firing could be heard, and
since then an advance was made in other
directions.
The Pos 8 Washington special SAYS
Richmond papers of the 6Gh contain nc
unfavorsble news from General Sherman's
army.
Thomas ]. Durand and others, of Lou,
isians, have fled strong protest against
the admission of the Congressional dele
cation from that State.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-09


When Wheeler struck Kiipat1iekis I1i-
ders at Big Greek, they killed over 100
horses TO prevent them falling into Wheel
ers hands.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 5sh ssys:
Dick Taylor hss been put in command cf
the rebel cavalry operating sgainst Shsr-
msn.
The Augusta Chroniels of the 50thssys;
Il is rumoIed that Wheeler, in the fight at
Waynesboro, pt..red over 1000 prison
ers.
The Constitutionslist however, says
thst the Yankee cavalry with whom
Wheeler fought numbered $50.
The Richmond Whig says that the reb-
els sl GrisWol3viile captured the breast
works from tie Ysnkees-
TIE Macon TelegTsphssys, they charged
through an open field, 10 within fifty yards
Of the works, and were then withdrawn
Hardte under date Of Grabamsvllle,
December %, claims 20 have repulsed Fos-
ter on the railroad a. that point Also,
force of marines under Admiral Dalhgren
at CossawStehie.
The Richmond Dispatch says it Is now
believed that Shermans objective point Is
Darien, and be is pressing his forces to
march there. This is near the mouth OF
the Al.ahsms, and fly miles South Of
Savannah.
Tho Richmond Wbig says the Yankees
appropriated over 200O horses and mules
in Glsssock ard Warren counties.