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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04


Abolition war. the men who have shouted
defeat at the sound of every gun, and
cried surrender whenever Lee drew his
sword who stimulated riot when the army
wanted soldiers, and increased taxation by
forcing upon us immense bounty-loans
The very same ! Seymour, and kTilden,
and Barnard, and Green, and Clark, and
Richmond, are the very men who rose in
the Chicago Convention to weiceme Mr.
Vallondigham, aud shout hosannahs to
Alexander Long. The very same. They
wear different raiment, and more eomplai-
SAINT visages, but the hoof remains
Their Albany demonstration Is swim
die. If the word is offensive we are sor-
ry, but it is Il le true one Mr.. Haskin
tells US that he and his friends forced
President .Iuhnson upon the party against
the protests of the leaders The hungry
men, those who looked with greedy and
restless eyes upon powcr were with Has
kin, AM their hungry and elanorous ap-
peal:ng appalled, those who would have
paused. But while profting by Haskin's
audaelty, and claiming to be of his .tho't,
they have lot forgotten what was due to
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New jersey
1t Mr.. Haskin had any such reverence
we should not know what we know. He
wishes to divide the ties that bind New
York to the other States, and SO tells the
Democrats elewhere, in the most emphat
ic and offensive terms, that they are little
more than symdathizers with Secession.
No wonder that this unusual frankness
should bring upon him the Gliding OF
The World Whom are we to believe
On enc side we see Haskin deuouncng
and repudiating the States which refused
to sustain johnson on the other side we
find Tilden and Cassidy insisting that
Ohio Democracy and New York Dem6c
racy are the same; that FalIandighrm
Reed Of Pennsylvania and Wall OF New
Jersey are men like General Slucum and
Van Buren. Gould any fraud be more
transparent Is it not evident that those
men who cheated us in 1862, by pretend
ing to be in favor of the war are nov en-.
deavoring to cheat us by affecting vic.
lent love for the man whose character
they have DETAINED, and whose party
they have always antagonized ~. Y
Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04

rebel propertyl Mr.. Stephens seems to
favor the policy of expatraiting the lead
ing rebelsand tonfiscating their property,
and applying the proceeds of the sale to
thereduction of our national debt, &c. He
also deciores against the Federal Govern
mentever assuming anyof the rebel debt.
This seems to be the head aud front of
his ofending! 1t is because Of this that
our neighbor sees fit to re produce this
speech in its columns for the purpose, as
it says, of letting its readers see "the
depth of degradation and barbarism, to
which this old bruit has sunk"
When, in the early part of the war,
rebel lines unbroken, prevented our ad
vance into Southern Territory, no set of
men in our section were more clameroqs
for the destruction Of rebel property than
our Oopperhead neighbo-s. "Whv don't
the government make clean work of it p
" Why leave portion of our army guard
ing towns and plantations reduce them
to ashes and they will take care of them
selves" These were the protessed senti-
ments of this party, at least in our vicin-
ity. Few thought them sincere then /;
all know now that they were but acting
the hypocritep The truth is, they have
been the fast friends of the South all the
way through Well did Mr. White
a delegate in the recent convention in Ala
ALBANIA declare 4" | am sure thosewho had
been faithful to our political pledges aud
adhered to our political principles, would
have saved us in 1S60-the Northern
Democracy. "Aud after four years of
separaton-foury years of national suffer
ing and calamity-four years of battle
and bloodshed-when the clash of arms
has ceased and the clouds that intervened
and obscured our vision have passed away
we behold still proudly floating (D"amid
the ruin and desolation of war, the ban.
ner of the Northern Democracy" Yes,
Southern rebels may well still cling with
fondness to the Northern Democracy, -
fer four years of war-cruel devastating
war have not been sufficient to slacken
the chords by which they have been at
tached to their "Southern brethren. -
This close attachment alone can accoun
for the sadness that was SO visible on their
countenances when the glorious news of
Il grand union victory reached us. 1t was
this feeling that inclined our neighbor
to lend the use of its colums to '' 0bserv
er, to growl at our rejoicing over the fall
of Richmond.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
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An Act for Enrolling and Cali
ling Out the National Forces.
ana for other PURPOSES.

SECTION IL And be it further enac.
ted, That whenever it may be necessa-
ry to call out the national forces for mill.
tary service the President is hereby au
thorized to assign to each district the
number of men to be furnished by said
district, and thereupon the enrolling
board shall, under the direction of the
President, make draft of the required
number and fifty per cent. in addition,
and shall make an exact and complete
roll Of the names of the persons 50 drawn
and Of the order in which they were
drawn, so that the first drawn may stand
first upon the said roll, and the second
may stand second, and so on. And the
persons so drawn shall be notified of the
same within ten days thereafter by a
written or printed notice, to be served
personally Or by leaving copy at the last
place CT residence, requiring them to ap-
pear at o designated rendezvous to report
for duty. In assigning to the districts
the number of men to be furnished there
from, the President shall take into CON
sideration the number of volunteers and
militia furnished by and from the several
States in which said district are situated
and the period Of their service since the
commencement of the present rebellion,
and shall SO make said assignment as to
equalize the numbers among the districts
Of the several States, considering and al
lowing for the numbers already furnished
as aforesaid and the time of their SER
vice.
SECTION 13 And be it further enac-
ted, That any person drafted aud Motif
cd to appear as aforesaid may, on or be-
fore the day fixed for his appearance,
furnish an acceptable substitute to take
his place in the draft, or he may pay to
such person as the Secretary Of War may
authorize to receive it such sum, not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars, as the Sec
retary may determine for the procuration
of such substitute, which sum shall be
fixed at uniform rate by general or
der made at the time Of ordering draft
for any State or Territor and thereup-
on such person so furnishing The substi-
tute or paying the money shalt be dis
charged from further liability under the
draft; and any person failing to report
after due service Of notice, as herein pre-
scribed, without furnishing substitute
or paying the required SUN therefor, shah
be deemed a dcserter, and shall5e arrested
by the provost marshal, and sent to
the nearest military post for trial by
coart martial, upon proper showing that
he is not liable to do military duty, tie
board of enrolment shall relieve him
from the draft,
Approved March 8, 1863.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
The Election

We hope our readers have been realiz
ing the fact that the election is at hand
Before another CITIZEN reaches thom the
die will be cast. We hope the assess
ments are all made and that nothing re,
mains but to get om tie 0ote This mas
been one Of the most quiet campaig rs
ever known. This is mainly owing to the
fact that the whole poicy--niltary, civil
and financial OF the Government, has been
so successful thatlthe Gopperheads who
have labored in vain to thwart ii dur
ing the past four years, have nothing tc
say before the people. The mass of their
party feel that they have been deceived
and disgraced by their leaders, aud have
no faith to listen to their prophecies in
the future How different with our
party. What prediction have We made
to the people in the last four years that
has not been fulfilled ? Not one. Raj
ly then once more for "Union and the
right" and the results of our victory will
have salutatory influence on the future
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04

L : 49, - -
said service or report themselves to a
provost marshal within sixty days
after the proclamation hereinafter
mentioned, shall be deemed and ia
ken to have voluntarily relinquished
and forfeited theip rights of citizen
ship and their right to become citi-
zens, s,andsuch deserters shall-be forev-
er incapableiof holding am office of
trust or profit under the Uuited States,
or of exercising any rights of citizens
thereof; and all persons who shall
hereafter desert the milisary or naval
service, and all persons who being
dnly enrolled shall depart the iuris-
diction of the district in which they
are enrolled, or go beyond the limitso
the United States with intei to avoid
any draft in o the military or naval
service, duly ordered, shall be liable
TO the penalties of this section. And
the President is hereby authorized
and required forthwith on the passage
Of this act to issue his proclamation,
setting forth the provisions of this
section, in which proclamation the
President is requested to notify all
deserters returning within sixty days
as aforesaid that they shall be pardon
ed on condition of returning to their
regiments and companies, or to such
other organizations as they may be
assigned to until they shall have
served for a period of time equal to
their original term of enlistment
Now, therefore, be it known that
|, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of
the Uuited STATES, do issu this my
proclamation, as required by said act
ordering and requiring al deserters
to return to their proper posts; and
| do hereby notify them that all de-
sorters who shall within sixty days.
from the date of this proclamation
viz: on or brfore the 10 day of May,
1860, return to service, or report TO a
provost marshal, shall be pardoned,
on condition that they return to their
reg ments and companies, or to such
other organizations as they may be
assigned to, and serve the remainder
of their original terms of enlistment,
and in addition thereto,a period equal
to the time lost by desertior.9
| In testimony whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
| Done at the city of Washington this
eleventh day of March, in the year Of
our Lold one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-fvo, and of the independence of the
! United States the cighty.ninth. aas
Yse8 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
! WM. Ii. SEWARD, Secretary of State
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
COMMUNICATIONS.
PRoyosT MARsIIAbs OFFICE,
c3d District penna.

-0u Dislricb Icuud. rH
MAJ. g. II. ANDERsoN-Dear Sir /:
1have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your communication of the 10th inst,
iuclosing official evidence, that Michael
Fair-who was drafted from Jefferson
Township, Butler Co., Esd Dis. Pa, on
the 18th day of July, 1868, and, who
failed to report as required by notice
was at that tins serving as a private in
Co. II, 102, Reg. Pa. Vol, aud for that
reason not legally subject to draft.
I have therefore corrected the record
OF this Office accordingly, and enclose
herewith certificate, relieving him from
all liability to the penalties prescribed by
the 2lst section of the Act of Congress,
approved March 3d, 1865.
If there are any others, whose names
are included in the list furnished under
date Of August 2lst, that are shielded by
excusable circumstances; it will afford
me pleas ire to make the necessary cor
rection, at any time they may produce
the required evidence,
1t is the greatest desire of the Govern
meut to protect, defend and preserve the
good name and character of all her duti-
fu and law abiding citizens; which she,
at the same time, has deemed it to be her
duty to forever discard, and disown as
members of her household, all that COW
ardly, degenerate and skulking crew, who
turned their backs upon her when called
to her assistance in the hour of peril.
Your Obedient Servant
j. w. KIRKER.
Capt. and Provost Mar, 23d Dis. Pa.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
A Word to SOIdiers!

There is no fact better established than
that. from the beginning to the end of the
war; the leaders of the Democratic party
have been in sympathy with the rebel
lion and that to a great extent this SYM
patty was common also to large portion
of the rank and file of the party, Ultra
Southern ladies could scarcely excel them
in their utterances of contempt for the
Uuion army and their want of confidence
in its courage and heroism Now that
the war is over-that it was fought thro'
on the old ''line" they effect great respect
for those who done the work Not un-
frequently giving one of the officers a
nomination on their ticket-especially if
the district is against them But where
yet have they thus houorcd one from the
ranks-a priva so die 2 Far otherwise
with the Repub hcon party. 1t has filled
our Court House with soldiers, the most
of whom wore no badge of rank Our
only object has been to reward merit,
whether wearing shoulder straps" or not.
We would advise all soldiers to consider
we'll before casting vote outside of the
party which has been his friend through
danger and hardships, as well as when
his sky was bright and ominous of victo.
ry and honor We speak thus plainly
now, because an effort has been made to
divert the sympathy of the soldier to the
support Of Col Sirwell. A few Repu5.
licans of the 18th met by invitation is the
Office of Lewis z. Mitchell, Esq six in
all The meeting was organized ,as we are
informed by appointing Mr.. ID. II. Mackey
President, and Mr. John Shirley Secretary,
after which the following resolutions, in
the handwriting of L. u, Mitchell, Esq,
was offered and adopted
4" ResoLced, That we, in exercising our
rights as citizens, viii give the preference
to such candidates for Offices of honor.
trust, or profit, as have served their coun-
try bravely in the field during the latewar
against the rebellion.
g Resofotd, That in Col VIM. Sirwell
of Armstrong Co., we recognize a brave
and gallant soldier, faithful and eff,
cient ofhcer-one Y ho stood by his regi-
ment in tent and fed, and amid the pri-
vations, starvation and perls of the
Chickamauga campaign, eheered us by
his presence and example and when
the Rebel artillery was laundering upoa
us from the Divisions of Hardce, Hind
man and Claiborne, barred his breast
alike with his men to the fire of cruel
and relentless foe from the Ohio river to
the head waters of the Coosa" = '4s
Some OF those present had gone there
merely for curiosity, while others may
have gone TO express their good will for
their old Colonel, none of them, so
far as we can learn, intended to go fur
ther than this. How astonished and
disguised they must all have felt when a
short time after, they saw posted on the
corners of our town, those same resolu-
tions. with the caption g Soldier Meet
ing" They then, for the first, time saw that
this matter had been gotten up for polit-
ical effect, and as honorabls soldiers would,
have denounced il as a trick and swim
die and have determined to resent Rat
the polls
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04

= =
N )ralist as a curse. National wealth is
denounced us anything but blessing
but IN private life nobody contends that
competence and Independence are not ex
tremely necessary to personal happiness
and culture. Now, it is the general dif.
fusion of wealth in the United States
which establishes an analogy between our
large monetary aggregate and small a,-
QUESTIONS. There is great deal of NOR
ey, but there are not many enormous fo,
tunes, and these are being continually.
through the absence of laws OF iprih :
geniture and entail, distributed and redi,-
tributed, and distributed again THIS
every man, ip every station If life, is pef4 Z
petualiy sharing the blessings which
money commands. lie gets them in tie
shape of light taxes, good wages. pnbEn I
schools, public Libraries, certain work, and
opportunities of, profitable investment.
Look at the United States now See how
in eye,y quarter, industry is quickened /,
how invigorated labor bends once mo q q
to its task !--how great works of PUBL
improvement arc resumes how con -
meree and manufactures are redoublh q
their energies how brightly the fdtu 9
beams once more before Us And thee
is no man 50 poor that in all this hapli-
ness he can have no share There is wo K =.
for all, home for all, bread for all. re-
creation for all, educUtiou for all, and at
the foundation of all is the National
wealth. Ii is for this reason that we ic-- g
joiee to marx once more the signs of re-
viving activity, because il win bring with
It social eontentment, md intelligence.
and patriotism, and all the conditions ef
wise and honest citizenship. A manufae-
tory may be very ugly build ng. but it
becodIes gloriEei by the seven lamys
architecture when we consider ali tile
mouths which it feeds aud all1the hearts
which it keeps thankful AMI contenied -
Money making may be to the eyncale, Q 4
a mean business, but it rises to the dgniy
OF a missionary onterprife when we rt-
member how benificent may be lis info
chces, and how absolutely religious its re
suits. M
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
Hard Work. That!

Those present on the occasion of the
Democratic meeting in the Court House
on last Tuesday evening, must have real
lied the fact that it is hard work to hold
Democratic meetings since the war
While the struggle was still going OF, they
could harangue their anxious hearers by
eloquent-If nos patriotic = discourses
about "Brute Butler; "The id tyrant
Lincoin; ''Three hundred dollars or your
life" &c, but now all that is over, and
they are covered with infamy
How can they assume to talk with the
people again Col. Sirweil was present
on the occasion referred to and by attempt
ing to make speech-showed that he was
troubled with the in6rmity which so much
afflicted Moses want of utteranee.
But like the great deliver of obi, he had
his Aaron by his side--a man of smooth
words; but the occasion and the subject
not being inspiring, he failed to interest
the meeting, whoreupon loud calls were
made for Mitohelll but Mitchell was mo
where to be found, !" whereupon wag in
the crowd suggested that, possibly, he
was still engaged in the mastication of
that Hog which annoyed his digestive or
gan last fall After it was evident that
none of our aatiUe Democrats wished to
identify themselves with the meeting, an
adjournment was moved and carried man-
amously.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
An Ac to Amend am Act entitled
:" An Act for enrolling and Call
ing ont the National FOrces,
and for other purposes ap-
proved March 3. 1868.

SECTION l6. And be it further enact
ed, That copies of any record of pro-
vost marshal or board of enrolment, or of
any part thereof, certified by the provost
marshal, or majority of said board of
enrolment, shall be deemed and taken as
evidence in any civil or military court in
like manner as the original record Pro
vided, Thatif any person shall knowingly
certify any false copy or copies of such
record, to be used in any civil or military
sourt, he shall be subject to the pains
and penalties of perjury. Is AH
Approved February "a, 1864. if
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
Proclamation of the President Rela-
tive to Pardons of Deserters.

WHEREAS the twenty-frst section
Of the act of CONGRESS-. approved on
the Sd instant, entitled San act to
amend the several acts heretofore
passed to provide for the enrolling
and calling out the national forces,
and for other purposes" requires
"that in addition to the other lawful
penalties of the crime of desertion
from the military and naval service,
all persons who have deserted the
military or naval service Of the Uni
ted States who shall not return to
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
Rebel sxmpafhizers.

We give on our irst page synopsis
of the speech of Hon. Thadeus Stephens,
delivered at Lancaster on the 9th of last
month as the same appeared in the In
ION Herald of last week-prefaced by the
reuarks Of that paper, for the purpose Of
showing our readers the judgment of that
paper, and those sympathizing with it, in
reference to the treatment of rebels and
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04
The Albany Swinsile.

Capt. and Provost Mar, 23d Dis. Pa
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-04

Res" Bring out our whole vote,-send
for absentees, roll us the good old ma
jorities in our strong Townships keep
down the majorities of the opposition in
their districts,-bc active, constant and
persevering, and we will have a good time
adding up the aggregate majorities.
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