The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-15
Irnortant 70 Voters.

Important TO AOteTs.
rs voters are an annual product IN
this country. either on becoming twenty
one wears of age or by naturalization,
too much cannot be said to direct all IN
the right and legal channel
The regular assessment of registry
lists for the coming faI election have
already been made and sent out 10y the
Commissioners. and are now obe found
posted at the polling places in the Yarl-
Gus districts of the county as required I
by law. Under the new Constitution .
every person desiring TO vote at the al'- .
preaching y Ovember election must nave .
resided for the period of t1rO mouths .
siCty days-in the election district where F.
he offers to vote. and If Orcr twenty-five
years of age. shall have paid within two
wears a State or county tax, which shall
have been assessed at least t5rO months,
and paid at least one month before the
day of election. More The citizen JCLO
jeja0res from one J0TO}Qh or tyJrESiiD To
up0tbcI. jet,recu the third Of September and
election dag loSeS his right to yOte, because
he must swear. if challenged, that he
has resided at least sixty days in the
district where he offers to vote. And if
he has resided but five. ten. or twenty
DAYS, then he cannot declare that he
has lived sixty therein. Those who
wish to vote the coming fall had better
examine the list of voters now in the
hands of the Assessors (or the one to be
found at the election hOusel, and see if
their names are enrolled. If not on the
list. inform the Assessor of the fact.
The omission of name produces more
confusion and trouble on election day
than all defects put together, and yet
1t IS one of the simplest duties cnjOined
upon the Assessor, and it is equally
simple if the voter does not know that
his name is not ON the list until he Of
fers his ticket and some one challenges
him. 1t becomes the duty of the citl-
zen from this until the 81 Of next sep
tember sixty days before the electiOn)
! to apply to the Assessor if he wants his
name placed on the list. 1t is the duty
+ of every Assessor to remain at the cleo
tiOn house in his respective district on
the 81 and ith days of September next,
. where those not registered can find him
and have their names put ON the list OF
voters. Under the change made in our
election laws an Assessor renders HIM
self liable to a fine of 500 and three
months Imprisonment for assessing a
tax against any person after the time
specified the lawf closing his la5Ors.
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THAT SOLDIER CANDIDNTE.--The brilliant
war record Of Samuel Butler, OF Chester
county, the Republican nominee for State
Treasurer, is fully set forth IN the following
letter to the Harrisburg Patriot, dated West
Chester, August ith
Since the nomination Of Samu Butler for state
Treasurer, considerable has been said concerning
his being soldier and his discharge. In a re-
cent issue of your paper YOU ask in what regiment
did he servc2 This information can readily he
had. There is a little story connected with his
company which in the present aspect Of affairs
might not be undressing. The incident is sell
dom IL ever alluded to- and has been almost Tor
samuel Butler enlisted in the militia of 1852
He was private in company d. second regiment.
The exact date CT the organization and discharge
Of his company do not know. The diHeTant CON
ter 6-l3 1862: discharged, September 23-25, 1852
See Bates History p V, vol 8, pages l5i1l52l
i It Will thus be seen his company was in the ser
vice between ten and nineteen days The com
pany Of which he was q member was eoinulanded
by George b. Thomas, then aud now a resident o
listed men. The company was taken into Mary
land, in the vicinity ofHagerstOwn tWiliiamspOr
I believe was the name OF the placel. While ly
ing in camp report was circulated that dCtach
ment Of Lees army was within mile or two O
camp. Orders were given to march the men 90
point q short distance away, and as was supposed
form them in line OF battle for action. Captain
Thomas called his men out and informed hem o.
the supposed state of affairs. Addressing them h
said he diI NOS feel justified ia taking them whcr
to a vote of the company whether or not the.
should advance lie then announced That all VIII
fid nor wish to 20 should step cut Every NAL
except f-rg stepped ont These two men. ucithc
OF whom was samuel Butler. fell in the rear O
another company and marched 10 the point indica
ted. 10 is scarcely necessary to mention the name
OF these two men suffice it TO say that one O
them is q prominent educator residing in PhIla
dolphin. the other is @ member % the West Chest
. er bar. and both are Republicans. The cream O
the joke was that no rebels were within tTcut
miles of camp. This is the history OF the c0mUan
in which the present candidate Tor : ate Trcasui
D. the Kcpublcau S-a-c ticket served Dbl
country as q soldier Whether OF not he wa
- with it when the circumstances before alluded
took place we DO not know L is even possible h
/ never got so far. The records of the AGiutaU
{ Generals office, should suppose, would turnis
any other Information hat may be desired
10 may be well 20 state that Mr.. Butler was Ia;
. week attending the encampment OF the G.. \. /
at Erie. VETERAN.