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SOLDIERS, REMEMBER THATIT WASTHE ABOLITIONISTS WHO CONTEST-

ED YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE.I

We again refer to the subject of the Sol-diers vote of 1801, that the returned soldiersmay know through whose instrumentality thesoldiers vote of that year was thrown out bythe Court.

In 1801, Judge Thompson, Abolitionist,received a majority of the votes of the citizensof Philadelphia, at home, for the office ofSheriff. Mr. Ewing, Democrat, his opponent,with the vote of the citizens at home and inthe ariny, had a majority over Thompson,and received the certificate of election andentered upon the duties of his office. Thomp-

son contested the right of Ewing to hold theposition, in the Common Pleas of that city,on the ground of the unconstitutionality ojthe Soldiers Vote ! The Court decided in favor of Thompson. The matter was carriedup to the Supreme Court, and Judges Wood-ward, Strong and Read, Abolitionist affirmedthe decision of the court below. JudgeWoodward, then must have been governedwholly by legal consideration in his decisionand not by party motives, for if the latter

had bad any controlling influence with him,he would not have sustained the inferiorcourt, and Ewing, Democrat, would have re-

tained the office of Sheriff?the emolumentsof which are nearly equal, ifnot altogether,to the salary of the President of the United

Stales. Itwas the cupidity of an Abolitionist that forced such a decision and hence cast

aside the soldiers vote and thus disfranshteedthem. Will the Abolition journals, in theirravings, tell us whether legal and Constitu-tional motives governed Judge Woodwardand a majority of the Bench, in the matter ofThompson vs. Ewing, political considerationsand prejudices ? Which ?

We would rather see Lee advance

with his cohorts into the heart of Pennsyl-vania than witness the inauguration of Woodward as Governor of the State."? Harris'burg Telegraph (Abolition).

*\u2666* " A REBEL.,' is one who rebels againstthe Constitution.

A LETTER TO EDWARD EVERETT.

I have read with astonishment and sorrow,the report of a speech recently delivered byyou betore a political society of Boston called

the " Union Club." It is indeed a sad time

for our country, when men of your intellect

and standing turn their backs upon the prin-ciples and professions of a life time, and con-

sent to become the special pleaders for an administration which iB clearly seeking to over-throw not only the Union, but the very formof the government established by our fathers.Up to the hour of the beginning of this war,you occupied the position of a wise, conserv-ative patriot, and were, therefore, an enemyto our Northern fanaticism, which you longforesaw was driving the ship of state uponthe rocks. Often did you warn these mad-men that the end of their sectional agitationwould be the dissolution of the Union. Youcannot unsay the many noble words of truthand patriotism you have uttered. Therethey stand, and thero they will stand whenyou are dead, an everlasting rebuke to thereal authors of our country's ruin, and a pro-test against the closing acts of your own

life, when you went over into the ranks ofintolerant and bloody tanaticistn, and turned

your face away from the wise and honorablerecords which your manhood had made.?You, who stood so long at the top and radi-ance of conservative truth, seem to haveplunged to the very bottom of radical abolition falsehood. Allow me respectfully to

call your attentiou to some of the -ophis-tries of your late speech.

You assume that there is no way of savingthe Union but by fighting; and that all whoare opposed to the war are in favor of lettingthe South go.

Your whole argument is based upor thissophistry. You do not offer a single word ofproof that it is possible to save the Union byfighting. You assume it. But, sir, hun-dreds and thousands of your countrymen as-sume just the reverse ; that it is impossibleto save the Union by fighting. This is thequestion to be discussed. You do an injus-

tice to your fellow-citizeus by assuming thatthey "are in favor of letting the South go,"because they are opposed to this barbarouswar. They do not propose to let the Southgo, as long as there is left one reasonablehope?one possible chance of retaining it

But they believe, with the lamented SenatorDouglas, that " war is dissolution?final andeternal separation." You believed the sametwo 3'ears ago. In a letter which you wrote

to a meeting in Fanueil Hall, dated at Wash-ington Feb. 2d, 1861, you said :

"To expect to hdd fifteen States in theUnion by force is preposterous. The idea ofa civil war, accompanied as it would be by aservile insurrection, is too monstrous to"beentertained for a moment. If our si6terStates must leave us, in the name of heaven,let them go in peace."

Sir, a majority of the people of the Northnow believe just as you did in February,1861. They believe that the idea ot holdingthe South in the Union by force is preposter-

ous?nay, impossible. They believe that acontinuance of this savage war will make theseparation final and eternal. They hopethat peace may open some door of reconstruc-tion. The position of the peace men is there-fore <>ne of patriotism, and not of sympathywith secession, as your remarks before theBoston Club would imply. Were you, sir

any less a patriot in 1861 than you are now ?

Were you a traitor to j*our country in Feb-ruary, 1861? It seems to me that you doyour character an injustice, and insult yourown intelligence, when you lend the weightof your name to the silly and false asstimption of the Administration, that the peacemen are enemies of their country. You, sir?if you have not lost your intellect?know-that it is not so. The present attitude ofparties shows it, too. On one hand you seethe fanatics, whom you have always renounc-ed as the foes of the Union, madly shoutingwar ! war ! war ! On the other, you beholdthe party which has ever resisted the disun-ion schemes of these fanatics, and which hasever been the conservator of the constitutionand the laws pleading for peace. Sir, I re-peat again that you know they are for peace,because they hope through peace to savetheir country. You know that the motivesof those who seek peace are patriotic. Theystand, in principle, precisely where you stoodin 1861. They are patriots now as youwere then. They have not saufled off theirpiinciples and their patriotism together, andingloriously 6lunk away into the cesspoolsof abolition treason. You and they were to-

gether on the same platform when you utter

ed the following glowing words of patriotismand wisdom:

"The suggestion that the Union can bemaintained by the numerical predominanceand military prowess of one section, exertedto coerce the other into submission, is, inmy judgment, as self-contradictory as it isdangerous. It comes loaded with the death-smell from fields wet with brothers' bloodIf the vital principle of all republican gov-ernment " is the consent of the governed,"much more does a union of co equal sover-eign States require, as its basis, the harmonvof its members, and their voluntary co oper-ation ia Its organic functions."

These, sir, are words which you can neverunsay. No folly, no apoatacy of yours canever obliterate them. There they will standa glorious monument of what you once were,and a perpetual rebuke and shame for what

|M's Corner.THE HOUSEHOLD PET.

BY MRS. HELEN RICH.

We've a mimic man, a baby,With a pair of ruugish eyes,And a month of budding laughter,And a look that's very wise.Though his hair is not in ringlets,Or his eyes a lovely brown,He has dimples and a stammer,The delight ofhalf the town.

And he wears a peacock featherIn his little cap of plush,And he hearkens for Kris KringleWith a quick impatient hush.

And he rides a cane as bravelyAs all boys of equal age,And we think him. without question,Quite the wonder of the age.

You should see him dance the polka,You should hear him try to sing;Now ho ambles like a pony,Now he ties the cat with string.Then he reads you in the paperOf inverted ships inrows,With his grandpa's glasses mountedOn his little ccraic nose.

He will ask you if the lightningIs afraid to hear the thunder ;

And the moon upon the waterIs a great and lovely wonder.He will question you of angelsAnd of things beyond the skies,Till you cannot see a planetFor the sudden tears that rise.

And he presses loving kisses

Where thse tender teardrops lay,And he tries to cheer you sweetlyIn his simple earnest way.And he tells you of the marvelsHe will execute and plan,When he grows as big as papa,When he gets to bo a man

We have named him from a hero,We have mapped his future fair ;He shrll tcear a poet's laurel'Mid his dark and glossy hair.We forget that we are weary,We forget that we are old,For our darling is beauty,lie's our little store of gold.

We havo heard of tortured bosoms,We have heard of royal Lear,But we know our little blessingWill not cost our hearts a tear.For a manhood looketh bravelyFrom the forehead of our boy,And we bail it as a tokenOf a rich and perfect joy.

Oh, he's but a tiny mortal,And he may not live 10 know

How impossible the wondersThat but wait for him to grow.And he may not know how graciousTo our souls his baby art,But we love him all as fondly

As from death he dwelt apart

God forgive us if we listenTo a parent's easy pride ;

God forgive us ifmisgui lingThat young angel by our side.May the Father look in pityOn the love that prayeth wild," Take all earthly blessings from us,But in mercy spare our child,

"TO SPEAK HIS THOUGHTS IS EVERY FREEMAN'S RIGHT. "?Thomas Jefferson.

TUNKHANNOCK, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7, 1863.you now are. A few short months ago, youdenounced the idea of maintaining the Unionby " military prowess" as " self contradicto-ry," and as being " loaded with the death-smell from fields wet with brother's blood."Now you even endorse the arming of negroesfor the purpose of plundering and murderingthe white men, women, and children of theSouth. How are the mighty fallen! Youtalk idly and vainly of the "

restraints ofmilitary discipline" among armed negroes,set on by tho ince.idiary fanaticism of aboli-tion Generals. By these Generals, whitemen have been led in battle, not like tbe ar-

mies 01 a Christian and civilized natioD, butlike marauding and plundering bands of as-sassins, violating every law of civilized war-fare. How can you hope lor better things ofarmed negroes led by the same abolition ma-rauders ?

Sir, the bad company into which you havefallen seems to have rendered you careless inthe statements of facts?a thing which cer-tainly could never with justice have beensaid of you in other days. In a recent oration at the Tremont Temple, Boston, you as-

serted that the failure of the CrittendenCompromise was caused, purposely, by tbeaction of the Senators from the Cotton States.Just the reverse of this is true, for it was theRepublican Senators who purposely causedthe failure of that just measure, and there-by caused the war. The following passagefrom the speech of Senator Douglas, made inthe Senate Jan. 3,1861, proves the entire in-correctness of your statement :

" I believe this (his plan) to be a fair basisof amicable adjustment. Ifyou of the Re-publican side are not willing to accept this,nor the proposition of the Senator from Kenlucky (Mr. Crittenden,) pray tell us wtiatyou are willing to do ? I address the inqui-ry to the Republicans alone, for the reasonthat, in the Committee of Thirteen, a few daysago, every member from the South, includingthose from the Cotton States (Messrs. Davisand Toombs), expressed their readiness to ac-cept the proposition of my venerable friendfrom Kentucky, Mr. Crittenden, as a finalsettlement of the controversy, it tenderedand sustained by the Republican members.Hence the sole responsibility of our disagree-ment, and the only difficulty in the way of anamicable adjustment, is with the Republicanparty."

That is tbe truth ; and it shows that thosewith whom you now fraternize, and whoseapologist you have become, are alone respons-ible for this barbarous war.

The following passage in the speech ofSen-ator Hugh, of Ohio, delivered on the occasion,will he read with interest:

" The Crittenden proposition has been en-dorsed by the almost unanimous, vote of theLegislature of the noble old Commonwealthof Virginia. It has been petitioned for by alarger number ofelectors of the United Statesthan any proposition that was ever beforeCongress, i believe in my heart,to day thatif would carry an overwhelming majority ofthe people of rny State ; aye, sir, and of near-ly every State in the Union. Before theSenators from the State of Mississippi leftthis Chamber, I heard one of thein, who nowassumes at least to be President of the South-ern Confederacy, propose to accept it andmaintain the Union, if that proposition couldreceive the Vote it ought to receive from theother side of this Chamber. Therefore, ofall your propositions,of all your amendments,knowing as I do, and knowing that the hie-torian will wnte it down, at any time beforethe Ist of January a tw -thirds vote for theCrittenden resolutions in this Chamberwould have saved every State in the Unionbut South Carolina. Georgia would he hereby her representatives, and Louisiana also?-those two great States, which at least wouldhave broken the whole column of secession."

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This, sir, settles the question as to who isto blame for this war, It 6hows that youhave allowed yourself to become the endors-er and the vender of the misrepresentationsand falsehoods upon which the administra-tion relies to cheat the people into a supportof its iniquitiou9 designs. The countenancewhich men like you have given to the usurp-ers and conspiraters,has been the chief sourceof Lincoln's power to do evil. Left to them-selves, these radical traitors could neverhave achieved the ruin they have broughtupon our country. In jour past career, youhave often enough warned them, that if theykept on in their mad course they would de"stroy their country You hare wound npby joining their bloody band, and the nameof Edward Everett must sink in history bythe side of such names as Garrison, Sumner,Phillips, Seward, L'ucoln, and old JohnBrown. A true history of the fall of thisUnion will one day be written, in which allthe sophistries and lies that cover the pres-ent hour will be swept away, and the menof this day will stand forth in Hie light oftruth and justice. Then, sir, the men whomyou denoucnce as traitors and enemies of theircountry, will occupy tho proud rank of pa-triots and wise conservators of the nation'shonor, while tie murderous clan of fanaticsand imposters with which you have mixedyour declining days, will sit in the seats of!the condemned and despised. When it is atlast seen that war could not save the Union :

that it was never designed to save it; that, jon the other hand, the war was carried onfor the purpose of destroying not only theUnion, but the Republic itself, then the dayof justice and of judgment will come to allofus. Then, thank God, my name will notbe found in company with the disciples of oldJohn Brown, who have hounded on thewar-devils that have detsroyed our laud ]

Let it not be thought presumption in the,that I ask yju to pause and reflect whereyour name willbe then. Ah ! sir, this houris mad. Untruth and injustice, nay, down-right falsehood, cover meu's minds as with apall. God's Justice seems to sleep. Our

country may not be saved ; liberty may not

survive ; but truth at last willprevail. Godand truth are mightier than sin and false-hood. The "loyal" pretenders of this daywill be the "traitors" of history. Seward &

Co. and Benedict Arnold & Co. Sir, themen whom you stigmatize as traitors will]not be there-

Your obedient servant.,C. CHAUNCEY BURR.

Is the System of Slave Labor in the South-

ern states a Sin >

A false theology, as well as false politics,haß afflie'e 1 the Northern, and especially the

New England States, for years past A partyhas risen up which affect 6 to be " wise abovewhat is written " in the sacred Scripturesas well as in the Constitution. They pro-

nounce negro slavery not only the "sum ofall yillanles," but a sin in a theological sense.

Many well meaning citizens have been misledbv these false doctrines.

As theology and politics have been pre-

sented to the public, it is refreshing to seethe views of the friends of the Constitutionustained from a theological stand point.

Our attention has been called to an able ar-

ticle published In one of the religious news-

papers of this city under the dale of Nove m

ber 20, 1862. The editor of the paper reliedupon a certain text of scripture to sustain theEmancipation Proclamation of Mr. LINCOLN.The text reads. "Art thou called being a ser-vant? care not for it: if thou mayest be madefree, use it rather.

"

He submitted tlies passage to a friend,with the desire that he would give his viewsin regard to it. This request elicited the fol-lowing reply ;

PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 10, ISG2.

Rev. and Dear Sir: In response to your

request, I herewith present briefly my viewsof the 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ist

Corinthians.I beg to premise that the Scriptures of the

Old and New Testament recognize, withoutobjection, the relation of master and slave.?The acceptance of the Gospel of Christ byfaith and practice makes individuals betterhusbauds and wives, parents and children,and masters and slaves. There are rules pre-sented for slaves as well as for masters. Ser-vants ?the Greek word is doulei, that jg to6ay slaves?are required to be obedient to

1 their masters, and count tlieni worthy of allhonor. And St. Paul says, that if any manteach otherwise, " he is proud, knowing noth-ing, but doling about questions and strifes ofwords whereof cometh envy, strife, railingevil surmisuigs, perverse dsiputings of men ofcorrupt minds and destitute of the truth."From such we are commanded to withdrawourselves. The text to which you refer tneenjoins upon every one to be contented withhis condition in life. " Art thou called beinga servant (slave)? care not for it: butif thoumayest be made free, use it rather." jn oth-er words, Grace knows no distinction of free-dom or servitude ; therefore bear it patiently.The learned Grotius. who is good legal aswell as Biblical authority says :

" And,'aboveall. let it not drive the slave to seek his free-dom by unjustifiable means." He is not toquit the service of his master except with hisconsent. Christianity does not favor the vi-olation of any civil obligation, either by theparty in interest, or by any one else for him.Referring to the last words of the text inquestion, I understan that yoo incline to theopinion that the Emancipation Proclamationot President Lincoln gives the slave the rightof freedom. But where do you find the au-thority for the President to exercise such apower ? The Constitution of the United

: States recognizes the relation of master andslave. The right to dissolve this relation isnot one of tho powers delegated to the Con-gress of the United States, nor to the GeneralGovernment, much less to the Executive au-thority of the Government; it is among therights reserved to the States and to the peo-ple. 1 know that this arbitrary power isclaimed to be a part of the military lawBut this law only extends to the governmentof the army and navy of the Uinted Statesand to the militia of the States when called'into the service of the United S'ates. Neither is it within the scope of martial law. Thislaw at the most only gives authority over per-sons and property under the actual controland dominion of the military commander

As to the right of the President to issuethe proclamation iu question, I be" to referto the opinion of the Hon. B. F. Curtis latea Judge of the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates. He ought to be considered good au-thority on subjects of this character, especial-ly as he delivered the dissenting opinion inthe Dred Scott case.

Judge Curtis says: ? Whence, then, dothose edicts of the President spring 1 Theyspring from the assumed power to extendinartial-law over the whole United States ;a power for the exercise of which there is nowarrant whatever in the Constitution ; a pow-which no people could confvr upon an Execu-tive officer and remain a free people for itwould nuke him absolute master of theirlives, their liberties and their property. * *

* * * Uet U6 beware how wc borrowweapons from the armory of arbitrary power.They cannot be wielded by the hands of afree people. Their blows will finally fall up-on themselves. Distracted councils, dividedstrength, are the very earliest effects of anattempt to use thorn. What lies beyond nopatriot is willing to look upon."

I close this communication by presentingthe following points, which are, in my opin-ion, established by the authorities referred toherein :

First. The relation of master and slave isrecognized aa a lawful relation in the SacredScriptures, and herein:

1. In the covenant with Abraham.2. In the laws of Moses.

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3. In the Gospel and the Epistles of theNew Testament.

4. These various authorities preacibe rulesfor the master and for the slate.

Second. The relation is sauctioncd by thehighest and mo6t obligatory civil authoritiesof our country, and herein t

1. By the Constitution and laws of theUnited States.

2. By the Constitutions and laws of theseveral States in which negro slavery exist*.

3. By the decisions of the Supreme Courtof the United States, and these decisions aredeclared by the Constitution to be the Su-preme law of the land.

Third. 1. A relation thus sanctioned can-n't, with propriety, be etated to be an unlaw-ful relation.

2. It cannot be dissolved, except by theauthority which established it?namely theState Governments, or the voluntary act ofthe master.

Fourth. There is no authority given toCongress or the Government at Washingtonto abolish this relation ; that power beingamong those which are retained by the peo-ple, or by the States affected thereby.

It hence follows, as a logical conclusion,that no proclamation or edict by the Presi-dent of the United States, or by Congress, orby both, or by other States, can legally affectthe relation of master or slave in the State®where it is established. These outside au-thorities cannot say to the slave?"Thoumayest be made free."

I beg to add that this argument does notassert the relation of master and slave to btfof Divine appointment, like that of husbandand wife, aud parent and child, but only thatit is a lawful one, such as master and appren-tice. guardian and ward, trustee and cestuique trust , and others which might be stated.The parties who hold these relations to eachother have certain rights and duties, whichcan only be set aside or controlled by the ex-ercise of a lawful authority having jurisdic-tion of the subject.

Iam. with sincere regard, your friend andobedient servant. J. R. S.

This admirable letter, it is understood, was

written by our well known townsman, Hon.j JAMES ROSS SXOWDEN. Its re-publication at

i this time is very opportune, and will enableour friends to give a good answer to thosefanatics and pharfsees who have, a holy hor-ror of the relation of negro slavery, whilstthey neglect the weightier matters of the

law, justice, tnercy and h\th. ?PhiladelphiaAge.

THE TONNAGE TAX SWINDLE.

Tax-payers of Wyoming county ! you havean account to settle with Gov. Curtm. TheLegislature of this State, in 18G1, released bylaw. the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company

i from the payment of Tonnage Tax, whichJ prived the State of a just Revenue to the

i amount of some three hundred thouaand dob

j lars a year I Nay more, at that time the\u25a0 Kail Road owed the State seven hundred

i thousnnd dollars for the two previous years; tax. The Legislature, in a section of the

I same bill repealing the Tonnage Tax, wipod' out this debt ! So by this ono act of theLegislature?which was then composed of atwo-thirds Republican majority in botliHouses?the State sustained a loss of theTonnage Tax then amounting to §300,000 a.rear (it would be a million a jr ear by thistime,) and also the §700,000 that was dueher !

Gov, Curtin engineered this plunderingBill through the Legislature and placed hiesignature to it. Remember these facts, peo-ple of Wyoming, when you go to vote on the13th inst.

WHICH IS RIGHT?Hon. George W. Wood-ward is a Supreme Judge? paid by the peo-ple for his services. He does not take theStump?though a much abler speaker thanCurtin. lie gives his time for which he ispaid to the State, in the performance of hisduties. Andrew G. Curtin is also paid bythe State to pet form the duties of Governor.He takes the money but spends the time forwhich he is paid, in making STCMP SPEECHES

FOR HIMSELF? thus defrauding the tax pay-ers and receiving money for service which hodoes not perform. Which of the two is act-ing iu the best faith to the tax payers of thisState.

HISI NIOMST?On the Ist of February,1850, Senator Hale, of New Hampshire, nowa '' loyalist,*' presented to the Senate of theLnited States, two petitions from citizens ofPennsylvania, praying, that "some planmight be devised for the dissolution of theAmerican Union."

Every Republican Senator voted jor the pe-titions. Mark the names of the traitors :

John P. Hale, of Massachusetts.William H.Seward, of New York.Salmon P.Chase, of Ohio.In the House, on the 25th of the samo

month, the petitions were presented by Josh-ua R. Giddings, now an officer under Lin-coln's Inion Administration. Every Repub-lican Representative voted for the petitionsto wit:

Chas. Allen, of Massachusetts.Chas. lJurkee, of Wisconsin.Joshua R. Giddings, of Ohio.llufus K. Goodoow, of Maine.

Hartley Free Press.

A BAD CASE OF" NIGGER ON THE BRAIN."

Col. Wm. M. Stone, the Administrationcandidate for Governor of lowa, in a recentspeech made at Keokuk, said :

" I admit that this is an Abolition war.Itwas not such in the start; but the Ad-ministration has discovered that it oould notsubdue the South else than by making it anAbolition war, and they have done so ; andit will be continued as an Abolition war solong as there is ono sl&vo at the South to bemade few. . * * * I would rathereat with a nigger, drink with a nigger, Jivewith a nigger, and aleep with a Digger, thanwith a Copperhead. '