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PENNSYLVANIA. 



gaged in the rebellion are worthy only of pa- 

 triotic hatred, and those who tolerate treason 

 in loyal States are donbly recreant ; that Presi- 

 dent Lincoln has won for himself the affection 

 and regard of the whole American people; 

 that the Constitution should be so amended 

 that soldiers can vote ; thanks are tendered to 

 the sons of 'the State in the army and navy; 

 and that the governor, by his eminent services, 

 has achieved proud eminence among the loyal 

 States. 



The election was held on the 13th of Octo- 

 ber, on which day the following letter appeared 

 in a Philadelphia paper : 



OEANGE, N. J., October 12tt, 1863. 

 Eon. Charles J. Siddle : 



DKAR SIR : My attention has been called to an arti- 

 cle in the Philadelphia " Press," asserting that I had 

 written to the managers of a democratic meeting at 

 Allentown, disapproving the objects of the meeting, 

 and that if I voted and spoke it would be in favor of 

 Governor Curtin. I am informed that similar asser- 

 tions have been made throughout the State. 



It has been my earnest endeavor heretofore to avoid 

 participation in party politics, and I had determined 

 to adhere to this course, but it is obvious that I can- 

 not longer maintain silence under such misrepresenta- 

 tions. 



I therefore request you to deny that I have written 

 any such letter or entertained any such views as those 

 attributed to me in the Philadelphia " Press," and I 

 desire to state clearly and distinctly that, having some 

 few days ago had a full conversation with Judge 

 Woodward, 1 find that our views agree, and I regard 

 his election as governor of Pennsylvania called for by 

 the interests 01 the nation. 



I understand Judge Woodward to be in favor of the 

 prosecution of the war with all the means at the com- 

 mand of the loyal States, until the military power of 

 the rebellion is destroyed. I understand him to be of 

 the opinion that, while the war is urged with all pos- 

 sible decision and energy, the policy directing it should 

 be in consonance with the principles of humanity and 

 civilization, working no injury to private rights and 

 property, not demanded by military necessity, and 

 recognized by military law among civilized nations; 

 and, finally, I understand him to agree with me in the 

 opinion that the sole great objects of this war are the 

 restoration of the unity of the nation, the preservation 

 of the Constitution, and the supremacy of the laws of 

 the country. 



Believing our opinions entirely agree upon these 

 points, I would, were it in my power, give to Judge 

 Woodward my voice and my vote. 



I am, very respectfully, yours, 



GEORGE 13. McCLELLAN. 

 The votes were given as follows : 



Curtin 269,496. 



Woodward 254,171 



Majority 15,825 



David Agnew was also elected judge. 

 The Legislature was divided as follows : 



_ ... Senate. Home. 



Republican 17 52 



Democrat 16 \ 43 



Some small disturbances occurred in differ- 

 ent parts of the State in consequence of oppo- 

 sition to the officers making the enrolment 

 preparatory to the draft. Also in the Lehigh 

 county, at the coal mines, much dissatisfaction 

 existed for a short period in November. The 

 public institutions of the State were well sus- 

 tained during the year. 



PETIGRU, JAMES LOUIS. 



A large amount of claims appear to have 

 grown out of the raids of the enemy on the 

 borders of the State. In May and June, 1861, 

 Gen. Patterson took possession of considerable 

 land and tenements in Franklin county, for the 

 use of his troops. The Federal Government 

 had not paid these claims, and the subject was 

 brought before the Legislature. Another class 

 of claims arose in September, 1862, when Gen. 

 Longstreet occupied Hagerstown, Md., and 

 threatened the Pennsylvania border. Horses, 

 forage, and merchandise were then impressed 

 by Gen. Reynolds for the service of his troops. 

 These claims were reported to the Legislature. 

 Another class arose from the raid of Gen. Stu- 

 art, in October, 1862. In his course, he passed 

 in the vicinity of Mercersburg, Bridgeport, 

 St. Thomas, Chambersburg, Fayetteville, and 

 Greenwood, in Franklin county, and through 

 Cashtown, Fairfield, and other places in Adams 

 county, seizing and destroying property along 

 the line of his advance and retreat. Suppos- 

 ing the charges would not be paid by the Fed- 

 eral Government, the Legislature, in April, or- 

 dered the Dauphin County Court to appoint 

 appraisers to ascertain the amount of the dif- 

 ferent claims. The appraisers reported an ag- 

 gregate of $118,871 of damages. 



Other claims have arisen since those above 

 mentioned; some for the purchase of horses 

 for the army of Gen. McClellan, after the bat- 

 tle of Antietam, for which imperfect vouchers 

 had been given ; others, from the advance of 

 Gen. Lee's army, covering the counties of 

 Franklin, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Adams, 

 Cumberland, and York. The amount is esti- 

 mated at millions, and if payment is not made 

 by the United States, it will be urged upon 

 the State. 



PETIGRU, JAMES Loins, an American lawyer 

 and statesman, born in Abbeville District, S. 0., 

 in the early part of 1789, died in Charleston, 

 S. 0., March 3d, 1863. On his father's side he 

 was of mixed Scotch and Irish descent, and his 

 maternal ancestors formed part of the Hugue- 

 not colony which in 1695 sought refuge in 

 Carolina from religious persecution in France. 

 His temperament exhibited blended traits of 

 these two sources of origin, the Celtic element, 

 however, predominating. His education was 

 completed at the University of South Carolina, 

 where he was graduated in 1809, with the first 

 honors, in a class distinguished for scholarship, 

 and of which many members subsequently gain- 

 ed eminence in political and professional life. A 

 few years later he was admitted to the bar of 

 his native district, and commenced practice as 

 a country lawyer. His rising eminence soon 

 led him into the larger field of the metropolis, 

 and in a few years he became the leader of the 

 Charleston bar. In 1822 he succeeded Robert 

 Y. Hayne as Attorney General of the State, 

 which office he held until 1830, when he was in 

 turn succeeded by Hugh S. Legare, afterward 

 U. S. Secretary of State under President Tyler. 



Until this period no popularity could have 



