Show nast atz t tuesday an next nov the gr est eit civil contest of modern times will talce take chice throughout I 1 the loy loyal alst states etc between sunrise and and sunset the ihu great american kni people will assemble ible in wards precincts and hamlets in city and county ostensibly to decide who shall he our oil president for the ensuing lour four years we say ostensibly for the alpar apparent ent question Ili estion to be decided at the ballot box is whether abdali abraham ini lincoln or geo B mcclellan Mc CleIlan shall be the next president ol of the united states but tile the election has afar a far deeper sign ce than any mere inere personal pers onil claims or considerations can call possibly give to it on oil tuesday next the real t lie he vital question to be decided ia H wl lether thor this great country is to be Ore preserved served in its inte integrity rity from canada Ci nida to the gulf from farther point to where the Iaci pacific dashes against its western confines an on the one side wo we navo have a candidate whose supporters porters present all th the allure merits of peace even though it be attained by our count rys dishonor and theobal the total otal disruption of tin the union on tho the other a no nominee ininee whose past record 1 no 16 1 lc cs 3 than the platform of his supporters gives assurance that this holy war wall shall go on until the ho nations lionor honor shall bo be vindicated and the last armed rebel shall have disappeared ared in ili a word the question submitted to the american people 11 ia i union or dis disunion tinion country or tio no 1 country triumph or submission to trea awil 1 l tile the vo volunteers f of california will be cabled called upon to vote vate on oil this question it in alu their pir several camps of course they can call vote but b tit one way way and that way will be bior for abraham lit lincoln icorn and ant andrew brew Joki johnson ison latterly a paragraph has been going the rounds of the to tile the effect t that tit alie supreme court of 01 california ims has decided that soldiers outside of at the state stale are not entitled to vote it should be eipl explained that the case decided by the court is one in reference to the election of a county officer of tuo luane county under the me act of 1803 1863 ini alter after the election of 63 the cae if w C tit up lip and it was decided that soldiers had no right to vote as the act WHO conferring the right wa wai ancon A rehearing i ghearing earing eh of the case wi was asked basked for and latel lately y the same cause aum bitne e on for argument the court adhered to its original decision and it is casion under the net of to which reference has bas been made lately faithe meantime however lio wever at the session i the legislature Lemis lattire of california enacted another law lany designed deshner I 1 to meet hie ho objections objection 4 orthe supreme Sn prenie court on beof the present members of that tri I 1 maal annl aird ge sanderson then a mm kimn aler fter of the legislature drafted ill the existing in ca law haw and it il i it is ia perfect per N no 0 cail cae involving the constitutionality of law inas has boon been presented to the pupae ue court and under tinder its provi provisions siGns the cal california soldiery are expected P ectyl to vote rotc it will be remembered algo aho that ut at this election we vote for presidential electors and for far con congressmen and that th at the congress of the united states and not the state trib dinald anali will berthe sole judge of tile the qualifications of voters and aid the legality of tile the re returns birns wu wo trust therefore that no soldier will refrain from fow his vote next tuesday on t the le supposition lip position that the supreme court 61 ia 1 97 decided against his right to deposit 1 his i Is ballot |